He counted six of them and said so to Matatu.

Matatu leaned his head to one side as he considered the question.

Sean could see no possible reason for Matatu's turn to the west.

However, Matatu had been worried when he came into camp.

So fast that even as we watched, it took our matatu.

Sean nodded at Matatu and the little man led them down the bank.

A matatu can then take you the 6.5km between the two border posts.

The water had just boiled in the billy when Matatu was back.

Sean turned and looked across at Matatu, who was instantly on his feet.

Matatu wanted to run away with it, but Sean checked him.

By that time Job and Matatu had a fire going.

After the first hour, Matatu flashed a hand signal down a break in the forest.

When I turned around, there was Matatu standing right behind me.

The matatu industry has grown in the last 30 years into a multimillion-dollar business.

Matatu had never run; he would stand the charge as he always did.

Matatu led them a few paces at a time, and then they all froze to listen.

Ahead of him, Matatu checked his run and made a sweeping gesture.

Like so many who have never acquired the skills of reading and writing, Matatu had a photographic memory.

At that moment, Matatu came scampering out of the forest behind them.

She had been predisposed to like all the black camp staff, but Matatu was already her favorite.

Matatu concentrated all his attention on the ground at his feet.

Minutes later Matatu demanded he turn slightly south again.

"Matatu has just come into camp," Sean told them quietly.

He gestured to Matatu to take the spoor once again.

Matatu had been a party to these model constructions so many times during the bush war that he understood exactly what was required of him.