They went in, and the deer again covered the hole. When the cubs called,
the deer sat on the cover and would not let them out.
When the cubs were smothered to death, the young deer drew them up. They took some red paint, which Old Grizzly had stolen from the Indians, and lined the cubs' faces. The older one they propped up on the top of the lodge, with a stick under his mouth to keep it closed. The younger cub they tied to the ladder and put a stick under his mouth to keep it closed.
Then they went into the lodge and said to the fireplace: "Fireplace, do not tell Old Grizzly which way we have gone. She killed our mother and so we have killed her children. The fireplace promised that it would not tell. And so they bound every thing in the lodge not to tell, everything but the bone awl. They did not notice this because it was sticking in the ceiling. Then they started away.
When Old Grizzly approached her home again, she saw her cubs on the roof and ladder. She noticed the red paint on their faces. She became
