The spirit made his revelation to an Elk, who volunteered to show the others how they might prepare food. When they had all gathered around Elk, he made for himself a drill which he twirled rapidly between his palms until a thin spiral of smoke was given off. Elk twirled his stick again, and a red ember appeared. He blew the ember into some tinder, and so made fire. Then an animal was roasted and they learned how to cook food.
Elk is the maker and keeper of the sacred fire.
The four people in those times had very little knowledge, but they knew that the spirit would show and teach them. They were at a loss how to approach the spirit properly, but he took pity on them and told the Bear how to make the bowl of the sacred pipe. This the bear did. The spirit told the Beaver in their hearts how to gnaw out the stem and make it hollow. This the Beaver did.