Little bird was a little NAVAJO boy, whose papa had given him a dear
little pony, because he took such good care of the sheep.
When LITTLE BIRD went out with his papa's flock of sheep, he always took
some goats along to help keep the flock together and drive off wolves or
bears. LITTLE BIRD, on his pony's back, would watch, and the goats would
climb on the rocks where they could see a long distance. One day, while
they were watching, LITTLE BIRD fell asleep, on his pony's back. He
didn't think there were any wolves or bears about; but soon he was
dreaming that he heard the sheep making a great noise, and when he
awoke, he saw that they were very much frightened and that the goats
were marching toward the canon.
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What do you think he saw? A great, black bear holding a dear little lamb
in his arms.
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