Today is my birthday! I am so excited beacouse today I turn 10, which in our tribe means you get a spike horn necklace, and it is quite a gift. Today I got a Ink pen, and a book with empty pages in it. My father says you are sopposed to write all your secrets in it. So now im writing in it! My brother got me a practice knife carved of wood from a real knife, but of course he had to give it to me in private beacouse of my mother. My mother got me a cooking tool, called a whisk. I acted like I was impressed and excited, but I really wasnt. I got the best gifts this year! Oh and today I played with my friend Chetan and we got in the swimming hole. It was really fun beacouse she taught me too not be afraid of jumping in from the cliff. Now I do it all the time! I better go, my mother told me to blow out my candles. Sorry about my mother. Ill tell you about my awesome dream i will have tonight tomorrow. By book for writing secrets in! Love, Nizhoni.
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Nizhoni
Historical FictionNizhoni is a navajo girl. her name in navajo is "beautiful". Nizhoni loves looking at her fathers bow and arrows and her older brothers knives. Her mom expects her to sew and cook, and so does everyone else. But Nizhoni has a nook of adventure in he...
