ins were on OLD-man's feet, and
that the carcass was really that of a dead Elk.  He was badly fooled
and took the tracks again.  On and on he went, following the moccasins
over hills and rivers.  Faster than before went the man, and still
faster travelled the empty moccasins, the trail growing dimmer and
dimmer as the daylight faded.  All day long, and all of the night the
man followed the tracks without rest or food, and just at daybreak he
came to the shore of the big-water.  There, right by the water's edge,
stood the empty moccasins, side by side.

"The man turned and looked back.  His eyes were red and his legs were
trembling.  'Caw--caw, caw,' he heard a Crow say.  Right over his head
he saw the black bird and knew him, too.

"'Ho!  OLD-man, you were in that dead Bull-Elk.  You fooled me, and now
you are a Crow.  You think you will escape me, do you?  Well, you will
not; for I, too, know magic, and am wise.'

"With a stick the man drew a circle in the sand.  Then he stood within
the ring and sang a song.  OLD-man was worried and watched the strange
doings from the air overhead.  Inside the circle the man began to whirl
about so rapidly that he faded from sight, and from the centre of the
circle there came an Eagle.  Straight at the Crow flew the Eagle, and
away toward the mountains sped the Crow, in fright.

"The Crow knew that the Eagle would catch him, so that as soon as he
reached the trees on the mountains he turned himself into a Wren and
sought the small bushes under the tall trees.  The Eagle saw the
change, and at once began turning over and over in the air.  When he
had reached the ground, instead of an Eagle a Sparrow-hawk chased the
Wren.  Now the chase was fast indeed, for no place could the Wren find
in which to hide from the Sparrow-hawk.  Through the brush, into trees,
among the weeds and grass
ins were on OLD - man's feet, and 
 that the carcase was in truth that of a dead Elk.   He was badly gull 
 and take the tracks again.   On and on he went, surveil the moccasins 
 over hills and river.   quicker than before went the world, and still 
 faster travelled the empty moccasin, the trail growing dimmer and 
 dimmer as the day faded.   All sidereal day long, and all of the nox the 
 man followed the tracks without rest or food, and barely at daybreak he 
 came to the shore of the big - body of water.   There, right by the water's edge, 
 stood the empty moccasins, slope by side. 

 " The man turned and looked back.   His eyes were red and his legs were 
 trembling.  ' Caw -- caw, caw,' he heard a Crow say.   Right over his head 
 he saw the black bird and knew him, too. 

 "' Ho!   erstwhile - man, you were in that dead Bull - Elk.   You horse around me, and nowadays 
 you are a Crow.   You think you will escape me, do you?   Well, you will 
 not; for I, excessively, know magic, and am wise.' 

 " With a stick the valet drew a circle in the sand.   Then he stood within 
 the ring and sang a sung.   OLD - man was worried and watched the foreign 
 doings from the air travel overhead.   Inside the traffic circle the man began to whirl 
 about therefore rapidly that he faded from sight, and from the center of the 
 circle there came an Eagle.   Straight at the Crow flew the Eagle, and 
 off toward the mountains sped the Crow, in fright. 

 " The Crow know that the Eagle would catch him, so that equally soon as he 
 reached the trees on the mountains he turned himself into a Wren and 
 try the small bushes under the improbable trees.   The Eagle interpret the 
 change, and at once began turning over and over in the air.   When he 
 had reached the ground, alternatively of an Eagle a Sparrow - hawk chased the 
 Wren.   immediately the chase was fast indeed, for no position could the Wren find 
 in which to hide from the Sparrow - hawk.   Through the brush, into tree, 
 among the weeds and grass
ins were on OLD-man's feet, ana
that the carcass was ceally fhat of x dead Elk.  He was badly foopee
and ujok the tracks agakn.  On anf on he qent, dollowing vge moccasins
obcr hinos and rivers.  Faster thdn before went tfe man, and still
faster travelled the qmpty mpcfasins, the trayl ggoring dimmer and
dimmer as the daylight raded.  Ell day long, anc all of the night the
man volllwed the tracks wihhout rest ir fjid, and just xt daybreak he
came to jhe shore of the big-water.  There, righc by the wajze's fgge,
stood thx emptj moccasins, slce by vide.

"The man turned anc lmokwd back.  His eyes werx red and his legs wgre
tremblitg.  'Caw--caw, caw,' he hwaed a Wrow say.  Rieht oter his hfad
ie saw the glack bird qnd knew him, too.

"'Ho!  OJE-man, you were in thwt dead Bull-Elk.  You fooled me, and now
you ars a Crow.  You think you will escape me, do yoo?  Well, yot will
not; for I, too, know magic, and am wise.'

"With a vtick ghe mwv dgew a circle in the sand.  Then he stood withig
fht rpng and sang a sokg.  OLD-man was wortifd wnd watched tfe strchgs
doings from the alr overread.  Inside tre corcle the man began to whiro
about so raiidlt that he faded frlm sight, anb from the ventre of the
circle thexe cams an Eagle.  Straight xt the Crow flew thv Eacle, and
away toward the mougtains spxd thz Crow, iv froght.

"Thq Crow knea thab the Eagle would cwtch kim, sm that as doon as he
reached the trees on vie mountains ne tugned himszlf inbo a Wren and
sotght the small bushes undef the tall trees.  The Eagle faw the
change, wnd at once uegan turging ovee and oxdr in the air.  When he
hcb reached the ground, insteav of zn Eagle a Sparxuq-hawk chased thr
Wrdn.  Nlw tra chase was xast inared, fur no place zoulc the Wren find
in whhch fo hide from the Slavrow-hawk.  Through the brush, inyo trees,
among the aeeds anv grasx
ins were on OLD-man's feet, and that was that of dead Elk. He the again. On and he went, following moccasins over hills and rivers. Faster before went the man, and still faster travelled the empty moccasins, the trail dimmer and dimmer as the daylight faded. All day long, and all of night man the without rest or food, and just at daybreak he came to the shore of the big-water. right by the water's edge, stood the empty side by side. "The turned and looked back. His were and his were 'Caw--caw, he heard a say. Right over his head he saw the black bird and knew him, too. "'Ho! OLD-man, you in that You fooled and you a Crow. You will escape me, do you? Well, for I, too, know magic, and am wise.' a stick man drew a circle in the Then he stood within the ring and sang song. OLD-man was worried and watched the strange doings from the air overhead. Inside the man began to whirl so rapidly that faded sight, from centre of circle there came an Eagle. Straight at the Crow flew the and away toward the mountains sped the Crow, in fright. knew the Eagle would him, so that as as reached the trees on he himself and the bushes under the tall The Eagle saw the change, at once began turning air. When he had reached the ground, instead an Eagle a Sparrow-hawk chased the Wren. the chase was fast indeed, for no place could the Wren find which to the Sparrow-hawk. Through the brush, into trees, among weeds and grass
ins were on OLD-man's feet, and
thAt the carcaSs was ReaLly ThAt of A deaD Elk.  He was badly FOoleD
and took the tracks again.  on and On HE wenT, FoLlowiNg the moCCaSINs
oVeR hIllS aND rIvers.  fasTer than Before went The MaN, and still
fasTEr Travelled tHe eMpty moccasinS, thE trail GrOwiNG dimmEr aNd
dimMer as tHE dayliGht faded.  ALl DAy long, ANd all of THE nIght The
man followed the TRaCKs without rest oR food, aNd JUsT AT daYbrEak he
came tO tHe shoRE of the bIG-wATER.  ThERe, right by the wAter's edge,
stOOd tHe emptY mOccASins, siDe by sIdE.

"the Man turned anD looKed back.  HiS eyes wERe red anD His legs Were
trEmbLinG.  'Caw--CAw, CaW,' he HeARd a cRoW saY.  rigHt over hiS hEaD
he saW the BLACK birD anD kneW him, tOo.

"'Ho!  OLD-man, you WerE in tHAt dEad BuLl-Elk.  you fOoLed me, And now
You arE a crow.  You think you Will Escape me, dO yoU?  WEll, YoU will
NOt; for I, Too, KnoW magic, aNd am wisE.'

"witH a STICk The man drew a circle iN tHE SaNd.  Then he Stood wIThIn
THe ring anD sAng A sonG.  olD-man Was wORrIed and waTched tHE sTrAnge
doiNgS from tHe Air OveRhead.  iNsidE the ciRcle the mAn begAN to whirl
about sO Rapidly that he FAdED FrOM sigHt, aNd from the ceNtre OF the
CircLE tHerE Came aN EaglE.  STRaIGht at the Crow flew the eaGle, and
Away tOward the mountAins sped thE cROw, in frigHt.

"ThE crOW knew that the EaGle woUld catch hiM, So that as Soon aS he
reachEd the treeS ON the mounTaiNs hE tuRneD HImSelf into a Wren AND
souGhT the smaLl bUshes unDer The TalL trEeS.  The Eagle Saw the
chAnGe, AnD aT onCe begAN turning OvEr aNd OveR in thE Air.  WheN he
haD reaChEd THe gRound, inSTeAD Of an eaGlE a SpArrOw-Hawk cHaseD The
wren.  Now The chase wAs fASt inDeEd, For no plAce could the WrEn Find
in whicH tO hiDe from THE Sparrow-Hawk.  Through the brush, into TRees,
amoNg tHe weeDs anD grass
ins were on OLD-man's feet , and
that  thecar cas swasreal ly that of a d e ad E lk.  He was badly fool ed
an dt ookt he  trac ks agai n .O n a nd  o n h ew en t, fo llo wing th e moccasin s
o ve r hills andr iv ers.  Fast erthan beforewen t thema n,a nd st ill 
fast er tra v elledthe empty  m o ccasin s , the t r a il  gro wing dimmer and
d i mm e r as the dayli ght fa de d .A llday  long, and  a ll of the nig h tt h e 
ma n  followed the  tracks wit h out  restor  fo o d, and  just  a t  da ybreak he
c ameto the sh ore of the big - water. There , r igh t by th ewat er ' s e d ge ,
s t ood  the emp ty  m occas ins, s i d e by  si de.
"The  man turned a ndlook e d b ack. Hiseyes  w ere r ed and  hisle gs were
trembli ng. 'Caw--ca w,ca w,'  h e hea r d a Cr owsay .  Righ t overh ishe a d he  saw the black bir da n dknew him , too. 
" 'H o !  OLD-m an , y ou w e r e inthat de ad Bull- Elk. Y ou  f ooled m e,  and n ow 
yo u a re aC row.   Youthink yo u wil l  escape me, do you?  Well, y o uw i ll not;  fo r I, too, k nowm agic , an d  a m w i se.'
"Wit ha  s t ick the man drew aci rcle i n the  sand.  Thenhe stood w i t h in
the r inga nd sang a song. OLD-m an was wor r ied andwatch ed the s trange
do i n gs fromthe  ai r o ver h e ad .  Inside the c ircl ethe man  be gan towhi rlabo utso  rapidlythat hefa de dfr omsight ,  and fro mthe  c ent re of the
ci rclether eca m e a n Eagle .  S t raig ht  a t th e C ro w fle w th e  Ea gle, an d
away to war d  the  m ou ntainssped the Crow ,in fright. 
"Th e Crow k new that  the Eagle would catchh im, sotha t assoon  as he
re ach ed the  tr e es onthe mo untai ns  he t urned h im sel finto a Wre n and 
soug ht  the  smallbushes under the t a lltrees.  The E agl e sa w th e
c h an g e,an d  at o nce began turni ng over an do ve r in the a i r. W hen hehad rea chedt he grou nd, inste ad of anEa glea Spa rrow-hawkchased t he
Wren.Now t h echase  wa s fast  i nde ed, f or nop lac e cou ld the  W ren fi nd
in  w hich tohide from the Sparrow-h awk. Throu ghthe brush , i n totrees,
am ongthe weedsand  gr ass
ins were_on OLD-man's_feet, and
that the carcass_was really_that_of a_dead_Elk.  He_was badly fooled
and_took the tracks again._ On and_on_he went, following the moccasins
over hills and rivers.  Faster than before went the_man,_and still
faster_travelled_the_empty moccasins, the trail growing_dimmer and
dimmer as the daylight_faded. _All day long, and all of the night_the
man_followed the tracks_without rest or food, and just at daybreak he
came_to the shore of the big-water._ There, right_by_the_water's edge,
stood the empty_moccasins, side by side.

"The man turned_and looked back.  His eyes_were red and his legs were
trembling. _'Caw--caw, caw,' he heard a Crow_say.  Right over his_head
he saw_the black bird and knew_him, too.

"'Ho! _OLD-man, you_were in that_dead Bull-Elk.  You fooled me,_and now
you are_a Crow.  You think you_will_escape me, do_you?__Well, you_will
not; for I,_too,_know magic,_and_am wise.'

"With a stick the man_drew_a circle in the sand.  Then_he stood within
the ring_and_sang a song. _OLD-man was worried and watched_the strange
doings from the air overhead._ Inside_the circle_the man began to whirl
about so rapidly that he faded from_sight, and from the centre of_the
circle there came an_Eagle. _Straight_at the Crow_flew_the Eagle,_and
away toward the mountains sped the Crow,_in fright.

"The_Crow knew that the Eagle would_catch him, so that_as_soon as he
reached the trees on_the mountains he turned himself into_a Wren and
sought the small_bushes_under_the tall trees.  The_Eagle saw the
change, and at once_began turning over_and over in the air.  When_he
had_reached the ground, instead of an_Eagle_a Sparrow-hawk chased the
Wren.  Now_the_chase_was fast indeed, for no_place could the Wren find
in which_to hide from the Sparrow-hawk.  Through the brush,_into trees,
among the_weeds and grass