Before the Fall
“Its body slowly moved through the water without a clue that a spear hung high above its head.
Sweat rolled down Lahash’s forehead and into his eyes, stinging them. He didn’t dare move to wipe it. He didn’t want to make any sudden movements that might scare away the fish. This was the tenth fish he had tried to catch this morning, and each one had managed to get away from him.
He paused, muscles flexing as he tilted his spear at just the right angle. He plunged the spear into the water.
“Got you!” he cried as the fish stuck at the end of his spear. The fish flapped around frantically as he tugged it off the spear and tossed it into the basket.
“One down. Three more to go,” he said as he plopped down on a smooth rock beside the stream.
He looked down at the tiny fish. “All that work for you.”
He shook his head and sighed. Ever since his return from Ai, he hadn’t been able to concentrate on his work, and it showed. A couple of sheep had gone missing. Probably stolen in the middle of the ...night by travelers.MoreLess
Sweat rolled down Lahash’s forehead and into his eyes, stinging them. He didn’t dare move to wipe it. He didn’t want to make any sudden movements that might scare away the fish. This was the tenth fish he had tried to catch this morning, and each one had managed to get away from him.
He paused, muscles flexing as he tilted his spear at just the right angle. He plunged the spear into the water.
“Got you!” he cried as the fish stuck at the end of his spear. The fish flapped around frantically as he tugged it off the spear and tossed it into the basket.
“One down. Three more to go,” he said as he plopped down on a smooth rock beside the stream.
He looked down at the tiny fish. “All that work for you.”
He shook his head and sighed. Ever since his return from Ai, he hadn’t been able to concentrate on his work, and it showed. A couple of sheep had gone missing. Probably stolen in the middle of the ...night by travelers.MoreLess
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