Walking Home by Eric Walters

Author:Eric Walters [Walters, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Social Issues, Family, Juvenile Fiction, Africa, Orphans & Foster Homes, Homelessness & Poverty, People & Places
ISBN: 9780385681582
Google: YX0oAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0385681577
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2014-09-22T18:30:00+00:00

Jata finished the serving I had put in her bowl. The walking had made us both hungry. Very hungry. I would have to rethink how many days of food we had. Our supply would not last as long as I had hoped. Still, there was some left in the pot. The portion had been too large. In my head I knew it was only for two, but in my heart and in my habit I had put in enough for three.

“My feet are sore,” Jata said.

“So are mine.” I looked down at my shoes. The big toe on my right foot was peeking through a hole that had become larger throughout the day. Would my shoes last through this journey? If I had to, I’d walk barefoot. The lack of shoes wasn’t going to stop me.

“Do you hear it?” Jata asked.

“Mostly I can just hear you talking and singing.”

The rest and the meal had raised her spirits and she was my Jata again, talking to herself, softly singing and—

“There it is again,” she said.

I had heard it that time too. There were voices … and maybe a bell tingling. I got to my feet just as two goats spilled down the side of the gorge! They were followed by two more, and then more still, until a whole herd was sliding and surging down the slope. Cattle followed. The first few hesitated at the top, but they were propelled down by those coming from behind. It was a big herd—dozens and dozens of goats and many, many cattle. They all rushed forward, ignoring us as they found the water they were seeking. The cows, which were far larger and had bigger horns, plowed aside any goats that weren’t wise enough to scamper away on their own.

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