ey say you have
threatened to fight me. Speak!" Then he hit Buffalo Bull on the nose
with his open paw.

"Why!" said Buffalo Bull, "I have never threatened to fight you, who
have been coming to this country so long."

"Not so! You have threatened to fight me." Letting go the buffalo's
head, Grizzly Bear went around and seized him by the tail, turning him
round and round. Then he left, but as he did so, he gave him a hard
blow with his open paw.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! you have caused me great pain," said Buffalo
Bull. Bobtailed Grizzly Bear departed.

Buffalo Bull thought thus: "Attack him! You too have been just that
sort of a person."

Grizzly Bear knew what he was thinking, so he said, "Why! what are you
saying?"

"I said nothing," said Buffalo Bull.

Then Grizzly Bear came back. He seized Buffalo Bull by the tail,
pulling him round and round. Then he seized him by the horns, pulling
his head round and round. Then he seized him again by the tail and hit
him again with the open paw. Again Grizzly Bear departed. And again
Buffalo Bull thought as he had done before. Then Grizzly Bear came
back and treated Buffalo Bull as he had before.

Buffalo Bull stepped backward, throwing his tail into the air.

"Why! Do not flee," said Grizzly Bear.

Buffalo threw himself down, and rolled over and over. Then he
continued backing, pawing the ground.

"Why! I say, do not flee," said Grizzly Bear. When Buffalo Bull
backed, making ready to attack him, Grizzly Bear thought he was
scared.

Then Buffalo Bull ran towards Grizzly, puffing a great deal. When he
neared him, he rushed on him. He sent Grizzly Bear flying through the
air.

As Grizzly Bear came down towards the earth, Buffalo Bull caught him
on his horns and threw him into the air again. When Grizzly Bear fell
and lay on the ground, Buffalo Bull made at him with his horns to gore
him, but just missed him. Grizzly Bear crawled away slowly, with
Buffalo Bull following him step by step, thrusting at him now and
then, though without striking him. When Grizzly Bear came to a cliff,
he plunged over headlong, and landed in a thicket at the foot. Buffalo
Bull had run so fast he could not stop at the edge where Grizzly Bear
went over, but followed the cliff for some distance. Then he came back
and stood with his tail partly raised. Grizzly Bear returned to the
bank and peeped.

"Oh, Buffalo Bull," said Grizzly Bear. "Let us be friends. We are very
much alike in disposit