I wait long , for the mark of my feet is deep here . '' `` I also , '' said Bagheera , hidden behind the rock . `` I wait , resting the end of the thorn-pointed thing upon a stone . It slips , for here is a scratch upon the stone . Cry thy trail , Little Brother . '' `` One , two twigs and a big branch are broken here , '' said Mowgli , in an undertone . `` Now , how shall I cry THAT ? Ah ! It is plain now . I , Little Foot , go away making noises and tramplings so that Big Foot may hear me . '' He moved away from the rock pace by pace among the trees , his voice rising in the distance as he approached a little cascade . `` I -- go , far -- away -- to -- where -- the -- noise -- of -- falling-water -- covers -- my -- noise ; and -- here -- I -- wait . Cry thy trail , Bagheera , Big Foot ! '' The panther had been casting in every direction to see how Big Foot 's trail led away from behind the rock . Then he gave tongue : `` I come from behind the rock upon my knees , dragging the thorn-pointed thing . Seeing no one , I run . I , Big Foot , run swiftly . The trail is clear . Let each follow his own . I run ! ''
Bagheera swept on along the clearly-marked trail , and XXXXX followed the steps of the Gond .
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