Chinook wind

So they say.

Origin of the Chinook Wind Shuswap fox and hare were brothers they lived together with many other people this was in the days of the grandfathers when there was no fire and the earth was very cold the cold people of the north delighted in making icy winds sweep down over the indian country the people shivered shivered always one morning fox smoked his pipe and muttered last night i dreamed i gained much knowledge when fox had finished smoking he said to the people the people of the cold have had power over us for a long time do you like the cold the indians at once said no we hate the cold but we do not know what to do after a while fox said to hare come with me we will find warm weather now fox and hare were great warriors they took their bows and arrows and travelled south many days they reached the mouths of the large rivers where dwelt the people of the heat they owned all the heat and they were enemy to the cold people their chief was sun and they lived always in warm weather sunshine and mild winds fox knew just what to do because his dream had told him when fox and hare entered the house of sunshine they saw a large round bag hanging on a post it contained the chinook wind fox at once ran and struck the bag with his fist trying to burst it at once the heat people jumped up to stop him but hare held his bow with arrow drawn on them so that they were afraid again fox ran at the bag and struck it the fourth time he tried the bag burst and the chinook wind rushed out then fox and hare ran along with the wind and the heat people made the weather exceedingly hot so as to overcome them at last the heat became so intense that the country took fire and the heat people made the fire run with the wind so as to overtake fox and hare but fox and hare were great warriors they were very swift-footed so they kept ahead thus the earth burned up for a long distance north and many trees and people were destroyed hare kept just far enough ahead of the fire to have time every now and then to sit down and smoke his pipe hare was a great smoker when fox told hare to hurry hare would sit right down and smoke his pipe fox was much annoyed with hare so fox went on alone and soon left hare and the fire far behind he was also swifter than the wind but wind kept right after him so when fox reached his own people he said i bring the warm chinook wind you will be cold no longer at first his people did not believe him but soon the chinook wind began to blow the ice and snow melted the people felt the cold no more then fox said henceforth the chinook wind shall no longer belong only to the heat people of the south warm winds shall blow over the north and the rest of the world they shall melt the snow and dry the earth only sometimes may they be followed by fire henceforth the cold people shall not always rule the weather and plague the indians with their icy winds now the wind had left the fire far behind and without wind the fire soon died out A long time afterward Hare arrived home and met Fox.

Fox was smoking, a fine stone pipe, all carved with many strange figures.

Hare's pipe was only of wood.

This was a long while ago.

Then he decided to marry.

Glacier traveled southward until he reached the sea, and then he followed southward along the shore until he reached the house of Chinook Wind.

Chinook Wind said yes.

But we also have sh- what are called Chinook winds that come from the Rockies.

I don't know if you've ever heard of Chinooks-

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But at last they shouted until Little Turtle heard and came down.

but no council could be held without deer the animals said oh what shall we do little turtle said deer is now up in the sky he has been there for some time running around everywhere little turtle said rainbow has a beautiful trail deer went up that way then she said i will show you the rainbow trail so all the animals followed her then big turtle spoke he said since deer has gone to sky land we will follow him there so rainbow took them all up on the trail of many colors the animals are up there also so they say origin of the chinook wind fox and hare were brothers they lived together with many other people this was in the days of the grandfathers when there was no fire and the earth was very cold the cold people of the north delighted in making icy winds sweep down over the indian country the people shivered shivered always one morning fox smoked his pipe and muttered last night i dreamed i gained much knowledge when fox had finished smoking he said to the people the people of the cold have had power over us for a long time do you like the cold the indians at once said no we hate the cold but we do not know what to do after a while fox said to hare come with me we will find warm weather now fox and hare were great warriors they took their bows and arrows and travelled south many days they reached the mouths of the large rivers where dwelt the people of the heat they owned all the heat and they were enemy to the cold people their chief was sun and they lived always in warm weather sunshine and mild winds fox knew just what to do because his dream had told him when fox and hare entered the house of sunshine they saw a large round bag hanging on a post it contained the chinook wind fox at once ran and struck the bag with his fist trying to burst it At once the heat people jumped up to stop him, but Hare held his bow with arrow drawn on them so that they were afraid.

Again Fox ran at the bag and struck it.

The fourth time he tried, the bag burst and the Chinook wind rushed out.

Then Fox and Hare ran along with the wind, and the heat people made the weather exceedingly hot so as to overcome them.

At last the heat became so intense that the country took fire and the heat people made the fire run with the wind so as to overtake Fox and Hare.

Hare was a great smoker.

When Fox told Hare to hurry, Hare would sit right down and smoke his pipe.

So they say.

Origin of the Chinook Wind Shuswap fox and hare were brothers they lived together with many other people this was in the days of the grandfathers when there was no fire and the earth was very cold the cold people of the north delighted in making icy winds sweep down over the indian country the people shivered shivered always one morning fox smoked his pipe and muttered last night i dreamed i gained much knowledge when fox had finished smoking he said to the people the people of the cold have had power over us for a long time do you like the cold the indians at once said no we hate the cold but we do not know what to do after a while fox said to hare come with me we will find warm weather now fox and hare were great warriors they took their bows and arrows and travelled south many days they reached the mouths of the large rivers where dwelt the people of the heat they owned all the heat and they were enemy to the cold people their chief was sun and they lived always in warm weather sunshine and mild winds fox knew just what to do because his dream had told him when fox and hare entered the house of sunshine they saw a large round bag hanging on a post it contained the chinook wind fox at once ran and struck the bag with his fist trying to burst it At once the heat people jumped up to stop him, but Hare held his bow with arrow drawn on them so that they were afraid.

Again Fox ran at the bag and struck it.

The fourth time he tried, the bag burst and the Chinook wind rushed out.

Then Fox and Hare ran along with the wind, and the heat people made the weather exceedingly hot so as to overcome them.

at last the heat became so intense that the country took fire and the heat people made the fire run with the wind so as to overtake fox and hare but fox and hare were great warriors they were very swift-footed so they kept ahead thus the earth burned up for a long distance north and many trees and people were destroyed.

This was a long while ago.

Then he decided to marry.