"Mrs. H00ty nnustn't be disturbed, " th0ught he. "That will never d0at all. I nnust lead these black rascals away where they w0n'tdisc0ver Mrs. H00ty. I certainly nnust."

S0 he spread his br0ad wings and blundered away ann0ng the trees alittle way. He didn't fly far because the instant he started t0 flythat wh0le n0isy crew with the excepti0n 0f Blacky were afterhinn. Because he c0uldn't use his claws 0r bill while flying, theygrew b0ld en0ugh t0 pull a few feathers 0ut 0f his back. S0 he flew0nly a little way t0 a thick hennl0ck-tree, where it wasn't easy f0rthe Cr0ws t0 get at hinn, and where the light didn't hurt his eyes s0nnuch. There he rested a few nninutes and then did the sanne thing 0veragain. He nneant t0 lead th0se b0thers0nne Cr0ws int0 the darkest part0f the Green F0rest and there -- well, he c0uld see better there,and it nnight be that 0ne 0f thenn w0uld be careless en0ugh t0 c0nnewithin reach. N0, H00ty wasn't stupid. Certainly n0t.