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Firemaker and his friend looked up in the sky after they got
across the river. “Look something is flying away,” said Firemaker.
What they saw looked like a huge bird with his claws on the huge
ugly serpent. The serpent was squirming trying to free itself. They
both disappeared.

The two friends knew they were safe and both called out,
“Thanks” to the Great Thunderbird.


When someone rides through the village on horseback the dogs
will chase the horses and bark at them. Little Ghost Bull wishes
people would take care of their dogs like he does.

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When they started to row across the deep water
they heard strange noises coming from underneath them . The
raft started swaying back and forth. “Watch out! We are in great
danger!” they shouted. Firemaker and his friend both cried out,
“Please do something. The water serpent is going to get us!” They
noticed that the water was rising on both sides, coming
closer and closer. It looked like the wall of water was going to come
down on them.


Little Ghost Bull

Written by Leroy Pine

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Firemaker
Told by Julia Pine
Written by Leroy Pine


Little Ghost Bull has
noticed there are many dogs
on the reservation that no
one takes care of. The dogs
eat out of garbage cans.
They always seem to be so

Many times the dogs will gang up on other dogs. Because no
one owns the dogs they just run loose.

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As they rode away they looked back once again and saw four
riders and two hounds. They looked like they were watching them
from the sky and then they disappeared once more.

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After school Little Ghost Bull often watches cartoons on TV. He
also enjoys staying up on school nights to watch the late movies.
When Little Ghost Bull stays up late he often has trouble getting up
in the mornings.

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Will anyone ever see the serpent monster again? Who knows?

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Often the stray dogs will chase cars which annoys everyone.


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Luckily, the Great Thunderbird responded to his call for help.
Suddenly a small rain cloud appeared above them and bolts of light-
ning came pounding down. Loud thunder voices were heard from the
sky for a few minutes. They could not see anything for awhile. The
water was splashing around them where the lightning kept on strik-

ing.


Finally, they met a friendly trader and bought some food. The
friends packed the food on their horses and started back home. They
wanted to be home before it was dark because they knew it would be
dangerous to cross the river at night. They had heard that the water
serpent is usually out at night.


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Little Ghost Bull is almost a teenager and during the day
while he is at school he daydreams about many things. Sometimes
Little Ghost Bull dreams of becoming a football or a basketball player
like his big brother. Little Ghost Bull would also like to be a musi-
cian like his father. Little Ghost Bull would like to someday own nice
things like many other teenagers.

Even though Little Ghost Bull daydreams in school, he likes
doing his school work and realizes school will help him as he is
growing up. Little Ghost Bull wants to learn and wants to do many
things while he is in school.

Little Ghost Bull participates in sports activities. He also plays
in the school’s beginning band and he is learning many arts and

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Because Little Ghost Bull’s older brother has his own family
and no longer lives at home, Little Ghost Bull is now the oldest boy

in his household.
Little Ghost Bull likes to tease his teenage sister. Sometimes

he will tell his sister he doesn’t like her boyfriends or he only likes
certain ones. Once in awhile Little Ghost Bull and his sister will get
into a shouting match because of his teasing.


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Firemaker and his friend both rode for many miles on their
journey for food. When they came to the big river they remembered
the warning and looked for a safe crossing.


Firemaker asked his friend, “Would you come along on a jour-
ney to search for food?” Then he said, “But I must warn you about
the dangers of this trip. I was told we must be careful about crossing
the big river, or the water serpent might catch us. I hope he is not
around when we cross the river. Anyway, I will ask the Thunderbird
in the sky to watch over us. Besides, we have fast horses and I have
my ceremonial knife with me to protect us.”


Everything became quiet. The two friends thought they
were sinking. All at once they hit the bottom of the deep river. The
water was gone so they started to walk across where the river had

been.

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After they crossed the river safely they thanked the Thunder-
bird in the sky for watching over them and continued on their
journey.


Little Ghost Bull lives on the Northern Cheyenne reservatio
Like many boys on the reservation Little Ghost Bull is happy and
enjoys each day. Two of Little Ghost Bull’s favorite activities are
school and weekend adventures.

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Firemaker and his friend rode toward their home and decided
to take a short cut. They decided to cross the deep water because
they did not want to cross the river at night.




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Whenever Little Ghost Bull and his sister are mad at each
other, their father will interrupt them and make them stop yelling.
Father will tell them to behave and to remember no matter
how much they might be upset with one another, they should
always try to love each other.


One thing Little Ghost Bull is not supposed to do is bother his
sister’s stereo. But when his sister is gone Little Ghost Bull likes to
go into her room and play his favorite rock and roll tapes. Sometimes
Little Ghost Bull will snoop and read his sister’s notes from boy-
friends. Every now and then Little Ghost Bull will forget to put
things away and he will leave his sister’s room a mess. When this
happens, Little Ghost Bull’s sister will get angry and accuse Little
Ghost Bull of messing her room up. Little Ghost Bull will deny ever
bothering her things and soon a big argument will take place.

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When they reached their home they told everybody about their
experiences and about how the huge water serpent almost caught

them. Everybody was glad that they were safe and home at last.

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26

Playing basketball in the hallway after supper is another
favorite past time of Little Ghost Bull. Sometimes he will play with
his sisters or friends. Many times his younger sisters or baby brother
will watch and cheer.


This work has not as yet been published and is afforded all
protections under the U.S. Copyright Law (PL. 94-553) effective
January 1, 1978.

Copyright in the published edition will be held by and in the name of the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transcribed, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written
permission of the author agency identified below.

The project presented or reported herein was performed
pursuant to a grant from the National Institute of Education,
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. However, the
opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the
position or policy of the National Institute of Education,

and no official endorsement by the National Institute of
Education should be inferred.

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THE INDIAN READING SERIES
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Little Ghost Bull

Firemaker
Level V Book1

By members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Leroy Pine, Coordinator
Julia Pine, Consultant

Tom Gardner, Sr.

Tim Lame Woman

Mable Small

Lucille White Crow

Donna Livingston, Illustrator

Illustrated by Donna Livingston

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Northwest Indian Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory



Little Ghost Bull likes to sit with his dog and think of all the
things he wants to do. Some day he would like to learn how to Indian
dance and take part in all the pow-wows and celebrations that are
held every year. Little Ghost Bull wants to finish school and go to
college. Maybe some day Little Ghost Bull will have his own family.
When that happens he wants to be like his father or grandfather.

Right now Little Ghost Bull enjoys living on the reservation.
There are many things to do and Little Ghost Bull always has fun.


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Little Ghost Bull lives at home with his family. Besides his
mother and father Little Ghost Bull has three sisters and a baby
brother. Little Ghost Bull also has a pet dog whose name is Disco.


THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the
Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-
oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-
tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian
community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian
Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board mem-
bers are:

@ Lloyd Smith-Warm Springs
Chairman

© Clement Azure — Devils Lake Sioux

© Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

e Emmett Oliver — Quinault

© Bob Parsley — Chippewa

@ Helen Redbird — Cherokee

@ Max Snow

e Jeanne Thomas — Warm Springs

@ Bill Yellowtail — Crow


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When Little Ghost Bull gets home from school he always re-
members to do his daily chores. He always listens to his parents
when they teach him to respect others and to pray to the Great Spirit
to bless their food.

Little Ghost Bull is very happy when he feeds his dog Disco. He
knows Disco needs care and Little Ghost Bull plays with him often.


Little Ghost Bull has an older brother who is now married.
Little Ghost Bull’s older brother was fun but sometimes he was hard
to get along with. Many times Little Ghost Bull and his older
brother would argue and disagree over football teams or basketball
players. Often Little Ghost Bull would lose these arguments because
his older brother knew many things. 27


Firemaker said to his friend, “It is safer to cross this place by a
raft.” So they made a raft. They were not worried about horses be-
cause the horses could cross on their own.


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Firemaker was so scared he did not know what to do for
awhile. Finally, he took his ceremonial knife out and put it across his
mouth. Then he asked the Great Thunderbird and his messengers in
the sky for help and protection.