` Look round and see their shades , with arrows sticking in them . It was I who told the bear to-day how he was to lure you into my power . I shall take care that you shall not hurt my people any more , because you will become a bear yourself . ' At this moment the second brother came up -- for the mountain had been left open on purpose to tempt him also -- and cried out breathlessly : ` Do n't you see that the bear is lying close to you ? Why do n't you shoot him ? ' And , without waiting for a reply , pressed forward to drive his arrow into the heart of the bear . But the elder one caught his raised arm , and whispered : ` Be quiet ! ca n't you tell where you are ? ' Then the boy looked up and saw the angry bears about him . On the one side were the servants of the chief , and on the other the servants of the chief 's sister , who was sorry for the two youths , and begged that their lives might be spared . The chief answered that he would not kill them , but only cast a spell over them , by which their heads and bodies should remain as they were , but their arms and legs should change into those of a bear , so that they would go on all fours for the rest of their lives . And , stooping over a spring of water , he dipped a handful of moss in it and rubbed it over the arms and legs of the boys . In an instant the transformation took place , and two creatures , neither beast nor human stood before the chief . Now the bear chief of course knew that the boys ' father would seek for his sons when they did not return home , so he sent another of his servants to the hiding-place at the fork of the trail to see what would happen . He had not waited long , when the father came in sight , stooping as he went to look for his sons ' tracks in the snow . When he saw the marks of snow-shoes along the path on the right he was filled with joy , not knowing that the servant had made some fresh tracks on purpose to mislead him ; and he hastened forward so fast that he fell headlong into a pit , where the bear was sitting . Before he could pick himself up the bear had quietly broken his neck , and , hiding the body under the snow , sat down to see if anyone else would pass that way . Meanwhile the mother at home was wondering what had become of her two sons , and as the hours went on , and their father never returned , she made up her mind to go and look for him . The youngest boy begged her to let him undertake the search , but she would not hear of it , and told him he must stay at home and take care of his sister . So , slipping on her snow-shoes , she started on her way .
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