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watching each night, nothing but water passing his 

 lips, until his body grew spent and his eyes hollow 

 with hunger, and, picking with his last strength a 

 branch of Dogwood blossoms, he staggered to his 

 wigwam in despair, saying : 4 Wabeno will not give 

 a dream. I shall starve and my people also.' 



" This was at twilight on the sixth day. Then 

 we Winds took pity on Penaisee and whispered 

 to him counsel : ' Lie down, Penaisee, little bird, 

 and close the outward eyes, for by them never may 

 Wabeno be seen ; it is the inward eye, open only 

 in sleep, that may see the Dream Fox's picture 

 book. Sleep, Penaisee, sleep and wait ! ' 



" Penaisee obeyed, and as the light of the full 

 Planting Moon crept round and looked him in the 

 face, he saw coming between the trees the mystic 

 figure of Wabeno, clad in strange green leaves, 

 while Kaw-kaw, the Raven, flew near him, Wa- 

 goose following. 



" Raising one hand, Wabeno struck the magic 

 drum, which gave a strange rattling noise, while 

 with the other he made passes in the air. On he 

 walked, straight into the wigwam, which grew 

 higher that it might receive him. Then he 

 stooped by Penaisee, touched him upon the ears 

 and lips to signify that he was to listen, but not 

 speak. 



