They chose a nice open space near the hedge.
"Here now, we will both try together, and see if we can do it," said Lili.
Wili brought up his bow, and they pressed it against the ground, and then both took the cord in their hands, and tugged away till they had snapped it into place.

Lili shouted with delight.
"Now, we must lift it up," she said, "so; and put the arrow in here, Wili, do you see?
and now you pull back that thing underneath, and you will see how it will go off.

There, just try." Wili tried; pulled back the "thing," and the arrow whistled through the hedge.

Instantly a cry of anguish sounded from the other side, and then all was silent.

They looked at each other in great fright.
"Do you think that was a rabbit ?" asked Wili.
"I thought it sounded like a hen;" said Lili.