Our little Eskimo cousin . ETU STOPPED MOVING AND LAY QUITE STILL Hard Times 89 well when one day he, too, saw a dark spoton the shore, quite a distance away. Holdinghis spear beneath him, he crouched down onthe snow, and jerked himself along. Forsome time the seal was not aroused. Then,opening his eyes, he must have thought: Isthat a brother seal over there ? His coat islike mine. Still he watched, for a seal iseasily frightened. Etu stopped moving andlay quite still. No, there is no danger, thought the seal;and he closed his eyes again. Once more Etu began to move, and drewquite near before
Our little Eskimo cousin . ETU STOPPED MOVING AND LAY QUITE STILL Hard Times 89 well when one day he, too, saw a dark spoton the shore, quite a distance away. Holdinghis spear beneath him, he crouched down onthe snow, and jerked himself along. Forsome time the seal was not aroused. Then,opening his eyes, he must have thought: Isthat a brother seal over there ? His coat islike mine. Still he watched, for a seal iseasily frightened. Etu stopped moving andlay quite still. No, there is no danger, thought the seal;and he closed his eyes again. Once more Etu began to move, and drewquite near before the seal stirred again. Butnow the creature seemed to question himselfonce more. Is it a friend, or is it one of my terribleenemies ? He was about to dart away when Etu beganto make a low, strange sound. You wouldhave thought it was the bear himself, he was 90 Our Little Eskimo Cousin imitated so well. The seal seemed pleased,and did not stir again. Before another five minutes the younghunter had killed his victim. He hurr
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