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It isn't cowardly to run away when it is quite useless to stay and
fight. So it wasn't so cowardly of Happy Jack Squirrel to turn tail and
run the instant he caught sight of Shadow the Weasel. No, Sir, it wasn'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 didn'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.
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