Why does keesh answer the charge of witchcraft with a series of questions?

The story of Keesh is a short story which was written by Jack London that was first published in January of 1094. Keesh was a thirteen years old boy who lived at the North Pole a long time ago. He is the major character of the story.

The tribe accuses him of witchcraft. He answered their charges well. Keesh explained the source of his hunting success. He explained, for example, why the two scouts sent to follow him, why the scouts witnessed his leaving small round balls of food on the ice for the bear, why the bear became ill and how he was able to spear the bear without endangering himself.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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they fear for their lives