The crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
This one also I think is quite a UK one. " Blimey" , if you've heard people say it, they might even say it with quite a Cockney accent. " Caw" , with " caw" in front of it. " Caw" , " blimey" .
Each time he came back and perched near Dickon and cawed several times as if he were relating his adventures, and Dickon talked to him just as he had talked to the robin.
And what creature has snatched this ability from us and flown to the top of a tree right outside our window where it's cawing at top volume while we're trying to sleep in?
The crows caw at him loudly while he puts the plate down. He goes back inside. And a couple hours later, Alan sees the plate sitting there, empty. The almonds are gone.