. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. 196 The Early Herdsmen "Speak, speak!" said the wise woman. "What shall we do with this brockle-faced cow?" At first there was such a chirping and twittering no one could be sure what was said. "One bird said, 'Kill her,'" said Eat-well. "Shall we kill Brockle-face?" asked Tether-peg as she looked up to the little bird. A clear voice came down through the branches: "No-o! No-o! No-o! Don't kill her! Don't kill her! Feed her! Feed her! Feed her!'' Tether-peg repeated the words so all might understand. Again
. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. 196 The Early Herdsmen "Speak, speak!" said the wise woman. "What shall we do with this brockle-faced cow?" At first there was such a chirping and twittering no one could be sure what was said. "One bird said, 'Kill her,'" said Eat-well. "Shall we kill Brockle-face?" asked Tether-peg as she looked up to the little bird. A clear voice came down through the branches: "No-o! No-o! No-o! Don't kill her! Don't kill her! Feed her! Feed her! Feed her!'' Tether-peg repeated the words so all might understand. Again Tether-peg questioned the birds. "Shall we leave the cow in this place?" she asked. A dove flew down and called out, "No! No! No!" "Shall we take this cow to our camp?" asked Tether-peg as she looked at the dove. "Do! Do! Do!" sang the Dove. "Do! Do! Do!" "The gods have spoken," said the wise woman. "We must obey," added Many-dogs. With these words he arose and stepped toward the cow. "She can't walk," said ftjp; ._ Big-crow. "How are we ^^JktpZJ^ S°ing to £et her to the '*[ "X: camp ?'' -'-" â¢â -â ""c-'â-" '' Drag her,'' said Gray- An Eskimo sled , ,- woll. "Don't hurt her," said Tether-peg. "Take a forked branch. Bind twigs across it and put the cow upon ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dopp, Katharine Elizabeth, 1863-. Chicago : Rand, McNally
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