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The Battle of the Fangs

           Ashesankbackwithitbetweenhisteeth,hekepthiseyeonthesapling. Asbefore,itfollowedhimbacktoearth. Hecroucheddownundertheimpendingblow,hishairbristling,buthisteethstillkeepingtightholdoftherabbit. Buttheblowdidnotfall. Thesaplingremainedbentabovehim. Whenhemoveditmoved,andhegrowledatitthroughhisclenchedjaws; whenheremainedstill,itremainedstill,andheconcludeditwassafertocontinueremainingstill. Yetthewarmbloodoftherabbittastedgoodinhismouth. 

           Itwashismatewhorelievedhimfromthequandaryinwhichhefoundhimself. Shetooktherabbitfromhim,andwhilethesaplingswayedandteeteredthreateninglyabovehershecalmlygnawedofftherabbit’shead. Atoncethesaplingshotup,andafterthatgavenomoretrouble, remaininginthedecorousandperpendicularpositioninwhichnaturehadintendedittogrow. Then,betweenthem,theshe-wolfandOneEyedevouredthegamewhichthemysterioussaplinghadcaughtforthem. 

           Therewereotherrun-waysandalleyswhererabbitswerehangingintheair,andthewolf-pairprospectedthemall, theshe-wolfleadingtheway,oldOneEyefollowingandobservant,learningthemethodofrobbingsnares aknowledgedestinedtostandhimingoodsteadinthedaystocome. 

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