THE BADGER AND THE ROCK MAGICIAN

HEN the Badger had been rescued by his

brother, after the Culloo’s punishment, the two walked along until they came to the top of a high mountain. Great rocks were lying all about. There was one rock so near the edge of the slope that it suggested an opportunity for sport to the Badger. He turned it over with a pole, and away it went rolling down the mountain. The two brothers ran after it, chal- lenging it to a race. By the time the rock had come to the foot of the mountain, the Badger and his brother had gained upon it; and soon they passed it and left it far behind.

The Badger and his brother went on until they reached a good resting place, and there they prepared to spend the night. They built a fire and killed a musk-rat and began to cook it for their evening meal. While it was cook- ing, they heard a great noise that seemed to come from the direction of the rock which they had challenged to a race. They looked, and

what should they see, but the rock racing after 182