But now Uncle Jerry was going to read the sign for himself. And
Brownie Beaver moved up beside him, to hear what he said.

The sign looked like this:

NO HUNTING

OR FISHING

ALOUD

Uncle Jerry repeated the words in a sing-song tone.

"I don't think much of that," he said. "It's bad enough to be hunted
by people who make a noise, though you have _some_ chance of getting
away then. But if they can't make a noise it will be much more
dangerous for all of us forest-people."

If Tommy Fox hadn't happened to come along just then Uncle Jerry
wouldn't have found out his mistake. But Tommy Fox soon set him right.
As soon as he had talked a bit with Uncle Jerry he said:

"What the sign really means is that no hunting or fishing will be
permitted. That last word should be 'allowed,' instead of 'aloud.'
It's spelled wrong," he explained.

"That's better!" Uncle Jerry cried. "Now there'll be no more hunting
in the neighborhood and we'll all be quite safe.... Farmer Green is
kinder than I supposed."