I Biåhen Kiko’ gi I Engkantao na Gigipu na Såkman | Kiko’s Adventure on the Magic Flying Proa

By Laura M. Torres Souder and Frank “Kiko” Freitas Guzman

Available in CHamoru and English.

Kiko (7) and his Auntie Lo (66) are talking about ancestors. They visit a burial site where over 500 ancient CHamoru remains are memorialized. The adventure begins when, as he goes exploring on the beach near the burial memorial in the village of Tomhum, known as Gok-ña, Kiko finds a child-sized proa hidden in a cave. He drags the proa to the shore, carefully rinses it out with ocean water, and climbs in. Tired, he falls asleep and begins his imaginary journey back in time where he meets Metgot, a young boy his age who lived at the site when it was an active latte village in the 1500s. The adventure unfolds as Kiko and Metgot engage in spirited conversation about things as they were. When Kiko awakens, he excitedly tells Auntie Lo about his incredible dream! Or, was it real in another dimension? You be the judge.