Happy Jack Squirrel

Bowser the Hound

Bowser the Hound and Happy Jack Squirrel are amiable neighbors, often interacting without hostility.

Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown and Happy Jack Squirrel have a neutral acquaintance, with occasional interactions around the farm.

Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown and Happy Jack Squirrel have a neutral acquaintance, with occasional interactions around the farm.

Bowser the Hound

Bowser the Hound and Happy Jack Squirrel are amiable neighbors, often interacting without hostility.

Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown and Happy Jack Squirrel have a neutral acquaintance, with occasional interactions around the farm.

Happy Jack

The main character who escapes danger and finds a new home.

Happy Jack Drops a Nut

Finds a hickory tree full of nuts and tries to keep it secret from his cousin.

II: The Quarrel

Quarrels with Chatterer over the hickory tree, chasing him around the treetop.

Striped Chipmunk Is Kept Very Busy

Quarreling with Chatterer over nuts, knocking them down in the process.

Happy Jack and Chatterer Feel Foolish

Argues with Chatterer over the hickory tree, chases him, and later feels foolish when the nuts disappear.

Happy Jack Suspects Striped Chipmunk

Feels unhappy and guilty about losing the hickory nuts due to his greed; becomes suspicious of Striped Chipmunk.

VI: Happy Jack Spies on Striped Chipmunk

Spies on Striped Chipmunk to find his storehouse, feeling ashamed of his actions.

VII: Striped Chipmunk Has Fun with Happy Jack

Spies on Striped Chipmunk to find his hidden hickory nuts, but is fooled by the chipmunk's antics.

VIII: Happy Jack Turns Burglar

Happy Jack turns burglar, breaking into Striped Chipmunk's storehouse to steal hickory nuts, driven by greed and self-justification.

IX: Happy Jack Squirrel’s Sad Mistake

Attempts to steal nuts from a storehouse, is caught by Chatterer, and flees in shame.

Striped Chipmunk's Happy Thought

Tricked by Striped Chipmunk into raiding Chatterer's storehouse, then chased away by Chatterer.

Striped Chipmunk's Thanksgiving Dinner

Guest at Striped Chipmunk's Thanksgiving dinner; initially cross with Chatterer but soon enjoys the feast.

Happy Jack Does Some Thinking

Sits in a chestnut tree, thinking hard about his earlier behavior and feeling ashamed of his greed.

XIII: Happy Jack Gets a Warning

A fat gray squirrel who is cautious of his enemies but lives in fear of Shadow the Weasel.

Happy Jack’s Run for Life

Flees from Shadow the Weasel, growing exhausted and hopeless, but finds a spark of hope at Tommy Tit's call.

Who Saved Happy Jack Squirrel?

Exhausted and desperate, he is saved by Farmer Brown's boy after being called by Tommy Tit.

XVI: Happy Jack Misses Farmer Brown’s Boy

Happy Jack misses Farmer Brown's boy and loses his appetite, showing deep affection and worry.

XVII: Tommy Tit Brings News

Anxiously waiting for news about Farmer Brown's boy, unable to keep still.

Happy Jack Decides to Make a Call

Decides to visit Farmer Brown's boy after hearing he is unwell, overcoming his fear.

XIX: Tommy Tit and Happy Jack Pay a Visit

Overcomes fear to visit Farmer Brown's house for the first time, motivated by gratitude and concern for Farmer Brown's boy.

Happy Jack Squirrel Grows Very Bold

Grows bold enough to enter Farmer Brown's house for nuts, then boasts to Tommy Tit.

Happy Jack Dares Tommy Tit

Feels his boldness challenged by Tommy Tit, dares Tommy to go inside Farmer Brown's house, and ends up exploring the room.

Sammy Jay Is Quite Upset

Feeling proud and bold after discovering that love destroys fear; he struts and invites Sammy Jay to follow him into Farmer Brown's house.

A Dream Comes True

Has a bad dream about Shadow the Weasel and later finds the dream coming true as Shadow pursues him.

XXV: Happy Jack Has a Happy Thought

Flees from Shadow the Weasel and takes refuge inside Farmer Brown's house through an open window.

Farmer Brown’s Boy Wakes with a Start

Frightened by Shadow the Weasel, he seeks refuge in Farmer Brown's boy's room and accidentally startles him awake.

XXVII: Happy Jack Is Afraid to Go Home

Afraid to go home due to Shadow the Weasel; spends the day in a maple tree near Farmer Brown's house.

XXVIII: Happy Jack Finds a New Home

The protagonist who is afraid, cold, and hungry, and ultimately finds a new home in a box placed by Farmer Brown's boy.

XXIX: Farmer Brown’s Boy Takes a Prisoner

Living happily in his new house, visiting Farmer Brown's boy for breakfast, and relieved to see Shadow the Weasel captured.

A Prisoner Without Fear

First to discover Shadow's imprisonment; taunts and mocks him from a safe distance.

What Farmer Brown’s Boy Did with Shadow

Happy Jack watches Farmer Brown's boy take Shadow away and returns to find the cage empty, questioning what happened.

XXXII: Happy Jack Is Perfectly Happy

Happy Jack is supremely happy, having assumed Shadow the Weasel is gone for good. He enjoys his new home, grows fat, teases Black Pussy, and befriends Bowser the Hound.

Sammy Jay Upsets Happy Jack

Happy Jack is the target of Sammy Jay's cruel joke, initially flattered then frightened by the news that Shadow the Weasel is still alive.