"We won, Figan! We won!" chortled Hyde.
"Mmm-HMMM!" Figan shouted, flushed with victory. "We beat this miserable stake! Now let's get rid of it!"

Together, Figan and Hyde lugged the heavy stake down the slope towards the creek. Whenever they paused to rest, Hyde war-danced excitedly about their defeated foe. Even the creek seemed to be bubbling with laughter. But doubt was creeping into Figan's mind.

"Hyde's happy now," he murmured to himself, " but humans are relentless. Maybe we won the first battle, but this will be a very long war."