Roll and Read (Green) 1 2 3 4 5 The Snohomish They have lived there The elk gave them They made tools, As he went he made people still live in for a long time. They meat for food. They weapons, and art the land. He gave what is now were known for made clothing from from elk antlers. people different Washington State. hunting elk. elk skin. languages. The Creator stopped The people got But none of them “We can use a word The decided on the when he reached the together. They spoke the same as a signal to start word ya-hoh. It land of the agreed to push up the language! pushing,” said another would mean “lift Snohomish. sky. leader. together!” While everyone else Just when the The elk raced into When people work The elk and the was pushing, three pushing started, the the sky. The hunters together they can do hunters wanted to hunters were chasing four elk reached a followed! great things. That is return from the sky. four elk. place where the sky the lesson of the It was too late! touched the earth. Snohomish story. They became trapped The leaders explained When the signal was There were too many These people were in the sky! After a the plan. People given, they would languages! No one unhappy. They were while they turned made poles out of tall push and poke the sky could understand unhappy for other into seven stars. trees. up with their poles. anyone. things. People bumped their It also honors the elk It explains what the Elk even became part The elk were very heads on the stars. that they hunted. Snohomish saw of a constellation. important to the The sky was not easy overhead in the night This tale tells how Snohomish. to get around either. sky. that happened. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
Roll and Read (Green) 1 2 3 4 5 The Snohomish people still live in what is now Washington State. They have lived there for a long time. They were known for hunting elk. The elk gave them meat for food. They made clothing from elk skin. They made tools, weapons, and art from elk antlers. As he went he made the land. He gave people different languages. The Creator stopped when he reached the land of the Snohomish. The people got together. They agreed to push up the sky. But none of them spoke the same language! “We can use a word as a signal to start pushing,” said another leader. The decided on the word ya-hoh. It would mean “lift together!” While everyone else was pushing, three hunters were chasing four elk. Just when the pushing started, the four elk reached a place where the sky touched the earth. The elk raced into the sky. The hunters followed! When people work together they can do great things. That is the lesson of the Snohomish story. The elk and the hunters wanted to return from the sky. It was too late! They became trapped in the sky! After a while they turned into seven stars. The leaders explained the plan. People made poles out of tall trees. When the signal was given, they would push and poke the sky up with their poles. There were too many languages! No one could understand anyone. These people were unhappy. They were unhappy for other things. People bumped their heads on the stars. The sky was not easy to get around either. It also honors the elk that they hunted. It explains what the Snohomish saw overhead in the night sky. Elk even became part of a constellation. This tale tells how that happened. The elk were very important to the Snohomish. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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