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Mountain of Fire
A Native American Myth
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Indian Use of Fire in Early Oregon
Long ago when the world was new, there was one land and one people. All lived together by the great river in peace, worked well, 1._____ were happy.
Into this world 2._________(bear) two brothers who
grew up 3.__________(quarrel). They argued over who
was stronger and who had better land to work. Soon all the people had taken sides. The Great Spirit, Sahale, saw this quarreling and decided to end 4.______.
Mountain of Fire
A Native American Myth
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In a voice like low, rumbling thunder, Sahale called the brothers together and gave each one an arrow for his bow. He said, “Wherever your arrow 5.______(fall), that will be your land, and there you will be a chief.” The first brother shot his arrow high in the air, and it landed to 6.______ south of the great river. He went there with his people, and they became known 7.______ the Multnomahs. The second brother shot his arrow into the air and it landed north of the river. There he went with his people, 8.______ became known as the Klickitats.
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The brothers lived with their people in peace for some time. As time passed though, envy began to cause quarrels. “The Klickitats have better land,” some said. “The Multnomahs have more beautiful land,” others cried. Sahale heard this bickering that seemed 9.________(grow) like a storm and was 10.________(happy) with the two tribes. When violence threatened, Sahale stopped it by taking away all fire, even the sun, just as the autumn winds, cold, and snow were beginning.
unhappy
to grow
Only one in all the land still had fire. She was Loo-Wit, 1._____ old, wrinkled woman with gray hair and quiet ways. She had stayed apart from all the quarrels. After the people had suffered and seemed to have mended their ways,
Sahale asked Loo-Wit 2.__________ she would like to
share her fire with them. “For doing this,” he told her, “you may have anything you wish.”
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if / whether
二
“I wish to be young and beautiful,” she said.
“Then that is what you will be,” Sahale said.
Sahale led Loo-Wit to a great stone bridge over the river that joined the two lands. The people arrived at the bridge, 3.______(lead) by their 4._______(chief), to find the most beautiful woman they had ever seen. She began to give them fire. Loo-Wit kept the fire 5.________(burn) all day 6._______ fire was restored to all the people.
until
led
chiefs
burning
This was not to be the end of the quarreling. During this day the two chiefs had both fallen 7.______ love with Loo-Wit and wanted her for a wife. Loo-Wit could not choose between them, and once again, fighting erupted.
in
The two brothers refused 8.___________( compromise) or work on a solution. Because the brothers were unyielding in their positions, Sahale 9.________(angry) changed the brothers into mountains. The chief of the Klickitats was turned into the mountain known today as Mount Adams. The chief of the Multnomahs was turned into the mountain known today as Mount Hood.
to compromise
angrily
Loo-Wit, her heart broken over this, lost her desire to be young and beautiful. Sahale, in his pity, also changed her into a mountain, and placed her between the two brother mountains. She 10.___________(allow) to keep inside her the fire she had shared with the people.
Because Loo-Wit was beautiful, her mountain was a beautiful cone of dazzling white. Today she is known as Mount St. Helens.
was allowed
Loo-Wit wants to remind humans to care for Earth
and for each other. When she is unhappy, she will awaken as she did in the 1980s.
Once her anger passes, though, the ground heals and plant and animal life have a chance to flourish once again.
National parks:
Our National Treasures
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(1篇)
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Where can you go to experience the great outdoors as it was 200 years ago Fresh air, sparkling lakes, untouched
land, and breathtaking scenery are all there for you to enjoy in this country’s national parks. There are almost 400 national parks in the United States. One of them may be near your home town. Each park is special, and each park has a story. Where did the idea 1.__________(be) special parkland originate It all started with Yellowstone National Park.
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National parks: Our National Treasures
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Yellowstone National Park.
Trappers who had been out West told stories about bubbling mud and steamy springs that gushed hot water and steam. In the East these stories sparked people’s 2._________(interest). Adventurers set out to find the places that inspired such stories. In 1871 one such adventurer, Ferdinand Hayden, led a group to explore the area that would become Yellowstone National Park. Thomas Moran and William H. Jackson also joined this group.
Moran was an artist and Jackson was a photographer. When they arrived they found land that had been formed
by a volcano. The volcano had erupted more than 640,000 years 3._______(early). The ash covered the western United States and some of the Midwest and Mexico. Old
Faithful and other hot springs amazed the visitors. The stories they had heard seemed to be true!
earlier
Moran and Jackson captured the 4._______(beautiful) of Yellowstone in paint and on film. Moran became so well known for his watercolor sketches of Yellowstone 5.______ people started calling him Thomas “Yellowstone” Moran. Along with Jackson’s black-and-white photographs, Moran’s watercolor paintings were later used to persuade Congress that Yellowstone needed protection.
beauty
that
protecting
The National park service
President Ulysses S. Grant thought that 6._________(protect) natural areas was such a good idea that in 1872 he made Yellowstone the first national park. He said that Yellowstone would be “set apart as a public park 7.______ the benefit and enjoyment of people.”
for
Yellowstone paved the way for the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS began in 1916. Writer Wallace Stegner said, “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American they reflect us at our best.” Congress asked the NPS to conserve national treasures “for the enjoyment of future generations.” The NPS now takes care of more than 84 million acres of land in the United States.
Stephen T. Mather was the NPS director from 1917 to 1929. He said:
The parks do not belong to one state or to one
section. The Yosemite, the Yellowstone, the Grand
Canyon are national properties in which every citizen
has a vested interest; they belong as much to the man
of Massachusetts, of Michigan, of Florida, as they do
to the people of California, of Wyoming, and of
Arizona.
untouched
The Antiquities Act
In 1906 the Antiquities Act gave the President the power to grant further protection to national parks and other special places. These areas may be valuable because of their beauty or because they are important to history or science. They might contain structures or lands that should be left 8._________(untouch). The number of places protected by the Antiquities Act 9.____________(increase)
over the years. Now these areas can be found on public or private land. Congress also provides for such things as national lakeshores and rivers.
has increased
itself
The National parks and you
Visiting a national park is like traveling back in time. You can view land that looks much as it did when the United States established 10.______(it) as a nation. You can see natural waterfalls in Yosemite National Park. You can gaze at the sculpted rock of Grand Canyon National Park. You can learn how animals and plants live together
in their natural environment at Joshua Tree National Park. If history is your passion, you can explore important events in America’s past by visiting Gettysburg National Military Park.
Similarly, by visiting the Clara Barton or Frederick Douglass National Historic Sites, you can learn about people who helped make this country great.
These places, events, and people helped write the American story. By learning about them, you can begin to understand and appreciate your own special place in this country’s continuing story.