`` 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 mischief-maker , as some people say , '' said he , `` but you can always count on him to prove a true friend in time of danger . He brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning . You saw him save Mr. and Mrs. Quack a little while ago , and then he actually drove that hunter away . I suppose Sammy Jay has saved more lives than any one I know of . I wish he would come back here and let me thank him . '' Some time later Sammy Jay did come back . `` Well , '' said he , as he smoothed his feathers , `` I chased that fellow clear to the edge of the Green Forest , so I guess there will be nothing more to fear from him today . I 'm glad to see he has n't got you yet , Lightfoot . I 've been a bit worried about you . '' `` Sammy , '' said Lightfoot , `` you are one of the best friends I have . I do n't know how I can ever thank you for what you have done for me . '' `` Do n't try , '' replied Sammy shortly . `` I have n't done anything but what anybody else would have done . Old Mother Nature gave me a pair of good eyes and a strong voice . I simply make the best use of them I can . Just to see a hunter with a terrible gun makes me angry clear through . I 'd rather spoil his hunting than eat . ''
`` You want to watch out , XXXXX .
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