Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico by Lynda A. Sanchez

Author:Lynda A. Sanchez
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

The Foolish People

Every culture has them. So, too, do the Apaches. Percy told Eve once about these individuals. One would imagine no one would want to have much contact with such imprudent or childish actions.

Now here a story about what we [the Apaches] call “foolish people” who lived nearby. A Mescalero man was married to one of these foolish people so he had to live with his wife’s band. These people did not wear many clothes, nor have houses. They had no horses and when they found a horse they had no idea what to do with the animal. They not know how to get on a horse either so they say.

One day this Mescalero brought his horse to the camp of these people. No one knew what to feed him. They did not know what to call him. The people called council to discuss. Some people tried to feed him white gravy. Horse not like it at all. Then they tried coffee. The horse did not like either. They tried mescal, and venison, and all other food in camp. That Mescalero warrior laugh and laugh. Finally he took his horse to grassy area and the horse ate and ate. The foolish ones cried out, “Look, he must like grass.”

Then everyone wanted to ride the horse. One got on but faced the back. Another tried and fell off. Finally that Mescalero got on right and rode around all over. He loped and ran horse and the foolish people said that Mescalero man must have put pine pitch on his back side to keep him on right.

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