If Our Thoughts Mattered

Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

They left everything they knew for the betterment of their children. Unfortunately, this also meant that the young children have to grow up quickly. They will have to learn the ways of an adult, which was their whole oppose. However, compared to death, this was a substantially better option.

Kuji knelt down and embraced her daughter. As the tribe murmurs amongst each other, she lowers her head.

There was another problem among them. Resources.

Now, historically, the people in the Upper Paleolithic Era, especially European Paleolithic where the climates were colder, did a number of things to stay warm. Now the modern human, if they were scarce on warm clothes, could put on their thickest jacket and sweatpants and drive themselves to the mall to buy themselves a warmer jacket for the weather season. However, in the Stone age, those in tropical climates chewed and gnawed animal skins, as well as smoked them, to make it more flexible and durable for clothing. Those in colder climates killed wooly creatures and used their fur for warmth. They used their Homohabilis knowledge to form themselves tools, to perform this. Even in the mall analogy I explained to you earlier, you would have met and seen more humans in that common interaction than a tropical paleolithic person would have. But, science has shown that being in colder climates forced faster and better communication. Being vocal communication and developing social organization. It took more time and preparation for achieve basic survival needs.

They created themselves huts out of the interlocking of wooly mammoth bones, covered themselves in fur, developed better economics, had more use of technologies and tools than their warmer, non-temperate paleolithic counterparts. Such as controlled fire.

And losing resources and knowledge, if that had ever happened historically in such a time would be a huge detriment.

Now, as I mentioned earlier, that Great uncle had taught them how to tame the wooly mammoths of their lands and use them to travel. Even though there was no dominance or domestication of animals(horses, dogs) or plants (agriculture, farming). But, these were more sophisticated hominins, ahead of their time. Living in a paleolithic Era with titans, with Neolithic Era knowledge. My reasoning for it? Why not?

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The winds were freezing as they circled their heads, and fell on their tunics.

The horizon was vast, and intimating. Children curled up on one another, freezing. Although this odd weather was not unfamiliar to them, they still stood still. They had berries to pick, and mammoths to tame. They had rock to shape, boxes to make. They had ice to collect, goats and mammals to kill. A multitude of things, but the children stood them. Gathered at the edge of the mountain. The tribe had to descend, further into the valleys below then they ever had gone before. Regardless the children stood there. Shivering in their imaginary cold.

The babes spoke of the mountains. Being large and brooding, and the air stifling. The snow, enveloping, and the rocks, gashing slits on their hands. Every excuse they made, the adults refuted.

But they couldn't ignore their faces. Still as they might be, they were full of emotion. Fear, confusion, hopelessness, and sadness. Frutu was the only one standing alone, in the middle of the field, attempting to reason with the adults. Her only disprove was her waterworks.

"This is cruel, as well as it is too sudden" Kuji balled her fists, her face matching Frutu.

"Let us go then, and leave them here to die" Great uncle miffed. He then pulled the collar of Soli, and descended down the mountain with him.

"I dost not wish to die" Frutu wailed. "But, must we go? I am scared"

Kuji went and hugged Frutu. "Not at all, my dear, we shall go instead"

"My children!"  Jiop cupped her hands over her mouth and cried. "Go into the cavern, and start a fire."

"Wherefore?"  They cried back.

"It is a game! Whomever keeps the fire alive the longest, wins!"

Shouldn't they be aware already?  Kuji thought.

Then Jiop lit a tiny match out of a small twig of wood. And smiled as she covered it with her hand from the snowflakes.

"I only have this little thing, however I think a bonfire would work best." She puffed. "Dost not agree?"

They smiled at reply and made haste to construct a bonfire. And light it.

"Surely, we should ha' ourselves a victory!"

The children cheered.