--- title: III. Leaping Rock in the Pipestone Valley — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: III. Leaping Rock in the Pipestone Valley, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Near the Falls of Winniwissi is a great rock; it is as tall as two braves. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/28/) [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/) / [Wigwam stories told by North American…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/) / III. Leaping Rock in the Pipestone Val… # III. Leaping Rock in the Pipestone Valley III. Leaping Rock in the Pipestone Valley of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 28 sentences and 347 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. Near the Falls of Winniwissi is a great rock; it is as tall as two braves.[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") The water manitous have cut the sides of this rock; it is smooth on the top; it is smooth on the sides; it is like a piece of ice in the Big Sea Water.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") It is small on the top.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") A brave, if he lay down on it and put out his hands, would put his hands on nothing.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") It is small; it is a high rock.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") When they gathered in the Pipestone Valley the chiefs stood by this rock.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") It is in the Valley of Peace.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") The young braves stood by this rock.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") The chiefs tried the young braves here, for this was Leaping Rock.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") It stood above all the other rocks.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") The chiefs called the young braves of their tribes.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") The young braves came.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") The chiefs said: “Leap from this trail in the valley to the top of Leaping Rock.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Then you are brave; then you are strong.”[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") It was a leap as high as two braves are long.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") It was a leap like an arrow shot into the sky; like an arrow which falls and breaks on the rocks the young braves fell sometimes.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") Sometimes the young brave was strong; he would stand on the slippery rock like an eagle resting on the mountain.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") It was well.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") He was then a great brave.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") The chief of his tribe gave him the feather of an eagle to wear, for only a strong brave may wear a feather in his scalp lock.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") A Dakota maiden had two lovers.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") She told them to go to Leaping Rock.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") They went; one came back.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") The other the chiefs buried where he fell as he slid from Leaping Rock.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") The maiden took the one who came back; but she was missed one day, and they found her at the foot of Leaping Rock with eagle feathers for the Pawnee’s grave.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") “He was brave but no one mourns for him.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") He shall have two eagle feathers,” she said.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") “It is right,” said the Dakotas.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [II. How Clay Dishes Were First Made](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/27/) - next →: [IV. the Face of the Great Manitou in the Rock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/29/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)