one think. A voice inside of Reddy began to whisper to him. "If
you hadn't tried to be smart and show off you wouldn't have brought
all this trouble on yourself and Old Granny Fox," said the voice.

"I know it," replied Reddy right out loud, forgetting that it was
only a small voice inside of him.

"What do you know?" asked Prickly Porky. He was still keeping Reddy in
and Granny out and he had overheard what Reddy said.

"It is none of your business!" snapped Reddy.

Reddy could hear Prickly Porky chuckle. Then Prickly Porky repeated as
if to himself in a queer cracked voice the following:

"Rudeness never, never pays,
Nor is there gain in saucy ways.
It's always best to be polite
And ne'er give way to ugly spite.
If that's the way you feel inside
You'd better all such feelings hide;
For he must smile who hopes to win,
And he who loses best will grin."

Reddy pretended that he hadn't heard. Prickly Porky continued to
chuckle for a while and finally Reddy fell asleep. When he awoke it
was to find that Prickly Porky had left and old Granny Fox had
brought him something to eat.

Just as soon as Reddy Fox was able to travel he and Granny had moved