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 . Yes , Sir , that is just what they hoped . But they did n't . That is where they were disappointed . Not once did Shadow show the least sign of fear . He did n't know what Farmer Brown 's boy would do with him , and he had every reason to fear that if he was not to be kept a prisoner for the rest of his natural life , something dreadful would be the end . But he was too proud and too brave to let any one know that any such fear ever entered his mind . Whatever his faults , Shadow is no coward . He boldly took bits of meat which Farmer Brown 's boy brought to him , and not once appeared in the least afraid , so that , much as he disliked him , Farmer Brown 's boy actually had to admire him . He was a prisoner , but he kept just as stout a heart as ever . CHAPTER XXXI WHAT FARMER BROWN 'S BOY DID WITH SHADOW Ribble , dibble , dibble , dab ! Some people have the gift of gab ! Some people have no tongues at all To trip them up and make them fall . Happy Jack . It is a fact , one of the biggest facts in all the world , that tongues make the greatest part of all the trouble that brings uncomfortable feelings , and bitterness and sadness and suffering and sorrow . If it was n't for unruly , careless , mean tongues , the Great World would be a million times better to live in , a million times happier .
It is because of his unruly tongue that Sammy Jay is forever getting into XXXXX .
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