Found In a Barrel

Chapter 1

My name is Isi and I am now 6 years old I been living on the west shore of Isola since I was 3. I learnt to speak the Isolen language by picking it up different words and signs of what they meant. Now I am fluent in the language. They said as I was only still a child it would be easy to pick up. I have forgotten what my own language now; I still know some words of my own language. This is where I take you back to before I was found floating in a barrel.

I was on a large ocean liner that was sinking; my mom and dad had booked a vacation on a Cruise ship and we were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I was in the nursery on the ship playing with the other children. Mom and dad were with the other grownups in another part of the ship. Then all of a sudden the shipped tilted to one side and then steadied. Every thing in the nursery went sliding and we went with it. Some of the little ones cried as they were scared, I was only age 3 and I too got scared and cried for my mom. I did not know what had happened and then, mommy came running in and she picked me up and carried me away from the nursery and other moms came for their children.

Mommy said that she loved me and then she put me in a large barrel and she had pinned an envelope on my chest. Mom and dad dropped the barrel into the ocean, then I was alone. I finely fell asleep wondering if anyone would ever find me.

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Coments

Chapter 2

I woke up and I was beginning to feel the effect of the ocean in other words feeling seasick. I remembered my mom telling me what to do when I was sick and I looked for something my mother had put in the barrel and I found a packet with some food and water. I did not feel like the food but I drank some water. I noticed a small bottle and on it was some writing, but I could not read so did not know what it said. I remember my mom telling me if I felt seasick was to drink the contents in the bottle and it well makes you feel better. I remember when I was sick once before and remembered the taste and did not like it. However it did make me better, but I did not went to drink it. I sat there looking at it hoping I would get better before drinking it.

I did not feel better and then I remembered my older brother who was sick and mom told him to hold his nose and he would not have to taste it. As I was feeling worst sick, I decided to do what my older brother did and I held my nose and drink back the medicine in the bottle. My mom had put in the right dose into the bottle and would be too bad if I was sick again later on, as there was none left.

After awhile I was feeling a lot better and sleepy and I fell asleep again. I began to dream I was playing on a beach with lots of birds flying round and my mom and dad was with me helping me to build sandcastles. My older sisters were there and my brothers. I heard someone calling my name Isi in my dream, and then suddenly I was woken up out of my dream as I felt a shower of water splashed all over me. I wondered if it was raining and I stood up and was surprised and I said, Wow you’re a very large and you’re a… I was lost for words.


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Chapter 3

What I saw was a magnificent killer whale; the name was a misinterpretation for this gentle giant. I watch as she gracefully swim though the waves and she jumped high into the air doing summer salts, twisting and turning. Then I could hear the mourning and singing type sounds coming from it that sounded sad and happy at the same time. I touched my face and felt it was wet, I did not realised that I was crying, as I was crying I heard my name been called, saying, ‘Isi why are you so sad? It was like it was inside my head yet not at the same time. I realised it was coming from the whale and I wondered how and said, ‘You can talk,’
‘No, it is you that can understand our langrage, you are a child of Isola,’ The Whale transmitted to me.
‘But I’m not from Isola, I never heard of Isola,’
‘You have Isola blood in you; you must have someone in your relations of Isola!!’
I could not think of an answer to this, as I could not understand, the whale must of read my mind as it said, ‘I know you don’t understand all this, but one day you will.’
I change the subject and asked, ‘What is your name?
‘We don’t have names like humans, but you can call me Orca. Are you hungry?
‘No, but I am thirsty,’ I was looking at the ocean wondering where Orca was going to find me fresh water!!
Wait there and it swim off into the distance.
I called after her, ‘Where are you going don’t leave me!?’
I’ll be back and it was gone leaving me once again all alone

Several minutes later it returned and I felt a splash of water that had come from its air hole on her back followed by something solid landing beside me, it was a plastic bottle full of water and I took off the top and gratefully drink from it.
I asked, ‘Where did you find this?
At the sunken ship, there is a lot of debris floating on the surface of the ocean.’
‘It will need cleaning up I explained,’ Remembering mom always complaining about people throwing litter about, and telling them to clean it up.
‘Don’t worry, the birds are having a field day,’ Orca Explained. ‘Are you hungry’ and promptly dive into the ocean and came up with a fish and threw into my barrel.
I complained saying. ‘I can’t eat uncooked fish; my mom usually cooks it,’
Orca said. ‘Ohm I’m sorry, you humans are so fussy, I’m sorry we don’t have cooking things in the in the ocean!!! I find some human food. And Orca once again swim off and returned this time, she had something in her mouth and she came up to my barrel and I could see it was a coconut and she said, Take it, it won’t bite’ I took it.
I said I don’t want to complain, but I can’t cut it open,’
‘Sorry, I just realised that children are not allowed to have sharp instruments. I ask Freddy the shark to make a hole in it, he owes me a favour’,
‘EEEK, a shark,’ I said scared at the prospect of sharks.
‘It’s alright he’s a friendly shark been tamed by the islands potions,’ Orca explained.
‘Oh that makes me feel much better,’ I said.
‘I’ll prove it.’ and she gave one of those whistling sounds.

A few minutes later I saw Freddy the shark appear and then it came up to my barrel and it said I don’t do this for every one, now what do you want?’
‘Open this coconut.’ and showed it to Freddy the shark.
Bring it closer and I make the hole I held it up and Freddy the shark took it in its teeth and I was very surprised how genteel it took the coconut into its teeth then it use an incisor to cut a hole in the coconut enough for the coconut milk to come out.
It said. ‘Don’t tell any one about this I got a reputation to keep up; after all I am a shark. ‘Don’t worry I won’t tell, I never talk to sharks very often,’ I said giggling.
Freddy the shark said, You must careful you know there are much more dangerous sharks and other creatures out here in the ocean and little girls should not be out here floating in barrels.’ Off it went away swimming.
Then I sat back and drank the coconut milk and it tasted wonderful as the food that mom had left was going a bit stale.

Orca said, ‘Freddy is right and you must go away from here.’
'I said ‘But how, I don’t know how to steer the barrel.’
I will escort you to the nearest shore then I have to leave you.’ Then Orca dived deep into the ocean and the next thing I felt my barrel leave the ocean and found my self on top of Orca’s back and she said, ‘Hold on tight here we go.’
I suddenly sat down and held onto the side of the barrel, but I needn’t had to as it appeared I was not moving at all, the only clue that we were moving was the wind that blow thought the air holes in the barrel and sometimes a slight tilt as Orca turned in the ocean. As Orca swim, I began to feel sleepy with the coconut milk and the slight breeze blowing though the holes. I soon fell asleep.

When I woke all was quiet and I stood up and there was no sign of Orca, I knew I was in a different part of the ocean and I could hear birds in the distance. I missed Orca and started calling out, ORCA, ORCA, WHERE ARE YOU, ORCA!!!??’ Then I heard a voice. ‘Ah quit that noise, can’t a creature get some peace and quiet round here I’m trying to sleep.’
‘What the…. Who’s that? I look around and then tried to look over the barrel on standing on my tiptoes as I found the voice was coming from under the barrel. 'Show yourself.' I Said timedly, and it peeped it's head out from under the barrel and I smiled and explained you’re a…

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Chapter 4

As I looked over at the creature and I said mistakenly, ‘You’re a tortoise’
It said feeling insulted, ‘A tortoise, a tortoise, I’m a sea turtle, huh what do they teach in school these days, hum.
‘I’m sorry, but I’m only three I not started school yet,’
‘Yes of course you’re still only an infant, it replied.
‘No I am not an infant, I said feeling affronted.
‘You are an infant!!!!’
‘NOT I’m a child’
‘ARE’
‘NOT ‘
‘ARE’
‘NOT’
‘ARE’
‘I’M NOT I AM A CHILD OF THREE’
‘Okay you win you are a child and I don’t like been called a tortoise, tortoises live on land only and turtles live in the ocean only.
‘I am sorry I called you a tortoise so are we quits, I said.
‘Yes we quit and you can call me Arthur, Arthur the turtle said.
Arthur was a large green turtle and looked like he had lived a long time as he was very wrinkly round the neck, but he still looked very cute and handsome. Then it said surprisingly, ‘I suppose you want a lift to the shore?’
‘Well’ I said how far it is?’
‘Not far and I escorted another barrel of infa... I meant children? That’s what I’m doing all day; you think I had nothing better to do than to escort you children in barrels to Isola shores, moan, moan, moan.’
Oh I’m so sorry for been bother, were they my age?’ Arthur.’ I asked.
‘Actually there were three of them and ten years old, a lot older than you and after I took them as far as the North shore was soon found and they were are noisy lot too,’ Arthur said. What did you say your name was?’
‘I didn’t but my name is Isi’
‘Right this is far as I go.’ Arthur said. You should be found as most of the villager farmers’ fish in this area.’
‘Arthur don’t go, are you sure…?’ When I began to hear excited voices, I had been found.

One of the village females and two males carried my barrel to the beach and other villagers came running over to greet me. One of the females with red hair tied back in a pony tail lifted me out of the barrel and I felt very strange standing on the beach and the sun seemed a lot brighter. Then another female was talking to me and she had long black hair that covered the whole of her back and as she turned her head some strands of hair sometimes curled round her neck. As I could not understand her language I could not answer and she thought I was very shy. She saw the envelope that was pined to my chest and wanted to have a look at it, I did not want her to take it as it was the only thing left of my family and held onto it. She made a sign to say she only wanted to found find out who I was and that she did not want to take it off me.
I in the end agreed and give her the letter and she opened it and a picture fell out. I picked it up and it was a picture of my mom and dad and my older brother and sister. Mom was holding a baby in her arms that must have been me. There was a letter written in my language that the long haired female could not understand and so she indicated that she would ask one of the scientists to translate it and she took my hand and took me to a large research hut.

As we were making are way to the science hut, I noticed up at the north end of the shore a ancient artefact that look like a very large gong and an encasement that held it. I could see that the gong had engraved on it moon, stars and other things. I was so busy admiring the gong encasement that I did not noticed that someone was talking to me in my own language. Then he said ‘I see you are admiring our gong of wonder, it’s remarkable isn’t it.’
‘Yes.’ I said.
‘What’s your name, its Isi isn’t’ it!!’
‘Yes it is.’ I knew he read the names in the letter, mom wrote.
I only speak little of your language. So I not able to read the letter your mom wrote to you, but I am sure when you have leant to read, you be able to read it. As you are so young will soon learn our Isolan language.’ My name is Papu and the female in the pony tail is Soda and the female with long black hair is Vava. Here are some children want to play tag with them!'

I ran off with them and I noticed a boy my age I found that his name was Bem who and with him a boy who they called, Seven, who just came two year old he had brown hair and three females that I could not tell apart as they were triplets, had long blond hair and their names were City, Chi and Chika they were age seven. It did not take long before I joined them in a tag game and there were to me hundreds of us kids running around the village playing the tag game. But in fact there were over sixty kids in all ranging in the ages between two to thirteen. As I found out later, that those over thirteen, say fourteen and over were old enough to work with the adult villagers.
My life could not have been better, but there was something still missing my family and there was still the mystery of who was my ancestor born somewhere here on Isola.

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Chapter 5

I am now seven and I was playing on the beach near the coconut trees, when I was disturbed by a parrot. I kept trying to chase it away, but it kept flying right at me and around me. Then I realised why, it had something tied to its foot and it let me take it off its foot. Then it flew off. I found it was a peace of paper with something written on it and it said.

Dear Isi, if you have received this message, please tell me where you are? I am living on the North shore of Isola. I will try to find you as soon as I am 14 years old, which I will be in a few days time.
Love from your Sister, Tiare.

PS the parrots name is Lau, so to return a message call Lau. Lau will find her way back. Just say to her, “Go back to Tiare."

I was pleased that my older sister Tiare, that I had not expected to hear from and I wanted to tell her where I was. But I did not have anything to write with. Then I thought of asking Papu, he always seemed to be busy, that I did not like to disturb him. I really wanted to send a message to Tiare and in the end ask Papu for something to write with.

I went up to Papu who was by now an Elder and said, 'I know you are very busy but could you help me with something?'
Papu said, ‘Of course I can I am never too busy to help out Isi, so tell me what the problem is?’
I said, I got this note from my sister Tiare, it was tied to a parrot’s leg called Lau!!!’ I showed Papu the note.
He read it and said ‘I am pleased that your sister is alive and well and you want to return a message?’
Yes please, if you don’t mind,’
‘Not at all, and Yes we have writing materials in the research hut.’ Papu explained.

I followed Papu into the research hut where I usually go when I find an item for the scientists. I never really explored the inside the large hut, but it had so much stuff that had accumulated over the years that it needed a good clean up and I wondered how they could find anything among the clutter. Papu went straight to the place where they kept the writing materials and brought out some paper and some kind of pastel to write with. I used a table to write the message and I wrote on it.

Dear Tiare I got your message and I am living on the West shore of Isola.
Love from your sis, Isi.

I called for Lau using a whistling sound and Lau landed on my shoulder I managed to tie the message to its foot. I said, ‘Go back to Tiare.’ Then she flew off towards the north. I wondered if Tiare would come looking for me. I was all excited to know that I had a sister living somewhere on Isola and maybe one day we would meet up.

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Chapter 6

I noticed that one of the parrots had died, and was glad it was not Lau. One of the children picked it up and buried it. His name was Luc and he was only 3 years old. A few day’s later Luc got very sick. He had a caught an infection from the parrot, because he probably never thought of washing his hands after he buried the parrot. Soon the disease spread across the tribe very fast. All the doctors also began to fall ill and with no fit doctors as they were all off sick and this disease could be fatal, if there was no one to heal them I was still only seven and was one of the lucky ones not to catch the disease, but most of my friends had. We needed help and help fast.
Then little Lucy who was by now age 13 and was very clever as she had skills in science, but was not allowed to work yet, had an idea, she said. ‘We must ask the guiding hand to help,’
‘The guiding hand?’ I queried.
.Yes, the one who helps you to find mushrooms and collectables.’ Lucy explained.
I said as to say (quote, I knew that), ‘Oh that guiding hand.’
‘Yes, that guiding hand.’ Lucy explained
‘Right lets asked the guiding hand,’ and ran off looking up for this guiding hand and

Lucy called me back saying the ‘guiding hand will find someone to heal the villagers,’ and just as she said that I felt I was flying and in an explanation I went ‘wee’ Suddenly I found my self on a sick villager and some instant told me to heal her. With all the excitement, I forgot the serious business of healing and I knew the guiding hand choose me as I had no skills. The guiding hand wanted me to try and heal the doctors so they could get on with the job of healing. As I had failed to heal not been successful this time, as I turned round to look up at this guiding hand shaking my head and a grown up word came from my mouth to say, ‘No’. The guiding hand patently picks me up again and the feeling of flying briefly made me go ‘Weee.’ On a sick villager and this time I managed to heal a doctor, with some herbs from the hospital, I was then guided to heal several of the doctors, soon my healing skills was improved to Apprentice Doctor, which would change to Adept Doctor when I would be 14. I was very proud to gaining skills as a doctor and wondered one day I might be a Master Doctor and master two other skills and have a totem in my name. I could just see a beautiful totem with my name on it and it would say Isi’s totem

Then Lucy interrupted my day dreaming by saying, ‘A Tec point for your thoughts.’
I jumped in fright and said, ‘You scared me then,’
Come on its tag,’
‘But I need to heal this vi…’
‘Never mind that let the healers do it now, it’s their job now.’ Lucy said.
I ran off to play tag and guess what!!! I ended up as ‘IT’

The doctors managed to cure all the villagers and the disease died out after several weeks. As it ranged during those weeks, the doctors had to take time out to relax, eat, do the laundry and back to healing. During this time some of the devoted doctor villagers became Master Doctors and one of them managed to gain Esteemed Elder, he was Paco’s younger brother name Papa. All the villagers celebrated his honour as an Esteemed Elder.’ This was delayed until every one was cured and it was worth it as every one could join in the celebrations.

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Chapter 7

Part two

North shore

I am Tiare and well be age 14 tomorrow and will have to find a job to do. When I was ten years old was rescued from the ocean in a barrel with two other kids that were my age. My baby sister Isi was put in a barrel and we lost touch until recently. The kids that came with me are Pogo and Ashby, we have remained very close and have never really been close to any one else. It was Pogo's’s idea to send a massage by bird post. Pogo who is a red haired male trained a parrot and we choose to name her Lau. (See chapter 4) I was delighted to find that Isi my baby sister was still alive and well after I got a return massage. Ashby who is a lot shyer than me and Pogo were a bit upset when I said I might go and find my baby sister, as she always tended to relied on me and did not want to be left on her own.
Ashby said, ‘Please don’t go, what well I do without you?’
I realised Ashby felt somewhat insecure, because of what happened after losing her parents many years ago and I was her only link of that time after we were put in a barrel for our safety. This is my story this will just be short

The 3 of us were huddled together, we were 10 years old. Ashby who was more upset than the three of us would not stop crying. I went and put my arms round her trying to comfort her. Pogo who was the bravest of the three of us, kept looking out towards the ocean and then he called out look I can see a turtle, we all stood up and we called out in excitement seeing this large turtle (See chapter 5). The turtle then did a strange thing it started to push the barrel and we squealed with delight at this. The turtle gave us a funny look and I decided to call it Arthur, I don’t know why but it seemed like a name that would suit him. I believed that my sister would be able to talk to animals as she had some kind of gift, even tough at the time she was only 3 when we parted.

After we saw land the turtle left us and soon was picked up by the northern tribe, we did not understand the language, but we later found out we were on Isola a magical kind of island that many things could happen and even the chief who had some magical powers that could magically create food every 24 hours and give lectures to children that gave us certain skills that somehow suddenly become skilled. I have two skills I leant after the lectures which were medicine and construction. As the tribe do not need builders after all the huts and the statue has been done, I probably study medicine.

This is why we remain together and as Ashby had not picked up the Isolan language as she found it not easy as me and Pogo. Pogo and I had picked up words here and there, but Ashby even though she was cleaver at a lot of things languages was not one of them. This is one of the reasons why she was afraid of me leaving her. I promised her that Pogo would look after her or, we could all go together to find my sister one day. Ashby agreed and said she would help to build a raft, as she to have picked up construction after the chief’s lectures.

‘To morrow we be 14,’ said Ashby, ‘so we can start work to the morrow, so we better retire now,’
‘Yes we better and we can start making plans to build this raft.’ I said.
Pogo said, ‘I don’t think the elders will allow us to leave after the raft is done, as we are still too young,’
‘But I want to find my kid sister and surly they must allow us this and if they don’t then we will go and see the chief for permission. Lets us retire now as it’s starting to rain and we first celebrate of coming workable age to morrow, then we will think what to do. I said.
We then went to our huts for the night.

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Chapter 8

I have been studying medicine and found that I like researching better. We had decided not to build a kind of boat to sail out to get to the west shore after discussing it as the small raft would not be a safe option. This was because Ashby had changed her mind about coming with me and Pogo to find my sister. Pogo gave his reasons a he told me that one of the alchemy villagers had discovered a potion that could that could transport a villager across the other side of the village and he thought if they made a stronger potion to transport a villager to the other side of the island. I liked the idea and asked him what the ingredients were. But he could not remember as the children had collected the herbs round the island. So I decided to experiment with the herbs.

I went round the island looking for likely herbs and did several experiments and I did found some surprising results. My favourite one was when a villager uses the potion and started talking in a strange language such as Blannesamagawa loomajoobamooga and acting crazy. Some of them I made gave villagers the hiccoughs, bad breath, and some potions were harmful to the villagers I like the potion that the kids liked which was a yummy drink for the kids. The kids loved this yummy drink and were always begging me to make some, so every tea time I would make this yummy drink for the kids and they were always there waiting for it to be ready each day.

One day when I was doing the alchemy experiments, I must have put too much herbal mixtures in as I was staring it. It suddenly exploded and I was badly burnt and couple of the scientists after putting out the fire, had to help me to get first aid at the medical centre. I was fallen unconscious on the floor and them almost carrying me as I had been weakened by the accident. As I tried to get up after I came round and I was over come weakness and dizziness. Pogo said don’t get up yet, just take your time. The doctors bathed my wounds with herbal remedies which made me feel a bit better. The doctors told me not to do any alchemy for awhile until I was fully recovered. I stayed at the hospital for a few days, but was anxious to get back to try and find this potion that could transport a villager, which I had not yet found. Pogo kept telling me not to carry on with the experiments as he said it was too dangerous and was afraid I might get hurt again. I discovered that a few years ago one of the alchemists had died after an explosion and he did not want it to happen to me. In the end I decided to leave the experimenting for awhile and I just did researching and studying medicine until I had more experience. After all I was still only 14. I still did the yummy drinks for the kids as this was much safer to do.

I was beginning to notice that Ashby and I had not been working together for awhile. I must have been too busy doing alchemy to notice at first, she had taken up farming and I knew that she never had any skills in farming as far as I knew, and I wondered who was teaching her to farm as the guiding hand had not looked in or was not dew to look in. She had taken it on herself to farm. We always worked together on science and medicine and then for some reason Ashby decided to farm, like go fishing and that. Then I noticed her talking to a male villager who was around her age. It was Totolo, he had black hair and had red ribbons tied in his hair. It looked like he was teaching her how to harvest the fruit. I started to feel slightly upset as I was use to her relying on me and now she had found someone else. Then I thought I should be please that she was coming out of herself and maybe this was the reason why she had changed her mind about coming with us to the west shore. Maybe Ashby will tell her story in the next chapter of how we parted.

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Chapter 9

This is me, Ashby. I suppose Tiare has told you about how we were found in a barrel!! Anyways as you know we have always remained close and I always thought that she needed me than I needed her, but I realised I relied on her after she told me she was going to try and find her sister. As you know I always been lazy and never really leant the Isolan language. I have my tail, of how my life before Isola.

I was an only child, but not after I was born, I was a twin, but when I was only 4 years old my twin died after he became ill. My mom was upset about this and would always keep me in her sights was very protective about me and I think she was afraid of losing me too. I well leave there as you don’t won’t to know about the rest of my sad life. Having said that, it was not all sad, we had great times together me and my mom. This is one of the reasons I felt a bit envious about Tiare still having nearby relations and wished I had some one like a kid sister or older brother that she always goes on about. However, she has always been a like a sister to me and she kept on telling me that where ever she goes, we always remain together me Pogo and Tiare. Enough about that as I know you’re impatient to know why I and Tiare want are separate ways. Here goes.

While you already know we share the same birthday, and so the three of us celebrated this at the amphitheatre dancing and some of the villagers gave us presents. The one I liked the best was the present that Totolo gave and he said he liked me and he put a little gift wrapped in green leaves and some red ribbons kept the parcel secured. Then he ran off. He was still only 13 but soon be 14 in a few weeks time. I unwrapped the parcel and found it was a small shell and he had put in a flower and I found he wrote a note that said ‘MOMS’ I realised what he given me the shell for, it was to put the picture of my mom and me I always carried round with me and I got the picture of my mom and me and it fitted perfectly inside the shell. I noticed there was a small hole at the top of the shell big enough to fit the ribbon though, so I thread though the ribbon and I then hung it round my neck.

I took to studying medicine and in between that to do some researching, as they did not need builders much. We always worked together Tiare and I. Pogo want on to fishing. At the end of are work day the three of us came together to relaxed and to have our meals together, little did I know my life was about to change.

Totolo was now age 14 and we celebrated his birthday I gave him a small gift the same as every one else, I wanted to give him something better, but maybe I will find something better for his next birthday.

A few weeks later Totolo came over to talk to me. I thought that Totolo was really cute with his black locks and the way his mom had tied red ribbons in his hair. I said to Totolo, I’m sorry I could not find better gift!!’
Totolo said in my language broken English, ‘I like, very much, you like yours?’
I said so he could understand, ‘Yes, I like very much, Thank you,’
He said, ‘You like farm?’
I said, ‘I don’t know! You show me’ as I at the same time indicated the actions with my hands.
‘I show, come’ and Totolo escorted to the orchard and showed me how to pick the fruit from the trees in a way that you do it trying not to accidentally pick the fruit that was not ready to harvest. The fruit was all clustered together and I found it hard to know what was right to pick and what not to pick.
Totolo explained best way he could, ‘I show look.’ He pointed out the partly green-yellow one, ‘this good’ and showed me one all green, ‘Not good’. Meaning to say that only harvest the almost ripe fruit and leave the rest to ripen.
After trying several times figuring what was what and trying not to get it wrong as I did not want to end up harvesting fruit that was not ready to harvest. I finely succeeded in farming. Totolo said, ‘You very good, you like fish.’
I said, ‘No fish yet!!?’
Totolo said, ‘You not like?’
I said trying to explain, ‘Yes I like, but not yet.’
Totolo said, ‘Maybe later.’
I said ‘Yes, maybe later’.

Every day I want farming with Totolo and Totolo was always willing to teach me to farm he showed me how to fish and to harvest the honey, which I found surprisingly easy. Fishing part was the hardest as trying to catch a fish, as they were slippery little beggars. Totolo made it look so easy and I wished I had his skills. Anyways he was already a Master Farmer as I was just became Adept Farmer. I was beginning to feel guilty, not working with Tiare for awhile and I thought I might arrange a get together some day soon. Another thing I was beginning to pick up some words in the Isolan language, as Totolo was very patient and willing to teach me. Knowing me I did not have a lot of patients, but with Totolo, I was willing to learn and maybe I leant a bit of patients at the same time.

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Chapter 10

Who was this stranger that had come up in a small rowing boat, the villagers where asking. I seemed to know him from somewhere. This was very strange as I could not remember where.

Later after work I decided to speak to him and was surprised to find he was my older brother Tim. Tim looked a lot older and was very pleased to find me.
He said, is that you Tiare you’re all grown up!!!
‘Yes I’m 17 now as you know’ I said and not long before I’m 18.’
Tim was now 30 years old and I was so pleased that he had found himself here. I asked him, ‘How did he know I was here, and how is mom?’
‘I didn’t, but I found out that a few year ago, that a barrel had been found bobbing on the ocean with some kids and I wondered if one of them was my sister! As this was round about the same time we got washed up on a deserted beach. About your mom after our life boat landed on a beach after it smashed into a rock found ourselves in a village that was deserted and we made it into our new home. Well to cut a long story short, I regret to say mom died, I think it was from a broken heart. So she did not make it to the shore and our dad was a hero and saved us young ones, but our dad got lost at sea after a mighty wave hit our boat. There were just 7 of us that made it to shore. The youngest was a child of 3 the oldest of us was 28. I then decided to build a small rowing boat and seek out this shore.
‘And here you are you found me.’ I said.

Later Ashby, Pogo and Totolo, joined us and we celebrated at the amphitheatre and some of the villagers joined in saying congratulations at our reunion. All we needed now was to find our younger member of our family and that was Isi and I decided to write a massage of this event my brother turning up and may the two of us may try and make it to the west shore. Then after I wrote the massage I whistled for Lau and I tied the massage to it’s leg and sent her off to find Isi . I knew that Ashby had now settled down now with Totolo, and that I could make arrangements to set on the journey as I was on the verge of discovering the transportation potion. I hoped that Tim would agree to use the potion with me.

To be continued