p of it,
and there, sure enough, was the bird caught by the legs. Kallolo
climbed up, and detaching the snare from the tree brought the bird
safely to the ground. It was too much frightened to attempt resistance,
and before it recovered, the Indian had covered its head up with a piece
of matting, so that it could not see; and then taking it under his arm,
we set off to examine our pit. Even before we got up to it, we saw that
the covering had given way; and sure enough, there was the tapir safe
within. The creature could not turn round, and was standing perfectly
still, utterly unable to help itself. Kallolo had brought a bag, the
mouth secured by a string; this he managed to slip over its head, so
that it, like the curassow, was completely blindfolded. He then passed
another rope round its forelegs, and passing the end round the trunk of
a tree, hauled it tight. Putting the curassow on the ground, with its
legs tied, Kallolo begged me to assist him in throwing a quantity of
earth over the front of the pit. In a short time we had made an
incline, up which the tapir of its own accord climbed; expecting,
probably, when at the top to find itself free. In this it was
disappointed; but its strength being considerable, it would speedily
have broken loose had not its eyes been blindfolded. Kallolo now
approaching, spoke to it in soothing terms, patted it on the back, and
at length it stood perfectly still, its alarm having apparently been
completely calmed.

"We will now return home with our prizes, and I hope that in a short
time they will become tame," he observed; and having transferred the
rope from its legs to its neck, he led it along, while I followed with
the curassow. On our arrival with our two prizes we were warmly greeted
by all hands, and Marian begged that she might be allowed to tame the
bird.

"I should like to make friends with the tapir," she added; "but I am
afraid that it would prove an unruly pupil."

"You need not be afraid of that," said Kallolo. "In a short time the
tapir will become as tame as a dog, and will follow you about wherever
you go."

Kallolo certainly exhibited a wonderful skill in taming animals. He
managed to do so entirely by kindness, though in the first instance he
starved them to make them ready to receive food from his hands. He did
not, however, allow the tapir to go loose for some days, but regularly
brought it the food he knew it liked best. He then took it down