About a quarter of a mile off, somewhere deep in the bushes, Duchess' cry was heard by Fluffy who ran and hid beneath Coffee's tarnished feathers. Coffee sensed that something was wrong and stopped the slow procession of birds. She cocked her head sideways as did the others and listened intently. This time they all heard the piercing shriek that echoed through the path that they had just made. Without conference they hastened back down the leafy path, Coffee taking up the rear because she had to mind Fluffy and she was still a little stiff from the weeks of brooding. When they reached the clearing once more they had to search around for signs of life.
It was Duke who found Duchess, underneath the weight of the charred wood. She was blackened, slightly burned and missing a lot of feathers but she was alive. Although she was being pressed beneath her home, Duke could see that it was the wood that had ultimately saved her life. The fire's cruel flames had obviously taken a hold of poor Duchess but the falling beam had quenched the fire when it fell and miraculously shielded Duchess from the blazes that were all around. The forces of nature had also been kind, for the smoke had been blown away in the main into the surrounding area saving Duchess, at least from the suffocating fumes. Now all the small flock had to do was get Duchess out.
It was Duke who found Duchess, underneath the weight of the charred wood. She was blackened, slightly burned and missing a lot of feathers but she was alive. Although she was being pressed beneath her home, Duke could see that it was the wood that had ultimately saved her life. The fire's cruel flames had obviously taken a hold of poor Duchess but the falling beam had quenched the fire when it fell and miraculously shielded Duchess from the blazes that were all around. The forces of nature had also been kind, for the smoke had been blown away in the main into the surrounding area saving Duchess, at least from the suffocating fumes. Now all the small flock had to do was get Duchess out.
)duchess was barely conches but she did hear voices around her."help me please".she gasped .she felt the last word take all her energy out of her.she tried to look up but her eyes were blurry from smoke. She thought she saw Duke and tried to speak to him but no words came out.
