A Native American woman is sitting on a moose hide. She has a son. He weighs
125 pounds. A second Native American woman is sitting on a buffalo hide. Her
son weighs 175 pounds. A third Native American woman is resting on top of the
hide of a hippopotamus. She weighs 300 pounds.
Three squaws were each preparing for the birth of their first child. The
first squaw placed a large bear hide by a river, the second squaw placed
an elk hide by a tree by a river, and the third squaw placed a
hippopotamus hide by a path, near the river and the tree so that the
three formed a triangle....