Sample
from
The Last of the Mohicans
Raintree English Readers
Grade 6
retold by
Colin Swatridge
Lost and Found in the Forest
The three riders set off, following the Indian, and talking only in very low voices when they talked at all. After going a short way, Heyward suddenly heard the sound of a horse coming up fast behind them. He thought at first that it might be a messenger from General Webb, calling them back. But it was not; it was the tall Englishman in strange, colourful clothes. Heyward was angry at first.
'Have you brought us a message of some sort,' he asked, 'or are you lost?'
'I heard you were riding to Fort William Henry,' the stranger replied. 'I am heading there myself. I thought it a good idea to join you.'
'Oh, you did, did you?' Heyward replied. 'Are you a soldier, sir? Do you make maps, perhaps, or practise the art of war in other ways?'
'No, sir. My name is David Gamut. I am a man of peace and a teacher of music.'
'Let us not refuse a man with music in him,' said Alice. 'I am sure Mr Gamut will be a friend and a comfort to us.'
Heyward was not so sure, but he agreed to let Mr Gamut ride with them -- ride behind them, that is, for the group had to ride in a line, the path was so narrow.
The path took them deeper and deeper into the forest until even Heyward began to wonder if they were going the right way. Then the group stopped, and the Indian walked back along the line of riders, past the horse of Mr Gamut, and sat down with his back against the trunk of a tree. Heyward did not understand this. Were they lost? Was it getting too late to ride further? Did the Indian want to eat or take a rest?
More of this story in
The Last of the Mohicans
retold by
Colin Swatridge
Raintree English Readers
Grade 6
ISBN 967 65 3805 1
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