Iagoo, the Story-Teller
- Iagoo was the wisest old man
- He told the children stories, which they loved
- There wasn't a story he didn't know
- A group of fishermen were fishing in the north for the summer
- Just as it started to get colder the fishermen decided to head back south for winter
- Shin-ge-bis laughed at them
- He said when the north wind came he could cut a hole in the ice to fish instead of using a net
- He dared the north wind to come in his wigwam next to his fire
- The fishermen left, but Shin-ge-bis stayed behind laughing at them
- They never expected to see him again
- Shin-ge-bis fished his holes during the day, and stayed warm in his wigwam at night
- The north wind came across and wondered who dared to be this far north in the winter after the other animals had fled
- He decided to put out Sin-ge-bis' fire that night
- That night the north wind tried to weaken his fire, but he couldn't and he even began to melt himself
- Shin-ge-bis laughed at him and mocked him
- The north wind dared Shin-ge-bis to come outside if he dared
- Shin-ge-bis decided he was warm enough to leave his wigwam and overpower the north wind
- They wrestled until daybreak
- Shin-ge-bis' blood remained warm due to the effort he put forth
- The north wind eventually weakened and fled north
- *Cheerfulness and courage can overcome even the north wind
- Iagoo tells the children the story of the magical Big Rock
- There was a valley where a boy and girl lived in harmony with all of the animals
- Everyone was friendly with each other
- The valley was the most beautiful place
- The boy and girl's favorite animals were the jack rabbit and the antelope
- The river that ran through it especially made it such a pleasant place to live
- The beaver taught them to swim in a little pool and this became their favorite activity on a warm afternoon
- One day they swam too long and grew tired
- They decided to climb on a rock to get warm and dry, but they fell asleep
- The rock began to grow while they slept
- It grew so high that the top of the rock became lost in the clouds
- Their parents began searching for them, but had no such luck
- They asked all of the animals, and no one had seen the children
- The coyote decided to help because he could sniff out anything
- He led them to the rock and said that the children were at the top, lost in the clouds
- They wondered how this was, and each animal began to take its turn trying to jump to the top of the rock
- Finally a small voice claimed he could try, it was the measuring worm
- It took him a whole month to get to the top
- When he reached the summit, he awoke the children and led them down a path no one else knew of
- The Indians named the rock after him because of the big, brave thing he did
(Iagoo)
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