136 TRUE STORIES OF THE HEAVENLY BEINGS. 
end the South Star would come higher, until at last it would capture the 
people who were carrying the two people upon the stretchers; as soon. 
as-the South Star captured these two people upon the stretchers. they: 
were to die. The North Star would then disappear and move away and 
the South Star would take possession of the earth and of the people. The 
old people knew also. that when the world was to come to an end 
there were to be many signs. Among the stars would be many signs. 
Meteors would fly through the sky. The Moon would change its color 
once in a while. The Sun would also show different colors, but the 
sign which was to be nearest to the people was that the rivers and the 
creeks were to rise. The animals, such as otter, beaver, and others, were 
to drift down the streams. While they were drifting down these animals 
were to cry out and their cry was to be like that of people. -When the 
people would go swimming in these streams of water,clam shells were to 
cry out to them, and when the people should try to get away from the 
clam shells some of them would get on their clothing, and when they 
would see the clam shells they would be in the shape of birds. They 
would be, however, clam shells and would cry out like babies. 
- My grandchild, some of the signs have come to pass. The stars have 
fallen among the people, but the Morning-Star is still good to us, for we 
continue to live. The Moon has turned black several times, but we 
know that the Morning-Star said that whenever the Moon turned black 
it would be a sign that some great chief or warrior was to die. My 
grandchild, we are told by the old people that the Morning-Star and the 
Evening-Star placed people upon this earth. The North Star and the 
South Star will end all things. All commands were given in the west 
and these commands were carried out in the east. The command for the 
ending of all things will be given by the North Star, and the South Star 
will carry out the commands. Our people were made by the stars. 
When the time comes for all things to end our people will turn into small 
stars and will fly to the South Star, where they belong. When the time 
comes for the ending of the world the stars will again fall to the earth. 
They will mix among the people, for it will bea message to the people to 
get ready to be turned into stars. 
My grandchild, I remember one time when a man sat down and 
invited other warriors to go upon the war-path. As he took the things 
from the sacred bundle which he was to wear, he first filled the sacred pipe 
and offered the smoke to the different gods in the heavens and to Tirawa. 
Then he blew a few whiffs to the things which he was to wear. Then he 
was told by one of the priests that he must put on the things and go out of 
the lodge, so that the stars in the heavens would look down on him and 
