Silverspot 



us, but it works well and the crow organization 

 is admitted by all birds to be the very best in 

 existence. 



Finally, each November sees the troop sail 

 away southward to learn new modes of life, new 

 landmarks and new kinds of food, under the 

 guidance of the ever-wise Silverspot. 



Ill 



There is only one time when a crow is a fool 

 and that is at night. There is only one bird 

 that terrifies the crow, and that is the owl 

 When, therefore, these come together it is a 

 vvoful thing for the sable birds. The distant 

 hoot of an owl after dark is enough to make 

 them withdraw their heads from under their 

 wings, and sit trembling and miserable till 

 morning. In very cold weather the exposure 

 of their faces thus has often resulted in a crow 

 having one or both of his eyes frozen, so that 

 blindness followed and therefore death. There 

 are no hospitals for sick crows. 



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