Then Tum Tum made up his mind that he would listen and find out what it was. He knew the tiger and lion were dangerous animals. They had never become tame, and were always trying to find a way to escape, or get loose from their cages.
"And if that's what they're trying this time, I'll stop them if I can," thought Tum Tum.
So, while he was pushing first the tiger, and then the lion cage along, he listened, though he pretended not to hear anything.
"What is it you want to tell me, Sharp Tooth?" asked Roarer.
"Listen carefully," answered the tiger. "Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes," growled the lion again. "What is it? Be quick!"
"I know a way to get out of our cages," said the tiger. "If I tell you, will you come with me? Then we can run off to the woods, and live there until we can find our way back to the jungle. Will you come with me, Roarer?"
"Yes," said the lion, "I will. Tell me how to get out of my cage and back to the jungle."
The lion and tiger did not know that the jungle, where they had lived, was many miles away, across the big ocean.
"This is how we can get out," said Sharp Tooth. "You know when the man cleans our cages each night, he leaves the door unlocked so the feeding man can follow and put meat in easily."