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His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him
and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a
stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold
until the rays of the morning sun shine through it.
He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he
survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience
because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all
kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all
around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm.
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his
stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the
blindfold. It would be the only way he could become
a man!
Finally, after a horrific night, the sun appeared
and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on
the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting
his son from harm.
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