. Outing. helpless little creature and shecrouched beside it and feasted. Around and overhead hovered theblack witches, gloating, mumbling, flut-tering. When the satisfied jaguarpicked up what remained of her preyand started off through the jungle, theyflew down to the ground and eagerlysnapped up the bits of flesh and clotsof blood sticking to the leaves. Overthe larger pieces they performed strangeantics, hopping up and down with droop-ing wings and spread tails, at timestipping back their heads and workingtheir mouths in what seemed silent,ribald laughter. After a time whenthere were no mor
. Outing. helpless little creature and shecrouched beside it and feasted. Around and overhead hovered theblack witches, gloating, mumbling, flut-tering. When the satisfied jaguarpicked up what remained of her preyand started off through the jungle, theyflew down to the ground and eagerlysnapped up the bits of flesh and clotsof blood sticking to the leaves. Overthe larger pieces they performed strangeantics, hopping up and down with droop-ing wings and spread tails, at timestipping back their heads and workingtheir mouths in what seemed silent,ribald laughter. After a time whenthere were no more bits remaining theyflew up to the branches, preened theirfeathers, and started once more on theirwTayward flights along the edge of thesavannah. The tragedy of the jungle had beenplayed through to a finish, thrillingenough to satisfy even their morbidtaste. Nature, red in tooth and claw,had rounded out her ancient drama andthe witches moved on to other scenesand perhaps further waiting and OUTDOOR GAMES IN WINTRYWEATHER THE chances for enjoyment and recreation in the open air do not vanish withthe coming of frost. If anything, they are enhanced by the tingle of theicy wind and the crunch of the snow under foot. Of course we all knowthe pleasures of coasting and skating, that is, all of us who live far enough Northto be beyond the zone of perpetual summer. Something there is to be learned, how-ever, in the matter of variety of pleasure to be gained from ice and snow. Skiing we know, from hearsay at least; much more may be learned by actualpractice of this famous Norwegian pastime and useful art in one. In Europe theycombine the ski and the horse and have great sport in consequence. Most of ushave skated at one time or another, but how many of us have ever ventured tocompete in a sack race on ice ? Or a three-legged race ? They do it at St. Moritz,in Switzerland, which, by the way, is the home of the winter carnival on the otherside. Then there is the egg-rollin
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