

WOODMYTH & FABLE 



Manitou had made; it never ceases to utter 

 the last word of the Great Spirit in creat- 

 ing it: "Forever! forever! forever!" 



But Gitch-e O-kok-o-hoo w^as nettled 

 at hearing his song called a "tw^itter," and 

 he said: "Niagara, Niagara! I m sick of 

 hearing about Niagara. I w^ill go and 

 silence Niagara for always.'* So he flew 

 to Niagara, and the Blue Jay snickered 

 and followed to see the fun. 



When they came to Niagara where it 

 thundered down, the Gitch-e O-kok-o-hoo 

 began bawling to drown the noise of it, 

 but could not make himself heard. 



" Wa-wa-wa/' said the Gitch-e O- 

 kok-o-hoo, with great effort and only for 

 a minute. 



"WA-WA-WA-WA,''saidtheriver, 

 steadily, easily, and forever. 



"Wa-wa-wa! ' shrieked Gitch-e O- 



