The robe is used as a wall banner, a personal robe, or a bed spread, and has for the first purpose two or more tag-loops sewn on the top. For the second, it has a head-hole or poncho-hole, an upright slit near one end (hh), and for the last, there are one or two buttons or tie-strings to close the poncho-hole. These are the useful features of the robe. The ornamental features are the records on it. While these vary with each owner, the following usually appear: The Fourfold fire, near the middle; the Woodcraft shield, the owner's totem, the symbols of each coup and each degree won by the owner. To this many add a pictographic record of great events or of camps they have visited. [Illustration: The Council Robe] The easiest way to make the robe is to use paints on the cotton fabric. The favourite way and more beautiful way, is to use appliques of coloured cloths for the design. The most beautiful is to embroider in silk or mercerized cotton. But the last is very slow, and calls for much labour as well as some money. On the preceding page are shown four different styles of robe; you may choose or adapt which you please, except that only a Sagamore may use the one with the 24 feathers in the centre. THINGS TO REMEMBER Things to Remember TALE 99 How the Wren Became King of the Birds The story is very old, and it may not be true, but this is how they tell it in many countries. The animals had chosen the lion for their King because his looks and his powers seemed to fit him best of all for the place. So the birds made up their minds that they also would have a royal leader. After a long council it was decided that, in spite of strong opposition from the Ostrich and his followers, the one with the greatest powers of flight should be King. And away all flew to see which could go the highest. One by one they came down tired out, till only two were to be seen in the air: the Eagle and the Turkey-buzzard still going up. At last they got so high that the Turkey-buzzard froze his ears off for they were naked. Then he gave it up. The Eagle went still higher to show how strong he was, then sailed downward to claim the royal honours. But just as they were about to give him the crown, the Wren hopped off the top of the Eagle's head, where he had been hiding in the long feathers, and squeaked out, "No matter how high he was, I was a little bit higher, so I am King." "You," said the Eagle; "Why I carried you up." "Nothing to do with it," said the Wren. "Then let's try it over," said the Eagle. "No, no," said the Wren, "one try was agreed on, and it's settled now, I was higher than you." And they have been disputing over it ever since. The lawyers take the Wren's side and the soldiers take the Eagle's side.