До Адама

           allbutone,alittlebaby,thathadbeendroppedintheexcitementclosetothebaseofthebluff.Hewaswailingdolefully.Hismotherdashedout;hesprangtomeetherandheldontightlyasshescrambledbackintothecave.

           Iwasallalone.Thepopulousopenspacehadofasuddenbecomedeserted.Isatdownforlornlyandwhimpered.Icouldnotunderstand.WhyhadtheFolkrunawayfromme?Inlatertime,whenIcametoknowtheirways,Iwastolearn.WhentheysawmedashingoutoftheforestattopspeedtheyconcludedthatIwasbeingpursuedbysomehuntinganimal.BymyunceremoniousapproachIhadstampededthem.

           AsIsatandwatchedthecave-mouthsIbecameawarethattheFolkwerewatchingme.Soontheywerethrustingtheirheadsout.Alittlelatertheywerecallingbackandforthtooneanother.Inthehurryandconfusionithadhappenedthatallhadnotgainedtheirowncaves.Someoftheyoungoneshadsoughtrefugeinothercaves.Themothersdidnotcallforthembyname,becausethatwasaninventionwehadnotyetmade.Allwerenameless.Themothersutteredquerulous,anxiouscries,whichwererecognizedbytheyoungones.Thus,hadmymotherbeentherecallingtome,Ishouldhaverecognizedhervoiceamongstthevoicesofathousandmothers,andinthesamewaywouldshehaverecognizedmineamongstathousand.

           Thiscallingbackandforthcontinuedforsometime,buttheyweretoocautioustocomeoutoftheircavesanddescendtotheground.Finallyonedidcome.