The Animal Wife
“I saw her in a dream. Then I knew I should visit her. So I traveled two days for each of my fingers. Now I'm here." "You'll find her well," said Andriki. "The child too." "A girl?" "A boy." "Ah," said Father.
"Your journey," said Andriki. "Did you travel easily?" "I left as the ice was breaking on the river," Father answered. "And I came northwest, through the spruce forests east of here. If you must travel through a spruce wood, spring is the time to do it. I ate ptarmigan, mostly. And winterk...ills. I found the deer weak after such a bad winter. They're still dying because of the snow." "So," said Andriki. "Welcome." "Why are we standing here?" asked Father. "Have you no food to offer me after my journey? Have you let the tiger eat everything?" We laughed at that, of course, but it was not lack of food that made us hesitate. We were thinking instead of the sights that would greet Father—the baby that was not his, and the strange woman.
"Come then, Brother," said Andriki at last. "There is much for you to see." I must say, Father surprised me.MoreLess
"Your journey," said Andriki. "Did you travel easily?" "I left as the ice was breaking on the river," Father answered. "And I came northwest, through the spruce forests east of here. If you must travel through a spruce wood, spring is the time to do it. I ate ptarmigan, mostly. And winterk...ills. I found the deer weak after such a bad winter. They're still dying because of the snow." "So," said Andriki. "Welcome." "Why are we standing here?" asked Father. "Have you no food to offer me after my journey? Have you let the tiger eat everything?" We laughed at that, of course, but it was not lack of food that made us hesitate. We were thinking instead of the sights that would greet Father—the baby that was not his, and the strange woman.
"Come then, Brother," said Andriki at last. "There is much for you to see." I must say, Father surprised me.MoreLess
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