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Show 47 "Leave me alone," he yelled at the boy. "I've done nothing to you, and I don't want anything to do with you." He rubbed his stinging leg. "Your language is Hopi like mine, and Hopi means peace, not fighting." "Leave the Hopi Bear Clan water alone," the boy shouted back from a boulder ab0Ve Cy^M*1** "Creator of the TTnivefse made water for all. You can let us take ajar of water every few days," Chua said. "The spring gives the earth much more than that. There is plenty of water." "You leave the Bear Clan water alone," shouted the boy again. A hand touched Chua's shoulder. He jumped. "Who are you?" asked the old woman from the hill. Her face was kind, and she had a twinkle in her eye. "I am Chua Poko," Chua said. "Ah," said the old woman, "a snake who helps others." The wrinkles from her ^ smile ran from the comers of her mouth clear up to her eyes. "It is not safe for you to be out in the desert alone." "Father Sun will protect me," Chua said. "Wild animals are always about," the old woman said. "I'll be careful," Chua said. It was thoughtful for this old woman to care about him, but he was old enough to defend himself. "TakeVare," she^md. fW T wilh/Thua said. T suppose you are from a Snake Clan," she said. |
