Once Lucy had calmed her tears, I let her go. For a minute we all just stood in silence, debating what to do. Then suddenly, there was a 'Psst' noise from behind me. I turned around, wondering what had caused the noise. Susan too turned, having also heard the funny sound. She walked to the door of the house. "Did that bird just 'psst' at us?" She asked disbelievingly. We followed her gaze to a...