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Long ago, in the land of Kilowan, there lived an Indian tribe. The chief of the tribe had a daughter, whose name was Hey Lop. Hey Lop loved the forest, and she loved the animals in it. Often she would go for long walks in the woods, and she knew them better than anyone. One day, Hey Lop's father told her it was time for her to be married. She was to wed the strongest and most handsome brave in all the tribe. His name was Luta. Although Hey Lop did not feel that she was ready to be married, she couldn't disobey her father, so she agreed to marry Luta the next day. That night in her teepee, Hey Lop thought and thought about her father's wish, and she decided she could not be married yet. So she ran away. Hey Lop ran far off into the woods she knew and loved so well. The was not that she wished to leave her tribe, but she knew she had many things yet to discover and many places yet to see. The next morning, when she was found missing, Luta was very upset. He dediced to go after her. He set out into the woods, for he knew that was where she would go. Luta called day and night for Hey Lop, but there was no answer. Day after day he called "Hey Lop," but the woods would only answer back "Hey Lop Lop." Finally, after many days, Luta called "Hey Lop," and there came a different reply: "Hi lo ini mini caca, oom pa pa, ca chee wawa, hepta ninica onica zonica boom di ada, yoo hoo." Translated, this means, "I don't know wher I'm going, and I don't know when I'll return, but if you wait someday I'll be back." There is a place, at the crest of the Ridge Hike called Luta. This is the clearing where Luta called for Hey Lop and heard her reply. |
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