Black Horse
“The days after that just seemed to blend into one another with the daily struggles of surviving in this harsh wilderness as the snow continued to pile up. Food was scarce and some days almost non exis tent. Occasionally, the warriors would come across a deer or elk, but moose was usually the only meat available. The moose’s meat was stringy and tough, but it was better than no meat at all. With so many mouths to feed in this large encampment, however, even the biggest piece of venison did not go far.
The winter had been made even more difficult because of the illnesses that had invaded the village. Many died as they succumbed to fevers, coughs and stomach ailments that drained every bit of life from those too weak to fight them off.
Meadow walked beside Gentle Water through the snow-laden forest. They each carried a full urn of snow in their arms. They would dump the snow in a pot over the fire to melt so that they would have water for drinking, washing and cooking. Walking the trails... that ran through the dense forest was more treacherous, now that the ground was slick with ice and snow, but the snow surrounding the village was so stomped down now that they had to search through the forest for deeper patches among the trees to retrieve for melting.MoreLess
The winter had been made even more difficult because of the illnesses that had invaded the village. Many died as they succumbed to fevers, coughs and stomach ailments that drained every bit of life from those too weak to fight them off.
Meadow walked beside Gentle Water through the snow-laden forest. They each carried a full urn of snow in their arms. They would dump the snow in a pot over the fire to melt so that they would have water for drinking, washing and cooking. Walking the trails... that ran through the dense forest was more treacherous, now that the ground was slick with ice and snow, but the snow surrounding the village was so stomped down now that they had to search through the forest for deeper patches among the trees to retrieve for melting.MoreLess
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