that it would not
hurt his hand.
It was such a weapon as this that was found in the gravel.
You can see that it is something like a spear-head.
Bodo used it when he hunted small animals.
He used it to skin them and to hack off strips of flesh.
Many things had been used as knives before, but this was the first
knife that we know man made.

THINGS TO DO

_Hunt for some smooth hammer-stones. If you can find one with pits
on either side, try both kinds and find out which one works the
better._
_See if you can find a good stone for a knife._
_Strike the edge to see if it crumbles._
_Find one that will not crumble._
_Do you know whether stones have names?_
_What stones have you that you would like named?_

XX.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Have you ever seen wild animals protect their little ones?
How do they do it?
When the mother goes away, in what kind of a place does she leave
them?
Do you know whether the young animals mind their mothers?

_What Bodo and One-Ear Found in the Alders_

Bodo grew to be a large boy.
He made many friends among the Tree-dwellers, but he liked One-Ear
best of all.
The boys liked to hunt together.
When they had enough to eat they liked to play.
One night as they were watching a herd of wild cattle, a young cow
caught their eye.
She was running down toward the marsh.
The boys wondered why she was going.
They chased her down the trail.
When the cow saw what the boys were doing she started off through the
underbrush.
It was no longer safe to follow, so the boys gave up the chase.
Darkness came on.
The boys dropped their clubs and climbed a tree, where they spent the
night.
They slept until the break of day.
As they were rubbing their sleepy eyes, they heard a queer sound
close by.
"What is that?" said Bodo.
The boys listened.
All was still.
But they were sure that some animal was near.
There was a clump of alders within a stone's throw.
Perhaps a bear was hiding there.
The boys were eager to find out, but they knew better than to rush
into danger.
So they waited and listened.
All was quiet.
Bodo threw a stick.

[Illustration: "_They crept up softly and peeped into the alders_"]

Not a sound could be heard.
He called out.
Still there was no sound.
The boys slipped down the tree and picked up their clubs.
They crept up softly and pee