Fowling was a popular pastime. The marshes and the banks of the Nile abounded with waterfowl which was hunted with spears and sticks. (1)______ Smaller birds were netted. Large amounts of migrating quail were (2)______ caught when landing exhausted after cross the Mediterranean. Hunters (3)______ spread nets and frightened the birds into rising. When their feet caught in (4)______ the nets, they were easily picked of. Interestingly, the hunters in this (5)______ hunting scene are wearing sandals while ordinary Egyptians walked on (6)______ barefoot most of the time. Netting exhausting quail was easy. Well-rested ducks were more (7)______ difficult to catch. Two nets. big enough to cover the whole pool were spread along a small watering place. Two corners of each net were fastened to pegs on either side of the pool. The free corners of the nets on one side were tied to a sturdy pole rammed into the ground, the other corners were tied (8)______ to a long rope. Decoys were placed on the water. A look-out hid behind the reeds and a screen. The rest of the crew took hold of the rope at a (9)______ distance big enough not to frighten the birds. After a sign by the look-out the rope was pulled smartly bringing the two nets together, trapping in (10)______ the birds underneath.