Let me tell you of a legend
Those who fight for justice,
And who give their life to protect.
One young man stood alone
chosen by the Great Prophet,
to start a new society was his chore,
but no one wanted to stand with him.
So alone and ridiculed he stood that day.
Saddened by the days end he sat
in the middle of the camp circle.
He prayed to the Great Prophet and
the Great Medicine man to help him,
and began to sing a sacred song at sunset.
As he sang the dogs in the camp
began to whine and howl, and become restless.
He sang from sunset to midnight,
then he began to wail.
After going unheard by the camp,
he left the circle, followed by every dog in the camp.
Four times he sang
before he reached his destination.
At sunrise he and the dogs arrived.
The man sat by a tree and the dogs
formed a semi-circle around him.
Suddenly a lodge sprang up over the man
who was sitting in the center of the circle.
As it appeared all the dogs rushed into it,
as they did they turned into human beings,
dressed like members of the Dog-Man Society.
As the Dog-Men began to sing,
the man listened and learned from them,
their songs, dances and their ceremonies.
Blessed by the Dog-Men the man was promised
his people would be successful in life,
and that his people would be the greatest if they
carried out their instructions.
Today these men are the protectors of the young,
weak, women, and the elderly.
They are more than just a legend.
These men are known to the Cheyenne
as Dog Soldiers.
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Adding your comment:
for to be among the Dog Soldiers was a honor and held with great pride within...your words are right on! and im sure Black Crow would proud
