produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] blacky the [crow] is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes . 1 blacky 9 not 2 the 4 is 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 watching 6 watching 7 for 7 for 8 things 8 things 9 not 9 not 10 intended 10 intended 11 for 11 for 12 his 12 his 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 . the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 1 the 2 result 2 result 3 is 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 gets 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 into 6 gets 9 end 7 into 8 no 9 end 14 could 10 of 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 which 12 which 13 he 12 which 14 could 14 could 15 avoid 15 avoid 16 . in this respect he is just like his cousin , [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 respect 3 respect 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 10 , 8 his 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 , 10 , 13 . between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 deal 2 them 3 they 3 they 4 see 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 deal 7 deal 8 with 8 with 14 and 9 which 10 they 9 which 13 business 10 they 11 have 12 no 13 business 13 business 14 and 14 and 15 which 15 which 18 be 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 better 19 better 20 for 19 better 23 to 20 for 21 them 22 not 23 to 23 to 25 . 24 see 25 . you can believe just which you please , though [i] suspect that neither of them really knows . 1 you 2 can 2 can 8 , 3 believe 4 just 4 just 6 you 5 which 6 you 6 you 7 please 7 please 8 , 8 , 9 though 8 , 13 neither 9 though 11 suspect 11 suspect 12 that 13 neither 14 of 14 of 18 . 15 them 16 really 16 really 17 knows 17 knows 18 . like the black imp he is , [blacky] flew over the tree-tops , his sharp eyes watching for something interesting below . 1 like 4 imp 2 the 3 black 2 the 4 imp 3 black 4 imp 4 imp 5 he 4 imp 6 is 6 is 7 , 7 , 16 eyes 9 flew 10 over 10 over 13 , 11 the 12 tree-tops 12 tree-tops 13 , 13 , 15 sharp 14 his 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 watching 16 eyes 18 for 17 watching 18 for 18 for 19 something 19 something 22 . 20 interesting 21 below 21 below 22 . presently he saw ahead of him the old nest of [red-tail] . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 ahead 4 ahead 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 9 nest 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 nest 9 nest 10 of 10 of 12 . he knew all about that nest . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 7 . 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . he had visited it before [when] [red-tail] was away . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 visited 3 visited 4 it 3 visited 5 before 5 before 8 was 8 was 9 away 9 away 10 . still it might be worth another visit . 1 still 2 it 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 worth 5 worth 6 another 6 another 7 visit 7 visit 8 . you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 1 you 2 never 1 you 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 6 you 5 what 6 you 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 find 8 find 9 in 9 in 10 old 10 old 11 houses 11 houses 12 . but [blacky] learned ever so long ago that there is nothing like making sure that there is no danger . 1 but 8 that 3 learned 4 ever 3 learned 6 long 4 ever 5 so 6 long 7 ago 7 ago 8 that 8 that 10 is 9 there 10 is 10 is 11 nothing 11 nothing 15 that 12 like 14 sure 13 making 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 15 that 17 is 16 there 17 is 17 is 19 danger 18 no 19 danger 19 danger 20 . so , instead of flying straight to that old nest , he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it . 1 so 7 to 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 4 of 5 flying 5 flying 6 straight 6 straight 7 to 7 to 11 , 8 that 10 nest 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 11 , 11 , 14 flew 12 he 13 first 12 he 14 flew 13 first 14 flew 14 flew 15 over 14 flew 17 tree 14 flew 19 that 16 the 17 tree 18 so 19 that 19 that 20 he 19 that 22 look 21 could 22 look 22 look 23 down 22 look 26 . 23 down 24 into 25 it 26 . right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 7 made 4 saw 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 7 made 7 made 10 and 8 him 9 gasp 9 gasp 10 and 10 and 11 blink 11 blink 14 . 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 and 3 quite 4 large 4 large 5 and 5 and 6 white 6 white 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 looked 9 it 10 looked 10 looked 11 it 11 it 12 looked 12 looked 13 very 12 looked 15 indeed 13 very 14 much 15 indeed 16 like 16 like 19 ! 17 an 18 egg 17 an 19 ! do you wonder that [blacky] gasped and blinked ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 6 gasped 6 gasped 7 and 7 and 8 blinked 8 blinked 9 ? the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 1 the 2 idea 1 the 5 one 2 idea 3 of 3 of 4 any 5 one 6 laying 6 laying 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 9 at 9 at 11 time 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 of 12 of 13 year 13 year 14 ! blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 7 pine-tree 5 a 6 tall 5 a 7 pine-tree 6 tall 7 pine-tree 7 pine-tree 8 to 7 pine-tree 11 over 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it 11 over 12 . " must be it was a little lump of snow , " thought he . 1 " 3 be 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 lump 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 lump 8 lump 12 " 9 of 10 snow 10 snow 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " yet if ever [i] saw an egg , that looked like one . 1 " 2 yet 1 " 4 ever 2 yet 3 if 4 ever 6 saw 6 saw 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 10 that 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 looked 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 one 13 one 14 . jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now ! " 1 jumping 2 grasshoppers 2 grasshoppers 3 , 2 grasshoppers 4 how 4 how 5 good 5 good 9 taste 6 an 7 egg 7 egg 8 would 8 would 9 taste 9 taste 10 right 10 right 11 now 11 now 12 ! 12 ! 13 " you know [blacky] has a weakness for eggs . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 has 4 has 6 weakness 5 a 6 weakness 6 weakness 7 for 7 for 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 12 . 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 11 grew 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 . several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 1 several 3 he 1 several 9 to 2 times 3 he 3 he 5 made 4 almost 5 made 5 made 8 mind 6 up 7 his 7 his 8 mind 9 to 10 fly 10 fly 11 straight 10 fly 12 over 11 straight 12 over 12 over 17 , 13 there 14 and 14 and 15 make 15 make 16 sure 16 sure 17 , 17 , 19 he 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 23 . 21 quite 22 dare 21 quite 23 . if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 1 if 5 egg 2 it 3 were 4 an 5 egg 5 egg 10 to 6 , 7 it 6 , 8 must 8 must 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 10 to 13 and 11 somebody 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 be 14 perhaps 15 it 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 best 18 best 23 . 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 who 22 who 23 . suddenly [blacky] shook himself . 1 suddenly 3 shook 3 shook 4 himself 4 himself 5 . " [i] must be dreaming , " said he . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 , 5 dreaming 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " there couldn't , there just couldn't be an egg at this time of year , or in that old tumble-down nest ! 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 , 2 there 3 couldn't 4 , 5 there 4 , 7 couldn't 5 there 6 just 7 couldn't 8 be 8 be 17 or 9 an 10 egg 9 an 13 time 10 egg 11 at 11 at 12 this 13 time 14 of 13 time 16 , 14 of 15 year 16 , 17 or 17 or 23 ! 18 in 21 tumble-down 19 that 20 old 20 old 21 tumble-down 21 tumble-down 22 nest 22 nest 23 ! i 'll just fly away and forget it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 fly 3 just 4 fly 4 fly 6 and 5 away 6 and 6 and 7 forget 7 forget 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 1 so 3 flew 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 8 couldn't 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 10 it 10 it 11 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " as true as ever [i] 've cawed a caw [that] was a new-laid egg [i] saw . " 1 " 10 caw 2 as 3 true 3 true 4 as 4 as 5 ever 5 ever 7 've 7 've 8 cawed 8 cawed 9 a 9 a 10 caw 10 caw 12 was 12 was 15 egg 13 a 14 new-laid 13 a 15 egg 15 egg 17 saw 17 saw 18 . 18 . 19 " " oh nothing , [cousin] , nothing at all , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 nothing 2 oh 7 nothing 3 nothing 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 at 7 nothing 10 , 8 at 9 all 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] was just talking foolishness to myself . " 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 talking 5 talking 6 foolishness 6 foolishness 7 to 7 to 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " sammy looked at him sharply . 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 4 him 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " you aren't feeling sick , are you , [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 are 2 you 3 aren't 3 aren't 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 sick 5 sick 6 , 7 are 8 you 8 you 15 asked 9 , 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 13 " 15 asked 15 asked 16 . " must be something the matter with you when you begin talking about new-laid eggs , when everything 's covered with snow and ice . 1 " 2 must 1 " 11 begin 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 something 3 be 7 with 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 you 9 when 10 you 10 you 11 begin 11 begin 12 talking 12 talking 13 about 12 talking 18 everything 13 about 14 new-laid 14 new-laid 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 , 16 , 17 when 18 everything 25 . 19 's 20 covered 19 's 23 and 20 covered 21 with 21 with 22 snow 22 snow 23 and 23 and 24 ice 24 ice 25 . foolishness is no name for it . 1 foolishness 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 name 3 no 5 for 5 for 6 it 6 it 7 . whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 2 heard 7 as 3 of 4 such 4 such 6 thing 5 a 6 thing 7 as 10 egg 8 a 9 new-laid 9 new-laid 10 egg 10 egg 14 year 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . 15 . 16 " " nobody , [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 , 3 , 5 guess 5 guess 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] told you [i] was just talking foolishness . 1 " 3 told 3 told 4 you 4 you 6 was 6 was 7 just 7 just 8 talking 8 talking 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . you see , [i] 'm so hungry that [i] just got to thinking what [i] 'd have if [i] could have anything [i] wanted . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 hungry 2 see 10 just 3 , 5 'm 5 'm 6 so 6 so 7 hungry 7 hungry 8 that 10 just 16 'd 11 got 12 to 12 to 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 what 14 what 16 'd 16 'd 17 have 17 have 18 if 18 if 20 could 18 if 24 wanted 20 could 21 have 21 have 22 anything 24 wanted 25 . i guess [i] must have said something about it . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 said 6 said 7 something 7 something 8 about 8 about 11 " 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] guess you must have . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 . it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 egg 2 isn't 6 , 4 time 5 yet 5 yet 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 7 and 14 time 8 it 9 won't 9 won't 10 be 10 be 11 for 11 for 13 long 12 a 13 long 14 time 15 . take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 1 take 2 my 2 my 4 and 3 advice 4 and 4 and 6 forget 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 6 forget 9 things 7 about 8 impossible 9 things 10 . i 'm going over to [farmer] [brown] 's corncrib . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 8 's 8 's 9 corncrib 9 corncrib 10 . corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 1 corn 6 good 2 may 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 as 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 7 as 9 , 8 eggs 9 , 9 , 11 it 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 good 14 good 18 . 15 and 16 very 16 very 17 filling 17 filling 18 . better come along , " said [sammy] . 1 better 2 come 2 come 3 along 3 along 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 8 . " not this morning , thank you . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 this 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 . some other time , perhaps , " replied [blacky] . 1 some 3 time 2 other 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 6 , 5 perhaps 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . he watched [sammy] disappear through the trees . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 4 disappear 4 disappear 5 through 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 trees 7 trees 8 . then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 1 then 6 top 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tallest 7 of 8 the 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 11 to 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 12 make 16 one 13 sure 14 that 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 was 17 was 18 about 18 about 19 . " [i] 'm foolish . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 . i know [i] 'm foolish , " he muttered . 1 i 2 know 2 know 5 foolish 4 'm 5 foolish 5 foolish 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " but [i] 've just got to have another look in that old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 5 just 4 've 5 just 5 just 6 got 6 got 8 have 7 to 8 have 8 have 10 look 8 have 11 in 9 another 10 look 10 look 11 in 11 in 14 nest 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 of 15 of 17 the 17 the 19 . it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 4 any 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 another 8 another 11 anyway 9 look 10 , 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . 12 . 13 " as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 1 as 6 top 2 he 3 passed 3 passed 4 over 4 over 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 10 , 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 , 10 , 12 looked 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 down 12 looked 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 1 the 2 day 2 day 4 there 3 before 4 there 4 there 12 were 5 had 6 been 5 had 7 but 7 but 8 one 8 one 9 ; 9 ; 10 now 10 now 11 there 11 there 12 were 12 were 13 two 13 two 14 . that settled it [in] [blacky] 's mind ; they were eggs ! 1 that 2 settled 2 settled 3 it 3 it 6 's 6 's 7 mind 7 mind 8 ; 8 ; 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 ! they couldn't be anything else . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 anything 4 anything 5 else 5 else 6 . blacky kept right on flying . 1 blacky 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 flying 5 flying 6 . somehow he didn't dare stop just then . 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 4 dare 5 stop 5 stop 6 just 6 just 7 then 7 then 8 . he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 much 2 was 7 what 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 by 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 14 . 10 discovered 11 to 10 discovered 12 think 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 clearly 13 clearly 14 . he had got to have time to get his wits together . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 got 2 had 6 time 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 have 6 time 7 to 6 time 8 get 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 wits 9 his 10 wits 10 wits 11 together 11 together 12 . whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 1 whoever 2 had 2 had 3 laid 3 laid 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 8 and 6 was 7 big 7 big 8 and 8 and 9 strong 9 strong 10 . he felt sure of that . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 6 . 5 that 6 . he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 1 he 5 out 2 must 3 first 3 first 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 whose 6 whose 11 he 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 ; 9 ; 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 16 to 13 know 14 better 14 better 15 what 15 what 16 to 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 1 he 11 , 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 6 one 5 no 6 one 6 one 7 else 6 one 8 knew 8 knew 9 about 8 knew 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 14 knew 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 16 they 15 that 18 run 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 20 . 19 away 20 . so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 kept 3 kept 13 pine-tree 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 flying 6 flying 7 until 7 until 8 he 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 certain 9 reached 12 tall 10 a 11 certain 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 19 think 15 he 18 and 16 could 17 sit 17 sit 18 and 18 and 19 think 19 think 20 without 20 without 21 being 21 being 22 disturbed 22 disturbed 23 . " eggs ! " he muttered . 1 " 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 . " real eggs ! 1 " 2 real 2 real 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 ! now who under the sun can have moved into [redtail] 's old house ? 1 now 2 who 1 now 11 's 2 who 3 under 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 can 5 sun 8 moved 6 can 7 have 8 moved 9 into 11 's 12 old 12 old 13 house 13 house 14 ? and what can they mean by laying eggs before [mistress] [spring] has even sent word that she has started ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 3 can 3 can 5 mean 4 they 5 mean 5 mean 8 eggs 6 by 7 laying 7 laying 8 eggs 8 eggs 12 has 9 before 12 has 12 has 15 word 13 even 14 sent 13 even 15 word 15 word 18 has 15 word 19 started 16 that 17 she 17 she 18 has 19 started 20 ? it 's too much for me . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 7 . 6 me 7 . it certainly is too much for me . " 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 for 6 for 9 " 7 me 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 1 two 2 big 1 two 5 in 2 big 3 white 3 white 4 eggs 5 in 10 and 6 a 7 tumbledown 7 tumbledown 8 nest 8 nest 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 snow 11 snow 12 and 12 and 14 everywhere 13 ice 14 everywhere 14 everywhere 15 ! did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 1 did 2 ever 2 ever 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 hear 4 hear 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 8 thing 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 10 ? 9 before 10 ? " wouldn't believe it , if [i] hadn't seen it with my own eyes , " muttered [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 3 believe 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 3 believe 9 seen 5 , 6 if 5 , 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 with 11 with 14 eyes 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 eyes 14 eyes 17 muttered 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 muttered 17 muttered 21 . 19 the 21 . " have to believe them . 1 " 2 have 2 have 4 believe 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 them 5 them 6 . if [i] can't believe them , it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world . 1 if 3 can't 1 if 6 , 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 them 6 , 7 it 6 , 13 try 7 it 8 's 8 's 9 of 9 of 11 use 10 no 11 use 11 use 12 to 13 try 16 anything 14 to 15 believe 15 believe 16 anything 16 anything 17 in 17 in 18 this 18 this 19 world 19 world 20 . as sure as [i] sit here , that old nest has two eggs in it . 1 as 2 sure 2 sure 3 as 3 as 5 sit 5 sit 14 in 6 here 7 , 7 , 10 nest 8 that 9 old 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 13 eggs 11 has 12 two 12 two 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 in 14 in 15 it 15 it 16 . whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 1 whoever 2 laid 1 whoever 4 must 2 laid 3 them 4 must 5 be 5 be 10 at 6 crazy 7 to 7 to 8 start 8 start 9 housekeeping 9 housekeeping 10 at 10 at 12 time 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . i must find out whose eggs they are and then " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 find 3 find 4 out 4 out 5 whose 5 whose 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 they 6 eggs 9 and 7 they 8 are 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 " to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 1 to 2 have 2 have 3 seen 3 seen 6 you 3 seen 8 never 4 him 5 , 4 him 6 you 6 you 7 would 8 never 9 have 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 17 in 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 for 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 anything 16 anything 17 in 17 in 19 . 18 particular 19 . he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 8 on 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 just 4 be 8 on 5 just 6 flying 6 flying 7 over 8 on 10 way 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 12 some 12 some 14 place 13 distant 14 place 14 place 15 . blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 heart 2 's 4 beat 3 heart 4 beat 4 beat 6 with 5 fast 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 as 8 as 10 drew 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 11 near 16 . 12 that 13 old 13 old 14 tumble-down 14 tumble-down 15 nest 15 nest 16 . would those two big white eggs be there ? 1 would 2 those 2 those 3 two 3 two 4 big 4 big 5 white 5 white 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 be 7 be 8 there 8 there 9 ? perhaps there would be three ! 1 perhaps 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 three 5 three 6 ! the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 made 4 made 5 him 4 made 8 wings 5 him 6 flap 7 his 8 wings 8 wings 12 . 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 faster 11 faster 12 . a few more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 more 2 few 5 strokes 4 wing 5 strokes 5 strokes 8 would 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 right 9 be 11 over 11 over 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . how he did hope to see those eggs ! 1 how 2 he 1 how 4 hope 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 hope 4 hope 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 those 7 those 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 ! he could almost see into the nest now . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 almost 3 almost 4 see 4 see 5 into 5 into 7 nest 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 now 8 now 9 . one stroke ! 1 one 2 stroke 2 stroke 3 ! two strokes ! 1 two 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! three strokes ! 1 three 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 1 blacky 2 bit 2 bit 6 keep 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 7 from 11 caw 8 giving 9 a 9 a 10 sharp 9 a 11 caw 11 caw 12 of 12 of 13 disappointment 13 disappointment 16 . 14 and 15 surprise 14 and 16 . there were no eggs to be seen . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 eggs 3 no 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . no , [sir] , there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 wasn't 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 sign 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 11 in 9 of 10 eggs 11 in 12 that 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 . there wasn't because why , do you think ? 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 because 2 wasn't 4 why 4 why 6 do 5 , 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 think 8 think 9 ? blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 back 6 back 8 he 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 planned 10 planned 11 . he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 1 he 5 , 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 5 , 3 right 4 on 5 , 6 just 5 , 8 if 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 hadn't 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 14 and 11 seen 13 , 12 anything 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 he 15 as 16 he 15 as 18 he 16 he 17 flew 18 he 19 shivered 19 shivered 22 . 20 a 21 little 21 little 22 . " [i] 'm thankful [i] knew enough to leave them alone , " said he . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 thankful 3 'm 8 to 4 thankful 6 knew 6 knew 7 enough 8 to 12 , 9 leave 10 them 9 leave 11 alone 11 alone 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 . 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [funny] [i] never once guessed whose eggs they are . 1 " 4 never 4 never 5 once 4 never 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 whose 7 whose 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 they 9 they 11 . 10 are 11 . i might have known that no one but [hooty] the [horned] [owl] would think of nesting at this time of year . 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 that 5 that 7 one 6 no 7 one 7 one 22 . 8 but 14 think 10 the 13 would 13 would 14 think 14 think 15 of 15 of 16 nesting 16 nesting 17 at 17 at 19 time 18 this 19 time 19 time 20 of 20 of 21 year 21 year 22 . and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] saw on the nest just now . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 7 saw 7 saw 10 nest 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 nest 10 nest 11 just 11 just 12 now 12 now 13 . my , but she 's big ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 she 4 she 5 's 5 's 6 big 6 big 7 ! she 's bigger than [hooty] himself ! 1 she 2 's 2 's 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 6 himself 6 himself 7 ! yes , [sir] , it 's a lucky thing [i] didn't try to get those eggs yesterday . 1 yes 9 thing 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 4 , 6 's 6 's 9 thing 7 a 8 lucky 8 lucky 9 thing 9 thing 11 didn't 11 didn't 14 get 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 eggs 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 yesterday 17 yesterday 18 . blacky , [blacky] , the sooner you forget those eggs the better . " 1 blacky 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 sooner 4 , 8 forget 5 the 6 sooner 7 you 8 forget 8 forget 9 those 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 14 " 11 the 12 better 11 the 13 . 13 . 14 " some things are best forgotten [as] soon as they are learned . 1 some 2 things 2 things 5 forgotten 3 are 4 best 4 best 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 7 soon 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 12 . 11 learned 12 . who never plays with fire [will] surely not get burned . 1 who 2 never 1 who 3 plays 3 plays 4 with 4 with 5 fire 5 fire 8 not 7 surely 8 not 8 not 9 get 9 get 10 burned 10 burned 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 8 seen 2 would 3 forget 3 forget 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 them 9 them 14 stay 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 would 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 18 corner 17 that 18 corner 18 corner 19 of 19 of 23 . 20 the 23 . that was a very wise resolution . 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 wise 3 a 4 very 3 a 5 wise 5 wise 6 resolution 6 resolution 7 . she is bigger than [hooty] and certainly quite as much to be feared by the little people . 1 she 2 is 2 is 6 and 3 bigger 4 than 3 bigger 6 and 6 and 7 certainly 7 certainly 13 feared 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 feared 13 feared 14 by 14 by 17 people 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 people 17 people 18 . all this [blacky] knows . 1 all 2 this 2 this 4 knows 4 knows 5 . no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 4 it 5 better 5 better 6 . and [blacky] is not one to poke his head into trouble with his eyes open . 1 and 6 to 3 is 4 not 4 not 5 one 5 one 6 to 6 to 7 poke 7 poke 10 into 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 into 10 into 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 with 12 with 14 eyes 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 open 15 open 16 . so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 1 so 3 very 2 he 3 very 3 very 7 forget 4 wisely 5 resolved 5 resolved 6 to 6 to 7 forget 7 forget 8 all 8 all 9 about 9 about 10 those 10 those 12 . 11 eggs 12 . now it is one thing to make a resolution and quite another thing to live up to it , as you all know . 1 now 5 thing 1 now 10 and 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 thing 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 resolution 8 a 9 resolution 9 resolution 10 and 10 and 11 quite 11 quite 12 another 12 another 13 thing 13 thing 15 live 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 24 . 18 it 23 know 19 , 22 all 20 as 21 you 20 as 22 all 22 all 23 know 23 know 24 . it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 to 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 10 forget 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 forget 10 forget 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 18 forget 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 easy 16 easy 17 to 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 19 . he just couldn't seem to forget them . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 forget 6 forget 7 them 7 them 8 . after a little , he didn't try . 1 after 3 little 1 after 4 , 2 a 3 little 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try 7 try 8 . now [blacky] the [crow] is very , very cunning . 1 now 5 is 3 the 5 is 5 is 10 . 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 cunning 9 cunning 10 . he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 2 is 4 of 4 of 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 14 . 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 12 who 13 fly 12 who 14 . no one can get into more mischief and still keep out of trouble than can [blacky] the [crow] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 get 3 can 4 get 4 get 5 into 5 into 6 more 6 more 7 mischief 7 mischief 8 and 8 and 14 than 9 still 10 keep 10 keep 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 than 14 than 15 can 15 can 19 . 17 the 19 . that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 because 2 is 5 uses 3 because 4 he 5 uses 7 wits 6 the 7 wits 7 wits 8 in 8 in 11 head 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 head 11 head 12 of 12 of 14 . 13 his 14 . in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 10 say 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 some 4 some 5 people 5 people 6 are 6 are 7 unkind 7 unkind 8 enough 8 enough 9 to 10 say 13 spends 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 spends 13 spends 18 in 14 all 17 time 15 his 17 time 16 spare 17 time 17 time 18 in 18 in 20 mischief 19 planning 20 mischief 20 mischief 21 . that won't do at all , because [i] want them myself . 1 that 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 at 4 at 6 , 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 9 want 9 want 10 them 10 them 11 myself 11 myself 12 . i found them , and [i] ought to have them . " 1 i 2 found 2 found 3 them 2 found 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 have 7 ought 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 them 10 them 12 " 11 . 12 " he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that those eggs really belonged to [hooty] and [mrs] [hooty] and to no one else . 1 he 4 or 2 quite 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 or 4 or 5 overlooked 4 or 10 eggs 5 overlooked 7 fact 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 9 those 8 that 9 those 10 eggs 11 really 11 really 12 belonged 12 belonged 13 to 12 belonged 15 and 15 and 18 and 18 and 22 else 19 to 20 no 19 to 21 one 21 one 22 else 22 else 23 . " now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 me 1 " 5 see 2 now 3 let 3 let 4 me 5 see 6 , 6 , 7 what 7 what 8 can 8 can 10 do 10 do 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , and little by little a plan worked out in his little black head . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 3 and 2 thought 3 and 3 and 12 , 4 he 5 thought 4 he 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 thought 7 he 8 thought 8 thought 9 and 9 and 11 thought 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 12 , 19 worked 13 and 14 little 13 and 18 plan 14 little 15 by 15 by 16 little 17 a 18 plan 18 plan 19 worked 19 worked 20 out 20 out 21 in 21 in 22 his 22 his 25 head 23 little 24 black 24 black 25 head 25 head 26 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 1 he 8 hurriedly 2 chuckled 3 right 3 right 4 out 4 out 5 loud 5 loud 6 , 6 , 7 then 6 , 8 hurriedly 8 hurriedly 12 see 9 looked 10 around 10 around 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 15 one 13 if 14 any 14 any 15 one 15 one 18 him 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him 18 him 19 . no one had , so he chuckled again . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 5 so 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 he 5 so 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again 8 again 9 . then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 cocked 1 then 5 head 2 he 3 cocked 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 9 side 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 15 . 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 14 thing 15 . " it 's all right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 at 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 . " it 'll give my relatives a lot of fun , and of course they will be very grateful to me for that . 1 " 9 of 2 it 3 'll 3 'll 4 give 4 give 5 my 5 my 6 relatives 6 relatives 7 a 6 relatives 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 9 of 11 , 10 fun 11 , 11 , 17 be 12 and 15 they 13 of 14 course 14 course 15 they 15 they 16 will 16 will 17 be 17 be 18 very 18 very 19 grateful 18 very 21 me 19 grateful 20 to 21 me 22 for 22 for 23 that 23 that 24 . it won't hurt [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] a bit , but it will make them very angry . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 hurt 3 hurt 5 or 3 hurt 17 angry 5 or 9 bit 8 a 9 bit 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 11 but 13 will 13 will 14 make 14 make 15 them 15 them 16 very 16 very 17 angry 17 angry 18 . they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 1 they 2 have 1 they 6 , 2 have 3 very 3 very 4 short 4 short 5 tempers 6 , 8 people 6 , 11 tempers 7 and 8 people 9 with 10 short 10 short 11 tempers 11 tempers 12 usually 12 usually 13 forget 13 forget 14 everything 14 everything 15 else 14 everything 16 when 16 when 17 they 16 when 18 are 17 they 18 are 18 are 20 . 19 angry 20 . then [i] 'll slip in and get one and perhaps both of them . 1 then 4 slip 3 'll 4 slip 4 slip 5 in 5 in 9 and 6 and 7 get 6 and 9 and 7 get 8 one 9 and 11 both 10 perhaps 11 both 11 both 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 1 without 2 knowing 1 without 7 anything 2 knowing 3 that 3 that 5 are 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 doing 7 anything 8 of 8 of 11 , 9 the 10 kind 10 kind 11 , 11 , 13 friends 12 my 13 friends 13 friends 20 get 14 and 19 to 15 relatives 17 help 16 will 17 help 17 help 18 me 18 me 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 22 good 21 a 22 good 22 good 24 . 23 meal 24 . my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 will 7 will 8 taste 8 taste 9 ! 8 taste 10 " [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] when [blacky] cries " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 when 3 cries 3 cries 6 , 4 " 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 6 , 8 , 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 11 caw 10 , 11 caw 11 caw 12 ! 12 ! 13 " as if he 'd dislocate his jaw , [his] relatives all hasten where [he] waits them with a crafty air . 1 as 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 'd 4 'd 8 , 5 dislocate 6 his 6 his 7 jaw 7 jaw 8 , 8 , 15 waits 10 relatives 12 hasten 11 all 12 hasten 12 hasten 13 where 13 where 15 waits 15 waits 16 them 15 waits 17 with 16 them 17 with 17 with 21 . 18 a 19 crafty 19 crafty 20 air 20 air 21 . they know that there is mischief afoot , and the [crow] family is always ready for mischief . 1 they 4 there 1 they 7 afoot 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 there 5 is 6 mischief 5 is 7 afoot 7 afoot 8 , 8 , 12 family 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 family 12 family 13 is 13 is 15 ready 14 always 15 ready 15 ready 16 for 16 for 17 mischief 17 mischief 18 . blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 6 them 7 coming 7 coming 8 . " come on ! 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! caw , caw , caw ! 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! hurry up and flap your wings faster . 1 hurry 2 up 2 up 3 and 3 and 4 flap 4 flap 5 your 5 your 6 wings 6 wings 7 faster 7 faster 8 . i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , and we 'll have no end of fun with him , " he cried . 1 i 2 know 1 i 9 and 2 know 3 where 5 the 7 is 7 is 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'll 10 we 11 'll 11 'll 12 have 12 have 13 no 12 have 14 end 14 end 15 of 15 of 16 fun 16 fun 23 . 17 with 18 him 17 with 19 , 17 with 21 he 19 , 20 " 21 he 22 cried 22 cried 23 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 4 caw 8 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 11 , 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 , 11 , 12 caw 12 caw 13 ! 12 caw 15 shouted 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 shouted 15 shouted 19 in 16 all 17 his 16 all 18 relatives 18 relatives 19 in 19 in 21 glee 20 great 21 glee 21 glee 22 . " where is he ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 4 he 5 ? lead us to him . 1 lead 2 us 2 us 3 to 3 to 5 . 4 him 5 . we 'll drive him out of the [green] [forest] ! " 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 drive 3 drive 4 him 3 drive 6 of 4 him 5 out 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 ! 10 ! 11 " blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 1 blacky 2 had 1 blacky 11 and 2 had 3 taken 2 had 5 to 3 taken 4 pains 5 to 6 slip 6 slip 7 over 7 over 8 early 8 early 10 morning 9 that 10 morning 11 and 12 make 12 make 15 where 13 sure 14 just 14 just 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 . he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was until dark . 1 he 7 , 2 had 3 discovered 2 had 7 , 3 discovered 5 fast 3 discovered 6 asleep 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 knew 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 15 right 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 remain 15 right 17 he 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 until 18 was 20 dark 19 until 20 dark 20 dark 21 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] was shining his very brightest , and the white snow on the ground made it seem brighter still . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 8 was 2 , 3 round 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 bright 8 was 12 brightest 9 shining 10 his 9 shining 11 very 11 very 12 brightest 12 brightest 18 on 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 white 14 and 18 on 15 the 16 white 16 white 17 snow 18 on 20 ground 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 made 21 made 23 seem 22 it 23 seem 23 seem 24 brighter 24 brighter 26 . 25 still 26 . even [blacky] had to blink , and he knew that poor [hooty] would find it harder still . 1 even 3 had 1 even 7 and 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 blink 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 13 would 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 poor 13 would 14 find 14 find 15 it 15 it 17 still 16 harder 17 still 17 still 18 . but one thing [blacky] was very careful not to even hint of , and that was that [mrs] . hooty was right close at hand . 1 but 2 one 1 but 6 very 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 5 was 6 very 14 and 7 careful 9 to 7 careful 11 hint 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 even 11 hint 12 of 11 hint 14 and 12 of 13 , 14 and 22 right 15 that 16 was 16 was 17 that 17 that 21 was 19 . 20 hooty 20 hooty 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 26 . 23 close 24 at 24 at 25 hand 25 hand 26 . mrs [hooty] is bigger and even more fierce than [hooty] , and [blacky] didn't want to frighten any of the more timid of his relatives . 1 mrs 8 fierce 3 is 4 bigger 3 is 5 and 4 bigger 5 and 5 and 7 more 6 even 7 more 7 more 8 fierce 8 fierce 9 than 9 than 15 want 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 didn't 12 and 15 want 15 want 16 to 15 want 17 frighten 16 to 17 frighten 17 frighten 18 any 18 any 19 of 18 any 23 of 19 of 22 timid 20 the 21 more 20 the 22 timid 21 more 22 timid 23 of 26 . 24 his 25 relatives 25 relatives 26 . of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 1 of 8 noisy 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 7 the 8 noisy 9 crew 9 crew 12 and 10 coming 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 well 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 well 15 well 16 enough 16 enough 18 to 17 what 18 to 18 to 19 expect 19 expect 20 . as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 1 as 4 they 1 as 5 saw 1 as 8 they 2 soon 4 they 3 as 4 they 4 they 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 8 they 9 began 9 began 10 to 9 began 18 and 10 to 11 scream 12 as 13 loud 13 loud 14 as 14 as 15 ever 15 ever 16 they 16 they 17 could 17 could 18 and 18 and 20 call 19 to 20 call 20 call 21 him 20 call 23 manner 21 him 22 all 23 manner 24 of 24 of 25 names 25 names 26 . so far [blacky] 's plans were working out just as he had hoped . 1 so 2 far 2 far 4 's 4 's 5 plans 5 plans 6 were 6 were 7 working 7 working 8 out 7 working 10 as 8 out 9 just 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 had 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped 13 hoped 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now what's the good of being smart [when] others do not do their part ? 1 now 2 what's 1 now 9 others 2 what's 3 the 3 the 7 smart 4 good 5 of 5 of 6 being 6 being 7 smart 9 others 10 do 10 do 12 do 11 not 12 do 12 do 13 their 13 their 14 part 14 part 15 ? if [blacky] the [crow] didn't say this to himself , he thought it . 1 if 6 say 3 the 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 say 6 say 7 this 7 this 8 to 8 to 10 , 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 thought 12 thought 13 it 13 it 14 . that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 1 that 5 proves 2 is 3 where 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 proves 5 proves 7 smart 6 that 7 smart 7 smart 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 11 , 9 he 10 is 11 , 18 thinks 12 he 13 isn't 13 isn't 14 as 14 as 17 he 15 smart 17 he 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 . he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] as stupid . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 10 . 6 the 10 . 8 as 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 he 4 he 6 thought 5 always 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 6 thought 10 way 7 of 8 him 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 in 11 in 12 daytime 12 daytime 13 . no , in the night [blacky] was not at all sure that [hooty] was stupid . 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 night 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 night 5 night 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 at 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 15 stupid 15 stupid 16 . but in the daytime he was sure . 1 but 4 daytime 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 daytime 4 daytime 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 sure 7 sure 8 . you see , he quite forgot the fact that the brightness of day is to [hooty] what the blackness of night is to him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 forgot 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 quite 6 forgot 6 forgot 8 fact 7 the 8 fact 8 fact 9 that 9 that 11 brightness 9 that 22 is 10 the 11 brightness 11 brightness 12 of 11 brightness 14 is 12 of 13 day 14 is 15 to 15 to 17 what 18 the 19 blackness 19 blackness 20 of 19 blackness 22 is 20 of 21 night 22 is 23 to 23 to 25 . 24 him 25 . but [hooty] isn't stupid . 1 but 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 stupid 4 stupid 5 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 6 . 4 of 5 it " [mrs] [hooty] mustn't be disturbed , " thought he . 1 " 4 mustn't 4 mustn't 5 be 4 mustn't 8 " 5 be 6 disturbed 6 disturbed 7 , 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 . " that will never do at all . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 3 will 5 do 4 never 5 do 5 do 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . i must lead these black rascals away where they won't discover [mrs] [hooty] . 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 lead 3 lead 6 rascals 4 these 5 black 5 black 6 rascals 6 rascals 7 away 7 away 11 discover 8 where 9 they 9 they 10 won't 10 won't 11 discover 11 discover 14 . i certainly must . " 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 must 3 must 4 . 4 . 5 " so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 1 so 3 spread 1 so 7 and 2 he 3 spread 4 his 5 broad 5 broad 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 7 and 8 blundered 8 blundered 9 away 8 blundered 10 among 9 away 10 among 10 among 12 trees 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 16 . 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 way 15 way 16 . he didn't fly far because the instant he started to fly that whole noisy crew with the exception of [blacky] were after him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 5 because 3 fly 10 to 4 far 5 because 6 the 7 instant 7 instant 8 he 7 instant 9 started 9 started 10 to 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 that 12 that 13 whole 12 that 21 were 13 whole 14 noisy 15 crew 19 of 15 crew 21 were 16 with 18 exception 17 the 18 exception 18 exception 19 of 21 were 24 . 22 after 23 him 23 him 24 . because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 1 because 4 use 1 because 11 , 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 use 4 use 5 his 5 his 6 claws 6 claws 7 or 7 or 8 bill 8 bill 9 while 9 while 10 flying 11 , 14 bold 12 they 13 grew 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 16 to 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 pull 17 pull 20 feathers 17 pull 21 out 17 pull 25 . 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 his 24 back 25 . there he rested a few minutes and then did the same thing over again . 1 there 3 rested 2 he 3 rested 3 rested 7 and 4 a 5 few 4 a 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 11 same 8 then 9 did 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 thing 12 thing 13 over 13 over 14 again 14 again 15 . no , [hooty] wasn't stupid . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 . certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 to 2 awoke 9 in 3 to 4 that 5 fact 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 in 9 in 11 top 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 16 silently 12 of 13 a 12 of 15 pine-tree 14 tall 15 pine-tree 16 silently 18 . 17 watching 18 . blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 1 blacky 2 could 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 smiling 7 smiling 8 to 8 to 9 herself 9 herself 10 . it was clear that she had no intention of going to help [hooty] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clear 2 was 4 that 4 that 5 she 4 that 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 8 intention 7 no 8 intention 8 intention 9 of 9 of 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 14 . it was very provoking . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 provoking 4 provoking 5 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when one plan fails , just try another ; [declare] you 'll win some way or other . 1 when 3 plan 2 one 3 plan 3 plan 4 fails 4 fails 9 ; 5 , 6 just 5 , 9 ; 6 just 7 try 7 try 8 another 9 ; 13 win 11 you 12 'll 12 'll 13 win 13 win 16 or 14 some 15 way 15 way 16 or 16 or 18 . 17 other 18 . people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 1 people 2 who 1 people 7 do 2 who 3 succeed 3 succeed 6 who 4 are 5 those 5 those 6 who 7 do 8 not 7 do 10 up 8 not 9 give 10 up 12 they 11 because 12 they 12 they 13 fail 13 fail 15 first 13 fail 16 time 14 the 15 first 16 time 18 try 17 they 18 try 18 try 19 . they are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that . 1 they 10 one 2 are 4 ones 2 are 8 soon 3 the 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 5 who 6 , 6 , 7 as 8 soon 9 as 9 as 10 one 10 one 14 get 11 plan 12 fails 11 plan 13 , 13 , 14 get 14 get 22 plan 15 busy 16 right 16 right 18 and 17 away 18 and 18 and 19 think 19 think 20 of 20 of 21 another 21 another 22 plan 22 plan 26 . 23 and 24 try 24 try 25 that 25 that 26 . if the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . 1 if 3 thing 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 5 are 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 is 9 is 12 thing 10 a 11 good 10 a 12 thing 12 thing 19 . 13 , 16 later 13 , 17 they 14 sooner 15 or 15 or 16 later 17 they 18 succeed 18 succeed 19 . if they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 1 if 2 they 1 if 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 9 thing 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 a 6 do 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 thing 9 thing 12 likely 10 , 11 very 10 , 12 likely 12 likely 17 , 13 all 14 their 14 their 15 plans 15 plans 16 fail 16 fail 17 , 17 , 21 . 18 as 19 they 18 as 20 should 20 should 21 . now [blacky] the [crow] knows all about the value of trying and trying . 1 now 5 knows 3 the 5 knows 5 knows 12 and 6 all 7 about 7 about 9 value 8 the 9 value 9 value 10 of 10 of 11 trying 11 trying 12 and 12 and 13 trying 13 trying 14 . he isn't easily discouraged . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 easily 3 easily 4 discouraged 4 discouraged 5 . sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 7 he 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 pity 3 is 6 that 4 a 5 pity 7 he 9 , 8 isn't 9 , 9 , 10 because 9 , 13 so 10 because 12 plans 11 he 12 plans 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . when he invited all his relatives to join him in tormenting [hooty] the [owl] , he thought he had a plan that just couldn't fail . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 invited 3 invited 8 join 4 all 5 his 4 all 6 relatives 6 relatives 7 to 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 him 8 join 11 tormenting 9 him 10 in 11 tormenting 13 the 13 the 26 . 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 17 thought 22 that 18 he 19 had 19 had 21 plan 20 a 21 plan 22 that 23 just 23 just 25 fail 24 couldn't 25 fail 25 fail 26 . he felt sure that [mrs] [hooty] would leave her nest and help [hooty] try to drive away his tormentors . 1 he 7 would 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 7 would 7 would 11 and 8 leave 9 her 8 leave 11 and 9 her 10 nest 11 and 12 help 12 help 16 drive 14 try 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 away 17 away 20 . 18 his 19 tormentors 19 tormentors 20 . not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 6 had 6 had 10 . 7 noticed 9 nest 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 . they had been too busy teasing [hooty] . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 too 4 too 5 busy 5 busy 6 teasing 6 teasing 8 . this was just [as] [blacky] had hoped . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 6 had 6 had 7 hoped 7 hoped 8 . he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 14 and 2 didn't 4 them 3 want 4 them 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 about 7 about 9 nest 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 14 and 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 selfish 14 and 17 get 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 19 eggs 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 just 20 just 24 . 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 alone 23 alone 24 . if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 1 if 2 she 1 if 8 be 2 she 5 , 3 did 4 that 3 did 5 , 5 , 7 would 6 there 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 10 chance 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 16 and 13 might 16 and 14 slip 15 in 14 slip 16 and 16 and 17 get 17 get 20 one 18 at 19 least 19 least 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 those 22 those 24 . 23 eggs 24 . he would try it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . then he opened his mouth . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 4 his 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 6 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 7 , 9 ! 7 , 10 " 8 caw 9 ! 10 " 13 . 11 he 12 screamed 12 screamed 13 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! 1 " 2 caw 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! come back , everybody ! 1 come 2 back 2 back 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 ! here [is] [mrs] [hooty] on her nest ! 1 here 5 on 5 on 6 her 6 her 7 nest 7 nest 8 ! caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 2 , 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 ! 8 ! 9 " now as soon as they heard that , all [blacky] 's relatives stopped chasing and tormenting [hooty] and started back as fast as they could fly . 1 now 3 soon 1 now 16 tormenting 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 4 as 6 heard 5 they 6 heard 6 heard 7 that 7 that 8 , 9 all 11 's 11 's 15 and 12 relatives 13 stopped 13 stopped 14 chasing 14 chasing 15 and 15 and 16 tormenting 16 tormenting 25 could 18 and 19 started 19 started 20 back 20 back 21 as 21 as 22 fast 22 fast 24 they 23 as 24 they 24 they 25 could 25 could 26 fly 26 fly 27 . they didn't like the dark part of the [green] [forest] into which [hooty] was leading them . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 6 part 4 the 6 part 5 dark 6 part 6 part 7 of 6 part 11 into 7 of 8 the 11 into 12 which 12 which 14 was 14 was 15 leading 15 leading 16 them 16 them 17 . besides , they wanted to see that nest . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 3 they 4 wanted 4 wanted 5 to 4 wanted 6 see 6 see 7 that 7 that 8 nest 8 nest 9 . so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited . 1 so 2 back 1 so 4 came 2 back 3 they 3 they 4 came 4 came 9 top 5 , 6 cawing 6 cawing 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 14 for 10 of 11 their 11 their 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 , 14 for 15 they 15 they 19 excited 16 were 18 much 17 very 18 much 18 much 19 excited 19 excited 20 . some of them never had seen a nest of [hooty] 's . 1 some 2 of 1 some 4 never 2 of 3 them 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 12 . 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 8 nest 11 's 11 's 12 . and anyway , it would be just as much fun to tease [mrs] [hooty] as it was to tease [hooty] . 1 and 4 it 1 and 6 be 2 anyway 3 , 2 anyway 4 it 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 just 6 be 10 fun 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 much 10 fun 11 to 11 to 12 tease 12 tease 15 as 15 as 19 tease 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 to 18 to 19 tease 19 tease 21 . " why , " exclaimed one , " that is the old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 4 " 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 " 4 " 10 is 5 exclaimed 6 one 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 13 nest 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 nest 13 nest 14 of 14 of 16 the 16 the 18 . i know all about that nest . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 nest 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 8 " 7 . 8 " and he looked at [blacky] as if he thought [blacky] was playing a joke on them . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 as 6 as 8 he 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 11 was 11 was 12 playing 12 playing 14 joke 12 playing 17 . 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 15 on 15 on 16 them " it was [redtail] ['s] , but it is [hooty] 's now . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 , 2 it 3 was 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 11 's 8 it 9 is 11 's 13 . 12 now 13 . if you don't believe me , just look in it , " retorted [blacky] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 believe 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 me 4 believe 8 look 6 , 7 just 6 , 8 look 8 look 9 in 8 look 11 , 9 in 10 it 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . such a racket ! 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! right away [hooty] was forgotten , and the whole crowd at once began to torment [mrs] [hooty] . 1 right 2 away 1 right 4 was 4 was 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 whole 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 crowd 10 crowd 11 at 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 18 . 15 torment 18 . only [blacky] sat watchful and silent , waiting for [mrs] [hooty] to lose her temper and try to catch one of her tormentors . 1 only 5 and 1 only 15 temper 3 sat 4 watchful 4 watchful 5 and 5 and 6 silent 6 silent 8 waiting 7 , 8 waiting 8 waiting 9 for 9 for 13 lose 12 to 13 lose 14 her 15 temper 15 temper 17 try 16 and 17 try 17 try 18 to 18 to 19 catch 18 to 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 23 tormentors 22 her 23 tormentors 23 tormentors 24 . he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 , 3 hope 4 , 4 , 8 , 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 hope 7 hope 8 , 8 , 12 get 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 get 12 get 16 eggs 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 those 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just for self alone . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 live 4 live 5 just 5 just 6 for 6 for 7 self 7 self 8 alone 8 alone 9 . a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 3 of 4 people 4 people 11 are 5 think 6 they 6 they 7 can 7 can 8 , 8 , 10 they 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 14 mistaken 12 very 13 much 13 much 14 mistaken 14 mistaken 15 . they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 1 they 2 are 1 they 5 of 2 are 3 making 3 making 4 one 5 of 8 mistakes 6 the 7 greatest 6 the 8 mistakes 8 mistakes 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 1 every 2 teeny 1 every 6 , 2 teeny 3 , 3 , 4 weeny 4 weeny 5 act 6 , 9 what 7 no 8 matter 8 matter 9 what 9 what 10 it 9 what 12 , 10 it 11 is 12 , 15 else 13 affects 14 somebody 14 somebody 15 else 15 else 16 . that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] great laws . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 9 great 9 great 10 laws 10 laws 11 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , he didn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 . 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 1 at 3 he 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 8 of 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 8 of 9 relief 9 relief 10 and 10 and 12 himself 10 and 16 meant 11 settled 12 himself 13 as 15 he 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 19 . 17 to 18 stay 18 stay 19 . he listened to the voices of those noisy [crows] growing fainter and fainter and was glad . 1 he 3 to 2 listened 3 to 3 to 5 voices 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 6 of 6 of 7 those 6 of 10 growing 7 those 8 noisy 10 growing 11 fainter 11 fainter 12 and 12 and 14 and 13 fainter 14 and 14 and 17 . 15 was 16 glad 16 glad 17 . but it was only for a few minutes . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 for 5 for 9 . 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 1 presently 2 those 2 those 3 voices 3 voices 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 growing 5 growing 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 . they grew more excited-sounding than ever , and they came right from one place . 1 they 2 grew 1 they 4 excited-sounding 2 grew 3 more 4 excited-sounding 5 than 5 than 12 from 6 ever 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 9 they 10 came 9 they 11 right 11 right 12 from 12 from 13 one 13 one 14 place 14 place 15 . he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 5 angrily 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 angrily 5 angrily 6 and 6 and 9 angrily 7 then 8 more 8 more 9 angrily 9 angrily 10 . i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 to 2 hate 4 go 4 go 7 in 5 back 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 10 sunshine 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine 10 sunshine 11 . it hurts my eyes , and [i] don't like it , but [i] guess [i] 'll have to go back there . 1 it 2 hurts 2 hurts 6 and 3 my 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 don't 6 and 19 go 8 don't 9 like 9 like 10 it 11 , 12 but 11 , 14 guess 14 guess 16 'll 16 'll 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 go 19 go 20 back 20 back 22 . 21 there 22 . mrs [hooty] needs [my] help . 1 mrs 3 needs 3 needs 5 help 5 help 6 . i 'd rather stay here , but " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 8 " 7 but 8 " he didn't finish . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back towards the nest and [mrs] [hooty] . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 11 towards 5 his 6 broad 6 broad 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 8 and 9 flew 9 flew 10 back 9 flew 11 towards 11 towards 13 nest 12 the 13 nest 13 nest 14 and 13 nest 17 . his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 1 his 2 great 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 4 made 4 made 6 noise 5 no 6 noise 6 noise 8 for 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 made 11 made 17 without 12 so 13 that 13 that 15 can 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 fly 16 fly 17 without 17 without 20 sound 18 making 19 a 19 a 20 sound 20 sound 21 . " if [i] once get hold of one of those [crows] ! " he muttered to himself . 1 " 2 if 1 " 12 ! 4 once 5 get 5 get 6 hold 6 hold 7 of 7 of 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 18 . 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . all this time [the] [crows] were having what they called fun with [mrs] [hooty] . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 were 6 were 7 having 7 having 8 what 8 what 9 they 9 they 10 called 10 called 11 fun 11 fun 12 with 12 with 15 . nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . 1 nothing 3 true 1 nothing 9 , 2 is 3 true 4 fun 5 which 5 which 6 makes 6 makes 7 others 6 makes 8 uncomfortable 8 uncomfortable 9 , 9 , 15 people 10 but 11 somehow 10 but 14 many 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 many 14 many 15 people 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 18 forget 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 19 this 19 this 20 . all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 1 all 2 of 1 all 7 there 2 of 3 a 3 a 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 right 9 right 12 tree 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 close 13 close 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 nest 16 nest 17 ! it was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that the sun was in [hooty] 's eyes and so he had missed his aim . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 lucky 2 was 10 one 3 lucky 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 lucky 6 lucky 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 for 8 for 9 that 10 one 11 that 10 one 23 missed 11 that 13 sun 12 the 13 sun 13 sun 14 was 14 was 15 in 17 's 18 eyes 17 's 19 and 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 22 had 20 so 21 he 20 so 22 had 22 had 23 missed 23 missed 26 . 24 his 25 aim 25 aim 26 . otherwise there would have been one less [crow] . 1 otherwise 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 one 6 one 7 less 7 less 9 . now it is one thing to tease one lone [owl] and quite another to tease two together . 1 now 2 it 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 9 lone 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 tease 7 tease 8 one 8 one 9 lone 9 lone 14 to 11 and 12 quite 12 quite 13 another 12 quite 14 to 14 to 18 . 15 tease 16 two 16 two 17 together 17 together 18 . besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 those 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 were 5 those 6 black 5 those 9 floating 6 black 7 tail 7 tail 8 feathers 9 floating 10 down 9 floating 11 to 10 down 11 to 11 to 14 ground 12 the 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 ground 14 ground 15 . blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 last 2 was 6 go 3 the 4 last 4 last 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 heart 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 11 was 11 was 12 sorrowful 12 sorrowful 13 . however could he get those eggs ? 1 however 2 could 2 could 3 he 2 could 4 get 4 get 5 those 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 ? [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " such luck ! " grumbled [blacky] , as he flew over to his favorite tree to do a little thinking . 1 " 5 " 1 " 8 , 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 grumbled 8 , 11 flew 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over 12 over 18 do 13 to 14 his 13 to 15 favorite 15 favorite 16 tree 16 tree 17 to 17 to 18 do 18 do 21 thinking 19 a 20 little 20 little 21 thinking 21 thinking 22 . " such luck ! 1 " 2 such 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! there is one thing about it , though , and that is that if [i] can't get them , nobody can . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 one 2 is 8 though 4 thing 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 , 9 , 17 get 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 that 13 that 17 get 14 if 16 can't 16 can't 17 get 17 get 18 them 18 them 19 , 19 , 21 can 20 nobody 21 can 21 can 22 . that is to say , none of my relatives can . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 none 6 none 7 of 7 of 9 relatives 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 11 . 10 can 11 . i 've tried every way [i] can think of , and those eggs are still there . 1 i 7 can 2 've 3 tried 3 tried 4 every 4 every 5 way 5 way 7 can 7 can 8 think 8 think 13 eggs 9 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 are 14 are 16 there 15 still 16 there 16 there 17 . my , my , my , how [i] would like one of them right now ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 9 would 9 would 10 like 10 like 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 right 14 right 17 " 15 now 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , [sir] , that is what you would have thought if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 what 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 is 5 that 6 is 7 what 11 thought 8 you 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 thought 11 thought 13 you 12 if 13 you 13 you 14 could 14 could 21 there 15 have 16 heard 16 heard 17 him 16 heard 18 muttering 16 heard 20 himself 18 muttering 19 to 19 to 20 himself 20 himself 21 there 21 there 22 in 22 in 25 . 23 the 24 tree-top 24 tree-top 25 . of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 1 of 8 , 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 absolute 6 absolute 7 foolishness 7 foolishness 8 , 8 , 13 believe 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 himself 12 himself 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 14 it 15 just 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . at least , he pretended to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 5 pretended 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 more 3 more 4 he 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 , 5 pretended 10 grew 6 , 8 angrier 7 the 8 angrier 9 he 10 grew 10 grew 11 . this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 often 3 often 6 with 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 7 people 7 people 9 try 8 who 9 try 9 try 11 wrong 10 to 11 wrong 11 wrong 13 . 12 others 13 . they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 1 they 2 grow 1 they 7 they 2 grow 3 angry 3 angry 4 with 4 with 6 ones 5 the 6 ones 7 they 8 have 8 have 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 . it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 then 4 then 12 boy 5 that 7 thought 5 that 11 's 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 . blacky 's eyes snapped . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 . he remembered how , once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had delighted to rob nests . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 how 2 remembered 5 once 3 how 4 , 5 once 6 upon 5 once 8 time 7 a 8 time 8 time 14 had 9 , 12 's 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 had 14 had 16 to 15 delighted 16 to 16 to 17 rob 17 rob 18 nests 18 nests 19 . blacky had seen him take the eggs from the nests of [blacky] 's own relatives and from many other feathered people . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 3 seen 7 eggs 5 take 6 the 6 the 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 nests 10 nests 11 of 10 nests 13 's 13 's 14 own 14 own 16 and 15 relatives 16 and 16 and 22 . 17 from 18 many 18 many 22 . 19 other 20 feathered 20 feathered 21 people 21 people 22 . what he did with the eggs , [blacky] had no idea . 1 what 2 he 1 what 9 had 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 , 9 had 12 . 10 no 11 idea 11 idea 12 . just now he didn't care . 1 just 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 care 5 care 6 . he would feel that he was even with [hooty] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 feel 3 feel 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 even 7 even 8 with 8 with 10 . if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 1 if 2 he 1 if 7 himself 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs 7 himself 8 , 7 himself 11 best 9 the 10 next 10 next 11 best 11 best 13 would 12 thing 13 would 13 would 16 see 14 be 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 22 . 17 some 18 one 18 one 21 them 19 else 20 get 20 get 21 them 21 them 22 . dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 1 dear 2 me 1 dear 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 such 7 such 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 thoughts 9 thoughts 10 ! i am afraid that [blacky] 's heart was as black as his coat . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 3 afraid 6 's 6 's 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 10 black 8 was 13 coat 9 as 10 black 10 black 11 as 11 as 12 his 13 coat 14 . and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 worst 3 worst 4 of 3 worst 11 get 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 was 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 seemed 8 he 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 14 of 12 a 13 lot 13 lot 14 of 14 of 15 pleasure 15 pleasure 18 wicked 15 pleasure 19 plans 16 in 17 his 16 in 18 wicked 19 plans 20 . now right down in his heart he knew that they were wicked plans , but he tried to make excuses to himself . 1 now 6 heart 1 now 12 wicked 2 right 3 down 3 down 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 heart 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 8 knew 10 they 10 they 11 were 10 they 12 wicked 12 wicked 14 , 13 plans 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 tried 17 tried 18 to 17 tried 22 himself 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 excuses 20 excuses 21 to 22 himself 23 . " [hooty] the [owl] [is] a robber , " said he . 1 " 3 the 3 the 9 " 6 a 7 robber 7 robber 8 , 7 robber 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " everybody is afraid of him . 1 " 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 is 3 is 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 . he lives on other people , and so far as [i] know he does no good in the world . 1 he 6 , 2 lives 3 on 2 lives 6 , 3 on 4 other 4 other 5 people 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 far 7 and 14 does 8 so 9 far 10 as 13 he 12 know 13 he 13 he 14 does 14 does 15 no 15 no 20 . 16 good 17 in 17 in 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 big 2 is 5 fierce 3 big 4 and 5 fierce 6 , 6 , 9 one 7 and 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him 11 him 12 . the [green] [forest] would be better off without him . 1 the 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 better 6 better 7 off 7 off 8 without 8 without 9 him 9 him 10 . so if [i] show [farmer] [brown] 's boy that nest and he takes those eggs , [i] will be doing a kindness to my neighbors . " 1 so 4 show 2 if 4 show 4 show 23 to 7 's 8 boy 7 's 11 and 9 that 10 nest 10 nest 11 and 11 and 15 eggs 12 he 13 takes 13 takes 14 those 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 20 doing 16 , 18 will 18 will 19 be 19 be 20 doing 20 doing 22 kindness 21 a 22 kindness 22 kindness 23 to 23 to 25 neighbors 24 my 25 neighbors 25 neighbors 26 . 26 . 27 " and all the time he watched for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 watched 6 watched 7 for 7 for 11 boy 11 boy 12 . [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's boy had taken it into his head to visit the [green] [forest] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 taken 6 taken 7 it 6 taken 8 into 8 into 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 to 11 to 12 visit 12 visit 13 the 13 the 16 . blacky the [crow] saw him coming , and [blacky] chuckled to himself . 1 blacky 8 and 2 the 4 saw 4 saw 5 him 4 saw 8 and 6 coming 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 chuckled 10 chuckled 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 1 he 2 had 2 had 6 for 3 watched 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 for 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 9 for 9 for 10 just 10 just 13 . 11 this 12 thing 12 thing 13 . now he would tell [farmer] [brown] 's boy about that nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 now 2 he 1 now 7 's 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 tell 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 about 9 about 11 nest 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 7 , 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 caw 7 , 9 , 8 caw 9 , 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 13 shouted 12 " 13 shouted 13 shouted 15 . at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 1 at 2 once 2 once 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 5 relatives 3 all 8 hurried 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 6 within 6 within 7 hearing 8 hurried 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 join 11 join 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he was tormenting [hooty] , and they wanted to join in the fun . 1 they 2 knew 1 they 4 he 2 knew 3 that 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 tormenting 5 was 11 wanted 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 14 in 12 to 13 join 13 join 14 in 14 in 17 . 15 the 16 fun 16 fun 17 . it wasn't long before there was a great racket going on over in that lonesome corner of the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 6 was 2 wasn't 3 long 2 wasn't 4 before 4 before 5 there 6 was 9 racket 6 was 10 going 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 racket 10 going 11 on 10 going 12 over 12 over 13 in 13 in 16 corner 14 that 15 lonesome 15 lonesome 16 corner 16 corner 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 21 . of course [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard it . 1 of 6 boy 2 course 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 9 . 7 heard 8 it 7 heard 9 . he stopped and listened . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 listened 4 listened 5 . " now [i] wonder what [blacky] and his friends have found this time , " said he . 1 " 2 now 1 " 10 have 2 now 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 what 5 what 7 and 7 and 9 friends 8 his 9 friends 10 have 11 found 10 have 14 , 11 found 13 time 12 this 13 time 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . " whenever they make a fuss like that , there is usually something to see there . 1 " 2 whenever 1 " 3 they 3 they 7 like 4 make 6 fuss 5 a 6 fuss 6 fuss 7 like 7 like 14 to 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 there 10 there 11 is 11 is 12 usually 12 usually 13 something 13 something 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 there 15 see 17 . i believe [i] ['ll] so over and have a look . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 5 so 2 believe 6 over 6 over 12 " 7 and 8 have 8 have 10 look 9 a 10 look 10 look 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 8 because 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 because 8 because 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 watching 10 was 12 for 12 for 14 . 13 him 14 . blacky went with them a little way . 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 3 with 3 with 4 them 4 them 7 way 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 way 7 way 8 . " that 's an old nest of [red-tail] the [hawk] , " thought he . 1 " 5 old 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 nest 6 nest 7 of 6 nest 15 . 7 of 9 the 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] found that last spring . 1 " 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 last 5 last 6 spring 6 spring 7 . now what can there be there to excite those [crows] so ? " 1 now 2 what 1 now 4 there 2 what 3 can 4 there 5 be 5 be 7 to 6 there 7 to 7 to 8 excite 8 excite 9 those 9 those 11 so 11 so 12 ? 12 ? 13 " then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 . " [ha] , so that's it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 that's 3 , 4 so 5 that's 6 it 6 it 7 ! 7 ! 11 . 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . " those scamps have discovered [hooty] and have been having no end of fun tormenting him . 1 " 3 scamps 1 " 5 discovered 2 those 3 scamps 4 have 5 discovered 5 discovered 12 end 7 and 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 having 10 having 11 no 11 no 12 end 12 end 13 of 13 of 15 tormenting 14 fun 15 tormenting 15 tormenting 16 him 16 him 17 . i wonder what he 's doing there . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 doing 6 doing 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " hooty saw him , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had at the [crows] and hissed . 1 hooty 5 but 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 7 of 8 flying 7 of 11 he 8 flying 10 , 9 away 10 , 11 he 12 snapped 12 snapped 13 his 12 snapped 24 . 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 had 17 he 18 had 19 at 20 the 20 the 24 . 22 and 23 hissed 23 hissed 24 . " that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 in 2 walked 5 circle 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 6 around 6 around 10 looking 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 , 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 up 11 up 12 . suddenly he gave a little start . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 start 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 start 6 start 7 . was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 1 was 2 that 1 was 4 tail 3 a 4 tail 4 tail 5 sticking 5 sticking 6 over 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 nest 11 nest 12 ? he found a stick and threw it up . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 and 3 a 4 stick 4 stick 5 and 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 7 it 8 up 8 up 9 . it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 7 nest 3 the 4 bottom 4 bottom 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 11 flew 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 out 9 and 11 flew 11 flew 14 bird 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 bird 14 bird 15 . it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 ! blacky the [crow] chuckled . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 5 . 4 chuckled 5 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you 're tempted to do wrong [is] the time to prove you 're strong . 1 when 2 you 1 when 6 do 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 to 4 tempted 5 to 6 do 7 wrong 6 do 10 time 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 12 prove 12 prove 14 're 13 you 14 're 14 're 15 strong 15 strong 16 . shut your eyes and clench each fist ; [it] will help you to resist . 1 shut 4 and 2 your 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 and 4 and 5 clench 5 clench 10 will 6 each 7 fist 7 fist 8 ; 8 ; 10 will 10 will 11 help 11 help 12 you 11 help 13 to 13 to 14 resist 14 resist 15 . when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 1 when 5 found 2 a 3 bird 3 bird 4 is 4 is 5 found 5 found 6 sitting 5 found 7 on 7 on 10 , 8 a 9 nest 9 nest 10 , 10 , 20 holds 11 it 12 is 12 is 14 pretty 12 is 15 sure 13 a 14 pretty 15 sure 16 sign 16 sign 17 that 17 that 19 nest 18 that 19 nest 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 24 . 21 something 22 worth 21 something 23 while 23 while 24 . it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 sign 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 that 5 that 9 set 6 that 7 bird 7 bird 8 has 8 has 9 set 9 set 10 up 9 set 11 housekeeping 11 housekeeping 12 . perhaps [i] should say that he knew what it ought to mean . 1 perhaps 3 should 3 should 4 say 4 say 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 12 mean 8 what 9 it 8 what 10 ought 10 ought 11 to 11 to 12 mean 12 mean 13 . it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 5 that 3 to 4 mean 5 that 7 were 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 in 9 in 10 that 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 . but it was hard for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to believe that . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 hard 3 was 5 for 4 hard 5 for 5 for 9 boy 9 boy 10 to 10 to 13 . 11 believe 12 that 12 that 13 . why , spring had not come yet ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 spring 3 spring 4 had 4 had 5 not 5 not 6 come 6 come 7 yet 7 yet 8 ! there was still snow , and the [smiling] [pool] was still covered with ice . 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 and 3 still 4 snow 3 still 6 and 4 snow 5 , 6 and 7 the 7 the 15 . 10 was 11 still 10 was 14 ice 11 still 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 14 ice 15 . who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 1 who 2 ever 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 birds 5 birds 6 nesting 5 birds 7 at 7 at 9 time 8 this 9 time 9 time 10 of 10 of 11 year 11 year 12 ? certainly not [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 . it was very puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 5 . " if [hooty] and his wife have taken it for their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . 1 " 2 if 1 " 4 and 4 and 6 wife 5 his 6 wife 6 wife 15 are 7 have 8 taken 8 taken 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 13 , 11 their 12 home 12 home 13 , 13 , 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 mighty 16 mighty 17 poor 16 mighty 18 housekeepers 18 housekeepers 19 . and if [mrs] [hooty] has laid eggs this time of year , she must be crazy . 1 and 2 if 2 if 6 laid 5 has 6 laid 6 laid 7 eggs 6 laid 9 time 8 this 9 time 9 time 10 of 10 of 12 , 11 year 12 , 12 , 17 . 13 she 14 must 13 she 15 be 13 she 17 . 15 be 16 crazy 16 crazy 17 . i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 find 5 to 6 find 6 find 11 up 7 out 8 is 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 . it seems foolish , but [i] 'm going to do it . 1 it 5 but 2 seems 5 but 3 foolish 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 'm 7 'm 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 . those [owls] certainly act as if they are mighty anxious about something , and [i] 'm going to find out what it is . " 1 those 3 certainly 1 those 6 if 3 certainly 4 act 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 6 if 8 are 8 are 14 and 9 mighty 10 anxious 9 mighty 13 , 9 mighty 14 and 10 anxious 11 about 12 something 13 , 14 and 20 out 16 'm 17 going 17 going 18 to 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 out 20 out 21 what 21 what 22 it 21 what 23 is 23 is 25 " 24 . 25 " he had no desire to feel these great claws . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 desire 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 5 to 6 feel 6 feel 7 these 7 these 8 great 8 great 9 claws 9 claws 10 . when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 found 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 6 stick 4 found 7 to 5 a 6 stick 7 to 10 , 8 suit 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 12 began 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 16 tree 14 climb 15 the 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . hooty and [mrs] [hooty] snapped their bills and hissed fiercely . 1 hooty 2 and 2 and 5 snapped 5 snapped 6 their 6 their 7 bills 7 bills 8 and 8 and 9 hissed 9 hissed 10 fiercely 10 fiercely 11 . they drew nearer . 1 they 2 drew 2 drew 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 . farmer [brown] 's boy kept a watchful eye on them . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 kept 5 kept 8 eye 5 kept 10 them 6 a 7 watchful 7 watchful 8 eye 8 eye 9 on 10 them 11 . they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 1 they 4 big 1 they 8 he 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 big 4 big 5 and 5 and 6 fierce 6 fierce 7 that 8 he 11 tempted 9 was 10 almost 10 almost 11 tempted 11 tempted 13 give 12 to 13 give 13 give 18 in 14 up 15 and 15 and 16 leave 16 leave 17 them 16 leave 18 in 18 in 19 peace 19 peace 20 . but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 6 find 3 just 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 11 anything 7 out 8 if 8 if 9 there 8 if 10 was 9 there 10 was 11 anything 18 kept 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 nest 14 nest 15 , 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 he 17 he 18 kept 18 kept 19 on 19 on 20 . as he drew near it , [mrs] [hooty] swooped very near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 drew 1 as 5 it 3 drew 4 near 5 it 10 very 6 , 9 swooped 9 swooped 10 very 10 very 12 to 11 near 12 to 12 to 20 bill 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 snap 15 and 18 of 16 the 17 snap 18 of 19 her 19 her 20 bill 20 bill 23 ugly 21 made 22 an 21 made 23 ugly 23 ugly 24 sound 24 sound 25 . he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 1 he 2 held 2 held 4 stick 3 his 4 stick 4 stick 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 strike 7 strike 9 kept 8 and 9 kept 9 kept 11 . 10 on 11 . the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 1 the 2 nest 2 nest 3 was 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 7 platform 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 platform 7 platform 8 of 8 of 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 . almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 9 made 4 his 5 fingers 5 fingers 6 touched 6 touched 7 something 7 something 8 that 8 that 9 made 9 made 10 him 10 him 11 tingle 11 tingle 12 all 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 . it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 egg 3 an 4 egg 4 egg 8 big 5 , 7 great 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 2 was 7 . 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it farmer [brown] 's boy 's fingers closed over that egg and took it out of the nest . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 's 5 's 6 fingers 5 's 10 egg 6 fingers 7 closed 7 closed 8 over 8 over 9 that 10 egg 11 and 11 and 12 took 12 took 13 it 12 took 14 out 13 it 14 out 14 out 18 . 15 of 17 nest 16 the 17 nest 17 nest 18 . mrs [hooty] swooped very close , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy nearly dropped the egg as he struck at her with his stick . 1 mrs 6 , 3 swooped 4 very 4 very 5 close 5 close 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 nearly 12 nearly 13 dropped 13 dropped 15 egg 14 the 15 egg 15 egg 24 . 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 struck 16 as 24 . 17 he 18 struck 18 struck 19 at 18 struck 21 with 19 at 20 her 21 with 23 stick 22 his 23 stick then [mrs] [hooty] and [hooty] seemed to lose courage and withdrew to a tree near by , where they snapped their bills and hissed . 1 then 4 and 1 then 11 withdrew 4 and 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 lose 8 lose 9 courage 9 courage 10 and 11 withdrew 12 to 12 to 14 tree 13 a 14 tree 14 tree 15 near 15 near 23 and 16 by 17 , 16 by 22 bills 18 where 19 they 18 where 20 snapped 20 snapped 21 their 21 their 22 bills 22 bills 23 and 23 and 24 hissed 24 hissed 25 . then [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked at the prize in his hand . 1 then 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 looked 6 looked 9 prize 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 prize 9 prize 10 in 10 in 12 hand 11 his 12 hand 12 hand 13 . it was a big , dirty-white egg . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 big 3 a 4 big 4 big 7 egg 5 , 6 dirty-white 6 dirty-white 7 egg 7 egg 8 . his eyes shone . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone 3 shone 4 . what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 1 what 4 prize 2 a 3 splendid 2 a 4 prize 3 splendid 4 prize 4 prize 5 to 4 prize 6 add 5 to 6 add 6 add 7 to 7 to 9 collection 8 his 9 collection 9 collection 10 of 10 of 11 birds 11 birds 12 ' 12 ' 14 ! 13 eggs 14 ! it was the first egg of the [great] [horned] [owl] , the largest of all [owls] , that he ever had seen . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 first 2 was 5 egg 3 the 4 first 5 egg 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 23 . 11 , 13 largest 11 , 17 , 12 the 13 largest 13 largest 14 of 14 of 15 all 17 , 20 ever 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 ever 20 ever 21 had 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 1 once 2 more 1 once 3 he 1 once 7 nest 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 felt 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 11 was 8 and 9 found 9 found 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 another 12 another 15 . 13 egg 14 there 14 there 15 . " [i] 'll take both of them , " said he . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 take 4 take 5 both 5 both 6 of 6 of 8 , 7 them 8 , 8 , 12 . 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " it 's the first nest of [hooty] 's that [i] 've ever found , and perhaps [i] 'll never find another . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 first 4 the 5 first 5 first 7 of 6 nest 7 of 9 's 12 've 10 that 12 've 12 've 13 ever 13 ever 16 and 13 ever 20 never 14 found 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 'll 17 perhaps 19 'll 20 never 23 . 21 find 22 another 22 another 23 . gee , [i] 'm glad [i] came over here to find out what those [crows] were making such a fuss about . 1 gee 4 'm 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 14 those 7 came 8 over 7 came 11 find 8 over 9 here 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 what 13 what 14 those 14 those 16 were 16 were 21 about 17 making 18 such 18 such 20 fuss 19 a 20 fuss 20 fuss 21 about 21 about 22 . i wonder if [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 8 down 3 if 5 can 5 can 6 get 6 get 7 these 7 these 8 down 8 down 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 10 breaking 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " just at that very minute he remembered something . 1 just 2 at 1 just 6 he 2 at 5 minute 3 that 4 very 4 very 5 minute 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something 8 something 9 . he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 1 he 8 to 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 never 7 never 8 to 8 to 9 take 9 take 10 another 10 another 11 bird 11 bird 12 's 12 's 14 . 13 egg 14 . " but this is different , " whispered the tempter . 1 " 2 but 1 " 7 " 2 but 3 this 3 this 4 is 4 is 5 different 5 different 6 , 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 10 tempter 9 the 10 tempter 10 tempter 11 . " this isn't like taking the eggs of the little song birds . " 1 " 4 like 2 this 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 like 4 like 7 eggs 5 taking 6 the 6 the 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 song 10 little 11 song 11 song 12 birds 12 birds 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as black is black and white is white , [so] wrong is wrong and right is right . 1 as 5 and 1 as 9 , 2 black 3 is 3 is 4 black 4 black 5 and 5 and 6 white 6 white 7 is 7 is 8 white 9 , 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 is 12 is 13 wrong 13 wrong 14 and 14 and 15 right 15 right 16 is 16 is 17 right 17 right 18 . there isn't any half way about it . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 any 3 any 4 half 3 any 8 . 4 half 5 way 5 way 6 about 6 about 7 it a thing is wrong or it is right , and that is all there is to it . 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 3 is 3 is 4 wrong 4 wrong 10 and 5 or 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 all 13 all 14 there 14 there 15 is 15 is 16 to 16 to 17 it 17 it 18 . they try to compromise . 1 they 2 try 2 try 3 to 3 to 4 compromise 4 compromise 5 . to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both . 1 to 2 compromise 1 to 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 neither 6 neither 7 one 6 neither 12 but 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 nor 9 nor 11 other 10 the 11 other 12 but 14 little 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 of 15 of 16 both 16 both 17 . but you can't do that with right and wrong . 1 but 4 do 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 that 4 do 6 with 6 with 7 right 7 right 8 and 8 and 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 . no , he wasn't fighting with [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 wasn't 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 fighting 5 fighting 6 with 6 with 11 . he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 fighting 3 fighting 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 right 6 right 7 inside 7 inside 8 himself 8 himself 9 . it was a battle between right and wrong . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 battle 3 a 4 battle 4 battle 5 between 5 between 6 right 6 right 7 and 7 and 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 . he bad declared that never again would he steal an egg from a bird . 1 he 2 bad 2 bad 3 declared 3 declared 4 that 4 that 5 never 5 never 7 would 6 again 7 would 7 would 8 he 7 would 9 steal 9 steal 11 egg 9 steal 12 from 10 an 11 egg 12 from 14 bird 13 a 14 bird 14 bird 15 . but never before had he found a nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 before 3 before 4 had 4 had 5 he 4 had 6 found 6 found 8 nest 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 9 of 11 the 11 the 13 . those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 1 those 2 two 1 those 5 would 2 two 4 eggs 3 big 4 eggs 5 would 6 add 6 add 7 ever 7 ever 9 much 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 to 10 to 12 collection 11 his 12 collection 12 collection 13 . " take ' em , " said a little voice inside . 1 " 4 em 2 take 3 ' 3 ' 4 em 4 em 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 12 . 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside 10 voice 12 . " [hooty] is a robber . 1 " 3 is 3 is 5 robber 4 a 5 robber 5 robber 6 . you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 1 you 2 will 2 will 7 to 3 be 4 doing 4 doing 6 kindness 5 a 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 to 7 to 10 birds 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 birds 10 birds 11 by 11 by 12 taking 12 taking 13 them 13 them 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't do it , " said another little voice . 1 " 3 do 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 8 another 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 another 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 . it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 1 it 6 stealing 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 stealing 6 stealing 7 to 6 stealing 8 take 8 take 10 eggs 8 take 12 to 9 his 10 eggs 11 as 12 to 12 to 15 eggs 13 take 14 the 14 the 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 of 16 of 19 bird 17 any 18 other 18 other 19 bird 19 bird 20 . he has just as much right to them as [jenny] [wren] has to hers . " 1 he 2 has 2 has 6 right 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 right 6 right 7 to 7 to 8 them 8 them 16 " 9 as 12 has 12 has 13 to 13 to 14 hers 14 hers 15 . 15 . 16 " " take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 1 " 2 take 2 take 3 one 2 take 7 , 3 one 4 and 4 and 6 one 5 leave 6 one 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 first 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " that will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 will 1 " 8 stealing 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 much 8 stealing 10 if 9 as 10 if 10 if 12 took 10 if 18 second 11 you 12 took 12 took 13 both 13 both 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 said 17 the 18 second 18 second 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " besides , you will be breaking your own word . 1 " 2 besides 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 6 be 3 , 5 will 4 you 5 will 6 be 7 breaking 7 breaking 9 own 8 your 9 own 9 own 10 word 10 word 11 . you said that you never would take another egg . " 1 you 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 you 3 that 6 would 4 you 5 never 6 would 7 take 7 take 8 another 7 take 9 egg 8 another 9 egg 9 egg 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] didn't promise anybody but myself , " declared [farmer] [brown] 's boy right out loud . 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 promise 4 promise 5 anybody 4 promise 9 " 5 anybody 6 but 6 but 7 myself 8 , 9 " 9 " 18 . 10 declared 13 's 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 right 15 right 16 out 16 out 17 loud 17 loud 18 . " a promise to yourself ought to be just as good as a promise to any one else . 1 " 3 promise 1 " 11 good 2 a 3 promise 4 to 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 ought 6 ought 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 12 as 14 promise 13 a 14 promise 14 promise 15 to 15 to 17 one 16 any 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 . i don't wonder [hooty] hisses at you , " said the good little voice . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 wonder 3 wonder 5 hisses 5 hisses 6 at 6 at 8 , 7 you 8 , 8 , 15 . 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 voice 11 the 12 good 12 good 13 little 13 little 14 voice 14 voice 15 . " and think how mean and small and cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 1 " 8 and 2 and 3 think 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 mean 5 mean 7 small 5 mean 8 and 6 and 7 small 8 and 16 look 8 and 17 at 9 cheap 10 you 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 feel 12 feel 13 every 13 every 14 time 13 every 16 look 14 time 15 you 17 at 19 , 18 them 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 added 21 added 23 good 21 added 26 . 22 the 23 good 24 little 25 voice 24 little 26 . 25 voice 26 . besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , always . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 wrong 2 , 3 wrong 3 wrong 6 and 4 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 and 6 and 7 right 6 and 10 , 7 right 8 is 8 is 9 right 10 , 11 always 11 always 12 . 12 . 13 " slowly [farmer] [brown] 's boy reached over the edge of the nest and put back the egg . 1 slowly 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 12 nest 6 reached 7 over 7 over 9 edge 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 nest 12 nest 13 and 13 and 14 put 14 put 17 egg 15 back 16 the 16 the 17 egg 17 egg 18 . then he began to climb down the tree . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 6 down 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 6 he 7 went 7 went 8 off 7 went 11 way 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 way 11 way 12 and 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 . almost at once [mrs] [hooty] flew to the nest and settled down on the eggs , while [hooty] mounted guard close by . 1 almost 2 at 1 almost 6 flew 2 at 3 once 6 flew 13 on 7 to 10 and 8 the 9 nest 9 nest 10 and 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 down 12 down 13 on 13 on 15 eggs 14 the 15 eggs 15 eggs 19 mounted 16 , 17 while 17 while 19 mounted 19 mounted 20 guard 20 guard 21 close 21 close 22 by 22 by 23 . " [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 glad 3 'm 8 ' 4 glad 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 take 8 ' 9 em 8 ' 15 's 9 em 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 . " yes , [sir] , [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 , 2 yes 3 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 13 em 8 glad 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 12 ' 12 ' 13 em 13 em 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] blacky [the] [crow] isn't all black . 1 blacky 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 all 5 all 6 black 6 black 7 . no , indeed . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 4 black 2 coat 6 and 3 is 4 black 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 9 seems 8 it 9 seems 9 seems 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 heart 11 if 14 is 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 is 14 is 22 . 15 all 16 black 16 black 17 , 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 this 18 but 20 isn't 19 this 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 so 21 so 22 . it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make trouble for [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 5 if 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 7 heart 5 if 8 was 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 9 all 9 all 13 tried 10 black 12 he 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 16 to 14 so 15 hard 15 hard 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 for 19 for 23 . 21 the 23 . you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 2 see 6 seem 4 it 5 didn't 6 seem 11 try 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 to 10 to 11 try 11 try 15 eggs 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 those 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 . blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 , 3 hungry 4 , 4 , 6 those 5 and 6 those 6 those 10 given 7 eggs 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 him 11 him 14 meal 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 meal 14 meal 15 . and most of the other little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] would have felt the same way about it . 1 and 2 most 1 and 4 the 2 most 3 of 4 the 7 people 5 other 6 little 6 little 7 people 7 people 8 of 7 people 12 and 8 of 9 the 12 and 18 felt 13 the 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 felt 18 felt 24 . 19 the 20 same 19 the 24 . 20 same 21 way 21 way 22 about 22 about 23 it you see , it is one of the laws of [old] [mother] [nature] that each one must learn to look out for himself . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 17 must 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 9 laws 8 the 9 laws 9 laws 10 of 10 of 14 that 14 that 16 one 15 each 16 one 16 one 17 must 17 must 18 learn 18 learn 21 out 18 learn 24 . 19 to 20 look 20 look 21 out 22 for 23 himself 23 himself 24 . he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 2 was 5 then 3 doing 4 something 5 then 6 which 6 which 7 was 7 was 8 pure 7 was 9 meanness 9 meanness 10 . he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , to get even because [hooty] had been too smart for him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 trying 2 was 13 even 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 for 8 for 10 , 10 , 12 get 11 to 12 get 13 even 17 been 14 because 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 too 18 too 19 smart 18 too 20 for 19 smart 20 for 20 for 22 . 21 him 22 . he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 2 felt 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 would 6 would 7 take 7 take 8 both 7 take 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . he hoped so , anyway . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . he just couldn't believe what he saw . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 . at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 and 7 and 8 angry 8 angry 9 . it looked very much as if he weren't going to get even with [hooty] after all . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 much 3 very 4 much 4 much 8 weren't 5 as 7 he 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 weren't 8 weren't 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 even 12 even 13 with 13 with 15 after 15 after 17 . 16 all 17 . he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 to 3 over 6 favorite 4 to 5 his 6 favorite 7 tree 7 tree 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 things 10 things 11 over 11 over 12 . now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . 1 now 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 8 to 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 8 to 9 sit 9 sit 10 by 10 by 11 oneself 11 oneself 12 and 12 and 13 think 13 think 15 over 14 things 15 over 15 over 16 . it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 4 little 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 small 5 small 6 voice 6 voice 7 deep 7 deep 12 to 8 down 9 inside 9 inside 11 chance 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 . 14 heard 15 . it was just that way with [blacky] now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 way 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 8 now 8 now 9 . the longer he thought , the meaner his action in calling [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked . 1 the 2 longer 2 longer 3 he 2 longer 4 thought 2 longer 5 , 2 longer 7 meaner 6 the 7 meaner 7 meaner 9 action 8 his 9 action 9 action 10 in 10 in 15 boy 11 calling 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 17 . 16 looked 17 . blacky hung his head . 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . he knew that it was true . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 true 6 true 7 . at last [blacky] threw up his head and chuckled , and this time his chuckle was good to hear . 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 head 2 last 4 threw 4 threw 5 up 5 up 6 his 7 head 8 and 8 and 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 time 12 this 13 time 13 time 20 . 14 his 15 chuckle 15 chuckle 16 was 16 was 17 good 17 good 18 to 18 to 19 hear 19 hear 20 . " [i] 'm glad that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't take those eggs , " said he right out loud . 1 " 4 glad 1 " 9 boy 3 'm 4 glad 5 that 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 12 those 12 those 16 said 13 eggs 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 21 . 18 right 19 out 19 out 20 loud 20 loud 21 . " yes , sir , [i] 'm glad . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 4 sir 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 8 glad 8 glad 9 . i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 4 do 4 do 5 such 4 do 10 again 5 such 7 thing 5 such 8 as 6 a 7 thing 8 as 9 that 10 again 11 . i 'm ashamed of what [i] did ; yet [i] 'm glad [i] did it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 2 'm 7 did 3 ashamed 4 of 4 of 5 what 7 did 11 'm 8 ; 9 yet 8 ; 11 'm 11 'm 12 glad 12 glad 14 did 14 did 15 it 14 did 16 . i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 because 3 glad 7 learned 4 because 6 've 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things 9 things 10 . i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's boy isn't as much to be feared as he used to be . 1 i 2 've 2 've 12 to 3 learned 4 that 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 11 much 9 isn't 10 as 10 as 11 much 11 much 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 17 used 14 feared 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 used 17 used 18 to 18 to 20 . 19 be 20 . i 've learned that [hooty] isn't as stupid as [i] thought he was . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 3 learned 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 as 7 as 8 stupid 8 stupid 9 as 9 as 14 . 11 thought 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 . now [i] think [i] 'll go hunt for an honest meal . " 1 now 5 'll 3 think 5 'll 5 'll 6 go 6 go 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 for 8 for 9 an 9 an 10 honest 10 honest 13 " 11 meal 12 . 12 . 13 " and he did . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] judge no one by his style of dress ; [your] ignorance you thus confess . 1 judge 3 one 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 by 4 by 6 style 5 his 6 style 6 style 7 of 7 of 11 ignorance 8 dress 9 ; 9 ; 11 ignorance 11 ignorance 15 . 12 you 13 thus 13 thus 14 confess 14 confess 15 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . " caw , caw , caw , caw . " 1 " 2 caw 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 caw 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 . 9 . 10 " there was no need of looking to see who that was . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 need 4 need 5 of 5 of 6 looking 6 looking 7 to 7 to 8 see 7 to 11 was 8 see 9 who 9 who 10 that 11 was 12 . peter [rabbit] knew without looking . 1 peter 3 knew 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking 5 looking 6 . mrs [quack] knew without looking . 1 mrs 3 knew 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking 5 looking 6 . just the same , both looked up . 1 just 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 4 , 5 both 5 both 6 looked 6 looked 7 up 7 up 8 . just alighting in the top of a tall tree was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 just 2 alighting 1 just 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 9 tree 6 of 8 tall 7 a 8 tall 9 tree 10 was 10 was 14 . 12 the 14 . " [i] hope [i] am not interrupting any secret gossip . " 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 5 am 5 am 6 not 5 am 12 " 6 not 7 interrupting 8 any 9 secret 9 secret 10 gossip 10 gossip 11 . 11 . 12 " " not at all , " [peter] hastened to say . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 to 8 hastened 9 to 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 . " [mrs] [quack] was just telling me of the troubles and clangers in bringing up a young family in the [far] [north] . 1 " 7 me 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 telling 6 telling 7 me 7 me 11 and 8 of 10 troubles 9 the 10 troubles 10 troubles 11 and 11 and 12 clangers 12 clangers 13 in 13 in 15 up 14 bringing 15 up 15 up 19 in 16 a 17 young 17 young 18 family 18 family 19 in 19 in 23 . 20 the 23 . how did you know [the] [quacks] had arrived ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 know 4 know 7 had 7 had 8 arrived 8 arrived 9 ? 9 ? 10 " blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . " [i] didn't , " said he . 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . mr [quack] , you and [mrs] [quack] are looking very fine this fall . 1 mr 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 10 very 5 and 8 are 8 are 9 looking 9 looking 10 very 10 very 11 fine 11 fine 12 this 12 this 13 fall 13 fall 14 . and those handsome young [quacks] , you don't mean to tell me that they are your children ! " 1 and 2 those 1 and 3 handsome 2 those 3 handsome 3 handsome 4 young 4 young 8 don't 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 11 tell 9 mean 10 to 9 mean 11 tell 11 tell 12 me 11 tell 14 they 12 me 13 that 14 they 17 children 15 are 16 your 16 your 17 children 17 children 19 " 18 ! 19 " mrs [quack] nodded proudly . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 5 . 4 proudly 5 . " they are , " said she . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 she 7 she 8 . " they are a credit to their parents . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 5 credit 4 a 5 credit 5 credit 6 to 6 to 7 their 7 their 8 parents 8 parents 9 . yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 are 2 , 3 indeed 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 6 are 8 credit 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 9 to 11 parents 10 their 11 parents 11 parents 12 . never have [i] seen finer young [ducks] in all my life . 1 never 2 have 2 have 4 seen 4 seen 5 finer 5 finer 6 young 6 young 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 10 my 9 all 11 life 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 . how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 1 how 2 glad 1 how 7 guns 3 the 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 with 5 with 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 guns 7 guns 8 will 8 will 9 be 9 be 10 to 9 be 11 see 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . 13 . 14 " mrs [quack] shivered at that , and [blacky] saw it . 1 mrs 3 shivered 1 mrs 6 , 3 shivered 4 at 4 at 5 that 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 it 10 it 11 . he chuckled softly . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly 3 softly 4 . you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 others 8 others 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . " [i] saw three hunters over on the edge of the [big] [river] early this very morning , " said he . 1 " 5 hunters 3 saw 4 three 3 saw 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 over 6 over 9 edge 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 15 this 14 early 15 this 15 this 17 morning 16 very 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 22 . 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . mrs [quack] looked more anxious than ever . 1 mrs 3 looked 3 looked 4 more 4 more 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 noted 5 noted 6 this 6 this 7 . " that is why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 came 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 6 came 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 10 " 12 added 12 added 13 kindly 13 kindly 14 . " [i] wanted to give you warning . " 1 " 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 you 6 you 7 warning 7 warning 8 . 8 . 9 " " but you didn't know the [quacks] were here ! " spoke up [peter] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 were 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 the 8 were 9 here 9 here 12 spoke 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 spoke 12 spoke 13 up 13 up 15 . " true enough , [peter] . 1 " 2 true 2 true 3 enough 3 enough 4 , 4 , 6 . true enough , " replied [blacky] , his eyes twinkling . 1 true 4 " 2 enough 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 , 7 , 10 twinkling 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 twinkling 10 twinkling 11 . " but [i] thought they might be . 1 " 2 but 2 but 5 they 4 thought 5 they 5 they 6 might 6 might 7 be 7 be 8 . is it true , [mrs] [quack] , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 11 going 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 that 7 , 10 are 9 we 10 are 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 have 13 have 17 hard 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 , 16 , 17 hard 17 hard 18 , 18 , 20 winter 19 cold 20 winter 20 winter 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " that is what they say up in the [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 5 they 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 say 6 say 7 up 6 say 12 , 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " and it is true that [jack] [frost] had started down earlier than usual . 1 " 2 and 1 " 6 that 2 and 5 true 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 true 6 that 9 had 9 had 10 started 10 started 11 down 11 down 12 earlier 12 earlier 13 than 13 than 15 . 14 usual 15 . that is how it happens we are here now . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 2 is 4 it 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 here 8 here 9 now 9 now 10 . but about those hunters over by [the] [big] [river] , do you suppose they will come over here ? " 1 but 2 about 1 but 13 suppose 2 about 4 hunters 3 those 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 over 6 by 10 , 10 , 11 do 11 do 12 you 12 you 13 suppose 13 suppose 16 come 14 they 15 will 15 will 16 come 16 come 18 here 16 come 19 ? 17 over 18 here 19 ? 20 " there was an anxious note [in] [mrs] [quack] 's voice . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 anxious 4 anxious 5 note 5 note 9 's 9 's 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy won't let them . 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 won't 6 won't 7 let 7 let 8 them 8 them 9 . i know . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 . i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 1 i 2 've 2 've 5 him 3 been 4 watching 4 watching 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 10 watching 7 he 9 been 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 11 those 11 those 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 . as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 6 here 5 stay 10 be 6 here 7 , 7 , 9 will 8 you 9 will 10 be 12 . 11 safe 12 . what a great world this would be if all those two-legged creatures were like [farmer] [brown] 's boy . " 1 what 4 world 1 what 17 's 2 a 3 great 2 a 4 world 4 world 14 like 5 this 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 if 8 if 9 all 8 if 13 were 9 all 10 those 9 all 12 creatures 9 all 13 were 10 those 11 two-legged 13 were 14 like 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 . 19 . 20 " " wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 it 2 wouldn't 6 cried 3 it 4 ! 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 . then he added , " [i] wish they were . " 1 then 4 , 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 , 4 , 7 wish 5 " 7 wish 7 wish 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . 10 . 11 " " you don't wish it half as much as [i] do , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 wish 4 wish 5 it 5 it 8 much 6 half 7 as 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 11 do 11 do 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 17 . 14 declared 17 . " what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , looking interested . 1 " 3 changed 1 " 5 ? 2 what 3 changed 3 changed 4 him 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 10 , 6 " 7 asked 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 12 interested 12 interested 13 . " just getting really acquainted with some of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 getting 3 getting 4 really 4 really 5 acquainted 5 acquainted 6 with 6 with 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 16 and 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 of 11 people 16 and 12 of 13 the 16 and 24 . 17 the 24 . 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 21 " 24 . " he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 more 2 he 3 found 3 found 6 to 4 them 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 meet 7 meet 8 him 9 more 10 than 9 more 20 are 10 than 11 halfway 11 halfway 12 in 12 in 14 and 13 friendship 14 and 14 and 15 that 16 some 17 of 16 some 19 really 17 of 18 them 19 really 20 are 20 are 23 friends 21 his 22 best 21 his 23 friends 23 friends 24 . 24 . 25 " " and now he is their best friend , " spoke up [peter] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 7 best 2 and 3 now 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 their 6 their 7 best 7 best 11 spoke 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 spoke 11 spoke 12 up 12 up 14 . blacky nodded . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " right , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 right 2 right 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " that is why the [quacks] are safe here and will be as long as they stay . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 14 long 2 that 3 is 3 is 12 be 4 why 5 the 5 the 12 be 7 are 8 safe 8 safe 9 here 8 safe 12 be 9 here 10 and 10 and 11 will 13 as 14 long 14 long 15 as 15 as 16 they 16 they 17 stay 17 stay 18 . 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky [the] [crow] is a shrewd fellow . 1 blacky 4 is 4 is 7 fellow 5 a 6 shrewd 6 shrewd 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 . he is one of the smartest and shrewdest of all the little people in the [green] [forest] and on the [green] [meadows] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 and 7 and 8 shrewdest 7 and 18 and 8 shrewdest 9 of 9 of 12 little 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 13 people 14 in 13 people 18 and 14 in 15 the 18 and 23 . 19 on 20 the 20 the 23 . everybody knows it . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 3 it 4 . and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 1 and 2 because 1 and 9 have 2 because 3 of 3 of 5 , 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 his 6 all 8 neighbors 9 have 14 respect 9 have 15 for 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 of 12 deal 14 respect 14 respect 15 for 15 for 17 , 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 22 . 19 his 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 21 ways 21 ways 22 . you know there is very little that escapes the sharp eyes of [blacky] the [crow] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 little 6 little 8 escapes 7 that 8 escapes 8 escapes 11 eyes 9 the 11 eyes 10 sharp 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . he had guessed what these things meant . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 4 what 5 these 5 these 6 things 6 things 7 meant 7 meant 8 . " they think we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 2 they 1 " 3 think 1 " 6 going 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 6 going 7 to 6 going 8 have 7 to 8 have 8 have 12 hard 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 11 , 12 hard 12 hard 13 , 13 , 14 cold 14 cold 17 " 14 cold 18 muttered 15 winter 16 , 16 , 17 " 18 muttered 22 . 20 to 21 himself 21 himself 22 . " perhaps they know , but [i] want to see some signs of it for myself . 1 " 3 they 2 perhaps 3 they 3 they 5 , 4 know 5 , 5 , 10 see 6 but 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 12 signs 11 some 12 signs 12 signs 13 of 12 signs 15 for 13 of 14 it 15 for 16 myself 16 myself 17 . they may be only guessing . 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 only 4 only 5 guessing 5 guessing 6 . anybody can do that , and one guess is as good as another . " 1 anybody 3 do 1 anybody 6 and 2 can 3 do 4 that 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 one 6 and 8 guess 7 one 8 guess 8 guess 9 is 9 is 13 another 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 12 as 13 another 13 another 15 " 14 . 15 " mrs [quack] explained that [jack] [frost] had already started south , and so they had started earlier to keep well ahead of him . 1 mrs 3 explained 3 explained 4 that 4 that 12 and 7 had 8 already 7 had 12 and 9 started 10 south 9 started 12 and 10 south 11 , 12 and 19 keep 13 so 14 they 13 so 16 started 14 they 15 had 16 started 17 earlier 17 earlier 18 to 18 to 19 keep 19 keep 20 well 20 well 21 ahead 21 ahead 22 of 22 of 23 him 23 him 24 . i wouldn't take their word for it any more than [i] would the word of [johnny] [chuck] or [jerry] [muskrat] or [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 18 or 2 wouldn't 3 take 3 take 5 word 3 take 9 more 4 their 5 word 5 word 6 for 6 for 7 it 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 than 12 would 14 word 12 would 18 or 13 the 14 word 14 word 15 of 18 or 25 . 21 or 23 the 23 the 25 . i 'll look about a little . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 3 look 4 about 4 about 8 " 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 . 7 . 8 " he headed straight for the [green] [meadows] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 4 for 4 for 13 . 5 the 11 's 11 's 12 cornfield 12 cornfield 13 . a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 of 2 little 6 corn 3 of 4 that 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 7 would 7 would 8 make 8 make 10 good 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 . " seems to me these husks are unusually thick , " muttered [blacky] , as he tore at them with his stout bill . 1 " 8 unusually 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 5 these 3 to 4 me 5 these 6 husks 5 these 8 unusually 6 husks 7 are 8 unusually 12 muttered 9 thick 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 muttered 12 muttered 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 tore 17 tore 18 at 17 tore 20 with 18 at 19 them 20 with 21 his 21 his 23 bill 22 stout 23 bill 23 bill 24 . " don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 1 " 3 remember 2 don't 3 remember 3 remember 6 seen 4 ever 5 having 4 ever 6 seen 6 seen 7 them 7 them 8 as 8 as 9 thick 9 thick 10 as 10 as 11 these 11 these 12 . wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 1 wonder 2 if 2 if 5 happens 3 it 5 happens 4 just 5 happens 5 happens 6 to 5 happens 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 so 7 be 9 on 9 on 11 ear 10 this 11 ear 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 " then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 popped 2 , 3 as 3 as 5 sudden 4 a 5 sudden 6 thought 7 popped 7 popped 8 into 8 into 11 head 9 his 10 black 9 his 11 head 11 head 14 left 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 left 14 left 21 . 15 that 16 ear 16 ear 17 and 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 19 to 20 another 20 another 21 . the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 1 the 2 husks 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 5 were 3 of 4 this 5 were 7 thick 6 as 7 thick 7 thick 8 as 8 as 9 those 9 those 10 on 10 on 13 . 11 the 12 first 11 the 13 . 12 first 13 . he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 6 and 3 to 4 another 3 to 5 shock 5 shock 6 and 6 and 7 found 7 found 9 husks 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 10 there 11 just 11 just 14 . 12 the 13 same 12 the 14 . he tried a third shock with the same result . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 5 shock 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 6 with 6 with 10 . 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 result 9 result 10 . " huh , they are all alike , " said he . 1 " 4 they 2 huh 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 4 they 8 , 5 are 6 all 7 alike 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . then he looked thoughtful and for a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 5 and 4 thoughtful 5 and 5 and 9 minutes 6 for 8 few 6 for 9 minutes 7 a 8 few 9 minutes 10 sat 10 sat 11 perfectly 10 sat 16 statue 11 perfectly 12 still 12 still 13 like 13 like 15 black 14 a 15 black 16 statue 17 . " they are right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 at 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . " yes , [sir] , they are right . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 are 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 right 8 right 9 . 9 . 10 " of course he meant [johnny] [chuck] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [paddy] [the] [beaver] and the [quacks] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 meant 4 meant 10 and 7 and 10 and 10 and 17 . 14 and 15 the 15 the 17 . i know it myself now . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 myself 4 myself 5 now 5 now 6 . i 've found a sign . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 5 sign 4 a 5 sign 5 sign 6 . old [mother] [nature] has wrapped this corn in extra thick husks , and of course she has done it to protect it . 1 old 10 thick 4 has 7 corn 5 wrapped 6 this 6 this 7 corn 7 corn 8 in 8 in 9 extra 9 extra 10 thick 10 thick 11 husks 11 husks 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 has 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 she 16 she 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 it 18 done 20 to 20 to 21 protect 21 protect 22 it 22 it 23 . she doesn't do things without a reason . 1 she 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 do 3 do 4 things 4 things 5 without 5 without 7 reason 6 a 7 reason 7 reason 8 . we are going to have a cold winter , or my name isn't [blacky] the [crow] . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 9 , 5 have 6 a 5 have 7 cold 7 cold 8 winter 8 winter 9 , 9 , 13 isn't 10 or 12 name 11 my 12 name 12 name 13 isn't 13 isn't 17 . 15 the 17 . 17 . 18 " [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a single fact may fail to prove you either right or wrong ; [confirm] it with another and your proof will then be strong . 1 a 2 single 1 a 3 fact 2 single 3 fact 3 fact 4 may 4 may 5 fail 5 fail 6 to 5 fail 11 or 6 to 7 prove 7 prove 8 you 9 either 10 right 9 either 11 or 11 or 25 . 12 wrong 13 ; 12 wrong 18 and 13 ; 15 it 16 with 17 another 17 another 18 and 18 and 20 proof 19 your 20 proof 20 proof 21 will 21 will 22 then 22 then 23 be 23 be 24 strong 23 be 25 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . but [blacky] long ago learned that it isn't wise or wholly safe to depend altogether on one thing . 1 but 3 long 1 but 6 that 3 long 4 ago 4 ago 5 learned 6 that 8 isn't 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 or 9 wise 10 or 10 or 12 safe 11 wholly 12 safe 12 safe 13 to 13 to 14 depend 14 depend 19 . 15 altogether 16 on 16 on 18 thing 17 one 18 thing 18 thing 19 . " she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 1 " 4 take 1 " 11 way 2 she 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 take 4 take 7 protect 5 care 6 to 6 to 7 protect 7 protect 9 corn 8 the 9 corn 9 corn 10 that 11 way 12 and 12 and 13 not 13 not 14 do 14 do 15 as 14 do 19 things 15 as 16 much 17 for 18 other 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . there must be other signs , if [i] am smart enough to find them . " 1 there 5 signs 1 there 6 , 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 other 4 other 5 signs 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 am 9 am 11 enough 10 smart 11 enough 11 enough 13 find 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 them 14 them 15 . 15 . 16 " he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 1 he 6 and 2 lifted 3 one 2 lifted 6 and 3 one 4 black 4 black 5 wing 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 set 9 set 10 in 9 set 13 feathers 10 in 11 order 12 the 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 beneath 14 beneath 15 it 15 it 16 . suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 3 made 3 made 7 hop 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 6 little 7 hop 7 hop 8 straight 8 straight 9 up 9 up 10 . " well , [i] never ! " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 1 " 2 well 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 he 3 , 5 never 5 never 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 10 , 9 exclaimed 10 , 10 , 13 spread 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 spread 13 spread 15 wings 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 to 16 to 17 regain 17 regain 18 his 18 his 19 balance 19 balance 20 . " [i] never did ! " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 11 voice 4 so 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 piped 6 " 8 a 8 a 9 squeaky 9 squeaky 10 little 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 12 . what is it you never did ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 6 did 4 you 5 never 5 never 6 did 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky looked down . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 . peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 1 peeping 2 up 2 up 3 at 2 up 5 from 3 at 4 him 5 from 8 grass 6 the 7 brown 6 the 8 grass 8 grass 14 . 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 bright 11 bright 12 little 12 little 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " [hello] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 . " [i] haven't seen you for a long time . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 seen 4 seen 5 you 4 seen 6 for 6 for 8 long 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 . i 've looked for you several times lately . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 looked 3 looked 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 several 6 several 7 times 7 times 8 lately 8 lately 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] don't doubt it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't doubt it at all , " squeaked [danny] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 3 doubt 5 at 5 at 7 , 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 squeaked 9 squeaked 11 . " you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 never 4 never 5 see 5 see 6 me 5 see 7 when 7 when 8 you 7 when 9 are 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking 10 looking 11 for 11 for 13 . 12 me 13 . that is , you won't [if] [i] can help it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 you 4 you 5 won't 5 won't 8 can 8 can 9 help 9 help 10 it 10 it 11 . you won't if [i] see you first . " 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 3 if 3 if 7 first 5 see 6 you 6 you 7 first 7 first 8 . 8 . 9 " blacky chuckled . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he knew what [danny] meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 5 meant 6 . " [i] 've had my breakfast , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't dinner time yet . " 1 " 7 , 3 've 4 had 4 had 5 my 5 my 6 breakfast 6 breakfast 7 , 7 , 13 and 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 and 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 and 13 and 15 isn't 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 dinner 16 dinner 17 time 17 time 19 . 18 yet 19 . 19 . 20 " " what is it you never did ? " persisted [danny] , in his squeaky voice . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 you 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 5 you 6 never 6 never 7 did 7 did 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 13 in 9 " 10 persisted 10 persisted 12 , 12 , 13 in 13 in 17 . 14 his 15 squeaky 14 his 16 voice 16 voice 17 . " that was just an exclamation , " explained [blacky] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 an 5 an 6 exclamation 6 exclamation 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 explained 9 explained 11 . " [i] made a discovery that surprised me so [i] exclaimed right out . " 1 " 3 made 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 that 5 discovery 11 exclaimed 6 that 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 me 7 surprised 9 so 11 exclaimed 12 right 11 exclaimed 13 out 13 out 14 . 14 . 15 " " what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 3 was 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " it was that the feathers of my coat are coming in thicker than [i] ever knew them to before . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 was 1 " 9 coat 3 was 4 that 5 the 6 feathers 5 the 9 coat 6 feathers 7 of 7 of 8 my 9 coat 14 than 10 are 11 coming 11 coming 12 in 12 in 13 thicker 13 thicker 14 than 14 than 17 knew 16 ever 17 knew 17 knew 18 them 18 them 19 to 19 to 20 before 20 before 21 . i hadn't noticed it until [i] started to set them in order a minute ago . " 1 i 7 started 2 hadn't 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 it 3 noticed 5 until 5 until 7 started 7 started 8 to 8 to 9 set 9 set 10 them 9 set 14 minute 10 them 11 in 11 in 12 order 13 a 14 minute 14 minute 15 ago 15 ago 16 . 16 . 17 " he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 3 his 2 buried 5 in 3 his 4 bill 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 . there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 lot 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 down 6 down 7 around 7 around 9 roots 8 the 9 roots 9 roots 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . i am going to have the warmest coat [i] 've ever had . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 8 coat 4 to 5 have 6 the 7 warmest 6 the 8 coat 8 coat 10 've 10 've 12 had 11 ever 12 had 12 had 13 . 13 . 14 " " well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 5 think 3 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 think 5 think 6 you 5 think 9 only 6 you 7 are 8 the 9 only 9 only 10 one 10 one 13 retorted 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . i suppose you know what it means . " 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 you 2 suppose 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 it 6 it 7 means 7 means 8 . 8 . 9 " " you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat than usual . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 doesn't 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 that 4 find 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 who 8 doesn't 11 or 9 go 10 south 9 go 11 or 11 or 12 sleep 12 sleep 13 all 13 all 14 winter 14 winter 21 . 15 has 17 thicker 16 a 17 thicker 17 thicker 18 coat 17 thicker 20 usual 18 coat 19 than 20 usual 21 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there is old [roughleg] the [hawk] ! 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 ! 2 is 3 old 5 the 7 ! he has come extra early this year . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 4 extra 3 come 5 early 5 early 6 this 6 this 7 year 7 year 8 . i think [i] 'll go back to warn [nanny] . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 back 6 back 7 to 7 to 8 warn 8 warn 10 . 10 . 11 " without another word [danny] disappeared in the brown grass . 1 without 2 another 2 another 3 word 3 word 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 brown 8 brown 9 grass 9 grass 10 . again [blacky] chuckled . 1 again 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " more signs , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " more signs . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 . there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 6 we 2 isn't 4 doubt 3 a 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 have 10 have 13 winter 11 a 12 hard 11 a 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i wonder if [i] can stand it or if [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 6 stand 5 can 6 stand 6 stand 7 it 6 stand 25 " 8 or 17 south 8 or 18 , 9 if 11 'd 11 'd 13 go 12 better 13 go 13 go 16 way 14 a 16 way 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 south 18 , 19 where 19 where 20 it 19 where 22 be 20 it 21 will 22 be 23 warmer 23 warmer 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 1 this 2 much 1 this 8 : 2 much 3 to 3 to 4 me 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 clear 7 clear 8 : 8 : 13 is 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 not 11 not 12 understood 12 understood 13 is 13 is 14 queer 14 queer 15 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] may be right . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 7 . 4 may 5 be 5 be 6 right 5 be 7 . again he may not be . 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 not 4 not 5 be 5 be 6 . if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world . 1 if 2 he 1 if 5 , 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 right 5 , 8 account 6 it 7 will 7 will 8 account 8 account 9 for 9 for 14 queer 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 queer 14 queer 15 people 15 people 19 . 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . they are not understood , and so they are queer . 1 they 2 are 1 they 4 understood 2 are 3 not 4 understood 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 they 7 so 8 they 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 queer 10 queer 11 . at least , that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 1 at 8 people 1 at 21 ones 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 5 is 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 16 perhaps 9 say 11 and 9 say 16 perhaps 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once 13 once 14 think 14 think 15 that 16 perhaps 17 they 17 they 18 are 19 the 20 queer 19 the 21 ones 21 ones 22 for 22 for 25 . 23 not 24 understanding 24 understanding 25 . but [blacky] isn't like those people who are satisfied not to understand and to think other people and things queer . 1 but 6 people 1 but 7 who 3 isn't 4 like 4 like 5 those 5 those 6 people 7 who 10 not 8 are 9 satisfied 9 satisfied 10 not 10 not 13 and 11 to 12 understand 12 understand 13 and 13 and 15 think 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 other 16 other 18 and 17 people 18 and 18 and 19 things 19 things 20 queer 19 things 21 . he does his best to understand . 1 he 2 does 2 does 4 best 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 4 best 6 understand 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 . he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 1 he 3 and 2 waits 3 and 3 and 8 sharp 4 watches 5 and 5 and 6 uses 6 uses 7 those 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 15 wits 9 eyes 10 of 9 eyes 12 and 10 of 11 his 12 and 13 those 13 those 14 quick 14 quick 15 wits 15 wits 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 until 18 until 21 usually 19 at 20 last 20 last 21 usually 21 usually 25 . 22 he 23 does 23 does 24 understand 24 understand 25 . long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen on or beside the [big] [river] , things not to be seen elsewhere . 1 long 2 ago 1 long 4 discovered 2 ago 3 he 4 discovered 6 many 4 discovered 13 or 5 that 6 many 6 many 9 to 7 things 8 are 7 things 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 12 on 13 or 25 . 14 beside 24 elsewhere 15 the 23 seen 15 the 24 elsewhere 18 , 19 things 19 things 21 to 19 things 23 seen 20 not 21 to 21 to 22 be 24 elsewhere 25 . so there are few clays in which he does not get over there . 1 so 3 are 2 there 3 are 3 are 5 clays 4 few 5 clays 5 clays 6 in 6 in 7 which 7 which 10 not 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 get 11 get 12 over 11 get 13 there 13 there 14 . more than once he had been shot at . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shot 7 shot 8 at 8 at 9 . but he had learned by these experiences . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 by 5 by 6 these 6 these 8 . 7 experiences 8 . oh , yes , [blacky] had learned . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 . for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 1 for 5 he 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 , 3 thing 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 6 had 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 when 12 when 13 he 12 when 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 16 . 15 it 16 . blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 4 for 4 for 7 gun 5 a 6 terrible 5 a 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 . but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 1 but 3 man 2 the 3 man 3 man 4 had 4 had 5 none 5 none 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 therefore 8 and 13 be 9 therefore 12 to 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 to 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 15 . blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 1 blacky 3 drew 1 blacky 4 near 2 boldly 3 drew 4 near 5 until 5 until 6 he 5 until 10 see 7 was 8 able 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 16 . 12 the 13 man 13 man 14 was 14 was 15 doing 15 doing 16 . then [blacky] 's eyes stretched their widest and he almost cawed right out with surprise . 1 then 3 's 1 then 5 stretched 3 's 4 eyes 5 stretched 7 widest 5 stretched 8 and 6 their 7 widest 8 and 11 cawed 9 he 10 almost 10 almost 11 cawed 11 cawed 12 right 12 right 13 out 12 right 14 with 14 with 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 . the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 1 the 2 man 1 the 6 corn 2 man 3 was 3 was 4 taking 4 taking 5 yellow 6 corn 7 from 6 corn 17 and 7 from 10 , 8 a 9 bag 9 bag 10 , 10 , 12 handful 11 a 12 handful 13 at 15 time 13 at 17 and 14 a 15 time 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 throwing 18 throwing 19 it 19 it 20 out 20 out 24 . 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 . yes , [sir] , that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 1 yes 6 is 2 , 6 is 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 11 , 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 11 , 11 , 12 scattering 11 , 16 among 12 scattering 15 corn 13 nice 14 yellow 13 nice 15 corn 16 among 18 rushes 17 the 18 rushes 18 rushes 19 and 19 and 20 wild 19 and 21 rice 21 rice 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 ! " that 's a queer performance , " muttered [blacky] , as he watched . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 3 's 8 " 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 performance 6 performance 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 , 9 muttered 11 , 11 , 14 watched 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 watched 14 watched 15 . " what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 8 corn 2 what 14 ? 3 is 5 throwing 3 is 6 perfectly 4 he 5 throwing 6 perfectly 7 good 7 good 8 corn 8 corn 9 out 9 out 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 13 for 14 ? he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 planting 2 isn't 6 for 3 planting 4 it 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 this 7 this 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 planting 9 the 10 planting 10 planting 12 . 11 season 12 . besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 grow 5 grow 6 in 6 in 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 , 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 shame 3 a 4 shame 4 shame 5 to 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 7 nice 7 nice 8 corn 8 corn 9 like 9 like 10 that 10 that 11 . what is he doing it for ? " 1 what 6 for 1 what 7 ? 2 is 3 he 2 is 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 7 ? 8 " blacky flew over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 1 blacky 2 flew 1 blacky 9 away 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 6 tree 5 a 6 tree 7 some 8 distance 8 distance 9 away 9 away 10 and 10 and 14 top 11 alighted 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 21 performance 15 of 16 it 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 20 queer 19 the 20 queer 20 queer 21 performance 21 performance 22 . you know [blacky] has very keen eyes and he can see a long distance . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 has 2 know 6 keen 4 has 5 very 6 keen 8 and 7 eyes 8 and 8 and 14 distance 9 he 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 13 long 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 distance 14 distance 15 . for a while the man continued to scatter corn and [blacky] continued to wonder what he was doing it for . 1 for 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 5 man 4 the 5 man 5 man 8 scatter 6 continued 7 to 7 to 8 scatter 8 scatter 10 and 9 corn 10 and 10 and 12 continued 12 continued 13 to 12 continued 20 for 13 to 14 wonder 14 wonder 15 what 15 what 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it 19 it 20 for 20 for 21 . at last the man went away in a boat . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 man 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 went 5 went 6 away 6 away 7 in 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 until 4 until 5 he 4 until 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 . he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 7 yellow 6 the 7 yellow 7 yellow 9 on 8 grains 9 on 9 on 11 bottom 10 the 11 bottom 11 bottom 12 . presently he saw something else . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of things you do not understand , [beware] ! 1 of 2 things 1 of 3 you 3 you 4 do 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 understand 6 understand 7 , 7 , 9 ! they may be wholly harmless but [beware] ! 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 wholly 4 wholly 5 harmless 5 harmless 6 but 6 but 8 ! you 'll find the older that you grow [that] only things and folks you know [are] fully to be trusted , so [beware] ! 1 you 2 'll 1 you 12 and 2 'll 3 find 3 find 5 older 4 the 5 older 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 grow 8 grow 10 only 8 grow 12 and 10 only 11 things 12 and 15 know 13 folks 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 17 fully 17 fully 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 trusted 20 trusted 21 , 21 , 24 ! 22 so 24 ! blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . that is one of [blacky] 's wise sayings , and he lives up to it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 13 up 6 's 7 wise 6 's 9 , 7 wise 8 sayings 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 lives 12 lives 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 it 15 it 16 . he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 1 he 3 gets 2 seldom 3 gets 3 gets 4 into 4 into 5 any 5 any 8 because 6 real 7 trouble 6 real 8 because 8 because 11 makes 9 he 10 first 10 first 11 makes 11 makes 16 trouble 12 sure 13 there 12 sure 16 trouble 13 there 14 is 14 is 15 no 16 trouble 17 to 16 trouble 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 . when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 1 when 3 discovers 2 he 3 discovers 3 discovers 4 something 4 something 6 does 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 7 not 8 understand 8 understand 11 is 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 at 12 at 13 once 13 once 16 it 14 distrustful 15 of 15 of 16 it 16 it 17 . as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore of the [big] [river] he at once became suspicious . 1 as 3 watched 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 5 man 3 watched 7 yellow 4 a 5 man 6 scattering 7 yellow 7 yellow 9 in 8 corn 9 in 9 in 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 from 12 from 14 shore 13 the 14 shore 14 shore 15 of 15 of 24 . 16 the 19 he 19 he 22 became 20 at 21 once 21 once 22 became 22 became 23 suspicious 23 suspicious 24 . what was it [blacky] had discovered ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 had 2 was 3 it 5 had 6 discovered 6 discovered 7 ? only a few feathers . 1 only 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 . no one with eyes less sharp than [blacky] ['s] would have noticed them . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 with 2 one 10 would 3 with 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 less 5 less 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 than 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 1 and 2 few 1 and 5 given 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 given 5 given 6 them 5 given 8 thought 5 given 9 if 7 a 8 thought 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . but [blacky] knew right away that those were feathers from a [duck] . 1 but 3 knew 3 knew 4 right 3 knew 13 . 4 right 5 away 4 right 10 from 5 away 6 that 6 that 7 those 7 those 8 were 8 were 9 feathers 11 a 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [mr] and [mrs] . quack or some of their relatives have been here . 1 " 3 and 3 and 5 . 5 . 6 quack 6 quack 7 or 7 or 8 some 7 or 9 of 7 or 12 have 9 of 11 relatives 10 their 11 relatives 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . it is just the kind of a place [ducks] like . 1 it 2 is 2 is 10 like 3 just 4 the 4 the 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 8 place 7 a 8 place 8 place 10 like 10 like 11 . also some [ducks] like corn . 1 also 2 some 2 some 6 . 4 like 5 corn 5 corn 6 . if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again . 1 if 2 they 1 if 3 should 1 if 12 they 3 should 7 and 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 here 4 come 7 and 5 back 6 here 7 and 8 find 7 and 9 this 9 this 10 corn 10 corn 11 , 12 they 13 would 12 they 17 , 13 would 14 have 14 have 16 feast 15 a 16 feast 17 , 22 sure 18 and 19 they 18 and 22 sure 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 be 22 sure 24 come 23 to 24 come 24 come 25 again 25 again 26 . that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 1 that 2 man 1 that 4 scattered 2 man 3 who 3 who 4 scattered 4 scattered 6 corn 5 the 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 7 here 8 didn't 8 didn't 13 , 9 have 12 gun 9 have 13 , 10 a 11 terrible 10 a 12 gun 13 , 17 mean 14 but 15 that 15 that 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mean 17 mean 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 23 . 20 isn't 21 a 20 isn't 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 1 he 7 and 2 may 3 come 3 come 4 back 3 come 6 , 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 he 7 and 10 may 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 have 11 have 14 gun 12 a 13 terrible 12 a 14 gun 14 gun 15 . i 'm suspicious of that man . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 7 . 5 that 6 man 6 man 7 . i am so . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so 3 so 4 . i believe he put that corn here for [ducks] and [i] don't believe he did it out of the kindness of his heart . 1 i 2 believe 1 i 10 and 2 believe 3 he 3 he 4 put 4 put 5 that 4 put 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 6 corn 8 for 7 here 8 for 10 and 14 he 10 and 15 did 12 don't 13 believe 13 believe 14 he 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 it 16 it 17 out 17 out 24 . 18 of 20 kindness 19 the 20 kindness 20 kindness 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 heart 23 heart 24 . but it wasn't [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 it 1 but 6 's 2 it 3 wasn't 6 's 8 . 7 boy 8 . i don't like the looks of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 3 like 8 . 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it i don't indeed . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 8 and 3 keep 4 watch 4 watch 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 place 7 place 8 and 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 happens 11 happens 13 " 12 . 13 " he didn't like the looks of it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 5 looks 8 at 6 of 7 it 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . " [i] 'll warn the [quacks] to keep away from there . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 warn 4 warn 5 the 5 the 12 . 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 9 away 8 keep 12 . 9 away 10 from 10 from 11 there i 'll do it the very first thing in the morning , " he muttered , as he prepared to go to sleep . 1 i 12 , 2 'll 3 do 3 do 4 it 3 do 7 first 5 the 6 very 5 the 7 first 7 first 8 thing 8 thing 9 in 8 thing 12 , 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 morning 12 , 13 " 12 , 15 muttered 13 " 14 he 15 muttered 22 to 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 17 as 19 prepared 18 he 19 prepared 19 prepared 20 to 20 to 21 go 21 go 22 to 22 to 23 sleep 23 sleep 24 . " if they have any sense at all , they will stay in the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 4 have 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 sense 5 any 6 sense 6 sense 11 will 7 at 8 all 7 at 9 , 7 at 10 they 10 they 11 will 11 will 12 stay 12 stay 15 pond 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 of 16 of 18 the 18 the 20 . it may be all right , but [i] don't like the looks of it . " 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 15 . 6 , 7 but 6 , 15 . 7 but 9 don't 7 but 10 like 10 like 12 looks 11 the 12 looks 12 looks 13 of 13 of 14 it 15 . 16 " and still full of suspicions , [blacky] went to sleep . 1 and 2 still 2 still 3 full 2 still 4 of 3 full 4 of 4 of 6 , 5 suspicions 6 , 6 , 8 went 8 went 10 sleep 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little things you fail to see [may] important prove to be . 1 little 2 things 2 things 5 to 3 you 4 fail 4 fail 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 10 to 8 important 9 prove 9 prove 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . one of the secrets of [blacky] 's success in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things . 1 one 5 of 1 one 7 's 2 of 4 secrets 3 the 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 of 7 's 9 in 8 success 9 in 9 in 10 life 10 life 16 never 11 is 13 fact 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 never 16 never 19 take 17 fails 18 to 18 to 19 take 19 take 21 of 20 note 21 of 21 of 24 . 22 little 23 things 23 things 24 . long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life . 1 long 3 he 1 long 14 not 2 ago 3 he 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 that 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 things 7 things 8 which 8 which 9 in 8 which 11 seem 9 in 10 themselves 11 seem 12 harmless 11 seem 13 and 14 not 16 noticing 15 worth 16 noticing 16 noticing 17 may 17 may 18 together 18 together 26 . 19 prove 22 important 19 prove 26 . 20 the 21 most 21 most 22 important 22 important 25 life 23 things 24 in 23 things 25 life so , no matter how unimportant a thing may appear , [blacky] examines it closely with those sharp eyes of his and remembers it . 1 so 8 thing 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 matter 4 matter 5 how 5 how 6 unimportant 5 how 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 may 9 may 10 appear 10 appear 13 examines 11 , 13 examines 13 examines 14 it 13 examines 19 eyes 14 it 15 closely 15 closely 16 with 16 with 18 sharp 17 those 18 sharp 19 eyes 20 of 19 eyes 22 and 20 of 21 his 22 and 23 remembers 23 remembers 24 it 24 it 25 . then he got some breakfast . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 some 4 some 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 . he ate it in a hurry and flew straight over to the [big] [river] to the place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 1 he 7 and 2 ate 3 it 2 ate 4 in 2 ate 7 and 3 it 4 in 4 in 6 hurry 5 a 6 hurry 7 and 8 flew 8 flew 9 straight 8 flew 11 to 9 straight 10 over 11 to 12 the 12 the 24 corn 15 to 17 place 15 to 18 where 16 the 17 place 18 where 19 he 18 where 23 yellow 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 22 that 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered 25 scattered 26 . they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 1 they 3 quite 1 they 4 contented 2 seemed 3 quite 4 contented 5 and 5 and 8 best 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 9 of 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . blacky guessed why . 1 blacky 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 why 3 why 4 . not a single grain of that yellow corn could [blacky] see . 1 not 4 grain 1 not 6 that 2 a 3 single 2 a 4 grain 4 grain 5 of 6 that 7 yellow 7 yellow 8 corn 8 corn 9 could 9 could 11 see 11 see 12 . he knew the ways of [dusky] and his relatives . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 ways 3 the 4 ways 4 ways 5 of 5 of 9 relatives 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 . he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and at once had found that corn . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 7 come 3 that 4 they 4 they 6 have 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 come 7 come 8 in 7 come 9 there 7 come 15 before 9 there 11 at 10 just 11 at 11 at 12 dusk 12 dusk 14 night 13 the 14 night 15 before 20 found 16 and 18 once 16 and 19 had 17 at 18 once 19 had 20 found 20 found 23 . 21 that 22 corn 22 corn 23 . dusky looked up as [blacky] flew over him , but [blacky] said nothing , and [dusky] said nothing . 1 dusky 2 looked 1 dusky 6 flew 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 as 6 flew 7 over 6 flew 9 , 6 flew 15 and 7 over 8 him 9 , 10 but 12 said 13 nothing 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 . 17 said 18 nothing 18 nothing 19 . but if [blacky] didn't use his tongue , he did use his eyes . 1 but 2 if 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 use 5 use 6 his 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 , 8 , 11 use 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 use 11 use 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 5 were 3 with 4 them 5 were 7 lot 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 brown 10 brown 11 rushes 11 rushes 12 . they looked very harmless and innocent . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 harmless 4 harmless 5 and 5 and 6 innocent 6 innocent 7 . but [blacky] knew every foot of that shore along the [big] [river] , and he knew that those bushes hadn't been there during the summer . 1 but 3 knew 3 knew 4 every 3 knew 9 along 4 every 5 foot 5 foot 6 of 6 of 8 shore 7 that 8 shore 9 along 10 the 10 the 19 bushes 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 knew 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 16 knew 18 those 18 those 19 bushes 19 bushes 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 26 . 21 been 23 during 21 been 25 summer 22 there 23 during 24 the 25 summer 25 summer 26 . he knew that they hadn't grown there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 grown 6 grown 7 there 7 there 8 . he flew directly over them . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 3 directly 4 over 4 over 5 them 5 them 6 . just back of them were a couple of logs . 1 just 4 them 2 back 3 of 3 of 4 them 4 them 5 were 5 were 7 couple 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 8 of 9 logs 9 logs 10 . those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 1 those 2 logs 1 those 3 hadn't 1 those 5 there 3 hadn't 4 been 5 there 7 he 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 passed 8 passed 12 few 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 a 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before 14 before 15 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 2 was 5 it 3 sure 4 of 5 it 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] under his breath . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 under 7 under 8 his 8 his 9 breath 9 breath 10 . " those look to me as if they might be very handy , very handy indeed , for a hunter to sit on . 1 " 2 those 1 " 10 be 2 those 3 look 2 those 5 me 3 look 4 to 5 me 9 might 6 as 8 they 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 might 10 be 11 very 11 very 15 handy 12 handy 13 , 13 , 15 handy 14 very 15 handy 15 handy 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 , 17 , 18 for 18 for 20 hunter 19 a 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 to 20 hunter 22 sit 21 to 22 sit 22 sit 23 on 23 on 24 . it doesn't look right to me . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 right 4 right 5 to 5 to 7 . 6 me 7 . no , [sir] , it doesn't look right to me . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 look 4 , 5 it 4 , 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 look 7 look 8 right 8 right 9 to 9 to 11 . 10 me 11 . i think [i] 'll keep an eye on this place . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 7 eye 10 place 9 this 10 place 10 place 12 " 11 . 12 " so [blacky] came back to the [big] [river] several times that day . 1 so 3 came 3 came 4 back 3 came 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 10 times 9 several 10 times 10 times 13 . 11 that 12 day 12 day 13 . the second time back he found that [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his relatives had left . 1 the 2 second 2 second 3 time 3 time 5 he 3 time 15 had 4 back 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 that 6 found 14 relatives 9 the 14 relatives 12 and 13 his 12 and 14 relatives 15 had 16 left 16 left 17 . and as before , he went away in a boat . 1 and 3 before 2 as 3 before 3 before 6 went 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 8 in 7 away 8 in 8 in 10 boat 9 a 10 boat 10 boat 11 . " [i] don't like it , " muttered [blacky] , shaking his black head . 1 " 6 , 3 don't 4 like 3 don't 6 , 4 like 5 it 6 , 8 muttered 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 11 shaking 10 , 11 shaking 11 shaking 14 head 12 his 13 black 13 black 14 head 14 head 15 . " [i] don't like it . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 4 like 6 . 6 . 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see another 's danger [warn] him though he be a stranger . 1 when 2 you 1 when 3 see 1 when 4 another 4 another 5 's 5 's 6 danger 6 danger 8 him 8 him 9 though 9 though 10 he 9 though 11 be 11 be 13 stranger 12 a 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . sometimes [blacky] watched from a distance , and sometimes he flew right over the man . 1 sometimes 3 watched 3 watched 4 from 4 from 8 and 5 a 6 distance 6 distance 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 9 sometimes 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 13 over 12 right 13 over 13 over 15 man 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 . but never once did the man have a gun with him . 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 once 3 once 4 did 4 did 6 man 4 did 7 have 5 the 6 man 7 have 9 gun 7 have 10 with 8 a 9 gun 10 with 11 him 10 with 12 . that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 1 that 2 man 1 that 6 them 2 man 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 fooling 6 them 7 , 7 , 10 isn't 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 fooling 11 fooling 12 me 11 fooling 13 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 6 . 4 of 5 it he hasn't had a gun with him once when [i] have seen him , but just the same he is a hunter . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 had 3 had 5 gun 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 once 8 once 20 is 9 when 12 seen 9 when 19 he 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 13 him 13 him 18 same 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 just 16 just 18 same 17 the 18 same 19 he 20 is 20 is 23 . 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . i feel it in my bones . 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 3 it 4 in 4 in 6 bones 5 my 6 bones 6 bones 7 . he knows those silly [ducks] come in here every night for that corn he puts out . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 those 3 those 4 silly 3 those 7 in 4 silly 6 come 7 in 10 night 8 here 9 every 9 every 10 night 10 night 11 for 11 for 13 corn 12 that 13 corn 13 corn 14 he 13 corn 15 puts 15 puts 16 out 15 puts 17 . then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 1 then 4 hide 1 then 6 those 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 6 those 14 edge 7 bushes 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 placed 10 placed 11 close 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 18 and 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 and 18 and 19 wait 18 and 20 for 18 and 22 with 20 for 21 them 22 with 23 his 23 his 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . that is what he will do , or my name isn't [blacky] . " 1 that 5 will 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 5 will 5 will 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 name 9 my 10 name 10 name 11 isn't 11 isn't 14 " 13 . 14 " finally [blacky] decided to drop a hint to [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 1 finally 3 decided 3 decided 4 to 4 to 5 drop 5 drop 7 hint 6 a 7 hint 7 hint 8 to 8 to 10 the 10 the 13 . so the next morning he stopped for a call . 1 so 3 next 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 10 . 8 a 9 call 8 a 10 . " good morning , " said he , as [dusky] swam in just in front of him . 1 " 2 good 1 " 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 8 , 11 swam 9 as 11 swam 11 swam 18 . 12 in 13 just 13 just 14 in 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 of 15 front 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] hope you are feeling as fine as you look . " 1 " 5 are 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 8 fine 6 feeling 7 as 7 as 8 fine 8 fine 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 look 11 look 12 . 12 . 13 " " quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 , 3 , 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " when [blacky] the [crow] flatters , he hopes to gain something . 1 " 7 , 2 when 6 flatters 4 the 6 flatters 6 flatters 7 , 7 , 13 . 8 he 9 hopes 9 hopes 10 to 10 to 11 gain 11 gain 12 something 12 something 13 . what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 2 is 6 ? 4 this 5 time 5 time 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " not a thing , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 5 , 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " on my honor , not a thing . 1 " 2 on 2 on 5 , 3 my 4 honor 4 honor 5 , 5 , 6 not 6 not 8 thing 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " corn , " replied [dusky] in a low voice , as if afraid some one might overhear him . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 replied 2 corn 3 , 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 in 5 replied 14 afraid 7 in 9 low 8 a 9 low 9 low 10 voice 10 voice 11 , 11 , 12 as 13 if 14 afraid 14 afraid 16 one 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 might 17 might 18 overhear 18 overhear 19 him 18 overhear 20 . " [nice] yellow corn . " 1 " 3 yellow 3 yellow 4 corn 4 corn 5 . 5 . 6 " " corn ! " exclaimed [blacky] , as if very much astonished . 1 " 2 corn 2 corn 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 9 if 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 very 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 astonished 12 astonished 13 . " how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 1 " 4 corn 2 how 3 does 3 does 4 corn 4 corn 5 happen 5 happen 9 over 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 way 8 way 9 over 9 over 13 water 10 here 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 ? 14 ? 15 " dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 1 " 4 me 1 " 5 , 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 5 , 6 for 6 for 11 , 8 can't 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] haven't the least idea . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 the 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 . all [i] know is that every evening when we arrive , we find it here . 1 all 3 know 3 know 7 evening 4 is 5 that 4 is 6 every 6 every 7 evening 7 evening 12 we 8 when 9 we 9 we 10 arrive 10 arrive 11 , 11 , 12 we 12 we 13 find 13 find 14 it 13 find 15 here 14 it 15 here 15 here 16 . how it gets here , [i] don't know , and furthermore [i] don't care . 1 how 2 it 1 how 8 know 2 it 3 gets 3 gets 4 here 5 , 7 don't 7 don't 8 know 8 know 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 furthermore 11 furthermore 13 don't 13 don't 14 care 13 don't 15 . it is enough for me that it is here . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 2 is 6 that 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 6 that 7 it 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] 've seen a man over here every afternoon , " said [blacky] . 1 " 3 've 3 've 10 afternoon 4 seen 6 man 5 a 6 man 6 man 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 every 9 every 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . 13 said 15 . " [i] thought he might be a hunter . " 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 8 hunter 7 a 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " " did he have a terrible gun ? " asked [dusky] suspiciously . 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 he 3 he 10 asked 4 have 5 a 4 have 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 suspiciously 12 suspiciously 13 . " [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " then he isn't a hunter , " declared [dusky] , looking much relieved . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 hunter 4 isn't 8 " 5 a 6 hunter 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 , 9 declared 11 , 11 , 14 relieved 12 looking 13 much 13 much 14 relieved 14 relieved 15 . " he could hide behind these bushes , you know . " 1 " 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 4 hide 10 know 5 behind 6 these 6 these 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 , 8 , 9 you 10 know 11 . 11 . 12 " " nonsense , " retorted [dusky] , tossing his head . 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 4 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 7 , 7 , 11 . 8 tossing 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 . " there hasn't been a sign of danger here since we have been here . 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 been 3 hasn't 4 been 4 been 6 sign 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 7 of 6 sign 10 since 7 of 9 here 8 danger 9 here 10 since 13 been 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing . 1 i 9 jealous 2 know 3 you 2 know 6 ; 3 you 4 , 6 ; 7 you 6 ; 9 jealous 7 you 8 are 9 jealous 18 and 10 because 11 we 11 we 12 find 12 find 13 plenty 12 find 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 here 15 eat 18 and 16 here 17 , 18 and 20 find 19 you 20 find 20 find 22 . 21 nothing 22 . you are trying to scare us . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 scare 5 scare 6 us 6 us 7 . but [i] 'll tell you right now , you can't scare us away from such splendid eating as we have had here . 1 but 4 tell 1 but 8 , 3 'll 4 tell 4 tell 6 right 4 tell 7 now 5 you 6 right 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 scare 11 scare 12 us 11 scare 15 such 12 us 13 away 13 away 14 from 15 such 16 splendid 16 splendid 17 eating 16 splendid 18 as 18 as 19 we 19 we 20 have 20 have 21 had 21 had 22 here 22 here 23 . so there ! " 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who for another conquers fear [is] truly brave , it is most clear . 1 who 2 for 1 who 7 truly 2 for 3 another 3 another 4 conquers 4 conquers 5 fear 7 truly 8 brave 8 brave 9 , 8 brave 10 it 10 it 13 clear 11 is 12 most 12 most 13 clear 13 clear 14 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . it was late in the afternoon , and [blacky] [the] [crow] was on his way to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 late 3 late 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 afternoon 6 afternoon 7 , 7 , 16 to 8 and 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 15 way 14 his 15 way 15 way 16 to 16 to 20 . 17 the 20 . as usual , he went around by the [big] [river] to see if that man was scattering corn for the [ducks] . 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , 2 usual 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 around 5 went 12 see 6 around 7 by 8 the 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 18 corn 13 if 14 that 14 that 16 was 15 man 16 was 16 was 17 scattering 17 scattering 18 corn 18 corn 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 22 . he wasn't there . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there 3 there 4 . no one was to be seen along the bank of the [big] [river] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 along 7 along 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . " he hasn't come to-day , or else he came early and has left , " thought [blacky] . 1 " 3 hasn't 1 " 10 came 2 he 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 come 4 come 7 or 5 to-day 6 , 5 to-day 7 or 7 or 8 else 9 he 10 came 10 came 11 early 10 came 16 " 11 early 12 and 12 and 13 has 14 left 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 thought 17 thought 19 . what was it [blacky] saw ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 saw 2 was 3 it 5 saw 6 ? it was a boat coming down the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 boat 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 5 coming 5 coming 6 down 6 down 10 . 7 the 10 . blacky sat still and watched . 1 blacky 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 and 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 1 presently 4 turned 1 presently 8 rushes 2 the 3 boat 3 boat 4 turned 4 turned 5 in 6 among 7 the 7 the 8 rushes 8 rushes 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 moment 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 16 stepped 13 later 14 a 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 17 out 20 shore 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 shore 20 shore 21 . it was the same man [blacky] had watched scatter corn in the rushes every day for a week . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 same 2 was 8 watched 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 man 5 man 7 had 8 watched 9 scatter 9 scatter 13 rushes 10 corn 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 rushes 13 rushes 14 every 14 every 15 day 15 day 16 for 16 for 18 week 17 a 18 week 18 week 19 . there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 least 2 wasn't 5 doubt 3 the 4 least 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 8 , 7 it 8 , 8 , 13 man 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 same 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 man 13 man 14 . " [ha] , ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] , and nearly lost his balance in his excitement . 1 " 4 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 9 , 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 nearly 11 nearly 12 lost 12 lost 13 his 12 lost 17 excitement 14 balance 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 excitement 17 excitement 18 . " [ha] , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! it is just as [i] thought ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 thought 6 thought 7 ! 7 ! 8 " you see [blacky] 's sharp eyes had seen that the man was carrying something , and that something was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 you 2 see 2 see 16 and 4 's 8 seen 4 's 15 , 5 sharp 6 eyes 5 sharp 8 seen 6 eyes 7 had 8 seen 9 that 9 that 12 was 10 the 11 man 11 man 12 was 12 was 13 carrying 13 carrying 14 something 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 16 and 19 was 17 that 18 something 17 that 19 was 19 was 25 gun 20 a 21 gun 20 a 25 gun 21 gun 22 , 23 a 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 3 a 2 knows 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 gun 5 gun 7 far 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 it 12 it 13 . the hunter looked out over the [big] [river] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 out 4 out 5 over 5 over 9 . 6 the 9 . then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 along 3 walked 5 where 5 where 6 he 5 where 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 11 day 8 scattered 12 before 9 corn 10 the 10 the 11 day 12 before 13 . not a grain was to be seen . 1 not 3 grain 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . this seemed to please him . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 please 4 please 5 him 5 him 6 . then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 went 1 then 8 and 3 went 4 back 3 went 8 and 4 back 5 to 5 to 7 bushes 6 the 7 bushes 8 and 9 sat 9 sat 11 on 9 sat 18 terrible 10 down 11 on 11 on 13 log 12 a 13 log 13 log 14 behind 14 behind 15 them 15 them 16 , 17 his 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 gun 19 gun 20 across 20 across 22 knees 21 his 22 knees 22 knees 23 . " [i] was sure of it , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 sure 4 sure 5 of 5 of 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 . " he is going to wait there for those [ducks] to come in , and then something dreadful will happen . 1 " 12 come 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 wait 6 wait 7 there 7 there 9 those 7 there 11 to 8 for 9 those 11 to 12 come 12 come 15 and 13 in 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 15 and 17 something 17 something 18 dreadful 18 dreadful 19 will 19 will 20 happen 20 happen 21 . what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 1 what 2 terrible 2 terrible 3 creatures 3 creatures 4 these 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are 6 are 7 ! they don't know what fairness is . 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 6 is 7 . no , [sir] , they don't know what fairness is . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 know 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 7 know 8 what 8 what 9 fairness 8 what 10 is 9 fairness 10 is 10 is 11 . he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 they 3 they 8 that 4 will 5 feel 5 feel 6 so 6 so 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 15 come 9 all 10 is 10 is 11 safe 11 safe 12 that 12 that 13 they 12 that 14 will 14 will 15 come 15 come 21 . 16 in 17 without 16 in 18 looking 18 looking 19 for 19 for 20 danger 20 danger 21 . then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 1 then 3 will 2 he 3 will 3 will 6 terrible 4 fire 5 that 5 that 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 and 8 and 10 them 9 kill 10 them 10 them 11 without 11 without 12 giving 12 giving 13 them 12 giving 15 chance 12 giving 16 at 13 them 14 any 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . " [reddy] [fox] is a sly , clever hunter , but he wouldn't do a thing like that . 1 " 4 is 4 is 7 , 5 a 6 sly 6 sly 7 , 7 , 14 do 8 clever 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 wouldn't 11 but 14 do 12 he 13 wouldn't 14 do 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 like 17 like 18 that 18 that 19 . neither would [old] [man] [coyote] or anybody else who wears fur or feathers . 1 neither 2 would 2 would 10 wears 6 or 7 anybody 7 anybody 8 else 8 else 9 who 9 who 10 wears 10 wears 11 fur 11 fur 12 or 12 or 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 . they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 1 they 2 might 2 might 3 hide 3 hide 4 and 3 hide 5 try 4 and 5 try 5 try 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 9 one 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 by 10 by 12 . 11 surprise 12 . that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 1 that 11 supposed 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 6 because 6 because 10 is 7 each 8 of 8 of 9 us 9 us 10 is 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 on 13 be 17 for 15 the 16 watch 16 watch 17 for 17 for 18 things 18 things 19 of 19 of 21 sort 20 that 21 sort 21 sort 22 . oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 's 6 's 7 to 7 to 10 ? 8 be 9 done 8 be 10 ? it is time [i] was getting home to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 time 3 time 5 was 5 was 6 getting 6 getting 7 home 6 getting 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 . the [black] [shadows] will soon come creeping out from the [purple] [hills] , and [i] must be safe in my hemlock-tree by then . 1 the 4 will 4 will 6 come 5 soon 6 come 6 come 8 out 7 creeping 8 out 8 out 21 hemlock-tree 9 from 10 the 10 the 21 hemlock-tree 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 must 16 must 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 in 19 in 20 my 20 my 21 hemlock-tree 21 hemlock-tree 22 by 22 by 23 then 23 then 24 . i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 scared 3 be 5 to 5 to 8 be 6 death 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out 9 out 12 . 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . yet those [ducks] ought to be warned . 1 yet 2 those 2 those 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 warned 7 warned 8 . oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 5 what 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 shall 6 shall 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " with them might come [hooty] the [owl] , and [hooty] wouldn't object in the least to a [crow] dinner . 1 with 20 . 2 them 3 might 3 might 4 come 4 come 15 least 4 come 16 to 4 come 20 . 6 the 15 least 8 , 9 and 8 , 12 object 11 wouldn't 12 object 12 object 13 in 12 object 15 least 13 in 14 the 16 to 19 dinner 17 a 19 dinner he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 2 wished 6 that 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 6 that 7 hemlock-tree 7 hemlock-tree 9 very 8 that 9 very 9 very 10 minute 10 minute 11 . " [i] 'll wait a little while longer , " muttered [blacky] , and tried to feel brave . 1 " 4 wait 3 'll 4 wait 4 wait 11 muttered 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while 7 while 8 longer 8 longer 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 muttered 11 muttered 13 , 13 , 15 tried 14 and 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 15 tried 17 feel 16 to 17 feel 17 feel 18 brave 18 brave 19 . but instead he shivered . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 3 he 3 he 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no greater happiness is won [than] through a deed for others done . 1 no 2 greater 2 greater 3 happiness 3 happiness 4 is 4 is 5 won 5 won 7 through 7 through 9 deed 8 a 9 deed 9 deed 10 for 10 for 11 others 11 others 12 done 12 done 13 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the [big] [river] and couldn't make up his mind what to do . 1 blacky 2 sat 2 sat 3 in 3 in 5 top 4 the 5 top 5 top 11 bank 6 of 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 near 9 near 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 of 11 bank 17 couldn't 12 of 13 the 16 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 23 to 18 make 19 up 18 make 22 what 19 up 20 his 20 his 21 mind 22 what 23 to 23 to 24 do 24 do 25 . he wanted to get home to the big , thick hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] before dusk , for [blacky] is afraid of the dark . 1 he 4 get 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 get 4 get 5 home 5 home 10 thick 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 big 8 big 9 , 9 , 10 thick 10 thick 11 hemlock-tree 11 hemlock-tree 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 26 . 16 before 17 dusk 16 before 18 , 18 , 19 for 19 for 25 dark 21 is 22 afraid 22 afraid 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 dark 25 dark 26 . that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 1 that 3 , 2 is 3 , 3 , 5 is 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 to 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out 9 out 10 after 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . don't waste any more time here . 1 don't 2 waste 2 waste 3 any 3 any 4 more 4 more 5 time 5 time 6 here 6 here 7 . what may happen to those silly [ducks] is no business of yours , and there is nothing you can do , anyway . 1 what 3 happen 2 may 3 happen 3 happen 4 to 3 happen 11 of 4 to 5 those 5 those 6 silly 6 silly 8 is 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 business 11 of 13 , 12 yours 13 , 13 , 19 can 14 and 15 there 14 and 17 nothing 15 there 16 is 17 nothing 18 you 17 nothing 19 can 19 can 23 . 20 do 21 , 21 , 22 anyway 22 anyway 23 . go along home . " 1 go 2 along 2 along 3 home 3 home 4 . 4 . 5 " " wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 7 " 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 another 8 said 9 another 9 another 12 down 9 another 14 him 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 12 down 12 down 13 inside 14 him 15 . " don't be a coward . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 6 . 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . you ought to warn [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock that a hunter with a terrible gun is waiting for them . 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 12 that 3 to 11 flock 4 warn 6 the 6 the 11 flock 9 and 10 his 9 and 11 flock 12 that 19 is 13 a 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 with 14 hunter 19 is 15 with 18 gun 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 gun 19 is 20 waiting 20 waiting 21 for 21 for 23 . 22 them 23 . is it true that it is no business of yours what happens to those [ducks] ? 1 is 2 it 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 8 business 7 no 8 business 8 business 9 of 8 business 11 what 9 of 10 yours 11 what 12 happens 12 happens 13 to 12 happens 16 ? 13 to 14 those think again , [blacky] ; think again . 1 think 2 again 2 again 3 , 3 , 5 ; 5 ; 6 think 6 think 7 again 7 again 8 . it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 duty 2 is 7 one 3 the 4 duty 4 duty 5 of 5 of 6 each 7 one 9 sees 8 who 9 sees 9 sees 12 danger 10 a 11 common 10 a 12 danger 11 common 12 danger 12 danger 13 to 13 to 14 warn 14 warn 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 . if something dreadful should happen to [dusky] because you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in your own mind . 1 if 2 something 1 if 8 because 2 something 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 6 to 4 should 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 8 because 10 were 9 you 10 were 10 were 14 dark 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 23 own 15 , 16 you 15 , 17 never 17 never 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 21 in 21 in 22 your 22 your 23 own 23 own 24 mind 24 mind 25 . stay a little while and keep watch . " 1 stay 2 a 1 stay 3 little 3 little 4 while 4 while 5 and 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 7 watch 7 watch 8 . 8 . 9 " not five minutes later [blacky] saw something that made him , oh , so glad he had kept watch . 1 not 2 five 1 not 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 13 , 6 saw 7 something 7 something 8 that 7 something 9 made 9 made 10 him 9 made 12 oh 10 him 11 , 12 oh 13 , 13 , 15 glad 14 so 15 glad 15 glad 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 kept 18 kept 19 watch 19 watch 20 . it was a swiftly moving black line just above the water far down the [big] [river] , and it was coming up . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 swiftly 2 was 6 black 3 a 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 moving 6 black 7 line 6 black 8 just 8 just 9 above 9 above 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 far 12 far 22 up 13 down 14 the 14 the 22 up 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 it 18 and 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 22 up 22 up 23 . he knew what that black line was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 that 4 that 5 black 5 black 6 line 6 line 7 was 7 was 8 . he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 8 behind 4 at 6 hunter 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 hiding 6 hunter 8 behind 8 behind 10 bushes 9 some 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 close 11 close 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 18 . 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 8 gun 3 was 4 crouching 3 was 7 terrible 4 crouching 5 with 5 with 6 his 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 11 hands 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 hands 11 hands 17 bushes 12 and 13 was 13 was 14 peeping 14 peeping 15 over 15 over 16 the 16 the 17 bushes 17 bushes 23 . 18 , 19 watching 19 watching 20 that 19 watching 23 . 20 that 21 black 21 black 22 line he , too , knew what it was . 1 he 5 knew 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 5 knew 5 knew 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a flock of [ducks] flying . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 flock 3 a 4 flock 4 flock 5 of 5 of 7 flying 7 flying 8 . and [blacky] was glad . 1 and 3 was 3 was 4 glad 4 glad 5 . perhaps now he could give them warning . 1 perhaps 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 6 them 6 them 7 warning 7 warning 8 . up the middle of the [big] [river] , flying just above the water , swept the flock with [dusky] at its head . 1 up 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 8 , 4 of 5 the 8 , 13 water 9 flying 10 just 9 flying 13 water 10 just 11 above 12 the 13 water 13 water 15 swept 14 , 15 swept 15 swept 18 with 16 the 17 flock 17 flock 18 with 18 with 23 . 20 at 21 its 20 at 22 head 21 its 22 head 22 head 23 . how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 1 how 2 swiftly 1 how 3 they 3 they 5 , 4 flew 5 , 5 , 7 nine 6 those 7 nine 7 nine 9 birds 8 big 9 birds 9 birds 10 ! blacky envied them their swift wings . 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 3 them 2 envied 5 swift 3 them 4 their 5 swift 6 wings 6 wings 7 . on past the [hidden] hunter but far out over the [big] [river] they swept . 1 on 2 past 2 past 5 hunter 3 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 but 6 but 15 . 7 far 8 out 7 far 14 swept 8 out 9 over 10 the 13 they 13 they 14 swept 14 swept 15 . for just a minute [blacky] thought they were going on up the river and not coming in to eat , after all . 1 for 2 just 1 for 9 going 3 a 4 minute 3 a 9 going 4 minute 6 thought 6 thought 7 they 7 they 8 were 9 going 10 on 10 on 11 up 11 up 13 river 11 up 18 to 12 the 13 river 13 river 14 and 14 and 15 not 15 not 16 coming 16 coming 17 in 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 21 after 20 , 21 after 21 after 23 . 22 all 23 . then they turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 1 then 4 toward 1 then 7 shore 2 they 3 turned 3 turned 4 toward 5 the 6 other 5 the 7 shore 7 shore 9 swept 7 shore 14 and 8 , 9 swept 9 swept 10 around 10 around 11 in 11 in 13 circle 12 a 13 circle 14 and 20 hidden 15 headed 16 straight 16 straight 17 in 17 in 18 toward 18 toward 19 that 19 that 20 hidden 20 hidden 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 . blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 1 blacky 2 glanced 1 blacky 5 and 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 4 him 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 11 to 10 ready 13 . 11 to 12 shoot almost without thinking , [blacky] spread his wings and started out from that tree . 1 almost 2 without 2 without 4 , 3 thinking 4 , 4 , 6 spread 6 spread 10 started 7 his 8 wings 8 wings 9 and 9 and 10 started 10 started 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 15 . 13 that 14 tree 14 tree 15 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 5 , 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 5 , 12 " 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 11 ! 9 , 10 caw 11 ! 12 " 12 " 14 shrieked 13 he 14 shrieked 14 shrieked 17 top 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 21 . 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 lungs " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 , 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 7 , 5 , 6 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " it was his danger cry that everybody on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] knows . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 danger 3 his 4 danger 4 danger 5 cry 5 cry 6 that 6 that 7 everybody 6 that 18 . 7 everybody 12 and 8 on 12 and 12 and 13 in 14 the 17 knows 17 knows 18 . he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 put 3 put 4 up 3 put 9 at 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 gun 6 gun 7 and 7 and 8 aim 9 at 11 , 10 them 11 , 11 , 13 he 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 shoot 15 shoot 16 . you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 1 you 5 didn't 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 didn't 3 , 4 he 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 10 so 7 to 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 10 so 13 would 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 return 15 return 16 . blacky headed straight for the [green] [forest] , chuckling as he flew . 1 blacky 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 4 for 4 for 13 . 5 the 12 flew 5 the 13 . 8 , 9 chuckling 9 chuckling 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 flew he knew that those [ducks] would not return until after dark . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 would 4 those 6 would 6 would 8 return 7 not 8 return 8 return 9 until 8 return 10 after 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . he had saved them this time , and he was so happy he didn't even notice the [black] [shadows] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 4 them 4 them 8 and 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 14 didn't 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 so 10 was 12 happy 12 happy 13 he 14 didn't 15 even 14 didn't 16 notice 16 notice 20 . 17 the 20 . and the hunter stood up and shook his fist at [blacky] the [crow] . 1 and 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 shook 7 shook 10 at 8 his 9 fist 9 fist 10 at 10 at 14 . 12 the 14 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 spirits 7 spirits 8 . late the afternoon before he had saved [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock from a hunter with a terrible gun . 1 late 3 afternoon 1 late 12 and 2 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 before 4 before 5 he 4 before 7 saved 5 he 6 had 7 saved 9 the 12 and 14 flock 13 his 14 flock 14 flock 15 from 14 flock 18 with 15 from 17 hunter 16 a 17 hunter 17 hunter 18 with 18 with 21 gun 19 a 20 terrible 20 terrible 21 gun 21 gun 22 . he hates a hunter with a terrible gun , does [blacky] . 1 he 2 hates 2 hates 4 hunter 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 with 5 with 9 , 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 does 10 does 12 . for that matter , so do all the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 1 for 2 that 2 that 4 , 3 matter 4 , 4 , 6 do 5 so 6 do 6 do 7 all 7 all 8 the 7 all 19 . 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 people 10 people 11 of 11 of 12 the 15 and 16 the 16 the 19 . so [blacky] started out for his breakfast in high spirits . 1 so 3 started 3 started 4 out 4 out 5 for 5 for 7 breakfast 6 his 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 8 in 8 in 9 high 9 high 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . after breakfast , he flew over to the [big] [river] to see if [dusky] the [black] [duck] was feeding in the rushes along the shore . 1 after 2 breakfast 1 after 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 26 . 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 over 5 flew 7 to 7 to 13 if 8 the 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 15 the 26 . 18 was 22 rushes 19 feeding 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 rushes 22 rushes 23 along 23 along 25 shore 24 the 25 shore 25 shore 26 . " they 'll come back , and so will that hunter . 1 " 3 'll 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 come 4 come 5 back 4 come 8 so 5 back 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 so 9 will 9 will 12 . 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 1 if 2 he 1 if 5 around 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 5 around 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 12 shoot 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 try 10 try 11 to 10 try 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 me 13 me 14 . i 've done all [i] can do . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 done 3 done 4 all 4 all 6 can 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . anyway , [dusky] ought to have sense enough to be suspicious of this place after that warning . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 7 sense 2 , 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 have 7 sense 10 be 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 14 place 11 suspicious 12 of 12 of 13 this 13 this 14 place 14 place 15 after 15 after 16 that 16 that 18 . 17 warning 18 . hello , who is that ? 1 hello 2 , 2 , 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 ? i do believe it is [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 3 believe 8 's 4 it 5 is 8 's 10 . 9 boy 10 . i wish he would come over here . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 6 over 7 here 7 here 8 . if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 find 1 if 11 he 2 he 3 should 3 should 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 6 about 6 about 7 that 8 hunter 9 , 9 , 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 14 something 13 do 14 something 14 something 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 him 17 him 18 away 17 him 19 . i 'll see if [i] can call him over here . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 3 see 4 if 4 if 7 call 6 can 7 call 7 call 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 1 blacky 2 began 2 began 4 call 3 to 4 call 4 call 5 in 4 call 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 he 7 way 9 does 9 does 15 and 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 has 12 has 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 something 13 discovered 15 and 15 and 16 wants 16 wants 17 others 16 wants 18 to 16 wants 22 . 18 to 19 know 19 know 20 about 20 about 21 it " caw , caw , caaw , caaw , caw , caw , caaw ! " screamed [blacky] , as if greatly excited . 1 " 10 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caaw 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 caaw 7 , 10 caw 8 caaw 9 , 10 caw 15 ! 11 , 12 caw 11 , 15 ! 12 caw 13 , 13 , 14 caaw 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 screamed 17 screamed 21 if 19 , 21 if 20 as 21 if 21 if 22 greatly 22 greatly 23 excited 23 excited 24 . he heard the excited cawing of [blacky] and at once turned in that direction . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 5 cawing 3 the 4 excited 4 excited 5 cawing 5 cawing 6 of 6 of 14 direction 8 and 11 turned 9 at 10 once 10 once 11 turned 11 turned 12 in 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 direction 14 direction 15 . " that black rascal has found something over on the shore of the [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy to himself . 1 " 2 that 1 " 21 's 2 that 4 rascal 3 black 4 rascal 4 rascal 5 has 5 has 6 found 6 found 7 something 6 found 16 , 7 something 8 over 8 over 11 shore 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 of 12 of 13 the 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 said 21 's 22 boy 21 's 25 . 22 boy 23 to 24 himself 25 . " [i] 'll go over there to see what it is . 1 " 4 go 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 over 5 over 8 see 6 there 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 . there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 7 eyes 2 isn't 3 much 4 escapes 5 the 5 the 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 of 8 of 12 . 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 busybody 11 busybody 12 . he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 1 he 5 to 2 has 3 led 3 led 4 me 3 led 5 to 5 to 7 lot 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 8 of 10 things 9 interesting 10 things 10 things 12 one 11 , 12 one 12 one 13 time 13 time 14 and 14 and 15 another 15 another 16 . there he is on the top of that tree over by the [big] [river] . " 1 there 2 he 1 there 3 is 3 is 6 top 3 is 11 by 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 9 tree 8 that 9 tree 9 tree 10 over 11 by 16 " 12 the 15 . 15 . 16 " as [farmer] [brown] 's boy drew near , [blacky] flew down and disappeared below the bank . 1 as 13 disappeared 4 's 5 boy 4 's 8 , 5 boy 6 drew 6 drew 7 near 8 , 12 and 10 flew 11 down 10 flew 12 and 12 and 13 disappeared 13 disappeared 16 bank 14 below 15 the 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . fanner [brown] 's boy chuckled . 1 fanner 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 . " whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 whatever 1 " 5 , 2 whatever 4 is 3 it 4 is 5 , 11 , 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 down 8 right 10 there 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 . he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 1 he 4 rapidly 2 walked 3 forward 3 forward 4 rapidly 4 rapidly 7 , 5 but 6 quietly 6 quietly 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 8 and 13 edge 9 presently 10 he 10 he 11 reached 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . up flew [blacky] cawing wildly , and pretending to be scared half to death . 1 up 2 flew 2 flew 5 wildly 4 cawing 5 wildly 5 wildly 10 be 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 be 7 and 8 pretending 8 pretending 9 to 10 be 11 scared 11 scared 12 half 12 half 13 to 13 to 15 . 14 death 15 . again [farmer] [brown] 's boy chuckled . 1 again 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 7 . " you 're just making believe , " he declared . 1 " 3 're 1 " 4 just 2 you 3 're 4 just 6 believe 5 making 6 believe 6 believe 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . now , what have you found over here ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 have 4 have 5 you 5 you 6 found 6 found 7 over 6 found 9 ? 7 over 8 here 9 ? 10 " he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 , 3 eagerly 4 along 3 eagerly 7 , 4 along 6 shore 5 the 6 shore 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 once 9 at 10 once 10 once 12 saw 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 14 row 13 a 14 row 14 row 15 of 15 of 25 . 16 low 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 close 18 close 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 25 . 24 water 25 . he knew what it was instantly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 . " a [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 a 2 a 4 blind 4 blind 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " a hunter has built a blind over here from which to shoot [ducks] . 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 has 4 has 5 built 5 built 7 blind 5 built 8 over 6 a 7 blind 8 over 11 which 9 here 10 from 10 from 11 which 11 which 12 to 11 which 13 shoot 13 shoot 15 . i wonder if he has killed any yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 6 killed 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . i hope not . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 . 4 . 5 " he went down to the blind , for that is what a [duck] hunter 's hiding-place is called , and looked about . 1 he 3 down 2 went 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 7 , 5 the 6 blind 6 blind 7 , 7 , 11 what 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 what 11 what 15 's 12 a 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 's 15 's 16 hiding-place 16 hiding-place 17 is 17 is 18 called 18 called 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 looked 21 looked 22 about 22 about 23 . a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 1 a 2 couple 2 couple 3 of 2 couple 8 inside 3 of 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 5 of 6 corn 6 corn 7 just 8 inside 14 , 9 the 10 blind 10 blind 11 caught 11 caught 12 his 11 caught 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 , 14 , 17 face 15 and 16 his 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 darkened 18 darkened 19 . " that fellow has been baiting [ducks] , " thought he . 1 " 4 has 2 that 3 fellow 3 fellow 4 has 4 has 5 been 5 been 9 " 6 baiting 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 11 he 12 . " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 1 " 2 he 1 " 7 corn 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 putting 5 putting 6 out 7 corn 9 get 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 them 10 them 11 to 10 them 13 here 11 to 12 come 13 here 15 . 14 regularly 15 . my , how [i] hate that sort of thing ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 5 hate 5 hate 7 sort 6 that 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 8 of 9 thing 9 thing 10 ! it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 bad 2 is 5 to 2 is 11 to 3 bad 4 enough 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 them 7 them 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 , 9 , 10 but 11 to 12 feed 12 feed 14 and 13 them 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 kill 16 kill 17 them 16 kill 18 ugh 18 ugh 19 ! i wonder if he has shot any yet . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 5 has 5 has 6 shot 6 shot 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 all 2 looked 4 about 4 about 5 keenly 5 keenly 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 . 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared 10 cleared 11 . he knew that if that hunter had killed any [ducks] , there would be tell-tale feathers in the blind , and there were none . 1 he 13 would 2 knew 3 that 3 that 8 killed 4 if 6 hunter 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 had 7 had 8 killed 8 killed 12 there 9 any 11 , 11 , 12 there 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 tell-tale 14 be 21 and 15 tell-tale 16 feathers 16 feathers 17 in 17 in 18 the 19 blind 20 , 19 blind 21 and 21 and 22 there 22 there 23 were 23 were 24 none 23 were 25 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] 's boy sat on the bank of the [big] [river] in a brown study . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 of 8 bank 13 in 9 of 10 the 13 in 16 study 14 a 15 brown 15 brown 16 study 16 study 17 . that means that he was thinking very hard . 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . blacky the [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 11 tree 4 sat 7 top 4 sat 11 tree 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 10 tall 9 a 10 tall 11 tree 16 and 12 a 13 short 13 short 14 distance 14 distance 15 away 15 away 16 and 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 18 him 19 . blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 1 blacky 5 , 2 was 3 silent 2 was 5 , 3 silent 4 now 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 6 and 11 look 7 there 8 was 8 was 10 knowing 9 a 10 knowing 11 look 12 in 12 in 14 shrewd 13 his 14 shrewd 14 shrewd 16 eyes 15 little 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 1 to-night 2 , 1 to-night 3 or 3 or 7 , 4 some 5 night 5 night 6 soon 6 soon 7 , 7 , 10 will 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 12 waiting 13 for 13 for 15 . 14 them 15 . " [i] guess the law that permits hunting [ducks] is all right , but there ought to be a law against baiting them in . 1 " 8 hunting 3 guess 4 the 4 the 5 law 5 law 6 that 6 that 7 permits 7 permits 8 hunting 8 hunting 18 be 10 is 11 all 11 all 12 right 12 right 14 but 12 right 16 ought 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 there 16 ought 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 21 against 19 a 20 law 20 law 21 against 21 against 22 baiting 22 baiting 23 them 23 them 24 in 23 them 25 . that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . no , [sir] , that isn't hunting . 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 . 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 . if this land were my father 's , [i] would know what to do . 1 if 2 this 2 this 3 land 3 land 6 father 4 were 5 my 5 my 6 father 6 father 7 's 7 's 11 know 8 , 10 would 10 would 11 know 11 know 12 what 12 what 13 to 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 3 put 7 saying 4 up 6 sign 5 a 6 sign 7 saying 12 property 8 that 9 this 9 this 10 was 10 was 11 private 11 private 12 property 12 property 13 and 13 and 17 allowed 13 and 18 . 14 no 15 shooting 15 shooting 16 was 16 was 17 allowed but it isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 isn't 3 isn't 5 father 3 isn't 9 and 4 my 5 father 5 father 6 's 6 's 7 land 7 land 8 , 9 and 11 hunter 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 has 12 has 17 shoot 13 a 14 perfect 14 perfect 15 right 15 right 16 to 16 to 17 shoot 17 shoot 18 here 18 here 19 . he has just as much right here as [i] [have] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 just 3 just 6 right 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 right 6 right 7 here 7 here 8 as 8 as 11 . i wish [i] could stop him , but [i] don't see how [i] can . " 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 7 , 4 could 5 stop 5 stop 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 see 8 but 10 don't 10 don't 11 see 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 can 14 can 15 . 15 . 16 " a frown puckered the freckled face of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 a 2 frown 2 frown 7 of 2 frown 10 's 3 puckered 4 the 4 the 5 freckled 5 freckled 6 face 6 face 7 of 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . you see , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 , 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 10 and 16 is 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 does 13 does 14 that 15 he 16 is 16 is 21 . 17 very 18 apt 17 very 19 to 19 to 20 frown 20 frown 21 . " [i] suppose , " he muttered , " [i] can tear down his blind . 1 " 4 , 3 suppose 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 muttered 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 can 11 can 12 tear 12 tear 13 down 12 tear 15 blind 13 down 14 his 15 blind 16 . he wouldn't know who did it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 know 3 know 4 who 4 who 7 . 5 did 6 it 5 did 7 . but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 1 but 2 that 1 but 4 do 2 that 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 4 do 7 ; 5 much 6 good 6 good 7 ; 7 ; 10 build 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 build 10 build 11 another 11 another 12 . besides , it wouldn't be right . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . i won't do a thing [i] haven't a right to do . 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 thing 3 do 7 haven't 4 a 5 thing 7 haven't 9 right 7 haven't 10 to 8 a 9 right 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 . that wouldn't be honest . 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 honest 4 honest 5 . i 've got to think of some other way of saving those [ducks] . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 5 think 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 some 7 some 8 other 8 other 11 saving 9 way 10 of 9 way 11 saving 11 saving 14 . 12 those 14 . 14 . 15 " the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time he sat without moving . 1 the 2 frown 2 frown 3 on 3 on 10 and 4 his 6 face 5 freckled 6 face 6 face 7 grew 7 grew 8 deeper 8 deeper 9 , 8 deeper 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 time 11 for 13 long 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 he 15 he 16 sat 16 sat 17 without 17 without 19 . 18 moving 19 . suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 1 suddenly 3 face 1 suddenly 7 he 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 cleared 4 cleared 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 jumped 8 jumped 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . he began to chuckle . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 chuckle 4 chuckle 5 . " [i] have it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 9 . 3 have 4 it 4 it 9 . 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 9 . 7 he 8 exclaimed " [i] 'll do a little shooting myself ! " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 shooting 7 shooting 8 myself 8 myself 9 ! 9 ! 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 7 for 8 home 8 home 9 . presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 whistle 4 to 5 whistle 5 whistle 8 way 6 , 8 way 7 a 8 way 8 way 9 he 8 way 10 has 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 is 12 he 13 is 13 is 17 . 14 in 16 spirits 15 good 16 spirits 16 spirits 17 . blacky the [crow] watched him go , and [blacky] was well satisfied . 1 blacky 8 and 2 the 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 5 him 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 10 was 11 well 11 well 12 satisfied 12 satisfied 13 . perhaps [blacky] wouldn't have felt so sure could he have understood what [farmer] [brown] 's boy had said about doing a little shooting himself . 1 perhaps 7 sure 1 perhaps 8 could 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 felt 5 felt 6 so 6 so 7 sure 8 could 9 he 8 could 10 have 10 have 11 understood 11 understood 12 what 11 understood 19 about 12 what 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 said 19 about 20 doing 20 doing 23 shooting 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 shooting 23 shooting 25 . 24 himself 25 . none of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than did [blacky] the [crow] . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 people 5 people 6 of 5 people 18 boy 6 of 7 the 10 and 14 knew 10 and 17 's 11 the 14 knew 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 better 19 better 20 than 20 than 21 did 21 did 25 . 23 the 25 . none knew better than he that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was their best friend . 1 none 2 knew 2 knew 4 than 2 knew 6 that 3 better 4 than 4 than 5 he 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 11 was 12 their 12 their 15 . 13 best 14 friend 13 best 15 . " it is all right now , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 3 is 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 11 . " it is all right now . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 . 7 . 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when friends prove false , whom may we trust ? 1 when 2 friends 2 friends 3 prove 3 prove 4 false 4 false 5 , 5 , 6 whom 6 whom 7 may 7 may 8 we 8 we 9 trust 9 trust 10 ? the springs of faith are turned to dust . 1 the 2 springs 2 springs 3 of 2 springs 5 are 3 of 4 faith 5 are 6 turned 6 turned 7 to 7 to 8 dust 8 dust 9 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] was in the top of his favorite tree over near the [big] [river] early this afternoon . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 11 tree 4 was 7 top 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 favorite 10 favorite 11 tree 11 tree 20 . 12 over 13 near 13 near 19 afternoon 14 the 17 early 17 early 18 this 18 this 19 afternoon 19 afternoon 20 . for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 8 , 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 10 nothing 9 seeing 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . at last he spied a tiny figure far away across the [green] [meadows] . 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 8 far 5 a 6 tiny 6 tiny 7 figure 7 figure 8 far 8 far 9 away 9 away 10 across 10 across 14 . 11 the 14 . even at that distance he knew who it was ; it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was coming toward the [big] [river] . 1 even 8 it 2 at 3 that 2 at 4 distance 4 distance 5 he 4 distance 6 knew 6 knew 7 who 7 who 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 ; 10 ; 11 it 10 ; 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 22 toward 15 's 16 boy 15 's 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 18 and 20 was 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 22 toward 22 toward 26 . 23 the 26 . " [i] thought as much , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 8 chuckled 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 chuckled 8 chuckled 10 . " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 1 " 3 is 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 4 coming 5 over 4 coming 7 to 6 here 7 to 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 10 hunter 8 drive 11 away 9 that 10 hunter 11 away 12 . 12 . 13 " the tiny figure grew larger . 1 the 2 tiny 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 4 grew 4 grew 5 larger 5 larger 6 . it [was] [farmer] [brown] 's boy beyond a doubt . 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 beyond 7 beyond 10 . 8 a 9 doubt 9 doubt 10 . suddenly [blacky] 's eyes opened so wide that they looked as if they were in danger of popping out of his head . 1 suddenly 3 's 3 's 7 wide 4 eyes 5 opened 5 opened 6 so 6 so 7 wide 7 wide 10 looked 8 that 9 they 8 that 10 looked 10 looked 12 if 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 they 12 if 14 were 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 in 15 in 16 danger 16 danger 17 of 16 danger 20 of 17 of 18 popping 18 popping 19 out 20 of 22 head 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . he had discovered that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying something and that that something was a gun ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 4 that 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 12 and 9 was 10 carrying 9 was 11 something 11 something 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 16 was 14 that 15 something 14 that 16 was 16 was 18 gun 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 19 ! yes , [sir] , [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying a terrible gun ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 9 was 4 , 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 was 9 was 12 terrible 10 carrying 11 a 11 a 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 ! " a gun ! " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 gun 3 gun 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 croaked 6 croaked 8 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy with a terrible gun ! 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 with 6 with 9 gun 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! what does it mean ? " 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 it 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " nearer came [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [blacky] could see that terrible gun plainly now . 1 nearer 2 came 2 came 11 see 5 's 6 boy 5 's 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 that 12 that 13 terrible 12 that 15 plainly 13 terrible 14 gun 15 plainly 17 . 16 now 17 . suddenly an idea popped into his head . 1 suddenly 2 an 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 5 into 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . " perhaps he is going to shoot that hunter ! " thought [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 1 " 3 he 1 " 4 is 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 going 5 going 6 to 5 going 10 ! 6 to 7 shoot 7 shoot 9 hunter 8 that 9 hunter 10 ! 14 , 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 14 , 14 , 18 felt 15 and 17 he 16 somehow 17 he 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 20 . 19 better 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy reached [the] [big] [river] at a point some distance below the blind built by the hunter . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 reached 5 reached 9 at 9 at 11 point 10 a 11 point 11 point 13 distance 11 point 17 built 12 some 13 distance 13 distance 14 below 14 below 16 blind 15 the 16 blind 17 built 18 by 18 by 21 . 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 laid 2 laid 3 his 3 his 4 gun 4 gun 5 down 5 down 6 on 6 on 17 water 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 10 went 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 16 the 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the rushes grew very thick there , and for a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was very busy among them . 1 the 2 rushes 2 rushes 3 grew 3 grew 9 for 4 very 5 thick 5 thick 6 there 5 thick 9 for 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 for 15 boy 10 a 11 while 11 while 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 was 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 busy 17 very 19 among 19 among 20 them 19 among 21 . blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 1 blacky 2 from 1 blacky 6 could 2 from 5 perch 3 his 4 high 4 high 5 perch 6 could 14 , 7 watch 8 him 7 watch 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 watched 13 watched 14 , 14 , 18 and 15 he 16 grew 16 grew 17 more 16 grew 18 and 18 and 21 . 19 more 20 puzzled 20 puzzled 21 . it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was building a blind much like that of the hunter 's . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 3 very 14 blind 4 much 5 as 5 as 10 boy 6 if 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 11 was 12 building 13 a 14 blind 14 blind 15 much 15 much 16 like 16 like 17 that 17 that 18 of 18 of 22 . 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 's 21 's 22 . he was quite hidden there , excepting from a place high up like [blacky] ['s] perch . 1 he 6 , 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 there 4 hidden 6 , 6 , 7 excepting 7 excepting 8 from 8 from 10 place 9 a 10 place 10 place 11 high 11 high 12 up 12 up 13 like 13 like 17 . 16 perch 17 . " [i] [i] [i] do believe he is going to try to shoot those [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 1 " 10 to 5 do 6 believe 6 believe 7 he 6 believe 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 try 11 try 13 shoot 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 16 himself 13 shoot 19 gasped 14 those 16 himself 16 himself 18 " 17 , 18 " 19 gasped 21 . " [i] wouldn't have believed it if any one had told me . 1 " 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 believed 5 believed 6 it 5 believed 7 if 7 if 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 had 10 had 11 told 11 told 12 me 12 me 13 . no , [sir] , [i] wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 believed 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . i [i] can't believe it now . 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 now 6 now 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy hunting with a terrible gun ! 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 hunting 5 hunting 6 with 6 with 9 gun 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! yet [i] 've got to believe my own eyes . " 1 yet 4 got 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 8 own 6 believe 7 my 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . 10 . 11 " a noise up river caught his attention . 1 a 2 noise 2 noise 3 up 3 up 4 river 4 river 5 caught 5 caught 6 his 6 his 7 attention 7 attention 8 . it was the noise of oars in a boat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 noise 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 5 of 5 of 6 oars 6 oars 7 in 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . there was the hunter , rowing down the [big] [river] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 hunter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 6 rowing 5 , 6 rowing 6 rowing 7 down 7 down 11 . 8 the 11 . just as he had done the day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it . 1 just 4 had 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 7 day 5 done 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 7 day 12 ashore 8 before 11 came 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 came 12 ashore 13 above 13 above 16 and 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 and 16 and 21 . 17 walked 18 down 17 walked 21 . 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 it " this is no place for me , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 place 4 no 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 8 , 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 muttered 10 muttered 12 . " he 'll remember that [i] scared those [ducks] yesterday , and as likely as not he 'll try to shoot me . " 1 " 4 remember 1 " 11 , 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 remember 4 remember 10 yesterday 5 that 7 scared 7 scared 8 those 8 those 10 yesterday 11 , 16 not 11 , 21 shoot 12 and 14 likely 13 as 14 likely 14 likely 15 as 15 as 16 not 16 not 19 try 17 he 18 'll 18 'll 19 try 19 try 20 to 21 shoot 22 me 22 me 24 " 23 . 24 " there he sat until the [black] [shadows] warned him that it was high time for him to be getting back to the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 he 1 there 12 was 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 until 3 sat 8 warned 5 the 8 warned 9 him 10 that 9 him 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 17 to 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 getting 18 be 21 to 19 getting 20 back 21 to 22 the 22 the 25 . he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 1 he 5 , 2 had 4 hurry 2 had 5 , 3 to 4 hurry 5 , 13 and 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 later 8 was 11 usual 9 later 10 than 11 usual 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 18 be 14 he 15 was 15 was 17 to 16 afraid 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 out 19 out 20 after 20 after 21 dark 21 dark 22 . " it is true , " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 true 4 true 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 croaked 7 croaked 9 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy has turned hunter . " 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 has 6 has 7 turned 7 turned 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " it was such a dreadful shock to [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 to 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 shock 6 shock 7 to 7 to 14 time 9 that 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 long 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 17 could 15 before 16 he 15 before 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 19 to 18 go 21 . 20 sleep 21 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer , " said the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 well 3 is 7 that 4 well 5 for 5 for 6 you 7 that 8 you 7 that 16 , 8 you 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 wait 10 wait 11 for 10 wait 13 to 11 for 12 me 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 nearer 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 said 18 said 21 . 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 smart 2 you 3 are 4 smart 7 know 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 you 8 that 11 play 9 you 10 can't 11 play 14 trick 12 the 13 same 12 the 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 15 on 18 . 16 me 17 twice 17 twice 18 . the hunter couldn't see him at all . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 5 him 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 idea 4 the 5 least 4 the 6 idea 6 idea 7 that 7 that 9 one 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 else 9 one 11 was 11 was 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 near 13 near 14 . far down the [big] [river] the hunter saw a swiftly moving black line just above the water . 1 far 13 line 2 down 3 the 3 the 13 line 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 saw 8 saw 10 swiftly 9 a 10 swiftly 10 swiftly 11 moving 11 moving 12 black 12 black 13 line 13 line 14 just 14 just 15 above 15 above 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . " here they come , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw nearer . 1 " 2 here 1 " 8 muttered 2 here 4 come 3 they 4 come 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 9 , 11 he 10 as 11 he 11 he 13 watched 12 eagerly 13 watched 13 watched 14 that 14 that 15 black 15 black 16 line 16 line 17 draw 17 draw 18 nearer 18 nearer 19 . twice those big black birds circled around over the [big] [river] opposite where the hunter was crouching behind his blind . 1 twice 2 those 1 twice 6 circled 2 those 3 big 4 black 5 birds 4 black 6 circled 6 circled 7 around 6 circled 13 where 7 around 8 over 8 over 12 opposite 9 the 12 opposite 13 where 15 hunter 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 16 was 17 crouching 16 was 20 blind 17 crouching 18 behind 18 behind 19 his 20 blind 21 . it was plain that [dusky] , their leader , remembered [blacky] 's warning the night before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 3 plain 7 their 4 that 6 , 7 their 8 leader 8 leader 9 , 9 , 13 warning 10 remembered 12 's 12 's 13 warning 13 warning 16 before 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . but this time there was no warning . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 warning 6 no 7 warning 7 warning 8 . everything appeared safe . 1 everything 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 safe 3 safe 4 . once more the flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 flock 3 the 4 flock 4 flock 14 they 5 circled 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 9 straight 10 for 10 for 12 place 11 that 12 place 12 place 13 where 13 where 14 they 14 they 15 hoped 15 hoped 17 find 16 to 17 find 17 find 18 more 18 more 20 . 19 corn 20 . the hunter crouched lower . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower 4 lower 5 . they were almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 1 they 6 for 2 were 3 almost 3 almost 4 near 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 him 7 him 8 to 8 to 13 , 9 shoot 12 bang 9 shoot 13 , 10 when 11 " 11 " 12 bang 13 , 16 went 14 bang 15 " 15 " 16 went 16 went 18 gun 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 22 away 19 a 20 short 19 a 21 distance 21 distance 22 away 22 away 23 . instantly [dusky] and his flock turned and on swift wings swung off and up the river . 1 instantly 8 on 3 and 4 his 4 his 5 flock 5 flock 6 turned 5 flock 7 and 7 and 8 on 8 on 13 and 9 swift 10 wings 10 wings 11 swung 11 swung 12 off 12 off 13 and 13 and 14 up 14 up 16 river 15 the 16 river 16 river 17 . if ever there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 disappointed 4 was 9 it 5 a 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 one 10 was 16 blind 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 14 in 14 in 15 that 16 blind 17 . " somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 1 " 4 is 1 " 7 and 2 somebody 3 else 2 somebody 4 is 5 hunting 6 , 5 hunting 7 and 7 and 9 spoiled 8 he 9 spoiled 9 spoiled 11 shot 10 my 11 shot 11 shot 15 " 12 that 13 time 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 18 . 16 he 17 muttered " he must have a blind farther down . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 6 blind 4 have 7 farther 5 a 6 blind 7 farther 8 down 8 down 9 . probably some other [ducks] [i] didn't see came in [to] him . 1 probably 2 some 2 some 3 other 3 other 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 see 7 see 8 came 8 came 9 in 9 in 11 him 11 him 12 . i wonder if he got them . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them 6 them 7 . here 's hoping that next time those [ducks] come in here first . " 1 here 2 's 2 's 3 hoping 3 hoping 6 time 4 that 5 next 5 next 6 time 6 time 7 those 7 those 9 come 9 come 10 in 9 come 11 here 11 here 12 first 12 first 13 . 13 . 14 " he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 1 he 2 once 1 he 4 made 3 more 4 made 4 made 5 himself 5 himself 7 and 6 comfortable 7 and 7 and 8 settled 8 settled 9 down 8 settled 13 wait 9 down 10 for 10 for 12 long 11 a 12 long 13 wait 14 . the [black] [shadows] crept out from the farther bank of the [big] [river] . 1 the 4 crept 4 crept 9 bank 5 out 8 farther 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 farther 8 farther 9 bank 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . jolly , round red [mr] [sun] had gone to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead . 1 jolly 8 gone 2 , 3 round 3 round 4 red 4 red 7 had 7 had 8 gone 8 gone 10 bed 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 first 13 the 14 first 14 first 21 . 15 little 16 star 16 star 17 was 17 was 18 twinkling 18 twinkling 19 high 19 high 20 overhead 20 overhead 21 . it was very still and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . from out in the middle of the [big] [river] sounded a low " quack " ; [dusky] and his flock were swimming in this time . 1 from 2 out 1 from 13 " 2 out 3 in 3 in 5 middle 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 5 middle 10 sounded 6 of 7 the 10 sounded 12 low 11 a 12 low 13 " 18 and 14 quack 15 " 15 " 16 ; 16 ; 18 and 18 and 20 flock 19 his 20 flock 20 flock 21 were 21 were 23 in 22 swimming 23 in 23 in 24 this 24 this 26 . 25 time 26 . presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 1 presently 3 hunter 1 presently 11 water 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 7 silver 6 a 7 silver 7 silver 8 line 8 line 9 on 10 the 11 water 11 water 16 made 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 he 15 he 16 made 16 made 17 out 17 out 20 spots 18 nine 19 black 19 black 20 spots 20 spots 21 . in a few minutes those [ducks] would be where he could shoot them . 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 those 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 those 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 10 he 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 them 12 shoot 14 . " bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 1 " 2 bang 2 bang 4 bang 3 , 4 bang 4 bang 5 " 5 " 6 went 6 went 9 below 7 that 8 gun 8 gun 9 below 9 below 10 him 10 him 11 again 11 again 12 . with a roar of wings , [dusky] and his flock were in the air and away . 1 with 3 roar 1 with 5 wings 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 4 of 5 wings 8 and 6 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 8 and 10 flock 10 flock 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 14 air 13 the 14 air 14 air 15 and 15 and 16 away 16 away 17 . that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things . 1 that 2 hunter 1 that 3 stood 2 hunter 3 stood 3 stood 5 and 4 up 5 and 5 and 9 and 6 said 7 things 7 things 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 nice 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 12 not 13 nice 13 nice 14 things 14 things 15 . he knew that those [ducks] would not come back again that night , and that once more he must go home empty-handed . 1 he 6 would 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 those 4 those 6 would 6 would 13 , 7 not 8 come 7 not 12 night 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 again 10 again 11 that 12 night 13 , 13 , 17 more 13 , 20 go 14 and 16 once 14 and 17 more 15 that 16 once 18 he 19 must 19 must 20 go 20 go 23 . 21 home 22 empty-handed 22 empty-handed 23 . he found the blind of [farmer] [brown] 's boy , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 found 2 found 4 blind 3 the 4 blind 4 blind 5 of 5 of 15 one 8 's 9 boy 8 's 11 but 9 boy 10 , 11 but 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 no 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 there 16 there 17 . you see , as soon as he had fired his gun the last time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had slipped out and away . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 soon 3 , 4 as 5 soon 6 as 5 soon 14 time 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 11 gun 8 had 13 last 9 fired 10 his 10 his 11 gun 12 the 13 last 14 time 21 slipped 15 , 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 slipped 21 slipped 23 and 22 out 23 and 23 and 24 away 24 away 25 . and as he tramped across the [green] [meadows] toward home with his gun , he chuckled . 1 and 9 toward 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 tramped 4 tramped 5 across 5 across 6 the 6 the 9 toward 9 toward 10 home 10 home 11 with 11 with 14 , 12 his 13 gun 13 gun 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 17 . " he didn't get those [ducks] this time , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 5 those 4 get 14 's 5 those 7 this 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 1 blacky 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 . he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had really turned hunter , yet what else could he believe ? 1 he 11 had 2 couldn't 3 make 3 make 4 himself 4 himself 5 believe 5 believe 6 that 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 had 11 had 13 turned 12 really 13 turned 13 turned 17 what 14 hunter 15 , 14 hunter 16 yet 16 yet 17 what 17 what 18 else 18 else 19 could 19 could 20 he 19 could 21 believe 21 believe 22 ? and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 1 and 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 with 3 he 4 with 4 with 12 , 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 ears 7 ears 8 heard 8 heard 10 " 9 the 10 " 10 " 11 bang 11 bang 12 , 12 , 13 bang 13 bang 19 ? 14 " 15 of 14 " 18 gun 15 of 16 that 16 that 17 very 18 gun 19 ? the very first thing the next morning [blacky] had hastened over to the place where [farmer] [brown] 's boy had hidden in the rushes . 1 the 4 thing 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 thing 4 thing 14 place 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 9 had 9 had 10 hastened 10 hastened 11 over 10 hastened 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 where 15 where 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 hidden 21 hidden 24 rushes 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 rushes 24 rushes 25 . with sharp eyes he looked for feathers , that would tell the tale of a [duck] killed . 1 with 2 sharp 1 with 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 he 4 he 5 looked 5 looked 6 for 6 for 8 , 7 feathers 8 , 8 , 11 tell 9 that 10 would 10 would 11 tell 11 tell 18 . 12 the 13 tale 12 the 18 . 13 tale 14 of 13 tale 17 killed 15 a 17 killed but there were no feathers . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 5 feathers 4 no 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 . there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 thing 2 wasn't 5 to 3 a 4 thing 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 that 7 that 8 anything 8 anything 12 happened 9 so 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 11 had 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 . perhaps [farmer] [brown] 's boy had missed when he shot at those [ducks] . 1 perhaps 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 missed 7 missed 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 shot 9 he 10 shot 10 shot 11 at 11 at 12 those 12 those 14 . blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to anybody about [farmer] [brown] 's boy and that terrible gun . 1 blacky 2 shook 1 blacky 8 say 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 5 and 6 decided 6 decided 7 to 8 say 9 nothing 8 say 15 's 9 nothing 10 to 9 nothing 12 about 10 to 11 anybody 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 and 17 and 20 gun 18 that 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 . you may be sure that early in the afternoon he was perched in the top of his favorite tree over by the [big] [river] . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 6 early 5 that 6 early 6 early 9 afternoon 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 afternoon 9 afternoon 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 in 12 perched 13 in 13 in 15 top 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 15 top 21 by 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 favorite 18 favorite 19 tree 19 tree 20 over 21 by 25 . 22 the 25 . instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 6 same 2 of 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 same 6 same 8 place 7 hiding 8 place 8 place 10 made 9 he 10 made 10 made 13 one 11 a 12 new 12 new 13 one 13 one 14 farther 14 farther 15 down 15 down 16 . then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 1 then 2 came 2 came 4 hunter 2 came 7 earlier 3 the 4 hunter 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 earlier 7 earlier 8 than 8 than 9 usual 9 usual 10 . instead of stopping at his blind , he walked straight to the blind [farmer] [brown] 's boy had first made . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 6 blind 2 of 3 stopping 3 stopping 4 at 4 at 5 his 6 blind 9 walked 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 walked 9 walked 10 straight 10 straight 11 to 10 straight 16 's 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 blind 16 's 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 19 first 19 first 21 . 20 made 21 . of course , there was no one there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 there 8 there 9 . the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 both 4 both 5 glad 5 glad 6 and 6 and 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 8 . but the same thing happened as on the night before . 1 but 4 thing 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 7 on 6 as 7 on 7 on 9 night 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 before 10 before 11 . just as those [ducks] were almost near enough , a gun went " bang , bang , " and away went the [ducks] . 1 just 3 those 1 just 12 went 2 as 3 those 5 were 6 almost 6 almost 7 near 7 near 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 9 , 11 gun 9 , 12 went 10 a 11 gun 12 went 15 , 13 " 14 bang 14 bang 15 , 15 , 16 bang 16 bang 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 and 18 " 19 and 19 and 20 away 20 away 24 . 21 went 22 the 22 the 24 . they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 1 they 4 back 1 they 5 again 2 didn't 3 come 3 come 4 back 5 again 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 hunter 8 once 9 more 9 more 10 a 10 a 12 hunter 11 disappointed 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 went 13 went 14 home 14 home 15 without 15 without 17 . 16 any 17 . the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 5 was 9 early 6 on 7 hand 8 very 9 early 9 early 10 . he was there before [farmer] [brown] 's boy arrived , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 1 he 9 arrived 2 was 3 there 3 there 4 before 4 before 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 arrived 9 arrived 15 come 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 11 and 14 did 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 come 15 come 18 course 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 22 him 22 him 23 . he walked down to where [farmer] [brown] 's boy was hiding in the rushes . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 2 walked 4 to 4 to 10 was 5 where 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 was 10 was 11 hiding 11 hiding 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 rushes 14 rushes 15 . " hello ! " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 9 here 4 the 5 one 5 one 7 was 6 who 7 was 7 was 8 shooting 8 shooting 9 here 9 here 10 last 10 last 11 night 11 night 14 night 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 night 14 night 16 ? 15 before 16 ? 16 ? 17 " farmer [brown] 's boy grinned . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 3 luck 1 " 4 did 2 what 3 luck 4 did 5 you 5 you 9 asked 6 have 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 fine 2 fine 10 . 3 , 4 " 3 , 8 's 4 " 5 replied 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 many 3 many 5 did 5 did 6 you 5 did 9 " 6 you 7 get 7 get 8 ? 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 13 . 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . farmer [brown] 's boy grinned more broadly than before . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 more 6 more 7 broadly 7 broadly 8 than 8 than 9 before 9 before 10 . " none , " said he . 1 " 2 none 2 none 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] guess [i] 'm not a very good shot . " 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 'm 5 'm 6 not 6 not 10 shot 7 a 10 shot 8 very 9 good 9 good 10 shot 10 shot 11 . 11 . 12 " " then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 1 " 2 then 1 " 4 did 1 " 5 you 2 then 3 what 5 you 10 had 6 mean 7 by 7 by 8 saying 8 saying 9 you 8 saying 10 had 10 had 15 demanded 11 fine 12 luck 12 luck 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 demanded 15 demanded 17 hunter 16 the 17 hunter 17 hunter 18 . the hunter lost patience . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 lost 3 lost 4 patience 4 patience 5 . he tried to order [farmer] [brown] 's boy away . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 8 boy 4 order 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 away 9 away 10 . but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter had , and the hunter knew that this was so . 1 but 3 latter 2 the 3 latter 3 latter 4 said 4 said 5 he 4 said 9 right 5 he 6 had 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 right 9 right 10 there 10 there 16 and 11 as 13 hunter 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 had 14 had 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 24 . 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 knew 19 knew 20 that 20 that 22 was 21 this 22 was 22 was 23 so 23 so 24 . finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 6 and 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 , 6 and 7 muttering 6 and 8 angrily 7 muttering 8 angrily 8 angrily 11 went 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 back 12 back 13 to 12 back 15 blind 13 to 14 his 15 blind 16 . again the gun of [farmer] [brown] 's boy frightened away the [ducks] just as they were coming in . 1 again 2 the 2 the 3 gun 3 gun 4 of 3 gun 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 away 10 away 19 . 11 the 13 just 13 just 15 they 14 as 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 17 coming 17 coming 18 in 17 coming 19 . the next afternoon there was no hunter nor the next , though [farmer] [brown] 's boy was there . 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 afternoon 1 the 8 nor 3 afternoon 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 hunter 6 no 7 hunter 8 nor 10 next 8 nor 11 , 9 the 10 next 11 , 12 though 12 though 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 was 17 was 18 there 17 was 19 . 18 there 19 . the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to hunt there while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was about . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 had 3 had 12 to 4 decided 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 waste 8 a 9 waste 9 waste 10 of 10 of 11 time 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 hunt 13 hunt 14 there 13 hunt 15 while 15 while 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 was 20 was 21 about 21 about 22 . [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt not a friend , but to the last [grip] hard on faith and hold it fast . 1 doubt 2 not 1 doubt 6 but 3 a 4 friend 4 friend 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 17 fast 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 last 9 last 11 hard 11 hard 12 on 12 on 13 faith 13 faith 14 and 14 and 15 hold 15 hold 16 it 16 it 17 fast 17 fast 18 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . every morning [blacky] the [crow] visited the rushes along the shore of the [big] [river] , hoping to find [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 1 every 2 morning 1 every 9 along 4 the 6 visited 6 visited 8 rushes 7 the 8 rushes 8 rushes 9 along 9 along 11 shore 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 of 11 shore 17 hoping 12 of 13 the 16 , 17 hoping 17 hoping 18 to 17 hoping 24 . 18 to 19 find 19 find 21 the he was anxious , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 anxious 3 anxious 4 , 4 , 5 was 5 was 7 . he feared [that] [dusky] or some of his flock had been killed , and he wanted to know . 1 he 5 or 2 feared 5 or 5 or 11 been 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 flock 9 flock 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 17 to 12 killed 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 to 17 to 18 know 18 know 19 . you see , he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had been shooting over there . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 knew 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 10 boy 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 shooting 13 shooting 14 over 14 over 16 . 15 there 16 . at last , early one morning , he found [dusky] and his flock in the rushes and wild rice . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 6 morning 3 , 4 early 4 early 5 one 6 morning 9 found 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 found 9 found 13 flock 11 and 12 his 12 his 13 flock 13 flock 14 in 14 in 16 rushes 15 the 16 rushes 16 rushes 20 . 17 and 18 wild 18 wild 20 . 19 rice 20 . eagerly he counted them . 1 eagerly 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 5 . there were nine . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine 3 nine 4 . not one was missing . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 missing 4 missing 5 . blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore close to where [dusky] was taking a nap . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 7 down 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 5 and 5 and 6 dropped 6 dropped 7 down 7 down 10 shore 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 shore 10 shore 15 was 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 where 13 where 15 was 15 was 16 taking 16 taking 18 nap 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 . " hello ! " said [blacky] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . dusky awoke with a start . 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 with 3 with 5 start 4 a 5 start 5 start 6 . " hello , yourself , " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 . 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " we haven't lost a feather , " declared [dusky] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 lost 3 haven't 4 lost 4 lost 6 feather 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " that gun wasn't fired at us , anyway . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 4 wasn't 2 that 3 gun 4 wasn't 5 fired 5 fired 9 anyway 6 at 7 us 7 us 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . 10 . 11 " " then who was it fired at ? " demanded [blacky] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 4 was 2 then 3 who 4 was 5 it 5 it 6 fired 6 fired 7 at 7 at 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [i] haven't the least idea , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 6 idea 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " have you seen any other [ducks] about here ? " inquired [blacky] . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 10 ? 3 you 4 seen 4 seen 5 any 5 any 6 other 6 other 8 about 8 about 9 here 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 inquired 12 inquired 14 . " not one , " was [dusky] 's prompt reply . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 8 's 5 " 6 was 8 's 9 prompt 9 prompt 10 reply 10 reply 11 . " if there had been any , [i] guess we would have known it . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 7 , 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 had 5 been 6 any 5 been 7 , 7 , 13 known 9 guess 10 we 10 we 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 known 13 known 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " did you know that when that terrible gun was fired there was another terrible gun right over behind those bushes ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 10 was 2 did 3 you 2 did 8 terrible 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 6 when 7 that 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 was 10 was 16 gun 11 fired 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 15 terrible 14 another 15 terrible 15 terrible 16 gun 16 gun 17 right 17 right 18 over 17 right 19 behind 19 behind 20 those 20 those 21 bushes 21 bushes 22 ? 22 ? 26 . 23 " 24 asked 24 asked 26 . dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . we didn't want to take any chances . " 1 we 2 didn't 1 we 4 to 2 didn't 3 want 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 any 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . 8 . 9 " " it is a lucky thing you did , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 3 is 7 you 4 a 5 lucky 5 lucky 6 thing 6 thing 7 you 7 you 8 did 8 did 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " there was a hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time . 1 " 3 was 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 hunter 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 hiding 5 hunter 7 behind 7 behind 9 bushes 8 those 9 bushes 9 bushes 13 . 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 . i warned you of him once . " 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 2 warned 4 of 4 of 7 . 5 him 6 once 6 once 7 . 7 . 8 " " that reminds me that [i] haven't thanked you , " said [dusky] . 1 " 3 reminds 1 " 7 haven't 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 4 me 5 that 7 haven't 9 you 7 haven't 10 , 8 thanked 9 you 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] knew there was something wrong over here , but [i] didn't know what . 1 " 3 knew 1 " 5 was 3 knew 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 something 5 was 8 over 6 something 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 over 8 over 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 14 know 11 but 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 what 15 what 16 . so it was a hunter . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 hunter 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 . i guess it is a good thing that [i] heeded your warn-ing . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 2 guess 4 is 4 is 8 that 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 8 that 8 that 12 warn-ing 10 heeded 11 your 11 your 12 warn-ing 12 warn-ing 14 " 13 . 14 " " [i] guess it is , " retorted [blacky] dryly . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 dryly 10 dryly 11 . " do you come here in daytime instead of night now ? " 1 " 3 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 8 instead 5 here 6 in 6 in 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 instead 8 instead 9 of 9 of 10 night 10 night 11 now 11 now 13 " 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " we come in after dark and spend the night here . 1 " 3 come 1 " 5 after 2 we 3 come 3 come 4 in 5 after 6 dark 5 after 8 spend 6 dark 7 and 8 spend 9 the 9 the 10 night 10 night 11 here 11 here 12 . there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 fear 5 fear 6 from 6 from 7 hunters 7 hunters 10 . 8 after 9 dark 9 dark 10 . we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 1 we 3 given 1 we 4 up 2 've 3 given 4 up 5 coming 5 coming 8 late 6 here 7 until 7 until 8 late 8 late 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 evening 11 evening 12 . and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun . " 1 and 2 since 1 and 3 we 2 since 3 we 3 we 6 , 4 did 5 that 4 did 6 , 6 , 9 heard 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 9 heard 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 . 12 . 13 " blacky gossiped a while longer , then flew off to look for his breakfast ; and as he flew his heart was light . 1 blacky 2 gossiped 2 gossiped 5 longer 2 gossiped 10 to 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 longer 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 flew 7 then 10 to 8 flew 9 off 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 11 look 15 ; 12 for 13 his 14 breakfast 15 ; 15 ; 16 and 16 and 18 he 16 and 22 was 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew 19 flew 21 heart 20 his 21 heart 22 was 24 . 23 light 24 . his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 1 his 2 shrewd 2 shrewd 3 little 3 little 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 . " [i] ought to have known [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than even to suspect him , " thought he . 1 " 5 have 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 10 boy 6 known 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 15 suspect 11 better 12 than 11 better 13 even 13 even 14 to 14 to 15 suspect 15 suspect 18 " 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 . 19 thought 20 he 20 he 21 . " [i] know now why he had that terrible gun . 1 " 5 why 3 know 4 now 4 now 5 why 5 why 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 11 . 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 11 . it was to frighten those [ducks] away so that the hunter would not have a chance to shoot them . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 2 was 9 that 3 to 4 frighten 4 frighten 5 those 4 frighten 8 so 5 those 7 away 9 that 11 hunter 9 that 14 have 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 would 12 would 14 have 13 not 14 have 14 have 16 chance 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 17 to 16 chance 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 them 19 them 20 . he wasn't shooting at anything . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 3 shooting 4 at 4 at 5 anything 5 anything 6 . he just fired in the air to scare those [ducks] away . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 fired 3 fired 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 to 7 to 8 scare 8 scare 9 those 9 those 11 away 11 away 12 . i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 2 know 10 had 3 it 7 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 if 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 11 seen 13 do 13 do 14 it 14 it 15 . i 'll never doubt [farmer] [brown] 's boy again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 4 doubt 4 doubt 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 again 9 again 10 . and [i] 'm glad [i] didn't say a word to anybody about seeing him with a terrible gun . " 1 and 3 'm 1 and 4 glad 4 glad 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 say 7 say 9 word 7 say 10 to 7 say 12 about 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 to 10 to 11 anybody 12 about 13 seeing 13 seeing 14 him 14 him 15 with 15 with 17 terrible 15 with 18 gun 16 a 17 terrible 18 gun 19 . 19 . 20 " blacky was right . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 . while appearing to be an enemy , he really had been a friend of [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock . 1 while 2 appearing 1 while 6 enemy 2 appearing 3 to 2 appearing 4 be 5 an 6 enemy 6 enemy 11 been 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 really 9 really 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 friend 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 of 14 of 16 the 16 the 22 . 19 and 20 his 19 and 21 flock 21 flock 22 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 8 you 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 . in this he is a great deal like other people , [farmer] [brown] 's boy for instance . 1 in 2 this 1 in 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 7 deal 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 like 8 like 9 other 9 other 10 people 10 people 15 boy 11 , 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 18 . 16 for 17 instance 17 instance 18 . but as [blacky] cannot keep hens , as [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy does , he is obliged to steal eggs or else go without . 1 but 2 as 1 but 7 , 2 as 6 hens 4 cannot 5 keep 4 cannot 6 hens 7 , 12 boy 8 as 12 boy 12 boy 13 does 13 does 21 or 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 17 obliged 17 obliged 19 steal 18 to 19 steal 19 steal 20 eggs 20 eggs 21 or 21 or 22 else 22 else 24 without 22 else 25 . 23 go 24 without he quite overlooks the fact that [farmer] [brown] 's boy feeds the biddies and takes the eggs as pay . 1 he 3 overlooks 2 quite 3 overlooks 3 overlooks 5 fact 4 the 5 fact 5 fact 6 that 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 feeds 11 feeds 12 the 12 the 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 and 14 and 15 takes 15 takes 17 eggs 15 takes 20 . 16 the 17 eggs 18 as 19 pay 18 as 20 . anyway , that is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy says , but [i] do not know whether or not the biddies understand it that way . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 that 2 , 10 says 3 that 4 is 5 what 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 says 10 says 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 do 12 but 16 know 14 do 15 not 16 know 19 not 17 whether 18 or 18 or 19 not 19 not 21 biddies 19 not 22 understand 20 the 21 biddies 22 understand 23 it 23 it 26 . 24 that 25 way 25 way 26 . so [blacky] the [crow] cannot see why he should not help himself to an egg when he gets the chance . 1 so 8 he 3 the 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 see 6 see 7 why 7 why 8 he 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 not 9 should 13 to 10 not 11 help 11 help 12 himself 13 to 15 egg 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 when 16 when 17 he 16 when 20 chance 17 he 18 gets 18 gets 19 the 19 the 20 chance 20 chance 21 . the eggs he does get are mostly those of his neighbors in the [green] [forest] and the [old] [orchard] . 1 the 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 he 2 eggs 5 get 2 eggs 6 are 3 he 4 does 6 are 7 mostly 7 mostly 8 those 8 those 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 in 11 neighbors 16 and 12 in 13 the 16 and 17 the 17 the 20 . blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 6 as 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 what 9 what 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 12 looks 13 like 13 like 14 . he also knows that without a terrible gun , there is little [farmer] [brown] or any one else can do to him . 1 he 2 also 2 also 3 knows 3 knows 5 without 3 knows 8 gun 4 that 5 without 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 there 9 , 20 do 10 there 11 is 11 is 12 little 15 or 17 one 16 any 17 one 17 one 19 can 18 else 19 can 19 can 20 do 20 do 21 to 21 to 23 . 22 him 23 . but [blacky] doesn't do anything of this kind around the buildings of [farmer] [brown] . 1 but 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 do 4 do 5 anything 4 do 6 of 6 of 7 this 7 this 8 kind 8 kind 9 around 9 around 11 buildings 10 the 11 buildings 11 buildings 12 of 12 of 15 . though he has suspected that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would not now try to harm him , [blacky] is naturally cautious and takes no chances . 1 though 2 he 1 though 8 's 1 though 11 not 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 suspected 4 suspected 5 that 5 that 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 would 11 not 13 try 12 now 13 try 13 try 16 him 14 to 15 harm 15 harm 16 him 16 him 26 . 17 , 19 is 19 is 20 naturally 20 naturally 21 cautious 21 cautious 22 and 22 and 25 chances 23 takes 24 no 24 no 25 chances 25 chances 26 . first he sits in a tall tree from which he can watch [farmer] [brown] 's home . 1 first 2 he 2 he 3 sits 3 sits 4 in 3 sits 7 tree 4 in 6 tall 5 a 6 tall 7 tree 8 from 8 from 9 which 9 which 16 home 10 he 11 can 11 can 12 watch 12 watch 15 's 15 's 16 home 16 home 17 . it was on one of these silent visits that [blacky] spied something which he couldn't forget . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 8 visits 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 7 silent 7 silent 8 visits 8 visits 9 that 9 that 15 couldn't 11 spied 12 something 12 something 13 which 12 something 15 couldn't 13 which 14 he 15 couldn't 16 forget 16 forget 17 . it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 box 3 a 4 box 4 box 5 just 5 just 6 inside 6 inside 9 door 7 the 8 henhouse 7 the 9 door 9 door 10 . in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure that he had seen an egg . 1 in 7 and 2 the 3 box 3 box 4 was 4 was 6 hay 5 some 6 hay 6 hay 7 and 7 and 10 hay 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 hay 10 hay 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sure 13 sure 17 seen 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 20 . 18 an 19 egg 18 an 20 . in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 5 was 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 9 saw 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 eggs 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 there 12 there 13 . he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 1 he 15 jumped 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 have 4 have 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 7 but 7 but 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 11 that 13 hen 12 a 13 hen 13 hen 14 had 14 had 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 down 16 down 17 from 17 from 20 , 18 that 19 box 19 box 20 , 20 , 24 fuss 21 making 22 a 22 a 23 terrible 23 terrible 24 fuss 24 fuss 25 . she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 very 6 but 8 proud 8 proud 9 . what under the sun she had to be proud about [blacky] couldn't understand , but he didn't stay to find out . 1 what 4 sun 1 what 12 couldn't 2 under 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 proud 8 be 10 about 12 couldn't 14 , 13 understand 14 , 14 , 17 didn't 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 19 to 18 stay 19 to 19 to 21 out 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 . the noise she was making made him nervous . 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 3 she 2 noise 6 made 3 she 4 was 5 making 6 made 6 made 7 him 7 him 9 . 8 nervous 9 . he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 1 he 7 bring 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 3 afraid 7 bring 4 that 5 it 4 that 6 would 5 it 6 would 7 bring 8 some 8 some 9 one 9 one 11 find 10 to 11 find 11 find 13 what 12 out 13 what 13 what 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 16 on 15 going 17 . so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 wings 2 he 3 spread 4 his 5 black 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 11 silently 7 and 8 flew 8 flew 9 away 9 away 10 as 10 as 11 silently 11 silently 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 . 15 come 16 . as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 6 he 4 flying 7 saw 5 away 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . that one glance was enough . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 glance 3 glance 4 was 4 was 5 enough 5 enough 6 . you [know] [blacky] 's eyes are very sharp . 1 you 4 's 4 's 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 are 6 are 7 very 7 very 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 . he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 8 and 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 5 in 4 hay 8 and 5 in 7 box 6 the 7 box 8 and 11 eggs 9 the 10 two 9 the 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 in 11 eggs 18 was 12 in 13 the 14 hay 15 , 14 hay 17 that 15 , 16 and 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 22 . 21 him 22 . from that instant [blacky] the [crow] began to scheme and plan to get one or both of those eggs . 1 from 2 that 1 from 3 instant 3 instant 12 to 5 the 7 began 7 began 10 and 8 to 9 scheme 9 scheme 10 and 10 and 11 plan 11 plan 12 to 12 to 20 . 13 get 15 or 14 one 15 or 15 or 16 both 15 or 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] if out of sight , then out of mind . 1 if 10 . 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 sight 4 sight 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind 9 mind 10 . this is a saying which you often hear . 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 saying 3 a 4 saying 4 saying 5 which 4 saying 8 hear 5 which 6 you 6 you 7 often 8 hear 9 . it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 sometimes 3 be 11 far 4 true 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 is 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 very 11 far 12 from 12 from 13 true 13 true 16 times 14 at 15 other 15 other 16 times 16 times 17 . take the case of [blacky] . 1 take 2 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 4 of 4 of 6 . then , as he flew away toward the [green] [forest] , those eggs were out of sight , of course . 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 flew 2 , 3 as 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 away 6 away 18 , 7 toward 8 the 8 the 13 eggs 11 , 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 were 14 were 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 17 sight 18 , 18 , 21 . 19 of 20 course 20 course 21 . but do you think they were out of mind ? 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 were 5 they 10 ? 6 were 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind not much ! 1 not 2 much 2 much 3 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! in fact , those eggs were very much in [blacky] ['s] mind . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 9 in 8 much 9 in 9 in 12 mind 12 mind 13 . 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 6 else 7 . he flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely part of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 straight 2 flew 7 tall 3 straight 4 to 4 to 6 certain 5 a 6 certain 7 tall 9 in 8 pine-tree 9 in 9 in 12 part 10 a 11 lonely 11 lonely 12 part 12 part 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 . " there is more in one of those eggs than in a whole nestful of [welcome] [robin] 's eggs . 1 " 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 more 3 is 8 those 4 more 5 in 4 more 7 of 5 in 6 one 8 those 9 eggs 8 those 10 than 10 than 15 of 10 than 18 's 11 in 14 nestful 12 a 13 whole 13 whole 14 nestful 14 nestful 15 of 18 's 20 . 19 eggs 20 . it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 1 it 11 lucky 2 is 5 long 2 is 6 time 3 a 5 long 4 very 5 long 6 time 7 since 7 since 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 lucky 11 lucky 13 to 11 lucky 14 taste 12 enough 13 to 13 to 14 taste 14 taste 20 and 15 a 16 hen 16 hen 17 's 17 's 18 egg 18 egg 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 24 chance 21 now 22 is 22 is 23 my 23 my 24 chance 24 chance 25 . i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 6 go 4 having 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 11 even 7 inside 9 henhouse 7 inside 10 , 8 that 9 henhouse 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 though 12 though 13 it 12 though 14 is 14 is 15 barely 15 barely 19 . 16 inside 18 door 17 the 18 door 18 door 19 . i 'm suspicious of doors . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 5 doors 5 doors 6 . they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 1 they 2 have 2 have 4 way 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 5 of 6 closing 6 closing 7 most 7 most 8 unexpectedly 8 unexpectedly 9 . i might see if [i] cannot get [unc] ' [billy] [possum] to bring one of those eggs out for me . 1 i 6 cannot 2 might 3 see 3 see 4 if 4 if 6 cannot 6 cannot 7 get 7 get 15 of 9 ' 12 to 12 to 13 bring 13 bring 14 one 13 bring 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 out 18 out 19 for 19 for 21 . 20 me 21 . but that plan won't do , come to think of it , because [i] can't trust [unc] ' [billy] . 1 but 3 plan 2 that 3 plan 3 plan 7 come 4 won't 5 do 5 do 6 , 6 , 7 come 7 come 13 because 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 12 , 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 because 13 because 15 can't 15 can't 16 trust 16 trust 18 ' 16 trust 20 . the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 4 is 5 too 5 too 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 7 of 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 himself 9 himself 10 . no . 1 no 2 . i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 5 get 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 those 8 those 11 . 9 eggs 10 myself 10 myself 11 . it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 5 way 7 can 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 of 9 sure 12 . 10 of 11 it " the thing to do is to make sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] himself are nowhere about . 1 " 3 thing 1 " 6 is 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 5 do 4 to 5 do 6 is 7 to 6 is 9 sure 7 to 8 make 9 sure 10 that 10 that 13 's 13 's 15 and 14 boy 15 and 15 and 18 himself 18 himself 21 about 19 are 20 nowhere 20 nowhere 21 about 21 about 22 . they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 1 they 2 ought 2 ought 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 down 5 down 8 cornfield 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 soon 10 soon 11 . with them down there , [i] have only to watch my chance and slip in . 1 with 2 them 1 with 8 only 2 them 3 down 3 down 4 there 4 there 5 , 5 , 7 have 8 only 14 slip 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 13 and 11 my 12 chance 12 chance 13 and 13 and 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 15 in 16 . it won't take but a second . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 4 but 4 but 7 . 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 . just a little courage , [blacky] , just a little courage ! 1 just 2 a 2 a 4 courage 3 little 4 courage 4 courage 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 11 courage 8 just 9 a 8 just 10 little 10 little 11 courage 11 courage 12 ! nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 1 nothing 2 in 2 in 3 this 3 this 4 world 4 world 5 worth 4 world 12 . 5 worth 6 having 6 having 7 is 7 is 9 without 8 gained 9 without 10 some 11 risk 11 risk 12 . the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 1 the 2 thing 1 the 4 do 1 the 5 is 3 to 4 do 5 is 7 make 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 11 risk 9 that 12 is 10 the 11 risk 11 risk 12 is 12 is 14 small 13 as 14 small 14 small 15 as 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . 17 . 18 " blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it . 1 blacky 8 flew 2 shook 5 feathers 3 out 4 his 4 his 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 12 tall 10 of 13 pine-tree 11 the 12 tall 13 pine-tree 14 as 14 as 15 silently 15 silently 16 as 16 as 17 he 16 as 22 . 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 flown 19 flown 20 into 20 into 21 it he headed straight toward [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 2 headed 4 toward 4 toward 7 's 7 's 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 . he didn't have long to wait . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 long 4 long 5 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . in fact , he had been there but a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] toward the cornfield . 1 in 3 , 1 in 13 he 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 but 7 there 8 but 8 but 11 minutes 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 minutes 11 minutes 12 when 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 17 coming 14 spied 18 down 15 two 16 people 16 people 17 coming 18 down 19 the 19 the 22 toward 22 toward 24 cornfield 23 the 24 cornfield 24 cornfield 25 . he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 6 , 2 looked 3 at 4 them 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 9 gave 8 then 9 gave 9 gave 11 little 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 sigh 12 sigh 15 . 13 of 14 satisfaction 14 satisfaction 15 . they were [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 they 2 were 2 were 10 . 5 and 8 's 5 and 10 . 8 's 9 boy presently they reached the cornfield and turned into it . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 6 and 3 reached 10 . 4 the 5 cornfield 5 cornfield 6 and 6 and 7 turned 7 turned 8 into 9 it 10 . he didn't fly straight there . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 there 5 there 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 clever 4 clever 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 anything 7 anything 8 like 8 like 9 that 9 that 10 . he flew toward the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 toward 3 toward 7 . 4 the 7 . when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 was 1 when 7 he 3 was 4 quite 5 sure 6 , 5 sure 7 he 7 he 9 flew 8 silently 9 flew 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 11 into 9 flew 14 as 11 into 13 henyard 12 the 13 henyard 14 as 15 he 14 as 16 had 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 done 17 done 19 times 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before 20 before 21 . at last he could see the box with the hay in it . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 6 the 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 with 8 with 10 hay 9 the 10 hay 10 hay 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 . he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 right 2 walked 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 door 7 open 8 door 8 door 9 and 9 and 12 . 10 peered 11 inside 11 inside 12 . there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 4 to 2 was 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 9 he 7 of 8 that 7 of 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 . still he hesitated . 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . blacky closed his eyes for just a second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating one of those eggs . 1 blacky 2 closed 1 blacky 10 and 2 closed 3 his 2 closed 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 for 5 for 8 second 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 second 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 10 and 16 seemed 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 did 13 did 14 that 15 he 16 seemed 16 seemed 24 eggs 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 himself 19 himself 20 eating 20 eating 21 one 21 one 22 of 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 eggs 24 eggs 25 . " what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 1 " 2 what 1 " 4 you 2 what 3 are 4 you 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 8 " 11 to 9 he 10 muttered 11 to 18 . 12 himself 13 as 13 as 14 he 13 as 17 eyes 14 he 15 opened 15 opened 16 his 17 eyes 18 . then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 1 then 15 edge 2 with 5 look 3 a 4 hurried 3 a 5 look 4 hurried 5 look 5 look 6 in 6 in 9 , 7 all 8 directions 8 directions 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 12 up 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 16 of 18 box 17 the 18 box 18 box 19 . there lay the two eggs ! 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 3 the 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 ! [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an egg and it wouldn't behave [just] what would you do with that egg , may [i] ask ? 1 if 2 you 1 if 9 behave 2 you 3 had 3 had 5 egg 4 an 5 egg 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 behave 9 behave 11 what 11 what 12 would 12 would 14 do 13 you 14 do 14 do 15 with 15 with 18 , 16 that 17 egg 17 egg 18 , 18 , 19 may 19 may 21 ask 21 ask 22 ? to make an egg do what it don't want to do [strikes] me like a difficult sort of a task . 1 to 4 egg 2 make 3 an 3 an 4 egg 4 egg 5 do 5 do 9 want 6 what 7 it 6 what 9 want 7 it 8 don't 9 want 10 to 9 want 11 do 11 do 13 me 11 do 14 like 14 like 16 difficult 15 a 16 difficult 16 difficult 18 of 17 sort 18 of 18 of 20 task 19 a 20 task 20 task 21 . all of which is pure nonsense . 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 which 3 which 4 is 4 is 5 pure 5 pure 6 nonsense 6 nonsense 7 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 6 egg 5 an 6 egg 6 egg 7 either 7 either 8 behaving 8 behaving 9 or 9 or 10 misbehaving 10 misbehaving 11 ? nobody . 1 nobody 2 . that is , nobody that [i] know , unless it be [blacky] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 nobody 4 nobody 5 that 4 nobody 7 know 7 know 8 , 8 , 9 unless 9 unless 10 it 10 it 11 be 11 be 13 . it is best not to mention eggs in [blacky] 's presence these days . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 best 3 best 4 not 4 not 10 's 5 to 6 mention 5 to 10 's 6 mention 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 in 10 's 13 days 11 presence 12 these 12 these 13 days 13 days 14 . they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 1 they 2 are 1 they 4 forbidden 3 a 4 forbidden 4 forbidden 5 topic 5 topic 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 is 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 about 9 about 10 . blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 8 resentful 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 resentful 8 resentful 9 at 9 at 11 mere 10 the 11 mere 11 mere 12 mention 12 mention 16 . 13 of 15 egg 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . i don't know as [i] wholly blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 as 4 as 6 wholly 6 wholly 7 blame 7 blame 8 him 8 him 9 . well , that is the way it is with [blacky] the [crow] . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 it 6 way 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 with 9 with 13 . 11 the 13 . if any one had told [blacky] that he didn't know all there is to know about eggs , he would have laughed at the idea . 1 if 3 one 1 if 12 there 2 any 3 one 3 one 4 had 4 had 5 told 5 told 7 that 7 that 10 know 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 all 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 to 13 is 15 know 14 to 15 know 15 know 25 idea 16 about 17 eggs 16 about 18 , 16 about 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 laughed 22 laughed 23 at 23 at 24 the 24 the 25 idea 25 idea 26 . wasn't he , [blacky] , hatched from an egg himself ? 1 wasn't 2 he 1 wasn't 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 hatched 6 hatched 7 from 7 from 8 an 8 an 9 egg 9 egg 11 ? 10 himself 11 ? and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 1 and 5 ever 2 hadn't 3 he 2 hadn't 4 , 4 , 5 ever 5 ever 9 big 6 since 7 he 6 since 9 big 7 he 8 was 9 big 10 enough 10 enough 15 stolen 11 , 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 and 14 and 15 stolen 15 stolen 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 and 17 and 18 eaten 18 eaten 19 eggs 18 eaten 20 ? if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 1 if 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 eggs 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? that is the way he would have talked before his visit to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 he 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 talked 8 talked 11 visit 9 before 10 his 10 his 11 visit 11 visit 17 . 12 to 15 's 12 to 16 henhouse 15 's 16 henhouse 16 henhouse 17 . it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 since 2 is 4 then 4 then 5 that 4 then 8 been 6 it 7 has 7 has 8 been 8 been 9 unwise 9 unwise 10 to 10 to 11 mention 11 mention 12 eggs 11 mention 13 . when [blacky] saw the two eggs in the nest in [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse how [blacky] did wish that he could take both . 1 when 3 saw 3 saw 5 two 4 the 5 two 5 two 6 eggs 6 eggs 9 nest 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 nest 9 nest 10 in 10 in 24 . 14 henhouse 15 how 14 henhouse 17 did 17 did 18 wish 18 wish 19 that 19 that 20 he 19 that 24 . 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 take 22 take 23 both but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . one would be all that he could manage . 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 that 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 manage 6 he 7 could 8 manage 9 . he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 take 3 take 5 choice 3 take 7 go 4 his 5 choice 5 choice 6 and 6 and 7 go 7 go 8 away 8 away 9 while 9 while 11 going 10 the 11 going 11 going 12 was 12 was 14 . 13 good 14 . which should he take ? 1 which 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 take 4 take 5 ? it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 1 it 3 happens 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 3 happens 7 that 4 in 6 life 5 this 6 life 7 that 8 things 7 that 12 be 8 things 9 which 9 which 10 seem 10 seem 11 to 12 be 13 unimportant 13 unimportant 15 mere 14 , 15 mere 15 mere 21 to 16 trifles 17 in 16 trifles 19 , 17 in 18 themselves 19 , 20 prove 20 prove 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 just 23 just 26 . 24 the 25 opposite 25 opposite 26 . as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 1 as 3 matter 2 a 3 matter 3 matter 4 of 4 of 6 , 5 fact 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 made 8 made 11 difference 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 . one was brown and very good to look at . 1 one 2 was 1 one 5 very 2 was 3 brown 3 brown 4 and 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 . the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 , 3 , 9 , 4 the 5 larger 5 larger 6 of 5 larger 9 , 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 two 9 , 14 very 10 was 11 white 11 white 12 and 12 and 13 also 12 and 14 very 14 very 15 good 15 good 16 to 16 to 19 . 17 look 18 at 18 at 19 . in fact , [blacky] thought it the better of the two to look at , for it was very smooth and shiny . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 8 better 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 it 3 , 5 thought 7 the 8 better 8 better 9 of 9 of 11 two 10 the 11 two 11 two 12 to 11 two 14 at 12 to 13 look 14 at 15 , 15 , 21 and 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 20 smooth 20 smooth 21 and 21 and 22 shiny 22 shiny 23 . so , partly on this account , and partly because it was the largest , [blacky] chose the white egg . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 partly 2 , 4 on 4 on 6 account 4 on 12 was 5 this 6 account 6 account 9 partly 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 partly 9 partly 10 because 10 because 11 it 12 was 14 largest 13 the 14 largest 14 largest 20 egg 15 , 19 white 17 chose 18 the 18 the 19 white 19 white 20 egg 20 egg 21 . he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 1 he 2 fluttered 2 fluttered 3 to 2 fluttered 9 door 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 ground 5 ground 6 just 6 just 7 outside 8 the 9 door 9 door 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 he 12 there 14 got 14 got 17 grip 15 a 16 better 15 a 17 grip 17 grip 18 . never had [blacky] felt more like cawing at the top of his lungs . 1 never 2 had 2 had 4 felt 4 felt 6 like 5 more 6 like 6 like 7 cawing 6 like 8 at 7 cawing 8 at 8 at 10 top 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 13 lungs 12 his 13 lungs 13 lungs 14 . you see , he felt that he had been very smart , and [i] suspect that he also felt that he had been very brave . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 and 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 felt 3 , 4 he 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 had 7 he 8 had 9 been 10 very 10 very 11 smart 10 very 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 suspect 15 suspect 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 also 18 also 19 felt 19 felt 26 . 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 been 23 been 25 brave 24 very 25 brave 25 brave 26 . he would have liked to boast a little . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 9 . 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he wisely held his tongue . 1 he 2 wisely 2 wisely 3 held 3 held 4 his 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it would be time enough to do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg . 1 it 2 would 2 would 6 to 2 would 9 boasting 3 be 4 time 4 time 5 enough 4 time 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 his 9 boasting 10 after 10 after 13 reached 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 reached 13 reached 15 place 14 a 15 place 15 place 18 and 16 of 17 safety 17 safety 18 and 18 and 19 had 19 had 23 . 20 eaten 22 egg 21 that 22 egg 22 egg 23 . he was halfway across the [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 halfway 3 halfway 4 across 4 across 13 beginning 5 the 12 egg 5 the 13 beginning 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 that 10 felt 12 egg 13 beginning 15 slip 14 to 15 slip 15 slip 16 . now at best it isn't easy to carry an egg without breaking it . 1 now 4 it 2 at 3 best 3 best 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 carry 6 easy 7 to 7 to 8 carry 8 carry 9 an 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 11 without 11 without 12 breaking 12 breaking 13 it 13 it 14 . you know how very careful you have to be . 1 you 4 very 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 very 4 very 5 careful 5 careful 6 you 5 careful 8 to 6 you 7 have 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just imagine how [blacky] felt when that egg began to slip . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 3 how 5 felt 5 felt 6 when 6 when 8 egg 6 when 9 began 7 that 8 egg 8 egg 9 began 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 slip 10 to 11 slip 11 slip 12 . do what he would , he couldn't get a better grip on it . 1 do 2 what 2 what 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 , 5 , 8 get 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 10 better 9 a 10 better 10 better 12 on 11 grip 12 on 12 on 13 it 13 it 14 . it slipped a wee bit more . 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 5 bit 6 more 6 more 7 . blacky started down towards the ground . 1 blacky 2 started 2 started 3 down 3 down 4 towards 4 towards 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 . but he wasn't quick enough . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 quick 4 quick 5 enough 5 enough 6 . striped [chipmunk] , watching [blacky] from the old stone wall , saw something white drop from [blacky] 's claws . 1 striped 3 , 1 striped 18 's 3 , 4 watching 4 watching 10 wall 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 stone 9 stone 10 wall 10 wall 11 , 11 , 12 saw 12 saw 13 something 13 something 14 white 13 something 16 from 15 drop 16 from 18 's 19 claws 19 claws 20 . he saw [blacky] dash after it and clutch at it only to miss it . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 after 2 saw 7 and 4 dash 5 after 5 after 6 it 7 and 8 clutch 8 clutch 9 at 8 clutch 11 only 9 at 10 it 11 only 12 to 12 to 13 miss 13 miss 14 it 14 it 15 . then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground . 1 then 3 white 1 then 5 struck 2 the 3 white 4 thing 5 struck 5 struck 8 of 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 of 8 of 11 apple 9 an 10 old 10 old 11 apple 11 apple 15 off 12 tree 13 , 12 tree 15 off 13 , 14 bounced 15 off 20 ground 16 and 17 fell 17 fell 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 . blacky followed it . 1 blacky 2 followed 2 followed 3 it 3 it 4 . striped [chipmunk] stole very softly through the grass to see what [blacky] was doing . 1 striped 3 stole 3 stole 6 through 4 very 5 softly 5 softly 6 through 6 through 8 grass 7 the 8 grass 8 grass 9 to 8 grass 10 see 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 14 doing 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 . blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 5 beside 3 standing 4 close 4 close 5 beside 5 beside 8 thing 6 a 7 white 6 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 9 that 10 looked 10 looked 11 very 11 very 12 much 11 very 16 . 12 much 13 like 13 like 15 egg 14 an 15 egg he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 looking 2 was 6 with 3 looking 4 at 4 at 5 it 6 with 8 queerest 7 the 8 queerest 8 queerest 9 expression 9 expression 10 . he didn't . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 . that egg wasn't behaving right . 1 that 2 egg 2 egg 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right 5 right 6 . it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 1 it 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 when 5 when 6 it 5 when 7 hit 6 it 7 hit 7 hit 9 branch 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 apple 12 apple 13 tree 13 tree 14 . certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 1 certainly 2 it 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 struck 7 he 8 struck 8 struck 9 it 8 struck 11 way 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 with 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 . however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 1 however 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 9 if 6 that 7 egg 7 egg 8 , 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 14 shell 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 break 13 the 14 shell 14 shell 15 ? blacky didn't know . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . he didn't know what to make of that egg he had stolen from [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 4 what 16 's 5 to 6 make 6 make 10 he 7 of 9 egg 7 of 10 he 8 that 9 egg 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 stolen 12 stolen 13 from 16 's 18 . 17 henhouse 18 . it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 5 egg 3 like 4 any 5 egg 6 he 6 he 8 had 7 ever 8 had 8 had 10 or 9 seen 10 or 10 or 12 heard 11 even 12 heard 12 heard 13 of 13 of 14 . it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 and 3 a 4 beautiful-looking 4 beautiful-looking 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 14 would 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 10 been 11 sure 10 been 13 it 11 sure 12 that 14 would 20 as 15 taste 16 as 15 taste 18 , 16 as 17 good 18 , 19 quite 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 good 21 good 22 as 22 as 23 it 22 as 24 looked 24 looked 25 . even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 1 even 2 now 1 even 5 sure 2 now 3 he 2 now 4 wasn't 3 he 4 wasn't 5 sure 9 could 6 that 8 he 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 only 10 only 11 taste 11 taste 12 it 11 taste 13 , 13 , 16 be 14 it 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 all 17 all 22 . 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 hoped 21 hoped 22 . but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 7 , 2 how 3 could 3 could 4 he 3 could 5 taste 5 taste 6 it 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 break 11 break 12 that 12 that 13 shell 12 that 14 ? he never had heard of such a shell . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 8 shell 7 a 8 shell 8 shell 9 . he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 1 he 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 if 3 if 4 anybody 3 if 5 else 5 else 6 ever 6 ever 7 had 7 had 10 . 8 , 9 either 9 either 10 . he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hammered 2 had 9 bill 3 hammered 4 at 3 hammered 6 with 4 at 5 it 6 with 8 stout 7 his 8 stout 9 bill 10 until 10 until 16 would 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 would 16 would 17 break 17 break 18 that 17 break 21 of 19 , 20 instead 20 instead 21 of 21 of 24 . 22 the 23 egg 23 egg 24 . but the [old] [orchard] was not the place for him to work on that egg . 1 but 16 . 2 the 5 was 5 was 16 . 6 not 8 place 6 not 16 . 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 for 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to 11 to 12 work 12 work 13 on 13 on 15 egg 14 that 15 egg in the first place , it was too near [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 8 too 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 too 8 too 9 near 9 near 12 's 12 's 13 house 13 house 14 . this made [blacky] uneasy . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 uneasy 4 uneasy 5 . you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 something 6 something 7 of 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 . not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 1 not 2 that 2 that 4 felt 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 9 of 5 at 6 all 5 at 8 sense 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 9 of 10 having 10 having 11 done 11 done 13 . 12 wrong 13 . yet he wasn't at all sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would look at the matter quite that way . 1 yet 2 he 1 yet 10 's 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 10 's 11 boy 10 's 17 quite 11 boy 12 would 12 would 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 16 matter 15 the 16 matter 17 quite 18 that 18 that 19 way 18 that 20 . in fact , he had a feeling that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would call him a thief if he should be discovered with that egg . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 8 that 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 feeling 6 a 7 feeling 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 11 's 18 if 12 boy 13 would 13 would 14 call 14 call 15 him 15 him 17 thief 16 a 17 thief 18 if 19 he 18 if 22 discovered 19 he 20 should 21 be 22 discovered 22 discovered 23 with 23 with 26 . 24 that 25 egg 25 egg 26 . then , too , there were too many sharp eyes in the [old] [orchard] . 1 then 6 were 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 5 there 5 there 6 were 6 were 10 eyes 7 too 8 many 8 many 9 sharp 9 sharp 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 1 he 5 away 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 away 5 away 6 where 6 where 7 he 6 where 8 could 8 could 9 be 8 could 12 being 9 be 11 of 10 sure 11 of 12 being 13 alone 13 alone 14 . then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 1 then 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 break 5 break 6 that 6 that 7 shell 6 that 11 would 7 shell 8 , 8 , 10 one 9 no 10 one 11 would 12 be 12 be 14 wiser 12 be 15 . 13 the 14 wiser but he is . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . in fact , [blacky] is quite like a little child in this matter . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 7 like 5 is 6 quite 6 quite 7 like 7 like 10 child 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 child 10 child 11 in 11 in 13 matter 12 this 13 matter 13 matter 14 . anything that is bright and shiny interests [blacky] right away . 1 anything 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 bright 4 bright 6 shiny 5 and 6 shiny 6 shiny 7 interests 7 interests 9 right 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and there . 1 always 3 pockets 1 always 10 useless 2 their 3 pockets 3 pockets 4 are 4 are 5 filled 5 filled 6 with 6 with 7 all 7 all 9 of 8 sorts 9 of 10 useless 11 odds 11 odds 17 picked 12 and 13 ends 13 ends 14 which 13 ends 17 picked 14 which 15 they 15 they 16 have 17 picked 18 up 18 up 20 and 19 here 20 and 20 and 22 . 21 there 22 . blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 1 blacky 2 has 1 blacky 5 , 2 has 4 pockets 3 no 4 pockets 5 , 8 keeps 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 keeps 8 keeps 10 treasures 8 keeps 14 in 9 his 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 11 of 13 kind 12 this 13 kind 14 in 18 , 15 a 16 secret 16 secret 17 hiding-place 17 hiding-place 18 , 18 , 20 sort 19 a 20 sort 20 sort 21 of 21 of 24 . 22 treasure 23 storehouse 22 treasure 24 . first [blacky] took this egg over near his home , and there he once more tried and tried and tried to break the shell . 1 first 13 he 3 took 5 egg 3 took 12 there 4 this 5 egg 5 egg 6 over 6 over 7 near 7 near 9 home 8 his 9 home 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 there 12 there 13 he 13 he 17 and 14 once 15 more 14 once 16 tried 15 more 16 tried 16 tried 17 and 17 and 19 and 17 and 21 to 18 tried 19 and 19 and 20 tried 21 to 25 . 22 break 24 shell 22 break 25 . 23 the 24 shell but the shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] quite lost his temper and hammered at it for all he was worth . 1 but 6 , 2 the 3 shell 3 shell 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 6 , 5 break 6 , 6 , 8 even 7 not 8 even 8 even 11 quite 9 when 11 quite 11 quite 12 lost 12 lost 13 his 12 lost 16 hammered 13 his 14 temper 14 temper 15 and 16 hammered 17 at 16 hammered 24 . 17 at 18 it 19 for 20 all 20 all 21 he 20 all 24 . 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 worth little by little he forgot that it was an egg . 1 little 4 he 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 egg 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 11 . at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 1 at 2 least 1 at 4 he 2 least 3 , 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 11 it 12 . he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 pleasure 5 pleasure 6 in 6 in 7 just 7 just 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 it 10 it 11 . it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 1 it 2 might 2 might 4 satisfy 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 5 his 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 13 satisfying 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 8 but 11 was 9 it 10 certainly 11 was 12 very 12 very 13 satisfying 13 satisfying 14 to 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 glad 2 was 5 hadn't 3 glad 4 he 5 hadn't 7 able 5 hadn't 8 to 6 been 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 break 9 break 10 that 10 that 11 shell 10 that 12 . once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 1 once 4 spread 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 7 wings 5 his 6 black 6 black 7 wings 7 wings 9 flew 8 and 9 flew 9 flew 11 to 10 down 11 to 11 to 13 egg 12 the 13 egg 13 egg 14 . he cocked his head to one side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 2 cocked 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 5 to 8 and 6 one 7 side 7 side 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 at 10 at 11 it 11 it 12 . he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 2 cocked 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 5 to 9 and 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 8 side 9 and 9 and 10 looked 9 and 11 at 11 at 12 it 12 it 13 . pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 1 pretty 2 , 1 pretty 3 pretty 2 , 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 mine 7 mine 8 ! 8 ! 9 " than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 1 than 10 that 2 he 4 looked 3 craftily 4 looked 4 looked 5 all 4 looked 6 about 6 about 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 10 that 13 was 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 was 13 was 15 him 14 watching 15 him 15 him 16 . having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 1 having 5 , 2 made 3 quite 2 made 4 sure 4 sure 5 , 5 , 7 rolled 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 18 to 8 the 9 egg 9 egg 10 over 9 egg 11 and 11 and 12 turned 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 14 around 15 and 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 17 it 18 to 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 's 21 's 22 content 22 content 23 . at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 it 4 picked 10 to 5 it 6 up 6 up 7 and 7 and 8 carried 8 carried 9 it 10 to 13 and 11 his 12 treasure-house 12 treasure-house 13 and 13 and 14 covered 14 covered 15 it 15 it 16 over 16 over 19 . 17 very 18 carefully 18 carefully 19 . blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book to tell about all of them . 1 blacky 7 adventures 2 has 3 had 3 had 4 very 4 very 5 many 4 very 6 other 6 other 7 adventures 7 adventures 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 9 but 13 another 10 it 11 would 11 would 12 take 13 another 14 book 14 book 15 to 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 18 all 17 about 18 all 18 all 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 1 that 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 fair 4 hardly 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 5 fair 19 want 6 to 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 12 people 9 the 10 other 9 the 12 people 10 other 11 little 12 people 13 who 12 people 15 have 13 who 14 also 15 have 16 had 16 had 17 adventures 18 and 19 want 19 want 20 them 20 them 24 . 21 told 22 to 22 to 23 you 23 you 24 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] , by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 11 , 2 of 3 the 11 , 12 by