It is n't cowardly to run away when it is quite useless to stay and fight . So it was n't so cowardly of Happy Jack Squirrel to turn tail and run the instant he caught sight of Shadow the Weasel . No , Sir , it was n't cowardly at all , although it might have looked so to you had you been there to see , for Happy Jack is bigger than Shadow . But when it comes to a fight , Happy Jack is no match at all for Shadow the Weasel , and he knows it . Shadow is too quick for him , and though Happy Jack were ever so brave , he would have no chance at all in a fight with Shadow . And so the very instant he saw the cruel face of Shadow with its fierce red eyes glaring at him from his own doorway , Happy Jack turned tail and ran . Yes , Sir , that is just what he did , and it was the wisest thing he could have done . He hoped with a mighty hope that Shadow would not follow him , but he hoped in vain . Shadow had made up his mind to dine on Squirrel , and he did n't propose to see his dinner run away without trying to catch it . So the instant Happy Jack started , Shadow started after him , stopping only long enough to snarl an ugly threat at Tommy Tit the Chickadee , because Tommy had warned Happy Jack that Shadow was waiting for him . But Tommy did n't mind that threat . Oh , my , no ! Tommy did n't mind it at all . He can fly , and so he had no fear of Shadow the Weasel . But he was terribly afraid for Happy Jack . He knew , just as Happy Jack knew , that there was n't a single place where Happy Jack could hide into which Shadow could not follow him . So Tommy flitted from tree to tree behind Happy Jack , hoping that in some way he might be able to help him . From tree to tree raced Happy Jack , making desperately long leaps . Shadow the Weasel followed , and though he ran swiftly , he did n't appear to be hurrying , and he took no chances on those long leaps . If the leap was too long to take safely , Shadow simply ran back down the tree , across to the next one and up that .
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