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Show - 68 - brother and wounded many of our people." Roa's heart skipped a beat and. a dark cloud of gloom changed his enthusiasm, for the iourney. FTe exchanged a nuick glance with Ruruku, i*ose eves gleamed with excitement. Turi continued, "So row hardily, my friends. Our journey is so timed to nut us on the outskirts of their pa x«rhen Marama, the moon is still hidden by the earth." "Why do you look so sick, elder brother?" Ruruku chided. "Since our father's announcement my stomach no longer feels pangs of hunger from our tbree-dav fast in preparation for our davs and nights of r-owing." Roa did. not answer. The canoes sliooed silently into a secluded cove where rugged, rocky cliffs rose abruptly cut of the sea. Dusk was raoidlv engulfing the world. They had all been given the plan of attack. Surprise was a must. By the time they had hidden and. secured the canoes and scaled the rocky crags, darkness had all but swalloxved the silent moving forms. All was going according to olan as they moved through the forest |
