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Almost before he thought, he had left the old stone wall and was half way over to Farmer Brown's boy. Then he stopped short. It seemed as if that little voice inside had fairly shouted in his ears: "I am afraid." ALMOST BEFORE HE THOUGHT HE HAD LEFT THE OLD STONE WALL AND WAS HALF WAY OVER TO FARMER BROWN'S BOY THEN HE STOPPED SHORT IT SEEMED AS IF THAT LITTLE VOICE INSIDE HAD FAIRLY SHOUTED IN HIS EARS I AM AFRAID
e first time," thought he to himself, when the others told him how brave they thought him, "but it isn't brave of me now, because I know that no harm is going to come to me from Farmer Brown's boy. There isn't any bravery about it, and it might be just the same way with Chatterer and all the other little forest and meadow people, if only they would think so, and give Farmer Brown's boy half a chance." Chatterer was beginning to have some such thoughts himself, as he tried to make himself think that he wasn't afraid. He heard the door of Farmer Brown's house slam and peeped out from the old stone wall. There was Farmer Brown's boy with a big, fat hickory nut held out in the most tempting way, and Farmer Brown's boy was whistling the same gentle little whistle he had used when Chatterer was his prisoner, and he had brought good things for Chatterer to eat. Of course Chatterer knew perfectly well that that whistle was a call for him, and that that big fat hickory nut was intended for him. LY BUT TOMMY HIMSELF DIDN'T THINK HIM BRAVE AT ALL NO SIR TOMMY KNEW BETTER YOU SEE HE HAS A GREAT DEAL OF COMMON SENSE UNDER THE LITTLE BLACK CAP HE WEARS IT MAY HAVE BEEN BRAVE FOR ME TO DO IT THE FIRST TIME BUT ISN'T BATED ME NOW BECAUSE I KNOW THAT NO HARM IS GOING TO COME FROM FARMER BROWN'S BOY THERE ISN'T ANY BRAVERY ABOUT IT AND IT MIGHT BE JUST THE SAME WAY WITH CHATTERER AND ALL THE OTHER LITTLE FORESTS AND MEADOW PEOPLE AND ONLY THEY WOULD THINK SO AND GIVE FARMER BROWN'S BOY HALF A CHANCE CHATTERER WAS BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME SUCH THOUGHTS HIMSELF AS HE TRIED TO MAKE HIMSELF THINK THAT HE WASN'T AFRAID HE HEARD THE DOOR OF FARMER BROWN'S HOUSE SLAM AND PEEPED OUT FROM THE OLD STONE WALL THERE WAS FARMER BROWN'S BOY WHISTLING THE SAME GENTLE LITTLE WHISTLE HE HAD USED WHEN CHATTERER WAS HIS PRISONER HE HAD BROUGHT GOOD THINGS FOR CHATTERER TO EAT OF COURSE CHATTERER KNEW PERFECTLY WELL THAT THAT WHISTLE WAS A CALL FOR HIM AND THAT THAT BIG FAT HICKORY NUT WAS INTENDED FOR HIM
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