I thought he might have found the place where Lightfoot was killed , but he has n't , although he has looked for it . Well , the hunting season for Lightfoot is over , but I am afraid it has ended too late . '' CHAPTER XXIX : Mr. And Mrs. Quack Are Startled It was the evening of the day after the closing of the hunting season for Lightfoot the Deer . Jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had gone to bed behind the Purple Hills , and the Black Shadows had crept out across the Big River . Mr. and Mrs. Quack were getting their evening meal among the brown stalks of the wild rice along the edge of the Big River . They took turns in searching for the rice grains in the mud . While Mrs. Quack tipped up and seemed to stand on her head as she searched in the mud for rice , Mr. Quack kept watch for possible danger . Then Mrs. Quack took her turn at keeping watch , while Mr. Quack stood on his head and hunted for rice . It was wonderfully quiet and peaceful . There was not even a ripple on the Big River . It was so quiet that they could hear the barking of a dog at a farmhouse a mile away . They were far enough out from the bank to have nothing to fear from Reddy Fox or Old Man Coyote . So they had nothing to fear from any one save Hooty the Owl . It was for Hooty that they took turns in watching . It was just the hour when Hooty likes best to hunt . By and by they heard Booty 's hunting call . It was far away in the Green Forest , Then Mr. and Mrs. Quack felt easier , and they talked in low , contented voices . They felt that for a while at least there was nothing to fear . Suddenly a little splash out in the Big River caught Mr. Quack 's quick ear . As Mrs. Quack brought her head up out of the water , Mr. Quack warned her to keep quiet .
Noiselessly they swam among the brown stalks until they could see out across the Big XXXXX .
Booty Coyote Fox Hills Hooty Quack River Sun XXIX evening