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

COOLNAJOO THE STUPID
ONCE upon a time three brothers lived to
gether. The youngest was a silly fellow
who was always doing outrageous things.
One day they killed a pig. The two older
brothers went to buy salt, and told the youngest
to remain to watch the house and the pig.
"We are going to salt down the pork," they
said, "and keep it for the long days."
After they had gone Coolnajoo, the Stupid,
went out and found some men at work.
"If there is a man here named Longdays, I
have a pig for him, he said.
One of the men declared that that was his
name; so Coolnajoo gave the pig to him, and
he carried it away.
Soon the brothers returned and wondered
what had become of the pig.
said Coolnajoo, "Longdays has been
"Why!"
here and has taken it away. Did you not say
it was to be kept for Longdays?"
"Oh, you blockhead!" they cried. "We told
you that it was to be kept for ourselves when
the days became long next summer."
Soon after this, Coolnajoo was sent to buy a
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