Chapter 4
Bico and Ponui have been a great help to us. Pilipili is taking forever to finish the hut. I suppose I can't blame him, with that broken leg. I just hate sleeping on the cold floor of the research room. I think I'll explore the island in my free time between researching.
The next day came, and at the first rays of sun, everyone gathered for morning meal, a mushroom and some natural herbs, and set off for the morning's work. Chimba, nursing her baby, learned from and watched over the two tribal boys. Tamil worked on research with Waiata, Molo was thinking on how to get honey from the beehive, and Pilipili, obviously, was working on the hut. Molo asked if he wanted help, but Pilipili urged that this was his ability test.
Midday break came, and the villagers did what they wanted for an hour. Pilipili rested his leg in the healer's room, Molo was determined to find the honey, Chimba prepared the boys a lunch, and Tamil started exploring the island. Waiata joined him for the walk.
As the two were walking, they saw a beautiful robe. Tamil tried it on, and...