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Reminscences of early Michigan History 1800's
the flat one. The beaver was at work, building his dam across a small stream, for the purpose of forming a small pond to live in. After cutting his timber and brush, floating and placing it in his dam, and getting it ready for sand and gravel, he could not contrive how he should transport'his sand and gravel, to make his dam water tight. While in this state of mind, a muskrat came along, with his broad, flat tail, examining the beaver's works. He inquired how he would get his sand and gravel for his dam. Beaver said he had been thinking it over, and thought perhaps they had better exchange tails for a time, or until Mr. Beaver could finish his dam. Musk-rat having no particular use for his flat tail, consented to accommodate his friend beaver, and they exchanged.
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