The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-12-21
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Indian
Lodge Tales
By
Ford c. Frick
THE LEGEND OF THE LONE
WOLF

THE LEGEND OF THE LONE
WOLF
TN THE beginning of time, when th'
4 world was new and beautiful, al
the animals dwelt together In o.
place. There was no trouble between
them, and the weak lay down with th'
strong and the strong protected tli'
weak and all was peace and quiet.
In those days the wolf was the mos
beautiful Of all animals, and had Ion
hair of glossy black covering his entir'
body, and was much favored by Man
tou, who was the ruler of the who'll
world.
Often the wolf and the Mantle
walked together and counseled T.
gether, and they were friends un
each other. and what the Mantle
would command, that would the wo
DO.
But one day. as the wolf was goir
through the forest searching for b
food, which in those days was herr
and vines and fruit and corn, the
passed small rabbit, also searchi
for food. And the rabbit, not seeiI
the wolf, started to eat AT spot whic
the wolf had selected for his own mef
The wolf became angry and COZ
manded that the rabbit 60 elsewher
for, he said. the fruit belonged to hi
and the herbs also, and there was MOI
who dared touch it.
But the rabbit was unafraid and |
turned to the great wolf and sal
"Who are you to command me thu
The Manitou, who Is your father,
also my father, and he who plac
you here to roam also gave this sp
to the rabbit for his home-and he
we are told to live In peace and hapl
ness together"
But the wolf was very angry Al
even as the rabbit spoke the We
jumped upon him and seized him ar
with one snap Of his jaws, killed h &
and threw his body in the brush. A
then the wolf went back to his frien
and told no animal Of what he h
done. But the Manitou, who dwelt
the sky and was father Of all the a.
mails, saw the act and knew what Ii
happened; and he was very angry
sent his servants down to bring
wolf before him where he lived in Z
| clouds.
When the wolf saw the servants
Manitou coming he was sore afra
and he tried to hide away where IL
could not find him. The hair on ]
back rose up from fright and as t
servants Of Manitou approached 1t "
seen to turn gray at its ends from !
terror, for the wolf was very mu
afraid.
So the servants seized the wolf n
took him before the Manitou and =
Manitou, who was very angry, look
at him and said:
You are the great wolf and you
my son. But you have killed 70
brother the rabbit, and you, shall
punished, even though you be my
and Of my family"
Then he called all the lesser go
Of heaven to pass judgment and to
wolf he said:
Heretofore you have been bra
and fearless. From this time on y
shall be cowardly and afraid to run I
yourself. You and all your fam
shall run together in packs, and yo
hand shall be against all the ANNA
and the hands of all the animals sh,
he against you. No more shall y,
eat In peace, but you shall QUAR-
among yourselves, and the strong W
conquer the weak, and to no other NJ
NAL shall you he friend. Your CLOS
blacs hair which this day has bee
turned gray from fright shall ever
main gray as mark of my dlspleasur
and all that see 1t shall know that ytI|
have disobeyed the Manitou. And no
shall you hunt In packs from fear :,
hunting alone, and must you he c
guard always. else you Will be kille
by your fellows-for the hand Of
animals will be against you from III
loved you will come to hate you, ar
slay you, and nowhere in all the wor,
shall you find peace"
When the Manitou had said thes
words he caused the wolf to be g.
down again on earth, but all he So
was true. The wolf no longer walk.
with the other animals, but sneak
along through the woods, and new.
more could he associate with h
friends, hut only with the other wolv
who formed into pack and cal
forth only at night and killed and we
killed, even as the Manitou had said
SO 1t is unto this day even as
Manitou commanded. II you believe
not. go forth into the quiet Of
woods and watch the wolf and see
habits. And be you always on qua
for the wolf which was good is n
had and his hand is against you
yours is against him. and go shall
he always, for that is the command