before. She
found his tracks and followed them until they crossed the boundary of
the hunting ground. There she lost all trace of him. She called, but
the "caw-caw" of a crow was the only answer.

The men heard her call, and came to join in the search. But in spite
of all they could do, they did not find the child.

And so the Cave-men thought they would never see Fleetfoot again. They
thought he had lost his way in the forest and had been killed by a
cave-bear. For a few days they mourned for the child, then they spoke
no more of him.

#THINGS TO DO#

_Tell a story of what happened one time when you went nutting._

_Name all the nuts you can that grow on trees. Name those that grow
on bushes. Where do peanuts grow?_

_Dramatize this story._

_Draw a picture of the part you like the best._

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THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Why do people put up such signs as "Keep off," "Do not trespass"?

Why do people build fences around their land?

Do you think the Cave-men could hunt wherever they chose?

Why did each clan have its own hunting ground? What kind of
boundaries did the hunting grounds have? Why was it not safe to go
on the land of a stranger?

Why did mothers teach their children the boundary lines?

What do you think some mothers mean when they tell their children
that the "Bogie-man" will get them?

_Why Mothers Taught their Children the Boundary Lines_

Each day brought so many hard things to do that most of the Cave-men
forgot Fleetfoot. But his mother and grandmother did not forget him.
They often thought of the boy they had lost.

Other mothers were afraid they might lose their children. So they
tried to keep them from running away. Most of all, they tried to keep
them from running across the boundary line.

When Pigeon tried to run away, Eagle-eye would say, "The cave-bear
will get you." Mothers tried all sorts of ways to keep their children
from danger.

Each clan had its own hunting ground. The people who lived together
shared it, but no one else was allowed to hunt on the land. It was not
even safe to cross the land of a stranger. Sometimes the Cave-men had
to do it. Sometimes they had to call upon their neighbors for help.
But since there were people who had lost their lives when trying to
cross the land of strangers, the Cave-men learned to use signs to show
what they wanted. They carved pictures upon sticks