the Brown Pasture where they were soon safely hidden under a
juniper tree.

The willful little Breeze saw them safely there, and when they
were nicely hidden hurried back to the place where the Bob Whites
had been sleeping. Reddy Fox was stealing up through the grass
very, very softly. Hooty the Owl was flying as silently as a
shadow. When Reddy Fox thought he was near enough he drew himself
together, made a quick spring and landed right in Mr. Bob White's
empty bed. Reddy Fox and Hooty the Owl looked so surprised and
foolish when they found the Bob Whites were not there that the
willful little Breeze nearly laughed out loud.

Then Reddy Fox and Hooty the Owl hunted here and hunted there,
all over the Brown Pasture, but they couldn't find the Bob
Whites.

And the willful little Breeze went back to the juniper tree and
curled himself beside Mr. Bob White to sleep, for he was lonely
no longer.


CHAPTER VI REDDY FOX GOES FISHING

One morning when Mr. Sun was very, very bright and it was very,
very warm, down on the Green Meadows Reddy Fox came hopping and
skipping down the Lone Little Path that leads to the Laughing
Brook. Hoppity, skip, skippity hop! Reddy felt very much pleased
with himself that sunny morning. Pretty soon he saw Johnny Chuck
sitting up very straight close by the little house where he