Raven was a bird that had magical powers and with these powers he used to trick other animals, especially those who weren't as smart as he was. He even tricked Wolverine who is usually thought to be as smart as Raven.

One day while Raven was flying along he spotted Wolverine slowly dragging his big body into the nearby timber, and he decided to play a trick on him. He swooped down towards Wolverine and landed near him telling him that if he went out and got a caribou he would give him twice as much as he caught. Raven also told him he had to get his caribou by the second sundown.

Wolverine went out hunting all that day but with no success. The next day he went out again. Each time Raven made himself disappear and followed him. While he was following Wolverine, he thought to himself that Wolverine wasn't going to catch a caribou at all. So Raven decided to have a little fun with him.

So Raven turned himself into a caribou and waited for Wolverine. When Wolverine spotted him he started chasing him up a little hill. But Wolverine got so tired he headed back towards Raven's nest. Raven then turned himself into a little bird and watched Wolverine just to make sure he didn't catch a caribou. When Wolverine was out of sight, Raven turned back into his original form and hurriedly flew back towards his nest. When Wolverine got to Raven's nest at sundown, Raven was waiting for him. He told him that his time was up and the deal was now off.

Since Wolverine had not caught a caribou Raven thought that he should go out and hunt for a caribou himself. He was hungry and needed something to eat. Meanwhile a snowbunting met with Wolverine and told him what Raven was up to. So Wolverine went out searching for Raven and found him butchering a caribou he had caught. He hid in the brush and waited until Raven was finished with his work. Then he charged through the timber making a great noise and ripping down everything in his way. When Raven saw him charging he got so scared he took off and left all his food behind. Wolverine then took Raven's food and ate it all before Raven could think of another trick to play on him.

By: Fred Alstrom