Ulg moon-butt

Cold time start to end.

Days warmer.

Big ice cry, big ice run to river.

Hair beast walk now. Many walk together.

Big step. Step shake ground.

Tribe say, “Now man hunt. Man show brave. Or man go. Not come back.”

Ulg small man. Hand shake, heart bang.

Never kill big beast. Only kill hop-rat many moons back.

Rat trip, fall down, break neck, not Ulg spear.

Tribe laugh still.

Ulg must kill now, or Ulg walk far, no fire, no meat, no friend. No woman.

Ulg think – no nag, maybe not so bad – but boobs nice.

Ulg decide.

Ulg must hunt.

Pogu walk with Ulg.

Pogu wise. Wear skin wrong, talk to tree, eat dirt root.

Tribe laugh.

But Pogu smile, Pogu see things tribe not see.

Pogu say, “Why hand shake like leaf?”

Ulg say, “Me fear. No kill Hair beast, Ulg must go.”

Pogu say, “If Ulg fall big. BIG fall. Tribe remember Ulg. Better than no try.”

Ulg groan. “If Ulg fall, me die… no boobs”

Pogu nod. “If die, no hungry…. no need boobs”

Pogu wise

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Big herd come.

Many Hair beast walk.

Boom like sky hit earth.

Hunter paint face, lift spear.

Fire chant.

Yell loud.

Run fast.

Ulg run too, but leg weak, mud eat Ulg foot.

Spear slip.

Face hit mud.

Mouth full dirt.

Bad.

Hair beast come, tusk like moon slice.

Tribe spear fly.

Some bounce.

Some cut.

Blood spray.

Beast roar.

Hunter fall.

Earth cry.

Ulg shut eye.

Ulg roar. Throw spear.

Miss.

Throw second.

Miss.

Throw club.

Miss.

Throw rock, throw bone. All miss.

Beast not care. Beast chew grass.

Tribe stare.

Ulg grab ground spear.

Heavy. Tip drip black from fire pit.

Ulg grunt, throw.

Miss beast.

Hit sacred totem.

Totem fall. Boom!

Crush soup pot.

Soup river run.

Tribe scream.

Shaman faint.

Baby laugh.

Mother scream.

Beast lift head.

Hair beast walk away.

Ulg face hot.

Grab big spear.

Big spear cover in tree sap.

Ulg grunt, run at beast.

Run fast.

Throw hard.

Spear no fly. Hand stick.

Ulg stumble.

Spear catch in beast hair tangle.

Beast run.

Ulg drag through mud, scream, wave free hand.

Tribe chase. Tribe no catch.

Loincloth snag on root.

Rip.

Cloth gone.

Ulg flap in wind, butt moon for all tribe.

Ulg dangle from spear, bounce like child toy on rope.

Tribe gasp.

Mother hide eyes.

Baby point. Baby clap.

Baby laugh big laugh.

So tale end: Ulg moon-butt

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