Nature Myths and Stories. 25

She waited until the bear went away. Then she
flew down and searched with her sharp little eyes
until she found a tiny live coal. This she fanned
patiently with her wings for a long time.

Her little breast was scorched red, but she did
not stop until a fine ie flame blazed up from the
ashes.

Then she flew away to every hut in the North-
land.

Wherever she touched the ground a fire began
to burn.

Soon instead of one little fire the whole north
country was lighted up.

The white bear went further back into his cave

-in the iceberg and growled terribly.

He knew that there was now no hope that he
would ever have the Northland all to himself.

This is the reason that the people in the north
country love the robin, and are never tired of telling
their children how its breast became red.