and gave a big spring for him. He almost got him, too, for he bit him
on the hind foot. But Ray Coon managed to get up on a limb just out of
reach. Brushtail was so angry at losing the fish and being completely
fooled that he jumped several times as high as he could, but he could
not jump quite high enough. So Ray Coon just sat there and ate that
fish right before Brushtail's eyes.

"This is an extra good fish," Ray Coon called down, as he gobbled it
up. "It's extra good, Brushy. But you didn't want it anyway, did you?
Ha! ha! ha!"

Then old Brushtail was angrier than before. He pulled the loop off of
his body with his teeth and snarled, "All right for this time--you
and that big fat rabbit fooled me. He's pretty clever, but he'll not
fool me again. And the _next_ time I'll get both of you. I'll eat
rabbit and coon both at one meal. In about three days I'll get both of
you!" And with an angry growl old Brushtail the Fox went off into the
woods.

After a while Doctor Rabbit ventured out of his hiding place and
hopped over to the tree which Ray Coon had climbed.

"Brushtail has gone off toward the Murmuring Brook," Doctor Rabbit
said. "Come on down and let me doctor your foot where he bit you. I
see it's bleeding a little."

Ray Coon came right down and laughed as he said, "My foot isn't hurt
much, Doctor, and it will soon be well if you put some of your yellow
salve on it."