The ''Sleeping Buffalo''

By Crusader1307

 Located in ‘’The Wilds’’ of Northern Montana, near The Town of Saco – is a strange Monument of sorts. Inside a makeshift ‘’Shrine’’, is a large lump of Granite Rock. The Rock, after untold millennium of weathering, actually resembles the form of a small Buffalo – reclining. But according to local native Americans, The ‘’Sleeping Buffalo’’ was actually the ‘’Spirit’’ of Wanka Tanka. One day, ‘’He’’ became ‘’flesh’’ and sought out to protect The Prairie Herds. To keep ‘’White Hunters’’ away, He became as a rock, laying out in the fields. Every time Hunters ‘’approached’’, They were confused to find only the stone. This gave the real Herd a chance to escape.

The Legend of The Sleeping Buffalo Stone would endure for many Centuries. So much so in fact, that The Citizens of The Township of Malta, Montana wanted to have a symbol of Their past. In the 1930s, City Administrators had The Rock moved from The Prairie and placed in the center of a City Park. To protect The Rock, a fence was placed around it. And then ‘’something’’ strange happened……Every night, Police would get calls to Their station about ‘’unearthly groans’’ coming from The Park. It sounded like an animal ‘’in distress’’. Police would investigate, only to find nothing. But one curious fact noted, The Rock appeared to have ‘’moved’’, from one side of the enclosure to the other (as if ‘’IT’’ was trying to ‘’escape’’). This ‘’activity’’ would go one for years. Finally, The Rock was moved well out of Town and placed near a Highway. The State made The Rock a Historic Site. Local Native Americans still visit The Rock, offering it ‘’pure water and tobacco’’. Since it’s move, no incidents have been reported.