, away they quarreled, and Lhoks the panther 

 and Nemox the fisher took to killing the 

 Tfuktaeem (jf^ other animals. Malsun the wolf soon fol- 

 ^^^i?*^ J*J lowed, and ate all he killed ; and Meeko the 

 squirrel, who always makes all the mischief 

 he can, set even the peaceable animals by the 

 ears, so that they feared and distrusted each 

 other. Then they scattered through the big 

 woods, living each one for himself; and now 

 the strong ones kill the weak, and nobody 

 understands anybody any more. 



There were no dogs in those days. Huk- 

 weem was Clote Scarpe's hunting companion 

 when he hunted the great evil beasts that 

 disturbed the wilderness ; and Hukweem 

 alone, of all the birds and animals, remained 

 true to his master. For hunting makes 

 strong friendship, says Simmo; and that is 

 true. Therefore does Hukweem go through 

 the world, looking for his master and calling 

 him to come back. Over the tree-tops, when 

 he flies low looking for new waters ; high in 

 air, out of sight, on his southern migrations ; 

 and on every lake, where he is only a voice, 

 the sad night voice of the vast, solitary, 



