said Sammy Jay , and away he flew . He got there first and hid in the top of a big apple-tree , where he could see all that went on . It was n't long before he saw Reddy Fox steal out from the Green Forest and over to the old orchard . Reddy was nervous , very nervous . You see , it was broad daylight , and the old orchard was very near Farmer Brown 's house . Reddy knew that he ought to have waited until night , but he knew that then Johnny Chuck would be fast asleep , Now , perhaps , Johnny Chuck , thinking that no one knew where he lived , would not be on watch , and he might be able to catch Johnny . So Reddy , with one eye on Farmer Brown 's house and one eye on the watch for some sign of Johnny Chuck , stole into the old orchard . Every few steps he would stop and look and listen . At every little noise he would start nervously . Then Sammy Jay would chuckle under his breath . So Reddy Fox crept and tiptoed about through the old orchard . Every minute he grew more nervous , and every minute he grew more disappointed , for he could find no sign of Johnny Chuck 's house . He began to think that Sammy Jay had fooled him , and the very thought made him grind his teeth . At last he decided to give it up . He was down in the far corner of the old orchard , close by the old stone wall now , and he got all ready to jump over the old stone wall , when he just happened to look on the other side of the big apple-tree he was under , and there was what he was looking for -- Johnny Chuck 's new house ! Johnny Chuck was n't in sight , but there was the new house , and Johnny must be either inside or not far away . Reddy grinned . It was a sly , wicked , hungry grin . He flattened himself out in the grass behind the big apple-tree . `` I 'll give Johnny Chuck the surprise of his life ! ''
muttered Reddy Fox XXXXX his breath .
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