15"Sylva and Kee are the same," said Grandpa Po. "That is what we believe."
Raka nodded as she walked alongside him down the path. After eating lunch, the two of them had set out for the lagoon, where Grandpa Po said she would meet her Kee family.
"We look different," said Grandpa Po. "We can do different things. But neither Sylva nor Kee is any better or worse than the other. All the same, you see?"
"Yes," said Raka. A young man and woman waved at her as they passed, and Raka waved back with a smile.
"Sylva and Kee depend on each other to survive," said Grandpa Po. "They need each other. That is why we link our families together. We think of the Kee as we think of ourselves."
The talk of meeting her Kee family had Raka excited...and also troubled. She hesitated before telli
