He just could n't help it . `` Where did you say those hens are ? '' he asked , trying to speak carelessly . `` I did n't say , '' replied Blacky , turning his head aside to hide a grin . `` It is a long way from here , Reddy , so I do n't believe you would really be interested . '' `` That all depends , '' replied Reddy . `` I would go a long way if it were worth while . I do n't suppose you noticed if there were any dogs about where those hens are ? '' Blacky pretended not to hear this . `` I 've often thought , '' said he , `` of you and Mrs. Reddy as I have looked down at those fat hens . It is too bad that they are so far away . '' CHAPTER XXVIII REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It 's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed . Bowser the Hound . Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance . Finally he disappeared . Reddy looked very thoughtful . He looked that way because he was thoughtful . In fact , Reddy was doing a lot of hard thinking . He was thinking about those chickens Blacky had told him of . The more he thought of them , the hungrier he grew .
You see , XXXXX had been having rather a hard time to get enough to eat .
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