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Wis and Wolf set off after them, and presently 

 found blood upon the snow, by which they knew that 

 the moose was killed. Soon they reached the young- 

 wolves ; but no moose was to be seen, the cubs lying 

 panting for breath with distended stomachs, for they 

 had eaten up the whole moose. 



They told Wis to make a fire; but he wanted 

 to know why he should do this, as they had eaten all. 

 " Never mind," said they ; " make a fire," which he 

 at last proceeded to do ; and, on returning to them, 

 found the whole of the moose restored, and already 

 quartered and cut up. The young fellows divided 

 the spoil into fom^ portions ; but one retained the 

 tongue, and the other the moufFle,* which are the chief 

 delicacies of the animal. Wis was not pleased at 

 this, and grumbled greatly ; and when they had well 

 teased him, which was why they withheld these parts, 

 they gave them up to the goiurmand. Before long, 

 the provision was exhausted, upon which one of the 

 young wolves said he was going to make marrow-fat, 

 which is done by breaking up the bones very small, 

 and boiling them for a considerable time, when they 

 yield a very pure and rich fat, preferable to any other. 

 He told the rest to lie down, and not to look at his 



* The upper lip, or mouffle of this animal is elongated and cartilaginous ; 

 it will boil down into a perfect jelly, and is deservedly much pi'ized as a 

 delicacy. 



