_To-day we went hunting._ _We crept up the ravine;_ _We surprised the leader of the bison._ _He made a charge upon us--_ _We have his horns for a headdress._ _We killed many a young bison;_ _We have plenty of tender meat._ Perhaps one of the sentinels became leader of the herd that very day. Perhaps several battles were fought to see which sentinel was the strongest. For bison never follow a leader that is not stronger and wiser than themselves. #THINGS TO DO# _Show in your sand-box where each of the three herds was feeding._ _Make a plan for hunting the herd that was feeding in an open space._ _Draw one of these pictures:_-- _The Cave-men creeping up the banks of the steep ravine._ _The charge of the leader._ _The stampede._ _Deciding which bison shall be leader of the herd._ _Make a song to sing in getting ready to hunt the way you have planned. Make a song to sing on your return._ _Model a large, strong bison._ IX THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Watch water when it is boiling, and see if you can tell what happens. Why would it be harder for people to learn to boil than to roast? What kind of dishes did the Cave-men have? What would happen to them if they were put over the fire? What does your mother do, when she wants to find out whether the flatiron is hot enough to iron? When the Cave-men first learned to boil water, do you think they would think of boiling food? What might make them think of boiling food? _What Happened when the Children Played with Hot Stones_ Again the Cave-men went out to hunt. Again the women went out to gather roots and berries. Only Chew-chew and the children were left near the cave. Chew-chew was curing the skins which the women had brought home. Some of them were stretched out on the ground. Others were stretched on frames. Many of these were ready to be rolled up and put away. While the skins were drying, Chew-chew had time for other work. She wanted to finish her basket, and so the splints must be put to soak. At a sign from Chew-chew, Fleetfoot went to the river for a bag of water. While he was gone, Chew-chew began to make a place to put it. She dug a shallow hole in the ground and lined it with a skin. When Fleetfoot came back they patted down the skin. Then they poured the water into the skin-lined hole, and put the splints to soak. While Chew-chew worked at her basket, Fleetfoot played near at hand. Often he came to his grandmother's side and talked about many things. At length Chew-chew, holding up a skin, turned to Fleetfoot and said, "Do you know what animal wore this skin?" [Illustration: _A bear's tooth awl._] "One of the reindeer we saw at the ford," quickly responded Fleetfoot. "Where have all the reindeer gone?" was Chew-chew's next question. "To the cave of the Big Bear of the mountains," came the prompt answer.