I Rode a Horse of Milk White JadeIn early 14-century China, Oyuna tells her granddaughter of her girlhood in Mongolia and how love for her horse enabled her to win an important race and bring good luck to her family. |
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The Night Brings Surprises | 33 |
Noises | 43 |
The White Mare | 53 |
In the Ger of Echenkorlo | 59 |
You Are Chosen | 73 |
The Mountains Cold Breath | 77 |
Riding Riding Riding | 94 |
Welcome Once Welcome Again | 97 |
The Luck That Lurks upon the Steppe | 108 |
Wolves in the Water | 122 |
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Adja animal arban arms arrow rider arrow station bad luck bags Baltozi Bator Bayan began beneath black ditch body bowl breath carried cave chest climbed cold cold mountain commander dark Delger door flap dreams ears Echenkorlo eyes face father feet felt filly fingers fire gallop gelding Genma girl goat gobi grandmother grasses grin ground hands hard head heard heart herd hobbled hooves inside journey Karakorum Kerait Khan's Khanbaliq knees knew Kublai Khan leaped leather pouch lifted limped lips long race looked mane mare's marmot milk Mongolia mother mountain mouth neck night nodded oxcart Oyuna paiza pulled pushed reins riding rode saddle shaman shook shoulder shouted shoved Shuraa side silent smile snorted soldiers spoke stared steppes stomach stopped suslik swift horse tea bowl tell Tengri thought turned urga voice waiting watched whispered white mare wind words