Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors and misprints have been corrected.
Blank pages present in the printed original have been deleted in the e-text version.
DEDICATION.
To the children of St. Mark's Church, Seattle, whoseinterest in these stories, told many years ago, was the inspirationthat brought them to life. May they prove to otherchildren the same joy. And so to them this book is lovinglydedicated by
The Author.
CONTENTS
| The Laughing Bear | Page | 15 |
| The Gray Witch | Page | 34 |
| Mr. Rooster | Page | 54 |
| The Mid-Earth People | Page | 61 |
| The Black Hus | Page | 78 |
| The Leviathan | Page | 96 |
| The Brown Friar | Page | 109 |
THE LAUGHING BEAR—orMOUWOU THE DELIVERER.
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