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Show 50 "I'm the son of the chief of the Bear Clan, and this is my grandmother." "But why does the son of the chief go for water, when it's a woman's job?" asked Chua. "Well, why do you?" asked Toho, jumping to his feet with clenched fists. "Chua asked in politeness, and you must answer with the same tone," said the old woman. "I'm sorry," Toho said. "Sometimes I get angry?' Chua understood. "My grandmother reminds me that I get angry like my father. My mother is crippled with the pain of stiff bones. It's very hard for her to walk. I'm her only child, so I must get the water. Some of the boys in the clan make fun of me because I do women's work. They tell me I'll grow up to be weak like my mother." "And why do you go for water?" the old woman asked Chua. "My mother is great with child. My baby brother will be bom when the next moon is full, so she can't walk a distance without her leg muscles tying in knots." "Bless her," said the old woman. - OLA M^CK SLX. offi* UiJty i The old woman ruffled Toho's hair. Chua watched them and thought of the dead wife of the Snake Clan Chief who had been like his grandmother for so long. She had ruffled his hair and told him stories. Chua felt alone. Jealousy and anger welled up inside him like a spring of bubbling water. > Clawing Eagle was on guard strChua fell-safe: / |