Rock in the middle of the Laughing Brook and peeped over the
other side. What do you think he saw? Why, right down below in a
Dear Little Pool were Mr. And Mrs. Trout and all the little
Trouts.

Reddy Fox wanted some of those little Trouts to take home for his
dinner, but he didn't know how to catch them. He lay flat down
on the Big Rock and reached way down into the Dear Little Pool,
but all the little Trouts laughed at Reddy Fox and not one came
within reach. Then Mr. Trout swam up so quickly that Reddy Fox
didn't see him coming and bit Reddy's little black paw hard.

"Ouch!" cried Reddy Fox, pulling his little black paw out of the
water. And all the little Trouts laughed at Reddy Fox.

Just then along came Billy Mink.

"Hello, Reddy Fox!" said Billy Mink. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm trying to catch a fish," said Reddy Fox.

"Pooh! That's easy!" said Billy Mink. "I'll show you how."

So Billy Mink lay down on the Big Rock side of Reddy Fox and
peeped over into the Dear Little Pool where all the little Trouts
were laughing at Reddy Fox and having such a good time. But Billy
Mink took care, such very great care, that Mr. Trout and Mrs.
Trout should not see him peeping over into the Dear Little Pool.

When Billy Mink saw all those little Trouts playing in the Dear