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 as the fox reached for it, so he got a poor hold. There was a great squawking and flapping in the water. Mr. Fox got his third duck, but the hunting was spoiled for that day, and for the rest of the season as far as that particular cove was concerned, for the ducks became suspicious of the place.

But Redcoat was well satisfied with the morning's kill, for the fox family not only had duck for breakfast, but they had three ducks which lasted for two days.

After the young foxes were large enough so they could be left alone Redcoat occasionally took Fluffy with him upon his hunting expeditions. This was when the hunting needed two to accomplish the best results.

On the still hunt one was almost as good as two, but in carrying out the ambush two were essential to success.

There was a fat old woodchuck down in the pasture above the meadows whom Redcoat had been hunting for a long time. This old chuck was very wary, and he usually scented, or heard Redcoat coming and