` Pull the canoes a little apart ; they are too close for this new dance , ' he said , pausing for a moment . And the wolves separated them while he gave a series of little springs , sometime pirouetting while he stood with one foot on the prow of both . ` Now nearer , now further apart , ' he would cry as the dance went on . ` No ! further still . ' And springing into the air , amidst howls of applause , he came down head-foremost , and dived to the bottom . And through the wolves , whose howls had now changed into those of rage , sought him everywhere , they never found him , for he hid behind a rock till they were out of sight , and then made his home in another forest . Adventures of an Indian Brave -LSB- From the Journal of the Anthropological Institute . -RSB- A long , long way off , right away in the west of America , there once lived an old man who had one son . The country round was covered with forests , in which dwelt all kinds of wild beasts , and the young man and his companions used to spend whole days in hunting them , and he was the finest hunter of all the tribe . One morning , when winter was coming on , the youth and his companions set off as usual to bring back some of the mountain goats and deer to be salted down , as he was afraid of a snow-storm ; and if the wind blew and the snow drifted the forest might be impassable for some weeks . The old man and the wife , however , would not go out , but remained in the wigwam making bows and arrows . It soon grew so cold in the forest that at last one of the men declared they could walk no more , unless they could manage to warm themselves . ` That is easily done , ' said the leader , giving a kick to a large tree . Flames broke out in the trunk , and before it had burnt up they were as hot as if it had been summer . Then they started off to the place where the goats and deer were to be found in the greatest numbers , and soon had killed as many as they wanted . But the leader killed most , as he was the best shot . ` Now we must cut up the game and divide it , ' said he ; and so they did , each one taking his own share ; and , walking one behind the other , set out for the village . But when they reached a great river the young man did not want the trouble of carrying his pack any further , and left it on the bank . ' I am going home another way , ' he told his companions .
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