Myths And Legends of the Mississippi Valley And the Great Lakes
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At last there were not so many birds singing. Then a tiny duck opened his eyes to see why. At once he shrieked, "Manabush is killing us! Manabush is killing us!' And he started for the water, followed by the rest of the birds. Now this little duck was a poor runner. Manabush quickly caught him and said, " I won't kill you; but you shall always have red eyes. And you shall be the laughing stock of all the birds. " And with that Manabush pushed him so hard, yet holding on to his tail, that the du...ck went far out into the middle of the lake and his tail came off. Because of that he has red eyes and no tail, even to this day. 46 THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Then Manabush gathered up the birds he had killed and took them out on the sand spit. He buried them in the sand and built a fire over them to cook them, but he left sticking out the heads of some and the legs of others so he would know where they were. But Manabush was tired. He slapped his thigh and said, " You watch the birds and awaken me if anyone comes near them.
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