Chapter 2: Pocahontas
Meanwhile far away in the new world the native Algonquin tribe went about there day as they sang unaware that there chieftain was returning to the village. Drums echoed as the people sang in their own native language.
"Hega hega"
"Ya-hi-ye hega"
"Ya-hi-ye-ne-he"
"Hega"
A man saw the returning warriors and blew on a horn before running to alert the village.
"Hega, hega"
"Ya-hi-ye hega"
"Ya-hi-ye-ne-he"
"Hega"
The man appeared above a corn field as he blew the horn alerting a group of women below as they rushed excitedly to the river as they sang.
"Steady as the beating drum"
"Singing to the cedar flute"
"Seasons go and seasons come"
"Bring the corn and bear the fruit"
"By the waters sweet and clean"
"Where the mighty sturgeon lives"
"Plant the squash and reap the bean"
"All the earth our Mother gives"
The women sang as they carried baskets full of corn to the village while men fished in the river.
"O, Great Spirit, hear our song"
"Help us keep the ancient ways"
"Keep the sacred fires strong"
"Walk in balance all our days"
"Seasons go and seasons come"
"Steady as the beating drum"
"Plum to seed to bud to plum"
Steady as the beating drum
"Ya-hi-ye hega"
" Ya-hi-ye-ne-he hega"
The chief of the natives stepped out of the boat as he watched the women great there husbands. He smiled as he greeted an old man. The Village shaman Takata Before he addressed the rest of his people.
"The Massawomecks are defeated! With the help of our brothers, our villages are safe again." "Your return has brought much joy to the village." Said Takata "Look at all the smiling faces"
"Yes. But there's one smiling face I don't see." Where is my daughter? "You know Pocahontas. She has her mother's spirit. She goes wherever the wind takes her." Takata said chuckling. Meanwhile on a cliff a young girl of nineteen stood on looking out at the world as the wind rushed around her.
Pocahontas! Pocahontas looked down to see her younger sister, Nakoma in a canoe below the waterfall. "Father's back. Come down here!" He's back, Flit. Said Pocahontas as she ran down the path past a lounging racoon eating berries. "Come on Meko."
However instead of taking the path down she jumped off the cliff swan diving into the water below while her animal friends Meko and Flit fell in after her. "Show off." Said Nakoma rolling her eyes.
"Pocahontas?" Pocahontas? Are you all right? "You'd better be all right because I'm not coming in after you... As she said this the canoe was tipped over. "Don't you think we're getting a little old for these games?" Said Nakoma looking annoyed at her older sister.
Pocahontas spit water in her face as they splashed each other under the boat. Meanwhile flit popped her head out of the water clearly annoyed at Meko's actions. As Meko attempted to climb the boat he saw that his tale mad a perfect bullseye!
However he missed impaling his nose in the boat just as it was turned over. "What were you doing up there?" Thinking. Pocahontas said as Meko shook out his fur between them. Meko! "About the dream again?" Nakoma asked.
"Have you figured it out yet?" I know it means something, "I just don't know what." You should ask father about it. "Maybe I should." She said. Meko Motioned to the water as she pulled the humming bird free. "Come on, Flit. Quit playing around. We have to get back." She said as the bird squirted water from its beak.
