"Those people are my brothers," he told her. "I have been to their village. Your words are good. Tell me something more."
"Have you seen the great chief Big Hawk, and Black Rabbit the mysterious Medicine Person?" she asked.
"Yes, yes, I have talked with those people," Spotted Deer assured her, excitedly.
"Have you seen the great rock that stands behind the village? Have you heard how Leaping Dog killed four bears?"
"Yes, yes, I know about those things," said Spotted Deer.
"Well, then, I will tell you that I am White Crane. Leaping Dog was my father."
"Woman, I believe your words," Spotted Deer told her. "Now I know that you are a Delaware. Tell me how you come to be here."
"I cannot give you many words," she told him. "The night is almost gone. Pretty soon the Shawnees will begin to move around. If they find me here it will be bad. I will talk fast. You must listen sharp."
"Friend, my ears are open," said Spotted Deer.
"My son, a long time ago I went into the hills with my mother to pick berries. We were quite a ways from our village. While we were picking berries we heard a great shout behind us. Then my mother seized me and began to run. We saw some warriors chasing us. Pretty soon they came up with us. I was frightened and I began to cry. One of those warriors seized me. My poor mother drew a small knife and plunged it into him. Then one of his friends knocked her on the head with his war club and she fell into the bushes. I never saw her again.