peapod1980
percy
A little Indian boy asked his father, the big chief and witch doctor of the
> tribe, "Papa, why is it that we always have long names, while the white men
> have shorter names - Bill, Tex or Sam, for example?"
>
> His father replied, "Look, son, our names represent a symbol, a sign, or a
> poem for our culture not like the white men, who live all together and
> repeat
> their names from generation to generation. Also, it is part of our makeup
> that in spite of everything, we survive.
>
> For example, your sister's name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake,
> because on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon reflected in
> the
> lake.
>
> Then there's your brother, Big White Horse of the Prairies, because he was
> born on a day that the big white horse who gallops over the prairies of the
> world appeared near our camp and is a symbol of our capacity to live and the
>
> life force of our people.
>
> It's very simple and easy to understand.
>
> Do you have any other questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China.
> tribe, "Papa, why is it that we always have long names, while the white men
> have shorter names - Bill, Tex or Sam, for example?"
>
> His father replied, "Look, son, our names represent a symbol, a sign, or a
> poem for our culture not like the white men, who live all together and
> repeat
> their names from generation to generation. Also, it is part of our makeup
> that in spite of everything, we survive.
>
> For example, your sister's name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake,
> because on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon reflected in
> the
> lake.
>
> Then there's your brother, Big White Horse of the Prairies, because he was
> born on a day that the big white horse who gallops over the prairies of the
> world appeared near our camp and is a symbol of our capacity to live and the
>
> life force of our people.
>
> It's very simple and easy to understand.
>
> Do you have any other questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China.
