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Segun looked, but Peboan was gone. She took some flowers from her hair and hid them under the leaves on the ground. There was ice on the leaves, but it did not hurt the pink flowers. Segun breathed on the flowers, and they became sweet.
She said: "I go, but the flowers shall stay to tell of Segun's visit to Peboan. The children shall find them and know that Segun has sent Peboan away. It shall be so each time the snows melt and the rivers begin to run. This flower shall tell that spring has come."
Peboan's tepee was sweet with the breath of the flowers, but Segun was gone.
Why the Dog Cannot Endure the Cat, Nor the
Cat the Mouse[1]
Long years ago it was the custom to give the dog all the meat that fell from the mas-*
- ↑ Original adaptation from the folk-lore of South Slavonia. There is another and different version of "Why the Dog and Cat Are Enemies" under the title, "The Enchanted Wine Jug," in Stories to Tell (A. Flanagan Company), compiled by the author of this book. Stories of animals are always of interest to children, and the more familiar the animals the greater the child's interest in the story. These two versions of the above story, I have found are not generally known to either teachers or children, for they seem to have been generally overlooked in the many collections of folk-tales.
