for three days they flew straight as an arrow , until they came to scattered houses , to villages , and to cities . then their search began . the gulls were brave , and cunning , and wise . upon the fourth day they reached the great metropolis , and hovered over the streets until a carriage rolled along with a great white bear robe thrown over the back seat . then the birds swooped down - the whole hundred of them - and seizing the skin in their beaks flew quickly away . they were late . the king 's great battle was upon the seventh day , and they must fly swiftly to reach the polar regions by that time .
seized the skin in their beaks and they flew quickly away .
what did the gulls do when the king of the polar bear commanded them to retrieve his hide ?
what did the gulls do when the king of the polar bear commanded them to retrieve his hide ?