THE ADCVENTURE OF ANDER

Once Upon a time, there was a  family living in Donostia. In the family they were: Gotxone, the mother; Ekain, the father and the children: Ander and Ane.

One day the parents wanted to spend the day with the family in the Irati forest to teach their children how beautiful Basque mythology was, but Ander didn`t want to go because he wanted to stay with his friends to play football.

-I dont want to go with all of you!

-But Ander! let's spend a day in family! I'm sure you'll like it.

- Well, I'll be there all day without talking to you!

At that moment the father intervened:

- Ander, listen to your mother!

In the end Ander went to his room angrily and punched the pillow.

The next day they went to the car and went to the forest. Once there they began to walk through the fields of the green forest, Ander thought: why have we had to come here? in these moments I would be playing football with my friends. Gotxone as if he had read her thoughts said:

- It's not the end of the world, you can stay another day with your friends.

The minutes passed and Ander felt like peeing.

- Mother, wait for me, im going to pee behind those trees.

Ends of peeing and turns but suddenly does not see his parents, Ander was confused and started to look for them through the forest but he did not see them. After an hour walking and looking for his parents he was tired and sat on a rock under a tree.

Suddenly he saw a silhouette behind a tree, Ander stood up with much fear and approached the shadow. Suddenly a Basajaun appeared behind the tree, Ander start to scream a lot and immediately began to run through the forest away from the Basajaun, but he tripped over a rock and fell to the ground and saw everything black.

Suddenly noticed that someone shook his arm and saw the Basajaun. The boy was scared again, but this time didn`t start to run.The Basajaun told him:

-Don't be scared, I will not do anything to you.

Then he went to explain everything: He had lost his parents and wanted to find them, and the Basajun told him that he would help him if he let  accompany him.

Ander accepted and they started the long journey.

While they were going through the forest, he told him they would go in search of Mari: A very powerful goddess who would help him find his parents and for that they would have to go to the Amboto cave. After three hours of travel they became very thirsty and went to the nearest river.

In the river they found a beautiful girl with duck legs who was brushing her blond hair with a gold comb.

The Lamia asked them:

-Where are you going?

-we are going to look for Mari to his cave but we do not know how to go-  Answer he Basajaun

-I will help you, I know where is her cave, we are good friends- Said Lamia.

The three of them went on their way to the cave, but it was night and they had to sleep in the forest, that night Ander could not sleep well, he keep thinking that he was not going to find his family,  and that made him very sad.

The next day they got up early and went on their way.

They crossed leafy forests, rivers and climbed mountains, until finally, they arrived at the famous cave of Amboto, in which Mari lived.

They entered silently into the cave and suddenly heard a female voice coming from inside the cave:

-Who dares to enter to my house ?? !!

-We only want Ander to find his family- Said the lamia.

Suddenly a woman came out of the cave.

-so... you are Ander ... Eh ?? - Said Mari.

-ee..y..yes- Stutter Ander.

-Well, I'll help you, but you'll have to follow my instructions step by step-

-I accept.

Mari, took a glass bottle with a mysterious green liquid inside and gave it to him .

-When I tell you, you'll take it and wait ten seconds with your eyes closed- Said Mari.

They all got around Ander.

-It's time to go home- Said Mari.

Ander said goodbye to his two friends, took the pocima, close the eyes and wait.

When he opened them, suddenly, he realized that he was not in the cave, he was in the church of Gaztelugatxe! and in front of him was ... his family.

Ander could not contain himself and crying, he threw himself against his parents and his sister and they gave each other a big hug.