Certainly not Farmer Brown 's boy . And yet Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty were acting for all the world as feathered folks do act when they have eggs and are afraid that something is going to happen to them . It was very puzzling . `` That nest was built by Red-tail the Hawk , and it has n't even been repaired , '' muttered Farmer Brown 's boy , as he stared up at it . `` If Hooty and his wife have taken it for their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . And if Mrs. Hooty has laid eggs this time of year , she must be crazy . I suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . It seems foolish , but I 'm going to do it . Those Owls certainly act as if they are mighty anxious about something , and I 'm going to find out what it is . '' He looked at Hooty and Mrs. Hooty , at their hooked bills and great claws , and decided that he would take a stout stick along with him . He had no desire to feel these great claws . When he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . Hooty and Mrs. Hooty snapped their bills and hissed fiercely . They drew nearer . Farmer Brown 's boy kept a watchful eye on them . They looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . But he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . As he drew near it , Mrs. Hooty swooped very near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . He held his stick ready to strike and kept on . The nest was simply a great platform of sticks .
When Farmer XXXXX 's boy reached it , he found that he could not get where he could look into it , so he reached over and felt inside .
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