“I remember it,” said Wongo.
“Can you roll it down here this afternoon?” asked Kaw.
“Yes, easily,” replied the little bear.
Then, turning to Cho-gay, Kaw continued:
“You will have to kill a young buck—which you will need for meat anyway—for you must have a fresh skin and one large enough to supply a piece of hide for each end of the log. When you kill the buck and Wongo brings the log I will be there to tell you how to finish the drum.
“When Kil-fang and his pack come down the canyon, he will be in the lead. It will be moonlight, for the pack will not travel in our country by day. We will have all the bears and coyotes we can get, hidden behind the big rocks that stand just this side of the narrow passage of the canyon, and it is there you can be stationed with the drum.
“We will let one of the biggest bears stand on the wall of the canyon just above the narrow passage with some big, round rocks, and after Kil-fang and three or four of the pack have passed through into the valley, the big bear can roll in enough rocks to fill the passage and separate the pack from their leader. Then we’ll all let loose the big noise and chase Mr. Kil-fang down the valley and over the mountains. A pack without a leader is easily confused and the noise we make will scare them out of their skins.”
“It all sounds as if it could be done,” said Cho-gay. “I will hunt for a buck this afternoon and if you are here to-morrow we can make this thing that makes the noise.”
“I will be here,” replied Kaw, “and as I also have much to do, if this plan is carried out, I will be going.”
With this parting remark, Kaw left his companions and flew away down the valley in search of old Rip. As he flew along he talked to himself: