He could n't quite get over that old fear he had had so long . Then he would remember how Farmer Brown 's boy had saved him , and that would make him ashamed , and he would walk right up and take the nuts . Farmer Brown 's boy would talk to him in the nicest way and tell him that he loved him , and that there was n't the least thing in the world to be afraid of . Pretty soon Happy Jack began to love Farmer Brown 's boy a little . He could n't help it . He just had to love any one who was so kind and gentle to him . Now as soon as he began to love a little , and felt sure in his own heart that Farmer Brown 's boy loved him a little , he found that love and love make more love , and it was n't any time at all before he had become very fond of Farmer Brown 's boy , so fond of him that he was almost jealous of Tommy Tit , who had been a friend of Farmer Brown 's boy for a long time . It got so that Happy Jack looked forward each day to the visit of Farmer Brown 's boy , and as soon as he heard his whistle , he would hasten to meet him . Some folks were unkind enough to say that it was just because of the nuts and corn he was sure to find in Farmer Brown 's boy 's pockets , but that was n't so at all . At last there came a day when he missed that cheery whistle . He waited and waited . At last he went clear to the edge of the Green Forest , but there was no whistle and no sign of Farmer Brown 's boy . It was the same way the next day and the next . Happy Jack forgot to frisk about the way he usually does . He lost his appetite . He just sat around and moped . When Tommy Tit the Chickadee came to call , as he did every day , Happy Jack found that Tommy was anxious too . Tommy had been up to Farmer Brown 's dooryard several times , and he had n't seen anything of Farmer Brown 's boy . `` I think he must have gone away , '' said Tommy . `` He would have come down here first and said good-by , '' replied Happy Jack .
`` You -- you do n't suppose something has happened XXXXX him , do you ? ''
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