But that spring, as he told Bagheera, his stomach was changed in him.
For the first time since he was born, Bagheera was fighting for his life.
"At least I will look at the thing again," he said, and slid down a creeper to the earth; but Bagheera was before him.
"At least he gave me all the Words correctly a little time ago," said Bagheera impatiently.
They only grew more and more interested and excited; and that was one of the things that Bagheera himself did not understand.