--- title: X. the Little People of the Senecas — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: X. the Little People of the Senecas, «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: (Iroquois) --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/35/) [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/) / X. the Little People of the Senecas # X. the Little People of the Senecas X. the Little People of the Senecas of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 32 sentences and 417 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. (Iroquois)[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") Two Indians from the Seneca Reservation went hunting; they went on a long trail, but at last found a place where the deer come to eat the salt that is in the sand; it is called a “salt lick.”[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") The Indians waited in the trees until many deer came; they shot at the deer, which fell like wild ducks when the rice is ripe.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") The Indians had to throw away much meat in order to save the skins for leather.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") There was more meat than the wolves could eat, but the hunters shot many deer every day, until no more came.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") The hunters went on carrying great rolls of deerskin, which were very heavy.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") They were hungry, but found nothing but acorns to eat.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") They became very weak and said: “Our wigwams will see us no more.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") We shall starve, and the deerskins will never be used.”[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") They sat by a great rock.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") One of the hunters hit the rock with a stick, and a little man appeared.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") The little one said: “You are starving because you killed and did not eat.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") You fed the wolves; now the wolves will feed on you.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") We have driven the deer to another forest, where they may live and be found by other hunters.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") You were selfish.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") You wanted all the deerskins in the forest.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") You were not wise.”[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") “What shall we do to get food?” said the hunters.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") “You may have meat if you will give up all the deerskins.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") My people have said it,” said the little one.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") “We must have the skins, and we must have food.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") Ask your chief to let us have the skins for our wigwams.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") We will be wise when we see the deer again at the salt licks,” said the older hunter.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") “I will go to my chief.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") Hit on this rock again when you want me,” said the little one.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") The Indians rapped on the rock again when the sun was setting.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") The little one came and led the way to a great cave filled with food and furs.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") They ate and slept.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") At midnight they were awakened by many of the little people, who said that the hunters might take their packs of skins and all the food they wished from the cave if they would never again shoot the deer to feed the wolves.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") The hunters promised and soon were in a strange, sound sleep.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") When they awoke they were near their homes.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Adapted from Powell’s Report.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [IX. Weenk the Sleep-bringer and His Warriors](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/34/) - next →: [XI. the Hunter Who Could Fly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/36/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)