s were there. At
least, the boys saved them from a more horrible death. Reindeer caught
in this way have suffered from hunger and thirst many days before
death came.

The boys admired the beautiful reindeer as they lay stretched out on
the ground. They felt of their polished antlers that had dealt many
powerful blows. And they wished they had such weapons as these to use
all of the time.

#THINGS TO DO#

_Show how the reindeer stood in the combat and how they changed
their positions. Draw the picture._

_Take a flat surface of clay and see if you can model a reindeer so
that it will stand out a little from the surface._

_Tell a story of what you think happened at the cave after the boys
killed the reindeer._

XXV

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

If you have ever seen a cat hunt, tell how she does it. Can you
think why cats do not hunt together?

Do dogs hunt alone, or with one another? How do wolves hunt?

In what ways can animals help one another in hunting? What animals
do wolves hunt to-day? What animals did the wolves hunt in the time
of the Cave-men?

_What Happened when Fleetfoot and Flaker Hunted the Bison_

When summer came, Fleetfoot and Flaker watched the bison from day to
day. The wolves, too, watched the bison. One day the boys saw two
wolves hunt a bison that had strayed from the herd.

The wolves walked boldly up toward the bison until they were only a
few paces away. Then they went cautiously.

The bison paid no attention at first; but when the wolves came closer,
he stamped his foot and shook his horns. Any animal could know that
the bison meant, "It is dangerous here. Keep away!"

But the wolves had a plan and they carried it out. The smaller wolf
kept the bison's attention by making believe attack from the front.
This gave the big wolf a chance; and he cut the large muscles of the
bison's knees with his sharp teeth. The bison was thus crippled so
badly that the wolves were more than a match for him.

"I wonder if we could get a bison," said Flaker as the boys watched
the wolves at their feast.

"Let's try," said Fleetfoot.

"But how can we get close up," said Flaker, "without frightening the
bison away?"

"Let's dress in wolf-skins," said Fleetfoot, "and make believe we are
wolves."

And the boys dressed in wolf-skins and took their best hunting knives.
They watched the herd until they saw a large bison stray away