Chapter 10

Who was crying?

'Kilu where are you? KILU, KILU, KILU,' Kai screamed, KILU, KI...
'Shush, stop yelling you might frighten it.' Kilu whispered
'Frighten what?' Kai whispering to match his voice.
'Come and have a look!' and Kilu showed her a baby monkey that must have been abandoned by its mother.
'Where's its mother monkeys usual make good parents,' Kai explained.
'I don't know! Maybe something scared her and she some how instantly hid it here under these bushes and lured away the danger away from its baby.' Kilu assumed.
Kai thought about this and said, Do you think we could look for the mother I can trace her!!!'
'Maybe, but we don't know what scared her!'
Kai looked more closely at the baby monkey and could see that it was a few days old and looked very hungry.
Kai said, 'it needs its mother's milk and if it not fed soon it will die of starvation.'
Kilu said, why yes and we go.., oh just minute, I think mom put something in our picnic,' and he took out of his big a large coconut. 'How about this?'
'Perfect,' Kai said and took the coconut from Kilu and proceeded to cut a hole big enough for the coconut milk to get through and then fed the baby monkey the coconut milk and the monkey gratefully drink the milk. After it drank the milk it fell asleep curling up into a ball. To Kai and Kali it looked so cute.
'We can't leave it here, and besides I am not prepared to baby-sit for this monkey. Explained Kai, knowing she was a woman and man thinking they should do all the baby sittings.
'Tell you what I go and see if I can find it's mother and you stay here.' Said Kilu
'No way' said Kai, your not leaving me here again I not going through that again losing you, and I have better observational skills.'
'Okay fair enough after all you are a scientist you told me before, and since it's mother left it here it be safe.'

Where is it's mother.

Kai with Kilu followed the trail by Kai pointing out traces on trees and the ground, a broken trig here and some traces where it had been to leave it's scent like all animals do. Then Kai looked up and saw a monkey up in a tree and it looked kind of frightened and as Kai tried to couch it down, when it suddenly scurried off. Kai wondered what scared it off and turned to see Kilu, 'You scared it! I almost had it.'
'Sorry.' Kilu apologetic.
'It's alright,' said Kai seeing the shocked look on his face. Don't look so shocked we will find her again. Sure enough saw the female monkey up another tree. 'You wait there I don't want it to ran off again.' 'Kilu get a banana out.'
'What the it's our ra..,' Kai alleged
'Just give me the banana!' Kilu give Kai one of the bananas from their food raisons Then Kai to the surprised of Kilu to climb the tree towards the monkey holding out the banana. Kai thought to her self, what am I doing realising she had not thought of a plan for her next move. Then a plan formed in her head yes got it, and as the monkey made to reach out for the banana Kai slightly moved away slowly down the tree and the monkey who was wanting the food followed at the same pace. She whispered to Kilu, 'As soon as she passes you grab her.' Kilu who had no time to argue jumped on the monkey and managed to hold onto it. Luckily the monkey was only the small type of breed and Kilu was able to handle it, yet the monkey was screeching and trying to escape, but Kai was able to calm it down by couching it with bits of banana. Then it let Kai take hold of it. Then Kai and Kilu took the monkey back to it's baby. Kai released the monkey and it went to it's baby. So mother and baby were united. Kai and Kilu lost some food. To Kai it was worth it to save a baby monkey.

Journey ahead

Kai said, 'lets hope there will be no more delays, right lets get back on the path.'
'Yes that goes for me too.' Kilu said they both continued up the path towards their goal.

To be continued