Who where the ''Terible things"? I dont know for sure because the author never tells, do you? If you tell me what you think they are in my comments plz. I think that they are men that are hunting the animals. it could be wind though too i dont know for sure. I liked the book because it was a mystery in a way and it was a sort of sad in a way too. It was a mystery in a way because the animals nor the people reading the book know who the terible thing is. and it was sad in a way because all the animals where taken away or killed i dont know which one though. I dont know why the Terible Thing was doing all this to the animals for no reason or because they need money or some thing like that. The storey reminded me of the book feathers and fools because in feathers and fools the animals are fighting and the Terible things are fighting with the animals