Mouse Road

Mouse Road, The Great Warrior

 

When the battle was finally almost over,
All of the Mouse Road's Cheyenne brothers lay dead.

But Mouse Road has fought with such skill and
courage that his Crow enemies sent a word bringer to
his to his rifle pit.

 

 

" We will not kill you " , they said, for
" You are a brave and
honorable man, a worthy enemy.
In you we see the same traits we admire in our men.
We will draw off now while you ride away in peace.
Go, brave one".

 

 

"I will not thank you for your praise," Mouse Road replied,
"for your words are only truth and I have earned them.
I also trust your words.

But, there around me lie my comrades,
dead as stones.
I trained for war with them, learned the secrets
of the hunt with them
and bounced their children on my knee.
How will I return to my village without them?
Why would I want to?
Come and finish this sport.

I am for you."

 

 

And three more of Mouse Road's enemies were sent under
that day before the last Cheyenne brave was slain.

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