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Many moons ago, a maiden named Wind Dancer loved a warrior named Great Bear.

Wind Dancer was the daughter of Father Sky and Great Bear was the son of Mother

Earth. The Great Spirit joined Great Bear and Wind Dancer in a beautiful wedding

ceremony. Everyone was very happy. The first year, Father Sky gave soft breezes

and gentle rains. Mother Earth shared many fruits and good hunting. The happiness

of Great Bear and Wind Dancer filled the tribes of the land.

Unfortunately, happiness did not last past the second year. Wind Dancer was to bare

a child at the time of winter's first snow. During the birth of the child, Wind Dancer

passed to the next life, leaving Great Bear with a broken heart and a beautiful little

girl. Father Sky sent many blowing snow falls. Mother Earth was hard, cold and

unyeilding. That winter was very hard on the tribes of the land as Mother and Father

mourned the loss of Wind Dancer.

In the spring, Great Bear took the little girl to where Mother Earth and Father Sky

meet. He ask Mother and Father to give a name to Wind Dancer's child and to no

longer grieve but to be happy as Wind Dancer would want. Father Sky shed a single

tear which mixed with the red clay of Mother Earth. In that spot, grew a beautiful

flower; red as the earth, soft like the tear, with a sweet smell of spring wind, but with

thorns of pain. Father Sky and Mother Earth gave a name to Wind Dancer's child.

Her name was to be Wind Flower. Today, we call the flower which came to be at the

time of her naming the Red Rose. A beautiful thing can often come from a great time

of sadnes

1) Setting of time

Moons ago

Wind Dancer loved a warrior named Great Bear

First year

Father Sky gave soft breezes and gentle rains.

Mother Earth shared many fruits and good hunting

The happiness of Great Bear and Wind Dancer filled the tribes of the

land.

Second year

Wind Dancer was to bare a child at the time of winter's first snow.

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Wind Dancer passed to the next life, leaving Great Bear with a broken

heart and a beautiful little girl.

In the spring

Great Bear took the little girl to where Mother Earth and Father Skymeet.

Grew a beautiful flower; red as the earth, soft like the tear, with a sweet

smell of spring wind, but with thorns of pain.

Her name was to be Wind Flower or we called it today Red Roses.

2) Setting of place

At the sky A place which Father Sky lived.

A place which the rain and wind come from.

At the land

A place which Mother Earth, Great Bear and Wind Flower lived.

The Great Spirit joined Great Bear and Wind Dancer in a beautiful

wedding ceremony.

A place when a beautiful flower; red as the earth, soft like the tear, witha sweet smell of spring wind, but with thorns of pain grew.

3) Social background

Loving society

The Great Spirit joined Great Bear and Wind Dancer in a beautiful

wedding ceremony.

Happiness society Everyone was very happy during the wedding.

The happiness of Great Bear and Wind Dancer filled the tribes of the

land.