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&quot; And The Boy ! &quot; suggested Mooswa. &quot; It s 

 years since I saw a Man-cub.&quot; 



&quot; W-h-e-u-f-f- ! &quot; ejaculated Muskwa. &quot; I saw 

 a Man once Nichemous. Did I tell you 

 about &quot; 



&quot; Save me from Owls ! &quot; interrupted Whisky- 

 Jack ; &quot; that s your stock-story, old Squeaky 

 Nose. I ve heard it fifty times in the last two 

 years.&quot; 



The Bear stood rocking his big body back and 

 forth while the saucy bird chattered. 



&quot; But I should like to see more of Man/ he 

 continued, when Jay had finished. &quot; Tell me, 

 Jack, do they always walk on their hind-legs 

 or only when they are going to kill or fight as 

 I do? I think we must be cousins,&quot; he went on, 

 meditatively. 



&quot; You ought to be ashamed of it, then ! &quot; 

 snapped the Bird. 



&quot; They leave a trail just like mine,&quot; proceeded 

 Muskwa, paying no attention to the Jay. cc I 

 once saw a Man s track on the mud bank of the 

 river; I could have sworn it was one of my 

 family had passed a long foot-print with a 

 heel.&quot; 



&quot; Perhaps it was your own track you are so 

 terribly stupid at times,&quot; suggested Jack. 



&quot; Toil might have made that mistake,&quot; retorted 



