--- title: V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Kickapoo) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/30/) [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/) / V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band # V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band V. How Two Squaws Saved Their Band of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 23 sentences and 305 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. (Kickapoo)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") The Indian has a great pride in and love for his band and nation.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") There is a story of two captive squaws who were promised life and freedom if they would lead their captors to the place where the squaws’ own people were hidden.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The squaws told their captors to bring many canoes; then, acting as guides, leaped into the front canoe, calling on their captors to follow them.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The long line of boats swept quickly down the stream.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") Every one was merry but the two squaws; their faces showed the sorrow in their hearts.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") The river grew narrower, and the current grew swifter.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") The warriors called to the squaws to know if they were going the right way.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") “This is the shortest way to our wigwams.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") Make ready your arrows.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") You will see the smoke of our campfires.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") We will lead the band who will kill our braves.”[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") The squaws stood up in their canoe.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") They threw their paddles far out into the white water of the rapids.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") They gave the war whoop of their people.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") The warriors saw the canoe which held the two captive squaws stand still.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") It was caught for one minute by a rock, then it leaped forward like a great fish and was out of sight.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") There was no hope for any of the canoes.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Down, over the falls they went, one by one.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") The squaws had led their captors by the shortest way, but it was the way of death to each one.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") The braves they were seeking were hidden in a cave at the foot of the waterfall.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") The broken canoes, scattered garments, arrows, and bodies told the story of their rescue by the brave squaws.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") Now the squaws of their band sing in the great war dance and chant of the bravery of women.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [IV. the Face of the Great Manitou in the Rock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/29/) - next →: [VI. the Origin of the Crane Tribe of the Ojibway or Chippewa Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/31/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)