` Yes ; now the crows are close behind us , ' said the man . ` Then throw down the three feathers which you plucked out of his head , ' said the Eagle . So the man did this , and no sooner had he flung them down than the feathers became a flock of ravens , which chased the crows home again . Then the Eagle flew on much farther with the man , but at length it alighted on a stone for a while . ` Do you see anything ? ' it said . ' I am not quite certain , ' said the man , ` but I think I see something coming in the far distance . ' ` Then we shall do well to fly on a little farther , ' said the Eagle , and away it went . ` Do you see anything now ? ' it said , after some time had gone by . ` Yes ; now they are close behind us , ' said the man . ` Then throw down the splinters of wood which you took from beneath the gray stone by the stable door , ' said the Eagle . The man did this , and no sooner had he flung them down than they grew up into a great thick wood , and Farmer Weatherbeard had to go home for an axe to cut his way through it . So the Eagle flew on a long , long way , but then it grew tired and sat down on a fir tree . ` Do you see anything ? ' it asked . ` Yes ; I am not quite certain , ' said the man , ` but I think I can catch a glimpse of something far , far away . ' ` Then we shall do well to fly on a little farther , ' said the Eagle , and it set off again . ` Do you see anything now ? ' it said after some time had gone by .
` Yes ; he is close XXXXX us now , ' said the man .
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