He flew over to the old apple-tree , just over Reddy 's head , and began to scream at the top of his lungs . Farmer Brown 's boy stopped work and looked over towards the old orchard . `` When a jay screams like that there is usually a fox around , '' he muttered , as he unfastened Bowser the Hound . XVIII FARMER BROWN 'S BOY MAKES A DISCOVERY Reddy Fox glared up at Sammy Jay . `` What 's the matter with you ? '' snarled Reddy Fox . `` Why do n't you mind your own affairs , instead of making trouble for other people ? '' You see , Reddy was afraid that Johnny Chuck would hear Sammy Jay and take warning . `` Hello , Reddy Fox ! I thought you had gone down to the Green Meadows ! '' Sammy said this as if he was very much surprised to see Reddy there . He was n't , for you know he had been watching Reddy hunt for Johnny Chuck 's new house , but Reddy had pretended that he was going down to the Green Meadows early that morning , and so now Sammy pretended that he had thought that Reddy really had gone . `` I changed my mind ! '' he snapped . `` What are you screaming so for ? '' `` Just to exercise my lungs , so as to be sure that I can scream when I want to , '' replied Sammy , screaming still louder . `` Well , go somewhere else and scream ; I want to sleep , '' said Reddy crossly . Now Sammy Jay knew perfectly well that Reddy Fox had no thought of taking a nap but was hiding there to try to catch Johnny Chuck . And Sammy knew that Farmer Brown 's boy could hear him scream , and that he knew that when Sammy screamed that way it meant there was a fox about . Sitting in the top of the apple-tree , Sammy could see Farmer Brown 's boy starting for the old orchard , with Bowser the Hound running ahead of him .
Farmer Brown 's boy had no gun , so Sammy knew that no harm would come to Reddy , but XXXXX Reddy would get a dreadful scare ; and that is what Sammy wanted , just out of pure mischief .
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