It was Old Man Coyote . -LSB- Illustration : OVER AT THE GATE OF FARMER BROWN 'S HENYARD HE COULD SEE A DARK FORM -RSB- CHAPTER XII THE CLEVERNESS OF OLD MAN COYOTE Who thinks the quickest and the best Is bound to win in every test . Bowser the Hound . The meeting of Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote just outside the gate to Farmer Brown 's henyard had been wholly unexpected to both . Reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he had n't looked beyond the gate . If he had looked beyond , he would have seen Old Man Coyote just coming around the other corner . As for Old Man Coyote , he had been so surprised at sight of Reddy Fox that he had growled before he had had time to think . He was sorry the very instant he did it . `` That certainly was a stupid thing to do , '' muttered Old Man Coyote to himself , as he watched Reddy Fox run away in a panic . `` I should have kept out of sight and let him open that gate and go inside first . There may be traps in there , for all I know . When there 's likely to be danger , always let some one else find it out for you if you can . '' Old Man Coyote grinned as he said this . Reddy Fox sat down at a safe distance to watch what Old Man Coyote would do . Inside , Reddy was fairly boiling with disappointment and anger . He felt that he hated Old Man Coyote more than he hated anybody else he knew of . He hated him , yet there was n't a thing he could do about it . He did n't dare fight Old Man Coyote . All he could do was to sit there at a safe distance and watch . The gate of the henyard was open two or three inches .
For a long time Old Man XXXXX stood looking through that little opening .
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