WHY DEER NEVER EAT MEN
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AFTER Rabbit had decided about light and darkness, he saw Owasse, the Bear, coming.
Rabbit said, “Bear, what do you want for food?” Bear said, “Acorns and fruit.”
Then Rabbit asked Fish Hawk. He said, “Fish Hawk, what will you select for your food?”
Fish Hawk said, “I will take that fellow, Sucker, lying in the water there.”
Sucker said at once, “You may eat me if you can, but that has still to be decided.”
Sucker at once swam out into the deepest part of the river, where Fish Hawk could not reach him. Then Fish Hawk rose into the air to a point where his shadow fell exactly on the spot where Sucker lay. Now as Sucker lay there, he saw the shadow of a large bird on the bed of the stream. He became frightened. He thought, “It must be a manido,” so he swam slowly to the surface. At once Fish Hawk darted down on him and carried him into the air. Then he ate him.
Rabbit looked about him again. He saw Moqwaio, the Wolf. He cried, “Ho, Wolf! What do you wish for food?”