King's strangely comic idiom, “The living ones we tag, says Bill. Take them to the shelter. Heal them and bring them back to health. Release them into the wild,” (205) expresses the wild animal metaphor that is maintained satirically throughout the story. This paternalistic attitude shows that the white population has taken their power to heart and feels that they must help these seemingly inferior people to some extent. Ironically, it was the whites who caused this instability among the natives, so this form of care they are demonstrating is not genuine, but rather a way to hastily remove them from the city without acknowledging the reasons for the natives' struggle to adapt to white culture. The onomatopoeic word “Whup!” is used numerous times, probably to make ridiculous fun of battle cries or wild noises, which is another subtle way in which white men characterize natives as animals. While the comic effect finally wanes in the final words of the story, the observation, “In the old days, when they came, they darkened the whole sky” (King 205) reveals that this bizarre tale has a revealing meaning. , as Canadian society did not solve this problem by simply separating much of the native population from white society. The humor makes readers reflect on the reason for this absurd state of mind