Bull Shield Character Analysis in Fools Crow

Chief of the Crow Indians. Bull Shield chops off Yellow Kidney’s fingers as a warning to other Pikunis after he is caught raiding the Crows’ camp, and he is later killed by Fools Crow as revenge on Yellow Kidney’s behalf. Fools Crow earns his name by tricking Bull Shield and pretending to be dead before killing him, although this is a misunderstanding; Fools Crow never fools Bull Shield, he simply falls and is spared in the time it takes for Bull Shield to kill Fox Eyes.

Bull Shield Quotes in Fools Crow

The Fools Crow quotes below are all either spoken by Bull Shield or refer to Bull Shield. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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White Man’s Dog stood and watched the burial and thought of the afternoon a few days before when Sun Chief hid his face. And he thought of Fox Eyes riding down on Bull Shield instead of taking the simple shot that would have killed the Crow. White Man’s Dog couldn’t shake the feeling that Fox Eyes knew he was going to die, perhaps even wanted to. Only great chiefs died when Sun hid his face.

Related Characters: White Man’s Dog/Fools Crow, Fox Eyes, Bull Shield

Page Number and Citation: 151

Explanation and Analysis:

This quote occurs after Fox Eyes is killed during the attack on the Crows. White Man’s Dog doesn’t understand the solar eclipse he and the other warriors witnessed before their attack on the Crows, and he turns to Pikuni storytelling to explain his natural surroundings. As the one of the Pikunis’ primary deities, Sun Chief is physically represented by the sun, and when the eclipse blocks the rays, the Pikunis’ believe that Sun Chief has “hidden his face.” White Man’s Dog’s grandfather once told him a story about another time Sun Chief hid his face, and the natural event coincided Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a des

“You saw our war party attack the camp of Bull Shield!”

“Oh, yes. You killed twenty-three men. Alas, you also killed six women and one child.” Raven sighed. “Such is war.”

“Then you saw me kill the two warriors!” Fools Crow exclaimed. “You saw me trick Bull Shield!”

Raven reached down and picked at the silver bracelet. It jingled on the rock, the tiny sound echoing around the basin. “I don’t think you fooled him, do you? The one you got your name for?”

Fools Crow felt his face grow hot with shame. “I fell,” he said weakly. “I thought I had been shot. I had been shot, but…”

Related Characters: White Man’s Dog/Fools Crow (speaker), Raven (speaker), Bull Shield

Page Number and Citation: 164

Explanation and Analysis:

This conversation between Raven and Fools Crow occurs after Fools Crow counts coup on behalf of Yellow Kidney. Fools Crow is initially excited that Raven has witnessed their attack of the Crows. Pikuni culture is rooted in war and warriors are often proud of their exploits, but Raven’s detailed list of the casualties puts a damper on Fools Crow’s excitement. After all, it was not only Bull Shield who was killed. The killing of Bull Shield, the Crow responsible for Yellow Kidney’s torture, can surely be excused if not condoned, but twenty-three men seems a mighty high price for one Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur

Bull Shield Character Timeline in Fools Crow

The timeline below shows where the character Bull Shield appears in Fools Crow. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Crow camps, and Yellow Kidney tells Eagle Ribs his plan to take the camp of Bull Shield , the Crow chief, and steal his buffalo-runner. (full context)

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...of the other men. The younger men are nervous about Yellow Kidney’s plan to attack Bull Shield , and he is beginning to doubt his ability to lead them. Still, Yellow Kidney... (full context)

...When he entered the Crow camp on the night of the raid, he easily found Bull Shield ’s buffalo-runner, and the animal was eager to go with him. As he made his... (full context)

...and was shot in the thigh by the Crow. They meant to scalp him, but Bull Shield stopped them and instead cut off each of his fingers as a warning to other... (full context)

...warriors’ banter that they are ready for battle. He tells them that they will punish Bull Shield . “His is the head that will be cut off so that our friend Yellow... (full context)

At dawn, the Pikunis attack the village of Bull Shield . As he rides through the village, White Man’s Dog fires his many-shots gun, killing... (full context)

White Man’s Dog falls, and he sees Fox Eyes ride down on Bull Shield so that he can kill him close. Bull Shield fires the gun and Fox Eyes... (full context)

...Dog watches, he thinks about Sun Chief hiding his face and Fox Eyes riding to Bull Shield when he had a clear shot from a distance. Fox Eyes could have easily killed... (full context)

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...a celebration the night before, White Man’s Dog was renamed Fools Crow—because he had tricked Bull Shield by pretending to be dead before he killed him. Fools Crow had drunk the white... (full context)

...camp, and when Fools Crow asks him excitedly if he had seen how he killed Bull Shield , Raven says, “Oh, yes. You killed twenty-three men. Alas, you also killed six women... (full context)

Raven points out that Fools Crow didn’t really trick Bull Shield , and that the Lone Eaters only think he did. Fools Crow is ashamed. Raven... (full context)

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Bull Shield Character Timeline in Fools Crow