been free to all and belonged to all, was divided up. Three-Legs
began it when he planted corn. But most of us did not care about
the land. We thought the marking of the boundaries with fences of
stone was a foolishness. We had plenty to eat, and what more did
we want? I remember that my father and I built stone fences for
Three-Legs and were given corn in return.

"So only a few got all the land, and Three-Legs got most of it.
Also, others that had taken land gave it to the few that held on,
being paid in return with corn and fat roots, and bear-skins, and
fishes which the farmers got from the fishermen in exchange for
corn. And, the first thing we knew, all the land was gone.

"It was about this time that Fith-Fith died and Dog-Tooth, his son,
was made chief. He demanded to be made chief anyway, because his
father had been chief before him. Also, he looked upon himself as
a greater chief than his father. He was a good chief at first, and
worked hard, so that the council had less and less to do. Then
arose a new voice in the Sea Valley. It was Twisted-Lip. We had
never thought much of him, until he began to talk with the spirits
of the dead. Later we called him Big-Fat, because he ate over-
much, and did no work, and grew round and large. One day Big-Fat
told us that the secrets of the dead were his, and that he was the
voice of God. He became great friends with Dog-Tooth, who
commanded that we should build Big-Fat a grass house. And Big-Fat
put taboos all around this house and kept God inside.

"More and more Dog-Tooth became greater than the council, and when
the council grumbled and said it would name a new chief, Big-Fat
spoke with the voice of God and said no. Also, Three-Legs and the