The little gray wood-mice were her piece de resistance, small as they were, and it amazed Neewa to see how quick his clumsy old mother could be when one of these little creatures was revealed.

There were times when Noozak captured a whole family before they could escape.

And to these were added frogs and toads, still partly somnambulent; many ants, curled up as if dead, in the heart of rotting logs; and occasional bumble-bees, wasps, and hornets.

Now and then Neewa took a nibble at these things.
On the third day Noozak uncovered a solid mass of hibernating vinegar ants as large as a man's two fists, and frozen solid.

Neewa ate a quantity of these, and the sweet, vinegary flavour of them was delicious to his palate.
As the days progressed, and living things began to crawl out from under logs and rocks, Neewa discovered the thrill and excitement of hunting on his own account.