ANIMAL STORIES 163 swamp after the rabbit,—and came to a lake. There in the centre of the lake was a great canoe, full of Indian warriors, pointing their arrows at him. Keoonik was sorry, now, that he had vowed to kill the first Indian he saw; because an In¬ dian could not break his vow, after it had once been made. So he plunged into the water and swam toward the canoe. The Indians shot their arrows at him, and, stinging with pain, he was forced to turn back to the shore. Then he decided that he would not pursue Ableegumooch any longer. So he went back through the forest to his own wigwam. As soon as Keoonik had returned to the for¬ est, the canoe with its warriors and chief dis¬ appeared, and Ableegumooch scampered off into the woods with the string of eels for his grandmother to cook for dinner. And while he was enjoying them, Ableegumooch decided that he had retaliated upon the otter. And kespeadooksit—the story ends.