\"Whatisthetrouble，grandchild，\"criedtheoldwoman。Buttheboycouldnotanswer。\"Didyouseeanythingunnatural？\"Heshookhishead，\"no。\"Hemadesignstothegrandmotherthathislungswerepressingsohardagainsthissidesthathecouldnottalk。Hekeptbeatinghissidewithhisclenchedhands。Thegrandmothergotouthermedicinebag，madeaprayertotheGreatSpirittodriveouttheevilspiritthathadenteredhergrandson’sbody，andaftershehadappliedthemedicine，theprayermusthavebeenheardandanswered，astheboycommencedtellingherwhathehadheardandseen。
Thegrandmotherwenttothechief’stentandtoldwhathergrandsonhadseen。Thechiefsenttwobravewarriorstothelaketoascertainwhetheritwastrueornot。Thetwowarriorscrepttothelittlehillclosetothelake，andthere，sureenough，thelakewasswarmingwithlittlemenswimmingabout，splashingthewaterhighupintotheair。Thewarriors，too，werescaredandhurriedhome，andinthecouncilcalledontheirreturntoldwhattheyhadseen。Theboywasbroughttothecouncilandgiventheseatofhonor（oppositethedoor），andwasnamed\"WankanWanyanka\"（seesholy）。
ThelakehadformerlybornethenameofTruthLake，butfromthistimeonwascalled\"Wicasa-bde\"——ManLake。
THEHERMIT，ORTHEGIFTOFCORN
Inadeepforest，farfromthevillagesofhispeople，livedahermit。Histentwasmadeofbuffaloskins，andhisdresswasmadeofdeerskin。Farfromthehauntsofanyhumanbeingthisoldhermitwascontenttospendhisdays。
Alldaylonghewouldwanderthroughtheforeststudyingthedifferentplantsofnatureandcollectingpreciousroots，whichheusedasmedicine。Atlongintervalssomewarriorwouldarriveatthetentoftheoldhermitandgetmedicinerootsfromhimforthetribe，theoldhermit’smedicinebeingconsideredfarsuperiortoallothers。
Afteralongday’srambleinthewoods，thehermitcamehomelate，andbeingverytired，atoncelaydownonhisbedandwasjustdozingofftosleep，whenhefeltsomethingrubagainsthisfoot。
Awakeningwithastart，henoticedadarkobjectandanarmwasextendedtohim，holdinginitshandaflintpointedarrow。
Thehermitthought，\"Thismustbeaspirit，asthereisnohumanbeingaroundherebutmyself！\"Avoicethensaid：\"Hermit，Ihavecometoinviteyoutomyhome。\"\"How（yes），Iwillcome，\"saidtheoldhermit。Wherewithhearose，wrappedhisrobeabouthimandfollowed。
Outsidethedoorhestoppedandlookedaround，butcouldseenosignsofthedarkobject。
\"Whoeveryouare，orwhateveryoube，waitforme，asIdon’tknowwheretogotofindyourhouse，\"saidthehermit。Notananswerdidhereceive，norcouldhehearanynoisesasthoughanyonewaswalkingthroughthebrush。Re-enteringhistentheretiredandwassoonfastasleep。Thenextnightthesamethingoccurredagain，andthehermitfollowedtheobjectout，onlytobeleftasbefore。
Hewasveryangrytothinkthatanyoneshouldbetryingtomakesportofhim，andhedeterminedtofindoutwhothiscouldbewhowasdisturbinghisnight’srest。
Thenexteveninghecutaholeinthetentlargeenoughtostickanarrowthrough，andstoodbythedoorwatching。Soonthedarkobjectcameandstoppedoutsideofthedoor，andsaid：
\"Grandfather，Icameto——，\"butheneverfinishedthesentence，fortheoldmanletgohisarrow，andheheardthearrowstrikesomethingwhichproducedasoundasthoughhehadshotintoasackofpebbles。Hedidnotgooutthatnighttoseewhathisarrowhadstruck，butearlynextmorninghewentoutandlookedatthespotaboutwherehethoughttheobjecthadstood。Thereonthegroundlayalittleheapofcorn，andfromthislittleheapasmalllineofcornlayscatteredalongapath。Thishefollowedfarintothewoods。Whenhecametoaverysmallknollthetrailended。Attheendofthetrailwasalargecircle，fromwhichthegrasshadbeenscrapedoffclean。
\"Thecorntrailstopsattheedgeofthiscircle，\"saidtheoldman，\"sothismustbethehomeofwhoeveritwasthatinvitedme。\"
Hetookhisboneknifeandhatchetandproceededtodigdownintothecenterofthecircle。Whenhehadgotdowntothelengthofhisarm，hecametoasackofdriedmeat。NexthefoundasackofIndianturnips，thenasackofdriedcherries;thenasackofcorn，andlastofallanothersack，emptyexceptthattherewasaboutacupfulofcorninonecornerofit，andthatthesackhadaholeintheothercornerwherehisarrowhadpiercedit。Fromthisholeinthesackthecornwasscatteredalongthetrail，whichguidedtheoldmantothecache。*
Fromthisthehermittaughtthetribeshowtokeeptheirprovisionswhentravelingandwereoverloaded。Heexplainedtothemhowtheyshoulddigapitandputtheirprovisionsintoitandcoverthemwithearth。BythismethodtheIndiansusedtokeepprovisionsallsummer，andwhenfallcametheywouldreturntotheircache，andonopeningitwouldfindeverythingasfreshasthedaytheywereplacedthere。
Theoldhermitwasalsothankedasthediscovererofcorn，whichhadneverbeenknowntotheIndiansuntildiscoveredbytheoldhermit。
*Hidingplace。
THEMYSTERIOUSBUTTE
Ayoungmanwasoncehuntingandcametoasteephill。Theeastsideofthehillsuddenlydroppedofftoaverysteepbank。Hestoodonthisbank，andatthebasehenoticedasmallopening。Ongoingdowntoexamineitmoreclosely，hefounditwaslargeenoughtoadmitahorseorbuffalo。Oneithersideofthedoorwerefiguresofdifferentanimalsengravedintothewall。
Heenteredtheopeningandthere，scatteredaboutonthefloor，laymanybracelets，pipesandmanyotherthingsofornament，asthoughtheyhadbeenofferingstosomegreatspirit。Hepassedthroughthisfirstroomandonenteringtheseconditwassodarkthathecouldnotseehishandsbeforehisface，sobecomingscared，hehurriedlylefttheplace，andreturninghometoldwhathehadseen。
Uponhearingthisthechiefselectedfourofhismostdaringwarriorstogowiththisyoungmanandinvestigateandascertainwhethertheyoungmanwastellingthetruthornot。Thefiveproceededtothebutte，andattheentrancetheyoungmanrefusedtogoinside，asthefiguresoneithersideoftheentrancehadbeenchanged。
Thefourenteredandseeingthatallinthefirstchamberwasastheyoungmanhadtold，theywentontothenextchamberandfounditsodarkthattheycouldnotseeanything。Theycontinuedon，however，feelingtheirwayalongthewalls。Theyfinallyfoundanentrancethatwassonarrowthattheyhadtosqueezeintoitsideways。Theyfelttheirwayaroundthewallsandfoundanotherentrance，solowdownthattheyhadtocrawlontheirhandsandkneestogothroughintothenextchamber。
Onenteringthelastchambertheyfoundaverysweetodorcomingfromtheoppositedirection。Feelingaroundandcrawlingontheirhandsandknees，theydiscoveredaholeinthefloorleadingdownward。Fromthisholecameupthesweetodor。Theyhurriedlyheldacouncil，anddecidedtogonofurther，butreturntothecampandreportwhattheyhadfound。Ongettingtothefirstchamberoneoftheyoungmensaid：\"Iamgoingtotakethesebraceletstoshowthatwearetellingthetruth。\"\"No，\"saidtheotherthree，\"thisbeingtheabodeofsomeGreatSpirit，youmayhavesomeaccidentbefallyoufortakingwhatisnotyours。\"\"Ah！
Youfellowsarelikeoldwomen，\"saidhe，takingafinebraceletandencirclinghisleftwristwithit。
Whentheyreachedthevillagetheyreportedwhattheyhadseen。
Theyoungmanexhibitedthebracelettoprovethatitwasthetruththeyhadtold。
Shortlyafterthis，thesefouryoungmenwereoutfixinguptrapsforwolves。Theywouldraiseoneendofaheavylogandplaceastickunder，bracingupthelog。Alargepieceofmeatwasplacedaboutfivefeetawayfromthelogandthisspacecoveredwithpolesandwillows。Attheplacewheretheuprightstickwasput，aholewasleftopen，largeenoughtoadmitthebodyofawolf。Thewolf，scentingthemeatandunabletogetatitthroughthepolesandwillows，wouldcrowdintotheholeandworkinghisbodyforward，inordertogetthemeat，wouldpushdownthebraceandthelogthusreleasedwouldholdthewolffastunderitsweight。
Theyoungmanwiththebraceletwasplacinghisbaitunderthelogwhenhereleasedthelogbyknockingdownthebrace，andthelogcaughthiswristonwhichheworethebracelet。Hecouldnotreleasehimselfandcalledloudandlongforassistance。Hisfriends，hearinghiscall，cametohisassistance，andonliftingthelogfoundtheyoungman’swristbroken。\"Now，\"saidthey，\"youhavebeenpunishedfortakingthewristletoutofthechamberofthemysteriousbutte。\"
Sometimeafterthisayoungmanwenttothebutteandsawengravedonthewallawomanholdinginherhandapole，withwhichshewasholdingupalargeamountofbeefwhichhadbeenlaidacrossanotherpole，whichhadbrokenintwofromtheweightofsomuchmeat。
Hereturnedtothecampandreportedwhathehadseen。Allaroundthefigurehesawmarksofbuffalohoofs，alsomarkeduponthewall。
Thenextdayanenormousherdofbuffalocameneartothevillage，andagreatmanywerekilled。Thewomenwerebusycuttingupanddryingthemeat。Atonecampwasmoremeatthanatanyother。Thewomanwashangingmeatuponalongtentpole，whenthepolebrokeintwoandshewasobligedtoholdthemeatupwithanotherpole，justastheyoungmansawonthemysteriousbutte。
EverafterthattheIndianspaidweeklyvisitstothisbutte，andthereonwouldreadthesignsthatweretogoverntheirplans。
Thisbuttewasalwaysconsideredtheprophetofthetribe。
THEWONDERFULTURTLE
NeartoaChippewavillagelayalargelake，andinthislaketherelivedanenormousturtle。Thiswasnoordinaryturtle，ashewouldoftencomeoutofhishomeinthelakeandvisitwithhisIndianneighbors。Hepaidthemostofhisvisitstotheheadchief，andontheseoccasionswouldstayforhours，smokingandtalkingwithhim。
Thechief，seeingthattheturtlewasverysmartandshowedgreatwisdominhistalk，tookagreatfancytohim，andwheneveranypuzzlingsubjectcameupbeforethechief，hegenerallysentforMr。Turtletohelphimdecide。
Onedaytherecameagreatmisunderstandingbetweendifferentpartiesofthetribe，andsoexcitedbecamebothsidesthatitthreatenedtocausebloodshed。Thechiefwasunabletodecideforeitherfaction，sohesaid，\"IwillcallMr。Turtle。Hewilljudgeforyou。\"
Sendingfortheturtle，thechiefvacatedhisseatforthetimebeing，untiltheturtleshouldhearbothsides，anddecidewhichwasintheright。Theturtlecame，andtakingthechief’sseat，listenedveryattentivelytobothsides，andthoughtlongbeforehegavehisdecision。Afterthinkinglongandstudyingeachsidecarefully，hecametotheconclusiontodecideinfavorofboth。Thiswouldnotcauseanyhardfeelings。Sohegavethemalengthyspeechandshowedthemwheretheywerebothintheright，andwoundupbysaying：
\"Youarebothintherightinsomewaysandwronginothers。
Therefore，Iwillsaythatyoubothareequallyintheright。\"
Whentheyheardthisdecision，theysawthattheturtlewasright，andgavehimalongcheerforthewisdomdisplayedbyhim。Thewholetribesawthathaditnotbeenforthiswisedecisiontherewouldhavebeenagreatsheddingofbloodinthetribe。Sotheyvotedhimastheirjudge，andthechief，beingsowellpleasedwithhim，gavetohimhisonlydaughterinmarriage。
ThedaughterofthechiefwasthemostbeautifulmaidenoftheChippewanation，andyoungmenfromothertribestraveledhundredsofmilesforanopportunitytomakelovetoher，andtrytowinherforawife。Itwasalltonopurpose。Shewouldacceptnoone，onlyhimwhomherfatherwouldselectforher。Theturtlewasveryhomely，butashewasprudentandwise，thefatherchosehim，andsheacceptedhim。
Theyoungmenofthetribewereveryjealous，buttheirjealousywasalltonopurpose。Shemarriedtheturtle。Theyoungmenwouldmakesportofthechief’sson-in-law。Theywouldsaytohim：
\"Howdidyoucometohavesoflatastomach？\"Theturtleansweredthem，saying：
\"Myfriends，hadyoubeeninmyplace，youtoowouldhaveflatstomachs。Icamebymyflatstomachinthisway：TheChippewasandSiouxhadagreatbattle，andtheSioux，toonumerousfortheChippewas，werekillingthemoffsofastthattheyhadtorunfortheirlives。IwasontheChippewasideandsomeoftheSiouxwerepressingfiveofus，andweregainingonusveryfast。Comingtosomehighgrass，Ithrewmyselfdownflatonmyface，andpressedmystomachclosetotheground，sothepursuerscouldnotseeme。
TheypassedmeandkilledthefourIwaswith。Aftertheyhadgoneback，Iaroseandlo！mystomachwasasyouseeitnow。SohardhadIpressedtothegroundthatitwouldnotassumeitsoriginalshapeagain。\"
Afterhehadexplainedthecauseofhisdeformitytothem，theysaid：\"TheTurtleisbrave。Wewillbotherhimnomore。\"ShortlyafterthistheSiouxmadeanattackupontheChippewas，andeveryonedesertedthevillage。TheTurtlecouldnottravelasfastastherestandwasleftbehind。Itbeinganunusuallyhotdayinthefall，theTurtlegrewverythirstyandsleepy。Finallyscentingwater，hecrawledtowardsthepointfromwhencethescentcame，andcomingtoalargelakejumpedinandhadabath，afterwhichheswamtowardsthecenteranddiveddown，andfindingsomefinelargerocksatthebottom，hecrawledinamongthemandfellasleep。Hehadhissleepoutandarosetothetop。
Swimmingtoshorehefounditwassummer。Hehadsleptallwinter。
Thebirdsweresinging，andthegreengrassandleavesgaveforthasweetodor。
HecrawledoutandstartedoutlookingfortheChippewacamp。Hecameuponthecampseveraldaysafterhehadlefthiswinterquarters，andgoingaroundinsearchofhiswife，foundherattheextremeedgeofthevillage。Shewasnursingherbaby，andasheaskedtoseeit，sheshowedittohim。Whenhesawthatitwasalovelybabyanddidnotresemblehiminanyrespect，hegotangryandwentofftoalargelake，wherehecontentedhimselfwithcatchingfliesandinsectsandlivingonseaweedtheremainderofhislife。
THEMANANDTHEOAK
ThereoncelivedaSiouxcouplewhohadtwochildren，aboyandagirl。Everyfallthisfamilywouldmoveawayfromthemaincampandtakeuptheirwinterquartersinagroveoftimbersomedistancefromtheprincipalvillage。Thereasontheydidthiswasthathewasagreathunterandwhereavillagewaslocatedforthewinterthegamewasusuallyveryscarce。Therefore，healwayscampedbyhimselfinordertohaveanabundanceofgameadjacenttohiscamp。
Allsummerhehadroamedaroundfollowingthetribetowherevertheirfancymighttakethem。Duringtheirtravelsthisparticularyeartherecametothevillageastrangegirlwhohadnorelativesthere。Nooneseemedveryanxioustotakeherintotheirfamily，sothegreathunter’sdaughter，takingafancytothepoorgirl，tookhertotheirhomeandkepther。Sheaddressedherassister，andtheparents，onaccountoftheirdaughter，addressedherasdaughter。
Thisstrangegirlbecamedesperatelyinlovewiththeyoungmanofthefamily，butbeingaddressedasdaughterbytheparents，shecouldnotopenlyshowherfeelingsastheyoungmanwasconsideredherbrother。
Inthefallwhenthemainvillagemovedintoalargebeltoftimberfortheirwinterquarters，thehuntermovedontoanotherplacetwodays’travelfromthemainwintercamp，wherehewouldnotbedisturbedbyanyotherhunters。
Theyoungmanhadatentbyhimself，anditwasalwayskeptniceandcleanbyhissister，whowasverymuchattachedtohim。Afteralongday’shuntinthewoods，hewouldgointohistentandliedowntorest，andwhenhissupperwasreadyhissisterwouldsay，\"Mybrotherissotired。Iwillcarryhissuppertohim。\"
Herfriend，whomsheaddressedassister，wouldnevergointotheyoungman’stent。Alongtowardsspringtherecameonenightintotheyoungman’stentawoman。Shesatdownbythedoorandkeptherfacecoveredsothatitwashiddenfromview。Shesattherealongtimeandfinallyaroseandwentaway。Theyoungmancouldnotimaginewhothiscouldbe。Heknewthatitwasalongdistancefromthevillageandcouldnotmakeoutwherethewomancouldhavecomefrom。Thenextnightthewomancameagainandthistimeshecamealittlenearertowheretheyoungmanlay。Shesatdownandkeptherfacecoveredasbefore。Neitherspokeaword。
Shesatthereforalongtimeandthenaroseanddeparted。Hewasverymuchpuzzledovertheactionsofthiswomananddecidedtoascertainonhernextvisitwhoshewas。
Hekindledasmallfireinhistentandhadsomeashwoodlaidonitsoastokeepfirealongtime，asashburnsveryslowlyandholdsfirealongtime。
Thethirdnightthewomancameagainandsatdownstillnearerhisbed。Sheheldherblanketopenjustatrifle，andhe，catchinguponeoftheembers，flasheditinherface;jumpingupsheranhurriedlyoutofthetent。Thenextmorninghenoticedthathisadoptedsisterkeptherfacehiddenwithherblanket。Shechancedtodropherblanketwhileintheactofpouringoutsomesoup，andwhenshedidsohenoticedalargeburnedspotonhercheek。
Hefeltsosorryforwhathehaddonethathecouldeatnobreakfast，butwentoutsideandlaydownunderanoaktree。Alldaylonghelaytheregazingupintothetree，andwhenhewascalledforsupperherefused，sayingthathewasnothungry，andforthemnottobotherhim，ashewouldsoongetupandgotobed。
Farintothenighthelaythus，andwhenhetriedtoarisehecouldnot，asasmalloaktreegrewthroughthecenterofhisbodyandheldhimfasttotheground。
Inthemorningwhenthefamilyawoketheyfoundthegirlhaddisappeared，andongoingoutsidethesisterdiscoveredherbrotherheldfasttotheearthbyanoaktreewhichgrewveryrapidly。Invainwerethebestmedicinemenofthetribesentfor。Theirmedicinewasofnoavail。Theysaid：\"Ifthetreeiscutdowntheyoungmanwilldie。\"
Thesisterwaswildwithgrief，andextendingherhandstothesun，shecried：\"GreatSpirit，relievemysufferingbrother。AnyonewhoreleaseshimIwillmarry，beheyoung，old，homelyordeformed。\"
Severaldaysaftertheyoungmanhadmetwiththemishap，therecametothetentaverytallman，whohadabrightlightencirclinghisbody。\"Whereisthegirlwhopromisedtomarryanyonewhowouldreleaseherbrother？\"\"Iamtheone，\"saidtheyoungman’ssister。\"Iamtheall-powerfullightningandthunder。Iseeallthingsandcankillatonestrokeawholetribe。WhenImakemyvoiceheardtherocksshakelooseandgorattlingdownthehillsides。Thebravewarriorscowershiveringundersomeshelteratthesoundofmyvoice。Thegirlwhomyouhadadoptedasyoursisterwasasorceress。Shebewitchedyourbrotherbecausehewouldnotlethermakelovetohim。OnmywayhereImethertravelingtowardsthewest，andknowingwhatshehaddone，Istruckherwithoneofmyblazingswords，andsheliestherenowaheapofashes。Iwillnowreleaseyourbrother。\"
Sosayingheplacedhishandonthetreeandinstantlyitcrumbledtoashes。Theyoungmanarose，andthankedhisdeliverer。
Thentheysawagreatblackcloudapproaching，andthemansaid：
\"Makeready，weshallgohomeonthatcloud。\"Asthecloudapproachedneartothemanwhostoodwithhisbride，itsuddenlyloweredandenvelopedthemandwithagreatroarandamidstflashesoflightningandloudpealsofthunderthegirlascendedanddisappearedintothewestwithherThunderandLightninghusband。
STORYOFTHETWOYOUNGFRIENDS
TherewereonceinaverylargeIndiancamptwolittleboyswhowerefastfriends。Oneoftheboys，\"Chaske\"（meaningfirstborn），wasthesonofaveryrichfamily，andwasalwaysdressedinthefinestofclothesofIndiancostume。Theotherboy，\"Hake\"
（meaninglastborn），wasanorphanandlivedwithhisoldgrandmother，whowasverydestitute，andconsequentlycouldnotdresstheboyinfineraiment。Sopoorlywastheboydressedthattheboyswhohadgoodclothesalwaystormentedhimandwouldnotplayinhiscompany。
Chaskedidnotlookattheclothesofanyboywhomhechoseasafriend，butmingledwithallboysregardlessofhowtheywereclad，andwouldstudytheirdispositions。Thewelldressedhefoundwerevainandconceited。Thefairlywelldressedhefoundselfishandspiteful。Thepoorlycladhefoundtobegenerousandtruthful，andfromallofthemhechose\"Hake\"forhis\"Koda\"
（friend）。AsChaskewasthesonoftheleadingwarchiefhewasverymuchsoughtafterbytherestoftheboys，eachonetryingtogainthehonorofbeingchosenforthefriendandcompanionofthegreatchief’sson;but，asIhavebeforesaid，ChaskecarefullystudiedthemallandfinallychosetheorphanHake。
ItwasaluckydayforHakewhenhewaschosenforthefriendandcompanionofChaske。Theorphanboywastakentothelodgeofhisfriend’sparentsanddressedupinfineclothesandmoccasins。
（WhentheIndians’sonsclaimanyoneastheirfriend，thefriendthuschosenisadoptedintothefamilyastheirownson）。
ChaskeandHakewereinseparable。Whereonewasseentheotherwasnotfardistant。Theyplayed，hunted，trapped，ateandslepttogether。Theywouldspendmostofthelongsummerdayshuntingintheforests。
Timewentonandthesetwofastfriendsgrewuptobefinespecimensoftheirtribe。Whentheybecametheagetoselectasweethearttheywouldgotogetherandmakelovetoagirl。Eachhelpingtheothertowintheaffectionoftheoneofhischoice。
Chaskelovedagirlwhowasthedaughterofanoldmedicineman。
Shewasverymuchcourtedbytheotheryoungmenofthetribe，andmanyahorseloadedwithrobesandfineporcupineworkwastiedatthemedicineman’stepeeinofferingforthehandofhisdaughter，butthehorses，ladenaswhentiedthere，wereturnedloose，signifyingthattheofferwasnotaccepted。
Thegirl’schoicewasChaske’sfriendHake。Althoughhehadnevermadelovetoherforhimself，hehadalwaysusedhoneyedwordstoherandwasalwaysloudinhispraisesforhisfriendChaske。Onenightthetwofriendshadbeentoseethegirl，andontheirreturnChaskewasveryquiet，havingnothingtosayandseeminglyindeepstudy。Alwaysofabright，jollyandamiabledisposition，hissilenceandmoodyspellgrievedhisfriendverymuch，andhefinallyspoketoChaske，saying：\"Koda，whathascomeoveryou？Youwhowerealwayssojollyandfulloffun？YoursilencemakesmegrieveforyouandIdonotknowwhatyouarefeelingsodownheartedabout。Hasthegirlsaidanythingtoyoutomakeyoufeelthus？\"
\"Wait，friend，\"saidChaske，\"untilmorning，andthenIwillknowhowtoansweryourinquiry。Don’taskmeanythingmoretonight，asmyheartishavingagreatbattlewithmybrain。\"
Hakebotheredhisfriendnomorethatnight，buthecouldnotsleep。Hekeptwonderingwhat\"PrettyFeather\"（thegirlwhomhisfriendloved）couldhavesaidtoChasketobringsuchachangeoverhim。Hakeneversuspectedthathehimselfwasthecauseofhisfriend’ssorrow，forneverdidhehaveathoughtthatitwashimselfthatPrettyFeatherloved。
Thenextmorningaftertheyhadeatenbreakfast，Chaskeproposedthattheyshouldgooutontheprairies，andseeiftheywouldhavethegoodlucktokillanantelope。Hakewentoutandgotthebandofhorses，ofwhichtherewereoverahundred。Theyselectedthefleetesttwointheherd，andtakingtheirbowsandarrows，mountedandrodeawaytowardsthesouth。
Hakewasoverjoyedtonotethechangeinhisfriend。Hisoldtimejollityhadreturned。Theyrodeoutaboutfivemiles，andscaringupadroveofantelopetheystartedinhotpursuit，andastheirhorseswereveryfleetoffootsooncaughtuptothedrove，andeachsinglingouthischoicequicklydispatchedhimwithanarrow。Theycouldeasilyhavekilledmoreoftheantelope，butdidnotwanttokillthemjustforsport，butforfood，andknowingthattheyhadnowallthattheirhorsescouldpackhome，theydismountedandproceededtodresstheirkill。
Aftereachhadfinishedpackingthekillonhishorse，Chaskesaid：
\"Letussitdownandhaveasmokebeforewestartback。Besides，IhavesomethingtotellyouwhichIcantellbettersittingstillthanIcanridingalong。\"Hakecameandsatdownoppositehisfriend，andwhiletheysmokedChaskesaid：
\"Myfriend，wehavebeentogetherforthelasttwentyyearsandI
haveyetthefirsttimetodeceiveyouinanyway，andIknowIcantruthfullysaythesameofyou。NeverhaveIknownyoutodeceivemenortellmeanuntruth。Ihavenobrothersorsisters。Theonlybrother’sloveIknowisyours。Theonlysister’sloveIwillknowwillbePrettyFeather’s，forbrother，lastnightshetoldmeshelovednonebutyouandwouldmarryyouandyouonly。So，brother，Iamgoingtotakemyantelopetomysister-in-law’stentanddeposititatherdoor。Thenshewillknowthatherwishwillbefulfilled。Ithoughtatfirstthatyouhadbeenplayingtraitortomeandhadbeenmakinglovetoherforyourself，butwhensheexplaineditalltomeandbeggedmetointercedeforhertoyou，IthenknewthatIhadjudgedyouwrongfully，andthat，togetherwithmylostlove，mademesoquietandsorrowfullastnight。Sonow，brother，taketheflowerofthenationforyourwife，andI
willbecontenttocontinuethroughlifealonelybachelor，asneveragaincanIgiveanywomantheplacewhichPrettyFeatherhadinmyheart。\"
TheirpipesbeingsmokedouttheymountedtheirponiesandChaskestartedupinaclear，deepvoicethebeautifullovesongofPrettyFeatherandhisfriendHake。
Suchisthelovebetweentwofriends，whoclaimtobeasbrothersamongtheIndians。Chaskegaveuphisloveofabeautifulwomanforamanwhowasinfactnorelationtohim。
Hakesaid，\"Iwilldoasyousay，myfriend，butbeforeIcanmarrythemedicineman’sdaughter，Iwillhavetogoonthewarpathanddosomebravedeed，andwillstartintendays。\"Theyrodetowardshome，planningwhichdirectiontheywouldtravel，andasitwastobetheirfirstexperienceonthewarpath，theywouldseekadvicefromtheoldwarriorsofthetribe。
OntheirarrivalatthevillageHaketookhiskilltotheirowntent，whileChasketookhistothetentoftheMedicineMan，anddepositeditatthedoorandrodeofftowardshome。
ThemotherofPrettyFeatherdidnotknowwhethertotaketheofferingornot，butPrettyFeather，seeingbythisofferingthathermostcherishedwishwastobegranted，toldhermothertotakethemeatandcookitandinvitetheoldwomenofthecamptoafeastinhonoroftheson-in-lawwhowassoontokeepthemfurnishedwithplentyofmeat。Hakeandhisfriendsoughtoutalloftheoldwarriorsandgainedalltheinformationtheydesired。
EveryeveningHakevisitedhisintendedwifeandmanyhappyeveningstheyspenttogether。
Themorningofthetenthdaythetwofriendsleftthevillageandturnedtheirfacestowardthewestwherethecampsoftheenemyaremorenumerousthaninanyotherdirection。Theywerenotmountedandthereforetraveledslowly，soittookabouttendaysofwalkingbeforetheysawanysignsoftheenemy。Theoldwarriorshadtoldthemofathicklywoodedcreekwithintheenemies’bounds。Theoldmensaid，\"Thatcreeklookstheidealplacetocamp，butdon’tcamptherebyanymeans，becausethereisaghostwhohauntsthatcreek，andanyonewhocampsthereisdisturbedallthroughthenight，andbesidestheyneverreturn，becausetheghostisWakan（holy），andtheenemiesconquerthetravelerseverytime。\"
Thefriendshadextramoccasinswiththemandoneextrablanket，asitwaslateinthefallandthenightswereverycold。
Theybrokecampearlyonemorningandwalkedallday。Alongtowardsevening，thecloudswhichhadbeenthreateningallday，hurriedlyopenedtheirdoorsanddowncamethesnowflakesthickandfast。Justbeforeitstartedsnowingthefriendshadnoticedadarklineabouttwomilesinadvanceofthem。Chaskespoketohisfriendandsaid：\"IfthisstormcontinueswewillbeobligedtostayovernightatGhostCreek，asInoticeditnotfaraheadofus，justbeforethestormsetin。\"\"Inoticeditalso，\"saidHake。
\"Wemightaswellentertainaghostallnightastolieoutontheseopenprairiesandfreezetodeath。\"SotheydecidedtoruntheriskandstayintheshelteringwoodsofGhostCreek。Whentheygottothecreekitseemedasiftheyhadsteppedinsideabigtepee，sothickwasthebrushandtimberthatthewindcouldnotbefeltatall。Theyhuntedandfoundaplacewherethebrushwasverythickandthegrassverytall。Theyquicklypulledthetopsofthenearestwillowstogetherandbyintertwiningtheendsmadethemfast，andthrowingtheirtentrobeoverthis，soonhadacosytepeeinwhichtosleep。Theystartedtheirfireandcookedsomedriedbuffalomeatandbuffalotallow，andwerejustabouttoeattheirsupperwhenafigureofamancameslowlyinthroughthedoorandsatdownnearwherehehadentered。Hake，beingtheonewhowasdoingthecooking，pouredoutsometeaintohisowncup，andputtingapieceofpoundedmeatandmarrowintoasmallplate，placeditbeforethestranger，saying：\"Eat，myfriend，weareonthewarpathanddonotcarrymuchofavarietyoffoodwithus，butIgiveyouthebestwehave。\"
Thestrangerdrewtheplatetowardshim，andcommencedeatingravenously。Hesoonfinishedhismealandhandedthedishandcupback。Hehadnotutteredawordsofar。Chaskefilledthepipeandhandedittohim。Hesmokedforafewminutes，tookonelastdrawfromthepipeandhandeditbacktoChaske，andthenhesaid：
\"Now，myfriends，Iamnotalivingman，butthewanderingspiritofaoncegreatwarrior，whowaskilledinthesewoodsbytheenemywhomyoutwobraveyoungmenarenowseekingtomakewarupon。ForyearsIhavebeenroamingthesewoodsinhopesthatImightfindsomeonebraveenoughtostopandlistentome，butallwhohavecampedhereinthepasthaverunawayatmyapproachorfiredgunsorshotarrowsatme。ForsuchcowardsastheseIhavealwaysfoundagrave。Theyneverreturnedtotheirhomes。NowIhavefoundtwobravemenwhomIcantellwhatIwantdone，andifyouaccomplishwhatItellyoutodo，youwillreturnhomewithmanyhorsesandsomescalpsdanglingfromyourbelts。Justoverthisrangeofhillsnorthofus，alargevillageisencampedforthewinter。Inthatcampisthemanwholaidinambushandshotme，killingmebeforeIcouldgetachancetodefendmyself。Iwantthatman’sscalp，becausehehasbeenthecauseofmywanderingsforagreatmanyyears。Hadhekilledmeonthebattlefieldmyspiritwouldhaveatoncejoinedmybrothersinthehappyhuntinggrounds，butbeingkilledbyacoward，myspiritisdoomedtoroamuntilIcanfindsomebravemanwhowillkillthiscowardandbringmehisscalp。ThisiswhyIhavetriedeverypartywhohavecampedheretolistentome，butasIhavesaidbefore，theywereallcowards。Now，Iaskyoutwobraveyoungmen，willyoudothisforme？\"
\"Wewill，\"saidthefriendsinonevoice。\"Thankyou，myboys。
Now，Iknowwhyyoucamehere，andthatoneofyoucametoearnhisfeathersbykillinganenemy，beforehewouldmarry;thegirlheistomarryismygranddaughter，asIamthefatherofthegreatMedicineMan。Inthemorningtherewillpassbyinplainsightofherealargeparty。Theywillchasethebuffalooveronthatflat。Aftertheyhavepassedanoldmanleadingablackhorseandridingawhiteonewillcomebyonthetrailleftbythehuntingparty。Hewillbedrivingaboutahundredhorses，whichhewillleaveoverinthenextravine。Hewillthenproceedtothehuntinggroundsandgetmeatfromthedifferenthunters。Afterthehuntershaveallgonehomehewillcomelast，singingthepraisesoftheoneswhogavehimthemeat。Thismanyoumustkillandscalp，asheistheoneIwantkilled。Thentakethewhiteandblackhorseandeachmountandgotothehuntinggrounds。Thereyouwillseetwooftheenemyridingaboutpickingupemptyshells。
KillandscalpthesetwoandeachtakeascalpandcomeovertothehighknollandIwillshowyouwherethehorsesare，andassoonasyouhandmetheoldman’sscalpIwilldisappearandyouwillseemenomore。AssoonasIdisappear，itwillstartinsnowing。
Don’tbeafraidasthesnowwillcoveryourtrail，butnevertheless，don’tstoptravelingforthreedaysandnights，asthesepeoplewillsuspectthatsomeofyourtribehavedonethis，andtheywillfollowyouuntilyoucrossyourownboundarylines。\"
Whenmorningcame，thetwofriendssatinthethickbrushandwatchedalargepartypassbytheirhidingplace。Sonearweretheythatthefriendscouldhearthemlaughingandtalking。Afterthehuntingpartyhadpassed，asthespirithadtoldthem，alongcametheoldman，drivingalargebandofhorsesandleadingafinelookingcoalblackhorse。Thehorsetheoldmanwasridingwasaswhiteassnow。Thefriendscrawledtoalittlebrushcoveredhillandwatchedthechaseaftertheshootinghadceased。Thefriendsknewitwouldnotbelongbeforethereturnoftheparty，sotheycrawledbacktotheircampandhurriedlyatesomepoundedmeatanddranksomecherrytea。Thentheytookdowntheirrobeandrolleditupandgoteverythinginreadinessforahurriedflightwiththehorses。Scarcelyhadtheygoteverythinginreadinesswhenthepartycameby，singingtheirsongofthechase。Whentheyhadallgonethefriendscrawleddowntothetrailandlaywaitingfortheoldman。Soontheyheardhimsinging。Nearerandnearercamethesoundsofthesonguntilatlastatabendintheroad，theoldmancameintoview。Thetwofriendsaroseandadvancedtomeethim。
Onhecamestillsinging。Nodoubthemistookthemforsomeofhisownpeople。Whenhewasveryclosetothemtheyeachsteppedtoeithersideofhimandbeforehecouldmakeanoutcrytheypiercedhiscowardlyoldheartwithtwoarrows。Hehadhardlytouchedthegroundwhentheybothstruckhimwiththeirbows，winningfirstandsecondhonorsbystrikinganenemyafterhehasfallen。Chaskehavingwonfirsthonors，askedhisfriendtoperformthescalpingdeed，whichhedid。Andwantingtobesurethatthespiritwouldgetfullrevenge，tookthewholescalp，earsandall，andtiedittohisbelt。Thebuffalobeefwhichtheoldmanhadpackedupontheblackhorse，theythrewonthetopoftheoldman。Quicklymountingthetwohorses，theyhastenedoutacrossthelongflattowardsthehuntinggrounds。Whentheycameinsightofthegroundstheretheysawtwomenridingaboutfromplacetoplace。
Chasketookaftertheoneontheright，Haketheoneontheleft。
Whenthetwomensawthesetwostrangemenridinglikethewindtowardsthem，theyturnedtheirhorsestoretreattowardsthehills，butthewhiteandtheblackweretheswiftestofthetribe’shorses，andquicklyovertookthetwofleeingmen。Whentheycameclosetotheenemytheystrungtheirarrowsontothebowstringanddrovethemthroughthetwofleeinghunters。Astheywerefallingtheytriedtoshoot，butbeinggreatlyexhausted，theirbulletswhistledharmlesslyovertheheadsofthetwofriends。Theyscalpedthetwoenemiesandtooktheirgunsandammunition，alsosecuredthetwohorsesandstartedforthehighknoll。Whentheyarrivedattheplace，therestoodthespirit。Hakepresentedhimwiththeoldman’sscalpandthenthespiritshowedthemthelargebandofhorses，andsaying，\"Ridehardandlong，\"disappearedandwasseennomorebyanywarparties，ashewasthusenabledtojoinhisforefathersinthehappyhuntinggrounds。
Thefriendsdidasthespirithadtoldthem。Forthreedaysandthreenightstheyrodesteadily。Onthefourthmorningtheycameintotheirownboundary。Fromthereontheyrodemoreslowly，andletthebandofhorsesrestandcropthetopsoflonggrass。Theywouldstopoccasionally，andwhileoneslepttheotherkeptwatch。
Thustheygotfairlywellrestedbeforetheycameinsightofwheretheircamphadstoodwhentheyhadleft。AllthattheycouldseeoftheoncelargevillagewasthelonetentofthegreatMedicineMan。Theyrodeupontoahighhillandfartherontowardstheeasttheysawsmokefromagreatmanytepees。Theythenknewthatsomethinghadhappenedandthatthevillagehadmovedaway。
\"Myfriend，\"saidChaske，\"IamafraidsomethinghashappenedtotheMedicineMan’slodge，andratherthanhaveyougothere，Iwillgoaloneandyoufollowthetrailofourpartyandgoonaheadwiththehorses。IwilltaketheblackandthewhitehorseswithmeandIwillfollowonlater，afterIhaveseenwhatthetroubleis。\"
\"Verywell，myfriend，Iwilldoasyousay，butIamafraidsomethinghashappenedtoPrettyFeather。\"Hakestartedonwiththehorses，drivingthemalongthebroadtrailleftbythehundredsoftravois。Chaskemadeslowlytowardsthetepee，andstoppingoutside，stoodandlistened。Notasoundcouldhehear。TheonlylivingthinghesawwasPrettyFeather’sspottedhorsetiedtothesideofthetent。Thenheknewthatshemustbedead。Herodeoffintothethickbrushandtiedhistwohorsessecurely。Thenhecamebackandenteredthetepee。Thereonabedofrobeslaysomeoneapparentlydead。Thebodywaswrappedinblanketsandrobesandboundaroundandaroundwithparflecheropes。Thesehecarefullyuntiedandunwound。Thenheunwrappedtherobesandblanketsandwhenheuncoveredtheface，hesaw，ashehadexpectedto，thefaceofhislostlove，PrettyFeather。Ashesatgazingonherbeautifulyoungface，hisheartachedforhispoorfriend。Hehimselfhadlovedandlostthisbeautifulmaiden，andnowhisfriendwhohadwonherwouldhavetosuffertheuntoldgriefwhichhehadsuffered。
Whatwasthat？Couldithavebeenaslightquiveringofthenostrilsthathehadseen，orwasitmadfancyplayingatrickonhim？Closerhedrewtoherface，watchingintentlyforanothersign。Thereitwasagain，onlythistimeitwasalong，deepdrawnbreath。Hearose，gotsomewaterandtakingasmallstickslowlyforcedopenhermouthandpouredsomeintoit。Thenhetooksomesage，dippeditintothewaterandsprinkledalittleonherheadandface。Thereweremanyparflechebagspiledaroundthetepee，andthinkinghemightfindsomekindofmedicinerootswhichhecouldusetoreviveherhestartedopeningthemoneaftertheother。Hehadopenedthreeandwasjustopeningthefourth，whenavoicebehindhimasked：\"Whatareyoulookingfor？\"Turningquickly，hesawPrettyFeatherlookingathim。Overjoyed，hecried，\"WhatcanIdosothatyoucangetupandridetothevillagewithme？MyfriendandIjustreturnedwithalargebandofhorsesandtwoscalps。Wesawthistentandrecognizedit。
Myfriendwantedtocome，butIwouldnotlethim，asIfearedifhefoundanythinghadhappenedtoyouhewoulddoharmtohimself，butnowhewillbeanxiousformyreturn，soifyouwilltellmewhatyouneedinordertoreviveyou，Iwillgetit，andwecanthengotomyfriendinthevillage。\"\"Atthefootofmybedyouwillfindapieceofeaglefat。Buildafireandmeltitforme。
Iwilldrinkitandthenwecango。\"
Chaskequicklystartedafire，gotoutthepieceoffatandmeltedit。Shedrankitatonedraught，andwasabouttoarisewhenshesuddenlysaid：\"Rollmeupquickandtakethebuffalohairropeandtieitaboutmyspottedhorse’sneck;tiehistailinaknotandtiehimtothedoor。Thenrunandhidebehindthetrees。Therearetwooftheenemycomingthisway。\"
Chaskehurriedlyobeyedherorders，andhadbarelyconcealedhimselfbehindthetrees，whentherecameintoviewtwooftheenemy。Theysawthehorsetiedtothedoorofthedesertedtent，andknewthatsomedeadpersonoccupiedthetepee，sothroughrespectforthedead，theyturnedoutandstartedtogothroughthebrushandtrees，soasnottopassthedoor。（TheIndiansconsideritabadomentopassbythedoorofatepeeoccupiedbyadeadbody，thatis，whileintheenemy’scountry）。SobymakingthisdetourtheytraveleddirectlytowardswhereChaskewasconcealedbehindthetree。Knowingthathewouldbediscovered，andtherebeingtwoofthem，heknewtheonlychancehehadwasforhimtokilloneofthembeforetheydiscoveredhim，thenhestoodabetterchanceatanevencombat。Ontheycame，littlethinkingthatoneofthemwouldinafewminutesbewithhisforefathers。
Chaskenoiselesslyslippedacartridgeintothechamberofhisgun，threwitintoactionandtookdeliberateaimatthesmallerone’sbreast。Aloudreportrangoutandtheonehehadaimedatthrewuphisarmsandfellheavilyforward，shotthroughtheheart。
ReloadingquicklyChaskesteppedoutfrombehindthetree。Hecouldeasilyhavekilledtheotherfromhisconcealedposition，but，beingabraveyoungman，hewantedtogivehisopponentafairchance。Theotherhadunslunghisgunandaduelwasthenfoughtbetweenthetwolonecombatants。Theywouldspringfromsidetosideliketwogreatcats。Thenadvanceoneortwostepsandfire。
Retreatafewsteps，springtoonesideandfireagain。Thebulletswhistledpasttheirheads，toreuptheearthbeneaththeirfeet，andoccasionallyonewouldhititsmark，onlytocauseafleshwound。
Suddenlytheenemyaimedhisgunandthrewitupontheground。Hisammunitionwasexhausted，andslowlyfoldinghisarmshestoodfacinghisopponent，withafearlesssmileuponhisface，expectingthenextmomenttofalldeadfromabulletfromtherifleofChaske。Notso。Chaskewastoohonorableandnobletokillanunarmedman，andespeciallyonewhohadputupsuchabravefightashadthisman。Chaskeadvancedandpickeduptheemptygun。TheToka（enemy）drewfromascabbardathisbeltalongbowieknife，andtakingitbythepointhandedit，handlefirst，toChaske。
Thissignifiedsurrender。ChaskescalpedthedeadTokaandmotionedforhisprisonertofollowhim。InthemeantimePrettyFeatherhadgottenupandstoodlookingattheduel。Whensheheardthefirstshotshejumpedupandcutasmallslitinthetentfromwhichshesawthewholeproceedings。Knowingthatoneorbothofthemmustbewounded，shehurriedlygotwaterandmedicineroots，andwhentheycametothetentshewaspreparedtodresstheirwounds。
Chaskehadabulletthroughhisshoulderandonethroughhishand。
Theywereverypainfulbutnotdangerous。Theprisonerhadabulletthroughhisleg，alsoonethroughthemuscleofhisleftarm。PrettyFeatherwashedanddressedtheirwounds，andChaskewentandbroughttheblackandwhitehorsesandmountingPrettyFeatheruponthewhitehorse，andtheprisoneronherspottedone，thethreesoonrodeintothevillage，andtherewasagreatcryofjoywhenitwasknownthatPrettyFeatherhadcomebacktothemagain。
Hake，whowasinhistentgrieving，wastoldthathisfriendhadreturnedandwithhimPrettyFeather。HearingthisgoodnewsheatoncewenttotheMedicineMan’stentandfoundtheMedicineManbusilydressingthewoundsofhisfriendandastranger。TheoldMedicineManturnedtoHakeandsaid：
\"Son-in-law，takeyourwifehomewithyou。Itwasfromgriefatyourabsencethatshewentintoatrance，andwe，thinkingshewasdead，leftherforsuch。Hadn’titbeenforyourfriendhere，shewouldsurelyhavebeenacorpsenow。Sotakeherandkeepherwithyoualways，andtakeasapresentfrommefiftyofmybesthorses。\"
Hakeandhisbeautifulbridewenthome，wherehisadoptedmotherhadafinelargetentputupforthem。Presentsofcookingutensils，horses，robesandfinelyworkedshawlsandmoccasinscamefromeverydirection，andlastofallChaskegaveasapresenttohisfriendtheTokamanwhomhehadtakenasprisoner。Onpresentinghimwiththisgift，Chaskespokethus：
\"Myfriend，Ipresenttoyou，thatyoumayhavehimasaservanttolookafteryourlargebandofhorses，thismanwithwhomIfoughtatwohours’duel，andhadhisammunitionlastedhewouldprobablyhaveconqueredme，andwhogavemethesecondhardestfightofmylife。
ThehardestfightofmylifewaswhenIgaveupPrettyFeather。
Youhavethemboth。TotheToka（enemy）bekind，andhewilldoallyourbiddings。ToPrettyFeatherbeagoodhusband。\"
Sosaying，Chaskeleftthem，andtruetohisword，livedtheremainderofhisdaysaconfirmedbachelor。
THESTORYOFTHEPETCROW
Onceuponatimetherecametoalargevillageaplagueofcrows。
Sothickweretheythatthepoorwomenweresorelytriedkeepingthemoutoftheirtepeesanddrivingthemawayfromtheirlinesofjerkedbuffalomeat。IndeedtheygotsonumerousandweresuchagreatnuisancethattheChieffinallygaveorderstohiscampcriersorheraldstogooutamongthedifferentcampsandannouncetheordersoftheirChief，thatwarshouldbemadeuponthecrowstoextermination;thattheirnestsweretobedestroyedandalleggsbroken。Thewarofexterminationwastocontinueuntilnotacrowremained，excepttheyoungestfoundwastobebroughttohimalive。
Foraweekthewaronthecrowscontinued。Thousandsofdeadcrowswerebroughtindaily，andattheendoftheweeknotabirdofthatspeciescouldbeseenintheneighborhood。Thosethatescapedthedeadlyarrowofthewarriors，flewaway，nevertoreturntothosepartsagain。
Attheendofthewarmadeuponthecrows，therewasbroughttotheChief’stepeetheyoungestfound。Indeed，soyoungwasthebirdthatitwasonlythegreatmedicineoftheChiefthatkepthimaliveuntilhecouldhopaboutandfindhisownfood。TheChiefspentmostofhistimeinhislodgeteachingtheyoungcrowtounderstandandtalkthelanguageofthetribe。Afterthecrowhadmasteredthis，theChiefthentaughthimthelanguagesoftheneighboringtribes。Whenthecrowhadmasteredthesedifferentlanguagesthechiefwouldsendhimonlongjourneystoascertainthelocationofthecampsofthedifferentenemies。
WhenthecrowwouldfindalargeIndiancamphewouldalightandhopabout，pretendingtobepickingupscraps，butreallykeepinghisearsopenforanythinghemighthear。Hewouldhangaroundallday，andatnightwhentheywouldallgatherinthelargecounciltent（whichalwaysstoodinthecenterofthevillage）todetermineupontheirnextraid，andplanforahorsestealingtrip，Mr。Crowwasalwaysnearbytohearalltheirplansdiscussed。Hewouldthenflyawaytohismaster（theChief）andtellhimallthathehadlearned。
TheChiefwouldthensendabandofhiswarriorstolieinambushfortheraidingparty，and，astheenemywouldnotsuspectanythingtheywouldgoblindlyintothepitfallofdeaththussetforthem。
Thusthecrowwasthescoutofthischief，whosereputationasaWakan（Holyman）soonreachedallofthedifferenttribes。TheChief’swarriorswouldintercept，ambushandannihilateeverywarpartyheadedforhiscamp。
So，finallylearningthattheycouldnotmakewaronthischief’speopleunbeknowntothem，theygaveupmakingwaronthisparticularband。Whenmeatwasrunninglowinthecampthischiefwouldsendthecrowouttolookforbuffalo。Whenhediscoveredaherdhewouldreturnandreporttohismaster;thenthechiefwouldorderoutthehuntersandtheywouldreturnladenwithmeat。
Thusthecrowkeptthecampallthetimeinformedofeverythingthatwouldbeofbenefittothem。
Onedaythecrowdisappeared，overwhichtherewasgreatgriefamongthetribe。Aweekhadpassedaway，whenMr。Crowreappeared。
Therewasgreatrejoicinguponhisreturn，butthecrowwasdowncastandwouldnotspeak，butsatwithadroopingheadperchedatthetopofthechief’stepee，andrefusedallfoodthatwasofferedtohim。
Invaindidthechieftrytogetthecrowtotellhimthecauseofhissilenceandseeminggrief。Thecrowwouldnotspeakuntilthechiefsaid：\"Well，Iwilltakeafewofmywarriorsandgooutandtrytoascertainwhathashappenedtocauseyoutoactasyoudo。\"
Uponhearingthis，thecrowsaid：\"Don’tgo。IdreadedtotellyouwhatIknowtobeafact，asIhavehearditfromsomegreatmedicinemen。Iwastravelingoverthemountainswestofhere，whenIspiedthreeoldmensittingatthetopofthehighestpeak。Iverycautiouslydroppeddownbehindarockandlistenedtotheirtalk。Iheardyournamementionedbyoneofthem，thenyourbrother’snamewasmentioned。Thenthethird，whowastheoldest，said：’inthreedaysfromtodaythelightningwillkillthosetwobrotherswhomallthenationsfear。’\"
Uponhearingwhatthecrowstatedthetribebecamegriefstricken。
Onthemorningofthethirddaythechieforderedanicetepeeplaceduponthehighestpoint，farenoughawayfromthevillage，sothatthepealsofthunderwouldnotalarmthebabiesofthecamp。
Agreatfeastwasgiven，andafterthefeastingwasovertherecameinsixyoungmaidensleadingthewarhorsesofthetwobrothers。
Thehorseswerepaintedanddecoratedasifforachargeontheenemy。Onemaidenwalkedaheadofthechief’shorsebearinginherhandsthebowandarrowsofthegreatwarrior。Nextcametwomaidens，oneoneithersideoftheprancingwarsteed，eachholdingarein。Behindthechief’shorsecamethefourthmaiden。Likethefirst，sheboreinherhandsthebowandarrowsofthechief’sbrother。Thenthefifthandsixthmaidenseachholdingarein，walkedoneithersideoftheprancinghorseofthechief’sbrother。
Theyadvancedandcircledthelargegatheringandfinallystoppeddirectlyinfrontofthetwobrothers，whoimmediatelyaroseandtakingtheirbowsandarrowsvaultedlightlyupontheirwarsteeds，andsingingtheirdeathsong，gallopedoffamidagreatcryofgrieffromthepeoplewholovedthemmostdearly。
Headingstraightforthetepeethathadbeenplaceduponthehighestpoint，adjacenttothevillage，theysoonarrivedattheirdestinationand，dismountingfromtheirhorses，turned，wavedtheirhandstotheirband，anddisappearedwithinthetepee。Scarcelyhadtheyenteredthelodgewhentherumblingsofdistantthundercouldbeheard。Nearer，andnearer，camethesound，untilatlastthestormoverspreadthelocalityinallitsfury。Flashuponflashoflightningburstforthfromtheheavens。Deafeningpealsofthunderfollowedeachflash。Finally，oneflashbrighterthananyoftheothers，onepealmoredeafeningthanthoseprecedingit，andthestormhadpassed。
Sadlythewarriorsgatheredtogether，mountedtheirhorsesandslowlyrodetothetepeeonthehighpoint。Arrivingtheretheylookedinsidethelodgeandsawthetwobrotherslyingcoldandstillindeath，eachholdingthelariatofhisfavoritewarhorse。
Thehorsesalsolaydeadsidebysideinfrontofthetent。（Fromthiscamethecustomofkillingthefavoritehorseofadeadwarriorattheburialoftheowner）。
AstheIndianssadlyleftthehilltoreturnhome，theyheardanoiseatthetopofthetepee，andlookinguptheysawthecrowsittingononeofthesplinteredtepeepoles。Hewascryingmostpitifully，andastheyrodeoffheflewuphighintheairandhispitiful\"caw\"becamefainterandfaintertillatlasttheyhearditnomore。Andfromthatday，thestorygoes，nocrowevergoesnearthevillageofthatbandofIndians。
THE\"WASNA\"（PEMMICAN）MANANDTHE
UNKTOMI（SPIDER）
Onceuponatimethereappearedfromoutofalargebeltoftimberamanattiredinthefatofthebuffalo。Onhisheadheworethehoneycombpartofthestomach。Tothiswasattachedsmallpiecesoffat。Thefatwhichcoveredthestomachheworeasacloak。Thelargeintestinesheworeasleggings，andthekidneyfatashismoccasins。
Asheappearedhehadthemisfortunetomeet\"Unktomi\"（spider）
withhishundredsofstarvingchildren。Uponseeingthefat，Unktomiandhislargefamilyatonceattackedtheman，who，inordertosavehislife，startedtorunaway，butsocloselydidUnktomiandhisfamilypursuehimthatinordertomakebettertimeandalsogetalittlebetterstart，hethrewoffhisheadcovering，whichtheUnktomifamilyhastilydevoured，andwereagainclosinginuponhim。Hethenthrewoffhiscloakandtheydevouredthat，andwerecloseuponhimagain，whenhethrewoffhisleggings。
Thesewerehastilyeatenup，and，astheydrewneartoalake，themanthrewoffthekidneyfat，and，runningtotheedgeofthelake，diveddownintothewaterandkeptbeneaththesurface，swimmingtotheoppositeshore。AftertheUnktomifamilyhadeatenthekidneyfattheycametothewater’sedge，andthegreasewasfloatingonthesurfaceofthewaterwhichtheylappedup，untiltherewasnotagreasespotleftfloatingonthesurface。
Thesmallmorselshadonlysharpenedtheirappetites，andastheysawthemansittingontheoppositeshore，Unktomiandhisfamilyproceededaroundthelakeandcameupontwomensittingontheshore。Unktomisawthattheothermanwas\"Wakapapi\"（poundedbeef）。ThefamilysurroundedthetwoandUnktomiorderedthemtofight。FearingUnktomiandhislargefamily，theyatoncecommencedtofightandPoundedMeatwassoonkilled。Thehungryfamilyatoncefelltoeatinghim。Sobusyweretheythatnonenoticedthefatmansneakoffanddisappear。
Whentheyhadfinishedthepoundedbeefmantheylookedaroundtofalluponthefatman，butnowherecouldhebeseen。Unktomisaid，\"IwilltrackhimandwhenIfindhim，Iwillreturnforyou，sostayhereandawaitmyreturn。\"
Hefollowedthefatman’stracksuntilfarthereastontheshoreofthelakehefoundthefatmanintheactofskinningadeer，whichhehadkilled。（Hehadheldontohisbowandarrowswhenhejumpedintothelake）。\"My，\"saidUnktomi，\"thiswillmakeafinemealformyhungrychildren。Iwillgoafterthem，sohurryandcutthemeatupintosmallpiecessotheyeachcanhaveapiece。\"
\"Allright，goaheadandgetyourfamily，\"saidFatMan。DuringUnktomi’sabsence，thefatmanhurriedlycutthemeatupintosmallpiecesandcarriedthemupintoatreethatstoodneartotheshore。Whenhehadcarrieditalluphethrewsandanddirtupontheblood，andsoleftnotraceofthedeer。
OnthearrivalofUnktomiandhisfamily，nosignsofthefatmanorthedeercouldbefound。Theywanderedaboutthespotlookingfortrackswhichmightleadthemtowherethefatmanhadcachedthemeat，asUnktomisaidhecouldnothavecarrieditveryfar。
Nowthefatmanwasupinthetreeandsatwatchingthem。Thereflectionofthetreewasinthewater，andsomeofthechildrengoingclosetotheshore，discovereditastheylookedatthereflection。Thefatmancutapieceofmeatandextendingittowardsthem，drewbackhishandandputthemeatintohismouth。
\"Comequick，father，hereheiseatingthemeat，\"saidthechildren。Unktomicameandseeingthereflection，thoughtthefatmanwasdowninthelake。\"Wait，Iwillbringhimupforyou。\"Sosaying，hediveddown，butsoonarosewithoutanything。Againandagainhetried，butcouldnotreachthebottom。Hetoldthechildrentogatherrockforhim。Thesehetiedaroundhisneckandbody，anddiveddownforthelasttime。Thelastthechildrensawoftheirfatherwasthebubbleswhicharosetothesurfaceofthelake。Therocksbeingtooheavyforhim，heldhimfasttothebottom，andsomehungryfishsoonmadeafeastoutofthebodyofpoor\"Unktomi。\"
THERESUSCITATIONOFTHEONLY
DAUGHTER
Thereoncelivedanoldcouplewhohadanonlydaughter。Shewasabeautifulgirl，andwasverymuchcourtedbytheyoungmenofthetribe，butshesaidthatshepreferredsinglelife，andtoalltheirheart-touchingtalesofdeepaffectionforhershealwayshadoneanswer。Thatwas\"No。\"
Onedaythismaidenfellillanddayafterdaygrewworse。Allthebestmedicinemenwerecalledin，buttheirmedicineswereofnoavail，andintwoweeksfromthedaythatshewastakenillshelayacorpse。Ofcoursetherewasgreatmourninginthecamp。Theytookherbodyseveralmilesfromcampandrolleditinfinerobesandblankets，thentheylaidheronascaffoldwhichtheyhaderected。（ThiswasthecustomofburialamongtheIndians）。Theyplacedfourforkedpostsintothegroundandthenlashedstrongpoleslengthwiseandacrosstheendsandmadeabedofwillowsandstoutashbrush。Thisscaffoldwasfromfivetosevenfeetfromtheground。Afterthefuneraltheparentsgaveawayalloftheirhorses，finerobesandblanketsandallofthebelongingsofthedeadgirl。Thentheycuttheirhairoffclosetotheirheads，andattiredthemselvesinthepoorestappareltheycouldsecure。
Whenayearhadpassedthefriendsandrelativesoftheoldcoupletriedinvaintohavethemsetasidetheirmourning。\"Youhavemournedlongenough，\"theywouldsay。\"Putasideyourmourningandtryandenjoyafewmorepleasuresofthislifewhileyoulive。Youarebothgrowingoldandcan’tliveverymanymoreyears，somakethebestofyourtime。\"Theoldcouplewouldlistentotheiradviceandthenshaketheirheadsandanswer：\"Wehavenothingtolivefor。Nothingwecouldjoininwouldbeanyamusementtous，sincewehavelostthelightofourlives。\"
Sotheoldcouplecontinuedtheirmourningfortheirlostidol。
Twoyearshadpassedsincethedeathofthebeautifulgirl，whenoneeveningahunterandhiswifepassedbythescaffoldwhichheldthedeadgirl。Theywereontheirreturntripandwereheavilyloadeddownwithgame，andthereforecouldnottravelveryfast。
Abouthalfamilefromthescaffoldaclearspringburstforthfromthesideofabank，andfromthistrickledasmallstreamofwater，moisteningtherootsofthevegetationborderingitsbanks，andcausingagrowthofsweetgreengrass。Atthisspringthehuntercampedandtetheringhishorses，atoncesetabouthelpinghiswifetoerectthesmalltepeewhichtheycarriedforconvenienceintraveling。
Whenitbecamequitedark，thehunter’sdogssetupagreatbarkingandgrowling。\"Lookoutandseewhatthedogsarebarkingat，\"
saidthehuntertohiswife。Shelookedoutthroughthedoorandthendrewbacksaying：\"Thereisthefigureofawomanadvancingfromthedirectionofthegirl’sscaffold。\"\"Iexpectitisthedeadgirl;lethercome，anddon’tactasifyouwereafraid，\"saidthehunter。Soontheyheardfootstepsadvancingandthestepsceasedatthedoor。Lookingdownatthelowerpartofthedoorthehunternoticedapairofsmallmoccasins，andknowingthatitwasthevisitor，said：\"Whoeveryouare，comeinandhavesomethingtoeat。\"
Atthisinvitationthefigurecameslowlyinandsatdownbythedoorwithheadcoveredandwithafinerobedrawntightlyovertheface。Thewomandishedupafinesupperandplacingitbeforethevisitor，said：\"Eat，myfriend，youmustbehungry。\"Thefigurenevermoved，norwouldituncovertoeat。\"Letusturnourbacktowardsthedoorandourvisitormayeatthefood，\"saidthehunter。Sohiswifeturnedherbacktowardsthevisitorandmadeherselfverybusycleaningthesmallpiecesofmeatthatwerehangingtothebacksinewsofthedeerwhichhadbeenkilled。
（ThistheIndiansuseasthread。）Thehunter，fillinghispipe，turnedawayandsmokedinsilence。Finallythedishwaspushedbacktothewoman，whotookitandafterwashingit，putitaway。
Thefigurestillsatatthedoor，notasoundcomingfromit，neitherwasitbreathing。Thehunteratlastsaid：\"Areyouthegirlthatwasplaceduponthatscaffoldtwoyearsago？\"Itboweditsheadtwoorthreetimesinassent。\"Areyougoingtosleepheretonight;ifyouare，mywifewillmakedownabedforyou。\"
Thefigureshookitshead。\"Areyougoingtocomeagaintomorrownighttous？\"Itnoddedassent。
Forthreenightsinsuccessionthefigurevisitedthehunter’scamp。Thethirdnightthehunternoticedthatthefigurewasbreathing。Hesawoneofthehandsprotrudingfromtherobe。Theskinwasperfectlyblackandwasstuckfasttothebonesofthehand。Onseeingthisthehunteraroseandgoingovertohismedicinesackwhichhungonapole，tookdownthesackand，openingit，tookoutsomerootsandmixingthemwithskunkoilandvermillion，saidtothefigure：
\"Ifyouwillletusrubyourfaceandhandswiththismedicineitwillputnewlifeintotheskinandyouwillassumeyourcomplexionagainanditwillputfleshonyou。\"Thefigureassentedandthehunterrubbedthemedicineonherhandsandface。Thenshearoseandwalkedbacktothescaffold。Thenextdaythehuntermovedcamptowardsthehomevillage。Thatnighthecampedwithinafewmilesofthevillage。Whennightcame，thedogs，asusual，setupagreatbarking，andlookingout，thewifesawthegirlapproaching。