Glooscap the great chief, and other stories - ElectricCanadian.com

HOW ABLEEGUMOOCH WAS PUNISHED
FOB HIS LAZINESS
IN the forest Ableegumooch, the Eabbit, lived
with his old grandmother. It was his work
to provide food for the household, but he found
this no easy matter, especially in the winter,
when the ground was covered with snow and
ice.
One day, Ableegumooch was running through
the forest in search of food, when suddenly he
came upon a wigwam, standing all alone. He
went in, and found that it was the lodge of
Keoonik, the Otter. This wigwam was on the
bank of a river, and from the door a smooth
road of ice extended down to the water.
With Keoonik, the Otter, lived an old woman,
his housekeeper. As soon as Ableegumooch
entered, Keoonik asked him to dine with them.
Then he turned to the old woman and said:
"Noogumee, prepare the meal."
Keoonik then took up the hooks upon which
he hung his fish when he caught them, and went
to catch some for dinner. He sat down on the
icy bank and slid straight down into the water.
Ableegumooch watched him.
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