Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . of a tree was partlya snag and partly something else ! But hedid not know. So he started bravely acrossthe woodland. Tan and Teckle ran out to thedoorway to watch him out of sight. He had made but a few leaps across thegrass when what seemed a part of the olddead snag dropped noiselessly as a feather—but oh, so swiftly ! The rat did not see it un-til it was very near him. He sprang aside,threw up his head and bared those terribleteeth, but he was no match for this foe. Apair of immense brown wings spread over 184 WOODSY NEIGHBOURS him and hid him from sigh
Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . of a tree was partlya snag and partly something else ! But hedid not know. So he started bravely acrossthe woodland. Tan and Teckle ran out to thedoorway to watch him out of sight. He had made but a few leaps across thegrass when what seemed a part of the olddead snag dropped noiselessly as a feather—but oh, so swiftly ! The rat did not see it un-til it was very near him. He sprang aside,threw up his head and bared those terribleteeth, but he was no match for this foe. Apair of immense brown wings spread over 184 WOODSY NEIGHBOURS him and hid him from sight of the watchers,an enormous pair of talons seized him, theweight of a heavy body crushed him againstthe ground and forced the long claws deepinto his body. He gave one loud shriek ofdefiance and pain, and was still, and as thegreat owl flapped his silent brown wingsacross the woodland, the rat hung soft andlimp beneath him. And to-morrow the farmer would kill theowl if he could, just because he sometimestakes a turkey, mused
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