The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-21
BY CHIEF TAHAN.
OF the klov,a indian Triha.

NOW, DO you remember the Story /
told you about the Thunderbird and
how he makes the thunder storms
when he fights with the Rattlesnake?
Well, one time he had the most terri
bic light with him. It wss awful.
Thunderhird got so mad in that
Fight that he opened and shut his eyes
faster than ever before.
That made so much fire blaze out Of
them that 1t came clear down TO the
earth. Some of 1t went into hollow
tree At the top and ran down to the
roots Of It, and stayed there.
That was the first fire that was ever
made.
Ater awhile the Buzzard saw the
black fireIbreath coming out Of the
tree top and he told all OF the animal
people about the strange sight.
Then all Of the animal people held
council and talked long time; for
they wanted to find out what the thing
was and what II was good for. At last
they sent the Buzzard back to see
about II. He flew right over to where
II was and lit on the ground at the
root OF the tree.
He saw something through hole IN
the tree and he poked his head through
the hole to get good look at Il, but
he didn't let his head stay in there
very long.
Then he flew back to the council
and told the animal people that hs
thought the thing wasn't good for any
thing.
Pretty soon they all noticed that the
fire had burnt all OF the feathers off
Of his head.
That is the reason that the Buzz
Yards head is bare.
Then they sent the Owl 10 fetch the
news about the thing with the black
breath that took feathers off.
When he got back he could hardly
see; his eyes were red and there
were rings around them.
The wind had blown the ashes into
his face and eyes, had made the white
rings which he can never rub OFF, and
his eyes are red yet.
All of this made the animal king
dom believe that fire is bad thing;
and they are afraid Of II yet.
After a while a man saw the black
breath coming out of the tree top and
he, too, was afraid of 1t, for he knew
what 1t had done to the animal people.
The man stood away off from it for
while then he crept closer and closer.
Pretty soon 1t made him feel good
and warm, for he had been feeling
chilly.
But when he put out his hand and
touched the fire he drew 1t back quick
| ly.
For it had burnt one of his fingers.
Then he went UP and threw stick
a. II Just to see what the Fire would
do.
In little while the fire ate up the
stick so that nothing was left of It.
That made the man think that may.
be fire was his friend for It took his
, gift.
He went up and put piece of meat
on the fire, but when It didn't burn
up he took what was left Of the meat
and put It into his mouth and it
tasted good.
He thought it was the best meat he
had ever eaten, And that is how the
man came to make friend OF the fire.
Next Story-ETow the Terrapin Out
ran the Deer.
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making her own life" Consequently
Gwen resented him while she secret
ly adored him.
He arrived at Miss Ciphers combi-
nation living room about thirty sec
onds ahead of Ras Goora, the moment
of whose coup was ripe. He was shak-
ing hands with Gwen still--this Is, he
was holding one-when Ras tapped
discreetly at the door. Gwen, all
smiles Of triumph over her Beirut en-
terprise, invited Ras in. Then she
proceeded to tell Sam all about what
she and Ras we're going to do for the
Beirut infants, When she turned to
beam on Ras she was amazed to find
him, all a-tremble, staring at Sam as
II at ghost. At the same instant Sam
got to the door first. He grabbed Ras
by the collar, spoke rudely to him for
about ten seconds, opened the door,
chucked him through 1t and said
Scat" Ras took the stairs in three
downward jumps, yanked the front
door open and disappeared:
Sam had been an expert agent in
olive and licorice and goats hair and
other things and shipped them to
America to people he represented
He made pack Of money, but not
so much that he felt like being robbed.
/ So when he found Ras Goora, his office
boy, whom he had hired because he
could speak English, making a wax
impression of the key to his petty
cash drawer he kicked him into the
road, to learn subsequently that as an
all-around larcenist Ras was Caiffa's
only rival to his own father, who, 1t
vas known, had robbed the poor box
at the missionaries chapel on the day
OF his own conversion"
Listen. Gwenp said Sam, after Ras