MT. Tuka-Taka

A cloud washes over Mt. Tuka-taka like an ocean wave, engulfing the mountain in white. The cloud rolls up the slope of Tuka-taka in a desperate attempt to reach the top before it flows to the other side. Like a sandcastle at a beach, the mountain is caught in the unrelenting clouds, yet the mountain continues to stand as the clouds are forced around it. Snow also covers the mountain in white, flowing off the top in great stripes. It is as if the mountain became a volcano, and erupted snow down its sides. And on one of these sides (the less cloudy side), a lone farmer walks with his goats.
The farmer also sees the snow on the mountain, but is unaware of the battle between sky and mountain occurring above his head. The farmer continues walking through the snow with his goats as they ascend to the cave where he stores his cheese and wine. While walking, the farmer contemplates the snack he will have when he reaches the cave that his grandfather once owned and which he now owns with his brother. “I will try the goat cheese with cranberries first,” the farmer thinks to himself. After all, that is why he is herding eight goats to the cave. Above him the sky turns white: a monstrous cloud has rushed over the edge of the mountain and now hangs in the air, rolling slowly upwards. To the distant observer, this is another beautiful cloud formation, a battle in the war between mountain and cloud. But the farmer knows differently: this is the beginning of a blizzard.
The farmer knows that there are only two options: he can travel back to his house, or he can continue to his cave. The farmer decides on the cave, as it is only a half-kilometer around the side of the mountain, while his home is more than four kilometers away. The farmer hurriedly herds his goats towards the cave, hoping that the blizzard will not overtake him. First snow, and then sleet, begins to fall on the mountain and farmer. Luckily, the farmer makes it to his cave in time to see clouds completely engulf the mountain, a signal that the blizzard has begun. Snow falls heavily while the farmer retreats to the back of the cave to build a fire and enjoy vittles stored in the cave. The farmer is not worried about the blizzard outside, as he knows that in this battle, the mountain will emerge victorious over the clouds threatening to engulf it.
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