Sisoi is visiting his grandmother. Not far from grandma’s hut are killer whales (orcas) swimming. Grandma gets up and walks on the beach for a while. “What does grandma do?” Sisoi asks his parents. Gaméla turns her head briskly. Shhh, …
They have collected new stones, found in the far west, called flints, to light the fire. Gaméla, Sisoi and their parents navigate in their canoe along several glaciers. The ice creaks and cracks terrifyingly. They see impressive icebergs. And suddenly… …
After several days of traveling, they see an abandoned hut on the coast. That’s the location they choose. The hut is situated between two huge piles of empty mussel shells. Father and Sisoi pull their canoe very close to it …
The snow has melted. Spring will come soon. Sisoi follows his father who carries a stick in his hands. He seems to be looking for something. With his head bent down, he searches down along the shoreline. Sometimes he takes …
(Also read story 10. Ghosts between the flames) In the distance, Gamela sees a glitter, it is a badly injured baby sea lion. He lies bleeding on an ice floe. Gaméla saw him in the flames. She returns to the …
The sunlight weakens. Slowly the day fades away. The evening is welcomed by Gaméla and Sisoi with some additional wood on the fire. As they put dry leaves between the tree trunks, the flames rise up high for a moment. …
Sisoi listens to his father who is talking with their temporary neighbour. The neighbour gives a helping hand with the repairs on the canoe. The neighbours had a long journey before they arrived, coming all the way from the other …
Today is a lazy day. Gaméla leans against her mother who is preparing food near the fire. When her mother bends down her necklace tinkles. Gaméla stares at the middle link: a red snail home between rosy coloured shells hanging …
(Continuation of part 6. The canoe in danger) The icy water still flows inward. Sisoi and Gaméla concentrate on removing the water from the canoe, as the fire may not be extinguished. Their father has finished fishing and now he …
For weeks now, his mother is dividing the available food into smaller and even smaller portions. His stomach tickles because he’s hungry. There’s almost nothing left, only six mussels and a small piece of cormorant to eat. There are also …