[Rokinronda]

TOTV would like to present a novel. Brave Poco

[Rokinronda]

BRAVE Main Entry: brave
Pronunciation: \ˈbrāv\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): brav·er; brav·est
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian & Old Spanish bravo courageous, wild, probably from Latin barbarus barbarous
Date: 15th century POCO Fictitious nickname of a young girl in search of her ancestry. Written by Villagers under the direction of, HELP!!

[Rokinronda]

Poco, a raven haired beauty, was nicknamed for the area she grew up in, the Pocono Mountains. Poco's given name is..............

[samhass]

Her home was only about 50 miles from CasaSamhass, a soaring manse set upon a cliff. The cliff was made of diabase rock. Many assumed the huge jumbled rocks in the area were from the ice age. They weren't. Volcanic eruptions had left the area filled with huge boulders and caves. Poco had come to this area because it was rich in Indian history. The Lenape Indian tribe lived in the hills and caves on The Ridge. They had many sacred sites in the area. Drumming circles were still well attended in the area. Many of the drummers had no Lenni Lenape blood but were intrigued by the history of the tribe. Lenape blood ran in a portion of Poco's blood.

[samhass]

Anybody ????

[Rokinronda]

:dontknow: Sam, are you a novelist? You have pulled me into the story, but I don't a clue where to take it!! You write beautifully!!

[samhass]

Merci, Princess Ronda. No, I an an ordinary squaw.

Anyway.....Poco walked some of the forested trails in search of old Indian sites. She came upon a drumming circle that had four strategically placed totem poles in the North,South, East and West positions. The poles had been carved from cedar taken from the woods.
The colors on the pole came from natural pigments. Seven people sat around a fire...

[samhass]

chanting and drumming. Poco knew they were white pretenders. The one was chanting to the tune of In a godda da vida by Iron Butterfly. Poco sniffed the air to see if any particular weed possibly associated with that era wafted through the air. All she smelled was the sage they burned. She smiled at the memories of her ancestors as they burned the sage to bring good fortune to the tribe. The participants used turkey feathers to fan the smoking sage and release it's aroma to the winds. The turkey feathers could also be used to make good luck tokens. Poco approached a seated male. He was white but wore a mohawk hairstyle and little more than a loin cloth. He rose and stepped to the fire briefly before turning to her. "I am Tawktwan. How did you find us?" he asked.
Poco looked at him and replied....

[samhass]

This ridge you are on is called "The Dog's Spine". It is a place my people came to long ago. I have permission from the current landowners to walk the trails and look for Indian artifacts.
My ancestors held these hill sacred.

[samhass]

Poco elaborated. "Look at the plants around you. Black Cohosh, Golden seal, Bloodroot, Jack in the Pulpit, Ferns, Ginseng and other herbs are in abundance. The forest canopy and soil make this an ideal spot for these herbs. Our tribal medicine woman set great store by these herbs. They flourish in this diabase soil under the canopy of these towering trees."

[samhass]

Authors note: Ronda, I think you meant this to be a humorous story. I have sort of hijacked both Indian princess stories and turned them serious. For this I apologize. They just seem like such wonderful characters and my fingers just start flying on the keyboard. So, I wish people would tell me to choose one and leave the other one the H alone! I really like both Fall and Poco but know I shouldn't do both. The two of them should meet someday. ;D

[Boomer]

Sam,

I just want to be your agent.

Continue, please.

Boomer

[Rokinronda]

I thought this was the serious story!! The never ending story, was staying the funny one, that one can't be stopped and the beginning is still there. LOL As BOOMER said......................PLEASE Carry on!! ....Just let us know which is which??!! 1rnfl SUSAN, HELP!

[Rokinronda]

Maybe I can be the illustrator? :dontknow:

[barb1191]

Sam...Let your fingers do the walking; you're doing great. Keep it up and get all that talent out for us to enjoy.

We have two different types of authors here:

Sam.... who does extensive research and builds a terrific story; and

Rhonda... with a hilarious quick, dry wit and wild imagination that is so enjoyable.

Both are so very talented. May I suggest that you both write stories of your very own for us to enjoy? What say, think you both need to use your own techniques, yes?

Suggest that Sam write the mystery and Rhonda writes the comedy.

barb

PS: And.....if my suggestion goes over like a wet balloon, I don't know either one of you!! Kapeesh? :dontknow: crap wav