Tsihnahjinnie has portrayed a scene often enacted on the Navajo Reservation. Perhaps the grandfather figure with his back to the viewer is instructing family members or telling them a story. The happy expressions on the listener’s faces would make one believe it is a happy or funny story.

The painting is executed in black on white matboard and is matted but not framed. It is shrink-wrapped for protection and has not been examined out of the shrink-wrap but it appears to be in original excellent condition.