Chapter 34 The Morning After.
I was awakened by the sound of the travelling family and my guides as they were up with the Sun, getting ready, getting their human caravans ready for the move across the lands. We sat around the still smouldering embers of the fire and enjoyed a thulsi leave tea in tiny clay cups. Then the head of the clan bided us goodbye, wishing us much luck as the rest of the family in the background slowly waved their hands.
Then they turned and off they went with the head rhythmically tapping his walking stick on the ground as they disappeared into the luscious fields of green. I remember thinking to myself how very wise, practical, and an enriching lifestyle. I customarily ran a passage of the ecclesiasts through my mind!
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