produced [by] [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] [,] [linda] [mckeown] and [the] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 6 , 6 , 12 and [ [illustration] : " caw , caw , caw , caw , [caw] [!] ["] [yelled] [blacky] at the top of his voice [.] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 6 , 5 caw 6 , 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 , 10 , 11 caw 11 caw 12 , 12 , 18 at 18 at 20 top 19 the 20 top 20 top 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 voice [frontispiece] [.] [see] [page] [@number@] []] [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] by [arrangement] [with] [little] , [brown] [,] and [company] 1 by 5 , 5 , 8 and [copyright] [,] [@number@] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [.] all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [printed] [in] [the] [united] [states] [of] [america] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] [@number@] [ii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [@number@] [iii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [@number@] [iv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [@number@] [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] [@number@] [vi] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [@number@] [vii] [.] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [@number@] [viii] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [@number@] [ix] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [@number@] [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [@number@] [xi] [.] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [@number@] [xii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [@number@] [xv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [page] " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " 1 " 12 " [yelled] [blacky] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [voice] [frontispiece] " [old] [king] [bear] [,] [who] [was] [king] [no] [longer] [,] [would] [growl] [a] [deep] [,] [rumbly-grumbly] [growl] " [@number@] 1 " 19 " " [one] [day] [mr] [.] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [.] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] [of] [young] [mice] " [@number@] 1 " 17 " " [his] [legs] [were] [so] [long] [and] [his] [neck] [was] [so] [long] [that] [all] [his] [neighbors] [laughed] [at] [him] " [@number@] 1 " 20 " [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] way [,] way up in the sky was a black speck sailing across the snowy white face of a cloud [.] 1 way 3 way 3 way 4 up 4 up 5 in 4 up 8 was 5 in 7 sky 6 the 7 sky 8 was 11 speck 9 a 11 speck 10 black 11 speck 11 speck 12 sailing 12 sailing 13 across 13 across 17 face 14 the 17 face 15 snowy 17 face 16 white 17 face 17 face 18 of 18 of 20 cloud 19 a 20 cloud it didn't seem possible that it could be alive way up there [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 it 5 that 8 be 6 it 7 could 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 alive 9 alive 11 up 9 alive 12 there 10 way 11 up but it was [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was peter knew that it was , and he knew who it was [.] 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 12 was 4 it 6 , 5 was 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 who 11 it 12 was it was [king] [eagle] [.] 1 it 2 was [by] [and] [by] [it] [disappeared] [over] [towards] [the] [great] [mountain] [.] peter rubbed the back of [his] [neck] , [which] [ached] [because] [he] [had] [tipped] his head [back] [so] [long] [.] 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 4 back 3 the 4 back 4 back 5 of 5 of 16 head 8 , 15 his 15 his 16 head then he gave a little sigh [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 sigh 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 sigh 5 little 6 sigh " [are] [you] [envious] [?] ["] asked a voice [so] [close] [to] [him] [that] [peter] [jumped] [.] 1 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 voice 8 a 9 voice there was [sammy] [jay] sitting in a little tree just over his head [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 sitting 2 was 6 in 5 sitting 6 in 6 in 9 tree 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 tree 8 little 9 tree 9 tree 10 just 10 just 11 over 11 over 13 head 12 his 13 head " [no] [!] " [snapped] [peter] [,] [for] [it] [made] [him] [a] [wee] [bit] [cross] [to] [be] [so] [startled] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [no] [,] [i] ['m] [not] [envious] [,] [sammy] [jay] [.] i 'm not envious of any bird [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 envious 3 not 4 envious 4 envious 5 of 5 of 7 bird 6 any 7 bird the ground is good enough for me [.] 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 is 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 enough 4 good 6 for 6 for 7 me i was just wondering [,] [that] ['s] [all] [.] ["] 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 wondering 3 just 4 wondering " [have] [you] [ever] [seen] [king] [eagle] [close] [to] [?] " [asked] [sammy] [.] 1 " 11 " " [once] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 " he [is] [big] [and] fierce-looking , [but] [he] [looks] [his] [name] , every inch [a] king [.] 1 he 6 , 5 fierce-looking 6 , 6 , 12 , 12 , 16 king 13 every 16 king 14 inch 16 king i 've wondered [a] [good] many times since how it happens that he has a white head [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 wondered 3 wondered 7 times 3 wondered 8 since 3 wondered 9 how 6 many 7 times 9 how 10 it 9 how 11 happens 10 it 11 happens 11 happens 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 has 14 has 17 head 15 a 16 white 15 a 17 head 16 white 17 head peter 's eyes sparkled [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled " [tell] [me] [about] [it] [,] [sammy] [,] " [he] [begged] [.] 1 " 9 " " [tell] [me] [about] [it] [,] [and] [i] [won't] [quarrel] [with] [you] [any] [more] [.] " 1 " 16 " ["] [all] [right] [,] [peter] [.] i 'll tell you the story , because it will do you [good] to hear it [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 6 story 3 tell 8 because 5 the 6 story 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 it 8 because 11 do 9 it 10 will 10 will 11 do 11 do 12 you 11 do 14 to 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 it i supposed everybody knew it [.] 1 i 2 supposed 2 supposed 3 everybody 2 supposed 4 knew 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 it all birds do [.] 1 all 2 birds 2 birds 3 do that is why we all look up to [king] [eagle] , " replied [sammy] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 we 3 why 6 look 4 we 6 look 5 all 6 look 6 look 7 up 6 look 8 to 8 to 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 replied ["] [way] [back] [in] [the] [beginning] [of] [things] [,] [old] [king] [bear] [ruled] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [as] [you] [know] [.] that is , he ruled the animals and all the little people [who] [lived] [on] [the] [ground] [,] [but] [he] [didn't] [rule] [the] [birds] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 8 and 3 , 4 he 3 , 8 and 4 he 5 ruled 5 ruled 7 animals 6 the 7 animals 8 and 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 12 people 11 little 12 people you see the birds were not willing to be ruled over by an animal [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 birds 2 see 5 were 3 the 4 birds 4 birds 5 were 5 were 6 not 5 were 7 willing 6 not 7 willing 7 willing 8 to 7 willing 10 ruled 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 ruled 10 ruled 11 over 10 ruled 12 by 12 by 14 animal 13 an 14 animal they wanted one of their own kind [.] 1 they 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 kind 5 their 6 own 5 their 7 kind [now] [mr] [eagle] [was] [one] [of] [the] [biggest] [and] [strongest] [and] [most] [respected] [of] [all] [the] [birds] [of] [the] [air] [.] ["] [so] [king] [eagle] [ruled] [the] [air] [and] [none] [dared] [to] [cross] [him] [or] [to] [disobey] [him] [.] [thus] [she] [left] [matters] [very] [much] [to] [king] [eagle] [and] [old] [king] [bear] [.] they settled all the quarrels [between] their subjects , and for a while everything went smoothly [.] 1 they 10 and 2 settled 3 all 2 settled 10 and 3 all 4 the 3 all 8 subjects 4 the 5 quarrels 7 their 8 subjects 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 went 11 for 13 while 11 for 14 everything 12 a 13 while 14 everything 15 went 15 went 16 smoothly now after a while , this little part of the earth where the animals and the birds first lived became overcrowded [.] 1 now 11 earth 2 after 4 while 2 after 5 , 2 after 11 earth 3 a 4 while 6 this 8 part 7 little 8 part 8 part 9 of 8 part 11 earth 9 of 11 earth 10 the 11 earth 11 earth 12 where 11 earth 20 became 12 where 15 and 12 where 19 lived 13 the 14 animals 14 animals 15 and 15 and 17 birds 15 and 19 lived 16 the 17 birds 18 first 19 lived 20 became 21 overcrowded it became harder and harder to get enough to eat [.] 1 it 2 became 2 became 4 and 3 harder 4 and 4 and 5 harder 5 harder 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 enough 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 eat quarrels [became] [more] [frequent] , [until] [king] [eagle] [had] [little] [time] for [anything] [but] straightening [out] these troubles and trying to keep peace [.] 1 quarrels 5 , 5 , 15 straightening 12 for 15 straightening 15 straightening 19 and 17 these 18 troubles 18 troubles 19 and 19 and 20 trying 20 trying 21 to 21 to 22 keep 22 keep 23 peace ["] [old] [mother] [nature] [had] [been] [away] [a] [long] [time] [trying] [to] [make] [other] [parts] [of] [the] [world] [fit] [to] [live] [in] [.] no one knew when she was coming back [or] just where she was [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knew 3 knew 4 when 4 when 5 she 4 when 6 was 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 back 7 coming 10 just 10 just 11 where 11 where 12 she 11 where 13 was 12 she 13 was king [eagle] [,] [sitting] [on] [the] [edge] of [the] [cliff] on the mountain , [thought] [it] all [over] [.] 1 king 8 of 8 of 14 , 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 mountain 13 mountain 14 , 14 , 17 all [old] [mother] [nature] [ought] [to] [know] [how] [things] [were] [.] he would send a messenger to try to find her [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 send 3 send 5 messenger 3 send 6 to 4 a 5 messenger 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 find 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 her ["] [no] [one] [offered] [.] this one had a family to look [after] [.] 1 this 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 5 family 3 had 6 to 4 a 5 family 6 to 7 look that one was not feeling well [.] 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 feeling 4 not 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 well another had a pain in his wings [.] 1 another 2 had 2 had 4 pain 2 had 5 in 3 a 4 pain 4 pain 5 in 5 in 7 wings 6 his 7 wings one and all [they] had [an] excuse [until] [hummer] [,] [the] [tiniest] of all the birds , [was] [reached] [.] 1 one 2 and 2 and 3 all 2 and 5 had 5 had 7 excuse 7 excuse 13 of 13 of 14 all 14 all 15 the 14 all 17 , 15 the 16 birds he darted into the air before [king] [eagle] [.] 1 he 2 darted 2 darted 3 into 2 darted 6 before 3 into 5 air 4 the 5 air ['] [i] ['ll] [go] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ["] [all] [the] [others] [laughed] [.] [but] [king] [eagle] [didn't] [laugh] [.] then [king] [eagle] [said] [things] [that] [made] all the other [birds] [hang] [their] [heads] [for] [shame] [and] [want] [to] [sneak] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 then 10 other 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 other then he spread his great wings and sailed away [,] [every] [inch] [a] [king] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 spread 6 wings 3 spread 7 and 4 his 6 wings 5 great 6 wings 7 and 8 sailed 8 sailed 9 away they watched him until he was a speck in [the] [sky] , and finally he disappeared altogether [.] 1 they 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 4 until 5 he 4 until 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 speck 6 was 9 in 7 a 8 speck 9 in 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 finally 13 and 15 he 13 and 16 disappeared 15 he 16 disappeared 16 disappeared 17 altogether at last a day was set to choose a new king [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 day 3 a 4 day 4 day 5 was 5 was 6 set 5 was 7 to 7 to 8 choose 8 choose 11 king 9 a 11 king 10 new 11 king that [morning] , [as] [soon] as it was [light] enough to see , [little] [mr] [hummer] darted away , and his heart was heavy [.] 1 that 3 , 3 , 20 and 6 as 7 it 6 as 19 , 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 enough 8 was 11 to 11 to 13 , 12 see 13 , 13 , 17 darted 17 darted 18 away 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 his 20 and 23 was 22 heart 23 was 23 was 24 heavy he would take no part in choosing a new king [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 5 part 3 take 6 in 4 no 5 part 5 part 6 in 6 in 7 choosing 7 choosing 10 king 8 a 10 king 9 new 10 king he would go [until] [he] [found] [king] [eagle] [or] [until] [something] [happened] to him [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 13 to 13 to 14 him pretty soon he saw a speck way up against a cloud , a speck no bigger than himself [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 7 way 5 a 6 speck 5 a 7 way 6 speck 7 way 7 way 8 up 7 way 16 bigger 8 up 9 against 9 against 12 , 10 a 11 cloud 11 cloud 12 , 12 , 14 speck 13 a 14 speck 15 no 16 bigger 16 bigger 17 than 17 than 18 himself it grew bigger and bigger , [and] [at] [last] [he] [knew] [that] [it] [was] [king] [eagle] [himself] [.] 1 it 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 bigger 4 and 4 and 5 bigger 5 bigger 6 , little [mr] [hummer] [turned] [and] [flew] [as] he never had flown [before] [.] 1 little 8 he 8 he 10 had 9 never 10 had 10 had 11 flown " he was so out of breath when he reached the other birds that he couldn't say a word for a few minutes [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 breath 7 breath 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 reached 9 he 10 reached 10 reached 13 birds 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 birds 13 birds 14 that 13 birds 17 say 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 say 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 say 17 say 19 word 17 say 20 for 18 a 19 word 19 word 20 for 20 for 23 minutes 21 a 22 few 22 few 23 minutes then he told them that [king] [eagle] [was] [coming] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 them 3 told 5 that instead of waiting to give [king] [eagle] [a] [royal] [welcome] , they hurried away , [one] after another [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 waiting 2 of 11 , 2 of 12 they 3 waiting 4 to 4 to 5 give 12 they 13 hurried 13 hurried 14 away 13 hurried 17 after 15 , 17 after 17 after 18 another ["] [then] [king] [eagle] [mounted] [into] [the] [air] [and] [proudly] [led] [the] [way] [to] [the] [promised] [land] [.] [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] at least , it seems that way to his friends and neighbors [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 11 and 3 , 4 it 3 , 5 seems 4 it 5 seems 5 seems 7 way 5 seems 8 to 5 seems 10 friends 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 his 10 friends 11 and 11 and 12 neighbors yes , [sir] [,] [billy] [mink] is [just] [as] [much] [at] [home] [in] [the] [water] [as] [out] [of] [it] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 is there was some one wearing fur who could fly [,] [and] [of] [course] [billy] [mink] [couldn't] [do] [that] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 one 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 wearing 5 wearing 6 fur 6 fur 7 who 6 fur 8 could 7 who 8 could 8 could 9 fly it cured [billy] [of] boasting [,] [for] [a] [while] , anyway [.] 1 it 2 cured 2 cured 5 boasting 2 cured 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway he said as much to [grandfather] [frog] one day [,] [as] [they] [watched] [billy] [mink] [catch] [a] [fat] [trout] [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 much 2 said 5 to 3 as 4 much 5 to 9 day 8 one 9 day " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [looked] [sharply] [at] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] people never know what they can do till they try [.] 1 people 3 know 2 never 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 they 4 what 7 do 5 they 6 can 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 till 8 till 9 they 8 till 10 try 9 they 10 try " what [did] he [do] [?] ["] asked [peter] eagerly [.] 1 " 8 asked 2 what 4 he 4 he 8 asked 8 asked 10 eagerly " [learned] [how] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] [.] 1 " 5 " ["] [made] [it] [his] [business] [to] [learn] [how] [.] " [did] it [take] [old] [mr] [mink] [very] [long] [to] [learn] [how] [?] ["] asked [peter] [wistfully] [.] 1 " 15 asked 3 it 15 asked " [quite] [a] [while] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [quite] [a] [while] [.] perhaps you would like to hear about it [.] ["] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 would 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it " [oh] [,] [if] [you] [please] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [cried] [peter] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [if] [you] [please] [.] i should love dearly to hear about it [.] 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 love 3 love 5 to 3 love 6 hear 4 dearly 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it [perhaps] [then] [i] [can] [learn] [to] [swim] [.] ["] [grandfather] [frog] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] [that] [happened] [his] [way] [,] [and] [peter] [heard] [something] [that] [sounded] [very] [much] [like] [a] [chuckle] [.] [he] [looked] [at] [grandfather] [frog] [suspiciously] [.] was that chuckle [because] of [the] [foolish] [green] [fly] , [or] [was] [grandfather] [frog] [laughing] at him [?] 1 was 2 that 1 was 3 chuckle 3 chuckle 5 of 3 chuckle 16 at 5 of 10 , 16 at 17 him peter wasn't sure [.] 1 peter 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 sure ["] [old] [mr] [mink] [,] [the] [ever-so-great-grandfather] [of] [billy] [mink] [,] [couldn't] [do] [all] [the] [things] [that] [billy] [can] [now] [.] for instance , he couldn't swim [.] 1 for 2 instance 2 instance 3 , 2 instance 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 swim but he could do a great [many] things , and he was very smart [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 9 , 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 8 things 5 a 6 great 6 great 8 things 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 smart 13 very 14 smart it has always run in the [mink] family to be smart [.] 1 it 2 has 2 has 4 run 3 always 4 run 4 run 5 in 4 run 9 to 5 in 8 family 6 the 8 family 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 smart he dressed [very] [much] [as] [billy] [does] [now] [,] [except] [that] [he] [didn't] [have] [the] [waterproof] [coat] [that] [billy] [has] [.] 1 he 2 dressed and he was a great traveler , [just] as [billy] [is] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 7 , 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 traveler 4 a 6 traveler 5 great 6 traveler 7 , 9 as ["] [now] [mr] [mink] [was] [small] [and] [spry] [,] [and] [his] [wits] [were] [as] [nimble] [as] [his] [feet] [.] peter [rabbit] fidgeted [uneasily] [.] 1 peter 3 fidgeted it [seemed] [to] [him] [that] [grandfather] [frog] had looked [at] [him] [very] [hard] [when] [he] [said] [this] [.] 1 it 8 had 8 had 9 looked but [grandfather] [frog] [just] [cleared] [his] [throat] [and] went on with his story [.] 1 but 9 went 9 went 10 on 9 went 11 with 11 with 13 story 12 his 13 story this is how it happens that he learned to like fish [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 happens 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 learned 7 he 8 learned 8 learned 9 to 8 learned 10 like 9 to 10 like 10 like 11 fish [mr] [mink] [would] [find] [it] [and] [help] [himself] [.] ["] [but] [having] [to] [depend] [on] [mr] [otter] [to] [get] [the] [fish] [for] [him] [didn't] [suit] [mr] [mink] [at] [all] [.] in the first place , he didn't have as much as he wanted [.] 1 in 4 place 1 in 5 , 1 in 6 he 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 have 8 have 10 much 8 have 11 as 9 as 10 much 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 wanted 12 he 13 wanted and then again he didn't have it when he wanted it [.] 1 and 2 then 1 and 4 he 1 and 6 have 3 again 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 6 have 7 it 7 it 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 wanted 9 he 10 wanted 10 wanted 11 it ['] [if] [i] [could] [learn] [to] [catch] [fish] [for] [myself] [,] [i] [would] [be] [much] [better] [off] [,] ['] [thought] [mr] [mink] [.] ["] [at] [first] [he] [didn't] [like] [it] [at] [all] [.] the water got in his ears [and] [up] [his] [nose] [and] [choked] [him] [.] 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 got 3 got 4 in 4 in 6 ears 5 his 6 ears and then it was so dreadfully wet [!] 1 and 4 was 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 dreadfully 4 was 7 wet 5 so 6 dreadfully but he would grit his teeth and keep at it [.] 1 but 7 and 2 he 3 would 3 would 7 and 4 grit 6 teeth 4 grit 7 and 5 his 6 teeth 7 and 8 keep 7 and 9 at 9 at 10 it after a while he got so that he could paddle around a little [.] 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 5 got 5 got 7 that 5 got 11 around 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 paddle 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 paddle 11 around 13 little 12 a 13 little gradually he lost his fear of the water [.] 1 gradually 2 he 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 5 fear 4 his 5 fear 5 fear 6 of 6 of 8 water 7 the 8 water then he found that because he naturally moved so quickly he could sometimes catch foolish minnows who swam in where the water was very shallow [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 11 he 4 that 14 catch 5 because 6 he 5 because 8 moved 5 because 11 he 6 he 8 moved 7 naturally 8 moved 8 moved 10 quickly 9 so 10 quickly 11 he 12 could 12 could 14 catch 13 sometimes 14 catch 14 catch 16 minnows 14 catch 25 shallow 15 foolish 16 minnows 16 minnows 17 who 16 minnows 18 swam 17 who 18 swam 18 swam 19 in 18 swam 20 where 20 where 22 water 20 where 23 was 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 was 24 very 25 shallow this was great sport , and he quite often had fish for dinner now [.] 1 this 6 and 2 was 3 great 2 was 6 and 4 sport 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 had 7 he 10 had 8 quite 9 often 9 often 10 had 10 had 11 fish 10 had 12 for 10 had 14 now 11 fish 12 for 12 for 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 now ["] [but] [he] [wasn't] [satisfied] [.] no , [sir] [,] he wasn't satisfied [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 he 5 he 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 satisfied whatever [mr] [mink] did , he wanted to do well [.] 1 whatever 4 did 1 whatever 5 , 1 whatever 6 he 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 well he could run well and climb well , and there was [no] [better] [hunter] in all [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 9 and 2 could 5 and 2 could 9 and 3 run 4 well 3 run 5 and 5 and 6 climb 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 was 10 there 11 was 11 was 15 in 15 in 16 all he was bound that [he] [would] swim well [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 bound 3 bound 7 swim 3 bound 8 well 4 that 7 swim so he kept trying and trying [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 5 and 4 trying 5 and 5 and 6 trying the more he did this , the longer he could hold his breath [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 did 2 more 6 , 2 more 8 longer 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 this 7 the 8 longer 8 longer 9 he 8 longer 11 hold 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hold 11 hold 13 breath 12 his 13 breath there was only one thing that bothered [mr] [mink] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 thing 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 7 bothered the water was so dreadfully wet [!] 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 was 3 was 5 dreadfully 3 was 6 wet 4 so 5 dreadfully every time he came out of it , he had to run his hardest to dry off and keep from getting cold [.] 1 every 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 4 came 2 time 9 he 3 he 4 came 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 6 of 8 , 6 of 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 10 had 18 and 11 to 12 run 12 run 14 hardest 12 run 15 to 13 his 14 hardest 15 to 18 and 16 dry 17 off 16 dry 18 and 18 and 19 keep 18 and 20 from 18 and 22 cold 20 from 21 getting this was [very] [tiresome] and he did wish that there was an easier way of drying off [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 and 5 and 11 was 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 wish 8 wish 9 that 9 that 10 there 9 that 11 was 11 was 14 way 12 an 14 way 13 easier 14 way 14 way 15 of 15 of 16 drying 16 drying 17 off [but] [mr] [mink] [didn't] [go] [hungry] [.] oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no you [see] [,] [he] had [learned] [to] [catch] [fish] , [and] so he had [plenty] [to] [eat] [.] 1 you 5 had 5 had 10 , 10 , 14 had 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 had she watched him catch a fish [.] 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 catch 4 catch 6 fish 5 a 6 fish then she watched him run about to dry off and keep from getting cold [,] [and] [her] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 3 watched 5 run 5 run 6 about 6 about 7 to 6 about 10 and 7 to 10 and 8 dry 9 off 8 dry 10 and 10 and 11 keep 11 keep 12 from 11 keep 14 cold 12 from 13 getting ["] ['] [he] [who] [helps] [himself] [deserves] [to] [be] [helped] [,] ['] [said] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] [mr] [mink] [didn't] [know] [what] [she] [meant] [by] [that] [,] [but] [the] [next] [morning] [he] [found] [out] [.] yes , [sir] [,] [the] [next] [morning] [he] [found] [out] [.] 1 yes 2 , he found that he had a brand new coat over his old one [,] [and] [the] [new] [one] [was] [waterproof] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 9 coat 5 had 10 over 6 a 9 coat 7 brand 9 coat 8 new 9 coat 9 coat 10 over 10 over 13 one 11 his 13 one 12 old 13 one he could swim as much as he pleased and not get the least bit wet , because the water couldn't get through that new coat [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 9 and 3 swim 4 as 3 swim 9 and 4 as 5 much 5 much 8 pleased 6 as 8 pleased 7 he 8 pleased 9 and 10 not 9 and 11 get 10 not 11 get 11 get 15 wet 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 wet 15 wet 17 because 16 , 17 because 17 because 19 water 17 because 21 get 18 the 19 water 19 water 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 21 get 21 get 22 through 22 through 25 coat 23 that 25 coat 24 new 25 coat and [ever] [since] [that] [long-ago] [day] when the world was young , the [minks] [have] [had] waterproof coats and have been famous fishermen [.] 1 and 7 when 1 and 12 , 7 when 10 was 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 was 10 was 11 young 12 , 18 coats 12 , 19 and 13 the 18 coats 17 waterproof 18 coats 19 and 20 have 20 have 21 been 21 been 23 fishermen 22 famous 23 fishermen hello , [peter] [rabbit] [!] 1 hello 2 , what [under] [the] [sun] are you [trying] to do , swelling yourself up that way ? " 1 what 5 are 5 are 6 you 5 are 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 11 swelling 10 , 11 swelling 11 swelling 12 yourself 11 swelling 13 up 11 swelling 15 way 11 swelling 16 ? 14 that 15 way 16 ? 17 " " [i] [i] [was] [just] [practising] [holding] [my] [breath] [,] " [replied] [peter] [and] [looked] [very] [,] [very] [foolish] [.] 1 " 11 " ["] [ho] [,] [ho] [,] [ho] [!] ha , [ha] [,] [ha] [!] " [laughed] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 ha 2 , 2 , 7 " " [you] [can't] [learn] [to] [swim] [by] [holding] [your] [breath] [on] [dry] [land] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] " 1 " 18 " [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] why , [peter] [would] [as] [soon] [think] [of] [singing] [himself] [,] [and] that is [something] [he] [can] no more [do] than [he] can [fly] [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 19 more 14 is 21 than 18 no 19 more 21 than 23 can peter had known [old] [mr] [toad] [ever] [since] [he] [could] [remember] [.] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 known he was rather fond of [him] [,] [even] [if] [he] [did] [play] jokes [on] [him] once in a while [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 fond 3 rather 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 5 of 13 jokes 13 jokes 17 in 16 once 17 in 17 in 19 while 18 a 19 while a few days later [peter] [happened] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [for] [a] [call] [on] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 days 3 days 4 later a [mighty] chorus of joy [from] [unseen] singers [rose] [from] [all] [about] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 a 3 chorus 3 chorus 4 of 3 chorus 8 singers 4 of 5 joy peter knew about those singers [.] 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 about 2 knew 5 singers 4 those 5 singers they were [hylas] , [the] [little] [cousins] [of] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 , peter sat very still on the edge of the bank trying to see one of them [.] 1 peter 2 sat 2 sat 4 still 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 on 5 on 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 11 trying 13 see 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 them suddenly he became aware of a new [note] , one he never had noticed before and sweeter than any of the others [.] 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 became 3 became 16 and 4 aware 5 of 4 aware 16 and 5 of 10 one 6 a 10 one 7 new 9 , 7 new 10 one 10 one 11 he 10 one 14 noticed 11 he 13 had 12 never 13 had 13 had 14 noticed 14 noticed 15 before 16 and 17 sweeter 17 sweeter 18 than 18 than 19 any 19 any 20 of 20 of 22 others 21 the 22 others it seemed to come from the [shallow] [water] [just] [in] front of [peter] , and he looked eagerly for the singer [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 come 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 11 front 6 the 11 front 11 front 12 of 12 of 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 15 and 17 looked 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 18 eagerly 17 looked 19 for 19 for 21 singer 20 the 21 singer then his eyes opened until it seemed as if they would pop right [out] of [his] [head] , and he dropped his lower jaw foolishly [.] 1 then 3 eyes 2 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 opened 3 eyes 12 pop 4 opened 5 until 5 until 6 it 5 until 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 they 9 if 11 would 10 they 11 would 12 pop 13 right 12 pop 15 of 15 of 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 he 19 and 21 dropped 20 he 21 dropped 21 dropped 24 jaw 21 dropped 25 foolishly 22 his 24 jaw 23 lower 24 jaw old [mr] [toad] [paid] [no] [attention] [to] [peter] , [not] [even] [when] [he] [was] [spoken] [to] [.] 1 old 9 , he was so absorbed in his singing that he just didn't hear [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 absorbed 3 so 4 absorbed 4 absorbed 5 in 5 in 7 singing 6 his 7 singing 7 singing 8 that 7 singing 12 hear 8 that 9 he 8 that 12 hear 9 he 11 didn't 10 just 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 hear then he spied [jerry] [muskrat] [at] [the] [other] [end] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] and hurried over there [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 14 and 3 spied 14 and 14 and 15 hurried 14 and 16 over 16 over 17 there peter was so full of the discovery he had made that he could think of nothing else [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 full 3 so 4 full 4 full 5 of 5 of 7 discovery 6 the 7 discovery 7 discovery 8 he 7 discovery 10 made 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 made 10 made 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 14 think 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 think 14 think 15 of 15 of 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 else he fairly ached to tell [.] 1 he 3 ached 2 fairly 3 ached 3 ached 4 to 4 to 5 tell " [jerry] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 6 cried 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cried ["] [oh] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] [!] do you know that [old] [mr] [toad] [can] [sing] [?] " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 11 " jerry looked surprised [that] [peter] [should] [ask] [such] [a] [question] [.] 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 surprised " [of] [course] [i] [know] [it] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he peter looked very much chagrined [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 chagrined 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 chagrined " [i] [didn't] [know] [it] [until] [just] [how] , " he confessed [.] 1 " 12 confessed 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 confessed ["] [i] [didn't] [believe] [him] [when] [he] [told] [me] [that] [he] [could] [sing] [.] i wonder how he ever learned [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 how 3 how 4 he 3 how 6 learned 4 he 6 learned 5 ever 6 learned " he [didn't] [learn] [any] [more] [than] [you] [learned] [how] [to] [jump] [,] ["] replied [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 15 replied ["] [it] [just] [came] [to] [him] [naturally] [.] his father [sang] [,] and his grandfather [,] and [his] [great] [grandfather] [,] [way] back to the beginning of things [.] 1 his 2 father 2 father 5 and 5 and 7 grandfather 5 and 9 and 6 his 7 grandfather 9 and 15 back 15 back 16 to 16 to 18 beginning 17 the 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 of 19 of 20 things i thought everybody knew about that [.] ["] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 everybody 2 thought 4 knew 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 about 4 knew 6 that ["] [i] [don't] [.] tell me about it [.] 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 about 3 about 4 it please [do] [,] [jerry] , " begged [peter] [.] 1 please 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 begged " [all] [right] [,] [i] [will] [,] " [replied] [jerry] [good-naturedly] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [it] ['s] [something] [you] [ought] [to] [know] [about] [,] [anyway] [.] in the first [place] , [old] [mr] [toad] [belongs] to a very old [and] honorable family , one of [the] [very] oldest [.] 1 in 22 oldest 2 the 3 first 3 first 5 , 5 , 10 to 10 to 17 , 11 a 16 family 12 very 13 old 13 old 16 family 15 honorable 16 family 16 family 17 , 17 , 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 22 oldest i 've heard [say] that it goes [way] back almost to the very beginning of things when there wasn't much land [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 5 that 3 heard 19 wasn't 5 that 6 it 5 that 7 goes 5 that 19 wasn't 6 it 7 goes 7 goes 9 back 7 goes 18 there 9 back 10 almost 9 back 17 when 10 almost 11 to 11 to 14 beginning 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 beginning 14 beginning 15 of 15 of 16 things 17 when 18 there 19 wasn't 21 land 20 much 21 land " [old] [mother] [nature] [met] [him] [hopping] [along] [and] [making] [hard] [work] [of] [it] [because] [,] [of] [course] [,] [it] [was] so [new] [.] 1 " 22 so she looked at him sharply [.] 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 him ['] [what] [are] [you] [doing] [here] [?] ['] [she] [demanded] [.] ['] [aren't] [you] [contented] [with] [the] [water] [where] [you] [were] [born] [?] ['] ["] [mr] [toad] [bowed] [very] [low] [.] ['] [yes] ['m] [,] ['] [said] [he] [very] [humbly] [.] ['] [i] ['ll] [go] [right] [back] [there] [if] [you] [say] [so] [.] ["] [his] [answer] [pleased] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] she was worried [.] 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried she had so many things to attend to that she hadn't time to take care of the bugs [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 5 things 2 had 9 that 3 so 4 many 4 many 5 things 5 things 6 to 5 things 8 to 6 to 7 attend 7 attend 8 to 9 that 10 she 9 that 11 hadn't 10 she 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 time 12 time 13 to 12 time 14 take 13 to 14 take 14 take 15 care 15 care 16 of 16 of 18 bugs 17 the 18 bugs ['] [if] [you] [truly] [want] [to] [be] [of] [some] [use] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [you] [can] [attend] [to] [some] [of] [those] [bugs] [.] ['] ["] [mr] [toad] [went] [right] [to] [work] [,] [and] [old] [mother] [nature] [went] [about] [some] [other] [business] [.] he didn't see [old] [mother] [nature] and kept right on working [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 and 3 see 7 and 7 and 8 kept 8 kept 9 right 8 kept 10 on 9 right 10 on 10 on 11 working she watched him a while as he hopped from plant [to] plant catching bugs as fast as he could [,] [and] [then] [she] [spoke] [.] 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 5 while 2 watched 6 as 2 watched 16 fast 2 watched 17 as 4 a 5 while 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 hopped 7 he 8 hopped 8 hopped 9 from 9 from 14 bugs 10 plant 12 plant 12 plant 13 catching 13 catching 14 bugs 15 as 16 fast 17 as 18 he 17 as 19 could 18 he 19 could " ['] [have] [you] [stayed] [right] [here] [ever] [since] [i] [last] [saw] [you] ? ['] she asked [.] 1 " 17 asked 14 ? 16 she 16 she 17 asked ["] [mr] [toad] [gave] [a] [start] [of] [surprise] [.] ['] [yes] ['m] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] " ['] [but] [i] thought you wanted to see [the] [great] [world] and learn things [,] ['] [said] [she] [.] 1 " 5 thought 5 thought 13 and 6 you 13 and 7 wanted 8 to 7 wanted 13 and 8 to 9 see 13 and 14 learn 14 learn 15 things ["] [mr] [toad] [looked] [a] [little] [embarrassed] [.] besides , [i] [have] [learned] [a] [great] [deal] [right] [here] [.] 1 besides 2 , i [i] couldn't get around fast enough to save all the plants [,] [but] [i] [have] [saved] [what] [i] [could] [.] ['] 1 i 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 get 4 get 5 around 4 get 6 fast 6 fast 7 enough 6 fast 8 to 6 fast 9 save 8 to 9 save 9 save 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 plants 11 the 12 plants " ['] [i] [suppose] [,] ['] said [she] , [speaking] a little gruffly , ['] [you] [expect] [me] to reward [you] [.] ['] 1 " 7 said 7 said 13 gruffly 9 , 13 gruffly 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 gruffly 13 gruffly 14 , 14 , 19 to 19 to 20 reward ["] [mr] [toad] [looked] [surprised] [and] [a] [little] [hurt] [.] ['] [i] [don't] [want] [any] [reward] [,] ['] [said] [he] [.] ['] [i] [didn't] [do] [it] [for] [that] [.] it will be reward enough to [know] [that] [i] really have helped and to be [allowed] [to] [continue] [to] [help] [.] ['] 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 reward 4 reward 5 enough 4 reward 6 to 6 to 13 and 10 really 11 have 11 have 12 helped 11 have 13 and 13 and 15 be 14 to 15 be ["] [at] [that] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [face] [lighted] [with] [one] [of] [her] [most] [beautiful] [smiles] [.] ['] [mr] [toad] [,] ['] [said] [she] [,] ['] [if] [you] [could] [have] [just] [what] [you] [want] [,] [what] [would] [it] [be] [?] ['] ["] [mr] [toad] [hesitated] [a] [few] [minutes] [and] [then] [said] [shyly] [,] ['] [a] [beautiful] [voice] [.] ['] ["] [it] [was] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [turn] [to] [look] [surprised] [.] ['] [a] [beautiful] [voice] [!] ['] [she] [exclaimed] [.] ['] [pray] [,] [why] [do] [you] [want] [a] [beautiful] [voice] [?] ['] ["] ['so] [that] [i] [can] [express] [my] [happiness] [in] [the] [most] [beautiful] [way] [i] [know] [of] [,] [by] [singing] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [toad] [.] ["] [sure] [enough] [,] [when] [the] [next] [spring] [came] [,] [mr] [toad] [was] [filled] [with] [a] [great] [longing] [to] [go] [home] [.] and so it has been ever [since] [with] [the] [toad] [family] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 been 3 it 4 has 4 has 5 been 5 been 6 ever peter sighed [.] 1 peter 2 sighed " [i] [never] [could] [work] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " [perhaps] [that] [is] [why] [i] [cannot] [sing] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [very] [likely] [,] ["] [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [quite] [forgetting] [that] he [cannot] [sing] [himself] [although] [he] is a great worker [.] 1 " 13 he 13 he 19 is 19 is 22 worker 20 a 22 worker 21 great 22 worker [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " 1 " 10 " [peter] [rabbit] [peered] [out] [from] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [and] [frowned] [.] ["] [if] [i] [had] [a] [voice] [as] [unpleasant] [as] [that] [,] [i] ['d] [forget] [i] [could] [talk] [.] yes , [sir] [,] [i] ['d] [forget] [i] [had] [a] [tongue] [,] " [declared] [peter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 13 " somebody [laughed] , and [peter] [turned] [quickly] [to] [find] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 somebody 3 , 3 , 4 and " [what] [are] [you] [laughing] [at] [?] " [demanded] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " " [at] [the] [idea] [of] [you] [forgetting] [that] [you] [had] [a] [tongue] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 14 " " [it] ['s] [lucky] [for] [you] [that] [you] [haven't] [then] [,] " [retorted] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 12 " " [i] ['m] [afraid] [that] [you] [would] [lose] [your] [tongue] [just] [as] [old] [mr] [crow] [did] [.] " 1 " 18 " that sounded like a story [.] 1 that 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 5 story 4 a 5 story [right] [away] [peter] [sat] [up] [and] [took] [notice] [.] ["] [did] [old] [mr] [crow] [really] [lose] [his] [tongue] [?] how did he lose it [?] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 lose 4 lose 5 it why did he lose it [?] 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 lose 4 lose 5 it when " 1 when 2 " jimmy [skunk] clapped a hand over each ear and pretended that he was going to run away [.] 1 jimmy 9 and 3 clapped 5 hand 3 clapped 6 over 3 clapped 9 and 4 a 5 hand 6 over 8 ear 7 each 8 ear 9 and 10 pretended 10 pretended 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 run 16 run 17 away peter jumped in front of him [.] 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 in 3 in 4 front 4 front 5 of 5 of 6 him " [no] , [you] [don't] [!] " he cried [.] 1 " 9 cried 3 , 7 " 3 , 8 he 8 he 9 cried " [you] ['ve] [just] [got] [to] [tell] [me] [that] [story] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] " 1 " 15 " " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " [shouted] [blacky] [the] [crow] [from] [the] [distant] [tree-top] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [the] [story] [of] [how] [old] [mr] [crow] [lost] [his] [tongue] [.] you may [as] [well] [tell] [me] [first] [as] [last] [,] [because] [i] ['ll] give [you] no peace [until] [you] [do] [,] ["] [insisted] [peter] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 14 give 14 give 17 peace 16 no 17 peace jimmy grinned [.] 1 jimmy 2 grinned " [if] [that] ['s] [the] [case] [,] [i] [guess] [i] ['ll] [have] [to] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 16 said 16 said 17 he ["] [wait] [until] [i] [find] [a] [comfortable] [place] [to] [sit] [down] [.] i never could tell a story standing up [.] ["] 1 i 3 could 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 6 story 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 standing 7 standing 8 up " [once] [upon] [a] [time] " 1 " 6 " " [never] [mind] [about] [that] [,] " [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [don't] [see] [why] [all] [stories] [have] [to] [begin] ['] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [.] ['] it seems as if everything interesting happened long ago [.] ["] 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 everything 4 if 7 happened 5 everything 6 interesting 5 everything 7 happened 7 happened 9 ago 8 long 9 ago " [if] [you] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [this] [story] [won't] [begin] [at] [all] [,] " [declared] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 15 " peter looked properly ashamed for interrupting [,] and [jimmy] started again [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 properly 2 looked 4 ashamed 4 ashamed 5 for 5 for 6 interrupting 6 interrupting 8 and 8 and 10 started 10 started 11 again he could imitate any and everybody [,] [and] [he] [did] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 imitate 3 imitate 5 and 4 any 5 and 5 and 6 everybody he could sing like [mr] [meadow] [lark] , or [he] [could] bark [like] [mr] [wolf] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 9 or 3 sing 9 or 4 like 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 12 bark he could whistle like [mr] [quail] , or [he] [could] growl [like] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 8 or 3 whistle 4 like 3 whistle 8 or 4 like 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 11 growl " [now] [the] [imp] [of] [mischief] [was] [in] [old] [mr] [crow] [,] [just] [as] [it] [is] [in] [blacky] [to-day] [,] [and] he was smart too [.] 1 " 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 smart 24 smart 25 too there wasn't anybody smarter than [old] [mr] [crow] [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 smarter 4 smarter 5 than it 's from him that [blacky] [gets] [his] [smartness] [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 from 2 's 5 that 3 from 4 him it didn't take him long to discover that no one else had such a wonderful tongue [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 him 3 take 5 long 3 take 6 to 3 take 7 discover 6 to 7 discover 7 discover 8 that 8 that 10 one 8 that 12 had 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 else 10 one 12 had 12 had 16 tongue 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 wonderful 14 a 16 tongue 15 wonderful 16 tongue it was even more wonderful [than] [the] [tongue] [of] [old] [mr] [mocker] [the] [mocking] [bird] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 even 2 was 5 wonderful 4 more 5 wonderful [mr] [mocker] [could] [imitate] [the] [songs] [of] [other] [birds] [,] [but] [old] [mr] [crow] [could] [imitate] [anybody] [,] [as] [i] [have] [said] [.] he puzzled over it a good deal himself for a while [.] 1 he 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 3 over 2 puzzled 7 deal 2 puzzled 8 himself 2 puzzled 9 for 3 over 4 it 5 a 7 deal 6 good 7 deal 9 for 11 while 10 a 11 while he couldn't understand how he could make any sound he pleased , while his neighbors could make only a few special sounds [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 how 4 how 5 he 4 how 11 pleased 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 make 7 make 8 any 7 make 9 sound 10 he 11 pleased 11 pleased 13 while 12 , 13 while 13 while 15 neighbors 13 while 17 make 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 could 16 could 17 make 17 make 22 sounds 18 only 20 few 19 a 20 few 20 few 22 sounds 21 special 22 sounds ["] [being] [very] [smart] [and] [shrewd] [,] [just] [as] [blacky] [is] [,] [he] [finally] [made] [up] [his] [mind] [that] [it] [must] [be] [in] [his] [tongue] [.] sure enough [,] [his] [own] [tongue] [was] [different] [from] [any] [of] [the] [others] [.] 1 sure 2 enough it was split a little , so that it was almost like two tongues in one [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 split 3 split 5 little 3 split 8 that 4 a 5 little 6 , 8 that 7 so 8 that 8 that 9 it 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 almost 10 was 12 like 10 was 15 in 11 almost 12 like 12 like 14 tongues 13 two 14 tongues 14 tongues 15 in 15 in 16 one " ['] [that] ['s] [it] [,] ['] he chuckled [.] 1 " 8 he 8 he 9 chuckled ['] [i] [knew] [it] [.] it 's this little old tongue of mine [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 6 tongue 3 this 6 tongue 4 little 6 tongue 5 old 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 of 7 of 8 mine nobody else has got one like it [,] [but] [nobody] [knows] [that] [but] [me] [.] 1 nobody 2 else 1 nobody 3 has 3 has 4 got 4 got 5 one 4 got 6 like 5 one 6 like 6 like 7 it i must make good use of it [.] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 5 use 4 good 5 use 5 use 6 of 6 of 7 it yes , [sir] [,] [i] [must] [make] [good] [use] [of] [it] [.] ['] 1 yes 2 , " [now] [when] [old] [mr] [crow] said [that] [,] he didn't really mean good use at all [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 mean 12 really 13 mean 13 mean 15 use 13 mean 16 at 14 good 15 use 15 use 16 at 16 at 17 all that is , he didn't mean [what] you [or] [i] [or] [any] [of] [his] [neighbors] [would] [have] [called] [good] [use] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 mean 6 mean 8 you ["] [but] [after] [a] [while] [mr] [crow] [wasn't] [satisfied] [with] [harmless] [jokes] [.] times were getting hard [,] [and] [everybody] [had] [to] [work] [to] [get] [enough] [to] [eat] [.] 1 times 2 were 2 were 3 getting 2 were 4 hard he stole [as] [near] [as] [he] [could] [without] [being] [seen] [and] [suddenly] [growled] [like] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 stole of course that meal was left in a hurry [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meal 3 that 4 meal 4 meal 5 was 5 was 6 left 6 left 7 in 7 in 9 hurry 8 a 9 hurry ['] [it] [is] [too] [bad] [to] [see] [all] [that] [good] [food] [go] [to] [waste] [,] ['] [said] [mr] [crow] [and] [promptly] [ate] [it] [.] all the time he was so sly about it that never once was he suspected [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 sly 6 so 13 was 6 so 15 suspected 7 sly 8 about 7 sly 13 was 8 about 9 it 10 that 13 was 11 never 13 was 12 once 13 was 14 he 15 suspected one morning [mr] [crow] [discovered] [mr] [coon] [just] [sitting] [down] [to] [a] [good] [breakfast] [.] 1 one 2 morning it is a question which was the more surprised [,] [mr] [coon] [or] [mr] [crow] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 question 3 a 4 question 4 question 5 which 4 question 6 was 5 which 6 was 6 was 9 surprised 7 the 9 surprised 8 more 9 surprised [mr] [coon] [didn't] [forget] [his] [manners] [.] he [politely] invited [mr] [crow] [to] [sit] [down] and take breakfast with him [.] 1 he 9 and 3 invited 9 and 9 and 10 take 10 take 11 breakfast 10 take 12 with 11 breakfast 12 with 12 with 13 him but [mr] [crow] [had] [lost] his appetite [.] 1 but 7 appetite 6 his 7 appetite somehow his tongue felt very queer [.] 1 somehow 3 tongue 2 his 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 felt 4 felt 6 queer 5 very 6 queer he thanked [mr] [coon] and begged to be excused [.] 1 he 2 thanked 2 thanked 5 and 5 and 6 begged 6 begged 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 excused then he hurried over to the nearest pool of water in which he could see his reflection and stuck out his tongue [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 8 pool 6 the 7 nearest 6 the 8 pool 8 pool 9 of 8 pool 11 in 9 of 10 water 11 in 12 which 11 in 13 he 11 in 18 and 13 he 14 could 14 could 18 and 15 see 17 reflection 15 see 18 and 16 his 17 reflection 18 and 19 stuck 19 stuck 20 out 19 stuck 22 tongue 21 his 22 tongue it was no longer split into a double tongue [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 split 2 was 6 into 3 no 5 split 4 longer 5 split 5 split 6 into 6 into 9 tongue 7 a 8 double 7 a 9 tongue 8 double 9 tongue ["] [for] [a] [long] [,] [long] [time] [after] [that] [no] [one] [ever] [heard] [mr] [crow] [say] [a] [word] [.] his neighbors didn't know what to make of [it] , for you remember he had been a great gossip [.] 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 11 for 5 what 6 to 5 what 7 make 6 to 7 make 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 remember 13 remember 14 he 13 remember 16 been 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 19 gossip 17 a 18 great 17 a 19 gossip 18 great 19 gossip they said that he must have lost his tongue [.] 1 they 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 7 lost 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 lost 7 lost 9 tongue 8 his 9 tongue of course [he] [hadn't] , but he felt that he might [as] [well] have [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 , 2 course 7 he 5 , 6 but 7 he 8 felt 8 felt 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 might 11 might 14 have and [ever] [since] [then] [the] [crow] [family] [has] had the harshest of all voices [.] ["] 1 and 9 had 9 had 11 harshest 10 the 11 harshest 11 harshest 12 of 12 of 14 voices 13 all 14 voices " [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] [shouted] [blacky] [from] [the] [top] [of] [the] [tree] [where] he was sitting [.] 1 " 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 sitting " [i] [wonder] [,] ["] said [peter] [rabbit] [thoughtfully] [,] ["] [if] he could [imitate] [other] [people] [if] [his] [tongue] [should] be split [.] ["] 1 " 6 said 6 said 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 22 be 22 be 23 split " [i] ['ve] [heard] [say] [that] he [could] [,] ["] replied [jimmy] [skunk] [,] ["] [but] [i] [don't] [know] [.] 1 " 7 he 7 he 11 replied [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] it just went all through him [.] 1 it 3 went 2 just 3 went 3 went 4 all 3 went 5 through 4 all 5 through 5 through 6 him it was very different [from] [the] [voice] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 different 3 very 4 different peter had no desire to hear it [any] [nearer] [.] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 4 desire 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 it " [did] [you] [hear] [him] [?] " [exclaimed] [jumper] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [hope] [he] [won't] [take] [it] [into] [his] [head] [to] [come] [down] [here] [.] i [don't] believe he will , because it is [too] [near] [the] [homes] [of] [men] [.] 1 i 3 believe 3 believe 4 he 3 believe 9 is 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 , 7 because 8 it 8 it 9 is he 's just as fierce as his voice sounds [.] 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 as 6 as 9 sounds 7 his 9 sounds 8 voice 9 sounds there is one thing about him [that] [i] [like] , though , and that is [that] he gives fair warning when he is hunting [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 thing 2 is 11 though 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 him 10 , 11 though 11 though 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 he 13 and 18 gives 14 that 15 is 15 is 17 he 17 he 18 gives 18 gives 20 warning 18 gives 24 hunting 19 fair 20 warning 20 warning 21 when 21 when 22 he 21 when 23 is 22 he 23 is he doesn't come [sneaking] [about] [without] [a] [sound] [,] [like] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [.] 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 come he hunts [like] [bowser] [the] [hound] and lets you know that he is out hunting [.] 1 he 7 and 2 hunts 7 and 7 and 8 lets 8 lets 9 you 8 lets 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 is 12 he 13 is 13 is 15 hunting 14 out 15 hunting did you ever hear [how] he got his name [?] ["] 1 did 2 you 1 did 4 hear 3 ever 4 hear 4 hear 6 he 4 hear 7 got 6 he 7 got 7 got 9 name 8 his 9 name ["] [no] [.] how did he get his name [?] ["] [asked] [peter] [eagerly] [.] 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 get 4 get 6 name 5 his 6 name ["] [for] [a] [long] [time] [the] [first] [wolf] [had] [no] [name] [.] most of the other animals and birds had [names] [,] [but] nothing [seemed] to [just] [fit] [the] [big] [gray] [wolf] [.] 1 most 2 of 1 most 6 and 2 of 5 animals 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 animals 6 and 7 birds 6 and 8 had 8 had 12 nothing 8 had 14 to he looked a great deal like [his] [cousin] , [mr] [dog] , and still more like [his] [other] [cousin] , [mr] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 deal 2 looked 6 like 2 looked 16 like 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 like 6 like 13 and 9 , 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 still 13 and 16 like 15 more 16 like 16 like 20 , but he was stronger than either , could run farther and faster than either , and had quite as wonderful a nose as either [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 7 , 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 stronger 4 stronger 5 than 5 than 6 either 7 , 16 and 8 could 9 run 8 could 16 and 9 run 11 and 10 farther 11 and 11 and 12 faster 12 faster 13 than 13 than 14 either 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 had 17 had 22 nose 17 had 23 as 18 quite 19 as 19 as 20 wonderful 19 as 21 a 20 wonderful 21 a 21 a 22 nose 23 as 24 either ["] [with] [mr] [wolf] [,] [as] [with] [all] [the] [other] [animals] [,] [life] [was] [an] [easy] [matter] [at] [first] [.] there was plenty to [eat] , and everybody was on good terms with everybody else [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 plenty 2 was 4 to 4 to 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 everybody 7 and 9 was 8 everybody 9 was 9 was 10 on 9 was 13 with 10 on 12 terms 11 good 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 13 with 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 else but there came a time , as you know , when food became scarce [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 came 3 came 5 time 4 a 5 time 5 time 12 food 5 time 13 became 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 7 as 9 know 7 as 10 , 7 as 12 food 8 you 9 know 10 , 11 when 12 food 13 became 13 became 14 scarce it was [then] that the big learned to hunt the small , and fear was born into the world [.] 1 it 12 , 2 was 4 that 2 was 12 , 4 that 6 big 4 that 7 learned 5 the 6 big 6 big 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 7 learned 9 hunt 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 11 small 10 the 11 small 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 fear 13 and 15 was 15 was 16 born 16 born 17 into 17 into 19 world 18 the 19 world mr [wolf] [was] swift [of] [leg] [and] [keen] [of] [nose] [.] 1 mr 4 swift his teeth were long and sharp [,] [and] [he] [was] [so] [strong] [that] [there] [were] [few] [he] [feared] [to] [fight] [with] [.] 1 his 2 teeth 2 teeth 3 were 3 were 5 and 4 long 5 and 5 and 6 sharp ["] [most] [people] [like] [to] [do] [the] [things] [they] [know] [they] [can] [do] [well] [.] [mr] [wolf] [early] [learned] [the] [joy] [of] [hunting] [.] i can't understand it myself [.] 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 myself can you [?] ["] 1 can 2 you peter shook his head [.] 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head you [see] [neither] [jumper] [nor] [peter] [ever] have hunted any one in all their lives [.] 1 you 8 have 8 have 9 hunted 9 hunted 11 one 9 hunted 12 in 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 in 12 in 13 all 13 all 14 their 13 all 15 lives 14 their 15 lives it is always they [who] [are] [hunted] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 always 2 is 4 they he didn't [bother] [to] hunt [little] [people] [like] [us] [when] [there] [were] [big] [people] [like] [mr] [deer] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 hunt the longer and harder [the] hunt [,] [the] [more] [mr] [wolf] [seemed] [to] [enjoy] [it] [.] 1 the 6 hunt 2 longer 3 and 3 and 4 harder 3 and 6 hunt ["] [at] [first] [he] [hunted] [silently] [,] [running] [swiftly] [with] [his] [nose] [to] [the] [ground] [.] but this [gave] [the] [ones] [he] [hunted] [very] [little] [chance] [;] [he] was [upon] [them] before they even suspected that he was on their trail [.] 1 but 2 this 2 this 13 was 13 was 16 before 16 before 17 they 16 before 19 suspected 17 they 19 suspected 18 even 19 suspected 19 suspected 20 that 20 that 21 he 20 that 22 was 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 on 23 on 25 trail 24 their 25 trail it [always] made [mr] [wolf] [feel] [mean] [.] 1 it 3 made he never could hold his head and his tail up after that kind of a hunt [.] 1 he 3 could 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 hold 4 hold 7 and 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 and 7 and 9 tail 7 and 10 up 8 his 9 tail 10 up 11 after 11 after 13 kind 12 that 13 kind 13 kind 14 of 14 of 16 hunt 15 a 16 hunt he felt so like a sneak that he just had to put his tail between his legs for [very] [shame] [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 so 3 so 4 like 4 like 6 sneak 5 a 6 sneak 6 sneak 7 that 6 sneak 18 for 8 he 10 had 9 just 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 put 12 put 14 tail 12 put 15 between 12 put 18 for 13 his 14 tail 15 between 17 legs 16 his 17 legs there was nothing to be proud about in such a hunt [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 proud 6 proud 7 about 7 about 8 in 8 in 11 hunt 9 such 10 a 10 a 11 hunt ["] [one] [night] [he] [sat] [thinking] [about] [it] [.] gentle [mistress] [moon] [looked] [down] [at] [him] [through] [the] [tree-tops] , and something inside him urged him to tell her his troubles [.] 1 gentle 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 something 12 and 16 urged 13 something 14 inside 13 something 16 urged 14 inside 15 him 16 urged 17 him 16 urged 18 to 16 urged 19 tell 18 to 19 tell 19 tell 20 her 19 tell 22 troubles 21 his 22 troubles that was the very [first] [wolf] howl [ever] [heard] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 7 howl 3 the 4 very 3 the 7 howl there was something very lonely and shivery and terrible in the sound , and all who heard it shook [with] [fear] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 3 something 6 and 4 very 5 lonely 5 lonely 6 and 6 and 8 and 7 shivery 8 and 8 and 9 terrible 8 and 10 in 8 and 19 shook 10 in 14 and 11 the 12 sound 12 sound 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 all 14 and 16 who 14 and 17 heard 17 heard 18 it [mr] [wolf] [didn't] [know] [this] [,] [but] [he] [did] [know] [that] [he] [felt] [better] [for] [howling] [.] so every night he pointed his nose [up] [at] [mistress] [moon] and howled [.] 1 so 4 he 2 every 3 night 3 night 4 he 4 he 12 and 5 pointed 7 nose 5 pointed 12 and 6 his 7 nose 12 and 13 howled " [it] [happened] [that] [once] [as] he [did] [this] [,] [a] [deer] jumped at the first sound and rushed [away] in great fright [.] 1 " 7 he 7 he 18 and 13 jumped 14 at 13 jumped 18 and 14 at 17 sound 15 the 17 sound 16 first 17 sound 18 and 19 rushed 19 rushed 21 in 21 in 23 fright 22 great 23 fright [this] [gave] [mr] [wolf] [an] [idea] [.] the next day when he went hunting he threw up his head and howled at the very first smell of fresh tracks [.] 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 3 day 8 he 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 went 4 when 8 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 hunting 8 he 13 and 9 threw 10 up 9 threw 12 head 9 threw 13 and 11 his 12 head 13 and 14 howled 13 and 15 at 15 at 19 smell 16 the 17 very 16 the 19 smell 18 first 19 smell 19 smell 20 of 20 of 22 tracks 21 fresh 22 tracks that [day] he had the longest hunt [he] [ever] had [known] , [for] [the] [deer] had [had] [fair] [warning] [.] 1 that 3 he 1 that 10 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 7 hunt 5 the 6 longest 5 the 7 hunt 10 had 12 , 12 , 16 had you [see] [,] [he] [felt] [that] [it] had been [a] fair [hunt] [.] 1 you 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 11 fair after that he always gave fair warning [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 he 3 he 5 gave 4 always 5 gave 5 gave 7 warning 6 fair 7 warning as he ran , he howled for [very] joy [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 ran 1 as 4 , 1 as 5 he 2 he 3 ran 5 he 6 howled 6 howled 7 for 7 for 9 joy no [longer] did he carry his bushy tail between his legs [,] for no longer did he feel like a coward and a sneak [.] 1 no 3 did 3 did 4 he 3 did 5 carry 5 carry 8 tail 5 carry 9 between 6 his 8 tail 7 bushy 8 tail 8 tail 9 between 9 between 22 and 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 13 for 11 legs 22 and 13 for 21 coward 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 18 feel 16 did 17 he 16 did 18 feel 18 feel 19 like 19 like 21 coward 20 a 21 coward 22 and 24 sneak 23 a 24 sneak instead , he carried it proudly [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 3 he 4 carried 4 carried 5 it 4 carried 6 proudly all the others hunted by stealth [.] 1 all 3 others 2 the 3 others 3 others 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 by 5 by 6 stealth he alone hunted openly and boldly [.] 1 he 3 hunted 2 alone 3 hunted 3 hunted 5 and 4 openly 5 and 5 and 6 boldly [ [illustration] [:] ["] [old] [king] [bear] , who was king no longer , would growl a deep , [rumbly-grumbly] growl [.] ["] 1 [ 8 , 8 , 14 , 9 who 14 , 10 was 11 king 10 was 13 longer 10 was 14 , 12 no 13 longer 14 , 15 would 15 would 16 growl 16 growl 21 growl 17 a 18 deep 17 a 21 growl 18 deep 19 , 18 deep 21 growl page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] ["] [now] [this] [earned] [for] [him] [first] [the] [dislike] [and] [then] [the] [hatred] [of] [the] [other] [hunters] [.] [mr] [lynx] [and] [mr] [panther] [would] [snarl] [angrily] [.] ["] [of] [course] [,] [it] [wasn't] [long] [before] [mr] [wolf] [discovered] [that] [he] [had] [no] [friends] [.] the little people feared him , and the big people hated him because he spoiled their hunting [.] 1 the 3 people 2 little 3 people 3 people 4 feared 4 feared 7 and 4 feared 11 hated 5 him 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 people 7 and 11 hated 8 the 10 people 9 big 10 people 11 hated 12 him 11 hated 13 because 13 because 14 he 13 because 15 spoiled 14 he 15 spoiled 15 spoiled 17 hunting 16 their 17 hunting but he didn't mind [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind sometimes he would howl out of pure mischief just to spoil the hunting of the others [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 howl 4 howl 6 of 4 howl 10 to 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 mischief 7 pure 8 mischief 9 just 10 to 10 to 11 spoil 11 spoil 13 hunting 12 the 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 of 14 of 16 others 15 the 16 others so , little by little , he began to be spoken [of] as [howler] [the] [wolf] , and [after] [a] [while] everybody called him [howler] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 7 he 2 , 18 and 3 little 4 by 3 little 6 , 3 little 7 he 4 by 5 little 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 spoken 13 as 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 22 everybody 18 and 23 called 23 called 24 him the result was [that] [they] [grew] [strong] [,] able to travel [long] [distances] , [keen] of [nose] , and [sharp] [of] wit [.] 1 the 2 result 2 result 3 was 3 was 9 able 9 able 10 to 10 to 14 , 11 travel 14 , 14 , 19 and 16 of 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 wit " [it] [has] [been] so [ever] [since] [,] [and] [the] [name] [howler] [has] [been] [handed] [down] [to] [this] [day] [.] 1 " 5 so be [thankful] , [peter] , that [howler] [never] [comes] [down] [to] [the] [green] [forest] , [but] [stays] [far] [from] the homes of men [.] ["] 1 be 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 that 5 , 15 , 15 , 21 homes 20 the 21 homes 21 homes 22 of 22 of 23 men " [i] [am] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " but [i] don't want to be [caught] [at] [all] [,] [so] [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [hurry] [back] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] ["] 1 but 6 be 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 be and [peter] did [.] 1 and 3 did [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [reprovingly] [at] [peter] [rabbit] [.] peter is such a happy-go-lucky little fellow that he never thinks of anything but the good time he can have in the present [.] 1 peter 2 is 2 is 7 fellow 2 is 17 time 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 happy-go-lucky 4 a 7 fellow 5 happy-go-lucky 7 fellow 6 little 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 that 7 fellow 14 but 8 that 9 he 8 that 11 thinks 9 he 11 thinks 10 never 11 thinks 11 thinks 12 of 11 thinks 14 but 12 of 13 anything 15 the 17 time 16 good 17 time 17 time 18 he 17 time 20 have 18 he 19 can 19 can 20 have 20 have 21 in 21 in 23 present 22 the 23 present he never looks ahead to the future [.] 1 he 3 looks 2 never 3 looks 3 looks 4 ahead 3 looks 5 to 5 to 7 future 6 the 7 future so [of] [course] [peter] seldom [worries] [.] 1 so 5 seldom now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he doesn't believe [in] luck [.] 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 14 believe 14 believe 16 luck no , [sir] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [doesn't] [believe] [in] luck [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 10 luck " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [says] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [luck] [never] [just] [happens] [.] 1 " 4 " here it was [summer] [,] and [winter] was [a] [long] [way] off [.] 1 here 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 and 6 and 8 was 8 was 12 off what was summer [for] [if] not to play in and have a good time [?] 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 summer 3 summer 7 to 6 not 7 to 7 to 10 and 8 play 9 in 8 play 10 and 10 and 11 have 11 have 14 time 12 a 14 time 13 good 14 time it was much better to play and take sun-naps among the buttercups and daisies and just have a good time all day long [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 better 3 much 4 better 4 better 5 to 4 better 17 have 5 to 7 and 6 play 7 and 7 and 15 and 8 take 9 sun-naps 8 take 10 among 8 take 15 and 10 among 13 and 11 the 12 buttercups 12 buttercups 13 and 13 and 14 daisies 15 and 17 have 16 just 17 have 17 have 20 time 17 have 22 day 17 have 23 long 18 a 20 time 19 good 20 time 21 all 22 day " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] , " [did] [you] [ever] [hear] [how] [old] [mr] [squirrel] [learned] thrift [?] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 19 thrift 8 , 9 " 8 , 19 thrift " [no] [,] ["] cried [peter] [rabbit] , stretching [himself] [out] [in] [the] [soft] [grass] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 5 cried 5 cried 9 stretching 8 , 9 stretching ["] [do] [tell] [us] [about] [it] [.] please [do] , [grandfather] [frog] [!] " 1 please 3 , 3 , 7 " you know [peter] [dearly] [loves] [a] [story] [.] 1 you 2 know that was because he was king [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 king it was [just] this way [with] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 way 4 this 5 way that was [before] [he] [grew] so [fat] [and] [lazy] [and] [selfish] that [old] [mother] [nature] [declared] that he should be king no longer [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 so 6 so 12 that 12 that 20 be 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 should 19 should 20 be 20 be 21 king 20 be 23 longer 22 no 23 longer ["] [now] [in] [those] [days] [lived] [old] [mr] [squirrel] [,] [the] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [of] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [whom] [you] [all] [know] [.] of course , he wasn't old then [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 old 6 old 7 then he was young and frisky , just like [happy] [jack] , and he was a great favorite [with] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 6 , 2 was 4 and 2 was 6 , 3 young 4 and 4 and 5 frisky 6 , 12 and 7 just 8 like 8 like 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 was 14 was 17 favorite 15 a 17 favorite 16 great 17 favorite [he] [even] [dared] [to] [play] [jokes] [on] [old] [king] [bear] [.] ["] [those] [were] [happy] [days] [,] [very] [happy] [days] [indeed] [,] [and] [old] [king] [bear] [was] [a] [very] [wise] [ruler] [.] there was plenty of everything to [eat] , and [so] [nobody] [missed] [the] [little] they [brought] [to] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 plenty 2 was 6 to 3 plenty 4 of 4 of 5 everything 6 to 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 they having so much brought to him , he grew very particular [.] 1 having 3 much 1 having 5 to 1 having 7 , 1 having 8 he 2 so 3 much 3 much 4 brought 3 much 5 to 5 to 6 him 8 he 9 grew 9 grew 11 particular 10 very 11 particular yes , [sir] [,] [old] [king] [bear] [grew] [very] [particular] indeed [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 11 indeed some began to whisper behind his back that he was fussy [.] 1 some 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 whisper 3 to 4 whisper 4 whisper 5 behind 4 whisper 8 that 5 behind 7 back 6 his 7 back 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 fussy [mr] [squirrel] [was] [smart] [.] he soon found [out] that [the] [more] he amused [old] [king] [bear] , [the] [more] of [king] [bear] ['s] good things he had [.] 1 he 3 found 2 soon 3 found 3 found 5 that 5 that 8 he 5 that 23 had 8 he 9 amused 13 , 22 he 16 of 21 things 16 of 22 he 20 good 21 things 22 he 23 had it was a lot easier to get his living this way than to hunt for his food as he always had in the past [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 lot 2 was 5 easier 3 a 4 lot 5 easier 6 to 5 easier 14 hunt 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 living 7 get 11 way 8 his 9 living 10 this 11 way 11 way 13 to 11 way 14 hunt 12 than 13 to 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 for 14 hunt 18 as 14 hunt 22 in 15 for 17 food 16 his 17 food 18 as 19 he 18 as 21 had 19 he 21 had 20 always 21 had 22 in 24 past 23 the 24 past besides , it was a lot more fun [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 8 fun 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 more 7 more 8 fun so [little] [mr] [squirrel] [studied] [how] [to] [please] [old] [king] [bear] , and he grew fat on the good things which other people had earned [.] 1 so 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 16 fat 16 fat 17 on 17 on 20 things 18 the 20 things 19 good 20 things 20 things 21 which 20 things 25 earned 21 which 23 people 21 which 25 earned 22 other 23 people 23 people 24 had 24 had 25 earned ["] [one] [day] [old] [king] [bear] [gave] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [six] [big] [,] [fat] [nuts] [.] it is easy to give what you don't want yourself [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 easy 3 easy 4 to 3 easy 5 give 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 what 6 what 7 you 6 what 9 want 8 don't 9 want 9 want 10 yourself little [mr] [squirrel] [bowed] [very] [low] [and] [thanked] [old] [king] [bear] [in] [his] [best] manner [.] 1 little 15 manner so he took the nuts and pretended to be delighted with them [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 took 5 nuts 3 took 6 and 4 the 5 nuts 6 and 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 delighted 10 delighted 11 with 11 with 12 them " ['] [what] [shall] [i] [do] [with] [them] [?] ['] said [little] [mr] [squirrel] [as] [soon] [as] he was alone [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 alone ['] [it] [won't] [do] [for] [me] [to] [leave] [them] [where] [old] [king] [bear] [will] [find] [them] [,] [for] [it] [might] [make] [him] [very] [angry] [.] ['] at last he remembered a certain hollow tree [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 remembered 4 remembered 8 tree 5 a 6 certain 5 a 8 tree 6 certain 8 tree 7 hollow 8 tree ['] [the] [very] [place] [!] ['] [cried] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [.] ['] [i] ['ll] [drop] [them] [in] [there] [,] [and] [no] [one] [will] [be] [any] [the] [wiser] [.] ['] it wasn't very long after this that [old] [mother] [nature] [began] [to] [hear] [complaints] [of] [old] [king] [bear] [and] [his] [rule] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 after 2 wasn't 7 that 3 very 4 long 4 long 5 after 5 after 6 this the little forest and meadow people were growing tired of feeding [the] [bear] family [.] 1 the 3 forest 2 little 3 forest 3 forest 4 and 4 and 6 people 4 and 7 were 5 meadow 6 people 7 were 8 growing 8 growing 9 tired 9 tired 10 of 10 of 11 feeding 11 feeding 14 family it was just at the beginning of winter [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [came] to see for herself what the trouble was [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 at 3 just 14 to 3 just 15 see 4 at 6 beginning 5 the 6 beginning 6 beginning 7 of 7 of 8 winter 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 for 15 see 18 what 16 for 17 herself 18 what 21 was 19 the 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 was it didn't take her long to find out [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 her 3 take 5 long 3 take 6 to 3 take 7 find 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 out no , [sir] [,] [it] [didn't] [take] [her] [long] [.] 1 no 2 , you [can't] [fool] [old] [mother] [nature] [,] and it 's of no use to try [.] 1 you 8 and 8 and 15 try 9 it 10 's 10 's 11 of 11 of 13 use 12 no 13 use 13 use 14 to 14 to 15 try [she] [took] [one] [good] [look] [at] [old] [king] [bear] [nodding] [in] [the] [cave] [where] [he] [used] [to] [sleep] [.] he was so fat [he] looked as if he would burst his skin [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 fat 3 so 6 looked 4 fat 6 looked 6 looked 8 if 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 11 burst 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 burst 11 burst 13 skin 12 his 13 skin ["] [old] [mother] [nature] [frowned] [.] ['] [you] [are] [such] [a] [lazy] [fellow] [that] [you] [shall] [be] [king] [no] [longer] [.] all of [old] [king] [bear] ['s] [family] , including [his] [cousin] [mr] [coon] , [had] [been] [put] [to] [sleep] just like [old] [king] [bear] himself [.] 1 all 2 of 2 of 14 , 8 , 9 including 8 , 14 , 14 , 20 just 20 just 21 like 21 like 25 himself yes , [sir] [,] they were all [asleep] [,] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 all ["] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [felt] [lonesome] [.] he grew more lonesome every day [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 lonesome 3 more 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 6 day 5 every 6 day the weather [was] [cold] , and it was hard work to find anything to eat [.] 1 the 2 weather 2 weather 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 6 and 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 work 8 was 11 to 9 hard 10 work 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 anything 12 find 14 to 14 to 15 eat [mr] [squirrel] [was] [hungry] [all] [the] [time] [.] he couldn't think of anything but [his] [stomach] [and] [how] empty it was [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 4 of 5 anything 5 anything 6 but 6 but 12 it 11 empty 12 it 12 it 13 was he grew thin and thinner [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 thin 4 and 4 and 5 thinner ["] [one] [cold] [day] [when] [the] [snow] [covered] [the] [earth] [,] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [went] [without] [breakfast] [.] then he went without dinner [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 without 4 without 5 dinner you see , he couldn't find so much as [a] pine-seed to eat [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 find 3 , 12 to 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 find 6 find 7 so 6 find 11 pine-seed 8 much 9 as 9 as 11 pine-seed 12 to 13 eat late in the afternoon he crept into a hollow tree to get away from the cold , bitter wind [.] 1 late 5 he 2 in 4 afternoon 2 in 5 he 3 the 4 afternoon 5 he 6 crept 6 crept 7 into 6 crept 11 to 7 into 10 tree 8 a 10 tree 9 hollow 10 tree 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 away 12 get 14 from 14 from 17 , 15 the 16 cold 16 cold 17 , 17 , 19 wind 18 bitter 19 wind he was very tired and [very] cold and [very] , very hungry [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 and 3 very 4 tired 4 tired 5 and 5 and 8 and 7 cold 8 and 8 and 12 hungry 10 , 12 hungry 11 very 12 hungry tears filled his eyes and ran over and dripped from his nose [.] 1 tears 5 and 2 filled 4 eyes 2 filled 5 and 3 his 4 eyes 5 and 8 and 5 and 10 from 6 ran 7 over 6 ran 8 and 8 and 9 dripped 10 from 12 nose 11 his 12 nose he curled up on the leaves at the bottom of the hollow to try to go to sleep and forget [.] 1 he 2 curled 2 curled 3 up 2 curled 4 on 2 curled 7 at 2 curled 13 to 4 on 6 leaves 5 the 6 leaves 7 at 9 bottom 8 the 9 bottom 9 bottom 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hollow 13 to 14 try 14 try 15 to 14 try 17 to 14 try 19 and 15 to 16 go 17 to 19 and 18 sleep 19 and 19 and 20 forget under him was something hard [.] 1 under 2 him 1 under 3 was 3 was 4 something 4 something 5 hard he twisted and [turned] , but he couldn't get in [a] [comfortable] position [.] 1 he 2 twisted 2 twisted 3 and 3 and 13 position 5 , 7 he 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 get 9 get 10 in 10 in 13 position finally he looked to see what the trouble was caused by [.] 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 8 trouble 6 what 11 by 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 was 9 was 10 caused 10 caused 11 by what do you think he found [?] 1 what 2 do 1 what 6 found 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 5 he 6 found six big , fat nuts [!] 1 six 5 nuts 2 big 5 nuts 3 , 4 fat 4 fat 5 nuts yes , [sir] [,] [six] [big] [,] [fat] [nuts] [!] 1 yes 2 , [little] [mr] [squirrel] [was] [so] [glad] [that] [he] [cried] [for] [very] [joy] [.] " [when] he [had] [eaten] [two] , he felt [better] and decided to keep the others for the next day [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 11 and 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 11 and 11 and 12 decided 12 decided 13 to 12 decided 14 keep 13 to 14 keep 14 keep 16 others 14 keep 17 for 15 the 16 others 16 others 17 for 17 for 20 day 18 the 19 next 19 next 20 day then he began to wonder how those nuts happened to be in that hollow tree [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 how 6 how 8 nuts 6 how 9 happened 7 those 8 nuts 8 nuts 9 happened 9 happened 10 to 9 happened 11 be 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 in 12 in 15 tree 13 that 15 tree 14 hollow 15 tree these were the very nuts [,] [the] present [of] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 these 2 were 2 were 5 nuts 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 nuts 5 nuts 8 present " [right] [then] [as] he thought about it , little [mr] [squirrel] [had] [a] [bright] [idea] [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 7 about 7 about 9 , 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 little and that is just what he did do [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 what 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 8 do 6 he 7 did he never had to beg of any one [.] 1 he 3 had 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 beg 5 beg 6 of 6 of 8 one 7 any 8 one he had learned [to] [save] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned ["] [and] [ever] [since] [then] [the] [squirrels] [have] [been] [among] [the] [wisest] [of] [all] [the] [little] [forest] [people] [and] [always] [the] [busiest] [.] " [and] [that] ['s] [all] [,] " [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [thank] [you] [!] thank you , [grandfather] [frog] [!] ["] [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 3 , [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is [filled] [with] [envy] [.] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 often 2 isn't 4 that 4 that 7 is as a rule [,] [peter] [is] [very] [free] [from] [anything] [like] [envy] [.] 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule but [once] [in] [a] [great] [while] [peter] [becomes] [really] [and] truly [envious] [.] 1 but 11 truly you [see] [,] [peter] [always] had been very proud of his own powers of jumping [.] 1 you 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 proud 8 very 9 proud 9 proud 10 of 10 of 13 powers 11 his 12 own 11 his 13 powers 13 powers 14 of 14 of 15 jumping " [why] [don't] [you] [learn] [to] [?] " [asked] [jimmy] [skunk] [with] [a] [mischievous] [twinkle] [in] [the] [eye] [which] [peter] [couldn't] [see] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [lightfoot] [couldn't] [always] [jump] [like] [that] [;] [he] [had] [to] [learn] [.] why don't you find out how [?] 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 5 out 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 how probably [grandfather] [frog] [knows] all [about] [it] [.] 1 probably 5 all he knows about almost everything [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 about 2 knows 5 everything 4 almost 5 everything if [i] [were] you [,] [i] 'd ask him [.] ["] 1 if 4 you 4 you 7 'd 7 'd 8 ask 8 ask 9 him " [i] [i] [i] [don't] [just] [like] [to] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 10 " " [i] ['ve] asked [him] so many questions [that] [i] [am] [afraid] [he] ['ll] [think] [me] [a] [nuisance] [.] 1 " 4 asked 4 asked 8 questions 6 so 7 many 7 many 8 questions i tell you what [,] [jimmy] [,] you ask him [!] ["] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 3 you 4 what 4 what 8 you 8 you 9 ask 9 ask 10 him peter 's eyes brightened as he said this [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 as 5 as 6 he 5 as 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 this jimmy chuckled [.] 1 jimmy 2 chuckled " [no] [,] [you] [don't] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he ["] [if] [there] [is] [anything] [you] [want] [to] [know] [from] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [ask] [him] [yourself] [.] i [don't] want to know how [lightfoot] [learned] to jump [.] 1 i 3 want 3 want 4 to 3 want 9 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 9 to 10 jump he may jump over the moon [,] [for] [all] [i] [care] [.] 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 jump 3 jump 4 over 4 over 6 moon 5 the 6 moon have you seen any fat beetles this morning [,] [peter] [?] ["] 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 any 3 seen 6 beetles 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 7 this 8 morning " [no] [,] " [replied] [peter] [shortly] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [i] ['m] [not] [interested] [in] [beetles] [.] there may never be any fat beetles [,] [for] [all] [i] [care] [.] ["] 1 there 2 may 2 may 4 be 3 never 4 be 4 be 7 beetles 5 any 7 beetles 6 fat 7 beetles jimmy laughed [.] 1 jimmy 2 laughed it was a good-natured , chuckling kind of a laugh [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 kind 3 a 4 good-natured 3 a 7 kind 4 good-natured 5 , 4 good-natured 7 kind 6 chuckling 7 kind 7 kind 8 of 8 of 10 laugh 9 a 10 laugh " [don't] [get] [huffy] [,] [peter] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he " [here] ['s] [hoping] [that] [you] [learn] [how] [to] [jump] [like] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [,] [and] [that] [i] [get] [a] [stomachful] [of] [fat] [beetles] [.] " 1 " 26 " with [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [slowly] [ambled] [along] [down] the [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 1 with 9 the [grandfather] [frog] [was] [there] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [,] [and] [peter] [wasted] [no] [time] [.] " [how] [did] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learn] [to] [jump] [so] [splendidly] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [?] ["] he blurted out almost before he had stopped running [.] 1 " 17 he 17 he 18 blurted 18 blurted 19 out 19 out 20 almost 20 almost 21 before 21 before 22 he 21 before 24 stopped 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 stopped 24 stopped 25 running [grandfather] [frog] [blinked] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [.] " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he " [if] [you] ['ll] [jump] [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] [over] [there] [where] [it] [comes] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [.] " 1 " 25 " peter looked at the [laughing] [brook] [in] dismay [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 8 dismay 4 the 8 dismay it was quite wide at that point [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 wide 3 quite 4 wide 4 wide 5 at 5 at 7 point 6 that 7 point " [i] [i] [can't] , " he stammered [.] 1 " 8 stammered 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 stammered " [then] [i] [can't] [tell] [you] [how] [lightfoot] [learned] [to] [jump] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [quite] [as] [if] [the] [matter] [were] [settled] [.] 1 " 13 " " [i] [i] ['ll] [try] [!] " 1 " 7 " peter hastened to blurt out [.] 1 peter 2 hastened 2 hastened 3 to 2 hastened 4 blurt 3 to 4 blurt 4 blurt 5 out ["] [all] [right] [.] while you are trying [,] [i] ['ll] [see] [if] [i] [can] [remember] [the] [story] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 while 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 trying peter went back a little so as to get a good start [.] 1 peter 2 went 2 went 3 back 3 back 5 little 3 back 8 to 4 a 5 little 6 so 7 as 7 as 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 12 start 10 a 11 good 10 a 12 start 11 good 12 start jerry [muskrat] [and] [billy] [mink] [rolled] [over] [and] [over] [on] [the] [bank] , [laughing] [until] [their] [sides] [ached] [.] 1 jerry 13 , even [spotty] [the] [turtle] [smiled] , [which] [is] [very] [unusual] [for] [spotty] [.] 1 even 6 , now [peter] [does] [not] [like] [the] [water] , and though he can swim , he doesn't feel at all at home in it [.] 1 now 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 he 9 and 17 feel 10 though 11 he 10 though 13 swim 10 though 14 , 10 though 15 he 11 he 12 can 12 can 13 swim 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 feel 17 feel 18 at 17 feel 20 at 17 feel 22 in 18 at 19 all 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 in 22 in 23 it he [paddled] [for] [the] [shore] as fast as he could , and in his heart was something very like anger [.] 1 he 12 and 6 as 7 fast 7 fast 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 could 10 could 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 was 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 heart 15 heart 16 was 16 was 17 something 16 was 19 like 17 something 19 like 18 very 19 like 19 like 20 anger no one likes to be laughed at [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 to 3 likes 7 at 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 at 6 laughed 7 at peter intended to start for home the very minute he reached the shore [.] 1 peter 2 intended 2 intended 3 to 2 intended 4 start 3 to 4 start 4 start 5 for 4 start 9 minute 5 for 6 home 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 minute 9 minute 10 he 9 minute 11 reached 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 shore 12 the 13 shore but just before his feet touched bottom , he heard the [great] [,] [deep] voice [of] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 but 2 just 1 but 9 he 3 before 5 feet 3 before 7 bottom 3 before 8 , 3 before 9 he 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 touched 5 feet 7 bottom 9 he 10 heard 10 heard 15 voice 11 the 15 voice it all happened a [great] while ago when the world was young [.] " 1 it 3 happened 2 all 3 happened 3 happened 7 ago 3 happened 8 when 4 a 6 while 6 while 7 ago 8 when 10 world 8 when 11 was 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 was 11 was 12 young 12 young 14 " [grandfather] [frog] [was] [talking] [quite] [as] [if] [nothing] [had] [happened] [,] [and] [he] [had] [never] [thought] [of] [laughing] [.] peter was so [put] out that he wanted to keep right on , but he just couldn't miss that story [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 5 out 3 so 5 out 5 out 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 13 , 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 right 11 right 12 on 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 14 but 18 miss 15 he 17 couldn't 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 miss 18 miss 20 story 19 that 20 story his curiosity wouldn't let him [.] 1 his 2 curiosity 2 curiosity 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him so he shook himself and then lay down in the sunniest spot he could find within hearing [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 2 he 5 and 3 shook 4 himself 3 shook 5 and 5 and 7 lay 5 and 8 down 5 and 9 in 6 then 7 lay 9 in 12 spot 10 the 11 sunniest 10 the 12 spot 12 spot 13 he 12 spot 15 find 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find 15 find 16 within 16 within 17 hearing " he [had] [just] [such] [slim] [legs] [as] [lightfoot] has [now] [and] [just] [such] [wonderful] [,] branching [horns] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 10 has 10 has 17 branching when he had the latter , he was not much afraid of anybody [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 had 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 latter 4 the 5 latter 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 much 9 not 10 much 10 much 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 anybody but there was a season in [every] [year] [when] he had no horns [,] [as] [is] [the] [case] [with] [lightfoot] [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 10 he 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 season 4 a 5 season 5 season 6 in 10 he 11 had 11 had 13 horns 12 no 13 horns you know , or ought to know [,] that [every] [spring] [lightfoot] [loses] [his] [horns] [and] [through] [the] [summer] [a] [new] [pair] [grows] [.] 1 you 4 or 2 know 4 or 3 , 4 or 4 or 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 7 know 6 to 7 know 7 know 9 that it was so [with] [mr] [deer] [of] [that] long-ago time , [and] when he lost those great horns , he felt very helpless and timid [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 24 and 9 long-ago 10 time 9 long-ago 24 and 10 time 20 he 10 time 21 felt 11 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 13 when 15 lost 13 when 19 , 13 when 20 he 14 he 15 lost 15 lost 18 horns 16 those 18 horns 17 great 18 horns 20 he 21 felt 21 felt 23 helpless 22 very 23 helpless 24 and 25 timid ["] [now] [old] [mr] [deer] [loved] [the] [open] [meadows] [and] [spent] [most] [of] [his] [time] [there] [.] when he had to run , he wanted nothing in the way of his slim legs [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 had 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 3 had 5 run 4 to 5 run 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 nothing 8 wanted 10 in 9 nothing 10 in 10 in 12 way 11 the 12 way 12 way 13 of 13 of 16 legs 14 his 16 legs 15 slim 16 legs and how he could [run] [!] 1 and 2 how 2 how 4 could 3 he 4 could my , my , my , [how] he could run [!] 1 my 2 , 1 my 8 he 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 8 he 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 run but there were others who could run swiftly in those days too , [mr] [wolf] and [mr] [dog] [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 13 , 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 others 4 others 5 who 4 others 6 could 5 who 6 could 6 could 7 run 7 run 8 swiftly 7 run 9 in 7 run 12 too 9 in 11 days 10 those 11 days 13 , 16 and [mr] [deer] [always] [had] [a] [feeling] [that] [some] [day] [one] [or] [the] [other] [would] [catch] [him] [.] he felt perfectly helpless then [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 perfectly 2 felt 4 helpless 4 helpless 5 then ["] [but] [one] [thing] [troubled] [old] [mr] [deer] [,] [who] [wasn't] [old] [then] [,] [you] [know] [.] yes , [sir] [,] [one] [thing] [troubled] [him] [a] [great] [deal] [.] 1 yes 2 , he couldn't run fast at all among the bushes and the fallen trees and the old logs [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 run 3 run 4 fast 4 fast 5 at 4 fast 7 among 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 among 7 among 14 and 8 the 9 bushes 9 bushes 10 and 10 and 13 trees 10 and 14 and 11 the 13 trees 12 fallen 13 trees 14 and 17 logs 15 the 17 logs 16 old 17 logs this was [a] [new] [worry] , and it troubled him [almost] [as] [much] [as] [the] [old] worry [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 17 worry 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 7 and 17 worry 8 it 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 him he felt that he was in a dreadful fix [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 9 fix 7 a 8 dreadful 7 a 9 fix 8 dreadful 9 fix you [see] , hard times had come [,] and the big and strong were preying on the weak and small in order to live [.] 1 you 9 and 3 , 5 times 4 hard 5 times 5 times 6 had 6 had 7 come 7 come 9 and 9 and 12 and 10 the 11 big 11 big 12 and 12 and 13 strong 12 and 14 were 14 were 15 preying 15 preying 16 on 16 on 19 and 17 the 18 weak 18 weak 19 and 19 and 20 small 19 and 21 in 21 in 22 order 22 order 23 to 22 order 24 live 23 to 24 live oh , dear [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear oh , dear [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear what [shall] [i] [do] [?] ['] [cried] [mr] [deer] [,] [as] [he] [lay] [hidden] [among] the branches [of] [a] fallen [hemlock-tree] [.] 1 what 16 the 16 the 17 branches 17 branches 20 fallen ["] [just] [at] [that] [very] [minute] [along] [came] [mr] [hare] [,] [the] [of] [your] [cousin] [jumper] [.] a big log was in [his] [path] , and he jumped over it as lightly as a feather [.] 1 a 3 log 2 big 3 log 3 log 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 jumped 10 he 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 over 11 jumped 15 lightly 11 jumped 16 as 12 over 13 it 14 as 15 lightly 16 as 18 feather 17 a 18 feather [mr] [deer] [watched] [him] [and] [sighed] [.] right then he had an idea [.] 1 right 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 6 idea 5 an 6 idea why shouldn't he learn to jump [?] 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 2 shouldn't 4 learn 4 learn 5 to 4 learn 6 jump 5 to 6 jump he could try , anyway [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 try 3 try 5 anyway 4 , 5 anyway so when he was sure that no one was around to see him , he practised jumping over little low bushes [.] 1 so 16 practised 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 was 2 when 14 , 2 when 15 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 9 was 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 was 9 was 10 around 9 was 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 him 15 he 16 practised 16 practised 17 jumping 16 practised 18 over 17 jumping 18 over 18 over 21 bushes 19 little 21 bushes 20 low 21 bushes at [first] [he] [couldn't] [do] [much] , but he kept trying and trying , and [little] [by] [little] he jumped [higher] [.] 1 at 7 , 1 at 14 , 1 at 19 he 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 8 but 10 kept 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 12 and 11 trying 12 and 12 and 13 trying 14 , 15 and 19 he 20 jumped it was [hard] [work] , and he scraped his slim legs many times when he tried to jump over old logs and stumps [.] 1 it 5 , 2 was 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 scraped 7 he 8 scraped 8 scraped 11 legs 8 scraped 13 times 8 scraped 14 when 8 scraped 17 to 9 his 11 legs 10 slim 11 legs 12 many 13 times 14 when 15 he 14 when 16 tried 15 he 16 tried 17 to 22 and 18 jump 19 over 18 jump 22 and 19 over 21 logs 20 old 21 logs 22 and 23 stumps ["] [now] [all] [this] [time] [some] [one] [had] [been] [watching] [him] [,] [though] [he] [didn't] [know] [it] [.] it was [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 it 2 was one day she stopped him as he was trotting along a path [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 she 3 she 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 him 4 stopped 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trotting 9 trotting 10 along 10 along 12 path 11 a 12 path ['] [what] [is] [this] [you] [are] [doing] [when] [you] [think] [no] [one] [is] [watching] [?] ['] [she] [demanded] [,] [looking] [very] [cross] [.] ['] [haven't] [i] [given] [you] [beauty] [and] [speed] [?] and yet you are not satisfied [!] ['] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 you 2 yet 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 not 4 are 6 satisfied [mr] [deer] [hung] [his] [head] [.] [old] [mother] [nature] [heard] [him] [through] [.] " ['] [oh] [,] [i] [can't] [jump] [nearly] as [high] as [that] [!] ['] he cried [.] 1 " 16 cried 9 as 15 he 11 as 15 he 15 he 16 cried then [tossing] [his] [head] [proudly] , he added [,] ['] [but] [i] ['ll] [try] [.] ['] 1 then 6 , 1 then 7 he 7 he 8 added just imagine [how] surprised he was when he sailed over it without even touching the top of it with his hoofs [!] 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 19 with 2 imagine 21 hoofs 4 surprised 6 was 4 surprised 7 when 4 surprised 12 without 5 he 6 was 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 sailed 8 he 9 sailed 9 sailed 10 over 10 over 11 it 12 without 14 touching 13 even 14 touching 14 touching 16 top 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 19 with 17 of 18 it 19 with 20 his now , [peter] , let's see you jump over [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] ["] 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 4 , 5 let's 5 let's 6 see 6 see 7 you 6 see 8 jump 8 jump 9 over what do you think [peter] did [?] 1 what 2 do 1 what 6 did 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [peter] [rabbit] [were] [having] [a] [dispute] [.] finally they decided that as neither could convince the other [,] they [should] [leave] [it] [for] [grandfather] [frog] [to] [decide] [which] [was] [right] [.] 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 12 they 2 they 3 decided 3 decided 4 that 3 decided 5 as 5 as 6 neither 5 as 8 convince 6 neither 7 could 7 could 8 convince 8 convince 10 other 9 the 10 other both agreed that they would accept [grandfather] [frog] ['s] decision [.] 1 both 2 agreed 2 agreed 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 6 accept 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 accept 6 accept 10 decision you see [,] [each] [was] [sure] that he was right [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 right when they [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] they found [grandfather] [frog] [looking] [very] [comfortable] and [old] [and] wise [.] 1 when 2 they 2 they 15 and 8 they 9 found 9 found 15 and 15 and 18 wise ["] [good] [evening] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [.] i hope you are feeling just as fine as you [look] [,] ["] said [jimmy] [skunk] , who never forgets to be polite [.] 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 just 5 feeling 8 fine 7 as 8 fine 8 fine 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 14 said 14 said 17 , 17 , 18 who 17 , 20 forgets 18 who 20 forgets 19 never 20 forgets 20 forgets 21 to 20 forgets 22 be 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 polite ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] i 'm feeling very well [,] [thank] [you] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 feeling 3 feeling 5 well 4 very 5 well " [what] [brings] [you] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [this] [fine] [evening] [?] " 1 " 13 " he looked very hard at [peter] [rabbit] , [for] [he] [suspected] [that] [peter] had come for a story [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 hard 2 looked 5 at 3 very 4 hard 5 at 8 , 8 , 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 for 16 for 18 story 17 a 18 story [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [immensely] [pleased] [.] it always pleases him to be considered wise [.] 1 it 3 pleases 2 always 3 pleases 3 pleases 4 him 3 pleases 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 considered 7 considered 8 wise " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he [gruffly] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he ["] [you] [have] [a] [very] [smooth] [tongue] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] but what is [this] matter on which you cannot agree ? " 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 11 ? 3 is 5 matter 5 matter 6 on 6 on 7 which 6 on 8 you 6 on 10 agree 8 you 9 cannot 9 cannot 10 agree 11 ? 12 " " [how] [many] [animals] [can] [fly] [?] " [returned] [jimmy] [,] [by] [way] [of] [answer] [.] 1 " 8 " " [one] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] [that] [.] [flitter] [the] [bat] [is] [the] [only] [animal] [who] [can] [fly] [.] ["] " [you] [forget] [timmy] [,] [the] [flying] [squirrel] [!] " [cried] [peter] [excitedly] [.] 1 " 10 " " [that] [makes] [two] [.] " 1 " 6 " [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [.] " [peter] [,] [peter] , [whatever] [is] [the] [matter] [with] [those] [eyes] [of] [yours] [?] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 18 exclaimed 5 , 16 " 5 , 17 he 17 he 18 exclaimed ["] [they] [certainly] [are] [big] [enough] [.] i wonder if you ever will learn to use them [.] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 7 learn 4 you 6 will 5 ever 6 will 6 will 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 use 8 to 9 use 9 use 10 them half-seeing is sometimes worse than [not] seeing at all [.] 1 half-seeing 2 is 2 is 3 sometimes 2 is 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 4 worse 8 at 5 than 7 seeing 7 seeing 8 at 8 at 9 all timmy cannot [fly] [any] [more] [than] [i] [can] [.] ["] 1 timmy 2 cannot " [what] [did] [i] [tell] [you] [?] " [cried] [jimmy] [skunk] [triumphantly] [.] 1 " 8 " " [but] [i] ['ve] [seen] [him] [fly] [lots] [of] [times] [!] " [persisted] [peter] [.] 1 " 12 " " [i] [guess] [that] [any] [one] [who] [has] [envied] [him] [as] [often] [as] [i] [have] [ought] [to] [know] [.] " 1 " 20 " " [hump] [!] " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [i] [guess] [that] ['s] [the] [trouble] [.] there was so much envy that it got into [your] [eyes] , and you couldn't see straight [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 envy 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 envy 5 envy 6 that 5 envy 8 got 6 that 7 it 6 that 8 got 7 it 8 got 8 got 9 into 9 into 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 you 13 and 16 see 14 you 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 see 16 see 17 straight envy is a bad thing [.] ["] 1 envy 2 is 2 is 5 thing 3 a 4 bad 3 a 5 thing 4 bad 5 thing jimmy [skunk] chuckled [.] 1 jimmy 3 chuckled " [did] [you] [ever] [see] [him] [away] [from] [trees] [?] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 11 " " [no] [,] " [confessed] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 " " [did] [you] [ever] [see] [him] [cut] [circles] [in] [the] [air] [like] [flitter] [the] [bat] [?] " 1 " 17 " " [no-o] [,] " [replied] [peter] [slowly] [.] 1 " 4 " " [of] [course] [not] [,] " [retorted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 6 " ["] [the] [reason] [is] [because] [he] [doesn't] [fly] [.] he hasn't any wings [.] 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 4 wings 3 any 4 wings what he does do is to coast on the air [.] 1 what 2 he 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 is 2 he 3 does 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 coast 7 coast 8 on 8 on 10 air 9 the 10 air he 's the greatest jumper and coaster in [the] [green] [forest] [.] ["] 1 he 2 's 2 's 6 and 3 the 4 greatest 3 the 5 jumper 5 jumper 6 and 6 and 7 coaster 6 and 8 in " [coast] [on] [the] [air] [!] " [exclaimed] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [i] [never] [heard] [of] [such] [a] [thing] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [there] [are] [many] [things] [you] [never] [have] [heard] [of] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 12 " " [sit] [down] [,] [peter] [,] [and] [stop] [fidgeting] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [a] [story] [.] " 1 " 19 " perhaps [this] was [partly] [because] he was [very] [small] and was not big enough [or] [strong] [enough] to fight his way as the others [did] [.] 1 perhaps 3 was 3 was 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 and 7 was 18 to 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 not 11 was 13 big 13 big 14 enough 18 to 19 fight 19 fight 21 way 19 fight 22 as 20 his 21 way 22 as 24 others 23 the 24 others ["] [but] [even] [at] [night] [there] [was] [plenty] [of] [danger] [.] there was [mr] [owl] to be watched out for , and [other] [night] [prowlers] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 watched 7 watched 8 out 8 out 9 for 9 for 10 , 10 , 11 and he used to sit and watch [old] [mr] [bat] [flying] [about] and wish that he had wings [.] 1 he 2 used 2 used 3 to 2 used 5 and 3 to 5 and 4 sit 5 and 5 and 12 and 6 watch 12 and 12 and 13 wish 13 wish 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 had 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 wings then he thought [how] [foolish] it was to wish for something he hadn't got and couldn't have [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 wish 9 wish 10 for 10 for 11 something 11 something 12 he 11 something 17 have 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 15 and 14 got 15 and 15 and 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 have ["] ['] [the] [thing] [to] [do] [,] ['] [said] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [to] [himself] [,] ['] [is] [to] [make] [the] [most] [of] [what] [i] [have] [got] [.] he would climb an old stump and then jump as far as he could [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 climb 3 climb 7 and 3 climb 11 far 3 climb 12 as 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 stump 6 stump 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 9 jump 10 as 11 far 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 could 13 he 14 could then one night he made a discovery [.] 1 then 3 night 1 then 4 he 2 one 3 night 4 he 5 made 5 made 7 discovery 6 a 7 discovery it was like sliding down on the air [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 like 3 like 4 sliding 4 sliding 5 down 5 down 6 on 6 on 8 air 7 the 8 air it was great [fun] , and pretty soon he was spending all his spare time doing it [.] 1 it 6 and 2 was 3 great 2 was 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 was 7 pretty 8 soon 8 soon 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 spending 11 spending 12 all 12 all 13 his 12 all 15 time 13 his 15 time 14 spare 15 time 15 time 16 doing 16 doing 17 it ["] [one] [moonlight] [night] [,] [old] [mother] [nature] [happened] [along] [and] [sat] [down] [on] [a] [log] [to] [watch] [him] [.] at last he told her that he was trying to learn to jump better that he might better take care of himself [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 told 4 told 5 her 4 told 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 learn 11 learn 12 to 11 learn 15 that 12 to 13 jump 13 jump 14 better 15 that 16 he 15 that 19 take 16 he 17 might 17 might 19 take 18 better 19 take 19 take 20 care 20 care 21 of 21 of 22 himself [the] [idea] [pleased] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] you know she is always pleased when she finds people trying to help themselves [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 she 4 is 4 is 5 always 4 is 6 pleased 6 pleased 7 when 6 pleased 12 to 6 pleased 13 help 7 when 8 she 7 when 9 finds 8 she 9 finds 9 finds 10 people 10 people 11 trying 12 to 13 help 13 help 14 themselves " ['] [that] ['s] [a] [splendid] [idea] [,] ['] said she [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 11 she ['] [i] ['ll] [help] [you] [.] i 'll make you [the] [greatest] jumper in [the] [green] [forest] [.] ['] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 you 3 make 7 jumper 3 make 8 in ["] [then] [she] [gave] [to] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [something] [almost] [but] [not] [quite] [like] [wings] [.] he was afraid [,] very much [afraid] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 6 much 5 very 6 much but [old] [mother] [nature] [had] [told] [him] to do it [.] 1 but 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it he knew that he ought to trust her [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 ought 4 he 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 6 to 7 trust 7 trust 8 her so he climbed the tall tree [.] 1 so 3 climbed 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 6 tree 4 the 6 tree 5 tall 6 tree ["] ['] [jump] [!] ['] [commanded] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] ["] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [gulped] [very] [hard] [,] [trying] [to] [swallow] [his] [fear] [.] you see [,] [the] [skin] [between] [his] [legs] [when] [he] [spread] [them] [out] [had] [kept] [him] [from] [falling] [straight] [down] [.] 1 you 2 see " he was so delighted that he wanted to do it right [over] again , but he didn't forget his manners [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 delighted 5 delighted 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 15 , 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 10 do 12 right 10 do 14 again 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 16 but 19 forget 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 forget 19 forget 21 manners 20 his 21 manners he [first] thanked [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 he 3 thanked ["] [she] [smiled] [.] ["] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [did] [.] people who [,] [like] [peter] [,] did not use their eyes , thought [that] he could fly , and he was called [the] [flying] [squirrel] [.] 1 people 12 , 2 who 12 , 7 did 8 not 7 did 9 use 7 did 12 , 8 not 9 use 9 use 11 eyes 10 their 11 eyes 12 , 13 thought 13 thought 15 he 13 thought 18 , 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 fly 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 called he was [the] of [timmy] whom you both know [.] ["] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 of 4 of 6 whom 6 whom 7 you 6 whom 9 know 7 you 9 know 8 both 9 know " [and] [timmy] [doesn't] [really] [fly] [at] [all] , [does] he [?] ["] asked [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 14 asked 9 , 11 he 11 he 14 asked ["] [certainly] [not] [.] he jumps and slides on [the] [air] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 he 3 and 2 jumps 3 and 3 and 4 slides 3 and 5 on 5 on 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 replied " [what] [did] [i] [tell] [you] [?] " [cried] [jimmy] [triumphantly] [to] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [well] [,] [anyway] [,] [it] ['s] [next] [thing] [to] [flying] [.] i wish [i] [could] [do] [it] , " replied [peter] [.] 1 i 7 , 2 wish 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 replied [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] he looked this way [;] he looked that way [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 6 he 4 way 7 looked 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 9 way 8 that 9 way peter saw him and headed straight toward him to pass the time of day [.] 1 peter 4 and 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 and 4 and 5 headed 4 and 6 straight 4 and 7 toward 4 and 9 to 7 toward 8 him 9 to 10 pass 10 pass 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 day it [was] [peter] 's turn to look [frightened] , and he hastily glanced this way and that way [.] 1 it 4 's 4 's 5 turn 4 's 6 to 6 to 9 , 7 look 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 13 glanced 11 he 13 glanced 12 hastily 13 glanced 13 glanced 16 and 14 this 15 way 15 way 16 and 16 and 18 way 17 that 18 way " [no] , " he replied [.] 1 " 6 replied 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 replied " [is] [he] [anywhere] [about] [here] [?] " 1 " 8 " " [i] [hope] so [!] 1 " 4 so my goodness , [i] [hope] [so] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [peter] [,] [still] [looking] [this] [way] and that way [uneasily] [.] 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 3 , 16 and 16 and 18 way 17 that 18 way " [i] [hate] [him] [!] " [declared] [chatterer] [fiercely] [.] 1 " 6 " " so do [i] , " replied [peter] [.] 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 do 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied ["] [i] [guess] [everybody] [does] [.] it must be dreadful to be hated by everybody [.] 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 hated 7 hated 8 by 8 by 9 everybody i don't believe he has got a single friend in the wide , wide world , not even among his own relatives [.] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 16 , 3 believe 4 he 3 believe 6 got 3 believe 16 , 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 got 6 got 9 friend 7 a 9 friend 8 single 9 friend 9 friend 10 in 10 in 15 world 11 the 15 world 12 wide 13 , 12 wide 15 world 14 wide 15 world 16 , 17 not 16 , 18 even 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 among 19 among 22 relatives 20 his 21 own 20 his 22 relatives i wonder why it is he never tries to make any friends [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 it 3 why 8 tries 4 it 5 is 6 he 8 tries 7 never 8 tries 8 tries 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 friends 11 any 12 friends ["] [here] [comes] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] let's ask him [.] 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him he ought to know , for he [is] [shadow] 's [cousin] , " said [chatterer] [.] 1 he 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 know 3 to 4 know 4 know 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 10 's 10 's 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said jimmy came ambling up in his usual lazy way [,] [for] [you] [know] [he] [never] [hurries] [.] 1 jimmy 2 came 2 came 3 ambling 3 ambling 4 up 3 ambling 5 in 5 in 9 way 6 his 9 way 7 usual 9 way 8 lazy 9 way it seemed [to] [chatterer] [and] [peter] that he was slower than usual [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 slower 10 slower 12 usual 11 than 12 usual but he got there at last [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 got 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 there 3 got 5 at 5 at 6 last " [i] ['ve] [never] [asked] [him] [,] but [i] [suppose] it 's [because] [he] [doesn't] [want] [them] , ["] [replied] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 8 but 8 but 11 it 8 but 12 's 11 it 12 's 12 's 18 , " [but] [why] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] [guess] [it] ['s] [because] he is an outcast [,] ["] [replied] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 10 outcast 9 an 10 outcast " [what] is an outcast [,] ["] [demanded] [peter] [.] 1 " 3 is 3 is 5 outcast 4 an 5 outcast " [why] [,] [somebody] [with] [whom] [nobody] [else] [will] [have] [anything] [to] [do] [,] [stupid] [,] " [replied] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 17 " " [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] [that] [.] " 1 " 8 " " but [how] [did] it [happen] [that] he [became] [an] [outcast] [in] [the] [first] [place] [?] ["] persisted [peter] [.] 1 " 18 persisted 2 but 5 it 2 but 8 he 8 he 18 persisted " he 's [always] [been] an outcast , [ever] [since] he was born , and [i] [suppose] he is used to it , " [declared] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 8 , 3 's 7 outcast 3 's 8 , 6 an 7 outcast 8 , 15 and 11 he 14 , 12 was 13 born 12 was 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 he 15 and 23 , 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 used 20 used 21 to 21 to 22 it 23 , 24 " " [his] [father] [was] [an] [outcast] [,] [and] [his] [grandfather] [,] [and] [his] [great-grandfathers] [way] [back] [to] [the] [days] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [.] " 1 " 26 " ["] [tell] [us] [about] [it] [.] do tell us about it [!] ["] [begged] [peter] [.] 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it jimmy smiled good-naturedly [.] 1 jimmy 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 good-naturedly ["] [well] [,] [seeing] [that] [i] [haven't] [anything] [else] [to] [do] [just] [now] [,] [i] [will] [.] perhaps you [fellows] may learn something from the story [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 4 may 4 may 5 learn 5 learn 6 something 5 learn 7 from 6 something 7 from 7 from 9 story 8 the 9 story then he settled himself comfortably with his back to an old stump and began [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 13 and 3 settled 4 himself 3 settled 5 comfortably 3 settled 6 with 3 settled 9 to 3 settled 13 and 6 with 8 back 7 his 8 back 8 back 9 to 9 to 12 stump 10 an 12 stump 11 old 12 stump 13 and 14 began [ [illustration] : ["] one [day] [mr] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] of young mice [.] ["] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 5 one 5 one 15 of 15 of 17 mice 16 young 17 mice page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] he was [small] [,] just as [shadow] [is] [now] , and he looked just [the] [same] [as] [shadow] [does] [now] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 just he was on the best of terms with all his neighbors , and no one had a word to say against him [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 5 best 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 terms 7 terms 8 with 8 with 9 all 9 all 10 his 9 all 13 and 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 one 13 and 16 had 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 had 16 had 18 word 16 had 19 to 17 a 18 word 19 to 20 say 20 say 21 against 21 against 22 him in fact , he was [rather] liked and had quite as many friends as anybody [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 and 7 liked 8 and 8 and 9 had 9 had 13 friends 9 had 14 as 10 quite 11 as 11 as 12 many 12 many 13 friends 14 as 15 anybody but all the time he had a mean disposition [.] 1 but 2 all 1 but 5 he 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 3 the 4 time 5 he 6 had 6 had 9 disposition 7 a 8 mean 7 a 9 disposition 8 mean 9 disposition he hid it from his neighbors [,] [but] [he] [had] [it] [just] [the] [same] [.] 1 he 2 hid 2 hid 3 it 2 hid 4 from 3 it 4 from 4 from 6 neighbors 5 his 6 neighbors now mean dispositions are easily hidden when everything is pleasant and there are no worries [,] [and] [that] [is] [the] [way] [it] [was] [then] [.] 1 now 3 dispositions 2 mean 3 dispositions 3 dispositions 4 are 4 are 6 hidden 5 easily 6 hidden 6 hidden 7 when 7 when 11 and 7 when 13 are 8 everything 9 is 8 everything 11 and 9 is 10 pleasant 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 are 13 are 15 worries 14 no 15 worries ["] [with] [his] [mean] [disposition] [,] [mr] [weasel] [was] [also] [very] [crafty] [.] being small and moving so swiftly , he was hard to keep track of [.] 1 being 3 and 1 being 7 , 1 being 8 he 2 small 3 and 3 and 4 moving 4 moving 6 swiftly 5 so 6 swiftly 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 hard 10 hard 11 to 10 hard 14 of 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 track 13 track 14 of you know how it is with [shadow] [now] you [see] [him] , and now you don't [.] ["] 1 you 12 , 2 know 3 how 2 know 12 , 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 with 6 with 9 you 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 13 and 15 you 13 and 16 don't 15 you 16 don't chatterer [and] [peter] nodded [.] 1 chatterer 4 nodded they knew that it is because of this that he is called [shadow] [.] 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 of 5 is 9 that 6 because 7 of 7 of 8 this 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 is 11 is 12 called there were no secrets that he didn't find out , and all the time no one suspected him [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 secrets 3 no 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 that 4 secrets 8 find 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 find 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 find 8 find 11 and 8 find 14 time 9 out 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 13 the 14 time 14 time 16 one 14 time 17 suspected 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 suspected 17 suspected 18 him ["] [of] [course] [hard] [times] [came] [to] [mr] [weasel] [at] [last] [,] [just] [as] [to] [everybody] [else] [,] [but] [they] [didn't] [worry] [him] [much] [.] so [mr] [weasel] [became] a thief , and [still] no one suspected [him] [.] 1 so 8 and 5 a 6 thief 6 thief 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 one 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 suspected now one bad habit almost always leads to another [.] 1 now 4 habit 2 one 4 habit 3 bad 4 habit 4 habit 7 leads 5 almost 6 always 6 always 7 leads 7 leads 8 to 8 to 9 another mr [weasel] [developed] [a] [great] fondness [for] [eggs] [.] 1 mr 6 fondness our whole family has always had [rather] a weakness that way [.] ["] 1 our 3 family 2 whole 3 family 3 family 4 has 4 has 6 had 5 always 6 had 6 had 9 weakness 6 had 11 way 8 a 9 weakness 10 that 11 way jimmy grinned , for he knew [that] [peter] [and] [chatterer] [knew] that he himself never could pass a fresh egg when he found it [.] 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 4 for 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 17 pass 13 he 16 could 14 himself 16 could 15 never 16 could 16 could 17 pass 17 pass 20 egg 18 a 19 fresh 18 a 20 egg 19 fresh 20 egg 20 egg 21 when 21 when 22 he 21 when 23 found 22 he 23 found 23 found 24 it yes , [sir] [,] that 's what he did [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 7 what 8 he 7 what 9 did 8 he 9 did he found the taste of young birds [very] much to [his] [liking] , and he began to hunt for more [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 4 taste 2 found 9 much 2 found 10 to 3 the 4 taste 4 taste 5 of 5 of 7 birds 6 young 7 birds 10 to 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 began 16 began 17 to 17 to 18 hunt 18 hunt 19 for 19 for 20 more then he discovered a nest of [young] [mice] , and he found these quite as good as young birds [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 nest 4 a 5 nest 5 nest 6 of 6 of 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 found 11 he 12 found 12 found 19 birds 13 these 19 birds 14 quite 15 as 15 as 16 good 16 good 19 birds 17 as 18 young 18 young 19 birds then [came] a great fear upon the littlest people [,] but not once did [they] suspect [mr] [weasel] [.] 1 then 5 fear 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 fear 4 great 5 fear 5 fear 6 upon 5 fear 11 but 5 fear 14 did 6 upon 9 people 7 the 8 littlest 7 the 9 people 11 but 12 not 13 once 14 did 14 did 16 suspect he was very crafty and went and came among them just [as] [always] [.] 1 he 5 and 2 was 4 crafty 2 was 5 and 3 very 4 crafty 5 and 7 and 5 and 9 among 5 and 11 just 6 went 7 and 7 and 8 came 9 among 10 them ["] [but] [you] [know] [wrongdoing] [is] [bound] [to] [be] [found] [out] [sooner] [or] [later] [.] one [day] [mr] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [weasel] [making] [a] meal [of] [young] [mice] , and of course he hurried to tell all his neighbors [.] 1 one 10 meal 10 meal 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 he 16 of 17 course 17 course 18 he 18 he 19 hurried 19 hurried 20 to 20 to 21 tell 21 tell 22 all 22 all 23 his 22 all 24 neighbors 23 his 24 neighbors it [makes] [most] [people] [angry] [to] [be] caught in wrongdoing and it was just that way [with] [mr] [weasel] [.] 1 it 8 caught 8 caught 9 in 9 in 11 and 10 wrongdoing 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 just 14 just 16 way 15 that 16 way [so] [pretty] [soon] [mr] [weasel] [found] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [friend] [in] [the] [world] [.] this [made] [him] [more] savage [than] [ever] , and he hunted and killed just for the pleasure of it [.] 1 this 5 savage 5 savage 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 12 and 10 he 12 and 11 hunted 12 and 12 and 13 killed 12 and 14 just 14 just 15 for 15 for 17 pleasure 16 the 17 pleasure 17 pleasure 18 of 18 of 19 it he took pleasure in the fear which he read in the eyes of his neighbors when they saw him [.] 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 pleasure 2 took 4 in 3 pleasure 4 in 4 in 6 fear 5 the 6 fear 6 fear 7 which 6 fear 9 read 7 which 8 he 7 which 9 read 8 he 9 read 9 read 10 in 10 in 12 eyes 11 the 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 of 13 of 15 neighbors 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 when 16 when 17 they 16 when 18 saw 17 they 18 saw 18 saw 19 him he wasn't sorry for what he had done [and] [he] [wouldn't] [promise] [to] [do] [better] [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 for 4 for 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 8 done 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done and it has been so to this day [.] 1 and 2 it 1 and 4 been 2 it 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 so 4 been 6 to 6 to 8 day 7 this 8 day even [i] [am] [not] [on] [speaking] [terms] [with] [shadow] , [although] [he] [is] [my] [own] [cousin] [,] " [concluded] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 even 10 , 10 , 18 " [peter] [rabbit] [shuddered] [.] " [isn't] [it] [dreadful] [not] [to] [have] [a] [single] [friend] [?] " he exclaimed [.] 1 " 14 exclaimed 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 exclaimed ["] [i] [would] [rather] [have] [to] [run] [for] [my] [life] [twenty] [times] [a] [day] [than] [to] [be] [hated] [and] [feared] [and] [without] [a] [single] [friend] [.] i wouldn't be an outcast for all the world [.] ["] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 5 outcast 3 be 6 for 4 an 5 outcast 6 for 7 all 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 world 8 the 9 world " [there] ['s] [not] [the] [least] [bit] [of] [danger] [of] [that] [for] [you] [,] [peter] [,] " [laughed] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 17 " [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [blacky] [the] [crow] [had] [discovered] [hooty] [the] [owl] [dozing] [the] [bright] [day] [away] [in] [a] [thick] [hemlock-tree] [.] blacky knew that [the] [bright] [light] [hurt] [hooty] ['s] [big] [eyes] [and] [half] [blinded] [him] [.] 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 3 that blacky would have taken care , the very greatest care , not to let [hooty] [know] [that] [he] [was] [anywhere] [around] [.] 1 blacky 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 taken 4 taken 5 care 4 taken 13 to 5 care 10 care 6 , 10 care 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 greatest 7 the 10 care 10 care 11 , 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 let dear me , dear me , such a racket as there was then [!] 1 dear 2 me 2 me 3 , 2 me 9 racket 4 dear 5 me 5 me 6 , 5 me 9 racket 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 racket 9 racket 10 as 9 racket 12 was 10 as 11 there 12 was 13 then they flew over his head , and they settled in the tree all around him , all yelling as hard as [ever] they could [.] 1 they 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 7 and 2 flew 10 in 4 his 5 head 5 head 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 7 and 9 settled 7 and 10 in 10 in 12 tree 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 14 around 12 tree 18 yelling 13 all 14 around 14 around 16 , 15 him 16 , 16 , 17 all 18 yelling 20 hard 18 yelling 21 as 19 as 20 hard 21 as 23 they 21 as 24 could 23 they 24 could everybody within hearing knew what it meant [,] [and] [everybody] [who] [dared] [to] [hurried] [over] [to] [watch] [the] [fun] [.] 1 everybody 2 within 1 everybody 4 knew 2 within 3 hearing 4 knew 5 what 5 what 6 it 5 what 7 meant 6 it 7 meant so , though it wasn't at all [nice] of them , [they] [enjoyed] [seeing] [him] [tormented] [by] [blacky] and his relatives [.] 1 so 2 , 1 so 4 it 1 so 11 , 2 , 3 though 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 9 of 9 of 10 them 11 , 19 and 19 and 21 relatives 20 his 21 relatives but all the time they took the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves [.] 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 2 all 9 care 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 they 4 time 6 took 5 they 6 took 6 took 8 greatest 7 the 8 greatest 9 care 10 to 10 to 11 keep 11 keep 13 of 11 keep 15 themselves 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 sight [peter] [rabbit] [was] [there] [.] of course , [sammy] [jay] [was] there [,] [but] [sammy] [didn't] [try] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 7 there oh , my , no [!] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 no you see he knew [just] how [helpless] [hooty] [was] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 2 see 4 knew 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 6 how hooty was very [,] very angry [.] 1 hooty 2 was 2 was 6 angry 3 very 5 very 5 very 6 angry now [hooty] [can] turn [his] [head] [as] [no] [one] [else] [can] [.] 1 now 4 turn [that] [interested] [peter] [rabbit] [immensely] [.] he couldn't think of anything else [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 4 of 5 anything 5 anything 6 else he kept trying to do the same thing himself [,] [but] [of] [course] [he] [couldn't] [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 8 thing 5 do 9 himself 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing he could turn his head sideways [,] [but] [that] [was] [all] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 turn 3 turn 5 head 3 turn 6 sideways 4 his 5 head " [of] [course] [i] [know] [,] " [replied] [jumper] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] [that] [.] it 's because his eyes are fixed in their sockets , and he can't turn them [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 because 3 because 5 eyes 3 because 12 and 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 are 6 are 12 and 7 fixed 8 in 7 fixed 10 sockets 7 fixed 12 and 9 their 10 sockets 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 turn 13 he 14 can't 14 can't 15 turn 15 turn 16 them so he turns his whole head in order to see in all directions [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 turns 2 he 3 turns 3 turns 6 head 3 turns 7 in 3 turns 9 to 4 his 6 head 5 whole 6 head 6 head 7 in 7 in 8 order 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 in 11 in 13 directions 12 all 13 directions the rest of us can roll our eyes [,] [but] [hooty] [can't] [.] ["] 1 the 2 rest 2 rest 3 of 2 rest 5 can 3 of 4 us 5 can 6 roll 6 roll 8 eyes 7 our 8 eyes peter scratched his long left ear with his long right [hindfoot] , a way he has when he is thinking or is puzzled [.] 1 peter 21 or 2 scratched 6 ear 2 scratched 21 or 3 his 6 ear 4 long 6 ear 5 left 6 ear 6 ear 7 with 6 ear 15 he 6 ear 16 has 7 with 12 , 8 his 10 right 9 long 10 right 10 right 12 , 12 , 14 way 13 a 14 way 15 he 16 has 16 has 17 when 17 when 18 he 17 when 19 is 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 thinking 21 or 22 is 22 is 23 puzzled " [that] ['s] [funny] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 8 he " [i] [wonder] [why] [his] [eyes] [are] [fixed] [.] " 1 " 10 " " [because] [his] [rolled] [his] [eyes] [too] [much] [,] " [replied] [jumper] [,] [yawning] [.] 1 " 10 " ["] [he] [saw] [too] [much] [.] it 's a bad thing to see too much [.] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 thing 2 's 6 to 3 a 5 thing 4 bad 5 thing 6 to 7 see 7 see 9 much 8 too 9 much ["] [tell] [me] [about] [it] [.] please [do] [,] [cousin] [jumper] , " begged [peter] [.] 1 please 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 begged jumper looked up at the moon to see what time of night it was [.] 1 jumper 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 at 3 up 7 to 4 at 6 moon 5 the 6 moon 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 what 9 what 10 time 10 time 11 of 10 time 14 was 11 of 12 night 13 it 14 was " [all] [right] [,] ["] said he , settling himself comfortably [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 9 settling 8 , 9 settling 9 settling 10 himself 9 settling 11 comfortably ["] [all] [the] [owl] [family] [,] [way] [back] [to] [the] [very] [beginning] [,] [have] [had] [very] [big] [eyes] [.] [old] [mr] [owl] [had] [them] [.] he could move them just as we can [ours] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 move 3 move 4 them 3 move 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 we 6 as 8 can 7 we 8 can and because they were so big , and because he could roll them , there was very little [going] [on] [that] [mr] [owl] [didn't] [see] [.] 1 and 15 there 2 because 3 they 2 because 8 and 2 because 14 , 2 because 15 there 3 they 8 and 4 were 6 big 4 were 8 and 5 so 6 big 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 roll 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 roll 12 roll 13 them 15 there 16 was 16 was 18 little 17 very 18 little she wanted to see just how many of them she could trust to obey her orders [.] 1 she 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 6 how 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 many 7 many 8 of 7 many 12 trust 8 of 9 them 10 she 11 could 11 could 12 trust 12 trust 13 to 13 to 14 obey 14 obey 16 orders 15 her 16 orders so she lined them all up in a row [.] 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 lined 2 she 3 lined 3 lined 5 all 3 lined 6 up 3 lined 7 in 4 them 5 all 7 in 9 row 8 a 9 row then she made them turn so that their backs were to her [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 them 3 made 5 turn 5 turn 7 that 6 so 7 that 7 that 9 backs 7 that 10 were 8 their 9 backs 9 backs 10 were 10 were 11 to 11 to 12 her " ['] [now] [,] ['] said she [,] ['] [everybody] is to keep eyes to the front [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 7 she 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 keep 13 keep 14 eyes 13 keep 15 to 14 eyes 15 to 15 to 17 front 16 the 17 front i am going to be very busy back here for a few minutes , but not one of you is to peek [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 22 peek 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 busy 6 very 7 busy 7 busy 8 back 7 busy 10 for 8 back 9 here 10 for 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 not 15 but 17 one 15 but 20 is 17 one 18 of 17 one 20 is 18 of 19 you 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 peek i [shall] know [if] you [do] , and [i] shall see [to] [it] that you never forget it as long as you live [.] ['] 1 i 7 , 3 know 5 you 3 know 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 shall 10 shall 11 see 11 see 14 that 14 that 15 you 14 that 17 forget 15 you 17 forget 16 never 17 forget 17 forget 18 it 17 forget 23 live 18 it 20 long 19 as 20 long 20 long 21 as 21 as 22 you " [that] [sounded] [as] [if] [something] [dreadful] [might] [happen] [,] so [everybody] [sat] [perfectly] [still] [looking] [straight] [before] [them] [.] 1 " 11 so [old] [mr] [rabbit] [just] [itched] [all] [over] [with] [curiosity] [.] it seemed to him that he just must turn his head [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 3 to 4 him 5 that 6 he 5 that 9 turn 6 he 8 must 7 just 8 must 8 must 9 turn 9 turn 11 head 10 his 11 head but [for] once he managed to get the best of his curiosity and stared straight ahead [.] 1 but 3 once 1 but 4 he 4 he 13 and 5 managed 6 to 5 managed 7 get 5 managed 13 and 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 best 8 the 9 best 9 best 10 of 10 of 12 curiosity 11 his 12 curiosity 13 and 14 stared 13 and 15 straight 13 and 16 ahead ["] [now] [mr] [owl] [had] [tremendous] [great] [ears] [,] [just] [as] [hooty] [has] [to-day] [.] you can't see them because the feathers cover them [,] [but] [they] [are] [there] [just] [the] [same] [.] ["] 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 see 3 see 4 them 3 see 5 because 5 because 7 feathers 5 because 8 cover 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 cover 8 cover 9 them peter nodded [.] 1 peter 2 nodded he knew all about those wonderful ears and how they heard the [teeniest] [,] [weeniest] noise [when] [hooty] [was] flying at night [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 8 and 5 those 7 ears 6 wonderful 7 ears 7 ears 8 and 8 and 9 how 8 and 10 they 8 and 20 flying 10 they 11 heard 11 heard 16 noise 12 the 16 noise 20 flying 21 at 21 at 22 night so he rolled his eyes back and then looked straight ahead again [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 and 2 he 7 and 3 rolled 5 eyes 3 rolled 6 back 3 rolled 7 and 4 his 5 eyes 7 and 9 looked 7 and 10 straight 7 and 11 ahead 7 and 12 again 8 then 9 looked what he had seen made him want to see more [.] 1 what 2 he 1 what 4 seen 1 what 5 made 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 seen 5 made 6 him 5 made 7 want 7 want 8 to 7 want 9 see 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 more he tried it again [.] 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again just imagine [how] he felt when he found that his eyes wouldn't roll [.] 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 4 he 2 imagine 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 found 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 9 that 11 eyes 9 that 13 roll 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 roll he couldn't move them a bit [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 move 3 move 4 them 3 move 6 bit 5 a 6 bit all he could do was to stare straight ahead [.] 1 all 2 he 1 all 4 do 1 all 5 was 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 5 was 6 to 5 was 8 straight 6 to 7 stare 8 straight 9 ahead it frightened him dreadfully [,] [and] [he] [kept] [trying] [and] [trying] [to] [roll] [his] [eyes] [,] [but] [they] [were] [fixed] [fast] [.] 1 it 2 frightened 2 frightened 3 him 2 frightened 4 dreadfully he could see in only one direction , the way his head was turned [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 in 3 see 12 head 3 see 14 turned 4 in 8 , 5 only 6 one 6 one 7 direction 7 direction 8 , 8 , 10 way 9 the 10 way 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 was 13 was 14 turned ["] [when] [at] [last] [old] [mother] [nature] [told] [all] [the] [little] [people] [that] [they] [might] [look] [,] [mr] [owl] [didn't] [want] [to] [look] [.] he didn't want to face [old] [mother] [nature] , for he knew perfectly well what had happened to his eyes [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 3 want 12 knew 4 to 5 face 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 perfectly 12 knew 14 well 12 knew 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 18 to 18 to 20 eyes 19 his 20 eyes he didn't say anything [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 anything he was too ashamed [to] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 ashamed he flew away home the very first chance he got [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 away 2 flew 4 home 2 flew 8 chance 5 the 6 very 5 the 8 chance 7 first 8 chance 8 chance 9 he 8 chance 10 got 9 he 10 got for a long time after [that] , [mr] [owl] never could see behind him at all [.] 1 for 4 time 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 after 4 time 11 could 5 after 7 , 10 never 11 could 11 could 12 see 12 see 13 behind 12 see 15 at 13 behind 14 him 15 at 16 all it made him dreadfully nervous and unhappy [.] 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 dreadfully 2 made 6 and 5 nervous 6 and 6 and 7 unhappy he felt all the time as if people were doing things behind his back [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 5 time 2 felt 7 if 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 time 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 people 7 if 9 were 8 people 9 were 9 were 10 doing 10 doing 11 things 10 doing 12 behind 12 behind 14 back 13 his 14 back but he didn't complain [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 complain he was ashamed to do that [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that " [old] [mother] [nature] was [watching] [him] all [the] [time] [.] 1 " 5 was 5 was 8 all after [a] long , long [while] , she decided that he had been punished enough [.] 1 after 4 , 1 after 7 , 1 after 8 she 3 long 4 , 4 , 5 long 8 she 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 14 punished 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 punished 14 punished 15 enough " [thank] [you] [,] [cousin] [jumper] [,] " [cried] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 " ["] [but] [there] [is] [one] [thing] [you] [forgot] [to] [tell] [.] what was it that [old] [mother] [nature] was [doing] [when] [mr] [owl] [rolled] [his] [eyes] to look back [.] ["] 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 2 was 4 that 4 that 8 was 8 was 16 to 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 back " [that] [,] " [replied] [jumper] [,] ["] [mr] [owl] [never] [told] [,] [and] [nobody] [else] [knew] [,] [so] [i] [can't] [tell] [you] [.] ["] 1 " 4 " [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] peter [rabbit] was bothered [.] 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 bothered he was bothered in his mind , and [when] [peter] [is] [bothered] in his mind , he loses his appetite [.] 1 he 7 , 2 was 3 bothered 2 was 7 , 3 bothered 4 in 4 in 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 7 , 8 and 8 and 18 loses 13 in 15 mind 13 in 16 , 13 in 17 he 14 his 15 mind 17 he 18 loses 18 loses 20 appetite 19 his 20 appetite it was so now [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 now he had been up in the [old] [orchard] and , [as] is his way , had [stopped] [at] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] for a bit of gossip [.] 1 he 9 and 2 had 3 been 2 had 9 and 3 been 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 9 and 15 , 9 and 22 for 10 , 15 , 12 is 14 way 12 is 15 , 13 his 14 way 15 , 16 had 22 for 26 gossip 23 a 24 bit 24 bit 25 of 24 bit 26 gossip 25 of 26 gossip as he sat there talking , [it] suddenly came over him [that] [johnny] [was] [looking] [unusually] [fat] [.] 1 as 6 , 2 he 6 , 3 sat 5 talking 3 sat 6 , 4 there 5 talking 6 , 9 came 6 , 10 over 8 suddenly 9 came 10 over 11 him he said so [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 so johnny yawned in a very sleepy way as he replied : 1 johnny 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 in 3 in 7 way 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 way 5 very 6 sleepy 6 sleepy 7 way 7 way 8 as 7 way 11 : 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 replied 8 as 11 : 9 he 10 replied ["] [one] [has] [to] [get] [fat] [in] [order] [to] [sleep] [comfortably] [all] [winter] [.] i 've got to get fatter than [i] [am] now before [i] [turn] [in] [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 fatter 6 fatter 7 than 6 fatter 10 now 6 fatter 11 before so he went home to think it [over] , and [the] more he thought , [the] more troubled he became [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 home 4 home 5 to 4 home 20 became 5 to 6 think 6 think 10 and 6 think 13 he 6 think 20 became 7 it 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 more 13 he 14 thought 14 thought 15 , 14 thought 18 troubled 17 more 18 troubled 19 he 20 became how could anybody sleep [all] [winter] [?] 1 how 2 could 2 could 3 anybody 2 could 4 sleep and what [good] did just getting fat do [?] 1 and 2 what 2 what 4 did 4 did 6 getting 4 did 8 do 5 just 6 getting 6 getting 7 fat johnny [chuck] couldn't [eat] [his] [own] [fat] [,] [so] [what] [was] [the] [use] [of] [it] [?] 1 johnny 3 couldn't " [must] [be] [it] ['s] [to] [keep] [him] [warm] [,] " [thought] [peter] [and] [brightened] [up] [.] 1 " 11 " but why wasn't a good thick coat of fur just as good or even better [?] 1 but 2 why 1 but 3 wasn't 2 why 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 7 coat 3 wasn't 10 just 4 a 5 good 4 a 7 coat 5 good 7 coat 6 thick 7 coat 7 coat 8 of 8 of 9 fur 10 just 13 or 11 as 12 good 12 good 13 or 13 or 14 even 13 or 15 better he didn't have any trouble keeping warm [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 5 trouble 4 any 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 warm neither did [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 neither 2 did no , it couldn't be [that] [johnny] [chuck] [put] [on] all that [fat] [just] [to] [keep] [warm] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 it 3 it 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 be 5 be 12 that 11 all 12 that besides , he would spend the winter way down deep in the ground , and there was no excuse for being cold there [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 15 and 4 would 5 spend 4 would 15 and 5 spend 7 winter 6 the 7 winter 7 winter 9 down 8 way 9 down 9 down 10 deep 9 down 11 in 11 in 13 ground 12 the 13 ground 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 was 16 there 17 was 17 was 19 excuse 17 was 20 for 18 no 19 excuse 19 excuse 20 for 20 for 21 being 21 being 22 cold 21 being 23 there 22 cold 23 there he found him sitting on his big lily-pad [,] [but] [somehow] [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [look] [as] [chipper] [and] [smart] [as] [usual] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 him 2 found 4 sitting 2 found 5 on 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 8 lily-pad 6 his 8 lily-pad 7 big 8 lily-pad " he certainly is growing old [,] ["] [thought] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 is 3 certainly 4 is 4 is 5 growing 5 growing 6 old ["] [he] [isn't] [as] [spry] [as] [he] [used] [to] [be] [.] [seems] [as] [if] [he] [had] [grown] [old] [in] [the] [last] [two] [or] [three] [weeks] [.] too bad [,] [too] [bad] [.] ["] 1 too 2 bad aloud [,] [peter] [said] : " [why] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [how] well [you] [are] [looking] [!] 1 aloud 5 : 5 : 6 " 5 : 13 well you are enough to make us young fellows [envious] [.] ["] 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 us 5 make 8 fellows 7 young 8 fellows [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [at] [peter] [sharply] [.] perhaps he read [the] truth in [peter] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 read 3 read 5 truth 3 read 6 in " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he ["] [be] [honest] [,] [peter] [.] be honest [.] 1 be 2 honest don't try to flatter [,] because it is a bad habit to get [into] [.] 1 don't 2 try 2 try 3 to 2 try 4 flatter 3 to 4 flatter 4 flatter 6 because 4 flatter 11 habit 6 because 7 it 6 because 8 is 7 it 8 is 9 a 11 habit 10 bad 11 habit 11 habit 12 to 11 habit 13 get 12 to 13 get i know how [i] [look] [.] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 how i look old and tired [.] 1 i 2 look 2 look 4 and 3 old 4 and 4 and 5 tired now isn't that so [?] ["] 1 now 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 that 2 isn't 4 so peter looked a little shamefaced [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 shamefaced 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced he didn't know just what to say , so he said nothing and just nodded his head [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 just 3 know 5 what 3 know 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 9 so 8 , 9 so 9 so 10 he 9 so 13 and 10 he 13 and 11 said 12 nothing 11 said 13 and 13 and 15 nodded 14 just 15 nodded 15 nodded 17 head 16 his 17 head " [that] ['s] [better] [,] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] gruffly [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 10 gruffly ["] [always] [tell] [the] [truth] [.] the fact is [i] [am] [tired] [.] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is i am [so] tired [that] [i] ['m] going to sleep for the winter , and [i] ['m] going to do it this [very] day [.] ["] 1 i 15 and 2 am 4 tired 2 am 15 and 4 tired 11 for 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 for 11 for 13 winter 12 the 13 winter 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 do 15 and 24 day 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 it 22 this 24 day " [oh] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [(] [peter] [had] [found] [his] [tongue] [)] [,] ["] [please] [tell] [me] [something] [before] [you] [go] [.] 1 " 7 " why doesn't he starve to death [?] ["] 1 why 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 he 2 doesn't 4 starve 4 starve 5 to 5 to 6 death [grandfather] [frog] [had] [to] [smile] [at] [the] [eager] [curiosity] [in] [peter] ['s] [voice] [.] " [i] [see] you are just as [full] [of] [questions] [as] [ever] [,] [peter] , " said he [.] 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 said 17 said 18 he johnny [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [because] [he] is sensible , and he is sensible because it runs in the family to be sensible [.] 1 johnny 8 is 8 is 11 and 9 sensible 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 23 sensible 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 sensible 14 sensible 15 because 15 because 16 it 15 because 17 runs 16 it 17 runs 17 runs 18 in 17 runs 21 to 18 in 20 family 19 the 20 family 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 sensible his was sensible [.] 1 his 2 was 2 was 3 sensible it 's a very good thing to have good sound common sense run in [the] [family] , [peter] [.] " 1 it 2 's 2 's 6 thing 2 's 7 to 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 thing 4 very 5 good 7 to 8 have 8 have 12 sense 9 good 12 sense 10 sound 12 sense 11 common 12 sense 12 sense 13 run 12 sense 14 in 14 in 17 , 17 , 20 " once more [peter] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] 1 once 2 more jerry [muskrat] , who was sitting on [the] [big] [rock] , [listening] [,] winked at [peter] , and [peter] winked back [.] 1 jerry 3 , 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 5 was 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 on 7 on 11 , 11 , 18 and 14 winked 15 at 14 winked 18 and 15 at 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 winked 20 winked 21 back then he made himself comfortable and prepared not to miss a word of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] story [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 himself 3 made 6 and 5 comfortable 6 and 6 and 7 prepared 7 prepared 9 to 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 miss 10 miss 12 word 11 a 12 word 12 word 13 of 13 of 17 story ["] [that] [was] [before] [the] [hard] [times] [of] [which] [i] [have] [told] [you] [before] [.] everybody had plenty [to] [eat] [,] [and] [everybody] [was] [on] [the] [best] of terms with all his neighbors [.] 1 everybody 2 had 2 had 3 plenty 3 plenty 13 of 13 of 14 terms 14 terms 15 with 15 with 16 all 16 all 17 his 17 his 18 neighbors then [came] [the] hard times , and the beginning of the hard times was the coming [of] [rough] [brother] [north] [wind] [and] [jack] [frost] [.] 1 then 4 hard 4 hard 13 times 4 hard 14 was 5 times 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 beginning 7 and 13 times 8 the 9 beginning 9 beginning 10 of 10 of 12 hard 11 the 12 hard 14 was 16 coming 15 the 16 coming their coming made the first winter [.] 1 their 2 coming 2 coming 3 made 3 made 5 first 3 made 6 winter 4 the 5 first yes , [sir] [,] it certainly was hard on them [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 7 was 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 hard 8 hard 9 on 9 on 10 them some of them nearly starved to death that first winter , short as it was [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 3 them 2 of 3 them 3 them 11 , 4 nearly 5 starved 5 starved 6 to 5 starved 10 winter 5 starved 11 , 6 to 7 death 8 that 10 winter 9 first 10 winter 11 , 12 short 12 short 13 as 13 as 14 it 13 as 15 was 14 it 15 was old [mr] [chuck] , [who] [,] [of] [course] [,] [wasn't] [old] [then] [,] [was] [one] [of] [them] [.] 1 old 4 , he was so thin that sometimes he used to listen to see if he couldn't hear his bones rattle inside his skin [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 thin 3 so 4 thin 4 thin 5 that 4 thin 11 to 4 thin 12 see 5 that 7 he 5 that 8 used 6 sometimes 7 he 7 he 8 used 8 used 9 to 8 used 10 listen 9 to 10 listen 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 12 see 19 rattle 13 if 14 he 13 if 16 hear 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 hear 16 hear 18 bones 17 his 18 bones 19 rattle 20 inside 20 inside 22 skin 21 his 22 skin " [of] [course] he [couldn't] [,] [but] [he] was quite sure that when the wind blew , it went right through him [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 9 was 9 was 11 sure 10 quite 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 18 it 12 that 19 went 13 when 15 wind 13 when 16 blew 13 when 17 , 13 when 18 it 14 the 15 wind 15 wind 16 blew 18 it 19 went 19 went 20 right 19 went 21 through 21 through 22 him at last warm weather returned , just as it does now every summer , and once more there was plenty to eat [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 weather 3 warm 4 weather 4 weather 5 returned 4 weather 19 was 5 returned 6 , 5 returned 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 it 8 as 10 does 9 it 10 does 10 does 11 now 10 does 15 and 10 does 18 there 12 every 13 summer 13 summer 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 once 15 and 17 more 19 was 20 plenty 19 was 21 to 21 to 22 eat some of the little people [seemed] [to] [forget] [all] [about] [the] [hard] [times] of the cold [weather] [,] [but] [not] [mr] [chuck] [.] 1 some 2 of 2 of 5 people 3 the 5 people 4 little 5 people 5 people 14 of 14 of 16 cold 15 the 16 cold he had been too cold and too hungry to ever forget [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 too 3 been 6 and 5 cold 6 and 6 and 8 hungry 6 and 9 to 6 and 11 forget 7 too 8 hungry 9 to 11 forget 10 ever 11 forget " so [after] [a] [while] [mr] [chuck] [kept] [his] [thoughts] [to] [himself] [and] [went] [about] [his] [business] [as] [usual] [.] 1 " 2 so so he kept studying and studying how he could live through another cold spell , [if] it should come [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 5 and 4 studying 5 and 5 and 6 studying 6 studying 7 how 6 studying 18 should 7 how 8 he 7 how 10 live 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 live 10 live 11 through 11 through 15 , 12 another 14 spell 13 cold 14 spell 14 spell 15 , 15 , 17 it 18 should 19 come ['] [i] [must] [find] [some] [other] [way] [of] [keeping] [warm] [.] anyway , it never will be very cold [.] 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 it 3 it 5 will 4 never 5 will 5 will 6 be 6 be 8 cold 7 very 8 cold i believe that is a good idea [.] 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 7 idea 5 a 6 good 5 a 7 idea 6 good 7 idea i 'll try it at once [.] ['] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 3 try 6 once 5 at 6 once " so [without] [wasting] [any] [time] [,] [mr] [chuck] [began] [to] [dig] [.] 1 " 2 so he dug and he dug and [he] dug [.] 1 he 3 and 2 dug 3 and 3 and 6 and 4 he 5 dug 5 dug 6 and 6 and 8 dug when his neighbors grew curious and asked questions , he smiled good-naturedly and said that he was trying an experiment [.] 1 when 3 neighbors 1 when 6 and 1 when 9 , 1 when 10 he 2 his 3 neighbors 3 neighbors 6 and 4 grew 5 curious 4 grew 6 and 6 and 7 asked 7 asked 8 questions 10 he 13 and 11 smiled 12 good-naturedly 11 smiled 13 and 13 and 14 said 14 said 15 that 15 that 17 was 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 trying 18 trying 20 experiment 19 an 20 experiment " ['] [anyway] [,] [i] [won't] [freeze] [to] [death] [,] ['] said he [.] 1 " 12 said 12 said 13 he then he sighed as he remembered how hungry , how terribly hungry he had been [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 as 3 sighed 9 , 3 sighed 10 how 3 sighed 12 hungry 4 as 5 he 4 as 6 remembered 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 how 7 how 8 hungry 11 terribly 12 hungry 12 hungry 15 been 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 been ['] [now] [if] [only] [i] [can] [think] [of] [some] [way] [to] [get] [food] [enough] [to] [carry] [me] [through] [,] [i] ['ll] [be] [all] [right] [.] ['] they shriveled and dried , so that he couldn't eat them at all [.] 1 they 3 and 2 shriveled 3 and 3 and 4 dried 3 and 7 that 5 , 7 that 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 eat 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 eat 10 eat 11 them 10 eat 12 at 12 at 13 all [mr] [chuck] ['s] [heart] [sank] [.] he thought of how soon all the tender green things would disappear [.] 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 3 of 4 how 4 how 5 soon 5 soon 12 disappear 6 all 7 the 6 all 10 things 7 the 9 green 8 tender 9 green 9 green 10 things 10 things 11 would 11 would 12 disappear right then an idea was born [in] [mr] [chuck] ['s] [head] [.] 1 right 4 idea 2 then 4 idea 3 an 4 idea 4 idea 5 was 5 was 6 born " [so] [day] [after] [day] he [spent] [stuffing] [himself] [,] [and] [his] [neighbors] called him [mr] [greedy] [.] 1 " 6 he 6 he 14 called 14 called 15 him but he didn't mind that [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 mind 2 he 3 didn't 4 mind 5 that [there] [came] [a] [morning] [at] [last] [when] [mr] [chuck] [stuck] [his] [nose] [out] [to] [find] [jack] [frost] [waiting] [to] [pinch] [it] [.] all the tender green things were black and dead [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 things 1 all 6 were 2 the 4 green 3 tender 4 green 4 green 5 things 6 were 8 and 7 black 8 and 8 and 9 dead back to his bed scrambled [mr] [chuck] and curled up to sleep just as long as he could [.] 1 back 2 to 1 back 11 to 2 to 4 bed 3 his 4 bed 4 bed 8 and 4 bed 11 to 5 scrambled 8 and 8 and 9 curled 9 curled 10 up 11 to 12 sleep 12 sleep 13 just 13 just 15 long 13 just 16 as 14 as 15 long 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 could he made up his mind that he wouldn't worry until he had to [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 up 2 made 5 mind 4 his 5 mind 5 mind 6 that 5 mind 9 worry 6 that 7 he 6 that 9 worry 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 worry 9 worry 10 until 10 until 11 he 10 until 12 had 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to he had done his best , and that was all he could do [.] 1 he 7 and 2 had 3 done 2 had 7 and 3 done 5 best 4 his 5 best 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 was 8 that 9 was 9 was 10 all 10 all 11 he 10 all 13 do 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do ["] [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [came] [to] [see] [how] [the] [little] [people] [were] [faring] [,] [she] [missed] [mr] [chuck] [.] she asked his neighbors what had become [of] him [,] [but] [no] [one] [knew] [.] 1 she 2 asked 2 asked 4 neighbors 2 asked 5 what 3 his 4 neighbors 5 what 6 had 6 had 7 become 7 become 9 him at length she came to his house and [looking] [inside] found [him] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 at 2 length 1 at 3 she 3 she 8 and 4 came 5 to 4 came 8 and 5 to 7 house 6 his 7 house 8 and 11 found she saw right away what [he] had done and how fat he had grown [.] 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 3 right 2 saw 5 what 3 right 4 away 5 what 7 had 7 had 11 fat 8 done 9 and 9 and 10 how 9 and 11 fat 11 fat 12 he 11 fat 14 grown 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 grown she knew without being told what it all meant [,] [and] [the] [idea] [amused] [her] [.] 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 without 2 knew 7 it 2 knew 9 meant 3 without 4 being 4 being 5 told 5 told 6 what 7 it 9 meant 8 all 9 meant ["] ['] [you] [shall] [sleep] [,] [mr] [chuck] [,] [through] [the] [time] [of] [frost] [and] [snow] [.] for your courage and [your] [pluck] [you] [shall] no discomfort know [.] ['] 1 for 4 and 2 your 3 courage 3 courage 4 and 4 and 10 discomfort 4 and 11 know 9 no 10 discomfort " [and] so [mr] [chuck] [slept] [on] [until] [the] [tender] [young] [green] [things] [began] [once] [more] [to] [grow] [.] 1 " 3 so the cold could not reach him [,] [and] [the] [fat] [he] [had] [stored] [under] [his] [skin] [took] [the] [place] [of] [food] [.] 1 the 2 cold 2 cold 3 could 3 could 4 not 3 could 5 reach 4 not 5 reach 5 reach 6 him when he awoke in the spring , he knew nothing of the hard times his neighbors were talking about [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 awoke 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 awoke 4 in 6 spring 4 in 7 , 4 in 8 he 5 the 6 spring 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 nothing 9 knew 19 about 10 nothing 11 of 11 of 14 times 12 the 14 times 13 hard 14 times 14 times 16 neighbors 14 times 17 were 15 his 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 were 17 were 18 talking and [ever] [since] [then] [the] [chuck] [family] [has] [slept] [through] [the] [winter] , because it is the most comfortable and sensible thing to do [.] 1 and 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 20 and 16 is 23 to 17 the 18 most 18 most 20 and 19 comfortable 20 and 20 and 22 thing 21 sensible 22 thing 23 to 24 do i [know] [,] [because] [i] have done the same thing [for] [years] [.] 1 i 6 have 6 have 7 done 7 done 10 thing 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 thing good-by , [peter] [rabbit] [!] 1 good-by 2 , no more stories [until] spring [.] ["] 1 no 2 more 2 more 3 stories 3 stories 5 spring [before] [peter] [could] [say] [a] [word] [,] [there] [was] [a] [splash] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [nowhere] [to] [be] [seen] [.] [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [little] [joe] [otter] [was] [having] [the] [jolliest] [kind] [of] [a] [time] [.] little [joe] [otter] [is] [a] [jolly] [little] [chap] , [anyway] [,] [and] [just] [now] [he] [was] [extra] [happy] [.] 1 little 9 , you see [,] [he] [had] [a] [brand] [new] [slippery-slide] [.] 1 you 2 see yes , [sir] [,] [little] [joe] [had] [just] [built] [a] [new] [slippery-slide] [down] [the] [steepest] [part] [of] [the] [bank] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 yes 2 , of course he enjoyed it more because he had built it himself [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 enjoyed 4 enjoyed 5 it 4 enjoyed 6 more 4 enjoyed 7 because 7 because 8 he 7 because 10 built 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 built 10 built 11 it 10 built 12 himself [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [sat] [watching] [him] [from] [the] [bank] [on] [the] [other] [side] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] he even let a foolish green fly brush the tip of his nose and [didn't] snap at it [.] 1 he 3 let 2 even 3 let 3 let 7 fly 3 let 14 and 4 a 7 fly 5 foolish 7 fly 6 green 7 fly 8 brush 10 tip 8 brush 14 and 9 the 10 tip 10 tip 11 of 11 of 13 nose 12 his 13 nose 14 and 16 snap 16 snap 17 at 17 at 18 it " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] [to] [no] [one] [in] [particular] [.] 1 " 4 " " [that] [reminds] [me] [of] [the] [days] [when] [i] was [young] and the greatest [diver] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 10 was 10 was 14 greatest 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 greatest my goodness , [it] [makes] [me] [feel] [young] [just] [to] [watch] [little] [joe] [shoot] [down] [that] [slippery-slide] [.] 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , [if] [i] [weren't] [so] [old] [,] [i] ['d] [try] [it] [myself] [.] [wheee] [!] ["] [with] [,] [that] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [suddenly] [jumped] [.] [little] [joe] [was] [having] [such] [a] [good] [time] [!] peter actually was wishing that he did like the water [.] 1 peter 3 was 2 actually 3 was 3 was 4 wishing 4 wishing 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 did 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 like 8 like 10 water 9 the 10 water [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [out] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [.] " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] said he , [as] [once] [more] [little] [joe] splashed [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 13 splashed 7 , 13 splashed " [did] [you] [ever] [hear] [about] [little] [joe] ['s] [family] [secret] [?] " he asked in his deep gruff voice [.] 1 " 15 asked 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 16 in 16 in 20 voice 17 his 20 voice 18 deep 20 voice 19 gruff 20 voice " [no] [,] " [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [do] [tell] [us] [about] [it] [!] i just love secrets [.] ["] 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 secrets there was a great deal of eagerness in [peter] ['s] [voice] , and it made [grandfather] [frog] [smile] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 deal 2 was 8 in 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 6 of 7 eagerness 8 in 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 made " [is] [that] [the] [reason] [you] [never] [can] [keep] [them] [?] " he asked [.] 1 " 14 asked 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 asked peter looked a [wee] bit foolish [,] [but] [he] [kept] [still] [and] [waited] [patiently] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 6 foolish 3 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 foolish " [once] [upon] [a] [time] [when] [the] [world] was [young] [,] [the] [of] [little] [joe] [otter] [got] [into] a peck of trouble [.] 1 " 9 was 9 was 20 peck 19 a 20 peck 20 peck 21 of 21 of 22 trouble yes , [sir] [,] he certainly did get into a peck of trouble [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 he 5 he 7 did 6 certainly 7 did 7 did 8 get 8 get 9 into 9 into 13 trouble 10 a 11 peck 11 peck 12 of 11 peck 13 trouble 12 of 13 trouble you see [,] [it] [was] [winter] [,] [and] [everything] [was] [covered] [with] [snow] [,] so [that] [food] [was] [hard] [to] [get] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 15 so most of the little forest and meadow people found little to eat , and it took a great deal of hunting to find that little [.] 1 most 2 of 1 most 6 and 2 of 6 and 3 the 5 forest 4 little 5 forest 5 forest 6 and 6 and 7 meadow 6 and 14 and 6 and 22 to 6 and 23 find 8 people 9 found 8 people 10 little 8 people 14 and 10 little 11 to 10 little 12 eat 11 to 12 eat 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 14 and 16 took 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 deal 19 deal 20 of 20 of 21 hunting 21 hunting 22 to 23 find 24 that 23 find 25 little ["] [now] [an] [empty] [stomach] [almost] [always] [makes] [a] [short] [temper] [.] it is hard , very hard indeed to be hungry and good-natured at the same time [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 11 and 3 hard 4 , 4 , 6 hard 4 , 11 and 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 indeed 6 hard 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hungry 11 and 12 good-natured 12 good-natured 13 at 13 at 16 time 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 time so as most of the people [of] [the] [green] [forest] were hungry all the time , they were also short-tempered all the time [.] 1 so 13 all 1 so 20 short-tempered 2 as 3 most 2 as 11 were 2 as 13 all 3 most 4 of 3 most 11 were 4 of 6 people 5 the 6 people 11 were 12 hungry 13 all 14 the 13 all 16 , 13 all 18 were 14 the 15 time 15 time 16 , 16 , 17 they 18 were 19 also 18 were 20 short-tempered 20 short-tempered 23 time 21 all 22 the 22 the 23 time [mr] [otter] [knew] [this] [.] sometimes he would bring up a fine fish and eat it right before them without offering to share so much as a mouthful [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 9 and 4 bring 5 up 4 bring 8 fish 4 bring 9 and 6 a 8 fish 7 fine 8 fish 9 and 10 eat 9 and 13 before 9 and 15 without 10 eat 11 it 10 eat 12 right 13 before 14 them 15 without 16 offering 16 offering 17 to 16 offering 18 share 17 to 18 share 18 share 19 so 18 share 20 much 18 share 21 as 21 as 23 mouthful 22 a 23 mouthful ["] [now] [it] [happened] [that] [one] [fine] [morning] [mr] [otter] [took] [it] [into] [his] [head] [to] [take] [a] [walk] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] it was [a] beautiful [morning] , and [mr] [otter] [went] [farther] [than] he intended [.] 1 it 6 , 2 was 4 beautiful 2 was 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 he 13 he 14 intended he looked [over] [his] [shoulder] , and what he saw helped him to make up his mind in a hurry [.] 1 he 6 , 2 looked 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 what 7 and 11 helped 8 what 9 he 8 what 10 saw 8 what 11 helped 9 he 10 saw 11 helped 12 him 11 helped 13 to 11 helped 14 make 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 up 14 make 17 mind 14 make 18 in 16 his 17 mind 18 in 20 hurry 19 a 20 hurry but in spite of all he could do , [mr] [lynx] [traveled] [faster] , [coming] with great jumps and snarling and spitting with every jump [.] 1 but 8 do 1 but 9 , 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 he 5 all 8 do 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 do 9 , 23 with 14 , 16 with 16 with 21 and 17 great 18 jumps 18 jumps 19 and 19 and 20 snarling 19 and 21 and 21 and 22 spitting 21 and 23 with 23 with 25 jump 24 every 25 jump [mr] [otter] [was] [almost] [out] [of] [breath] [when] [he] [reached] [the] [high] [bank] [just] [above] [the] [open] [spring-hole] [.] it was [very] [steep] , very steep [indeed] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 steep 5 , 7 steep 6 very 7 steep [mr] [otter] [threw] [a] [hasty] [glance] [over] [his] [shoulder] [.] mr [lynx] [was] [so] [near] [that] [in] [one] [more] jump [he] [would] [catch] [him] [.] 1 mr 10 jump there wasn't time to run around to the place where the bank was low [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 time 3 time 4 to 3 time 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 around 5 run 7 to 5 run 10 where 7 to 9 place 8 the 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 12 bank 10 where 13 was 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 was 13 was 14 low then he landed with a great splash in the cold , black water and was [safe] [,] [for] [mr] [lynx] [was] afraid of the water [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 14 and 3 landed 4 with 3 landed 14 and 4 with 7 splash 5 a 7 splash 6 great 7 splash 7 splash 8 in 8 in 11 , 9 the 10 cold 10 cold 11 , 11 , 13 water 12 black 13 water 14 and 15 was 15 was 22 afraid 22 afraid 23 of 23 of 25 water 24 the 25 water ["] [now] [in] [spite] [of] [his] [dreadful] [fright] [,] [mr] [otter] [had] [enjoyed] [that] [exciting] [slide] [down] [the] [steep] [bank] [.] so he climbed out where the bank was low and ran around to the steep place and once more slid down into the water [.] 1 so 17 and 1 so 20 slid 2 he 3 climbed 2 he 17 and 3 climbed 4 out 3 climbed 5 where 5 where 7 bank 5 where 10 and 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 10 and 8 was 9 low 8 was 10 and 10 and 11 ran 10 and 12 around 10 and 13 to 13 to 16 place 14 the 16 place 15 steep 16 place 17 and 19 more 18 once 19 more 19 more 20 slid 20 slid 21 down 20 slid 22 into 22 into 24 water 23 the 24 water it was great fun [,] [the] [greatest] [fun] [mr] [otter] [ever] [had] [had] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 fun 3 great 4 fun he did it again and again [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 6 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 6 again in fact , he kept doing it all the rest of that day [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 kept 5 kept 6 doing 6 doing 8 all 6 doing 10 rest 7 it 8 all 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 11 of 11 of 13 day 12 that 13 day he learned just how to hold his legs so that they would not be hurt [.] 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 3 just 2 learned 4 how 4 how 5 to 4 how 6 hold 5 to 6 hold 6 hold 8 legs 6 hold 10 that 7 his 8 legs 9 so 10 that 10 that 11 they 10 that 15 hurt 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 be 13 not 14 be 14 be 15 hurt why [not] make a slippery-slide of mud and clay [?] 1 why 3 make 3 make 5 slippery-slide 4 a 5 slippery-slide 5 slippery-slide 6 of 6 of 8 and 7 mud 8 and 8 and 9 clay right away he tried it [.] 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 it after that [mr] [otter] was [perfectly] [happy] , for summer and winter he had a slippery-slide [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 13 he 2 that 5 was 5 was 8 , 9 for 11 and 9 for 13 he 10 summer 11 and 11 and 12 winter 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 slippery-slide 15 a 16 slippery-slide " [and] [it] ['s] [the] [best] [secret] [in] [the] [world] [,] ["] said [little] [joe] [otter] , [swimming] up [behind] [grandfather] [frog] [just] [then] [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 19 up 17 , 19 up " [i] [wish] [i] [wish] [i] [had] [a] [slippery-slide] [,] " [said] [peter] [rabbit] [wistfully] [.] 1 " 11 " " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] be content with the blessings you have got [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 3 with 5 blessings 4 the 5 blessings 5 blessings 6 you 5 blessings 8 got 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 got be content with the blessings you have got [.] 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 3 with 5 blessings 4 the 5 blessings 5 blessings 6 you 5 blessings 8 got 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 got no good [comes] of wishing for things which it never was meant that [you] should have [.] 1 no 13 that 2 good 13 that 4 of 5 wishing 4 of 13 that 5 wishing 6 for 5 wishing 12 meant 6 for 7 things 7 things 8 which 7 things 11 was 8 which 9 it 8 which 11 was 9 it 11 was 10 never 11 was 13 that 15 should 15 should 16 have it is a bad habit [and] [it] [makes] [discontent] [.] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 habit 3 a 5 habit 4 bad 5 habit [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] drummer [the] [woodpecker] was beating his long roll on a hollow tree in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 drummer 4 was 4 was 5 beating 5 beating 8 roll 5 beating 9 on 5 beating 13 in 6 his 8 roll 7 long 8 roll 8 roll 9 on 9 on 12 tree 10 a 12 tree 11 hollow 12 tree 13 in 14 the [rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat] [!] [rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat] [!] drummer thought it the most beautiful sound in the world [.] 1 drummer 2 thought 2 thought 3 it 2 thought 7 sound 4 the 5 most 5 most 7 sound 6 beautiful 7 sound 7 sound 8 in 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world after each long roll he would stop and listen for a reply [.] 1 after 4 roll 1 after 5 he 2 each 4 roll 3 long 4 roll 5 he 6 would 6 would 8 and 7 stop 8 and 8 and 9 listen 9 listen 10 for 10 for 12 reply 11 a 12 reply [rat-a-tat-tat-tat] [!] [rat-a-tat-tat-tat] [!] [suddenly] [drummer] [heard] [a] [scratching] [sound] [inside] [the] [hollow] [tree] [.] once more [he] beat the long roll and the scratching sound grew louder [.] 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 beat 1 once 8 and 2 more 4 beat 5 the 7 roll 6 long 7 roll 7 roll 8 and 8 and 11 sound 8 and 12 grew 9 the 11 sound 10 scratching 11 sound 12 grew 13 louder then he heard a voice just a little way above him [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 voice 4 a 5 voice 5 voice 6 just 6 just 9 way 6 just 10 above 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 way 8 little 9 way 9 way 10 above 10 above 11 him " [do] [ah] [hear] [some] [one] [knocking] [?] ["] asked the voice [.] 1 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 voice 11 the 12 voice drummer looked up [.] 1 drummer 2 looked 2 looked 3 up ["] [hello] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [!] is this your house [?] 1 is 2 this 1 is 4 house 3 your 4 house i didn't know it [when] [i] [began] [to] [drum] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 it i wasn't knocking [;] [i] [was] [drumming] [.] 1 i 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 knocking i just love to drum [,] ["] [replied] [drummer] [.] 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 to 3 love 5 drum ["] [ah] [reckons] [yo] ['] [do] [by] [the] [noise] [yo] ['] [have] [been] [making] [,] [but] [ah] [don't] [like] [being] [inside] [the] [drum] [.] " [i] ['m] [sorry] [if] [i] [have] [disturbed] [you] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] , " he replied promptly [.] 1 " 17 replied 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 replied 17 replied 18 promptly ["] [of] [course] [i] [won't] [drum] [here] [any] [longer] [,] [if] [you] [don't] [like] [it] [.] i 'll look for another hollow tree [,] [though] [i] [don't] [believe] [i] [can] [find] [another] [as] [good] [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 3 look 4 for 4 for 7 tree 5 another 7 tree 6 hollow 7 tree it is one of the best sounding [trees] [i] [have] [ever] [drummed] [on] [.] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 sounding 5 the 6 best 5 the 7 sounding it 's simply beautiful [!] ["] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 simply 2 's 4 beautiful there was a great deal of regret in [his] [voice] , as [if] it were [the] [hardest] [work] [to] [give] up [that] [tree] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 21 up 3 a 4 great 3 a 21 up 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 6 of 7 regret 7 regret 8 in 8 in 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 14 it 12 as 15 were 14 it 15 were " [ah] ['ll] [tell] [yo] ['] [where] [there] ['s] [another] [just] [as] [good] [,] " [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 15 " ["] [yo] ['] [see] [the] [top] [of] [that] [ol] ['] [chestnut-tree] [way] [down] [there] [in] [the] [holler] [?] well , [yo] ['] [try] that [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 6 that ah ['m] sure yo ['] will like it [.] ["] 1 ah 4 yo 3 sure 4 yo 4 yo 6 will 6 will 7 like 7 like 8 it drummer thanked [unc] ['] [billy] [politely] and bobbed his red-capped head as he spread his wings and started in the direction of the big chestnut-tree [.] 1 drummer 7 and 2 thanked 7 and 7 and 8 bobbed 8 bobbed 11 head 8 bobbed 12 as 9 his 11 head 10 red-capped 11 head 12 as 13 he 12 as 17 and 13 he 17 and 14 spread 16 wings 14 spread 17 and 15 his 16 wings 17 and 18 started 17 and 19 in 19 in 21 direction 20 the 21 direction 21 direction 22 of 22 of 25 chestnut-tree 23 the 25 chestnut-tree 24 big 25 chestnut-tree [unc] ['] [billy] [grinned] [as] [he] [watched] [him] [.] then he slowly [and] solemnly winked one eye at [peter] [rabbit] , [who] had [just] come [along] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 winked 3 slowly 6 winked 5 solemnly 6 winked 6 winked 8 eye 6 winked 9 at 7 one 8 eye 9 at 12 , 12 , 14 had 14 had 16 come " [what] ['s] [the] [joke] [?] " [asked] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [ah] [done] [just] [sent] [brer] [drummer] [down] [to] [the] [big] [chestnut-tree] [to] [drum] [,] " [unc] ['] [billy] [replied] [,] [winking] [again] [.] 1 " 16 " " [why] [,] [that] ['s] [bobby] [coon] ['s] [house] [!] ["] cried [peter] , and then he saw the joke and began to grin [too] [.] 1 " 12 cried 12 cried 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 15 and 17 he 15 and 21 and 17 he 21 and 18 saw 20 joke 18 saw 21 and 19 the 20 joke 21 and 22 began 21 and 23 to 23 to 24 grin in a few minutes [they] [heard] [drummer] ['s] [long] [roll] [.] 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes [then] [again] [and] [again] [.] the third time it broke off right in the middle , and right away a terrible fuss started down at the big chestnut-tree [.] 1 the 3 time 2 third 3 time 3 time 4 it 3 time 5 broke 3 time 17 fuss 4 it 5 broke 5 broke 6 off 5 broke 8 in 5 broke 14 away 6 off 7 right 7 right 8 in 8 in 12 and 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 right 15 a 16 terrible 15 a 17 fuss 16 terrible 17 fuss 17 fuss 18 started 18 started 19 down 18 started 20 at 20 at 23 chestnut-tree 21 the 23 chestnut-tree 22 big 23 chestnut-tree they could hear [drummer] ['s] voice , and it sounded very angry [.] 1 they 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 8 and 3 hear 10 sounded 6 voice 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 sounded 10 sounded 12 angry 11 very 12 angry " [ah] [reckon] [brer] [coon] [was] [waked] [up] [and] [lost] [his] [temper] [,] " [chuckled] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 14 " ["] [it] ['s] [a] [bad] [habit] [to] [lose] [one] ['s] [temper] [.] yes , [sah] [,] it cert'nly is a bad habit [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 7 is 6 cert'nly 7 is 7 is 10 habit 8 a 10 habit 9 bad 10 habit ah [reckons] [ah] [better] [be] [turning] [in] [fo] ['] [another] [nap] , [brer] [rabbit] [.] " 1 ah 12 , 12 , 16 " [with] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [disappeared] [,] [still] [chuckling] [.] [hardly] [was] [he] [out] [of] [sight] [when] [peter] [saw] [drummer] [heading] [that] [way] [,] [and] [drummer] [looked] [very] [much] [put] [out] [about] [something] [.] he [just] nodded [to] [peter] and flew straight to [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [tree] [.] 1 he 6 and 3 nodded 6 and 6 and 7 flew 6 and 8 straight 6 and 9 to then he began to drum [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 drum how he did drum [!] 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 drum his red-capped head flew back [and] forth [as] [peter] [never] [had] [seen] [it] [fly] [before] [.] 1 his 3 head 2 red-capped 3 head 3 head 4 flew 4 flew 5 back 4 flew 7 forth [rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat] [!] [rat-a-tat-tat-tat] [!] [rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat] [!] drummer hardly paused for breath [.] 1 drummer 3 paused 2 hardly 3 paused 3 paused 4 for 4 for 5 breath " [i] [hope] [unc] ['] [billy] [is] [enjoying] [a] [good] [nap] [,] ["] he chuckled [.] 1 " 14 he 14 he 15 chuckled " [drummer] [certainly] [has] [turned] [the] [joke] [back] [on] [unc] ['] [billy] [this] [time] [,] [and] [i] [guess] [it] [serves] [him] [right] [.] " 1 " 24 " he was still laughing when he reached [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 reached 6 he 7 reached [grandfather] [frog] [watched] [him] [until] [he] [began] [to] [smile] [too] [.] you know laughter is catching [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 laughter 2 know 4 is 3 laughter 4 is 4 is 5 catching ["] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [peter] and held his sides [.] 1 ho 5 ho 1 ho 10 and 2 , 3 ho 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 8 laughed 10 and 10 and 11 held 11 held 13 sides 12 his 13 sides " [what] [is] [the] [joke] [?] " [demanded] [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] [.] 1 " 7 " when [peter] [could] [get] [his] [breath] , [he] [told] [grandfather] [frog] [all] [about] [the] [joke] [on] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 when 7 , " [listen] [!] " [said] [peter] [at] [the] [end] [of] [the] [story] [.] 1 " 4 " they both listened [.] 1 they 3 listened 2 both 3 listened [rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat] [!] ["] [chug-a-rum] [!] that [reminds] [me] , " said [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 that 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said " [did] [you] [ever] [hear] [how] [drummer] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [?] " 1 " 14 " " [no] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 " " [how] [did] [he] [?] " 1 " 6 " there was [great] eagerness in [peter] ['s] [voice] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 eagerness 2 was 5 in " [of] [course] [,] ["] said [peter] [,] [quite] [as] [if] he knew all about it [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 all 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 it " [of] [course] [,] [it] [all] [happened] [way] [back] [in] [the] [days] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [.] " 1 " 19 " " [of] [course] [!] " [said] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " this time [grandfather] [frog] [took] [no] [notice] [.] 1 this 2 time ["] [drummer] ['s] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [was] [just] [a] [plain] [little] [black] [and] [white] [bird] [without] [the] [least] [bit] [of] [bright] [color] [on] [him] [.] he didn't have any sweeter voice than [drummer] [has] [to-day] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 voice 3 have 7 than 4 any 6 voice 5 sweeter 6 voice altogether he seemed to his neighbors a no-account little fellow , and they didn't have much to do [with] him [.] 1 altogether 2 he 2 he 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 17 to 3 seemed 18 do 4 to 6 neighbors 5 his 6 neighbors 6 neighbors 12 and 6 neighbors 15 have 7 a 10 fellow 8 no-account 10 fellow 9 little 10 fellow 10 fellow 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 they 12 and 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 have 15 have 16 much 17 to 18 do 18 do 20 him [so] [mr] [woodpecker] [lived] [pretty] [much] [alone] [.] you see [,] he hadn't any voice for singing , and so he got in the habit of drumming to keep his spirits up [.] 1 you 11 and 2 see 4 he 2 see 5 hadn't 2 see 11 and 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 7 voice 5 hadn't 8 for 6 any 7 voice 7 voice 8 for 8 for 9 singing 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 keep 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 in 15 in 17 habit 16 the 17 habit 17 habit 18 of 18 of 19 drumming 19 drumming 20 to 20 to 21 keep 21 keep 23 spirits 21 keep 24 up 22 his 23 spirits ["] [now] [all] [the] [time] [,] [right] [down] [in] [his] [heart] [,] [mr] [woodpecker] [envied] [the] [birds] [who] [had] [handsome] [coats] [.] he used to wish and wish that he had something bright , if it were no more than a pretty necktie [.] 1 he 2 used 2 used 3 to 2 used 5 and 3 to 5 and 4 wish 5 and 5 and 6 wish 6 wish 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 something 10 something 11 bright 11 bright 13 if 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 it 13 if 15 were 14 it 15 were 15 were 17 more 15 were 18 than 16 no 17 more 18 than 21 necktie 19 a 20 pretty 19 a 21 necktie 20 pretty 21 necktie they shrugged their shoulders and went on playing and having a good time [.] 1 they 5 and 2 shrugged 4 shoulders 2 shrugged 5 and 3 their 4 shoulders 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 6 went 13 time 7 on 9 and 8 playing 9 and 9 and 10 having 11 a 13 time 12 good 13 time [but] [mr] [woodpecker] [was] [worried] [.] he [loved] [the] [green] [forest] [dearly] , and he began to [fear] [that] [if] [something] [wasn't] [done] [,] [there] [wouldn't] be [any] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 21 be 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 began 10 began 11 to 11 to 21 be he said [as] [much] to some of his neighbors , but they only laughed at him [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 5 to 2 said 10 , 5 to 9 neighbors 6 some 7 of 6 some 9 neighbors 7 of 8 his 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 they 11 but 14 laughed 12 they 14 laughed 13 only 14 laughed 14 laughed 15 at 15 at 16 him [the] [more] [he] [thought] [about] [it] [,] [the] [more] [mr] [woodpecker] [worried] [.] " ['] [something] [must] [be] [done] [,] ['] said he to himself [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 to 11 to 12 himself ['] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [something] [must] [be] [done] [.] if [old] [mother] [nature] [doesn't] [come] [to] [attend] [to] [things] [pretty] soon , it will be too late [.] ['] 1 if 14 it 12 soon 13 , 12 soon 14 it 14 it 15 will 15 will 16 be 16 be 17 too 16 be 18 late then he made up his mind that [he] would do what [he] could [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 up 3 made 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 that 6 mind 9 would 7 that 9 would 9 would 10 do 10 do 11 what 11 what 13 could from early morning until night he hunted worms and dug them out of the trees [.] 1 from 3 morning 1 from 6 he 2 early 3 morning 4 until 5 night 4 until 6 he 6 he 9 and 7 hunted 8 worms 7 hunted 9 and 9 and 10 dug 10 dug 11 them 10 dug 13 of 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 trees 14 the 15 trees then he would fly to the next tree [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 5 to 5 to 8 tree 6 the 7 next 6 the 8 tree he pounded with his bill until his neck ached [.] 1 he 2 pounded 2 pounded 3 with 2 pounded 6 until 3 with 5 bill 4 his 5 bill 6 until 8 neck 6 until 9 ached 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 ached he didn't even take time to drum [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 take 3 even 4 take 4 take 5 time 5 time 6 to 5 time 7 drum 6 to 7 drum his neighbors laughed at [him] [at] [first] , but he kept right on working , working , working every hour of the day [.] 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 at 4 at 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 11 kept 10 he 11 kept 11 kept 12 right 11 kept 13 on 11 kept 18 working 12 right 13 on 13 on 14 working 14 working 16 working 15 , 16 working 16 working 17 , 18 working 20 hour 19 every 20 hour 20 hour 21 of 21 of 23 day 22 the 23 day ["] [at] [last] [old] [mother] [nature] [appeared] [very] [unexpectedly] [.] she went [all] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , and her sharp eyes saw all that [mr] [woodpecker] [had] [done] [.] 1 she 8 , 2 went 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 eyes 9 and 13 saw 10 her 12 eyes 11 sharp 12 eyes 13 saw 15 that 14 all 15 that she made him sit up on a dead limb of a tall chestnut-tree where all could see him [.] 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 sit 4 sit 5 up 5 up 6 on 5 up 14 where 6 on 9 limb 7 a 9 limb 8 dead 9 limb 9 limb 10 of 10 of 13 chestnut-tree 11 a 12 tall 11 a 13 chestnut-tree 12 tall 13 chestnut-tree 13 chestnut-tree 14 where 14 where 15 all 14 where 17 see 15 all 16 could 16 could 17 see 17 see 18 him mr [woodpecker] [thanked] [old] [mother] [nature] [as] [best] [he] [could] and then [slipped] [away] [where] [he] [could] be [alone] [with] [his] [happiness] [.] 1 mr 11 and 11 and 18 be 12 then 18 be " [and] [that] [,] " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [is] [how] [drummer] [whom] [you] [know] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [.] ["] 1 " 5 " [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] he had it on his mind one morning when he met [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly hopping down [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 it 2 had 4 on 3 it 4 on 4 on 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 8 morning 6 mind 9 when 6 mind 16 hopping 7 one 8 morning 9 when 10 he 9 when 11 met 10 he 11 met 15 solemnly 16 hopping 16 hopping 17 down [right] [then] [and] [there] [peter] [resolved] [to] [ask] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] " [good] [morning] [,] [mr] [toad] [,] " [said] [peter] [politely] [.] 1 " 8 " " [have] [you] [a] [few] [minutes] [to] [spare] [?] " 1 " 10 " old [mr] [toad] [hopped] [into] [the] shade [of] [a] [big] [mullein] [leaf] [.] 1 old 7 shade " [i] [guess] [so] [,] [if] it is anything important [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 7 it 1 " 13 said 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 anything 9 anything 10 important 13 said 14 he ["] [phew] [!] hot , isn't it [?] 1 hot 2 , 1 hot 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 it i simply can't stand the sun [.] 1 i 3 can't 2 simply 3 can't 3 can't 4 stand 4 stand 6 sun 5 the 6 sun now what is that [you] ['ve] got on your mind [,] [peter] [?] ["] 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 7 got 3 is 4 that 7 got 8 on 8 on 10 mind 9 your 10 mind [old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] " [looking] [for] [a] [story] [as] [usual] [,] [i] [see] [,] ["] said he [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 14 he ["] [you] [ought] [to] [go] [to] [grandfather] [frog] [for] [this] [one] [,] [because] [sticky-toes] [is] [really] [a] [frog] [and] [not] [a] [toad] [.] peter settled himself comfortably and prepared to listen [.] 1 peter 5 and 2 settled 3 himself 2 settled 4 comfortably 2 settled 5 and 5 and 6 prepared 6 prepared 7 to 7 to 8 listen old [mr] [toad] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] spider who came too near and then cleared his throat [.] 1 old 8 spider 8 spider 13 and 9 who 13 and 10 came 11 too 10 came 12 near 10 came 13 and 13 and 15 cleared 14 then 15 cleared 15 cleared 17 throat 16 his 17 throat ["] [but] [he] [wouldn't] [listen] [to] [their] [dismal] [croakings] [and] [hurried] [after] [the] [toads] [.] being [able] [to] [make] [longer] [jumps] [than] [they] [could] [,] [he] [soon] [caught] up with them , and they all journeyed on [together] [.] 1 being 14 up 14 up 15 with 15 with 18 and 16 them 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 they 18 and 20 all 18 and 22 on 20 all 21 journeyed you [see] [,] [there] were [no] [birds] [in] [those] [days] to help [.] 1 you 5 were 5 were 11 to 11 to 12 help one [day] [little] [mr] [frog] [sat] [under] [a] [bush] [on] [which] [most] of the leaves had been eaten [.] 1 one 13 of 1 one 16 had 13 of 15 leaves 14 the 15 leaves 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 eaten he saw a worm eating a leaf on one of the lower branches [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 worm 3 a 4 worm 4 worm 5 eating 5 eating 7 leaf 5 eating 8 on 6 a 7 leaf 7 leaf 8 on 8 on 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 13 branches 11 the 13 branches 12 lower 13 branches it was quite a way above his head [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 way 2 was 6 above 3 quite 4 a 4 a 5 way 6 above 8 head 7 his 8 head it worried him [.] 1 it 2 worried 2 worried 3 him he kept his eyes on that worm and thought and thought until his head ached [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 4 eyes 2 kept 5 on 2 kept 12 until 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 on 5 on 10 and 6 that 7 worm 7 worm 8 and 8 and 9 thought 8 and 10 and 10 and 11 thought 12 until 14 head 12 until 15 ached 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 ached at last he got an idea [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 6 idea 5 an 6 idea ['] [i] [wonder] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [,] ['] [if] [i] [jump] [as] [hard] [as] [i] [can] [,] [if] [i] [can] [catch] [that] [fellow] [.] i 'll try it [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it it will do no harm to try [.] ['] 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 5 harm 3 do 6 to 4 no 5 harm 6 to 7 try " so he drew his long legs close under him , and [then] [he] [jumped] [up] [with] all [his] [might] [.] 1 " 12 and 2 so 3 he 2 so 11 , 3 he 4 drew 4 drew 8 close 4 drew 9 under 5 his 8 close 6 long 8 close 7 legs 8 close 9 under 10 him 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 all it was a very uncertain seat , [but] [he] [hung] [on] and crept along until he could dart [his] [tongue] out and catch that worm [.] 1 it 7 , 2 was 6 seat 2 was 7 , 3 a 6 seat 4 very 5 uncertain 5 uncertain 6 seat 7 , 12 and 12 and 13 crept 13 crept 14 along 13 crept 15 until 15 until 16 he 15 until 22 and 16 he 17 could 17 could 22 and 18 dart 21 out 18 dart 22 and 22 and 23 catch 23 catch 25 worm 24 that 25 worm then [he] [saw] [another] , and in trying to catch that one he lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thump [.] 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 13 he 6 and 17 and 7 in 8 trying 7 in 13 he 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 10 catch 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 12 one 11 that 12 one 13 he 17 and 14 lost 16 balance 14 lost 17 and 15 his 16 balance 17 and 18 fell 18 fell 19 to 18 fell 22 with 19 to 21 ground 20 the 21 ground 21 ground 22 with 22 with 24 thump 23 a 24 thump it quite knocked the wind from his body [.] 1 it 3 knocked 2 quite 3 knocked 3 knocked 5 wind 3 knocked 6 from 4 the 5 wind 5 wind 6 from 6 from 8 body 7 his 8 body ['] [if] [only] [i] [could] [hold] [on] [once] [i] [get] [up] [there] [,] [i] [would] [be] [all] [right] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [.] ["] [the] [next] [day] [and] [the] [next] [,] [and] [for] [many] [days] [thereafter] [,] [little] [mr] [frog] [kept] [jumping] [for] [bugs] [on] [the] [bushes] [.] he had to pull to get it free [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 pull 4 pull 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 it 6 get 8 free like a flash an idea popped into his head [.] 1 like 3 flash 1 like 5 idea 2 a 3 flash 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 popped 6 popped 7 into 7 into 9 head 8 his 9 head as long as the pitch lasted , he could climb [.] 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 7 , 2 long 8 he 3 as 5 pitch 3 as 6 lasted 4 the 5 pitch 5 pitch 6 lasted 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 climb " [little] [mr] [frog] [was] tickled to [death] [,] [with] [his] [discovery] [,] [but] [he] [didn't] say [a] [word] [to] [any] [one] [about] [it] [.] 1 " 17 say 6 tickled 7 to 7 to 17 say every day he rubbed pitch on his hands and then climbed about in the bushes and low trees , ridding them of bugs and worms [.] 1 every 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 9 and 4 rubbed 5 pitch 4 rubbed 6 on 4 rubbed 9 and 5 pitch 6 on 6 on 8 hands 7 his 8 hands 9 and 24 and 10 then 11 climbed 11 climbed 12 about 11 climbed 24 and 12 about 13 in 13 in 16 and 14 the 15 bushes 15 bushes 16 and 16 and 18 trees 16 and 19 , 16 and 20 ridding 16 and 22 of 17 low 18 trees 20 ridding 21 them 22 of 23 bugs 24 and 25 worms ["] [quite] [unexpectedly] [old] [mother] [nature] [returned] [to] [see] [how] [the] [trees] [and] [the] [plants] [were] [getting] [on] [.] you see [,] [she] [was] [worried] [about] [them] [.] 1 you 2 see when she found what [the] [toads] had been doing , she was mightily pleased [.] 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 found 1 when 10 , 1 when 11 she 2 she 3 found 3 found 4 what 4 what 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 doing 11 she 12 was 12 was 13 mightily 12 was 14 pleased then she noticed that some of the bushes and low trees had very few leaves left , while others looked thrifty and strong [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 that 4 that 9 and 4 that 12 had 5 some 6 of 5 some 9 and 6 of 9 and 7 the 8 bushes 8 bushes 9 and 9 and 11 trees 9 and 12 had 10 low 11 trees 12 had 15 leaves 12 had 18 while 13 very 14 few 14 few 15 leaves 15 leaves 16 left 17 , 18 while 18 while 19 others 18 while 20 looked 19 others 20 looked 20 looked 22 and 21 thrifty 22 and 22 and 23 strong " ['] [that] ['s] [queer] [,] ['] said [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [herself] and [went] [over] [to] [examine] a bush [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 14 and 14 and 20 bush 19 a 20 bush hanging on to a branch for dear life she saw a queer little fellow who was so busy that he didn't see her at all [.] 1 hanging 9 she 2 on 3 to 3 to 5 branch 3 to 9 she 4 a 5 branch 5 branch 6 for 6 for 8 life 7 dear 8 life 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 14 fellow 10 saw 24 at 11 a 12 queer 11 a 14 fellow 12 queer 14 fellow 13 little 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 who 14 fellow 16 was 15 who 16 was 16 was 18 busy 17 so 18 busy 18 busy 19 that 19 that 20 he 19 that 22 see 20 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 see 22 see 23 her 24 at 25 all it was little [mr] [frog] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 little he was catching bugs as fast as he could [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 catching 3 catching 4 bugs 3 catching 6 fast 3 catching 7 as 5 as 6 fast 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could [old] [mother] [nature] [wrinkled] [up] [her] [brows] [.] ['] [now] [however] [did] [he] [learn] [to] [climb] [?] ['] [thought] [she] [.] then she hid where she could watch [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 hid 3 hid 4 where 4 where 5 she 4 where 7 watch 5 she 6 could 6 could 7 watch he hurried over to a pine-tree and rubbed more pitch on and then jumped up into the bush and went to work again [.] 1 he 7 and 2 hurried 3 over 2 hurried 4 to 2 hurried 7 and 4 to 6 pine-tree 5 a 6 pine-tree 7 and 12 and 8 rubbed 10 pitch 8 rubbed 11 on 8 rubbed 12 and 9 more 10 pitch 12 and 19 and 13 then 14 jumped 14 jumped 15 up 14 jumped 16 into 14 jumped 19 and 16 into 18 bush 17 the 18 bush 19 and 20 went 20 went 21 to 21 to 22 work 22 work 23 again " [you] [can] [guess] [how] [astonished] [old] [mother] [nature] was [when] [she] [saw] [this] performance [.] 1 " 10 was 10 was 15 performance and she was pleased [.] 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 pleased oh , yes , indeed [,] [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [wonderfully] [pleased] [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 yes 4 , 5 indeed and this is the end of the story , " concluded [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 and 3 is 1 and 9 , 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 end 4 the 5 end 5 end 6 of 6 of 8 story 7 the 8 story 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 concluded [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] the first tune [peter] [saw] [him] [,] [he] [thought] [that] [never] in [all] his life [had] [he] [seen] [such] [a] [homely] [fellow] [.] 1 the 2 first 1 the 3 tune 3 tune 12 in 12 in 15 life 14 his 15 life peter sat and stared at him most impolitely [.] 1 peter 3 and 2 sat 3 and 3 and 4 stared 3 and 5 at 3 and 8 impolitely 5 at 6 him 7 most 8 impolitely he knew that he was [impolite] [,] but for the life of him [he] [couldn't] [help] [staring] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 was 5 was 8 but 8 but 9 for 9 for 11 life 10 the 11 life 11 life 12 of 12 of 13 him " he ['s] [all] [legs] [,] ["] thought [peter] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 8 thought i wonder why he doesn't move [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 he 3 why 6 move 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 move [but] [longlegs] [didn't] [move] [.] peter stared as long as his patience held out [.] 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 4 long 2 stared 5 as 3 as 4 long 5 as 7 patience 6 his 7 patience 7 patience 8 held 8 held 9 out then he gave up and went on to see what else he could find [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 6 went 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 else 10 what 12 he 10 what 14 find 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 find but in a [little] while [peter] [was] [back] [again] [at] [the] [place] [where] he had seen [longlegs] [.] 1 but 2 in 1 but 14 he 2 in 5 while 3 a 5 while 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 seen he didn't really expect to find him there [,] [but] [he] [did] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 expect 3 really 4 expect 4 expect 5 to 4 expect 6 find 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 him 6 find 8 there so [far] [as] [peter] [could] [see] , [longlegs] [hadn't] [moved] [.] 1 so 7 , " [must] [be] [asleep] [,] ["] thought [peter] [,] and [after] [watching] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] , [went] [away] again [.] 1 " 7 thought 7 thought 10 and 10 and 17 , 17 , 20 again half an hour later [peter] [was] [once] [more] [back] [.] 1 half 3 hour 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 later [there] [stood] [longlegs] [just] [as] [before] [.] " [now] [i] [know] he is [asleep] , " [muttered] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 8 , 8 , 9 " the [long] bill [which] [peter] had [seen] [sticking] [forth] [from] [between] [those] [humped-up] [shoulders] darted out and down into the water like a flash [.] 1 the 3 bill 3 bill 6 had 6 had 15 darted 15 darted 17 and 16 out 17 and 17 and 18 down 18 down 19 into 18 down 22 like 19 into 21 water 20 the 21 water 22 like 24 flash 23 a 24 flash behind that bill was the longest neck [peter] [ever] [had] [seen] [!] 1 behind 3 bill 2 that 3 bill 3 bill 4 was 4 was 7 neck 5 the 6 longest 5 the 7 neck it was so long [that] [peter] [blinked] to be perfectly sure that his eyes had not been playing [him] a trick [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 8 to 3 so 4 long 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 perfectly 9 be 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 14 eyes 12 that 17 been 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 had 15 had 16 not 15 had 17 been 16 not 17 been 17 been 18 playing 18 playing 21 trick 20 a 21 trick " [i] [thought] he was [all] [legs] , but instead of that [he] 's all neck , " [muttered] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 of 9 but 17 , 10 instead 11 of 11 of 12 that 12 that 14 's 14 's 16 neck 15 all 16 neck 17 , 18 " in a [minute] [longlegs] [was] [standing] [just] [as] [before] [,] [with] seemingly [no] neck [at] all [.] 1 in 14 neck 1 in 16 all 2 a 12 seemingly 12 seemingly 14 neck peter watched until he grew tired [,] [but] [longlegs] [didn't] [move] [again] [.] 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 until 3 until 4 he 3 until 5 grew 4 he 5 grew 5 grew 6 tired he spoke of it [one] [day] [to] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 3 of 3 of 4 it [at] [the] [mere] [mention] [of] [longlegs] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [up] [and] [took] [notice] [.] " [where] [did] [you] [see] [him] [?] ["] [asked] [grandfather] [frog] [,] and [peter] [thought] his voice sounded [anxious] [.] 1 " 13 and 13 and 17 voice 13 and 18 sounded 16 his 17 voice " [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 " " [why] [?] " 1 " 4 " " [oh] [,] [nothing] [,] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] [,] [trying] [to] [make] [his] [voice] [sound] [as] [if] he [weren't] [interested] [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 19 he " [i] [just] [wondered] [where] [the] [long-legged] [nuisance] [might] [be] [.] " 1 " 12 " " he ['s] [the] [laziest] [fellow] [i] [ever] [saw] [,] ["] declared [peter] [.] 1 " 12 declared 2 he 12 declared " he [just] stands [doing] [nothing] [all] [day] [.] ["] 1 " 4 stands 2 he 4 stands " [huh] [!] " [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " " [if] [your] [family] [had] [suffered] [from] [him] [as] [much] [as] [mine] [has] [,] [you] [would] [say] [that] he was altogether too busy [.] 1 " 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 altogether 20 was 23 busy 22 too 23 busy ask [the] [trout] [what] [they] [think] , [or] [the] [minnow] [family] [.] ["] 1 ask 7 , " [oh] [,] ["] said [peter] [,] ["] [you] [mean] [that] [when] he stands [still] that [way] he is fishing [.] ["] 1 " 5 said 5 said 13 he 13 he 14 stands 14 stands 16 that 16 that 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 fishing [grandfather] [frog] [nodded] [.] " [well] [,] ["] said [peter] [,] ["] [all] [i] [can] [say] [is] [that] he is [the] most patient [fellow] [i] [ever] [saw] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 19 patient 18 most 19 patient i didn't suppose there was such patience [.] ["] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 3 suppose 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 patience 6 such 7 patience " [he] [comes] [rightly] [by] [it] [,] " [returned] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 8 " " he [gets] [it] [from] [his] [,] [who] [lived] [when] [the] [world] was young [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 13 was 13 was 14 young he learned it then [.] ["] 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 3 it 2 learned 4 then 3 it 4 then " [how] [?] " [demanded] [peter] [,] [eager] [for] [a] [story] [.] 1 " 4 " grandfather [frog] 's eyes took on a far-away look , as if he were seeing into that long-ago past [.] 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 took 5 took 6 on 5 took 12 if 6 on 9 look 7 a 9 look 8 far-away 9 look 10 , 12 if 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 he 12 if 14 were 13 he 14 were 14 were 15 seeing 14 were 16 into 15 seeing 16 into 16 into 19 past 17 that 19 past 18 long-ago 19 past " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] he began [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began his legs were so long and his neck was so long that all his neighbors laughed at him and made fun of him [.] 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 6 and 3 were 5 long 3 were 6 and 4 so 5 long 6 and 19 and 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 was 9 was 19 and 10 so 19 and 11 long 12 that 11 long 17 at 11 long 19 and 12 that 13 all 13 all 14 his 13 all 15 neighbors 13 all 16 laughed 14 his 15 neighbors 17 at 18 him 19 and 20 made 20 made 21 fun 21 fun 22 of 22 of 23 him he was just as awkward as he looked [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 awkward 5 awkward 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 looked 7 he 8 looked his long legs were in his way [.] 1 his 3 legs 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 were 4 were 5 in 5 in 7 way 6 his 7 way he didn't know what to do with his long neck [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 with 7 with 10 neck 8 his 10 neck 9 long 10 neck when he tried to run , everybody shouted with laughter [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 tried 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 everybody 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 run 4 to 5 run 7 everybody 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 with 9 with 10 laughter poor [mr] [heron] [was] [ashamed] [of] [himself] , [actually] [ashamed] [of] [himself] [.] 1 poor 8 , he quite overlooked the fact [that] [old] [mother] [nature] [had] [given] [him] [a] [really] [beautiful] [coat] [of] [feathers] [.] 1 he 3 overlooked 2 quite 3 overlooked 3 overlooked 5 fact 4 the 5 fact some of those who laughed at him would have given anything to have possessed such a beautiful coat [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 8 would 2 of 3 those 3 those 4 who 3 those 5 laughed 4 who 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 at 6 at 7 him 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 anything 10 given 12 to 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 possessed 14 possessed 18 coat 15 such 16 a 16 a 18 coat 17 beautiful 18 coat but [mr] [heron] [didn't] know [this] [.] 1 but 5 know he couldn't bear to be laughed at , wherein he was very like most people [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 4 to 3 bear 11 was 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 at 6 laughed 7 at 7 at 9 wherein 8 , 9 wherein 9 wherein 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 like 12 very 13 like 13 like 15 people 14 most 15 people " so [he] [tried] [his] [best] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] [as] [much] [as] [possible] [.] 1 " 2 so so he found [a] use for his long legs and was glad that they were long [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 10 and 2 he 10 and 3 found 5 use 3 found 6 for 3 found 10 and 5 use 6 for 6 for 9 legs 7 his 9 legs 8 long 9 legs 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 glad 12 glad 13 that 13 that 14 they 13 that 16 long 14 they 15 were 15 were 16 long at first he used to go ashore to hunt for food [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 go 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 ashore 6 go 8 to 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 10 for 10 for 11 food one day as he was wading ashore , he surprised a school of little fish and managed to catch one [.] 1 one 2 day 2 day 9 he 3 as 4 he 3 as 5 was 3 as 8 , 3 as 9 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 wading 6 wading 7 ashore 9 he 16 and 10 surprised 12 school 10 surprised 16 and 11 a 12 school 12 school 13 of 13 of 15 fish 14 little 15 fish 16 and 17 managed 17 managed 18 to 18 to 19 catch 19 catch 20 one it tasted so good that he wanted more , and every day he went fishing [.] 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 4 good 3 so 4 good 4 good 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 wanted 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 more 7 wanted 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 he 11 every 12 day 12 day 13 he 13 he 14 went 14 went 15 fishing whenever he saw little fish swimming where the water was shallow , he would rush in among them and do his best to catch one [.] 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 3 saw 1 whenever 13 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 little 3 saw 5 fish 6 swimming 7 where 6 swimming 12 , 6 swimming 13 he 7 where 9 water 7 where 10 was 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 was 10 was 11 shallow 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 rush 15 rush 16 in 15 rush 17 among 15 rush 22 best 15 rush 23 to 17 among 19 and 18 them 19 and 19 and 20 do 21 his 22 best 23 to 24 catch 24 catch 25 one sometimes he did [,] [but] [more] [often] [he] [didn't] [.] 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 did " [one] [day] [after] he [had] tried and tried [without] [catching] [even] [one] [,] [he] [stopped] [just] [at] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [rushes] [to] [rest] [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 8 and 7 tried 8 and 8 and 9 tried his long neck ached [,] [and] [to] [rest] [it] [he] [laid] [it] [back] on his shoulders [.] 1 his 3 neck 2 long 3 neck 3 neck 4 ached 4 ached 14 on 14 on 16 shoulders 15 his 16 shoulders for a long time he stood there , resting [.] 1 for 4 time 1 for 5 he 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 7 there 6 stood 9 resting 8 , 9 resting the water around his feet was cool and comforting [.] 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 around 2 water 6 was 3 around 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 6 was 8 and 7 cool 8 and 8 and 9 comforting he was very comfortable but for one thing , he was hungry [.] 1 he 9 , 2 was 4 comfortable 2 was 9 , 3 very 4 comfortable 4 comfortable 5 but 5 but 6 for 6 for 8 thing 7 one 8 thing 9 , 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hungry ['] [perhaps] [,] ['] [thought] [he] [,] ['] [if] [i] [keep] [perfectly] [still] [,] [they] [will] [come] [near] [enough] [for] [me] [to] [catch] [one] [.] ['] so he kept perfectly still [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 perfectly 3 kept 5 still he didn't dare even stretch his long neck up [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 5 stretch 4 even 5 stretch 5 stretch 8 neck 5 stretch 9 up 6 his 8 neck 7 long 8 neck sure enough [,] [the] [little] [fish] [swam] [almost] [to] [his] [very] [feet] [.] 1 sure 2 enough they didn't see him at all [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 3 see 5 at 5 at 6 all when they were near enough , he darted his long neck forward and caught one without any trouble at all [.] 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 were 1 when 6 , 1 when 7 he 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 near 4 near 5 enough 7 he 8 darted 8 darted 16 without 8 darted 19 at 9 his 13 and 10 long 11 neck 11 neck 12 forward 11 neck 13 and 13 and 14 caught 13 and 15 one 15 one 16 without 16 without 18 trouble 17 any 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 at 19 at 20 all [mr] [heron] [was] [almost] [as] [surprised] [as] [the] [fish] [he] [had] [caught] [.] it [really] was a [great] discovery [for] [mr] [heron] [.] 1 it 3 was 3 was 6 discovery 4 a 6 discovery ["] [of] [course] [all] [the] [other] [fish] [darted] [away] [in] [great] [fright] [,] [but] [mr] [heron] [didn't] [mind] [.] he settled [himself] [in] [great] [contentment] , for now he was less hungry [.] 1 he 2 settled 2 settled 8 for 7 , 8 for 8 for 10 he 9 now 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 hungry 12 less 13 hungry [by] [and] [by] [some] [foolish] [tadpoles] [came] [wriggling] [along] [.] ['] [i] ['ll] [just] [try] [catching] [one] [of] [them] [for] [practice] [.] " ['um-m] [,] they [are] [good] [!] ['] exclaimed [mr] [heron] [,] [and] [once] [more] [settled] [himself] [to] [watch] [and] [wait] [.] 1 " 9 exclaimed 4 they 9 exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] [sighed] [mournfully] [.] " [yes] , " he continued [,] ["] [that] [was] [a] [great] [day] [for] [mr] [heron] [.] 1 " 6 continued 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 continued " [one] [day] he was [startled] [into] an attempt to [fly] [by] hearing the [stealthy] footsteps [of] [mr] [fox] [behind] [him] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 9 attempt 8 an 9 attempt 9 attempt 10 to 10 to 13 hearing 13 hearing 16 footsteps 14 the 16 footsteps his head was drawn back on his shoulders at [the] [time] , and he was so excited that he forgot to straighten it out [.] 1 his 2 head 2 head 3 was 3 was 4 drawn 4 drawn 5 back 4 drawn 6 on 4 drawn 9 at 6 on 8 shoulders 7 his 8 shoulders 9 at 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 17 excited 16 so 17 excited 17 excited 18 that 17 excited 21 to 17 excited 22 straighten 18 that 19 he 18 that 20 forgot 19 he 20 forgot 21 to 22 straighten 22 straighten 23 it 22 straighten 24 out with his neck carried that way , he could fly as well as any one [.] 1 with 3 neck 1 with 7 , 1 with 8 he 2 his 3 neck 3 neck 4 carried 4 carried 6 way 5 that 6 way 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 fly 10 fly 11 as 10 fly 13 as 11 as 12 well 13 as 15 one 14 any 15 one from that day [on] , no one laughed at [mr] [heron] because of his long legs and long neck [.] 1 from 3 day 1 from 5 , 1 from 7 one 2 that 3 day 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 at 8 laughed 12 because 12 because 13 of 13 of 17 and 14 his 16 legs 15 long 16 legs 16 legs 17 and 17 and 19 neck 18 long 19 neck [mr] [heron] [himself] [became] [proud] [of] [them] [.] you [see] [,] [he] had learned how to use what he had been given [.] 1 you 5 had 5 had 6 learned 6 learned 7 how 7 how 8 to 7 how 9 use 8 to 9 use 9 use 10 what 10 what 11 he 10 what 14 given 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 given also he had learned the value of patience [.] 1 also 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 6 value 5 the 6 value 6 value 7 of 7 of 8 patience so he was happy and envied no one [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 2 he 5 and 3 was 4 happy 3 was 5 and 5 and 6 envied 5 and 8 one 7 no 8 one but he still liked best to keep by himself and became known [as] [the] [lone] [fisherman] [,] [just] [as] [longlegs] [is] [to-day] [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 liked 2 he 4 liked 3 still 4 liked 4 liked 5 best 4 liked 6 to 4 liked 10 and 6 to 10 and 7 keep 8 by 7 keep 9 himself 7 keep 10 and 10 and 11 became 11 became 12 known [chug-a-rum] [!] isn't [that] [longlegs] coming this way [this] very minute [?] 1 isn't 4 coming 1 isn't 6 way 1 isn't 9 minute 5 this 6 way 8 very 9 minute this is no place for me [!] ["] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 place 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 for 5 for 6 me with [a] [great] [splash] [grandfather] [frog] [dived] [into] the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 with 9 the [ [illustration] : " his legs were so long , and his neck was so long that all his neighbors laughed at him [.] " 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 11 and 5 his 6 legs 6 legs 11 and 7 were 9 long 7 were 11 and 8 so 9 long 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 long 12 his 13 neck 13 neck 14 was 14 was 16 long 15 so 16 long 16 long 17 that 17 that 18 all 18 all 19 his 19 his 20 neighbors 20 neighbors 21 laughed 21 laughed 22 at 22 at 23 him 23 him 25 " page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] in all his life [peter] [rabbit] [had] [seen] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [but] [once] [,] [but] [that] [once] [was] [enough] [.] 1 in 2 all 1 in 4 life 3 his 4 life tufty , [you] [know] [,] [lives] [in] [the] [great] [woods] [.] 1 tufty 2 , it was then that [peter] [had] [seen] [him] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 2 was 4 that in [fact] , [peter] [had] had the narrowest [of] [escapes] , and the very memory [of] it [made] [him] [shiver] [.] 1 in 12 and 1 in 17 it 3 , 11 , 3 , 12 and 6 had 8 narrowest 6 had 11 , 7 the 8 narrowest 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 memory 13 the 14 very 13 the 15 memory that [tail] fascinated [peter] [.] 1 that 3 fascinated it was just an apology for a tail [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 5 apology 2 was 6 for 4 an 5 apology 5 apology 6 for 6 for 8 tail 7 a 8 tail for [tufty] ['s] size it was hardly as much of a tail [as] [peter] [himself] [has] [.] 1 for 4 size 1 for 12 tail 4 size 10 of 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 hardly 6 was 9 much 6 was 10 of 8 as 9 much 11 a 12 tail it made [peter] [feel] [a] [lot] [better] [.] 1 it 2 made also it made him very curious [.] 1 also 2 it 2 it 3 made 3 made 4 him 3 made 6 curious 5 very 6 curious the first [chance] [he] [got] , [he] [asked] [his] [cousin] [,] [jumper] [the] [hare] [,] [about] [it] [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 6 , jumper [did] [know] , and this is the story [he] [told] [peter] [:] 1 jumper 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 this 5 and 7 is 6 this 7 is 7 is 9 story 8 the 9 story " [way] [back] [in] [the] [beginning] [of] [things] [lived] [old] [mr] [lynx] [.] " 1 " 14 " " [i] [know] [,] " [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 " " he was [the] of [tufty] , and he wasn't old then [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 old 11 old 12 then " [who] ['s] [telling] [this] [story] [?] " [demanded] [jumper] [crossly] [.] 1 " 8 " " [if] [you] [know] [it] [why] [did] [you] [ask] [me] [?] " 1 " 12 " ["] [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] [.] [indeed] [i] [do] [.] i won't say another word [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [hastily] [.] 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 say 3 say 5 word 4 another 5 word ["] [all] [right] [,] [see] [that] [you] [don't] [.] interruptions always spoil a story [,] ["] [said] [jumper] [.] 1 interruptions 3 spoil 2 always 3 spoil 3 spoil 5 story 4 a 5 story " you are quite right about [old] [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 right 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 about he wasn't old then [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 old 3 old 4 then no one was old , because it was in the beginning of things [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 old 4 old 6 because 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 it 6 because 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 in 9 in 11 beginning 10 the 11 beginning 11 beginning 12 of 12 of 13 things [at] [that] [time] [mr] [lynx] [boasted] [a] [long] [tail] [,] [quite] [as] [fine] [a] [tail] [as] [his] [cousin] [,] [mr] [panther] [.] he was very proud of it [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 proud 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 it you know there is a saying that pride goes before a fall [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 there 4 is 4 is 6 saying 4 is 10 before 5 a 6 saying 6 saying 7 that 7 that 8 pride 7 that 9 goes 8 pride 9 goes 10 before 12 fall 11 a 12 fall it was so [with] [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so he boasted about his tail [.] 1 he 2 boasted 2 boasted 3 about 2 boasted 5 tail 4 his 5 tail he said that it was the finest tail in the world [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 tail 5 was 9 in 6 the 7 finest 6 the 8 tail 8 tail 9 in 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world he said so much that his neighbors got tired of hearing about it [.] 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 much 2 said 5 that 3 so 4 much 5 that 7 neighbors 5 that 8 got 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 got 8 got 9 tired 9 tired 10 of 9 tired 12 about 10 of 11 hearing 11 hearing 12 about 12 about 13 it he made a perfect nuisance of himself [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 5 nuisance 3 a 4 perfect 3 a 5 nuisance 4 perfect 5 nuisance 5 nuisance 6 of 6 of 7 himself he switched and waved [his] long [tail] about continually [.] 1 he 2 switched 1 he 3 and 2 switched 3 and 3 and 4 waved 3 and 6 long 3 and 8 about 8 about 9 continually it seemed as if that tail were never still [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 6 tail 4 if 7 were 5 that 6 tail 6 tail 7 were 7 were 8 never 7 were 9 still he made fun of those whose tails were shorter or [of] different shape or less handsome [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 fun 3 fun 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 whose 6 whose 7 tails 7 tails 8 were 8 were 10 or 8 were 16 handsome 9 shorter 10 or 10 or 12 different 12 different 14 or 13 shape 14 or 14 or 15 less ["] [when] [at] [last] [his] [neighbors] [could] [stand] [it] [no] [longer] [,] [they] [decided] [to] [teach] [him] [a] [lesson] [.] ["] [the] [chance] [came] [that] [very] [evening] [.] [mr] [lynx] [had] [had] [a] [very] [successful] [day] [,] [and] [he] [was] [feeling] [very] [fine] [.] he was so intent on his boasting [that] [he] [didn't] [notice] [old] [king] [bear] [slipping] [around] behind him [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 intent 3 so 4 intent 4 intent 5 on 4 intent 17 behind 5 on 7 boasting 6 his 7 boasting 17 behind 18 him ["] [old] [mr] [lynx] [let] [out] [a] [yowl] [and] [a] [screech] [that] [was] [enough] [to] [make] [your] [blood] [run] [cold] [.] but he couldn't do a thing [,] [though] [he] [tore] [the] [ground] [up] with his great claws [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 14 with 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 do 4 do 6 thing 5 a 6 thing 14 with 17 claws 15 his 17 claws 16 great 17 claws you see [,] [old] [king] [bear] [was] [very] [big] [and] [very] [heavy] [,] [and] [mr] [lynx] [couldn't] [budge] [his] [tail] [a] [bit] [.] 1 you 2 see and he couldn't [turn] to [fight] [old] [king] [bear] [,] [though] it seemed as if he would turn himself inside out trying [to] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 to 2 he 3 couldn't 5 to 12 it 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 15 if 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 he 15 if 18 turn 16 he 17 would 17 would 18 turn 18 turn 19 himself 18 turn 20 inside 20 inside 22 trying 21 out 22 trying then [old] [king] [bear] [let] [him] go [.] 1 then 7 go then he turned and slunk away in the shadows by himself [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 and 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 slunk 4 and 6 away 4 and 7 in 4 and 10 by 7 in 9 shadows 8 the 9 shadows 9 shadows 10 by 10 by 11 himself what do you think he did [?] ["] 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 he 4 think 6 did 5 he 6 did " [what] [?] " [asked] [peter] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 4 " " he [bit] [it] [off] [,] ["] replied [jumper] [slowly] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 8 replied ["] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [he] [bit] [it] [off] [right] [at] [the] [place] [where] [old] [king] [bear] [had] [stepped] [on] [it] [.] of course he was sorry the minute he had done it , but it was done , and that was all there was to it [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 18 and 4 was 5 sorry 4 was 18 and 5 sorry 7 minute 6 the 7 minute 7 minute 8 he 7 minute 10 done 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 done 10 done 11 it 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 13 but 17 , 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 done 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 was 19 that 20 was 20 was 21 all 21 all 22 there 22 there 23 was 23 was 24 to 24 to 25 it after that he kept out of sight of all his neighbors [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 6 of 4 kept 11 neighbors 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 8 of 9 all 10 his 11 neighbors he prowled around mostly at night and was very stealthy and soft-footed , always keeping in the shadows [.] 1 he 7 and 2 prowled 3 around 2 prowled 4 mostly 2 prowled 7 and 4 mostly 5 at 5 at 6 night 7 and 11 and 7 and 15 keeping 8 was 10 stealthy 8 was 11 and 9 very 10 stealthy 11 and 12 soft-footed 13 , 15 keeping 14 always 15 keeping 15 keeping 16 in 15 keeping 18 shadows 17 the 18 shadows his temper grew worse and worse from brooding over his lost tail [.] 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 3 grew 3 grew 5 and 4 worse 5 and 5 and 6 worse 6 worse 7 from 6 worse 9 over 7 from 8 brooding 8 brooding 9 over 9 over 12 tail 10 his 12 tail 11 lost 12 tail when [any] [one] [chanced] [to] [surprise] [him] , he would switch [his] [stub] [of] [a] [tail] [just] [as] [he] [used] [to] [switch] [his] [long] [tail] [.] 1 when 8 , 8 , 11 switch 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 switch you see he would forget [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 2 see 5 forget 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 forget then when he was laughed at by those bigger than [he] , he would scream angrily and slink away like a great , gray shadow [.] 1 then 13 he 2 when 6 at 2 when 13 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 at 5 laughed 6 at 6 at 7 by 7 by 8 those 8 those 9 bigger 9 bigger 10 than 10 than 12 , 13 he 14 would 14 would 17 and 15 scream 16 angrily 15 scream 17 and 17 and 18 slink 18 slink 19 away 18 slink 20 like 20 like 25 shadow 21 a 22 great 21 a 25 shadow 22 great 23 , 22 great 25 shadow 24 gray 25 shadow " once he besought [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [give] [him] [a] [new] [tail] [,] [but] [in] [vain] [.] 1 " 4 besought 2 once 3 he 3 he 4 besought she gave him a lecture which he never forgot [.] 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 3 him 2 gave 5 lecture 4 a 5 lecture 5 lecture 6 which 5 lecture 9 forgot 6 which 7 he 6 which 9 forgot 7 he 9 forgot 8 never 9 forgot [mr] [lynx] [crawled] [on] [his] [stomach] [to] [the] [feet] [of] [old] [mother] [nature] [and] [begged] [with] [tears] [in] [his] [eyes] [.] old [mother] [nature] [looked] [him] [straight] [in] [the] [eyes] , [but] [he] [couldn't] [look] [straight] [back] [.] 1 old 10 , he [tried] [,] [but] [he] couldn't do it [.] 1 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 do 7 do 8 it he would shift his eyes [from] side to side [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 shift 3 shift 7 side 3 shift 8 to 4 his 7 side 5 eyes 7 side 8 to 9 side ["] [mr] [lynx] [looked] [her] [straight] [in] [the] [face] [and] [said] ['] [i] ['] [then] [his] [eyes] [shifted] [.] he brought them back to [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] face with a jerk and began again [.] 1 he 14 and 2 brought 3 them 2 brought 4 back 2 brought 11 with 2 brought 14 and 4 back 5 to 5 to 10 face 10 face 11 with 11 with 13 jerk 12 a 13 jerk 14 and 15 began 14 and 16 again ['] [i] [promise] ['] [once] [more] [his] [eyes] [shifted] [.] then he gave up and sneaked away into the darkest shadows he could find [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 sneaked 5 and 7 away 5 and 8 into 8 into 11 shadows 9 the 10 darkest 9 the 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 he 11 shadows 14 find 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 find he [hadn't] [a] [single] [real] [use] for it , as he had found out [since] [he] [had] [had] [only] that [stub] [.] 1 he 14 out 7 for 8 it 7 for 9 , 7 for 11 he 9 , 10 as 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 out 14 out 20 that ["] [old] [mother] [nature] [knew] [this] [perfectly] [well] [,] [for] [you] [can't] [fool] [her] [,] [and] [it] ['s] [of] [no] [use] [to] [try] [.] [so] [mr] [lynx] [never] [did] [get] [a] [new] [tail] [.] to the little people , he was like a fearsome shadow to be watched out for at all times [.] 1 to 4 people 1 to 5 , 1 to 6 he 2 the 4 people 3 little 4 people 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 like 7 was 17 at 8 like 11 shadow 9 a 10 fearsome 9 a 11 shadow 10 fearsome 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 to 11 shadow 16 for 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 watched 14 watched 15 out 15 out 16 for 17 at 19 times 18 all 19 times his children were just like him , and his children 's children [.] 1 his 2 children 2 children 3 were 3 were 4 just 4 just 5 like 5 like 8 and 6 him 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 children 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 's 11 's 12 children tufty is the same way [.] 1 tufty 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way no one likes him [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 him all who are smaller than [he] fear him [.] 1 all 2 who 1 all 3 are 1 all 7 fear 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 smaller 4 smaller 5 than 7 fear 8 him and if he knows why he has [only] a stub of a tail , he never mentions it [.] 1 and 17 mentions 2 if 3 he 2 if 4 knows 2 if 14 , 2 if 15 he 3 he 4 knows 4 knows 5 why 5 why 6 he 5 why 7 has 6 he 7 has 7 has 10 stub 9 a 10 stub 10 stub 11 of 11 of 13 tail 12 a 13 tail 15 he 17 mentions 16 never 17 mentions 17 mentions 18 it but you will notice that he switches it just as if it were a real tail [.] 1 but 2 you 1 but 4 notice 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 notice 4 notice 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 switches 6 he 7 switches 7 switches 8 it 7 switches 9 just 9 just 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 it 11 if 13 were 12 it 13 were 13 were 16 tail 14 a 15 real 14 a 16 tail 15 real 16 tail i think he likes to imagine that it is a real one [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 he 2 think 4 likes 3 he 4 likes 4 likes 5 to 4 likes 6 imagine 5 to 6 imagine 6 imagine 7 that 7 that 8 it 7 that 9 is 8 it 9 is 9 is 12 one 10 a 11 real 10 a 12 one 11 real 12 one " [i] ['ve] [noticed] [,] " [replied] [peter] [.] 1 " 6 " he was silent for a few minutes [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 for 4 for 7 minutes 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 15 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 15 ,