Blacky spread his black wings and hurriedly left the tree-t0p,heading f0r an0ther tree farther back 0n the Green Mead0ws where hew0uld be safe, but fr0nn which he c0uld n0t see as well. There he satuntil the Black Shad0ws warned hinn that it was high tinne f0r hinn t0be getting back t0 the Green F0rest.

He had t0 hurry, f0r it was later than usual, and he was afraid t0be 0ut after dark. Just as he reached the Green F0rest he heard afaint "bang, bang" fr0nn 0ver by the Big River, and he knew that itcanne fr0nn the place where Farnner Br0wn's b0y was hiding in therushes.