The Wolf's Boy by Susan Williams Beckhorn

Author:Susan Williams Beckhorn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2016-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

Now the dangerous part began. The herd could be gone by morning. There were still killed deer to bring in. It might seem like plenty, but winter was long. Nothing could be wasted.

Carrying torches, Apa and Sen headed back to the crossing with the other hunters. The moon gave little light. Under the stars, our hunters and their flickering torches looked very small. I watched as they built fires. In the red glow, they stood guard over and fought for the remainder of our winter meat.

Ama put Suli and Bu to bed. Then she came back outside to sit with me. “I cannot sleep,” she said. Her voice was low and tense. I flexed my shoulders, trying to ease my aching muscles. Together, we listened to the shouts of the hunters and the surly snarling of hungry beasts. It would be a long night. Beside me, Uff slept uneasily. Now and then, her ears moved, listening to the sounds. The men shouted and banged sticks together. Moc-Atu thudded on his drum. Out in the open land, hyenas shrieked their anger. Foxes yapped on the hillsides.

Suddenly there was a roar followed by a scream made by no animal. Shouting. Uff leapt to her feet. In the wavering light of our fire, my mother and I stared at each other.

Then Ama cried out, “Someone is coming!” Together, we peered into the dark, in the direction of the river crossing. Two men stumbled up the pathway to the immet carrying a third. As they came closer, I could see that it was Apa and a man named Reo. The one they carried was my brother.

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