Chapter 14 No.14

In the Wake of the Partridge

"The kangaroo ran very fast,

I ran faster.

The kangaroo was very fat,

I ate him.

Kangaroo! Kangaroo!"

This, the hunting-song of the Australian Bushman, is the best one I know. Without disguise or adornment, it embodies the primitive hunting instinct that is in every one of us, whether we hunt people or