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    A Story of the Sioux War: Educational Version
    A Story of the Sioux War: Educational Version
    A Story of the Sioux War: Educational Version
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    A Story of the Sioux War: Educational Version

    By Alex Rounds

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    In the summer of 1862, we were living in the State of Minnesota. There I had a most remarkable experience.
    We lived about a mile from the town of Lac Qui Parle.
    There were only three of us—father, mother, and myself. My name is Susanna. We had moved to Minnesota three years before. My parents moved to restore their health; for they were feeble and needed a change of climate.
    The first year, both father and mother were much better; but not long after, father began to fail.
    One day the sky was cloudy, and it looked as if a storm was coming. Since it was dark and blustering, we remained inside the rest of the evening. A fine drizzling rain began to fall, and the darkness was intense.
    It was getting late and father was reading to us, when there came a rap upon the door.
    It was so gentle and timid that it sounded like the pecking of a bird. We all looked at the door, uncertain what it meant.
    “It is a bird, scared by the storm,” said father, “and we may as well let it in.”
    I sat much nearer the door than either of my parents, so I jumped up and opened it. As I did so, I looked out into the gloom. Suddenly I sprung back with a cry of alarm.
    “What's the matter?” asked father. He quickly dropped the book and came toward me.
    “It isn't a bird; it's a person.” As I spoke, a little Indian girl, about my own age, walked into the room.

    Find out what the little girl is doing out in a storm, and how she saves the lives of the settlers a short time later.
    Ages 8 and up.

    Educational versions have CCSS activities.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books also work well as hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateOct 3, 2013
    ISBN9781311457318
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      Good story. It gives a good feeling for the way things were during this time of US history. I wonder if it is a true story?

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    A Story of the Sioux War - Alex Rounds

    A STORY OF THE

    SIOUX WAR

    A Tale from U.S. History

    Adapted by Alex Rounds

    A LearningIsland.com

    15 - Minute Book

    Editor: Jennifer Robinson

    Pictures by LOC

    Smashwords Edition

    (c) Copyright 2009 LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

    This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    A Story of the Sioux War / A Tale from U.S. History

    Summary: A family’s adventures during the Sioux uprising of 1862, told through the eyes of a young girl.

    1. Sioux War. Juvenile Literature. 2. Little Crow. Juvenile Literature. 3. U.S. History. Juvenile Literature.

    Created in USA

    Words: 2332

    Reading Level: 4.5

    Ages 8 and up.

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    A STORY OF THE

    SIOUX WAR

    In the summer of 1862, we were living in the State of Minnesota. There I had a most remarkable experience.

    We lived about a mile from the town of Lac Qui Parle.

    There were only three of us—father, mother, and myself. My name is Susanna. We had moved to Minnesota three years before. My parents moved to restore their health; for they were feeble and needed a change of climate.

    The first year, both father and mother were much better; but not long after, father began to fail.

    I remember that he used to take his chair out in front of the house in pleasant weather and sit there. He would stare at the blue horizon, or into the depths of the vast

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