In The Footsteps of Giants We Can Hear Echoes
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this. It’s incredible! It’s a frog, but on its back are these two little bugs or something. I’ve never seen anything quite like them before and they are holding on for dear life. It almost looks like they are holding hands and the frog doesn’t even seem to notice them.”
Then the Gods mate appeared and it wasn’t as tall and it had a kind face. “Put them down near the pond and leave them alone. Help me gather up the cats before they find these guys.”
With those strange words ringing in their ears, the God first scooped the Jumper up and very carefully walked to the lake and set it gently down there. At once the two of them leapt from the jumpers back as it too jumped into the darkness and was again lost to them. They were near their village and safe once again. The Gods disappeared into their home once again and they had taken the two furry creatures with them.
Jammer had walked back to where the God had been standing and stumbled into its large footprint.
“Jammer, they say that in the footsteps of Giants, we can hear echoes.”
He looked at his sister and smiled and let out with a loud ‘Hoorrraahhh!” and listened to the echo of his own voice. Jez quickly joined him and they hooped and hollered until their mother came out to find them there laughing. It was then that they told her the whole story, from beginning to end, leaving out no detail and of course embellishing the best bits to make a grand story even grander.
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