little beaver was very much pleased, and he used to play a great deal with these two new pets.
Not long after, when the crows had grown quite big and mischievous, little beaver sat outside of the tepee on the ground, to eat some dinner. The crows saw him and came running over to him. While little beaver tried to frighten one away the other would try to steal his meat and they kept it up quite a while until the little boy whipped them away. Then the crows felt very mournful to think they had been beaten, and walked away with their heads drooping, as if they knew enough to be ashamed of what they had tried to do.
BRIGHT-EYES AND HIS PUMA KITTENS.
Indian boys have very queer pets; they capture bear cubs, puma or mountain lion kittens, and various other young animals of the forest and tame them. The boys like to play with these strange pets, as much as little white boys love to play with puppies or kittens.
SOME INDIAN BOYS ENJOY TEASING THEIR PETS.
Some Indian boys, just like the white boys, enjoy teasing their pets, which is very wrong as it makes the animals very angry, and often the boys are punished beyond their expectation for their naughtiness.