nine o'clock
All the Merry Little Breezes joined in the search , and soon every one who lived in the Green Meadows or in the wood knew that some one had stolen all of Happy Jack Squirrel 's store of nuts from the hollow in the old chestnut tree . And because every one liked Happy Jack , every one felt very sorry indeed for him . The next morning all the Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind were turned out of the big bag into the Green Meadows very early indeed , for they had a lot of errands to do . All over the Green Meadows they hurried , all through the wood , up and down the Laughing Brook and all around the Smiling Pool , inviting everybody to meet at the Great Pine on the hill at nine o'clock to form a committee of the whole -- to try to find the thief who stole Happy Jack 's nuts from the hollow in the old chestnut tree . And because every one liked Happy Jack every one went to the Great Pine on the hill -- Reddy Fox , Bobby Coon , Jimmy Skunk Striped Chipmunk , who is Happy Jack 's cousin you know , Billy Mink , Little Joe Otter , Jerry Muskrat , Hooty the Owl , who was almost too sleepy to keep his eyes open , Blacky the Crow , Johnny Chuck , Peter Rabbit , even old Grandfather Frog . Of course Sammy Jay was there , looking his handsomest . When they had all gathered around the Great Pine , Old Mother West Wind pointed to the old nest way up in the top of it .