2, the horse-keeper, was more frightened than hurt, as he had been knocked down by the shoulder and not by the horn of the rhinoceros, as the animal had not noticed him; its attention was absorbed by the horse.
I determined to set fire to the whole country immediately, and descending the hill toward the river to obtain a favorable wind, I put my men in a line, extending over about a mile along the river's bed, and they fired the grass in different places.

With a loud roar the flame leaped high in air and rushed forward with astonishing velocity.

The grass was as inflammable as tinder, and the strong north wind drove the long line of fire spreading in every direction through the country..