and came plump upon me. With a squeal 

 and a jump like a startled deer he plunged 

 away through the bushes, and I heard the 

 mother swing round in a crashing circle to 

 find him and to know what had frightened 

 him. Ten minutes later, as I sat very still 

 in the same spot, a huge head was thrust out 

 of the bushes where the calf had disappeared. 

 Below it, pressing close against his mother's 

 side, was the head of the little one, looking 

 out again at the thing that had frightened 

 him. He had brought her back to 

 see, and was now .plainly asking What 

 is it, mother? what is it? though 

 there was never a sound uttered. 

 And there they stayed for 

 a full minute, while none 

 of us moved a muscle, be- 

 fore they drew back silently 

 and disappeared, leaving 

 only a double line of wav- 

 ing, quivering bush 

 tops, like the trail of a 



