mojaven

Updated: June 22, 2025

This latter might have been meant to represent a goose, an ostrich or a guinea hen; but Myrtle was delighted with it and thanked the generous squaw, who responded merely with a grunt, not understanding English. A man in a wide sombrero who stood lazily by observed the incident and said: "Don't thank the hag. She's selfish. The Mojaven think it brings luck to have a gift accepted by a cripple."

L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum - Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John