Saturday, 15 March 2014

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS


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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