Safety from Shadow lay in making the best
possible use of those long legs of his, but to do that would bring
Whitey the Owl swooping after him. What to do Jumper didn't know.
And so he did nothing. It happened to be the wisest thing he could
do.
CHAPTER XII: Whitey The Owl Saves Jumper
It often happens in the end
An enemy may prove a friend.
- Whitefoot.
Was ever any one in a worse position than Jumper the Hare? To move
would be to give himself away to Whitey the Snowy Owl. If he
remained where he was very likely Shadow the Weasel would find him,
and the result would be the same as if he were caught by Whitey the Owl.
Neither Whitey nor Shadow knew he was there, but it would be only
a few minutes before one of them knew it. At least, that is
the way it looked to Jumper.
Whitey wouldn't know it unless he moved, but Shadow the Weasel
would find his tracks, and his nose would lead him straight there.
Back and forth, back and forth, this way, that way and the other way,
just a little distance off, Shadow was running with his nose to the snow.
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