Boy Here, Boy There

This story is set thousands of years ago when Earth was also home to Neanderthals and woolly mammoths.

A little Neanderthal boy’s family settles in a cave. His loving family, much like ours, comprises Mama, Papa, and his siblings. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he begins to explore the beautiful natural world around him. He also encounters ‘big hairies’ (mammoths) and ‘growlers’ (bears). But just across the river, he is stunned to see another creature who looks almost like him - a Homo sapiens! They see something in each other’s eyes, understand without speaking, and part ways with a wave of the hand!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦. 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘬’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯.

It is a work of art – a balance of poetic language and visual storytelling – and deserves a place in your collection. Do read the author’s note.