360 Next to the Ground 



refuse to eat. By way of consoling him the 

 despoilers tie long strips of soft rag lightly 

 around his legs, so they may stream out 

 behind him. Whether fear of them diverts 

 his mind, or he looks upon them as the very 

 latest mode, ever so much more stylish than 

 mere feathers, nobody can decide. But the 

 fact remains that he does often look over his 

 shoulder to see them trailing after, also that 

 with them he gets back to his normal poise 

 of vanity very much earlier than without. 



