Many days passed, and each day the Cave-men missed the fire more and more.
They missed the old man and Sharpeyes.
They hoped they would soon come home.
But as the days went by and they did not come, the Cave-men feared they would never return.
One day about sunset they went into the cave.
As Firekeeper was fastening the door of the cave, she saw a stranger coming.
She called the others to look.
They hoped they would see their friends, but this man seemed a stranger.
He was hardly able to walk.