The Glass Mountain(16), part 3 · page 21 2101THE BOY AND THE WOLVES, OR THE BROKEN PROMISE(18)102(18) A North American Indian story.103Once upon a time an Indian hunter built himself a house in the middle of a great forest, far away from all his tribe; for his heart was gentle and kind, and he was weary of the treachery and cruel deeds of those who had been his friends.104So he left them, and took his wife and three children, and they journeyed on until they found a spot near to a clear stream, where they began to cut down trees, and to make ready their wigwam.105For many years they lived peacefully and happily in this sheltered place, never leaving it except to hunt the wild animals, which served them both for food and clothes.106At last, however, the strong man felt sick, and before long he knew he must die.1 2← previousThe Glass Mountain(16), part 2next →The Glass Mountain(16), part 4↑ back to The Yellow Fairy BookThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/24/page/2/