At the time of the spring thaw, the Rocky Cree fill their canoes with furs, eager to trade with the new visitors in mistiwÕasahak (Hudson Bay). But not all of the new visitors are welcome. When the canoes return home to the shores of the misinipÕi river, the Rocky Cree begin to collapse one by one, drenched in sweat and slowly slipping into delirium. KÕakakiw struggles to help the sick as more and more people pass into the spirit world. Exhausted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, he seeks guidance through prayer. Hope finally comes with a visitor in the night: one of the Little People, small beings who are just like us. If KÕakakiw can journey to their home, he will be given the medicine his people need. All he has to do is paddle through a cliff of solid bedrock to get there. To save his people from certain death, KÕakakiw must overcome doubt to follow the traditional teachings of the Asiniskaw ÕIthiniwak and trust in the gift of the Little People. In this illustrated short story for all ages, celebrated Rocky Cree storyteller William Dumas shares a teaching about hope in the face of adversity.