`` I guess Mrs. Hooty is quite able to take care of herself , '' he grumbled , `` but she ought not to be disturbed while she is sitting on those eggs . I hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . It hurts my eyes , and I do n't like it , but I guess I 'll have to go back there . Mrs. Hooty needs my help . I 'd rather stay here , but -- '' He did n't finish . Instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back towards the nest and Mrs. Hooty . His great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . `` If I once get hold of one of those Crows ! '' he muttered to himself . `` If I once get hold of one of those Crows , I 'll -- '' He did n't say what he would do , but if you had been near enough to hear the snap of his bill , you could have guessed the rest . All this time the Crows were having what they called fun with Mrs. Hooty . Nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . So , while Blacky sat watching , his relatives made a tremendous racket around Mrs. Hooty , and the more angry she grew , the more they screamed and called her names and darted down almost in her face , as they pretended that they were going to fight her . They were so busy doing this , and Blacky was so busy watching them , hoping that Mrs. Hooty would leave her nest and give him a chance to steal the eggs he knew were under her , that no one gave Hooty a thought . All of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! No one had heard a sound , but there he was , and in the claws of one foot he held the tail feathers of one of Blacky 's relatives . It was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that the sun was in Hooty 's eyes and so he had missed his aim . Otherwise there would have been one less Crow . Now it is one thing to tease one lone Owl and quite another to tease two together . Besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground .
Quite suddenly those XXXXX decided that they had had fun enough for one day , and in spite of all Blacky could do to stop them , away they flew , cawing loudly and talking it all over noisily .
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