I leave my Facebook friends tonight with yet another true tale, this of the Old West: There was a traveling zoo that went through the Denver/Auraria area in the early 1870s and a hippopotamus escaped. It was never found. A Cheyenne chief, out hunting for buffalo sign, ran into, killed it, skinned it, and had the hide tanned. The chief had three wives, each of whom was pregnant. The first gave birth to a boy. The chief was so elated he built her a teepee made of deer hide. A few days later, the second gave birth, also to a boy. The chief was very happy. He built her a teepee made of antelope hide. The third wife gave birth a few days later, but the chief kept the details a secret. He built this one a two-story teepee, made out of the hippopotamus hide. The chief then challenged the tribe to guess what had occurred. Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys. Correct, said the chief. How did you figure it out? The warrior answered, Its elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:59:13 +0000
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