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.



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