Big Soft-Rock Tribe Casts Out Many Hands! Play-Box Caves Go Cold!

Word comes from far-away lands, past the great rivers! Big tribe 'Soft-Rock', maker of shiny-stones and strange light-boxes, has cast out many of its hands. They say almost five-thousand food-makers, brave men and strong women, must leave their work-caves. Most hands are from the 'Play-Box' tribe, the makers of the fun-magic-boxes, where many young ones learn to hunt pretend mammoths. This is not good news for our trading rocks and warm fires! The big-thinkers at Soft-Rock say their 'play-making' way was not healthy, like a weak sabretooth. So, they send hands away to save much shiny-rock. Even more, the wise ones say this missing of hands will not be filled by new thinking-spirits or smart-rocks. It means less food-makers in the big tribes, making the whole world shiver a little. ### Local Commentary Brog (local berry picker): "My basket feels lighter already! If big tribes lose hands, who will trade shiny berries for warm furs? My stomach growls just thinking of it." Klarg (mammoth hunter): "I saw many sad faces in the far trading caves. Less hands to make the fun-magic-boxes means less distraction for young hunters. Maybe more time for real hunting, but also less shiny-rocks for our pelts." Elder Grok (Village Elder): "Hoo! The big tribes feel the cold wind, just like we do. When one hand stops working, all hands feel the chill. We must hunt wisely, share our fires, and keep our spears sharp. The great spirit of the hunt is always watching." Story by Thag from Caveman Talk Fire, on the scene.