The wind roared in the trees, and the snow was falling. But Fleet Deer's lodge was warm and comfortable. Good Bird, his wife, knew how to make a lodge, and how to keep it from being smoky.
She had sewed heavy skins together for the outside cover of the wigwam. Inside, the lower walls were of tanned doeskin, nearly white. The cold air passing between the lining and the cover ventilated the room and carried the smoke out of the smoke hole.
In the middle of the circular floor was a stone-lined fire pit, now filled with glowing coals that gave light to the room.
Warm skins with the fur uppermost covered the three long platforms that were used for seats in the daytime and for beds at night.
Good Bird took great pride in her home. She kept the floor swept with a cedar broom and everything in its place.
When not busy in preparing food, she made clothing and moccasins. She stained porcupine quills for trimmings, and made necklaces of shells. The teeth of wild animals were used for ornaments.
On this cold winter evening Good Bird was dressed in a handsome garment trimmed with fringe and colored quills. Her moccasins and leggings were also ornamented.