"Caw, caw, caw!" shouted Blacky the Crow.
The face of Granny Fox cleared. "Blacky the Crow has been
stealing, and Farmer Brown's boy was out after him when Reddy
came along," said Granny Fox, talking out loud to herself.
Reddy Fox grew very red in the face, but he never said a word.
IX. Peter Rabbit Hears the News
Johnny Chuck came running up to the edge of the Old Briarpatch
quite out of breath. You see, he is so round and fat and
roly-poly that to run makes him puff and blow. Johnny Chuck's
eyes danced with excitement as he peered into the Old
Briar-patch, trying to see Peter Rabbit.
"Peter! Peter Rabbit! Oh, Peter!" he called. No one answered.
Johnny Chuck looked disappointed. It was the middle of the
morning, and he had thought that Peter would surely be at home
then. He would try once more. "Oh, you Peter Rabbit!" he shouted
in such a high-pitched voice that it was almost a squeal.
"What you want?" asked a sleepy voice from the middle of the Old
Briar-patch.
Johnny Chuck's face lighted up. "Come out here, Peter, where I
can look at you," cried Johnny.
"Go away, Johnny Chuck! I'm sleepy," said Peter Rabbit, and his
voice sounded just a wee bit cross, for Peter had been out all
night, a habit which Peter has.
"I've got some news for you, Peter," called Johnny Chuck eagerly.
"How do you know it's news to me?" asked Peter, and Johnny
noticed that his voice wasn't quite so cross.
"I'm almost sure it is, for I've just heard it myself, and I've
hurried right down here to tell you because I think you'll want
to know it," replied Johnny Chuck.
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