MOOSWA 



from under Muskwa s arms, he keeled over lazily 

 and went sound asleep in two seconds. &quot; Give 

 him a good lift with your hind-foot, Mooswa,&quot; 

 commanded the King, sharply. &quot; Of all the 

 heavy-brained Animals I ever saw ! &quot; 



&quot; If we but had some of Man s fire,&quot; opined 

 Jack, &quot; we could wake him up quick enough by 

 singeing a couple of my feathers under his nose.&quot; 



Mooswa planted both hind-feet, bang ! in Bear s 

 ribs ; Rof gave a deep bay in his face ; Black 

 King once more put his saw-like teeth through 

 an ear ; and by these gentle, persuasive methods 

 Muskwa was wakened sufficiently to get on his 

 feet. He swayed drunkenly. &quot; Stop fighting, 

 Cubs ! &quot; he growled, under the impression that 

 he was being bothered by some of his own children. 



&quot; Get up and squeeze the springs of the Trap 

 Carcajou is caught! Here they are put a 

 paw on each there ! squeeze ! &quot; yelled Black 

 Fox. 



Just then Beaver finished cutting the pole, and 

 it fell with a crash the noise helped waken 

 Muskwa. 



&quot; Slip the ring off the stub, Umisk, that s a 

 good Chap,&quot; cried Wolverine. This done, he 

 and the Trap clattered to the ground. 



&quot; Come on ! &quot; screamed Black Fox to 

 Muskwa, as he and Rof shouldered him to 



