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 to him , do you ? '' asked Tommy . `` I do n't know . I do n't know what to think , '' replied Happy Jack , soberly . `` Do you know , Tommy , I 've grown very fond of Farmer Brown 's boy . '' `` Of course . Dee , dee , dee , of course . Everybody who really knows him is fond of him . I 've said all along that he is the best friend we 've got , but no one seemed to believe me . I 'm glad you 've found it out for yourself . I tell you what , I 'll go up to his house and have another look around . '' And without waiting for a reply , Tommy was off as fast as his little wings could take him .
`` I hope , I do hope , that nothing has happened XXXXX him , '' mumbled Happy Jack , as he pretended to hunt for buried nuts while he waited for Tommy Tit to come back , and by `` him '' he meant Farmer Brown 's boy .
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