Kwahu, the Hopi Indian Boy (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...of a bowlder. "Do you know," asked Kwahu, pointing, "where that smoke is that we see in the distance? " "Yes," said Tabo, "it is at Awatobi where the girl Ala lives." Kwahu turned quickly and faced him. "Why do you name Ala? Have you read the thoughts that are in my mind?" "I cannot read the thoughts that are yours," answered Tabo seriously, "but when you have left us at our play and slipped quietly off I have followed you at a distance. You have changed in your ways, and the new look in your eyes filled me with mystery and some fear for you. I followed to watch and to be near if you should need help in what you were going to do. At first I did not understand why you came here alone; but soon it was given to me to know why, and I no longer followed you." "What is your meaning?" asked Kwahu. " One does not sit here often and long, merely to look at the sandy plains and the Awatobi mesa beyond." "It soothes the eyes like sleep," said Kwahu, turning slightly away from his chum. Suddenly Tabo jumped up in a rage of jealous anger. "You say what is not truth," he blazed forth at his surprised leader, and as he spoke his whole body shook and his lips trembled. "It is not the plains or the mesa of Awatobi that brings you here. It is the girl, Ala, who lives in Awatobi. We who have made you our leader, who have played with you all our lives and have taken you into our hearts and shared what we had with you--we are not good enough for you " Kwahu tried to stop him, but Tabo kept on, the words tumbling from his lips in a swift torrent, as if struggling for outlet. "You throw us aside as my sister Buli throws aside a doll that no longer amuses h...