brother entirely with leaves, when he saw his
approaching end. When he discovered that the moon was dead he became
frightened and left. That is why the moon, which when alive was once as
bright as the sun, is now of less splendour. It is because it is dead,
and the sun is still alive."

The Bororos firmly believed that formerly the world was peopled by
monkeys. This was rather an interesting legend, as it would point out
that the Bororos, in any case, were aware that the world was once
inhabited by a hairy race, which they called monkeys. It is quite
remarkable that a similar legend was found among many of the tribes of
the Philippine Islands and Sulu Archipelago, and along the coast of the
Eastern Asiatic continent. The Bororos stated that they learnt from
monkeys how to make a fire. Monkeys were their ancestors. The whole world
was peopled by monkeys in those days. Monkeys made canoes, too.

"One day a monkey and a hare went fishing together in a canoe in which
they had taken a good supply of Indian corn. While the monkey was
paddling the hare was eating up all the corn. When the corn had been
entirely disposed of, in its irresistible desire to use its incisors, the
hare began to gnaw the sides of the canoe. The monkey reprimanded the
hare, and warned it that the canoe would sink, and as the hare was not a
good swimmer it would probably get drowned, or be eaten by fish which
swarmed in the stream. The hare would not listen to the advice, and
continued in its work of destruction. A hole was bored in the side of the
canoe, which promptly sank. The hare being a slow swimmer--according to
Bororo notions--was immediately surrounded by swarms of _doviado_ (gold
fish) and speedily devoured. The monkey--an excellent swimmer--not only
was able to save its life, but, seizing a big fish, dragged it on shore.

"A jaguar came along and, licking its paws, asked whether the monkey had
killed the fish for its (the jaguar's) dinner.

"'Yes,' said the monkey.

"'Where is the fire for cooking it?' replied the jaguar.

"The sun was just setting. The monkey suggested that the jaguar should go
and collect some dried wood in order to make the fire. The sun was
peeping through the branches and foliage of the forest. The jaguar went,
and returned with nothing; but in the meantime the monkey, with two
pieces of soft wood, had lighted a fire and eaten the fish, leaving a
heap of bones. When the jaguar arrived the monkey leapt in a few jum