Indians have a story they tell their young ones about a hunter who chased a wild cat until he caught it. Then it was the other way around.
10 seconds sound clip from the Hondo (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:02:51 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Vittorio may be a criminal by the books, I don't know.
- But if he's a coward, it hasn't showed up yet.
- I must disagree with you, Mr. Lane.
- He's run before us for 200 miles.
- The story goes back further than the Indians.
- It's originally attributed to the first Roman army to enter Tartary.
- That was one of the favorite stories of Col. Mays, who teaches cavalry tactics at the Point.
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