produced [by] [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and [the] [pg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [.] 1 produced 5 , 5 , 9 and [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of ["] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] , " [and] " [the] [bed] [time] [story-books] [.] ["] 1 author 2 of 2 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 " illustrations in [color] [by] [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 in [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [ [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [went] [right] on [about] his [business] [.] ["] 1 [ 8 on 8 on 10 his [frontispiece] [.] []] [books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [bedtime] [story-books] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [chatterer] [,] [the] [red] [squirrel] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [sammy] [jay] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bobby] [coon] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bob] [white] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [mother] [west] [wind] [series] [@number@] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [children] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [animal] [friends] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [neighbors] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [when] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [green] [meadow] [series] [@number@] [happy] [jack] [@number@] [mrs] [peter] [rabbit] [@number@] [bowser] [the] [hound] [@number@] [old] [granny] [fox] [the] [burgess] [bird] [book] [for] [children] [the] [burgess] [animal] [book] [for] [children] [contents] [chapter] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] [ii] [.] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [iii] [.] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] [iv] [.] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] [vi] [.] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [vii] [.] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [viii] [.] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] [ix] [.] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] [xi] [.] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [xii] [.] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [xiii] [.] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] [xiv] [.] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [xv] [.] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [xvi] [.] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] " 1 " 9 " " [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] [,] [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] " 1 " 20 " " [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] [,] [peter] [,] " [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] 1 " 11 " [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] " [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] " 1 " 12 " " [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] [,] " [thought] [peter] [.] 1 " 9 " " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] " 1 " 7 " " [hi] [,] [spotty] [!] " 1 " 6 " [he] [shouted] [,] ["] [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] ["] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [of] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [are] [great] [friends] [of] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] they hurry [to] [call] [on] [him] [the] [very] [first] [thing] [every] [morning] [after] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [has] [brought] [them] [down] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [.] 1 they 2 hurry they always beg him to stop and play with [them] , but often he refuses [.] 1 they 7 and 2 always 3 beg 3 beg 4 him 3 beg 5 to 3 beg 7 and 5 to 6 stop 7 and 8 play 8 play 9 with 9 with 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 often 12 but 14 he 12 but 15 refuses 14 he 15 refuses no , [sir] [,] [they] [never] [get] [cross] [.] 1 no 2 , if [anything] [,] [they] [think] [just] [a] [little] [bit] [more] [of] [striped] [chipmunk] [because] he won't [play] [.] 1 if 15 he 15 he 16 won't " [when] [there] [is] [work] [for] [me] [to] [do] [the] [sooner] [started] [,] [sooner] [through] [.] " 1 " 17 " so [every] [morning] [they] [ask] [him] [to] [play] , and every morning they laugh when he says he has too much to do [.] 1 so 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 they 10 and 14 laugh 11 every 12 morning 12 morning 13 they 13 they 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 when 14 laugh 22 to 15 when 16 he 15 when 17 says 16 he 17 says 17 says 18 he 17 says 19 has 18 he 19 has 19 has 21 much 20 too 21 much 22 to 23 do now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he knows all about the days when the world was young [.] 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knows 13 knows 14 all 13 knows 15 about 14 all 15 about 15 about 17 days 16 the 17 days 17 days 18 when 18 when 20 world 18 when 21 was 19 the 20 world 20 world 21 was 21 was 22 young when he is feeling just right , he dearly loves to tell about those long-ago days [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 is 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 feeling 3 is 5 just 6 right 7 , 6 right 8 he 8 he 10 loves 9 dearly 10 loves 10 loves 11 to 10 loves 12 tell 11 to 12 tell 12 tell 13 about 13 about 16 days 14 those 16 days 15 long-ago 16 days ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] they are stripes of honor [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] in his deep , gruff voice [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 stripes 3 stripes 4 of 4 of 5 honor 5 honor 12 in 12 in 17 voice 13 his 17 voice 14 deep 15 , 14 deep 17 voice 16 gruff 17 voice ["] [honor] [!] oh , [how] [lovely] [!] 1 oh 2 , do tell us about it [!] 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it please do [!] ["] [begged] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 please 2 do " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [began] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [his] [big] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] 1 " 4 " he was [always] very busy , [very] busy , indeed , and it was always about his own affairs [.] 1 he 6 , 2 was 5 busy 2 was 6 , 4 very 5 busy 6 , 14 was 8 busy 9 , 9 , 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 10 indeed 13 it 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 always 14 was 16 about 16 about 19 affairs 17 his 18 own 17 his 19 affairs " [just] [what] [striped] [chipmunk] [says] [now] [,] " [broke] [in] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [old] [mr] [chipmunk] [wore] [just] [a] [little] [,] [plain] [brown] [coat] [.] it didn't worry him a bit , not a bit , that his coat was just plain brown [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 worry 3 worry 4 him 3 worry 6 bit 3 worry 10 bit 5 a 6 bit 7 , 8 not 7 , 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 , 11 , 18 brown 12 that 18 brown 13 his 14 coat 14 coat 15 was 15 was 16 just 16 just 17 plain 17 plain 18 brown he was perfectly satisfied with his little plain brown coat and took the best of care of it [.] 1 he 11 and 2 was 4 satisfied 2 was 11 and 3 perfectly 4 satisfied 4 satisfied 5 with 5 with 10 coat 6 his 10 coat 7 little 8 plain 8 plain 9 brown 9 brown 10 coat 11 and 12 took 11 and 14 best 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 16 care 16 care 17 of 17 of 18 it over in a little path in the meadow grass was walking [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 over 2 in 1 over 9 grass 2 in 5 path 3 a 5 path 4 little 5 path 5 path 6 in 6 in 8 meadow 7 the 8 meadow 9 grass 10 was 10 was 11 walking he was strolling along as if there was nothing in the world to fear [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 13 to 3 strolling 4 along 3 strolling 6 if 3 strolling 7 there 3 strolling 8 was 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 8 was 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 in 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 to 13 to 14 fear way [back] [behind] [him] [in] [the] [same] [little] [path] , [walking] [very] [fast] [but] [very] [quietly] [,] [was] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 way 10 , his eyes were yellow [,] [and] [a] [hungry] [look] [was] [in] [them] [.] 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 yellow he didn't [see] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [,] [but] [he] [would] [in] [a] [few] [minutes] [.] 1 he 2 didn't [mr] [chipmunk] [saw] [that] [he] [would] [,] [and] [that] [there] [was] [no] [place] [for] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [to] [hide] [.] ["] ['] [humph] [!] i never meddle in [other] [people] ['s] [affairs] , and this is none of my business , ['] [said] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 i 3 meddle 2 never 3 meddle 3 meddle 4 in 4 in 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 this 10 and 17 , 11 this 12 is 12 is 16 business 13 none 14 of 13 none 16 business 14 of 16 business 15 my 16 business ["] [but] [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [was] [a] [friend] [.] he thought a great deal [of] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] , did [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 he 10 , 2 thought 5 deal 2 thought 10 , 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 10 , 11 did he couldn't bear to think of what would happen to [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [if] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [should] catch him [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 4 to 3 bear 5 think 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 what 7 what 8 would 8 would 9 happen 9 happen 10 to 10 to 20 catch 20 catch 21 him of course [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [looked] up [right] [away] [and] [saw] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [sitting] [on] [the] [old] [stump] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 up then , with great leaps , he came straight for the old stump on [which] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [was] [sitting] [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 he 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 leaps 3 with 6 , 3 with 7 he 4 great 5 leaps 7 he 8 came 8 came 9 straight 8 came 10 for 10 for 13 stump 11 the 13 stump 12 old 13 stump 13 stump 14 on ["] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [didn't] [wait] [for] [him] [to] [get] [there] [.] oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no you see [,] [there] [wasn't] [time] [to] [go] [anywhere] [else] [.] 1 you 2 see big [mr] [bob] [cat] [found] [the] hole [in] [the] [stump] [right] [away] [.] 1 big 7 hole he snarled when he saw it [.] 1 he 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 when 3 when 4 he 3 when 5 saw 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 it you see it was too small , very much too [small] , for him to get into himself [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 small 5 too 6 small 6 small 10 too 6 small 13 for 6 small 15 to 6 small 16 get 7 , 10 too 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 too 10 too 12 , 13 for 14 him 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 into 17 into 18 himself but he could get one hand and arm in , and he did , feeling [all] [around] [inside] [for] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 get 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 get 4 get 7 and 4 get 9 in 5 one 6 hand 6 hand 7 and 7 and 8 arm 9 in 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 14 , 12 he 13 did 14 , 15 feeling [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [was] [frightened] [almost] [to] [death] [.] yes , [sir] [,] he was frightened almost to death [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 almost 8 almost 9 to 9 to 10 death he made himself just as flat as he could on the bottom of the hollow and held his breath [.] 1 he 16 and 2 made 3 himself 2 made 4 just 2 made 7 as 2 made 16 and 4 just 6 flat 5 as 6 flat 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 on 10 on 12 bottom 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 hollow 16 and 17 held 17 held 19 breath 18 his 19 breath ["] ['] [you] ['d] [better] [come] [out] [of] [there] [,] [mr] [chipmunk] [,] [or] [i] ['ll] [pull] [you] [out] [!] ['] [snarled] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] ["] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [just] [snuggled] [down] [flatter] [than] [ever] [and] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] [.] yes , [sir] [,] it [stood] [right] [up] [on] [end] [,] [he] was so scared [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 13 was 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 scared when it did that , it tickled the claws [of] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 did 1 when 5 , 1 when 6 it 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 that 6 it 7 tickled 7 tickled 9 claws 8 the 9 claws [mr] [bob] [cat] [grinned] [.] it was an ugly grin to see [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 grin 2 was 6 to 3 an 4 ugly 3 an 5 grin 4 ugly 5 grin 6 to 7 see then he reached in a little farther and made [a] [grab] [for] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 reached 4 in 3 reached 7 farther 3 reached 8 and 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 farther 8 and 9 made his wide-spread , sharp claws caught [in] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] ['s] [coat] [near] [the] [neck] and tore little strips the whole length of it [.] 1 his 4 sharp 2 wide-spread 3 , 2 wide-spread 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 claws 4 sharp 17 tore 4 sharp 19 strips 5 claws 16 and 6 caught 16 and 16 and 17 tore 17 tore 18 little 19 strips 22 length 20 the 22 length 21 whole 22 length 22 length 23 of 23 of 24 it " [of] [course] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [squealed] [with] [pain] [,] [for] [those] [claws] [hurt] [dreadfully] [,] [but] he was glad [that] [his] [coat] [tore] [.] 1 " 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 glad if it [hadn't] [,] [mr] [bob] [cat] would surely have pulled him out [.] 1 if 2 it 2 it 8 would 8 would 10 have 9 surely 10 have 10 have 11 pulled 11 pulled 12 him 11 pulled 13 out [after] [a] [long] [time] [,] [mr] [bob] [cat] [gave] [up] [and] [went] [off] [,] [growling] [and] [snarling] [.] when he thought it was [safe] , [little] [mr] [chipmunk] crawled out of the old stump and hurried home [.] 1 when 7 , 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 it 4 it 7 , 5 was 7 , 7 , 17 and 11 crawled 13 of 11 crawled 17 and 12 out 13 of 13 of 16 stump 14 the 16 stump 15 old 16 stump 17 and 18 hurried 18 hurried 19 home he ached and smarted terribly , and his little plain brown coat was torn in [long] strips [.] 1 he 3 and 2 ached 3 and 3 and 4 smarted 4 smarted 17 strips 5 terribly 6 , 5 terribly 17 strips 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 coat 7 and 14 torn 8 his 12 coat 9 little 10 plain 10 plain 11 brown 11 brown 12 coat 12 coat 13 was 13 was 14 torn 14 torn 15 in " ['] [this] [is] [what] [i] [get] [for] meddling [in] [the] [affairs] [of] [other] [folks] [!] ['] said [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [bitterly] [.] 1 " 18 said 9 meddling 18 said ['] [if] [i] ['d] [just] [minded] [my] [own] [business] [,] [it] [wouldn't] [have] [happened] [.] ['] ["] [just] [then] [he] [happened] [to] [look] [over] [to] [the] [house] [of] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [.] there was [mr] [meadow] [mouse] playing with his children [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 playing 6 playing 7 with 7 with 9 children 8 his 9 children [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [grinned] [as] [well] [as] [he] [could] [for] [the] [pain] [.] " ['] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] [it] , ['] he muttered [.] 1 " 12 muttered 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 muttered ['] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] [it] [,] [and] [i] ['m] [glad] [that] [neighbor] [meadow] [mouse] [doesn't] [know] [about] [it] [.] i 'm glad that nobody knows [about] it [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 that 4 that 5 nobody 4 that 6 knows 5 nobody 6 knows 6 knows 8 it ['] [a] [kindly] [deed] ['s] [most] [kindly] [done] [in] [secret] [wrought] [,] [and] [seen] [of] [none] [.] and [so] [i] ['m] [glad] [that] no one [knows] [.] ['] 1 and 8 one 7 no 8 one [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [she] [said] [:] they are [honor] stripes , and [hereafter] you and your children and [your] [children] ['s] [children] [shall] [always] [wear] stripes [.] ['] 1 they 2 are 2 are 20 stripes 4 stripes 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 you 8 you 9 and 9 and 11 children 9 and 12 and 10 your 11 children 12 and 20 stripes [ii] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [sat] [with] [his] [hands] [folded] [across] [his] [white] [waistcoat] [.] he is very fond of sitting with his hands folded that way [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 fond 3 very 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 7 with 5 of 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 with 7 with 9 hands 8 his 9 hands 9 hands 10 folded 10 folded 12 way 11 that 12 way a little [way] [from] [him] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 a 2 little peter was sitting up very straight [,] [but] [his] [hands] [dropped] [right] [down] [in] [front] [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 4 up 6 straight 5 very 6 straight [happy] [jack] [noticed] [it] [.] " [why] [don't] [you] [fold] [your] [hands] [the] [way] [i] [do] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [?] " [shouted] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 16 " " [i] [i] [don't] [want] [to] [,] " [stammered] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " " [you] [mean] [you] [can't] [!] " [jeered] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 7 " peter pretended [not] to hear , and a few minutes later he hopped [away] [towards] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 peter 2 pretended 2 pretended 4 to 4 to 20 , 5 hear 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 he 7 and 20 , 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 minutes 10 minutes 11 later 11 later 12 he 12 he 13 hopped happy [jack] [watched] [him] [go] , and there was a puzzled look in [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 happy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 7 and 9 was 8 there 9 was 9 was 12 look 9 was 13 in 10 a 11 puzzled 10 a 12 look 11 puzzled 12 look " [i] [really] [believe] he [can't] [fold] [his] [hands] [,] ["] said [happy] [jack] to himself , but speaking aloud [.] 1 " 12 said 5 he 12 said 12 said 15 to 12 said 18 but 15 to 16 himself 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 speaking 19 speaking 20 aloud " he [can't] , and none of his family can , " said a gruff voice [.] 1 " 2 he 1 " 13 said 2 he 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 none 5 and 7 of 5 and 10 can 7 of 9 family 8 his 9 family 10 can 11 , 11 , 12 " 13 said 16 voice 14 a 15 gruff 14 a 16 voice 15 gruff 16 voice [happy] [jack] [turned] [to] [find] [old] [mr] [toad] [sitting] [in] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] " [why] [not] [?] " [asked] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 5 " " [ask] [grandfather] [frog] ; he [knows] [,] ["] replied [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [and] [started] [on] [about] [his] [business] [.] 1 " 10 replied 5 ; 6 he 6 he 10 replied " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [the] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [of] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] [.] yes , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] [.] 1 yes 2 , [seemed] [like] [he] [wouldn't] [be] [happy] [if] [he] [couldn't] [get] [into] [trouble] [.] it was all because he was so dreadfully curious about other people 's business [,] [just] [as] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [now] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 4 because 4 because 5 he 4 because 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 dreadfully 6 was 9 curious 7 so 8 dreadfully 9 curious 10 about 10 about 14 business 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 's 13 's 14 business it seemed that he was just born to be curious and so , of course , to get into trouble [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 11 and 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 7 born 8 to 8 to 11 and 9 be 10 curious 9 be 11 and 11 and 17 to 11 and 18 get 12 so 17 to 13 , 15 course 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 , 15 course 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 trouble my , my , my , [such] [a] [hurrying] [and] [scurrying] [and] [worrying] [as] [there] [was] [!] 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , you [see] [,] [everybody] wanted to [look] [his] [best] [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [arrived] , [yes] , [sir] , everybody wanted to look his best [.] 1 you 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 15 , 15 , 17 , 17 , 19 , 19 , 20 everybody 19 , 21 wanted 20 everybody 21 wanted 21 wanted 22 to 21 wanted 23 look 22 to 23 look 23 look 25 best 24 his 25 best " [there] was the greatest [changing] of clothes [you] [ever] [did] [see] [.] 1 " 3 was 3 was 5 greatest 4 the 5 greatest 5 greatest 7 of 7 of 8 clothes [old] [king] [bear] [put] [on] [his] [blackest] [coat] [.] then everybody began to fix up their homes and make [them] [as] [neat] [and] [nice] [as] [they] [knew] [how] [everybody] [but] [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 9 and 4 to 9 and 5 fix 6 up 5 fix 8 homes 5 fix 9 and 7 their 8 homes 9 and 10 make ["] [now] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [lazy] [.] he didn't [like] [to] [work] [any] [more] [than] [peter] [rabbit] [does] [now] [.] 1 he 2 didn't no , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [afraid] of [work] [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 10 of the very sight [of] [work] [scared] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 sight you [see] [,] [he] [was] [so] [busy] [minding] [other] [people] ['s] [business] [that] [he] didn't have [time] to attend to his own [.] 1 you 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 have 16 have 18 to 16 have 20 to 18 to 19 attend 20 to 22 own 21 his 22 own so his brown and gray coat always was rumpled and tumbled and dirty [.] 1 so 6 coat 1 so 10 and 2 his 6 coat 3 brown 4 and 4 and 5 gray 4 and 6 coat 6 coat 8 was 7 always 8 was 8 was 10 and 9 rumpled 10 and 10 and 12 and 11 tumbled 12 and 12 and 13 dirty it was all weeds and brambles [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 all 4 weeds 4 weeds 5 and 5 and 6 brambles ["] ['] [oh] [,] [dear] [!] oh , dear [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear what shall [i] do [?] ['] [wailed] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [wringing] [his] [hands] [.] 1 what 2 shall 2 shall 4 do ["] ['] [get] [busy] [and] [clean] [up] [,] ['] [advised] [mr] [woodchuck] [,] [hurrying] [about] [his] [own] [work] [.] ["] [now] [mr] [woodchuck] [was] [a] [worker] [and] [very] [,] [very] [neat] [.] he meant to have his home looking just as fine as he could make it [.] 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 2 meant 4 have 3 to 4 have 4 have 6 home 4 have 11 as 4 have 14 make 5 his 6 home 6 home 7 looking 7 looking 8 just 7 looking 10 fine 9 as 10 fine 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 could 12 he 13 could 14 make 15 it he brought up some clean yellow sand [from] deep down in the ground and sprinkled it smoothly over his doorstep [.] 1 he 14 and 2 brought 7 sand 2 brought 14 and 3 up 7 sand 4 some 6 yellow 5 clean 6 yellow 6 yellow 7 sand 7 sand 9 deep 9 deep 10 down 9 deep 11 in 11 in 13 ground 12 the 13 ground 14 and 15 sprinkled 15 sprinkled 16 it 15 sprinkled 17 smoothly 15 sprinkled 18 over 18 over 20 doorstep 19 his 20 doorstep ["] ['] [i] ['ll] [help] [you] [,] [if] [i] [get] [through] [my] [own] [work] [in] [time] [,] ['] [shouted] [mr] [woodchuck] [over] [his] [shoulder] [.] ["] [that] [gave] [mr] [rabbit] [an] [idea] [.] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [very] [fond] [of] [sitting] [with] [folded] [arms] [.] it was very comfortable [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 comfortable 3 very 4 comfortable but this was no time to be doing it , and [mr] [skunk] [told] [him] [so] [.] 1 but 2 this 1 but 10 , 2 this 3 was 3 was 5 time 4 no 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 doing 8 doing 9 it 10 , 11 and ["] ['] [that] ['s] [right] [,] [mr] [skunk] [!] ["] [finally] [mr] [rabbit] [had] [made] [the] [round] [of] [all] [his] [friends] [and] [neighbors] [,] [and] [he] [once] [more] [reached] [his] [tumble-down] [house] [.] she was greatly pleased with all she saw as she went along , until she came to the home [of] [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 greatly 2 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 6 all 6 all 7 she 6 all 8 saw 7 she 8 saw 8 saw 9 as 8 saw 14 until 9 as 10 she 9 as 11 went 10 she 11 went 11 went 12 along 13 , 14 until 14 until 15 she 14 until 16 came 15 she 16 came 16 came 17 to 17 to 19 home 18 the 19 home ['] [can] [it] [be] [possible] [that] [any] [one] [really] [lives] [here] [?] ['] " [at] [first] she [was] [very] [indignant] , [oh] [,] [very] [indignant] [,] [indeed] [!] 1 " 4 she 4 she 8 , she [decided] [that] [mr] [rabbit] should be punished [very] [severely] [.] 1 she 6 should 6 should 7 be 7 be 8 punished but as she watched him sitting there , dreaming in the warm sunshine , her anger began to melt away [.] 1 but 16 anger 1 but 17 began 2 as 3 she 2 as 4 watched 2 as 14 , 2 as 16 anger 3 she 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 4 watched 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 there 6 sitting 9 dreaming 8 , 9 dreaming 9 dreaming 10 in 9 dreaming 14 , 10 in 13 sunshine 11 the 13 sunshine 12 warm 13 sunshine 15 her 16 anger 16 anger 17 began 17 began 18 to 18 to 19 melt 19 melt 20 away with a long stick she reached in and tickled the end of his nose [.] 1 with 4 stick 1 with 5 she 2 a 3 long 2 a 4 stick 3 long 4 stick 5 she 8 and 6 reached 7 in 6 reached 8 and 8 and 9 tickled 9 tickled 11 end 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 14 nose 13 his 14 nose ["] [mr] [rabbit] [sneezed] [,] [and] [this] [made] [him] [wake] [up] [.] he [yawned] [and] blinked , and then his eyes suddenly flew wide open with fright [.] 1 he 5 , 4 blinked 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 6 and 9 eyes 6 and 11 flew 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 11 flew 10 suddenly 11 flew 11 flew 13 open 11 flew 14 with 12 wide 13 open 14 with 15 fright he had [discovered] [old] [mother] [nature] frowning [at] [him] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 7 frowning she pointed a long forefinger at him and said : 1 she 8 and 2 pointed 5 forefinger 2 pointed 6 at 2 pointed 8 and 3 a 5 forefinger 4 long 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 6 at 6 at 7 him 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 : ['] [in] [every] [single] [blessed] [day] [there] ['s] [time] [for] [work] [and] [time] [for] [play] [.] who folds his arms [with] [work] [undone] [doth] cheat himself and spoil his fun [.] ['] 1 who 2 folds 1 who 11 and 3 his 4 arms 4 arms 11 and 9 cheat 10 himself 9 cheat 11 and 11 and 12 spoil 12 spoil 14 fun 13 his 14 fun [iii] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] unc ['] [billy] [had] [just] [grinned] [and] [said] that they would have to ask his mammy [.] 1 unc 9 that 9 that 12 have 10 they 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 to 12 have 14 ask 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 his 14 ask 16 mammy it was just so with [peter] [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 5 with 4 so 5 with 5 with 8 and the more they talked about it , the more they wanted to know [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 they 2 more 4 talked 2 more 7 , 2 more 9 more 3 they 4 talked 4 talked 5 about 5 about 6 it 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 they 9 more 11 wanted 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 11 wanted 13 know 12 to 13 know why [was] [it] that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [played] [dead] [instead] [of] [trying] to [run] [away] [when] he was surprised by his enemies [?] 1 why 4 that 4 that 19 was 14 to 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 surprised 20 surprised 21 by 21 by 23 enemies 22 his 23 enemies they always tried to run away [.] 1 they 3 tried 2 always 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away so did everybody else of their acquaintance excepting [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 so 2 did 2 did 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 else 3 everybody 5 of 5 of 7 acquaintance 6 their 7 acquaintance 7 acquaintance 8 excepting " [there] [must] [be] [a] [reason] ["] said [peter] [gravely] [,] [as] [he] [pulled] [thoughtfully] [at] one of his long ears [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 17 one 17 one 18 of 18 of 21 ears 19 his 21 ears 20 long 21 ears " [of] [course] [there] [is] [a] [reason] [,] " [asserted] [johnny] [chuck] [,] [chewing] [the] [end] [of] [a] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] 1 " 9 " " [there] ['s] [a] [reason] [for] [everything] [,] " [added] [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [combing] [out] [the] [hair] [of] [his] [funny] [little] [tail] [.] 1 " 9 " " [then] [of] [course] [grandfather] [frog] [knows] it [,] ["] said [peter] [.] 1 " 11 said 8 it 11 said ["] [of] [course] [!] why didn't we think of him before [?] ["] [exclaimed] [the] [others] [.] 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 we 2 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 4 think 7 before 5 of 6 him " [i] ['ll] [beat] [you] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [!] " [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " of [course] [he] [did] , [for] his legs are long and made for [running] , but [striped] [chipmunk] was [not] [far] [behind] [.] 1 of 5 , 5 , 11 and 7 his 8 legs 8 legs 9 are 9 are 11 and 10 long 11 and 11 and 12 made 11 and 13 for 13 for 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 19 was johnny [chuck] [took] [his] [time] [,] [for] [he] knew that he could not keep up with the others [.] 1 johnny 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 14 keep 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 keep 13 not 14 keep 14 keep 15 up 15 up 16 with 16 with 18 others 17 the 18 others besides he was so fat that [to] run made him puff and blow [.] 1 besides 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 fat 4 so 9 made 5 fat 8 run 5 fat 9 made 6 that 8 run 9 made 10 him 9 made 12 and 11 puff 12 and 12 and 13 blow ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] what [is] [it] you want to [know] [now] ? " he demanded [,] [before] [peter] [could] [fairly] [get] [his] [breath] [.] 1 what 4 you 4 you 5 want 5 want 6 to 5 want 9 ? 6 to 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 demanded 11 he 12 demanded [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [.] " [just] [to] [fool] [people] [,] [stupid] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " [i] [suspect] [that] [his] mammy [taught] [him] [,] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] [,] [with] [another] [chuckle] [way] [down] [deep] [in] [his] [throat] [.] 1 " 11 said 6 mammy 11 said " [but] [who] [taught] [his] [mammy] [?] " [persisted] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 8 " [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [was] ["] " [was] [this] [way] [back] [in] [the] [days] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [?] " [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 15 " [grandfather] [frog] [scowled] [at] [peter] [.] " [if] [i] [have] [any] [more] [interruptions] [,] [there] [will] [be] [no] [story] [to-day] ["] said he severely [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 severely peter looked [ashamed] [and] [promised] [that] [he] [would] [hold] [his] [tongue] [right] [between] [his] [teeth] [until] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [through] [.] 1 peter 2 looked grandfather [frog] cleared [his] [throat] [and] [began] [again] [.] 1 grandfather 3 cleared he was [always] [very] sly , and he played [a] [great] many tricks on his neighbors , and sometimes he got them into trouble [.] 1 he 17 , 2 was 5 sly 2 was 17 , 5 sly 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 played 9 played 13 tricks 9 played 14 on 12 many 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 on 14 on 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 he 18 and 21 got 19 sometimes 20 he 20 he 21 got 21 got 22 them 21 got 23 into 23 into 24 trouble but when he did , he always managed to keep out of their way until they had forgotten all about their anger [.] 1 but 6 he 1 but 8 managed 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 did 2 when 5 , 2 when 6 he 3 he 4 did 6 he 8 managed 7 always 8 managed 8 managed 9 to 8 managed 10 keep 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 12 of 10 keep 15 until 10 keep 19 all 10 keep 20 about 11 out 12 of 12 of 14 way 13 their 14 way 15 until 16 they 15 until 18 forgotten 16 they 17 had 17 had 18 forgotten 19 all 20 about 20 about 22 anger 21 their 22 anger ["] [one] [morning] [the] [very] [imp] [of] [mischief] [seemed] [to] [get] [into] [old] [mr] [possum] ['s] [head] [.] yes , [sir] , [it] certainly [did] [seem] [that] [way] [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 certainly 4 , 6 certainly i never knew it to fail [.] 1 i 3 knew 2 never 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 3 knew 5 to 5 to 6 fail it 's just as sure as a stomach-ache is to follow overeating [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 sure 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 sure 5 sure 6 as 5 sure 10 to 5 sure 11 follow 6 as 8 stomach-ache 6 as 9 is 7 a 8 stomach-ache 8 stomach-ache 9 is 10 to 11 follow 11 follow 12 overeating just [here] [grandfather] [frog] [paused] [and] looked [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 just 7 looked he hid [old] [king] [bear] ['s] [breakfast] , while the latter had his head turned , and then pretended that he had just come along [.] 1 he 2 hid 2 hid 9 while 8 , 9 while 9 while 11 latter 9 while 12 had 9 while 16 , 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 12 had 12 had 14 head 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 turned 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 pretended 18 then 19 pretended 19 pretended 20 that 20 that 21 he 20 that 24 come 21 he 22 had 22 had 24 come 23 just 24 come 24 come 25 along he was very polite [and] [offered] to [help] [old] [king] [bear] hunt for his lost breakfast [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 polite 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 7 to 7 to 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 for 13 for 16 breakfast 14 his 16 breakfast 15 lost 16 breakfast then , [whenever] [old] [king] [bear] [came] near [the] [place] [where] it was hidden [,] [old] [mr] [possum] [would] [hide] [it] somewhere [else] [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 12 it 2 , 8 near 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 hidden 14 hidden 22 somewhere old [king] [bear] [was] [hungry] , and he worked himself up into a terrible rage , for he was in a hurry for his breakfast [.] 1 old 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 worked 8 he 9 worked 9 worked 10 himself 9 worked 11 up 9 worked 12 into 9 worked 17 for 12 into 15 rage 13 a 15 rage 14 terrible 15 rage 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 in 20 in 22 hurry 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 23 for 23 for 25 breakfast 24 his 25 breakfast old [mr] [possum] [was] [very] [sympathetic] [and] [seemed] [to] [be] [doing] [his] [very] [best] [to] [find] [the] [lost] meal [.] 1 old 19 meal at last [old] [king] [bear] [turned] [his] [head] [suddenly] [and] [caught] sight of [old] [mr] [possum] [hiding] that [breakfast] [in] [a] [new] [place] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 sight 12 sight 13 of 13 of 18 that my , my , [but] [his] [temper] [did] [boil] [over] [!] 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , it certainly did [.] 1 it 3 did 2 certainly 3 did and if [he] [could] [have] [laid] [hands] [on] [old] [mr] [possum] that minute , it surely would have been the end of him [.] 1 and 15 it 1 and 19 been 2 if 15 it 12 that 13 minute 13 minute 14 , 13 minute 15 it 15 it 17 would 16 surely 17 would 18 have 19 been 19 been 21 end 20 the 21 end 21 end 22 of 22 of 23 him " [but] [old] [mr] [possum] [was] [mighty] [spry] [,] [and] he went off [through] [the] [green] [forest] laughing fit to kill himself [.] 1 " 11 he 11 he 12 went 12 went 13 off 13 off 18 laughing 18 laughing 19 fit 19 fit 20 to 19 fit 21 kill 20 to 21 kill 21 kill 22 himself pretty soon he met [mr] [panther] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 met he was very polite [to] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 polite ["] [now] [,] [mr] [panther] [was] [hungry] [,] [for] [he] [had] [found] [nothing] [for] [his] [breakfast] [that] [morning] [.] pretty soon [along] [came] [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon it was such a good joke that old [mr] [possum] [tried] it on [mr] [wolf] and [mr] [fisher] [and] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 joke 3 such 4 a 4 a 6 joke 5 good 6 joke 6 joke 8 old 7 that 8 old 8 old 13 on 12 it 13 on 13 on 16 and then , one after another , the others came dropping in , each licking his chops , and all very polite [to] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 one 3 one 4 after 3 one 9 came 4 after 6 , 5 another 6 , 6 , 8 others 7 the 8 others 9 came 10 dropping 10 dropping 11 in 11 in 12 , 12 , 18 and 13 each 14 licking 13 each 18 and 14 licking 16 chops 15 his 16 chops 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 18 and 21 polite 20 very 21 polite [ [illustration] : ["] as they were all very hungry , they would like to know when the feast would be ready [.] " []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 5 as 5 as 6 they 5 as 7 were 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 all 8 all 9 very 9 very 10 hungry 10 hungry 12 they 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 like 14 like 15 to 15 to 16 know 16 know 17 when 17 when 18 the 18 the 19 feast 19 feast 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 ready 22 ready 24 " ["] [my] [,] [my] [,] [my] [,] [how] [angry] [everybody] [grew] [!] [with] [old] [king] [bear] [at] [their] [head] [,] [they] [started] [out] [to] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [possum] [.] when he saw them coming , he realized that what he had thought was a joke had become no longer a laughing matter for him [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 coming 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 them 3 saw 5 coming 5 coming 6 , 7 he 8 realized 8 realized 9 that 8 realized 18 become 9 that 10 what 9 that 14 was 9 that 17 had 10 what 11 he 10 what 13 thought 10 what 14 was 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 thought 14 was 16 joke 15 a 16 joke 17 had 18 become 18 become 20 longer 18 become 23 matter 18 become 24 for 19 no 20 longer 21 a 23 matter 22 laughing 23 matter 24 for 25 him he was too frightened to run , so he scrambled up a tree [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 4 frightened 10 scrambled 5 to 6 run 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 he 8 so 10 scrambled 9 he 10 scrambled 10 scrambled 11 up 11 up 13 tree 12 a 13 tree he quite forgot that [mr] [panther] [and] [mr] [lynx] [could] [climb] [just] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [.] 1 he 3 forgot 2 quite 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 that up [the] [tree] [after] [him] [they] [scrambled] , and he crept as far out as he could get on one of the branches [.] 1 up 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 crept 10 he 11 crept 11 crept 14 out 12 as 13 far 13 far 14 out 14 out 20 one 15 as 16 he 15 as 18 get 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 get 18 get 19 on 19 on 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 23 branches 22 the 23 branches [mr] [panther] [didn't] [dare] [go] [out] [there] [,] [so] [he] [just] [shook] [the] [branch] [.] ["] [old] [mr] [possum] [was] [frightened] [almost] [to] [death] [.] he shut his eyes , and then he landed with a thump that knocked all the wind from his body [.] 1 he 5 , 2 shut 4 eyes 2 shut 5 , 3 his 4 eyes 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 he 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 landed 9 landed 10 with 10 with 12 thump 11 a 12 thump 12 thump 13 that 12 thump 14 knocked 13 that 14 knocked 14 knocked 15 all 14 knocked 18 from 15 all 16 the 15 all 17 wind 16 the 17 wind 17 wind 18 from 18 from 20 body 19 his 20 body presently , while he was wondering why they didn't jump on him and tear him to pieces , [old] [king] [bear] spoke : 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 7 why 3 while 4 he 3 while 5 was 3 while 7 why 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 wondering 7 why 8 they 7 why 13 and 7 why 23 : 8 they 9 didn't 9 didn't 13 and 10 jump 11 on 10 jump 13 and 11 on 12 him 13 and 14 tear 14 tear 15 him 14 tear 16 to 16 to 18 , 17 pieces 18 , 18 , 22 spoke " ['] [i] [guess] [mr] [possum] [won't] [play] [any] [more] [jokes] [,] [mr] [panther] [,] ['] said he [.] 1 " 17 said 17 said 18 he ['] [you] [just] [knocked] [the] [life] [out] [of] [him] [when] [you] [shook] [him] [off] [that] [branch] [.] ['] ["] [mr] [panther] [came] [over] [and] [sniffed] [at] [mr] [possum] [and] [turned] [him] [over] [with] [one] [paw] [.] all the time [mr] [possum] lay just as if he were dead , [because] he was [too] [frightened] [to] [move] [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 16 was 6 lay 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 15 he 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 9 if 13 , 9 if 15 he 10 he 11 were 11 were 12 dead 15 he 16 was ['] [i] [didn't] [mean] [to] [kill] [him] [,] ['] [said] [mr] [panther] [.] ['] [we] [certainly] [will] [miss] [him] [.] what will we do with him [?] ['] 1 what 2 will 1 what 4 do 2 will 3 we 2 will 4 do 4 do 5 with 5 with 6 him ["] ['] [leave] [him] [here] [as] [a] [warning] [to] [others] [,] ['] [growled] [old] [king] [bear] [.] " [each] [in] [turn] [came] up [and] [sniffed] of [mr] [possum] , and [then] [they] all [went] [about] [their] [business] [.] 1 " 13 and 6 up 9 of 9 of 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 all he waited long enough to make sure that they were out of sight , and then took the shortest way home [.] 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 long 2 waited 5 to 3 long 4 enough 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 they 8 that 15 and 9 they 15 and 10 were 12 of 10 were 15 and 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 sight 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 took 15 and 20 way 15 and 21 home 16 then 17 took 18 the 19 shortest 18 the 20 way and then [a] [bright] [idea] [struck] [him] [:] he would try the same trick [whenever] [he] [was] [caught] [.] 1 and 9 he 1 and 11 try 2 then 9 he 9 he 10 would 11 try 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick so the next time he got in trouble , instead of running away , [he] tried playing dead [.] 1 so 6 got 2 the 4 time 3 next 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 got 6 got 7 in 6 got 18 dead 7 in 8 trouble 8 trouble 16 tried 8 trouble 17 playing 9 , 11 of 10 instead 11 of 11 of 12 running 11 of 14 , 11 of 16 tried 12 running 13 away unc ['] [billy] [says] [it] is [a] [lot] [easier] [than] running [away] [,] [and] [safer] [,] [too] [.] 1 unc 6 is 6 is 11 running besides , it is always such a joke [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 always 4 is 8 joke 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 joke now , don't bother me any more , [for] [i] [want] to take a nap , ["] concluded [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 don't 2 , 8 , 3 don't 4 bother 4 bother 5 me 4 bother 7 more 6 any 7 more 8 , 12 to 8 , 16 , 12 to 13 take 13 take 15 nap 14 a 15 nap 16 , 18 concluded " [thank] [you] [!] ["] cried [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] , [and] [started] [off] to hunt up [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 " 6 cried 6 cried 21 up 15 , 19 to 15 , 21 up 19 to 20 hunt [iv] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] [peter] [rabbit] [sat] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [making] [faces] [and] [laughing] [at] [reddy] [fox] [.] of course that wasn't a nice thing to do , not a bit nice [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 7 thing 5 a 7 thing 6 nice 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 7 thing 9 do 7 thing 14 nice 8 to 9 do 10 , 11 not 10 , 14 nice 12 a 13 bit 13 bit 14 nice [now] [peter] [was] [safe] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] you see , [reddy] [fox] [wouldn't] [run] the [risk] [of] [tearing] [his] handsome [red] [coat] [on] [the] [brambles] [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 13 handsome 8 the 13 handsome besides , they scratched terribly [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 3 they 4 scratched 4 scratched 5 terribly ["] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [sly] [!] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [spry] [!] but sly and spry , ['] tis vain to [try] [to] be [as] sly and spry [as] [i] [.] ["] 1 but 3 and 2 sly 3 and 3 and 7 tis 3 and 8 vain 4 spry 5 , 4 spry 7 tis 8 vain 9 to 9 to 12 be 12 be 15 and 14 sly 15 and 15 and 16 spry when [peter] [rabbit] [shouted] [this] , [reddy] [looked] [back] and [showed] all [his] [teeth] , [but] [peter] only laughed , and [reddy] trotted on [.] 1 when 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 12 all 10 and 21 and 15 , 18 only 15 , 20 , 19 laughed 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 24 on 23 trotted 24 on peter watched him out of sight [.] 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight ["] [my] [!] ["] [you] [wouldn't] [,] [if] [you] [had] [to] [wear] [it] [for] [the] [same] [reason] [that] [reddy] [fox] [has] [to] [wear] [his] [.] a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] ["] 1 a 2 good 1 a 3 heart 2 good 3 heart 3 heart 4 and 4 and 6 ways 4 and 7 are 5 honest 6 ways 7 are 8 better 8 better 9 than 9 than 11 clothes 10 fine 11 clothes peter looked up [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up there was saucy , [pert] , [little] [jenny] [wren] [fussing] [around] [in] one of the old bramble bushes [.] 1 there 4 , 2 was 3 saucy 2 was 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 18 bushes 15 the 18 bushes 16 old 17 bramble 17 bramble 18 bushes " [hello] [,] [jenny] [!] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 6 " " [why] [does] [reddy] [wear] [a] [red] [coat] [?] " 1 " 10 " " [do] [you] mean to say [that] [you] [don't] [know] [?] ["] 1 " 6 say 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 say jenny [wren] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [with] [her] sharp eyes [.] 1 jenny 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 eyes ["] [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] [that] [!] you certainly are slow [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 you 3 are 2 certainly 3 are 3 are 4 slow i haven't time to tell you about it now [.] 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 time 3 time 4 to 3 time 5 tell 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 about 5 tell 9 now 7 about 8 it [go] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [;] [he] [knows] [all] [about] [it] [.] ["] [jenny] [wren] [bustled] [off] [before] [peter] [could] [find] [his] [tongue] [.] now , you all know how [full] [of] [curiosity] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 5 know 4 all 5 know 5 know 6 how jenny [wren] ['s] [busy] [tongue] [had] [set] that [curiosity] [fairly] [boiling] [over] [.] 1 jenny 8 that he just couldn't sit still for wondering [and] [wondering] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [a] [red] [coat] [.] 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 4 sit 5 still 5 still 6 for 6 for 7 wondering he had never thought anything about it before , but now he couldn't get it out of his head [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 thought 3 never 4 thought 4 thought 5 anything 4 thought 6 about 4 thought 10 but 4 thought 17 of 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 before 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 now 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 get 14 get 15 it 15 it 17 of 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 head 18 his 19 head he just had to know [.] 1 he 3 had 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know there [he] [found] [grandfather] [frog] [setting] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] , just as [usual] [.] 1 there 12 , 12 , 13 just 12 , 14 as " [if] [you] [please] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [why] [does] [reddy] [fox] [wear] [a] [red] [coat] [?] ["] panted [peter] [,] [quite] out [of] [breath] [.] 1 " 19 panted 19 panted 23 out " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [crossly] [.] 1 " 4 " " [don't] you [know] [that] [it] [is] [very] [impolite] [to] [disturb] [people] [when] [they] are [having] a nap [?] ["] 1 " 3 you 3 you 15 are 15 are 18 nap 17 a 18 nap ["] [i] [i] ['m] [very] [sorry] [.] indeed [i] [am] , [grandfather] [frog] , " said [peter] very humbly [.] 1 indeed 4 , 1 indeed 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 12 humbly 11 very 12 humbly " [will] you [tell] [me] [if] [i] [come] [again] [some] [time] [when] [you] are not [so] sleepy [?] ["] 1 " 3 you 3 you 14 are 14 are 15 not 15 not 17 sleepy " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he if you 'll promise to sit perfectly still and [ask] [no] [foolish] [questions] [,] [i] ['ll] tell [you] the story [.] ["] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 promise 4 promise 5 to 5 to 9 and 6 sit 7 perfectly 6 sit 8 still 6 sit 9 and 9 and 17 tell 17 tell 20 story 19 the 20 story of [course] [peter] [promised] , and [settled] [himself] [comfortably] [to] [listen] [.] 1 of 5 , 5 , 6 and and this is the story [that] [grandfather] [frog] [told] [:] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 story 4 the 5 story he was so smart that he knew enough not to appear smart , and the fact [is] his neighbors thought him rather dull [.] 1 he 13 , 2 was 4 smart 2 was 13 , 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 11 appear 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 enough 7 knew 10 to 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 appear 11 appear 12 smart 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 fact 14 and 20 thought 15 the 16 fact 16 fact 18 his 16 fact 19 neighbors 16 fact 20 thought 18 his 19 neighbors 20 thought 21 him 20 thought 23 dull 22 rather 23 dull he was always very [polite] , very polite indeed [,] to every one [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 8 polite 4 very 7 very 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 polite 8 polite 9 indeed 8 polite 11 to 11 to 13 one 12 every 13 one yes , [sir] [,] [mr] [fox] [was] [very] [polite] [.] 1 yes 2 , [grandfather] [frog] [stopped] [a] [minute] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [after] [he] [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] [looked] [uncomfortable] [.] everything [he] [heard] [he] [remembered] [,] [so] [that] [it] [wasn't] [long] [before] [he] [knew] [more] [about] [what] was going on than all his neighbors together [.] 1 everything 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 20 on 19 going 21 than 19 going 25 together 21 than 22 all 22 all 23 his 22 all 24 neighbors 23 his 24 neighbors but he kept his mouth tight closed , did [mr] [fox] , and was very humble and polite to everybody [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 8 , 2 he 8 , 3 kept 5 mouth 3 kept 6 tight 3 kept 8 , 4 his 5 mouth 6 tight 7 closed 8 , 13 and 9 did 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 was 14 was 17 and 15 very 16 humble 16 humble 17 and 17 and 18 polite 18 polite 19 to 19 to 20 everybody every night he came home early and went to bed by sundown , and everybody said what good habits [mr] [fox] had [.] 1 every 2 night 2 night 3 he 2 night 7 and 2 night 16 said 3 he 7 and 4 came 5 home 4 came 6 early 4 came 7 and 7 and 8 went 7 and 10 bed 7 and 11 by 8 went 9 to 9 to 10 bed 11 by 14 and 12 sundown 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 everybody 16 said 17 what 17 what 19 habits 18 good 19 habits 19 habits 22 had ["] [but] [when] [everybody] [else] [was] [asleep] [,] [mr] [fox] [used] [to] [steal] [out] [and] [be] [gone] [half] [the] [night] [.] yes , [sir] [,] [sometimes] [he] ['d] [be] [gone] [until] [almost] [morning] [.] 1 yes 2 , sometimes it was a storehouse broken [into] , and the best things taken [.] 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 9 and 4 a 5 storehouse 5 storehouse 6 broken 5 storehouse 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 things 9 and 13 taken 10 the 11 best 10 the 12 things sometimes it was of worse things that were told in whispers [.] 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 6 things 5 worse 6 things 6 things 7 that 6 things 8 were 7 that 8 were 8 were 9 told 9 told 10 in 10 in 11 whispers now , [the] [very] [night] [before] she [arrived] [,] [mrs] [quack] [,] [who] [lived] [on] [the] [river] [bank] [,] had a terrible fright [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 7 she 7 she 20 had 20 had 23 fright 21 a 23 fright 22 terrible 23 fright somebody sprang upon her as she was sleeping , and in the struggle she lost all her tail feathers [.] 1 somebody 2 sprang 2 sprang 3 upon 2 sprang 5 as 3 upon 4 her 5 as 6 she 5 as 8 sleeping 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 sleeping 8 sleeping 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 she 10 and 15 lost 11 in 13 struggle 11 in 14 she 12 the 13 struggle 14 she 15 lost 15 lost 16 all 16 all 17 her 16 all 19 feathers 17 her 19 feathers 18 tail 19 feathers [mother] [nature] [called] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [forest] [and] [the] [meadows] [together] [.] she made [them] [all] [pass] [before] [her] , and she looked sharply at each one as they went by [.] 1 she 8 , 2 made 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 she 9 and 11 looked 10 she 11 looked 11 looked 12 sharply 11 looked 13 at 11 looked 16 as 13 at 15 one 14 each 15 one 16 as 17 they 16 as 18 went 17 they 18 went 18 went 19 by [mr] [fox] [looked] [meeker] [than] [ever] [,] [and] [he] [was] [very] [humble] [and] [polite] [.] it was nothing [but] a little [smear] of [red] [clay] , but that was enough [for] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 it 12 but 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 12 but 5 a 6 little 6 little 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 was 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 enough you see [,] [she] [knew] that [mrs] [quack] ['s] [home] [was] [right] [at] [the] [foot] [of] [a] [red] [claybank] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 that she didn't say a word until everybody had paid their respects and passed before her [.] 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 word 3 say 6 until 3 say 14 before 4 a 5 word 6 until 7 everybody 7 everybody 12 and 7 everybody 14 before 8 had 9 paid 8 had 12 and 9 paid 11 respects 10 their 11 respects 12 and 13 passed 14 before 15 her ["] [all] [of] [a] [sudden] [mr] [fox] [became] [aware] [that] [everybody] [was] [looking] [at] [him] [,] [and] [in] [every] [face] [was] [hate] [.] he glanced at his coat [.] 1 he 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 5 coat 4 his 5 coat it was bright red [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bright 2 was 4 red then [mr] [fox] [knew] [that] he had been found out , and he sneaked away with his tail between his legs [.] 1 then 6 he 6 he 11 , 7 had 8 been 7 had 11 , 8 been 9 found 9 found 10 out 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 sneaked 13 he 14 sneaked 14 sneaked 15 away 14 sneaked 16 with 16 with 18 tail 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 between 19 between 21 legs 20 his 21 legs the first chance he got , he went [to] [old] [mother] [nature] and begged her to give him back his old coat [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 chance 2 first 14 begged 2 first 16 to 2 first 17 give 2 first 19 back 3 chance 4 he 3 chance 5 got 3 chance 13 and 4 he 5 got 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 went 8 went 13 and 13 and 14 begged 14 begged 15 her 16 to 17 give 17 give 18 him 19 back 22 coat 20 his 22 coat 21 old 22 coat she promised [that] [she] [would] [when] [his] [heart] [changed] [,] [and] [he] [changed] [his] [ways] [.] 1 she 2 promised but his heart never did change , and his children and his children 's children were just like him [.] 1 but 3 heart 1 but 8 and 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 5 did 4 never 5 did 5 did 8 and 6 change 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 18 like 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 and 11 and 15 children 11 and 16 were 12 his 13 children 13 children 14 's 14 's 15 children 16 were 18 like 17 just 18 like 18 like 19 him and now you know why [reddy] [fox] wears a red coat [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 and 3 you 1 and 8 wears 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 why 8 wears 11 coat 9 a 11 coat 10 red 11 coat peter [rabbit] drew a long breath [.] 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 breath 5 long 6 breath " [thank] [you] [,] [thank] [you] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he ["] [i] [i] [think] [hereafter] [i] ['ll] [be] [quite] [content] [with] [my] [own] [suit] [,] [even] [if] [it] [isn't] [handsome] [.] [jenny] [wren] [was] [right] [.] a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes [.] ["] 1 a 2 good 1 a 3 heart 2 good 3 heart 3 heart 4 and 4 and 6 ways 4 and 7 are 5 honest 6 ways 7 are 8 better 8 better 9 than 9 than 11 clothes 10 fine 11 clothes [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] they romped and raced and danced away [,] some one way [,] [some] [another] [,] [to] [see] [whom] [they] [could] [find] [to] [play] [with] [.] 1 they 3 and 2 romped 3 and 3 and 5 and 3 and 7 away 3 and 11 way 4 raced 5 and 5 and 6 danced 9 some 10 one 10 one 11 way they knew what he was doing that for [.] 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 8 for 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 doing 6 doing 7 that 6 doing 8 for they knew that he was looking for fat beetles for his breakfast [.] 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 7 for 7 for 9 beetles 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 10 for 10 for 12 breakfast 11 his 12 breakfast they danced over to him and formed a ring around him while they sang [:] 1 they 6 and 2 danced 3 over 2 danced 4 to 2 danced 6 and 4 to 5 him 6 and 7 formed 7 formed 9 ring 7 formed 10 around 7 formed 12 while 8 a 9 ring 9 ring 10 around 10 around 11 him 12 while 13 they 12 while 14 sang 13 they 14 sang ["] [who] [is] [it] [never] [,] [never] [hurries] [?] who is it never [,] [never] [worries] [?] 1 who 2 is 2 is 3 it 2 is 4 never who is [it] [does] [just] [what] he pleases [,] [just] [like] us [merry] [little] [breezes] [?] 1 who 2 is 2 is 7 he 7 he 8 pleases 8 pleases 12 us [jimmy] [skunk] [!] [jimmy] [skunk] [!] ["] now [not] [so] [far] [away] [but] [that] [he] [could] [hear] [them] [very] [plainly] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] , [just] finishing [his] breakfast in a sweet-clover patch [.] 1 now 17 , 17 , 19 finishing 19 finishing 22 in 21 breakfast 22 in 22 in 25 patch 23 a 24 sweet-clover 23 a 25 patch he sat up very straight , so as to hear better [.] 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 up 2 sat 5 straight 4 very 5 straight 5 straight 9 to 6 , 9 to 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 hear 10 hear 11 better of course [some] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] [right] [away] [.] 1 of 2 course they left [jimmy] [to] [come] over and dance in a circle around [peter] [,] [for] [peter] [is] [a] [great] [favorite] [with] [them] [.] 1 they 7 and 2 left 6 over 2 left 7 and 7 and 8 dance 8 dance 9 in 8 dance 12 around 9 in 11 circle 10 a 11 circle and as they danced they sang [:] 1 and 5 they 1 and 6 sang 2 as 3 they 2 as 4 danced 2 as 5 they 5 they 6 sang ["] [who] [is] [it] [hops] [and] [skips] [and] [jumps] [?] who is it sometimes loudly thumps [?] 1 who 2 is 1 who 6 thumps 3 it 6 thumps 4 sometimes 6 thumps 5 loudly 6 thumps who is it dearly loves to play [,] [but] [when] [there] ['s] [danger] [runs] [away] [?] 1 who 2 is 1 who 7 play 3 it 5 loves 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 6 to 5 loves 7 play 6 to 7 play [peter] [rabbit] [!] peter [rabbit] [!] " 1 peter 4 " peter grinned good-naturedly [.] 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 good-naturedly he is quite used to being laughed at for always running away , and he doesn't mind it [in] the least [.] 1 he 13 , 2 is 4 used 2 is 13 , 3 quite 4 used 4 used 5 to 5 to 6 being 6 being 8 at 7 laughed 8 at 8 at 9 for 9 for 11 running 10 always 11 running 11 running 12 away 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 17 mind 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mind 17 mind 18 it 17 mind 21 least 20 the 21 least " [when] [danger] ['s] [near] [,] [who] [runs] [away] [will] [live] [to] [run] [another] [day] [,] " [retorted] [peter] [promptly] [.] 1 " 17 " " [and] [we] [wish] [that] [you] [would] [tell] [us] [the] [same] [thing] [,] " [cried] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 14 " " [but] [i] [can't] [,] " [protested] [peter] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [everybody] [else] [seems] [to] [hurry] [,] [at] [times] [anyway] [,] [but] [jimmy] [never] [does] [.] he says it is a waste of [energy] , [whatever] [that] [means] [.] " 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 it 2 says 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 waste 5 a 6 waste 6 waste 7 of 7 of 9 , 9 , 14 " ["] [i] [tell] [you] [what] [let's] [go] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] [now] [.] he 'll be sure to know , " spoke [up] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 to 4 sure 7 , 5 to 7 , 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 spoke " [all] [right] [,] " [replied] [peter] [,] [hopping] [to] [his] [feet] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [but] [you] ['ll] [have] [to] [ask] [him] [.] away they all hurried [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 away 2 they 2 they 4 hurried 3 all 4 hurried " [oh] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [why] [is] [it] [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] [?] " [they] [panted] [.] 1 " 16 " " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] [gruffest] [voice] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] probably because he has learned better [.] ["] 1 probably 2 because 2 because 3 he 3 he 4 has 4 has 5 learned 5 learned 6 better " [oh] [!] ["] said one of [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] , in a [rather] faint , disappointed [sort] [of] voice [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 12 , 12 , 13 in 13 in 21 voice 14 a 16 faint 14 a 21 voice 16 faint 17 , 18 disappointed 21 voice indeed the legs of the last one he tried to swallow stuck out of one corner of his big mouth [.] 1 indeed 3 legs 2 the 3 legs 3 legs 4 of 3 legs 12 stuck 4 of 7 one 5 the 6 last 5 the 7 one 7 one 8 he 7 one 11 swallow 8 he 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 9 tried 11 swallow 10 to 11 swallow 12 stuck 14 of 13 out 14 of 14 of 16 corner 15 one 16 corner 16 corner 17 of 17 of 20 mouth 18 his 20 mouth 19 big 20 mouth " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [trying] [very] [hard] [to] [get] [those] [legs] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] i would [,] [if] [peter] [rabbit] [were] [here] [.] 1 i 2 would " [but] he is here [!] ["] [cried] [one] [of] [the] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 here " [he] ['s] [right] [over] [behind] [that] [little] [clump] [of] [tall] [grass] [.] " 1 " 14 " ["] [humph] [!] i thought he wasn't very far away , " grunted [grandfather] [frog] [,] [with] [a] [twinkle] in his great [,] goggly [eyes] [.] 1 i 8 , 2 thought 3 he 2 thought 4 wasn't 2 thought 8 , 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 far 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 away 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 grunted 10 grunted 17 in 17 in 21 goggly 18 his 19 great 19 great 21 goggly peter crept out of his hiding-place , [looking] rather shamefaced and very foolish [.] 1 peter 2 crept 2 crept 4 of 2 crept 11 and 3 out 4 of 4 of 5 his 6 hiding-place 7 , 7 , 10 shamefaced 7 , 11 and 9 rather 10 shamefaced 11 and 13 foolish 12 very 13 foolish the great-great-ever-so-great [grandfather] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [slimmer] [and] [trimmer] [than] [jimmy] [is] [.] 1 the 2 great-great-ever-so-great he was [more] like [his] [cousins] , [mr] [weasel] and [mr] [mink] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 like 4 like 7 , 7 , 10 and he was just as quick moving as they were [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 6 moving 4 as 5 quick 5 quick 6 moving 6 moving 7 as 7 as 8 they 7 as 9 were 8 they 9 were yes , [sir] [,] [mr] [skunk] [was] [very] [lively] [on] [his] [feet] [.] 1 yes 2 , he was dressed [all] in black [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dressed 3 dressed 5 in 5 in 6 black ["] [now] [mr] [skunk] [was] [very] [smart] [and] [shrewd] [,] [oh] [,] [very] [!] ["] [mr] [skunk] [had] [to] [try] [his] [new] [defence] [only] [once] [or] [twice] [before] [his] [enemies] [took] [the] [greatest] [care] [to] [let] [him] [alone] [.] he found that he no longer had to run [for] [a] [safe] [hiding-place] [when] [he] [met] [mr] [wolf] [or] [mr] [lynx] [or] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 7 had 4 he 7 had 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 had 7 had 8 to 8 to 9 run they just snarled at him and passed without offering to touch him [.] 1 they 6 and 2 just 3 snarled 3 snarled 4 at 3 snarled 6 and 4 at 5 him 6 and 7 passed 6 and 8 without 8 without 9 offering 9 offering 10 to 9 offering 11 touch 10 to 11 touch 11 touch 12 him so [mr] [skunk] [grew] [very] [independent] [and] [went] where he pleased when [he] pleased [.] 1 so 11 pleased 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 pleased 11 pleased 12 when 12 when 14 pleased and , because he no longer had to run from his enemies , he got out of the habit of running [.] 1 and 14 he 2 , 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 7 had 3 because 13 , 3 because 14 he 4 he 7 had 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 had 7 had 8 to 7 had 9 run 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 from 10 from 12 enemies 11 his 12 enemies 14 he 15 got 15 got 17 of 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 habit 18 the 19 habit 19 habit 20 of 20 of 21 running then he made a discovery [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery it wasn't long before [mr] [skunk] [saw] [that] [in] [their] [hurry] [they] [overlooked] [a] [great] [deal] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before in fact , by just following after them slowly , he found all he wanted to eat [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 1 in 11 he 3 , 4 by 4 by 6 following 4 by 10 , 4 by 11 he 5 just 6 following 6 following 7 after 6 following 9 slowly 7 after 8 them 11 he 12 found 12 found 13 all 12 found 17 eat 13 all 14 he 13 all 16 to 13 all 17 eat 14 he 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to " so [mr] [skunk] [began] [to] [grow] [fat] [.] 1 " 2 so [but] [mr] [skunk] [didn't] [mind] [.] he went right on about his business [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 right 2 went 5 about 3 right 4 on 5 about 7 business 6 his 7 business he never worried , because [,] you know , he feared nobody [.] 1 he 3 worried 2 never 3 worried 3 worried 5 because 3 worried 10 he 3 worried 11 feared 4 , 5 because 5 because 7 you 5 because 8 know 5 because 9 , 7 you 8 know 10 he 11 feared 11 feared 12 nobody and he never hurried , because he found that it paid best to go slowly [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 hurried 2 he 4 hurried 3 never 4 hurried 4 hurried 6 because 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 he 6 because 8 found 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 9 that 10 it 9 that 11 paid 10 it 11 paid 11 paid 12 best 11 paid 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 slowly in that way he never missed any of the good things that his hurrying , worrying neighbors did [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 7 any 2 that 3 way 3 way 4 he 3 way 6 missed 4 he 6 missed 5 never 6 missed 7 any 8 of 7 any 18 did 8 of 11 things 9 the 11 things 10 good 11 things 11 things 12 that 11 things 17 neighbors 12 that 13 his 12 that 17 neighbors 13 his 14 hurrying 14 hurrying 15 , 16 worrying 17 neighbors so he grew fatter and fatter , while others grew thinner [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 5 and 4 fatter 5 and 5 and 6 fatter 6 fatter 8 while 7 , 8 while 8 while 9 others 8 while 10 grew 9 others 10 grew 10 grew 11 thinner after a while he almost forgot how to run [.] 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 6 forgot 5 almost 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 how 7 how 8 to 7 how 9 run 8 to 9 run being fat and never hurrying or worrying made him good-natured [.] 1 being 3 and 1 being 8 made 2 fat 3 and 3 and 4 never 3 and 6 or 5 hurrying 6 or 6 or 7 worrying 8 made 9 him 8 made 10 good-natured ["] [of] [course] [he] [taught] [his] [children] [to] [do] [as] [he] [did] [,] [and] [they] [taught] [their] [children] [.] now you know why [jimmy] [skunk] , [whom] [you] [all] [know] , is so independent and never hurries [.] ["] 1 now 2 you 2 you 7 , 3 know 4 why 3 know 7 , 7 , 16 and 12 , 13 is 12 , 16 and 13 is 15 independent 14 so 15 independent 16 and 18 hurries 17 never 18 hurries ["] [thank] [you] [!] thank you , [grandfather] [frog] [!] ["] [cried] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 3 , " [when] [you] [want] [some] [more] [foolish] [green] [flies] [,] [just] [let] [us] [know] [,] [and] [we] ['ll] [get] [them] [for] [you] [.] " 1 " 24 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] what are you looking [so] [wistful] for , [peter] [rabbit] [?] " [demanded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 looking 4 looking 7 for 7 for 8 , 8 , 12 " " [i] [i] [was] [just] [wishing] [that] [i] [had] [a] " [began] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " then suddenly he made a face [.] 1 then 3 he 2 suddenly 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 6 face 5 a 6 face " [no] [,] [i] [don't] [either] [!] ["] he declared [.] 1 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared ["] [i] [guess] [i] ['d] [better] [be] [getting] [home] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [now] [.] [mrs] [peter] [probably] [thinks] [something] [has] [happened] [to] [me] [.] ["] and away he went , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 went 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 , [vi] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] sammy [jay] has a very fine coat [,] [a] [very] [beautiful] [coat] [.] 1 sammy 3 has 3 has 7 coat 4 a 7 coat 5 very 6 fine 6 fine 7 coat everybody knows that [.] 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 that in fact , [sammy] ['s] [coat] [has] [long] [been] [the] [envy] [of] [a] [great] [many] [of] his neighbors [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 18 neighbors 17 his 18 neighbors some of them , you know [,] [have] [very] [modest] coats [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 4 , 1 some 5 you 2 of 3 them 5 you 6 know 6 know 11 coats they are not beautiful at all [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 beautiful 3 not 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 at 5 at 6 all peter [rabbit] [often] had thought about it [.] 1 peter 4 had 4 had 5 thought 5 thought 6 about 6 about 7 it he has a number of feathered friends whom he likes ever so much better than he does [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 7 friends 3 a 4 number 4 number 5 of 4 number 7 friends 5 of 7 friends 6 feathered 7 friends 7 friends 8 whom 7 friends 10 likes 8 whom 9 he 8 whom 10 likes 9 he 10 likes 10 likes 11 ever 10 likes 14 better 10 likes 15 than 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 better 15 than 16 he 15 than 17 does 16 he 17 does in [fact] , [he] and [sammy] [are] [forever] falling out , [because] [sammy] delights to tease [peter] [.] 1 in 3 , 1 in 11 , 1 in 14 delights 3 , 5 and 5 and 9 falling 9 falling 10 out 14 delights 15 to 15 to 16 tease but in spite of this , [it] [never] [seemed] to him [quite] [right] that [sammy] [jay] should be so [handsomely] [dressed] [.] 1 but 2 in 1 but 6 , 1 but 14 that 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 4 of 5 this 6 , 10 to 10 to 11 him 14 that 17 should 17 should 18 be 18 be 19 so " [of] [course] [,] " [said] [peter] [to] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [old] [mother] [nature] [knows] [a] [great] [deal] [more] [than] [i] [do] ["] 1 " 5 " ["] [really] [!] you don't mean to say so ! 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 7 ! [chug-a-rum] [!] you don't mean to say so , [peter] [!] ["] [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] [,] pretending to be [very] [much] surprised at what [peter] [said] [.] 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 15 pretending 15 pretending 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 20 surprised 20 surprised 21 at 21 at 22 what [ [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [don't] [mean] to say so [,] [peter] , " interrupted [grandfather] [frog] [.] []] 1 [ 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 so 10 so 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 interrupted peter grinned and wrinkled [his] [nose] [at] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 3 and 2 grinned 3 and 3 and 4 wrinkled there must be [a] [reason] [,] [i] [suppose] , [but] for [the] [life] [of] [me] [i] [cannot] [understand] it [.] 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 11 for 9 , 11 for 11 for 19 it i should think that she would give such a thief [as] [sammy] [jay] the very homeliest suit she could find [.] 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 think 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 7 give 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 give 7 give 10 thief 7 give 17 suit 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 thief 14 the 15 very 14 the 16 homeliest 14 the 17 suit 17 suit 18 she 17 suit 20 find 18 she 19 could 19 could 20 find you [may] [depend] [i] [would] [,] [if] [i] were in her place [.] ["] 1 you 9 were 9 were 10 in 10 in 12 place 11 her 12 place [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [until] [he] [shook] [all] [over] [.] " [it] ['s] [lucky] [for] [some] [of] [us] [that] you are not in her place [!] ["] [said] [he] [.] 1 " 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 not 11 are 13 in 12 not 13 in 13 in 15 place 14 her 15 place ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] it certainly is lucky [!] ["] 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 lucky " [if] [i] [were] [,] [i] [would] [give] [you] [a] [handsome] [coat] [,] [too] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 19 " [grandfather] [frog] [suddenly] [swelled] [out] [with] [indignation] [.] ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] [chug-a-rum] [!] what 's the matter with [the] [coat] [i] [have] [got] , [peter] [rabbit] [?] 1 what 2 's 2 's 4 matter 2 's 5 with 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 5 with 11 , tell me that [!] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 that who 's got a handsomer one [?] ["] 1 who 2 's 2 's 3 got 3 got 6 one 4 a 6 one 5 handsomer 6 one [grandfather] [frog] [glared] [with] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [at] [peter] [.] " [i] [didn't] mean to say [that] [you] [haven't] [got] [a] [handsome] [coat] [.] 1 " 6 say 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 say [your] [coat] [is] [handsome] [,] [very] [handsome] [indeed] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [peter] [hastened] [to] [say] [.] ["] [i] [always] [did] [like] [green] [.] i just love it [!] 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 it and [i] [should] [think] you would be ever so proud of your white and yellow waistcoat [.] 1 and 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 ever 7 be 9 so 9 so 16 waistcoat 10 proud 11 of 10 proud 14 and 11 of 13 white 12 your 13 white 14 and 15 yellow 14 and 16 waistcoat i would [if] [it] were mine [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 5 were 5 were 6 mine what [i] [meant] [to] [say] is [,] that [if] [i] [were] in [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [place] , [i] [would] [give] [some] [plain] [folks] [handsome] [suits] [.] 1 what 6 is 6 is 12 in 8 that 12 in 12 in 18 , [certainly] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [give] [such] [a] [rascal] [as] [sammy] [jay] [one] [of] [the] [handsomest] [coats] [in] [all] [the] [green] [forest] [.] knowing [sammy] [as] well [as] [i] [do] , it is [hard] [work] to believe [that] [he] [came] [by] it [honestly] [.] " 1 knowing 10 is 4 well 8 , 4 well 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 13 to 13 to 14 believe 14 believe 19 it 19 it 22 " [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [way] [down] [deep] [in] [his] [throat] [.] ["] [sammy] [came] [by] [it] [honestly] [enough] [,] [peter] [.] " [but] [what] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [?] ["] asked [peter] [eagerly] [,] [when] he could keep still no longer [.] 1 " 9 asked 9 asked 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 keep 16 keep 17 still 17 still 19 longer 18 no 19 longer grandfather [frog] settled himself comfortably [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [.] 1 grandfather 3 settled 3 settled 4 himself 3 settled 5 comfortably in the first place [,] [sammy] [jay] is [not] wholly to blame for all his [bad] habits [.] 1 in 17 habits 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 4 place 8 is 8 is 13 for 10 wholly 11 to 11 to 12 blame 12 blame 13 for 13 for 14 all 14 all 15 his 14 all 17 habits peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded ['] [i] ['ll] [wait] [a] [bit] [,] ['] [said] [she] [to] [herself] [,] ['] [and] [see] [how] [he] [behaves] [.] perhaps he is truly sorry for what he has done , and [i] will not have to punish him more [.] ['] 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 12 and 3 is 5 sorry 3 is 12 and 4 truly 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 for 6 for 7 what 7 what 10 done 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 have 12 and 17 to 14 will 15 not 15 not 16 have 17 to 18 punish 18 punish 19 him 18 punish 20 more ["] [but] [if] [mr] [jay] [was] [truly] [sorry] [,] [he] [gave] [no] [signs] [of] [it] [.] his bad habits had become fixed [,] [as] [bad] [habits] [have] [a] [way] [of] [doing] [.] 1 his 3 habits 2 bad 3 habits 3 habits 4 had 4 had 5 become 5 become 6 fixed besides , right down in his heart , he wasn't sorry for what he had done , only angry at having been found out [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 9 he 3 right 9 he 4 down 9 he 5 in 7 heart 5 in 8 , 5 in 9 he 6 his 7 heart 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 17 , 11 sorry 12 for 11 sorry 17 , 12 for 13 what 13 what 16 done 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 17 , 18 only 17 , 19 angry 19 angry 20 at 20 at 21 having 21 having 22 been 22 been 23 found 23 found 24 out ["] [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [saw] [this] [,] [she] [changed] [her] [mind] [about] [taking] [away] [his] [handsome] [suit] [.] that bright blue coat was [forever] giving him away when he was out on mischief [.] 1 that 4 coat 2 bright 4 coat 3 blue 4 coat 4 coat 5 was 5 was 7 giving 7 giving 8 him 7 giving 9 away 7 giving 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 out 13 out 14 on 14 on 15 mischief " [you] [would] [suppose] [that] he would have mended him ways [,] [wouldn't] [you] [?] ["] 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 mended 9 mended 10 him 9 mended 11 ways peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded ["] [but] [he] [didn't] [.] he grew more sly and crafty than ever [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 5 and 3 more 4 sly 4 sly 5 and 5 and 6 crafty 6 crafty 7 than 7 than 8 ever but in spite of this , he didn't begin to make as much trouble as before [.] 1 but 2 in 1 but 7 he 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 6 , 4 of 5 this 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 begin 9 begin 10 to 9 begin 11 make 10 to 11 make 11 make 14 trouble 11 make 15 as 11 make 16 before 12 as 13 much 13 much 14 trouble 15 as 16 before he couldn't , you know , because of his bright coat [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 , 3 , 5 know 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 , 5 know 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 11 coat 9 his 11 coat 10 bright 11 coat now what do you think [,] [peter] [rabbit] [?] ["] 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 5 think 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [you] [may] [be] [sure] [she] [does] [.] and [another] [thing] , [peter] [rabbit] [:] [never] [judge] [any] one [by] [his] [clothes] [.] 1 and 4 , 4 , 11 one it is a great mistake , a very great mistake [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 10 mistake 3 a 4 great 3 a 10 mistake 4 great 5 mistake 5 mistake 6 , 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 great 9 great 10 mistake plain clothes sometimes cover the kindest hearts [,] [and] [fine] [clothes] [often] [are] [a] [warning] [to] [beware] [of] [mischief] [.] ["] 1 plain 2 clothes 2 clothes 4 cover 3 sometimes 4 cover 4 cover 7 hearts 5 the 6 kindest 5 the 7 hearts " [i] [i] [don't] [know] [but] you are right [,] ["] [admitted] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 right " [i] [know] [i] [am] [,] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 7 " [vii] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] peter [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] had gone down to [the] [smiling] [pool] [for] [a] call on [their] [old] [friend] , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 peter 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 down 7 gone 9 to 9 to 15 call 15 call 16 on 16 on 20 , but [jerry] [was] nowhere to be [seen] [.] 1 but 6 be 4 nowhere 5 to 5 to 6 be they waited [and] [waited] [,] [but] [no] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 they 2 waited " [that] ['s] so [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 so " [i] [don't] [see] [what] he has [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [for] [,] [anyway] [.] 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 has if he had built it on land , like sensible people , we might be able to waken him [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 built 1 if 8 , 1 if 13 we 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 built 4 built 5 it 4 built 6 on 5 it 6 on 6 on 7 land 8 , 9 like 9 like 11 people 9 like 12 , 9 like 13 we 10 sensible 11 people 13 we 14 might 14 might 15 be 15 be 16 able 16 able 17 to 17 to 18 waken 18 waken 19 him funny place to build a house [,] [isn't] [it] [?] ["] 1 funny 2 place 2 place 3 to 2 place 6 house 3 to 4 build 5 a 6 house johnny [chuck] scratched his head [thoughtfully] [.] 1 johnny 3 scratched 3 scratched 5 head 4 his 5 head " [it] [does] [seem] [a] [funny] [place] , " he admitted [.] 1 " 11 admitted 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 admitted ["] [it] [certainly] [does] [seem] [a] [funny] [place] [.] but then , [jerry] [muskrat] is a funny fellow [.] 1 but 3 , 1 but 6 is 2 then 3 , 6 is 9 fellow 7 a 9 fellow 8 funny 9 fellow you know how much of the time he stays in the water [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 much 4 much 8 he 4 much 9 stays 5 of 7 time 5 of 8 he 6 the 7 time 8 he 9 stays 9 stays 10 in 10 in 12 water 11 the 12 water that seems funny to me [.] 1 that 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 4 to 4 to 5 me i suppose there is a reason for it , and probably there is a reason for building his house where it is [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 is 3 there 4 is 4 is 20 where 5 a 6 reason 6 reason 10 and 6 reason 13 is 7 for 8 it 7 for 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 probably 10 and 12 there 13 is 15 reason 13 is 16 for 14 a 15 reason 15 reason 16 for 16 for 17 building 17 building 19 house 18 his 19 house 19 house 20 where 20 where 21 it 20 where 22 is 21 it 22 is i 've found that there is a reason for most things [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 there 4 that 6 is 5 there 6 is 6 is 8 reason 6 is 9 for 7 a 8 reason 8 reason 9 for 9 for 11 things 10 most 11 things probably [jerry] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] [built] [his] [house] [that] [way] , and [so] [jerry] [does] [the] [same] [thing] [.] ["] 1 probably 10 , 10 , 11 and peter [rabbit] [suddenly] [brightened] up [.] 1 peter 5 up there he is , over on his big green lily-pad , and he looks as if he might be feeling very good-natured this morning [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 over 4 , 5 over 5 over 6 on 5 over 11 , 6 on 10 lily-pad 7 his 9 green 8 big 9 green 9 green 10 lily-pad 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 looks 14 looks 16 if 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 16 if 19 be 17 he 18 might 18 might 19 be 19 be 20 feeling 20 feeling 22 good-natured 21 very 22 good-natured 22 good-natured 24 morning 23 this 24 morning let's go ask him why [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [.] ["] 1 let's 2 go 2 go 3 ask 3 ask 4 him 3 ask 5 why grandfather [frog] [saw] [them] [coming] , and [he] [guessed] right away [that] they were [coming] [for] [a] [story] [.] 1 grandfather 14 were 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 they 10 right 13 they 11 away 13 they 13 they 14 were he grinned to himself and pretended to go to sleep [.] 1 he 5 and 2 grinned 3 to 2 grinned 5 and 3 to 4 himself 5 and 6 pretended 5 and 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 to 9 to 10 sleep " [good] [morning] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [said] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 " 8 " [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [answer] [.] johnny tried again , and still no reply [.] 1 johnny 2 tried 1 johnny 5 and 2 tried 3 again 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 reply 6 still 8 reply 7 no 8 reply peter looked [at] [grandfather] [frog] [sharply] [.] 1 peter 2 looked he wasn't so sure that that was a real nap [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 sure 3 so 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 that 7 was 7 was 10 nap 8 a 9 real 8 a 10 nap 9 real 10 nap it seemed to him that there was just the least little hint of a smile in the corners [of] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [mouth] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 3 to 4 him 5 that 6 there 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 just 7 was 12 hint 7 was 16 in 9 the 12 hint 10 least 11 little 11 little 12 hint 12 hint 13 of 13 of 15 smile 14 a 15 smile 16 in 18 corners 17 the 18 corners " [you] [sit] [here] [a] [minute] , " he whispered in [johnny] [chuck] ['s] ear [.] 1 " 10 whispered 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 whispered 10 whispered 11 in 11 in 15 ear now just at that place on the bank was growing a toadstool [.] 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 at 2 just 6 on 2 just 9 was 3 at 5 place 4 that 5 place 5 place 6 on 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 9 was 10 growing 10 growing 12 toadstool 11 a 12 toadstool peter looked over [at] [johnny] [chuck] and winked [.] 1 peter 7 and 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 7 and 7 and 8 winked then he turned around [,] and with one of his long hind-feet , he kicked the toadstool with all his might [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 6 and 6 and 15 kicked 7 with 8 one 7 with 13 , 7 with 14 he 8 one 9 of 9 of 12 hind-feet 10 his 12 hind-feet 11 long 12 hind-feet 14 he 15 kicked 15 kicked 17 toadstool 15 kicked 18 with 16 the 17 toadstool 18 with 19 all 19 all 20 his 20 his 21 might of [course] [he] [didn't] [see] [it] [coming] , and of course it gave him a great start [.] 1 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 it 9 and 13 gave 10 of 11 course 11 course 12 it 12 it 13 gave 13 gave 14 him 13 gave 17 start 15 a 16 great 15 a 17 start 16 great 17 start " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [dived] [head] [first] [into] [the] [water] [.] 1 " 4 " [a] [minute] [later] [peter] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [saw] [him] [peeping] [out] [from] [under] [a] [lily-pad] [to] [see] [what] [had] [frightened] [him] [so] [.] " [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " [shouted] [peter] [,] [dancing] [about] [on] [the] [bank] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [afraid] [of] [a] [toadstool] [!] ha , [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 7 " at first [grandfather] [frog] was [angry] [,] [very] [angry] [indeed] [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 was so presently he climbed back on to his big green lily-pad , blinking his great , goggly eyes [and] [looking] [just] [a] [wee] [bit] [foolish] [.] 1 so 2 presently 2 presently 3 he 3 he 16 , 4 climbed 5 back 4 climbed 15 great 4 climbed 16 , 5 back 7 to 6 on 7 to 7 to 13 blinking 8 his 10 green 9 big 10 green 10 green 13 blinking 11 lily-pad 12 , 11 lily-pad 13 blinking 14 his 15 great 16 , 18 eyes 17 goggly 18 eyes ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] what do you mean by frightening an old fellow like me this way [?] ["] 1 what 2 do 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 by 5 by 6 frightening 6 frightening 9 fellow 6 frightening 10 like 6 frightening 13 way 7 an 8 old 7 an 9 fellow 8 old 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 like 10 like 11 me 12 this 13 way ["] [oh] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [do] [tell] [us] [why] [it] [is] [that] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [.] please do [!] ["] 1 please 2 do " [goody] [!] " [cried] [peter] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [together] [,] [sitting] [down] [side] [by] [side] [on] [the] [very] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [.] 1 " 4 " " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] he began [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began yes , [sir] [,] [most] [of] [the] [animals] [lived] [in] [the] [water] [,] [as] [sensible] [animals] [do] [to-day] [.] " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 20 " peter nudged [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 peter 2 nudged " [he] [means] [himself] [and] [his] [family] , " he whispered with a chuckle [.] 1 " 11 whispered 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 whispered 11 whispered 12 with 12 with 14 chuckle 13 a 14 chuckle " [after] [a] [time] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [there] [began] [to] [be] [more] [land] [and] [still] [more] [.] 1 " 6 " then some of the animals began to spend most of their time on the land [.] 1 then 5 animals 2 some 3 of 2 some 5 animals 3 of 5 animals 4 the 5 animals 5 animals 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 spend 7 to 8 spend 8 spend 9 most 8 spend 13 on 9 most 10 of 10 of 12 time 11 their 12 time 12 time 13 on 13 on 15 land 14 the 15 land but it was of no use [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 6 use 5 no 6 use you know that is the way with you to-day [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] ["] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 way 4 is 9 to-day 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 with 7 with 8 you peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded ["] [one] [day] [old] [mother] [nature] [found] [mr] [muskrat] [sitting] [on] [a] [rock] [,] [looking] [very] [mournful] [.] " ['] [what] ['s] [the] [matter] [,] [mr] [muskrat] ? ['] she asked [.] 1 " 13 asked 10 ? 12 she 12 she 13 asked ["] ['] [then] [why] [don't] [you] [build] [you] [a] [fine] [house] [on] [the] [land] [?] ['] [asked] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] ["] [mr] [muskrat] [hesitated] [.] none of his friends on land had such a big , fine house [,] [and] [mr] [muskrat] [was] [very] [proud] [of] [it] [.] 1 none 2 of 1 none 4 friends 2 of 4 friends 3 his 4 friends 4 friends 5 on 4 friends 7 had 5 on 6 land 7 had 13 house 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 big 9 a 13 house 10 big 11 , 10 big 13 house 12 fine 13 house and that is [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] built [that] [fine] [house] in [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [has] so few enemies , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 and 2 that 1 and 21 , 2 that 3 is 3 is 8 built 8 built 12 in 12 in 20 enemies 18 so 19 few 19 few 20 enemies 21 , 22 " 21 , 23 concluded peter [rabbit] drew a long breath [,] [which] [was] [almost] [a] [sigh] [.] 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 breath 5 long 6 breath " [i] [almost] [wish] [my] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [had] [been] [content] to [stay] [in] [the] [water] , too , " he said [.] 1 " 24 said 14 to 19 , 14 to 21 , 14 to 23 he 19 , 20 too 21 , 22 " 23 he 24 said " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [retorted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [if] [he] [had] [,] [you] [wouldn't] [have] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] be content [with] what you 've got , " 1 be 2 content 2 content 4 what 4 what 5 you 4 what 7 got 4 what 8 , 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got 8 , 9 " " [i] [think] [i] [will] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " [viii] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] so those who hear him always say that he has many voices , and that certainly is the way it [seems] [.] 1 so 2 those 2 those 3 who 2 those 4 hear 2 those 7 say 3 who 4 hear 4 hear 5 him 6 always 7 say 7 say 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 14 and 9 he 14 and 10 has 12 voices 10 has 14 and 11 many 12 voices 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 is 14 and 20 it 15 that 16 certainly 16 certainly 17 is 17 is 19 way 18 the 19 way no , [sir] [,] [he] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [you] [.] 1 no 2 , and you couldn't have blamed him [.] 1 and 2 you 2 you 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 blamed 5 blamed 6 him he just couldn't help it [.] 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it " [why] [,] ["] said [he] , " [every] [night] [i] [hear] [a] [whole] [crowd] yelping [and] [howling] [together] [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 16 yelping 7 , 8 " 7 , 16 yelping " [but] [you] [don't] [!] " [insisted] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 6 " " [it] [is] [old] [man] [coyote] [alone] [who] [makes] [all] [that] [noise] [.] " 1 " 14 " " [don't] [you] [suppose] [i] [know] [what] [i] [hear] [?] " [demanded] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " " [no] [!] " [retorted] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 4 " and [with] that [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [indignantly] raced [away] to spread the news [all] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 and 3 that 1 and 9 raced 9 raced 11 to 11 to 12 spread 12 spread 14 news 13 the 14 news he was [still] thinking of it [as] [the] [black] [shadows] [came] [creeping] [down] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 it [suddenly] [peter] [saw] [a] [dark] [form] [skulking] [among] [the] [black] [shadows] [.] at first he thought it was [reddy] [fox] , only somehow [it] looked bigger [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 it 4 thought 9 , 5 it 9 , 6 was 9 , 9 , 13 looked 10 only 13 looked 11 somehow 13 looked 13 looked 14 bigger peter , [safe] [in] the dear [old] [briar-patch] [,] [watched] [.] 1 peter 2 , 2 , 6 dear 5 the 6 dear and [now] [peter] had to believe his eyes rather than his ears [.] 1 and 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 8 eyes 6 believe 10 than 7 his 8 eyes 9 rather 10 than 10 than 12 ears 11 his 12 ears it was hard , very hard , to believe , but it was so [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 6 hard 3 hard 8 to 4 , 6 hard 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 , 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 believe 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 was 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 so " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " this sounded so much like a story [that] [peter] [straightway] [teased] [grandfather] [frog] [to] [tell] [him] [all] [about] [it] [.] 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 4 much 2 sounded 5 like 3 so 4 much 5 like 7 story 6 a 7 story at last [,] [to] [get] [rid] [of] [him] [and] [enjoy] a little [quiet] [and] peace [,] [grandfather] [frog] [did] [so] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 15 peace 11 a 12 little 11 a 15 peace " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] he began [,] [as] [he] [always] [does] [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began he was just as smart and just as clever [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 and 5 smart 6 and 6 and 9 clever 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 clever indeed , he was smart enough and clever enough not to let his neighbors know that he was smart and clever at all [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 7 and 5 smart 6 enough 5 smart 7 and 7 and 8 clever 8 clever 9 enough 8 clever 11 to 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 let 12 let 14 neighbors 12 let 15 know 13 his 14 neighbors 15 know 16 that 16 that 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 20 and 19 smart 20 and 20 and 21 clever 21 clever 22 at 22 at 23 all those were very peaceful times at first [,] [and] [everybody] [was] [on] [the] [best] [of] [terms] [with] [everybody] [else] [,] [as] [you] [know] [.] 1 those 2 were 2 were 5 times 2 were 7 first 3 very 4 peaceful 4 peaceful 5 times 6 at 7 first so [old] [king] [bear] ruled [in] [the] [green] [forest] , and everybody was happy and contented [.] 1 so 15 and 5 ruled 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 11 and 15 and 12 everybody 13 was 13 was 14 happy 15 and 16 contented ["] [but] [there] [came] [a] [time] [when] [food] [was] [scarce] [,] [and] [it] [was] [no] [longer] [easy] [to] [get] [plenty] [to] [eat] [.] it was then that [the] [stronger] began to steal from [the] [weaker] , and [by] and [by] even to prey upon those smaller than themselves [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 3 then 16 and 4 that 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 16 and 9 steal 10 from 9 steal 16 and 10 from 16 and 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 and 16 and 20 prey 16 and 25 themselves 18 even 19 to 19 to 20 prey 20 prey 21 upon 21 upon 22 those 22 those 23 smaller 23 smaller 24 than some of them [it] made very sly and cunning [,] [like] [old] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 5 made 1 some 8 and 2 of 3 them 5 made 7 sly 6 very 7 sly 8 and 9 cunning mr [coyote] [was] [another] [whom] [it] [made] [sly] [and] cunning [.] 1 mr 10 cunning and yet he liked the same things to eat [.] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 he 2 yet 4 liked 3 he 4 liked 4 liked 7 things 4 liked 8 to 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 things 8 to 9 eat " [so] he [used] [to] [study] and [plan] [how] [he] [could] outwit [them] [without] danger to himself [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 7 and 7 and 12 outwit 12 outwit 16 to 15 danger 16 to 16 to 17 himself little by little he got the habit of slyly following them when they were hunting , always keeping out of sight [.] 1 little 4 he 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 7 habit 5 got 20 of 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 7 habit 20 of 8 of 10 following 9 slyly 10 following 10 following 11 them 10 following 12 when 12 when 13 they 12 when 14 were 13 they 14 were 14 were 16 , 15 hunting 16 , 16 , 17 always 16 , 18 keeping 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 sight in this way , he managed to get many meals of scraps [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 4 , 1 in 5 he 2 this 3 way 5 he 6 managed 6 managed 7 to 6 managed 8 get 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 meals 9 many 10 meals 10 meals 11 of 11 of 12 scraps at last [one] [day] , as he stole [soft-footed] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [he] [discovered] [mr] [lynx] [having] a [great] feast [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 , 1 at 22 feast 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 stole 7 he 8 stole 20 a 22 feast why [not] [make] [mr] [lynx] [think] he had [a] [lot] [of] [friends] with him [?] 1 why 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 13 with 13 with 14 him it would do no harm to try [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 do 3 do 5 harm 3 do 6 to 4 no 5 harm 6 to 7 try so [mr] [coyote] [put] [his] [nose] [up] [in] [the] [air] [and] howled [.] 1 so 12 howled mr [lynx] [looked] up [and] [grinned] [.] 1 mr 4 up he had no fear [of] [mr] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 fear 3 no 4 fear mr [lynx] [stopped] [eating] and [looked] [up] a little surprised [.] 1 mr 5 and 5 and 10 surprised 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 surprised ['] [i] [wonder] [if] [mr] [coyote] [has] [got] [a] [brother] [with] [him] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [.] [a] [minute] [later] [mr] [coyote] [howled] [again] [from] [the] [place] [where] [he] [had] [howled] [in] [the] [first] [place] [.] [mr] [lynx] [grew] [anxious] [and] [lost] [his] [appetite] [.] ['] [mr] [coyote] [must] [have] [a] [whole] [crowd] [of] [brothers] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [.] ['] [i] [guess] [this] [is] [no] [place] [for] [me] [!] ['] with that he started to sneak away [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 4 started 6 sneak 5 to 6 sneak 6 sneak 7 away ["] [mr] [coyote] [followed] [him] [,] [still] [trying] [to] [make] [his] [voice] [sound] [like] [the] [voices] [of] [many] [.] [mr] [lynx] [gave] [a] [hurried] [look] [over] [his] [shoulder] [and] [began] [to] [run] [.] then [mr] [coyote] [returned] [to] [the] [dinner] [mr] [lynx] [had] [left] , and [ate] [and] [ate] [until] he couldn't [hold] [another] [mouthful] [.] 1 then 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 18 he 18 he 19 couldn't " so [he] [had] [plenty] [to] [eat] [from] [that] [time] [on] [.] 1 " 2 so and all his children and his children 's children had [that] [same] [wonderful] [voice] , [just] [as] [old] [man] [coyote] has [now] [.] 1 and 2 all 1 and 21 has 2 all 3 his 2 all 5 and 2 all 10 had 3 his 4 children 4 children 5 and 5 and 9 children 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 's 8 's 9 children 10 had 15 , [chug-a-rum] [!] now scamper home [,] [peter] [rabbit] [,] and see [that] you don't [let] [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [sharp] [wits] get [you] into trouble [.] ["] 1 now 2 scamper 2 scamper 3 home 2 scamper 8 and 8 and 9 see 9 see 11 you 11 you 12 don't 12 don't 20 get 20 get 22 into 22 into 23 trouble " [thank] [you] [,] [grandfather] [frog] ! " cried [peter] and scampered as fast as he could [go] for the dear , safe [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 " 11 and 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 11 and 11 and 12 scampered 12 scampered 14 fast 12 scampered 15 as 13 as 14 fast 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 19 for 19 for 22 , 20 the 21 dear 21 dear 22 , 22 , 23 safe [ix] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] striped [chipmunk] [sat] [staring] at [a] [little] ridge [where] the [grass] [was] [raised] up [.] 1 striped 5 at 5 at 14 up 8 ridge 10 the 10 the 14 up he had often seen little ridges like that without thinking much about them [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 often 4 seen 4 seen 6 ridges 4 seen 7 like 5 little 6 ridges 7 like 8 that 7 like 9 without 9 without 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 much 10 thinking 12 about 11 much 12 about 12 about 13 them he knew that they were made by [miner] [the] [mole] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 6 made 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 made 6 made 7 by he had known that ever since he was big enough to begin to ask questions [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 3 known 6 since 5 ever 6 since 6 since 7 he 6 since 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 big 9 big 10 enough 9 big 11 to 11 to 12 begin 12 begin 13 to 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 questions " [what] [a] [queer] [way] [of] [living] [!] " [thought] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 9 " i wonder " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 " " [what] [do] [you] [wonder] [?] " 1 " 7 " the voice was so [close] to [striped] [chipmunk] [that] it [made] [him] [jump] [.] 1 the 2 voice 2 voice 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 6 to 6 to 10 it he whirled about [.] 1 he 2 whirled 2 whirled 3 about there was [johnny] [chuck] [,] [who] [had] [tiptoed] [up] as softly as he knew [how] [,] to [give] [striped] [chipmunk] [a] [scare] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 17 to 10 as 11 softly 11 softly 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 17 to johnny grinned [.] 1 johnny 2 grinned " [what] [do] [you] [wonder] [?] " he repeated [.] 1 " 9 repeated 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 repeated [striped] [chipmunk] [made] [a] [face] [at] [johnny] [.] " [i] [wonder] [something] [that] [i] [bet] [you] [don't] [know] , " he replied [.] 1 " 14 replied 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 replied " [that] ['s] [easy] [,] " [replied] [johnny] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [there] [are] [more] [things] [i] [don't] [know] [than] [i] [do] [know] [,] [but] [i] ['m] [always] [ready] [to] [learn] [.] what is it this time [?] ["] 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 2 is 5 time 4 this 5 time " [why] [does] [miner] [the] [mole] [live] [under] [ground] [all] [the] [time] [?] " 1 " 14 " striped [chipmunk] [pointed] to the ridge [made] [by] [miner] [.] 1 striped 4 to 4 to 6 ridge 5 the 6 ridge johnny [chuck] scratched his head [thoughtfully] [.] 1 johnny 3 scratched 3 scratched 5 head 4 his 5 head " [i] [don't] [know] , " he confessed [finally] [.] 1 " 8 confessed 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 confessed ["] [i] [never] [thought] [of] [it] [before] [.] of course there must be a reason [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 there 3 there 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 7 reason 6 a 7 reason i wonder " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 " " [well] [,] [what] [do] [you] [wonder] [?] " 1 " 9 " " [the] [same] [thing] [you] [wonder] [,] " [laughed] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 " 8 " striped [chipmunk] [hadn't] [anything] [else] to do , so off [they] [started] [.] 1 striped 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 do 8 , 8 , 10 off 9 so 10 off on the way they met [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 on 3 way 1 on 4 they 2 the 3 way 4 they 5 met " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he in his deep voice [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 in 7 in 10 voice 8 his 10 voice 9 deep 10 voice " [it] ['s] [very] [strange] [to] [me] [how] [little] [some] [folks] [know] [about] [their] [nearest] [neighbors] [.] " 1 " 18 " he looked up and winked at [jolly] , [round] [,] bright [mr] [sun] [.] 1 he 4 and 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 and 4 and 5 winked 5 winked 6 at 6 at 8 , 8 , 11 bright striped [chipmunk] , [johnny] [chuck] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [looked] [as] [though] they [felt] [very] [foolish] [,] as indeed they did [.] 1 striped 3 , 3 , 10 and 10 and 17 they 10 and 25 did 22 as 24 they 23 indeed 24 they 24 they 25 did " [it] [happened] [a] [long] [time] [ago] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 9 " " [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [?] " [interrupted] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 " 8 " " [of] [course] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [pretending] [to] [be] [very] [much] [put] [out] [at] [such] [a] [foolish] [question] [.] 1 " 5 " danny hung his head and resolved that he would bite his tongue before he asked another question [.] 1 danny 5 and 2 hung 4 head 2 hung 5 and 3 his 4 head 5 and 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 15 asked 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 bite 10 bite 12 tongue 10 bite 13 before 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 13 before 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 17 question 16 another 17 question " [in] [those] [days] [miner] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [didn't] [live] [under] [ground] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 17 " ["] [nobody] [did] [.] he wasn't so very different from a lot of other animals [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 different 3 so 4 very 4 very 5 different 5 different 6 from 6 from 11 animals 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 animals 9 of 11 animals 10 other 11 animals food was plenty , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else [.] 1 food 2 was 1 food 5 and 2 was 5 and 3 plenty 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 was 6 everybody 7 was 7 was 8 on 7 was 13 with 8 on 10 best 9 the 10 best 10 best 11 of 11 of 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 13 with 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 else [mr] [mole] [lived] [just] [as] [the] [rest] [did] [.] he went and came as he pleased , and enjoyed the sunshine and took part in all the good times of his neighbors [.] 1 he 3 and 2 went 3 and 3 and 13 and 3 and 16 in 4 came 5 as 4 came 13 and 5 as 9 and 6 he 9 and 7 pleased 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 enjoyed 9 and 12 sunshine 11 the 12 sunshine 13 and 15 part 14 took 15 part 16 in 17 all 17 all 18 the 17 all 20 times 18 the 20 times 19 good 20 times 20 times 21 of 21 of 23 neighbors 22 his 23 neighbors everybody liked him [,] [and] [whenever] [he] [made] [a] [call] [,] [he] [was] [sure] [of] [a] [welcome] [.] 1 everybody 2 liked 2 liked 3 him but one [thing] [mr] [mole] [never] did [;] [he] [never] [meddled] [in] [other] [people] ['s] [affairs] [.] 1 but 2 one 1 but 7 did no , [sir] [,] [mr] [mole] [never] [poked] [his] [nose] [in] [where] he had [no] [business] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 13 he 13 he 14 had ["] [for] [a] [long] [time] [everything] [went] [smoothly] [with] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] then came [hard] [times] [.] 1 then 2 came they grew harder and harder [.] 1 they 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 harder 4 and 4 and 5 harder food was scarce and kept growing more scarce [.] 1 food 4 and 2 was 3 scarce 2 was 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 growing 6 growing 8 scarce 7 more 8 scarce everybody was [hungry] , and you know how it is with hungry people they grow [ugly] and quarrelsome [.] 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 17 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 5 and 17 and 6 you 7 know 7 know 8 how 8 how 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 with 11 with 13 people 12 hungry 13 people 13 people 14 they 13 people 15 grow 14 they 15 grow 17 and 18 quarrelsome matters grew worse and worse , and then it was that [fear] was born [.] 1 matters 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 worse 4 and 4 and 14 born 5 worse 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 it 7 and 14 born 8 then 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 that 11 that 13 was " [now] [,] [as] [i] said [before] [,] [mr] [mole] [never] [had] [meddled] [with] [other] [people] ['s] [business] [,] [and] he didn't [now] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 21 he 21 he 22 didn't he went off by himself to think things [over] [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 off 2 went 4 by 2 went 6 to 4 by 5 himself 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 things ['] [it] [isn't] [safe] [to] [run] [around] [any] [more] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] i [believe] [he] would have [eaten] [me] [,] [if] [i] [hadn't] crawled into an old hollow stump [.] 1 i 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 12 crawled 12 crawled 13 into 13 into 17 stump 14 an 17 stump 15 old 17 stump 16 hollow 17 stump now [i] [can't] [run] [fast] , [because] my [legs] [are] [too] [short] [.] 1 now 6 , 6 , 8 my i can't climb trees like [mr] [squirrel] [,] [and] [i] [can't] [swim] [like] [mr] [muskrat] [.] 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 3 climb 5 like the only thing [i] [can] [do] is to dig [.] ['] 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 7 is 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 dig when it was finished , he was tired , so he curled up at the bottom for a nap [.] 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 was 1 when 5 , 1 when 6 he 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 tired 8 tired 17 for 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 11 he 12 curled 12 curled 13 up 13 up 14 at 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 for 17 for 19 nap 18 a 19 nap he was awakened by hearing voices outside [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 awakened 3 awakened 4 by 4 by 5 hearing 5 hearing 6 voices 5 hearing 7 outside 6 voices 7 outside he knew those voices right away [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 voices 3 those 4 voices 4 voices 5 right 5 right 6 away they were the voices [of] [mr] [fox] [and] [mr] [badger] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 voices 3 the 4 voices ["] ['] [these] [are] [terrible] [times] [,] ['] [said] [mr] [fox] [.] ['] [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] [that] [i] ['m] [wasting] [away] [to] [a] [shadow] [.] i wonder who has dug this hole [.] ['] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 has 4 has 5 dug 5 dug 7 hole 6 this 7 hole ["] ['] [mr] [mole] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [badger] [.] ['] [i] [saw] [him] [at] [work] [here] [this] [morning] [.] have you noticed how very plump he looks [?] ['] 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 how 4 how 5 very 5 very 6 plump 6 plump 8 looks 7 he 8 looks ["] ['] [yes] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [fox] [.] ['] [he] [made] [my] [mouth] [water] [the] [very] [last] [time] [i] [saw] [him] [.] [seems] [to] [me] [i] [can] [smell] [him] [now] [.] ["] ['] [i] [tell] [you] [what] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [badger] [.] ["] [with] [that] [they] [went] [away] [,] [leaving] [mr] [mole] [shaking] [with] [fright] [at] [the] [bottom] [of] [his] [hole] [.] ['] [it] ['s] [of] [no] [use] [,] ['] [thought] [mr] [mole] [.] ['] [if] [i] [go] [outside] [,] [they] [will] [soon] [find] [me] [,] [and] [if] [i] [stay] [here] [,] [they] [will] [dig] [me] [out] [.] oh , dear , oh , dear [!] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 dear 4 , 7 dear 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 dear what ever can [i] do [?] ['] 1 what 3 can 2 ever 3 can 3 can 5 do " he [lay] [there] [feeling] [very] [helpless] [and] [miserable] [,] [when] [all] [of] [a] [sudden] [a] thought [came] [to] [him] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 17 thought he would make a little tunnel off one side and hide in that [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 make 3 make 6 tunnel 3 make 7 off 3 make 10 and 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 tunnel 5 little 6 tunnel 6 tunnel 7 off 7 off 8 one 9 side 10 and 10 and 11 hide 11 hide 12 in 11 hide 13 that so he went to work and made a little tunnel off one side [just] big enough for him to squeeze into [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 10 tunnel 2 he 6 and 3 went 4 to 3 went 6 and 4 to 5 work 6 and 7 made 7 made 9 little 7 made 10 tunnel 8 a 9 little 10 tunnel 11 off 11 off 13 side 12 one 13 side 13 side 15 big 15 big 16 enough 15 big 17 for 15 big 19 to 15 big 21 into 17 for 18 him 19 to 20 squeeze 20 squeeze 21 into ["] [but] [they] [didn't] [.] finally they went away , still calling each other names , and [from] that [day] [to] [this] , [foxes] and [badgers] have [never] been [friends] [.] 1 finally 2 they 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 away 3 went 7 calling 5 , 7 calling 6 still 7 calling 7 calling 9 other 7 calling 10 names 7 calling 11 , 8 each 9 other 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 that 12 and 18 , 18 , 20 and 20 and 22 have 22 have 24 been ["] [mr] [mole] [was] [very] [thankful] [for] [his] [narrow] [escape] [,] [and] [it] [set] [him] [to] [thinking] [.] if he had a lot of these underground tunnels , no one would be able to catch him [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 had 1 if 12 one 2 he 3 had 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 5 lot 10 , 5 lot 12 one 6 of 9 tunnels 7 these 9 tunnels 8 underground 9 tunnels 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 him it was a splendid idea [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 idea 3 a 4 splendid 3 a 5 idea 4 splendid 5 idea he went to work on it at once [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 2 went 5 on 2 went 8 once 3 to 4 work 4 work 5 on 5 on 6 it 7 at 8 once and then he made a discovery such a splendid discovery [!] 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 made 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 6 discovery 4 made 10 discovery 5 a 6 discovery 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 splendid 8 a 10 discovery 9 splendid 10 discovery there was plenty of food to eat right down under ground worms and grubs all he needed [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 plenty 2 was 6 to 3 plenty 4 of 4 of 5 food 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 right 7 eat 9 down 7 eat 10 under 10 under 11 ground 11 ground 13 and 12 worms 13 and 13 and 14 grubs 13 and 15 all 15 all 16 he 15 all 17 needed 16 he 17 needed after that [,] [mr] [mole] [spent] [all] [his] [time] [in] [his] [tunnels] [and] [seldom] [put] [his] [nose] [outside] [.] 1 after 2 that he was [safe] , and he was comfortable , and he could always find something to eat by digging for it [.] 1 he 4 , 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 9 , 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 comfortable 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 17 eat 11 he 12 could 12 could 14 find 13 always 14 find 14 find 15 something 14 find 16 to 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 by 17 eat 20 for 18 by 19 digging 19 digging 20 for 20 for 21 it ["] [little] [by] [little] [his] [old] [neighbors] [forgot] [all] [about] [him] [.] he was [perfectly] happy and satisfied there , and what is there in life better than to be happy and satisfied [?] ["] 1 he 8 , 2 was 5 and 2 was 8 , 4 happy 5 and 5 and 6 satisfied 6 satisfied 7 there 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 what 9 and 11 is 10 what 11 is 11 is 12 there 11 is 13 in 11 is 15 better 11 is 17 to 13 in 14 life 15 better 16 than 16 than 17 to 17 to 20 and 18 be 19 happy 18 be 20 and 20 and 21 satisfied " [nothing] [,] ["] [replied] [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [at] [whom] [grandfather] [frog] [happened] [to] [be] [looking] [when] he asked the question [.] 1 " 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 21 question 20 the 21 question " [right] [!] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " " [and] [now] [you] [know] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [because] he is perfectly happy and satisfied there [.] ["] 1 " 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 perfectly 15 is 18 and 17 happy 18 and 18 and 19 satisfied 19 satisfied 20 there just then up came [peter] [rabbit] [,] [all] [out] [of] [breath] [.] 1 just 2 then 1 just 3 up 1 just 4 came " [has] [grandfather] [frog] [been] [telling] [a] [story] [?] " he panted [.] 1 " 12 panted 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 panted and to this day [peter] [rabbit] [wonders] [what] the story was that [he] missed [.] 1 and 2 to 1 and 11 was 2 to 3 this 3 this 4 day 9 the 10 story 10 story 11 was 11 was 12 that 12 that 14 missed [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [were] [playing] [tag] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] but he didn't [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't no , [sir] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [didn't] [do] [anything] of [the] [kind] [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 10 of it was great fun [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 fun 3 great 4 fun they raced and dodged and twisted and turned [.] 1 they 2 raced 2 raced 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 dodged 5 and 5 and 7 and 6 twisted 7 and 7 and 8 turned sometimes [peter] [was] [so] [excited] [that] he would [forget] [and] [use] [all] [four] [legs] [.] 1 sometimes 7 he 7 he 8 would then [johnny] [chuck] would [shout] ["] [no] [fair] [!] ["] 1 then 4 would peter would say that he didn't mean to , and to make up for it would be " it " and try to catch [johnny] [.] 1 peter 2 would 2 would 3 say 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 10 and 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 10 and 7 mean 10 and 8 to 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 to 10 and 16 would 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 up 12 make 14 for 14 for 15 it 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 " 17 be 21 and 19 it 20 " 19 it 21 and 21 and 22 try 21 and 23 to 21 and 24 catch now it happened that [curled] up on a little grassy tussock [,] [taking] [an] [early] [morning] [sun-bath] [,] [lay] [little] [mr] [greensnake] [.] 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 6 up 3 happened 7 on 4 that 6 up 7 on 11 tussock 8 a 9 little 8 a 11 tussock 9 little 10 grassy of course [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [were] not [afraid] [of] [him] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 not if it had been [mr] [rattlesnake] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] , it would have been different [.] 1 if 2 it 1 if 4 been 1 if 10 , 1 if 11 it 2 it 3 had 3 had 4 been 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different but [from] [little] [mr] [greensnake] there was nothing to [fear] , and [sometimes] , just for [fun] , [peter] [would] [jump] [right] [over] [him] [.] 1 but 6 there 1 but 18 , 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 to 9 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 14 , 15 just 14 , 16 for 16 for 18 , when he did that [,] [peter] [always] [winked] [good-naturedly] [.] 1 when 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 that [but] [mr] [greensnake] [never] [winked] [back] [.] then [peter] would [laugh] [and] [wink] [at] [him] [again] [.] 1 then 3 would but never [once] [did] [mr] [greensnake] wink [back] [.] 1 but 2 never 1 but 7 wink [ [illustration] [:] he would make no reply , save to run out his tongue at them [.] []] 1 [ 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 make 6 make 7 no 7 no 8 reply 8 reply 10 save 9 , 10 save 10 save 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 out 13 out 14 his 14 his 15 tongue 15 tongue 16 at 16 at 17 them peter was thinking [of] [this] [as] [he] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [stretched] out in a sunny spot to get their breath and rest [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 12 out 12 out 13 in 12 out 17 to 12 out 21 and 13 in 16 spot 14 a 15 sunny 14 a 16 spot 15 sunny 16 spot 17 to 21 and 18 get 20 breath 18 get 21 and 19 their 20 breath 21 and 22 rest he mentioned [the] [matter] [to] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 he 2 mentioned " [that] ['s] so [,] ["] [replied] [johnny] [thoughtfully] [.] 1 " 4 so ["] [i] [never] [have] [seen] [any] [of] [them] [wink] [,] [either] [.] do you suppose they can wink [?] ["] 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 they 3 suppose 6 wink 4 they 5 can 5 can 6 wink " [let's] [go] [ask] [mr] [greensnake] [,] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " finally they gave up asking him [.] 1 finally 2 they 2 they 4 up 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 asking 5 asking 6 him ["] [i] [tell] [you] [what] [,] [let's] [go] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [.] he 'll be sure to know , [and] perhaps , if he is feeling good , [he] ['ll] tell us a story , " said [peter] [.] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 23 , 3 be 4 sure 3 be 23 , 4 sure 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 9 perhaps 6 know 11 if 7 , 9 perhaps 9 perhaps 10 , 11 if 12 he 11 if 13 is 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 feeling 14 feeling 15 good 16 , 19 tell 16 , 23 , 19 tell 20 us 19 tell 22 story 21 a 22 story 23 , 24 " 23 , 25 said so [off] they scampered [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 so 3 they 3 they 4 scampered his eyes twinkled [as] [peter] [and] [johnny] [very] [politely] [wished] [him] [good] [morning] [.] 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 twinkled " [good] [morning] [,] ["] said he [gruffly] [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he but [peter] [had] [seen] that twinkle [in] [his] [eyes] and [knew] that [grandfather] [frog] was feeling good-natured in spite of his gruff greeting [.] 1 but 6 twinkle 1 but 15 was 5 that 6 twinkle 10 and 12 that 12 that 15 was 15 was 16 feeling 16 feeling 17 good-natured 17 good-natured 18 in 18 in 19 spite 19 spite 20 of 20 of 23 greeting 21 his 23 greeting 22 gruff 23 greeting " [if] [you] [please] [,] [grandfather] [frog] , [why] [doesn't] [mr] [greensnake] [wink] [at] [us] [when] [we] [wink] [at] [him] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 24 asked 8 , 22 " 8 , 23 he 23 he 24 asked ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] because he can't [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 because 2 he 2 he 3 can't " [can't] [!] " [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [together] [.] 1 " 4 " " [that] ['s] [what] [i] [said] [can't] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 9 " " [and] [no] [more] [can] [mr] [.] [blacksnake] [,] [or] [mr] [rattlesnake] [,] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] [,] [or] [any] [other] [member] [of] [the] [snake] [family] [.] " 1 " 27 " " [why] [not] [?] ["] cried [peter] [and] [johnny] [,] all [in] [the] [same] [breath] [.] 1 " 6 cried 6 cried 11 all of course [peter] [and] [johnny] [promised] [to] [sit] [perfectly] [still] [and] not [say] [a] [word] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 12 not [once] [peter] [opened] [his] [mouth] [to] [ask] [why] [,] [but] [remembered] [in] [time] [and] [closed] [it] [again] [without] [making] [a] [sound] [.] at [last] [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [once] [more] , and with a far-away look in his great , goggly eyes began : 1 at 10 , 1 at 23 : 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 eyes 11 and 22 began 12 with 15 look 12 with 19 , 12 with 21 eyes 13 a 14 far-away 13 a 15 look 14 far-away 15 look 15 look 16 in 16 in 18 great 17 his 18 great 20 goggly 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 began of course he wasn't old then [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 old 5 old 6 then he was young and spry and smart , was [mr] [snake] [.] 1 he 8 , 2 was 4 and 2 was 8 , 3 young 4 and 4 and 6 and 5 spry 6 and 6 and 7 smart 8 , 9 was now there is such a thing [as] being too smart [.] 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 thing 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 8 being 8 being 10 smart 9 too 10 smart that was [the] [trouble] [with] [mr] [snake] [.] 1 that 2 was yes , [sir] [,] that was [the] [trouble] [with] [mr] [snake] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 was it certainly was a very bad thing [.] ["] 1 it 3 was 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 7 thing 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 thing 5 very 6 bad 6 bad 7 thing [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [gravely] [.] mr [snake] [would] [go] [about] [all] [day] cheating [everybody] [he] [met] [.] 1 mr 8 cheating at night he would go home and chuckle over his smartness [.] 1 at 2 night 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 7 and 5 go 6 home 5 go 7 and 7 and 8 chuckle 8 chuckle 9 over 9 over 11 smartness 10 his 11 smartness ["] [now] [one] [bad] [habit] [almost] [always] [leads] [to] [another] [.] from cheating [,] [mr] [snake] [just] [naturally] [slipped] [to] [stealing] [.] 1 from 2 cheating yes , [sir] [,] [he] [became] [a] [thief] [.] 1 yes 2 , of course that made trouble right away [,] [but] [still] [no] [one] [suspected] [mr] [snake] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 made 4 made 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 right 6 right 7 away he was always very polite to every one and always offering to do favors for his neighbors [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 9 and 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 to 5 polite 9 and 6 to 8 one 7 every 8 one 9 and 10 always 9 and 11 offering 11 offering 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 favors 13 do 15 for 14 favors 15 for 15 for 17 neighbors 16 his 17 neighbors in fact [,] [mr] [snake] was [very] [well] [liked] [and] [much] respected [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 6 was 6 was 12 respected when any one had been robbed , he was always the first to offer sympathy and join in the hunt for the thief [.] 1 when 3 one 1 when 6 robbed 1 when 7 , 1 when 8 he 2 any 3 one 3 one 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 robbed 6 robbed 7 , 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 always 9 was 12 first 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 to 12 first 16 and 13 to 16 and 14 offer 15 sympathy 14 offer 16 and 16 and 17 join 16 and 21 for 17 join 18 in 19 the 20 hunt 20 hunt 21 for 21 for 23 thief 22 the 23 thief " [so] [mr] [.] snake [found] [that] [lying] [helped] him [to] [cheat] [and] [steal] , and all the time [he] [kept] [thinking] how [smart] he was [.] 1 " 16 and 5 snake 10 him 5 snake 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 time 19 time 26 was 23 how 25 he 25 he 26 was but [even] [mr] [snake] [had] [a] [little] [bit] [of] [conscience] , and once in a while it would trouble him [.] 1 but 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 it 12 and 19 trouble 13 once 14 in 13 once 17 it 14 in 16 while 15 a 16 while 17 it 18 would 18 would 19 trouble 19 trouble 20 him so [what] do you think he did [?] 1 so 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 5 think 6 he 5 think 7 did 6 he 7 did why , [cheating] [had] [become] [such] [a] [habit] [with] [him] [that] [he] actually [tried] [to] [cheat] [himself] [to] [cheat] [his] [conscience] [!] 1 why 2 , 2 , 13 actually when he was telling a lie , he would wink one eye [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 was 1 when 7 , 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 telling 4 telling 6 lie 5 a 6 lie 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 wink 10 wink 12 eye 11 one 12 eye but always he took care to wink the eye that was turned away from the one he was talking to [.] 1 but 2 always 1 but 3 he 1 but 4 took 3 he 4 took 4 took 5 care 4 took 6 to 6 to 7 wink 7 wink 9 eye 8 the 9 eye 9 eye 10 that 9 eye 11 was 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 turned 12 turned 13 away 12 turned 14 from 14 from 16 one 15 the 16 one 16 one 17 he 16 one 20 to 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 talking 19 talking 20 to ["] [dear] [me] [,] [dear] [me] [,] [such] [terrible] [times] [as] [there] [were] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [!] she had all the little people come before her in turn and tell their troubles [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 15 troubles 4 the 6 people 5 little 6 people 6 people 12 and 7 come 8 before 7 come 11 turn 7 come 12 and 8 before 9 her 10 in 11 turn 12 and 13 tell 14 their 15 troubles when [it] [came] [mr] [snake] ['s] [turn] , he had [no] [complaint] [to] [make] [.] 1 when 10 had 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had he seemed to be the only one who had no troubles [.] 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 7 one 5 the 7 one 6 only 7 one 7 one 8 who 7 one 9 had 8 who 9 had 9 had 11 troubles 10 no 11 troubles she asked him [a] [great] many questions [,] [and] [for] [each] [one] [he] [had] [a] [ready] [reply] [.] 1 she 2 asked 2 asked 3 him 2 asked 7 questions 6 many 7 questions of [course] [a] [great] [many] [of] [these] [replies] [were] [lies] , and every time he told one of these , he winked without knowing it [.] 1 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 he 12 and 22 winked 13 every 14 time 14 time 15 he 14 time 16 told 14 time 20 , 14 time 21 he 15 he 16 told 16 told 17 one 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 these 21 he 22 winked 22 winked 23 without 23 without 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 it you see [,] [it] [had] [become] [a] [habit] [.] 1 you 2 see ["] [now] [,] [with] [all] [his] [smartness] [,] [mr] [snake] [had] [forgotten] [one] [thing] [,] [one] [very] [important] [thing] [.] it was [this] : [you] [can't] [fool] [old] [mother] [nature] , and it is of no use to try [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 and 2 was 12 and 4 : 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 of 15 of 17 use 16 no 17 use 17 use 18 to 18 to 19 try he hadn't been talking three minutes before she knew who was at the bottom of all the trouble [.] 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 been 3 been 4 talking 4 talking 7 before 5 three 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 before 7 before 8 she 7 before 9 knew 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 at 12 at 14 bottom 13 the 14 bottom 14 bottom 15 of 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 16 all 18 trouble 17 the 18 trouble she let him finish , then called all the others about her and told them who had made all the trouble [.] 1 she 6 then 2 let 3 him 2 let 4 finish 2 let 6 then 5 , 6 then 6 then 13 and 7 called 8 all 7 called 11 about 7 called 13 and 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 others 9 the 10 others 10 others 11 about 11 about 12 her 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 them 14 told 16 who 16 who 17 had 16 who 18 made 17 had 18 made 18 made 19 all 19 all 20 the 19 all 21 trouble 20 the 21 trouble [mr] [snake] [was] [very] [bold] [.] he held his head very high in the air and pretended not to care [.] 1 he 10 and 2 held 4 head 2 held 10 and 3 his 4 head 4 head 6 high 5 very 6 high 6 high 7 in 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 10 and 11 pretended 10 and 13 to 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 care ["] ['] [from] [this] [time] [on] [,] [no] [one] [will] [believe] [anything] [you] [say] [,] [and] [you] [shall] [have] [no] [friends] [.] " [and] [now] [you] [know] [why] [little] [mr] [greensnake] [cannot] [wink] [at] [you] [;] he hasn't any [eyelids] [to] [wink] [with] ["] [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 15 he 15 he 16 hasn't 16 hasn't 17 any peter [rabbit] drew a long breath [.] 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 breath 5 long 6 breath " [thank] [you] , oh , [thank] [you] [ever] so [much] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] he said [.] 1 " 18 said 4 , 5 oh 4 , 6 , 6 , 10 so 10 so 17 he 17 he 18 said " [will] [you] [tell] [us] [next] [time] [why] [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [?] " 1 " 17 " " [perhaps] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " [xi] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [peter] [rabbit] [would] [give] [grandfather] [frog] [no] [peace] [.] every [day] [peter] [visited] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tease] [grandfather] [frog] [for] [a] [story] [for] one [particular] [story] [.] 1 every 16 one he wanted to know [why] it is that [bobby] [coon] wears [rings] on his tail [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 that 8 that 11 wears 11 wears 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 tail you see [,] [peter] [had] [admired] [bobby] [coon] ['s] [tail] for [a] long [time] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 11 for 11 for 13 long but it wasn't envy so much as curiosity that [prompted] [peter] to tease [for] [that] [story] [.] 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 envy 3 wasn't 6 much 3 wasn't 7 as 5 so 6 much 7 as 8 curiosity 8 curiosity 9 that 8 curiosity 13 tease 12 to 13 tease bobby [coon] 's tail is very handsome [,] [you] [know] [.] 1 bobby 3 's 3 's 4 tail 4 tail 5 is 5 is 7 handsome 6 very 7 handsome it has beautiful rings of [black] [and] [gray] [,] and [peter] didn't know of any other tail at all like it [.] 1 it 2 has 2 has 4 rings 2 has 20 like 3 beautiful 4 rings 4 rings 5 of 5 of 18 at 10 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 14 of 14 of 17 tail 15 any 16 other 16 other 17 tail 17 tail 18 at 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 like 20 like 21 it " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [began] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [smoothing] [down] [his] [white] [and] [yellow] [waistcoat] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] some folks seem to think that what they do doesn't matter to anybody but themselves [.] 1 some 2 folks 2 folks 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 5 think 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 that 6 that 7 what 6 that 11 matter 7 what 8 they 7 what 9 do 7 what 10 doesn't 8 they 9 do 10 doesn't 11 matter 11 matter 12 to 11 matter 14 but 12 to 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 but 14 but 15 themselves that was [the] [way] [with] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [who] [lived] [a] [long] [time] [ago] when the world was young [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 16 when 16 when 18 world 16 when 19 was 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 was 19 was 20 young but it wasn't so [.] 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 so ["] [it] [was] [the] [same] [way] [with] [old] [mr] [coon] [.] he was dishonest [and] [stole] [from] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dishonest old [mother] [nature] [didn't] [say] [anything] , [but] [watched] [him] and [smiled] [to] [herself] [.] 1 old 7 , 7 , 11 and you see [,] she [knew] [that] [mr] [coon] was [beginning] a [good] habit , [a] [very] [good] [habit] [indeed] [the] [habit] [of] [neatness] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 she 2 see 14 , 4 she 9 was 9 was 13 habit 11 a 13 habit " [it] [was] so [with] [mr] [coon] [.] 1 " 4 so he found that his food tasted better for [being] [so] [clean] , and he grew very fussy about what he ate [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 5 food 3 that 6 tasted 4 his 5 food 5 food 6 tasted 6 tasted 7 better 6 tasted 8 for 8 for 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 15 grew 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 17 fussy 16 very 17 fussy 17 fussy 18 about 18 about 19 what 19 what 20 he 19 what 21 ate 20 he 21 ate they spoiled his supper [.] 1 they 2 spoiled 2 spoiled 4 supper 3 his 4 supper yes , [sir] [,] [they] [spoiled] [his] [supper] [.] 1 yes 2 , then he washed his face and brushed his coat [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 washed 5 face 3 washed 6 and 4 his 5 face 6 and 7 brushed 7 brushed 9 coat 8 his 9 coat ['] [now] [i] [feel] [better] [,] [and] [i] [know] [my] [supper] [will] [taste] [better] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ["] [now] [at] [this] [time] [mr] [coon] [had] [a] [very] [plain] [tail] [.] it was [all] of one color , a grayish white , [not] at all [pretty] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 of 2 was 13 at 4 of 6 color 5 one 6 color 6 color 10 white 7 , 10 white 8 a 9 grayish 8 a 10 white 9 grayish 10 white 10 white 11 , 13 at 14 all [mr] [coon] [used] [to] [think] [a] [great] [deal] [about] [that] [tail] [and] [wish] [and] [wish] [that] [it] [was] [handsome] [.] sometimes he used to envy [mr] [fox] his beautiful red tail with its black and white tip [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 used 3 used 4 to 3 used 11 tail 3 used 12 with 4 to 5 envy 8 his 11 tail 9 beautiful 10 red 10 red 11 tail 11 tail 12 with 12 with 17 tip 13 its 17 tip 14 black 15 and 15 and 16 white 15 and 17 tip " ['] [good] [morning] [,] [mr] [coon] [,] ['] said she in her pleasantest voice [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 10 said 12 in 12 in 15 voice 13 her 14 pleasantest 13 her 15 voice ["] [mr] [coon] [got] [up] [and] [made] [a] [very] [low] [bow] [.] ['] [good] [morning] [,] [mother] [nature] [,] ['] [he] [replied] [in] [his] [politest] [manner] [,] [which] [was] [very] [polite] [indeed] [.] " ['] [what] [were] [you] [thinking] [about] so [hard] [?] ['] [asked] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 " 8 so ["] [mr] [coon] [looked] [a] [little] [bit] [ashamed] [.] then he sighed [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed ['] [i] [was] [wishing] [that] [my] [tail] [was] [handsomer] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [but] [it] [is] [a] [very] [good] [tail] [as] [it] [is] [,] ['] [he] [added] [hastily] [.] ["] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] she sat down [beside] [mr] [coon] and asked him all about his affairs , just as if she didn't know all about them already [.] 1 she 7 and 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 7 and 7 and 8 asked 8 asked 9 him 8 asked 10 all 8 asked 11 about 8 asked 17 if 10 all 11 about 11 about 14 , 12 his 13 affairs 13 affairs 14 , 14 , 15 just 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 she 17 if 20 know 18 she 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 21 all 20 know 22 about 20 know 24 already 22 about 23 them she told him how [pleased] she was to [find] [him] [so] [neat] and [clean] [,] and [mr] [coon] [just] tingled [all] over with pleasure [.] 1 she 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 how 4 how 6 she 4 how 7 was 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 16 and 13 and 16 and 16 and 20 tingled 20 tingled 22 over 22 over 23 with 23 with 24 pleasure at last she got up to go , and her eyes twinkled more than ever , as she said : 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 she 3 she 4 got 4 got 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 go 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 eyes 10 her 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 13 more 12 twinkled 14 than 14 than 20 : 15 ever 20 : 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 she 17 as 19 said 18 she 19 said 19 said 20 : " ['] [by] [the] [way] [,] [mr] [coon] [,] [i] [am] so [pleased] [with] [your] [neatness] [that] [i] [am] [leaving] [you] [a] [reward] [.] 1 " 12 so i hope you will like it [.] ['] 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 5 like 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 like 5 like 6 it " [mr] [coon] [didn't] [see] [any] [reward] [,] [but] he thanked her [just] [the] [same] [,] and [old] [mother] [nature] went on her way [.] 1 " 10 he 10 he 17 and 11 thanked 12 her 11 thanked 17 and 17 and 21 went 21 went 22 on 22 on 24 way 23 her 24 way [mr] [coon] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [.] then he sat down on the old log again and [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] as he looked this way and that [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 and 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 10 and 4 down 5 on 4 down 9 again 5 on 8 log 6 the 8 log 7 old 8 log 10 and 17 looked 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 20 and 18 this 19 way 19 way 20 and 20 and 21 that ["] ['] [i] [wonder] [what] [she] [meant] [by] [reward] [.] i don't see any anywhere [,] ['] [he] [said] [to] [himself] [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 any 3 see 5 anywhere ["] [by] [and] [by] [he] [just] [happened] [to] [glance] [at] [his] [tail] [.] you [see] [,] [old] [mother] [nature] had [left] [a] [beautiful] , [broad] [,] [black] [ring] [around] [his] [tail] [.] 1 you 7 had 7 had 11 , ["] [now] [about] [this] [time] [,] [hard] [times] [came] [to] [all] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] every one began to grumble [.] 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 grumble 4 to 5 grumble [mr] [bear] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [fox] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [rabbit] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [jay] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [squirrel] [grumbled] [.] [even] [mr] [chuck] [grumbled] [.] and one and all they began to blame [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 and 3 and 2 one 3 and 3 and 4 all 3 and 5 they 3 and 7 to 3 and 8 blame 5 they 6 began 6 began 7 to then they began to quarrel among themselves and to steal from each other [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 8 and 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 quarrel 3 began 8 and 4 to 5 quarrel 5 quarrel 6 among 6 among 7 themselves 8 and 9 to 8 and 10 steal 9 to 10 steal 10 steal 11 from 11 from 13 other 12 each 13 other ["] [but] [mr] [coon] [didn't] [grumble] [,] [and] [he] [didn't] [go] [away] [.] no , [sir] [,] [mr] [coon] [just] [stuck] [to] [his] [home] [and] [did] [the] [best] he could [to] [find] [enough] [to] eat [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 22 eat he kept himself as neat [as] ever and was always cheerful [.] 1 he 8 and 2 kept 3 himself 2 kept 5 neat 2 kept 8 and 4 as 5 neat 5 neat 7 ever 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 always 9 was 11 cheerful whenever he met one of his grumbling neighbors , he would say : 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 3 met 1 whenever 4 one 2 he 3 met 4 one 5 of 4 one 13 : 5 of 8 neighbors 6 his 8 neighbors 7 grumbling 8 neighbors 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 say 12 say 13 : ["] ['] [better] [times] [coming] [!] better times coming [!] 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming old [mother] [nature] is [doing] [the] [best] she [can] [.] 1 old 4 is 4 is 8 she better times coming [!] ['] 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming " [more] [rings] [,] " [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 5 " " [yes] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [mr] [coon] ['s] [tail] was [ringed] [way] [to] the tip [.] 1 " 14 was 14 was 19 tip 18 the 19 tip now you know [,] [peter] [rabbit] [,] why [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [,] " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 8 why 8 why 17 " peter gave a long sigh [.] 1 peter 2 gave 2 gave 5 sigh 3 a 4 long 3 a 5 sigh 4 long 5 sigh " [i] [think] [it] ['s] [perfectly] [beautiful] , " he said [.] 1 " 11 said 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 said " [i] [wish] [i] [had] [rings] [on] [my] [tail] [.] " 1 " 11 " and then he wondered why everybody laughed [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 why 5 why 6 everybody 5 why 7 laughed 6 everybody 7 laughed [xii] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [had] [just] [told] [the] [story] of [why] [he] [has] [a] [bald] [head] [and] [is] [proud] [of] it [.] 1 ol 10 of 10 of 21 it you know he hasn't a feather on it [,] [and] [it] is very [,] [very] [red] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 4 hasn't 3 he 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 6 feather 4 hasn't 7 on 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 7 on 7 on 8 it 8 it 12 is 12 is 13 very " [may] [ah] [ask] [yo] ['] [a] [question] [,] [brer] [buzzard] [?] ["] said he [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 15 he ["] [cert'nly] [,] [brer] [possum] [.] cert'nly , " [replied] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] 1 cert'nly 2 , 2 , 3 " " [is] [buzzard] [really] [your] [fam'ly] [name] [?] " [asked] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 9 " " [no] [,] [brer] [possum] [,] [it] [isn't] [,] " [replied] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] 1 " 10 " everybody looked surprised [.] 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 surprised you [see] [,] [no] [one] [ever] had heard him [called] [anything] [but] [buzzard] [.] 1 you 7 had 7 had 8 heard 8 heard 9 him but no one said anything [,] [and] [after] [a] [minute] [or] [two] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [explained] [.] 1 but 3 one 1 but 4 said 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 said 4 said 5 anything " [mah] [fam'ly] [name] [is] [vulture] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he " [an] ['] [do] [ah] [understand] [that] [all] [of] [your] [fam'ly] [have] [red] [haids] [?] " [inquired] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 16 " ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [looked] [down] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] , and he saw a twinkle in [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [.] 1 ol 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 16 twinkle 15 a 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 17 in [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [.] " [ah] [knows] [jes] ['] [what] [yo] ['] [done] [got] [in] [your] [mind] [,] [brer] [possum] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 19 said 19 said 20 he ["] [it] ['s] [that] [trifling] [,] [no] ['] [count] [cousin] [of] [mine] [.] he [has] [a] [bald] [haid] [,] [jes] ['] [like] [ah] [have] [,] [but] [his] [haid] is black instead of red [.] 1 he 16 is 16 is 17 black 17 black 19 of 18 instead 19 of 19 of 20 red that 's because his grandpap was trifling [an] ['] [po] ['] [trash] , jes ['] [like] he is [.] ["] 1 that 13 , 2 's 3 because 2 's 13 , 3 because 5 grandpap 3 because 6 was 4 his 5 grandpap 5 grandpap 6 was 6 was 7 trifling 13 , 18 is 14 jes 18 is 17 he 18 is peter [rabbit] pricked up his ears [.] 1 peter 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 3 pricked 6 ears 5 his 6 ears this sounded like another story [.] 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 5 story 4 another 5 story he was curious about that [black-headed] [cousin] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] [very] [curious] [indeed] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 curious 3 curious 4 about 4 about 5 that he [wondered] [if] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] would have to be teased for a story , like [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 16 , 10 to 16 , 11 be 12 teased 11 be 16 , 12 teased 13 for 13 for 15 story 14 a 15 story 16 , 17 like anyway , he would [find] [out] [.] 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 he 3 he 4 would there would be no harm in trying [.] 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 harm 3 be 6 in 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 6 in 6 in 7 trying " [if] [you] [please] [,] [how] [does] [your] [cousin] [happen] [to] [have] [a] [black] [head] [?] ["] asked [peter] [as] [politely] [as] he [knew] [how] [.] 1 " 18 asked 18 asked 23 he " [because] [his] [grandpap] asked [too] [many] [questions] , " [replied] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [slyly] winking at the others [.] 1 " 5 asked 5 asked 18 winking 9 , 10 " 9 , 16 , 16 , 18 winking 18 winking 19 at 19 at 21 others 20 the 21 others everybody [laughed] [,] [for] [everybody] knows that no one asks more questions than [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 everybody 6 knows 6 knows 7 that 7 that 9 one 7 that 10 asks 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 asks 10 asks 12 questions 10 asks 13 than 11 more 12 questions peter laughed with the rest , although he looked a [wee] bit foolish [.] 1 peter 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 with 2 laughed 7 although 3 with 5 rest 4 the 5 rest 6 , 7 although 7 although 8 he 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 13 foolish 10 a 12 bit 12 bit 13 foolish but he didn't mean to give up just because he was laughed at [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 mean 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 9 because 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 up 6 give 8 just 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 at 12 laughed 13 at oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no " [please] [,] [mr] [buzzard] [,] [please] [tell] [us] [the] [story] [,] " [he] [begged] [.] 1 " 13 " besides , he [rather] enjoys telling stories [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 5 enjoys 5 enjoys 6 telling 6 telling 7 stories wasn't anything going on that this trifling member of the [buzzard] fam'ly didn't find out [about] and meddle in [.] 1 wasn't 2 anything 2 anything 3 going 2 anything 5 that 2 anything 17 and 3 going 4 on 5 that 8 member 5 that 17 and 6 this 8 member 7 trifling 8 member 8 member 9 of 8 member 13 didn't 9 of 10 the 12 fam'ly 13 didn't 13 didn't 17 and 14 find 15 out 15 out 17 and 17 and 18 meddle 17 and 19 in 18 meddle 19 in he [could] [ask] [mo] ['] [questions] [than] [peter] [rabbit] [can] [,] [an] ['] [anybody] [that] [can] [do] [that] has got to ask [a] [lot] [.] ["] 1 he 19 has 19 has 20 got 20 got 21 to 21 to 22 ask everybody looked [at] [peter] and laughed [.] 1 everybody 5 and 2 looked 5 and 5 and 6 laughed peter made a funny face and laughed too [.] 1 peter 6 and 2 made 5 face 2 made 6 and 3 a 5 face 4 funny 5 face 6 and 7 laughed 6 and 8 too " why , [i] [thought] it was [warm] [down] south [!] ["] [interrupted] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 10 south 2 why 3 , 2 why 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 10 south " so [it] [is] [,] [brer] [rabbit] [!] 1 " 2 so so it is [!] ["] 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 is ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] hastened to say [.] 1 ol 5 hastened 5 hastened 6 to 6 to 7 say so [we-uns] [sit] on [the] [chimney-tops] [whenever] [ol] ['] [jack] [frost] [gets] [to] [straying] [down] [where] [he] [have] [no] [business] [.] 1 so 4 on yo ['] see , if we-uns keep our toes warm , we-uns are warm all over [.] 1 yo 3 see 3 see 5 if 3 see 12 we-uns 3 see 13 are 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 we-uns 5 if 7 keep 5 if 11 , 6 we-uns 7 keep 7 keep 9 toes 7 keep 10 warm 8 our 9 toes 12 we-uns 13 are 13 are 14 warm 14 warm 16 over 15 all 16 over ["] [one] [day] [this] [no] ['] [count] [,] [trifling] [cousin] [of] [grandpap] [buzzard] [get] [cold] [in] [his] [feet] [.] it was on a lil ol ['] house , a lil ol ['] tumble-down house [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 9 , 4 a 8 house 5 lil 8 house 6 ol 8 house 8 house 9 , 9 , 15 house 10 a 15 house 11 lil 15 house 12 ol 15 house 14 tumble-down 15 house mistah [buzzard] [fly] [right] [over] [an] ['] [sit] [on] [that] [chimney-top] [fo] ['] [to] [warm] his toes [.] 1 mistah 17 toes 16 his 17 toes of course [he] right smart curious about that lil ol ['] tumble-down house and who live there [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 14 and 4 right 14 and 5 smart 6 curious 5 smart 14 and 6 curious 7 about 7 about 13 house 8 that 13 house 9 lil 13 house 10 ol 13 house 12 tumble-down 13 house 14 and 15 who 14 and 16 live 16 live 17 there ["] [he] [listen] [an] ['] [listen] [.] then [he] shift ['] [round] to the other side of the chimney [an] ['] [listen] [.] 1 then 3 shift 3 shift 6 to 6 to 9 side 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 of 10 of 12 chimney 11 the 12 chimney no matter where [he] [sit] , he can't hear what being said down inside that lil ol ['] tumble-down house [.] 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 where 2 matter 6 , 2 matter 7 he 7 he 8 can't 8 can't 9 hear 9 hear 10 what 10 what 11 being 10 what 12 said 11 being 12 said 12 said 13 down 12 said 14 inside 14 inside 20 house 15 that 20 house 16 lil 20 house 17 ol 20 house 19 tumble-down 20 house then [what] do yo ['] think [mistah] [buzzard] [do] [?] 1 then 3 do 3 do 4 yo 3 do 6 think why , [he] [jes] ['] [stretch] [his] [fool] [haid] [as] [far] [down] [that] [chimney] [as] [he] [can] [an] ['] [listen] [an] ['] [listen] [.] 1 why 2 , yes , [sah] [,] that is jes ['] [what] [that] [no] ['] [count] [buzzard] [do] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 jes but all he [hear] is jes ['] [a] mumbling and a mumbling , [an] ['] that make him more curious than ever [.] 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 he 3 he 5 is 5 is 10 and 6 jes 9 mumbling 9 mumbling 10 and 10 and 12 mumbling 10 and 16 that 10 and 17 make 11 a 12 mumbling 13 , 16 that 16 that 17 make 17 make 18 him 17 make 20 curious 19 more 20 curious 20 curious 22 ever 21 than 22 ever ["] [now] [when] [he] [stretch] [his] [haid] [an] ['] [neck] [down] [the] [chimney] [that] [way] [,] [he] [get] ['] [em] [all] [black] [with] [soot] [.] but [he] [don't] [mind] that [.] 1 but 5 that no , [sah] [,] [he] don ['] mind that a bit [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 don 6 don 8 mind 8 mind 9 that 8 mind 11 bit 10 a 11 bit fact is [,] [he] [don] ['] [notice] it [.] 1 fact 2 is 2 is 8 it he plumb [fo'get] [all] [about] [this] [,] [an] ['] [he] [holler] down [that] [chimney] [.] 1 he 2 plumb 2 plumb 12 down yes , [sah] [,] [he] [holler] [right] [down] [that] [chimney] [!] 1 yes 2 , ["] ['] [will] [yo'-alls] [please] [speak] [a] [lil] [louder] [,] ['] [he] [holler] [down] [the] [chimney] [,] [jes] ['] [like] [that] [.] yes , [sah] [,] [she] [sho'ly] [was] [plumb] [scared] [.] 1 yes 2 , she so scared [she] [tip] over a whole kettleful of soup right in the fire [.] 1 she 3 scared 2 so 3 scared 3 scared 6 over 3 scared 9 kettleful 3 scared 13 in 7 a 9 kettleful 8 whole 9 kettleful 9 kettleful 10 of 10 of 12 right 11 soup 12 right 12 right 13 in 13 in 15 fire 14 the 15 fire of course [that] make a terrible mess [an] ['] a powerful lot of smoke [an] ['] hot ashes fly up the chimney [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 make 4 make 7 mess 4 make 14 smoke 5 a 7 mess 6 terrible 7 mess 10 a 12 lot 11 powerful 12 lot 12 lot 13 of 12 lot 14 smoke 13 of 14 smoke 14 smoke 18 ashes 14 smoke 19 fly 17 hot 18 ashes 18 ashes 19 fly 19 fly 20 up 20 up 22 chimney 21 the 22 chimney they [like] [to] [choke] [that] [no] ['] count [buzzard] to death [.] 1 they 8 count 8 count 10 to 10 to 11 death ["] [mistah] [buzzard] [he] [give] [a] [mighty] [squawk] [an] ['] [fly] [away] [.] his chillen jes ['] like him , [an] ['] his chillen's chillen the same way [.] 1 his 2 chillen 2 chillen 3 jes 2 chillen 5 like 2 chillen 15 way 3 jes 5 like 5 like 7 , 6 him 7 , 7 , 12 chillen 10 his 12 chillen 11 chillen's 12 chillen 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 way an ' that is [the] reason that [mah] cousin who lives down souf done have a black haid , " concluded [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 6 reason 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 reason 6 reason 9 cousin 6 reason 19 , 7 that 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 who 9 cousin 12 down 9 cousin 19 , 10 who 11 lives 10 who 12 down 11 lives 12 down 12 down 13 souf 13 souf 14 done 15 have 18 haid 15 have 19 , 16 a 18 haid 17 black 18 haid 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 concluded a little sigh of satisfaction went around the circle of listeners [.] 1 a 2 little 1 a 3 sigh 2 little 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 3 sigh 6 went 4 of 5 satisfaction 6 went 7 around 7 around 9 circle 8 the 9 circle 9 circle 10 of 10 of 11 listeners as [usual] , [peter] [rabbit] [was] [the] [first] to [speak] [.] 1 as 3 , 3 , 9 to " [that] [was] [a] [splendid] [story] [,] [mr] [buzzard] [,] ["] said he [,] " [and] [i] ['m] [ever] [and] [ever] [so] [much] [obliged] to you [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 25 to 13 he 15 " 25 to 26 you it was just as good as one [of] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [.] ["] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 as 4 as 5 good 6 as 7 one ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [and] [slowly] [winked] [one] [eye] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [as] [he] [replied] : ["] [thank] [yo] ['] [,] [brer] [rabbit] [.] 1 ol 19 : that 's [quite] the nicest thing [yo] ['] [could] [say] [.] ["] 1 that 2 's 2 's 6 thing 4 the 5 nicest 4 the 6 thing [xiii] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] peter [rabbit] had [something] [new] [to] [bother] [his] [bump] [of] [curiosity] [.] 1 peter 3 had and it did bother it a lot [.] 1 and 2 it 1 and 4 bother 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 bother 4 bother 5 it 4 bother 7 lot 6 a 7 lot he had [just] [seen] [buster] [bear] [for] the first time [,] and what do you think had impressed him most [?] 1 he 12 and 2 had 10 time 2 had 12 and 8 the 9 first 8 the 10 time 12 and 18 impressed 13 what 17 had 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 think 16 think 17 had 17 had 18 impressed 18 impressed 19 him 18 impressed 20 most well , it wasn't [buster] ['s] [great] size , or wonderful strength , or big claws , or deep , grumbly-rumbly voice [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 14 or 8 size 10 or 9 , 10 or 10 or 11 wonderful 10 or 12 strength 12 strength 14 or 13 , 14 or 14 or 15 big 14 or 18 or 14 or 22 voice 16 claws 18 or 17 , 18 or 18 or 19 deep 18 or 20 , 18 or 22 voice 21 grumbly-rumbly 22 voice no , [sir] [,] it wasn't one of these [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 these it was [the] [fact] [that] [buster] [bear] [seemed] to have no tail [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 no 11 no 12 tail peter couldn't get over that [.] 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 over 3 get 5 that he [almost] pitied [buster] [bear] [.] 1 he 3 pitied you see [,] [peter] [has] [a] [great] [admiration] [for] [fine] [tails] [.] 1 you 2 see he has always been rather ashamed of the funny little one he has himself [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 been 3 always 4 been 4 been 6 ashamed 5 rather 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 7 of 7 of 11 one 8 the 11 one 9 funny 11 one 10 little 11 one 11 one 12 he 11 one 13 has 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 himself still , it is [a] [real] [tail] [,] [and] he [has] [often] comforted [himself] with that thought [.] 1 still 2 , 1 still 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 10 he 10 he 13 comforted 13 comforted 15 with 15 with 17 thought 16 that 17 thought so the first thing [peter] [did] [when] [he] [saw] [buster] [bear] was to look to see what kind of a tail he had [.] 1 so 12 was 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 thing 4 thing 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 what 17 what 18 kind 18 kind 19 of 18 kind 23 had 19 of 21 tail 20 a 21 tail 22 he 23 had just [imagine] [how] [surprised] he was [when] he [couldn't] [make] sure that [buster] had [any] [tail] [at] [all] [.] 1 just 5 he 5 he 14 had 6 was 8 he 6 was 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 14 had there was something that might [,] [just] might [,] be meant for a tail , and [peter] [wasn't] [even] sure of that [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 2 was 16 and 3 something 4 that 3 something 8 might 4 that 5 might 8 might 10 be 10 be 11 meant 11 meant 12 for 12 for 14 tail 13 a 14 tail 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 sure 20 sure 21 of 21 of 22 that if it was , it was so [ridiculously] [small] that [peter] [felt] that he had [no] [reason] to be ashamed of his own tail [.] 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 was 1 if 4 , 1 if 5 it 2 it 3 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 10 that 7 so 19 be 10 that 19 be 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 ashamed 20 ashamed 21 of 21 of 24 tail 22 his 23 own 22 his 24 tail he was still thinking about this when he started for home [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 thinking 2 was 5 about 2 was 7 when 3 still 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 5 about 6 this 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 started 8 he 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 home off [he] [started] , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 off 4 , [grandfather] [frog] [regarded] [peter] [in] [silence] [for] [a] [minute] [or] [two] [.] then very slowly he asked [:] ["] what are [your] [eyes] [for] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [?] 1 then 4 he 2 very 3 slowly 3 slowly 4 he 4 he 5 asked 5 asked 8 what 8 what 9 are couldn't you see whether or not he has a tail [?] ["] 1 couldn't 2 you 1 couldn't 3 see 3 see 6 not 4 whether 5 or 5 or 6 not 6 not 7 he 6 not 8 has 7 he 8 has 8 has 10 tail 9 a 10 tail ["] [no] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [.] i really couldn't tell whether he has a tail [or] [not] [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [quite] [truthfully] [.] 1 i 3 couldn't 2 really 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 whether 5 whether 6 he 5 whether 7 has 6 he 7 has 7 has 9 tail 8 a 9 tail " [at] [first] [i] [thought] he [hadn't] [,] [and] [then] [i] thought he might [have] [.] 1 " 6 he 6 he 12 thought 12 thought 14 might 13 he 14 might if he [has] [,] [it] doesn't seem to me that it is enough to call a [really] [truly] tail [.] ["] 1 if 2 he 2 he 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 7 seem 10 that 8 to 9 me 10 that 11 it 10 that 12 is 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 call 15 call 19 tail 16 a 19 tail " [a] [reminder] [!] " [exclaimed] [peter] [,] [looking] [very] [much] [puzzled] [.] 1 " 5 " " [a] [reminder] [of] [what] [?] " 1 " 7 " grandfather [frog] cleared [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [.] 1 grandfather 3 cleared peter nodded [and] [grandfather] [frog] [went] [on] [.] 1 peter 2 nodded at first , before he was made king of the [green] [forest] , he didn't mind this at all [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 14 he 3 , 4 before 4 before 5 he 4 before 7 made 4 before 13 , 4 before 14 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 made 7 made 8 king 8 king 9 of 9 of 10 the 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 17 this 16 mind 18 at 18 at 19 all in fact , he was rather pleased that he didn't have a tail [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 pleased 6 rather 7 pleased 7 pleased 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 11 have 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 have 11 have 13 tail 12 a 13 tail ["] [this] [was] [just] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [view] [of] [the] [matter] [.] she had done her very best to give everybody everything that they really needed , and not to give them things which they didn't need [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 6 best 4 her 5 very 4 her 6 best 6 best 7 to 6 best 8 give 7 to 8 give 8 give 9 everybody 8 give 10 everything 10 everything 11 that 10 everything 19 give 11 that 12 they 11 that 16 and 12 they 16 and 13 really 14 needed 14 needed 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 not 16 and 18 to 16 and 19 give 18 to 19 give 19 give 20 them 19 give 21 things 21 things 22 which 21 things 25 need 22 which 23 they 22 which 25 need 23 they 24 didn't 24 didn't 25 need she couldn't see that [mr] [bear] [had] [the] [least] [need] [of] [a] [tail] , and [so] she hadn't given him one [.] 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 4 that 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 she 15 and 19 given 17 she 18 hadn't 18 hadn't 19 given 19 given 20 him 19 given 21 one " [then] he was made king over all the people of [the] [green] [forest] , and his word was law [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 made 5 made 6 king 5 made 7 over 6 king 7 over 7 over 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 people 9 the 10 people 10 people 11 of 11 of 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 word 16 and 19 was 17 his 18 word 19 was 20 law it was a very great honor , and for a while he felt it [so] and did his best to rule wisely [.] 1 it 7 , 2 was 6 honor 2 was 7 , 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 honor 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 he 8 and 16 and 9 for 11 while 9 for 12 he 10 a 11 while 12 he 16 and 13 felt 14 it 13 felt 16 and 16 and 17 did 17 did 19 best 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 to 19 best 21 rule 20 to 21 rule 21 rule 22 wisely he went about just as before , hunting for his living , and had no more time than before for foolish thoughts or vain wishes [.] 1 he 13 and 2 went 3 about 2 went 5 as 2 went 8 hunting 2 went 13 and 3 about 4 just 5 as 6 before 7 , 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 for 8 hunting 12 , 9 for 11 living 10 his 11 living 13 and 14 had 14 had 17 time 14 had 18 than 14 had 19 before 14 had 23 or 15 no 16 more 16 more 17 time 20 for 22 thoughts 20 for 23 or 21 foolish 22 thoughts 23 or 25 wishes 24 vain 25 wishes he grew so fat that when he walked , he puffed and wheezed [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 fat 3 so 4 fat 4 fat 5 that 5 that 10 he 5 that 12 and 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 walked 6 when 9 , 6 when 10 he 7 he 8 walked 10 he 12 and 11 puffed 12 and 12 and 13 wheezed he grew so lazy that he wanted to be [waited] on all the time [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 lazy 3 so 4 lazy 4 lazy 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 wanted 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 7 wanted 9 be 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 on 11 on 12 all 12 all 13 the 12 all 14 time 13 the 14 time " [it] [happened] [about] this time [that] he overheard [mr] [fox] [talking] [to] [mr] [wolf] [when] [they] [both] [thought] [him] [asleep] [.] 1 " 9 overheard 5 this 6 time 6 time 8 he 8 he 9 overheard ['] [a] [pretty] [kind] [of] [a] [king] [,] [he] [is] [!] ['] [sneered] [mr] [fox] [.] ['] [the] [idea] [of] [a] [king] [without] [a] [tail] [!] ['] " ['] [that] ['s] so [,] ['] [assented] [mr] [.] [wolf] [.] 1 " 5 so ['] [why] [,] [even] [that] [little] [upstart] [,] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [has] [got] [a] [make-believe] [tail] [.] ['] ["] grandfather [frog] 's eyes twinkled as he [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] looked very much embarrassed [.] 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 13 looked 13 looked 16 embarrassed 14 very 15 much 15 much 16 embarrassed but he didn't say anything [,] [so] [grandfather] [frog] went on [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 10 went 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 anything 10 went 11 on ["] [after] [that] [he] [couldn't] [think] [of] [anything] [but] [the] [fact] [that] [he] [hadn't] [any] [tail] [.] he took particular notice of all who came to pay him tribute , and he saw that every one of them had a tail [.] 1 he 13 , 2 took 4 notice 2 took 13 , 3 particular 4 notice 4 notice 5 of 5 of 6 all 6 all 7 who 6 all 8 came 7 who 8 came 8 came 9 to 9 to 10 pay 10 pay 11 him 10 pay 12 tribute 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 saw 16 saw 17 that 17 that 19 one 17 that 22 had 18 every 19 one 19 one 20 of 19 one 22 had 20 of 21 them 22 had 24 tail 23 a 24 tail the more he tried not to think of these tails , the more he did think of them [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 tried 2 more 11 , 2 more 13 more 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 6 to 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 10 tails 9 these 10 tails 12 the 13 more 13 more 14 he 13 more 16 think 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 them the more he thought of them , the more [discontented] he grew because he had none [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 thought 2 more 7 , 2 more 9 more 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 them 8 the 9 more 9 more 11 he 9 more 12 grew 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 because 13 because 14 he 13 because 15 had 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 none he didn't stop to think that probably all of them had use for their tails [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 that 6 that 8 all 6 that 11 had 7 probably 8 all 8 all 9 of 8 all 11 had 9 of 10 them 11 had 12 use 11 had 13 for 12 use 13 for 13 for 15 tails 14 their 15 tails no , [sir] [,] he didn't think of that [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 that everybody else had a tail [,] [and] [he] [hadn't] [.] 1 everybody 2 else 1 everybody 3 had 3 had 5 tail 4 a 5 tail he felt that it was a disgrace that he , the king , should have no tail [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 disgrace 5 was 8 that 6 a 7 disgrace 8 that 9 he 8 that 15 have 9 he 12 king 9 he 14 should 10 , 12 king 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 , 14 should 15 have 15 have 17 tail 16 no 17 tail he brooded over it so much that he lost his appetite and [grew] cross and peevish [.] 1 he 2 brooded 2 brooded 3 over 2 brooded 6 much 2 brooded 7 that 3 over 4 it 5 so 6 much 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 lost 8 he 9 lost 9 lost 15 and 10 his 11 appetite 11 appetite 12 and 12 and 14 cross 12 and 15 and 15 and 16 peevish ["] [then] [along] [came] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [see] [how] [things] [were] [going] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] of course she saw right away that something was wrong [with] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 she 3 she 4 saw 4 saw 5 right 4 saw 6 away 4 saw 7 that 7 that 8 something 7 that 9 was 8 something 9 was 9 was 10 wrong when she asked him what the matter was , he was ashamed to tell her at first [.] 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 asked 1 when 9 , 1 when 10 he 2 she 3 asked 3 asked 4 him 3 asked 5 what 5 what 8 was 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 ashamed 12 ashamed 13 to 12 ashamed 14 tell 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 her 14 tell 17 first 16 at 17 first but after a little he told her [that] [he] [wanted] [a] [tail] [;] that he could [never] [again] be happy [unless] he had [a] [tail] [.] 1 but 2 after 1 but 5 he 2 after 4 little 3 a 4 little 5 he 6 told 6 told 7 her 6 told 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 23 had 15 he 16 could 16 could 19 be 19 be 20 happy 22 he 23 had nothing that she could say made any difference he wanted a tail [.] 1 nothing 2 that 1 nothing 5 say 1 nothing 6 made 2 that 3 she 2 that 5 say 3 she 4 could 4 could 5 say 6 made 8 difference 6 made 12 tail 7 any 8 difference 8 difference 9 he 8 difference 10 wanted 9 he 10 wanted 11 a 12 tail finally she gave him one [.] 1 finally 2 she 2 she 3 gave 3 gave 4 him 3 gave 5 one ["] [for] [a] [few] [days] [old] [king] [bear] [was] [perfectly] [happy] [.] he spent all his spare time admiring his new tail [.] 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 6 time 4 his 6 time 5 spare 6 time 6 time 7 admiring 7 admiring 10 tail 8 his 10 tail 9 new 10 tail but it wasn't long before he found that his new tail was very much in the way [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 long 4 long 5 before 5 before 6 he 5 before 7 found 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 11 tail 8 that 12 was 9 his 11 tail 10 new 11 tail 11 tail 12 was 12 was 14 much 12 was 15 in 13 very 14 much 15 in 17 way 16 the 17 way it bothered him when he walked [.] 1 it 2 bothered 2 bothered 3 him 2 bothered 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 walked 5 he 6 walked it was in the way when he sat down [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 sat 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 down it was a nuisance when he climbed a tree [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 nuisance 3 a 4 nuisance 4 nuisance 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 climbed 6 he 7 climbed 7 climbed 9 tree 8 a 9 tree he didn't have a single use for it [,] [and] [yet] [he] had to carry it [with] [him] [wherever] [he] [went] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 use 3 have 7 for 4 a 5 single 4 a 6 use 5 single 6 use 7 for 8 it 8 it 13 had 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 carry 15 carry 16 it worse [still] , [he] [overheard] [little] [mr] [squirrel] and [mr] [possum] [making] [fun] [of] it [.] 1 worse 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 15 it ["] [and] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] [more] [than] [ever] [he] [wished] [that] [he] [did] [have] [a] [tail] [.] again he lost his appetite and [grew] cross and peevish , so that no one dared come near him [.] 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 9 and 3 lost 13 that 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 and 6 and 8 cross 6 and 9 and 9 and 10 peevish 11 , 13 that 12 so 13 that 13 that 15 one 13 that 16 dared 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 dared 16 dared 17 come 17 come 18 near 18 near 19 him so matters went from [bad] [to] [worse] , [until] [once] [more] [old] [mother] [nature] [visited] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [see] [how] [things] [were] [.] 1 so 2 matters 2 matters 3 went 3 went 4 from 4 from 8 , [very] [humbly] [old] [king] [bear] [went] [down] [on] [his] [knees] [and] [begged] [her] [to] [take] [away] [his] [tail] [.] that she left as a reminder lest he should forget the lesson he had learned and should again grow envious [.] 1 that 3 left 2 she 3 left 3 left 4 as 3 left 7 lest 4 as 6 reminder 5 a 6 reminder 7 lest 8 he 7 lest 16 and 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 forget 10 forget 12 lesson 11 the 12 lesson 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 and 15 learned 16 and 16 and 17 should 17 should 19 grow 18 again 19 grow 19 grow 20 envious [ [illustration] : ["] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] that [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] [.] ["] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 10 that peter [rabbit] [scratched] [one] [long] [ear] thoughtfully [as] [he] [replied] : ["] [thank] [you] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 7 thoughtfully 7 thoughtfully 11 : [xiv] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [ [illustration] [:] ["] [it] must be fine to fly [,] ["] [thought] [peter] [.] 1 [ 6 must 6 must 7 be 7 be 8 fine 8 fine 9 to 9 to 10 fly " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] [.] " []] 1 " 8 " [flitter] [the] [bat] [made] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [head] [dizzy] [.] peter couldn't help watching [him] [.] 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 watching he just had to [.] 1 he 3 had 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to it seemed [so] [wonderful] [that] [flitter] [could] [really] [fly] [,] that [whenever] he [saw] [him] [,] [peter] had to stop and watch [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 11 that 11 that 13 he 11 that 18 had 13 he 18 had 18 had 21 and 19 to 21 and 20 stop 21 and 21 and 22 watch " [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] [,] " [thought] [peter] [.] 1 " 9 " ["] [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] [.] [if] [i] [could] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [spend] [all] [my] [time] [flying] [around] [the] [way] [flitter] [does] [.] i 'd go on long journeys and see [the] [great] [world] [.] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 7 and 3 go 4 on 3 go 7 and 4 on 6 journeys 5 long 6 journeys 7 and 8 see and [i] ['d] [fly] [in] [the] [daytime] , because there is more going [on] then [.] 1 and 8 , 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 there 10 there 11 is 11 is 13 going 12 more 13 going 13 going 15 then i never see him in the daytime , and [i] don't even know where he keeps himself [.] 1 i 9 and 2 never 3 see 3 see 4 him 3 see 5 in 3 see 9 and 5 in 7 daytime 6 the 7 daytime 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 know 11 don't 13 know 12 even 13 know 13 know 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 keeps 15 he 16 keeps 16 keeps 17 himself i never thought of [it] [before] , but [i] [wonder] why it is that he flies only at night [.] 1 i 3 thought 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 why 11 why 13 is 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 that 13 is 15 he 13 is 16 flies 15 he 16 flies 16 flies 17 only 17 only 18 at 18 at 19 night i [believe] [i] 'll ask [grandfather] [frog] [the] [very] [next] [time] [i] [see] him [.] ["] 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 ask 5 ask 14 him now you know that [once] [peter] [rabbit] 's curiosity is [aroused] [,] it [just] has to be satisfied [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 8 's 8 's 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 10 is 10 is 13 it 13 it 15 has 15 has 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 satisfied no [sooner] did he begin to [wonder] [about] [flitter] [the] [bat] [than] [he] [could] think of nothing else [.] 1 no 3 did 3 did 4 he 3 did 5 begin 5 begin 6 to 6 to 15 think 15 think 16 of 16 of 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 else so he watched until the way was clear , and then he started for the [smiling] [pool] as fast as he could go , lipperty-lipperty-lip [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 9 , 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 until 4 until 6 way 4 until 7 was 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 was 7 was 8 clear 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 11 then 12 he 12 he 13 started 13 started 14 for 13 started 19 fast 13 started 20 as 14 for 15 the 18 as 19 fast 20 as 21 he 20 as 23 go 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 go 23 go 24 , 23 go 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 24 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip he [hoped] [he] [would] [find] [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [as] [usual] [on] his big green lily-pad , and [that] [he] [would] be [good-natured] [.] 1 he 17 and 12 his 14 green 13 big 14 green 14 green 15 lily-pad 15 lily-pad 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 be if he wasn't feeling good-natured , it would be of no use to ask him for a story [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 wasn't 1 if 6 , 1 if 7 it 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 good-natured 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 of 9 be 13 to 10 of 12 use 11 no 12 use 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 him 14 ask 16 for 16 for 18 story 17 a 18 story when [peter] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] he was disappointed , terribly disappointed [.] 1 when 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 disappointed 9 disappointed 10 , 9 disappointed 12 disappointed 11 terribly 12 disappointed the [big] [green] lily-pad [was] [there] , but there was no one sitting on it [.] 1 the 4 lily-pad 4 lily-pad 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 12 one 10 was 14 on 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 sitting 14 on 15 it [somehow] [the] [smiling] [pool] [didn't] [seem] [quite] [like] [itself] [without] [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [there] [watching] [for] [foolish] [green] [flies] [.] peter 's face showed just how disappointed he felt [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 face 3 face 4 showed 4 showed 6 how 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 9 felt 8 he 9 felt he was just going to turn away when a great , deep voice said : 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 going 3 just 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 turn 5 to 6 turn 6 turn 7 away 6 turn 8 when 8 when 13 voice 8 when 15 : 9 a 10 great 9 a 13 voice 10 great 11 , 10 great 13 voice 12 deep 13 voice 13 voice 14 said 13 voice 15 : ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] where are [your] [manners] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [that] [you] [forget] [to] [speak] [to] your elders [?] ["] 1 where 2 are 2 are 16 elders 15 your 16 elders it was [grandfather] [frog] [himself] , [having] [his] [morning] [swim] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 , the fact is [,] [i] [i] ["] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is " [you] [want] [a] [story] [,] " [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [for] [him] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [you] [can't] [fool] [me] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] you came over here just to ask me for a story [.] 1 you 2 came 2 came 3 over 2 came 5 just 3 over 4 here 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 me 7 ask 9 for 9 for 11 story 10 a 11 story i know you , [peter] [!] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 2 know 4 , i know you [!] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you well , what is it this time [?] ["] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 it 4 is 7 time 6 this 7 time [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [out] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [and] [made] [himself] [comfortable] [.] peter sat still and tried not to show how impatient he felt [.] 1 peter 4 and 2 sat 3 still 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 tried 4 and 7 to 6 not 7 to 7 to 8 show 8 show 9 how 9 how 10 impatient 10 impatient 12 felt 11 he 12 felt [grandfather] [frog] [took] [his] [time] [.] it tickled him to see how [hard] impatient [peter] [was] [trying] to be patient , and [his] [big] , goggly eyes twinkled [.] 1 it 2 tickled 2 tickled 3 him 2 tickled 4 to 2 tickled 12 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 8 impatient 12 to 15 , 13 be 14 patient 13 be 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 22 twinkled 19 , 21 eyes 20 goggly 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 twinkled " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he at last , with a suddenness that made [peter] jump [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 at 5 said 10 with 7 at 8 last 9 , 10 with 10 with 12 suddenness 11 a 12 suddenness 12 suddenness 13 that 12 suddenness 14 made 13 that 14 made 14 made 16 jump ["] [that] ['s] [very] [good] [,] [peter] [,] [very] [good] [indeed] [!] [now] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [the] [story] [.] ["] the latter cleared his throat two or three times , each time as if he intended to begin right then [.] 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 10 , 3 cleared 5 throat 3 cleared 9 times 3 cleared 10 , 4 his 5 throat 6 two 7 or 7 or 8 three 7 or 9 times 10 , 12 time 10 , 14 if 11 each 12 time 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 16 intended 15 he 16 intended 16 intended 17 to 16 intended 18 begin 17 to 18 begin 18 begin 19 right 19 right 20 then it was one of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] little [jokes] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 8 little he did it [just] to tease [peter] [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 5 to 5 to 6 tease at last he really did begin [,] [and] [the] [very] [first] [thing] [he] [did] [was] to ask [peter] a question [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 5 did 4 really 5 did 5 did 6 begin 6 begin 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 20 question 19 a 20 question " [what] [is] [the] [reason] [that] [you] [stay] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [when] [reddy] [fox] [is] [around] [?] " 1 " 20 " " so [that] he [won't] [catch] [me] [,] [of] [course] [,] ["] replied [peter] [.] 1 " 13 replied 2 so 4 he 4 he 13 replied " [very] [good] [,] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 5 " " [now] [,] [why] [do] [you] [go] [over] [to] [the] [sweet-clover] [patch] [every] [day] [?] " 1 " 16 " " [why] [,] [because] [there] [is] [plenty] [to] [eat] [there] [,] " [replied] [peter] [,] [looking] [very] [,] [very] [much] [puzzled] [.] 1 " 12 " " [well] [,] [now] [you] ['ve] [answered] [your] [own] [question] [,] " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 12 " " [flitter] [flies] [at] [night] [because] he is safest [then] , and because he can find plenty to eat [.] ["] 1 " 7 he 7 he 11 , 8 is 9 safest 8 is 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 because 12 and 16 find 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 find 16 find 17 plenty 16 find 18 to 18 to 19 eat " [oh] [,] ["] [said] [peter] [,] and his voice sounded dreadfully disappointed [.] 1 " 8 and 8 and 10 voice 8 and 11 sounded 9 his 10 voice 10 voice 11 sounded 11 sounded 12 dreadfully 11 sounded 13 disappointed he had found out what he had wanted to know , but he hadn't had a story [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 out 3 found 4 out 4 out 5 what 4 out 8 wanted 5 what 6 he 5 what 8 wanted 6 he 7 had 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 11 , 9 to 10 know 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 12 but 15 had 13 he 14 hadn't 14 hadn't 15 had 15 had 17 story 16 a 17 story finally [peter] [sighed] , and it was such a heavy sigh [!] 1 finally 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 11 sigh 8 such 9 a 9 a 11 sigh 10 heavy 11 sigh then very slowly he turned his back on [the] [smiling] [pool] and started to hop away [.] 1 then 4 he 2 very 3 slowly 3 slowly 4 he 4 he 12 and 5 turned 7 back 5 turned 12 and 6 his 7 back 7 back 8 on 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 to 13 started 15 hop 14 to 15 hop 15 hop 16 away " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] story-telling voice [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 13 voice 12 story-telling 13 voice " [a] [long] [time] [ago] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [,] [the] [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] [of] [flitter] [the] [bat] [first] [learned] [to] [fly] [.] " 1 " 24 " " [i] [know] [!] " [cried] [peter] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 5 " " [you] [told] [me] [about] [that] [,] [and] [it] [was] [a] [splendid] [story] [.] " 1 " 15 " ["] [old] [mr] [bat] [had] [wings] [;] [something] [no] [other] [animal] [had] [,] [but] [he] [found] [that] [he] [could] [no] [longer] [run] [and] [jump] [.] he could just flop about on the ground , and was almost helpless [.] 1 he 10 and 2 could 4 flop 2 could 10 and 3 just 4 flop 4 flop 5 about 5 about 6 on 6 on 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 13 helpless 12 almost 13 helpless of course that meant that he could very easily be caught [,] [and] [so] [the] [ground] was no [longer] [a] [safe] place for him [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 17 was 6 he 7 could 7 could 10 be 8 very 9 easily 9 easily 10 be 10 be 11 caught 17 was 22 place 18 no 22 place 22 place 23 for 23 for 24 him but he soon found that he was not safe in the air [in] daytime [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 found 3 soon 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 safe 9 safe 10 in 10 in 14 daytime 11 the 14 daytime 12 air 14 daytime old [mr] [hawk] [could] [fly] [even] [faster] [than] [he] , and [mr] [hawk] [was] [always] [watching] [for] [him] [.] 1 old 10 , 10 , 11 and at first [,] [mr] [bat] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [do] [.] 1 at 2 first he didn't like to go [to] [old] [mother] [nature] and complain that his new wings were not all that he had thought they would be [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 10 and 3 like 4 to 3 like 5 go 3 like 10 and 4 to 5 go 10 and 11 complain 11 complain 12 that 12 that 15 wings 12 that 21 had 13 his 15 wings 14 new 15 wings 15 wings 16 were 16 were 17 not 16 were 19 that 18 all 19 that 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 thought 22 thought 23 they 22 thought 25 be 23 they 24 would 24 would 25 be that would look as if he were ungrateful for her kindness in giving him the wings [.] 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 look 3 look 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 were 6 he 7 were 7 were 8 ungrateful 8 ungrateful 9 for 8 ungrateful 12 in 9 for 11 kindness 10 her 11 kindness 11 kindness 12 in 12 in 13 giving 13 giving 14 him 13 giving 16 wings 15 the 16 wings ["] ['] [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [think] [of] [some] [way] [out] [of] [my] [troubles] [myself] [,] ['] [thought] [old] [mr] [bat] [.] ['] [when] [i] ['m] [sure] [that] [i] [can't] [,] [it] [will] [be] [time] [enough] [to] [go] [to] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] ['] " [now] [of] [course] [it] [is] [very] [hard] [to] [think] [when] you are twisting and dodging and turning in the air [.] ["] 1 " 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 17 and 14 twisting 15 and 15 and 16 dodging 15 and 17 and 17 and 18 turning 17 and 19 in 19 in 21 air 20 the 21 air " [of] [course] [!] ["] said [peter] [rabbit] [,] [just] [as] [if] he knew all about it [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 all 15 all 16 about 16 about 17 it " he flew and [he] [flew] [and] had almost given up hope of finding any [such] place when he saw a cave [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 and 3 flew 4 and 4 and 8 had 8 had 10 given 9 almost 10 given 10 given 11 up 10 given 12 hope 12 hope 13 of 13 of 14 finding 14 finding 17 place 15 any 17 place 17 place 18 when 18 when 19 he 18 when 20 saw 19 he 20 saw 20 saw 22 cave 21 a 22 cave it [looked] [very] [black] [inside] [,] [but] [it] was [big] enough [for] [mr] [bat] to [fly] [into] , and [in] he went [.] 1 it 9 was 9 was 11 enough 9 was 15 to 15 to 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 he 21 he 22 went it was just the place to rest and think [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 5 place 4 the 5 place 5 place 6 to 5 place 8 and 6 to 8 and 7 rest 8 and 8 and 9 think so he rested , and while he rested , he thought and thought [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 4 , 2 he 3 rested 4 , 5 and 5 and 10 he 5 and 12 and 6 while 7 he 6 while 8 rested 6 while 9 , 6 while 10 he 7 he 8 rested 10 he 12 and 11 thought 12 and 12 and 13 thought " [by] [and] [by] he [noticed] [that] [it] was growing dark outside [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 9 was 9 was 10 growing 10 growing 11 dark 11 dark 12 outside ['] [my] [goodness] [!] [if] [i] [am] [going] [to] [get] [anything] [to] [eat] [to-day] [,] [i] [shall] [have] [to] [hurry] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [.] when he got outside , he [found] [that] [mr] [sun] had gone to bed [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 5 , 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 outside 6 he 11 had 11 had 12 gone 12 gone 14 bed 13 to 14 bed so had all the birds [,] [except] [mr] [owl] [and] [mr] [nighthawk] [.] 1 so 2 had 2 had 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 birds 4 the 5 birds now [mr] [nighthawk] [doesn't] belong to [the] [hawk] [family] [at] [all] , so there was nothing to fear from him [.] 1 now 5 belong 5 belong 6 to 6 to 12 , 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 there 14 there 15 was 15 was 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 to 17 to 18 fear 18 fear 19 from 19 from 20 him [then] [mr] [bat] [had] [a] [very] [pleasant] [surprise] [.] he found the air full of insects [,] ever so many more than in the daytime [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 4 air 2 found 11 many 2 found 12 more 2 found 13 than 2 found 14 in 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 9 ever 6 of 7 insects 10 so 11 many 13 than 14 in 14 in 16 daytime 15 the 16 daytime by being very smart and quick he caught a few before it was too dark for him to see [.] 1 by 2 being 1 by 12 it 2 being 5 and 3 very 4 smart 4 smart 5 and 5 and 6 quick 6 quick 11 before 7 he 8 caught 8 caught 10 few 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 before 12 it 13 was 13 was 15 dark 14 too 15 dark 15 dark 16 for 15 dark 18 to 15 dark 19 see 16 for 17 him 18 to 19 see they didn't fill his stomach [,] [but] [they] [kept] [him] [from] [starving] [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fill 3 fill 5 stomach 4 his 5 stomach as he flew back to the cave , a great idea came to him , the idea for which he had been thinking so hard [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 flew 1 as 8 , 1 as 11 idea 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 back 3 flew 5 to 5 to 7 cave 6 the 7 cave 9 a 11 idea 10 great 11 idea 11 idea 12 came 12 came 13 to 12 came 25 hard 13 to 15 , 14 him 15 , 15 , 17 idea 16 the 17 idea 17 idea 18 for 18 for 19 which 18 for 20 he 18 for 22 been 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 thinking 23 thinking 24 so then he would be safe and would not have to complain [to] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 6 and 4 be 5 safe 4 be 6 and 6 and 7 would 7 would 8 not 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 complain she had given him night-seeing eyes , and [he] no more had to go hungry [.] 1 she 8 and 2 had 3 given 2 had 8 and 3 given 4 him 3 given 6 eyes 5 night-seeing 6 eyes 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 had 10 no 11 more 11 more 12 had 12 had 13 to 12 had 14 go 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 hungry you [ask] [flitter] [if] [it] [isn't] [so] [.] " 1 you 9 " peter grinned [.] 1 peter 2 grinned " he [never] [stays] [in] [one] [place] [long] [enough] [for] [me] [to] [ask] [him] [anything] [,] ["] said [he] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 18 said " [i] ['m] [ever] so [much] [obliged] [for] [the] [story] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 5 so it pays to make the best of what we have [,] [doesn't] [it] [?] ["] 1 it 2 pays 2 pays 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 6 best 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 of 7 of 8 what 8 what 10 have 9 we 10 have ["] [it] [certainly] [does] [.] [chug-a-rum] [!] it certainly does [!] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 it 3 does 2 certainly 3 does [xv] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] spotty [the] [turtle] [sat] [on] [an] [old] [log] [on] [the] [bank] of the [smiling] [pool] [,] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] [.] 1 spotty 12 of 12 of 13 the he had sat that way for the longest time without once moving [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 sat 3 sat 5 way 3 sat 6 for 3 sat 10 without 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 for 6 for 9 time 7 the 8 longest 7 the 9 time 10 without 12 moving 11 once 12 moving spotty was still there [when] [peter] [returned] a long time after , and [he] [didn't] [look] as if he had [moved] [.] 1 spotty 13 and 2 was 3 still 2 was 13 and 3 still 4 there 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 10 time 11 after 11 after 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 20 had 17 as 19 he 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 had [a] [sudden] [thought] [struck] [peter] [.] he couldn't remember that he ever had seen [spotty] ['s] [house] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 remember 3 remember 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 8 seen 5 he 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen " [hi] , [spotty] [!] " he shouted [.] 1 " 8 shouted 3 , 6 " 3 , 7 he 7 he 8 shouted " [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] " 1 " 7 " spotty [slowly] [turned] [his] [head] and [looked] up [at] [peter] [.] 1 spotty 6 and 6 and 8 up there was a twinkle in his eyes [,] [though] [peter] [didn't] [see] [it] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 twinkle 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 5 in 7 eyes 6 his 7 eyes ["] [right] [here] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] [where] [else] [should] [i] [live] [?] ["] [he] [replied] [.] " [i] [mean] [,] [where] [is] [your] [house] [?] " [returned] [peter] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [of] [course] [i] [know] [you] [live] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [but] [where] [is] [your] [house] [?] is it in the bank or down under water [?] ["] 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 in 1 is 8 under 3 in 6 or 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 or 6 or 7 down 6 or 8 under 8 under 9 water ["] [it] [is] [just] [wherever] [i] [happen] [to] [be] [.] just now it is right here [,] ["] [said] [spotty] [.] 1 just 4 is 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 here " [i] [always] [take] [it] [with] [me] [wherever] [i] [go] [;] [i] [find] [it] [much] [the] [handiest] [way] [.] " 1 " 20 " [ [illustration] : " hi [,] [spotty] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 5 hi " [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] " []] 1 " 7 " [with] [that] [spotty] [disappeared] [.] that is to say , his head and legs and tail disappeared [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 10 and 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 and 8 and 9 legs 8 and 10 and 10 and 11 tail 10 and 12 disappeared peter stared very hard [.] 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 4 hard 3 very 4 hard then he began to laugh , for it came to [him] [that] what [spotty] [had] [said] was true [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 7 for 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 it 8 it 9 came 9 came 10 to 10 to 13 what 13 what 17 was 17 was 18 true his house was with [him] , and now he had simply retired inside [.] 1 his 2 house 2 house 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 he 7 and 12 retired 8 now 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 12 retired 11 simply 12 retired 12 retired 13 inside he didn't need any other house than just that hard [,] [spotted] [shell] [,] [inside] [of] [which] [he] [was] [now] [so] [cosily] [tucked] [away] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 6 house 3 need 7 than 3 need 8 just 4 any 5 other 5 other 6 house 6 house 7 than 8 just 10 hard 9 that 10 hard ["] [that] ['s] [a] [great] [idea] [!] ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 1 ho 5 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! that 's a great idea [!] ["] [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 idea 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 idea 4 great 5 idea " [i] wonder how it happens that he [does] [it] [,] ["] thought [he] [.] 1 " 13 thought 3 wonder 4 how 4 how 6 happens 5 it 6 happens 6 happens 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 13 thought " [no] [wonder] he is so slow [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 so 6 so 7 slow of course , it is very handy to have his house [always] with him [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 handy 7 handy 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 11 house 9 have 13 with 10 his 11 house 11 house 13 with 13 with 14 him as he says , he is always at home [.] 1 as 3 says 1 as 4 , 1 as 5 he 2 he 3 says 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 always 6 is 8 at 8 at 9 home [i] [i] [why] [,] [how] [stupid] [of] [me] [!] he doesn't have to run away at all [!] 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 3 have 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away 5 run 7 at 7 at 8 all all he has got to do is to go inside his house and stay there until the danger is past [!] 1 all 2 he 1 all 4 got 1 all 7 is 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 do 7 is 15 there 7 is 16 until 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 inside 10 inside 13 and 11 his 12 house 12 house 13 and 13 and 14 stay 13 and 15 there 16 until 18 danger 16 until 19 is 17 the 18 danger 18 danger 19 is 19 is 20 past i never thought of that before [.] 1 i 3 thought 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 6 before 4 of 5 that why , that is the handiest thing [i] [ever] [heard] [of] [.] ["] 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 the 6 handiest 5 the 7 thing now [peter] [knew] [that] [there] [must] [be] [a] [good] [story] [about] [spotty] [and] [his] [house] , and you know [peter] [dearly] [loves] [a] [good] [story] [.] 1 now 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 you 18 you 19 know so at the very first opportunity the next day , he hurried over to [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] ask [grandfather] [frog] [about] it [.] 1 so 11 he 2 at 6 opportunity 2 at 11 he 3 the 4 very 3 the 6 opportunity 5 first 6 opportunity 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 day 9 day 10 , 9 day 11 he 11 he 12 hurried 12 hurried 13 over 12 hurried 14 to 14 to 19 ask 19 ask 23 it as usual [,] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [sitting] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [.] 1 as 2 usual [no] [sooner] [did] [peter] [pop] [his] [head] [above] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [than] [grandfather] [frog] [exclaimed] [:] ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] you 've kept me waiting a long time [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 kept 3 kept 4 me 3 kept 5 waiting 5 waiting 8 time 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time i don't like to be kept waiting [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 to 3 like 6 kept 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 kept 6 kept 7 waiting if you wanted to know about [spotty] [the] [turtle] , why didn't you come earlier [?] ["] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 wanted 1 if 10 , 1 if 11 why 2 you 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 about 11 why 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 you 12 didn't 14 come 14 come 15 earlier all the time there was a twinkle in the [big] [,] goggly eyes [of] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 13 eyes 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 twinkle 5 was 8 in 6 a 7 twinkle 8 in 12 goggly 9 the 12 goggly peter was so surprised that he couldn't find his tongue [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 find 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 find 8 find 10 tongue 9 his 10 tongue he hadn't said a word to any one about [spotty] , so [how] [could] [grandfather] [frog] [know] [what] [he] [had] [come] [for] ? 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 said 3 said 5 word 3 said 6 to 3 said 9 about 3 said 12 so 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 to 6 to 8 one 7 any 8 one 9 about 11 , 12 so 23 ? you see [,] [it] [seemed] [to] [peter] [as] [if] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [read] [his] [very] [thoughts] [.] 1 you 2 see ["] [i] [i] [didn't] [know] [you] [were] [waiting] [.] truly [i] [didn't] , " [stammered] [peter] [.] 1 truly 4 , 4 , 5 " ["] [if] [i] [had] [,] [i] [would] [have] [been] [here] [long] [ago] [.] if you please , [how] did you know that [i] was [coming] and [what] [i] was coming [for] [?] ["] 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 did 1 if 7 you 2 you 6 did 3 please 4 , 3 please 6 did 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 that 9 that 11 was 11 was 13 and 13 and 16 was 16 was 17 coming ["] [never] [mind] [how] [i] [knew] [.] i know [a] [great] [deal] that [i] [don't] [tell] [,] [which] is more than some folks can say [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 6 that 6 that 12 is 12 is 13 more 12 is 14 than 14 than 16 folks 14 than 18 say 15 some 16 folks 16 folks 17 can 17 can 18 say peter wondered if he meant him [,] [for] [you] [know] [peter] [is] [a] [great] [gossip] [.] 1 peter 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 5 meant 4 he 5 meant 5 meant 6 him almost everything to-day is the result of things that happened in those long-ago days [.] 1 almost 2 everything 2 everything 3 to-day 2 everything 4 is 4 is 6 result 4 is 11 in 5 the 6 result 6 result 7 of 6 result 11 in 7 of 8 things 8 things 9 that 8 things 10 happened 9 that 10 happened 11 in 14 days 12 those 14 days 13 long-ago 14 days the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [spotty] [the] [turtle] [lived] [then] , and [unlike] [spotty] [,] [whom] you know , he had no house [.] 1 the 4 of 4 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 you 11 and 20 had 16 you 17 know 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 22 house 21 no 22 house if he had had , he would have been saved a great deal of trouble and worry [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 had 1 if 5 , 2 he 3 had 4 had 5 , 5 , 16 and 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 16 and 10 saved 13 deal 10 saved 16 and 11 a 13 deal 12 great 13 deal 13 deal 14 of 14 of 15 trouble 16 and 17 worry for a long time everybody lived at peace with everybody else [.] 1 for 4 time 1 for 5 everybody 2 a 3 long 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 5 everybody 6 lived 6 lived 7 at 6 lived 9 with 7 at 8 peace 8 peace 9 with 9 with 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 else now [mr] [turtle] , [living] in [the] [smiling] [pool] , [had] [plenty] to eat [.] 1 now 4 , 4 , 6 in 6 in 10 , 10 , 13 to 13 to 14 eat he had nothing to worry about on that score [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 nothing 2 had 4 to 2 had 6 about 4 to 5 worry 6 about 7 on 7 on 9 score 8 that 9 score everybody [who] [lives] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] knows that it is the best place in the world , anyway [.] ["] 1 everybody 8 knows 8 knows 9 that 9 that 10 it 9 that 11 is 10 it 11 is 11 is 14 place 11 is 15 in 11 is 19 anyway 12 the 13 best 12 the 14 place 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 world 18 , 19 anyway [grandfather] [frog] [winked] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [was] [listening] [,] [and] [jerry] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] " he had [two] [or] [three] [very] [narrow] [escapes] , and [these] [set] [him] [to] [thinking] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 10 , 3 had 10 , 10 , 11 and he was too slow and awkward to run or to fight [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 too 4 slow 4 slow 5 and 5 and 6 awkward 5 and 7 to 5 and 11 fight 7 to 9 or 8 run 9 or 9 or 11 fight 10 to 11 fight the only thing he could do was to keep out of sight as much as possible [.] 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 3 thing 6 do 3 thing 7 was 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 11 of 9 keep 14 much 9 keep 16 possible 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 13 as 14 much 15 as 16 possible so he learned to swim with only his head out of water , and [sometimes] with [only] the end of his nose out of water [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 learned 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 swim 5 swim 6 with 6 with 19 end 7 only 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 14 and 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 water 11 of 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 with 16 with 19 end 18 the 19 end 19 end 20 of 20 of 22 nose 21 his 22 nose 22 nose 24 of 23 out 24 of 24 of 25 water at first he was annoyed and started to shake it off [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 and 5 annoyed 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 to 7 started 9 shake 8 to 9 shake 9 shake 10 it 9 shake 11 off before he succeeded , he heard someone coming , so he promptly drew in his head and legs and tail [.] 1 before 2 he 1 before 3 succeeded 1 before 4 , 1 before 5 he 2 he 3 succeeded 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 someone 7 someone 8 coming 8 coming 10 so 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 10 so 13 drew 11 he 13 drew 12 promptly 13 drew 13 drew 14 in 14 in 19 and 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 and 17 and 18 legs 17 and 19 and 19 and 20 tail it was [mr] [fisher] , and he was very hungry and fierce [.] 1 it 5 , 2 was 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 11 and 9 very 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 and 11 and 12 fierce i believe he 'll make me a good dinner [.] ['] 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 2 believe 5 make 3 he 4 'll 4 'll 5 make 5 make 6 me 5 make 9 dinner 7 a 9 dinner 8 good 9 dinner for a long time [he] lay very still [.] 1 for 4 time 1 for 6 lay 2 a 3 long 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 6 lay 8 still 7 very 8 still at last he reached [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [slipped] [into] [the] [water] [,] [leaving] [the] [piece] [of] [bark] [on] the bank [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 21 bank 20 the 21 bank thereafter , when he wanted to go on land , he would first make sure that no one was watching [.] 1 thereafter 2 , 2 , 3 when 3 when 4 he 3 when 5 wanted 3 when 10 , 3 when 11 he 4 he 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 on 8 on 9 land 11 he 12 would 12 would 14 make 13 first 14 make 14 make 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 16 that 19 was 17 no 18 one 18 one 19 was 19 was 20 watching then he would crawl under the piece [of] bark and get it on his back [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 10 and 4 crawl 5 under 4 crawl 10 and 5 under 9 bark 6 the 9 bark 7 piece 9 bark 10 and 11 get 11 get 12 it 11 get 13 on 12 it 13 on 13 on 15 back 14 his 15 back wherever he went he carried the piece of [bark] so as to have it handy to hide under [.] 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 went 1 wherever 4 he 2 he 3 went 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 7 piece 5 carried 11 as 6 the 7 piece 7 piece 8 of 8 of 10 so 11 as 12 to 11 as 13 have 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 it 14 it 15 handy 15 handy 16 to 15 handy 18 under 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 under so she began to study [how] [she] [could] [help] [mr] [turtle] [.] 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 study one day she came up behind him just as he sat down to rest [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 she 3 she 4 came 4 came 5 up 5 up 6 behind 5 up 8 just 6 behind 7 him 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 down 12 down 13 to 13 to 14 rest then she touched the skin of his stomach and turned that [into] hard shell [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 9 and 3 touched 5 skin 3 touched 9 and 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 of 6 of 8 stomach 7 his 8 stomach 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 14 shell 11 that 14 shell 13 hard 14 shell ['] [now] [draw] [in] [your] [head] [and] [your] [legs] [and] [your] [tail] [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] " ['] [oh] [,] [mother] [nature] , [how] [can] [i] [ever] [thank] [you] [?] ['] he cried [.] 1 " 17 cried 7 , 16 he 16 he 17 cried ["] ['] [by] [doing] [as] [you] [always] [have] [done] [,] [attending] [wholly] [to] [your] [own] [affairs] [,] ['] [replied] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] " [oh] [,] [thank] [you] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [exclaimed] [peter] [,] [drawing] [a] [long] [breath] [.] 1 " 10 " " [that] [was] [a] [perfectly] [splendid] [thing] [for] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [do] [.] " 1 " 15 " you see [,] he didn't notice that [grandfather] [frog] was [listening] [when] he [asked] [spotty] [about] [his] [house] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 he 2 see 10 was 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 notice 6 notice 7 that 10 was 13 he [xvi] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] usually the thing that interests us most is something that we haven't got ourselves [.] 1 usually 3 thing 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 3 thing 5 interests 3 thing 8 is 4 that 5 interests 5 interests 6 us 5 interests 7 most 8 is 9 something 8 is 10 that 10 that 11 we 10 that 13 got 11 we 12 haven't 12 haven't 13 got 13 got 14 ourselves it is that way [with] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 that 4 way peter is not naturally envious [.] 1 peter 2 is 2 is 3 not 2 is 4 naturally 2 is 5 envious 3 not 4 naturally oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no peter is pretty well satisfied with what he has , which [is] quite as it should be [.] 1 peter 2 is 2 is 4 well 3 pretty 4 well 4 well 5 satisfied 4 well 11 which 5 satisfied 6 with 6 with 7 what 7 what 8 he 7 what 9 has 8 he 9 has 10 , 11 which 11 which 17 be 13 quite 14 as 14 as 15 it 14 as 17 be 15 it 16 should 16 should 17 be can you guess what it is [?] 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 5 it 4 what 6 is 5 it 6 is well , it is his tail [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 tail 5 his 6 tail yes , [sir] [,] that is the one thing [that] [ever] [really] [troubles] [peter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 9 thing 7 the 8 one 8 one 9 thing you see [,] [peter] ['s] [tail] [is] [,] [nothing] [but] a [funny] little bunch [of] cotton [,] [which] [doesn't] [look] [like] [a] [tail] [at] [all] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 16 cotton 11 a 13 little 11 a 16 cotton 13 little 14 bunch why , [even] [little] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] [a] [real] [tail] [,] [short] [as] it is [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 15 it 15 it 16 is and as [for] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [bobby] [coon] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] everybody knows what beautiful tails they have [.] 1 and 17 everybody 1 and 18 knows 2 as 17 everybody 17 everybody 18 knows 18 knows 19 what 19 what 21 tails 20 beautiful 21 tails 21 tails 23 have 22 they 23 have once [peter] [thought] [about] [it] [so] [much] [that] [grandfather] [frog] [noticed] [how] [sober] he was [and] [asked] [peter] what the trouble was [.] 1 once 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 19 what 19 what 22 was 20 the 21 trouble 21 trouble 22 was " [why] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he , " you look so sober , that [i] [thought] [you] really had something to worry about [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 you 7 said 12 look 7 said 13 so 9 , 10 " 11 you 12 look 12 look 13 so 13 so 14 sober 13 so 15 , 15 , 16 that 15 , 21 had 16 that 21 had 20 really 21 had 21 had 22 something 21 had 23 to 21 had 25 about 22 something 23 to 23 to 24 worry what would you do with a big tail , if you had one ? 1 what 4 do 2 would 3 you 2 would 4 do 4 do 5 with 4 do 10 if 5 with 8 tail 6 a 8 tail 7 big 8 tail 9 , 10 if 10 if 11 you 10 if 12 had 10 if 14 ? 11 you 12 had 12 had 13 one it would always be in your way [.] 1 it 2 would 2 would 4 be 3 always 4 be 4 be 5 in 5 in 7 way 6 your 7 way just think [how] [many] [times] [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [granny] [fox] [have] [almost] [caught] [you] [.] 1 just 2 think they certainly would have before this , if you had had a long tail sticking out behind for them to get hold of [.] 1 they 3 would 2 certainly 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 before 4 have 6 this 4 have 8 if 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 11 had 9 you 10 had 10 had 11 had 11 had 14 tail 12 a 13 long 12 a 14 tail 13 long 14 tail 14 tail 15 sticking 14 tail 16 out 16 out 17 behind 16 out 18 for 16 out 20 to 16 out 23 of 18 for 19 them 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 hold 22 hold 23 of i [had] [a] [long] [tail] [when] [i] was [young] [,] and [i] was mighty glad to get rid of it [.] ["] 1 i 8 was 8 was 11 and 11 and 13 was 13 was 15 glad 14 mighty 15 glad 15 glad 16 to 15 glad 19 of 16 to 19 of 17 get 18 rid 18 rid 19 of 19 of 20 it after [he] [heard] that [,] [peter] [felt] [better] [.] 1 after 4 that he just stared and stared [.] 1 he 4 and 2 just 3 stared 3 stared 4 and 4 and 5 stared he hardly noticed the wonderful dam or the equally wonderful canals which [paddy] had made [.] 1 he 3 noticed 2 hardly 3 noticed 3 noticed 7 or 4 the 6 dam 5 wonderful 6 dam 6 dam 7 or 7 or 11 canals 7 or 12 which 7 or 15 made 8 the 11 canals 9 equally 10 wonderful 10 wonderful 11 canals 12 which 15 made 14 had 15 made the very next morning he hurried over to [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] tell [grandfather] [frog] [about] it [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 over 6 hurried 8 to 8 to 13 tell 13 tell 17 it grandfather [frog] 's big , [goggly] eyes twinkled [.] 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 7 eyes 4 big 5 , 4 big 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he ["] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [one] [of] [the] [most] [useful] [tails] [i] [know] [of] [.] would you like to know how he comes by such a queer tail [?] ["] 1 would 2 you 1 would 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 7 he 6 how 8 comes 7 he 8 comes 8 comes 9 by 9 by 13 tail 10 such 11 a 11 a 13 tail 12 queer 13 tail [ [illustration] [:] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] to see was what kind of a tail [paddy] [has] [.] []] 1 [ 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 was 11 was 12 what 12 what 13 kind 13 kind 14 of 14 of 16 tail 15 a 16 tail ["] [oh] [,] [if] [you] [please] [!] [if] [you] [please] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [!] i didn't suppose there was such a queer tail in all the world , and [i] don't see what possible use it can be [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 15 and 3 suppose 4 there 3 suppose 5 was 3 suppose 15 and 4 there 5 was 5 was 9 tail 5 was 10 in 6 such 7 a 7 a 9 tail 8 queer 9 tail 10 in 11 all 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 world 12 the 13 world 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 see 17 don't 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 21 use 20 possible 21 use 21 use 24 be 22 it 23 can 23 can 24 be do tell me about it [!] ["] [cried] [peter] [.] 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] " [some] [people] [never] [do] [learn] [to] [use] [their] [eyes] [.] " 1 " 12 " peter [looked] [a] [bit] [sheepish] , but he said [nothing] [and] [waited] patiently [.] 1 peter 6 , 6 , 9 said 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 13 patiently [presently] [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [and] [began] [to] [talk] [.] " [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [long] [,] [long] [ago] [,] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] " 1 " 17 " " [it] [seems] [to] [me] [that] [everything] [wonderful] [happened] [long] [ago] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [,] " [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 18 " grandfather [frog] [looked] [at] [peter] [severely] [,] and [peter] hastened to beg his pardon [.] 1 grandfather 8 and 8 and 10 hastened 10 hastened 11 to 11 to 12 beg 12 beg 14 pardon 13 his 14 pardon [after] [a] [long] [time] [grandfather] [frog] [began] [again] [.] " he was very thrifty , was [mr] [beaver] [;] [not] [at] all like some people [i] [know] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 6 , 3 was 5 thrifty 3 was 6 , 4 very 5 thrifty 6 , 7 was 7 was 13 all 13 all 14 like 14 like 16 people 15 some 16 people that is how he first came to think of making a dam and a pond [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 he 3 how 6 came 4 he 6 came 5 first 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 10 making 10 making 13 and 11 a 12 dam 12 dam 13 and 13 and 15 pond 14 a 15 pond like [his] [small] [cousin] , [mr] [muskrat] , he was very fond of the water , and felt most at home and [safest] there [.] 1 like 5 , 1 like 8 , 1 like 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 12 fond 11 very 12 fond 12 fond 13 of 12 fond 19 most 13 of 17 and 14 the 15 water 15 water 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 felt 19 most 22 and 20 at 21 home 20 at 22 and 22 and 24 there that made him think harder than ever [.] 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 think 4 think 5 harder 4 think 7 ever 6 than 7 ever the more sticks he added , the bigger the pool grew [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 sticks 2 more 6 , 2 more 8 bigger 3 sticks 5 added 4 he 5 added 7 the 8 bigger 8 bigger 11 grew 9 the 10 pool 10 pool 11 grew [mr] [beaver] [had] [discovered] [what] [a] [dam] [is] [for] [and] [how] [to] [build] [it] [.] ["] [now] [cutting] [down] [trees] [is] [hard] [work] [.] yes , [siree] [,] [cutting] [down] [trees] is [the] [hardest] [kind] [of] [hard] [work] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 is mr [beaver] [had] [to] [sit] up [on] [his] [hind] [legs] [to] [do] [it] [,] [and] [his] [legs] [grew] [very] [,] [very] [tired] [.] 1 mr 6 up in those days he had a tail [very] [much] [like] [the] [tail] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 in 3 days 1 in 4 he 2 those 3 days 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 tail 6 a 7 tail it was very useful when he was swimming , but it was of no use at all at any other time [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 useful 3 very 4 useful 4 useful 5 when 4 useful 10 but 5 when 6 he 5 when 8 swimming 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 swimming 8 swimming 9 , 10 but 18 at 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 of 12 was 16 at 13 of 15 use 14 no 15 use 15 use 16 at 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 at 18 at 21 time 19 any 20 other 20 other 21 time sometimes he tried to brace himself with it when he was sitting up to cut trees , and found it of no help [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 18 and 4 to 5 brace 5 brace 6 himself 5 brace 7 with 7 with 8 it 9 when 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 sitting 11 was 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 18 and 15 cut 16 trees 15 cut 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 found 19 found 20 it 20 it 21 of 21 of 23 help 22 no 23 help " he was working [just] [as] [usual] [one] [day] [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [came] [along] to see how he was getting on [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 working 4 working 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 how 18 how 19 he 18 how 20 was 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 getting 21 getting 22 on she saw the new dam and the new pond [,] [and] [she] [asked] [mr] [beaver] [who] [had] [made] [them] [.] 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 6 and 3 the 5 dam 4 new 5 dam 5 dam 6 and 6 and 9 pond 7 the 9 pond 8 new 9 pond he told her that he had and explained why [.] 1 he 7 and 2 told 3 her 2 told 4 that 2 told 7 and 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 had 5 he 6 had 7 and 8 explained 8 explained 9 why old [mother] [nature] [was] [greatly] [pleased] , [but] [she] [didn't] [say] [so] [.] 1 old 7 , she just passed the time of day with him and then sat down to watch him cut a tree [.] 1 she 10 and 2 just 3 passed 3 passed 5 time 3 passed 8 with 3 passed 10 and 4 the 5 time 5 time 6 of 6 of 7 day 7 day 8 with 8 with 9 him 10 and 12 sat 11 then 12 sat 12 sat 13 down 13 down 14 to 13 down 17 cut 14 to 15 watch 15 watch 16 him 15 watch 17 cut 17 cut 19 tree 18 a 19 tree she saw him [try] [to] [brace] [himself] [with] [his] [useless] [tail] , and she saw him stop to rest his tired legs [.] 1 she 12 , 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 she 13 and 15 saw 14 she 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 15 saw 17 stop 17 stop 18 to 17 stop 19 rest 18 to 19 rest 19 rest 22 legs 20 his 22 legs 21 tired 22 legs ["] ['] [that] [looks] [to] [me] [like] [pretty] [hard] [work] [,] ['] [said] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] ["] ['so] [it] [is] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [beaver] [,] [stretching] [first] [one] [leg] [and] [then] [another] [.] ['] [but] [things] [worth] [having] [are] [worth] [working] [for] [,] ['] [and] [with] [that] [he] [began] [cutting] [again] [.] ["] ['] [you] [ought] [to] [have] [something] [to] [sit] [on] [,] ['] [said] [old] [mother] [nature] [,] [her] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] ["] [mr] [beaver] [grinned] [.] ["] [the] [next] [morning] [when] [he] [awoke] [,] [he] [had] [the] [greatest] [surprise] [of] [his] [life] [.] he had a new tail [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 tail 3 a 4 new 3 a 5 tail 4 new 5 tail it was broad and thick and flat [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 broad 3 broad 4 and 4 and 5 thick 4 and 6 and 6 and 7 flat it wasn't like any tail he had ever seen or heard of [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 3 like 5 tail 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 he 5 tail 12 of 6 he 7 had 7 had 10 or 8 ever 9 seen 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 heard 11 heard 12 of it was almost like a stool to sit on , and he could work all day long without tiring his legs [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 like 3 almost 4 like 4 like 6 stool 4 like 7 to 4 like 11 and 5 a 6 stool 7 to 11 and 8 sit 9 on 8 sit 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 work 11 and 18 without 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 work 14 work 16 day 14 work 17 long 15 all 16 day 18 without 19 tiring 19 tiring 21 legs 20 his 21 legs then [was] [mr] [beaver] [very] [happy] , and to show how happy he was , he worked harder than ever [.] 1 then 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 16 he 8 and 17 worked 9 to 10 show 9 to 15 , 9 to 16 he 10 show 11 how 11 how 12 happy 12 happy 14 was 13 he 14 was 16 he 17 worked 17 worked 18 harder 17 worked 20 ever 19 than 20 ever " ['] [why] , ['] he cried [,] ['] [i] [believe] [it] [is] [the] [most] [useful] [tail] in all the world [!] ['] 1 " 7 cried 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 cried 7 cried 18 in 18 in 19 all 19 all 20 the 19 all 21 world 20 the 21 world " [and] [then] he [wished] [with] [all] [his] [might] [that] [old] [mother] [nature] would return so that he might thank her for it [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 14 would 14 would 15 return 15 return 16 so 16 so 17 that 16 so 20 thank 17 that 18 he 17 that 20 thank 18 he 19 might 19 might 20 thank 20 thank 21 her 20 thank 22 for 22 for 23 it and that , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " is [how] [mr] [beaver] [came] [by] [his] broad [tail] [.] 1 and 2 that 1 and 10 is 2 that 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 9 " 10 is 17 broad you see [,] [old] [mother] [nature] [always] [helps] [those] [who] [help] [themselves] [.] 1 you 2 see and [ever] [since] that [long-ago] [day] , [all] [beavers] have had broad tails , and have been the greatest workers in the world [.] ["] 1 and 4 that 1 and 15 and 4 that 7 , 10 have 15 and 11 had 13 tails 11 had 15 and 12 broad 13 tails 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 20 workers 18 the 19 greatest 18 the 20 workers 20 workers 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 world end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [mother] [west] [wind] ['] [why] ['] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the