Once there was a tribe of Native American Indians. Their tribe name was Aranck (meaning “stars”). The chief’s name was Chaakmongwi and he had a son named Enapay. Enapay married a beautiful woman name Payuma.
Payuma and Enapay were expecting their first child. They wanted to have their child live with the Native American customs so that in the future the child could support a good family.
Chaakmongwi was very happy with his son and his family. He was also very happy about having another child that he could help take care of and watch grow up.
The next day the baby was born.
“She is beautiful!” said Payuma’s friend Adsila.
As everyone was looking from a distance at the little girl one person asked, “What are you thinking of naming her?”
Payuma looked at Enapay he made a simple nod, Payuma looked at the baby and said, “Nahimana.” Everyone looked in awe at the baby. After awhile the girl’s grandfather (Chief Chaakmongwi) came to see her. He loved his granddaughter very much and everyone was so thrilled about the baby.
FIFTEEN YEARS LATER…
“Nahimana!” said Payuma, “Come for dinner!”
Nahimana walks in from outside into the warm, colorful teepee and she saw her mother and father sitting at the table ready to eat. She glanced at the warm fire and the drawings around the teepee that her mother did.
Nahimana took a seat on her stool of woven cloth. The family started to eat and Nahimana looked away for a second, out of the corner of her eye she saw her father saying something to her mother. She kept looking away to make it seem as if she was not listening and happened to hear their conversation.
“Payuma I have heard from Chief Chaakmongwi that that white people are in the wilderness looking for a place to settle,” said Enapay.
Payuma gasped, “We should try our hardest to keep Nahimana away, you know what will happen if we don’t.”
Throughout the whole dinner Nahimana didn’t speak but ate in silence. After dinner she went outside to see the full moon in the clear, dark sky. She sat on a log and began to think about the strange people that her parents were talking about. She knew that tomorrow she would have to go and see what they were talking about, and she would bring her friend Huyana also.
Nahimana went to bed and soon after a nice sleep it was morning. Nahimana ate her breakfast then told her parents that she was going to see Huyana.
Her friend’s (Huyana) tent was directly across from her own. She looked over and saw Huyana sitting outside her teepee. Nahimana pulled her away from the village to talk to her and she said, “Last night my mother and father were talking about these strange people, “ Nahimana started to whisper, “ I want to go and see what they were talking about, and you must…”
Huyana cut her off, “No Nahimana! Do you know what type of trouble you will get in? A lot! You can not go.”
“Fine if you will not come I will go without you,” Nahimana said as she walked away.
Huyana rolled her eyes and said,” Fine, fine I am coming.”
The two of them started off on their way into the woods, they passed the river and hid behind trees so that they wouldn’t get caught. Finally they reached the waterfall. “Nahimana? Um…I think that you should turn around,” Huyana said.
“Stay calm everything is alright,” Nahimana said.
“Really? Then turn around!” a loud, croaky voice said.
Nahimana turned around and saw a person with wrinkled, white skin. He was holding Huyana with a gun pointed at her head. “Come here and she will not get hurt,” the man said.
Nahimana walked closer to the man and when she got to the man he grabbed her wrist and dropped the gun. “Very nice, now let’s see what my captain thinks of you!” He gave out a very loud snicker and made a snort in the middle of some snickers.
End of Chapter 1
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