OPINION ABOUT THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS.

The last of the Mohicans is a famous book about the history of old Indian tribes in the United States and the war between the French and English to conquer new territories.  The argument seems a little boring but… It’s great!

I really liked the book; it has lots of action and suspense, but especially an unexpected end. I must also say that you can learn a bit of American history to reading it.

In my opinion the argument it is really gripping. Although there are parts that are a little more boring, but despite this I recommend everyone to read it.

There is a film based on the book, here I leave the trailer. I hope you like it! :)

CHAPTER 10: To The Happy Hunting Ground.

SUMMARY

Uncas decides that he will speak in the Delaware tongue. Regardless, Tamenund expresses doubts about his identity, and one of Tamenund’s advisers says that Uncas is a false Delaware. But Tamenund knows that only Chingachgook and his son preserve the ancient blood of the turtle. After this the Delaware chief threw Magua out of his camp. Magua, very angry, grabbed Cora and took her to the Hurons’ camp. Before that he leaves, Uncas grants him truce until the sun descends to just above the trees, then they will attack them. The Mohicans convinced the Delaware’s chief to fight the Hurons.

In the other hand, Uncas frees Hawk-eye, and later together Tamenund and Heyward; they come up with a plan to combat the Hurons and surround them. The Delaware prepare for battle against the Hurons. Hawk-eye sends an Indian boy to fetch his rifle. When the Mohicans and the Delaware are close to the camp of the Hurons see approaching an Indian, they first believe it is a Huron, but later turns out to be Gamut. Gamut says that Magua is with Cora in a cavern.

In the middle in the battle, Magua kill Cora and later in an individual fight he also kills Uncas. Magua runs off but Hawk-eye shoots him, so he falls dead. The next day, the Delawares mourn their losses. The Hurons have been completely destroyed. Munro sits very sad and Gamut sings a sacred song over the grave. Tamenund finishes “I have lived to see the last of the Mohican”. 

VOCABULARY

• Drag sth: arrastrar algo (verb) “Don’t drag the chairs!”.
• Revenge: venganza (noun) “The revenge is served on a cold plate”.
• Indeed: de hecho (adverb) “He hasn’t been indeed I don’t understand why”.
• Obey: obedecer (verb) “You must always obey”.
• Rescuers: equipos de rescate (noun) “You need to call to the rescuers”.
• Knee: rodilla (noun) “My knee hurt, but I don’t know why”.
• Stab: apuñalar (verb) “The thief tried to stab the man”.
• Mourned (mourn for someone): llorar la muerte de alguien (verb) “They mourned his death for a long time, they loved him a lot”.

CHAPTER 9: Magua, Huron Chief.

SUMMARY

The Hurons opened the door of the prison where Uncas was, and they discovered that it was Gamut who was there, so they warned of the situation to the people from the tribe. Afterwards, they sought to Magua, he was found in the caves, bound gagged and very angry. Later, the old chiefs and Magua were talking, and they decided to go to Delaware’s village, because they think that Heyward, Haw-Eye, Uncas and the sisters are there.

When the Hurons reach to the Delaware’s village, Magua talks to Hard-Heart, who is a chief from this tribe. During the conversation Magua confirms that the Mohicans and the rest were here. But Cora tried to reason with Tamenund, who is a Delaware chief, for persuading him to help them against the Hurons.

VOCABULARY

• Briefly: en resumen (adverb) “Briefly, they are very happy for what happened”.
• Lodge: cabaña (noun) “It is necessary that we sleep in this old lodge?”.
• Bright: brillante, radiante (adjective) “Her eyes were bright with excitement”.
• Sharp: afilado, agudo (adjective) “Be careful, the knife is very sharp”.
• Chest: pecho (noun) “He has a bruise in his chest”. 

CHAPTER 8: A Bear To The Rescue

SUMMARY

When the light came again, Uncas was surrounded by Hurons in the middle of the hut. On the other hand, one of these Hurons told Heyward (the doctor) that he had to help one of their women because she was very ill due to a bad spirit. Later, Magua went into the hut and he saw that Uncas was their prisoner and told him that the next day he was going to kill him under the sun. Then they tied the wrists and ankles of Uncas and carried him to another hut and some guards stayed there.

A while later, one of the chiefs went with Heyward to a hill and while they walked a bear followed them. When they arrived at the hill, they entered into a cave that had lots of passages and went to a room where was the sick woman, also were there Gamut and other women, but they went out for the cave so that Heyward could cure the woman. When he left the cave, the bear attacked him, but at the moment Heyward realized that the bear wasn't real and it was Hawk-eye.

Quickly, they went to save Alice who was in another room, but appeared Magua from another passage. That wasn't a problem because Heyward and Hawk-eye tied him and gagged him, and then they left him there, in the cave. In spite of the danger, they hid Alice with a blanket and went to the forest. Gamut helped Hawk-eye to save Uncas; they came up with a plan. Gamut exchanged his clothes with Uncas. When Hawk-eye and Uncas were in the forest was when the guards noticed that the prisoner had escaped.

VOCABULARY

• Pale: pálido (adjective) “When she saw the spider she turned pale”.
• Grimly: sombriamente (adverb).
• Shake: agitar (verb) “ She shakes the juice”
• Sick: enfermo (adjective) “He didn’t go to the training because he was sick”.
• Growl: gruñido (noun) “The dog growled because it saw a cat”.
• Paws: pata (noun) “The bear hurt his paws”.
• Suit: traje (noun) “Brad Pitt has a lot of suits”.
• Gagged (gag): amordazar (verb) “The thief gagged the banker to steal some money”.
• Fool: tonto (adjective) “They called me fool, but I don’t worry”.

CHAPTER 7: Into The Hurons Camp.

SUMMARY

The five men went on with their walk, where they found some tracks that were of Magua so they followed them. Later they saw the tracks of the Munro sisters and then they arrived at a lake. They separated in groups of couples to explore the place and Heyward was going to explore it alone because they were five. 

The night fell down and at the edge of the lake Heyward saw some shades. Then he met with Gamut who wore Huron clothes and when Heyward knew that he was Gamut, the other appeared. So all of them decided to look for the sisters and for that they had to paint Heyward's face to not be recognized. He and Gamut went to save Alice and Uncas and Hawk-eye to save Cora. Munro and Chingachgook stayed there waiting.

Heyward and Gamut arrived at the camp of the tribe where Alice was and went into the hut of one of the chiefs with the guards. Heyward tried to seem like a doctor that was sent there to treat sick Hurons. Suddenly cries out of the hut surprised them so they went out of it to see what was happening. Uncas was captured and he entered in the hut. An old woman stared Uncas and the Huron and she told the Huron that he had to die because he was a coward, so when she was going to kill him, the light of the hut turned off.

VOCABULARY

• Trick: truco (noun) “He always does the same trick”.
• Warn:  advertir (verb) “We warned him that it was danger”.
• Feathers: pluma (noun) “I sometimes write with feather”.
• Cloak:  capa (noun) “When he dressed up in Carnival, he wore a red cloak”.
• Beavers: castores (noun) “There are a lot of beavers in this natural park”.
• Moose: alce (noun) “Have you ever seen a moose?”.
• Tripped (trip): tropezar (noun) “Be careful not trip”.
• Wise: sabio, prudente (adjective) “My grandfather was very wise, he knew a lot of stories”.
• Reed: planta de caña (noun) “There is reed in the lake next to my summer house”.

CHAPTER 6: Tracks From The Battlefield.

SUMMARY

Three days after the massacre Heyward, Munro and the Mohicans return to the Fort to find Cora and Alice, but they believe that they are dead. After a while, Uncas found a piece of clothing of Cora. They continued looking for clues and found tracks of Magua, the book of hymns of Gamut and an earring of Alice. Munro realizes that they aren’t dead but they are prisoners of the Hurons.

They decide spend the night in the ruins of the Fort. In midnight, appears a Huron, he shoots and almost gives to Chingachgook but Uncas leaves to seek him and kills him. During the night, they decide that they will follow Magua’s tracks to find the girls, they will go in canoe.

In the morning, they go to the river and ride in the canoe, then begin to paddle. They arrive at a site where there are small islands, in one of the islands there is smoke and they realize that there are Hurons. Unfortunately, the Hurons see them and launch to the attack, but they manage to escape and reach the bank. 

VOCABULARY

• Leather: cuero (noun) “I have a new leather jacket”:
• Grim: desolador (adjetive) “The landscape was grim”.
• Lifeless: sin vida (adjective) “When they found him she was already lifeless”.
• Briefly: brevemente (adverb) “I saw the rainbow briefly and then it’s disappeared”.
• Crawled (crawl): arrastrarse (verb) “My cousin doesn’t know walk, he prefers crawl”.
• Inches: pulgada (noun).
• Lifting up (lift): levantando (verb) “You should lift up your hand when you want talk in class”.
• Paddle: remar (verb) “He doesn’t paddle because he broke his arm the last week”.
• Chase: persecución (noun) “Did you see the chase on the news?”.

CHAPTER 5: The Siege of Fort William Henry

SUMMARY

For five days the French and Hurons attack the Fort at all hours, until commanders decide to reach a truce. Heyward from the Fort saw as one of the French capture to Hawk-eye.

After this Heyward goes to the General's room to talk to him. They talk about Alice, which Heyward is in love with her. In addition, the general tells her that Hawk-eye brought a message of Webb but it’s Montcalm who has it, so decide to go and talk to him.

They go out of the Fort and walk to the French siege; they meet up with Magua who is allied of the French. Montcalm gives them the letter from General Webb, who says to not send reinforcements and that it is better that they leave the Fort. The French tells them that he will let them go with everything if they surrender and Munro accepts the conditions.

The next morning all the English go out of the Fort, when they arrive to the forest the Hurons are waiting, quickly the Indians attack them. Again, Magua asks Cora to be his wife and like she says no, he very angry captures to Alice and takes her to the forest, but Magua is followed by Cora and Gamut.  

VOCABULARY

• Surrounded: rodeado por (verb) “He is surrounded water, what do he going do?”.
• Siege: sitio, cerco (noun) “I know a good siege where you can eat very cheap”.
• Truce: tregua (noun) “They don’t want a truce, they will continue ran”.
• Bringing (bring): traer (verb) “Mum, can I bring a friend home tonight?”.
• Cowards: cobarde (adjective) “They aren’t some cowards; they will fight until the end”.
• Hymns: himno (noun) “The Spanish hymn hasn’t got letter”.
• Fainted: desmayarse (verb) “If she sees blood, she will faint”.

CHAPTER 4: Safe Again

SUMMARY

Just at the worst moment Haw-eye appears and kills the Huron against which fights Heyward. He comes with all the others Mohicans and the Hurons attack them. There is a great battle and all the Hurons die, except Magua who once again manages to escape.

When everything ends everyone is untied, they eat a little and start walking to Fort William. On the way, they stop in an abandoned house, which built by the Mohicans, to rest. A group of Hurons appear, but they are frightened by the dead who are buried in this place and they leave.

They continue forward, this time they meet a Frenchman and he shoots them, but they run away toward the Fort William which is already close. Finally, they reach their destination, Cora and Alice call his father and they enter the Fort, at last are safe. 

VOCABULARY

• Beat: vencer (verb) “We couldn’t beat in the fight”.
• Untie: desatar (verb) “I can’t untie knots of the shoes”.
• Slope: ladera (noun) “We go to the house which is in the foot the slope”.
• Deer:  ciervo (noun) “When I was in the camp I saw a little deer”.
• Spring: manantial (noun) “In this mountain there is the best spring in the world”.
• Thick: espeso (adjective) “This mud is very thick, be careful”
• Roof: techo (noun) “There are a lot of nests in the roof”.

CHAPTER 3: Magua's Plans

SUMMARY

Gamut, Heyward and the two ladies are staying in the cave; they strengthen the entry with blankets and branches and they think that are safe. After a while, they heard crying a Huron, and decide stay in silence. Suddenly, in the other access to the cave appeared Magua.

Quickly, a lot of Hurons entered in the cave and they are captured. By the way, Heyward tries to reach an agreement with the chief, but Magua requests that he want to talk with Cora. He tells her that will leave them free if she marries to him. Cora really angry says no and Magua attacks her.

In this moment, Heyward is released over one of the Hurons. The Indian drives her knife in the Heyward’s chest but at that time someone shot a riffle and the Indian fell dead.

VOCABULARY

• Ache: dolor (noun) “This aching leg is killing me”.
• Weak: débil, poco (adjective) “He feels weak because he was ill the last week”.
• Chief: jefe, cacique (noun) “In Carnival I dressed up as a chief”.
• Bank: orilla (noun) “There are a lot of boats in the bank”.
• Towards: hacia (preposition) “You have to go towards the park and turn to the right”.
• Get rid of: deshacerse de (expression) “You don’t get rid of these books are interesting”.
• Former: antiguo (adjective) “I met with my former math’s professor”.
• Beyond: más allá de (preposition) “The shopping center is beyond the road”.
• Wrestle: luchar (verb) “My grandfather wrestled in the war”.
• Drive: impulsar (verb) “The wind drives the blades in autumn”.

CHAPTER 2: Behind the Waterfall

SUMMARY

The Mohicans want catch to Magua but they can’t do and come back with the ladies, Heyward and Gamut. As they have been left without guide, Heyward asks to Hawk-Eye if he can steer up them to Fort Edward. The Mohican accepts but puts conditions, Heyward are in agree and they all start walking again.

They walk through the river and riding in a canoe. After a while, they cross a waterfall and enter in a cave. In spite of they aren’t very happy with the site; there isn’t any better and decide pass de night there.

In the middle of the night they heard a terrifying scream and the men decide that they don’t sleep and keep watch just in case. In the morning, when they think that are safe, Gamut leaves the cave to see what was the scream that they heard the last night and the Hurones gets shot him. All men went out and there was a terrible fight, the Hurones died but they weren’t safe. Cora wants that the Mohicans go back to the fort and ask for help. In the beginning they weren’t sure but then agreed and left.

VOCABULARY

• Scout: explorador (noun) “My uncle was a scout when I was younger”.
• At least: al menos (expression) “At least nothing has happened”.
• Lead: conducir, dirigir (verb) “I want to lead the next expedition”.
• Current: corriente (noun) “The Pisuerga has a big current these days”.
• Narrow: estrecho (adjective) “In my house the corridor is very narrow”.
• Steer: dirigir (verb) “You can’t steer the boat, only the captain can”.
• Wrestling:  lucha (noun) “Last night there was a terrible wrestling”.
• Wrist: muñeca (noun) “I broke my wrist when I was skating”.
• Fetch: recoger, ir a buscar (verb) “Please, can you fetch my books?”.