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  same. 
  They 
  both 
  dived 
  repeatedly, 
  seeking 
  food 
  for 
  the^iiselves, 
  for 
  they 
  

   were 
  hungry 
  ; 
  indeed, 
  the 
  river-bird 
  dived 
  ten 
  times, 
  and 
  caught 
  nothing. 
  

   Then 
  the 
  river-bird 
  said 
  to 
  his 
  companion, 
  "If 
  it 
  were 
  but 
  my 
  own 
  home, 
  

   I 
  should 
  just 
  pop 
  under 
  water 
  and 
  find 
  food 
  directly 
  ; 
  there 
  never 
  could 
  be 
  

   a 
  single 
  diving 
  there 
  without 
  finding 
  food." 
  To 
  which 
  remark 
  his 
  com- 
  

   panion 
  simply 
  said, 
  "Just 
  so." 
  Then 
  the 
  river-bird 
  said 
  to 
  the 
  other, 
  

   " 
  Yes, 
  thy 
  home 
  here 
  in 
  the 
  sea 
  is 
  one 
  without 
  any 
  food." 
  To 
  this 
  insulting 
  

   observation 
  the 
  sea-bird 
  made 
  no 
  reply. 
  Then 
  the 
  river-bird 
  said 
  to 
  the 
  

   other, 
  " 
  Come 
  along 
  with 
  me 
  to 
  my 
  home; 
  you 
  and 
  I 
  fly 
  together." 
  On 
  

   this 
  both 
  birds 
  flew 
  off, 
  and 
  kept 
  flying 
  till 
  they 
  got 
  to 
  a 
  river, 
  where 
  they 
  

   dropped. 
  Both 
  dived, 
  and 
  both 
  rose, 
  having 
  each 
  a 
  flsh 
  in 
  its 
  bill 
  ; 
  then 
  

   they 
  dived 
  together 
  ten 
  times, 
  and 
  every 
  time 
  they 
  rose 
  together 
  with 
  a 
  fish 
  

   in 
  their 
  bills. 
  This 
  done 
  the 
  sea-bird 
  flew 
  away 
  back 
  to 
  its 
  own 
  home. 
  

   Arriving 
  there 
  it 
  immediately 
  sent 
  heralds 
  in 
  all 
  directions 
  to 
  all 
  the 
  birds 
  

   of 
  the 
  ocean, 
  to 
  lose 
  no 
  time 
  but 
  to 
  assemble 
  and 
  kill 
  all 
  the 
  fresh-water 
  

   birds, 
  and 
  all 
  the 
  birds 
  of 
  the 
  dry 
  land 
  and 
  the 
  forests. 
  The 
  sea-bu'ds 
  

   hearing 
  this 
  assented, 
  and 
  were 
  soon 
  gathered 
  together 
  for 
  the 
  fray. 
  In 
  

   the 
  meanwhile, 
  the 
  river-birds 
  and 
  the 
  land 
  and 
  forest 
  birds 
  were 
  not 
  idle 
  ; 
  

   they 
  also 
  assembled 
  fi'om 
  all 
  quarters, 
  and 
  were 
  preparing 
  to 
  repel 
  their 
  

   foes. 
  

  

  Ere 
  long 
  the 
  immense 
  army 
  of 
  the 
  sea-birds 
  appeared, 
  sweeping 
  along 
  

   grandly 
  from 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  heavens 
  to 
  the 
  other, 
  making 
  such 
  a 
  terrible 
  

   noise 
  with 
  their 
  wings 
  and 
  cries. 
  On 
  their 
  first 
  appearing, 
  the 
  long-tail 
  ^j- 
  

   ca-tchei 
  ( 
  Rhipidura 
  flabellif&ra) 
  got 
  into 
  a 
  towering 
  passion, 
  being 
  deskous 
  

   of 
  spearing 
  the 
  foe, 
  and 
  danced 
  about 
  presenting 
  his 
  spear 
  on 
  all 
  sides, 
  

   crying 
  " 
  Ti 
  / 
  tiT'-'' 
  Then 
  the 
  furious 
  charge 
  was 
  made 
  by 
  the 
  sea-birds. 
  

   In 
  the 
  first 
  rank 
  came, 
  swooping 
  down 
  with 
  thek 
  mighty 
  wings, 
  the 
  

   albatross, 
  the 
  gannet, 
  and 
  the 
  big 
  brown 
  gull 
  fngoiro), 
  with 
  many 
  others 
  

   closely 
  following 
  ; 
  indeed, 
  all 
  the 
  birds 
  of 
  the 
  sea. 
  Then 
  they 
  charged 
  

   at 
  close 
  quarters, 
  and 
  fought 
  bird 
  with 
  bird. 
  How 
  the 
  blood 
  flowed 
  and 
  

   the 
  feathers 
  flew 
  ! 
  The 
  river-birds 
  came 
  on 
  in 
  close 
  phalanx, 
  and 
  dashed 
  

   bravely 
  right 
  into 
  their 
  foes. 
  They 
  all 
  stood 
  to 
  it 
  for 
  a 
  long 
  time, 
  fighting 
  

   desperately. 
  Such 
  a 
  sight 
  ! 
  At 
  last 
  the 
  sea-birds 
  gave 
  way, 
  and 
  fled 
  in 
  

   confusion. 
  Then 
  it 
  was 
  that 
  the 
  hawk 
  soared 
  down 
  upon 
  them, 
  pursuing 
  

   and 
  killing 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  fleet 
  sparrow-hawk 
  darted 
  in 
  and 
  out 
  among 
  the 
  

   fugitives, 
  tearing 
  and 
  ripping; 
  while 
  the 
  owl, 
  who 
  could 
  not 
  fly 
  by 
  day, 
  

   encouraged, 
  by 
  hooting 
  derisively, 
  "Thou 
  art 
  brave! 
  thou 
  art 
  victor 
  !" 
  ;t 
  

   and 
  the 
  big 
  parrot 
  screamed, 
  " 
  Eemember 
  ! 
  remember! 
  Be 
  you 
  ever 
  

   remembering 
  your 
  thrashing 
  !" 
  I 
  

  

  * 
  Its 
  faint 
  little 
  note, 
  uttered 
  as 
  it 
  hops, 
  and 
  twirls, 
  and 
  opens 
  its 
  tail. 
  

  

  t 
  " 
  Tod 
  koe 
  ! 
  tod 
  koe 
  !" 
  was 
  the 
  owl's 
  cry, 
  which 
  the 
  words 
  a 
  little 
  resemble, 
  

  

  t 
  " 
  Kia 
  iro 
  ! 
  kia 
  iro 
  koe 
  .'" 
  was 
  the 
  cry 
  of 
  the 
  parrot. 
  

  

  