Chuft

"It was I who, on a world which circles Beta Lyrae, kicked a kzin called Chuft-Captain in the belly with my hind hoof, breaking three struts of his endoskeletal structure.

Ringworld Niven, Larry, 1938- 1970

"It was I who, on a world which circles Beta Lyrae, kicked a kzin called Chuft-Captain in the belly with my hind hoof, breaking three struts of his endoskeletal structure.

Ringworld Niven, Larry, 1938- 1970

Chuft-Captain fired at the puppeteer, using his marksman's instinct in the absence of a gunsight.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

It did nothing when Chuft-Captain clicked the trigger button; it did nothing when he held it down, and nothing when he clicked it repeatedly.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

Chuft-Captain lost all his aplomb and all his air, bent sideways as far as he could manage, and toppled.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

But, intended or not, that kick had stymied Chuft-Captain.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

The handle would not have fit any gripping appendage Chuft-Captain knew of.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

Chuft-Captain spit in reflex fury, but of course he could not ask a Kzin to read the mind of a herbivore.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

Chuft-Captain shot her with the stunner, then trudged away to pick her up.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

Chuft-Captain felt his back arch with the fighting reflex.

Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969