But all the time he kept on running as fast as ever he could , which really was the only thing to do . CHAPTER XXV HAPPY JACK HAS A HAPPY THOUGHT Who runs when danger comes his way Will live to run some other day . Happy Jack . Frightened and breathless , running with all his might from Shadow the Weasel , Happy Jack Squirrel was in despair . He did n't know what to do or where to go . The last time he had run from Shadow he had run to Farmer Brown 's boy , who had just happened to be near , and Farmer Brown 's boy had chased Shadow the Weasel away . But now it was too early in the morning for him to expect to meet Farmer Brown 's boy . In fact , jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had hardly kicked his bedclothes off yet , and Happy Jack was very sure that Farmer Brown 's boy was still asleep . Now most of us are creatures of habit . We do the thing that we have been in the habit of doing , and do it without thinking anything about it . That is why good habits are such a blessing . Happy Jack Squirrel is just like the rest of us . He has habits , both good and bad . Of late , he had been in the habit of getting his breakfast at Farmer Brown 's house every morning , so now when he began to run from Shadow the Weasel he just naturally ran in the direction of Farmer Brown 's house from force of habit . In fact , he was halfway there before he realized in which direction he was running . Right then a thought came to him . It gave him a wee bit of hope , and seemed to help him run just a little faster . If the window of Farmer Brown 's boy 's room was open , he would run in there , and perhaps Shadow the Weasel would n't dare follow ! How he did hope that that window would be open ! He knew that it was his only chance .
He was n't quite sure that it really was a chance , for Shadow was such a bold fellow that he might not be afraid to follow him right XXXXX , but it was worth trying .
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