and swiftly. And let him have great strength to hold his capture."
"Huh!" wheezed Deer. "Strength to hold is good enough, but he would look foolish without antlers to fight with. I think, with Grizzly, that it is perfectly absurd to give him a roaring voice. I should pay less attention to his voice and more to his ears and eyes. Have his ears as sensitive as the spider's web, and his eyes like coals of fire. Then he can detect any approaching danger."
"Baa-aa!" bellowed Mountain Sheep. "Antlers are only a bother. They always catch in the brush. You would do better to roll up the antlers into little horns on either side of the forehead. That will give his head weight and enable him to butt harder."
"Oh, you animals have no brains," interrupted Coyote. "You each want man to be just like yourself. You might as well take one of your own children and call it man. Now you know that I am wiser than any of you, and yet I want man to be better than I am. Of course I wish him to have four legs like myself, and five toes. But Grizzly's toes spread out straight so that he can stand on two feet. That is a good thing. I want man's toes to be spread out like Grizzly's.
"Then, too, he 'd better have no tail, like Grizzly, for tails are only good for fleas to ride on. He may
