Smart-thinkers say shiny-rock on finger and in mouth came from giant star-crashes, long before sun or earth.
The shiny-rock we prize, the one on finger-hoops and even in old-man's mouth-bone, not from our ground! Sky-gazers say this shiny-metal was born from huge, loud sky-bang-boom of big stars, far away in dark-sky, even before our big-fire-sun lit up the day. These sky-crashes threw shiny-dust all over big-sky, and some fell here, making our prized shiny-things. This makes shiny-rock truly old-old magic!
This news means shiny-rock is more special than we thought, not just dug from cave-earth, but gift from far-sky-mystery. Maybe shiny-rock has special sky-power? We must talk to Elder Grok about shiny-rock rituals to see if it makes mammoth-hunt easier or keeps bad-spirit away from our berries. We must watch if shiny-rock brings more warm-fire to our tribe.
### Local Commentary
Grak (local berry picker): "Me always think shiny-rock just pretty. Now it from sky-bang-boom? Maybe it help berries grow bigger! Me wear shiny-rock to berry patch tomorrow, see what happen!"
Thag (mammoth hunter): "Sky-crash make shiny-rock? That strong magic! If shiny-rock carry power of big-sky-bang, maybe it make spear stronger. Me ask for shiny-rock tip for next big hunt!"
Grok (wise elder of the tribe): "This news of shiny-rock from far-sky-crashes is big-truth. We must think deeply on this. Shiny-rock is now a gift from the far-dark, perhaps it holds old-spirit of stars. We must respect it with new sacred dance for sky-fire."
Story by Zog from Caveman Talk Fire, on the scene.