said Billy and the troop horse together , and I could hear them stamp and shiver . An elephant 's trumpeting is always nasty , especially on a dark night . `` I sha n't stop , '' said Two Tails . `` Wo n't you explain that , please ? Hhrrmph ! Rrrt ! Rrrmph ! Rrrhha ! '' Then he stopped suddenly , and I heard a little whimper in the dark , and knew that Vixen had found me at last . She knew as well as I did that if there is one thing in the world the elephant is more afraid of than another it is a little barking dog . So she stopped to bully Two Tails in his pickets , and yapped round his big feet . Two Tails shuffled and squeaked . `` Go away , little dog ! '' he said . `` Do n't snuff at my ankles , or I 'll kick at you . Good little dog -- nice little doggie , then ! Go home , you yelping little beast ! Oh , why does n't someone take her away ? She 'll bite me in a minute . '' `` Seems to me , '' said Billy to the troop horse , `` that our friend Two Tails is afraid of most things .
Now , if I had a full meal for every dog I 've kicked across the parade-ground I should be XXXXX fat as Two Tails nearly . ''
Rrrmph So as at in minute of on that to