Dot and the Kangaroo

n's directions and found the cave, which proved a very snug retreat. Here they lay down together, fu

it tossed its beak in the direction of the blacks' camp. "They're off northward. Too frightened to stay. I thought you mig

?" said the Kangaroo. "That's his

reamy brown bird paid no attention to their gratitude

ry, and so she had better get her legs again before they faced fresh dangers. Neither of them was so bright and merry as before. The weather was showery, and Dot kep

o too seeme

s you sad?

e this that I was hunted. It was then

claimed Dot, "and have you be

ry sigh. "It was just a few days before I

it," said Dot. "H

her haunches to tell the tale, "in a way I could have d

," repea

e. All day long I taught it jumping, and we played and were merry from sunrise to sunset. Until that day I had never been sad, and I thought all the creatures must be wrong to say that in this beautiful world there could be such cruel beings as they said White Humans were. That day taught me I was wrong, an

the open, they raised a great noise like the blacks did last night, and I could see by the movement in the grass that they had those dreadful dogs they teach to kill us: they are far worse than dingoes. Joey heard the shouting and bounded into my pouch, and I went off as fast as I could. It was a worse hunt than las

ly slower. So I asked Joey if I dropped him into a soft bush whether he would hide until I came back for him. It was our only chance. I had an idea that if I did that he would be safe-even if I got killed; as they would be more likely to follow me, and never think I had parted from my little Joey. So we did

a Human. She realised too, how good and forgiving this dear animal was; how she had cared f

ever let anyone hurt a bush creature.

tting to be as many as Kangaroos." said t