Tonto returns to his home village to find that hunters have been killed or wounded by rifles that blow up when fired. Despite interference from Laughing Dog, a warrior who wants the rifles to challenge the Army, Tonto finds the traders who are dealing the inferior rifles and convinces Laughing Dog that the traders are crooks.; Tonto helps a rancher by setting traps for a pack of wolves that is preying on his cattle. They capture something similar but unexpected.; Tonto and his friends Tall Pines and Swift Otter help a white man retrieve his gold after he is robbed by three other white men. Tonto pretends to be a shaman to force a confession from the guilty party.; History of horses in North America, starting with their introduction into Mexico by Hernando Cortez.