It came from the henhouse . All those fat hens had been shut up . It was perfectly plain to Reddy that the farmer suspected Reddy might return , and he did n't intend to lose another fat hen . With a little yelp of disappointment , Reddy turned his back on the farm and trotted off into the woods . CHAPTER XLI WHAT BLACKY THE CROW SAW The greatest puzzle is simple enough when you know the answer . Bowser the Hound . There were just two people to whom the disappearance of that fat hen Reddy Fox had hidden in the hollow stump was not a mystery . One of them was Blacky the Crow . When the farmer and Bowser the Hound had rushed out at the sound of Blacky 's excited cawing , Blacky had flown to the top of a tall tree from which he could see all that went on . Everything had happened just as Blacky had hoped it would . Bowser had taken the trail of Reddy Fox , and Blacky felt sure that sooner or later Reddy would lead him back home to Farmer Brown 's . Blacky was doubly pleased with himself . He was pleased to think that he had found a way of getting Bowser back home , and he was quite as much pleased because he had been smart enough to outwit Reddy Fox . He did n't wish Reddy any harm , and he felt sure that no harm would come to him . He did n't even wish him to lose that dinner Reddy had come so far to get , but he did n't care if Reddy did lose it , if only his plan worked out as he hoped it would . `` I wonder what he 'll do with that fat hen , '' muttered Blacky , as he watched Reddy race away with it thrown over his shoulders . `` He ca n't carry that hen far and keep out of the way of Bowser . I think I 'll follow and see what he does with it . '' So Blacky followed , and his eyes twinkled when he saw Reddy hide the fat hen in the hollow stump . He knew that no matter how far Bowser might chase Reddy , Reddy would come back for that fat hen , and he was rather glad to think that Reddy would have that good dinner after all .
`` No one will ever think to look in that hollow stump , '' thought XXXXX , `` and I certainly will not tell any one .
Blacky Bowser Brown Everything Fox Reddy XLI harm henhouse people