The Tropical Sun - Belief, Love and Hate
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The modifications to the fishermen’s tops were complete, and when combined with strategic make-up the sisters could now pass as older boys. The immediate worry of the Bahio tribesmen seeing the girls had dissipated somewhat. They were allowed to move about within the village under the strict understanding that they behaved in masculine ways when in the open. Listeri and the sisters tutored the other women in the use of the bow. The feeling that the women could also defend the village lifted the spirits of everyone.
Asu and Anjing grew rapidly. The young dogs were fed and petted by almost everybody. Praba thought that the dogs would not bother to bark even if Bahoi tribesmen walked straight through the village.
“They’ll only make a noise when they’re hungry,” he insisted.
“If the dogs think they’re part of the family,” said Bandri. “Then they should bark at strangers.”
Meanwhile Agung had started to build a new house in the village. Everyone understood that he needed to have better accommodation than his work shed.