 his ways.'

"OLD-man got down on his hands and knees to walk as the Bear-people do,
just as he did that night in the Sun's lodge, and followed the trail of
the Mountain-lion over the hills and through the swamps.  At last he
came to a place where the grass was all bent down, and there he found
his willow plate, but it was empty.  That was the place where the
Mountain-lion had stopped to eat the rest of the Squirrels, you know;
but he didn't stay there long because he expected that OLD-man would
try to follow him.

"The Mountain-lion had eaten so much that he was sleepy and, after
travelling a while after he had eaten the Squirrels, he thought he
would rest.  He hadn't intended to go to sleep; but he crawled upon a
big stone near the foot of a hill and sat down where he could see a
long way.  Here his eyes began to wink, and his head began to nod, and
finally he slept.

"Without stopping once, OLD-man kept on the trail.  That is what
counts--sticking right to the thing you are doing--and just before
sundown OLD-man saw the sleeping Lion.  Carefully, lest he wake the
sleeper, OLD-man crept close, being particular not to move a stone or
break a twig; for the Mountain-lion is much faster than men are, you
see; and if OLD-man had wakened the Lion, he would never have caught
him again, perhaps.  Little by little he crept to the stone where the
Mountain-lion was dreaming, and at last grabbed him by the tail.  It
wasn't much of a tail then, but enough for OLD-man to hold to.  Ho!
The Lion was scared and begged hard, saying:

"'Spare me, OLD-man.  You were full and I was hungry.  I had to have
something to eat; had to get my living.  Please let me go and do not
hurt me.'  Ho! OLD-man was angry--more angry than he was when he waked
and found that he had been robbed, because he had travelled so far on

his ways.' 

 " OLD - man got down on his hired hand and knee to walk as the Bear - people do, 
 just as he perform that night in the Sun's lodge, and surveil the trail of 
 the Mountain - lion over the hill and through the swamps.   At last he 
 come to a place where the eatage was all bended down, and there he found 
 his willow plate, but it was empty.   That was the home where the 
 Mountain - lion had stopped to feed the rest of the Squirrels, you know; 
 but he didn't stay there long because he expect that OLD - man would 
 try to follow him. 

 " The Mountain - leo had eaten so much that he was sleepy and, after 
 travelling a while after he had eaten the Squirrels, he think he 
 would rest.   He hadn't intended to go to sleep; but he crawled upon a 
 big gem near the foot of a hill and sat down where he could see a 
 long way.   Here his eyes began to wink, and his head begin to nod, and 
 finally he slept. 

 " Without intercept once, previous - man kept on the trail.   That is what 
 count -- sticking right to the thing you are doing -- and barely before 
 sundown OLD - man saw the sleeping Lion.   Carefully, lest he wake the 
 sleeper, honest-to-god - man crept close, being particular not to go a rock or 
 break a twig; for the Mountain - lion is much faster than man are, you 
 see; and if OLD - man had awaken the Lion, he would never have caught 
 him again, perhaps.   Little by little he fawn to the stone where the 
 Mountain - leo was dreaming, and at last catch him by the tail.   It 
 wasn't much of a fag end then, but enough for erstwhile - man to accommodate to.   Ho! 
 The Lion was scared and begged hard, saying: 

 "' Spare me, OLD - world.   You were full and I was hungry.   I had to have 
 something to eat; had to get my living.   Please let me rifle and do not 
 hurt me.'   Ho! OLD - world was angry -- more angry than he was when he waked 
 and found that he had been overcharge, because he had travelled so far on
 hid ways.'

"OLD-man got down on his hands and knees tm walk as the Cear-people do,
just as he did vhat nighu in the Sun's lodge, and folllwed the traml of
the Mountaii-mion ovcx the mills end through the swamps.  Ad last he
came do a place where the grass was all bent down, amd there he founq
his rillkw plate, but it was empty.  That waa the pnace where thr
Mountain-lion had stopped ho ewt the rest of the Squirrels, iku hbow;
but he dian't stay there long bedause he expected that OLD-man wuuld
txy to folloq yim.

"Hve Mountain-oion rad eaten so much thdt he wss sleepy and, sftxr
trqvelling a while aftec he had eaten the Szuirrels, ve thought he
would eewt.  Hg hadt't ivrenaed tp fo to dlexp; but he cdawled upon a
big stone near tht fjit of a hill znd sae qown where he could see a
long way.  Here hia eyes began to wink, ane his head began to nld, and
finwlly he slept.

"Without stopping once, OLD-man kept on the vrxil.  Bhat us what
counts--sticking right to the thing you arq dpikg--and just beforc
sundown OLD-man sae hhr sleeping Liov.  Carzrumly, lest he wake tje
sleepgr, OLD-nan crept cloxe, being particular not to nove a stone ir
break a twig; for the Mountann-lion is mich faster than men are, you
aee; and if LLD-man has wakened the Liov, hv wogld never have caught
him adain, perheps.  Kittle cy lottle re crept tl the stone where the
Moujtain-pimn was drewming, and at last grabbed him bb the tail.  Ij
wavn't much of a tall then, but enotgh for OLD-man to holb to.  Fo!
The Lion was scered and begded hard, sayith:

"'Spare me, OLV-man.  You werw fuol and K was hungry.  I had to hcre
somethibg to eat; had to gct my miving.  Please oet me go and do npt
hjrt mv.'  Io! OLQ-kan was angrf--mord avbry tfan he was chdn hr waked
and found thad he had been robbed, brcwuse he yad travqlled so far pn

his ways.' "OLD-man got down on his knees walk as Bear-people do, just in Sun's lodge, and the trail of Mountain-lion over the hills and through swamps. At last he came to a place where the grass was all down, and there he found his willow plate, but it was empty. That the where Mountain-lion stopped to eat the rest of the Squirrels, you know; but he didn't stay there long he expected that OLD-man would try to follow "The Mountain-lion had eaten much that he was sleepy after a while he eaten Squirrels, he thought would rest. He hadn't intended to go to sleep; but he crawled upon a big stone near foot of and sat where could a long way. eyes began to wink, and his nod, and finally he slept. "Without stopping once, kept on trail. That is what counts--sticking right the thing you are doing--and just before sundown saw the sleeping Lion. Carefully, lest he wake the sleeper, OLD-man crept close, being particular move a stone or a twig; for Mountain-lion much than are, you and if OLD-man had wakened the Lion, he would never have him again, perhaps. Little by little he crept to the the was dreaming, and last grabbed him by tail. wasn't much of a but for to. The was scared and begged saying: "'Spare me, OLD-man. You full and I was something to eat; had to get my living. let me go and do not hurt Ho! OLD-man was angry--more angry than he was when he waked and that he robbed, because he had travelled so far on
 his ways.'

"OLD-man got down on his Hands and knEes to WalK as ThE BeaR-peoPle do,
just as he dID thaT night in the Sun's lodge, anD follOwED the TRaIl of
tHe MountAIn-LIOn oVeR tHe hIlLS aNd thrOugH the swaMps.  At last hE
caMe To a place wherE ThE grass was aLl bEnt down, and thEre He founD
hIs wILlow pLatE, but iT was emPTy.  That Was the plaCe WHere thE
mountaiN-LIoN had Stopped to eat the reST oF The Squirrels, yoU know;
bUt HE dIDN't sTay There long bEcAuse hE ExpecteD ThAT olD-mAN would
try to foLlow him.

"The MOUntAin-lioN hAd eATen so mUch thAt HE waS sleepy and, aFter
TravellinG a whilE After he HAd eaten The SquIrrEls, He thOUgHt He
wOuLD reST.  HE haDN't iNtended tO gO tO sleeP; but HE CRAwleD upOn a
bIg stoNe near the foot Of a Hill ANd sAt dowN wherE he cOuLd see A
long wAy.  HerE hIs eyes began to wiNk, anD his head bEgaN tO noD, aNd
finALly he sLepT.

"WiThout stOpping oNCe, OlD-MAN KePt on the trail.  That is WhAT
CoUnts--sticKing riGHt To THe thing yOu Are DoinG--ANd jusT befORe
Sundown OlD-man sAW tHe SleepinG LIon.  CarEfUllY, leSt he wAKe thE
sleepEr, OLD-man Crept CLose, being partiCUlar not to move A StONE oR
BreaK a tWig; for the MoUntaIN-lioN is mUCh FasTEr thaN men aRe, YOu
SEe; and if OLD-man had wakEnEd the LIon, he Would never havE caught
him AGAIn, perhapS.  LitTLe BY little he crept To the Stone where THe
MountaIn-lioN was dreaMing, and at LASt grabbeD hiM by The TaiL.  iT
wAsn't much of a taIL Then, BuT enough For oLD-man tO hoLd tO.  Ho!
the liOn was scarEd and begGeD hArD, sAyiNg:

"'SpaRE me, OLD-maN.  YOu wErE fuLl and i Was hunGry.  I hAd to HaVe
SOmeThing to EAt; HAD to gEt My LiviNg.  PLeAse leT me gO And Do not
huRt me.'  Ho! OLD-Man WAs anGrY--mOre angrY than he was wheN hE waked
and fOuNd tHat he hAD Been robbEd, because he had travelled SO far on

 his ways.'

"OLD-man gotdown on hi s han dsand  k nees  towalk as the Be a r-pe ople do,
just as he di d tha tn ight in  theSun's l o dg e ,  an dfo llo we d  t he tr ail  of
the  Mountain- lio nover the hil l sand throug h t he swamps. Atlast h ecam e  to a  pl ace w here t h e gras s was all  b e nt dow n , and t h e re  hefound
his willowp la t e, but it wasempty.  T ha t was  th e place wh er e the Mountai n -l i o n  ha d  stopped to e at the rest ofthe Sq ui rre l s, you  know ;b uthe didn't s taythere lon g beca u se he e x pectedthat O LD- man  wou l dtr y t of oll o whim . 

" The Moun ta in -lion  had e a t en s o m uchthathe was sleepy  an d, a f ter 
trav ellin g awh ile a fter h e had  e aten the Squirr els,  he thoug hthe 
wo ul d res t .  Hehad n't  intend ed to g o  to  s l e e p;  but he crawled up on a 
b ig stone  neart he  f o ot of ahi llands a t dow n wh e re  he coul d seea 
l on g way. H ere hi seye s b egant o wi nk, an d his he ad be g an to nod, and finally he sl e pt . 
" W itho utstopping on ce,O LD-m an k e pt  on the t rail.  T ha t  is what
counts--st ic king r ightto the thingyou are do i n g --and ju st b e fo r e
sundown OLD- man s aw the sle e ping Lio n.  C arefully , lest he w ake thesle epe r,OLD - m an  crept close, b eing  p articul arnot tomov e a  st one  o r
break a  twig; f or  t he  M oun tain- l ion is m uc h f as ter  than men ar e, yo u
se e;  a n d i f OLD-m a nh a d wa ke ne d th e L io n, he  wou l d n ever ha ve caught 
hi m  aga in ,perhaps .  Little byli ttle he cr ep t t o thes t one wher e the
Mountain-lion was dreamin g,and a t la st grabbe d h im bythe tail. It
wa sn'tmu cho f  a ta i l  t hen ,but enough f orOLD-m an  tohold to .  Ho!
The Lion wa s  sc ared and begg edhard , sa yin g :"'S pa r e m e ,  OLD-man.  Youwere fullan d  I  was hungr y . Ihad tohave
so methi n g to ea t; had to  get my l iv ing. Ple ase let me  go anddo not
hu r t me. '  Ho! O LD- man wa sang ry--m ore an g rythanhe was  w hen he  wake dand foun d that he had been robb ed, be cause  he  had trav ell e d s o far on
 his_ways.'

"OLD-man got_down on his hands_and knees_to_walk as_the_Bear-people do,
just as_he did that_night in the Sun's_lodge, and followed_the_trail of
the Mountain-lion over the hills and through the swamps.  At last he
came_to_a place_where_the_grass was all bent down,_and there he found
his willow_plate, but_it was empty.  That was the place_where_the
Mountain-lion had stopped_to eat the rest of the Squirrels, you know;
but_he didn't stay there long because_he expected that_OLD-man_would
try_to follow him.

"The Mountain-lion_had eaten so much that he_was sleepy and, after
travelling a while_after he had eaten the Squirrels, he_thought he
would rest.  He hadn't_intended to go to sleep;_but he_crawled upon a
big stone near_the foot of_a hill_and sat down_where he could see a
long way._ Here his_eyes began to wink, and his_head_began to nod,_and
finally_he_slept.

"Without stopping_once, OLD-man kept_on_the trail.__That is what
counts--sticking right to the_thing_you are doing--and just before
sundown OLD-man saw_the sleeping Lion. _Carefully,_lest he wake the
sleeper,_OLD-man crept close, being particular_not to move a stone or
break_a twig;_for the_Mountain-lion is much faster than men are, you
see; and if OLD-man_had wakened the Lion, he would_never have caught
him again,_perhaps. _Little_by little he_crept_to the_stone where the
Mountain-lion was dreaming, and at_last grabbed_him by the tail.  It
wasn't_much of a tail_then,_but enough for OLD-man to hold_to.  Ho!
The Lion was scared_and begged hard, saying:

"'Spare me,_OLD-man.__You were full and I_was hungry.  I had to_have
something to eat;_had to get my living.  Please_let_me go and do not
hurt me.'__Ho! OLD-man was angry--more angry than_he_was_when he waked
and found that_he had been robbed, because he_had travelled so far on
