What she does What this shows She is wise she knows that the – ancestor spirits are powerful and threw a flower offering into the “she important to her people. twisting stream” She is respectful she gives the – prayed to the ancestor spirits.” “She ancestor spirits a gift from nature. She has faith in the ancestors. She is a good leader she has thought – of a clever plan. She is strong she speaks to her people – Njemile stepped forward, tall and “She with force’. ‘quiet straight.’” She has courage she thinks – differently from the rest and she speaks up about it. us go over now, before our foolish “’Let fear loses both our tribe and our future!’ Saying so, Abikanile’s She is brave she leads the frightened – mother put one foot into the water, then people across the river even though she another, determined to find the stones cannot swim. because she believed in her daughter’s courage.” Abikanile waited, still as a bird. She is a good daughter she Abikanile – She was listening. She watched listens and watches so that she can Abikanile.” learn from her mother.
What she does What this shows Njemile “she threw a flower offering into the twisting stream” “She prayed to the ancestor spirits.” She is wise – she knows that the ancestor spirits are powerful and important to her people. She is respectful – she gives the ancestor spirits a gift from nature. She has faith in the ancestors. “She stepped forward, tall and straight.’” She is a good leader – she has thought of a clever plan. She is strong – she speaks to her people with ‘quiet force’. She has courage – she thinks differently from the rest and she speaks up about it. “’Let us go over now, before our foolish fear loses both our tribe and our future!’ Saying so, Abikanile’s mother put one foot into the water, then another, determined to find the stones because she believed in her daughter’s courage.” She is brave – she leads the frightened people across the river even though she cannot swim. Abikanile Abikanile waited, still as a bird. She was listening. She watched Abikanile.” She is a good daughter – she listens and watches so that she can learn from her mother.
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