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Because all the insects had been hurt,
they were stopped from going to war.
So they all went home.



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Then Ant tried to cross the stream.
But as he came down on the other side of the bank,
his rear end came off!



This Northern Cheyenne legend is about some insects
who go to war because they have nothing to do.



Moral:
Too much free time and idle talk

will put wrong thoughts in your mind.
Think before you act,

and do not look for personal glory.

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Rainbug was the last to try crossing the river.
As he landed, he broke his arm.



The friends talked about how good it would be

to go to war.
If they went to war, they would be famous.
Everyone would talk about how brave they were.
They would be called braves.



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Grasshopper, Ant, Cricket and Rainbug were friends.
They often got together to visit.
They met at Grasshopper’s home.
They met at Ant’s home.
At other times they met at Cricket’s home
or at Rainbug’s home.
The friends liked to visit.







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So the four friends set offto war.

On their way, they came to a stream.
Each one had to jump across.

First Grasshopper tried.

But when he jumped, his leg fell off.





One day they ran out of things to talk about.
Grasshopper, Ant, Cricket and Rainbug
just sat and looked at each other.
There was nothing to do.
Then someone had a great idea.
“Let us go to war’ he said.



Booklets available in the Level I sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use as
outlined in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest will

appear in the Levels II and III sequence.

1 Coyote and the Stars
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2 How Wild Horses Were Captured
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

3 School
Blackfeet Tribe

4 Philene and Buttons
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

5 Insects Off to War
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

6 Why Bluejay Hops
Skokomish Tribe

‘7 Indian Festival

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

8 Helpers
Blackfeet Tribe

9 Far Out, A Rodeo Horse
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

10 Tales of Coyote and Other Legends

The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

11 Birds and People
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

12 Chipmunk Meets Old Witch
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

13 My Name Is Pop
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
14 Santa Claus Comes to the Reservation
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
15 How Cottontail Lost His Fingers
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
16 Friends
Blackfeet Tribe
17 How Daylight Came to Be
Skokomish Tribe

18 A Little Boy’s Big Moment
Blackfeet Tribe

19 Skunk
Muckleshoot Tribe

20 Raven Helps the Indians
Skokomish Tribe

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516


Developed by the Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 710 Southwest Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright © 1977 by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Allrights reserved.

The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract

No. 400-76-0048, with the Educational Equity Group/Multicultural/Bilingual Division
of the National Institute of Education. It does not, however, necessarily reflect the
views of that agency.

This publication is not printed at the expense of the Federal Government.
Published by Educational Systems, Inc., 2360 Southwest 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005
Printed and bound in the United States of America






THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Insects Off to War
Level I Book 5

By members of the Northern Cheyenne
Research and Human Development Association

Illustrated by Dale Brady

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



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-
rs are:

¢ Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

¢ Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

* Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

* Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

¢ Emmett Oliver — Quinault

¢ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

¢ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

« Max Snow

¢ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima




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Next to jump across was Cricket.
But he did not land right and broke his neck.