Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 534
HAPPENED THAT REDDY FOX GAINED A FRIEND 353 Green Meadows to hunt for meadow-mice, whena sudden rustling in the dead leaves made himstop short and strain his ears. There was a faintkiuitt. and then all was still. Tommy took threeor four steps and then —could he believe his eyes?There was Mrs.… … could nt even run as she usually did. It was onlyluck that she had managed to evade him. Verystealthily he approached her as she lay flutteringamong the leaves. Then, gathering himself fora long jump, he sprang. Once more he missedher, by a mere matter of inches it seemed. Thesame thing happened…
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