184 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES

“Why, don’t you remember“! The great stone over there pursued you and destroyed you,” the brother replied.

“Oh, did he?” said the Badger. “Then I will destroy him.”

So the Badger and his brother attacked the rock. They worked over it with fire and ham~ mer; and after many days it was reduced to powder. They blew the powder into the air, and instantly it was transformed into black flies, all retaining the hatred and spite of the old rock. They attacked men and bit them most viciously, in retaliation for having been conquered by them.