Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Week 10, Reading Diary: Tejas Legends cont.

Story source: When the Storm God Rides: Tejas and Other Indian Legends retold by Florence Stratton and illustrated by Berniece Burrough (1936).

 There was only one story today that really caught my attention.
 
Old Quanah's Gift - I absolutely loved this story. I loved how although Quanah was injured and was no longer a warrior, he found a craft that he enjoyed and was wonderful at. He made this craft of weaving beautiful blankets into his career became well known all around. At his death everyone realized just what he gave to the society, how he had influenced everyone around him. He was wrapped in a special blanket he designed and buried in it. Afterwards a new flower grew that had the beautiful colors from his blanket. 

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