ause if it were the wind, _all_ the grass there would wave. Then
what is making the tall grass wave in just one place?

It can be only one thing! Some _animal_ is hiding there in the tall
grass! And as the animal is coming nearer and nearer to the buffaloes,
he is making the grass wave!

See, the sentinel has guessed that also! What is he doing now? Can you
_hear_ him? He gives a bellow, deep and long.

"Danger! Look out!" That is what he means.

The whole herd hears him. They all close up as near together as they
can!

Quick! Let us get up on that tree near by! _We_ are in danger as well
as the buffaloes!

One branch higher--and another! Now we are quite safe! But see what
the buffaloes are doing!

_Buffaloes Make a Ring when Tiger Comes_

The two ends of the crescent have come close together, and all the
Papa buffaloes have made a perfect ring around the Mammas and the
children. The Papas are facing the outside of the ring; so they can
meet the danger from whatever side it comes.

Why do they do that? Look again at the grass! The tall grass is waving
nearer and nearer. So, the animal that is in the grass is coming
nearer and nearer.

He comes right to the end of the tall grass. There he makes a gap in
the grass, and walks out into the open. It is a tiger!

He was trying to sneak up to the buffaloes; but the sentinel found
that out. And now the bull buffaloes are ready for him. The tiger
growls in rage. He prowls round and round the ring of bull buffaloes,
as you see in the picture. But he dare not try to break through those
horns.

He roars with fury, shaking the ground; it is just like thunder. The
jungle around is taking fright at the roar. See! All the small animals
rush out in fright--wild pigs, wild goats, and all sorts of small
deer.

[Illustration: The Tiger and the Ring of Buffaloes]

In their fright they run hither and thither very stupidly. That is
exactly why the tiger roars--he wants to make the small animals behave
so stupidly, in their fright, that some of them may make a mistake and
run straight into his jaws.

See! The small animals scatter to right and left, trying to reach a
bush or thicket. But some are cut off from safety, as the tiger stands
in their way. What can they do?

_Small Animals Find Safety in Buffalo Ring_

Yes, there is the ring of buffaloes! So those small animals rush
straight toward the ring and creep inside--and the buffaloes raise
their heads to make a