Journey with me-part 2

Journey with me-part 2
see part 1


fiction
edward w pritchard

Journey with me back across the ages to when we lived in the Lake village. On the water, near the shore on platforms of elevated poles in a small community.

Fishing started early and the work went on long. Some in small boats, some from the edge of the elevated village. Small boys spent the day gathering bait on shore. Small girls cleaned fish with their Mother's. Men just fished.

It was hot in the boats. Fishing was unpredictable but we fished every day rain or shine.

Sometimes you got tired of eating the same old fish from the Lake. If you got hungry enough elsewhere, when traveling to gather sharp rocks for cutting tools you fantasied about the steamed and fried fish and your mouth would water thinking about fish and crayfish stew.

Fishing is how we fed ourselves back in time when we lived at the lake village on platforms on elevated poles on shallow Lakes.