{"product_id":"2940012576712","title":"THREE SIOUX SCOUTS","description":"• \"TYPE 'SOGAN' IN THE NOOK BOOK SEARCH BOX TO VIEW ALL MY TITLES!\"\u003cbr\u003e• Table of contents with working links to chapters is included\u003cbr\u003e• The book has been corrected for spelling and grammatical errors\u003cbr\u003e• New and improved version\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite Otter, the famous young war chief of the Ogalala Sioux, and his friends Sun Bird and Little Raven, of the Minneconjoux tribe, were searching the plains for buffaloes. It was early spring, the time of The-new-grass-moon, and the Sioux were expecting the great buffalo herds on their migration northward from the winter feeding grounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pretty soon Ta-tan-ka will come—then we will have some good days and plenty of meat,\" White Otter told his friends. \"Yellow Horse is singing the Medicine Songs to bring the buffaloes. They will come.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My father does that,\" said Sun Bird. \"I have seen him do it many times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Your father is a great Medicine Person, like Yellow Horse,\" declared White Otter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the villages of the Ogalalas and the Minneconjoux were many days' travel apart, the young warriors visited one another with considerable frequency. The year previous White Otter had accompanied the Minneconjoux on a great war expedition against the Blackfeet. Now Sun Bird and his brother, Little Raven, had come to the Ogalala village to participate in the spring buffalo hunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three young scouts made an impressive appearance as they cantered across the plain on their speedy little hunting ponies. White Otter was tall and lithe. Sun Bird was considerably shorter, and heavier in physique. Little Raven was younger and less matured in face and stature. All showed the characteristics of the Dacotah warrior. They were fearless, cautious and crafty. Each had proved his courage and skill in a number of thrilling exploits, and despite their youthfulness all three were famous warriors. They wore the simple dress of the hunter, which consisted of moccasins, and buckskin leggins reaching to the thighs. They were naked above the waist. Their hair was worn in two braids wrapped with fur. White Otter and Sun Bird, as chiefs of their respective tribes, were entitled to wear the coveted war bonnet of eagle plumes. Both had left it off to be as inconspicuous as possible in their search for game. White Otter, however, wore a single eagle feather in his scalp lock. They were armed with bows and arrows and flint hunting knives. White Otter and Sun Bird carried fire sticks. Each was provided with a robe of elkskin which was folded beneath him, across the back of his pony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor two days they had searched the plains to the southward of the Ogalala camp. They had seen nothing, however, to indicate the approach of the great buffalo herds. Still they felt certain that it would be only a day or so until the buffaloes appeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When we see them we will ride fast and tell my people,\" said White Otter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, yes, we will be the first to tell about it,\" Little Raven declared, enthusiastically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were a considerable distance from the Ogalala village, and as the third day drew toward its close they began to wonder if it might not be foolhardy to venture farther to the southward. They knew that there was a possibility of encountering both the Kiowas and the Pawnees in that direction, and the Utes from the west and even their hated foes, the Crows, sometimes moved down into that disputed territory. The Sioux realized, therefore, that they were exposing themselves to considerable danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We have come a long ways—we must watch out,\" White Otter cautioned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is true,\" agreed Sun Bird. \"The Pawnees travel in this country. Perhaps they are looking around for buffaloes. We must be cautious.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey had stopped at a little grove of cottonwoods, which offered feed and water for the ponies. As the day had almost ended, they were tempted to spend the night at that spot. White Otter, however, decided against it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It would be foolish,\" he declared. \"Our enemies know about this place. Perhaps they will come here when it gets dark. We must ride away.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is the best thing to do,\" said Sun Bird.","brand":"vladislav sogan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179683528944,"sku":"2940012576712","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012576712_p0.jpg?v=1763570060","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012576712","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}