He did this three times and had just made up his mind that there was nobody inside that little house when a head appeared in the doorway . Blacky was so surprised that he nearly fell from his perch . `` As I live , '' he muttered , `` that is Bowser the Hound ! It certainly is . Now what is he doing way over here ? I 've never known him to go so far from home before . '' CHAPTER VII BLACKY THE CROW TAKES PITY ON BOWSER Beneath a coat of ebon hue May beat a heart that 's kind and true . The worst of scamps in time of need Will often do a kindly deed . Bowser the Hound . `` Caw , ca-a-w ! '' exclaimed Blacky the Crow . Bowser looked up to the top of the tall tree where Blacky sat , and in his great , soft eyes was such a look of friendliness that it gave Blacky a funny feeling . You know Blacky is not used to friendly looks . He is used to quite the other kind . Bowser came out of the old sugar house where he had spent the night and whined softly as he looked up at Blacky , and as he whined he wagged his tail ever so slightly . Blacky did n't know what to make of it . He had never been more surprised in his life . He did n't know which surprised him most , finding Bowser ` way over here where he had no business to be , or Bowser 's friendliness . As for Bowser , he had spent such a forlorn , miserable night , and he was so terribly lonesome , that the very sound of Blacky 's voice had given him a queer thrill . Never had he thought of Blacky the Crow as a friend .
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