Lost in Translation Posted April 6, 2018 Hey, look over here! Here's a shiny thing. Here. Look here! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted April 7, 2018 Almost 70 hours. We can do better than that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) " ........ then , I looked over to the side of the fire and saw the shining thing . It was shining like the sun , but it was like hard water that you could see the clouds , the trees and yourself in , in this hard water, the light was from the fire that was in it . It was an amazing thing and I wanted to have it to put it in the centre of my head dress .. no one has a head dress like that .... if I could get this thing and put it in my head dress, I would ba top man . " So I decided to take it . I moved a bit towards it when the others were not looking and then, with my foot slowly pushed some leaves over it . I moved closer so I was sitting next to it and put my hand down to touch it . I dint know if it would kill me or not if I touched it, but I did anyway. I hid it in my hand and then got up and went into the bushes. I looked at it, it was cold and sharp but you could see the fire dancing in it. The next day, I attached it to the centre of my head dress . Yes I was top man, but then I saw other men had made head dresses from these treasures the white people had bought with them * .... " ( New Guinea tribesman describing a coffee tin lid dis guarded by a campfire ) * New Guinea ' steam roller' for flattening an airfield @ 3.10 Edited April 7, 2018 by Nungali 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted April 10, 2018 40 hours this time. Man, it must be like a drug or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted April 11, 2018 I give up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
