The punishment of the stingy : and other Indian stories . the bank, and the poor boy would call downto him to cry and ask the animals to take pityon him. When Medicine Bear had done this,he started back and went home, leaving thechiefs son hanging there. The chiefs son stayed there all the nightand all the next day, and for three days andnights, and on the night of the fourth day hefell asleep. When he awoke he was in a was under the Missouri River. When he look-ed about him he saw that those in the lodgewere all animals. There was the beaver, therewas the otter, two buffalo, the ante
The punishment of the stingy : and other Indian stories . the bank, and the poor boy would call downto him to cry and ask the animals to take pityon him. When Medicine Bear had done this,he started back and went home, leaving thechiefs son hanging there. The chiefs son stayed there all the nightand all the next day, and for three days andnights, and on the night of the fourth day hefell asleep. When he awoke he was in a was under the Missouri River. When he look-ed about him he saw that those in the lodgewere all animals. There was the beaver, therewas the otter, two buffalo, the antelope, hawks,owls, ermines, bears, frogs, woodpeckers, cat-fish—all kinds of animals. On each side ofthe lodge was a little pool, and in each poolsat a goose, and every time they sang, the geesewould shake their wings on the water, and itsounded just like drumming. The chief of theanimals spoke to him, saying: My son, atthis time we can do nothing for you. We mustfirst send our messenger up to the Bears lodgeto ask him what we may do for you. While 106. a QO aHg a o aaa a a
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