It startled him so that he dropped the pan and spilled the corn all over the henhouse floor . `` Great Scott ! '' he exclaimed . `` What under the sun was that ? '' and rushed to the door to see . He was just in time to get a glimpse of a red coat and a bushy tail disappearing around a corner of the barn . CHAPTER XVIII MUTUAL RELIEF The wise Fox knows that with every chicken he steals he puts an increased price on his own skin . Bowser the Hound . When Reddy Fox dashed between the legs of Farmer Brown 's boy and out of the open door of the henhouse , it was with his heart in his mouth . At least , it seemed that way . Would he find the henyard gate open ? Supposing Farmer Brown 's boy had closed it after he entered ! Reddy would then be a prisoner just as he had been all night , and all hope would end . Just imagine with what terrible anxiety and eagerness Reddy looked towards that gate as he dashed out of the open door . Just imagine the relief that was his when he saw that the gate was open . In that very instant the snowy outside world became more beautiful and wonderful than ever it had been in all his life before . He was free ! free ! free ! If ever there was a surprised boy , that boy was Farmer Brown 's as he watched Reddy twist around a corner of the barn and disappear .
`` Reddy XXXXX ! ''
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