Beast Kingdom

Tools

Violet's POV

"First I need to make a map of this place and then I want to try out my net and fishing pole." I said out loud.

"Map, net and fishing pole?" he asks.

Oh, they must not have any of these yet. Maybe it's time we added them and I can show everyone how to navigate with a map and use a fishing pole and net. This, I guess, will be how I start making this world better.

"A map is where we can locate areas of importance. That way, it can guide us to where we need to go or where we are at. How do you guys know when and where you are?" I asked him.

"We use the sun in the daytime and the moon and stars at night. How do you make this map?" he said to me.

I look around and check to see if I can rip a portion of the tree trunk off the tree and he nods with agreement. I use the mud and a stick as ink and pen. He watches me draw a map of their territory and is amazed. I felt like I saw his eyes sparkling in admiration for me. I know this man will use this map for many things now. Glad he will put this to use. This is the best I can do for now.

"Would you like me to teach you?" I asked him.

"Yes, please if you can." he asked.

I taught him how to make a map and realized he's a pretty good artist himself. He picked up this really fast and was able to duplicate another map.

"I will make 3 more of these another time so that mom and chief will have one and a few of the scouts too." he says to me happily.

"That would be very good for everyone else and convenient." I said back, smiling.

"Oh! Why did you want to come back to the stream?" he asks

"I almost forgot! I wanted to try these out." I said to him while pulling the net and fishing pole out.

"What are those for?" he asks me.

"How do you guys catch fish here?" I asked him.

"If we were able to catch fish, we would try, but they are too fast and don't taste as appetizing as we thought when we did catch them." he says to me, disgusted.

"You guys don't eat fish? What do you guys eat?' I asked concerned

"Usually, slugs, bugs, worms, sometimes juicy beetles if we can find them in season." he says to me, pleased

Puke! Yeah, I may try some, but I won't just eat them religiously. Birds at home all know how to catch fish very well. I wonder why these Bird Beasts can't? I look and see Jee staring at me curiously. Right! The net and fishing pole. I scan the stream and check where it meets the river.

"Let's go walk towards the crossing part where the stream and river meet." I said to him.

I gather rocks and circle them around the opening part of the entrance of the stream. He watches and follows me. The stream entrance is big, so we made a small outlet circle big enough for the net. I place the net at the end of the circle structure and we finish the mini drought by adding a little wall moving towards the river.

"Once the overflow of water comes in, the fish will follow the flow of water into the bank of the circle structure we made. Since we have a wall around, the fish will gradually fill up the net. Tomorrow morning we can check to see if we have caught any." I said to him happily. I will skip dinner tonight for some fish tomorrow.

"But once you catch the fish it will taste bad. How do you make it taste better?" he asks.

"I have to check what type of fish there is here, but you can eat fish raw, on fire, baked and even dried. There is so much you can do with fish." I told him.

"Fire? Let's see how you do it. I am excited to learn and taste what you've explained to me." he says, satisfied

"Fire is what is used to cook fish or any type of food. I can actually show you how to get the fish." I said.

"I want to know how to set this fire. And how can you show me?" he asks.

"This is a fishing pole. It's made with a stick, string and hook. You use the hook to catch the fish and the string to pull it. The longer the string and pole, the further the cast can go out. Watch and see." I said to him while throwing the cast out.

I mean it's not any fancy fishing pole. It's literally a stick, a long vine and some type of bone like a hook. Oh bait! I need to find bait.

"How come you haven't thrown it out yet?" he asks.

"I need to find something that the fishes like. Do you have any idea of what they might like to eat?" I asked Jee

I see him nod and he starts to fly to the top of the tree. He brings down something that looks like a coconut and gives it to me. I crack it on the ground with some rocks and it opens up.

"Yes, this is definitely something close to a coconut." I said excitingly.

I saw Jee run up towards me with haste.

"You never need to do such labor. Next time you do something like that, let me do it." he says aggressively

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked him.

"Not wrong, you just don't need to do it. It's my job. Well, it's your husband's job or partner." he says back, blushing.

"I usually do this kind of thing on my own." I whispered and didn't realize he heard.

"On your own? Where you lived before does not know how much it is to cherish a female. Here you will never need to do any of that. If you want, I will do all of this for you." he says back shyly.

"Alright you win! I will let you do this all since you are so convincing." I said to him and pat him on the head.

He is so cute. He blushes at everything I say. He hits pieces of the coconut and finds a way to add it to the hook. He's pretty good at stuff like that, even if it's foreign to him.