Ama put a basketful of cold water down by the fire as they came up.
“Heema, pour the acorn meal into the water. Docas, rake out the hot stones and put them into the water to cook the mush,” said Ama.
“I hope this mush will not be bitter,” said Docas, as he dropped a red-hot stone into the water.
“No; this will be good, for I soaked the acorns a long time and then dried them in the sun before I ground them,” answered Ama.
In a few minutes the mush was cooked; then Ama called Massea, and the whole family sat around the basket. They all ate out of it at once, using sticks hollowed out at the end instead of spoons.
HOW DOCAS WENT FISHING
ONE day Massea came up to Docas.
“To-day we will go fishing,” he said.
Then Docas ran away to find his playmates.
“We are going fishing! We are going fishing!” he cried.