Hiawatha the Brave Hunter

My second book was a story that my grandmother used to read my older brother and I all the time. It was his favorite. It's Hiawatha the Brave Hunter. Hiawatha's grandmother used to teach him about the nature, how to find the north star and that you should always be kind to the animals, but Hiawatha always dream of becoming a hunter. One day an old brave gave him a bow and arrow that he had made him. Hiawatha took it and showed it to his animal pals who grew frightened, but he promised he would never shoot them, for they were his friends.

Well, a few days later Hiawatha wanted to try out his new bow and arrow on the little island in the middle of the lake. His animal friends tried to warn him not to go because it was too dangerous, but he didn't listen. He sped up his canoe, again against the advice of the animals followiung him, he promptly slammed into the bank and fell out. Everone laughed except Hiawatha. It didn't take too long before he found some strange tracks that he decided to follow. It turned out to be a giant grasshopper, who jumped, startled him and caused him to fall into a thron berry bush. His friends laughed again, but this time he chased after the rabbit who laughed the hardest. He ran after him all over the island until they reached the bank where the rabbit apologized and Hiawatha forgave him. He then broke his bow and arrow and decided to become a scout.

As he started to scout the island, he came upon some small tracks and started to follow them until they came to a little cave where he saw a littlebear cub go in. Hiawatha tried to coax the cub back out, but ended being chased by the cub's father. Hiawatha and his little animal friends ran all across the island trying to get away from the monstrous papa bear. They ran past two beavers who detoured him so they could gnaw on tree until it fel crashing down on the bears head. They had all gotten away, but not too far, because Hiawatha couldn't find his canoe on the bank. It had floated away. The beavers again helped by retrieving it and once everyone was in the canoe, they paddled it back home.

When they reached shore, they were greetedby his grandmother. Hiawatha told her of his many adventures that day and that he had decided to become a scout instead of a mighty hunter.. She was happy for him and lulled him to sleep in his hammok as he dreamed of all his adventures that day.