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”.