1
The other Indians were already unsaddling the dead burro.
2
Once, a dead burro glided by on the river.
3
By the time the two reached the dead burro again the somber mood of the girl had lightened.
4
He was already leaping over the dead burro and brought up close before the girl to shield her with his body.
5
The rider brought her pony to an abrupt halt below the dead burro and dropped out of her saddle on the far side.