THE LODGE

THE LODGE

It was spring in the blue gray mountains around Shooting Creek. The air was fresh and alive and the birds and animals were running all over the place, when my friend, Little Snake was going toward the woods. I said, "Little Snake, where are you going?" and he said, "Red Wolf, my friend, I am going to cut logs to build me a lodge". "What do you need a lodge for my friend? No, don't tell me your father and mother are making you move". "No, I am going to take Little Turtle for my wife, the horns girl child". "That is great, my friend, we are really going to be kinship. Did you ask the mother of the longhouse? "Yes, about three moons ago and she said yes". "What did the horn say? She is very special to the horn". "Water was not very happy about this at all. "She said that Little Turtle had just now come into season. The horn and I talked and he said, "You build me two lodges, next to each other, one for you and Little Turtle and one for me and Water." He also wanted three valley buffalo robes. She will make you a good wife but the price is very high. That is alright, my friend, I will help you build the lodges. We will get my brother of So Few Words to help, also Big Bear and the other braves, it will not take us long".

They went to work and built the two lodges as the Conjuror of the Horn said and they got the three valley buffalo robes.

Little Snake's mother and father made the wedding vase and Little Snake and Little Turtle were married and had many children. next