Ugly Dog got up on his feet and shook himself and wagged his tail and smoothed out his hair.
“How do I look?” he asked.
“Fine,” answered Sly Fox. “If I were the man standing on the front porch of any Running House I would stop in a minute. Now you do just as I tell you, and I am sure that you will never have any more trouble.”
Hounds call Ugly Dog a rascal.
Ugly Dog went out in front of Running House, wagging his tail and standing up on his hind legs and making bows all the time. He waved one of his paws as Running House came hurrying down the rail. The man at the front door began to ring the bell as fast as he could and to yell at Ugly Dog.
“He sees you!” cried Sly Fox from behind the bushes.
Then the man turned a brass handle.