Just then the huge rhinoceros lost his footing and fell over the steep cliff.
Then the leader with some of the men climbed down the cliff.
They knew that the beast was dead, and they wished to take back trophies to show their clan how brave they had been.
“Our people will praise us,” said the leader, “when we take these trophies back with us.”
CHAPTER VI
THE CLAN
“Mother, why can’t we live with those Tree-dwellers?” asked Rago.
“Let us go down and wait for the men. Maybe they will take us with them.”
“I think they would,” answered their mother, “they are always ready to make their clan larger.”