As it was , Blacky flew off about his own business , quite satisfied that now all would be well , and he need worry no more about those Ducks . None of the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows knew Farmer Brown 's boy better than did Blacky the Crow . None knew better than he that Farmer Brown 's boy was their best friend . `` It is all right now , '' chuckled Blacky . `` It is all right now . '' And as the cheery whistle of Farmer Brown 's boy floated back to him on the Merry Little Breezes , he repeated it : `` It is all right now . '' CHAPTER XXV : Blacky Gets A Dreadful Shock When friends prove false , whom may we trust ? The springs of faith are turned to dust . -- Blacky the Crow . Blacky the Crow was in the top of his favorite tree over near the Big River early this afternoon . He did n't know what was going to happen , but he felt in his bones that something was , and he meant to be on hand to see . For a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . At last he spied a tiny figure far away across the Green Meadows . Even at that distance he knew who it was ; it was Farmer Brown 's boy , and he was coming toward the Big River . `` I thought as much , '' chuckled Blacky . `` He is coming over here to drive that hunter away . '' The tiny figure grew larger . It was Farmer Brown 's boy beyond a doubt . Suddenly Blacky 's eyes opened so wide that they looked as if they were in danger of popping out of his head . He had discovered that Farmer Brown 's boy was carrying something and that that something was a gun !
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