Pocahontas
Once upon a time, in the forests of South America, there lived a tribe. Pauhotan was the chief of the tribe, and Pocahontas was his daughter.
We see a jungle where many girls are gathering berries and flowers. Pocahontas doesn't enjoy what she's doing. She lags behind, trying to make herself a boomerang.
— Come on, Pocahontas! We need to be home before sunset! And your basket is empty!
— Why? I want to stay longer and watch the stars and listen to the crickets and owls. I don't want to pick berries.
She throws her boomerang at a branch, and a bunch of berries fall into her basket. The girls are amazed. She points to a cave high up on the mountain.
— Wouldn't it be wonderful to spend the night there? We could almost touch the stars.
— Girls shouldn't do all that! These silly adventures are for boys! No girl can climb that high. You should have been born a boy, because you act like one.
— I didn't have to be born a boy. A girl can do anything a boy can, only better!
Mountain Adventure
Pocahontas leaves the group and heads towards the mountain.
— Pocahontas, come back! Pocahontas, come back! Pocahontas, come back!
But Pocahontas didn't want to come back. She climbed the mountain and entered the cave. At the edge of the cave, she saw an owl chick that had fallen from its tree. The chick was scared. Pocahontas picked it up.
— Hey, little one! Where's your mommy? Come here. Show me your tree.
She climbed the tree and put the bird back in its nest. Then, she sat on the branch. She turned and saw the sky.
Wow! She reached out and almost touched the stars. She sighed.
Father's Worry
The next morning, Pocahontas was woken up a bit abruptly.
— Wake up, Pocahontas! Are you alright? — Father! — I asked if you're alright! — Yes, yes, I'm fine. — Do you know how worried I was? An animal could have attacked you! Anything could have happened to you! — See? I lit a fire. I was safe. The forest animals know me. They won't hurt me. — Enough! Let's go home!
Arrival of Strangers
Suddenly, they heard loud noises. Pauhotan asked his people to check. From the mountaintop, far below, just outside the forest, they saw a huge caravan of wagons, horses, and people. Their leader was called the Governor.
— We will build our city here! For tonight, let's sleep in tents. Tomorrow, we start building. — Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Pauhotan and his tribe were worried about these new people. What did they want?
— We will watch them closely. We will bring them gifts. We will see who they are, and perhaps when the time is right, we can include them in our tribe. I will rule over everyone.
Gifts and Hidden Plans
So, the tribe gathered baskets of fruit and coconuts, berry jam, and sacks of grain, and went to the camp where the strangers lived.
— You are guests in our part of the world. Please accept some gifts. — Thank you very much, Chief Pauhotan. Please accept our sincere gratitude.
In this way, Pauhotan and his people continued to entertain the strangers. And the strangers accepted their gifts and gave them blankets and ropes and such things in return. It was a good friendship, but the two chiefs had something else in mind.
— These people are around our forests, on our land. They must become part of our tribe. If they do not accept my leadership, we will declare war on the day after the full moon. — We will do so! We will do so! We will do so! — But Father! — This matter is not discussed with girls. — Look at all the wood, fruits, and grains, not to mention the animal skins we can get from the forest. We must gain control over it. We will declare war the day after this full moon. — Yes, we will! We will! Yes, we will! We will! Yes, we will! We will!
Saving John Smith
Pocahontas was not happy that her people were fighting others just to make them members of their tribe. Lost in her thoughts, she was walking through the forest when she heard sounds near the waterfall. Pocahontas went to look closer.
— The cub! It will die!
Pocahontas ran to save the cub.
Pocahontas and John Smith were carried downstream, deep into the forest. Pocahontas pulled him out of the water. By then, it had grown dark.
— Are you alright? — Yes. — My head feels like a rock. You risked your life to save me. You risked your life to save that animal! — A cub! The animal was a helpless cub that you almost killed! — These things happen. The cub should have escaped when it saw the tree being cut. Can't you protect every animal in the forest? — You talk about animals as if they belong to another world. As if they are inconvenient strangers. — It's the law of the jungle. The strongest survive.
The Language of Love
Suddenly, he saw something and told Pocahontas.
— Shhh! Don't move! — It's a cobra snake on the ground.
John Smith picked up a stone and almost threw it at the snake.
— Stop!
She ran forward and knelt before the snake.
— We won't hurt you, little one. I promise. If you don't like us, we'll leave you alone. We're sorry we disturbed you.
The snake seemed to understand, then it left.
— Risking your life is some kind of hobby for you? I'm bored, let me face death. It should be fun. — Look at your face. Survival of the fittest. A small snake scares you, and you say you're the strongest? Anyone can feel strong if they have a weapon in their hand. Where's the courage in that? — No, I was scared for you. You just talked to the snake. How did it understand what you were saying? — The whole world, every creature, every leaf, every flower, you, me, the sky and the rainbow and the stars, we are all part of the same family, and we can all learn to talk to each other through the language of love. — The language of love? — The language of love is when you don't want to hurt anyone, when you wish well to every creature, and when you respect every creature's right to life. This is the language of love that every being understands.
A bird came and sat on Pocahontas's shoulder.
— Hey, little one! Why don't you try? — Me? — Mhm. Call it with all the love in your heart. — Alright.
He put on a fake, almost mischievous smile. The bird got scared and hid behind Pocahontas's head.
— Come here, little bird. I won't hurt you. It's not working. — Be sincere! From the bottom of your heart! Be sincere!
John Smith tried to gather all the love in his heart. This time, he was truly sincere. He opened his arms and smiled genuinely. The bird saw and flew towards him. The bird chirped, and then more birds came. The birds sat on John Smith's arms and also on Pocahontas.
— It's magic!
Two pairs of birds came down, each with a flower crown. One pair placed the crown on Pocahontas's head, and the other tried to put it around John Smith's head. His crown didn't fit. So the birds tried to widen it with their beaks, but they couldn't and fell. One of them got angry and ruffled John Smith's hair, then flew away.
Stop the War!
John Smith looked very funny with his ruffled hair. He saw his reflection in the water and burst out laughing. So did Pocahontas. The birds also started laughing, then flew away. John Smith saw Pocahontas laughing. He liked it. He was silent for a moment and looked at Pocahontas.
— You are wonderful. — Thank you. — For what? — You saved my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. — Oh dear! — What is it? — Your people should leave here. — No. You should run away. — Run away? — Yes. Today is the day after the full moon. Our camp intends to attack your tribe. — Why? — To gain control over the entire forest. — And my father wants to add your camp to his tribe. We must stop them! — How? — Come with me!
Peace in the Forest
Pauhotan's and the Governor's groups were preparing for war. They had advanced to attack each other.
— Victory is ours! Victory is ours! Victory is ours! Victory is ours! We will win! We will win! We will win! We will win! — Stop! — Pauhotan's daughter! What are you doing here? — I'm trying to stop this war! It will bring nothing but destruction to both our peoples! — To your people! We will take over the forest! — The forest doesn't belong only to people, but more to the trees and creatures of the forest. They give us food and shelter, they give us our lives, and we give them nothing in return. But if they can share their home with us, why can't we do that? — Enough! These are Pauhotan's tricks to save himself from us!
Suddenly, the lion cub that Pocahontas had saved arrived and licked Pocahontas. A small child from the Governor's camp approached, fascinated by the cub. The cub and the child became friends. Then, a roar was heard. A majestic lion emerged from the forest.
— What? Save the child! Save the child! Save the child! Save the child!
The Governor's men aimed their weapons at the lion, but they saw that the cub stopped protectively in front of Pocahontas and the child, as if communicating with it. The child from the camp was fascinated by the lion and stepped forward, touching the lion's nose and laughing, and the lion smiled.
The Governor's men prepared their weapons. But just then, John Smith arrived with Pocahontas's tribe.
— Stop! Please, stop! If man and animal can become friends, why can't people become friends with each other? Instead of fighting in war and killing each other, why can't we simply trade and live together?
Conclusion
In the end, man learned that man with man and man with animal must live together in harmony for a peaceful and happy life.
