The Lake Tribe Summary

The Symbol of Hope
In a land of sorrow and hard times there is a Lake Tribe that endures the pain of the land but with all of this pain comes a symbol of hope, The Blue-Shelled Tortoise. This symbol of hope is the difference between life and death because The Blue-Shelled tortoise brings the water down from the sky. This tortoise comes once a year out of the lake about 50 miles away for the tribes location. Each year the tribe take 10 men and to search for this tortoise. The chief of the tribe has lead this group of people for 30 years and not once has the tortoise not come. The chief has always lead his people well and has never seen the tortoise not come but his son came into the world things could change. A month away from the great ritual for the rain to come and the search to begin, the chief has not made many plans to find the tortoise and the rest of the tribe is beginning to worry. The chief has spent so much time with his son that the tribe barely see him anymore. Little do they know
He calmed them down and they head back to the village. As they were walking back the Chief realized what the spirits said to him and he finally connected that what he did. This was revenge by the spirits and the tribe will not have rain because of him. The ten men noticed the the Chief was becoming nervous and asked what was wrong, but the Chief didn't say anything. The whole trip back to the Chief was uneasy and as soon as the group got back to the village the people cheered but relieved that there was nothing to cheer about. Everyone began to panic and they all looked for the Chief but he was nowhere to be found. They all started understanding that it was the Chief’s fault for them not having rain. Meanwhile the Chief had his son and they were on there way to start a new life because he did not want to sacrifice his son for the