Timid Hare: The Little Captive

Swift Fawn, a young girl raised among the Mandan, finds solace by a riverbank, clutching a mysterious silk‑and‑wool sock that hints at a hidden past. Her quiet reverie is shattered when a band of fierce Dahcota warriors discovers her, mistaking her for a prized captive. Pulled from the water and bound to a horse, she is thrust into a night‑long chase across the prairie, the distant thunder of hooves echoing her racing heart.

As the war party nears a sprawling camp of towering tents, Swift Fawn confronts the stark reality of being a stranger among enemies. The tension between her love for the Mandan who nurtured her and the looming threat of a hostile tribe sets the stage for a tense, emotional journey. Listeners will be drawn into her inner conflict and the vivid world of the plains, where loyalty, identity, and survival intertwine.