Macintosh went on. "Next day, I figured that I should show you how I felt. I was gonna come by your hut with a gift an' confess my feelings t'you. But then I got shrunk an' that wolf-critter showed up..." Macintosh's eyes closed, his shoulders slumped and he looked down to the ground in embarrassment. "I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused... it was a stupid thing for me to do, an' I should'a known better. I'll head on back home." Macintosh started back to his farm.