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establish more of them. But where in the world 

 is Chatterbox, the Jay ? &quot; 



&quot; Gabbler the Fool must have trailed in with 

 a party of Men going down the river,&quot; suggested 

 Carcajou. &quot; Nothing but eating would keep him 

 away from a party of talkers.&quot; 



&quot;Well, Comrades,&quot; said Black King, &quot;shall 

 the Boundaries be the same as last year ? Are 

 there any changes to be made ? &quot; 



&quot; I roam everywhere ; is that not so, King ? &quot; 

 asked Muskwa. 



&quot; Yes ; but not eat everywhere. There is 

 truce for the young Beaver, because workmen 

 are not free to the Kill.&quot; 



&quot; I have not eaten of Trowel Tail s Children,&quot; 

 declared Muskwa, proudly. &quot; I have kept the 

 Law of the Boundaries.&quot; 



&quot;And yet he has lost- two sons,&quot; said Black 

 Fox, looking sternly about. 



A tear trickled down the sandy beard of Beaver 

 and glistened on his black nose. 



&quot; Two sturdy Sons, Your Majesty, a year old. 

 Next year, or the year after, they would have 

 gone out and built lodges of their own. Such 

 plasterers I never saw in my life. Why, their 

 work was as smooth as the inner bark of the 

 Poplar ; and no two Beavers on the whole length 

 of Pelican River could cut down a tree with them.&quot; 



