1 Past Chapter 1

Over the Great Plains, there stood two young men by the name of Talking River and Little Creek, they are brothers. As they were riding across the plains they came to a stop and got off their horses, they got on their stomachs and crawled over a hill, they both looked over and saw ten "waschia" (white men) with guns and their "winyan" (women). So they got up slowly, got back on their horses, and rode back to their village. They told Chief EE-Shah-Konee what they have seen. So he told his warriors.

"We must them, they are probably fur traders who want to trade with us," said Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

"Or they want our land?" said Talking River getting on his horse. Little Creek and Chief EE-Shah-Konee got on their horses and rode to meet the white men.

"So this is the Lakota territory?" asked Joseph.

"Yes now these natives are thieves, and I would keep those women close," said George.

"Why?" asked Danny.

"You don't want to know why," said George.

"Tell me? asked Danny.

"They will take them away, kill them, or make them their own," said George.

"Well we won't let that happen," said Joseph cleaning his gun.

"You can't beat them they outnumber us and they will have us wiped out. There are more of them than you think." Said, George.

So when the white people were doing what they wanted the Lakota's were all lined up on the hill. Joseph saw Lakota's first and yelled. You can tell that the "wasicha" (white men) were afraid. So the white eyes started to run for their guns. The warriors slowly came down the hill and arrived inside the white man's camp.

"What are you doing here? Joseph translate that, so they can understand?" asked George.

"We speak very well English," said Little Creek.

"Good, now tell me what you're doing here on our camp?" asked George.

"We ask same question, what are you doing on Lakota lands?" asked Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

"Oh, we are fur traders," said Danny.

"I don't believe these "waschia" (white men) they are liars," whispered Little Creek. Talking River told Chief EE-Shah-Konee that he and his brother were going to look around the camp.

"Hey where ya going, get back here," said Danny.

So Talking River and Little Creek went around the camp, Talking River saw a table with what looked like hair. Talking River got close to see and it was Native hair. Taking River grabbed all the scalps and showed them to his brother.

"Ha ho" (look at this)" said Talking River in the Lakota language.

"Takulua nunwa" (what is it)?" asked Little Creek.

"It's Indian hair, these "waschia" (white men) are not fur traders, they are scalp hunters," Talking River said furiously.

So they ran back and started talking to Chief EE-Shah-Konee in Lakota.

"I told you these "waschia" (white men) were liars, this is Indian hair, not fur traders, but scalp hunters," said Little Creek.

Chief EE-Shah-Konee looked straight at the white men and back at his warriors. They got on their horses and Chief EE-Shah-Konee said,

"We will be back."

So the white eyes turned around and Danny asked,

"Joseph go back and check on the ladies?" asked Danny.

"Okay, I'll go check on the scalps too," said Joseph walking towards the table that had the scalps.

"THE SCALPS ARE GONE!" shouted Joseph.

"What do you mean gone," said Danny.

"Those savages stole them?" asked George.

"Yes," said Joseph.

"They will be back," said George looking off into the distance.

The Lakota's went back to show the Indian hair to their village. The next morning Chief EE-Shah-Konee gathered most of his warriors and went to meet the white eyes once again. As the women were looking and bathing the men, one of the younger women looked up and screamed.

"What's wrong?" asked Danny out of breath.

The young lady pointed towards the hills, they all looked, and it was the Lakota warriors all lined up with war paint on. Chief EE-Shah-Konee looked at Talking River and nodded his head. Talking River raised his hand and yelled, they started to ride down the hill and into the white men's camp. All the men started firing and some Lakota warriors jumped off their horses landing on the white men and killing them. Chief EE-Shah-Konee was on the hill watching his warriors. They killed the white men and burned the camp down. The warriors took the women and tied them up and walked as the warriors rode their horses. When they arrived at their village Little Creek said,

"Le-anpetu washte" (this is a good day)," said Little Creek in the Lakota language.

"Hau, anpetu washte" (yes, it is a good day)" said Talking River.

So they took the "waschia winyan" (white women) to the village, the Indian women and their children were all staring at the white women. The warriors stopped and got off their horses, they took them to the "winyan's tipi" (women's house) to dress them up. The Lakota "winyan" (women) dressed them up and sent them back out to the warriors. All the women were scared and looking down, this one young lady already liked Little Creek, she was afraid, but she found him to be attractive. Her name is Katie; she looked up at Little Creek. Little Creek looked at her with confusion.

"We will see who gets who, if one gets left behind let her go, or give her away to another tribe!" shouted Talking River to all the warriors.

All the women were afraid, devastated, the warriors grabbed the women and were jerking them around like rag dolls. Most of the women were screaming, hitting, kicking and biting the warriors. Katie kicked a warrior and the warrior pushed her down making her fall to the ground, the warrior grabbed her by the arm and started dragging her on the ground, she was twisting around trying to free herself from his grip. She finally got loose and ran. Little Creek ran after her, he grabbed her and jerked her towards him and turned her around, he was about to slap her, but he looked into her eyes and she was taken.

"You want her "hoksilla" (boy)?" asked Talking River.

"Yes," said Little Creek.

"Toksha ake wacin yuanktin ktelo" (I should see you again)" said the warrior walking away.

So Little Creek pushed Katie into his brothers' "tipi" (house), there were other people in there as well, and children, Little Creek asked,

"Lol wahcheen" (are you hungry)" asked Little Creek.

"He asked if you're hungry," said Talking River.

"You speak English?" asked Katie.

"Yes we all do," said Little Creek eating.

"Do you want some food?" asked Talking River.

"Yes please," said Katie.

"All right here you go," said Talking River.

"It's very good food," said Katie.

"Pilamaya" (thank you)," said Little Creeks mother.

"Pilamaya"?" asked Katie.

"Yes, it means thank you in our language," said Talking River.

As the sun was going down it was getting dark, it was time for bed, so they all went to sleep.