It was coming in great pants now . His bushy tail , of which he was so proud , had become very heavy . How Reddy Fox did wish and wish that he had minded Mother Fox ! He twisted and turned , and doubled this way and that way , and all the time Bowser the Hound got closer and closer . Now way off on the hill behind the White Meadows Mother Fox had been hunting for her supper . She had heard the `` Yap-yap-yap '' of Reddy Fox as he barked at the moon , and she had heard Bowser baying over in the barnyard of Farmer Brown . Then she had heard the `` yap '' of Reddy Fox cut short in the middle and the roar of Bowser 's big voice as he started to chase Reddy Fox . She knew that Reddy could run fast , but she also knew that Bowser the Hound had a wonderful nose , and that Bowser would never give up . So Mother Fox pattered down the Crooked Little Path onto the White Meadows , where she could see the chase . When she got near enough , she barked twice to tell Reddy that she would help him . Now Reddy Fox was so tired that he was almost in despair when he heard Mother Fox bark . But he knew that Mother Fox was so wise , and she had so often fooled Bowser the Hound , that if he could hold out just a little longer she would help him . So for a few minutes he ran faster than ever and he gained a long way on Bowser the Hound . As he passed a shock of corn that had been left standing on the White Meadows , Mother Fox stepped out from behind it . `` Go home , Reddy Fox , '' said she , sharply , `` go home and stay there until I come . '' Then she deliberately sat down in front of the shock of corn to wait until Bowser the Hound should come in sight . Now Bowser the Hound kept his eyes and nose on the track of Reddy Fox , looking up only once in a while to see where he was going , so he did not see Reddy Fox slip behind the corn shock , and when he did look up , he saw only Mother Fox sitting there waiting for him . Now Bowser the Hound thinks slowly . When he saw old Mother Fox sitting there , he did not stop to think that it was not Reddy Fox whom he had been following , or he would have known better than to waste his time following old Mother Fox . He would have just hunted around until he had found where Reddy had gone to .
But XXXXX the Hound thinks slowly .
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