Once
there was a great warrior named Strong Wind. He lived with his sister in a tent
by the sea. Strong Wind was able to make himself _______________(1). His sister
could see him, but no one else could. He had said he would marry the first
woman who could see him as he came at the end of the day.
Many
women came up to his tent to watch for him. When his sister saw him coming, she
would ask, “Do you see him?”
Each
girl would answer, “Oh, yes! I see him!”
Then
Strong Wind’s sister would ask, “What is he pulling his sled with?”
And
then the girls would answer, “with a _____________ (2)” or “with a wooden
pole.”
Then
Strong Wind’s sister would know that they were lying, because their guesses
were wrong.
A
chief lived in a village. His wife had died, and he had three daughters. One
was much younger than the other two. She was gentle, kind and beautiful, but
her sisters were ___________ (3) of her and treated her badly. They cut off her
long black hair and they made her wear rags. They also burned her face with
coals so that she would be ugly. They lied to their father that she did these
things to herself. But she remained calm and _______________ (4).
The
two older sisters also went to try and see Strong Wind. When he was coming,
Strong Wind’s sister asked them, “Do you see him?”
“Oh,
yes! I see him!” Each of them answered.
“What
is his bow made out of?” asked Strong Wind’s sister.
“Out
of iron,” answered one. “Out of wood,” answered the other.
“You
have not see him,” said Strong Wind’s sister.
Strong
Wind himself heard them and knew that they had lied. They went into the tent,
but still they could not see him. They went home very sad.
One
day the youngest daughter went to try and see Strong Wind. She was wearing
____________ (5), and burn covered her face. People laughed at her, but she
kept going. When she got to Strong Wind’s tent she waited.
When Strong Wind was coming, his
sister asked the girl, “Do you see him?”
“No,” the girl answered. “I don’t
see him.”
Strong Wind’s sister was surprised
because the girl had told the truth. “Now do you see him?” asked Strong Wind’s
sister.
“Yes,” answered the girl. “Now, I do
see him. He is very wonderful.”
“What
is his _______________ (6) made of?” asked Strong Wind’s sister.
“The
rainbow,” answered the girl.
“And
what is the bowstring made of?” asked Strong Wind’s sister.
“Of
Stars,” answered the girl.
Then
Strong Wind’s sister knew that the girl could really see him. He had let her
see him because she had told the truth.
“You
really have seen him,” said Strong Wind’s sister. Then the sister washed the
girl, and all the burns went away. Her hair grew ____________ (7) and black
again. The sister dressed the girl in _______________ (8)clothes. Strong Wind
came and the girl became his wife.
The girl’s two older sisters were
very angry, but Strong Wind turned them into aspen trees. Ever since that day,
the leaves of the aspen tree always ______________ (9) with fear wherever he
comes near, because they know he remembers their ______________ (10) and
meanness.
