The Warrior: The Legend Of Mulan

Thousands of years ago in ancient China, there lived a beautiful and smart young woman named Mulan. She lived with her parents, her grandparents, and her dog named little brother. Mulan's father had once been a great warrior, but his leg had been injured in battle. As an only child, Mulan felt responsible for keeping the family honor.One day, a man arrived with terrible news from the Emperor. The Huns, China’s enemy, had attacked.

The Emperor had ordered that one member from each family, man or woman, join the army. Mulan’s aging father, who had been in the army once felt he should join again . He wanted to protect his family. Mulan felt that she should go as she is the youngest and healthiest in the household, although her father had better skills in fighting. Her father did not want her to risk her chances as she was still young and has much of her life ahead of her. Mulan knew her father was too old to fight and eventually they worked it out and Mulan's father agreed to the plan. The next day after saying a prayer to the ancestors she put on her father's old warrior clothes and raced off to join the army. Somehow she would find a way to bring honor to her family.
“What is your name?” he asked Mulan. “My name? It’s...Mulan,” Mulan said. Mulan had realized that she was the only woman at the training camp. All of the men welcomed and greeted her kindly, and treated her as they would treat the others.Shang worked hard to teach his soldiers strength and discipline. Mulan struggled to keep up. Shang was angry and told her to go home. To earn the soldiers respect Mulan retrieved an arrow on top of a tall pole. This was the hardest training task of all, and Mulan had done it! All of the men were amazed with her