THE SUN PRISONERS

This is a sizzling story about a

safari group who are overpowered
by followers of sun and later
rescued by the sun itself.

Writer : RAHUL MISHRA

THE SUN
PRISONERS
By RAHUL MISHRA

THE SUN PRISONERS

It was last day of the school and children looked eager to hear the last bell . last
period was going on and Evan was merely controlling his feelings. Till now he had
not told his mates that he was going out of England to a peaceful safari in Africa.
Tim barely had started and Evan gave him a burst of laughter he boasted none of
you will have fun like me .I am moving away from loud London streets to silent and
peaceful forests of Africa with my family. Were there not be lions ,tigers
,giraffes ,rhinos to disturb you ?asked Tim. Before Evan could utter ,the bell rang
and none of the children waited to hear him . Evan ran through corridors , gardens
dashing with people over the footpath and reached his colony five minutes earlier.
He opened the door and was surprised to see his cousin Moby smiling at him . Both
hugged each other . So you are also going with us? Evan asked . before Moby
could say uncle Paul gave him a thud and dashed Evan , greeted him and loudly
said, We all are going, your father Carl, mother Jena, me, your aunt Susie and
your cousin Moby.
Next day the family was busy in packing bags . Evan holding ropes was getting
annoyed .But as doorbell rang he sprang and pounced towards the door .Father
smiled at him as walked in. ok! ok! guys we have got our air ticket. Our flight is
tomorrow. We will go to Rio BRASIL!!! From there we will move to Sakai village
To meet my negro friend Joseph. He is a good and honest guy, we were studying
StPitts college together. We were very mischievous at that time. There was a loud
roar and mess all day.
Next day morning all people got up early, had their breakfast and were waiting
eagerly for the cab. Moby was standing near the window when THUD a newspaper
roll hit his head. He was nearly outwitted. He was left screaming at the newspaper
boy. Evan took the newspaper and packed his trekking shoes with it. At last they all
boarded the cab and reached the airport.

They reached airport in time.

Their journey, although was
longlasting ,but was full of fun.
There were all sorts of people
boarding the plane. Evan was
thrilled by looking out of
window. The great sea was
looking so beautiful. Moby was
busy relishing himself with the
appetite service of aircraft. Uncle
Paul and aunt Susie were busy
sleeping. Father spent his time
reading magazines. Mother was
busy talking to a dark lady. And
after long hours of waiting they
got down at Rio airport. To their
convenience, Joseph uncle was
waiting with his forest jeep at the
airport. Father had informed
him of their arrival. Evan looked
at him. He was a tall dark guy.
Joseph hugged him and said welcome to the nature lad. We will have fun in the lap
of forest. He took the troop to Sakai through valley road. Possibly it was the only
route to the small village which was situated in the lap of forest. Evan was
hypnotized by the surrounding. Though Sakai was a poor tiny village, but it was
bestowed by the mother nature, as the song of birds, chirping squirrels,
somersaulting monkeys, and the singing river which passed by, competed well with
the loud London streets and its virtual luxury. Joseph lived there with his wife Ela
and son Wujo in a big hut. Josephs father was a landlord of this area. People of

village respected him. Wujo, Evan and Moby became friends. The children were
very happy in leading such a lavish life, eating raspberries, running behind
butterflies, throwing stones at monkeys, running at the banks of Saka river proved
to be great fun for them.
It was a dark night in the Sakai, the people were having their dinner. Carl
said Joseph tomorrow lets wander in the deep forest and start our mission. When
Evan asked about the mission uncle Paul told the gang that it was last Sunday when
Joseph contacted him and informed that his men had got signs of tresures of the lost
civilizations of the Incas. If we get the treasure then our village will not be poor. I
will distribute among villagers. Said Joseph. Where were the signs found?asked
Evan. It was to the south of Sakai. In the forest region. The main treasure lies
somewhere near the Olapo mountain, from where the Saka river seems to
originates.said Poldo. Poldo was a loyal old servant of Joseph. He also told that no
one had ever gone there as it was surrounded by dense forest where many
dangerous wild animals lived. the whole village now depends on the success of our
mission. I have a motorboat. We will set off tomorrow. Ladies will remain here. You
three can come with us. We are then seven. said Evans father. The children whole
night could not sleep well, sometimes they dreamed of lion rushing behind them,
sometimes they saw different kinds of animals some tall, some short, some long,
some poisonous, and they never forget to see themselves loaded with gold and
precious gems. Next day they set out for their treasure hunt. Evan wore his trekking
shoes which he had wrapped in the newspaper at his home. He put the toffees and
raspberries in a piece of same newspaper and kept them in his pocket. Whole village
was there to see them off. Carl, Joseph, Poldo, Paul, Evan, Wujo and Moby boarded
the boat. They took two barrels of petrol with them,as they had to move opposite to
the currents of the river. They took eatables lasting for about one week. But the
thing which thrilled children was the jungle rifle given to each of them.
The boat moved against river along wild banks where they
saw many furious animals drinking water. It was evening setting on when the boat
shook.

Evan heard shots of bullets. He sprang out see that the boat was surrounded by
huge crocodiles which were enough to overturn the boat. And Carl was busy
controlling the wheel of the ship-boat. After a hefty encounter with the crocos the
treasure-hunters were clear that the voyage was no fun. At night the dinner was
served and before eating the passengers thanked and prayed to God. The next
morning was dull, there were dense bushes all around, with the huge trees behind
them. It was about mid noon when a huge eagle visited their deck. Joseph was
astonished as the bird had a red ribbon wrapped around its neck. it is tamed. You
see, its tamed. He cried. It took Evan less than two seconds to reach the deck. But
before one could act a swarm of alike tamed eagles reached the spot. The next
moment an arrow hit the deck where Moby was standing. OH! MY GOD THE
TRIBALS. WHERE THE HELL THEY CAME. THEY WERE ALL LOST AND
DESTROYED ABOUT THOUSAND YEARS AGO! cried Joseph. Evan saw a

group of old rafts full of wild looking tribal. They were speaking a strange tone but
Evan was sure that they seemed annoyed, astonished and angry. No guns, please no
firing, they are the guards of the treasures. We can talk to them. shouted Poldo as
he saw Carl aiming at the tribal. Soon the tribe-men seized the guns and tied the
passengers to bamboo rods and took them to the bank of river. Through the zigzag
passages of forest they reached a cave in between the bushes of raspberries. The
cave opened into a large palace which was whole underground. There were
thousands of tribal inside. They were looking at the prisoners as though they had
never met any stranger. The prisoners on the other hand were surprised to see the
heaps of gold all around. The prisoners were put into a dark room. The tribals were
the followers of the sun.
Next day the prisoners were taken before the king who lived in a huge hall
and heaps of gold surrounding him. Evan thought of presenting the king with
something special. He put his hand in his pocket to find that he was left only with
the paper piece he had kept with toffees, which he had ate last night in the dark
room. In the golden light he saw that the paper had written about solar eclipse
which was to occur in the parts of Africa. An idea flashed into his mind. the eclipse
was going to take place in ten minutes. Soon the trial was over and the prisoners
were taken to an open place where they were to be slayed! Evan told his group just
to shout looking at the sky. He quickly told them about the eclipse. They started
shouting as if they were offering prayers to God. The tribals were confused. They
were astonished to see that the sun had heared their offerings. The solar eclipse was
taking place, which had confused the tribes. The king also came rushing. The tribes
now considered them angles of the sun. The prisoners were now greeted as a special
guest. The chief also gave them bags of gold when the group was returning to the
village. Every one in the village was dumbstruck seeing the gold pieces. And Evan
also had a great time.