TRIPLEFOOT 



when her cubs were born. I saw the feathers 

 of the fowls, and knew that the wise creature 

 was putting food in cold storage for a day 

 of need. 



When the fox cubs were old enough to come 

 outside and play, I put in many hours watch- 

 ing them with a good glass. There was no 

 time that I saw more than three, and I think 

 that was the size of the family. There was 

 a flat boulder over the den, which sloped from 

 the ground upward. I was standing on this 

 boulder one eve, when one of the cubs came 

 out of the den, and was in the act of climbing 

 the ledge when he saw me. He stopped, with 

 his forepaws on the edge of the ledge, and 

 coolly looked me over. After he had satisfied 

 his curiosity he went into the den, and im- 

 mediately returned with one of his mates. 

 The little imp had probably asked his brother 

 to come out and name the comical two-legged 

 beast. The two cubs placed their feet on the 

 ledge and looked at me for two minutes. They 

 were not over six feet from me, and looked 

 as fat and stocky as two young pigs. 

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