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Pipe Thief Story Starter

On the day of the Great Healing Ceremony of the Sioux Indians, the Sioux priests offered prayers to the sun, the moon, rain and to animal spirits. 

The Great Healing Ceremony included the use of the pipe. They were made of soft stone and were carved with stems up to three feet long. The calumet, a special medicine pipe, had eagle feather decorations, and was kept safe by the medicine man.

On the night before the Great Healing Ceremony, the head priest went to the special place in his pueblo where the pipe was kept. When he opened the bag that held the pipe, he saw that it was empty! This is the story of how the priest discovered who stole the sacred pipe and how he saved the Great Healing Ceremony.

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