t
places. Then he uttered a loud howl, and the pieces joined together.
He uttered another, and the body began to breathe. Then he uttered one
that reached to the skies, and his master arose and stood before him.
The animal then spoke. "You should not have parted with me," he said.
"That was why you lost your life. Now, I shall reveal myself to you."
He began shaking himself like a dog, and at each shake he grew larger,
until at last he was immense. Then a long snout grew from his head,
and two big, shining teeth from his mouth. His skin was still smooth,
without one hair excepting the bunch on the end of his tail.

"I am going to give my gift to you," said the wild boar. "After this
you shall live on the meat of animals, instead of the animals eating
you. But you and all mankind must respect me and must not eat my flesh
nor that of any of my kind."

THE DORMOUSE

Many years ago the animals ruled the earth. They had killed every one
but a brother and a sister. These two lived in a lodge far away in the
forest, where the animals could not find them. The boy was a tiny,
little fellow,--he had never grown any larger than a baby,--so the girl
had to do all the work. Each day she would go out into the bush and
gather wood for the lodge fire. She always took her brother with her,
for he was too small to leave alone. A big bird might fly away with
him.

One day she gave him a little bow and arrows, and said, "You stay here
while I take the wood home. When the snow-birds come to get the worms
out of the wood, see if you can shoot one." So she went home and left
him. He did not come until nearly evening. He looked very sad and
tired, for he had been unable to shoot even one bird.

"Never mind," said the sister, kindly. "Try again to-morrow."

The next day he went again with her, and when he came back in the
evening, he said, "I shot this bird, and now, sister, strip the skin
off it, stretch, and cure it. Then when I have killed enough birds, I
shall have a coat made of the skins." At last when he had ten skins,
his sister made him a coat of them. He was so tiny that it fitted him
nicely. Of course he was very proud of it.

One day he said, "Sister, is there no one living in this world except
ourselves?"

"Yes," she answered. "Many miles from here live the animals we are
afraid of. But never go near their village, for they will kill you."

"Oh, I am not afraid," he said; and in spite of all