For a long time, the Chumash Indians have lived along the coast of California. Anacapa was a little girl among them who lived with her family. Seashells were1to them. They used them for fishing, for jewelry and for money. But for the little girl, seashells were just charming things that she liked to 2.
One day, Anacapa was walking through the village. She waved and3 at the women who were busy making the beautiful4. They all liked this polite girl and they smiled back. Everyone was busy, 5 she wandered down to the ocean to look for some seashells alone.
When she left, the day was 6. She walked down to the ocean. She heard a whisper suddenly. She thought it was her mother, warning her not to walk too far alone or it may be the mother deer, looking for the little deer. The sounds really were just the7. When it blew through the trees, it sounded like a whisper. When she arrived, she saw many seashells shining in the sun. She was so busy finding the perfect seashells that she forgot about the time.
Hours passed, the sky grew dark. Fog began to roll in. The little girl became very 8. She knew she had to look for a 9to spend the night. Finally, she found a cave. To ease her worries, she started to sing a song.
The little girl's parents were very worried. They asked the villagers who were making the baskets if they had seen their daughter. They searched all night.
At last, in the next morning, the sky slowly grew bright. The rays of sunlight10 on the little girl's eyes. She looked for some food to feed her hungry stomach. She remembered how her father always used his hands when he caught a shellfish. She would tell her parents how she remembered her 11 and they would be proud. But then she realized that she must hurry home.
She looked at the sky and saw a condor(秃鹰). She remembered Mum's words —the condors were considered as a good sign. The bird would lead her to the path to her village. She followed the bird along the beach as though she had12 too.
"Anacapa! Anacapa!" She heard her parents' voice. It was not a whisper, but a loud shout of 13, "Mum! Dad!" They hugged each other. They laughed and cried.
"Mum! Dad! Thanks to (the) 14, I could survive and found the way to the village. "
So, wherever you go, remember that you are always in your parents' mind. And remember what they said and what they did, it will lead you (to)15·
