THE DREAM FOX 13 



puzzled. She had not quite caught Heart of 

 Nature's meaning, perhaps because she was sleepy, 

 but those voices, surely they belonged to Kabibo- 

 nokka and Mudjekeewis. What could the North 

 and West Winds be doing there at the same time ? 



She slipped out upon the foxskin rug to listen, 

 pulling the down quilt after her. 



" Who is Wabeno, the Magician, and where 

 does he live?" she whispered. "Does he belong 

 to the Brotherhood of Beasts, or what? Creep 

 into the chimney, Winds of Night ; for though I 

 may not let you in the window, you can come 

 quite near, for the fire is low." 



" Do you speak, Kabibonokka, while I get my 

 breath," said Mudjekeewis, panting. " Ah ! the 

 distance I have come to-day from heat and sand 

 and summer to this snow, simply because Wabeno 

 gave his signal." 



Anne was going to speak impatiently, and then 

 stopped herself, for Kabibonokka said : " Before 

 man walked the earth, nothing asked why about 

 anything. What came, came; what went, went 

 all unquestioned. When the Red Brothers ar- 

 rived (the first men we ever met in these lands), 

 'why' was the very first word they said. For 

 many things they could find no reasons, because 

 they did not understand the Three Hearts and 



