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Listening Woman Summary & Study Guide Description
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Listening Woman Plot Summary
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Hosteen Tso is an elderly Navajo who has asked for the services of Margaret Cigaret, also known as the Listening Woman, or Blind Eyes. Margaret is now at the hogan of Hosteen Tso, where she is conducting a "reading" to determine which of the traditional Navajo "sings" will be required by Tso. At one point, Tso tells her that he has seen sacrificial sand paintings desecrated, but doesn't tell her where this occurred, saying that it is a secret. He also says that he had accidentally killed a frog - an event that could be the cause of Tso's illness. The Listening Woman, accompanied by her niece, Anna Atcitty, goes a short distance from Tso's hogan where she listens for instruction regarding what "sings" must be performed to restore Hosteen Tso to health, but sees a vision of darkness engulfing Tso. By the time she returns to the hut, both...
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