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A six year old Kaya and nine year old Ashitaka raced through the meadow near their village. The royal Emishi siblings laughed as their red elk's hooves pounded against the hard ground. Kaya demounted her red elk and rolled down the hill.
"Come on Ashitaka. Come play with me." chuckled Kaya.
"Alright Kaya I'm coming." called back Ashitaka.
Ashitaka demounted Yakul. The prince tumbled down the hill and joined his sister in the meadow.
"What do you want to play Kaya?" asked Ashitaka.
"How about we play tag or hide and seek." offered Kaya.
"That sounds like a great idea Kaya. You go hide and I'll count." said Ashitaka.
Ashitaka turned around and began to count. Kaya turned and found a place to hide. Finally Ashitaka stopped counting.
"…eight…nine…ten. Ready or not here I come." shouted Ashitaka.
Ashitaka looked around the meadow and found no trace of Kaya. He them looked back up to the hill and found that Kaya's red elk was missing. The prince ran up the hill and jumped onto Yakul's back.
"Come on Yakul. We have to go after Kaya. She's probably back at the village." concluded Ashitaka.
Yakul ran back to the village at top speed. The red elk jumped over rocks and weaved around trees as he ran back to the village. Once at the Emishi village Ashitaka went to the stables and found Kaya's red elk in its stall. He put Yakul in his stall before leaving the stables himself.
Ashitaka looked throughout the entire village but found no sign of his sister. Finally Ashitaka admitted defeat and walked back to his family's hut. What Ashitaka saw he couldn't believe? In the center on his bedroom was a sleeping Kaya.
"She must have been hiding here and fell asleep when I was looking for her." thought Ashitaka.
Ashitaka took a blanket and put it over his sister. Kaya slightly moved as she felt the blanket be put over her tiny body.
"Big brother." mumbled Kaya.
Ashitaka smiled at his sister. The Emishi prince got under the blanket and snuggled with his sister.
The Emishi queen was looking for her children. She had already checked her daughter's room and was beginning to worry. She tried to stay calm but made no promises if she didn't find her first born in his room.
The queen opened Ashitaka's door and saw her son and daughter sleeping together. This brought a smile to the queen's face. She closed the door and went to her own room to sleep.
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