Running rabbit: a Kumeyaay folktale.(Native American tale)(Short Story)

Highlights for Children, July, 2000 by Beck, Jeannie

There was once a rabbit who was known to be the fastest rabbit in the world. The elders often spoke of this rabbit whenever a young boy came of age and it was time to test his hunting skills.

One small boy, who had heard the tale of this rabbit many times, decided that he would be the one to finally bring him in. As the years passed and the boy came of age, still no one had managed to bag Running Rabbit.

The elders cheered the boy on as he carved his first bow and arrow. He was given three days to hunt the rabbit. It was known that this rabbit always stayed in a certain flat area that was at least a mile long. It was here that the boy waited until he saw Running Rabbit.

"I have waited for you for a long time, and now you are old and...

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