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

WONDER TALES OF THE FOREST 21
day Usitabulajoo went to the lake with his sis
ter.
"Sit there,"
he told her, placing her upon a
rock in such a way that he could shoot the white
bear without harming her. Then he hid near
by.
Very soon they heard the bushes parting,
and in an instant more the great white bear
stood before the Indian maiden. He began at
once eating the tallow, and Usitabulajoo shot
a flint-headed arrow at him. The bear, taken
unawares, could not summon his magical powers
to his aid. He could not move. The first ar
row struck him, but did not kill him. Then
Usitabulajoo shot again and again until he had
struck him with six arrows. Then the monster
fell
over dead.
They soon had the hide of the bear made into
a beautiful white rug, and the meat dried in thin
slices.
All this time the Indians were settled in their
new encampment. They had made a three
days journey, and at length had reached a
pleasant spot in a great forest by the ocean.
They encamped there because the place was be
side the water, where they could fish, and in the
great forest, where they could hunt. But they
could never catch any fish or game, because
the Great Spirit was angry with them for their