_Thompson River_
One day, as Grizzly Bear came along the trail, Chipmunk called her
names and mocked her. Grizzly Bear rushed at Chipmunk. Chipmunk ran
under a log. Grizzly Bear rushed at her again. Chipmunk did the same
thing. Grizzly Bear shouted, “I’ll get you!” and the fourth time
almost caught her. Her claws scratched Chipmunk’s back. Therefore
the chipmunk has stripes on his back even today, because Grizzly
scratched her in that way.
Later, Marmot met Grizzly Bear. He teased her in the same way that
Chipmunk had, and the very fourth time that Grizzly rushed at him,
she almost caught him, and scratched him, too. So Marmot also has
stripes, even today.
[Illustration: Indian Defensive Armor
The first two designs are body armor, the third a shield
_From “Memoirs, American Museum of Natural History”_]