American Indian Stories
Author | : Zitkala-Sa |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2018-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 1727797914 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781727797916 |
Rating | : 4/5 (916 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Indian Stories written by Zitkala-Sa and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Indian stories: Large Print by Zitkala-Sa No matter how exciting a tale we might be rehearsing, the mere shifting of a cloud shadow in the landscape near by was sufficient to change our impulses; and soon we were all chasing the great shadows that played among the hills. We shouted and whooped in the chase; laughing and calling to one another, we were like little sportive nymphs on that Dakota sea of rolling green. On one occasion I forgot the cloud shadow in a strange notion to catch up with my own shadow. Standing straight and still, I began to glide after it, putting out one foot cautiously. When, with the greatest care, I set my foot in advance of myself, my shadow crept onward too. Then again I tried it; this time with the other foot. Still again my shadow escaped me. I began to run; and away flew my shadow, always just a step beyond me. Faster and faster I ran, setting my teeth and clenching my fists, determined to overtake my own fleet shadow. But ever swifter it glided before me, while I was growing breathless and hot