Pip, trembling, decided to act. Not because he was strong , he thought, but because he was tired of being afraid.
That night, Pip crept to the fox’s den. He didn’t carry a club or a spear. He carried a small mirror he’d found near the old wagon trail.
Everyone expected someone fierce — a wolf, a hawk. But no one came.
Pip then offered him half a turnip. “Eat with me,” he said. “And tomorrow, we’ll share with everyone.”