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Show Hung with quills. Around Mother Tah Nah's neck Dang'.ed an elk tooth on a string of hide, But Morning Dove wore a sparkling green stone. Great Mother Soochee had given it to her In the red bluffs before she died, And the girl was never without it. "Wear this stone always, Morning Dove, And with it you ma}' make one wish to bring Happiness to many." Great Mother Soochee Slept away as quiet as a buckskin doll Stuffed with straw. Without Great Mother, Morning Dove became very lonely. She had spent Much time helping Soochee with cooking And drying of food, weaving cedar bark blankets, And keeping shelter. They had made Rabbit skin robes by sewing, folding and weaving Strips to make them furry on both sides. The young Ute maiden was sorrowful. She wore the beautiful stone night and day, But without Great Mother she could not Find happiness. Her heart could only moan With the lonely wind. Morning Dove loved The mountains. Often she asked Older Brother To take her to the top of the highest peak To watch sundown, but Father Wah Keet |