Davy Crokett

Davy Crockett
by Gina D.B. Clemen

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Contents
Chapter One: Young Davy.............................................................................. 3
Chapter Two: The Creek Wars........................................................................5 Chapter Three: Davy Enters Politics............................................................... 7 Chapter Four: CongressmanCrockett............................................................. 9 Chapter Five: Texas.......................................................................................11 Chapter Six: Fort Alamo............................................................................... 13 Chapter Seven: The Red flag.........................................................................15 Chapter Eight:The Massacre........................................................................ 17 Track 1: Hunters and Trappers......................................................................19 Track 2: The American Frontier....................................................................20 Track 3: Jim Bowie and the Bowie Knife..................................................... 21 Track 4: DavyCrockett State Park................................................................22

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Chapter One: Young Davy
Davy Crockett was born on August 17, 1787, in Greene County, Tennessee. In 1787 America was a new nation. Most of the territory was a wilderness①. Davy Crockett was born in the wilderness. His father, John Crockett, was an Irish immigrant②. He fought in the AmericanRevolution. He was a very courageous③ man. Davy had a difficult childhood④. His family was poor. When he was twelve years old, his father said, "Davy, our family doesn't have any money. You must go to work as a cattle herder⑤." "All right, father," said Davy. "I'm happy to help the family!" Davy travelled four hundred miles on foot. He took cattle from Tennessee to other places. When he finished his work,he was far from home. He was lost⑥! Davy walked 400 miles. When he returned home he was very tired. Davy gave his father the money he made. His father was happy and said "Thank you, Davy! Now we have some money for the winter months." "I can do it again to help the family," Davy answered. The years passed. Davy went to school when he had time. He spent most of his time hunting in the forest. He wasthe best shooter⑦ and hunter⑧ in

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wilderness：荒野.。 immigrant：移民。 courageous：勇敢的。 childhood：童年。 cattle herder：牛仔。 lost：迷路的。 shooter：猎手。 hunter：猎人。

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Tennessee. He entered many shooting competitions① and won them all. He called his rifle "Old Betsy." For years Davy hunted bears and other wild animals. He was a trapper②. Once he hunted one hundred bears in six months!It was dangerous③ to hunt bears but Davy was very courageous and strong. He knew the forest well. The Indians were his good friends. He ran fast and was a strong fighter. He fought with the wild cats of the mountains. Some people said that one day Davy saw a racoon in a tree. He wanted to shoot it but the racoon saw him and said, "Wait a minute. Are you Davy Crockett?" Davy answered, "Yes, I am."The racoon answered, "Then don't shoot! I'll come down from the tree." And the racoon came down from the tree!

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competitions：竞赛。 trapper：设陷阱捕兽的人。 dangerous：危险的。

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Chapter Two: The Creek Wars
Everyone liked Davy Crockett. He was always happy, with a big smile. He was honest and always helped others. Davy was a tall man. He wore a coonskin cap, buckskin trousers and abuckskin jacket. He always carried his long rifle, "Old Betsy." In 1806 Davy married Polly Finley. She was a school teacher. They had two sons and a daughter: John, Joseph and Judith. After a few years, the Crockett family moved into the Tennessee hills. The Tennessee hills were near hostile① Indian country. In 1812 the war between the United States and Britain began. The Mohawk and Creek Indians...