Happy Jack and
Farmer Brown's boy were getting to be greater friends than ever. Every
morning Happy Jack jumped over to the window-sill and then in at the
open window of the room of Farmer Brown's boy. There he was sure to find
a good breakfast of fat hickory nuts. When Farmer Brown's boy overslept,
as he did sometimes, Happy Jack would jump up on the bed and waken him.
He thought this great fun. So did Farmer Brown's boy, though sometimes
when he was very sleepy he pretended to scold, especially on Sunday
mornings when he did not have to get up as early as on other days.
Of course, Black Pussy had soon discovered that Happy Jack was living in
the big maple tree, and she spent a great deal of time sitting at the
foot of it and glaring up at him with a hungry look in her eyes,
although she wasn't hungry at all, for she had plenty to eat. Several
times she climbed up in the tree and tried to catch him. At first he had
been afraid, but he soon found out that Black Pussy was not at all at
home in a tree as he was. After that, he rather enjoyed having her try
to catch him.
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