nose of Bowser the Hound he caught the pet chicken of Farmer
Brown's boy. 'Ol Mistah Buzzard, sailing overhead high up in the
blue, blue sky, saw Reddy Fox and shook his bald head:

"Ah see Trouble on the way;
Yes, Ah do! Yes, Ah do!
Hope it ain't a-gwine to stay;
Yes, Ah do! Yes, Ah do!
Trouble am a spry ol' man,
Bound to find yo' if he can;
If he finds yo' bound to stick.
When Ah sees him, Ah runs quick!
Yes, Ah do! Yes, Ah do!"

But Reddy Fox thought himself so smart that it seemed as if he
really were hunting for Ol' Mr. Trouble. And when he caught the
pet chicken of Farmer Brown's boy, Ol' Mr. Trouble was right at
his heels.



V. Reddy Grows Careless

Ol' Mistah Buzzard was right. Trouble was right at the heels of
Reddy Fox, although Reddy wouldn't have believed it if he had
been told. He had stolen that plump pet chicken of Farmer Brown's
boy for no reason under the sun but to show off. He wanted
everyone to know how bold he was. He thought himself so smart
that he could do just exactly what he pleased and no one could
stop him. He liked to strut around through the Green Forest and