[produced] [by] [kent] [fielden] [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [always] [watching] [for] [things] [not] [intended] [for] [his] [sharp] [eyes] [.] the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid [.] 1 the 2 result 2 result 3 is 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 gets 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 into 7 into 9 end 8 no 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 which 11 trouble 15 avoid 12 which 13 he 12 which 15 avoid 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 avoid in this respect he is just like [his] [cousin] , [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 in 3 respect 1 in 4 he 2 this 3 respect 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 10 , between them they see a great deal with which they have no business [and] [which] [it] [would] [be] [better] [for] [them] [not] [to] [see] [.] 1 between 2 them 1 between 3 they 3 they 4 see 4 see 7 deal 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 with 8 with 9 which 8 with 10 they 8 with 11 have 10 they 11 have 11 have 13 business 12 no 13 business you can [believe] [just] [which] [you] [please] [,] [though] [i] suspect that neither of them really knows [.] 1 you 2 can 2 can 11 suspect 11 suspect 12 that 12 that 13 neither 12 that 17 knows 13 neither 14 of 13 neither 17 knows 14 of 15 them 16 really 17 knows like the black imp he is [,] [blacky] [flew] [over] [the] [tree-tops] [,] [his] [sharp] [eyes] [watching] [for] [something] [interesting] [below] [.] 1 like 4 imp 2 the 4 imp 3 black 4 imp 4 imp 5 he 4 imp 6 is 5 he 6 is presently he saw ahead of him the [old] nest [of] [red-tail] [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 5 of 3 saw 9 nest 4 ahead 5 of 5 of 6 him 7 the 9 nest he knew all about that nest [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 2 knew 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 nest 5 that 6 nest he had visited it before [when] [red-tail] [was] [away] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 visited 3 visited 4 it 4 it 5 before still it might be worth another visit [.] 1 still 2 it 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 worth 5 worth 7 visit 6 another 7 visit you never can tell what you may find in old houses [.] 1 you 3 can 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 what 5 what 6 you 5 what 8 find 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 find 8 find 9 in 9 in 11 houses 10 old 11 houses but [blacky] [learned] [ever] [so] [long] [ago] that there is nothing like making sure that there is no danger [.] 1 but 8 that 8 that 10 is 9 there 10 is 10 is 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 like 12 like 13 making 13 making 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 15 that 16 there 15 that 17 is 16 there 17 is 17 is 19 danger 18 no 19 danger so , [instead] [of] [flying] [straight] [to] [that] [old] [nest] [,] [he] [first] [flew] [over] [the] [tree] so that he could [look] [down] [into] [it] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 18 so 18 so 19 that 19 that 21 could 20 he 21 could right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes [.] 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 7 made 6 that 7 made 7 made 8 him 7 made 10 and 9 gasp 10 and 10 and 11 blink 11 blink 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes it was quite large and [white] , and it looked it [looked] very much indeed like an egg [!] 1 it 5 and 2 was 4 large 2 was 5 and 3 quite 4 large 5 and 10 looked 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 it 10 looked 14 much 10 looked 15 indeed 10 looked 16 like 13 very 14 much 16 like 18 egg 17 an 18 egg do you wonder [that] [blacky] [gasped] [and] [blinked] [?] 1 do 3 wonder 2 you 3 wonder the [idea] [of] [any] one [laying] [an] [egg] [at] [this] [time] [of] [year] [!] 1 the 5 one blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over [.] 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 4 to 7 pine-tree 5 a 6 tall 5 a 7 pine-tree 6 tall 7 pine-tree 7 pine-tree 8 to 7 pine-tree 11 over 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it 9 think 11 over " [must] [be] [it] [was] [a] [little] [lump] [of] [snow] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 1 " 12 " ["] [yet] [if] [ever] [i] [saw] [an] [egg] [,] [that] [looked] [like] [one] [.] jumping [grasshoppers] , [how] [good] [an] [egg] [would] [taste] [right] [now] [!] " 1 jumping 3 , 3 , 13 " you know [blacky] [has] [a] [weakness] [for] [eggs] [.] 1 you 2 know the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 thought 2 more 7 , 2 more 9 hungrier 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 11 grew 10 he 11 grew several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make [sure] , but he didn't quite dare [.] 1 several 2 times 2 times 3 he 3 he 5 made 4 almost 5 made 5 made 6 up 5 made 8 mind 5 made 9 to 7 his 8 mind 9 to 14 and 10 fly 11 straight 10 fly 12 over 10 fly 14 and 12 over 13 there 14 and 18 but 15 make 18 but 17 , 18 but 18 but 22 dare 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 22 dare 21 quite 22 dare if it were an egg , it must belong to [somebody] , and perhaps it would be best to find out who [.] 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 1 if 6 , 1 if 7 it 2 it 3 were 3 were 5 egg 4 an 5 egg 7 it 8 must 8 must 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 perhaps 13 and 15 it 13 and 17 be 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 best 17 be 19 to 19 to 21 out 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 who [suddenly] [blacky] [shook] [himself] [.] " [i] [must] [be] [dreaming] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he ["] [there] [couldn't] [,] [there] [just] [couldn't] [be] [an] [egg] [at] [this] [time] [of] [year] [,] [or] [in] [that] [old] [tumble-down] [nest] [!] i 'll just fly away and forget it [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 6 and 3 just 4 fly 4 fly 5 away 4 fly 6 and 6 and 7 forget 7 forget 8 it so he flew [away] , but he couldn't forget it [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 , 2 he 3 flew 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 6 but 9 forget 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 10 it [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " [as] [true] [as] [ever] [i] ['ve] [cawed] [a] [caw] [that] [was] [a] [new-laid] [egg] [i] [saw] [.] " 1 " 19 " " [oh] [nothing] [,] [cousin] [,] [nothing] [at] [all] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 11 " " [i] [was] [just] [talking] [foolishness] [to] [myself] [.] " 1 " 10 " sammy looked at him sharply [.] 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 him " [you] [aren't] [feeling] [sick] [,] [are] [you] , [cousin] [blacky] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 15 asked 9 , 13 " 9 , 14 he 14 he 15 asked ["] [must] [be] [something] [the] [matter] [with] [you] [when] [you] [begin] [talking] [about] [new-laid] [eggs] [,] [when] [everything] ['s] [covered] [with] [snow] [and] [ice] [.] foolishness is no name for it [.] 1 foolishness 2 is 2 is 4 name 2 is 5 for 3 no 4 name 4 name 5 for 5 for 6 it whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year [.] ["] 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 2 heard 7 as 3 of 6 thing 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 thing 7 as 9 new-laid 7 as 10 egg 8 a 9 new-laid 9 new-laid 10 egg 10 egg 14 year 11 this 14 year 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 year " [nobody] [,] [i] [guess] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [told] [you] [i] [was] [just] [talking] [foolishness] [.] you see [,] [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] [that] [i] [just] [got] [to] [thinking] what [i] ['d] [have] [if] [i] could have [anything] [i] wanted [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 14 what 14 what 20 could 20 could 21 have 21 have 24 wanted i [guess] [i] must have said [something] about it [.] ["] 1 i 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 said 6 said 8 about 8 about 9 it ["] [i] [guess] [you] [must] [have] [.] it isn't egg time yet [,] [and] it [won't] be [for] [a] [long] [time] [.] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 time 2 isn't 5 yet 3 egg 4 time 5 yet 8 it 8 it 10 be take my advice and just forget about impossible things [.] 1 take 3 advice 1 take 4 and 2 my 3 advice 4 and 6 forget 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 6 forget 9 things 8 impossible 9 things i 'm going over to [farmer] [brown] 's corncrib [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 over 3 going 5 to 5 to 8 's 8 's 9 corncrib corn may not be [as] [good] [as] [eggs] [,] but it is very good [and] [very] [filling] [.] 1 corn 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 3 not 4 be 4 be 14 good 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 good better come along [,] ["] [said] [sammy] [.] 1 better 2 come 2 come 3 along ["] [not] [this] [morning] [,] [thank] [you] [.] some other time , perhaps , " replied [blacky] [.] 1 some 2 other 2 other 3 time 3 time 8 replied 4 , 5 perhaps 5 perhaps 6 , 5 perhaps 8 replied 6 , 7 " he watched [sammy] [disappear] [through] [the] [trees] [.] 1 he 2 watched then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 4 to 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 9 tallest 8 the 9 tallest 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 11 to 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 17 was 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 was 17 was 18 about ["] [i] ['m] [foolish] [.] i [know] [i] 'm foolish [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [.] 1 i 4 'm 4 'm 5 foolish ["] [but] [i] ['ve] [just] [got] [to] [have] [another] [look] [in] [that] [old] [nest] [of] [redtail] [the] [hawk] [.] it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway [.] ["] 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 harm 3 do 6 to 4 any 5 harm 6 to 7 have 7 have 9 look 7 have 11 anyway 8 another 9 look 10 , 11 anyway as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 passed 2 he 3 passed 3 passed 4 over 4 over 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 10 , 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 down 12 looked 14 eagerly the day before there had been [but] one [;] [now] [there] [were] [two] [.] 1 the 2 day 2 day 3 before 3 before 4 there 4 there 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 one that settled it in [blacky] ['s] mind [;] [they] [were] [eggs] [!] 1 that 2 settled 2 settled 3 it 2 settled 4 in 3 it 4 in 4 in 7 mind they couldn't be anything else [.] 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 anything 4 anything 5 else blacky kept right on flying [.] 1 blacky 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 4 on 5 flying somehow he didn't dare stop just then [.] 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 4 dare 5 stop 5 stop 6 just 6 just 7 then he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 much 2 was 5 excited 3 too 4 much 5 excited 6 by 5 excited 11 to 5 excited 12 think 6 by 7 what 7 what 8 he 7 what 10 discovered 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 clearly he had got to have time to get his wits together [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 5 have 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 time 6 time 7 to 6 time 8 get 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 wits 8 get 11 together 9 his 10 wits whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong [.] 1 whoever 2 had 1 whoever 6 was 2 had 3 laid 3 laid 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 6 was 8 and 7 big 8 and 8 and 9 strong he felt sure of that [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 that he must first find out [whose] they were [;] [then] [he] [would] [know] [better] [what] [to] [do] [.] 1 he 2 must 2 must 5 out 3 first 5 out 4 find 5 out 5 out 7 they 5 out 8 were 7 they 8 were he felt sure that [no] one [else] knew [about] [them] , and he knew that they couldn't run away [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 6 one 4 that 14 knew 8 knew 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 16 they 15 that 18 run 16 they 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 19 away so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 18 and 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 flying 6 flying 7 until 7 until 8 he 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 10 a 11 certain 10 a 13 pine-tree 11 certain 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 where 13 pine-tree 18 and 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 could 15 he 16 could 17 sit 18 and 18 and 19 think 19 think 20 without 20 without 21 being 21 being 22 disturbed " [eggs] [!] " he muttered [.] 1 " 6 muttered 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 muttered ["] [real] [eggs] [!] now [who] [under] the sun can have moved [into] [redtail] ['s] [old] [house] [?] 1 now 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 can 6 can 7 have 7 have 8 moved and what [can] [they] [mean] [by] [laying] [eggs] [before] [mistress] [spring] has even sent [word] [that] [she] [has] [started] [?] 1 and 2 what 2 what 12 has 12 has 14 sent 13 even 14 sent it 's too much for me [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 much 2 's 5 for 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 6 me it certainly is too much for me [.] ["] 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 5 much 3 is 6 for 4 too 5 much 6 for 7 me [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere [!] 1 two 4 eggs 2 big 4 eggs 3 white 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 in 4 eggs 10 and 6 a 8 nest 7 tumbledown 8 nest 8 nest 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 and 11 snow 12 and 12 and 13 ice 13 ice 14 everywhere did [ever] anybody hear of such a thing before [?] 1 did 3 anybody 1 did 4 hear 4 hear 5 of 5 of 8 thing 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 before " [wouldn't] [believe] [it] [,] [if] [i] [hadn't] [seen] [it] [with] [my] [own] [eyes] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 " 16 " ["] [have] [to] [believe] [them] [.] if [i] [can't] [believe] [them] [,] it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world [.] 1 if 7 it 7 it 8 's 8 's 9 of 9 of 11 use 10 no 11 use 11 use 12 to 12 to 13 try 13 try 14 to 13 try 15 believe 14 to 15 believe 15 believe 16 anything 15 believe 17 in 16 anything 17 in 17 in 19 world 18 this 19 world as sure as [i] [sit] [here] [,] that [old] [nest] [has] [two] [eggs] [in] [it] [.] 1 as 2 sure 2 sure 3 as 3 as 8 that whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year [.] 1 whoever 2 laid 1 whoever 4 must 2 laid 3 them 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 crazy 6 crazy 7 to 6 crazy 8 start 7 to 8 start 8 start 9 housekeeping 8 start 10 at 9 housekeeping 10 at 10 at 14 year 11 this 14 year 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 year i must find out whose eggs they are [and] then " 1 i 2 must 2 must 4 out 3 find 4 out 4 out 5 whose 5 whose 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 are 7 they 8 are 8 are 10 then 10 then 11 " to [have] [seen] him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular [.] 1 to 4 him 1 to 5 , 1 to 12 he 5 , 10 guessed 6 you 7 would 7 would 9 have 8 never 9 have 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 11 that 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 looking 13 was 15 for 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 anything 16 anything 18 particular 17 in 18 particular he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 flying 5 just 6 flying 6 flying 7 over 6 flying 8 on 6 flying 11 to 8 on 10 way 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 14 place 12 some 14 place 13 distant 14 place blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest [.] 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 beat 4 beat 5 fast 5 fast 6 with 5 fast 8 as 6 with 7 excitement 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 drew 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 11 near 15 nest 12 that 15 nest 13 old 15 nest 14 tumble-down 15 nest would those two big white eggs be there [?] 1 would 6 eggs 1 would 7 be 2 those 3 two 3 two 6 eggs 4 big 6 eggs 5 white 6 eggs 7 be 8 there perhaps there would be three [!] 1 perhaps 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 three the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 made 4 made 5 him 4 made 6 flap 6 flap 8 wings 6 flap 11 faster 7 his 8 wings 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 faster a few more wing strokes [and] [he] [would] [be] [right] [over] [the] [tree] [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 more 3 more 4 wing 4 wing 5 strokes how he did hope to see those eggs [!] 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 hope 4 hope 5 to 4 hope 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 8 eggs 7 those 8 eggs he could almost see into the nest now [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 see 3 almost 4 see 4 see 5 into 4 see 8 now 5 into 7 nest 6 the 7 nest one stroke [!] 1 one 2 stroke two strokes [!] 1 two 2 strokes three strokes [!] 1 three 2 strokes blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp [caw] of disappointment and surprise [.] 1 blacky 2 bit 2 bit 4 tongue 2 bit 5 to 3 his 4 tongue 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 6 keep 10 sharp 7 from 8 giving 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 12 of 12 of 14 and 13 disappointment 14 and 14 and 15 surprise there were no eggs to be seen [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 eggs 2 were 5 to 3 no 4 eggs 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen no , [sir] [,] there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 sign 6 wasn't 11 in 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 11 in 9 of 10 eggs 11 in 14 nest 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest there [wasn't] [because] why [,] [do] [you] [think] [?] 1 there 4 why blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned [.] 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 back 6 back 7 as 7 as 10 planned 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 planned he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 8 if 3 right 4 on 5 , 6 just 5 , 8 if 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 11 seen 8 if 13 , 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 seen 11 seen 12 anything 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 he 14 and 19 shivered 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 flew 15 as 18 he 16 he 17 flew 18 he 19 shivered 19 shivered 21 little 20 a 21 little " [i] ['m] [thankful] [i] [knew] [enough] [to] [leave] [them] [alone] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he ["] [funny] [i] [never] [once] [guessed] [whose] [eggs] [they] [are] [.] i [might] have [known] [that] [no] [one] [but] [hooty] [the] [horned] [owl] [would] [think] [of] [nesting] at this time of year [.] 1 i 3 have 3 have 17 at 17 at 21 year 18 this 21 year 19 time 20 of 20 of 21 year and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] [saw] on the nest just now [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 8 on 8 on 10 nest 9 the 10 nest 10 nest 11 just 11 just 12 now my , [but] [she] ['s] [big] [!] 1 my 2 , she 's bigger than [hooty] himself [!] 1 she 2 's 2 's 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 6 himself yes , [sir] [,] it 's a lucky thing [i] [didn't] [try] [to] [get] [those] eggs [yesterday] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 16 eggs 7 a 8 lucky 7 a 16 eggs 8 lucky 9 thing blacky , [blacky] [,] [the] [sooner] [you] [forget] [those] [eggs] [the] [better] [.] ["] 1 blacky 2 , some things are best [forgotten] [as] [soon] [as] [they] [are] [learned] [.] 1 some 2 things 2 things 3 are 3 are 4 best who never plays with fire [will] [surely] [not] [get] [burned] [.] 1 who 3 plays 2 never 3 plays 3 plays 4 with 4 with 5 fire [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 11 and 3 forget 4 that 3 forget 11 and 4 that 5 he 4 that 8 seen 5 he 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 them 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 stay 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 14 stay 16 from 16 from 18 corner 17 that 18 corner that was a very wise resolution [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 resolution 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 resolution 4 very 5 wise she is bigger than [hooty] [and] [certainly] [quite] [as] [much] to [be] [feared] [by] the little people [.] 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 11 to 11 to 17 people 15 the 17 people 16 little 17 people all this [blacky] knows [.] 1 all 2 this 2 this 4 knows no one knows it better [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better and [blacky] [is] [not] [one] to poke his head into trouble with his eyes open [.] 1 and 6 to 6 to 7 poke 7 poke 9 head 7 poke 10 into 7 poke 12 with 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 into 10 into 11 trouble 12 with 14 eyes 12 with 15 open 13 his 14 eyes so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 resolved 2 he 5 resolved 3 very 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 resolved 5 resolved 6 to 6 to 7 forget 7 forget 8 all 7 forget 9 about 8 all 9 about 9 about 11 eggs 10 those 11 eggs now it is one thing to make a resolution and [quite] another thing to live up to [it] , as you all know [.] 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 thing 3 is 6 to 3 is 14 to 4 one 5 thing 6 to 7 make 7 make 10 and 8 a 9 resolution 9 resolution 10 and 10 and 13 thing 12 another 13 thing 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 15 live 17 to 17 to 19 , 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 you 20 as 23 know 21 you 23 know 22 all 23 know it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not [at] all easy to forget [.] 1 it 11 , 2 was 3 easy 2 was 11 , 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 5 to 3 easy 10 forget 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 forget 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 forget 11 , 13 not 12 but 13 not 13 not 15 all 15 all 16 easy 16 easy 17 to 16 easy 18 forget 17 to 18 forget he just couldn't seem to forget them [.] 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 4 seem 6 forget 5 to 6 forget 6 forget 7 them after a little , he didn't try [.] 1 after 3 little 1 after 4 , 1 after 5 he 2 a 3 little 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try now [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [very] , [very] [cunning] [.] 1 now 7 , he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 11 people 9 the 11 people 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 11 people 13 fly 12 who 13 fly no one can get into more mischief [and] [still] [keep] [out] [of] [trouble] [than] [can] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 get 4 get 5 into 5 into 7 mischief 6 more 7 mischief that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 7 wits 5 uses 8 in 6 the 7 wits 7 wits 8 in 8 in 11 head 9 that 11 head 10 black 11 head 11 head 12 of 12 of 13 his in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 1 in 5 people 4 some 5 people 5 people 6 are 6 are 7 unkind 7 unkind 8 enough 7 unkind 9 to 7 unkind 19 planning 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 that 10 say 18 in 12 he 13 spends 13 spends 14 all 14 all 15 his 14 all 17 time 15 his 17 time 16 spare 17 time 17 time 18 in 18 in 19 planning 19 planning 20 mischief that won't do at all [,] [because] [i] [want] [them] [myself] [.] 1 that 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 at 4 at 5 all i found [them] , and [i] [ought] to have [them] [.] ["] 1 i 4 , 2 found 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 have 8 to 9 have he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that those eggs really belonged to [hooty] and [mrs] [hooty] [and] to no one else [.] 1 he 4 or 2 quite 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 or 4 or 5 overlooked 4 or 7 fact 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 8 that 10 eggs 8 that 12 belonged 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 12 belonged 11 really 12 belonged 12 belonged 15 and 13 to 15 and 15 and 19 to 19 to 21 one 20 no 21 one 21 one 22 else " [now] [let] [me] [see] [,] [what] [can] [i] [do] [?] " 1 " 12 " he thought [and] [he] [thought] [and] [he] [thought] and he thought , and little by [little] a plan worked out in his little black head [.] 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 20 out 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 11 thought 13 and 11 thought 20 out 13 and 14 little 13 and 19 worked 14 little 15 by 15 by 18 plan 17 a 18 plan 20 out 21 in 21 in 25 head 22 his 25 head 23 little 24 black 24 black 25 head then he chuckled [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled he chuckled [right] out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him [.] 1 he 7 then 2 chuckled 4 out 2 chuckled 7 then 4 out 5 loud 6 , 7 then 7 then 9 looked 7 then 10 around 7 then 11 to 7 then 13 if 8 hurriedly 9 looked 11 to 12 see 13 if 15 one 13 if 17 heard 14 any 15 one 15 one 16 had 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him no one had , so he chuckled again [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 5 so 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 he 5 so 7 chuckled 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 cocked 5 head 3 cocked 10 and 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 on 6 on 9 side 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 10 and 11 did 11 did 14 thing 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing " [it] ['s] [all] [right] [,] ["] said he at last [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 at 10 at 11 last ["] [it] ['ll] [give] [my] [relatives] [a] [lot] [of] [fun] [,] [and] [of] [course] [they] [will] [be] [very] [grateful] [to] [me] [for] [that] [.] it won't hurt [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] [a] [bit] [,] [but] [it] [will] [make] [them] [very] [angry] [.] 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 hurt they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry [.] 1 they 2 have 2 have 7 and 2 have 9 with 2 have 13 forget 3 very 4 short 4 short 5 tempers 5 tempers 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 people 7 and 9 with 9 with 11 tempers 10 short 11 tempers 12 usually 13 forget 13 forget 14 everything 14 everything 15 else 14 everything 16 when 16 when 17 they 16 when 18 are 17 they 18 are 18 are 19 angry then [i] ['ll] [slip] [in] [and] [get] one [and] [perhaps] [both] [of] [them] [.] 1 then 8 one without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal [.] 1 without 2 knowing 1 without 14 and 2 knowing 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 5 are 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 doing 7 anything 8 of 7 anything 11 , 8 of 10 kind 9 the 10 kind 11 , 13 friends 11 , 14 and 12 my 13 friends 14 and 15 relatives 14 and 16 will 16 will 17 help 17 help 18 me 17 help 19 to 17 help 20 get 19 to 20 get 20 get 23 meal 21 a 22 good 21 a 23 meal 22 good 23 meal my , [how] good those eggs will taste [!] ["] 1 my 2 , 2 , 4 good 4 good 8 taste 5 those 8 taste 6 eggs 8 taste 7 will 8 taste [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] when [blacky] [cries] ["] caw , caw , caw , caw [!] ["] 1 when 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 , 10 , 11 caw as if he ['d] [dislocate] [his] [jaw] , [his] [relatives] all [hasten] [where] [he] waits [them] with a crafty air [.] 1 as 8 , 2 if 3 he 3 he 8 , 8 , 11 all 11 all 15 waits 15 waits 17 with 17 with 20 air 18 a 19 crafty 18 a 20 air 19 crafty 20 air they know that there is mischief [afoot] [,] and the [crow] [family] [is] [always] [ready] [for] mischief [.] 1 they 2 know 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 17 mischief 6 mischief 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 17 mischief blacky chuckled as he saw them coming [.] 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 saw 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 5 saw 7 coming ["] [come] [on] [!] come on [!] 1 come 2 on caw , caw , caw [!] 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 caw hurry up and flap your wings faster [.] 1 hurry 2 up 1 hurry 3 and 3 and 4 flap 4 flap 6 wings 4 flap 7 faster 5 your 6 wings i know where [hooty] [the] [owl] [is] , and we 'll have [no] [end] [of] fun with him , " [he] [cried] [.] 1 i 8 , 2 know 3 where 2 know 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 have 9 and 19 , 10 we 11 'll 11 'll 12 have 12 have 16 fun 16 fun 17 with 17 with 18 him 19 , 20 " " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " [shouted] [all] [his] [relatives] [in] [great] [glee] [.] 1 " 14 " ["] [where] [is] [he] [?] lead us to him [.] 1 lead 2 us 1 lead 3 to 3 to 4 him [we] ['ll] [drive] [him] [out] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [!] ["] blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was [.] 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 taken 3 taken 4 pains 4 pains 5 to 4 pains 12 make 4 pains 13 sure 5 to 11 and 6 slip 7 over 6 slip 8 early 6 slip 11 and 8 early 10 morning 9 that 10 morning 11 and 12 make 13 sure 14 just 14 just 15 where 15 where 16 he 15 where 17 was 16 he 17 was he had [discovered] [hooty] [fast] asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was [until] dark [.] 1 he 8 and 2 had 8 and 6 asleep 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 knew 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 14 remain 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 remain 14 remain 15 right 14 remain 16 where 15 right 16 where 16 where 17 he 16 where 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 20 dark jolly , [round] , bright [mr] [sun] [was] [shining] his very brightest , and the white snow on the ground made it seem brighter [still] [.] 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 4 , 4 , 5 bright 4 , 14 and 10 his 11 very 10 his 12 brightest 12 brightest 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 snow 14 and 21 made 15 the 17 snow 16 white 17 snow 17 snow 18 on 17 snow 21 made 18 on 20 ground 19 the 20 ground 21 made 22 it 21 made 23 seem 23 seem 24 brighter even [blacky] [had] to [blink] , and he knew that [poor] [hooty] would find it [harder] [still] [.] 1 even 4 to 4 to 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 14 find 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 13 would 14 find 15 it but one thing [blacky] was very careful not to even hint of , and that was that [mrs] . hooty was right close at hand [.] 1 but 3 thing 1 but 5 was 2 one 3 thing 5 was 7 careful 6 very 7 careful 7 careful 9 to 7 careful 12 of 8 not 9 to 9 to 11 hint 10 even 11 hint 12 of 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 14 and 21 was 15 that 16 was 16 was 17 that 19 . 20 hooty 20 hooty 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 close 23 close 25 hand 24 at 25 hand [mrs] [hooty] [is] [bigger] [and] [even] [more] [fierce] [than] [hooty] [,] [and] [blacky] [didn't] [want] [to] [frighten] [any] [of] [the] [more] [timid] [of] [his] [relatives] [.] of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 12 and 5 had 6 heard 5 had 12 and 6 heard 9 crew 7 the 9 crew 8 noisy 9 crew 9 crew 10 coming 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 knew 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 well 14 knew 17 what 15 well 16 enough 17 what 18 to 17 what 19 expect 18 to 19 expect as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as [ever] they could and to call him all manner of names [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 3 as 5 saw 3 as 7 , 3 as 8 they 4 they 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 8 they 18 and 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 scream 9 began 18 and 10 to 11 scream 11 scream 13 loud 11 scream 14 as 12 as 13 loud 14 as 17 could 16 they 17 could 18 and 19 to 18 and 20 call 19 to 20 call 20 call 21 him 20 call 23 manner 22 all 23 manner 23 manner 24 of 24 of 25 names so far [blacky] ['s] [plans] [were] [working] [out] just as he had hoped [.] 1 so 2 far 2 far 11 he 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now [what's] [the] good of being smart [when] others do not do their part [?] 1 now 9 others 4 good 9 others 5 of 6 being 5 of 9 others 6 being 7 smart 9 others 10 do 10 do 11 not 10 do 12 do 11 not 12 do 12 do 14 part 13 their 14 part if [blacky] [the] [crow] [didn't] [say] [this] to himself , he thought it [.] 1 if 11 he 8 to 9 himself 8 to 10 , 8 to 11 he 11 he 12 thought 12 thought 13 it that is where he proves that smart as he is [,] [he] [isn't] as smart as he thinks he is [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 where 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 proves 4 he 5 proves 5 proves 7 smart 6 that 7 smart 7 smart 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 18 thinks 9 he 10 is 10 is 15 smart 14 as 15 smart 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 18 thinks 20 is 19 he 20 is he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] as stupid [.] 1 he 3 thought 2 always 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 9 stupid 6 the 9 stupid 8 as 9 stupid that is , he always thought of him that way [in] [daytime] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 he 4 he 6 thought 5 always 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 6 thought 10 way 7 of 8 him 9 that 10 way no , [in] [the] [night] [blacky] [was] not at all sure that [hooty] was stupid [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 not 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 15 stupid but in the daytime he was sure [.] 1 but 2 in 1 but 5 he 2 in 4 daytime 3 the 4 daytime 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 sure you see [,] [he] [quite] [forgot] [the] [fact] that the brightness [of] [day] is to [hooty] what the blackness [of] [night] is to him [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 that 9 that 14 is 10 the 11 brightness 11 brightness 14 is 14 is 15 to 15 to 17 what 17 what 22 is 18 the 19 blackness 19 blackness 22 is 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 him [but] [hooty] [isn't] [stupid] [.] not a bit of it [.] 1 not 5 it 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 5 it 4 of 5 it " [mrs] [hooty] [mustn't] [be] [disturbed] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [that] [will] [never] [do] [at] [all] [.] i must lead these black rascals away where they [won't] discover [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 lead 3 lead 6 rascals 3 lead 7 away 3 lead 8 where 4 these 6 rascals 5 black 6 rascals 8 where 9 they 8 where 11 discover 9 they 11 discover i certainly must [.] ["] 1 i 3 must 2 certainly 3 must so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 spread 2 he 3 spread 3 spread 5 broad 3 spread 10 among 3 spread 15 way 4 his 5 broad 5 broad 7 and 5 broad 10 among 6 wings 7 and 7 and 8 blundered 7 and 9 away 10 among 12 trees 11 the 12 trees 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 way 14 little 15 way he didn't fly far because the instant he started to fly that whole noisy crew with the exception [of] [blacky] were after him [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 far 3 fly 5 because 3 fly 22 after 5 because 7 instant 5 because 21 were 6 the 7 instant 7 instant 8 he 7 instant 9 started 7 instant 21 were 8 he 9 started 9 started 10 to 9 started 11 fly 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 15 crew 11 fly 16 with 12 that 15 crew 13 whole 15 crew 14 noisy 15 crew 15 crew 16 with 16 with 18 exception 17 the 18 exception 22 after 23 him because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back [.] 1 because 2 he 1 because 7 or 1 because 12 they 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 7 or 4 use 6 claws 4 use 7 or 5 his 6 claws 7 or 8 bill 9 while 10 flying 9 while 11 , 9 while 12 they 12 they 13 grew 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 15 enough 14 bold 16 to 14 bold 22 of 16 to 17 pull 17 pull 20 feathers 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 20 feathers 22 of 21 out 22 of 22 of 24 back 23 his 24 back there he rested a few minutes and then did the same thing over again [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 rested 3 rested 5 few 4 a 5 few 5 few 7 and 6 minutes 7 and 7 and 9 did 7 and 13 over 7 and 14 again 8 then 9 did 9 did 12 thing 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 thing no , [hooty] [wasn't] [stupid] [.] 1 no 2 , [certainly] [not] [.] blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching [.] 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 to 2 awoke 6 as 3 to 5 fact 4 that 5 fact 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 sat 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 in 9 in 11 top 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 15 pine-tree 13 a 15 pine-tree 14 tall 15 pine-tree 15 pine-tree 17 watching 16 silently 17 watching blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself [.] 1 blacky 2 could 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 smiling 6 was 8 to 7 smiling 8 to 8 to 9 herself it was clear that she had no intention of going to help [hooty] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 8 intention 7 no 8 intention 8 intention 9 of 9 of 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 help it was very provoking [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 provoking 3 very 4 provoking [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when one plan fails , just try another [;] [declare] [you] ['ll] [win] [some] [way] [or] [other] [.] 1 when 3 plan 1 when 4 fails 1 when 5 , 1 when 7 try 2 one 3 plan 3 plan 4 fails 6 just 7 try 7 try 8 another people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try [.] 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 succeed 1 people 4 are 2 who 3 succeed 4 are 5 those 5 those 6 who 5 those 7 do 6 who 7 do 7 do 8 not 7 do 9 give 8 not 9 give 9 give 10 up 9 give 11 because 9 give 16 time 11 because 12 they 11 because 13 fail 12 they 13 fail 14 the 15 first 14 the 16 time 15 first 16 time 16 time 17 they 16 time 18 try 17 they 18 try they are the ones who , as soon as one plan [fails] , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 ones 3 the 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 4 ones 18 and 5 who 9 as 5 who 18 and 6 , 8 soon 6 , 9 as 7 as 8 soon 9 as 11 plan 9 as 13 , 10 one 11 plan 14 get 15 busy 14 get 18 and 15 busy 16 right 15 busy 17 away 18 and 23 and 19 think 20 of 19 think 23 and 20 of 22 plan 21 another 22 plan 23 and 24 try 24 try 25 that if the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , [sooner] or later they succeed [.] 1 if 3 thing 1 if 9 is 1 if 17 they 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 they 3 thing 8 do 3 thing 9 is 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 trying 7 to 8 do 9 is 15 or 10 a 11 good 10 a 12 thing 11 good 12 thing 12 thing 15 or 13 , 15 or 15 or 16 later 17 they 18 succeed if they are trying to [do] a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail [,] [as] [they] [should] [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 3 are 1 if 13 all 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 10 , 7 a 9 thing 8 wrong 9 thing 9 thing 10 , 10 , 12 likely 11 very 12 likely 13 all 14 their 13 all 15 plans 13 all 16 fail 14 their 15 plans [now] [blacky] [the] [crow] [knows] [all] [about] [the] [value] [of] [trying] [and] [trying] [.] he isn't easily discouraged [.] 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 easily 2 isn't 4 discouraged sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief [.] 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 pity 3 is 6 that 4 a 5 pity 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 isn't 7 he 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 because 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 12 plans 11 he 12 plans 12 plans 15 mischief 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 mischief when he invited all his relatives to join him in tormenting [hooty] [the] [owl] , he thought he had a plan that just couldn't fail [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 invited 1 when 15 , 1 when 16 he 2 he 3 invited 3 invited 4 all 3 invited 7 to 3 invited 10 in 4 all 5 his 4 all 6 relatives 5 his 6 relatives 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 him 10 in 11 tormenting 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 17 thought 19 had 18 he 19 had 19 had 21 plan 20 a 21 plan 21 plan 22 that 21 plan 24 couldn't 22 that 24 couldn't 23 just 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 fail he [felt] [sure] [that] [mrs] [hooty] would leave her nest and help [hooty] [try] to drive [away] [his] [tormentors] [.] 1 he 7 would 7 would 11 and 8 leave 10 nest 8 leave 11 and 9 her 10 nest 11 and 12 help 12 help 15 to 15 to 16 drive not one of his relatives had noticed that nest [.] 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 2 one 5 relatives 3 of 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 6 had 6 had 7 noticed 7 noticed 9 nest 8 that 9 nest they had been too busy teasing [hooty] [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 teasing 4 too 5 busy 5 busy 6 teasing this was [just] [as] [blacky] [had] [hoped] [.] 1 this 2 was he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 them 3 want 5 to 3 want 6 know 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 about 6 know 10 because 6 know 14 and 7 about 9 nest 8 that 9 nest 10 because 11 he 11 he 14 and 12 was 13 selfish 12 was 14 and 14 and 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 19 eggs 17 get 23 alone 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 just 20 just 21 for 21 for 22 himself if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs [.] 1 if 2 she 1 if 3 did 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 there 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 that 6 there 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 10 chance 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 16 and 12 he 13 might 13 might 16 and 14 slip 15 in 14 slip 16 and 16 and 17 get 17 get 20 one 18 at 19 least 19 least 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 23 eggs 22 those 23 eggs he would try it [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it then he opened his mouth [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth " caw , caw , caw , caw [!] ["] he screamed [.] 1 " 12 screamed 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 11 he 11 he 12 screamed ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] come back , [everybody] [!] 1 come 2 back 1 come 3 , [here] [is] [mrs] [hooty] [on] [her] [nest] [!] caw , caw , caw , caw [!] ["] 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 6 , 7 caw now [as] [soon] [as] [they] [heard] [that] , [all] [blacky] ['s] [relatives] [stopped] [chasing] and tormenting [hooty] and [started] back [as] [fast] [as] they could fly [.] 1 now 8 , 1 now 24 they 8 , 15 and 15 and 16 tormenting 15 and 18 and 18 and 20 back 24 they 25 could 25 could 26 fly they didn't like [the] [dark] part of [the] [green] [forest] [into] [which] [hooty] [was] [leading] them [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 6 part 6 part 7 of 7 of 16 them besides , they wanted to see that nest [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 3 they 4 wanted 4 wanted 5 to 4 wanted 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 8 nest 7 that 8 nest so back they [came] , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited [.] 1 so 2 back 2 back 3 they 2 back 6 cawing 5 , 6 cawing 6 cawing 7 at 6 cawing 13 , 7 at 9 top 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 12 lungs 11 their 12 lungs 13 , 14 for 13 , 19 excited 14 for 15 they 15 they 16 were 17 very 18 much 18 much 19 excited some of them never had seen [a] [nest] [of] [hooty] ['s] [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 3 them 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 had 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 seen and anyway , it would be just as much fun to tease [mrs] [hooty] as it was [to] [tease] [hooty] [.] 1 and 6 be 2 anyway 3 , 2 anyway 4 it 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 just 6 be 10 fun 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 much 10 fun 11 to 11 to 12 tease 12 tease 15 as 15 as 16 it 15 as 17 was 16 it 17 was " [why] [,] ["] exclaimed one , " that is the old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] [.] 1 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 6 one 5 exclaimed 7 , 5 exclaimed 9 that 5 exclaimed 10 is 7 , 8 " 9 that 10 is 10 is 13 nest 11 the 13 nest 12 old 13 nest 13 nest 14 of 14 of 16 the i know all about that nest [.] ["] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 all 2 know 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 nest 5 that 6 nest and [he] [looked] [at] [blacky] [as] if he [thought] [blacky] was playing a joke on them [.] 1 and 8 he 7 if 8 he 8 he 11 was 11 was 12 playing 12 playing 14 joke 12 playing 15 on 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 15 on 15 on 16 them ["] [it] [was] [redtail] ['s] [,] [but] [it] [is] [hooty] ['s] [now] [.] if you don't believe me , just look in [it] , " [retorted] [blacky] [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 believe 1 if 6 , 1 if 8 look 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 me 7 just 8 look 8 look 9 in 9 in 11 , 11 , 12 " such a racket [!] 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 racket right [away] [hooty] [was] [forgotten] , and the whole crowd [at] once began to torment [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 right 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 crowd 7 and 13 began 8 the 10 crowd 9 whole 10 crowd 10 crowd 13 began 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 torment 14 to 15 torment [only] [blacky] [sat] [watchful] [and] [silent] [,] [waiting] [for] [mrs] [hooty] [to] [lose] [her] [temper] [and] [try] [to] [catch] [one] [of] [her] [tormentors] [.] he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hope 3 hope 7 hope 4 , 7 hope 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 hope 6 great 7 hope 7 hope 8 , 8 , 9 that 8 , 12 get 9 that 10 he 9 that 12 get 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 get 12 get 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 16 eggs 15 those 16 eggs [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just [for] [self] alone [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 live 4 live 5 just 5 just 8 alone a lot of people [think] [they] [can] , but they are [very] [much] [mistaken] [.] 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 2 lot 4 people 3 of 4 people 4 people 11 are 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 making 3 making 4 one 3 making 9 in 4 one 5 of 5 of 7 greatest 6 the 7 greatest 8 mistakes 9 in 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else [.] 1 every 5 act 2 teeny 3 , 2 teeny 5 act 4 weeny 5 act 5 act 8 matter 5 act 13 affects 6 , 8 matter 7 no 8 matter 8 matter 9 what 8 matter 12 , 9 what 11 is 10 it 11 is 13 affects 14 somebody 14 somebody 15 else that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] great laws [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 10 laws 9 great 10 laws but he didn't [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't no , [sir] [,] he didn't [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 he 5 he 6 didn't at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 10 and 4 gave 7 sigh 4 gave 10 and 5 a 7 sigh 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 8 of 9 relief 10 and 11 settled 10 and 12 himself 10 and 14 if 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 16 meant 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 17 to 16 meant 18 stay 17 to 18 stay he listened to the voices of those [noisy] [crows] [growing] fainter and fainter and was glad [.] 1 he 14 and 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 14 and 3 to 5 voices 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 6 of 6 of 7 those 7 those 11 fainter 11 fainter 12 and 12 and 13 fainter 14 and 15 was 15 was 16 glad but it was only for a few minutes [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 3 was 5 for 5 for 8 minutes 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes presently those voices stopped growing fainter [.] 1 presently 3 voices 2 those 3 voices 3 voices 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 growing 5 growing 6 fainter they grew more excited-sounding than ever [,] [and] [they] [came] [right] [from] [one] [place] [.] 1 they 2 grew 2 grew 4 excited-sounding 2 grew 6 ever 3 more 4 excited-sounding 5 than 6 ever he snapped his bill angrily and [then] more angrily [.] 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 4 bill 2 snapped 6 and 3 his 4 bill 5 angrily 6 and 6 and 9 angrily 8 more 9 angrily i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine [.] 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 to 3 to 4 go 4 go 5 back 5 back 6 there 5 back 7 in 7 in 10 sunshine 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine it [hurts] [my] [eyes] [,] [and] [i] [don't] [like] [it] [,] [but] [i] [guess] [i] 'll have to go back there [.] 1 it 16 'll 16 'll 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 go 19 go 20 back 20 back 21 there [mrs] [hooty] [needs] [my] [help] [.] i 'd [rather] stay here [,] [but] " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 8 " he didn't finish [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish instead , he [spread] [his] [broad] [wings] [and] flew back [towards] [the] [nest] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 3 he 9 flew 9 flew 10 back his great wings made no noise [,] [for] [they] [are] [made] [so] [that] [he] [can] [fly] [without] [making] [a] [sound] [.] 1 his 3 wings 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 4 made 4 made 6 noise 5 no 6 noise " [if] [i] [once] [get] [hold] [of] [one] [of] [those] [crows] [!] ["] he muttered to himself [.] 1 " 14 he 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 16 to 16 to 17 himself all this time [the] [crows] [were] [having] [what] [they] [called] [fun] [with] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow [a] great many people seem to forget this [.] 1 nothing 2 is 2 is 4 fun 3 true 4 fun 4 fun 5 which 4 fun 6 makes 5 which 6 makes 6 makes 7 others 6 makes 10 but 6 makes 14 many 8 uncomfortable 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 somehow 10 but 13 great 14 many 15 people 14 many 18 forget 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 17 to 16 seem 18 forget 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 19 this all of a sudden he was there [,] right in the tree close to the nest [!] 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 a 3 a 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 there 6 was 9 right 9 right 10 in 9 right 14 to 10 in 12 tree 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 14 to 13 close 14 to 14 to 16 nest 15 the 16 nest it was [lucky] [,] very lucky indeed for that one that the sun was in [hooty] 's eyes and so [he] had missed his aim [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 lucky 5 very 6 lucky 6 lucky 7 indeed 6 lucky 8 for 6 lucky 11 that 8 for 10 one 9 that 10 one 11 that 13 sun 11 that 17 's 12 the 13 sun 13 sun 14 was 14 was 15 in 17 's 19 and 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 22 had 20 so 22 had 22 had 23 missed 23 missed 25 aim 24 his 25 aim otherwise there would have been one less [crow] [.] 1 otherwise 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 one 5 been 7 less now it is one thing to tease one [lone] [owl] and [quite] [another] to tease two together [.] 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 thing 3 is 6 to 3 is 14 to 4 one 5 thing 6 to 7 tease 7 tease 8 one 11 and 14 to 14 to 15 tease 15 tease 16 two 15 tease 17 together besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 were 4 were 8 feathers 4 were 11 to 5 those 8 feathers 6 black 7 tail 7 tail 8 feathers 8 feathers 9 floating 8 feathers 11 to 9 floating 10 down 11 to 14 ground 12 the 14 ground 13 snow-covered 14 ground blacky was the last to go [,] [and] [his] [heart] [was] [sorrowful] [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 last 3 the 4 last 4 last 5 to 4 last 6 go 5 to 6 go however could he get those eggs [?] 1 however 2 could 2 could 3 he 2 could 4 get 4 get 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " [such] [luck] [!] " [grumbled] [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [flew] [over] [to] [his] [favorite] [tree] [to] [do] [a] [little] [thinking] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [such] [luck] [!] there is one thing about it , though , and that is that [if] [i] [can't] [get] [them] , [nobody] [can] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 thing 2 is 8 though 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 10 and 19 , 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 that that is to say , none of my relatives can [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 9 relatives 6 none 7 of 6 none 9 relatives 7 of 9 relatives 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 can i ['ve] [tried] [every] [way] [i] can think of , and those eggs are still there [.] 1 i 7 can 7 can 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 those 11 and 14 are 13 eggs 14 are 14 are 15 still 14 are 16 there my , my , my , [how] [i] [would] [like] [one] [of] [them] [right] [now] [!] " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 17 " yes , [sir] [,] that is what you would have thought if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 6 is 12 if 7 what 8 you 7 what 11 thought 8 you 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 thought 12 if 13 you 12 if 16 heard 13 you 14 could 14 could 15 have 15 have 16 heard 16 heard 17 him 16 heard 18 muttering 18 muttering 19 to 18 muttering 21 there 18 muttering 22 in 19 to 20 himself 22 in 24 tree-top 23 the 24 tree-top of [course] , [that] [was] [absolute] [foolishness] [,] but he made himself believe it just the same [.] 1 of 3 , 3 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 11 made 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 himself 11 made 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 15 just 13 believe 17 same 16 the 17 same at least [,] he pretended to believe it [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 he 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 8 it and [the] [more] he pretended , [the] [angrier] [he] [grew] [.] 1 and 4 he 1 and 6 , 4 he 5 pretended this is often the way with people who try to wrong others [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 often 2 is 5 way 2 is 6 with 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 7 people 7 people 8 who 7 people 9 try 8 who 9 try 9 try 10 to 9 try 11 wrong 10 to 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 others they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong [.] 1 they 2 grow 2 grow 3 angry 3 angry 4 with 4 with 6 ones 5 the 6 ones 6 ones 7 they 6 ones 11 wrong 7 they 8 have 8 have 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 9 tried 11 wrong 10 to 11 wrong it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 right 2 was 4 then 2 was 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 of 6 he 7 thought 8 of 12 boy blacky 's eyes snapped [.] 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped he [remembered] [how] [,] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] delighted to rob nests [.] 1 he 15 delighted 15 delighted 16 to 16 to 17 rob 17 rob 18 nests blacky had seen him take the eggs from the nests of [blacky] ['s] [own] relatives and from many other feathered people [.] 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 3 seen 5 take 5 take 7 eggs 6 the 7 eggs 7 eggs 16 and 8 from 10 nests 8 from 16 and 9 the 10 nests 10 nests 11 of 11 of 15 relatives 16 and 17 from 17 from 21 people 18 many 19 other 19 other 21 people 20 feathered 21 people what he did with the [eggs] [,] [blacky] had no idea [.] 1 what 2 he 1 what 3 did 1 what 9 had 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 with 4 with 5 the 9 had 11 idea 10 no 11 idea just now he didn't care [.] 1 just 3 he 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 care he would feel that he was even [with] [hooty] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 feel 3 feel 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 even if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one [else] get them [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 have 1 if 8 , 1 if 12 thing 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 6 eggs 4 have 7 himself 5 those 6 eggs 9 the 10 next 9 the 11 best 9 the 12 thing 12 thing 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 to 14 be 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 18 one 16 see 20 get 17 some 18 one 20 get 21 them dear [me] , dear me [,] [such] [dreadful] [thoughts] [!] 1 dear 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me i am afraid [that] [blacky] ['s] [heart] [was] [as] [black] [as] [his] [coat] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid and the worst of it was [,] [he] [seemed] to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans [.] 1 and 19 plans 2 the 3 worst 2 the 19 plans 3 worst 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 10 to 6 was 18 wicked 10 to 11 get 11 get 15 pleasure 12 a 13 lot 13 lot 14 of 13 lot 15 pleasure 14 of 15 pleasure 15 pleasure 16 in 16 in 17 his now right down in his heart he knew that they were wicked plans , but he tried to make excuses to himself [.] 1 now 7 he 2 right 7 he 3 down 7 he 4 in 6 heart 4 in 7 he 5 his 6 heart 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 9 that 10 they 9 that 15 but 10 they 15 but 11 were 13 plans 11 were 15 but 12 wicked 13 plans 14 , 15 but 15 but 19 make 16 he 17 tried 17 tried 18 to 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 excuses 19 make 21 to 20 excuses 21 to 21 to 22 himself " [hooty] [the] [owl] [is] a robber [,] ["] said [he] [.] 1 " 10 said 6 a 7 robber 7 robber 10 said ["] [everybody] [is] [afraid] [of] [him] [.] he [lives] [on] [other] [people] [,] [and] [so] [far] [as] [i] [know] [he] does [no] [good] [in] [the] [world] [.] 1 he 14 does he is big and fierce , and no one loves him [.] 1 he 6 , 2 is 4 and 2 is 6 , 3 big 4 and 4 and 5 fierce 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 loves 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him the [green] [forest] [would] be [better] [off] [without] [him] [.] 1 the 5 be so [if] [i] [show] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [that] [nest] and he [takes] [those] [eggs] [,] [i] will be doing [a] kindness to my neighbors [.] ["] 1 so 19 be 11 and 12 he 12 he 18 will 18 will 19 be 19 be 20 doing 20 doing 22 kindness 20 doing 23 to 22 kindness 23 to 23 to 25 neighbors 24 my 25 neighbors and [all] [the] [time] he watched for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 and 5 he 1 and 7 for 5 he 6 watched 7 for 11 boy [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's boy had taken it into his head to visit [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 taken 6 taken 7 it 6 taken 8 into 6 taken 11 to 7 it 8 into 8 into 10 head 9 his 10 head 11 to 12 visit blacky [the] [crow] [saw] [him] [coming] , [and] [blacky] [chuckled] [to] [himself] [.] 1 blacky 7 , he had watched every day for a week for [just] this thing [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 watched 3 watched 5 day 3 watched 6 for 3 watched 9 for 4 every 5 day 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 9 for 9 for 12 thing 11 this 12 thing now [he] [would] tell [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] about that nest of [hooty] the [owl] [.] 1 now 4 tell 4 tell 9 about 9 about 11 nest 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 of 12 of 14 the " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " [shouted] [blacky] [.] 1 " 12 " at [once] [all] his relatives [within] [hearing] [hurried] [over] [to] [join] [him] [.] 1 at 4 his 1 at 5 relatives they knew that he was tormenting [hooty] , and [they] wanted to join in the fun [.] 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 9 and 4 he 9 and 5 was 6 tormenting 5 was 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 wanted 9 and 12 to 12 to 13 join 13 join 14 in 14 in 16 fun 15 the 16 fun it wasn't long before there was a great racket going on over in that [lonesome] corner [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 3 long 12 over 4 before 5 there 4 before 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 9 racket 7 a 9 racket 8 great 9 racket 9 racket 10 going 10 going 11 on 12 over 13 in 13 in 16 corner 14 that 16 corner of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [heard] it [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 it he stopped and listened [.] 1 he 3 and 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 listened " [now] [i] [wonder] [what] [blacky] [and] [his] [friends] [have] [found] [this] [time] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he ["] [whenever] [they] [make] [a] [fuss] [like] [that] [,] [there] [is] [usually] [something] [to] [see] [there] [.] i believe [i] ['ll] [so] [over] [and] [have] [a] [look] [.] ["] 1 i 2 believe blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 first 2 was 8 because 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 to 4 first 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 8 because 9 he 8 because 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 watching 10 was 12 for 11 watching 12 for 12 for 13 him blacky went with them a little way [.] 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 3 with 2 went 7 way 3 with 4 them 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 way 6 little 7 way " [that] ['s] [an] [old] [nest] [of] [red-tail] [the] [hawk] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 1 " 12 " ["] [i] [found] [that] [last] [spring] [.] now what can there be there to excite [those] [crows] [so] [?] ["] 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 5 be 3 can 4 there 3 can 5 be 5 be 6 there 5 be 7 to 7 to 8 excite then he caught [sight] [of] [hooty] [the] [owl] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught " [ha] , [so] [that's] [it] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 10 exclaimed 3 , 8 " 3 , 9 he 9 he 10 exclaimed ["] [those] [scamps] [have] [discovered] [hooty] [and] [have] [been] [having] [no] [end] [of] [fun] [tormenting] [him] [.] i wonder what he 's doing there [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 6 doing 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 doing 6 doing 7 there hooty [saw] [him] , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had [at] [the] [crows] and hissed [.] 1 hooty 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 11 he 5 but 22 and 6 instead 7 of 7 of 8 flying 7 of 10 , 7 of 11 he 8 flying 9 away 11 he 22 and 12 snapped 14 bill 12 snapped 22 and 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 had 22 and 23 hissed " [that] ['s] [funny] [,] " [thought] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 6 " he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 in 2 walked 6 around 2 walked 11 up 3 in 5 circle 4 a 5 circle 6 around 9 , 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 , 9 , 10 looking suddenly he gave a little start [.] 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 start 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 start was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest [?] 1 was 2 that 1 was 4 tail 1 was 6 over 3 a 4 tail 4 tail 5 sticking 4 tail 6 over 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 nest he found a stick and threw it up [.] 1 he 5 and 2 found 4 stick 2 found 5 and 3 a 4 stick 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 6 threw 8 up it struck the bottom of the nest , and [out] flew a great bird [.] 1 it 9 and 2 struck 4 bottom 2 struck 9 and 3 the 4 bottom 4 bottom 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 nest 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 flew 11 flew 14 bird 12 a 14 bird 13 great 14 bird it was [mrs] [hooty] [!] 1 it 2 was blacky [the] [crow] chuckled [.] 1 blacky 4 chuckled [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you 're tempted to do [wrong] [is] [the] [time] [to] prove you ['re] [strong] [.] 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 tempted 4 tempted 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 12 prove 12 prove 13 you shut your eyes and clench each fist [;] [it] [will] [help] [you] [to] [resist] [.] 1 shut 3 eyes 1 shut 4 and 2 your 3 eyes 4 and 5 clench 5 clench 7 fist 6 each 7 fist when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth [while] [.] 1 when 3 bird 1 when 5 found 1 when 12 is 2 a 3 bird 3 bird 4 is 4 is 5 found 5 found 6 sitting 5 found 7 on 6 sitting 7 on 7 on 10 , 8 a 9 nest 9 nest 10 , 10 , 11 it 12 is 16 sign 13 a 14 pretty 13 a 16 sign 14 pretty 15 sure 15 sure 16 sign 16 sign 17 that 16 sign 22 worth 17 that 19 nest 17 that 20 holds 18 that 19 nest 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 21 something 21 something 22 worth it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 sign 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 that 5 that 7 bird 5 that 9 set 6 that 7 bird 7 bird 8 has 8 has 9 set 9 set 10 up 9 set 11 housekeeping [perhaps] [i] [should] [say] [that] [he] [knew] [what] [it] [ought] [to] [mean] [.] it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest [.] 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 5 that 6 there 5 that 7 were 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 7 were 9 in 8 eggs 9 in 9 in 11 nest 10 that 11 nest but it was hard [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to believe that [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 hard 4 hard 10 to 10 to 11 believe 11 believe 12 that why , spring had not come [yet] [!] 1 why 6 come 2 , 3 spring 3 spring 4 had 4 had 5 not 4 had 6 come there was still [snow] [,] and [the] [smiling] [pool] was [still] covered with ice [.] 1 there 6 and 2 was 3 still 2 was 6 and 6 and 10 was 10 was 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 13 with 14 ice who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year [?] 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 7 at 4 of 5 birds 5 birds 6 nesting 5 birds 7 at 7 at 11 year 8 this 11 year 9 time 10 of 10 of 11 year [certainly] [not] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] it was very puzzling [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 puzzling 3 very 4 puzzling ["] [if] [hooty] [and] [his] [wife] [have] [taken] [it] [for] [their] [home] [,] [they] [are] [mighty] [poor] [housekeepers] [.] and [if] [mrs] [hooty] [has] [laid] [eggs] this time [of] [year] , she must be crazy [.] 1 and 9 time 1 and 15 be 8 this 9 time 12 , 13 she 13 she 14 must 14 must 15 be 15 be 16 crazy i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 way 2 suppose 8 is 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 4 way 6 find 4 way 8 is 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 10 climb 12 there it seems foolish [,] [but] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [do] [it] [.] 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 foolish those [owls] [certainly] [act] [as] [if] [they] [are] [mighty] [anxious] [about] [something] , [and] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [find] [out] [what] [it] [is] [.] ["] 1 those 13 , he had no desire to feel these great claws [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 desire 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 4 desire 6 feel 5 to 6 feel 6 feel 9 claws 7 these 9 claws 8 great 9 claws when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 found 1 when 10 , 1 when 11 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 6 stick 4 found 7 to 5 a 6 stick 7 to 8 suit 8 suit 9 him 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 climb 13 to 14 climb 14 climb 16 tree 15 the 16 tree [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [snapped] [their] [bills] [and] [hissed] [fiercely] [.] they drew [nearer] [.] 1 they 2 drew farmer [brown] 's boy kept a watchful eye on them [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 kept 5 kept 8 eye 5 kept 9 on 6 a 8 eye 7 watchful 8 eye 8 eye 9 on 9 on 10 them they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace [.] 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 so 3 so 5 and 4 big 5 and 5 and 6 fierce 5 and 7 that 5 and 15 and 7 that 8 he 7 that 11 tempted 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 tempted 10 almost 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 to 11 tempted 15 and 12 to 15 and 13 give 14 up 13 give 15 and 15 and 16 leave 16 leave 17 them 16 leave 18 in 18 in 19 peace but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 had 3 just 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 7 out 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 if 7 out 16 so 8 if 9 there 8 if 10 was 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 anything 10 was 12 in 12 in 14 nest 13 that 14 nest 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 he 16 so 19 on 17 he 19 on 18 kept 19 on as he [drew] [near] [it] [,] [mrs] [hooty] swooped [very] [near] to [him] [,] [and] the snap of her bill made an ugly sound [.] 1 as 2 he 2 he 9 swooped 9 swooped 12 to 12 to 17 snap 16 the 17 snap 17 snap 18 of 18 of 20 bill 19 her 20 bill 20 bill 21 made 21 made 24 sound 22 an 23 ugly 22 an 24 sound 23 ugly 24 sound he held his stick ready to strike and kept on [.] 1 he 8 and 2 held 4 stick 2 held 8 and 3 his 4 stick 4 stick 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 strike 6 to 7 strike 8 and 10 on 9 kept 10 on the nest was simply a great platform of sticks [.] 1 the 2 nest 2 nest 3 was 3 was 4 simply 3 was 7 platform 5 a 7 platform 6 great 7 platform 7 platform 8 of 8 of 9 sticks almost [at] [once] [his] [fingers] touched [something] [that] [made] [him] [tingle] [all] [over] [.] 1 almost 6 touched it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 egg 3 an 4 egg 4 egg 9 egg 5 , 9 egg 6 a 7 great 6 a 9 egg 7 great 9 egg 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it farmer [brown] 's boy 's fingers closed over that egg and took it out of the nest [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 's 5 's 6 fingers 6 fingers 11 and 7 closed 8 over 7 closed 11 and 8 over 10 egg 9 that 10 egg 11 and 12 took 12 took 13 it 12 took 15 of 13 it 15 of 14 out 15 of 15 of 17 nest 16 the 17 nest [mrs] [hooty] [swooped] [very] [close] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [nearly] [dropped] [the] [egg] [as] [he] [struck] [at] [her] [with] [his] [stick] [.] then [mrs] [hooty] [and] [hooty] [seemed] [to] [lose] [courage] [and] [withdrew] [to] [a] [tree] [near] [by] , [where] [they] [snapped] [their] [bills] and [hissed] [.] 1 then 17 , 17 , 23 and then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] looked [at] [the] [prize] [in] [his] [hand] [.] 1 then 6 looked it was a big , dirty-white egg [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 egg 3 a 4 big 3 a 7 egg 4 big 5 , 4 big 7 egg 6 dirty-white 7 egg his eyes shone [.] 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs [!] 1 what 4 prize 2 a 3 splendid 2 a 4 prize 3 splendid 4 prize 4 prize 5 to 4 prize 6 add 5 to 6 add 6 add 7 to 7 to 13 eggs 8 his 9 collection 9 collection 10 of 9 collection 13 eggs 10 of 13 eggs 11 birds 12 ' 12 ' 13 eggs it was the first egg of [the] [great] [horned] [owl] [,] [the] largest of [all] [owls] , that he ever had seen [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 egg 2 was 18 that 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 egg 5 egg 6 of 6 of 17 , 13 largest 14 of 14 of 17 , 18 that 19 he 18 that 22 seen 19 he 21 had 20 ever 21 had 21 had 22 seen once more [he] felt in the nest and found there was another egg there [.] 1 once 2 more 1 once 8 and 1 once 10 there 2 more 8 and 4 felt 5 in 4 felt 8 and 5 in 7 nest 6 the 7 nest 8 and 9 found 10 there 11 was 11 was 13 egg 11 was 14 there 12 another 13 egg 13 egg 14 there " [i] ['ll] [take] [both] [of] [them] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he ["] [it] ['s] [the] [first] [nest] [of] [hooty] ['s] [that] [i] ['ve] [ever] [found] [,] [and] [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [never] [find] [another] [.] gee [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] came [over] [here] to find out what [those] [crows] [were] [making] [such] [a] [fuss] [about] [.] 1 gee 7 came 7 came 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 what i [wonder] [if] [i] can get [these] down without breaking them [.] ["] 1 i 5 can 5 can 6 get 6 get 8 down 8 down 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 10 breaking 11 them just at that [very] minute he remembered something [.] 1 just 6 he 2 at 5 minute 2 at 6 he 3 that 5 minute 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs [.] 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 6 stopped 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg [.] 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 6 resolved 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 resolved 6 resolved 8 to 6 resolved 9 take 7 never 8 to 8 to 9 take 9 take 13 egg 10 another 11 bird 11 bird 12 's 12 's 13 egg " [but] [this] [is] [different] [,] " [whispered] [the] [tempter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [this] [isn't] [like] [taking] [the] [eggs] [of] [the] [little] [song] [birds] [.] " 1 " 14 " [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as black is black and white [is] [white] , [so] [wrong] [is] [wrong] and right is right [.] 1 as 5 and 1 as 9 , 2 black 3 is 2 black 5 and 3 is 4 black 5 and 6 white 9 , 14 and 14 and 16 is 15 right 16 is 16 is 17 right there isn't any [half] way about it [.] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 5 way 2 isn't 6 about 3 any 5 way 5 way 6 about 6 about 7 it a thing is [wrong] or it is right , and that is all there is to it [.] 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 3 is 3 is 10 and 5 or 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 all 13 all 14 there 13 all 15 is 14 there 15 is 15 is 16 to 16 to 17 it they try to compromise [.] 1 they 2 try 2 try 3 to 2 try 4 compromise 3 to 4 compromise to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both [.] 1 to 2 compromise 1 to 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 9 nor 5 do 12 but 6 neither 9 nor 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 nor 9 nor 11 other 9 nor 12 but 10 the 11 other 12 but 14 little 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 of 15 of 16 both but you can't do that with right and wrong [.] 1 but 4 do 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 that 4 do 6 with 6 with 8 and 7 right 8 and 8 and 9 wrong no , he wasn't fighting [with] [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 fighting he was fighting a battle right inside himself [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 fighting 3 fighting 6 right 3 fighting 7 inside 4 a 6 right 5 battle 6 right 6 right 7 inside 7 inside 8 himself it was a battle between right and wrong [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 battle 2 was 5 between 3 a 4 battle 4 battle 5 between 5 between 7 and 6 right 7 and 7 and 8 wrong he [bad] [declared] [that] never [again] would [he] steal [an] [egg] [from] [a] [bird] [.] 1 he 7 would 5 never 7 would 7 would 9 steal but [never] before [had] he found a nest of [hooty] the [owl] [.] 1 but 3 before 1 but 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 8 nest 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 9 of 11 the those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection [.] 1 those 2 two 2 two 4 eggs 3 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 would 5 would 6 add 6 add 7 ever 6 add 9 much 6 add 10 to 8 so 9 much 10 to 12 collection 11 his 12 collection " [take] ['] [em] [,] ["] said a little voice [inside] [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 voice ["] [hooty] [is] [a] [robber] [.] you will be doing [a] kindness to the other birds by taking them [.] ["] 1 you 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 doing 4 doing 6 kindness 4 doing 7 to 4 doing 11 by 6 kindness 7 to 7 to 10 birds 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 birds 10 birds 11 by 11 by 12 taking 12 taking 13 them " [don't] [do] [it] [,] ["] said another little voice [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 7 to 3 just 8 take 4 as 6 stealing 5 much 6 stealing 7 to 8 take 8 take 10 eggs 8 take 11 as 9 his 10 eggs 11 as 12 to 11 as 13 take 12 to 13 take 13 take 15 eggs 14 the 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 of 16 of 19 bird 17 any 18 other 18 other 19 bird he has [just] [as] [much] [right] to [them] [as] [jenny] [wren] [has] [to] hers [.] ["] 1 he 2 has 2 has 7 to 7 to 14 hers " [take] [one] [and] [leave] [one] [,] ["] said the first voice [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 12 voice 10 the 11 first 10 the 12 voice " [that] [will] [be] [just] [as] [much] [stealing] [as] [if] [you] [took] [both] [,] ["] said the second voice [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 19 voice 17 the 19 voice 18 second 19 voice ["] [besides] [,] [you] [will] [be] [breaking] [your] [own] [word] [.] you said that you never would take another egg [.] ["] 1 you 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 you 3 that 7 take 4 you 6 would 5 never 6 would 6 would 7 take 7 take 9 egg 8 another 9 egg " [i] [didn't] [promise] [anybody] [but] [myself] [,] " [declared] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [a] [promise] [to] [yourself] [ought] [to] [be] [just] [as] [good] [as] [a] [promise] [to] [any] [one] [else] [.] i don't wonder [hooty] [hisses] at you [,] ["] [said] [the] [good] [little] [voice] [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 wonder 3 wonder 6 at 6 at 7 you " [and] [think] [how] [mean] [and] [small] [and] [cheap] [you] ['ll] [feel] [every] [time] [you] [look] [at] [them] [,] " [added] [the] [good] [little] [voice] [.] 1 " 20 " besides , wrong [is] wrong and right is right , [always] [.] " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 wrong 3 wrong 6 and 5 wrong 6 and 6 and 7 right 6 and 10 , 7 right 8 is 8 is 9 right 10 , 13 " [slowly] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reached] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [nest] [and] [put] [back] [the] [egg] [.] then he began to climb down the tree [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 climb 4 to 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 5 climb 8 tree 7 the 8 tree when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 6 he 12 and 7 went 8 off 7 went 12 and 8 off 11 way 9 a 11 way 10 little 11 way 12 and 13 watched almost [at] [once] [mrs] [hooty] [flew] [to] [the] [nest] [and] settled [down] [on] [the] [eggs] [,] [while] [hooty] [mounted] [guard] [close] [by] [.] 1 almost 11 settled " [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] [take] ['] [em] [,] " [said] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 11 " " [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] [take] ['] [em] [.] " 1 " 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] [blacky] [the] [crow] [isn't] [all] [black] [.] no , indeed [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed his coat is black [,] [and] [sometimes] [it] [seems] [as] [if] [his] [heart] [is] [all] [black] [,] [but] [this] [isn't] [so] [.] 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 3 is 4 black it [certainly] seemed as if his heart was all black [when] [he] [tried] [so] [hard] [to] [make] [trouble] [for] [hooty] [the] [owl] [.] 1 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 7 heart 5 if 8 was 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 10 black 9 all 10 black you see [,] [it] [didn't] [seem] at all [wrong] [to] [try] [to] [get] [those] [eggs] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 at 7 at 8 all blacky [was] [hungry] [,] [and] [those] [eggs] would have [given] him [a] [good] [meal] [.] 1 blacky 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 11 him and [most] [of] [the] [other] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] would have felt [the] [same] [way] [about] [it] [.] 1 and 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 felt you [see] [,] [it] [is] [one] [of] [the] [laws] [of] [old] [mother] [nature] [that] [each] [one] must [learn] [to] look out for himself [.] 1 you 17 must 17 must 20 look 20 look 21 out 21 out 22 for 22 for 23 himself he was doing something [then] [which] [was] [pure] [meanness] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 something he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , to [get] [even] [because] [hooty] [had] [been] [too] [smart] [for] him [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 trouble 6 make 8 for 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 to 11 to 21 him he felt sure that he would take both eggs [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 take 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 take 7 take 9 eggs 8 both 9 eggs he hoped so , anyway [.] 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 2 hoped 5 anyway 3 so 4 , he just couldn't believe what he saw [.] 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 7 saw 6 he 7 saw at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 4 was 7 and 6 disappointed 7 and 7 and 8 angry it looked very much as if he weren't going to get even with [hooty] [after] all [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 much 2 looked 6 if 3 very 4 much 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 8 weren't 7 he 8 weren't 8 weren't 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 get 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 even 12 even 13 with 13 with 16 all he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 4 to 7 tree 5 his 6 favorite 5 his 7 tree 7 tree 8 to 7 tree 11 over 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 things 9 think 11 over now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over [.] 1 now 3 it 2 sometimes 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 a 7 thing 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 7 thing 15 over 8 to 12 and 9 sit 10 by 9 sit 12 and 10 by 11 oneself 12 and 13 think 13 think 14 things 13 think 15 over it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard [.] 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 6 voice 3 the 6 voice 4 little 6 voice 5 small 6 voice 6 voice 7 deep 6 voice 14 heard 7 deep 8 down 7 deep 9 inside 9 inside 11 chance 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 11 chance 13 be 12 to 13 be it was just that way [with] [blacky] [now] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 way 4 that 5 way the longer he thought , the meaner his action in calling [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] looked [.] 1 the 2 longer 2 longer 3 he 2 longer 4 thought 2 longer 5 , 2 longer 7 meaner 3 he 4 thought 6 the 7 meaner 7 meaner 16 looked 8 his 9 action 9 action 10 in 9 action 16 looked 10 in 11 calling blacky hung his head [.] 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head he knew that it was true [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 true at last [blacky] [threw] [up] [his] [head] [and] [chuckled] [,] and [this] [time] his chuckle was good to hear [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 16 was 11 and 14 his 14 his 15 chuckle 15 chuckle 16 was 16 was 17 good 17 good 18 to 18 to 19 hear " [i] ['m] [glad] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [take] [those] [eggs] [,] ["] said he [right] [out] [loud] [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he ["] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [.] i 'll never do such a thing as that again [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 do 3 never 4 do 4 do 7 thing 4 do 8 as 4 do 10 again 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 8 as 9 that i 'm ashamed of what [i] [did] [;] [yet] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] [it] [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 4 of 5 what i ['m] [glad] [because] [i] 've learned some things [.] 1 i 6 've 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy isn't as much to be feared as he used to be [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 4 that 8 boy 4 that 9 isn't 8 boy 9 isn't 9 isn't 11 much 9 isn't 12 to 9 isn't 15 as 10 as 11 much 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 used 16 he 17 used 17 used 18 to 17 used 19 be 18 to 19 be i 've learned that [hooty] [isn't] [as] [stupid] [as] [i] [thought] [he] [was] [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that now [i] [think] [i] ['ll] go [hunt] [for] [an] [honest] [meal] [.] ["] 1 now 6 go and he did [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] judge no one by his style of [dress] [;] [your] [ignorance] you [thus] confess [.] 1 judge 3 one 1 judge 4 by 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 by 4 by 6 style 5 his 6 style 6 style 7 of 7 of 12 you 12 you 14 confess [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [.] " 1 " 10 " there was no need of looking to see who that was [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 need 3 no 4 need 4 need 5 of 4 need 7 to 5 of 6 looking 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 who 9 who 10 that 9 who 11 was 10 that 11 was [peter] [rabbit] [knew] [without] [looking] [.] [mrs] [quack] [knew] [without] [looking] [.] just the same , both looked up [.] 1 just 3 same 1 just 4 , 1 just 5 both 2 the 3 same 5 both 6 looked 6 looked 7 up just alighting in [the] top [of] [a] [tall] [tree] [was] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 just 5 top 2 alighting 3 in 3 in 5 top " [i] [hope] [i] [am] [not] [interrupting] [any] [secret] [gossip] [.] " 1 " 12 " " [not] [at] [all] , " [peter] [hastened] to say [.] 1 " 10 say 5 , 6 " 5 , 9 to 9 to 10 say ["] [mrs] [quack] [was] [just] [telling] [me] [of] [the] [troubles] [and] [clangers] [in] [bringing] [up] [a] [young] [family] [in] [the] [far] [north] [.] how did you know [the] [quacks] [had] [arrived] [?] ["] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know blacky chuckled hoarsely [.] 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely " [i] [didn't] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he [mr] [quack] [,] [you] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [looking] [very] [fine] [this] [fall] [.] and [those] [handsome] [young] [quacks] [,] you don't mean to tell me that they are your children [!] ["] 1 and 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 9 mean 9 mean 10 to 9 mean 11 tell 10 to 11 tell 11 tell 12 me 11 tell 13 that 13 that 14 they 13 that 15 are 14 they 15 are 15 are 17 children 16 your 17 children [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [proudly] [.] " [they] [are] [,] ["] said she [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 she ["] [they] [are] [a] [credit] [to] [their] [parents] [.] yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 they 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 credit 6 are 9 to 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 9 to 11 parents 10 their 11 parents never [have] [i] [seen] [finer] [young] [ducks] [in] [all] my life [.] 1 never 10 my 10 my 11 life how [glad] [the] [hunters] [with] [terrible] [guns] will be to see them [.] ["] 1 how 8 will 8 will 9 be 9 be 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them [mrs] [quack] [shivered] [at] [that] [,] [and] [blacky] [saw] [it] [.] he chuckled softly [.] 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 5 loves 3 he 5 loves 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 6 to 5 loves 7 make 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 others 7 make 9 uncomfortable " [i] [saw] [three] [hunters] [over] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [big] [river] [early] [this] [very] [morning] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 20 said 20 said 21 he [mrs] [quack] [looked] [more] [anxious] [than] [ever] [.] blacky 's sharp eyes noted this [.] 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 4 eyes 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 noted 5 noted 6 this " [that] [is] [why] [i] [came] [over] [here] , " he added [kindly] [.] 1 " 12 added 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 added " [i] [wanted] [to] [give] [you] [warning] [.] " 1 " 9 " " [but] [you] [didn't] [know] [the] [quacks] [were] [here] [!] " [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [true] [enough] [,] [peter] [.] true enough , " [replied] [blacky] [,] [his] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] 1 true 2 enough 1 true 3 , 3 , 4 " ["] [but] [i] [thought] [they] [might] [be] [.] is it true [,] [mrs] [quack] [,] [that] [we] [are] [going] to [have] [a] [long] , [hard] [,] [cold] [winter] [?] " 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 true 3 true 12 to 12 to 16 , 16 , 22 " " [that] [is] [what] they [say] [up] [in] [the] [far] [north] [,] ["] replied [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 14 replied 5 they 14 replied ["] [and] [it] [is] [true] [that] [jack] [frost] [had] [started] [down] [earlier] [than] [usual] [.] that is how it happens [we] [are] here now [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 happens 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 8 here 5 happens 9 now but about [those] hunters [over] [by] [the] [big] [river] , do you suppose they will come over here [?] ["] 1 but 2 about 1 but 10 , 1 but 11 do 2 about 4 hunters 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 suppose 13 suppose 14 they 13 suppose 16 come 14 they 15 will 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 over 17 over 18 here [there] [was] [an] [anxious] [note] [in] [mrs] [quack] ['s] [voice] [.] " [no] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [promptly] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [won't] [let] [them] [.] i know [.] 1 i 2 know i 've been watching [him] [and] [he] [has] [been] [watching] those hunters [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 watching 4 watching 12 hunters 11 those 12 hunters as long as you stay here , you will be safe [.] 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 7 , 2 long 8 you 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 6 here 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 safe what a great world this would be if all those two-legged creatures were [like] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] ["] 1 what 4 world 2 a 3 great 2 a 4 world 3 great 4 world 4 world 5 this 4 world 7 be 5 this 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 if 8 if 9 all 8 if 13 were 9 all 10 those 9 all 12 creatures 9 all 13 were 10 those 12 creatures 11 two-legged 12 creatures " [wouldn't] it [!] ["] cried [peter] [.] 1 " 6 cried 3 it 6 cried then [he] [added] , " [i] [wish] they were [.] ["] 1 then 4 , 1 then 8 they 4 , 5 " 8 they 9 were " [you] [don't] [wish] [it] [half] [as] [much] [as] [i] [do] [,] " [declared] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 13 " " [what] [changed] [him] [?] " [asked] [mrs] [quack] [,] [looking] [interested] [.] 1 " 6 " " [just] [getting] [really] [acquainted] [with] [some] [of] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 21 " " [he] [found] [them] [ready] [to] [meet] [him] [more] [than] [halfway] [in] [friendship] [and] [that] [some] [of] [them] [really] [are] [his] [best] [friends] [.] " 1 " 25 " " [and] [now] he is their best friend [,] ["] [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 8 friend 6 their 7 best 6 their 8 friend blacky nodded [.] 1 blacky 2 nodded " [right] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he " [that] [is] [why] [the] [quacks] [are] [safe] [here] [and] [will] [be] [as] [long] [as] [they] [stay] [.] " 1 " 19 " [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [a] [shrewd] [fellow] [.] he is one of the smartest [and] shrewdest of all the little people in [the] [green] [forest] and on [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 8 shrewdest 5 the 6 smartest 5 the 8 shrewdest 8 shrewdest 9 of 9 of 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 13 people 11 the 13 people 12 little 13 people 13 people 18 and 14 in 18 and 18 and 19 on everybody knows it [.] 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways [.] 1 and 8 neighbors 1 and 9 have 2 because 3 of 2 because 8 neighbors 3 of 5 , 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 all 7 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 have 9 have 12 deal 9 have 15 for 9 have 18 despite 10 a 11 great 10 a 12 deal 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 of 13 of 14 respect 14 respect 15 for 15 for 16 him 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 21 ways 19 his 21 ways 20 mischievous 21 ways you know there is very little [that] [escapes] [the] [sharp] [eyes] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 there 4 is 4 is 6 little 5 very 6 little he had guessed what these things meant [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 4 what 6 things 4 what 7 meant 5 these 6 things 6 things 7 meant " [they] [think] we [are] [going] [to] have [a] [long] [,] [hard] [,] [cold] [winter] [,] ["] [muttered] [blacky] to himself [.] 1 " 4 we 4 we 8 have 8 have 20 to 20 to 21 himself ["] [perhaps] [they] [know] [,] [but] [i] [want] [to] [see] [some] [signs] [of] [it] [for] [myself] [.] they may be only guessing [.] 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 guessing 4 only 5 guessing anybody can do that [,] [and] [one] [guess] [is] [as] [good] [as] [another] [.] " 1 anybody 2 can 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 that 4 that 15 " [mrs] [quack] [explained] [that] [jack] [frost] [had] [already] [started] [south] [,] [and] [so] [they] [had] [started] [earlier] [to] [keep] [well] [ahead] [of] [him] [.] i wouldn't take [their] [word] [for] it [any] [more] [than] [i] [would] [the] [word] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] [or] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 take 3 take 7 it i 'll look about a little [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 3 look 4 about 4 about 6 little 5 a 6 little he [headed] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield [.] 1 he 11 's 11 's 12 cornfield a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 of 2 little 6 corn 3 of 6 corn 4 that 5 yellow 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 7 would 7 would 8 make 8 make 11 breakfast 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 breakfast 10 good 11 breakfast " [seems] [to] [me] [these] [husks] [are] [unusually] [thick] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [tore] [at] [them] [with] [his] [stout] [bill] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [don't] [remember] [ever] [having] [seen] [them] [as] [thick] [as] [these] [.] wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear [.] ["] 1 wonder 2 if 2 if 3 it 2 if 5 happens 3 it 5 happens 4 just 5 happens 5 happens 6 to 5 happens 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 so 7 be 9 on 9 on 11 ear 10 this 11 ear then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 6 thought 3 as 12 , 3 as 13 he 4 a 6 thought 5 sudden 6 thought 6 thought 7 popped 7 popped 8 into 8 into 11 head 9 his 11 head 10 black 11 head 13 he 17 and 14 left 16 ear 14 left 17 and 15 that 16 ear 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 19 to 20 another the husks of this were as thick as those on the first [.] 1 the 2 husks 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 5 were 3 of 4 this 5 were 7 thick 6 as 7 thick 7 thick 8 as 7 thick 10 on 8 as 9 those 9 those 10 on 10 on 12 first 11 the 12 first he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same [.] 1 he 6 and 2 flew 3 to 2 flew 6 and 3 to 5 shock 4 another 5 shock 6 and 7 found 7 found 9 husks 7 found 10 there 7 found 11 just 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 11 just 13 same 12 the 13 same he tried a third shock with the same result [.] 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 5 shock 2 tried 6 with 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 6 with 6 with 9 result 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 result " [huh] , they [are] [all] [alike] [,] ["] said [he] [.] 1 " 10 said 3 , 4 they 4 they 10 said then he [looked] [thoughtful] [and] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] sat perfectly still like a black statue [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 perfectly 10 sat 12 still 12 still 13 like 13 like 16 statue 14 a 16 statue 15 black 16 statue " [they] [are] [right] [,] ["] said he at last [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 at 9 at 10 last " [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [they] [are] [right] [.] " 1 " 10 " of course [he] [meant] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [and] [the] [quacks] [.] 1 of 2 course i know it myself now [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 2 know 4 myself 2 know 5 now i 've found a sign [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 5 sign 4 a 5 sign old [mother] [nature] [has] [wrapped] [this] [corn] [in] [extra] [thick] [husks] , and of course she has done it to protect it [.] 1 old 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 she 13 and 18 done 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 she 16 she 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 it 18 done 20 to 20 to 21 protect 21 protect 22 it she doesn't do things without a reason [.] 1 she 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 do 3 do 4 things 3 do 5 without 4 things 5 without 5 without 7 reason 6 a 7 reason we [are] [going] [to] have a cold winter , or my name [isn't] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] ["] 1 we 5 have 5 have 10 or 6 a 7 cold 6 a 8 winter 7 cold 8 winter 8 winter 10 or 9 , 10 or 10 or 12 name 11 my 12 name [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a single fact may fail to prove you either right or wrong [;] [confirm] it with another and your proof will then be strong [.] 1 a 3 fact 2 single 3 fact 3 fact 4 may 4 may 5 fail 5 fail 6 to 5 fail 7 prove 6 to 7 prove 7 prove 16 with 7 prove 21 will 7 prove 23 be 8 you 11 or 9 either 10 right 10 right 11 or 11 or 12 wrong 11 or 15 it 15 it 16 with 16 with 18 and 17 another 18 and 18 and 20 proof 19 your 20 proof 21 will 23 be 22 then 23 be 23 be 24 strong [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] but [blacky] [long] [ago] [learned] that it isn't wise or wholly safe to depend altogether on one thing [.] 1 but 6 that 6 that 8 isn't 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 or 9 wise 10 or 10 or 12 safe 11 wholly 12 safe 12 safe 13 to 13 to 14 depend 14 depend 15 altogether 14 depend 16 on 16 on 18 thing 17 one 18 thing ["] [she] [wouldn't] [take] [care] [to] [protect] [the] [corn] [that] [way] [and] [not] [do] [as] [much] [for] [other] [things] [.] there must be [other] [signs] [,] [if] [i] [am] smart enough to find them [.] ["] 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 10 smart 10 smart 11 enough 10 smart 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 them he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it [.] 1 he 6 and 2 lifted 5 wing 2 lifted 6 and 3 one 5 wing 4 black 5 wing 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 set 8 to 9 set 9 set 10 in 9 set 13 feathers 9 set 14 beneath 10 in 11 order 12 the 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 beneath 14 beneath 15 it suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up [.] 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 7 hop 3 made 8 straight 4 a 7 hop 5 funny 7 hop 6 little 7 hop 8 straight 9 up " [well] , [i] [never] [!] " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance [.] 1 " 9 exclaimed 3 , 7 " 3 , 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 9 exclaimed 14 his 9 exclaimed 15 wings 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 spread 11 as 14 his 12 he 13 spread 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 to 15 wings 19 balance 16 to 17 regain 17 regain 18 his " [i] [never] [did] [!] " 1 " 6 " " [is] [that] so [?] ["] [piped] [a] [squeaky] [little] [voice] [.] 1 " 4 so what is it you never did [?] ["] 1 what 2 is 1 what 6 did 2 is 3 it 2 is 4 you 5 never 6 did blacky looked down [.] 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 down peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes [.] 1 peeping 2 up 1 peeping 9 were 2 up 3 at 2 up 5 from 3 at 4 him 5 from 8 grass 6 the 8 grass 7 brown 8 grass 9 were 13 eyes 10 two 13 eyes 11 bright 13 eyes 12 little 13 eyes " [hello] [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [i] [haven't] [seen] [you] [for] [a] [long] [time] [.] i 've looked for you several times lately [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 looked 3 looked 4 for 3 looked 7 times 3 looked 8 lately 4 for 5 you 6 several 7 times ["] [i] [don't] [doubt] [it] [.] i don't doubt it at all [,] ["] [squeaked] [danny] [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 3 doubt 5 at 4 it 5 at 5 at 6 all " you ['ll] [never] [see] [me] [when] [you] are looking [for] [me] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking that [is] [,] you [won't] [if] [i] can help it [.] 1 that 4 you 4 you 8 can 8 can 9 help 9 help 10 it you won't [if] [i] see you first [.] ["] 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 5 see 5 see 6 you 5 see 7 first blacky chuckled [.] 1 blacky 2 chuckled he knew what [danny] [meant] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what " [i] ['ve] [had] [my] [breakfast] [,] ["] said [blacky] [,] ["] and it isn't dinner time yet [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 9 said 13 and 13 and 14 it 13 and 15 isn't 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 17 time 15 isn't 18 yet 16 dinner 17 time " [what] [is] [it] [you] [never] [did] [?] " [persisted] [danny] [,] [in] [his] [squeaky] [voice] [.] 1 " 9 " " [that] was [just] an exclamation [,] ["] [explained] [blacky] [.] 1 " 3 was 3 was 6 exclamation 5 an 6 exclamation " [i] [made] [a] [discovery] [that] [surprised] [me] so [i] [exclaimed] [right] [out] [.] ["] 1 " 9 so " [what] [was] [it] [?] " [demanded] [danny] [.] 1 " 6 " " [it] [was] that [the] feathers [of] [my] [coat] [are] [coming] in [thicker] [than] [i] [ever] [knew] [them] [to] [before] [.] 1 " 4 that 1 " 6 feathers 4 that 6 feathers 6 feathers 12 in i hadn't [noticed] [it] [until] [i] [started] [to] [set] [them] [in] [order] [a] [minute] [ago] [.] ["] 1 i 2 hadn't he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast [.] 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 of 8 of 10 breast 9 his 10 breast there is a lot of [down] around the roots of them [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 lot 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 7 around 7 around 9 roots 8 the 9 roots 9 roots 10 of 10 of 11 them i am going to have [the] [warmest] [coat] [i] ['ve] [ever] [had] [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 have " [well] [,] [don't] [think] you are the only one [,] ["] [retorted] [danny] [.] 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 10 one 8 the 9 only 8 the 10 one i suppose you know what it means [.] ["] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 you 2 suppose 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 it 5 what 7 means 6 it 7 means ["] [you] ['ll] [find] [that] [everybody] [who] [doesn't] [go] [south] [or] [sleep] [all] [winter] [has] [a] [thicker] [coat] [than] [usual] [.] [hello] [!] there is old [roughleg] [the] [hawk] [!] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 old he has come extra early this year [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 4 extra 4 extra 5 early 4 extra 7 year 6 this 7 year i [think] [i] 'll go back to warn [nanny] [.] ["] 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 back 6 back 7 to 7 to 8 warn [without] [another] [word] [danny] [disappeared] [in] [the] [brown] [grass] [.] [again] [blacky] [chuckled] [.] " [more] [signs] [,] ["] said he to himself [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 to 8 to 9 himself ["] [more] [signs] [.] there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter [.] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 doubt 3 a 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 we 5 that 7 are 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 have 9 to 10 have 10 have 13 winter 11 a 13 winter 12 hard 13 winter i wonder [if] [i] [can] [stand] [it] [or] if [i] ['d] [better] [go] [a] [little] [way] [south] [,] [where] it will be warmer [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 9 if 9 if 20 it 9 if 22 be 20 it 21 will 21 will 22 be 22 be 23 warmer [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this [much] [to] [me] is [very] [clear] [:] a thing [not] [understood] [is] [queer] [.] 1 this 5 is 5 is 10 thing 9 a 10 thing [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] blacky the [crow] [may] be [right] [.] 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 5 be again he may not be [.] 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 not 3 may 5 be 4 not 5 be if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 is 1 if 5 , 1 if 6 it 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 right 6 it 7 will 7 will 8 account 8 account 9 for 8 account 16 in 9 for 11 lot 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 15 people 13 the 15 people 14 queer 15 people 15 people 16 in 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world they are [not] [understood] , [and] so they are [queer] [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 7 so 5 , 7 so 7 so 8 they 7 so 9 are 8 they 9 are at least [,] that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 8 people 6 what 11 and 7 other 8 people 8 people 11 and 9 say 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 think 12 never 14 think 13 once 14 think 14 think 15 that 15 that 16 perhaps 15 that 17 they 15 that 18 are 17 they 18 are 18 are 21 ones 18 are 22 for 19 the 21 ones 20 queer 21 ones 21 ones 22 for 22 for 23 not 23 not 24 understanding but [blacky] [isn't] [like] [those] people who are satisfied [not] [to] [understand] [and] [to] think [other] [people] [and] [things] [queer] [.] 1 but 6 people 1 but 15 think 6 people 8 are 7 who 8 are 8 are 9 satisfied he does his best to understand [.] 1 he 2 does 2 does 4 best 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 4 best 6 understand 5 to 6 understand he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand [.] 1 he 2 waits 1 he 3 and 2 waits 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 watches 5 and 5 and 6 uses 6 uses 12 and 6 uses 18 until 7 those 9 eyes 8 sharp 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 of 9 eyes 12 and 10 of 11 his 12 and 15 wits 12 and 16 of 13 those 15 wits 14 quick 15 wits 16 of 17 his 18 until 22 he 18 until 24 understand 19 at 20 last 19 at 22 he 21 usually 22 he 22 he 23 does 23 does 24 understand long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen on [or] beside [the] [big] [river] , [things] not to be seen elsewhere [.] 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 3 he 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 6 many 4 discovered 14 beside 4 discovered 21 to 5 that 6 many 6 many 7 things 6 many 12 on 7 things 8 are 8 are 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 12 on 14 beside 18 , 20 not 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 seen 23 seen 24 elsewhere so there are few clays in which he does not get over there [.] 1 so 2 there 1 so 3 are 3 are 4 few 3 are 5 clays 5 clays 6 in 5 clays 13 there 6 in 7 which 6 in 8 he 6 in 11 get 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 not 9 does 11 get 10 not 11 get 11 get 12 over [more] [than] [once] [he] [had] [been] [shot] [at] [.] but he had learned by these experiences [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 learned 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 by 5 by 7 experiences 6 these 7 experiences oh , yes , [blacky] [had] [learned] [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 yes for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it [.] 1 for 3 thing 1 for 4 , 1 for 5 he 2 one 3 thing 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 7 learned 9 know 8 to 9 know 9 know 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 when 12 when 13 he 12 when 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 it blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun [.] 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 sharply 2 looked 4 for 4 for 7 gun 5 a 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared [.] 1 but 8 and 2 the 3 man 3 man 8 and 4 had 5 none 4 had 6 with 4 had 8 and 6 with 7 him 8 and 10 was 9 therefore 10 was 10 was 11 not 10 was 12 to 10 was 14 feared 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared blacky boldly drew [near] until he was able to see what the man was doing [.] 1 blacky 3 drew 2 boldly 3 drew 3 drew 5 until 3 drew 13 man 3 drew 14 was 5 until 6 he 5 until 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 able 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 12 the 13 man 13 man 14 was 14 was 15 doing then [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [stretched] [their] [widest] [and] he [almost] cawed right out [with] [surprise] [.] 1 then 9 he 9 he 11 cawed 11 cawed 12 right 12 right 13 out the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 was 3 was 4 taking 3 was 19 it 4 taking 6 corn 4 taking 7 from 4 taking 13 at 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 7 from 7 from 10 , 8 a 9 bag 9 bag 10 , 10 , 12 handful 11 a 12 handful 13 at 17 and 14 a 15 time 15 time 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 throwing 19 it 20 out 20 out 21 in 21 in 23 water 22 the 23 water yes , [sir] [,] that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 8 he 7 what 10 doing 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 12 scattering 11 , 12 scattering 12 scattering 15 corn 12 scattering 16 among 12 scattering 22 in 12 scattering 25 ! 13 nice 15 corn 14 yellow 15 corn 15 corn 16 among 16 among 19 and 17 the 18 rushes 18 rushes 19 and 19 and 21 rice 19 and 22 in 20 wild 21 rice 22 in 24 water 23 the 24 water " [that] ['s] [a] [queer] [performance] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [watched] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [what] [is] [he] [throwing] [perfectly] [good] [corn] [out] [in] [the] [water] [for] [?] he isn't planting it [,] [for] [this] [isn't] [the] [planting] [season] [.] 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 planting 3 planting 4 it besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 grow 5 grow 6 in 5 grow 10 anyway 6 in 8 water 7 the 8 water 9 , 10 anyway it is a shame to waste nice corn like that [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 shame 2 is 5 to 3 a 4 shame 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 8 corn 6 waste 9 like 7 nice 8 corn 8 corn 9 like 9 like 10 that what is he doing it for [?] ["] 1 what 2 is 1 what 6 for 2 is 3 he 2 is 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for blacky flew over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance [.] 1 blacky 10 and 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 8 distance 2 flew 9 away 2 flew 10 and 4 to 6 tree 5 a 6 tree 7 some 8 distance 10 and 11 alighted 10 and 12 in 10 and 17 to 12 in 14 top 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 it 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 21 performance 19 the 21 performance 20 queer 21 performance you know [blacky] [has] [very] [keen] [eyes] and he can see a long distance [.] 1 you 8 and 2 know 8 and 8 and 11 see 9 he 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 14 distance 12 a 14 distance 13 long 14 distance for a while [the] [man] [continued] [to] [scatter] [corn] [and] [blacky] [continued] [to] [wonder] [what] he was doing it [for] [.] 1 for 3 while 1 for 16 he 2 a 3 while 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it at last the man went away in a boat [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 man 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 went 5 went 6 away 5 went 7 in 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat blacky watched him until he was out of sight [.] 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 4 until 5 he 4 until 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 8 grains 3 see 9 on 4 some 5 of 4 some 8 grains 5 of 8 grains 6 the 8 grains 7 yellow 8 grains 8 grains 9 on 9 on 11 bottom 10 the 11 bottom presently he saw something else [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else " [ha] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [.] 1 " 4 " [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of things you do not understand [,] [beware] [!] 1 of 2 things 1 of 3 you 3 you 4 do 4 do 5 not 4 do 6 understand they may be wholly [harmless] [but] [beware] [!] 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 wholly you 'll find [the] [older] that [you] [grow] [that] [only] [things] [and] [folks] [you] [know] [are] [fully] [to] [be] [trusted] [,] [so] [beware] [!] 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 3 find 6 that [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] that is one of [blacky] ['s] [wise] [sayings] , and he lives up to it [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 lives 11 he 12 lives 12 lives 13 up 12 lives 14 to 14 to 15 it he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into [.] 1 he 3 gets 2 seldom 3 gets 3 gets 4 into 4 into 7 trouble 5 any 7 trouble 6 real 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 because 7 trouble 19 into 8 because 9 he 9 he 11 makes 10 first 11 makes 11 makes 12 sure 12 sure 13 there 12 sure 14 is 13 there 14 is 14 is 16 trouble 14 is 19 into 15 no 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 to 16 trouble 18 get 17 to 18 get when he discovers [something] he does [not] [understand] [,] he is [at] [once] distrustful of it [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 does 1 when 10 he 2 he 3 discovers 5 he 6 does 10 he 11 is 11 is 14 distrustful 14 distrustful 15 of 15 of 16 it as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore [of] [the] [big] [river] [he] at once became suspicious [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 watched 1 as 5 man 2 he 3 watched 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 scattering 5 man 22 became 6 scattering 8 corn 6 scattering 9 in 6 scattering 12 from 6 scattering 21 once 7 yellow 8 corn 8 corn 9 in 9 in 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 from 12 from 14 shore 13 the 14 shore 20 at 21 once 22 became 23 suspicious what was it [blacky] had [discovered] [?] 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 had 2 was 3 it only a few feathers [.] 1 only 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers no one with eyes [less] [sharp] [than] [blacky] ['s] would have noticed them [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 with 2 one 10 would 3 with 4 eyes 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them [.] 1 and 2 few 1 and 5 given 2 few 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 given 5 given 6 them 5 given 8 thought 5 given 9 if 7 a 8 thought 9 if 10 they 9 if 12 noticed 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them but [blacky] [knew] right [away] [that] [those] [were] [feathers] [from] [a] [duck] [.] 1 but 4 right " [ha] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [or] [some] [of] [their] [relatives] [have] [been] [here] [.] it is just the kind of a place [ducks] [like] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 kind 4 the 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 8 place 7 a 8 place [also] [some] [ducks] [like] [corn] [.] if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 7 and 1 if 11 , 1 if 12 they 2 they 7 and 3 should 4 come 3 should 7 and 4 come 5 back 5 back 6 here 7 and 8 find 8 find 10 corn 9 this 10 corn 12 they 18 and 13 would 14 have 13 would 18 and 14 have 16 feast 15 a 16 feast 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 be 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 sure 22 sure 23 to 22 sure 24 come 23 to 24 come 24 come 25 again that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , [but] [that] [doesn't] [mean] [that] [he] [isn't] [a] [hunter] [.] 1 that 2 man 1 that 13 , 2 man 3 who 2 man 4 scattered 2 man 8 didn't 3 who 4 scattered 4 scattered 6 corn 4 scattered 7 here 5 the 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 8 didn't 9 have 9 have 12 gun 10 a 11 terrible 10 a 12 gun 11 terrible 12 gun he may come back [again] , and then he may have a terrible gun [.] 1 he 2 may 2 may 6 , 3 come 4 back 3 come 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 have 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 have 11 have 14 gun 12 a 14 gun 13 terrible 14 gun i 'm suspicious of that man [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 6 man 5 that 6 man i am so [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so i believe [he] [put] [that] [corn] [here] [for] [ducks] and [i] don't believe he did it out of the kindness of his heart [.] 1 i 10 and 2 believe 10 and 10 and 13 believe 10 and 18 of 12 don't 13 believe 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 it 16 it 18 of 17 out 18 of 18 of 20 kindness 19 the 20 kindness 20 kindness 21 of 21 of 23 heart 22 his 23 heart but it [wasn't] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 boy i don't like the looks of it [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it i don't [indeed] [.] 1 i 2 don't i 'll keep watch [of] this place and see what happens [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 8 and 3 keep 4 watch 3 keep 7 place 3 keep 8 and 6 this 7 place 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 happens he didn't like the looks of it at all [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 3 like 8 at 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 8 at 9 all ["] [i] ['ll] [warn] [the] [quacks] [to] [keep] [away] [from] [there] [.] i 'll do [it] the very first thing in [the] [morning] , ["] [he] [muttered] [,] as he prepared to go to sleep [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 3 do 8 thing 3 do 9 in 5 the 6 very 5 the 8 thing 7 first 8 thing 9 in 12 , 12 , 19 prepared 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 prepared 19 prepared 20 to 20 to 21 go 21 go 22 to 22 to 23 sleep ["] [if] [they] [have] [any] [sense] [at] [all] [,] [they] [will] [stay] [in] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] it may be all right [,] [but] [i] [don't] [like] [the] [looks] [of] [it] [.] ["] 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 right 4 all 5 right and [still] [full] [of] suspicions , [blacky] [went] to sleep [.] 1 and 5 suspicions 1 and 6 , 6 , 9 to 9 to 10 sleep [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little things you fail to see [may] [important] prove to be [.] 1 little 2 things 2 things 3 you 2 things 4 fail 2 things 9 prove 3 you 4 fail 4 fail 5 to 5 to 6 see 9 prove 10 to 9 prove 11 be 10 to 11 be [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] one of the secrets of [blacky] ['s] success in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things [.] 1 one 2 of 1 one 11 is 2 of 4 secrets 3 the 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 of 5 of 8 success 8 success 9 in 9 in 10 life 11 is 13 fact 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 fails 15 he 17 fails 16 never 17 fails 17 fails 18 to 17 fails 21 of 18 to 21 of 19 take 20 note 20 note 21 of 21 of 23 things 22 little 23 things long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life [.] 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 3 he 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 that 5 that 7 things 5 that 19 prove 6 little 7 things 7 things 8 which 7 things 11 seem 7 things 17 may 8 which 9 in 8 which 11 seem 9 in 10 themselves 11 seem 13 and 12 harmless 13 and 13 and 14 not 13 and 16 noticing 15 worth 16 noticing 17 may 19 prove 18 together 19 prove 19 prove 23 things 19 prove 24 in 20 the 21 most 21 most 23 things 22 important 23 things 23 things 24 in 24 in 25 life so , [no] [matter] [how] unimportant [a] [thing] [may] [appear] , [blacky] [examines] [it] [closely] [with] [those] [sharp] [eyes] [of] [his] and remembers it [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 6 unimportant 6 unimportant 11 , 11 , 22 and 22 and 23 remembers 23 remembers 24 it then he got some breakfast [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 5 breakfast 4 some 5 breakfast he ate it in a hurry and flew [straight] [over] to [the] [big] [river] [to] the place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered [.] 1 he 7 and 2 ate 3 it 2 ate 7 and 3 it 4 in 4 in 6 hurry 5 a 6 hurry 7 and 8 flew 7 and 11 to 7 and 18 where 11 to 17 place 16 the 17 place 17 place 18 where 18 where 19 he 18 where 21 seen 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 22 that 22 that 24 corn 22 that 25 scattered 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered they seemed quite contented [and] in the best of spirits [.] 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 contented 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 6 in 6 in 8 best 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 9 of 10 spirits blacky guessed why [.] 1 blacky 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 why not a single [grain] [of] [that] [yellow] corn could [blacky] see [.] 1 not 3 single 1 not 8 corn 2 a 3 single 8 corn 9 could 9 could 11 see he knew the ways of [dusky] and his relatives [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 ways 3 the 4 ways 4 ways 5 of 5 of 9 relatives 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 relatives he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and [at] once had found that corn [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 16 and 4 they 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 16 and 7 come 8 in 7 come 10 just 7 come 16 and 8 in 9 there 10 just 11 at 10 just 15 before 11 at 12 dusk 12 dusk 15 before 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 16 and 19 had 18 once 19 had 19 had 20 found 20 found 22 corn 21 that 22 corn dusky [looked] [up] [as] [blacky] [flew] [over] [him] [,] [but] [blacky] said [nothing] , and [dusky] [said] [nothing] [.] 1 dusky 12 said 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 and but if [blacky] [didn't] [use] [his] [tongue] [,] he did use his eyes [.] 1 but 9 he 1 but 11 use 2 if 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 use 11 use 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes [.] 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 5 were 3 with 4 them 5 were 11 rushes 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 11 rushes 8 of 11 rushes 9 the 11 rushes 10 brown 11 rushes they looked very harmless and innocent [.] 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 5 and 3 very 4 harmless 4 harmless 5 and 5 and 6 innocent but [blacky] [knew] [every] [foot] [of] that [shore] [along] [the] [big] [river] , and he knew that those bushes hadn't been there during the summer [.] 1 but 7 that 7 that 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 19 bushes 17 that 21 been 18 those 19 bushes 19 bushes 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 been 21 been 22 there 21 been 23 during 23 during 25 summer 24 the 25 summer he knew that they hadn't grown there [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 6 grown 4 they 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 grown 6 grown 7 there he flew directly over them [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 2 flew 4 over 4 over 5 them just [back] of them were a couple of logs [.] 1 just 3 of 1 just 5 were 3 of 4 them 5 were 9 logs 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 7 couple 9 logs 8 of 9 logs those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before [.] 1 those 2 logs 2 logs 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 5 there 4 been 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 passed 7 he 8 passed 8 passed 10 way 8 passed 14 before 9 that 10 way 10 way 14 before 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before he was sure of it [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 it " [ha] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [under] [his] [breath] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [those] [look] [to] [me] [as] [if] [they] [might] [be] [very] [handy] [,] [very] [handy] [indeed] [,] [for] [a] [hunter] [to] [sit] [on] [.] it doesn't look right to me [.] 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 right 3 look 5 to 4 right 5 to 5 to 6 me no , [sir] [,] it doesn't look right to me [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 it 5 it 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 look 7 look 8 right 7 look 9 to 8 right 9 to 9 to 10 me i [think] [i] 'll keep an eye on this place [.] ["] 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 5 keep 8 on 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 8 on 10 place 9 this 10 place [so] [blacky] [came] [back] [to] [the] [big] [river] [several] [times] [that] [day] [.] the second time [back] he [found] [that] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] [his] [relatives] had [left] [.] 1 the 2 second 1 the 3 time 3 time 15 had 5 he 15 had and as before , he went away in a boat [.] 1 and 5 he 2 as 3 before 2 as 4 , 2 as 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 away 6 went 8 in 8 in 10 boat 9 a 10 boat " [i] [don't] [like] [it] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [,] [shaking] [his] [black] [head] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [don't] [like] [it] [.] " 1 " 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see [another] ['s] [danger] [warn] him though he be a stranger [.] 1 when 2 you 1 when 3 see 1 when 10 he 2 you 3 see 3 see 8 him 9 though 10 he 10 he 11 be 11 be 13 stranger 12 a 13 stranger [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] [sometimes] [blacky] [watched] [from] [a] [distance] [,] [and] [sometimes] [he] [flew] [right] [over] [the] [man] [.] but never once did the man have a gun with him [.] 1 but 2 never 1 but 7 have 2 never 4 did 3 once 4 did 4 did 6 man 4 did 7 have 5 the 6 man 7 have 9 gun 7 have 10 with 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 10 with 10 with 11 him that man may be fooling them , [but] [he] [isn't] [fooling] [me] [.] 1 that 2 man 1 that 7 , 2 man 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 fooling 5 fooling 6 them not a bit of it [.] 1 not 5 it 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 5 it 4 of 5 it he [hasn't] had a gun with [him] [once] [when] [i] [have] [seen] [him] , but [just] [the] [same] he is [a] [hunter] [.] 1 he 3 had 3 had 5 gun 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 with 6 with 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 19 he 15 but 20 is 19 he 20 is i feel it in my bones [.] 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 2 feel 4 in 4 in 6 bones 5 my 6 bones he knows [those] [silly] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [every] [night] [for] that [corn] he puts [out] [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 12 that 12 that 14 he 12 that 15 puts 14 he 15 puts then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 5 behind 7 bushes 6 those 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 he 7 bushes 10 placed 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 placed 10 placed 12 to 10 placed 22 with 11 close 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 18 and 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 and 18 and 19 wait 18 and 20 for 18 and 22 with 20 for 21 them 22 with 25 gun 23 his 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun that is what he will do [,] [or] [my] [name] [isn't] [blacky] [.] ["] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 6 do 4 he 5 will [finally] [blacky] [decided] [to] [drop] [a] [hint] [to] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] so the next morning he stopped for a call [.] 1 so 5 he 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 9 call 8 a 9 call " [good] [morning] [,] ["] said he [,] [as] [dusky] [swam] [in] [just] [in] [front] [of] [him] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he " [i] [hope] you are [feeling] [as] [fine] [as] [you] [look] [.] ["] 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 are " [quack] [,] [quack] [,] " [replied] [dusky] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [when] [blacky] [the] [crow] [flatters] [,] [he] [hopes] [to] [gain] [something] [.] what is it this time [?] ["] 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 2 is 5 time 4 this 5 time " [not] [a] [thing] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [on] [my] [honor] [,] [not] [a] [thing] [.] what is it [?] ["] 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it " [corn] [,] ["] replied [dusky] [in] a [low] voice [,] [as] [if] [afraid] [some] [one] [might] [overhear] [him] [.] 1 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 voice 8 a 10 voice " [nice] [yellow] [corn] [.] " 1 " 6 " " [corn] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [,] [as] [if] [very] [much] [astonished] [.] 1 " 4 " " [how] [does] [corn] [happen] [to] [be] [way] [over] [here] [in] [the] [water] [?] " 1 " 15 " dusky shook his head [.] 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head " [don't] [ask] [me] [,] [for] [i] [can't] [tell] [you] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he ["] [i] [haven't] [the] [least] [idea] [.] all [i] [know] is that every evening when we arrive [,] [we] [find] [it] [here] [.] 1 all 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 7 evening 4 is 8 when 6 every 7 evening 8 when 9 we 8 when 10 arrive 9 we 10 arrive [how] [it] [gets] [here] [,] [i] [don't] [know] [,] [and] [furthermore] [i] [don't] [care] [.] it is enough for me that it is here [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 2 is 6 that 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 6 that 7 it 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here " [i] ['ve] [seen] [a] [man] [over] [here] [every] [afternoon] [,] " [said] [blacky] [.] 1 " 12 " " [i] [thought] [he] [might] [be] [a] [hunter] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [did] he [have] [a] [terrible] [gun] [?] ["] asked [dusky] suspiciously [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 10 asked 10 asked 12 suspiciously " [no-o] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 4 " " [then] he [isn't] [a] [hunter] [,] ["] declared [dusky] [,] [looking] [much] [relieved] [.] 1 " 9 declared 3 he 9 declared " [he] [could] [hide] [behind] [these] [bushes] [,] [you] [know] [.] " 1 " 12 " " [nonsense] [,] " [retorted] [dusky] [,] [tossing] [his] [head] [.] 1 " 4 " " [there] [hasn't] [been] [a] [sign] [of] [danger] [here] [since] we have been here [.] 1 " 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing [.] 1 i 4 , 2 know 3 you 2 know 4 , 4 , 18 and 6 ; 7 you 6 ; 17 , 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 jealous 9 jealous 10 because 10 because 11 we 10 because 12 find 11 we 12 find 12 find 13 plenty 12 find 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 here 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 you 18 and 20 find 19 you 20 find 20 find 21 nothing you are trying to scare us [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 scare 4 to 5 scare 5 scare 6 us but [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] right now , you can't scare us away from such splendid eating as we [have] had here [.] 1 but 7 now 1 but 8 , 1 but 9 you 6 right 7 now 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 scare 11 scare 12 us 11 scare 13 away 11 scare 14 from 11 scare 18 as 11 scare 22 here 14 from 17 eating 15 such 17 eating 16 splendid 17 eating 18 as 19 we 18 as 21 had 19 we 21 had so there ! " 1 so 2 there 1 so 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who for another [conquers] fear [is] [truly] [brave] [,] it is [most] [clear] [.] 1 who 11 is 2 for 5 fear 2 for 10 it 3 another 5 fear 10 it 11 is [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] it was [late] in the afternoon , and [blacky] [the] [crow] was on his way [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 8 and 2 was 4 in 2 was 8 and 4 in 6 afternoon 5 the 6 afternoon 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 15 way 14 his 15 way as [usual] , he went [around] [by] [the] [big] [river] to see if that man was scattering [corn] [for] [the] [ducks] [.] 1 as 3 , 1 as 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 15 man 13 if 16 was 14 that 15 man 15 man 16 was 16 was 17 scattering he wasn't there [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there no one was to be seen along the bank of the [big] [river] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 along 7 along 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the " he hasn't come to-day , [or] [else] he [came] [early] [and] [has] [left] [,] ["] thought [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 he 1 " 17 thought 2 he 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 come 4 come 5 to-day 6 , 9 he 9 he 17 thought what was it [blacky] saw [?] 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 saw 2 was 3 it 2 was 5 saw it was a boat coming down [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 boat 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 5 coming 5 coming 6 down blacky sat still and watched [.] 1 blacky 4 and 2 sat 3 still 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 watched presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore [.] 1 presently 3 boat 2 the 3 boat 3 boat 4 turned 4 turned 5 in 4 turned 6 among 4 turned 18 on 6 among 10 and 7 the 8 rushes 8 rushes 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 moment 10 and 18 on 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 12 moment 15 man 12 moment 16 stepped 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 18 on 20 shore 19 the 20 shore it was the same man [blacky] [had] [watched] [scatter] corn in the rushes every day for a week [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 same 2 was 5 man 3 the 4 same 5 man 11 in 5 man 15 day 5 man 16 for 10 corn 11 in 11 in 13 rushes 12 the 13 rushes 14 every 15 day 16 for 18 week 17 a 18 week there wasn't the least doubt about it [,] [it] [was] [the] [same] [man] [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 doubt 3 the 5 doubt 4 least 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 7 it " [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " [exclaimed] [blacky] [,] [and] [nearly] [lost] [his] [balance] [in] [his] [excitement] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] it is just [as] [i] [thought] [!] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just you [see] [blacky] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] had seen that the man was carrying something [,] [and] [that] something was a gun , a terrible gun [.] 1 you 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 that 9 that 11 man 9 that 19 was 10 the 11 man 11 man 12 was 12 was 13 carrying 13 carrying 14 something 18 something 19 was 19 was 21 gun 20 a 21 gun 21 gun 25 gun 22 , 25 gun 23 a 24 terrible 23 a 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it [.] 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 gun 2 knows 7 far 2 knows 8 as 3 a 4 terrible 3 a 5 gun 4 terrible 5 gun 6 as 7 far 8 as 9 he 8 as 11 see 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 it the hunter looked out [over] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 out then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 along 3 walked 5 where 5 where 6 he 5 where 8 scattered 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 9 corn 8 scattered 12 before 9 corn 12 before 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 before not a grain was to be seen [.] 1 not 3 grain 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen this seemed to please him [.] 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 please 3 to 4 please 4 please 5 him then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 went 4 back 3 went 8 and 4 back 5 to 5 to 7 bushes 6 the 7 bushes 8 and 9 sat 9 sat 10 down 9 sat 11 on 9 sat 14 behind 9 sat 20 across 11 on 13 log 12 a 13 log 13 log 14 behind 14 behind 16 , 15 them 16 , 16 , 19 gun 17 his 19 gun 18 terrible 19 gun 20 across 22 knees 21 his 22 knees " [i] [was] [sure] [of] [it] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [.] 1 " 8 " " he is going to wait [there] [for] [those] [ducks] to come in , and then something dreadful will happen [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 11 to 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 in 13 in 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 15 and 17 something 15 and 20 happen 17 something 18 dreadful 17 something 19 will what terrible creatures these hunters are [!] 1 what 3 creatures 2 terrible 3 creatures 3 creatures 5 hunters 3 creatures 6 are 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are 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 no , [sir] [,] they don't know what fairness is [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 they 5 they 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 7 know 8 what 8 what 9 fairness 9 fairness 10 is he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 they 2 knows 5 feel 3 they 4 will 4 will 5 feel 5 feel 6 so 5 feel 19 for 7 sure 15 come 8 that 10 is 9 all 10 is 10 is 11 safe 11 safe 12 that 12 that 13 they 12 that 15 come 13 they 14 will 14 will 15 come 15 come 16 in 15 come 17 without 17 without 18 looking 18 looking 19 for 19 for 20 danger then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 8 and 4 fire 7 gun 4 fire 8 and 5 that 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 8 and 9 kill 9 kill 10 them 9 kill 11 without 11 without 12 giving 12 giving 13 them 12 giving 15 chance 12 giving 16 at 14 any 15 chance 15 chance 16 at 16 at 17 all ["] [reddy] [fox] [is] [a] [sly] [,] [clever] [hunter] [,] [but] [he] [wouldn't] [do] [a] [thing] [like] [that] [.] neither [would] [old] [man] [coyote] [or] [anybody] [else] [who] wears [fur] [or] [feathers] [.] 1 neither 10 wears they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise [.] 1 they 4 and 2 might 3 hide 2 might 4 and 4 and 5 try 5 try 6 to 5 try 7 catch 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 9 one 7 catch 10 by 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 by 10 by 11 surprise that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 right 2 is 6 because 3 all 4 right 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 each 6 because 11 supposed 7 each 8 of 7 each 10 is 8 of 9 us 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 12 to 11 supposed 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 on 13 be 17 for 14 on 16 watch 15 the 16 watch 17 for 18 things 18 things 19 of 19 of 21 sort 20 that 21 sort oh , dear [,] what 's to be done [?] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 what 2 , 3 dear 5 what 6 's 6 's 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 done it is time [i] [was] [getting] [home] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 time the [black] [shadows] [will] [soon] [come] [creeping] [out] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [,] [and] [i] must be safe in my hemlock-tree [by] [then] [.] 1 the 16 must 16 must 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 in 19 in 21 hemlock-tree 20 my 21 hemlock-tree i would be scared to death to be out [after] [dark] [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 scared 4 scared 5 to 4 scared 8 be 5 to 6 death 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out yet [those] [ducks] [ought] [to] be [warned] [.] 1 yet 6 be oh , dear , [what] [shall] [i] [do] [?] " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 dear 4 , 10 " with them [might] come [hooty] [the] [owl] [,] [and] [hooty] [wouldn't] [object] [in] [the] [least] to a [crow] dinner [.] 1 with 2 them 1 with 4 come 4 come 16 to 16 to 19 dinner 17 a 19 dinner he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute [.] 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 2 wished 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 4 was 10 minute 5 in 7 hemlock-tree 6 that 7 hemlock-tree 8 that 9 very 9 very 10 minute " [i] ['ll] [wait] [a] [little] [while] [longer] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [,] [and] [tried] [to] [feel] [brave] [.] 1 " 10 " but instead he shivered [.] 1 but 2 instead 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 shivered [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no greater happiness is [won] [than] through a deed for others done [.] 1 no 2 greater 2 greater 3 happiness 3 happiness 4 is 4 is 10 for 7 through 9 deed 8 a 9 deed 9 deed 10 for 10 for 11 others 11 others 12 done [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the [big] [river] and couldn't make up his mind what to do [.] 1 blacky 16 and 2 sat 3 in 2 sat 9 near 2 sat 16 and 3 in 5 top 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 near 9 near 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 of 12 of 13 the 16 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 make 18 make 19 up 18 make 22 what 19 up 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 22 what 23 to 22 what 24 do 23 to 24 do he wanted to get home to the big , thick hemlock-tree in [the] [green] [forest] before dusk , [for] [blacky] [is] [afraid] [of] [the] [dark] [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 18 , 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 home 4 get 6 to 4 get 12 in 4 get 16 before 6 to 11 hemlock-tree 7 the 11 hemlock-tree 8 big 9 , 8 big 11 hemlock-tree 10 thick 11 hemlock-tree 16 before 17 dusk that is , he is afraid to be out [after] [dark] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out don't waste any more time here [.] 1 don't 2 waste 2 waste 5 time 3 any 4 more 4 more 5 time 5 time 6 here what may happen [to] [those] [silly] [ducks] is no business of [yours] , and there is nothing you can do , anyway [.] 1 what 2 may 1 what 8 is 2 may 3 happen 8 is 10 business 9 no 10 business 10 business 11 of 11 of 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 is 15 there 16 is 16 is 17 nothing 16 is 22 anyway 17 nothing 18 you 17 nothing 20 do 18 you 19 can 19 can 20 do 21 , 22 anyway go along home [.] ["] 1 go 2 along 2 along 3 home " [wait] [a] [few] [minutes] [,] ["] said another little voice down inside him [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 11 voice 9 another 11 voice 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 12 down 12 down 13 inside 13 inside 14 him ["] [don't] [be] [a] [coward] [.] you ought to warn [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] and his flock [that] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [is] [waiting] [for] [them] [.] 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 warn 4 warn 11 flock 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 flock is it true that it is no business of yours what happens [to] [those] [ducks] ? 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 true 3 true 4 that 4 that 5 it 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 8 business 7 no 8 business 8 business 9 of 8 business 11 what 9 of 10 yours 11 what 12 happens 11 what 16 ? think again [,] [blacky] [;] [think] [again] [.] 1 think 2 again it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 duty 3 the 4 duty 4 duty 5 of 4 duty 13 to 4 duty 14 warn 5 of 7 one 6 each 7 one 7 one 8 who 7 one 9 sees 8 who 9 sees 9 sees 12 danger 10 a 12 danger 11 common 12 danger 13 to 14 warn 14 warn 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors if [something] [dreadful] [should] [happen] [to] [dusky] because you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in your own mind [.] 1 if 16 you 8 because 9 you 8 because 10 were 8 because 15 , 8 because 16 you 9 you 10 were 10 were 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 14 dark 13 the 14 dark 16 you 18 would 17 never 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 21 in 21 in 24 mind 22 your 23 own 22 your 24 mind stay a little while and keep watch [.] ["] 1 stay 4 while 1 stay 5 and 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 7 watch not [five] [minutes] [later] [blacky] [saw] [something] that [made] [him] [,] [oh] [,] [so] [glad] he had [kept] [watch] [.] 1 not 8 that 1 not 16 he 16 he 17 had it was a swiftly moving black line [just] [above] [the] [water] [far] [down] [the] [big] [river] , and it was coming up [.] 1 it 17 , 2 was 7 line 2 was 17 , 3 a 4 swiftly 3 a 7 line 4 swiftly 5 moving 6 black 7 line 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 it 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 22 up he knew what that black line was [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 6 line 4 that 5 black 5 black 6 line 6 line 7 was he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 4 at 2 looked 8 behind 2 looked 12 to 4 at 6 hunter 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 hiding 6 hunter 8 behind 8 behind 10 bushes 9 some 10 bushes 10 bushes 12 to 11 close 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 17 water 16 the 17 water the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 12 and 3 was 4 crouching 3 was 5 with 3 was 9 in 3 was 12 and 5 with 8 gun 6 his 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 in 9 in 11 hands 10 his 11 hands 12 and 13 was 12 and 15 over 12 and 22 line 13 was 14 peeping 15 over 18 , 16 the 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 , 18 , 19 watching 20 that 22 line 21 black 22 line he , too , knew what it was [.] 1 he 5 knew 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 5 knew 5 knew 6 what 6 what 8 was 7 it 8 was it was [a] flock [of] [ducks] [flying] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 flock and [blacky] was glad [.] 1 and 3 was 3 was 4 glad perhaps now he could give them warning [.] 1 perhaps 3 he 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 6 them 5 give 7 warning up the middle of the [big] [river] , flying just above the water , swept [the] [flock] [with] [dusky] [at] [its] [head] [.] 1 up 3 middle 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 9 flying 3 middle 15 swept 4 of 5 the 8 , 9 flying 9 flying 10 just 9 flying 14 , 10 just 11 above 11 above 13 water 12 the 13 water [how] [swiftly] [they] [flew] [,] [those] [nine] [big] [birds] [!] blacky envied [them] their swift wings [.] 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 6 wings 4 their 6 wings 5 swift 6 wings [on] [past] [the] [hidden] [hunter] [but] [far] [out] [over] [the] [big] [river] [they] [swept] [.] for just a minute [blacky] [thought] they were going on up [the] [river] [and] [not] [coming] [in] to eat , after all [.] 1 for 4 minute 1 for 7 they 2 just 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 going 9 going 10 on 9 going 11 up 11 up 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 21 after 20 , 21 after 21 after 22 all then they turned toward the other shore [,] swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 14 and 3 turned 4 toward 3 turned 11 in 3 turned 14 and 4 toward 7 shore 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 shore 7 shore 9 swept 7 shore 11 in 9 swept 10 around 11 in 13 circle 12 a 13 circle 14 and 15 headed 15 headed 16 straight 15 headed 18 toward 16 straight 17 in 18 toward 21 hunter 19 that 21 hunter 20 hidden 21 hunter blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot [.] 1 blacky 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 5 and 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 saw 5 and 7 that 5 and 12 shoot 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 11 to 11 to 12 shoot [almost] [without] [thinking] [,] [blacky] [spread] [his] [wings] [and] [started] [out] [from] [that] [tree] [.] " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw [!] ["] he shrieked at the top of his lungs [.] 1 " 14 shrieked 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 13 he 13 he 14 shrieked 14 shrieked 15 at 15 at 17 top 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 20 lungs 19 his 20 lungs " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " 1 " 12 " it was his danger cry that everybody on [the] [green] [meadows] and in [the] [green] [forest] knows [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 cry 2 was 6 that 3 his 5 cry 4 danger 5 cry 6 that 7 everybody 6 that 17 knows 7 everybody 12 and 7 everybody 17 knows 8 on 12 and 12 and 13 in he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 7 and 3 put 4 up 3 put 6 gun 3 put 7 and 5 his 6 gun 7 and 12 but 8 aim 9 at 8 aim 12 but 9 at 10 them 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 shoot 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 shoot you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 want 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 frighten 7 to 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 8 frighten 11 that 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 they 11 that 15 return 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 return blacky headed straight for [the] [green] [forest] , chuckling as he flew [.] 1 blacky 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 2 headed 4 for 2 headed 10 as 4 for 8 , 8 , 9 chuckling 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 flew 11 he 12 flew he knew that [those] [ducks] would not [return] [until] [after] [dark] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 would 6 would 7 not he had saved them this time , and [he] was so [happy] he didn't even notice [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 he 8 and 2 had 3 saved 2 had 8 and 3 saved 4 them 3 saved 6 time 5 this 6 time 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 10 was 11 so 11 so 13 he 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 even 15 even 16 notice and the hunter stood up and shook [his] [fist] [at] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 and 6 and 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 and 4 stood 5 up 4 stood 6 and 6 and 7 shook [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits [.] 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 3 in 5 best 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 spirits [late] [the] [afternoon] [before] [he] [had] [saved] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] [his] [flock] [from] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [.] he hates a hunter with a terrible gun , does [blacky] [.] 1 he 9 , 2 hates 4 hunter 2 hates 5 with 2 hates 9 , 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 with 5 with 8 gun 6 a 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 9 , 10 does for that matter , so do all the little people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 for 2 that 2 that 4 , 3 matter 4 , 4 , 6 do 5 so 6 do 6 do 7 all 7 all 8 the 7 all 10 people 8 the 10 people 9 little 10 people [so] [blacky] [started] [out] [for] [his] [breakfast] [in] [high] [spirits] [.] after breakfast , he flew over to [the] [big] [river] [to] [see] [if] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [was] [feeding] in the rushes [along] [the] [shore] [.] 1 after 2 breakfast 1 after 3 , 1 after 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 over 5 flew 7 to 7 to 22 rushes 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 rushes " [they] ['ll] [come] [back] [,] [and] so [will] [that] [hunter] [.] 1 " 8 so if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 sees 1 if 8 he 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 3 sees 5 around 6 again 7 , 6 again 8 he 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 me i 've done all [i] [can] [do] [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 done 3 done 4 all anyway , [dusky] [ought] [to] [have] [sense] [enough] [to] [be] suspicious [of] [this] [place] [after] [that] [warning] [.] 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 11 suspicious hello , [who] [is] [that] [?] 1 hello 2 , i do believe it [is] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [.] 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 8 's 8 's 9 boy i wish he would come over here [.] 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 he 2 wish 5 come 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 6 over 7 here if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 should 1 if 5 out 2 he 3 should 4 find 5 out 5 out 11 he 5 out 13 do 6 about 8 hunter 6 about 9 , 6 about 11 he 7 that 8 hunter 10 perhaps 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 do 13 do 14 something 13 do 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 him 16 drive 18 away i 'll see [if] [i] [can] [call] [him] [over] [here] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it [.] 1 blacky 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 15 and 3 to 15 and 4 call 5 in 4 call 7 way 4 call 15 and 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 he 7 way 9 does 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 13 discovered 11 he 12 has 12 has 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 something 15 and 16 wants 15 and 18 to 15 and 20 about 16 wants 17 others 18 to 19 know 20 about 21 it " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caaw] [,] [caaw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caaw] [!] " [screamed] [blacky] [,] [as] [if] [greatly] [excited] [.] 1 " 16 " he heard the [excited] cawing [of] [blacky] and [at] once turned in that direction [.] 1 he 8 and 2 heard 5 cawing 2 heard 8 and 3 the 5 cawing 8 and 11 turned 8 and 12 in 10 once 11 turned 12 in 14 direction 13 that 14 direction " [that] [black] [rascal] [has] [found] [something] [over] [on] [the] [shore] [of] [the] [big] [river] [,] " [said] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 17 " ["] [i] ['ll] [go] [over] [there] [to] [see] [what] [it] [is] [.] there [isn't] much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody [.] 1 there 3 much 3 much 4 escapes 4 escapes 7 eyes 5 the 7 eyes 6 sharp 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 of 8 of 11 busybody 9 that 11 busybody 10 black 11 busybody he has led me to a lot of interesting things [,] [one] [time] [and] [another] [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 led 3 led 4 me 3 led 5 to 5 to 10 things 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 10 things 8 of 10 things 9 interesting 10 things there he is on the top of that tree over [by] [the] [big] [river] [.] ["] 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 on 3 is 10 over 4 on 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 9 tree 8 that 9 tree as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [drew] [near] , [blacky] [flew] [down] and [disappeared] [below] [the] [bank] [.] 1 as 8 , 8 , 12 and fanner [brown] 's boy chuckled [.] 1 fanner 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 chuckled " [whatever] [it] [is] [,] [it] [is] [right] [down] [there] , " he muttered [.] 1 " 14 muttered 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 muttered he walked [forward] [rapidly] [but] [quietly] , and presently he reached the edge of the bank [.] 1 he 7 , 2 walked 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 8 and 11 reached 9 presently 10 he 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 edge 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 bank up [flew] [blacky] [cawing] [wildly] , and pretending to be scared half to death [.] 1 up 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 pretending 7 and 11 scared 8 pretending 9 to 8 pretending 10 be 8 pretending 11 scared 9 to 10 be 11 scared 12 half 11 scared 13 to 12 half 13 to 13 to 14 death [again] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [chuckled] [.] " you 're just making [believe] [,] ["] [he] [declared] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 making 4 just 5 making now , what have you found over here [?] ["] 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 what 3 what 4 have 3 what 6 found 4 have 5 you 4 have 6 found 6 found 7 over 7 over 8 here he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 eagerly 2 looked 8 and 4 along 6 shore 4 along 8 and 5 the 6 shore 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 at 9 at 21 edge 10 once 18 close 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 14 row 12 saw 18 close 13 a 14 row 14 row 15 of 15 of 17 bushes 16 low 17 bushes 18 close 19 to 19 to 21 edge 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 22 of 24 water 23 the 24 water he knew what it was instantly [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 instantly " [a] [duck] [blind] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 8 exclaimed 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed ["] [a] [hunter] [has] [built] [a] [blind] [over] [here] [from] [which] [to] [shoot] [ducks] [.] i wonder if he has killed any yet [.] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 6 killed 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 6 killed 7 any 6 killed 8 yet i hope [not] [.] ["] 1 i 2 hope he went down to [the] [blind] , [for] [that] [is] [what] a [duck] hunter 's hiding-place is called , and looked about [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 7 , 7 , 20 and 12 a 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 's 15 's 16 hiding-place 16 hiding-place 20 and 17 is 18 called 17 is 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 looked 20 and 22 about a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened [.] 1 a 2 couple 2 couple 3 of 2 couple 4 grains 3 of 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 4 grains 7 just 4 grains 11 caught 5 of 6 corn 7 just 8 inside 8 inside 10 blind 9 the 10 blind 11 caught 15 and 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 face 15 and 18 darkened 16 his 17 face " [that] [fellow] [has] [been] [baiting] [ducks] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 1 " 9 " " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 putting 5 putting 6 out 5 putting 7 corn 5 putting 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 them 9 get 11 to 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 here 12 come 14 regularly my , [how] [i] [hate] [that] [sort] [of] [thing] [!] 1 my 2 , it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 3 bad 5 to 3 bad 6 hunt 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 them 6 hunt 8 fairly 6 hunt 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 to 10 but 14 and 10 but 19 ! 11 to 14 and 12 feed 13 them 12 feed 14 and 14 and 16 kill 14 and 18 ugh 15 then 16 kill 16 kill 17 them i wonder if he has shot any yet [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 6 shot 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 shot 6 shot 7 any 6 shot 8 yet he looked [all] about keenly , and his face cleared [.] 1 he 6 , 2 looked 4 about 2 looked 6 , 4 about 5 keenly 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 his 7 and 9 face 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared he knew [that] [if] that [hunter] [had] [killed] [any] [ducks] [,] there would be [tell-tale] feathers in the blind [,] and there were none [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 that 5 that 12 there 5 that 23 were 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 17 in 16 feathers 17 in 17 in 19 blind 18 the 19 blind 21 and 22 there 22 there 23 were 23 were 24 none [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] 's boy sat on the bank of the [big] [river] in a brown study [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 5 sat 13 in 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 of 9 of 10 the 13 in 16 study 14 a 16 study 15 brown 16 study that means that he was thinking very hard [.] 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 hard 7 very 8 hard blacky [the] [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him [.] 1 blacky 16 and 4 sat 5 in 4 sat 15 away 4 sat 16 and 5 in 7 top 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 14 distance 9 a 14 distance 10 tall 11 tree 11 tree 14 distance 12 a 13 short 13 short 14 distance 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 18 him blacky was silent now [,] [and] [there] [was] [a] [knowing] [look] [in] [his] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 now to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them [.] 1 to-night 3 or 2 , 3 or 3 or 5 night 4 some 5 night 5 night 9 hunter 5 night 11 be 6 soon 7 , 6 soon 9 hunter 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 11 be 13 for 12 waiting 13 for 13 for 14 them ["] [i] [guess] [the] [law] [that] [permits] [hunting] [ducks] [is] [all] [right] [,] [but] [there] [ought] [to] [be] [a] [law] [against] [baiting] [them] [in] [.] that isn't hunting [.] 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting no , [sir] [,] [that] [isn't] [hunting] [.] 1 no 2 , if [this] [land] [were] [my] father ['s] [,] [i] would know what to do [.] 1 if 6 father 6 father 10 would 10 would 11 know 11 know 12 what 12 what 13 to 12 what 14 do 13 to 14 do i would put up a sign saying that this was [private] [property] and [no] shooting was [allowed] [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 3 put 6 sign 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 7 saying 7 saying 8 that 8 that 9 this 8 that 10 was 9 this 10 was 10 was 13 and 13 and 16 was 15 shooting 16 was but it [isn't] [my] [father] 's [land] , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 hunter 9 and 12 has 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 has 12 has 15 right 12 has 18 here 13 a 14 perfect 13 a 15 right 14 perfect 15 right 15 right 16 to 15 right 17 shoot 16 to 17 shoot he has just as much right here [as] [i] [have] [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 6 right 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 right 6 right 7 here i [wish] [i] could stop him , but [i] don't see how [i] [can] [.] ["] 1 i 8 but 4 could 5 stop 4 could 8 but 5 stop 6 him 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 see 10 don't 11 see 11 see 12 how a frown puckered the freckled face of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 a 2 frown 2 frown 3 puckered 3 puckered 6 face 4 the 6 face 5 freckled 6 face 6 face 7 of 7 of 11 boy you see [,] he was thinking [very] [hard] , and when he does that he is very apt to frown [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 he 2 see 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 10 and 6 thinking 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 apt 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 does 11 when 15 he 12 he 13 does 13 does 14 that 15 he 16 is 16 is 17 very 17 very 18 apt 18 apt 19 to 19 to 20 frown " [i] [suppose] [,] ["] he muttered , " [i] [can] [tear] [down] [his] [blind] [.] 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 8 , 8 , 9 " he wouldn't know who did it [.] 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 know 3 know 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 it but that wouldn't do [much] [good] [;] he would build [another] [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 8 he 2 that 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 build besides , it wouldn't be right [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right i won't do a thing [i] [haven't] [a] [right] to do [.] 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 thing 4 a 5 thing 5 thing 10 to 10 to 11 do that wouldn't be honest [.] 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 honest i 've got to think of some other way of saving [those] [ducks] [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 9 way 7 some 8 other 8 other 9 way 9 way 10 of 10 of 11 saving the frown [on] [his] [freckled] [face] [grew] [deeper] , and for a long time he sat without moving [.] 1 the 2 frown 2 frown 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 he 10 and 16 sat 11 for 14 time 11 for 15 he 12 a 14 time 13 long 14 time 15 he 16 sat 16 sat 17 without 17 without 18 moving suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet [.] 1 suddenly 3 face 2 his 3 face 3 face 6 and 4 cleared 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 jumped 6 and 9 to 6 and 11 feet 7 he 8 jumped 9 to 10 his he began to chuckle [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 chuckle " [i] [have] [it] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 8 exclaimed 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed " [i] ['ll] [do] [a] [little] [shooting] [myself] [!] " 1 " 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 chuckled 4 again 3 chuckled 5 and 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 7 for 8 home presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits [.] 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 whistle 5 whistle 8 way 6 , 8 way 7 a 8 way 8 way 9 he 8 way 10 has 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 is 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 in 14 in 16 spirits 15 good 16 spirits blacky [the] [crow] [watched] [him] [go] [,] [and] [blacky] was well satisfied [.] 1 blacky 10 was 10 was 12 satisfied 11 well 12 satisfied perhaps [blacky] [wouldn't] [have] [felt] [so] sure [could] he [have] [understood] [what] [farmer] [brown] 's boy had said [about] [doing] a little [shooting] [himself] [.] 1 perhaps 16 boy 7 sure 9 he 9 he 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 said 18 said 22 little 21 a 22 little [none] [of] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [knew] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [better] [than] [did] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] none knew better than [he] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was their best friend [.] 1 none 2 knew 2 knew 3 better 2 knew 4 than 2 knew 10 boy 2 knew 11 was 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 11 was 14 friend 12 their 13 best 12 their 14 friend " [it] [is] [all] [right] [now] [,] " [chuckled] [blacky] [.] 1 " 8 " " [it] [is] [all] [right] [now] [.] " 1 " 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when [friends] [prove] false , [whom] [may] [we] [trust] [?] 1 when 5 , 4 false 5 , the springs of faith are turned to dust [.] 1 the 2 springs 2 springs 3 of 2 springs 5 are 3 of 4 faith 5 are 6 turned 6 turned 7 to 7 to 8 dust [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] [in] [the] [top] [of] [his] [favorite] [tree] [over] [near] [the] [big] [river] [early] [this] [afternoon] [.] for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual [.] 1 for 4 time 1 for 5 he 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 6 sat 9 seeing 8 , 9 seeing 9 seeing 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 unusual at last he spied [a] [tiny] [figure] [far] [away] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 spied even at that distance he knew who it was ; it [was] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was [coming] [toward] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 even 2 at 1 even 5 he 2 at 4 distance 3 that 4 distance 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 who 7 who 8 it 7 who 20 was 8 it 9 was 10 ; 11 it 11 it 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 was " [i] [thought] [as] [much] [,] " [chuckled] [blacky] [.] 1 " 7 " " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 3 is 7 to 4 coming 5 over 5 over 6 here 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 10 hunter 8 drive 11 away 9 that 10 hunter the tiny figure grew larger [.] 1 the 3 figure 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 4 grew 4 grew 5 larger it was [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [beyond] [a] [doubt] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 boy [suddenly] [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [opened] [so] [wide] [that] [they] [looked] [as] [if] [they] [were] [in] [danger] [of] [popping] [out] [of] [his] [head] [.] he had [discovered] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was [carrying] [something] and [that] [that] something was a gun [!] 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 and 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 was 9 was 12 and 12 and 16 was 15 something 16 was 16 was 18 gun 17 a 18 gun yes , [sir] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [carrying] [a] [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 yes 2 , " [a] [gun] [!] " [croaked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [!] what does it mean [?] ["] 1 what 2 does 1 what 4 mean 2 does 3 it 2 does 4 mean nearer [came] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [,] [and] [blacky] [could] [see] [that] [terrible] [gun] [plainly] [now] [.] 1 nearer 6 boy suddenly an idea popped into his head [.] 1 suddenly 3 idea 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 5 into 7 head 6 his 7 head " [perhaps] he is going to shoot that hunter [!] ["] [thought] [blacky] , and somehow he felt better [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 14 , 4 is 5 going 4 is 14 , 5 going 6 to 5 going 7 shoot 6 to 7 shoot 7 shoot 9 hunter 8 that 9 hunter 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 he 16 somehow 17 he 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 better farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] [reached] [the] [big] [river] [at] [a] [point] [some] [distance] [below] [the] [blind] built by the hunter [.] 1 farmer 17 built 17 built 18 by 18 by 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water [.] 1 he 9 and 2 laid 4 gun 2 laid 9 and 3 his 4 gun 4 gun 5 down 5 down 6 on 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 17 water 16 the 17 water the [rushes] [grew] [very] thick [there] , and [for] a [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was very busy among them [.] 1 the 5 thick 5 thick 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 15 boy 8 and 16 was 10 a 15 boy 16 was 18 busy 17 very 18 busy 18 busy 19 among 19 among 20 them blacky from his high perch could watch him [,] [and] [as] [he] [watched] [,] [he] [grew] [more] [and] [more] [puzzled] [.] 1 blacky 2 from 1 blacky 6 could 2 from 5 perch 3 his 5 perch 4 high 5 perch 6 could 7 watch 7 watch 8 him it [looked] [very] [much] [as] [if] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was building [a] blind much like that of the hunter 's [.] 1 it 11 was 11 was 12 building 12 building 14 blind 12 building 18 of 14 blind 15 much 14 blind 16 like 16 like 17 that 18 of 21 's 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 's he was [quite] [hidden] [there] , excepting from a [place] [high] up [like] [blacky] 's perch [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 excepting 2 was 8 from 6 , 7 excepting 8 from 16 perch 9 a 12 up 12 up 15 's 15 's 16 perch " [i] [i] [i] [do] [believe] he is going to [try] to shoot [those] [ducks] [himself] , " gasped [blacky] [.] 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 17 , 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 gasped ["] [i] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [it] [if] [any] [one] [had] [told] [me] [.] no , [sir] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [it] [.] 1 no 2 , i [i] can't believe it now [.] 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 6 now 5 it 6 now farmer [brown] 's [boy] [hunting] [with] a [terrible] gun [!] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 9 gun 7 a 9 gun [yet] [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [believe] [my] [own] [eyes] [.] ["] a noise up river caught his attention [.] 1 a 2 noise 1 a 4 river 2 noise 4 river 3 up 4 river 4 river 5 caught 5 caught 7 attention 6 his 7 attention it was the noise of oars in a boat [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 in 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 5 of 5 of 6 oars 6 oars 7 in 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat there was the hunter , rowing down [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 hunter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 6 rowing 5 , 6 rowing 6 rowing 7 down just as he had done the day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 5 done 2 as 10 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 done 5 done 7 day 6 the 7 day 8 before 9 , 8 before 10 he 10 he 16 and 11 came 12 ashore 11 came 13 above 11 came 15 blind 11 came 16 and 13 above 14 his 16 and 17 walked 16 and 18 down 16 and 19 to 19 to 20 it " [this] [is] [no] [place] [for] [me] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [.] 1 " 9 " " [he] ['ll] [remember] [that] [i] [scared] [those] [ducks] [yesterday] [,] [and] [as] [likely] [as] [not] [he] ['ll] [try] [to] [shoot] [me] [.] " 1 " 24 " there he [sat] [until] [the] [black] [shadows] warned [him] that it was high time for him to be [getting] back [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 8 warned 8 warned 10 that 10 that 11 it 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 14 time 12 was 15 for 12 was 17 to 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 17 to 18 be 18 be 20 back he had to hurry , for it was [later] [than] [usual] , and he was afraid to be out [after] [dark] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 hurry 4 hurry 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 it 7 it 12 , 8 was 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 out " [it] [is] [true] [,] " [croaked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 6 " " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [has] [turned] [hunter] [.] " 1 " 10 " it was such a dreadful shock to [blacky] [that] it was a long time before he could go to sleep [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 shock 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 dreadful 4 a 6 shock 5 dreadful 6 shock 6 shock 7 to 7 to 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 14 time 12 a 13 long 12 a 14 time 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 before 14 time 16 he 14 time 18 go 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 19 to 19 to 20 sleep [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer [,] ["] said the hunter [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 well 4 well 5 for 4 well 7 that 4 well 14 get 5 for 6 you 7 that 8 you 7 that 14 get 8 you 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 wait 10 wait 11 for 11 for 12 me 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 nearer 18 said 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 smart 4 smart 5 enough 4 smart 6 to 4 smart 7 know 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 you 8 that 11 play 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 play 11 play 14 trick 11 play 15 on 11 play 17 twice 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 15 on 16 me the hunter couldn't see him at all [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 4 see 6 at 6 at 7 all he didn't have the least idea that any one [else] was anywhere near [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 idea 4 the 6 idea 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 that 7 that 9 one 7 that 11 was 8 any 9 one 9 one 11 was 11 was 12 anywhere 11 was 13 near far down [the] [big] [river] [the] [hunter] [saw] [a] [swiftly] [moving] [black] [line] [just] [above] [the] [water] [.] 1 far 2 down " [here] [they] [come] , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw [nearer] [.] 1 " 8 muttered 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 8 muttered 17 draw 10 as 11 he 10 as 13 watched 10 as 17 draw 11 he 13 watched 12 eagerly 13 watched 13 watched 16 line 14 that 16 line 15 black 16 line twice those big black birds circled around over [the] [big] [river] [opposite] where the hunter was crouching behind his blind [.] 1 twice 5 birds 2 those 5 birds 3 big 4 black 4 black 5 birds 5 birds 6 circled 6 circled 7 around 6 circled 8 over 6 circled 13 where 6 circled 20 blind 13 where 15 hunter 13 where 16 was 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 16 was 17 crouching 17 crouching 18 behind 18 behind 19 his it was [plain] [that] [dusky] [,] their leader [,] [remembered] [blacky] 's warning [the] [night] [before] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 13 warning 7 their 8 leader 8 leader 12 's 12 's 13 warning but this time there was no warning [.] 1 but 3 time 1 but 4 there 2 this 3 time 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 warning 6 no 7 warning everything appeared safe [.] 1 everything 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 safe once more [the] flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn [.] 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 flock 1 once 6 and 2 more 4 flock 5 circled 6 and 6 and 8 headed 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 8 headed 10 for 8 headed 13 where 10 for 12 place 11 that 12 place 12 place 13 where 13 where 14 they 13 where 15 hoped 14 they 15 hoped 15 hoped 16 to 15 hoped 17 find 16 to 17 find 17 find 19 corn 18 more 19 corn the hunter crouched lower [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower they were almost near enough for him to shoot [when] ["] bang , bang " [went] a gun a short distance away [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 almost 2 were 5 enough 3 almost 4 near 5 enough 6 for 5 enough 8 to 6 for 7 him 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 13 , 12 bang 13 , 13 , 14 bang 14 bang 15 " 14 bang 21 distance 14 bang 22 away 17 a 21 distance 18 gun 21 distance 19 a 20 short 20 short 21 distance [instantly] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] [turned] [and] [on] [swift] [wings] [swung] [off] [and] [up] [the] [river] [.] if [ever] there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind [.] 1 if 3 there 1 if 4 was 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 it 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 hunter 5 a 6 disappointed 5 a 7 hunter 6 disappointed 7 hunter 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 one 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 14 in 13 crouching 16 blind 15 that 16 blind " [somebody] [else] [is] [hunting] [,] [and] [he] [spoiled] [my] [shot] [that] [time] , " he muttered [.] 1 " 17 muttered 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 muttered ["] [he] [must] [have] [a] [blind] [farther] [down] [.] probably [some] [other] [ducks] [i] [didn't] [see] [came] in [to] [him] [.] 1 probably 9 in i wonder if he got them [.] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 5 got 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them here 's hoping [that] [next] [time] [those] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [first] [.] ["] 1 here 2 's 2 's 3 hoping he [once] [more] [made] [himself] [comfortable] [and] settled [down] [for] [a] [long] [wait] [.] 1 he 8 settled the [black] [shadows] [crept] [out] [from] [the] [farther] bank of the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the jolly , [round] [red] [mr] [sun] had gone to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead [.] 1 jolly 2 , 2 , 11 , 7 had 8 gone 7 had 11 , 8 gone 10 bed 9 to 10 bed 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 star 12 and 17 was 13 the 14 first 13 the 16 star 15 little 16 star 16 star 17 was 17 was 18 twinkling 18 twinkling 19 high 18 twinkling 20 overhead it was [very] still and peaceful [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 and 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful [from] [out] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [big] [river] [sounded] [a] [low] ["] [quack] ["] [;] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] [were] [swimming] [in] [this] [time] [.] presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water [,] [and] [then] [he] [made] [out] [nine] [black] [spots] [.] 1 presently 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 8 line 5 see 9 on 6 a 8 line 7 silver 8 line 8 line 9 on 9 on 11 water 10 the 11 water in a few minutes [those] [ducks] [would] [be] [where] he could shoot them [.] 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 10 he 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 them " [bang] [,] [bang] " [went] [that] [gun] [below] [him] [again] [.] 1 " 5 " with a roar of wings , [dusky] and his flock were in the air and [away] [.] 1 with 3 roar 1 with 6 , 1 with 15 and 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 4 of 4 of 5 wings 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 flock 9 his 10 flock 10 flock 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 14 air 13 the 14 air that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things [.] 1 that 2 hunter 2 hunter 5 and 2 hunter 9 and 3 stood 4 up 3 stood 5 and 5 and 6 said 5 and 7 things 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 9 and 11 were 11 were 12 not 11 were 14 things 13 nice 14 things he knew that [those] [ducks] would not come [back] [again] [that] [night] , and [that] [once] [more] he must go home empty-handed [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 come 8 come 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 he 18 he 19 must 19 must 20 go 20 go 22 empty-handed 21 home 22 empty-handed he [found] [the] [blind] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [but] [there] was no one there [.] 1 he 13 was 13 was 15 one 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 there you see [,] as [soon] as he [had] [fired] [his] [gun] [the] [last] [time] [,] [farmer] [brown] 's boy had slipped out [and] away [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 19 boy 2 see 21 slipped 4 as 19 boy 6 as 7 he 7 he 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 slipped 21 slipped 22 out 21 slipped 24 away and as he tramped [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [toward] [home] with his gun , he chuckled [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 16 chuckled 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 tramped 4 tramped 11 with 11 with 13 gun 12 his 13 gun 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 chuckled " he [didn't] [get] [those] [ducks] [this] [time] [,] ["] said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 11 said [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think [.] 1 blacky 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 what 5 know 7 to 7 to 8 think he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [really] [turned] [hunter] [,] [yet] [what] [else] [could] [he] [believe] [?] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 make 3 make 4 himself 3 make 5 believe 5 believe 6 that and hadn't he [with] his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that [very] gun [?] 1 and 2 hadn't 1 and 18 gun 2 hadn't 3 he 5 his 6 own 5 his 18 gun 6 own 13 bang 6 own 15 of 7 ears 12 , 8 heard 11 bang 8 heard 12 , 9 the 10 " 9 the 11 bang 12 , 13 bang 13 bang 14 " 15 of 16 that the very [first] [thing] [the] [next] [morning] [blacky] [had] [hastened] [over] [to] [the] [place] [where] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had hidden in the rushes [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 hidden 21 hidden 22 in 22 in 24 rushes 23 the 24 rushes with sharp eyes he looked for [feathers] [,] [that] [would] [tell] the tale [of] [a] [duck] [killed] [.] 1 with 3 eyes 1 with 4 he 2 sharp 3 eyes 4 he 5 looked 5 looked 6 for 6 for 13 tale 12 the 13 tale but there were no feathers [.] 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 5 feathers 4 no 5 feathers there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 thing 2 wasn't 5 to 3 a 4 thing 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 that 7 that 8 anything 7 that 12 happened 8 anything 10 dreadful 8 anything 11 had 9 so 10 dreadful 11 had 12 happened [perhaps] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [missed] [when] [he] [shot] [at] [those] [ducks] [.] blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to anybody about [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and that terrible gun [.] 1 blacky 5 and 1 blacky 17 and 2 shook 4 head 2 shook 5 and 3 his 4 head 5 and 6 decided 6 decided 7 to 6 decided 8 say 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 nothing 8 say 10 to 8 say 12 about 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 anybody 17 and 19 terrible 17 and 20 gun 18 that 19 terrible you may be sure [that] [early] in the afternoon he was perched in the top of his favorite tree over [by] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 7 in 7 in 9 afternoon 8 the 9 afternoon 9 afternoon 10 he 9 afternoon 20 over 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 perched 12 perched 13 in 12 perched 20 over 13 in 15 top 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 19 tree 17 his 19 tree 18 favorite 19 tree instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 going 2 of 9 he 3 going 4 to 4 to 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 place 9 he 10 made 10 made 13 one 10 made 14 farther 11 a 13 one 12 new 13 one 14 farther 15 down then came [the] [hunter] [a] [little] [earlier] [than] [usual] [.] 1 then 2 came instead of stopping at his blind , he walked [straight] [to] [the] [blind] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [first] [made] [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 stopping 2 of 7 , 2 of 8 he 3 stopping 4 at 3 stopping 6 blind 4 at 5 his 8 he 9 walked of course , there was no one there [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 one 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 there the hunter looked both glad and disappointed [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 both 3 looked 6 and 5 glad 6 and 6 and 7 disappointed but the same thing happened as on the night before [.] 1 but 4 thing 1 but 5 happened 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 as 5 happened 7 on 5 happened 10 before 6 as 7 on 7 on 9 night 8 the 9 night just as those [ducks] [were] [almost] [near] [enough] , a [gun] [went] ["] bang , bang [,] ["] and [away] [went] [the] [ducks] [.] 1 just 2 as 1 just 9 , 2 as 3 those 9 , 16 bang 9 , 19 and 10 a 14 bang 10 a 16 bang 14 bang 15 , they didn't come back again [,] [and] [once] [more] [a] [disappointed] [hunter] [went] [home] [without] [any] [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 come 3 come 4 back 3 come 5 again the next afternoon he was on hand very early [.] 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 hand 5 was 9 early 6 on 7 hand 8 very 9 early he [was] [there] [before] [farmer] [brown] 's boy arrived , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him [.] 1 he 10 , 7 's 8 boy 7 's 10 , 8 boy 9 arrived 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 11 and 15 come 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 come 15 come 18 course 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 22 him he [walked] [down] [to] [where] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was hiding in the rushes [.] 1 he 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 was 10 was 11 hiding 11 hiding 12 in 12 in 14 rushes 13 the 14 rushes " [hello] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [are] [you] [the] [one] [who] was shooting [here] [last] [night] [and] [the] [night] before [?] ["] 1 " 7 was 7 was 8 shooting 8 shooting 15 before farmer [brown] 's boy grinned [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned " [yes] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [what] [luck] [did] [you] [have] [?] ["] asked the hunter [.] 1 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter " [fine] [,] " [replied] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 4 " " [how] [many] [ducks] [did] [you] [get] [?] ["] asked the hunter [.] 1 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 hunter 11 the 12 hunter farmer [brown] 's boy grinned more broadly than before [.] 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 7 broadly 5 grinned 8 than 5 grinned 9 before 6 more 7 broadly 8 than 9 before " [none] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [i] [guess] [i] ['m] [not] [a] [very] [good] [shot] [.] " 1 " 12 " " [then] [what] [did] [you] [mean] [by] [saying] [you] [had] [fine] [luck] [?] " [demanded] [the] [hunter] [.] 1 " 14 " the hunter lost patience [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 lost 3 lost 4 patience he tried to order [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [away] [.] 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 order but [the] latter [said] [he] had as much right there [as] the hunter [had] [,] and the hunter knew that this was so [.] 1 but 3 latter 1 but 19 knew 3 latter 6 had 6 had 9 right 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 right 9 right 10 there 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 knew 19 knew 20 that 20 that 21 this 20 that 22 was 21 this 22 was 22 was 23 so finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind [.] 1 finally 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 gave 6 and 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 went 7 muttering 8 angrily 7 muttering 9 , 7 muttering 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 back 12 back 13 to 12 back 15 blind 13 to 14 his [again] [the] [gun] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [frightened] [away] [the] [ducks] [just] [as] [they] [were] [coming] [in] [.] the next afternoon there was no hunter [nor] [the] next [,] [though] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [there] [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 there 3 afternoon 5 was 5 was 7 hunter 5 was 10 next 6 no 7 hunter the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to hunt [there] [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was [about] [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 had 3 had 4 decided 4 decided 5 that 5 that 6 it 5 that 20 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 waste 8 a 9 waste 9 waste 10 of 10 of 11 time 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 hunt [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt [not] [a] [friend] [,] [but] [to] [the] [last] [grip] [hard] [on] [faith] and hold it fast [.] 1 doubt 14 and 14 and 15 hold 15 hold 16 it 15 hold 17 fast [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] [every] [morning] [blacky] [the] [crow] [visited] [the] [rushes] [along] [the] [shore] [of] [the] [big] [river] [,] [hoping] [to] [find] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] he was anxious , was [blacky] [.] 1 he 4 , 2 was 3 anxious 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 was he [feared] [that] [dusky] [or] [some] [of] [his] [flock] had been killed , and he wanted to know [.] 1 he 13 , 10 had 11 been 10 had 13 , 11 been 12 killed 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 to 17 to 18 know you [see] [,] [he] [knew] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had been shooting over [there] [.] 1 you 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 shooting 13 shooting 14 over at last , early one morning , he found [dusky] and his flock in the rushes [and] [wild] [rice] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 he 3 , 4 early 4 early 6 morning 4 early 7 , 4 early 8 he 5 one 6 morning 8 he 9 found 9 found 16 rushes 11 and 13 flock 12 his 13 flock 13 flock 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 rushes eagerly he counted them [.] 1 eagerly 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them there were nine [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine not one was missing [.] 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 missing blacky sighed with relief and dropped [down] [on] [the] [shore] [close] [to] [where] [dusky] [was] [taking] [a] [nap] [.] 1 blacky 5 and 2 sighed 3 with 2 sighed 5 and 3 with 4 relief 5 and 6 dropped " [hello] [!] " [said] [blacky] [.] 1 " 4 " dusky awoke with a start [.] 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 with 3 with 5 start 4 a 5 start " [hello] [,] [yourself] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he " [we] [haven't] [lost] [a] [feather] [,] " [declared] [dusky] [.] 1 " 8 " " [that] [gun] [wasn't] [fired] [at] [us] [,] [anyway] [.] " 1 " 11 " " [then] [who] [was] [it] [fired] [at] [?] " [demanded] [blacky] [.] 1 " 9 " " [i] [haven't] [the] [least] [idea] [,] " [replied] [dusky] [.] 1 " 8 " " [have] [you] [seen] [any] [other] [ducks] [about] [here] [?] " [inquired] [blacky] [.] 1 " 11 " " [not] [one] [,] ["] was [dusky] ['s] [prompt] reply [.] 1 " 6 was 6 was 10 reply " [if] [there] [had] [been] [any] [,] [i] [guess] we [would] have [known] [it] [.] ["] 1 " 10 we 10 we 12 have " [did] [you] [know] [that] [when] [that] [terrible] [gun] [was] [fired] [there] [was] [another] [terrible] [gun] [right] [over] [behind] [those] [bushes] [?] " [asked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 23 " dusky shook his head [.] 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head we didn't want to take any chances [.] ["] 1 we 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances " [it] [is] [a] [lucky] [thing] [you] [did] [,] " [replied] [blacky] [.] 1 " 10 " " [there] was [a] [hunter] [hiding] [behind] [those] [bushes] all [the] [time] [.] 1 " 3 was 3 was 10 all i warned you of him once [.] ["] 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 2 warned 4 of 2 warned 6 once 4 of 5 him " [that] [reminds] [me] [that] [i] [haven't] [thanked] [you] [,] " [said] [dusky] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [i] [knew] [there] [was] [something] [wrong] [over] [here] [,] [but] [i] [didn't] [know] [what] [.] so it was a hunter [.] 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 hunter 4 a 5 hunter i guess it is a good thing [that] [i] [heeded] [your] [warn-ing] [.] ["] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 2 guess 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 a 6 good 5 a 7 thing 6 good 7 thing " [i] [guess] [it] [is] [,] ["] retorted [blacky] dryly [.] 1 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 dryly " [do] [you] [come] [here] [in] [daytime] [instead] [of] [night] [now] [?] " 1 " 13 " " [no] [,] " [replied] [dusky] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [we] [come] [in] [after] [dark] [and] [spend] [the] [night] [here] [.] there is nothing to fear from hunters [after] dark [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 9 dark 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 fear 5 fear 6 from 6 from 7 hunters we 've given up coming here [until] late in the evening [.] 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 given 3 given 5 coming 3 given 6 here 3 given 8 late 3 given 9 in 4 up 5 coming 5 coming 6 here 9 in 11 evening 10 the 11 evening and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun [.] ["] 1 and 7 we 1 and 9 heard 2 since 3 we 2 since 4 did 2 since 6 , 2 since 7 we 3 we 4 did 4 did 5 that 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 9 heard 11 gun 10 a 11 gun blacky gossiped a while longer , then flew off to look for his breakfast [;] [and] [as] [he] [flew] [his] [heart] [was] [light] [.] 1 blacky 7 then 2 gossiped 5 longer 2 gossiped 7 then 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 longer 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 9 off 8 flew 10 to 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 14 breakfast 13 his 14 breakfast his shrewd little eyes twinkled [.] 1 his 4 eyes 2 shrewd 4 eyes 3 little 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled " [i] [ought] [to] [have] [known] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [better] [than] [even] [to] [suspect] [him] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 1 " 18 " ["] [i] [know] [now] [why] [he] [had] [that] [terrible] [gun] [.] it was to frighten [those] [ducks] [away] so that the hunter would not have a chance to shoot them [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 frighten 4 frighten 9 that 8 so 9 that 9 that 11 hunter 9 that 14 have 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 would 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 have 14 have 16 chance 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 17 to 17 to 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 them he wasn't shooting at anything [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 2 wasn't 4 at 3 shooting 4 at 4 at 5 anything he just fired in the air to scare [those] [ducks] [away] [.] 1 he 3 fired 2 just 3 fired 3 fired 4 in 3 fired 7 to 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 air 7 to 8 scare i know it just as well [as] [if] [i] [had] [seen] [him] do [it] [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 13 do [i] ['ll] [never] [doubt] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [again] [.] and [i] ['m] [glad] [i] didn't say a word to [anybody] [about] [seeing] him [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [.] ["] 1 and 10 to 6 didn't 7 say 7 say 9 word 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 to 10 to 14 him blacky was right [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 right while appearing to be an enemy , he really had been a friend of [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] his [flock] [.] 1 while 2 appearing 1 while 7 , 1 while 8 he 2 appearing 3 to 2 appearing 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 enemy 5 an 6 enemy 8 he 10 had 9 really 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 friend 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 of 14 of 20 his [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know [.] 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 fond 2 is 7 as 3 fond 4 of 4 of 5 eggs 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 7 as 9 know 8 you 9 know in this he is a great deal like other people , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [for] instance [.] 1 in 2 this 1 in 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 7 deal 4 is 8 like 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 like 8 like 11 , 9 other 10 people 10 people 11 , 11 , 17 instance but as [blacky] [cannot] [keep] hens , as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] , he is obliged to steal eggs or [else] go [without] [.] 1 but 2 as 1 but 7 , 2 as 6 hens 7 , 8 as 8 as 16 is 8 as 17 obliged 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 is 17 obliged 18 to 18 to 21 or 19 steal 20 eggs 19 steal 21 or 21 or 23 go he [quite] [overlooks] [the] [fact] [that] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [feeds] [the] [biddies] and [takes] the eggs [as] [pay] [.] 1 he 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 14 and 14 and 16 the 16 the 17 eggs anyway , that is what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [says] , but [i] [do] [not] [know] [whether] [or] [not] [the] [biddies] [understand] [it] [that] [way] [.] 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 11 , 11 , 12 but so [blacky] [the] [crow] [cannot] [see] why [he] should not [help] [himself] [to] [an] [egg] [when] [he] [gets] [the] [chance] [.] 1 so 7 why 7 why 9 should 9 should 10 not the eggs he does get are mostly those of his neighbors in [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [old] [orchard] [.] 1 the 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 he 2 eggs 5 get 2 eggs 6 are 3 he 4 does 4 does 5 get 6 are 7 mostly 6 are 8 those 6 are 12 in 8 those 9 of 9 of 11 neighbors 10 his 11 neighbors blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like [.] 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 well 2 knows 9 what 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 well 6 as 8 one 6 as 9 what 7 any 8 one 9 what 11 gun 9 what 13 like 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 12 looks 13 like he also knows that without a terrible gun , there is little [farmer] [brown] [or] [any] [one] [else] [can] [do] [to] [him] [.] 1 he 3 knows 2 also 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 4 that 10 there 4 that 11 is 5 without 8 gun 5 without 9 , 5 without 10 there 6 a 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 10 there 11 is 11 is 12 little but [blacky] [doesn't] [do] [anything] [of] [this] [kind] [around] the buildings [of] [farmer] [brown] [.] 1 but 11 buildings 10 the 11 buildings though he has suspected that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would not [now] [try] to [harm] him [,] [blacky] [is] [naturally] [cautious] and [takes] no chances [.] 1 though 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 suspected 4 suspected 14 to 5 that 10 would 10 would 11 not 11 not 14 to 14 to 22 and 16 him 22 and 22 and 25 chances 24 no 25 chances first he sits in a [tall] tree [from] [which] [he] [can] [watch] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [home] [.] 1 first 2 he 2 he 3 sits 3 sits 4 in 4 in 7 tree 5 a 7 tree it was on one of these silent visits that [blacky] [spied] [something] [which] [he] [couldn't] [forget] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 on 2 was 9 that 3 on 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 8 visits 6 these 8 visits 7 silent 8 visits it was a box just inside the henhouse door [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 box 3 a 4 box 4 box 5 just 5 just 6 inside 6 inside 9 door 7 the 9 door 8 henhouse 9 door in the box [was] [some] [hay] [and] in [that] [hay] he was sure that he had seen an egg [.] 1 in 3 box 1 in 11 he 2 the 3 box 3 box 8 in 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 seen 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 19 egg 18 an 19 egg in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 saw 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 eggs 9 saw 12 there 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 there he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss [.] 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 have 3 not 4 have 4 have 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 7 but 7 but 8 for 8 for 10 fact 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 10 fact 21 making 11 that 13 hen 11 that 15 jumped 12 a 13 hen 13 hen 14 had 14 had 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 down 15 jumped 17 from 17 from 19 box 18 that 19 box 20 , 21 making 21 making 24 fuss 22 a 23 terrible 22 a 24 fuss 23 terrible 24 fuss she didn't seem frightened , but very proud [.] 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 6 but 4 frightened 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 proud 7 very 8 proud what [under] the sun she had to be proud about [blacky] [couldn't] [understand] [,] but he didn't stay to find out [.] 1 what 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 5 she 4 sun 20 find 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 proud 9 proud 10 about 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 stay 18 stay 19 to 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out the noise she was making made him nervous [.] 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 3 she 2 noise 5 making 2 noise 6 made 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 making 6 made 7 him 6 made 8 nervous he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 it 4 that 12 out 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 bring 7 bring 9 one 7 bring 10 to 8 some 9 one 10 to 12 out 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 what 13 what 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 16 on so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 and 2 he 7 and 3 spread 6 wings 3 spread 7 and 4 his 6 wings 5 black 6 wings 7 and 8 flew 7 and 9 away 7 and 11 silently 7 and 12 as 10 as 11 silently 12 as 13 he 12 as 15 come 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 come as he was flying away he saw those eggs [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 was 1 as 6 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 5 away 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 9 eggs 8 those 9 eggs that one [glance] was [enough] [.] 1 that 2 one 2 one 4 was you [know] [blacky] ['s] [eyes] are very sharp [.] 1 you 6 are 6 are 8 sharp 7 very 8 sharp he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs [in] the hay , and that was enough for him [.] 1 he 16 and 2 saw 4 hay 2 saw 16 and 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 5 in 5 in 8 and 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 and 8 and 11 eggs 9 the 10 two 10 two 11 eggs 13 the 14 hay 14 hay 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 was 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 21 him from [that] [instant] [blacky] [the] [crow] [began] [to] scheme [and] [plan] to get one or both of those eggs [.] 1 from 9 scheme 9 scheme 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 15 or 14 one 15 or 15 or 16 both 15 or 17 of 17 of 19 eggs 18 those 19 eggs [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] [if] [out] [of] [sight] [,] [then] [out] [of] [mind] [.] this is a saying which you often hear [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 saying 3 a 4 saying 4 saying 5 which 4 saying 8 hear 5 which 6 you 5 which 8 hear 6 you 8 hear 7 often 8 hear it [may] [be] [true] [sometimes] [,] [but] it is very far from true at other times [.] 1 it 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 13 true 10 very 12 from 11 far 12 from 12 from 13 true 13 true 14 at 14 at 16 times 15 other 16 times take the case [of] [blacky] [.] 1 take 3 case 2 the 3 case then , as he flew away [toward] [the] [green] [forest] , those eggs were out of [sight] , of course [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 13 eggs 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 flew 3 as 11 , 3 as 13 eggs 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 away 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 were 14 were 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 18 , 18 , 20 course 19 of 20 course but do you think they were out of mind [?] 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 they 4 think 6 were 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind not much [!] 1 not 2 much no , indeed [!] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed in fact , those eggs were very much in [blacky] ['s] mind [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 were 6 were 8 much 6 were 9 in 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 in 9 in 12 mind he couldn't think of anything else [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 4 of 5 anything 5 anything 6 else he flew [straight] to a certain tall pine-tree in [a] [lonely] [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 4 to 4 to 8 pine-tree 5 a 6 certain 5 a 8 pine-tree 6 certain 8 pine-tree 7 tall 8 pine-tree 8 pine-tree 9 in ["] [there] [is] [more] [in] [one] [of] [those] [eggs] [than] [in] [a] [whole] [nestful] [of] [welcome] [robin] ['s] [eggs] [.] it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky [enough] to [taste] [a] hen ['s] [egg] , and now is my chance [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 20 and 2 is 20 and 3 a 4 very 3 a 16 hen 4 very 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 13 to 7 since 10 been 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 lucky 11 lucky 13 to 16 hen 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 is 21 now 22 is 22 is 24 chance 23 my 24 chance i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 having 3 like 5 to 3 like 6 go 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 inside 7 inside 9 henhouse 8 that 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 11 even 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 though 11 even 16 inside 12 though 13 it 12 though 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 barely 16 inside 18 door 17 the 18 door i 'm suspicious of doors [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 5 doors they have a way of closing most unexpectedly [.] 1 they 2 have 2 have 4 way 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 5 of 6 closing 6 closing 8 unexpectedly 7 most 8 unexpectedly i [might] [see] [if] [i] cannot get [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] to bring one of those eggs out for me [.] 1 i 6 cannot 6 cannot 7 get 7 get 12 to 12 to 13 bring 13 bring 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 17 eggs 16 those 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 out 18 out 19 for 19 for 20 me but that plan won't do , come to think of it [,] [because] [i] [can't] [trust] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 6 , 3 plan 4 won't 4 won't 6 , 5 do 6 , 6 , 7 come 7 come 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 it the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself [.] 1 the 3 sinner 2 old 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 4 is 5 too 4 is 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 6 fond 9 himself 7 of 8 eggs [no] [.] i 've got to get one of those eggs myself [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 5 get 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 one 5 get 10 myself 6 one 7 of 7 of 9 eggs 8 those 9 eggs it is the only way [i] [can] [be] [sure] of it [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 the 4 only 3 the 5 way 5 way 10 of 10 of 11 it ["] [the] [thing] [to] [do] [is] [to] [make] [sure] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [farmer] [brown] [himself] [are] [nowhere] [about] [.] they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon [.] 1 they 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 down 5 down 6 in 5 down 10 soon 6 in 8 cornfield 7 the 8 cornfield 9 pretty 10 soon with them [down] [there] [,] [i] [have] [only] [to] [watch] [my] [chance] and [slip] [in] [.] 1 with 2 them 1 with 13 and it won't take but a second [.] 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 4 but 4 but 6 second 5 a 6 second just a little courage [,] [blacky] [,] [just] [a] [little] [courage] [!] 1 just 4 courage 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 courage nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk [.] 1 nothing 2 in 1 nothing 7 is 2 in 4 world 3 this 4 world 4 world 5 worth 5 worth 6 having 7 is 8 gained 8 gained 9 without 9 without 11 risk 10 some 11 risk the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible [.] ["] 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 3 to 2 thing 4 do 2 thing 5 is 3 to 4 do 5 is 6 to 5 is 16 possible 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 11 risk 9 that 12 is 10 the 11 risk 11 risk 12 is 12 is 14 small 13 as 14 small 15 as 16 possible blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it [.] 1 blacky 6 and 2 shook 3 out 2 shook 5 feathers 2 shook 6 and 4 his 5 feathers 6 and 8 flew 6 and 10 of 6 and 15 silently 6 and 16 as 7 then 8 flew 9 out 10 of 10 of 13 pine-tree 11 the 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 14 as 15 silently 16 as 17 he 16 as 19 flown 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 flown 19 flown 20 into 20 into 21 it he [headed] [straight] [toward] [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield [.] 1 he 7 's 7 's 8 cornfield he didn't have long to wait [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 5 to 4 long 5 to 5 to 6 wait in fact , he had been there [but] [a] [few] [minutes] [when] [he] [spied] [two] [people] [coming] [down] [the] [long] [lane] [toward] [the] [cornfield] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction [.] 1 he 7 and 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 7 and 3 at 4 them 5 sharply 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 gave 8 then 9 gave 9 gave 12 sigh 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 of 13 of 14 satisfaction they were [farmer] [brown] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 9 boy presently they reached the cornfield and turned into it [.] 1 presently 2 they 2 they 6 and 3 reached 5 cornfield 3 reached 6 and 4 the 5 cornfield 6 and 7 turned 6 and 8 into 8 into 9 it he didn't fly straight there [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 3 fly 5 there oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no blacky is too clever to do anything like that [.] 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 too 2 is 4 clever 4 clever 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 anything 7 anything 8 like 8 like 9 that he flew [toward] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 flew when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 was 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 sure 4 quite 5 sure 7 he 9 flew 8 silently 9 flew 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 11 into 9 flew 14 as 11 into 13 henyard 12 the 13 henyard 14 as 15 he 14 as 17 done 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 done 17 done 19 times 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before at last he could see the box with the hay in it [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 7 box 5 see 8 with 5 see 11 in 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 with 8 with 10 hay 9 the 10 hay 10 hay 11 in 11 in 12 it he walked right up to the open door and peered inside [.] 1 he 9 and 2 walked 3 right 2 walked 9 and 3 right 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 8 door 6 the 8 door 7 open 8 door 9 and 10 peered 9 and 11 inside there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 9 he 6 afraid 11 see 7 of 8 that 7 of 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see still he hesitated [.] 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 hesitated blacky closed his eyes for [just] [a] [second] [,] [and] [when] [he] [did] [that] [he] [seemed] [to] [see] [himself] [eating] one of those eggs [.] 1 blacky 2 closed 2 closed 4 eyes 2 closed 5 for 3 his 4 eyes 5 for 21 one 21 one 22 of 22 of 24 eggs 23 those 24 eggs " [what] [are] [you] [afraid] [of] [?] " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes [.] 1 " 10 muttered 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 11 to 10 muttered 13 as 11 to 12 himself 13 as 14 he 13 as 15 opened 14 he 15 opened 15 opened 17 eyes 16 his 17 eyes then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box [.] 1 then 10 he 2 with 5 look 2 with 9 , 2 with 10 he 3 a 5 look 4 hurried 5 look 5 look 6 in 6 in 7 all 8 directions 9 , 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 11 flew 13 to 13 to 15 edge 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 16 of 18 box 17 the 18 box there lay the two eggs [!] 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 5 eggs 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 eggs [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an egg and [it] [wouldn't] behave [just] what would you do with that egg [,] [may] [i] [ask] [?] 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 and 1 if 11 what 2 you 6 and 3 had 5 egg 3 had 6 and 4 an 5 egg 6 and 9 behave 11 what 12 would 11 what 14 do 13 you 14 do 14 do 15 with 15 with 17 egg 16 that 17 egg to [make] an egg do what [it] don't want to do [strikes] me like a difficult sort of a task [.] 1 to 5 do 1 to 6 what 3 an 4 egg 3 an 5 do 4 egg 5 do 6 what 8 don't 8 don't 9 want 9 want 10 to 9 want 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 13 me 11 do 14 like 14 like 17 sort 15 a 17 sort 16 difficult 17 sort 17 sort 18 of 18 of 20 task 19 a 20 task all of which is pure nonsense [.] 1 all 2 of 1 all 4 is 2 of 3 which 4 is 6 nonsense 5 pure 6 nonsense of course [.] 1 of 2 course who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving [?] 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 9 or 4 of 6 egg 5 an 6 egg 7 either 9 or 8 behaving 9 or 9 or 10 misbehaving [nobody] [.] that is , [nobody] [that] [i] [know] [,] [unless] it be [blacky] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 10 it 10 it 11 be it is best not to mention eggs in [blacky] ['s] presence these days [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 best 2 is 5 to 4 not 5 to 5 to 6 mention 6 mention 7 eggs 6 mention 8 in 6 mention 13 days 7 eggs 8 in 8 in 11 presence 12 these 13 days they are a forbidden topic when he is about [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 5 topic 3 a 5 topic 4 forbidden 5 topic 5 topic 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 is 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 about blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg [.] 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 8 resentful 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 resentful 8 resentful 9 at 9 at 12 mention 10 the 12 mention 11 mere 12 mention 12 mention 13 of 13 of 15 egg 14 an 15 egg i don't know [as] [i] [wholly] [blame] him [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 8 him well , that is the way it is [with] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 7 it 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 way 5 the 6 way 7 it 8 is if [any] [one] [had] [told] [blacky] [that] he didn't know all there is to [know] [about] [eggs] , he would have laughed at the idea [.] 1 if 8 he 1 if 10 know 1 if 18 , 1 if 19 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 11 all 13 is 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 to 14 to 18 , 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 laughed 22 laughed 23 at 23 at 25 idea 24 the 25 idea [wasn't] [he] [,] [blacky] [,] [hatched] [from] [an] [egg] [himself] [?] and [hadn't] he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and [eaten] eggs [?] 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 , 4 , 17 and 5 ever 6 since 6 since 7 he 6 since 8 was 6 since 11 , 6 since 17 and 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 big 9 big 10 enough 12 hunted 14 and 12 hunted 17 and 13 eggs 14 and 14 and 16 eggs 15 stolen 16 eggs 17 and 19 eggs if he didn't know about eggs , who did [?] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 know 1 if 7 , 1 if 8 who 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 about 4 know 6 eggs 8 who 9 did that is the way he would have talked before his visit to [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 he 4 way 8 talked 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 talked 8 talked 9 before 8 talked 12 to 9 before 11 visit 10 his 11 visit 11 visit 12 to 12 to 16 henhouse it is since [then] that it has been unwise to mention eggs [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 since 3 since 5 that 3 since 11 mention 6 it 7 has 7 has 8 been 8 been 9 unwise 9 unwise 10 to 9 unwise 11 mention 10 to 11 mention 11 mention 12 eggs [when] [blacky] [saw] [the] [two] [eggs] [in] [the] [nest] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [how] [blacky] [did] [wish] [that] [he] [could] [take] [both] [.] but he couldn't [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't one would be all that he could manage [.] 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 that 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 manage 6 he 7 could he must take his choice and go away while the going was good [.] 1 he 2 must 2 must 6 and 3 take 5 choice 3 take 6 and 4 his 5 choice 6 and 7 go 7 go 8 away 7 go 9 while 9 while 11 going 9 while 12 was 10 the 11 going 11 going 12 was 12 was 13 good which should he take [?] 1 which 2 should 1 which 4 take 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 take it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite [.] 1 it 3 happens 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 3 happens 7 that 4 in 6 life 5 this 6 life 7 that 8 things 7 that 20 prove 8 things 9 which 8 things 10 seem 8 things 16 trifles 8 things 20 prove 9 which 10 seem 10 seem 11 to 10 seem 12 be 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 unimportant 14 , 16 trifles 15 mere 16 trifles 16 trifles 17 in 16 trifles 19 , 17 in 18 themselves 20 prove 21 to 20 prove 22 be 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 just 22 be 25 opposite 24 the 25 opposite as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world [.] 1 as 3 matter 1 as 6 , 1 as 7 it 2 a 3 matter 3 matter 4 of 4 of 5 fact 7 it 8 made 8 made 11 difference 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 world one was brown and very good to look at [.] 1 one 2 was 2 was 4 and 3 brown 4 and 4 and 6 good 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 6 good 9 at 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at the other , the larger [of] [the] [two] , [was] white and [also] very good to look at [.] 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 , 3 , 11 white 3 , 12 and 4 the 11 white 5 larger 9 , 5 larger 11 white 12 and 15 good 12 and 16 to 12 and 18 at 14 very 15 good 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 at in fact , [blacky] [thought] [it] [the] [better] [of] [the] [two] to look at , [for] it was very smooth and shiny [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 1 in 17 it 3 , 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 15 , 17 it 18 was 18 was 21 and 19 very 20 smooth 20 smooth 21 and 21 and 22 shiny so , partly on [this] [account] , [and] partly because it was the largest , [blacky] [chose] [the] [white] egg [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 partly 2 , 4 on 4 on 7 , 7 , 9 partly 7 , 10 because 10 because 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 20 egg 13 the 14 largest 13 the 20 egg 14 largest 15 , he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip [.] 1 he 2 fluttered 2 fluttered 3 to 3 to 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 5 ground 6 just 5 ground 13 he 5 ground 14 got 6 just 11 and 7 outside 9 door 7 outside 11 and 8 the 9 door 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 13 he 14 got 14 got 17 grip 15 a 17 grip 16 better 17 grip [never] [had] [blacky] [felt] [more] [like] [cawing] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [.] you see [,] [he] [felt] that he had been very smart , and [i] [suspect] [that] he [also] felt that [he] had been very brave [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 22 had 7 he 12 , 8 had 9 been 8 had 12 , 9 been 11 smart 10 very 11 smart 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 he 17 he 19 felt 19 felt 20 that 22 had 23 been 23 been 25 brave 24 very 25 brave he would have liked to boast a little [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 4 liked 6 boast 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 8 little 7 a 8 little but he didn't [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't he wisely held his tongue [.] 1 he 3 held 2 wisely 3 held 3 held 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue it would be time enough to do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 time 4 time 5 enough 4 time 6 to 4 time 10 after 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 boasting 8 his 9 boasting 10 after 11 he 10 after 18 and 11 he 12 had 12 had 18 and 13 reached 15 place 13 reached 18 and 14 a 15 place 15 place 16 of 16 of 17 safety 18 and 19 had 19 had 20 eaten 20 eaten 22 egg 21 that 22 egg he [was] [halfway] [across] [the] [old] [orchard] [when] [he] felt that egg beginning to slip [.] 1 he 10 felt 10 felt 12 egg 11 that 12 egg 12 egg 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 slip 14 to 15 slip now at best it isn't easy to carry an egg without breaking it [.] 1 now 4 it 2 at 3 best 3 best 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 easy 6 easy 7 to 6 easy 8 carry 7 to 8 carry 8 carry 10 egg 8 carry 11 without 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 11 without 11 without 12 breaking 12 breaking 13 it you know how very careful you have to be [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 very 4 very 5 careful 5 careful 9 be 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 be just imagine [how] [blacky] [felt] [when] that [egg] [began] [to] [slip] [.] 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 7 that do what [he] would , he couldn't get a better grip on it [.] 1 do 2 what 1 do 5 , 2 what 4 would 5 , 8 get 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 11 grip 8 get 12 on 9 a 11 grip 10 better 11 grip 11 grip 12 on 12 on 13 it it slipped a wee bit more [.] 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 5 bit 2 slipped 6 more 3 a 4 wee 3 a 5 bit 4 wee 5 bit blacky started down towards the ground [.] 1 blacky 2 started 2 started 3 down 2 started 4 towards 4 towards 6 ground 5 the 6 ground but he wasn't quick enough [.] 1 but 3 wasn't 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 quick 4 quick 5 enough striped [chipmunk] , watching [blacky] [from] the [old] [stone] [wall] [,] [saw] [something] [white] [drop] [from] [blacky] ['s] claws [.] 1 striped 3 , 1 striped 19 claws 3 , 4 watching 7 the 19 claws he saw [blacky] dash after it and clutch at it only to miss it [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 dash 4 dash 5 after 4 dash 9 at 4 dash 12 to 5 after 7 and 6 it 7 and 7 and 8 clutch 7 and 9 at 9 at 10 it 11 only 12 to 12 to 13 miss 13 miss 14 it then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground [.] 1 then 4 thing 2 the 4 thing 3 white 4 thing 4 thing 13 , 5 struck 7 branch 5 struck 13 , 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 of 8 of 12 tree 9 an 10 old 9 an 12 tree 10 old 11 apple 11 apple 12 tree 13 , 16 and 13 , 18 to 14 bounced 15 off 14 bounced 16 and 16 and 17 fell 18 to 20 ground 19 the 20 ground blacky followed it [.] 1 blacky 2 followed 2 followed 3 it striped [chipmunk] [stole] [very] [softly] [through] [the] [grass] to see what [blacky] was doing [.] 1 striped 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 13 was 13 was 14 doing blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 standing 2 was 13 like 3 standing 4 close 3 standing 13 like 4 close 5 beside 5 beside 8 thing 6 a 8 thing 7 white 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 8 thing 10 looked 9 that 10 looked 10 looked 12 much 11 very 12 much 13 like 15 egg 14 an 15 egg he was looking at it with the queerest expression [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 looking 2 was 4 at 2 was 6 with 4 at 5 it 6 with 9 expression 7 the 8 queerest 7 the 9 expression he didn't [.] 1 he 2 didn't that egg wasn't behaving right [.] 1 that 2 egg 2 egg 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree [.] 1 it 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 when 5 when 6 it 5 when 7 hit 6 it 7 hit 7 hit 9 branch 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 10 of 13 tree 11 the 13 tree 12 apple 13 tree certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill [.] 1 certainly 2 it 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 struck 7 he 8 struck 8 struck 9 it 8 struck 11 way 8 struck 12 with 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 with 12 with 14 bill 13 his 14 bill however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 1 however 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 7 egg 5 eat 9 if 6 that 7 egg 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 12 break 9 if 15 ? 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 break 12 break 14 shell 13 the 14 shell blacky didn't know [.] 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled he didn't know what to make [of] that egg he had stolen from [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 that 6 make 9 egg 9 egg 10 he 9 egg 12 stolen 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 stolen 12 stolen 13 from 13 from 17 henhouse it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 3 like 5 egg 4 any 5 egg 5 egg 6 he 5 egg 13 of 6 he 8 had 7 ever 8 had 8 had 10 or 9 seen 10 or 10 or 12 heard 11 even 12 heard 12 heard 13 of it was a beautiful-looking [egg] , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked [.] 1 it 6 , 2 was 4 beautiful-looking 2 was 6 , 3 a 4 beautiful-looking 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 10 been 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 13 it 12 that 15 taste 13 it 14 would 14 would 15 taste 15 taste 16 as 15 taste 22 as 16 as 18 , 17 good 18 , 18 , 21 good 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 good 22 as 23 it 22 as 24 looked 23 it 24 looked even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped [.] 1 even 2 now 1 even 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 14 it 6 that 21 hoped 7 if 8 he 7 if 11 taste 7 if 13 , 7 if 14 it 8 he 9 could 9 could 11 taste 10 only 11 taste 11 taste 12 it 14 it 15 would 15 would 16 be 17 all 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 20 had 18 that 21 hoped 19 he 20 had but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 5 taste 2 how 3 could 3 could 4 he 3 could 5 taste 5 taste 6 it 5 taste 8 when 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 11 break 8 when 14 ? 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 break 11 break 13 shell 12 that 13 shell he never had heard of such a shell [.] 1 he 3 had 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 8 shell 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 shell he doubted [if] anybody else ever had [,] [either] [.] 1 he 2 doubted 2 doubted 4 anybody 2 doubted 7 had 4 anybody 5 else 4 anybody 7 had 6 ever 7 had he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hammered 3 hammered 4 at 3 hammered 6 with 3 hammered 10 until 4 at 5 it 6 with 9 bill 7 his 9 bill 8 stout 9 bill 10 until 11 he 10 until 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 break 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 break 17 break 18 that 17 break 21 of 19 , 21 of 20 instead 21 of 21 of 23 egg 22 the 23 egg but [the] [old] [orchard] [was] not [the] [place] [for] [him] [to] [work] [on] [that] [egg] [.] 1 but 6 not in the first place , it was too [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [.] 1 in 4 place 1 in 5 , 1 in 6 it 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 too [this] [made] [blacky] [uneasy] [.] you [see] [,] [he] had something of a guilty conscience [.] 1 you 5 had 5 had 6 something 6 something 7 of 7 of 10 conscience 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong [.] 1 not 2 that 1 not 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 at 4 felt 8 sense 4 felt 12 wrong 5 at 6 all 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 9 of 10 having 10 having 11 done yet he wasn't at all sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would look at the matter [quite] that way [.] 1 yet 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 at 3 wasn't 14 at 3 wasn't 19 way 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 sure 5 all 14 at 6 sure 7 that 7 that 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 would 12 would 13 look 14 at 16 matter 15 the 16 matter 18 that 19 way in [fact] , he had [a] [feeling] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would call [him] a thief [if] [he] [should] be [discovered] [with] [that] [egg] [.] 1 in 3 , 1 in 8 that 3 , 5 had 4 he 5 had 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 would 13 would 14 call 14 call 21 be 16 a 17 thief 16 a 21 be then , [too] [,] there were [too] many [sharp] [eyes] [in] [the] [old] [orchard] [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 there 5 there 6 were 6 were 8 many he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 get 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 away 4 get 6 where 6 where 7 he 6 where 9 be 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 of 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 alone then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be [the] wiser [.] 1 then 10 one 2 if 3 he 2 if 5 break 2 if 8 , 2 if 10 one 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 break 5 break 7 shell 6 that 7 shell 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 14 wiser but he is [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is in [fact] , [blacky] is [quite] [like] [a] [little] [child] [in] this [matter] [.] 1 in 3 , 1 in 5 is 5 is 12 this [anything] [that] [is] [bright] [and] [shiny] [interests] [blacky] [right] [away] [.] always [their] [pockets] [are] [filled] [with] [all] sorts [of] [useless] [odds] and [ends] [which] they have [picked] up here [and] there [.] 1 always 8 sorts 8 sorts 12 and 12 and 15 they 12 and 16 have 16 have 18 up 16 have 21 there 18 up 19 here blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse [.] 1 blacky 2 has 2 has 4 pockets 2 has 6 so 3 no 4 pockets 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 he 6 so 8 keeps 7 he 8 keeps 8 keeps 10 treasures 9 his 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 11 of 18 , 12 this 13 kind 12 this 18 , 13 kind 14 in 14 in 17 hiding-place 15 a 17 hiding-place 16 secret 17 hiding-place 18 , 21 of 19 a 21 of 20 sort 21 of 21 of 23 storehouse 22 treasure 23 storehouse first [blacky] [took] [this] [egg] [over] [near] [his] [home] , and [there] he [once] [more] tried and [tried] [and] tried to break the shell [.] 1 first 10 , 1 first 13 he 10 , 11 and 13 he 17 and 16 tried 17 and 17 and 20 tried 20 tried 21 to 20 tried 22 break 21 to 22 break 22 break 24 shell 23 the 24 shell but [the] shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] [quite] [lost] [his] [temper] [and] [hammered] at it [for] all he was worth [.] 1 but 6 , 1 but 21 he 3 shell 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 6 , 5 break 6 , 6 , 7 not 6 , 8 even 6 , 9 when 17 at 20 all 17 at 21 he 18 it 20 all 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 worth little by little he forgot that it was an egg [.] 1 little 4 he 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 it 6 that 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 egg 9 an 10 egg at least [,] he forgot that he wanted to eat it [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 10 eat 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it he began to find pleasure in just looking at it [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 find 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 pleasure 4 find 6 in 4 find 9 at 5 pleasure 6 in 6 in 8 looking 7 just 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 it it might not satisfy his stomach [,] [but] [it] [certainly] [was] [very] [satisfying] to his [eyes] [.] 1 it 2 might 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 satisfy 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 14 to 14 to 15 his he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 glad 3 glad 4 he 3 glad 6 been 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 been 6 been 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 break 8 to 9 break 9 break 11 shell 10 that 11 shell once more [he] spread his black wings and flew down to the egg [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 8 and 4 spread 7 wings 4 spread 8 and 5 his 7 wings 6 black 7 wings 8 and 9 flew 8 and 10 down 8 and 11 to 11 to 13 egg 12 the 13 egg he cocked his head to one side and looked at it [.] 1 he 8 and 2 cocked 5 to 2 cocked 8 and 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 5 to 7 side 6 one 7 side 8 and 9 looked 8 and 10 at 10 at 11 it he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it [.] 1 he 9 and 2 cocked 5 to 2 cocked 9 and 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 5 to 8 side 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 9 and 10 looked 9 and 11 at 11 at 12 it pretty , pretty , and all mine [!] ["] 1 pretty 2 , 2 , 3 pretty 2 , 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 all 5 and 7 mine than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him [.] 1 than 2 he 2 he 4 looked 3 craftily 4 looked 4 looked 5 all 4 looked 6 about 6 about 7 to 6 about 8 make 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 10 that 13 was 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 15 him having made quite sure [,] he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content [.] 1 having 2 made 2 made 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 6 he 4 sure 11 and 6 he 11 and 7 rolled 9 egg 7 rolled 10 over 7 rolled 11 and 8 the 9 egg 11 and 15 and 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 12 turned 15 and 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 16 admired 18 to 17 it 18 to 18 to 22 content 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 's 21 's 22 content at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 7 and 4 picked 5 it 4 picked 6 up 4 picked 7 and 7 and 13 and 8 carried 9 it 8 carried 10 to 8 carried 13 and 9 it 10 to 10 to 12 treasure-house 11 his 12 treasure-house 13 and 14 covered 14 covered 15 it 14 covered 16 over 14 covered 18 carefully 17 very 18 carefully blacky has had [very] [many] [other] adventures [,] [but] [it] [would] [take] [another] [book] to tell about all of them [.] 1 blacky 2 has 2 has 3 had 3 had 7 adventures 7 adventures 15 to 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 18 all 17 about 18 all 18 all 19 of 19 of 20 them that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you [.] 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 hardly 3 be 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 5 fair 22 to 6 to 7 some 7 some 8 of 7 some 22 to 8 of 12 people 9 the 10 other 10 other 12 people 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 who 12 people 18 and 13 who 18 and 14 also 15 have 15 have 16 had 15 have 18 and 16 had 17 adventures 18 and 19 want 19 want 20 them 19 want 21 told 22 to 23 you end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [blacky] [the] [crow] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 11 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,