M.K>XEY] FLINT VISITS THE RABBIT 275 



Flint was st;ui(liiii,r at his door wiu'ii tlic Habl)it canio up and said, 

 sueeriHuly. "Sii/u'.' Hello! An- you the fellow they call Flint?" 

 ""Yes; that's what they eall iiie," answered Flint. " Is this where you 

 live?" "Yes; this is where I live." All this time the l{al)bit was 

 looking about the jilace trvini>- to study out some plan to take Flint off 

 his guard. He had expected Flint to invite him into the house, so he 

 waited a little while, but when Flint made no move, he said, "Well, 

 my name is Rabbit; I've heard a good deal about you, so 1 came to 

 invite you to come and see me." 



Flint wanted to know where the Rabbit's house was, and he told him 

 it was down in the broom-grass field near the river. So Flint promised 

 to make him a visit in a few days. "Why not come now and have 

 supper with me?" said the Rabbit, and after a little coaxing Flint 

 agreed and the two started down the mountain together. 



When they came near the Rabbit's hole the Rabbit said, "There is 

 my house, but in summer I generally stay outside here where it is 

 cooler." So he made a lire, and they had their sup^ier on the grass. 

 When it was over, Flint stretched out to rest and the Rabbit got some 

 heavy sticks and his knife and cut out a mallet and wedge. Flint 

 looked up and asked what that was for. "Oh," said the Rabbit. "I 

 like to be doing something, and they may come handv." So Flint lay 

 down again, and pretty soon he was sound asleep. The Ral)l)it spoke 

 to him once or twice to make sure, but there was uo answer. Then he 

 came over to Flint and with one good blow of the mallet he drove the 

 sharp stake into his l)ody and ran with all his might for his own hole; 

 but before he reached it there was a loud explosion, and pieces of flint 

 flew all about. That is why we find flint in so many placi^s now. One 

 piece struck the Rabbit from behind and cut him just as he dived into 

 his jiole. He sat listening until everything seemed quiet again. Tiien 

 he put his head out to look around, but just at that moment another 

 piece fell and sti'uck him on tiie lip and split it. as we still see it. 



26. HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS 



In the beginning the Deer had no horns, l)ut his head was smooth 

 just like a doe's. He was a great runnel- and the Rabbit was a great 

 junijier. and the animals were all curious to know which could go 

 farther in the same time. They talked ai)out it a good deal, and at 

 last ari'anged a match between the two, and made a nice large pair of 

 antlers for a prize to the winner. They were to start together from 

 one side of a thicket and go through it, then turn and come back, and 

 the one who came out first was to get the horns. 



On the day fixed all the animals were there, with tiie antlers put 

 down on the ground at the iMJge of the thicket to mark the; starting 

 point. While everybody was admiring the horns the Habl)it said: "I 

 don't know this part of the counti-\': I want to take a look thi'ough 



