102 TRUE BEAR STORIES. 



many children were born to them. But, 

 being part of the Great Spirit and part 

 of the grizzly bear, these children did not 

 exactly resemble either of their parents, 

 but partook somewhat of the nature and 

 likeness of both. Thus was the red man 

 created; for these children were the first 

 Indians. 



All the other grizzlies throughout the 

 black forests, even down to the sea, were 

 very proud and very kind, and met to- 

 gether, and, with their united strength, 

 built for the lovely little red princess a wig- 

 wam close to that of her father, the Great 

 Spirit. This is what is now called "Little 

 Mount Shasta." 



After many years, the old mother Griz- 

 zly felt that she soon must die, and, fear- 

 ing that she had done wrong in detaining 

 the child of the Great Spirit, she could 

 not rest till she had seen him and restored 

 to him his long-lost treasure and asked his 

 forgiveness. 



With this object in view, she gathered 



