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Show He grabbed tee sack and hurried to round up the goats. "I w i l l be thera f i r s t , " he said waving the knife in the a i r , "and I w i l l cut the middle willow and make my f l u t e !" As he neared the spring he saw three band3 of sheep and three shepherds coming toward the spring. He hurried f a s t e r . Tha shepherds l e f t their flocks and began running. One t a l l shepherd with a torn tunic passed him. "The middle willow i s mine," he yelled. Faster, faster ran the others crying "The middle willow i s rainai" Kleeka leaped over a stump taking a short cut. Something red as blood flashed i n the distant horizon. Kleeka had no time to look away. The tall shepherd was reaching the willow f i r s t. By the time he had h i s knife raised Kleeka was there to grab his hand. "Stop," he shouted breathlessly. The other shepherds were there now with their knives raised as i f ready to cut Kleeka to pieces. "Stop!" yelled Kleeka again, wrenching the knife from the shepherd. He stepped back and threw his own knife to the ground. "A Navajo i s brava! I will fight for rry -..-illcwi" The t a l l shepherd stepped forward with a strour fist |
