--- title: The Warlike Seven — Old Indian Legends · full text with trees description: The Warlike Seven, «Old Indian Legends» by Zitkala-Sa: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: ONCE seven people went out to make war,--the Ashes, the Fire, the Bladder, the Grasshopper, the Dragon Fly, the Fish, and the Turtle. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Old Indian Legends](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/) / The Warlike Seven # The Warlike Seven The Warlike Seven of «Old Indian Legends» by Zitkala-Sa: the whole text, 75 sentences and 881 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 1 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/1/) — ONCE seven people went out to make war,--the Ashes, the Fire, the Bladder, the Grasshopper, the Dragon Fly, the Fish, and the Turtle. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/2/) — As they were talking excitedly, waving their fists in violent gestures, a wind came and blew the Ashes away. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/3/) — “Ho!” cried the others, “he could not fight, this one!” - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/4/) — The six went on running to make war more quickly. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/5/) — They descended a deep valley, the Fire going foremost until they came to a river. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/6/) — The Fire said “Hsss--tchu!” and was gone. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/7/) — “Ho!” hooted the others, “he could not fight, this one!” - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/8/) — Therefore the five went on the more quickly to make war. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/9/) — They came to a great wood. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/10/) — While they were going through it, the Bladder was heard to sneer and to say, “He! you should rise above these, brothers.” - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/11/) — With these words he went upward among the tree-tops; and the thorn apple pricked him. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/12/) — He fell through the branches and was nothing! - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/13/) — “You see this!” said the four, “this one could not fight.” - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/14/) — Still the remaining warriors would not turn back. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/15/) — The four went boldly on to make war. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/16/) — The Grasshopper with his cousin, the Dragon Fly, went foremost. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/17/) — They reached a marshy place, and the mire was very deep. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/18/) — As they waded through the mud, the Grasshopper's legs stuck, and he pulled them off! - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/19/) — He crawled upon a log and wept, “You see me, brothers, I cannot go!” - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/20/) — The Dragon Fly went on, weeping for his cousin. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/21/) — He would not be comforted, for he loved his cousin dearly. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/22/) — The more he grieved, the louder he cried, till his body shook with great violence. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/23/) — He blew his red swollen nose with a loud noise so that his head came off his slender neck, and he was fallen upon the grass. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/24/) — “You see how it is,” said the Fish, lashing his tail impatiently, “these people were not warriors!” - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/25/) — “Come!” he said, “let us go on to make war.” - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/26/) — Thus the Fish and the Turtle came to a large camp ground. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/27/) — “Ho!” exclaimed the people of this round village of teepees, “Who are these little ones? — checked by a teacher - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/28/) — What do they seek?” - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/29/) — Neither of the warriors carried weapons with them, and their unimposing stature misled the curious people. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/30/) — The Fish was spokesman. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/31/) — With a peculiar omission of syllables, he said: “Shu... hi pi!” - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/32/) — “Wan! what? what?” clamored eager voices of men and women. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/33/) — Again the Fish said: “Shu... hi pi!” - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/34/) — Everywhere stood young and old with a palm to an ear. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/35/) — Still no one guessed what the Fish had mumbled! - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/36/) — From the bewildered crowd witty old Iktomi came forward. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/37/) — “He, listen!” he shouted, rubbing his mischievous palms together, for where there was any trouble brewing, he was always in the midst of it. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/38/) — “This little strange man says, 'Zuya unhipi! - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/39/) — We come to make war!'” - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/40/) — “Uun!” resented the people, suddenly stricken glum. - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/41/) — “Let us kill the silly pair! - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/42/) — They can do nothing! - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/43/) — They do not know the meaning of the phrase. - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/44/) — Let us build a fire and boil them both!” - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/45/) — “If you put us on to boil,” said the Fish, “there will be trouble.” - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/46/) — “Ho ho!” laughed the village folk. - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/47/) — “We shall see.” - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/48/) — And so they made a fire. - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/49/) — “I have never been so angered!” said the Fish. - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/50/) — The Turtle in a whispered reply said: “We shall die!” - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/51/) — When a pair of strong hands lifted the Fish over the sputtering water, he put his mouth downward. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/52/) — “Whssh!” he said. - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/53/) — He blew the water all over the people, so that many were burned and could not see. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/54/) — Screaming with pain, they ran away. - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/55/) — “Oh, what shall we do with these dreadful ones?” they said. - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/56/) — Others exclaimed: “Let us carry them to the lake of muddy water and drown them!” - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/57/) — Instantly they ran with them. - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/58/) — They threw the Fish and the Turtle into the lake. - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/59/) — Toward the center of the large lake the Turtle dived. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/60/) — There he peeped up out of the water and, waving a hand at the crowd, sang out, “This is where I live!” - [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/61/) — The Fish swam hither and thither with such frolicsome darts that his back fin made the water fly. - [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/62/) — “E han!” whooped the Fish, “this is where I live!” - [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/63/) — “Oh, what have we done!” said the frightened people, “this will be our undoing.” - [64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/64/) — Then a wise chief said: “Iya, the Eater, shall come and swallow the lake!” - [65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/65/) — So one went running. - [66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/66/) — He brought Iya, the Eater; and Iya drank all day at the lake till his belly was like the earth. - [67](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/67/) — Then the Fish and the Turtle dived into the mud; and Iya said: “They are not in me.” - [68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/68/) — Hearing this the people cried greatly. - [69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/69/) — Iktomi wading in the lake had been swallowed like a gnat in the water. - [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/70/) — Within the great Iya he was looking skyward. - [71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/71/) — So deep was the water in the Eater's stomach that the surface of the swallowed lake almost touched the sky. - [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/72/) — “I will go that way,” said Iktomi, looking at the concave within arm's reach. - [73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/73/) — He struck his knife upward in the Eater's stomach, and the water falling out drowned those people of the village. - [74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/74/) — Now when the great water fell into its own bed, the Fish and the Turtle came to the shore. - [75](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/15/75/) — They went home painted victors and loud-voiced singers. - ← previous: [Manstin, the Rabbit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/14/) - ↑ back to [Old Indian Legends](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg338/)