Picky Picky

Picky, picky, said Margaret.

I thought you were trying to be nicer, said The VeloDrone.

This is me being nicer, said Margaret. Now, would you two like to reconsider and climb up to look at the Tjilbruke Monument? It's worth it.

But it's so steep, said Le Bon David. Look at all those vertical steps.

We don't have to go up the vertical steps, said Margaret. We can go up the zigzag path and look at the plants on the way.

Oh alright, said The VeloDrone. I'm in. What about you David?

No, I'll wait down here, said Le Bon David. Tell me about it when you get back.

Margaret and The Velodrone zigzagged up the path, past various dead plants, and prickles of interest. At the top they were rewarded by the sight of a huge stone monument, made up of five stones, representing Old Tjilbruke carrying the dead Kulultiwi.

This monument has been here since 1972, said Margaret. The sculptor John Dowie said he found the stones at Tungkillo, lying near one another, as though the sculpture was simply waiting to be assembled.

Eerie, said The VeloDrone. And what's the rock?

Gneiss, said Margaret.

I thought it was meant to be his nephew, said The Velodrone.