Kygykzazetvmê Sežüfenţnu

The Discovery of the Quicksand! Kygykzazetvmeh Sezhulfenthnu!

The month had passed quite normally. Stone was nowhere to be found, but this was normal; he often went on small vacations. When this vacation began to run on for quite some time, confusion made its way through the tribe, and questions were asked, but nothing came of them. Fog did worry, but this was not out of the ordinary, for she worries about everything. She thought of checking Stonenest Mountain, where Stone often goes on his vacations, but she did not. So it was for about a month.

Then, after saying something odd and frightening without context, Fern disappeared. The tribe took little notice, except, again, for Fog, who is very wise and attentive. But, again, nobody asked any questions. So it was for three days.

Then, all of a sudden, as Fog, Thunder, and Clover were joking about something funny Wind had said on accident, he disappeared. This added to Fog’s worry, and, as it occurred during the middle of a conversation, this disappearance was noticed. But it was a marvel: for none could say what direction Wind went in (especially Fish, who was not there; but, if xe was, xe still could not have said, as Fish eschews relative directions). None saw him move. This development was very important, as it led to an interesting discovery.

“I have a very bad feeling about this!” said Fog. “Did we drive him away?”

“He’s still here, I’m sure; there’s nothing to worry about,” said Thunder.

“I don’t think so! Plus, people have been disappearing lately.”

Just then, Wind showed up again. “I can’t get any respect around here,” he said.

“Wind!” Fog cried. “Where went you?”

So Wind explained: he left in mock frustration and, next thing he knew, he was in an unexpected part of Sajem Din, and he fell into the ground. It was marvelous! It was a shock! So Fog had an idea.

“Perhaps that is where Stone and Fern are! Did you see them, O Wind?” But Wind had not; he had only been there for a short time, he explained. “Let’s look anyway,” Fog said.

So a handful of tribemembers followed Wind to where he had been. They walked north, through the fields, and drew near to the land where the Pit of Bad Ideas was to be found. Luckily, they did not have to go that far. The horrors that lurk beneath are too terrifying. They came across a field of hungry sand. Underneath the sand, they saw two people! “That must be them!” they said. So they pulled the two out of the quicksand.

Well, what do you know! They were right! Before them stood Stone and Fern, unharmed yet quite dazed. The tribe had many questions. “How did you get here?” ...Actually, that’s the only question I remember us asking.

“Well,” said Stone, “I was doing field research and I took a nap on the soft sands here. I did not know they were alive with hunger. But now I can be reasonably sure it is not wise to go anywhere near the Pit of Bad Ideas.”

“As for me,” said Fern, “I was being mathematical and studying things with a protractor. I saw something moving in the sand, and it was swaying at an interesting angle. So, I went in, and saw it was simply some seaweed.” And the tribe agreed the tetanah would be needed to put the seaweed back in the sea, where it belongs.

So, it was thus that Stone, Fern, and Wind were recovered, and that the quicksands of Sajem Din were discovered. :)