_Happy Jack._
Every day Happy Jack visited the window sill of Farmer Brown's house to
call on Farmer Brown's boy, who was always waiting for him just inside
the window. In fact Happy Jack had got into the habit of getting his
breakfast there, for always there were fat, delicious nuts on the
window-sill, and it was much easier and more comfortable to breakfast
there than to hunt up his own hidden supplies and perhaps have to dig
down through the snow to get them. Most people are just like Happy
Jack--they do the easiest thing.
Each day Farmer Brown's boy looked more and more like himself. His
cheeks stuck out less and less, and finally did not stick out at all.
And now he smiled at Happy Jack with his mouth as well as with his eyes.
You know when his cheeks had stuck out so, he couldn't smile at all
except with his eyes. Happy Jack didn't know what had been the matter
with Farmer Brown's boy, but whatever it was, he was better now, and
that made Happy Jack feel better.
One morning he got a surprise. When he ran out along the branch of the
tree that led to the window-sill he suddenly discovered something wrong.
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