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musical note. Peuf, peuf, peuf called 

 the Grebe, and her five babies swam 

 quickly to her ; as soon as they reached 

 her all of them quickly scrambled under 

 her wings, she dived with the whole 

 family, and swam a good distance under 

 the water, carrying them to a place 

 of safety. 



I did not see them again, for there 

 are few birds which are so successful 

 in concealing themselves as the Little 

 Grebe. 



