He was gone a long time , and when he did return , the cage was empty . Happy Jack blinked at the empty cage . Then he began to ask in a scolding tone , `` What did you do with him ? What did you do with him ? '' Farmer Brown 's boy just smiled and tossed a nut to Happy Jack . And far up in the Old Pasture , Shadow the Weasel was once more free . It was well for Happy Jack 's peace of mind that he did n't know that . CHAPTER XXXII HAPPY JACK IS PERFECTLY HAPPY Never say a thing is so Unless you absolutely know . Just remember every day To be quite sure of what you say . Happy Jack . Taking things for granted does n't do at all in this world . To take a thing for granted is to think that it is so without taking the trouble to find out whether it is or not . It is apt not only to get you yourself into trouble , but to make trouble for other people as well . Happy Jack saw Farmer Brown 's boy carry Shadow the Weasel away in a cage , and he saw him bring back the cage empty . What could he have done with Shadow ? For a while he teased Farmer Brown 's boy to tell him , but of course Farmer Brown 's boy did n't understand Happy Jack 's language . Now Happy Jack knew just what he would like to believe . He would like to believe that Farmer Brown 's boy had taken Shadow away and made an end of him . And because he wanted to believe that , it was n't very hard to believe it . There was the empty cage .
Of course Farmer Brown 's boy would n't have gone XXXXX the trouble of trapping Shadow unless he intended to get rid of him for good .
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