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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。 

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       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 

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