A CARVED BONE
Then he ordered a jar filled with water to be placed on the fire. Now the medicine man threw some herbs into the jar of water.
He danced and sang as he stirred the mixture with a carved bone which he carried in a skin bag.
This bone was supposed to have a certain charm.
The chief came from the wigwam, carrying baby brother in his linden cradle. As he came near, the medicine man raised his arms above the baby, muttering low noises. Baby brother stopped crying and lay very quiet.
THE MEDICINE MAN
A WOODEN SPOON