As soon as Happy Jack had made sure that Shadow really and truly was a prisoner and so quite harmless , he had acted as if he were crazy . Perhaps he was -- crazy with joy . You see , he no longer had anything to be really afraid of , for there was no one but Shadow from whom he could not get away by running into his house . Billy Mink was the only other one who could follow him there , and Billy was not likely to come climbing up a tree so close to Farmer Brown 's house . So Happy Jack raced up and down the tree in the very greatest excitement , and his tongue went quite as fast as his legs . He wanted everybody to know that Shadow was a prisoner at last . At first he did not dare go very close to the cage . You see , he had so long feared Shadow that he was still afraid of him even though he was so helpless . But little by little Happy Jack grew bolder and came very close . And then he began doing something not at all nice . He began calling Shadow names and making fun of him , and telling him how he was n't afraid of him . It was all very foolish and worse -- it was like hitting a foe who was helpless . Of course Happy Jack hastened to tell everybody he met all about Shadow , so it was n't long before Shadow began to receive many visitors . Whenever Farmer Brown 's boy was not around there was sure to be one or more of the little people who had feared Shadow to taunt him and make fun of him . Somehow it seems as if always it is that way when people get into trouble . You know it is very easy to appear to be bold and brave when there is nothing to be afraid of . Of course that is n't bravery at all , though many seem to think it is . -LSB- Illustration : IT WAS N'T LONG BEFORE SHADOW BEGAN TO RECEIVE MANY VISITORS . -RSB- Now what do you think that right down in their hearts all these little people who came to jeer at Shadow the Weasel hoped they would see ? Why , they hoped they would see Shadow afraid .
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