He harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . Now it happened that his errand took him in the direction of the farm where Bowser the Hound had been taken such good care of , and where Reddy Fox had that very day caught the fat hen . Farmer Brown 's boy was not thinking of Bowser . You see , he had already visited most of the farms in that direction in his search for Bowser and had found no trace of him . It was a beautiful day to be sleighing , and Farmer Brown 's boy was whistling merrily , for there is nothing he enjoys more than a sleigh ride . He had almost reached the place he had started for when ` way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog . Now Farmer Brown 's boy enjoys listening to the sound of a Hound chasing a Fox . There is something about it which stirs the blood . He stopped whistling and stopped the horse in order that he might listen better . At first that sound was very , very faint , but as Farmer Brown 's boy listened , it grew louder and clearer . Suddenly Farmer Brown 's boy leaped up excitedly . `` That 's Bowser ! '' he cried . `` As sure as I live that 's good old Bowser ! I would know that voice among a million ! '' He leaped from the sleigh and tied the horse . Then he climbed over the fence and began to run across the snow-covered fields . He could tell from the sound in what direction Bowser was running . He could tell from the appearance of the country about where Reddy Fox would be likely to lead Bowser , and he ran for a place which he felt sure Reddy would be likely to pass . Louder and louder sounded the great voice of Bowser , and faster and faster ran Farmer Brown 's boy to reach that place before Bowser should pass .
The louder that great voice sounded , the more absolutely certain Farmer Brown 's boy became that it was the voice of XXXXX , and a great joy filled his heart .
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