roubled. They
said, "We did live in some fashion before; but now this young man has
acted so we are in great trouble."

But he said, "Grandmother, find me a fan."

Then she made a road under the snow, and went to people and said, "My
grandchild says he wants a fan."

"What does he mean by saying that?" they asked and gave him one.

Now the snow reached to the top of the lodges, and so Fallen Star
pushed up through the snow, and sat on the ridge of the lodge. While
the wind was blowing to the south, he sat and fanned himself and made
the wind come from the south. Then the heat became great. The snow
went as if boiling water had been poured over it. All over the ground
there was a mist. Waziya and his wife and children all died with the
great heat. But the youngest child, the littlest child of Waziya, took
refuge in the hole made by the tent pole, where there was a frost, and
so he lived. So they say that is all that is left of Waziya now, just
the littlest child.

[Illustration: PETROGLYPH IN NEBRASKA

_Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution_]

QUARREL OF THE SUN AND MOON

_Omaha_

"I am out of patience with you," said Moon to Sun. "Although I bring
people together, you scatter them. Thus many are lost."

"I have desired many people to grow," said Sun, "and so I have
scattered them; but you have been putting them in darkness and thus
have you been killing many with hunger. Ho! ye people!" called the
Sun. "Many of you shall mature. I will look down on you from above. I
will direct you, whatever you do."

Then Moon said, "And I, too, will dwell so. I will collect you; when
it is dark, you shall assemble in full numbers, and sleep. I myself
will rule you, whatever you do. And we shall walk in the road, one
after the other. I will walk behind him."

Moon is just like a woman. She always walks with a kettle on her arm.

WHY THE POSSUM PLAYS DEAD

_Cherokee_

Rabbit and Possum each wanted a wife, but no one would marry either of
them. They talked over the matter and Rabbit said, "We can't get wives
here. Let's go to the next village. I'll say I'm messenger for the
council and that everybody must marry at once, and then we'll be sure
to get wives."

Off they started for the next town. As Rabbit traveled the faster, he
got there first. He waited outside the village until people noticed
him and took him into the council lodge. When the chief asked his
business, Rabbit said he brought a