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from the lodge. Then the Magpie gathered up a great 

 quantity of meat, returned to his camp and fed the tribe. 

 The Panther Chief then said, "Where did you find meat, 

 we have none in our country ?" " I went hunting," answered 

 the Magpie, " and killed some game." The other hunters 

 now demanded the truth, as they did not believe the Mag- 

 pie's story. 



Then the Magpie narrated his journey to the old camping 

 ground, saying " the Lynx and his family have all they can 

 eat. They have all the meat they can want, and more too, 

 in fact they have so much that everything in their camp 

 looks greasy." "Then we shall return to them," said the 

 Panther, " get you everything together that we can take 

 with us and let us leave at once." After all were ready to 

 leave, the Panther said, " come, let us start for our old 

 home," and they set out. After a long journey, the tribe 

 came in sight of the lodge owned by the Lynx, and soon 

 every one was glad, for the Lynx and his wife came out of 

 the lod^e and welcomed them back. 



C? 



HOW THE RABBIT HAD HIS LIP CUT. 



One day the Rabbit happened to visit a neighboring 

 camp, where he saw a beautiful girl with whom he imme- 

 diately fell in love. He at once started to catch her, but 

 she ran very fast, and the faster the Rabbit ran in pursuit 

 the faster went the girl. The young men of the tribe, 

 seeing a stranger chasing their favorite, immediately gave 

 chase, and when they got near enough, began to throw 

 stones and clubs at the Rabbit, until finally one young war- 

 rior hurled a club which hit the Rabbit below the nose slit- 

 ting the upper lip, which has not healed to this day. 



THE COYOTE AND THE FISHES. 



The Coyote one day stood upon the bank of a large 

 river in which he saw many white fish swimming about. 

 Then he said to them, " Go, tell yoirr people to come to 



