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through the limbs of the hemlock, and 

 landed in a black heap at the foot of the 

 tree. 



In the very first round of the scrim- 

 mage, the old crow picked out one of 

 the eyes of the new leader, which dis- 

 qualified him for leadership. So the in- 

 dignant crow did not punish him further, 

 but flew away to find his clan, well satis- 

 fied with the way things had turned 

 out. 



When it was learned how he had 

 worsted his rival, he was at once reinstated 

 as leader, and he led the clan wisely for 

 many years ; but his disgruntled rival was 

 chased out of the vicinity and never al- 

 lowed to return. 



It is needless to say that the old crow 

 gained wisdom during his month's cap- 

 tivity in the cornfield, and although he 

 permitted the clan to pull corn, he would 



