George joined the men scrubbing in the river. His eagerness was contagious as he motioned his sons to join him.

"I will be going back to Germany when I am grown," Hans Jr. promised his father.

"And in the meantime, we will be accepted into the tribe. You are underage Son, therefore the decision rests with me as your father."

Claus eyed the river with wary eyes as George swept him high in his arms, following the chief to the ...