| Show Old Myth T Telling eUing of Animals Animals' Theft of Fire Fhe This myth goes b back ask for its beginnings beginnings begin begin- flings to a n time when there were no people In the world Animals and trees talked and walked about Just Justas as men do now But there were gallIng galling galling gall gall- ing monopolies even in those days Pine trees had all nIl the fire there was The animals stood It as best they could until one long cold winter when they almost froze to death Then they called a council and planned to teal steal fire tire from the pines Word Vord came of a council of pine trees on the banks of the Grande Ronde river where they had built a great fire to warm themselves So a abea bea beaver ver swam over th there e and hid under under under un un- un- un der the bank where the guards could not see him laim After a long time a live Uve coal left the fire and rolled down the bank wh where re It was caught by the I I beaver who hid It In his breast Then there was a n merry chase The beaver ran very fast dodging this way ay and that Pine trees nearly caught him Finally the larger and older trees grew tired l and stopped on the rIverbanks river riverbanks riverbanks banks where they are so thick that even now It Is difficult to find a way through them But a few lew ne Ile ne trees more agile than the rest kept on and finally when the beaver er was hard pressed he swam across the river rivet and gave fire to the willows an and the birches That is why fire can be got from these woods by rubbing sticks together Exchange |
