. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds and, in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . gasped under shadow of the last tall bush be-fore again setting out in a compact flock to crossthe next bare place, a rough opening throughthe poplars. 202 The Mother Teal and the Overland Route And they never knew that death in anotherform had hovered on their track. A Red Foxcrossed the trail of the little Duck army. Hiskeen nose told him at once that here was afeast awaiting, and all he had to do was followit up and eat. So he sneaked softly an
. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds and, in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . gasped under shadow of the last tall bush be-fore again setting out in a compact flock to crossthe next bare place, a rough opening throughthe poplars. 202 The Mother Teal and the Overland Route And they never knew that death in anotherform had hovered on their track. A Red Foxcrossed the trail of the little Duck army. Hiskeen nose told him at once that here was afeast awaiting, and all he had to do was followit up and eat. So he sneaked softly and swiftlyalong their well-marked trail He was alreadyin sight of them. In the ordinary course hesoon would have them, mother and all, but theordinary course may go askew. He was nearenough to count the little marchers, if count hecould, when the wind brought something whichmade him stop, crouch low, then, at a surerwhiff, he slunk away, fled as swiftly as he couldwithout being seen. And the realest danger,surest death of all that had threatened, wasthwarted by an unseen power, and not even thewatchful Mother Duck had the slightest hint of Ill The little ones now toddled along after theirmother, who led them quickly to cross theopening. To her delight, a long arm of thepond was quite close, just across that treeless 203
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