CHAPTER II

 In the early morning, when Father Sun began to put his star babies to bed, the little cliff¹-dwellers awoke.

 

They looked about for their father and mother, for they thought they had been sleeping on their own little skin bed.

 

“Why, Teni,” said Mavo, “we are out of doors; see the red cliff, and the cedar-tree over there.”

 

They called and called, but no one answered.

 

Even the owl² had gone.

 

Teni took Mavo by the hand, and said, “Let us go home.”

 

So they started straight for the cliff which they thought was home.

 

 

They walked and walked, but the cliff was not as near as it seemed.

 

Mavo began to cry, and said, “Oh, Teni, hurry home, I am so hungry!”

 

“Never mind, Mavo,” said Teni, “I will find something for you to eat, and then we will try to find home.”

 

So Mavo stopped crying, and clung³ to Teni’s hand, as he looked about for the little plant which he knew was good to eat.

 

 

Teni had to look a long time, and Mavo was very tired before he found the plant.

 

“See, Mavo! this is what I have been looking for,” said Teni, as he stooped⁴ down and pulled up an herb⁵.

 

“Let us eat these roots; they are very good; then we will start for home.”

 

The brother and sister stopped a short time to eat their breakfast of roots, then they ran on again.

 

As the sun grew hotter the sand seemed to grow heavier.

 

How glad they would be to find their home!

1 cliff   

n.悬崖，峭壁

参考例句：

• The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险，应该用栏杆围起来。
• He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。

2 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

3 Clung   

v.附着于( cling的过去式和过去分词 )；抓紧或抱住；坚持；依恋，依附于

参考例句：

• The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign. 首相不顾有人要求他辞职，死赖在他的职位上不下台。
• She clung to the hope that her son was not dead. 她抱定儿子并没有死的希望不放。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 stooped   

adj.弯腰的，曲背的v.弯腰( stoop的过去式和过去分词 )；屈身；俯首；屈尊

参考例句：

• She stooped down to pick up the child. 她俯身抱起孩子。
• All his fellows stooped to look under the carriage. 他的伙伴们也都弯下腰看车下。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

5 herb   

n.草本植物，药草，香草

参考例句：

• They usually ate the herb raw.他们经常吃未煮过的药草。
• Treatment with medicinal herb is attended with good results.用草药治疗效果良好。