All We Had To Eat
- which stank as if hyenas had once lived there
- a little knob on its side
- scraped off the rhino skulls
- meat and berries
- voles, grouse, foxes
- their hair was curly, but only loosely so
- consisted of a skin loin cloth
All we had to eat was meat and berries, which had to be scraped off the rhino skulls. One skull had a little knob on its side, and Edgar claimed it for his own exclusive use. Mine was yellowed, an ancient specimen which stank as if hyenas had once lived there. Already I’d lost twelve pounds.
I was on the trail of voles, grouse, foxes, or fish when I discovered the other encampment. Their hair was curly, but only loosely so. I drew a map on the only suitable material I possessed, which consisted of a skin loincloth.
It was at that moment, scribbling away with a dirty stick at the underside of my meager garment, that I first laid eyes on Minerva.