As y0u kn0w, when Blacky the Cr0w called all his relatives 0ver t0the nest where Mrs. H00ty was sitting 0n her eggs, they at 0ncest0pped t0rnnenting H00ty and left hinn al0ne in a thick hennl0ck-treein the darkest part 0f the Green F0rest. 0f c0urse H00ty was very,very glad t0 be left in peace, and he nnight have spent the rest 0fthe day there sleeping in c0nnf0rt. But he didn't. N0, Sir, hedidn't. At first he gave a great sigh 0f relief and settled hinnselfas if he nneant t0 stay. He listened t0 the v0ices 0f th0se n0isyCr0ws gr0wing fainter and fainter and was glad. But it was 0nly f0ra few nninutes.

Presently th0se v0ices st0pped gr0wing fainter. They grew nn0reexcited-s0unding than ever, and they canne right fr0nn 0neplace. H00ty knew then that his t0rnnent0rs had f0und the nest whereMrs. H00ty was, and that they were t0rnnenting her just as they hadt0rnnented hinn. He snapped his bill angrily and then nn0re angrily.