“‘When he kills a sheep, be sure and feed him the best part. I always do that and the dog knows it.’
“The man took the dog and they went to the mountain where a flock of sheep was grazing. The dog ran in and soon killed every one of them, but the hunter cut open an old ram and threw the entrails in the dog’s expectant face, saying, ‘Dogs eat the insides when a man needs the tidbits and outside flesh of an animal.’
“The little dog stood motionless for a moment, then, instead of eating the entrails as ordered, ran straight up the mountain-side yelping and crying pitifully, for the gall smarted as it ran into his eyes.
“The man laughed and carted home the sheep, but the boy looked about quickly and said: ‘Where is my little dog?’
“‘Hoh, it ran away from me when I cut open the sheep.’
“Then the boy ran to his sister and demanded that she tell him just what happened on the mountain-side.
“She told the boy what her husband had done with the entrails and how the dog ran up the mountain-side yelping.
“‘I wish I had not loaned my dog! I did not want to, but you coaxed me to it. This shows what folks do with borrowed property that they have not worked to make perfect. They use the good of it and throw away what is left. Now I demand that your husband show me the way the dog went,’ cried the boy, in great distress.
“The sister told her husband he must show the boy the place where the dog ran away from him. Once on the mountain-side, the boy saw the red tracks made by his dog and these he followed until he came to a large lake.
“Now the forest dog was really the Wolf Chief’s Son and because the boy had painted the dog’s face and feet with red paint a wolf has red on its feet and around its snout to this day.