Panther in the Sky by Thom James Alexander

Author:Thom, James Alexander [Thom, James Alexander]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2010-10-06T07:00:00+00:00

ONE DAY STAR WATCHER MET SHE-IS-FAVORED AT THE spring, where both had gone for water.

One was not supposed to meddle in another’s marriage, but Star Watcher put herself in the way of She-Is-Favored and made her meet her eyes and said, “Young sister, there is a cloud over your house. I see my brother drawn tight like a bow. This must not be. Are you the wrong woman for our chief?”

To Star Watcher’s surprise, She-Is-Favored did not shut her out but looked as if she were hungry for a chance to speak of her troubles. “He stays away from the house, with the People, too much,” she said.

“Yes. Is he not the chief?”

“Am I not the chief’s wife?” she snapped.

“Listen. Some think you do not act like it. To both the chief and his wife, there is only the health and happiness of the People. Tecumseh gives all to that. You must, too.”

“What of my health and happiness?”

“Sister, you have good health. You have all the food you need, for your husband is the best hunter. You wanted to be the wife of the chief, and you are. You wanted to have babies, and you are going to. If you are unhappy, it must be from holding everything to yourself.” She reached for her hand and told her the old teaching: “When you give from your heart, your heart grows lighter. I hope you will learn the joy of giving from your heart to the People. As the wife of the chief, that is what you are for.”

But the face of She-Is-Favored did not show that she understood.

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