The Paisake flying through the village at night.

Long ago, the Paisake, magical little fairies of the forest, appeared regularly in the Illini people’s village to play innocent tricks on the villagers.  The Paisake were known for putting out fires while the villagers weren’t looking and hiding villagers’ moccasins in places throughout the village – among other benign acts.  They performed most of their tricks at night when the people were sleeping, and their paths could be lit by light of a bright moon.