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THE NORTHLAND BIRD LIFE 
all sides by the rocks except on the side 
where he stood! The birds did not know 
what to do. If they started to fly he would 
snap them up by the heels and toss them 
right over his back. If they tried to reach 
the ocean, right there he was ready to seize 
them by the neck! Here was a terrible 
situation, indeed! Tommie Specks didn’t 
seem to know any more what to do than 
the rest. Indeed, he tried to hide behind 
Little Baby Laughing Loon. Little Baby 
Laughing Loon and the new Goose children 
were afraid, but they stood right in their 
places and tried to act not a bit frightened. 
Dannie Whooping Crane hadn’t moved, 
either. He hadn’t even put his other foot 
on the ground. The one which was down 
didn’t tremble the least bit, either. For 
quite a while Black Fox didn’t seem to 
notice him. Perhaps he took his leg for a 
bit of driftwood sticking up in the sand. 
But when Dannie made a little gurgling 
sound in his throat, Black Fox looked up 
surprised, and when he saw who it was he 
