well, actually, opie, they were all heroes including your ancestor carlton taylor. oh? was there a taylor in the battle? there certainly was. he was one of the first settlers. mayberry was almost called taylortown. oh. well, i wanted you to see the actual sword that was used. i'll be running along now. thanks, and i'll mention the sword in my essay. well, it just might help you win the prize. well, thanks for coming over, clara. oh, it's quite all right. carlton taylor... it's possible. well, the idea! arge herself. gosh, paw, the only thing that people agree on is that those indians were pretty mean. yeah. sure would like to know what the indians said, though. yeah. hey, paw, tom strongbow's an indian, isn't he? yeah. he's cherokee. maybe i ought to go talk to him. that's a good idea. i'll tell you what-- i'll drive you over there tomorrow. gee, thanks, paw. yeah. that's right, opie. it was my revered ancestor, chief strongbow that led the cherokee in the defense of their traditional hunting ground. chief strongbow. gee, was he wounded? oh, yeah. many times. matter of f