Light from the campfire illuminated the elder’s face.
“The winter was deep and harsh. Hunting was scarce and the people hungry. Elga the Wise Woman dreamed of a stray mammoth away from its herd many leagues distant.
“We were thirty-seven men and twenty-one hounds. We dared not take much in supplies so the people wouldn’t suffer greatly.
“Three days and nights to find the beast, another four to hunt and slay it. It was strong.
“It gave us its life, giving the people life. Elga acquired the prime pieces. To the gods she gave the beast’s quick.”
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