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THE BADGER AND THE EOCK
MAGICIAN
WHEN the Badger had been rescued by his
brother, after the Culloo s punishment,
the two walked along until they came to the top
of a high mountain. Great rocks were lying
all about. There was one rock so near the edge
of the slope that it suggested an opportunity
for sport to the Badger. He turned it over
with a pole, and away it went rolling down the
mountain. The two brothers ran after it, chal
lenging it to a race. By the time the rock had
come to the foot of the mountain, the Badger
and his brother had gained upon it; and soon
they passed it and left it far behind.
The Badger and his brother went on until
they reached a good resting place, and there
they prepared to spend the night. They built
a fire and killed a musk-rat and began to cook
it for their evening meal. While it was cook
ing, they heard a great noise that seemed to
come from the direction of the rock which they
had challenged to a race. They looked, and
what should they see, but the rock racing after
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