n. Their sandals were of frozen water-drops, and their wings
of painted wind. On they scampered over valley and plain, until they
came to a tall, bare rock as high as a mountain.

Then the youngest cried, "Sisters, here is a dreadful leap, but if we
are afraid, and go back, our father will laugh at us." So, like birds,
they all plunged with a merry skip down the side of the rock. Then
"Ha-ha," they cried, "let us try again." So up to the top they
climbed, laughing with joy, and down once more they went, nor ever
stopped, laughing like girls on a holiday.

The day wore on till sunset, and still they laughed and played. The
round moon came up, and by its silvery light they sprang from the tall,
bare rock, and climbed joyously up its side again.

Next morning, when the sun arose, the rock was no longer bare. Over
its stony side poured great sheets of foaming water, and in the foam
still played the five sisters. They never reached the sea, and there
they still play, giving to us the beautiful Niagara Falls. Sometimes,
if you look closely, their forms may be seen in the white foam, but
always in the sunny spray you may see their sandals and their wings.

[1] Su, Superior; Mi, Michigan; Hu, Huron; Sa, St. Clair; Er, Erie.

THE CANOE BREAKER

Once in a certain tribe there was a young man who had no name. For it
was the law in that tribe that every youth had to do some deed that
would give to him his name. This young man had tried in many ways to
do something that would make the chief tell him that he was a great
warrior. Several times he had tried to kill a bear, but had failed.
He had gone forth in battle, hoping to kill some powerful enemy, but no
one had fallen under his tomahawk. He had gone on long hunting trips,
hoping to bring home the skin of some wild animal, but had always
returned empty-handed. So his brave, young heart felt very sad, for
the young men of the tribe laughed at him for not having won a name for
himself.

One summer day, the tribe left their camp on the lake shore and went
back among the hills on a hunting trip. After they had gone some
distance, the young man left the others and wandered off by himself,
hoping that this time he would kill some animal, and so be no longer
scorned by his companions. He tramped for many hours through the
forest and over the hills, without catching sight of anything. At
length, he climbed one hill which was higher than the others, and fro