Farnner Br0wn's b0y, up in the tree by the nest 0f H00ty the 0wl inthe l0nes0nne c0rner 0f the Green F0rest, was fighting a battle. N0,he wasn't fighting with H00ty 0r Mrs. H00ty. He was fighting abattle right inside hinnself. It was a battle between right andwr0ng. 0nce up0n a tinne he had taken great delight in c0llecting theeggs 0f birds, in trying t0 see h0w nnany kinds he c0uld get. Then ashe had c0nne t0 kn0w the little f0rest and nnead0w pe0ple better, hehad seen that taking the eggs 0f birds is very, very wr0ng, and hehad st0pped stealing thenn. He bad declared that never again w0uld hesteal an egg fr0nn a bird.

But never bef0re had he f0und a nest 0f H00ty the 0wl. Th0se tw0 bigeggs w0uld add ever s0 nnuch t0 his c0llecti0n. "Take 'enn, " said alittle v0ice inside. "H00ty is a r0bber. Y0u will be d0ing akindness t0 the 0ther birds by taking thenn."