You see , as he rose into the air , he managed to pass that open door in such a way that he could glance in . That one glance was enough . You know Blacky 's eyes are very sharp . He saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . From that instant Blacky the Crow began to scheme and plan to get one or both of those eggs . It seemed to him that he never , never , had wanted anything quite so much , and he was sure that he would not and could not be happy until he succeeded in getting one . CHAPTER XXX : Blacky Screws Up His Courage If out of sight , then out of mind . This is a saying which you often hear . It may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . Take the case of Blacky . He had had only a glance into that nest just inside the door of Farmer Brown 's henhouse , but that glance had been enough to show him two eggs there . Then , as he flew away toward the Green Forest , those eggs were out of sight , of course . But do you think they were out of mind ? Not much ! No , indeed ! In fact , those eggs were very much in Blacky 's mind . He could n't think of anything else . He flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely part of the Green Forest . Whenever Blacky wants to think or to plan mischief , he seeks that particular tree , and in the shelter of its broad branches he keeps out of sight of curious eyes , and there he sits as still as still can be . `` I want one of those eggs , '' muttered Blacky , as he settled himself in comfort on a certain particular spot on a certain particular branch of that tall pine-tree .
Indeed , that particular branch might well be called the `` mischief branch , '' for on it XXXXX has thought out and planned most of the mischief he is so famous for .
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