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The Law of Meat

           Thecubfelttheprodofthelifethatwasinhim, andstoodupandsnarledvaliantlybyhismother’sside. Butshethrusthimignominiouslyawayandbehindher. Becauseofthelow-roofedentrancethelynxcouldnotleapin,andwhenshemadeacrawlingrushofittheshe-wolfspranguponherandpinnedherdown. Thecubsawlittleofthebattle. Therewasatremendoussnarlingandspittingandscreeching. Thetwoanimalsthreshedabout,thelynxrippingandtearingwithherclawsandusingherteethaswell,whiletheshe-wolfusedherteethalone. 

           Once,thecubspranginandsankhisteethintothehindlegofthelynx.Heclungon,growlingsavagely. Thoughhedidnotknowit,bytheweightofhisbodyhecloggedtheactionofthelegandtherebysavedhismothermuchdamage. Achangeinthebattlecrushedhimunderboththeirbodiesandwrenchedloosehishold. Thenextmomentthetwomothersseparated,and,beforetheyrushedtogetheragain,thelynxlashedoutatthecubwithahugefore-paw thatrippedhisshoulderopentotheboneandsenthimhurtlingsidewiseagainstthewall. Thenwasaddedtotheuproarthecub’sshrillyelpofpainandfright. Butthefightlastedsolongthathehadtimetocryhimselfoutandtoexperienceasecondburstofcourage; andtheendofthebattlefoundhimagainclingingtoahind-legandfuriouslygrowlingbetweenhisteeth. 

           Thelynxwasdead. Buttheshe-wolfwasveryweakandsick. Atfirstshecaressedthecubandlickedhiswoundedshoulder;butthebloodshehadlosthadtakenwithitherstrength, andforallofadayandanightshelaybyherdeadfoe’sside,withoutmovement,scarcelybreathing. Foraweeksheneverleftthecave,exceptforwater,andthenhermovementswereslowandpainful. Attheendofthattimethelynxwasdevoured,whiletheshe-wolf’swoundshadhealedsufficientlytopermithertotakethemeat-trailagain. 

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