Indianernamen (Englisch)
Von: , Frage gestellt am Di, 27. Feb 2007
A little Red Indian boy asked his father, the big chief and witch
doctor of the tribe, "Papa, why is it that we always have long names
while the white men have shorter names like Bill an' Tex an' Sam?"
His father replied, "Look son, our names represent a symbol, a sign,
or a poem for our culture, not like the white men, who live all
together and repeat their names from generation to generation. And so
it's part of our makeup that in spite of everything, we survive. For
example, your sister's name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake
because, on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon
reflected in the lake. Then there's your brother Big White Horse of
the Prairies, because he was born on a day that the big white horse
who gallops over the prairies of the world appeared near our camp,
and is a symbol of our capacity to live and the life force of our
people. It's very simple and easy to understand. Do you have any
other questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China?"