Why did the boy ask the chief not to welcome the visitors?
Because his dream was a warning.
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Who were the โlittle ones that swam awkwardly to our shoreโ?
They were the visitors, the strangers, the Spaniards.
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What did the great - sailed canoes look like?
They looked like great-winged birds
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What was the sign Zemis give to his people about the strangers? Did the Tainos listen to those warnings? Why?
The boy grasped the silver stick but it bit his palm so hard the blood cried out. But no one listened because they didn't want to for their greed blinded them.
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What did the boy recommend people not to do? Did anyone listen to him? Why?
He cried "Do not welcome them. Do not call them friends." But no one listened to him for he was just a child.
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Did the chief welcome the strangers? How do you know?
Yes, he did. He traded gifts with the visitors, feasted them and gave them tobacco leaf
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How did the boy feel on seeing those โstrange creaturesโ?
He was afraid.
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What happened to the boy eventually?
He was taken away from his people then fell down into the water. He then swam to a strange shore and wandered without a destination.