Green Meadow Stories · Character

Chatterer the Red Squirrel

A noisy red squirrel who often argues with Happy Jack.

minor

Also known as Chatterer, the Chatterer, Meanwhile Chatterer the Red Squirrel

First appearance: Happy Jack and Chatterer Feel Foolish

Chatterer the Red Squirrel shows up with force in Happy Jack Drops a Nut. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Scolding loudly as he runs through the Green Forest; gets hit by a nut dropped by Happy Jack.

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In Happy Jack Drops a Nut: Scolding loudly as he runs through the Green Forest; gets hit by a nut dropped by Happy Jack. Later, in II: The Quarrel: Angered by the nut dropped on his head, he tries to take nuts from the…

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Supporting meadow residents
Main animal characters

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Aftermath
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Happy Jack Drops a Nut
Scolding loudly as he runs through the Green Forest; gets hit by a nut dropped by Happy Jack.
II: The Quarrel
Angered by the nut dropped on his head, he tries to take nuts from the tree, leading to a chase.
Striped Chipmunk Is Kept Very Busy
Quarreling with Happy Jack, causing nuts to fall.
Happy Jack and Chatterer Feel Foolish
Taunts Happy Jack and races with him, but also realizes the nuts have fallen and been taken.
Happy Jack Suspects Striped Chipmunk
Mentioned as Happy Jack's cousin who was also surprised by the missing nuts.
VI: Happy Jack Spies on Striped Chipmunk
Mentioned as the cousin with whom Happy Jack was quarreling when the hickory nuts disappeared.
VII: Striped Chipmunk Has Fun with Happy Jack
Referred to as Striped Chipmunk; he cleverly pretends not to notice Happy Jack and leads him to a hollow stump.
VIII: Happy Jack Turns Burglar
Mentioned as Happy Jack's smaller cousin who could have slipped through the original hole easily.
IX: Happy Jack Squirrel’s Sad Mistake
Owner of the storehouse; catches Happy Jack and angrily chases him while calling him a thief.
Striped Chipmunk's Happy Thought
Flies into a rage and chases Happy Jack, shouting 'Thief' and 'Robber'.
Striped Chipmunk's Thanksgiving Dinner
Guest at the dinner; shares a quarrel with Happy Jack but reconciles over the meal.
What Farmer Brown’s Boy Did with Shadow
Chatterer is mentioned alongside Sammy Jay as having a troublesome tongue.
After the Storm
Flounders through snow to his own food store and rejoices that his friends have found suet.

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