Summary: Matt started the day's reading from Robinson Crusoe. In a couple of minutes Attean stood up and yelled, "NOT SLAVE," and ran out of the cabin.

The Lesson

Attean came in though the door, and he sat right by me.  He said, "Read!" I started to read Robinson Crusoe.   When I stopped reading, Attean said, "Fish."   I grabbed my line and followed Attean through the woods to get to the stream.

Attean speared a fish.  It was big and fat .  I figured it must have weighed 4 pounds and was probably 10 inches long.  Attean said, "You try."   I stepped into the cold icy water.  I could feel the pebbles under my feet and the fish looking at me funny, like I was a big giant to them. As I took the spear, I aimed for the fish.  I felt like a real Indian with that spear in my left hand.  The fish that I had my eye on suddenly stopped.  I brought back the spear, ready to lurch into the water.   I threw it forward into the water, but I failed.  I fell into the water.   Attean probably thought, "Dumb White Man!"