horse. The horse must be the fastest, the strongest, and 

the smartest horse in all the land.”   

The best warrior of the land was summoned by the 

Chief and was asked where the best horse could be 

found. The warrior said,“My Chief, all the warriors know 

of the best horse, but no one has ever been able to ride 

him. He runs free across the land. He  is very swift, very 

strong, and very smart. Many warriors have tried to 

ride him, but no one has been able to mount him. His 

name is Angry Lightning.” 

Brave Eagle, to have this horse to ride. If there is 

anyone Angry Lightning will surrender himself to, it 

will be Brave Eagle. She can talk to the animals 

and she is favored by the gods.” 

The next day all the warriors rode out of camp with 

Brave Eagle to find Angry Lightning. There in the 

distance on top of a hill was a magnificent brown 

muscular horse. He started to run with the wind. It 

had to be Angry Lightning. No other horse could 

run that fast. 

“Brave Eagle,”said the warriors.“How can we 

make the chief’s command come true? Angry 

Lightning will not come to us. ”Brave Eagle said, 

“Go back to the camp and I will ride Angry 

Lightning back to our camp.” But how?” asked 

the braves. Brave Eagle said,“You shall see. I 

know how to speak the language of horses.” 

Before the sun went down, Brave Eagle returned to 

the camp on the back of Angry Lightning. All the 

Indians gathered around her and the horse in 

amazement. What a magnificent animal! The 

bravest of all Indians was sitting proudly on its back.