SOME MOUSK-DEER TALESr. 69 



hiding themselves in shallow water, till they saw a Mouse-deer 

 come running, when they were to pop up one after another in 

 front of the Mouse-deer. So, after seven days, the Mouse-deer 

 started to race the sea-snail along the seashore, but fast as he 

 could run, there was always the snail, or so it seemed to him, 

 before him. And Mr. Mouse-deer was angry and discouraged, 

 because he thought the king of the snails had worsted him. 



R. A. Soc, No. 45, 1905. 



