70 
WILD AMERICANS 
Ginger sighed before she spoke again. “My, my!” 
she said. “It seems as though the people don't trust 
the animals, and the animals don't trust the* people, 
everywhere we go.” 
“That's very true, Ginger,” said Uncle Ely, kindly. 
“You are a bright little girl to notice it. All animals 
seem to fear other animals and fight with them. That 
is Nature's plan, and some people call it the struggle 
for the survival of the fittest.” 
