Sacajawea for Kids | Bedtime History

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story a long time ago, not many years after the United States became its own country, much of the forests, mountains and rivers had not been discovered, there was a vast area where natives and animals lived and It was still fresh, dangerous and wild. New Americans were curious about this land and wanted to know what plants and animals were there and, most importantly, how they could travel through it to get to the other side of the country at that time. President Thomas Jefferson, but all this land of France, asked one of his assistants Meriwether Lewis to embark on an adventure and discover this new land, it would be a dangerous mission, but Lewis was brave and bold and loved to discover new places.

He asked his friend, Lieutenant William Clark, to accompany him, so they gathered their equipment and supplies into a boat and headed downriver on their daring adventure to discover this unexplored a few years before this, a little Indian girl was born. On the other side of the country, near the rocky mountain, her parents called her Sacagawea, her people were called Shoshone and they lived among the trees and wild animals and she learned to live off the land and hunt like many and many other Indian families did. she felt confronted in this place and loved her family when Sacagawea was 12 years old her tribe was attacked by another tribe there was a dangerous battle and After this battle, Sacagawea and many other girls were kidnapped by the enemies.

It was terrifying. It was a scary time for Sacagawea and she missed her family. She didn't know if she would see them again when they lifted her onto her horse and ran. A few years later, Sacagawea was sold to a trapper named Charbonneau and later became his wife. A trapper is someone who traps animals and lives by selling their skins and meat. This is the part of our story where Lewis and Clark meet Sacagawea who they met on their adventure they would need someone who knew the land and the language so when they met Sacagawea and her husband they knew they would be a perfect fit not long after they left .

Sacagawea gave birth to a baby she named Jean Baptiste, but Lewis and Clark liked her. to call him little Pompey for the rest of the journey she would travel with her baby strapped to her back the journey down the river was often very dangerous one day when they were racing through very turbulent waters the boat suddenly collapsed and everyone and all their things They fell into the water after swimming to shore Lewis realized his precious journals were missing Sacagawea knew how important journals were and bravely dove into the water, swam far below the running water and found the journal at the bottom of the Lewis River She was so relieved when she swam back to shore with the diary.

Sacagawea was also a great help because she knew the plants and animals of this wild land, she cooked roots for them to eat and showed them the way when they got lost. A peaceful ambassador to other Indians An ambassador is someone who tries to help two different groups of people have peace. Sacagawea knew their language and kept Lewis and Clark safe throughout their journey, they met some Indians and asked them if they could trade horses at first, the Indians didn't trade, suddenly Sacagawea recognized them, they were the Shoshone, they relieved to her people, from whom she had been kidnapped so long ago and the leader was her brother, she was happy when she saw her friends and family. so long and she was finally with them again after celebrating, she helped Lewis and Clark trade some of their things for horses and although she was sad to leave her family, they were on their way again, she had a new family and a new mission to finally fulfill.

After many days they reached the Pacific Ocean, at the end of their journey with the help of Sacagawea. Lewis and Clark had traveled throughout America. Along the way they learned new things about plants and animals and created maps that would help other American pioneers. She travels around the country as Sacagawea. You can help others and be brave even when you are not sure what your journey will be like. You can also be strong even when sad or difficult things happen to you. It's okay to feel sad, but always remember. that after you have let out all your feelings you can get back up, continue and learn something new, no matter what happens, there is always hope and good things can come if you keep moving forward.

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