1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. A short 2 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: message for grown ups. Please consider supporting sleep Tight Stories 3 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: and our mission to bring calming entertainment to children at 4 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: sleep time. In return, you will continue to receive ad 5 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: free stories, extra and exclusive content, shout outs, and more. 6 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: Please visit us at patreon dot com slash sleep Tight Stories. 7 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: A link can also be found in our show notes. 8 00:00:50,880 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: Thank you. I'd like to say hello to a few friends. 9 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: Hello to Millie from Eugene, Oregon, Hello to Abbaye, and 10 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: hello to Foreign Lacey from Hastings, England. Thank you so 11 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: much for supporting us on Patreon. We have had a 12 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: lot of snow this past week and I have been 13 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: thinking about hibernation, about the animals hibernating and needing to 14 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: look for all that food before they can go to sleep. 15 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: This is Part four of Happy Jack's story. If you 16 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: have not listened to the other episodes, you might want 17 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: to go and listen to them first. It is wintertime 18 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: now in our story, and Happy Jack is having some 19 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: problems with his neighbors, but he and a friend figure 20 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: out a way to stop them. Happy Jack Part four. 21 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: Happy Jack knew all about his big neighbors and he 22 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: was always on the watch for them. He knew their 23 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: ways and just where they would be likely to hide 24 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: and try to catch him. He took the greatest care 25 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: to look into every such hiding place near at hand 26 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 1: before he ventured down out of the trees. And because 27 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: his neighbors are so big, he never had any trouble 28 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: seeing them if they happened to be around, so Happy 29 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: Jack didn't do much worrying about them. The fact is, 30 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: Happy Jack wasn't afraid of them at all, or the 31 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: simple reason that he knew they couldn't follow him into 32 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: his hollow tree having not stored away. He would have 33 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: been perfectly happy but for one thing. That was the 34 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: fear that Shadow the Weasel might take it into his 35 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: head to pay him a visit. Shadow can go through 36 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: a smaller hole than Happy Jack can, and so Happy 37 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: Jack knew that while he was wholly safe from his 38 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: other enemies, he wasn't safe at all from Shadow the Weasel, 39 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: and this worried him, Yes, sir, it worried Happy Jack. 40 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: He hadn't seen or heard of Shadow for a long time, 41 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: but he had a feeling that he was likely to 42 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: turn up almost any time, especially now that everything was 43 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: covered with snow and ice. But no good comes of worrying. 44 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: Not a bit of good comes from worrying, and Happy 45 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: Jack knows it. All I can do is watch out 46 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: and be careful, he said, and he dropped the shell 47 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: of a nut on the head of Reddy Fox, who 48 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: happened to be passing under the tree in which Happy 49 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: Jack was sitting. Ready, looked up and showed his teeth. 50 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: Happy Jack laughed and scampered away through the tree tops 51 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: to another part of the green forest, where he had 52 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: some very secret store of nut. He was gone most 53 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: of the day, and when he started back home, he 54 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: was in the best of spirits, for his stores had 55 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: not been found by anyone else. He was in such 56 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: good spirits that for once he quite forgot Shadow the Weasel. 57 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: He was just going to pop into his doorway without 58 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: first looking inside, a very silly thing to do. When 59 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: he heard someone calling him. He turned to see Tommy 60 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: T the Chickadee hurrying towards him, and it was very 61 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: clear that Tommy was greatly excited. Hello, Tommy T. What's wrong, 62 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: exclaimed Happy Jack. Don't go in there, Happy Jack, cried, 63 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: Tommy T. Shadow the Weasel is in there waiting for you. 64 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Happy Jack turned quite pale. Are you sure? He gasped. 65 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,799 Speaker 1: Tommy t nodded as if he would nod his head off. 66 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: I saw him go in and he hasn't come out, 67 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: and I've kept watch. He said, you better go away 68 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: from here before he knows you are here. That was 69 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: good advice, but it was too late. Even as Tommy 70 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: t spoke, a face with red eyes was thrust out 71 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: of Happy Jack's doorway. It was the face of Shadow 72 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: the Weasel. Happy Jack squirrel turned tail and ran the 73 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: instant he caught sight of Shadow the Weasel. It was 74 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: the wisest thing he could have done. He hoped, with 75 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: a mighty hope that Shadow would not follow him, but 76 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: it was in vain. Shadow had made up his mind, 77 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: and he didn't propose to see Happy Jack run away 78 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: without trying to catch him. So the instant Happy Jack started, 79 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: Shadow started after him, stopping only long enough to snarl 80 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: at Tommy t the chickadee. Because Tommy had warned Happy 81 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: Jack that Shadow was waiting for him. But Tommy didn't 82 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: mind that threat. Oh my, No, Tommy didn't mind at all. 83 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: He can fly, and so he had no fear of 84 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: Shadow the Weasel, but he was terribly afraid for Happy Jack. 85 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: He knew, just as Happy Jack knew, that there wasn't 86 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: a single place where Happy Jack could hide into which 87 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: Shadow could not follow him. So Tommy flitted from tree 88 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: to tree behind Happy Jack, hoping that in some way 89 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: he might be able to help him. From tree to tree, 90 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: raced Happy Jack, making desperately long leaps. Shadow the Weasel followed, 91 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: and though he ran swiftly, he didn't appear to be hurrying, 92 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: and he took no chances on those long leaps. If 93 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: the leap was too long to take safely, Shadow simply 94 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: ran back down the tree, cross to the next one, 95 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: and up that it didn't worry him at all that 96 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: Happy Jack was so far ahead that he was out 97 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: of sight. He knew that he could trust his nose 98 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: to follow the scent of Happy Jack, and he knew 99 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: Happy Jack would get tired soon, And this is just 100 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: what Happy Jack did. He ran and jumped and jumped 101 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: and ran as fast as he could until he was 102 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: so out of breath that he just had to stop 103 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: for a rest. But he couldn't rest much. He was 104 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: too scared. He shivered and shook while he got his breath, 105 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: and never for a second did he take his eyes 106 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: off his back trail. Soon he saw a slim white 107 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: form darting along the snow, straight towards the tree in 108 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: which he was resting. So once more Happy Jack ran. 109 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: He had to rest more often now, and each rest 110 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: was short than the one before, because Shadow was getting closer. 111 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: Poor Happy Jack. He had tried every trick he knew, 112 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: and none of them had fooled Shadow the Weasel. Now 113 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: he was too tired to run much further. Then he 114 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: gritted his teeth and made up his mind that he 115 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: would not give up. It was just at that very 116 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: minute that he heard the voice of Tommy T. The 117 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: Chickadee calling him in great excitement, And somehow he didn't 118 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: know why, but a wee bit of hope sprang up 119 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: in his heart. It never has been fully decided among 120 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: the little people of the Green Forest and the green 121 00:10:53,160 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: meadows just who really did help Happy Jack Squirrel. Some 122 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: say that Tommy T. The Chickadee deserves all the credit, 123 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: and some say that just wait, let me tell you 124 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: just what happened, and then perhaps you can decide for 125 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: yourself who helped Happy Jack. You see it was this way. 126 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: Happy Jack had run and run and run, and tried 127 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: every trick he knew to get away from Shadow the Weasel. 128 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: At last, he was so out of breath and so 129 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: tired that he felt he couldn't run any more. He 130 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: had just made up his mind that he would wait 131 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: right where he was for Shadow and try to reason 132 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: with him. When he heard Tommy T calling to him 133 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: in great excitement. D D chickadee, come here quick, Happy Jack, 134 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: come here quick, called Tommy T. A wee bit of 135 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: hope sprang up in Happy Jack's heart. He couldn't imagine 136 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: what possible help Tommy T could be, but he would 137 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: go and see. So, taking a long breath, he started 138 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: on as fast as he could in the direction of 139 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: Tommy's voice. He couldn't run very fast, because you know, 140 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: he was so tired, but he did the best he could. 141 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: And presently he saw Tommy just ahead of him, flying 142 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: about in great excitement. D D D there he is. 143 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: Go to him, Go to him, Happy Jack, Hurry, hurry 144 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: d D d oh do hurry, cried Tommy T. For just 145 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: a second, Happy Jack didn't know what he meant. Then 146 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: he saw Farmer Brown's boy watching Tommy Tea as if 147 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: he didn't know what to make of the little fellow's excitement. 148 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: Go to him, Go to him, called Tommy. He won't 149 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: hurt you, and he won't let Shadow the Weasel catch you. 150 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: See me, see me, dee dee, see me. And with that, 151 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 1: Tommy Tea flew right down on Farmer Brown's Boy's hand. 152 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: For you know, he and Farmer Brown's Boy are great friends. 153 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: Happy Jack hesitated. He knew that Farmer Brown's Boy had 154 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: tried to make friends with him, and every day since 155 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: the ice and snow had come had put out nuts 156 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: and corn for him, But he couldn't quite forget his 157 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: fear of him, So now he hesitated. Then he looked back. 158 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: Shadow the Weasel was only a few jumps behind him. 159 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: Happy Jack made up his mind, and with a little gasp, 160 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: raced madly across the snow straight to Farmer Brown's Boy 161 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: and ran right up to his shoulder. Shadow the Weasel 162 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: had been so intent on catching Happy Jack that he 163 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: hadn't noticed Farmer Brown's Boy at all. Now he saw 164 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: him for the first time and stopped short For a minute. 165 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: It looked as if he really meant to follow Happy Jack. 166 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: And try to catch him in spite of Farmer Brown's Boy, 167 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: and Happy Jack trembled as he looked down into those 168 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: little red eyes. But Shadow knows when he is well off, 169 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: and now he knew better than to come a step nearer, 170 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: so he snarled, and then as Farmer Brown's Boy took 171 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: a step forward, leaped to one side and disappeared in 172 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: the old stone wall. Very gently and softly, Farmer Brown's 173 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: Boy talked to Happy Jack as he took him to 174 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: the nearest tree. Then, when Happy Jack was safely up 175 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: in the tree, he went over to the stone wall 176 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: and tried to drive Shadow the weasel out. He pulled 177 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: over the stones until at last Shadow jumped out, and 178 00:15:55,000 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: then Farmer Brown's Boy chased him clear into the green forest. 179 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: D D D. What did I tell you? Cried Tommy 180 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: Tea happily as he flew over to where Happy Jack 181 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: was sitting. Now who really saved Happy Jack, Tommy Tea 182 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: or Farmer Brown's Boy. After this, of course, Happy Jack 183 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: and Farmer Brown's Boy became great friends. Farmer Brown's Boy 184 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: came over to the green forest every day to see 185 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: Happy Jack, and he always had the most delicious nuts 186 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: in his pockets. At first, Happy Jack had been a 187 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: wee bit shy, couldn't quite get over that old fear 188 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: he had had for so long. But then he would 189 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: remember how Farmer Brown's Boy had saved him, and he 190 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: would walk right up and take the nuts. Farmer Brown's 191 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: Boy would talk to him in the nicest way, and 192 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: that there wasn't the least thing in the world to 193 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: be afraid of. Pretty soon Happy Jack began to love 194 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: Farmer Brown's Boy a little. He couldn't help it. He 195 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: just had to love anyone who was so kind and 196 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: gentle to him. It got so that Happy Jack looked 197 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: forward each day to the visit of Farmer Brown's Boy, 198 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: and as soon as he heard his whistle, he would 199 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: hasten to meet him. Some folks were unkind enough to 200 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: say that it was just because of the nuts and 201 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: corn he was sure to find in Farmer Brown Boy's pockets, 202 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: But that wasn't so at all. At last, there came 203 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: a day when he missed the cheery whistle. He waited 204 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: and waited. At last he went clear to the edge 205 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: of the green forest, but there was no whistle and 206 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: no sign of Farmer Brown's Boy. It was the same 207 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: way the next day, and the next Happy Jack forgot 208 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: to frisk about the way he usually does. He lost 209 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: his appetite and he just sat around and moped. When 210 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: Tommy Tea the Chickadee came to call, as he did 211 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: every day, Happy Jack found that Tommy was worried too. 212 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: Tommy had been up to Farmer Brown's dooryard several times 213 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: and he hadn't seen anything of Farmer Brown's boy. I 214 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: think he must have gone away, said Tommy. He would 215 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: have come down here first and said good bye, replied 216 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: Happy Jack. You you don't suppose something has happened to him, 217 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 1: do you, asked Tommy. I don't know. I don't know 218 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: what to think, replied Happy Jack. Do you know, Tommy, 219 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: I've grown quite fond of Farmer Brown's boy. Of course, 220 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: D D D. Of course, everybody who really knows him 221 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: is fond of him. I've said all along that he 222 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: is the best friend we've got, but no one seemed 223 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: to believe me. I'm glad you've found it out for yourself. 224 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 1: I tell you what, I'll go up to his house 225 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: and have another look around. And without waiting for a reply, 226 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: Tommy was off as fast as his little wings could 227 00:19:55,520 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: take him. I hope, I do hope that nothing has 228 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: happened to him, mumbled Happy Jack as he pretended to 229 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: hunt for buried nuts while he waited for Tommy t 230 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: to come back, and by him he meant Farmer Brown's boy. 231 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: Happy Jack very plainly was not happy. He fussed about 232 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: the edge of the green forest, just couldn't keep still 233 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: when he thought anybody was looking. He pretended to hunt 234 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,959 Speaker 1: for some of the nuts he had buried in the 235 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: fall and dug holes down through the snow. But as 236 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: soon as he thought that no one was watching, he 237 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: would scamper up a tree where he could look over 238 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: to Farmer Brown's house and look and look. It was 239 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: very clear that Happy Jack was watching for someone, and 240 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: that he was anxious, very anxious. Indeed, it was getting 241 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: late in the afternoon, and soon the black shadows would 242 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: begin to creep out from the purple hills behind which 243 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: Jolly round Red Mister Sun would go to bed. It 244 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: would be bedtime for Happy Jack then, for you know, 245 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: he goes to bed very early, just as soon as 246 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: it begins to get dark. The later it got, the 247 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: more anxious and uneasy Happy Jack grew. He had just 248 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,719 Speaker 1: made up his mind that in a few minutes he 249 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: would have to give up and go to bed, when 250 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: there was a flit of tiny wings and Tommy t 251 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: dropped into the tree beside him. Did you find out anything, 252 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: asked Happy Jack eagerly, before Tommy had a chance to 253 00:21:55,440 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: say a word. Tommy nodded, Oh, he's there, he panted, 254 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: for he was quite out of breath from hurrying. So 255 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: where Happy Jack fairly shouted the question? Over there in 256 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: the house, replied Tommy Tea. Then he hasn't gone away. 257 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: It's just as I said. He hasn't gone away, cried 258 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: Happy Jack, and he was so relieved that he jumped 259 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: up and down as a result and nearly tumbled out 260 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: of the tree. No, replied Tommy te he hasn't gone away, 261 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: but I think there is something the matter with him. 262 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: Happy Jack grew very serious. What makes you think? So, 263 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: he demanded, If you'll give me time to catch my breath, 264 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you all about it, said Tommy te All right, 265 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: only please hurry, replied Happy Jack, and tried to look patient, 266 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 1: even if he wasn't. Tommy Tea smoothed out some rumpled 267 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: feathers and was most provokingly slow about it. When I 268 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: left here, he began at last. I flew straight up 269 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: to Farmer Brown's house, as I said I would. I 270 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,959 Speaker 1: flew all around it, but all I saw was that 271 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: horrible black cat on the back doorsteps, and she looked 272 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: at me, and that made me dreadfully uncomfortable. I don't 273 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: see what Farmer Brown keeps her around for, anyways, never 274 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: mind her, go on, interrupted Happy Jack. Then I flew 275 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: all around the barn, but I didn't see anybody there 276 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 1: but Bully the English sparrow, and he wanted to pick 277 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: a fight with me right away. Tommy looked very indignant. Oh, 278 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: never mind him, go on, cried Happy Jack. Impatiently. After that, 279 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: I flew back to the big maple tree close by 280 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: the house, continued Tommy. You know Farmer Brown's boy has 281 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 1: kept a piece of suet tied in that tree all 282 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: winter for me. I was hungry, and I thought I 283 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: would get a bite to eat, but there wasn't any 284 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: suet there. Sammy Jay had managed to get it untied 285 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: and had carried it all away. Of course, that made 286 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: me angry and twice as hungry as before. I was 287 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: trying to make up my mind what to do next. 288 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: When I happened to look over on the window sill, 289 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: and what do you think I saw there? What, demanded 290 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: Happy Jack eagerly, A lot of cracked hickory nuts, declared Tommy. 291 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: I just knew that they were meant for me, And 292 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: when I was sure that the way was clear, I 293 00:24:55,200 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: flew over there. They tasted so good that I almost 294 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: forgot about Farmer Brown's boy when I just happened to 295 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: look in the window. You know, those windows are made 296 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: of some strange stuff that looks like ice and isn't, 297 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: and that you can see right through. Happy Jack didn't know, 298 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: for he never had been near enough to see, but 299 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: he nodded, and Tommy t went on. There were strange 300 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: things inside, and I was wondering what they could be. 301 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 1: When all of a sudden I saw him. He was 302 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: lying down and there was something the matter with him. 303 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: I tapped on the window to him, and then I 304 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: hurried back here. And that's the end of this episode. 305 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: Good Night, sleep Tight.