Dangerous Journey

Dangerous Journey

There was forest all round. All round for hundreds of kilometres. And there were no roads in the forest. There were only tracks. 

Two tents stood in a clearing. Two men were standing near the tents. The younger man, Manuel, was making coffee on a small stove. He looked up at the sky. ‘It’s going to rain today,’ he said. 

‘I know,’ replied Leon. ‘And the rain will turn the ground into mud. Then we’ll never get back to base.’ Four men were working in the forest. They were looking for iron and other metals. Leon was the boss and he was angry. 

It was early morning. Leon and Manuel were ready to leave. But Joe and Pedro were our in the forest.