DePaola, T. (1983). The legend of the bluebonnet. NY:
Putnam.
Many years ago, when drought and great suffering threatened
a Native American tribe in Texas, She-Who-Is-Alone made the biggest sacrifice
anyone could make. This Comanche girl
gave up the only thing she had left from her family. She sacrificed her warrior doll so the
spirits would forgive their selfishness and in return, the Great Spirits
brought rain back as well as a beautiful gift, the bluebonnets that we see
every spring in Texas.
Evaluation Criteria: Setting
The Legend of the
Bluebonnet uses setting as a framework for the story. Set in a Comanche
village during a time of drought, the setting both transports the reader to a
different time and place and connects to modern times. The idea of sacrificing
a prized possession for something more transcends the setting. However, without
the setting The Legend of the Bluebonnet would lose its beauty and nostalgia.
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