. The early herdsmen . The men then cut off a big forked branch with their pol- ished stone axes. They trimmed off the small branches and left a strong framework. Across this they bound strong twigs. Then they placed the sledge beside the cow and lifted her upon it. Meanwhile Tether-peg had been soothing the cow by humming a sweet, low song. She was doing her best to comfort the cow and keep her from being afraid. '' Where are the dogs?'' asked Gray-wolf when the cow was loaded upon the drag. Many-dogs whistled, and the whole pack came bounding to his side. Howler and Growler were A man choppi
. The early herdsmen . The men then cut off a big forked branch with their pol- ished stone axes. They trimmed off the small branches and left a strong framework. Across this they bound strong twigs. Then they placed the sledge beside the cow and lifted her upon it. Meanwhile Tether-peg had been soothing the cow by humming a sweet, low song. She was doing her best to comfort the cow and keep her from being afraid. '' Where are the dogs?'' asked Gray-wolf when the cow was loaded upon the drag. Many-dogs whistled, and the whole pack came bounding to his side. Howler and Growler were A man chopping hitched first. Then came Barker and Biter. Cubby and Bushy-tail came next in the six-dog team. "Let's help the dogs start the load," said Many-dogs when the dogs pulled and the load did not move. Several men now took hold of the traces and pulled until the load began to move. Then the dogs had no trouble in dragging the load to the camp. The men moved the cow from the sledge when they came into the camp. This done, they looked puzzled. They didn't know what to do. Just then a little bird in a tree began to trill and sing: "Te! te! te! te! te! te! Tr-r-r-r! Tr-r-r-r! Tr-r-r-r!''
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