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Show The jChildreris Corner rr1:jfeS!EPITED by POROTHY EDMONDS tonight. Are you going to get me that one?" "Hmmmm, I'll see," said Na-quil. And Na-quil clapped his wings. Then Kee Yay, who is Na-quil's helper, came down out of the clouds. "What is it?" asked Kee Yay. "What time does the Moon come up tonight?" asked Na-quil. "It is a new moon," said Kee Yay. "She will probably be late." "Please wake me when she does come up." said Na-quil. "I am going to give Strong Heart the Moon to play with." "Would that be wise?" said Kee Happy Moon Legends Strong Heart's Tears. Once, many suns and moons and snows ago, Na-quil was flying over the earth on business. Na-quil was supposed to take care of the rain, but some one else had started a stream of water In a valley. So Na-qull was in his golden eagle suit and he flew fast. He found Strong Heart sitting on a mountain crying. "What is the matter, mat-ter, little one?" asked Na-quil. Now Strong Heart was not little. He was such a good-sized boy that he could step over a mountain In one step. Na-quil only called him that because be-cause Strong Heart was his son. "I I am lonely," said Strong Heart, and kept on crying. "How silly you are!" said Na-qull. He did not like to see Strong Heart keep on crying. Besides, Strong Heart's tears were making a small lake. "How can you be lonely? There are many, many children to play with," said Na-quil after a moment. "What games can I play with them?" asked Strong neart, looking up. "Oh, many games. Hide-and-go-seek 1" answered Na-quil, giving Strong Heart an eagle feather on which to dry his eyes. "I can't play hide-and-go-seek with the other boys and girls. I am too big to hide behind a tree, and when I hide behind a mountain they do not want to climb it to look on the other side," and Strong Heart started to cry again. "Well, let me see," said Na-quil. "Let me see. Why don't you make a teeter-totter?" "I made a nice teeter-totter," said Strong Heart, "and they wouldn't play on It They said It was too high." He pointed to a long rock that lay across a tall rock. Then he started to cry once more. Balancing rock it Is called today, but once It was Strong Heart's plaything. His tears made a large lake. "True, true," said Na-quil. "I can see that ordinary boys and girls will not do for your playmates. "You want some one who will step over mountains. "You want some one who can teeter-totter teeter-totter on the tallest rocks. "Your playmate must be beautiful. "Ummm, It seems you want the Moon." "That would be nice, Na-quil," said Strong Heart "There Is a new moon Yay. "The Red-children tell time by the Moon. They would not like it. The North Wind tells time by the Moons. He would not like to lose a Moon. Ools Kah Stee would not like for you to take the Moon out of the sky. He is" "I am sorry you do not like my plan, Kee Yay," said Na-quil, "for I am going go-ing to do It just the same." Kee Yay opened his mouth. Then he closed It. At last he said, "I will call you at moon-rise. Now what shall we do about this lake of Strong Heart's tears?" Na-quil frowned. "This is no place at all for a lake. Let me see. There are mountains all around the lake. No use to tip the earth up to let the lake run out. Na-quil Na-quil stuck a finger In and tasted. "Ilmmmm, salty, just as I thought. I'm afraid. Kee Yay, we will have to leave this salty lake here." And to this very .day there is a lake of salty water ah! I have not finished. Hear, then, of the finding of Happy Moon later on. (CoovtlKlit.) WNi: Service, |