“Really? I never met her before.“ Luke said, still a bit frightened from the thought that Kiko could have been gone forever“Yeah.” He said, relieved. “That was crazy!! I’ve met her before and she wasn’t like that. Well, she did say that some big scary animals messed with her a long time ago so maybe that had something to do with it…“
“Yeah, she wasn’t very friendly, but certainly not vicious!”
Dawn nodded, listening. "Maybe..." She randomly said. "Well, do you want to go into the hollow now? That way we can stay away from her just in case she does that again."“Yeah.” He said, relieved. “That was crazy!! I’ve met her before and she wasn’t like that. Well, she did say that some big scary animals messed with her a long time ago so maybe that had something to do with it…
“ I Think that’s a good idea” Luke told Dawn
“Don’t know about you, but I am not going close to her any time soon!”
“Yes, let’s go inside.“ Kiko said hospitably. “Anybody hungry? I’ve got snacks.”
”I am” Luke responded. “What type of snacks?”
"Okay." Dawn climbed into Kiko's and Luke's tree hollow. "No, thank you. I ate a whole squirrel yesterday."
“Mushroom Charqui! (that‘s the indian word that the white people turned into “jerky”) Or maybe some elderberry juice.” “Surely you’ll have some of that, Dawn!”
“Hmm, sounds good!” Luke replied, while going in the burrow. “So, Dawn, how long have you lived around here?”
