produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 15 . 10 the 15 . [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [ [illustration] : " do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 8 quickly 4 " 5 do 5 do 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 8 quickly 9 what 9 what 11 happened 10 has 11 happened 11 happened 12 to 12 to 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [frontispiece] [.] see page [@number@] ] 1 see 2 page 2 page 4 ] [contents] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! " 1 " 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [frontispiece] " [pooh] , " [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 . " [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? " 1 " 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] " [drop] [him] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [he] [grunted] " [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! " 1 " 11 , 11 , 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [he] [shouted] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [i] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] happy [jack] [squirrel] had had a wonderful day . 1 happy 4 had 4 had 5 had 5 had 9 . 6 a 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 day 8 day 9 . now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 2 he 1 now 9 for 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 going 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 , 9 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 getting 12 getting 13 late 12 getting 17 . 13 late 14 in 15 the 16 afternoon 15 the 17 . he looked out across the open field where [mr] [goshawk] had nearly caught him that morning . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 out 2 looked 8 where 3 out 4 across 4 across 7 field 5 the 7 field 6 open 7 field 8 where 11 had 11 had 12 nearly 12 nearly 13 caught 13 caught 16 morning 14 him 15 that 14 him 16 morning 16 morning 17 . his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 2 home 3 was 3 was 4 on 4 on 8 . 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so [happy] [jack] started on his long journey around the open field . 1 so 4 started 4 started 9 around 5 on 7 long 5 on 8 journey 6 his 7 long 8 journey 9 around 9 around 11 open 10 the 11 open 11 open 13 . 12 field 13 . now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , and there is very little that [happy] [jack] does not see . 1 now 2 , 1 now 9 , 5 's 6 eyes 5 's 9 , 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 8 bright 9 , 12 is 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 20 see 14 little 15 that 15 that 18 does 18 does 19 not 18 does 20 see 20 see 21 . so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 2 , 1 so 9 tree 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 jumping 6 jumping 7 from 7 from 8 one 9 tree 14 spied 10 to 12 , 10 to 13 he 11 another 12 , 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 something 14 spied 17 on 15 something 16 down 17 on 20 which 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 20 which 20 which 21 excited 21 excited 22 his 22 his 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . " [i] must stop and see what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 stop 3 must 5 and 4 stop 5 and 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 8 that 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 , 9 is 11 " 11 " 15 . 12 said 15 . so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 5 he 1 so 8 and 2 down 4 tree 2 down 5 he 3 the 4 tree 5 he 6 ran 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 minutes 8 and 15 found 9 in 11 few 9 in 12 minutes 10 a 11 few 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 found 15 found 18 thing 16 the 17 queer 17 queer 18 thing 18 thing 20 which 19 , 20 which 20 which 21 had 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 24 eyes 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp with a tiny little barb . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 and 2 was 4 and 3 smooth 4 and 4 and 6 and 5 black 6 and 7 white 8 , 7 white 9 and 9 and 11 one 10 at 11 one 11 one 15 very 12 end 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 sharp 16 sharp 17 with 17 with 20 little 18 a 19 tiny 18 a 20 little 20 little 21 barb 21 barb 22 . happy [jack] found it out by pricking himself with it . 1 happy 3 found 3 found 4 it 3 found 11 . 4 it 5 out 5 out 6 by 6 by 7 pricking 7 pricking 8 himself 8 himself 9 with 9 with 10 it " [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 1 " 4 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 , 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 thing 9 dropped 10 the 10 the 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 2 soon 1 pretty 8 lot 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 5 there 5 there 6 were 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 10 on 9 more 10 on 10 on 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " [i] wonder what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 12 . " they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 1 " 2 they 1 " 4 grow 2 they 3 don't 4 grow 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 they 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 10 roots 9 any 10 roots 10 roots 11 . they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 2 are 1 they 6 for 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 thorns 4 thorns 5 , 6 for 10 plant 7 there 8 is 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 plant 10 plant 11 from 11 from 12 which 12 which 13 they 12 which 15 come 13 they 14 could 15 come 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 4 alive 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 alive 4 alive 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 8 can 7 what 8 can 8 can 9 they 9 they 12 " 10 be 11 ? 11 ? 12 " now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , but sometimes he doesn't use them to the very best advantage . 1 now 12 he 2 , 5 's 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 8 bright 8 bright 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 sometimes 10 but 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 16 to 14 use 15 them 15 them 16 to 16 to 19 best 17 the 18 very 17 the 19 best 19 best 20 advantage 20 advantage 21 . he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 examining 2 was 16 thought 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 examining 6 the 7 queer 6 the 8 things 8 things 11 ground 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 never 14 never 15 once 15 once 16 thought 16 thought 19 up 17 to 18 look 18 look 19 up 19 up 22 tops 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 tops 22 tops 23 of 23 of 25 trees 24 the 25 trees 25 trees 26 . if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 , 2 he 3 had 4 , 6 he 5 perhaps 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 not 8 not 10 been 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 14 . 12 much 13 puzzled 12 much 14 . as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 1 as 2 it 1 as 3 was 1 as 4 he 2 it 3 was 4 he 6 gathered 5 just 6 gathered 6 gathered 9 or 7 up 8 three 8 three 9 or 9 or 10 four 9 or 11 of 11 of 14 things 12 the 13 queer 13 queer 14 things 14 things 18 again 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 16 started 18 again 18 again 19 . on the way he met [peter] [rabbit] and showed [peter] what he had . 1 on 3 way 1 on 4 he 2 the 3 way 4 he 5 met 5 met 8 and 8 and 9 showed 9 showed 11 what 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 . now , you know [peter] [rabbit] is very curious . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 7 is 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 curious 9 curious 10 . he just couldn't sit still , but must scamper over to the place [happy] [jack] [squirrel] told him about . 1 he 7 but 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 3 couldn't 7 but 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 must 8 must 9 scamper 9 scamper 10 over 9 scamper 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 place 13 place 17 told 17 told 18 him 18 him 19 about 18 him 20 . " you 'd better be careful , [peter] [rabbit] ; they 're very sharp , " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 5 be 1 " 6 careful 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 4 better 5 be 6 careful 7 , 7 , 10 ; 10 ; 11 they 11 they 12 're 11 they 15 , 13 very 14 sharp 13 very 15 , 15 , 17 shouted 16 " 17 shouted 17 shouted 20 . but as usual , [peter] was in too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 1 but 3 usual 1 but 4 , 1 but 8 too 2 as 3 usual 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 in 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 of 10 of 12 hurry 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 to 13 to 14 heed 14 heed 15 what 15 what 16 was 16 was 17 said 17 said 18 to 18 to 20 . 19 him 20 . lipperty-lipperty-lip , lipperty-lipperty-lip , went [peter] [rabbit] through the woods , as fast as his long legs would take him . 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 went 2 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 went 5 went 10 woods 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 14 as 11 , 13 fast 11 , 14 as 12 as 13 fast 14 as 17 legs 15 his 16 long 15 his 17 legs 17 legs 18 would 18 would 19 take 19 take 20 him 19 take 21 . 20 him 21 . then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 3 he 3 he 5 and 4 squealed 5 and 5 and 6 sat 5 and 7 down 7 down 9 nurse 8 to 9 nurse 9 nurse 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 . but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 4 up 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 up 4 up 9 with 5 again 6 in 6 in 8 flash 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 9 with 9 with 11 squeal 10 another 11 squeal 11 squeal 12 louder 12 louder 13 than 13 than 14 before 14 before 15 . peter [rabbit] had found the queer things that [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had told him about . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 queer 6 queer 7 things 7 things 8 that 8 that 12 had 12 had 13 told 13 told 14 him 14 him 15 about 15 about 16 . one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 1 one 2 was 2 was 8 and 3 sticking 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 foot 6 foot 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 one 8 and 14 patch 9 one 10 was 10 was 11 in 10 was 13 white 12 the 13 white 14 patch 17 seat 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 seat 17 seat 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 trousers 20 trousers 21 . [ii] [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [of] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] were excited . 1 the 12 . 10 were 11 excited 11 excited 12 . yes , [sir] , they certainly were excited . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 were 7 were 8 excited 8 excited 9 . they hurried this way and that way over the [green] [meadows] and told every one they met . 1 they 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 this 2 hurried 4 way 4 way 5 and 4 way 18 . 5 and 6 that 5 and 7 way 7 way 8 over 9 the 15 one 12 and 13 told 13 told 14 every 14 every 15 one 15 one 17 met 16 they 17 met 17 met 18 . finally they reached the [smiling] [pool] and excitedly told [grandfather] [frog] all about it . 1 finally 2 they 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 15 . 4 the 15 . 7 and 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 13 about 8 excitedly 15 . 9 told 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it grandfather [frog] smoothed down his white and yellow waistcoat and looked very wise , for you know that [grandfather] [frog] is very old . 1 grandfather 3 smoothed 3 smoothed 4 down 3 smoothed 9 waistcoat 5 his 6 white 6 white 7 and 7 and 8 yellow 8 yellow 9 waistcoat 9 waistcoat 10 and 10 and 17 know 11 looked 12 very 12 very 13 wise 13 wise 16 you 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 you 16 you 17 know 17 know 18 that 18 that 21 is 21 is 22 very 22 very 24 . 23 old 24 . " pooh , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 8 . " [i] know what they are . " 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 . 7 . 8 " " what ? " cried all the [merry] [little] [breezes] together . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 all 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 cried 6 all 7 the 7 the 11 together 11 together 12 . " [happy] [jack] says he is sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 1 " 8 they 4 says 5 he 4 says 6 is 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 sure 7 sure 8 they 8 they 15 are 9 do 10 not 10 not 11 grow 11 grow 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 there 14 there 15 are 15 are 18 plants 16 no 17 strange 16 no 18 plants 17 strange 18 plants 18 plants 19 over 19 over 20 there 20 there 21 . 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] opened his big mouth and snapped up a foolish green fly that one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] blew over to him . 1 grandfather 7 and 3 opened 4 his 3 opened 7 and 4 his 5 big 5 big 6 mouth 7 and 8 snapped 7 and 22 over 8 snapped 9 up 8 snapped 12 green 9 up 11 foolish 10 a 11 foolish 12 green 13 fly 13 fly 14 that 13 fly 16 of 14 that 15 one 16 of 17 the 17 the 21 blew 22 over 23 to 23 to 25 . 24 him 25 . " [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 8 . " things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 1 " 5 have 2 things 3 do 3 do 4 not 4 not 5 have 5 have 6 to 5 have 7 be 7 be 8 on 8 on 9 plants 9 plants 10 in 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 to 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 . now [i] am sure that those things grew , and that they did not grow on a plant . " 1 now 3 am 1 now 9 , 3 am 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 6 those 7 things 6 those 8 grew 8 grew 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 not 11 that 13 did 12 they 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 15 grow 15 grow 16 on 16 on 18 plant 17 a 18 plant 18 plant 19 . 19 . 20 " the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked puzzled . 1 the 7 . 5 looked 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . " what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 1 " 3 is 1 " 4 there 2 what 3 is 4 there 5 that 5 that 13 ? 6 grows 7 and 7 and 9 grow 8 doesn't 9 grow 9 grow 10 on 9 grow 12 plant 11 a 12 plant 12 plant 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . " how about the claws on [peter] [rabbit] 's toes and the hair of [happy] [jack] 's tail ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 how 1 " 9 's 2 how 3 about 3 about 5 claws 4 the 5 claws 5 claws 6 on 9 's 10 toes 10 toes 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 hair 13 hair 14 of 13 hair 17 's 17 's 18 tail 18 tail 19 ? 19 ? 20 " 20 " 21 asked 21 asked 24 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked foolish . 1 the 7 . 5 looked 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 . " of course , " they cried . 1 " 2 of 2 of 4 , 3 course 4 , 4 , 6 they 5 " 6 they 6 they 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 7 . 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so are not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 1 but 2 we 1 but 5 sure 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 quite 5 sure 11 prick 6 that 7 these 7 these 8 queer 8 queer 9 things 9 things 10 that 10 that 11 prick 11 prick 12 so 12 so 16 , 13 are 14 not 13 are 16 , 14 not 15 claws 16 , 20 are 17 and 19 they 18 certainly 19 they 19 they 20 are 20 are 24 " 21 not 22 hair 21 not 24 " 22 hair 23 . " don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 7 , 4 be 5 too 5 too 6 sure 6 sure 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 12 . away raced [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] to the [green] [forest] and began to search among the treetops . 1 away 18 . 2 raced 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 18 . 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 search 14 search 15 among 15 among 17 treetops 16 the 17 treetops 17 treetops 18 . presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 4 up 3 way 4 up 4 up 7 top 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 11 poplar 9 a 10 big 10 big 11 poplar 11 poplar 13 they 12 , 13 they 13 they 17 . 14 found 16 stranger 15 a 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 . " good morning , " said the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 11 politely 7 the 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [mornin] ' , " grunted the stranger in the treetop . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 grunted 6 grunted 8 stranger 6 grunted 9 in 7 the 8 stranger 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 treetop 11 treetop 12 . " may we ask where you come from ? " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 4 ask 2 may 4 ask 3 we 4 ask 4 ask 5 where 5 where 6 you 6 you 7 come 7 come 8 from 8 from 19 . 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 18 politely 14 the 18 politely 18 politely 19 . [iii] [prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] the [merry] [little] [breezes] soon spread the news over [the] [green] [meadows] and through [the] [green] [forest] that a stranger had come from the [north] . 1 the 5 soon 5 soon 6 spread 6 spread 8 news 7 the 8 news 8 news 13 and 9 over 13 and 13 and 14 through 14 through 18 that 18 that 20 stranger 18 that 22 come 19 a 20 stranger 20 stranger 21 had 21 had 22 come 22 come 23 from 23 from 26 . 24 the 26 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 shy 5 very 6 shy 6 shy 10 to 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 . " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 2 then 2 then 5 began 3 the 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 come 7 come 8 down 7 come 10 tree 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 . reddy backed away . 1 reddy 2 backed 2 backed 3 away 3 away 4 . " it looks as if you were afraid , [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 looks 3 looks 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 9 , 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 afraid 9 , 13 " 9 , 14 said 12 , 13 " 14 said 17 . " [i] 'm not afraid of anything , " said [reddy] [fox] , and swelled himself up to look twice as big as he really is . 1 " 5 afraid 1 " 19 look 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 14 and 7 anything 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 14 and 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 swelled 15 swelled 16 himself 16 himself 17 up 17 up 18 to 17 up 19 look 19 look 25 really 20 twice 21 as 21 as 22 big 22 big 23 as 23 as 24 he 24 he 25 really 25 really 27 . 26 is 27 . " it seems to me [i] hear [bowser] the [hound] , " piped up [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 me 5 me 7 hear 7 hear 17 . 9 the 17 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 piped 13 piped 14 up 14 up 17 . [ [illustration] : " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 7 " 4 " 5 pooh 5 pooh 6 , 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] my , how everybody did run , everybody but the stranger from the [north] . 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 did 5 did 6 run 6 run 7 , 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 but 9 but 11 stranger 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 from 12 from 15 . 13 the 15 . he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 3 on 4 coming 4 coming 5 down 5 down 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 8 just 8 just 9 the 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 1 bowser 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 and 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 in 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 anything 5 anything 6 quite 5 anything 11 fellow 6 quite 7 like 7 like 10 dark 8 this 9 big 8 this 10 dark 11 fellow 12 . " bow , wow , wow ! " shouted [bowser] in his deepest voice . 1 " 3 , 2 bow 3 , 3 , 4 wow 4 wow 5 , 4 wow 6 wow 6 wow 9 shouted 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 in 11 in 13 deepest 12 his 13 deepest 13 deepest 15 . 14 voice 15 . bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 2 was 8 stood 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 just 8 stood 9 still 9 still 11 stared 10 and 11 stared 11 stared 12 . then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 growled 3 growled 4 his 4 his 5 deepest 5 deepest 7 . 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 paid 4 paid 5 no 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 7 to 9 . 8 him 9 . bowser did not know what to make of it . 1 bowser 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 7 make 10 . 8 of 9 it " [i] 'll teach that fellow a lesson , " said [bowser] to himself . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 that 5 that 6 fellow 5 that 9 , 6 fellow 8 lesson 7 a 8 lesson 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 11 said 15 . 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll shake him , and shake him and shake him until he hasn't any breath left . " 1 " 3 'll 1 " 4 shake 4 shake 5 him 4 shake 6 , 6 , 8 shake 7 and 8 shake 8 shake 11 shake 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 shake 11 shake 12 him 12 him 13 until 12 him 15 hasn't 14 he 15 hasn't 15 hasn't 19 . 16 any 17 breath 16 any 19 . 17 breath 18 left 19 . 20 " by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 time 3 time 6 was 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 was 6 was 7 down 7 down 10 ground 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 11 and 12 starting 12 starting 15 tree 13 for 14 another 14 another 15 tree 15 tree 16 , 16 , 17 minding 17 minding 21 . 18 his 19 own 19 own 20 business 20 business 21 . then something happened . 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 1 bowser 2 made 1 bowser 9 instead 2 made 4 rush 3 a 4 rush 4 rush 5 at 5 at 6 him 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 instead 9 instead 12 , 10 of 11 running 11 running 12 , 12 , 16 suppose 13 what 14 do 14 do 15 you 15 you 16 suppose 16 suppose 20 ? 17 the 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 did 19 did 20 ? he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 1 he 3 rolled 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 5 up 4 himself 5 up 5 up 6 in 6 in 8 tight 7 a 8 tight 8 tight 9 ball 8 tight 14 down 9 ball 10 with 10 with 12 head 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 tucked 14 down 15 in 15 in 17 waistcoat 16 his 17 waistcoat 17 waistcoat 18 . bowser stopped short . 1 bowser 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 3 short 4 . then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 6 nose 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 and 7 and 12 thing 8 sniffed 9 at 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 5 himself 1 then 13 meadow 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 unrolled 4 unrolled 5 himself 6 and 7 smiled 7 smiled 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 meadow 13 meadow 18 who 13 meadow 19 had 13 meadow 22 shouted 14 people 15 and 14 people 17 folk 15 and 16 forest 17 folk 18 who 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 watching 20 been 22 shouted 22 shouted 24 for 23 aloud 24 for 24 for 25 joy 25 joy 26 . and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] made friends . 1 and 2 this 1 and 13 . 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 that 9 the 13 . 11 made 12 friends 12 friends 13 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 2 was 7 . 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it little [mrs] [peter] was very much worried . 1 little 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 worried 7 worried 8 . why didn't [peter] come home ? 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 come 4 come 5 home 5 home 6 ? she did wish that he would be content to stay close by the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 she 2 did 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 3 wish 8 content 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 content 8 content 9 to 9 to 10 stay 10 stay 11 close 11 close 12 by 12 by 17 . 13 the 14 dear 14 dear 17 . for her part , she couldn't see why under the sun he wanted to go way over to the [green] [forest] . 1 for 2 her 1 for 3 part 3 part 6 couldn't 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 8 why 7 see 8 why 8 why 14 to 9 under 11 sun 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 he 11 sun 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 way 16 way 17 over 17 over 22 . 18 to 19 the 19 the 22 . she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 easy 3 feel 5 in 5 in 16 sight 6 her 7 mind 7 mind 8 one 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 10 while 10 while 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 her 15 her 16 sight 16 sight 17 . but he wouldn't promise not to go to the [green] [forest] . 1 but 3 wouldn't 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 promise 4 promise 5 not 4 promise 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 . no , [sir] , [peter] wouldn't promise that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 9 . 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 promise 7 promise 8 that 8 that 9 . this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 2 particular 3 morning 3 morning 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 unusually 6 unusually 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 gone 4 gone 6 night 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " something has happened . 1 " 2 something 2 something 3 has 3 has 4 happened 4 happened 5 . i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 know 3 know 4 something 3 know 6 happened 4 something 5 has 5 has 6 happened 6 happened 7 ! 7 ! 9 she 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 wailed 10 wailed 11 . " oh , [peter] , [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will you be so heedless ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 11 will 11 will 12 you 11 will 13 be 13 be 14 so 14 so 15 heedless 15 heedless 16 ? why will you take such dreadful risks , [so] foolish and so needless ? " 1 why 2 will 2 will 3 you 2 will 5 such 3 you 4 take 5 such 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 risks 7 risks 10 foolish 8 , 10 foolish 10 foolish 13 needless 10 foolish 14 ? 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 needless 14 ? 15 " " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 home 5 home 6 pretty 6 pretty 7 soon 7 soon 8 . in fact , [i] think [i] see him coming now . " 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 7 see 5 think 7 see 7 see 8 him 8 him 9 coming 8 him 11 . 9 coming 10 now 11 . 12 " mrs [peter] looked in the direction that the [merry] [little] [breeze] was looking , and sure enough there was [peter] . 1 mrs 3 looked 1 mrs 18 there 3 looked 6 direction 3 looked 17 enough 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 that 8 the 17 enough 12 was 13 looking 12 was 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 sure 16 sure 17 enough 18 there 19 was 19 was 21 . mrs [peter] 's heart gave a frightened thump . 1 mrs 3 's 3 's 4 heart 4 heart 5 gave 5 gave 7 frightened 6 a 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 thump 8 thump 9 . in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 3 few 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 7 her 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 5 wide 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 very 4 very 5 wide 5 wide 6 , 6 , 12 see 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 plain 9 was 11 to 10 plain 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 that 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 20 . 16 bursting 17 with 17 with 18 important 18 important 19 news 19 news 20 . " what is it , [peter] ? 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 , 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 5 , 7 ? do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! have you had another narrow escape ? " gasped little [mrs] . peter . 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 had 3 had 9 gasped 4 another 5 narrow 4 another 6 escape 6 escape 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 gasped 9 gasped 13 peter 10 little 12 . 12 . 13 peter 13 peter 14 . peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 panted 5 panted 6 for 6 for 7 breath 7 breath 8 . [v] [peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] at least , that is what [peter] said . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 3 , 9 . 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 8 said " you see , it was this way , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 , 3 see 4 , 4 , 9 , 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 this 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 declared 11 declared 13 . mrs [peter] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " but somehow time slipped away faster than [i] thought for , or else [mr] [sun] got up earlier than usual , " continued [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 22 , 2 but 4 time 3 somehow 4 time 4 time 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 away 5 slipped 13 or 6 away 7 faster 7 faster 12 , 8 than 11 for 8 than 12 , 10 thought 11 for 13 or 14 else 17 got 18 up 17 got 22 , 18 up 19 earlier 19 earlier 21 usual 20 than 21 usual 22 , 24 continued 23 " 24 continued 24 continued 26 . then he stopped . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . that last idea was a new one , and it struck [peter] as a good one . 1 that 3 idea 1 that 7 one 2 last 3 idea 3 idea 4 was 5 a 6 new 6 new 7 one 7 one 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 it 9 and 11 struck 11 struck 13 as 13 as 16 one 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 one 16 one 17 . mrs [peter] looked as if she very much doubted it , but she didn't say anything , and so [peter] went on with his story . 1 mrs 3 looked 3 looked 7 very 4 as 6 she 5 if 6 she 6 she 7 very 7 very 8 much 8 much 11 , 8 much 13 she 9 doubted 10 it 9 doubted 11 , 12 but 13 she 13 she 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 say 15 say 21 went 16 anything 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 so 18 and 21 went 21 went 22 on 21 went 23 with 23 with 26 . 24 his 25 story 25 story 26 . of course [i] thought it was [prickly] himself starting out for his breakfast , and [i] looked up with my mouth open to say hello . 1 of 2 course 1 of 13 breakfast 2 course 5 it 2 course 10 out 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 himself 6 was 9 starting 8 himself 9 starting 10 out 11 for 11 for 12 his 13 breakfast 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 21 mouth 15 and 22 open 17 looked 21 mouth 18 up 19 with 18 up 21 mouth 19 with 20 my 22 open 25 hello 23 to 24 say 24 say 25 hello 25 hello 26 . but [i] didn't say hello . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 hello 5 hello 6 . no , [sir] , [i] didn't say a word . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 say 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 say 7 say 9 word 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 . i was too scared . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 scared 4 scared 5 . peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 grew 4 grew 5 very 5 very 6 round 6 round 7 and 7 and 8 wide 8 wide 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 13 . 12 this 13 . " [i] took one good look , and then [i] jumped . 1 " 7 , 3 took 4 one 4 one 5 good 5 good 6 look 6 look 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 . my gracious , how [i] did jump ! " he continued . 1 my 2 gracious 1 my 4 how 2 gracious 3 , 4 how 9 " 6 did 7 jump 7 jump 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 continued 10 he 11 continued 11 continued 12 . mrs [peter] [had] listened with her mouth wide open . 1 mrs 4 listened 4 listened 5 with 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 wide 8 wide 9 open 9 open 10 . when [peter] finished , she closed it with a snap and hopped over and felt of his head . 1 when 3 finished 1 when 4 , 1 when 5 she 5 she 6 closed 6 closed 7 it 6 closed 8 with 8 with 10 snap 9 a 10 snap 10 snap 11 and 11 and 12 hopped 11 and 18 head 12 hopped 13 over 14 and 15 felt 15 felt 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 . " are you sick , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 1 " 5 , 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 sick 4 sick 5 , 5 , 7 ? 7 ? 9 she 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 12 . 11 anxiously 12 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 3 bit 1 not 6 ! 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " never felt better in my life , save that [i] am a little tired from my long run . 1 " 5 in 2 never 3 felt 3 felt 4 better 4 better 5 in 5 in 7 life 6 my 7 life 7 life 8 , 8 , 9 save 9 save 10 that 10 that 12 am 12 am 14 little 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 tired 14 little 16 from 16 from 20 . 17 my 18 long 17 my 20 . 18 long 19 run what a silly question ! 1 what 3 silly 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 5 ! 4 question 5 ! do [i] look sick ? " 1 do 3 look 3 look 4 sick 4 sick 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [no-o] , " replied little [mrs] [peter] slowly . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 little 6 little 9 slowly 9 slowly 10 . " [no-o] , you don't look sick , but you talk as if there were something the matter with your head . 1 " 6 look 3 , 4 you 3 , 5 don't 5 don't 6 look 6 look 7 sick 7 sick 15 were 8 , 9 but 8 , 11 talk 9 but 10 you 11 talk 12 as 12 as 14 there 13 if 14 there 14 there 15 were 15 were 22 . 16 something 19 with 17 the 18 matter 18 matter 19 with 19 with 21 head 20 your 21 head 21 head 22 . i think you must be just a little light-headed , [peter] , or else you have taken a nap somewhere and had a bad dream . 1 i 10 , 2 think 3 you 2 think 9 light-headed 3 you 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 just 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 light-headed 9 light-headed 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 17 taken 13 or 14 else 13 or 15 you 13 or 16 have 16 have 17 taken 17 taken 19 nap 17 taken 24 bad 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 somewhere 20 somewhere 22 had 21 and 22 had 23 a 24 bad 24 bad 25 dream 25 dream 26 . did [i] understand you to say that this dreadful creature has no legs , and yet that it chased you ? " 1 did 3 understand 3 understand 11 has 4 you 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 10 creature 8 this 9 dreadful 8 this 10 creature 10 creature 11 has 11 has 12 no 12 no 14 , 13 legs 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 yet 15 and 19 chased 16 yet 17 that 18 it 19 chased 19 chased 22 " 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 1 peter 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 in 5 in 6 great 6 great 7 perplexity 7 perplexity 8 . suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 6 thought 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 happy 4 a 5 happy 6 thought 7 . " [mr] [blacksnake] runs fast enough , but he doesn't have legs , does he ? " he asked in triumph . 1 " 8 but 4 runs 5 fast 5 fast 6 enough 6 enough 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 8 but 16 ? 10 doesn't 11 have 11 have 14 does 12 legs 13 , 13 , 14 does 14 does 15 he 15 he 16 ? 16 ? 18 he 17 " 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 21 triumph 19 asked 22 . 20 in 21 triumph little [mrs] [peter] looked a bit discomfited . 1 little 4 looked 4 looked 7 discomfited 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 discomfited 7 discomfited 8 . " [no-o] , " she admitted slowly , " he doesn't have legs ; but [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 1 " 5 she 1 " 6 admitted 1 " 8 , 1 " 9 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 admitted 6 admitted 7 slowly 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 ; 10 he 11 doesn't 11 doesn't 12 have 12 have 13 legs 13 legs 14 ; 14 ; 20 how 15 but 17 never 15 but 18 could 18 could 20 how 19 understand 20 how 20 how 22 runs 21 he 22 runs 22 runs 23 without 23 without 24 them 23 without 26 " 24 them 25 . " well , then , " snapped [peter] , " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 1 " 11 if 1 " 20 other 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 then 4 then 7 snapped 4 then 9 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 snapped 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 if 11 if 12 he 11 if 13 can 11 if 18 why 13 can 14 run 14 run 15 without 14 run 16 legs 16 legs 17 , 18 why 19 can't 20 other 22 ? 21 creatures 22 ? besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 this 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 run 6 run 7 exactly 6 run 8 ; 8 ; 9 it 9 it 10 rolled 10 rolled 11 . now [i] 've told you all [i] 'm going to . 1 now 3 've 3 've 4 told 4 told 5 you 4 told 6 all 6 all 8 'm 8 'm 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 . i need a long nap , after all [i] 've been through , so don't let any one disturb me . " 1 i 2 need 1 i 6 , 2 need 4 long 3 a 4 long 5 nap 6 , 6 , 11 been 7 after 8 all 8 all 10 've 10 've 11 been 11 been 14 so 12 through 13 , 13 , 14 so 14 so 16 let 15 don't 16 let 16 let 18 one 17 any 18 one 18 one 19 disturb 19 disturb 20 me 20 me 22 " 21 . 22 " " [i] won't , " replied [mrs] [peter] meekly . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 meekly 9 meekly 10 . " but , [peter] , if [i] were you , [i] wouldn't tell that story to any one else . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 , 2 but 3 , 5 , 8 were 6 if 8 were 8 were 9 you 9 you 19 else 10 , 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 tell 13 tell 15 story 13 tell 18 one 14 that 15 story 15 story 16 to 16 to 17 any 18 one 19 else 19 else 21 " 20 . 21 " [vi] [peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] once you start a story you cannot call it back ; [it] travels on and on and on and ever on , alack ! 1 once 2 you 1 once 8 call 2 you 3 start 3 start 5 story 4 a 5 story 5 story 7 cannot 6 you 7 cannot 8 call 9 it 8 call 17 and 9 it 10 back 10 back 11 ; 11 ; 13 travels 13 travels 14 on 14 on 15 and 16 on 17 and 17 and 18 on 17 and 20 ever 18 on 19 and 20 ever 21 on 21 on 22 , 22 , 23 alack 23 alack 24 ! that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 1 that 7 should 2 is 4 reason 3 the 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 you 5 why 7 should 7 should 9 be 8 always 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 13 story 11 that 16 is 12 a 13 story 13 story 14 you 13 story 15 repeat 13 story 16 is 14 you 15 repeat 16 is 19 story 17 a 18 good 18 good 19 story 19 story 20 . then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 3 will 11 and 4 be 5 glad 4 be 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 it 8 it 9 travel 9 travel 10 on 11 and 13 and 12 on 13 and 13 and 14 on 13 and 15 , 13 and 22 it 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 will 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 want 19 want 20 to 19 want 21 call 20 to 21 call 22 it 23 back 23 back 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 stories 3 stories 4 are 4 are 5 just 5 just 6 like 6 like 8 , 7 rivers 8 , 8 , 9 they 9 they 12 and 10 run 11 on 10 run 12 and 12 and 15 . 13 on 14 forever 14 forever 15 . when [peter] awoke , the first thing he thought of was the terrible creature he had seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 when 11 was 3 awoke 4 , 3 awoke 7 thing 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 thing 7 thing 8 he 7 thing 11 was 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 of 11 was 14 creature 12 the 14 creature 13 terrible 14 creature 14 creature 15 he 14 creature 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 18 in 17 seen 22 . 19 the 22 . " [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 1 " 3 won't 1 " 5 " 3 won't 4 , 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " [i] won't repeat it to a soul . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 repeat 4 repeat 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 8 soul 7 a 8 soul 8 soul 9 . no one will believe it . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 10 myself 6 can 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 believe 8 believe 9 it 9 it 10 myself 10 myself 11 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 keep 4 keep 5 my 5 my 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . 8 . 9 " so [peter] was obliged to repeat it ever so many times , and every time it sounded to him more foolish than before . 1 so 3 was 3 was 11 times 4 obliged 5 to 5 to 6 repeat 6 repeat 7 it 6 repeat 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 8 ever 10 many 10 many 11 times 11 times 14 every 11 times 22 than 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 every 14 every 15 time 15 time 16 it 16 it 17 sounded 16 it 18 to 18 to 19 him 19 him 20 more 20 more 21 foolish 22 than 24 . 23 before 24 . now , strange to say , no one laughed at [peter] , queer as the story sounded . 1 now 3 strange 1 now 6 , 2 , 3 strange 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 , 6 , 9 laughed 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 laughed 9 laughed 10 at 10 at 12 , 12 , 13 queer 13 queer 14 as 14 as 17 sounded 15 the 16 story 16 story 17 sounded 17 sounded 18 . then it had been [peter] 's turn to laugh at them . 1 then 2 it 1 then 6 's 2 it 3 had 3 had 4 been 6 's 7 turn 7 turn 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 at 10 at 12 . 11 them 12 . so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 1 so 3 , 1 so 8 story 2 now 3 , 4 impossible 5 as 5 as 6 this 6 this 7 new 7 new 8 story 8 story 9 sounded 9 sounded 10 , 10 , 11 they 10 , 13 dare 12 didn't 13 dare 13 dare 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 at 15 at 16 it 16 it 17 . " that is very true , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 is 3 is 6 , 4 very 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 solemnly 12 solemnly 13 . " probably [peter] has seen something out of the ordinary , and in his excitement he has exaggerated it . 1 " 2 probably 1 " 5 seen 2 probably 4 has 4 has 5 seen 5 seen 7 out 6 something 7 out 7 out 12 and 8 of 11 , 9 the 10 ordinary 10 ordinary 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 excitement 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 excitement 15 excitement 17 has 16 he 17 has 17 has 18 exaggerated 18 exaggerated 19 it 19 it 20 . the thing to do is to make sure whether or not there is a stranger in the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 is 5 is 9 whether 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 11 not 10 or 11 not 11 not 12 there 11 not 13 is 12 there 13 is 13 is 15 stranger 14 a 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . peter says that it came down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 peter 8 hill 2 says 3 that 3 that 5 came 4 it 5 came 5 came 6 down 6 down 7 the 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 where 9 where 12 the 12 the 14 lives 14 lives 15 . some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 2 one 2 one 3 ought 3 ought 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 8 what 6 ask 7 him 6 ask 8 what 8 what 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 about 10 knows 13 . 11 about 12 it if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 2 there 1 if 9 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 7 creature 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 creature 7 creature 8 up 9 there 12 ought 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 ought 12 ought 13 to 13 to 14 have 14 have 15 seen 15 seen 16 it 16 it 17 . why don't you go up there and ask him , [jimmy] [skunk] ? 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 5 up 3 you 4 go 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 there 6 there 7 and 7 and 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 8 ask 13 ? 9 him 10 , you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 7 or 6 anybody 7 or 7 or 8 anything 8 anything 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] will , " replied [jimmy] promptly , and off he started . 1 " 6 replied 3 will 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 8 promptly 12 he 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 off 11 off 12 he 12 he 13 started 13 started 14 . [vii] [jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] " of course [i] 'm not afraid , but just the same [i] don't like meddling with things [i] don't know anything about . 1 " 2 of 1 " 5 'm 2 of 3 course 5 'm 6 not 5 'm 8 , 6 not 7 afraid 8 , 10 just 9 but 10 just 10 just 20 don't 11 the 12 same 12 same 14 don't 14 don't 15 like 15 like 16 meddling 16 meddling 17 with 17 with 18 things 18 things 20 don't 20 don't 21 know 21 know 22 anything 21 know 24 . 22 anything 23 about whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 3 of 4 such 4 such 6 thing 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 3 me 2 gives 6 feeling 3 me 5 queer 4 a 5 queer 6 feeling 7 inside 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 1 but 2 there 1 but 5 unusual 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 5 unusual 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . the [green] [forest] looked just as it always did . 1 the 4 looked 1 the 5 just 5 just 10 . 6 as 7 it 7 it 9 did 8 always 9 did 9 did 10 . it was very still and quiet there save for the cheerful voice of [redeye] the [vireo] telling over and over how happy he was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 and 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 still 5 and 8 save 6 quiet 7 there 7 there 8 save 8 save 17 telling 9 for 12 voice 10 the 12 voice 11 cheerful 12 voice 12 voice 13 of 13 of 15 the 15 the 17 telling 17 telling 18 over 18 over 19 and 19 and 20 over 20 over 21 how 21 how 24 was 22 happy 23 he 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 . " that doesn't sound as if there were any terrible stranger around here , " muttered [jimmy] . 1 " 3 doesn't 2 that 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 sound 4 sound 6 if 4 sound 11 stranger 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 6 if 8 were 7 there 8 were 8 were 10 terrible 9 any 10 terrible 11 stranger 12 around 12 around 13 here 13 here 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 muttered 15 " 16 muttered 16 muttered 18 . jimmy grinned as he listened . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 listened 5 listened 6 . " that 's [prickly] [porky] telling himself how good his dinner tastes , " laughed [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 how 2 that 3 's 3 's 6 telling 6 telling 7 himself 8 how 9 good 8 how 13 , 9 good 12 tastes 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 tastes 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 laughed 15 laughed 17 . " [funny] how some people do like to hear their own voices . " 1 " 3 how 3 how 5 people 4 some 5 people 5 people 6 do 6 do 7 like 7 like 8 to 7 like 9 hear 9 hear 12 voices 10 their 11 own 10 their 12 voices 12 voices 14 " 13 . 14 " " hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . prickly [porky] took no notice . 1 prickly 3 took 3 took 4 no 4 no 5 notice 5 notice 6 . he was so busy eating , and making so much noise about it , that he didn't hear [jimmy] at all . 1 he 2 was 2 was 11 noise 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 eating 5 eating 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 making 8 making 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 noise 11 noise 12 about 12 about 14 , 13 it 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 hear 18 hear 22 . 20 at 21 all 21 all 22 . " hello ! " shouted [jimmy] a little louder . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 10 . 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 louder 9 louder 10 . " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 ! are you deaf ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 deaf 3 deaf 4 ? 4 ? 5 " of course this wasn't polite at all , but [jimmy] was feeling a little out of sorts because he had had to make this call . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 wasn't 2 course 3 this 4 wasn't 16 of 5 polite 6 at 5 polite 8 , 6 at 7 all 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 was 11 was 12 feeling 12 feeling 15 out 12 feeling 16 of 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 out 16 of 17 sorts 17 sorts 23 make 18 because 19 he 18 because 21 had 19 he 20 had 21 had 22 to 22 to 23 make 23 make 25 call 24 this 25 call 25 call 26 . this time [prickly] [porky] looked down . 1 this 2 time 2 time 5 looked 5 looked 6 down 6 down 7 . " hello yourself , and see how you like it , [jimmy] [skunk] ! " he cried . 1 " 3 yourself 1 " 6 see 2 hello 3 yourself 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 how 7 how 8 you 8 you 11 , 9 like 10 it 9 like 11 , 11 , 15 " 14 ! 15 " 15 " 17 cried 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " come on up and have some of this nice bark with me . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 2 come 5 and 4 up 5 and 5 and 10 nice 6 have 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 nice 10 nice 11 bark 11 bark 12 with 12 with 13 me 13 me 15 " 14 . 15 " jimmy made a face at him . 1 jimmy 2 made 2 made 4 face 3 a 4 face 4 face 5 at 5 at 7 . 6 him 7 . " thank you , [i] 've just dined . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 4 , 6 've 6 've 7 just 7 just 8 dined 8 dined 9 . come down here where [i] can talk to you without straining my voice , " he replied . 1 come 8 to 2 down 3 here 3 here 4 where 4 where 6 can 6 can 7 talk 7 talk 8 to 8 to 14 , 9 you 10 without 9 you 11 straining 11 straining 12 my 12 my 13 voice 13 voice 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 replied 17 replied 18 . " wait until [i] get another bite , " replied [prickly] [porky] , stripping off a long piece of bark . 1 " 2 wait 1 " 8 , 3 until 5 get 5 get 6 another 5 get 8 , 6 another 7 bite 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 14 stripping 13 , 14 stripping 14 stripping 15 off 15 off 17 long 16 a 17 long 17 long 21 . 18 piece 19 of 19 of 20 bark 20 bark 21 . then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 9 came 2 with 3 this 2 with 8 he 4 to 5 chew 4 to 7 , 4 to 8 he 5 chew 6 on 8 he 9 came 9 came 10 half 9 came 12 down 10 half 11 way 11 way 12 down 12 down 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 17 himself 15 and 16 made 16 made 17 himself 17 himself 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 19 on 19 on 22 limb 20 a 21 big 21 big 22 limb 22 limb 23 . " now , what is it [you've] got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 4 what 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 4 what 8 got 5 is 6 it 8 got 9 on 8 got 13 " 10 your 11 mind 11 mind 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 16 . 14 he 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 . at once [jimmy] told him the queer story [peter] [rabbit] had told . 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 told 4 told 5 him 5 him 6 the 6 the 7 queer 7 queer 8 story 8 story 11 had 11 had 12 told 12 told 13 . " [i] 've been sent up here to find out if you have seen this legless , headless , tailess creature . 1 " 6 up 3 've 4 been 3 've 5 sent 4 been 5 sent 5 sent 6 up 6 up 8 to 7 here 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 out 9 find 14 seen 10 out 11 if 11 if 12 you 11 if 13 have 12 you 13 have 14 seen 18 headless 15 this 16 legless 16 legless 17 , 16 legless 18 headless 18 headless 22 . 19 , 21 creature 20 tailess 21 creature 21 creature 22 . have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 concluded 6 concluded 7 . prickly [porky] slowly shook his head . 1 prickly 3 slowly 3 slowly 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] 've been right here all the time , and [i] haven't seen any such creature . " 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 been 3 've 6 here 4 been 5 right 6 here 11 and 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 creature 13 haven't 14 seen 14 seen 15 any 14 seen 16 such 16 such 17 creature 17 creature 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's all [i] want to know , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 3 's 6 want 4 all 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 9 , 8 know 9 , 9 , 11 replied 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " peter [rabbit] 's got something the matter with his eyes , and [i] 'm going straight back to the [old] [briar-patch] to tell him so . 1 " 2 peter 1 " 6 something 2 peter 4 's 4 's 5 got 6 something 16 going 7 the 8 matter 8 matter 9 with 9 with 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 'm 15 'm 16 going 16 going 17 straight 17 straight 18 back 18 back 19 to 19 to 27 . 20 the 23 to 23 to 24 tell 24 tell 25 him 25 him 27 . 26 so 27 . much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 3 . 3 . 4 " with that [jimmy] started back the way he had come , grumbling to himself . 1 with 2 that 1 with 8 he 2 that 4 started 4 started 5 back 4 started 7 way 6 the 7 way 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 12 grumbling 11 , 12 grumbling 12 grumbling 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [viii] [prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] he was very busy , was [redeye] , telling all who would listen how happy he was and what a beautiful world this is . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 busy 2 was 9 telling 3 very 4 busy 5 , 6 was 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 telling 9 telling 16 he 10 all 11 who 11 who 13 listen 12 would 13 listen 13 listen 14 how 14 how 15 happy 15 happy 16 he 16 he 18 and 17 was 18 and 18 and 25 . 19 what 21 beautiful 19 what 22 world 20 a 21 beautiful 22 world 23 this 23 this 24 is 24 is 25 . it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 1 it 3 seems 2 never 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 enter 5 enter 7 head 5 enter 12 other 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 is 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 making 12 other 13 people 12 other 15 just 13 people 14 happy 15 just 16 by 16 by 17 being 17 being 19 himself 18 happy 19 himself 19 himself 23 . 20 and 21 saying 21 saying 22 so 22 so 23 . right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was in some kind of trouble , and that it was he who was making the queer noise . 1 right 3 he 1 right 19 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 in 9 in 10 some 10 some 11 kind 11 kind 12 of 12 of 15 and 13 trouble 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 17 it 16 that 18 was 17 it 18 was 19 he 21 was 20 who 21 was 21 was 22 making 22 making 25 noise 22 making 26 . 23 the 24 queer 24 queer 25 noise it was such a strange performance that [redeye] simply stared for a minute . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 such 2 was 5 strange 4 a 5 strange 5 strange 6 performance 6 performance 7 that 7 that 10 stared 9 simply 10 stared 10 stared 11 for 11 for 13 minute 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 . then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 2 in 1 then 4 flash 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 it 4 flash 6 came 6 came 7 to 6 came 9 what 7 to 8 him 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 meant 11 meant 12 . prickly [porky] was choking , and if something wasn't done to help him , he might choke to death ! 1 prickly 3 was 3 was 9 wasn't 4 choking 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 something 7 if 8 something 8 something 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 13 him 10 done 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 19 death 15 he 16 might 16 might 17 choke 17 choke 18 to 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 ! now there was nothing that [redeye] himself could do to help , for he was too small . 1 now 2 there 1 now 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 3 was 11 help 4 nothing 5 that 5 that 7 himself 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 to 10 to 11 help 11 help 13 for 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 too 15 was 18 . 16 too 17 small he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 2 must 2 must 7 , 3 get 4 help 4 help 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 else 6 else 7 , 7 , 10 must 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 must 10 must 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 quickly 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 this 3 looked 6 and 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 6 and 8 way 7 that 8 way 8 way 12 was 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 14 one 12 was 15 in 13 no 14 one 15 in 17 . 16 sight 17 . then he remembered that [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree was not far away . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 's 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 6 ' 4 that 6 ' 9 's 11 tree 10 hollow 11 tree 11 tree 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 . perhaps [unc] ' [billy] could help . 1 perhaps 3 ' 3 ' 5 could 5 could 6 help 6 help 7 . he hoped that [unc] ' [billy] was at home , and he wasted no time in finding out . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 that 3 that 7 was 5 ' 7 was 7 was 15 time 8 at 9 home 8 at 11 and 9 home 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 wasted 13 wasted 14 no 14 no 15 time 15 time 16 in 16 in 17 finding 17 finding 18 out 18 out 19 . he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 right 3 right 4 away 4 away 8 trouble 5 what 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . prickly [porky] did as he was [told] . 1 prickly 3 did 3 did 8 . 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 . indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 weak 4 was 9 long 5 so 6 weak 6 weak 7 from 7 from 8 his 9 long 10 struggle 10 struggle 13 was 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 was 13 was 14 glad 14 glad 16 . 15 to 16 . unc ' [billy] caught hold of the piece of bark hanging from [prickly] [porky] ['s] mouth . 1 unc 4 caught 2 ' 4 caught 4 caught 8 piece 5 hold 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 hanging 11 hanging 12 from 12 from 16 mouth 16 mouth 17 . then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 braced 3 braced 4 himself 4 himself 5 and 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 7 with 7 with 8 all 7 with 11 . 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 might for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 2 a 1 for 3 minute 3 minute 5 piece 4 the 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 6 of 7 bark 7 bark 8 held 8 held 9 . then it gave way so suddenly that [unc] ' [billy] fell over flat on his back . 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 gave 3 gave 4 way 4 way 6 suddenly 4 way 11 fell 5 so 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 that 7 that 9 ' 11 fell 12 over 11 fell 17 . 12 over 13 flat 13 flat 14 on 14 on 15 his 16 back 17 . [ [illustration] : then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 then 3 : 8 and 4 then 5 he 5 he 6 braced 6 braced 7 himself 8 and 9 pulled 9 pulled 10 with 10 with 11 all 10 with 14 . 11 all 12 his 12 his 13 might page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] prickly [porky] grinned weakly and rather foolishly . 1 prickly 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 weakly 4 weakly 5 and 5 and 6 rather 6 rather 7 foolishly 7 foolishly 8 . " it wasn't greed , [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 greed 4 greed 7 ' 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 3 greed 4 at 4 at 6 , 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " then what was it , may [ah] ask ? " demanded [unc] ' [billy] severely . 1 " 3 what 1 " 6 , 2 then 3 what 4 was 5 it 4 was 6 , 6 , 7 may 7 may 12 demanded 9 ask 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 ' 14 ' 17 . 16 severely 17 . he laughed and laughed and laughed , until finally [unc] ' [billy] quite lost patience . 1 he 3 and 2 laughed 3 and 3 and 4 laughed 4 laughed 8 until 5 and 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 , 7 , 8 until 8 until 13 quite 9 finally 11 ' 11 ' 13 quite 13 quite 14 lost 14 lost 16 . 15 patience 16 . " yo ' cert'nly have lost your manners , [brer] [porky] ! " he snapped . 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 4 cert'nly 3 ' 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 12 ! 5 have 6 lost 6 lost 7 your 7 your 8 manners 8 manners 9 , 9 , 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 13 " 15 snapped 15 snapped 16 . prickly [porky] wiped the tears from his eyes . 1 prickly 3 wiped 3 wiped 5 tears 4 the 5 tears 5 tears 6 from 6 from 9 . 7 his 8 eyes 7 his 9 . " come closer so that [i] can whisper , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 closer 3 closer 7 can 4 so 5 that 5 that 7 can 7 can 8 whisper 8 whisper 11 ' 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 . 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [ix] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] the little people of the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] didn't know what to believe . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 people 3 people 4 of 3 people 8 and 4 of 5 the 8 and 13 know 9 the 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 14 what 14 what 15 to 15 to 16 believe 16 believe 17 . first came [peter] [rabbit] with the strangest kind of a story about being chased by a terrible creature without legs , head , or tail . 1 first 2 came 1 first 14 chased 2 came 5 with 5 with 7 strangest 6 the 7 strangest 7 strangest 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 9 of 11 story 10 a 11 story 11 story 12 about 12 about 13 being 14 chased 15 by 15 by 23 , 16 a 17 terrible 16 a 18 creature 18 creature 19 without 19 without 21 , 20 legs 21 , 21 , 22 head 22 head 23 , 23 , 26 . 24 or 25 tail 25 tail 26 . he said that it had come down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 6 come 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 come 6 come 7 down 7 down 9 hill 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 10 where 10 where 13 the 13 the 15 lives 15 lives 20 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . if [jimmy] [skunk] was right , why [peter] [rabbit] 's queer story wasn't to be believed at all . 1 if 6 , 4 was 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 why 7 why 10 's 10 's 12 story 11 queer 12 story 12 story 15 be 13 wasn't 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 believed 16 believed 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . if [unc] ' [billy] was right , why [peter] 's story wasn't as crazy as it sounded . 1 if 7 , 3 ' 5 was 5 was 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 8 why 8 why 10 's 10 's 11 story 10 's 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 14 crazy 13 as 14 crazy 14 crazy 15 as 15 as 16 it 15 as 18 . 16 it 17 sounded little by little they began to think that [jimmy] [skunk] was right , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's terrible creature existed only in [peter] 's imagination . 1 little 2 by 1 little 11 was 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 they 3 little 5 began 5 began 7 think 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 that 11 was 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 14 and 26 imagination 15 that 18 's 18 's 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 creature 21 existed 22 only 21 existed 25 's 22 only 23 in 25 's 26 imagination 26 imagination 27 . about this time [unc] ' [billy] told of having just such an experience [as] [peter] had . 1 about 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 7 told 5 ' 7 told 7 told 13 experience 8 of 9 having 8 of 11 such 9 having 10 just 11 such 12 an 12 an 13 experience 13 experience 16 had 16 had 17 . " what did you do , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 , 6 , 12 asked 8 ' 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 15 . " what did [ah] do ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 ? " yes , [sah] , [ah] done run , and [ah] didn't turn around until [ah] was safe in mah holler tree . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 12 didn't 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 8 run 5 , 9 , 7 done 8 run 9 , 10 and 12 didn't 13 turn 12 didn't 15 until 13 turn 14 around 15 until 18 safe 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 21 holler 19 in 20 mah 20 mah 21 holler 21 holler 22 tree 22 tree 23 . 23 . 24 " " pooh ! " sneered [reddy] [fox] , who had been listening . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 2 pooh 3 ! 4 " 5 sneered 5 sneered 10 had 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 listening 11 been 13 . 12 listening 13 . " you 're a coward . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 6 . 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 run 4 run 5 ! i would have waited and found out what it was . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 7 out 4 waited 5 and 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 . you and [peter] [rabbit] would run away from your own shadows . " 1 you 2 and 2 and 12 . 5 would 6 run 6 run 7 away 6 run 10 own 7 away 8 from 9 your 10 own 10 own 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 . 12 . 13 " " you don't dare go there yourself at daybreak to-morrow ! " retorted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 go 4 dare 5 go 5 go 7 yourself 6 there 7 yourself 7 yourself 11 ! 8 at 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 ! 11 ! 13 retorted 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 ' 15 ' 17 . " [i] do too ! " declared [reddy] angrily , though he didn't have the least intention of going . 1 " 7 declared 3 do 4 too 4 too 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 declared 7 declared 11 though 9 angrily 10 , 10 , 11 though 11 though 12 he 11 though 19 going 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 have 15 the 16 least 15 the 17 intention 17 intention 18 of 17 intention 19 going 19 going 20 . " all right . 1 " 4 . 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . then [reddy] knew that he would have to go or else be called a coward . 1 then 3 knew 1 then 5 he 3 knew 4 that 5 he 6 would 6 would 10 or 7 have 8 to 7 have 9 go 9 go 10 or 10 or 11 else 11 else 12 be 12 be 13 called 13 called 16 . 14 a 15 coward 15 coward 16 . " [i] 'll be there , " he snarled angrily , as he slunk away . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 there 4 be 7 " 5 there 6 , 7 " 8 he 8 he 11 , 9 snarled 10 angrily 9 snarled 11 , 11 , 14 slunk 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 slunk 14 slunk 16 . 15 away 16 . [x] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] be sure before you drop a friend [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 1 be 2 sure 1 be 3 before 3 before 4 you 3 before 5 drop 5 drop 7 friend 5 drop 11 done 6 a 7 friend 9 you 10 've 10 've 11 done 11 done 13 to 12 nothing 13 to 13 to 15 . 14 offend 15 . a friend is always worth keeping . 1 a 2 friend 2 friend 3 is 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 . unc ' [billy] [possum] says so , and he knows . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 says 5 says 8 and 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 . and when [unc] ' [billy] makes a friend , he keeps him . 1 and 2 when 1 and 6 makes 4 ' 6 makes 6 makes 8 friend 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 11 keeps 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 keeps 11 keeps 12 him 12 him 13 . he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 that 2 says 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 easier 5 is 7 and 6 easier 7 and 7 and 12 keep 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 better 9 lot 12 keep 10 better 11 to 12 keep 16 to 13 a 14 friend 14 friend 15 than 15 than 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 21 . 18 a 19 new 18 a 21 . 19 new 20 one instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 4 goes 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 5 to 7 friend 6 that 7 friend 7 friend 11 what 8 , 10 out 8 , 11 what 9 finds 10 out 11 what 13 trouble 12 the 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 is 14 is 15 , 15 , 26 . 16 explains 19 away 16 explains 20 , 17 it 18 all 18 all 19 away 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 then 21 and 24 something 22 then 23 does 24 something 25 nice 25 nice 26 . in fact , they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 9 stealing 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 partners 7 partners 8 in 9 stealing 10 eggs 10 eggs 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 hen-house 13 hen-house 14 of 13 hen-house 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 . it seemed to him that either [prickly] [porky] had told an untruth or that [unc] ' [billy] was telling an untruth . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 3 to 4 him 5 that 6 either 6 either 9 had 9 had 10 told 10 told 11 an 11 an 12 untruth 12 untruth 13 or 13 or 22 . 14 that 16 ' 16 ' 18 was 18 was 19 telling 19 telling 20 an 20 an 21 untruth 21 untruth 22 . it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 very 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 1 jimmy 2 scowled 2 scowled 7 pass 3 and 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 pass 7 pass 8 without 7 pass 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 12 speaking 10 much 13 . 11 as 12 speaking unc ' [billy] 's shrewd little eyes twinkled , and he grinned as only [unc] ' [billy] can grin . 1 unc 9 , 2 ' 4 's 4 's 5 shrewd 5 shrewd 6 little 6 little 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 , 9 , 12 grinned 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 grinned 12 grinned 13 as 13 as 14 only 14 only 16 ' 16 ' 20 . 18 can 19 grin 18 can 20 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 1 jimmy 2 just 2 just 5 than 3 frowned 4 harder 4 harder 5 than 5 than 8 tried 6 ever 7 and 7 and 8 tried 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 pass 10 pass 11 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " repeated [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 8 repeated 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " yo ' must have something on your mind . " 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 something 6 something 7 on 7 on 11 " 8 your 9 mind 9 mind 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy [skunk] stopped . 1 jimmy 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . " [i] have ! " he snapped . 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 snapped 7 snapped 8 . " [i] want to know whether it is you or [prickly] [porky] who has been telling an untruth . 1 " 5 know 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 whether 5 know 15 been 6 whether 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 you 10 or 13 who 13 who 14 has 14 has 15 been 15 been 18 untruth 16 telling 17 an 17 an 18 untruth 18 untruth 19 . if [peter] saw that thing , [prickly] [porky] would know it , for he hasn't been away from home this summer . 1 if 6 , 3 saw 4 that 4 that 5 thing 5 thing 6 , 6 , 10 know 9 would 10 know 10 know 11 it 10 know 13 for 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 hasn't 15 hasn't 21 summer 16 been 17 away 16 been 19 home 17 away 18 from 19 home 20 this 19 home 21 summer 21 summer 22 . why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 2 would 2 would 3 he 3 he 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 hasn't 7 he 8 hasn't 8 hasn't 15 " 9 seen 10 it 9 seen 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " [don] ' be hasty , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 be 4 be 5 hasty 5 hasty 6 , 6 , 9 . don ' be hasty , " replied [unc] ' [billy] soothingly . 1 don 2 ' 2 ' 5 , 3 be 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 ' 9 ' 12 . 11 soothingly 12 . " ah haven't said that [brer] [porky] told me that he had seen the thing that [peter] says chased him . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 8 told 3 haven't 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 8 told 8 told 9 me 8 told 15 thing 9 me 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 had 12 had 13 seen 14 the 15 thing 15 thing 16 that 16 that 18 says 18 says 21 . 19 chased 20 him 20 him 21 . he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 2 told 2 told 4 truth 2 told 11 hadn't 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 told 7 told 8 you 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 15 around 12 seen 14 stranger 13 any 14 stranger 14 stranger 15 around 15 around 17 hill 16 his 17 hill 17 hill 18 . what he told me was that " here [unc] ' [billy] whispered . 1 what 2 he 1 what 7 " 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 me 3 told 5 was 5 was 6 that 7 " 8 here 8 here 10 ' 10 ' 12 whispered 12 whispered 13 . jimmy [skunk] 's face cleared . 1 jimmy 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 cleared 5 cleared 6 . " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 different 4 different 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " of course it is , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 of 1 " 4 it 2 of 3 course 4 it 6 , 5 is 6 , 6 , 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 ' 10 ' 12 . " yo ' see [peter] did see something strange , even if [brer] [porky] didn't . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 see 2 yo 3 ' 4 see 6 did 6 did 7 see 7 see 9 strange 7 see 11 even 8 something 9 strange 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 if 12 if 16 . 15 didn't 16 . only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 1 only 2 don 1 only 3 ' 3 ' 4 forget 4 forget 5 that 5 that 6 it 5 that 7 's 6 it 7 's 7 's 9 secret 8 a 9 secret 9 secret 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy was chuckling by this time . 1 jimmy 2 was 2 was 3 chuckling 3 chuckling 4 by 4 by 5 this 5 this 7 . 6 time 7 . " [i] won't forget , and [i] 'll be there , " he promised . 1 " 6 and 3 won't 4 forget 4 forget 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 there 8 'll 9 be 9 be 10 there 10 there 14 promised 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 he 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 promised 14 promised 15 . " [don] ' mention it , [brer] [skunk] , don ' mention it . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 6 , 4 mention 5 it 4 mention 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 don 10 don 11 ' 11 ' 12 mention 12 mention 13 it 13 it 14 . ah 'll be looking fo ' yo ' to-morrow mo'ning , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , with a sly wink that made [jimmy] laugh aloud . 1 ah 4 looking 1 ah 22 that 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 4 looking 4 looking 6 ' 5 fo 6 ' 6 ' 7 yo 7 yo 10 mo'ning 8 ' 9 to-morrow 9 to-morrow 10 mo'ning 10 mo'ning 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 18 with 15 ' 17 , 17 , 18 with 18 with 21 wink 19 a 20 sly 19 a 21 wink 22 that 27 . 23 made 26 aloud 23 made 27 . 25 laugh 26 aloud [xi] [what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 4 idly 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 idly 4 idly 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 more 8 more 9 . you see , [reddy] is one of the greatest boasters in the [green] [forest] [or] on the [green] [meadows] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 9 greatest 8 the 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 boasters 9 greatest 20 . 10 boasters 11 in 11 in 12 the 16 on 17 the 17 the 20 . he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 2 likes 2 likes 3 to 3 to 4 strut 4 strut 5 around 5 around 6 and 6 and 7 talk 7 talk 8 big 8 big 9 . but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 1 but 2 like 1 but 6 he 2 like 3 most 3 most 5 , 4 boasters 5 , 6 he 7 is 7 is 9 coward 8 a 9 coward 9 coward 10 at 10 at 11 heart 11 heart 12 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 4 he 1 but 9 think 2 think 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 13 excuse 11 a 12 single 11 a 13 excuse 12 single 13 excuse 13 excuse 14 that 13 excuse 15 would 15 would 16 sound 16 sound 18 . 17 reasonable 18 . but he knew that [bowser] was chained . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 chained 7 chained 8 . nevertheless he did go up to [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard to make sure . 1 nevertheless 2 he 1 nevertheless 6 to 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 up 4 go 5 up 6 to 9 's 9 's 10 dooryard 10 dooryard 11 to 11 to 14 . 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 . it was just as he expected , [bowser] was chained . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 expected 6 expected 11 . 7 , 9 was 9 was 10 chained 10 chained 11 . reddy sneaked away without even a look at [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 1 reddy 2 sneaked 1 reddy 11 's 2 sneaked 3 away 2 sneaked 8 at 4 without 5 even 4 without 7 look 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 at 11 's 13 . 12 hen-house 13 . he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 11 open 3 see 4 that 4 that 8 carelessly 5 the 6 door 5 the 8 carelessly 6 door 7 had 8 carelessly 9 been 9 been 10 left 10 left 11 open 11 open 14 even 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 even 14 even 16 he 15 if 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 24 difference 18 , 21 have 18 , 22 made 19 it 20 would 20 would 21 have 22 made 23 no 23 no 24 difference 24 difference 25 . he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 bit 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . no , [sir] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 . reddy [fox] wouldn't have eaten the fattest chicken there if it had been right before him . 1 reddy 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 eaten 5 eaten 9 there 6 the 7 fattest 6 the 9 there 7 fattest 8 chicken 9 there 17 . 10 if 11 it 11 it 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 right 13 been 15 before 14 right 15 before 15 before 16 him 16 him 17 . he just wandered about restlessly , waiting for daybreak and hoping that something would turn up to prevent him from going to [prickly] [porky] 's hill . 1 he 3 wandered 2 just 3 wandered 3 wandered 17 to 4 about 5 restlessly 5 restlessly 7 waiting 6 , 7 waiting 7 waiting 10 and 8 for 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 and 10 and 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 that 12 that 13 something 13 something 15 turn 14 would 15 turn 15 turn 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 26 hill 18 prevent 19 him 18 prevent 22 to 19 him 20 from 20 from 21 going 22 to 25 's 25 's 26 hill 26 hill 27 . he didn't dare to tell old [granny] [fox] about it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 old 5 tell 11 . 6 old 9 about 10 it 11 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 she 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 could 6 could 7 hear 7 hear 8 her 8 her 10 voice 9 sharp 10 voice 10 voice 11 and 11 and 15 : 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 2 serves 4 right 3 you 4 right 4 right 5 for 5 for 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 about 6 boasting 9 you 6 boasting 10 don't 7 about 8 something 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 anything 12 anything 13 about 13 about 14 . how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 how 2 many 2 many 3 times 3 times 4 have 4 have 6 told 6 told 7 you 6 told 8 that 8 that 9 no 8 that 11 comes 9 no 10 good 11 comes 14 ? 12 of 13 boasting 13 boasting 14 ? a wise [fox] never goes near strange things until he has found out all about them . 1 a 2 wise 1 a 4 never 4 never 9 until 5 goes 6 near 6 near 7 strange 7 strange 8 things 8 things 9 until 9 until 10 he 9 until 12 found 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 found 12 found 13 out 12 found 15 about 13 out 14 all 15 about 16 them 16 them 17 . that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 the 4 only 3 the 5 way 5 way 6 to 6 to 11 and 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 and 11 and 12 live 12 live 13 to 12 live 18 . 14 a 15 ripe 15 ripe 16 old 16 old 18 . 17 age 18 . wisdom is nothing but knowledge , and a wise [fox] always knows what he is doing . " 1 wisdom 7 and 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 but 4 but 5 knowledge 5 knowledge 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 wise 7 and 11 always 8 a 9 wise 11 always 14 he 12 knows 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 17 . 15 is 16 doing 16 doing 17 . 17 . 18 " so [reddy] wandered about all the long night . 1 so 3 wandered 3 wandered 9 . 4 about 5 all 5 all 6 the 5 all 8 night 6 the 7 long 8 night 9 . it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 10 and 3 as 8 pass 4 if 5 it 5 it 7 would 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 pass 8 pass 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 11 yet 12 he 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 14 it 14 it 15 would 15 would 16 last 16 last 17 forever 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 11 he 8 the 10 afraid 9 more 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 he 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 . at last he saw the first beams from jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] creeping through the [green] [forest] . 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 11 round 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 beams 7 beams 8 from 8 from 10 , 9 jolly 10 , 10 , 11 round 11 round 13 red 12 , 13 red 13 red 16 creeping 16 creeping 17 through 17 through 18 the 18 the 21 . the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 1 the 4 come 2 time 3 had 4 come 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 must 8 must 9 choose 9 choose 10 between 10 between 11 making 11 making 13 boast 11 making 15 or 12 his 13 boast 14 good 15 or 15 or 16 being 15 or 17 called 15 or 20 by 17 called 19 coward 18 a 19 coward 20 by 21 everybody 21 everybody 22 . very , very slowly , [reddy] [fox] began to walk towards the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives . 1 very 2 , 1 very 8 began 2 , 4 slowly 3 very 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 walk 10 walk 14 where 11 towards 12 the 12 the 13 hill 13 hill 14 where 14 where 18 . 17 lives 18 . [xii] [what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 3 with 3 with 7 people 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 people 7 people 10 they 7 people 11 remember 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 they 11 remember 12 this 12 this 15 . 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . reddy [fox] is one of these . 1 reddy 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 7 . you see it is a boastful tongue and an untruthful tongue and that is the worst combination for making trouble that [i] know of . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 10 untruthful 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 tongue 5 a 7 tongue 6 boastful 7 tongue 8 and 9 an 8 and 10 untruthful 10 untruthful 11 tongue 11 tongue 14 is 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 16 worst 15 the 16 worst 16 worst 23 know 17 combination 18 for 18 for 19 making 19 making 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 that 21 that 23 know 23 know 25 . 24 of 25 . he had almost reached the foot of the hill without seeing anything out of the usual and without any signs of [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 he 4 reached 2 had 3 almost 2 had 4 reached 4 reached 13 out 5 the 6 foot 5 the 9 hill 6 foot 7 of 7 of 8 the 9 hill 10 without 10 without 11 seeing 10 without 13 out 11 seeing 12 anything 13 out 14 of 14 of 17 and 15 the 16 usual 16 usual 17 and 17 and 20 signs 18 without 19 any 19 any 20 signs 20 signs 21 of 21 of 23 ' 23 ' 26 . reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 with 4 with 5 a 4 with 6 sickly 6 sickly 7 grin 7 grin 8 . there sat [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in a pine tree right over his head . 1 there 2 sat 2 sat 7 in 4 ' 7 in 7 in 10 tree 8 a 9 pine 8 a 10 tree 9 pine 10 tree 10 tree 11 right 11 right 12 over 12 over 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 1 he 6 was 2 knew 3 now 3 now 4 that 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 9 out 7 no 8 backing 8 backing 9 out 9 out 10 ; 10 ; 11 he 10 ; 15 go 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 got 12 had 14 to 15 go 16 on 16 on 17 . he tried to swagger and look very bold and brave . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 swagger 4 swagger 5 and 5 and 9 and 6 look 7 very 7 very 8 bold 8 bold 9 and 9 and 11 . 10 brave 11 . " [i] told you [i] 'm not afraid . 1 " 3 told 3 told 4 you 4 you 6 'm 6 'm 7 not 7 not 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . " keep right on to the foot of the hill ; that 's where [ah] saw it yesterday . 1 " 5 to 2 keep 3 right 3 right 4 on 3 right 5 to 5 to 7 foot 6 the 7 foot 7 foot 8 of 8 of 10 hill 9 the 10 hill 10 hill 11 ; 11 ; 19 . 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 where 14 where 16 saw 16 saw 17 it 17 it 19 . 18 yesterday 19 . my , [ah] 'm glad that we 've got some one so truly brave ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 my 2 , 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 5 glad 4 'm 9 got 5 glad 6 that 7 we 8 've 7 we 9 got 9 got 11 one 10 some 11 one 11 one 16 " 12 so 13 truly 13 truly 14 brave 14 brave 15 ! 14 brave 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 19 ' 19 ' 21 . so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 there 2 , 4 being 4 being 5 nothing 4 being 6 else 6 else 7 to 7 to 9 , 8 do 9 , 9 , 11 went 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 on 11 went 13 . he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 10 or 3 the 4 foot 4 foot 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 without 8 without 9 seeing 9 seeing 10 or 10 or 11 hearing 11 hearing 14 out 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 out 14 out 15 of 15 of 17 usual 16 the 17 usual 17 usual 18 . the [green] [forest] seemed just as it always had seemed . 1 the 11 . 4 seemed 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 9 had 8 always 9 had 9 had 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 . redeye the [vireo] was pouring out his little song of gladness , quite as if everything was just as it should be . 1 redeye 2 the 2 the 23 . 4 was 6 out 5 pouring 6 out 6 out 9 song 7 his 8 little 8 little 9 song 9 song 10 of 10 of 11 gladness 11 gladness 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 15 if 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 everything 16 everything 17 was 17 was 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 it 20 it 21 should 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 . reddy 's courage began to come back . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 courage 3 courage 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 8 . nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 2 had 1 nothing 5 and 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 , 5 and 6 nothing 5 and 8 going 6 nothing 7 was 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 ! it was all some of [peter] [rabbit] ['s] foolishness . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 some 4 some 10 . 5 of 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . some day he would catch [peter] [rabbit] and put an end to such silly tales . 1 some 2 day 2 day 3 he 2 day 5 catch 3 he 4 would 5 catch 9 put 8 and 9 put 9 put 12 to 10 an 11 end 11 end 12 to 12 to 13 such 13 such 15 tales 14 silly 15 tales 15 tales 16 . " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " reddy 's sharp ears had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 6 caught 4 ears 5 had 5 had 6 caught 6 caught 9 up 7 a 8 sound 7 a 9 up 9 up 10 near 10 near 13 of 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 13 of 15 hill 14 the 15 hill 15 hill 16 . he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 3 short 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 . for just a little wee minute [reddy] couldn't believe that his eyes saw right . 1 for 2 just 2 just 6 minute 3 a 4 little 3 a 6 minute 4 little 5 wee 6 minute 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 believe 9 believe 10 that 10 that 13 saw 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 saw 13 saw 14 right 14 right 15 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 4 hill 2 down 3 the 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 straight 4 hill 11 thing 5 straight 6 towards 5 straight 7 him 7 him 8 was 8 was 10 strangest 9 the 10 strangest 11 thing 13 ever 12 he 13 ever 13 ever 14 had 14 had 16 . 15 seen 16 . he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 legs 5 legs 6 . he couldn't see any head . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 head 5 head 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 7 , 2 was 3 round 2 was 7 , 3 round 4 like 4 like 6 ball 5 a 6 ball 7 , 10 was 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 strangest 11 the 12 strangest 12 strangest 13 looking 13 looking 14 ball 14 ball 18 . 15 that 16 ever 16 ever 17 was 17 was 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 old 5 old 7 . 6 leaves 7 . reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 1 reddy 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 alive 8 alive 9 but 9 but 10 for 10 for 12 noises 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 13 it 12 noises 15 making 13 it 14 was 15 making 16 . for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 5 minute 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 wee 3 a 5 minute 5 minute 7 stared 6 he 7 stared 7 stared 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 , 11 , 14 you 12 what 13 do 12 what 14 you 14 you 15 think 15 think 17 did 15 think 18 ? 16 he 17 did yes , [sir] , that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 4 , 6 's 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 11 did 11 did 12 . [ [illustration] : reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 reddy 4 reddy 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 alive 11 alive 12 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [xiii] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] he forgot all about [unc] ' [billy] [possum] watching from the safety of a big pine-tree . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 2 forgot 10 from 4 about 6 ' 9 watching 10 from 10 from 12 safety 11 the 12 safety 12 safety 13 of 13 of 16 pine-tree 14 a 15 big 15 big 16 pine-tree 16 pine-tree 17 . he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] poking his head out from behind an old stump and laughing fit to kill himself . 1 he 6 poking 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 6 poking 6 poking 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 out 9 out 10 from 10 from 15 and 11 behind 12 an 12 an 14 stump 13 old 14 stump 14 stump 15 and 15 and 16 laughing 16 laughing 18 to 17 fit 18 to 18 to 21 . 19 kill 20 himself 20 himself 21 . when [reddy] was safely past , [peter] came out . 1 when 3 was 3 was 4 safely 4 safely 5 past 5 past 6 , 6 , 8 came 8 came 9 out 9 out 10 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! why , my gracious , [i] do believe [reddy] has had a fright ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 , 3 my 4 gracious 4 gracious 5 , 5 , 7 do 7 do 8 believe 8 believe 15 " 10 has 11 had 11 had 13 fright 12 a 13 fright 13 fright 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 18 . 16 exclaimed 18 . " [i] do believe that was it ! " he cried . 1 " 4 believe 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 8 ! 6 was 9 " 7 it 8 ! 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " [i] do believe it was . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . reddy is coming from the direction of [prickly] [porky] 's , and that was where [i] got my fright . 1 reddy 2 is 1 reddy 4 from 2 is 3 coming 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 6 direction 12 and 10 's 11 , 10 's 12 and 12 and 14 was 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 where 15 where 17 got 17 got 19 fright 18 my 19 fright 19 fright 20 . i [i] " 1 i 3 " peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 2 knew 8 thing 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be 6 a 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 thing 8 thing 13 he 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 he 13 he 14 might 14 might 15 walk 15 walk 19 . 16 right 17 into 17 into 18 danger 18 danger 19 . " it won't do any harm to go part way up there , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 do 2 it 3 won't 4 do 5 any 4 do 10 way 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 8 go 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 part 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 17 . 14 " 15 thought " perhaps [i] will find out something without going way up there . " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 5 find 4 will 5 find 5 find 8 without 6 out 7 something 7 something 8 without 8 without 9 going 9 going 11 up 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 11 up 13 . 13 . 14 " with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 2 that 1 with 3 he 3 he 5 hopped 4 boldly 5 hopped 5 hopped 8 hill 6 up 7 the 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 10 joined 9 and 10 joined 10 joined 11 them 11 them 12 . " what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 ? 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 joke 4 the 5 joke 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " did you meet [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , wiping the tears of laughter from his eyes . 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 9 asked 4 meet 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 13 wiping 12 , 13 wiping 13 wiping 15 tears 14 the 15 tears 15 tears 16 of 16 of 17 laughter 17 laughter 18 from 18 from 21 . 19 his 20 eyes 19 his 21 . " did [i] meet him ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 meet 4 meet 5 him 4 meet 6 ? why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 5 ran 2 , 3 he 3 he 5 ran 4 almost 5 ran 5 ran 6 into 6 into 7 me 7 me 8 and 8 and 10 see 9 didn't 10 see 10 see 11 me 11 me 14 . 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 's 4 's 6 joke 5 the 6 joke 6 joke 8 " 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " now who else can we scare ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 who 3 who 5 can 4 else 5 can 5 can 6 we 6 we 7 scare 7 scare 8 ? 8 ? 9 " all of which shows that there was something very like mischief being planned on the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 all 2 of 1 all 4 shows 2 of 3 which 4 shows 6 there 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 something 7 was 12 being 8 something 10 like 9 very 10 like 10 like 11 mischief 12 being 14 on 13 planned 14 on 14 on 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 where 17 where 20 the 20 the 22 lives 22 lives 23 . [xiv] [reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] never in all his life was [reddy] [fox] more uncomfortable in his mind . 1 never 2 in 1 never 5 life 2 in 3 all 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 was 6 was 9 more 9 more 10 uncomfortable 10 uncomfortable 11 in 11 in 13 mind 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 7 did 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 ; 5 ; 6 everybody 5 ; 7 did 7 did 8 know 8 know 9 it 8 know 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 was 13 was 14 laughing 13 was 17 . 14 laughing 15 about 15 about 16 it usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 5 proud 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 proud 5 proud 6 of 6 of 11 , 7 his 10 coat 8 handsome 9 red 9 red 10 coat 10 coat 11 , 11 , 17 he 12 but 13 now 13 now 14 he 13 now 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 get 19 get 23 . 20 rid 21 of 20 rid 23 . 21 of 22 it it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 4 hard 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 keep 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 bright 13 bright 14 colored 14 colored 16 . 15 clothes 16 . presently [sammy] [jay] 's sharp eyes spied him as he tried to crawl up on the young family of [mrs] [grouse] . 1 presently 4 's 4 's 6 eyes 5 sharp 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 spied 7 spied 13 crawl 8 him 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 crawl 13 crawl 14 up 14 up 18 family 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 young 17 young 18 family 18 family 19 of 19 of 22 . at once [sammy] flew over there screaming at the top of his lungs : 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 flew 4 flew 5 over 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 screaming 7 screaming 10 top 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 13 lungs 12 his 13 lungs 13 lungs 14 : reddy looked up at [sammy] and snarled . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 6 and 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 at 6 and 7 snarled 7 snarled 8 . he had gone only a little way when a sharp voice called : " [coward] ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 3 gone 7 way 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 way 7 way 8 when 8 when 11 voice 8 when 13 : 9 a 11 voice 10 sharp 11 voice 11 voice 12 called 13 : 14 " 14 " 16 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 . 4 the 7 . no sooner had he got out out of [chatterer] ['s] sight than he heard another voice . 1 no 2 sooner 1 no 8 of 3 had 4 he 3 had 5 got 5 got 6 out 6 out 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 11 sight 11 sight 12 than 11 sight 14 heard 13 he 14 heard 14 heard 16 voice 15 another 16 voice 16 voice 17 . it was saying over and over : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 over 6 over 7 : " [dee] , dee , dee ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 dee 4 dee 5 , 5 , 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! oh , me , me ! 1 oh 3 me 1 oh 6 ! 2 , 3 me 3 me 4 , 5 me 6 ! some folks can talk so very brave [and] then such cowards be . " 1 some 2 folks 1 some 4 talk 2 folks 3 can 4 talk 7 brave 5 so 6 very 6 very 7 brave 7 brave 9 then 9 then 11 cowards 10 such 11 cowards 11 cowards 12 be 12 be 13 . 13 . 14 " it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 . 5 the 7 . but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 1 but 2 nowhere 1 but 5 could 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 could 5 could 6 go 6 go 7 was 7 was 8 he 8 he 12 taunting 9 free 10 from 10 from 11 those 11 those 12 taunting 12 taunting 13 voices 13 voices 14 . " [bumble] , grumble , rumble , hum ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 grumble 4 grumble 5 , 4 grumble 6 rumble 6 rumble 7 , 7 , 8 hum 8 hum 9 ! reddy surely can run some . " 1 reddy 3 can 2 surely 3 can 3 can 4 run 4 run 5 some 5 some 6 . 6 . 7 " late that afternoon old [granny] [fox] called him out , and it was clear to see that [granny] was very much put out about something . 1 late 4 old 1 late 16 see 2 that 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 old 7 called 8 him 8 him 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 14 clear 12 it 13 was 14 clear 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 20 very 17 that 19 was 19 was 20 very 20 very 22 put 21 much 22 put 22 put 23 out 23 out 26 . 24 about 25 something 25 something 26 . " [serves] you right for boasting ! " snapped [granny] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 " 3 you 4 right 5 for 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 . " how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 many 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 have 5 have 7 told 7 told 8 you 7 told 9 that 9 that 10 no 9 that 12 comes 10 no 11 good 12 comes 15 ? 13 of 14 boasting 14 boasting 15 ? probably somebody has played a trick on you . 1 probably 2 somebody 2 somebody 3 has 3 has 4 played 4 played 6 trick 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 7 on 7 on 8 you 8 you 9 . i 've lived a good many years , and [i] never before heard of such a creature . 1 i 2 've 1 i 3 lived 3 lived 5 good 4 a 5 good 5 good 7 years 6 many 7 years 7 years 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 never 9 and 13 heard 11 never 12 before 13 heard 18 . 14 of 15 such 15 such 17 creature 16 a 17 creature 17 creature 18 . if there were one , [i] 'd have seen it before now . 1 if 2 there 1 if 4 one 2 there 3 were 4 one 5 , 5 , 8 have 7 'd 8 have 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 11 before 10 it 11 before 11 before 12 now 12 now 13 . you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 2 go 2 go 3 back 3 back 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 . you are a disgrace to the [fox] family . 1 you 2 are 2 are 4 disgrace 3 a 4 disgrace 4 disgrace 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 family 8 family 9 . i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 1 i 9 and 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 have 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 look 5 have 8 about 6 a 7 look 9 and 11 out 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 going 14 going 16 . 15 on 16 . if this is some trick , they 'll find that old [granny] [fox] isn't so easily fooled . " 1 if 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 trick 4 some 5 trick 5 trick 7 they 6 , 7 they 7 they 9 find 8 'll 9 find 9 find 10 that 10 that 11 old 10 that 17 fooled 11 old 14 isn't 14 isn't 16 easily 15 so 16 easily 17 fooled 18 . 18 . 19 " [xv] [old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is 2 is 5 big 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 big 5 big 6 word 5 big 9 its 6 word 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 its 10 meaning 9 its 12 very 10 meaning 11 is 12 very 13 simple 13 simple 14 . to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 1 to 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 into 6 into 10 find 7 and 8 try 8 try 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 all 12 all 15 . 13 about 14 something 14 something 15 . now old [granny] [fox] is very sly and smart and clever , as you all know . 1 now 2 old 1 now 5 is 5 is 10 and 6 very 7 sly 7 sly 9 smart 7 sly 10 and 8 and 9 smart 10 and 11 clever 11 clever 12 , 12 , 15 all 13 as 14 you 13 as 15 all 15 all 16 know 16 know 17 . compared with her , [reddy] [fox] is almost stupid . 1 compared 2 with 1 compared 4 , 2 with 3 her 4 , 10 . 7 is 8 almost 8 almost 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 6 and 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 as 4 as 5 sly 5 sly 6 and 6 and 7 smart 7 smart 10 some 8 and 9 clever 9 clever 10 some 10 some 11 day 11 day 15 has 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 has 15 has 22 then 16 got 18 lot 16 got 21 before 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 19 to 19 to 20 learn 21 before 22 then 22 then 23 . but old [granny] [fox] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 old 2 old 5 did 5 did 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 kind 9 kind 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 1 she 13 to 2 went 3 about 3 about 4 hunting 4 hunting 6 dinner 4 hunting 7 just 5 her 6 dinner 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 usual 9 usual 10 and 10 and 12 appear 11 didn't 12 appear 12 appear 13 to 13 to 18 attention 14 be 15 paying 15 paying 16 the 16 the 18 attention 17 least 18 attention 18 attention 19 to 19 to 20 what 20 what 21 was 21 was 22 going 22 going 23 on 22 going 24 about 24 about 26 . 25 her 26 . with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 3 nose 1 with 6 ground 2 her 3 nose 3 nose 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 11 and 7 she 8 ran 8 ran 9 this 9 this 10 way 10 way 11 and 11 and 12 ran 12 ran 13 that 12 ran 14 way 14 way 15 as 15 as 21 . 16 if 17 hunting 17 hunting 18 for 18 for 20 trail 19 a 20 trail 20 trail 21 . granny had heard that the same thing had happened to [peter] [rabbit] and to [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 granny 8 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 7 thing 5 the 6 same 5 the 7 thing 7 thing 8 had 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 13 and 10 to 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 16 ' 16 ' 19 . so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 2 instead 1 so 16 came 2 instead 5 to 3 of 4 coming 4 coming 5 to 5 to 7 hill 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 along 8 along 10 hollow 9 the 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 at 11 at 13 bottom 12 the 13 bottom 14 , 15 she 15 she 16 came 16 came 17 to 16 came 19 from 17 to 18 it 19 from 23 . 20 the 21 other 20 the 23 . 21 other 22 way " if there is anything there , [i] 'll be behind it instead of in front of it , " she thought shrewdly . 1 " 4 is 1 " 6 there 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 anything 6 there 15 in 7 , 9 'll 9 'll 10 be 10 be 11 behind 10 be 15 in 11 behind 14 of 12 it 13 instead 13 instead 14 of 15 in 16 front 16 front 17 of 16 front 19 , 17 of 18 it 19 , 21 she 20 " 21 she 21 she 22 thought 22 thought 24 . 23 shrewdly 24 . no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 2 one 2 one 5 have 3 would 4 ever 3 would 5 have 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 7 that 8 she 7 that 11 of 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 thinking 11 of 12 anything 12 anything 14 . 13 else 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 2 followed 2 followed 3 these 2 followed 5 to 4 down 5 to 5 to 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 they 10 there 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . as she was trotting home along the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] , she met [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 as 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 trotting 3 was 19 ' 4 trotting 5 home 5 home 6 along 6 along 11 through 7 the 11 through 12 the 17 met 12 the 19 ' 15 , 16 she 16 she 17 met 19 ' 22 . no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 1 no 2 , 1 no 9 because 2 , 5 exactly 3 she 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 exactly 6 meet 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 because 9 because 17 , 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 12 her 11 saw 13 before 13 before 14 she 14 she 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 15 saw 17 , 17 , 21 climbed 18 and 19 he 18 and 20 promptly 20 promptly 21 climbed 21 climbed 23 tree 22 a 23 tree 23 tree 24 . granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . " it doesn't take much to scare the young and innocent , [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 1 " 4 take 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 take 4 take 5 much 4 take 6 to 6 to 10 and 7 scare 9 young 7 scare 10 and 8 the 9 young 10 and 11 innocent 11 innocent 12 , 12 , 15 , 15 , 17 she 15 , 19 . 16 " 17 she 17 she 18 replied " [i] don't believe all [i] hear . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 all 5 all 7 hear 7 hear 8 . i 've just been hunting all over the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives , and [i] couldn't find so much as a [wood] [mouse] for dinner . 1 i 4 been 2 've 3 just 3 just 4 been 4 been 7 over 5 hunting 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 9 hill 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 10 where 10 where 14 , 13 lives 14 , 14 , 18 find 15 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 find 18 find 19 so 19 so 20 much 20 much 21 as 21 as 27 . 22 a 26 dinner 22 a 27 . 25 for 26 dinner do you believe such a foolish tale , [mr] [possum] ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 such 2 you 3 believe 4 such 7 tale 5 a 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " unc ' [billy] coughed behind one hand . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 coughed 4 coughed 5 behind 5 behind 6 one 6 one 7 hand 7 hand 8 . " yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] confess [ah] done have to believe it , " he replied . 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 , 2 yes 3 , 6 , 8 confess 8 confess 10 done 10 done 11 have 11 have 19 . 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 16 " 19 . 17 he 18 replied " yo ' see , [ah] done see that thing mah own self , and [ah] just naturally has to believe mah own eyes . " 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 see 2 yo 3 ' 4 see 12 own 5 , 7 done 7 done 8 see 8 see 9 that 9 that 12 own 10 thing 11 mah 11 mah 12 own 12 own 18 naturally 13 self 14 , 13 self 17 just 14 , 15 and 17 just 18 naturally 18 naturally 19 has 19 has 20 to 19 has 25 . 20 to 21 believe 21 believe 24 eyes 22 mah 23 own 23 own 24 eyes 25 . 26 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see it ! 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 ! maybe [i] 'd believe it then ! " snapped [granny] [fox] . 1 maybe 3 'd 3 'd 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 then 6 then 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 12 . " the only time to see it is just at sun-up , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 only 3 only 6 see 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 13 " 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 just 9 just 10 at 10 at 12 , 11 sun-up 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 ' 16 ' 18 . " anybody that comes along through that hollow at the foot of [brer] [porky] 's hill at sun-up is likely never to forget it . 1 " 4 comes 2 anybody 3 that 3 that 4 comes 4 comes 5 along 5 along 6 through 5 along 9 at 6 through 7 that 8 hollow 9 at 9 at 16 hill 10 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 of 11 foot 15 's 15 's 16 hill 16 hill 17 at 17 at 21 never 18 sun-up 19 is 19 is 20 likely 20 likely 21 never 21 never 25 . 22 to 23 forget 23 forget 24 it 24 it 25 . ah wouldn't do it again . 1 ah 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 again 5 again 6 . no , [sah] , once is enough fo ' your [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 is 2 , 5 once 4 , 5 once 6 is 8 fo 6 is 9 ' 7 enough 8 fo 9 ' 10 your 10 your 12 ' 12 ' 14 . 14 . 15 " " huh ! " snorted [granny] and trotted on . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 7 and 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 on 9 on 10 . unc ' [billy] watched her out of sight and grinned broadly . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 watched 4 watched 5 her 5 her 6 out 6 out 9 and 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 and 9 and 10 grinned 10 grinned 11 broadly 11 broadly 12 . " as sho ' as [brer] [sun] gets up to-morrow mo'ning , [ol] ' [granny] [fox] will be there , " he chuckled . 1 " 3 sho 2 as 3 sho 3 sho 5 as 4 ' 5 as 5 as 11 mo'ning 8 gets 9 up 9 up 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 mo'ning 11 mo'ning 17 will 12 , 14 ' 14 ' 17 will 17 will 18 be 18 be 19 there 18 be 23 chuckled 19 there 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 he 23 chuckled 24 . " ah must get word to [brer] [porky] and [brer] [skunk] and [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 must 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 word 4 get 9 and 5 word 6 to 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 . 15 . 16 " [xvi] [old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] how did [unc] ' [billy] know ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 4 ' 2 did 6 know 6 know 7 ? well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 he 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 come 3 come 4 just 3 come 12 from 4 just 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 she 6 way 11 , 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 this 10 afternoon 11 , 12 from 13 back 13 back 23 " 14 of 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 instead 16 hill 18 of 18 of 21 holler 19 along 20 the 20 the 21 holler 21 holler 22 . 22 . 23 " unc ' [billy] was quite right . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 was 4 was 5 quite 5 quite 6 right 6 right 7 . she was at the top of the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives a full hour before sun-up , and there she sat down to wait . 1 she 17 sun-up 2 was 5 top 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 8 hill 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 where 9 where 16 before 12 lives 15 hour 13 a 14 full 13 a 15 hour 15 hour 16 before 16 before 17 sun-up 17 sun-up 25 wait 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 there 20 there 21 she 20 there 22 sat 21 she 22 sat 22 sat 23 down 22 sat 24 to 24 to 25 wait 25 wait 26 . she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 2 couldn't 1 she 4 or 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 or 4 or 5 hear 5 hear 6 anything 6 anything 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 least 9 least 11 . 10 suspicious 11 . only [prickly] [porky] was to be seen , and he seemed to be asleep in his favorite tree . 1 only 4 was 4 was 12 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 , 8 , 11 seemed 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 17 favorite 14 asleep 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 favorite 17 favorite 19 . 18 tree 19 . everything seemed to be just as old [granny] [fox] had seen it a hundred times before . 1 everything 2 seemed 1 everything 5 just 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 5 just 6 as 6 as 11 seen 7 old 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 it 11 seen 16 before 13 a 14 hundred 14 hundred 15 times 15 times 16 before 16 before 17 . at last the [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] began to dance through [the] [green] [forest] , chasing out the [black] [shadows] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 14 , 3 the 7 began 7 began 9 dance 8 to 9 dance 9 dance 10 through 10 through 14 , 14 , 15 chasing 15 chasing 16 out 16 out 20 . 17 the 20 . redeye the [vireo] awoke and at once began to sing , as is his way , not even waiting to get a mouthful of breakfast . 1 redeye 5 and 1 redeye 9 to 2 the 4 awoke 4 awoke 5 and 5 and 8 began 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 began 9 to 11 , 10 sing 11 , 11 , 21 get 12 as 13 is 13 is 15 way 13 is 17 not 14 his 15 way 16 , 17 not 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 waiting 19 waiting 20 to 20 to 21 get 21 get 24 of 22 a 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 24 of 24 of 25 breakfast 25 breakfast 26 . prickly [porky] yawned and grunted . 1 prickly 3 yawned 3 yawned 4 and 4 and 5 grunted 5 grunted 6 . old [granny] [fox] arose and slowly stretched . 1 old 4 arose 4 arose 5 and 5 and 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 stretched 7 stretched 8 . she glanced at [prickly] [porky] contemptuously . 1 she 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 6 contemptuously 6 contemptuously 7 . she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 6 in 4 him 5 act 5 act 6 in 6 in 9 , 7 this 8 stupid 8 stupid 9 , 9 , 10 uncertain 10 uncertain 11 way 11 way 12 dozens 12 dozens 16 . 13 of 14 times 14 times 15 before 15 before 16 . now old [granny] [fox] can be very dignified when she wants to be , and she was now . 1 now 2 old 2 old 13 be 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 dignified 8 dignified 9 when 9 when 11 wants 10 she 11 wants 11 wants 12 to 11 wants 13 be 13 be 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 . 16 she 17 was 17 was 18 now 17 was 19 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 5 least 3 hurry 6 little 4 the 5 least 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 . she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 1 she 2 carried 2 carried 3 her 3 her 4 big 4 big 5 , 5 , 6 plumey 6 plumey 7 tail 7 tail 8 just 8 just 9 so 9 so 10 . she turned like a flash and then well , for a minute old [granny] [fox] was too surprised to do anything but stare . 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 3 like 2 turned 7 then 3 like 5 flash 4 a 5 flash 6 and 7 then 7 then 9 , 8 well 9 , 9 , 12 minute 10 for 11 a 10 for 12 minute 12 minute 20 do 13 old 16 was 16 was 18 surprised 17 too 18 surprised 18 surprised 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 24 . 21 anything 22 but 22 but 23 stare 23 stare 24 . there , rolling down the hill straight towards her , was the very thing [reddy] had told her about . 1 there 2 , 1 there 11 was 2 , 3 rolling 3 rolling 4 down 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 7 straight 6 hill 10 , 7 straight 8 towards 8 towards 9 her 11 was 13 very 11 was 14 thing 12 the 13 very 14 thing 16 had 16 had 17 told 17 told 18 her 17 told 19 about 19 about 20 . the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 3 it 4 got 4 got 9 more 5 , 7 stranger 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 and 8 and 9 more 9 more 12 seemed 10 terrible 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 . then [granny] forgot her dignity . 1 then 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 her 4 her 5 dignity 5 dignity 6 . yes , [sir] , she forgot her dignity . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 her 7 her 8 dignity 8 dignity 9 . in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 quite 3 , 4 she 5 quite 6 lost 6 lost 7 it 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . granny [fox] ran just [as] [reddy] had run ! 1 granny 3 ran 3 ran 4 just 4 just 7 had 7 had 8 run 8 run 9 ! [xvii] [granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] now listen to this little tale [that] deals somewhat with folly , [and] shows how sometimes one may be [a] little bit too jolly . 1 now 6 tale 2 listen 3 to 3 to 4 this 4 this 5 little 5 little 6 tale 6 tale 8 deals 8 deals 9 somewhat 9 somewhat 17 one 10 with 11 folly 11 folly 14 shows 12 , 14 shows 14 shows 15 how 15 how 16 sometimes 16 sometimes 17 one 17 one 23 too 18 may 19 be 19 be 22 bit 21 little 22 bit 22 bit 23 too 23 too 25 . 24 jolly 25 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 4 ho 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 7 ! 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 9 shouted 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " [i] wonder what [reddy] [fox] would have said if he could have seen old [granny] go down that hollow ! " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 7 would 4 what 14 seen 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 said 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 have 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 15 old 15 old 17 go 17 go 18 down 18 down 20 hollow 18 down 22 " 19 that 20 hollow 21 ! 22 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 4 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 6 ha 9 shouted 7 ! 8 " 9 shouted 12 . " did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 8 popped 6 her 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 popped 8 popped 9 out 8 popped 11 " 10 ? 11 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " squeaked [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in his funny cracked voice . 1 " 4 hee 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 5 , 5 , 8 " 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 squeaked 9 squeaked 11 ' 9 squeaked 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 18 voice 16 funny 17 cracked 16 funny 18 voice 18 voice 19 . " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 5 am 1 " 10 feet 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 she 4 she 5 am 5 am 6 bound 6 bound 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 sore 10 feet 13 keeps 11 if 12 she 12 she 13 keeps 13 keeps 14 on 14 on 15 running 15 running 17 way 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 she 17 way 20 . 18 she 19 started 20 . 21 " prickly [porky] didn't say a word . 1 prickly 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 6 word 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 . he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 3 smiled 2 just 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 in 4 in 8 of 5 a 8 of 6 quiet 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 8 of 9 way 9 way 12 slowly 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 slowly 12 slowly 17 top 13 climbed 14 up 14 up 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 hill 21 . now old [granny] [fox] had been badly frightened . 1 now 2 old 2 old 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 badly 7 badly 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 . who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 2 wouldn't 1 who 4 been 2 wouldn't 3 have 4 been 6 seeing 4 been 9 creature 5 at 6 seeing 7 a 9 creature 8 strange 9 creature 9 creature 10 without 10 without 14 , 11 head 12 , 12 , 13 tail 12 , 14 , 14 , 19 hill 15 or 16 legs 15 or 17 rolling 17 rolling 18 down 17 rolling 19 hill 19 hill 20 straight 20 straight 21 towards 20 straight 22 them 22 them 23 ? but [granny] was too old and wise to run very far without cause . 1 but 6 and 3 was 4 too 3 was 6 and 4 too 5 old 6 and 9 run 7 wise 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 11 far 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 without 12 without 13 cause 13 cause 14 . it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 4 her 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 decide 7 decide 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 some 4 some 5 quick 5 quick 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 . " [i] said beforehand that there was some trick , and now [i] 'm sure of it , " she muttered . 1 " 4 beforehand 1 " 7 was 3 said 4 beforehand 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 14 'm 8 some 10 , 9 trick 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 now 12 now 14 'm 14 'm 19 " 15 sure 16 of 15 sure 18 , 16 of 17 it 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 she 19 " 21 muttered 20 she 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " [i] have an idea that that good-for-nothing old [billy] [possum] knows something about it , and [i] 'm just going back to find out . " 1 " 3 have 3 have 5 idea 3 have 21 going 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 that 7 that 16 , 8 good-for-nothing 14 about 8 good-for-nothing 16 , 9 old 12 knows 12 knows 13 something 13 something 14 about 14 about 15 it 16 , 20 just 17 and 19 'm 17 and 20 just 20 just 21 going 21 going 23 to 22 back 23 to 23 to 25 out 24 find 25 out 25 out 27 " 26 . 27 " she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 2 wasted 4 time 2 wasted 5 thinking 3 no 4 time 5 thinking 6 about 6 about 8 , 7 it 8 , 8 , 16 she 9 but 10 began 10 began 12 steal 11 to 12 steal 12 steal 13 back 13 back 15 way 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . now , no one is lighter of foot than old [granny] [fox] , and no one knows better how to keep out of sight . 1 now 4 one 1 now 19 how 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 one 4 one 6 lighter 5 is 6 lighter 6 lighter 13 , 7 of 8 foot 8 foot 9 than 8 foot 13 , 9 than 10 old 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 knows 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 knows 17 knows 18 better 19 how 20 to 20 to 25 . 21 keep 22 out 22 out 23 of 23 of 24 sight 24 sight 25 . then she smiled grimly . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 4 grimly 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 2 last 1 at 10 time 2 last 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 so 5 so 6 tired 6 tired 7 with 7 with 9 good 8 their 9 good 10 time 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 14 had 13 just 14 had 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 17 for 17 for 20 . 18 a 19 rest 18 a 20 . " oh , dear , [i] 'm all out of breath , " panted [peter] , as he threw himself flat on the ground . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 'm 2 oh 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 7 'm 12 , 8 all 10 of 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 breath 11 breath 12 , 12 , 16 , 13 " 14 panted 14 panted 16 , 16 , 19 threw 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 threw 19 threw 21 flat 19 threw 25 . 20 himself 21 flat 22 on 24 ground 23 the 24 ground 24 ground 25 . " that was the funniest thing [i] ever saw . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 6 thing 4 the 5 funniest 4 the 6 thing 6 thing 8 ever 8 ever 9 saw 9 saw 10 . i wonder who we " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 we 4 we 5 " peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] didn't finish . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 finish 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 finish 7 finish 8 . old [granny] [fox] had caught [peter] [rabbit] at last ! 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 caught 5 caught 8 at 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 ! [xviii] [a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] the friendship which is truest , best , [is] that which meets the trouble test . 1 the 2 friendship 1 the 3 which 3 which 5 truest 4 is 5 truest 5 truest 6 , 6 , 7 best 7 best 8 , 7 best 10 that 10 that 11 which 10 that 14 trouble 11 which 12 meets 12 meets 13 the 14 trouble 15 test 15 test 16 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 really 2 one 4 knows 3 really 4 knows 4 knows 5 who 5 who 11 he 6 his 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 are 9 are 10 until 10 until 11 he 11 he 12 gets 12 gets 13 in 12 gets 15 . 13 in 14 trouble when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 7 is 2 everything 3 is 2 everything 6 there 3 is 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 and 6 there 7 is 7 is 9 sign 7 is 12 anywhere 8 no 9 sign 9 sign 10 of 10 of 11 trouble 12 anywhere 13 , 13 , 14 one 13 , 18 and 14 one 15 may 14 one 16 have 15 may 16 have 16 have 17 ever 18 and 19 ever 18 and 21 many 19 ever 20 so 21 many 22 friends 22 friends 23 . at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 6 seem 4 it 5 may 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 7 so 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 6 , 2 are 4 real 3 the 4 real 4 real 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 6 , 9 friends 7 the 8 true 7 the 9 friends 9 friends 14 worth 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 12 they 13 are 12 they 14 worth 14 worth 15 more 15 more 16 than 15 more 22 . 16 than 19 others 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 others 20 put 21 together 20 put 22 . remember that if you are a true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 9 to 1 remember 12 , 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 8 friend 6 a 7 true 6 a 8 friend 7 true 8 friend 8 friend 9 to 9 to 11 one 10 any 11 one 12 , 14 will 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stand 15 stand 16 by 16 by 21 , 17 him 18 and 18 and 19 help 19 help 20 him 20 him 21 , 21 , 26 . 22 no 23 matter 23 matter 24 what 24 what 25 happens 25 happens 26 . sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 worth 4 almost 5 worth 5 worth 13 out 6 while 7 getting 6 while 9 trouble 7 getting 8 into 9 trouble 11 to 10 just 11 to 11 to 13 out 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 who 14 who 15 your 15 your 17 friends 16 real 17 friends 17 friends 18 are 18 are 19 . peter [rabbit] found out who some of his truest friends are when , because of his own carelessness , old [granny] [fox] caught him . 1 peter 4 out 1 peter 10 friends 3 found 4 out 4 out 5 who 5 who 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 9 truest 8 his 9 truest 10 friends 11 are 11 are 14 because 12 when 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 of 15 of 19 , 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 carelessness 18 carelessness 19 , 19 , 23 caught 20 old 23 caught 23 caught 25 . 24 him 25 . now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 7 laugh 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 turn 4 her 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 laugh 7 laugh 10 because 8 , 9 all 8 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 15 and 13 been 14 careless 14 careless 15 and 15 and 17 . 16 foolish 17 . at [peter] 's scream of fright , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] scampered for the nearest tree , and [jimmy] [skunk] dodged behind a big stump . 1 at 26 . 3 's 4 scream 3 's 5 of 3 's 7 , 5 of 6 fright 7 , 18 and 9 ' 12 scampered 12 scampered 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 16 tree 15 nearest 16 tree 16 tree 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 dodged 21 dodged 22 behind 22 behind 25 stump 23 a 24 big 23 a 25 stump 25 stump 26 . you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 sudden 6 so 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 that 8 that 11 didn't 9 they 10 really 9 they 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 what 12 know 16 . 13 what 14 had 14 had 15 happened but [prickly] [porky] , whom some people call stupid , made no move to run away . 1 but 4 , 1 but 7 people 4 , 5 whom 6 some 7 people 7 people 8 call 8 call 9 stupid 8 call 12 no 9 stupid 10 , 9 stupid 11 made 12 no 13 move 13 move 14 to 14 to 15 run 15 run 16 away 16 away 17 . he happened to be looking at [peter] when [granny] caught him , and so he knew just what it meant . 1 he 2 happened 1 he 10 caught 2 happened 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 looking 5 looking 6 at 5 looking 8 when 10 caught 12 , 11 him 12 , 12 , 16 knew 13 and 15 he 14 so 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 19 it 17 just 18 what 17 just 19 it 19 it 20 meant 20 meant 21 . a spark of anger flashed in his usually dull eyes and for once in his life [prickly] [porky] moved quickly . 1 a 2 spark 1 a 4 anger 2 spark 3 of 4 anger 5 flashed 5 flashed 6 in 6 in 11 and 7 his 9 dull 8 usually 9 dull 9 dull 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 and 11 and 16 life 12 for 13 once 13 once 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 life 16 life 19 moved 19 moved 21 . 20 quickly 21 . the thousand little spears hidden in his coat suddenly stood on end and [prickly] [porky] made a fierce little rush forward . 1 the 4 spears 2 thousand 3 little 3 little 4 spears 4 spears 10 stood 5 hidden 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 10 stood 10 stood 11 on 11 on 13 and 12 end 13 and 13 and 22 . 16 made 18 fierce 17 a 18 fierce 18 fierce 21 forward 19 little 20 rush 20 rush 21 forward 21 forward 22 . [ [illustration] : " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 5 drop 4 " 5 drop 5 drop 6 him 6 him 7 ! 6 him 8 " 8 " 9 he 8 " 10 grunted 10 grunted 11 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 " 2 drop 2 drop 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 grunted 7 grunted 8 . granny [fox] just snarled and backed away , dragging [peter] with her and keeping him between [prickly] [porky] and herself . 1 granny 5 and 3 just 4 snarled 4 snarled 5 and 5 and 8 , 6 backed 7 away 6 backed 8 , 8 , 13 and 9 dragging 11 with 9 dragging 13 and 11 with 12 her 13 and 14 keeping 14 keeping 15 him 15 him 19 and 16 between 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 herself 21 . by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had recovered himself . 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 time 3 time 6 had 6 had 7 recovered 7 recovered 8 himself 8 himself 9 . you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 not 5 not 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 9 or 8 anybody 9 or 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . he sprang out from behind the stump , looking a wee bit shame-faced , and started for old [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 sprang 2 sprang 3 out 2 sprang 4 from 4 from 7 stump 5 behind 6 the 6 the 7 stump 7 stump 11 wee 8 , 9 looking 8 , 11 wee 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 14 , 12 bit 13 shame-faced 12 bit 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 old 15 and 21 . 16 started 17 for 17 for 18 old " you let [peter] [rabbit] go ! " he commanded in a very threatening way . 1 " 3 let 1 " 6 go 2 you 3 let 6 go 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 14 threatening 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 commanded 10 commanded 11 in 11 in 13 very 12 a 13 very 14 threatening 16 . 15 way 16 . granny [fox] knows all about this . 1 granny 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 7 . 6 this 7 . for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 2 just 2 just 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 6 hesitated 5 she 6 hesitated 6 hesitated 7 . so she kept on backing away , dragging [peter] with her . 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 4 on 5 backing 5 backing 8 dragging 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 dragging 8 dragging 10 with 10 with 12 . 11 her 12 . he slipped down from the tree where he had sought safety , crept around behind [granny] , and bit her sharply on one heel . 1 he 9 had 2 slipped 3 down 3 down 4 from 4 from 7 where 5 the 6 tree 5 the 7 where 7 where 8 he 7 where 9 had 9 had 10 sought 10 sought 11 safety 11 safety 13 crept 11 safety 15 behind 12 , 13 crept 13 crept 14 around 15 behind 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 bit 18 and 23 one 19 bit 20 her 19 bit 21 sharply 19 bit 22 on 23 one 25 . 24 heel 25 . granny let go of [peter] to turn and snap at [unc] ' [billy] . 1 granny 2 let 2 let 3 go 3 go 4 of 4 of 8 and 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 and 8 and 9 snap 9 snap 10 at 10 at 12 ' 12 ' 14 . this was [peter] ['s] chance . 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 chance 5 chance 6 . he slipped out from under [granny] 's paws and in a flash was behind [prickly] [porky] . 1 he 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 out 2 slipped 5 under 3 out 4 from 5 under 7 's 7 's 8 paws 8 paws 9 and 8 paws 10 in 10 in 12 flash 11 a 12 flash 12 flash 13 was 13 was 14 behind 14 behind 17 . [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] to think that she actually had caught [peter] [rabbit] and then lost him was too provoking ! 1 to 2 think 2 think 7 caught 3 that 4 she 3 that 6 had 4 she 5 actually 6 had 7 caught 7 caught 10 and 10 and 13 him 11 then 12 lost 12 lost 13 him 13 him 17 ! 14 was 15 too 14 was 16 provoking 16 provoking 17 ! it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 11 best 5 her 6 temper 6 temper 7 , 7 , 8 never 8 never 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 , 12 , 13 could 13 could 14 stand 14 stand 15 . her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 2 yellow 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 6 that 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 6 that 18 . 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 almost 8 seemed 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 sparks 11 if 15 flew 12 sparks 13 of 12 sparks 15 flew 13 of 14 fire 15 flew 16 from 16 from 17 them it made [peter] shiver just to look at her . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 shiver 4 shiver 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 her 9 her 10 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 talked 2 she 3 talked 3 talked 4 herself 3 talked 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 then 6 and 15 would 7 then 8 with 8 with 11 threats 9 many 10 parting 10 parting 11 threats 12 of 13 what 13 what 14 she 13 what 15 would 15 would 16 do 16 do 17 , 17 , 19 started 18 she 19 started 19 started 20 for 19 started 22 . 20 for 21 home when she had gone , the others turned to [peter] [rabbit] to see how badly he had been hurt . 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 had 1 when 7 others 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 , 6 the 7 others 7 others 8 turned 8 turned 9 to 8 turned 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 how 13 see 15 badly 15 badly 20 . 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 hurt 19 hurt 20 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 7 found 2 looked 3 him 2 looked 5 over 4 all 5 over 6 and 7 found 7 found 11 much 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 much 11 much 13 worse 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 18 . 14 for 17 experience 15 his 16 rough 15 his 17 experience 17 experience 18 . " [i] must get home now , " said he in a rather faint voice . 1 " 4 get 3 must 4 get 4 get 6 now 5 home 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 in 11 in 15 voice 12 a 15 voice 13 rather 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " [mrs] [peter] will be sure that something has happened to me and will be worried almost to death . " 1 " 5 be 1 " 9 has 4 will 5 be 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 something 7 that 9 has 9 has 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 10 happened 13 and 11 to 12 me 13 and 15 be 14 will 15 be 15 be 16 worried 15 be 18 to 16 worried 17 almost 18 to 21 " 19 death 20 . 20 . 21 " " no , you don't ! " declared [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 4 you 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 you 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 11 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 right 6 stay 12 take 7 right 8 here 8 here 9 where 9 where 11 can 10 we 11 can 12 take 16 . 13 care 14 of 14 of 15 you 15 you 16 . he found little [mrs] [peter] anxiously looking towards [the] [green] [forest] for some sign of [peter] . 1 he 2 found 2 found 7 looking 3 little 6 anxiously 6 anxiously 7 looking 7 looking 8 towards 7 looking 12 for 12 for 14 sign 13 some 14 sign 14 sign 15 of 15 of 17 . " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 , 2 oh 3 ! 2 oh 4 " 4 " 6 cried 5 she 6 cried 7 , 11 come 8 " 9 you 8 " 10 have 10 have 11 come 11 come 12 to 12 to 13 bring 13 bring 14 me 13 bring 16 news 14 me 15 bad 16 news 17 . do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 do 5 what 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quickly 4 quickly 5 what 5 what 6 has 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " nothing much has happened to [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 1 " 5 happened 2 nothing 3 much 3 much 4 has 4 has 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 5 happened 8 , 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 . but little [mrs] [peter] wasn't wholly satisfied . 1 but 2 little 2 little 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 wholly 6 wholly 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 . nothing that [jimmy] could say had the least effect , and so at last he agreed to take her to [peter] . 1 nothing 5 say 1 nothing 11 and 2 that 4 could 4 could 5 say 6 had 11 and 7 the 8 least 7 the 9 effect 8 least 9 effect 9 effect 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 agreed 12 so 15 he 13 at 14 last 14 last 15 he 15 he 16 agreed 16 agreed 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 her 18 take 20 to 20 to 22 . [xx] [a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] mischief leads to mischief , for it is almost sure [to] never , never be content without a little more . 1 mischief 4 mischief 1 mischief 5 , 2 leads 3 to 3 to 4 mischief 5 , 10 sure 5 , 12 never 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 almost 9 almost 10 sure 12 never 16 content 13 , 14 never 14 never 15 be 15 be 16 content 16 content 17 without 17 without 19 little 18 a 19 little 19 little 21 . 20 more 21 . no , [sir] , they were not ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 ! 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 not 7 not 8 ! you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 when 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 danger 4 when 13 . 5 danger 6 is 6 is 7 over 7 over 8 , 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 quickly 10 is 13 . 11 quickly 12 forgotten " there is [old] [man] [coyote] ; he is forever frightening those smaller and weaker than himself . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 ; 2 there 3 is 7 ; 11 frightening 8 he 9 is 9 is 10 forever 10 forever 11 frightening 11 frightening 14 and 12 those 13 smaller 13 smaller 14 and 14 and 15 weaker 15 weaker 16 than 16 than 17 himself 17 himself 18 . i 'd just love to see him run , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 i 4 love 2 'd 3 just 3 just 4 love 4 love 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 run 8 run 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 14 . 11 said 14 . " the very one ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 4 one 1 " 5 ! 2 the 3 very 2 the 4 one 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if he would be afraid . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . you know he is even smarter than [granny] [fox] , and though she was frightened at first , she soon got over it . 1 you 6 smarter 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 even 5 even 6 smarter 6 smarter 7 than 7 than 13 she 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 though 12 though 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 frightened 15 frightened 16 at 16 at 18 , 17 first 18 , 18 , 19 she 19 she 24 . 20 soon 21 got 20 soon 24 . 21 got 22 over 22 over 23 it how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 3 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 6 can 4 suppose 5 we 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 get 7 get 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 12 " 10 here 11 ? 10 here 12 " " [we-uns] will take [brer] [jay] into our secret . 1 " 3 will 3 will 4 take 4 take 7 into 7 into 8 our 8 our 9 secret 9 secret 10 . " that 's all [brer] [jay] need to say . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 7 need 7 need 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 . " [peter] has had trouble enough already , and [i] 'm not going to let him have any more , so there ! " 1 " 14 to 3 has 4 had 4 had 5 trouble 4 had 6 enough 6 enough 7 already 7 already 8 , 7 already 9 and 9 and 11 'm 11 'm 12 not 11 'm 13 going 13 going 14 to 14 to 15 let 15 let 16 him 15 let 17 have 17 have 18 any 18 any 19 more 19 more 20 , 19 more 22 there 20 , 21 so 22 there 23 ! 23 ! 24 " " [peter] isn't going to get into any trouble , " spoke up [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 6 get 3 isn't 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 10 , 8 any 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 up 12 spoke 13 up 13 up 16 . now , please , [mrs] . peter , don't be foolish . 1 now 4 , 2 , 3 please 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 peter 6 . 7 peter 7 peter 8 , 8 , 9 don't 9 don't 10 be 10 be 12 . 11 foolish 12 . you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 7 , 3 like 7 , 7 , 8 do 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? you know [sammy] is always ready for any mischief . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 for 7 for 9 mischief 8 any 9 mischief 9 mischief 10 . just as he started to look for [old] [man] [coyote] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] made another suggestion . 1 just 5 to 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 started 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 11 , 11 , 16 made 13 ' 16 made 16 made 18 suggestion 17 another 18 suggestion 18 suggestion 19 . yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 4 she 3 know 4 she 4 she 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 wasting 5 isn't 8 love 6 wasting 7 any 8 love 9 on 8 love 11 . 10 him 11 . what do yo ' alls say ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 alls 5 alls 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] sammy [jay] has been the bearer of so many messages that no one knows better than he how to deliver one . 1 sammy 4 been 3 has 4 been 4 been 6 bearer 5 the 6 bearer 6 bearer 7 of 7 of 10 messages 8 so 9 many 9 many 10 messages 10 messages 11 that 11 that 13 one 11 that 14 knows 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 knows 14 knows 19 to 15 better 16 than 16 than 17 he 17 he 18 how 18 how 19 to 19 to 22 . 20 deliver 21 one 21 one 22 . he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 8 and 2 knows 3 when 3 when 4 to 3 when 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 polite 6 polite 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 one 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 can 11 can 12 be 12 be 13 more 13 more 14 polite 14 polite 17 . 15 than 16 he 16 he 17 . " all right , " replied [sammy] , quite as if it made no difference to him . 1 " 6 replied 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 11 if 8 , 9 quite 8 , 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 it 11 if 13 made 12 it 13 made 13 made 15 difference 14 no 15 difference 15 difference 16 to 16 to 18 . 17 him 18 . " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 4 be 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 7 " 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be there . " 1 they 2 'll 1 they 4 to 2 'll 3 try 4 to 9 , 5 keep 6 out 5 keep 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 , 9 , 11 they 10 but 11 they 11 they 12 'll 12 'll 13 be 13 be 14 there 14 there 16 " 15 . 16 " sammy found [old] [man] [coyote] taking a sun-bath . 1 sammy 2 found 2 found 8 sun-bath 6 taking 7 a 7 a 8 sun-bath 8 sun-bath 9 . " good morning , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 . i hope you are feeling well , " said [sammy] in his politest manner . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 5 feeling 3 you 4 are 5 feeling 6 well 5 feeling 11 in 6 well 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 11 in 13 politest 12 his 13 politest 13 politest 15 . 14 manner 15 . " what 's the news in the [green] [forest] ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 10 ? 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 news 4 the 5 news 5 news 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 ? 11 " " there isn't any , that is , none to amount to anything , " declared [sammy] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 12 to 4 any 5 , 4 any 6 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 8 , 7 is 9 none 9 none 10 to 10 to 11 amount 11 amount 12 to 12 to 14 , 13 anything 14 , 14 , 18 . 15 " 16 declared 16 declared 18 . " [i] never did see such a dull summer . 1 " 4 did 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 see 5 see 6 such 5 see 8 dull 7 a 8 dull 8 dull 9 summer 9 summer 10 . is there any news down here on [the] [green] [meadows] ? 1 is 2 there 1 is 3 any 3 any 4 news 3 any 11 ? 4 news 5 down 5 down 6 here 6 here 7 on i hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] has found his lost baby . " 1 i 2 hear 2 hear 6 has 6 has 7 found 7 found 10 baby 8 his 9 lost 8 his 10 baby 10 baby 11 . 11 . 12 " " so [i] hear , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 so 2 so 4 hear 4 hear 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 11 . " [i] tried to find it for him . 1 " 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 it 5 find 7 for 7 for 9 . 8 him 9 . you know [i] believe in being neighborly . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 believe 4 believe 5 in 5 in 6 being 6 being 7 neighborly 7 neighborly 8 . 8 . 9 " peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 1 peter 5 come 2 is 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 to 6 to 9 end 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 end 9 end 14 doesn't 10 some 11 day 10 some 13 he 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 18 " 15 watch 16 out 16 out 17 . 17 . 18 " " that depends on what you call a bad end , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] with a sly grin . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 call 2 that 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 4 on 5 what 6 you 7 call 7 call 9 bad 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 12 " 10 end 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 17 with 17 with 21 . 18 a 21 . 19 sly 20 grin 19 sly 21 . " it might be bad for [peter] and at the same time be very good for some one else . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 and 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 6 for 5 bad 6 for 8 and 11 same 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 time 12 time 19 else 13 be 15 good 14 very 15 good 15 good 16 for 16 for 18 one 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " sammy laughed right out . 1 sammy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 right 3 right 4 out 4 out 5 . " that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 one 4 one 5 way 5 way 6 of 5 way 14 . 6 of 7 looking 7 looking 8 at 8 at 9 it 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . i think [i] 'll go up to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on there . " 1 i 4 'll 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 19 " 11 and 12 see 11 and 15 going 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 is 15 going 16 on 15 going 18 . 16 on 17 there 18 . 19 " off flew [sammy] in the direction of the [old] [orchard] , and once more he chuckled as he flew . 1 off 2 flew 1 off 12 and 2 flew 4 in 4 in 6 direction 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 7 of 8 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 he 12 and 16 chuckled 13 once 14 more 13 once 15 he 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 20 . 19 flew 20 . " old [man] [coyote] will start for the [green] [forest] as soon as [i] am out of sight , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 will 5 will 6 start 6 start 7 for 7 for 23 . 8 the 23 . 11 as 12 soon 12 soon 13 as 13 as 15 am 15 am 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 sight 18 sight 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 thought 20 " 23 . and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 did 9 did 10 . [xxii] [old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] hardly was [sammy] [jay] out of sight , flying towards [the] [old] [orchard] , before [old] [man] [coyote] started for the [green] [forest] . 1 hardly 6 of 2 was 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 8 , 8 , 9 flying 8 , 14 , 9 flying 10 towards 14 , 15 before 15 before 19 started 19 started 20 for 20 for 21 the 21 the 24 . he is very sharp , is [old] [man] [coyote] , so sharp that it is not very often that he is fooled . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 sharp 2 is 11 so 3 very 4 sharp 5 , 6 is 5 , 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 14 it 11 so 15 is 12 sharp 13 that 12 sharp 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 18 often 16 not 17 very 17 very 18 often 18 often 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 22 fooled 22 fooled 23 . sammy had been clever enough to know this . 1 sammy 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 clever 4 clever 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 this 8 this 9 . there wasn't even a hint that [old] [man] [coyote] should go over there . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 5 hint 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 hint 5 hint 6 that 6 that 10 should 10 should 11 go 11 go 12 over 11 go 13 there 13 there 14 . this was what made him sure that the news about [peter] was probably true . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 what 2 was 4 made 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 sure 6 sure 12 was 7 that 9 news 8 the 9 news 9 news 10 about 9 news 12 was 12 was 15 . 13 probably 14 true 14 true 15 . " [i] knew they would be on hand , " he chuckled . 1 " 5 would 3 knew 4 they 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 8 hand 6 be 10 " 7 on 8 hand 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 . it was decided that everybody but [peter] should get out of sight at once . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 decided 3 decided 4 that 4 that 5 everybody 4 that 15 . 5 everybody 9 get 6 but 8 should 8 should 9 get 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 13 at 13 at 14 once 14 once 15 . so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] climbed a tree . 1 so 3 ' 3 ' 6 climbed 6 climbed 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . jimmy [skunk] crawled into a hollow log . 1 jimmy 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 into 4 into 6 hollow 5 a 6 hollow 6 hollow 8 . 7 log 8 . sammy [jay] hid in the thickest part of a hemlock tree . 1 sammy 3 hid 3 hid 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 thickest 6 thickest 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 10 hemlock 9 a 10 hemlock 10 hemlock 12 . 11 tree 12 . prickly [porky] got behind a big stump right at the top of the hill . 1 prickly 4 behind 3 got 4 behind 4 behind 8 right 5 a 6 big 6 big 7 stump 7 stump 8 right 8 right 11 top 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 14 hill 13 the 14 hill 14 hill 15 . peter took a couple of steps , and it was very plain to see that he was lame , just as [sammy] [jay] had said . 1 peter 2 took 2 took 26 . 3 a 4 couple 3 a 26 . 4 couple 5 of 4 couple 24 had 5 of 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 11 very 9 it 10 was 11 very 12 plain 11 very 21 as 12 plain 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 that 15 that 18 lame 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 lame 18 lame 19 , 19 , 20 just 24 had 25 said " that good-for-nothing [jay] told the truth for once , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] , with a hungry gleam in his eyes . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 truth 2 that 3 good-for-nothing 3 good-for-nothing 5 told 5 told 6 the 7 truth 12 thought 8 for 9 once 9 once 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 thought 12 thought 16 , 16 , 17 with 17 with 20 gleam 18 a 19 hungry 19 hungry 20 gleam 20 gleam 24 . 21 in 22 his 21 in 23 eyes 23 eyes 24 . he would lie perfectly still when [peter] seemed to be looking towards him . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 lie 3 lie 4 perfectly 3 lie 6 when 4 perfectly 5 still 6 when 8 seemed 8 seemed 12 towards 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 looking 11 looking 12 towards 12 towards 13 him 13 him 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 4 it 2 , 3 but 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 to 6 exciting 7 to 7 to 8 those 8 those 9 who 9 who 10 were 10 were 11 watching 11 watching 12 ! peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 it 3 what 6 and 5 meant 6 and 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 to 7 jumped 10 side 8 to 9 one 10 side 11 . it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 to 2 was 5 see 3 plain 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 was 8 was 9 afraid 8 was 11 very 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 14 . 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 6 his 6 his 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . [xxiii] [buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] now , it is a very bad plan to run fast down-hill . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 10 run 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 bad 7 bad 9 to 8 plan 9 to 9 to 10 run 10 run 11 fast 11 fast 12 down-hill 12 down-hill 13 . yes , [sir] , it is a very bad plan . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 9 bad 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 bad 9 bad 10 plan 10 plan 11 . you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 once 3 , 8 , 3 , 11 not 4 once 7 started 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 started 8 , 10 is 9 it 10 is 11 not 15 in 12 the 13 easiest 13 easiest 14 thing 14 thing 15 in 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 17 world 19 stop 18 to 19 stop 19 stop 20 . and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 2 then 1 and 6 are 2 then 4 , 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 you 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 8 likely 8 likely 9 to 9 to 12 toes 10 stub 11 your 11 your 12 toes 12 toes 13 . this is what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 did 7 did 8 . he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 2 stubbed 4 toes 3 his 4 toes 4 toes 5 and 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 8 complete 7 a 8 complete 8 complete 9 somersault 9 somersault 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 funny 2 looked 13 they 3 so 4 funny 4 funny 5 that 5 that 11 had 6 the 8 scamps 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 10 him 8 scamps 11 had 9 watching 10 him 11 had 12 all 13 they 17 keep 14 could 15 do 15 do 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 from 18 from 19 shouting 19 shouting 20 right 20 right 21 out 21 out 22 . old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] , looking on [from] a safe distance , did laugh . 1 old 4 and 4 and 13 distance 7 , 8 looking 7 , 13 distance 8 looking 9 on 11 a 12 safe 12 safe 13 distance 13 distance 14 , 14 , 15 did 15 did 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 . but [old] [man] [coyote] didn't stop for a little thing like a tumble . 1 but 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 stop 6 stop 7 for 7 for 10 thing 8 a 10 thing 9 little 10 thing 10 thing 11 like 11 like 14 . 12 a 13 tumble 13 tumble 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 over 3 rolled 6 to 3 rolled 9 and 5 on 6 to 6 to 8 feet 7 his 8 feet 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 off 11 off 12 again 12 again 13 , 13 , 14 harder 14 harder 15 than 15 than 16 before 16 before 17 . why , [buster] [bear] , to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 to 5 , 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . where [buster] had come from nobody knew , but there he was , as big as life . 1 where 3 had 1 where 7 knew 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 nobody 7 knew 11 he 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 15 big 13 , 15 big 14 as 15 big 15 big 16 as 16 as 17 life 17 life 18 . then it was that [buster] [bear] first saw , rolling down the hill , the strange creature which had so frightened [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 2 it 1 then 4 that 2 it 3 was 4 that 8 saw 7 first 8 saw 8 saw 11 down 9 , 10 rolling 10 rolling 11 down 11 down 13 hill 12 the 13 hill 13 hill 17 creature 14 , 16 strange 14 , 17 creature 15 the 16 strange 17 creature 18 which 18 which 19 had 19 had 25 . 20 so 21 frightened 21 frightened 25 . if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 did 1 if 5 it 3 did 4 , 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 10 good 8 almost 9 too 9 too 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! ha , ha , ho ! 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! [ [illustration] : " [i] see you are up to your old tricks , [prickly] [porky] ! " he shouted . 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 4 " 4 " 6 see 6 see 14 , 7 you 8 are 8 are 10 to 9 up 10 to 10 to 11 your 11 your 12 old 12 old 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 , 14 , 18 " 17 ! 18 " 18 " 20 shouted 19 he 20 shouted 20 shouted 21 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] old [man] [coyote] heard him and stopped short and turned to see what it meant . 1 old 4 heard 4 heard 8 short 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 short 8 short 9 and 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 11 to 10 turned 12 see 12 see 13 what 12 see 16 . 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 meant very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 2 slowly 2 slowly 4 strange 3 the 4 strange 4 strange 6 unrolled 5 creature 6 unrolled 6 unrolled 7 and 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 over 9 over 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 now 3 a 4 head 4 head 5 now 5 now 6 and 6 and 8 tail 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 9 and 10 four 10 four 12 . 11 legs 12 . it was none other than [prickly] [porky] himself ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 none 3 none 4 other 4 other 5 than 5 than 8 himself 8 himself 9 ! prickly [porky] grinned . 1 prickly 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " [i] think it was high time [i] did , " replied [buster] [bear] , still chuckling . 1 " 6 high 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 6 high 10 , 7 time 9 did 9 did 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 replied 12 replied 15 , 15 , 18 . 16 still 17 chuckling 17 chuckling 18 . " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 8 death 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 scared 5 scared 7 to 6 somebody 7 to 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 down 9 down 10 here 10 here 11 where 11 where 16 . 12 they 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 you 14 know 16 . 16 . 17 " as for [old] [man] [coyote] , he sneaked away , grinding his teeth angrily . 1 as 2 for 1 as 7 he 2 for 6 , 7 he 8 sneaked 8 sneaked 9 away 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 grinding 11 grinding 13 teeth 12 his 13 teeth 13 teeth 14 angrily 14 angrily 15 . like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 4 many 2 a 3 great 2 a 4 many 4 many 5 other 5 other 7 , 6 people 7 , 7 , 10 take 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 take 10 take 12 joke 11 a 12 joke 12 joke 15 . 13 on 14 himself 14 himself 15 . so [prickly] [porky] made himself at home in the [green] [forest] and took his place among the little people who live there . 1 so 4 made 4 made 5 himself 5 himself 6 at 5 himself 16 among 6 at 7 home 7 home 8 in 8 in 9 the 12 and 13 took 13 took 14 his 14 his 15 place 15 place 16 among 16 among 19 people 17 the 19 people 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 19 people 21 live 20 who 21 live 21 live 22 there 22 there 23 . in just the same way [old] [man] [coyote] came as a stranger to the [green] [meadows] and established himself there . 1 in 2 just 1 in 5 way 3 the 4 same 3 the 5 way 5 way 9 came 9 came 10 as 10 as 12 stranger 11 a 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 to 13 to 20 there 14 the 19 himself 14 the 20 there 17 and 18 established 18 established 19 himself 20 there 21 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the