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n-all-moons" grew to be a man, his tribe made him a great chief. Just as the little _Jo gah oh_ mother had said, he became a chief, though not in the chieftain line. Because he stood so strong and straight, serving the people, protecting the weak, and doing great deeds, he was called the Pine-tree Chief. "His feet are planted deep in wisdom and strength," they said, "and his head is not far from the sky. He sees far and points us the way. As the topmost branch of the pine points always to the east, so Luck-in-all-moons shall guide us to the sun rising. He shall be our Pine-tree Chief." HOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGIC Once a little Indian girl was very sad and unhappy. The Great Spirit had taken her father and mother, and she had gone to live with relatives who did not want her. Often she went to sleep hungry, for only the scraps of food that were left from a meal were given to her. One day, the relatives of the little girl brought in a fine deer from the chase, and made ready for a feast. They told the girl to get out of the lodge, for there was neither room, nor meat for her. The little girl ran and hid herself in a great field of corn. There she cried aloud. Soon a band of strange Little People gathered about her, to comfort her. On all sides, from the folds of the green cornstalks they came. They stroked her head, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said, "Don't cry, little girl. We will take care of you. You shall come and live with us. We will make a feast for you. We know why you are sad, for we can read the thoughts of all the earth children. Come with us, and we will show you more wonderful things than you have ever seen." At this the little girl dried her tears, and smiled at the kind Little People. "You are very good to me," she said. "Who are you?" "We are the _Jo gah oh_," they replied, "the Little People. Come, and we will show you what we can do." Then they slipped some winged moccasins upon her feet. They wrapped her in an invisible blanket and put a magic corn plume in her hair, and the next moment all were flying through the air. They flew to a ledge of great rocks. At the touch of the Little People, the rocks opened, and they passed within. The girl found herself in a beautiful lodge. Kind _Jo gah oh_ mothers were baking cakes and roasting meat. They welcomed the girl, and soon a feast was spread in her honor. Now the heart of the little girl was so light that she d
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