1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: Welcome, sleep tight stories. 2 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: Owl with the great head and eyes. Long ago, when 3 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: gloose Cap was the ruler of the Indians in eastern Canada, 4 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 2: and when the animals all worked for him and talked 5 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: like men. Wolf was one of Rabbit's enemies. On the surface, 6 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: they seemed to be friends, but each was afraid of 7 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: the other, and each suspected the other of treachery. Rabbit 8 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: was very faithful to his work as the forest guide 9 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 2: who showed people the way to far places, but he 10 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: was also a great trickster, and he delighted to play 11 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: pranks on everyone he met. He liked more than all 12 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: to pester Wolf, for he had a hatred for his 13 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: cruel ways, and he was always able to outwit them. 14 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: It happened that Rabbit and Wolf lived close together deep 15 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: in the Canadian forest. Some distance from them, in a 16 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: little house lived a poor widow woman who had only 17 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: one daughter. She was a very beautiful girl, with hair 18 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: as black as the raven's wing, and with eyes like 19 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 2: the dark of the underwater. Rabbit and Wolf each fell 20 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: in love with her, and each, in his own way, 21 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 2: sought her as his wife. Rabbit tried hard to win 22 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: her love. When he went to her house. He always 23 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 2: dressed himself in a soft brown coat, and he put 24 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: a bangle around his neck and bells upon his feet, 25 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: And often he played sweetly on his flute, hoping to 26 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 2: charm her with his music, for he was a great 27 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: player upon the Indian pipe. And he tried to grow 28 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 2: a mustache to hide his split lip, but he had 29 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: little success, for his whiskers would not grow thick, and 30 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: he has the thin, scraggy mustache of a few hairs 31 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: to this day. But no matter what Rabbit did to 32 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: adorn himself, the girl gave him cold looks. An old 33 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: wolf seemed to be deeper in her favor, for she 34 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: liked his willowy form and his sleek and bashful ways. 35 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: And poor Rabbit was sore distressed. One fine day in 36 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: the springtime, Rabbit came upon the girl and her mother 37 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: gathering may flowers among the moss. He crept close to 38 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: listen to their talk. Heard the mother say, I have 39 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: no stomach for little Rabbit, but Wolf pleases me. Well, 40 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 2: you must marry Wolf. They tell me he is a 41 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: great hunter, and if you marry him, we shall never 42 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: want for food. When Rabbit heard this, he was very sad, 43 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: he determined that on no account should Wolf marry the 44 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: widow's daughter, and that he must use all his power 45 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: to prevent it. That night, he went alone to the 46 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: girl's house. He spoke sneeringly of Wolf, saying, with a 47 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: bitter frown, Wolf no hunter. He never catches any game 48 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: because he is lazy and has no brains. I always 49 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: have to feed him to keep him from starving. But 50 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: he is a beast of burden. I always ride upon 51 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 2: his back when I go to a far country, for 52 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: he is good for nothing else. The little girl's mother 53 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 2: wandered greatly, for she was very startled by this news, 54 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 2: for she did not want her daughter to marry a 55 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 2: good for nothing. But she was not sure that Rabbits 56 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: spoke the truth, for she had heard that sometimes he 57 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: told great lies. So she said, if you will ride 58 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,559 Speaker 2: Wolf over here, I will believe you, and he shall 59 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: not marry my daughter, and you shall marry her yourself. 60 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: And Rabbit went home well pleased and sure of a 61 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 2: happy ending to his trick. The next day, Rabbit purposely 62 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 2: met Wolf in the forest, and he said, let us 63 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: go together to see the widow's daughter. And Wolf was 64 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 2: glad to go. They had not gone far when Rabbit 65 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: began to cry. Then he lay down on the ground 66 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: and rolled and moaned and rubbed his belly as if 67 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: in great distress. Oh, I have a sharp pain in 68 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: my belly, he sobbed. 69 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: I cannot walk any farther. 70 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: If I walk, I shall surely die. And I cannot 71 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 2: go on unless you. 72 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: Carry me on your back. 73 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: Wolf willingly agreed, for he wanted to see the beautiful girl, 74 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: and he was very sorry for poor Rabbit in his pain. 75 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 2: And Rabbit, laughing to himself, climbed on Wolf's back. Wolf 76 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: ran along, not feeling the load, for Rabbit was very light. 77 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: They had not gone far when Rabbit cried again and said, 78 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: I cannot. 79 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: Ride without a saddle, for your bareback hurts me and 80 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: gives me blisters. 81 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: So they borrowed a little saddle from a field by 82 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: the way and put it on Wolf's back. Soon Rabbit said, 83 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: this is fine fun. Let us play that you are 84 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: a horse, and that I am a great rider. I 85 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: should like to put a little bridle on you, and 86 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: to wear spurs on my feet, and to carry a whip. 87 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 2: And Wolf, wishing to please Rabbit, to make him forget 88 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: his pain. Gladly agreed. So they borrowed a little bridle 89 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: and spurs and a whip from another field near by, 90 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: and did as Rabbit asked, and together they went to 91 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: the girl's home, Wolf trotting along like a little horse, 92 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 2: and Rabbit laughing to himself, sitting in the saddle with 93 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 2: his spurs and his whip holding the bridle reins. When 94 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 2: they drew near the house, Rabbit made a great noise 95 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 2: so that the mother and her daughter might look out 96 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: to see where the shouting came from. He called loudly, whoa, whoa, 97 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 2: and the girl and her mother opened the door and 98 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 2: looked out at them in wonder. Then as they were 99 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 2: looking out, Rabbit, chuckling to himself, struck Wolf a stinging 100 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 2: blow with his whip and stuck his spurs deep into 101 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 2: Wolf's sides and called out loudly that he was a 102 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 2: lazy beast. Wolf jumped and plunged and kicked. Because of 103 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 2: the prick of the spurs and the sting of the whip, 104 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 2: he was very cross, but he said nothing. Some distance away, 105 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 2: Rabbit tied Wolf to a tree, saying stay here and 106 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 2: I will send the girl to you. Then he went 107 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 2: to the house, and he said to the woman, now 108 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: you will believe that Wolf is as beast of burden, 109 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 2: for I have ridden here on his back. And the 110 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 2: woman believed him. She told him to give Wolf some 111 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: corn or grass, but Rabbit said he doesn't eat corn 112 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: or grass. He eats only fresh meat. For he knew 113 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 2: well that Wolf would be quite contented if he got 114 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 2: a good meal of meat. Then she gave him some 115 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 2: fresh meat, which he brought to Wolf, and Wolf was happy, 116 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: and his anger disappeared, and he forgot the pain of 117 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: the spurs and the whip, and he thought it was 118 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: fine fun to get a good meal so easily. The 119 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 2: woman promised that Rabbit should marry her daughter, And when 120 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 2: night fell, Rabbit went home well pleased, leaving Wolf still 121 00:10:55,760 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 2: tied to the tree. It was so dark that Wolf 122 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: did not see him leaving the house, and for a 123 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 2: long time he thought he was still inside, and he 124 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: waited long in the starlight. At last he grew tired waiting, 125 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 2: for he was hungry and he was cold standing still 126 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 2: in the chill night air of early spring. He caught 127 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: with his teeth the bridle rein that tied him to 128 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: the tree, and then he went to the woman's house, 129 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: but the woman would not let him in. She told 130 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: him to go away, that she never wished to see 131 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 2: him again, and she called him a lazy beast of burden. 132 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 2: He went home in great anger, for he now knew 133 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 2: that he had been tricked, and he swore that he 134 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: would have vengeance on rabbits. The next day, Rabbit learned 135 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 2: from the woman that she had spurned Wolf from her door, 136 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 2: and he knew that Wolf realized he had been deceived. 137 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 2: He was somewhat frightened, for he dreaded Wolf's vengeance, and 138 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: for several days he hid among the trees. Then hunger 139 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 2: drove him out, and he went forth to look for food. 140 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 2: One evening, he entered a garden in search of cabbage, 141 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 2: and he was busy robbing it when the people who 142 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 2: owned the garden spied him, and they said, here is 143 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 2: the thief who has been stealing our vegetables. We will 144 00:12:55,160 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 2: catch him and teach him a lesson. Before Rabbit knew it, 145 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 2: they were upon him, for he was eating heartily. He 146 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 2: was so hungry, and they caught him and bound him 147 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 2: fast to a tree, and went to get scalding water 148 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 2: to pour upon his back to teach him not to 149 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 2: rob their garden again. But while they were away, Wolf 150 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 2: came along. He too was very hungry, for he had 151 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: eaten no meal for many days. But he was glad 152 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 2: when he saw Rabbit, for now he thought he would 153 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 2: have his revenge. Rabbit saw him at a distance, and 154 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 2: he resolved to try another trick on him, and to 155 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: hail him as if he thought he was still a friend, 156 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 2: and he cried out to him. 157 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: Help me, Wolf, help me. The people here asked to 158 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: eat to eat up a nice little lamb, and when 159 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: I refused to do it, they tied me up to 160 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: this tree, and they have gone to bring the lamb 161 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: to me. 162 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 2: Wolf was too hungry to be cautious, and he forgot 163 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: all about Rabbit's tricks. For spring lamb was his favorite food, 164 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 2: and he said, I will eat up the little lamb. 165 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: And he smacked his lips as he spoke and thought 166 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: of the nice tender meal he would have. Then Rabbit said, 167 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 2: untie me and take my place, for the people will 168 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 2: soon be here with the lamb. So Wulf untied him, 169 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 2: and Rabbit in turn bound Wolf fast to the tree, 170 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: and laughing to himself because he had again outwitted Wolf, 171 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: he ran rapidly away far off he hid behind the 172 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 2: trees to see what would happen. Soon the people came 173 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: back carrying the pots of scalding water. Wolf saw them coming, 174 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 2: and he was in high spirits, for he thought the 175 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 2: lamb he was to eat was in one of the pots. 176 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 2: It was moonlight and in the shadow of the great tree, 177 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: the people could not see very clearly, and they thought 178 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: Wolf was Rabbit, still bound fast where they had left him. 179 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 2: So they poured the scalding water on his back and 180 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: kicked him and knocked him on the head with a 181 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: big stick, and they said, now, thief, we have taught 182 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 2: you how dangerous it is to rob gardens in the 183 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 2: spring moonlight. Wolf howled with pain, for his back was 184 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 2: blistered and his head was sore. And Rabbit heard him, 185 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 2: and he sat on a log and shook with laughter 186 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 2: because of the success of his prank. Then the people 187 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 2: untied Wolf and let him go. He went away warily 188 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 2: among the trees, and he again swore vengeance on Rabbit, 189 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 2: and he resolved to get it as soon as he 190 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 2: set his eyes on him, for he knew he had 191 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: been tricked a second time, for several days he searched 192 00:16:55,720 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 2: for his enemy. At last, one night of bright moonlight, 193 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 2: he came upon Rabbit sitting in a patch of tobacco plants, 194 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 2: eating his fill and contentedly chewing the tobacco leaves. Rabbit's 195 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 2: mouth was full of tobacco, but he laughed loudly when 196 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 2: he saw Wolf's back, bound in bandages because of the blisters, 197 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 2: and his sore head tied up in a cloth. But 198 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 2: when he saw Wolf's angry eyes, he was frightened, and 199 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 2: he ran away into the woods. The moon was shining 200 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 2: in the forest, and Wolf could catch a glimpse now 201 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 2: and then of his brown coat among the trees, and 202 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: he chased him for a long time. Rabbit tried all 203 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: his tricks to shake him from his tracks, but without avail. 204 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 2: At last, when Rabbit was almost worn out, he took 205 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 2: refuge in a hollow tree, into which he slipped through 206 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 2: a small hole where Wolf could not follow him. And 207 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 2: Wolf said, now I have him in my power. I 208 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 2: will have revenge, but first I must go home to 209 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 2: get my axe to cut down the tree. Then he 210 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 2: looked around for someone to keep watch over the tree 211 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: while he was gone, so that Rabbit could not escape. 212 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: At last, he saw Owl sitting quietly on the branch 213 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 2: near He called to him and said, watch this hole 214 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 2: until I get back, and do not let rabbit get away. 215 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,719 Speaker 2: So Owl came down and sat by the hole and 216 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 2: promised to keep guard over the prisoner, and Wolf went 217 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 2: away to look for his axe. But rabbit was not 218 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 2: caught yet he had another trick left. After Wolf had 219 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 2: gone away, he called to Owl sitting by the hole, 220 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 2: and said, Owl, come and see what a nice little 221 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 2: room I have here in this tree. But Owl replied, 222 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 2: it is too dark. I cannot see. Then Rabbit said 223 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 2: open your eyes wide and put your face close to 224 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 2: the hole, for I have a light here and you 225 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 2: can see easily. Owl did as he was told, for 226 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: he was a curious fellow. Rabbit had a great mouthful 227 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 2: of tobacco juice from the tobacco leaves he had been chewing, 228 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 2: and when Owl put his face close to the hole, 229 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: he squirted the juice into Owl's eyes. Owl screamed loudly, 230 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 2: for his eyes were smarting and he was blinded by 231 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 2: the juice. He ran around the tree and stamped and 232 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:28,199 Speaker 2: shrieked and rubbed his eyes, trying to relieve them of 233 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 2: their pain. And while he was about it, Rabbit slipped 234 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 2: out of the hole and ran away, and Owl did 235 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 2: not know he was gone. Soon Wolf came back carrying 236 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 2: his big sharp axe, and he said, now I shall 237 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 2: have him at last, And Owl was afraid to tell 238 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 2: him about his sore eyes. They were still open wide 239 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 2: and he could not close them. At once. Wolf chopped 240 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 2: down the hollow tree. Then he split it open from 241 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 2: end to end, but there was no sign of rabbit. 242 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 2: Wolf then thought Owl had tricked him, and that he 243 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 2: had helped rabbit to escape, but Owl said he had not. 244 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 2: He sat with his eyes wide open, staring strangely and 245 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 2: moaning and making strange noises because of his pain. Wolf 246 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 2: thought he was laughing at him and taunting him, for 247 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: he did not know the meaning of Owl's strange cries, 248 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: and in his rage, he fell to hitting him over 249 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 2: the head with his axe handle, until poor Owl's head 250 00:21:55,840 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: was swollen to a great size, and Owl cried hoo, 251 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 2: hoo hoo, and his eyes stared from his swollen head, 252 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 2: even larger than before. Then Wolf went on his way, 253 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: resolved to keep away from rabbit, and since that time 254 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 2: Owl has cried hoo hoo hoo at night, for he 255 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 2: still remembers his pain. And his head is still swollen 256 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,719 Speaker 2: and bigger than that of other birds because of the 257 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 2: beating Wolf gave him with his axe handle. And his 258 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 2: eyes are still large and they stare strangely, and he 259 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 2: cannot look at light, and he is blind in the 260 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 2: daylight because of the tobacco juice rabbit squirted into his eyes. 261 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 2: And since that night, rabbit and wolf have avoided each other, 262 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 2: and they have not lived in the same place, and 263 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 2: they have never since been friends.