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narrow escape from death had they made to- 

 gether and at last she was ruthlessly taken from 

 him. His heart was broken; he left his home 

 and refused to be comforted, like a human being. 

 The remainder of his life he spent in solitude 

 in a hermit's den, under the bank, some distance 

 up the stream and away from the scenes of his 

 loves and joyful earlier life. At last old, heart- 

 broken and discouraged he carelessly stepped 

 into a trap set for that purpose and thus was 

 ended his now wretched life. 



Full Moon had taken the little beavers that 

 were about the size of a house-cat home with 

 him. In a brief time they became very tame, 

 would eat vegetables, peeling the potatoes and 

 carrots into strips with their front teeth, treating 

 thus all food served for the family meal. They 

 followed Full Moon about like little dogs and 

 answered, when called, by coming to him often 

 walking on their hind feet and balancing them- 

 selves with their tails. They were always very 

 cleanly and showed great affection for their 

 master. Once, while he was away for several 

 days, when they missed him, they walked about 

 the room uttering groans and would not be 

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