produced [by] [juliet] [sutherland] , [charles] [franks] and [the] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] 1 produced 5 , 5 , 8 and [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of ["] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] , " " [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [,] ["] [etc] 1 author 2 of 2 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 " [contents] i [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] . [quack] [ii] . 1 i 8 . 8 . 11 . [mrs] [quack] [is] [distrustful] [iii] [.] [mrs] [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] [iv] [.] [mrs] [quack] [continues] [her] [story] [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [quack] ['s] [troubles] [vi] [.] farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] [vii] . 1 farmer 10 . [mrs] [quack] [returns] [viii] [.] [mrs] [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] [ix] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] [x] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] [xi] [.] the [terrible] [,] [terrible] [guns] [xii] . 1 the 7 . what [did] [happen] [to] [mr] [quack] [xiii] . 1 what 8 . [peter] [tells] [about] [mrs] [.] [quack] [xiv] [.] sammy [jay] ['s] [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] [.] quack [xv] [.] 1 sammy 9 quack the [hunt] [for] [mr] [quack] [xvi] . 1 the 7 . [sammy] [jay] [sees] [something] [green] [xvii] [.] mr [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] [xviii.sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] [.] quack [to] [the] [swamp] [xix] [.] 1 mr 12 quack [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [great] [idea] [xx] [.] [happy] [days] [for] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [marshes] [must] [be] [something] [like] [swamps] [,] " [ventured] [peter] [rabbit] [frontispiece] 1 " 9 " several times she circled [around] , high over [the] [smiling] [pool] 1 several 2 times 2 times 3 she 3 she 4 circled 4 circled 6 , 4 circled 7 high 6 , 7 high 7 high 8 over " [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ['] [gator] ['] " 1 " 13 " " [just] [tuck] [that] [fact] [away] [in] [that] [empty] [head] [of] [yours] [and] [never] [say] [can't] " 1 " 17 " " [yes] [,] ["] said he in a low voice [,] ["] [i] [am] [mr] [quack] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 in 7 in 10 voice 8 a 10 voice 9 low 10 voice those were happy days indeed for [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] quack in the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] 1 those 2 were 2 were 4 days 2 were 5 indeed 2 were 6 for 2 were 12 in 3 happy 4 days 6 for 11 quack 12 in 14 pond 13 the 14 pond 14 pond 15 of 15 of 17 the [i] [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] [.] [quack] make a new acquaintance every time you can [;] [you] ['ll] [find] [it] [interesting] [and] [a] [very] [helpful] [plan] [.] 1 make 4 acquaintance 1 make 6 time 2 a 3 new 2 a 4 acquaintance 3 new 4 acquaintance 5 every 6 time 6 time 7 you 6 time 8 can 7 you 8 can it means more knowledge [.] 1 it 2 means 2 means 4 knowledge 3 more 4 knowledge you cannot meet any one without learning something from him if you keep your ears open and your eyes open [.] 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 meet 3 meet 5 one 3 meet 6 without 3 meet 9 from 3 meet 11 if 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 without 6 without 7 learning 7 learning 8 something 8 something 9 from 9 from 10 him 11 if 17 and 11 if 20 open 12 you 13 keep 12 you 17 and 13 keep 15 ears 13 keep 16 open 14 your 15 ears 17 and 19 eyes 18 your 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 open every one is at least a little different from every one else , and [the] more people you know [,] [the] [more] [you] [may] [learn] [.] 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 is 3 is 5 least 3 is 8 different 4 at 5 least 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 different 8 different 9 from 9 from 17 people 10 every 17 people 11 one 14 and 12 else 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 more 14 and 17 people 17 people 18 you 17 people 19 know 18 you 19 know peter [rabbit] [knows] [this] , and that is one reason he always is so eager to find out about other people [.] 1 peter 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 that 6 and 8 is 8 is 10 reason 9 one 10 reason 10 reason 11 he 10 reason 17 find 11 he 13 is 12 always 13 is 13 is 15 eager 14 so 15 eager 16 to 17 find 17 find 18 out 18 out 19 about 19 about 21 people 20 other 21 people he knew right away who it was [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 right 2 knew 4 away 2 knew 5 who 5 who 7 was 6 it 7 was he knew that it was [mrs] [quack] [the] [duck] , because he had often heard about her [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 11 because 10 , 11 because 11 because 12 he 11 because 15 heard 12 he 13 had 13 had 15 heard 14 often 15 heard 15 heard 16 about 16 about 17 her peter was so surprised [to] [see] [her] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] that he almost forgot to be polite . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 15 forgot 13 he 15 forgot 14 almost 15 forgot 15 forgot 16 to 15 forgot 17 be 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 polite 18 polite 19 . i am afraid he stared in a very impolite way as he hurried to the edge of the bank . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 he 3 afraid 5 stared 4 he 5 stared 5 stared 6 in 5 stared 11 as 6 in 10 way 7 a 8 very 7 a 10 way 8 very 9 impolite 11 as 12 he 11 as 20 . 12 he 13 hurried 13 hurried 14 to 14 to 16 edge 15 the 16 edge 16 edge 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 bank you are [mrs] [quack] [,] aren't [you] [?] ["] 1 you 2 are 2 are 6 aren't " [yes] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [,] ["] [and] [you] [must] [be] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 4 " i 've heard of you very often [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 7 often 4 of 5 you 6 very 7 often all the time [mrs] [quack] was swimming [back] and forth [and] in little circles in the [most] uneasy [way] [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 6 was 6 was 9 and 7 swimming 9 and 9 and 10 forth 10 forth 12 in 12 in 14 circles 13 little 14 circles 14 circles 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 uneasy " [i] [hope] [you] ['ve] [heard] [nothing] [but] [good] [of] [me] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 13 " peter looked a wee , wee bit [foolish] , [and] then he laughed right out [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 7 bit 2 looked 11 then 3 a 4 wee 3 a 7 bit 4 wee 5 , 4 wee 7 bit 6 wee 7 bit 9 , 11 then 11 then 12 he 11 then 13 laughed 12 he 13 laughed 13 laughed 14 right 14 right 15 out " [i] [guess] [that] [is] [true] [enough] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . ["] [i] [like] [to] [learn] [all] [i] [can] [,] [and] [how] [can] [i] [learn] [without] [being] [curious] [?] i 'm curious right now [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 right 3 curious 4 right 4 right 5 now i 'm wondering what brings you to [the] [smiling] [pool] [when] you never have been here before [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 wondering 3 wondering 4 what 4 what 5 brings 5 brings 6 you 5 brings 7 to 5 brings 17 before 7 to 12 you 12 you 14 have 13 never 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 here it is the [last] place in the world [i] [ever] [expected] [to] [find] [you] [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 place 3 the 5 place 5 place 6 in 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world " [that] ['s] [why] [i] ['m] [here] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [i] [hope] [others] [feel] [the] [same] [way] [.] i came [here] [because] [i] [just] [had] to find some place where people wouldn't [expect] [to] [find] [me] and so wouldn't come looking for me [.] 1 i 19 and 2 came 8 to 2 came 19 and 8 to 9 find 9 find 11 place 10 some 11 place 11 place 12 where 12 where 13 people 12 where 14 wouldn't 13 people 14 wouldn't 19 and 21 wouldn't 19 and 24 for 20 so 21 wouldn't 21 wouldn't 22 come 22 come 23 looking 23 looking 24 for 24 for 25 me peter 's eyes opened very wide with surprise [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 opened 3 eyes 6 wide 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 with 7 with 8 surprise " [why] [,] ["] he exclaimed , " [i] [should] [think] [you] [would] [be] [perfectly] [safe] [on] [the] [big] [river] [!] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 " i don't see how any harm can possibly come to you out there [.] ["] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 how 4 how 6 harm 4 how 9 come 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 can 7 can 9 come 8 possibly 9 come 9 come 10 to 9 come 12 out 10 to 11 you 12 out 13 there the words were no sooner out of [peter] ['s] mouth than [a] [faint] [bang] [sounded] [from] [way] [off] [towards] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 the 2 words 2 words 3 were 3 were 5 sooner 3 were 7 of 3 were 11 than 4 no 5 sooner 6 out 7 of 7 of 10 mouth [mrs] [quack] [gave] [a] [great] [start] [and] [half] [lifted] [her] [wings] [as] [if] [to] [fly] [.] but she thought better of it , [and] [then] [peter] [saw] that she was trembling all over [.] 1 but 2 she 1 but 3 thought 2 she 3 thought 3 thought 4 better 3 thought 5 of 5 of 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 12 that 12 that 14 was 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 trembling 15 trembling 17 over 16 all 17 over " [did] [you] [hear] [that] ? " she asked in a faint voice [.] 1 " 9 asked 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 she 8 she 9 asked 9 asked 10 in 10 in 13 voice 11 a 12 faint 11 a 13 voice peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded " [that] was a gun , a terrible gun , but it was a long way from here , " said he . 1 " 3 was 3 was 5 gun 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 9 gun 6 , 9 gun 7 a 8 terrible 7 a 9 gun 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 11 but 19 , 12 it 13 was 13 was 16 way 14 a 16 way 15 long 16 way 16 way 17 from 17 from 18 here 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 said 21 said 22 he 22 he 23 . " it [was] [over] [on] [the] [big] [river] [,] ["] said [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 said 2 it 11 said ["] [that] ['s] [why] [it] [isn't] [safe] [for] [me] [over] [there] [.] that 's [why] [i] just [had] [to] [find] [some] [other] [place] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 just oh , dear , [the] [very] [sound] [of] [a] [gun] [sets] [me] [to] [shaking] [and] [makes] [my] [heart] [feel] [as] if it would stop [beating] [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 dear 4 , 21 if 21 if 22 it 22 it 23 would 23 would 24 stop are you [sure] [i] [am] [perfectly] safe here [?] ["] 1 are 2 you 1 are 7 safe 7 safe 8 here " [i] ['m] [not] [afraid] [of] [them] [,] " [declared] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 9 " " [it] ['s] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [with] [terrible] [guns] [i] ['m] [afraid] [of] [,] " [and] [she] [began] [to] [swim] [about] [more] [uneasily] [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 15 " [ii] [mrs] [quack] [is] [distrustful] jerry [muskrat] thinks there is no place in the world [like] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 jerry 3 thinks 3 thinks 4 there 3 thinks 5 is 4 there 5 is 5 is 7 place 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 in 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world so , for the matter of that , [does] [grandfather] [frog] and [also] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [.] 1 so 3 for 2 , 3 for 3 for 5 matter 3 for 8 , 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 of 6 of 7 that 8 , 12 and you see , they have spent their lives there and know little [about] [the] [rest] [of] [the] [great] [world] [.] 1 you 10 and 2 see 10 and 3 , 4 they 3 , 10 and 4 they 5 have 5 have 6 spent 6 spent 8 lives 6 spent 9 there 7 their 8 lives 8 lives 9 there 10 and 11 know 11 know 12 little " [no] [one] [hunts] [here] [now] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [has] [put] [away] [his] [terrible] [gun] [,] " [explained] [jerry] [.] 1 " 19 " " [who] [is] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [?] ["] demanded [mrs] [quack] [,] [looking] [more] anxious [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 16 anxious " [is] [he] [one] [of] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [?] " 1 " 10 " he is such a good friend that he ought to be [a] [quaddy] himself [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 6 friend 2 is 14 himself 3 such 4 a 4 a 6 friend 5 good 6 friend 6 friend 7 that 6 friend 11 be 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 ought 10 to 11 be he won't let any harm come to you here [,] [mrs] [quack] [.] ["] 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 let 3 let 5 harm 3 let 6 come 4 any 5 harm 6 come 7 to 6 come 9 here 7 to 8 you " [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [him] [,] [not] [for] [one] [single] [little] [minute] [,] " [declared] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 14 " ["] [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [one] [of] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [,] [not] [one] [.] you say he fed some of you last winter , but that doesn't mean anything good [.] 1 you 11 but 2 say 3 he 2 say 4 fed 2 say 11 but 3 he 4 fed 4 fed 5 some 4 fed 9 winter 5 some 6 of 6 of 7 you 8 last 9 winter 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 mean 12 that 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 14 mean 14 mean 15 anything 15 anything 16 good do you know what [i] ['ve] [known] [these] two-legged [creatures] [to] do [?] ["] 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 9 two-legged 9 two-legged 12 do " [what] [?] " [demanded] [peter] [and] [jerry] [together] [.] 1 " 4 " i wouldn't trust one of [them] , [not] [one] [!] " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 11 " " [oh] [,] [how] [dreadful] [!] ["] cried [peter] [,] [looking] [quite] [as] [shocked] [as] he [felt] [.] 1 " 8 cried 8 cried 16 he then he added eagerly [,] ["] [but] [our] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [wouldn't] [do] [anything] [like] [that] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 eagerly you haven't the least thing to fear from him [.] ["] 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 5 thing 2 haven't 6 to 2 haven't 8 from 3 the 5 thing 4 least 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 fear 7 fear 8 from 8 from 9 him " [perhaps] [not] [,] " [said] [mrs] [quack] [,] [shaking] [her] [head] [doubtfully] [,] ["] [but] [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [him] [.] 1 " 5 " i wouldn't trust him [as] [far] [off] [as] [i] [could] [see] [him] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 him " you are safe right here , if you have sense enough to stay here , " declared [jerry] [muskrat] rather testily [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 safe 4 safe 5 right 4 safe 6 here 4 safe 8 if 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 10 have 8 if 16 , 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 sense 11 sense 12 enough 11 sense 13 to 13 to 14 stay 14 stay 15 here 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 declared 18 declared 22 testily 21 rather 22 testily " [don't] you [suppose] [peter] [and] [i] [know] [what] [we] are talking about [?] ["] 1 " 3 you 3 you 11 are 11 are 12 talking 12 talking 13 about there was a little sob in her voice and tears in her eyes [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 sob 2 was 6 in 2 was 11 in 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 sob 5 sob 6 in 6 in 9 and 7 her 8 voice 8 voice 9 and 9 and 10 tears 9 and 11 in 11 in 13 eyes 12 her 13 eyes " [tell] [us] [all] [about] [it] [,] " [begged] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " " [perhaps] [we] [can] [help] [you] [.] " 1 " 8 " [iii] [mrs] [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] " [begin] [at] [the] [beginning] [,] " [said] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 7 " " [your] [home] [is] [somewhere] [way] [up] [in] [the] [northland] [where] [honker] [the] [goose] [lives] [,] [isn't] [it] [?] " 1 " 20 " [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [.] " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [there] [this] [very] [minute] [,] " she replied [,] [the] [tears] [coming] [again] [.] 1 " 13 replied 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 replied ["] [but] [sometimes] [i] [doubt] [if] [ever] [i] ['ll] [get] [there] [again] [.] " [i] [never] [could] [understand] [what] [people] [want] [to] [leave] [their] [homes] [for] [,] [anyway] [,] " [declared] [peter] [.] 1 " 17 " what would you do if you couldn't find a single thing to eat [?] ["] 1 what 4 do 2 would 3 you 2 would 4 do 4 do 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 8 find 6 you 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 find 8 find 11 thing 8 find 12 to 9 a 10 single 9 a 11 thing 10 single 11 thing 12 to 13 eat " [i] [guess] [i] ['d] [starve] [,] " [replied] [peter] [simply] [.] 1 " 8 " " he comes earlier up there and stays twice as long as he does here , and makes ten times as much ice and snow [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 comes 4 earlier 3 comes 5 up 3 comes 7 and 5 up 6 there 7 and 8 stays 7 and 11 long 7 and 12 as 7 and 20 times 9 twice 10 as 10 as 11 long 12 as 17 and 13 he 17 and 14 does 15 here 14 does 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 makes 19 ten 20 times 20 times 21 as 21 as 24 and 22 much 23 ice 23 ice 24 and 24 and 25 snow we [just] [have] [to] [come] [south] . 1 we 7 . it isn't because we want to , but [because] [we] [must] [!] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 because 3 because 4 we 3 because 5 want 4 we 5 want 5 want 6 to 5 want 7 , 6 to 7 , 7 , 8 but there is nothing else for us to do [.] ["] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 3 nothing 7 to 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 us 7 to 8 do " [then] [i] [don't] [see] [what] [you] [want] [to] [make] [your] [home] [in] [such] [a] [place] [for] [,] " [said] [practical] [peter] [.] 1 " 19 " " [i] [should] [think] [you] [would] [make] [it] [where] [you] [can] [live] [all] [the] [year] [around] [.] " 1 " 18 " " [i] [was] [born] [up] [there] [,] [and] [i] [love] [it] [just] [as] [you] [love] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] ["] replied [mrs] [.] quack [simply] [.] 1 " 22 replied 22 replied 25 quack ["] [it] [is] [home] [,] [and] [there] [is] [no] [place] [like] [home] [.] besides , it is a very beautiful [and] a very wonderful place in summer [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 12 place 4 is 13 in 5 a 12 place 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 12 place 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 place 12 place 13 in 13 in 14 summer there is everything [that] [ducks] [and] [geese] [love] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 everything we have all [we] [want] of the food we love best [.] 1 we 2 have 2 have 8 food 3 all 8 food 6 of 8 food 7 the 8 food 8 food 9 we 8 food 10 love 9 we 10 love 10 love 11 best everywhere is [shallow] [water] [with] [tall] [grass] [growing] [in] it [.] ["] 1 everywhere 2 is 2 is 10 it " [huh] [!] " [interrupted] [peter] [,] ["] [i] [wouldn't] [think] [much] [of] [a] [place] [like] [that] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " " [that] ['s] [because] [you] [don't] [know] [what] [is] [good] [,] " [snapped] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 12 " " [it] [would] [suit] [me] , " he added , with shining eyes [.] 1 " 9 added 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 added 9 added 11 with 10 , 11 with 11 with 12 shining 12 shining 13 eyes " [there] [are] [the] [dearest] [little] [islands] [just] [made] [for] [safe] [nesting-places] [,] " [continued] [mrs] [quack] [,] [without] [heeding] [the] [interruptions] [.] 1 " 14 " " [if] [there] [is] [nothing] [to] [fear] [,] [why] [do] [you] [care] [about] [places] [to] [hide] [?] " [demanded] [peter] [.] 1 " 18 " that is perfectly fair , so we don't mind that [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 perfectly 2 is 4 fair 2 is 6 so 5 , 6 so 6 so 9 mind 7 we 8 don't 8 don't 9 mind 9 mind 10 that it is only men who are not fair [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 only 2 is 4 men 4 men 5 who 4 men 6 are 5 who 6 are 6 are 7 not 6 are 8 fair 7 not 8 fair they don't know what fairness is [.] ["] 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is peter nodded that he understood [,] [and] [mrs] [quack] [went] [on] [.] 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 that 3 that 5 understood 4 he 5 understood ["] [last] [summer] [mr] [quack] [and] [i] [had] [our] [nest] [on] [the] [dearest] [little] [island] [,] [and] [no] [one] [found] [it] [.] first we had [twelve] [eggs] , and then twelve of the dearest babies [you] ever saw . ["] 1 first 2 we 2 we 3 had 3 had 17 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 17 . 7 and 9 twelve 7 and 16 saw 8 then 9 twelve 9 twelve 10 of 9 twelve 16 saw 10 of 13 babies 11 the 12 dearest 11 the 13 babies 15 ever 16 saw " [maybe] [,] ["] said [peter] [doubtfully] [,] [thinking] [of] his own babies [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 13 babies 11 his 12 own 11 his 13 babies ["] [and] [they] [were] [smart] [,] [too] [.] they had learned how to take care of themselves just [as] [well] [as] [i] [could] [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 how 4 how 5 to 4 how 6 take 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 7 care 10 just 8 of 9 themselves i certainly was proud of that family . 1 i 3 was 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 4 proud 8 . 5 of 7 family 6 that 7 family but [now] [i] don't know where one of them is [.] ["] 1 but 5 know 4 don't 5 know 5 know 6 where 6 where 7 one 6 where 10 is 7 one 8 of 7 one 10 is 8 of 9 them mrs [quack] [suddenly] [choked] up [with] [grief] , and [peter] [rabbit] [politely] [turned] his head [away] [.] 1 mrs 5 up 5 up 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 his 9 and 15 head 14 his 15 head [iv] [mrs] [quack] [continues] [her] [story] in a few minutes she bravely went on with her story [.] 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 she 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 she 7 went 6 bravely 7 went 7 went 8 on 7 went 9 with 9 with 11 story 10 her 11 story for a while we had nothing much to fear [.] 1 for 3 while 1 for 4 we 2 a 3 while 4 we 5 had 5 had 6 nothing 5 had 7 much 5 had 8 to 8 to 9 fear perhaps you don't know what marshes are [.] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 marshes 6 marshes 7 are jerry [muskrat] 's eyes sparkled [.] 1 jerry 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 sparkled " [i] [would] [like] [a] [place] [like] [that] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 12 exclaimed 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 exclaimed " [you] [certainly] [would] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 6 " " [we] [always] [find] lots [of] [your] [relatives] in such places [.] ["] 1 " 5 lots 5 lots 9 in 9 in 11 places 10 such 11 places " [marshes] [must] [be] [something] [like] [swamps] [,] " [ventured] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [who] [had] [been] [thinking] [the] [matter] [over] [.] 1 " 9 " " [very] [much] [the] [same] , only [with] [grass] and rushes [in] [place] [of] trees [and] [bushes] [,] ["] [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 10 and 6 , 7 only 6 , 10 and 10 and 15 trees 11 rushes 15 trees ["] [there] [is] [plenty] [to] [eat] [and] [the] [loveliest] [hiding-places] [.] in some of these we stayed days at a time [.] 1 in 2 some 1 in 5 we 2 some 3 of 3 of 4 these 5 we 6 stayed 6 stayed 7 days 6 stayed 8 at 7 days 8 at 8 at 10 time 9 a 10 time in fact , we stayed [until] [jack] [frost] [came] to drive us out . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 we 4 we 5 stayed 5 stayed 10 to 10 to 11 drive 11 drive 12 us 11 drive 13 out 13 out 14 . if we could have just kept flying all the time or never had to go near the shore , we would have been all right [.] 1 if 2 we 1 if 13 had 1 if 19 , 1 if 20 we 2 we 3 could 3 could 11 or 4 have 6 kept 4 have 11 or 5 just 6 kept 6 kept 7 flying 6 kept 10 time 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 time 11 or 13 had 12 never 13 had 13 had 14 to 13 had 15 go 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 near 16 near 18 shore 17 the 18 shore 20 we 21 would 21 would 22 have 22 have 23 been 23 been 25 right 24 all 25 right but we had to eat . ["] 1 but 2 we 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 . " [of] [course] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " " [everybody] [has] [to] [eat] [.] " 1 " 7 " " and we had [to] [rest] [,] ["] said [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 9 said 2 and 3 we 2 and 4 had 4 had 9 said " [certainly] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 " " [everybody] [has] [to] [do] [that] [.] " 1 " 8 " ["] [it] [takes] [a] [lot] [of] [strength] [to] [fly] [as] [we] [fly] [,] [and] [strength] [requires] [plenty] [of] [food] [.] if we saw none , we would drop down a little nearer and a little nearer [.] 1 if 2 we 1 if 3 saw 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 we 2 we 3 saw 3 saw 4 none 6 we 7 would 7 would 8 drop 8 drop 9 down 8 drop 13 and 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 nearer 12 nearer 13 and 13 and 16 nearer 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 nearer but with all our watchfulness , we never could be [sure] , absolutely sure , that all was safe . 1 but 2 with 1 but 6 , 1 but 7 we 2 with 3 all 3 all 4 our 3 all 5 watchfulness 4 our 5 watchfulness 7 we 9 could 8 never 9 could 9 could 10 be 10 be 20 . 12 , 14 sure 12 , 15 , 13 absolutely 14 sure 15 , 16 that 15 , 20 . 16 that 17 all 17 all 18 was 18 was 19 safe sometimes those terrible two-legged creatures would be hiding in the very middle of the wildest , most lonely looking marshes [.] 1 sometimes 5 creatures 2 those 5 creatures 3 terrible 5 creatures 4 two-legged 5 creatures 5 creatures 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 in 9 in 12 middle 10 the 11 very 10 the 12 middle 12 middle 13 of 13 of 20 marshes 14 the 15 wildest 14 the 20 marshes 15 wildest 16 , 17 most 18 lonely 18 lonely 20 marshes 19 looking 20 marshes they would be covered with grass so that we couldn't see them [.] 1 they 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 covered 4 covered 5 with 4 covered 8 that 5 with 6 grass 7 so 8 that 8 that 9 we 8 that 11 see 9 we 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 see 11 see 12 them so we would fly our hardest [.] 1 so 4 fly 2 we 3 would 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 6 hardest 5 our 6 hardest it was awful , just simply awful [!] ["] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 , 3 awful 4 , 4 , 5 just 4 , 7 awful 6 simply 7 awful mrs [quack] [paused] [and] [shuddered] [,] [and] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [shuddered] [in] sympathy [.] 1 mrs 15 sympathy " [sometimes] we [would] have to [try] [three] [or] four feeding-places [before] [we] [found] [one] [where] [there] [were] [no] [terrible] [guns] [.] 1 " 3 we 3 we 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 11 feeding-places 10 four 11 feeding-places it was like that every day [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 like 3 like 4 that 3 like 6 day 5 every 6 day the farther [we] [got] , the worse [it] [became] [.] 1 the 2 farther 2 farther 5 , 5 , 7 worse 6 the 7 worse our flock grew smaller and smaller . 1 our 2 flock 2 flock 3 grew 3 grew 5 and 4 smaller 5 and 5 and 6 smaller 6 smaller 7 . what [became] [of] [our] [twelve] [children] [i] [don't] [know] . 1 what 10 . i am afraid the terrible guns killed some [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 6 guns 3 afraid 7 killed 4 the 6 guns 5 terrible 6 guns 6 guns 7 killed 7 killed 8 some i hope some joined other flocks and escaped , but [i] don't know [.] ["] 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 7 and 3 some 7 and 4 joined 6 flocks 4 joined 7 and 5 other 6 flocks 7 and 10 but 8 escaped 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 13 know 12 don't 13 know " [i] [hope] they [did] [too] [,] ["] said [peter] [.] 1 " 9 said 4 they 9 said [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [.] [quack's] [troubles] ["] [i] [don't] [see] [why] [you] [didn't] [stay] [right] [there] [.] i would have , " said [peter] , nodding his head with an air of great wisdom [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 9 nodding 8 , 9 nodding 9 nodding 11 head 9 nodding 12 with 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 with 12 with 14 air 13 an 14 air 14 air 15 of 15 of 17 wisdom 16 great 17 wisdom " [not] [if] [you] [were] [i] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [in] [the] [first] [place] [it] [isn't] [a] [proper] [place] [in] [which] [to] [bring] [up] [young] [ducks] [and] [make] [them] [strong] [and] [healthy] [.] in the second place there are more dangers down there [for] [young] [ducks] [than] up in the [far] [northland] [.] 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 second 2 the 4 place 4 place 5 there 5 there 6 are 6 are 8 dangers 7 more 8 dangers 8 dangers 9 down 8 dangers 15 up 9 down 10 there 15 up 16 in 16 in 17 the in the third place there isn't room for all [the] [ducks] to nest properly [.] 1 in 4 place 1 in 7 room 2 the 3 third 2 the 4 place 4 place 5 there 5 there 6 isn't 7 room 8 for 7 room 12 to 8 for 9 all 12 to 13 nest 13 nest 14 properly we couldn't be happy if we didn't [.] ["] 1 we 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 happy 4 happy 5 if 5 if 6 we 5 if 7 didn't 6 we 7 didn't " [is] [the] [journey] [back] [as] [bad] [as] [the] [journey] [down] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 13 " " [worse] [,] [very] [much] [worse] [,] ["] replied [mrs] [.] quack [sadly] [.] 1 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 quack " [you] [can] [see] [for] [yourself] [just] [how] [bad] [it] [is] [,] [for] [here] [i] [am] [all] [alone] [.] " 1 " 20 " tears [filled] [mrs] [quack] 's eyes [.] 1 tears 5 's 5 's 6 eyes " [it] [is] [almost] [too] [terrible] [to] [talk] [about] [,] " she continued after a minute [.] 1 " 13 continued 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 continued 13 continued 14 after 14 after 16 minute 15 a 16 minute but it is much worse now [,] very much worse [.] 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 is 3 is 4 much 3 is 10 worse 4 much 5 worse 5 worse 6 now 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 worse we cannot go [any] [faster] [than] [jack] [frost] [does] [.] 1 we 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 go then there is nothing to do but to turn back [to] where those terrible guns are waiting for us [.] 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 to 4 nothing 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 but 6 do 10 back 6 do 12 where 7 but 8 to 7 but 9 turn 8 to 9 turn 12 where 15 guns 12 where 16 are 13 those 15 guns 14 terrible 15 guns 15 guns 16 are 16 are 17 waiting 17 waiting 18 for 18 for 19 us we [just] [have] [to] do [it] [.] ["] 1 we 5 do [mrs] [quack] [stopped] [and] [shivered] [.] " [it] [seems] [to] [me] [i] [have] [heard] [nothing] [but] [the] [noise] [of] [those] [terrible] [guns] [ever] [since] [we] [started] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 23 said 23 said 24 she 23 said 25 . ["] [i] [haven't] [had] [a] [good] [square] [meal] [for] [days] [and] [days] [,] [nor] [a] [good] [rest] [.] that is what makes me so dreadfully nervous [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 makes 4 makes 5 me 4 makes 7 dreadfully 4 makes 8 nervous 6 so 7 dreadfully then just as we would think we were safe for a little [while] , there would come the bang of a terrible gun [.] 1 then 15 there 2 just 3 as 3 as 4 we 3 as 6 think 3 as 14 , 3 as 15 there 4 we 5 would 5 would 6 think 6 think 7 we 6 think 8 were 7 we 8 were 8 were 9 safe 9 safe 10 for 10 for 12 little 11 a 12 little 15 there 16 would 16 would 17 come 17 come 19 bang 18 the 19 bang 19 bang 20 of 20 of 23 gun 21 a 22 terrible 22 terrible 23 gun then we would have to do it all over again until night came [.] 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 6 do 10 again 6 do 11 until 7 it 9 over 8 all 9 over 11 until 12 night 11 until 13 came 12 night 13 came [sometimes] [i] [think] [that] [those] [men] [with] [terrible] [guns] [must] [hate] [us] [and] [want] [to] [kill] [every] [one] [of] [us] [.] if they didn't , they would have a little bit of pity [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 4 , 1 if 5 they 2 they 3 didn't 5 they 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 12 pity 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 of 10 bit 12 pity 11 of 12 pity they simply haven't any hearts at all [.] ["] 1 they 3 haven't 2 simply 3 haven't 3 haven't 5 hearts 3 haven't 6 at 4 any 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 at 6 at 7 all " [it] [does] [seem] so [,] ["] [agreed] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 so ["] [but] [wait] [until] [you] [know] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] [he's] [got] [a] [heart] [!] ["] [he] [added] [brightly] [.] " [i] [don't] [want] [to] [know] [him] [,] " [retorted] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [if] [he] [comes] [near] [here] [,] [you] ['ll] [see] [me] [leave] [in] [a] [hurry] [.] i wouldn't trust one of them , not one minute [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 7 , 6 them 7 , 7 , 10 minute 8 not 9 one 9 one 10 minute you don't think he will come , [do] [you] [?] ["] 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 think 3 think 4 he 3 think 7 , 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 come peter sat up and looked across [the] [green] [meadows] , and his heart sank [.] 1 peter 4 and 2 sat 3 up 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 across 5 looked 14 sank 6 across 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 heart 12 his 13 heart " he 's coming now , [but] [i] ['m] [sure] [he] [won't] [hurt] [you] [,] [mrs] [.] [quack] [,] " said he . 1 " 2 he 2 he 6 , 3 's 4 coming 3 's 6 , 4 coming 5 now 6 , 20 " 6 , 21 said 21 said 22 he 22 he 23 . but [mrs] [quack] wouldn't wait [to] [see] [.] 1 but 4 wouldn't 1 but 5 wait [vi] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] cheer up [!] 1 cheer 2 up cheer up [!] 1 cheer 2 up cheer [!] ["] [had] [awakened] [quite] as [much] gladness in his heart as it [had] [in] [peter] 's heart [.] 1 cheer 19 heart 7 as 9 gladness 9 gladness 10 in 10 in 12 heart 11 his 12 heart 12 heart 13 as 13 as 14 it 14 it 18 's 18 's 19 heart it meant that his feathered friends would soon be busy house-hunting and building . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 his 3 that 5 feathered 4 his 5 feathered 5 feathered 6 friends 6 friends 12 and 7 would 9 be 7 would 12 and 8 soon 9 be 9 be 10 busy 10 busy 11 house-hunting 12 and 13 building 13 building 14 . it meant that his little friends in fur would also be doing something very similar , if they had not already done so [.] 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 6 friends 3 that 11 be 4 his 6 friends 5 little 6 friends 6 friends 7 in 6 friends 9 would 7 in 8 fur 9 would 11 be 10 also 11 be 11 be 12 doing 12 doing 13 something 13 something 15 similar 14 very 15 similar 15 similar 17 if 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 they 17 if 22 done 18 they 19 had 19 had 20 not 19 had 22 done 20 not 22 done 21 already 22 done 22 done 23 so it meant that soon there would be a million lovely things to see [and] a million joyous sounds to hear [.] 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 soon 3 that 5 there 3 that 7 be 5 there 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 11 things 7 be 12 to 7 be 19 to 8 a 9 million 9 million 11 things 10 lovely 11 things 12 to 13 see 13 see 18 sounds 15 a 16 million 16 million 18 sounds 17 joyous 18 sounds 19 to 20 hear farmer [brown] 's boy [stopped] and [watched] [until] the bird had [disappeared] [,] and [on] his face was a look of great surprise [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 and 6 and 9 the 9 the 10 bird 10 bird 11 had 11 had 14 and 14 and 18 was 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 was 18 was 20 look 19 a 20 look 20 look 21 of 21 of 23 surprise 22 great 23 surprise " as [i] [live] , [that] [was] [a] [duck] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 13 exclaimed 2 as 5 , 2 as 12 he 5 , 11 " 12 he 13 exclaimed ["] [that] [is] [the] [first] [time] [i] ['ve] [ever] [known] [a] [wild] [duck] [to] [be] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] i wonder what [under] the sun could have brought her over here [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 6 sun 3 what 9 brought 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 could 7 could 8 have 8 have 9 brought 9 brought 10 her 9 brought 11 over 11 over 12 here just then there was a distant bang in [the] direction [of] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 just 10 direction 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 bang 5 a 6 distant 6 distant 7 bang 7 bang 8 in 8 in 10 direction farmer [brown] 's boy [scowled] , and it made his face very angry-looking [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 7 and 9 made 8 it 9 made 9 made 11 face 9 made 13 angry-looking 10 his 11 face 12 very 13 angry-looking " [that] ['s] [it] , " he muttered [.] 1 " 8 muttered 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 muttered farmer [brown] 's boy had guessed exactly right , as you [and] [i] know , and [as] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] knew [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 16 and 6 guessed 7 exactly 6 guessed 16 and 7 exactly 8 right 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 you 10 as 15 , 11 you 14 know 15 , 16 and 16 and 23 knew some people haven't any hearts [;] [they] ['re] [all] [stomachs] [.] 1 some 2 people 2 people 3 haven't 3 haven't 5 hearts 4 any 5 hearts he grinned at the idea , and then he continued [his] [way] [towards] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 he 7 and 2 grinned 3 at 2 grinned 7 and 3 at 5 idea 4 the 5 idea 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 continued 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 continued he hoped he [might] [find] [another] [duck] [there] [,] and he approached [the] [smiling] [pool] very [,] very carefully [.] 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 10 and 3 he 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 approached 12 approached 19 carefully 16 very 18 very 18 very 19 carefully farmer [brown] 's boy smiled when he saw them [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 smiled 5 smiled 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 saw 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 them " [hello] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] [!] ["] said he . 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] [wonder] [how] [a] [bite] [of] [carrot] [would] [taste] [to] [you] [.] " 1 " 14 " he felt in his pocket and brought out a couple of carrots [.] 1 he 6 and 2 felt 3 in 2 felt 6 and 3 in 5 pocket 4 his 5 pocket 6 and 7 brought 7 brought 8 out 7 brought 12 carrots 9 a 10 couple 10 couple 11 of 10 couple 12 carrots 11 of 12 carrots one [he] [put] [on] [a] [little] [tussock] [in] [the] [water] [where] [he] [knew] [jerry] would find it [.] 1 one 15 would 15 would 16 find 16 find 17 it the [other] he [tossed] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [where] [he] [felt] [sure] [peter] would find it [.] 1 the 3 he 3 he 14 would 14 would 15 find 15 find 16 it presently he noticed two or three feathers on the water close to the edge of the bank [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 noticed 3 noticed 7 feathers 3 noticed 8 on 3 noticed 12 to 4 two 5 or 5 or 6 three 5 or 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 on 8 on 10 water 9 the 10 water 11 close 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 bank [mrs] [quack] [had] [left] [them] [there] [.] " [i] [believe] [that] [was] [a] [mallard] [duck] [,] ["] said he , as he studied them . 1 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 , 11 said 18 . 13 , 16 studied 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 studied 16 studied 17 them ["] [i] [know] [what] [i] ['ll] [do] [.] i 'll go straight back home and get some wheat and corn and put it here on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 7 and 3 go 4 straight 3 go 5 back 3 go 7 and 5 back 6 home 7 and 11 and 8 get 10 wheat 8 get 11 and 9 some 10 wheat 11 and 13 and 12 corn 13 and 13 and 14 put 14 put 15 it 14 put 16 here 14 put 17 on 17 on 19 edge 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 21 the perhaps she will come back and find it [.] ["] 1 perhaps 2 she 2 she 3 will 3 will 6 and 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 and 6 and 7 find 7 find 8 it and this is just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [did] . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 what 4 just 5 what 5 what 11 . [vii] [mrs] [quack] [returns] [peter] [rabbit] [just] [couldn't] [go] [back] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] he [just] [had] [to] [know] [if] [mrs] [quack] would come back [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 he 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 back jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] [was] [just] [getting] [ready] to go to bed [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] [when] [mrs] [quack] [returned] [.] 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 15 bed 2 , 4 , 3 round 4 , 4 , 5 red 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 to 14 to 15 bed the first [peter] [knew] of her coming was the whistle of her wings as she passed over him [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 5 of 2 first 8 was 5 of 7 coming 6 her 7 coming 8 was 10 whistle 8 was 14 as 9 the 10 whistle 10 whistle 11 of 11 of 13 wings 12 her 13 wings 14 as 15 she 14 as 16 passed 15 she 16 passed 16 passed 17 over 17 over 18 him it didn't seem possible that [one] [so] [big] [could] [move] [through] [the] [air] [so] [fast] [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that it was very clear that she was terribly nervous and suspicious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 clear 3 very 4 clear 4 clear 5 that 5 that 6 she 5 that 7 was 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 terribly 7 was 10 and 9 nervous 10 and 10 and 11 suspicious 11 suspicious 12 . ["] [it] ['s] [all] [right] [.] there 's nothing to be afraid of , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 13 . " [are] [you] [sure] [?] " [asked] [mrs] [quack] [anxiously] [.] 1 " 6 " as she spoke she swam about nervously [.] 1 as 2 she 1 as 3 spoke 1 as 4 she 2 she 3 spoke 4 she 5 swam 5 swam 6 about 6 about 7 nervously " [there] [hasn't] [been] [anybody] [near] [here] [excepting] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [we] [told] [you] [he] [wouldn't] [hurt] [you] [.] " 1 " 23 " " [he] [brought] [us] [each] [a] [carrot] [,] " [peter] [rabbit] [broke] [in] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 9 " " [just] [the] [same] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [him] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 11 " " [where] [is] [he] [now] [?] " 1 " 7 " " [he] [left] [ever] so long [ago] , and he [won't] [be] [back] [to-night] [,] ["] declared [peter] confidently [.] 1 " 17 declared 5 so 8 , 6 long 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 17 declared 17 declared 19 confidently " [i] [hope] [not] [,] ["] said [mrs] [quack] [,] [with] [a] sigh [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 13 sigh " [did] [you] [hear] [the] [bang] [of] [that] [terrible] [gun] [just] [after] [i] [left] [here] [?] " 1 " 17 " " [yes] [,] " [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 4 " " [was] [it] [fired] [at] [you] [?] " 1 " 8 " mrs [quack] [nodded] [and] [held] up [one] [wing] [.] 1 mrs 6 up peter [and] [jerry] could see that one of the long feathers was missing . 1 peter 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 one 6 that 12 was 7 one 8 of 7 one 12 was 8 of 11 feathers 9 the 11 feathers 10 long 11 feathers 12 was 13 missing 13 missing 14 . it is very hard work to know just how far those terrible guns can throw things at you [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 work 2 is 6 to 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 work 6 to 7 know 7 know 9 how 7 know 10 far 7 know 17 at 8 just 9 how 9 how 10 far 11 those 13 guns 12 terrible 13 guns 13 guns 14 can 14 can 15 throw 15 throw 16 things 16 things 17 at 17 at 18 you next [time] [i] will [fly] [higher] [.] ["] 1 next 4 will " [where] [have] [you] [been] [since] [you] [left] [us] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " " [eight] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [big] [river] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [it] [was] [the] [only] [safe] [place] [.] i didn't dare go near either shore [,] [and] [i] ['m] [nearly] [starved] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 go 4 go 5 near 5 near 7 shore 6 either 7 shore i haven't had a mouthful to eat to-day [.] ["] 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 had 3 had 5 mouthful 4 a 5 mouthful 5 mouthful 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 to-day peter opened his mouth to [tell] [her] of the wheat and corn [left] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and then closed it again [.] 1 peter 2 opened 2 opened 4 mouth 3 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 to 5 to 11 and 8 of 10 wheat 9 the 10 wheat 10 wheat 11 and 11 and 12 corn 12 corn 19 and 19 and 21 closed 20 then 21 closed 21 closed 22 it 21 closed 23 again he would let her find it for herself [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 let 3 let 4 her 3 let 5 find 5 find 6 it 5 find 7 for 6 it 7 for 7 for 8 herself if he told her about it , she might suspect a trick and refuse to go near the place . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 told 1 if 8 she 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 her 5 about 6 it 5 about 7 , 5 about 8 she 8 she 9 might 9 might 13 and 10 suspect 12 trick 10 suspect 13 and 11 a 12 trick 13 and 14 refuse 14 refuse 15 to 14 refuse 20 . 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 near 17 near 19 place 18 the 19 place he never had seen any one so suspicious , not even [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 he 3 had 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 6 one 4 seen 7 so 5 any 6 one 7 so 8 suspicious 7 so 9 , 9 , 11 even 10 not 11 even but he couldn't blame her , after all she had been [through] [.] 1 but 4 blame 1 but 6 , 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 blame 4 blame 5 her 6 , 7 after 7 after 8 all 7 after 11 been 9 she 10 had 10 had 11 been so he kept still and waited [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 2 he 5 and 3 kept 4 still 3 kept 5 and 5 and 6 waited he was learning , was [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 he 4 , 2 was 3 learning 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 was he was learning a great deal about [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 learning 3 learning 6 deal 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 deal 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 about [viii] [mrs] [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] that 's a fact [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 4 fact 3 a 4 fact a full stomach makes the whole world [seem] different , brighter , better [,] and more worth living in [.] 1 a 2 full 1 a 3 stomach 2 full 3 stomach 3 stomach 4 makes 4 makes 18 living 4 makes 19 in 5 the 18 living 6 whole 7 world 7 world 18 living 9 different 10 , 9 different 17 worth 11 brighter 12 , 11 brighter 17 worth 13 better 15 and 15 and 16 more 15 and 17 worth 17 worth 18 living it is the hardest kind of hard work to be cheerful and see only the bright side of things when your stomach is empty [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 8 work 2 is 9 to 2 is 20 when 3 the 4 hardest 3 the 8 work 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 9 to 12 and 10 be 11 cheerful 10 be 12 and 12 and 13 see 13 see 14 only 13 see 17 side 15 the 17 side 16 bright 17 side 17 side 18 of 18 of 19 things 20 when 22 stomach 20 when 23 is 21 your 22 stomach 22 stomach 23 is 23 is 24 empty but [once] [fill] that [empty] stomach , and everything is changed [.] 1 but 7 , 4 that 6 stomach 6 stomach 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 everything 8 and 10 is 10 is 11 changed it was just that way [with] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 way 4 that 5 way peter [rabbit] looked over at [jerry] [muskrat] [sitting] [on] [the] [big] [rock] , and [jerry] winked [.] 1 peter 14 and 3 looked 4 over 3 looked 5 at 3 looked 14 and 5 at 13 , 14 and 16 winked in a minute up [bobbed] the head of [mrs] [quack] , and there was [both] [a] [pleased] [and] a worried look on her face [.] 1 in 3 minute 1 in 4 up 2 a 3 minute 4 up 7 head 6 the 7 head 7 head 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 there 12 and 14 was 13 there 14 was 14 was 21 look 14 was 22 on 19 a 21 look 20 worried 21 look 21 look 22 on 22 on 24 face 23 her 24 face she had found some of the corn left there by [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 7 corn 4 some 5 of 4 some 7 corn 5 of 7 corn 6 the 7 corn 7 corn 8 left 7 corn 10 by 8 left 9 there 10 by 14 boy at once she swam out to the middle of [the] [smiling] [pool] , [looking] [suspiciously] [this] [way] and that way [.] 1 at 8 middle 2 once 3 she 3 she 4 swam 4 swam 5 out 5 out 6 to 6 to 8 middle 7 the 8 middle 8 middle 9 of 9 of 13 , 13 , 18 and 18 and 20 way 19 that 20 way " [there] [is] [corn] [over] [there] [,] ["] said she . 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 she 9 said 11 . " [do] [you] [know] [how] [it] [came] [there] [?] " 1 " 10 " " [i] [saw] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [throwing] [something] [over] [there] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 13 " " [didn't] [we] [tell] [you] [that] he would be good to you [?] " 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 you 12 you 14 " ["] [quack] [,] [quack] [,] [quack] [!] i 've seen that kind of kindness too often to be fooled by it , " snapped [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 3 seen 7 kindness 3 seen 9 often 3 seen 10 to 4 that 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 5 kind 7 kindness 6 of 7 kindness 8 too 9 often 10 to 15 , 11 be 12 fooled 11 be 15 , 12 fooled 13 by 13 by 14 it 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 snapped he thinks that if [i] [do] [,] he 'll have a chance to hide near enough to shoot me [.] 1 he 2 thinks 2 thinks 3 that 3 that 8 he 4 if 8 he 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 have 10 have 12 chance 11 a 12 chance 12 chance 13 to 13 to 14 hide 14 hide 15 near 15 near 16 enough 15 near 17 to 17 to 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 me i [didn't] [believe] [this] could be [a] safe [place] for me , and [now] [i] [know] it . 1 i 5 could 5 could 6 be 6 be 8 safe 8 safe 10 for 8 safe 18 . 10 for 11 me 12 , 13 and 12 , 18 . 13 and 17 it i 'll stay [here] [to-night] [,] [but] [to-morrow] [i] ['ll] [try] to find some other place [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 stay 3 stay 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 16 place 14 some 15 other 15 other 16 place oh , dear [,] it 's dreadful not to have any place at all to feel safe in [.] ["] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 it 2 , 3 dear 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 9 to 7 dreadful 15 to 7 dreadful 18 in 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 12 place 11 any 12 place 12 place 13 at 13 at 14 all 15 to 16 feel 17 safe 18 in there were tears in her eyes [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 tears 3 tears 4 in 4 in 6 eyes 5 her 6 eyes we ought to [know] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [if] [any] [one] [does] , and we tell you that he won't harm a feather of you [.] ["] 1 we 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 14 and 16 tell 15 we 16 tell 16 tell 17 you 16 tell 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 21 harm 19 he 20 won't 20 won't 21 harm 21 harm 23 feather 22 a 23 feather 23 feather 24 of 24 of 25 you " he [won't] [get] [the] [chance] [!] ["] snapped [mrs] [.] quack [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 9 snapped 9 snapped 12 quack jerry [muskrat] sniffed in disgust [.] 1 jerry 3 sniffed 3 sniffed 4 in 4 in 5 disgust i wouldn't trust many of those two-legged creatures myself [,] [but] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [different] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 8 creatures 3 trust 9 myself 4 many 5 of 4 many 8 creatures 5 of 8 creatures 6 those 8 creatures 7 two-legged 8 creatures if all of them were like him , we wouldn't have a thing to fear from them [.] 1 if 2 all 1 if 5 were 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 we 2 all 3 of 2 all 5 were 3 of 4 them 5 were 6 like 6 like 7 him 9 we 10 wouldn't 10 wouldn't 11 have 11 have 13 thing 11 have 14 to 11 have 16 from 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 to 14 to 15 fear 15 fear 16 from 16 from 17 them he has a heart [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 heart 3 a 4 heart yes , indeed , he has a heart . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 . 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 he 5 he 6 has 6 has 8 heart 7 a 8 heart now you take my advice and eat whatever he has put there for you , be thankful , and stop worrying [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 6 and 3 take 5 advice 3 take 6 and 4 my 5 advice 6 and 15 , 7 eat 8 whatever 7 eat 15 , 8 whatever 11 put 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there 11 put 13 for 13 for 14 you 15 , 19 and 16 be 17 thankful 16 be 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 stop 20 stop 21 worrying peter [and] [i] [will] [keep] [watch] [and] [warn] [you] [if] [there] [is] [any] [danger] [.] " 1 peter 16 " peter [rabbit] tiptoed away , and then he hurried [lipperty-lipperty-lip] to [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [to] tell [mrs] [peter] all about [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 peter 5 , 3 tiptoed 4 away 3 tiptoed 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 11 to 6 and 8 he 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 hurried 11 to 17 tell 17 tell 20 all 17 tell 21 about [ix] [peter] [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] with the first [bit] [of] daylight [,] [mrs] [quack] swam out from [her] [hiding-place] [among] the [brown] rushes [.] 1 with 18 rushes 2 the 3 first 2 the 6 daylight 6 daylight 10 swam 10 swam 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 18 rushes 16 the 18 rushes but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept perfectly still [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 perfectly 2 kept 4 still [mrs] [quack] [shook] [herself] [and] [then] [began] [to] [carefully] [dress] [her] [feathers] [.] that is , she carefully put back in place every feather that had been rumpled up [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 she 4 she 6 put 5 carefully 6 put 6 put 7 back 6 put 8 in 6 put 11 feather 8 in 9 place 10 every 11 feather 11 feather 12 that 11 feather 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 15 rumpled 15 rumpled 16 up of course it was very impolite [of] [peter] to [watch] [her] [make] [her] [toilet] , but he didn't think of that . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 impolite 5 very 6 impolite 6 impolite 9 to 9 to 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 16 but 22 . 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 think 19 think 20 of 20 of 21 that he didn't mean to be impolite [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 impolite and then it was so interesting . 1 and 3 it 1 and 7 . 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 6 interesting you [know] [peter] doesn't waste [any] [time] on his clothes [.] 1 you 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 waste 5 waste 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 clothes in fact , he doesn't seem to care a bit how he looks [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 seem 6 seem 7 to 6 seem 8 care 7 to 8 care 8 care 10 bit 8 care 11 how 9 a 10 bit 11 how 12 he 11 how 13 looks 12 he 13 looks so he waited as patiently as he could , [which] [wasn't] patiently [at] [all] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 9 , 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 4 as 4 as 5 patiently 5 patiently 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 could 9 , 12 patiently at last [mrs] [quack] [finished] [her] breakfast , and then she had to make her toilet all over again [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 she 9 and 12 had 10 then 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 to 12 had 14 make 13 to 14 make 14 make 16 toilet 14 make 19 again 15 her 16 toilet 16 toilet 18 over 17 all 18 over finally [peter] [hopped] to the edge of the bank [where] she would [see] [him] [.] 1 finally 12 would 4 to 9 bank 4 to 11 she 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 bank 11 she 12 would " [good] [morning] [,] [mrs] [quack] [,] ["] said he very politely [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 12 politely 11 very 12 politely " [i] [hope] you [had] [a] [good] [rest] [and] are [feeling] very [well] [this] [morning] [.] ["] 1 " 4 you 4 you 10 are 10 are 12 very " [thank] [you] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [i] ['m] [feeling] [as] [well] [as] [could] [be] [expected] [.] in fact [,] [i] ['m] [feeling] [better] [than] [i] [have] [felt] for some time in spite of the sore place [made] [by] that [terrible] gun [yesterday] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 25 gun 2 fact 12 for 12 for 14 time 13 some 14 time 15 in 16 spite 15 in 23 that 16 spite 17 of 17 of 20 place 18 the 20 place 19 sore 20 place 23 that 25 gun you [see] [,] [i] have [had] [a] [good] [rest] and two square meals , and these are things [i] [haven't] [had] [since] [goodness] [knows] [when] [.] 1 you 10 and 5 have 10 and 10 and 15 and 11 two 13 meals 12 square 13 meals 13 meals 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 these 15 and 17 are 17 are 18 things this is a very nice place [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 6 place 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 place 4 very 5 nice let me see [,] what is it you call it [?] " 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 see 3 see 5 what 3 see 9 call 5 what 6 is 6 is 7 it 6 is 8 you 9 call 10 it 10 it 12 " " [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 6 " " [that] ['s] [a] [good] [name] [for] [it] [,] " [returned] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 10 " at the mention [of] [mr] [quack] , the eyes [of] [mrs] [quack] suddenly filled with tears [.] 1 at 3 mention 1 at 7 , 1 at 9 eyes 2 the 3 mention 8 the 9 eyes 9 eyes 14 filled 13 suddenly 14 filled 14 filled 15 with 15 with 16 tears peter felt tears of sympathy in his own eyes [.] 1 peter 2 felt 2 felt 3 tears 2 felt 6 in 3 tears 4 of 4 of 5 sympathy 5 sympathy 6 in 6 in 9 eyes 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 eyes " [where] [is] [mr] [quack] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 9 asked 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked " [i] [don't] [know] [,] " [sobbed] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [i] [wish] [i] [did] [.] ever [since] [we] [started] [for] [our] [home] [in] [the] [far] [north] , [i] [have] [been] [fearing] [that] [something] [of] [this] [kind] [might] [happen] [.] 1 ever 12 , i ought to [be] [on] [my] [way] [there] [now] , but what is the use [without] [mr] [quack] [?] 1 i 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 11 but 13 is 12 what 13 is 13 is 15 use 14 the 15 use without [him] , [i] [would] [be] [all] [alone] [up] [there] and [wouldn't] have [any] [home] [.] ["] 1 without 3 , 3 , 11 and 11 and 13 have " [won't] [you] [tell] [me] [all] [that] [has] [happened] [since] [you] [started] [on] [your] [long] [journey] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 18 " " [perhaps] [some] [of] [us] [can] [help] [you] [.] " 1 " 10 " [x] [how] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] and [yet] [without] knowing it , [peter] [was] [helping] [mrs] . [quack] . 1 and 4 knowing 1 and 6 , 4 knowing 5 it 6 , 11 . 11 . 13 . he was giving her his sympathy , and sympathy often helps others a great deal more than we even guess [.] 1 he 7 , 2 was 3 giving 2 was 7 , 3 giving 4 her 3 giving 6 sympathy 5 his 6 sympathy 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sympathy 8 and 11 helps 9 sympathy 11 helps 10 often 11 helps 11 helps 12 others 11 helps 16 more 11 helps 17 than 11 helps 20 guess 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 deal 15 deal 16 more 17 than 18 we 19 even 20 guess it sometimes is a very good plan to tell your troubles to some one who will listen with sympathy [.] 1 it 3 is 2 sometimes 3 is 3 is 7 plan 3 is 15 who 3 is 16 will 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 plan 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 plan 7 plan 8 to 7 plan 9 tell 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 11 troubles 9 tell 12 to 10 your 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 to 12 to 14 one 13 some 14 one 15 who 16 will 16 will 17 listen 17 listen 18 with 18 with 19 sympathy it was so [with] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so she had kept her troubles locked in her own heart so long that it did her good to pour them all out [to] [peter] [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 kept 3 kept 5 troubles 3 kept 7 in 3 kept 17 good 4 her 5 troubles 5 troubles 6 locked 5 troubles 7 in 7 in 10 heart 8 her 9 own 8 her 10 heart 10 heart 12 long 11 so 12 long 12 long 13 that 13 that 14 it 13 that 15 did 14 it 15 did 15 did 16 her 17 good 18 to 17 good 19 pour 18 to 19 pour 19 pour 21 all 19 pour 22 out 20 them 21 all " [mr] [quack] [and] [i] [spent] [a] [very] [comfortable] [winter] [way] [down] [in] [the] [sunny] [southland] [,] ["] said she [with] [a] [far-away] [look] . 1 " 19 said 19 said 20 she 19 said 25 . ["] [it] [was] [very] [warm] [and] [nice] [down] [there] [,] [and] [there] [were] [a] [great] [many] [other] [ducks] [spending] [the] [winter] [with] [us] [.] ["] [then] [there] [was] [another] [fellow] [we] [had] [to] [watch] [out] [for] [,] [a] [queer] [fellow] [whom] [we] [never] [see] [anywhere] [but] [down] [there] [.] " [what] ['s] [that] [?] " 1 " 6 " peter [rabbit] leaned forward and stared [at] [mrs] [quack] with his eyes popping right out [.] 1 peter 5 and 3 leaned 4 forward 3 leaned 5 and 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 10 with 10 with 12 eyes 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 popping 13 popping 14 right 13 popping 15 out " [what] ['s] [that] [?] " he repeated [.] 1 " 8 repeated 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 repeated " [how] [can] [an] [old] [log] [have] [a] [mouth] [?] " 1 " 11 " [mrs] [quack] [just] [had] [to] [smile] [,] [peter] [was] [so] [in] [earnest] [and] [looked] [so] [astonished] [.] then , too , [he] will swim under water and come up underneath and seize you without any warning [.] 1 then 6 will 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 6 will 6 will 7 swim 6 will 10 and 7 swim 8 under 8 under 9 water 10 and 14 and 11 come 12 up 11 come 14 and 12 up 13 underneath 14 and 15 seize 15 seize 16 you 15 seize 17 without 17 without 18 any 18 any 19 warning he has the biggest mouth [i] ['ve] [ever] [seen] , with [terrible-looking] [teeth] , and could swallow me whole [.] ["] 1 he 15 and 2 has 4 biggest 2 has 15 and 3 the 4 biggest 5 mouth 10 , 10 , 11 with 11 with 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 could 16 could 17 swallow 17 swallow 19 whole 18 me 19 whole [ [illustration] with caption [:] ["] [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] and [some] [just] ['] [gator] . ["] ] 1 [ 3 with 3 with 4 caption 4 caption 12 and 12 and 19 ] 17 . 19 ] by this time [peter] ['s] [eyes] [looked] [as] [if] they would fall out of his head [.] 1 by 3 time 1 by 10 they 2 this 3 time 10 they 11 would 11 would 12 fall 12 fall 14 of 13 out 14 of 14 of 16 head 15 his 16 head " [what] [is] [his] [name] [?] " [whispered] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [it] ['s] [old] [ally] [the] ['] [gator] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ['] [gator] [,] [but] [we] [call] [him] [old] [ally] [.] he 's a very interesting old fellow [.] 1 he 2 's 2 's 7 fellow 3 a 4 very 3 a 7 fellow 4 very 5 interesting 5 interesting 7 fellow 6 old 7 fellow some time [perhaps] [i] 'll tell you more about him [.] 1 some 2 time 2 time 5 'll 5 'll 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 6 tell 8 more 6 tell 9 about 9 about 10 him mr [quack] and [i] [kept] [out] [of] his [reach] [,] [you] [may] be [sure] [.] 1 mr 3 and 3 and 13 be 8 his 13 be we lived quietly and tried to get in as good condition as possible for the long journey back to our home in the [north] [.] 1 we 4 and 2 lived 3 quietly 2 lived 4 and 4 and 5 tried 4 and 9 as 5 tried 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 in 9 as 11 condition 10 good 11 condition 11 condition 13 possible 11 condition 19 to 12 as 13 possible 13 possible 14 for 13 possible 18 back 14 for 17 journey 15 the 17 journey 16 long 17 journey 19 to 21 home 20 our 21 home 21 home 22 in 22 in 23 the in fact , before we started there was a great deal of [love-making] , and each one chose a mate [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 1 in 7 there 4 before 5 we 4 before 6 started 4 before 7 there 5 we 6 started 7 there 8 was 8 was 11 deal 9 a 11 deal 10 great 11 deal 11 deal 12 of 12 of 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 one 15 and 18 chose 16 each 17 one 18 chose 20 mate 19 a 20 mate it is hard [enough] to lose father or mother or brother or sister , but it is worse to lose a dear mate [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 5 to 3 hard 20 lose 5 to 6 lose 6 lose 12 or 7 father 8 or 8 or 9 mother 8 or 10 or 10 or 11 brother 10 or 12 or 12 or 13 sister 12 or 14 , 15 but 16 it 16 it 17 is 17 is 18 worse 18 worse 19 to 19 to 20 lose 20 lose 23 mate 21 a 22 dear 21 a 23 mate 22 dear 23 mate [mrs] [quack] ['s] [eyes] [suddenly] [filled] [with] [tears] [again] [.] " [oh] [,] [dear] [,] " she sobbed [,] ["] [i] [wish] [i] [knew] [what] [became] [of] [mr] [quack] [.] ["] 1 " 8 sobbed 6 " 7 she 7 she 8 sobbed peter said nothing [,] but [looked] the sympathy [he] [felt] [.] 1 peter 2 said 2 said 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 but 5 but 8 sympathy 7 the 8 sympathy [presently] [mrs] [quack] [went] [on] [with] [her] [story] [.] mr [quack] [was] [the] leader [as] [usual] [,] [and] [i] [flew] [right] [behind] [him] [.] 1 mr 5 leader we hadn't gone far before we began to hear the terrible guns , and the farther we went , [the] [worse] [they] got [.] 1 we 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 gone 3 gone 4 far 3 gone 5 before 5 before 6 we 5 before 7 began 6 we 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 19 , 8 to 19 , 9 hear 14 and 9 hear 17 we 9 hear 18 went 9 hear 19 , 10 the 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 guns 12 guns 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 farther 15 the 16 farther 17 we 18 went 19 , 23 got mr [quack] [led] [us] [to] [the] safest [feeding] and resting grounds [he] [knew] of , [and] for a time our flock escaped the terrible guns [.] 1 mr 7 safest 7 safest 9 and 9 and 11 grounds 9 and 14 of 10 resting 11 grounds 14 of 15 , 15 , 17 for 17 for 19 time 18 a 19 time 19 time 21 flock 19 time 22 escaped 20 our 21 flock 21 flock 22 escaped 22 escaped 25 guns 23 the 25 guns 24 terrible 25 guns but [the] [farther] we went , [the] more guns there were [.] ["] 1 but 4 we 1 but 6 , 4 we 5 went 6 , 9 guns 8 more 9 guns 9 guns 10 there 9 guns 11 were [mrs] [quack] [paused] [and] [peter] [waited] [.] [xi] [the] [terrible] [,] [terrible] [guns] ["] [bang] [!] [bang] [!] [bang] [!] [not] [a] [feather] [spare] [!] [kill] [!] [kill] [!] [kill] [!] wound and rip and tear [!] ["] 1 wound 2 and 2 and 3 rip 2 and 4 and 4 and 5 tear i [don't] [wonder] [that] [she] was terribly uneasy and nervous [as] [she] [sat] in [the] [smiling] [pool] talking to [peter] [rabbit] [;] do you [?] 1 i 6 was 6 was 7 terribly 6 was 9 and 7 terribly 8 uneasy 9 and 10 nervous 10 nervous 14 in 14 in 18 talking 18 talking 19 to 19 to 23 do 23 do 24 you the very safest-looking places sometimes were the most dangerous [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 4 places 3 safest-looking 4 places 4 places 6 were 5 sometimes 6 were 6 were 8 most 6 were 9 dangerous 7 the 8 most peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded " [i] [certainly] [would] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " [if] [it] [was] [safe] [for] [them] [it] [certainly] [would] [be] [safe] [for] [me] [.] " 1 " 16 " we were tired , for we had flown a long distance [,] and we were hungry [.] 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 tired 3 tired 5 for 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 we 6 we 7 had 7 had 13 and 8 flown 11 distance 8 flown 13 and 9 a 11 distance 10 long 11 distance 13 and 15 were 14 we 15 were 15 were 16 hungry it was still and [peaceful] [there] and not a thing to be seen that looked the least bit like danger [.] 1 it 4 and 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 and 4 and 15 looked 7 and 14 that 8 not 10 thing 8 not 14 that 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 to 10 thing 12 be 10 thing 13 seen 11 to 12 be 14 that 15 looked 15 looked 18 bit 15 looked 19 like 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 bit 19 like 20 danger my heart almost stopped beating [.] 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 4 stopped 3 almost 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 beating then [how] we did fly [!] 1 then 3 we 3 we 4 did 4 did 5 fly " [where] [were] [the] [others] [?] ["] [asked] [peter] [,] although he guessed [.] 1 " 13 guessed 11 although 12 he 12 he 13 guessed " [killed] [or] [hurt] [by] [those] [terrible] [guns] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [sadly] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [and] [that] [wasn't] [the] [worst] [of] [it] [.] i told you that when we started each of us had a mate [.] 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 you 2 told 4 that 4 that 5 when 4 that 11 had 5 when 6 we 5 when 7 started 5 when 11 had 6 we 7 started 7 started 8 each 8 each 9 of 9 of 10 us 11 had 13 mate 12 a 13 mate now we found that of those who had escaped , four had lost their mates [.] 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 11 four 4 that 13 lost 5 of 6 those 5 of 10 , 5 of 11 four 6 those 7 who 6 those 8 had 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 escaped 11 four 12 had 12 had 13 lost 13 lost 15 mates 14 their 15 mates they were heartbroken [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 heartbroken when it came time for us to move on , they wouldn't go [.] 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 came 1 when 11 they 2 it 3 came 3 came 4 time 4 time 5 for 4 time 7 to 4 time 8 move 5 for 6 us 7 to 8 move 8 move 9 on 9 on 10 , 11 they 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 go besides , they hoped that if they waited around they might find their mates [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 3 they 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 that 5 that 10 they 5 that 12 find 6 if 7 they 6 if 8 waited 6 if 10 they 7 they 8 waited 8 waited 9 around 10 they 11 might 11 might 12 find 12 find 14 mates 13 their 14 mates they thought they might not have been killed , but just hurt , and might be able to get away from those hunters [.] 1 they 10 but 2 thought 3 they 2 thought 8 killed 2 thought 10 but 3 they 4 might 4 might 5 not 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 killed 9 , 10 but 10 but 14 and 11 just 12 hurt 12 hurt 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 might 15 might 16 be 16 be 17 able 17 able 18 to 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 away 19 get 21 from 21 from 23 hunters 22 those 23 hunters so they [left] [us] [and] swam [back] [towards] [that] [terrible] [place] , [calling] for their lost mates , and it was the saddest sound [.] 1 so 2 they 1 so 12 , 2 they 6 swam 12 , 14 for 14 for 19 and 15 their 17 mates 16 lost 17 mates 17 mates 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 it 20 it 21 was 21 was 24 sound 22 the 23 saddest 22 the 24 sound i know [now] [just] how they felt , [for] [i] [have] [lost] [mr] [quack] [,] and [that] ['s] why [i] ['m] [here] [.] ["] 1 i 8 , 2 know 5 how 2 know 8 , 5 how 6 they 5 how 7 felt 6 they 7 felt 8 , 16 and 16 and 19 why [mrs] [quack] [drew] [a] [wing] [across] [her] [eyes] [to] [wipe] [away] [the] [tears] [.] " [nothing] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 4 " the [hunters] [were] [hidden] [under] grass , and that is why we didn't see them [.] ["] 1 the 6 grass 6 grass 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 8 and 10 is 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 why 11 why 12 we 11 why 14 see 12 we 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 see 14 see 15 them peter blinked his eyes rapidly as if he were having hard work to believe what he had been told [.] 1 peter 2 blinked 2 blinked 4 eyes 2 blinked 5 rapidly 2 blinked 7 if 2 blinked 13 to 3 his 4 eyes 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 9 were 8 he 9 were 9 were 10 having 10 having 11 hard 10 having 12 work 13 to 14 believe 14 believe 15 what 15 what 16 he 15 what 19 told 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 told " [why] [,] ["] said he [at] [last] , " [i] never [heard] [of] [anything] [so] [dreadfully] [unfair] in all my life [!] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 19 in 9 , 10 " 9 , 12 never 9 , 19 in 19 in 20 all 20 all 21 my 20 all 22 life 21 my 22 life do you mean to tell me that [those] [hunters] actually [made] [other] [ducks] [lead] [you] [into] [danger] [?] ["] 1 do 2 you 1 do 10 actually 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 tell 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 that " [that] ['s] [just] [what] [i] [mean] [,] " [returned] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [don't] [know] [what] [fairness] [is] [.] why , [some] [of] [them] [have] [learned] [our] [language] [and] actually [call] [us] [in] [where] they [can] shoot [us] . 1 why 2 , 2 , 11 actually 11 actually 16 they 16 they 18 shoot 18 shoot 20 . just think of that [!] 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 of 3 of 4 that you ought to be mighty thankful , [peter] [rabbit] , that you are not [a] [duck] . ["] 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 7 , 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 mighty 5 mighty 6 thankful 7 , 17 . 10 , 11 that 10 , 17 . 11 that 12 you 11 that 13 are 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 not " [i] [am] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " he knew that not one of the meadow and forest people who were always trying to catch him would do a thing like that [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 9 and 3 that 20 do 4 not 5 one 5 one 6 of 5 one 9 and 6 of 9 and 7 the 8 meadow 8 meadow 9 and 9 and 11 people 9 and 12 who 9 and 13 were 9 and 19 would 10 forest 11 people 12 who 13 were 13 were 14 always 13 were 15 trying 15 trying 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 him 19 would 20 do 20 do 22 thing 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 like 23 like 24 that " it ['s] [all] [true] [,] ["] said [mrs] [quack] [,] ["] [and] [those] [hunters] [do] [other] [things] [just] [as] [unfair] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 8 said sometimes awful storms will come [up] [,] and we just have to find places where we can rest [.] 1 sometimes 3 storms 2 awful 3 storms 3 storms 4 will 4 will 5 come 5 come 8 and 8 and 11 have 9 we 11 have 10 just 11 have 11 have 12 to 11 have 13 find 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 places 13 find 15 where 14 places 15 where 15 where 16 we 15 where 18 rest 16 we 17 can 17 can 18 rest those hunters will hide near those places and shoot at us when we are so tired that we can hardly move a wing [.] 1 those 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 will 3 will 8 and 4 hide 5 near 4 hide 8 and 5 near 7 places 6 those 7 places 8 and 9 shoot 8 and 12 when 8 and 16 tired 8 and 17 that 9 shoot 10 at 10 at 11 us 12 when 13 we 12 when 14 are 13 we 14 are 15 so 16 tired 17 that 18 we 17 that 21 move 18 we 19 can 19 can 21 move 20 hardly 21 move 21 move 23 wing 22 a 23 wing they only hunt when they are hungry , and they hunt fairly . 1 they 3 hunt 2 only 3 hunt 3 hunt 4 when 4 when 5 they 4 when 6 are 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 hungry 7 hungry 13 . 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 . 9 and 10 they 9 and 11 hunt 11 hunt 12 fairly when [,] they have got [enough] to make a dinner , they stop [.] 1 when 3 they 1 when 5 got 1 when 11 , 1 when 12 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 5 got 5 got 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 10 dinner 9 a 10 dinner 12 they 13 stop they keep our wits sharp [.] 1 they 2 keep 2 keep 4 wits 2 keep 5 sharp 3 our 4 wits if we do not keep out of their way , it is our own fault [.] 1 if 2 we 1 if 5 keep 1 if 11 it 2 we 3 do 3 do 4 not 3 do 5 keep 4 not 5 keep 5 keep 6 out 7 of 9 way 7 of 10 , 7 of 11 it 8 their 9 way 11 it 12 is 12 is 15 fault 13 our 14 own 13 our 15 fault it is a kind of game the game of life [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 kind 3 a 4 kind 4 kind 5 of 5 of 10 life 6 game 10 life 7 the 8 game 8 game 9 of 9 of 10 life i guess it is [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [way] [of] [keeping] [us] wide-awake and sharpening our wits , and [so] [making] [us] better [fitted] to live . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 19 and 4 is 25 to 13 wide-awake 14 and 13 wide-awake 19 and 14 and 15 sharpening 15 sharpening 18 , 16 our 17 wits 17 wits 18 , 19 and 23 better 25 to 26 live 26 live 27 . ["] [with] [these] [two-legged] [creatures] [with] [terrible] [guns] [,] [it] [is] [all] [different] [.] we don't have any chance at all [.] 1 we 2 don't 2 don't 3 have 3 have 5 chance 4 any 5 chance 5 chance 6 at 6 at 7 all if they hunted [us] [as] [reddy] [fox] [does] [,] [tried] to [catch] [us] [themselves] [,] it would be different [.] 1 if 16 it 2 they 3 hunted 3 hunted 11 to 11 to 16 it 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 different but their terrible guns kill when we are a long way [off] , and there isn't any way for us to know of the danger [.] 1 but 4 guns 1 but 14 and 2 their 4 guns 3 terrible 4 guns 4 guns 14 and 5 kill 6 when 5 kill 14 and 6 when 7 we 6 when 8 are 7 we 8 are 8 are 11 way 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 way 10 long 11 way 13 , 14 and 14 and 22 know 15 there 16 isn't 16 isn't 18 way 16 isn't 19 for 16 isn't 21 to 17 any 18 way 19 for 20 us 21 to 22 know 22 know 23 of 23 of 25 danger 24 the 25 danger and [then] , [when] one of them [does] [kill] [a] [duck] , [he] [isn't] satisfied , but keeps on killing and killing and killing [.] 1 and 3 , 3 , 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 12 , 7 them 12 , 12 , 24 killing 15 satisfied 17 but 16 , 17 but 17 but 21 and 18 keeps 19 on 19 on 20 killing 19 on 21 and 21 and 23 and 22 killing 23 and 23 and 24 killing i 'm sure one would make him a dinner , if that is what he wants [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 one 3 sure 6 make 4 one 5 would 5 would 6 make 6 make 7 him 6 make 9 dinner 6 make 11 if 8 a 9 dinner 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 that 11 if 13 is 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 what 14 what 15 he 14 what 16 wants 15 he 16 wants oh , dear , [i] ['m] [afraid] that is what has happened [to] [mr] [quack] [.] ["] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 8 that 2 , 3 dear 4 , 8 that 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 what 10 what 11 has 11 has 12 happened once more [poor] [mrs] [quack] [was] [quite] overcome [with] [her] [troubles] [and] [sorrows] [.] 1 once 8 overcome 2 more 8 overcome [xii] [what] [did] [happen] [to] [mr] [.] [quack] " [early] [yesterday] [morning] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [,] [the] [tears] [once] [more] [filling] [her] [eyes] [.] 1 " 6 " [how] [we] [got] [as] [far] [as] [that] [i] [don't] [know] [.] ["] [we] [were] [flying] [up] [the] [big] [river] [,] [and] [everything] [seemed] [perfectly] [safe] [.] that [was] [where] [mr] [quack] made a mistake [.] 1 that 6 made 6 made 8 mistake 7 a 8 mistake even the smartest people will make mistakes sometimes [,] [you] [know] [.] ["] 1 even 3 smartest 2 the 3 smartest 3 smartest 4 people 3 smartest 6 make 4 people 5 will 5 will 6 make 6 make 7 mistakes 6 make 8 sometimes peter [rabbit] [nodded] , " [i] [know] [,] " said he . 1 peter 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 10 said 5 " 9 " 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] ['ve] [made] [them] [myself] [.] " 1 " 8 " and then he [wondered] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] laughed right out . 1 and 3 he 1 and 11 . 2 then 3 he 3 he 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 right 9 right 10 out " [yes] [,] " [continued] [mrs] [quack] [,] ["] [that] [is] [where] [mr] [quack] [made] [a] [mistake] [,] [a] [great] [mistake] [.] 1 " 4 " so to save time he led us close to shore [.] 1 so 2 to 2 to 3 save 3 save 4 time 4 time 5 he 4 time 10 shore 5 he 6 led 6 led 8 close 7 us 8 close 9 to 10 shore and then it happened [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 it 1 and 4 happened there was a bang , bang of a terrible gun [,] [and] [down] [fell] [mr] [quack] just as we had seen so many fall [before] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 bang 3 a 4 bang 3 a 6 bang 4 bang 5 , 6 bang 7 of 7 of 10 gun 8 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 17 just 17 just 18 as 18 as 19 we 18 as 21 seen 19 we 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 23 many 21 seen 24 fall 22 so 23 many it was awful [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 awful i couldn't stop to see what [became] [of] [mr] [quack] , [because] [if] [i] [had] , that [terrible] [gun] would have killed me . 1 i 11 , 2 couldn't 3 stop 2 couldn't 11 , 3 stop 4 to 3 stop 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 11 , 16 , 16 , 17 that 16 , 24 . 17 that 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 killed 22 killed 23 me so [i] [kept] [on] [a] [little] [way] and then turned and went back [,] [only] [i] [kept] [out] in the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 so 12 went 8 and 11 and 9 then 10 turned 10 turned 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 back 13 back 19 in 19 in 21 middle 20 the 21 middle 21 middle 22 of 22 of 23 the i am afraid he was killed , and if he was , [i] [wish] [i] had been killed myself [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 he 3 afraid 6 killed 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 killed 6 killed 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 8 and 16 had 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 , 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 killed 18 killed 19 myself [here] [mrs] [quack] [choked] [up] [so] [that] [she] [couldn't] [say] [another] [word] [.] peter 's own eyes were full of tears as he tried to comfort her [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 own 2 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 were 5 were 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 9 as 7 of 8 tears 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 tried 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 comfort 13 comfort 14 her " [perhaps] [,] ["] said he , " [mr] [quack] [wasn't] [killed] and is hiding somewhere [along] [the] [big] [river] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 21 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 13 and 13 and 14 is 14 is 15 hiding 15 hiding 16 somewhere i don't [know] [why] [i] feel [so] [,] [but] [i] [feel] sure that he wasn't killed , and that you will find him yet [.] ["] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 6 feel 6 feel 12 sure 12 sure 18 and 13 that 16 killed 13 that 18 and 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 killed 16 killed 17 , 18 and 19 that 19 that 20 you 19 that 22 find 20 you 21 will 21 will 22 find 22 find 23 him 22 find 24 yet i 'm going back [to] [the] [big] [river] now to look for him [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 back 3 going 9 now 3 going 10 to 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 13 him i [think] [i] 'll be [going] [along] [now] [,] [but] [i] ['ll] [be] [back] to-night if nothing happens to me [.] 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 be 5 be 15 to-night 15 to-night 16 if 16 if 17 nothing 16 if 18 happens 17 nothing 18 happens 18 happens 19 to 19 to 20 me you [folks] [who] can always stay at [home] [have] [a] [great] deal to be thankful for [.] ["] 1 you 4 can 4 can 6 stay 5 always 6 stay 6 stay 7 at 7 at 12 deal 12 deal 16 for 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 thankful 15 thankful 16 for " [mrs] [peter] [is] [forever] [worrying] [and] scolding [because] [i] [don't] [stay] in the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 " 8 scolding 8 scolding 13 in 13 in 14 the if she [had] [heard] [mrs] [quack] [say] [that] , [i] never would have heard the last of it [.] 1 if 2 she 2 she 12 would 9 , 11 never 11 never 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 heard 14 heard 16 last 15 the 16 last 16 last 17 of 17 of 18 it i wish there was something we could do [for] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 there 2 wish 4 was 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 something 5 something 6 we 5 something 8 do 6 we 7 could 7 could 8 do [xiii] [peter] [tells] [about] [mrs] [.] [quack] to get things done , if you 'll [but] try , [you] ['ll] [always] [find] [there] [is] [a] [way] . 1 to 2 get 2 get 3 things 2 get 4 done 4 done 6 if 5 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 10 try 6 if 11 , 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 10 try 11 , 20 . what [you] yourself can't do [alone] [the] chances [are] [another] may [.] 1 what 4 can't 1 what 11 may 3 yourself 4 can't 4 can't 5 do 5 do 8 chances then for a long , long time he sat in a brown study [.] 1 then 8 he 2 for 7 time 2 for 8 he 3 a 4 long 3 a 7 time 4 long 5 , 4 long 7 time 5 , 6 long 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 10 in 10 in 13 study 11 a 13 study 12 brown 13 study a brown study , [you] [know] , is sitting perfectly still and thinking very hard [.] 1 a 3 study 2 brown 3 study 3 study 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 is 8 is 9 sitting 8 is 10 perfectly 8 is 12 and 8 is 15 hard 11 still 12 and 12 and 13 thinking 14 very 15 hard that was [what] [peter] [did] [.] 1 that 2 was he sat so still that if you had happened along , you probably would have thought him asleep [.] 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 4 still 3 so 4 still 4 still 5 that 5 that 12 you 5 that 16 thought 6 if 7 you 6 if 11 , 6 if 12 you 7 you 8 had 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 10 along 12 you 14 would 13 probably 14 would 14 would 15 have 15 have 16 thought 16 thought 17 him 16 thought 18 asleep but he wasn't asleep . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 . 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 asleep no , indeed [!] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed he was just thinking and thinking [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 just 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 and 5 and 6 thinking he was trying to think of some way to help [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 2 was 9 to 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 8 way 7 some 8 way 9 to 10 help at last he gave a little sigh of disappointment [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 7 sigh 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 8 of 9 disappointment [ [illustration] [with] caption : " just tuck that fact away in that empty head of yours and never say [can't] [.] ["] []] 1 [ 4 caption 4 caption 5 : 5 : 6 " 5 : 18 and 7 just 8 tuck 8 tuck 10 fact 8 tuck 11 away 8 tuck 12 in 8 tuck 18 and 9 that 10 fact 12 in 15 head 13 that 15 head 14 empty 15 head 15 head 16 of 16 of 17 yours 18 and 20 say 19 never 20 say " [it] [can't] [be] [done] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [there] [isn't] [any] [way] [.] " 1 " 7 " " [what] [can't] [be] [done] [?] " [demanded] [a] [voice] [right] [over] [his] [head] [.] 1 " 7 " peter looked up [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up [there] [sat] [sammy] [jay] [.] peter had been thinking so hard that [he] [hadn't] [seen] [sammy] [arrive] [.] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 6 hard 4 thinking 7 that 5 so 6 hard " [what] [can't] [be] [done] [?] " [repeated] [sammy] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [there] [isn't] [anything] [that] [can't] [be] [done] [.] there are plenty of things that [you] can't do , but what you can't do some one [else] can [.] 1 there 2 are 2 are 5 things 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 things 4 of 5 things 5 things 6 that 5 things 8 can't 5 things 11 but 6 that 8 can't 8 can't 9 do 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 11 but 13 you 11 but 15 do 13 you 14 can't 14 can't 15 do 15 do 19 can 16 some 17 one 17 one 19 can just tuck that fact away in that empty head of yours and never say [can't] [.] ["] 1 just 2 tuck 2 tuck 4 fact 2 tuck 5 away 2 tuck 6 in 2 tuck 12 and 3 that 4 fact 6 in 9 head 7 that 9 head 8 empty 9 head 9 head 10 of 10 of 11 yours 12 and 14 say 13 never 14 say you know [sammy] [dearly] [loves] [to] [tease] [peter] [.] 1 you 2 know peter made [a] [good-natured] [face] [at] [sammy] [.] 1 peter 2 made ["] [which] [means] [,] [i] [suppose] [,] [that] [what] [i] [can't] [do] [you] [can] [.] you always did have a pretty good opinion of [yourself] [,] [sammy] , " said he . 1 you 3 did 2 always 3 did 3 did 4 have 4 have 8 opinion 5 a 8 opinion 6 pretty 7 good 7 good 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 9 of 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . " [nothing] [of] [the] [kind] [,] " [retorted] [sammy] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [simply] [mean] that nobody [can] [do] [everything] , and that very often two heads are [better] [than] [one] [.] 1 " 11 and 5 that 6 nobody 6 nobody 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 heads 12 that 13 very 13 very 14 often 14 often 16 heads 15 two 16 heads 16 heads 17 are it struck [me] that you had something on [your] [mind] , and [i] [thought] [i] [might] [be] [able] [to] [help] you get [rid] [of] [it] [.] 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 12 and 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 had 6 had 7 something 7 something 8 on 8 on 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 you 21 you 22 get the [old] [briar-patch] is [rather] [a] [dull] [place] [anyway] [.] ["] 1 the 4 is peter started to make a sharp retort , but thought better of it [.] 1 peter 9 but 2 started 3 to 2 started 4 make 2 started 9 but 3 to 4 make 4 make 7 retort 5 a 6 sharp 5 a 7 retort 6 sharp 7 retort 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 thought 10 thought 11 better 10 thought 12 of 12 of 13 it instead he [replied] [mildly] [:] ["] [i] was [just] trying to think of some way to help [poor] [mrs] [quack] [.] ["] 1 instead 2 he 2 he 8 was 8 was 10 trying 8 was 16 to 10 trying 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 15 way 14 some 15 way 16 to 17 help " [help] [mrs] [quack] [!] " [exclaimed] [sammy] [in] [surprise] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [where] [under] [the] [sun] [did] [you] [get] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] [quack] [?] what 's the matter with her [?] 1 what 2 's 2 's 4 matter 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 5 with 6 her she always has looked to me quite able to help herself [.] ["] 1 she 3 has 2 always 3 has 3 has 4 looked 4 looked 5 to 4 looked 8 able 5 to 6 me 7 quite 8 able 8 able 9 to 8 able 10 help 9 to 10 help 10 help 11 herself ["] [well] [,] [she] [isn't] [.] when [peter] finished , [sammy] [flew] [down] [a] [little] [nearer] [to] [peter] [.] 1 when 4 , 3 finished 4 , " [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [for] [saying] [your] [head] [is] [empty] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he . 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . ["] [your] [heart] [is] [right] [,] [anyway] [.] now [i] don't say [that] [i] [can] [help] [mrs] [quack] , but [i] [can] [try] [.] 1 now 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 11 , 11 , 12 but i [believe] [i] ['ll] do a little thinking myself [.] ["] 1 i 5 do 5 do 7 little 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 myself so [sammy] [jay] [in] [his] [turn] [went] [into] [a] [brown] [study] , [and] [peter] [watched] [him] anxiously and a little hopefully [.] 1 so 12 , 12 , 18 and 17 anxiously 18 and 18 and 21 hopefully 19 a 20 little 20 little 21 hopefully [xiv] [sammy] [jay's] [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] [.] [quack] peter [watched] [him] [and] [wondered] [if] [sammy] would be able to think of any plan [for] [helping] [poor] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 peter 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 able 10 able 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 15 plan 14 any 15 plan he hoped so [.] 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so he himself had thought and thought until he felt as if his brains were all mixed up and he couldn't think any more [.] 1 he 3 had 2 himself 3 had 3 had 5 and 4 thought 5 and 5 and 6 thought 5 and 23 more 6 thought 7 until 6 thought 11 if 7 until 8 he 7 until 9 felt 8 he 9 felt 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 brains 11 if 18 and 12 his 13 brains 13 brains 14 were 14 were 18 and 15 all 16 mixed 16 mixed 17 up 16 mixed 18 and 18 and 21 think 19 he 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 21 think 22 any 23 more so he watched [sammy] and waited and hoped . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 2 he 5 and 3 watched 5 and 5 and 7 and 6 waited 7 and 7 and 8 hoped 8 hoped 9 . presently [sammy] [flirted] [his] wings [in] [a] [way] [which] [peter] [knew] [meant] [that] he had made up his mind [.] 1 presently 5 wings 1 presently 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 made 16 made 17 up 17 up 19 mind 18 his 19 mind peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded " [and] [that] she said that she doesn't dare go near the banks because of fear of the terrible guns [?] ["] 1 " 4 she 4 she 5 said 5 said 6 that 6 that 7 she 6 that 9 dare 7 she 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 dare 9 dare 10 go 10 go 11 near 11 near 13 banks 11 near 14 because 12 the 13 banks 14 because 15 of 15 of 16 fear 16 fear 17 of 17 of 20 guns 18 the 20 guns 19 terrible 20 guns [again] [peter] [nodded] [.] ["] [i] [will] [,] [for] [one] [,] [and] [i] ['m] [quite] [sure] [that] [my] [cousin] [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] [will] [,] [for] [another] [.] he [surely] [will] [if] [he] thinks it will spoil the plans of any hunters [.] 1 he 6 thinks 6 thinks 7 it 7 it 8 will 8 will 9 spoil 9 spoil 11 plans 10 the 11 plans 11 plans 12 of 12 of 14 hunters 13 any 14 hunters blacky would go a long distance to do that [.] 1 blacky 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 6 distance 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 distance 6 distance 7 to 6 distance 9 that 7 to 8 do he hates terrible guns and the men who use them [.] 1 he 2 hates 2 hates 5 and 3 terrible 4 guns 4 guns 5 and 5 and 7 men 5 and 8 who 5 and 9 use 6 the 7 men 8 who 9 use 9 use 10 them and he knows all about them . 1 and 2 he 1 and 7 . 2 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 them he has [very] sharp eyes , [has] [blacky] [,] and he knows when a man has got a gun and when he hasn't [.] 1 he 10 and 2 has 10 and 4 sharp 5 eyes 4 sharp 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 12 knows 11 he 12 knows 12 knows 13 when 12 knows 22 he 12 knows 23 hasn't 13 when 15 man 13 when 17 got 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 has 16 has 17 got 17 got 20 and 18 a 19 gun 19 gun 20 and 20 and 21 when 22 he 23 hasn't " [that] [will] [be] [splendid] [!] ["] cried [peter] , clapping his hands [.] 1 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 clapping 10 , 11 clapping 11 clapping 13 hands 12 his 13 hands " [but] [aren't] [you] [afraid] [of] [those] [terrible] [guns] [,] [sammy] [?] " 1 " 13 " " [not] [when] [the] [hunters] [are] [trying] [for] [ducks] [,] " [replied] [sammy] [.] 1 " 11 " you see , they know that shooting at us would frighten [the] [ducks] [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 know 4 they 5 know 5 know 6 that 6 that 7 shooting 6 that 11 frighten 7 shooting 8 at 7 shooting 10 would 8 at 9 us 10 would 11 frighten blacky knows all about [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 3 all 2 knows 4 about in the winter he often gets [considerable] [of] his food along its banks [.] 1 in 3 winter 1 in 4 he 2 the 3 winter 4 he 6 gets 5 often 6 gets 6 gets 10 food 6 gets 11 along 9 his 10 food 10 food 11 along 11 along 13 banks 12 its 13 banks i 've [been] [over] [there] [a] number of [times] , but [i] [don't] [know] [so] [much] [about] it as he does [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 7 number 7 number 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 18 it 11 but 21 does 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 does now here is my plan [.] 1 now 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 5 plan 4 my 5 plan i 'll go find [blacky] and tell him [all] [about] what we want to do [for] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 6 and 4 find 6 and 6 and 7 tell 7 tell 8 him 7 tell 11 what 11 what 12 we 11 what 15 do 12 we 13 want 13 want 14 to she [must] swim right up [the] [big] [river] [,] [keeping] [out] in the middle [where] [she] will be [safe] [.] 1 she 18 be 3 swim 4 right 4 right 5 up 5 up 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 middle 14 middle 17 will 17 will 18 be are you quite sure that [mrs] [quack] will come [back] to the [smiling] [pool] to-night [?] ["] 1 are 2 you 1 are 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 8 will 8 will 9 come 9 come 11 to 11 to 15 to-night 12 the 15 to-night " she said she would , " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 she 3 said 6 , 4 she 5 would 6 , 7 " i think your plan is perfectly splendid [,] [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 i 2 think 2 think 5 is 3 your 4 plan 4 plan 5 is 5 is 6 perfectly 5 is 7 splendid i do hope [blacky] [the] [crow] [will] [help] [.] ["] 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 hope ["] [he] [will] [.] don't worry about [that] , " [replied] [sammy] [.] 1 don't 2 worry 2 worry 3 about 3 about 5 , 5 , 6 " ["] [hello] [!] there [goes] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [now] [.] " 1 there 14 " " [then] [there] [will] be [some] [more] corn [for] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 5 be 5 be 8 corn i just know it [!] " [cried] [peter] [.] 1 i 3 know 2 just 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 6 " " he is going to see [if] [mrs] [quack] [is] there , and [i] [just] [know] he has his pockets full of corn . ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 12 , 3 is 4 going 3 is 12 , 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 11 there 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 he 13 and 24 . 17 he 18 has 18 has 20 pockets 19 his 20 pockets 20 pockets 21 full 21 full 22 of 22 of 23 corn " [i] [wouldn't] [mind] [a] [little] [of] it [myself] [,] ["] said [sammy] [.] 1 " 12 said 8 it 12 said ["] [well] [,] [i] [must] [go] [along] [to] [hunt] [up] [blacky] [.] good-by , [peter] [.] " 1 good-by 2 , 2 , 5 " " [good-by] [and] [good] [luck] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] ['ve] [always] [said] you are not [half] [such] [a] bad [fellow] as you [try] [to] [make] [folks] think you are , [sammy] [jay] [.] ["] 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 8 not 7 are 12 bad 12 bad 14 as 14 as 15 you 15 you 20 think 20 think 21 you 20 think 23 , 21 you 22 are " [thanks] [,] ["] said [sammy] [,] and started for the [green] [forest] to look for his cousin [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 8 and 5 said 14 to 8 and 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 the 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 18 cousin 17 his 18 cousin [xv] [the] [hunt] [for] [mr] [.] [quack] now she had that very comfortable feeling that goes with a full stomach [,] [she] [could] [think] [better] [.] 1 now 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 7 feeling 4 that 5 very 5 very 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 that 7 feeling 9 goes 8 that 9 goes 9 goes 10 with 10 with 13 stomach 11 a 12 full 11 a 13 stomach 12 full 13 stomach as [the] [black] [shadows] [crept] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] , [she] [turned] [over] in her [mind] [sammy] [jay] ['s] plan for [helping] her [the] [next] [day] [.] 1 as 10 , 10 , 14 in 14 in 20 plan 15 her 20 plan 20 plan 21 for 21 for 23 her at the time she had been tired and hungry and discouraged . 1 at 3 time 1 at 4 she 2 the 3 time 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 and 7 tired 8 and 8 and 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 and 10 and 11 discouraged 11 discouraged 12 . now she was beginning to feel rested , and she was no longer hungry [.] 1 now 2 she 2 she 8 , 3 was 4 beginning 3 was 8 , 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 7 rested 5 to 6 feel 6 feel 7 rested 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 she 9 and 11 was 10 she 11 was 11 was 13 longer 11 was 14 hungry 12 no 13 longer these things made all the difference in the world [.] 1 these 2 things 2 things 3 made 3 made 4 all 3 made 6 difference 3 made 7 in 5 the 6 difference 6 difference 7 in 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world when they did get there , they saw [mrs] [quack] [out] [in] [the] [middle] , swimming [about] and watching for them [.] 1 when 2 they 1 when 4 get 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 get 4 get 5 there 7 they 15 , 8 saw 15 , 15 , 18 and 16 swimming 18 and 18 and 19 watching 19 watching 20 for 20 for 21 them blacky flew across the river and pretended to be hunting for food along the farther bank , just as every hunter knows he often does [.] 1 blacky 6 and 2 flew 3 across 2 flew 6 and 3 across 5 river 4 the 5 river 6 and 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 8 to 17 , 9 be 10 hunting 9 be 17 , 10 hunting 11 for 10 hunting 13 along 11 for 12 food 13 along 16 bank 14 the 16 bank 15 farther 16 bank 17 , 25 does 18 just 19 as 19 as 21 hunter 19 as 22 knows 19 as 23 he 20 every 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 knows 23 he 25 does 24 often 25 does sammy [jay] did the same thing on the other bank [.] 1 sammy 3 did 3 did 6 thing 3 did 7 on 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 thing 6 thing 7 on 7 on 10 bank 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 bank now [sammy] [jay] dearly [loves] [to] [hunt] [for] [things] [.] 1 now 4 dearly whenever he knows that one of his neighbors in [the] [green] [forest] has hidden something , he likes to hunt for it [.] 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 3 knows 1 whenever 16 , 1 whenever 17 he 2 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 4 that 5 one 4 that 14 hidden 5 one 6 of 5 one 13 has 6 of 8 neighbors 7 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 in 13 has 14 hidden 14 hidden 15 something 17 he 18 likes 18 likes 19 to 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 21 for 21 for 22 it when he does find it , he [usually] steals [it] [,] [i] ['m] sorry to say [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 find 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 does 3 does 4 find 4 find 5 it 7 he 9 steals 9 steals 14 sorry 14 sorry 15 to 15 to 16 say but it is the fun of hunting that [sammy] enjoys [most] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 12 . 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 fun 4 the 5 fun 5 fun 6 of 6 of 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 that 7 hunting 10 enjoys so [now] [sammy] [thoroughly] enjoyed [hunting] [for] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 so 5 enjoyed he peered into every likely hiding-place and became so interested that he quite forgot about the hunters who might be waiting along the bank [.] 1 he 7 and 2 peered 3 into 2 peered 7 and 3 into 6 hiding-place 4 every 6 hiding-place 5 likely 6 hiding-place 7 and 8 became 7 and 15 about 8 became 10 interested 9 so 10 interested 10 interested 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 14 forgot 12 he 14 forgot 13 quite 14 forgot 15 about 17 hunters 16 the 17 hunters 17 hunters 18 who 17 hunters 19 might 18 who 19 might 19 might 20 be 20 be 21 waiting 21 waiting 22 along 22 along 24 bank 23 the 24 bank so it happened that he didn't see a boat drawn in among the bushes until he was right over it [.] 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 see 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 see 7 see 9 boat 7 see 12 among 7 see 15 until 7 see 19 over 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 drawn 9 boat 12 among 10 drawn 11 in 12 among 14 bushes 13 the 14 bushes 15 until 16 he 15 until 17 was 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 right 19 over 20 it sitting in it was a man with a terrible gun [,] [very] [intently] watching [mrs] [quack] out in the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 sitting 2 in 1 sitting 4 was 2 in 3 it 4 was 6 man 4 was 7 with 4 was 14 watching 5 a 6 man 7 with 10 gun 8 a 9 terrible 8 a 10 gun 9 terrible 10 gun 14 watching 17 out 17 out 18 in 18 in 20 middle 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 21 of 22 the mrs [quack] [heard] [his] scream and [understood] [just] what it meant [.] 1 mrs 5 scream 5 scream 6 and 6 and 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 meant a little later [blacky] [the] [crow] [discovered] [another] hunter hiding [behind] [the] [bushes] [on] [his] [side] [.] 1 a 2 little 1 a 10 hiding 2 little 3 later 3 later 9 hunter " [quack] [!] [quack] [!] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [,] [which] [meant] [that] [she] [understood] [.] 1 " 6 " and [so] the hunt [went] [on] [without] [a] sign [of] [poor] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 and 3 the 3 the 9 sign 4 hunt 9 sign [xvi] [sammy] [jay] [sees] [something] [green] " [i] [guess] [mrs] [quack] [was] [right] [and] [that] [mr] [quack] [was] [killed] [when] he was shot , " [muttered] [sammy] [to] [himself] . 1 " 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 24 . 17 shot 18 , 18 , 19 " 18 , 24 . ["] [probably] [one] [of] [those] [hunters] [had] [him] [for] [dinner] [long] [ago] [.] [hello] [!] there 's another hunter up [where] [the] [laughing] [brook] [joins] [the] [big] [river] [!] 1 there 2 's 2 's 4 hunter 3 another 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 up i [guess] [i] won't take any chances [.] 1 i 4 won't 4 won't 5 take 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances so [sammy] [silently] [flew] [around] [back] [of] [the] [hunter] [and] [stopped] [in] [a] [tree] [where] he could watch all that [the] [man] [did] [.] 1 so 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 watch 18 watch 20 that 19 all 20 that for some time [sammy] [sat] [there] watching [.] 1 for 2 some 1 for 3 time 2 some 3 time 3 time 7 watching but of course [sammy] [could] [see] [him] perfectly , [because] he was [behind] [him] . 1 but 3 course 1 but 9 , 1 but 11 he 2 of 3 course 8 perfectly 9 , 11 he 12 was 12 was 15 . " why [doesn't] he [shoot] [them] [?] ["] thought [sammy] [.] 1 " 9 thought 2 why 4 he 4 he 9 thought this was very curious , very curious indeed [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 7 curious 3 very 4 curious 4 curious 5 , 5 , 7 curious 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 8 indeed sammy flew a little nearer and [then] a little nearer , taking the greatest care not to make a sound [.] 1 sammy 2 flew 2 flew 6 and 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 and 6 and 10 nearer 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 nearer 10 nearer 12 taking 11 , 12 taking 12 taking 15 care 12 taking 17 to 13 the 14 greatest 13 the 15 care 16 not 17 to 17 to 18 make 18 make 20 sound 19 a 20 sound pretty soon he was so [near] that he could see [those] [ducks] [very] plainly , and he stared with all his might [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 7 that 5 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 18 stared 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 14 plainly 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 17 he 18 stared 18 stared 19 with 19 with 20 all 20 all 21 his 21 his 22 might he couldn't see any feathers [!] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 5 feathers 4 any 5 feathers no , [sir] [,] he couldn't see any feathers [!] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 9 feathers 8 any 9 feathers then he understood [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 understood " [huh] [!] ["] said he to himself [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 to 7 to 8 himself ["] [those] [are] [not] [ducks] [at] [all] [.] they are just pieces of wood [made] to look [like] [ducks] [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 pieces 3 just 4 pieces 4 pieces 5 of 5 of 6 wood 6 wood 8 to 8 to 9 look now [i] [wonder] what they are [for] [.] ["] 1 now 4 what 4 what 6 are 5 they 6 are in a few minutes he found out . 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 he 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 . he saw the hunter crouch down a little lower and look down [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hunter 2 saw 10 and 3 the 4 hunter 5 crouch 6 down 5 crouch 9 lower 5 crouch 10 and 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 lower 10 and 11 look 11 look 12 down sammy looked too [.] 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 too he saw [a] flock of [real] [ducks] [flying] [swiftly] [just] [above] the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 flock 4 flock 5 of 5 of 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 15 the suddenly the leader turned straight towards the place where the hunter was hiding , and the others followed him . 1 suddenly 15 and 2 the 3 leader 3 leader 4 turned 3 leader 5 straight 3 leader 15 and 5 straight 6 towards 5 straight 9 where 6 towards 8 place 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 11 hunter 9 where 12 was 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 was 12 was 13 hiding 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 others 15 and 18 followed 16 the 17 others 18 followed 19 him 18 followed 20 . he could hear [mrs] [quack] calling [excitedly] [out] in the [middle] [of] [the] [big] [river] [,] [but] [the] [strangers] [did] [not] heed [her] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 22 heed 6 calling 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 22 heed they had their [eyes] [on] [those] wooden [ducks] and were coming straight in to join them . 1 they 9 and 2 had 7 wooden 2 had 9 and 3 their 7 wooden 9 and 10 were 10 were 11 coming 11 coming 12 straight 11 coming 14 to 12 straight 13 in 14 to 15 join 15 join 16 them 15 join 17 . " [they] [think] [they] [are] [real] [ducks] and [so] this [place] is perfectly safe [!] ["] [thought] [sammy] [.] 1 " 8 and 8 and 10 this 8 and 12 is 12 is 14 safe 13 perfectly 14 safe he saw [the] [ducks] [suddenly] swing out towards the middle of the [big] [river] and knew that they had heard his warning [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 15 and 6 swing 7 out 6 swing 8 towards 6 swing 15 and 8 towards 10 middle 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 of 11 of 12 the 15 and 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 18 they 17 that 20 heard 18 they 19 had 19 had 20 heard 20 heard 22 warning 21 his 22 warning he saw the hunter suddenly rise and point his gun at the flying [ducks] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hunter 2 saw 7 and 3 the 4 hunter 5 suddenly 6 rise 6 rise 7 and 7 and 8 point 8 point 10 gun 8 point 11 at 9 his 10 gun 10 gun 11 at 11 at 13 flying 12 the 13 flying he heard the bang , bang of the [terrible] gun , but not one of the flock was hit [.] 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 6 bang 3 the 4 bang 3 the 6 bang 4 bang 5 , 6 bang 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 gun 10 gun 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 12 but 14 one 12 but 19 hit 14 one 15 of 14 one 18 was 15 of 17 flock 16 the 17 flock the distance was too great [.] 1 the 2 distance 2 distance 3 was 3 was 5 great 4 too 5 great sammy chuckled happily [.] 1 sammy 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 happily then he remembered that he himself was within easy reach of that terrible gun , and [probably] the hunter was very angry [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 16 and 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 16 and 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 was 5 he 7 was 6 himself 7 was 7 was 8 within 8 within 10 reach 9 easy 10 reach 10 reach 11 of 11 of 14 gun 12 that 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 was 18 the 19 hunter 19 hunter 20 was 20 was 22 angry 21 very 22 angry in great fright [sammy] [turned] [and] [flew] , dodging behind trees and every second expecting to hear again the roar of that terrible gun [.] 1 in 3 fright 1 in 8 , 1 in 24 gun 2 great 3 fright 8 , 12 and 9 dodging 10 behind 9 dodging 12 and 10 behind 11 trees 12 and 14 second 13 every 14 second 14 second 15 expecting 14 second 21 of 15 expecting 16 to 15 expecting 17 hear 16 to 17 hear 17 hear 18 again 17 hear 20 roar 19 the 20 roar 21 of 22 that 23 terrible 24 gun but he didn't , [and] so when he thought he was safe , he stopped [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 6 so 4 , 6 so 6 so 14 he 6 so 15 stopped 7 when 12 safe 7 when 14 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 9 thought 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 , 14 he 15 stopped just beyond [where] [sammy] was sitting was a pile of brush in the water [.] 1 just 2 beyond 1 just 5 was 5 was 6 sitting 5 was 12 in 7 was 9 pile 8 a 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 10 of 11 brush 11 brush 12 in 12 in 14 water 13 the 14 water idly [he] [watched] it , and presently it moved . 1 idly 4 it 1 idly 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 it 6 and 10 . 7 presently 8 it 8 it 9 moved instantly [sammy] [was] [all] curiosity [.] 1 instantly 5 curiosity he flew over where he could see better [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 where 4 where 5 he 4 where 7 see 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 8 better [xvii] [mr] [.] [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] it had done this [right] [here] [in] [the] [little] [swamp] [where] [sammy] [was] [.] 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 4 this sammy [sat] [perfectly] [still] , [for] [he] [learned] [long] [ago] that [only] [by] [keeping] [perfectly] [still] may [one] see all that is to be [seen] . 1 sammy 5 , 1 sammy 26 . 5 , 24 be 11 that 17 may 17 may 19 see 19 see 21 that 20 all 21 that 21 that 22 is 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 be that green spot had moved [.] 1 that 3 spot 2 green 3 spot 3 spot 4 had 4 had 5 moved he was sure of that [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 that and if it moved , it must be something alive . 1 and 6 it 1 and 11 . 2 if 3 it 2 if 4 moved 2 if 5 , 2 if 6 it 3 it 4 moved 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 9 something 9 something 10 alive if it were alive , it must be [somebody] , and [sammy] [wanted] to know who it was . 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 it 2 it 3 were 3 were 4 alive 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 19 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 19 . 11 and 14 to 11 and 18 was 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 who 17 it 18 was try as he would he couldn't remember any one who wore such glossy green as that [.] 1 try 5 he 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 would 2 as 5 he 3 he 4 would 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 remember 7 remember 9 one 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 who 9 one 11 wore 10 who 11 wore 11 wore 14 green 11 wore 15 as 12 such 14 green 13 glossy 14 green 15 as 16 that so , his [eyes] [sparkling] [with] excitement , [sammy] [watched] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 11 . 3 his 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 , 8 , 11 . he was impatiently patient [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 impatiently 2 was 4 patient did you know that it is possible to be impatiently patient [?] 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 possible 7 possible 8 to 7 possible 9 be 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 impatiently 9 be 11 patient well , it is [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 is sammy was just boiling with [impatience] [inside] , but he didn't let that impatience spoil the patience of his waiting [.] 1 sammy 2 was 2 was 4 boiling 3 just 4 boiling 4 boiling 5 with 5 with 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 12 let 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 let 12 let 14 impatience 12 let 15 spoil 13 that 14 impatience 15 spoil 17 patience 16 the 17 patience 17 patience 18 of 18 of 20 waiting 19 his 20 waiting that is what is called self-control [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 called 5 called 6 self-control it means the power to make yourself do a certain thing , no matter how much you may want to do something else [.] 1 it 2 means 2 means 4 power 2 means 5 to 3 the 4 power 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 yourself 6 make 8 do 8 do 11 thing 8 do 14 matter 9 a 11 thing 10 certain 11 thing 12 , 14 matter 13 no 14 matter 14 matter 15 how 15 how 16 much 16 much 17 you 16 much 19 want 17 you 18 may 18 may 19 want 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 something 22 something 23 else it is a splendid thing to have , is self-control [.] 1 it 8 , 2 is 5 thing 2 is 8 , 3 a 4 splendid 3 a 5 thing 4 splendid 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 have 8 , 9 is 9 is 10 self-control after what seemed [to] [sammy] a very long time , the green spot moved again [.] 1 after 2 what 1 after 10 , 1 after 13 spot 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 8 long 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 long 8 long 9 time 11 the 13 spot 12 green 13 spot 13 spot 14 moved 14 moved 15 again little by little something reached out from under the pile of brush [.] 1 little 4 something 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 something 4 something 5 reached 5 reached 6 out 5 reached 7 from 7 from 8 under 8 under 10 pile 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 11 of 12 brush sammy choked back a little gasp of surprise as a sudden thought popped into his head [.] 1 sammy 2 choked 2 choked 3 back 2 choked 6 gasp 2 choked 9 as 2 choked 14 into 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 gasp 5 little 6 gasp 6 gasp 7 of 7 of 8 surprise 9 as 12 thought 10 a 11 sudden 10 a 12 thought 11 sudden 12 thought 12 thought 13 popped 12 thought 14 into 14 into 16 head 15 his 16 head could this be [the] lost [mr] [quack] [?] 1 could 2 this 1 could 3 be 3 be 5 lost " [i] [believe] [it] [is] [mr] [.] [quack] [!] " [thought] [sammy] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [if] [it] [is] [,] [i] ['ll] [have] [the] [best] [news] [ever] [to] [tell] [mrs] [quack] [.] just [trust] [sammy] [jay] to find anything he goes looking for [.] ["] 1 just 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 anything 7 anything 11 for 8 he 9 goes 9 goes 10 looking 10 looking 11 for this was just plain boasting , and [sammy] [knew] it [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 10 it 3 just 4 plain 4 plain 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 , 6 , 7 and but [sammy] [always] [does] [have] a [good] opinion of himself [.] 1 but 8 opinion 6 a 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 9 of 10 himself it is one of his faults [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 faults 5 his 6 faults he quite lost sight of the fact that it was entirely by accident that he had come over to this swamp [.] 1 he 3 lost 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 sight 3 lost 18 over 3 lost 19 to 4 sight 5 of 4 sight 8 that 4 sight 17 come 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 fact 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 entirely 11 entirely 12 by 12 by 13 accident 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 come 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 come 19 to 21 swamp 20 this 21 swamp now that he had guessed who this might be [,] [he] [was] [less] impatient . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 he 2 that 5 guessed 2 that 7 this 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 who 7 this 8 might 8 might 9 be 9 be 14 impatient 14 impatient 15 . sammy could keep still no longer [.] 1 sammy 2 could 2 could 3 keep 3 keep 4 still 4 still 6 longer 5 no 6 longer [ [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [yes] , ["] said he in a low voice , " [i] [am] [mr] [quack] [.] " []] 1 [ 8 , 1 [ 16 , 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 in 12 in 15 voice 13 a 15 voice 14 low 15 voice 16 , 17 " 17 " 23 " " [are] [you] [mr] [quack] [?] " he asked eagerly [.] 1 " 9 asked 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 eagerly the beautiful head disappeared like a flash [.] 1 the 3 head 2 beautiful 3 head 3 head 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 5 like 5 like 7 flash 6 a 7 flash sammy [waited] [a] [minute] [or] [two] , [before] [he] [repeated] [his] [question] , adding : " you needn't be afraid . 1 sammy 7 , 7 , 13 , 13 , 14 adding 14 adding 15 : 15 : 16 " 15 : 17 you 15 : 21 . 17 you 18 needn't 18 needn't 19 be 19 be 20 afraid there isn't anybody here but me [,] [and] [i] ['m] [your] [friend] [.] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 anybody 2 isn't 4 here 2 isn't 5 but 3 anybody 4 here 5 but 6 me i [just] [want] [to] know [if] you [are] [mr] [quack] [because] [i] 've been looking for you [for] [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 5 know 5 know 7 you 7 you 13 've 13 've 14 been 14 been 15 looking 15 looking 16 for 16 for 17 you 17 you 21 . are you [?] " 1 are 2 you 2 you 4 " " [yes] [,] ["] said he in a low voice [,] ["] [i] [am] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 in 7 in 10 voice 8 a 10 voice 9 low 10 voice [where] [is] [mrs] [quack] [?] ["] " [safe] [and] [sound] [over] [on] [the] [big] [river] [,] " [replied] [sammy] [joyfully] [.] 1 " 11 " " [oh] [,] [i] ['m] so [glad] [i] ['ve] [found] [you] [!] ["] 1 " 6 so [xviii] [sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] [quack] [to] [the] [swamp] no , indeed , that wouldn't do at all [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 that 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 5 that 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 do 7 do 8 at 8 at 9 all one of the hunters would be sure to see her [.] 1 one 2 of 1 one 5 would 2 of 4 hunters 3 the 4 hunters 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 her so [sammy] [wisely] [flew] [back] to [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] wait [until] [mrs] [quack] [should] [come] [back] there for the night [.] 1 so 6 to 6 to 11 wait 11 wait 18 there 11 wait 19 for 19 for 21 night 20 the 21 night " [does] [mrs] [quack] [know] [yet] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " sammy shook his head [.] 1 sammy 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head " [i] ['m] [going] to tell her [when] [she] [comes] [back] [here] [to-night] , " he explained [.] 1 " 17 explained 5 to 6 tell 5 to 14 , 5 to 16 he 6 tell 7 her 14 , 15 " 16 he 17 explained " [i] [was] [afraid] [if] [i] [told] [her] [before] [then] she would fly [straight] to [him] [and] [perhaps] get [them] [both] in trouble [.] ["] 1 " 11 she 11 she 12 would 12 would 13 fly 13 fly 15 to 15 to 19 get 19 get 22 in 22 in 23 trouble ["] [quite] [right] [,] [sammy] [!] quite right [!] ["] 1 quite 2 right peter exclaimed [.] 1 peter 2 exclaimed ["] [i] [wouldn't] [have] [thought] [of] [that] [.] my , won't she be happy when you do tell her [!] 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 won't 3 won't 4 she 3 won't 5 be 5 be 6 happy 6 happy 7 when 7 when 8 you 7 when 10 tell 8 you 9 do 9 do 10 tell 10 tell 11 her i wonder what she 'll say and what she 'll do [.] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 7 and 3 what 4 she 3 what 6 say 3 what 7 and 4 she 5 'll 5 'll 6 say 7 and 8 what 8 what 11 do 9 she 10 'll 10 'll 11 do i 'm going to stay right here so as to see her when she hears the good news [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 stay 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 right 5 stay 7 here 5 stay 10 to 6 right 7 here 8 so 9 as 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 her 11 see 13 when 13 when 14 she 13 when 15 hears 14 she 15 hears 15 hears 18 news 16 the 18 news 17 good 18 news here comes your cousin [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 here 2 comes 2 comes 4 cousin 3 your 4 cousin does he know yet [?] ["] 1 does 2 he 1 does 3 know 3 know 4 yet " [no] [,] " [replied] [sammy] [,] ["] [but] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [tell] [him] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [gets] [here] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " they [watched] [blacky] draw nearer and nearer [,] [and] [as] [soon] [as] [he] was [within] hearing [sammy] [shouted] the news [.] 1 they 4 draw 4 draw 6 and 5 nearer 6 and 6 and 7 nearer 7 nearer 14 was 14 was 16 hearing 16 hearing 20 news 19 the 20 news " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [,] [hurrying] [a] [little] [faster] [.] 1 " 8 " in fact , [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [were] [getting] very uneasy [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 6 and 3 , 6 and 6 and 11 uneasy 10 very 11 uneasy it was [almost] [bed-time] for [them] , for neither of them dared stay out [after] [dark] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 for 5 for 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 neither 9 neither 10 of 9 neither 12 dared 10 of 11 them 12 dared 13 stay 13 stay 14 out " [what] ['s] [the] [news] [,] [mrs] [quack] [?] " [asked] [peter] [,] [his] [eyes] [dancing] [.] 1 " 10 " " [there] [isn't] [any] [,] " [replied] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 6 " " [oh] [,] [yes] [,] [there] [is] [!] " [cried] [sammy] [jay] [,] [who] [couldn't] [possibly] [keep] [still] [any] [longer] [.] 1 " 9 " [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [her] [head] [rapidly] [.] " [what] [of] [it] ? " she demanded [.] 1 " 8 demanded 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 she 7 she 8 demanded " [nothing] [much] [,] [only] [if] [i] [were] [you] [i] [would] [go] [down] [there] [after] [dark] [,] " [replied] [sammy] [.] 1 " 18 " mrs [quack] [looked] up [at] [sammy] [sharply] [.] 1 mrs 4 up " [why] [should] [i] [go] [down] [there] ? " she asked [.] 1 " 11 asked 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 she 10 she 11 asked " [if] [i] [tell] [you] [,] [will] [you] [wait] [until] [i] [get] [quite] [through] [?] " [asked] [sammy] [in] [his] [turn] [.] 1 " 16 " [mrs] [quack] [promised] [that] [she] [would] [.] ["] [mr] [quack] [!] " [stop] [!] " [cried] [sammy] [sharply] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [you] [said] [you] [would] [wait] [until] [i] [am] [through] [.] it won't do for you to go there [until] [after] [dark] [,] [because] [there] [is] [a] [hunter] [hiding] [very] [near] [mr] [quack] ['s] [hiding-place] [.] 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 for 3 do 6 to 4 for 5 you 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 there wait until it is dark and he has gone home [.] 1 wait 2 until 2 until 6 and 2 until 8 has 3 it 4 is 3 it 6 and 4 is 5 dark 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 10 home 9 gone 10 home then [take] [my] [advice] , and [when] you have [found] [mr] [quack] [,] bring him [right] [up] here [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 you 6 and 14 bring 8 you 9 have 14 bring 15 him 14 bring 18 here he [can't] [fly] , but he can swim up [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] and this is the safest place for [both] [of] you . 1 he 14 and 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 5 but 9 up 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 swim 9 up 14 and 14 and 24 . 15 this 16 is 16 is 19 place 17 the 18 safest 17 the 19 place 19 place 20 for 20 for 23 you 23 you 24 . now good night and good luck [.] ["] 1 now 2 good 2 good 3 night 3 night 4 and 4 and 6 luck 5 good 6 luck [xix] [jerry] [muskrat's] [great] [idea] a friendly friend is a friend indeed [when] he proves a friend in the time of need [.] 1 a 2 friendly 1 a 3 friend 2 friendly 3 friend 3 friend 4 is 4 is 6 friend 4 is 7 indeed 4 is 13 in 5 a 6 friend 9 he 10 proves 10 proves 12 friend 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 13 in 13 in 15 time 14 the 15 time 15 time 16 of 16 of 17 need both jumped a little [.] 1 both 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 little 3 a 4 little you see their nerves had been very much upset for [a] [long] [time] , and the least unexpected thing made them jump [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 nerves 2 see 9 upset 3 their 4 nerves 4 nerves 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 9 upset 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 upset 9 upset 10 for 10 for 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 thing 15 and 20 made 16 the 19 thing 17 least 18 unexpected 18 unexpected 19 thing 19 thing 20 made 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 jump then both laughed [.] 1 then 2 both 2 both 3 laughed ["] [hello] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] [!] we 'd forgotten all about [you] , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 we 2 'd 2 'd 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 all 3 forgotten 5 about 5 about 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 12 . " [what] [was] [that] [you] [said] [?] " 1 " 8 " jerry good-naturedly repeated what he had said [.] 1 jerry 3 repeated 2 good-naturedly 3 repeated 3 repeated 4 what 4 what 5 he 4 what 7 said 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 said [mrs] [quack] ['s] [face] [brightened] [.] " [do] [you] [really] [mean] [it] ? " she asked eagerly [.] 1 " 10 asked 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 she 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 11 eagerly " [that] ['s] [what] [i] [said] [,] " [replied] [jerry] [briefly] [.] 1 " 8 " " [oh] [,] [jerry] [,] you 're not joking [,] [are] [you] [?] 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 're 7 're 8 not 7 're 9 joking tell me you 're not joking , " begged [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 you 1 tell 6 joking 1 tell 7 , 3 you 4 're 4 're 5 not 4 're 6 joking 5 not 6 joking 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 begged the idea came to me while you were talking [.] 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 came 3 came 4 to 3 came 6 while 4 to 5 me 6 while 7 you 6 while 8 were 7 you 8 were 8 were 9 talking i know of [just] the lonesomest kind of a lonesome pond , and you won't have to fly [a] stroke to get to it [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 of 3 of 7 kind 5 the 7 kind 6 lonesomest 7 kind 7 kind 8 of 8 of 20 stroke 9 a 10 lonesome 9 a 20 stroke 10 lonesome 18 fly 11 pond 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 you 14 you 15 won't 15 won't 16 have 16 have 17 to 17 to 18 fly 20 stroke 21 to 21 to 22 get 22 get 23 to 23 to 24 it [mrs] [quack] ['s] [eyes] [fairly] [shone] [with] [hope] [and] [eagerness] [.] " [oh] , [jerry] , tell us where it is , and [we] ['ll] [start] [for] [it] [right] [away] [!] ["] she cried [.] 1 " 23 cried 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 tell 5 , 11 , 6 tell 7 us 6 tell 8 where 8 where 9 it 8 where 10 is 9 it 10 is 11 , 12 and 12 and 22 she 22 she 23 cried jerry 's eyes twinkled [.] 1 jerry 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled ["] [of] [course] [,] [the] [owner] [of] [that] [pond] [might] [not] [like] [to] [have] [neighbors] [.] i hadn't thought of [that] , " said he . 1 i 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [perhaps] he [ought] [to] [be] asked [first] [.] ["] 1 " 3 he 3 he 7 asked [mrs] [quack] ['s] [face] [fell] [.] " [who] [is] [the] [owner] ? " she asked [.] 1 " 9 asked 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 she 8 she 9 asked ["] [my] [cousin] [,] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] he made it [,] ["] [replied] [jerry] [proudly] [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 it mrs [quack] ['s] [face] [lighted] up [again] [at] [once] [.] 1 mrs 6 up " [i] ['m] [sure] he [won't] [object] [,] ["] said [she] . 1 " 5 he 5 he 10 said 10 said 12 . ["] [we] [know] [a] [great] [many] [of] [the] [beaver] [family] [.] in fact , they are very good neighbors of ours in our home in [the] [far] [northland] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 8 neighbors 5 are 11 in 5 are 14 in 6 very 7 good 7 good 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 of 8 neighbors 11 in 9 of 10 ours 11 in 13 home 12 our 13 home i didn't suppose there was a [beaver] pond anywhere around here [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 3 suppose 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 8 pond 5 was 9 anywhere 5 was 10 around 6 a 8 pond 10 around 11 here tell me where it is , [jerry] [,] and [i] ['ll] go right up there and call on [your] cousin [.] ["] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 where 1 tell 6 , 3 where 4 it 3 where 5 is 4 it 5 is 6 , 9 and 9 and 20 cousin 12 go 13 right 12 go 15 there 12 go 16 and 13 right 14 up 16 and 17 call 17 call 18 on 18 on 20 cousin ["] [he] [made] [that] [pond] [himself] [two] [years] [ago] [.] he has got a very nice pond there now [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 got 3 got 7 pond 3 got 8 there 3 got 9 now 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 pond 5 very 6 nice honker the [goose] [and] [his] flock [spent] [a] [night] [in] [it] [on] [their] [way] [south] [last] [fall] [.] ["] 1 honker 6 flock 2 the 6 flock [mrs] [quack] [waited] [to] [hear] [no] [more] [.] she shot up into the air and disappeared over the tops of the trees in the [green] [forest] . 1 she 7 and 2 shot 3 up 2 shot 4 into 2 shot 7 and 4 into 6 air 5 the 6 air 7 and 8 disappeared 7 and 9 over 7 and 15 in 9 over 11 tops 10 the 11 tops 11 tops 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 trees 15 in 19 . 16 the 19 . " [what] [do] [you] [think] [of] [my] [idea] [?] ["] [asked] [jerry] [,] [as] he and [mr] [quack] [watched] her [out] [of] sight [.] 1 " 15 he 15 he 16 and 16 and 23 sight 20 her 23 sight " [i] [think] [it] [is] [great] [,] [just] [simply] [great] [,] " [replied] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 " 12 " [xx] [happy] [days] [for] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] if you don't believe it , just ask [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] quack [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 believe 1 if 6 , 1 if 8 ask 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 7 just 8 ask 8 ask 13 quack they know [.] 1 they 2 know you see , [the] heart [of] [mrs] [quack] was true [and] [brave] [and] [strong] [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 10 true 5 heart 9 was 9 was 10 true she was determined that they should have a home anyway , and [paddy] the [beaver] ['s] little pond was not such a bad place after all [.] 1 she 11 , 2 was 3 determined 2 was 11 , 3 determined 4 that 4 that 5 they 4 that 7 have 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 9 home 7 have 10 anyway 8 a 9 home 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 pond 12 and 19 was 14 the 18 pond 17 little 18 pond 18 pond 19 was 19 was 20 not 19 was 24 place 19 was 25 after 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 bad 22 a 24 place 23 bad 24 place 25 after 26 all so she wasted no time [.] 1 so 3 wasted 2 she 3 wasted 3 wasted 5 time 4 no 5 time she examined every inch of the shore of that little pond [.] 1 she 2 examined 2 examined 4 inch 3 every 4 inch 4 inch 5 of 5 of 7 shore 6 the 7 shore 7 shore 8 of 8 of 11 pond 9 that 11 pond 10 little 11 pond in it she laid ten eggs [.] 1 in 2 it 1 in 3 she 3 she 4 laid 4 laid 6 eggs 5 ten 6 eggs the [broken] wing [healed] [and] [grew] strong [again] , for it had not [been] so badly broken , [after] [all] . 1 the 3 wing 3 wing 17 broken 3 wing 18 , 7 strong 10 for 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 11 it 12 had 12 had 13 not 12 had 17 broken 15 so 16 badly 16 badly 17 broken 18 , 21 . unknown to them , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy discovered where they were [.] 1 unknown 2 to 1 unknown 9 discovered 2 to 4 , 3 them 4 , 4 , 8 boy 9 discovered 10 where 10 where 11 they 10 where 12 were 11 they 12 were in fact , after the first few times , he made no attempt to hide [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 10 he 3 , 4 after 4 after 8 times 4 after 9 , 4 after 10 he 5 the 6 first 5 the 7 few 7 few 8 times 10 he 11 made 11 made 13 attempt 12 no 13 attempt 13 attempt 14 to 14 to 15 hide you see he discovered that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [a] [friend] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 2 see 4 discovered 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that [ [illustration] [with] caption : those were happy days indeed for [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] quack in the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] [.] ] 1 [ 4 caption 4 caption 5 : 5 : 6 those 6 those 7 were 7 were 9 days 7 were 10 indeed 7 were 11 for 7 were 17 in 8 happy 9 days 11 for 16 quack 17 in 19 pond 18 the 19 pond 19 pond 20 of 20 of 25 ] 22 the 25 ] i hope they got there [safely] [,] [don't] [you] [?] 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 they 3 they 4 got 4 got 5 there in the next book [i] [will] [tell] [you] [of] [some] [of] [bobby] 's adventures [.] 1 in 14 adventures 2 the 3 next 2 the 4 book 4 book 13 's 13 's 14 adventures [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 15 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 15 ,