I was born upon the prairie, where the wind blow free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there was no enclosures, and where everything drew a free breath... I know every stream and every wood between Rio Grande and Arkansas. I have hunted and lived over that country, I lived like my fathers before me, and liked them, I lived happily.
Ten Bears [Paruasemana] (late 19th century), Yamparika Comanche chief