The fact is , bold and impudent as Blacky the Crow is in daylight , he is afraid of the dark . He is quite as timid as anybody I know of in the dark . So Blacky always contrives to go to bed early and is securely hidden away in his secret roosting-place by the time the Black Shadows reach the edge of the Green Forest . Perhaps it is n't quite fair to say that Blacky is afraid of the dark . It is n't the dark itself that Blacky fears , but it is one who is abroad in the dark . It is Hooty the Owl . Hooty would just as soon dine on Blacky the Crow as he would on any one else , and Blacky knows it . The next morning , bright and early , Blacky flew over to the Old Pasture to the home of Old Man Coyote . Just as he got there he saw Old Man Coyote coming home from an all-night hunt . `` I hope you have had good hunting , '' said Blacky politely . Old Man Coyote looked up at Blacky sharply . Blacky is polite only when he wants to get something . `` There was plenty of hunting , but little enough reward for it , '' replied Old Man Coyote . `` What brings you over here so early ? I should suppose you would be looking for a breakfast . '' Now Blacky the Crow is a very wise fellow . He knows when it is to be sly and crafty and when it is best to be frank and out-spoken . This was a time for the latter . `` I know where Bowser the Hound is , '' said Blacky . `` I saw him yesterday . ''
Old Man XXXXX pricked up his ears and grinned .
Blacky Bowser Coyote Crow Forest Hooty Pasture contrives daylight roosting-place