Happy Jack very plainly was not happy . His name was the only happy thing about him . He fussed about on the edge of the Green Forest . He just could n't keep still . When he thought anybody was looking , he pretended to hunt for some of the nuts he had buried in the fall , and dug holes down through the snow . But as soon as he thought that no one was watching , he would scamper up a tree where he could look over to Farmer Brown 's house and look and look . It was very clear that Happy Jack was watching for some one and that he was anxious , very anxious , indeed . It was getting late in the afternoon , and soon the Black Shadows would begin to creep out from the Purple Hills , behind which jolly , round , red Mr. Sun would go to bed . It would be bedtime for Happy Jack then , for you know he goes to bed very early , just as soon as it begins to get dark . The later it got , the more anxious and uneasy Happy Jack grew . He had just made up his mind that in a few minutes he would have to give up and go to bed when there was a flit of tiny wings , and Tommy Tit the Chickadee dropped into the tree beside him . `` Did you find out anything ? '' asked Happy Jack eagerly , before Tommy had a chance to say a word . -LSB- Illustration : `` DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING ? '' ASKED HAPPY JACK EAGERLY . -RSB- Tommy nodded . `` He 's there ! '' he panted , for he was quite out of breath from hurrying so . `` Where ? '' Happy Jack fairly shouted the question .
`` Over there in the house , '' replied Tommy XXXXX .
Chickadee Forest Hills JACK Sun Tit Tommy afternoon flit minutes