R121594, 30Nov53, Prosper Buranelli, F. Gregory Hartswick & Margaret Petherbridge (A) BURGESS, THORNTON W. Jerry Muskrat at home; illustrated by Harrison Cady.

He carefully collected this in his hand, and then placed the body of the muskrat beside the otter and the beaver.

He was about to go on with them, but when he saw the look of disappointment on the faces of the children he, with his usual thoughtful kindness, transferred the two beavers and the muskrats from his own canoe to one of the late arrivals.

The word for muskrat in Algonkin is wajashk, the first letter of which often suffers elision, as in nin nod-ajashkwe, I hunt muskrats.

A faint splash could have been a muskrat near at hand or a caribou far away.

In hunting, the Sioux kill muskrats with spears, as they did in early days spear the buffaloes, managing to get close to them by being dressed in wolf skin, and going on all fours.