“Indeed, we did. Amazons are master horsemen,” (she cringes at the name) she answered. “We are just as adept at warfare on horseback as we are on foot; even a two year old Amazon girl knows how to sit properly on her horse. Horses are the single most valuable animal to the Amazon tribe. In addition to that, we had many dogs and cats as companions, birds to sing for us, pools of beautiful fish to adore, serpents and lizards to admire…
“To be perfectly honest with you, any animal on our island was a welcome guest in any home. We live in peace with nature, not against nature. It is one of the many things that contrast us with the race of men.”