Three Adventure Tales by Ruth Chew

Author:Ruth Chew
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2015-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

The three children walked as fast as they could with the heavy baskets of water. Sunset Moon was waiting for them beside her outdoor cooking fire.

The salmon berries had been stewed to a mush and were now spread out on mats to dry in the sun.

Sunset Moon put the baskets of water in a shady place near the wall of the house. She handed Fox-of-the-Water a strange basket that looked like a long tube with a funnel at one end.

“You take one end and let Will hold the other,” Sunset Moon said. “Mandy, do you think you can carry the burden basket?”

“Yes,” Mandy said, wondering what the burden basket was like.

Sunset Moon strapped a basket with a flat bottom to Mandy’s back. “Good fishing!” She went back to her work by the fire.

“Why didn’t you tell your mother about the bear?” Amanda asked the Indian boy.

“I’m supposed to watch out for bears. I didn’t want to be punished.” Fox-of-the-Water led the way along the beach. He held the wide end of the long, skinny basket. Will had the narrow end. Amanda came after with the burden basket on her back.

When they came near the saya-gay’s house, they saw the witch doctor talking to an old woman. He was holding a box of carved and polished black stone.

Bright Star scooped out three handfuls of dried plants from his stone box and dropped them into a wooden bowl the woman had in her hand. “Stir these into a very little water and put them on your aches. They will make your skin feel hot, but the pain will go. Save these herbs and use them whenever you need them.”

The woman bowed low and went away, carrying her bowl.

The saya-gay walked over to the children.

“Where did you get the beautiful box?” Mandy asked.

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