East and West and North and South , Wash thy hide and close thy mouth . -LRB- Pit and rift and blue pool-brim , Middle-Jungle follow him ! -RRB- Wood and Water , Wind and Tree , Jungle-Favour go with thee ! Bagheera In the cage my life began ; Well I know the worth of Man . By the Broken Lock that freed -- Man-cub , ` ware the Man-cub 's breed ! Scenting-dew or starlight pale , Choose no tangled tree-cat trail . Pack or council , hunt or den , Cry no truce with Jackal-Men . Feed them silence when they say : `` Come with us an easy way . '' Feed them silence when they seek Help of thine to hurt the weak . Make no banaar 's boast of skill ; Hold thy peace above the kill . Let nor call nor song nor sign Turn thee from thy hunting-line . -LRB- Morning mist or twilight clear , Serve him , Wardens of the Deer ! -RRB- Wood and Water , Wind and Tree , Jungle-Favour go with thee ! CHAPTER I : Blacky The Crow Makes A Discovery Blacky the Crow is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes . The result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . In this respect he is just like his cousin , Sammy Jay . Between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . Now Blacky the Crow finds it no easy matter to pick up a living when snow covers the Green Meadows and the Green Forest , and ice binds the Big River and the Smiling Pool . He has to use his sharp eyes for all they are worth in order to find enough to fill his stomach , and he will eat anything in the way of food that he can swallow . Often he travels long distances looking for food , but at night he always comes back to the same place in the Green Forest , to sleep in company with others of his family .
Blacky dearly loves company , particularly at XXXXX , and about the time jolly , round , red Mr. Sun is beginning to think about his bed behind the Purple Hills , you will find Blacky heading for a certain part of the Green Forest where he knows he will have neighbors of his own kind .
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