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ORIGINAL FICTION:
by Kasandra Biedul
It was a cold and foggy morning in the Eastern Magoo Sea, and, like everyday, the tribesmen went to catch some fish for breakfast. The tribe, Aui-Iua, was small, less than 100 people. These people lived as a one big family on the island Auma, where they settled many years ago, thinking that they were the only people living on Earth, when one day, they realized they were all wrong, including the leader, Lofai. ''Hush, my brothers, you should be preparing the boats, not talking!'' said Lofai, who even though he was leader, treated everyone as his equal, ''We should not waste time now, because we are already several minutes behind, as I noticed from the sun, our great friend.'' ''Lofai, my brother, if one of us speaks out one more time during this position of the sun on the sky, he will be hanged on that tree behind you,'' said one of the men, looking at Lofai and seeing his approving nod. No one spoke even once, until the second position of the sun in the sky, when all of the boats were ready and put in the water. Ten strong and muscular men from the tribe filed into five boats, each one holding two men, and off they went for fishing. None of them spoke, not even whispering to each other, because they were so experienced of how to behave while being in the middle of the Magoo Sea, fishing. They knew there could be some consequences; either it would be the anger of the sea, which could cause a storm and strong waves, or an argument, which could end up with brothers fighting. They wanted none of this, so they kept quiet. After an hour of paddling with their old, wooden oars, they found the best place for fishing, since they knew the Magoo sea like the back of their hands. They threw the fishing nets in the water, as carefully as a mother holding a baby, and waited for the prey to come. It always took several hours to catch some fish and they usually got bored and wanted to do something that could draw their attention, so the fishing time would pass quickly. They usually stared at the beautiful crystal clean waters of the Magoo Sea, where they could observe schools of fish swimming by their boat. But this day was different from all. ''Lofai, look there! I have seen many things in my life, but I have never seen a dead fish made of wooden sticks, floating!'' said one of the men, surprised. ''My dear brother, I have lived and seen many things, too, but I know what a fish looks like, and I can tell you, this is not a fish...'' said Lofai, with deep curiosity, ''we should see what it is.'' ''I'm also as curious as you are, but don't you think it's too dangerous to go and reach for it?" asked Queff, one of the tribesman, who was known for his great intelligence. ''Queff, I have made my decision, we will go for it at once.'' ''But brother, think twice, before you make this move... It can cost your life!'' said Queff. ''I'm going to do as I already told you and don't intervene anymore... I can risk my life for this adventure. My curiosity is too overwhelming!''
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