. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. Banner tail clutched the harder and hoped each that the other would be the one to land on the under side. Squirrels have a dif- ferent way. Sensing the fall, at once they sprang apart, each fluffed his great flowing tail to the utmost — it is nature's own "land-easy" — they landed gently, wide apart, and quite unshaken even by the fall. Overhead was the Lady of the tourney, in plain view, and the two stout knights lost not a moment in dart- ing up her tree; again they met on a narrow limb, again they clutched and stabbed each oth
. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. Banner tail clutched the harder and hoped each that the other would be the one to land on the under side. Squirrels have a dif- ferent way. Sensing the fall, at once they sprang apart, each fluffed his great flowing tail to the utmost — it is nature's own "land-easy" — they landed gently, wide apart, and quite unshaken even by the fall. Overhead was the Lady of the tourney, in plain view, and the two stout knights lost not a moment in dart- ing up her tree; again they met on a narrow limb, again they clutched and stabbed each other with their chisel teeth, again the reckless grapple, clutch, and the drop in vacant air — again they shot apart, one landed on the solid ground, but the other — the echo voice — went splash, plunge into the deepest part of the creek! In ten heart-beats he was safely on the bank. But there is such soothing magic in cold water, such ,"i «""' --^•^T ^^4 '^\^^/. -^.>. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York C. Scribner
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