If you are feeding me now for work performed, why did you not feed me then when I needed it?
And always was Martin's maddening and unuttered demand: Why didn't you feed me then?
He must be taught that even though he killed a Mangani, he would not be permitted to feed upon his kill.
During the brief respite while they were gathering their ammunition, Numa had settled himself to feed; but scarce had he arranged himself and his kill when a sharp piece of rock hurled by the practiced hand of the ape-man struck him upon the cheek.
Pacco, the zebra, and Wappi, the antelope, have those about the herd who keep watch while the others feed, while we, the great Mangani, let Numa, and Sabor, and Sheeta come when they will and carry us off to feed their balus.
The mother did her best, but no woman, out of her natural resources, could
feed three babies.
"I had to
feed the rest of the mate over-side to the sharks for nothing.
That was a punishment they were almost as fond of as they were of eating, and they expected the sound bees to feed them.
How it was capped, and how desperately they worked to feed and double-feed the now swarming Oddities, lest any break in the food-supplies should set them to instituting inquiries, which, with songs about work, was their favourite amusement.
"You must feed us, or we shall die!" they cried, holding and clutching and slipping, while the silent scared earwigs and little spiders twisted between their legs.
She recalled that she often had wished she might see a lion, close to, make a kill and
feed upon it.
She
feeds all creatures that are in the world, all that go upon the goodly land, and all that are in the paths of the seas, and all that fly: all these are fed of her store.
