Every time he tried to climb the tree we pulled him back, until at last he surrendered to his weakness and did no more than sit and weep.

And Lop-Ear and I sat with him, our arms around each other, and laughed at his wretchedness.
From weeping he went to whining, and from whining to wailing, until at last he achieved a scream.

This alarmed us, but the more we tried to make him cease, the louder he screamed.

And then, from not far away in the forest, came a "Goek! Goek!" to our ears.

To this there were answering cries, several of them, and from very far off we could hear a big, bass "Goek! Goek! Goek!" Also, the "Whoo-whoo!" call was rising in the forest all around us.
Then came the chase.