It was too early to go over to Farmer Brown 's house ; Farmer Brown 's boy would n't be up yet . So Happy Jack ran over to one of his favorite lookouts , a tall chestnut tree , and there , with his back against the trunk , high above the ground , he watched the Green Forest wake as the first Sunbeams stole through it . But all the time he kept thinking of that dreadful dream . A little spot of black moving against the white snow caught his sharp eyes . What was it ? He leaned forward and held his breath , as he tried to make sure . Ah , now he could see ! Just ahead of that black thing was a long , slim fellow all in white , and that black spot was his tail . If it had n't been for that , Happy Jack very likely would n't have seen him at all . It was Shadow the Weasel ! He was running swiftly , first to one side and then to the other , with his nose to the snow . He was hunting . There was no doubt about that . He was hunting for his breakfast . Happy Jack 's eyes grew wide with fear . Would Shadow find his tracks ? It looked very much as if Shadow was heading for Happy Jack 's house , and Happy Jack was glad , very glad , that that bad dream had waked him and made him so uneasy that he had come out . Otherwise he might have been caught right in his own bed . Shadow was almost at Happy Jack 's house when he stopped abruptly with his nose to the snow and sniffed eagerly . Then he turned , and with his nose to the snow , started straight toward the tree where Happy Jack was .
Happy XXXXX waited to see no more .
Brown Forest Jack Sunbeams breath fellow first house lookouts right