. The world of the great forest : how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live . ey. What made you so late ? Papa Njego wouldsometimes say when his mate returned. If I am late, she would reply, it is because Ihave had a hard time to find prey, or, Well, dear, Iam famished ; I found nothing. When Papa Njego went out and was successful, hewould bring food to his mate, for she had to be nearlyall the time with their dear little ones. So the old leopards were kept busy. After a whilethey would leave the little njegos alone, saying, Wecan leave them now, for they are still afra
. The world of the great forest : how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live . ey. What made you so late ? Papa Njego wouldsometimes say when his mate returned. If I am late, she would reply, it is because Ihave had a hard time to find prey, or, Well, dear, Iam famished ; I found nothing. When Papa Njego went out and was successful, hewould bring food to his mate, for she had to be nearlyall the time with their dear little ones. So the old leopards were kept busy. After a whilethey would leave the little njegos alone, saying, Wecan leave them now, for they are still afraid to go outof our lair when we are not with them. The little njegos grew fast, feeding only from thebreast of their mother, and began to roam around their 60 THREE LITTLE NJEGOS BORN lair. One day, as their parents were looking at themplaying about, the mother said to her mate : Lookhow big our little ones are! How much they havegrown lately ! We must soon give them a taste ofblood. Two or three nights afterward both were success-ful, and returned each with a gazelle, and almost at thesame They tore the gazelles to pieces, and called theirlittle ones out, and put before them the pieces theyhad torn off. The little njegos looked at them first,and as if they did not seem to care, for they did notknow what blood was, or raw flesh. They came andsmelt the meat, but did not lick it, and went back tobe nursed by their mamma. The next day the njegos went after prey and wereagain successful. Again they tore off pieces of the 6r THE WORLD OF THE GREAT FOREST flesh and put them before the little ones. This timethey smelled the meat and licked it two or threetimes, to the great joy of the old ones. The thirdtime meat was put before them, they licked the meatuntil no vestige of blood was left on it. When their parents saw this, they were delightedand said : Our little ones are doing well. Theynow enjoy the taste of blood. They are going to betrue njegos. The little njegos, who had n
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