But John was a strong lad, and jumping upon the first Indian boy, he took his stick away from him.
Armed with this stick, John struck right and left at the heads of the boys until they were all glad to run away.
The Indian men liked to see John's courage, and laughed long and loud when the Indian boys ran away.
After this the boys were glad to have John play with them.
With their bows and arrows they shot at a mark.
They swam in the river and played games of tag, hide and seek, and ball.
In the spring the Indian women planted the yellow corn.
When the corn was up, the squaws went into the fields to hoe out the weeds. For a hoe they used a flat piece of stone tied to a wooden handle.