The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-19

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Good good" the chiefa saadf
IVA thcy nodded their heads ~ ahow.
sl'Ttthey liked the story that. Same
set had told
Have not your peopie sum met
story child of the setting sum- tfs
oid chief asked Ska1-lal-a-toots.
Yes, VIE have 4 story Skai-lsNar
toots said, and this II the story te
told s
THE Eagle WAS mighty chtef.
Moreover, he was the keeper VI I'M
Fire. the Sum, and aIl fresh waters.
He hated the earth people, and
tried always to keep the Fire. tye
si'in, and fresh waters from him.
Iie was glad when they were hnn-
Ers, and he would have been glad III.
thay were forever cold ana hungry
Once HE stole the Sun ont of the sky
ana the Fire ont of the earth. Arid
hia thcfa away IN his lodge up Iii the
monntains.
MN the Raven loved the earth
raoplp. and he longed to help them.
This made the Eagle so angry t'aat
he araYe the Raven ont of the noun
Mins and threatened til Kill him III
4 IN eser came hack again.
r | could only get into the lodge
| NJ the Eagle. 4 the Raven said mt
the Eagles daughter fl always ON
/ guard md watchful Eaglet she 5s.,
/ u will change myself Into fine.
1 gray eagle Then will I'D I'd the
lodge and Try ID coax the Eaglet ID
let me enter
/ This thought 80 delighted the Va
ven TINT he croaked himself hoarxe
Gwen to this day
/ What d beautiful young EagIet
YOU are, said the Raven. when he
| camc noar the lodge where the
Eagle dwelt
Int The Eagiet only fnttered her
WINGS. she dared mot apeak
Won Hre far too heausifnE tn dweIf
here alone the Raven went ON
Tray come and dwell with ne
havo q lodge In mountain AZ nigh
as this
The Fagiat hllnhed hof eFes AVID
fafFed har feathers gently
Yonr wings AFRO HE the snova.
and sofr eyes are AZ bright aa the
sunlight nHai III hn before Tho Eagle
stole the sun away from the eaFth
peonle
TIE FaElat rufTlad her feathers
Faafn aentlv still
'let IA go and sit In the doorway
IF the lodge, z said the Raven And
thov went aud saf In tho 1onrwav
How verf bright II n inside he
laasn. the Raven said. as he sea- "a
himaelf IN tho doorway WHY II II
zoct'
The Eagle has Imprisoned this
Snn within the lodge, the Eaglat
eyrlaincd
How very wonderful! And Why
~ u 50 warm there9v
II Is because the Eagle has Inn
piiEonai tho Fire. the Bagiet said
rain
as1aTe and more. wonderful the
RaFgn anaunrej
MI shfT time the Raven was pnsn-
In nppn tha door BIT the EaeIst
die not see what he was doing
n and ht the FaRlat grew sleepy.
AMI aho tucked her head under her
wines iiat 10 catch one little wink Of
sleep
Then what did the Raven do? He
seized the F,ie In his heak, and the
Sun In bis claws. aud away he flew
~ through the smoke hole In the
odge. And when the Eagiet awnka
rom her one wink. of sleep. behold.
ho Raven was gone. Ard tho SIN
md the Fire they. TOO. we're gone.
On. on across the SKI, tbe Raven
lew with tho Sun In his claws and
he Fire In hts beak. And when lie
cached the earth he hung the sun
n the east, and carried the Fire
own in 10 the valley where the peo-
lie dwelt
How happy the people were when
hey saw the sunlight once more.
hey sang and danced for Joy, The
'ees sent OUT buds. the grasses
prrng up, and the flowers blossomed
n the hillsides
Tho air grew soft and warm. the
prr shot M its green stalks. and thu
arkness. the cold. and the hunger
ere Mt an end.
But. alas. for the brave. good RAJ
IN. who had been always 50 white
I'd clean So seorehed we're his
athers by the FIRE and smoke that
yer to this day has he got them
bite again.
For long while he crooked and
ieved But when the earth people
armed what had happened. they
Id great festival IN bis honor:
d always after that time Il was
eat honor to wear a black Ravens
lther.