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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Bedtime Sleep Stories for Grown Ups podcast. We

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<v Speaker 2>Once upon a.

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<v Speaker 1>Time there lived a lion who was always bragging about

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<v Speaker 1>his bravery, his strength, and his cunning. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>animal in the jungle who is braver than I, boasted

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<v Speaker 1>the lion to all who would listen. I am the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest and the best, and I am afraid of no animal,

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<v Speaker 1>he proclaimed. But the lion was not being entirely truthful.

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<v Speaker 1>He was very afraid of rats, and he did not

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<v Speaker 1>want any of the other animals to know this in

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<v Speaker 1>case they made fun of him. There was also a

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<v Speaker 1>little sheep who was very meek and quiet. The sheep

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<v Speaker 1>did not boast or brag because the sheep did not

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<v Speaker 1>consider himself to be brave, or strong or cunning. Because

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<v Speaker 1>the sheep was so quiet, the lion often picked on

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<v Speaker 1>him and called him names. You are a frightened little animal,

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<v Speaker 1>goaded the lion. You are too quiet and too timid.

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<v Speaker 1>You should be more like me. The gentle sheep never

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<v Speaker 1>answered this name calling. He simply went about his business

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<v Speaker 1>in his usual manner. I may be quiet, thought the sheep,

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<v Speaker 1>but at least I have friends and do not spend

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<v Speaker 1>my time boasting about myself or judging others. One day,

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<v Speaker 1>when the sheep was walking through the jungle, he heard

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<v Speaker 1>the lion screaming at the top of his voice.

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<v Speaker 3>Help me, help me.

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<v Speaker 1>The little sheep ran in the direction of the lion's

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<v Speaker 1>desperate cries for help, until he found the mighty beast

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<v Speaker 1>clinging to the lowest branch of a tree in a

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<v Speaker 1>small clearing. Help me, little sheep, pleaded the lion. What

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<v Speaker 1>is wrong, asked the sheep, as he looked about on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground to see what had frightened the lion in

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<v Speaker 1>such a way, rats, exclaimed the lion, and with his

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<v Speaker 1>tail he pointed towards the ground, where there was a

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<v Speaker 1>family of rats searching for food at the base of

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<v Speaker 1>the tree. The little sheep trotted up to the rats

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<v Speaker 1>and gently pushed them away from the base of the tree.

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<v Speaker 1>Run along, now, said the sheep, You are scaring the lion,

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<v Speaker 1>and with that the rats all scurried off into the

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<v Speaker 1>jungle in search of more food. When the lion was

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<v Speaker 1>sure that the rats had gone, he dropped to the

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<v Speaker 1>ground and tried his best to puff out his chest,

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<v Speaker 1>as if he had not been frightened at all. But

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<v Speaker 1>the little sheep was not convinced by the lion's bravado.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is it that you are so scared of rats,

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<v Speaker 1>asked the little sheep. They are slithery and slimy and dirty,

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<v Speaker 1>said the lion. That is not true, protested the sheep.

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<v Speaker 1>How can you know what they are like if you

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<v Speaker 1>have never spoken to them. The lion thought about this

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<v Speaker 1>for a while and eventually admitted that he had never

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<v Speaker 1>spoken to the rats at all, but had always been

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<v Speaker 1>afraid of them. You are right, little sheep, said the lion.

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<v Speaker 1>I decided that the rats were slithery and slimy and dirty,

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<v Speaker 1>just as I had decided that you were timid and frightened.

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<v Speaker 1>But it is not true. You are brave and strong,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps the bravest and strongest animal in the jungle. The

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<v Speaker 1>sheep thanked the lion for his kind words, but admitted

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<v Speaker 1>that this was probably not true. The two of them

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<v Speaker 1>laughed together, and the sheep had to admit that it

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<v Speaker 1>was very funny to see the mighty lion hanging from

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<v Speaker 1>the tree looking so scared. From that day on, the

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<v Speaker 1>sheep and the lion became very good friends, and the

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<v Speaker 1>lion learned from the sheep that it was best never

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<v Speaker 1>to judge another animal by the way they looked.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter one, The Mister Wells Mystery.

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<v Speaker 3>Where's mister Wells? Why isn't he a school?

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<v Speaker 2>It was Thursday, and Matt Johnson and his friend Linda

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<v Speaker 2>Chapman looked at each other, surprised. They usually had history

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursdays, but their favorite teacher was still absent. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>knew where he was. Where can he be, said Linda.

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<v Speaker 4>Remember he disappeared after our visit to the castle.

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<v Speaker 2>Replied Matt. He looked at Linda and smiled.

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<v Speaker 4>Perhaps he's lost in time, sh.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt warned Linda.

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<v Speaker 3>The others can hear us.

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<v Speaker 2>The two friends had a secret, and mister Wells was

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<v Speaker 2>part of it. Thanks to their teachers special computer software,

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<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda could travel in time. Their first adventure

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<v Speaker 2>into medieval times was still fresh in their memory. Matt

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<v Speaker 2>saw that Linda's open, friendly face was serious. Now, don't worry,

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<v Speaker 2>he said quietly. Nobody knows our.

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<v Speaker 3>Secret except mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Linda.

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<v Speaker 5>Stop talking. Chapman and Johnson sit down.

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<v Speaker 2>A thin man with an irritated expression came into the classroom.

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<v Speaker 2>It was mister Briggs, the maths teacher.

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<v Speaker 5>No history today, but extra maths exercises for everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>He said.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah.

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<v Speaker 2>The class groaned. Mister Briggs was the strictest teacher in

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<v Speaker 2>Greenwood Middle School, and his lessons were worse than medieval torture.

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<v Speaker 3>Come back soon, mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>Thought Linda. After school, Matt and Linda walked home together

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<v Speaker 2>as usual. Greenwood was a quiet London suburb where people

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<v Speaker 2>weren't too curious, and here, for now, the secret of

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<v Speaker 2>their trip in time was safe. Outside her house, Linda said, Matt.

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<v Speaker 3>Why didn't you come in? Mum made a chocolate cake

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday and we can serve the internet.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda was a computer fan and a chocolate cake fan.

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<v Speaker 2>Her parents were divorced and she lived with her mother,

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<v Speaker 2>who made the best cakes in Greenwood.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, can I use your phone to call Gran? She

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<v Speaker 4>worries if I'm late.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt had lived with his grandmother since his parents death

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<v Speaker 2>in an accident. Some time ago. Later, the chocolate cakes

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<v Speaker 2>still on their faces, the two friends were sitting at

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<v Speaker 2>the computer. Linda switched it on, but then an unusual

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<v Speaker 2>thing happened. Instead of the usual menu on the screen,

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<v Speaker 2>a strong white light appeared. What's this, said Linda.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope it isn't a virus.

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<v Speaker 4>Looks mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Matt, pointing at the screen. There was an animated

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<v Speaker 2>picture of a familiar figure, a cartoon version of mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>Suddenly it spoke with mister Wells's voice. Linda, Matt, help me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm stuck in the past. It's eighteen sixty four and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in North America, but I haven't got enough power

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<v Speaker 2>to come back to the present. They watched, incredulous as

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<v Speaker 2>the cartoon figure took a letter from its jacket pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>All the details are here, Please come soon. You're my

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<v Speaker 2>only hope. There was a flash of light, and only

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<v Speaker 2>the letter remained on the screen. Linda quickly clicked on

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<v Speaker 2>it with the mouse and saved it on her hard disk. Astonished,

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<v Speaker 2>she turned to look at her friend.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what do we do now, Matt, She asked him.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter two? Time for another adventure.

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<v Speaker 3>There's nobody around, quick open it.

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<v Speaker 2>It was five o'clock on Friday afternoon. The school was

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<v Speaker 2>deserted and Matt and Linda were standing in front of

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<v Speaker 2>mister Wells's locker in the staffroom. They had to try

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<v Speaker 2>and find his CD ROM, notebook and PC battery before

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<v Speaker 2>someone discovered them. Five minutes later, heart's beating fast. The

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<v Speaker 2>two friends were outside the schoolgate with all the things

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<v Speaker 2>in Matt's backpack.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go straight to my house and try to load

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<v Speaker 3>this seedy rom.

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<v Speaker 2>Mat Linda suggested.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I hope we can understand mister Wells's notes. His

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<v Speaker 4>handwriting is terrible, replied Matt. At Linda's house, they started work.

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<v Speaker 4>Mister Wells's letter told them to load the time travel

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<v Speaker 4>software on the cd ROM. They put the cd ROM

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<v Speaker 4>in the drive and the mister Wells cartoon appeared again.

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<v Speaker 4>To travel in time, said the funny figure.

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<v Speaker 2>You must type the coordinates of your destination, the month

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<v Speaker 2>and the year. Matt and Linda saw there were two boxes,

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<v Speaker 2>one for the coordinates and one for the date. We

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<v Speaker 2>know the year, said Matt, but the month.

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<v Speaker 6>Look.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda moved the mouse and the window appeared on the.

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<v Speaker 3>Screen Time Trip files. She read Duxbury Castle, October twelve fifteen. No,

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<v Speaker 3>that's not it. Kansas, September eighteen sixty four. Yes, that's it. Matt.

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<v Speaker 3>I knew that mister Wells was a cowboy film fan.

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<v Speaker 3>Now he's stuck in the wild West.

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<v Speaker 2>She laughed, And we have to help him, Linda. Matt

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<v Speaker 2>said seriously.

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<v Speaker 4>Now the coordinates should be in his notebook.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll need the right clothes for America in eighteen sixty.

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<v Speaker 2>Four, interrupted Linda. Good, idea, what have we got. Matt

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<v Speaker 2>looked at his clothes. His jeans were okay, but in

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<v Speaker 2>his football shirt he didn't look like a cowboy. Let's see,

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<v Speaker 2>said Linda, looking in her wardrobe.

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<v Speaker 3>My jeans are fine, and I've got a denim shirt

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<v Speaker 3>and leather boots.

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<v Speaker 2>Then she took out a large checked shirt.

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<v Speaker 3>Try this. It was my dad's.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt hesitated, not really my style, but he put it

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<v Speaker 2>on over his new Bridge United top. Then put the

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<v Speaker 2>PC battery in the pocket.

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<v Speaker 4>We need this to get back to Greenwood. We mustn't lose.

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<v Speaker 2>Now it was time to go. The two friends looked

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<v Speaker 2>at each other. What new adventures were waiting for them

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<v Speaker 2>in America in eighteen sixty.

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<v Speaker 3>Four, Ok, read the coordinates.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Linda, and sat down at the PC. Matt looked

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<v Speaker 2>at the notes. The writing was awful. He found the

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<v Speaker 2>word Kansas, but mister Wells's numbers were worse than his letters.

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<v Speaker 2>Was it eighty six point thirty degrees? He read out

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<v Speaker 2>the coordinates and Linda typed them into the computer. Now

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<v Speaker 2>they saw an hour glass which began to rotate on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen.

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<v Speaker 3>Sit beside me, mate, quick.

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<v Speaker 2>Cried Linda and pressed enter. There was a flash of

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<v Speaker 2>white light and they disappeared. Matt opened his eyes slowly.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda was on the ground beside him. They were in

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<v Speaker 2>a field of tall plants with soft white flowers. They

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<v Speaker 2>stood up and saw a black girl nearby picking the flowers.

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<v Speaker 2>She saw them too, and look surprised, but not afraid.

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<v Speaker 7>What are you doing in my cotton field?

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<v Speaker 2>She asked curiously, cotton field?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh no, Matt, We're in the wrong place.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Linda. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion and all

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<v Speaker 2>three of them dive to the ground.

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<v Speaker 7>You are in the wrong place, friends.

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<v Speaker 2>Said the black girl.

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<v Speaker 7>Don't you know there's war here?

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter three? Where are we now?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>A war?

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<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda looked at each other incredulously.

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<v Speaker 7>Of course, where do you come from.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked the black girl curiously.

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<v Speaker 3>We arrived from England a few minute.

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<v Speaker 2>Months ago, replied Linda.

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<v Speaker 3>We're lost. We want to go west.

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<v Speaker 7>That's dandy.

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<v Speaker 2>The girl shook her head.

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<v Speaker 7>I have to pick cotton in the middle of a war,

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<v Speaker 7>and then I find two last English kids in my field.

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<v Speaker 2>She laughed and continued her work. Where are we, Linda,

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<v Speaker 2>whispered Matt, looking around them.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Matt, your geography is terrible. All the Codson plantations

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<v Speaker 2>There was another terrible explosion in the distance.

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<v Speaker 3>But who is fighting who?

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<v Speaker 2>Matt, Linda asked. Your history is terrible, replied Matt. If

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<v Speaker 2>this is eighteen sixty four, then it must be the

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<v Speaker 2>Civil War. But in the North and South.

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<v Speaker 3>Wasn't that war about the abolition of slavery.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked Linda, watching the black girl at work.

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<v Speaker 4>I know there were slaves in the Southern States and

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<v Speaker 3>So that poor girl's a slave.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Linda angrily.

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<v Speaker 3>But she says that it's her field.

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<v Speaker 2>She added, puzzled, it is my field now. The girl

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<v Speaker 7>My name's Dinah. My master's dead, killed in the war.

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<v Speaker 7>The other slaves went away, but I decided to stay

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<v Speaker 7>I want some money to reach my sister in Kansas.

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas, cried Linda.

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<v Speaker 3>We have to go to Kansas too. Why don't you

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<v Speaker 7>But I haven't got any money now, the girl smiled sadly.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think that we have laughed? Matt?

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<v Speaker 4>Anyway, you can't stay here. It's too dangerous. We'll find

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<v Speaker 7>Now it's late. You need some food and a bed

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<v Speaker 7>for the night, and I need to think.

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<v Speaker 2>The girl looked at them serious for a moment, then she.

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<v Speaker 7>Smiled, Let's go home to my house.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda followed Dinah out of the field. The

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<v Speaker 8>That's where we have to go, said Linda, pointing west

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<v Speaker 8>to Kansas.

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<v Speaker 2>But not tonight, said Dinah, pointing to the east, where

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<v Speaker 2>the sky was red with fire.

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<v Speaker 7>Tonight, you're going to pour old Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>As they walked towards the town, they met many wagons

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<v Speaker 2>of sad frightened people traveling in the opposite direction. Turn around,

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<v Speaker 5>Everybody has to leaves burning Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry, said Dinah to Matt and Linda.

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<v Speaker 7>I live outside the town.

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<v Speaker 2>Soon they arrived at a large, white stone villa in

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<v Speaker 7>I'm living in the big house now.

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<v Speaker 2>The master's dead, said Dinah.

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<v Speaker 7>The other slaves took a lot of furniture and fancy things,

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<v Speaker 7>so there's not much inside now, but there are breads

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<v Speaker 7>for us all. And it's better than fifteen years in

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<v Speaker 7>a little wooden cabin that's where I used to live.

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<v Speaker 7>Come in, eat and sleep. In the morning, we'll decide

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<v Speaker 7>what to do. Tomorrow is another day.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter four, Matt makes a bet. Matt woke up. There

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<v Speaker 2>was a strong smell of smoke, a fire gran He

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<v Speaker 2>jumped out of bed and then remembered where he was.

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<v Speaker 2>The smoke was from the remains of the city of Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>To day, they had to go west to try and

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<v Speaker 2>find mister Wells downstairs. Dinah was in the kitchen washing

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<v Speaker 2>the dishes from last night's dinner of salted pork and sweetcorn.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I help, asked Matt. Dinah smiled, don't you have

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<v Speaker 2>she hesitated slaves in England?

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<v Speaker 4>No laughter, This war slavery will end in America too,

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<v Speaker 4>he replied.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you think the North will win?

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<v Speaker 2>She asked him. I know they'll win, he answered. Dinah

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<v Speaker 2>was surprised by his conviction, so Matt quickly changed the subject.

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<v Speaker 2>Oho that, he asked, pointing to a portrait of a severe,

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<v Speaker 2>pink faced man with a background of cotton fields and

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<v Speaker 2>slaves on the kitchen wall. He was my master, said Dinah.

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<v Speaker 7>He wasn't a bad man. He whipped the men if

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<v Speaker 7>they didn't work well, but never the women.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm ready, Linda came downstairs. Then let's go west, she.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, smiling. They walked from the White House to the

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<v Speaker 2>main road from Atlanta. Came a slow procession of wagons.

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<v Speaker 2>Their occupants all looked sadly down the road, as if

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<v Speaker 2>towards an uncertain future. Smoke from the town blocked out

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<v Speaker 2>the sunlight, and there was a strange, uneasy silence. The

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<v Speaker 2>wooden houses they passed were burnt, many reduced to ashes,

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<v Speaker 2>and other buildings were damaged by the North's cannons. There

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<v Speaker 2>were many Union soldiers in their blue uniforms, but they

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<v Speaker 2>were all too busy digging trenches to transform the city

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<v Speaker 2>into a military base to notice the three friends in

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<v Speaker 2>the center. Some of Atlanta's commercial buildings were still intact.

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<v Speaker 2>We need information, said Matt, pointing to a saloon.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's try there.

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<v Speaker 7>It's better if we girls stay outside.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Diana to Linda. Matt went into the saloon, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to look grown up. There was sawdust on the floor,

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<v Speaker 2>a bar with numerous bottles of liquor behind it, and

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<v Speaker 2>a pianist playing a sad melody at the old dusty piano.

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<v Speaker 2>It was Dixie, but he was playing the usually happy

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<v Speaker 2>song of the South to the tempo of a funeral march.

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<v Speaker 5>What can I do for you, boy, asked the barman.

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<v Speaker 2>How can I get to Kansas, asked Matt. The barman laughed, First.

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<v Speaker 5>You have to leave at Lana, boy, Then just ask

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<v Speaker 5>for directions.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, sarcastically. Kansas a tall man in a brown stetson,

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<v Speaker 2>with small, dark eyes and a thin black mustache approached Matt.

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<v Speaker 6>There's a stage coach leaving this morning, and I've got

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<v Speaker 6>three tickets.

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<v Speaker 2>He said. That's great, said Matt, eagerly.

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<v Speaker 6>Here for me and my family.

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<v Speaker 2>The man laughed sadistically and turned to the barman.

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<v Speaker 6>Give me another glass of good sun whiskey.

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<v Speaker 2>He demanded.

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<v Speaker 6>In a few weeks, all I have to drink will

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<v Speaker 6>be horrible Northern liquor in Kansas.

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<v Speaker 2>He quickly drank his whiskey.

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<v Speaker 6>Who wants to play billiards with Ret Beauregard? The best

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<v Speaker 2>Georgia, he shouted, suddenly, it's my.

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<v Speaker 6>Last game in the All Atlanta saloon.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody answered. The few silent clients were lost in their

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<v Speaker 2>own sad thoughts. Matt had an idea I do, he

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<v Speaker 4>I'll play billiards with you, but I want to make

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<v Speaker 4>a bet. If I win, I want your three tickets

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<v Speaker 4>for Kansas stage coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Beauregard thought for a moment, then he said, smiling horribly.

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<v Speaker 6>And if you lose, boy, I want that slave girl

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<v Speaker 6>you left outside.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter five, The Journey to Kansas. Linda was surprised when

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<v Speaker 2>she looked in the window of the saloon and saw

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<v Speaker 2>Matt playing billiards, particularly when someone near by shouted the

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas stage leaves on an hour. Then she saw his

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<v Speaker 2>serious expression and noticed that all the other customers were

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<v Speaker 2>watching the game closely, and suddenly she understood what her

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<v Speaker 3>Dinah, he's trying to win our trip to Kansas.

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<v Speaker 2>She cried. Matt was good at billiards, but at first,

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<v Speaker 2>the pressure of the situation made him nervous, and he

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<v Speaker 2>played badly. Fortunately, his opponent was drinking too much whiskey,

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<v Speaker 2>and slowly Matt took advantage. Beauregard looked nervously at his

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<v Speaker 2>pocket watch. The stage coach for Kansas was going to

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<v Speaker 2>leave in ten minutes. Matt made a great shot and

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<v Speaker 2>won the game. Now give him my tickets, please, he said, calmly,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you this, shouted Beauregard, angrily, taking a pistol

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<v Speaker 2>from his holster.

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<v Speaker 5>Stop.

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<v Speaker 2>The barman was pointing his rifle at Beauregard.

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<v Speaker 5>The boy won fair and square. Give them the tickets.

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<v Speaker 2>The journey was like a strange, tormented dream. They traveled

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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred miles in three weeks. They left Georgia following

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<v Speaker 2>the spectacular Appalachian mountains and continued through the Confederate states

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<v Speaker 2>of Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, and into the Union state

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<v Speaker 2>of Missouri, with its vast forests. A memorable moment was

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<v Speaker 2>crossing the majestic Mississippi River, but the devastating effects of

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<v Speaker 2>the war were everywhere and impossible to forget. Towns in ruins.

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<v Speaker 2>Plantations destroyed thousands of men in gray or blue uniforms,

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<v Speaker 2>many of them mutilated by terrible weapons of destruction, and

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<v Speaker 2>piles of coffins waiting for the dead. The stagecoach wasn't comfortable,

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<v Speaker 2>but they stopped at night to sleep. During the day,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody talked much. The war made everyone sad and silent.

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<v Speaker 2>They often heard a familiar name, Lincoln, pronounced with respect

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<v Speaker 2>and hope. The other five passengers in the stagecoach changed frequently.

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<v Speaker 2>One day, another passenger, a plantation owner from Alabama, spoke to.

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<v Speaker 6>Dinah, girl, you had a job, a home, and food.

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<v Speaker 6>Now what have you got?

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<v Speaker 2>Dinah smiled my liberty, sir, she said proudly. Kansas City

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<v Speaker 2>was a lively frontier town, the last stopover for many

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<v Speaker 2>homesteaders going west. The main street, with its hotels and saloons,

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<v Speaker 2>was full of European immigrants waiting to form a wagon

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<v Speaker 2>train for the Oregon Trail. It was time to say

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<v Speaker 2>goodbye to Dinah. Her sister Daisy, notified by telegram, was waiting.

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<v Speaker 3>For her with us for a few days.

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<v Speaker 2>Insisted the two girls. After their happy and emotional reunion.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks, but we have a job to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Said Linda.

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<v Speaker 4>Dinah, I have to confess that I played with your

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<v Speaker 4>life in that billiard game in Atlanta, added Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>Dinah laughed.

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<v Speaker 7>But nobody can play with my life.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Matt, she said, happily.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm free.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll miss Dinah.

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<v Speaker 2>Sighed Linda. As they walked down the main street.

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<v Speaker 5>HM.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Matt said distractedly, Linda.

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<v Speaker 4>Why is everyone looking at us?

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, the two friends were the object of great attention,

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<v Speaker 2>then this or the reason. All along the street were

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<v Speaker 2>big posters with their photograph on them and under it

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<v Speaker 2>one enormous black word wanted chapter six on the Oregon Trail.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda now felt very conspicuous. They walked along

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<v Speaker 2>the street, feeling the eyes of everyone watching them closely.

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<v Speaker 2>Then a voice called them by their names.

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<v Speaker 6>Matt Linda.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's time for us to.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk, it said A big man with a long mustache

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<v Speaker 2>and a badge in the form of a star, was

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<v Speaker 2>The two friends were sitting in the sheriff's office as

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<v Speaker 2>he explained to them why there were photos of them

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<v Speaker 2>all over the town.

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<v Speaker 5>Your uncle had the idea of the poster to bring

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<v Speaker 5>you to my office.

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<v Speaker 4>Isn't our uncle here.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked Matt. No, but he left a letter for you,

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<v Speaker 2>replied the sheriff, taking an envelope out of his desk.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda opened the envelope. Inside was the photograph from the

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<v Speaker 3>Dear Matt and Linda. She read, I hope you like

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<v Speaker 3>the photo. I took it on the bus to Duxbury.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you remember I'll be at Fort Laramie meet me there.

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<v Speaker 3>Best wishes, mister wells your uncle.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, said Matt.

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<v Speaker 4>Where's Fort Laramie.

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<v Speaker 5>It's on the Oregon Trail, answered the sheriff. You can

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<v Speaker 5>go with one of the wagon trains, but watch out

431
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<v Speaker 5>for redskins.

432
00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:30.039
<v Speaker 3>They're called Native Americans now.

433
00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:31.839
<v Speaker 2>Said Linda, indignantly.

434
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<v Speaker 3>Not redskins.

435
00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:35.559
<v Speaker 2>Mum. Matt groaned.

436
00:26:35.960 --> 00:26:37.839
<v Speaker 5>Native Americans, indeed.

437
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.359
<v Speaker 2>Replied the sheriff, gruffly, an angry light in his eyes.

438
00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:45.400
<v Speaker 5>Redskins, Indians call them what you want, They'll scalp you

439
00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:48.400
<v Speaker 5>before you can say your prayers. My brother was killed

440
00:26:48.400 --> 00:26:52.279
<v Speaker 5>by Native Americans in Colorado, and his wife and two kids,

441
00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:54.319
<v Speaker 5>a brother and sister like you.

442
00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:58.400
<v Speaker 2>He looked at them sadly now as he polished his

443
00:26:58.519 --> 00:27:02.960
<v Speaker 2>silver star. Linda was embarrassed and said nothing.

444
00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:04.240
<v Speaker 6>Good luck.

445
00:27:04.319 --> 00:27:07.799
<v Speaker 5>Kids. Now go and find a lift of Fort Laramie.

446
00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:12.480
<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda, now brother and sister looking for their uncle,

447
00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:15.279
<v Speaker 2>were offered two places on the wagon of a young

448
00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:20.400
<v Speaker 2>Irish couple, Sean and Molly O'Reilly. The next morning they

449
00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:26.160
<v Speaker 2>left Kansas. A dozen covered wagons pulled by horses, moved

450
00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:32.640
<v Speaker 2>slowly across the vast Nebraska plains. Shawn, a small, cheerful man,

451
00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:37.319
<v Speaker 2>talked happily to Matt and Linda. His wife, Molly, a thin,

452
00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:41.880
<v Speaker 2>red haired girl with big green eyes, was less enthusiastic

453
00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:46.279
<v Speaker 2>about the trip. This is the Oregon Trail, said Sean.

454
00:27:46.559 --> 00:27:49.759
<v Speaker 4>He used boy pioneers for twenty five years to cross

455
00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:53.160
<v Speaker 4>the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. We're going to

456
00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:56.200
<v Speaker 4>Oregon to start a farm. We were farmers in Ireland.

457
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<v Speaker 2>It's a long journey, remarked Matt. And dangerous, laughed Sean.

458
00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:06.640
<v Speaker 4>Their tournado was in Nebraska, and then there are the Indians.

459
00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:09.960
<v Speaker 2>Molly didn't laugh. She looked worried.

460
00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:12.480
<v Speaker 4>Our wagon is our home now.

461
00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:14.200
<v Speaker 2>Her husband continued.

462
00:28:13.839 --> 00:28:15.440
<v Speaker 4>And our fort if necessary.

463
00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:19.880
<v Speaker 2>They traveled fifteen miles a day. At night they stopped

464
00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:22.799
<v Speaker 2>to cook their provisions or rabbits and other game they

465
00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:27.440
<v Speaker 2>caught on campfires. If the weather was bad, they slept

466
00:28:27.440 --> 00:28:31.240
<v Speaker 2>in the wagon. If not, they slept under the stars.

467
00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:36.000
<v Speaker 2>One fine night, Linda was woken by a strange sound.

468
00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:40.640
<v Speaker 2>She opened her eyes and saw a huge rattlesnake only

469
00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:44.759
<v Speaker 2>a meter from her head. She screamed, and Sean arrived

470
00:28:44.799 --> 00:28:47.440
<v Speaker 2>and hit it with a stick. Did it bite you,

471
00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:49.079
<v Speaker 2>asked Molly, worried.

472
00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:51.480
<v Speaker 3>If it did, we must put some horsemen. You're on

473
00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:51.799
<v Speaker 3>the bit.

474
00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:55.599
<v Speaker 2>No, I'm fine, thanks, Linda assured her.

475
00:28:56.119 --> 00:28:58.079
<v Speaker 3>Thank goodness, it didn't bite me.

476
00:28:58.359 --> 00:28:59.960
<v Speaker 2>She added quietly to Matt.

477
00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:02.440
<v Speaker 3>Horsemen year yuck.

478
00:29:04.599 --> 00:29:08.440
<v Speaker 2>One morning the wagons stopped. Suddenly, three men on horses

479
00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:12.599
<v Speaker 2>were watching them from a distance. Indians, said Sean, preparing

480
00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:17.240
<v Speaker 2>his rifle. As the three riders came nearer, mad and

481
00:29:17.359 --> 00:29:21.079
<v Speaker 2>Linda saw from their fierce, proud expressions that they were

482
00:29:21.119 --> 00:29:26.519
<v Speaker 2>indeed Indians. They were dressed in simple leather clothes, rode

483
00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:30.519
<v Speaker 2>without saddles, and carried knives and tomahawks in their belts.

484
00:29:31.359 --> 00:29:36.519
<v Speaker 2>Don't shoot, John, whispered, Molly is going away. Look, Madame. Linda,

485
00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:42.319
<v Speaker 2>nervous but curious, watched the Indians pass in silence. Now

486
00:29:42.359 --> 00:29:47.119
<v Speaker 2>they really were in the wild West. Chapter seven. At

487
00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Fort Laramie, their journey continued under a cloud the fear

488
00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:54.799
<v Speaker 2>of an imminent Indian attack, but there was no sign

489
00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:58.920
<v Speaker 2>of the Indians until one evening. At sunset, the grounds

490
00:29:58.960 --> 00:30:04.799
<v Speaker 2>seemed to start moving. What's happening, shouted Linda. Bo Matt

491
00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:07.640
<v Speaker 2>pointed to the horizon where a herd, of the biggest

492
00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:11.160
<v Speaker 2>creatures on the plains, was running across the trail. They're escaping,

493
00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:12.279
<v Speaker 2>shouted Sean.

494
00:30:12.440 --> 00:30:13.799
<v Speaker 5>Look some of got.

495
00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:14.279
<v Speaker 6>Arrows in them.

496
00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:16.720
<v Speaker 4>It's a hunt. The Indians aren't far away.

497
00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:22.279
<v Speaker 2>Next morning, Matt saw some hills in the distance. They're

498
00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:24.200
<v Speaker 2>the Laramie Mountains, said Sean.

499
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:26.960
<v Speaker 4>Tomorrow we'll see the fort and your uncle.

500
00:30:29.039 --> 00:30:33.319
<v Speaker 2>The high wooden walls and watchtowers of Fort Laramie appeared

501
00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:36.400
<v Speaker 2>like a mirage in the wintry sunlight of the prairie.

502
00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:41.240
<v Speaker 2>A blue and red flag danced in the cold wind. Linda,

503
00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:45.839
<v Speaker 2>what's the US cavalry flag? Matt whispered, Maybe John Wayne

504
00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:48.079
<v Speaker 2>is here. Linda smiled.

505
00:30:48.839 --> 00:30:52.039
<v Speaker 3>I only hope that mister Wells is here, after all

506
00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:53.400
<v Speaker 3>our efforts to find.

507
00:30:53.240 --> 00:30:57.799
<v Speaker 2>Him, she replied. A soldier in a blue uniform opened

508
00:30:57.799 --> 00:31:01.160
<v Speaker 2>the big wooden gate and the waggon entered the fort.

509
00:31:01.880 --> 00:31:05.680
<v Speaker 2>Inside was some white tents, a few wooden huts, and

510
00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:10.559
<v Speaker 2>stables for the horses. A tall man with brown hair, tired,

511
00:31:10.680 --> 00:31:13.680
<v Speaker 2>blue eyes, and red cheeks came out of a hut

512
00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:14.680
<v Speaker 2>to meet them.

513
00:31:15.079 --> 00:31:17.599
<v Speaker 5>Captain Angus Mackay, at your service.

514
00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:20.680
<v Speaker 2>He said, saluting them. He seemed happy to have visitors

515
00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:24.400
<v Speaker 2>at his lonely fort. Linda and Matt came forward.

516
00:31:25.599 --> 00:31:30.359
<v Speaker 3>Sir said, Linda, we're looking for our uncle, mister Wells.

517
00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:34.200
<v Speaker 5>Yes, I recognize you from the photograph he showed me.

518
00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:38.200
<v Speaker 5>Mackay said, but Wells isn't here. He arrived two weeks

519
00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:40.759
<v Speaker 5>ago and spent a few days here, but he wanted

520
00:31:40.759 --> 00:31:44.039
<v Speaker 5>to see the Indians. He left one morning and didn't

521
00:31:44.079 --> 00:31:47.599
<v Speaker 5>come back. I'm afraid his fate depends on which tribe

522
00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:48.400
<v Speaker 5>he met.

523
00:31:48.880 --> 00:31:50.039
<v Speaker 4>We must find.

524
00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:51.720
<v Speaker 2>Him, said Matt desperately.

525
00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:56.720
<v Speaker 5>Son, maybe your uncle is safe. The situation here is delicate,

526
00:31:56.759 --> 00:32:00.200
<v Speaker 5>but many of the tribes want peace. Thirteen years ago,

527
00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:03.519
<v Speaker 5>I was sergeant here when a treaty gave the Indians

528
00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:07.200
<v Speaker 5>hunting grounds far away from the Oregon Trail. They were

529
00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:11.720
<v Speaker 5>promised government protection. Then five years ago gold was found

530
00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:15.319
<v Speaker 5>in Colorado and the Indian's land was invaded by white men.

531
00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:19.200
<v Speaker 5>The Cheyenne went on the war path. Now their chief,

532
00:32:19.240 --> 00:32:23.880
<v Speaker 5>Black Kettle, is offering peace, but Governor Evans of Colorado refuses.

533
00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:27.759
<v Speaker 5>He wants to see the Indians dead. He thinks they

534
00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:32.440
<v Speaker 5>are savages. And you asked, Linda, I know the Indians well.

535
00:32:33.200 --> 00:32:35.839
<v Speaker 5>I think we could live together in peace, But too

536
00:32:35.880 --> 00:32:39.400
<v Speaker 5>many of our people think like Evans. Now you must

537
00:32:39.400 --> 00:32:42.000
<v Speaker 5>be tired after your journey. Let's have dinner.

538
00:32:43.200 --> 00:32:45.839
<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda were too worried about mister Wells to

539
00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:51.480
<v Speaker 2>appreciate Captain Mackay's hospitality. Next morning, they left Fort Laramie

540
00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:54.480
<v Speaker 2>early with the wagon train, hoping for news of their

541
00:32:54.559 --> 00:32:58.000
<v Speaker 2>teacher at the next fort. On the trail. Your uncle

542
00:32:58.039 --> 00:33:00.279
<v Speaker 2>will be fine, Molly assured them.

543
00:33:00.480 --> 00:33:02.000
<v Speaker 7>Those Indians didn't attack us.

544
00:33:02.039 --> 00:33:06.240
<v Speaker 2>Remember, Suddenly an arrow flew through the air and hit

545
00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:11.119
<v Speaker 2>their wagon. Farmer circle shouted, Sean, hurry. The wagon drivers

546
00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:14.559
<v Speaker 2>desperately turned their horses as a band of Indians galloped

547
00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:17.079
<v Speaker 2>furiously towards them, shouting and whooping.

548
00:33:17.200 --> 00:33:19.119
<v Speaker 4>Bully Lender, keep down.

549
00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:21.799
<v Speaker 2>Ordered Sean Kurd. He threw a rifle to Matt.

550
00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:23.160
<v Speaker 4>Here's a chance to be a hero.

551
00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:28.599
<v Speaker 2>Chapter eight, Encounter with the Indians. There was no time

552
00:33:28.599 --> 00:33:31.599
<v Speaker 2>to think. Matt pointed the rifle and pulled the trigger,

553
00:33:32.039 --> 00:33:35.720
<v Speaker 2>but Linda caught his arm and the bullet hit the ground. Mate, No,

554
00:33:36.960 --> 00:33:40.720
<v Speaker 2>they're not attacking, she shouted. Riding towards them. Now was

555
00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:44.839
<v Speaker 2>another young Indian. He was wearing Indian clothes and his

556
00:33:44.920 --> 00:33:48.960
<v Speaker 2>eyes burned with dark Indian pride. But his hair was

557
00:33:49.079 --> 00:33:52.759
<v Speaker 2>fair and his skin was lighter than the others. Hoy Ya,

558
00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:57.279
<v Speaker 2>he shouted angrily, then turned to the circle of wagons,

559
00:33:57.640 --> 00:34:01.680
<v Speaker 2>his right hand raised in a sign of peace. Then

560
00:34:01.759 --> 00:34:06.359
<v Speaker 2>he began to speak to the homesteaders in English.

561
00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:11.519
<v Speaker 6>The great Chayann Chief black Kettle, wants peace with the

562
00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:16.079
<v Speaker 6>white man. He offers you safe passage across our land.

563
00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:21.880
<v Speaker 6>Continue your journey and speak well of black Kettle.

564
00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:27.119
<v Speaker 2>He turned his horse, a beautiful white mustang, and began

565
00:34:27.159 --> 00:34:31.760
<v Speaker 2>to ride away. Wait, Linda ran after him. He stopped

566
00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:33.360
<v Speaker 2>in surprise and looked at her.

567
00:34:33.960 --> 00:34:37.840
<v Speaker 3>Can you help us? We're looking for our uncle. He's

568
00:34:37.960 --> 00:34:41.599
<v Speaker 3>tall and thin, with curly white hair. He moves his

569
00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:43.119
<v Speaker 3>arms a lot when he talks.

570
00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:48.880
<v Speaker 2>That's crazy Cactus, the young Brave laughed. Linda laughed too.

571
00:34:50.239 --> 00:34:54.199
<v Speaker 6>You know where he is, then, of course he's with

572
00:34:54.320 --> 00:34:56.360
<v Speaker 6>my tribe. He's very funny.

573
00:34:56.920 --> 00:34:58.239
<v Speaker 3>Can we see him?

574
00:34:58.599 --> 00:35:00.719
<v Speaker 2>The Brave thought from moment.

575
00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:07.320
<v Speaker 6>Yes, okay, come with me to my camp. This is

576
00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:11.320
<v Speaker 6>good medicine. The elders say, if a white girl visits

577
00:35:11.400 --> 00:35:13.400
<v Speaker 6>the Cheyenne, it is a sign of peace.

578
00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:19.320
<v Speaker 3>But you said, O, yes, there's my brother Matt too.

579
00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:21.239
<v Speaker 3>My name's Linda.

580
00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:25.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm Johnny. The Brave smiled, Johnny.

581
00:35:25.159 --> 00:35:29.559
<v Speaker 6>Coyote, Linda, can you tell your brother to leave that gun.

582
00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:31.159
<v Speaker 6>It's not a toy.

583
00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:35.559
<v Speaker 2>Matt put down the rifle, but decided he didn't like

584
00:35:35.679 --> 00:35:39.800
<v Speaker 2>Johnny very much. The Indian boy pulled Linda up behind

585
00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:47.159
<v Speaker 2>him onto his horse. Matt didn't like that either. They

586
00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:51.480
<v Speaker 2>said goodbye, to Sean, Molly and the others. Then, with

587
00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:55.760
<v Speaker 2>Linda riding behind Johnny and Matt behind another brave, they

588
00:35:55.920 --> 00:36:00.199
<v Speaker 2>galloped away over the plain. Linda held on to Johnny

589
00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:03.639
<v Speaker 2>and felt the wind in her hair and a strange

590
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:09.559
<v Speaker 2>new sense of freedom and happiness. After a while, Johnny

591
00:36:09.639 --> 00:36:10.639
<v Speaker 2>slowed his horse.

592
00:36:11.840 --> 00:36:15.360
<v Speaker 6>Can we talk, he asked, before we reached the camp.

593
00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:21.719
<v Speaker 2>Glinda looked at him closely. His dark eyes were typically Indian,

594
00:36:22.360 --> 00:36:24.639
<v Speaker 2>but his hair and face were different.

595
00:36:25.960 --> 00:36:30.159
<v Speaker 6>I'm a half breed, he told her. My father was Cheyenne,

596
00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:34.000
<v Speaker 6>but my mother was American. The Indians took her when

597
00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:37.800
<v Speaker 6>she was young. She grew up with the Cheyenne and

598
00:36:37.920 --> 00:36:42.280
<v Speaker 6>married one of their warriors, my father. She taught me

599
00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:46.199
<v Speaker 6>about the white men and their language English, but she

600
00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:51.920
<v Speaker 6>died five years ago, shot by white mercenaries. Then my

601
00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:55.360
<v Speaker 6>father drank a lot of white men's whisky and went

602
00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:59.159
<v Speaker 6>to look for revenge. He killed four men before they

603
00:36:59.159 --> 00:36:59.639
<v Speaker 6>shot him.

604
00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:06.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, said Linda, sadly, thinking of Matt's parents too.

605
00:37:06.519 --> 00:37:09.840
<v Speaker 2>She waved to her friend, but he looked angry and

606
00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:11.000
<v Speaker 2>didn't respond.

607
00:37:12.719 --> 00:37:17.239
<v Speaker 6>I can't understand the Americans, Johnny continued. We could live

608
00:37:17.280 --> 00:37:20.079
<v Speaker 6>in peace, but they take our land and fight us.

609
00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:25.880
<v Speaker 6>Black Kettle wants peace, but I don't trust the white men. Look,

610
00:37:26.280 --> 00:37:27.679
<v Speaker 6>that's our camp over there.

611
00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:34.079
<v Speaker 2>In the distance, Linda saw a circle of tents. Their

612
00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:38.119
<v Speaker 2>long journey was finally at an end. But before they

613
00:37:38.159 --> 00:37:41.880
<v Speaker 2>returned to Greenwood with mister Wells, she wanted to spend

614
00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:46.639
<v Speaker 2>some time with the Native Americans and with Johnny Coyote

615
00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:52.639
<v Speaker 2>chapter nine among that desist his tasks. They rode slowly

616
00:37:52.719 --> 00:37:56.679
<v Speaker 2>towards the camp. They were almost there, but Johnny wanted

617
00:37:56.719 --> 00:37:58.199
<v Speaker 2>to prolong their conversation.

618
00:37:59.880 --> 00:38:03.639
<v Speaker 6>I I'm sorry about the attack. Our men are away hunting,

619
00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:08.119
<v Speaker 6>and the young braves wanted to prove their courage. Fortunately

620
00:38:08.199 --> 00:38:11.639
<v Speaker 6>I followed them and stopped them. Were you frightened?

621
00:38:12.159 --> 00:38:14.519
<v Speaker 2>Not really, replied Linda.

622
00:38:14.880 --> 00:38:16.480
<v Speaker 3>It was like a film.

623
00:38:17.559 --> 00:38:19.639
<v Speaker 2>What's a film, asked Johnny.

624
00:38:20.280 --> 00:38:25.159
<v Speaker 8>Um something that isn't real, said Linda, vaguely.

625
00:38:25.920 --> 00:38:29.639
<v Speaker 3>In films, the Indians are usually the bad guys. But

626
00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:31.880
<v Speaker 3>I know it's not true.

627
00:38:32.159 --> 00:38:37.920
<v Speaker 2>Johnny didn't understand, but he liked Linda's smile. We are

628
00:38:37.960 --> 00:38:40.079
<v Speaker 2>not bad, he said with pride.

629
00:38:40.760 --> 00:38:44.280
<v Speaker 6>The Americans call us Cheyenne, but that is the Sioux

630
00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:50.480
<v Speaker 6>name for us. Our real name is Ceististas. The magnificent people.

631
00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:57.559
<v Speaker 2>CEIs tist us, he shouted. Suddenly Matt heard these strange

632
00:38:57.599 --> 00:39:01.000
<v Speaker 2>words and saw that they produced us sea of movement

633
00:39:01.079 --> 00:39:05.440
<v Speaker 2>in the camp. He counted thirty teepees, and now from

634
00:39:05.440 --> 00:39:09.079
<v Speaker 2>the entrances, about a hundred women and children came out

635
00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:13.320
<v Speaker 2>to greet them. He watched Johnny jump from his horse

636
00:39:13.719 --> 00:39:18.480
<v Speaker 2>and help Linda to descend. All the camp listened as

637
00:39:18.559 --> 00:39:22.599
<v Speaker 2>Johnny explained why these white children were with him. This

638
00:39:22.880 --> 00:39:28.920
<v Speaker 2>is wonderful, said Linda, looking around. Marvelous, said Matt sarcastically.

639
00:39:29.920 --> 00:39:33.159
<v Speaker 2>Some of the Indian children laughed at his funny voice.

640
00:39:33.679 --> 00:39:37.400
<v Speaker 3>Matt, it's a fantastic opportunity for us to see the

641
00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:41.719
<v Speaker 3>Native American's life, and Johnny is an excellent guide.

642
00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:44.519
<v Speaker 4>He can guide us to mister Wells. Then I can't

643
00:39:44.559 --> 00:39:46.960
<v Speaker 4>see him anywhere, replied Matt dryly.

644
00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:51.360
<v Speaker 3>I'm sure we'll see him later. What's your problem, Matt.

645
00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:55.360
<v Speaker 2>Matt's problem came towards them at that moment.

646
00:39:56.519 --> 00:39:59.400
<v Speaker 6>Linda, you and your brother can stay in my tent

647
00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:01.599
<v Speaker 6>with my uncle's family.

648
00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:05.719
<v Speaker 2>Said Johnny, and took them to a beautifully decorated teepee.

649
00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:09.199
<v Speaker 6>These are pictures of tribal legends.

650
00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:14.519
<v Speaker 2>He explained, pointing to the designs. What's this, Matt indicated

651
00:40:14.559 --> 00:40:17.880
<v Speaker 2>a long stick at the entrance. Then he saw the

652
00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:23.320
<v Speaker 2>black hair on it. Scalps, said Johnny seriously.

653
00:40:23.159 --> 00:40:27.079
<v Speaker 6>From our enemies the Pawnee. Take a scalp, and you

654
00:40:27.199 --> 00:40:30.719
<v Speaker 6>take the person's spirit. Your enemy can't go to the

655
00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:31.840
<v Speaker 6>happy hunting ground.

656
00:40:32.679 --> 00:40:37.280
<v Speaker 2>He saw Linda shiver. It's our custom, he said, simply.

657
00:40:38.840 --> 00:40:42.519
<v Speaker 2>A warm fire burned inside the teepee and Matt and

658
00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:45.079
<v Speaker 2>Linda felt tired after their dramatic day.

659
00:40:45.719 --> 00:40:49.599
<v Speaker 6>Why don't you sleep now, suggested Johnny, I'll wake you

660
00:40:49.679 --> 00:40:50.159
<v Speaker 6>for dinner.

661
00:40:52.039 --> 00:40:56.079
<v Speaker 2>Dinner was when the men returned from hunting. It was dark,

662
00:40:56.320 --> 00:40:58.400
<v Speaker 2>and from a large fire in the middle of the

663
00:40:58.440 --> 00:41:03.159
<v Speaker 2>camp came the smell of roast buffalo meat. The men

664
00:41:03.199 --> 00:41:07.840
<v Speaker 2>observed their strange visitors closely, and Matt and Linda noticed

665
00:41:07.840 --> 00:41:12.199
<v Speaker 2>a familiar, fierce, proud expression on many of their faces.

666
00:41:13.559 --> 00:41:18.199
<v Speaker 6>They are the dog soldiers, Johnny explained, our warriors. They

667
00:41:18.280 --> 00:41:22.400
<v Speaker 6>organized the camp, the hunts and battles. Soon I will

668
00:41:22.440 --> 00:41:23.039
<v Speaker 6>be one too.

669
00:41:24.119 --> 00:41:26.719
<v Speaker 2>While the meat roasted on the fire, they had a

670
00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:31.480
<v Speaker 2>strange broth of fruit and animal fat. It's called Pemmican,

671
00:41:31.880 --> 00:41:32.719
<v Speaker 2>Johnny told them.

672
00:41:33.119 --> 00:41:38.119
<v Speaker 6>Now because you are guests, you can taste the buffalo's tongue.

673
00:41:40.880 --> 00:41:41.360
<v Speaker 5>Ah.

674
00:41:42.800 --> 00:41:46.519
<v Speaker 2>Suddenly there was great hilarity, and they heard a familiar voice,

675
00:41:47.320 --> 00:41:51.480
<v Speaker 2>the Sioux will defeat General Costa, but dressed in buffalo

676
00:41:51.519 --> 00:41:54.840
<v Speaker 2>skin clothes and with feathers in his hair. They saw

677
00:41:54.920 --> 00:42:00.440
<v Speaker 2>mister Wells speaking to a group of Indians, and Linda

678
00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:03.960
<v Speaker 2>laughed at his strange appearance too. But then they saw

679
00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:07.639
<v Speaker 2>the rope around his feet. Mister Wells saw them and

680
00:42:07.760 --> 00:42:08.719
<v Speaker 2>shouted to them.

681
00:42:09.199 --> 00:42:12.559
<v Speaker 4>Matt, Linda, thank Heavens, you're here.

682
00:42:13.000 --> 00:42:17.840
<v Speaker 2>I'm a prisoner. Chapter ten, A dramatic night. When mister

683
00:42:17.880 --> 00:42:21.239
<v Speaker 2>Wells spoke to them, the dog soldiers moved towards him

684
00:42:21.280 --> 00:42:25.880
<v Speaker 2>and pulled him away. Matt and Linda watched nervously as

685
00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:28.280
<v Speaker 2>Johnny and the dog soldiers argued.

686
00:42:29.039 --> 00:42:32.559
<v Speaker 3>Johnny didn't tell us mister Wells was a prisoner.

687
00:42:32.400 --> 00:42:36.480
<v Speaker 2>Said Linda desperately. Don't worry, said Matt. I've got an idea.

688
00:42:37.199 --> 00:42:37.840
<v Speaker 2>Late of the night.

689
00:42:38.199 --> 00:42:41.199
<v Speaker 4>You distract coyote and I'll try to free mister Wells.

690
00:42:41.760 --> 00:42:42.920
<v Speaker 4>I saw where they took him.

691
00:42:43.400 --> 00:42:45.000
<v Speaker 3>Be careful, Matt.

692
00:42:44.840 --> 00:42:48.159
<v Speaker 2>Said Linda, worriedly. Sh He whispered, he is coyote.

693
00:42:49.199 --> 00:42:52.599
<v Speaker 6>Let's go to my teepee, said Johnny. I convinced the

694
00:42:52.599 --> 00:42:56.039
<v Speaker 6>warriors that you are good medicine. You can stay in

695
00:42:56.079 --> 00:42:58.760
<v Speaker 6>our camp, but you can't see your uncle.

696
00:42:59.519 --> 00:43:01.679
<v Speaker 3>But we came here to take him.

697
00:43:01.519 --> 00:43:03.360
<v Speaker 2>Home, said Linda angrily.

698
00:43:04.079 --> 00:43:04.679
<v Speaker 6>Come with me.

699
00:43:05.800 --> 00:43:11.000
<v Speaker 2>I'll explain, replied Johnny. Inside the teepee was full of

700
00:43:11.079 --> 00:43:14.719
<v Speaker 2>smoke from the fire and from Johnny's uncle's wooden pipe.

701
00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:20.039
<v Speaker 2>They sat with the family and Johnny told them, the.

702
00:43:20.079 --> 00:43:24.320
<v Speaker 6>Elders think your uncle has special powers. He talks about

703
00:43:24.360 --> 00:43:27.920
<v Speaker 6>our future, and I translate for them. He says the

704
00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:31.239
<v Speaker 6>Indians will meet a terrible fate, that the white men

705
00:43:31.280 --> 00:43:35.599
<v Speaker 6>will exterminate us, and he gives many details. The elders

706
00:43:35.599 --> 00:43:40.000
<v Speaker 6>think his presence protects us and he's good medicine because

707
00:43:40.000 --> 00:43:43.400
<v Speaker 6>he entertains the tribe. But if he leaves the camp,

708
00:43:44.039 --> 00:43:45.320
<v Speaker 6>it could be disastrous.

709
00:43:45.960 --> 00:43:49.400
<v Speaker 3>But why can't we see him, asked Linda.

710
00:43:49.840 --> 00:43:54.079
<v Speaker 6>Because you will disturb his powers. The elders say, now

711
00:43:54.159 --> 00:43:57.239
<v Speaker 6>you must smoke my uncle's pipe with him. It's a

712
00:43:57.280 --> 00:43:58.239
<v Speaker 6>sign of respect.

713
00:43:58.960 --> 00:44:00.920
<v Speaker 2>No thanks, said Linda.

714
00:44:01.119 --> 00:44:02.480
<v Speaker 3>I don't want to smoke.

715
00:44:02.880 --> 00:44:05.119
<v Speaker 2>I'll right, said Matt, taking the pipe.

716
00:44:06.159 --> 00:44:10.559
<v Speaker 6>We believe that the smoke takes our desires to the spirits.

717
00:44:10.400 --> 00:44:16.480
<v Speaker 2>Said Johnny. Matt smiled. His desires were to free mister Wells.

718
00:44:16.920 --> 00:44:19.760
<v Speaker 2>Returned to Greenwood with Linda and say good bye to

719
00:44:19.880 --> 00:44:24.320
<v Speaker 2>Johnny coyote. He inhaled from the pipe and started to

720
00:44:24.360 --> 00:44:33.280
<v Speaker 2>cough violently. Everybody laughed, ha ha ha. It was time

721
00:44:33.400 --> 00:44:37.719
<v Speaker 2>for bed. Linda looked at Matt, who nodded his head.

722
00:44:39.159 --> 00:44:41.480
<v Speaker 2>I want to talk, she said to Johnny.

723
00:44:41.920 --> 00:44:44.360
<v Speaker 3>Let's go outside.

724
00:44:44.800 --> 00:44:50.719
<v Speaker 2>Okay, said Johnny, curious, and they went out. When the

725
00:44:50.760 --> 00:44:54.679
<v Speaker 2>other Indians in the teepee were asleep, Matt silently went

726
00:44:54.760 --> 00:44:58.679
<v Speaker 2>to search for mister Wells's tent, protected by the dark

727
00:44:58.719 --> 00:45:03.159
<v Speaker 2>of the night. Inside the teepee, it was dark, but

728
00:45:03.280 --> 00:45:08.480
<v Speaker 2>he saw a figure on the ground. Mister Wells, it's Matt,

729
00:45:08.880 --> 00:45:13.159
<v Speaker 2>he whispered. The figure stood up, and with horror, Mat

730
00:45:13.239 --> 00:45:17.159
<v Speaker 2>saw a creature half man and half buffalo, with horns

731
00:45:17.280 --> 00:45:23.280
<v Speaker 2>and a tail. Meanwhile, in the moonlight, Linda was speaking

732
00:45:23.360 --> 00:45:28.400
<v Speaker 2>angrily to Johnny. You're right, he said, after a moment,

733
00:45:29.119 --> 00:45:32.840
<v Speaker 2>I was wrong. I didn't tell you the truth, but

734
00:45:33.000 --> 00:45:36.320
<v Speaker 2>I wanted you to come with me. He was looking

735
00:45:36.320 --> 00:45:39.079
<v Speaker 2>at her with a strange light in his dark eyes,

736
00:45:39.639 --> 00:45:41.639
<v Speaker 2>and she forgot why she was angry.

737
00:45:42.840 --> 00:45:46.440
<v Speaker 6>Linda, I want you to listen to a poem.

738
00:45:46.400 --> 00:45:49.920
<v Speaker 2>He said, and his voice began to fill the silence

739
00:45:50.000 --> 00:45:51.920
<v Speaker 2>of the plains.

740
00:45:52.480 --> 00:45:58.639
<v Speaker 6>Beautiful flowers, red, blue and yellow. Let's walk among the flowers.

741
00:45:59.079 --> 00:46:03.039
<v Speaker 6>The wind blow the flowers. The flowers dance like girls.

742
00:46:03.880 --> 00:46:06.320
<v Speaker 6>The girls are sweeter than the flowers.

743
00:46:07.199 --> 00:46:11.000
<v Speaker 2>That was beautiful, she said, smiling at him.

744
00:46:12.239 --> 00:46:15.079
<v Speaker 6>You are my prairie flower, Linda.

745
00:46:15.639 --> 00:46:17.719
<v Speaker 2>Johnny told her serious.

746
00:46:17.800 --> 00:46:24.000
<v Speaker 6>Now soon I will be a warrior. Then I can

747
00:46:24.000 --> 00:46:26.559
<v Speaker 6>have a wife. Will you.

748
00:46:29.000 --> 00:46:33.719
<v Speaker 2>Suddenly a monstrous scream echoed through the sleeping camp. Matt

749
00:46:34.320 --> 00:46:39.360
<v Speaker 2>cried Linda. Chapter eleven, the Road to Sand Creek. The

750
00:46:39.480 --> 00:46:43.800
<v Speaker 2>camp was suddenly full of activity. Braves were running out

751
00:46:43.800 --> 00:46:46.639
<v Speaker 2>from their teepees, and in the dim light from the

752
00:46:46.679 --> 00:46:50.400
<v Speaker 2>camp fire, Linda saw a strange figure with horns and

753
00:46:50.480 --> 00:46:55.079
<v Speaker 2>a tail. The strange screams were coming from this creature.

754
00:46:55.639 --> 00:46:57.320
<v Speaker 3>Woo woo, what is.

755
00:46:57.480 --> 00:47:02.840
<v Speaker 2>That, she stammered, that's the shaman, Johnny replied.

756
00:47:02.719 --> 00:47:04.599
<v Speaker 6>Your uncle is staying in his tent.

757
00:47:05.280 --> 00:47:08.320
<v Speaker 2>Linda shivered, but Johnny assured.

758
00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:11.400
<v Speaker 6>Her he's only a man in a hat with buffalo

759
00:47:11.480 --> 00:47:15.519
<v Speaker 6>horns and with a buffalo's tail for a belt. The

760
00:47:15.559 --> 00:47:20.880
<v Speaker 6>great spirit Wakan Tanka gave him special powers. He knows

761
00:47:20.920 --> 00:47:24.639
<v Speaker 6>the tribal rights, secret medicines, and he can communicate with

762
00:47:24.760 --> 00:47:25.360
<v Speaker 6>the spirits.

763
00:47:26.159 --> 00:47:28.760
<v Speaker 3>But why do they keep my uncle.

764
00:47:28.519 --> 00:47:30.960
<v Speaker 2>In his tent, asked Linda.

765
00:47:31.239 --> 00:47:34.559
<v Speaker 6>The shaman stays with your uncle to produce good medicine

766
00:47:34.599 --> 00:47:36.280
<v Speaker 6>against his terrible predictions.

767
00:47:37.199 --> 00:47:40.199
<v Speaker 2>He watched the strange screaming figure in the distance for

768
00:47:40.239 --> 00:47:40.719
<v Speaker 2>a moment.

769
00:47:42.360 --> 00:47:46.079
<v Speaker 6>Hum, he is angry. Now, I hope your brother didn't

770
00:47:46.079 --> 00:47:48.519
<v Speaker 6>do anything stupid. Let's go back to the tent.

771
00:47:49.559 --> 00:47:51.320
<v Speaker 2>Linda's heart was in her mouth.

772
00:47:52.159 --> 00:47:53.239
<v Speaker 4>Oh, what's happening.

773
00:47:54.119 --> 00:47:59.719
<v Speaker 2>Matt was standing at the entrance of the tent, yawning. Johnny, irritated,

774
00:48:00.280 --> 00:48:03.039
<v Speaker 2>told them to go back inside and went to hear

775
00:48:03.079 --> 00:48:07.079
<v Speaker 2>the shaman speak to the dog soldiers. Mat are you

776
00:48:07.159 --> 00:48:09.719
<v Speaker 2>o kay, whispered Linda when they were alone.

777
00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:13.360
<v Speaker 4>Yes, I saw that miner tour and ran back the tent.

778
00:48:13.880 --> 00:48:16.639
<v Speaker 4>I pretended to wake up when you arrived with coyote,

779
00:48:16.679 --> 00:48:18.880
<v Speaker 4>he replied. I don't think any one saw me.

780
00:48:19.840 --> 00:48:23.039
<v Speaker 3>Johnny is suspicious, said Linda and Mat.

781
00:48:23.239 --> 00:48:28.960
<v Speaker 2>She looked away, embarrassed. He wants to marry me, but

782
00:48:29.039 --> 00:48:32.400
<v Speaker 2>Mat didn't have time to comment at that moment. Two

783
00:48:32.480 --> 00:48:36.599
<v Speaker 2>Indians on horses arrived in the camp, shouting instructions, and

784
00:48:36.760 --> 00:48:40.119
<v Speaker 2>suddenly every one in the camp was running here and there.

785
00:48:40.559 --> 00:48:46.239
<v Speaker 2>Following a precise procedure, the dog soldiers gave orders, and

786
00:48:46.360 --> 00:48:50.119
<v Speaker 2>in a few minutes the Indian camp didn't exist. The

787
00:48:50.199 --> 00:48:53.159
<v Speaker 2>contents of each teepee were packed on a travois, a

788
00:48:53.159 --> 00:48:56.800
<v Speaker 2>wooden frame on two teepee poles, pulled by a horse.

789
00:49:00.440 --> 00:49:05.760
<v Speaker 2>Johnny returned some one disturbed the shaman. He looked at

790
00:49:05.840 --> 00:49:06.800
<v Speaker 2>Matt closely.

791
00:49:07.920 --> 00:49:11.679
<v Speaker 6>Now we must go south to a new camp. These

792
00:49:11.840 --> 00:49:14.199
<v Speaker 6>are Black Kettle's orders.

793
00:49:15.000 --> 00:49:17.639
<v Speaker 2>Matt and Linda had no choice but to leave with

794
00:49:17.719 --> 00:49:21.920
<v Speaker 2>the others. During the journey, they were separated from mister Wells,

795
00:49:22.320 --> 00:49:25.719
<v Speaker 2>but Matt saw the shaman carrying a familiar object.

796
00:49:26.039 --> 00:49:30.280
<v Speaker 4>Look, Linda, he's got mister Wells's portable computer.

797
00:49:30.199 --> 00:49:37.039
<v Speaker 2>He whispered. They traveled on through the dawn. Linda thought

798
00:49:37.039 --> 00:49:42.599
<v Speaker 2>of home, her mum, school with Matt, the night under

799
00:49:42.599 --> 00:49:47.519
<v Speaker 2>the moon, and Johnny's poem seemed like a dream. Johnny,

800
00:49:48.159 --> 00:49:53.079
<v Speaker 2>unhappy and irritable now really spoke to her. Linda wasn't

801
00:49:53.199 --> 00:49:57.280
<v Speaker 2>sad her life was in Greenwood, but she didn't want

802
00:49:57.320 --> 00:50:01.440
<v Speaker 2>to lose his friendship. She decided to talk to him.

803
00:50:02.480 --> 00:50:03.760
<v Speaker 3>Where are we going, Johnny?

804
00:50:04.079 --> 00:50:08.440
<v Speaker 6>She asked, This is our life, Linda. We are nomads.

805
00:50:09.119 --> 00:50:15.519
<v Speaker 6>An Indian is man, plant, animal, sky, earth, wind, and water.

806
00:50:16.840 --> 00:50:22.119
<v Speaker 6>We respect the resources that nature offers us. Once we

807
00:50:22.239 --> 00:50:26.320
<v Speaker 6>followed the buffalo and lived in harmony with nature, then

808
00:50:27.079 --> 00:50:30.400
<v Speaker 6>the white men arrived. Now we can only go where

809
00:50:30.440 --> 00:50:35.719
<v Speaker 6>they say, black Kettle, our great chief is at sand Creek.

810
00:50:37.000 --> 00:50:40.800
<v Speaker 6>There the American government offers us protection from other white men,

811
00:50:41.920 --> 00:50:43.639
<v Speaker 6>and that is where we are going.

812
00:50:46.039 --> 00:50:49.360
<v Speaker 2>Sand Creek was a sea of teepees in the cold wind,

813
00:50:49.760 --> 00:50:53.719
<v Speaker 2>and hundreds of tired, hungry Indians sat around the American

814
00:50:53.800 --> 00:50:57.960
<v Speaker 2>flag in the center, where a tall, proud Indian was

815
00:50:58.000 --> 00:51:03.679
<v Speaker 2>speaking with great conviction. That's Black Kettle, said Johnny. He

816
00:51:03.800 --> 00:51:07.639
<v Speaker 2>is a great man, but the price of peace is high.

817
00:51:08.760 --> 00:51:12.239
<v Speaker 6>I must speak to Black Kettle here we risk losing

818
00:51:12.280 --> 00:51:15.079
<v Speaker 6>our identity as a people, or.

819
00:51:15.079 --> 00:51:18.719
<v Speaker 3>Worse, worse, what do you mean.

820
00:51:18.960 --> 00:51:24.199
<v Speaker 2>Asked Linda. Puzzled, Johnny turned and looked at her intensely.

821
00:51:25.039 --> 00:51:28.159
<v Speaker 6>Your uncle predicted a massacre at sand Creek.

822
00:51:28.280 --> 00:51:33.599
<v Speaker 2>Chapter twelve, The Sundown Solution. Mister Wells knows his subject,

823
00:51:33.760 --> 00:51:35.599
<v Speaker 2>said Matt, and he says there's going to be a

824
00:51:35.639 --> 00:51:39.920
<v Speaker 2>massacre here. We must escape. The shamans won't stop you,

825
00:51:40.119 --> 00:51:43.239
<v Speaker 2>interrupted Johnny, returning at that moment.

826
00:51:43.760 --> 00:51:46.559
<v Speaker 6>I told black Kettle that a hunt is a good idea.

827
00:51:47.400 --> 00:51:51.159
<v Speaker 6>Our people are sad and hungry. The hunting ceremony makes

828
00:51:51.239 --> 00:51:55.159
<v Speaker 6>us happy. The buffalo fills our stomachs, and the shaman

829
00:51:55.320 --> 00:52:00.039
<v Speaker 6>must sing during the ceremony to bring good medicine. That

830
00:52:00.119 --> 00:52:01.039
<v Speaker 6>will be your moment.

831
00:52:01.960 --> 00:52:04.119
<v Speaker 2>He looked at Linda.

832
00:52:04.679 --> 00:52:07.440
<v Speaker 6>I'm happy you saw our real life, not.

833
00:52:07.679 --> 00:52:13.119
<v Speaker 2>The film, he told her, smiling. Then he turned to Matt.

834
00:52:13.920 --> 00:52:17.679
<v Speaker 6>You don't like me because I like your sister. But

835
00:52:17.840 --> 00:52:21.239
<v Speaker 6>now you must go to meet your destiny and I

836
00:52:21.360 --> 00:52:24.960
<v Speaker 6>must go to meet mine. Can we be friends?

837
00:52:25.719 --> 00:52:26.119
<v Speaker 2>Okay?

838
00:52:27.119 --> 00:52:27.920
<v Speaker 4>I mean Johnny.

839
00:52:29.199 --> 00:52:32.239
<v Speaker 2>Thanks. Matt felt a bit embarrassed.

840
00:52:33.599 --> 00:52:36.280
<v Speaker 6>Tonight I do the sun dance.

841
00:52:36.440 --> 00:52:38.440
<v Speaker 2>Continued the young brave proudly.

842
00:52:39.239 --> 00:52:42.840
<v Speaker 6>And then I will be a real warrior and can

843
00:52:42.880 --> 00:52:47.800
<v Speaker 6>go hunting. Good luck, Matt and Linda.

844
00:52:48.679 --> 00:52:54.800
<v Speaker 2>Good bye. That evening, the entire Indian camp gathered around

845
00:52:54.800 --> 00:52:58.320
<v Speaker 2>the camp fire. Some braves appeared and moved into the

846
00:52:58.360 --> 00:53:02.800
<v Speaker 2>center near the campfire. They had iron hooks sticking into

847
00:53:02.880 --> 00:53:07.239
<v Speaker 2>their muscles and attached to these were heavy buffalo bones

848
00:53:08.519 --> 00:53:13.159
<v Speaker 2>in a trance. The braves pulled this terrible weight, their

849
00:53:13.280 --> 00:53:19.199
<v Speaker 2>flesh pulled down by the cruel hooks. Oh, cried Linda, horrified.

850
00:53:19.519 --> 00:53:22.679
<v Speaker 3>Those poor men, what are they doing?

851
00:53:23.599 --> 00:53:25.320
<v Speaker 2>It's the sun dance, said Mad.

852
00:53:26.159 --> 00:53:27.800
<v Speaker 4>Look there's Johnny.

853
00:53:28.719 --> 00:53:31.960
<v Speaker 2>But Johnny was lost in his right of initiation and

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see them. I can't watch, said Linda.

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<v Speaker 3>It's awful.

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<v Speaker 2>They went to the teepee and waited. After a while,

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<v Speaker 2>the hunters left, and only the shaman's song disturbed the

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<v Speaker 2>silence of the dawn. Let's go, said Mad.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody's asleep.

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<v Speaker 2>The shaman was still singing by the camp fire and

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see them go into his teepee.

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<v Speaker 4>Mister Wells, wake up, it's us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time to go home, Matt whispered urgently. Linda untied

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<v Speaker 2>the rope. Thanks, kids, I've got the computer. Here, where's

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<v Speaker 2>the battery, said their teacher. Standing up here, Matt produced

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<v Speaker 2>the precious objects from his pocket. Poor Indians, they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>treat me badly, really, but I can't help them. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't change history, said mister Wells, sadly, attaching the battery

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<v Speaker 2>to the computer. Okay, the computer's ready. Stand next to me.

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<v Speaker 2>They heard a distant bugle, then the sound of guns.

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<v Speaker 2>The shaman ran into the entrance of the teepee, a

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<v Speaker 2>terrified expression on his old face. I'm sorry, cried mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the three time trippers disappeared in a flash

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<v Speaker 2>of white light. They were in linda bedroom, a school

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<v Speaker 2>uniform and the two plates with chocolate cake crumbs were

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<v Speaker 2>still on the bed. Their three months of adventure had

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<v Speaker 2>been only a few seconds in the present. Mister Wells,

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<v Speaker 2>what happened at Sand Creek, asked Matt. American mercenaries killed

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred and fifty Indians, mainly women and children. The

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<v Speaker 2>Indian men were out of the camp hunting, replied mister Wells.

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<v Speaker 2>Black Kettle raised a white flag and the American flag

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<v Speaker 2>as a sign of peace, but the American soldiers ignored it.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a massacre, and Johnny.

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<v Speaker 2>Asked Linda anxiously. I don't know, Linda. We could try

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<v Speaker 2>a search on the internet. Perhaps we can find out

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<v Speaker 2>something about him. Linda sat at her computer and started

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<v Speaker 2>the search. She soon had an answer.

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<v Speaker 4>Johnny Coyote, a Native American hero, read Matt. He became

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<v Speaker 4>a spokesman for Indian rights and was an important figure

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<v Speaker 4>in the Supreme Court case of nineteen twenty four that

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<v Speaker 4>made the Indians citizens of the USA. His work was

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<v Speaker 4>continued by his daughter, Linda. Look, he didn't forget you.

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<v Speaker 4>He gave his daughter your name.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda smiled sadly, then continued reading.

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<v Speaker 3>It also says his horse Matt, appeared in many films.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't forget you either.

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<v Speaker 2>She teased. The doorbell rang.

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<v Speaker 3>That will be my mum. She finishes work at six.

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<v Speaker 2>O'clock, said Linda. Oh good, now I can try her

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<v Speaker 2>famous chocolate cake, said mister Wells. Matt and Linda laughed.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, but you can explain why you're here dressed in

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<v Speaker 4>buffalo's skins with feathers in your hair, said Matt,