"Alfred Henry Lewis - How the Raven Died" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lewis Alfred Henry)

firewater which Moh-kwa, the Bear, had found. At this, the Raven, who was hot to
have the treasure of firewater an' whose ears rang with cur'osity to hear the
end of the Story-that-never-ends, saw that he must kill the Giant. Therefore,
when the Squaw-who-has-dreams had ceased to sob and revile him, an' was gone as
he thought asleep, the Raven went to his secret place where he kept the powder
of the whirlwind an' took a little and wrapped it in a leaf an' hid the leaf in
the braids of his long hair. Then the Raven went to sleep.
"'When the Raven was asleep the Squaw-who-has-dreams went also herself to the
secret place an' got also a little of the powder of the whirlwind. An' the next
morning she arose early an' gave the powder of the whirlwind to the Raven on the
roast buffalo, the Pez-hee-kee, which was his food.
"'When the Raven had eaten, the Squaw-who-has-dreams went out of the teepee
among the people an' called all the Sioux to come an' see the Raven die. So the
Sioux came gladly, an' the Raven was twisted an' writhen with the powder of the
whirlwind wrenching at his heart; an' his teeth were tight like a trap; an' no
words, but only foam, came from his mouth; an' at last the Spirit, the Chee-bee,
was twisted out of the Raven; an' the Squaw-who-has-dreams was revenged for the
death of the Gray Elk whom she loved an' who always called her Kee nee-moo-sha,
the Sweetheart, because it made her laugh.
"'When the Raven was dead, the Squaw-who-has-dreams went to the secret place an'
threw the powder of the whirlwind into the Big-Muddy; an' after that she
distributed her fourteen bundles of talk that were left among all the Sioux so
that everybody could tell how glad he felt because the Raven was twisted and
died. An' for a week there was nothing but happiness an' big talk among the
Sioux; an' Moh-kwa, the Bear, came laughing out of his canyon with the wonder of
listening to it; while the Squaw-who-has-dreams now, when her revenge was done,
went with When-dee-goo, the Giant, to his teepee and became his squaw. So now
everything was ended save the Story-that-never-ends.'
"When Sioux Sam gets this far," concluded the Old Cattleman, "he says, 'an' my
mother's words at the end were: An' boys who ask too many questions will die, as
did the Raven whose cur'osity was even greater than his cruelty.'"