There was a drough in the land, and the Comanches did not know what to do to make the Great Spirits happy. For three days they danced, in hopes that the Great Spirits would send the rains that would end the drought. After three days, the rain did not come, so the Great Shaman went off to the top of the hill, so that the Great Spirits can tell him what his people must do to end the drought. When he returned, he told his people that they had become selfish. The Great Spirits the Comanches to give up their most valuable possiession, and offer them up in sacrifice. Every one had something that they loves, but convinced themselves that it was not what the Great Spirits wanted. One girl in the village, called She Who Is Alone, knew exactly what the Great Spirits wanted. Her most valuable possession was a doll, that was made by those in her family that had passed away in the drought. At night she went up to the hill, offered the doll up to the Spirits, and placed her doll into the flame. When morning came, the hills were filled with bluebonnets. When the people woke up, they knew that the flowers ment that the Great Spirts had forgiven their people. When the people were giving thanks, the rain began to fall. The little girl who sacrificed her doll was now known as One Who Dearly Loved Her People. Each spring the Spirits remember this litle girl, and fill the valleys of Texas with these blue flowers. This book is great for students in the elementary setting. The pictures are done in soft pastels, and kids in the lower grades would love to flip through it. In the upper grades, this book could be used in a social studies unit that is studying Texas symbols or Native Americans. The book does a great job at depicting life in the Comanche tribe. Students could research the Comanches and create their own dolls as an extension project.
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