[Book Summary] Pocahontas (Little Mischief)

Pocahontas (Little Mischief)

Author : Leslie McGuire

                This book is written by Leslie McGuire and published Grolier Books in 1995. It tells a story about Pocahontas, a young girl who live in Indiana. She decides to leave home even though her father prohibit her, because a severe storm will approach and it will be danger for herself.

                The story begins when Pocahontas and her friend, Nakoma are going to find geese feathers. Pocahontas is going to put them on a deerskin pouch as a present to her father. Accidentally, they meet a young boy called Chamah. He was playing with a neklace with the chopper ornament on it. Pocahontas said that he is not supposed to touch those necklace, only the chiefs that can do it.  He defends himself that he found it. All of sudden, those necklace falls down into a bluff. That is a big problem, because if the necklace is missing, then the ceremony to keep their tribal friendship strong will be ruined. Then, Chamah is going to takea it back. He is more afraid of what would happen if he doesn’t get the necklace back. Pocahontas suggests him to go back, but he said he won’t go back untill he found the necklace.

                When Pocahontas and Nakoma got to the village, they search for Chamah, but he wasn’t back yet. She is worrying of Chamah. She wants to look for him, but her father forbid her to leave and ask for Nakoma to keep her stay inside.  

                Pocahontas make a run for the edge of the forest. She doesn’t stop untill she know she is out of sight. As she lost in her thoughts in the wood, she doesn’t notice that she is being followed by Meeko and Flit.  In seconds, the sheets of drenching rain poured down and the crack of lightning come. They are alone in the darkness and Pocahontas is cold and wet. Suddenly, she  found her way to the wise spirit of willow tree lived, Grandmother Willow is appear. Then, she build a campfire for Pocahontas and give her a suggestion to keep the fire going.  Suddenly, a tiny wolf pup come closer to them and felt the warm of fire. She is in pain, so Pocahontas decides to heal her hand.

                In the next morning, when they are looking their way to go home, they watch more and more wolves form a quiet circle around the willow tree. She is frighten, but  the wolves do not attaked them. Pocahontas has helped the wolf pup, so that they trust her and  lead them to go back to their village.

                After arriving at the edge of the village, the villagers are wearing their best fringed mantles and their necks are draped with shell necklace and feathered chains. She is wondering whether Chamah had returned. She meets her father and ask apologize to him. Her father said that Chamah returned last night and he found the necklace on a bush halfway down the bluff. Then, she tells her experience to her father.