made a lamp that will burn for half an hour is counted an
"honour" in Woodcraft, and may win you a badge if you belong to a
Woodcraft Tribe.

TALE 82

The Coon Hunt

Take a little bundle of white rags, or paper, as large as a walnut; call
this the "Coon." While all the young folks hide their eyes or go out of
the room, the Guide puts the Coon on some place, high or low, but in
plain view; then, going away from it, shouts "Coon!"

Now the young scouts have to find that Coon, each looking about for
himself. As soon as one sees it, he says nothing, but sits down. Each
must find it for himself, then sit down silently, until all are down.
Last down is the "booby"; first down is the winner; and the winner has
the right to place the Coon the second time, if the Guide does not wish
to do it.

This is often played indoors and sometimes a thimble is used for the
Coon.

TALE 83

The Indian Pot

This is something everyone can make, no matter how young, and each,
including the Guide, should make one.

Get a lump of good stiff clay; yellow is better than blue, only because
it is a better colour when finished.

Work the clay up with water till soft, pick out all stones, lumps, and
straws. Then roll it out like a pancake; use a knife to cut this into
laces a foot long and about as thick as a pencil.

Dip your fingers in water, take one of these laces and coil it round and
round as in "a," soldering it together with water rubbed on and into the
joints. Keep on adding, shaping and rubbing, till you have a saucer
about three inches across and a quarter of an inch thick. Put this away
in some shady place to set, or harden a little; otherwise it would fall
down of its own weight.

After about an hour, wet the rim, and build up on that round and round
with laces as before, until you have turned the saucer into a cup, about
four inches across, and, maybe three inches high. Set this away to
stiffen. Then finish the shape, by adding more coils, and drawing it in
a little. When this has stiffened, make a "slip" or cream of clay and
water, rub this all over the pot inside and out; use your fingers and a
knife to make it smooth and even. When this is done, use a sharp point,
and draw on the pot any of the Indian designs show in the sketches,
using lines and dots for the shading.

[Illustration: The Indian Pot]

Now set the pot in some shady place to dry. High above the stove in the
kitchen is a good place, so long as it is