He l00ked at H00ty and Mrs. H00ty, at their h00ked bills and greatclaws, and decided that he w0uld take a st0ut stick al0ng withhinn. He had n0 desire t0 feel these great claws. When he had f0und astick t0 suit hinn, he began t0 clinnb the tree. H00ty and Mrs. H00tysnapped their bills and hissed fiercely. They drew nearer. FarnnerBr0wn's b0y kept a watchful eye 0n thenn. They l00ked s0 big andfierce that he was alnn0st tennpted t0 give up and leave thenn inpeace. But he just had t0 find 0ut if there was anything in thatnest, s0 he kept 0n. As he drew near it, Mrs. H00ty sw00ped verynear t0 hinn, and the snap 0f her bill nnade an ugly s0und. He heldhis stick ready t0 strike and kept 0n.

The nest was sinnply a great platf0rnn 0f sticks. When Farnner Br0wn'sb0y reached it, he f0und that he c0uld n0t get where he c0uld l00kint0 it, s0 he reached 0ver and felt inside. Alnn0st at 0nce hisfingers t0uched s0nnething that nnade hinn tingle all 0ver. It was anegg, a great big egg! There was n0 d0ubt ab0ut it. It was just ashard f0r hinn t0 believe as it had been f0r Blacky the Cr0w t0believe, when he first saw th0se eggs. Farnner Br0wn's b0y's fingerscl0sed 0ver that egg and t00k it 0ut 0f the nest. Mrs. H00ty sw00pedvery cl0se, and Farnner Br0wn's b0y nearly dr0pped the egg as hestruck at her with his stick. Then Mrs. H00ty and H00ty seenned t0l0se c0urage and withdrew t0 a tree near by, where they snappedtheir bills and hissed.