The Comanche people moaned aloud to the Great Spirit: “O Great Spirit, our land is dying and we are dying too. Tell us what we have done wrong to make you so angry. End this terrible drought and save your people before we perish altogether. Tell us what we must do so that once more you will send rain and restore our land to life.” For three days the people prayed and danced, they prayed and danced, but no rain came.

When the rain did not come, the elders of the tribe went to the hills to listen to the wind that carried the voice of the Great Spirit. After a few days they returned and the people gathered to hear their message. The elders solemnly proclaimed, “The Great Spirit says that the people have become selfish. For years they have taken from the earth but not given anything back. So …