About 5 o'clock one fine morning in May, Tom the gamekeeper's son was examining
the traps set for weasels, stoats and other vermin. His way led him over a bridge
across the river, and as he came near it he heard a strange whistling noise. Tom
knew that this cry came from a father or mother otter who were fishing in the river
with their little ones. Just below the bridge, where the bank was very high, there
grew an old willow tree, and a big old between its strong roots. Now, Tom knew that
this hole was the home of some otters. Everything was very quite in the early
morning. So, Tom lay down in the thick grass at the top of the bank and waited. By
and by on came the otters, swimming smoothly along with only their noses above
water. The old otters swam so quietly but the young otters were playing and
twisting about. Tom was so well hidden in the tall grass that the otters had no idea
that he was there. So, one by one they scrambled up on the island, each with the
fish in its mouth. Then, they each took hold of their fish with their front feet, and
began to eat just behind the head. They ate on till they nearly reached the tail and
then left that. While they were eating, Tom could see what they were like. They had
long bending bodies, and broad, flat heads, and their mouths and noses were short
and broad. Their feet were webbed like duck's feet, but each foot had very sharp
claws at the end. Their fur was a lovely soft brown. Their tails were thick and strong.
The father tore the fish with his teeth quite fiercely, and sometimes threw small
pieces to the young ones, who had soon finished their tiny fish. Then the father
otter slid down the bank, and the others followed him, and they all went to fish
again. There are fewer otters than there used to be in the rivers of England. But they
are still to be found in many places. Only, if you want to see them at home, you
must get up early in the morning.
1. What was Tom doing at five o'clock in the morning?
2. What did Tom hear?
3. Did Tom know the home of the otters?
4. What were otters doing?
5. What did otters eat and how?
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