How good they tasted ! Almost before he knew it , they were gone . Then he got up courage enough to peep inside . The box was filled with soft hay . It certainly did look inviting in there to a fellow who had no home and no place to go . He put his head inside . Finally he went wholly in . It was just as nice as it looked . `` I believe , '' thought Happy Jack , `` that he made this little house just for me , and that he put all this hay in here for my bed . He does n't know much about making a bed , but I guess he means well . '' With that he went to work happily to make up a bed to suit him , and by the time the first Black Shadow had crept as far as the big maple tree , Happy Jack was curled up fast asleep in his new house . CHAPTER XXIX FARMER BROWN 'S BOY TAKES A PRISONER The craftiest and cleverest , the strongest and the bold Will make mistakes like other folks , young , middle-aged , and old . Happy Jack . Happy Jack Squirrel was happy once more . He liked his new house , the house that Farmer Brown 's boy had made for him and fastened in the big maple tree close by the house in which he himself lived . Happy Jack and Farmer Brown 's boy were getting to be greater friends than ever . Every morning Happy Jack jumped over to the window-sill and then in at the open window of the room of Farmer Brown 's boy . There he was sure to find a good breakfast of fat hickory nuts . When Farmer Brown 's boy overslept , as he did sometimes , Happy Jack would jump up on the bed and waken him . He thought this great fun .
So did Farmer Brown 's boy , though sometimes when he was very sleepy he pretended to scold , especially XXXXX Sunday mornings when he did not have to get up as early as on other days .
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