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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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Thor
gazed
in
horror
for
a
moment,
then
closed
his
eyes,
sure
that
he
was
dreaming,
certain
that
this
was
a
nightmare
of
India
with
a
Tiger
by
his
couch;
but
the
lapping
continued.
He
looked
up;
yes,
it
still
was
there.
He
tried
to
find
his
voice
but
uttered
only
a
gurgle.
The
great
furry
head
quivered,
a
sniff
came
from
below
the
shining
eyeballs,
and
the
creature,
whatever
it
was,
dropped
to
its
front
feet
and
went
across
the
hut
under
the
table.
Thor
was
fully
awake
now;
he
rose
slowly
on
his
elbow
and
feebly
shouted
"Sssh-hi,"
at
which
the
shining
eyes
reappeared
under
the
table
and
the
gray
form
came
forth.
Calmly
it
walked
across
the
ground
and
glided
under
the
lowest
log
at
a
place
where
an
old
potato
pit
left
an
opening
and
disappeared.
What
was
it?
The
sick
boy
hardly
knew--some
savage
Beast
of
prey,
undoubtedly.
He
was
totally
unnerved.
He
shook
with
fear
and
a
sense
of
helplessness,
and
the
night
passed
in
fitful
sleep
and
sudden
starts
awake
to
search
the
gloom
again
for
those
fearful
eyes
and
the
great
gray
gliding
form.
In
the
morning
he
did
not
know
whether
it
were
not
all
a
delirium,
yet
he
made
a
feeble
effort
to
close
the
old
cellar
hole
with
some
firewood.
The
three
had
little
appetite,
but
even
that
they
restrained
since
now
they
were
down
to
part
of
a
Chicken,
and
Corney,
evidently
he
supposed
they
had
been
to
Ellerton's
and
got
all
the
food
they
needed.
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