As for Happy Jack , he worried for a while , but as Shadow did n't come , and there was nothing else to worry about , little by little Happy Jack 's high spirits returned , until he was as happy as ever . And now , though he has had many adventures since then , I must leave him , for there is no more room in this book . Perhaps if you ask him , he will tell you of these other adventures himself . Meanwhile , bashful little Mrs. Peter Rabbit is anxious that you should know something about her . I GENTLE SISTER SOUTH WIND ARRIVES `` Good news , good news for every one , above or down below , For Master Winsome Bluebird 's come to whistle off the snow ! '' All the Green Meadows and all the Green Forest had heard the news . Peter Rabbit had seen to that . And just as soon as each of the little meadow and forest folks heard it , he hurried out to listen for himself and make sure that it was true . And each , when he heard that sweet voice of Winsome Bluebird , had kicked up his heels and shouted `` Hurrah ! '' You see they all knew that Winsome Bluebird never is very far ahead of gentle Sister South Wind , and that when she arrives , blustering , rough Brother North Wind is already on his way back to the cold , cold land where the ice never melts . Of course Winsome Bluebird does n't really whistle off the snow , but after he comes , the snow disappears so fast that it seems as if he did . It is surprising what a difference a little good news makes . Of course nothing had really changed that first day when Winsome Bluebird 's whistle was heard on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest , but it seemed as if everything had changed . And it was all because that sweet whistle was a promise , a promise that every one knew would come true . And so there was joy in all the hearts on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest . Even grim old Granny Fox felt it , and as for Reddy Fox , why , Reddy even shouted good-naturedly to Peter Rabbit and hoped he was feeling well . And then gentle Sister South Wind arrived . She came in the night , and in the morning there she was , hard at work making the Green Meadows and the Green Forest ready for Mistress Spring . She broke the icy bands that had bound the Smiling Pool and the Laughing Brook so long ; and the Smiling Pool began to smile once more , and the Laughing Brook to gurgle and then to laugh and finally to sing merrily . She touched the little banks of snow that remained , and straightway they melted and disappeared .
She kissed the eight babies XXXXX Unc ' Billy Possum , and they kicked off the bedclothes under which old Mrs. Possum had tucked them and scrambled out of the big hollow tree to play .
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