You are such a rude boy! What’s the matter with you? Here, wait a moment. I don’t know how good my aim is these days, but—
Well, you started it! You deserved it. Pay attention, now!
The old witch, Bog Sparrow, had captured little Sandpiper and dragged her deep into the swamps. But he got more than he bargained for, because even at the age of five summers Sandpiper had great Power. She started calling the bears and alligators, you see. And let me tell you, the first time old Bog Sparrow awoke surrounded by tens of glinting reptile eyes, he …