. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. Why the People Welcomed the First Swallow 143 That very day Tether-peg heard the sweet song of a swallow. "She is here! She is here!" cried the wise woman. "The swallow! The swallow is here!" "There she is!" cried Spin-a-thread, pointing to a bird skimming through the air above a high bank of the river. The people ran out to the high bank. They leaped, they danced for joy. All sang heartily to welcome the forerunner of summer. "Summer is coming! Summer is coming!" cried Many- dogs when the people paused to rest.
. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. Why the People Welcomed the First Swallow 143 That very day Tether-peg heard the sweet song of a swallow. "She is here! She is here!" cried the wise woman. "The swallow! The swallow is here!" "There she is!" cried Spin-a-thread, pointing to a bird skimming through the air above a high bank of the river. The people ran out to the high bank. They leaped, they danced for joy. All sang heartily to welcome the forerunner of summer. "Summer is coming! Summer is coming!" cried Many- dogs when the people paused to rest. At this, again the people danced to welcome the first swallow. That evening as they sat around the fire, Pick-a-tree asked, "Where has the swallow been?" "She has been hiding from Win- ter," replied Tether- peg. "She has been hiding in the clefts of the ; For a long time the people talked about the swallow. Then they guessed j riddles. The " Thel I 7ajed, "they danced for j<. 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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