The first shot I made among these creatures, I killed a she-goat, which had a little kid by her, which she gave suck to, which grieved me heartily; for when the old one fell, the kid stood stock still by her, till I came and took her up; and not only so, but when I carried the old one with me, upon my shoulders, the kid followed me quite to my enclosure; upon which I laid down the dam, and took the kid in my arms, and carried it over my pale, in hopes to have bred it up tame; but it would not eat; so I was forced to kill it and eat it myself.
Du premier coup que je lâchai sur ces chèvres, je tuai une bique qui avait auprès d'elle un petit cabri qu'elle nourrissait, ce qui me fit beaucoup de peine. Quand la mère fut tombée, le petit chevreau, non-seulement resta auprès d'elle jusqu'à ce que j'allasse la ramasser, mais encore quand je l'emportai sur mes épaules, il me suivit jusqu'à mon enclos.