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                   THE ADVENTURES OF REDDY FOX 



THE ADVENTURES OF 

               REDDY FOX 



              BY THORNTON W。 BURGESS 



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     I。 Granny Fox Gives Reddy a Scare 



     Reddy Fox lived with Granny Fox。 You see; Reddy was one of a large 

family; so large that Mother Fox had hard work to feed so many hungry 

little   mouths   and   so   she   had   let   Reddy  go   to   live   with   old   Granny  Fox。 

Granny Fox was the wisest; slyest; smartest fox in all the country round; 

and now that Reddy had grown so big; she thought it about time that he 

began to   learn the   things   that   every  fox   should   know。   So   every  day  she 

took   him   hunting   with   her   and   taught   him   all   the   things   that   she   had 

learned     about   hunting:    about    how    to  steal  Farmer     Brown's    chickens 

without awakening Bowser the Hound; and all about the thousand and one 

ways of fooling a dog which she had learned。 

     This    morning      Granny     Fox    had   taken    Reddy     across    the   Green 

Meadows;   up   through   the   Green   Forest;   and   over   to   the   railroad   track。 

Reddy had never been there before and he didn't know just what to make 

of   it。   Granny   trotted   ahead   until   they   came   to   a   long   bridge。   Then   she 

stopped。 

     〃Come here; Reddy; and look down;〃 she commanded。 

     Reddy did as he was told; but a glance down made him giddy; so giddy 

that he nearly fell。 Granny Fox grinned。 

     〃Come across;〃 said she; and ran lightly across to the other side。 

     But Reddy Fox was afraid。 Yes; Sir; he was afraid to take one step on 

the long bridge。 He was afraid that he would fall through into the water or 

onto the cruel rocks below。 Granny Fox ran back to where Reddy sat。 

     〃For shame; Reddy Fox!〃 said she。 〃What are you afraid of? Just don't 

look down and you will be safe enough。 Now come along over with me。〃 

     But   Reddy   Fox   hung   back   and   begged   to   go   home   and   whimpered。 

Suddenly Granny Fox sprang to her feet; as if in great fright。 〃Bowser the 

Hound! Come; Reddy; come!〃 she cried; and started across the bridge as 

fast as she could go。 

     Reddy  didn't stop   to   look or   to   think。  His one  idea   was   to   get   away 

from Bowser the Hound。 〃Wait; Granny! Wait!〃 he cried; and started after 

her as fast as he could run。 He was in the middle of the bridge before he 

remembered it at all。 When he was at last safely across; it was to find old 



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Granny Fox sitting down laughing at him。 Then for the first time Reddy 

looked   behind   him   to   see   where   Bowser   the   Hound   might   be。   He   was 

nowhere to be seen。 Could he have fallen off the bridge? 

     〃Where is Bowser the Hound?〃 cried Reddy。 

     〃Home      in  Farmer    Brown's    dooryard;〃     replied  Granny     Fox   dryly。 

Reddy stared at her for a minute。 Then he began to understand that Granny 

Fox had simply scared him into running across the bridge。 Reddy felt very 

cheap; very cheap indeed。 〃Now we'll run back again;〃 said Granny Fox。 

And this time Reddy did。 



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         II。 Granny Shows Reddy a Trick 



     Every day Granny Fox led Reddy Fox over to the long railroad bridge 

and   made   him   run   back   and   forth   across   it   until   he   had   no   fear   of   it 

whatever。 At first it had made him dizzy; but now he could run across at 

the top of his speed and not mind it in the least。 〃I don't see what good it 

does   to   be   able   to   run   across   a   bridge;   anyone   can   do   that!〃   exclaimed 

Reddy one day。 

     Granny Fox smiled。 〃Do you remember the first time you tried to do 

it?〃 she asked。 

     Reddy   hung   his   head。   Of   course   he   rememberedremembered   that 

Granny had had to scare him into crossing that first time。 

     Suddenly Granny Fox lifted her head。 〃Hark!〃 she exclaimed。 

     Reddy     pricked    up   his  sharp;    pointed   ears。   Way    off  back;    in  the 

direction   from  which   they  had   come;  they  heard   the baying   of   a dog。   It 

wasn't   the   voice   of   Bowser   the   Hound   but   of   a   younger   dog。   Granny 

listened for a few minutes。 The voice of the dog grew louder as it drew 

nearer。 

     〃He certainly is following our track;〃 said Granny Fox。 〃Now; Reddy; 

you   run   across   the   bridge   and   watch   from   the   top   of   the   little   hill   over 

there。 Perhaps I can show you a trick that will teach you why I have made 

you learn to run across the bridge。〃 

     Reddy trotted across the long bridge and up to the top of the hill; as 

Granny had told him to。 Then he sat down to watch。 Granny trotted out in 

the middle of a field and sat down。 Pretty soon a young hound broke out of 

the bushes; his nose in Granny's track。 Then he looked up and saw her; and 

his voice grew still more savage and eager。 Granny Fox started to run as 

soon as she was sure that the hound had seen her; but she did not run very 

fast。 Reddy did not know what to make of it; for Granny seemed simply to 

be playing with the hound and not really trying to get away from him at all。 

Pretty soon Reddy heard another sound。 It was a long; low rumble。 Then 

there was a distant whistle。 It was a train。 

     Granny heard it; too。 As she ran; she began to work back toward the 

long   bridge。   The   train   was   in   sight   now。   Suddenly   Granny   Fox   started 



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across the bridge so fast that she looked like a little red streak。 The dog 

was close at her heels when she started and he was so eager to catch her 

that he didn't see either the bridge or the train。 But he couldn't begin to run 

as fast as Granny Fox。 Oh; my; no! When she had reached the other side; 

he wasn't halfway across; and right behind him; whistling for him to get 

out of the way; was the train。 

     The hound gave one frightened yelp; and then he did the only thing he 

could do; he leaped down; down into the swift water below; and the last 

Reddy saw of him he was frantically trying to swim ashore。 

     〃Now   you   know   why   I   wanted   you   to   learn   to   cross   a   bridge;   it's   a 

very nice way of getting rid of dogs;〃 said Granny Fox; as she climbed up 

beside Reddy。 



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      III。 Bowser the Hound Isn't Fooled 



    Reddy Fox had been taught so much by Granny Fox that he began to 

feel very  wise   and   very  important。   Reddy  is   naturally  smart   and   he   had 

been very quick to learn the tricks that old Granny Fox had taught  him。 

But Reddy Fox is a boaster。 Every day he swaggered about on the Green 

Meadows and bragged how smart he was。 Blacky the Crow grew tired of 

Reddy's boasting。 

     〃If you're so smart; what is the reason you always keep out of sight of 

Bowser the Hound?〃 asked Blacky。 〃For my part; I don't believe that you 

are smart enough to fool him。〃 

    A lot of little meadow people heard Blacky say this; and Reddy knew 

it。 He also knew that if he didn't prove Blacky in the wrong he would be 

laughed   at   forever   after。   Suddenly   he   remembered   the   trick   that   Granny 

Fox had played on the young hound at the railroad bridge。 Why not play 

the same trick on Bowser and invite Blacky the Crow to see him do it? He 

would。 

     〃If you will be over at the railroad bridge when the train comes this 

afternoon; I'll show  you how easy  it is   to fool Bowser   the Hound;〃  said 

Reddy。 

    Blacky   agreed   to   be   there;   and   Reddy   started   off   to   find   out   where 

Bowser was。 Blacky told everyone he met how Reddy Fox had promised 

to fool Bowser the Hound; and every time he told it he chuckled as if he 

thought it the best joke ever。 

    Blacky the Crow was on hand promptly that afternoon and with him 

came   his   cousin;   Sammy   Jay。   Presently   they   saw   Reddy   Fox   hurrying 

across the fields; and behind him in full cry came Bowser the Hound。 Just 

as   old  Granny     Fox   had   done   with   the  young    hound;   Reddy     allowed 

Bowser to get very near him and then; as the train came roaring along; he 

raced across the long bridge just ahead of it。 He had thought that Bowser 

would be so intent on catching him that he would not notice the train until 

he   was on the   bridge   and
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