The True Story of Pocahontas 风中奇缘.doc

The True Story of Pocahontas 风中奇缘 Chapter One: The Sailing Ship May was a beautiful month in the land of the Algonquin Indians. There were tall trees and colorful flowers everywhere. The sky and the sea were deep blue. Pocahontas was the favorite① daughter of Chief Powhatan. She was an Indian princess. Chief Powhatan was a powerful chief of the Algonquin tribe. Pocahontas was eleven years old. She was a lovely young girl with black hair and dark eyes. She wore a buckskin dress② and moccasins③. She had a feather④ in her hair. Pocahontas was always happy. She ran in the forest and danced in the fields. She sat on the hill and looked at the blue sea. On May 6, 1607, Pocahontas sat on the hill and she saw something strange in the bay. It was a big sailing ship! She was very surprised. The sailing ship was something new. It had big white sails and flags. She looked at it for a long time. Where did it come from? Why was it there? She was very excited. Pocahontas ran to her village to tell her father and brother the news. Father, father! she said. Theres a big sailing ship in the bay! It has white sails and colored flags! Her father, Chief Powhatan, was outside his longhouse. He was a tall man, with long black hair. He wore the feathers of an Indian chief on his head. He listened to the news, but he was not happy. The white men are here, Powhatan said sadly. This is bad news for our people. There is no peace with the white men here. Nantaquas was Pocahontas brother. He was eighteen years old. He was a ① favorite：最喜爱的。 ② buckskin dress：衣服。 ③ moccasins：鞋。 ④ feather：羽毛。 strong Indian warrior①. He looked at his sister and said, In the past the white people killed the Indians. They want to take our land. Oh, Nantaquas, lets go to see the white people. Lets go to see their big ship! said Pocahontas.