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Show 13 "I told him not to do it again," Apa said. "I'm big enough to get away," Chua said. "But I don't want him to hit my baby brother." "I don't want either of you treated that way," Apa said. His mother said she wanted to protect him, but she wouldn't leave Ahote. Chua felt trapped. He needed his father's help. Chua helped Apa sit on a nearby rock and took the water jar from her head. "He's your father's brother. There is good in him. Before the chewing root, he was kind and helpful," Apa said. Chua couldn't believe that his mother thought Ahote would care for them. Ahote was either in a trance or angry or sleeping. He never did any work. Why couldn't his V mother see that? CHAPTER 4 Getting rejected by the clan was the real problem. If Chua and Apa had been allowed to stay with the Snake Clan, the elders would have thrown Ahote out. Chua could have learned to hunt with the men of the clan so he and his mother would have had ( food for the winter. Chua knew that Sotuknang, creator of the universe, gave you hardships to help you grow. But Chua didn't know how he was going to snare this problem. |