“Holy brown sugar. What is that thing?” The older man in front stood as tall as Errl"s shoulder. Except for a patch of fur on his upper lip, the strange fellow was hairless and white. Errl stared at him and the man stared back. The children were dressed in blue shirts and brown hats. They had small rocks in their hands. The taller man wore a brown shirt and jeans, and a funny hat. Errl smiled and waved his arms in the Bigfoot gesture of peace. I give up. The sounds came out like a growl. He spread his lips wide and bared his teeth. My ship left without me. He made smacking noises with his lips and tried again to smile. “D-d-don"t come any closer, mate.” The man held a small metal object in his hand. It looked like a thing to talk into, Errl thought. The boys and girls moved back. One of

