Ten Bears - Yamparika Comanche
Great Spirit - I want no blood upon my land to stain the
grass. I want it clear and pure, and I wish it so, that all
who go through among my people may find it peaceful when they
come, and leave peacefully when they go.
Ten Bears - Yamparika Comanche
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I was born upon a prairie where the wind blew free and there
was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where
there were no enclosures and where everything drew a free
breath.
I want to die there, and not within walls.
Ten Bears - Yamparika Comanche
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My heart is filled with joy, when I see you here, as the
brooks fill with water when the snows melt in the spring,
and I feel glad, as the ponies are when the fresh grass starts
in the beginning of the year.
I heard of your coming, when I was many sleeps away, and
I made but few camps before I met you. I knew that you had
come to do good to me and to my people. I look for the benefits,
which would last forever, and so my face shines with joy,
as I look upon you.
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Native American Legends A-B