with this he wandered out into the crab settlement and crept about as slyly as possible near the crab 's house and tried to hear the neighbors ' gossip round about . he wanted to find out what the crabs were saying about their chief 's death , for the old crab had been the chief of the tribe . but he heard nothing and said to himself : " they are all such fools that they do n't know and do n't care who murdered their chief ! "
the old crab had been the chief of the tribe .
why would the other crabs be speaking about the crab's death ?
why would the other crabs be speaking about the crab's death ?