Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-08
Told by Martin Goodbear and Written
By 6. ". Hoffman, Smbt. of Indian
School at Elb0W0ods, N: D.

Told by Martin Goodbear and Write,
By 6. ". Hoffman, Snbt. of India,
| School at Elbowoods, N: D.
When the Grosventres were living
at Knife River they were living very
lHppy, hardly any sickness among
them, they had plenty of food, such
as wild game, buffalo, antelopes
deer, elks, etc. They had also plenty
of corn, beans and squash, which
were placed on the scaffold near the
lodges. The young people were rum
ming and playing among themselves
near the village.
Two eagles were soaring around
above the village. They saw how
happy the people were and they no.
ticed that the people had all kinds of
provisions, so one of the eagles said
to the other eagle, we had better change
ourselves and become like the people
below us, and think We shall like to
live with them.
The other eagle said, no, l rather
live with the Sioux because they
don't stay in one place, but move
from one place to another, and they
all have plenty of game. We better
60 and live with them. The No.
eagle said, no, I will live with the
Grosventres, and cannot live with
the Sioux, who are on the move all
the time. They have no homes, they
raise no corn, squash and a good
many other things. Both eagles dis
agreed, so they decided that they
should part in peace, one should live
with the 'Gdoswntrs and the other
one with the Sioux, which they did.
No. eagle became as human being
and lived with the Grosventres, while
his friend went away to live with the
Sioux. Both lived to a good old age.
and while they lived apart they were
able to communicate with each other
in thoughts. Eagle No. 2 informed
his friend, that is, eagle No. l, that
he was going on the war path, and
before he reached his place he would
come to see him in the. night. So
eagle No. who lived with the Gros-
ventres, knew that his friend was
coming to see him. and so he told his
wife about it. He told his wife to
get everything i'll good arder in their
lodge She went to work and put
everything in good order. She cooked
food, got some fresh water, put in
some peppermint to make the water
taste good.
Everything was in good order and
ready for company. When the sun
went down eagle No. went up on his
earth lodge house and sat there look
ing for his friend to arrive. His friend
came and both were glad to see each
other, so both walked into the house
and the robe had been spread on the
floor in the center of the lodge. Eagle
No. was sitting there, Mrs. No. l
Eagle fetched some water and gave
it to the visitor. which he drank. Eagle |
No. l requested his friend if he would
rather have a smoke first or after
meal. Eagle No. 2 said that he rather
smoke first and he was surprised
greatly because the smoke was better
than his own, so he asked his friend
what kind of leaves he was smoking |
Eagle No. told him that he and his
people raised their own tobacco
Eagle No. 2 told his friend that he
used the grass to smoke with
Both men told each others name.
Eagle No. l told his friend that the
Grosventres called him Big Bird
and the other one said the Sioux call
1e Sitting on the Top of the Hill
Finally the cage No, ., or Sitting