THE MAGICAL DANCING DOLL ONCE there lived in the forest an Indian with his wife and seven sons. Every day the father and his six older sons went out hunting, and the youngest would stay and help his mother; for he was too young to go hunt¬ ing with the others. The little hoy's especial work was to dry the moccasins for his father and brothers. At night, when they came back from the hnnt, and their moccasins were wet with snow water, the little boy would wring the water out of each one, and put it near the fire. Then he would watch it until it would be dry, and ready to use again. And, because he did this work, they began to call him Noo-je-ke-si-gu-no-da-sit,—the Wringer-and-Dryer-of-Moccasins. So Nooje- kesigunodasit became his name. Noojekesigunodasit was busy from morning until night, helping his mother. He would have been a happy child,—but for one thing. His eldest brother was very cruel to him. He would beat him whenever he had the oppor¬ tunity, and he would take his food away from 77