But when Blacky showed that nest of Hooty 's to Farmer Brown 's boy with the hope that Farmer Brown 's boy would steal those eggs , there was blackness in his heart . He was doing something then which was pure meanness . He was just trying to make trouble for Hooty , to get even because Hooty had been too smart for him . He had sat in the top of a tall pine-tree where he could see all that happened , and he had chuckled wickedly as he had seen Farmer Brown 's boy climb to Hooty 's nest and take out an egg . He felt sure that he would take both eggs . He hoped so , anyway . When he saw Farmer Brown 's boy put the eggs back and climb down the tree without any , he had to blink his eyes to make sure that he saw straight . He just could n't believe what he saw . At first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . It looked very much as if he were n't going to get even with Hooty after all . He flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . Now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . It gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . It was just that way with Blacky now . The longer he thought , the meaner his action in calling Farmer Brown 's boy looked . It was one thing to try to steal those eggs himself , but it was quite another matter to try to have them stolen by some one against whom Hooty had no protection whatever . `` If it had been any one but Hooty , you would have done your best to have kept Farmer Brown 's boy away , '' said the little voice inside . Blacky hung his head . He knew that it was true . More than once , in fact many times , he had warned other feathered folks when Farmer Brown 's boy had been hunting for their nests , and had helped to lead him away .
At last XXXXX threw up his head and chuckled , and this time his chuckle was good to hear .
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