Brian Jacques - Redwall 18 by High Rhulain

Author:High Rhulain [Rhulain, High]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-02-15T16:11:49.912000+00:00

Two logboats sailed downstream. Tiria sat in the stern of the leading craft, listening as both Guosim crews plied their vessels skillfully, singing a shrew waterchant in their gruff bass tones.

“Pass to me my good ole paddle, steady as ye go,

bend y’backs ye sons o’ Guosim, row mates row!

First a spring comes from the mountains,

fed by rainfall from the sky,

’til it joins up with another,

bubblin’ from the rocks on high,

spring to rill an’ rill to brook,

growin’ stronger constantly,

blendin’ flowin’ always goin’,

on its journey to the sea.

Pass to me good ole paddle, steady as ye go,

bend y’backs ye sons o’ Guosim, row mates row!

As the day runs into night,

brooks do meet t’form a stream,

travellin’ through dark an’ light,

where the silver fishes gleam,

here’s a river deep an’ han’some,

windin’ o’er the grassy plain,

speedin’ with the current onward,

soon we’ll taste the salty main.

Pass to me my good ole paddle, steady as ye go,

bend y’backs ye sons o’ Guosim, row mates row!”

Morning sun twinkled through the tree foliage which formed a leafy canopy over the water. The current was fairly fast, running through a high-banked slope, chuckling as though it were enjoying a secret joke of its own. Dobra was in the prow of the second logboat, which had a crew of four Guosim paddlers and was carrying a cargo of food. Log a Log Urfa commanded the leading craft. Tiria could see his back, forward of their four shrew crew. Skipper sat amidships with Brink alongside him. The Cellarhog’s face looked drawn and wan. Not the best of sailors, he clung to the slim logboat’s side miserably.

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