Then he climbed up on Paddy 's dam and began to eat . You know Bobby Coon is very particular about his food . Whenever there is water near , Bobby washes his food before eating . Once more the hunter was tempted , but did not yield to the temptation , which was a very good thing for Bobby Coon . All this Lightfoot saw as he stood among the little hemlock-trees at the top of the ridge behind the hunter . He saw and he understood . `` It is because he wants to kill me that he does n't shoot at Mr. and Mrs. Quack or Bobby Coon , '' thought Lightfoot a little bitterly . `` What have I ever done that he should be so anxious to kill me ? '' Still the hunter sat without moving . Mr. and Mrs. Quack contentedly hunted for food in the mud at the bottom of Paddy 's pond . Bobby Coon finished his meal , crossed the dam and disappeared in the Green Forest . He had gone off to take a nap somewhere . Time slipped away . The hunter continued to watch patiently for Lightfoot , and Lightfoot and Paddy the Beaver watched the hunter . Finally , another visitor appeared at the upper end of the pond -- a visitor in a wonderful coat of red . It was Reddy Fox . CHAPTER XVII : Sammy Jay Arrives When Reddy Fox arrived at the pond of Paddy the Beaver , the hunter who was hiding there saw him instantly . So did Lightfoot . But no one else did . He approached in that cautious , careful way that he always uses when he is hunting .
The instant he reached a place where he could see all over XXXXX 's pond , he stopped as suddenly as if he had been turned to stone .
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