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By William Tomkins

There are a number of sentences which can be made up of the signs included in the first 150 signs taught by William Tomkins in his lessons.  These are also found among the signs of the Tomkins book.  By learning the 200 signs one can become quite fluent in the use of sign language.

The following stories or sentences will enable anyone to pass the Traditional First Class test; in fact there are four times as many as necessary for this, or to do the sign language required for the Indian Lore Merit Badge.

1. I SEE YOU ALL COME HERE TODAY. 
2. NOW SEE ME TALK INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 
3. HAVE GOOD TIME.
4. WHERE YOU GO? 
5. I GO HOME. 
6. WHY? 
7. I WANT EAT. 
8. I WANT DRINK. 
9. I WANT SLEEP. 
10. I WANT GO MAKE CAMP. 
11. WHAT YOU DO-CAMPING? 
12. I CHOP WOOD. 
13. I MAKE FIRE. 
14. I MAKE COFFEE. 
15. I GO WALK. 
16. I GO RUN. 
17. I GO SWIM. 
18. I GO HUNT. 
19. I SEE DEER, ELK, BEAR, BEAVER, WOLF, BIRDS. 
20. I HAVE GOOD TIME.
21. I RIDE HORSE ACROSS MOUNTAIN. 
22. GO ACROSS RIVER. 
23. GO ACROSS LAKE. 
24. GO AMONG TREES. 
25. SEE FIVE DEER. 
26. SEE FOUR ELK. 
27. SEE THREE BEAR. 
28. SEE TWO BEAVER. 
29. SEE ONE WOLF. 
30. SEE FIVE BIRDS. 
31. SHOOT ONE DEER. 
32. SHOOT ONE ELK. 
33. SHOOT ONE BEAR. 
34. SHOOT ONE BEAVER. 
35. SHOOT ONE WOLF. 
36. SHOOT FIVE BIRDS. 
37. COME HOME, EAT DRINK, SLEEP.
38. TODAY NOW I TRADE HORSE WITH INDIAN CHIEF. 
39. INDIAN CHIEF TRADE HORSE WITH ME.
40. TODAY NOW MANY PEOPLE COME HERE HAVE GOOD TIME. 
41. SEE BOY SCOUT TALK INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 
42. BOY SCOUT WANT ALL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 
43. WANT ALL PEOPLE TALK SIGN LANGUAGE GOOD.
44. LONG TIME AGO INDIAN BAD. 
45. LONG TIME AGO WHITE MAN BAD. 
46. MAKE BIG FIGHT LONG TIME. 
47. NOW INDIAN GOOD. 
48. NOW WHITE MAN GOOD. 
49. MAYBE SO. 
50. MAKE PEACE. 
51. FIGHT NOT.
52. I SEE ALL YOU GOOD PEOPLE. 
53. GOOD FATHER. 
54. GOOD MOTHER. 
55. GOOD FRIEND. 
56. ALL COME HERE SEE SCOUTS. 
57. MAKE MEDICINE. 
58. SEE ALL SCOUTS WORK GOOD. 
59. MAKE FIRE. 
60. MAKE FOOD. 
61. TALK INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 
62. HAVE SUNRISE IN HEART. 
63. THREE CHEYENNE INDIAN BOY GO HUNT. 
64. COME SIOUX COUNTRY. 
65. SIOUX MAKE WAR. 
66. THREE BOY SCOUT WALK QUIET. 
67. TALK SIGN LANGUAGE. 
68. SIOUX SCOUT SEE BOY. 
69. GO TELL SIOUX CHIEF. 
70. CHIEF TELL MEN GO TAKE THREE BOY. 
71. BOY SEE MEN COME. 
72. RUN FAST ABOARD HILL. 
73. THREE BOY MAKE MANY BIG ROCK ROLL DOWN HILL. 
74. KILL FIVE SIOUX. 
75. THREE BOY GO CHEYENNE COUNTRY FAST. 
76. SLEEP TWO NIGHT. 
77. SEE MOUNTAIN GOAT. 
78. KILL ONE GOAT. 
79. EAT. 
80. GO HOME. 
81. MANY CHEYENNE HEART SUNRISE.
82. GREAT SCOUT MASTER, ALL GOOD SCOUTS BE WITH YOU ALL NOW, FOREVER.

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