of these special favors are His
lieutenants and keepers of the several special attributes; such as
wisdom, cunning, speed, and the knowledge of healing wounds.  These
wonderful gifts, he knew, were bestowed as favors by a common God, and
therefore he revered these powers, and, without jealousy, paid tribute
thereto.

The bear was great in war, because before the horse came, he would
sometimes charge the camps and kill or wound many people.  Although
many arrows were sent into his huge carcass, he seldom died.  Hence the
Indian was sure that the bear could heal his wounds.  That the bear
possessed a great knowledge of roots and berries, the Indian knew, for
he often saw him digging the one and stripping the others from the
bushes.  The buffalo, the beaver, the wolf, and the eagle--each
possessedstill, till he called him; then the Fox went off,
pretending to hunt along the bank.  It was mighty cold weather, and the
water froze all about the Bear's tail, yet he sat still, waiting for
the Fox to call him.  Yes, the Bear sat so still and so long that his
tail was frozen in the ice, but he didn't know it.  When the Fox
thought it was time, he called:

"'Hey, Bear, come here quick--quick!  I have a Rabbit in this hole, and
I want you to help me dig him out.'  Ho!  The Bear tried to get up, but
he couldn't.

"'Hey, Bear, come here--there are two Rabbits in this hole,' called the
Fox.

"The Bear pulled so hard to get away from the ice, that he broke his
tail off