“You’ve shot twenty-nine bears? You’re lying to me.”
“The skins are there, and you can count them for yourself.”
His color changed when the Esquimaux passed the skins over the side. And I clambered aboard the ship along with them.
W. Cutcliffe Hyne.
HELPS TO STUDY
Tell this story briefly, using your own words. What mistake did McTodd make in preparing for the hunt? What amused you most? How did McTodd show his shrewdness, even if he was not a good hunter? What do you learn about the Arctic region?
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
- The Frozen Pirate—W. Clark Russell.
- The Casting Away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs. Aleshine—Frank R. Stockton.