Badlands Billy 
He now knew that the first move in attack- 
ing Sheep was to scatter them; alone Sheep is 
a foolish and easy prey; that the way to round 
up a band of Cattle was to frighten a Calf. 
He learned that he must always attack a 
Steer behind, a Sheep in front, and a Horse in 
the middle, that is, on the flank, and never, never 
attack a man at all, never even face him. But 
an important lesson was added to these, one in 
which the mother consciously taught him of a 
secret foe. 
Vv 
THE LESSON ON TRAPS 
A Calf had died in branding-time and now, 
two weeks later, was in its best state for perfect 
taste, not too fresh, not over-ripe—that is, in a 
Wolf's opinion—and the wind carried this in- 
formation afar. The Yellow Wolf and Dusky- 
mane were out for supper, though not yet 
knowing where, when the tidings of veal ar- 
rived, and they irotted up the wind. The Calf 
was in an open place, and plain to be seen in 
the moonlight. A Dog would have trotted 
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