Kaubequa sat down with her child, after she had ascertained that nothing had passed Segwuna’s lips for two days, and said: “My child, you are my only daughter. Now, my daughter, listen to me and try to obey. Blacken your face and fast faithfully, so that the Master of Life may have pity on you and me, and on us all. Do not in the least deviate from my counsels, and in two days more I will come to you.” Segwuna continued to fast for two days more, when her mother came to the lodge and melted some snow and told her to drink the water. Her desires were for more, but her mother would not allow anything more to drink or anything to eat. But she instructed Segwuna to ask the Great Spirit to show her a vision that would not only do them good, but also benefit mankind. The night of the fifth day a voice called to Segwuna in her slumber, and said: “Poor child, I pity your condition. Come, you are called into my service on earth. I give you my power and the life everlasting. I give you long life on earth and skill in bringing others to my kingdom of life everlasting in the happy hunting-grounds.” In her vision she saw a shining path like a silver cord and it led upward to an opening in the sky, where stood the Great Spirit, in a brilliant halo, encircled with glistening stars. “Look at me,” saith the spirit, “my name is the Bright Blue Sky. I am the veil that covers the earth. Do not fear. You are a pure and dutiful maiden. You have come to the limit which mortals cannot pass. Now return. There is a conveyance for you. Do not fear to ride on its back, and when you get to your lodge, you must take that which sustains the human body.” Segwuna saw a snow-white bird soaring like the frigate bird in the sky, and when she got on its back, she was wafted through the air,--her hair streaming behind,--and as soon as she arrived at her lodge her vision ceased. Upon awakening, Segwuna arose and returned as fast as she could to her mother’s lodge, where she was fed cautiously by her mother. One could see that she had undergone a serious transformation. The same tall willowy form and elastic step were there, but the eyes had changed their innocent fawn-like gaze to a tense and determined far-away look that could be interpreted as seriousness and reflection combined. She went about her duties around the wigwam as though some great task or burden were weighing her down. And well might those about her observe her changed manners, for she now deserted the company of her former playmates and took long and lonely walks through the deep woods,--resolving silently to serve the Great Spirit the rest of her life by rendering happy those whom she loved.