Chapter Summary Of The Cave Alternate Ending
The wind nearly picked little, Nancy up off her feet as they entered the cave. If it had not been for John and Uriah grabbing her arms and dragging her inside, the wind would have siphoned her right back out the cave entrance as it seemed to do with all the air in the space.
A moment later the air returned and they could breathe, but then they heard hellacious noises outside as the whirlwind wrecked havoc around them. The noise was deafening as it seemed to put pressure on their eardrums so that they couldn’t fully distinguish between the sounds - It was a roaring, grinding wood sound, that was very loud at times, and definitely scary; especially for the younger children.
“At least, I think we’re safe in here,” she told the children.
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By the time the boys returned with the other team, and the cow, she and the smaller children had straightened and sorted most of their stuff.
Charity asked the boys if they saw a creek while they were searching, so they could get some water.
“There's water in the cave,” said Charles.
“Is there?” Charity asked.
“I could hear it, Mama, when I was in the cave, exploring,” he replied.
“I don't want any of y'all going in there without a lantern!” she scolded them. “It's not safe. Remember what happened to Tokola,” she warned.
“But the earth swallowed him up!” reminded Aaron.
“Yes, right it did; right down into the belly of a cave,” Charity reminded him. “Now, let's take a couple of lanterns, and then we can all explore the cave. I think it best we go ahead and make camp here tonight- it‘s too late to try go further today- besides, we don‘t know which way that whirlpool wind went and I wouldn‘t want to meet it again today.”
“At least, the wood has already been chopped; that whirlwind, made a quick task of it,” John remarked.
“It looks like it cut a trail through the woods. I wonder where it went?” asked Martha
A moment later the air returned and they could breathe, but then they heard hellacious noises outside as the whirlwind wrecked havoc around them. The noise was deafening as it seemed to put pressure on their eardrums so that they couldn’t fully distinguish between the sounds - It was a roaring, grinding wood sound, that was very loud at times, and definitely scary; especially for the younger children.
“At least, I think we’re safe in here,” she told the children.
“But …show more content…
By the time the boys returned with the other team, and the cow, she and the smaller children had straightened and sorted most of their stuff.
Charity asked the boys if they saw a creek while they were searching, so they could get some water.
“There's water in the cave,” said Charles.
“Is there?” Charity asked.
“I could hear it, Mama, when I was in the cave, exploring,” he replied.
“I don't want any of y'all going in there without a lantern!” she scolded them. “It's not safe. Remember what happened to Tokola,” she warned.
“But the earth swallowed him up!” reminded Aaron.
“Yes, right it did; right down into the belly of a cave,” Charity reminded him. “Now, let's take a couple of lanterns, and then we can all explore the cave. I think it best we go ahead and make camp here tonight- it‘s too late to try go further today- besides, we don‘t know which way that whirlpool wind went and I wouldn‘t want to meet it again today.”
“At least, the wood has already been chopped; that whirlwind, made a quick task of it,” John remarked.
“It looks like it cut a trail through the woods. I wonder where it went?” asked Martha