10

And that’s how martens got their spots.



Marten and Mink were brothers.
Since Mink was the oldest,

he took care of his younger brother, Marten.
Mink gave strict orders to Marten.
“Whatever you do, never go over the hill,” he said.
“Always stay close to home.”



Just in time, he scrambled out of the fire
before he scorched himself too badly.
Poor Marten ran all the way home
and jumped under the covers.



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Me dh, Ah
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(Mar
Ly N Wage”



Marten would look up at the hill
and wonder why he wasn’t allowed
to play on the other side.
One day his curiosity got the best of him.
He went to the top of the hill.
Down in the valley was a tepee.
Marten wondered who lived there.
As he got closer, he saw Bear working in the yard.



As Marten reached across the fire to take the dish,
Bear grabbed his arm and pulled him into the fire!



How -?Viarten
Got His Spots

Level HI Book 4



When Mink returned from hunting,
there was no sign of Marten.
Mink looked everywhere.
Finally, he lifted up the blankets
and found his little brother.
Martin told Mink he had not listened
and had gone over the hill.
He explained what had happened
and showed his big brother
the burnt spots on his fur.

For a few days,
Mink put medicine on his brother’s wounds,

until only scars remained.



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7 eed BEN fh \\ (uw ak



When Bear went back into the tepee,
Marten followed her in
and sat down across from her.
Bear offered Marten a wooden dish full of pemmican.



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Booklets available in the Level III sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use
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1 Story of the Seasons
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

2 The Beginning of the Earth
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
3 The Blacktail Dance
Blackfeet Tribe

4 How Marten Got His Spots
Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

5 Lost in the Fog
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

6 How to Be a Friend
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
7 How the Morning and Evening Stars
Came to Be
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation
8 Raccoon’s Black Eyes and Ringed Tail
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

9 Coyote and Old Lady
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

10 Coyote and Trout
Kootenai Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

11 How the Milky Way Got into the Sky
The Confederated Tribes of the
‘Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

12 Inkdomi and the Buffalo
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

13 Medicine Horse
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

14 The Good Hunter and Fisherman
Jamestown-Clallam Tribe

15 The Wild Buffalo Ride
Blackfeet Tribe

161 Ama Rock
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

17 The Man Who Loved Shell Money
Skokomish Tribe

18 Old Man Napi
Blackfeet Tribe

19 The Turtle Who Went to War
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

20 Coyote and the Mean Mountain Sheep
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
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