His heart gave a leap of joy as he saw that the gate was not quite closed . All he would have to do would be to push it and enter . Reddy turned the corner quickly . Just as he put up one paw to push the gate open , a low but decidedly ugly growl made him jump back with every hair of his coat standing on end . His first thought was of Bowser . It must be that Bowser had returned ! Believing in safety first , Reddy did not stop to see who had growled , but ran swiftly a short distance . Then he looked behind him . Over at the gate of Farmer Brown 's henyard he could see a dark form . At once Reddy knew that it was n't Bowser the Hound , for it had a bushy tail , while Bowser 's was smooth . Reddy knew who it was . It was Old Man Coyote . -LSB- Illustration : OVER AT THE GATE OF FARMER BROWN 'S HENYARD HE COULD SEE A DARK FORM -RSB- CHAPTER XII THE CLEVERNESS OF OLD MAN COYOTE Who thinks the quickest and the best Is bound to win in every test . Bowser the Hound . The meeting of Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote just outside the gate to Farmer Brown 's henyard had been wholly unexpected to both . Reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he had n't looked beyond the gate . If he had looked beyond , he would have seen Old Man Coyote just coming around the other corner . As for Old Man Coyote , he had been so surprised at sight of Reddy Fox that he had growled before he had had time to think . He was sorry the very instant he did it . `` That certainly was a stupid thing to do , '' muttered Old Man Coyote to himself , as he watched Reddy Fox run away in a panic .
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