The Adventures of Mu-Mu Lost in the Outback. Warren Day

people are animals that are different from all the animals you have seen. They walk on two legs like emus. They have fur that can be removed which covers their bodies. Some do not have fur except on their head. That type of people has lived in this land since the beginning of time. They have arms like Karrie, but they use them more than she does. They talk funny too. It is impossible to understand them. Another really strange thing about people is they climb into these smelly loud boxes with four and sometimes six round legs that can run faster than me.”

      Mu-Mu was interested in seeing the people animals, but he had one more question about them. “Are the people dangerous like Old Toothy?’

      “No. The people are nice to us. Sometimes they give us a sweet food and help us if we are injured.”

      “I want to see a people. Where do they live?”

      “Not far from here. They live toward the rising sun, just over that hill.”

      “How long does it take to get there?”

      “It takes an adult emu about two full days walking without a break to make it. I would take you one day, but it is too dangerous.”

      Mu-Mu decided to ask about the people later. The berries, his father had found, were calling his name. He was really hungry. He started picking the berries and gulping them down. His was imagining what the people must look like. He also wanted to know what his mother looked like. One day he hoped to see both.

      As Mu-Mu ate, his father continued to search for more berries and seeds. Elvin went a little farther and farther away from where his son was eating.