I have said that it was puzzling all the little people who knew him . This is not quite true , because there were two who could at least guess what had become of Bowser . One was Old Man Coyote , who had , as you remember , led Bowser far away and got him lost . The other was Blacky the Crow , who had discovered Bowser in his trouble and had helped him . Old Man Coyote did n't know exactly where Bowser was , and he was n't interested enough to think much about it . He hoped that Bowser had been so badly lost that he never would return . Blacky the Crow knew exactly where Bowser was , but he kept it to himself . It pleases Blacky to have a secret which other people would give much to know . Blacky is one of those people who can keep a secret . He is n't at all like Peter Rabbit . Reddy Fox was one who was very much interested in the fate of Bowser the Hound . As day after day went by and Bowser did not appear , Reddy had a growing hope that he never would appear . `` I ca n't imagine what Old Man Coyote could have done to Bowser , '' said Reddy to himself . `` He certainly could n't have killed Bowser in a fight , for that old rascal would never in the world dare face Bowser the Hound in a fight . But he certainly has caused something to happen to Bowser . If that bothersome dog never returns , it certainly will make things a lot easier for Granny Fox and myself . '' As for Farmer Brown 's boy , he was as much puzzled as any of the little people and a whole lot more worried . He drove all about the neighborhood , asking at every house if anything had been seen of Bowser , Nowhere did he get any trace of him . No one had seen him . It was very mysterious .
Farmer XXXXX 's boy had begun to suspect that Bowser had met with an accident somewhere off in the woods and had been unable to get help .
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