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placed the frog inside of the tent while the former went out to look 

 for something to eat. While seeking food the i-abbit suddenly spied a 

 smoke curling from among the willows which grew along the branch of 

 the creek. He became frightened and started to run homeward exclaim- 

 ing. "I have forgotten my crooked knife and I must go quickly to 

 get it." (This x^art, or what the rabbit says to himself, is sung as a 

 song; with an attempt at imitation of the rabbit's voice.) The rabbit 

 ran hurriedly home and sprang into the tent, whereuiion the frog ob- 

 serving the fright of the other inquired, " Brother, what is the matter 

 that you are so excited ? " The rabbit answered, " I saw a large smoke." 

 "•Whei-e is it"?" inquired the ft-og. The rabbit replied, "It is from 

 among the willows along the creek that runs near by." The frog 

 began to laugh at the foolish fear of the rabbit and answered him that 

 the smoke proceeded from the lodge of a family of beavers, and taixnted 

 the rabbit for being afraid of such a timid creature as a beaver when 

 they are good to eat, adding that his own (frogs) brothers often carried 

 him to the beavers' houses to kill them when they were out of food; 

 although his brothers could never kill any of them. 



The rabbit was jjleased to hear the frog was such a great hunter, and 

 gladly offered to carry the frog to the lodge of the beavers that some 

 food could be procured. The frog accejited the offer and was carried to 

 the creek bank. The rabbit then built a dam of stakes across the 

 stream and below the lodges in order that the beavers should not 

 escape. The frog then dii-ected the rabbit to break into the top of the 

 lodge so that the frog might get at the beavers to kill them. While 

 the rabbit was breaking into the lodge of the beavers, the frog pur- 

 l)osely loosened some of the stakes of the weir below in order to allow 

 the beavers to escape, hoping that the rabl)it would become angry at 

 him for so doing. When the rabbit saw what mischief the frog had 

 done, he took the frog and roughly shoved him under the ice into the 

 water. This did not harm the frog as it could live under water as well 

 as on land, but the rabbit did not know that, so he believed he had 

 drowned his brother the frog. The rabbit then returned to his home, 

 regretting he had acted so harshly and began to cry for his brother, 

 The frog in the meanwhile, killed all of the beavers and tied them 

 together on a string, then slowly crawled to the rabbit's home with 

 his burden on his back. The frog crept up to the tent but was 

 afraid to enter so he began to play with the door flap of the tent to 

 make a noise to attract the attention of the rabbit within. Finally he 

 cried out to the rabbit, "Brother, give me a piece of fire for I am very 

 cold. " The rabbit did not recognize the tired, weak voice of his brother 

 frog, and, afraid lest it be some enemy endeavoring to entice him from 

 his home, picked up a piece of dead coal which had no fire on it and 

 flung it outside. The frog then said, "Brother, there is no fire on this 

 piece and I can not cook ray beavers with it. " The rabbit then ran out 

 quickly and tenderly carried the frog inside, and immediately the latter 



