Naming The Children

The privilege of naming all the children of the tribe always fell to the chief.

One day a small Indian boy asked him how he chose the names for all the children.

- Well, my son - the chief replied.

- When I step out of my tepee, I name each child after the first thing I see.

For instance, when a child is born and I step out of my tepee and see a pale moon rising, I say:

- you shall be called, Pale-Moon-Rising.

- And when a child is born and I step out of my tepee and see a hawk flying over, I say:

- you shall be called, Hawk-Flying-Over.

- So why do you ask, Big-Dog Pooping?