and drive/walk for a while, you see some ancient elephants guarding an entrance. Pearly white once, their lower bodies are now covered with green algae. Nevertheless, they have retained their sombre majesty, and still look capable of guarding an entrance.

Intrigued, you decide to visit the places they so jealously guard. You turn right onto that small road, and drive/walk up the gentle slope. You pass a smiley boy clutching hold of a quaint lamp post. He has illusions of grandeur, you think, and so walk/drive on by.

You turn left, where you see two houses; the red-roofed one catches your eye.

You draw a little closer; its appearance pleases you. Bushes abundant with scarlet ixora and other flowers with unknown names line the walkway, giving the house a rather rustic feel to it.


You decide to take a closer look and walk through a rusted gate that seems never to be closed....

to be continued...