The father slipped gracefully in, and began diving, darting this way and that, and throwing himself half-way out of the water.

It was most interesting, I can tell you, and the two little Furry Ones stopped their play, at the very edge of the bank, to watch him.

But when he called to them coaxingly to come in with him and try it, they turned away their heads and pretended to think it wasn't worth looking at after all.

They would rather look at the trees and the sky, and kept staring up at them as if perfectly fascinated.

And _while_ they were staring upwards in this superior way, they got a great surprise.