XI.
‘Let us lie down on the grass,’ says Bertie, ‘and be on the watch to take the peacock by surprise. When he cannot see any more of us, he will come down. Butterflies are too greedy to stay up in the air very long; they want to come down to suck the honey out of the flowers.’
The two hunters hide themselves carefully, and wait for their revenge, with their nets all ready in their hands. It is a long time to wait; but if one goes a-hunting, one must have patience.
The Donkey is out of all patience, and says to himself, ‘What are they going to do?’ Really he is a most inquisitive donkey. He wants to know everything.