Chapter 8

Next morning Ronald and Light Water came to the reservation. Running Toad didn't know they were back on the reservation. Ronald and Light Water went to the saloon in town and got a couple of drinks. Running Toad woke up and got dressed, and walked over to the saloon. He walked inside and went to the bar and sat down at the bar.

"Whisky?" asked the man slapping the bar.

The bartender handed him his drink, then he started to ask for more, so he gave it to him. Then he started to get loud and being rude and trying to start fights.

"Sir you’re going to have to leave, you had too much to drink," said the bartender.

"He is right, you need to leave before somebody gets hurt," said Ronald.

"Are you talking to me old man?" asked the man turning around.

"Sir you’re disturbing the peace," said Light Water.

"What do you know about peace Injun?' asked the man.

"I know a lot more than you do," said Light Water.

"You Injuns think you live in a sufficient world, well you don't, you Injuns think you know everything," said the man.

"Leave them alone," said Running Toad.

"Or what Injun?" asked the man.

"I'll go get the Sheriff," said Running Toad walking away.

"I am so scared," said the man laughing.

"Well go with you," said Light Water.

So they went to go get the Sheriff.

"Sheriff a man in the saloon is starting trouble," said Ronald.

 So the Sheriff quickly walked over to the saloon.

"What's going on here?" asked the Sheriff.

"That man is messing my saloon up," said the bartender.

"Alright, come on sir, you had too much to drink already," said the Sheriff.

The man looked at an empty bottle of whisky and threw at the Sheriff, the Sheriff quickly pulled his pistol out and shot the glass it shattered and went everywhere. Then three men sustained him and the Sheriff quickly handcuffed him and took him to the jail house.

"Ronald, when can I go home?" asked Running Water.

"What? You are home," said Ronald.

"No I want to go home to my family, I know I am an Indian now and where I come from, but  I am ready to go home and see my family," said Running Toad

"Alright sonny, you do what you think is best, but when you go back, they will still see you as an Indian not a white man," said Ronald.

Then Running Toad went back to Sky Woman's house and sat down at the table and started eating. Running Toad did not eat much.

"What' the matter?" asked Sky Woman.

"I am sorry, I just want to go home," said Running Toad.

"You don't like it here?" asked Sky Woman.

"I do, it’s great," said Running Toad.

"So," said Sky Woman.

"I have a mother and father, a family that misses me very much. I want to go home. So I am leaving tomorrow morning," said Running Toad getting up from the table and going to his room, they all got up from the table and went to bed.