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arry you when you take that ugly scar from your face." At this Scar Face was more sad than he had been before, for he did not see how it was possible to get rid of the scar. But he loved the Chief's daughter very much, and at last he went to the old Medicine Man of the tribe to ask him what he could do to get rid of the scar. "You can do nothing," replied the Medicine Man. "The scar was put there by the Sun, and only the Sun can take it away." "Then I will go to the Sun and ask him to take away the scar," said Scar Face. "If you will do that," replied the Medicine Man, "you must journey far to the west, where the land ends and where the Big Water is. And when you come to the Big Water at sunset you will see a long trail, marked by a golden light, which leads to the home of the Sun. Follow the trail." So Scar Face set out and went to where the land ends and the Big Water is. And he sat by the Big Water until sunset, and he saw the trail as the Medicine Man had said. Then he followed the trail, and came at last to Skyland, where he was greeted by Morning Star, who knew him at once for his son. Morning Star was most glad at the coming of his son, and they hunted and fished together. And one day when they were hunting they came to a deep cavern in which was a dreadful serpent, which attacked Morning Star and would have killed him but that Scar Face quickly cut off its head. Then the Sun was grateful to Scar Face for saving the life of his son, Morning Star, and he removed the scar from the face of his grandson, which he had put there in anger at the child's mother. Then Scar Face went back to the tribe of the Blackfeet, and he was the most handsome of all the youths; and the daughter of the Chief loved him, and he had no difficulty in persuading her to marry him. Because he loved his father, Morning Star, he took her with him and set out again for the place where the land ends and the Big Water begins; and together they followed the trail marked by golden light until they came at last to Skyland. There they lived and were happy; and Morning Star shone with especial brightness on the camp of the Blackfeet for their sake. WHY THE BABY SAYS "GOO" RETOLD BY EHRMA G. FILER On a sloping highland near the snow-capped mountains of the North was an Indian village. The Chief of the village was a very brave man, and he had done many wonderful things. These were the days of magic and witchery. The Ice
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