The Caveman
Copyright© 2016 by Colin Barrett
Chapter 45
I am sorry to leave this place. It is the place where I first come, where I first meet Linda, where I know happiness with Linda more than I ever know before.
But new dwelling is also fine, finer yet than this one, and land is very beautiful. There we will be nearer to others than here, but just as here, not to see if we do not wish. And there is great forest there, Linda says is “park” where all may go but rarely do. When I ask why few go there she says many prefer life in city such as where office is. I do not understand why any would wish to live among so many strangers, but she says city has good things too, she will show me later.
I will go with her to see, but I think I will never wish to live in this way.
Moving is not strange to me, I have done this before. After a time the land becomes weary and crop no longer grows well, and the prey becomes more cautious and we must hunt further and further away, and so we must leave and go elsewhere. But then no fine house awaits, we must work again to build and it is very difficult.
And when we move then, we must carry all with us or leave behind. In this place there are people who will take the things we have here and carry to new house for money. I see yet again how important it is that I will have money.
There are some things that I will not allow movers to take. My spears I will take with me. No man touches the spear of another without permission, even Siefert who leads the hunt will not do so. Spear needs great work, the shaft must be chosen with care and worked until it is straight and even and then head must be balanced and set in place with strong tie to hold. Each must do for his own hand, for each hunter has different way. Only when this is done will spear fly true; each will mark his spear and take it again after kill if it is not damaged.
I think it is foolish to take such care of spears now. I do not use for many moons, months, all time I am here except for throw I do for Danny and that is long ago. I lose my arm; and shaft is now old and will soon be dried and brittle so it will break more easily. I know also that I have no need of spear here.
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