Saturday, 15 March 2014

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CHAPTER 10: To the happy hunting ground.


After a chat between Uncas and Tamenund about the antecesors, the chief said to Magua to go out but he didn't want to leave without Cora. Finally he persuaded the chief and very angry, grabbed Cora and took her to the Hurons’ camp. Before that he left, the mohicans convinced Tamenund to fight the Hurons.


In the other hand, Uncas, Hawk-eye, Tamenund and Heyward came up with a plan to combat the Hurons and surround them. Hawk-eye sent an Indian boy to fetch his rifle. When the Mohicans and the Delaware were closed to the camp of the Hurons they saw nearly anyone, they first believed it was a Huron, but later turned out to be Gamut. Gamut says that Magua is with Cora in a cavern.

Finally, Magua killed Cora and later in an individual fight he killed Uncas too. Magua ran out but Hawk-eye shoots him ans he fell dead. The next day, the Delawares mourned their losses. The Hurons had been completely destroyed. Munro sits very sad and Gamut sings a saddly song over the grave. At the end, Tamenund said: “I have lived to see the last of the Mohicans”. 

VOCABULARY

  • Drag sth: arrastrar algo (verb) 
  • Revenge: venganza (noun) 
  • Indeed: de hecho (adverb) 
  • Obey: obedecer (verb)
  • Stab: apuñalar (verb) 
  • Mourned (mourn for someone): llorar la muerte de alguien (verb) 

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CHAPTER 9: Magua, Huron Chief.


The Hurons opened the door of the prison where Uncas was, and they discovered that it was Gamut who was there, so they warned of the situation to the people from the tribe. Afterwards, they sought to Magua, he was found in the caves, bound gagged and very angry. Later, the old chiefs and Magua were talking, and they decided to go to Delaware’s village, because they thought that Heyward, Haw-Eye, Uncas and the sisters are there.


When the Hurons reach to the Delaware’s village, Magua talks with the chief of the tribe, Hard-Heart. During the conversation Magua confirms that the Mohicans and the rest were here. But Cora tried to convince Tamenund, who is a Delaware chief, to help them against the Hurons.



VOCABULARY

  • Briefly: en resumen (adverb)
  • Lodge: cabaña (noun) 
  • Bright: brillante, radiante (adjective)
  • Sharp: afilado, agudo (adjective)

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CHAPTER 8: A bear to the rescue


When the light came again, Uncas was surrounded by Hurons in the middle of the hut. On the other hand, one of these Hurons told Heyward that he had to help one of their women because she was very ill. Later, Magua went into the hut and he saw that Uncas was their prisoner and told him that he will be executed the next day.

Later, one of the chiefs went with Heyward to a hill and while a bear followed them. When they arrived at the hill, they entered into a cave that had lots of passages and went to a room where was the sick woman, also were there Gamut and other women, but they went out for the cave because they thought that Heyward need space to cure the woman and the bear take off their head and seem Hawk-eye.


They went to save Alice who was in another room, but appeared Magua from another passage. It wasn't a problem because Heyward and Hawk-eye tied him and gagged him, and then they ran out of the cave. They hid Alice with a blanket and went to the forest. Gamut helped Hawk-eye to save Uncas; they came up with a plan. Gamut interchanged his clothes with Uncas. When Hawk-eye and Uncas were in the forest was when the guards noticed that the prisoner had escaped.


VOCABULARY

  • Grimly: sombriamente (adverb).
  • Shake: agitar (verb) 
  • Growl: gruñido (noun) 
  • Paws: pata (noun)
  • Gagged (gag): amordazar (verb) 
  • Fool: tonto (adjective) 

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CHAPTER 7:Into The Hurons Camp.

The five men went on with their walk, where they found some tracks that were of Magua so they followed them. Later they saw the tracks of the Munro sisters and then they arrived at a lake. They separated in groups of couples to explore the place but, Heyward was going to explore it alone because they were five. 


Heyward saw some shaders and he met with Gamut who was wearing Huron clothes and then  the other appeared. So all of them decided to look for the sisters and for that they had to paint Heyward's face to not be recognized. He and Gamut went to save Alice and Uncas and Hawk-eye to save Cora. Munro and Chingachgook stayed there waiting.

Heyward and Gamut arrived at the camp of the tribe where Alice was and went into the hut of one of the chiefs with the guards. Heyward tried to seem like a doctor that was sent there to treat sick Hurons. Suddenly cries out of the hut surprised them so they went out of it to see what was happening. Uncas was captured and he entered in the hut. An old woman stared Uncas and the Huron and she told the Huron that he had to die because he was a coward, so when she was going to kill him, the light of the hut turned off.

VOCABULARY

  • Trick: truco (noun) 
  • Warn:  advertir (verb) 
  • Cloak:  capa (noun) 
  • Beavers: castores (noun) 
  • Tripped (trip): tropezar (noun) 
  • Wise: sabio, prudente (adjective) 

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CHAPTER 6:  Tracks From The Battlefield.


A few says after the massacre of the Fort William, Heyward, Munro and the Mohicans returned to the Fort looking for Cora and Alice. Uncas found a piece of the scarf of Cora, and then, found an earring of Alice, the book of hymns of Gamut and tracks of Magua. Munro assumed that they aren’t dead but they were prisoners of the Hurons.

They spent the night in the ruins of the Fort. In midnight, appeared a Huron, he shooted and was nearly to kill Chingachgook but Uncas went to seek him and killed him. They decided that they will follow Magua’s tracks to find the girls, they will go in canoe.

In the morning, they went to the river and rode in the canoe, then began to paddle. They arrived a place where there are small islands, in one of the islands they saw smoke and they thought that there were Hurons. The Hurons saw them and tried to kill them, but they escaped to the riverside.




VOCABULARY

  • Grim: desolador (adjetive
  • Lifeless: sin vida (adjective)
  • Crawled (crawl): arrastrarse (verb) 
  • Lifting up (lift): levantando (verb) 
  • Paddle: remar (verb) 
  • Chase: persecución (noun) 

Thursday, 13 March 2014

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CHAPTER 5: The Siege of Fort William Henry


The French and Hurons attacked the Fort For five days, until commanders decide to reach a truce. Heyward saw that one of the French had captured  Hawk-eye.

After this Heyward went to the General's room to talk to him. They spoke about Alice because Heyward is in love with her. Then they learned that Montcalm has a message from General Webb.

They went out of the Fort and walked to the French siege. Montcalm gave them the letter from General Webb, who said they wouldn't send reinforcements and that it was better that they gave up. Montcalm told that he would let them go alive if they surrender.

The next morning all the English go out of the Fort, when they arrive to the forest the Hurons attack them. Magua captured Alice and took her to the forest, but  Cora and Gamut followed him 

VOCABULARY

  • Siege: sitio, cerco (noun) 
  • Truce: tregua (noun) 
  • Cowards: cobarde (adjective) 
  • Fainted: desmayarse (verb)

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CHAPTER 4: Safe Again


Just at the worst moment Haw-eye appeared and killed the Huron who was fighting with Heyward, he comes with Uncas and Chingachgook and they kill all of the Hurons in a confortation, except Magua, who escaped.

After that, they ate a little and began to walk to Fort William. On the way, they stop in an abandoned house sorrounded of Mohicans graves. A group of Hurons appear, but they are frightened by soul of the dead.


Finally, they reach Fort William, Cora and Alice called his father and they entered the Fort.

VOCABULARY

  • Beat: vencer (verb) 
  • Untie: desatar (verb) 
  • Slope: ladera (noun)
  • Spring: manantial (noun)
  • Thick: espeso (adjective) 
  • Roof: techo (noun)

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

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CHAPTER 3: Magua's plans


Before the Hurons returned, Heyward look out for a hiding place and when they thought that they were safe an Huron cry from just the entrance of the cave surprise them and they saw that Hurons were there and when they had gone, in another entrance Magua appeared, Heyward shoot at him but he fail.


Quicly, the hurons returned and the group were captured. Heyward tried to reach an agreement with the chief but Magua replied that he want to talk with Cora. He said to her that if she get married with him he will take her friends with to Fort William Henry. She answered no and Magua got very angry and tried to scare her.

An indian was going to kill Cora when Heyward ran between them and started to fight with the indian. When the indian was ready to kill Heyward, suddently, a rifle shot attained the Huron and he fell dead.

VOCABULARY

  • Ache: dolor (noun)
  • Weak: débil (adjective) 
  • Blanket: manta (noun)
  • Chief: jefe, cacique (noun) 
  • Bank: orilla (noun) 
  • Towards: hacia (preposition) 
  • Get rid of: deshacerse de (expression) 
  • Former: antiguo (adjective) 
  • Beyond: más allá de (preposition) 

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CHAPTER 2: Behind the waterfall


The group, now guiding by the Mohicans Uncas and Chingachgook and Hawk-eye. They traveled by the river until reach a waterfall, they crossed it and find a cave, where they passed the night. In the middle of the night, they heard a terryfying scream and the men decided to stand guard. At dawn, Hawk-eye woke the rest quietly because they were going to be attacked by the tribe of the Hurons.

The Hurons attack was refused but they were trapped in the cave, and the singing teacher, Gamut, were injured. The Mohicans went to Fort William Henry to ask for help and Cora, Alice, Heyward and Gamut stayed in the cave.


VOCABULARY

  • Scout: explorador (noun)
  • Lead: conducir, dirigir (verb) 
  • Current: corriente (noun)
  • Narrow: estrecho (adjective)
  • Steer: dirigir (verb) 
  • Wrist: muñeca (noun)
  • Fetch: recoger, ir a buscar (verb)

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

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CHAPTER 1: The indian guide


The history begins when the french and the british was in clash for the lands in North America. The General Montcalm was going to attack a british fort with a huge army, and the General Munro, sent a card asking for help to General webb to fight against Montcalm.


At the same time, a little group was traveling to Fort William Henry (General munro), two ladies and one british office. They were going to see the father of the women, Munro. There was an indian guiding them by a secret way into the forest. Before that, a singing teacher, joined the group.

The group met with another group, three indians in the side of the river, that recognize Magua, the india guide like a Huron, an enemy tribe, and tried to kill him, but he escapes.

VOCABULARY

  • Fierce: fuerte, feroz  (adjective) 
  • Brought (bring): llevar, traer (verb)
  • Reinforcements: refuerzos (noun)
  • Wide: ancho (adjective)
  • Among: entre (preposition)
  • Whom: ¿A quién? (pronoun) 
  • Bushes: arbusto (noun)
  • Branch: rama (noun)