[produced] [by] [kent] [fielden] [old] [granny] [fox] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [reddy] [fox] [brings] [granny] [news] pray [who] [is] [there] [who] [would] refuse [to] [bearer] [be] [of] [happy] [news] [?] 1 pray 7 refuse [old] [granny] [fox] [.] snow covered [the] [green] [meadows] and [the] [green] [forest] , and ice bound [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 snow 2 covered 2 covered 11 and 6 and 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 bound 12 ice 13 bound [reddy] [and] [granny] [fox] [were] [hungry] [most] [of] [the] [time] [.] it was not easy to find enough to eat these days , and so they spent nearly every minute they were awake in hunting [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 easy 3 not 4 easy 4 easy 5 to 4 easy 16 spent 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 enough 6 find 8 to 6 find 11 days 6 find 13 and 8 to 9 eat 10 these 11 days 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 15 they 16 spent 16 spent 19 minute 17 nearly 18 every 18 every 19 minute 19 minute 20 they 19 minute 21 were 20 they 21 were 21 were 22 awake 21 were 23 in 23 in 24 hunting if either found enough for two , the one finding it took the food back to their home if it could be carried [.] 1 if 3 found 1 if 9 one 2 either 3 found 3 found 4 enough 5 for 6 two 5 for 7 , 5 for 9 one 8 the 9 one 9 one 10 finding 9 one 12 took 10 finding 11 it 12 took 15 back 12 took 16 to 12 took 19 if 13 the 15 back 14 food 15 back 15 back 16 to 16 to 18 home 17 their 18 home 19 if 20 it 19 if 23 carried 20 it 21 could 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 carried if [not] [,] [the] [other] [was] [told] [where] [to] [find] it . 1 if 11 it 11 it 12 . for two nights they had visited [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse , hoping that they would be able to find a way inside [.] 1 for 3 nights 1 for 11 , 1 for 12 hoping 2 two 3 nights 3 nights 4 they 3 nights 6 visited 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 visited 6 visited 10 henhouse 12 hoping 13 that 12 hoping 16 be 13 that 14 they 13 that 15 would 16 be 17 able 17 able 18 to 17 able 19 find 18 to 19 find 19 find 21 way 19 find 22 inside 20 a 21 way 21 way 22 inside but the biddies had been securely locked up , and try as they would , they couldn't find a way in [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 3 biddies 3 biddies 10 and 4 had 5 been 4 had 10 and 5 been 6 securely 7 locked 8 up 8 up 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 , 11 try 12 as 11 try 15 , 12 as 13 they 12 as 14 would 13 they 14 would 15 , 18 find 16 they 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 find 18 find 20 way 18 find 21 in 19 a 20 way if we are going to get any at all , we will have to do it in broad daylight [.] 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 get 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 any 6 get 8 at 8 at 10 , 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 we 11 we 12 will 12 will 13 have 13 have 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 it 15 do 17 in 16 it 17 in 17 in 19 daylight 18 broad 19 daylight it can be done [,] [for] [i] have done it before , [but] [i] [don't] [like] the idea [.] 1 it 2 can 2 can 12 , 3 be 4 done 3 be 12 , 4 done 11 before 8 have 9 done 9 done 10 it 10 it 11 before 12 , 18 idea 17 the 18 idea we are likely to be seen , and that means that [bowser] the [hound] will be [set] [to] [hunting] [us] [.] ["] 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 likely 3 likely 4 to 4 to 7 , 5 be 6 seen 5 be 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 8 and 16 be 9 that 10 means 10 means 11 that 13 the 15 will 15 will 16 be " [pooh] [!] " [exclaimed] [reddy] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [what] [of] [it] [?] it 's easy enough to fool him [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 easy 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 5 to 3 easy 6 fool 5 to 6 fool 6 fool 7 him " [you] [think] so [,] [do] [you] [?] ["] [snapped] [granny] [.] 1 " 4 so " [i] [never] [yet] [saw] [a] [young] [fox] [who] [didn't] [think] he [knew] [all] [there] is to know , and you 're just like the rest [.] 1 " 12 he 12 he 19 , 16 is 17 to 16 is 19 , 17 to 18 know 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 you 20 and 22 're 21 you 22 're 22 're 23 just 23 just 24 like 24 like 26 rest 25 the 26 rest when you 've lived [as] [long] [as] [i] [have] you will have learned not to be [quite] so sure of your own opinions [.] 1 when 2 you 1 when 3 've 1 when 10 you 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 lived 10 you 11 will 11 will 12 have 12 have 13 learned 13 learned 15 to 13 learned 20 of 14 not 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 19 sure 18 so 19 sure 20 of 23 opinions 21 your 22 own 21 your 23 opinions we will [never] [know] [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [will] take it into his head to smoke us out [.] 1 we 2 will 2 will 11 take 11 take 12 it 12 it 13 into 13 into 15 head 14 his 15 head 15 head 16 to 15 head 19 out 16 to 17 smoke 17 smoke 18 us 17 smoke 19 out i 've seen it done [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 3 seen 4 it 4 it 5 done no , [sir] [,] we are not going to try for one of those hens in the daytime unless we are starving [.] ["] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 not 6 are 8 going 7 not 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 try 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 for 10 try 16 in 10 try 19 unless 11 for 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 those 15 hens 16 in 16 in 18 daytime 17 the 18 daytime 19 unless 20 we 19 unless 21 are 20 we 21 are 21 are 22 starving " [i] ['m] [starving] [now] [,] " [whined] [reddy] [.] 1 " 7 " " [no] [such] [thing] [!] " 1 " 6 " granny snapped [.] 1 granny 2 snapped ["] [i] ['ve] [been] [without] [food] [longer] [than] [this] [many] [a] [time] [.] have you been [over] to [the] [big] [river] lately [?] ["] 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 3 been 5 to 5 to 9 lately " [no] [,] " [replied] [reddy] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [what] ['s] [the] [use] [?] it 's frozen over [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 frozen 3 frozen 4 over there isn't anything there [.] ["] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 anything 3 anything 4 there you [go] [over] [there] [now] [while] [i] see what [i] can [find] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 you 8 see 8 see 9 what 9 what 11 can if neither of us finds anything , it will be time enough to think about [farmer] [brown] ['s] hens to-morrow [.] ["] 1 if 2 neither 1 if 5 finds 1 if 7 , 1 if 8 it 2 neither 3 of 2 neither 5 finds 3 of 4 us 5 finds 6 anything 8 it 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 time 11 time 12 enough 11 time 13 to 13 to 14 think 14 think 15 about 15 about 20 to-morrow 19 hens 20 to-morrow [much] [against] [his] [will] [reddy] [obeyed] [.] " [it] [isn't] [the] least [bit] [of] [use] , " he grumbled [,] as he trotted [towards] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 " 12 grumbled 5 least 9 , 5 least 11 he 9 , 10 " 11 he 12 grumbled 12 grumbled 14 as 14 as 15 he 14 as 16 trotted 15 he 16 trotted ["] [there] [won't] [be] [anything] [there] [.] it is just a waste of time [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 waste 4 a 5 waste 5 waste 6 of 6 of 7 time " well , [what] [is] [it] [?] " she demanded [.] 1 " 10 demanded 2 well 3 , 2 well 9 she 3 , 8 " 9 she 10 demanded " [i] [found] [a] [dead] [fish] [that] [had] [been] [washed] [ashore] [,] " [replied] [reddy] [.] 1 " 13 " " [it] [wasn't] [big] [enough] [for] [two] [,] so [i] [ate] [it] [.] ["] 1 " 9 so " [anything] [else] [?] " [asked] [granny] [.] 1 " 5 " " [no-o] [,] " [replied] [reddy] [slowly] [;] ["] [that] [is] [,] [nothing] [that] [will] [do] [us] [any] [good] [.] 1 " 4 " quacker [the] [wild] [duck] was swimming about out in [the] [open] [water] , but though [i] [watched] [and] [watched] he never once came ashore [.] ["] 1 quacker 5 was 5 was 6 swimming 6 swimming 7 about 7 about 8 out 8 out 9 in 9 in 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 20 he 14 but 23 came 15 though 20 he 20 he 23 came 21 never 23 came 22 once 23 came 23 came 24 ashore " [ha] [!] " [exclaimed] [granny] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [that] [is] [good] [news] [.] i think we 'll go [duck] hunting [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 2 think 5 go 3 we 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 7 hunting [chapter] [ii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [go] [hunting] when you 're [in] doubt what course is right [,] [the] [thing] to [do] [is] [just] sit [tight] . 1 when 2 you 1 when 3 're 1 when 6 what 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 doubt 6 what 7 course 7 course 8 is 8 is 9 right 9 right 13 to 13 to 17 sit 17 sit 19 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] they were trotting along [quite] as if they had made up their minds just where they were going [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 trotting 2 were 7 if 2 were 14 just 2 were 15 where 3 trotting 4 along 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 they 7 if 10 made 8 they 9 had 9 had 10 made 10 made 11 up 10 made 13 minds 12 their 13 minds 15 where 16 they 15 where 17 were 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 going they had . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 . granny led the way and [reddy] meekly followed her [.] 1 granny 5 and 2 led 4 way 2 led 5 and 3 the 4 way 5 and 8 followed 7 meekly 8 followed 8 followed 9 her " [granny] [certainly] [is] [growing] [foolish] [in] [her] [old] [age] [,] ["] [thought] [reddy] [,] [as] he trotted along [behind] [her] [.] 1 " 17 he 17 he 18 trotted 18 trotted 19 along ["] [i] [told] [her] [that] [quacker] [never] [once] [came] [ashore] [all] [the] [time] [i] [watched] [yesterday] [.] granny used to be smart enough when she was [young] [,] [i] [guess] [,] [but] [she] [certainly] [is] losing her mind now [.] 1 granny 2 used 2 used 3 to 2 used 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 smart 5 smart 6 enough 5 smart 7 when 7 when 8 she 7 when 9 was 8 she 9 was 9 was 19 losing 19 losing 21 mind 20 her 21 mind 21 mind 22 now it 's a pity , a great pity [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 pity 3 a 4 pity 3 a 8 pity 4 pity 5 , 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 pity i [can] [just] [imagine] [how] [quacker] will laugh at her [.] 1 i 7 will 7 will 8 laugh 8 laugh 9 at 9 at 10 her i have to laugh myself [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 to 2 have 4 laugh 3 to 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 myself he did [laugh] , but you [may] [be] [sure] [he] [took] [great] [pains] [that] [granny] should not see him [laughing] [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 4 , 4 , 18 see 5 but 6 you 6 you 16 should 16 should 17 not 17 not 18 see 18 see 19 him whenever she looked around he was as sober as could be . 1 whenever 2 she 1 whenever 3 looked 1 whenever 5 he 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 around 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 as 6 was 9 as 7 as 8 sober 9 as 10 could 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 . in fact , he appeared to be quite as eager as if he felt sure they would catch [quacker] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 appeared 5 appeared 6 to 5 appeared 12 if 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 eager 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 eager 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 he 12 if 14 felt 13 he 14 felt 14 felt 15 sure 15 sure 16 they 15 sure 18 catch 16 they 17 would 17 would 18 catch granny was doing some quiet laughing herself [.] 1 granny 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 5 quiet 4 some 5 quiet 5 quiet 6 laughing 6 laughing 7 herself " he [thinks] [i] ['m] [old] [and] [foolish] [and] [don't] [know] [what] [i] ['m] [about] [,] [the] [young] [scamp] [!] ["] thought [she] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 22 thought " he [thinks] [he] has [learned] [all] [there] [is] to learn [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 5 has 5 has 10 to 10 to 11 learn it isn't the least use in the world to try to tell him anything [.] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 5 use 2 isn't 9 to 3 the 5 use 4 least 5 use 5 use 6 in 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 10 try 12 tell 11 to 12 tell 12 tell 13 him 12 tell 14 anything when young folks feel the way he does , it is a waste of time to talk to them [.] 1 when 3 folks 1 when 4 feel 1 when 9 , 1 when 10 it 2 young 3 folks 3 folks 4 feel 4 feel 6 way 4 feel 7 he 4 feel 8 does 5 the 6 way 7 he 8 does 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 waste 12 a 13 waste 13 waste 14 of 14 of 15 time 15 time 16 to 16 to 17 talk 17 talk 18 to 18 to 19 them he has got to be shown [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 shown there is nothing like experience to take the conceit out of these youngsters [.] ["] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 4 like 4 like 5 experience 5 experience 6 to 5 experience 7 take 6 to 7 take 7 take 9 conceit 7 take 11 of 8 the 9 conceit 9 conceit 11 of 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 youngsters 12 these 13 youngsters now conceit is the feeling that you know more than any one [else] [.] 1 now 2 conceit 2 conceit 3 is 3 is 5 feeling 4 the 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 that 6 that 7 you 6 that 8 know 7 you 8 know 8 know 12 one 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 one perhaps you do [.] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 do then again , perhaps you don't . 1 then 5 you 2 again 3 , 2 again 5 you 4 perhaps 5 you 5 you 6 don't 6 don't 7 . so sometimes it is best not to be too sure of your own opinion [.] 1 so 3 it 2 sometimes 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 best 4 is 7 to 6 not 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 sure 9 too 10 sure 10 sure 11 of 11 of 14 opinion 12 your 13 own 12 your 14 opinion reddy was sure [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 sure i am afraid , [very] [much] [afraid] , that [reddy] was planning to be saucy . 1 i 4 , 2 am 3 afraid 2 am 4 , 4 , 8 , 8 , 9 that 8 , 16 . 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 planning 12 planning 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 saucy people who think themselves [smart] are quite apt to be saucy [.] 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 think 1 people 6 are 2 who 3 think 3 think 4 themselves 6 are 8 apt 7 quite 8 apt 8 apt 9 to 8 apt 10 be 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 saucy presently they came to the bank of the [big] [river] [.] 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 6 bank 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 7 of 7 of 8 the [old] [granny] [fox] [told] [reddy] [to] [sit] [still] [while] [she] [crept] [up] [behind] [some] [bushes] [where] [she] [could] [peek] [out] [over] [the] [big] [river] [.] he grinned as he watched her . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 7 . 4 he 5 watched 5 watched 6 her he was still grinning when she tiptoed back [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 grinning 4 grinning 5 when 5 when 6 she 5 when 7 tiptoed 6 she 7 tiptoed 7 tiptoed 8 back he expected to see her face long with disappointment [.] 1 he 2 expected 2 expected 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 6 face 5 her 6 face 6 face 7 long 7 long 8 with 8 with 9 disappointment instead she looked very much pleased [.] 1 instead 2 she 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 6 pleased 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 pleased " [quacker] [is] [there] [,] ["] said she , ["] and [i] [think] he will make [us] a very good dinner . 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 22 . 9 , 11 and 9 , 22 . 11 and 14 he 11 and 16 make 14 he 15 will 16 make 21 dinner 18 a 19 very 18 a 21 dinner 19 very 20 good 20 good 21 dinner so [reddy] stole up [behind] the bushes , and [this] [time] it was [granny] who grinned [as] [she] [watched] [.] 1 so 9 and 3 stole 4 up 3 stole 8 , 4 up 7 bushes 6 the 7 bushes 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 it 9 and 16 grinned 12 it 13 was 15 who 16 grinned as he [crept] [along] [,] [reddy] wondered if it could be that [for] once [quacker] [had] [come] [ashore] [.] 1 as 2 he 2 he 7 wondered 7 wondered 8 if 8 if 9 it 8 if 11 be 9 it 10 could 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 that 11 be 14 once granny seemed so sure they could catch [him] that [this] [must] be the case [.] 1 granny 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 sure 3 so 4 sure 4 sure 12 be 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 catch 7 catch 9 that 9 that 12 be 12 be 14 case 13 the 14 case [chapter] [iii] [:] [reddy] [is] [sure] [granny] [has] [lost] [her] [senses] perhaps ['] tis just as well [that] [we] [can't] [see] [ourselves] [as] [others] [see] [.] 1 perhaps 3 tis 3 tis 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " we ['ve] [got] [just] [as] [much] [chance] [of] [catching] [him] [as] [i] have [of] jumping [over] the moon [.] 1 " 2 we 2 we 14 have 14 have 19 moon 16 jumping 18 the 18 the 19 moon that ['s] [what] [i] ['ll] [tell] [granny] . ["] 1 that 8 . " [well] [,] ["] [said] [granny] [fox] [,] ["] [what] [shall] we do [to] [catch] [him] [?] ["] 1 " 12 we 12 we 13 do " [you] [mean] that [you] [think] he [can't] [be] [caught] [?] ["] said [she] quietly [.] 1 " 13 said 4 that 7 he 7 he 13 said 13 said 15 quietly " [i] [don't] [think] [anything] [about] [it] ; [i] [know] he [can't] [!] ["] snapped [reddy] [.] 1 " 15 snapped 8 ; 11 he 11 he 15 snapped " not by us , anyway , " he added [.] 1 " 10 added 2 not 3 by 2 not 9 he 3 by 4 us 5 , 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 , 6 anyway 9 he 7 , 8 " 9 he 10 added " [i] [suppose] [you] [wouldn't] [even] [try] [?] " [retorted] [granny] [.] 1 " 9 " " [i] ['m] [old] [enough] [to] [know] [when] [i] ['m] [wasting] [my] [time] [,] ["] replied [reddy] [with] [a] toss [of] [his] [head] [.] 1 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 toss " [in] [other] [words] [you] [think] [i] ['m] [a] [silly] [old] [fox] [who] [has] [lost] [her] [senses] [,] " [said] [granny] [sharply] [.] 1 " 19 " ["] [no-o] [.] i didn't say [that] , " [protested] [reddy] [,] [looking] [very] [uncomfortable] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 , 5 , 6 " " [but] [you] [think] [it] [,] " [declared] [granny] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [now] [look] [here] [,] [mr] [smarty] [,] [you] [do] [just] [as] [i] [tell] [you] [.] you creep back there where you can watch [quacker] and all that happens , and mind that you keep out of his sight [.] 1 you 2 creep 2 creep 3 back 2 creep 5 where 3 back 4 there 5 where 6 you 5 where 8 watch 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 watch 8 watch 15 and 10 and 12 that 10 and 15 and 11 all 12 that 13 happens 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 mind 15 and 17 that 15 and 19 keep 15 and 21 of 17 that 18 you 17 that 19 keep 18 you 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 21 of 23 sight 22 his 23 sight now go [.] ["] 1 now 2 go reddy went [.] 1 reddy 2 went there was nothing else to do [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 5 to 3 nothing 4 else 5 to 6 do he didn't dare [disobey] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare granny [watched] [until] [reddy] had readied [his] [hiding-place] [.] 1 granny 5 had 5 had 6 readied then [what] do you think she did [?] 1 then 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 5 think 7 did 6 she 7 did why [,] [she] [walked] [right] [out] [on] the [little] [beach] [just] [below] [reddy] [and] [in] [plain] sight [of] [quacker] [!] 1 why 8 the 8 the 17 sight yes , [sir] [,] that is what she did [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 8 she 7 what 9 did 8 she 9 did then [began] such a queer performance that it is no wonder that [reddy] was sure [granny] had lost her senses [.] 1 then 6 performance 3 such 4 a 4 a 6 performance 5 queer 6 performance 6 performance 7 that 6 performance 14 was 6 performance 17 had 7 that 8 it 7 that 9 is 8 it 9 is 9 is 11 wonder 10 no 11 wonder 11 wonder 12 that 15 sure 17 had 17 had 18 lost 18 lost 19 her 19 her 20 senses she rolled over and over [.] 1 she 2 rolled 2 rolled 3 over 3 over 4 and 4 and 5 over she chased her tail round and round until it made [reddy] dizzy to watch her [.] 1 she 2 chased 2 chased 4 tail 2 chased 6 and 3 her 4 tail 5 round 6 and 6 and 7 round 7 round 8 until 8 until 9 it 8 until 14 watch 9 it 10 made 12 dizzy 13 to 13 to 14 watch 14 watch 15 her she jumped up in the air [.] 1 she 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 up 3 up 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 air she raced back [and] forth [.] 1 she 2 raced 2 raced 3 back 2 raced 5 forth she played with a bit [of] stick [.] 1 she 2 played 2 played 3 with 3 with 7 stick 4 a 7 stick 5 bit 7 stick and [all] [the] [time] she didn't pay the [least] attention [to] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 and 5 she 1 and 7 pay 5 she 6 didn't 7 pay 10 attention 8 the 10 attention reddy stared and stared [.] 1 reddy 3 and 2 stared 3 and 3 and 4 stared whatever [had] come over [granny] [?] 1 whatever 3 come 3 come 4 over she was crazy [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 crazy yes , [sir] , that must be the matter . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 10 . 4 , 5 that 4 , 10 . 5 that 6 must 6 must 7 be 7 be 9 matter 8 the 9 matter it must be that she had gone without food so long that she had gone crazy [.] 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 7 gone 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 without 7 gone 11 long 7 gone 12 that 8 without 9 food 10 so 11 long 12 that 13 she 12 that 15 gone 13 she 14 had 14 had 15 gone 15 gone 16 crazy [poor] [granny] [!] she was in her second childhood [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 6 childhood 4 her 5 second 4 her 6 childhood reddy could remember how he had done such things when he was very young [,] [just] [by] [way] [of] [showing] [how] [fine] [he] [felt] [.] 1 reddy 2 could 2 could 3 remember 3 remember 4 how 4 how 5 he 4 how 7 done 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 done 7 done 9 things 8 such 9 things 9 things 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 young 13 very 14 young but for a grown-up [fox] to do such things was [undignified] [,] to say the least [.] 1 but 2 for 1 but 10 was 2 for 4 grown-up 3 a 4 grown-up 6 to 7 do 6 to 10 was 7 do 9 things 8 such 9 things 10 was 13 to 13 to 14 say 14 say 16 least 15 the 16 least you know [reddy] [thinks] a [great] deal of dignity [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 deal 5 a 7 deal 7 deal 8 of 8 of 9 dignity it was worse than [undignified] [;] it was positively [disgraceful] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 worse 3 worse 4 than 4 than 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 positively 9 positively 11 . he did hope that none of his neighbors would happen along and see [granny] cutting up so [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 hope 3 hope 4 that 4 that 8 neighbors 4 that 12 and 5 none 6 of 5 none 8 neighbors 6 of 8 neighbors 7 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 would 9 would 12 and 10 happen 11 along 10 happen 12 and 11 along 12 and 12 and 13 see 12 and 15 cutting 12 and 16 up 16 up 17 so he never would hear the end of it if they did [.] 1 he 3 would 2 never 3 would 3 would 4 hear 4 hear 6 end 4 hear 9 if 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 of 7 of 8 it 9 if 10 they 9 if 11 did 10 they 11 did over and over [rolled] [granny] , and [around] and [around] she chased her tail [.] 1 over 2 and 2 and 3 over 3 over 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 chased 9 and 11 she 11 she 12 chased 12 chased 14 tail 13 her 14 tail the snow flew up in a cloud [.] 1 the 2 snow 2 snow 3 flew 3 flew 4 up 3 flew 5 in 5 in 7 cloud 6 a 7 cloud and all the time [she] made no sound [.] 1 and 2 all 1 and 6 made 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 2 all 6 made 3 the 4 time 6 made 8 sound 7 no 8 sound quacker was sitting up as straight as he could [.] 1 quacker 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 4 up 6 straight 4 up 7 as 5 as 6 straight 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could " [as] [i] [live] [,] ["] [muttered] [reddy] [,] ["] [i] [believe] [that] [fellow] [is] [nearer] [than] he was [!] ["] 1 " 18 he 18 he 19 was reddy [crouched] [lower] [than] [ever] , and instead of watching [granny] he watched [quacker] [the] [duck] . 1 reddy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 he 7 and 17 . 8 instead 9 of 9 of 10 watching 9 of 12 he 12 he 13 watched [chapter] [iv] [:] [quacker] [the] [duck] [grows] [curious] the most curious thing in the world is curiosity [.] 1 the 4 thing 2 most 3 curious 3 curious 4 thing 4 thing 5 in 4 thing 8 is 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 world 8 is 9 curiosity [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [never] [said] [a] [truer] thing [than] [that] [.] 1 old 8 thing it is [curious] , very curious , [how] sometimes curiosity will get the best of [even] the wisest and most sensible [of] [people] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 19 and 4 , 10 curiosity 4 , 19 and 5 very 6 curious 6 curious 7 , 6 curious 10 curiosity 9 sometimes 10 curiosity 10 curiosity 11 will 11 will 12 get 12 get 14 best 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 18 wisest 17 the 18 wisest 19 and 21 sensible 20 most 21 sensible even [old] [granny] [fox] [herself] [has] [been] [known] to be led into trouble [by] it [.] 1 even 9 to 1 even 15 it 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 led 11 led 12 into 12 into 13 trouble we expect it of [peter] [rabbit] , but [peter] [isn't] [a] [bit] [more] [curious] [than] [some] others of whom we do [not] expect [it] [.] 1 we 2 expect 2 expect 3 it 3 it 4 of 4 of 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 17 others 8 but 23 expect 17 others 18 of 18 of 19 whom 18 of 21 do 19 whom 20 we 19 whom 21 do 20 we 21 do now [quacker] [the] [wild] [duck] is [the] [last] [one] [in] [the] [world] you would expect to be led [into] [trouble] [by] [curiosity] . 1 now 6 is 6 is 18 led 13 you 14 would 14 would 15 expect 15 expect 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 led 18 led 23 . quacker had spent the summer in [the] [far] [north] with [honker] the [goose] [.] 1 quacker 2 had 2 had 3 spent 3 spent 5 summer 3 spent 6 in 3 spent 10 with 4 the 5 summer 10 with 12 the in fact , he had been born there [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 born 7 born 8 there you see [,] he was [a] [good] [diver] and on the bottom of the river he found plenty to eat . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 he 2 see 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 9 and 9 and 17 found 10 on 12 bottom 10 on 16 he 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 river 16 he 17 found 17 found 18 plenty 17 found 19 to 19 to 20 eat 20 eat 21 . the water couldn't get through his oily feathers , [and] so he didn't mind how cold it was [.] 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 get 4 get 5 through 4 get 11 so 5 through 8 feathers 6 his 8 feathers 7 oily 8 feathers 9 , 11 so 11 so 12 he 11 so 14 mind 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 mind 14 mind 15 how 15 how 16 cold 16 cold 18 was 17 it 18 was on his way [down] [to] [the] [big] [river] he had been hunted by men with [terrible] [guns] , and he had learned all about them [.] 1 on 3 way 1 on 9 he 2 his 3 way 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 by 12 hunted 15 with 13 by 14 men 15 with 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 he 19 and 22 learned 20 he 21 had 22 learned 23 all 23 all 24 about 24 about 25 them in fact , he felt quite able to keep out of harm 's way [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 7 able 6 quite 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 14 way 12 harm 13 's 13 's 14 way he rather prided himself [that] [there] was no one smart enough to catch him [.] 1 he 3 prided 1 he 7 was 2 rather 3 prided 4 himself 7 was 7 was 9 one 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 smart 10 smart 11 enough 10 smart 12 to 10 smart 13 catch 12 to 13 catch 13 catch 14 him i suspect he thought he knew all there was to know [.] 1 i 2 suspect 2 suspect 3 he 2 suspect 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 he 4 thought 6 knew 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 all 6 knew 9 was 7 all 8 there 7 all 9 was 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 know in this respect he was a good deal [like] [reddy] [fox] [himself] [.] 1 in 3 respect 1 in 4 he 2 this 3 respect 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 deal 6 a 8 deal 7 good 8 deal that was because he was young [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 young it is the way with [young] [ducks] and [foxes] and [with] some other youngsters [i] [know] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 way 2 is 5 with 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 10 and 8 and 10 and 10 and 14 youngsters 12 some 13 other 13 other 14 youngsters but [so] [far] [as] he [could] [see] [,] [granny] didn't once look at him . 1 but 5 he 1 but 15 . 5 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 12 look 11 once 12 look 12 look 13 at 13 at 14 him " she [doesn't] [know] [i] ['m] [out] [here] [at] [all] , ["] [thought] [quacker] [.] 1 " 2 she 2 she 11 , then suddenly he sat up very straight and looked with all his might [.] 1 then 3 he 2 suddenly 3 he 3 he 8 and 4 sat 5 up 4 sat 8 and 5 up 7 straight 6 very 7 straight 8 and 9 looked 8 and 10 with 10 with 11 all 11 all 12 his 12 his 13 might what [under] [the] [sun] was the matter [with] [that] [fox] [?] 1 what 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 matter she was acting as if she had suddenly lost her senses [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 acting 3 acting 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 she 5 if 9 lost 6 she 7 had 7 had 9 lost 8 suddenly 9 lost 9 lost 11 senses 10 her 11 senses over and over she rolled [.] 1 over 2 and 2 and 3 over 3 over 4 she 4 she 5 rolled [around] [and] [around] [she] [spun] [.] she turned somersaults [.] 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 3 somersaults she lay on her back and kicked her heels in the air [.] 1 she 6 and 2 lay 3 on 2 lay 6 and 3 on 5 back 4 her 5 back 6 and 7 kicked 7 kicked 9 heels 8 her 9 heels 9 heels 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 air never in his life had he known any one to act like that [.] 1 never 2 in 1 never 5 had 2 in 4 life 3 his 4 life 5 had 6 he 5 had 7 known 7 known 9 one 7 known 10 to 8 any 9 one 10 to 11 act 11 act 12 like 12 like 13 that there must be something the matter with her [.] 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 something 3 be 7 with 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 her quacker began to get excited [.] 1 quacker 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 get 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 excited he couldn't keep his eyes off [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 5 eyes 3 keep 6 off 4 his 5 eyes he began to swim nearer [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 swim 4 swim 5 nearer he wanted to see better [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 better he [quite] [forgot] [she] was [a] [fox] . 1 he 5 was 5 was 8 . she moved so fast that she was just a queer red spot on the beach [.] 1 she 2 moved 2 moved 4 fast 2 moved 5 that 3 so 4 fast 5 that 6 she 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 just 7 was 12 spot 9 a 12 spot 10 queer 11 red 11 red 12 spot 12 spot 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 beach whatever she was doing was very curious and very exciting [.] 1 whatever 4 doing 1 whatever 5 was 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 doing 5 was 8 and 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 8 and 8 and 10 exciting 9 very 10 exciting he swam nearer and nearer [.] 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 4 and 3 nearer 4 and 4 and 5 nearer the excitement was catching . 1 the 2 excitement 2 excitement 3 was 3 was 4 catching 4 catching 5 . he began to swim in circles himself [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 3 to 4 swim 4 swim 5 in 4 swim 7 himself 5 in 6 circles all the time he drew nearer and nearer to the shore [.] 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 drew 4 he 5 drew 5 drew 7 and 6 nearer 7 and 7 and 8 nearer 8 nearer 9 to 9 to 11 shore 10 the 11 shore he didn't have the least bit of fear [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 bit 4 the 6 bit 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 fear he was just curious [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 curious 3 just 4 curious he wanted to see better [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 better all the [time] [granny] [was] [cutting] up [her] [antics] , [she] [was] [watching] [quacker] , though he didn't suspect it [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 7 up 7 up 10 , 10 , 15 , 15 , 19 suspect 16 though 17 he 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 suspect 19 suspect 20 it as he swam nearer and nearer to the shore , [granny] rolled and tumbled farther and farther back [.] 1 as 2 he 2 he 10 , 3 swam 5 and 3 swam 10 , 4 nearer 5 and 5 and 6 nearer 6 nearer 7 to 7 to 9 shore 8 the 9 shore 10 , 13 and 12 rolled 13 and 13 and 14 tumbled 14 tumbled 16 and 15 farther 16 and 16 and 17 farther 17 farther 18 back at last [quacker] [was] [close] [to] the shore [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 shore 7 the 8 shore if he kept on , he would be right on the land in a few minutes [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 on 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 he 2 he 4 on 3 kept 4 on 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 right 9 right 10 on 10 on 12 land 11 the 12 land 12 land 13 in 13 in 16 minutes 14 a 15 few 15 few 16 minutes and all the time he stared and stared [.] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 7 and 5 he 6 stared 5 he 7 and 6 stared 7 and 7 and 8 stared no thought of danger entered his head [.] 1 no 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 2 thought 5 entered 3 of 4 danger 5 entered 7 head 6 his 7 head you see [,] [there] [was] [no] [room] [because] [it] [was] so [filled] [with] [curiosity] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 11 so " [in] [a] [minute] [more] [i] ['ll] [have] [him] [,] " [thought] [granny] [,] [and] [whirled] [faster] [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 11 " and just then something happened [.] 1 and 2 just 1 and 4 something 1 and 5 happened 2 just 3 then [chapter] [v] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] yes , [sir] , a chicken [track] is good to [see] , but it often puts nothing but water in my mouth [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 chicken 5 a 6 chicken 6 chicken 8 is 8 is 9 good 9 good 10 to 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 13 but 16 puts 14 it 16 puts 15 often 16 puts 16 puts 17 nothing 16 puts 18 but 16 puts 20 in 18 but 19 water 19 water 20 in 20 in 22 mouth 21 my 22 mouth [old] [granny] [fox] [.] reddy [fox] thought of that saying [many] [times] [as] [he] [hunted] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [that] [night] [,] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] [.] 1 reddy 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 saying 5 that 6 saying that was why he was afraid to go home [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 why 3 why 4 he 3 why 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 home indeed , [reddy] [had] [been] [quite] [sure] [that] she had [when] [she] [began] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 9 she 9 she 10 had 10 had 14 . but he was too much excited for [any] such thoughts [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 much 3 was 7 for 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 excited 7 for 10 thoughts 9 such 10 thoughts nearer and nearer to the shore [came] [quacker] , his eyes fixed on the [red] [,] [whirling] form [of] [granny] [.] 1 nearer 2 and 2 and 3 nearer 2 and 18 form 3 nearer 4 to 4 to 9 , 5 the 6 shore 6 shore 9 , 9 , 11 eyes 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 fixed 13 on 14 the 14 the 18 form reddy 's own eyes gleamed with excitement [.] 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 own 2 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 with 6 with 7 excitement [would] [quacker] [keep] [on] [right] [up] [to] [the] [shore] [?] nearer [and] nearer [and] [nearer] [he] [came] [.] 1 nearer 3 nearer reddy squirmed uneasily [.] 1 reddy 2 squirmed 2 squirmed 3 uneasily he couldn't see as well as he wanted to [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 as 3 see 6 as 4 as 5 well 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to the bushes behind which he was lying were in his way [.] 1 the 2 bushes 2 bushes 3 behind 2 bushes 8 were 3 behind 4 which 3 behind 5 he 3 behind 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 lying 8 were 9 in 9 in 11 way 10 his 11 way he wanted to see [granny] [make] that jump [which] [would] [mean] [a] [dinner] [for] [both] [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 7 that 4 see 8 jump forgetting [what] [granny] [had] charged [him] , [reddy] [eagerly] raised [his] [head] to look over the edge of the bank [.] 1 forgetting 20 bank 5 charged 7 , 7 , 10 raised 10 raised 13 to 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 over 15 over 17 edge 16 the 17 edge 17 edge 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 bank now it [just] [happened] [that] [at] [that] [very] [minute] [quacker] chanced to look that way [.] 1 now 2 it 2 it 11 chanced 11 chanced 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 15 way 14 that 15 way his quick eyes caught the movement of [reddy] ['s] [head] [and] [in] [an] [instant] all his curiosity [vanished] [.] 1 his 3 eyes 2 quick 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 caught 4 caught 6 movement 5 the 6 movement 6 movement 7 of 7 of 15 all 15 all 16 his 15 all 17 curiosity 16 his 17 curiosity that sharp face peering at him over the edge of the bank could mean but one thing danger [!] 1 that 4 peering 1 that 14 mean 2 sharp 3 face 3 face 4 peering 4 peering 5 at 4 peering 7 over 4 peering 13 could 5 at 6 him 7 over 9 edge 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 bank 13 could 14 mean 14 mean 15 but 15 but 18 danger 16 one 18 danger 17 thing 18 danger it was [all] a trick [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 trick 4 a 5 trick he saw through it now [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 through 2 saw 5 now 3 through 4 it like a flash he turned [.] 1 like 3 flash 1 like 4 he 2 a 3 flash 4 he 5 turned there was the whistle of stiff wings beating the air and the patter of feet striking the water as he got under way [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 whistle 2 was 19 as 3 the 4 whistle 4 whistle 5 of 5 of 7 wings 6 stiff 7 wings 7 wings 8 beating 7 wings 14 of 8 beating 11 and 9 the 10 air 10 air 11 and 11 and 13 patter 12 the 13 patter 14 of 15 feet 15 feet 16 striking 16 striking 18 water 17 the 18 water 19 as 20 he 19 as 21 got 20 he 21 got 21 got 23 way 22 under 23 way then he flew out to the safety of the open water [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 out 3 flew 5 to 5 to 7 safety 6 the 7 safety 7 safety 8 of 8 of 11 water 9 the 11 water 10 open 11 water granny [sprang] , but she was just too late and succeeded in doing no more than wet her feet . 1 granny 3 , 1 granny 20 . 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 she 4 but 10 and 5 she 10 and 6 was 7 just 6 was 10 and 7 just 8 too 7 just 9 late 10 and 11 succeeded 10 and 12 in 12 in 13 doing 13 doing 15 more 13 doing 16 than 14 no 15 more 16 than 17 wet 17 wet 19 feet 18 her 19 feet of [course] , [granny] [didn't] [know] [what] [had] [frightened] [quacker] , not [at] [first] , [anyway] . 1 of 3 , 3 , 17 . 11 , 12 not 11 , 15 , 15 , 17 . but she had her suspicions . 1 but 2 she 1 but 6 . 2 she 3 had 3 had 5 suspicions 4 her 5 suspicions she turned and looked up at the place where [reddy] [had] [been] [hiding] [.] 1 she 3 and 2 turned 3 and 3 and 4 looked 3 and 5 up 3 and 6 at 3 and 9 where 6 at 8 place 7 the 8 place she couldn't see him [.] 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 him then she bounded up the bank [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 bounded 3 bounded 4 up 4 up 6 bank 5 the 6 bank there was no [reddy] [there] , but [far] [away] [across] [the] [snow-covered] [green] [meadows] was a red spot growing smaller and smaller . 1 there 2 was 2 was 19 growing 2 was 21 and 3 no 6 , 3 no 19 growing 6 , 7 but 7 but 15 was 15 was 18 spot 16 a 18 spot 17 red 18 spot 20 smaller 21 and 21 and 22 smaller 22 smaller 23 . reddy was running away [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 running 3 running 4 away then she knew [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 knew at first [granny] was [very] [angry] [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 was you know it is a dreadful thing to be hungry and have a good dinner disappear just as it is [almost] within reach . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 a 6 dreadful 5 a 7 thing 6 dreadful 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 8 to 11 and 9 be 10 hungry 9 be 11 and 11 and 12 have 11 and 17 just 12 have 15 dinner 12 have 16 disappear 13 a 15 dinner 14 good 15 dinner 17 just 18 as 18 as 19 it 18 as 24 . 19 it 20 is 20 is 22 within 22 within 23 reach " [i] ['ll] [teach] [that] [young] [scamp] [a] [lesson] [he] [won't] [soon] [forget] [when] [i] [get] [home] [,] " she muttered [,] as she watched him [.] 1 " 21 muttered 19 " 20 she 20 she 21 muttered 21 muttered 23 as 23 as 24 she 23 as 25 watched 24 she 25 watched 25 watched 26 him then she went back to the edge of the [big] [river] and [there] [she] [found] a dead fish [which] had been washed [ashore] [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 12 and 3 went 4 back 3 went 12 and 4 back 5 to 5 to 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 12 and 22 washed 16 a 17 dead 16 a 18 fish 18 fish 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 washed it was a very good fish , and when she had eaten it [granny] [felt] [better] [.] 1 it 8 and 2 was 5 good 2 was 8 and 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 good 6 fish 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 eaten 9 when 10 she 10 she 11 had 11 had 12 eaten 12 eaten 13 it " [anyway] [,] ["] [thought] [she] [,] ["] [i] [have] [taught] [him] [a] [new] [trick] [and] [one] he is n't likely to forget [.] 1 " 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 n't 19 is 21 likely 21 likely 22 to 22 to 23 forget i guess it was worth while even [if] [i] [didn't] [catch] [quacker] [.] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 2 guess 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 worth 4 was 6 while 6 while 7 even my , [but] [he] [would] [have] [tasted] good [!] ["] 1 my 2 , 2 , 8 good granny smacked her lips and started for home [.] 1 granny 5 and 2 smacked 4 lips 2 smacked 5 and 3 her 4 lips 5 and 6 started 5 and 7 for 7 for 8 home but [reddy] , with a guilty conscience , was afraid to go home [.] 1 but 3 , 1 but 8 , 3 , 4 with 4 with 7 conscience 5 a 6 guilty 6 guilty 7 conscience 8 , 9 was 9 was 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 to 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 home [chapter] [vi] [:] [old] [granny] [fox] [is] [caught] [napping] the wisest [folks] [will] [make] mistakes , but if they are truly wise they will profit from them [.] 1 the 2 wisest 1 the 6 mistakes 6 mistakes 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 14 they 8 but 16 profit 9 if 10 they 9 if 11 are 9 if 14 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 13 wise 12 truly 13 wise 14 they 15 will 15 will 16 profit 16 profit 17 from 17 from 18 them [old] [granny] [fox] [.] there is a saying among the [little] people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [which] [runs] [something] [like] [this] [:] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 saying 2 is 5 among 3 a 4 saying 4 saying 5 among 5 among 8 people 6 the 8 people " [you] [must] [your] [eyes] [wide] [open] [keep] [to] [catch] [old] [granny] [fox] [asleep] [.] " 1 " 16 " reddy [fox] is [smart] [,] very smart . 1 reddy 3 is 3 is 7 smart 6 very 7 smart 7 smart 8 . but [reddy] [isn't] nearly [as] [smart] [as] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 but 4 nearly but once in a while even the smartest people are caught napping [.] 1 but 6 even 1 but 11 caught 2 once 3 in 2 once 6 even 3 in 5 while 4 a 5 while 6 even 9 people 7 the 8 smartest 7 the 9 people 9 people 10 are 10 are 11 caught 11 caught 12 napping yes , [sir] , that does happen . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 . 4 , 5 that 4 , 8 . 5 that 6 does 6 does 7 happen they will be careless sometimes [.] 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 careless 4 careless 5 sometimes it was just [so] [with] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 9 . yes , [sir] , she actually believed that . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 9 . 4 , 5 she 4 , 9 . 5 she 7 believed 6 actually 7 believed 7 believed 8 that it was this way [with] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 way 3 this 4 way so at last she grew careless [.] 1 so 4 she 2 at 3 last 2 at 4 she 4 she 5 grew 5 grew 6 careless yes , [sir] , [she] [grew] [careless] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 8 . and that is something [no] [fox] [or] anybody [else] can afford to do [.] 1 and 2 that 1 and 13 do 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 something 8 anybody 10 can 10 can 11 afford 11 afford 12 to 12 to 13 do it [overlooked] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] was [quite] the most pleasant and comfortable place for a sun-nap that [ever] was [.] 1 it 7 was 7 was 14 place 7 was 15 for 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 pleasant 11 pleasant 12 and 12 and 13 comfortable 12 and 14 place 15 for 17 sun-nap 16 a 17 sun-nap 17 sun-nap 18 that 17 sun-nap 20 was at least [,] that is [what] [old] [granny] [fox] thought [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 10 thought she took sun-naps there very often [.] 1 she 2 took 2 took 3 sun-naps 2 took 4 there 2 took 6 often 5 very 6 often it was her favorite resting place [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 place 3 her 6 place 4 favorite 5 resting 5 resting 6 place then she would hurry straight to that knoll to rest and grin at her own smartness [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 would 3 would 4 hurry 4 hurry 9 to 5 straight 6 to 6 to 8 knoll 7 that 8 knoll 8 knoll 9 to 9 to 11 and 10 rest 11 and 11 and 12 grin 11 and 13 at 13 at 16 smartness 14 her 15 own 14 her 16 smartness it happened that she did this one day when there was fresh snow on the ground [.] 1 it 2 happened 2 happened 3 that 3 that 4 she 3 that 5 did 4 she 5 did 5 did 6 this 5 did 8 day 5 did 9 when 7 one 8 day 9 when 10 there 9 when 11 was 10 there 11 was 11 was 13 snow 11 was 14 on 12 fresh 13 snow 13 snow 14 on 14 on 16 ground 15 the 16 ground of course , every time she put a foot down she left a print in the snow [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 11 she 4 every 5 time 5 time 6 she 5 time 7 put 5 time 11 she 6 she 7 put 7 put 9 foot 7 put 10 down 8 a 9 foot 11 she 12 left 12 left 14 print 12 left 15 in 13 a 14 print 14 print 15 in 15 in 17 snow 16 the 17 snow and where she curled up in the sun she left the print of her body [.] 1 and 9 she 1 and 10 left 2 where 3 she 2 where 4 curled 2 where 9 she 3 she 4 curled 4 curled 5 up 4 curled 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sun 9 she 10 left 10 left 12 print 11 the 12 print 12 print 13 of 13 of 15 body 14 her 15 body they were very plain to see , were these prints , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy saw them [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 plain 3 very 4 plain 4 plain 5 to 4 plain 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 8 were 7 , 8 were 8 were 12 and 8 were 17 saw 9 these 10 prints 10 prints 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 boy 17 saw 18 them he had been tramping through [the] [green] [forest] late in the afternoon [and] [just] [by] [chance] [happened] [across] [granny] 's footprints [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 tramping 3 been 5 through 3 been 9 late 3 been 10 in 10 in 21 footprints 11 the 12 afternoon 12 afternoon 20 's 20 's 21 footprints just for fun he followed them and so came to the sunny knoll [.] 1 just 4 he 2 for 3 fun 2 for 4 he 4 he 7 and 5 followed 6 them 5 followed 7 and 7 and 9 came 7 and 10 to 8 so 9 came 10 to 13 knoll 11 the 12 sunny 11 the 13 knoll granny [had] [left] [some] [time] [before] , but of course she couldn't take the print of her body with her . 1 granny 7 , 1 granny 21 . 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 she 8 but 13 take 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 she 11 she 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 take 13 take 15 print 13 take 19 with 14 the 15 print 15 print 16 of 16 of 18 body 17 her 18 body 18 body 19 with 19 with 20 her that remained in the snow , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy saw it and knew instantly what it meant [.] 1 that 2 remained 2 remained 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 snow 5 snow 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 boy 7 and 14 and 12 saw 13 it 12 saw 14 and 14 and 15 knew 14 and 18 it 15 knew 16 instantly 15 knew 17 what 18 it 19 meant he grinned , and [could] [granny] [fox] [have] [seen] that [grin] , she would have been uncomfortable [.] 1 he 3 , 2 grinned 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 10 that 4 and 15 have 10 that 14 would 12 , 13 she 13 she 14 would 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 uncomfortable you see [,] [he] [knew] that he had [found] [the] [place] [where] [granny] was in the habit of taking a sun-nap [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 14 was 7 he 8 had 14 was 15 in 15 in 17 habit 16 the 17 habit 17 habit 18 of 18 of 19 taking 19 taking 21 sun-nap 20 a 21 sun-nap i think we will give you a surprise one of these days . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 2 think 13 . 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 give 5 give 6 you 5 give 8 surprise 7 a 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 one 8 surprise 10 of 10 of 12 days 11 these 12 days yes , indeed , [i] [think] we will give you a surprise . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 13 . 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 7 we 7 we 8 will 8 will 9 give 9 give 10 you 9 give 12 surprise 11 a 12 surprise you have fooled us many times [,] [and] [now] [it] [is] [our] [turn] [.] ["] 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 fooled 3 fooled 4 us 3 fooled 6 times 5 many 6 times the next day [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [shouldered] his terrible gun and [sent] [bowser] [the] [hound] to [hunt] [for] the trail of [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 day 3 day 6 's 6 's 12 and 9 his 11 gun 10 terrible 11 gun 11 gun 12 and 12 and 21 trail 17 to 20 the 20 the 21 trail 21 trail 22 of it wasn't long before [bowser] ['s] [great] [voice] [told] [all] [the] [great] [world] [that] [he] [had] [found] [granny] ['s] [tracks] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before farmer [brown] 's boy grinned just as he had the day before [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 day 9 had 12 before 10 the 11 day he waited patiently a long , long time [.] 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 patiently 2 waited 8 time 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 , 5 long 8 time 6 , 7 long he [heard] [bowser] 's [great] [voice] growing [more] [and] [more] [excited] [as] [he] [followed] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 he 4 's 4 's 7 growing [by] [and] [by] [bowser] [stopped] [baying] [and] [began] [to] [yelp] [impatiently] [.] farmer [brown] 's boy knew exactly what that meant [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 knew 5 knew 7 what 6 exactly 7 what 7 what 8 that 7 what 9 meant 8 that 9 meant it [meant] [that] [granny] had played one of her smart tricks and [bowser] had [lost] her trail [.] 1 it 5 had 5 had 12 and 6 played 7 one 6 played 12 and 7 one 8 of 8 of 11 tricks 9 her 11 tricks 10 smart 11 tricks 12 and 14 had 14 had 17 trail 16 her 17 trail and [just] a little way off [behind] the pine boughs [sat] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [holding] [his] terrible gun and grinning [.] 1 and 19 gun 1 and 20 and 3 a 4 little 3 a 19 gun 4 little 5 way 5 way 6 off 6 off 10 boughs 8 the 10 boughs 9 pine 10 boughs 18 terrible 19 gun 20 and 21 grinning at last he had caught [old] [granny] [fox] [napping] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 caught [chapter] [vii] [:] [granny] [fox] [has] [a] [bad] [dream] nothing ever simply happens [;] [bear] [that] [point] [in] [mind] [.] 1 nothing 4 happens 2 ever 4 happens 3 simply 4 happens if you look [long] and hard enough [a] cause you 'll always find [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 look 3 look 5 and 5 and 9 cause 5 and 10 you 5 and 13 find 6 hard 7 enough 6 hard 9 cause 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 13 find 12 always 13 find [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [was] dreaming [.] 1 old 5 dreaming yes , [sir] , she was dreaming . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 . 4 , 5 she 4 , 8 . 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 dreaming there she lay , curled up on the sunny little knoll on the edge of the [green] [forest] , fast asleep and dreaming [.] 1 there 2 she 2 she 3 lay 3 lay 5 curled 3 lay 22 and 4 , 5 curled 5 curled 6 up 5 curled 7 on 5 curled 12 on 5 curled 19 , 7 on 11 knoll 8 the 9 sunny 8 the 11 knoll 10 little 11 knoll 12 on 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the 20 fast 21 asleep 20 fast 22 and 22 and 23 dreaming it was a very pleasant and very comfortable place indeed [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 place 2 was 10 indeed 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 and 6 and 8 comfortable 6 and 9 place 7 very 8 comfortable you see , jolly , round [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [poured] [his] [warmest] [rays] [right] [down] [there] [from] [the] [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 round 4 jolly 5 , 4 jolly 6 round when [old] [granny] [fox] [was] [tired] [,] she often slipped over there for a short nap and sun-bath even in winter [.] 1 when 8 she 8 she 10 slipped 9 often 10 slipped 10 slipped 11 over 10 slipped 13 for 10 slipped 19 even 11 over 12 there 13 for 17 and 14 a 16 nap 15 short 16 nap 16 nap 17 and 17 and 18 sun-bath 19 even 20 in 20 in 21 winter she was quite sure that no one knew anything about it [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 7 one 5 that 8 knew 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 knew 8 knew 9 anything 8 knew 10 about 10 about 11 it it was one of her secrets [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 secrets 5 her 6 secrets this morning [old] [granny] [fox] was very tired [,] [unusually] [so] [.] 1 this 2 morning 2 morning 6 was 6 was 8 tired 7 very 8 tired in the first place she had been out hunting all night [.] 1 in 4 place 1 in 5 she 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 out 7 been 9 hunting 9 hunting 11 night 10 all 11 night then , before she could reach [home] [,] [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [found] [her] [tracks] [and] [started] to follow them [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 she 2 , 3 before 4 she 5 could 5 could 6 reach 6 reach 18 to 18 to 19 follow 19 follow 20 them of course , it wouldn't have done to go home then [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 it 4 it 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 7 done 7 done 8 to 7 done 10 home 8 to 9 go 10 home 11 then it wouldn't have done [at] all [.] 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 6 all bowser would have followed her straight there and so found out where she lived [.] 1 bowser 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 8 and 4 followed 5 her 4 followed 6 straight 4 followed 7 there 4 followed 8 and 8 and 11 out 8 and 12 where 9 so 11 out 10 found 11 out 12 where 13 she 12 where 14 lived 13 she 14 lived right away she fell asleep [.] 1 right 3 she 2 away 3 she 3 she 4 fell 4 fell 5 asleep her eyes may be closed , but not her ears [.] 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 may 3 may 6 , 4 be 5 closed 4 be 6 , 6 , 8 not 7 but 8 not 8 not 10 ears 9 her 10 ears if it were not for the way her sharp ears [keep] guard , she wouldn't dare take naps in the open right in broad daylight [.] 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 1 if 10 ears 2 it 3 were 3 were 4 not 3 were 5 for 4 not 5 for 5 for 7 way 6 the 7 way 8 her 10 ears 9 sharp 10 ears 10 ears 13 , 12 guard 13 , 13 , 16 dare 14 she 15 wouldn't 15 wouldn't 16 dare 16 dare 17 take 17 take 18 naps 17 take 19 in 17 take 23 in 18 naps 19 in 19 in 22 right 20 the 22 right 21 open 22 right 22 right 23 in 23 in 25 daylight 24 broad 25 daylight if you [ever] want to catch [a] [fox] asleep , you mustn't make the teeniest , weeniest noise [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 want 1 if 11 you 2 you 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 catch 9 asleep 10 , 9 asleep 11 you 11 you 12 mustn't 12 mustn't 13 make 13 make 17 weeniest 13 make 18 noise 14 the 17 weeniest 15 teeniest 16 , 15 teeniest 17 weeniest just remember that [.] 1 just 2 remember 2 remember 3 that now [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [no] [sooner] [closed] [her] [eyes] [than] [she] [began] [to] dream [.] 1 now 15 dream at first it was a very pleasant dream [,] the pleasantest dream [a] [fox] [can] [have] [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 8 dream 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 dream 6 very 7 pleasant 7 pleasant 8 dream 8 dream 12 dream 10 the 11 pleasantest 10 the 12 dream it was of a chicken [dinner] , all the chicken [she] [could] [eat] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 of 3 of 7 , 4 a 5 chicken 5 chicken 7 , 7 , 10 chicken 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 chicken granny certainly enjoyed that dream [.] 1 granny 3 enjoyed 2 certainly 3 enjoyed 3 enjoyed 5 dream 4 that 5 dream it made her smack her lips [quite] as if it were [a] [real] [and] [not] a dream [dinner] she was enjoying [.] 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 her 2 made 4 smack 4 smack 6 lips 4 smack 9 if 5 her 6 lips 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 it 9 if 11 were 10 it 11 were 11 were 21 enjoying 16 a 17 dream 16 a 21 enjoying 17 dream 20 was 19 she 20 was but presently the dream changed and became a bad dream [.] 1 but 4 dream 1 but 6 and 2 presently 4 dream 3 the 4 dream 4 dream 6 and 5 changed 6 and 6 and 7 became 6 and 10 dream 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 10 dream yes , indeed , it became a bad dream [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 it 5 it 6 became 6 became 9 dream 7 a 9 dream 8 bad 9 dream it was as bad as at first it had been good [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 bad 3 as 4 bad 4 bad 5 as 5 as 8 it 6 at 7 first 7 first 8 it 8 it 9 had 9 had 10 been 10 been 11 good it seemed to [granny] [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] become very smart , smarter than she had ever known him to be [before] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 22 be 3 to 10 become 10 become 12 smart 11 very 12 smart 13 , 14 smarter 14 smarter 15 than 15 than 19 known 16 she 17 had 17 had 19 known 18 ever 19 known 19 known 20 him 19 known 21 to 21 to 22 be do what [she] would , she couldn't fool him [.] 1 do 2 what 1 do 5 , 2 what 4 would 5 , 8 fool 6 she 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 fool 8 fool 9 him not one of [all] [the] tricks [she] [knew] , and she knew [a] [great] many , fooled him at all [.] 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 6 tricks 6 tricks 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 10 and 16 , 11 she 16 , 12 knew 15 many 12 knew 16 , 16 , 17 fooled 17 fooled 18 him 17 fooled 19 at 19 at 20 all they didn't puzzle him long enough for her to get her breath [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 4 him 3 puzzle 5 long 3 puzzle 7 for 3 puzzle 9 to 5 long 6 enough 7 for 8 her 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 breath 11 her 12 breath she was so tired that it seemed to her that she couldn't run another step [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 5 that 6 it 5 that 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 10 that 8 to 9 her 10 that 11 she 10 that 13 run 11 she 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 run 13 run 15 step 14 another 15 step it was a very [,] very real dream [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 dream 3 a 4 very 3 a 8 dream 4 very 6 very 6 very 7 real 7 real 8 dream you know dreams sometimes do seem very real indeed [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 dreams 2 know 6 seem 3 dreams 5 do 4 sometimes 5 do 5 do 6 seem 6 seem 8 real 7 very 8 real 8 real 9 indeed this was the way it was with the [bad] dream [of] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 it 4 way 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 with 7 with 10 dream 8 the 10 dream ["] [oh] [!] oh [!] ["] [cried] [granny] [and] [waked] [herself] up [.] 1 oh 9 up her eyes flew open [.] 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 flew 3 flew 4 open no , [sir] , she didn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 . 4 , 5 she 4 , 7 . 5 she 6 didn't for a full minute she couldn't be sure whether what she saw was real or part of that dreadful dream [.] 1 for 4 minute 1 for 5 she 2 a 3 full 2 a 4 minute 3 full 4 minute 5 she 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 10 what 9 whether 13 was 10 what 11 she 10 what 12 saw 10 what 13 was 11 she 12 saw 13 was 15 or 14 real 15 or 15 or 16 part 15 or 17 of 17 of 20 dream 18 that 20 dream 19 dreadful 20 dream you [see] [,] [she] [was] staring [into] [the] [face] of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and the muzzle of his dreadful gun [!] 1 you 6 staring 6 staring 10 of 10 of 15 and 14 boy 15 and 15 and 17 muzzle 15 and 18 of 16 the 17 muzzle 18 of 21 gun 19 his 21 gun 20 dreadful 21 gun for just a few seconds she didn't move [.] 1 for 5 seconds 1 for 6 she 2 just 4 few 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 seconds 6 she 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 move she couldn't . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 . she was too frightened to move [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 move then she knew what she saw was real and not a dream at all [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 knew 3 knew 4 what 3 knew 7 was 4 what 5 she 4 what 7 was 5 she 6 saw 7 was 9 and 7 was 13 at 8 real 9 and 9 and 10 not 9 and 12 dream 11 a 12 dream 13 at 14 all there wasn't the least bit of doubt about it [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 bit 2 wasn't 8 about 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 6 of 7 doubt 7 doubt 8 about 8 about 9 it that was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and that was his dreadful gun [!] 1 that 8 and 2 was 8 and 5 's 6 boy 5 's 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 9 that 10 was 10 was 13 gun 11 his 13 gun 12 dreadful 13 gun all in a flash she knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy must have been hiding behind those pine boughs [.] 1 all 2 in 1 all 12 must 2 in 4 flash 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 she 4 flash 6 knew 5 she 6 knew 6 knew 11 boy 7 that 10 's 10 's 11 boy 12 must 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 hiding 14 been 16 behind 15 hiding 16 behind 16 behind 19 boughs 17 those 19 boughs 18 pine 19 boughs [poor] [old] [granny] [fox] [!] for once in her life she had been caught napping [.] 1 for 6 she 2 once 3 in 2 once 6 she 3 in 5 life 4 her 5 life 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 caught 9 caught 10 napping she hadn't the least hope in the world [.] 1 she 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 5 hope 2 hadn't 6 in 3 the 5 hope 4 least 5 hope 5 hope 6 in 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world farmer [brown] 's boy had only to fire [that] [dreadful] gun , and that would be the end of her [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 7 to 5 had 8 fire 6 only 7 to 7 to 8 fire 8 fire 11 gun 11 gun 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 that 13 and 16 be 14 that 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 18 end 17 the 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 20 her she knew it [.] 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 it [chapter] [viii] [:] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [did] in time of danger heed this rule : think hard and fast , but pray keep cool [.] 1 in 2 time 1 in 16 keep 2 time 3 of 2 time 7 rule 2 time 11 and 3 of 5 heed 4 danger 5 heed 6 this 7 rule 7 rule 8 : 8 : 11 and 9 think 10 hard 9 think 11 and 11 and 14 but 12 fast 14 but 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 pray 16 keep 17 cool [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [poor] [old] [granny] [fox] [!] it wasn't the least bit of use to run [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 7 use 2 wasn't 8 to 3 the 5 bit 4 least 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 5 bit 7 use 6 of 7 use 8 to 9 run granny knew that [.] 1 granny 2 knew 2 knew 3 that that dreadful gun would go ["] [bang] [!] ["] and that would be the end of her [.] 1 that 3 gun 2 dreadful 3 gun 3 gun 4 would 4 would 5 go 5 go 10 and 10 and 13 be 11 that 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 15 end 14 the 15 end 15 end 16 of 16 of 17 her for a few seconds she stared at [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , [too] [frightened] to [move] [or] [even] think . 1 for 4 seconds 1 for 5 she 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 seconds 5 she 6 stared 6 stared 7 at 7 at 12 , 12 , 15 to 15 to 19 think 19 think 20 . then she began to wonder why that dreadful gun didn't go off [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 wonder 4 to 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 why 6 why 9 gun 6 why 11 go 7 that 9 gun 8 dreadful 9 gun 9 gun 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 go 11 go 12 off what was [farmer] [brown] 's boy waiting [for] [?] 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 's 5 's 7 waiting 6 boy 7 waiting she got to her feet [.] 1 she 2 got 2 got 3 to 3 to 5 feet 4 her 5 feet she was sure that the first step would be her last , yet she couldn't stay there [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 7 step 4 that 9 be 5 the 6 first 5 the 7 step 7 step 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 11 last 9 be 13 yet 10 her 11 last 12 , 13 yet 13 yet 14 she 14 she 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 stay 16 stay 17 there how [could] [fanner] [brown] ['s] boy [do] [such] [a] [dreadful] [thing] [?] 1 how 6 boy somehow , his freckled face didn't look cruel [.] 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 5 face 3 his 5 face 4 freckled 5 face 5 face 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 look 7 look 8 cruel he was even beginning to grin [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 beginning 3 even 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 6 grin 5 to 6 grin " [oh] [!] " [sobbed] [old] [granny] [fox] [under] [her] [breath] [.] 1 " 4 " and right at that [very] [instant] [farmer] [brown] 's boy did something [.] 1 and 2 right 1 and 11 did 2 right 3 at 2 right 11 did 3 at 10 boy 4 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 11 did 12 something what do you think it was [?] 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was no , he didn't shoot her [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 shoot 5 shoot 6 her he didn't fire his dreadful gun [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fire 3 fire 6 gun 4 his 6 gun 5 dreadful 6 gun what do you think he did do [?] 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 he 4 think 7 do 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 do why , [he] [threw] [a] [snowball] [at] [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [shouted] ["] [boo] [!] ["] 1 why 2 , farmer [brown] 's boy was standing right where she had [last] seen him , and he was [laughing] [harder] than [ever] [.] 1 farmer 17 was 3 's 4 boy 3 's 14 , 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 standing 6 standing 7 right 6 standing 8 where 7 right 8 where 8 where 9 she 8 where 12 seen 9 she 10 had 10 had 12 seen 12 seen 13 him 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 20 than ["] [go] [it] [,] [granny] [!] [go] [it] [!] ["] [shouted] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] just remember that and leave my chickens alone [.] " 1 just 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 2 remember 4 and 4 and 5 leave 5 leave 7 chickens 5 leave 8 alone 6 my 7 chickens 8 alone 10 " now [it] [happened] [that] [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [had] [seen] [all] [that] [had] [happened] , and he fairly bubbled over with joy [.] 1 now 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 16 and 19 bubbled 17 he 19 bubbled 18 fairly 19 bubbled 19 bubbled 20 over 20 over 21 with 21 with 22 joy ["] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [chickadee] [!] it is just as [i] [have] [always] said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [isn't] [bad] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 8 said he 'd be friends with every one if every one would let him [,] ["] [he] [cried] [.] 1 he 2 'd 2 'd 3 be 3 be 4 friends 3 be 5 with 3 be 8 if 4 friends 5 with 5 with 7 one 6 every 7 one 8 if 10 one 8 if 12 let 9 every 10 one 10 one 11 would 11 would 12 let 12 let 13 him " [maybe] [,] [maybe] [,] " [grumbled] [sammy] [jay] [,] [who] [also] [had] [seen] [all] [that] [had] [happened] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [but] [he] ['s] [altogether] [too] [smart] [for] [me] [to] [trust] [.] oh , my [!] [oh] , my [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 6 , 6 , 7 my what news this will be to tell [!] 1 what 2 news 2 news 3 this 2 news 7 tell 3 this 4 will 4 will 5 be 6 to 7 tell [old] [granny] [fox] [will] [never] [hear] [the] [end] [of] [it] [.] ho [!] ho [!] ho [!] 1 ho 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho i must hurry along and find my cousin [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 i 5 and 2 must 3 hurry 2 must 5 and 3 hurry 4 along 5 and 6 find 6 find 8 cousin 6 find 13 . 7 my 8 cousin this will tickle him [half] to death [.] ["] 1 this 2 will 2 will 3 tickle 3 tickle 4 him 3 tickle 6 to 6 to 7 death you see , nothing could make her believe that he wanted to be her friend [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 make 4 nothing 5 could 5 could 6 make 6 make 7 her 6 make 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 wanted 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 11 wanted 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 friend 14 her 15 friend she thought he had let her get away just to show her that he was smarter than [she] [.] 1 she 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 2 thought 5 let 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 let 5 let 6 her 5 let 7 get 7 get 8 away 7 get 10 to 7 get 11 show 9 just 10 to 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 her 11 show 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 than instead of thankfulness , hate and fear filled [granny] ['s] [heart] [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 thankfulness 2 of 4 , 2 of 6 and 5 hate 6 and 6 and 7 fear 6 and 8 filled you know 1 you 2 know people [who] [themselves] [do] [ill] [for] [others] seldom have good will [.] 1 people 9 have 8 seldom 9 have 9 have 11 will 10 good 11 will [chapter] [ix] [:] [reddy] [fox] [hears] [about] [granny] [fox] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] sammy [jay] hurried through [the] [green] [forest] , [chuckling] as he flew . 1 sammy 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 through 3 hurried 10 as 4 through 8 , 10 as 11 he 10 as 13 . 11 he 12 flew sammy was brimming over with the news he had to tell [,] how [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [been] [caught] [napping] by [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 sammy 2 was 2 was 3 brimming 2 was 7 news 2 was 10 to 2 was 21 by 3 brimming 4 over 3 brimming 5 with 4 over 5 with 6 the 7 news 7 news 8 he 7 news 9 had 8 he 9 had 10 to 11 tell 11 tell 13 how sammy wouldn't have believed it if any one had told him [.] 1 sammy 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 it 4 believed 6 if 6 if 8 one 6 if 10 told 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 had 9 had 10 told 10 told 11 him no , [sir] , he wouldn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 . 4 , 5 he 4 , 7 . 5 he 6 wouldn't [presently] [sammy] [spied] [reddy] [fox] [trotting] [along] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] reddy was [forever] boasting of how smart [granny] [fox] was [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 4 boasting 4 boasting 5 of 5 of 6 how 5 of 10 was 6 how 7 smart he had boasted [of] it so much that everybody was sick of hearing him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 boasted 3 boasted 5 it 3 boasted 7 much 3 boasted 8 that 6 so 7 much 8 that 9 everybody 8 that 10 was 9 everybody 10 was 10 was 11 sick 11 sick 12 of 11 sick 15 . 12 of 13 hearing 13 hearing 14 him when [he] [saw] [reddy] [trotting] [along] [the] [lone] [little] [path] , [sammy] [chuckled] [harder] [than] [ever] . 1 when 11 , 11 , 17 . he hid in a thick hemlock-tree and as [reddy] [passed] he shouted [:] 1 he 7 and 2 hid 3 in 2 hid 7 and 3 in 6 hemlock-tree 4 a 5 thick 5 thick 6 hemlock-tree 7 and 12 shouted 8 as 11 he 11 he 12 shouted reddy looked up angrily [.] 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 angrily he couldn't see [sammy] [jay] [,] [but] [he] [knew] [sammy] ['s] [voice] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see there is no mistaking [that] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 mistaking 3 no 4 mistaking everybody knows [the] [voice] [of] [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 everybody 2 knows of course it was foolish , [very] foolish [of] [reddy] [to] be angry , and still more foolish to show that he was angry [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 12 be 4 was 15 and 5 foolish 6 , 5 foolish 12 be 8 foolish 12 be 13 angry 14 , 13 angry 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 still 15 and 18 foolish 15 and 19 to 15 and 20 show 17 more 18 foolish 19 to 20 show 20 show 21 that 21 that 22 he 21 that 23 was 23 was 24 angry but [like] a [great] [many] [people] [,] [reddy] allowed his temper to get [the] better of his common sense . 1 but 19 sense 1 but 20 . 3 a 9 allowed 3 a 19 sense 9 allowed 11 temper 10 his 11 temper 11 temper 12 to 11 temper 13 get 11 temper 16 of 12 to 13 get 13 get 15 better 16 of 18 common 17 his 18 common " who [says] [granny] [fox] is [stupid] [?] ["] he snarled [.] 1 " 11 snarled 2 who 6 is 6 is 10 he 10 he 11 snarled " [i] [do] [,] " [replied] [sammy] [jay] [promptly] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] [say] [she] [is] [stupid] [.] " 1 " 8 " ["] [she] [is] [smarter] [than] [anybody] [else] [in] [all] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [on] [all] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] she is smarter than anybody else in all [the] [great] [world] , " boasted [reddy] , and he really believed it [.] 1 she 17 and 2 is 3 smarter 2 is 17 and 3 smarter 4 than 4 than 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 else 5 anybody 7 in 7 in 8 all 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 , 14 boasted 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 believed 18 he 20 believed 19 really 20 believed 20 believed 21 it " she [isn't] [smart] [enough] [to] [fool] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , ["] [taunted] [sammy] [.] 1 " 2 she 2 she 12 , ["] [what] ['s] [that] [?] who says so [?] 1 who 2 says 2 says 3 so has anything happened [to] [granny] [fox] [?] ["] 1 has 2 anything 2 anything 3 happened reddy forgot his anger in a sudden great fear [.] 1 reddy 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 anger 2 forgot 5 in 3 his 4 anger 4 anger 5 in 5 in 9 fear 6 a 7 sudden 6 a 9 fear 7 sudden 9 fear 8 great 9 fear [could] [granny] [have] [been] [shot] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [?] " [i] [don't] [believe] [it] [!] " [snapped] [reddy] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [don't] [believe] [a] [word] [of] [it] [!] nobody [ever] [yet] [caught] [old] [granny] [fox] [napping] , and nobody ever will [.] ["] 1 nobody 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 nobody 10 and 13 will 11 nobody 13 will 12 ever 13 will " [i] [don't] [care] [whether] [you] [believe] [it] [or] [not] [;] [it] ['s] so [,] [for] [i] [saw] [him] [,] ["] [retorted] [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 " 14 so " [you] [you] [you] " [began] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [go] [ask] [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [if] [it] [isn't] [true] [.] he saw him too , " interrupted [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 he 5 , 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 too 2 saw 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 interrupted ["] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [chickadee] [!] [there] [sat] [tommy] [tit] [himself] [.] reddy didn't know what to think or say [.] 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 5 to 5 to 7 or 6 think 7 or 7 or 8 say he just couldn't believe it , yet he had [never] known [tommy] [tit] to tell an untruth [.] 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 7 yet 6 , 7 yet 7 yet 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 known 11 known 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 17 untruth 16 an 17 untruth sammy [jay] alone [he] wouldn't have believed [.] 1 sammy 5 wouldn't 3 alone 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed reddy had to believe it [.] 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 to 2 had 4 believe 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 it if [tommy] [tit] [said] it was so , it must be so [.] 1 if 5 it 1 if 6 was 1 if 9 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 , 9 it 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 so reddy [fox] started [off] [to] [hunt] up [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [ask] [her] [about] [it] [.] 1 reddy 3 started 3 started 7 up but a sudden thought popped into his [red] head , and he changed his mind [.] 1 but 4 thought 1 but 5 popped 2 a 4 thought 3 sudden 4 thought 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 15 mind 7 his 9 head 9 head 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 changed 13 changed 14 his 14 his 15 mind " then [i] ['ll] [see] [what] she has to say [.] 1 " 10 say 2 then 7 she 7 she 8 has 8 has 9 to 9 to 10 say i guess she won't scold me so much after this [.] ["] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 she 2 guess 5 scold 3 she 4 won't 4 won't 5 scold 5 scold 6 me 5 scold 8 much 5 scold 9 after 7 so 8 much 9 after 10 this reddy grinned more than ever [,] [which] [wasn't] [a] [bit] [nice] [of] [him] [.] 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 more 2 grinned 4 than 4 than 5 ever [chapter] [x] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [impudent] a saucy tongue is dangerous to [possess] [;] [be] [sure] [some] [day] ['] [t] [will] get you in a mess [.] 1 a 2 saucy 1 a 3 tongue 2 saucy 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 is 4 is 5 dangerous 5 dangerous 6 to 6 to 16 get 16 get 17 you 16 get 18 in 18 in 20 mess 19 a 20 mess [old] [granny] [fox] [.] he is smart , is [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 he 4 , 2 is 3 smart 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 is yes , indeed , [reddy] [fox] is [very] , [very] [smart] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 7 is 9 , 12 . he has to be in order to live . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 in 5 in 6 order 6 order 7 to 7 to 8 live 8 live 9 . but a great deal of what he knows [he] [learned] [from] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 but 4 deal 1 but 7 he 2 a 3 great 2 a 4 deal 3 great 4 deal 4 deal 5 of 5 of 6 what 7 he 8 knows the very best tricks he knows [she] taught him [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 best 1 the 4 tricks 4 tricks 5 he 4 tricks 6 knows 4 tricks 8 taught 5 he 6 knows 8 taught 9 him she began teaching him when he was so little that he tumbled over his own feet [.] 1 she 2 began 2 began 3 teaching 3 teaching 4 him 3 teaching 5 when 3 teaching 9 little 3 teaching 10 that 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 tumbled 11 he 12 tumbled 12 tumbled 13 over 12 tumbled 16 feet 14 his 15 own 14 his 16 feet in fact , there is little [reddy] [knows] [which] he didn't [learn] [from] [wise] [,] [shrewd] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 10 he 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 little 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 20 . but as he grew bigger and bigger , until he was quite as big as [granny] herself , he forgot what he owed to her . 1 but 19 he 1 but 26 . 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 grew 2 as 8 , 2 as 19 he 3 he 4 grew 4 grew 6 and 5 bigger 6 and 6 and 7 bigger 9 until 10 he 9 until 11 was 9 until 18 , 9 until 19 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 14 big 12 quite 13 as 13 as 14 big 14 big 15 as 15 as 17 herself 19 he 20 forgot 20 forgot 21 what 21 what 22 he 21 what 23 owed 22 he 23 owed 23 owed 24 to 24 to 25 her he grew to have a very good opinion of himself and to feel that he knew just about all there was to know [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 to 3 to 11 and 4 have 8 opinion 4 have 11 and 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 opinion 6 very 7 good 8 opinion 9 of 9 of 10 himself 11 and 13 feel 12 to 13 feel 13 feel 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 23 know 15 he 16 knew 17 just 23 know 18 about 19 all 19 all 21 was 20 there 21 was 21 was 22 to 22 to 23 know but he never quite dared to be openly disrespectful to [granny] , and this , of course , was [quite] as it should have been [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 dared 2 he 5 dared 3 never 5 dared 4 quite 5 dared 5 dared 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 openly 7 be 9 disrespectful 9 disrespectful 10 to 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 this 13 and 19 was 14 this 19 was 15 , 17 course 16 of 17 course 17 course 18 , 17 course 19 was 19 was 21 as 21 as 22 it 21 as 25 been 22 it 23 should 24 have 25 been " [if] [only] [i] [could] [catch] [granny] [doing] [something] [foolish] [or] [careless] , " he would say to himself [.] 1 " 17 say 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 say 17 say 18 to 18 to 19 himself but he never could , and he had begun to think that he never would [.] 1 but 4 could 1 but 9 begun 2 he 4 could 3 never 4 could 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 begun 9 begun 10 to 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 that 12 that 15 would 13 he 15 would 14 never 15 would but [now] [at] [last] [granny] , clever [old] [granny] [fox] , [had] [been] careless [!] 1 but 6 , 1 but 11 , 6 , 7 clever 11 , 14 careless she had allowed [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to catch her napping [!] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 allowed 3 allowed 7 boy 3 allowed 8 to 3 allowed 9 catch 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 11 napping 10 her 11 napping reddy did wish he had been there to see it himself [.] 1 reddy 2 did 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 4 he 3 wish 6 been 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there 6 been 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 it 9 see 11 himself yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] was [deliberately] planning to [answer] [back] , [which] , as you know [,] is always disrespectful to one 's elders [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 20 is 2 , 9 planning 4 , 7 was 7 was 9 planning 9 planning 10 to 10 to 13 , 13 , 15 , 15 , 18 know 16 as 17 you 17 you 18 know 20 is 21 always 20 is 22 disrespectful 22 disrespectful 23 to 23 to 26 elders 24 one 25 's 25 's 26 elders at last the chance came [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 chance 3 the 4 chance 4 chance 5 came reddy did a thing [no] [truly] [wise] [fox] [ever] [will] [do] [.] 1 reddy 2 did 2 did 4 thing 3 a 4 thing he went two nights in succession to [the] [same] [henhouse] , and the second time he barely escaped being shot [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 nights 2 went 5 in 2 went 7 to 3 two 4 nights 5 in 6 succession 7 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 time 12 and 20 shot 13 the 14 second 13 the 15 time 15 time 16 he 15 time 18 escaped 15 time 20 shot 16 he 18 escaped 17 barely 18 escaped 18 escaped 19 being [old] [granny] [fox] [found] [out] [about] [it] [.] " you are the stupidest [fox] [i] [ever] [heard] of , " [scolded] [granny] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 stupidest 4 the 5 stupidest 5 stupidest 10 of 10 of 11 , 11 , 12 " " [i] ['m] [no] [more] [stupid] [than] you are [!] ["] [retorted] [reddy] in the most impudent way [.] 1 " 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 14 in 14 in 18 way 15 the 18 way 16 most 17 impudent 17 impudent 18 way " [what] ['s] [that] [?] " [demanded] [granny] [.] 1 " 6 " " [what] ['s] [that] [you] [said] [?] " 1 " 8 " " [i] [said] [i] ['m] [no] [more] [stupid] [than] you are , and what is more , [i] [hope] [i] ['m] [not] [so] stupid [.] 1 " 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 24 stupid 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 , 13 and 14 what 13 and 15 is 14 what 15 is 15 is 16 more 17 , 24 stupid i know better than to take a nap in broad daylight right under the very nose of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] " 1 i 2 know 2 know 5 to 2 know 9 in 2 know 13 under 2 know 17 of 3 better 5 to 4 than 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 nap 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 in 9 in 12 right 10 broad 11 daylight 11 daylight 12 right 12 right 13 under 13 under 16 nose 14 the 15 very 14 the 16 nose 17 of 21 boy 21 boy 23 " reddy grinned in the most impudent way as he said this [.] 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 in 2 grinned 8 as 3 in 7 way 4 the 7 way 5 most 6 impudent 6 impudent 7 way 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 this granny 's eyes snapped [.] 1 granny 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped then things happened [.] 1 then 2 things 2 things 3 happened " [there] [!] ["] cried [granny] [,] when at last she had to stop because she was quite out of breath [.] 1 " 5 cried 5 cried 11 she 8 when 9 at 8 when 11 she 9 at 10 last 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 stop 14 stop 15 because 15 because 16 she 15 because 17 was 16 she 17 was 17 was 20 of 18 quite 20 of 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 breath ["] [perhaps] [that] [will] [teach] [you] [to] [be] [respectful] [to] [your] [elders] [.] i was careless and stupid , and [i] [am] [perfectly] [ready] [to] [admit] it , because it has taught me [a] lesson [.] 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 careless 3 careless 22 lesson 4 and 6 , 4 and 22 lesson 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 it 7 and 15 , 15 , 16 because 16 because 17 it 17 it 18 has 18 has 19 taught 19 taught 20 me wisdom [often] [is] [gained] [through] [mistakes] , but never when one is not willing to admit the mistakes [.] 1 wisdom 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 never 8 but 10 when 8 but 12 is 11 one 12 is 12 is 13 not 12 is 14 willing 13 not 14 willing 14 willing 15 to 15 to 16 admit 16 admit 18 mistakes 17 the 18 mistakes no [fox] [lives] [long] [who] [makes] [the] [same] mistake [twice] [.] 1 no 9 mistake and those who are impudent to their elders come to no good end [.] 1 and 2 those 1 and 9 come 2 those 3 who 2 those 4 are 3 who 4 are 4 are 5 impudent 5 impudent 6 to 6 to 8 elders 7 their 8 elders 9 come 10 to 10 to 13 end 11 no 13 end 12 good 13 end i 've got a fat goose hidden away for [dinner] , but you will get none of it . ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 6 goose 4 a 6 goose 5 fat 6 goose 6 goose 7 hidden 6 goose 9 for 7 hidden 8 away 9 for 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 you 12 but 19 . 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 get 15 get 18 it 16 none 18 it 17 of 18 it " [i] [i] [wish] [i] ['d] [never] [heard] [of] [granny] ['s] [mistake] [,] ["] [whined] [reddy] [to] [himself] [as] he crept [dinnerless] to bed [.] 1 " 20 he 20 he 21 crept 21 crept 23 to 23 to 24 bed " [you] [ought] [to] [wish] [that] [you] [hadn't] [been] [impudent] [,] " [whispered] [a] [small] [voice] [down] [inside] [him] [.] 1 " 12 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [after] [the] [storm] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] but it couldn't last forever , and they knew it . 1 but 2 it 1 but 6 , 2 it 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 last 4 last 5 forever 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 7 and 11 . 8 they 9 knew 9 knew 10 it knowing this was all that kept some of them alive [.] 1 knowing 2 this 1 knowing 3 was 1 knowing 6 kept 2 this 3 was 3 was 5 that 4 all 5 that 6 kept 9 them 6 kept 10 alive 7 some 8 of 7 some 9 them 8 of 9 them you see [,] [they] [were] [starving] [.] 1 you 2 see yes , [sir] , they were starving . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 . 4 , 5 they 4 , 8 . 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 starving with the little wild friends , especially the little feathered folks , it is a very different [matter] . 1 with 5 friends 1 with 12 , 1 with 13 it 2 the 5 friends 3 little 5 friends 4 wild 5 friends 5 friends 11 folks 6 , 7 especially 6 , 11 folks 8 the 11 folks 9 little 11 folks 10 feathered 11 folks 11 folks 12 , 13 it 14 is 14 is 17 different 15 a 16 very 16 very 17 different 17 different 19 . so when their food supply is wholly cut off , they starve or [else] freeze to death in a very short time [.] 1 so 11 they 1 so 13 or 2 when 5 supply 2 when 8 cut 2 when 10 , 2 when 11 they 3 their 5 supply 4 food 5 supply 5 supply 6 is 6 is 7 wholly 6 is 8 cut 8 cut 9 off 11 they 13 or 12 starve 13 or 13 or 15 freeze 15 freeze 16 to 15 freeze 18 in 16 to 17 death 18 in 22 time 19 a 20 very 20 very 21 short 21 short 22 time a great [many] little lives are ended this way in every long , hard winter storm [.] 1 a 2 great 1 a 16 storm 2 great 5 lives 4 little 5 lives 5 lives 6 are 6 are 7 ended 7 ended 9 way 7 ended 10 in 8 this 9 way 10 in 15 winter 11 every 15 winter 12 long 13 , 12 long 15 winter 14 hard 15 winter little [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [was] [so] [weak] [that] [he] [could] [hardly] [fly] , [and] [he] [shook] [with] [chills] . 1 little 14 , 14 , 20 . he made straight for the apple-tree [where] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [always] [keeps] a piece of suet tied to [a] branch [for] [tommy] and his friends [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 24 and 3 straight 4 for 3 straight 24 and 4 for 21 branch 5 the 6 apple-tree 6 apple-tree 10 's 10 's 15 piece 14 a 15 piece 15 piece 16 of 16 of 17 suet 17 suet 18 tied 17 suet 19 to 19 to 21 branch 24 and 26 friends 25 his 26 friends drummer [the] [woodpecker] was there [before] [him] [.] 1 drummer 4 was 4 was 5 there " [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [dee] [!] ["] said [tommy] [tit] [faintly] [but] [cheerfully] [,] [for] he couldn't be [other] [than] cheery if he tried [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 be 19 be 22 cheery 22 cheery 23 if 23 if 24 he 23 if 25 tried 24 he 25 tried ["] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [dee] [!] that looks good to me [.] ["] 1 that 2 looks 2 looks 3 good 3 good 4 to 4 to 5 me " [it] [is] [good] [,] " [mumbled] [drummer] [,] [pecking] [away] [at] [the] [suet] [greedily] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [come] [on] [,] [tommy] [tit] [.] don't wait for [me] , for [i] [won't] [be] [through] [for] a long time [.] 1 don't 2 wait 2 wait 3 for 3 for 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 14 time 12 a 13 long 12 a 14 time 13 long 14 time i ['m] [nearly] starved , and [i] [guess] you must be . ["] 1 i 5 , 4 starved 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 you 9 you 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 . " [i] [am] [,] ["] confessed [tommy] [,] as he flew over [beside] [drummer] [.] 1 " 6 confessed 6 confessed 9 as 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 flew 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over " [thank] [you] [ever] so [much] [for] [not] [making] [me] [wait] [.] ["] 1 " 5 so " [don't] [mention] [it] [,] ["] replied [drummer] [,] [with] [his] mouth [full] [.] 1 " 7 replied 7 replied 12 mouth " [this] is no [time] [for] politeness [.] 1 " 3 is 3 is 7 politeness 4 no 7 politeness [here] [comes] [yank] [yank] [the] [nuthatch] [.] i guess there is room for him too [.] ["] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 there 2 guess 4 is 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 room 4 is 6 for 4 is 8 too 5 room 6 for 6 for 7 him yank [yank] was promptly invited to join them and did so after apologizing for seeming so greedy [.] 1 yank 9 and 3 was 5 invited 3 was 9 and 4 promptly 5 invited 5 invited 6 to 5 invited 7 join 6 to 7 join 7 join 8 them 9 and 11 so 9 and 12 after 9 and 14 for 10 did 11 so 12 after 13 apologizing 13 apologizing 14 for 14 for 15 seeming 15 seeming 17 greedy 16 so 17 greedy " [if] [i] [couldn't] [get] [my] [stomach] [full] [before] [night] [,] [i] [certainly] [should] [freeze] [to] [death] [before] [morning] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 22 said 22 said 23 he 23 he 24 . ["] [what] [a] [blessing] [it] [is] [to] [have] [all] [this] [good] [food] [waiting] [for] [us] [.] [if] [i] [had] [to] [hunt] [for] [my] [usual] [food] [on] [the] [trees] [,] [i] [certainly] [should] [have] [to] [give] [up] [and] [die] [.] it took all my strength to get over here [.] 1 it 2 took 2 took 3 all 2 took 6 to 3 all 4 my 3 all 5 strength 4 my 5 strength 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 over 8 over 9 here my , [i] [feel] [like] [a] [new] [bird] [already] [!] 1 my 2 , [here] [comes] [sammy] [jay] [.] i wonder if he will try to drive us away as he usually does [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 6 try 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 try 6 try 7 to 6 try 8 drive 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 9 us 8 drive 10 away 8 drive 11 as 11 as 12 he 11 as 14 does 12 he 14 does 13 usually 14 does sammy did nothing of the kind [.] 1 sammy 2 did 2 did 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 6 kind 5 the 6 kind he was very meek and most polite [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 very 4 meek 4 meek 5 and 5 and 7 polite 6 most 7 polite " [can] [you] [make] [room] [for] [a] [starving] [fellow] [to] [get] [a] [bite] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 17 asked 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 asked " [i] [wouldn't] [ask] [it] [but] [that] [i] [couldn't] [last] [another] [night] [without] [food] [.] " 1 " 16 " ["] [dee] [,] [dee] [,] [dee] [!] always room for [one] more [,] ["] [replied] [tommy] [tit] [,] [crowding] [over] [to] [give] [sammy] [room] [.] 1 always 2 room 2 room 3 for 3 for 5 more " [wasn't] [that] [a] [dreadful] [storm] [?] " 1 " 8 " " [worst] [i] [ever] [knew] [,] " [mumbled] [sammy] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [wonder] [if] [i] [ever] [will] [be] [warm] [again] [.] " 1 " 12 " until their stomachs were full , [not] another word was said [.] 1 until 3 stomachs 1 until 4 were 1 until 6 , 1 until 9 word 2 their 3 stomachs 3 stomachs 4 were 4 were 5 full 8 another 9 word 9 word 10 was 10 was 11 said meanwhile [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] had discovered that the storm was [over] [.] 1 meanwhile 6 had 6 had 7 discovered 7 discovered 8 that 8 that 10 storm 8 that 11 was 9 the 10 storm 10 storm 11 was his own troubles were at an end , for in the tree he was headed for [was] a store of corn [.] 1 his 2 own 1 his 3 troubles 3 troubles 4 were 4 were 5 at 5 at 7 end 6 an 7 end 7 end 9 for 8 , 9 for 9 for 13 he 10 in 12 tree 10 in 13 he 11 the 12 tree 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 headed 15 headed 16 for 16 for 19 store 18 a 19 store 19 store 20 of 20 of 21 corn [chapter] [xii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [hunt] [in] [vain] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [plans] [for] [good] [quite] [often] [are] [not] [understood] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no no , indeed [!] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed everybody who was not sleeping the winter away , [or] who had [not] a store of food right at hand , was out [.] 1 everybody 2 who 1 everybody 3 was 1 everybody 11 who 1 everybody 22 was 2 who 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 7 winter 3 was 8 away 4 not 5 sleeping 6 the 7 winter 9 , 11 who 11 who 12 had 11 who 21 , 12 had 15 store 14 a 15 store 15 store 16 of 16 of 17 food 17 food 18 right 18 right 20 hand 19 at 20 hand 22 was 23 out but not all were [so] fortunate [as] [tommy] [tit] [and] [his] [friends] in finding a good meal [.] 1 but 2 not 1 but 4 were 3 all 4 were 4 were 6 fortunate 6 fortunate 13 in 13 in 14 finding 14 finding 17 meal 15 a 16 good 15 a 17 meal 16 good 17 meal it was [very] coarse food , but [it] [would] [take] [away] [that] empty [feeling] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 but 4 coarse 7 but 5 food 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 13 empty mrs [.] grouse burst out of the snow and hurried to get a meal before dark [.] 1 mrs 3 grouse 3 grouse 9 and 4 burst 6 of 4 burst 9 and 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 snow 7 the 8 snow 9 and 10 hurried 9 and 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 14 meal 12 get 15 before 12 get 16 dark 13 a 14 meal she had no time to be particular , and [so] she ate spruce buds . 1 she 2 had 2 had 4 time 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 8 , 6 be 7 particular 6 be 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 she 9 and 15 . 11 she 12 ate 12 ate 14 buds 13 spruce 14 buds she was thankful to have that much [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 thankful 3 thankful 4 to 3 thankful 5 have 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 much 6 that 7 much [granny] [fox] [and] [reddy] [were] [out] [too] [.] that seems like a dreadful hope , [doesn't] it [?] 1 that 2 seems 2 seems 3 like 3 like 7 , 4 a 5 dreadful 4 a 6 hope 5 dreadful 6 hope 6 hope 7 , 7 , 9 it but one of the first laws [of] [old] [mother] [nature] is self-preservation . 1 but 2 one 1 but 11 is 2 one 3 of 3 of 6 laws 4 the 5 first 4 the 6 laws 11 is 12 self-preservation 12 self-preservation 13 . that means to save your own life first [.] 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 to 2 means 4 save 3 to 4 save 4 save 7 life 4 save 8 first 5 your 6 own 5 your 7 life their teeth and stomachs are not made for such food [.] 1 their 2 teeth 2 teeth 3 and 3 and 4 stomachs 3 and 5 are 5 are 6 not 5 are 7 made 6 not 7 made 7 made 8 for 8 for 10 food 9 such 10 food it was hard [going] [for] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard they soon found that their hope that they would find some of their neighbors too weak to escape was quite [in] vain [.] 1 they 3 found 2 soon 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 6 hope 4 that 19 was 5 their 6 hope 6 hope 7 that 6 hope 19 was 7 that 8 they 7 that 10 find 8 they 9 would 9 would 10 find 10 find 14 neighbors 11 some 14 neighbors 12 of 14 neighbors 13 their 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 16 weak 15 too 16 weak 16 weak 17 to 16 weak 18 escape 17 to 18 escape 19 was 22 vain 20 quite 22 vain ["] [we] ['ll] [go] [down] [to] [the] [old] [briar-patch] [.] i don't believe it will be of [much] [use] , but you never can tell until you try [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 will 5 will 6 be 6 be 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 you 11 but 15 tell 12 you 14 can 13 never 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 until 16 until 17 you 16 until 18 try 17 you 18 try peter [rabbit] [may] take it into his silly head to [come] [outside] , " [said] [granny] , leading [the] [way] [.] 1 peter 18 leading 4 take 5 it 4 take 10 to 5 it 6 into 6 into 9 head 7 his 9 head 8 silly 9 head 10 to 17 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 17 , 17 , 18 leading when they [reached] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [they] found that [peter] [was] [not] [outside] [.] 1 when 2 they 2 they 9 found 9 found 10 that in fact , peering between the brambles and bushes , they could see his little brown form bobbing about as he hunted for tender bark [.] 1 in 3 , 1 in 25 bark 2 fact 3 , 3 , 24 tender 4 peering 5 between 4 peering 8 and 5 between 7 brambles 6 the 7 brambles 8 and 9 bushes 8 and 10 , 8 and 11 they 8 and 23 for 8 and 24 tender 11 they 12 could 12 could 13 see 13 see 18 bobbing 13 see 23 for 14 his 16 brown 15 little 16 brown 16 brown 17 form 17 form 18 bobbing 18 bobbing 22 hunted 19 about 20 as 20 as 21 he 20 as 22 hunted 21 he 22 hunted he had already made little paths along which he could hop easily [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 made 3 already 4 made 4 made 6 paths 5 little 6 paths 6 paths 7 along 7 along 8 which 7 along 9 he 7 along 11 hop 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hop 11 hop 12 easily peter saw them almost as soon as they saw him [.] 1 peter 2 saw 2 saw 3 them 2 saw 4 almost 2 saw 7 as 4 almost 6 soon 5 as 6 soon 7 as 8 they 7 as 9 saw 8 they 9 saw 9 saw 10 him " [hard] [times] [these] [,] " [said] [peter] [pleasantly] [.] 1 " 6 " " [i] [hope] [your] [stomachs] [are] [not] [as] [empty] [as] [mine] [.] " 1 " 13 " he pulled a strip of bark from a young tree and began to chew it [.] 1 he 11 and 2 pulled 4 strip 2 pulled 11 and 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 5 of 6 bark 6 bark 7 from 7 from 10 tree 8 a 9 young 8 a 10 tree 9 young 10 tree 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 chew 14 chew 15 it this was more than [reddy] [could] [stand] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 more 2 was 4 than to see [peter] eating while his own stomach was just one great big ache from emptiness was too much [.] 1 to 2 see 1 to 17 was 2 see 4 eating 4 eating 5 while 5 while 8 stomach 5 while 9 was 6 his 7 own 6 his 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 was 9 was 14 ache 9 was 15 from 10 just 11 one 11 one 14 ache 12 great 14 ache 13 big 14 ache 14 ache 15 from 15 from 16 emptiness 17 was 19 much 18 too 19 much peter stopped chewing and sat up [.] 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 and 3 chewing 4 and 4 and 5 sat 4 and 6 up ["] [come] [right] [along] [,] [reddy] [.] come right along if you want to , but [i] [would] advise [you] to save your skin and your coat , " said he . 1 come 2 right 1 come 4 if 2 right 3 along 4 if 5 you 4 if 9 but 5 you 9 but 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 , 6 want 9 but 7 to 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 advise 12 advise 14 to 14 to 21 , 15 save 18 and 15 save 21 , 16 your 18 and 17 skin 18 and 18 and 20 coat 19 your 20 coat 21 , 22 " 21 , 23 said 23 said 24 he 24 he 25 . reddy 's only reply was a snarl as he pushed his way under the brambles [.] 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 only 2 's 4 reply 4 reply 5 was 5 was 7 snarl 5 was 8 as 6 a 7 snarl 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 pushed 9 he 10 pushed 10 pushed 12 way 10 pushed 13 under 11 his 12 way 12 way 13 under 13 under 15 brambles 14 the 15 brambles he yelped as they tore his coat and scratched his face [,] [but] [he] [kept] on [.] 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 as 3 as 8 and 4 they 8 and 5 tore 7 coat 5 tore 8 and 6 his 7 coat 8 and 9 scratched 9 scratched 11 face 9 scratched 16 on 10 his 11 face now [peter] ['s] [paths] [were] [very] [cunningly] [made] . 1 now 9 . he had cut them through the very thickest of the briars [just] [big] [enough] [for] [himself] [and] [mrs] [peter] to hop along comfortably [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 cut 3 cut 4 them 3 cut 5 through 3 cut 20 to 5 through 8 thickest 6 the 7 very 6 the 8 thickest 8 thickest 9 of 9 of 11 briars 10 the 11 briars 20 to 21 hop 21 hop 22 along 21 hop 23 comfortably it was no trouble at all [for] [peter] to keep out of [his] [way] , and [before] [long] [reddy] [gave] up [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 trouble 3 no 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 at 4 trouble 9 to 4 trouble 10 keep 4 trouble 12 of 5 at 6 all 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 out 12 of 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 21 up [without] [a] [word] [granny] [fox] [led] [the] [way] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] they would [try] [to] [find] [where] [mrs] [grouse] [was] [sleeping] [under] [the] [snow] [.] 1 they 2 would but though they hunted all night , they failed to find her , for she wisely had gone to bed in a spruce-tree [.] 1 but 8 they 1 but 9 failed 2 though 3 they 2 though 4 hunted 2 though 7 , 2 though 8 they 3 they 4 hunted 4 hunted 6 night 5 all 6 night 8 they 9 failed 9 failed 10 to 9 failed 11 find 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 her 11 find 14 for 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 she 15 she 17 had 16 wisely 17 had 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 20 bed 18 gone 21 in 19 to 20 bed 21 in 23 spruce-tree 22 a 23 spruce-tree [chapter] [xiii] [:] [granny] [fox] [admits] [growing] [old] who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself [.] 1 who 2 will 1 who 10 fools 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 admit 3 not 4 admit 4 admit 5 he 4 admit 10 fools 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 older 8 each 9 day 9 day 10 fools 10 fools 12 one 10 fools 13 but 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 but 13 but 14 himself [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [is] [a] [spry] old [lady] [for] [her] age [.] 1 old 7 old 7 old 11 age if you don't believe it just try to catch her [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 believe 1 if 7 try 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 6 just 7 try 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 catch 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 10 her but spry as she is , she isn't as spry as she used to be [.] 1 but 7 she 1 but 8 isn't 2 spry 3 as 2 spry 6 , 2 spry 7 she 3 as 4 she 3 as 5 is 4 she 5 is 7 she 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 spry 9 as 10 spry 10 spry 11 as 11 as 12 she 11 as 13 used 12 she 13 used 13 used 14 to 13 used 15 be 14 to 15 be no , [sir] , [granny] [fox] [isn't] [as] [spry] [as] she used to be . 1 no 2 , 2 , 15 . 4 , 11 she 4 , 15 . 11 she 12 used 12 used 13 to 12 used 14 be 13 to 14 be the truth is [,] [granny] [is] [getting] [old] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is she never would admit [it] [,] and [reddy] [never] [had] realized [it] [until] the [day] [after] [the] [great] storm [.] 1 she 3 would 2 never 3 would 3 would 4 admit 4 admit 7 and 7 and 19 storm 11 realized 14 the 14 the 19 storm they had neither the strength nor the courage to search any longer then [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 6 nor 2 had 9 to 3 neither 6 nor 4 the 5 strength 5 strength 6 nor 6 nor 8 courage 7 the 8 courage 9 to 10 search 10 search 11 any 11 any 12 longer 12 longer 13 then you see [,] [it] [is] [food] that [makes] [strength] , and lack of food takes [away] strength [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 that 7 that 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lack 12 lack 13 of 12 lack 15 takes 13 of 14 food 15 takes 17 strength this was [why] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [just] [had] to rest [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 10 to 10 to 11 rest hungry as they were , they [had] [to] give up [for] awhile [.] 1 hungry 2 as 1 hungry 5 , 1 hungry 6 they 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 were 6 they 9 give 9 give 10 up 9 give 12 awhile reddy flung himself down , and if [ever] there was [a] discouraged [young] [fox] he was that one [.] 1 reddy 2 flung 2 flung 3 himself 2 flung 4 down 4 down 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 was 6 and 16 was 7 if 9 there 9 there 10 was 12 discouraged 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 one 17 that 18 one " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [dead] , " he moaned [.] 1 " 10 moaned 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 moaned " [tut] [,] [tut] [,] [tut] [!] " [said] [granny] [fox] [sharply] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [that] ['s] [no] [way] [for] [a] [young] [fox] [to] [talk] [!] i 'm ashamed of you [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 4 of 5 you i am indeed [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 indeed then she added more [kindly] : ["] [i] [know] [just] [how] [you] [feel] [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 added 3 added 4 more 3 added 6 : just try to forget your empty stomach and rest awhile [.] 1 just 2 try 2 try 8 and 3 to 8 and 4 forget 7 stomach 4 forget 8 and 5 your 7 stomach 6 empty 7 stomach 8 and 9 rest 9 rest 10 awhile we have had a tiresome , disappointing , discouraging night [,] [but] [when] [you] [are] [rested] [things] [will] [not] [look] [quite] [so] [bad] [.] 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 had 3 had 10 night 4 a 5 tiresome 4 a 10 night 5 tiresome 6 , 5 tiresome 10 night 7 disappointing 8 , 7 disappointing 10 night 9 discouraging 10 night you know the old saying : 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 saying 2 know 6 : 3 the 5 saying 4 old 5 saying 5 saying 6 : you think you couldn't possibly feel any worse than you do right [now] , [but] [you] [could] [.] 1 you 2 think 2 think 3 you 2 think 14 , 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 6 feel 5 possibly 6 feel 6 feel 7 any 7 any 8 worse 8 worse 9 than 9 than 11 do 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 right [many] [a] [time] [i] [have] [had] [to] [go] [hungry] [longer] [than] [this] [.] after we have rested awhile we will go [over] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 1 after 2 we 1 after 4 rested 1 after 6 we 2 we 3 have 3 have 4 rested 4 rested 5 awhile 6 we 7 will 7 will 8 go perhaps we will have better luck there [.] ["] 1 perhaps 2 we 2 we 3 will 3 will 4 have 4 have 6 luck 5 better 6 luck 6 luck 7 there so [reddy] tried to [forget] the emptiness of his stomach and [actually] [had] a nap , for he was [very] , very tired [.] 1 so 19 was 3 tried 4 to 4 to 7 emptiness 6 the 7 emptiness 7 emptiness 8 of 8 of 11 and 9 his 10 stomach 10 stomach 11 and 11 and 15 nap 14 a 15 nap 15 nap 17 for 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 23 tired 21 , 23 tired 22 very 23 tired when he awoke he felt better [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 awoke 1 when 4 he 2 he 3 awoke 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 better " well , [granny] , " said he , " let's start [for] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 1 " 9 , 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 12 start 11 let's 12 start the snow has crusted [over] , and [we] won't find it such hard going as it was last night [.] ["] 1 the 2 snow 2 snow 3 has 3 has 7 and 4 crusted 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 won't 9 won't 10 find 10 find 11 it 10 find 14 going 10 find 15 as 12 such 14 going 13 hard 14 going 15 as 16 it 15 as 17 was 16 it 17 was 17 was 19 night 18 last 19 night granny arose [and] [followed] [reddy] out to the doorstep [.] 1 granny 2 arose 2 arose 6 out 6 out 7 to 7 to 9 doorstep 8 the 9 doorstep she walked stiffly [.] 1 she 2 walked 2 walked 3 stiffly the truth is [,] [she] ached in every one of her old bones [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 6 ached 6 ached 7 in 7 in 9 one 8 every 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 13 bones 11 her 13 bones 12 old 13 bones at least [,] that is the way [it] [seemed] to her [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 10 to 10 to 11 her she looked [towards] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 1 she 2 looked it seemed very far away [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 far 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 away she sighed wearily [.] 1 she 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 wearily " [i] [don't] [believe] [i] ['ll] [go] [,] [reddy] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 she 12 said 14 . " [you] [run] [along] [and] [luck] [go] [with] [you] [.] " 1 " 11 " reddy turned and stared [at] [granny] suspiciously [.] 1 reddy 3 and 2 turned 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 7 suspiciously you know his is a very suspicious nature [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 his 2 know 4 is 3 his 4 is 4 is 8 nature 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 nature 6 very 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 nature could it be that [granny] [had] [some] [secret] [plan] of her own to get a meal and wanted to get rid of him ? 1 could 2 it 1 could 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 10 of 10 of 12 own 11 her 12 own 12 own 13 to 12 own 17 and 13 to 17 and 14 get 16 meal 14 get 17 and 15 a 16 meal 17 and 18 wanted 18 wanted 19 to 18 wanted 24 ? 19 to 22 of 20 get 21 rid 21 rid 22 of 22 of 23 him " [what] ['s] [the] [matter] [with] [you] [?] " he demanded roughly [.] 1 " 11 demanded 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 roughly " [it] [was] [you] [who] [proposed] [going] [over] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] " 1 " 14 " granny smiled [.] 1 granny 2 smiled it was a sad sort of smile [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 sort 3 a 4 sad 3 a 5 sort 4 sad 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 6 of 7 smile ["] [the] [truth] [is] [,] [reddy] [,] [i] [am] [growing] [old] [.] i am going to stay right here and rest [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 8 and 4 to 8 and 5 stay 6 right 5 stay 8 and 6 right 7 here 8 and 9 rest perhaps [then] [i] ['ll] [feel] [able] [to] [go] [hunting] [to-night] . 1 perhaps 11 . you trot [along] now , [and] if you get more than a stomachful , [just] remember [old] [granny] and bring her a bite [.] ["] 1 you 2 trot 2 trot 4 now 2 trot 7 if 5 , 7 if 7 if 8 you 7 if 9 get 7 if 14 , 8 you 9 get 9 get 10 more 9 get 11 than 11 than 13 stomachful 12 a 13 stomachful 14 , 19 and 16 remember 19 and 19 and 20 bring 20 bring 21 her 20 bring 23 bite 22 a 23 bite there was something [in] [the] [way] [granny] [spoke] that [told] [reddy] she was speaking the truth . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 2 was 17 . 9 that 12 she 9 that 17 . 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 speaking 14 speaking 16 truth 15 the 16 truth it was the very first time she ever had admitted that she was growing old and was no longer the equal of any [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 time 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 first 3 the 6 time 6 time 7 she 6 time 16 and 7 she 16 and 8 ever 9 had 9 had 10 admitted 9 had 16 and 10 admitted 11 that 11 that 13 was 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 growing 14 growing 15 old 16 and 17 was 17 was 19 longer 17 was 21 equal 18 no 19 longer 20 the 21 equal 21 equal 22 of 22 of 23 any never before had he noticed how gray she had grown [.] 1 never 2 before 1 never 3 had 3 had 4 he 3 had 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 how 6 how 7 gray 7 gray 10 grown 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 grown reddy felt a [feeling] [of] shame creep over him , shame [that] [he] [had] [suspected] [granny] of playing a sharp trick [.] 1 reddy 2 felt 2 felt 11 shame 3 a 6 shame 3 a 11 shame 6 shame 7 creep 7 creep 8 over 7 creep 10 , 8 over 9 him 11 shame 17 of 17 of 18 playing 18 playing 21 trick 19 a 20 sharp 19 a 21 trick and this little feeling [of] shame was followed instantly by a splendid thought [.] 1 and 6 shame 1 and 8 followed 2 this 3 little 3 little 6 shame 4 feeling 6 shame 6 shame 7 was 7 was 8 followed 8 followed 9 instantly 8 followed 10 by 10 by 13 thought 11 a 13 thought 12 splendid 13 thought he would go out and find food of some kind , and [he] [would] bring it [straight] [back] [to] [granny] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 5 and 3 go 4 out 3 go 5 and 5 and 12 and 6 find 7 food 6 find 12 and 7 food 8 of 8 of 10 kind 9 some 10 kind 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 bring 15 bring 16 it " go [back] in [the] [house] [and] [lie] [down] [,] [granny] , " said he [kindly] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 4 in 4 in 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 17 . " [i] [am] [going] [to] [get] [something] [,] [and] [whatever] [it] [may] [be] [you] [shall] [have] [your] [share] [.] " 1 " 20 " with this he trotted [off] [towards] [the] [old] [pasture] and somehow he didn't mind [the] ache in his stomach as [he] [had] before [.] 1 with 2 this 1 with 3 he 3 he 4 trotted 4 trotted 17 in 4 trotted 23 before 10 and 12 he 10 and 16 ache 11 somehow 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 mind 16 ache 17 in 17 in 19 stomach 18 his 19 stomach 20 as 23 before [chapter] [xiv] [:] [three] [vain] [and] [foolish] [wishes] there 's [nothing] so foolishly silly and [vain] [as] to wish for a thing [you] [can] [never] [attain] [.] 1 there 2 's 2 's 4 so 2 's 10 to 4 so 7 and 5 foolishly 6 silly 6 silly 7 and 10 to 11 wish 11 wish 12 for 12 for 14 thing 13 a 14 thing [old] [granny] [fox] [.] we [all] [know] [that] [,] [yet] [most] [of] [us] are [just] foolish enough to make such a wish now [and] then [.] 1 we 10 are 10 are 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 enough 12 foolish 14 to 12 foolish 15 make 14 to 15 make 15 make 18 wish 15 make 19 now 15 make 21 then 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 wish 18 wish 19 now i guess you have done it [.] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 you 2 guess 5 done 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 it i [know] [i] have . 1 i 4 have 4 have 5 . [peter] [rabbit] [has] [done] [it] [often] [and] [then] [laughed] [at] [himself] [afterwards] [.] i suspect that [even] [shrewd] [,] [clever] [old] [granny] [fox] [has] [been] [guilty] of it [more] [than] [once] [.] 1 i 2 suspect 2 suspect 3 that 2 suspect 14 of 14 of 15 it so it is not surprising that [reddy] [fox] , [terribly] [hungry] as he was , [should] do a little foolish wishing [.] 1 so 2 it 1 so 9 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 surprising 4 not 5 surprising 5 surprising 6 that 9 , 13 he 9 , 15 , 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 15 , 17 do 17 do 21 wishing 18 a 19 little 19 little 20 foolish 20 foolish 21 wishing it was cold , very cold indeed , but his fur coat kept him warm as long as he was moving . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 cold 3 cold 6 cold 4 , 6 cold 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 7 indeed 6 cold 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 coat 9 but 13 kept 10 his 12 coat 11 fur 12 coat 12 coat 13 kept 13 kept 14 him 13 kept 15 warm 15 warm 17 long 15 warm 18 as 16 as 17 long 18 as 19 he 18 as 20 was 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 moving 21 moving 22 . the [green] [meadows] [were] [glistening] [white] [with] snow [.] 1 the 8 snow all the world , at least [all] [that] [part] of [it] [with] which [reddy] was acquainted , [was] [white] [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 world 3 world 10 of 3 world 17 , 4 , 6 least 4 , 10 of 5 at 6 least 10 of 13 which 13 which 15 was 15 was 16 acquainted it was [beautiful] , very beautiful , as millions of sparkles flashed in the sun [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 beautiful 4 , 6 beautiful 5 very 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 8 as 7 , 8 as 8 as 11 sparkles 9 millions 10 of 9 millions 11 sparkles 10 of 11 sparkles 11 sparkles 12 flashed 12 flashed 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 sun jack [frost] [had] hardened [the] [snow] [so] [that] [reddy] [no] [longer] [had] to wade through it [.] 1 jack 4 hardened 4 hardened 13 to 13 to 14 wade 14 wade 15 through 15 through 16 it he could run on the crust now without breaking through [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 run 3 run 4 on 3 run 7 now 3 run 8 without 4 on 6 crust 5 the 6 crust 8 without 9 breaking 9 breaking 10 through this made it much easier , so he trotted [along] swiftly [.] 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 it 2 made 5 easier 4 much 5 easier 5 easier 7 so 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 he 7 so 9 trotted 8 he 9 trotted 9 trotted 11 swiftly probably [the] [bob] [white] [family] [were] there [now] , and he might surprise them [.] 1 probably 7 there 1 probably 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 13 surprise 11 he 12 might 12 might 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 them he would go there first [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 there 3 go 5 first reddy stopped and looked carefully to make sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [bowser] [the] [hound] [were] nowhere in sight [.] 1 reddy 3 and 1 reddy 14 and 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 3 and 13 boy 4 looked 6 to 5 carefully 6 to 6 to 7 make 8 sure 9 that 9 that 12 's 12 's 13 boy 14 and 19 nowhere 19 nowhere 20 in 20 in 21 sight then he ran swiftly [towards] [the] [old] [orchard] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 swiftly just as he entered it he heard a merry voice just over his head : " dee , dee , dee , dee [!] ["] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 entered 2 as 6 he 4 entered 5 it 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 10 voice 8 a 9 merry 8 a 10 voice 9 merry 10 voice 10 voice 11 just 10 voice 15 : 11 just 12 over 12 over 14 head 13 his 14 head 15 : 16 " 15 : 18 , 17 dee 18 , 18 , 19 dee 19 dee 20 , 20 , 21 dee 21 dee 22 , 22 , 23 dee reddy stopped and looked up [.] 1 reddy 3 and 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 3 and 5 up reddy sat down right underneath that suet and looked up longingly [.] 1 reddy 8 and 2 sat 4 right 2 sat 5 underneath 2 sat 8 and 3 down 4 right 4 right 5 underneath 5 underneath 7 suet 6 that 7 suet 8 and 9 looked 8 and 10 up 8 and 11 longingly the sight of it made his mouth water so that it was almost more than he could stand [.] 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 2 sight 5 made 3 of 4 it 5 made 6 his 5 made 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 water 7 mouth 10 that 9 so 10 that 10 that 11 it 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 almost 12 was 14 more 12 was 15 than 15 than 16 he 15 than 18 stand 16 he 17 could he jumped once [.] 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 once he jumped twice [.] 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 twice he jumped three times [.] 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 times 3 three 4 times but all his jumping was in [vain] [.] 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 his 2 all 4 jumping 2 all 5 was 3 his 4 jumping 5 was 6 in that suet was beyond his reach [.] 1 that 2 suet 1 that 3 was 2 suet 3 was 3 was 4 beyond 4 beyond 6 reach 5 his 6 reach there was no possible way of reaching it [save] by flying or climbing [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 way 3 no 5 way 4 possible 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 reaching 7 reaching 8 it 7 reaching 10 by 8 it 10 by 10 by 12 or 11 flying 12 or 12 or 13 climbing reddy 's tongue hung out of his mouth with longing [.] 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 hung 4 hung 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 mouth 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 with 9 with 10 longing " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [climb] [,] " [said] [reddy] [.] 1 " 8 " but he couldn't climb , and all the wishing in the world wouldn't enable him to , as he very well knew [.] 1 but 6 and 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 6 and 4 climb 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 14 enable 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 wishing 7 all 13 wouldn't 8 the 9 wishing 9 wishing 10 in 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 13 wouldn't 14 enable 14 enable 15 him 14 enable 18 as 16 to 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 22 knew 19 he 22 knew 20 very 21 well 21 well 22 knew so after a little he started on [.] 1 so 5 he 2 after 4 little 2 after 5 he 3 a 4 little 5 he 6 started 6 started 7 on reddy crouched [down] and [very] [slowly] , [an] [inch] at a time [,] he crept forward , his eyes shining with eagerness . 1 reddy 17 , 1 reddy 23 . 2 crouched 4 and 2 crouched 17 , 4 and 15 crept 7 , 14 he 10 at 12 time 10 at 14 he 11 a 12 time 14 he 15 crept 15 crept 16 forward 17 , 19 eyes 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 shining 19 eyes 21 with 20 shining 21 with 21 with 22 eagerness tears of rage and disappointment welled up in [reddy] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 tears 2 of 1 tears 4 and 2 of 3 rage 4 and 5 disappointment 4 and 6 welled 6 welled 7 up 7 up 8 in " [i] [wish] [i] [could] fly , " he muttered , as he watched the brown birds disappear in the big hemlock-tree [.] 1 " 10 muttered 6 fly 9 he 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 11 , 10 muttered 17 birds 10 muttered 18 disappear 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 watched 12 as 17 birds 13 he 14 watched 15 the 17 birds 16 brown 17 birds 17 birds 18 disappear 18 disappear 19 in 19 in 22 hemlock-tree 20 the 22 hemlock-tree 21 big 22 hemlock-tree this was quite as foolish [a] [wish] as [the] [other] , so [reddy] [trotted] [on] and decided to go down [past] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 foolish 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 foolish 5 foolish 8 as 5 foolish 18 to 8 as 17 decided 11 , 12 so 11 , 16 and 16 and 17 decided 18 to 19 go 19 go 20 down when he got there he found it , as he expected , frozen over [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 5 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 there 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 it 6 found 9 as 6 found 13 frozen 8 , 9 as 9 as 11 expected 9 as 12 , 10 he 11 expected 12 , 13 frozen 13 frozen 14 over but just where [the] [laughing] [brook] [joins] [it] [there] was a little place where there was open water [.] 1 but 2 just 1 but 3 where 3 where 10 was 10 was 13 place 10 was 14 where 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 place 12 little 13 place 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 there 14 where 16 was 15 there 16 was 16 was 18 water 17 open 18 water billy [mink] was on the ice at its edge [,] and [just] [as] [reddy] [got] there [billy] [dived] in [.] 1 billy 3 was 3 was 11 and 3 was 19 in 4 on 6 ice 4 on 11 and 5 the 6 ice 6 ice 7 at 7 at 9 edge 8 its 9 edge 11 and 16 there a minute later he climbed out with a fish in his mouth [.] 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 climbed 5 climbed 6 out 5 climbed 7 with 5 climbed 10 in 7 with 9 fish 8 a 9 fish 10 in 12 mouth 11 his 12 mouth " [give] [me] [a] [bite] [,] " [begged] [reddy] [.] 1 " 7 " " [catch] [your] [own] [fish] [,] " [retorted] [billy] [mink] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [have] [to] [work] [hard] [enough] [for] [what] [i] [get] [as] [it] [is] [.] " 1 " 16 " reddy was afraid to go out on the ice where [billy] [was] , and so he sat and watched him eat that fine fish [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 to 3 afraid 14 and 4 to 14 and 5 go 6 out 5 go 7 on 5 go 14 and 7 on 9 ice 8 the 9 ice 10 where 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 21 eat 15 so 16 he 16 he 18 and 17 sat 18 and 18 and 19 watched 19 watched 20 him 19 watched 21 eat 21 eat 24 fish 22 that 23 fine 23 fine 24 fish then [billy] dived [into] [the] [water] [again] and disappeared [.] 1 then 3 dived 3 dived 8 and 8 and 9 disappeared reddy waited a long time [,] [but] [billy] [did] [not] [return] [.] 1 reddy 2 waited 2 waited 5 time 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [dive] [,] " [gulped] [reddy] [,] [thinking] [of] [the] [fine] [fish] [somewhere] [under] [the] [ice] [.] 1 " 8 " and this wish was quite as foolish as the other wishes [.] 1 and 3 wish 1 and 4 was 2 this 3 wish 3 wish 4 was 4 was 7 foolish 5 quite 6 as 6 as 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 as 8 as 11 wishes 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 wishes [chapter] [xv] [:] [reddy] [fights] [a] [battle] [old] [granny] [fox] he wished now that he had gone straight there [.] 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 now 2 wished 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 gone 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 straight 7 gone 9 there so [reddy] [fox] [was] [grumbling] [to] [himself] [as] he hurried [to] [the] [old] [pasture] and his heart was very bitter [.] 1 so 9 he 9 he 15 and 10 hurried 15 and 15 and 18 was 16 his 17 heart 17 heart 18 was 18 was 20 bitter 19 very 20 bitter it seemed to him that everything was against him [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 3 to 4 him 5 that 6 everything 5 that 7 was 6 everything 7 was 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 him his [neighbors] [had] food , but he had none , not so much as a crumb [.] 1 his 4 food 4 food 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 6 but 8 had 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 none 9 none 13 much 10 , 11 not 10 , 13 much 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 as 14 as 16 crumb 15 a 16 crumb it was unfair [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 unfair [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [unjust] [.] if he could climb he could get food [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 climb 1 if 5 he 2 he 3 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food if he could fly he could get food [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 fly 1 if 5 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 fly 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food if he could dive he could get food [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 dive 1 if 5 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 dive 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food but he could neither climb , fly , [nor] dive [.] 1 but 6 , 2 he 3 could 3 could 6 , 4 neither 5 climb 5 climb 6 , 6 , 8 , 7 fly 8 , 8 , 10 dive the [minute] [old] [jed] [saw] [that] [reddy] [was] safely [past] , [he] [started] for his bull-briar castle [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [.] 1 the 9 safely 9 safely 11 , 11 , 14 for 14 for 17 castle 15 his 17 castle 16 bull-briar 17 castle it was not [until] [then] that [reddy] discovered [him] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 6 that 6 that 8 discovered of course , [reddy] [started] [after] [him] , and this time he made good use of his speed [.] 1 of 8 , 2 course 3 , 3 , 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 he 9 and 13 made 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 he 12 he 13 made 13 made 15 use 14 good 15 use 15 use 16 of 16 of 18 speed 17 his 18 speed but he was too late . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 late 4 too 5 late old [jed] [thumper] [reached] [his] castle [with] [reddy] [two] [jumps] [behind] [him] [.] 1 old 6 castle then [all] [in] [a] [flash] [reddy] [fox] [became] [the] [shrewd] , [clever] [fellow] that he [really] is . he grinned . 1 then 19 he 11 , 14 that 11 , 18 . 14 that 17 is 15 he 17 is 18 . 19 he 19 he 20 grinned 20 grinned 21 . " [it] ['s] [of] [no] [use] [to] [try] [to] [fill] [an] [empty] [stomach] [on] [wishes] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . ["] [if] [i] [had] [come] [straight] [here] [and] [minded] [my] [own] [business] [,] [i] ['d] [have] [caught] [old] [jed] [thumper] [.] now [i] ['m] [going] to get some food [and] [i] ['m] [not] [going] [home] [until] [i] [do] [.] ["] 1 now 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 8 food 7 some 8 food all through [the] [old] [pasture] [he] [hunted] , [taking] care not to miss a single place where there was the least chance of finding food [.] 1 all 2 through 1 all 10 care 2 through 8 , 10 care 12 to 11 not 12 to 12 to 13 miss 13 miss 16 place 13 miss 17 where 14 a 15 single 14 a 16 place 15 single 16 place 17 where 18 there 17 where 19 was 18 there 19 was 19 was 22 chance 20 the 22 chance 21 least 22 chance 22 chance 23 of 23 of 24 finding 24 finding 25 food but it was all in [vain] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 7 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 all 3 was 5 in reddy gulped down his disappointment [.] 1 reddy 2 gulped 2 gulped 3 down 2 gulped 5 disappointment 4 his 5 disappointment " [now] [for] [the] [big] [river] [,] ["] said he , and started off [bravely] [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 9 said 12 and 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 off when he reached the edge of the [big] [river] , he hurried along the bank until he reached a place where the water seldom freezes [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 reached 1 when 10 , 1 when 11 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 6 of 7 the 11 he 12 hurried 12 hurried 13 along 12 hurried 16 until 13 along 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 16 until 17 he 16 until 18 reached 17 he 18 reached 18 reached 20 place 18 reached 21 where 19 a 20 place 20 place 21 where 21 where 23 water 21 where 25 freezes 22 the 23 water 23 water 25 freezes 24 seldom 25 freezes as he had hoped , he found that it was not frozen now [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 hoped 1 as 5 , 1 as 6 he 2 he 3 had 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 not 10 was 13 now 11 not 12 frozen it looked so black and cold that it made him shiver just to see it [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 so 3 so 5 and 3 so 11 shiver 4 black 5 and 5 and 6 cold 5 and 7 that 5 and 9 made 5 and 11 shiver 7 that 9 made 8 it 9 made 9 made 10 him 11 shiver 13 to 12 just 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 it back and forth with his nose to the ground he ran [.] 1 back 7 to 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 4 with 4 with 6 nose 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 to 7 to 9 ground 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 he 9 ground 11 ran 10 he 11 ran suddenly he stopped and sniffed [.] 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 4 and 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sniffed then he sniffed again [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sniffed 3 sniffed 4 again then he followed his nose straight to the very edge of the [big] [river] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 followed 3 followed 5 nose 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 6 straight 6 straight 7 to 7 to 10 edge 8 the 9 very 8 the 10 edge 10 edge 11 of 11 of 12 the there , floating in the black water [,] was a dead fish [!] 1 there 2 , 1 there 3 floating 3 floating 4 in 3 floating 9 was 4 in 7 water 5 the 7 water 6 black 7 water 9 was 12 fish 10 a 11 dead 10 a 12 fish by wading [in] he could get it [.] 1 by 2 wading 1 by 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 it reddy shivered at the touch of [the] [cold] [water] , but what were wet feet compared with such an empty stomach as his [?] 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 at 3 at 5 touch 4 the 5 touch 5 touch 6 of 6 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 11 but 14 wet 13 were 14 wet 14 wet 15 feet 15 feet 16 compared 16 compared 17 with 16 compared 22 as 17 with 21 stomach 18 such 19 an 19 an 21 stomach 20 empty 21 stomach 22 as 23 his in a minute he had that fish and was back on the shore [.] 1 in 3 minute 1 in 4 he 2 a 3 minute 4 he 8 and 5 had 7 fish 5 had 8 and 6 that 7 fish 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 back 10 back 11 on 11 on 13 shore 12 the 13 shore it [wasn't] [a] [very] [big] [fish] [,] [but] [it] would stop the ache in his stomach [until] [he] [could] [get] [something] [more] [.] 1 it 10 would 10 would 11 stop 11 stop 14 in 12 the 13 ache 13 ache 14 in 14 in 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach with a sigh of pure happiness he sank his teeth into it and then well , then [he] [remembered] [poor] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 with 3 sigh 1 with 7 he 2 a 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 4 of 6 happiness 5 pure 6 happiness 7 he 16 , 8 sank 13 and 8 sank 16 , 9 his 10 teeth 10 teeth 11 into 10 teeth 13 and 11 into 12 it 13 and 14 then 13 and 15 well 16 , 17 then reddy swallowed a mouthful and tried to forget [granny] [.] 1 reddy 5 and 2 swallowed 4 mouthful 2 swallowed 5 and 3 a 4 mouthful 5 and 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 forget but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . he swallowed another mouthful [.] 1 he 2 swallowed 2 swallowed 4 mouthful 3 another 4 mouthful poor old [granny] [was] [back] [there] [at] [home] [as] [hungry] [as] [he] [was] [and] [too] [stiff] [and] [tired] [to] [hunt] [.] 1 poor 2 old reddy choked [.] 1 reddy 2 choked then he began a battle with himself [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 5 battle 3 began 6 with 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 with 6 with 7 himself his stomach demanded that fish [.] 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 3 demanded 3 demanded 4 that 3 demanded 5 fish if he ate it , no one would be [the] wiser [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 ate 1 if 5 , 1 if 7 one 2 he 3 ate 3 ate 4 it 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 11 wiser but [granny] [needed] it [even] [more] than he did [.] 1 but 4 it 1 but 9 did 7 than 8 he 8 he 9 did for a long time [reddy] [fought] [with] [himself] [.] 1 for 4 time 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time in the end he picked up the fish and started for home [.] 1 in 3 end 1 in 4 he 2 the 3 end 4 he 9 and 5 picked 6 up 5 picked 8 fish 5 picked 9 and 7 the 8 fish 9 and 10 started 10 started 11 for 11 for 12 home [chapter] [xvi] [:] [reddy] [is] [made] [truly] [happy] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [reddy] [fox] [ran] [all] [the] [way] [home] [from] [the] [big] [river] [just] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [go] [.] in his mouth he carried the fish he had found [and] from which he had taken just two bites [.] 1 in 3 mouth 1 in 4 he 2 his 3 mouth 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 7 fish 6 the 7 fish 7 fish 8 he 7 fish 9 had 7 fish 10 found 7 fish 12 from 8 he 9 had 12 from 13 which 12 from 14 he 12 from 16 taken 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 taken 16 taken 19 bites 17 just 18 two 18 two 19 bites you remember he had had a battle with himself over that fish , and now he was running away from himself [.] 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 8 with 2 remember 14 and 2 remember 16 he 2 remember 17 was 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 had 5 had 7 battle 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 with 8 with 9 himself 10 over 14 and 11 that 12 fish 12 fish 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 now 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 running 18 running 19 away 18 running 20 from 20 from 21 himself that sounds funny [,] [doesn't] [it] [?] 1 that 2 sounds 2 sounds 3 funny but it was true . 1 but 2 it 1 but 5 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 true yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] [was] [running] [away] [from] [himself] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 12 . so he was running his very hardest so as to get there before this could happen [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 running 4 running 7 hardest 4 running 10 to 4 running 13 before 5 his 6 very 5 his 7 hardest 8 so 9 as 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 there 13 before 14 this 13 before 16 happen 14 this 15 could 15 could 16 happen so really he was running away from himself , from his selfish self [.] 1 so 3 he 2 really 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 running 5 running 6 away 5 running 7 from 5 running 10 from 7 from 8 himself 9 , 10 from 10 from 13 self 11 his 13 self 12 selfish 13 self " [i] ['ve] [brought] [you] [something] to [eat] , [granny] , " he panted [,] as he laid the fish at her feet [.] 1 " 14 panted 7 to 9 , 7 to 11 , 7 to 13 he 11 , 12 " 13 he 14 panted 14 panted 21 at 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 laid 18 laid 20 fish 19 the 20 fish 20 fish 21 at 21 at 23 feet 22 her 23 feet he was quite out of breath with running [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 of 3 quite 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 7 with 7 with 8 running ["] [it] [isn't] [much] [,] [but] [it] [is] [something] [.] it is all [i] [could] [find] for you . ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 7 for 7 for 8 you 8 you 9 . " [what] [have] [you] [had] [to] [eat] [?] " [asked] [granny] [softly] [.] 1 " 9 " reddy turned his head [that] [granny] [might] [not] [see] [his] [face] [.] 1 reddy 2 turned 2 turned 4 head 3 his 4 head " [oh] [,] [i] ['ve] [had] [something] [,] ["] said he , trying to speak lightly [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 13 trying 12 , 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 speak 15 speak 16 lightly it was true [;] [he] [had] [had] [two] [bites] from that fish [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 true 3 true 10 from 10 from 12 fish 11 that 12 fish now you know just how [shrewd] [and] smart and wise [granny] [fox] [is] [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 just 3 know 5 how 5 how 8 smart 8 smart 9 and 9 and 10 wise reddy didn't fool her just [the] least little bit [.] 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fool 3 fool 4 her 3 fool 5 just 5 just 9 bit 7 least 8 little 8 little 9 bit she took two small bites from the fish [.] 1 she 2 took 2 took 5 bites 2 took 6 from 3 two 5 bites 4 small 5 bites 5 bites 6 from 6 from 8 fish 7 the 8 fish " [now] [,] ["] said she , " [we] ['ll] divide it , ["] and [she] [bit] [in] two parts what [remained] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 she 5 said 7 , 5 said 21 what 7 , 8 " 7 , 15 and 11 divide 12 it 11 divide 13 , 13 , 15 and 15 and 20 parts 19 two 20 parts in [a] twinkling she had gulped down the smallest part , for you know she was [very] , very hungry [.] 1 in 3 twinkling 1 in 9 smallest 3 twinkling 4 she 3 twinkling 6 gulped 4 she 5 had 7 down 9 smallest 8 the 9 smallest 9 smallest 10 part 10 part 12 for 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 know 14 know 15 she 14 know 16 was 15 she 16 was 16 was 20 hungry 18 , 20 hungry 19 very 20 hungry " [that] [is] [your] [share] [,] ["] said she , as she pushed what remained over [to] [reddy] [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 8 said 10 , 8 said 14 what 8 said 15 remained 11 as 12 she 11 as 13 pushed 11 as 14 what 12 she 13 pushed 14 what 15 remained 15 remained 16 over reddy tried to refuse it [.] 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 refuse 4 refuse 5 it " [i] [brought] [it] [all] [for] [you] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . ["] [you] [brought] [it] [to] [me] [when] [all] [you] [had] [had] [was] [the] [two] [little] [bites] [you] [had] [taken] [from] [it] [.] you can't fool me [,] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 fool 3 fool 4 me now you mind what [i] [say] and eat your share [.] ["] 1 now 2 you 2 you 7 and 3 mind 4 what 3 mind 7 and 7 and 8 eat 8 eat 10 share 9 your 10 share granny said this last very sternly [.] 1 granny 2 said 2 said 3 this 2 said 4 last 2 said 6 sternly 5 very 6 sternly reddy looked at [granny] , and then he bolted down that little piece of fish without another word [.] 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 bolted 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 bolted 9 bolted 10 down 9 bolted 13 piece 9 bolted 16 without 11 that 13 piece 12 little 13 piece 13 piece 14 of 14 of 15 fish 15 fish 16 without 16 without 18 word 17 another 18 word " [that] ['s] [better] [,] " [said] [granny] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [we] [will] [feel] [better] [,] [both] [of] [us] [.] now [that] [i] ['ve] [something] [in] [my] [stomach] , [i] [feel] [two] [years] [younger] . 1 now 9 , 9 , 15 . [before] [you] [came] [,] [i] [didn't] [feel] [as] [if] [i] [should] [ever] [be] [able] [to] [go] [on] [another] [hunt] [.] if you [hadn't] [brought] [something] [,] [i] [i] ['m] [afraid] [i] couldn't have lasted much [longer] [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 have 13 have 14 lasted 14 lasted 15 much by another day you [probably] [wouldn't] have [had] [old] [granny] to think of [.] 1 by 3 day 1 by 4 you 2 another 3 day 4 you 7 have 7 have 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of you may not know [it] , [but] [i] know that you saved my life [,] [reddy] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 9 know 3 not 4 know 4 know 6 , 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 you 10 that 12 saved 11 you 12 saved 12 saved 14 life 13 my 14 life i had [reached] [a] point [where] [i] [just] [had] to have a little food [.] 1 i 2 had 2 had 5 point 5 point 10 to 10 to 11 have 11 have 14 food 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 food you know there are times when a very little food is [of] more good [than] [a] [lot] [of] [food] [could] [be] [later] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 are 3 there 4 are 4 are 5 times 5 times 6 when 6 when 10 food 6 when 11 is 7 a 10 food 8 very 9 little 9 little 10 food 10 food 11 is 11 is 14 good 13 more 14 good this was one of those times [.] ["] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 times 5 those 6 times never [in] [all] [his] [life] [had] [reddy] [fox] [felt] so [truly] [happy] [.] 1 never 10 so he was still hungry , [very] , very hungry [.] 1 he 5 , 2 was 3 still 2 was 5 , 3 still 4 hungry 5 , 7 , 7 , 9 hungry 8 very 9 hungry but he gave it no thought [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 gave 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 it 3 gave 6 thought 5 no 6 thought he had [saved] [granny] [fox] , [good] [old] [granny] who had taught [him] [all] [he] [knew] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 17 . 6 , 10 who 6 , 17 . 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 taught and he knew that [granny] knew how he had had to fight [with] [himself] to do it [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 6 knew 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 6 knew 7 how 7 how 8 he 7 how 10 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 had 10 had 11 to 10 had 12 fight 12 fight 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 it reddy was happy through and through with the great happiness that comes from having done something for some one [else] [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 happy 2 was 5 and 4 through 5 and 5 and 6 through 6 through 7 with 6 through 13 from 7 with 10 happiness 8 the 10 happiness 9 great 10 happiness 10 happiness 11 that 10 happiness 12 comes 13 from 14 having 14 having 15 done 15 done 16 something 15 done 17 for 16 something 17 for 17 for 19 one 18 some 19 one " [it] [was] [nothing] , " he muttered [.] 1 " 8 muttered 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 muttered " [it] [was] [a] [very] [great] [deal] [,] " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 " 9 " and then she changed the subject [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 she 1 and 4 changed 3 she 4 changed 4 changed 6 subject 5 the 6 subject " [how] [would] [you] [like] [to] [eat] [a] [dinner] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] ['s] ? " she asked [.] 1 " 18 asked 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 17 she 17 she 18 asked [chapter] [xvii] [:] [granny] [fox] [promises] [reddy] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny looked so sober and so much in [earnest] that [reddy] [decided] [she] couldn't be joking , even though it did sound that way [.] 1 granny 2 looked 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 sober 3 so 5 and 3 so 15 be 5 and 7 much 6 so 7 much 8 in 10 that 10 that 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 be 15 be 16 joking 15 be 19 though 17 , 19 though 18 even 19 though 19 though 20 it 19 though 22 sound 20 it 21 did 21 did 22 sound 22 sound 24 way 23 that 24 way ["] [i] [certainly] [would] [like] [it] [,] [granny] [.] yes , indeed , [i] certainly would like it , " said he . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 6 certainly 6 certainly 10 , 7 would 8 like 7 would 10 , 8 like 9 it 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . " [you] [you] [don't] [suppose] [he] [will] [give] [us] [one] [,] [do] [you] [?] " 1 " 15 " granny chuckled [.] 1 granny 2 chuckled " [no] [,] [reddy] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 . " [bowser] [isn't] so [generous] [as] [all] [that] [,] [especially] [to] [foxes] [.] 1 " 4 so he isn't going to give [us] [that] [dinner] [;] [we] [are] [going] to take it away from him [.] 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 13 to 13 to 14 take 14 take 15 it 14 take 16 away 14 take 17 from 17 from 18 him yes , [sir] , we just naturally are going to take it away from , [him] . ["] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 17 . 5 we 8 are 6 just 8 are 7 naturally 8 are 8 are 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 12 it 11 take 13 away 11 take 14 from 14 from 15 , 15 , 17 . reddy didn't [for] the life of him see how it could be possible to take [a] [dinner] away [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 life 2 didn't 8 see 4 the 5 life 5 life 6 of 6 of 7 him 8 see 9 how 9 how 10 it 9 how 12 be 10 it 11 could 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 14 to 14 to 15 take 15 take 18 away that seemed to him almost as impossible as it was for him to climb or fly or dive [.] 1 that 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 7 impossible 3 to 4 him 5 almost 6 as 6 as 7 impossible 7 impossible 8 as 7 impossible 11 for 7 impossible 13 to 8 as 9 it 9 it 10 was 11 for 12 him 13 to 15 or 14 climb 15 or 15 or 17 or 16 fly 17 or 17 or 18 dive but he had great faith in [granny] ['s] cleverness . 1 but 2 he 1 but 10 . 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 faith 3 had 6 in 4 great 5 faith 5 faith 6 in 6 in 9 cleverness he remembered how [she] [had] [so] [nearly] [caught] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 how he knew that not for one single minute had her sharp wits [been] idle [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 9 had 3 that 4 not 3 that 9 had 4 not 5 for 5 for 8 minute 6 one 8 minute 7 single 8 minute 9 had 12 wits 9 had 14 idle 10 her 12 wits 11 sharp 12 wits he knew that all that time she had been studying and studying to find some way by which they could get something to eat [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 all 3 that 14 find 4 all 5 that 4 all 6 time 4 all 14 find 5 that 6 time 6 time 7 she 6 time 13 to 7 she 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 11 and 9 been 13 to 10 studying 11 and 11 and 12 studying 14 find 16 way 15 some 16 way 16 way 17 by 16 way 23 to 16 way 24 eat 17 by 18 which 17 by 19 they 17 by 21 get 19 they 20 could 20 could 21 get 21 get 22 something 23 to 24 eat but [if] we can , let's do it right away [.] 1 but 3 we 1 but 5 , 3 we 4 can 5 , 6 let's 6 let's 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 right 9 right 10 away i 'm hungry enough to dare almost anything for the sake of something to put in my stomach [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 enough 3 hungry 9 for 3 hungry 14 to 3 hungry 15 put 5 to 6 dare 6 dare 8 anything 7 almost 8 anything 8 anything 9 for 9 for 11 sake 10 the 11 sake 11 sake 12 of 12 of 13 something 14 to 15 put 15 put 16 in 16 in 18 stomach 17 my 18 stomach it is so empty that little bit of fish we divided is shaking around as if it were lost [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 empty 3 so 4 empty 4 empty 5 that 5 that 9 fish 5 that 12 is 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 7 bit 9 fish 8 of 9 fish 9 fish 10 we 9 fish 11 divided 9 fish 12 is 10 we 11 divided 12 is 13 shaking 12 is 16 if 13 shaking 14 around 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 it 16 if 19 lost 17 it 18 were 18 were 19 lost gracious , [i] [could] [eat] [a] [million] [fish] the size of that one [!] 1 gracious 2 , 1 gracious 10 size 9 the 10 size 10 size 11 of 11 of 13 one 12 that 13 one have you thought of [fanner] [brown] ['s] [hens] , [granny] [?] " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 9 , 9 , 12 " ["] [of] [course] [,] [reddy] [!] of course [!] 1 of 2 course what a silly question [!] ["] [replied] [granny] [.] 1 what 4 question 2 a 4 question 3 silly 4 question " we [may] have to come to them [yet] [.] " 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 to 7 to 8 them 8 them 11 " " [i] [wish] [i] [was] [at] [them] [right] [now] [,] ["] interrupted [reddy] [with] a sigh [.] 1 " 12 interrupted 12 interrupted 16 sigh 15 a 16 sigh " but you [know] [what] [i] have told you [,] " [went] [on] [granny] [.] 1 " 8 told 2 but 3 you 3 you 7 have 7 have 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 11 " ["] [the] [surest] [way] [of] [getting] [into] [trouble] [is] [to] [steal] [hens] [.] it will be a great deal better to take [bowser] ['s] dinner away from him [.] 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 7 better 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 better 7 better 8 to 7 better 9 take 8 to 9 take 9 take 12 dinner 9 take 13 away 9 take 14 from 14 from 15 him most [decidedly] it will be better and safer to try for [bowser] ['s] dinner than to try for one of those hens [.] ["] 1 most 3 it 1 most 9 to 1 most 10 try 3 it 4 will 4 will 5 be 5 be 6 better 7 and 8 safer 8 safer 9 to 10 try 11 for 10 try 16 to 10 try 17 try 11 for 14 dinner 15 than 16 to 16 to 17 try 17 try 18 for 18 for 19 one 19 one 20 of 20 of 22 hens 21 those 22 hens " [just] [as] [you] [say] [,] [granny] [;] [just] [as] [you] [say] [,] " [returned] [reddy] [.] 1 " 14 " ["] [you] [know] [best] [.] but [how] under the sun we can do it beats me [.] ["] 1 but 3 under 1 but 9 it 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 we 5 sun 8 do 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 9 it 10 beats 10 beats 11 me " [it] [is] [very] [simple] [,] " [replied] [granny] [,] ["] [very] [simple] [indeed] [.] 1 " 7 " most things are simple enough when you find out how to do them [.] 1 most 2 things 2 things 3 are 3 are 4 simple 4 simple 5 enough 4 simple 6 when 6 when 7 you 6 when 9 out 7 you 9 out 8 find 9 out 9 out 10 how 10 how 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 them neither [of] [us] [could] [do] [it] [alone] , but together we can do it without the least bit of risk . 1 neither 8 , 1 neither 21 . 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 we 9 but 13 do 10 together 11 we 11 we 12 can 12 can 13 do 13 do 14 it 13 do 15 without 14 it 15 without 15 without 18 bit 16 the 18 bit 17 least 18 bit 18 bit 19 of 19 of 20 risk listen . ["] 1 listen 2 . granny went [close] [to] [reddy] and whispered to him , although there wasn't a soul within hearing [.] 1 granny 6 and 2 went 6 and 6 and 7 whispered 7 whispered 8 to 7 whispered 11 although 8 to 9 him 10 , 11 although 11 although 12 there 11 although 13 wasn't 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 15 soul 13 wasn't 16 within 14 a 15 soul 15 soul 16 within 16 within 17 hearing a slow grin spread over [reddy] ['s] [face] [as] [he] [listened] [.] 1 a 3 grin 2 slow 3 grin 3 grin 4 spread 4 spread 5 over when she had finished , he laughed right out [.] 1 when 4 finished 1 when 5 , 1 when 6 he 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 finished 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 right 8 right 9 out " [granny] , [you] [are] [a] [wonder] [!] " he exclaimed admiringly [.] 1 " 11 exclaimed 3 , 9 " 3 , 10 he 10 he 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 admiringly ["] [i] [never] [should] [have] [thought] [of] [that] [.] of course we can do it [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 we 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 do 5 do 6 it my , [won't] [bowser] [be] [surprised] [!] 1 my 2 , and how mad he 'll be [!] 1 and 2 how 1 and 6 be 3 mad 4 he 4 he 5 'll 5 'll 6 be come on , [let's] be [starting] [!] ["] 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 , 3 , 5 be " [all] [right] [,] ["] said [granny] [,] and [the] [two] started [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 9 and 9 and 12 started [chapter] [xviii] [:] [why] [bowser] [the] [hound] [didn't] [eat] [his] [dinner] the thing [you] ['ve] [puzzled] [most] [about] [is] [simple] [once] [you] ['ve] found it out [.] 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 13 found 13 found 14 it 14 it 15 out [old] [granny] [fox] [.] bowser [the] [hound] [dearly] [loves] to hunt [just] for the pleasure of the chase [.] 1 bowser 6 to 6 to 7 hunt 7 hunt 9 for 9 for 11 pleasure 10 the 11 pleasure 11 pleasure 12 of 12 of 14 chase 13 the 14 chase bowser had missed [the] [exciting] [hunts] [he] [used] to enjoy so much with [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 bowser 2 had 2 had 3 missed 3 missed 9 to 3 missed 13 with 9 to 10 enjoy 10 enjoy 12 much 11 so 12 much 13 with 17 boy so [bowser] [had] formed the habit of [slipping] [away] [alone] [for] [a] hunt [every] [once] [in] [a] [while] [.] 1 so 13 hunt 4 formed 6 habit 5 the 6 habit 6 habit 7 of 7 of 13 hunt of course [bowser] [wasn't] [kept] [chained] [all] [the] [time] [.] 1 of 2 course oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no when his master was about , where he could keep an eye on [bowser] , he would let him go free [.] 1 when 3 master 1 when 4 was 1 when 15 , 1 when 16 he 2 his 3 master 3 master 4 was 4 was 5 about 5 about 6 , 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 keep 10 keep 12 eye 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 13 on 13 on 15 , 16 he 17 would 17 would 18 let 18 let 19 him 18 let 20 go 20 go 21 free but whenever he was going away and didn't want to take [bowser] with [him] , [he] [would] chain [bowser] [up] [.] 1 but 3 he 1 but 9 want 2 whenever 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 away 7 and 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 13 with 13 with 15 , 15 , 18 chain now [bowser] [always] [had] [one] [good] [big] [meal] [a] [day] . 1 now 11 . if he happened to be chained , it was brought out to him [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 happened 1 if 7 , 1 if 8 it 2 he 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 6 chained 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 chained 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 brought 10 brought 11 out 10 brought 12 to 12 to 13 him if [not] [,] it was [given] [to] [him] just outside the kitchen door [.] 1 if 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 9 just 9 just 10 outside 10 outside 13 door 11 the 13 door 12 kitchen 13 door granny [fox] knew all about this [.] 1 granny 3 knew 3 knew 4 all 3 knew 5 about 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 this granny saw that he was chained and a sly grin crept over her face [.] 1 granny 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 was 5 was 7 and 6 chained 7 and 7 and 10 grin 8 a 9 sly 8 a 10 grin 9 sly 10 grin 10 grin 11 crept 11 crept 12 over 12 over 14 face 13 her 14 face " [you] [stay] [right] [here] [and] [watch] [until] [his] [dinner] [is] [brought] [out] [to] [him] [,] ["] said she [to] [reddy] . 1 " 18 said 18 said 19 she 18 said 22 . " [as] [soon] [as] [whoever] brings [it] [has] [gone] [back] [to] [the] [house] [you] [walk] [right] out [where] [bowser] [will] [see] [you] [.] 1 " 6 brings 6 brings 17 out at the sight of you , he 'll forget all about his dinner [.] 1 at 3 sight 1 at 6 , 1 at 7 he 2 the 3 sight 3 sight 4 of 4 of 5 you 7 he 8 'll 8 'll 9 forget 9 forget 10 all 10 all 11 about 11 about 12 his 12 his 13 dinner then slip around back [of] the barn and join me back of that shed [.] ["] 1 then 2 slip 2 slip 3 around 2 slip 4 back 2 slip 7 barn 2 slip 8 and 6 the 7 barn 8 and 9 join 9 join 11 back 10 me 11 back 11 back 12 of 12 of 14 shed 13 that 14 shed so [reddy] [sat] [down] [to] [watch] , and [granny] [left] [him] [.] 1 so 7 , 7 , 8 and [by] [and] [by] [mrs] [brown] [came] [out] [of] [the] [house] [with] [a] [pan] [full] [of] [good] [things] [.] she put it down in front of [bowser] ['s] [little] house and called to him [.] 1 she 12 and 2 put 3 it 2 put 4 down 2 put 12 and 4 down 5 in 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 7 of 11 house 12 and 13 called 12 and 14 to 14 to 15 him then [she] [turned] [and] [hurried] [back] , for it was very cold [.] 1 then 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 cold 11 very 12 cold bowser came out of his little house , yawned and stretched lazily [.] 1 bowser 8 , 2 came 4 of 2 came 8 , 3 out 4 of 4 of 7 house 5 his 7 house 6 little 7 house 8 , 10 and 8 , 12 lazily 9 yawned 10 and 10 and 11 stretched it was [time] [for] [reddy] to do his part [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 part 8 his 9 part out he walked and sat down [right] in front [of] [bowser] and grinned at him [.] 1 out 2 he 2 he 4 and 3 walked 4 and 4 and 12 and 5 sat 6 down 5 sat 12 and 6 down 8 in 8 in 9 front 12 and 13 grinned 13 grinned 14 at 14 at 15 him bowser stared for a minute as if he doubted his own eyes [.] 1 bowser 2 stared 2 stared 3 for 2 stared 7 if 3 for 5 minute 4 a 5 minute 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 9 doubted 8 he 9 doubted 9 doubted 12 eyes 10 his 11 own 10 his 12 eyes [such] [impudence] [!] bowser growled [.] 1 bowser 2 growled then with a yelp he sprang [towards] [reddy] . 1 then 5 he 2 with 4 yelp 2 with 5 he 3 a 4 yelp 5 he 6 sprang 6 sprang 9 . he tugged with all his might and yelped and barked [frantically] , [but] [reddy] just sat there and grinned in the most provoking manner . 1 he 7 and 2 tugged 3 with 2 tugged 7 and 3 with 4 all 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 might 7 and 9 and 8 yelped 9 and 9 and 10 barked 10 barked 25 . 12 , 18 and 12 , 25 . 15 just 16 sat 16 sat 17 there 16 sat 18 and 18 and 19 grinned 19 grinned 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 24 manner 22 most 23 provoking 23 provoking 24 manner it was great fun to tease [bowser] [this] [way] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 fun 2 was 5 to 3 great 4 fun 5 to 6 tease meanwhile [old] [granny] [fox] had stolen [out] from around the corner of the shed [behind] [bowser] [.] 1 meanwhile 5 had 5 had 6 stolen 6 stolen 8 from 8 from 9 around 9 around 11 corner 10 the 11 corner 11 corner 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 shed getting hold of the edge of the pan with her teeth [she] pulled it back with her around the corner and out of sight [.] 1 getting 2 hold 1 getting 9 with 1 getting 13 pulled 2 hold 3 of 2 hold 6 of 3 of 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 6 of 8 pan 7 the 8 pan 8 pan 9 with 9 with 11 teeth 10 her 11 teeth 13 pulled 14 it 13 pulled 15 back 13 pulled 16 with 13 pulled 21 and 16 with 17 her 18 around 20 corner 18 around 21 and 19 the 20 corner 21 and 23 of 22 out 23 of 23 of 24 sight if she made any noise [,] [bowser] [didn't] [hear] [it] [.] 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 5 noise 4 any 5 noise he was making too much noise himself and was too excited [.] 1 he 8 and 2 was 3 making 2 was 8 and 3 making 6 noise 3 making 7 himself 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 noise 8 and 9 was 9 was 11 excited 10 too 11 excited presently [reddy] [heard] the [sound] [of] [an] [opening] door [.] 1 presently 9 door 4 the 9 door mrs [brown] [was] [coming] [to] [see] [what] [all] [the] fuss [was] [about] [.] 1 mrs 10 fuss " [i] [guess] he must have seen a stray cat or something , " said [mrs] [brown] and went back in the house [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 18 and 5 must 6 have 5 must 13 , 6 have 7 seen 7 seen 11 or 8 a 10 cat 9 stray 10 cat 10 cat 11 or 11 or 12 something 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 said 15 said 18 and 18 and 19 went 19 went 20 back 20 back 21 in 21 in 23 house 22 the 23 house bowser continued to whine and tug at his chain for a few minutes [.] 1 bowser 2 continued 2 continued 3 to 2 continued 5 and 3 to 5 and 4 whine 5 and 5 and 6 tug 5 and 7 at 7 at 9 chain 8 his 9 chain 9 chain 10 for 10 for 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes then he gave it up [and] , growling deep in his throat , turned to eat his dinner [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 it 4 it 5 up 4 it 14 turned 5 up 8 growling 7 , 8 growling 8 growling 9 deep 8 growling 10 in 8 growling 13 , 10 in 12 throat 11 his 12 throat 14 turned 15 to 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 18 dinner 17 his 18 dinner but there wasn't any dinner [!] 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 dinner it had disappeared [,] [pan] [and] [all] [!] 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 disappeared bowser couldn't understand it at all [.] 1 bowser 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 at 5 at 6 all back [of] the shed [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [licked] [that] [pan] [clean] [;] [licked] [it] [until] [it] [was] [polished] [.] 1 back 4 shed 3 the 4 shed then , with little sighs of satisfaction , and [every] once in a while [a] [chuckle] , they trotted happily home [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 18 they 3 with 5 sighs 3 with 9 and 4 little 5 sighs 5 sighs 6 of 6 of 7 satisfaction 7 satisfaction 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 once 9 and 12 in 9 and 17 , 9 and 18 they 12 in 14 while 13 a 14 while 18 they 19 trotted 19 trotted 20 happily 19 trotted 21 home [chapter] [xix] [:] [old] [man] [coyote] [does] [a] [little] [thinking] investigate and [for] [yourself] [find] out [those] [things] [which] [most] [you] [want] to know about [.] 1 investigate 2 and 2 and 6 out 6 out 13 to 13 to 14 know 14 know 15 about [old] [granny] [fox] [.] never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] [enjoyed] [a] [dinner] [more] [than] [that] [one] he [and] [granny] [had] stolen [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 never 2 in 1 never 6 had 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 6 had 16 he 6 had 20 stolen funny [how] differently things look when your stomach is full from the way those [same] things look when it is empty [.] 1 funny 4 things 3 differently 4 things 4 things 5 look 5 look 6 when 5 look 18 when 5 look 21 empty 6 when 8 stomach 6 when 9 is 7 your 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 is 9 is 10 full 10 full 11 from 11 from 13 way 12 the 13 way 13 way 16 things 13 way 17 look 14 those 16 things 16 things 17 look 18 when 19 it 18 when 20 is 19 it 20 is best [of] all they knew they could play the same sharp trick again and steal [another] [dinner] [from] [bowser] if need be [.] 1 best 3 all 3 all 4 they 3 all 14 and 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 6 they 5 knew 14 and 6 they 14 and 7 could 8 play 7 could 14 and 8 play 12 trick 8 play 13 again 9 the 10 same 10 same 12 trick 11 sharp 12 trick 14 and 15 steal 15 steal 20 if 20 if 21 need 20 if 22 be 21 need 22 be it is a comforting feeling , a [very] comforting feeling , to know for a certainty where you can get another meal [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 feeling 2 is 12 to 2 is 14 for 2 is 17 where 3 a 5 feeling 4 comforting 5 feeling 5 feeling 10 feeling 6 , 10 feeling 7 a 10 feeling 9 comforting 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 , 12 to 13 know 14 for 16 certainty 15 a 16 certainty 16 certainty 17 where 17 where 18 you 17 where 20 get 18 you 19 can 19 can 20 get 20 get 22 meal 21 another 22 meal as a rule , when they have eaten one meal , they haven't the least idea where the next one is coming [from] [.] 1 as 3 rule 1 as 4 , 1 as 12 they 2 a 3 rule 5 when 6 they 5 when 8 eaten 5 when 11 , 5 when 12 they 6 they 7 have 7 have 8 eaten 8 eaten 10 meal 9 one 10 meal 12 they 13 haven't 13 haven't 16 idea 13 haven't 17 where 14 the 16 idea 15 least 16 idea 16 idea 17 where 17 where 20 one 17 where 21 is 18 the 19 next 18 the 20 one 20 one 21 is 21 is 22 coming how would you like to live that way [?] 1 how 2 would 2 would 3 you 2 would 4 like 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 to 4 like 6 live 5 to 6 live 6 live 8 way 7 that 8 way the [very] next [day] [granny] [and] [reddy] [went] up to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [at] [bowser] ['s] dinner [hour] [.] 1 the 3 next 1 the 9 up 9 up 10 to 10 to 17 dinner but [this] [time] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was [at] [work] near the barn , and [bowser] was not chained [.] 1 but 7 boy 1 but 14 , 7 boy 8 was 8 was 11 near 11 near 13 barn 12 the 13 barn 14 , 19 chained 15 and 17 was 17 was 18 not 17 was 19 chained granny [and] [reddy] stole [away] as [silently] [as] they had come [.] 1 granny 4 stole 4 stole 6 as 6 as 9 they 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 come they knew by the sound of his voice that he hadn't the least idea what had become of that dinner [.] 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 by 2 knew 6 of 3 by 5 sound 4 the 5 sound 6 of 8 voice 7 his 8 voice 8 voice 9 that 8 voice 17 become 8 voice 18 of 9 that 10 he 9 that 17 become 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 14 idea 12 the 14 idea 13 least 14 idea 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 become 18 of 20 dinner 19 that 20 dinner it was [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 it 2 was while he wasn't actually starving , he was always hungry [.] 1 while 2 he 1 while 3 wasn't 1 while 6 , 1 while 7 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 starving 4 actually 5 starving 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 always 8 was 10 hungry so he spent all the time when he wasn't sleeping in hunting for something to eat [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 spent 3 spent 4 all 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 time 5 the 6 time 6 time 7 when 6 time 15 to 6 time 16 eat 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 wasn't 8 he 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 sleeping 9 wasn't 11 in 10 sleeping 11 in 11 in 12 hunting 12 hunting 13 for 13 for 14 something 15 to 16 eat of course he often ran across the tracks of [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] , and once in a while he would meet them . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 5 ran 4 often 5 ran 5 ran 6 across 6 across 8 tracks 7 the 8 tracks 8 tracks 9 of 9 of 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 he 15 and 24 . 16 once 17 in 16 once 20 he 17 in 19 while 18 a 19 while 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 meet 22 meet 23 them it struck [old] [man] [coyote] [that] [they] [didn't] [seem] [as] [thin] as he was . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 12 as 12 as 13 he 12 as 15 . 13 he 14 was that set him to thinking [.] 1 that 2 set 2 set 3 him 2 set 4 to 4 to 5 thinking neither of them was a smarter hunter than [he] [.] 1 neither 2 of 1 neither 4 was 2 of 3 them 4 was 7 hunter 4 was 8 than 5 a 6 smarter 5 a 7 hunter 6 smarter 7 hunter in fact , he prided himself on being smarter than either of them [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 prided 5 prided 6 himself 5 prided 7 on 7 on 8 being 8 being 9 smarter 9 smarter 10 than 10 than 11 either 11 either 12 of 12 of 13 them yet when he met them , they seemed to be in the best of spirits and not at all worried because food was so scarce [.] 1 yet 7 they 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 met 2 when 6 , 2 when 7 they 3 he 4 met 4 met 5 them 7 they 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 be 9 to 10 be 10 be 16 and 10 be 25 scarce 11 in 13 best 11 in 16 and 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 14 of 15 spirits 16 and 17 not 16 and 18 at 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 worried 20 worried 21 because 21 because 22 food 21 because 23 was 22 food 23 was 23 was 24 so [why] [?] there must be a reason [.] 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 5 reason 4 a 5 reason they must be getting food of which he knew nothing [.] 1 they 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 getting 4 getting 5 food 5 food 6 of 6 of 7 which 7 which 8 he 7 which 9 knew 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 nothing " [i] ['ll] [just] [keep] [an] [eye] [on] [them] [,] " [muttered] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 " 11 " " [they] [are] [getting] [food] [somewhere] [,] [that] [is] [sure] , " he muttered , [as] he scratched first one ear and then the other [.] 1 " 14 muttered 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 , 14 muttered 17 he 14 muttered 18 scratched 17 he 18 scratched 18 scratched 19 first 18 scratched 22 and 20 one 21 ear 21 ear 22 and 22 and 23 then 22 and 25 other 24 the 25 other somehow he could think better when he was scratching his ears [.] 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 think 4 think 5 better 4 think 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 scratching 9 scratching 11 ears 10 his 11 ears i wonder if they are stealing [farmer] [brown] ['s] hens [and] [haven't] [been] [found] [out] [yet] [.] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 they 3 if 5 are 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 stealing 6 stealing 10 hens i ['ve] [kept] [away] [from] [there] [myself] , but [if] [they] [can] [steal] [hens] [and] not be [caught] , [i] certainly [can] . 1 i 8 , 8 , 17 be 8 , 19 , 9 but 16 not 16 not 17 be 19 , 21 certainly 21 certainly 23 . there [never] was [a] [fox] [yet] smart enough to do a thing that [a] [coyote] [cannot] [do] if he tries [.] 1 there 3 was 3 was 7 smart 7 smart 8 enough 7 smart 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 12 thing 11 a 12 thing 12 thing 13 that 13 that 20 tries 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 tries i [think] [i] 'll slip up [where] [i] [can] [watch] [farmer] [brown] ['s] and see what is going on up there [.] 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 14 and 5 slip 6 up 5 slip 14 and 14 and 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 is 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 on 18 going 20 up 18 going 21 there yes , [sir] , that ['s] [what] [i] 'll do . ["] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 11 . 4 , 5 that 4 , 11 . 5 that 9 'll 9 'll 10 do with [this] , [old] [man] [coyote] grinned and then curled himself up for a short nap [,] [for] he was tired [.] 1 with 3 , 1 with 19 he 3 , 8 and 7 grinned 8 and 8 and 10 curled 9 then 10 curled 10 curled 11 himself 10 curled 12 up 10 curled 13 for 13 for 16 nap 14 a 15 short 14 a 16 nap 15 short 16 nap 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 tired [chapter] [xx] [:] [a] [twice] [stolen] [dinner] no one ever is so smart that some one [else] may not prove to be smarter still . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 is 3 ever 4 is 4 is 6 smart 5 so 6 smart 6 smart 7 that 7 that 9 one 7 that 13 prove 8 some 9 one 9 one 11 may 11 may 12 not 11 may 13 prove 12 not 13 prove 13 prove 14 to 13 prove 17 still 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 smarter 17 still 18 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] listen and you shall hear all about three rogues [.] 1 listen 2 and 2 and 5 hear 3 you 4 shall 4 shall 5 hear 5 hear 6 all 5 hear 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 9 rogues 8 three 9 rogues two were in red and were [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 two 5 and 2 were 3 in 2 were 5 and 3 in 4 red 5 and 6 were and one was in gray and was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 and 6 and 1 and 11 . 2 one 6 and 3 was 4 in 3 was 6 and 4 in 5 gray 6 and 7 was they were the slyest , smartest rogues on all [the] [green] [meadows] or in [all] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 7 rogues 3 the 4 slyest 3 the 6 smartest 3 the 7 rogues 4 slyest 5 , 7 rogues 13 or 8 on 9 all 8 on 13 or 13 or 14 in and still [funnier] is it that one of them didn't even know where that dinner was or [what] kind of a dinner it would be [.] 1 and 2 still 1 and 4 is 1 and 12 know 4 is 5 it 4 is 6 that 7 one 8 of 7 one 10 didn't 8 of 9 them 10 didn't 12 know 11 even 12 know 12 know 17 or 12 know 20 of 13 where 15 dinner 13 where 16 was 13 where 17 or 14 that 15 dinner 15 dinner 16 was 17 or 19 kind 20 of 22 dinner 21 a 22 dinner 22 dinner 23 it 22 dinner 25 be 23 it 24 would 24 would 25 be he had waited [only] a little while [when] [along] [came] [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [past] [the] [place] [where] [old] [man] [coyote] was hiding . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 and 3 waited 7 while 3 waited 12 and 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while 12 and 22 was 22 was 23 hiding 23 hiding 24 . they didn't see him [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him of course not [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not he took care that [they] should have no chance [.] 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 care 3 care 4 that 3 care 6 should 4 that 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 9 chance 8 no 9 chance but anyway , they were not thinking of him [.] 1 but 2 anyway 1 but 3 , 1 but 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 not 5 were 7 thinking 7 thinking 8 of 8 of 9 him their thoughts were all of that dinner [they] intended to have , and the smart trick by which they would get it [.] 1 their 2 thoughts 2 thoughts 3 were 3 were 13 and 4 all 5 of 4 all 13 and 5 of 7 dinner 6 that 7 dinner 7 dinner 9 intended 9 intended 10 to 10 to 11 have 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 trick 13 and 17 by 14 the 16 trick 15 smart 16 trick 17 by 18 which 17 by 19 they 17 by 21 get 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 get 21 get 22 it [old] [man] [coyote] [crept] [after] [them] [.] he saw [granny] leave [reddy] [there] and hurry away [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 7 and 4 leave 7 and 7 and 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 away [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [wits] [worked] [fast] [.] " [i] [can't] [be] [in] [two] [places] [at] [once] [,] " [thought] [he] [,] ["] [so] [i] [can't] [watch] [both] [granny] [and] [reddy] [.] 1 " 11 " as [i] [can] watch but one [,] [which] [one] [shall] it [be] [?] 1 as 4 watch 1 as 11 it 4 watch 5 but 5 but 6 one granny , [of] [course] . 1 granny 2 , 1 granny 5 . granny is the smartest of [the] [two] , and whatever they are up to , she is at the bottom of it [.] 1 granny 2 is 2 is 4 smartest 3 the 4 smartest 4 smartest 5 of 5 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 17 is 10 whatever 15 , 10 whatever 16 she 11 they 12 are 12 are 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 , 16 she 17 is 17 is 18 at 18 at 20 bottom 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 21 of 22 it granny is the one to follow [.] ["] 1 granny 2 is 2 is 4 one 2 is 5 to 3 the 4 one 5 to 6 follow he crept as near as he dared and then lay flat down behind a little bunch of dead grass close to the shed [.] 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 4 near 3 as 4 near 4 near 16 bunch 5 as 6 he 5 as 8 and 6 he 8 and 7 dared 8 and 8 and 10 lay 8 and 11 flat 8 and 12 down 8 and 13 behind 9 then 10 lay 13 behind 16 bunch 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 bunch 15 little 16 bunch 16 bunch 17 of 16 bunch 21 to 17 of 19 grass 18 dead 19 grass 20 close 21 to 21 to 23 shed 22 the 23 shed for some time nothing happened [,] [and] [old] [man] [coyote] [was] [puzzled] [.] 1 for 3 time 1 for 4 nothing 2 some 3 time 4 nothing 5 happened after what seemed to him [a] long time , he heard a door open on the other side of the shed [.] 1 after 2 what 1 after 9 , 1 after 10 he 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 7 long 4 to 5 him 7 long 8 time 10 he 11 heard 11 heard 13 door 12 a 13 door 13 door 14 open 14 open 15 on 15 on 18 side 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 side 18 side 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 shed it was [mrs] [brown] carrying [bowser] ['s] [dinner] out to him [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 carrying 5 carrying 9 out 9 out 10 to 10 to 11 him of [course] , [old] [man] [coyote] [didn't] [know] [this] . 1 of 3 , 3 , 10 . he knew by the sounds that some one had come out of the house , and it made him nervous [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 by 2 knew 6 that 3 by 5 sounds 4 the 5 sounds 6 that 8 one 6 that 10 come 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 12 of 10 come 20 nervous 11 out 12 of 12 of 16 and 13 the 14 house 14 house 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 it 16 and 18 made 18 made 19 him he didn't like being [so] close [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [in] [broad] daylight [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 being 4 being 14 daylight 6 close 14 daylight " if she [isn't] [afraid] [,] [i] [don't] [need] [to] [be] [,] ["] thought [he] craftily [.] 1 " 14 thought 2 if 3 she 3 she 14 thought 14 thought 16 craftily after a few minutes he heard a door close and knew that whoever had come out had gone back into the house [.] 1 after 4 minutes 1 after 10 and 1 after 13 whoever 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 4 minutes 6 heard 4 minutes 10 and 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 8 door 7 a 8 door 9 close 10 and 10 and 11 knew 10 and 12 that 13 whoever 14 had 13 whoever 17 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 out 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 19 back 19 back 20 into 20 into 22 house 21 the 22 house almost [at] [once] [bowser] [the] [hound] [began] to yelp [and] [whine] [.] 1 almost 8 to 8 to 9 yelp swiftly [granny] [fox] disappeared around the corner of the shed [.] 1 swiftly 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 5 around 5 around 7 corner 6 the 7 corner 7 corner 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 shed just as swiftly [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] [forward] [and] [peeped] [around] [the] [corner] [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 swiftly there was [bowser] the [hound] tugging [at] [his] [chain] , and just [beyond] his reach was [reddy] [fox] [,] grinning in the [most] provoking [manner] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 24 provoking 4 the 6 tugging 6 tugging 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 just 11 and 15 reach 11 and 16 was 14 his 15 reach 16 was 20 grinning 20 grinning 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 24 provoking and there was [granny] [fox] , backing and dragging after her [bowser] 's dinner [.] 1 and 2 there 1 and 13 's 2 there 3 was 3 was 8 and 3 was 10 after 6 , 7 backing 6 , 8 and 8 and 9 dragging 10 after 11 her 13 's 14 dinner in [a] [flash] [old] [man] [coyote] [understood] the plan , and he almost chuckled aloud at the cleverness of it [.] 1 in 8 the 8 the 9 plan 9 plan 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 chuckled 12 he 14 chuckled 13 almost 14 chuckled 14 chuckled 15 aloud 14 chuckled 16 at 16 at 18 cleverness 17 the 18 cleverness 18 cleverness 19 of 19 of 20 it then he hastily backed behind the shed and waited [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 hastily 4 backed 4 backed 5 behind 4 backed 8 and 5 behind 7 shed 6 the 7 shed 8 and 9 waited in a minute [granny] [fox] [appeared] [,] [dragging] [bowser] 's dinner [.] 1 in 11 dinner 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 10 's 10 's 11 dinner she was so intent [on] [getting] [that] [dinner] that she [almost] backed [into] [old] [man] [coyote] without suspecting that he was anywhere about [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 intent 3 so 4 intent 4 intent 9 that 9 that 10 she 9 that 21 was 10 she 12 backed 12 backed 17 without 17 without 18 suspecting 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 anywhere 21 was 23 about ["] [thank] [you] [,] [granny] [.] you needn't bother [about] it [any] [longer] [;] [i] 'll take it now [,] ["] [growled] [old] [man] [coyote] [in] [granny] ['s] [ear] [.] 1 you 2 needn't 2 needn't 3 bother 3 bother 5 it 5 it 10 'll 10 'll 11 take 11 take 12 it 12 it 13 now granny let go of that dinner as if it burned her tongue , and [with] a frightened little yelp leaped to one side [.] 1 granny 4 of 2 let 3 go 3 go 4 of 4 of 6 dinner 4 of 7 as 5 that 6 dinner 7 as 14 and 7 as 20 leaped 8 if 9 it 8 if 10 burned 8 if 14 and 9 it 10 burned 11 her 12 tongue 12 tongue 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 yelp 14 and 20 leaped 16 a 19 yelp 17 frightened 19 yelp 18 little 19 yelp 20 leaped 21 to 21 to 23 side 22 one 23 side a [minute] later [reddy] [came] [racing] [around] from [behind] the barn [eager] [for] [his] share . 1 a 3 later 1 a 15 share 3 later 11 barn 8 from 10 the 10 the 11 barn 15 share 16 . what he saw was [old] [man] [coyote] [bolting] [down] that twice-stolen dinner [while] [granny] [fox] [fairly] [danced] [with] [rage] [.] 1 what 2 he 1 what 3 saw 1 what 4 was 2 he 3 saw 4 was 12 dinner 10 that 11 twice-stolen 11 twice-stolen 12 dinner [chapter] [xxi] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [talk] [things] [over] [.] you 'll [find] [as] [on] [through] [life] [you] go [the] [thing] [you] [want] [may] [prove] to be [the] [very] [thing] [you] shouldn't [have] [.] 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 9 go 9 go 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 22 shouldn't then seeming loss is gain [,] [you] [see] [.] 1 then 3 loss 2 seeming 3 loss 3 loss 4 is 4 is 5 gain [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " [robber] [!] " [snarled] [granny] [.] 1 " 4 " [old] [man] [coyote] [stopped] [eating] [long] [enough] [to] [grin] [.] ["] [thief] [!] [sneak] [!] coward [!] ["] snarled [reddy] [.] 1 coward 4 snarled once more [old] [man] [coyote] grinned [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 6 grinned when that dinner had disappeared down his throat to the last and [smallest] crumb , he licked his chops and turned [to] [granny] [and] [reddy] [.] 1 when 3 dinner 1 when 5 disappeared 1 when 16 he 2 that 3 dinner 3 dinner 4 had 4 had 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 down 6 down 8 throat 7 his 8 throat 9 to 14 crumb 9 to 15 , 9 to 16 he 10 the 11 last 10 the 14 crumb 12 and 14 crumb 16 he 20 and 17 licked 19 chops 17 licked 20 and 18 his 19 chops 20 and 21 turned " [i] ['m] [very] [much] [obliged] [for] [that] [dinner] [,] ["] said he pleasantly , his eyes twinkling with mischief [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 pleasantly 12 said 15 , 12 said 16 his 12 said 17 eyes 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 twinkling 17 eyes 19 with 18 twinkling 19 with 19 with 20 mischief " [it] was [the] best dinner [i] have had for [a] [long] [time] [.] 1 " 3 was 3 was 5 best 5 best 10 for 6 dinner 9 had 8 have 9 had 9 had 10 for allow me to say that that trick of yours was as smart a trick as [ever] [i] have seen [.] 1 allow 2 me 1 allow 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 7 trick 5 that 10 was 6 that 7 trick 7 trick 8 of 7 trick 10 was 8 of 9 yours 10 was 14 trick 10 was 15 as 11 as 12 smart 11 as 13 a 12 smart 13 a 13 a 14 trick 15 as 19 seen 18 have 19 seen it was quite worthy [of] [a] [coyote] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 worthy 3 quite 4 worthy you are a very clever old lady [,] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 7 lady 3 a 7 lady 4 very 5 clever 5 clever 7 lady 6 old 7 lady by the time she got around there , all she saw was the [empty] pan [which] [had] [held] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [.] 1 by 3 time 1 by 8 , 1 by 9 all 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 she 3 time 5 got 4 she 5 got 5 got 6 around 5 got 7 there 9 all 10 she 9 all 11 saw 9 all 12 was 10 she 11 saw 12 was 15 pan 13 the 15 pan she was puzzled [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled how that pan could be [where] [it] was she couldn't understand , and [bowser] [couldn't] tell her , although he tried his very best [.] 1 how 8 was 2 that 3 pan 3 pan 4 could 4 could 5 be 5 be 8 was 8 was 9 she 8 was 13 and 10 couldn't 11 understand 10 couldn't 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 tell 13 and 19 although 16 tell 17 her 18 , 19 although 19 although 20 he 19 although 21 tried 20 he 21 tried 21 tried 24 best 22 his 23 very 22 his 24 best she had been puzzled about that pan two or three times before [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 about 4 puzzled 11 times 4 puzzled 12 before 5 about 7 pan 6 that 7 pan 8 two 9 or 9 or 10 three 9 or 11 times old [man] [coyote] [lost] [no] [time] [in] [getting] back [home] [,] [for] [he] [never] [felt] [easy] [near] the [home] [of] [man] [in] [broad] daylight [.] 1 old 9 back 9 back 24 daylight 18 the 24 daylight granny [and] [reddy] [fox] [went] [home] [too] , and there was hate in their hearts , hate [for] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 granny 8 , 1 granny 22 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 9 and 11 was 11 was 13 in 12 hate 13 in 13 in 16 , 14 their 15 hearts 15 hearts 16 , 16 , 17 hate but [once] they reached home , [old] [granny] [fox] [stopped] growling , and presently she began to chuckle [.] 1 but 3 they 1 but 6 , 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 5 home 6 , 13 and 11 growling 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 18 chuckle 14 presently 15 she 15 she 16 began 16 began 17 to 16 began 18 chuckle 17 to 18 chuckle " [what] [are] [you] [laughing] [at] [?] " [demanded] [reddy] [.] 1 " 8 " " [at] [the] [way] [old] [man] [coyote] [stole] [that] [dinner] [from] [us] [,] " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 " 14 " ["] [i] [hate] [him] [!] he 's a sneaking robber [!] ["] [snapped] [reddy] [.] 1 he 2 's 2 's 5 robber 3 a 5 robber 4 sneaking 5 robber ["] [tut] [,] [tut] [,] [reddy] [!] tut , tut ! " [retorted] [granny] [.] 1 tut 2 , 1 tut 3 tut 2 , 3 tut 3 tut 4 ! 4 ! 5 " ["] [be] [fair-minded] [.] we stole [that] dinner from [bowser] [the] [hound] , and [old] [man] [coyote] stole it from us [.] 1 we 2 stole 2 stole 4 dinner 2 stole 5 from 2 stole 16 from 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 stole 14 stole 15 it 15 it 16 from 16 from 17 us i guess he is no worse than we are , when you come to think it [over] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 2 guess 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 6 worse 5 no 6 worse 6 worse 7 than 6 worse 11 when 7 than 8 we 7 than 9 are 8 we 9 are 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 you 11 when 13 come 12 you 13 come 13 come 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 it 16 it 18 . now is he [?] ["] 1 now 2 is 2 is 3 he " [i] [i] [well] [,] [i] [don't] [suppose] he is , when [you] [put] [it] [that] [way] , " [reddy] [admitted] grudgingly [.] 1 " 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 22 grudgingly 11 , 12 when 11 , 18 , 18 , 19 " 18 , 22 grudgingly " [and] he was smart , very smart , [to] [outwit] [two] [such] clever [people] as [we] [are] , " continued [granny] [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 9 , 5 smart 6 , 5 smart 9 , 6 , 8 smart 7 very 8 smart 9 , 14 clever 14 clever 16 as 16 as 19 , 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 continued " [you] [will] [have] [to] [agree] [to] [that] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [y-e-s] [,] " [said] [reddy] [slowly] [.] 1 " 4 " " he was smart enough [,] [but] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 smart 4 smart 5 enough " [there] [isn't] [any] [but] [,] [reddy] [,] " [interrupted] [granny] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [you] [know] [the] [law] [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [.] it is everybody for [himself] , and anything belongs to one who has the wit or the strength to take it [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 everybody 2 is 4 for 4 for 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 anything 7 and 9 belongs 8 anything 9 belongs 9 belongs 16 or 9 belongs 19 to 10 to 11 one 10 to 16 or 11 one 12 who 11 one 13 has 12 who 13 has 13 has 15 wit 14 the 15 wit 16 or 18 strength 17 the 18 strength 19 to 20 take 20 take 21 it it was [all] fair enough , and you know there isn't the least use in crying over spilled milk , as the saying is . 1 it 6 , 2 was 4 fair 2 was 6 , 4 fair 5 enough 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 you 7 and 25 . 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 there 9 know 14 use 9 know 18 spilled 10 there 11 isn't 12 the 14 use 13 least 14 use 14 use 15 in 14 use 18 spilled 15 in 16 crying 16 crying 17 over 18 spilled 19 milk 18 spilled 21 as 20 , 21 as 21 as 23 saying 22 the 23 saying 23 saying 24 is we simply have got to be smart enough not to let him fool us again [.] 1 we 2 simply 2 simply 3 have 3 have 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 smart 7 smart 8 enough 7 smart 10 to 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 let 11 let 12 him 11 let 13 fool 13 fool 14 us 13 fool 15 again i guess we won't get any [more] [of] [bowser] ['s] dinners for a while [.] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 we 2 guess 5 get 3 we 4 won't 4 won't 5 get 5 get 6 any 5 get 11 dinners 5 get 12 for 11 dinners 12 for 12 for 14 while 13 a 14 while we 've got to think of some other way of filling our stomachs when the hunting is poor . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 19 . 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 9 way 7 some 8 other 8 other 9 way 9 way 10 of 10 of 11 filling 11 filling 13 stomachs 12 our 13 stomachs 13 stomachs 14 when 14 when 16 hunting 14 when 17 is 15 the 16 hunting 16 hunting 17 is 17 is 18 poor i think [if] [i] [could] [have] [just] [one] of those fat hens [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] , it would put new strength into my old bones [.] 1 i 2 think 2 think 20 put 9 of 17 , 10 those 12 hens 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 17 , 17 , 18 it 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 put 20 put 22 strength 20 put 23 into 21 new 22 strength 23 into 26 bones 24 my 26 bones 25 old 26 bones reddy pricked up his ears at the mention of fat hens [.] 1 reddy 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 2 pricked 5 ears 2 pricked 6 at 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 at 6 at 8 mention 7 the 8 mention 8 mention 9 of 9 of 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens " [i] [think] [so] [too] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [when] [shall] [we] [try] [for] [one] [?] " 1 " 9 " " [to-morrow] [morning] [,] " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 " 5 " " [now] [don't] [bother] [me] [while] [i] [think] [out] [a] [plan] [.] " 1 " 13 " [chapter] [xxii] [:] [granny] [fox] [plans] [to] [get] [a] [fat] [hen] [full] [half] [success] [for] [fox] [or] [man] [is] [won] [by] [working] [out] [a] [plan] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny [fox] knows [this] [.] 1 granny 3 knows no one knows it better [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head [.] 1 whatever 3 does 1 whatever 4 is 2 she 3 does 4 is 5 first 4 is 7 planned 6 carefully 7 planned 7 planned 8 in 8 in 12 head 9 her 12 head 10 wise 12 head 11 old 12 head if only there was some way of getting in that henhouse [at] [night] , there would be no trouble at all [.] 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 way 4 was 20 at 5 some 6 way 6 way 7 of 7 of 8 getting 8 getting 9 in 9 in 11 henhouse 10 that 11 henhouse 14 , 15 there 15 there 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 19 trouble 18 no 19 trouble 19 trouble 20 at 20 at 21 all i don't suppose there is the least chance of that [.] ["] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 3 suppose 5 is 4 there 5 is 5 is 8 chance 6 the 8 chance 7 least 8 chance 8 chance 9 of 9 of 10 that " [not] [the] [least] [chance] [in] [the] [world] [,] " [replied] [reddy] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [sure] [!] but it 's always closed at night , " snapped [reddy] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 12 . 2 it 3 's 3 's 8 , 4 always 5 closed 5 closed 6 at 5 closed 8 , 6 at 7 night 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 snapped " [people] [are] [sometimes] [careless] [,] [even] [you] [,] [reddy] [,] " [said] [granny] [.] 1 " 12 " reddy squirmed uneasily , for [he] [had] [been] [in] [trouble] many [times] [through] carelessness [.] 1 reddy 2 squirmed 2 squirmed 5 for 3 uneasily 4 , 4 , 5 for 5 for 14 carelessness 11 many 14 carelessness " [well] , [what] of it ? " he demanded [a] wee [bit] [crossly] [.] 1 " 10 demanded 3 , 9 he 5 of 6 it 5 of 7 ? 5 of 9 he 7 ? 8 " 9 he 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 wee " [too] [many] [ifs] [to] [get] [a] [dinner] [with] [,] " [interrupted] [reddy] [.] 1 " 11 " now [i] ['ve] [kept] [an] [eye] [on] [that] [henyard] , and [i] ['ve] [noticed] that [very] [often] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [doesn't] close the [henyard] gate [at] [night] [.] 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 23 close 11 and 26 gate 15 that 20 's 20 's 23 close 24 the 26 gate i suppose he thinks that if the henhouse door is locked , the gate doesn't matter [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 he 2 suppose 4 thinks 3 he 4 thinks 4 thinks 5 that 5 that 14 gate 5 that 16 matter 6 if 9 door 6 if 11 locked 6 if 12 , 6 if 14 gate 7 the 9 door 8 henhouse 9 door 9 door 10 is 10 is 11 locked 13 the 14 gate 14 gate 15 doesn't 15 doesn't 16 matter any one who is careless about one thing [,] is likely to be careless about another [.] 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 who 2 one 4 is 2 one 10 is 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 careless 5 careless 6 about 6 about 8 thing 7 one 8 thing 10 is 11 likely 11 likely 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 careless 14 careless 15 about 15 about 16 another sometime he may forget to close that hole [.] 1 sometime 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 forget 4 forget 5 to 4 forget 6 close 5 to 6 close 6 close 8 hole 7 that 8 hole in fact , [i] [am] [pretty] [sure] [i] [can] [make] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [forget] to [close] [that] gate [.] ["] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 19 gate 14 boy 16 to 16 to 19 gate " [how] [?] " [demanded] [reddy] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 4 " granny grinned [.] 1 granny 2 grinned " [i] ['ll] [try] [it] [first] [and] [tell] [you] [afterwards] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 she 13 said 15 . reddy nodded [.] 1 reddy 2 nodded many times [from] [a] [safe] [hiding-place] he had [hungrily] [watched] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] shut the [biddies] up [.] 1 many 2 times 2 times 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 15 shut 15 shut 18 up 16 the 18 up it was always just before [the] [black] [shadows] [began] [to] [creep] out from their hiding-places [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 4 just 2 was 12 out 4 just 5 before 12 out 13 from 13 from 15 hiding-places 14 their 15 hiding-places " [i] [thought] so [,] ["] [said] [granny] [.] 1 " 4 so the truth is [,] [she] [knew] [so] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is there was nothing about that henhouse and what went on there that [granny] [didn't] know [quite] as well [as] [reddy] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 4 about 2 was 17 as 4 about 7 and 5 that 6 henhouse 6 henhouse 7 and 7 and 8 what 7 and 10 on 7 and 12 that 7 and 15 know 8 what 9 went 10 on 11 there 17 as 18 well ["] [you] [stay] [right] [here] [this] [afternoon] [until] [i] [return] [.] i 'll see what [i] can do [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 6 can 6 can 7 do " [let] [me] [go] [along] [,] " [begged] [reddy] [.] 1 " 7 " " [no] [,] " [replied] [granny] [in] [such] [a] [decided] [tone] [that] [reddy] [knew] [it] [would] [be] [of] [no] [use] [to] [tease] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [sometimes] [two] [can] [do] [what] [one] [cannot] [do] [alone] [,] [and] [sometimes] [one] [can] [do] [what] [two] [might] [spoil] [.] now we may as well take a nap until it is [time] [for] [mr] [sun] to go to bed [.] 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 may 3 may 6 take 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 take 6 take 8 nap 6 take 9 until 6 take 16 to 7 a 8 nap 9 until 10 it 9 until 11 is 10 it 11 is 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 to 18 to 19 bed just you leave it to [your] [old] [granny] [to] take care of the first of those ifs [.] 1 just 2 you 2 you 3 leave 3 leave 4 it 3 leave 5 to 5 to 10 take 10 take 11 care 11 care 12 of 12 of 17 ifs 13 the 14 first 13 the 17 ifs 14 first 15 of 15 of 16 those for the other one we 'll have to trust to [luck] , but you know we are lucky sometimes . ["] 1 for 4 one 1 for 5 we 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 one 5 we 6 'll 6 'll 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 trust 9 trust 10 to 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 you 13 but 20 . 14 you 15 know 15 know 16 we 15 know 17 are 16 we 17 are 17 are 18 lucky 18 lucky 19 sometimes with this [granny] [curled] up [for] [a] nap , and [having] [nothing] better to do [,] [reddy] [followed] her example [.] 1 with 8 nap 1 with 9 , 1 with 20 example 2 this 5 up 5 up 8 nap 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 do 13 better 14 to 14 to 15 do 19 her 20 example [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [forgets] [to] [close] [the] [gate] how [easy] ['] [t] [is] to [just] [forget] [until] , alas , it is too late [.] 1 how 6 to 6 to 10 , 10 , 11 alas 11 alas 12 , 11 alas 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 16 late 15 too 16 late the [most] methodical [of] [folks] [sometimes] [forget] to [shut] the gate [.] 1 the 3 methodical 3 methodical 8 to 8 to 11 gate 10 the 11 gate [old] [granny] [fox] [.] farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] is [not] [usually] the forgetful kind [.] 1 farmer 5 is 5 is 10 kind 8 the 10 kind 9 forgetful 10 kind he is pretty good about not forgetting [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 good 3 pretty 4 good 4 good 5 about 5 about 6 not 6 not 7 forgetting but [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [isn't] [perfect] [by] [any] [means] [.] 1 but 5 boy he does forget sometimes , and he is careless sometimes [.] 1 he 2 does 2 does 3 forget 3 forget 7 he 3 forget 8 is 4 sometimes 5 , 4 sometimes 7 he 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 careless 9 careless 10 sometimes he would be a funny kind of boy otherwise [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 7 of 3 be 9 otherwise 4 a 7 of 5 funny 7 of 6 kind 7 of 7 of 8 boy but [take] it [day] in [and] day [out] , he is pretty thoughtful and careful [.] 1 but 3 it 1 but 10 he 5 in 7 day 5 in 9 , 5 in 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 pretty 12 pretty 14 and 13 thoughtful 14 and 14 and 15 careful the care of the hens is one of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy 's duties [.] 1 the 2 care 2 care 3 of 2 care 6 is 3 of 5 hens 4 the 5 hens 6 is 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 14 duties 12 boy 13 's 13 's 14 duties it is one of those duties which most of the time is [a] [pleasure] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 duties 5 those 6 duties 6 duties 7 which 6 duties 12 is 7 which 8 most 7 which 12 is 8 most 9 of 8 most 12 is 9 of 11 time 10 the 11 time he likes [the] [biddies] , and he likes to take care of them [.] 1 he 2 likes 1 he 6 and 2 likes 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 likes 7 he 8 likes 8 likes 9 to 9 to 10 take 10 take 11 care 11 care 12 of 12 of 13 them but at night he [sometimes] [left] [that] [gate] [open] [,] [as] [granny] [fox] had found out . 1 but 2 at 1 but 4 he 2 at 3 night 4 he 14 had 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 out 16 out 17 . you [see] , [he] [thought] [it] [didn't] [matter] [because] the hens were locked in their warm house [and] [so] [were] [safe] , anyway [.] 1 you 3 , 3 , 11 hens 3 , 22 , 10 the 11 hens 11 hens 12 were 12 were 13 locked 13 locked 14 in 14 in 17 house 15 their 17 house 16 warm 17 house 22 , 23 anyway you [see] [,] [he] [was] [in] [a] hurry to find out what [bowser] was [making] such a fuss about [.] 1 you 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 what 12 what 14 was 14 was 18 fuss 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 fuss 18 fuss 19 about ["] [what] [is] [it] [,] [bowser] [,] [old] [boy] [?] did you see something [?] ["] [asked] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [as] [he] [patted] [bowser] [on] [the] [head] [.] 1 did 2 you 1 did 3 see 3 see 4 something bowser still tugged at his chain and whined , but after a little he quieted [down] . 1 bowser 7 and 2 still 3 tugged 3 tugged 4 at 3 tugged 7 and 4 at 6 chain 5 his 6 chain 7 and 8 whined 8 whined 17 . 9 , 14 he 9 , 17 . 10 but 11 after 10 but 14 he 11 after 13 little 12 a 13 little 14 he 15 quieted half an hour later [old] [granny] [fox] [joined] [reddy] [fox] [,] [who] [was] [waiting] [on] [the] [doorstep] [of] [their] [home] [.] 1 half 3 hour 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 later " it is all right [,] [reddy] [;] that [gate] [is] [open] [,] " said she . 1 " 2 it 1 " 15 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 right 3 is 9 that 4 all 5 right 9 that 14 " 15 said 16 she 15 said 17 . " [how] [did] [you] [do] it [,] [granny] [?] ["] asked [reddy] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 11 asked 6 it 11 asked " [easily] [enough] [,] " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] [let] [bowser] [get] a glimpse of [me] [just] [as] his master was [locking] [up] [the] henhouse [.] 1 " 18 henhouse 6 a 7 glimpse 7 glimpse 8 of 7 glimpse 14 was 8 of 13 master 12 his 13 master 14 was 18 henhouse bowser made a great fuss , and of course , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy hurried out to see what it was all about [.] 1 bowser 2 made 1 bowser 15 hurried 2 made 7 and 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 fuss 5 fuss 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 course 7 and 14 boy 8 of 9 course 9 course 10 , 15 hurried 16 out 15 hurried 17 to 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 20 it 19 what 21 was 21 was 22 all 21 was 23 about of [course] , [i] [didn't] [let] [him] [get] [so] [much] as a glimpse of me [.] ["] 1 of 3 , 3 , 11 as 11 as 13 glimpse 12 a 13 glimpse 13 glimpse 14 of 14 of 15 me " [of] [course] [,] " [said] [reddy] [.] 1 " 5 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [midnight] [visit] by those who win ['] [t] is well [agreed] [he] ['ll] [try] [and] [try] [who] [would] [succeed] [.] 1 by 2 those 1 by 7 is 2 those 3 who 2 those 4 win 3 who 4 win 7 is 8 well [old] [granny] [fox] [.] reddy tried not to hope too much [.] 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 4 to 3 not 4 to 4 to 5 hope 5 hope 6 too 5 hope 7 much but if there was a way he wanted to know it , and he was impatient to start . 1 but 7 he 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 was 2 if 7 he 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 way 5 a 6 way 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 12 , 9 to 10 know 10 know 11 it 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 19 . 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 impatient 16 impatient 17 to 17 to 18 start but [granny] [was] [in] [no] [hurry] . 1 but 7 . so they trotted to a point where they could see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] , and there they sat down to watch [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 19 sat 2 they 3 trotted 3 trotted 4 to 3 trotted 16 and 4 to 6 point 5 a 6 point 7 where 8 they 7 where 10 see 7 where 16 and 8 they 9 could 9 could 10 see 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 there 18 they 19 sat 19 sat 20 down 20 down 21 to 21 to 22 watch it seemed [to] [reddy] that those lights never would wink [out] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 5 that 5 that 7 lights 5 that 10 wink 6 those 7 lights 7 lights 9 would 8 never 9 would 9 would 10 wink but at last they did [.] 1 but 2 at 1 but 4 they 2 at 3 last 4 they 5 did " [come] [on] , [granny] [!] " he cried , jumping to his feet [.] 1 " 9 cried 4 , 7 " 4 , 8 he 8 he 9 cried 9 cried 11 jumping 10 , 11 jumping 11 jumping 12 to 12 to 14 feet 13 his 14 feet ["] [not] [yet] [,] [reddy] [.] not [yet] , " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 not 3 , 3 , 4 " ["] [we] ['ve] [got] [to] [give] [folks] [time] [to] [get] [sound] [asleep] [.] this [was] [sound] advice , and [reddy] [knew] it . 1 this 4 advice 4 advice 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 it 9 it 10 . so with a groan he once [more] threw himself down on the snow to wait . 1 so 5 he 1 so 8 threw 2 with 4 groan 2 with 5 he 3 a 4 groan 5 he 8 threw 6 once 8 threw 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 10 down 8 threw 11 on 8 threw 14 to 11 on 13 snow 12 the 13 snow 14 to 15 wait 15 wait 16 . at last [granny] arose , stretched , and [looked] up at the twinkling stars [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 and 4 arose 6 stretched 5 , 6 stretched 6 stretched 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 up 8 and 11 at 11 at 14 stars 12 the 13 twinkling 12 the 14 stars " [come] [on] [,] ["] said she and [led] the way [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 and 7 she 8 and 8 and 11 way 10 the 11 way up [back] of the [barn] and around it they stole [like] [two] shadows and [quite] [as] [noiselessly] [as] shadows [.] 1 up 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 13 shadows 6 and 9 they 7 around 8 it 7 around 9 they 9 they 10 stole 10 stole 13 shadows 13 shadows 14 and 14 and 19 shadows they heard [bowser] [the] [hound] [sighing] [in] [his] sleep in his snug little house , and grinned at each other [.] 1 they 16 and 2 heard 16 and 9 sleep 10 in 9 sleep 15 , 10 in 14 house 11 his 14 house 12 snug 14 house 13 little 14 house 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 grinned 16 and 18 at 18 at 20 other 19 each 20 other silently they stole over to the henyard [.] 1 silently 2 they 2 they 3 stole 3 stole 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 7 henyard 6 the 7 henyard the gate was [open] [,] just as [granny] [had] [told] [reddy] it would be . 1 the 2 gate 2 gate 3 was 3 was 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 12 it 7 as 15 . 12 it 13 would 13 would 14 be it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . reddy had expected it would be [.] 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 expected 3 expected 4 it 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be still , he was dreadfully [disappointed] . 1 still 2 , 1 still 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 7 . he gave it [merely] a glance [.] 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 it 2 gave 6 glance 5 a 6 glance " [i] [knew] [it] [wouldn't] [be] [any] [use] [,] ["] said he with a [half] whine [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 with 13 with 16 whine 14 a 16 whine but [granny] [paid] no attention [to] [him] [.] 1 but 5 attention 4 no 5 attention she went close to the hole and pushed gently against the little door that closed it [.] 1 she 7 and 2 went 4 to 2 went 7 and 3 close 4 to 4 to 6 hole 5 the 6 hole 7 and 8 pushed 7 and 9 gently 7 and 10 against 10 against 13 door 11 the 13 door 12 little 13 door 13 door 14 that 13 door 15 closed 14 that 15 closed 15 closed 16 it it didn't move [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 move then she noticed that at one edge there was a tiny crack [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 that 4 that 8 there 4 that 9 was 5 at 7 edge 5 at 8 there 6 one 7 edge 8 there 9 was 9 was 12 crack 10 a 12 crack 11 tiny 12 crack she tried to push her nose through [,] [but] the crack [was] [too] [narrow] [.] 1 she 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 push 3 to 4 push 4 push 6 nose 4 push 7 through 5 her 6 nose 7 through 11 crack 10 the 11 crack then she tried a paw [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 tried 3 tried 5 paw 4 a 5 paw a claw caught on the edge of the door , and it moved ever so little [.] 1 a 2 claw 2 claw 3 caught 3 caught 4 on 4 on 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 11 and 8 the 9 door 9 door 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 13 moved 13 moved 14 ever 13 moved 16 little 15 so 16 little [then] [granny] [knew] [that] [the] [little] [door] [wasn't] [fastened] [.] granny stretched herself flat on the ground and went to work , first with one paw , then with the other [.] 1 granny 8 and 2 stretched 3 herself 2 stretched 4 flat 2 stretched 5 on 2 stretched 8 and 5 on 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 to 9 went 14 with 10 to 12 , 11 work 12 , 12 , 13 first 14 with 16 paw 15 one 16 paw 16 paw 19 with 17 , 18 then 17 , 19 with 19 with 21 other 20 the 21 other by and [by] [she] [caught] her claws [in] [it] [just] [right] [again] , and it moved a wee bit more [.] 1 by 13 , 2 and 7 claws 2 and 13 , 6 her 7 claws 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 14 and 16 moved 15 it 16 moved 16 moved 19 bit 16 moved 20 more 17 a 19 bit 18 wee 19 bit no , [most] certainly that [door] [wasn't] fastened , and that crack was a little wider [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 that 2 , 4 certainly 5 that 13 was 8 fastened 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 crack 11 that 12 crack 12 crack 13 was 13 was 16 wider 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 wider " [what] [are] [you] wasting [your] [time] [there] [for] [?] ["] demanded [reddy] [crossly] [.] 1 " 12 demanded 5 wasting 12 demanded " we ['d] [better] [be] [off] [hunting] [if] [we] [would] have [anything] to eat this night [.] ["] 1 " 2 we 2 we 11 have 11 have 13 to 13 to 14 eat 14 eat 16 night 15 this 16 night granny said nothing but kept on working [.] 1 granny 4 but 2 said 3 nothing 2 said 4 but 4 but 5 kept 5 kept 6 on 5 kept 7 working she had discovered that this was a sliding door [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 4 that 4 that 5 this 4 that 6 was 5 this 6 was 6 was 9 door 7 a 9 door 8 sliding 9 door presently the crack was wide enough for her to get her nose in [.] 1 presently 3 crack 2 the 3 crack 3 crack 4 was 4 was 5 wide 5 wide 6 enough 5 wide 7 for 5 wide 9 to 7 for 8 her 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 nose 10 get 13 in 11 her 12 nose then she pushed and twisted her [head] this way and that [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 4 and 3 pushed 4 and 4 and 5 twisted 4 and 10 and 6 her 10 and 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 and 10 and 11 that reddy just gaped and gaped foolishly [.] 1 reddy 4 and 2 just 3 gaped 3 gaped 4 and 4 and 5 gaped 4 and 6 foolishly it seemed [to] [reddy] that his stomach fairly flopped over with longing [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 5 that 5 that 7 stomach 5 that 9 flopped 6 his 7 stomach 7 stomach 9 flopped 8 fairly 9 flopped 9 flopped 10 over 10 over 11 with 11 with 12 longing he rubbed his eyes to be sure that he was awake [.] 1 he 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 5 to 3 his 4 eyes 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 awake then in a twinkling he was inside that hole himself [.] 1 then 5 he 2 in 4 twinkling 2 in 5 he 3 a 4 twinkling 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 inside 6 was 10 himself 7 inside 9 hole 8 that 9 hole " [sh-h-h] [,] [be] [still] [!] " [whispered] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 " 7 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [a] [dinner] [for] [two] dark deeds are done in the [stilly] night [,] [and] [who] [shall] [say] [if] [they] ['re] [wrong] [or] [right] [?] 1 dark 2 deeds 2 deeds 3 are 3 are 4 done 4 done 5 in 5 in 8 night 6 the 8 night [old] [granny] [fox] [.] it all depends on how you look at things [.] 1 it 3 depends 2 all 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 4 on 5 how 5 how 6 you 5 how 7 look 6 you 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 things that is , they had no business to [be] [there] [,] [as] [farmer] [brown] [would] look at the matter [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 7 business 5 had 8 to 6 no 7 business 8 to 16 look 16 look 17 at 17 at 19 matter 18 the 19 matter he would have called them two red thieves [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 called 4 called 5 them 4 called 8 thieves 6 two 8 thieves 7 red 8 thieves perhaps that is just what they were [.] 1 perhaps 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 what 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 they 5 what 7 were but looking at the matter as they did , [i] [am] [not] [so] sure [about] it . 1 but 2 looking 1 but 9 , 1 but 16 it 2 looking 3 at 2 looking 6 as 3 at 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 6 as 7 they 6 as 8 did 7 they 8 did 9 , 14 sure 16 it 17 . it would have made no difference if it had [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 6 difference 4 made 7 if 5 no 6 difference 7 if 8 it 7 if 9 had 8 it 9 had so as they looked at the matter , there was nothing wrong in being in that henhouse in the middle of the night [.] 1 so 9 there 2 as 3 they 2 as 4 looked 2 as 9 there 3 they 4 looked 5 at 7 matter 5 at 8 , 5 at 9 there 6 the 7 matter 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 nothing 10 was 13 in 11 nothing 12 wrong 13 in 14 being 14 being 15 in 15 in 17 henhouse 16 that 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 in 18 in 20 middle 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 21 of 23 night 22 the 23 night they were [there] simply because they needed food very [,] very much [,] and food was [there] . 1 they 14 and 2 were 4 simply 2 were 14 and 4 simply 5 because 5 because 6 they 5 because 7 needed 6 they 7 needed 7 needed 8 food 7 needed 12 much 9 very 11 very 11 very 12 much 14 and 15 food 15 food 16 was 16 was 18 . they stared up at the roosts where the biddies were huddled together , fast asleep [.] 1 they 2 stared 2 stared 3 up 2 stared 4 at 2 stared 7 where 4 at 6 roosts 5 the 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 where 7 where 9 biddies 7 where 13 , 8 the 9 biddies 9 biddies 10 were 10 were 13 , 11 huddled 12 together 11 huddled 13 , 13 , 14 fast 14 fast 15 asleep " [that] [won't] [do] [at] [all] [!] " [snapped] [granny] [.] 1 " 8 " i thought you had more sense , [reddy] [.] " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 2 thought 7 , 3 you 4 had 4 had 6 sense 5 more 6 sense 7 , 10 " reddy looked a little shamefaced [.] 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 5 shamefaced 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced " [well] [,] [if] we [don't] do [that] [,] [how] [are] [we] [going] [to] [get] [them] [?] 1 " 5 we 5 we 7 do we can't fly [,] ["] [he] [grumbled] [.] 1 we 2 can't 2 can't 3 fly " you [stay] [right] [here] [where] [you] are [,] ["] [snapped] [granny] [,] ["] [and] [take] [care] [that] [you] [don't] [make] [a] [sound] [.] ["] 1 " 2 you 2 you 8 are then [granny] [jumped] [lightly] to a little shelf that ran along in front of the nesting boxes [.] 1 then 5 to 5 to 8 shelf 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 shelf 7 little 8 shelf 8 shelf 9 that 8 shelf 10 ran 9 that 10 ran 10 ran 11 along 10 ran 14 of 12 in 13 front 13 front 14 of 14 of 17 boxes 15 the 16 nesting 15 the 17 boxes from this she could reach the lower roost on which four fat hens were asleep [.] 1 from 2 this 1 from 3 she 3 she 4 could 4 could 5 reach 5 reach 8 roost 5 reach 15 asleep 6 the 8 roost 7 lower 8 roost 8 roost 9 on 9 on 10 which 9 on 13 hens 9 on 14 were 11 four 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 were very gently she pushed her head in between two of these and crowded them apart [.] 1 very 2 gently 2 gently 3 she 3 she 12 and 4 pushed 6 head 4 pushed 7 in 4 pushed 8 between 4 pushed 12 and 5 her 6 head 8 between 9 two 9 two 10 of 10 of 11 these 12 and 13 crowded 13 crowded 14 them 13 crowded 15 apart sleepily they protested and moved along a little [.] 1 sleepily 2 they 2 they 4 and 3 protested 4 and 4 and 5 moved 5 moved 6 along 5 moved 8 little 7 a 8 little granny continued to crowd them [.] 1 granny 2 continued 2 continued 3 to 2 continued 4 crowd 3 to 4 crowd 4 crowd 5 them at last one of them stretched out her head to see who was crowding so [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 stretched 4 of 5 them 6 stretched 7 out 6 stretched 9 head 6 stretched 10 to 8 her 9 head 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 who 12 who 13 was 13 was 14 crowding 14 crowding 15 so dropping this hen at [reddy] ['s] [feet] , [granny] crowded another until she did [the] [same] [thing] [,] [and] just the same thing [happened] [once] [more] [.] 1 dropping 3 hen 1 dropping 4 at 1 dropping 10 crowded 2 this 3 hen 3 hen 4 at 4 at 8 , 10 crowded 11 another 10 crowded 12 until 12 until 13 she 12 until 14 did 13 she 14 did 14 did 23 thing 20 just 22 same 21 the 22 same 22 same 23 thing " [aren't] [you] [going] [to] [get] [any] [more] [while] we have the chance [?] ["] [grumbled] [reddy] [.] 1 " 10 we 10 we 11 have 11 have 13 chance 12 the 13 chance " [enough] [is] [enough] [,] " [retorted] [granny] [.] 1 " 6 " " [we] ['ve] [got] [a] [dinner] [for] [two] [,] [and] so [far] [no] [one] [is] [any] [the] [wiser] [.] 1 " 11 so perhaps these two won't be [missed] , and we 'll have a chance to get some more another night . 1 perhaps 3 two 2 these 3 two 3 two 4 won't 4 won't 5 be 5 be 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 we 8 and 20 . 9 we 10 'll 10 'll 11 have 11 have 13 chance 12 a 13 chance 13 chance 14 to 13 chance 15 get 14 to 15 get 15 get 17 more 15 get 19 night 16 some 17 more 18 another 19 night now come on [.] ["] 1 now 2 come 2 come 3 on [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [sets] [a] [trap] the [trouble] [is] [that] troubles are [,] [more] frequently than [not] , [brought] [on] [by] [naught] [but] [carelessness] [;] [by] [some] [one] [who] [forgot] [.] 1 the 5 troubles 5 troubles 6 are 6 are 9 frequently 9 frequently 10 than 10 than 12 , [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny [fox] had hoped that [those] [two] hens [she] [and] [reddy] had stolen from [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse would not be [missed] , [but] [they] [were] . 1 granny 3 had 3 had 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 that 5 that 8 hens 5 that 19 would 8 hens 12 had 12 had 13 stolen 13 stolen 14 from 14 from 18 henhouse 19 would 20 not 20 not 21 be 21 be 23 , 23 , 27 . they were missed [the] [very] [first] [thing] [the] [next] [morning] [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [went] to feed the biddies [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 missed 3 missed 17 to 17 to 18 feed 18 feed 20 biddies 19 the 20 biddies carefully [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [examined] the hole [with] [the] [sliding] [door] [.] 1 carefully 8 hole 7 the 8 hole " [ha] [!] ["] said he presently , and held up two red hairs which he had found on the edge of the door [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 presently 5 said 10 held 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 held 10 held 11 up 10 held 19 on 11 up 14 hairs 12 two 14 hairs 13 red 14 hairs 14 hairs 15 which 14 hairs 18 found 15 which 16 he 15 which 18 found 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 found 19 on 21 edge 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 22 of 24 door 23 the 24 door ["] [ha] [!] i thought as much [.] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 much 3 as 4 much i was [careless] [last] [night] and [didn't] [fasten] this [door] , [and] [i] [left] [the] [gate] [open] . 1 i 2 was 2 was 18 . 6 and 9 this 9 this 11 , 11 , 18 . reddy [fox] [has] [been] [here] , and [now] [i] [know] what has become [of] those two hens . 1 reddy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 what 7 and 18 . 11 what 12 has 12 has 13 become 13 become 17 hens 15 those 16 two 16 two 17 hens still , [i] [can't] [have] [him] stealing [any] [more] [.] 1 still 2 , 1 still 7 stealing that would never do at all [.] 1 that 2 would 2 would 4 do 3 never 4 do 4 do 5 at 5 at 6 all if [i] [shut] [them] [up] [every] [night] [and] [am] [not] [careless] [,] he can't get them [.] 1 if 13 he 13 he 14 can't 14 can't 15 get 15 get 16 them but accidents will happen , and [i] [might] do [just] [as] [i] [did] [last] night [think] [i] had locked [up] [when] [i] [hadn't] [.] 1 but 6 and 1 but 19 locked 2 accidents 3 will 3 will 4 happen 4 happen 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 do 15 night 18 had 18 had 19 locked i don't like to set a trap for [reddy] [,] [but] [i] [must] [teach] the rascal [a] lesson [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 to 3 like 5 set 4 to 5 set 5 set 7 trap 5 set 8 for 6 a 7 trap 8 for 18 lesson 15 the 16 rascal 15 the 18 lesson if [i] [don't] [,] he will get so bold that those chickens won't be safe even in broad daylight [.] ["] 1 if 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 get 7 get 9 bold 8 so 9 bold 9 bold 10 that 10 that 12 chickens 10 that 14 be 11 those 12 chickens 12 chickens 13 won't 13 won't 14 be 14 be 15 safe 15 safe 16 even 16 even 17 in 17 in 19 daylight 18 broad 19 daylight " [but] [we] [certainly] [won't] [if] [we] [are] [too] [greedy] [.] " 1 " 12 " and [doubtless] [reddy] would have done [just] that thing but for the wisdom of sly [old] [granny] [.] 1 and 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 done 6 done 9 thing 8 that 9 thing 9 thing 10 but 10 but 11 for 11 for 13 wisdom 12 the 13 wisdom 13 wisdom 14 of 14 of 15 sly [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [takes] [a] [sun] [bath] danger [comes] [when] [least] [expected] [;] ['] [t] is [often] near when not expected [.] 1 danger 9 is 9 is 11 near 11 near 12 when 12 when 13 not 13 not 14 expected [old] [granny] [fox] [.] the long hard winter had passed [,] [and] [spring] [had] [come] . 1 the 4 winter 2 long 4 winter 3 hard 4 winter 4 winter 5 had 5 had 6 passed 6 passed 12 . prickly [porky] the [porcupine] [came] [down] [from] [a] [tall] poplar-tree [and] [slowly] [stretched] [himself] [.] 1 prickly 10 poplar-tree 3 the 10 poplar-tree he was tired of eating . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 3 tired 6 . 4 of 5 eating he was tired of swinging in the tree-top . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 4 of 5 swinging 5 swinging 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 tree-top 8 tree-top 9 . now [prickly] [porky] ['s] [stomach] [was] [very] , [very] [full] . 1 now 8 , 8 , 11 . it was sunny and warm there , and [the] [longer] he sat the [less] like moving he felt [.] 1 it 7 , 2 was 4 and 2 was 7 , 3 sunny 4 and 4 and 5 warm 5 warm 6 there 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 he 8 and 12 sat 11 he 12 sat 12 sat 15 like 13 the 15 like 15 like 16 moving 15 like 17 he 15 like 18 felt 17 he 18 felt he looked about him with his dull eyes and grunted to himself [.] 1 he 9 and 2 looked 3 about 2 looked 5 with 2 looked 9 and 3 about 4 him 5 with 8 eyes 6 his 8 eyes 7 dull 8 eyes 9 and 10 grunted 9 and 11 to 11 to 12 himself ["] [it] ['s] [a] [deserted] [house] [.] " [and] [i] [don't] [care] [if] [they] [do] [,] ["] he [added] [,] [for] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] was afraid of nobody and nothing [.] 1 " 11 he 11 he 19 was 19 was 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 of 21 of 23 and 22 nobody 23 and 23 and 24 nothing now the old house had been deserted [.] 1 now 4 house 2 the 4 house 3 old 4 house 4 house 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 deserted no one had lived in it for a long , long time , a very long time indeed [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 lived 4 lived 5 in 4 lived 7 for 4 lived 18 indeed 5 in 6 it 7 for 13 , 8 a 9 long 8 a 12 time 9 long 10 , 9 long 12 time 10 , 11 long 12 time 13 , 13 , 17 time 14 a 15 very 14 a 17 time 15 very 16 long 16 long 17 time reddy was very stiff and sore , for he had been shot by a hunter [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 very 4 stiff 4 stiff 5 and 5 and 6 sore 6 sore 8 for 7 , 8 for 8 for 15 hunter 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 shot 12 shot 13 by 13 by 15 hunter 14 a 15 hunter he was so [sore] he could hardly walk , and could not go very far [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 5 he 5 he 10 and 6 could 8 walk 6 could 10 and 7 hardly 8 walk 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 could 11 could 12 not 11 could 13 go 12 not 13 go 13 go 15 far 14 very 15 far so [old] [granny] [fox] [had] led him to the old [deserted] [house] [and] [put] [him] [to] [bed] [in] [that] [.] 1 so 6 led 6 led 7 him 6 led 8 to 8 to 10 old 9 the 10 old but [reddy] [fox] didn't [know] [anything] [about] [this] . 1 but 9 . 4 didn't 9 . he was so tired that he slept and slept and slept [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 and 6 he 8 and 7 slept 8 and 8 and 10 and 9 slept 10 and 10 and 11 slept it was the middle of the morning when finally he awoke [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 middle 3 the 4 middle 4 middle 5 of 5 of 7 morning 6 the 7 morning 7 morning 8 when 8 when 10 he 8 when 11 awoke 9 finally 10 he 10 he 11 awoke he yawned and stretched , and when he stretched he groaned because he was so stiff and sore [.] 1 he 3 and 2 yawned 3 and 3 and 6 and 4 stretched 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 groaned 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 stretched 7 when 10 he 8 he 9 stretched 10 he 11 groaned 11 groaned 12 because 12 because 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 17 and 15 so 16 stiff 16 stiff 17 and 17 and 18 sore then he hobbled up toward the doorway to see [if] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] left any breakfast outside for him [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hobbled 3 hobbled 4 up 3 hobbled 5 toward 3 hobbled 8 to 3 hobbled 15 left 3 hobbled 17 breakfast 3 hobbled 18 outside 3 hobbled 19 for 5 toward 7 doorway 6 the 7 doorway 8 to 9 see 16 any 17 breakfast 17 breakfast 18 outside 19 for 20 him it was dark , very dark [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 dark 3 dark 4 , 4 , 6 dark 5 very 6 dark reddy was puzzled [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled could it be that he had gotten up before daylight [that] [he] [hadn't] [slept] [as] [long] [as] [he] [thought] [?] 1 could 2 it 1 could 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 gotten 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 gotten 7 gotten 8 up 8 up 9 before 9 before 10 daylight perhaps he had [slept] the whole day [through] , and it was night again [.] 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 had 7 day 3 had 10 and 5 the 7 day 6 whole 7 day 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 night 12 was 14 again my , [how] [hungry] [he] [was] [!] 1 my 2 , " [i] [hope] [granny] [has] [caught] [a] [fine] [,] [fat] [chicken] [for] [me] [,] " [thought] [reddy] [,] [and] [his] [mouth] [watered] [.] 1 " 15 " just [then] [he] [ran] [bump] [into] [something] . 1 just 8 . " [wow] [!] " [screamed] [reddy] [fox] [,] [and] [clapped] [both] [hands] [to] [his] [nose] [.] 1 " 4 " something was sticking into it [.] 1 something 2 was 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 into 4 into 5 it it was [one] of the sharp little spears [that] [prickly] [porky] [hides] in his coat [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 of 2 was 13 in 4 of 8 spears 5 the 8 spears 6 sharp 8 spears 7 little 8 spears 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 coat reddy [fox] [knew] [then] [why] [the] [old] [house] was so dark [.] 1 reddy 9 was 9 was 11 dark 10 so 11 dark prickly [porky] was blocking up the doorway [.] 1 prickly 3 was 3 was 4 blocking 4 blocking 5 up 5 up 7 doorway 6 the 7 doorway [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [enjoys] [himself] a [boasting] tongue , as sure as [fate] [,] [will] trip its owner soon [or] late [.] 1 a 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 , 4 , 11 trip 5 as 6 sure 6 sure 7 as 7 as 11 trip 11 trip 13 owner 11 trip 14 soon 11 trip 16 late 12 its 13 owner [old] [granny] [fox] [.] prickly [porky] [the] [porcupine] [was] enjoying [himself] [.] 1 prickly 6 enjoying there was no doubt about that [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 2 was 5 about 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 that he was stretched across the doorway of that old house , [the] [very] [house] [in] [which] [old] [granny] [fox] had been born [.] 1 he 11 , 2 was 3 stretched 2 was 11 , 3 stretched 4 across 4 across 6 doorway 5 the 6 doorway 6 doorway 7 of 7 of 10 house 8 that 10 house 9 old 10 house 11 , 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 born when he had lain down on the doorstep for a nap and sun-bath , he had thought that the old house was still deserted [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 lain 1 when 14 , 1 when 15 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 lain 4 lain 5 down 4 lain 6 on 4 lain 9 for 6 on 8 doorstep 7 the 8 doorstep 8 doorstep 9 for 9 for 12 and 10 a 11 nap 11 nap 12 and 12 and 13 sun-bath 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 thought 17 thought 18 that 18 that 21 house 18 that 22 was 19 the 21 house 20 old 21 house 21 house 22 was 22 was 23 still 22 was 24 deserted you [see] [prickly] [porky] remembered [how] [often] [reddy] [fox] [played] [mean] [tricks] [on] [little] [meadow] and [forest] [folks] [who] [are] smaller and weaker than himself [.] 1 you 5 remembered 5 remembered 16 and 16 and 22 and 21 smaller 22 and 22 and 23 weaker 23 weaker 24 than 24 than 25 himself ["] [it] [will] [do] [him] [good] [.] [suddenly] [prickly] [porky] [pricked] [up] [his] [funny] [little] [short] [ears] [.] he heard the deep voice of [bowser] [the] [hound] , and it was coming nearer and nearer . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 5 voice 3 the 4 deep 3 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 6 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 18 . 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 16 and 15 nearer 16 and 16 and 17 nearer prickly [porky] chuckled [again] [.] 1 prickly 3 chuckled bowser [the] [hound] did have a surprise [.] 1 bowser 4 did 4 did 5 have 5 have 7 surprise 6 a 7 surprise he was hunting [reddy] [fox] , and he [almost] ran into [prickly] [porky] [before] [he] [saw] him . 1 he 6 , 2 was 3 hunting 2 was 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 18 . 8 he 10 ran 10 ran 11 into 11 into 17 him [ever] [since] [then] [he] [had] [had] [the] [greatest] [respect] [for] [prickly] [porky] [.] " [wow] [!] " [yelped] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [stopping] [short] [.] 1 " 4 " " [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [,] [prickly] [porky] [,] [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [,] [i] [didn't] [know] [you] [were] [taking] [a] [nap] [here] [.] " 1 " 25 " all the time [bowser] [the] [hound] was [backing] [away] as [fast] as he could [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 7 was 7 was 10 as 10 as 14 could 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could then he turned around , put his tail between his legs and actually ran away [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 , 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 5 , 5 , 12 and 5 , 15 away 6 put 8 tail 6 put 9 between 6 put 12 and 7 his 8 tail 9 between 11 legs 10 his 11 legs 12 and 14 ran 13 actually 14 ran slowly [prickly] [porky] [unrolled] , and his little eyes twinkled as he watched [bowser] [the] [hound] [run] [away] . 1 slowly 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 eyes 7 his 9 eyes 8 little 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 twinkled 10 twinkled 11 as 11 as 12 he 11 as 19 . 12 he 13 watched ["] [bowser] ['s] [very] [big] [and] [strong] [;] [his] [voice] [is] [deep] [;] [his] [legs] [are] [long] [;] [his] [bark] [scares] [some] [almost] [to] [death] [.] but as for me he wastes [his] breath [;] [i] [just] [roll] [up] and shake my spears [and] [bowser] [is] [the] [one] [who] [fears] [.] ["] 1 but 2 as 1 but 5 he 2 as 3 for 3 for 4 me 5 he 6 wastes 6 wastes 8 breath 8 breath 14 and 14 and 15 shake 15 shake 17 spears 16 my 17 spears so said [prickly] [porky] , and laughed aloud [.] 1 so 6 and 2 said 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 laughed 6 and 8 aloud just then he heard a light footstep [and] [turned] [to] [see] [who] [was] [coming] [.] 1 just 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 7 footstep 5 a 6 light 5 a 7 footstep 6 light 7 footstep it was [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was she had seen [bowser] [run] [away] , and now she was anxious to find out [if] [reddy] [fox] were safe [.] 1 she 7 , 2 had 3 seen 2 had 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 was 8 and 19 were 9 now 10 she 10 she 11 was 11 was 12 anxious 12 anxious 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 out 19 were 20 safe " [good] [morning] [,] " [said] [granny] [fox] [,] [taking] [care] [not] [to] [come] [too] [near] [.] 1 " 5 " " [good] [morning] [,] " [replied] [prickly] [porky] [,] [hiding] [a] [smile] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] ['m] [very] [tired] [and] [would] [like] [to] [go] [inside] [my] [house] [;] [had] [you] [just] [as] [soon] [move] [?] " [asked] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 " 22 " " [oh] [!] " [exclaimed] [prickly] [porky] [,] ["] [is] [this] [your] [house] [?] 1 " 4 " i thought you [lived] [over] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] . ["] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 2 thought 10 . ["] [i] [did] [,] [but] [i] ['ve] [moved] [.] please let me in , " replied [granny] [fox] [.] 1 please 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 in 4 in 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied ["] [certainly] [,] [certainly] [.] don't mind me [,] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 don't 2 mind 2 mind 3 me step right over me , " said [prickly] [porky] , and smiled [once] [more] [,] and [at] [the] [same] time rattled his little spears [.] 1 step 2 right 1 step 3 over 1 step 5 , 3 over 4 me 5 , 11 and 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 and 12 smiled 16 and 16 and 21 rattled 20 time 21 rattled 21 rattled 24 spears 22 his 24 spears 23 little 24 spears instead [of] [stepping] [over] [him] , [granny] [fox] [backed] [away] . 1 instead 6 , 6 , 11 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [the] [new] [home] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] who keeps a watch upon his toes [need] never fear he 'll bump his nose [.] 1 who 2 keeps 2 keeps 4 watch 3 a 4 watch 4 watch 5 upon 4 watch 7 toes 4 watch 15 nose 5 upon 6 his 7 toes 10 fear 9 never 10 fear 10 fear 11 he 10 fear 15 nose 11 he 12 'll 12 'll 13 bump 14 his 15 nose [old] [granny] [fox] [.] now there is nothing like being shut in alone in the dark to make one [think] [.] 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 3 is 5 like 4 nothing 5 like 5 like 6 being 6 being 7 shut 7 shut 8 in 7 shut 9 alone 9 alone 10 in 9 alone 13 to 10 in 12 dark 11 the 12 dark 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 one a [voice] [inside] [of] [reddy] [began] [to] whisper [to] [him] [.] 1 a 8 whisper " [i] [know] [it] [,] ["] replied [reddy] [right] [out] [loud] [,] [forgetting] [that] [it] [was] [only] a [small] voice [inside] [of] [him] [.] 1 " 7 replied 7 replied 20 voice 18 a 20 voice " [what] [do] [you] [know] [?] " [asked] [prickly] [porky] [.] 1 " 7 " he was [still] keeping [reddy] in and [granny] [out] and he had overheard [what] [reddy] [said] [.] 1 he 7 and 2 was 4 keeping 2 was 7 and 4 keeping 6 in 7 and 13 overheard 10 and 11 he 10 and 13 overheard 11 he 12 had " [it] [is] [none] [of] [your] [business] [!] " [snapped] [reddy] [.] 1 " 9 " reddy could hear [prickly] [porky] chuckle [.] 1 reddy 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 6 chuckle then [prickly] [porky] [repeated] [as] [if] [to] [himself] [in] [a] [queer] cracked [voice] [the] [following] [:] 1 then 12 cracked " [rudeness] [never] [,] [never] pays [,] [nor] [is] [there] gain [in] [saucy] [ways] [.] 1 " 6 pays 6 pays 11 gain it 's always best to be [polite] [and] ne'er [give] [way] to ugly spite [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 always 2 's 5 to 2 's 6 be 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 9 ne'er 6 be 12 to 12 to 14 spite 13 ugly 14 spite reddy pretended that he hadn't heard [.] 1 reddy 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 6 heard 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 heard prickly [porky] [continued] [to] chuckle [for] [a] [while] [and] [finally] [reddy] [fell] [asleep] [.] 1 prickly 5 chuckle when he awoke it was to find that [prickly] [porky] [had] [left] and [old] [granny] [fox] had [brought] [him] [something] to eat . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 awoke 1 when 4 it 2 he 3 awoke 4 it 13 and 5 was 6 to 5 was 13 and 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 that 13 and 17 had 17 had 21 to 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . just as soon [as] [reddy] [fox] [was] [able] [to] [travel] he [and] [granny] had moved to the [old] [pasture] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 11 he 11 he 14 had 14 had 15 moved 15 moved 16 to 16 to 20 . 17 the 20 . the [old] [pasture] [is] very different [from] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 the 5 very 1 the 6 different yes , indeed , it is very [,] very different . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 10 different 7 very 9 very 9 very 10 different 10 different 11 . reddy [fox] thought so [.] 1 reddy 3 thought 3 thought 4 so and [reddy] [didn't] [like] the change [,] [not] [a] [bit] [.] 1 and 6 change 5 the 6 change there were little open places where wild-eyed young cattle fed on the short grass [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 5 places 2 were 6 where 3 little 5 places 4 open 5 places 5 places 6 where 6 where 9 cattle 6 where 10 fed 7 wild-eyed 9 cattle 8 young 9 cattle 9 cattle 10 fed 10 fed 11 on 11 on 14 grass 12 the 14 grass 13 short 14 grass no , [reddy] [fox] [did] not [like] [the] [old] [pasture] at all . 1 no 2 , 1 no 13 . 2 , 6 not 6 not 11 at 11 at 12 all there was no long , soft green grass to lie down in [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 8 grass 2 was 9 to 3 no 8 grass 4 long 5 , 4 long 8 grass 6 soft 8 grass 7 green 8 grass 9 to 10 lie 10 lie 11 down 11 down 12 in and it was lonesome up there . 1 and 2 it 1 and 7 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 5 up 4 lonesome 6 there he missed [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 missed there was no one to bully and tease [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 one 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 to 5 to 7 and 6 bully 7 and 7 and 8 tease at least , [that] ['s] [what] [she] [told] [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 10 . it had been very [,] very beautiful down there [.] 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 7 beautiful 4 very 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 down 7 beautiful 9 there [way] [in] [among] [these] [rocks] [granny] [fox] [had] [dug] [their] [new] [house] [.] it was right down under the rocks [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 down 4 down 5 under 5 under 7 rocks 6 the 7 rocks all the rest of the time it was dark and gloomy there [.] 1 all 3 rest 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 6 time 5 the 6 time 6 time 7 it 6 time 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 and 9 dark 10 and 10 and 11 gloomy 11 gloomy 12 there no , [reddy] [fox] [didn't] [like] [his] [new] [home] at all , but [when] he said [so] [old] [granny] [fox] [boxed] [his] ears [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 23 ears 2 , 16 said 10 at 11 all 10 at 12 , 10 at 15 he 12 , 13 but 15 he 16 said " [it] ['s] [your] [own] [fault] [that] [we] ['ve] [got] [to] [live] [here] [now] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 17 said 17 said 18 she 17 said 19 . ["] [it] ['s] [the] [only] [place] [where] [we] [are] [safe] [.] reddy hung his head [.] 1 reddy 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head and here we will leave [wise] [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [reddy] , [safe] [,] even if they do not like their new home [.] 1 and 3 we 1 and 12 , 2 here 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 leave 12 , 15 even 15 even 16 if 16 if 17 they 16 if 20 like 17 they 18 do 18 do 19 not 18 do 20 like 19 not 20 like 20 like 23 home 21 their 23 home 22 new 23 home you see [,] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [is] [getting] [jealous] [.] 1 you 2 see he thinks there should be some books about the people of [the] [green] [forest] , and that the first one should be about him [.] 1 he 2 thinks 2 thinks 8 about 2 thinks 20 one 2 thinks 22 be 3 there 4 should 4 should 5 be 5 be 7 books 6 some 7 books 7 books 8 about 8 about 16 and 9 the 10 people 10 people 11 of 10 people 16 and 11 of 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 18 the 19 first 18 the 20 one 20 one 21 should 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 about 23 about 24 him and [because] [we] all [love] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [,] the very next book is to bear his name [.] 1 and 4 all 1 and 14 is 10 the 11 very 10 the 12 next 10 the 13 book 13 book 14 is 14 is 15 to 15 to 16 bear 16 bear 18 name 17 his 18 name end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [old] [granny] [fox] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 11 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,