the dolphin island
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- Island of the blue Dolphins
- when Karana first catches sight of aleut ship, its look like a small shellKarana see's what is it:a red ship with 2 red sails.She’s gathering roots with her six-year-old brother,Ramo. He’s small but quick, and he's sometimes foolish. To keep him from running off, Karana keeps quiet about the ship and digs carefully.Ramohas never seen a ship before, so he watches it get closer without knowing what it is.Karanahasn’t seen one either—but she’s heard about them, and so she knows what she’s seeing.
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- The Russian man shouts for a moment and then switches to Karana’s language. He says he’d like to speak with the villagers, so Karana’s father steps out and introduces himself. He introduces himself as Chief Chowig ,and Karana’s father gave his secret name. Karana usually goes by Won-a-pa-lei, or Girl with the Long Black Hair—Karana is her secret name. The Russian introduces himself as Captain Orlov. Karana father also held up his hand.i could not see his face, but i doubted that he smiled in return.
- the next day Karana’s fatherallowsCaptain Orlovand the Aleut hunters to camp on higher groundThat night,Karana’s fatherwarns people not to visit the Aleuts. He insists they’re too different to befriend; they can only profit from this relationship. The villagers obey, but someone always keeps watch on the Aleuts.Ramobrings news thatCaptain Orlovcombs his beard in the morning.The Aleuts also watch Ghalas-at; this is how they learn of the village’s good fortune. It’s early spring, when fishing is poor.
- The island is surrounded on three sides by kelp beds, which extend into the sea about a league. The Aleuts hunt otter in the kelp every day. From the cliffs,Karanawatches their canoes skim through water.Karanaknows herfatherbelieves the Aleuts will leave soon—he sent young men to build a canoe out of driftwood,Everyone is afraidCaptain Orlovwill try to leave without paying, so they keep close watch. They notice the Aleut woman cleaning her aprons and the hunters shift to skinning rather than killing.
- Karanaisn’t sure who makes the first move, but a battle breaks out on the beach. As the men from the village race toward the Aleuts, a puff of smoke and a loud noise comes fromCaptain Orlov’s ship.Five villagers are dead.later that dayOn this terrible day, the tribe goes from 42 men to only 15, seven of them old. The storm rages for two more days and finally, on the third day,Karana’s tribe buries their dead.The council chooses a new chief, an old man namedKimki. He’s a good man and a good hunter. Once he’s chosen.But what makes things even worse at Ghalas-at this winter is that all those who died at Coral Cove are still haunting the island.Karanaremembers herfatherall time,
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