The curly-haired hen . to and fro, keeping her eyes glued on the disobedient she saw a mother-duck chasing her darlings. Thiswas more than she could bear,—driven by her maternal instinctshe leapt like a fury to the aid of her family. A flap or two of her wings and she was above the waterinto which she fell at the deepest part. 14 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN Splashing,—struggling madly in the midst of her frightenedbrood,—she was soon exhausted and succumbing to syncope,she sank to the bottom. The surface of the water closed above her. The little ones. did not realize what had happened
The curly-haired hen . to and fro, keeping her eyes glued on the disobedient she saw a mother-duck chasing her darlings. Thiswas more than she could bear,—driven by her maternal instinctshe leapt like a fury to the aid of her family. A flap or two of her wings and she was above the waterinto which she fell at the deepest part. 14 THE CURL Y-H AIRED HEN Splashing,—struggling madly in the midst of her frightenedbrood,—she was soon exhausted and succumbing to syncope,she sank to the bottom. The surface of the water closed above her. The little ones. did not realize what had happened—very quickly recoveringfrom their momentary fright, they went on with their games—splashing the water with their beaks and amusing themselvesas though nothing were the matter. Mother Etienne, busy giving green apples to the pigs, branto the rabbits, and corn to the pigeons, came back presently, A MOTHER S DEVOTION 15 and could not see the big YoUande beside the pond, only herchildren floating far, far away on the water. Surprised shedrew nearer, called, but in vain. The mother-hen had disap-peared. Then only did she understand the tragedy that hadoccurred. She called for help. Petit-Jacques immediately
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