[Illustration: _A mammoth hunt_] When the Cave-men saw the mammoth fall, they broke the line and let the herd escape. Then they hurried down by a well-known path to the spot where the mammoth lay. He had been killed by the fall. The Cave-men seldom got such a large creature as the mammoth. Everybody was glad, so Strongarm sent messengers to all the caves to call the women and children to a feast. THINGS TO DO _Show how the Cave-men hunted the mammoth._ _Model a mammoth in clay._ _When you go to a museum, inquire if there is a skeleton of a mammoth there._ XXXIII THINGS TO THINK ABOUT How do you think the mammoth will be divided? How will the meat that is left after the feast be carried? Do you know what kind of a coat the mammoth has? How long do you think its tusks are? Can you think how we have learned about this animal that lived such a long time ago? _How the Cave-men Divided the Mammoth_ When the women heard what the men had done, they danced and shouted their praises. Then they all prepared for the feast. You know how the Cave-men acted at a feast. They all ate as much as they could. Then the older men and women began to tell stories. All gathered around to hear the stories, and then they joined in a hunting dance. They feasted and danced for several days. Even then there was plenty of meat. There were trophies, too, for the bravest men. All the Cave-men admired the mammoth’s tusks, and they tried to loosen them with their hammers. The tusks belonged to Strongarm, but others shared in the meat and the bones. When the feast was over, Firekeeper divided the meat. The women loaded it upon their backs, or dragged it on the ground. They carried the tusks with strong straps which hung down from their shoulders. The women and children carried the burdens while the men protected them on the way. All the Cave-men divided their work in this way. They all knew they were safest when the men were ready to fight. If the men had carried the burdens, all the people might have been killed. [Illustration: “_The women and children carried the burdens_] [Illustration: _while the men Protected them on the way_”] THINGS TO DO _Show how the women and children danced and shouted the praises of the Cave-men. Draw a picture of them._ _Name animals that have tusks. What do they use their tusks for?_ _Show how the long line of Cave-men looked when they were traveling on their way home. Draw a picture of them._ XXXIV THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Do you think Strongarm will ever tell any one how he got fire? Why do you think people used to be so careful of the fire? Do you know of any people who make fire by twirling sticks? Do you think that you can make fire by using a fire drill? Can you think of a name for the wood that is ground up as the spindle of the fire drill is twirled?