kicking bird has been keeping to himself these last few days. i do not like to see our medicine man walking so alone.
what does his wife say?
make sure that meat is soft.  my teeth hurt.
may i come in?
no, no let him sit with me.
our country seems good this summer, but i have not been out to see it.
i am glad to hear it. but the buffalo are late. i always worry about the bellies of our children.
yes, a dance is always a good idea. it would be good to have a strong sign.
there's a funny thing about signs. they are always flying in our faces. we know when they are bad or good but sometimes they are strange and there is no way to understand them. sometimes they make people crazy but a smart man will take such a sign into himself and let it run around for two or three days. if he is still confused he will tell somebody. he might come to you or to me and tell it. a smart man always does that.
oh?
just one?
are you sure it was a man?
did you speak to him?
we will council on this.
it is easy to become confused by these questions. it is hard to know what to do. no man can tell another how he will be. but i know this.  killing a white man is a delicate matter. if you kill one, more are sure to come. we should talk about this some more.
i am in agreement with kicking bird. we will go down and talk to the white man and find out what kind of white man he is.
i will not go.  you will go.  you and kicking bird. that is all i have to say.
no, the ride is long.  the weather is bad. we can spare no men.
take one man and go quickly.
hear us now. a white soldier with many far-shooting guns.  how would he fight the pawnee?
dances with wolves has not finished.
i am of the same mind as dances with wolves.  we should kill so many that they never trouble us again.
it's hard to know what to do.
the men who wore this came in the time of my grandfather's grandfather. eventually, we drove them out. then the mexicans came. in my own time the whites came.  the texans. they have been like all the others who find something they want in our country. they take it without asking. i have always been a peaceful man, happy to be in my own country and wanting nothing from the white people. nothing at all. but i think you are right. i think they will keep coming. when i think of that, i look at this bundle. our country is all that we want. we will fight to keep it.
tomorrow morning we will strike the village and go to the winter camp.
dances with wolves is quiet these days.
is his heart bad?
quiet!.  sit down wind in his hair. you are hurting an old man's ears with your loud talk.
dances with wolves?
ahh.  this is a nice fire.  at my age a good fire is better than anything.
i wondered how your bad heart was doing and though i would come by and see for myself. this place doesn't look so bad-hearted.
but you are leaving anyway?
have you told this to kicking bird or to wind in his hair.
you are the only white man i have ever known. i have thought about you alot. more than you know.
you have always spoken with your heart. and like all of us, you are a free man and can do anything you like. when i look across this fire, i do not see a white soldier. i see only a sioux named dances with wolves. and there is nothing they hate so much as a sioux.
you are making a pipe?
this might be a pretty good pipe.  how does it smoke?
let's smoke it awhile.  it is good to pass the time this way.