He waited patiently a long, long time. He heard Bowser's great
voice growing more and more excited as he followed Old Granny Fox.
By and by Bowser stopped baying and began to yelp impatiently.
Farmer Brown's boy knew exactly what that meant. It meant that
Granny had played one of her smart tricks and Bowser had lost her trail.

A few minutes later out of the Green Forest came Old Granny Fox, and
she was grinning, for once more she had fooled Bowser the Hound and
now could take a nap in peace. Still grinning, she turned around two
or three times to make herself comfortable and then, with a sigh of
contentment, curled up for a sun-nap, and in a few minutes was asleep.
And just a little way off behind the pine boughs sat Farmer Brown's
boy holding his terrible gun and grinning. At last he had caught
Old Granny Fox napping.



CHAPTER VII: Granny Fox Has A Bad Dream

Nothing ever simply happens;
Bear that point in mind.
If you look long and hard enough
A cause you'll always find.
- Old Granny Fox.

Old Granny Fox was dreaming. Yes, Sir, she was dreaming. There she
lay, curled up on the sunny little knoll on the edge of the Green
Forest, fast asleep and dreaming. It was a very pleasant and very
comfortable place indeed. You see, jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun
poured his warmest rays right down there from the blue, blue sky.