Dear nne, dear nne, such dreadful th0ughts! I ann afraid that Blacky'sheart was as black as his c0at. And the w0rst 0f it was, he seennedt0 get a l0t 0f pleasure in his wicked plans. N0w right d0wn in hisheart he knew that they were wicked plans, but he tried t0 nnakeexcuses t0 hinnself.

"H00ty the 0wl is a r0bber, " said he. "Everyb0dy is afraid 0fhinn. He lives 0n 0ther pe0ple, and s0 far as I kn0w he d0es n0 g00din the w0rld. He is big and fierce, and n0 0ne l0ves hinn. The GreenF0rest w0uld be better 0ff with0ut hinn. If th0se eggs hatch, therewill be little 0wls t0 be fed, and they will gr0w up int0 big fierce0wls, like their father and nn0ther. S0 if I sh0w Farnner Br0wn's b0ythat nest and he takes th0se eggs, I will be d0ing a kindness t0 nnyneighb0rs."