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South deserved credit for -the logic and simple directness of his bidding in the following hand. but he also deserved a huge dernerlt for his careless play
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South could have been more "scientific" in the bidding. but to no good purpose. The mere fact that North raised spades was grounds for slam aspirations, and when North then bid four hearts in response to Suuthls three hearts. the slam prospect became excel- lent.
West decided to lay down the ace of clubs. but when the king ap- peared in dummy. he shifted to a diamond. Declarer won. crossed to riummy's heart ace, and returned the spade jack for a finesse. He was fortunate in finding the king on-side but. unfortunately for him- self. he put the spade six on this trick when East played ldw. and the next trump lead from dummy ialso ducked, of course. by East) locked South into his own hand. Wlih no way of getting back to dummy for a third trump finesse. there was no hope of shutting out l-Lasts still-guarded spade king.
South, after the manner of some players, mumbled something about his ”hard luck" in finding the four missing trumps "banked." but he neglected to thank the Goddess of Luck for putting the spade king on-side. Surely, with a vulnerable slam at stake. South should have been a little more careful with his trump "spots" Either of two slight improvements would have brought him victory. He should have led the spade eight from J in- stead of the jack. which would permit him two more leads from dummy; or. when he actually led the jack. he should have taken the precaution to play his own nine. Then he could have followed up with dummy's eight. playing the
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learn. will knowledge. and thus wisdom. earn. , -Old Mother Nature.
King Eagle and Mrs. Eagle had not gonesouth for the winter. They were still managing to get nough to eat. and that was all that really mattered. Moreover, they knew they could move on any time things got too bad.
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"Drop it!” screamed King Eagle.
King Eagle had learned long ago that it paid to keep watch of the open water on the Big River. He is very fond of fish. He isn't fussy. No indeed, King Eagle is not at all fussy. He likes fish freshly caught, but he never refuses a dead fish, even though it may have been dead for some time. He some- times catches fish for himself. but he isn't as good at doing that as are some others. So he takes ad- vantage of his size and strength to make others give up their fish for him.
Sometimes something happens to fish way up the Big River, and every once in a while a dead one would float out from under the ice
six under it. and still retained his chance forythe vital third finesse.
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at that place where the water never froze. Often he and Mrs. Eagle sat on the ice watching. Some-
times, he circled high overhead
looking down. From up there he could see down into the water. and often see fish that couldn't be seen except from high i the air. Also. from up there he cou d watch others who were fishing. Sawblll the Mer- ganser. Rattles the Kingfisher. and Long legs the Heron. If one of these should catch a big enough fish 0 make .it worth while he would swoop down and take it away from them.
This morning. as King Eagle cir- cled over the open water looking down he saw Dipper the Grebe swim out from close in shore. "Hello. there's Dabchick," said King Eagle to himself. You know some folks call the smallest of the Greoe family Dabchick. "I wonder how that little chap can swim under water as fast as he does. He dives on one side of the river, and the first thing I know he pops his head out on the otherside. He catches fish, so he must be able to swim faster than the fish can.”
Just then, Dipper dived. It was a place where the water was deep and very clear. Looking straight down King Eagle could see Dip- per clearly. It was the first time he had ever watched Dipper swim- mlng under water. He suddenly
felt as if he wanted to rub his eyes. Of course. he couldn't do anything of the kind, but he had the feeling that he wanted to. "He can't do that! Who ever heard
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of anyone flying in the water? wings are for rlying in the air! No wonder he can catch fish. He
er now. or else there's something wrong with my eyes."
There was nothing wrong with King Eagle's eyes. No sir. there was nothing wrong. Dipper really was using his wings to help drive him through the water. Of course he was swimming. but you might say that he was flying. He seemed to be using his wings down there quite deep in the water, very much as if he would use them if he were up in the air. Just ahead of Dipper a small fish was dart- ing. trying to get away. Even as King Eagle looked down, Dipper caught that fish. A moment later. he came up to the surface with the fish in his bill.
"Drop it!" screamed King Eagle.
Dipper did nothing of the kind. He simply dived again, taking the fish with him.
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