Epilogue To The Crucible

The smell of smoke enters the cave and I'm instantly woken up by it. The sound of the kookaburra rings throughout the bush land. My first thought was that Uncle Bardy was starting a fire for a smoking ceremony and I raced outside to join. I'm surprised when I see a burnt out fire and birds scavenging around looking for food. In the distance I see where the smell of smoke is coming from. I walk over to the edge of the hill and peer out over the bay where the smoke is still rising. I'm shocked at what I see. Someone's started fire down at the shore and I see a ship docked with many more following behind it. Huge ships that I've never seen before come charging in one after another. I run back and get everyone to come see what's happening. Me and uncle Bardy grabs spears and lead the others down to the shore to see what’s going on. …show more content…
I hear Eddie yell out to them "dead spirits!". There was a silent pause and then they spoke but none of us seemed to understand. They point some weapon directly at us we instantly draw our spears. Everyone is in defense mode until a white man comes forward and starts speaking. He grabs a stick and starts to draw in the sand. He draws our land and draws figures to represent themselves. He draws them coming onto our land for things in exchange like dogs, tea, sugar, blankets and other European goods. Bardy explains what they wanted from us to the rest of us and how we will get what we want in exchange. Everyone seemed unsure about it but went along with it