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You, uh... you speak English?

You from the Ute nation, ain't you?

You got a real bad banged up leg, there.

You ought to let me take a look at it.

It might even be broke.

If it was, I could fix it for you.

Now, I ain't gonna hurt you.

But I don't want you hurtin' me neither, see?

Dad-burnit, buster...

I'm gonna help you, whether you like it or not.

That knife ain't gonna do you a whole lot of good,

'cause I'm gonna take that away from you.

Now, just take it easy.

You ain't gonna hurt nobody but yourself.

I'm gonna take a look at that leg, now.

I didn't like having to do that, buddy, but...

there ain't no other way.

Figure you ain't gonna get in no better mood.

Hey, come on, get in there.

Here we go, come on.

Well, how many does that make it, Pa?

Thanks, Charlie.

160.

I promised at least 200 by next week.

And we got to deliver.

I tell you, if Hoss doesn't catch up with that herd

pretty soon, I don't know what we'll do.

Hey, what...

Found him out by Cooper's Creek.

Got a busted leg, he's in pretty bad shape.

Well, what do you got him tied up for?

That's exactly the reason.

He ain't altogether happy with that situation.

Well, what is he, half-mean or half-hungry?

I don't know-- I imagine it's a little of both, Joe.

Looked like he'd been out there three or four days to me.

Joe, you better bring Doc Hadley out here.

Right, Pa.

You understand English?

Now, you take it easy, you'll be all right.

Ute.

Yeah, I know he's a Ute.

Wonder what he's doing out here.

The Ute abandon their wounded.

They live like packs of wolves.

They are savage animals.

All right, Martinez.

You talk their language, don't you?

Si.

Let's get him inside

and see what you can find out.

Just take it easy.

I reckon... I tired him plumb out.

For all the gratitude he's showin',

you'd think I brought a wildcat home

instead of a human being, wouldn't you?

Oh, he's much worse than a wildcat, señor.

The Ute has been taught to hate the white man from childhood.

And this one-- he has learned his lesson well.

Here is food, Mr. Cartwright.

Oh, good.

Thank you, Hop Sing.

Mm-mm! Looks scrumptious, don't it?

This is good.

He will not eat it, señor.

Why? He ought to be starving.

Utes feed their prisoners food

soaked in alkali.

It amuses them

to see them rolling on the ground,

screaming in agony.

Well...

Martinez, you stay here with him.

See if you can find out what his name is

and all about him.

Uh-huh. Be back after a while.

Hello, Hoss. Oh, hi, Doc.

How's the patient? Well, apparently, all right.

He all that meal and he's in there with Martinez now.

Uh-huh. Better see him.

He's in here.

Señor...

Well, Martinez?

His name is Tatu.

He's the son of a Ute war chief.

And he has his father's poison in his veins.

Would you tell him that, uh, we just want to be his friends?

I did, señor.

Well, what'd he say?

He said he will cut the throats of all white beasts.

Especially yours, señor.

Because you are the one who threw away his "hinuda."

His what?

A hinuda is a medal

shaped like a bird.

To a Ute, it is a protection against evil.

Oh, so that's what that was in his hand.

Didn't know it was so all-fired important to him.

Oh---...

is a great honor, given only to the best hunters.

To die without it

is a great shame, hmm?

Well, you better stick close, Martinez,

we may have to explain a couple things.

You do not need me, señor.

He understands your tongue.

Why didn't he say so?

I told you, Señor Ben.

He is a Ute.

And he cannot be trusted.

All right.

Go on back to the corral, Martinez.

We'll, uh, we'll tend to him.

Thank you.

Well, at least the leg's not broken.

Oh, sorry about that, Doc. Yeah, that's all right.

I've handled worse.

I once fixed the leg of a mule.

Hoss, administer the anesthetic.

Where is it, in your bag?

Hoss, administer the anesthetic!

Oh---...

That anesthetic.

Little buddy, I hate to do this to you again,

but you don't leave me much choice.

Thank you, gentlemen.

I won't need any further assistance.

Pa...

that medal Martinez was telling us about--

You reckon it'd do any good if I rode out there

and could find it, bring it back to him?

Well, I... I don't know if it'd help any.

Sure wouldn't make anything any worse.

I think I'll do that.

See you after awhile. Right.

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Hop Sing, is supper ready?

On stove, Mr. Cartwright.

I getting it right away.

Pa, I can't find those receipts anywhere.

Well, they should be in that second drawer, Joe.

Oh, don't worry about it now. Supper's about to be served.

Well, Hoss isn't gonna like

missing supper one bit.

I think he's got enough

in reserve to tide him over.

Yeah.

Hop Sing, looks delicious, as usual.

Mm-mm! Here, Joe.

Ah, thanks, Pa.

First time in months

I haven't had to fight for my supper.

You've managed to survive.

Pass me the bread.

Hey, what in tar...?

Doggone it!

Tatu, I'm getting sick and tired

of your peculiar ways of saying thanks!

We're just trying to help you, boy, doggone it!

But you're making it awful tough.

Yeah, we're just trying to be friends, boy.

We don't want to hurt you.

Doggone it!

I went to a whole lot of trouble

to get this for you today.

I brought your medal.

All right, boy...

...if you're convinced you're gonna kill me,

I'm gonna give you a chance, 'cause I'm coming up there.

Hoss...?

Now...

give me that pistol before somebody gets hurt.

Come on, you ain't got nothing to be afraid of now.

Nobody's gonna hurt you. Give me the pistol.

Hoss very brave.

No.

Tatu just happens to be a lousy shot,

for which I'm very happy.

Uh-huh.

Eh, a pretty fair job.

All right.

All the swelling's gone, anyhow.

Yup. All right, let's see how it stands up.

Try it, Tatu.

Tatu stand?

Sure, of course.

Sure. Stand up and walk.

Tatu cannot walk.

Of course you can.

Why, son, those muscles you tore loose--

They're all well now.

Come on, come on.

Doctor...

you are good medicine man.

You take fire from my leg,

but you cannot heal leg.

That is why my chiefs leave me in mountain.

Because I C... I cannot hunt,

I cannot run, not ride.

Tatu, your chiefs were wrong.

Chiefs never wrong!

Oh, well, you'll have to convince him.

I've got at least a dozen other patients to take care of.

Good luck. Thank... thank you, Doc.

Now, look here, Tatu.

The leg is well.

I did not seek to come here.

I was to die.

You say you are my friend,

but you shame me.

Shame you? Now, why would I want to do a thing like that?

They take my horse and say,

"Tatu, son of Owatec,

must wait for the great darkness to come."

Alone.

I wait till the sun travels down.

But the great darkness does not come.

And I wait.

The wind is cold,

and my leg screamed.

Three times the sun crossed the sky.

Have no water, no food.

The great darkness comes with the rising of the fourth sun.

The pain is gone,

and I sleep.

And I run with the wind to kill the buffalo.

In my eyes, I see the gentle ways of my mother.

And then you find me, and bring back the pain!

Now you shame me because I cannot walk!

Now, Tatu, that ain't so.

I ain't shamed you, and that leg is healed!

Hoss lies!

I cannot walk!

All right, so you can't walk.

If you can't walk, you can't hunt, can you?

So you won't be needing this anymore.

Hey...

Look, you stubborn "cayoot," you're walking.

Hoss...

I---

I am still hunter.

You betcha you are.

You care for lemon or cream, Miss Julie?

Hmm? Very good. Excellent.

Now, remember, you serve Mrs. Flanner first, then Julie.

First, old lady, and then young one.

Right.

And-and use the good China.

We got to convince Mrs. Flanner

we're fancy enough for me to take her daughter out.

Yes, sir. Okay, let's go through it one more...

My, oh, my, oh, my, ain't we getting fancy.

What are you and Hop Sing gonna be doing next, dancing a minuet?

The little gal must really be something

to turn you into a regular

parlor room Romeo like this, Joe.

Mm...

I-I thought you were out in the barn fixing the stalls.

Yeah. I, uh...

I thought you was out chasing them wild horses.

Well, it's... that's what I'm fixing to do right now.

Gonna go round 'em up right now.

Why don't you get the stalls fixed?

I may bring back a whole herd.

And you, uh, plan on inviting 'em for tea?

Why do you tear boards down, then put boards up?

I reckon a lot of things we do

look sort of silly to you, don't they?

Yes.

But many of your ways are good.

You know, I reckon we could probably learn something

from your people, too.

It is possible, but...

But what?

Do white men leave their brothers to die

like my chiefs did to me?

Well, I'll tell you, Tatu,

there's lots of different kind of white men,

but I reckon most of us do hold life sacred, yeah.

That is good.

Tell me something.

Where'd you learn to speak English so good anyhow?

My father was a scout for the white soldier.

He said they were the savages.

They hunted my people, and killed old men, women,

children.

That is why he turned away from them.

Hey.

You're home early.

Have any luck?

Not a sign of 'em.

I don't know, that whole herd

just seems to have disappeared in thin air.

I need 30 more head by the end of the week.

I just don't think we can deliver.

Hmm... Oh, well, I'll tell you what.

You... you don't need to worry about them horses anyway.

You got something serious to worry about.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

Like how to pour tea for that little gal and her mama.

Hey, they're not here already, are they?

I better get in there to Hop Sing,

get him to rehearse again.

Hey, Joe?

Joe, you might make use of that tub, too.

Tub? Yeah.

What is a tub? A tub?

Well, sir, a tub is one

of the great benefits of civilization.

Matter of fact,

you could make use of one yourself right now.

Hey, Bill, take care of the horse will you?

Come on.

You go ahead and get undressed.

I'll get you a towel.

Tatu, this water is for you,

not for the clothes.

For Tatu? Sure.

Hot water for cooking, and, also, to kill bugs.

Yeah, well, you're sort of getting the idea.

Hoss, you up there?

Yeah. Be right down, Pa.

Look, you go ahead and get in there and take you a good bath.

It ain't gonna kill you, I promise you.

Done it once or twice myself.

You'll probably be needing this.

Soon as you get through, come on downstairs.

We got some company.

No, thank you. Mr. Cartwright?

Yes, thank you, Hop Sing.

Well, although I'm sure that things are... are much more

informal here in the West,

I still insist on meeting the families

of the young men that my daughter Julie knows.

Well, I think you're very wise.

And I must say that I think

that Joseph has a very, very nice family.

Well... thank you.

Oh, my other son Hoss.

Hoss, uh, this is Mrs. Planner, and her daughter Julie.

How do you do?

Happy to meet you, ma'am. You, too, Julie.

Thank you.

Hope you'll pardon my appearance,

but I've put in a pretty hard day's work.

There's nothing wrong with honest toil, Mr. Cartwright.

No, ma'am, and it does something for my appetite, too.

Yeah, would you care for a little more tea, Mrs. Flanner?

No.

Oh, oh, no. No, thank you.

0h!

Oh...

Oh---!

Tatu all clean, Hoss.

Ta-Tatu, you gotta get out of here.

But Hoss say I should come.

Get him upstairs. Okay.

Go, Hoss.

Please leave me.

Aw, come on, Tatu.

You didn't mean no harm.

You didn't know no better, that's all.

Besides, I-I thought it was kind of funny.

You ought to have seen the expression

on that old lady's face.

Everyone will laugh at Tatu, like Hoss.

Look, I've been laughed at myself a few times.

Don't take yourself so seriously.

Little Joe will hate Tatu.

He won't do no such a thing.

I'll tell you what,

they're busting out some horses down there

in the lower corral right now. You come on with me

and I'll show you how much he hates you.

Come on.

That's one very strong horse, señor.

Yeah, he's a tough one, all right.

You think you can break him by tomorrow?

We're 20 head short.

We could sure use him.

Not tomorrow, señor.

Today.

Ah, give him a try.

We better get back to work, too.

No, wait, I want to see this for a minute.

Hi, Tatu. Hardly recognize you with your clothes on.

Little Joe,

I want to tell you how...

Oh, forget it.

Let's forget it.

What's happened happened.

Don't worry, Julie and I will get back together.

Are you sure?

I'm not sure, but I'm not gonna worry about it,

and I don't want you to either.

Caballo diablo.

Well, like I said, it's a tough animal.

Well, I try him again tomorrow.

All right. Let me try.

Oh, Tatu, you've already had one accident.

Please!

This is man's work.

Tatu try.

Go ahead. Let him try.

All right. Go ahead. But be careful.

Go get him. Joe, let's go.

See you, Hoss. All right, Pa.

Take it easy.

Don't lean on that fence too hard, Hoss.

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I have seen the Indian who could tame the wild animal

as if putting a spell on it.

Let him go, Martinez.

The horse knew the Indian was as wild as he is.

Well, he was...

he was ready to go back.

That's all there is to it.

Yeah, I... I reckon so.

But there for a while,

I thought he really wanted to learn, you know?

It must be very difficult to...

break the habits and...

instincts of a lifetime.

Yeah. I reckon so.

Mr. Cartwright. Mr. Cartwright.

You won't believe it. You just won't believe it.

All right, just take it easy now.

Believe what?

Tatu. He just ride in.

And he bring a whole herd of horse with him.

Hey, careful! Careful!

Those six in that section!

Well, what do you think of that, Pa?

Oh.

Man, look at all those pretty horses.

Are these enough for your contract?

Enough? Oh, Tatu.

But, Tatu, how'd you get that many all by yourself?

This says I am best hunter.

Tatu knows this is lead stallion.

Herd would follow.

Oh, they sure did.

Well, now I can fill that contract.

You boys got your work cutout for you.

It looks like it. Get going.

Tatu, you must be pretty hungry.

Hop Sing, what about it?

Yes, sir, Mr. Cartwright.

It was I, the Indian,

the savage, the wolf who found the herd.

They call you a wolf?

Huh. They should have called you...

a fool.

Or a traitor to your own breed.

A traitor?

You call Tatu a traitor? A fool?

Those horses that you brought in so proudly, huh?

You know where they're going?

They're going to the forts,

to the Army,

to the long swords,

to the enemies of your people.

Liar.

Liar!

Liar?

Why don't you ask the señores Cartwright, huh?

Well...

Proud hunter.

Hey...

how's it feel to put new weapons

into the hands of the whites, huh?

With those horses,

they will hunt down perhaps

your own tribe.

Huh?

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Bueno caballo.

We shall see if you are stronger than Martinez.

Horse thief.

You dirty dog eater.

You call me a thief?

You're the true son of your father,

that dog who sold his people to the white soldiers.

You will die for those words.

Tatu... Tatu, stop it! Stop!

What's going on here?

He said bad words of my father.

I told you he was a savage,

a wild beast.

Put that down, Tatu.

Tatu, put it away.

Put it away.

All right, Martinez...

get back to the bunkhouse.

Tatu,

you come into the house.

We have some serious talking to do.

Hoss, you bring him alone.

Hoss,

I was wrong?

Let's go in.

In my tribe,

a man alone with the stock is a thief.

You're no longer with your tribe.

Tatu,

we want to help you.

But...

We can only do just so much.

There's a school in Santa Fe.

And...

we think you should go there.

Like a child?

I want to learn, but...

Look, we talked it over and we feel it's a good thing.

Now, the decision is still up to you.

But, Santa Fe.

I had not thought to leave you, my friends.

I had not thought to go to another strange place.

Hoss?

Do you wish me to go to Santa Fe?

Well, it's not that I...

I wish you to go, Tatu, it's...

It's just that... well, you learn better there.

They can... they can teach you better than we can.

That school in Santa Fe is one of the best there is.

Tatu...

maybe you can learn something for your people.

Like... maybe you can learn how to...

how to grow things, and show them how.

How to... how to get meat and keep it on the table, always.

No.

My people left me to die.

I closed my eyes as an Indian and was reborn.

Your doctor gave me new life.

I will go to your school.

In the morning,

why don't you and me ride into Virginia City

and we'll pick you up some new duds.

And I must cut hair.

All right.

A haircut.

How's that, huh?

How do you like it?

It's... It's cooler.

You get used to that.

Oh, here, Paul.

Oh, thank you very much.

My pleasure. Thank you.

We'll get you a smaller size before we go home.

Come on.

Don't pay no attention to them yahoos in there.

They don't mean nothin'.

Look, I got to pick up some stuff for Pa.

You meet me over at the horses after a while

and we'll pick you up another hat, all right?

Come on, Pete, show us how to do that

heap big Indian war dance.

Pete... Come on, Pete, let's see you stomp

those buffalo into the ground. There you go.

Me war dance, me war dance.

Me big buffalo dance. Yeah!

Watch this. Me big hunter.

Go, hunter! Let's go, Pete!

Me big warrior...

Stop.

Stop, old man.

No more.

Leave him alone!

Stop!

Let's see you stomp those buffaloes

into the ground, Pete.

That's it, Pete.

Me... big hunter.

Me... big warrior.

Go away, kid, leave him alone.

Come on, Pete, let's do it again,

show 'em how it's done. Look out, Bill!

White men.

White savage.

The Indian does not laugh at old men.

He does not laugh at the sacred ways of others.

I throw away the white man's things.

All right.

Hold it, hold it.

S... Stay calm.

Jake... you and Odie.

Ain't you got nothin' better to do?

You should be ashamed.

You two tramps, beat it.

Go on, get out of here.

Tatu...

as long as you stand there holding that knife like that,

you ain't no different from all the rest of 'em.

Me big warrior.

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I was a fool, Hoss.

But in that old man's face, I saw my people.

All of them, being laughed at.

Yeah.

I wish I could say I know how you felt, but...

...there ain't no way.

I'm a white man.

Look...

Pa's got a little get-together,

a little shindig he's cookin' up.

It's supposed to be a surprise.

Sort of a going-away party for you.

So when you come in, act surprised.

Don't you tell nobody I told you, you hear?

I will say nothing.

Act surprised.

So...

you are now a white man, huh?

Hey, you're not missing your own party, are you?

It is hot inside.

Yeah, I suppose it is.

Pa loves that fireplace.

He keeps it going 12 months a year.

I'm kind of thirsty. Want something to drink?

Oh, I'd love something, thank you. All right.

How about you? No, thank you.

You sure?

Okay, you wait here, I'll be right back.

Mmm! Isn't it just a heavenly night?

It will be cold tomorrow.

Far in the hills.

I do wish you luck in Santa Fe.

Thank you.

I think it's wonderful of the Cartwrights

to send you to school, so you can be civilized.

Oh, dear...

that's not what I meant at all.

It is all right.

I know what you meant.

Oh, hi, Mr. Cartwright.

It's really a heavenly party.

Come.

Come on.

Yes.

You too, my friend.

You belong in the mountains and in the plains.

Tatu...

Last night...

you said the Indian world was dying.

I cannot get it out of my mind.

Do you understand?

Yeah. Yeah, I think I do.

If you go to the white school

in Santa Fe, Tatu.

But then I think:

You have been in school.

Here, on the Ponderosa.

You have learned many things you did not know before.

You have learned that...

love is better than hate.

Understanding is stronger than knives.

Friendship is wiser than war.

And maybe I can teach my people.

If...

Tatu, let me tell you something:

The greatest teacher of 'em all is your heart.

Good-bye, little brother.

No, no, senor, one of the men has seen him at dawn.

He was riding fast up towards Boeing Cliffs toward the north.

Oh. Well...

he rode off once before,

maybe he'll be back again this time, too.

Oh, no, señor.

He will not return.

He's right, Pa.

He won't be coming back.

He was an animal.

Like I told you-- a thief.

He took the horse,

your hospitality,

and he left nothing in return.

I gave him the horse; it was his to take.

And he left us everything he could.

The only thing he had-- this.

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