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Chapter 16 of Canadian fairytales. This is a leap of ox recording all the provokes recordings earned the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Liber box dot org's recording by Tory Fisher Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus McMillan Rainbow and the Autumn Leaves In Olden Days Long before the Indians came to Canada, all the animals talked and worked like men. Every year after midsummer, they held a great council at which they were all present. But it happened once in the summer, before the council met that they all want to go to the sky to see what the country up there was like. None of them could find a way to go. The eldest and wisest creature on all the earth was terrible. One day he prayed to the thunder God to take him to the sky, and his prayer was soon answered. There was a great noise, as if the Earth had been split asunder. And when the people next looked for turtle, it was nowhere to be found. They searched everywhere without success. That evening, when they looked upwards, they saw him in the sky, moving about like a black cloud turtle liked the sky so well that he decided to live there always and to send his descendants later to the earth and the sky. People agreed to keep him. They asked him, Where do you want to dwell? And he answered, I should like to dwell in the black cloud in which are the ponds and streams and lakes and springs of water. Or I always don't knew these places when I was young, so he was allowed to have his wish. But when the Great Council of the Animals met on Earth in the time of the harvest moon, he was always present. He came in the black cloud, but he always went back to the sky after the council was ended and the other animals envied him his good fortune and they wished that they could go with him. Her time. The animals were greatly distressed and angered by the rumor that a new race of creatures was coming from far over the ocean to inhabit their land. They talked it over very carefully, and they all thought how fortunate it would be if they could all go to the sky with old turtle and live like him. free from fear and trouble and care. Xaver puzzle to know how to get there for Turtle had never told any of them the way. One day, dear, wandering about alone in the forest, as was his custom came across. Rainbow often built a path as many colors to the sky, and he asked Rainbow, carry me up to the sky for I want to See Turtle. But Rainbow was afraid to do it, for he wished first to ask the Thunder God for permission and he put dear off and to gain time, he said, Come to me in winter when I stay for a time of the mountain near the lake, then I will gladly carry you to the place where Turtle dwells. Throughout the long winter months, dear looked longingly for Rainbow. Rainbow did not come. Life was growing harder on the earth and the animals were in terror of the new race that was soon to come to their land and Dear was very timid and impatient At last One day in the early summer, Rainbow came again and dear hastened to meet him. Why were you false to me? He asked. I waited for you all winter long on the mountain by the lake. But you did not come as you promised. I want to go to the sky now for I'm a sea turtle. Rainbow answered. I cannot take you now. But some day when there is a fog over the lake, I shall come back to drive it away. Come to me then and I shall take you to the sky and to the place where Turtle dwells. This time I will not deceive you. Rainbow consulted the thunder God and received permission to do as dear wished soon afterwards, the fog one day rolled in a thick bank across the lake. And dear hurried out to wait for Rainbow. Sure enough, Rainbow came down as he had promised to drive the father way. He threw his arch of many colors from the lake to the blue hills far away. And the fog at once disappeared from the place