4003. There was
not a moment to lose, not even a second or a split second. Otis lunged for the
Fowler and because of the way the Fowler was standing; he landed against the
back of the Fowler’s legs. At just that moment the man had raised the axe up
over his head and so the impact of the wolf against him caused him to fall over
backwards. He smacked his head on the ground and was dazed for a moment.
4004. I want to
describe what happened next but it made almost no sense. Later the Rooster
explained it to me, and so it is possible to give some explanation. The Fowler
had dropped his axe and although he was unhurt, he was confused and
incapacitated for a moment.
4005. It was a
perfect moment for the two of them to escape into the woods. It certainly was
unnecessary for Otis to hector the Rooster with arguments about why he should
go off into the unknown with a wild wolf.
4006. What
better argument is there for an old Rooster, set in his ways, to change his way
of life, even to do something reckless and unheard of, what better argument, I
say, that an axe raised up above your neck?
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