THE MAGICAL BELT ONCE 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