I walked down a valley with a friend
It's getting dark and there is no shortcut path
We need to go back home
On my side was a steep high hill
We cannot climb it
Our home is above that hill
Across a flat road
Something came to the rescue out of nowhere
It's a brown animal with a smooth skin
It's speaking with that masculine voice
It made me ride on its back
Together with my friend
I am just lying flat with my stomach on its back
Holding on it while it's galloping
I thought it was a horse as big as a horse
But I saw its head with many branches
It has many branches like a deer
Above its head were many fine green leaves
So I realized it is not a horse
It continued talking to me with that soft voice
Introduced himself, giving its name,"SYANGAS"
It's a dangerous road and it's getting dark
I felt that the man behind my back is evil
So I kicked him out from its back
The evil man fell on the road
I left him behind on his own
"Syangas" carried me higher through the steep hill
It found a path along the hillside
Until we came on the top safely
And we part ways as I arrived on the flat surface
I crossed the road going home
Going down a little through a village
I came home and told them about it
The place is like an orphanage
Many children lived there
But they are not blood related
And the two of them fell in love
Making them a good couple.
-Anne Patino
(March 20, 2023)