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She picked up her own bundle and followed the squaw and the Indian girl out through the woods and across a meadow where a few cattle were feeding . `` This must be Truro , '' Anne thought to herself as she trudged silently on beside her new friends . It grew very warm and there was no shade , and Anne began to feel tired , but neither Nakanit nor her mother seemed to notice the heat . It was past noon before they made any stop , and as Anne , who was some distance behind her companions , saw the squaw turn toward a little wooded hill and begin to lower the basket from her shoulders , she gave a long tired sigh of relief . Nakanit heard and turned toward her , and reached out her free hand to take Anne 's bundle . But Anne shook her head , and tightened her hold on it . This seemed to anger the Indian girl , and with a surly word she gave Anne a push , sending her over into a clump of wild rose bushes .