"Shall we wake him up?" asked Shep.
"No—-it may not be good for him," answered Snap.
"Oh, I am going to wake him up!" came from Giant, and before the others could stop him he ran forward and caught Whopper by the arm. "Wake up, Whopper!" he called. "Wake up, old man! You've got 'em bad!"
At first Whopper paid no attention. "Then his struggles with the bush ceased and he opened his eyes and stared about him in bewilderment.
"Wh-what is the matter? Wh-where am I?" he stammered, gazing around stupidly.
"You've been asleep and dreaming," explained Snap. "You thought you were after a bear."
"So I was—-after a dozen bears. Did I—-I kill any?"
"There are no bears here. You were only dreaming."
"Oh!" Whopper rubbed his eyes. "No bears at all?"
"None but what we shot yesterday. You went to sleep and the next thing we knew you were out here, pulling at this bush."