"Things always happen in bunches, you know." The boys examined the cougar with interest.

It was about four and a half feet in length and not unlike a young lion in appearance.

It had been hit in the face and in the forelegs, and had died hard.

Evidently it had hoped to carry off the slain deer while the young hunters slept.
"A cougar has been known to carry off a little child," said Dave.

"They are very crafty as well as brave, and will attack both a horse and a man.