Once there were two little PIEGAN Indian girls and they had been playing
in a little play tepee for a long time. They had their baby brothers
with them, and the babies had been playing out in the warm sunshine with
their dogs, while the little girls played with their Indian dollies.
The little brothers were good for a long time, and then they became
tired of playing in one place, just as little white children get tired,
so the sisters thought they would play at moving house.
They fastened two long poles to the sides of the dog and made a travois,
then they put a basket between the poles and laid their dollies in this
play carriage. Then the little girls started to take down their tepee.
[Illustration: RAN OFF AS HARD AS HE COULD RUN.]
All of a sudden the most awful accident happened! The puppy caught one
of the dollies in his mouth and ran off as hard as he could run. The
poor little mamma was almost frantic. She ran after the naughty puppy
and caught him just as he was about to chew that poor dolly up!
After the poor dolly had been petted and loved, it was put back into the
travois, and after all the packing had been finished the little girls
took their baby brothers on their backs and started to move.
Just as they were passing their homes their mothers came to the door and
called them in to their dinner. They didn't say "In a minute," as little
white children very often do, but went right away.
[Illustration: TOOK THEIR BABY BROTHERS ON THEIR BACKS.]
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