The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People

The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People is a children's adventure novel, written and illustrated by the Canadian author Grey Owl (1888–1938). It was first published in 1935 in Great Britain by Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited and in Canada by Macmillan of Canada. Publications by other publishing houses, such as Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States, followed.[1] The book has been translated into many languages.[2]

The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People
First edition cover
AuthorGrey Owl
IllustratorGrey Owl
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature Adventure fiction
PublisherLovat Dickson & Thompson Limited
Publication date
1935
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
Pages256

Plot

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Sajo, a young Indian girl, and her older brother, Shapian, adopt two orphaned beaver kits, Chilawee and Chikanee. The children have lost their mother, and the father, Big Feather, must leave them for a time to pay off a debt to the "Company" by working in a "canoe brigade". With no money to support them while he is away, he trades Chikanee for provisions. The beaver is then sold to an amusement park in the city.

Distraught, the children decide to travel to the city with Chilawee and try to rescue Chikanee. They first travel by canoe through a terrifying forest fire to Rabbit Portage, a frontier town on the railroad. There they are befriended by a missionary, who is presented as a "white brother to the Indians". He takes up a collection among the tourists and residents of the town to raise money for their train tickets. Arriving in the city, they encounter Pat O'Reilly, an Irish policeman, who helps them locate Chikanee and convince the park owner to release the beaver to them. To their great joy, Chilawee and Chikanee were reunited: "And there, before all those people, they began to wrestle."

Illustrations

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The book contains illustrations by Grey Owl, among them the following:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""The adventures of Sajo and her Beaver people"". Achive.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Translations of Sajo and her Beaver People". Index Translationum. UNESCO. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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