. The world of the great forest : how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work and live . awoke the day creatures that were asleep in theneighborhood, and they fled in every direction. The njego had travelled a very long way fromhis lair, pursuing the kambis, and it was time for himto go back to meet his mate. As he walked, he wasvery despondent and said : Again another day with-out a meal. But luck may come before I reachmy lair. It often happens that at the last momentI find prey. True enough, as he was going along he suddenlyscented a kambi. His eyes once more flashed hur
. The world of the great forest : how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work and live . awoke the day creatures that were asleep in theneighborhood, and they fled in every direction. The njego had travelled a very long way fromhis lair, pursuing the kambis, and it was time for himto go back to meet his mate. As he walked, he wasvery despondent and said : Again another day with-out a meal. But luck may come before I reachmy lair. It often happens that at the last momentI find prey. True enough, as he was going along he suddenlyscented a kambi. His eyes once more flashed hurried on. Nearer and nearer he came toward 57 THE WORLD OF THE GREAT FOREST his prey, who was nipping leaves, unaware that herlife was in such danger, for the night breeze wasblowing from her direction in that of the njego, sothat she could not scent him. At last the njego, as sly as a snake, came withinsight of the kambi. At that moment the kambi forthe first time scented danger and fled in terror, forit was the scent of the njego, her most dreadedenemy. The njego, seeing his prey running away,. made a tremendous bound. He missed, and thekambi fled as fast as her legs could carry her; buthe made spring after spring, and each leap broughthim nearer and nearer his quarry. He gave growlsof rage every time he missed his prey, fearing thatit would escape him. The poor kambi was so terrified that she ran ina wild, erratic way, and became paralyzed with last the njego, with a prodigious bound, landedon her neck. His teeth were immediately imbeddedin the flesh of the panting creature, and his claws 5S THE NJEGO, OR LEOPARD sank deep into her body. The struggle was soonover. The njego made a great feast on the warmbody of his victim. While eating, the njego was silent for fear of attract-ing other njegos toward his prev. It was terrible tosee his glaring, treacherous-looking eyes while he wasfeasting. If another njego had come near, he wouldhave been attacked with great fiercene
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