The Spanish slavers were an ever-present threat to the navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old bright morning and her friend running bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against t...The Spanish slavers were an ever-present threat to the navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old bright morning and her friend running bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the canyon de schelly, and the fields and orchards of the navahos promised a rich harvest.