NANABUSH AND THE DUCKS. (MODERN.) (NO. 1.)

Told by Peter York.

A long time ago Nanabush when out hunting ducks came to a lake. He saw

a nice bay, round (curved) all along to the end which we all know bays

are not straight. And in this bay there were a lot of ducks sitting

along the shore, and Nanabush would like to kill them all with one

shot. He did not know how to do it. He thought that he must get them

all. He looked at his gun which was straight, and he thought if he

could bend his gun he might get them all. He went to work and bent his

gun. He got close and made a good aim, pulled the trigger and “Bang.”

When the smoke cleared away there were no ducks to be seen dead or

alive. Nanabush got so mad (angry) that he made another plan.

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