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Bruce Brown's 100 Voices... Spotted Wolf's White Handled Pistols
Elder Stories
Before the Cheyenne attacked, Spotted Wolf stopped at the mouth of Trail Creek and here he painted his son White Shield with yellow paint. He sang a courage song for his son, and then drew a picture of a kingfisher on the shoulder of the boy's horse with blue clay: "My son, if the kingfisher dives into the water for a fish, he never misses his prey. Today, I wish you to do the same thing. You shall count the first coup. Drink plenty of water and let this be your last drink until the fight is over." During the battle, White Shield saved the life of Two Moons [Young Two Moon] and brought back a cavalry bugle for his mother. Another brother, White Elk, wore a long war bonnet with his special medicine attached: a swallow, butterflies and dragonflies... This is a FREE EXCERPT from Bruce Brown's For the FULL item -- with citations, notes, footnotes, etc. -- you need to BUY the COMPLETE 100 Voices, all of which is SEARCHABLE...
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