REMINISCENT TALES 



"Beaver King, he strike hard he strike 

 quick. He kill, he scalp quick, den go next 

 man do same ting. By an' by bad braves all 

 dead. Beaver King he tie up scalps, kill two 

 fat beaver, den put beaver on back go back 

 see chief. 



"Give Chief beaver tell all braves cum soon 

 now, plenty beaver. Big Chief he glad, tell 

 squaws cook right 'way. Tell Beaver King 

 he great hunter give present he go get in 

 wig-warn. Beaver King he go too, hit chief 

 in head, tie up to tree, tie much tight, den 

 make fire, damn hot fire. 



"Big Chief he wake up, he no move, too 

 hard he tied up. Beaver King he take toma- 

 hawk cut arm off say dat's for squaw, den 

 he cut off udder arm dat's for papoose. 

 Beaver King he make fire hotter, watch Big 

 Chief all burn up say all right now. Squaws 

 yell like devil run way no one cum no more. 



"Beaver King he make bundle tie up scalps 

 put on back, go get food he want, den 

 go way all 'lone over big old mountin's. 



"When good braves found wig-warn all 

 burnt up an' squaw an' papoose all dead an' 

 Beaver King he no dere no more make big 

 noise an' big big mourn. 



"Old, old woman, she mighty old, more old 

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