Since then, on frosty days, the princess wears my clan-brother’s fur to keep her warm. However, when he emerged from his hiding-place and spoke to the princess, it was Kittik who was surprised - by the reaction of the princess and by her actions which followed. Soon, Kittik hoped, he would be enjoying scraps of delicious man-thing food, warmed by a fire and the company of friendly man-things. As he emerged from his hiding-place behind the trees, Kittik imagined her surprise and delight, as she encountered a furry creature that was not only affectionate and friendly, but intelligent. After she emerged and clothed herself, she walked along the riverbank. One morning in spring, he walked downriver, past a deep pool where a long-haired princess of the man-things liked to swim. Having studied man-things carefully, Kittik carried out a plan which, he thought, would lead to a revolutionary change in relations between our peoples. If he had thought more about the difference between how the man-things acted in their book-tales and the behaviour of the axe-wielding man-things who chopped-hacked at the forest, he might not have made his big mistake. He even read their elementary books, with their tales of bright-eyed young man-things having adventures and befriending woodland creatures. He saw them farming the land, and raising their young. He watched them swing sharp axes, acquiring wood to build new homes. Every family has a foolish member who causes their elders to roll their eyes in disbelief, yes-yes? One of my clan-brothers, Kittik, studied the man-things whose towns and watch-towers encroached closer and closer to our clan’s warrens.
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