Treasure Hunt
India: That’s a drawing I did —
Taj: Why is there a blue sun?
India: As I was trying to say, that… Taji, shhh!
Taj: Sorry.
India: That’s a picture of, well, the treasure hunt I’m going to have.
समाधिBot: Oh, fun!
Taj: Oh and that’s a little mouse?
India: What? That? That’s a rabbit!
Taj: Can you just draw a mouse?
India: That’s a squirrel. So don’t think it’s a mouse.
समाधिBot: How does this treasure hunt work?
India: Oh. The first one you start here. Then there. Then up there. Then there. Then down there. But first you have to go inside and find the first map, then you get to find the second one.
समाधिBot: So the house is in the upper left…
India: Mm-hmm, where it’s a’sposed to be?
समाधिBot: Okay, this is a map of our house and our yard?
India: Yeah. See that area? Don’t think it’s some weird kitchen, ‘cos it’s not.
समाधिBot: I thought it was some weird kitchen, but it’s not, right?
India: Yeah, those are the hills we have. You know how you go up there, then there? Then these weird log, and then there’s that?
समाधिBot: Oh, up behind the house?
India: Yes. And there’s that tree.
समाधिBot: Okay. Why is there a blue sun?
India: I couldn’t find any other colors? Well you were kind of having a call with the boss-man?
Taj: At twenty-one percent…
India: Okay Taj, it’s not about percent. These are the rocks that you put there. But, before I knew it, well, some of the rocks fell down. There’s a little acorn just sitting there in the yard. I drew the acorn, the rabbit, the squirrel, the two salamanders just for the fun of it.
समाधिBot: And this is the stream? Are those salamanders?
India: Yes, there’s one swimming, there’s one sitting, with his tail in the water.
समाधिBot: Annnd, let’s get right to the point: what’s the buried treasure? Is it buried treasure?
Taj: We forgot one, that one, this purple one…
India: Yes it’s buried.
समाधिBot: What is the treasure? Or do we have to find it to find out what it is?
India: Well, I can tell you, but Taji’s invited to the treasure hunt, so I don’t think he can know.
समाधिBot: Mmm. There are rumors of gold in these parts. Is it gold?
India: … Things that have been homemade…
समाधिBot: Oh! Better than gold!
समाधिBot: Is this related?
India: Mmm, that’s just something that I drew for the fun of it. I drew the mouth because it would look funny. It’s got unequal teeth, see? That’s why it’s funny.
Taj: Annnd, is it the end yet?
समाधिBot: A skull and crossbones was one of the maritime flags of the Knights Templar. And they were avid treasure hunters. They went all over the world looking for treasure.
India: But they didn’t find any?
समाधिBot: They probably found a lot. They fought in the Crusades, and they went digging for sacred treasures.
Taj: Why do they like sacred treasures?
समाधिBot: They wanted to be powerful and rich.
India: But they were bad guys.
समाधिBot: Seems that way.
Taj: See? Almost on twenty.
समाधिBot: Okay. What’s this one gonna be called?
Taj: “Mouse.”
India: No! How about… “Treasure Hunt?”
Taj: And also spell “Mouse.”
