Retold by Ann Dixon, The Sleeping Lady, Elizabeth Johns, USA, Alaska Northwest Books, 1994, 30 pp. Alaska Folktale for Children, Grades K-3
Susitna and Nekatla are two young adults in love and in preparation to be married when their day is disrupted by a stranger who brings them news of bad people approaching their village along the shores of Cook Inlet Alaska. Because they only believed in peace and happiness Nekatla convinced his fellow villagers to go meet these people and offer a peace offering rather then wait for the violence to approach their village. This folktale is told in third person and in past tense shining the light on love and devotion and to describe the magnificent landscape of Susitna Mountain.
1. A great activity to do with children is have them think about something else in nature they can describe. First have them brainstorm ideas, teacher can write ideas on board. Then have students write their own, illustrate and share.
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