Peter Sees Two Terrible Feathered Hunters 



ventured to move. Finally he heard Hooty's 

 hunting call in a distant part of the Green Forest, 

 and knew that it was safe for him to once more 

 think of his empty stomach. 



Later in the winter while the snow still lay in the 

 Green Forest, and the ice still bound the Laughing 

 Brook, Peter made a surprising discovery. He 

 was over in a certain lonely part of the Green 

 Forest when he happened to remember that near 

 there was an old nest which had once belonged to 

 Redtail the Hawk. Out of idle curiosity Peter ran 

 over for a look at that old nest. Imagine how 

 surprised he was when just as he came within sight 

 of it, he saw a great bird just settling down on it. 

 Peter's heart jumped right up in his throat. At 

 least that is the way it seemed, for he recognized 

 Mrs. Hooty. 



Of course Peter stopped right where he was and 

 took the greatest care not to move or make a sound. 

 Presently Hooty himself appeared and perched in a 

 tree near at hand. Peter has seen Hooty many 

 times before, but always as a great, drifting shadow 

 in the moonlight. Now he could see him clearly. 

 As he sat bolt upright he seemed to be of the same 

 height as Terror the Goshawk, but with a very 

 much bigger body. If Peter had but known it, his 

 appearance of great size was largely due to the 

 fluffy feathers in which Hooty was clothed. Like 

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