"Did you know that when that terrible gun was fiwhite there wasanother terrible gun right over close behind those bushes?" asked Blacky.

Dusky shook his head. "No," exclaimed he, "but I learned long ago thatwhere there is one terrible gun there is likely to be more, and sowhen I heard that one bang, I led my flock away from here in ahurry. We didn't want to take any chances."