| |
The sun
was past mid day now and beginning to throw
shadows over hill and dale. "Let’s just
eat them," says G. "Ok", says
J. The fish were quite cooked by now, and black
on the outside. Much to G’s surprise, these
fish didn’t have any bones at all! Pure meat
~ like salmon steak! They scarfed, finished
the berries, and G put some mushrooms on a
long stick to roast. When they were done, they
decided they could get another 4 or 5 hours
of riding in before dark.
When they looked up however, the horses were no where
in site. "Ai yai yai" exclaimed Granma. "Didn’t
think we were gonna have to tie them!" But lo
and behold, to their surprise, here they came, up from
the water hole again, Mobe in the lead with Pepper
following along behind. Da Muff had gone and rounded
them up. They gave da Muff the scraps of fish that
they didn’t eat … like guts and the head, tail fins
and stuff.
G said they should probably go get some more berries
and take some mushrooms along ... just in case. So
they did. The wide flat leaves made strong, good carrying
cases for stuff. The leaves were waxy and didn’t break
easily. Granma said that they needed to braid some
more willow branches and make some baskets to carry
stuff. "That would be handy," said J.
When they went to gather more berries Granma thought
she caught a glimpse of a wood gnome hiding behind
a tree. They could change color, you know and blend
in with anything. She began to whistle loudly to let
it know she wasn’t scared of it. It seemed rather afraid
of her. Then she saw another, pale yellow, behind a
bush. I guess if there were enough of them, you could
get afraid. So she got up out of there but didn’t run
… tho’ she wanted to. She clomped away loudly, coughing
and carrying on. "What’s up?" asks the J-man. "Oh,
just saw some wood gnomes. Not sure if they are friendly
or not. We better be heading out," says G.
Back at the rock, Granma gathered up her berry
leaves and stuffed her pockets, especially the
front of her overalls. She folded over some leaves
of berries & mushrooms and tied them with
willow switches and hung them on the tassles
of the blanket. Mober and Pepper were all dressed
and ready to go. G lifted Julio up and sat him
on the Pep. G had to lead Mobe up to the big
flat rock to get on. When was that horse every
going to learn to bow or kneel down so she could
get on?
|
|
Search the DeerLake Sites for More Fun Pages
Children's Activities Home