Deep down at the bottom of the pool the two rolled over and over each other; and the mink was most annoyed to find how strong the youngster was, and how set in her ways.

Moreover, he had been under water longer than she had, and was beginning to feel he'd like a breath of fresh air.

He gave a kick with his powerful hind legs, and, as the Little Furry One had no objection, up they came.
"Now, the other youngster had not been able, just at first, to make out what was happening.

He thought his sister had gone down to the bottom for fun.

But when he saw her coming up, locked in that deadly struggle with their old enemy, his heart swelled with fury.