Chapter 4

General Munro

Nobody knew who had shot the Indian but quickly, the Hurons realised that Hawk-eye ,Chingachgook and Uncas were there. The Mohicans fought against  the Hurons who had Cora and the rest.
The Hurons died and Chingachgook tried to kill Magua but he ran away.
Now the Mohicans and the girls were safe. The Mohicans took the girls to a house in the forest to rest.
Next day, they all went to Fort William Henry. The General Munro (the girls´ father) recognised the girls. Cora and Alice went into Fort William Henry.

Vocabulary:

Slope	Noun	Pendiente, cuesta	The side of a hill	They raised the slope
Roll	Verb	Rodar	To move by turning over and over	They rolled about the hill
Spring	Noun	Manantial	A place where water comes up from the ground	The water was going out of the spring
Hill	Noun	Colina, cerro	An area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it	We contemplate the beautiful hill
Fog	Noun	Niebla	Low, thick cloud that makes it difficult to see	I don´t like to drive with fog

Chapter 3

Heyward, Gamut and the girls were hidden in the cave. However, the Hurons found them. They were taken us prisioners. Magua wanted to speak with one of the girls (the dark haired woman called Cora).
Magua asked her to marry him and be his wife. Cora refused the idea. Magua said that if she married him, the war would finish. Cora refused again.
Heyward fought against an Indian with a knife . There was a rifle shot and the Indian fell dead.



Vocabulary:

To fetch	Verb	Traer, buscar	To go and get something or someone from the place where they are	We are going to fetch our father
Grim	Adjective	Ceñudo	Very serious	She had a very grim face
Former	Adjective	Antiguo	In the past	His former guide betrayed them
Chief	Noun	Jefe	Leader of a tribe	They chose the new chief of the tribe
To lift	Verb	Levantar	To move something to upwards	She lifted her hand as a sign of victory

Chapter 2

The Indians (Hawk-eye, Uncas and Chingachgook) were the Mohicans and indian tribe.
They decided to help Cora, Alice, Gamut and Duncan  Heyward. They croseed the river towards a waterfall. Behind the waterfall, there was a cave where the Mohicans lived. They had dinner and slept there.
Next day, some Hurons (a dangerous tribe) wanted to kill them. The Mohicans fought and killed them. However, the Hurons had stolen the canoe of the Mohicans. Food and bullets were in the canoe so they couldn´t leave the cave.
Finally, the girls said that the Mohicans had to go to Fort William Henry to look for help. The girls stayed in the cave with Gamut waiting for help.


VOCABULARY:

To led	Verb	Llevar, conducir	To go in front for others to follow	I led them to the waterfall
To reach	Verb	Llegar a	To arrive at or get to in the course of movement or action	They reached an incredible place
Lonely	Adjective	Solitario, solo	Resulting from the state of being alone	I sometimes feel lonely
To steer	Verb	Conducir, navegar	Move a boat to left or right	They steer the little boat
Blanket	Noun	Mantas	A large piece of thick cloth	They hid under the blankets
To wrestle	Verb	Luchar	To fight with your hands	They hid under the blankets

Chapter 1

The story begins in North America. That time North America belonged to Great Britain and France. There was a war between the two armies. The French General Montcalm had a huge army and was a danger for British people. Two brithis girl, called Cora and Alice, were in danger and had to go to Fort William Henry. They would be safe there but the journey was difficult.
A British officer called Duncan, an Indian called Magua and a singing teacher helped the girls in their journey to Fort William Henry. The Indian, Magua, decided to take a secret path to Fort William Henry. However, they met other Indians called Uncas, Chingachgook and Hawk-eye who told them that this path was very dangerous for them.
Magua belonged to a tribe called ``Hurons´´ who were friends of french army.
Therefore, it was a trap for the girls and Magua was an enemy. The Indians tried to stop Magua but he escaped.

VOCABULARY:

Narrow	Noun	Estrecho	A very small distance from one side to the other	The narrow path disappeared into the forest
Join	Verb	Unir, juntar algo	To come or bring together; connect	We join the pieces of the jigsaw
Bush	Noun	Arbustos	A small low tree	Bushes grew down to the water´s edge
Chase	Verb	Perseguir	To follow or run after (person, animal or goal) persistently or quickly	Chased the enemies!

James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (September 1789- September 1851) was a popular American writer of the early 19th century.
  His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days create a unique form of American literatura.
He´s  best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among his most famous works is the romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans (1826).
The Last of the Mohicans is the second book in a series of five adventure stories describing the life of early settlers in America.

James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans