. The story of hedgerow and pond . world, he soon found, was full of badfolk, he was sharp enough to avoid when he was young he had a terriblefright. For when he flew down to abone he saw in a farmyard that still hada good many pickings on it, a hungrycat pounced out from where she hadbeen hiding and very nearly caught him ;but he was so small and so quick thathe just managed to dodge between hercruel paws and fly up out of reach. Then there were weasels, and owls,and all kinds of hungry birds and beaststhat he had to dodge, and worse thanall there were boys. They were reallymore dan
. The story of hedgerow and pond . world, he soon found, was full of badfolk, he was sharp enough to avoid when he was young he had a terriblefright. For when he flew down to abone he saw in a farmyard that still hada good many pickings on it, a hungrycat pounced out from where she hadbeen hiding and very nearly caught him ;but he was so small and so quick thathe just managed to dodge between hercruel paws and fly up out of reach. Then there were weasels, and owls,and all kinds of hungry birds and beaststhat he had to dodge, and worse thanall there were boys. They were reallymore dangerous than any of the otherthings, which were only likely to dohim harm when they were hungry, andhe knew what it was to be hungry him-self; but boys were always dangerous—•239.
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