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 "And now, my father," he added, "the Great Spirit has answered my prayer. From this time on life will be less hard for the Indian, for he shall have other food than game and fish. The Great Spirit has caused this grain to grow, and it is good for man to eat. Taste it, my father, and see."

And this is the story the Red Men tell of the gift of the maize, or Indian corn.