Part 5 (1)

The lumberjack and his two associates headed back to the military camp in Okunde's garden as the first sun rays of the new day shone stronger.
"Here you are safer!" said Babida to the young maiden Suzie and uncle Bibi.
"Last night was hectic and we didn't rest. Let's find a quiet spot and have some sleep!" The woodsman suggested.
"Under this palm tree would be perfect." expressed uncle Bibi while showing the direction of the shelter with the index finger of his right hand.
They marched toward the palmea and stopped under its refreshing green branches.
Suzie, who was already half asleep, removed her brown sandals, hastened to the soft lawn, and immediately snoozed.
Babida laid his axe beside the palm tree, then sat upright on the grass and leaned on the trunk before shutting his exhausted eyes.
As for uncle Bibi, he contemplated for a short moment the singing birds on top of the branches and felt appeased by their morning melodies.
When he had had enough of the robins' chorus, he took off his fedora hat and slippers, and like his companions, lay down on the lawn and napped.
The three adventurers slumbered under the curious watch of some imperial sentinels.
"Behold the lumberjack and his friends. It seems like last night was a rough one." declared one of them.
"Yes indeed. I saw the killer of the Monster of the forbidden mountain quitting the barracks precipitously in the middle of the evening while I was outside surveilling." stated another guard.
"He came back right after dawn with the elderly man and the young maiden. I guess there was some sort of issue and now it is over." pursued the imperial soldier.
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"I should go and rest too, for I stayed awake all night long because of the patrol." He spat out while yawning.
The imperial warrior thereupon turned and went to his tent.
The day progressed nicely and by noon Suzie woke up. The young maiden glanced at her sides and saw the lumberjack and uncle Bibi profoundly snoring.
She stretched her hands then slowly rose. She strolled her eyes around and perceived bush down Okunde's garden.
"There are surely running waters behind those pastures." Suzie asserted.
She thus began to head toward the green herbs and as she neared them their height increased. She reached the plants' feet and there was no entry, so she created a way with her hands and went inside the bush.
She walked till the other end of the greenery. She emerged from it and glared in front of her a well-maintained stream with pure and calm waters.
"Wow, what a fantastic view!" She exclaimed.
”I need a bath." the young miss added.
Away from indiscreet eyes, she undressed and dove into the river. And while she was bathing, the waters sparkled, the fishes danced around her, and the wind spread in slow motion.
Suzie's curly hair gleamed and a group of three yellow butterflies descended from the sky and gravitated upon her head.
After a few breaststrokes, she came out of the waters, cut some plant leaves to cover her nudity. She looked even more beautiful in those nature-made clothes.
The young maiden thereafter picked her wax-made blue gown and her scarf, stood at the stream's edge and crouched to wash the garments.
"Hey Suzie!" Someone yelled behind her.
Suzie was slightly surprised. She looked back and saw the lumberjack and uncle Bibi.
"So you have been over here, in Okunde's river!" said her uncle.
"Youhou!" cried out Babida as he ran toward the stream shores and flipped over the waters before diving deep inside.
"Hey, young man! Not so fast!" told uncle Bibi to the lumberjack then he took off his boubou and sprinted too toward the river.
The elderly man remained only with pants and shamedlessly jumped over the stream, arms and feet extended with his back turned.
"Supalala!" Uncle Bibi shouted as he dove inside the hot waters.
The young maiden Suzie looked at her companions' ludicrous moment and smiled.
She thereafter uttered to herself : " Look at these two big men playing like toddlers." while shaking her head on the sides.
She finished cleaning her outfit and picked up her uncle's and quickly tidied it up as well.
The woodsman in the meantime got out of the waters as drops rolled down his pumped body.
"How are you, pretty maiden?" He addressed Suzie.
"Fine!" She shyly answered as she leered the logger's massive torso and biceps.
"Youhou !" Uncle Bibi suddenly exclaimed Bibi, for he was enjoying his swimming moment.
The middle-aged man continued his breaststrokes, unaware that his howl had just provoked an abrupt end of a flirt between the two youngsters.