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little Beaver was sitting. The Beaver said again, "The great drizzly 

 Bear shall die!" — "Yes," said the great monster, "I will kill you 

 right there. Don't run away! I will tear you right now!" and he 

 walked toward the Beaver that was sitting there. He was walking 

 along the log proudly, and said, "Don't run away! I will devour 

 you!" but the brave Beaver replied, "Great Grizzly Bear shall die!" 

 Then the proud Grizzly Bear flew into a rage; but the poor Beaver 

 remained sitting there, and then swam out into the water. Then 

 she looked back at the Grizzly Bear, and said, "Grizzly Bear shall 

 die!" At once the Grizzly Bear jumped on the Beaver, who dived 

 under the fallen tree where she had made the false ground in order 

 to entrap the great Grizzly Bear, and the great monster struggled in 

 the slough that the Beaver had made. Then the Beaver came out 

 on the surface and climbed on the log where she had been sitting 

 before, and looked at the great Grizzly Bear who was struggling there. 

 She said once more, "Grizzly Bear shall die!" The Grizzly Bear 

 became tired out in the slough, and groaned in despair. He tried 

 with all his might to get away, but he could not, because the soft 

 mud and moss held him. He tried to swim, but he could not do it. 

 When he was about to die, he said to the Beaver, "Come and help 

 me!" and the Beaver said again, "Grizzly Bear shall die!" Now, the 

 great animal howled and shouted and moaned and died there in 

 despair. He was drowned in the slough, because he had no pity on 

 the weak annuals, and tried to devour all the weak animals. He 

 thought there was no one besides himself. Yet the weak animal was 

 stronger than he in wisdom, and the weak animal killed him. He 

 was howling and crying, — he who had slain all the poor Beavers, — 

 but no Beavers were crying or moaning when the great Grizzly Bear 

 destroyed them. Therefore let not the strong oppress the poor or 

 weak, for the weak shall have the victory over the mighty. This is 

 the end. 



5. Story of the Porcupine ' 



(Printed in Boas 13, pp. 236-241.) 



The tune of the song recorded on p. 238, as given by Mr. Tate, is 

 printed here. It has not been possible to correlate words and tune. 



