POCAHONTAS

1. Pocahontas lived in a village along the banks of a beautiful river in the part of America now known as Virginia.
He father, Chief Powhatan returned one day from a long journey.

2. Pocahontas felt confused. Was marrying Kocoum really the right path? She came to y glade with her friends Meeko and Flint, to ask for advice.

3. One day a ship from England sailed into our river. Among the men on board was the greedy governor Ratcliffe, who came in search of gold. John Smith came in search of adventure.

4. Soon everyone knew that strangers had arrived. Chief Powhatan asked his medicine man, Kekata, to tell him more about the visitors.

5. The visitors stayed and began building the settlement of Jamestown. John Smith
explored our green forests.
Pocahontas was curious about this handsome stranger and follower him to the waterfall.

6. Pocahontas and John Smith each saw the world differently. The settlers wanted to change the land. Pocahontas and her people knew it was important to share it with all living things.

7. Chief Powhatan sent his warriors to watch the settlers. What they saw upset them. Ratcliffe had ordered his men to dig up the land.

8. Ratcliffe panicked and the settlers shot at the warriors, hurting one of Kocoum’s friends. Chief Powhatan thought that the settlers wanted to fight. Both sides prepared for war.

9. Pocahontas and John Smith found each other in my glade. They did not know they had been followed.

10. Thinking Kocoum was going to hurt John Smith, Thomas shot Kocoum. Chief Powhatan’s warriors blamed Smith for Kocoum’s death and captured Smith. Thomas ran for help.

11. Pocahontas ran to stop her father from hurting John Smith. Ratcliffe and the settlers had already gathered, ready to go to war.

12. Chief Powhatan’s words were understood by all the people gathered, except one. Ratcliffe fired his gun at Powhatan but John Smith stepped between them and was hit instead.
13. Ratcliffe was sent to England in chains. John Smith also had to return so his wounds could heal. Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan came, to say goodbye.