reach them. The Possum waited his chance, and at last
managed to throw down a large one (some say a bone which he carried
with him), so that it lodged in the wolfs throat as he jumped up at it
and choked him to death. " I'll take his ears for hominy spoons," -aid
the Terrapin, and cut off the wolf's ears and started home with them,
leaving the Possum still eating persimmons up in the tree. After
a while he came to a house and was invited to have some kanahdna
gruel from the jar that is set always outside the door. He sat down
beside the jar and dipped up the gruel with one of the wolf's ears for
a spoon. The people noticed and wondered. When he was satisfied
he went on, but soon cameto another house and was asked to have
some more kanahe'na. He dipped it up again with the wolf's ear and
went on when he had enough. Soon the news went around that the
Terrapin had killed the Wolf and was using his ears for spoons. All
the Wolves got together and followed the Terrapin's trail until they
came up with him and made him prisoner. Then they held a council
to decide what to do with him, and agreed to boil him in a clay pot.
They brought in a pot, but the Terrapin only laughed at it and said
that if they put him into that thing he would kick it all to pieces.
They said they would burn him in the fire, but the Terrapin laughed
again and said he would put it out. Then