The Sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird - A tale from the Lenni Lenape - by John M. Burt, 2021%0D%0AThis story is a retelling of a Lenni Lenape tale. The Lenni Lenape are a Native American people originally from the mid-Atlantic area. In this story, a bird tries to help his friends survive the winter. The term "First People" can refer to the earliest people to live in a place, like the Native Americans in the Americas, or one's ancestors. As you read, take notes on the Rainbow Bird’s actions in the story.%0D%0A%0D%0A(1) This story is from the early days of the world, when animals still talked to humans. The Sun and the Moon were already in place, as were most of the stars in the sky. But around this time, seasons had gradually settled upon the world, and the Earth’s creatures were bewildered by the changes — especially the long, cruel cold of winter.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering. The birds were trying to fly south but had little idea where to fly and where to rest. The field mice were still learning how to store up food — it still hadn’t occurred to them that they needed to hide the nuts and seeds they gathered. The bears, unskilled at hibernation, were waking up at all hours of the month, and boredom was making them cranky. The mammoths and the widowmakers and the wowsers were having their own problems, but since those creatures have gone out of the world long since, we might as well leave them out.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut the creatures who were surely suffering the most were the poor humans. The grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of First Man and First Woman had no fur to keep them warm and no wings to fly south. Very few were fat enough or lazy enough to sleep all winter, and as a result, they were dying like flies. The flies were also dying like flies (as were the bees, the grasshoppers, and the ants).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe humans decided to hold a big gathering to see if something could be done to help them survive the winter. They invited all their friends to the summit, humans and animals alike, and quite a few came.%0D%0A%0D%0A(5) Oldest Man Living, the grand-child of First Man and First Woman, stood up in front of the gathered creatures. “Winter is killing us,” he said. “The North Wind blows more snow at us each day. Someone must go to the house of North Wind and beg him to stop.”%0D%0A%0D%0AThe crowd was silent. Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous. At last, Rainbow Bird stepped forward.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird was the most beautiful of all the birds, with feathers in all the colors of the rainbow. He had a voice that was sweeter than the sweetest music, so beautiful that when he opened his beak and said, “I’ll do it,” those few words were so clear and lovely that for a moment nobody noticed what he had said.%0D%0A%0D%0AThen, the meeting place rang with protests.%0D%0A%0D%0A(10) “No, Rainbow Bird, don’t do it!” many of those present cried. “It’s too dangerous. What would we do if something happened to you?”%0D%0A%0D%0ASeveral others stepped forward to take on the job, but Rainbow Bird waved them away. “I was the first to volunteer,” he said. “It is my right to claim the job.”%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd with that, Rainbow Bird leapt upward, his gorgeous many-colored wings spreading wide to catch the air, and took off to the north.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird flew through the frigid cold for three days and three nights, until at last he came to the home of North Wind, a house that was as big and airy as its owner. North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away.%0D%0A%0D%0A“North Wind,” said Rainbow Bird as they sat with cups of hot milk, “the humans are dying from the winter. Could you please stop blowing all this snow onto them?”%0D%0A%0D%0A(15) North Wind shook his head slowly.%0D%0A%0D%0A“It is my job to blow snow from the north. I was assigned this job by the Supreme Being, and I cannot cease. You might ask Snow Maker to stop making snow, but her house is a long way from here.”%0D%0A%0D%0ASo Rainbow Bird took off flying again. It took him six days and six nights to reach the house of Snow Maker. Her house was beautiful beyond anything Rainbow Bird had ever seen, but not very comfortable, since it was made of ice and snow. Exhausted, he entered the house of Snow Maker and found her at her work, grinding ice into snow with her grinding stone. “Hello there,” she said to Rainbow Bird but did not look up from her work.%0D%0A%0D%0A“Snow Maker, the humans are dying from this winter. Could you please not make so much snow?”%0D%0A%0D%0A“I was assigned to make snow by the Supreme Being,” Snow Maker said, still grinding. “If your friends find winter inconvenient, you will have to take it up with Him.”%0D%0A%0D%0A(20) So, in spite of his fatigue, Rainbow Bird flew off once again, this time toward the house of the Supreme Being. After nine days and nine nights of flight, Rainbow Bird finally fell across the front step of the Supreme Being’s house.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Supreme Being picked up Rainbow Bird and carried him inside. When he was able to talk, he explained his mission to help his human friends.%0D%0A%0D%0A“I will not take away winter,” the Supreme Being said. “I will not take away the snow or the wind. Once I have put something in the world, I do not pluck it out and call it a mistake.”%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird bowed his head, and his bright feathers drooped. “But,” continued the Supreme Being, seeing Rainbow Bird’s disappointment, “I will put something new into the world.”%0D%0A%0D%0A(25) So the Supreme Being gave Rainbow Bird a burning tree branch to carry home. Rainbow Bird had never seen fire before and was mesmerized by its warmth and flickering glow. He took it at once into his beak and began his long journey back home.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt was a long flight, carrying that smoking, sputtering torch.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe smoke blew in Rainbow Bird’s face all the way, making him choke and cough. But he refused to stop. He knew his fellow creatures would die without the warmth of fire.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen Rainbow Bird finally arrived home, everyone looked at him in horror. The smoke had turned his beautiful feathers completely black. Even his beak and his feet were blackened.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird saw how shocked and saddened everyone was. He opened his beak to reassure them with a song, but all that came out was a rasping sound like a rusty door hinge. Breathing in the smoke on his long flight had ruined his voice.%0D%0A%0D%0A(30) But then, Oldest Man Living noticed the flaming branch that Rainbow Bird had laid on the ground.%0D%0A%0D%0A“Rainbow Bird,” he said, stretching his hands toward the crackling fire, “you have saved us!”%0D%0A%0D%0ASo, if you ever hear the caw of a distant crow, pause a moment before turning away, and remember how much we owe to the sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird. %0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion 1%0D%0AFor the following questions, choose the best answer.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich statement best describes the theme of the story?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0APeople will not always do what you want them to do.%0D%0APeople will not always do what you want them to do.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt takes courage to do important things.%0D%0AIt takes courage to do important things.%0D%0A%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0A%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AQuestion 2%0D%0AWhich detail from the text best explains why no one besides Rainbow Bird volunteered to speak with North Wind?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A"In those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering." (Paragraph 2)%0D%0A"In those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering." (Paragraph 2)%0D%0A%0D%0A"'Winter is killing us,' he said." (Paragraph 6)%0D%0A"'Winter is killing us,' he said." (Paragraph 6)%0D%0A%0D%0A"Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous." (Paragraph 7)%0D%0A"Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous." (Paragraph 7)%0D%0A%0D%0A"North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away." (Paragraph 13)%0D%0A"North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away." (Paragraph 13)%0D%0AQuestion 3%0D%0AWhich best describes the conversation between Snow Maker and Rainbow Bird? (Paragraphs 17-19)(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ASnow Maker is not concerned about the humans' problem.%0D%0ASnow Maker is not concerned about the humans' problem.%0D%0A%0D%0ASnow Maker is grateful that Rainbow Bird interrupts her work.%0D%0ASnow Maker is grateful that Rainbow Bird interrupts her work.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow bird is rude to Snow Maker because she does not help.%0D%0ARainbow bird is rude to Snow Maker because she does not help.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird is excited that Snow Maker will fix the humans' problem.%0D%0ARainbow Bird is excited that Snow Maker will fix the humans' problem.%0D%0AQuestion 4%0D%0AWhen Rainbow Bird's feathers "droop" in paragraph 23, it can be inferred that Rainbow bird feels ___(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Aexcited%0D%0Aexcited%0D%0A%0D%0Afrustrated%0D%0Afrustrated%0D%0A%0D%0Asaddened%0D%0Asaddened%0D%0A%0D%0Atired%0D%0Atired%0D%0AQuestion 5%0D%0ARespond to the following question in complete sentences.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn "The Sacrifice of Rainbow Bird" crow displays courage and perseverance.%0D%0A%0D%0ATell at least 2 actions of the crow in the story that made him a hero.

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The Sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird - A tale from the Lenni Lenape - by John M. Burt, 2021%0D%0AThis story is a retelling of a Lenni Lenape tale. The Lenni Lenape are a Native American people originally from the mid-Atlantic area. In this story, a bird tries to help his friends survive the winter. The term "First People" can refer to the earliest people to live in a place, like the Native Americans in the Americas, or one's ancestors. As you read, take notes on the Rainbow Bird’s actions in the story.%0D%0A%0D%0A(1)  This story is from the early days of the world, when animals still talked to humans. The Sun and the Moon were already in place, as were most of the stars in the sky. But around this time, seasons had gradually settled upon the world, and the Earth’s creatures were bewildered by the changes — especially the long, cruel cold of winter.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering. The birds were trying to fly south but had little idea where to fly and where to rest. The field mice were still learning how to store up food — it still hadn’t occurred to them that they needed to hide the nuts and seeds they gathered. The bears, unskilled at hibernation, were waking up at all hours of the month, and boredom was making them cranky. The mammoths and the widowmakers and the wowsers were having their own problems, but since those creatures have gone out of the world long since, we might as well leave them out.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut the creatures who were surely suffering the most were the poor humans. The grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of First Man and First Woman had no fur to keep them warm and no wings to fly south. Very few were fat enough or lazy enough to sleep all winter, and as a result, they were dying like flies. The flies were also dying like flies (as were the bees, the grasshoppers, and the ants).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe humans decided to hold a big gathering to see if something could be done to help them survive the winter. They invited all their friends to the summit, humans and animals alike, and quite a few came.%0D%0A%0D%0A(5)  Oldest Man Living, the grand-child of First Man and First Woman, stood up in front of the gathered creatures.  “Winter is killing us,” he said. “The North Wind blows more snow at us each day. Someone must go to the house of North Wind and beg him to stop.”%0D%0A%0D%0AThe crowd was silent. Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous. At last, Rainbow Bird stepped forward.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird was the most beautiful of all the birds, with feathers in all the colors of the rainbow. He had a voice that was sweeter than the sweetest music, so beautiful that when he opened his beak and said, “I’ll do it,” those few words were so clear and lovely that for a moment nobody noticed what he had said.%0D%0A%0D%0AThen, the meeting place rang with protests.%0D%0A%0D%0A(10)  “No, Rainbow Bird, don’t do it!” many of those present cried. “It’s too dangerous. What would we do if something happened to you?”%0D%0A%0D%0ASeveral others stepped forward to take on the job, but Rainbow Bird waved them away. “I was the first to volunteer,” he said. “It is my right to claim the job.”%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd with that, Rainbow Bird leapt upward, his gorgeous many-colored wings spreading wide to catch the air, and took off to the north.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird flew through the frigid cold for three days and three nights, until at last he came to the home of North Wind, a house that was as big and airy as its owner. North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away.%0D%0A%0D%0A“North Wind,” said Rainbow Bird as they sat with cups of hot milk, “the humans are dying from the winter. Could you please stop blowing all this snow onto them?”%0D%0A%0D%0A(15)  North Wind shook his head slowly.%0D%0A%0D%0A“It is my job to blow snow from the north. I was assigned this job by the Supreme Being, and I cannot cease. You might ask Snow Maker to stop making snow, but her house is a long way from here.”%0D%0A%0D%0ASo Rainbow Bird took off flying again. It took him six days and six nights to reach the house of Snow Maker. Her house was beautiful beyond anything Rainbow Bird had ever seen, but not very comfortable, since it was made of ice and snow. Exhausted, he entered the house of Snow Maker and found her at her work, grinding ice into snow with her grinding stone. “Hello there,” she said to Rainbow Bird but did not look up from her work.%0D%0A%0D%0A“Snow Maker, the humans are dying from this winter. Could you please not make so much snow?”%0D%0A%0D%0A“I was assigned to make snow by the Supreme Being,” Snow Maker said, still grinding. “If your friends find winter inconvenient, you will have to take it up with Him.”%0D%0A%0D%0A(20)  So, in spite of his fatigue, Rainbow Bird flew off once again, this time toward the house of the Supreme Being. After nine days and nine nights of flight, Rainbow Bird finally fell across the front step of the Supreme Being’s house.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Supreme Being picked up Rainbow Bird and carried him inside. When he was able to talk, he explained his mission to help his human friends.%0D%0A%0D%0A“I will not take away winter,” the Supreme Being said. “I will not take away the snow or the wind. Once I have put something in the world, I do not pluck it out and call it a mistake.”%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird bowed his head, and his bright feathers drooped. “But,” continued the Supreme Being, seeing Rainbow Bird’s disappointment, “I will put something new into the world.”%0D%0A%0D%0A(25)  So the Supreme Being gave Rainbow Bird a burning tree branch to carry home. Rainbow Bird had never seen fire before and was mesmerized by its warmth and flickering glow. He took it at once into his beak and began his long journey back home.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt was a long flight, carrying that smoking, sputtering torch.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe smoke blew in Rainbow Bird’s face all the way, making him choke and cough. But he refused to stop. He knew his fellow creatures would die without the warmth of fire.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen Rainbow Bird finally arrived home, everyone looked at him in horror. The smoke had turned his beautiful feathers completely black. Even his beak and his feet were blackened.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird saw how shocked and saddened everyone was. He opened his beak to reassure them with a song, but all that came out was a rasping sound like a rusty door hinge. Breathing in the smoke on his long flight had ruined his voice.%0D%0A%0D%0A(30)  But then, Oldest Man Living noticed the flaming branch that Rainbow Bird had laid on the ground.%0D%0A%0D%0A“Rainbow Bird,” he said, stretching his hands toward the crackling fire, “you have saved us!”%0D%0A%0D%0ASo, if you ever hear the caw of a distant crow, pause a moment before turning away, and remember how much we owe to the sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird. %0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion 1%0D%0AFor the following questions, choose the best answer.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich statement best describes the theme of the story?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0APeople will not always do what you want them to do.%0D%0APeople will not always do what you want them to do.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt takes courage to do important things.%0D%0AIt takes courage to do important things.%0D%0A%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0A%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AFriendship takes hard work and effort.%0D%0AQuestion 2%0D%0AWhich detail from the text best explains why no one besides Rainbow Bird volunteered to speak with North Wind?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0A"In those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering." (Paragraph 2)%0D%0A"In those days, the world was having its first terrible winter, and everyone was suffering." (Paragraph 2)%0D%0A%0D%0A"'Winter is killing us,' he said." (Paragraph 6)%0D%0A"'Winter is killing us,' he said." (Paragraph 6)%0D%0A%0D%0A"Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous." (Paragraph 7)%0D%0A"Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous." (Paragraph 7)%0D%0A%0D%0A"North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away." (Paragraph 13)%0D%0A"North Wind was pleased to see Rainbow Bird and invited him in right away." (Paragraph 13)%0D%0AQuestion 3%0D%0AWhich best describes the conversation between Snow Maker and Rainbow Bird? (Paragraphs 17-19)(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ASnow Maker is not concerned about the humans' problem.%0D%0ASnow Maker is not concerned about the humans' problem.%0D%0A%0D%0ASnow Maker is grateful that Rainbow Bird interrupts her work.%0D%0ASnow Maker is grateful that Rainbow Bird interrupts her work.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow bird is rude to Snow Maker because she does not help.%0D%0ARainbow bird is rude to Snow Maker because she does not help.%0D%0A%0D%0ARainbow Bird is excited that Snow Maker will fix the humans' problem.%0D%0ARainbow Bird is excited that Snow Maker will fix the humans' problem.%0D%0AQuestion 4%0D%0AWhen Rainbow Bird's feathers "droop" in paragraph 23, it can be inferred that Rainbow bird feels ___(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Aexcited%0D%0Aexcited%0D%0A%0D%0Afrustrated%0D%0Afrustrated%0D%0A%0D%0Asaddened%0D%0Asaddened%0D%0A%0D%0Atired%0D%0Atired%0D%0AQuestion 5%0D%0ARespond to the following question in complete sentences.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn "The Sacrifice of Rainbow Bird" crow displays courage and perseverance.%0D%0A%0D%0ATell at least 2 actions of the crow in the story that made him a hero.

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Two actions of Rainbow Bird that made him a hero in the story are: 1) Rainbow Bird volunteered to undertake the dangerous journey to the house of North Wind, despite knowing the risks involved. He showed courage by stepping forward when nobody else was willing to do so. 2) Rainbow Bird persevered through the frigid cold and endured a long and exhausting flight to reach the house of North Wind, then continued his journey to the house of Snow Maker, and finally to the house of the Supreme Being. Despite facing challenges and setbacks, Rainbow Bird never gave up and continued on his mission to help his human friends survive the winter.

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Question 1: The theme of the story is: It takes courage to do important things. Question 2: The detail from the text that best explains why no one besides Rainbow Bird volunteered to speak with North Wind is: "Everyone knew that the house of North Wind was impossibly far away, and the trip would be terribly dangerous." (Paragraph 7) Question 3: The conversation between Snow Maker and Rainbow Bird is best described as: Snow Maker is not concerned about the humans' problem. Question 4: When Rainbow Bird's feathers "droop" in paragraph 23, it can be inferred that Rainbow Bird feels saddened. Question 5: In "The Sacrifice of the Rainbow Bird," Rainbow Bird displays courage and perseverance. Two actions of Rainbow Bird that made him a hero in the story are: 1) Rainbow Bird volunteered to undertake the dangerous journey to the house of North Wind, despite knowing the risks involved. 2) Rainbow Bird persevered through the frigid cold and endured a long and exhausting flight to reach the house of North Wind, then continued his journey to the house of Snow Maker, and finally to the house of the Supreme Being.