By Jeffrey A. Paolano
The brilliant, golden light raked the cloud shadows over the prairie. Lianniaopi, prone, gazed across the dale singing an inaudible death song.
The white man’s rifle, resting on an iron stand, fired repeatedly, dropping buffalo.
Lianniaopi leapt on his pony. With a screech of the war song, he rode toward the white man, hoof thuds singing in his ears.
The white man’s bullet blew through the pony at the neck crumbling his forelegs, which drove Lianniaopi’s head into the dust.
The white man walked up to Lianniaopi’s twitching body, the neck having cracked on impact. “Crazy redskin, I’d ‘ave give meat.”
Guess this is another example of “How the West Was Won,” eh? Nice writing, Jeffrey.
Interesting…….