For a few seconds he scolded vociferously.

After that he was as silent as a sphinx, his little red eyes watching the big bear.
Thor did not want to kill him, but the path was narrow, and he was ready to go on.

He advanced a foot or two, and Porky turned his back toward Thor and made ready to deliver a swipe with his powerful tail.

In that tail were several hundred quills.

As Thor had more than once come into contact with porcupine quills, he hesitated.
Muskwa was looking on curiously.