Stalky & Co. Chapter 1 - In Ambush

In which three schoolboys, wary of suspicion, take refuge in the study of natural history as a guise for their escapades, leading to an encounter with a cantankerous landowner and a keeper whose vigilance turns to comic misadventure. Their cunning and composure withstand the scrutiny of stern masters and a watchful sergeant, culminating in a pardon that tempers discipline with understated respect for their spirited independence.