Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Dancing at the Odinochka by Kirkpatrick Hill


Mama insisted they must carve the spear points from caribou bone because it was hutlaanee to use any metal at all when you were fishing.

The willow leaves had a silvery side and a green side, so that the leaves flashed in the breeze, now silver, now green.

Yuri had everyone line up in the dirt in front of the store, and then he patiently taught them what to do when he called out the instructions: Promenade, and allemande left, allemand right, and do-si-do and swing your partner.

"Curiosity makes a good scientist," he said, and Erinia was pleased because no one before had ever thought curiosity was a good thing.

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