Set a Purpose

Find out what others think of the narrator’s decision to run away.

AS I RAN TOWARD THE NEXT CAMP I saw that the little boy had done his job well. Warriors were coming, lots of them, chanting songs, asking our warriors to wait for them. The lion stood his ground until he saw so many men coming down, warriors in red clothes. It must have seemed to him that the whole hillside was red in color. The

The Maasai wear a lot of red clothing. The color red represents power and is sacred. The Maasai also use a red dye to draw on their skin. They make the dye by mixing clay with water or animal fat.