Wichita
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It is a set of two sentences that start an oral story. The title of the story is
"Why the Mockingbird does not Mock Doves". The speaker is Frank
Miller and it is part of David Rood's Wichita sound collection from 1965.
The free gloss of the lines is: "Long ago it came to pass that
the dove was constantly cooing. We Wichitas say he was mourning."