104 
THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
The mothers of his own village were very 
indignant to think that any child should be 
treated as he had been by the dames of that 
other town, and were for going right over and 
punishing them good. But when they went 
to the Emperor to see what he thought about 
it, he said; 
“They did just what you would have done 
in the same circumstances! They acted just as 
Penguin women always do! You’d better all 
run home and forget about it!” 
They didn’t thank him for this advice, but 
after all, they saw the wisdom of it, so they 
went waddling off each one to her own home, 
leaving Mannie to get over his hurts as best 
he might, and his mother to mend his clothes. 
But you may be sure it was some time before 
Mannie went over the hills again to see what 
the land was like beyond the sun. 
