Peter Sees Rosebreast and Finds Redcoat 



Peter that something was wrong with Redcoat, 

 and he hurried forward to see what the trouble 

 might be. 



Redcoat heard the rustle of Peter's feet among 

 the dry leaves and at once began to flap and flutter 

 in an effort to fly away, but he could not get off the 

 ground. "What is it, Redcoat? Has something 

 happened to you ? It is just Peter Rabbit. You 

 don't have anything to fear from me," cried Peter. 



The look of terror which had been in the eyes of 

 Redcoat died out, and he stopped fluttering and 

 simply lay panting. 



"Oh, Peter," he gasped, "y u don't know how 

 glad I am that it is only you. I've had a terrible 

 accident, and I don't know what I am to do. I 

 can't fly, and if I have to stay on the ground some 

 enemy will be sure to get me. What shall I do, 

 Peter ? What shall I do ?" 



Right away Peter was full of sympathy. "What 

 kind of an accident was it, Redcoat, and how did 

 it happen ?" he asked. 



"Broadwing the Hawk tried to catch me," 

 sobbed Redcoat. "In dodging him among the 

 trees I was heedless for a moment and did not see 

 just where I was going. I struck a sharp-pointed 

 dead twig and drove it right through my right 

 wing." i , >; 



Redcoat held up his right wing and sure enough 

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