d that very day.
Perhaps several battles were fought to see which sentinel was the
strongest. For bison never follow a leader that is not stronger and
wiser than themselves.

#THINGS TO DO#

_Show in your sand-box where each of the three herds was feeding._

_Make a plan for hunting the herd that was feeding in an open
space._

_Draw one of these pictures:_--
_The Cave-men creeping up the banks of the steep ravine._
_The charge of the leader._
_The stampede._
_Deciding which bison shall be leader of the herd._

_Make a song to sing in getting ready to hunt the way you have
planned. Make a song to sing on your return._

_Model a large, strong bison._

IX

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Watch water when it is boiling, and see if you can tell what
happens.

Why would it be harder for people to learn to boil than to roast?

What kind of dishes did the Cave-men have? What would happen to
them if they were put over the fire?

What does your mother do, when she wants to find out whether the
flatiron is hot enough to iron?

When the Cave-men first learned to boil water, do you think they
would think of boiling food? What might make them think of boiling
food?

_What Happened when the Children Played with Hot Stones_

Again the Cave-men went out to hunt. Again the women went out to
gather roots and berries. Only Chew-chew and the children were left
near the cave.

Chew-chew was curing the skins which the women had brought home. Some
of them were stretched out on the ground. Others were stretched on
frames. Many of these were ready to be rolled up and put away.

While the skins were drying, Chew-chew had time for other work. She
wanted to finish her basket, and so the splints must be put to soak.

At a sign from Chew-chew, Fleetfoot went to the river for a bag of
water. While he was gone, Chew-chew began to make a place to put it.
She dug a shallow hole in the ground and lined it with a skin.

When Fleetfoot came back they patted down the skin. Then they poured
the water into the skin-lined hole, and put the splints to soak.

While Chew-chew worked at her basket, Fleetfoot played near at hand.
Often he came to his grandmother's side and talked about many things.

At length Chew-chew, holding up a skin, turned to Fleetfoot and said,
"Do you know what animal wore this skin?"

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