""Right there" he said with a certain enthusiasm. "You see those four stars? That's the dipper, and those three stars are the handle."

"Yep I see it." I had known what the big dipper was since I was a child.

"Well, right there is the little dipper."

"Ohhhhh..." I replied "I thought that was the little dipper" pointing at another star formation.

"Nope that's Orions belt. Over there is the little dipper" he said, correcting me. "Little dipper pours into big dipper. If you follow the edge of the big dippers ladle up towards the little dipper you will see the north star, right there. See it?"

I did! I marvled at it. It wasn't as bright as I thought it might be. But I finaly knew where it was, and it felt like new treasure."
Chapter: War