There he rested a few minutes and then did the same thing over again . He meant to lead those bothersome Crows into the darkest part of the Green Forest and there -- well , he could see better there , and it might be that one of them would be careless enough to come within reach . No , Hooty was n't stupid . Certainly not . Blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . He could see Mrs. Hooty on the nest , and as the noise of Hooty 's tormentors sounded from farther and farther away , she settled herself more comfortably and closed her eyes . Blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . It was clear that she had no intention of going to help Hooty . His splendid plan had failed just because stupid Hooty , who was n't stupid at all , had flown away when he ought to have sat still . It was very provoking . CHAPTER VII : Blacky Tries Another Plan When one plan fails , just try another ; Declare you 'll win some way or other . People who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . They are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that . If the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . If they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . Now Blacky the Crow knows all about the value of trying and trying . He is n't easily discouraged . Sometimes it is a pity that he is n't , because he plans so much mischief . But the fact remains that he is n't , and he tries and tries until he can not think of another plan and just has to give up . When he invited all his relatives to join him in tormenting Hooty the Owl , he thought he had a plan that just could n't fail .
He felt sure that Mrs. Hooty would leave her nest and help Hooty try to drive away his XXXXX .
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