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WILD AMERICANS 
“Uncle Ely, I forgot to ask Mister Indian one thing 
that I want to know. 1 ’ 
“What, Ginger ?' 1 
“Why does the little animal have horns ? 11 
“They are just to frighten enemies. The horns are 
too small and too short to do any real harm. But you 
will note that this fellow looks quite fierce when he 
bows his neck and shows fight. Thus he can scare 
away many animals that would harm him. Were you 
afraid of the first one you saw ? 11 
Now Ginger didn't want to tell a lie, but then 
Buck had been boasting about the lion hunt, on 
which he had gone with the men. So she just pre- 
tended to be very much astonished at Uncle Ely's 
question, and merely asked, “Who? Me afraid ? 11 
She winked at Uncle Ely, and he winked back. 
