cess , ▁who ▁is ▁K itt y , ▁comes ▁to ▁his ▁defense ▁and ▁beg s ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁rabb it ▁a ▁second ▁chance . ▁The ▁hi ppo ▁king ▁forg ives ▁O sw ald ▁but ▁war ns ▁him ▁that ▁he ' d ▁be ▁be head ed ▁if ▁something ▁un ple asant ▁happens ▁to ▁the ▁pie . ▁ ▁O sw ald ▁is ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁kitchen , ▁standing ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁pie . ▁While ▁the ▁hi ppo ▁king ' s ▁dinner ▁is ▁still ▁hours ▁away , ▁a ▁crow ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁pie ▁calls ▁another ▁crow ▁from ▁out ▁the ▁window . ▁To ▁O sw ald ' s ▁surprise , ▁the ▁out s ider ▁crow ▁cut s ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁pie , ▁en abling ▁the ▁c rows ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁d ish ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁c rows ▁are ▁just ▁out do ors , ▁O sw ald ▁attempts ▁to ▁put ▁salt ▁on ▁their ▁t ails . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁c rows , ▁however , ▁is ▁clever ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁salt ▁sh aker ▁with ▁one ▁containing ▁pe pper . ▁When ▁O sw ald ▁spr ink les ▁pe pper ▁which ▁has ▁no ▁effect , ▁that ▁crow ▁blow s ▁the ▁cond iment ▁on ▁the ▁rabb it ' s ▁face . ▁But ▁as ▁O sw ald ▁s ne ez es , ▁the ▁c rows ▁have ▁their ▁fe athers ▁blow n ▁off , ▁therefore ▁elimin ating ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁fly . ▁The ▁c rows ▁then ▁get ▁away ▁by ▁running . ▁O sw ald ▁resort s ▁to ▁shooting ▁ar rows