"I 'll soon settle you," returned Blue Jay, and he shot an arrow. Skate turned his narrow side and Blue Jay's arrow flew past him to the earth. Then Skate shot an arrow. As Blue Jay saw it coming, he jumped, but he did not rise quite high enough. The arrow struck his foot, and to this day he is not a swift runner.
"Stop your quarreling, you foolish things," called the other animals. "Come and plan how to fight the southwest winds. We are so cold out here that if we do not do something soon, we shall freeze to death."
"I 'll see if I can get a brand for a camp fire," said Beaver; and he started out towards the home of the southwest winds. He was creeping along the ditch behind their house, when they saw him. Before he could escape, they rushed out and caught him. After they had killed Beaver, they took him into the house and laid him in front of the fire to singe. When Beaver felt the warmth, he came to life again and crept out of the door with some of the fire hidden under his fur. Then he raced to the animals' camp and made them a fire.
As they were warming their toes, they said: "Some one must find a hole in the house of the southwest winds. You go, Skunk, and find us a hole that we can crawl through."
