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THE INDIAN MATCHMAKER
Once upon a time, in
Colorado,
the chief of an Indian
tribe,
I believe it was the
Navajos,
had a very beautiful
daughter.
And she was of marrying
age.
And many, many braves were
wanting
the daughter's hand in
marriage.
Well, being a wise chief,
he decided that he wanted
his daughter to marry
the bravest and strongest
and wisest brave of the bunch.
So he held a contest.
All the eligible bachelors
were to go hunting
and the brave that brought
back the biggest and best catch
would be given the chief's
daughter in marriage.
 A lot of braves turned out for this event.
On Monday morning they all
set out,
bows and arrows in hand.
Well, on Tuesday afternoon,
all the braves had brought
their killings in -
Except for three:
Running Bear,
Sitting Bull,
and
Falling Rock.
On Wednesday morning,
Running Bear brought in a
really big black bear,
weighing 480 pounds and 7
foot in length.
The chief was quite
impressed.
This was the best killing of
all so far.
But, of course, they had to
wait for the remaining two
before he could award his
daughter to Running Bear.
Well, on Wednesday night,
Sitting Bull brought back a
really, really big cougar,
even bigger than the black
bear that
Running Bear had come home
with.
The cougar weighed 620
pounds and was 7 1/2 feet long.
Clearly, Sitting Bull was
about to win
the chief's daughter's hand
in marriage.
Excitement rose within the
camp.
Everyone was pretty sure
that Falling
Rock couldn't top Sitting Bull's catch! Thursday came and went .....
Friday came and went .....
Saturday came
and went ..... 
The weeks turned into months
and the months into years,
and still Failing Rock did
not return.
It was obvious, the chief couldn't wait forever
for Falling Rock to return.
So he granted his daughter
to Sitting Bull
and they lived happily ever
after,
and the tribe no longer
waited for the wayward brave,
but they did keep their eyes
open when out on the trails.
And today you will still see
in Colorado those signs that say,
"Watch for Falling Rock."
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