and drumbeats, with the clatter of weapons and
hard hoofs, the bellowing herd galloped madly on toward the steep
cliff. Then Fleetfoot, throwing off his disguise, slipped under one of
the lines; but the frantic herd rushed headlong to the brink of the
precipice. Then, seeing the danger, the foremost ones attempted to
escape. But the maddened herd pressed blindly on and pushed them over
the cliff.

After such a hunt as this, there was food enough for many days. Very
likely the women dried meat during this time.

#THINGS TO DO#

_Model in your sand-box a good place for the bison drive. Make the
drive and show what happened from first to last._

_Draw one of these pictures:_--
_Bison feeding some distance from the cliff._
_Building a bison drive._
_Fleetfoot leading the herd._
_The bison at the edge of the cliff._
_Drying meat._

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THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Can you think why people make rules and laws? Why do we have them?

What kind of rules and laws do you think the Cave-men made?

What laws do you think they would make about hunting animals?

What laws would they make about the use of plants?

What people did the Cave-men honor most? What must any one do to be
honored? What were some of the signs that a man was honored?

When dangerous work needs to be done, what kind of men and women
are needed?

[Illustration: _After the bison hunt._]

_How the Cave-men Rewarded and Punished the Clansmen_

Again the clans went to hunt on the fertile plains. Again the women
built the tents while the men went out to hunt. But before the tents
were finished, the women heard the thunder of the galloping herd.
Angry shouts followed, and the women began to feel alarmed.

All the men were angry with Blackcloud. He had frightened the herd
away. Fleetfoot had planned to surround the bison as they were
surrounded before. But a stronger and braver young man than
Blackcloud, helped Fleetfoot lead the lines.

[Illustration: _Handle of a Cave-man's hunting-knife with engraving of
a man hunting the bison._]

Nobody dreamed that Blackcloud would do it. Everybody knew that each
one must be careful not to frighten the herd. The men crept quietly
through the grass when they saw a bison browsing near the line. But
when Blackcloud saw a young cow, he rushed forward and made an attack.

The loud bellow of the wounded cow gave the