produced by [dianne] [bean] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [reddy] [fox] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] i granny [fox] [gives] [reddy] [a] [scare] 1 i 2 granny reddy [fox] lived with [granny] [fox] . 1 reddy 3 lived 3 lived 4 with 4 with 7 . this morning [granny] [fox] had taken [reddy] across the [green] [meadows] , up through [the] [green] [forest] , and over to the railroad track . 1 this 2 morning 2 morning 5 had 5 had 6 taken 6 taken 25 . 8 across 9 the 9 the 25 . 12 , 13 up 13 up 19 and 14 through 18 , 14 through 19 and 19 and 20 over 20 over 21 to 21 to 24 track 22 the 23 railroad 23 railroad 24 track 24 track 25 . reddy had never been there before and he didn't know just what to make of it . 1 reddy 6 before 2 had 3 never 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 there 4 been 6 before 6 before 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 10 know 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 just 11 just 16 it 12 what 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 of 15 of 16 it 16 it 17 . granny trotted ahead until they came to a long bridge . 1 granny 2 trotted 2 trotted 3 ahead 3 ahead 4 until 4 until 5 they 5 they 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 9 long 8 a 9 long 9 long 11 . 10 bridge 11 . then she stopped . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . " come here , [reddy] , and look down , " she commanded . 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 and 2 come 3 here 3 here 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 look 8 look 9 down 8 look 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 commanded 13 commanded 14 . reddy did as he was told , but a glance down made him giddy , so giddy that he nearly fell . 1 reddy 2 did 2 did 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 17 giddy 6 told 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 glance 8 but 12 made 9 a 10 glance 10 glance 11 down 12 made 13 him 13 him 14 giddy 14 giddy 15 , 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 giddy 17 giddy 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 22 . 19 he 21 fell 20 nearly 21 fell granny [fox] grinned . 1 granny 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " come across , " said she , and ran lightly across to the other side . 1 " 3 across 1 " 6 said 2 come 3 across 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 , 8 , 10 ran 9 and 10 ran 10 ran 13 to 11 lightly 12 across 12 across 13 to 13 to 16 side 14 the 15 other 14 the 16 side 16 side 17 . but [reddy] [fox] was afraid . 1 but 6 . 4 was 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 . yes , [sir] , he was afraid to take one step on the long bridge . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 4 , 9 take 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 to 8 to 9 take 9 take 11 step 10 one 11 step 11 step 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 16 . 14 long 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 . he was afraid that he would fall through into the water or onto the cruel rocks below . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 2 was 16 rocks 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 fall 7 fall 8 through 7 fall 9 into 9 into 12 or 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 or 12 or 13 onto 14 the 15 cruel 15 cruel 16 rocks 16 rocks 17 below 17 below 18 . granny [fox] ran back to where [reddy] sat . 1 granny 3 ran 3 ran 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 where 6 where 8 sat 8 sat 9 . " for shame , [reddy] [fox] ! " said she . 1 " 2 for 2 for 4 , 3 shame 4 , 4 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 she 10 she 11 . " what are you afraid of ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 ? just don't look down and you will be safe enough . 1 just 2 don't 2 don't 3 look 2 don't 5 and 4 down 5 and 5 and 9 safe 6 you 7 will 7 will 8 be 8 be 9 safe 9 safe 10 enough 10 enough 11 . now come along over with me . " 1 now 2 come 2 come 3 along 3 along 4 over 4 over 5 with 5 with 6 me 6 me 8 " 7 . 8 " but [reddy] [fox] hung back and begged to go home and whimpered . 1 but 4 hung 4 hung 5 back 5 back 6 and 6 and 9 go 7 begged 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 home 10 home 13 . 11 and 12 whimpered 12 whimpered 13 . suddenly [granny] [fox] sprang to her feet , as if in great fright . 1 suddenly 4 sprang 4 sprang 5 to 5 to 6 her 6 her 7 feet 7 feet 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 14 . 10 if 11 in 11 in 13 fright 12 great 13 fright 13 fright 14 . " [bowser] the [hound] ! 1 " 3 the 3 the 5 ! come , [reddy] , come ! " she cried , and started across the bridge as fast as she could go . 1 come 2 , 1 come 9 cried 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 come 5 come 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 she 9 cried 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 19 she 13 across 14 the 14 the 15 bridge 15 bridge 17 fast 16 as 17 fast 17 fast 18 as 18 as 19 she 19 she 20 could 20 could 21 go 21 go 22 . reddy didn't stop to look or to think . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 6 or 4 to 5 look 4 to 6 or 6 or 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 . his one idea was to get away from [bowser] the [hound] . 1 his 2 one 2 one 3 idea 3 idea 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 away 7 away 8 from 8 from 12 . 10 the 12 . " wait , [granny] ! 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 3 , 3 , 5 ! wait ! " he cried , and started after her as fast as he could run . 1 wait 2 ! 1 wait 5 cried 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 he 5 cried 7 and 5 cried 12 fast 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 started 8 started 9 after 9 after 10 her 11 as 12 fast 12 fast 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 run 16 run 17 . he was in the middle of the bridge before he remembered it at all . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 middle 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 8 bridge 7 the 8 bridge 8 bridge 9 before 9 before 10 he 10 he 11 remembered 11 remembered 12 it 11 remembered 15 . 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . when he was at last safely across , it was to find old [granny] [fox] sitting down laughing at him . 1 when 8 , 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 at 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 safely 6 safely 7 across 7 across 8 , 8 , 12 find 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 old 13 old 16 sitting 16 sitting 18 laughing 17 down 18 laughing 18 laughing 19 at 19 at 21 . 20 him 21 . then for the first time [reddy] looked behind him to see where [bowser] the [hound] might be . 1 then 2 for 2 for 5 time 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 time 5 time 9 him 7 looked 8 behind 7 looked 9 him 9 him 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 where 12 where 18 . 14 the 16 might 16 might 17 be 17 be 18 . he was nowhere to be seen . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 nowhere 3 nowhere 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . could he have fallen off the bridge ? 1 could 2 he 2 he 3 have 3 have 4 fallen 4 fallen 5 off 5 off 7 bridge 6 the 7 bridge 7 bridge 8 ? " where is [bowser] the [hound] ? " cried [reddy] . 1 " 2 where 1 " 11 . 2 where 3 is 5 the 7 ? 7 ? 9 cried 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 11 . " home in [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard , " replied [granny] [fox] dryly . 1 " 2 home 1 " 8 , 2 home 3 in 6 's 7 dooryard 6 's 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 replied 10 replied 13 dryly 13 dryly 14 . reddy stared at her for a minute . 1 reddy 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 5 for 3 at 4 her 5 for 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . then he began to understand that [granny] [fox] had simply scared him into running across the bridge . 1 then 5 understand 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 6 that 6 that 9 had 9 had 10 simply 10 simply 12 him 10 simply 13 into 11 scared 12 him 13 into 14 running 14 running 15 across 15 across 17 bridge 16 the 17 bridge 17 bridge 18 . reddy felt very cheap , very cheap indeed . 1 reddy 2 felt 2 felt 3 very 3 very 6 very 4 cheap 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 cheap 7 cheap 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . " now we 'll run back again , " said [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 we 1 " 4 'll 2 now 3 we 4 'll 5 run 5 run 6 back 5 run 7 again 7 again 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 13 . and this time [reddy] did . 1 and 3 time 2 this 3 time 3 time 5 did 5 did 6 . [ii] [.] [granny] [shows] [reddy] [a] [trick] granny [fox] smiled . 1 granny 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " do you remember the first time you tried to do it ? " she asked . 1 " 3 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 9 tried 4 remember 6 first 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 time 7 time 8 you 7 time 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 it 11 do 14 " 12 it 13 ? 14 " 17 . 15 she 16 asked 16 asked 17 . reddy hung his head . 1 reddy 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . of course he remembered remembered that [granny] had had to scare him into crossing that first time . 1 of 18 . 2 course 3 he 2 course 8 had 3 he 4 remembered 4 remembered 5 remembered 5 remembered 6 that 8 had 9 had 9 had 10 to 9 had 11 scare 10 to 11 scare 11 scare 12 him 12 him 13 into 13 into 14 crossing 14 crossing 15 that 15 that 16 first 16 first 17 time 17 time 18 . suddenly [granny] [fox] lifted her head . 1 suddenly 4 lifted 4 lifted 5 her 5 her 6 head 6 head 7 . " hark ! " she exclaimed . 1 " 2 hark 2 hark 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 . reddy pricked up his sharp , pointed ears . 1 reddy 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 2 pricked 5 sharp 3 up 4 his 5 sharp 6 , 6 , 7 pointed 7 pointed 8 ears 8 ears 9 . way off back , in the direction from which they had come , they heard the baying of a dog . 1 way 7 direction 2 off 3 back 3 back 4 , 4 , 7 direction 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 13 , 8 from 9 which 9 which 10 they 9 which 12 come 10 they 11 had 12 come 13 , 13 , 17 baying 14 they 15 heard 15 heard 16 the 16 the 17 baying 17 baying 18 of 18 of 19 a 19 a 20 dog 20 dog 21 . it wasn't the voice of [bowser] the [hound] but [of] a younger dog . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 13 dog 9 but 12 younger 11 a 12 younger 12 younger 13 dog 13 dog 14 . granny listened for a few minutes . 1 granny 2 listened 2 listened 3 for 3 for 7 . 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 . the voice of the dog grew louder as it drew nearer . 1 the 2 voice 1 the 3 of 3 of 5 dog 4 the 5 dog 5 dog 6 grew 6 grew 7 louder 7 louder 8 as 8 as 9 it 8 as 11 nearer 9 it 10 drew 11 nearer 12 . " he certainly is following our track , " said [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 certainly 3 certainly 7 track 4 is 5 following 5 following 6 our 6 our 7 track 7 track 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 13 . " now , [reddy] , you run across the bridge and watch from the top of the little hill over there . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 , 2 now 3 , 5 , 6 you 5 , 12 watch 6 you 7 run 7 run 10 bridge 8 across 9 the 9 the 10 bridge 10 bridge 11 and 12 watch 16 of 13 from 15 top 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 19 hill 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 hill 19 hill 22 . 20 over 21 there 21 there 22 . perhaps [i] can show you a trick that will teach you why [i] have made you learn to run across the bridge . " 1 perhaps 3 can 3 can 4 show 4 show 5 you 4 show 7 trick 6 a 7 trick 7 trick 15 made 8 that 9 will 9 will 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 11 you 14 have 12 why 14 have 14 have 15 made 15 made 20 across 16 you 17 learn 17 learn 18 to 17 learn 20 across 18 to 19 run 20 across 22 bridge 21 the 22 bridge 22 bridge 24 " 23 . 24 " reddy trotted across the long bridge and up to the top of the hill , as [granny] had told him to . 1 reddy 3 across 1 reddy 6 bridge 2 trotted 3 across 4 the 5 long 5 long 6 bridge 6 bridge 14 hill 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 14 hill 12 of 13 the 14 hill 15 , 15 , 16 as 16 as 22 . 18 had 19 told 19 told 20 him 20 him 21 to 21 to 22 . then he sat down to watch . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 watch 6 watch 7 . granny trotted out in the middle of a field and sat down . 1 granny 2 trotted 2 trotted 6 middle 3 out 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 middle 6 middle 7 of 7 of 9 field 8 a 9 field 9 field 13 . 10 and 11 sat 11 sat 12 down 12 down 13 . pretty soon a young hound broke out of the bushes , his nose in [granny] 's track . 1 pretty 2 soon 1 pretty 5 hound 3 a 4 young 4 young 5 hound 5 hound 6 broke 6 broke 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 10 bushes 9 the 10 bushes 10 bushes 18 . 11 , 13 nose 11 , 16 's 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 in 16 's 17 track 17 track 18 . then he looked up and saw her , and his voice grew still more savage and eager . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 looked 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 9 and 4 up 5 and 4 up 8 , 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 her 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 voice 10 his 11 voice 11 voice 12 grew 12 grew 13 still 12 grew 16 and 13 still 14 more 14 more 15 savage 15 savage 16 and 16 and 17 eager 17 eager 18 . granny [fox] started to run as soon as she was sure that the hound had seen her , but she did not run very fast . 1 granny 3 started 1 granny 10 was 3 started 4 to 3 started 7 soon 4 to 5 run 6 as 7 soon 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 she 10 was 11 sure 11 sure 15 had 12 that 14 hound 13 the 14 hound 14 hound 15 had 15 had 16 seen 16 seen 17 her 16 seen 24 very 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 she 20 she 21 did 21 did 22 not 21 did 24 very 22 not 23 run 24 very 26 . 25 fast 26 . pretty soon [reddy] heard another sound . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 heard 4 heard 5 another 5 another 6 sound 6 sound 7 . it was a long , low rumble . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 rumble 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 , 5 , 6 low 6 low 7 rumble 7 rumble 8 . then there was a distant whistle . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 whistle 4 a 5 distant 5 distant 6 whistle 6 whistle 7 . it was a train . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 train 3 a 4 train 4 train 5 . granny heard it , too . 1 granny 2 heard 2 heard 3 it 2 heard 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 . as she ran , she began to work back toward the long bridge . 1 as 3 ran 1 as 5 she 2 she 3 ran 3 ran 4 , 5 she 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 work 7 to 8 work 8 work 9 back 9 back 10 toward 10 toward 12 long 11 the 12 long 12 long 14 . 13 bridge 14 . the train was in sight now . 1 the 2 train 2 train 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 sight 5 sight 6 now 6 now 7 . suddenly [granny] [fox] started across the bridge so fast that she looked like a little red streak . 1 suddenly 5 across 4 started 5 across 5 across 7 bridge 6 the 7 bridge 7 bridge 9 fast 8 so 9 fast 9 fast 10 that 10 that 11 she 10 that 12 looked 12 looked 13 like 13 like 18 . 14 a 15 little 14 a 18 . 15 little 16 red 16 red 17 streak but he couldn't begin to run as fast as [granny] [fox] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 begin 4 begin 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 as 7 as 8 fast 8 fast 9 as 9 as 12 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! [iii] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [isn't] [fooled] reddy [fox] had been taught so much by [granny] [fox] that he began to feel very wise and very important . 1 reddy 3 had 1 reddy 5 taught 3 had 4 been 5 taught 7 much 6 so 7 much 7 much 15 feel 8 by 11 that 11 that 13 began 12 he 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 feel 15 feel 20 important 16 very 17 wise 16 very 18 and 18 and 19 very 19 very 20 important 20 important 21 . reddy is naturally smart and he had been very quick to learn the tricks that old [granny] [fox] had taught him . 1 reddy 5 and 2 is 3 naturally 3 naturally 4 smart 4 smart 5 and 5 and 8 been 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 10 quick 9 very 10 quick 10 quick 11 to 10 quick 12 learn 11 to 12 learn 12 learn 14 tricks 13 the 14 tricks 14 tricks 20 taught 15 that 16 old 16 old 19 had 19 had 20 taught 20 taught 21 him 21 him 22 . but [reddy] [fox] is a boaster . 1 but 4 is 4 is 6 boaster 5 a 6 boaster 6 boaster 7 . every day he swaggered about on the [green] [meadows] and bragged how smart he was . 1 every 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 swaggered 4 swaggered 5 about 5 about 6 on 6 on 16 . 7 the 11 bragged 10 and 11 bragged 11 bragged 15 was 12 how 13 smart 13 smart 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 . blacky the [crow] grew tired of [reddy] ['s] boasting . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 10 . 4 grew 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 6 of 9 boasting 9 boasting 10 . " if you 're so smart , what is the reason you always keep out of sight of [bowser] the [hound] ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 6 smart 1 " 7 , 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 're 4 're 5 so 5 so 6 smart 7 , 8 what 7 , 14 keep 8 what 9 is 9 is 11 reason 10 the 11 reason 12 you 13 always 12 you 14 keep 14 keep 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 16 of 22 ? 17 sight 18 of 18 of 20 the 22 ? 23 " 23 " 24 asked 24 asked 26 . " for my part , [i] don't believe that you are smart enough to fool him . " 1 " 5 , 2 for 3 my 3 my 4 part 4 part 5 , 5 , 13 enough 7 don't 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 you 9 that 12 smart 10 you 11 are 12 smart 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 fool 15 fool 16 him 16 him 17 . 17 . 18 " a lot of little meadow people heard [blacky] say this , and [reddy] knew it . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 3 of 5 meadow 4 little 5 meadow 5 meadow 7 heard 6 people 7 heard 7 heard 11 , 9 say 10 this 9 say 11 , 11 , 14 knew 12 and 14 knew 14 knew 15 it 15 it 16 . he also knew that if he didn't prove [blacky] in the wrong he would be laughed at forever after . 1 he 2 also 1 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 8 prove 7 didn't 8 prove 8 prove 10 in 10 in 20 . 11 the 12 wrong 11 the 15 be 12 wrong 14 would 13 he 14 would 15 be 16 laughed 16 laughed 17 at 16 laughed 18 forever 18 forever 19 after 19 after 20 . suddenly he remembered the trick that [granny] [fox] had played on the young hound at the railroad bridge . 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 3 remembered 3 remembered 5 trick 4 the 5 trick 5 trick 6 that 6 that 9 had 9 had 17 railroad 10 played 11 on 11 on 14 hound 12 the 13 young 12 the 14 hound 13 young 14 hound 14 hound 15 at 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 railroad 17 railroad 19 . 18 bridge 19 . why not play the same trick on [bowser] and invite [blacky] the [crow] to see him do it ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 17 do 2 not 3 play 3 play 4 the 4 the 5 same 5 same 10 invite 6 trick 7 on 6 trick 9 and 9 and 10 invite 12 the 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 him 15 see 17 do 17 do 18 it 17 do 19 ? he would . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 . blacky agreed to be there , and [reddy] started off to find out where [bowser] was . 1 blacky 2 agreed 1 blacky 7 and 2 agreed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 there 5 there 6 , 7 and 9 started 9 started 10 off 9 started 11 to 10 off 11 to 11 to 13 out 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 where 14 where 17 . 16 was 17 . blacky [the] [crow] was on hand promptly that afternoon and with him came his cousin , [sammy] [jay] . 1 blacky 4 was 4 was 5 on 5 on 6 hand 6 hand 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 that 8 that 9 afternoon 8 that 13 came 10 and 11 with 10 and 13 came 11 with 12 him 13 came 15 cousin 14 his 15 cousin 15 cousin 19 . 16 , 19 . presently they saw [reddy] [fox] hurrying across the fields , and behind him in full cry came [bowser] the [hound] . 1 presently 2 they 1 presently 3 saw 3 saw 9 fields 6 hurrying 7 across 7 across 8 the 8 the 9 fields 9 fields 12 behind 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 behind 12 behind 13 him 13 him 14 in 14 in 15 full 15 full 16 cry 16 cry 17 came 17 came 21 . 19 the 21 . then [bowser] would have to jump down into the swift river or be run over . 1 then 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 jump 6 jump 7 down 6 jump 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 11 river 10 swift 11 river 11 river 12 or 12 or 16 . 13 be 14 run 13 be 16 . 14 run 15 over as soon as [reddy] was across the bridge , he jumped off the track and turned to see what would happen to [bowser] the [hound] . 1 as 14 track 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 9 , 3 as 8 bridge 5 was 6 across 6 across 8 bridge 7 the 8 bridge 9 , 10 he 9 , 12 off 10 he 11 jumped 12 off 14 track 13 the 14 track 14 track 16 turned 15 and 16 turned 16 turned 18 see 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 20 would 20 would 22 to 21 happen 22 to 22 to 26 . 24 the 26 . the train was halfway across the bridge , but [bowser] was nowhere to be seen . 1 the 2 train 1 the 4 halfway 2 train 3 was 4 halfway 8 , 5 across 6 the 6 the 7 bridge 7 bridge 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 was 11 was 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 seen 15 seen 16 . he must have jumped already . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 have 3 have 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 already 5 already 6 . reddy sat down and grinned in the most self-satisfied way . 1 reddy 4 and 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 grinned 4 and 8 most 5 grinned 6 in 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 self-satisfied 9 self-satisfied 10 way 10 way 11 . the long train roared past , and [reddy] closed his eyes to shut out the dust and smoke . 1 the 3 train 2 long 3 train 3 train 4 roared 3 train 7 and 4 roared 5 past 5 past 6 , 7 and 11 eyes 9 closed 10 his 9 closed 11 eyes 11 eyes 13 shut 12 to 13 shut 13 shut 14 out 14 out 17 and 15 the 16 dust 16 dust 17 and 17 and 19 . 18 smoke 19 . when he opened them again , he looked right into the wide-open mouth of [bowser] the [hound] , who was not ten feet away . 1 when 3 opened 1 when 13 mouth 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 4 them 4 them 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 8 looked 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 right 9 right 10 into 11 the 12 wide-open 11 the 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 of 13 mouth 20 was 14 of 16 the 18 , 19 who 19 who 20 was 20 was 22 ten 21 not 22 ten 22 ten 24 away 23 feet 24 away 24 away 25 . " did you think you could fool me with that old trick ? " roared [bowser] . 1 " 4 think 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 you 4 think 6 could 5 you 6 could 6 could 7 fool 7 fool 8 me 7 fool 12 trick 8 me 9 with 9 with 10 that 11 old 12 trick 12 trick 15 roared 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 roared 15 roared 17 . reddy didn't stop to make reply ; he just started off at the top of his speed , a badly frightened little fox . 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 10 started 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 5 make 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 reply 6 reply 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 just 10 started 11 off 10 started 12 at 11 off 12 at 12 at 17 speed 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 speed 17 speed 21 frightened 18 , 20 badly 18 , 21 frightened 19 a 20 badly 21 frightened 24 . 22 little 23 fox 23 fox 24 . " haw , haw , haw ! 1 " 2 haw 2 haw 3 , 3 , 4 haw 4 haw 5 , 5 , 6 haw 6 haw 7 ! how smart we are ! " 1 how 2 smart 2 smart 3 we 3 we 4 are 4 are 5 ! 5 ! 6 " it was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . 4 the 6 . [iv] [.] [reddy] [fox] [grows] [bold] reddy [fox] was growing bold . 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 4 growing 4 growing 5 bold 5 bold 6 . everybody said so , and what everybody says must be so . 1 everybody 2 said 2 said 3 so 3 so 4 , 4 , 7 everybody 5 and 6 what 6 what 7 everybody 7 everybody 9 must 8 says 9 must 9 must 10 be 10 be 12 . 11 so 12 . reddy [fox] had always been very sly and not bold at all . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 6 very 4 always 5 been 4 always 6 very 6 very 7 sly 7 sly 8 and 8 and 9 not 9 not 10 bold 10 bold 11 at 11 at 13 . 12 all 13 . he had really fooled himself . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 fooled 3 really 4 fooled 4 fooled 5 himself 5 himself 6 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] had fooled himself . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 had 7 had 8 fooled 8 fooled 9 himself 9 himself 10 . he thought himself so smart that nobody could fool him . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 himself 3 himself 4 so 4 so 5 smart 5 smart 8 could 6 that 7 nobody 7 nobody 8 could 8 could 9 fool 9 fool 10 him 10 him 11 . now it is one of the worst habits in the world to think too much of one 's self . 1 now 8 habits 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 7 worst 6 the 7 worst 7 worst 8 habits 8 habits 11 world 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 13 think 12 to 13 think 13 think 14 too 14 too 15 much 15 much 16 of 15 much 17 one 17 one 18 's 18 's 19 self 19 self 20 . and [reddy] [fox] had the habit . 1 and 4 had 4 had 6 habit 5 the 6 habit 6 habit 7 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! reddy [fox] certainly did have the habit ! 1 reddy 4 did 3 certainly 4 did 4 did 5 have 5 have 8 ! 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 ! when anyone mentioned [bowser] the [hound] , [reddy] would turn up his nose and say : " pooh ! 1 when 2 anyone 2 anyone 3 mentioned 3 mentioned 5 the 5 the 13 nose 7 , 10 turn 9 would 10 turn 10 turn 11 up 10 turn 13 nose 11 up 12 his 13 nose 14 and 14 and 15 say 15 say 17 " 15 say 19 ! 16 : 17 " 18 pooh 19 ! it 's the easiest thing in the world to fool him . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 6 in 3 the 4 easiest 4 easiest 5 thing 5 thing 6 in 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 10 fool 9 to 10 fool 10 fool 11 him 11 him 12 . 12 . 13 " you see , he had forgotten all about the time [bowser] had fooled him at the railroad bridge . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 forgotten 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 forgotten 6 forgotten 7 all 6 forgotten 8 about 7 all 8 about 8 about 17 railroad 9 the 10 time 10 time 12 had 12 had 13 fooled 13 fooled 14 him 14 him 15 at 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 railroad 17 railroad 19 . 18 bridge 19 . whenever [reddy] [saw] [farmer] [brown] 's boy he would say with the greatest scorn : " who 's afraid of him ? 1 whenever 6 's 6 's 10 say 7 boy 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 say 10 say 15 : 11 with 13 greatest 12 the 13 greatest 13 greatest 14 scorn 14 scorn 15 : 15 : 16 " 16 " 21 him 17 who 18 's 18 's 19 afraid 19 afraid 20 of 20 of 21 him 21 him 22 ? not [i] ! " 1 not 3 ! 3 ! 4 " so as [reddy] [fox] thought more and more of his own smartness , he grew bolder and bolder . 1 so 15 grew 2 as 13 , 5 thought 6 more 6 more 7 and 7 and 8 more 8 more 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 smartness 12 smartness 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 16 bolder 16 bolder 17 and 17 and 19 . 18 bolder 19 . almost every night he visited [farmer] [brown] 's henyard . 1 almost 4 he 1 almost 8 's 2 every 3 night 3 night 4 he 4 he 5 visited 8 's 9 henyard 8 's 10 . farmer [brown] set traps all around the yard , but [reddy] always found them and kept out of them . 1 farmer 3 set 1 farmer 4 traps 4 traps 6 around 5 all 6 around 6 around 8 yard 7 the 8 yard 8 yard 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 15 and 12 always 13 found 13 found 14 them 13 found 15 and 15 and 16 kept 16 kept 17 out 16 kept 18 of 18 of 19 them 19 them 20 . of course they missed those fresh eggs and of course they blamed [reddy] [fox] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 they 3 they 7 eggs 4 missed 5 those 5 those 6 fresh 6 fresh 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 and 8 and 11 they 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 they 11 they 12 blamed 12 blamed 15 . i hope he does ! " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 he 3 he 4 does 4 does 5 ! 5 ! 6 " jimmy said this a little spitefully and just as if he really meant it . 1 jimmy 2 said 1 jimmy 7 and 2 said 6 spitefully 3 this 6 spitefully 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 spitefully 7 and 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 11 he 10 if 11 he 11 he 13 meant 12 really 13 meant 13 meant 14 it 14 it 15 . now when people think that they are very , very smart , they like to show off . 1 now 4 think 2 when 3 people 3 people 4 think 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 12 , 7 are 8 very 7 are 9 , 9 , 10 very 10 very 11 smart 11 smart 12 , 12 , 18 . 13 they 14 like 14 like 15 to 15 to 16 show 16 show 17 off 16 show 18 . you know it isn't any fun at all to feel smart unless others can see how smart you are . 1 you 2 know 2 know 6 fun 3 it 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 any 5 any 6 fun 6 fun 7 at 6 fun 14 can 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 to 9 to 13 others 10 feel 11 smart 11 smart 12 unless 12 unless 13 others 14 can 20 . 15 see 16 how 15 see 17 smart 17 smart 18 you 17 smart 20 . 18 you 19 are so [reddy] [fox] , just to show off , grew very bold , very bold indeed . 1 so 7 show 4 , 5 just 4 , 6 to 6 to 7 show 7 show 8 off 8 off 9 , 9 , 13 , 10 grew 11 very 11 very 12 bold 12 bold 13 , 13 , 14 very 14 very 15 bold 15 bold 16 indeed 15 bold 17 . 16 indeed 17 . ' [ol] [mistah] [buzzard] , sailing overhead high up in the blue , blue sky , saw [reddy] [fox] and shook his bald head : 1 ' 5 , 1 ' 9 up 5 , 6 sailing 6 sailing 7 overhead 6 sailing 9 up 7 overhead 8 high 9 up 15 sky 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 13 , 13 , 14 blue 13 , 15 sky 15 sky 16 , 16 , 17 saw 17 saw 20 and 20 and 21 shook 21 shook 25 : 22 his 23 bald 23 bald 24 head 24 head 25 : " ah see [trouble] on the way ; [yes] , [ah] do ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 see 3 see 5 on 5 on 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 ; 7 way 12 do 8 ; 10 , 12 do 13 ! yes , [ah] do ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 do 4 do 5 ! hope it ain't a-gwine to stay ; [yes] , [ah] do ! 1 hope 2 it 2 it 3 ain't 3 ain't 4 a-gwine 4 a-gwine 5 to 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 ; 7 ; 9 , 9 , 11 do 11 do 12 ! yes , [ah] do ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 do 4 do 5 ! trouble am a spry ol ' man , [bound] to find yo ' if he can ; [if] he finds yo ' bound to stick . 1 trouble 6 ' 1 trouble 17 ; 2 am 5 ol 2 am 6 ' 3 a 4 spry 3 a 5 ol 6 ' 7 man 7 man 8 , 7 man 12 yo 8 , 10 to 10 to 11 find 12 yo 16 can 13 ' 15 he 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 can 17 ; 19 he 19 he 20 finds 20 finds 22 ' 20 finds 25 stick 21 yo 22 ' 23 bound 24 to 24 to 25 stick 25 stick 26 . when [ah] [sees] [him] , [ah] runs quick ! 1 when 5 , 5 , 7 runs 7 runs 8 quick 8 quick 9 ! yes , [ah] do ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 do 4 do 5 ! yes , [ah] do ! " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 do 4 do 5 ! 5 ! 6 " but [reddy] [fox] thought himself so smart that it seemed as if he really were hunting for [ol] ' [mr] [trouble] . 1 but 4 thought 4 thought 5 himself 4 thought 8 that 5 himself 6 so 6 so 7 smart 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 seemed 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 12 if 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 he 12 if 15 were 13 he 15 were 14 really 15 were 15 were 16 hunting 16 hunting 17 for 17 for 22 . 19 ' 22 . and when he caught the pet chicken of [farmer] [brown] 's boy , [ol] ' [mr] [trouble] was right at his heels . 1 and 3 he 1 and 12 boy 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 caught 4 caught 6 pet 5 the 6 pet 7 chicken 8 of 7 chicken 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 , 13 , 15 ' 15 ' 18 was 18 was 19 right 19 right 20 at 20 at 23 . 21 his 22 heels 22 heels 23 . [v] [reddy] [grows] [careless] ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] was right . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 was 5 was 6 right 6 right 7 . trouble was right at the heels of [reddy] [fox] , although [reddy] wouldn't have believed it if he had been told . 1 trouble 3 right 1 trouble 6 heels 2 was 3 right 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 heels 6 heels 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 although 11 although 15 believed 13 wouldn't 14 have 14 have 15 believed 15 believed 16 it 15 believed 17 if 17 if 18 he 17 if 21 told 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 been 21 told 22 . he had stolen that plump pet chicken of [farmer] [brown] 's boy for no reason under the sun but to show off . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 6 pet 3 stolen 13 for 4 that 5 plump 5 plump 6 pet 7 chicken 8 of 7 chicken 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 for 13 for 14 no 14 no 15 reason 15 reason 16 under 16 under 23 . 17 the 18 sun 17 the 23 . 18 sun 22 off 19 but 21 show 20 to 21 show 21 show 22 off he wanted everyone to know how bold he was . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 everyone 3 everyone 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 7 bold 7 bold 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 . he thought himself so smart that he could do just exactly what he pleased and no one could stop him . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 himself 2 thought 9 do 4 so 5 smart 4 so 9 do 5 smart 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 could 9 do 10 just 10 just 13 he 11 exactly 12 what 12 what 13 he 13 he 15 and 14 pleased 15 and 15 and 19 stop 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 could 18 could 19 stop 19 stop 20 him 20 him 21 . now people who brag and boast and who like to show off are almost sure to come to grief . 1 now 2 people 1 now 9 like 2 people 4 brag 3 who 4 brag 4 brag 6 boast 5 and 6 boast 6 boast 7 and 7 and 8 who 9 like 10 to 9 like 11 show 10 to 11 show 11 show 19 grief 12 off 13 are 13 are 14 almost 14 almost 15 sure 15 sure 16 to 16 to 17 come 17 come 18 to 18 to 19 grief 19 grief 20 . and when they do , very few people are sorry for them . 1 and 3 they 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 do 4 do 5 , 5 , 8 people 6 very 7 few 7 few 8 people 8 people 9 are 9 are 11 for 10 sorry 11 for 11 for 13 . 12 them 13 . yes , [sir] , they just ached to see [reddy] get into trouble . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 7 ached 6 just 7 ached 7 ached 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 11 get 11 get 12 into 11 get 14 . 13 trouble 14 . " [reddy] [fox] is getting so puffed up that pretty soon he won't be able to see his own feet , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 11 soon 4 is 5 getting 5 getting 6 so 6 so 10 pretty 7 puffed 8 up 7 puffed 10 pretty 8 up 9 that 10 pretty 11 soon 11 soon 16 to 12 he 13 won't 13 won't 14 be 14 be 15 able 14 be 16 to 16 to 19 own 17 see 18 his 18 his 19 own 19 own 22 " 20 feet 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 26 . 23 said 26 . " well , what if he doesn't ? " demanded [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 6 he 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 10 demanded 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 13 . peter looked at [jimmy] in disgust : 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 in 5 in 6 disgust 6 disgust 7 : " he comes to grief , however fleet , [who] doesn't watch his flying feet . 1 " 3 comes 2 he 3 comes 3 comes 5 grief 4 to 5 grief 5 grief 7 however 6 , 7 however 7 however 8 fleet 8 fleet 12 watch 9 , 11 doesn't 11 doesn't 12 watch 12 watch 15 feet 13 his 14 flying 14 flying 15 feet 15 feet 16 . " if [reddy] doesn't watch out , someday he 'll step right into a trap . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 9 he 4 doesn't 5 watch 4 doesn't 7 , 5 watch 6 out 7 , 8 someday 8 someday 9 he 9 he 10 'll 10 'll 11 step 11 step 12 right 11 step 13 into 13 into 15 trap 14 a 15 trap 15 trap 16 . 16 . 17 " jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 1 jimmy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " [i] wish he would ! " said he . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] can't afford to raise chickens to feed foxes ! " said he . 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 afford 4 afford 6 raise 5 to 6 raise 6 raise 7 chickens 6 raise 8 to 7 chickens 8 to 8 to 9 feed 9 feed 11 ! 9 feed 12 " 10 foxes 11 ! 12 " 15 . 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . then he whistled for [bowser] the [hound] , and together they started out . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 , 2 he 3 whistled 3 whistled 4 for 4 for 6 the 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 they 10 together 11 they 11 they 12 started 12 started 13 out 12 started 14 . 13 out 14 . it wasn't long before [bowser] found [reddy] 's tracks . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 9 tracks 3 long 4 before 3 long 8 's 4 before 6 found 8 's 9 tracks 9 tracks 10 . " [bow] , wow , wow , wow ! " roared [bowser] the [hound] . 1 " 4 wow 3 , 4 wow 4 wow 7 , 5 , 6 wow 6 wow 7 , 7 , 10 " 8 wow 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 roared 11 roared 13 the 13 the 15 . reddy [fox] , taking a nap on the edge of the [green] [forest] , heard [bowser] 's big , deep voice . 1 reddy 3 , 1 reddy 17 's 3 , 4 taking 4 taking 6 nap 5 a 6 nap 6 nap 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 14 , 10 of 11 the 14 , 15 heard 17 's 18 big 18 big 19 , 19 , 20 deep 20 deep 21 voice 21 voice 22 . he pricked up his ears , then he grinned . 1 he 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 , 6 , 7 then 7 then 10 . 8 he 9 grinned 9 grinned 10 . " [i] feel just like a good run today , " said he , and trotted off along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 1 " 3 feel 1 " 10 , 3 feel 4 just 4 just 5 like 5 like 7 good 6 a 7 good 8 run 9 today 8 run 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 and 12 said 13 he 12 said 15 and 13 he 14 , 15 and 16 trotted 16 trotted 17 off 16 trotted 18 along 18 along 26 . 19 the 23 down 23 down 25 hill 24 the 25 hill 25 hill 26 . now this was a beautiful summer day and [reddy] knew that in summer men and boys seldom hunt foxes . 1 now 2 this 1 now 8 and 2 this 3 was 4 a 5 beautiful 4 a 7 day 5 beautiful 6 summer 7 day 8 and 8 and 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 10 knew 17 seldom 12 in 13 summer 12 in 14 men 14 men 15 and 15 and 16 boys 16 boys 17 seldom 17 seldom 18 hunt 18 hunt 20 . 19 foxes 20 . so [reddy] didn't use his eyes as he should have done . 1 so 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 use 4 use 5 his 4 use 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 have 10 have 11 done 11 done 12 . you see , he thought himself so smart that he had grown careless . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 thought 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 himself 6 himself 7 so 7 so 8 smart 8 smart 11 had 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 had 11 had 12 grown 12 grown 13 careless 13 careless 14 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] had grown careless . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 had 7 had 8 grown 8 grown 9 careless 9 careless 10 . he kept looking back to see where [bowser] the [hound] was , but didn't look around to make sure that no other danger was near . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 3 looking 2 kept 3 looking 3 looking 5 to 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 where 6 see 23 danger 9 the 22 other 11 was 19 sure 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 didn't 13 but 15 look 15 look 17 to 15 look 19 sure 16 around 17 to 17 to 18 make 19 sure 20 that 20 that 21 no 21 no 22 other 22 other 23 danger 23 danger 26 . 24 was 25 near 25 near 26 . and he saw something else , did [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 and 2 he 2 he 6 , 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 , 6 , 7 did 7 did 9 ' 9 ' 12 . it looked to him very much like the barrel of a gun sticking out from behind an old tree just ahead of [reddy] . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 to 2 looked 7 like 3 to 4 him 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 like 7 like 9 barrel 8 the 9 barrel 9 barrel 10 of 10 of 12 gun 11 a 12 gun 12 gun 13 sticking 13 sticking 14 out 13 sticking 20 just 14 out 15 from 15 from 19 tree 16 behind 17 an 17 an 19 tree 18 old 19 tree 20 just 21 ahead 21 ahead 22 of 22 of 24 . [vi] [.] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [drums] [in] [vain] so once more [reddy] sat down and waited until [bowser] the [hound] was almost up to him . 1 so 2 once 1 so 5 sat 2 once 3 more 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 and 7 and 8 waited 8 waited 9 until 8 waited 16 to 9 until 15 up 11 the 15 up 13 was 14 almost 14 almost 15 up 16 to 18 . 17 him 18 . just then [drummer] the [woodpecker] began to make a tremendous noise rat-a-tat-tat-tat , rat-a-tat-tat-tat , rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 just 2 then 2 then 13 , 4 the 6 began 6 began 8 make 7 to 8 make 8 make 11 noise 9 a 10 tremendous 9 a 11 noise 11 noise 12 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 12 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 13 , 13 , 14 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 14 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 15 , 15 , 16 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 16 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 17 ! now everybody who heard that rat-a-tat-tat-tat knew that it was a danger signal . 1 now 2 everybody 1 now 6 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 everybody 3 who 3 who 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 6 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 danger 11 a 12 danger 12 danger 14 . 13 signal 14 . drummer the [woodpecker] never drums just that way for pleasure . 1 drummer 2 the 2 the 11 . 4 never 5 drums 5 drums 6 just 6 just 8 way 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 for 9 for 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 . but [reddy] [fox] paid no attention to it . 1 but 4 paid 4 paid 6 attention 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 7 to 8 it 8 it 9 . he didn't notice it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 notice 3 notice 4 it 3 notice 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . you see , he was so full of the idea of his own smartness that he didn't have room for anything else . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 5 was 7 full 7 full 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 idea 10 idea 11 of 10 idea 13 own 11 of 12 his 13 own 14 smartness 14 smartness 17 didn't 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 didn't 17 didn't 23 . 18 have 19 room 19 room 20 for 20 for 21 anything 21 anything 22 else 22 else 23 . " stupid thing ! " said [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] to himself . 1 " 2 stupid 2 stupid 3 thing 3 thing 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 to 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 . " [i] don't know what [i] am trying to warn him for , anyway . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 5 what 5 what 10 warn 7 am 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 11 him 11 him 12 for 12 for 13 , 13 , 14 anyway 14 anyway 15 . the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] would be better off without him , [a] lot better off ! 1 the 16 lot 4 and 9 be 5 the 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 better 10 better 11 off 11 off 12 without 12 without 13 him 13 him 14 , 13 him 16 lot 16 lot 17 better 17 better 18 off 18 off 19 ! nobody likes him . 1 nobody 2 likes 2 likes 3 him 3 him 4 . he 's a dreadful bully and is all the time trying to catch or scare to death those who are smaller than he . 1 he 2 's 1 he 6 and 2 's 4 dreadful 3 a 4 dreadful 5 bully 6 and 6 and 13 catch 7 is 8 all 8 all 10 time 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 13 catch 13 catch 17 death 13 catch 18 those 14 or 15 scare 15 scare 16 to 16 to 17 death 18 those 20 are 19 who 20 are 20 are 21 smaller 21 smaller 23 he 22 than 23 he 23 he 24 . still , he is so handsome ! " 1 still 2 , 1 still 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 so 5 so 6 handsome 6 handsome 7 ! 7 ! 8 " drummer cocked his head on one side and looked over at [reddy] [fox] . 1 drummer 2 cocked 2 cocked 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 on 5 on 6 one 6 one 7 side 7 side 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 over 10 over 11 at 11 at 14 . reddy was laughing to see how hard [bowser] the [hound] was working to untangle [reddy] 's mixed-up trail . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 laughing 3 laughing 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 7 hard 7 hard 19 . 9 the 18 trail 11 was 12 working 11 was 17 mixed-up 12 working 13 to 13 to 16 's 14 untangle 16 's 17 mixed-up 18 trail 18 trail 19 . " yes , [sir] , he certainly is handsome , " said [drummer] once more . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 7 certainly 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 he 7 certainly 11 " 8 is 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 more 12 said 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 . " [i] surely would miss seeing that beautiful red coat of his ! 1 " 3 surely 3 surely 5 miss 4 would 5 miss 5 miss 6 seeing 6 seeing 7 that 7 that 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 red 9 red 10 coat 10 coat 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 ! i surely would ! " he muttered . 1 i 3 would 2 surely 3 would 3 would 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 8 . " if he doesn't hear and heed now , it won't be my fault ! " 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 hear 5 hear 7 heed 5 hear 8 now 6 and 7 heed 8 now 12 be 9 , 10 it 9 , 11 won't 11 won't 12 be 12 be 16 " 13 my 14 fault 14 fault 15 ! 15 ! 16 " down at the foot of the tree a freckled face on which there was a black scowl looked up . 1 down 4 foot 1 down 10 face 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 foot 4 foot 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 9 freckled 8 a 9 freckled 10 face 11 on 11 on 12 which 11 on 13 there 11 on 14 was 12 which 13 there 14 was 18 looked 15 a 17 scowl 15 a 18 looked 16 black 17 scowl 18 looked 19 up 19 up 20 . it was the face of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 2 was 10 . 3 the 10 . 4 face 5 of 4 face 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " what ails that pesky woodpecker ? " he muttered . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 ails 2 what 3 ails 3 ails 5 pesky 4 that 5 pesky 5 pesky 6 woodpecker 6 woodpecker 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 8 " 11 . 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 11 . " if he doesn't keep still , he 'll scare that fox ! " 1 " 2 if 1 " 4 doesn't 2 if 3 he 4 doesn't 5 keep 5 keep 6 still 6 still 7 , 7 , 10 scare 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 scare 10 scare 12 fox 11 that 12 fox 12 fox 14 " 13 ! 14 " he shook a fist at [drummer] , but [drummer] didn't appear to notice . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 4 fist 3 a 4 fist 4 fist 5 at 5 at 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 appear 11 appear 12 to 12 to 13 notice 13 notice 14 . he kept right on , rat-a-tat-tat-tat , rat-a-tat-tat-tat , rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 he 2 kept 1 he 5 , 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 5 , 6 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 8 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 9 , 9 , 10 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 10 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 11 ! [vii] [.] [too] [late] [reddy] [fox] [hears] [rat-a-tat-tat-a-tat-tat] [,] [beat] [drummer] [on] [the] [old] [tree] [trunk] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] drummer didn't like the looks of that scowl , not a bit . 1 drummer 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 scowl 8 scowl 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 12 bit 11 a 12 bit 12 bit 13 . and he didn't like the looks of the gun which [farmer] [brown] 's boy had . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 like 4 like 6 looks 5 the 6 looks 6 looks 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 gun 9 gun 10 which 10 which 13 's 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 had 15 had 16 . so [drummer] the [woodpecker] crept around to the other side of the tree and in a minute was drumming harder than ever . 1 so 5 crept 3 the 5 crept 5 crept 14 and 6 around 7 to 7 to 10 side 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 and 14 and 22 ever 15 in 17 minute 15 in 19 drumming 16 a 17 minute 17 minute 18 was 19 drumming 20 harder 20 harder 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . whenever he stopped for breath , he looked out over the [green] [meadows] to see if [reddy] [fox] had heard his warning . 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 8 looked 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 for 4 for 6 , 5 breath 6 , 6 , 7 he 8 looked 9 out 8 looked 15 see 9 out 10 over 11 the 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 if 15 see 20 heard 19 had 20 heard 20 heard 22 warning 21 his 22 warning 22 warning 23 . but [if] [reddy] had heard , he hadn't heeded . 1 but 4 had 4 had 5 heard 5 heard 10 . 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 heeded 9 heeded 10 . just to show off before all the little meadow and forest people , [reddy] had waited until [bowser] the [hound] had almost reached him . 1 just 3 show 1 just 8 little 2 to 3 show 3 show 4 off 3 show 5 before 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 meadow 9 meadow 16 waited 10 and 11 forest 11 forest 12 people 12 people 13 , 13 , 15 had 15 had 16 waited 16 waited 17 until 17 until 23 reached 19 the 21 had 21 had 23 reached 22 almost 23 reached 23 reached 24 him 24 him 25 . now [reddy] [fox] had grown as careless as he had grown bold . 1 now 4 had 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 6 as 6 as 7 careless 7 careless 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 grown 11 grown 12 bold 12 bold 13 . instead of looking sharply ahead , he looked this way and that way to see who was watching and admiring him . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 11 and 2 of 3 looking 4 sharply 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 , 6 , 8 looked 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 this 9 this 10 way 10 way 11 and 11 and 13 way 12 that 13 way 13 way 14 to 13 way 15 see 13 way 17 was 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 who 17 was 18 watching 18 watching 20 admiring 18 watching 22 . 19 and 20 admiring 20 admiring 21 him now [reddy] [fox] has sharp eyes and very quick ears . 1 now 6 eyes 4 has 5 sharp 5 sharp 6 eyes 6 eyes 8 very 7 and 8 very 8 very 9 quick 9 quick 10 ears 10 ears 11 . my , my , indeed he has ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 he 6 he 7 has 7 has 8 ! but just now [reddy] was as deaf as if he had cotton stuffed in his ears . 1 but 2 just 1 but 5 was 2 just 3 now 3 now 5 was 5 was 7 deaf 6 as 7 deaf 7 deaf 8 as 8 as 10 he 8 as 11 had 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 16 ears 12 cotton 13 stuffed 13 stuffed 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 ears 16 ears 17 . for just a wee little second it seemed to [reddy] [fox] that his heart stopped beating . 1 for 2 just 2 just 8 seemed 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 little 5 little 6 second 6 second 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 12 that 12 that 15 stopped 13 his 14 heart 14 heart 15 stopped 15 stopped 16 beating 16 beating 17 . he couldn't stop running , for he had let [bowser] the [hound] get too close for that . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 running 4 running 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 let 9 let 15 close 11 the 13 get 13 get 14 too 14 too 15 close 15 close 16 for 16 for 17 that 17 that 18 . reddy [fox] gave a little gasp of fright and turned so suddenly that he almost fell flat . 1 reddy 3 gave 3 gave 5 little 4 a 5 little 5 little 8 fright 6 gasp 7 of 7 of 8 fright 8 fright 9 and 9 and 12 suddenly 9 and 16 fell 10 turned 11 so 11 so 12 suddenly 12 suddenly 13 that 14 he 15 almost 14 he 16 fell 16 fell 17 flat 17 flat 18 . then he began to run as never in his life had he run before . 1 then 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 8 in 6 as 7 never 7 never 8 in 8 in 10 life 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 had 11 had 14 before 12 he 13 run 13 run 14 before 14 before 15 . it seemed as though his flying feet hardly touched the grass . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 though 4 though 7 feet 5 his 6 flying 5 his 7 feet 7 feet 8 hardly 8 hardly 9 touched 9 touched 11 grass 10 the 11 grass 11 grass 12 . his eyes were popping out with fright as with every jump he tried to run just a wee bit faster . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 popping 3 were 8 as 4 popping 5 out 4 popping 6 with 6 with 7 fright 8 as 12 he 8 as 15 run 9 with 11 jump 9 with 12 he 10 every 11 jump 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 14 to 15 run 20 faster 16 just 18 wee 17 a 18 wee 18 wee 19 bit 19 bit 20 faster 20 faster 21 . bang ! 1 bang 2 ! bang ! 1 bang 2 ! two flashes of fire and two puffs of smoke darted from behind the old tree trunk . 1 two 2 flashes 2 flashes 3 of 2 flashes 15 tree 3 of 5 and 4 fire 5 and 5 and 6 two 6 two 7 puffs 7 puffs 8 of 8 of 9 smoke 9 smoke 10 darted 10 darted 11 from 11 from 12 behind 12 behind 14 old 13 the 14 old 15 tree 16 trunk 16 trunk 17 . drummer the [woodpecker] gave a frightened scream and flew deep into the [green] [forest] . 1 drummer 10 deep 2 the 4 gave 4 gave 9 flew 5 a 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 scream 7 scream 8 and 8 and 9 flew 9 flew 10 deep 10 deep 11 into 11 into 15 . 12 the 15 . peter [rabbit] flattened himself under a friendly bramble bush . 1 peter 3 flattened 3 flattened 4 himself 4 himself 5 under 5 under 8 bramble 6 a 7 friendly 6 a 8 bramble 8 bramble 10 . 9 bush 10 . johnny [chuck] dived headfirst down his doorway . 1 johnny 3 dived 3 dived 4 headfirst 4 headfirst 5 down 5 down 6 his 6 his 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 . reddy [fox] gave a yelp , a shrill little yelp of pain , and suddenly began to go lame . 1 reddy 6 , 3 gave 5 yelp 3 gave 6 , 4 a 5 yelp 6 , 13 , 7 a 8 shrill 8 shrill 9 little 9 little 12 pain 10 yelp 11 of 10 yelp 12 pain 12 pain 13 , 13 , 16 began 14 and 15 suddenly 15 suddenly 16 began 16 began 18 go 17 to 18 go 18 go 19 lame 19 lame 20 . but [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy didn't know that . 1 but 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 . he thought he had missed and he growled to himself : 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 missed 5 missed 6 and 6 and 8 growled 7 he 8 growled 8 growled 9 to 9 to 10 himself 10 himself 11 : " [i] 'll get that fox yet for stealing my pet chicken ! " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 that 4 get 8 for 5 that 6 fox 7 yet 8 for 8 for 9 stealing 9 stealing 11 pet 10 my 11 pet 11 pet 12 chicken 12 chicken 13 ! 13 ! 14 " [viii] [.] [granny] [fox] [takes] [care] [of] [reddy] reddy [fox] was so sore and lame that he could hardly hobble . 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 6 and 4 so 5 sore 5 sore 6 and 6 and 7 lame 7 lame 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 could 10 could 11 hardly 11 hardly 13 . 12 hobble 13 . then he had limped home , big tears running down his nose , although he tried hard not to cry . 1 then 10 down 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 limped 4 limped 5 home 5 home 6 , 6 , 8 tears 7 big 8 tears 8 tears 9 running 8 tears 10 down 10 down 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 14 although 13 , 14 although 14 although 15 he 14 although 16 tried 16 tried 19 to 17 hard 18 not 18 not 19 to 19 to 20 cry 20 cry 21 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " moaned [reddy] [fox] , as he crept in at the doorway of his home . 1 oh 3 " 1 oh 7 , 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 moaned 7 , 10 crept 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 crept 10 crept 11 in 11 in 17 home 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 doorway 14 doorway 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 home 17 home 18 . " what 's the matter now ? " snapped old [granny] [fox] , who had just waked up from a sun nap . 1 " 2 what 1 " 13 , 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 now 6 now 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 10 old 13 , 14 who 13 , 17 waked 15 had 16 just 15 had 17 waked 17 waked 18 up 18 up 23 . 19 from 21 sun 19 from 22 nap 20 a 21 sun 22 nap 23 . " [i] [i've] got hurt , " said [reddy] [fox] , and began to cry harder . 1 " 8 said 4 got 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 began 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 cry 14 to 15 cry 15 cry 16 harder 16 harder 17 . granny [fox] looked at [reddy] sharply . 1 granny 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 . " what have you been doing now tearing your clothes on a barbed-wire fence or trying to crawl through a bull-briar thicket ? 1 " 3 have 2 what 3 have 3 have 5 been 4 you 5 been 5 been 6 doing 6 doing 9 your 7 now 8 tearing 8 tearing 9 your 9 your 10 clothes 10 clothes 15 or 11 on 14 fence 11 on 15 or 12 a 13 barbed-wire 13 barbed-wire 14 fence 15 or 16 trying 16 trying 17 to 17 to 18 crawl 18 crawl 19 through 18 crawl 22 thicket 19 through 21 bull-briar 20 a 21 bull-briar 22 thicket 23 ? granny [fox] took one look at [reddy] 's wounds , and knew right away what had happened . 1 granny 3 took 3 took 4 one 3 took 12 knew 4 one 5 look 4 one 8 's 5 look 6 at 8 's 9 wounds 9 wounds 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 knew 13 right 12 knew 15 what 14 away 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 18 . 17 happened 18 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! there was nothing gentle about that ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 gentle 4 gentle 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 ! you see , old [granny] [fox] is wise and very , very sharp and shrewd . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 old 4 old 9 and 7 is 8 wise 7 is 9 and 9 and 10 very 10 very 11 , 11 , 12 very 12 very 13 sharp 13 sharp 16 . 14 and 15 shrewd 15 shrewd 16 . " [i] hope this will teach you a lesson ! " said [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 4 this 4 this 5 will 5 will 6 teach 6 teach 7 you 6 teach 10 ! 8 a 9 lesson 9 lesson 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . " what are your eyes and your ears and your nose for ? 1 " 2 what 1 " 13 ? 2 what 3 are 3 are 5 eyes 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 12 for 6 and 7 your 7 your 8 ears 8 ears 9 and 9 and 10 your 10 your 11 nose 11 nose 12 for to keep you out of just such trouble as this . 1 to 2 keep 2 keep 3 you 2 keep 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 just 6 just 7 such 7 such 8 trouble 8 trouble 11 . 9 as 10 this 10 this 11 . " a little [fox] must use his eyes [or] get someday a sad surprise . 1 " 2 a 1 " 3 little 3 little 5 must 5 must 6 use 6 use 8 eyes 6 use 14 surprise 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 11 someday 10 get 11 someday 12 a 13 sad 12 a 14 surprise 14 surprise 15 . " a little [fox] must use his ears [and] know what makes each sound he hears . 1 " 2 a 1 " 3 little 3 little 6 use 5 must 6 use 6 use 7 his 7 his 8 ears 8 ears 12 makes 10 know 11 what 11 what 12 makes 12 makes 14 sound 13 each 14 sound 14 sound 17 . 15 he 16 hears 16 hears 17 . " a little [fox] must use his nose [and] try the wind where'er he goes . 1 " 2 a 1 " 3 little 3 little 6 use 5 must 6 use 6 use 7 his 7 his 8 nose 8 nose 12 wind 10 try 11 the 11 the 12 wind 12 wind 13 where'er 13 where'er 16 . 14 he 15 goes 15 goes 16 . " a little [fox] must use all three [to] live to grow as old as me . 1 " 2 a 1 " 3 little 3 little 5 must 5 must 6 use 6 use 8 three 6 use 17 . 7 all 8 three 10 live 11 to 11 to 12 grow 12 grow 13 as 12 grow 17 . 13 as 14 old 14 old 15 as 15 as 16 me " now tell me all about it , [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 3 tell 5 all 5 all 6 about 6 about 8 , 7 it 8 , 8 , 11 . this is summer and men don't hunt foxes now . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 summer 3 summer 4 and 4 and 5 men 5 men 6 don't 6 don't 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 foxes 8 foxes 9 now 9 now 10 . i don't see how it happens that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was waiting for you with a gun . " 1 i 6 happens 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 how 4 how 5 it 4 how 6 happens 6 happens 7 that 7 that 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 was 12 was 13 waiting 13 waiting 14 for 14 for 15 you 15 you 20 " 16 with 17 a 16 with 18 gun 18 gun 19 . 19 . 20 " you may be sure he was very careful not to mention that . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 10 to 4 sure 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 careful 8 careful 9 not 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 mention 11 mention 13 . 12 that 13 . " caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 7 ! 5 , 8 " 6 caw 7 ! 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 the 11 the 13 . the face of [granny] [fox] cleared . 1 the 2 face 2 face 3 of 3 of 6 cleared 6 cleared 7 . reddy [fox] grew very red in the face , but he never said a word . 1 reddy 3 grew 3 grew 5 red 3 grew 8 face 4 very 5 red 5 red 6 in 6 in 7 the 8 face 9 , 8 face 11 he 9 , 10 but 11 he 12 never 12 never 13 said 13 said 16 . 14 a 15 word 15 word 16 . [ix] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [hears] [the] [news] johnny [chuck] came running up to the edge of the [old] [briarpatch] quite out of breath . 1 johnny 3 came 3 came 5 up 4 running 5 up 5 up 8 edge 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 13 quite 13 quite 15 of 13 quite 17 . 14 out 15 of 15 of 16 breath you see , he is so round and fat and roly-poly that to run makes him puff and blow . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 and 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 round 5 is 8 and 6 so 7 round 8 and 11 roly-poly 8 and 12 that 9 fat 10 and 9 fat 11 roly-poly 12 that 15 makes 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 makes 15 makes 16 him 16 him 17 puff 17 puff 18 and 18 and 19 blow 19 blow 20 . johnny [chuck] 's eyes danced with excitement as he peered into the [old] [briar-patch] , trying to see [peter] [rabbit] . 1 johnny 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 danced 5 danced 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 peered 10 peered 11 into 11 into 21 . 12 the 21 . 15 , 16 trying 16 trying 18 see 16 trying 21 . 17 to 18 see " [peter] ! 1 " 3 ! peter [rabbit] ! 1 peter 3 ! oh , [peter] ! " he called . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 called 7 called 8 . no one answered . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 answered 3 answered 4 . johnny [chuck] looked disappointed . 1 johnny 3 looked 3 looked 4 disappointed 4 disappointed 5 . it was the middle of the morning , and he had thought that [peter] would surely be at home then . 1 it 9 and 2 was 4 middle 3 the 4 middle 4 middle 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 12 thought 10 he 11 had 12 thought 13 that 12 thought 15 would 15 would 16 surely 16 surely 20 then 17 be 18 at 18 at 19 home 19 home 20 then 20 then 21 . he would try once more . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 once 4 once 5 more 5 more 6 . " oh , you [peter] [rabbit] ! " he shouted in such a high-pitched voice that it was almost a squeal . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 you 2 oh 3 , 4 you 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 10 shouted 9 he 10 shouted 10 shouted 11 in 11 in 12 such 12 such 15 voice 13 a 14 high-pitched 14 high-pitched 15 voice 15 voice 22 . 16 that 18 was 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 almost 18 was 22 . 19 almost 21 squeal 20 a 21 squeal " what you want ? " asked a sleepy voice from the middle of the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 7 asked 2 what 3 you 3 you 4 want 4 want 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 7 asked 9 sleepy 8 a 9 sleepy 9 sleepy 10 voice 10 voice 13 middle 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 . johnny [chuck] 's face lighted up . 1 johnny 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 lighted 5 lighted 6 up 6 up 7 . " come out here , [peter] , where [i] can look at you , " cried [johnny] . 1 " 2 come 1 " 5 , 2 come 3 out 3 out 4 here 5 , 10 can 7 , 8 where 8 where 10 can 10 can 11 look 11 look 12 at 12 at 13 you 13 you 16 cried 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 cried 16 cried 18 . " go away , [johnny] [chuck] ! 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 away 3 away 4 , 4 , 7 ! " [i] 've got some news for you , [peter] , " called [johnny] [chuck] eagerly . 1 " 4 got 3 've 4 got 4 got 6 news 4 got 9 , 5 some 6 news 6 news 7 for 7 for 8 you 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 16 eagerly 12 " 13 called 16 eagerly 17 . " how do you know it 's news to me ? " asked [peter] , and [johnny] noticed that his voice wasn't quite so cross . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 do 4 you 5 know 5 know 8 news 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 news 8 news 13 asked 9 to 10 me 9 to 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 noticed 18 noticed 19 that 19 that 21 voice 19 that 22 wasn't 20 his 21 voice 21 voice 22 wasn't 22 wasn't 26 . 23 quite 24 so 23 quite 25 cross 25 cross 26 . " pooh ! " said [peter] [rabbit] , " it 's probably as old as the hills to me . 1 " 2 pooh 1 " 8 , 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 8 , 10 it 8 , 11 's 9 " 10 it 10 it 11 's 11 's 14 old 12 probably 13 as 13 as 14 old 14 old 15 as 15 as 17 hills 16 the 17 hills 17 hills 18 to 18 to 20 . 19 me 20 . you folks who go to bed with the sun don't hear the news until it 's old . 1 you 2 folks 2 folks 9 sun 3 who 4 go 4 go 5 to 5 to 6 bed 6 bed 7 with 7 with 8 the 8 the 9 sun 9 sun 10 don't 10 don't 11 hear 11 hear 13 news 12 the 13 news 13 news 14 until 14 until 15 it 15 it 16 's 16 's 17 old 17 old 18 . what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " it 's about [reddy] [fox] , " began [johnny] [chuck] , but [peter] [rabbit] interrupted him . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 , 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 about 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 began 9 began 12 , 12 , 16 interrupted 13 but 16 interrupted 16 interrupted 17 him 17 him 18 . " shucks , [johnny] [chuck] ! 1 " 2 shucks 2 shucks 3 , 3 , 6 ! you are slow ! 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 slow 3 slow 4 ! why , it was all over [green] [meadows] last night how [reddy] [fox] had been shot by [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! " jeered [peter] [rabbit] . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 2 , 20 's 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 all 4 was 6 over 6 over 9 last 9 last 10 night 10 night 11 how 11 how 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 shot 16 shot 17 by 20 's 27 . 21 boy 22 ! 21 boy 27 . 22 ! 23 " 23 " 24 jeered " that 's no news . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 no 4 no 5 news 5 news 6 . and here you 've waked me up to tell me something [i] knew before you went to bed last night ! 1 and 3 you 1 and 6 me 2 here 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 waked 6 me 8 to 6 me 13 knew 7 up 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 something 13 knew 14 before 14 before 15 you 14 before 16 went 16 went 19 last 17 to 18 bed 18 bed 19 last 19 last 20 night 20 night 21 ! serves [reddy] [fox] right . 1 serves 4 right 4 right 5 . hope he 'll be lame for a week , " added [peter] [rabbit] . 1 hope 2 he 1 hope 4 be 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 lame 5 lame 6 for 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 added 11 added 14 . " he can't walk at all ! " cried [johnny] [chuck] in triumph , sure now that [peter] [rabbit] hadn't heard the news . 1 " 5 at 1 " 9 cried 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 4 walk 4 walk 5 at 6 all 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 16 now 12 in 13 triumph 12 in 14 , 14 , 15 sure 15 sure 16 now 16 now 17 that 17 that 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 23 news 21 heard 22 the 22 the 23 news 23 news 24 . he knew now that [peter] [rabbit] 's curiosity was aroused , and he smiled to himself . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 now 3 now 8 curiosity 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 curiosity 8 curiosity 12 and 9 was 10 aroused 10 aroused 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 . 13 he 14 smiled 14 smiled 15 to 14 smiled 16 himself 16 himself 17 . in a few minutes [peter] thrust a sleepy-looking face out from the [old] [briar-patch] and grinned rather sheepishly . 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 2 a 4 minutes 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 thrust 6 thrust 9 face 7 a 9 face 8 sleepy-looking 9 face 9 face 10 out 10 out 11 from 11 from 19 . 12 the 19 . 15 and 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 rather 16 grinned 18 sheepishly 18 sheepishly 19 . " what was that you were saying about [reddy] [fox] ? " he asked again . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 were 2 what 3 was 3 was 4 that 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 saying 7 saying 8 about 8 about 16 . 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 he 12 " 16 . 13 he 14 asked 14 asked 15 again " [i] 've a good mind not to tell you , [mr] [know-it-all] , " exclaimed [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 11 , 3 've 4 a 3 've 5 good 5 good 6 mind 6 mind 7 not 7 not 8 to 7 not 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 9 tell 11 , 11 , 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 exclaimed 16 exclaimed 19 . " oh , please , [johnny] [chuck] , " pleaded [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 4 please 3 , 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 13 . 9 " 10 pleaded finally [johnny] gave in . 1 finally 3 gave 3 gave 4 in 4 in 5 . " [i] said that [reddy] [fox] can't walk . 1 " 3 said 3 said 4 that 4 that 7 can't 7 can't 8 walk 8 walk 9 . aren't you glad , [peter] ? " 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 glad 3 glad 4 , 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [jimmy] [skunk] told me . 1 " 4 told 4 told 5 me 5 me 6 . he was up by [reddy] 's house early this morning and saw [reddy] try to walk . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 and 2 was 3 up 3 up 4 by 6 's 7 house 6 's 11 and 7 house 8 early 8 early 9 this 9 this 10 morning 11 and 12 saw 12 saw 14 try 14 try 15 to 15 to 16 walk 16 walk 17 . he tried and tried and couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 and 3 and 4 tried 4 tried 5 and 5 and 7 . 6 couldn't 7 . you won't have to watch out for [reddy] [fox] for some time , [peter] . 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 for 7 for 13 , 10 for 11 some 11 some 12 time 12 time 13 , 13 , 15 . serves him right , doesn't it ? " 1 serves 2 him 2 him 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 7 ? 5 doesn't 6 it 5 doesn't 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " let's go up and see if it really is true ! " said [peter] suddenly . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 7 if 2 let's 4 up 3 go 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 see 7 if 8 it 7 if 10 is 8 it 10 is 9 really 10 is 10 is 11 true 11 true 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 17 . 14 said 16 suddenly 16 suddenly 17 . " all right , " said [johnny] [chuck] , and off they started . 1 " 6 said 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 they 11 off 12 they 12 they 13 started 13 started 14 . x . poor [reddy] [fox] 1 x 2 . 2 . 3 poor peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] stole up the hill toward the home of [reddy] [fox] . 1 peter 3 and 3 and 6 stole 6 stole 7 up 7 up 8 the 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 10 toward 10 toward 12 home 11 the 12 home 12 home 13 of 13 of 16 . they were not taking any chances . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 taking 4 taking 5 any 5 any 6 chances 6 chances 7 . johnny [chuck] was not much afraid of [reddy] [fox] , for he had whipped him once , but he was afraid of old [granny] [fox] . 1 johnny 3 was 3 was 5 much 3 was 6 afraid 4 not 5 much 6 afraid 16 once 7 of 10 , 10 , 14 whipped 11 for 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 whipped 14 whipped 15 him 15 him 16 once 16 once 20 was 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 afraid 21 afraid 22 of 22 of 23 old 23 old 26 . peter [rabbit] was afraid of both . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 both 6 both 7 . the nearer he got to the home of [reddy] [fox] , the more anxious and nervous he grew . 1 the 2 nearer 1 the 14 anxious 2 nearer 4 got 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 home 7 home 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 13 more 12 the 13 more 14 anxious 15 and 15 and 18 grew 16 nervous 17 he 17 he 18 grew 18 grew 19 . so he kept a sharp watch in every direction , ready to run at the least sign of danger . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 watch 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 5 sharp 4 a 5 sharp 6 watch 12 to 7 in 8 every 8 every 9 direction 9 direction 10 , 10 , 11 ready 11 ready 12 to 12 to 13 run 13 run 14 at 14 at 17 sign 15 the 16 least 16 least 17 sign 17 sign 18 of 18 of 19 danger 19 danger 20 . pretty soon they saw old [granny] [fox] come out . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 they 3 they 4 saw 4 saw 5 old 4 saw 9 out 5 old 8 come 9 out 10 . she sniffed the wind and then she started off at a quick run down the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 she 2 sniffed 2 sniffed 5 and 3 the 4 wind 4 wind 5 and 5 and 6 then 6 then 7 she 7 she 8 started 8 started 9 off 8 started 14 down 9 off 10 at 10 at 13 run 11 a 12 quick 12 quick 13 run 14 down 19 . 15 the 19 . johnny [chuck] gave a sigh of relief , for he wasn't afraid of [reddy] and now he felt safe . 1 johnny 3 gave 3 gave 5 sigh 4 a 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 of 6 of 7 relief 7 relief 15 and 8 , 11 wasn't 8 , 15 and 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 15 and 17 he 15 and 18 felt 16 now 17 he 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 safe 18 felt 20 . but [peter] [rabbit] was just as watchful as ever . 1 but 9 ever 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 watchful 7 watchful 8 as 8 as 9 ever 9 ever 10 . " [i] 've got to see [reddy] for myself before [i] 'll go a step nearer , " he whispered . 1 " 10 before 3 've 5 to 3 've 6 see 4 got 5 to 6 see 8 for 8 for 9 myself 9 myself 10 before 10 before 12 'll 12 'll 13 go 13 go 14 a 13 go 15 step 15 step 18 " 16 nearer 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 he 18 " 21 . 19 he 20 whispered just then [johnny] [chuck] put a hand on his lips and pointed with the other hand . 1 just 2 then 2 then 11 and 5 put 7 hand 6 a 7 hand 7 hand 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 lips 10 lips 11 and 11 and 12 pointed 12 pointed 13 with 12 pointed 16 hand 13 with 14 the 14 the 16 hand 15 other 16 hand 16 hand 17 . there was [reddy] [fox] crawling out of his doorway into the sun . 1 there 7 of 2 was 5 crawling 5 crawling 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 doorway 8 his 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 into 10 into 11 the 11 the 12 sun 12 sun 13 . peter [rabbit] leaned forward to see better . 1 peter 3 leaned 3 leaned 4 forward 4 forward 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 better 7 better 8 . was [reddy] [fox] really so badly hurt , or was he only pretending ? 1 was 4 really 1 was 9 or 4 really 5 so 5 so 6 badly 6 badly 7 hurt 7 hurt 8 , 9 or 10 was 10 was 14 ? 11 he 12 only 11 he 14 ? 12 only 13 pretending reddy [fox] crawled painfully out onto his doorstep . 1 reddy 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 painfully 4 painfully 5 out 5 out 6 onto 6 onto 7 his 7 his 8 doorstep 8 doorstep 9 . he tried to stand and walk , but he couldn't because he was too stiff and sore . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 8 but 3 to 4 stand 4 stand 5 and 5 and 6 walk 5 and 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 because 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 because 11 because 12 he 11 because 14 too 12 he 13 was 14 too 18 . 15 stiff 16 and 16 and 17 sore 17 sore 18 . so he just crawled . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 just 3 just 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 . he didn't know that anyone was watching him , and with every movement he made a face . 1 he 3 know 1 he 10 and 2 didn't 3 know 4 that 5 anyone 5 anyone 6 was 6 was 7 watching 7 watching 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 movement 10 and 17 face 11 with 12 every 12 every 13 movement 13 movement 14 he 14 he 15 made 16 a 17 face 17 face 18 . that was because it hurt so . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 it 3 because 5 hurt 4 it 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 so 6 so 7 . peter [rabbit] , watching from the clump of bushes , knew then that [reddy] was not pretending . 1 peter 7 clump 3 , 4 watching 3 , 7 clump 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 clump 7 clump 8 of 8 of 9 bushes 9 bushes 10 , 10 , 11 knew 11 knew 12 then 11 knew 13 that 13 that 17 pretending 15 was 16 not 16 not 17 pretending 17 pretending 18 . he knew that he had nothing , not the least little thing , to fear from [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 6 nothing 4 he 5 had 6 nothing 8 not 7 , 8 not 8 not 12 thing 9 the 10 least 10 least 11 little 11 little 12 thing 12 thing 13 , 13 , 14 to 14 to 15 fear 15 fear 16 from 16 from 19 . so [peter] gave a whoop of joy and sprang out into view . 1 so 3 gave 3 gave 9 sprang 4 a 5 whoop 5 whoop 6 of 6 of 8 and 7 joy 8 and 8 and 9 sprang 9 sprang 10 out 10 out 11 into 11 into 12 view 12 view 13 . reddy looked up and tried to grin , but made a face of pain instead . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 4 and 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 tried 4 and 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 grin 8 , 8 , 10 made 9 but 10 made 10 made 12 face 11 a 12 face 12 face 13 of 13 of 16 . 14 pain 15 instead 15 instead 16 . you see , it hurt so to move . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 hurt 4 it 5 hurt 5 hurt 7 to 6 so 7 to 7 to 8 move 8 move 9 . " [i] suppose you 're tickled to death to see me like this , " he growled to [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 suppose 1 " 6 tickled 3 suppose 5 're 4 you 5 're 6 tickled 7 to 6 tickled 11 me 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 to 8 death 10 see 9 to 10 see 11 me 12 like 12 like 14 , 13 this 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 growled 17 growled 18 to 18 to 21 . so [at] first [peter] [rabbit] had whooped with joy . 1 so 3 first 3 first 6 had 6 had 7 whooped 7 whooped 8 with 8 with 9 joy 9 joy 10 . he forgot all about the threats of [reddy] [fox] and how [reddy] had tried to trick him . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 threats 5 the 6 threats 6 threats 7 of 7 of 14 tried 10 and 11 how 11 how 13 had 13 had 14 tried 14 tried 16 trick 15 to 16 trick 16 trick 18 . 17 him 18 . he forgot all about how mean [reddy] had been . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 how 5 how 9 been 6 mean 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 . " [poor] [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 10 . " [poor] [reddy] [fox] . " 1 " 5 . 5 . 6 " [xi] [.] [granny] [fox] [returns] up over the hill trotted old [granny] [fox] . 1 up 2 over 2 over 3 the 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 trotted 5 trotted 6 old 6 old 9 . she was on her way home with a tender young chicken for [reddy] [fox] . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 5 way 4 her 5 way 5 way 7 with 6 home 7 with 7 with 11 chicken 8 a 9 tender 8 a 11 chicken 9 tender 10 young 11 chicken 12 for 12 for 15 . poor [reddy] ! 1 poor 3 ! but old [granny] [fox] didn't know this . 1 but 2 old 2 old 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 this 7 this 8 . she never makes such mistakes herself . 1 she 2 never 2 never 3 makes 3 makes 4 such 4 such 5 mistakes 5 mistakes 6 herself 6 herself 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she knew that [bowser] the [hound] was chained up . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 10 . 5 the 10 . 7 was 8 chained 7 was 9 up 9 up 10 . she had seen [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy hoeing in the cornfield , so she had nothing to fear from them . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 6 and 3 seen 16 so 6 and 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 hoeing 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 cornfield 14 cornfield 15 , 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 she 16 so 19 nothing 17 she 18 had 19 nothing 24 . 20 to 21 fear 21 fear 22 from 22 from 23 them 23 them 24 . it was [peter] [rabbit] sitting up very straight , not ten feet from [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 up 5 sitting 6 up 6 up 7 very 7 very 8 straight 8 straight 9 , 9 , 10 not 9 , 11 ten 10 not 11 ten 11 ten 12 feet 12 feet 13 from 13 from 16 . " so that 's that young scamp of a [peter] [rabbit] whom [reddy] was going to catch for me when [i] was sick and couldn't ! 1 " 8 of 1 " 12 whom 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 that 5 that 6 young 6 young 7 scamp 7 scamp 8 of 9 a 12 whom 12 whom 14 was 14 was 15 going 14 was 24 and 15 going 16 to 15 going 17 catch 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 for 17 catch 20 when 18 for 19 me 22 was 23 sick 23 sick 24 and 24 and 25 couldn't 25 couldn't 26 ! so first she studied and studied every clump of grass and every bush behind which she could creep . 1 so 2 first 1 so 6 studied 2 first 3 she 4 studied 5 and 5 and 6 studied 6 studied 14 behind 7 every 8 clump 8 clump 9 of 8 clump 11 and 9 of 10 grass 11 and 12 every 11 and 13 bush 13 bush 14 behind 14 behind 15 which 15 which 18 creep 16 she 17 could 17 could 18 creep 18 creep 19 . she saw that she could get almost to where [peter] [rabbit] was sitting and never once show herself to him . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 12 was 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 could 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 almost 6 get 8 to 8 to 9 where 9 where 12 was 12 was 13 sitting 13 sitting 15 never 13 sitting 16 once 14 and 15 never 16 once 19 to 16 once 20 him 17 show 18 herself 18 herself 19 to 20 him 21 . then she looked this way and looked that way to make sure that no one was watching her . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 looked 1 then 5 way 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 this 5 way 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 10 to 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 12 sure 16 was 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 was 16 was 17 watching 17 watching 19 . 18 her 19 . no one did she see on the [green] [meadows] who was looking her way . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 did 3 did 4 she 4 she 5 see 5 see 6 on 6 on 14 way 7 the 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 looking 12 looking 13 her 13 her 14 way 14 way 15 . then [granny] [fox] began to crawl from one clump of grass to another and from bush to bush . 1 then 4 began 4 began 6 crawl 5 to 6 crawl 6 crawl 7 from 6 crawl 12 to 7 from 8 one 9 clump 10 of 10 of 11 grass 11 grass 12 to 12 to 14 and 13 another 14 and 14 and 19 . 15 from 16 bush 16 bush 17 to 17 to 18 bush 18 bush 19 . sometimes she wriggled along flat on her stomach . 1 sometimes 2 she 2 she 3 wriggled 3 wriggled 4 along 4 along 5 flat 5 flat 6 on 6 on 7 her 7 her 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 . little by little she was drawing nearer and nearer to [peter] [rabbit] . 1 little 4 she 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 drawing 6 drawing 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 and 8 and 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 to 10 to 13 . now with all her smartness old [granny] [fox] had forgotten one thing . 1 now 5 smartness 1 now 10 forgotten 2 with 3 all 3 all 4 her 4 her 5 smartness 6 old 9 had 9 had 10 forgotten 10 forgotten 11 one 11 one 12 thing 12 thing 13 . yes , [sir] , she had forgotten one thing . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 forgotten 7 forgotten 8 one 8 one 9 thing 9 thing 10 . never once had she thought to look up in the sky . 1 never 2 once 1 never 3 had 2 once 3 had 3 had 7 look 4 she 5 thought 5 thought 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . 11 sky 12 . and there was [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sailing round and round and looking down and seeing all that was going on below . 1 and 2 there 1 and 5 ' 2 there 3 was 5 ' 11 round 8 sailing 9 round 8 sailing 10 and 9 round 10 and 10 and 11 round 11 round 14 down 12 and 13 looking 12 and 14 down 14 down 15 and 15 and 16 seeing 16 seeing 18 that 16 seeing 19 was 17 all 18 that 19 was 23 . 20 going 21 on 21 on 22 below 22 below 23 . ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] is sharp . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 is 5 is 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 . he knew just what old [granny] [fox] was planning to do knew it as well as if he had read her thoughts . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 2 knew 9 planning 4 what 5 old 4 what 9 planning 5 old 8 was 9 planning 15 well 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 knew 12 knew 13 it 12 knew 14 as 14 as 15 well 15 well 16 as 16 as 18 he 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 read 20 read 22 thoughts 21 her 22 thoughts 22 thoughts 23 . his eyes twinkled . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 twinkled 3 twinkled 4 . then he slanted his broad wings downward and without a sound slid down out of the sky till he was right behind [granny] [fox] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 wings 2 he 3 slanted 3 slanted 5 broad 4 his 5 broad 6 wings 7 downward 6 wings 13 down 7 downward 8 and 8 and 12 slid 9 without 11 sound 10 a 11 sound 11 sound 12 slid 13 down 14 out 14 out 15 of 15 of 17 sky 15 of 19 he 16 the 17 sky 17 sky 18 till 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 right 20 was 22 behind 22 behind 25 . " do yo ' always crawl home , [granny] [fox] ? " asked [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 do 1 " 8 , 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 7 home 5 always 7 home 6 crawl 7 home 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 13 asked 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 ' 15 ' 18 . granny [fox] was so startled , for she hadn't heard a sound , that she jumped almost out of her skin . 1 granny 3 was 3 was 5 startled 3 was 12 sound 4 so 5 startled 5 startled 7 for 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 she 8 she 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 heard 11 a 12 sound 12 sound 16 jumped 13 , 14 that 14 that 15 she 14 that 16 jumped 16 jumped 17 almost 17 almost 22 . 18 out 19 of 19 of 20 her 20 her 21 skin 21 skin 22 . of course [peter] [rabbit] saw [her] then , and was off like a shot . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 saw 5 saw 7 then 7 then 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 was 9 and 15 . 10 was 11 off 10 was 12 like 12 like 14 shot 13 a 14 shot granny [fox] showed all her teeth . 1 granny 3 showed 3 showed 4 all 4 all 5 her 4 all 6 teeth 5 her 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 . " [i] wish you would mind your own business , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " she snarled . 1 " 6 mind 3 wish 4 you 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 mind 6 mind 13 ! 7 your 8 own 8 own 9 business 9 business 10 , 10 , 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 16 snarled 15 she 16 snarled 16 snarled 17 . " [cert'nly] , cert'nly , [ah] sho'ly will ! " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , and sailed up into the blue , blue sky . 1 " 4 cert'nly 1 " 5 , 3 , 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 5 , 5 , 11 replied 7 sho'ly 9 ! 7 sho'ly 10 " 8 will 9 ! 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 ' 11 replied 22 blue 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 sailed 17 and 19 up 19 up 20 into 20 into 21 the 21 the 22 blue 22 blue 24 blue 23 , 24 blue 24 blue 26 . 25 sky 26 . [xii] [.] [the] [lost] [chicken] now she saw [peter] going across the [green] [meadows] , lipperty-lipperty-lip , as fast as he could go . 1 now 2 she 1 now 17 could 2 she 3 saw 3 saw 5 going 3 saw 6 across 6 across 7 the 7 the 14 fast 10 , 11 lipperty-lipperty-lip 11 lipperty-lipperty-lip 12 , 11 lipperty-lipperty-lip 14 fast 12 , 13 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 19 . 18 go 19 . she was so angry that she hopped up and down . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 7 hopped 4 angry 5 that 5 that 6 she 6 she 7 hopped 7 hopped 8 up 8 up 9 and 9 and 11 . 10 down 11 . she tore up the grass and ground her long , white teeth . 1 she 2 tore 1 she 6 and 2 tore 3 up 3 up 5 grass 4 the 5 grass 6 and 7 ground 7 ground 11 white 8 her 9 long 9 long 10 , 10 , 11 white 11 white 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 . my , my , but old [granny] [fox] certainly was angry ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 old 6 old 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 was 10 was 11 angry 11 angry 12 ! johnny [chuck] was scared . 1 johnny 3 was 3 was 4 scared 4 scared 5 . yes , indeed , [johnny] [chuck] was dreadfully scared . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 8 dreadfully 8 dreadfully 9 scared 9 scared 10 . he had fought [reddy] [fox] and whipped him , but he knew that old [granny] [fox] would be too much for him . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 and 2 had 3 fought 6 and 8 him 6 and 9 , 7 whipped 8 him 9 , 12 knew 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 18 be 13 that 14 old 14 old 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 too 18 be 20 much 19 too 20 much 20 much 21 for 21 for 23 . 22 him 23 . then [johnny] [chuck] crept along until he was far enough away to run . 1 then 7 he 4 crept 5 along 4 crept 6 until 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 far 9 far 10 enough 10 enough 12 to 11 away 12 to 12 to 13 run 13 run 14 . how he did run ! 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 run 4 run 5 ! " serves me right for having so much curiosity , " said [johnny] [chuck] to himself . 1 " 2 serves 2 serves 3 me 2 serves 4 right 4 right 5 for 5 for 10 , 6 having 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 10 , 10 , 17 . 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . reddy [fox] looked up as old [granny] [fox] came hurrying home . 1 reddy 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 as 5 as 6 old 6 old 9 came 9 came 10 hurrying 10 hurrying 11 home 11 home 12 . he was weak and very , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 weak 2 was 4 and 3 weak 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 9 . 8 hungry 9 . " did you bring me something nice , [granny] ? " asked [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 4 bring 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 bring 4 bring 5 me 5 me 6 something 6 something 8 , 7 nice 8 , 8 , 12 asked 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 15 . when [reddy] spoke , she remembered it , and the thought of having to go way back after it didn't improve her temper a bit . 1 when 9 and 3 spoke 4 , 4 , 5 she 4 , 8 , 5 she 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 it 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 after 10 the 11 thought 11 thought 15 go 12 of 13 having 13 having 14 to 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 way 16 way 17 back 17 back 18 after 18 after 21 improve 19 it 20 didn't 20 didn't 21 improve 21 improve 22 her 22 her 23 temper 23 temper 25 bit 23 temper 26 . 24 a 25 bit " no ! " she snapped . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 snapped 6 snapped 7 . " [i] haven't ! 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 ! you don't deserve any breakfast anyway . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 deserve 3 deserve 4 any 4 any 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 . granny [fox] saw them . 1 granny 3 saw 3 saw 4 them 4 them 5 . " there , there , [reddy] ! 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 , 5 , 7 ! don't cry . 1 don't 2 cry 2 cry 3 . i 've got a fine fat chicken for you up on the hill , and [i] 'll run back and get it , " said [granny] [fox] . 1 i 10 up 2 've 3 got 3 got 5 fine 3 got 6 fat 4 a 5 fine 6 fat 7 chicken 6 fat 10 up 7 chicken 8 for 8 for 9 you 10 up 13 hill 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 hill 13 hill 19 back 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 back 15 and 17 'll 17 'll 18 run 19 back 20 and 20 and 21 get 21 get 22 it 22 it 28 . 23 , 24 " 23 , 25 said 25 said 28 . so off she started up the hill to the place where she had left the chicken when she started to try to catch [peter] [rabbit] . 1 so 3 she 1 so 7 hill 2 off 3 she 3 she 4 started 4 started 5 up 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 11 where 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 place 10 place 11 where 11 where 14 left 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 left 14 left 16 chicken 14 left 17 when 15 the 16 chicken 17 when 18 she 17 when 19 started 18 she 19 started 19 started 21 try 19 started 22 to 20 to 21 try 22 to 23 catch 23 catch 26 . when she got there , there wasn't any chicken . 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 got 2 she 3 got 3 got 4 there 4 there 5 , 5 , 7 wasn't 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 9 chicken 8 any 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 . no , [sir] , there was no chicken at all just a few feathers . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 was 2 , 5 there 4 , 5 there 6 was 9 at 7 no 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 just 11 just 13 few 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 feathers 14 feathers 15 . granny [fox] could hardly believe her own eyes . 1 granny 3 could 3 could 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 believe 5 believe 7 own 6 her 7 own 7 own 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . she looked this way and she looked that way , but there was no chicken , just a few feathers . 1 she 2 looked 1 she 10 , 2 looked 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 7 looked 5 and 6 she 6 she 7 looked 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 , 10 , 12 there 10 , 16 , 11 but 12 there 12 there 13 was 14 no 15 chicken 15 chicken 16 , 16 , 19 few 17 just 18 a 17 just 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 20 feathers 21 . old [granny] [fox] flew into a greater rage than before . 1 old 4 flew 4 flew 5 into 5 into 8 rage 6 a 7 greater 7 greater 8 rage 8 rage 9 than 9 than 10 before 10 before 11 . [xiii] [.] [granny] [fox] [calls] [jimmy] [skunk] [names] granny [fox] couldn't believe her own eyes . 1 granny 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 her 5 her 6 own 6 own 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . that chicken certainly had disappeared , and left no trace of where it had gone . 1 that 2 chicken 2 chicken 3 certainly 3 certainly 8 left 4 had 7 and 5 disappeared 6 , 5 disappeared 7 and 7 and 8 left 8 left 12 where 9 no 10 trace 10 trace 11 of 10 trace 12 where 12 where 13 it 13 it 14 had 14 had 16 . 15 gone 16 . it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . old [granny] [fox] sat down to think who would dare steal anything from her . 1 old 4 sat 4 sat 5 down 5 down 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 who 8 who 9 would 9 would 10 dare 10 dare 11 steal 11 steal 12 anything 12 anything 13 from 13 from 15 . 14 her 15 . then she walked in a big circle with her nose to the ground , sniffing and sniffing . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 walked 1 then 6 big 3 walked 4 in 5 a 6 big 6 big 10 nose 7 circle 8 with 8 with 9 her 9 her 10 nose 10 nose 15 sniffing 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 14 , 14 , 15 sniffing 15 sniffing 16 and 16 and 17 sniffing 16 and 18 . 17 sniffing 18 . what was she doing that for ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 7 ? 2 was 3 she 2 was 4 doing 4 doing 5 that 6 for 7 ? why , to see if she could find the tracks of anyone who might have stolen her chicken . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 see 2 , 3 to 4 see 6 she 5 if 6 she 6 she 7 could 7 could 8 find 8 find 10 tracks 9 the 10 tracks 10 tracks 15 have 11 of 12 anyone 12 anyone 13 who 12 anyone 14 might 14 might 15 have 15 have 19 . 16 stolen 18 chicken 17 her 18 chicken 18 chicken 19 . " aha ! " exclaimed old [granny] [fox] , starting to run along the top of the hill , her nose to the ground . 1 " 5 exclaimed 2 aha 3 ! 2 aha 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 13 along 6 old 9 , 9 , 10 starting 10 starting 12 run 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 along 13 along 15 top 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 22 to 17 the 18 hill 18 hill 21 nose 19 , 20 her 20 her 21 nose 21 nose 22 to 22 to 24 ground 23 the 24 ground 24 ground 25 . " aha ! 1 " 2 aha 2 aha 3 ! i 'll catch him this time ! " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 catch 3 catch 4 him 4 him 5 this 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 ! 7 ! 8 " in a few minutes she began to run more slowly , and every two or three steps she would look ahead . 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 she 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 she 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 run 7 to 8 run 8 run 12 and 9 more 10 slowly 9 more 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 steps 13 every 14 two 13 every 15 or 14 two 15 or 15 or 16 three 16 three 17 steps 17 steps 20 look 18 she 19 would 19 would 20 look 20 look 22 . 21 ahead 22 . suddenly her eyes snapped , and she began to creep almost flat on her stomach , just as she had crept for [peter] [rabbit] . 1 suddenly 3 eyes 1 suddenly 8 began 2 her 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 began 6 and 7 she 8 began 10 creep 9 to 10 creep 10 creep 11 almost 11 almost 15 stomach 12 flat 13 on 13 on 14 her 14 her 15 stomach 15 stomach 20 had 16 , 17 just 17 just 18 as 18 as 19 she 19 she 20 had 20 had 21 crept 21 crept 22 for 22 for 25 . but it wasn't [peter] [rabbit] this time . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 . it was who do you think ? 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 who 3 who 4 do 4 do 5 you 5 you 6 think 6 think 7 ? jimmy [skunk] ! 1 jimmy 3 ! yes , [sir] , it was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 9 . he was slowly ambling along , for [jimmy] [skunk] never hurries . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 slowly 2 was 7 for 3 slowly 4 ambling 3 slowly 5 along 5 along 6 , 7 for 10 never 10 never 11 hurries 11 hurries 12 . every big stick or stone that he could move , he would pull over or look under , for [jimmy] [skunk] was hunting for beetles . 1 every 2 big 1 every 4 or 2 big 3 stick 4 or 5 stone 5 stone 8 could 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 could 8 could 9 move 9 move 10 , 10 , 15 or 11 he 12 would 12 would 15 or 13 pull 14 over 13 pull 15 or 15 or 16 look 16 look 17 under 17 under 26 . 18 , 19 for 19 for 22 was 22 was 23 hunting 23 hunting 24 for 24 for 25 beetles 25 beetles 26 . old [granny] [fox] watched him . 1 old 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 5 him 6 . " he must have a tremendous appetite to be hunting for beetles after eating my chicken ! " muttered she . 1 " 3 must 2 he 3 must 3 must 10 hunting 4 have 8 to 5 a 6 tremendous 6 tremendous 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hunting 10 hunting 11 for 11 for 12 beetles 12 beetles 13 after 13 after 18 " 14 eating 15 my 15 my 16 chicken 16 chicken 17 ! 17 ! 18 " 18 " 19 muttered 19 muttered 20 she 20 she 21 . but all the time old [granny] [fox] took the greatest care not to get too near to [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 10 greatest 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 old 8 took 9 the 9 the 10 greatest 10 greatest 16 near 11 care 12 not 12 not 13 to 12 not 15 too 13 to 14 get 15 too 16 near 16 near 17 to 17 to 20 . " where 's my chicken ? " snarled old [granny] [fox] , and she looked very , very fierce . 1 " 3 's 2 where 3 's 3 's 4 my 4 my 8 snarled 5 chicken 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 snarled 8 snarled 13 and 9 old 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 she 13 and 16 very 14 she 15 looked 16 very 18 very 17 , 18 very 18 very 20 . 19 fierce 20 . jimmy [skunk] looked up as if very much surprised . 1 jimmy 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 3 looked 6 if 4 up 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 very 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 surprised 9 surprised 10 . " hello , [granny] [fox] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 6 ! 2 hello 3 , 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " have you lost a chicken ? " 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 lost 4 lost 6 chicken 5 a 6 chicken 6 chicken 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " you 've stolen it ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 it 5 it 6 ! you 're a thief , [jimmy] [skunk] ! " snapped [granny] [fox] . 1 you 2 're 2 're 8 ! 3 a 4 thief 4 thief 5 , 5 , 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 snapped 10 snapped 13 . " words can never make black white ; [before] you speak be sure you 're right , " 1 " 7 white 2 words 3 can 3 can 4 never 4 never 5 make 5 make 6 black 5 make 7 white 7 white 8 ; 8 ; 13 sure 10 you 11 speak 11 speak 12 be 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 15 're 14 you 15 're 15 're 16 right 16 right 17 , 17 , 18 " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 said 4 . " [i] 'm not a thief . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 not 4 not 6 thief 5 a 6 thief 6 thief 7 . 7 . 8 " " you are ! " cried [granny] working herself into a great rage . 1 " 3 are 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 ! 4 ! 6 cried 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 10 into 8 working 9 herself 9 herself 10 into 10 into 13 rage 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 rage 13 rage 14 . " [i'm] not ! " 1 " 3 not 3 not 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " you are ! " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 ! 4 ! 5 " all the time [jimmy] [skunk] was chuckling to himself , and the more he chuckled the angrier grew old [granny] [fox] . 1 all 6 was 2 the 3 time 3 time 6 was 6 was 8 to 7 chuckling 8 to 8 to 10 , 9 himself 10 , 10 , 14 he 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 more 13 more 14 he 14 he 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 22 . 16 the 17 angrier 17 angrier 18 grew 18 grew 19 old 19 old 22 . it tore her skirts and scratched her legs . 1 it 2 tore 2 tore 5 and 3 her 4 skirts 4 skirts 5 and 5 and 8 legs 6 scratched 7 her 7 her 8 legs 8 legs 9 . " [ooch] ! " cried old [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 old 6 old 9 . " [ha] ! ha ! ha ! " laughed [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 7 ! 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 9 laughed 8 " 9 laughed 9 laughed 12 . " that 's what you get for calling me names . " 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 7 for 5 you 6 get 6 get 7 for 7 for 8 calling 8 calling 9 me 9 me 10 names 10 names 11 . 11 . 12 " [xiv] [.] granny [fox] [finds] [what] [became] of the [chicken] 1 granny 6 of 6 of 7 the old [granny] [fox] was in a terrible temper . 1 old 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 8 temper 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 temper 8 temper 9 . dear , dear , it certainly was a dreadful temper ! 1 dear 3 dear 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 it 4 , 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 10 temper 8 a 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 temper 10 temper 11 ! jimmy [skunk] laughed at her , and that made it worse . 1 jimmy 3 laughed 1 jimmy 6 , 3 laughed 4 at 4 at 5 her 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 7 and 9 made 9 made 10 it 10 it 11 worse 11 worse 12 . when he saw this , [jimmy] [skunk] just rolled over and over on the ground and shouted , he was so tickled . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 saw 1 when 5 , 1 when 8 just 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 this 8 just 9 rolled 9 rolled 10 over 10 over 11 and 11 and 12 over 12 over 15 ground 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 ground 15 ground 20 was 16 and 17 shouted 17 shouted 18 , 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 23 . 21 so 22 tickled 22 tickled 23 . of course , it wasn't the least bit nice of [jimmy] [skunk] , but you know that [granny] [fox] had been calling [jimmy] a thief . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 it 2 course 3 , 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 16 know 6 the 7 least 6 the 8 bit 8 bit 9 nice 9 nice 10 of 10 of 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 17 that 17 that 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 calling 22 calling 25 thief 22 calling 26 . 24 a 25 thief 25 thief 26 . it wasn't that [bobby] [coon] was afraid of old [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 8 of 9 old 9 old 12 . bless you , no ! 1 bless 2 you 1 bless 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 ! bobby [coon] isn't a bit afraid of her . 1 bobby 3 isn't 3 isn't 5 bit 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 9 . 8 her 9 . it was because he had a full stomach and was feeling too good-natured and lazy to quarrel . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 because 2 was 9 and 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 full 5 had 8 stomach 6 a 7 full 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 feeling 10 was 14 and 11 feeling 12 too 11 feeling 14 and 12 too 13 good-natured 14 and 15 lazy 15 lazy 17 quarrel 16 to 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . " good morning , [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 . granny [fox] looked up and glared at him with yellow eyes . 1 granny 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 glared 6 glared 7 at 6 glared 9 with 7 at 8 him 9 with 10 yellow 10 yellow 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 . " it isn't a good morning and [i] 'm not feeling fine ! " she snapped . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 6 morning 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 morning 6 morning 11 feeling 7 and 9 'm 9 'm 10 not 10 not 11 feeling 11 feeling 14 " 12 fine 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 she 15 she 16 snapped 16 snapped 17 . " my goodness , how you have torn your skirts ! " exclaimed [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 my 1 " 5 how 3 goodness 4 , 4 , 5 how 5 how 6 you 5 how 7 have 7 have 8 torn 8 torn 10 skirts 8 torn 11 ! 9 your 10 skirts 11 ! 13 exclaimed 12 " 13 exclaimed 13 exclaimed 16 . old [granny] [fox] started to say something unpleasant . 1 old 4 started 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 something 7 something 8 unpleasant 8 unpleasant 9 . then she changed her mind and instead she sat down and told [bobby] [coon] all her troubles . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 changed 3 changed 4 her 4 her 5 mind 5 mind 6 and 6 and 9 sat 6 and 10 down 7 instead 8 she 8 she 9 sat 10 down 11 and 11 and 12 told 12 told 18 . 15 all 17 troubles 16 her 17 troubles 17 troubles 18 . as she talked , [bobby] [coon] kept ducking his head behind a branch of the tree to hide a smile . 1 as 4 , 1 as 10 head 2 she 3 talked 3 talked 4 , 7 kept 8 ducking 8 ducking 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 behind 11 behind 18 hide 12 a 13 branch 13 branch 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 to 17 to 18 hide 18 hide 20 smile 19 a 20 smile 20 smile 21 . finally [granny] [fox] noticed it . 1 finally 4 noticed 4 noticed 5 it 5 it 6 . " what do you keep ducking your head for , [bobby] [coon] ? " she asked suspiciously . 1 " 2 what 1 " 4 you 2 what 4 you 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 keep 5 keep 6 ducking 5 keep 9 for 6 ducking 7 your 8 head 9 for 9 for 15 she 10 , 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 she 15 she 16 asked 16 asked 17 suspiciously 17 suspiciously 18 . " well , do you ? " demanded old [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 4 do 3 , 4 do 4 do 5 you 5 you 8 demanded 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 old 9 old 12 . and just then [bobby] [coon] did . 1 and 2 just 2 just 3 then 3 then 6 did 6 did 7 . they were not on the ground , however , but floating in the air . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 on 2 were 3 not 4 on 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 10 but 7 , 8 however 8 however 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 14 air 11 floating 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 air 14 air 15 . bobby [coon] leaned out to see where they came from , and [granny] [fox] turned to look , too . 1 bobby 3 leaned 3 leaned 4 out 3 leaned 12 and 4 out 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 where 7 where 8 they 7 where 9 came 8 they 9 came 9 came 10 from 10 from 11 , 12 and 15 turned 15 turned 18 , 16 to 18 , 17 look 18 , 18 , 19 too 19 too 20 . what do you think they saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 saw 6 saw 7 ? why , sitting on a tall , dead tree was [mr] [goshawk] , just then swallowing the last of [granny] 's chicken . 1 why 2 , 1 why 13 , 2 , 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 on 4 on 7 , 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 , 7 , 9 tree 8 dead 9 tree 9 tree 10 was 13 , 14 just 14 just 19 of 14 just 21 's 15 then 16 swallowing 16 swallowing 18 last 17 the 18 last 18 last 19 of 21 's 22 chicken 22 chicken 23 . " thief ! thief ! robber ! robber ! " shrieked old [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 thief 1 " 4 thief 2 thief 3 ! 4 thief 5 ! 5 ! 6 robber 5 ! 7 ! 7 ! 8 robber 8 robber 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 15 . 11 shrieked 12 old 12 old 15 . but [mr] [goshawk] said nothing , just winked at [bobby] [coon] , puffed out his feathers , and settled himself for a comfortable nap . 1 but 6 , 1 but 7 just 4 said 5 nothing 4 said 6 , 7 just 18 and 8 winked 9 at 9 at 12 , 12 , 13 puffed 13 puffed 14 out 14 out 15 his 15 his 16 feathers 16 feathers 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 settled 19 settled 20 himself 19 settled 24 nap 20 himself 21 for 21 for 23 comfortable 22 a 23 comfortable 24 nap 25 . [xv] [.] [reddy] [fox] [has] [a] [visitor] he was humming to himself , for he had just had a good breakfast . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 humming 2 was 7 for 3 humming 4 to 4 to 5 himself 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 had 10 just 11 had 11 had 14 breakfast 12 a 13 good 12 a 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 15 . one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] spied him and hurried to meet him and tell him about how [reddy] [fox] had been shot . 1 one 2 of 1 one 10 hurried 2 of 7 spied 3 the 7 spied 8 him 9 and 9 and 10 hurried 10 hurried 11 to 11 to 14 and 12 meet 13 him 12 meet 14 and 14 and 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 15 tell 18 how 16 him 17 about 18 how 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 shot 23 shot 24 . unc ' [billy] listened , and the grin with which he had greeted the [merry] [little] [breeze] grew into a broad smile . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 6 and 4 listened 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 grin 7 the 8 grin 8 grin 12 had 9 with 10 which 10 which 11 he 10 which 12 had 12 had 13 greeted 13 greeted 18 grew 13 greeted 23 . 14 the 18 grew 19 into 21 broad 20 a 21 broad 21 broad 22 smile 22 smile 23 . " are yo ' all sure about that ? " he asked . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 yo 2 are 6 sure 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 all 6 sure 7 about 6 sure 13 . 8 that 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 . the [merry] [little] [breeze] was sure . 1 the 5 was 5 was 7 . 6 sure 7 . unc ' [billy] [possum] stopped for a few minutes and considered . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 for 6 for 10 and 7 a 8 few 8 few 9 minutes 9 minutes 10 and 10 and 11 considered 11 considered 12 . " [serves] that no ' count [reddy] [fox] right , " chuckled [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 6 count 3 that 4 no 4 no 5 ' 5 ' 6 count 6 count 10 , 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 16 . 14 ' 16 . " he done spoil mah hunting at [farmer] [brown] 's , he raised such a fuss among the hens up there . 1 " 2 he 1 " 10 's 2 he 3 done 3 done 6 hunting 3 done 7 at 4 spoil 5 mah 5 mah 6 hunting 10 's 17 among 11 , 12 he 11 , 13 raised 13 raised 14 such 14 such 15 a 14 such 16 fuss 15 a 16 fuss 16 fuss 17 among 17 among 19 hens 18 the 19 hens 19 hens 20 up 20 up 21 there 21 there 22 . ' [tisn't] safe to go there any mo ' ! 1 ' 3 safe 3 safe 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 there 6 there 7 any 7 any 8 mo 8 mo 9 ' 9 ' 10 ! no , [suh] , ' tisn't safe , and it won't be safe for a right smart while . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 tisn't 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 tisn't 6 tisn't 8 , 7 safe 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 it 9 and 11 won't 11 won't 12 be 12 be 13 safe 13 safe 14 for 14 for 19 . 15 a 16 right 15 a 18 while 16 right 17 smart 18 while 19 . did yo ' say that [granny] [fox] is home ? " 1 did 2 yo 1 did 4 say 3 ' 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 8 is 8 is 9 home 9 home 11 " 10 ? 11 " the [merry] [little] [breeze] hadn't said anything about [granny] [fox] , but now remembered that she had gone up the hill . 1 the 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 14 remembered 6 said 7 anything 7 anything 8 about 8 about 11 , 11 , 13 now 12 but 13 now 13 now 14 remembered 14 remembered 19 up 15 that 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 19 up 19 up 21 hill 20 the 21 hill 21 hill 22 . but he made sure that old [granny] [fox] was not at home before he showed himself . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 made 3 made 14 he 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 old 6 old 9 was 9 was 10 not 10 not 11 at 11 at 12 home 12 home 13 before 13 before 14 he 14 he 15 showed 15 showed 16 himself 16 himself 17 . reddy [fox] lay on his doorstep . 1 reddy 3 lay 3 lay 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 doorstep 6 doorstep 7 . he was sick and sore and stiff . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sick 3 sick 4 and 4 and 5 sore 5 sore 6 and 6 and 7 stiff 7 stiff 8 . indeed , he was so stiff he couldn't walk at all . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 7 he 6 stiff 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 walk 8 couldn't 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . and he was weak weak and hungry , dreadfully hungry . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 and 4 weak 5 weak 5 weak 6 and 6 and 7 hungry 6 and 8 , 8 , 9 dreadfully 9 dreadfully 11 . 10 hungry 11 . when he heard footsteps , he thought old [granny] [fox] was bringing him the chicken after which she had gone . 1 when 5 , 2 he 5 , 3 heard 4 footsteps 3 heard 5 , 5 , 7 thought 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 old 8 old 11 was 11 was 12 bringing 12 bringing 15 chicken 13 him 14 the 14 the 15 chicken 15 chicken 16 after 15 chicken 19 had 17 which 18 she 17 which 19 had 19 had 21 . 20 gone 21 . he felt too ill even to turn his head . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 too 2 felt 4 ill 4 ill 5 even 5 even 6 to 5 even 7 turn 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 . " did you get the chicken , [granny] ? " he asked weakly . 1 " 4 get 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 get 4 get 9 ? 5 the 6 chicken 6 chicken 7 , 7 , 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 weakly 12 asked 14 . no one answered . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 answered 3 answered 4 . " [i] say , did you get the chicken , [granny] ? " 1 " 3 say 3 say 7 get 4 , 5 did 5 did 6 you 6 you 7 get 7 get 10 , 8 the 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 , 10 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " reddy 's voice sounded a little sharp and cross as he asked this time . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 voice 3 voice 9 cross 4 sounded 7 sharp 4 sounded 8 and 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 sharp 8 and 9 cross 9 cross 11 he 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 this 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 . still there was no reply , and [reddy] began to be a little bit suspicious . 1 still 2 there 1 still 5 reply 2 there 3 was 4 no 5 reply 5 reply 9 began 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 16 . 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 bit 13 little 14 bit 14 bit 15 suspicious 15 suspicious 16 . he turned over and raised his head to look . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 over 3 over 4 and 4 and 7 head 5 raised 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 to 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 . instead of old [granny] [fox] , there was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] grinning at him . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 6 , 2 of 3 old 6 , 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 10 ' 10 ' 13 grinning 13 grinning 14 at 14 at 16 . 15 him 16 . " [smarty] , [smarty] is a thief ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 is 5 is 7 thief 6 a 7 thief 7 thief 8 ! smarty , [smarty] came to grief ! 1 smarty 2 , 2 , 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 grief 6 grief 7 ! tried to show off just for fun [and] ran too near a loaded gun . 1 tried 2 to 1 tried 5 just 2 to 3 show 3 show 4 off 5 just 9 ran 6 for 7 fun 7 fun 9 ran 9 ran 10 too 10 too 11 near 11 near 14 gun 12 a 13 loaded 13 loaded 14 gun 14 gun 15 . " yo ' all certainly has got just what yo ' deserve , and [ah] 'm glad of it ! 1 " 7 got 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 all 4 all 6 has 5 certainly 6 has 6 has 7 got 7 got 10 yo 8 just 9 what 8 just 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 11 ' 14 and 12 deserve 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 'm 16 'm 17 glad 16 'm 20 ! 17 glad 18 of 17 glad 19 it ah 'm glad of it , [suh] ! " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] severely . 1 ah 4 of 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 of 4 of 6 , 5 it 6 , 6 , 12 ' 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 12 ' 9 " 10 said 12 ' 15 severely 15 severely 16 . an angry light came into the eyes of [reddy] [fox] and made them an ugly yellow for just a minute . 1 an 2 angry 1 an 4 came 2 angry 3 light 3 light 4 came 4 came 5 into 5 into 7 eyes 6 the 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 of 8 of 16 yellow 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 them 12 made 14 an 14 an 16 yellow 15 ugly 16 yellow 16 yellow 21 . 17 for 18 just 17 for 20 minute 19 a 20 minute 20 minute 21 . but he felt too sick to quarrel . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 6 to 4 too 5 sick 5 sick 6 to 6 to 7 quarrel 7 quarrel 8 . unc ' [billy] [possum] saw this . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 saw 5 saw 7 . 6 this 7 . he saw how [reddy] was really suffering , and down deep in his heart [unc] ' [billy] was truly sorry for him . 1 he 5 was 2 saw 3 how 3 how 5 was 5 was 7 suffering 6 really 7 suffering 7 suffering 10 down 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 down 10 down 11 deep 11 deep 14 heart 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 heart 14 heart 18 was 16 ' 18 was 18 was 20 sorry 19 truly 20 sorry 20 sorry 21 for 21 for 23 . 22 him 23 . but he didn't let [reddy] know it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 let 4 let 6 know 6 know 7 it 7 it 8 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! he just pretended to be tickled to death to see [reddy] [fox] so helpless . 1 he 3 pretended 2 just 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 3 pretended 6 tickled 5 be 6 tickled 6 tickled 7 to 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 to 8 death 10 see 9 to 10 see 10 see 13 so 13 so 14 helpless 13 so 15 . 14 helpless 15 . he didn't dare stay long , for fear [granny] [fox] would return . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 stay 3 dare 4 stay 4 stay 5 long 4 stay 13 . 5 long 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 fear 11 would 12 return 12 return 13 . " too bad ! 1 " 2 too 2 too 3 bad 3 bad 4 ! too bad ! " he muttered to himself . 1 too 3 ! 2 bad 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 to 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " if ol ' [granny] [fox] isn't smart enough to get [reddy] enough to eat , [ah] 'll have to see what we-alls can do . 1 " 8 smart 1 " 9 enough 2 if 3 ol 2 if 4 ' 4 ' 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 smart 8 smart 9 enough 9 enough 13 enough 10 to 11 get 11 get 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 16 , 15 eat 16 , 16 , 24 can 18 'll 19 have 19 have 20 to 19 have 21 see 21 see 22 what 22 what 23 we-alls 23 we-alls 24 can 24 can 25 do 25 do 26 . ah cert'nly will . " 1 ah 2 cert'nly 2 cert'nly 3 will 3 will 4 . 4 . 5 " [xvi] [.] unc ' [billy] [possum] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] 1 unc 2 ' joe [otter] and [billy] [mink] were sitting on [the] [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 joe 3 and 3 and 16 . 6 were 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 on 7 sitting 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 . because they had nothing else to do , they were planning mischief . 1 because 2 they 1 because 3 had 2 they 3 had 3 had 7 do 4 nothing 5 else 5 else 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 they 8 , 9 they 9 they 11 planning 10 were 11 planning 11 planning 13 . 12 mischief 13 . jerry [muskrat] was busy filling his new house with food for the winter . 1 jerry 3 was 3 was 4 busy 3 was 7 new 4 busy 5 filling 5 filling 6 his 7 new 8 house 8 house 13 winter 9 with 10 food 10 food 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 winter 13 winter 14 . he was too busy to get into mischief . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 busy 4 busy 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 8 mischief 8 mischief 9 . suddenly [billy] [mink] put a finger on his lips as a warning to [little] [joe] [otter] to keep perfectly still . 1 suddenly 4 put 1 suddenly 9 lips 4 put 6 finger 5 a 6 finger 6 finger 7 on 7 on 8 his 9 lips 10 as 10 as 12 warning 10 as 21 . 11 a 12 warning 12 warning 13 to 13 to 20 still 17 to 18 keep 18 keep 19 perfectly 19 perfectly 20 still billy 's sharp eyes had seen something moving over in the bulrushes . 1 billy 2 's 2 's 3 sharp 2 's 4 eyes 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 had 5 had 8 moving 6 seen 7 something 7 something 8 moving 8 moving 9 over 9 over 10 in 10 in 12 bulrushes 11 the 12 bulrushes 12 bulrushes 13 . together he and [little] [joe] [otter] watched , ready to dive into the [smiling] [pool] at the first sign of danger . 1 together 2 he 2 he 3 and 3 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 , 8 , 10 to 9 ready 10 to 10 to 11 dive 11 dive 12 into 12 into 13 the 13 the 22 . 16 at 19 sign 17 the 18 first 17 the 19 sign 19 sign 20 of 20 of 21 danger 21 danger 22 . in a few minutes the rushes parted and a sharp little old face peered out . 1 in 6 rushes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 the 5 the 6 rushes 6 rushes 8 and 7 parted 8 and 8 and 14 peered 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 little 11 little 12 old 12 old 13 face 13 face 14 peered 14 peered 15 out 15 out 16 . little [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] each sighed with relief , and their eyes began to dance . 1 little 4 and 4 and 10 relief 7 each 8 sighed 8 sighed 9 with 9 with 10 relief 10 relief 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 eyes 13 their 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 began 15 began 16 to 15 began 17 dance 16 to 17 dance 17 dance 18 . " hi , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ! " shouted [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 shouted 9 " 10 shouted 10 shouted 13 . a grin crept over the sharp little old face peering out from the bulrushes . 1 a 2 grin 1 a 7 little 2 grin 4 over 3 crept 4 over 4 over 6 sharp 5 the 6 sharp 7 little 8 old 8 old 9 face 9 face 10 peering 10 peering 11 out 10 peering 12 from 12 from 14 bulrushes 13 the 14 bulrushes 14 bulrushes 15 . " hi , yo'self ! " he shouted , for it really was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 hi 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 " 4 yo'self 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 shouted 7 he 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 11 it 13 was 12 really 13 was 13 was 15 ' 15 ' 18 . " what are you doing over here ? " called [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 over 5 doing 8 ? 6 over 7 here 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 called 10 called 14 . " just a-looking round , " replied [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , his eyes twinkling . 1 " 2 just 1 " 4 round 2 just 3 a-looking 4 round 6 " 4 round 9 ' 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 9 ' 12 , 12 , 15 twinkling 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 twinkling 15 twinkling 16 . " have you heard about [reddy] [fox] ? " shouted [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 8 ? 3 you 4 heard 4 heard 5 about 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 shouted 10 shouted 13 . " ah done jes ' come from his home , " replied [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 9 home 2 ah 3 done 3 done 4 jes 4 jes 5 ' 5 ' 6 come 6 come 7 from 7 from 8 his 9 home 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 ' 14 ' 17 . " how is he ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 is 3 is 4 he 4 he 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 11 . " [po'ly] , he sho'ly is po'ly , " replied [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , shaking his head soberly . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 sho'ly 5 sho'ly 7 po'ly 5 sho'ly 9 " 6 is 7 po'ly 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 ' 10 replied 16 shaking 12 ' 15 , 16 shaking 18 head 16 shaking 19 soberly 17 his 18 head 19 soberly 20 . unc ' [billy] nodded his head . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 nodded 4 nodded 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " yo ' are right . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 are 2 yo 3 ' 4 are 5 right 5 right 6 . yo ' cert'nly are right . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 are 4 are 5 right 5 right 6 . yes , [suh] , [ah] reckons yo ' are right . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 reckons 6 reckons 7 yo 7 yo 9 are 8 ' 9 are 9 are 11 . 10 right 11 . was yo ' ever hungry , [billy] [mink] real hungry ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 was 6 , 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 ever 4 ever 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 , 6 , 9 real 9 real 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 ? 11 ? 13 asked 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 ' 15 ' 18 . he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . for a few minutes no one said a word . 1 for 4 minutes 1 for 6 one 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 no 6 one 6 one 7 said 7 said 9 word 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 . then [billy] [mink] stood up and stretched . 1 then 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 stretched 7 stretched 8 . " [good-by] , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 8 . " where are you going so suddenly ? " demanded [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 where 1 " 3 are 3 are 4 you 3 are 6 so 4 you 5 going 6 so 7 suddenly 6 so 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 14 . " [i] 'm going to catch a fish and take it up to [reddy] [fox] , if you must know ! " snapped [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 16 , 3 'm 5 to 3 'm 8 fish 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 catch 7 a 8 fish 8 fish 13 to 9 and 10 take 10 take 11 it 11 it 12 up 12 up 13 to 16 , 19 must 17 if 18 you 17 if 19 must 19 must 20 know 20 know 26 . 21 ! 22 " 22 " 23 snapped 23 snapped 26 . " good ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 9 . " you needn't think that you can have all the fun to yourself either , [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 needn't 3 needn't 7 can 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 you 5 that 7 can 7 can 8 have 8 have 11 fun 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 fun 11 fun 12 to 12 to 15 , 13 yourself 14 either 14 either 15 , 15 , 18 . i 'm going with you . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 with 4 with 5 you 5 you 6 . 6 . 7 " he smiled to himself as he turned away . 1 he 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 to 2 smiled 4 himself 4 himself 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 turned 7 turned 8 away 8 away 9 . " ah reckon [ah] 'll sho ' have to do my share , too , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 5 'll 2 ah 3 reckon 5 'll 6 sho 5 'll 10 do 6 sho 7 ' 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 14 too 11 my 12 share 12 share 13 , 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 19 . 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . and just a little way off were two fish tails and the feathers of a little duck . 1 and 2 just 2 just 9 fish 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 way 5 way 6 off 6 off 7 were 7 were 8 two 8 two 9 fish 9 fish 11 and 10 tails 11 and 11 and 13 feathers 12 the 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 of 13 feathers 18 . 14 of 17 duck 15 a 16 little 15 a 17 duck [xvii] [.] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [determined] farmer [brown] 's boy had made up his mind . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 up 6 made 9 mind 7 up 8 his 9 mind 10 . that is just what he had done now . 1 that 5 he 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 done 7 done 8 now 8 now 9 . " [i] 'm going to get that fox if it takes all summer ! " exclaimed [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 6 get 3 'm 4 going 3 'm 5 to 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 8 fox 6 get 9 if 7 that 8 fox 9 if 11 takes 10 it 11 takes 11 takes 14 ! 12 all 13 summer 13 summer 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 21 . 16 exclaimed 19 's 19 's 20 boy 20 boy 21 . " [i] ought to have gotten him the other day when [i] had a shot at him . 1 " 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 17 him 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 gotten 6 gotten 7 him 6 gotten 10 day 7 him 9 other 8 the 9 other 10 day 16 at 11 when 13 had 13 had 15 shot 14 a 15 shot 15 shot 16 at 17 him 18 . next time well , we 'll see , [mr] [fox] , what will happen next time . " 1 next 6 'll 2 time 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 we 4 , 6 'll 6 'll 8 , 7 see 8 , 8 , 13 will 11 , 12 what 12 what 13 will 13 will 14 happen 14 happen 15 next 14 happen 16 time 16 time 17 . 17 . 18 " now someone heard [farmer] [brown] 's boy , heard everything he said , though [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't know it . 1 now 2 someone 1 now 6 's 2 someone 3 heard 6 's 7 boy 6 's 10 everything 7 boy 9 heard 8 , 9 heard 10 everything 11 he 10 everything 14 though 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 , 14 though 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 22 . 21 it 22 . it was [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , who was hiding in the very pile of wood on which [farmer] [brown] 's boy was sitting . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 ' 2 was 13 very 4 ' 7 , 7 , 9 was 8 who 9 was 9 was 10 hiding 10 hiding 11 in 11 in 12 the 13 very 22 boy 14 pile 15 of 14 pile 16 wood 16 wood 17 on 17 on 18 which 18 which 21 's 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 was 23 was 24 sitting 24 sitting 25 . unc ' [billy] pricked up his ears . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 pricked 4 pricked 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 ears 7 ears 8 . he didn't like the tone of voice in which [farmer] [brown] 's boy spoke . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 5 tone 4 the 5 tone 5 tone 6 of 6 of 7 voice 7 voice 8 in 8 in 13 boy 9 which 12 's 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 spoke 14 spoke 15 . " there isn't gwine to be any next time . 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 gwine 2 there 3 isn't 4 gwine 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 any 7 any 8 next 7 any 9 time 8 next 9 time 9 time 10 . no , [suh] , there isn't gwine to be any next time . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 isn't 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 isn't 6 isn't 8 to 7 gwine 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 12 time 10 any 11 next 10 any 12 time 12 time 13 . ah sho'ly doan love [reddy] [fox] , but [ah] can't nohow let him be shot again . 1 ah 2 sho'ly 1 ah 7 , 2 sho'ly 3 doan 3 doan 4 love 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 can't 10 can't 11 nohow 10 can't 12 let 12 let 14 be 12 let 17 . 13 him 14 be 15 shot 16 again 16 again 17 . ah cert'nly can't ! " muttered [unc] ' [billy] [possum] to himself . 1 ah 2 cert'nly 1 ah 3 can't 2 cert'nly 3 can't 3 can't 6 muttered 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 muttered 6 muttered 8 ' 8 ' 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . of course , [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't hear him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 boy 3 , 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 hear 9 hear 10 him 10 him 11 . he was too intent on his plan to catch [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 intent 4 intent 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 plan 7 plan 8 to 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 12 . " [i] 'm not going to have my chickens stolen any more ! 1 " 3 'm 1 " 4 not 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 going 5 going 6 to 5 going 7 have 7 have 8 my 8 my 9 chickens 9 chickens 10 stolen 10 stolen 11 any 11 any 12 more 12 more 13 ! no , [sir-e-e] ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 ! that fox has got a home somewhere on [the] [green] [meadows] [or] in the [green] [forest] , and [i] 'm going to find it . 1 that 2 fox 1 that 4 got 3 has 4 got 4 got 6 home 5 a 6 home 6 home 7 somewhere 6 home 13 in 7 somewhere 8 on 13 in 14 the 14 the 25 . 17 , 18 and 17 , 20 'm 20 'm 21 going 21 going 22 to 21 going 25 . 22 to 23 find 23 find 24 it then watch out , [mr] [fox] ! " 1 then 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 3 out 4 , 4 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " farmer [brown] 's boy whistled for [bowser] the [hound] and started for the [green] [forest] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 10 and 5 whistled 6 for 5 whistled 10 and 6 for 8 the 10 and 11 started 11 started 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 16 . unc ' [billy] [possum] poked his sharp little old face out from under the henhouse and watched them go . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 poked 5 poked 6 his 5 poked 12 from 7 sharp 8 little 8 little 9 old 9 old 10 face 10 face 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 15 henhouse 13 under 14 the 14 the 15 henhouse 15 henhouse 20 . 16 and 17 watched 16 and 20 . 17 watched 18 them 18 them 19 go usually [unc] ' [billy] is grinning , but now there wasn't any grin , not the least sign of one . 1 usually 10 there 3 ' 5 is 5 is 6 grinning 6 grinning 7 , 7 , 9 now 8 but 9 now 9 now 10 there 10 there 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 14 , 12 any 13 grin 13 grin 14 , 14 , 21 . 15 not 16 the 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 sign 18 sign 19 of 19 of 20 one 20 one 21 . instead [unc] ' [billy] [possum] looked worried . 1 instead 3 ' 3 ' 6 looked 6 looked 7 worried 7 worried 8 . " there goes that boy with a gun , and nobody knows what 'll happen when it goes off . 1 " 3 goes 1 " 5 boy 2 there 3 goes 3 goes 4 that 5 boy 10 and 6 with 8 gun 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 knows 11 nobody 12 knows 12 knows 13 what 13 what 14 'll 14 'll 15 happen 15 happen 16 when 16 when 18 goes 17 it 18 goes 18 goes 20 . 19 off 20 . if he can't find [reddy] [fox] , just as likely as not he 'll point it at somebody else just fo ' fun . 1 if 3 can't 1 if 7 , 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 4 find 7 , 9 as 8 just 9 as 9 as 15 point 10 likely 11 as 11 as 13 he 12 not 13 he 13 he 14 'll 14 'll 15 point 15 point 16 it 16 it 17 at 17 at 18 somebody 18 somebody 19 else 19 else 23 fun 20 just 21 fo 21 fo 22 ' 22 ' 23 fun 23 fun 24 . ah hope he doan meet up with mah ol ' woman or any of mah li'l ' pickaninnies . 1 ah 2 hope 1 ah 4 doan 2 hope 3 he 4 doan 5 meet 5 meet 6 up 5 meet 7 with 7 with 8 mah 8 mah 9 ol 9 ol 10 ' 10 ' 11 woman 11 woman 12 or 12 or 17 ' 12 or 19 . 13 any 14 of 13 any 16 li'l 14 of 15 mah 16 li'l 17 ' 18 pickaninnies 19 . ah 'm plumb afraid of a boy with a gun , [ah] am . 1 ah 2 'm 1 ah 7 boy 2 'm 3 plumb 3 plumb 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 a 7 boy 8 with 8 with 11 , 9 a 10 gun 10 gun 11 , 11 , 13 am 13 am 14 . ' [pears] like he [doan] have any sense . 1 ' 3 like 3 like 4 he 4 he 6 have 6 have 7 any 7 any 8 sense 8 sense 9 . then [unc] ' [billy] began to run as fast as he could toward the [green] [forest] . 1 then 3 ' 3 ' 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 run 7 run 9 fast 8 as 9 fast 9 fast 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 could 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 toward 13 toward 17 . 14 the 17 . [xviii] [.] [the] [hunt] [for] [reddy] [fox] " trouble , trouble , trouble , [i] feel it in the air ; [trouble] , trouble , trouble , it 's round me everywhere . " 1 " 6 trouble 1 " 14 ; 2 trouble 4 trouble 3 , 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 , 5 , 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 7 , 9 feel 9 feel 10 it 10 it 11 in 11 in 13 air 12 the 13 air 14 ; 16 , 16 , 18 , 17 trouble 18 , 18 , 20 , 19 trouble 20 , 20 , 23 round 21 it 22 's 22 's 23 round 23 round 24 me 24 me 25 everywhere 25 everywhere 27 " 26 . 27 " old [granny] [fox] muttered this over and over , as she kept walking around uneasily and sniffing the air . 1 old 20 . 4 muttered 5 this 4 muttered 16 and 6 over 7 and 7 and 8 over 8 over 9 , 9 , 15 uneasily 10 as 11 she 11 she 12 kept 12 kept 13 walking 13 walking 14 around 13 walking 15 uneasily 15 uneasily 16 and 16 and 17 sniffing 17 sniffing 19 air 18 the 19 air 19 air 20 . " [i] don't see any trouble and [i] don't feel any trouble in the air . 1 " 7 and 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 any 4 see 7 and 5 any 6 trouble 7 and 9 don't 9 don't 10 feel 10 feel 11 any 11 any 12 trouble 12 trouble 15 air 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 air 15 air 16 . " that 's because you haven't got any sense . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 you 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 because 5 you 6 haven't 6 haven't 7 got 7 got 8 any 8 any 9 sense 9 sense 10 . now [i] feel trouble . 1 now 3 feel 3 feel 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 . you go down into the house and stay there ! " 1 you 2 go 2 go 4 into 3 down 4 into 4 into 6 house 5 the 6 house 6 house 7 and 7 and 8 stay 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 ! 10 ! 11 " granny [fox] stopped to test the air with her nose , just as she had been testing it for the last ten minutes . 1 granny 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 test 3 stopped 12 just 4 to 5 test 5 test 7 air 6 the 7 air 7 air 8 with 8 with 9 her 9 her 10 nose 10 nose 11 , 12 just 13 as 12 just 16 been 13 as 14 she 13 as 15 had 14 she 15 had 16 been 17 testing 17 testing 18 it 18 it 19 for 19 for 23 minutes 20 the 21 last 20 the 23 minutes 21 last 22 ten 23 minutes 24 . " [i] don't want to go in , " whined [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 5 to 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 in 6 go 9 " 7 in 8 , 9 " 10 whined 10 whined 13 . old [granny] [fox] turned , and her eyes blazed as she looked at [reddy] [fox] . 1 old 4 turned 4 turned 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 blazed 7 her 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 blazed 9 blazed 10 as 10 as 12 looked 11 she 12 looked 12 looked 13 at 13 at 16 . she didn't say a word . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 . she didn't have to . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 . reddy just crawled into his house , muttering to himself . 1 reddy 2 just 2 just 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 into 4 into 5 his 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 , 7 , 8 muttering 8 muttering 9 to 9 to 10 himself 10 himself 11 . granny stuck her head in at the door . 1 granny 2 stuck 2 stuck 3 her 3 her 4 head 4 head 5 in 5 in 8 door 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 door 8 door 9 . " don't you come out until [i] come back , " she ordered . 1 " 4 come 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 come 4 come 5 out 5 out 10 , 6 until 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 , 10 , 12 she 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 ordered 13 ordered 14 . then she added : " [farmer] [brown] 's boy is coming with his gun . " 1 then 2 she 1 then 5 " 2 she 3 added 3 added 4 : 5 " 8 's 8 's 9 boy 8 's 12 with 10 is 11 coming 11 coming 12 with 12 with 14 gun 13 his 14 gun 14 gun 15 . 15 . 16 " reddy [fox] shivered when he heard that . 1 reddy 3 shivered 3 shivered 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 heard 6 heard 7 that 7 that 8 . he didn't believe [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 3 believe 6 . he thought she was saying that just to scare him and make him stay inside . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 she 2 thought 9 scare 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 saying 5 saying 6 that 5 saying 8 to 7 just 8 to 9 scare 10 him 9 scare 13 him 10 him 11 and 11 and 12 make 13 him 16 . 14 stay 15 inside 15 inside 16 . but he shivered just the same . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 shivered 3 shivered 4 just 4 just 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 . but old [granny] [fox] had not been fooling when she told [reddy] [fox] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming with a gun . 1 but 2 old 1 but 18 boy 5 had 6 not 5 had 7 been 6 not 7 been 7 been 8 fooling 8 fooling 9 when 9 when 10 she 9 when 11 told 11 told 14 that 14 that 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 was 19 was 20 coming 20 coming 21 with 21 with 23 gun 22 a 23 gun 23 gun 24 . it was true . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 true 3 true 4 . he was coming down [the] [lone] [little] [path] , and ahead of him was trotting [bowser] the [hound] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 coming 3 coming 4 down 4 down 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 ahead 11 ahead 12 of 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 was 14 was 19 . 15 trotting 17 the 17 the 19 . how did old [granny] [fox] know it ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 old 3 old 6 know 6 know 7 it 7 it 8 ? she just felt it ! 1 she 2 just 2 just 3 felt 3 felt 4 it 4 it 5 ! she didn't hear them , she didn't see them , and she didn't smell them ; she just felt that they were coming . 1 she 9 them 2 didn't 3 hear 2 didn't 5 , 3 hear 4 them 3 hear 5 , 5 , 8 see 6 she 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 see 8 see 9 them 9 them 18 just 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 smell 14 smell 15 them 14 smell 16 ; 16 ; 17 she 16 ; 18 just 18 just 19 felt 19 felt 20 that 20 that 22 were 21 they 22 were 22 were 23 coming 23 coming 24 . so as soon as she saw that [reddy] [fox] had obeyed her , she was off like a little red flash . 1 so 3 soon 1 so 6 saw 2 as 3 soon 4 as 5 she 5 she 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 10 had 10 had 11 obeyed 11 obeyed 12 her 12 her 21 flash 13 , 14 she 13 , 20 red 14 she 15 was 15 was 16 off 15 was 17 like 17 like 19 little 18 a 19 little 20 red 21 flash 21 flash 22 . " it won't do to let them find our home , " said [granny] to herself , as she disappeared in the [green] [forest] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 find 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 6 let 4 do 5 to 5 to 6 let 6 let 7 them 8 find 11 , 9 our 10 home 10 home 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 said 13 said 25 . 15 to 17 , 16 herself 17 , 17 , 19 she 18 as 19 she 19 she 20 disappeared 20 disappeared 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 25 . first she hurried to a little point on the hill where she could look down the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 first 3 hurried 2 she 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 7 point 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 point 7 point 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 hill 10 hill 11 where 10 hill 13 could 11 where 12 she 11 where 13 could 13 could 14 look 14 look 15 down 14 look 20 . 16 the 20 . old [granny] [fox] waited to see no more . 1 old 4 waited 4 waited 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 no 7 no 8 more 8 more 9 . in a few minutes she heard [bowser] 's great voice . 1 in 10 voice 2 a 3 few 2 a 9 great 3 few 8 's 4 minutes 5 she 4 minutes 6 heard 4 minutes 8 's 5 she 6 heard 9 great 10 voice 10 voice 11 . he had smelled her track in the [lone] [little] [path] and was following it . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 track 2 had 11 and 3 smelled 4 her 4 her 5 track 5 track 6 in 6 in 7 the 11 and 12 was 12 was 13 following 13 following 14 it 14 it 15 . old [granny] [fox] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . and [farmer] [brown] 's boy also grinned , as he heard the voice of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 and 4 's 1 and 18 . 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 also 6 also 7 grinned 7 grinned 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 heard 11 heard 13 voice 12 the 13 voice 13 voice 14 of 14 of 16 the " [i] 'll hunt that fox until [i] get him , " he said . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 7 until 3 'll 4 hunt 4 hunt 6 fox 5 that 6 fox 7 until 11 , 9 get 10 him 9 get 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 . you see , he didn't know anything about old [granny] [fox] ; he thought [bowser] was following [reddy] [fox] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 old 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 anything 6 know 8 about 9 old 12 ; 12 ; 14 thought 13 he 14 thought 14 thought 16 was 16 was 20 . 17 following 20 . [xix] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [warning] " what 's the matter with you , [unc] ' [billy] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 8 , 7 you 8 , 8 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 ? you look as if you had lost your last friend . " 1 you 2 look 2 look 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 you 4 if 7 lost 5 you 6 had 7 lost 8 your 8 your 9 last 9 last 10 friend 10 friend 11 . 11 . 12 " it was [jimmy] [skunk] who spoke . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 who 5 who 6 spoke 6 spoke 7 . unc ' [billy] [possum] stopped short . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 short 6 short 7 . he had been hurrying so fast that he hadn't seen [jimmy] [skunk] at all . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 hurrying 3 been 6 fast 4 hurrying 5 so 6 fast 7 that 7 that 9 hadn't 8 he 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 seen 10 seen 13 at 13 at 15 . 14 all 15 . " [matter] enuff , [suh] ! 1 " 3 enuff 3 enuff 4 , 4 , 6 ! matter enuff ! " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , when he could get his breath . 1 matter 2 enuff 1 matter 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 10 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 ' 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 14 get 13 could 14 get 14 get 16 breath 15 his 16 breath 16 breath 17 . " do you hear that noise ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 hear 4 hear 5 that 5 that 6 noise 5 that 7 ? 6 noise 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " sure , [i] hear that noise . 1 " 2 sure 2 sure 3 , 3 , 5 hear 5 hear 6 that 5 hear 7 noise 7 noise 8 . that 's only [bowser] the [hound] chasing old [granny] [fox] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 8 old 3 only 5 the 5 the 7 chasing 7 chasing 8 old 8 old 11 . when she gets tired she 'll lose him , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 when 2 she 2 she 7 lose 3 gets 4 tired 4 tired 5 she 4 tired 7 lose 5 she 6 'll 7 lose 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " what are you worrying about [bowser] [the] [hound] for ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 " 2 what 3 are 2 what 11 ? 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 worrying 5 worrying 6 about 10 for 11 ? " it isn't [bowser] the [hound] ; it 's [farmer] [brown] 's boy and his gun ! " 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 8 it 3 isn't 7 ; 5 the 7 ; 8 it 9 's 9 's 12 's 12 's 18 " 13 boy 14 and 14 and 15 his 15 his 16 gun 16 gun 17 ! 17 ! 18 " " what of it ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 ? 2 what 3 of 3 of 4 it 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 10 . " if he gets [reddy] [fox] , so much the better . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 gets 4 gets 7 , 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 much 9 much 12 . 10 the 11 better 10 the 12 . reddy always did make trouble for other people . 1 reddy 2 always 2 always 3 did 3 did 4 make 4 make 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 for 6 for 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 . i don't see what you 're worrying about [reddy] [fox] for . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 5 you 5 you 6 're 6 're 7 worrying 7 worrying 8 about 8 about 11 for 11 for 12 . he 's big enough to take care of himself . " 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 big 3 big 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 8 of 9 himself 9 himself 10 . 10 . 11 " " yo ' cert'nly are plumb slow in your wits this morning , [jimmy] [skunk] , yo ' cert'nly are plumb slow ! 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 7 slow 3 ' 4 cert'nly 3 ' 7 slow 4 cert'nly 5 are 5 are 6 plumb 7 slow 10 wits 8 in 9 your 9 your 10 wits 10 wits 12 morning 11 this 12 morning 12 morning 13 , 13 , 18 ' 16 , 17 yo 16 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 cert'nly 18 ' 21 plumb 19 cert'nly 20 are 21 plumb 22 slow 22 slow 23 ! jimmy [skunk] looked serious . 1 jimmy 3 looked 3 looked 4 serious 4 serious 5 . " that 's so , [unc] ' [billy] , that 's so ! " he said . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 11 's 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 's 11 's 13 ! 12 so 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 17 . " boys with guns do get dreadfully careless , dreadfully careless . 1 " 2 boys 2 boys 6 get 3 with 4 guns 3 with 5 do 5 do 6 get 6 get 7 dreadfully 7 dreadfully 8 careless 8 careless 10 dreadfully 9 , 10 dreadfully 10 dreadfully 11 careless 11 careless 12 . they don't seem to think anything about the feelings of those likely to get hurt when the gun goes off . 1 they 2 don't 1 they 5 think 2 don't 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 5 think 7 about 6 anything 7 about 7 about 9 feelings 8 the 9 feelings 9 feelings 10 of 9 feelings 11 those 11 those 14 get 12 likely 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 19 goes 15 hurt 18 gun 16 when 17 the 17 the 18 gun 18 gun 19 goes 19 goes 20 off 20 off 21 . what was you thinking of doing , [unc] ' [billy] ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 you 2 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 doing 6 doing 7 , 7 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " good idea , [unc] ' [billy] ! 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 idea 3 idea 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 ! i 'll help you , " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 help 3 help 4 you 3 help 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 10 . so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] went one way , and [jimmy] [skunk] went another way . 1 so 3 ' 3 ' 10 and 6 went 7 one 7 one 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 went 13 went 15 way 13 went 16 . 14 another 15 way 15 way 16 . and everyone they told hurried to tell someone else . 1 and 2 everyone 2 everyone 3 they 3 they 4 told 3 they 7 tell 4 told 5 hurried 5 hurried 6 to 7 tell 8 someone 8 someone 9 else 9 else 10 . happy [jack] [squirrel] told [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] ; [chatterer] told [striped] [chipmunk] , and [striped] [chipmunk] told [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 happy 15 and 4 told 6 the 6 the 9 ; 9 ; 11 told 11 told 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 told 18 told 22 . and everybody hastened to hide [from] [farmer] [brown] 's boy and his terrible gun . 1 and 2 everybody 1 and 3 hastened 2 everybody 3 hastened 3 hastened 4 to 3 hastened 9 's 4 to 5 hide 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 and 11 and 14 gun 12 his 13 terrible 12 his 14 gun 14 gun 15 . by and by [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy noticed how still it was in the [green] [forest] . 1 by 17 . 2 and 7 boy 3 by 7 boy 7 boy 8 noticed 8 noticed 9 how 8 noticed 13 in 9 how 10 still 10 still 11 it 11 it 12 was 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . nowhere did he see or hear a bird . 1 nowhere 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 see 4 see 5 or 5 or 6 hear 6 hear 8 bird 7 a 8 bird 8 bird 9 . nowhere could he catch a glimpse of anybody who wore fur . 1 nowhere 2 could 2 could 4 catch 3 he 4 catch 4 catch 12 . 5 a 6 glimpse 6 glimpse 7 of 7 of 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 who 9 who 10 wore 10 wore 11 fur 11 fur 12 . " that fox must have scared away all the other animals and driven away all the birds . 1 " 2 that 2 that 6 scared 3 fox 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 scared 6 scared 7 away 7 away 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 12 and 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 animals 11 animals 12 and 12 and 13 driven 12 and 14 away 14 away 17 birds 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 birds 17 birds 18 . i 'll get him ! 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 get 3 get 4 him 4 him 5 ! see if [i] don't ! " muttered [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and never once guessed that they were hiding from him . 1 see 6 " 2 if 5 ! 4 don't 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 15 once 7 muttered 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 never 14 never 15 once 15 once 16 guessed 16 guessed 17 that 17 that 18 they 17 that 19 were 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 hiding 20 hiding 21 from 21 from 22 him 22 him 23 . [xx] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [makes] [a] [mistake] old [granny] [fox] was running through the overgrown old pasture , way up back of [farmer] [brown] 's . 1 old 4 was 4 was 5 running 5 running 6 through 6 through 19 . 7 the 8 overgrown 8 overgrown 9 old 9 old 10 pasture 10 pasture 15 of 10 pasture 18 's 11 , 12 way 12 way 13 up 13 up 14 back 13 up 15 of 18 's 19 . she was cross and tired and hot , for it was a very warm day . 1 she 2 was 1 she 4 and 3 cross 4 and 4 and 6 and 5 tired 6 and 6 and 7 hot 7 hot 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 16 . 10 it 11 was 11 was 14 warm 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 warm 14 warm 15 day 15 day 16 . behind her came [bowser] the [hound] , his nose in [granny] 's tracks , and making a great noise with his big voice . 1 behind 2 her 1 behind 19 noise 3 came 5 the 5 the 19 noise 7 , 9 nose 7 , 12 's 8 his 9 nose 9 nose 10 in 12 's 13 tracks 13 tracks 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 making 16 making 18 great 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 noise 19 noise 20 with 20 with 23 voice 21 his 22 big 22 big 23 voice 23 voice 24 . granny [fox] was cross because she was tired . 1 granny 3 was 3 was 4 cross 4 cross 5 because 5 because 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 tired 8 tired 9 . she hadn't done much running lately . 1 she 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 done 3 done 4 much 4 much 5 running 5 running 6 lately 6 lately 7 . now old [granny] [fox] is very , very smart and very , very wise . 1 now 2 old 1 now 5 is 5 is 8 very 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 12 , 9 smart 10 and 10 and 11 very 11 very 12 , 12 , 13 very 13 very 14 wise 14 wise 15 . she knows all the tricks with which foxes fool those who try to catch them . 1 she 11 who 2 knows 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 tricks 4 the 5 tricks 5 tricks 6 with 6 with 9 fool 7 which 8 foxes 8 foxes 9 fool 9 fool 10 those 10 those 11 who 11 who 12 try 12 try 14 catch 13 to 14 catch 14 catch 15 them 15 them 16 . she knew that she could fool [bowser] the [hound] and puzzle him so that he wouldn't be able to follow her track at all . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 12 him 3 that 5 could 3 that 6 fool 4 she 5 could 8 the 10 and 10 and 11 puzzle 11 puzzle 12 him 12 him 22 track 13 so 16 wouldn't 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 wouldn't 16 wouldn't 17 be 17 be 18 able 17 be 19 to 19 to 20 follow 20 follow 21 her 21 her 22 track 22 track 23 at 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . but she wasn't ready to do that yet . 1 but 2 she 1 but 3 wasn't 2 she 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 6 do 4 ready 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 yet 8 yet 9 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! old [granny] [fox] was taking great care to see that her tracks were easy to follow . 1 old 4 was 4 was 7 care 4 was 8 to 5 taking 6 great 6 great 7 care 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 that 9 see 12 tracks 11 her 12 tracks 12 tracks 13 were 12 tracks 14 easy 14 easy 16 follow 15 to 16 follow 16 follow 17 . she wanted [bowser] the [hound] to follow them , although it made her tired and hot and cross . 1 she 2 wanted 2 wanted 17 and 4 the 16 hot 6 to 7 follow 7 follow 8 them 8 them 9 , 9 , 10 although 10 although 11 it 11 it 12 made 12 made 13 her 12 made 14 tired 14 tired 15 and 14 tired 16 hot 16 hot 17 and 17 and 19 . 18 cross 19 . why did she ? 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 she 3 she 4 ? back and forth across the old pasture and way up among the rocks on the edge of the mountain [granny] [fox] led [bowser] the [hound] . 1 back 4 across 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 4 across 4 across 10 up 5 the 6 old 6 old 7 pasture 7 pasture 8 and 8 and 9 way 8 and 10 up 10 up 11 among 11 among 13 rocks 12 the 13 rocks 13 rocks 19 mountain 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 edge 16 edge 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 mountain 19 mountain 22 led 22 led 26 . 24 the 26 . it was a long , long , long way from [the] [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 6 long 5 , 6 long 6 long 7 , 7 , 8 long 8 long 9 way 9 way 10 from 10 from 18 . 14 and 15 the 15 the 18 . granny [fox] had made it a long way purposely . 1 granny 3 had 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 it 4 made 7 long 4 made 9 purposely 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 way 9 purposely 10 . she was willing to be tired herself if she could also tire [bowser] the [hound] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 to 3 willing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 tired 6 tired 7 herself 7 herself 9 she 8 if 9 she 9 she 10 could 10 could 12 tire 11 also 12 tire 12 tire 21 . 14 the 19 's 19 's 20 boy 20 boy 21 . by and by [granny] [fox] came to a hole in the ground , an old house that had once belonged to her grandfather . 1 by 24 . 2 and 16 house 3 by 13 , 6 came 7 to 7 to 9 hole 8 a 9 hole 9 hole 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 , 13 , 14 an 14 an 15 old 15 old 16 house 16 house 18 had 17 that 18 had 18 had 20 belonged 19 once 20 belonged 20 belonged 21 to 21 to 23 grandfather 22 her 23 grandfather 23 grandfather 24 . now this old house had a back door hidden close beside the hollow trunk of a fallen tree . 1 now 4 house 2 this 3 old 2 this 4 house 3 old 4 house 4 house 5 had 5 had 7 back 5 had 8 door 6 a 7 back 8 door 9 hidden 9 hidden 15 of 10 close 11 beside 10 close 14 trunk 11 beside 13 hollow 12 the 13 hollow 14 trunk 15 of 15 of 18 tree 16 a 17 fallen 16 a 18 tree 18 tree 19 . walking in the water , she left no scent in her tracks . 1 walking 2 in 1 walking 5 , 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 water 5 , 7 left 6 she 7 left 7 left 8 no 8 no 9 scent 9 scent 10 in 10 in 11 her 11 her 12 tracks 12 tracks 13 . bowser the [hound] came roaring up to the front door of the old house . 1 bowser 6 up 2 the 4 came 4 came 5 roaring 5 roaring 6 up 6 up 9 front 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 front 9 front 10 door 10 door 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 14 house 13 old 14 house 14 house 15 . granny 's tracks led right inside , and [bowser] grew so excited that he made a tremendous noise . 1 granny 2 's 2 's 3 tracks 3 tracks 8 and 3 tracks 10 grew 4 led 5 right 5 right 8 and 6 inside 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 grew 10 grew 15 made 11 so 12 excited 12 excited 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 made 15 made 17 tremendous 16 a 17 tremendous 17 tremendous 19 . 18 noise 19 . at last he had found where [granny] [fox] lived ; at least he thought he had . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 6 where 4 had 5 found 5 found 6 where 6 where 14 thought 9 lived 10 ; 10 ; 11 at 11 at 12 least 12 least 13 he 13 he 14 thought 14 thought 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 . he was sure that she was inside , for there were her fresh tracks going inside and none coming out . 1 he 8 , 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 7 inside 5 she 6 was 7 inside 8 , 8 , 17 and 9 for 10 there 10 there 11 were 11 were 14 tracks 12 her 13 fresh 13 fresh 14 tracks 14 tracks 15 going 15 going 16 inside 16 inside 17 and 17 and 18 none 18 none 19 coming 19 coming 21 . 20 out 21 . bowser the [hound] never once thought of looking for a back door . 1 bowser 6 thought 2 the 4 never 4 never 5 once 5 once 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 7 of 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 13 . 10 a 11 back 11 back 12 door 12 door 13 . granny [fox] grinned as she listened to the terrible fuss [bowser] was making . 1 granny 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 as 4 as 5 she 5 she 6 listened 6 listened 10 fuss 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 fuss 10 fuss 13 making 12 was 13 making 13 making 14 . she watched [bowser] digging and barking . 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 4 digging 4 digging 5 and 5 and 6 barking 6 barking 7 . after a while a worried look crept into the face of old [granny] [fox] . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 7 crept 4 a 5 worried 5 worried 6 look 6 look 7 crept 7 crept 8 into 8 into 10 face 9 the 10 face 10 face 11 of 11 of 12 old 12 old 15 . " where 's [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 's 3 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 ? i thought surely he would follow [bowser] the [hound] , " she muttered . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 13 muttered 3 surely 4 he 3 surely 6 follow 3 surely 10 , 3 surely 12 she 4 he 5 would 6 follow 8 the 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 muttered 13 muttered 14 . [xxi] [.] [reddy] [fox] [disobeys] pretty soon [reddy] [fox] heard a voice . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 heard 5 heard 7 voice 6 a 7 voice 7 voice 8 . it was very faint , for you know [reddy] was in his bedroom way underground , but he knew it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 faint 4 faint 6 for 4 faint 11 in 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 10 was 11 in 13 bedroom 12 his 13 bedroom 13 bedroom 19 knew 14 way 15 underground 15 underground 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 he 18 he 19 knew 19 knew 20 it 20 it 21 . he pricked up his ears and listened . 1 he 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 and 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] , and [reddy] knew by the sound that [bowser] was chasing [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 19 chasing 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 by 13 by 15 sound 14 the 15 sound 15 sound 16 that 15 sound 19 chasing 16 that 18 was 19 chasing 22 . reddy grinned . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . he wasn't at all worried about [granny] [fox] , not the least little bit . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 at 2 wasn't 6 about 3 at 5 worried 4 all 5 worried 6 about 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 13 little 11 the 12 least 11 the 13 little 13 little 14 bit 14 bit 15 . he knew how smart she was and that whenever she wanted to , she could get rid of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 and 2 knew 5 she 3 how 4 smart 3 how 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 and 7 and 11 wanted 7 and 12 to 8 that 9 whenever 8 that 11 wanted 10 she 11 wanted 12 to 13 , 13 , 16 get 14 she 15 could 15 could 16 get 16 get 17 rid 17 rid 18 of 18 of 20 the 20 the 22 . then a sudden thought popped into [reddy] 's head , and he grew sober . 1 then 3 sudden 1 then 4 thought 2 a 3 sudden 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 11 and 8 's 9 head 8 's 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 . 12 he 13 grew 13 grew 14 sober 14 sober 15 . " granny did feel trouble coming , just as she said , " he thought . 1 " 2 granny 1 " 4 feel 2 granny 3 did 4 feel 9 as 5 trouble 6 coming 5 trouble 7 , 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 she 9 as 13 " 10 she 11 said 11 said 12 , 13 " 14 he 13 " 15 thought 15 thought 16 . then [reddy] [fox] curled himself up and tried to sleep . 1 then 4 curled 4 curled 5 himself 4 curled 6 up 6 up 7 and 7 and 10 sleep 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . he intended to mind and not put his little black nose outside until old [granny] [fox] returned . 1 he 2 intended 2 intended 3 to 2 intended 7 put 3 to 4 mind 4 mind 5 and 5 and 6 not 7 put 8 his 8 his 10 black 9 little 10 black 10 black 13 until 11 nose 12 outside 12 outside 13 until 13 until 18 . 14 old 17 returned 17 returned 18 . but somehow [reddy] couldn't get to sleep . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 get 5 get 6 to 6 to 7 sleep 7 sleep 8 . his bedroom was small , and he was so stiff and sore that he could not get comfortable . 1 his 2 bedroom 2 bedroom 3 was 3 was 4 small 4 small 7 he 4 small 8 was 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 11 and 9 so 10 stiff 10 stiff 11 and 11 and 12 sore 12 sore 15 could 13 that 14 he 13 that 15 could 15 could 17 get 16 not 17 get 17 get 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 19 . he twisted and turned and fidgeted . 1 he 2 twisted 2 twisted 3 and 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 and 5 and 6 fidgeted 6 fidgeted 7 . the more he fidgeted , the more uncomfortable he grew . 1 the 2 more 1 the 4 fidgeted 2 more 3 he 4 fidgeted 5 , 5 , 7 more 6 the 7 more 7 more 10 grew 8 uncomfortable 9 he 9 he 10 grew 10 grew 11 . he thought of the warm sunshine outside and how comfortable he would be , stretched out full length on the doorstep . 1 he 11 he 2 thought 3 of 3 of 6 sunshine 4 the 5 warm 4 the 6 sunshine 6 sunshine 7 outside 6 sunshine 10 comfortable 7 outside 8 and 8 and 9 how 10 comfortable 11 he 11 he 14 , 12 would 13 be 12 would 14 , 14 , 15 stretched 15 stretched 16 out 16 out 21 doorstep 17 full 18 length 18 length 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 doorstep 21 doorstep 22 . it would take the soreness out of his legs . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 the 4 the 5 soreness 5 soreness 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 legs 9 legs 10 . something must have happened to [granny] to keep her so long . 1 something 2 must 2 must 3 have 3 have 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 4 happened 8 keep 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 9 her 8 keep 10 so 10 so 11 long 11 long 12 . by and [by] [reddy] [fox] crept a little way up the long , dark hall . 1 by 13 , 2 and 6 crept 6 crept 9 way 6 crept 10 up 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 way 10 up 11 the 11 the 12 long 12 long 13 , 13 , 14 dark 14 dark 15 hall 15 hall 16 . he could just see the sunlight on the doorstep . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 just 3 just 4 see 4 see 6 sunlight 5 the 6 sunlight 6 sunlight 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 doorstep 9 doorstep 10 . pretty soon he went a little bit nearer . 1 pretty 2 soon 1 pretty 3 he 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 nearer 7 bit 9 . he wasn't going to disobey old [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 disobey 5 disobey 6 old 6 old 9 . oh , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! she had told him to stay in the house until she returned . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 told 2 had 5 to 3 told 4 him 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 in 7 in 10 until 8 the 9 house 8 the 10 until 10 until 11 she 10 until 12 returned 12 returned 13 . she hadn't said that he couldn't look out ! 1 she 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 said 3 said 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 look 7 look 8 out 8 out 9 ! reddy crawled a little nearer to the open door and the sunlight . 1 reddy 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 a 2 crawled 5 nearer 4 little 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 to 6 to 10 and 7 the 9 door 8 open 9 door 9 door 10 and 10 and 12 sunlight 11 the 12 sunlight 12 sunlight 13 . " granny [fox] is getting old and timid . 1 " 2 granny 2 granny 4 is 4 is 5 getting 5 getting 7 and 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 timid 8 timid 9 . just as if my eyes aren't as sharp as hers ! 1 just 4 my 2 as 3 if 3 if 4 my 4 my 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 aren't 6 aren't 7 as 7 as 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 as 9 as 10 hers 10 hers 11 ! i 'd like to see [farmer] [brown] 's boy get near me when [i] am really on the watch , " said [reddy] [fox] to himself . 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 3 like 25 to 4 to 5 see 4 to 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 get 10 get 11 near 10 get 13 when 11 near 12 me 15 am 16 really 15 am 20 , 15 am 21 " 16 really 17 on 17 on 19 watch 18 the 19 watch 21 " 22 said 22 said 25 to 25 to 27 . 26 himself 27 . and then he crept a little nearer to the open door . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 crept 3 he 4 crept 4 crept 8 to 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 to 8 to 10 open 9 the 10 open 10 open 12 . 11 door 12 . how bright and warm and pleasant it did look outside ! 1 how 2 bright 1 how 3 and 2 bright 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 warm 5 and 5 and 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 it 7 it 8 did 8 did 9 look 9 look 10 outside 10 outside 11 ! reddy just knew that he would feel ever and ever so much better if he could stretch out on the doorstep . 1 reddy 2 just 1 reddy 7 feel 2 just 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 would 5 he 6 would 7 feel 8 ever 8 ever 12 much 9 and 10 ever 10 ever 11 so 10 ever 12 much 12 much 13 better 13 better 15 he 13 better 18 out 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 could 17 stretch 18 out 18 out 21 doorstep 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 doorstep 21 doorstep 22 . he could hear [jenny] [wren] fussing and scolding at someone or something , and he wondered what it could be . 1 he 2 could 1 he 7 and 2 could 3 hear 6 fussing 7 and 7 and 8 scolding 8 scolding 9 at 9 at 10 someone 10 someone 21 . 11 or 12 something 11 or 16 wondered 12 something 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 16 wondered 17 what 17 what 18 it 17 what 21 . 18 it 19 could 19 could 20 be he crept just a wee bit nearer . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 3 just 3 just 5 wee 4 a 5 wee 5 wee 6 bit 6 bit 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 . " granny 's led them way off on the mountain . 1 " 2 granny 2 granny 3 's 3 's 4 led 4 led 5 them 5 them 6 way 6 way 7 off 7 off 8 on 8 on 10 mountain 9 the 10 mountain 10 mountain 11 . good old [granny] ! " thought [reddy] [fox] . 1 good 2 old 2 old 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 thought 6 thought 9 . then he crawled right up to the very doorway . 1 then 3 crawled 2 he 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 right 3 crawled 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 . 8 very 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 . he could still hear [jenny] [wren] scolding and fussing . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 still 3 still 4 hear 4 hear 7 scolding 7 scolding 8 and 8 and 9 fussing 9 fussing 10 . " what does ail her ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 does 3 does 4 ail 3 does 6 ? 4 ail 5 her " if it 's hot or if it 's cold , [jenny] [wren] will always scold . 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 17 . 5 hot 6 or 6 or 11 , 7 if 8 it 8 it 9 's 9 's 10 cold 10 cold 11 , 11 , 14 will 14 will 15 always 15 always 16 scold 16 scold 17 . from morn till night the whole day long [her] limber tongue is going strong . 1 from 2 morn 1 from 10 limber 2 morn 3 till 3 till 4 night 4 night 5 the 5 the 6 whole 6 whole 7 day 7 day 8 long 10 limber 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 is 12 is 14 strong 12 is 15 . 13 going 14 strong " [i] 'm going to find out what it means , " said [reddy] , talking to himself . 1 " 6 find 3 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 8 what 8 what 11 , 9 it 10 means 10 means 11 , 11 , 19 . 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 , 13 said 16 talking 16 talking 17 to 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 . reddy [fox] poked his head out and looked straight into the freckled face of [farmer] [brown] 's boy and the muzzle of that dreadful gun ! 1 reddy 7 and 3 poked 4 his 3 poked 7 and 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 out 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 straight 8 looked 21 muzzle 9 straight 10 into 11 the 12 freckled 12 freckled 13 face 13 face 14 of 13 face 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 and 19 and 20 the 20 the 21 muzzle 21 muzzle 22 of 22 of 25 gun 23 that 25 gun 24 dreadful 25 gun 25 gun 26 ! [xxii] [.] ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] ['s] [keen] [sight] 1 ol 2 ' she was tired and hot , and she had planned to pick out the shadiest paths going back . 1 she 7 and 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 7 and 4 and 5 hot 5 hot 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 planned 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 planned 10 planned 11 to 11 to 12 pick 12 pick 13 out 12 pick 15 shadiest 14 the 15 shadiest 15 shadiest 16 paths 16 paths 17 going 17 going 19 . 18 back 19 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy had not yet appeared , and [granny] [fox] was getting worried . 1 but 11 and 4 's 5 boy 4 's 10 , 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 yet 8 yet 9 appeared 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 . 14 was 15 getting 15 getting 16 worried 16 worried 17 . could it be that he had not followed [bowser] [the] [hound] , after all ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 8 followed 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 not 8 followed 13 after 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 ? granny [fox] went out on a high point and looked , but she could see nothing of [farmer] [brown] 's boy and his gun . 1 granny 3 went 3 went 4 out 4 out 5 on 5 on 11 , 6 a 7 high 6 a 8 point 8 point 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 , 11 , 24 gun 12 but 13 she 12 but 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 16 nothing 15 see 20 's 16 nothing 17 of 20 's 21 boy 21 boy 22 and 22 and 23 his 23 his 24 gun 24 gun 25 . just then [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] came sailing down out of the blue , blue sky and settled himself on a tall , dead tree . 1 just 7 came 2 then 4 ' 2 then 7 came 7 came 11 of 8 sailing 9 down 9 down 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 15 blue 12 the 13 blue 12 the 15 blue 13 blue 14 , 15 blue 20 on 16 sky 17 and 17 and 18 settled 18 settled 19 himself 19 himself 20 on 20 on 25 tree 21 a 22 tall 21 a 24 dead 22 tall 23 , 24 dead 25 tree 25 tree 26 . so old [granny] [fox] smoothed out her skirts and walked over to the foot of the tree where [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] sat . 1 so 2 old 1 so 9 and 2 old 5 smoothed 5 smoothed 6 out 6 out 8 skirts 7 her 8 skirts 9 and 14 foot 10 walked 11 over 10 walked 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 foot 14 foot 15 of 15 of 18 where 16 the 17 tree 17 tree 18 where 18 where 20 ' 20 ' 24 . 23 sat 24 . " how do you do today , neighbor [buzzard] ? " inquired [granny] [fox] , smiling up at [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 7 , 2 how 3 do 3 do 5 do 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 today 7 , 8 neighbor 8 neighbor 17 up 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 inquired 12 inquired 15 , 15 , 16 smiling 15 , 17 up 17 up 18 at 18 at 20 ' 20 ' 23 . " my ! " exclaimed old [granny] [fox] , " what splendid great wings you have , [mistah] [buzzard] ! 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 1 " 5 exclaimed 2 my 3 ! 5 exclaimed 11 what 6 old 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 what 11 what 12 splendid 12 splendid 13 great 13 great 14 wings 14 wings 15 you 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 , 17 , 20 ! it must be grand to be able to fly . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 7 able 4 grand 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 fly 9 fly 10 . i suppose you can see a great deal from way up there in the blue , blue sky , [mistah] [buzzard] . " 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 5 see 2 suppose 3 you 2 suppose 4 can 3 you 4 can 5 see 7 great 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 18 sky 9 from 10 way 9 from 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 blue 15 blue 16 , 16 , 18 sky 17 blue 18 sky 18 sky 19 , 19 , 22 . 22 . 23 " ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] felt flattered . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 felt 5 felt 6 flattered 6 flattered 7 . " yes , " said he , " ah can see all that 's going [on] on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 4 " 1 " 10 can 2 yes 3 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 9 ah 8 " 9 ah 10 can 11 see 11 see 17 on 12 all 13 that 13 that 14 's 14 's 15 going 15 going 17 on 17 on 27 " 18 the 27 " 21 and 26 . 22 in 23 the 23 the 26 . 26 . 27 " " yes , [ah] can ! " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 5 can 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " really , [mistah] [buzzard] ? 1 " 2 really 2 really 3 , 3 , 6 ? really ? 1 really 2 ? oh , [i] can't believe that your eyes are so sharp as all that ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 can't 4 can't 5 believe 5 believe 6 that 6 that 7 your 7 your 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 are 9 are 11 sharp 10 so 11 sharp 11 sharp 12 as 12 as 15 ! 13 all 14 that 14 that 15 ! now old [granny] [fox] had not told the truth when she said she knew where [farmer] [brown] 's boy was . 1 now 2 old 1 now 11 she 2 old 5 had 5 had 7 told 6 not 7 told 7 told 9 truth 8 the 9 truth 9 truth 10 when 11 she 12 said 12 said 14 knew 13 she 14 knew 14 knew 15 where 15 where 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 was 20 was 21 . she thought she would trick [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] into telling her . 1 she 2 thought 2 thought 3 she 3 she 4 would 4 would 5 trick 5 trick 7 ' 7 ' 10 into 10 into 11 telling 11 telling 12 her 12 her 13 . in a few minutes down came [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 in 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 3 few 5 down 5 down 6 came 6 came 8 ' 8 ' 11 . " [bowser] the [hound] is up in the old back pasture , " said he . 1 " 9 old 3 the 5 is 5 is 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 old 9 old 11 pasture 10 back 11 pasture 11 pasture 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " right ! " cried old [granny] [fox] , clapping her hands . 1 " 2 right 1 " 9 , 2 right 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 old 9 , 10 clapping 10 clapping 12 hands 11 her 12 hands 12 hands 13 . " and where is [farmer] [brown] 's boy ? " 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 where 3 where 4 is 3 where 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [farmer] [brown] 's boy is [....y] " 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 is 6 is 8 " ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] paused . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 paused 5 paused 6 . " where ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 ? where ? " asked [granny] [fox] , so eagerly that [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] looked at her sharply . 1 where 2 ? 2 ? 3 " 2 ? 4 asked 4 asked 7 , 7 , 9 eagerly 8 so 9 eagerly 9 eagerly 10 that 10 that 12 ' 12 ' 15 looked 15 looked 16 at 16 at 19 . 17 her 18 sharply 18 sharply 19 . " yo ' said you knew , so what 's the use of telling yo ' ? " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 7 , 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 5 you 4 said 5 you 5 you 6 knew 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 what 9 what 10 's 10 's 12 use 11 the 12 use 12 use 13 of 13 of 15 yo 14 telling 15 yo 15 yo 24 . 16 ' 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 21 ' 21 ' 24 . then he added : " but if [ah] was yo ' , [ah] cert'nly would get home right smart soon . " 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 was 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 but 6 but 7 if 9 was 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 11 ' 12 , 11 ' 17 home 12 , 16 get 14 cert'nly 15 would 15 would 16 get 17 home 22 " 18 right 19 smart 19 smart 20 soon 20 soon 21 . 21 . 22 " " why ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ? do , do tell me what you saw , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " begged [granny] [fox] . 1 do 2 , 1 do 7 you 2 , 3 do 3 do 4 tell 4 tell 6 what 5 me 6 what 7 you 9 , 8 saw 9 , 9 , 12 ! 12 ! 14 begged 13 " 14 begged 14 begged 17 . but [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] wouldn't say another word , so old [granny] [fox] started for home as fast as she could run . 1 but 7 say 3 ' 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 say 7 say 16 for 8 another 9 word 8 another 15 started 9 word 10 , 10 , 12 old 11 so 12 old 15 started 16 for 16 for 17 home 17 home 19 fast 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 she 20 as 22 could 22 could 23 run 23 run 24 . " oh dear , [i] do hope [reddy] [fox] minded me and stayed in the house , " she muttered . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 hope 2 oh 4 , 3 dear 4 , 4 , 6 do 7 hope 12 and 10 minded 11 me 11 me 12 and 12 and 13 stayed 12 and 16 house 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 house 16 house 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 muttered 19 she 20 muttered 20 muttered 21 . [xxii] [granny] [fox] [has] [a] [terrible] [scare] she was already very tired and hot from the long run to lead [bowser] the [hound] away from the [green] [meadows] . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 already 2 was 5 tired 3 already 4 very 5 tired 6 and 5 tired 17 away 6 and 7 hot 6 and 11 run 7 hot 8 from 8 from 10 long 9 the 10 long 11 run 12 to 12 to 13 lead 13 lead 15 the 17 away 18 from 18 from 22 . 19 the 22 . presently she heard voices singing . 1 presently 2 she 2 she 3 heard 3 heard 4 voices 4 voices 5 singing 5 singing 6 . they seemed to be in the treetops over her head . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 in 4 be 5 in 5 in 7 treetops 6 the 7 treetops 7 treetops 8 over 8 over 9 her 9 her 10 head 10 head 11 . " happily we dance and play [all] the livelong sunny day ! 1 " 2 happily 1 " 4 dance 2 happily 3 we 4 dance 5 and 5 and 6 play 6 play 9 livelong 8 the 9 livelong 9 livelong 10 sunny 10 sunny 11 day 11 day 12 ! happily we run and race [and] win or lose with smiling face ! " 1 happily 2 we 2 we 3 run 3 run 4 and 4 and 5 race 5 race 7 win 7 win 8 or 8 or 9 lose 9 lose 10 with 10 with 11 smiling 11 smiling 12 face 12 face 13 ! 13 ! 14 " granny [fox] knew the voices , and she looked up . 1 granny 5 voices 3 knew 4 the 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 she 7 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 10 up 11 . just as she expected , she saw the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] playing among the leaves . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 she 3 she 4 expected 4 expected 5 , 5 , 6 she 6 she 7 saw 7 saw 21 . 8 the 21 . 12 of 17 playing 17 playing 18 among 18 among 20 leaves 19 the 20 leaves 20 leaves 21 . just then one of them looked down and saw her . 1 just 5 them 2 then 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 looked 6 looked 7 down 7 down 8 and 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 her 10 her 11 . " there 's old [granny] [fox] ! 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 old 4 old 7 ! just see how hot and tired she looks . 1 just 2 see 2 see 3 how 3 how 4 hot 4 hot 5 and 5 and 6 tired 6 tired 7 she 6 tired 8 looks 8 looks 9 . let's go down and cool her off ! " shouted the [merry] [little] [breeze] . 1 let's 2 go 2 go 4 and 3 down 4 and 4 and 5 cool 5 cool 6 her 5 cool 7 off 7 off 8 ! 7 off 9 " 9 " 10 shouted 10 shouted 11 the 11 the 15 . in a flash they were all down out of the treetops and dancing around old [granny] [fox] , cooling her off . 1 in 3 flash 1 in 5 were 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 4 they 5 were 6 all 6 all 7 down 7 down 12 and 8 out 9 of 8 out 12 and 9 of 11 treetops 10 the 11 treetops 12 and 13 dancing 13 dancing 14 around 13 dancing 22 . 14 around 15 old 18 , 19 cooling 18 , 22 . 19 cooling 21 off 20 her 21 off of course , [granny] [fox] kept right on running . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 6 kept 6 kept 7 right 7 right 8 on 8 on 9 running 9 running 10 . she was too worried not to . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 worried 4 worried 5 not 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 . but the [merry] [little] [breezes] kept right beside her , and it was not nearly as hard running now as it had been . 1 but 6 kept 1 but 11 and 2 the 6 kept 7 right 8 beside 7 right 10 , 8 beside 9 her 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 nearly 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 not 14 not 15 nearly 15 nearly 16 as 16 as 17 hard 17 hard 19 now 18 running 19 now 19 now 23 been 20 as 21 it 21 it 22 had 22 had 23 been 23 been 24 . " have you seen [farmer] [brown] 's boy ? " panted [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 seen 4 seen 7 's 7 's 14 . 8 boy 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 panted 11 panted 14 . " oh , yes ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 ! we saw him just a little while ago over near your house , [granny] [fox] . 1 we 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 just 2 saw 9 over 3 him 4 just 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while 7 while 8 ago 8 ago 9 over 9 over 10 near 10 near 13 , 11 your 12 house 12 house 13 , 13 , 16 . but old [granny] [fox] didn't laugh oh , my , no , indeed ! 1 but 2 old 2 old 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 laugh 6 laugh 9 my 7 oh 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 , 10 , 11 no 11 no 12 , 12 , 13 indeed 13 indeed 14 ! her heart went lower still , and she did her best to run faster . 1 her 2 heart 1 her 5 still 2 heart 3 went 3 went 4 lower 5 still 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 she 8 she 9 did 9 did 11 best 10 her 11 best 11 best 12 to 11 best 13 run 12 to 13 run 13 run 15 . 14 faster 15 . her eyes popped almost out of her head . 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 popped 3 popped 4 almost 4 almost 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 head 7 her 8 head 8 head 9 . there was [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy standing right in front of the door of her home . 1 there 2 was 2 was 10 front 6 boy 7 standing 7 standing 8 right 7 standing 10 front 8 right 9 in 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 door 13 door 14 of 13 door 17 . 14 of 15 her 15 her 16 home and while she was watching , what should [reddy] [fox] do but stick his head out the door . 1 and 3 she 1 and 7 what 2 while 3 she 3 she 4 was 5 watching 6 , 5 watching 7 what 7 what 8 should 8 should 11 do 11 do 12 but 12 but 15 head 13 stick 14 his 14 his 15 head 15 head 16 out 15 head 18 door 17 the 18 door 18 door 19 . then she waited for the bang of the gun . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 waited 3 waited 4 for 4 for 6 bang 5 the 6 bang 6 bang 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 gun 9 gun 10 . it didn't come . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 come 3 come 4 . then [granny] peeped through her fingers . 1 then 3 peeped 3 peeped 4 through 4 through 5 her 5 her 6 fingers 6 fingers 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy was still there , but [reddy] [fox] had disappeared inside the house . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 9 but 6 still 7 there 6 still 9 but 7 there 8 , 9 but 12 had 12 had 13 disappeared 13 disappeared 14 inside 13 disappeared 17 . 14 inside 15 the 16 house 17 . granny [fox] sighed in relief . 1 granny 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 in 4 in 5 relief 5 relief 6 . it had been a terrible scare , the worst she could remember . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 scare 4 a 6 scare 5 terrible 6 scare 6 scare 9 worst 7 , 9 worst 8 the 9 worst 9 worst 10 she 9 worst 12 remember 11 could 12 remember 12 remember 13 . [xxiv] [.] [granny] [and] [reddy] [have] [to] [move] " [i] don't want to move , " whined [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 4 want 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 7 , 6 move 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 whined 9 whined 12 . " [i] 'm too sore to walk . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 sore 4 too 5 sore 5 sore 6 to 6 to 7 walk 7 walk 8 . 8 . 9 " old [granny] [fox] gave him a shove . 1 old 4 gave 4 gave 5 him 5 him 7 shove 6 a 7 shove 7 shove 8 . " you go along and do as [i] say ! " she snapped . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 and 2 you 3 go 3 go 4 along 3 go 5 and 5 and 6 do 6 do 7 as 7 as 12 she 9 say 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 snapped 13 snapped 14 . " if you had minded me , we wouldn't have to move . 1 " 5 minded 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 minded 5 minded 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 we 8 we 9 wouldn't 9 wouldn't 10 have 10 have 11 to 10 have 13 . 11 to 12 move it 's all your own fault . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 all 3 all 4 your 3 all 5 own 4 your 5 own 5 own 6 fault 6 fault 7 . the wonder is that you weren't killed when you poked your head out right in front of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 the 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 is 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 you 4 that 7 killed 5 you 6 weren't 5 you 7 killed 7 killed 13 out 8 when 9 you 9 you 10 poked 10 poked 11 your 10 poked 12 head 12 head 13 out 13 out 14 right 14 right 15 in 15 in 21 boy 16 front 17 of 16 front 20 's 20 's 21 boy 21 boy 22 . now that he knows where we live , he will give us no peace . 1 now 2 that 1 now 3 he 3 he 5 where 4 knows 5 where 5 where 11 give 6 we 7 live 6 we 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 will 10 will 11 give 11 give 14 peace 12 us 13 no 13 no 14 peace 14 peace 15 . move along lively now ! 1 move 2 along 2 along 3 lively 3 lively 4 now 4 now 5 ! this is the best home [i] have ever had , and now [i] 've got to leave it . 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 best 3 the 4 best 4 best 5 home 5 home 11 and 7 have 8 ever 8 ever 9 had 9 had 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 got 12 now 14 've 14 've 15 got 15 got 19 . 16 to 17 leave 17 leave 18 it 18 it 19 . oh dear ! 1 oh 2 dear 2 dear 3 ! oh dear ! " 1 oh 2 dear 2 dear 3 ! 3 ! 4 " reddy [fox] hobbled along up the long hall and out the front door . 1 reddy 3 hobbled 3 hobbled 4 along 3 hobbled 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 8 hall 7 long 8 hall 8 hall 9 and 9 and 10 out 10 out 12 front 11 the 12 front 12 front 14 . 13 door 14 . he was walking on three legs , and at every step he made a face because , you know , it hurt so to walk . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 walking 2 was 4 on 4 on 11 step 5 three 6 legs 6 legs 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 every 10 every 11 step 11 step 12 he 11 step 13 made 13 made 22 hurt 14 a 15 face 14 a 16 because 16 because 17 , 16 because 22 hurt 17 , 18 you 17 , 19 know 18 you 19 know 19 know 20 , 19 know 21 it 22 hurt 24 to 23 so 24 to 24 to 25 walk 25 walk 26 . granny sighed and wiped away a tear , as she said good-by to her old home . 1 granny 2 sighed 1 granny 4 wiped 2 sighed 3 and 4 wiped 5 away 5 away 9 as 6 a 7 tear 7 tear 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 she 9 as 11 said 10 she 11 said 11 said 12 good-by 12 good-by 13 to 13 to 17 . 14 her 16 home 15 old 16 home 16 home 17 . reddy [fox] was thinking too much of his own troubles to notice how badly [granny] [fox] was feeling . 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 3 was 6 much 4 thinking 5 too 6 much 7 of 6 much 13 how 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 troubles 10 troubles 11 to 11 to 12 notice 13 how 14 badly 14 badly 17 was 17 was 19 . 18 feeling 19 . every few steps he had to sit down and rest because it hurt him so to walk . 1 every 2 few 1 every 7 sit 3 steps 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 sit 7 sit 9 and 8 down 9 and 9 and 13 hurt 10 rest 11 because 11 because 12 it 12 it 13 hurt 13 hurt 14 him 14 him 17 walk 15 so 16 to 16 to 17 walk 17 walk 18 . " [i] don't see the use of moving tonight , anyway . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 6 use 5 the 6 use 6 use 7 of 7 of 8 moving 8 moving 9 tonight 9 tonight 12 . 10 , 11 anyway 10 , 12 . it would be a lot easier and pleasanter when the sun is shining . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 lot 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 easier 6 easier 7 and 7 and 8 pleasanter 8 pleasanter 9 when 9 when 11 sun 9 when 12 is 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 is 12 is 13 shining 13 shining 14 . this night air makes me so stiff that [i] know [i] never will get over it , " grumbled [reddy] [fox] . 1 this 2 night 1 this 3 air 3 air 4 makes 4 makes 5 me 4 makes 14 get 5 me 7 stiff 6 so 7 stiff 8 that 10 know 10 know 12 never 12 never 13 will 13 will 14 get 14 get 15 over 15 over 17 , 16 it 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 22 . 19 grumbled 22 . old [granny] [fox] listened to him for a while , and then she lost patience . 1 old 4 listened 4 listened 5 to 5 to 10 , 6 him 7 for 6 him 10 , 7 for 9 while 8 a 9 while 10 , 13 she 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 she 13 she 14 lost 14 lost 15 patience 15 patience 16 . yes , [sir] , [granny] [fox] lost patience . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 lost 7 lost 8 patience 8 patience 9 . she boxed [reddy] [fox] first on one ear and then on the other . 1 she 2 boxed 2 boxed 5 first 5 first 6 on 6 on 9 and 7 one 8 ear 8 ear 9 and 9 and 10 then 9 and 11 on 11 on 14 . 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 . reddy began to snivel . 1 reddy 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 snivel 4 snivel 5 . " stop that ! " said [granny] [fox] sharply . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 that 3 that 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 sharply 9 sharply 10 . " do you want all the neighbors to know that we have got to move ? 1 " 4 want 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 want 4 want 7 neighbors 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 15 move 13 got 14 to 14 to 15 move 15 move 16 ? they 'll find it out soon enough . 1 they 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 3 find 4 it 4 it 5 out 5 out 6 soon 6 soon 7 enough 7 enough 8 . now come along without any more fuss . 1 now 2 come 2 come 3 along 3 along 4 without 4 without 5 any 5 any 6 more 6 more 7 fuss 7 fuss 8 . if you don't , [i] 'll just go off and leave you to shift for yourself . 1 if 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 8 go 4 , 6 'll 6 'll 7 just 7 just 8 go 8 go 10 and 9 off 10 and 10 and 11 leave 11 leave 12 you 12 you 17 . 13 to 14 shift 14 shift 15 for 15 for 16 yourself 16 yourself 17 . then how will you get anything to eat ? " 1 then 2 how 2 how 3 will 2 how 4 you 4 you 5 get 5 get 7 to 6 anything 7 to 7 to 8 eat 8 eat 9 ? 9 ? 10 " reddy [fox] wiped his eyes on his coat sleeve and hobbled along as best he could . 1 reddy 3 wiped 3 wiped 4 his 4 his 9 sleeve 5 eyes 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 9 sleeve 9 sleeve 10 and 10 and 11 hobbled 11 hobbled 12 along 11 hobbled 13 as 13 as 14 best 14 best 17 . 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 . granny [fox] would run a little way ahead to see that the way was safe and then come back for [reddy] . 1 granny 3 would 3 would 8 ahead 4 run 5 a 4 run 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 ahead 8 ahead 9 to 9 to 16 and 10 see 11 that 10 see 14 was 12 the 13 way 13 way 14 was 14 was 15 safe 15 safe 16 and 16 and 18 come 17 then 18 come 18 come 19 back 18 come 20 for 20 for 22 . poor [reddy] . 1 poor 3 . he did his best not to complain , but it was such hard work . 1 he 2 did 2 did 6 to 2 did 8 , 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 not 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 complain 8 , 11 was 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 such 12 such 13 hard 13 hard 14 work 14 work 15 . and somehow [reddy] [fox] didn't believe that it was at all necessary . 1 and 2 somehow 2 somehow 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 believe 6 believe 7 that 7 that 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 at 9 was 12 necessary 10 at 11 all 12 necessary 13 . " she 's getting old . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 's 3 's 4 getting 4 getting 5 old 5 old 6 . she 's getting old and timid and fussy , " muttered [reddy] [fox] , as he hobbled along behind her . 1 she 2 's 1 she 5 and 2 's 3 getting 3 getting 4 old 5 and 8 fussy 6 timid 7 and 7 and 8 fussy 8 fussy 11 muttered 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 muttered 11 muttered 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 hobbled 17 hobbled 18 along 17 hobbled 19 behind 19 behind 21 . 20 her 21 . it seemed to [reddy] as if they had walked miles and miles . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 if 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 walked 7 they 8 had 8 had 9 walked 9 walked 10 miles 10 miles 11 and 11 and 12 miles 12 miles 13 . " here we are ! " said she . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 we 3 we 4 are 4 are 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 . " what ! 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ! are we going to live in that thing ? " cried [reddy] . 1 are 2 we 1 are 3 going 2 we 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 live 5 live 6 in 6 in 8 thing 7 that 8 thing 8 thing 13 . 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 13 . " it isn't fit for any respectable fox to put his nose into . " 1 " 5 for 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 fit 4 fit 5 for 5 for 8 fox 6 any 8 fox 7 respectable 8 fox 8 fox 9 to 9 to 10 put 10 put 11 his 10 put 12 nose 12 nose 13 into 13 into 14 . 14 . 15 " " it is where [i] was born ! " snapped old [granny] [fox] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 where 3 is 8 ! 4 where 7 born 6 was 7 born 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 snapped 10 snapped 11 old 11 old 14 . " if you want to keep out of harm 's way , don't go to putting on airs now . 1 " 5 to 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 out 6 keep 14 go 7 out 8 of 8 of 11 way 9 harm 10 's 10 's 11 way 12 , 13 don't 13 don't 14 go 14 go 17 on 15 to 16 putting 16 putting 17 on 17 on 18 airs 18 airs 19 now 19 now 20 . " now don't let me hear another word from you , but get inside at once ! " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 let 2 now 3 don't 2 now 4 let 4 let 5 me 4 let 7 another 5 me 6 hear 7 another 14 inside 8 word 9 from 8 word 12 but 9 from 10 you 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 get 13 get 14 inside 14 inside 15 at 15 at 16 once 16 once 17 ! 17 ! 18 " [xxv] [.] peter [rabbit] [makes] a [discovery] 1 peter 4 a peter [rabbit] , who had been out all night and was just then on his way home , saw him . 1 peter 5 had 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 had 5 had 14 on 6 been 7 out 6 been 10 and 7 out 9 night 8 all 9 night 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 just 12 just 13 then 12 just 14 on 14 on 17 home 15 his 16 way 16 way 17 home 17 home 20 him 18 , 19 saw 19 saw 20 him 20 him 21 . peter stopped and sat up to rub his eyes and look again . 1 peter 3 and 1 peter 5 up 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 sat 5 up 6 to 6 to 7 rub 7 rub 11 look 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 and 10 and 11 look 11 look 12 again 12 again 13 . he wasn't quite sure that he had seen aright the first time . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 quite 2 wasn't 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 seen 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 aright 9 aright 11 first 10 the 11 first 11 first 13 . 12 time 13 . but he had . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 . there was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , sure enough , and at his heels trotted [bowser] the [hound] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 12 at 5 's 6 boy 5 's 11 and 7 , 8 sure 8 sure 11 and 9 enough 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 at 12 at 14 heels 13 his 14 heels 14 heels 15 trotted 15 trotted 19 . 17 the 19 . peter [rabbit] rubbed his eyes once more and wrinkled up his eyebrows . 1 peter 3 rubbed 3 rubbed 4 his 3 rubbed 7 more 5 eyes 6 once 6 once 7 more 7 more 9 wrinkled 8 and 9 wrinkled 9 wrinkled 10 up 10 up 12 eyebrows 11 his 12 eyebrows 12 eyebrows 13 . farmer [brown] 's boy certainly had a gun over one shoulder and a spade over the other . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 certainly 5 certainly 9 over 6 had 8 gun 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 over 9 over 12 and 10 one 11 shoulder 11 shoulder 12 and 12 and 14 spade 12 and 15 over 13 a 14 spade 15 over 18 . 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 . where could he be going down [the] [lone] [little] [path] with a spade ? 1 where 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 be 4 be 5 going 5 going 6 down 5 going 14 ? 6 down 11 with 11 with 13 spade 12 a 13 spade farmer [brown] 's garden certainly was not in that direction . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 garden 4 garden 6 was 5 certainly 6 was 6 was 7 not 6 was 8 in 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 direction 10 direction 11 . peter watched him out of sight and then he hurried down to the [green] [meadows] to tell [johnny] [chuck] what he had seen . 1 peter 3 him 1 peter 7 and 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 7 and 10 hurried 8 then 9 he 8 then 10 hurried 10 hurried 11 down 10 hurried 12 to 10 hurried 17 tell 13 the 16 to 16 to 17 tell 17 tell 21 he 20 what 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 24 . 23 seen 24 . my , how [peter] 's long legs did fly ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 5 's 5 's 6 long 6 long 7 legs 7 legs 8 did 8 did 9 fly 9 fly 10 ! he was so excited that he had forgotten how sleepy he had felt a few minutes before . 1 he 2 was 2 was 9 how 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 9 how 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 forgotten 9 how 10 sleepy 10 sleepy 11 he 10 sleepy 13 felt 11 he 12 had 13 felt 16 minutes 14 a 15 few 15 few 16 minutes 16 minutes 18 . 17 before 18 . they stopped when they saw [peter] [rabbit] . 1 they 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 when 3 when 4 they 3 when 5 saw 5 saw 8 . " [peter] [rabbit] runs away [from] his shadder , so they say . 1 " 4 runs 4 runs 5 away 4 runs 8 shadder 5 away 7 his 8 shadder 9 , 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 they 11 they 12 say 12 say 13 . peter , [peter] , what a sight ! 1 peter 2 , 1 peter 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 7 sight 6 a 7 sight 7 sight 8 ! tell us why this sudden fright , " 1 tell 2 us 2 us 3 why 3 why 4 this 4 this 5 sudden 5 sudden 6 fright 6 fright 7 , 7 , 8 " shouted [bobby] [coon] . 1 shouted 4 . peter [rabbit] stopped short . 1 peter 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 short 4 short 5 . indeed , he stopped so short that he almost turned a somersault . 1 indeed 4 stopped 1 indeed 5 so 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 stopped 5 so 6 short 6 short 9 almost 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 almost 9 almost 10 turned 10 turned 12 somersault 11 a 12 somersault 12 somersault 13 . " say , " he panted , " [i] 've just seen [farmer] [brown] 's boy . " 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 panted 2 say 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 6 panted 7 , 6 panted 8 " 8 " 11 just 10 've 11 just 11 just 12 seen 12 seen 15 's 15 's 18 " 16 boy 17 . 17 . 18 " " you don't say so ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] , pretending to be very much surprised . 1 " 8 said 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 12 pretending 11 , 12 pretending 12 pretending 13 to 12 pretending 15 very 13 to 14 be 15 very 17 surprised 16 much 17 surprised 17 surprised 18 . " you don't say so ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! why , now [i] think of it , [i] believe [i] 've seen [farmer] [brown] 's boy a few times myself . " 1 why 3 now 2 , 3 now 3 now 23 " 5 think 6 of 5 think 8 , 6 of 7 it 8 , 10 believe 10 believe 12 've 12 've 13 seen 13 seen 16 's 16 's 23 " 17 boy 20 times 17 boy 21 myself 18 a 19 few 18 a 20 times 19 few 20 times 21 myself 22 . 22 . 23 " " you know there isn't any garden down that way , " he concluded . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 there 2 you 3 know 4 there 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 any 5 isn't 12 " 6 any 7 garden 7 garden 8 down 8 down 9 that 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 , 12 " 13 he 12 " 14 concluded 14 concluded 15 . bobby [coon] 's face wore a sober look . 1 bobby 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 wore 5 wore 9 . 6 a 7 sober 7 sober 8 look 8 look 9 . yes , [sir] , all the fun was gone from [bobby] [coon] ['s] face . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 all 5 all 7 fun 6 the 7 fun 7 fun 8 was 8 was 9 gone 9 gone 10 from 10 from 14 face 14 face 15 . " what 's the matter ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 ? 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . jimmy [skunk] hitched up his trousers and started toward the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 jimmy 3 hitched 3 hitched 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 trousers 6 trousers 7 and 7 and 8 started 8 started 9 toward 9 toward 14 . 10 the 14 . " come on ! " said he . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . " let's follow him and see what he is about . " 1 " 5 and 2 let's 3 follow 2 let's 5 and 3 follow 4 him 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 is 9 is 10 about 10 about 11 . 11 . 12 " bobby [coon] followed at once , but [peter] [rabbit] said he would hurry over and get [johnny] [chuck] and then join the others . 1 bobby 7 but 3 followed 4 at 3 followed 5 once 5 once 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 15 and 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 15 and 13 hurry 14 over 13 hurry 15 and 15 and 16 get 16 get 21 join 19 and 20 then 20 then 21 join 21 join 23 others 22 the 23 others 23 others 24 . of course , he didn't know that they had moved . 1 of 3 , 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 they 8 they 9 had 9 had 10 moved 10 moved 11 . " oh ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] , " he 's digging into the house of [reddy] [fox] , and he 'll catch poor [reddy] ! " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 , 2 oh 3 ! 2 oh 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 8 , 9 " 8 , 15 house 9 " 11 's 10 he 11 's 11 's 12 digging 12 digging 13 into 14 the 15 house 15 house 16 of 15 house 19 , 19 , 23 catch 20 and 21 he 21 he 22 'll 22 'll 23 catch 23 catch 24 poor 23 catch 27 " 26 ! 27 " [xxvi] [.] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [works] [for] [nothing] it was cool and beautiful there on the edge of the [green] [meadows] . 1 it 4 and 2 was 3 cool 3 cool 4 and 4 and 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 there 5 beautiful 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] had just begun his long climb up in the blue , blue sky . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 9 just 2 , 3 round 3 round 4 , 3 round 5 red 5 red 8 had 9 just 15 in 10 begun 12 long 11 his 12 long 12 long 13 climb 13 climb 14 up 14 up 15 in 15 in 18 , 16 the 17 blue 17 blue 18 , 18 , 20 sky 19 blue 20 sky 20 sky 21 . mr [redwing] was singing for joy over in the bulrushes on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 mr 3 was 3 was 4 singing 4 singing 5 for 4 singing 7 over 5 for 6 joy 6 joy 7 over 7 over 10 bulrushes 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bulrushes 10 bulrushes 11 on 11 on 13 edge 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 . yes , it was very beautiful , very beautiful indeed . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 , 6 beautiful 8 very 8 very 11 . 9 beautiful 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . it didn't seem as if harm could come to anyone on such a beautiful morning . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 8 come 6 harm 7 could 7 could 8 come 8 come 9 to 9 to 10 anyone 10 anyone 11 on 11 on 15 morning 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 beautiful 14 beautiful 15 morning 15 morning 16 . but there was [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 there 1 but 6 's 2 there 3 was 6 's 8 . 7 boy 8 . his freckled face looked good-natured . 1 his 3 face 2 freckled 3 face 3 face 4 looked 4 looked 5 good-natured 5 good-natured 6 . it didn't seem as if he could mean harm to anyone . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 8 mean 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 mean 8 mean 10 to 9 harm 10 to 10 to 11 anyone 11 anyone 12 . but there lay the gun , and he was working as if he meant to get to the very bottom of [reddy] [fox] 's home ! 1 but 2 there 1 but 8 he 2 there 3 lay 3 lay 4 the 4 the 5 gun 5 gun 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 working 9 was 11 as 11 as 13 he 11 as 15 to 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 meant 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 to 17 to 25 home 18 the 19 very 18 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 20 bottom 24 's 24 's 25 home 25 home 26 ! deeper and deeper grew the hole , and bigger and bigger grew the pile of sand which he threw out . 1 deeper 3 deeper 1 deeper 4 grew 2 and 3 deeper 4 grew 7 , 5 the 6 hole 6 hole 7 , 7 , 11 bigger 8 and 9 bigger 8 and 10 and 10 and 11 bigger 11 bigger 14 pile 12 grew 13 the 13 the 14 pile 14 pile 18 he 15 of 16 sand 15 of 18 he 16 sand 17 which 18 he 19 threw 19 threw 20 out 19 threw 21 . he didn't know that anyone was watching him , except [bowser] the [hound] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 that 3 know 5 anyone 5 anyone 6 was 6 was 7 watching 7 watching 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 except 10 except 14 . 12 the 14 . he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] or [unc] ' [billy] [possum] or [happy] [jack] [squirrel] or [digger] the [badger] . 1 he 6 or 2 didn't 3 see 2 didn't 6 or 6 or 8 ' 8 ' 11 or 11 or 19 . 15 or 17 the 17 the 19 . he didn't see one of them , but they saw him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 7 , 6 them 7 , 7 , 9 they 8 but 9 they 9 they 10 saw 10 saw 11 him 11 him 12 . only [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] knew better . 1 only 3 ' 3 ' 6 knew 6 knew 7 better 7 better 8 . from way up high in the blue , blue sky he could look down and see many things . 1 from 2 way 2 way 4 high 2 way 5 in 3 up 4 high 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 blue 7 blue 8 , 7 blue 9 blue 9 blue 10 sky 10 sky 15 and 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 look 13 look 14 down 14 down 15 and 15 and 18 things 16 see 17 many 17 many 18 things 18 things 19 . he could see all the little meadow and forest people who were watching [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 he 2 could 1 he 8 and 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 all 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 and 8 and 11 who 9 forest 10 people 10 people 11 who 11 who 12 were 12 were 18 . 13 watching 16 's 16 's 17 boy 17 boy 18 . the harder [farmer] [brown] 's boy worked , the more [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] chuckled to himself . 1 the 2 harder 2 harder 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 worked 7 worked 8 , 8 , 10 more 9 the 10 more 10 more 12 ' 12 ' 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 16 to 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . what was he laughing at ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 at 5 at 6 ? so [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] knew [reddy] [fox] was safe . 1 so 3 ' 3 ' 6 knew 6 knew 11 . 9 was 10 safe 10 safe 11 . oh dear , [i] don't want him killed , " moaned [peter] [rabbit] . 1 oh 2 dear 1 oh 5 don't 2 dear 3 , 5 don't 6 want 5 don't 9 , 6 want 7 him 7 him 8 killed 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 moaned 11 moaned 14 . " perhaps he isn't home , " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 5 home 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 isn't 5 home 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 11 . " hello , what 's the matter now ? " 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 's 5 's 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 now 8 now 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked . 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 . farmer [brown] 's boy had climbed out of the hole . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 10 hole 9 the 10 hole 10 hole 11 . he looked tired and cross . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 tired 2 looked 4 and 4 and 5 cross 5 cross 6 . he rested for a few minutes , and as he rested , he scowled . 1 he 2 rested 2 rested 3 for 3 for 8 and 4 a 5 few 4 a 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 rested 11 rested 15 . 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 scowled 14 scowled 15 . then he began to shovel the sand back into the hole . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 shovel 5 shovel 7 sand 6 the 7 sand 7 sand 8 back 8 back 9 into 9 into 11 hole 10 the 11 hole 11 hole 12 . he had reached the bottom and found no one there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 bottom 3 reached 4 the 4 the 5 bottom 5 bottom 6 and 6 and 7 found 7 found 8 no 7 found 9 one 9 one 10 there 10 there 11 . " hurrah ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] and struck his heels together as he jumped up in the air . 1 " 2 hurrah 1 " 11 heels 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 8 and 8 and 9 struck 9 struck 10 his 11 heels 16 up 12 together 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 up 16 up 19 air 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 air 19 air 20 . and the others were just as glad as [peter] [rabbit] . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 others 3 others 4 were 4 were 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 glad 7 glad 8 as 8 as 11 . johnny knew just how [reddy] must feel , for he had had many narrow escapes in his short life . 1 johnny 2 knew 1 johnny 6 must 2 knew 4 how 3 just 4 how 6 must 14 narrow 7 feel 9 for 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 had 12 had 13 many 13 many 14 narrow 14 narrow 15 escapes 15 escapes 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 19 life 18 short 19 life 19 life 20 . you can read all about them in the next book , [the] [adventures] of [johnny] [chuck] . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 read 3 read 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 them 6 them 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 next 9 next 10 book 10 book 11 , 11 , 17 . 14 of 17 . end of [project] [gutenberg] 's [the] [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 5 's 5 's 8 of 8 of 11 ,