“Mother!” Suntop embraces Leetah after having been away for a whole turn of the seasons, “My eyes see with joy! My hands touch with joy!”
“My hands also touch with joy!” Leetah holds her
little son out at arn’
s length, “My eyes, too, see with joy! How tall you’ve become! Where has my little Suntop gone to be replaced by this beautiful
boy? Soon I won’t be able to call you or your
sister cubling anymore...”
“We’ll always be your Cublings, Mother,” Suntop grinned, “You know that!”