Little bird was a little navajo boy, whose papa had given him a dear little pony, because he took such good care of the sheep.

When little bird went out with his papa's flock of sheep, he always took some goats along to help keep the flock together and drive off wolves or bears. little bird, on his pony's back, would watch, and the goats would climb on the rocks where they could see a long distance. One day, while they were watching, little bird fell asleep, on his pony's back. He didn't think there were any wolves or bears about; but soon he was dreaming that he heard the sheep making a great noise, and when he awoke, he saw that they were very much frightened and that the goats were marching toward the caÑon.