Mewanee watched the Indians set forth. He wished to join them in the hunt, but he was too young.
Then he quietly stole toward the river. He carried his bow and quiver bag with him.
His mother saw him go, but did not call him back. She wished her boy to become brave and strong.
Mewanee loved to do the things his father did. He could take straight aim, for he had used a bow and arrow ever since he was a little fellow.
When he was a little boy he used a tiny bow and short arrows, but as he grew taller and stronger his father made him longer arrows.
Mewanee’s bow and arrows were made just like the chief’s.
The bow was made of hickory wood, with twisted buffalo sinews stretched from end to end.
MEWANEE’S BOW
The bow string was stretched so tightly that it caused the wood to bend in a slight curve.