thank you for the help.

my statue is done. my huts are all done. my builders all died because it took more than 3 days to finish the statue. i have put my builder on the huts MANY times (lots more than 10) and it is getting very frustrating. i have to pause the game every time i go away from the computer. every time i am at the game ALL i can do it put my builder on the hut again and again. i will try the potion to make him run and cross my fingers. i do not believe that i made a mistake with my tribe. it was not in my control, there was a (well-documented) problem with the building of the statue.