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again�察  �but   it   had   taken   upon   itself   a   remarkable   remoteness。   Also�察  �its 

appearance had changed。 It was now a variegated wall�察�composed of the 

trees   that   fringed the   stream�察  �the   opposing   mountain   that towered   above 

the trees�察�and the sky that out´towered the mountain。 

     A great fear came upon him。 This was more of the terrible unknown。 

He crouched down on the lip of the cave and gazed out on the world。 He 

was   very   much   afraid。   Because   it   was   unknown�察  �it   was   hostile   to   him。 

Therefore the hair stood up on end along his back and his lips wrinkled 

weakly   in   an   attempt   at   a   ferocious   and   intimidating   snarl。   Out   of   his 

puniness and fright he challenged and menaced the whole wide world。 

     Nothing happened。 He continued to gaze�察�and in his interest he forgot 

to snarl。 Also�察�he forgot to be afraid。 For the time�察�fear had been routed by 

growth�察  �while   growth   had   assumed   the   guise   of   curiosity。   He   began   to 

notice near objects ´ an open portion of the stream that flashed in the sun�察�

the blasted pine´tree that stood at the base of the slope�察�and the slope itself�察�

that ran right up to him and ceased two feet beneath the lip of the cave on 

which he crouched。 

     Now the grey cub had lived all his days on a level floor。 He had never 

experienced   the   hurt   of   a   fall。   He   did   not   know   what   a   fall   was。   So   he 

stepped boldly out upon the air。 His hind´legs still rested on the cave´lip�察�

so he fell forward head downward。 The earth struck him a harsh blow on 

the nose that made him yelp。 Then he began rolling down the slope�察�over 

and over。 He was in a panic of terror。 The unknown had caught him at last。 

It   had   gripped   savagely   hold   of   him   and   was   about   to   wreak   upon   him 

some terrific hurt。 Growth was now routed by fear�察�and he ki´yi'd like any 

frightened puppy。 

     The unknown bore him on he knew not to what frightful hurt�察�and he 



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yelped     and   ki´yi'd   unceasingly。     This   was    a  different   proposition     from 

crouching   in   frozen   fear   while   the   unknown   lurked   just   alongside。   Now 

the   unknown   had   caught   tight   hold   of   him。   Silence   would   do   no   good。 

Besides�察�it was not fear�察�but terror�察�that convulsed him。 

     But the slope grew more gradual�察�and its base was grass´covered。 Here 

the cub lost momentum。 When at last he came to a stop�察�he gave one last 

agonised   yell   and   then   a   long�察  �whimpering   wail。   Also�察  �and   quite   as   a 

matter   of   course�察  �as   though   in   his   life   he   had   already   made   a   thousand 

toilets�察�he proceeded to lick away the dry clay that soiled him。 

     After that he sat up and gazed about him�察�as might the first man of the 

earth who landed upon Mars。 The cub had broken through the wall of the 

world�察�the unknown had let go its hold of him�察�and here he was without 

hurt。 But the first man on Mars would have experienced less unfamiliarity 

than   did   he。   Without   any   antecedent   knowledge�察  �without   any   warning 

whatever that such existed�察�he found himself an explorer in a totally new 

world。 

     Now  that   the   terrible   unknown   had   let   go   of   him�察  �he   forgot   that   the 

unknown had any terrors。 He was aware only of curiosity in all the things 

about him。 He inspected the grass beneath him�察�the moss´ berry plant just 

beyond�察�and the dead trunk of the blasted pine that stood on the edge of an 

open   space   among   the   trees。 A  squirrel�察  �running   around   the   base   of   the 

trunk�察�came full upon him�察�and gave him a great fright。 He cowered down 

and snarled。 But the squirrel was as badly scared。 It ran up the tree�察�and 

from a point of safety chattered back savagely。 

     This   helped   the   cub's   courage�察  �and   though   the   woodpecker   he   next 

encountered gave him a start�察�he proceeded confidently on his way。 Such 

was his confidence�察�that when a moose´bird impudently hopped up to him�察�

he reached out at it with a playful paw。 The result was a sharp peck on the 

end of his nose that made him cower down and ki´yi。 The noise he made 

was too much for the moose´bird�察�who sought safety in flight。 

     But the cub was learning。 His misty little mind had already made an 

unconscious   classification。   There   were   live   things   and   things   not   alive。 

Also�察�he must watch out for the live things。 The things not alive remained 

always   in   one place�察  �but   the   live   things   moved   about�察  �and   there   was   no 



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telling    what    they    might    do。   The    thing    to   expect    of   them    was    the 

unexpected�察�and for this he must be prepared。 

     He travelled very clumsily。 He ran into sticks and things。 A twig that 

he thought a long way off�察�would the next instant hit him on the nose or 

rake   along   his   ribs。   There   were   inequalities   of   surface。   Sometimes   he 

overstepped   and   stubbed   his   nose。   Quite   as   often   he   understepped   and 

stubbed his feet。 Then there were the pebbles and stones that turned under 

him when   he trod upon them�察  �and   from  them  he came   to   know  that the 

things not alive were not all in the same state of stable equilibrium as was 

his   cave   ´   also�察  �that   small   things   not   alive   were   more   liable   than   large 

things to fall down or turn over。 But with every mishap he was learning。 

The longer he walked�察�the better he walked。 He was adjusting himself。 He 

was     learning    to  calculate    his  own     muscular     movements�察      �to  know     his 

physical   limitations�察  �to   measure   distances   between   objects�察  �and   between 

objects and himself。 

     His was the luck of the beginner。 Born to be a hunter of meat ��though 

he did not know it���察 �he blundered   upon meat   just outside his own   cave´ 

door on his first foray into the world。 It was by sheer blundering that he 

chanced upon the shrewdly hidden ptarmigan nest。 He fell into it。 He had 

essayed to walk along the trunk of a fallen pine。 The rotten bark gave way 

under his   feet�察  �and   with   a   despairing   yelp   he   pitched   down   the   rounded 

crescent�察�smashed through the leafage and stalks of a small bush�察�and in 

the   heart   of   the   bush�察  �on   the   ground�察  �fetched   up   in   the   midst   of   seven 

ptarmigan chicks。 

     They   made   noises�察  �and   at   first   he   was   frightened   at   them。   Then   he 

perceived that they were very little�察�and he became bolder。 They moved。 

He placed his paw on one�察�and its movements were accelerated。 This was 

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