Chapter 6

I noticed that one of the parrots had died, and was glad it was not Lau. One of the children picked it up and buried it. His name was Luc and he was only 3 years old. A few day’s later Luc got very sick. He had a caught an infection from the parrot, because he probably never thought of washing his hands after he buried the parrot. Soon the disease spread across the tribe very fast. All the doctors also began to fall ill and with no fit doctors as they were all off sick and this disease could be fatal, if there was no one to heal them I was still only seven and was one of the lucky ones not to catch the disease, but most of my friends had. We needed help and help fast.
Then little Lucy who was by now age 13 and was very clever as she had skills in science, but was not allowed to work yet, had an idea, she said. ‘We must ask the guiding hand to help,’
‘The guiding hand?’ I queried.
.Yes, the one who helps you to find mushrooms and collectables.’ Lucy explained.
I said as to say (quote, I knew that), ‘Oh that guiding hand.’
‘Yes, that guiding hand.’ Lucy explained
‘Right lets asked the guiding hand,’ and ran off looking up for this guiding hand and

Lucy called me back saying the ‘guiding hand will find someone to heal the villagers,’ and just as she said that I felt I was flying and in an explanation I went ‘wee’ Suddenly I found my self on a sick villager and some instant told me to heal her. With all the excitement, I forgot the serious business of healing and I knew the guiding hand choose me as I had no skills. The guiding hand wanted me to try and heal the doctors so they could get on with the job of healing. As I had failed to heal not been successful this time, as I turned round to look up at this guiding hand shaking my head and a grown up word came from my mouth to say, ‘No’. The guiding hand patently picks me up again and the feeling of flying briefly made me go ‘Weee.’ On a sick villager and this time I managed to heal a doctor, with some herbs from the hospital, I was then guided to heal several of the doctors, soon my healing skills was improved to Apprentice Doctor, which would change to Adept Doctor when I would be 14. I was very proud to gaining skills as a doctor and wondered one day I might be a Master Doctor and master two other skills and have a totem in my name. I could just see a beautiful totem with my name on it and it would say Isi’s totem

Then Lucy interrupted my day dreaming by saying, ‘A Tec point for your thoughts.’
I jumped in fright and said, ‘You scared me then,’
Come on its tag,’
‘But I need to heal this vi…’
‘Never mind that let the healers do it now, it’s their job now.’ Lucy said.
I ran off to play tag and guess what!!! I ended up as ‘IT’

The doctors managed to cure all the villagers and the disease died out after several weeks. As it ranged during those weeks, the doctors had to take time out to relax, eat, do the laundry and back to healing. During this time some of the devoted doctor villagers became Master Doctors and one of them managed to gain Esteemed Elder, he was Paco’s younger brother name Papa. All the villagers celebrated his honour as an Esteemed Elder.’ This was delayed until every one was cured and it was worth it as every one could join in the celebrations.

To be continued