Little Soldier
Little Soldier was the head chief of the Yankton Dakota. He was a member of a delegation that signed a treaty with the United States government on June 22, 1825. He signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868. He also took part in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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Little Soldier (novel)
Little Soldier is a children's novel by Bernard Ashley, published in 1999. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and 2000 for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
Plot summary
Kaninda, who escaped when his family was gunned down in their own home in Africa, is now in London. He longs to escape back to his country of Lasai so that he can avenge his family. Meanwhile, on the streets of London another form of tribal warfare - gang warfare - threatens to draw him in.
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Podcasts:
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by Spencer Day
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by Mindy Gledhill
Little Soldier
by: Spencer DayHello, a telephone tells me that it won't be long now
Goodbye, don't you cry, cause I need you to be strong now
Soon they'll come and give the order
I hope we'll meet across the border
Love, lay your head on my weary shoulder
I can hear those battle drums
Love, say a prayer for your little soldier
If tomorrow never comes
High ho, I gotta go
Gotta hurry cause time is wasting
So long, please carry on
Pretending like nothing is changing
I try and pull myself together
I'll be with you, so please remember
Love, lay your head on my weary shoulder
I can hear those battle drums
Love, say a prayer for your little soldier
If tomorrow never comes
I'm going away, I'm going away
I'm going away and it won't be long
I'm already gone
I'm facing a great unknown, on my own, her I go
Hold me closer till this is over, then
Love, lay your head on my weary shoulder
I can hear those battle drums
Love, say a prayer for your little soldier
If tomorrow never comes