In the beginning, Lewis saw some Indians, they smelled like animal skins and dry blood. The Indians were friendly so he approached them and spoke to them. The Indians gathered around Seaman and started saying "it's a bear" then Lewis told him "it's a dog" so they argued about what Seaman was. Finally, they came to a conclusion; one of the Indians said "bear-dog." Lewis agreed with that. One Indian went to his horse and pulled out three beaver skins. "For bear-dog" he said. Lewis understood what they wanted; they wanted to trade 3 beaver skins for Seaman. Lewis stood up and said "no trade, bear-dog special".
I really liked this chapter because it tells about how much Lewis loves Seaman; so much he wouldn't trade anything for Seaman.
Posted by Christian
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Chapter 2...Squirrels
Chapter Two-
Meriwether Lewis and Seaman had started on there journey to the west. The first day Seaman was filled with joy as he boarded the boat to go down the Ohio River- it was about the happiest day in his life. Seaman rode in the back of the boat and he smelled smells he had never smelled before. Like different animals and plants. Soon the river got low, so the men had to pole most of the way. They also had to hire oxen to pull the boat and dig channels. A couple of weeks later, Seaman had his first great day of hunting. He was lying in the back of the boat, just sitting there. The dog scanned the shore. They had nothing of great interest, a couple of animals. Seaman decided to take a nap. Just then something caught his eye. He stuck his nose up in the air to smell a familiar smell- squirrel. Seaman wondered a squirrel on the water? He had never seen a squirrel on water. The canine decided to take a look. He looked over the side to see lots of squirrels. He barked to Lewis. Lewis said: "What is it boy?" Seaman barked again at the water. Lewis looked over the side. He saw the same thing Seaman had saw. "Go get them boy!" Seaman jumped in to the water and caught so many squirrels that when he was tired, there was a pile of squirrels in the boat. They all had squirrel for dinner.
Posted by: Bryan
Meriwether Lewis and Seaman had started on there journey to the west. The first day Seaman was filled with joy as he boarded the boat to go down the Ohio River- it was about the happiest day in his life. Seaman rode in the back of the boat and he smelled smells he had never smelled before. Like different animals and plants. Soon the river got low, so the men had to pole most of the way. They also had to hire oxen to pull the boat and dig channels. A couple of weeks later, Seaman had his first great day of hunting. He was lying in the back of the boat, just sitting there. The dog scanned the shore. They had nothing of great interest, a couple of animals. Seaman decided to take a nap. Just then something caught his eye. He stuck his nose up in the air to smell a familiar smell- squirrel. Seaman wondered a squirrel on the water? He had never seen a squirrel on water. The canine decided to take a look. He looked over the side to see lots of squirrels. He barked to Lewis. Lewis said: "What is it boy?" Seaman barked again at the water. Lewis looked over the side. He saw the same thing Seaman had saw. "Go get them boy!" Seaman jumped in to the water and caught so many squirrels that when he was tired, there was a pile of squirrels in the boat. They all had squirrel for dinner.
Posted by: Bryan
Responding to Literature
Our class is reading a book called Lewis and Clark and Me.
Introduction:
The book is about a Newfoundland dog named Seaman. Seaman was a real dog and went with Lewis and Clark on their journeys. Here's a summary of what we've read. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory and quickly planed an expidition to find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. He aquired Meriwether Lewis. Lewis invited William Clark to join him. Meriwether's dog Seaman, acompained the members of the expidition as a guard dog and peacemaker with the indians. This is Seaman's story!
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Seaman lives on the docks. Meriwether was looking for a dog for his travel. Meriwether bought Seaman for $20. Lewis liked Seaman from the second he saw him, Seaman felt the same way. Seaman already loves Meriwether, especially his smell.
I'm dying to read the next chapter and learn about Lewis and Clark's journey.
Posted by Corey
Introduction:
The book is about a Newfoundland dog named Seaman. Seaman was a real dog and went with Lewis and Clark on their journeys. Here's a summary of what we've read. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory and quickly planed an expidition to find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. He aquired Meriwether Lewis. Lewis invited William Clark to join him. Meriwether's dog Seaman, acompained the members of the expidition as a guard dog and peacemaker with the indians. This is Seaman's story!
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Seaman lives on the docks. Meriwether was looking for a dog for his travel. Meriwether bought Seaman for $20. Lewis liked Seaman from the second he saw him, Seaman felt the same way. Seaman already loves Meriwether, especially his smell.
I'm dying to read the next chapter and learn about Lewis and Clark's journey.
Posted by Corey
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