THE SETTING OUT OF THE TRAPS 



OYAL Son,&quot; said the Red Widow next 

 morning, &quot; what is the Burrow of the 

 Men-Kind like ? &quot; 



&quot;Ask Carcajou when he comes, Mother,&quot; 

 replied Black Fox ; and he related the incident 

 of the night before. 



&quot; Art sure, Son, that the Kit-Man s Mother is 

 not with him ? &quot; 



&quot; No, Dame, she is not/ 



&quot; Then he will get into trouble that is cer 

 tain. I have looked after you all a big family, 

 too, nine of you and know what it means. 

 Pisew, with his cannibal taste for Fox-cubs 

 and mark this, Son, even Carcajou has a weak 

 ness the same way, my Mother taught me to 

 understand. And Rof, who seems such a big, 

 gruff, kind-hearted fellow, would crack one of 

 your backs with his great jaws quick enough in 

 the Hunger-year, were no one looking. Mooswa 

 is honest, but the others bear him no love, 

 surely. And Francois is to set out the Traps 



