“ Our guide, Magua, is lost,” says the major “Indians do not lose their way in the forest, Y our guide, magua, is a Huron. His tribe are on the side of the French!” Chingachgook and Uncas try to capture Magua, but Magua is too quick for them, and slips away into the trees. “Let him go,” says Hawkeye, “We will not find him now. Well, ladies and gentlemen, we can take you to Fort William Henry, but it is a long journey and it is almost evening. If you can move quietly, and will dieep it a secret, I will take you to a safe place for the night.”
FIGHTING THE HURONS Hawkeye leads them to the river, where a canoe is hidden. They tie up the horses for the night, and take the canoe up the river until they come to a small island beside a waterfall. Behind this waterfall is a secret cave. When they are in the safety of the cave, a meal is prepared. Uncas serves the girls. The dark haired Cora is given even more care than her equally pretty hunter and warrior to serve food to women! Affer the meal, David Gamuy plays his fluteand the girls sing softly . Later on, Hawkeye and the Mohicans keep watch while their companions sleep. In the middle of the night they hear frightening sounds-the screaming of their horses in the distance, 3. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. a) The major is taking Cora and Alice……Back to…..their father… General monrouk Fort William Henry. b) The Hurons are fighting …… on the si deof the French. c) Magua escapes……….of……….Chingachgook and Uncas. d) Hawkeye takes the group………… goto……. a cave……the night.. e) The cave is hidden ……….bebing of……..a waterfall. f) The Indians do not go ……… sleep bed 36