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The heron, told of on page 475, which escaped the at- 

 tack from Uncle Sam, after the adventure was over, 

 looked over its shoulder, gave vent to a contemptuous 

 " quok," and the incident was closed. 



The quail which had had such a narrow escape from 

 the fox flew up to the limb of a neighboring tree, where 



The Blue Heron Whips an Eagle 



they began preening their feathers as if nothing had 

 happened. 



A little white-footed mouse that ventured out on the 

 lily pads on the shores of Big Tink was observed by a 

 large bass-. The fish gave a jump and a rush, but the 

 mouse was too alert for the fish to catch and it escaped 

 over the lily pads to the shore, where it immediately be- 



