# Shadow the Weasel — Green Meadow Stories character guide > Shadow the Weasel in Green Meadow Stories by Thornton W. Burgess. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Shadow, pesky Weasel, Weasel, Happy Jack Shadow the Weasel **First appearance:** 0031-xxxi-what-farmer-brown-s-boy-did-with-shadow ## Snapshot Red-eyed weasel who runs his prey to exhaustion, snarling at Farmer Brown's boy rather than surrender a kill he has nearly made. ## Who they are Shadow is the terror that turns a pleasant morning in the Green Forest into a desperate race, and he does not stop for anything but a greater will. When he chases Happy Jack Squirrel across the snow, he follows right up to Farmer Brown's boy and spits defiance before he finally gives way. That near-miss is what drives Happy Jack into the friendship that reshapes his whole winter. ## In the story ### [Happy Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/happy-jack) The predator who chases Happy Jack. ### [XIII: Happy Jack Gets a Warning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xiii-happy-jack-gets-a-warning) The weasel that Happy Jack fears; he is hiding inside Happy Jack's home. ### [Happy Jack’s Run for Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xiv-happy-jack-s-run-for-life) Pursues Happy Jack relentlessly, using his nose to track and planning to tire him out. ### [Who Saved Happy Jack Squirrel?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xv-who-saved-happy-jack-squirrel) The relentless pursuer of Happy Jack, driven off by Farmer Brown's boy. ### [XVI: Happy Jack Misses Farmer Brown’s Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xvi-happy-jack-misses-farmer-brown-s-boy) Shadow the Weasel is mentioned as the threat from which Farmer Brown's boy saved Happy Jack. ### [Happy Jack Decides to Make a Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xviii-happy-jack-decides-to-make-a-call) Mentioned as the one from whom Farmer Brown's boy saved Happy Jack. ### [A Dream Comes True](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxiv-a-dream-comes-true) Appears in Happy Jack's dream and then in reality, hunting for his breakfast and tracking Happy Jack. ### [XXV: Happy Jack Has a Happy Thought](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxv-happy-jack-has-a-happy-thought) Chases Happy Jack, confident of catching him, but is outwitted when Happy Jack enters the house. ### [Farmer Brown’s Boy Wakes with a Start](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxvi-farmer-brown-s-boy-wakes-with-a-start) Seen darting down a tree outside the window, having been chasing Happy Jack. ### [XXVII: Happy Jack Is Afraid to Go Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-happy-jack-is-afraid-to-go-home) Persistent threat; Happy Jack fears he is hiding along the way to his home. ### [XXVIII: Happy Jack Finds a New Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxviii-happy-jack-finds-a-new-home) Mentioned as a threat that makes Happy Jack afraid to return to his home in the Green Forest. ### [XXIX: Farmer Brown’s Boy Takes a Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxix-farmer-brown-s-boy-takes-a-prisoner) Captured by Farmer Brown's boy in a trap after killing three pullets; shown to Happy Jack as a prisoner. ### [A Prisoner Without Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxx-a-prisoner-without-fear) Caught in a trap and imprisoned in a cage; remains fearless and proud despite taunts. ### [What Farmer Brown’s Boy Did with Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxxi-what-farmer-brown-s-boy-did-with-shadow) Shadow is a prisoner in a cage, taunted by other animals, but remains silent and vengeful. He is eventually released by Farmer Brown's boy in the Old Pasture. ### [XXXII: Happy Jack Is Perfectly Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxxii-happy-jack-is-perfectly-happy) Shadow was carried away in a cage by Farmer Brown's boy; Happy Jack assumes he has been disposed of. ### [Sammy Jay Upsets Happy Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxxiii-sammy-jay-upsets-happy-jack) Shadow is mentioned as having been taken to the Old Pasture by Farmer Brown's boy and released, though he does not appear in the chapter. ### [VII: Peter Finds Tracks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/vii-peter-finds-tracks) Mentioned as a persistent threat to Peter, even in the safety of the stone wall. ### [The Artfulness of Blacky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxvii-the-artfulness-of-blacky) Referenced as a measure of tight security at Farmer Brown's henhouse. ### [Granny Fox Plans to Get a Fat Hen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xxii-granny-fox-plans-to-get-a-fat-hen) Referenced as a comparison for the size of a hole needed to enter the henhouse. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/characters/shadow_the_weasel - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/characters