this afternoon, I'll show you how easy it is to fool Bowser the
Hound," said Reddy.

Blacky agreed to be there, and Reddy started off to find out
where Bowser was. Blacky told everyone he met how Reddy Fox had
promised to fool Bowser the Hound, and every time he told it he
chuckled as if he thought it the best joke ever.

Blacky the Crow was on hand promptly that afternoon and with him
came his cousin, Sammy Jay. Presently they saw Reddy Fox hurrying
across the fields, and behind him in full cry came Bowser the
Hound. Just as old Granny Fox had done with the young hound,
Reddy allowed Bowser to get very near him and then, as the train
came roaring along, he raced across the long bridge just ahead of
it. He had thought that Bowser would be so intent on catching him
that he would not notice the train until he was on the bridge and
it was too late, as had been the case with the young hound. Then
Bowser would have to jump down into the swift river or be run
over. As soon as Reddy was across the bridge, he jumped off the
track and turned to see what would happen to Bowser the Hound.
The train was halfway across the bridge, but Bowser was nowhere
to be seen. He must have jumped already. Reddy sat down and
grinned in the most self-satisfied way.

The long train roared past, and Reddy closed his eyes to shut out
the dust and smoke. When he opened them again, he looked right
into the wide-open mouth of Bowser the Hound, who was not ten
feet away.

"Did you think you could fool me with that old trick?" roared