t if we go an' do it, all
two of us, den dey say, "What's darie ou' skellum bin up to dis time?"
Dat's why I come for you, Nief.'

"Ou' Baviyaan, he screw hisse'f roun' on his part what he sits on, an'
Ou' Baviyaan, he screw hisse'f back, an' he look at a fly dat wants to
light on Ou' Wolf's nose. `Look a-hyer, Oom Wolf,' ses he; `you show me
some way to make sure dat you don't run off an' leave me on my own if
Ou' Jackalse do somet'in', den I'll listen to you. You can run yust as
fast as he can, but dere ain't no trees for me to yump for where Ou'
Jackalse live.'

"Ou' Wolf he scratch his ear wid his back foot, but Ou' Baviyaan he
scratch his tummy wid his front han'. `Now you do dis, Oom Wolf,' ses
he; `you le' me tie our tails togedder good'n fast so I know dey won't
come undone, den I'll know you cahnt up an' dust it out o' dat an' leave
me when de time comes. You say yes to dat, an' I'll come.'

"Ou' Wolf yust laugh right out. If he'd axed for it hisse'f he cou'dn't
a done better. Dat way he's sure hisse'f dat Ou' Baviyaan can't skip
out an' leave _him_ needer, an' he know Ou' Baviyaan he's pretty full o'
prickles to meddle wid in a tight corner. `Dere's my tail,' ses Ou'
Wolf; `you tie it fas', an' you yust keep on a-tyin' till you's
satisfied.'

"So off dey starts.

"Well, I tole you Ou' Jackalse he yust keep his eye a-rollin' all dese
days, an' dis mawnin' he was out in front of his house a-choppin' out
yokeskeys, an' you believe me darie axe in his han' was yust so sharp
an' yust so bright in de sun dat it flashed like streaks o' hot
lightnin' when he chop an' chip, an' keep on chip-a-choppin'. An' all
de time his eye was yust a-smokin' an' a-burnin', till a long an' a long
way off he sees Ou' Wolf an Ou' Baviyaan a-comin' a-wobblin', terr'ble
close alongside each oder, an' mighty awk'ard.

"`Well, dat's about de funniest commando I ever did see,' ses he to
hisse'f, wid his ear a-cockin' out, an' his nose a-cockin' up. An' den
his tail begun to wilt a bit while he tink what he's goin' to do now.

"Den he scratch his ear, an' his tail begin to stick out agen, an' he
wink one eye to his nose end. `Ou' Frow!' ses he, back over his
shoul'er to Missis Jackalse in de house.

"`Ya, daddy!' ses Missis Jackalse, stickin' her nose half an inch out o'
de door.

"`Now you be careful an' do yust what I tells you,' ses he. `When I
stop choppin' den you pinch Ainkye, an' you pinch her till she fair
bawl