She-Who-Is-Alone has watched her tribe and the dancers from afar each day of a very bad drought. This drought has affected the very old and the very young alike, and rain hasn't visited their lands for a long, long time. But She-Who-Is-Alone still watches with her doll made from buckskin - a warrior doll. His eyes, nose and mouth are painted on with the juice of berries. It wore beaded leggings and a belt of polished bone and on its head were brilliant blue feathers from a bird who cries "Jay-jay-jay." She loves her doll very much.
But no matter how long her tribe dance and pray for rain for the crops to grow, it doesn't arrive; and the drought goes on.
So, people of her tribe began to make sacrifices, personal ones. A hunter threw into the fire his bow, claiming he didn't need a new bow, that his old one was good enough to use. A woman said she didn't need her special blanket either. People gave their most valued possessions to bring the rains, and still nothing happened. All except She-Who-Is-Alone gave, because her only valued possession was her warrior doll, which she held tightly to her heart. However, would what this little girl have to offer - her only possession in the world - make a difference to her tribe and their lives?
This wonderful book about how the Bluebonnet flower was named in Texas is just charming. I love it. My Mum was sent it by a friend in the USA and I read it the other day. What a great and colourful way of educating people and children about not only history but the dreamtime of American History. Until my next post, happy reading.
But no matter how long her tribe dance and pray for rain for the crops to grow, it doesn't arrive; and the drought goes on.
So, people of her tribe began to make sacrifices, personal ones. A hunter threw into the fire his bow, claiming he didn't need a new bow, that his old one was good enough to use. A woman said she didn't need her special blanket either. People gave their most valued possessions to bring the rains, and still nothing happened. All except She-Who-Is-Alone gave, because her only valued possession was her warrior doll, which she held tightly to her heart. However, would what this little girl have to offer - her only possession in the world - make a difference to her tribe and their lives?
This wonderful book about how the Bluebonnet flower was named in Texas is just charming. I love it. My Mum was sent it by a friend in the USA and I read it the other day. What a great and colourful way of educating people and children about not only history but the dreamtime of American History. Until my next post, happy reading.
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