Lounga The Bigfoots Side of the Story

Huh? Wha? It's morning already? Boy, my head really hurts. I guess I had too many of those formenting apples last night. I knew when I went over to that farmer's orchard that this was going to happen. I should have quit after the first dozen. I'm not ever gonna do that again. Let's see now, the last thing I remember was, my girlfriend Singo was calling me on a tree with her usual three knocks and quickly followed by another one. I wasn't about to answer her. She's always calling me when she thinks I'm having a good time.

Okay, tme to get up and get going. Kind of chilly this morning and I almost froze last night. This teepee could use a lot of work. I don't know why, but, everytime I put one of these together, I get the limbs intertwined right, but then there seems to be a blank spot in my head on how to finish it. Grandpa Grong told me that his Grandpa learned it from the Indians. However, some details must have been lost somewhere through time I guess. What I need is a cave, but our leader, old man Mwala has the only one in these mountains. I'll take it from him someday, but it'll be awhile. he's old, but can still take care of himself. besides, he don't like me much and I try to keep some distance from him.

Let's see. First, I need to get something to eat, I'm starved. Crawfish down in the stream might do it. It hasn't rained for awhile and the streams been running low and if I'm lucky, maybe a trout or two. Course, there's always the last of the berries on the other side of the ridge if the bears haven't got them yet. With this headache, I can't bring myself to chasing down a deer. Maybe later in the day. But for now, the stream is about an hours' walk and the ridge is at least two. Well, might as well get started.

The stream is just on the bottom of this hill. Oh, oh. What the heck is that movement through the trees ahead. Looks like two of those small ugly creatures that sort of look like me, but their skin is funny somehow. Their hair on their bodies are differant colors like I see on flowers. I've seen these creatures before. They make strange noises when their mouths move. Sometimes, I have looked through holes in their caves and when they see me, they scream very loud which makes me leave real quick. These creatures make me curious, but also make me afraid as Grandpa Grong told me that sometimes they carry sticks that make a loud noise and they can hurt me. He said that they are very dangerous and I should never get close to them. I'll just stand here by this tree and maybe they'll pass by without seeing me. Oh no! They stopped and are now looking right at me and pointing with their fingers. One of them is bringing a small box up to it's face. Maybe it's trying to hide it's face, but I can still see it. Something tells me that that small box is not a good thing. I'm going to walk away in the opposite direction and keep the tree between them and myself. Thank Heavens I listened to Grandpa Grong. With these creatures, you never can be too careful.

Sometimes at night when I'm with my friends, Agwal and Tanid, and we're just hanging out at one of our many stone formation meeting places, stories are passed around about these creatures. I'm telling you, it's hard falling asleep afterwards without looking around wondering if they're just on the outskirts of the woods watching us.

Although I'm afraid of these creatures, it is a lot of fun sneaking around at night when they're sleeping on the ground in the warm weather. I always get a laugh when I pay them back and scream out and they go running to those strange things that they get into that stinks and makes noises and moves real fast. Also, when I'm really bored, I'll crouch down at night beside those hard black paths and when they come by in those strange things, I'll stand up and watch them go even faster. One laugh after another.

Now then, I think I'll give Singo a call. She must have calmed down by now.

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