. Its flesh is good to eat. They make clothes of
its skin. They make knives and spoons of its horns.

In summer the reindeer eat the soft shoots of shrubs and trees. In
winter they feed on moss called lichen. They get the lichen
themselves. They would not eat it if it were gathered for them. In
winter they dig down through the snow with their feet to get at the
lichen. They dig first with one fore foot and then with the other.
The snow is often so deep that the reindeer has to dig a hole so large
that its body is almost hidden.

The reindeer are not put in stables. They like to be out in the cold
and snow. They are able to take care of themselves.

The Lapps eat a good deal of meat. Their meat is the flesh of the
reindeer. They are very fond of fat. All people who live in very cold
countries eat a great deal of fat. It helps to keep them warm. The
Lapps also have milk and cheese. They eat rye bread and fish and
berries. They drink coffee.

[Illustration: A White Bear.]

In winter they have to melt snow in a pot over the fire to get water.
The rivers and lakes are all frozen.

The Lapps cook their food in a large pot over the fire. They sit
around the fire to eat. The father takes a piece of meat out of the
pot. Then he serves a piece to each. The Lapps use no forks. They
use their fingers instead.

In some places they have a funny way of storing their food. They make
a little log house on the top of a post. They have a ladder to go up
to it. In this little house they store cheese and milk and other
things. Then wild animals cannot reach them.

[Illustration: A Lapland Wolf.]

There are bears and wolves and foxes in Lapland. These animals are
sometimes very fierce. They would come into the people's tents and
houses at night, were it not for the dogs. Nearly every person has a
dog. Even the hoys and girls have dogs. The dogs are very brave.
They are not afraid to attack wolves or bears.

But you will wish to know about the children in Lapland. You have
heard about the old woman who lived in a shoe. The Lapp baby has a
cradle shaped like a shoe. It is made of a single piece of wood. It
is lined with moss and other warm things. The mother often carries it
in her arms. Sometimes she carries it on her back, slung from her
shoulders. The baby plays with strings of buttons or glass beads.

When a baby is born in Lapland they give it a reindeer. If the
reindeer has any young