Dusky awoke with a start . `` Hello , yourself , '' said he . `` I 've heard a terrible gun banging over here , and I was afraid you or some of your flock had been shot , '' said Blacky . `` We have n't lost a feather , '' declared Dusky . `` That gun was n't fired at us , anyway . '' `` Then who was it fired at ? '' demanded Blacky . `` I have n't the least idea , '' replied Dusky . `` Have you seen any other Ducks about here ? '' inquired Blacky . `` Not one , '' was Dusky 's prompt reply . `` If there had been any , I guess we would have known it . '' `` Did you know that when that terrible gun was fired there was another terrible gun right over behind those bushes ? '' asked Blacky . Dusky shook his head . `` No , '' said he , `` but I learned long ago that where there is one terrible gun there is likely to be more , and so when I heard that one bang , I led my flock away from here in a hurry . We did n't want to take any chances . '' `` It is a lucky thing you did , '' replied Blacky . `` There was a hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time . I warned you of him once . ''
`` That reminds me that I have n't thanked you , '' said XXXXX .
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