How did the Cave-men learn what they knew? Why did they make more mistakes than people do to-day?
What changes did the Cave-men see take place in the buds? in seeds? in eggs?
When they found shells in the hard rocks instead of in the water, what do you suppose they would think?
Have you ever heard any one say “It rained angleworms?”
Have you ever heard any one say that cheese or meat had “changed to maggots?”
Can you tell what really happened in each of these cases?
Can you see how stories of animals that turned into men could be started? Is there anything that we can learn from these stories?
How Flaker Became a Priest and a Medicine Man
The winter was long and stormy. Wild animals found little food. Herds of horses and reindeer went to the lowland forests. Game was scarce on the wooded hills. Few horses or reindeer were seen near the caves. The trails were filled with snow and everything seemed to tell of the coming of a famine.