Terrible  as  these  wild  sows  are,  yet  more  fierce  and dangerous  are  the  boars,  one  of  which  I  had  once  the  mis- fortune to  meet  in  a  forest,  unprepared  for  attack  or  defence. I  retired  behind  an  oak  tree,  just  when  the  furious  animal levelled  a  side  blow  at  me,  with  such  force,  that  his  tusks  pierced through  the  tree,  by  which  means  he  could  neither  repeat  the blow  nor  retire.  Ho,  ho !  thought  I,  I  shall  soon  have  you now;  and  immediately  I  laid  hold  of  a  stone,  wherewith  I hammered,  and  bent  his  tusks  in  such  a  manner  that  he  could not  retreat  by  any  means,  and  must  wait  my  return  from  the next  village,  whither  I  went  for  ropes  and  a  cart  to  secure  him properly,  and  to  carry  him  off  safe  and  alive,  in  which  I  perfectly succeeded.

- Chapter 2