MooNEY] KATK OF THE RAKIUT 'lit 



"It liurts," said the Dcci-. hut the H!il)l)it said it always iiiiit a iittlo 

 when they l)t'o-aii to ijH't sliarj): so the Door kept (luiot. 



"Now try it." at last said tlio Hahhit. So tiio Door tried a<>-aiii, 

 t)ut this time lie oould not liito at all. 



■• Now yoifvo paid foi' your horns." said the Rabbit, as he jumped 

 away throui;-h the buslu's. Kver since then the Doer's to(^th are so 

 blunt that he oan not chew anythinji' l)ut grass and leaves. 



28. WHAT BECAME OF THE RABBIT 



The Deer was very anyry at the Kal)l)it for tiling his tooth and deter- 

 mined to be revenged, but he ko[)t still ami pretended to be friendly until 

 the Rabbit was otl' his guard. Then one day, as they were going along 

 together talking, he ohallonged the Rabbit to jump against him. Now 

 the Rabbit is a great jumper, as every one knows, .so he agreed at once. 

 There was a small stream beside the path, as there generally is in that 

 country, and the Deer said: 



"Let's see if you can jmnp across this branch. "We'll go back a 

 piece, and then when I saj^ Am.' then both run and jump." 



"All right," said the Rabbit. So they went back to get a good start, 

 and when the Deer gave the word Kth' they ran for the stream, and 

 the Rabbit made one jumj) and landed on the other side. lUit the Deer 

 had stopped on the l)ank, and when the Rabbit looked ))ack the Doer 

 had conjured the stream so that it was a large river. The Ral)bit was 

 never able to get back again and is still on the other side. The rabbit 

 that we know is only a little thing that came afterwards. 



29. WHY THE MINK SMELLS 



The ]\Iink was such a great thief that at last the aniiuals held a coun- 

 cil al)Out the matter. It was decided to burn him, so they caught the 

 Mink, l>uilt a great lire, and threw him into it. As the blaze wont up 

 and they smelt the roasted flesh, they began to think he was punished 

 enough and would probably do better in the future, so the^' took him 

 out of the fire. But the Mink was already burned black and is black 

 ever since, and whenever he is attacked or excited he smells again like 

 roasted meat. The les.son did no good, however, and he is still as gi-eat 

 a thief as ever. 



30. WHY THE MOLE LIVES UNDERGROUND 



A man was in love with a woman who disliked him and woidd have 

 nothing to do with him. He tried every wa_v to win her favor, but to 

 no purpose, until at last he grew discouraged and made himself sick 

 thinking over it. The Mole came along, and tinding him in such low 

 condition asked what was the troubh'. The luan told him the whole 

 story, and when he had finished the Mole said: "'I can help you. so 

 that she will not onlv like vou, but will come to vou of her own will." 



