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distance。 

     I   don't  know   what     prompted   us�察    �unless   it  was   curiosity�察  �but  after 

playing around awhile�察�Lop´Ear and I ventured across the open ground to 

the edge of the rocky hills。 We did not go far。 Possibly at no time were we 

more than a hundred yards from the trees。              Coming around a sharp corner 

of rock ��we went very carefully�察�because we did not know what we might 

encounter���察�we came upon three puppies playing in the sun。 

     They did not see us�察�and we watched them for some time。 They were 

wild   dogs。    In   the   rock´wall   was   a  horizontal   fissureevidently  the   lair 

where their mother had left them�察�and where they should have remained 

had   they   been   obedient。     But   the   growing   life�察  �that   in   Lop´Ear   and   me 

had impelled us to venture away from the forest�察�had driven the puppies 

out of the cave to frolic。        I know how their mother would have punished 

them had she caught them。 

     But   it   was   Lop´Ear   and   I   who   caught   them。   He   looked   at   me�察  �and 

then we   made   a   dash   for   it。  The   puppies knew   no   place to   run   except 

into the lair�察�and we headed them off。             One rushed between my legs。              I 

squatted and grabbed him。           He sank his sharp little teeth into my arm�察�and 

I   dropped   him   in   the   suddenness   of   the   hurt   and   surprise。    The   next 

moment he had scurried inside。 

     Lop´Ear�察     �struggling    with    the   second    puppy�察   �scowled     at   me   and 

intimated by a variety of sounds the different kinds of a fool and a bungler 

that I was。     This made me ashamed and spurred me to valor。                    I grabbed 

the remaining puppy by the tail。           He got his teeth into me once�察�and then I 

got   him  by  the   nape   of   the   neck。  Lop´Ear   and   I   sat down�察  �and   held   the 

puppies up�察�and looked at them�察�and laughed。 

     They     were     snarling    and    yelping    and    crying。     Lop´Ear       started 

suddenly。      He thought he had heard something。 We looked at each other 

in   fear�察  �realizing   the   danger   of   our   position。 The   one   thing   that   made 



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animals     raging    demons     was    tampering     with   their   young。    And      these 

puppies   that   made   such   a   racket   belonged   to   the   wild   dogs。    Well   we 

knew them�察�running in packs�察�the terror of the grass´eating animals。                     We 

had   watched   them   following   the   herds   of   cattle   and   bison   and   dragging 

down the calves�察�the aged�察  �and the sick。             We   had been chased by  them 

ourselves�察  �more   than   once。      I   had   seen   one   of   the   Folk�察  �a   woman�察  �run 

down   by   them   and   caught   just   as   she   reached   the   shelter   of   the   woods。 

Had she not been tired out by the run�察�she might have made it into a tree。 

She tried�察�and slipped�察�and fell back。          They made short work of her。 

     We   did   not   stare   at   each   other   longer   than   a   moment。   Keeping   tight 

hold of our prizes�察�we ran for the woods。 Once in the security of a tall tree�察�

we held up the puppies and laughed again。 You see�察�we had to have our 

laugh out�察�no matter what happened。 

     And then began one of the hardest tasks I ever attempted。                  We started 

to carry the puppies to our cave。          Instead of using our hands for climbing�察�

most of the time they were occupied with holding our squirming captives。 

Once we tried to walk on the ground�察�but were treed by a miserable hyena�察�

who followed along underneath。             He was a wise hyena。 

     Lop´Ear   got   an   idea。    He   remembered   how   we   tied   up   bundles   of 

leaves to carry home for beds。           Breaking off some tough vines�察�he tied his 

puppy's legs together�察�and then�察�with another piece of vine passed around 

his neck�察�slung the puppy on his back。             This left him with hands and feet 

free to climb。      He was jubilant�察�and did not wait for me to finish tying my 

puppy's   legs�察  �but   started   on。   There   was   one   difficulty�察  �however。      The 

puppy   wouldn't   stay   slung   on   Lop´Ear's   back。       It   swung   around   to   the 

side and then on in front。        Its teeth were not tied�察�and the next thing it did 

was to sink its teeth into Lop´Ear's soft and unprotected stomach。 He let 

out a scream�察�nearly fell�察�and clutched a branch violently with both hands 

to save himself。       The vine around his neck broke�察�and the puppy�察�its four 

legs still tied�察�dropped to the ground。 The hyena proceeded to dine。 

     Lop´Ear   was   disgusted   and   angry。       He   abused   the   hyena�察  �and   then 

went off alone through the trees。           I had no reason that I knew for wanting 

to carry the puppy to the cave�察�except that I WANTED to�察�and I stayed by 

my task。      I made the work a great deal easier by elaborating on Lop´Ear's 



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idea。    Not only did I tie the puppy's legs�察�but I thrust a stick through his 

jaws and tied them together securely。 

     At last I got the puppy home。            I imagine I had more pertinacity than 

the average Folk�察�or else I should not have succeeded。                   They laughed at 

me when they saw me lugging the puppy up to my high little cave�察�but I 

did   not   mind。    Success   crowned   my   efforts�察  �and   there   was   the   puppy。 

He   was   a   plaything   such   as   none   of   the   Folk   possessed。      He   learned 

rapidly。     When   I   played   with   him  and   he bit   me�察  �I   boxed   his   ears�察  �and 

then he did not try again to bite for a long time。 

     I was quite taken up with him。            He was something new�察�and it was a 

characteristic of the Folk to like new things。             When I saw that he refused 

fruits   and   vegetables�察  �I   caught   birds   for   him   and   squirrels   and   young 

rabbits。     ��We Folk were meat´eaters�察�as well as vegetarians�察�and we were 

adept at catching small game。�� The puppy ate the meat and thrived。                         As 

well   as   I   can   estimate�察  �I   must   have   had   him   over   a   week。 And   then�察�

coming       back   to   the  cave    one   day    with   a  nestful    of  young´hatched 

pheasants�察�I found Lop´Ear had killed the puppy and was just beginning to 

eat him。      I   sprang for   Lop´Ear��the cave   was small��and   we went   at   it 

tooth and nail。 

     And thus�察�in a fight�察�ended one of the earliest attempts to domesticate 

the    dog。   We     pulled   hair   out   in  handfuls�察   �and   scratched    and   bit  and 

gouged。       Then   we   sulked   and   made   up。      After   that   we   ate   the   puppy。 

Raw�拭�Yes。        We had not yet discovered fire。           Our evolution into cooking 

animals lay in the tight´rolled scroll of the future。 



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                              CHAPTER IX 



       Red´Eye   was   an   atavism。     He   was   the   great   discordant   element   in 

our horde。      He was   more primitive than   any of us。           He   did not   belong 

with us�察�yet we were still so primitive ourselves that we were incapable of 

a cooperative effort strong enough to kill him or cast him out。                  Rude as 

was   our   social   organization�察 �he   was�察  �nevertheless�察  �too   rude   to   live   in   it。 

He   tended   always   to   destroy   the   horde   by   his   unsocial   acts。  He   was 

really a reversion to an earlier type�察�and his place was with the Tree People 

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