96 
THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
Then up on his feet he stood, and in a moment 
began to wave his arms and speak. But no one 
understood what he said, for he had hardly 
opened his mouth when up flew his feet and 
down he went ker-flop, and like an arrow he 
shot right down the ridge. But he didn’t go the 
way Mannie went. He shot right down toward 
the robber’s den! He struck the door-sill with 
a flop and a bounce! Right over into the den 
he tumbled! 
Then what a shouting and screaming there 
was! “The robber will hurt him!” shouted all 
the Penguins. But ten other Adelie Penguins, 
in spite of the danger, began stolidly climbing 
the ridge. And in just a moment, bravely, 
without a tremble, they threw their feet in the 
air, and went tumbling all ten right into the 
robber’s den just as their companion had done. 
How the other Adelie Penguins cheered. But, 
the Emperor policemen, not to be outdone, 
marched up the hill and took the slide too. 
And in just a few moments there were so many 
