Corn, Llama, and a rather big adventure
How it all began. With boredom, corn kernels, and a rather hectic messenger.
Boredom is dangerous
A normal day in the village near Cusco.
Perusa and Peruso had nothing to do.
That was usually the beginning of trouble.
So they sat on a rock and threw corn kernels at passing llamas.
"I bet you won't hit Wolli!" Peruso called out.
Perusa grinned. Aimed. And hit.
Wolli doesn't care
The corn kernel hit right between the eyes.
Wolli stopped.
Slowly turned his head.
And simply continued eating.
"Lost again," Perusa laughed.
"You just have bad luck with corn."
Then things suddenly got serious
An adventure rarely arrives quietly. Usually, it comes running.
The messenger appears
A man ran towards them.
Sweat on his forehead.
Completely out of breath.
"You must go to the palace immediately," he gasped.
"The Sapa Inca has a mission."
Peruso immediately paid attention.
"Does it have to do with food?"
The great task
The messenger shook his head.
"It's about Machu Picchu!"
The children looked at each other.
"Machu... what?"
"A city in the clouds," the messenger said.
"And it's in danger."
The decision
Perusa grinned immediately.
"Sounds like an adventure."
Peruso sighed.
"Sounds like a lot of walking."
He thought for a moment.
"We'll take Wolli with us."
Sometimes the greatest adventure begins precisely when all you wanted to do was throw corn.
(c) by PeruMagazin