They saw the cave-bear grasp him with his huge paws.
Then they saw Bodo rush up to the cave-bear and wave a torch in his face.
The cave-bear let go his hold.
The frightened beast ran off to his cave.
The men came up in time to help Bodo raise One-Ear from the ground.
They helped him back to the wooded hills.
His wounds were soon healed, but he always carried the marks of that cave-bear.
That was the day that he lost his ear.
We have called him One-Ear before, but the fire clan never called him One-Ear until after that day.