The hunters were well hidden and placed to begin to make their move. With subtle eye and head movements and small hand gestures, they communicated without so much as a peep.  The other two hunters clutched their spears. With a final hand gesture, the hunt began.


    The archers let loose their arrows. The twang of the bow echoed through that part of the forest, making the birds take flight. . The hog''s squeal rang through the forest. One arrow shaft jutted from its back leg, the two arrows found their place in the side of its belly. The beast tried to scamper away but with the arrow, in its back leg, it wasn''t really going anywhere. Next came the other two warriors with their spears. One of them took aim, lining his arm and spear, then flung his spear. The spear darted through the air then hit the side of the porcine and it fell onto his side. The hunters made their way to their dying prey then stood over it.


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    Still, the old man was adamant about something following them and that something had predatory intentions.


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    Tears welled up in the young hunter''s eyes, he wanted to protest but knew deep down the old man was right. He bid the other hunters farewell, asked the ancestors to watch and protect them then ran back to the village as fast as he could.


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