When Farmer Brown 's boy first caught sight of the nest and saw the Crows darting down toward it and acting so excited , he was puzzled . `` That 's an old nest of Red-tail the Hawk , '' thought he . `` I found that last spring . Now what can there be there to excite those Crows so ? '' Then he caught sight of Hooty the Owl . `` Ha , so that 's it ! '' he exclaimed . `` Those scamps have discovered Hooty and have been having no end of fun tormenting him . I wonder what he 's doing there . '' He no longer tried to keep out of sight , but walked right up to the foot of the tree , all the time looking up . Hooty saw him , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had at the Crows and hissed . `` That 's funny , '' thought Farmer Brown 's boy . `` If I did n't know that to be the old nest of Redtail the Hawk , and if it were n't still the tail-end of winter , I would think that was Hooty 's nest . '' He walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . Suddenly he gave a little start . Was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? He found a stick and threw it up . It struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . It was Mrs. Hooty ! Blacky the Crow chuckled .
CHAPTER XI : Farmer XXXXX 's Boy Is Tempted When you 're tempted to do wrong Is the time to prove you 're strong .
Blacky Brown Crows Hooty Red-tail Redtail first right scamps tail-end