The+Beaver+Story


 * Read the "Beaver Legend" and try to find the shape of the "beaver" in the pictures of Mt. Sugarloaf with your group.
 *  Discuss your understanding of the story and plan your illustrations of the story for later.
 * Answer the following questions independently on the discussion board for this topic.


 * Why do you think the Pocumtuck had this story? How old do you think it is?
 * What did the Pocumtucks call the present day Mt. Sugarloaf?
 * What did the Pocumtucks think Mt. Sugarloaf was?
 * How did the Indians believe the beaver became Mt.Sugarloaf?
 * What body part of the beaver is represented by the part of Mt. Sugarloaf that looks out towards Sunderland, Massachusetts?
 * What might this story tell you about Pocumtuck beliefs and attitudes?


 * . Re-tell the Beaver Legend in four drawings ( Beginning, Rising action, climax, ending) .Write a caption for each picture.

[|Beaver Legend]

[|Photo of Mt. Sugarloaf by the Allen sisters]

[|silhouette drawing of Mt. Sugarloaf range]

[|photos of beavers]