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Courtney Miller
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Gihli The Chief Named Dog: Book 3 of the Cherokee Chronicles
Literature & Fiction
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Ripples in the Pond
Fourteen-year-old twin brother and sister, Atselvdi and Ali sit by a pond enjoying a lazy afternoon. Both are recovering from life changing events in their lives. Atselvdi takes a branch and dips it in the water and then flicks it up cause disruption in the pond representing the recent disruption in their lives. When the waters eventually calm, Atselvdi explains to Ali that calm is the natural order of things and that their lives will soon calm and peace will return. This simple scene is the theme for the book. It represents, I think, the undaunted spirit of the Cherokee people who have had their lives disrupted over and over again and yet still triumph.
Book Excerpt
Gihli The Chief Named Dog: Book 3 of the Cherokee Chronicles
“What are you doing?”
Atselvdi jumped as if he had forgotten about his sister sitting next to him. They had been sitting for a long time wrapped up in their individual thoughts and just enjoying a lazy, cool afternoon. It was so peaceful in this, his favorite spot, where he had told her he did his best thinking.
“Grandfather says that the droplets show how one drop affects the entire pond just as one man’s actions affect all men.”
He submerged the branch tip back into the water and waited for the waters to calm.
“Grandfather told me that this demonstrates how life absorbs tragedies and upheavals. He told me that patience restores the calm; that time maintains the balance; that all things find their place; and that the natural way of things is peace.”
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