Lug: Blast from the North

Lug: Blast from the North — page 7
for himself Stony became the coach of our clan’s headstone team and had recently finished clearing a new practice field with two underground dugout caves to keep the players warm Very useful when your previously grassy field is now permanently covered in snow Here you go Stony said my dad handing him a stick with a tiny slice of sizzling llama meat on it The changes in our climate had completely transformed our way of life Our jungle llamas were dying out and nobody had seen a dodo bird in months Before we had lived in a jungle of plenty but now we were barely scraping by With the onset of the permanent cold it seemed like we were always just one step ahead of going the way of the dodo When Bonehead and Bugeyes stole a jungle llama it was a huge deal Every little thing counted Stony scarfed down the morsel of charred meat and grinned My father smiled Hey Crag said my dad if you want to see a useful new discovery you should try my new cooked meat It’s a big hit 6