New Britain herald., 1927-12-12

There is something queer about this getting even, or rather about the desire to get even. You will find this desire in people whom you would least expect to find it in Very often it doesn't pay, but this seems to make no difference.
 Now Reddy Fox has been bitter ly disappointed when Terror the Goshawk had snatched one of Farmer Browns chickens from right under Reddy's very nose. You see, at the time Reddy had been very, very hungry. But when he got back 10 the Old Pasture and thought it over 1t wasn't the fact that he had missed that good dinner that troubled him most No, sir. it wasn't that. It was the fact that Terror the Goshawk had snatched that chicken just as he was ready to spring on it.
 '1ll get even with that fellow grumbled Reddy 10 himself. "1 don't know how I'll do it, but 1 will. He doesn't belong down here, anyway. Ile D lObbtl. J lISl tIS II II iNIl | hard enough for us folks who live here to get living without having 10 share that living with some one who doesn't belong here at all. I'd Ike to set my teeth in his neck - that's what I'd like to do, It isn't often I am foolish enough to want 10 fly, but right now l wish ] could fly. Then l would hunt mp that fellow and I'd teach him to stay where he belongs
 Now all Of this was very foolish talk, as Reddy well knew. But he was so disa ppointcd over losing that chicken and ho was so provoked that an outsider who didn't belong in the Green Forest or on the Green Mead oVs, but belonged away mp North, should have had that chicken dinner that he just had 10 say something,
 Thereafter wherever he was hunt ing Reddy kept an eye open for Terror the Goshawk. lie just hoped and hoped that there would bc some way Of getting even. Tir couldn't thing Of any way that he could gct even, but he still hoped that there might be a way and he didn't in tsnd 70 miss the chance if II should offer. So he spon, considerable time in the Green foresr- where he knew that Terror was likely 10 bc found.
 Not since he sad SC nearly caught that chicken at Farmer Browns had Reddy been near that hcnl ard. He knew that Farmer Browns Boy had seen him and hc didn't know that Former Browns Boy knew any thing about Terror tHe Goshawk. So k- thought that, Of course. Farmer Browns Boy blamed him 10" taking that chicken. But if he didn't 20 over 10 the henyari he looked over there very lonsingly at times.
 Early one morning as h" sat on the edge Of the Green Forest look ing over toward Farmer Browns he Saw something that made him grind his teeth and at the same tim" made his mouth water. Seemingly out Of nowhere a great bird shot down Into tue ntENliN. ntit WIS q 1l' llI' H. dous racket among the chickens and then Terror the GoshaWk cain" fly ing over towar! the very spot where Teddy was, and Terror had another chicken. Rcdly crouch"d low. Terror alighted clos" hy Kcddy and started 10 tear the f"atheTs from that chick cn, Just then there was n sharp crack over toward Farmer Browns and there was q sharp whistle. l. vas the whistle Of q bullet. Farmer Browns Boy had taken the chance of getting Terror with hls rifle. iir had missed him. Cor 'he disianC" was very great. bn: that bullet had come so close that it had frightened Ter TOT and he took 10 his wings, for already Farmer Browns Boy was racing down from the farmyard.
 That bullet had frightened Reddy