nd there sat a rabbit.

"I had hiccoughs this morning and thought that I was going to have a
good big meal, and here is nothing but a toothful."

"I guess you won't make a toothful of me," said Rabbit, "I am as strong
as you, though I am little." "We will see," said the giant. He went into
the house and came out, bringing a hammer that weighed many tons.

"Now, Mr. Rabbit, we will see who can throw this hammer over the top of
that tree." "Get something harder to do," said Rabbit.

"Well, we will try this first," said the giant. With that he grasped the
hammer in both hands, swung it three times around his head and sent it
spinning thru the air. Up, up, it went, skimming the top of the tree,
and came down, shaking the ground and burying itself deep into the
earth.

"Now," said the giant, "if you don't accomplish this same feat, I am
going to swallow you at one mouthful." Rabbit said, "I always sing to my
brother before I attempt things like this." So he commenced singing and
calling his brother. "Cinye! Cinye!" (brother, brother) he sang. The
giant grew nervous, and said: "Boy, why do you call your brother?"

Pointing to a small black cloud that was approaching very swiftly,
Rabbit said: "That is my brother; he can destroy you, your house, and
pine tree in one breath."

"Stop him and you can go free," said the giant. Rabbit waved his paws
and the cloud disappeared.

From this place Rabbit continued on his trip towards the west. The next
day, while passing thru a deep forest, he thought he heard some one
moaning, as though in pain. He stopped and listened; soon the wind blew
and the moaning grew louder. Following the direction from whence came
the sound, he soon discovered a man stripped of his clothing, and caught
between two limbs of a tall elm tree. When the wind blew the limbs would
rub together and squeeze the man, who would give forth the mournful
groans.

"My, you have a fine place up there. Let us change. You can come down
and I will take your place." (Now this man had been placed up there for
punishment, by Rabbit's brother, and he could not get down unless some
one came along and proposed to take his place on the tree). "Very well,"
said the man. "Take off your clothes and come up. I will fasten you in
the limbs and you can have all the fun you want."

Rabbit disrobed and climbed up. The man placed him between the limbs and
slid down the tree. He hurriedly got into Rabbit's clothes, and just as
he ha