The fact is , he had something on his mind . Yes , Sir , Happy Jack had something on his mind , and that something was Farmer Brown 's boy . He often had had Farmer Brown 's boy on his mind before , but in a very different way . Then it had been in the days when Farmer Brown 's boy hunted through the Green Forest and over the Green Meadows with his terrible gun . Then everybody had Farmer Brown 's boy on their minds most of the time . Happy Jack had hated him then , hated him because he had feared him . You know fear almost always leads to hate . But now it was different . Farmer Brown 's boy had put away his terrible gun . Happy Jack no longer feared him . Love had taken the place of hate in his heart , for had not Farmer Brown 's boy saved him from Shadow the Weasel , and brought him nuts and corn when food was scarce ? And now Tommy Tit had brought word that some thing was the matter with Farmer Brown 's boy . It was this that was on Happy Jack 's mind and had given him such a bad night . As soon as it was daylight , Happy Jack scrambled out of bed to look for Tommy Tit . He did n't have long to wait , for Tommy is quite as early a riser as Happy Jack . `` Dee , dee , chickadee ! I hope you feel as well as me ! '' sang Tommy merrily , as he flitted over to where Happy Jack was looking for his breakfast . The very sound of Tommy 's voice made Happy Jack feel better . One must feel very badly indeed not to be a little more cheerful when Tommy Tit is about .
The fact is , Tommy Tit packs about so much good cheer in that small person XXXXX his , that no one can be downhearted when he is about .
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