“In the end you will profit greatly by it.”
“We promise to do that,” the boys agreed eagerly.
“Now Shaggy Bear will help you to find your way out of the forest,” said Father Thrift.
“Your bow and arrows I shall keep, for you will never want them again.
“And when you get home, tell your fathers and mothers, your grandfathers and grandmothers, your brothers and sisters, and the rest of my friends in the town, that Father Thrift sends them his best regards.”
Then the boys said good-by, and they wasted no time in going.
