When he struggles the winds are forced away from him, and they blow
upon the earth. Sometimes he suffers terrible pain, and then his
struggles are violent. This makes the winds wild, and they do damage on
the earth. Then he feels better and goes to sleep, and the winds become
quiet also.
There is a spirit for the corn, another for beans, another for squashes.
They are sisters, and are very kind to each other. They dwell together,
and live in the fields. They shall be known as _De-o-ha-ka_,--the
keepers of our life.
There are spirits in the water, in fire, in all the trees and berries,
in herbs and in tobacco, in the grass. They assist the Great Spirit.
Always return thanks to _Ho-noh-che-noh-keh_, the Guardian Spirits.
_Ha-ne-go-ate-geh_ has messengers. These are the spirits of disease,
of fever, of witches, weeds, and murder. But the Great Spirit will keep
them away from his children.
This is the message I bring from the happy hunting-grounds. Obey these
words, and the Great Spirit will give you a place there."
So Peace Maker taught the people. They threw tobacco on the fire,
according to his instructions, and on the column of its smoke he was
borne away to the happy hunting-grounds. And the people danced and sang
around the dying embers of the council fire.
This is probably an ancient legend with a modern moral.
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