:15:05
"The whole village was eager
to take up a collection on my behalf,
:15:08
"The generosity of the people was astonishing,
:15:11
"The more valued the gift,
the more easily it was given,
:15:15
"Even the poorer families
wanted to give up animals they could not afford,
:15:19
"It was hard to turn them away,
:15:26
"Black Shawl was a mystery,
:15:28
"I couldn't guess what she was thinking
and she offered no advice,,,
:15:32
",,,no words of encouragement,
:15:40
"I may have been the brunt of an inside joke,,,
:15:42
",,,that included the entire village,,,
:15:44
",,,but I was determined,
:15:49
"Wind In His Hair told me
if all the gifts were gone in the morning,,,
:15:53
",,,my offer had been accepted,
:15:56
"I spent a sleepless night
wondering what misstep, if any, I had made,
:16:01
"I had no idea
what Kicking Bird's decision would be, "
:16:26
Turn around.
:16:30
You look good.
:16:32
You know, the man she mourned for....
:16:35
He was my best friend.
:16:39
I didn't know that.
:16:44
He was a good man.
:16:47
It has been hard for me to like you.
:16:51
I am not the thinker Kicking Bird is.
:16:54
I always feel anger first.
:16:57
There were no answers to my questions.
:16:59
But now I think he went away
because you were coming.