[Shaggo, when he knew he was caught, tried to get away.]
“It’s of no use,” he sadly said to himself. “I’m caught. I may as well make the best of it. I guess my adventures are over.”
But Shaggo was wrong about this—his adventures were just beginning.
The men who had built the trap gathered around to peer in through the cracks at Shaggo.
“He’s a big fellow!” said one.
“The largest I’ve ever seen,” added another.
The men talked for a while around the log cage they had made to catch Shaggo. He could see them through the cracks, as they could see him. The buffalo did not care for the salt any more, though there was still plenty of it on the ground inside the trap. Instead Shaggo began to feel very thirsty.
“I could almost drink some of that hot water in the cave,” thought the big buffalo to himself. “My, how thirsty I’m getting!”