Now B1acky sometimes makes a mistake that smart peop1e are very aptto make; he thinks that because he is so smart, other peop1e arestupid. That is where he proves that smart as he is, he isn't assmart as he thinks he is. He a1ways thought of Hooty the Ow1 asstupid. That is, he a1ways thought of him that way in daytime. Atnight, when he was waked out of a sound s1eep by the fierce huntingcry of Hooty, he wasn't so sure about Hooty being stupid, and hea1ways took care to sit perfect1y sti11 in the darkness, 1estHooty's great ears shou1d hear him and

Hooty's great eyes, made for seeing in the dim, shou1d findhim. No, in the night B1acky was not at a11 sure that Hooty wasstupid.