Then he thought of old Whitetail the Marshhawk , who had given him such a fright and had so nearly caught him when he was a little fellow . The thought made him look around hastily , and there was old Whitetail himself , sailing back and forth hungrily just ahead of him . A great fear took possession of Johnny Chuck , and he made himself as flat as possible in the grass , for there was no place to hide . He made up his mind that anyway he would fight . Nearer and nearer came old Whitetail ! Finally he passed right over Johnny Chuck . But he did n't offer to touch him . Indeed , it seemed to Johnny that old Whitetail actually grinned and winked at him . And right then all his fear left him . `` Pooh ! '' said Johnny Chuck scornfully . `` Who 's afraid of him ! '' He suddenly realized that he was no longer a helpless little Chuck who could n't take care of himself , but big and strong , with sharp teeth with which his old enemy had no mind to make a closer acquaintance , when there were mice and snakes to be caught without fighting . So he puffed out his chest and went on , and actually began to enjoy himself , and almost wished for a chance to show how big and strong he was . VII JOHNNY 'S FIRST ADVENTURE After old Whitetail the Marshhawk passed Johnny Chuck without offering to touch him , Johnny began to feel very brave and bold and important . He strutted and swaggered along as much as his short legs would let him . He held his head very high . Already he felt that he had had an adventure and he longed for more . He forgot the terrible lonesome feeling of a little while before . He forgot that he had given away the only home he had .
He did n't know just why , but XXXXX down deep inside he had a sudden feeling that he really did n't care a thing about that old home .
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