When they carried a firebrand, it was safe to walk on the ground.
Their hands were at last free.
When Bodo started out with his firebrand the wild animals ran to their dens.
Sometimes Bodo pursued them.
He chased some of the animals home to their dens, but he never went to the caves.
Sabre-tooth and the cave-bear were too large and fierce.
The hyenas were small, but they lived in packs.
So Bodo learned to let them alone.
“Bodo would build a fire at the mouth of the hole”