'Again and again the men of the North assailed that circle of canoes, and again and again were repulsed. The air was thick with poisoned arrows, the water stained with blood.

‘北方人一次又一次地袭击那圈独木舟，一次又一次被击退。空气中弥漫着浓浓的毒箭，水上染满了鲜血。