They were looking and listening to make sure that no danger was near . Satisfied at last , they began to clean their feathers . It was plain that they felt safe . Paddy the Beaver was tempted to warn them that they were not as safe as they thought , but as long as the hunter did not move Paddy decided to wait . Now the hunter was sorely tempted to shoot these Ducks , but he knew that if he did he would have no chance that day to get Lightfoot the Deer , and it was Lightfoot he wanted . So Mr. and Mrs. Quack swam about within easy range of that terrible gun without once suspecting that danger was anywhere near . By and by the hunter 's keen eyes caught a movement at one end of Paddy 's dam . An instant later Bobby Coon appeared . It was clear that Bobby was quite unsuspicious . He carried something , but just what the hunter could not make out . He took it down to the edge of the water and there carefully washed it . Then he climbed up on Paddy 's dam and began to eat . You know Bobby Coon is very particular about his food . Whenever there is water near , Bobby washes his food before eating . Once more the hunter was tempted , but did not yield to the temptation , which was a very good thing for Bobby Coon . All this Lightfoot saw as he stood among the little hemlock-trees at the top of the ridge behind the hunter . He saw and he understood . `` It is because he wants to kill me that he does n't shoot at Mr. and Mrs. Quack or Bobby Coon , '' thought Lightfoot a little bitterly . `` What have I ever done that he should be so anxious to kill me ? '' Still the hunter sat without moving .
Mr. and Mrs. XXXXX contentedly hunted for food in the mud at the bottom of Paddy 's pond .
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