So he slipped away to a thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest to try to think of some plan to tease Johnny Chuck and make him uncomfortable . Of course he knew that Johnny had hidden his new house in the corner of Farmer Brown 's old orchard because he wanted it to be a secret . He did n't know why Johnny wanted it a secret and he did n't care . If Johnny wanted it a secret , it would be fun to tell everybody about it . As he sat wondering who he should tell first ; he saw Reddy Fox trotting down the Lone Little Path . `` Hi , Reddy Fox ! '' he shouted . Reddy looked up . `` Hello , Sammy Jay ! What have you got on your mind this morning ? '' said Reddy . `` Nothing much , '' replied Sammy Jay . `` What 's the news ? '' Reddy grinned . `` There is n't any news , '' said he . `` I was just going to ask you the same thing . '' It was Sammy Jay 's turn to grin , `` Just as if I could tell you any news , Reddy Fox ! Just as if I could tell you any news ! '' he exclaimed . `` Why , everybody knows that you are so smart that you find out everything as soon as it happens . ''
Reddy XXXXX felt flattered .
Brown Chuck Forest Fox Jay Johnny Reddy first hemlock-tree morning