Chapter 128: Useless effort
“Fishbones, we don’t catch them anymore, we dig holes in them!”
Salmon was determined, Fishbones looked up at her blankly, a little unsure:< br>
“Can it work?”
Salmon is very confident:
"Of course it can be done. Don't you think they are more like ground squirrels than reindeer?"
She seemed confident when she spoke, and she quickly aroused Fishbone's emotions, and the little male bear also Not only did he rest on the ground, he got up and said energetically:
“Which one should we dig?”
So the two little bears carefully selected and finally selected one of the holes:
“The rabbits in these holes are the biggest. The fattest, let’s dig this!”
After confirming that all the rabbits had been driven into the hole, the two cubs looked at each other, blocked the entrance of the hole one on the left and the other on the right, their paws flew up and down, and soon a small mound of soil was piled up behind them!
Xia Tian watched them dig holes from a distance. He turned around and asked Guo Mi with interest:
"Did you teach them?"
Guo Mi didn't say anything and remained silent. Look away.
She didn’t teach them, but she often instructed the bears to dig holes!
The little bear has dug dozens if not hundreds of holes. How can he be unskilled?
Xia Tian sighed softly:
"It is indeed a good idea, but..."
Her eyes fell on another cave not far away, and one after another was being One rabbit ran outside.
The Cunning Rabbit has three caves. There are many rabbits living in groups. The underground nest is extremely huge and there cannot be only one exit.
After a while, all the rabbits ran away, and no more rabbits came out.
The two little bears did not realize at all that the hole they were digging was "empty", and they still dug vigorously.
As time went by, the little bear had the illusion that its claws were worn away. Fishbone panted and said:
“This hole is bigger than a ground squirrel’s hole.”
Salmon don’t gasp for air:
"Of course, rabbits are bigger than ground squirrels!"
This is why they are not willing to dig holes for ground squirrels, but are willing to dig out the entire hole for rabbits, because one rabbit is worth the price Ten ground squirrels!
As the two cubs dug deeper and deeper, the hole under their paws became larger and larger until it turned into a larger cavity!
The bottom of the hole is covered with hay and leaves, just like the nest dug by Guomi. It also seems to be a breeding ground for rabbits.
The little bear stopped his paws, Fishbone lowered his head, made two gestures with his head, and affirmed:
"I can dig my head in!"
This discovery surprised the little bears even more. They felt that they were not far from the rabbit, so they dug even harder!
The rabbit hole inhabited by a huge group of rabbits is like an underground castle, with intricate tunnels connecting each cavity.
These cavities have different functions, some are specially used for resting, some are used to temporarily store uneaten food, some are of no use and are simply left vacant, and some...
Salmon With a stroke of his paw, another cavity was created, and the rich stench seemed to have broken free of its shackles, instantly filling the air!
The exposed cavity was covered with dense rabbit excrement. The upper layer could still be seen as granular, but the shape was no longer visible below. The slimy paste accumulated in the hole. As the salmon dug out the holes, Thick and slow flowing down.
The smell of various kinds of feces mixed together and fermented went straight into the sky. Even the three bears secretly observing from a distance could smell the smell.
Xia Tian suppressed the stink, and Dabai took two steps back in disgust. In the end, he ignored the anger and directly pressed his little face into Xia Tian's lush hair, trying to block some of the stink attacks.
Guo Mi couldn't bear the smoke anymore and couldn't help but retched twice. Even they were like this, and one can imagine how shocked the two cubs were by the stench.
The fish bones were so smoked that they rolled their eyes, and the salmon was forced to shed tears. Without caring about anything else, he quickly raised his paws and dug the soil around the hole, and then filled the dug hole again.
Even if the source of the odor is blocked, the odor in the air still lingers.
The little bear had to suspend the excavation work, and was afraid that the rabbit would take the opportunity to escape, so he could only endure the smell and stick to the entrance of the hole.
Until the end, whether it was because his nose was numb or because he was used to it, the salmon put down his paws, took a bold sniff, and turned to ask the fish bone:
"Can you still smell the stench?" Taste? ”
Fishbone’s eyes were dull:
“I can’t seem to smell it anymore.”
Salmon wanted to take a deep breath, but thinking of the accumulated feces he just saw, he instantly felt that the air was filled with more invisible things. rabbit excrement, closed his mouth tightly again, and muttered:
“Are you still digging?”
It’s already like this. If you don’t dig it again, won’t the previous hard work and sin be in vain? ? !
Fishbone gritted his teeth and stood up:
“Dig!”
The two little bears started to writhe their claws again, but because of their previous experience, they would inevitably be cautious when moving their claws again.
But even so, two other caves where feces were accumulated were dug, and the overwhelming stench came one after another.
Xia Tian sat in the distance and watched the two little bears in full swing, and said with regret:
"If you work so hard and don't see anything at the end, you will be hit hard."
As expected, she saw the distress and shake in Guo Mi's eyes, and her voice suddenly dropped:
“However, such a blow cannot be avoided.”
Guo Mi knew that she was right. Failure in bear hunting in the wild is really normal. It is normal in the world to put in a lot of efforts but get no results.
If you have always been successful and never experienced disappointment, you will easily give up your will to survive when you encounter setbacks.
All she could do now was watch quietly.
The little bear dug from high to low until the last cave was opened.
Looking at the empty cave, the little bear did not give up and tried to find other caves, but found that there was no one left.
Only now do they have to admit that they have done nothing.
In fact, when digging the hole before, I had already discovered that there were other exits to this rabbit hole, but they have been digging for so long. The two little bears felt lucky, what if, what if there was a rabbit inside? ?
So no one spoke, and they dug in silence until the end.
But reality cannot keep giving them hope. The fact is that in the end they really found nothing!
Rabbits don’t like to hoard food as much as ground squirrels. Even if they hoard food, they will eat it quickly. Coupled with the large population, all the little bears get in this hole are dead branches and leaves and several chambers of foul-smelling feces.
They can't even get some comfort from the berries in the warehouse like they used to dig the ground squirrel's nest.
But just because of luck, I did so much useless work and spent a lot of energy that shouldn't have been spent.
Now I feel so weak all over, let alone catching rabbits anymore, even walking is very difficult.
The little bears also knew that they had done something stupid. They had no food, no fruit, nothing. They realized that it was not as simple as they thought to survive on their own. It was really too difficult!
Yu Gu wanted to cry again, but found that he didn't even have the strength to cry.
Salmon no longer had any energy and sat there dejectedly.
The sun was still setting, and darkness once again enveloped the land. The little bear, who had worked in vain for a day, endured the fatigue, grievance and hunger all over his body, and fell into a deep sleep.