![]() ![]() In the night, a voice tells him how to find paint-filled brushes Little Gopher locates them, and they become brilliantly colored flowers known as Indian Paintbrush. Little Gopher's paintings never satisfy him because the colors are dull and dark, but he keeps trying. When he grows older, a Dream-Vision comes to him: a young Indian maiden and her grandfather tell him that he will paint pictures of the great warriors with colors as pure as the evening sky. But, he has a talent of his ownhe is an artist. Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Publishers Weekly: In this companion to The Legend of the Bluebonnet, Little Gopher is smaller than the rest of the children in his tribe and can't keep up with those who ride, run, wrestle or shoot with bows and arrows. Finally, he heard a voice telling him that he has done well for his people and would be given the colors of the sunset, at which point he painted his picture, and the paintbrushes grew into beautiful flower. He was also given a white buckskin to create something great, but he could not find the perfect colors of the sunset. When a dream-vision comes to him, he is given paint, a paint brush, and animal skin and was told that he was to paint warrior’s accomplishments so that they would always be remembered. ![]() Opening line/sentence: Many years ago when the People traveled the Plains and lived in a circle of teepees, there was a boy who was smaller than the rest of the children in the tribe.īrief Book Summary: The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush follows Little Gopher, who struggles with being the smallest in the tribe, and lacks the warrior skills those around him possess, despite having other skills. Theme(s): Painting, warriors, Native Americans, Title: The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
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