A Mesopotamian's Life

Today I woke up with the noise of my dog breathing heavily in my face.
"Have you been eating those sheep again, Tarulu?"
"Ruff!"
"I told you, those are the neighbors sheep. Next time you do that,  disown you!"
Tarulu whined. I pet him on the head and said:
"Come on, let's go hunting"
I had recently gone for hunting instead of farming, with all the surpluses recently. Despite how we had plenty of bread, I still needed meat. I also wanted to show my skills to the cook's daughter, in hopes that she'd marry me. I also decided to be a bit sneaky. I made a deal of my next kill and a wolf's tooth for a crocodile tooth with my friend. I did this because I know that Tia (the cook's daughter) loves crocodile teeth and wolves teeth are things of the past. People have been trying to get crocodile teeth for some time now, and only my friend has one. Best thing is: no one knows he has it, so we are both happy. Our agreement is set in clay with some symbols imprinted on it. Anyway, to hunting!

(After The Hunt)

I went to my friends house and got the tooth. We got the clay and broke it open, declaring the deal was done. I thanked him and he thanked me. I then went back home and made something special. Yes, it took the entire rest of the day but it was worth it.

(The Next Day)

I got Tia's gift and headed on over to the Cook's house. When I asked the cook if I could marry his daughter, he first asked me if I was worthy. I showed him the gift I was going to Tia and showed him my log of what I've caught in the past, and he seemed pleased. He allowed it. I thanked him and went to Tia's house, which was located near the market. When I greeted her, I showed her my gift to her and asked her if she would marry me. She said YES! I kissed her and hugged her and I was ecstatic. IT certainly was going to be different in this life!