Skirmish at the water bank

On the bank, the four Hawks lunged with their claws and open beaks at the Horse and the Little Owl.  The Little Owl looked in terror as he thought he was going to be torn to pieces.  Suddenly, Sensei swooped down and snatched the Little Owl in her beak.  She placed him gently in a tree away from the skirmish and flew back to join the fight.  Sensei, the Horse and the Owls clashed with the four Hawks.  There was a blur of claws, beaks, feathers, and hooves with spurts of blood from the injured.  After what seemed like hours but was actually only minutes, two of the Hawks were lying still and appeared to be dead, two Hawks flew off with loud screeching, three of the Owls were lying nearby and sustained deep injuries.  The rest of the crew including the Horse, Sensei, and the Owls stood bewildered for a moment and then tended to the wounded.  The Little Owl was too afraid to join them and remained safely in the tree where Sensei left him.