LOSE(2) You lunge at the wild pig. "I'll defeat it with my bare hands!” you think to yourself. Your heart races as you tackle the beast. The terrified creature spins and turns, its pointed tusks aimed right at you. Suddenly, the attack comes! You feel a sharp, piercing pain in your side. "This is it." you say, "I'm done for." Just then, the squealing stops. You open your eyes to see the warthog lying dead on the floor with a feathered spear in its back. Voices of hunters shouting with excitement fill the air. You've been saved! You see one of your cousins lowering a vine down into the hole for you escape. You are then carried to the camp so that your wounds can be treated. You are brought to the shaman, who slowly begins to chant. He then places a hideous mask over his head. The mask has large curved tusks, much like the wild boar did. The shaman smears some mashed herbs over your wounds. Your pain of your cuts begins to ease. You fall asleep. You awaken as the Headman, the chief of the Huna tribe, enters your tent. You bow low to the ground as he strides toward you. He says, "Nata, it is time for you to undergo the rite of passage to become a hunter."
Do you?
D) ACCEPT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
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