A long time ago, Raccoon had no mask. �It was the coldest winter ever and Raccoon had to follow people around to steal their food. �One night the Ancestors lit a fire to keep them warm as it was a very cold night. The fire had gone out and Raccoon quietly crept into the longhouse. �Raccoon put his nose down to sniff at the food and his nose fell on the hot ashes of the fire which had burned out only recently. �It stung horribly and Raccoon went outside to put his nose in the snow to cool it down but the ashes stuck to Raccoon's face forever. �The moral of the story is not to steal from people, �for there are consequences.

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