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The Tale of Tommy Fox by Arthur Scott Bailey
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snow rose high on both sides, and the road wound in and out. Little
did he know that Mrs. Fox and Tommy were scampering along in front of
him. Of course, he couldn't catch them, anyhow. Tommy knew that much.
But if they ran very far down the road they would be sure to meet some
other man.

To Tommy it seemed bad enough to have that dog chasing them, without
going where they were sure to find other enemies. Tommy could hear the
dog baying. And he knew dogs well enough to know that that dog felt
very sure he was going to catch them. But pretty soon Tommy heard the
dog talking in a very different fashion. He gave a number of short
barks, which meant that he was in trouble.

Mrs. Fox looked over her shoulder and smiled at Tommy. She knew that
they were safe. She knew that the dog had not reached the road until
the farmer had driven right over their footsteps and spoiled their
scent. After the horse had passed over their trail the dog could smell
only the horse's footprints, instead of theirs. And Mrs. Fox could
tell what was happening back there in the road. She knew just exactly
as well as if she had been there herself--she knew that the dog had
stopped short, and was running all around, with his nose to the
ground, trying to find where she and Tommy had gone. But he never
found out.

You see, he wasn't half as clever as Mrs. Fox. It never once occurred
to him that Tommy and his mother had turned into the road just ahead
of that farmer in his sleigh. And finally the stupid dog gave up the
chase and went back to Farmer Green's house.

By that time Mrs. Fox and Tommy were safe at home. Yes--they were even
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