Fire Good

(Liberal translation from the original language)

“Look, Grog. Bright light from sky make big orange glow in forest. Very bright.”

“Yes, Blintz. Grog see too. Grog not blind. Glow very bright. Hurt Grog eyes.”

“Orange glow feel warm. Make Blintz sweat. Get hot under saber-tooth tiger fur. Blintz take fur off.”

“No. Grog not want to see.

“Grog not have to look.”

“Grog not look. Turn head.”

“OK, Blintz now feel better. And here come Squelch. Squelch see orange glow close. Maybe know what make bright light from sky. Haw, Squelch. Squelch know what make bright light that make orange glow?”

“Haw, Blintz. Haw, Grog. Why Blintz not wearing saber-tooth tiger fur? Fur have small things that bite and itch again?”

“Big orange glow make Blintz too hot.”

“And make Grog not want to look at Blintz.”

Squelch agree with Grog. But not know what make bright light. Do know orange glow make woolly mammoth very hot. And dead. When Squelch walk close to dead woolly mammoth, smell very good. Make Squelch mouth water. Squelch cut off piece of woolly mammoth and taste. And piece taste very good.”

“This good news.”

“Not for woolly mammoth.”

“Does Grog try to be funny? Because Grog try to be funny too many times.”

“Grog not as funny as Grog thinks.”

“Squelch right. That what Blintz going to say. Also going to say if woolly mammoth taste better after orange glow makes hot, Blintz wonder if saber-tooth tiger taste better after orange glow makes hot.”

“And water creature with fins. Maybe it too.”

“Maybe, Squelch. Water creature with fins not taste good. But must eat if no land creature near.”

“Must find way to make big orange glow with no light from sky. Maybe other creatures taste better hot.”

“And green things that rise from ground.”

“Good thought, Grog. Some green things that rise from ground taste good. Maybe taste better when hot.”

Big orange glow still big and orange. Squelch see many tall things that come out of ground near big orange glow also turn orange. If Grog and Squelch and Blintz cut sharp things from tall wood, like sharp things Grog and Squelch and Blintz use to hunt saber-tooth tiger and woolly mammoth, can take sharp things close to big orange glow, and they turn orange, and Grog and Squelch and Blintz can use orange things to turn more sharp things orange, and have pile of hot orange things to make food hot.”

“That good idea, Blintz, Grog think. Not sure. Many words. But there one more thing Grog and Squelch and Blintz need to do.”

“What that, Grog?”

“Grog and Squelch and Blintz can make saber-toothed tiger and woolly mammoth dead, and can keep piles of hot orange things hot, but now must teach long-haired humans who share our caves and serve our food how to do rest of work."