America's story for America's children . omingacross the plain. He was taller than a tree, andscalps of earth children were hanging from hiswicked club. Then the Iroquois warriors shottheir arrows at him as fast as they could. Brave, brave warriors! whispered the WestWind. So well pleased was the West Windwith the brave Iroquois warriors that he helpedthem fight the giants. He blew and blew and LEAPING WOLF 59 blew, till at last every one of them was blowninto the lake and drowned. And that is why, said Leaping Wolfsfather, the Iroquois are so grateful to the WestWind. That is why we hold a fe
America's story for America's children . omingacross the plain. He was taller than a tree, andscalps of earth children were hanging from hiswicked club. Then the Iroquois warriors shottheir arrows at him as fast as they could. Brave, brave warriors! whispered the WestWind. So well pleased was the West Windwith the brave Iroquois warriors that he helpedthem fight the giants. He blew and blew and LEAPING WOLF 59 blew, till at last every one of them was blowninto the lake and drowned. And that is why, said Leaping Wolfsfather, the Iroquois are so grateful to the WestWind. That is why we hold a festival everyyear, in honor of our good friend. Leaping Wolf once wrote a letter to anIndian boy who lived in the West. His letterdid not look like one that you would write ; butLeaping Wolfs friend understood it and was, nodoubt, pleased with it. Here is the letter. The warrior on the right is Leaping Wolfstarting out on a hunt. The two little vs showthat he was gone two suns — that is, two three heads show that he shot three. 6o AMERICAS STORY does. Had they been three deer, Leaping Wolfwould have made horns on the heads ; but ashe drew no horns, his Indian friend in the Westknew that they were three does. Leaping Wolfs friend also wrote a Leaping Wolf read it he said, My friendsfather is a brave warrior. Here is the letter.
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