`` Why , everybody knows that you are so smart that you find out everything as soon as it happens . '' Reddy Fox felt flattered . You know people who do a great deal of flattering themselves are often the very easiest to flatter if you know how . Reddy pretended to be very modest ; but no one likes to be thought smart and important more than Reddy Fox does , and it pleased him greatly that Sammy Jay should think him so smart that no one could tell him any news . Sammy knew this perfectly well , and he chuckled to himself as he watched Reddy Fox pretending to be so modest . `` Have you called on Johnny Chuck at his new home yet ? '' asked Sammy Jay , in the most matter-of-fact way . `` No , '' replied Reddy , `` but I mean to , soon . '' He said this just as if he knew all about Johnny Chuck 's new home , when all the time he had n't the remotest idea in the world where it was . In fact he had hunted and hunted for it , but had n't found a trace of it . And all the time Sammy Jay knew that Reddy did n't know where it was . But Sammy did n't let on that he knew . `` I just happened to be up in Farmer Brown 's old orchard this morning , so I thought I 'd pay Johnny Chuck a call , '' said Sammy , and chuckled as he saw Reddy 's ears prick up . `` By the way , he thinks you do n't know where he lives now . '' `` Huh ! '' said Reddy Fox . `` As if Johnny Chuck could fool me ! Well , I must be moving along . Good-by , Sammy Jay . '' Reddy trotted off towards the Green Meadows , but the minute he was out of sight of Sammy Jay , he turned towards Farmer Brown 's old orchard , just as Sammy Jay had known he would .
`` I guess Johnny Chuck will have a visitor , '' chuckled Sammy Jay , XXXXX he started to look for Jimmy Skunk .
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