Presently he flew over to a tree where he could see better . Right away he spied the terrible gun , and he knew just what that was . Once more he began to yell , `` Thief ! thief ! thief ! '' at the top of his lungs . It was then that the hunter lost his temper . He knew that now he had been discovered by Sammy Jay , and it was useless to remain there longer . He was angry clear through . CHAPTER XIX : Sammy Jay Is Modest As soon as the angry hunter with the terrible gun had disappeared among the trees of the Green Forest , and Lightfoot was sure that he had gone for good , Lightfoot came out from his hiding-place on top of the ridge and walked down to the pond of Paddy the Beaver for a drink . He knew that it was quite safe to do so , for Sammy Jay had followed the hunter , all the time screaming , `` Thief ! thief ! thief ! '' Every one within hearing could tell just where that hunter was by Sammy 's voice . It kept growing fainter and fainter , and by that Lightfoot knew that the hunter was getting farther and farther away . Paddy the Beaver swam out from his hiding-place and climbed out on the bank near Lightfoot . There was a twinkle in his eyes . `` That blue-coated mischief-maker is n't such a bad fellow at heart , after all , is he ? '' said he . Lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound of Sammy 's voice in the distance .
`` Sammy Jay may be a XXXXX , as some people say , '' said he , `` but you can always count on him to prove a true friend in time of danger .
Beaver Forest Jay Lightfoot Paddy Right Sammy XIX hiding-place mischief-maker