"The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man" by Stanley Waterloo is a novel written in 1897. It follows Ab, a Stone Age boy, as he navigates the perils of prehistoric life—from hunting mammoths and capturing rhinoceroses to competing for the affection of Lightfoot, a young woman whose hand he wins through brutal conflict. As Ab matures, he faces sabre-tooth tigers, tribal warfare, and the weight of past violence, while pioneering innovations that will shape human civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)