Iron Hail fought alongside such notables as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Gall and Red Leaf during the Indian Wars. The storyteller recounts how as a young warrior, out hunting alone, he was attacked by an enemy war party of Crow warriors. He found shelter in a rocky area and defended himself with great bravery against overwhelming odds. The young warrior's prayers were answered by the Great Spirit Wakan Tanka, when the enemy was driven away by a sudden outburst of a very violent lightning storm with large hailstones that were as hard as iron. The story of his conflict brought great honor to the young warrior
