Then he went back to the tree and searched for the lighted punk.
But there was no punk to be found.
The rhinoceros had trampled it under his feet.
In vain Sharpeyes tried to find a spark.
When at last he knew that the fire was all gone, he decided to go back to the fire country.
He went as far as the dry, rocky country, where he was chased by a pack of wolves.
He barely escaped to a neighboring tree, where the wolves kept him treed for a day.
When the wolves went away, he was nearly starved; he was tired and discouraged, too.
His clothing was torn, and his weapons were lost; so he dared not cross the dry country again.