THE CHILDREN AND THE LOON MAGICIAN ONCE upon a time a little Indian boy and girl lived with their parents beside a large lake. They were always playing to¬ gether ; but they loved best of all to play on the shore beside the water. One day the two children went fishing, and the boy said: "Can you tell what kind of fish I catchf" "Of course I can," the sister replied. "What is this then?" he asked, holding up a fish, but quickly throwing it into the water again, before she could see it. "There, there," he said, "I knew that you could not tell what kind of fish I catch!'' Soon after this the sister caught a fish and held it up. "Do you know what this is, my brother?" she asked. "It is a trout," he said. "No, no, it is not," she answered. "It is a Takooonow—there! After all your crowing I have beaten you." 95