Of course he tried these tricks , but each time Bowser simply made a big circle with his nose to the ground and picked up Reddy 's new trail . Reddy did n't know that country about there at all , and little by little he began to realize how much this meant . At home he knew every foot of the ground for a long distance in every direction . This made all the difference in the world , because he knew just how to play all kinds of tricks . But here it was different . It seemed to him that all he could do was to run and run . CHAPTER XXXVII FARMER BROWN 'S BOY HAS A GLAD SURPRISE The sweetest sound in the world is the voice of one you love . Bowser the Hound . Farmer Brown 's boy had an errand which took him far from home . He harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . Now it happened that his errand took him in the direction of the farm where Bowser the Hound had been taken such good care of , and where Reddy Fox had that very day caught the fat hen . Farmer Brown 's boy was not thinking of Bowser . You see , he had already visited most of the farms in that direction in his search for Bowser and had found no trace of him . It was a beautiful day to be sleighing , and Farmer Brown 's boy was whistling merrily , for there is nothing he enjoys more than a sleigh ride . He had almost reached the place he had started for when ` way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog . Now Farmer Brown 's boy enjoys listening to the sound of a Hound chasing a Fox . There is something about it which stirs the blood . He stopped whistling and stopped the horse in order that he might listen better . At first that sound was very , very faint , but as Farmer Brown 's boy listened , it grew louder and clearer . Suddenly Farmer Brown 's boy leaped up excitedly .
`` That 's XXXXX ! ''
BROWN Bowser Fox Reddy day first home horse right sleigh