The foolish bear and the mad panther fight alone, but the wolf, who is too small to face either, bands with his brothers into a league, even as the Hodenosaunee, and together they pull down the deer and the moose, and in the lands of the Ohio they dare to attack and slay the mighty bull buffalo." "They know the strength of union, Tayoga, and they know, too, just now that they're safe from our weapons.

I can see their noses poking already in their eagerness through the bushes.

They're so hungry and so confident that they'll hardly wait until we get away." As they passed with their burdens into the bushes on the far side of the little opening they heard a rush of light feet, and angry snarling.
Looking back, Robert saw that the carcass of the stag was already covered with hungry wolves, every one fighting for a portion, and he knew it was the way of the forest..