Last of the Mohicans´ comment

In my personal oppinion It seemed to me a good history and I liked it, specially the final battle, that hides the ending of the book. I also amused the historical context, because I really like history and this book took a little of the USA history.
 But when you are starting to read it, it´s a bit difficult to follow the history, because there are a lot of characters in a few pages and you are all the time going to the first page to know who is Hawk-eye, Chingachgook... and it´s really annoying because I didn´t understand the history at first, but when you get the characters it´s funny and sometimes the book gripped me, sometimes.
Finally I have to say that I think it´s a great book but it isn´t the best book of my life, just one more.

CHAPTER 10 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 10

Uncas told the Delaware’s chief that he was a Mohican and his fathers have been in the Delaware tribe for a long time, so the chief decided that Magua will not take away him and his friends to the Hurons, only could took back Cora because she will be his wife, but Uncas took the Delawares tribe to attack Hurons in the night and bring Cora to his father. Finally and because of a terrible war, they found Cora in a cave, but Magua and 2 Hurons were dragging her up a hill, Cora said that she will not climb more, and when Magua was going to kill her, Uncas appeared, but aHuron killed Cora and Magua killed Uncas. After that, Magua was escaping and he fell off a cliff because Hawk-eye shot him.

In the end the Delawares tribe and the British made a funeral to Cora and Uncas, who was The Last Of The Mohicans.

-Drag: Tirar.

           He dragged his dog up the mountain

-Growl: Gruñido 

              The bear made a growl when he saw Silvia

-Stab: Puñalada.

          The murderer stabbed into Jhonny´s heart

CHAPTER 9 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 9

The Hurons guards realized that Uncas had disappeared and the man who was inside the prison hut was Gamut, soon, the warriors were prepared and they believed that the Delaweres had attacked them, but when they found Magua tied, he explained the trick that Uncas, Cora, Heyward and “Long-riffle” had done.

The next morning a group of twenty Indians went to the Delawere´s village to saw if Long-riffle and Uncas were hiding with them. Magua entered in the village and talked with the Delawere´s chief to ask him for Uncas and Hawk-eye. After a short time, Delaweres brought them and also Alice, Cora and Heyward. When Magua was saying that he was going to take back what is from Hurons, Cora said to the Delaware’s chief that there´s an old prisoner that will explain the history, this prisoner was Uncas.

-Sharp: Afilado

             He took a sharp knife to kill her.

-Lodge: Casita, refugio

             We always pass our summer in my uncle´s lodge in Asturias.

-Briefly: Breve.

               We made a brief visit to our grandma.

HE IS CHINGACHGOOK

CHAPTER 8 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 8

All the Hurons went to the long hut, also Gamut and Heyward when by surprise, Magua appeared with a prisoner, the prisoner was Uncas, The Mohican, and all the Hurons wanted to kill him because he had inflicted a lot of Hurons deaths, but they waited for the next day.

Heyward, who was the “medicine man”, had to leave a spirit from a sick woman, but then appeared Hawk-eye dressed with a bear suit, like the medicine man in the tribe. They entered into a hut looking for Alice when Magua appeared behind them, but Hawk-eye caught and gagged him. Finally, they escaped with Alice into the forest and Hawk-eye went for Uncas, they made a trick to the guard of the prison with the help of Gamut and finally they could flee.

-Chief: Jefe.

           He is the chief of their tribe

-Tied: Atar.

         He tied the door because it was going to fell down

-Gagged: Amordazar

               The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.

-Ankles: Tobillo

               She has broken her ankle.

-Paws: Pata, garra, zarpa

            The dog had a thorn in its paw.

CHAPTER 7 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 7

When they left their canoe, they organize three groups to explore the island, and Hawk-eye and Heyward could find Gamut, the English teacher next to a fire, he was making a friendship with the tribes that had took Alice and Cora as prisoners. The next day, Gamut and Heyward, who painted his face as a French actor, travelled to the mountains were the tribe lived.

When they arrived, everybody looked at them in strange form, but while they were talking to the tribe, Uncas appeared chased by a Huron. At the end, a wise woman drove a knife into the Huron´s heart because he was a coward, and he had to die.

-Fill: Llenar.

        She filled the cupboard with books

-Reed: Junco, caña

           We saw many reeds along the river

-Hut: Cabaña.

         Emily has got a hut in his village garden.

-Beavers: Castor.

                I love when beavers build their wood houses

-Moose: Alce.

               In North America there were a lot of Moose during the Second War.

CHAPTER 6 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 6

Three days after the massacre at Fort William. Uncas, Chingachgook, Munro, Hawk-eye and Heyward followed the tracks of Cora, Alice, Magua and Gamut into the forest because they found the earring of Alice, the scarf of Cora and the tracks of Magua and Gamut, so they started to follow their tracks.

As soon as they discovered a lake, they built a canoe to sail, and finally they got into the canoe and paddle through the islands. By the time they were looking for  a fire in one island, The Hurons appeared and a battle in the lake started, some Hurons died cause of Hawk-eye riffle, and in the end, they landed their canoe at the edge of the lake and walked into the forest.

-Paddle: Remar.

               They paddle till they were exhausted

-Leather: Cuero.

                These shoes are made of leather

-Crawled: Avanzar lentamente

                 The injured dog crawled away.

CHAPTER 5 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 5

The French Army surrounded Fort William and after a few days, French and British signed a truce and stopped fighting for a while, because one day, Heyward was walking near the Fort when he saw a French figure with Hawk-eye as prisoner. He told it to Munro and they went to talk with the French general, but suddenly, he open his pocket and open a letter, the letter said that it couldn´t be possible to send  troops to Fort William, and it was signed by general Webb. Finally, British had to leave the Fort. When they were in the way to leave, Magua appeared and took Alice´s body to the forest; he was followed by Cora and Gamut.

VOCABULARY 

-  Faint: Tenue.

              We herad a faint sound

-Truce: Tregua.

             The warriors give them a truce

-Siege: Cercado, amurallado.

            The town is under siege.

CHAPTER 4 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 4

After a terrible fight and a lot of shots, Hurons were death ando Magua, who could ran off, entered into the forest. Gamut, Cora, Alice, Heyward and Hawk-eye went to a wooden house in the middle of a circle of trees, and they rest there for a while. They woke up and saw twenty Hurons looking foor them, but they rest in silence and Hurons couldn´t saw them. After this, they got up and went to Fort William Henry while a thick fog came down, and this helped to them because the French, who were near them, couldn´t saw the group because they were hiding behind the fog and the bullets. They finally entered in Fort William Henry and saw Alice and Cora´s father, Munro.

- Deer: Ciervo.

            He shot a wild deer.

-Spring: Salto violent.

              He sprang into the boat

-Nearby: No muy lejos.

               If there's a café nearby, we could stop for a snack.

-Slope: Cuesta o pendiente

         The floor is on a slight slope.    

CHAPTER 3 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 3

Hawk-eye and The Mohicans continued the travel and Gamut, the daughters and Heyward stayed in the cave hiding from the Hurons. They built a wall of branches and blankets, so, when they were safe, they sang a bit, few minutes later, Hurons heard them and they entered into the cave, but, they didn´t saw anybody because they were behind the blanches wall, the, Hurons disappeared, but Magua´s shadow entered into the cave and Heyward shot him, he ran off to safety and Huron, who heard the shot, come inside, then Magua said to Cora that he wanted her to became his wife because he wanted to finish their wars with British people, but Cora said NO and an Indian pulled out his knife to kill her, but suddenly, a rifle shot hit the Huron to death.

-Grim: Horrible

            Today you have a grim face.

-Blankets: Manta

                  I put an extra blanket on the bed

-Fetch: Buscar

             Fetch me some bread.

-Daylight: Luz del día.

                  These days we have got a poor daylight.     

-Fainter: Débil

               A shadow is a faint light.

-Bullets: Balas.

              He shot a bullet to his heart.

CHAPTER 2 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 2

The whole group guided by Magua continues the way, but they had to cross a river so they used a canoe, and their horses have to die because they will make a lot of noise and French will discover them. As soon as they discovered a cave, they entered and made a fire, but during the night, they heard strange noises coming out of the cave, but they give it a miss and continue sleeping. The next morning the woke up and the saw that Hurons, a tribe in the north of USA, were out of the cave, and a fight started, Hawk-eye, Chingachgook, and Uncas, the last two were Mohicans, help them and killed a lot of Hurons during the battle. Finally, they could continue the travel but, Cora, Gamut, Alice and Heyward stayed in the cave because Gamut was injured and because of the danger.

-Rope: Cuerda

            He cut the rope and she fell from the tile

-Steered: Dirigir.

                He steered the car through the narrow streets

-Track: Huella.

             His dog followed the tracks and found their cave.

-Current: Actual.

                The current temperature is 10ºC.

CHAPTER 1 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

CHAPTER 1

The first chapter sets the scene in USA in the eighteen century. During the colonial wars between England and France that were fighting for a strategic place in the east of America.

An Indian “runner” has told to the English that a huge French army was crossing Lake Champlain to fight with them. So people had to leave their camps and start a travel to Fort William Henry and General Munro, the general of the Fort, said to General Webb, the general of another fort near him if he could send 1500 men to fight with French, and he accept. After that, Munro´s two daughters, David Gamut, a singing teacher, Duncan Heyward and an Indian scout whose name was Magua went to Fort William Henry, but they didn´t travelled with the military army for caution, they were guide by Magua.

-Reinforcements: Reforzar.

                               Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army

-Fierce: Feroz

             She has a fierce dog at home

-Path: Camino.

           They didn´t follow the path so they are probably lost

-Bush: Arbusto.

           He hides himself behind the bushes