Cro-Magnon Arrives on Earth

By Patricia Lefave, Monophrenic

She is obviously 'different' so Neanderthal gives her a little 'test' to see how normal she is. Cro-Magnon looks at Neanderthal with a puzzled facial expression.   Neanderthal sees that Cro-Magnon has no idea at all how to answer Neanderthal’s little test and Cro-Magnon is therefore proved to be inferior by it. Cro-Magnon is now understood by Neanderthal to be quite stupid.

Unknown variables:

Cro-Magnon is AWARE she is being tested and what puzzles her is WHY she is being tested. She is relating to Neanderthal as an equal; neither more nor less.

Neanderthal has no idea that Cro-Magnon is aware that she is being tested and doesn't ask either since his assumption before the testing even begins is that he is the superior mind doing the testing of an inferior mind.

Cro-Magnon believes that “different” only means “not exactly the same.” Neanderthal however believes that “different” can only mean “greater than or less than.”

At the time of the testing BOTH Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon have perception problems about the other, but neither one of them knows that.  Unfortunately, Neanderthal is the one holding the concrete power which allows him to dominate Cro-Magnon and so he does. Because he does, all further evolution stops.

Cro-Magnon is drugged into submission and Neanderthal rules the world for as long as it lasts, while congratulating himself on what a fine job he has done of keeping everything and everyone under his control.