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THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
afraid of Mr. Sea Leopard. He has been one 
of their worst enemies. And just now he was 
coming right at Mannie, his rows and rows of 
sharp teeth gleaming wickedly in the sun. 
“Save me! Save me!” called Mannie to the 
great icebergs. 
But the icebergs were as silent as ever and 
seemed to offer no assistance at all. They 
seemed farther away, too, and Mannie felt he 
could never reach one before the monster 
would swallow him up. He must try though, 
so bravely he struck out. 
Swish, swish went old Sea Leopard’s 
paddles in the water. Never was there a land 
leopard in the world more dangerous than he. 
Never did little young Penguin swim more 
bravely than Mannie. But he could see that it 
was not going to be a bit of use to try to reach 
the friendly old bergs for, swim as he might, 
they semed to go back farther and farther in 
the distance. Closer and closer came the leop¬ 
ard. Now Mannie could hear his hoarse gurgle 
