180 ROMANCE OF THE BEAVER 
This went on for some time, until finally she went 
away with the beaver to his home in the water. 
Now when the man came home, he looked all about 
for his wife, but could not find her anywhere. As 
he was walking along the shore of the lake, he saw 
her trail going down into the water. Now he knew 
what had happened. He did not break camp, but 
continued his hunting. After four days, the woman 
came up out of the water and returned to her 
lodge. She was already heavy with child. When 
her husband returned that evening, he found her 
in her usual place, and she told him all that had 
occurred. 
‘In the course of time the woman gave birth to a 
beaver. To keep it from dying she put it in a 
bowl of water, which she kept at the head of her 
bed. In the evening her husband came in as usual, 
and after a while, hearing something splashing in 
water, he said, ‘ What is that?’ Then the woman 
explained to him that she had given birth to a 
beaver. She brought him the bowl. He took out 
the little beaver, looked at it, and put it back. He 
said nothing. As time went on he became very 
fond of the young beaver and played with him 
every evening. 
“‘ Now the beaver down in the water knew every- 
thing that was going on in the lodge. He knew 
that the man was kind to the young beaver, and so 
was not angry with him. He took pity on the 
man. Then the father of the young beaver resolved 
