asked Blacky slyly , for he knew that more than once Bowser the Hound had helped Reddy out of trouble with Old Man Coyote . Reddy pretended not to hear this . `` I do n't believe you saw Bowser , '' said he . `` I do n't believe anybody will ever see Bowser again . I hope not , anyway . '' And Blacky knew by the way Reddy said this that it would be quite useless to ask Reddy to help get Bowser home . CHAPTER XXVII THE ARTFULNESS OF BLACKY Who runs in circles never gets far . Bowser the Hound . To be artful is to be very clever . It is to do things in a way so clever that people will not see what you are really doing . No one can be more artful than Blacky the Crow when he sets out to be . Blacky was smart enough not to let Reddy know that he was seeking Reddy 's help for Bowser . He soon found out that Reddy would not knowingly help the least little bit , so he decided at once that the only thing for him to do was to get Reddy to help unsuspectingly . He changed the subject very abruptly . `` How are the chickens at Farmer Brown 's ? '' inquired he . Reddy looked up and grinned . `` They seem to be in just as good health as ever , '' said he , `` so far as I can judge . Farmer Brown 's boy seems to be terribly suspicious . He locks them up at night so tight that not even Shadow the Weasel could get his nose inside that henhouse . ''
Blacky 's eyes twinkled , but he took care that XXXXX should not see them .
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