《神奇树屋》 第十八册 Buffalo Before Breakfast 03 Black Hawk

　　Jack¹ stared at a circle of tepees ahead. Busy people inbuckskins moved about the circle. Horses and ponies² grazednearby.

Jack took out their research book and found a picture of thetepees.

He read:

In the early 1800s, many different Native American tribeslived on the Great Plains. The Lakota were the largest tribe.

They lived mostly in the areas we now call North Dakota, SouthDakota, and Minnesota.

Jack pulled out his notebook and wrote:

Early 1800s- Lakota were largest tribe of Great PlainsBehind Jack and Annie, a horse neighed.

They turned. A horse and rider were heading toward thetepee camp.

The sun was very bright behind the rider. Jack could only seethe³ outline of a body with a bow and a quiver of arrows on hisback.

Jack quickly flipped⁴ through the book. He found a picture of aman on horseback carrying a bow and arrows. Below the pictureit said LAKOTA WARRIOR⁵.

Jack read:

Everything changed for the Native Americans of the GreatPlains after white settlers arrived in the mid-1800s. Fightingbroke out between Lakota warriors⁶ and white soldiers. By theend of the 1800s, the Lakota were defeated. They lost both theirland and their old way of life.

Jack looked back at the rider. The warrior was coming closer.

"Get down," he whispered.

"Why?" said Annie.

"This might be a time when the Indians are fighting with thesettlers," said Jack.

The grass rustled⁷ as the warrior passed by them. His horseneighed again.

Arf! Arf!

"Shh!" whispered Jack.

But it was too late. The warrior had heard Teddy's barking.

He galloped⁸ toward them, grabbing his bow.

"Wait!" shouted Jack. He jumped up from the grass. "We comein peace!"The rider halted.

Now Jack saw that he was only a boy on a pony⁹. He couldn'thave been more than ten or eleven.

"Hey, you're just a kid," Annie said, smiling.

The boy didn't smile back. But he did lower his bow while hestared at Annie.

"What's your name?" she asked.

"Black Hawk¹⁰," he said.

"Cool name," said Annie. 'We're Jack and Annie. We're justvisiting. We live in Frog Creek¹¹, Pennsylvania"Black Hawk nodded. Then he turned his pony around andstarted toward the Lakota camp.

"Hey, can we come with you?" called Annie.

Black Hawk looked back.

"Yes," he said. "Meet my people.""You mean your parents?" asked Annie.

"No, they died long ago," said Black Hawk. "I live with mygrandmother.""Oh, I'd like to meet your grandmother," said Annie. "I'mgoing to see my grandmother today, too."Black Hawk nudged his pony forward again. Annie followedwith Teddy.

Jack didn't move.

What if the Lakota are at war with the white settlers? heworried. What if they think we 're enemies?

"Annie!" Jack called softly. "We don't know if it's safe or not!"But Annie just waved for him to come on.

Jack sighed. He opened the research book and quickly flippedthrough the pages. He wanted information about how to actwith the Lakota.

On one page, he read:

Good manners to the Lakota mean speaking as few words aspossible and sharing gifts when visiting.

On another page, he read:

The Lakota admire those who do not show fear.

Jack's favorite piece of information was:

Holding up two fingers means "friend."Jack put the book away. He ran to catch up with Annie.

Annie was telling Black Hawk all about their grandmother.

The boy listened silently.

"Annie," Jack whispered. "I just read that it's good manners tobe quiet. And we should give gifts and not show fear. Also,holding up two fingers means 'friend."'

Annie nodded.

"Got that?" said Jack.

"Sure," she said. "No talking, no fear, no problem."Jack looked up. He caught his breath.

Ahead of them, the people at the campsite had stopped whatthey were doing. All eyes were turned to Jack and Annie.

Jack quickly held up two fingers. Annie did the same.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 ponies   

矮种马，小型马( pony的名词复数 )； ￡25 25 英镑

参考例句：

• They drove the ponies into a corral. 他们把矮种马赶进了畜栏。
• She has a mania for ponies. 她特别喜欢小马。

3 seethe   

vi.拥挤，云集；发怒，激动，骚动

参考例句：

• Many Indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour.很多印度人都处于热血沸腾的状态，很多都呼吁针对印度这个恶邻采取军事行动。
• She seethed with indignation.她由于愤怒而不能平静。

4 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

6 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

7 rustled   

v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He rustled his papers. 他把试卷弄得沙沙地响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Leaves rustled gently in the breeze. 树叶迎着微风沙沙作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。

9 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

10 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

11 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。