STORY OF THE RABBITS
The Rabbit nation were very much depressed in spirits on account of being run over by all other nations. They, being very obedient to their chief, obeyed all his orders to the letter. One of his orders was, that upon the approach of any other nation that they should follow the example of their chief and run up among the rocks and down into their burrows, and not show themselves until the strangers had passed.
This they always did. Even the chirp of a little cricket would send them all scampering to their dens.
One day they held a great council, and after talking over everything for some time, finally left it to their medicine man to decide. The medicine man arose and said:
"My friends, we are of no use on this earth. There isn't a nation on earth that fears us, and
