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Blackfoot Discoveries:
Blackfoot Stories: The Eagles'
War Bonnet
Our summary of The Eagles' War Bonnet told by:
Alec, Erika & Ben
One hot summer day Na'pe, the
Old Man, and Coyote were so hot that they wished they were way up North
where it was cold. They had no transportation except their brothers the
eagles who could fly them there. The eagles agreed to take Na'pe and they
flew North until it got very cold. They left Na'pe hanging onto some icicles
on a iceberg because Na'pe was bragging and he said he was too clever
to freeze.
Coyote became worried when he didn't see Na'pe return so he called the
animals to help. The only animal that would help was the Magpie. The magpies
found Na'pe and began to laugh so hard that they couldn't pick him up.
Na'pe jumped off the icicles and seized their tails and stretched their
tails so hard that they grew longer and thinner. Na'pe fell to the ground
and the eagles came by and decided to eat him since they thought he was
dead.
The eagles took a bite out of Na'pe but they thought he was too tough
and he tasted gross. Na'pe woke up and was so mad that he grabbed the
eagles feathers from their heads and made a war-bonnet for his people.
What did we hear in this story that we have heard in other stories?
- Animals were helpful and
friendly
- Weather always changes
- Na'pe is always going somewhere
and bragging about what he can do.
- Animals talk to humans
- The eagle is important
We think the story teaches us...
- If you are not sure where
you are going don't go.
- Don't take chances that
you might regret later.
- Don't brag because something
bad could happen to you.
- Where war-bonnets came from.
- Why the magpies have long
thin tails and why there are bald eagles
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