One woman drove the pegs into the earth with her stone axe while the other woman held the skin.
Mewanee watched them lace up the front of the wigwam.
Of course they left an opening for the doorway.
They must have an opening at the top also.
Mewanee knew that they must put a flap over the opening in the top, for the hole must be covered in case of rain and wind.
Smoke was coming from the opening in the chief’s wigwam.
MEWANEE’S WIGWAM
Mewanee’s mother had built a fire in the hole, which was in the center of the earth floor of their wigwam.
Mewanee saw the smoke and knew that his mother was cooking supper.