39. The Race Between the Crane and the Humming Bird

39. THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE HUMMING BIRD (50)

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A Humming Bird challenged a Crane to a race. The Crane consented and selected the course from the spot on the stream where they then were to a spring at its head.

When the word was given the Humming Bird flew swiftly up the stream but soon lost sight of the water and found himself in the woods. Then he returned to the stream and decided to fly over the water, always keeping in sight of it.

The Crane knew the course of the stream and when the Humming Bird arrived at the spring he found that his rival had been there for some time.