Vinnie and Kashe were walking through the desert shrubs with Gau.
The other men were hunting in a different area.
"It is not good to hunt with too many people," explained Kashe.
"Animals are very clever.
They have good ears and can quickly smell hunters."
Vinnie was scared.
Kashe had given him a bow and arrow.
But Vinnie did not know how to use it.
He remembered the hyenas.
"How often do you hunt?" asked Vinnie.
"When we need food," replied Kashe.
"Usually we start early in the morning.
But today I saw you and Mandy.
I had to return to the village."
Suddenly he stopped.
On the ground was a pile of something that smelled bad.
"Is that what I think it is?" asked Vinnie.
He pinched his nose at the smell.
Kashe and Gau looked at each other.
"The animal dung is fresh.
They are close," Kashe said.
"Kashe, look here."
Gau pointed to another pile of dung.
"This is also fresh," Kashe replied.
"That is not good."
Vinnie was curious.
"What is it?" he asked.
Kashe pointed to the first pile and said,
"That dung is from antelope."
Then he pointed to the second pile.
"But this belongs to a rhino."
Kashe got his bow and arrow ready.
"We must be very careful,"
he said, as he slowly walked on.
"Rhinos are very dangerous."
Back at the village, Mandy and the women poured their shelled nuts into a big pile.
Women brought out pots.
"Let's get water," Twi said to Mandy.
She held two white balls and gave one to Mandy.
It had a funny smell.
"What's this?" Mandy asked.
"It's the shell of an ostrich egg," Twi said.
"We use it to carry water for our meals."
Twi led Mandy to a water hole.
It contained only a little bit of water.
"Is this all the water you have?" Mandy asked.
She wondered how these people could live with so little water.
Twi nodded.
"Our people are travelers, like you and Vinnie.
We journey to find water."
She bent down and scooped some water into the eggshell.
"This water is almost gone, so we will be moving soon."
Mandy filled her eggshell and followed Twi to the village.
Vinnie was careful to stay close to Kashe.
Suddenly Kashe and Gau ran behind a large bush.
Vinnie joined them.
Kashe pointed ahead.
"Oh!" Vinnie gasped.
He saw a peaceful herd of antelope and zebras.
Just then Kashe and Gau stood up and aimed their arrows.
The animals sensed the hunters and started to run.
The men shot their poison arrows.
One hit an antelope, which kept running.
Kashe and Gau chased after it.
So did Vinnie.