Our Little Eskimo Cousin

ght night. The stars shon

who sat beside him on the platform of the house. "They are jealous because the

y Dawn?" said his son, as the boat drew up

my betel-box, Chi

y gathered around the story-telle

He was ever ready to advise his younger brother, the king of our country, and would

e was no sickness nor sorrow in the land. People lived to be hundreds of years old. Why, my children, the King

tired of ruling after two hundred years of such work. He

had ever looked upon her sweet face except her own family. She was as good and simple as she was beautiful. Her days must have pa

the Sun. They did not like it because he chose to keep awake all the time, and was

g ill might happen to his young brother the king, if he left him for a moment. Of course, the stars had

eping which we do not understand. We w

sound asleep, for it was now bright noonday

frolic in the woods. She picked the wild flowers and made them into wreaths; she softly sang swee

past her. It was larger and more brilliant than

lovely creature,

t was in vain. For after a long chase, and just as she thought she was about to

me she thought of how tired she was. Her dainty feet fairly ached

ght fell upon Rosy Dawn and made her feel quiet and restful. At the same time the Sun h

Dawn left the stream and entered a sha

s were spurred onward. It seemed as though he could not wait a momen

love in return. Ah, yes! And, sa

ile they discovered that he was making love to Rosy Dawn. They followed him one day w

t and carried it off, and the frightened steeds ran away.

ainst their ruler, and declared they would be his subjects no lo

ich he might return home. They promised him that he might drive through this ca

journeyed along, his tears fell and formed pools o

h he went out every day; but he came back regularly at nigh

nd mountains. She, too, wept, and her tears were very plentiful. Wh

eement with their lord, the Sun. They said he might live with Rosy Dawn for one-hal

uth of the cave where he first saw her, and carries her

stars insisted on the Sun's never kissing Rosy Dawn when any one can see him. We know hers is another name for

It is to shame the Sun, and to make him stop such conduct at once. Of course it takes some time for the

her. "I was careful to carry both a silver coin and a gold one. When we reached the place, I threw the money