Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . ng that hewould have run, even if he had been manytimes as far from his nest, and had been quitein the open. It was not in mouse nature tohear that cry right over his head, and keepquiet. He leaped for the cover of the fenceon which the owl sat. Luckily for him heremembered where was a hollow rail right onthe ground, for he had often stopped there torest on his way to and from the corn fieldacross Pleasant Run. Of course the moment he moved the owlboth heard and saw him, and leaped directlydown at him. But quick as the owl was hewas not quick enough. Knowi
Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . ng that hewould have run, even if he had been manytimes as far from his nest, and had been quitein the open. It was not in mouse nature tohear that cry right over his head, and keepquiet. He leaped for the cover of the fenceon which the owl sat. Luckily for him heremembered where was a hollow rail right onthe ground, for he had often stopped there torest on his way to and from the corn fieldacross Pleasant Run. Of course the moment he moved the owlboth heard and saw him, and leaped directlydown at him. But quick as the owl was hewas not quick enough. Knowing exactlywhere was the knot-hole in the rail, Tanleaped inside. He barely got the tip of histail out of reach when a little taloned footgrabbed at it. Tan had never had a morenarrow escape. The screech owl flew up on a dead snag 70 WOODSY NEIGHBOURS near by and laughed and laughed for a longtime, and finally flew away. Not until longafter Tan heard him calling from another partof the woodland did he venture to creep outand run
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