that was not a very kind thing to say, but in a minute more his brothers and sisters had reason to be glad that they couldn't see. even while he was speaking and looking toward the light, he saw a brown head with two round eyes look in at him, and then a great creature that he thought must surely be a dog ran in toward him. how frightened he was then! he pushed his nose in among his blind brothers and sisters and tried to hide himself among them. he thought something dreadful was about to happen.