Story of Pocahontas
James Baldwin · Charles D. Warner
oct. 2016 · Editions Le Mono
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There was once a very brave man whose name was John Smith. He came to this country many years ago, when there were great woods everywhere, and many wild beasts and Indians. Many tales are told of his adventures, some of them true and some of them untrue. The most famous of all these is the following:
One day when Smith was in the woods, some Indians came upon him, and made him their prisoner. They led him to their king, and in a short time they made ready to put him to death.
A large stone was brought in, and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it. Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward. The king and all his great men stood around to see. The Indians raised their clubs. In another moment they would fall on Smith's head.
But just then a little Indian girl rushed in. She was the daughter of the king, and her name was Pocahontas. She ran and threw herself between Smith and the uplifted clubs. She clasped Smith's head with her arms. She laid her own head upon his.
"O father!" she cried, "spare this man's life. I am sure he has done you no harm, and we ought to be his friends"...
One day when Smith was in the woods, some Indians came upon him, and made him their prisoner. They led him to their king, and in a short time they made ready to put him to death.
A large stone was brought in, and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it. Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward. The king and all his great men stood around to see. The Indians raised their clubs. In another moment they would fall on Smith's head.
But just then a little Indian girl rushed in. She was the daughter of the king, and her name was Pocahontas. She ran and threw herself between Smith and the uplifted clubs. She clasped Smith's head with her arms. She laid her own head upon his.
"O father!" she cried, "spare this man's life. I am sure he has done you no harm, and we ought to be his friends"...
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James Baldwin, romancier, essayiste et dramaturge américain, est né à Harlem en 1924. En 1948, il quitte New York pour la France et la Suisse où il écrit son premier roman, La Conversion (1953). La Chambre de Giovanni, La Prochaine Fois, Le Feu, Harlem Quartet et Chronique d'un pays natal figurent parmi ses œuvres majeures. Dans les années 1960, Baldwin est très engagé dans le mouvement des droits civiques aux États-Unis. La décennie suivante, il s’installe en France, à Saint-Paul-de-Vence, où il meurt en 1987.
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