One spring the Navaho warriors left on a raid, while they were gone the white soldiers
came and threatened chief Old Bear, if they didn't keep the peace they would come back and
burn all the huts and kill everyone in the village.
Later on the Spaniards attacked the village, Bright Morning and Running Bird were
captured by two of them. They were each given to an old lady for safe keeping for the
night. The next morning the Spaniards returned for the Indian girls, later the next night
Bright Morning and Running Bird escaped from them.
Bright Morning and Running Bird returned to their canyon. When they arrived the white
soldiers (long knives) commanded the Navaho people to leave, the soldiers were at the
bottom of the trail where the Indian were.
Later that month the Navaho left their village they were captured by the "long
knives". The whole tribe was taken Bosque Redondo. During this time Bright Morning
and Tall Boy were married, but when the soldiers found out they separated them so they
could not be together. Tall Boy and Bright Morning managed to escape, they returned to
their canyon where they built a hut before their son was born. Their canyon was named
Canyon de Chelly.
I think Sing Down the Moonis a good book, I would like to read more books
from Scott O'Dell. I think you should read Sing Down the Moon, and some more
books by Scott O'Dell.