Sammy knew this perfectly well , and he chuckled to himself as he watched Reddy Fox pretending to be so modest . `` Have you called on Johnny Chuck at his new home yet ? '' asked Sammy Jay , in the most matter-of-fact way . `` No , '' replied Reddy , `` but I mean to , soon . '' He said this just as if he knew all about Johnny Chuck 's new home , when all the time he had n't the remotest idea in the world where it was . In fact he had hunted and hunted for it , but had n't found a trace of it . And all the time Sammy Jay knew that Reddy did n't know where it was . But Sammy did n't let on that he knew . `` I just happened to be up in Farmer Brown 's old orchard this morning , so I thought I 'd pay Johnny Chuck a call , '' said Sammy , and chuckled as he saw Reddy 's ears prick up . `` By the way , he thinks you do n't know where he lives now . '' `` Huh ! '' said Reddy Fox . `` As if Johnny Chuck could fool me ! Well , I must be moving along . Good-by , Sammy Jay . '' Reddy trotted off towards the Green Meadows , but the minute he was out of sight of Sammy Jay , he turned towards Farmer Brown 's old orchard , just as Sammy Jay had known he would . `` I guess Johnny Chuck will have a visitor , '' chuckled Sammy Jay , as he started to look for Jimmy Skunk . XVII MORE MISCHIEF Mischief 's like a snowball Sent rolling down a hill ; With every turn it bigger grows And bigger , bigger still . Sammy Jay had started mischief by telling Reddy Fox where Johnny Chuck 's new house was . If you had asked him , Sammy Jay would have said that he had n't told .
All he had said was that he had happened to be up in Farmer Brown 's old orchard and so had called on Johnny Chuck in his new XXXXX .
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