“There it goes!” cried Sniffy.
“Yes, it’s going to fall,” agreed Toto. “Whack with your tail as hard as you can! Whack your tail!”
Toto and Sniffy banged their flat tails on the ground. It was the beavers’ signal for danger. Then Toto and Sniffy ran and hid in a hollow place under a big stump. But they could look out and see the tree leaning over farther and farther as it toppled to the earth.
Suddenly Toto cried:
“Look! The tree is going to fall right on the place where the tramps live! It is going to fall on their house and it will be smashed!”
And so it was. The beaver boys had forgotten about the shack of the tramps when they gnawed at the tree. Now it was toppling over directly on the bark cabin. Toto and his brother were going to see something very queer happen.
“Bang with your tail! Bang with your tail, and give the danger signal to the tramps!” cried Toto.
And he and Sniffy whacked away as hard as they could.