noon
Muskwa did not snap at him or even growl . Bruce and Metoosin were away from camp all of that day , spying over the range to the westward , and Langdon was left to doctor a knee which he had battered against a rock the previous day . He spent most of his time in company with Muskwa . He opened a can of their griddle-cake syrup and by noon he had the cub following him about the tree and straining to reach the dish which he held temptingly just out of reach . Then he would sit down , and Muskwa would climb half over his lap to reach the syrup . At his present age Muskwa 's affection and confidence were easily won . A baby black bear is very much like a human baby : he likes milk , he loves sweet things , and he wants to cuddle up close to any living thing that is good to him .