In great haste they paddled toward the sound of the horn, and across the lake they could see the mother waving her hands to them.
She stood on a platform which was built upon thousands of cedar piles, driven into the bottom of the lake.
These piles were held in place by stones and rushes that had been let down into the water.
As they paddled nearer, they could see that something had happened.
They hurried to climb the notched ladder which led to the platform.
Then they followed the mother into the one-room hut which was their home.
They sat down on blocks of wood about the stone fire-place, while the mother told the chief what had happened.
