Show TALES OF WILD ANIMALS beaver masters and slaves puma saved innocent girl the indians say that it a beaver sent out from the parents lodge alls to find a mate he Is set to repair the dam if he falls a second time he Is banished an arab writer has the same story he tells us that those who buy beaver skins can distinguish between the skins of masters and slaves the lat ter have the hair of the head rubbed off because they have to pound the wood for their masters food and do it with their heads one more story Is about the puma the friend of man A certain mal donada a girl of buenos ayres waa falsely accused of having sought to betray the town to the indians and was condemned to be exposed in the forest an enormous puma guarded her all night from the attacks of other beasts the next day she was taken back to the town h id pronounced to be innocent romance of animal world |