THE MAGICAL BELT

N CE upon a time there lived, in the forest, an old Indian with his wife and his son,

Who had passed about fifteen summers. This son often had dreams in which a voice warned him to do certain things. The boy al- ways followed the directions of the voice, and

everything happened just as the dream fore told.

One night, the voice said to the boy in a dream:

“To-morrow, follow the path through the for- est to the lake. There on the shore you will find a man taking the skin from a bull. If you can secure a strip of hide running along the back, make yourself a belt. This belt will have magical power and will help you to become a. famous cattle doctor.”

The next day, the boy followed the directions of the voice. He went along the path through the forest until he reached the lake. There he saw a stranger taking the hide from a great bull.

“What are you doing?” asked the boy. 221