One day the Ponca Indian tribe was traveling along a river. This trek had been longer than any of their previous adventures and they had been on. Along their trek, they came to a low point in the river where they decided it would be easy to cross this point. The Ponca Indians had never crossed the river and because they were now so far from home they had no clue what could be on the other side. They crossed the river on foot with ease which is an accomplishment that they had never been able to accomplish before.
They came up over the crest of the bank curious about what they would see. Nothing seemed any different than what they were familiar with back home except for one thing. Off in the distance, there were large figures standing in the tall grass. These figures looked like large dogs with long faces, and they looked like they had men on top of them. The Ponca Indians moved to higher ground to get a better look but once they moved the figures in the distance saw them and started running towards them. The figures got closer and the Poncas noticed something very weird. These creatures did not have men riding on them, the men were a part of the creature!
The Ponca Indians were terrified from the look of these things, they were too scared to speak. One Horseman introduced himself and the group as the Horsemen and they told the Poncas, "You are trespassing on our land, you have laid your eyes upon our sacred form, now you must die."
From there a battle raged on and the Poncas fought harder than the horsemen were expecting. At the end of the battle, there were two Ponca Indians left and two horsemen. They all went at each other and something gruesome occurred. The Ponca Indians severed the men from their lower horse half leaving two creatures where there once was one. The men who received the blow died soon after the hit but miraculously the horses survived. The Ponca warriors saw that they were docile so they took them back across the river and rode them home.
Bibliography: This story is part of the Great Plains unit. Story source: Myths and Legends of the Great Plains by Katharine Berry Judson (1913).
Authors Note: This story was adapted from the "Tradition of finding horses" story, except in this one insted of encountering the Comanche on the horses they were actually one creature.
Hey Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your story. I must've overlooked your image because when I was reading, I initially thought the animals in the distance were going to be buffalo. When I found out that they were angry centaurs who were mad that their land had been discovered, your story instantly grabbed me. I am a little confused as to how the creatures looked like large dogs with large faces if the upper half of the body was human. Maybe I missed something. You did have some minor typos, so just make sure you proofread! Other than that, I think your story was great!
Hey Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your story. I must've overlooked your image because when I was reading, I initially thought the animals in the distance were going to be buffalo. When I found out that they were angry centaurs who were mad that their land had been discovered, your story instantly grabbed me. I am a little confused as to how the creatures looked like large dogs with large faces if the upper half of the body was human. Maybe I missed something. You did have some minor typos, so just make sure you proofread! Other than that, I think your story was great!
Hi Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your story. There are a couple typos but I think Samantha covered most of that. I think that the image could be a bit bigger, it was a little difficult to see.
Also, I think that we would better understand your story if you explained the original story a bit in your author's note. I think it was clear up some confusion.