brook where there was hardly more than enough water to wet her
feet. Walking in the water, she left no scent in her tracks.

Bowser the Hound came roaring up to the front door of the old
house. Granny's tracks led right inside, and Bowser grew so
excited that he made a tremendous noise. At last he had found
where Granny Fox lived; at least he thought he had. He was sure
that she was inside, for there were her fresh tracks going inside
and none coming out. Bowser the Hound never once thought of
looking for a back door. If he had, he wouldn't have been any the
wiser, because, you know, old Granny Fox had slipped away through
the hollow tree trunk.

Granny Fox grinned as she listened to the terrible fuss Bowser
was making. Then, when she had rested a little, she stole up on
the hill where she could look down and see the entrance to the
old deserted house. She watched Bowser digging and barking.After
a while a worried look crept into the face of old Granny Fox.

"Where's Farmer Brown's boy? I thought surely he would follow
Bowser the Hound," she muttered.



XXI. Reddy Fox Disobeys

When old Granny Fox had sent Reddy Fox into the house and told
him to stay there until she returned home, he had not wanted to
mind, but he knew that Granny Fox meant just what she said, and
so he had crawled slowly down the long hall to the bedroom, way