IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



ing, and at last came to it. No wonder he remained 

 in the same place. He was barking at a porcupine, 

 that had rolled himself into a ball and had all his 

 quills standing erect. 



Andekko was in a perfect rage, his hair was erect on 

 his back, but I knew that it was impossible for him to 

 bite the porcupine, and he feared his terrible quills. 

 He would not leave the porcupine until we called him 

 away, and the porcupine as long as Andekko was near 

 him kept his quills erect. 



Andekko disappeared again the following morning. 

 In the evening he returned with a scar on his back 

 and with a bloody muzzle. He had had an encounter 

 with some wild animal. Evidently some sharp teeth 

 had bitten him. But in the end he had had the best 

 of the conflict, as his muzzle testified ; it was clear he 

 had fed on his victim. 



Rogala put some balsam on his wounds. The dog 

 was manifestly very tired, for in a short time he was 

 stretched full length near the fire, and after a while he 

 was dreaming. His legs moved as if he were running, 

 and he barked softly. The following morning 

 Andekko was nowhere to be seen. The punishment 

 he had received the day before had not scared him in 

 the least. He had gone hunting again. 



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