The noose tightened rebukingly and pulled her up short.
"For one astounded moment she settled back onto the scarecrow's head, frightened into stillness.

Then she tweaked savagely at the cord on her leg, but, of course, could do nothing with it.

As far as knots were concerned, her education had been utterly neglected.

At last she sprang once more into the air, determined to have nothing more to do with the treacherous scarecrow who had stuck that thing on her leg.
"Of course, she didn't fly far--just about six feet--and she was again brought up with a jerk.

And now she went quite wild.