midnight
First he delighted the children by telling of the ground hog that saved his own life by teaching a new dance . The next tale was about the first animals and how they came to live in the forests and on the plains . After the story-teller had explained how sickness came into the world , Fleet Deer wanted to be a medicine man and find all the plants that cure disease . And so they all listened to one tale after another until the midnight stars shone overhead and the embers grew white where the burning logs had sparkled . Now you may read for yourselves the stories that were told in an Indian lodge on a winter evening . Seven wolves once caught a ground hog . `` Now we 'll kill you and have something good to eat , '' they said .