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Section four of the Adventures of ReddyFox. This is a LibriVox recording.
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Reddy Fox by Thornton W. Burgess, Chapter fourteen, Granny Fox finds what
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became of the chicken. Old GrannyFox was in a terrible temper. Dear,
dear, it certainly was a dreadfultemper. Jimmy Skunk laughed at her,
and that made it worse. Whenhe saw this, Jimmy Skunk just
rolled over and over on the groundand shouted. He was so tickled.
Of course, it wasn't the leastbit nice of Jimmy Skunk. But you
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know that Granny Fox had been callingJimmy a thief. Then Jimmy doesn't like
Granny Fox anyway, nor do anyof the other little meadow and forest people,
for most of them are very muchafraid of her. When Old Granny
Fox finally got out of the bramblebush, she didn't stop to say anything
more to Jimmy Skunk, but hurriedaway, muttering and grumbling and grinding her
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teeth. Old Grannie Fox wasn't pleasantto meet just then, and when Bobby
Coon saw her coming, he justthought it best to get out of her
way, so he climbed a tree. It wasn't that Bobby Coon was afraid
of Old Grannie Fox, bless you. No, Bobby Coon isn't a bit
afraid of her. It was becausehe had a false stomach and was feeling
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too good natured and lazy to quarrel. Good morning, Grannie Fox, I
hope you were feeling well this morning, said Bobby Coon as Old Grannie Fox
came trotting under the tree he wassitting in. Grannie Fox looked up and
glared at him with yellow eyes.It isn't a good morning, and I'm
not feeling fine, she snapped.My goodness, Oh you have torn your
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skirts, exclaimed Bobby Coon. OldGrannie Fox started to say something unpleasant,
then she changed her mind and insteadshe sat down and told Bobby Coon all
her troubles. As she talked,Bobby Coon kept ducking his head behind a
branch of the tree to hide asmile. Finally Grannie Fox noticed it.
But do you keep ducking your headfor Bobby Coon? She asked suspiciously.
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I'm just looking to see if Ican see any feathers from that chicken,
replied Bobby Coon gravely, though hiseyes were twinkling with mischief. Well do
you, demanded Old Grannie Fox,and just then Bobby Coon dead. They
were not on the ground, however, but floating in the air. Bobby
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Coon leaned out to see where theycame from, and Grannie Fox turned to
look too. What do you thinkthey saw? Why? Sitting on a
tall dead tree was mister Gosshawk justthen swallowing the last of Annie's chicken.
Thief thief Rubber Rubber shrieked Old GrannyFox, but mister Gossack said nothing,
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just winked at Bobby Coon, puffedout his feathers, and settled himself for
a comfortable nap. And of chapterfourteen. Chapter fifteen, Reddy Fox has
a visitor. Hardly was Old GrannyFox out of sight on her way to
hunt for the chicken she had lefton the hill when unc Billy Possum came
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strolling along the lone little path.He was humming to himself or he had
just had a good breakfast. Oneof the merry little Breezes spied him and
hurried to meet him and tell himabout how Reddy Fox had been shot.
Uncle Billy listened, and the grinwith which he greeted the merry little Breeze
grew into a broad smile. Areyou all sure about that? He asked?
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The merry little Breeze was sure.Uncle Billy Possum stopped for a few
minutes and considered. Serves that no, count Reddy Fox right chuckled unc Billy.
He'd done spoil my hunting and FarmerBrown's here is such a fuss among
the hens up there. Tisn't safeto go up there anymore. No,
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suck, tisn't safe, and itwon't be safe for a right smart while.
Did you say that Granny Fox ishome? The merry Little Breeze hadn't
said anything about Granny Fox, butnow remembered that she had gone up the
hill. I believe I will justtoote my sympathy over to Reddy Fox,
said unc Billy Possum as he startedin the direction of Reddy Fox's house.
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But he made sure that old GrannyFox was not at home before he showed
himself. Reddy Fox lay on hisdoorstep he was sick and sore and stiff.
Indeed, he was so stiff hecouldn't look at all. And he
was weak, weak, and hungry, dreadfully hungry. When he heard foots
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steps, he thought old Granny Foxwas bringing him the chicken after which he
had gone. He felt too illeven to turn his head. Did you
get the chicken, Granny? Heasked weakly. No one answered, and
I say, did you get thechicken? Granny? Reddy's voice sounded a
little sharp and cross as he askedthis time. Still there was no reply,
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and ready began to be a littlebit suspicious. He turned over and
raised his head to look. Insteadof old Granny Fox, there was unc
Billy Possum grinning at him. SmartySmarty is a thief. Smarty Smarty came
to grief, tried to show offjust for fun, and ran too near
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a loaded gun. You suddenly hasgot just what you deserve, and I'm
glad of it. I'm glad ofit, sir, said unc Billy Possum
severely. An angry light came intothe eyes of Reddy Fox and made them
an ugly yellow for just a minute, but he felt too sick to quarrel.
Uncle Billy Possum saw this. Hesaw how Ready was really suffering,
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and down deep in his heart.Uncle Billy was truly sorry for him,
but he didn't let Reddy know it. No, Indeed, he just pretended
to be tickled to death to seeReddy Fox so helpless. He didn't dare
stay long for fear of Granny Foxwould return. So, after saying a
few more things to make Ready feeluncomfortable, Uncle Billy started off up the
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lone little path toward the green forest. Too bad, too bad, he
muttered to himself. If old GrannyFox isn't smart enough to get Ready enough
to eat, I'll have to seewhat we alls can do. I suddenly
will. End of chapter fifteen.Chapter sixteen, Uncle Billy Possum visits the
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Smiling Pool. Joe Water and Billywere sitting on the big rock in the
Smiling Pool because they had nothing elseto do. They were planning mischief.
Jerry Muskrat was busy filling his newhouse with food for the winter. He
was too busy to get into mischief. Suddenly, Billy Mink put a finger
on his lips as a warning tolittle Joe Otter to keep perfectly still.
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Billy's sharp eyes had seen something movingover in the bulrushes. Together he and
Little Joe Otter watched, ready todive into the smiling pool at the first
sign of danger. In a fewminutes, the rushes parted and a sharp
little old face peered out. LittleJoe Watter and Billy Mink each side with
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relief, and their eyes began todance. Hi. Unc Billy Possum,
shouted Billy Mink. A grin creptover the sharp little old face peering out
for the bulrushes. Hi yourself,he shouted, for it really was,
Unc Billy Possum. What are youdoing over here? Called Little Joe Water.
Just looking around, replied Unc BillyPossum, his eyes twinkling. Have
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you heard about ready Fox, shoutedBilly Mink. I'd done, just come
from his home, replied Unc BillyPossum. How is he asked Little Joe
Otter. Polly, he surely is, Polly, replied Unc Billy Possum,
shaking his head soberly. Then UncBilly told Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter
how ready. Fox was so stiffand sore and sick that he couldn't get
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anything to eat for himself, andhow old Granny Fox had lost a chicken
which she had caught for him.Serves him right, exclaimed Billy Mink,
who has never forgotten how Ready Foxfooled him and caught the most fish once
upon a time. Uncle Billy noddedhis head. You all right, you'll
certainly all right, Yes, sir, I reckons you all right? Was
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you ever hungry, Billy Mink?Real hungry, asked unc Billy Possum.
Billy Mink thought of the time whenhe went without his dinner because mister knight
Heron had gobbled it up when Billyhad left it in a temper. He
nodded his head. I was justa wanderin, continued unc Billy Possum.
How it would seem to be rightsmart, powerful, hungry, and not
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be able to hunt for anything toeat. For a few minutes, no
one said a word. Then BillyMink stood up and stretched good bye,
said Billy Mink. Where are yougoing? So suddenly demanded little Joe Arter.
I'm going to catch a fish andtake it to Reddy Fox, if
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you must know, snapped Billy Mink. Good cried little Joe Arter. You
needn't think that you can have allthe fun to yourself, Billy Mink,
I'm going with you. There wasa splash in the smiling pool, and
unc Billy Possum was left looking outon nothing but the smiling pool and the
big rock. He smiled to himselfas he turned away. I reckon,
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I'll show half to do my share, too, said he. And so
it happened that when old Granny Foxfinally reached home with nothing but a little
wood mouse for Reddy, she foundhim taking a nap, his stomach as
full as it could be, andjust a little way off were two fish
tails and the feathers of a littleduck. End of chapter sixteen, Chapter
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seventeen, Farmer Brown's Boy is determined. Farmer Brown's Boy had made up his
mind when he shut his teeth witha click and drew his lips together into
a thin straight line. Those whoknew him were sure that Farmer Brown's Boy
had made up his mind. Thatis just what he had done. Now
he was cleaning his gun, andas he worked he was thinking of his
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pet chicken, and of all theother chickens that Reddy Fox had taken.
I'm going to get that fox,if it takes all summer, exclaimed Farmer
Brown's boy. I ought to havegotten him the other day when I had
a shot at him. Next time, well we'll see, mister Fox.
What will happen next time? Now, someone heard Farmer Brown's boy heard everything
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he said, though Farmer Brown's Boydidn't know it. It was Uncle Billy
Possum, who was hiding in thevery pile of wood on which Farmer Brown's
boy was sitting. Uncle Billy prickedup his ears. He didn't like the
tone of voice in which Farmer Brown'sboy spoke. He thought of Reddy Fox,
still so stiff and sore and lamethat he could hardly walk all from
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the shot which Farmer Brown's Boy thoughthad missed, There isn't gwine to be
in and next time, No,sir, there isn't gwine to be in
next time. I surely don't loveReddy Fox, but I can't know how
let him be shot again. Isuddenly can't, muttered Unc Billy Possum to
himself. Of course, Farmer Brown'sBoy didn't hear him. He didn't hear
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it, and he didn't see him. When Unc Billy Possum crept out of
the back side of the woodpile andscurried under the henhouse. He was too
intent on his plant to catch readyfox. I'm just going to hunt over
the green meadows and through the greenforest until I get that fox, said
Farmer Brown's Boy, and as hesaid it, he looked very fierce,
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as if he really meant it.I'm not going to have my chickens stolen
anymore, No, siree. Thatfox has got a home somewhere on the
green meadows or in the green forest, and I'm going to find it.
Then watch out, mister fox.Farmer Brown's Boy whistled for bows of the
hound and started for the green forest. Unc Billy Possum poked his sharp little
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old face out from under the henhouseand watched them go. Usually unc Billy
is grinning, but now there wasn'tany grin, not the least sign of
one. Instead, unc Billy Possumlooked worried. There goes that boy boy
with a gun, and nobody knowswhat'll happen when it goes off. If
he can't find reddy Fox. Jestas likely as not, he'll pointed at
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somebody else jest for fun. Now. I hope he don't meet up with
my old woman or an em mylittle pickinin is now. I'm plumb afraid
of a boy with a gun.I am bars like he don't have in
a sense, I'll reckon. I'dbetter be moving along or at smartin ten
of my family to stay right closein the old hollow tree, muttered unc
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Billy Possum, slipping out from hishiding place. Then unc Billy began to
run as fast as he could towardthe green forest. End of chapter seventeen.
Chapter eighteen, The Hunt for ReddyFox. Trouble, trouble, trouble.
I feel it in the air.Trouble, trouble, trouble, it's
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round me everywhere. Old Granny Foxmuttered this over and over as she kept
walking around uneasily and sniffing the air. I don't see any trouble, and
I don't feel any trouble in theair. It's all in the sore places
where I was shot, said ReddyFox, who was stretched out on the
doorstep of their home. That's becauseyou haven't got any sense. When you
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do get some and learn to lookwhere you are going, you won't get
shot from behind. Old tree trunks, and you'll be able to feel trouble
when it is near without waiting forus to show itself. Now I feel
trouble. You go down into thehouse and stay there. Granny Fox stopped
to test the air with her nose, just as she had been testing it
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for the last ten minutes. Idon't want to go in, whined Reddy
Fox. It's nice and warm outhere, and I feel a lot better
than when I am curled up waydown there in the dark. Old Granny
Fox turned and her eyes blazed asshe looked at Reddy Fox. She didn't
say a word, and she didn'thave to. Ready just crawled into his
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house house muttering to himself, Grannystuck her head in at the door.
Don't you come out until I comeback, she ordered. Then she added,
Farmer Brown's boy is coming with hisgun. Reddy Fox shivered when he
heard that. He didn't believe GrannyFox. He thought she was saying that
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just to scare him and make himstay inside. But he shivered just the
same. You see, he knewnow what it meant to be shot for.
He was still too stiff and soreto run all because he had gone
too near Farmer Brown's boy and hisgun. But Old Granny Fox had not
been fooling when she told Reddy Foxthat Farmer Brown's boy was coming with a
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gun. It was true. Hewas coming down the lone little path,
and ahead of him was trotting Bowserthe Hound. How did old Granny Fox
know it? She just felt it. She didn't hear them, she didn't
see them, and she didn't smellthem. She just felt that they were
coming. So as soon as shesaw that Reddy Fox had obeyed her,
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she was off like a little redflash. It won't do to let them
find our home, said Grannie toherself, as she disappeared in the green
forest. First she hurried to alittle point on the hill where she could
look down the lone little path.Just as she expected, she saw Farmer
Brown's boy, and ahead of him, sniffing at every bush, and all
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along the lone little path was Bowserthe Hound. Old Grannie Fox waited to
see no more. She ran asfast as she could in a big circle,
which brought her out on the lonelittle path below Farmer Brown's Boy and
bows of the Hound, but wherethey couldn't see her because of a turn
in the lone little path. Shetrotted down the lone little path a very
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little way, and then turned intothe woods and hurried back up the hill,
where she sat down and waited.In a few minutes she heard Bowser's
great voice. He had smelled hertrack in the lone little path and was
following it. Old Granny Fox grinned, You see, she was planning to
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lead them far far away from thehome where Reddy Fox was hiding, for
it would not do to have themfind it. And Farmer Brown's boy also
grinned as he heard the voice ofBowser the hound. I'll hunt that fox
until I get him, he said. You see, he didn't know anything
about old Granny Fox. He thoughtBowser was following Reddy Fox. End of
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chapter eighteen and end of section four. Recording by John Leader, Bloomington, Illinois,
Section four of the Adventures of ReddyFox. This is a LibriVox recording.
All LibriVox recordings are in the publicdomain. For more information or to volunteer,
please visit LibriVox dot org. Recordingby John Leeder. The Adventures of
Reddy Fox by Thornton W. Burgess, Chapter fourteen, Granny Fox finds what
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became of the chicken. Old GrannyFox was in a terrible temper. Dear,
dear, it certainly was a dreadfultemper. Jimmy Skunk laughed at her,
and that made it worse. Whenhe saw this, Jimmy Skunk just
rolled over and over on the groundand shouted. He was so tickled.
Of course, it wasn't the leastbit nice of Jimmy Skunk. But you
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know that Granny Fox had been callingJimmy a thief. Then Jimmy doesn't like
Granny Fox anyway, nor do anyof the other little meadow and forest people,
for most of them are very muchafraid of her. When Old Granny
Fox finally got out of the bramblebush, she didn't stop to say anything
more to Jimmy Skunk, but hurriedaway, muttering and grumbling and grinding her
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teeth. Old Grannie Fox wasn't pleasantto meet just then, and when Bobby
Coon saw her coming, he justthought it best to get out of her
way, so he climbed a tree. It wasn't that Bobby Coon was afraid
of Old Grannie Fox, bless you. No, Bobby Coon isn't a bit
afraid of her. It was becausehe had a false stomach and was feeling
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too good natured and lazy to quarrel. Good morning, Grannie Fox, I
hope you were feeling well this morning, said Bobby Coon as Old Grannie Fox
came trotting under the tree he wassitting in. Grannie Fox looked up and
glared at him with yellow eyes.It isn't a good morning, and I'm
not feeling fine, she snapped.My goodness, Oh you have torn your
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skirts, exclaimed Bobby Coon. OldGrannie Fox started to say something unpleasant,
then she changed her mind and insteadshe sat down and told Bobby Coon all
her troubles. As she talked,Bobby Coon kept ducking his head behind a
branch of the tree to hide asmile. Finally Grannie Fox noticed it.
But do you keep ducking your headfor Bobby Coon? She asked suspiciously.
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I'm just looking to see if Ican see any feathers from that chicken,
replied Bobby Coon gravely, though hiseyes were twinkling with mischief. Well do
you, demanded Old Grannie Fox,and just then Bobby Coon dead. They
were not on the ground, however, but floating in the air. Bobby
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Coon leaned out to see where theycame from, and Grannie Fox turned to
look too. What do you thinkthey saw? Why? Sitting on a
tall dead tree was mister Gosshawk justthen swallowing the last of Annie's chicken.
Thief thief Rubber Rubber shrieked Old GrannyFox, but mister Gossack said nothing,
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just winked at Bobby Coon, puffedout his feathers, and settled himself for
a comfortable nap. And of chapterfourteen. Chapter fifteen, Reddy Fox has
a visitor. Hardly was Old GrannyFox out of sight on her way to
hunt for the chicken she had lefton the hill when unc Billy Possum came
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strolling along the lone little path.He was humming to himself or he had
just had a good breakfast. Oneof the merry little Breezes spied him and
hurried to meet him and tell himabout how Reddy Fox had been shot.
Uncle Billy listened, and the grinwith which he greeted the merry little Breeze
grew into a broad smile. Areyou all sure about that? He asked?
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The merry little Breeze was sure.Uncle Billy Possum stopped for a few
minutes and considered. Serves that no, count Reddy Fox right chuckled unc Billy.
He'd done spoil my hunting and FarmerBrown's here is such a fuss among
the hens up there. Tisn't safeto go up there anymore. No,
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suck, tisn't safe, and itwon't be safe for a right smart while.
Did you say that Granny Fox ishome? The merry Little Breeze hadn't
said anything about Granny Fox, butnow remembered that she had gone up the
hill. I believe I will justtoote my sympathy over to Reddy Fox,
said unc Billy Possum as he startedin the direction of Reddy Fox's house.
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But he made sure that old GrannyFox was not at home before he showed
himself. Reddy Fox lay on hisdoorstep he was sick and sore and stiff.
Indeed, he was so stiff hecouldn't look at all. And he
was weak, weak, and hungry, dreadfully hungry. When he heard foots
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steps, he thought old Granny Foxwas bringing him the chicken after which he
had gone. He felt too illeven to turn his head. Did you
get the chicken, Granny? Heasked weakly. No one answered, and
I say, did you get thechicken? Granny? Reddy's voice sounded a
little sharp and cross as he askedthis time. Still there was no reply,
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and ready began to be a littlebit suspicious. He turned over and
raised his head to look. Insteadof old Granny Fox, there was unc
Billy Possum grinning at him. SmartySmarty is a thief. Smarty Smarty came
to grief, tried to show offjust for fun, and ran too near
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a loaded gun. You suddenly hasgot just what you deserve, and I'm
glad of it. I'm glad ofit, sir, said unc Billy Possum
severely. An angry light came intothe eyes of Reddy Fox and made them
an ugly yellow for just a minute, but he felt too sick to quarrel.
Uncle Billy Possum saw this. Hesaw how Ready was really suffering,
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and down deep in his heart.Uncle Billy was truly sorry for him,
but he didn't let Reddy know it. No, Indeed, he just pretended
to be tickled to death to seeReddy Fox so helpless. He didn't dare
stay long for fear of Granny Foxwould return. So, after saying a
few more things to make Ready feeluncomfortable, Uncle Billy started off up the
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lone little path toward the green forest. Too bad, too bad, he
muttered to himself. If old GrannyFox isn't smart enough to get Ready enough
to eat, I'll have to seewhat we alls can do. I suddenly
will. End of chapter fifteen.Chapter sixteen, Uncle Billy Possum visits the
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Smiling Pool. Joe Water and Billywere sitting on the big rock in the
Smiling Pool because they had nothing elseto do. They were planning mischief.
Jerry Muskrat was busy filling his newhouse with food for the winter. He
was too busy to get into mischief. Suddenly, Billy Mink put a finger
on his lips as a warning tolittle Joe Otter to keep perfectly still.
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Billy's sharp eyes had seen something movingover in the bulrushes. Together he and
Little Joe Otter watched, ready todive into the smiling pool at the first
sign of danger. In a fewminutes, the rushes parted and a sharp
little old face peered out. LittleJoe Watter and Billy Mink each side with
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relief, and their eyes began todance. Hi. Unc Billy Possum,
shouted Billy Mink. A grin creptover the sharp little old face peering out
for the bulrushes. Hi yourself,he shouted, for it really was,
Unc Billy Possum. What are youdoing over here? Called Little Joe Water.
Just looking around, replied Unc BillyPossum, his eyes twinkling. Have
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you heard about ready Fox, shoutedBilly Mink. I'd done, just come
from his home, replied Unc BillyPossum. How is he asked Little Joe
Otter. Polly, he surely is, Polly, replied Unc Billy Possum,
shaking his head soberly. Then UncBilly told Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter
how ready. Fox was so stiffand sore and sick that he couldn't get
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anything to eat for himself, andhow old Granny Fox had lost a chicken
which she had caught for him.Serves him right, exclaimed Billy Mink,
who has never forgotten how Ready Foxfooled him and caught the most fish once
upon a time. Uncle Billy noddedhis head. You all right, you'll
certainly all right, Yes, sir, I reckons you all right? Was
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you ever hungry, Billy Mink?Real hungry, asked unc Billy Possum.
Billy Mink thought of the time whenhe went without his dinner because mister knight
Heron had gobbled it up when Billyhad left it in a temper. He
nodded his head. I was justa wanderin, continued unc Billy Possum.
How it would seem to be rightsmart, powerful, hungry, and not
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be able to hunt for anything toeat. For a few minutes, no
one said a word. Then BillyMink stood up and stretched good bye,
said Billy Mink. Where are yougoing? So suddenly demanded little Joe Arter.
I'm going to catch a fish andtake it to Reddy Fox, if
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you must know, snapped Billy Mink. Good cried little Joe Arter. You
needn't think that you can have allthe fun to yourself, Billy Mink,
I'm going with you. There wasa splash in the smiling pool, and
unc Billy Possum was left looking outon nothing but the smiling pool and the
big rock. He smiled to himselfas he turned away. I reckon,
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I'll show half to do my share, too, said he. And so
it happened that when old Granny Foxfinally reached home with nothing but a little
wood mouse for Reddy, she foundhim taking a nap, his stomach as
full as it could be, andjust a little way off were two fish
tails and the feathers of a littleduck. End of chapter sixteen, Chapter
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seventeen, Farmer Brown's Boy is determined. Farmer Brown's Boy had made up his
mind when he shut his teeth witha click and drew his lips together into
a thin straight line. Those whoknew him were sure that Farmer Brown's Boy
had made up his mind. Thatis just what he had done. Now
he was cleaning his gun, andas he worked he was thinking of his
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pet chicken, and of all theother chickens that Reddy Fox had taken.
I'm going to get that fox,if it takes all summer, exclaimed Farmer
Brown's boy. I ought to havegotten him the other day when I had
a shot at him. Next time, well we'll see, mister Fox.
What will happen next time? Now, someone heard Farmer Brown's boy heard everything
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he said, though Farmer Brown's Boydidn't know it. It was Uncle Billy
Possum, who was hiding in thevery pile of wood on which Farmer Brown's
boy was sitting. Uncle Billy prickedup his ears. He didn't like the
tone of voice in which Farmer Brown'sboy spoke. He thought of Reddy Fox,
still so stiff and sore and lamethat he could hardly walk all from
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the shot which Farmer Brown's Boy thoughthad missed, There isn't gwine to be
in and next time, No,sir, there isn't gwine to be in
next time. I surely don't loveReddy Fox, but I can't know how
let him be shot again. Isuddenly can't, muttered Unc Billy Possum to
himself. Of course, Farmer Brown'sBoy didn't hear him. He didn't hear
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it, and he didn't see him. When Unc Billy Possum crept out of
the back side of the woodpile andscurried under the henhouse. He was too
intent on his plant to catch readyfox. I'm just going to hunt over
the green meadows and through the greenforest until I get that fox, said
Farmer Brown's Boy, and as hesaid it, he looked very fierce,
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as if he really meant it.I'm not going to have my chickens stolen
anymore, No, siree. Thatfox has got a home somewhere on the
green meadows or in the green forest, and I'm going to find it.
Then watch out, mister fox.Farmer Brown's Boy whistled for bows of the
hound and started for the green forest. Unc Billy Possum poked his sharp little
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old face out from under the henhouseand watched them go. Usually unc Billy
is grinning, but now there wasn'tany grin, not the least sign of
one. Instead, unc Billy Possumlooked worried. There goes that boy boy
with a gun, and nobody knowswhat'll happen when it goes off. If
he can't find reddy Fox. Jestas likely as not, he'll pointed at
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somebody else jest for fun. Now. I hope he don't meet up with
my old woman or an em mylittle pickinin is now. I'm plumb afraid
of a boy with a gun.I am bars like he don't have in
a sense, I'll reckon. I'dbetter be moving along or at smartin ten
of my family to stay right closein the old hollow tree, muttered unc
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Billy Possum, slipping out from hishiding place. Then unc Billy began to
run as fast as he could towardthe green forest. End of chapter seventeen.
Chapter eighteen, The Hunt for ReddyFox. Trouble, trouble, trouble.
I feel it in the air.Trouble, trouble, trouble, it's
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round me everywhere. Old Granny Foxmuttered this over and over as she kept
walking around uneasily and sniffing the air. I don't see any trouble, and
I don't feel any trouble in theair. It's all in the sore places
where I was shot, said ReddyFox, who was stretched out on the
doorstep of their home. That's becauseyou haven't got any sense. When you
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do get some and learn to lookwhere you are going, you won't get
shot from behind. Old tree trunks, and you'll be able to feel trouble
when it is near without waiting forus to show itself. Now I feel
trouble. You go down into thehouse and stay there. Granny Fox stopped
to test the air with her nose, just as she had been testing it
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for the last ten minutes. Idon't want to go in, whined Reddy
Fox. It's nice and warm outhere, and I feel a lot better
than when I am curled up waydown there in the dark. Old Granny
Fox turned and her eyes blazed asshe looked at Reddy Fox. She didn't
say a word, and she didn'thave to. Ready just crawled into his
(14:58):
house house muttering to himself, Grannystuck her head in at the door.
Don't you come out until I comeback, she ordered. Then she added,
Farmer Brown's boy is coming with hisgun. Reddy Fox shivered when he
heard that. He didn't believe GrannyFox. He thought she was saying that
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just to scare him and make himstay inside. But he shivered just the
same. You see, he knewnow what it meant to be shot for.
He was still too stiff and soreto run all because he had gone
too near Farmer Brown's boy and hisgun. But Old Granny Fox had not
been fooling when she told Reddy Foxthat Farmer Brown's boy was coming with a
(15:43):
gun. It was true. Hewas coming down the lone little path,
and ahead of him was trotting Bowserthe Hound. How did old Granny Fox
know it? She just felt it. She didn't hear them, she didn't
see them, and she didn't smellthem. She just felt that they were
coming. So as soon as shesaw that Reddy Fox had obeyed her,
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she was off like a little redflash. It won't do to let them
find our home, said Grannie toherself, as she disappeared in the green
forest. First she hurried to alittle point on the hill where she could
look down the lone little path.Just as she expected, she saw Farmer
Brown's boy, and ahead of him, sniffing at every bush, and all
(16:26):
along the lone little path was Bowserthe Hound. Old Grannie Fox waited to
see no more. She ran asfast as she could in a big circle,
which brought her out on the lonelittle path below Farmer Brown's Boy and
bows of the Hound, but wherethey couldn't see her because of a turn
in the lone little path. Shetrotted down the lone little path a very
(16:49):
little way, and then turned intothe woods and hurried back up the hill,
where she sat down and waited.In a few minutes she heard Bowser's
great voice. He had smelled hertrack in the lone little path and was
following it. Old Granny Fox grinned, You see, she was planning to
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lead them far far away from thehome where Reddy Fox was hiding, for
it would not do to have themfind it. And Farmer Brown's boy also
grinned as he heard the voice ofBowser the hound. I'll hunt that fox
until I get him, he said. You see, he didn't know anything
about old Granny Fox. He thoughtBowser was following Reddy Fox. End of
(17:36):
chapter eighteen and end of section four. Recording by John Leader, Bloomington, Illinois,
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