Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . na leading arrow was shot at random into the air. Be-fore it fell to the ground a volley from the bows of theplayers followed. Each boy was quick to note thedirection and speed of the leading arrow and he triedto send his own at the same speed and at an equalheight, so that when it fell it would be closer to thefirst than any of the others. It was considered out of place to shoot by firstsighting the object aimed at. This was usually un-wise in actual life, because the object was almost al-ways in motion, while the hunter himself was
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . na leading arrow was shot at random into the air. Be-fore it fell to the ground a volley from the bows of theplayers followed. Each boy was quick to note thedirection and speed of the leading arrow and he triedto send his own at the same speed and at an equalheight, so that when it fell it would be closer to thefirst than any of the others. It was considered out of place to shoot by firstsighting the object aimed at. This was usually un-wise in actual life, because the object was almost al-ways in motion, while the hunter himself was oftenupon the back of a pony at full gallop. Therefore, itwas the offhand shot that we sought to master. The races were an every-day occurrence. At noonthe boys were usually gathered by some pleasant sheetof water and as soon as the ponies were watered theywere allowed to graze for an hour or two, while theboys stripped for their noonday sports. A boy mightsay to some other whom he considered his equal:, I cant run; but I will challenge you to 176 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE A former hero, when beaten, would often explainhis defeat by saying: I drank too much water. Boys of all ages were paired for a spin, and thelittle red men cheered on their favorites with spirit. As soon as this wasended, the pony racesfollowed. All thespeedy ponies werepicked out and riderschosen. If a boy de-clined to ride, therewould be shouts of of all came the swimming. A little boy wouldhang to his ponys tail, while the latter, with only hishead above water, glided sportively along. Finally theanimals were driven into a fine field of grass and weturned our attention to other games. Lacrosse was an older game and was confined en-tirely to the Sisseton and Santee Sioux. Shinny, suchas is enjoyed by white boys on the ice, is still playedon the open prairie by the western Sioux. The mud-and-willow fight was rather a severeand dangerous sport. A lump of soft clay was stuckon th
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