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me I crumble and crumble�察�and at last I fall�察�go to the Rat�察�little brother。;
And so�察�after going all over the world to find the strongest person�察�the
Rat King had to marry his daughter to a rat�察�after all�察�but the princess was
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very glad of it�察�for she wanted to marry the grey Rat�察�all the time。
THE FROG AND THE OX
Once a little Frog sat by a big Frog�察 �by the side of a pool。 ;Oh�察�
father�察─�said he�察 �I have just seen the biggest animal in the world�察�it was as
big as a mountain�察�and it had horns on its head�察�and it had hoofs divided in
two。;
;Pooh�察�child�察─�said the old Frog�察 �that was only Farmer White's Ox。 He
is not so very big。 I could easily make myself as big as he。; And he blew�察�
and he blew�察�and he blew�察�and swelled himself out。
;Was he as big as that�拭─�he asked the little Frog。
;Oh�察�much bigger�察─�said the little Frog。
The old Frog blew�察�and blew�察�and blew again�察�and swelled himself out�察�
more than ever。
;Was he bigger than that�拭─�he said。
;Much�察�much bigger�察─�said the little Frog。
;I can make myself as big�察─�said the old Frog。 And once more he blew�察�
and blew�察�and blew�察�and swelled himself out��and he burst� �
Self´conceit leads to self´destruction。
THE FIRE´BRINGER��1�А�
��1�А�Adapted from The Basket Woman�察�by Mary Austin。
This is the Indian story of how fire was brought to the tribes。 It was
long�察�long ago�察�when men and beasts talked together with understanding�察�
and the grey Coyote was friend and counsellor of man。
There was a Boy of the tribe who was swift of foot and keen of eye�察�
and he and the Coyote ranged the wood together。 They saw the men
catching fish in the creeks with their hands�察�and the women digging roots
with sharp stones。 This was in summer。 But when winter came on�察 �they
saw the people running naked in the snow�察 �or huddled in caves of the
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rocks�察�and most miserable。 The Boy noticed this�察�and was very unhappy
for the misery of his people。
;I do not feel it�察─�said the Coyote。
;You have a coat of good fur�察─�said the Boy�察 �and my people have not。;
;Come to the hunt�察─�said the Coyote。
;I will hunt no more�察�till I have found a way to help my people against
the cold�察─�said the Boy。 ;Help me�察�O Counsellor� ─�
Then the Coyote ran away�察�and came back after a long time�察�he said he
had found a way�察�but it was a hard way。
;No way is too hard�察─�said the Boy。 So the Coyote told him that they
must go to the Burning Mountain and bring fire to the people。
;What is fire�拭─�said the Boy。 And the Coyote told him that fire was red
like a flower�察�yet not a flower�察�swift to run in the grass and to destroy�察�like
a beast�察 �yet no beast�察 �fierce and hurtful�察 �yet a good servant to keep one
warm�察�if kept among stones and fed with small sticks。
;We will get this fire�察─�said the Boy。
First the Boy had to persuade the people to give him one hundred swift
runners。 Then he and they and the Coyote started at a good pace for the far
away Burning Mountain。 At the end of the first day's trail they left the
weakest of the runners�察�to wait�察�at the end of the second�察�the next stronger�察�
at the end of the third�察�the next�察�and so for each of the hundred days of the
journey�察�and the Boy was the strongest runner�察�and went to the last trail
with the Counsellor。 High mountains they crossed�察�and great plains�察�and
giant woods�察 �and at last they came to the Big Water�察 �quaking along the
sand at the foot of the Burning Mountain。
It stood up in a high peaked cone�察 �and smoke rolled out from it
endlessly along the sky。 At night�察 �the Fire Spirits danced�察 �and the glare
reddened the Big Water far out。
There the Counsellor said to the Boy�察 �Stay thou here till I bring thee a
brand from the burning�察�be ready and right for running�察�for I shall be far
spent when I come again�察�and the Fire Spirits will pursue me。;
Then he went up to the mountain�察 �and the Fire Spirits only laughed
when they saw him�察�for he looked so slinking�察�inconsiderable�察�and mean�察�
that none of them thought harm from him。 And in the night�察 �when they
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were at their dance about the mountain�察�the Coyote stole the fire�察�and ran
with it down the slope of the burning mountain。 When the Fire Spirits saw
what he had done they streamed out after him�察 �red and angry�察 �with a
humming sound like a swarm of bees。 But the Coyote was still ahead�察�the
sparks of the brand streamed out along his flanks�察�as he carried it in his
mouth�察�and he stretched his body to the trail。
The Boy saw him coming�察�like a failing star against the mountain�察�he
heard the singing sound of the Fire Spirits close behind�察�and the labouring
breath of the Counsellor。 And when the good beast panted down beside
him�察�the Boy caught the brand from his jaws and was off�察�like an arrow
from a bent bow。 Out he shot on the homeward path�察�and the Fire Spirits
snapped and sang behind him。 But fast as they pursued he fled faster�察�till
he saw the next runner standing in his place�察�his body bent for the running。
To him he passed it�察�and it was off and away�察�with the Fire Spirits raging
in chase。
So it passed from hand to hand�察 �and the Fire Spirits tore after it
through the scrub�察�till they came to the mountains of the snows�察�these they
could not pass。 Then the dark�察�sleek runners with the backward streaming
brand bore it forward�察�shining starlike in the night�察�glowing red in sultry
noons�察 �violet pale in twilight glooms�察 �until they came in safety to their
own land。
And there they kept it among stones and fed it with small sticks�察�as the
Counsellor advised�察�and it kept the people warm。
Ever after the Boy was called the Fire´Bringer�察 �and ever after the
Coyote bore the sign of the bringing�察 �for the fur along his flanks was
singed and yellow from the flames that streamed backward from the
brand。
THE BURNING OF THE RICEFIELDS��1�А�
��1�А �Adapted from Gleanings in Buddha´Fields�察 �by Lafeadio Hearn。
��Kegan Paul�察�Trench�察�Trubner and Co�察�Ltd。 5s。 net。��
Once there was a good old man who lived up on a mountain�察 �far
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away in Japan。 All round his little house the mountain was flat�察 �and the
ground was rich�察�and there were the ricefields of all the people who lived
in the village at the mountain's foot。 Mornings and evenings�察�the old man
and his little grandson�察�who lived with him�察�used to look far down on the
people at work in the village�察�and watch the blue sea which lay all round
the land�察�so close that there was no room for fields below�察�only for houses。
The little boy loved the ricefields�察 �dearly�察 �for he knew that all the good
food for all the people came from them�察 �and he often helped his
grandfather to watch over them。
One day�察�the grandfather