noon
In the face of his own starvation his companion grew happier as he added to the strange collection in his stomach . In fact , Neewa considered himself in clover and was grunting his satisfaction continually , especially as his bad eye was beginning to open and he could see things better . Half a dozen times when he found fresh ant nests he invited Miki to the feast with excited little squeals . Until noon Miki followed like a faithful satellite at his heels . The end came when Neewa deliberately dug into a nest inhabited by four huge bumble-bees , smashed them all , and ate them . From that moment something impressed upon Miki that he must do his own hunting . With the thought came a new thrill .