How Bodo Learned to Make Tools and Weapons
Bodo did not have any tools or weapons.
Nobody knew how to make them.
But he had learned to use his hands.
He used them to catch small animals.
He knew how to creep up softly.
He knew how to wait patiently.
He knew just when to grasp the animal.
Bodo used his hands to gather berries and nuts.
He used them to pull up roots.
He used them to rake the acorns together.
“Sometimes Bodo threw stones”
He used them to scoop small things up from the ground.
Bodo knew how to strike with his fists.
He knew how to kick with his feet.
Sometimes he threw stones.
Sometimes he threw sticks.
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The stick Bodo used |
Sometimes he struck with a stick in his hand.
He could strike harder blows with a stick than he could when he struck with his fist.
Sometimes it hurt him when he struck with his fist.
It did not hurt him when he struck with a club.
Bodo had many enemies.
He had to take care of himself.
He felt safer when he had a club in his hand.