Adopted By the Eagles

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Summary: A story of friendship and treachery between two Lakota boys
Review: "Adopted by the Eagles: A Plains Indian Story of Friendship and Treachery" is another of the imaginative retellings of a Native American legend by writer-illustrator Paul Goble. This particular story is about White Hawk (Chetan Sa) and Tall Bear (Mato Hanska), two boys who formed such a special friendship that they became "kolas" (friend), who swore to do anything for each other. The key to this difficult and sacred relationship were the Four Virtues of Bravery, Patience, Kindness, and Wisdom. But White Hawk and Tall Bear both fall in love with the beautiful Red Leaf (Wahpe Lutawin), and as the women of people told one another, "Red Leaf cannot marry both of them."

One day White Hawk told Tall Bear of a dream in which they had captured many horses from their enemies. Thinking this was a sign, they go off to bring home all those horses, but when they are far from home one friend takes the opportunity to betray the other. While one of the two returns home to Red Leaf the other is saved from death by the eagles, thereby setting up the climax of this story. Goble first learned this story from Edgar Red Cloud, the great-grandson of Chief Red Cloud, in 1959, although at the time he did not appreciate that such a myth was essentially scripture for the teller of the tale. "Adopted by the Eagles" emphasizes two recurring elements of North American Indian literature, namely the treachery between two warriors far from home and animals who help people in need. Young readers will see this is true if they read some of the other books by Goble, such as "The Friendly Wolf."

The illustrations in this book, which are in India ink and watercolor, seem to me to bring the traditional Native American art that I have seen from the 19th century into the 20th century (and beyond). The result, of course, is something totally appropriate to the stories that Goble tells in these books. I also appreciate the note for teachers that Goble provides at the start of his book, where he asks that students not be asked to write their own "Indian" stories because it belittles such stories as "Adopted by the Eagles" to suggest that any child can invent one as a school project. I think Goble is right in his observation that students would not be asked to do to write their only Greek myths of legends of King Arthur. Obviously the value of these stories are in the service of insight into the culture of Native American peoples or in as an example of comparative mythology, both of which good enough reasons to have young students read them.

Rating:
Summary: A story of friendship and treachery between two Lakota boys
Review: "Adopted by the Eagles: A Plains Indian Story of Friendship and Treachery" is another of the imaginative retellings of a Native American legend by writer-illustrator Paul Goble. This particular story is about White Hawk (Chetan Sa) and Tall Bear (Mato Hanska), two boys who formed such a special friendship that they became "kolas" (friend), who swore to do anything for each other. The key to this difficult and sacred relationship were the Four Virtues of Bravery, Patience, Kindness, and Wisdom. But White Hawk and Tall Bear both fall in love with the beautiful Red Leaf (Wahpe Lutawin), and as the women of people told one another, "Red Leaf cannot marry both of them."

One day White Hawk told Tall Bear of a dream in which they had captured many horses from their enemies. Thinking this was a sign, they go off to bring home all those horses, but when they are far from home one friend takes the opportunity to betray the other. While one of the two returns home to Red Leaf the other is saved from death by the eagles, thereby setting up the climax of this story. Goble first learned this story from Edgar Red Cloud, the great-grandson of Chief Red Cloud, in 1959, although at the time he did not appreciate that such a myth was essentially scripture for the teller of the tale. "Adopted by the Eagles" emphasizes two recurring elements of North American Indian literature, namely the treachery between two warriors far from home and animals who help people in need. Young readers will see this is true if they read some of the other books by Goble, such as "The Friendly Wolf."

The illustrations in this book, which are in India ink and watercolor, seem to me to bring the traditional Native American art that I have seen from the 19th century into the 20th century (and beyond). The result, of course, is something totally appropriate to the stories that Goble tells in these books. I also appreciate the note for teachers that Goble provides at the start of his book, where he asks that students not be asked to write their own "Indian" stories because it belittles such stories as "Adopted by the Eagles" to suggest that any child can invent one as a school project. I think Goble is right in his observation that students would not be asked to do to write their only Greek myths of legends of King Arthur. Obviously the value of these stories are in the service of insight into the culture of Native American peoples or in as an example of comparative mythology, both of which good enough reasons to have young students read them.

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Summary: Adopted By The Eagles
Review: Who likes being adopted nobody does especially Tall bear when his kola White hawk abanded him at a butte that had a eagles nest on a little tree.His kola who lied to the village that Tall bear was killed by the eagles.

I like this book because it reminds me of two buddies in my class.The part I dont like is when Tall bear kola abandens him at the butte.My opinion about this book is that its a good book it talks about friendship. I'll recomend this book to anybody who likes reading books by the athur PAUL GOBLE.And to people who likes reading novals from Tomie Depola.