They knew that the animals would return, so they began to make new weapons.
It was well that they made them as soon as they did, for the animals soon came back.
At first the animals kept away from the cave, but when they no longer saw the fire, they began to come up nearer.
Then the Cave-men were frightened.
Some of them wanted to leave the cave and live as the Tree-dwellers had lived.
But Strongarm wanted to stay in the cave and to keep all the people in the clan together.
He knew that they could not keep together unless they had fire again.
So he talked with the bravest men, and they decided to hold a council.
Messengers were sent to call all the people to a meeting at the fire clan’s cave.