much excited. Some of them never had seen a nest of Hooty's. And
anyway, it would be just as much fun to tease Mrs. Hooty as it was
to tease Hooty.

"Where is the nest?" they screamed, as they came back to where
Blacky was cawing and pretending to be very much excited.

"Why, " exclaimed one, "that is the old nest of Redtail the Hawk. I
know all about that nest. " And he looked at Blacky as if he thought
Blacky was playing a joke on them.

"It was Redtail's, but it is Hooty's now. If you don't believe me,
just look in it, " retorted Blacky.

At once they all began to fly over the top of the tree where they
could look down into the nest and there, sure enough, was
Mrs. Hooty, her great, round, yellow eyes glaring up at them
angrily. Such a racket! Right away Hooty was forgotten, and the
whole crowd at once began to torment Mrs. Hooty. Only Blacky sat
watchful and silent, waiting for Mrs. Hooty to lose her temper and
try to catch one of her tormentors. He had hope, a great hope, that
he would get one of those eggs.



CHAPTER VIII: Hooty Comes To Mrs. Hooty's Aid

No one can live just for self alone. A lot of people think they can,
but they are very much mistaken. They are making one of the greatest
mistakes in the world. Every teeny, weeny act, no matter what it is,