Acacia and Freud, apparently important characters in Moyo and Kijana's history, have suddenly arrived, leaving Alagres and Asahki to wonder...
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Season: Dry Season: Warm'Sky
It has come upon the lions as a surprise to have the Dry Seasons already sweeping through the pridelands. Although not yet at its peek, Warm'Sky still brings that still heat that accumalates in deathly silence over the lands, drying the grasses and water sources, and thinning out prey greatly.
Mating: Yes[No] Birthing: Yes[No]
The Hourglass
Season Chart
Jan., May & Sep.: Wet Season: Cold'Sky Feb., June, & Oct.: Dry Season: Warm'Sky March, July & Nov.: Dry Season: Hot'Sky April, Aug. & Dec.: Wet Season: Cool'Sky
Year One
Affliates
[x] Emerald Grove
[x] Misty Moors
[x] The Four Roses
[x] Validus Glen
[x] Salvation Forest
[x] Scattered Blossoms
[x] Lavender Woods
The Magic Bowls « Result #1 on Mar 2, 2009, 3:30am »
A dove laid an egg in the hollow of a big tree in front of the blacksmith's house. When she flew away from her nest in search of food, the blacksmith's wife stole the egg. The dove came back to her nest and found the egg missing. The dove knew at once that the blacksmith's wife must have taken it. So she went to the woman and pleaded, "Give me back my egg, please."
The blacksmith's wife pretended that she knew nothing about it and said, "What egg are you talking about? I didn't see any egg." The dove was heartbroken and flew about looking for help. On the way she met a pig, who asked, "Why are you crying, little bird?"
She said, "O pig, can you help me? Will you dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
"No, not I," grunted the pig, walking away.
She then met a hunter, who asked, "Why are you in tears, little bird?"
The bird said, "Will you shoot an arrow at the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
"Why should I? Leave me out of this," said the hunter, walking away.
The dove wept some more and flew on till she met a rat, who also asked why she was in tears. The dove said, "Will you gnaw and cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
The rat too said, "Not I," and went his own way.
Next she met a cat, who asked, "What's the matter, little bird?"
"Will you catch the rat who wouldn't cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
The cat would rather mind her own business.
The poor dove was beside herself with anger and grief. Her wails attracted the attention of a passing dog, who asked her what was bothering her. She said, "Will you bite the cat who wouldn't catch the rat who wouldn't cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
"No, not I," said the dog and ran away.
The dove's wails grew louder and louder.
An old man with a long white beard came that way and asked the crying bird what the matter was. She said, "Grandfather, will you beat the dog who wouldn't bite the cat who wouldn't catch the rat who wouldn't cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
The old man didn't want to do anything of the sort and shook his head and went his way.
The dove next went to the fire for help and asked it to burn the white beard of the old man, but the fire wouldn't do it. Next the dove went to the water and asked it to put out the fire which wouldn't burn the beard of the old man who refused to beat the dog who wouldn't bite the cat who wouldn't catch the rat who wouldn't cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole the egg. Water too was unwilling to help.
Not long afterwards, the dove met an elephant and asked if he would stir up the water which wouldn't put out the fire which refused to burn the beard of the old man who wouldn't . . .
The elephant said, "No, not I."
Then the dove looked about and found a black ant, who also asked her what was troubling her.
"O ant! I know you can help me. Will you go into the elephant's trunk and bite him for not stirring up the water which wouldn't put out the fire which wouldn't burn the beard of the old man who wouldn't beat the dog who wouldn't bite the cat who wouldn't catch the rat who wouldn't cut the bowstring of the hunter who wouldn't shoot the pig who wouldn't dig up the yams of the blacksmith's wife who stole my egg?"
"Why not? Here I go," said the ant and crawled inside the elephant's trunk and bit it in the softest place, very hard. This made the elephant dash into the pool of water and stir it up. The water splashed and began to put out the fire, which went mad and burned the white beard of the old man, who beat the dog, who ran after the cat and bit her. The cat caught the rat, who gnawed the bowstring of the hunter's bow. The hunter tied on a new one and shot an arrow at the pig, who went and dug up all the yams of the blacksmith's wife.
The blacksmith's wife knew at once what she had to do and carefully put the dove's egg back in the nest in the hollow of the big tree.
Class Reunion « Result #2 on Feb 19, 2009, 4:03am »
I was minding my own business a few weeks ago when I got ¡°the call¡± -- that dreaded, shrill ringing of my telephone bearing news just short of a death in the family. It was a former high school classmate asking I disagreeistance in our 20-year class reunion.
Could it be 20 years already? I shuddered. Cold chills went up and down my spine as tiny beads of sweat popped out on my forehead. What had I done with my life the past 20 years? My mother told me I¡¯d have to deal with this some day,wow power leveling but I had laughed it off, just like I laughed off those embarrassing pink plastic curlers she used to wear in her hair. (I picked up a set at a garage sale just last week. Got a great deal on them, too!)
It¡¯s amazing how a brief phone call can totally turn one¡¯s life upside down. Suddenly, I began hearing those 1970s songs (now known as ¡°oldies¡±) in a different arrangement, realizing that Mick Jagger was over 50, ¡°Smoke on the Water¡± never did make any sense at all, and my ¡°Seasons in the Sun¡± had literally faded into oblivion. Had the sun set on me already?
I glanced in the mirror.wow power leveling (Okay, I stared in the d**ned mirror.) I examined every tiny little crevice and pore, starting with my hairline, down past those patronizing ¡°smile lines¡± to the base of my neck. No double chin yet, I thought.
The next few weeks were pure hell. Each day began with a grueling training program -- a 6:30 a.m. run in a futile attempt to bounce off that unsightly baggage that had somehow accumulated on my thighs overnight. I went shopping for the perfect dress -- you know, the one that would make me look 20 years younger. I found out that they stopped selling them around 1975. Three dresses later, I came to my senses.wow power leveling There was only one logical explanation: I was having a mid-life crisis.
I realized that the funny, crunching noise I heard each night as I climbed the stairs was really my knees. I had seriously considered adding potty training to my resume as one of my greatest accomplishments. Bran flakes had become a part of my daily routine -- and not because they were my favorite cereal.wow gold I held Tupperware parties just so I could count how many friends I had.
Life just hadn¡¯t turned out the way I¡¯d planned. Sure, I was happy. I had a wonderful husband and two great kids in the center of my life. But somehow, working part-time as a secretary and mom hardly fit my definition of someone my classmates had voted as wow gold¡°most likely to succeed.¡± Had I really wasted 20 years?
Just about the time I was ready to throw in the towel and my invitation, my seven-year old tapped me on the shoulder. ¡°I love you, Mom. Give me a kiss.¡±
You know, wow gold I¡¯m actually looking forward to the next 20 years.
Dance With Me « Result #3 on Feb 13, 2009, 4:56am »
When we¡¯re young and we dream of love and fulfillment, we think perhaps of moon-drenched Parisian nights or walks along the beach at sunset.
No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are fleeting,wow power leveling unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.
Not long ago, wow power leveling as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie, I became aware of her focused gaze. She was starring at me with a faraway, trancelike expression. Apparently, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as important as we first thought.
I asked what she was thinking about.
¡°Mommy,¡± she whispered,wow gold ¡°I just can¡¯t stop looking at your pretty face.¡±
I almost dissolved on the spot.
Little did she know how many trying moments the glow of her sincerely loving statement would carry me through over the following years.
Not long after, wow power leveling I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the melodic notes of a classic love song drew us toward a tuxedoed musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as transfixed by the lilting theme as I was.
I didn¡¯t realize that Sam had stood up next to me until he turned,wow gold took my face in his little hands and said, ¡°Dance with me.¡±
If only those women strolling under the Paris moon knew the joy of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth.[url=http://www.wotlkgold.net]wow gold[/url Although shoppers openly chuckled, grinned and pointed at us as we glided and whirled around the open atrium, I would not have traded a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I¡¯d been offered the universe.
Do you think you're a good person? Does God agree? « Result #5 on Oct 27, 2006, 11:08am »
Do you think that you’re a good person? Good enough to go to heaven?
Do you think that God sees you as good enough to enter heaven?
If so, then answer these questions honestly and carefully:
1. Have you ever told a lie? Even if it was a little “white lie”.
2. Have you ever stolen anything? Regardless of the value of the item.
3. Have you ever used God’s name as a curse word or to express disgust?
4. Have you ever seen something that someone else had and thought, “I wish I had something like that. I wish I could afford the stuff they get.”
If you have done any of these things, then by your admissions, according to God’s standards, you are not good enough to go to heaven. And these are only 4 of the Ten Commandments, found in Exodus 20 in the old testament of the Bible!
So, if on Judgement Day, God judges you based on the 10 commandments, do you think you’re going to be found innocent or guilty?
Well, you say, “I’ve done more good things than bad in my life”. That doesn’t matter. If you were in a trial of court for commiting a crime, would the Judge let you off just because you had done many good things before the trial? No. He would still punish you for commiting the crime. That’s because the law would require you to pay a penalty for the crime.
By the same token, God’s law still requires that a penalty be paid. Good deeds can’t pay the debt.
However, what if during that trial, what if someone you didn’t even know came into the court room and took the punishment for you so that you could be set free from the penalty of the crime?
That’s what Jesus Christ did for you when he was crucified 2000 or so years ago for your sins and for your transgression of God’s law. He took the punishment for you so that you wouldn’t have to be punished for your sins. All you have to do is accept God’s forgiveness by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior!
So, before you go to bed tonight, why not get right with God today? You might not have another chance. You don’t know when your time on Earth is going to be up. And if you die in your sins without accepting God’s mercy, you’ll have to face the Judgement of God, and with your sins still in the books, there will be no hope on that great and terrible day. But you don’t have to die in your sins, and God doesn’t want you to, either. He is not willing that any perish, but rather, he wants all to come to repentance. So, why not get right with God now while you still have a chance?
If you want to make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as the atonement for your sins, then sincerely pray this prayer:
“God, I admit that I am a sinner and that I have broken your law. I realize that I am lost without God and that I’m headed towards a terrible judgement. However, God, today I confess my sins to you and I want to be right with you. I know that I alone cannot pay the debt that I owe for my sins. I believe with all my heart that your son, Jesus Christ, died on the cross to pay my sin debt for me, and I ask today that Jesus Christ be the Lord and Savior of my life, and I turn from my sins. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.” If you just prayed that prayer, and sincerely meant it, then you are now adopted into the Family of God, on your way to the splendor of heaven. To start out your Christian life, I would suggest that you pray to God, read your bible every day, and get into a good Bible-teaching Church.
Re: Better luck next time... « Result #8 on Feb 8, 2006, 8:54pm »
Ashaki just sort of dissapeared away from her new pride, feeling a little...shy at the moment. Deciding on looking for prey, she headed off. Her nose was her best weapon, at least for the time being. "There!" She whispered to herself, spotting a herd of wildebeest. Her rough tounge moved across her muzzle as her stomach growled. They were big, and she probably couldn't take down one alone, at least without getting seriously injured. Also, last seasons' calves were almost grown, so an easy meal was out of the question. She kept herself low to the ground as she decided to stalk forward. Hopefully, her dark, golden coat helped her to blend in. (Def. not the best, I know, but I just wanted to get posting so that we can RP!)
Re: Better luck next time... « Result #9 on Feb 6, 2006, 12:35pm »
Moyo grunted an affirmitive to Ashaki, his large, mane covered head bobbing in a nod. He stared uncomfortabley at the lioness for a moment, unsure of what to say, but not wishing to be rude. Then, he turned back to Acacia, Freud and Alegres.
His broad smile returned as the two were accepted into the pride, banishing his usual sullen expression and transforming his handsome features. He then turned to Alegres, feeling he should explain how he knew the two.
God knows how Moyo came up with that thoughtful thought.
"Umn... we know each other... they were in my old pride. Their mother was the second in command." He explained, then suddenly puffed out his chest. "My father was the lead lion." He said proudly, and thoughts of Tan in his prime burst into his head. A small, dreamy smile flickered across his muzzle.
Ashaki's words caused Moyo to snap out of his blissful memory. His eyes widened. Sure, Ashaki was looking mainly at Acacia... mainly. Did she expect the lions to hunt?
Kijana was strict and snappy, and a feminist, but, although she snorted when this rule was mentioned - the unspoken law that it was the lionesses was hunt - she obeyed it. She refused to let Moyo push her around, refused to let him shove her out of the way when it came to meal time. But she had been brought up in quite an old fashioned pride, and she hunted. Moyo did not.
He was awful at it, anyway.
"Er... I'm ok." Moyo said lamely, glancing at Alegres. As his eyes began to move back to Ashaki, a voice made him start.
"Pfft. Lazy oaf."
Moyo turned his head sharply to see Kijana standing behind him. She had not actually left the Oasis, but had simply hid in the foliage surrounding the plains and watched as two more outsiders approached Moyo and Alegres...
Freud's white coat had caused memories of her birth pride, as it had with Moyo. She remembered Acacia, a young lioness whom she had been close too. These memories had drawn her from her hiding place, despite the fact that, she thought, she had made an excellent exit, and returning to Ashaki wold ruin it.
Now, Kijana slipped past Moyo and studied the lions before him. It took her a moment to match their appearances with her cub-hood memories - they had all grown and changed - but, after a moment's analysing, recognition sparked in her eyes. A broad smile spread across her maw.
"Acacia! Freud!" She cried, beaming and leaping forwards at the lioness - she had always been closer to Acacia. She landed inches before her and proceeded to cover her face with affectionate licks and nuzzles. Then, she reared playfully up on her hind-legs, laughing.
ooc: Bleh. Bad ending. lol. Thoughtful thought...
« Last Edit: Feb 6, 2006, 12:38pm by Moyo||Kijana »
Re: Better luck next time... « Result #10 on Feb 3, 2006, 6:15pm »
"Great...I'm the lowest ranked one here." The dark golden lioness thought silently to herself. She wasn't about to let that dampen her spirits, though. "The herds will move soon with the leaving of the water." She began. "I'm going hunting..does anyone want to join me? Her golden eyes looked to everyone, mainly the lionesses, since they were the better hunters.
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