after exchanging one or two heavy blows with his foe woof 's courage returned , and he determined to dishearten his adversary by bluster . " come nearer , bird - bear ! " he cried . " come nearer , that i may pluck your plumage ! " the defiance filled the king with rage . he ruffled his feathers as a bird does , till he appeared to be twice his actual size , and then he strode forward and struck woof so powerful a blow that his skull crackled like an egg - shell and he fell prone upon the ground .
his skull crackled like an egg - shell and he fell prone upon the ground .
what happened to the great woof when the king of the polar bears fought him ?
what happened to the great woof when the king of the polar bears fought him ?