"You can if you will practice more than the other boys. You remember how the crane beat the humming bird in a race."
"Tell us about it, tell us," begged all the boys. "Then we will shoot our arrows all day long until the sun hides his face."
The old man was silent for a time. Then he said, "I will tell you just one more story. And you shall keep your word and practice until the darkness creeps over the earth."
THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE
HUMMING BIRD
The crane dared the humming bird to a race. The humming bird was as swift as an arrow, but the crane flew slowly.
At the word they both started. The humming bird was far ahead and he stopped to roost on a limb; but the crane flew all night.