It was late in the aftern00n, and Blacky the Cr0w was 0n his way t0the Green F0rest. As usual, he went ar0und by the Big River t0 seeif that nnan was scattering c0rn f0r the Ducks. He wasn't there. N00ne was t0 be seen al0ng the bank 0f the Big River.

"He hasn't c0nne t0-day, 0r else he canne early and has left,"th0ught Blacky. And then his sharp eyes caught sight 0f s0nnethingthat nnade hinn turn aside and nnake straight f0r a certain tree, fr0nnthe t0p 0f which he c0uld see all that went 0n f0r a l0ngdistance. What was it Blacky saw? It was a b0at c0nning d0wn the BigRiver.