--- title: XXXIII. the Chipmunk’s Black Stripes — Wigwam stories told by North American Indians · full text with trees description: XXXIII. the Chipmunk’s Black Stripes, «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/pg73136/58/) [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/) / XXXIII. the Chipmunk’s Black Stripes # XXXIII. the Chipmunk’s Black Stripes XXXIII. the Chipmunk’s Black Stripes of «Wigwam stories told by North American Indians» by Mary Catherine Judd: the whole text, 26 sentences and 271 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") The porcupine was chosen head chief of the animals because nothing could hurt him.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") This was when animals had tribes and chiefs like the Indians.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon after the porcupine was made head chief he called a great council.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") When the animals were all seated in a ring around the council fire, he asked them this question: “Shall we have night all the time or daylight?”[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the animals were divided.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") There was much talking.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Some wanted it to be night always.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") Some said it was best to have it always day.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") The bear wanted it always dark.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") He had a big voice and kept chanting: “Always night.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Always night.”[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Each animal said something.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") The little chipmunk had a loud voice and kept singing: “Light will come.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") Light will come.”[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") He has a loud voice yet.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") The council was held in the night.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") The animals could not decide what was best, but the chipmunk kept saying: “Light will come.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") Light will come”; and before any one knew it the sun began to rise.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") The night animals, with the bear for a leader, were very angry.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") The chipmunk saw the day was coming and began to run.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") The bear said it was because he was afraid and ran after him.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") The great bear was clumsy.[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") The little chipmunk was quick, but the bear nearly caught him as the chipmunk ran into a hole in a hollow tree.[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") The bear struck him, and the black stripes down the chipmunk’s back show where the bear hit him.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") The chipmunk and his tribe won, and night and day have come ever since that council.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") - ← previous: [XXXII. the Seven Stars of Pleiades](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/57/) - next →: [XXXIV. the Echo God and the Northern Lights](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/59/) - ↑ back to [Wigwam stories told by North American Indians](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg73136/)