Duma Page #2

Excuse me, young man...

...where are you going?

- Out there.

Nobody leaves my room

without my permission.

- "The Egyptians..."

- Fire drill!

Exit by row! Orderly, please!

Duma?

Duma?

You in here?

Who's Duma?

Is that your boyfriend?

Give me that.

Hey, that's mine!

That? That's very nice.

My father gave it to me.

And you are going to give it to me

or pay me to let you keep it.

Run!

Good job.

Come on, Duma.

Hey, kid! Get down!

This is outrageous.

Xan!

Come, boy. Come.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Come on.

We have to go far.

Go home.

Like Dad said.

We started here...

...and went up here.

That must be the Salt Pans.

So...

...we've got a lot of map to go.

Should we keep going?

Yeah, that's what I think too.

It had to happen sooner or later.

But I was hoping for later.

Do you even know what "wild" means?

Yeah, I thought so.

Hey.

What do you think you're doing?

What are you doing?

Do you hear me?

I am going south.

Do you have a problem with that?

Yeah.

We're going west.

"We're"?

You and who else?

My buddy and I.

Do you have any water?

Maybe.

What do you got?

The motorcycle.

I could give you a ride.

You are thirsty, yeah?

Hey, hey.

I did not say you could give some

to your animal.

There is not enough.

Does this thing work?

If you have gas.

Opuno Kjadi Ripkuna.

You?

Xan. Thanks for the water.

A bush baby. How did it get here?

Same as me.

Too many wrong turns.

Mashaka.

Troublemaker.

Do you know there's a big river?

It's maybe five days' walk from here.

But to get there we must have food.

So which one?

So which one what?

Which one we eat first?

You understand, for us to live...

...we must eat them.

Don't worry.

We have a few days before

we have to make our decision.

Explain to me this idea.

Get more wood.

You know, I don't like your cat

looking at me like this.

Where did you learn this, boy?

Where did you learn these ideas?

- My dad taught me.

- Your dad?

Wait for me, man.

Show me the plan...

What you are going to make, man?

- Put it up.

- I am.

- Holy smoker.

- Come on, hang on. Quickly.

- Let her go.

- We are doing it, Xan. We are doing it.

Hang on.

Holy smoke.

Xan, look.

Say goodbye, Xan.

Bye-bye, plane.

- Hello, river.

- To the right. To the right.

Oh, Xan. We are going to live.

- We need water.

- Don't worry.

We find it.

I told you so.

This is your big chance, boy.

Remember what Dad said?

Chase, trip, bite.

You can do this.

Come.

Duma. Duma.

Come, boy.

Come.

Go get him.

Yeah, yeah.

Your cheetah is a great hunter.

I'm very impressed. He caught an egg.

You know, your cheetah...

...he will not live long out there.

For what he would be worth,

you know you could build a house.

You could build a lot of houses.

Maybe even buy a nice car.

With DVD.

You don't sell a friend.

You know, the rich...

...they buy animal like him every day.

Pay big money, make business.

You know? Zoo, fun park.

And then they make more money.

Where are you going, boy?

Do you know where you are going?

My dad and I found him over here.

So you plan to cross the Okavango.

Yeah, so?

"Yeah, so?"

That is a place of many teeth, my friend.

It is a place to die.

I'm not afraid.

Be smart.

Be afraid.

"I am not afraid."

Stupid boy.

Don't know nothing.

Don't know nothing.

You know, you could end up

in a lion's belly.

Fire.

Fire is the only thing that scares them.

You know, I know that place.

I could take you a little way that way.

But then I have to go back south, eh?

You would like that?

Okay.

I won't take you all the whole way.

Just some of the way.

Come on, boy.

Who are they?

People.

People who never dreamed

that they would die here.

This place is full of angry spirits, eh?

There's a story in this.

I'm not sure I want to know it, eh?

You know, in the right hands...

...this will kill anything.

Hey.

Come here. Come.

- Hide now.

- Why?

- Who is it?

- Bad people.

In here.

Come on, Duma.

We need to go farther.

There's nothing here but sand.

I can't see anything.

Come here.

Get down.

Do you know...

...how he got those black lines

on his face?

They say it's to stop the glare from

the sun during the day while they hunt.

There was a mother cheetah.

She loved her cub very much,

and one day...

...he got lost.

And she searched, and she searched.

And she called, and she called.

And she cried so long and so hard...

...that her tears made black streaks...

...down her face.

Her face...

...was stained forever...

...from her crying.

An honorable weapon...

...if there is such a thing.

For a real warrior, you know.

For you to face your enemies

and show your courage...

...eye to eye.

A lot of diamonds came out of here.

I know they did not get them all.

Always I look.

One day, I'll get lucky.

Make rich.

You. Stay.

I want to keep going.

Just one quick look. I'm coming, man.

Oh, it's an old one.

Lots of smelly old ghosts in here.

Now's our chance.

Let's go.

Come, boy.

Rip.

Rip!

Rip!

Rip!

I'm here. Hang on.

I'm trying, Rip.

Xan. Thank God for you, Xan.

Thank God for you.

Grace, we are lucky.

This little stuff. No big stuff.

Dig, boy. Dig.

Why you are stopping?

Where have you been taking us?

- I'm taking you where you want to go.

- No, you're not.

You're taking us north, not west.

I am taking you the way

to the mountains.

- It's the way to town. To the police, and...

- What are you talking about?

Collecting a reward for me

and selling Duma.

How do you get such ideas?

I am taking you north to go west.

- Lf you go straight west, it is a way to...

- You're just trying to scare me.

You want me to go your way

so you can turn us in.

- Xan.

- You go your way, and I'll go mine.

Xan, where you are going? Xan.

Come back.

You can't leave me like this, Xan.

Xan. Come back, Xan.

Xan.

Xan!

Xan, come back!

- I don't want him to follow us.

- Xan, come back.

You can't leave me in here, Xan.

We're gonna have to cross

the river tomorrow.

We're better off without him.

Come on, Duma.

You're not gonna get wet.

Quickly.

Fine, you stay there. We're going.

Hang on.

Duma!

Duma, Duma. Quickly. Come out.

Come on, Duma.

Two fast cats, eh?

Mashaka. Come here, boy.

High chance of thunderstorms

due to a low-pressure system...

...moving into the country

from the coastal area.

Back.

Hey.

Come on, run.

Duma, no.

Duma, wait.

Oh, man.

Duma?

Duma.

Duma?

Well, Mashaka.

What happened?

You found Duma.

Yes.

He was in a poacher's trap.

You were in a hog's house.

That is better than being

in a lion's belly, no?

I'm sorry for what I did.

It was a mistake.

But you were right.

I was thinking about how much money

I could get for you both.

I had big plans, Xan.

I left my village, my wife, my children...

...to be a big man.

Went to the big city to make big money.

But I did not find work, eh?

And soon, I was a small man

that did small things.

I ended up in the biggest jail

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