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           Top,whotookspecialchargeofthefauna,ranthroughthegrassandbrushwood,puttingupallsortsofgame.HerbertandGideonSpilettkilledtwokangarooswithbowsandarrows,andalsoananimalwhichstronglyresembledbothahedgehogandanant-eater.Itwaslikethefirstbecauseitrolleditselfintoaball,andbristledwithspines,andthesecondbecauseithadsharpclaws,alongslendersnoutwhichterminatedinabird’sbeak,andanextendibletongue,coveredwithlittlethornswhichservedtoholdtheinsects.

           "Andwhenitisinthepot,"askedPencroftnaturally,"whatwillitbelike?"

           "Anexcellentpieceofbeef,"repliedHerbert.

           "Wewillnotaskmorefromit,"repliedthesailor,

           Duringthisexcursiontheysawseveralwildboars,whichhowever,didnotoffertoattackthelittleband,anditappearedasiftheywouldnotmeetwithanydangerousbeasts;when,inathickpartofthewood,thereporterthoughthesaw,somepacesfromhim,amongthelowerbranchesofatree,ananimalwhichhetookforabear,andwhichheverytranquillybegantodraw.HappilyforGideonSpilett,theanimalinquestiondidnotbelongtotheredoubtablefamilyoftheplantigrades.Itwasonlyakoala,betterknownunderthenameofthesloth,beingaboutthesizeofalargedog,andhavingstiffhairofadirtycolor,thepawsarmedwithstrongclaws,whichenabledittoclimbtreesandfeedontheleaves.

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