FIREBALL'S HEART by ALBA AVELLANEDA

One day, two men called Chief Strong Buffalo and Chief Wise Owl were sitting around a fire. Wise Owl said to Strong Buffalo that his people always told the truth, but Strong Buffalo asked “Do you think that they never lie?, Wise Owl looked to the other side of the river and said “Yes, I think so. Look at that young man over there; his name is Dark Eyes. If he doesn’t tell me the truth you have to give me the half of your horses, but if Dark Eyes tells the truth, I will give the half of my horses to you“ Both agreed.

The next day Dark Eyes was sitting in front of a fire and in the other side of the river, there was a girl washing the clothes but she didn’t have anything to dry them with so Dark Eyes asked it she wanted to go with him and she accepted. Then, they sat down on the floor for eating but when he saw that the girl was crying, he asked what had happened. She was ill and she only could be better if Dark Eyes gave her the heart of the beast horse of the tribu. The next morning Dark Eyes brought it and gave it to her. The two men saw each other again and asked Dark Eyes what had happened to the horse and Dark Eyes told them the truth.