After feasting, the Indians raised their clubs ready to kill, but Pocahontas rushed over placing her head on their leader, John Smith. Seeing that their leader's life was spared, many white men traded with us for food. Others were not so friendly and still fought. Pocahontas tried to keep peace so there would not be war but the chief did not always listen to her and killed some white men. When a ship left, our chief sent Pocahontas to find out why it left. One of the people there told her that John Smith was dead. Others told her he left. She did not know what was right. She told me to tell her father she left. Running deep into the woods, she called out, saying, 'Good bye!' I was alone. Trudging back, I was deep in thought. What would the chief say? When I told the chief, he was upset. Luckily, after three days, a messenger arrived saying Pocahontas was married to a man in the Patawamake tribe. His name was Kocum.
Weeks later another ship arrived bringing more provisions and people. The chief was enraged; for John Smith had told him they were leaving. All warriors got ready for a surprise attack and Pocahontas was not there to stop them.
After the surprise attack many of the white men died and were buried during the night. The white men did not want us to know they were dying but we posted watch at night and figured it out. One day, one of the strange men asked me to join them on their ship. I agreed. Later I learned that they were going to bring me to England. On the ship was also Pocahontas whom they had captured to bring to England as well. There they kept us in Jamestown, where Pocahontas was baptized and changed her name to Rebecca.
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