John Spotted Horse and the Witch

John Spotted-Horse said to the Witch, make me like a hawk so that I might spy, upon my enemies, and sweep silently down, to blind their eyes. John Spotted-Horse said to the Witch, make me like a snake, so that I might hide in the grass, and poison my enemies as they pass. John Spotted-Horse said to the Witch, make me like a grizzly, so that I might crush my enemies, while ripping them with gnashing teeth, and black tipped claws. John Spotted-Horse said to the Witch, make me like the north star, so that I might lead my enemies astray, into foreign lands, where there to lose the way. John Spotted-Horse said to the Witch, make me like a blanket, warm and colored with bright reds and greens, but hiding death within the seams. And so the Witch, having heard all of his desires, danced a slow circle in the sand, and made John Spotted-Horse, White. E.G. Maynard. 46&2. 3.