# Shadow the Weasel — Green Forest Stories character guide

> Shadow the Weasel in Green Forest Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Shadow

**First appearance:** 0076-whitefoot-the-wood-mouse

## Snapshot

A silent, climbing killer whose very name makes small forest folk choose their hiding places twice and sleep with one eye open.

## Who they are

Shadow the Weasel is the threat lurking behind every safe-looking hollow, the reason Whitefoot the Wood Mouse measures each new home by whether a weasel could reach it. His reputation for climbing where others expect him to dig makes him uniquely dangerous to tree-dwelling prey. He never needs to appear on the page to shape the forest's behavior; his name alone tightens the tension of every homecoming.

## In the story

### [Whitefoot Spends a Happy Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/i-whitefoot-spends-a-happy-winter)

Named as one of Whitefoot's enemies.

### [Jumper Is in Doubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xi-jumper-is-in-doubt)

Hunts in his white winter coat, threatening Jumper.

### [Whitey the Owl Saves Jumper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xii-whitey-the-owl-saves-jumper)

The weasel hunting Jumper, narrowly avoided by Whitey's attack.

### [Whitefoot Decides Quickly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiii-whitefoot-decides-quickly)

Attacked by Whitey the Snowy Owl but dodges and escapes; feared by Whitefoot as a deadly enemy.

### [Shadow's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xiv-shadow-s-return)

Persistent hunter who returns to his hunt after being driven away by Whitey the Snowy Owl, then discovers Whitefoot's home and waits for him.

### [XV: Whitefoot’s Dreadful Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xv-whitefoot-s-dreadful-journey)

Shadow is the predator that Whitefoot glimpses, prompting his desperate flight. Though not physically present in the chapter, his threat drives the action.

### [Whitefoot Climbs a Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xvi-whitefoot-climbs-a-tree)

Mentioned as the threat that drives Whitefoot to keep moving and seek a new hiding place.

### [Whitefoot Finds a Home at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xix-whitefoot-finds-a-home-at-last)

Mentioned as the reason Whitefoot had to leave his old home; his mere name causes fear in both Whitefoot and Timmy.

### [XX: Whitefoot Makes Himself at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-whitefoot-makes-himself-at-home)

Mentioned as a potential threat that Whitefoot hopes will not bother him.

### [Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-mr-and-mrs-whitefoot)

Passes near the couple, prompting Mrs. Whitefoot to agree to visit Whitefoot's home.

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