Wolf Father soon appeared. He barked. Still the man dug into the den. Then Wolf Father sang a beautiful song. He sang, “O man, pity my children, and I will teach you one of my arts.” He ended with a howl which caused a fog. When the Wolf Father howled again, the fog disappeared.
The man thought, “These animals have mysterious gifts.” So he tore up his red blanket into small pieces. He tied a piece around the neck of each of the wolf cubs, as a necklace. Then he painted them with red paint and put them back into the den.
Wolf Father was very grateful. He said, “When you go to war hereafter, I will go with you. I will bring about whatever you wish.” Then the man went away.
After a while the man went on the warpath. Just as he came in sight of the village of the enemy, a large wolf met him.
Wolf said, “By and by I will sing. Then you shall steal their horses when they least suspect danger.”
So the man stopped on a hill close to the village. And the wolf sang. After that he howled, making a high wind arise. The horses fled to the forest, but many stopped on the hillside. When the wolf howled again, the wind died down and a mist arose. So the man on the warpath took as many horses as he pleased.
HOW RABBIT ESCAPED FROM THE WOLVES
Cherokee