Benjamin Twist’s African adventure part three.

Ben rolled up the cloth map and slapped Tom the farmer on the back saying,

“Come on Tom we can make it today, we can get the magic sugar and our lives will change”

Tom smiled and they set off together further into the dense jungle.  After two hours cycling the jungle became too thick for the pair to ride so they pushed their bikes.  Suddenly a fierce warrior jumped out from behind a tree and blocked their path waving a long wooden spear!

“Stop right there this is Ungassy land go back or I will have you for supper tonight!”

Tom began shaking and turned whiter than a sheet of paper!  Ben moved very slowly and pulled out a white bag from his wicker basket.  Ben offered the open sweet bag to the warrior saying,

“Take one please there called sweets and these ones are chocolate éclairs”

The warrior slowly put down his spear and took a sweet from the packet, the warrior smelt the sweet first then popped it into his mouth.  His face very quickly changed from being angry to looking very happy! He said,

“Umm this tiny thing tastes good I like it very much”

Ben gave the whole packet to the warrior saying,

“Could you please take me to your chief I have business we need to speak about?”

The warrior nodded and crammed three more chocolate éclairs into his smiling lips.  After half an hours walk the jungle thinned out into a huge clearing with huts made of wood and sticks all around the camp.  In the centre of the camp there was a large tree laying on its side, several tribesmen sat around the tree chewing leaves!

Ben and Tom laid down their bikes and sat cross legged next to the tribesmen.  The warrior disappeared into the largest hut and brought the chief of the Ungassy tribe to the tree.  He wore a big head dress made of birds feathers and crocodile teeth!  He spoke to Ben,