08 THE BIG CANOE
surface of the Crab Rock, hidden from the shore by a

rocky wall on the landward side, Shim was dancing
in the moonlight. He danced and sang and drummed,
capering madly around a pile of rocks on which lay

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a figure that writhed and twisted and begged for
mercy. It was Kilko, the chief’s son!

Teka was horrified. Something must be done—and
quickly! Shim was no longer merely foolish, no
longer harmless. He was bent upon revenge; he was
dangerous! Even as Teka watched, the Foolish One
took a long knife from his ragged furs and began to
dance more madly around the helpless prisoner. Teka