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Show 30 Ahote lay back with the chewing root in his mouth. "My head hurts," he said to himself. "We must catch the rest of the clan." <^-~. "We're all the clan there is," Apa said. "That's not true," Ahote said, sitting up again and holding his head. "The rest are waiting for us. We must hurry." "There's no one out there," Chua said with a sweep of his arm. He was careful to stay in the entrance of the cave, so he could climb away quickly if Ahote threw another rock. "Father Sun is high. We can't travel until he leaves the sky." Ahote staggered to his feet. A0* He was weak from hunger, but the chewing root was beginning to fill his body witn^trength. As he walked towards the entrance of the cave, he tripped over the hot rocks. He fell across the fire, burning his left shin. - "Ahhhhh," he yelled in pain. In anger he threw a rock over the cliff, and then another and another. Chua climbed out of the way. Apa picked up a cool rock from the cave and handed it to Ahote. "Put this rock on your burn to soothe it," Apa said. Ahote turned on her with fire in his eyes. He picked up a rock to throw at her. "Leave my mother alone," yelled Chua. Ahote turned and aimed the rock at Chua. He spat chewing root on the ground. Chua scrambled up the rocks out of reach. Ahote picked up a cool rock and placed it on his shin and crumpled to the ground, crying. Crying at last, thought Chua. It is over - until next time. |