CHAPTER 1: The Indian Guide.

SUMMARY

The history happens in North America. It begins when the General Webb receives a letter (he is in Fort Edward) proceeding from General Munro (he is in Fort William Henry). He asks for reinforcements to be able to fight against the French General, Montcalm.

Webb sends part of his army. Simultaneously, they go out of Fort Edward, Cora and Alicia accompanied of the Major Duncan Heyward, they go to house of the General Monroe. They are escorted by Magua, an Indian who knows a sure way to go, but Cora doesn’t trust him.

For the way they meet a man, David Gamut, and Heyward allows him to accompany them to Fort Edward.

But when they think that are safe in this path they meet suddenly three Indians in the river. They are Chingachgook, Uncas his son, the last Mohican, and Hawk-Eye a white man but accepted by the Indians.

Magua belongs to an enemy tribe of the Mohicans and immediately Chingachgook and Hawk-Eyes are thrown on him and get shot, but they can’t get him and he escapes.

VOCABULARY

• Nearby: cercano (adverb) “They live in a nearby village”.
• Fierce: fuerte, feroz  (adjective) “Your dog is overly fierce”.
• Sail: navegar (verb) “I want sail in a navy ship”.
• Brought (bring): llevar, traer (verb) “Don’t forget to bring a cap”.
• Reinforcements: refuerzos (noun) “They need very fast reinforcements”.
• Wide: ancho (adjective) “The street is wide, it can pass two cars at once”
• Among: entre (preposition) “They are always arguing among themselves”.
• Whom: ¿A quién? (pronoun) “Whom did they invite?”.
• Path: camino (noun) “This path is wrong, we should have gone for the left”.
• Bushes: arbusto (noun) “In my garden there were many bushes”.
• Branch: rama (noun) “This tree hasn’t got branch, all are in the ground”
• Shall, two possibilities:

o   Marca de futuro = will (verb) “I shall tell her tomorrow”.

o   Sugerencia (verb) “Shall we take our swimwear?”.