I am ready now , ' said the wolverine after a bit ; ` just at first you will find that the berries make your eyes smart , but you must be careful not to move , or the juice will run out , and then it will have to be done all over again . ' So the bear promised to lie very still ; but the moment the cranberries touched her eyes she sprang up with a roar . ` Oh , you must n't mind a little pain , ' said the wolverine , ` it will soon be over , and then you will see all sorts of things you have never dreamt of . ' The bear sank down with a groan , and as her eyes were full of cranberry juice , which completely blinded her , the wolverine took up a sharp knife and stabbed her to the heart . Then he took off the skin , and , stealing some fire from a tent , which his sharp eyes had perceived hidden behind a rock , he set about roasting the bear bit by bit . He thought the meat was the best he ever had tasted , and when dinner was done he made up his mind to try that same trick again , if ever he was hungry . And very likely he did ! -LSB- Adapted from Bureau of Ethnology . -RSB- The Husband of the Rat 's Daughter Once upon a time there lived in Japan a rat and his wife who came of an old and noble race , and had one daughter , the loveliest girl in all the rat world . Her parents were very proud of her , and spared no pains to teach her all she ought to know . There was not another young lady in the whole town who was as clever as she was in gnawing through the hardest wood , or who could drop from such a height on to a bed , or run away so fast if anyone was heard coming . Great attention , too , was paid to her personal appearance , and her skin shone like satin , while her teeth were as white as pearls , and beautifully pointed . Of course , with all these advantages , her parents expected her to make a brilliant marriage , and , as she grew up , they began to look round for a suitable husband . But here a difficulty arose . The father was a rat from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail , outside as well as in , and desired that his daughter should wed among her own people . She had no lack of lovers , but her father 's secret hopes rested on a fine young rat , with moustaches which almost swept the ground , whose family was still nobler and more ancient than his own . Unluckily , the mother had other views for her precious child . She was one of those people who always despise their own family and surroundings , and take pleasure in thinking that they themselves are made of finer material than the rest of the world . ` HER daughter should never marry a mere rat , ' she declared , holding her head high . ` With her beauty and talents she had a right to look for someone a little better than THAT . '
So she talked , as mothers will , to anyone that would listen XXXXX her .
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