the tribe is having an important festival of some kind , the green corn dance , i think he said . i pray to your god of the sacred water and to our scarlet god for our success . '' `` dad 's never rude , '' jasper put in , `` he 's just honest . '' he picked it up and just said yes . i raise my glass to the sky . the ticket inspector took the ticket from each passenger as they passed him , tore it in two and returned half . 