e-text prepared by [janet] [blenkinship] , [brian] [sogard] , and the [project] [gutenberg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] ( [@url@] 1 e-text 2 prepared 2 prepared 3 by 3 by 6 , 6 , 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 ( 11 the 18 ( note : project [gutenberg] also has an [html] version of this file which includes the original illustrations . 1 note 5 also 2 : 3 project 3 project 5 also 5 also 12 file 6 has 9 version 7 an 9 version 9 version 10 of 10 of 11 this 11 this 12 file 12 file 13 which 13 which 14 includes 14 includes 16 original 15 the 16 original 16 original 17 illustrations 17 illustrations 18 . see [17250-h.htm] [or] [17250-h.zip] : ( [@url@] or ( [@url@] 1 see 8 or 5 : 6 ( 5 : 8 or 8 or 9 ( [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 by [ [illustration] : " then there was a crash , and everybody 's eyes flew open . " 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 7 was 3 : 4 " 4 " 6 there 5 then 6 there 7 was 11 and 8 a 9 crash 9 crash 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 eyes 12 everybody 13 's 13 's 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 flew 15 flew 16 open 16 open 17 . 17 . 18 " [frontispiece] [.] see [page] [@number@] ] 1 see 4 ] [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] grosset & [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] [by] arrangement with [little] , [brown] , and [company] [copyright] , [@number@] by [thornton] [w] [burgess] . 1 grosset 2 & 1 grosset 23 . 2 & 13 , 8 arrangement 9 with 8 arrangement 13 , 9 with 11 , 13 , 14 and 17 , 19 by 17 , 23 . all rights reserved [printed] in the [united] [states] [of] [america] 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved 3 reserved 5 in 5 in 6 the [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [where] [grandfather] [frog] [got] [his] [big] [mouth] [@number@] [ii] [.] [where] [miser] [the] [trade] [rat] [first] [set] [up] [shop] [@number@] [iii] [.] [where] [yap-yap] [the] [prairie] [dog] [used] [his] [wits] [@number@] [iv] [.] [where] [yellow-wing] [got] [his] [liking] [for] [the] [ground] [@number@] [v] [where] [little] [chief] [learned] [to] [make] [hay] [@number@] [vi] [.] [where] [glutton] [the] [wolverine] [got] [his] [name] [@number@] [vii] [.] [where] [old] [mrs] [.] ['] [gator] [made] [the] [first] [incubator] [@number@] [viii] [.] [where] [mr] [.] [quack] [got] [his] [webbed] [feet] [@number@] [ix] [.] [where] [thunderfoot] [the] [bison] [got] [his] [hump] [@number@] x . [where] [limberheels] [got] [his] [long] [tail] [@number@] 1 x 2 . [xi] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [gobbler] [got] [the] [strutting] [habit] [@number@] [xii] [.] [where] [seek-seek] [got] [his] [pretty] [coat] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [osprey] [learned] [to] [fish] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [bob-cat] [left] [his] [honor] [@number@] [xv] [.] [where] [dippy] [the] [loon] [got] [the] [name] [of] [being] [crazy] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [where] [big-horn] [got] [his] [curved] [horns] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [page] " [then] [there] [was] [a] [crash] , [and] [everybody's] [eyes] [flew] [open] " [frontispiece] 1 " 7 , 7 , 13 " " [little] [chief's] [father] [taught] [him] [how] [to] [make] [hay] " [@number@] 1 " 11 " [peter] [noticed] [those] [feet] [the] [first] [time] [he] [met] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] " [don't] [call] [me] [striped] [chipmunk] , [and] [don't] [call] [me] [gopher] ! " 1 " 7 , 7 , 13 ! 13 ! 14 " [said] [he] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [i] [where] [grandfather] [frog] [got] [his] [big] [mouth] everybody knows that [grandfather] [frog] has a big mouth . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 3 that 6 has 6 has 9 mouth 7 a 8 big 8 big 9 mouth 9 mouth 10 . of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! it wouldn't be possible to look him straight in the face and not know that he has a big mouth . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 6 look 3 be 4 possible 4 possible 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 him 6 look 11 face 7 him 8 straight 7 him 9 in 9 in 10 the 11 face 12 and 11 face 21 . 12 and 14 know 13 not 14 know 14 know 15 that 16 he 17 has 17 has 19 big 18 a 19 big 19 big 20 mouth 20 mouth 21 . he seems then to be all mouth and eyes . 1 he 2 seems 2 seems 5 be 3 then 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 all 6 all 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 and 8 and 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . anyway , that is what [peter] [rabbit] says . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 8 says 8 says 9 . peter never will forget the first time he saw [grandfather] [frog] . 1 peter 3 will 2 never 3 will 3 will 4 forget 4 forget 6 first 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 time 7 time 8 he 7 time 9 saw 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 12 . peter was very young then . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 young 4 young 5 then 5 then 6 . he had run away from home to see the [great] [world] , and in the course of his wanderings he came to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 run 2 had 6 home 3 run 4 away 4 away 5 from 6 home 7 to 6 home 21 came 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 the 12 , 13 and 12 , 19 wanderings 13 and 16 course 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 course 16 course 17 of 17 of 18 his 19 wanderings 20 he 20 he 21 came 21 came 22 to 22 to 23 the 23 the 26 . never before had he seen so much water . 1 never 2 before 2 before 3 had 3 had 4 he 3 had 5 seen 5 seen 6 so 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 water 8 water 9 . the most water he had ever seen before was a little puddle in the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 the 3 water 2 most 3 water 3 water 7 seen 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 ever 6 ever 7 seen 7 seen 8 before 8 before 9 was 9 was 12 puddle 10 a 12 puddle 11 little 12 puddle 12 puddle 13 in 13 in 18 . 14 the 18 . peter stared and stared at the [smiling] [pool] , and little by little he began to see other things . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 and 2 stared 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 5 at 19 things 6 the 19 things 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 little 10 and 15 began 11 little 12 by 12 by 13 little 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 other 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . first he noticed the bulrushes growing with their feet in the water . 1 first 3 noticed 2 he 3 noticed 3 noticed 5 bulrushes 4 the 5 bulrushes 5 bulrushes 6 growing 5 bulrushes 7 with 7 with 9 feet 8 their 9 feet 9 feet 10 in 10 in 12 water 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 . then he noticed the lily-pads , and he stared very hard at these . 1 then 3 noticed 2 he 3 noticed 3 noticed 5 lily-pads 4 the 5 lily-pads 5 lily-pads 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 10 very 8 he 9 stared 9 stared 10 very 10 very 11 hard 11 hard 14 . 12 at 13 these 13 these 14 . they looked like growing things , and yet they seemed to be floating right on top of the water . 1 they 5 things 2 looked 3 like 3 like 4 growing 4 growing 5 things 5 things 9 they 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 they 7 and 8 yet 9 they 12 be 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 14 right 13 floating 14 right 14 right 19 water 15 on 16 top 16 top 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 water 19 water 20 . he was still staring at those lily-pads when a great deep voice said : 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 staring 3 still 8 when 4 staring 5 at 5 at 6 those 6 those 7 lily-pads 8 when 12 voice 9 a 12 voice 10 great 12 voice 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 13 said 12 voice 14 : 13 said 14 : " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! don't you know it isn't polite to stare at people ? " 1 don't 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 polite 6 polite 8 stare 7 to 8 stare 8 stare 9 at 9 at 10 people 10 people 11 ? 11 ? 12 " that voice was so unexpected and so deep that [peter] was startled . 1 that 2 voice 1 that 5 unexpected 2 voice 3 was 3 was 4 so 5 unexpected 6 and 6 and 8 deep 7 so 8 deep 8 deep 9 that 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 startled 12 startled 13 . he jumped , started to run , then stopped . 1 he 3 , 2 jumped 3 , 3 , 6 run 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 8 then 7 , 8 then 8 then 10 . 9 stopped 10 . he wanted to run , but curiosity wouldn't let him . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 5 , 2 wanted 3 to 4 run 5 , 5 , 7 curiosity 6 but 7 curiosity 7 curiosity 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 let 9 let 10 him 10 him 11 . he simply couldn't run away until he had found out where that voice came from and to whom it belonged . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 simply 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 6 until 4 run 5 away 5 away 6 until 6 until 9 found 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 found 9 found 10 out 9 found 11 where 11 where 12 that 11 where 20 belonged 12 that 13 voice 13 voice 14 came 14 came 15 from 16 and 19 it 17 to 18 whom 17 to 19 it 19 it 20 belonged 20 belonged 21 . " if you please , " said [peter] timidly , " [i] 'm not staring at anybody . " 1 " 7 said 2 if 3 you 2 if 6 " 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 timidly 9 timidly 13 'm 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 'm 13 'm 16 at 14 not 15 staring 15 staring 16 at 16 at 17 anybody 17 anybody 18 . 18 . 19 " all the time he was staring down into the [smiling] [pool] with eyes fairly popping out of his head . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 staring 6 staring 7 down 7 down 8 into 8 into 20 . 9 the 20 . 12 with 13 eyes 12 with 19 head 14 fairly 15 popping 15 popping 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! have a care , young fellow ! 1 have 3 care 2 a 3 care 3 care 6 fellow 4 , 6 fellow 5 young 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 ! have a care how you talk to your elders . 1 have 6 talk 1 have 7 to 2 a 6 talk 3 care 4 how 4 how 5 you 4 how 6 talk 7 to 9 elders 8 your 9 elders 9 elders 10 . do you mean to be impudent enough to tell me to my face that [i] am not anybody ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 5 be 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 5 be 9 tell 6 impudent 7 enough 7 enough 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 to 10 me 16 am 11 to 12 my 12 my 13 face 13 face 14 that 16 am 17 not 17 not 18 anybody 17 not 19 ? 18 anybody 19 ? 19 ? 20 " the voice was deeper and gruffer than ever , and it made [peter] more uncomfortable than ever . 1 the 5 and 2 voice 3 was 2 voice 5 and 3 was 4 deeper 5 and 6 gruffer 6 gruffer 7 than 7 than 8 ever 7 than 10 and 8 ever 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 made 10 and 16 than 11 it 12 made 14 more 15 uncomfortable 14 more 16 than 16 than 18 . 17 ever 18 . " oh , no , [sir] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 7 ! no , indeed ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 . " [i] don't mean anything of the kind . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 mean 4 mean 5 anything 5 anything 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 9 . i 'm sure from the sound of your voice that you must be somebody very important . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 9 voice 3 sure 4 from 4 from 6 sound 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 8 your 8 your 9 voice 9 voice 13 be 10 that 11 you 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 17 . 14 somebody 15 very 15 very 16 important 16 important 17 . please excuse me for seeming to stare . 1 please 2 excuse 2 excuse 3 me 3 me 4 for 4 for 5 seeming 5 seeming 6 to 6 to 7 stare 7 stare 8 . i was just looking for you , that is all . " 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 looking 4 looking 5 for 5 for 7 , 6 you 7 , 7 , 12 " 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 all 10 all 11 . 11 . 12 " if [peter] had stared before he doubly stared now , eyes and mouth wide open . 1 if 3 had 3 had 8 stared 4 stared 5 before 5 before 6 he 5 before 8 stared 6 he 7 doubly 8 stared 12 and 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 eyes 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 wide 14 wide 15 open 15 open 16 . grandfather [frog] was looking his very best in his handsome green coat and white-and-yellow waistcoat . 1 grandfather 3 was 3 was 7 best 4 looking 5 his 4 looking 6 very 6 very 7 best 7 best 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 12 coat 10 handsome 11 green 10 handsome 12 coat 11 green 12 coat 12 coat 13 and 13 and 14 white-and-yellow 13 and 15 waistcoat 15 waistcoat 16 . but [peter] had hardly noticed these at all . 1 but 3 had 3 had 5 noticed 4 hardly 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 these 6 these 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . " why , you 're all mouth ! " he exclaimed , and then looked very much ashamed of his impoliteness . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 're 2 why 3 , 4 you 5 're 5 're 13 and 6 all 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 ! 8 ! 10 he 8 ! 13 and 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 , 13 and 17 much 14 then 16 very 14 then 17 much 15 looked 16 very 17 much 22 . 18 ashamed 19 of 18 ashamed 22 . 19 of 21 impoliteness 20 his 21 impoliteness grandfather [frog] 's great goggly eyes twinkled . 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 6 eyes 4 great 5 goggly 5 goggly 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 twinkled 7 twinkled 8 . he knew that [peter] was very young and innocent and just starting out in the [great] [world] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 7 young 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 young 7 young 8 and 8 and 9 innocent 8 and 10 and 9 innocent 10 and 10 and 11 just 11 just 13 out 11 just 14 in 12 starting 13 out 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 . he knew that [peter] didn't intend to be impolite . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 intend 6 intend 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 . " not quite , " said he good-naturedly . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 quite 3 quite 4 , 4 , 8 good-naturedly 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 good-naturedly 8 good-naturedly 9 . " not quite all mouth , though [i] must admit that it is of good size . 1 " 3 quite 2 not 3 quite 3 quite 9 must 4 all 6 , 5 mouth 6 , 6 , 7 though 7 though 9 must 9 must 10 admit 10 admit 11 that 11 that 12 it 11 that 13 is 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 of 14 of 15 good 15 good 17 . 16 size 17 . the fact is , [i] wouldn't have it [a] bit smaller if [i] could . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 10 bit 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 it 8 it 10 bit 10 bit 11 smaller 11 smaller 12 if 12 if 15 . 14 could 15 . the truth is , [i] am very proud of my big mouth . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 13 . 6 am 7 very 7 very 8 proud 7 very 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 big 11 big 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 . i don't know of any one who has a bigger one for their size . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 8 has 4 of 5 any 4 of 6 one 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 has 8 has 11 one 9 a 10 bigger 9 a 11 one 10 bigger 11 one 11 one 12 for 12 for 13 their 13 their 16 " 14 size 15 . 15 . 16 " he opened his mouth wide , and it seemed to [peter] that [grandfather] [frog] 's whole head simply split in halves . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 9 seemed 3 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 wide 5 wide 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 9 seemed 12 that 12 that 15 's 15 's 17 head 16 whole 17 head 17 head 19 split 18 simply 19 split 19 split 20 in 20 in 21 halves 21 halves 22 . he hadn't supposed anybody in all the [great] [world] possessed such a mouth . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 supposed 3 supposed 5 in 4 anybody 5 in 5 in 14 . 6 all 7 the 7 the 11 such 10 possessed 11 such 11 such 13 mouth 12 a 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 . " where did you get it ? " gasped [peter] , and then felt that he had asked a very foolish question . 1 " 5 get 1 " 13 then 2 where 3 did 2 where 4 you 4 you 5 get 5 get 6 it 5 get 8 " 6 it 7 ? 8 " 11 , 9 gasped 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 then 22 question 14 felt 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 had 17 had 18 asked 18 asked 21 foolish 19 a 20 very 19 a 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 question 22 question 23 . grandfather [frog] chuckled . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " would you like to hear about it ? " 1 " 2 would 2 would 3 you 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 6 hear 10 " 7 about 8 it 9 ? 10 " " [i] 'd love to ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 'd 3 'd 4 love 4 love 5 to 5 to 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " began [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 began 5 began 8 . you know he always begins a story that way . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 always 4 always 5 begins 5 begins 7 story 6 a 7 story 7 story 10 . 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! once upon a time the [great] [world] was mostly water , and most of the people lived in the water . 1 once 2 upon 2 upon 4 time 3 a 4 time 4 time 16 people 5 the 10 water 8 was 9 mostly 9 mostly 10 water 10 water 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 most 13 most 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 people 16 people 17 lived 17 lived 20 water 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 . it was in those days that my lived . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 those 4 those 5 days 5 days 9 . 6 that 7 my 7 my 8 lived 8 lived 9 . those were happy days for the [frogs] . 1 those 2 were 2 were 3 happy 3 happy 4 days 4 days 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 8 . yes , indeed , those were happy days for the [frogs] . 1 yes 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 those 4 , 8 days 5 those 6 were 6 were 7 happy 8 days 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 12 . of course they had enemies , but those enemies were all in the water . 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 enemies 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 had 5 enemies 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 enemies 8 those 9 enemies 9 enemies 10 were 10 were 11 all 10 were 12 in 12 in 14 water 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . they didn't have to be watching out for danger from the air and from the land , as [i] do now . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 be 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 watching 6 watching 7 out 6 watching 8 for 6 watching 18 as 8 for 9 danger 9 danger 13 and 10 from 12 air 10 from 13 and 11 the 12 air 13 and 14 from 14 from 16 land 15 the 16 land 17 , 18 as 18 as 20 do 18 as 21 now 21 now 22 . there was plenty to eat and little to do , and the [frog] tribe increased very fast . 1 there 2 was 1 there 9 do 2 was 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 4 to 5 eat 6 and 7 little 7 little 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 very 12 the 14 tribe 14 tribe 15 increased 14 tribe 16 very 16 very 18 . 17 fast 18 . in fact , the [frogs] increased so fast that after a while there wasn't plenty to eat . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 1 in 6 increased 4 the 6 increased 6 increased 14 wasn't 7 so 8 fast 8 fast 10 after 9 that 10 after 10 after 13 there 11 a 12 while 12 while 13 there 13 there 14 wasn't 14 wasn't 15 plenty 15 plenty 16 to 15 plenty 17 eat 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . the mouths of the [frogs] in those days were not big . 1 the 2 mouths 2 mouths 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 12 . 6 in 7 those 7 those 8 days 8 days 9 were 9 were 10 not 10 not 11 big 11 big 12 . in fact , they were quite small . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 quite 6 quite 7 small 7 small 8 . you see , living on the kind of food they did , they had no need of big mouths . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 living 3 , 4 living 4 living 7 kind 4 living 12 , 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 kind 8 of 9 food 9 food 10 they 9 food 12 , 10 they 11 did 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 had 14 had 16 need 15 no 16 need 16 need 17 of 17 of 20 . 18 big 19 mouths 19 mouths 20 . so he caught the first one that came within reach , and he found it was good to eat . 1 so 3 caught 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 6 one 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 one 6 one 7 that 7 that 11 , 8 came 9 within 9 within 10 reach 10 reach 11 , 11 , 14 found 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 20 . 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 good 17 good 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 . he liked it so well that after that he caught fish whenever he could . 1 he 2 liked 2 liked 3 it 2 liked 4 so 4 so 5 well 4 so 7 after 5 well 6 that 7 after 13 he 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 caught 10 caught 11 fish 10 caught 12 whenever 12 whenever 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . of course he swallowed them whole . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 swallowed 4 swallowed 5 them 5 them 6 whole 6 whole 7 . he had to , because he had no chewing or biting teeth . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 , 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 13 . 8 no 9 chewing 9 chewing 10 or 10 or 11 biting 10 or 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 . but [great-grandfather] [frog] had much to learn in those day , and so he tried to swallow that fish tail first instead of head first . 1 but 12 and 4 had 5 much 4 had 7 learn 5 much 6 to 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 in 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 day 10 day 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 he 12 and 17 swallow 13 so 14 he 14 he 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 17 swallow 19 fish 17 swallow 23 of 18 that 19 fish 20 tail 21 first 21 first 22 instead 22 instead 23 of 23 of 24 head 24 head 26 . 25 first 26 . he got the tail down and the smallest part of the body , and then that fish stuck . 1 he 6 and 2 got 4 tail 3 the 4 tail 4 tail 5 down 5 down 6 and 6 and 12 body 7 the 8 smallest 7 the 9 part 9 part 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 body 12 body 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 fish 14 and 18 stuck 15 then 16 that 16 that 17 fish 18 stuck 19 . yes , [sir] , that fish stuck . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 4 , 6 fish 5 that 6 fish 6 fish 7 stuck 7 stuck 8 . the fact was , [great-grandfather] [frog] 's mouth wasn't wide enough . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 was 3 was 10 wide 4 , 7 's 7 's 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 wide 10 wide 11 enough 11 enough 12 . that fish was stuck ! 1 that 2 fish 2 fish 3 was 3 was 4 stuck 4 stuck 5 ! it would go neither down nor up . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 neither 4 neither 5 down 5 down 6 nor 6 nor 7 up 7 up 8 . " [poor] [great-grandfather] [frog] was in a terrible fix . 1 " 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 10 . 7 a 8 terrible 7 a 10 . 8 terrible 9 fix big tears rolled down his cheeks . 1 big 2 tears 2 tears 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 down 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 cheeks 6 cheeks 7 . he choked and choked and choked , until it looked very much as if he might choke to death . 1 he 2 choked 2 choked 3 and 2 choked 10 looked 3 and 5 and 4 choked 5 and 5 and 6 choked 5 and 8 until 6 choked 7 , 8 until 9 it 10 looked 13 as 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 as 13 as 15 he 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 might 16 might 17 choke 17 choke 19 death 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 . just in time , in the very nick of time , who should come along but [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 just 2 in 1 just 4 , 2 in 3 time 4 , 5 in 5 in 11 , 6 the 7 very 6 the 8 nick 8 nick 9 of 8 nick 11 , 9 of 10 time 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 should 13 should 14 come 14 come 15 along 14 come 16 but 16 but 20 . she saw right away what the trouble was , and she pulled out the fish . 1 she 4 away 2 saw 3 right 2 saw 4 away 4 away 5 what 5 what 6 the 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 9 , 8 was 9 , 9 , 12 pulled 10 and 11 she 11 she 12 pulled 12 pulled 13 out 13 out 16 . 14 the 15 fish 15 fish 16 . then she asked how that fish had happened to be in such a place as [great-grandfather] [frog] 's mouth . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 asked 3 asked 4 how 4 how 6 fish 4 how 18 's 5 that 6 fish 6 fish 7 had 7 had 8 happened 8 happened 9 to 8 happened 15 as 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 in 11 in 12 such 12 such 14 place 13 a 14 place 18 's 19 mouth 19 mouth 20 . old [mother] [nature] looked thoughtful . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . she saw the great numbers of young fish . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 5 numbers 3 the 4 great 4 great 5 numbers 5 numbers 6 of 6 of 7 young 7 young 8 fish 8 fish 9 . suddenly she reached over and put a finger in [great-grandfather] [frog] ['s] mouth and stretched it sideways . 1 suddenly 2 she 1 suddenly 6 put 2 she 5 and 3 reached 4 over 3 reached 5 and 5 and 6 put 6 put 8 finger 7 a 8 finger 8 finger 9 in 9 in 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 and 14 and 15 stretched 15 stretched 16 it 16 it 17 sideways 17 sideways 18 . then she did the same thing to the other corner . 1 then 3 did 2 she 3 did 3 did 6 thing 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 thing 6 thing 7 to 7 to 9 other 8 the 9 other 9 other 11 . 10 corner 11 . great-grandfather [frog] 's mouth was three times as big as it had been before . 1 great-grandfather 3 's 3 's 7 times 4 mouth 5 was 5 was 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 9 big 8 as 9 big 9 big 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 before 14 before 15 . " she did that very day , and from then on the [frogs] no longer had any trouble in getting plenty to eat . 1 " 2 she 1 " 3 did 3 did 8 and 4 that 5 very 5 very 6 day 6 day 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 from 9 from 21 plenty 10 then 14 no 11 on 12 the 12 the 14 no 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 16 had 16 had 18 trouble 17 any 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 in 19 in 20 getting 20 getting 21 plenty 21 plenty 22 to 22 to 23 eat 23 eat 24 . " [i] think it is splendid , perfectly splendid , " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 splendid 6 splendid 7 , 7 , 8 perfectly 7 , 10 , 8 perfectly 9 splendid 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " [i] wish [i] had one just like it . " 1 " 11 " 3 wish 5 had 5 had 10 . 6 one 7 just 6 one 10 . 7 just 8 like 8 like 9 it 10 . 11 " and then he wondered why [grandfather] [frog] laughed so hard . 1 and 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 why 4 wondered 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 so 9 so 10 hard 10 hard 11 . [ii] [where] [miser] [the] [trade] [rat] [first] [set] [up] [shop] it was quite by accident that [peter] [rabbit] first heard of [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 by 3 quite 4 by 4 by 5 accident 5 accident 10 heard 6 that 10 heard 9 first 10 heard 10 heard 11 of 11 of 16 . 13 the 16 . you know how it is with [peter] ; he is forever using those big ears of his to learn interesting things . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 2 know 9 he 2 know 12 using 3 how 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 with 6 with 8 ; 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 forever 12 using 14 big 13 those 14 big 14 big 15 ears 15 ears 16 of 15 ears 19 learn 16 of 17 his 18 to 19 learn 19 learn 21 things 20 interesting 21 things 21 things 22 . again he sometimes overhears things quite by accident when he cannot very well help hearing . 1 again 4 overhears 1 again 5 things 2 he 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 4 overhears 5 things 6 quite 5 things 12 very 6 quite 7 by 7 by 8 accident 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 cannot 11 cannot 12 very 12 very 13 well 13 well 14 help 14 help 15 hearing 15 hearing 16 . it was in this way that he first heard of [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 way 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 first 8 first 9 heard 9 heard 10 of 10 of 15 . 12 the 15 . peter had crept into a hollow log in the [green] [forest] to rest and to feel absolutely safe while he was doing it . 1 peter 2 had 1 peter 14 and 2 had 3 crept 3 crept 4 into 4 into 7 log 5 a 6 hollow 5 a 7 log 6 hollow 7 log 7 log 8 in 8 in 9 the 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 and 14 and 16 feel 15 to 16 feel 16 feel 19 while 17 absolutely 18 safe 18 safe 19 while 19 while 21 was 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 doing 22 doing 23 it 23 it 24 . the footsteps and the voice were [old] [man] [coyote] 's . 1 the 2 footsteps 2 footsteps 11 . 3 and 5 voice 3 and 10 's 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 were 10 's 11 . very carefully [peter] peeped out . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 out 5 out 6 . old [man] [coyote] had sat down close by the log in which [peter] was hiding . 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 5 sat 7 close 7 close 8 by 8 by 10 log 9 the 10 log 10 log 11 in 11 in 12 which 12 which 14 was 14 was 15 hiding 15 hiding 16 . what a disgrace he is to the whole [rat] tribe ! 1 what 3 disgrace 2 a 3 disgrace 3 disgrace 5 is 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 10 tribe 7 the 8 whole 7 the 10 tribe 10 tribe 11 ! for that matter , he is a disgrace to all who live on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 1 for 2 that 2 that 6 is 3 matter 4 , 3 matter 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 8 disgrace 7 a 8 disgrace 8 disgrace 9 to 9 to 10 all 10 all 11 who 10 all 12 live 12 live 17 and 13 on 17 and 17 and 18 in 18 in 22 . 19 the 22 . he isn't much like his cousin , [miser] the [trade] [rat] . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 much 3 much 4 like 4 like 7 , 5 his 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 , 7 , 13 " 9 the 12 . 12 . 13 " " [mah] goodness ! 1 " 3 goodness 3 goodness 4 ! do yo ' know [miser] ? " exclaimed [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 do 2 yo 1 do 4 know 2 yo 3 ' 4 know 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " do [i] know [miser] ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 know 4 know 6 ? i should say [i] do ! " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 say 3 say 5 do 5 do 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . " [i] 've tried to catch him enough times to know him . 1 " 4 tried 3 've 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 catch 6 catch 7 him 7 him 8 enough 8 enough 10 to 9 times 10 to 10 to 12 him 11 know 12 him 12 him 13 . he kept a junk shop very near where [i] used to live way out west . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 6 very 2 kept 5 shop 3 a 4 junk 4 junk 5 shop 6 very 7 near 6 very 10 used 7 near 8 where 10 used 12 live 11 to 12 live 12 live 13 way 12 live 14 out 14 out 15 west 15 west 16 . do you know him , [mr] [buzzard] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " ah cert'nly does , " chuckled [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 3 cert'nly 2 ah 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 5 , 4 does 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 9 ' 9 ' 12 . " ah cert'nly does . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 does 4 does 5 . ah never did see such a busy fellow as he is . 1 ah 2 never 1 ah 3 did 2 never 3 did 3 did 4 see 4 see 5 such 4 see 8 fellow 5 such 7 busy 6 a 7 busy 8 fellow 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 . ah done see his junk shop many times , and always it done be [growin] ' bigger . 1 ah 2 done 1 ah 6 shop 3 see 4 his 3 see 6 shop 4 his 5 junk 6 shop 7 many 7 many 9 , 8 times 9 , 9 , 11 always 10 and 11 always 11 always 12 it 11 always 14 be 12 it 13 done 14 be 18 . 16 ' 17 bigger 17 bigger 18 . " no , " said [old] [man] [coyote] , " [i] never did , and [i] 've wondered about it a great deal . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 never 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 never 12 never 15 and 13 did 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 've 17 've 18 wondered 18 wondered 19 about 18 wondered 23 deal 19 about 20 it 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 deal 23 deal 24 . 24 . 25 " peter [rabbit] almost forgot that he was hiding . 1 peter 3 almost 3 almost 4 forgot 4 forgot 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 . just in the nick of time he clapped a hand over his mouth . 1 just 2 in 1 just 6 time 3 the 4 nick 4 nick 5 of 5 of 6 time 6 time 7 he 7 he 8 clapped 8 clapped 10 hand 9 a 10 hand 10 hand 11 over 11 over 12 his 12 his 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 . it seemed to [peter] a long , long time before [old] [man] [coyote] said : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 7 , 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 , 7 , 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 before 10 before 14 said 14 said 15 : " [i] 'd like to hear that story , [mr] [buzzard] , if it isn't too much to ask of you . " 1 " 14 it 3 'd 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 8 story 6 hear 9 , 7 that 8 story 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 18 to 16 too 17 much 17 much 18 to 18 to 19 ask 19 ask 20 of 19 ask 22 . 20 of 21 you 22 . 23 " " not at all , [brer] [coyote] ; not at all . 1 " 2 not 1 " 5 , 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 5 , 8 ; 8 ; 9 not 9 not 12 . 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . ah 'll be mor'n pleased to tell it to yo ' . 1 ah 4 mor'n 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 mor'n 4 mor'n 5 pleased 5 pleased 7 tell 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 it 7 tell 11 ' 9 to 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 11 ' 12 . ah cert'nly will , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , and [peter] settled himself comfortably to listen . 1 ah 2 cert'nly 1 ah 4 , 2 cert'nly 3 will 4 , 5 " 4 , 11 , 5 " 8 ' 6 said 8 ' 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 himself 12 and 14 settled 15 himself 16 comfortably 16 comfortably 17 to 17 to 19 . 18 listen 19 . " yo ' see it was this way , " began [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 see 2 yo 3 ' 4 see 5 it 4 see 8 way 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 this 8 way 9 , 9 , 11 began 10 " 11 began 11 began 16 . 13 ' 16 . " ah got it from mah gran'daddy , and he got it from his gran'daddy , and his gran'daddy got it from " 1 " 3 got 1 " 4 it 2 ah 3 got 4 it 9 and 5 from 6 mah 6 mah 7 gran'daddy 7 gran'daddy 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 got 11 got 12 it 11 got 15 gran'daddy 12 it 13 from 13 from 14 his 15 gran'daddy 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 gran'daddy 17 and 20 got 18 his 19 gran'daddy 20 got 21 it 20 got 22 from 22 from 23 " " [i] know , " interrupted [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 10 . isn't that it ? " 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " yes , [suh] , " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 ' 9 ' 12 . " yes , [suh] , that's it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 that's 6 that's 7 it 7 it 8 . ol ' [mother] [nature] treat ' em all alike in those days . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 treat 5 treat 6 ' 6 ' 7 em 6 ' 9 alike 7 em 8 all 9 alike 10 in 10 in 11 those 11 those 12 days 12 days 13 . she 's a right smart busy person , and she ain't got no time fo ' to answer foolish questions . 1 she 2 's 2 's 9 and 3 a 4 right 3 a 6 busy 4 right 5 smart 5 smart 6 busy 6 busy 7 person 7 person 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 time 10 she 11 ain't 11 ain't 12 got 12 got 13 no 13 no 14 time 14 time 18 answer 15 fo 16 ' 16 ' 17 to 17 to 18 answer 18 answer 21 . 19 foolish 20 questions 20 questions 21 . no , [suh] , she ain't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 ain't 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 ain't 6 ain't 7 . ah reckons yo ' know all about that , [brer] [coyote] . " 1 ah 2 reckons 1 ah 4 ' 2 reckons 3 yo 4 ' 5 know 5 know 7 about 5 know 9 , 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 that 9 , 12 . 12 . 13 " old [man] [coyote] nodded , and [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] scratched his bald head gently as if trying to stir up his memory . 1 old 5 , 4 nodded 5 , 5 , 11 scratched 6 and 8 ' 6 and 11 scratched 11 scratched 12 his 12 his 14 head 13 bald 14 head 14 head 20 stir 15 gently 17 if 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 trying 18 trying 19 to 19 to 20 stir 20 stir 21 up 21 up 22 his 22 his 23 memory 23 memory 24 . peter [rabbit] almost squealed aloud in his impatience while he waited for [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] to go on . 1 peter 3 almost 1 peter 5 aloud 3 almost 4 squealed 5 aloud 6 in 5 aloud 9 while 6 in 8 impatience 7 his 8 impatience 9 while 10 he 9 while 11 waited 10 he 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 12 for 14 ' 14 ' 18 go 17 to 18 go 18 go 20 . 19 on 20 . " he had to win a name for hisself same as ev'ybody else . 1 " 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 win 5 win 7 name 6 a 7 name 7 name 8 for 8 for 9 hisself 9 hisself 10 same 10 same 14 . 11 as 12 ev'ybody 12 ev'ybody 13 else 13 else 14 . those without homes were mostly no ' count folks , same as they are today . 1 those 2 without 1 those 3 homes 3 homes 4 were 4 were 5 mostly 5 mostly 9 folks 6 no 7 ' 6 no 9 folks 7 ' 8 count 9 folks 10 , 10 , 11 same 11 same 14 are 12 as 13 they 13 they 14 are 14 are 16 . 15 today 16 . person'ly , yo ' understand , [ah] thinks he was all wrong . 1 person'ly 2 , 2 , 6 , 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 understand 5 understand 6 , 6 , 8 thinks 8 thinks 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 13 . 11 all 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . ah never am so happy as when [ah] can take a sun-bath with nothin ' to do . 1 ah 2 never 2 never 5 happy 3 am 4 so 4 so 5 happy 5 happy 6 as 6 as 10 take 7 when 9 can 9 can 10 take 10 take 12 sun-bath 11 a 12 sun-bath 12 sun-bath 13 with 13 with 14 nothin 14 nothin 18 . 15 ' 16 to 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . yes , [suh] , it cert'nly did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 4 , 6 cert'nly 6 cert'nly 7 did 7 did 8 . just because he didn't have anything else to do he began to add a little more to his house . 1 just 2 because 1 just 3 he 1 just 7 else 2 because 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 have 5 have 6 anything 7 else 13 add 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 he 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 add 13 add 17 to 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 more 16 more 17 to 17 to 19 house 18 his 19 house 19 house 20 . one day he stepped on a thorn . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 stepped 4 stepped 5 on 5 on 7 thorn 6 a 7 thorn 7 thorn 8 . ' [ouch] ! ' cried [brer] [rat] , and then right away forgot the pain in a new idea . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 8 , 3 ! 5 cried 4 ' 5 cried 8 , 13 forgot 9 and 10 then 9 and 13 forgot 10 then 11 right 11 right 12 away 13 forgot 14 the 13 forgot 15 pain 14 the 15 pain 15 pain 16 in 16 in 18 new 17 a 18 new 18 new 19 idea 19 idea 20 . he would cover his house with thorns , leavin ' just a little secret entrance for hisself ! 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 cover 3 cover 4 his 4 his 5 house 5 house 6 with 6 with 8 , 7 thorns 8 , 8 , 10 ' 9 leavin 10 ' 10 ' 15 entrance 11 just 12 a 12 a 13 little 12 a 15 entrance 13 little 14 secret 15 entrance 17 hisself 16 for 17 hisself 17 hisself 18 ! " when [brer] [rat] had all the thorns he needed and more , he began to collect other things and added these to his pile . 1 " 23 to 2 when 11 and 5 had 8 thorns 5 had 11 and 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 thorns 9 he 10 needed 10 needed 11 and 11 and 21 added 12 more 13 , 13 , 15 began 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 collect 17 collect 20 and 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 and 20 and 21 added 21 added 22 these 22 these 23 to 23 to 26 . 24 his 25 pile 25 pile 26 . so little by little his house became a sort of junk shop , the very first one in all the [great] [world] . 1 so 2 little 2 little 3 by 2 little 7 became 3 by 4 little 4 little 5 his 4 little 6 house 5 his 6 house 7 became 10 of 8 a 9 sort 9 sort 10 of 10 of 11 junk 11 junk 12 shop 12 shop 13 , 13 , 16 first 13 , 17 one 14 the 15 very 14 the 16 first 17 one 18 in 18 in 19 all 19 all 23 . 20 the 23 . bright stones and shells , bones , anything that caught his bright eyes and pleased them , he brought home . 1 bright 8 anything 2 stones 3 and 3 and 4 shells 3 and 5 , 5 , 6 bones 5 , 8 anything 6 bones 7 , 8 anything 15 pleased 9 that 12 bright 10 caught 11 his 11 his 12 bright 12 bright 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 and 14 and 15 pleased 15 pleased 18 he 16 them 17 , 16 them 18 he 18 he 19 brought 19 brought 20 home 20 home 21 . and then the first thing he knew he had a name . 1 and 2 then 1 and 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 7 knew 5 thing 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 he 7 knew 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 name 10 a 11 name 11 name 12 . yes , [suh] , he had a name . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 8 name 7 a 8 name 8 name 9 . he was called [miser] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 called 3 called 5 . he saw that some thought themselves ve'y smart when they stole from their neighbors . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 7 ve'y 3 that 4 some 4 some 5 thought 5 thought 6 themselves 6 themselves 7 ve'y 7 ve'y 8 smart 8 smart 9 when 8 smart 12 from 9 when 10 they 9 when 11 stole 12 from 13 their 13 their 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 15 . brer [miser] didn't like this at all . 1 brer 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 like 4 like 5 this 4 like 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he was ve'y , ye'y honest , was [brer] [miser] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 , 3 ve'y 4 , 4 , 7 , 5 ye'y 6 honest 6 honest 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 11 . perhaps he wasn't really much tempted , not fo ' a long time anyway . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 6 tempted 3 wasn't 4 really 4 really 5 much 5 much 6 tempted 6 tempted 8 not 7 , 8 not 8 not 9 fo 9 fo 10 ' 10 ' 12 long 11 a 12 long 12 long 15 . 13 time 14 anyway 13 time 15 . " but at last came a time when he was tempted . 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 came 2 but 4 last 3 at 4 last 5 came 7 time 6 a 7 time 7 time 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 was 10 was 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 . quite by accident he found one of [mr] [squirrel] 's storehouses . 1 quite 2 by 2 by 12 . 3 accident 7 of 3 accident 10 's 4 he 5 found 5 found 6 one 6 one 7 of 10 's 11 storehouses 11 storehouses 12 . in it were some nuts different from any he ever had seen befo ' . 1 in 2 it 1 in 3 were 3 were 5 nuts 4 some 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 different 6 different 11 had 7 from 8 any 7 from 9 he 9 he 10 ever 10 ever 11 had 11 had 12 seen 12 seen 13 befo 13 befo 14 ' 14 ' 15 . ' [brer] [squirrel] won't mind if [ah] taste just one , ' said he , and did it . 1 ' 4 won't 4 won't 5 mind 5 mind 6 if 5 mind 10 one 6 if 8 taste 8 taste 9 just 10 one 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 16 and 13 said 14 he 13 said 16 and 14 he 15 , 16 and 19 . 17 did 18 it 17 did 19 . it tasted good ; it tasted ve'y good indeed . 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 3 good 3 good 4 ; 4 ; 6 tasted 5 it 6 tasted 6 tasted 10 . 7 ve'y 8 good 8 good 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . brer [miser] began to wish he had some nuts like those . 1 brer 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 wish 5 wish 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 nuts 8 some 9 nuts 9 nuts 10 like 10 like 11 those 11 those 12 . when he got home he couldn't think of anything but how good those nuts tasted . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 5 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 home 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 9 anything 9 anything 10 but 10 but 13 those 11 how 12 good 12 good 13 those 13 those 16 . 14 nuts 15 tasted 15 tasted 16 . he knew that all he had to do was to watch until [brer] [squirrel] was away and then go he'p hisself . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 7 to 3 that 6 had 4 all 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 to 8 do 7 to 15 was 8 do 9 was 9 was 12 until 10 to 11 watch 11 watch 12 until 15 was 20 he'p 16 away 17 and 17 and 19 go 18 then 19 go 19 go 20 he'p 20 he'p 22 . 21 hisself 22 . he knew that was just what any of his neighbors would do in his place . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 10 neighbors 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 what 6 what 7 any 7 any 8 of 8 of 9 his 10 neighbors 12 do 11 would 12 do 12 do 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 place 15 place 16 . but [brer] [miser] couldn't make it seem just right any way he looked at it . 1 but 7 seem 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 it 6 it 7 seem 7 seem 8 just 8 just 11 way 9 right 10 any 10 any 11 way 11 way 13 looked 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 at 14 at 15 it 15 it 16 . he was too honest , was [brer] [miser] , to do anything like that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 honest 4 honest 5 , 5 , 6 was 6 was 11 do 9 , 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 anything 12 anything 13 like 13 like 14 that 14 that 15 . ' [ah] knows what [ah] 'll do , ' said he . 1 ' 3 knows 3 knows 4 what 4 what 6 'll 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . ' [ah] 'll just he'p mahself to some of those nuts and [ah] 'll leave something of mine in place of them . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 5 he'p 4 just 5 he'p 5 he'p 6 mahself 5 he'p 7 to 7 to 11 nuts 8 some 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 11 nuts 11 nuts 12 and 12 and 15 leave 14 'll 15 leave 15 leave 16 something 16 something 17 of 16 something 21 of 17 of 20 place 18 mine 19 in 18 mine 20 place 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . that 's what [ah] 'll do . ' 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 5 'll 5 'll 6 do 6 do 7 . 7 . 8 ' " and that 's what he did do . 1 " 4 's 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 7 did 7 did 8 do 8 do 9 . after that he always helped himself to anything he wanted , but he always left something to pay fo ' it . 1 after 4 always 1 after 13 he 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 always 4 always 5 helped 5 helped 6 himself 6 himself 7 to 7 to 10 wanted 8 anything 9 he 9 he 10 wanted 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 always 14 always 15 left 15 left 16 something 15 left 18 pay 17 to 18 pay 18 pay 19 fo 18 pay 22 . 19 fo 20 ' 21 it 22 . it wasn't long befo ' his neighbors found out what he was doing , and then they called him [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 4 befo 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 befo 4 befo 7 neighbors 5 ' 6 his 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 found 8 found 11 he 9 out 10 what 9 out 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 doing 12 was 15 and 13 doing 14 , 15 and 18 called 16 then 17 they 17 they 18 called 18 called 24 . 19 him 21 the 21 the 24 . " and it 's been just so [with] [miser] 's family ever since . 1 " 2 and 1 " 10 's 2 and 5 been 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 been 5 been 6 just 6 just 7 so 10 's 11 family 10 's 12 ever 12 ever 13 since 13 since 14 . there is one [rat] who is a credit to his family instead of a disgrace , " concluded [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 there 5 who 2 is 3 one 3 one 5 who 5 who 18 concluded 6 is 8 credit 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 family 11 family 12 instead 12 instead 13 of 13 of 16 , 14 a 15 disgrace 15 disgrace 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 concluded 18 concluded 20 ' 20 ' 23 . [iii] [where] [yap-yap] [the] [prairie] [dog] [used] [his] [wits] peter [rabbit] had just had a great fright . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 5 had 4 just 5 had 5 had 8 fright 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 fright 8 fright 9 . he is used to having great frights , but this time it was a different kind of a fright . 1 he 7 frights 2 is 3 used 3 used 4 to 3 used 7 frights 4 to 5 having 5 having 6 great 7 frights 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 time 10 this 11 time 11 time 13 was 12 it 13 was 13 was 16 kind 14 a 15 different 15 different 16 kind 16 kind 17 of 17 of 18 a 17 of 19 fright 19 fright 20 . it was not for himself that he had been afraid but for one of his old friends and neighbors . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 for 3 not 4 for 4 for 5 himself 5 himself 9 been 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 18 and 10 afraid 11 but 11 but 12 for 12 for 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 17 friends 16 old 17 friends 17 friends 18 and 18 and 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 20 . now that it was over , [peter] drew a little breath of sheer relief . 1 now 2 that 1 now 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 over 4 was 8 drew 5 over 6 , 8 drew 12 of 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 breath 11 breath 12 of 12 of 15 . 13 sheer 14 relief 14 relief 15 . you see it was this way : peter had started over for a call on [johnny] [chuck] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 this 5 this 8 peter 6 way 7 : 7 : 8 peter 8 peter 9 had 9 had 10 started 10 started 11 over 10 started 15 on 12 for 14 call 13 a 14 call 14 call 15 on 15 on 18 . when he reached [johnny] [chuck] 's house he found no one at home . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 6 's 6 's 14 . 7 house 8 he 8 he 9 found 9 found 11 one 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . then he changed his mind and decided to wait for [johnny] to return . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 changed 3 changed 4 his 4 his 5 mind 5 mind 6 and 6 and 7 decided 7 decided 8 to 8 to 9 wait 9 wait 10 for 9 wait 14 . 10 for 13 return 12 to 13 return hardly had he settled himself when he heard [johnny] coming , and he knew by the sounds that [johnny] was running from some danger . 1 hardly 13 he 2 had 3 he 2 had 4 settled 4 settled 5 himself 5 himself 7 he 5 himself 10 coming 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 heard 10 coming 11 , 10 coming 13 he 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 by 14 knew 18 that 15 by 17 sounds 16 the 17 sounds 18 that 20 was 20 was 21 running 21 running 22 from 22 from 23 some 23 some 24 danger 24 danger 25 . very , very carefully [peter] raised his head to see . 1 very 2 , 1 very 4 carefully 2 , 3 very 4 carefully 6 raised 6 raised 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 10 see 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 . then he ducked it again and held his breath . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ducked 3 ducked 4 it 4 it 5 again 5 again 6 and 6 and 9 breath 7 held 8 his 8 his 9 breath 9 breath 10 . johnny [chuck] was running as [peter] never had seen him run before and with very good reason . 1 johnny 3 was 3 was 4 running 3 was 5 as 5 as 9 seen 7 never 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 him 9 seen 11 run 11 run 13 and 12 before 13 and 13 and 14 with 14 with 15 very 15 very 17 reason 16 good 17 reason 17 reason 18 . just a few jumps behind [johnny] 's twinkling little black heels was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 jumps 4 jumps 5 behind 5 behind 7 's 7 's 11 heels 8 twinkling 9 little 9 little 10 black 10 black 11 heels 11 heels 12 was 12 was 16 . it looked to [peter] as if [old] [man] [coyote] certainly would catch [johnny] [chuck] this time . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 to 2 looked 6 if 5 as 6 if 6 if 10 certainly 10 certainly 11 would 11 would 12 catch 12 catch 15 this 15 this 16 time 16 time 17 . he was so frightened for [johnny] that he quite forgot that he himself might be in danger . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 for 3 so 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 for 5 for 17 danger 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 quite 8 he 10 forgot 9 quite 10 forgot 10 forgot 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 himself 13 himself 14 might 14 might 15 be 15 be 16 in 16 in 17 danger 17 danger 18 . head first through his doorway plunged [johnny] , and [old] [man] [coyote] 's teeth snapped together on nothing . 1 head 2 first 1 head 6 plunged 2 first 3 through 3 through 4 his 4 his 5 doorway 6 plunged 8 , 6 plunged 18 nothing 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 's 13 's 14 teeth 14 teeth 15 snapped 15 snapped 17 on 16 together 17 on 18 nothing 19 . presently [johnny] came half-way up his long hall where he could look out . 1 presently 5 up 3 came 4 half-way 4 half-way 5 up 5 up 8 hall 6 his 7 long 6 his 8 hall 8 hall 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 14 . 12 look 13 out 12 look 14 . then he began to scold [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 scold 5 scold 9 . old [man] [coyote] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " [i] give up , [johnny] [chuck] , " said he . 1 " 3 give 3 give 4 up 3 give 8 , 4 up 5 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " you did well when you made your home between the roots of this old tree . 1 " 4 well 1 " 7 made 2 you 3 did 3 did 4 well 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 made 7 made 8 your 8 your 9 home 9 home 12 roots 10 between 11 the 11 the 12 roots 12 roots 13 of 13 of 14 this 14 this 16 tree 15 old 16 tree 16 tree 17 . if it wasn't for those roots , [i] certainly would dig you out . 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 for 4 for 7 , 5 those 6 roots 6 roots 7 , 7 , 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 would 10 would 11 dig 11 dig 12 you 11 dig 13 out 13 out 14 . as it is you are safe . 1 as 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 safe 6 safe 7 . you remind me very much of your cousin , [yap-yap] the [prairie] [dog] , who lives out where [i] came from . 1 you 2 remind 2 remind 3 me 3 me 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 of 5 much 8 cousin 7 your 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 22 . 11 the 22 . 14 , 15 who 14 , 16 lives 16 lives 17 out 16 lives 22 . 17 out 18 where 18 where 20 came 20 came 21 from there 's a fellow who certainly knows how to make a house in the ground . 1 there 2 's 2 's 4 fellow 3 a 4 fellow 4 fellow 5 who 5 who 7 knows 6 certainly 7 knows 7 knows 9 to 8 how 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 house 10 make 16 . 11 a 12 house 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 . 15 ground 16 . he doesn't have to depend on the roots of trees to keep from being dug out . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 3 have 10 trees 4 to 5 depend 5 depend 6 on 6 on 8 roots 7 the 8 roots 8 roots 9 of 10 trees 11 to 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 from 13 from 14 being 14 being 15 dug 15 dug 16 out 15 dug 17 . well , [i] guess it is a waste of time to hang around here . 1 well 2 , 1 well 5 it 2 , 4 guess 5 it 6 is 6 is 8 waste 7 a 8 waste 8 waste 9 of 8 waste 11 to 9 of 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 12 hang 12 hang 13 around 13 around 14 here 13 around 15 . you 'll make just as good a dinner some other time as you would now , so [i] 'll wait until then . " 1 you 14 would 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 just 3 make 8 dinner 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 good 5 as 7 a 8 dinner 9 some 9 some 10 other 10 other 11 time 11 time 12 as 11 time 14 would 12 as 13 you 14 would 15 now 14 would 20 wait 15 now 16 , 16 , 17 so 17 so 19 'll 20 wait 21 until 20 wait 22 then 22 then 23 . 23 . 24 " old [man] [coyote] grinned wickedly and trotted off . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 wickedly 5 wickedly 6 and 6 and 7 trotted 7 trotted 8 off 8 off 9 . now at the mention [of] [yap-yap] [the] [prairie] [dog] , the long ears of [peter] [rabbit] had pricked up at once . 1 now 13 ears 2 at 4 mention 2 at 10 , 2 at 13 ears 3 the 4 mention 11 the 12 long 11 the 13 ears 12 long 13 ears 13 ears 14 of 13 ears 17 had 17 had 18 pricked 18 pricked 19 up 19 up 20 at 20 at 21 once 21 once 22 . but [johnny] [chuck] knew nothing about his cousin , [yap-yap] , and wasn't even interested in him . 1 but 8 cousin 4 knew 6 about 5 nothing 6 about 6 about 7 his 7 his 8 cousin 8 cousin 12 and 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 wasn't 12 and 15 interested 13 wasn't 14 even 15 interested 16 in 16 in 17 him 17 him 18 . so finally [peter] left him and went back home to the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 so 6 and 2 finally 4 left 4 left 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 went 7 went 8 back 7 went 10 to 8 back 9 home 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 dear 12 dear 15 . the chance came that very night . 1 the 2 chance 2 chance 3 came 3 came 4 that 4 that 5 very 5 very 6 night 6 night 7 . old [man] [coyote] came along by the dear [old] [briar-patch] and stopped to peer in and grin at [peter] . 1 old 4 came 4 came 5 along 4 came 8 dear 5 along 6 by 7 the 8 dear 8 dear 13 to 11 and 12 stopped 12 stopped 13 to 13 to 14 peer 14 peer 16 and 15 in 16 and 16 and 18 at 17 grin 18 at 18 at 20 . peter grinned back , for he knew that under those friendly brambles he was quite safe . 1 peter 3 back 1 peter 4 , 2 grinned 3 back 4 , 6 he 4 , 7 knew 5 for 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 11 friendly 8 that 9 under 9 under 10 those 10 those 11 friendly 11 friendly 12 brambles 12 brambles 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 17 . 15 quite 16 safe 16 safe 17 . " [i] heard what you said to [johnny] [chuck] about his cousin , [yap-yap] , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 heard 3 heard 4 what 4 what 5 you 5 you 6 said 6 said 7 to 7 to 19 . 10 about 12 cousin 10 about 13 , 11 his 12 cousin 13 , 16 " 13 , 17 said 15 , 16 " 17 said 19 . old [man] [coyote] looked as surprised as he felt . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 6 surprised 5 as 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 . " where were you ? " he demanded gruffly . 1 " 2 where 1 " 5 ? 2 where 3 were 3 were 4 you 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 demanded 7 he 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 gruffly 9 gruffly 10 . " lying flat in the grass close by [johnny] [chuck] 's house , " replied [peter] , and grinned more broadly than ever . 1 " 3 flat 1 " 22 than 2 lying 3 flat 3 flat 6 grass 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 grass 6 grass 7 close 7 close 8 by 8 by 18 and 11 's 12 house 11 's 13 , 13 , 18 and 14 " 15 replied 14 " 17 , 15 replied 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 broadly 19 grinned 20 more 20 more 21 broadly 22 than 24 . 23 ever 24 . " and to think [i] didn't know it ! " sighed [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 3 to 1 " 4 think 2 and 3 to 4 think 7 know 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 it 7 know 10 " 8 it 9 ! 10 " 11 sighed 11 sighed 15 . " when [i] failed to catch [johnny] [chuck] , [i] thought [i] had missed only one dinner , but it seems [i] missed two . 1 " 2 when 1 " 11 thought 2 when 4 failed 4 failed 5 to 5 to 6 catch 9 , 11 thought 11 thought 17 dinner 11 thought 18 , 13 had 14 missed 13 had 16 one 14 missed 15 only 16 one 17 dinner 18 , 21 seems 19 but 20 it 20 it 21 seems 21 seems 25 . 23 missed 24 two 24 two 25 . next time [i] shall look around a little more sharply . 1 next 2 time 1 next 4 shall 4 shall 5 look 5 look 6 around 5 look 9 more 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 more 9 more 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . " [i] didn't know that [johnny] [chuck] had a cousin until you mentioned it , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 know 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 8 had 8 had 15 , 9 a 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 until 11 until 12 you 11 until 13 mentioned 13 mentioned 14 it 13 mentioned 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 said 17 said 19 . " does he look [like] [johnny] ? 1 " 2 does 2 does 3 he 3 he 4 look 4 look 7 ? won't you tell me about him , [mr] [coyote] ? " 1 won't 2 you 2 you 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " [many] and many a time [i] have chased [yap-yap] into his house . 1 " 3 and 3 and 6 time 4 many 5 a 5 a 6 time 6 time 9 chased 8 have 9 chased 9 chased 14 . 11 into 13 house 12 his 13 house 13 house 14 . seems as if [i] can hear the rascal scolding me and calling me names right this minute . 1 seems 3 if 1 seems 11 and 2 as 3 if 3 if 6 hear 5 can 6 hear 7 the 8 rascal 7 the 9 scolding 9 scolding 10 me 9 scolding 11 and 11 and 13 me 12 calling 13 me 13 me 14 names 14 names 15 right 15 right 16 this 16 this 17 minute 17 minute 18 . he used to get me so provoked that it was all [i] could do to keep from trying to dig him out . " 1 he 2 used 1 he 7 provoked 2 used 3 to 3 to 5 me 4 get 5 me 5 me 6 so 7 provoked 8 that 8 that 9 it 8 that 13 could 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 all 13 could 14 do 14 do 15 to 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 from 16 keep 20 dig 17 from 18 trying 19 to 20 dig 20 dig 21 him 20 dig 23 . 21 him 22 out 23 . 24 " " why didn't you ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [yap-yap] never has forgotten what his learned when he first took to living on the open prairie . " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 has 4 has 6 what 4 has 12 took 5 forgotten 6 what 7 his 8 learned 8 learned 9 when 9 when 10 he 9 when 11 first 10 he 11 first 11 first 12 took 12 took 13 to 13 to 14 living 14 living 15 on 15 on 20 " 16 the 18 prairie 16 the 19 . 17 open 18 prairie 19 . 20 " " what did he learn ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 4 he 4 he 5 learn 5 learn 6 ? tell me about it , [mr] [coyote] , " begged [peter] . 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 5 , 2 me 3 about 3 about 4 it 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 begged 10 begged 12 . " he learned to use his wits , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] , with a provoking grin . 1 " 7 wits 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 use 5 use 6 his 5 use 7 wits 7 wits 10 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 14 , 14 , 15 with 15 with 17 provoking 16 a 17 provoking 17 provoking 19 . 18 grin 19 . " he learned to use his wits , that 's all . " 1 " 3 learned 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 3 learned 5 use 4 to 5 use 5 use 6 his 6 his 7 wits 7 wits 10 's 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 all 11 all 12 . 12 . 13 " " please tell me about it , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 10 . please , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 , 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 begged 4 begged 6 . " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . " it happened in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 in 4 in 6 days 5 the 6 days 6 days 7 when 7 when 9 world 7 when 10 was 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 was 10 was 13 " 11 young 12 . 12 . 13 " " from the very beginning [yap-yap] was a keen lover of the great open spaces . 1 " 2 from 2 from 10 lover 3 the 5 beginning 3 the 10 lover 4 very 5 beginning 7 was 8 a 7 was 9 keen 9 keen 10 lover 10 lover 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 great 13 great 14 open 14 open 15 spaces 15 spaces 16 . trees were all very well for those who liked them , but he preferred to have nothing above him but the blue , blue sky . 1 trees 2 were 2 were 5 well 2 were 15 to 3 all 4 very 4 very 5 well 5 well 6 for 6 for 7 those 7 those 8 who 8 who 11 , 9 liked 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 14 preferred 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 preferred 15 to 16 have 16 have 18 above 17 nothing 18 above 18 above 19 him 19 him 25 sky 20 but 23 , 21 the 22 blue 22 blue 23 , 23 , 24 blue 24 blue 25 sky 25 sky 26 . " [yap-yap] looked and looked , then he drew a long breath of pure joy and started out across the green grass . 1 " 3 looked 3 looked 6 , 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 , 6 , 9 drew 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 drew 9 drew 14 pure 9 drew 18 out 10 a 11 long 11 long 12 breath 12 breath 13 of 13 of 14 pure 15 joy 16 and 15 joy 18 out 16 and 17 started 18 out 23 . 19 across 20 the 20 the 23 . 21 green 22 grass 21 green 23 . he had found the great open space of which he had dreamed , and he was happy . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 6 open 4 the 5 great 5 great 6 open 6 open 11 had 7 space 8 of 7 space 9 which 9 which 10 he 9 which 11 had 11 had 12 dreamed 12 dreamed 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 happy 16 was 18 . so he ate and slept and played with the [merry] [little] [breezes] and grew fat . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 ate 3 ate 4 and 3 ate 7 played 4 and 5 slept 5 slept 6 and 7 played 8 with 8 with 9 the 9 the 16 . 13 and 14 grew 14 grew 15 fat 14 grew 16 . when [skimmer] had gone , [yap-yap] grew uneasy . 1 when 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 , 5 , 7 grew 7 grew 8 uneasy 8 uneasy 9 . what if some of the big and strong people he had known should come out there in quest of food and should find him ? 1 what 2 if 1 what 9 people 3 some 4 of 4 of 7 and 5 the 6 big 6 big 7 and 7 and 8 strong 8 strong 9 people 9 people 14 come 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 known 12 known 13 should 13 should 14 come 14 come 15 out 15 out 19 of 16 there 17 in 17 in 18 quest 18 quest 19 of 19 of 20 food 20 food 25 ? 21 and 22 should 21 and 25 ? 22 should 23 find 23 find 24 him there was no place in which to hide . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 place 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 in 5 in 6 which 6 which 8 hide 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 . there was no cave or hollow log . 1 there 2 was 2 was 7 log 3 no 4 cave 3 no 7 log 4 cave 5 or 5 or 6 hollow 7 log 8 . " [yap-yap] looked at the strong claws [old] [mother] [nature] had given him and an idea came to him . 1 " 4 at 3 looked 4 at 4 at 7 claws 5 the 6 strong 5 the 7 claws 7 claws 11 had 11 had 14 and 12 given 13 him 12 given 14 and 14 and 17 came 15 an 16 idea 16 idea 17 came 17 came 18 to 18 to 20 . 19 him 20 . he would dig a hole in the ground . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 dig 3 dig 5 hole 4 a 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 . what was to prevent some one who was very hungry from digging him out ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 prevent 4 prevent 5 some 5 some 6 one 6 one 7 who 6 one 9 very 7 who 8 was 9 very 10 hungry 10 hungry 13 him 10 hungry 14 out 11 from 12 digging 12 digging 13 him 14 out 15 ? so he moved on a little way and started another hole , and this time he made it almost straight down . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 way 2 he 3 moved 3 moved 4 on 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 way 7 way 8 and 8 and 11 hole 8 and 12 , 9 started 10 another 10 another 11 hole 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 he 13 and 17 made 14 this 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 17 made 17 made 20 straight 17 made 21 down 18 it 19 almost 19 almost 20 straight 21 down 22 . every day he made that hole deeper until it was many feet deep . 1 every 2 day 1 every 5 that 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 made 5 that 7 deeper 6 hole 7 deeper 7 deeper 8 until 8 until 9 it 8 until 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 many 11 many 14 . 12 feet 13 deep 13 deep 14 . when it was finished he was quite satisfied . 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 was 1 when 5 he 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 quite 7 quite 8 satisfied 8 satisfied 9 . " ' [i] don't believe , ' said he , ' that any one will have the patience to dig to the bottom of this . ' 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 2 ' 5 believe 4 don't 5 believe 6 , 7 ' 6 , 10 , 7 ' 8 said 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 19 to 12 that 14 one 13 any 14 one 14 one 15 will 15 will 16 have 16 have 18 patience 17 the 18 patience 18 patience 19 to 19 to 23 bottom 20 dig 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 bottom 23 bottom 24 of 24 of 25 this 25 this 27 ' 26 . 27 ' all went well until there came a time of heavy rains . 1 all 6 came 2 went 3 well 3 well 4 until 4 until 5 there 5 there 6 came 6 came 8 time 7 a 8 time 8 time 9 of 9 of 10 heavy 10 heavy 12 . 11 rains 12 . then [yap-yap] discovered that the water ran down his hole , and if he didn't do something , he was likely to be drowned out . 1 then 3 discovered 1 then 18 , 3 discovered 10 hole 4 that 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 ran 7 ran 8 down 8 down 9 his 9 his 10 hole 10 hole 15 didn't 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 he 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 16 do 17 something 16 do 18 , 18 , 24 drowned 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 likely 20 was 22 to 21 likely 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 drowned 24 drowned 25 out 25 out 26 . right away he set his sharp wits to work . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 set 4 set 5 his 5 his 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 wits 7 wits 8 to 8 to 9 work 9 work 10 . he noticed that when the water on the surface reached the little piles of sand he had made , it ran around them . 1 he 2 noticed 2 noticed 3 that 3 that 17 had 4 when 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 on 6 water 10 reached 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 surface 10 reached 13 piles 11 the 13 piles 12 little 13 piles 13 piles 14 of 14 of 15 sand 15 sand 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 made 18 made 21 ran 19 , 20 it 19 , 21 ran 21 ran 24 . 22 around 23 them 23 them 24 . then , although the water stood all around , it no longer ran down in his house . 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 although 3 although 6 stood 4 the 5 water 5 water 6 stood 6 stood 8 around 7 all 8 around 8 around 9 , 9 , 17 house 10 it 13 ran 11 no 12 longer 12 longer 13 ran 13 ran 14 down 14 down 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 house 17 house 18 . in fair weather that mound was a splendid place on which to sit and watch for danger . 1 in 2 fair 1 in 8 splendid 2 fair 3 weather 3 weather 4 that 4 that 5 mound 5 mound 6 was 7 a 8 splendid 8 splendid 9 place 9 place 10 on 10 on 13 sit 11 which 12 to 11 which 13 sit 13 sit 16 for 14 and 15 watch 15 watch 16 for 16 for 17 danger 17 danger 18 . so once more [yap-yap] was happy and care-free , all because he had used his wits . 1 so 2 once 1 so 8 care-free 2 once 3 more 3 more 5 was 5 was 6 happy 6 happy 7 and 8 care-free 9 , 9 , 11 because 9 , 14 used 10 all 11 because 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 used 14 used 15 his 15 his 16 wits 16 wits 17 . [iv] [where] [yellow-wing] [got] [his] [liking] [for] [the] [ground] peter [rabbit] was hopping along on the edge of the [green] [meadows] , looking for a new patch of sweet clover . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 5 along 4 hopping 5 along 5 along 8 edge 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 21 clover 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 17 new 16 a 17 new 17 new 19 of 18 patch 19 of 19 of 20 sweet 20 sweet 21 clover 21 clover 22 . it was very beautiful that morning , and [peter] was in the best of spirits . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 5 that 3 very 4 beautiful 5 that 6 morning 5 that 10 was 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 was 11 in 11 in 13 best 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 14 of 15 spirits 15 spirits 16 . it was good just to be alive . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 good 3 good 4 just 4 just 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 alive 7 alive 8 . every once in a while [peter] would jump up and kick his long heels together just from pure happiness . 1 every 2 once 1 every 7 would 2 once 3 in 3 in 5 while 4 a 5 while 7 would 8 jump 7 would 10 and 9 up 10 and 10 and 14 heels 11 kick 12 his 11 kick 13 long 13 long 14 heels 14 heels 15 together 15 together 20 . 16 just 17 from 17 from 18 pure 18 pure 19 happiness 19 happiness 20 . he was so happy that he didn't pay particular attention to where he was going or what was about him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 5 that 4 happy 5 that 5 that 7 didn't 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 pay 8 pay 11 to 8 pay 18 was 9 particular 10 attention 10 attention 11 to 11 to 12 where 12 where 13 he 12 where 15 going 13 he 14 was 15 going 17 what 16 or 17 what 18 was 19 about 19 about 20 him 20 him 21 . the result was that [peter] got a fright . 1 the 2 result 2 result 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 6 got 6 got 8 fright 7 a 8 fright 8 fright 9 . right from under his very nose something sprang out of the grass so suddenly and so wholly unexpectedly that [peter] very nearly tumbled over backward . 1 right 2 from 2 from 3 under 3 under 15 and 4 his 5 very 4 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 something 7 something 8 sprang 8 sprang 9 out 8 sprang 13 so 9 out 10 of 10 of 12 grass 11 the 12 grass 13 so 14 suddenly 14 suddenly 15 and 15 and 18 unexpectedly 16 so 17 wholly 17 wholly 18 unexpectedly 18 unexpectedly 21 very 19 that 21 very 21 very 22 nearly 22 nearly 26 . 23 tumbled 24 over 24 over 25 backward 25 backward 26 . he made two long jumps off to one side and then turned to see what had startled him so . 1 he 4 long 2 made 3 two 3 two 4 long 4 long 7 to 5 jumps 6 off 6 off 7 to 7 to 9 side 8 one 9 side 9 side 11 then 9 side 16 had 10 and 11 then 12 turned 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 startled 17 startled 18 him 17 startled 19 so 19 so 20 . but all he saw was an old feathered acquaintance headed towards the [old] [orchard] . 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 was 5 was 9 acquaintance 6 an 9 acquaintance 7 old 8 feathered 7 old 9 acquaintance 9 acquaintance 10 headed 10 headed 11 towards 11 towards 15 . 12 the 15 . he seemed to bound along through the air much as [peter] bounds along over the ground when he is in a hurry . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 9 much 3 to 4 bound 4 bound 5 along 5 along 6 through 6 through 8 air 7 the 8 air 9 much 10 as 9 much 13 along 10 as 12 bounds 13 along 14 over 14 over 16 ground 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 in 20 in 22 hurry 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 23 . it was [yellow-wing] the [flicker] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . 4 the 6 . peter grinned and looked a little foolish . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 . he felt a little foolish . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 . you know it always makes you feel foolish to be frightened when there is nothing to be afraid of . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 2 know 4 always 2 know 5 makes 5 makes 9 to 6 you 7 feel 7 feel 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 frightened 11 frightened 13 there 11 frightened 20 . 12 when 13 there 14 is 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 18 afraid 20 . peter suspected that he was . 1 peter 2 suspected 2 suspected 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 . but [peter] was feeling too happy to mind being laughed at . 1 but 4 feeling 1 but 5 too 3 was 4 feeling 5 too 7 to 5 too 8 mind 6 happy 7 to 7 to 8 mind 8 mind 9 being 9 being 10 laughed 10 laughed 11 at 11 at 12 . in fact , he chuckled himself . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 himself 6 himself 7 . it was something of a joke to be frightened by one who was so wholly harmless . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 something 2 was 11 one 3 something 4 of 4 of 6 joke 5 a 6 joke 6 joke 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 by 11 one 12 who 12 who 13 was 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 wholly 15 wholly 17 . 16 harmless 17 . peter recalled how many times he had frightened other people and thought it the best of jokes . 1 peter 2 recalled 1 peter 11 and 2 recalled 3 how 3 how 4 many 5 times 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 frightened 7 had 11 and 9 other 10 people 9 other 11 and 11 and 12 thought 12 thought 13 it 12 thought 15 best 14 the 15 best 15 best 16 of 16 of 17 jokes 17 jokes 18 . peter went on until he found a new patch of sweet clover . 1 peter 5 he 2 went 3 on 3 on 4 until 4 until 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 8 new 7 a 8 new 8 new 10 of 9 patch 10 of 10 of 11 sweet 11 sweet 13 . 12 clover 13 . then he forgot all about [yellow-wing] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 7 . he was too busy filling that big stomach of his to think of anything else . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 5 filling 3 too 4 busy 5 filling 8 stomach 5 filling 11 to 6 that 7 big 7 big 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 of 9 of 10 his 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 14 anything 14 anything 16 . 15 else 16 . presently his thoughts returned to [yellow-wing] , and he chuckled again at the memory of his fright that morning . 1 presently 5 to 2 his 3 thoughts 3 thoughts 4 returned 4 returned 5 to 5 to 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 14 memory 9 he 10 chuckled 10 chuckled 11 again 10 chuckled 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 memory 14 memory 15 of 14 memory 17 fright 15 of 16 his 17 fright 20 . 18 that 19 morning 18 that 20 . and then for the first time it struck [peter] as queer that [yellow-wing] should have been out there on the [green] [meadows] on the ground . 1 and 2 then 2 then 6 time 3 for 5 first 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 time 6 time 14 should 7 it 8 struck 8 struck 10 as 10 as 12 that 11 queer 12 that 12 that 14 should 14 should 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 18 there 16 been 19 on 17 out 18 there 19 on 20 the 20 the 26 . 23 on 24 the 24 the 25 ground 25 ground 26 . he often had seen [yellow-wing] on the ground , but until that moment there never had seemed anything queer about that . 1 he 8 ground 2 often 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 16 had 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 until 11 until 13 moment 12 that 13 moment 13 moment 14 there 14 there 15 never 15 never 16 had 16 had 17 seemed 17 seemed 18 anything 17 seemed 19 queer 19 queer 20 about 20 about 22 . 21 that 22 . now , however , it suddenly came to [peter] that [yellow-wing] belonged in trees , not on the ground . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 3 however 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 came 6 suddenly 7 came 7 came 8 to 7 came 17 on 8 to 10 that 12 belonged 13 in 13 in 14 trees 14 trees 16 not 15 , 16 not 16 not 17 on 17 on 19 ground 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 20 . " he belongs to the [woodpecker] family , " thought [peter] , " and never have [i] seen any of his relatives on the ground . 1 " 4 to 1 " 14 and 2 he 3 belongs 3 belongs 4 to 5 the 7 family 7 family 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 thought 10 thought 14 and 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 and 14 and 26 . 15 never 16 have 16 have 18 seen 18 seen 26 . 19 any 20 of 20 of 22 relatives 21 his 22 relatives 22 relatives 23 on 23 on 24 the 24 the 25 ground 25 ground 26 . they get all their food in the trees . 1 they 2 get 2 get 3 all 3 all 4 their 3 all 5 food 4 their 5 food 5 food 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 trees 8 trees 9 . now why is [yellow-wing] so different from his relatives ? " 1 now 2 why 2 why 3 is 3 is 6 different 5 so 6 different 6 different 7 from 7 from 11 " 8 his 9 relatives 8 his 11 " 9 relatives 10 ? so [peter] made up his mind to watch for [yellow-wing] and ask him all about it the first chance he got . 1 so 3 made 3 made 4 up 3 made 6 mind 4 up 5 his 6 mind 8 watch 6 mind 22 . 7 to 8 watch 8 watch 9 for 9 for 14 all 11 and 12 ask 12 ask 13 him 13 him 14 all 15 about 16 it 15 about 18 first 17 the 18 first 18 first 20 he 18 first 22 . 19 chance 20 he 20 he 21 got the chance came the very next day in the very same place where [peter] had been so startled . 1 the 2 chance 1 the 6 next 2 chance 3 came 3 came 5 very 4 the 5 very 6 next 7 day 7 day 15 had 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 place 10 very 11 same 11 same 12 place 12 place 13 where 13 where 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 so 17 so 18 startled 18 startled 19 . this time he was on the watch and saw [yellow-wing] very busy about something . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 9 saw 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 on 5 on 7 watch 6 the 7 watch 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 13 about 11 very 12 busy 12 busy 13 about 13 about 14 something 14 something 15 . peter stole up within speaking distance . 1 peter 2 stole 2 stole 3 up 3 up 4 within 4 within 5 speaking 5 speaking 6 distance 6 distance 7 . " good morning , [yellow-wing] , " said he . 1 " 2 good 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] wonder if you will tell me something . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 7 tell 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 something 9 something 10 . 10 . 11 " it was [yellow-wing] ['s] turn to be startled , for he had not seen [peter] approaching . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 to 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 for 8 startled 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 seen 13 not 14 seen 14 seen 17 . 16 approaching 17 . he half lifted his wings to fly , but when he saw who it was , he changed his mind . 1 he 3 lifted 2 half 3 lifted 3 lifted 6 to 3 lifted 12 saw 4 his 5 wings 5 wings 6 to 6 to 7 fly 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 he 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 who 13 who 16 , 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 , 16 , 18 changed 17 he 18 changed 18 changed 20 mind 19 his 20 mind 20 mind 21 . " it all depends on what it is you want me to tell you , " he replied rather shortly . 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 want 2 it 4 depends 3 all 4 depends 4 depends 5 on 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 you 9 you 10 want 10 want 12 to 10 want 15 , 11 me 12 to 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 14 you 15 , 16 " 15 , 19 rather 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 replied 19 rather 20 shortly 20 shortly 21 . " it is just this , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 this 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " why do you spend so much time on the ground ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 you 2 why 3 do 4 you 5 spend 5 spend 6 so 5 spend 7 much 7 much 9 on 8 time 9 on 9 on 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " that 's easily answered , " laughed [fellow-wing] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 easily 4 easily 5 answered 5 answered 8 laughed 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 laughed 8 laughed 10 . " [i] do it because it is the easiest way to get enough to eat . " 1 " 7 is 3 do 4 it 3 do 5 because 5 because 6 it 5 because 7 is 7 is 11 to 8 the 9 easiest 9 easiest 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 17 " 15 eat 16 . 16 . 17 " peter looked as surprised as he felt . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 . " [i] thought that all your family got their living in the trees ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 8 got 3 thought 4 that 5 all 6 your 6 your 7 family 7 family 8 got 8 got 13 trees 9 their 10 living 10 living 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 trees 13 trees 14 ! 14 ! 16 he 14 ! 17 exclaimed 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 18 . " all do but me , " replied [yellow-wing] a wee bit testily . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 do 3 do 7 " 4 but 5 me 4 but 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 bit 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 12 bit 14 . 13 testily 14 . " but [i] don't have to do what they do just because they do it . 1 " 2 but 2 but 9 they 4 don't 5 have 5 have 6 to 5 have 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 what 8 what 9 they 9 they 10 do 10 do 11 just 11 just 12 because 12 because 13 they 12 because 14 do 14 do 16 . 15 it 16 . no , [siree] , [i] 'm independent ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 ! 4 , 6 'm 6 'm 7 independent 7 independent 8 ! do you like ants , [peter] ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 5 , 2 you 3 like 3 like 4 ants 5 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " what ? " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [i] asked if you like ants , " repeated [yellow-wing] . 1 " 3 asked 3 asked 4 if 4 if 5 you 4 if 8 , 5 you 6 like 6 like 7 ants 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 repeated 10 repeated 12 . " [i] 've never tried them , " [peter] replied , " but [i] 've heard [old] [mr] [toad] say they are very nice . " 1 " 6 them 3 've 4 never 4 never 5 tried 4 never 6 them 6 them 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 , 10 replied 11 , 11 , 16 heard 12 " 13 but 12 " 16 heard 13 but 15 've 16 heard 24 nice 20 say 21 they 21 they 22 are 22 are 23 very 23 very 24 nice 24 nice 26 " 25 . 26 " " they are , " said [yellow-wing] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 8 . " they are more than nice they are de-li-cious . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 more 3 are 5 than 5 than 7 they 6 nice 7 they 7 they 8 are 8 are 9 de-li-cious 9 de-li-cious 10 . it is because of them that [i] spend so much time on the ground . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 because 2 is 6 that 3 because 4 of 4 of 5 them 6 that 15 . 8 spend 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 time 11 time 14 ground 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 . ants changed the habits of the [flicker] branch of the [woodpecker] family . 1 ants 2 changed 2 changed 4 habits 3 the 4 habits 4 habits 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 branch 8 branch 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 family 12 family 13 . i wouldn't be surprised if we became regular ground birds one of these days . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 surprised 3 be 5 if 5 if 6 we 5 if 7 became 7 became 8 regular 8 regular 10 birds 8 regular 11 one 9 ground 10 birds 11 one 12 of 12 of 15 . 13 these 14 days 13 these 15 . 15 . 16 " peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . " [i] don't see how ants could change the habits of anybody , " he ventured after a while . 1 " 8 change 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 ants 6 ants 7 could 7 could 8 change 8 change 10 habits 9 the 10 habits 10 habits 14 " 11 of 13 , 12 anybody 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 after 15 he 16 ventured 16 ventured 17 after 17 after 19 while 18 a 19 while 19 while 20 . [yellow-wing] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] " why don't you learn to eat them ? " he demanded . 1 " 3 don't 2 why 3 don't 3 don't 4 you 3 don't 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 5 learn 7 eat 7 eat 8 them 8 them 11 he 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 . " if you would , they might change your habits . 1 " 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 , 5 , 7 might 6 they 7 might 7 might 8 change 8 change 9 your 9 your 10 habits 10 habits 11 . the beginning of the change in the habits of my folks began a long time ago . " 1 the 2 beginning 2 beginning 11 folks 3 of 5 change 4 the 5 change 5 change 6 in 6 in 8 habits 7 the 8 habits 8 habits 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 folks 11 folks 12 began 12 began 16 ago 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 ago 16 ago 17 . 17 . 18 " " way back in the beginning of things , when the world was young ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 way 1 " 6 beginning 2 way 3 back 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 beginning 6 beginning 7 of 7 of 8 things 8 things 14 young 9 , 13 was 10 when 12 world 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 was 13 was 14 young 14 young 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 asked 17 asked 19 . " no , not quite so far back as that , " replied [yellow-wing] . 1 " 4 not 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 not 4 not 5 quite 5 quite 6 so 5 quite 7 far 7 far 8 back 8 back 9 as 9 as 13 replied 10 that 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . it was the same with his children and his children 's children for a long time . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 same 2 was 5 with 3 the 4 same 5 with 8 and 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 and 8 and 10 children 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 's 11 's 17 . 12 children 13 for 13 for 15 long 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 time 16 time 17 . " but though they lived as true [woodpeckers] should , the [flickers] always were a bit sharper-witted and more independent than most of their relatives . 1 " 2 but 1 " 10 , 2 but 4 they 3 though 4 they 4 they 5 lived 5 lived 6 as 6 as 7 true 7 true 9 should 10 , 26 . 11 the 26 . 13 always 14 were 13 always 18 and 14 were 17 sharper-witted 15 a 16 bit 16 bit 17 sharper-witted 18 and 19 more 19 more 21 than 19 more 26 . 20 independent 21 than 21 than 22 most 22 most 23 of 23 of 25 relatives 24 their 25 relatives so the [flickers] used to look for these trees and feast on the ants . 1 so 14 ants 2 the 4 used 4 used 10 and 5 to 6 look 5 to 9 trees 6 look 7 for 7 for 8 these 9 trees 10 and 10 and 11 feast 11 feast 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ants 14 ants 15 . it saved a lot of labor . 1 it 2 saved 2 saved 4 lot 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 labor 6 labor 7 . so he watched and presently discovered that that double line of ants led out along the ground from the foot of the tree . 1 so 2 he 1 so 4 and 2 he 4 and 3 watched 4 and 4 and 6 discovered 5 presently 6 discovered 6 discovered 7 that 7 that 9 double 7 that 13 led 8 that 9 double 10 line 11 of 10 line 13 led 11 of 12 ants 13 led 20 foot 14 out 15 along 15 along 17 ground 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 from 18 from 19 the 19 the 20 foot 20 foot 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 tree 24 . this made him still more curious and he followed it , flying along just over it . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 still 4 still 5 more 4 still 7 and 5 more 6 curious 7 and 9 followed 7 and 11 , 8 he 9 followed 9 followed 10 it 11 , 12 flying 12 flying 13 along 12 flying 17 . 13 along 14 just 14 just 15 over 15 over 16 it he had gone but a short distance when he came to a little mound of sand , and there the line of ants ended . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 2 had 11 to 3 gone 4 but 4 but 9 he 5 a 6 short 6 short 7 distance 7 distance 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 came 11 to 17 , 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 mound 14 mound 15 of 15 of 16 sand 16 sand 17 , 17 , 25 . 18 and 19 there 18 and 20 the 20 the 21 line 21 line 22 of 21 line 25 . 22 of 23 ants 23 ants 24 ended " ' [as] [i] live , that must be their home ! ' exclaimed he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 live 5 live 6 , 6 , 11 home 7 that 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 their 10 their 11 home 11 home 14 exclaimed 12 ! 13 ' 13 ' 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 16 . 15 he 16 . ' [that] place is alive with them . 1 ' 3 place 3 place 4 is 4 is 5 alive 5 alive 6 with 6 with 7 them 6 with 8 . what a place to fill one 's stomach ! 1 what 3 place 2 a 3 place 3 place 4 to 4 to 5 fill 5 fill 6 one 6 one 7 's 7 's 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 ! i won't have to stay on it long to get my dinner here . ' 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 5 stay 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 on 5 stay 13 here 7 it 8 long 8 long 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 my 11 my 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 here 13 here 15 ' 14 . 15 ' " grandfather [flicker] was as good as his word . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 4 was 4 was 5 as 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 7 as 8 his 8 his 9 word 9 word 10 . when he was ready for another meal , he flew down to that ant hill . 1 when 7 meal 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 ready 4 ready 5 for 5 for 6 another 6 another 7 meal 7 meal 8 , 8 , 10 flew 9 he 10 flew 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 16 . 13 that 14 ant 14 ant 15 hill 15 hill 16 . never in all his life before had he filled his stomach so easily . 1 never 2 in 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 7 had 5 life 9 filled 6 before 7 had 8 he 9 filled 9 filled 10 his 10 his 11 stomach 11 stomach 13 easily 11 stomach 14 . 12 so 13 easily he taught his children to do the same thing . 1 he 2 taught 2 taught 3 his 3 his 4 children 4 children 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 10 . 9 thing 10 . that was the beginning of the change of habits with the [flickers] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 beginning 3 the 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 of 5 of 7 change 6 the 7 change 7 change 8 of 8 of 9 habits 9 habits 10 with 10 with 13 . 11 the 13 . ever since we have spent more and more time on the ground , so that now we feel quite at home there . 1 ever 2 since 1 ever 3 we 1 ever 9 time 3 we 4 have 4 have 5 spent 5 spent 6 more 5 spent 8 more 7 and 8 more 9 time 15 that 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 , 13 , 14 so 14 so 15 that 15 that 18 feel 16 now 17 we 17 we 18 feel 18 feel 20 at 19 quite 20 at 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 there 22 there 23 . and so once more the curiosity of [peter] [rabbit] was satisfied , and he had learned something . 1 and 6 curiosity 2 so 3 once 3 once 4 more 4 more 6 curiosity 5 the 6 curiosity 6 curiosity 7 of 6 curiosity 16 learned 10 was 11 satisfied 11 satisfied 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 learned 16 learned 17 something 17 something 18 . [v] [where] [little] [chief] [learned] [to] [make] [hay] no one in all the [great] [world] thinks more of the present and less of the future than does careless , happy-go-lucky [peter] [rabbit] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 in 2 one 8 thinks 3 in 4 all 5 the 8 thinks 8 thinks 13 and 8 thinks 18 than 9 more 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 present 12 present 13 and 13 and 14 less 14 less 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 future 18 than 19 does 19 does 21 , 20 careless 21 , 21 , 22 happy-go-lucky 22 happy-go-lucky 25 . everybody who knows [peter] at all knows that [peter] doesn't waste any time worrying over what may happen in a day that may never be . 1 everybody 3 knows 2 who 3 knows 3 knows 6 all 3 knows 15 over 5 at 6 all 7 knows 8 that 8 that 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 waste 11 waste 13 time 11 waste 14 worrying 12 any 13 time 14 worrying 15 over 15 over 16 what 16 what 23 may 17 may 18 happen 18 happen 19 in 19 in 21 day 20 a 21 day 21 day 22 that 22 that 23 may 23 may 25 be 24 never 25 be 25 be 26 . no , [peter] isn't the least bit thrifty . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 bit 7 bit 8 thrifty 8 thrifty 9 . it is the same way with [peter] ['s] big cousin , [jumper] the [hare] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 way 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 9 big 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 , 11 , 15 . 13 the 15 . the truth is the whole family is happy-go-lucky . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 5 whole 4 the 5 whole 5 whole 6 family 5 whole 7 is 7 is 8 happy-go-lucky 8 happy-go-lucky 9 . happy [jack] [squirrel] says that every blessed one of them is shiftless . 1 happy 4 says 4 says 7 blessed 5 that 6 every 5 that 7 blessed 7 blessed 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 13 . 10 them 11 is 11 is 12 shiftless 12 shiftless 13 . it does look that way . 1 it 2 does 2 does 3 look 3 look 4 that 4 that 6 . 5 way 6 . he is also called [a] [coney] and sometimes the [calling] [hare] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 also 3 also 4 called 4 called 7 and 7 and 8 sometimes 8 sometimes 12 . 9 the 12 . no true member of [peter] 's family ever would think of doing such a thing as that , more is the pity . 1 no 2 true 1 no 3 member 3 member 4 of 3 member 6 's 6 's 7 family 7 family 10 think 8 ever 9 would 8 ever 10 think 10 think 11 of 11 of 12 doing 12 doing 13 such 13 such 15 thing 13 such 16 as 14 a 15 thing 16 as 17 that 17 that 20 is 18 , 19 more 19 more 20 is 20 is 22 pity 21 the 22 pity 22 pity 23 . old [man] [coyote] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " [i] 'm just as well pleased not to have caught you this time , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 6 well 1 " 7 pleased 3 'm 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 7 pleased 8 not 7 pleased 11 caught 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 have 11 caught 15 , 12 you 13 this 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 . 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 . " you wouldn't make much of a dinner just now . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 make 3 wouldn't 4 make 4 make 8 dinner 5 much 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 9 just 9 just 10 now 10 now 11 . when [i] dine [i] want something more than skin and bones . 1 when 8 than 3 dine 5 want 5 want 6 something 6 something 7 more 7 more 8 than 8 than 9 skin 9 skin 10 and 10 and 11 bones 11 bones 12 . it must be that you are having as hard work as [i] am to get a living these days . " 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 you 4 that 15 get 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 having 7 having 8 as 7 having 11 as 8 as 10 work 9 hard 10 work 11 as 14 to 13 am 14 to 15 get 19 days 16 a 17 living 16 a 19 days 17 living 18 these 19 days 21 " 20 . 21 " " [i] am , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . but they 'll keep me alive until better times come , and then perhaps [i] 'll get fat enough to suit you . " 1 but 2 they 2 they 20 to 3 'll 4 keep 4 keep 5 me 4 keep 6 alive 6 alive 8 better 7 until 8 better 8 better 9 times 8 better 14 perhaps 9 times 10 come 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 perhaps 12 and 13 then 14 perhaps 20 to 16 'll 17 get 17 get 18 fat 18 fat 19 enough 18 fat 20 to 20 to 21 suit 21 suit 24 " 22 you 23 . 23 . 24 " it [was] [peter] 's turn to grin . 1 it 4 's 4 's 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 grin 7 grin 8 . old [man] [coyote] grinned back good-naturedly . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 back 5 back 6 good-naturedly 6 good-naturedly 7 . there 's the thrifty little hay-maker for you ! " 1 there 2 's 2 's 6 hay-maker 3 the 4 thrifty 3 the 6 hay-maker 4 thrifty 6 hay-maker 5 little 6 hay-maker 6 hay-maker 7 for 7 for 8 you 8 you 9 ! 9 ! 10 " now [mr] [pika] , who was promptly called [little] [chief] , no one remembers now just why , was exactly like [little] [chief] of today . 1 now 4 , 4 , 5 who 4 , 8 called 5 who 7 promptly 6 was 7 promptly 8 called 11 , 8 called 26 . 11 , 14 remembers 11 , 15 now 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 remembers 15 now 21 like 16 just 17 why 17 why 18 , 18 , 19 was 19 was 20 exactly 20 exactly 21 like 24 of 25 today 25 today 26 . he was just about a fourth as big as you , [peter] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 about 4 about 6 fourth 5 a 6 fourth 6 fourth 8 big 7 as 8 big 8 big 9 as 9 as 10 you 9 as 11 , 11 , 13 . in fact , he looked a lot like one of your babies , excepting his legs and his ears . 1 in 3 , 1 in 5 looked 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 5 looked 7 lot 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 like 8 like 13 , 9 one 10 of 9 one 12 babies 10 of 11 your 12 babies 13 , 13 , 16 legs 14 excepting 16 legs 15 his 16 legs 16 legs 17 and 17 and 18 his 18 his 19 ears 19 ears 20 . his legs were short and rather weak , and his ears were short and rounded . 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 5 and 3 were 4 short 3 were 5 and 5 and 6 rather 6 rather 8 , 7 weak 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 ears 10 his 11 ears 11 ears 16 . 12 were 13 short 13 short 14 and 14 and 15 rounded 15 rounded 16 . he was very gentle and timid . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 gentle 4 gentle 5 and 5 and 6 timid 6 timid 7 . at last he came to a big rock-slide above where the trees grew , and where there was nothing but broken stone and big rocks . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 came 2 last 3 he 4 came 15 and 5 to 8 rock-slide 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 rock-slide 8 rock-slide 9 above 9 above 10 where 10 where 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 14 , 13 grew 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 22 stone 16 where 17 there 16 where 22 stone 17 there 18 was 18 was 19 nothing 19 nothing 20 but 20 but 21 broken 22 stone 23 and 23 and 25 rocks 24 big 25 rocks 25 rocks 26 . it didn't take him long to discover that there were wonderful little winding galleries and hiding-places down among the stones . 1 it 10 were 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 him 4 him 5 long 4 him 9 there 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 discover 7 discover 8 that 9 there 10 were 10 were 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 15 and 12 little 13 winding 13 winding 14 galleries 14 galleries 15 and 15 and 16 hiding-places 16 hiding-places 17 down 17 down 18 among 18 among 20 stones 19 the 20 stones 20 stones 21 . these led to little cracks and caves deep down in the mountain side . 1 these 3 to 1 these 5 cracks 2 led 3 to 4 little 5 cracks 5 cracks 6 and 6 and 9 down 7 caves 8 deep 8 deep 9 down 9 down 12 mountain 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mountain 12 mountain 13 side 13 side 14 . little [chief] was tickled almost to death . 1 little 3 was 3 was 4 tickled 4 tickled 5 almost 5 almost 6 to 6 to 7 death 7 death 8 . " ' [this] is the place for me ! ' he cried . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 is 4 is 6 place 5 the 6 place 6 place 7 for 7 for 10 ' 8 me 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 13 . 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 . all day long [i] can enjoy the sun , and at night [i] can sleep in perfect safety in one of these little caves . ' 1 all 3 long 2 day 3 long 3 long 5 can 5 can 10 and 6 enjoy 10 and 7 the 8 sun 8 sun 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 sleep 11 at 12 night 12 night 14 can 14 can 15 sleep 15 sleep 16 in 15 sleep 19 in 16 in 17 perfect 17 perfect 18 safety 19 in 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 these 22 these 24 caves 23 little 24 caves 24 caves 25 . 25 . 26 ' one day he decided he would take some of his dinner into his little cave and eat it there . 1 one 3 he 1 one 4 decided 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 decided 4 decided 11 dinner 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 take 7 take 8 some 8 some 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 into 12 into 13 his 13 his 15 cave 14 little 15 cave 15 cave 16 and 16 and 20 . 17 eat 18 it 17 eat 20 . 18 it 19 there so he cut a little bundle of pea vine and other green things . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 cut 3 cut 6 bundle 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 bundle 6 bundle 8 pea 7 of 8 pea 8 pea 10 and 9 vine 10 and 10 and 13 things 11 other 12 green 12 green 13 things 13 things 14 . it didn't enter his head again until a few days later he happened along by that flat rock and discovered that little bundle . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 head 3 enter 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 again 6 again 13 happened 7 until 8 a 8 a 9 few 8 a 10 days 10 days 11 later 11 later 12 he 12 he 13 happened 13 happened 14 along 14 along 19 and 15 by 16 that 16 that 17 flat 17 flat 18 rock 18 rock 19 and 19 and 24 . 20 discovered 23 bundle 21 that 22 little 22 little 23 bundle 23 bundle 24 . so he carried it home and made a bed of it . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 carried 3 carried 4 it 3 carried 5 home 5 home 7 made 6 and 7 made 7 made 12 . 8 a 9 bed 9 bed 10 of 9 bed 12 . 10 of 11 it there wasn't quite enough , so the next day he cut some more and carried it home at once . 1 there 4 enough 1 there 10 he 2 wasn't 3 quite 3 quite 4 enough 5 , 6 so 6 so 8 next 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 day 9 day 10 he 10 he 14 and 11 cut 12 some 11 cut 14 and 12 some 13 more 14 and 15 carried 15 carried 16 it 15 carried 18 at 17 home 18 at 18 at 19 once 19 once 20 . but this , being green , soon soured and smelled so badly that he was forced to take it out and throw it away . 1 but 5 green 1 but 13 that 2 this 3 , 3 , 5 green 4 being 5 green 5 green 6 , 6 , 7 soon 7 soon 9 and 8 soured 9 and 9 and 10 smelled 10 smelled 11 so 11 so 12 badly 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 18 take 16 forced 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 it 19 it 20 out 20 out 21 and 21 and 22 throw 22 throw 23 it 23 it 24 away 24 away 25 . that set him to thinking . 1 that 2 set 2 set 3 him 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 thinking 5 thinking 6 . why was the first he had brought in so dry and sweet and pleasant ? 1 why 2 was 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 he 4 first 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 brought 7 brought 8 in 8 in 13 and 9 so 10 dry 10 dry 11 and 11 and 12 sweet 11 and 13 and 13 and 15 ? 14 pleasant 15 ? why didn't it spoil as the other had done ? 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 it 2 didn't 4 spoil 4 spoil 5 as 5 as 7 other 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 had 8 had 9 done 9 done 10 ? he cut some more and spread it out on the big flat rock and once again he forgot . 1 he 2 cut 1 he 5 and 2 cut 3 some 3 some 4 more 5 and 8 out 6 spread 7 it 7 it 8 out 8 out 11 big 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 big 11 big 14 and 12 flat 13 rock 12 flat 14 and 14 and 18 forgot 15 once 16 again 15 once 18 forgot 16 again 17 he 18 forgot 19 . this he took home to add to his bed . 1 this 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 home 4 home 5 to 5 to 6 add 6 add 7 to 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 bed 9 bed 10 . then he took home some more that was green , and this spoiled just as the other had done . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 more 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 home 5 some 6 more 6 more 11 and 7 that 8 was 8 was 11 and 9 green 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 spoiled 12 this 13 spoiled 13 spoiled 14 just 14 just 15 as 15 as 17 other 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 had 18 had 19 done 19 done 20 . " [little] [chief] was puzzling over this as he squatted on a rock taking a sun-bath . 1 " 4 was 4 was 5 puzzling 4 was 7 this 5 puzzling 6 over 7 this 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 squatted 10 squatted 11 on 11 on 13 rock 12 a 13 rock 13 rock 14 taking 14 taking 17 . 15 a 16 sun-bath 16 sun-bath 17 . the sun was very warm and comforting . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 was 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 warm 5 warm 6 and 6 and 7 comforting 7 comforting 8 . after a while the rock on which he sat grew almost hot . 1 after 3 while 1 after 5 rock 2 a 3 while 4 the 5 rock 5 rock 9 sat 6 on 7 which 6 on 8 he 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 11 almost 10 grew 11 almost 11 almost 12 hot 12 hot 13 . by and [by] he happened to glance [at] them . 1 by 10 . 2 and 4 he 2 and 7 glance 4 he 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 7 glance 9 them 7 glance 10 . they had wilted and already they were beginning to dry . 1 they 2 had 1 they 4 and 2 had 3 wilted 4 and 6 they 5 already 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 9 to 8 beginning 9 to 9 to 10 dry 10 dry 11 . an idea popped into his funny little head . 1 an 2 idea 2 idea 3 popped 3 popped 4 into 4 into 5 his 5 his 8 head 6 funny 7 little 7 little 8 head 8 head 9 . " ' [it] 's the sun that does it ! ' he cried . 1 " 12 he 2 ' 4 's 4 's 6 sun 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 that 6 sun 8 does 7 that 8 does 8 does 9 it 9 it 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' 11 ' 12 he 12 he 13 cried 13 cried 14 . " up he jumped and scampered away to cut some more and spread it out on the rocks . 1 " 2 up 1 " 6 scampered 2 up 3 he 2 up 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 and 6 scampered 9 cut 7 away 8 to 8 to 9 cut 9 cut 16 on 10 some 11 more 11 more 12 and 12 and 13 spread 13 spread 14 it 14 it 15 out 15 out 16 on 16 on 18 rocks 17 the 18 rocks 18 rocks 19 . he had learned how to make hay . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 how 4 how 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 hay 7 hay 8 . he was the first hay-maker in the [great] [world] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 hay-maker 5 hay-maker 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 . he soon had more than enough for a bed , but he kept on making hay and storing it away just for fun . 1 he 3 had 2 soon 3 had 3 had 4 more 3 had 5 than 3 had 7 for 5 than 6 enough 6 enough 7 for 7 for 13 kept 8 a 9 bed 8 a 13 kept 9 bed 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 13 kept 14 on 14 on 17 and 15 making 16 hay 16 hay 17 and 17 and 18 storing 18 storing 19 it 18 storing 20 away 20 away 24 . 21 just 22 for 22 for 23 fun 23 fun 24 . then came cold weather and all the green things died . 1 then 4 weather 2 came 3 cold 3 cold 4 weather 4 weather 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 green 8 green 11 . 9 things 10 died 10 died 11 . there was no food for [little] [chief] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 food 3 no 4 food 4 food 5 for 5 for 8 . he hunted and hunted , but there was nothing . 1 he 2 hunted 2 hunted 6 but 3 and 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 . then because he was so hungry he began to nibble at his hay . 1 then 2 because 2 because 7 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 nibble 9 to 10 nibble 10 nibble 11 at 11 at 13 hay 12 his 13 hay 13 hay 14 . it tasted good , very good indeed . 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 5 very 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 8 . 6 good 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 . it tasted almost as good as the fresh green things . 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 3 almost 3 almost 4 as 4 as 5 good 5 good 6 as 6 as 10 things 7 the 8 fresh 7 the 10 things 8 fresh 9 green 10 things 11 . little [chief] ['s] heart gave a great leap . 1 little 4 heart 4 heart 5 gave 5 gave 8 leap 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 leap 8 leap 9 . he had food in plenty ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 food 3 food 4 in 4 in 5 plenty 5 plenty 6 ! " and so it proved . 1 " 2 and 2 and 5 proved 3 so 4 it 4 it 5 proved 5 proved 6 . and that is how [little] [chief] the [pika] learned to make hay while the sun shone in the days of plenty . 1 and 4 how 1 and 7 the 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 how 7 the 13 while 9 learned 10 to 9 learned 13 while 10 to 12 hay 11 make 12 hay 13 while 15 sun 14 the 15 sun 15 sun 19 days 16 shone 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 days 19 days 20 of 20 of 21 plenty 21 plenty 22 . he taught his children and they taught their children , and [little] [chief] of today does it just as his did . 1 he 2 taught 2 taught 3 his 3 his 4 children 4 children 10 , 5 and 6 they 5 and 9 children 6 they 7 taught 8 their 9 children 9 children 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 today 11 and 16 does 14 of 15 today 16 does 17 it 17 it 18 just 18 just 22 . 19 as 21 did 19 as 22 . 20 his 21 did i don't see why you don't do the same thing , [peter] . 1 i 6 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 why 4 why 5 you 4 why 6 don't 6 don't 7 do 7 do 8 the 8 the 10 thing 9 same 10 thing 10 thing 11 , 11 , 13 . you would make me a great deal finer dinner if you did . " 1 you 2 would 2 would 3 make 3 make 4 me 4 me 5 a 4 me 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 finer 8 finer 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 if 10 if 11 you 11 you 12 did 12 did 13 . 13 . 14 " " perhaps that is the reason [i] don't , " replied [peter] with a grin . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 reason 5 the 6 reason 6 reason 10 " 8 don't 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 with 13 with 15 grin 14 a 15 grin 15 grin 16 . [ [illustration] : " [little] [chief] 's father taught him how to make hay . " 1 [ 4 " 1 [ 7 's 3 : 4 " 7 's 8 father 7 's 12 to 8 father 9 taught 10 him 11 how 11 how 12 to 12 to 13 make 13 make 14 hay 14 hay 15 . 15 . 16 " page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [vi] [where] [glutton] [the] [wolverine] [got] [his] [name] this acquaintance with [honker] and [peter] ['s] everlasting curiosity have resulted in many strange stories . 1 this 2 acquaintance 2 acquaintance 9 curiosity 3 with 5 and 3 with 8 everlasting 8 everlasting 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 16 . 10 have 11 resulted 11 resulted 12 in 12 in 13 many 13 many 14 strange 14 strange 15 stories 15 stories 16 . at least they have seemed strange to [peter] because they have been about furred and feathered people whom [peter] has never seen . 1 at 2 least 1 at 14 furred 2 least 6 strange 3 they 4 have 3 they 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 strange 6 strange 13 about 7 to 9 because 9 because 10 they 9 because 12 been 10 they 11 have 12 been 13 about 14 furred 15 and 15 and 16 feathered 16 feathered 23 . 17 people 18 whom 18 whom 20 has 20 has 21 never 20 has 23 . 21 never 22 seen and one of the strangest of these is the story of how [glutton] the [wolverine] got his name . 1 and 2 one 1 and 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 strangest 5 strangest 6 of 5 strangest 8 is 6 of 7 these 8 is 10 story 9 the 10 story 10 story 11 of 11 of 12 how 11 of 19 . 14 the 19 . 16 got 17 his 17 his 18 name 18 name 19 . of course you know what a glutton is . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 glutton 6 a 7 glutton 7 glutton 8 is 8 is 9 . it is one who is all the time thinking of his stomach . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 5 is 4 who 5 is 5 is 6 all 6 all 7 the 6 all 8 time 7 the 8 time 8 time 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 of 10 of 12 stomach 11 his 12 stomach 12 stomach 13 . no one likes to be called a glutton . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 called 6 called 8 glutton 7 a 8 glutton 8 glutton 9 . so when [honker] [the] [goose] happened to mention [glutton] , it caused [peter] to prick up his ears at once . 1 so 11 it 2 when 8 mention 2 when 11 it 6 happened 7 to 6 happened 8 mention 8 mention 10 , 11 it 12 caused 12 caused 15 prick 14 to 15 prick 15 prick 16 up 16 up 17 his 17 his 18 ears 18 ears 19 at 19 at 20 once 20 once 21 . " who 's a glutton ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 who 1 " 6 ? 2 who 3 's 3 's 5 glutton 4 a 5 glutton 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " [i] didn't say any one was a glutton , " replied [honker] . 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 6 one 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 was 7 was 12 replied 8 a 9 glutton 9 glutton 10 , 9 glutton 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] was speaking of [glutton] [the] [wolverine] who lives in the [great] [forests] of the [far] [north] , and whom everybody hates . " 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 speaking 4 speaking 5 of 4 speaking 15 of 5 of 9 who 9 who 10 lives 10 lives 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 of 16 the 16 the 24 . 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 whom 20 and 23 hates 21 whom 22 everybody 21 whom 23 hates 23 hates 24 . 24 . 25 " " certainly , " replied [honker] . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " certainly that is his name , and a very good name for him it is . 1 " 2 certainly 1 " 7 , 2 certainly 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 name 5 his 6 name 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 name 8 and 16 is 9 a 10 very 9 a 12 name 10 very 11 good 12 name 13 for 13 for 14 him 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 . but then of course it is because he is a glutton that he is named [glutton] . 1 but 6 is 2 then 3 of 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 because 7 because 8 he 7 because 14 is 8 he 9 is 9 is 11 glutton 10 a 11 glutton 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 is 14 is 15 named 15 named 17 . rather [i] should say that is the reason the first [wolverine] was named [glutton] . 1 rather 3 should 3 should 4 say 4 say 5 that 4 say 10 first 5 that 6 is 7 the 8 reason 8 reason 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 12 was 12 was 13 named 13 named 15 . " tell me about it , " [peter] begged . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 6 , 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 begged 9 begged 10 . " please tell me about it . " 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 8 " 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " tell you about what ? " asked [honker] , pretending not to understand . 1 " 2 tell 1 " 3 you 3 you 8 asked 4 about 5 what 5 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 12 not 10 , 12 not 11 pretending 12 not 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 understand 14 understand 15 . " about how the first [wolverine] got the name of [glutton] , " replied [peter] promptly . 1 " 7 got 2 about 3 how 3 how 5 first 4 the 5 first 5 first 7 got 7 got 9 name 7 got 12 , 8 the 9 name 9 name 10 of 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 replied 14 replied 16 promptly 16 promptly 17 . " there must have been a very good reason , and if there was a very good reason , there must be a story . 1 " 5 been 1 " 14 was 2 there 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 very 6 a 7 very 8 good 9 reason 9 reason 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 there 12 if 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 16 very 15 a 16 very 16 very 22 be 17 good 18 reason 18 reason 19 , 19 , 20 there 19 , 22 be 20 there 21 must 22 be 24 story 23 a 24 story 24 story 25 . please , [honker] , tell me all about it . " 1 please 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 8 about 7 all 8 about 8 about 11 " 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " then he swam back to where [peter] was sitting on the bank . 1 then 8 was 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 where 6 where 8 was 8 was 9 sitting 9 sitting 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . " peter , " said he , " [i] never in all my born days have seen such a fellow for questions as you are . 1 " 4 " 1 " 5 said 2 peter 3 , 3 , 4 " 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 13 my 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 never 10 never 11 in 11 in 12 all 13 my 15 days 14 born 15 days 15 days 17 seen 16 have 17 seen 17 seen 18 such 18 such 20 fellow 18 such 21 for 19 a 20 fellow 20 fellow 21 for 21 for 22 questions 22 questions 26 . 23 as 24 you 24 you 25 are 25 are 26 . if [i] lived about here , [i] think [i] should swim away every time [i] saw you coming . 1 if 3 lived 3 lived 4 about 4 about 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 11 swim 8 think 10 should 10 should 11 swim 11 swim 13 every 12 away 13 every 13 every 14 time 14 time 19 . 16 saw 17 you 17 you 18 coming 18 coming 19 . but as [i] only stop here for a day or two twice a year , [i] guess [i] can stand it . 1 but 5 stop 2 as 4 only 4 only 5 stop 5 stop 6 here 6 here 7 for 7 for 15 , 8 a 9 day 9 day 10 or 10 or 11 two 10 or 14 year 11 two 12 twice 12 twice 13 a 14 year 15 , 15 , 17 guess 17 guess 22 . 19 can 20 stand 20 stand 21 it 21 it 22 . besides , you really ought to know something about some of the people who live in the [great] [forest] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 7 know 2 , 4 really 3 you 4 really 4 really 5 ought 6 to 7 know 7 know 9 about 8 something 9 about 9 about 10 some 10 some 11 of 11 of 13 people 12 the 13 people 13 people 14 who 13 people 15 live 14 who 15 live 15 live 16 in 16 in 20 . 17 the 20 . it is shameful , [peter] , that you should be so ignorant . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 shameful 3 shameful 13 . 4 , 6 , 6 , 8 you 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 11 so 11 so 12 ignorant 12 ignorant 13 . of course [peter] promised . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 promised 4 promised 5 . he wanted that story so much that he would have promised anything . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 4 story 2 wanted 6 much 3 that 4 story 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 that 7 that 11 promised 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 promised 11 promised 12 anything 12 anything 13 . so [honker] told the story , and here it is just as [peter] heard it . 1 so 3 told 3 told 5 story 4 the 5 story 5 story 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 here 8 here 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 16 . 14 heard 15 it 15 it 16 . in fact , some of his new neighbors were inclined to think that he was related to [old] [king] [bear] . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 7 new 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 his 7 new 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 were 9 were 11 to 10 inclined 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 21 . 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 related 16 related 17 to certainly he looked more like [king] [bear] than he did like little [mr] [weasel] . 1 certainly 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 more 4 more 5 like 4 more 11 like 5 like 8 than 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 like 11 like 15 . 12 little 15 . but for his bushy tail he would have looked still more like a member of the [bear] family . 1 but 2 for 1 but 6 he 2 for 5 tail 3 his 4 bushy 3 his 5 tail 4 bushy 5 tail 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 looked 9 looked 11 more 10 still 11 more 11 more 12 like 12 like 14 member 13 a 14 member 14 member 19 . 15 of 18 family 16 the 18 family 18 family 19 . he was clumsy-looking . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 clumsy-looking 3 clumsy-looking 4 . he was rather slow moving , but he was strong , very strong for his size . 1 he 2 was 2 was 11 , 3 rather 4 slow 4 slow 5 moving 5 moving 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 7 but 9 was 9 was 10 strong 10 strong 11 , 11 , 13 strong 12 very 13 strong 13 strong 14 for 14 for 17 . 15 his 16 size 16 size 17 . and he had a mean disposition . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 6 disposition 4 a 5 mean 4 a 6 disposition 6 disposition 7 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [wolverine] had a mean disposition . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 had 7 had 10 disposition 8 a 9 mean 8 a 10 disposition 10 disposition 11 . he had such a mean disposition that he would snarl at his own reflection in a pool of water . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 mean 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 mean 5 mean 11 at 6 disposition 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 would 9 would 10 snarl 10 snarl 11 at 11 at 13 own 12 his 13 own 13 own 15 in 14 reflection 15 in 15 in 17 pool 16 a 17 pool 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 . " now you know as well as [i] do that no one with a mean disposition has any friends . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 as 4 know 10 that 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 9 do 10 that 12 one 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 with 12 one 17 has 13 with 16 disposition 14 a 15 mean 14 a 16 disposition 15 mean 16 disposition 17 has 20 . 18 any 19 friends 19 friends 20 . it was so with [mr] [wolverine] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 with 4 with 7 . when his neighbors found out what a mean disposition he had , they let him severely alone . 1 when 4 found 2 his 3 neighbors 3 neighbors 4 found 4 found 6 what 5 out 6 what 6 what 9 disposition 7 a 8 mean 7 a 9 disposition 9 disposition 11 had 10 he 11 had 11 had 14 let 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 let 14 let 15 him 15 him 16 severely 16 severely 17 alone 17 alone 18 . they would go out of their way to avoid meeting him . 1 they 2 would 1 they 5 of 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 out 5 of 7 way 6 their 7 way 7 way 8 to 7 way 9 avoid 8 to 9 avoid 9 avoid 10 meeting 10 meeting 11 him 11 him 12 . this made his disposition all the meaner . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 disposition 3 his 4 disposition 4 disposition 5 all 5 all 7 meaner 6 the 7 meaner 7 meaner 8 . he didn't really care because his neighbors would have nothing to do with him . 1 he 4 care 2 didn't 3 really 3 really 4 care 4 care 5 because 5 because 7 neighbors 5 because 9 have 6 his 7 neighbors 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 to 11 to 12 do 11 to 15 . 12 do 13 with 13 with 14 him no , he didn't really care , for the simple reason that he didn't want anything to do with them . 1 no 4 didn't 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 8 for 5 really 6 care 6 care 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 11 reason 9 the 10 simple 9 the 11 reason 11 reason 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 16 anything 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 want 16 anything 17 to 17 to 18 do 17 to 21 . 18 do 19 with 19 with 20 them but just the same it made him angry to have them show that they didn't want to have anything to do with him . 1 but 4 same 1 but 6 made 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 same 5 it 6 made 6 made 7 him 6 made 14 they 7 him 8 angry 8 angry 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 them 10 have 12 show 12 show 13 that 14 they 16 want 15 didn't 16 want 16 want 17 to 17 to 18 have 18 have 20 to 18 have 24 . 19 anything 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 with 22 with 23 him he also learned very early in life that patience is a virtue few possess , and that patience and nimble wits will accomplish almost anything . 1 he 3 learned 1 he 4 very 2 also 3 learned 4 very 5 early 4 very 6 in 6 in 7 life 7 life 16 and 8 that 9 patience 9 patience 10 is 10 is 12 virtue 11 a 12 virtue 12 virtue 13 few 13 few 14 possess 14 possess 15 , 14 possess 16 and 16 and 20 nimble 17 that 18 patience 18 patience 19 and 19 and 20 nimble 20 nimble 24 almost 20 nimble 26 . 21 wits 22 will 22 will 23 accomplish 23 accomplish 24 almost 25 anything 26 . no one knew this because , you see , everybody kept away from him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 5 because 3 knew 4 this 4 this 5 because 5 because 6 , 6 , 8 see 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 , 8 see 11 kept 9 , 10 everybody 11 kept 12 away 12 away 13 from 13 from 14 him 14 him 15 . " ' [one] never knows when such knowledge may be useful , ' he would say to himself . 1 " 4 never 1 " 10 be 2 ' 4 never 4 never 5 knows 5 knows 6 when 6 when 8 knowledge 7 such 8 knowledge 8 knowledge 9 may 10 be 13 ' 11 useful 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 he 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 say 16 say 17 to 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 . ' [the] more [i] know about other people and the less they know about me the better . ' 1 ' 3 more 3 more 8 people 5 know 6 about 6 about 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 and 9 and 13 know 10 the 11 less 11 less 12 they 12 they 13 know 13 know 14 about 14 about 15 me 15 me 19 ' 16 the 17 better 16 the 18 . 18 . 19 ' " the time did come . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 did 4 did 5 come 5 come 6 . mr [wolverine] didn't . 1 mr 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the fact is , [mr] [wolverine] lived very well indeed . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 11 . 7 lived 8 very 8 very 9 well 9 well 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . instead of hunting for food himself , he depended on his neighbors to hunt for him . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 7 , 2 of 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 for 4 for 6 himself 5 food 6 himself 7 , 9 depended 8 he 9 depended 9 depended 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 to 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 for 14 hunt 17 . 15 for 16 him a growl from him was enough , and that meal was left in his possession . 1 a 2 growl 1 a 6 enough 2 growl 3 from 2 growl 5 was 3 from 4 him 6 enough 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 meal 9 that 10 meal 10 meal 11 was 11 was 13 in 12 left 13 in 13 in 15 possession 14 his 15 possession 15 possession 16 . when he awoke [mr] [wolverine] would finish what remained . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 awoke 3 awoke 10 . 6 would 7 finish 7 finish 8 what 8 what 9 remained 9 remained 10 . you know [i] told you he had a mean disposition . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 told 4 told 7 had 5 you 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 10 disposition 8 a 9 mean 8 a 10 disposition 10 disposition 11 . glutton by name and a glutton in habit he remained as long as he lived . 1 glutton 2 by 1 glutton 4 and 2 by 3 name 4 and 6 glutton 5 a 6 glutton 6 glutton 7 in 6 glutton 10 remained 7 in 8 habit 8 habit 9 he 10 remained 13 as 11 as 12 long 12 long 13 as 13 as 14 he 13 as 15 lived 14 he 15 lived 15 lived 16 . both name and habits he handed down to his children and they to their children . 1 both 6 handed 2 name 3 and 3 and 4 habits 4 habits 5 he 5 he 6 handed 6 handed 11 and 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 and 11 and 12 they 11 and 15 children 13 to 14 their 14 their 15 children 15 children 16 . " [queer] how a habit will stick , isn't it ? " said [peter] thoughtfully . 1 " 5 habit 3 how 4 a 4 a 5 habit 5 habit 9 isn't 6 will 8 , 7 stick 8 , 8 , 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 it 9 isn't 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 said 13 said 15 thoughtfully 15 thoughtfully 16 . " particularly a bad habit , " added [honker] . 1 " 2 particularly 2 particularly 6 , 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 habit 5 habit 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 added 8 added 10 . [vii] [where] [old] [mrs] [.] ['] [gator] [made] [the] [first] [incubator] peter [rabbit] and [mrs] [quack] the [mallard] [duck] are great friends . 1 peter 3 and 3 and 6 the 6 the 11 friends 9 are 10 great 10 great 11 friends 11 friends 12 . during that long summer [peter] had become very well acquainted with them . 1 during 2 that 1 during 3 long 3 long 4 summer 4 summer 6 had 6 had 7 become 7 become 8 very 8 very 9 well 9 well 10 acquainted 10 acquainted 11 with 10 acquainted 12 them 12 them 13 . people who live where he does call him just ' [gator] , but you and [i] would call him [alligator] . 1 people 7 call 1 people 12 , 2 who 3 live 3 live 6 does 4 where 5 he 4 where 6 does 6 does 7 call 7 call 9 just 8 him 9 just 9 just 10 ' 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 you 13 but 18 call 15 and 17 would 17 would 18 call 18 call 19 him 18 call 21 . 19 him 21 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . it seemed as if he couldn't think of anything else . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 anything 9 anything 10 else 10 else 11 . " what ? " he squealed , hopping up and down in excitement . 1 " 5 he 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 7 , 6 squealed 7 , 7 , 10 and 8 hopping 9 up 9 up 10 and 10 and 11 down 11 down 12 in 12 in 14 . 13 excitement 14 . i don't believe it ! 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 ! besides , only birds lay eggs . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 only 3 only 4 birds 4 birds 5 lay 5 lay 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 . 7 . 8 " " quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , [peter] , you must take that back ! " 1 " 10 quack 2 quack 3 , 3 , 4 quack 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 quack 5 , 7 , 7 , 9 , 8 quack 9 , 9 , 10 quack 10 quack 11 , 11 , 15 , 12 quack 14 quack 13 , 14 quack 14 quack 15 , 15 , 17 , 17 , 18 you 18 you 19 must 19 must 20 take 20 take 23 ! 20 take 24 " 21 that 22 back 22 back 23 ! cried [mrs] [quack] . 1 cried 4 . " why must [i] take it back ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 3 must 2 why 3 must 3 must 5 take 5 take 6 it 5 take 8 ? 6 it 7 back 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " because as usual you 've let your tongue run loose , and that is a bad habit , [peter] . 1 " 3 as 1 " 5 you 2 because 3 as 3 as 4 usual 4 usual 5 you 5 you 7 let 6 've 7 let 7 let 8 your 8 your 9 tongue 9 tongue 13 and 10 run 11 loose 10 run 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 that 13 and 19 , 14 that 15 is 15 is 18 habit 16 a 17 bad 16 a 18 habit 17 bad 18 habit 19 , 21 . it certainly is a bad habit . 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 6 habit 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 habit 6 habit 7 . how about the [snake] family ? " 1 how 2 about 2 about 5 family 3 the 5 family 5 family 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " oh ! " said [peter] , looking very foolish . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 3 ! 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 looking 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 10 foolish 9 very 10 foolish 10 foolish 11 . " [i] forgot all about the [snakes] . 1 " 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 8 . 6 the 8 . they do lay eggs . " 1 they 2 do 2 do 3 lay 3 lay 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 . 5 . 6 " " and how about [spotty] the [turtle] ? 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 how 2 and 8 ? 3 how 4 about 6 the 8 ? didn't he come from an egg ? " persisted [mrs] [quack] . 1 didn't 2 he 1 didn't 7 ? 2 he 3 come 3 come 4 from 4 from 6 egg 5 an 6 egg 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 persisted 9 persisted 12 . peter looked more foolish than before , if that were possible . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 than 3 more 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 than 5 than 6 before 6 before 7 , 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 that 9 that 10 were 10 were 12 . 11 possible 12 . " [y-e-s] , " he replied slowly and reluctantly . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 he 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 replied 6 replied 8 and 7 slowly 8 and 8 and 9 reluctantly 9 reluctantly 10 . " then don't be so quick to doubt a thing just because you 've never seen it , " retorted [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 4 be 3 don't 4 be 4 be 8 doubt 5 so 6 quick 6 quick 7 to 7 to 8 doubt 8 doubt 10 thing 8 doubt 11 just 9 a 10 thing 11 just 13 you 11 just 18 , 12 because 13 you 13 you 14 've 14 've 15 never 16 seen 17 it 16 seen 18 , 18 , 20 retorted 19 " 20 retorted 20 retorted 23 . " [i] 've seen [mrs] . 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 seen 4 seen 6 . " [i] beg your pardon , [mrs] [quack] . " 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 4 your 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 6 , 9 . 9 . 10 " peter was very humble . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 humble 4 humble 5 . " [i] do indeed . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 . please forgive me . 1 please 2 forgive 2 forgive 3 me 3 me 4 . is [is] [mrs] . 1 is 4 . ' [gator] 's nest at all like yours ? " 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 nest 4 nest 5 at 4 nest 7 like 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 yours 8 yours 9 ? 9 ? 10 " peter seemed so truly sorry for having doubted her that [mrs] [quack] recovered [her] good nature at once . 1 peter 2 seemed 2 seemed 5 sorry 3 so 4 truly 4 truly 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 for 5 sorry 10 that 6 for 7 having 7 having 8 doubted 8 doubted 9 her 10 that 13 recovered 13 recovered 15 good 15 good 16 nature 16 nature 19 . 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 . " no , " said she , " it isn't . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 she 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 it 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 . if [i] hadn't seen her make it , [i] wouldn't have known it was a nest . 1 if 4 seen 1 if 12 known 3 hadn't 4 seen 4 seen 5 her 4 seen 6 make 6 make 7 it 8 , 10 wouldn't 10 wouldn't 11 have 11 have 12 known 12 known 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 nest 15 a 16 nest 16 nest 17 . ' [gator] 's nest and eggs and a lot of other things . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 nest 4 nest 10 of 5 and 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 and 7 and 9 lot 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 of 10 of 11 other 11 other 13 . 12 things 13 . mrs . 1 mrs 2 . ' [gator] is lazy , but she is smart . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 lazy 4 lazy 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 she 7 she 8 is 8 is 9 smart 9 smart 10 . she 's smart enough to make [mr] [sun] do her work . 1 she 2 's 2 's 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 9 do 9 do 10 her 9 do 11 work 11 work 12 . what do you think of that ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 6 that 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 of 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " right away [peter] was all excitement . 1 right 2 away 2 away 7 . 4 was 5 all 4 was 6 excitement 6 excitement 7 . you see , that sounded as if there might be a story behind it . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 sounded 4 that 5 sounded 5 sounded 7 if 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 there 7 if 10 be 9 might 10 be 10 be 12 story 10 be 15 . 11 a 12 story 12 story 13 behind 13 behind 14 it " [i] never have heard of such a thing ! " he cried . 1 " 3 never 1 " 5 heard 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 of 6 of 7 such 7 such 11 " 8 a 9 thing 8 a 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 13 cried 12 he 13 cried 13 cried 14 . " how did she learn to do such a smart thing as that ? 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 she 3 did 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 such 7 do 14 ? 8 such 10 smart 9 a 10 smart 11 thing 12 as 11 thing 14 ? 12 as 13 that of course [i] don't for a minute believe that she herself discovered a way to get [mr] [sun] to work for her . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 don't 4 don't 16 get 5 for 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 she 9 that 11 herself 11 herself 12 discovered 12 discovered 14 way 13 a 14 way 14 way 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 20 work 19 to 20 work 20 work 21 for 21 for 22 her 22 her 23 . probably it was her ever-so-great-grandmother who first did it . 1 probably 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 who 4 her 5 ever-so-great-grandmother 5 ever-so-great-grandmother 6 who 6 who 7 first 7 first 8 did 8 did 9 it 8 did 10 . isn't that so , [mrs] [quack] ? " 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 3 so 3 so 4 , 4 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 " mrs [quack] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " you 've guessed it , [peter] , " said she . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 guessed 4 guessed 5 it 4 guessed 9 " 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . " it all happened way , way back in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 6 , 2 it 3 all 3 all 4 happened 4 happened 5 way 5 way 6 , 6 , 7 way 7 way 8 back 8 back 11 days 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 days 11 days 12 when 12 when 14 world 12 when 15 was 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 was 15 was 16 young 16 young 18 " 17 . 18 " " tell me about it ! 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 6 ! 4 about 5 it 4 about 6 ! when she was quite satisfied , she turned to [peter] , fidgeting on the bank . 1 when 2 she 1 when 3 was 1 when 5 satisfied 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 quite 3 was 5 satisfied 5 satisfied 6 , 6 , 7 she 6 , 8 turned 7 she 8 turned 8 turned 9 to 9 to 13 on 11 , 12 fidgeting 12 fidgeting 13 on 13 on 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 . ' [gator] , who live way down south now , belong to a very old family and are proud of it . 1 ' 6 way 3 , 4 who 3 , 6 way 4 who 5 live 6 way 9 now 7 down 8 south 7 down 9 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 belong 11 belong 12 to 12 to 16 family 13 a 14 very 14 very 15 old 15 old 16 family 16 family 17 and 17 and 22 . 18 are 19 proud 18 are 22 . 19 proud 20 of 20 of 21 it in the beginning of things there was very little dry land , as you may have heard , so old [mr] . and [mrs] . 1 in 3 beginning 1 in 14 you 2 the 3 beginning 3 beginning 4 of 4 of 5 things 5 things 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 little 9 little 10 dry 10 dry 11 land 11 land 12 , 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 may 15 may 16 have 16 have 19 so 17 heard 18 , 18 , 19 so 19 so 23 and 20 old 22 . 22 . 23 and 23 and 25 . ' [gator] , who of course were not old then , were made to live in the water with the fish . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 of 3 , 4 who 5 of 13 made 6 course 7 were 7 were 8 not 8 not 9 old 9 old 10 then 10 then 11 , 11 , 12 were 12 were 13 made 13 made 16 in 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 in 16 in 18 water 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 with 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 fish 21 fish 22 . old [mother] [nature] was experimenting then . 1 old 4 was 4 was 5 experimenting 5 experimenting 6 then 6 then 7 . " it didn't take [mr] . and [mrs] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 take 4 take 6 . 6 . 7 and 7 and 9 . ' [gator] long to discover that their legs were not of much use in the water , for they used their powerful tails for swimming . 1 ' 4 to 3 long 4 to 4 to 13 use 5 discover 8 legs 6 that 7 their 7 their 8 legs 8 legs 9 were 9 were 10 not 10 not 11 of 11 of 12 much 12 much 13 use 13 use 18 for 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 , 17 , 18 for 18 for 19 they 19 they 20 used 20 used 23 tails 20 used 24 for 21 their 22 powerful 21 their 23 tails 24 for 26 . 25 swimming 26 . then one day [mrs] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 5 . ' [gator] crawled out on land and right away discovered what those legs were for . 1 ' 3 crawled 3 crawled 7 and 4 out 5 on 4 out 7 and 5 on 6 land 7 and 8 right 8 right 9 away 9 away 13 legs 10 discovered 11 what 11 what 12 those 12 those 13 legs 13 legs 14 were 14 were 15 for 15 for 16 . she could go on dry land while fishes could not . 1 she 2 could 2 could 3 go 3 go 4 on 3 go 7 while 4 on 5 dry 5 dry 6 land 7 while 8 fishes 8 fishes 9 could 9 could 10 not 10 not 11 . ' [gator] spent most of their time on sunny days taking sun-baths . 1 ' 3 spent 3 spent 8 on 4 most 5 of 5 of 7 time 6 their 7 time 7 time 8 on 8 on 10 days 9 sunny 10 days 10 days 11 taking 11 taking 12 sun-baths 12 sun-baths 13 . " one day [old] [mother] [nature] came along and whispered a wonderful secret to [mrs] . 1 " 3 day 2 one 3 day 3 day 7 came 7 came 10 whispered 8 along 9 and 9 and 10 whispered 10 whispered 14 to 11 a 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 13 secret 13 secret 14 to 14 to 16 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . but if you let those eggs get cold , there will be no babies . 1 but 3 you 1 but 6 eggs 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 let 4 let 5 those 6 eggs 9 , 7 get 8 cold 7 get 9 , 9 , 10 there 10 there 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 14 babies 12 be 15 . 13 no 14 babies don't forget that you must keep them warm . ' 1 don't 2 forget 2 forget 3 that 3 that 6 keep 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 keep 6 keep 7 them 7 them 8 warm 8 warm 9 . 9 . 10 ' " old [mother] [nature] was as good as her word . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 was 5 was 6 as 6 as 7 good 7 good 8 as 8 as 9 her 9 her 10 word 10 word 11 . she gave [mrs] . 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 4 . ' [gator] twenty beautiful white eggs , and [mrs] . 1 ' 3 twenty 3 twenty 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 white 5 white 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 . ' [gator] was perfectly happy . 1 ' 3 was 3 was 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 happy 5 happy 6 . those eggs were the most precious things in all the [great] [world] . 1 those 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 were 3 were 5 most 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 precious 6 precious 7 things 7 things 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 13 . 10 the 13 . it was very pleasant to lie there in the sun and dream of the babies to come from those wonderful eggs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 lie 3 very 5 to 4 pleasant 5 to 5 to 6 lie 6 lie 8 in 6 lie 15 babies 7 there 8 in 8 in 10 sun 9 the 10 sun 10 sun 11 and 11 and 12 dream 12 dream 13 of 13 of 14 the 15 babies 16 to 16 to 17 come 17 come 18 from 18 from 19 those 19 those 22 . 20 wonderful 21 eggs 20 wonderful 22 . all in a twinkling happiness was turned to worry . 1 all 2 in 1 all 6 was 2 in 4 twinkling 3 a 4 twinkling 4 twinkling 5 happiness 6 was 7 turned 7 turned 8 to 8 to 9 worry 9 worry 10 . " ' [what] can [i] do ? 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 can 4 can 6 do 6 do 7 ? what can [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 can 2 can 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' mrs . 1 mrs 2 . ' [gator] kept saying over and over . 1 ' 3 kept 3 kept 4 saying 4 saying 5 over 5 over 6 and 6 and 7 over 7 over 8 . ' [however] can [i] keep them warm when [mr] [sun] goes to bed at night ? 1 ' 3 can 3 can 5 keep 5 keep 6 them 5 keep 7 warm 5 keep 12 to 7 warm 8 when 11 goes 12 to 12 to 13 bed 13 bed 14 at 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 ? oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! my beautiful eggs never , never will turn to darling babies ! 1 my 2 beautiful 1 my 5 , 2 beautiful 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 never 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 will 7 will 8 turn 8 turn 9 to 9 to 10 darling 10 darling 11 babies 11 babies 12 ! what can [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 can 2 can 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' " all this time [mr] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 this 2 all 6 . 3 this 4 time ' [gator] was a great deal more interested in making himself comfortable than he was in those eggs . 1 ' 3 was 3 was 5 great 4 a 5 great 5 great 8 interested 6 deal 7 more 7 more 8 interested 8 interested 13 than 9 in 10 making 10 making 11 himself 11 himself 12 comfortable 12 comfortable 13 than 13 than 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 19 . 16 in 17 those 17 those 18 eggs 18 eggs 19 . the sand he had thrown in a pile at one side . 1 the 2 sand 2 sand 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 thrown 5 thrown 6 in 6 in 8 pile 7 a 8 pile 8 pile 9 at 9 at 12 . 10 one 11 side 11 side 12 . [when] [mrs] [.] ' [gator] went to consult [mr] . 1 ' 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 consult 5 consult 7 . a clever idea came to her like a flash . 1 a 2 clever 2 clever 3 idea 3 idea 4 came 4 came 5 to 4 came 7 like 5 to 6 her 7 like 9 flash 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 10 . " first she sent [mr] . 1 " 2 first 2 first 3 she 3 she 4 sent 4 sent 6 . ' [gator] into the water to get his supper . 1 ' 5 water 3 into 5 water 4 the 5 water 5 water 7 get 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 supper 8 his 9 supper 9 supper 10 . when this was done she stretched out close by to keep watch and see that nothing disturbed those treasures . 1 when 3 was 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 done 4 done 9 by 5 she 6 stretched 6 stretched 7 out 6 stretched 8 close 8 close 9 by 9 by 13 and 10 to 11 keep 11 keep 12 watch 12 watch 13 and 13 and 19 treasures 14 see 15 that 15 that 16 nothing 15 that 17 disturbed 17 disturbed 18 those 18 those 19 treasures 19 treasures 20 . that was a very anxious night for [mrs] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 anxious 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 night 6 night 7 for 7 for 9 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . the sand on which she lay grew very cool . 1 the 2 sand 2 sand 3 on 2 sand 6 lay 4 which 5 she 5 she 6 lay 6 lay 9 cool 7 grew 8 very 8 very 9 cool 9 cool 10 . [when] [mr] [.] mrs . 1 mrs 2 . night and day she kept guard , and all the time she worried lest those eggs should not be warm enough . 1 night 7 , 2 and 3 day 3 day 4 she 3 day 5 kept 5 kept 6 guard 5 kept 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 worried 8 and 14 lest 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 time 11 time 12 she 12 she 13 worried 14 lest 16 eggs 14 lest 20 warm 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 should 17 should 18 not 18 not 19 be 20 warm 21 enough 21 enough 22 . then one day twenty baby ' [gators] dug their way out of that mound of sand . 1 then 2 one 2 one 8 dug 3 day 4 twenty 4 twenty 5 baby 5 baby 6 ' 6 ' 8 dug 8 dug 10 way 9 their 10 way 10 way 12 of 11 out 12 of 12 of 14 mound 13 that 14 mound 14 mound 15 of 15 of 17 . 16 sand 17 . yes , [sir] , they did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 did 6 did 7 . and today it is done just as [i] 've told you , for [i] 've seen with my own eyes [mrs] . 1 and 2 today 1 and 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 just 5 done 6 just 6 just 13 for 7 as 9 've 9 've 10 told 10 told 11 you 10 told 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 15 've 15 've 16 seen 16 seen 17 with 16 seen 20 eyes 17 with 19 own 18 my 19 own 20 eyes 22 . ' [gator] build her nest , cover her eggs , and then lie around while [mr] [sun] did the work for her . 1 ' 7 cover 3 build 4 her 4 her 5 nest 5 nest 6 , 6 , 7 cover 7 cover 11 and 8 her 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 11 and 18 did 12 then 13 lie 13 lie 14 around 14 around 15 while 18 did 20 work 19 the 20 work 20 work 21 for 21 for 23 . 22 her 23 . what do you think of that ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 6 that 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 of 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [viii] [where] [mr] [.] [quack] [got] [his] [webbed] [feet] can you guess why ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 why 4 why 5 ? they are [mr] and [mrs] . quack , the [mallard] [ducks] . 1 they 4 and 2 are 4 and 4 and 6 . 6 . 7 quack 7 quack 8 , 8 , 12 . 9 the 12 . one reason [peter] is so fond of [mr] and [mrs] . quack is because they always have a story for him . 1 one 2 reason 2 reason 4 is 4 is 5 so 5 so 6 fond 5 so 13 is 6 fond 7 of 7 of 11 . 9 and 11 . 12 quack 13 is 13 is 14 because 14 because 15 they 14 because 17 have 15 they 17 have 16 always 17 have 17 have 19 story 17 have 20 for 18 a 19 story 20 for 22 . 21 him 22 . sometimes it is a story of adventure , a tale of terrible danger and narrow escapes . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 5 story 2 it 3 is 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 8 , 7 adventure 8 , 8 , 13 danger 9 a 10 tale 10 tale 11 of 11 of 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 danger 13 danger 14 and 14 and 17 . 15 narrow 16 escapes 16 escapes 17 . sometimes it is about their home in the far [northland] , and again it is about the wonderful [southland] where they spend the winter . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 3 is 1 sometimes 6 home 3 is 4 about 5 their 6 home 6 home 12 and 7 in 9 far 7 in 11 , 8 the 9 far 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 again 12 and 18 wonderful 13 again 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 about 17 the 18 wonderful 18 wonderful 24 winter 20 where 21 they 20 where 22 spend 22 spend 23 the 23 the 24 winter 24 winter 25 . but the story that [peter] likes best is the one about where and how the [quack] family got their funny , webbed feet . 1 but 3 story 1 but 4 that 2 the 3 story 4 that 20 funny 6 likes 7 best 7 best 8 is 8 is 10 one 9 the 10 one 10 one 11 about 11 about 13 and 12 where 13 and 13 and 14 how 14 how 18 got 15 the 17 family 17 family 18 got 18 got 19 their 19 their 20 funny 20 funny 23 feet 21 , 22 webbed 22 webbed 23 feet 23 feet 24 . mr [quack] doesn't think those feet funny at all , but [peter] does . 1 mr 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 think 4 think 6 feet 4 think 10 , 5 those 6 feet 6 feet 7 funny 7 funny 8 at 8 at 9 all 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 does 13 does 14 . and always he goes back to the dear [old] [briar-patch] with renewed admiration for the wisdom of [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 and 2 always 1 and 7 the 2 always 3 he 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 back 4 goes 6 to 7 the 8 dear 8 dear 16 wisdom 11 with 12 renewed 12 renewed 13 admiration 13 admiration 14 for 14 for 15 the 15 the 16 wisdom 16 wisdom 17 of 16 wisdom 21 . peter noticed those feet the first time he met [mr] and [mrs] . quack . 1 peter 6 first 2 noticed 3 those 3 those 4 feet 4 feet 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 8 he 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 met 9 met 11 and 11 and 13 . 11 and 14 quack 14 quack 15 . he couldn't help but notice them . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 4 but 5 notice 5 notice 6 them 6 them 7 . they heard him coming and not knowing at first who it was they at once started for the water . 1 they 2 heard 1 they 7 knowing 2 heard 3 him 3 him 4 coming 4 coming 5 and 5 and 6 not 7 knowing 8 at 7 knowing 16 started 8 at 9 first 9 first 11 it 10 who 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 they 13 they 14 at 14 at 15 once 16 started 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 water 19 water 20 . peter never will forget the funny way in which they waddled . 1 peter 2 never 1 peter 3 will 2 never 3 will 3 will 4 forget 4 forget 7 way 5 the 6 funny 6 funny 7 way 7 way 8 in 8 in 9 which 9 which 10 they 10 they 11 waddled 11 waddled 12 . he never had seen anybody quite so awkward . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 quite 6 quite 9 . 7 so 8 awkward 8 awkward 9 . but when they reached the water he forgot to laugh . 1 but 3 they 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 8 forgot 7 he 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 to 9 to 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 . he simply stared open-mouthed in astonishment . 1 he 2 simply 2 simply 3 stared 3 stared 4 open-mouthed 4 open-mouthed 5 in 5 in 6 astonishment 6 astonishment 7 . you see there they were as graceful as they had been awkward on land . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 there 2 see 4 they 4 they 10 had 5 were 7 graceful 6 as 7 graceful 7 graceful 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 awkward 11 been 15 . 12 awkward 13 on 14 land 15 . afterward , when [peter] had become acquainted with them and they were the best of friends , he ventured to speak of their queer feet . 1 afterward 10 and 2 , 3 when 2 , 5 had 5 had 6 become 6 become 7 acquainted 7 acquainted 8 with 8 with 9 them 9 them 10 and 10 and 11 they 11 they 19 ventured 12 were 14 best 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 17 , 16 friends 17 , 17 , 18 he 18 he 19 ventured 19 ventured 20 to 20 to 25 feet 21 speak 22 of 22 of 23 their 23 their 24 queer 24 queer 25 feet 25 feet 26 . " do you know , " said he , " you have the most interesting feet of anybody [i] know of . 1 " 5 , 2 do 3 you 2 do 5 , 3 you 4 know 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 10 " 10 " 11 you 10 " 14 most 11 you 12 have 13 the 14 most 14 most 16 feet 15 interesting 16 feet 16 feet 17 of 17 of 18 anybody 18 anybody 20 know 20 know 21 of 21 of 22 . they are so broad that the first time [i] saw them [i] couldn't believe my own eyes . 1 they 2 are 1 they 10 saw 2 are 3 so 3 so 4 broad 4 broad 5 that 5 that 7 first 6 the 7 first 8 time 10 saw 10 saw 11 them 10 saw 16 own 13 couldn't 14 believe 14 believe 15 my 15 my 16 own 16 own 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . i didn't suppose anybody had such broad feet . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 had 5 had 9 . 6 such 7 broad 7 broad 8 feet 8 feet 9 . i suppose there is some special reason why they are so broad and why your legs are so short . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 6 special 2 suppose 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 some 6 special 7 reason 7 reason 8 why 8 why 12 broad 9 they 10 are 9 they 12 broad 10 are 11 so 12 broad 16 legs 13 and 14 why 14 why 15 your 15 your 16 legs 16 legs 17 are 17 are 20 . 18 so 19 short 19 short 20 . do you know how [mother] [nature] happened to give you feet so different from the feet of other birds , [mr] [quack] ? " 1 do 4 how 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 9 give 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 give 9 give 14 from 10 you 11 feet 11 feet 13 different 12 so 13 different 13 different 14 from 14 from 16 feet 15 the 16 feet 16 feet 17 of 16 feet 23 ? 17 of 18 other 18 other 20 , 19 birds 20 , 23 ? 24 " mr [quack] chuckled . 1 mr 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . peter agreed at once . 1 peter 2 agreed 2 agreed 3 at 3 at 4 once 4 once 5 . at last , just as [peter] [rabbit] was beginning to lose patience [mr] [quack] began . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 11 lose 8 was 9 beginning 9 beginning 10 to 10 to 11 lose 11 lose 12 patience 12 patience 15 began 15 began 16 . perhaps they knew each other . 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 3 knew 3 knew 4 each 4 each 5 other 5 other 6 . perhaps they were acquainted just as you and [i] are now . 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 acquainted 4 acquainted 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 8 and 8 and 12 . 10 are 11 now 11 now 12 . they were made for scratching , and there was nothing between the toes . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 for 2 were 3 made 4 for 7 and 5 scratching 6 , 5 scratching 7 and 7 and 11 between 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 between 11 between 13 toes 12 the 13 toes 13 toes 14 . you see , [old] [mother] [nature] was experimenting . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 was 7 was 8 experimenting 8 experimenting 9 . when he walked , everybody laughed at him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 , 4 , 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 at 6 laughed 8 him 8 him 9 . when he tried to run , they laughed harder than ever . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 7 they 4 to 5 run 6 , 7 they 7 they 11 ever 8 laughed 9 harder 8 laughed 10 than 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . he didn't mind this so very much , though he did a little . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mind 3 mind 4 this 3 mind 9 though 5 so 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 , 8 , 9 though 9 though 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 14 . 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 . nobody likes to be laughed at , especially when it is because of something they cannot help . 1 nobody 2 likes 1 nobody 4 be 2 likes 3 to 4 be 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 at 6 at 7 , 7 , 8 especially 8 especially 17 help 9 when 11 is 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 because 12 because 13 of 13 of 14 something 14 something 15 they 14 something 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 help 17 help 18 . and when he was quite out of breath , [mr] [quack] discovered that he was making all this fuss for nothing . 1 and 2 when 1 and 12 discovered 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 was 4 was 5 quite 5 quite 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 breath 8 breath 9 , 12 discovered 13 that 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 making 15 was 22 . 17 all 18 this 18 this 19 fuss 19 fuss 20 for 20 for 21 nothing 21 nothing 22 . he didn't sink , but floated on the water , and what was more the water didn't get under his feathers at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 , 3 sink 4 , 4 , 6 floated 5 but 6 floated 6 floated 16 water 7 on 9 water 7 on 10 , 8 the 9 water 10 , 12 what 10 , 13 was 11 and 12 what 13 was 14 more 14 more 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 22 at 17 didn't 18 get 18 get 19 under 19 under 20 his 20 his 21 feathers 21 feathers 22 at 22 at 23 all 23 all 24 . but he kept moving them back and forth , and pretty soon he discovered that he moved ahead . 1 but 2 he 1 but 11 pretty 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 moving 3 kept 7 and 4 moving 5 them 4 moving 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 8 forth 8 forth 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 pretty 12 soon 12 soon 13 he 13 he 14 discovered 14 discovered 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 moved 17 moved 19 . 18 ahead 19 . he knew then that he could get back to land . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 he 3 then 4 that 3 then 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 9 to 8 back 9 to 9 to 10 land 10 land 11 . then he tried his wings and he found that he could rise into the air from the water quite as easily as from the land . 1 then 5 wings 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 his 4 his 5 wings 5 wings 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 found 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 26 . 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 rise 12 rise 23 from 13 into 15 air 14 the 15 air 15 air 16 from 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 quite 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 easily 21 easily 22 as 22 as 23 from 23 from 25 land 24 the 25 land right then and there all fear of the water left him . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 there 3 and 4 there 4 there 9 water 5 all 6 fear 6 fear 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 left 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 . in fact , he liked it . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 liked 5 liked 6 it 6 it 7 . " [little] by little , [grandfather] [quack] began to understand that he had made a great discovery . 1 " 3 by 3 by 18 . 4 little 5 , 4 little 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 understand 9 to 10 understand 10 understand 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 had 13 had 14 made 14 made 16 great 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 discovery 17 discovery 18 . he had discovered the safest place in all [the] [great] [world] for him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 safest 3 discovered 12 for 4 the 5 safest 5 safest 6 place 6 place 7 in 7 in 8 all 12 for 14 . 13 him 14 . out on the water he was safe from [mr] [fox] and [mr] [wolf] and all the other four-footed hunters . 1 out 2 on 1 out 5 he 2 on 4 water 3 the 4 water 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 safe 7 safe 8 from 8 from 14 and 11 and 14 and 14 and 18 four-footed 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 four-footed 18 four-footed 19 hunters 19 hunters 20 . so he took to spending most of his time on the water or near it . 1 so 15 it 2 he 3 took 3 took 13 or 4 to 5 spending 4 to 13 or 5 spending 6 most 6 most 7 of 7 of 9 time 8 his 9 time 9 time 10 on 10 on 12 water 11 the 12 water 13 or 14 near 14 near 15 it 15 it 16 . when he wanted a nap , he would hide among the rushes that grew in the water . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wanted 1 when 5 nap 4 a 5 nap 5 nap 6 , 6 , 8 would 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 hide 9 hide 10 among 10 among 12 rushes 11 the 12 rushes 12 rushes 13 that 12 rushes 14 grew 13 that 14 grew 14 grew 15 in 15 in 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . ' [if] only [i] didn't have to leave the water for food ! ' sighed [grandfather] [quack] . 1 ' 10 water 3 only 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 leave 8 leave 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 for 11 for 12 food 12 food 13 ! 13 ! 15 sighed 14 ' 15 sighed 15 sighed 18 . ' [if] only [i] could find food here , [i] would never leave the water . ' 1 ' 6 find 3 only 5 could 5 could 6 find 6 find 8 here 7 food 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 would 11 would 12 never 12 never 13 leave 13 leave 17 ' 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . 16 . 17 ' " at the time he was squatting at the very edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 at 2 at 4 time 3 the 4 time 4 time 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 squatting 7 squatting 8 at 8 at 11 edge 9 the 10 very 9 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 16 . presently he noticed a funny water bug crawling on the bottom where the water was only an inch or two deep . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 noticed 3 noticed 9 on 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 7 bug 6 water 7 bug 7 bug 8 crawling 8 crawling 9 on 9 on 11 bottom 10 the 11 bottom 11 bottom 12 where 12 where 15 was 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 was 15 was 16 only 16 only 17 an 17 an 18 inch 18 inch 22 . 19 or 20 two 19 or 21 deep 21 deep 22 . it was good . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 good 3 good 4 . then quite by accident he got hold of a tender root in the mud and found that this was especially good . 1 then 12 in 2 quite 3 by 3 by 4 accident 4 accident 6 got 5 he 6 got 6 got 7 hold 7 hold 8 of 8 of 11 root 9 a 10 tender 9 a 11 root 11 root 12 in 12 in 14 mud 13 the 14 mud 14 mud 16 found 15 and 16 found 16 found 22 . 17 that 18 this 18 this 19 was 19 was 20 especially 20 especially 21 good 21 good 22 . " this was enough for [grandfather] [quack] . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 5 for 8 . he had found that he could get plenty to eat without leaving the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 10 eat 7 get 9 to 8 plenty 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 without 11 without 12 leaving 12 leaving 16 . 13 the 16 . moreover , he didn't have to share it with anybody , because there was no one else who thought of looking for food there . 1 moreover 2 , 2 , 9 with 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 share 7 share 8 it 7 share 9 with 9 with 11 , 10 anybody 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 there 12 because 17 else 14 was 16 one 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 else 17 else 25 . 18 who 19 thought 19 thought 20 of 19 thought 24 there 20 of 21 looking 21 looking 22 for 22 for 23 food 24 there 25 . he knew when he was well off . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 when 3 when 4 he 3 when 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 well 6 well 7 off 7 off 8 . so [grandfather] [quack] grew fat and was happy . 1 so 4 grew 4 grew 5 fat 5 fat 6 and 5 fat 7 was 7 was 8 happy 8 happy 9 . but in spite of these things he was happy and made the best of his lot . 1 but 6 things 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 4 of 5 these 5 these 6 things 6 things 11 made 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 happy 8 was 10 and 9 happy 10 and 10 and 11 made 11 made 13 best 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 lot 16 lot 17 . " one day he tugged and tugged at a root with his head under water . 1 " 4 he 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 6 and 5 tugged 6 and 6 and 7 tugged 6 and 8 at 8 at 10 root 9 a 10 root 10 root 11 with 11 with 13 head 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 under 14 under 16 . 15 water 16 . ' [come] over here , [mr] [quack] , and tell me all about it , ' she commanded . 1 ' 9 and 3 over 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 tell 10 tell 11 me 10 tell 12 all 10 tell 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 15 , 14 it 15 , 15 , 17 she 16 ' 17 she 17 she 18 commanded 18 commanded 19 . old [mother] [nature] smiled as she watched him . 1 old 4 smiled 4 smiled 8 him 5 as 6 she 6 she 7 watched 7 watched 8 him 8 him 9 . ' [you] look better on the water than you do on land , ' said she . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 better 4 better 5 on 4 better 8 than 5 on 7 water 6 the 7 water 7 water 8 than 8 than 9 you 8 than 12 land 9 you 10 do 10 do 11 on 12 land 13 , 12 land 14 ' 14 ' 17 . 15 said 16 she 16 she 17 . ' [in] fact , [i] believe that is just where you belong . 1 ' 4 , 3 fact 4 , 4 , 6 believe 6 believe 8 is 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 just 9 just 10 where 9 just 13 . 11 you 12 belong 12 belong 13 . now tell me how you happened to take to the water . ' 1 now 4 how 1 now 5 you 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 how 5 you 6 happened 6 happened 8 take 7 to 8 take 8 take 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 . 12 . 13 ' suddenly she reached out and caught him by the bill . 1 suddenly 5 and 2 she 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 4 out 5 and 5 and 6 caught 6 caught 7 him 7 him 8 by 8 by 10 bill 9 the 10 bill 10 bill 11 . ' [i] don't think much of that bill for poking about in the mud , ' said she . 1 ' 4 think 3 don't 4 think 4 think 9 for 5 much 6 of 5 much 7 that 7 that 8 bill 8 bill 9 for 9 for 10 poking 10 poking 11 about 11 about 12 in 12 in 15 , 13 the 14 mud 14 mud 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 19 . 17 said 18 she 18 she 19 . ' [how] will this do ? ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 will 4 this 3 will 5 do 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' she let go , and [grandfather] [quack] found he had a broad bill just suited for getting food out of the mud . 1 she 2 let 1 she 5 and 3 go 4 , 3 go 5 and 5 and 10 had 8 found 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 13 bill 10 had 16 for 11 a 12 broad 11 a 13 bill 13 bill 14 just 14 just 15 suited 16 for 17 getting 17 getting 18 food 17 getting 20 of 19 out 20 of 20 of 23 . 21 the 22 mud 22 mud 23 . then [old] [mother] [nature] bade him hold forth first one foot and then the other . 1 then 10 one 5 bade 6 him 6 him 7 hold 7 hold 8 forth 8 forth 9 first 9 first 10 one 10 one 11 foot 11 foot 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 16 . 14 the 15 other 15 other 16 . between the toes she stretched a tough skin clear to the toe nails . 1 between 3 toes 2 the 3 toes 3 toes 5 stretched 4 she 5 stretched 5 stretched 8 skin 6 a 8 skin 7 tough 8 skin 8 skin 9 clear 9 clear 12 toe 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 toe 12 toe 14 . 13 nails 14 . ' [now] let me see you swim , ' said she . 1 ' 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 see 5 see 6 you 6 you 7 swim 7 swim 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . " grandfather [quack] tried . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 4 tried 4 tried 5 . he kicked one foot and then the other , and to his great joy he shot along swiftly . 1 he 2 kicked 2 kicked 3 one 2 kicked 11 to 3 one 4 foot 4 foot 5 and 5 and 6 then 6 then 9 , 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 , 10 and 11 to 11 to 14 joy 12 his 13 great 13 great 14 joy 14 joy 19 . 15 he 16 shot 16 shot 17 along 16 shot 18 swiftly 18 swiftly 19 . when he drew his feet back for another kick his toes closed together , and so his feet came through the water easily . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 drew 1 when 11 toes 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 back 6 back 7 for 7 for 8 another 8 another 9 kick 9 kick 10 his 10 his 11 toes 11 toes 12 closed 12 closed 14 , 13 together 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 so 15 and 19 came 17 his 18 feet 18 feet 19 came 19 came 20 through 19 came 22 water 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 easily 23 easily 24 . but when he kicked back they were wide spread , and the skin between them pushed against the water , and drove him ahead . 1 but 3 he 1 but 9 spread 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 kicked 4 kicked 5 back 5 back 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 wide 9 spread 16 pushed 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 skin 12 the 13 skin 13 skin 14 between 13 skin 16 pushed 14 between 15 them 16 pushed 17 against 17 against 21 and 18 the 19 water 19 water 21 and 20 , 21 and 21 and 25 . 22 drove 24 ahead 22 drove 25 . 23 him 24 ahead it was wonderful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderful 3 wonderful 4 ! it was splendid ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 splendid 3 splendid 4 ! he hurried over to [old] [mother] [nature] , and with tears of joy in his eyes he thanked her . 1 he 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 joy 10 with 11 tears 11 tears 12 of 12 of 13 joy 13 joy 18 thanked 14 in 15 his 14 in 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 he 16 eyes 18 thanked 18 thanked 19 her 19 her 20 . [ [illustration] : peter noticed those feet the first time he met [mr] and [mrs] . quack . 1 [ 5 noticed 3 : 4 peter 3 : 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 those 6 those 7 feet 7 feet 9 first 8 the 9 first 9 first 11 he 10 time 11 he 11 he 14 and 12 met 14 and 14 and 16 . 16 . 18 . 17 quack 18 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [ix] [where] [thunderfoot] [the] [bison] [got] [his] [hump] his head is carried low , very near the ground , and on his shoulders is a great hump . 1 his 2 head 1 his 7 very 2 head 3 is 3 is 4 carried 4 carried 5 low 5 low 6 , 7 very 11 , 8 near 10 ground 8 near 11 , 9 the 10 ground 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 shoulders 15 shoulders 16 is 16 is 19 hump 17 a 18 great 17 a 19 hump 19 hump 20 . no , you wouldn't call him handsome . 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 you 3 you 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 call 5 call 6 him 6 him 7 handsome 7 handsome 8 . you would hardly call him good-looking even . 1 you 2 would 2 would 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 call 4 call 5 him 5 him 6 good-looking 6 good-looking 7 even 7 even 8 . in fact , you would , [i] suspect , call him homely . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 you 4 you 6 , 5 would 6 , 6 , 10 call 8 suspect 9 , 9 , 10 call 10 call 11 him 11 him 13 . 12 homely 13 . certainly there is nothing about him to suggest pride . 1 certainly 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 9 pride 7 to 8 suggest 8 suggest 9 pride 9 pride 10 . peter [rabbit] , as you know , is very fond of stories . 1 peter 4 as 3 , 4 as 4 as 6 know 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 is 8 is 10 fond 9 very 10 fond 10 fond 11 of 11 of 13 . 12 stories 13 . in this respect he is very like some other folks [i] know . 1 in 3 respect 1 in 9 other 2 this 3 respect 3 respect 4 he 3 respect 6 very 4 he 5 is 6 very 7 like 7 like 8 some 9 other 10 folks 10 folks 12 know 12 know 13 . anyway , he never misses a chance for a story if he can help it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 he 3 he 5 misses 4 never 5 misses 5 misses 7 chance 5 misses 8 for 5 misses 11 if 6 a 7 chance 8 for 10 story 9 a 10 story 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 can 13 can 14 help 14 help 16 . 15 it 16 . perhaps [old] [man] [coyote] hoped that [peter] would become so interested that he would forget and come out of the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 perhaps 5 hoped 5 hoped 16 and 6 that 8 would 8 would 9 become 9 become 10 so 10 so 11 interested 11 interested 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 16 and 15 forget 16 and 16 and 17 come 17 come 18 out 17 come 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 dear 21 dear 24 . but [peter] never did . 1 but 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 . it was thus that he heard about [thunderfoot] the [bison] and where he got that great hump of his . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 thus 2 was 20 . 3 thus 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 about 9 the 17 hump 11 and 12 where 11 and 14 got 12 where 13 he 14 got 15 that 14 got 16 great 16 great 17 hump 17 hump 18 of 17 hump 20 . 18 of 19 his all the very big people seem to prefer to live in the [green] [forest] . " 1 all 2 the 2 the 5 people 3 very 4 big 4 big 5 people 5 people 6 seem 5 people 8 prefer 6 seem 7 to 8 prefer 9 to 8 prefer 11 in 9 to 10 live 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . 15 . 16 " digger shook his head sadly . 1 digger 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 sadly 5 sadly 6 . instantly [peter] pricked up his ears . 1 instantly 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 ears 6 ears 7 . " who was [thunderfoot] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 3 was 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 . digger looked at [peter] with such a look of pity for [peter] ['s] ignorance that [peter] felt almost ashamed . 1 digger 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 with 5 with 8 look 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 look 8 look 9 of 9 of 10 pity 10 pity 11 for 11 for 14 ignorance 14 ignorance 17 felt 15 that 17 felt 17 felt 18 almost 18 almost 19 ashamed 19 ashamed 20 . " if that 's the case , " replied [digger] , " it is time you learned about the [lord] [of] the [prairies] . " 1 " 4 's 2 if 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 6 case 5 the 6 case 6 case 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 , 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 time 15 time 16 you 15 time 17 learned 16 you 17 learned 17 learned 18 about 17 learned 25 " 19 the 25 " 22 the 24 . 24 . 25 " " but [i] want to know about [thunderfoot] first ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 5 to 2 but 6 know 4 want 5 to 6 know 7 about 7 about 9 first 9 first 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " you can tell me about the [lord] of the [prairies] another time . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 5 me 6 about 6 about 15 " 7 the 15 " 9 of 14 . 10 the 12 another 12 another 13 time 13 time 14 . 14 . 15 " " were you born stupid or have you grown so ? " asked [digger] impatiently . 1 " 2 were 2 were 3 you 3 you 4 born 4 born 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 or 6 or 16 . 7 have 8 you 8 you 9 grown 9 grown 10 so 10 so 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 impatiently 15 impatiently 16 . then without waiting for an answer he added : " [thunderfoot] was [the] [lord] of the [prairies] . 1 then 2 without 2 without 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 for 4 for 10 " 5 an 6 answer 6 answer 7 he 7 he 8 added 8 added 9 : 9 : 10 " 10 " 12 was 12 was 15 of 15 of 18 . 16 the 18 . he ruled over the [wide] [prairies] just as [old] [king] [bear] ruled in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 ruled 2 ruled 3 over 3 over 7 just 4 the 7 just 7 just 17 . 8 as 12 ruled 12 ruled 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . he ruled [by] might . 1 he 2 ruled 2 ruled 4 might 4 might 5 . he ruled because no one dared deny him the right to rule . 1 he 2 ruled 2 ruled 3 because 3 because 6 dared 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 dared 6 dared 11 to 7 deny 8 him 7 deny 10 right 9 the 10 right 10 right 11 to 11 to 12 rule 12 rule 13 . he ruled because of his great size and his great strength . 1 he 2 ruled 2 ruled 3 because 3 because 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 7 size 6 great 7 size 7 size 8 and 8 and 11 strength 9 his 10 great 10 great 11 strength 11 strength 12 . and all who lived on the [wide] [prairies] looked up to him and admired him and bowed before him and paid him the utmost respect . 1 and 4 lived 1 and 10 up 2 all 3 who 3 who 4 lived 4 lived 5 on 5 on 9 looked 6 the 9 looked 10 up 17 bowed 11 to 16 and 12 him 13 and 13 and 14 admired 14 admired 15 him 14 admired 16 and 16 and 17 bowed 17 bowed 19 him 17 bowed 22 him 18 before 19 him 20 and 21 paid 21 paid 22 him 22 him 25 respect 23 the 24 utmost 23 the 25 respect 25 respect 26 . make way ! 1 make 2 way 2 way 3 ! make way ! ' 1 make 2 way 2 way 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' that there was a story he hadn't the least doubt . 1 that 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 story 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 he 5 story 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 8 the 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 . big was he , the biggest of all living creatures thereabouts . 1 big 2 was 1 big 4 , 2 was 3 he 4 , 6 biggest 5 the 6 biggest 6 biggest 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 living 8 all 11 thereabouts 9 living 10 creatures 11 thereabouts 12 . strong was he with a strength none cared to test . 1 strong 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 with 4 with 6 strength 5 a 6 strength 6 strength 7 none 6 strength 10 test 7 none 8 cared 8 cared 9 to 10 test 11 . and he was handsome . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 handsome 4 handsome 5 . he held his head proudly . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 proudly 5 proudly 6 . all who lived on the [wide] [prairies] admired him with a great admiration and hastened to pay homage to him . 1 all 3 lived 2 who 3 lived 3 lived 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 13 admiration 8 admired 9 him 8 admired 13 admiration 9 him 10 with 10 with 12 great 11 a 12 great 13 admiration 14 and 14 and 15 hastened 15 hastened 17 pay 16 to 17 pay 17 pay 18 homage 18 homage 19 to 19 to 21 . 20 him 21 . " for a long time he ruled wisely . 1 " 2 for 2 for 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 ruled 7 ruled 8 wisely 8 wisely 9 . the humblest of his subjects could come to him freely and be sure of a hearing and that justice would be done . 1 the 2 humblest 1 the 7 come 2 humblest 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 subjects 5 subjects 6 could 7 come 11 and 8 to 11 and 9 him 10 freely 10 freely 11 and 11 and 19 justice 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 14 of 14 of 17 and 15 a 16 hearing 16 hearing 17 and 17 and 18 that 18 that 19 justice 19 justice 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 23 . 22 done 23 . big as he was and mighty as he was , he took the greatest care never to forget the rights of others . 1 big 3 he 1 big 12 took 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 and 5 and 6 mighty 6 mighty 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 10 , 8 he 9 was 11 he 12 took 12 took 14 greatest 13 the 14 greatest 14 greatest 15 care 15 care 20 rights 16 never 17 to 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 19 the 19 the 20 rights 20 rights 21 of 20 rights 23 . 21 of 22 others " but there came a time when flattery turned his head , as the saying is . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 came 4 came 6 time 4 came 13 as 5 a 6 time 7 when 8 flattery 8 flattery 9 turned 9 turned 10 his 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 15 saying 14 the 15 saying 15 saying 16 is 16 is 17 . mr [coyote] and [mr] [fox] were the chief flatterers , and in all the [great] [world] there were no smoother tongues than theirs . 1 mr 3 and 1 mr 11 and 6 were 8 chief 6 were 9 flatterers 7 the 8 chief 9 flatterers 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 23 theirs 12 in 13 all 12 in 21 tongues 14 the 17 there 14 the 20 smoother 17 there 18 were 18 were 19 no 20 smoother 21 tongues 21 tongues 22 than 22 than 23 theirs 23 theirs 24 . " little by little , without knowing it , he yielded to the flattery of [mr] [coyote] and [mr] [fox] . 1 " 11 yielded 2 little 3 by 2 little 5 , 2 little 10 he 3 by 4 little 5 , 6 without 6 without 7 knowing 6 without 9 , 6 without 10 he 7 knowing 8 it 10 he 11 yielded 11 yielded 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 flattery 14 flattery 15 of 15 of 21 . 18 and 21 . he liked to hear the pleasant things they said . 1 he 2 liked 2 liked 3 to 3 to 4 hear 4 hear 6 pleasant 4 hear 7 things 5 the 6 pleasant 7 things 8 they 7 things 10 . 9 said 10 . little by little it became easier to find them in the right than in the wrong when they were accused of wronging their neighbors . 1 little 8 find 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 it 4 it 5 became 5 became 6 easier 6 easier 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 them 9 them 10 in 9 them 13 than 10 in 12 right 11 the 12 right 13 than 16 wrong 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 wrong 16 wrong 21 of 17 when 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 accused 20 accused 21 of 21 of 25 . 22 wronging 23 their 23 their 25 . 24 neighbors 25 . of course they flattered him still more . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 flattered 4 flattered 5 him 5 him 6 still 6 still 7 more 7 more 8 . " gradually the little people of the [wide] [prairies] began to notice a change in [thunderfoot] . 1 " 2 gradually 2 gradually 3 the 3 the 5 people 4 little 5 people 5 people 6 of 5 people 10 began 6 of 7 the 10 began 11 to 11 to 12 notice 12 notice 14 change 13 a 14 change 14 change 15 in 15 in 17 . he became proud and vain . 1 he 2 became 2 became 3 proud 3 proud 4 and 4 and 5 vain 5 vain 6 . he openly boasted of his strength and fine appearance . 1 he 2 openly 2 openly 6 strength 3 boasted 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 6 strength 6 strength 7 and 7 and 8 fine 8 fine 9 appearance 9 appearance 10 . when he met them he passed them haughtily , not seeing them at all , or at least appearing not to . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 met 1 when 5 he 3 met 4 them 5 he 6 passed 6 passed 10 not 7 them 8 haughtily 7 them 9 , 8 haughtily 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 seeing 10 not 15 , 11 seeing 12 them 12 them 13 at 13 at 14 all 15 , 16 or 16 or 18 least 16 or 19 appearing 17 at 18 least 19 appearing 20 not 20 not 22 . 21 to 22 . no longer did he regard the rights of others . 1 no 2 longer 2 longer 3 did 3 did 4 he 3 did 9 others 4 he 5 regard 5 regard 7 rights 6 the 7 rights 7 rights 8 of 9 others 10 . no longer did he watch out not to crush the nest of [mrs] [meadow] [lark] or to step on the babies of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 no 5 watch 2 longer 3 did 3 did 4 he 3 did 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 not 7 not 11 nest 8 to 9 crush 9 crush 10 the 10 the 11 nest 11 nest 12 of 11 nest 21 babies 16 or 18 step 17 to 18 step 18 step 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 babies 21 babies 22 of 22 of 26 . mr [meadow] [lark] was in great distress . 1 mr 4 was 4 was 7 distress 5 in 6 great 6 great 7 distress 7 distress 8 . ' [turn] aside , my [lord] ! ' he begged . 1 ' 3 aside 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 begged 10 begged 11 . " [thunderfoot] [the] [bison] , [lord] of the [wide] [prairies] , tossed his head . 1 " 7 of 5 , 7 of 7 of 15 . 8 the 15 . 11 , 12 tossed 12 tossed 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . ' [if] anything so unfortunate happens to it , it is your own fault , and you mustn't blame me . ' 1 ' 3 anything 1 ' 9 , 3 anything 6 happens 4 so 5 unfortunate 4 so 6 happens 6 happens 7 to 7 to 8 it 9 , 14 fault 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 your 12 your 13 own 13 own 14 fault 14 fault 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 you 16 and 21 . 17 you 18 mustn't 18 mustn't 19 blame 19 blame 20 me 21 . 22 ' and he neither looked down to see where he was putting his feet nor turned aside so much as an inch . 1 and 8 where 2 he 3 neither 3 neither 4 looked 4 looked 5 down 5 down 6 to 5 down 8 where 6 to 7 see 8 where 13 feet 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 putting 11 putting 12 his 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 15 turned 14 nor 15 turned 15 turned 16 aside 16 aside 17 so 16 aside 18 much 18 much 21 inch 19 as 20 an 20 an 21 inch 21 inch 22 . " [mr] [coyote] , who was racing beside him on one side and saw what had happened , grinned . 1 " 7 racing 4 , 6 was 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 racing 7 racing 8 beside 8 beside 12 side 9 him 10 on 10 on 11 one 11 one 12 side 12 side 15 what 12 side 16 had 13 and 14 saw 14 saw 15 what 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 20 . 18 , 19 grinned 18 , 20 . mr [fox] , who was racing beside him on the other side and saw what had happened , grinned . 1 mr 4 who 3 , 4 who 4 who 11 other 5 was 6 racing 6 racing 7 beside 6 racing 8 him 8 him 11 other 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 14 saw 13 and 14 saw 14 saw 20 . 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 18 , 18 , 19 grinned 19 grinned 20 . seeing them grin , [thunderfoot] himself grinned . 1 seeing 2 them 2 them 3 grin 3 grin 4 , 4 , 6 himself 6 himself 7 grinned 7 grinned 8 . thus grinning heartlessly , they continued to run until they came to a place where [mother] [nature] walked among the flowers of the [wide] [prairies] . 1 thus 4 , 1 thus 9 until 2 grinning 3 heartlessly 3 heartlessly 4 , 5 they 8 run 5 they 9 until 6 continued 7 to 7 to 8 run 9 until 18 walked 10 they 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a 12 to 14 place 14 place 15 where 14 place 18 walked 18 walked 19 among 19 among 26 . 20 the 21 flowers 21 flowers 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 26 . " ' [my] [lord] of the [prairies] seems in fine spirits , ' said [mother] [nature] softly . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 in 2 ' 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 seems 9 in 12 , 10 fine 11 spirits 11 spirits 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 softly 17 softly 18 . ' [is] [all] well with my [lord] ? ' 1 ' 4 well 4 well 5 with 5 with 9 ' 6 my 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' " [thunderfoot] tossed his head proudly . 1 " 3 tossed 3 tossed 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 proudly 6 proudly 7 . ' [all] is well , ' said he . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 well 4 well 9 . 5 , 6 ' 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . ' [i] seem to hear the sobs of a broken-hearted little [meadow] [lark] , ' she continued . 1 ' 3 seem 1 ' 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 7 sobs 5 hear 10 broken-hearted 6 the 7 sobs 7 sobs 8 of 9 a 10 broken-hearted 10 broken-hearted 15 ' 11 little 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 she 16 she 17 continued 17 continued 18 . " it was so . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 . from that day on , [thunderfoot] ceased to rule over the [wide] [prairies] . 1 from 2 that 1 from 3 day 3 day 4 on 3 day 7 ceased 4 on 5 , 7 ceased 8 to 8 to 9 rule 9 rule 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 14 . [x] [where] [limberheels] [got] [his] [long] [tail] [.] have you ever seen [limberheels] [the] [jumping] [mouse] when he was in a hurry ? 1 have 2 you 2 you 4 seen 3 ever 4 seen 4 seen 9 when 9 when 10 he 9 when 15 ? 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 in 12 in 14 hurry 13 a 14 hurry if you have , very likely the first time you felt very much as [peter] [rabbit] did when he saw [limberheels] for the first time . 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 , 1 if 8 first 2 you 3 have 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 likely 7 the 8 first 8 first 20 saw 9 time 10 you 9 time 17 did 9 time 19 he 10 you 11 felt 11 felt 12 very 12 very 13 much 12 very 14 as 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 saw 20 saw 26 . 22 for 24 first 22 for 25 time 23 the 24 first 25 time 26 . peter rubbed his eyes . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 . " did [i] see it , or didn't [i] ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 see 4 see 5 it 4 see 6 , 6 , 7 or 7 or 8 didn't 7 or 10 ? and if [i] did , what was it ? " gasped [peter] . 1 and 2 if 1 and 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 9 ? 6 what 7 was 7 was 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 gasped 11 gasped 13 . a squeaky little laugh answered him . 1 a 2 squeaky 1 a 4 laugh 2 squeaky 3 little 4 laugh 5 answered 5 answered 6 him 6 him 7 . " you saw it all right , [peter] , but it isn't polite to call any one it . 1 " 3 saw 2 you 3 saw 3 saw 6 right 4 it 5 all 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 11 it 9 , 15 call 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 polite 13 polite 14 to 15 call 17 one 16 any 17 one 17 one 19 . 18 it 19 . he would be quite provoked if he had heard you . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 quite 4 quite 5 provoked 5 provoked 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 9 heard 7 he 8 had 9 heard 10 you 10 you 11 . that was my cousin , [limberheels] , " replied a voice quite as squeaky as the laugh had been . 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 cousin 3 my 4 cousin 4 cousin 11 voice 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 11 voice 8 " 9 replied 10 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 quite 12 quite 14 squeaky 13 as 14 squeaky 14 squeaky 15 as 15 as 19 been 16 the 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 had 18 had 19 been 19 been 20 . " hello , [danny] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 5 ! 2 hello 3 , 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " do you mean to tell me that was a relative of yours ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 6 tell 8 that 8 that 9 was 9 was 11 relative 10 a 11 relative 11 relative 12 of 12 of 13 yours 13 yours 14 ? since when have any of your relatives taken to flying ? " 1 since 2 when 2 when 3 have 3 have 4 any 3 have 8 taken 4 any 5 of 5 of 7 relatives 6 your 7 relatives 8 taken 9 to 8 taken 10 flying 10 flying 11 ? 11 ? 12 " danny chuckled . 1 danny 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " he wasn't flying , " he retorted . 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 , 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 flying 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 retorted 8 retorted 9 . " he just jumped , that was all . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 just 3 just 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 , 4 jumped 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 8 all 9 . 9 . 10 " " jumped ! " snorted [peter] . 1 " 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 7 . " jumped ! 1 " 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 ! do you expect me to believe that any [mouse] can jump like that ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 expect 3 expect 4 me 3 expect 14 ? 4 me 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 7 that 7 that 8 any 8 any 10 can 10 can 11 jump 11 jump 12 like 12 like 13 that i didn't get a good look at that fellow , but whoever he is [i] tell you he flew . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 get 3 get 6 look 4 a 5 good 4 a 6 look 6 look 7 at 7 at 10 , 8 that 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 , 10 , 20 . 11 but 12 whoever 11 but 16 tell 12 whoever 14 is 13 he 14 is 16 tell 17 you 16 tell 19 flew 18 he 19 flew 19 flew 20 . nobody can jump like that . " 1 nobody 2 can 2 can 3 jump 3 jump 4 like 4 like 5 that 5 that 6 . 6 . 7 " danny chuckled again . 1 danny 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 again 3 again 4 . " wait a minute , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 wait 1 " 5 , 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . he disappeared , and [peter] waited . 1 he 2 disappeared 2 disappeared 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 waited 6 waited 7 . he waited one minute , two minutes , three minutes , and then suddenly [danny] poked his head out from the grass beside the path . 1 he 10 minutes 2 waited 3 one 2 waited 5 , 3 one 4 minute 5 , 9 three 6 two 7 minutes 6 two 8 , 6 two 9 three 7 minutes 8 , 9 three 10 minutes 10 minutes 18 head 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 poked 13 then 14 suddenly 13 then 16 poked 16 poked 17 his 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 out 19 out 22 grass 19 out 23 beside 20 from 21 the 21 the 22 grass 23 beside 26 . 24 the 25 path 24 the 26 . " here he is , [peter] , " said he , coming wholly out into the path . 1 " 2 here 1 " 3 he 3 he 5 , 4 is 5 , 5 , 8 " 5 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 9 said 13 wholly 11 , 12 coming 11 , 13 wholly 13 wholly 14 out 14 out 15 into 15 into 17 path 16 the 17 path 17 path 18 . " let me introduce my cousin , [limberheels] . " 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 6 cousin 3 me 4 introduce 4 introduce 5 my 6 cousin 7 , 7 , 9 . 9 . 10 " as he spoke the grass beside him rustled , and out crept some one beside whom [danny] [meadow] [mouse] looked big , clumsy and homely . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 spoke 1 as 5 grass 4 the 5 grass 5 grass 9 , 6 beside 7 him 6 beside 8 rustled 8 rustled 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 21 big 11 out 12 crept 12 crept 14 one 13 some 14 one 14 one 15 beside 15 beside 16 whom 16 whom 20 looked 20 looked 21 big 21 big 23 clumsy 22 , 23 clumsy 23 clumsy 26 . 24 and 25 homely 25 homely 26 . he was trim and slender . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trim 3 trim 4 and 4 and 5 slender 5 slender 6 . he wore a reddish-brown coat with a white waistcoat . 1 he 2 wore 2 wore 4 reddish-brown 3 a 4 reddish-brown 4 reddish-brown 6 with 5 coat 6 with 6 with 10 . 7 a 8 white 8 white 9 waistcoat 9 waistcoat 10 . but the things that made [peter] stare very impolitely were his tail and his legs . 1 but 3 things 1 but 4 that 2 the 3 things 4 that 8 very 5 made 7 stare 7 stare 8 very 8 very 9 impolitely 9 impolitely 10 were 10 were 13 and 11 his 12 tail 12 tail 13 and 13 and 15 legs 14 his 15 legs 15 legs 16 . it took only one glance to convince [peter] that here was a born jumper . 1 it 2 took 2 took 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 glance 5 glance 6 to 6 to 7 convince 7 convince 9 that 9 that 10 here 9 that 11 was 11 was 13 born 12 a 13 born 13 born 15 . 14 jumper 15 . any one built like that must jump . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 built 2 one 6 must 3 built 4 like 4 like 5 that 6 must 7 jump 7 jump 8 . " you two must become acquainted and be friends , " continued [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 two 3 two 10 , 4 must 7 and 5 become 6 acquainted 5 become 7 and 7 and 8 be 8 be 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 continued 12 continued 16 . " [peter] is one of my best friends , [limberheels] . 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 , 9 , 11 . he wouldn't hurt a flea . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 hurt 3 hurt 6 . 4 a 5 flea 5 flea 6 . i 'm sure that from now on he will be one of your best friends . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 2 'm 10 be 3 sure 4 that 5 from 7 on 5 from 8 he 6 now 7 on 8 he 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 15 friends 13 your 14 best 13 your 15 friends 15 friends 16 . 16 . 17 " " [i] 'll be happy to , " said [peter] promptly . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 happy 4 be 6 to 5 happy 6 to 6 to 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 12 . 9 said 11 promptly 11 promptly 12 . " [danny] has been telling me what a wonderful jumper you are . 1 " 3 has 1 " 7 what 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 telling 5 telling 6 me 7 what 9 wonderful 7 what 12 are 8 a 9 wonderful 10 jumper 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 . would you mind showing me how you jump ? 1 would 2 you 2 you 3 mind 3 mind 4 showing 4 showing 5 me 4 showing 6 how 6 how 7 you 7 you 8 jump 8 jump 9 ? " [i] guess [i] did , " replied [limberheels] rather timidly . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 5 did 5 did 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 rather 10 rather 11 timidly 11 timidly 12 . i 'll be ever so glad to have you for a friend and next time [i] won't run away . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 13 and 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 ever 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 glad 6 glad 8 have 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 you 8 have 10 for 10 for 12 friend 11 a 12 friend 13 and 14 next 14 next 17 won't 15 time 17 won't 17 won't 18 run 18 run 19 away 18 run 20 . 20 . 21 " " show him how you can jump , " interrupted [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 3 him 1 " 5 you 2 show 3 him 4 how 5 you 5 you 6 can 6 can 8 , 7 jump 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 interrupted 10 interrupted 14 . " he wouldn't believe me when [i] told him that you didn't fly . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 8 told 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 me 4 believe 6 when 8 told 9 him 9 him 10 that 10 that 11 you 10 that 12 didn't 11 you 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 fly 13 fly 14 . 14 . 15 " limberheels grinned rather sheepishly . 1 limberheels 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 rather 3 rather 4 sheepishly 4 sheepishly 5 . " of course [i] didn't fly , " said he . 1 " 2 of 1 " 3 course 3 course 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 fly 6 fly 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 . 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " no animal can fly but [flitter] the [bat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 animal 3 animal 4 can 4 can 6 but 5 fly 6 but 6 but 10 . 8 the 10 . i just jumped like this . " 1 i 3 jumped 2 just 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 like 4 like 7 " 5 this 6 . 6 . 7 " with a tremendous spring from his long hind legs [limberheels] leaped , while [peter] [rabbit] stared , his mouth wide open with astonishment . 1 with 3 tremendous 1 with 7 long 2 a 3 tremendous 3 tremendous 4 spring 4 spring 5 from 5 from 6 his 7 long 13 while 8 hind 9 legs 9 legs 11 leaped 11 leaped 12 , 12 , 13 while 13 while 17 , 16 stared 17 , 17 , 21 open 18 his 19 mouth 19 mouth 20 wide 20 wide 21 open 21 open 22 with 22 with 24 . 23 astonishment 24 . he hadn't dreamed that any one could jump so far in proportion to his size as this slim , trim little cousin of [danny] 's . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 13 to 3 dreamed 4 that 4 that 6 one 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 could 7 could 8 jump 8 jump 10 far 8 jump 11 in 9 so 10 far 11 in 12 proportion 12 proportion 13 to 13 to 15 size 14 his 15 size 15 size 16 as 16 as 21 little 17 this 18 slim 18 slim 19 , 19 , 20 trim 20 trim 21 little 21 little 22 cousin 22 cousin 23 of 22 cousin 25 's 25 's 26 . " never in my life have [i] seen such jumping , " he declared . 1 " 2 never 1 " 8 seen 2 never 3 in 3 in 4 my 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 have 8 seen 9 such 8 seen 10 jumping 10 jumping 13 he 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 declared 14 declared 15 . " and never have [i] seen such a tail . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 never 3 never 4 have 4 have 6 seen 6 seen 7 such 7 such 9 tail 8 a 9 tail 9 tail 10 . i thought [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] had a fine tail , but it doesn't compare with that of [limberheels] . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 21 " 4 the 21 " 7 had 10 tail 8 a 9 fine 8 a 10 tail 10 tail 21 " 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 it 12 but 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 compare 15 compare 16 with 16 with 17 that 17 that 18 of 18 of 20 . 20 . 21 " " it is a fine tail , " replied [danny] , whose own tail , as you know , is very short . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 8 " 4 a 5 fine 4 a 8 " 5 fine 7 , 6 tail 7 , 8 " 12 whose 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 whose 12 whose 13 own 12 whose 15 , 13 own 14 tail 15 , 17 you 15 , 18 know 16 as 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 , 18 know 20 is 20 is 21 very 21 very 23 . 22 short 23 . " it is a fine tail , " he repeated rather wistfully . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 8 " 4 a 5 fine 5 fine 6 tail 6 tail 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 repeated 10 repeated 13 . 11 rather 12 wistfully 12 wistfully 13 . " would you like to hear where he got it ? " 1 " 2 would 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 like 4 like 6 hear 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 where 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 got 9 got 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [i] know , " retorted [peter] with a grin . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 8 with 8 with 10 grin 9 a 10 grin 10 grin 11 . danny brightened up at once . 1 danny 2 brightened 2 brightened 3 up 3 up 4 at 4 at 5 once 5 once 6 . " it 's funny how things come about in this world , " he began . 1 " 7 come 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 how 5 how 6 things 6 things 7 come 7 come 8 about 8 about 12 , 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 world 11 world 12 , 12 , 14 he 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 . he was little , one of the smallest of the family , and his tail was short , no longer than mine . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 little 3 little 11 family 4 , 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 8 smallest 7 the 8 smallest 8 smallest 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 family 11 family 16 was 12 , 13 and 12 , 16 was 13 and 15 tail 14 his 15 tail 16 was 17 short 17 short 18 , 17 short 22 mine 18 , 19 no 19 no 20 longer 20 longer 21 than 22 mine 23 . his hind legs were like those of all his relatives . 1 his 2 hind 1 his 3 legs 3 legs 4 were 4 were 5 like 5 like 6 those 6 those 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 his 8 all 10 relatives 9 his 10 relatives 10 relatives 11 . he ran about just as his relatives did . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 3 about 2 ran 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 relatives 6 his 7 relatives 7 relatives 8 did 8 did 9 . he was so small and kept out of sight so much that he didn't even have a name . 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 out 3 so 4 small 4 small 5 and 5 and 6 kept 6 kept 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 8 of 13 he 9 sight 11 much 10 so 11 much 11 much 12 that 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 16 have 15 even 16 have 16 have 19 . 17 a 18 name 17 a 19 . there was nothing about him to suggest a name . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 about 4 about 7 suggest 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 suggest 7 suggest 9 name 8 a 9 name 9 name 10 . " for a long time he was contented and happy . 1 " 2 for 2 for 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 and 7 was 11 . 8 contented 9 and 9 and 10 happy 10 happy 11 . then one day he happened to see [mr] [hare] jump . 1 then 2 one 1 then 3 day 3 day 5 happened 4 he 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 10 jump 10 jump 11 . it seemed to him the most wonderful thing in the world that any one should be able to jump like that . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 11 world 3 to 4 him 3 to 6 most 5 the 6 most 6 most 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 thing 8 thing 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 16 be 12 that 14 one 13 any 14 one 14 one 15 should 15 should 16 be 16 be 18 to 17 able 18 to 18 to 19 jump 19 jump 20 like 20 like 21 that 21 that 22 . so he began to spend most of his spare time where he could watch [mr] [hare] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 9 spare 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 spend 5 spend 6 most 6 most 7 of 7 of 8 his 9 spare 12 he 10 time 11 where 11 where 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 watch 14 watch 17 . i wish [i] had long hind legs like [mr] [hare] . ' 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 12 ' 4 had 7 legs 5 long 6 hind 5 long 7 legs 6 hind 7 legs 7 legs 8 like 8 like 11 . 11 . 12 ' " [old] [mother] [nature] 's kindly eyes twinkled . 1 " 5 's 5 's 6 kindly 6 kindly 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 . ' [that] 's easily arranged , ' said she . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 easily 4 easily 5 arranged 5 arranged 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . 9 she 10 . ' [if] you think long hind legs will be of more use to you than the ones you have , you shall have them . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 think 1 ' 9 be 4 think 5 long 5 long 8 will 6 hind 7 legs 7 legs 8 will 9 be 10 of 10 of 12 use 11 more 12 use 12 use 13 to 13 to 14 you 14 you 15 than 15 than 17 ones 16 the 17 ones 17 ones 18 you 17 ones 23 have 18 you 19 have 20 , 21 you 21 you 22 shall 22 shall 23 have 23 have 24 them 24 them 25 . 25 . 26 ' " the next morning when little [mr] [mouse] awoke , he discovered that in the night something had happened to his hind legs . 1 " 6 little 2 the 3 next 2 the 6 little 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 when 6 little 16 night 9 awoke 10 , 9 awoke 11 he 11 he 12 discovered 12 discovered 13 that 12 discovered 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 night 16 night 19 happened 17 something 18 had 18 had 19 happened 19 happened 20 to 20 to 22 hind 21 his 22 hind 22 hind 24 . 23 legs 24 . they were very long and strong , regular jumping legs like those of [mr] [hare] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 5 and 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 long 5 and 10 legs 6 strong 7 , 7 , 8 regular 8 regular 9 jumping 9 jumping 10 legs 10 legs 11 like 11 like 12 those 12 those 13 of 13 of 16 . of course he was in such a great hurry to try them that he couldn't wait for his breakfast . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 9 hurry 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 4 was 6 such 6 such 8 great 7 a 8 great 9 hurry 11 try 10 to 11 try 11 try 12 them 12 them 17 for 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 wait 16 wait 17 for 17 for 20 . 18 his 19 breakfast 19 breakfast 20 . he began by making little short hops , and in no time at all he was getting about splendidly . 1 he 2 began 1 he 9 and 2 began 3 by 3 by 4 making 4 making 5 little 6 short 7 hops 6 short 9 and 7 hops 8 , 9 and 16 was 10 in 12 time 11 no 12 time 12 time 13 at 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 he 14 all 16 was 16 was 17 getting 17 getting 20 . 18 about 19 splendidly 19 splendidly 20 . at last he got up his courage to try a long jump . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 got 2 last 3 he 4 got 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 courage 7 courage 8 to 8 to 9 try 9 try 11 long 9 try 12 jump 10 a 11 long 12 jump 13 . up in the air he shot , and then something happened . 1 up 4 air 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 he 4 air 6 shot 6 shot 9 then 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 something 10 something 11 happened 11 happened 12 . yes , [sir] , something happened . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 something 5 something 6 happened 6 happened 7 . he couldn't kept his balance . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 kept 3 kept 6 . 4 his 5 balance 5 balance 6 . he turned two or three somersaults and landed on his back . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 two 2 turned 7 and 3 two 4 or 4 or 6 somersaults 5 three 6 somersaults 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 on 8 landed 11 back 9 on 10 his 11 back 12 . " ' [i] guess , ' said he to himself , ' [i] 've got to learn to make long jumps . ' 1 " 6 ' 2 ' 4 guess 4 guess 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 he 7 said 8 he 8 he 17 learn 9 to 11 , 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 've 14 've 16 to 14 've 17 learn 15 got 16 to 17 learn 21 jumps 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 long 20 long 21 jumps 21 jumps 22 . 22 . 23 ' so at last he gave up trying and contented himself with short jumps . 1 so 5 gave 2 at 3 last 2 at 4 he 4 he 5 gave 5 gave 6 up 5 gave 7 trying 7 trying 11 with 8 and 9 contented 9 contented 10 himself 10 himself 11 with 11 with 12 short 12 short 13 jumps 13 jumps 14 . finally [old] [mother] [nature] came that way again . 1 finally 5 came 5 came 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 9 . 8 again 9 . " ' [how] do you like your long hind legs ? ' she asked . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 you 2 ' 4 do 5 you 6 like 6 like 7 your 6 like 8 long 8 long 15 . 9 hind 10 legs 10 legs 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 she 12 ' 15 . 13 she 14 asked " ' [very] much , thank you , ' replied little [mr] [mouse] politely . 1 " 5 , 2 ' 4 much 4 much 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 10 replied 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 replied 10 replied 14 politely 11 little 14 politely 14 politely 15 . " ' [let] me see you jump , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 see 2 ' 4 me 5 see 6 you 5 see 8 , 6 you 7 jump 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 14 . " little [mr] [mouse] made half a dozen little jumps . 1 " 2 little 2 little 5 made 5 made 8 dozen 6 half 7 a 7 a 8 dozen 8 dozen 10 jumps 9 little 10 jumps 10 jumps 11 . they were not much more than hops . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 much 4 much 5 more 5 more 6 than 6 than 7 hops 7 hops 8 . ' [you] don't call that jumping , do you ? ' laughed [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 10 ? 3 don't 4 call 4 call 5 that 5 that 6 jumping 6 jumping 7 , 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 laughed 12 laughed 16 . ' [with] such long , strong legs as [i] 've given you , you ought to be one of the best jumpers anywhere about . 1 ' 4 long 1 ' 6 strong 3 such 4 long 5 , 6 strong 6 strong 7 legs 6 strong 13 , 7 legs 8 as 8 as 10 've 10 've 11 given 11 given 12 you 13 , 17 be 14 you 15 ought 15 ought 16 to 15 ought 17 be 17 be 23 anywhere 18 one 19 of 19 of 21 best 20 the 21 best 21 best 22 jumpers 22 jumpers 23 anywhere 23 anywhere 24 about 24 about 25 . now let me see you make a long jump . ' 1 now 2 let 1 now 4 see 2 let 3 me 4 see 5 you 5 you 6 make 6 make 8 long 6 make 9 jump 7 a 8 long 9 jump 10 . 10 . 11 ' " little [mr] [mouse] tried his best to think of some excuse , but he couldn't . 1 " 5 tried 1 " 7 best 2 little 5 tried 6 his 7 best 7 best 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 13 , 11 some 12 excuse 12 excuse 13 , 13 , 15 he 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 . so he made a long jump , and the usual thing happened he turned two or three somersaults and landed on his back . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 jump 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 long 4 a 5 long 6 jump 11 thing 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 usual 9 the 10 usual 10 usual 11 thing 11 thing 12 happened 12 happened 14 turned 12 happened 19 and 13 he 14 turned 14 turned 15 two 15 two 16 or 16 or 17 three 16 or 18 somersaults 19 and 20 landed 20 landed 21 on 20 landed 23 back 21 on 22 his 23 back 24 . old [mother] [nature] looked astonished . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 . then she laughed until she had to hold her sides . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 until 2 she 3 laughed 4 until 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 hold 8 hold 9 her 9 her 10 sides 10 sides 11 . ' [do] it again , ' she commanded . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 again 4 again 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 she 7 she 8 commanded 8 commanded 9 . " with the most shamefaced air that you can imagine , little [mr] [mouse] jumped again . 1 " 2 with 2 with 6 air 3 the 5 shamefaced 3 the 6 air 4 most 5 shamefaced 6 air 7 that 7 that 8 you 7 that 11 , 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 imagine 11 , 15 jumped 12 little 15 jumped 15 jumped 17 . 16 again 17 . old [mother] [nature] watched him closely . 1 old 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 5 him 6 closely 6 closely 7 . ' [come] here to me , ' said she as he scrambled to his feet after his tumble . 1 ' 3 here 1 ' 11 he 3 here 4 to 4 to 6 , 5 me 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 she 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 scrambled 12 scrambled 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 feet 15 feet 16 after 16 after 17 his 17 his 18 tumble 18 tumble 19 . ' [it] 's all my fault , ' said she kindly , as he obeyed her . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 6 fault 4 all 5 my 5 my 6 fault 6 fault 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 she 10 she 12 , 11 kindly 12 , 12 , 15 obeyed 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 obeyed 15 obeyed 17 . 16 her 17 . ' [it] was very stupid of me . 1 ' 3 was 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 of 6 of 7 me 7 me 8 . what you need is a long tail to balance you on a long jump . 1 what 2 you 1 what 7 tail 2 you 3 need 3 need 4 is 4 is 6 long 5 a 6 long 7 tail 8 to 7 tail 14 jump 8 to 9 balance 9 balance 10 you 9 balance 11 on 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 jump 14 jump 15 . that short tail is all right for short jumps , but it won't do for long jumps . 1 that 3 tail 2 short 3 tail 3 tail 4 is 4 is 6 right 4 is 7 for 5 all 6 right 7 for 8 short 8 short 9 jumps 9 jumps 10 , 10 , 14 do 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 won't 13 won't 14 do 14 do 15 for 15 for 16 long 16 long 17 jumps 17 jumps 18 . it won't do at all . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 . i should have thought of that when [i] made your legs long . ' 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 7 when 5 of 6 that 7 when 9 made 9 made 11 legs 10 your 11 legs 11 legs 12 long 12 long 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [now] jump , ' she commanded , ' and jump with all your might . ' 1 ' 3 jump 3 jump 4 , 4 , 7 commanded 5 ' 6 she 6 she 7 commanded 7 commanded 8 , 7 commanded 11 jump 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 and 11 jump 12 with 12 with 13 all 13 all 14 your 13 all 17 ' 14 your 15 might 15 might 16 . 16 . 17 ' " a little fearfully but with the beginning of a little hope [mr] [mouse] jumped with all his might . 1 " 3 little 1 " 4 fearfully 2 a 3 little 4 fearfully 5 but 5 but 6 with 6 with 8 beginning 7 the 8 beginning 8 beginning 9 of 9 of 20 . 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 hope 12 hope 15 jumped 15 jumped 18 his 15 jumped 20 . 16 with 17 all 16 with 18 his 18 his 19 might mother [nature] was smiling . 1 mother 3 was 3 was 4 smiling 4 smiling 5 . " ' [there] you are , [mr] [limberheels] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 , 6 , 9 . i guess that that will make you quite the most wonderful jumper of all my children , ' said she . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 that 2 guess 11 wonderful 3 that 4 that 3 that 6 make 4 that 5 will 5 will 6 make 6 make 8 quite 7 you 8 quite 8 quite 10 most 9 the 10 most 11 wonderful 12 jumper 12 jumper 18 ' 13 of 14 all 13 of 15 my 15 my 16 children 16 children 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 21 . 19 said 20 she 20 she 21 . " do you know , " he added wistfully , " sometimes [i] envy my cousin [limberheels] . " 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 6 " 4 know 9 wistfully 5 , 6 " 7 he 8 added 8 added 9 wistfully 9 wistfully 14 envy 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 14 envy 14 envy 16 cousin 15 my 16 cousin 16 cousin 18 . 18 . 19 " " [i] envy him myself , " declared [peter] . 1 " 3 envy 3 envy 4 him 4 him 5 myself 5 myself 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 10 . [xi] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [gobbler] [got] [the] [strutting] [habit] peter [rabbit] never will forget the first time he saw [big] [tom] [gobbler] . 1 peter 4 will 3 never 4 will 4 will 5 forget 5 forget 7 first 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 time 8 time 9 he 8 time 10 saw 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 14 . it seemed to come from somewhere back in the woods in the very direction from which he had just come . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 11 in 5 from 10 woods 6 somewhere 7 back 7 back 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 11 in 11 in 14 direction 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 direction 14 direction 15 from 15 from 16 which 16 which 18 had 17 he 18 had 18 had 20 come 19 just 20 come 20 come 21 . " [gobble-obble-obble] ! " said the voice , and again a moment later " [gobble-obble-obble] ! " 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 and 6 the 7 voice 7 voice 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 again 10 again 12 moment 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 13 later 14 " 14 " 16 ! 16 ! 17 " only the shine of a pair of the sharpest eyes [peter] ever had seen showed that he was alive . 1 only 2 the 2 the 10 eyes 3 shine 4 of 4 of 6 pair 5 a 6 pair 6 pair 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 sharpest 9 sharpest 10 eyes 10 eyes 15 showed 12 ever 13 had 13 had 14 seen 14 seen 15 showed 15 showed 20 . 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 was 18 was 19 alive 19 alive 20 . peter held his breath , and it was so still that you could have heard a leaf drop had you been there . 1 peter 8 was 2 held 3 his 3 his 4 breath 4 breath 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 still 9 so 10 still 10 still 11 that 11 that 15 heard 12 you 13 could 13 could 14 have 14 have 15 heard 15 heard 18 drop 16 a 17 leaf 16 a 18 drop 18 drop 23 . 19 had 20 you 19 had 21 been 21 been 22 there 22 there 23 . when at last the stranger moved , it was his head only . 1 when 2 at 1 when 5 stranger 2 at 3 last 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 moved 6 moved 7 , 7 , 13 . 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 head 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 only 12 only 13 . he turned it suddenly to the right and a moment later to the left . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 5 to 3 it 4 suddenly 4 suddenly 5 to 5 to 8 and 6 the 7 right 7 right 8 and 8 and 10 moment 9 a 10 moment 10 moment 11 later 10 moment 12 to 12 to 15 . 13 the 14 left 13 the 15 . it was plain that he was listening for suspicious sounds . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 listening 7 listening 8 for 8 for 11 . 9 suspicious 10 sounds 10 sounds 11 . a sound seemed to catch the stranger 's quick ears , for he stopped and stared very hard at a little clump of brush . 1 a 2 sound 1 a 7 stranger 2 sound 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 catch 5 catch 6 the 7 stranger 11 , 8 's 9 quick 8 's 11 , 9 quick 10 ears 11 , 15 and 12 for 13 he 13 he 14 stopped 14 stopped 15 and 15 and 17 very 16 stared 17 very 17 very 18 hard 18 hard 19 at 19 at 22 clump 20 a 21 little 21 little 22 clump 22 clump 23 of 23 of 25 . 24 brush 25 . peter stared at it too . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 it 4 it 5 too 5 too 6 . at first he saw nothing , but presently he saw a head poked out , and this also was a stranger . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 7 but 4 saw 7 but 5 nothing 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 13 poked 8 presently 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 12 head 10 saw 13 poked 11 a 12 head 13 poked 14 out 14 out 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 also 17 this 18 also 18 also 19 was 19 was 21 stranger 20 a 21 stranger 21 stranger 22 . never had he seen such a change in anybody . 1 never 2 had 2 had 3 he 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 7 change 6 a 7 change 7 change 8 in 8 in 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 . this stranger didn't look like the same bird at all . 1 this 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 8 bird 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 bird 8 bird 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . he was swelled up until [peter] was afraid he would burst . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 swelled 3 swelled 4 up 3 swelled 5 until 5 until 9 he 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 burst 11 burst 12 . his tail was spread out like a great fan . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 3 was 3 was 4 spread 4 spread 5 out 4 spread 6 like 6 like 10 . 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 fan 9 fan 10 . his head was laid back on his humped shoulders . 1 his 2 head 2 head 3 was 3 was 4 laid 4 laid 5 back 5 back 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 humped 8 humped 9 shoulders 9 shoulders 10 . his wings were dropped until the stiffly spread feathers brushed the ground . 1 his 2 wings 2 wings 3 were 3 were 4 dropped 4 dropped 5 until 5 until 8 spread 6 the 7 stiffly 6 the 8 spread 8 spread 9 feathers 9 feathers 12 ground 10 brushed 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . his head and neck were as red as blood , and there were no feathers on either . 1 his 2 head 2 head 5 were 3 and 4 neck 4 neck 5 were 5 were 7 red 6 as 7 red 7 red 8 as 7 red 11 and 8 as 9 blood 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 15 feathers 12 there 13 were 13 were 14 no 15 feathers 16 on 16 on 18 . 17 either 18 . back and forth in front of the brush from which the other stranger was peeping very shyly this great bird strutted . 1 back 4 in 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 4 in 4 in 8 brush 5 front 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 brush 8 brush 16 very 9 from 13 stranger 10 which 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 was 14 was 15 peeping 15 peeping 16 very 16 very 17 shyly 16 very 22 . 18 this 19 great 19 great 20 bird 20 bird 21 strutted 21 strutted 22 . never had [peter] seen such vanity , such conceit , such imposing , puffed-up pride . 1 never 2 had 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 6 vanity 5 such 6 vanity 6 vanity 12 imposing 7 , 8 such 7 , 9 conceit 9 conceit 10 , 9 conceit 11 such 11 such 12 imposing 12 imposing 14 puffed-up 12 imposing 16 . 13 , 14 puffed-up 14 puffed-up 15 pride " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] , opening his big mouth very wide to laugh at [peter] and his excitement . 1 " 4 " 1 " 8 , 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 8 , 15 to 9 opening 10 his 10 his 11 big 11 big 12 mouth 12 mouth 14 wide 13 very 14 wide 14 wide 15 to 15 to 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 at 17 at 21 excitement 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 excitement 21 excitement 22 . it was her head you saw . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 head 3 her 4 head 4 head 5 you 4 head 6 saw 6 saw 7 . big [tom] is the most conceited fellow in the [green] [forest] . 1 big 3 is 3 is 7 fellow 4 the 5 most 5 most 7 fellow 6 conceited 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . he dearly loves to strut . 1 he 2 dearly 1 he 3 loves 3 loves 4 to 4 to 5 strut 5 strut 6 . he is just like his father and his grandfather and his great-grandfather . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 6 father 3 just 4 like 4 like 5 his 6 father 7 and 7 and 9 grandfather 8 his 9 grandfather 9 grandfather 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 great-grandfather 12 great-grandfather 13 . the [gobblers] never have gotten over strutting since [old] [mr] [gobbler] , the first of the family , got the habit . " 1 the 3 never 1 the 8 since 3 never 5 gotten 4 have 5 gotten 6 over 7 strutting 7 strutting 8 since 8 since 19 got 12 , 14 first 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 family 17 family 18 , 18 , 19 got 19 got 21 habit 20 the 21 habit 21 habit 22 . 21 habit 23 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 3 me 6 . 4 about 5 it please , [grandfather] [frog] , tell me about it , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 , 1 please 5 , 5 , 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 6 tell 8 about 8 about 10 , 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 . 12 begged 14 . " how did [old] [mr] [gobbler] get the habit ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 3 did 7 get 7 get 8 the 8 the 9 habit 9 habit 10 ? 10 ? 11 " grandfather [frog] chuckled . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " he got it from admiring his own reflection in a pool of water , " said he . 1 " 10 in 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 it 3 got 5 from 4 it 5 from 5 from 6 admiring 6 admiring 7 his 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 reflection 8 own 10 in 10 in 12 pool 11 a 12 pool 12 pool 13 of 13 of 15 , 14 water 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 19 . 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . with plenty to eat and little to do , they had more time to think about themselves than they do now . 1 with 2 plenty 2 plenty 5 and 2 plenty 15 think 3 to 5 and 4 eat 5 and 5 and 8 do 6 little 7 to 7 to 8 do 9 , 10 they 9 , 12 more 10 they 11 had 12 more 13 time 13 time 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 about 16 about 17 themselves 17 themselves 22 . 18 than 19 they 19 they 20 do 20 do 21 now 20 do 22 . then one day as he was walking along , he came to a little pool of water . 1 then 2 one 1 then 3 day 2 one 3 day 3 day 11 came 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 walking 7 walking 8 along 8 along 9 , 8 along 10 he 10 he 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a 12 to 17 water 14 little 15 pool 14 little 17 water 15 pool 16 of 17 water 18 . it was very clear , and there wasn't a ripple on the surface . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 , 3 very 4 clear 3 very 5 , 5 , 7 there 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 10 ripple 9 a 10 ripple 10 ripple 11 on 11 on 13 surface 12 the 13 surface 13 surface 14 . there for the first time [mr] [gobbler] saw his reflection . 1 there 2 for 2 for 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 time 5 time 8 saw 8 saw 9 his 9 his 10 reflection 10 reflection 11 . the more he looked , the better he liked his own appearance . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 5 , 4 looked 5 , 5 , 7 better 5 , 8 he 6 the 7 better 8 he 13 . 9 liked 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 appearance 12 appearance 13 . he spread his tail just to see how it would look in the water . 1 he 2 spread 2 spread 4 tail 3 his 4 tail 4 tail 6 to 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 how 7 see 11 look 8 how 9 it 9 it 10 would 11 look 14 water 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . then he puffed himself out and strutted . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 puffed 3 puffed 4 himself 4 himself 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 8 . 7 strutted 8 . " ' [there] is nobody to compare with me , ' thought he , and strutted more than ever . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 12 thought 2 ' 8 with 4 is 5 nobody 5 nobody 6 to 6 to 7 compare 7 compare 8 with 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 thought 12 thought 18 than 13 he 14 , 13 he 15 and 15 and 16 strutted 16 strutted 17 more 17 more 18 than 18 than 19 ever 19 ever 20 . " after that he used to steal away every day to admire himself in that little pool of water . 1 " 3 that 2 after 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 10 day 4 he 5 used 5 used 6 to 5 used 7 steal 7 steal 9 every 8 away 9 every 10 day 12 admire 11 to 12 admire 12 admire 14 in 13 himself 14 in 14 in 17 pool 15 that 17 pool 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 . he tried new ways of strutting and of puffing himself out . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 4 ways 2 tried 5 of 3 new 4 ways 5 of 6 strutting 6 strutting 7 and 7 and 8 of 8 of 9 puffing 9 puffing 10 himself 9 puffing 12 . 10 himself 11 out 11 out 12 . after a while he was no longer content to admire himself . 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 longer 7 longer 10 admire 8 content 9 to 9 to 10 admire 10 admire 11 himself 11 himself 12 . he wanted others to admire him . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 others 3 others 4 to 4 to 5 admire 5 admire 6 him 6 him 7 . so the first chance he got he began to strut and show off all his grand airs before [mrs] [gobbler] . 1 so 4 chance 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 chance 4 chance 6 got 5 he 6 got 6 got 13 off 7 he 8 began 7 he 11 and 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 strut 10 strut 11 and 11 and 12 show 12 show 13 off 13 off 14 all 14 all 15 his 14 all 17 airs 15 his 16 grand 17 airs 18 before 18 before 21 . at first she paid no attention to him . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 she 3 she 4 paid 4 paid 5 no 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 7 to 9 . 8 him 9 . at least that is the way she appeared . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 she 6 way 8 appeared 8 appeared 9 . she would turn her back on him and walk off into the bushes . 1 she 2 would 2 would 3 turn 3 turn 4 her 3 turn 5 back 5 back 6 on 5 back 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 walk 9 walk 10 off 10 off 14 . 11 into 13 bushes 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 14 . that made him strut all the more . 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 strut 4 strut 5 all 5 all 6 the 5 all 7 more 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 . then he took to bragging and boasting that there was no bird to compare with him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 took 3 took 4 to 3 took 8 that 4 to 5 bragging 5 bragging 6 and 6 and 7 boasting 8 that 9 there 8 that 10 was 10 was 11 no 11 no 12 bird 12 bird 13 to 13 to 17 . 14 compare 15 with 14 compare 17 . 15 with 16 him thus he became quite unbearable , and all his neighbors would turn their backs on him when they saw him coming . 1 thus 3 became 2 he 3 became 3 became 4 quite 3 became 7 and 4 quite 5 unbearable 5 unbearable 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 neighbors 8 all 9 his 8 all 10 neighbors 10 neighbors 14 backs 11 would 12 turn 12 turn 13 their 13 their 14 backs 14 backs 15 on 15 on 22 . 16 him 17 when 17 when 18 they 18 they 19 saw 19 saw 20 him 19 saw 21 coming 21 coming 22 . only [mrs] [gobbler] continued to watch in secret and to admire him . 1 only 6 watch 4 continued 5 to 5 to 6 watch 6 watch 7 in 7 in 8 secret 8 secret 9 and 9 and 11 admire 10 to 11 admire 11 admire 12 him 12 him 13 . " now in those days [mr] [gobbler] didn't have a red head and neck . 1 " 5 days 2 now 3 in 2 now 5 days 3 in 4 those 5 days 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 have 9 have 13 and 10 a 11 red 11 red 12 head 12 head 13 and 13 and 14 neck 14 neck 15 . one day [old] [mother] [nature] happened along when [mr] [gobbler] was strutting and boasting how big and brave he was . 1 one 2 day 1 one 6 happened 6 happened 7 along 7 along 13 and 8 when 11 was 11 was 12 strutting 12 strutting 13 and 13 and 21 . 14 boasting 15 how 14 boasting 17 and 15 how 16 big 17 and 18 brave 18 brave 20 was 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 . he didn't see her , and she watched him quietly for a few minutes . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 , 3 see 4 her 3 see 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 she 6 and 10 quietly 7 she 8 watched 8 watched 9 him 10 quietly 11 for 11 for 14 minutes 12 a 13 few 12 a 14 minutes 14 minutes 15 . then she slipped away and hunted up [mr] [wolf] . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 away 4 away 5 and 5 and 6 hunted 6 hunted 7 up 7 up 10 . " [mr] [wolf] grinned and trotted off to do her bidding . 1 " 4 grinned 4 grinned 6 trotted 5 and 6 trotted 6 trotted 8 to 7 off 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 her 10 her 11 bidding 11 bidding 12 . he found [mr] [gobbler] swelled up until he looked as if he must burst , and bragging to [mrs] [gobbler] . 1 he 9 looked 2 found 5 swelled 5 swelled 6 up 6 up 7 until 7 until 8 he 7 until 9 looked 9 looked 10 as 10 as 13 must 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 must 13 must 16 and 14 burst 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 bragging 17 bragging 18 to 18 to 21 . " ' [i] 'm the biggest of all the birds , ' bragged [mr] [gobbler] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 biggest 4 'm 5 the 5 the 6 biggest 6 biggest 7 of 7 of 11 , 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 birds 10 birds 11 , 11 , 13 bragged 12 ' 13 bragged 13 bragged 16 . ' [i] 'm afraid of no one . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 no 6 no 8 . 7 one 8 . while you have me with you , my dear , you have nothing in all the [great] [world] to fear . ' 1 while 2 you 1 while 3 have 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 me 3 have 5 with 5 with 7 , 6 you 7 , 7 , 9 dear 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 , 9 dear 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 in 14 in 22 ' 15 all 16 the 16 the 22 ' 19 to 20 fear 20 fear 21 . 21 . 22 ' " [just] then out sprang [mr] [wolf] with all his long , sharp teeth showing . 1 " 5 sprang 3 then 4 out 3 then 5 sprang 5 sprang 11 long 8 with 9 all 9 all 10 his 10 his 11 long 11 long 14 teeth 12 , 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 teeth 14 teeth 15 showing 15 showing 16 . mr [gobbler] gave a yelp of fright . 1 mr 3 gave 3 gave 5 yelp 4 a 5 yelp 5 yelp 6 of 6 of 7 fright 7 fright 8 . he lost his swelled-up appearance as suddenly as a bubble flattens out when it is pricked . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 2 lost 4 swelled-up 4 swelled-up 5 appearance 5 appearance 7 suddenly 6 as 7 suddenly 7 suddenly 8 as 8 as 10 bubble 9 a 10 bubble 10 bubble 11 flattens 11 flattens 12 out 12 out 17 . 13 when 15 is 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 pricked 16 pricked 17 . with a frantic beating of his wings he took to the air . 1 with 4 beating 2 a 4 beating 3 frantic 4 beating 4 beating 5 of 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 wings 7 wings 9 took 8 he 9 took 9 took 13 . 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 air 12 air 13 . the blood ran all over his head and down his neck , though he really was hardly hurt at all . 1 the 3 ran 2 blood 3 ran 3 ran 8 and 4 all 5 over 5 over 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 and 8 and 9 down 9 down 10 his 10 his 11 neck 11 neck 12 , 12 , 13 though 12 , 15 really 13 though 14 he 15 really 16 was 16 was 19 at 17 hardly 18 hurt 18 hurt 19 at 19 at 21 . 20 all 21 . from the top of a tall tree he looked down . 1 from 2 the 2 the 3 top 3 top 4 of 4 of 5 a 4 of 7 tree 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 8 he 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 10 down 10 down 11 . there stood [old] [mother] [nature] , looking up at him . 1 there 2 stood 2 stood 6 , 6 , 7 looking 7 looking 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 11 . 10 him 11 . " ' [mr] [gobbler] , ' said she , ' you have acquired a bad habit , a very bad habit . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 13 acquired 2 ' 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 , 10 ' 11 you 10 ' 13 acquired 11 you 12 have 13 acquired 17 , 14 a 15 bad 15 bad 16 habit 16 habit 17 , 17 , 21 habit 18 a 19 very 19 very 20 bad 20 bad 21 habit 21 habit 22 . " and so it was . 1 " 2 and 2 and 4 it 2 and 5 was 3 so 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . and so it is with [big] [tom] [gobbler] to this day . 1 and 3 it 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 with 5 with 12 . 9 to 10 this 10 this 11 day 11 day 12 . there is nothing in the world more foolish than vanity , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 there 4 in 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 6 world 9 than 7 more 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 than 9 than 10 vanity 10 vanity 13 concluded 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 concluded 13 concluded 16 . [ [illustration] : " don't call me [striped] [chipmunk] , and don't call me [gopher] ! " said he . 1 [ 4 " 1 [ 10 , 3 : 4 " 5 don't 6 call 6 call 7 me 7 me 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 don't 11 and 13 call 12 don't 13 call 13 call 14 me 13 call 16 ! 16 ! 17 " 17 " 20 . 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [xii] [where] [seek-seek] [got] [his] [pretty] [coat] peter won't forget that meeting , because of the funny mistake he made and the foolish feeling he had as a result of it . 1 peter 3 forget 2 won't 3 forget 3 forget 10 funny 4 that 5 meeting 5 meeting 7 because 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 funny 10 funny 11 mistake 11 mistake 12 he 12 he 13 made 13 made 14 and 13 made 25 . 14 and 19 had 15 the 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 as 20 as 22 result 21 a 22 result 22 result 23 of 23 of 24 it you see , [peter] didn't know that there was such a person as [seek-seek] . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 know 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 there 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 such 9 was 12 person 11 a 12 person 12 person 15 . 13 as 15 . but as he drew nearer , it suddenly moved . 1 but 3 he 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 drew 4 drew 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 , 6 , 8 suddenly 7 it 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 10 . 9 moved 10 . " hello , [striped] [chipmunk] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 6 ! what are you doing way out here so far from the old stone wall ? " exclaimed [peter] . 1 what 4 doing 1 what 13 stone 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 doing 4 doing 5 way 5 way 6 out 6 out 7 here 7 here 9 far 8 so 9 far 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 stone 13 stone 14 wall 14 wall 17 exclaimed 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 19 . the small person in the striped coat whirled and faced [peter] with snapping eyes . 1 the 2 small 2 small 3 person 3 person 4 in 4 in 7 coat 5 the 6 striped 5 the 7 coat 7 coat 9 and 8 whirled 9 and 9 and 10 faced 10 faced 15 . 12 with 13 snapping 13 snapping 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 . " don't call me [striped] [chipmunk] , and don't call me [gopher] ! " said he very fiercely for so small a person . 1 " 4 me 1 " 10 call 2 don't 3 call 3 call 4 me 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 don't 9 don't 10 call 10 call 14 " 11 me 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 19 for 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 very 17 very 18 fiercely 17 very 19 for 19 for 23 person 20 so 21 small 21 small 22 a 22 a 23 person 23 person 24 . " [i] am neither one . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 neither 4 neither 5 one 5 one 6 . i am [seek-seek] the [ground] [squirrel] , and [i] 'll thank you to call me by my own name . 1 i 2 am 2 am 20 . 4 the 19 name 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 'll 10 'll 11 thank 11 thank 12 you 11 thank 13 to 13 to 14 call 14 call 15 me 14 call 18 own 15 me 16 by 17 my 18 own 18 own 19 name 19 name 20 . i am getting everlastingly tired of being called the names of other people . " 1 i 3 getting 1 i 8 called 2 am 3 getting 4 everlastingly 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 6 of 7 being 7 being 8 called 8 called 10 names 9 the 10 names 10 names 11 of 11 of 12 other 12 other 14 . 13 people 14 . 14 . 15 " peter looked very foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 . " [i] beg your pardon , " said he . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 4 your 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] do indeed . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 . i 'm sorry . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 . perhaps you don't know it , but you look very much like [striped] [chipmunk] , who is one of my best friends . 1 perhaps 2 you 1 perhaps 6 , 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 it 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 you 7 but 11 much 8 you 9 look 9 look 10 very 11 much 12 like 12 like 15 , 15 , 23 . 16 who 17 is 16 who 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 my 20 my 21 best 21 best 22 friends 21 best 23 . you look so much like him that [i] thought you must be him . 1 you 2 look 2 look 3 so 2 look 7 that 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 like 5 like 6 him 7 that 9 thought 9 thought 13 him 10 you 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 him 13 him 14 . i wonder if you are related to him . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 related 6 related 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 10 " 9 . 10 " " certainly [i] 'm related to him , or he is related to me , whichever way you please to put it , " snapped [seek-seek] . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 9 or 2 certainly 4 'm 5 related 6 to 5 related 8 , 6 to 7 him 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 he 9 or 12 related 10 he 11 is 12 related 13 to 12 related 14 me 14 me 16 whichever 15 , 16 whichever 16 whichever 17 way 17 way 20 to 18 you 19 please 19 please 20 to 20 to 21 put 21 put 22 it 21 put 24 " 23 , 24 " 24 " 27 . 25 snapped 27 . " we are cousins . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 cousins 4 cousins 5 . but he is a [rock] [squirrel] , and [i] am a [ground] [squirrel] which is altogether different . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 18 . 4 a 18 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 am 8 and 15 is 10 am 14 which 11 a 14 which 15 is 16 altogether 16 altogether 17 different 17 different 18 . you don't find me where there are rocks and stones in the way if [i] know it . 1 you 4 me 2 don't 3 find 3 find 4 me 4 me 5 where 5 where 7 are 6 there 7 are 7 are 10 stones 8 rocks 9 and 9 and 10 stones 10 stones 11 in 11 in 13 way 12 the 13 way 13 way 18 . 14 if 16 know 16 know 17 it 16 know 18 . besides , if you used your eyes , you would see that we are not dressed alike either . 1 besides 3 if 1 besides 8 , 2 , 3 if 3 if 5 used 4 you 5 used 5 used 7 eyes 6 your 7 eyes 8 , 11 see 9 you 10 would 10 would 11 see 11 see 12 that 12 that 13 we 13 we 16 dressed 14 are 15 not 15 not 16 dressed 16 dressed 17 alike 17 alike 19 . 18 either 19 . just because we both happen to wear stripes is no reason why we should be mistaken for each other . " 1 just 7 wear 2 because 3 we 2 because 4 both 4 both 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 6 to 7 wear 7 wear 11 reason 8 stripes 9 is 9 is 10 no 10 no 11 reason 11 reason 13 we 11 reason 14 should 12 why 13 we 14 should 15 be 15 be 19 other 16 mistaken 17 for 17 for 18 each 18 each 19 other 19 other 20 . 20 . 21 " peter looked at [seek-seek] more closely than he had , and at once he made a discovery . 1 peter 6 closely 2 looked 3 at 3 at 5 more 5 more 6 closely 6 closely 7 than 7 than 8 he 8 he 10 , 9 had 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 once 11 and 14 he 11 and 15 made 12 at 13 once 14 he 15 made 15 made 17 discovery 16 a 17 discovery 17 discovery 18 . " why ! " he exclaimed , " your coat has more stripes than [striped] [chipmunk] 's has , hasn't it ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! 1 " 6 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 6 exclaimed 8 " 6 exclaimed 11 has 7 , 8 " 9 your 10 coat 10 coat 11 has 11 has 12 more 12 more 14 than 12 more 19 , 13 stripes 14 than 17 's 18 has 17 's 19 , 19 , 20 hasn't 20 hasn't 21 it 20 hasn't 23 " 22 ? 23 " " [i] should hope so , " retorted [seek-seek] . 1 " 3 should 3 should 4 hope 4 hope 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " and it has little rows of spots , too ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 4 has 1 " 6 rows 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 has 5 little 6 rows 6 rows 7 of 7 of 8 spots 7 of 10 too 8 spots 9 , 10 too 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 cried 13 cried 15 . " if [i] had noticed those spots at first , [i] wouldn't have made such a foolish mistake . 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 those 5 noticed 7 spots 7 spots 8 at 8 at 9 first 9 first 14 made 10 , 13 have 12 wouldn't 13 have 13 have 14 made 14 made 15 such 14 made 18 mistake 15 such 17 foolish 16 a 17 foolish 18 mistake 19 . i do believe that your coat is prettier than [striped] [chipmunk] 's , and [i] had thought his as pretty as a coat can be . " 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 that 4 that 6 coat 4 that 7 is 5 your 6 coat 6 coat 7 is 7 is 8 prettier 8 prettier 9 than 9 than 12 's 12 's 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 27 " 16 had 17 thought 17 thought 18 his 17 thought 25 be 19 as 20 pretty 20 pretty 21 as 21 as 23 coat 22 a 23 coat 23 coat 24 can 24 can 25 be 25 be 26 . 25 be 27 " [seek-seek] [looked] [rather] [pleased] [,] [though] [he] [tried] [not] [to] [.] " huh ! " he sniffed . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 sniffed 6 sniffed 7 . " of course it 's prettier . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 prettier 6 prettier 7 . it took you a long time to find it out . 1 it 2 took 2 took 7 to 3 you 6 time 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 it 9 it 10 out 10 out 11 . i wouldn't trade coats with [striped] [chipmunk] or anybody else of my acquaintance . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trade 3 trade 4 coats 4 coats 5 with 5 with 15 " 8 or 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 else 10 else 11 of 11 of 13 acquaintance 12 my 13 acquaintance 13 acquaintance 14 . 14 . 15 " " neither would [i] if [i] were in your place , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 neither 1 " 3 would 3 would 5 if 5 if 11 , 7 were 8 in 7 were 11 , 8 in 10 place 9 your 10 place 11 , 13 declared 12 " 13 declared 13 declared 15 . " [i] wish [old] [mother] [nature] had given me a coat like that . " 1 " 8 given 3 wish 7 had 7 had 8 given 8 given 9 me 9 me 11 coat 9 me 15 " 10 a 11 coat 12 like 13 that 13 that 14 . 14 . 15 " he said this so wistfully that [seek-seek] , who had started to laugh , turned his head so that [peter] might not know it . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 this 2 said 25 . 4 so 5 wistfully 5 wistfully 6 that 6 that 11 started 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 started 11 started 12 to 12 to 14 , 13 laugh 14 , 14 , 25 . 15 turned 16 his 15 turned 25 . 16 his 17 head 17 head 21 might 18 so 19 that 19 that 21 might 21 might 23 know 22 not 23 know 23 know 24 it " [i] 'm afraid it wouldn't look so well on one as big as you , " he replied . 1 " 7 look 3 'm 4 afraid 3 'm 6 wouldn't 4 afraid 5 it 6 wouldn't 7 look 7 look 8 so 7 look 9 well 7 look 10 on 10 on 16 , 11 one 13 big 12 as 13 big 13 big 14 as 14 as 15 you 15 you 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 he 18 he 19 replied 19 replied 20 . " anyway , you wouldn't be able to hide from your enemies as you can now . " 1 " 6 be 2 anyway 3 , 2 anyway 4 you 4 you 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 hide 9 hide 10 from 10 from 11 your 11 your 12 enemies 12 enemies 14 you 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 can 15 can 16 now 16 now 17 . 17 . 18 " " that 's so , " said [peter] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 that 2 that 5 , 3 's 4 so 3 's 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 9 thoughtfully 9 thoughtfully 10 . " [i] would be easily seen in a coat like that , for a fact . 1 " 3 would 3 would 4 be 3 would 6 seen 4 be 5 easily 6 seen 7 in 6 seen 13 for 7 in 9 coat 8 a 9 coat 9 coat 10 like 10 like 11 that 12 , 13 for 13 for 15 fact 14 a 15 fact 15 fact 16 . i hadn't thought of that . 1 i 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 . 5 that 6 . i guess [old] [mother] [nature] knows best . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 6 knows 6 knows 7 best 7 best 8 . i [i] wonder how she ever happened to think of a coat like yours . " 1 i 7 happened 3 wonder 4 how 4 how 5 she 4 how 7 happened 5 she 6 ever 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 12 coat 11 a 12 coat 12 coat 13 like 13 like 14 yours 14 yours 15 . 15 . 16 " [seek-seek] [chuckled] [.] he had quite forgotten that he had felt offended because [peter] had mistaken him for his cousin , [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 10 because 3 quite 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 felt 8 felt 9 offended 9 offended 10 because 10 because 12 had 12 had 13 mistaken 13 mistaken 14 him 13 mistaken 15 for 15 for 17 cousin 16 his 17 cousin 17 cousin 21 . 18 , 21 . he enjoyed [peter] 's admiration of his coat . 1 he 9 . 2 enjoyed 4 's 4 's 5 admiration 5 admiration 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 9 . he is naturally rather talkative , and like most folks he enjoyed talking about himself . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 naturally 3 naturally 6 , 4 rather 5 talkative 4 rather 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 enjoyed 8 like 9 most 9 most 10 folks 10 folks 11 he 11 he 12 enjoyed 12 enjoyed 13 talking 13 talking 14 about 14 about 16 . 15 himself 16 . " this coat , " said he , " has been in the family a very great while . 1 " 3 coat 1 " 6 said 2 this 3 coat 3 coat 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 said 7 he 6 said 9 " 7 he 8 , 9 " 10 has 10 has 11 been 11 been 14 family 11 been 18 while 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 family 15 a 16 very 16 very 17 great 17 great 18 while 18 while 19 . " [i] mean this style of coat has been in the family a very long time . 1 " 5 style 1 " 8 has 3 mean 4 this 4 this 5 style 5 style 6 of 6 of 7 coat 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 in 10 in 12 family 11 the 12 family 12 family 17 . 13 a 14 very 14 very 16 time 15 long 16 time 16 time 17 . my father was dressed just as [i] am . 1 my 2 father 2 father 3 was 3 was 4 dressed 4 dressed 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 8 am 8 am 9 . so was his father [and] " 1 so 2 was 2 was 4 father 3 his 4 father 4 father 6 " " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . it 's funny to me that all the interesting things happened such a long time ago . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 funny 3 funny 4 to 3 funny 6 that 4 to 5 me 6 that 11 happened 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 interesting 8 the 10 things 10 things 11 happened 11 happened 15 time 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 17 . 16 ago 17 . now wasn't that what you were going to say ? " 1 now 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 that 2 wasn't 4 what 4 what 7 going 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 going 7 going 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 ? 10 ? 11 " [seek-seek] [admitted] [that] [it] [was] [,] [and] [looked] [a] [little] [disappointed] [that] [peter] [had] [guessed] [it] [.] " there is a story . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 a 3 is 6 . 5 story 6 . i know there is a story , " declared [peter] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 6 story 5 a 6 story 6 story 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " won't you tell it to me please , [seek-seek] ? " 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 2 won't 9 , 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 7 me 8 please 9 , 9 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " the very first of all my great-great-grandfathers was called [seek-seek] . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 first 3 first 4 of 3 first 7 great-great-grandfathers 4 of 5 all 6 my 7 great-great-grandfathers 7 great-great-grandfathers 8 was 8 was 9 called 9 called 11 . true , he could climb a little , but it was not easy , and he felt anything but comfortable off the ground . 1 true 5 climb 2 , 3 he 2 , 5 climb 3 he 4 could 5 climb 14 , 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 , 8 , 11 was 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 not 11 was 13 easy 13 easy 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 15 and 21 off 16 he 17 felt 17 felt 18 anything 18 anything 19 but 19 but 20 comfortable 21 off 23 ground 22 the 23 ground 23 ground 24 . so [old] [mother] [nature] must have been thinking of the [marmots] when she fashioned those claws . 1 so 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 of 8 thinking 12 when 9 of 10 the 12 when 13 she 12 when 14 fashioned 13 she 14 fashioned 14 fashioned 15 those 15 those 16 claws 16 claws 17 . " at first [seek-seek] wandered about trying to find a place for himself in the [great] [world] . 1 " 5 wandered 2 at 3 first 3 first 5 wandered 5 wandered 6 about 5 wandered 8 to 6 about 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 11 place 10 a 11 place 11 place 13 himself 11 place 14 in 12 for 13 himself 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 . then one day he met [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 met 5 met 8 . they stopped and stared at each other in surprise because , you know , their coats were so much alike . 1 they 3 and 1 they 10 because 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 5 at 6 each 6 each 7 other 7 other 9 surprise 8 in 9 surprise 10 because 11 , 11 , 12 you 11 , 19 much 12 you 13 know 13 know 14 , 14 , 16 coats 15 their 16 coats 16 coats 17 were 17 were 18 so 19 much 21 . 20 alike 21 . at that time [seek-seek] was wearing plain stripes , just as [striped] [chipmunk] does to this day . 1 at 8 stripes 2 that 3 time 3 time 5 was 5 was 6 wearing 6 wearing 7 plain 7 plain 8 stripes 8 stripes 11 as 9 , 10 just 9 , 11 as 11 as 14 does 14 does 18 . 15 to 16 this 16 this 17 day 17 day 18 . " ' [what] do you mean by stealing my coat ? ' demanded [mr] [chipmunk] angrily . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 do 4 do 5 you 4 do 10 coat 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 by 7 by 8 stealing 9 my 10 coat 10 coat 13 demanded 10 coat 16 angrily 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 demanded 16 angrily 17 . " ' [i] was just about to ask you the same question , ' retorted [seek-seek] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 about 6 about 8 ask 7 to 8 ask 8 ask 9 you 8 ask 12 question 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 question 12 question 15 retorted 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 retorted 15 retorted 17 . " [mr] [chipmunk] had a sharp reply right on the tip of his tongue , but he checked it just in time . 1 " 4 had 4 had 8 right 5 a 6 sharp 5 a 8 right 7 reply 8 right 8 right 9 on 9 on 15 , 10 the 11 tip 11 tip 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 tongue 14 tongue 15 , 15 , 17 he 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 checked 18 checked 19 it 19 it 23 . 20 just 21 in 20 just 23 . 21 in 22 time ' [what] 's the use of quarreling over something neither of us had anything to do with ? ' said he . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 5 use 4 the 5 use 5 use 6 of 6 of 7 quarreling 7 quarreling 8 over 8 over 9 something 9 something 10 neither 10 neither 11 of 10 neither 13 had 11 of 12 us 13 had 14 anything 13 had 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 with 17 with 19 ' 17 with 22 . 18 ? 19 ' 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . ' [it] must be that we are cousins . 1 ' 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 that 5 that 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 cousins 8 cousins 9 . where do you live ? ' 1 where 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 live 4 live 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' " [seek-seek] explained that he didn't live anywhere in particular but was trying to find his place in the [great] [world] . 1 " 3 explained 1 " 15 find 3 explained 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 live 7 live 8 anywhere 7 live 10 particular 8 anywhere 9 in 10 particular 11 but 11 but 13 trying 12 was 13 trying 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 his 16 his 17 place 17 place 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . he told how he had tried to live like the other [squirrels] and failed . 1 he 5 had 2 told 3 how 3 how 4 he 3 how 5 had 5 had 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 6 tried 8 live 7 to 8 live 8 live 9 like 9 like 13 and 10 the 11 other 11 other 13 and 13 and 15 . 14 failed 15 . ' [i] know ! 1 ' 3 know 3 know 4 ! i know all about it , ' interrupted [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 , 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 interrupted 8 interrupted 11 . ' [i] 've been all through it . 1 ' 3 've 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 all 4 been 8 . 5 all 6 through 7 it 8 . the place for us is on the ground or at least close to it . 1 the 2 place 2 place 3 for 2 place 5 is 3 for 4 us 5 is 9 or 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 or 9 or 15 . 10 at 11 least 11 least 12 close 12 close 13 to 13 to 14 it 14 it 15 . come see how [i] live . ' 1 come 2 see 2 see 3 how 3 how 5 live 5 live 6 . 6 . 7 ' " [so] [seek-seek] went with [mr] [chipmunk] and saw how he lived among the rocks and stones . 1 " 4 went 4 went 5 with 5 with 15 rocks 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 how 10 how 11 he 10 how 13 among 11 he 12 lived 13 among 14 the 14 the 15 rocks 15 rocks 16 and 16 and 17 stones 16 and 18 . for a time he tried living there too , but he didn't like the rocks and stones much better than he did the trees . 1 for 3 time 1 for 16 and 2 a 3 time 3 time 7 there 4 he 5 tried 5 tried 6 living 6 living 7 there 7 there 8 too 8 too 13 like 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 like 14 the 15 rocks 15 rocks 16 and 16 and 18 much 17 stones 18 much 18 much 21 he 19 better 20 than 20 than 21 he 21 he 22 did 22 did 24 trees 23 the 24 trees 24 trees 25 . besides , all the neighbors were forever mistaking him for [mr] [chipmunk] because they looked so much alike , and he didn't like this . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 9 him 2 , 5 neighbors 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 neighbors 5 neighbors 6 were 6 were 7 forever 7 forever 8 mistaking 9 him 10 for 9 him 17 much 10 for 13 because 13 because 14 they 14 they 15 looked 15 looked 16 so 17 much 20 and 18 alike 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 20 and 22 didn't 22 didn't 23 like 23 like 25 . 24 this 25 . one day he wandered out on the [green] [meadows] . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 wandered 4 wandered 5 out 4 wandered 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 10 . it was very lovely out there among the grasses and flowers . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 lovely 3 very 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 out 4 lovely 7 among 5 out 6 there 6 there 7 among 7 among 9 grasses 8 the 9 grasses 9 grasses 10 and 10 and 11 flowers 11 flowers 12 . he wandered farther and farther , and the farther he wandered the better he liked it . 1 he 2 wandered 2 wandered 3 farther 2 wandered 9 farther 3 farther 4 and 4 and 5 farther 4 and 6 , 5 farther 6 , 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 farther 9 farther 10 he 9 farther 13 better 10 he 11 wandered 11 wandered 12 the 13 better 15 liked 14 he 15 liked 15 liked 16 it 16 it 17 . by and [by] he came to the home of [yap-yap] the [prairie] [dog] , who is one of the [marmot] family , as you know . 1 by 8 home 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 home 8 home 9 of 8 home 26 . 9 of 11 the 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 17 one 17 one 18 of 18 of 22 , 19 the 21 family 21 family 22 , 22 , 24 you 23 as 24 you 24 you 25 know 25 know 26 . " ' [a] home like that would suit me , ' thought [grandfather] [seek-seek] wistfully , as he journeyed on . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 9 me 4 home 5 like 4 home 7 would 5 like 6 that 7 would 8 suit 8 suit 9 me 9 me 15 wistfully 10 , 11 ' 10 , 15 wistfully 11 ' 12 thought 15 wistfully 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 19 journeyed 18 he 19 journeyed 19 journeyed 20 on 20 on 21 . ' [i] wonder if [i] could dig one . 1 ' 3 wonder 3 wonder 9 . 4 if 6 could 6 could 7 dig 7 dig 8 one 8 one 9 . i believe [i] 'll try . ' 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 4 'll 4 'll 5 try 5 try 6 . 6 . 7 ' " so when he found a place to suit him he began to dig . 1 " 2 so 2 so 5 found 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 found 5 found 7 place 6 a 7 place 7 place 8 to 8 to 9 suit 9 suit 11 he 10 him 11 he 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 15 . 13 to 14 dig there were no stones to hurt his feet and dull his nails , and he actually enjoyed digging . 1 there 8 feet 2 were 4 stones 3 no 4 stones 4 stones 5 to 5 to 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 9 and 10 dull 10 dull 16 actually 11 his 12 nails 12 nails 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 actually 16 actually 18 digging 17 enjoyed 18 digging 18 digging 19 . so he dug and dug until he had a wonderful underground home . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 dug 3 dug 4 and 3 dug 6 until 4 and 5 dug 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 11 underground 9 a 10 wonderful 9 a 11 underground 10 wonderful 11 underground 11 underground 13 . 12 home 13 . all about were plenty of seeds and tender grasses to eat , and he was happy . 1 all 2 about 2 about 7 and 3 were 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 5 of 6 seeds 6 seeds 7 and 7 and 8 tender 8 tender 15 was 9 grasses 10 to 10 to 12 , 11 eat 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 happy 16 happy 17 . he had found his place in the [great] [world] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 his 4 his 5 place 5 place 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 . then one day along came [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 along 4 along 5 came 5 came 9 . " then she discovered her mistake . 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 she 3 she 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 her 5 her 6 mistake 6 mistake 7 . ' [dear] me , ' said she , ' this will never do at all . 1 ' 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 ' 4 , 8 , 5 ' 6 said 7 she 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 14 at 10 this 11 will 11 will 13 do 12 never 13 do 13 do 14 at 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . if [i] can't tell my own children apart , how can [i] expect others to ? 1 if 6 own 3 can't 4 tell 4 tell 5 my 5 my 6 own 6 own 11 can 7 children 8 apart 7 children 9 , 9 , 10 how 10 how 11 can 11 can 13 expect 13 expect 14 others 14 others 15 to 15 to 16 ? your coat is altogether too much like that of [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 your 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 3 is 4 altogether 4 altogether 5 too 5 too 6 much 6 much 7 like 7 like 8 that 8 that 9 of 9 of 12 . i must change it . 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 change 3 change 4 it 4 it 5 . i certainly must change it . ' 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 must 3 must 4 change 4 change 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 ' " she leaned over and lightly tapped [seek-seek] right down the length of the broadest brown stripe of his coat . 1 " 7 tapped 2 she 3 leaned 2 she 5 and 3 leaned 4 over 5 and 6 lightly 6 lightly 7 tapped 7 tapped 9 right 9 right 12 length 10 down 11 the 11 the 12 length 12 length 13 of 12 length 18 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 brown 15 broadest 16 brown 16 brown 17 stripe 18 of 20 coat 19 his 20 coat 20 coat 21 . wherever her finger touched a little spot of yellow was left . 1 wherever 3 finger 1 wherever 7 spot 2 her 3 finger 3 finger 4 touched 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 spot 7 spot 8 of 8 of 9 yellow 9 yellow 10 was 10 was 12 . 11 left 12 . then she did the same thing to each of the other brown stripes . 1 then 3 did 2 she 3 did 3 did 6 thing 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 thing 6 thing 7 to 7 to 8 each 8 each 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 brown 12 brown 14 . 13 stripes 14 . from that day on he never was mistaken for [mr] [chipmunk] [or] any one else . 1 from 2 that 1 from 3 day 3 day 4 on 3 day 8 mistaken 5 he 7 was 6 never 7 was 7 was 8 mistaken 8 mistaken 9 for 9 for 14 one 13 any 14 one 14 one 15 else 15 else 16 . that 's the story of my coat , and now [i] must get busy collecting seeds for my storehouse , " concluded [seek-seek] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 9 and 3 the 4 story 4 story 5 of 4 story 7 coat 5 of 6 my 7 coat 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 get 10 now 12 must 12 must 13 get 13 get 16 seeds 13 get 17 for 14 busy 15 collecting 15 collecting 16 seeds 17 for 20 , 18 my 19 storehouse 19 storehouse 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 24 . 22 concluded 24 . " come and see me again , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 " 3 and 2 come 3 and 3 and 4 see 4 see 5 me 4 see 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 10 . 10 . 11 " [xiii] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [osprey] [learned] [to] [fish] peter [rabbit] had seen a very strange thing . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 7 strange 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 thing 8 thing 9 . it was strange to [peter] , anyway . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 strange 3 strange 4 to 4 to 6 , 6 , 7 anyway 7 anyway 8 . coming straight towards him , but high in the air , was a big bird , a bird with broad wings . 1 coming 4 him 2 straight 3 towards 3 towards 4 him 4 him 10 air 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 high 7 high 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 air 10 air 12 was 11 , 12 was 12 was 14 big 13 a 14 big 14 big 22 . 15 bird 18 bird 16 , 18 bird 17 a 18 bird 18 bird 19 with 19 with 20 broad 20 broad 21 wings 21 wings 22 . peter didn't have to look twice to know that it was a member of the [hawk] family . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 3 have 8 know 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 twice 5 look 7 to 8 know 9 that 9 that 10 it 9 that 13 member 10 it 11 was 12 a 13 member 13 member 14 of 13 member 18 . 14 of 15 the 15 the 17 family at first he thought it was [redtail] . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 . peter didn't stop to think of that . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 8 . 7 that 8 . he would stay there until the way was clear to get home to the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 he 8 was 2 would 3 stay 3 stay 4 there 4 there 5 until 5 until 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 was 8 was 9 clear 9 clear 10 to 9 clear 12 home 10 to 11 get 12 home 13 to 13 to 15 dear 14 the 15 dear 15 dear 18 . as soon as he was safe in the old house of [johnny] [chuck] , he turned and poked his head out of the doorway . 1 as 10 house 2 soon 5 was 2 soon 7 in 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 safe 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 old 9 old 10 house 10 house 11 of 11 of 20 head 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 turned 16 turned 17 and 17 and 18 poked 18 poked 19 his 19 his 20 head 20 head 22 of 21 out 22 of 22 of 24 doorway 23 the 24 doorway 24 doorway 25 . he wanted to see if any one would be caught . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 6 any 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 if 6 any 7 one 7 one 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 11 . 10 caught 11 . he hoped not , but if any one was caught , he wanted to see . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 5 but 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 8 one 6 if 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 was 9 was 10 caught 10 caught 13 wanted 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 13 wanted 15 see 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 . you know [peter] never misses anything if he can help it . 1 you 5 misses 2 know 4 never 4 never 5 misses 5 misses 6 anything 6 anything 8 he 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 help 10 help 11 it 11 it 12 . then [peter] saw that he had a white waist-coat and was a stranger . 1 then 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 4 that 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 9 waist-coat 7 a 8 white 8 white 9 waist-coat 9 waist-coat 10 and 10 and 14 . 11 was 13 stranger 12 a 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . " [i] wonder who he is ? " thought [peter] , staring very hard . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 who 4 who 5 he 4 who 7 ? 5 he 6 is 7 ? 11 , 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 11 , 11 , 12 staring 12 staring 14 hard 13 very 14 hard 14 hard 15 . " he 's bigger than either [redtail] or [whitetail] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 8 or 6 either 8 or 8 or 10 . i hope he isn't going to make his home here , because we have trouble enough as it is . " 1 i 7 make 2 hope 3 he 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 12 because 8 his 9 home 9 home 10 here 10 here 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 we 13 we 15 trouble 14 have 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 enough 16 enough 21 " 17 as 19 is 18 it 19 is 19 is 20 . 20 . 21 " suddenly [mr] [hawk] paused high up in the air , then closed his wings and shot straight down like an arrow . 1 suddenly 5 high 1 suddenly 10 , 4 paused 5 high 5 high 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 10 , 14 wings 11 then 12 closed 12 closed 13 his 13 his 14 wings 14 wings 15 and 15 and 16 shot 16 shot 17 straight 16 shot 18 down 18 down 19 like 19 like 21 arrow 20 an 21 arrow 21 arrow 22 . plunge ! 1 plunge 2 ! peter couldn't believe his own eyes . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 his 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . mr [hawk] [actually] [had] disappeared in the [smiling] [pool] ! 1 mr 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 in 6 in 10 ! 7 the 10 ! up , up he went , and then [peter] saw that in his great claws was a fish . 1 up 2 , 1 up 7 and 2 , 3 up 3 up 4 he 5 went 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 10 saw 10 saw 12 in 11 that 12 in 12 in 15 claws 13 his 14 great 14 great 15 claws 15 claws 19 . 16 was 18 fish 17 a 18 fish 18 fish 19 . peter watched him fly away with the fish , and when he felt that it was quite safe to do so , he came out . 1 peter 3 him 1 peter 8 fish 2 watched 3 him 4 fly 5 away 4 fly 6 with 6 with 7 the 7 the 8 fish 8 fish 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 that 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 felt 11 when 14 that 14 that 16 was 15 it 16 was 16 was 18 safe 17 quite 18 safe 18 safe 19 to 19 to 26 . 20 do 21 so 21 so 22 , 22 , 24 came 23 he 24 came 24 came 25 out 24 came 26 . over on the end of an old log among the bulrushes sat [jerry] [muskrat] just where [peter] had left him . 1 over 2 on 1 over 12 sat 2 on 4 end 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 5 of 8 log 6 an 7 old 7 old 8 log 8 log 9 among 9 among 11 bulrushes 10 the 11 bulrushes 12 sat 20 him 15 just 16 where 16 where 18 had 18 had 19 left 19 left 20 him 20 him 21 . it was very plain that [jerry] hadn't been the least bit frightened by [mr] [hawk] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 plain 3 very 4 plain 4 plain 5 that 5 that 8 been 7 hadn't 8 been 8 been 11 bit 9 the 10 least 10 least 11 bit 11 bit 12 frightened 12 frightened 13 by 13 by 16 . peter couldn't understand it . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 5 . his eyes fairly popped out of his head with excitement and curiosity . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 fairly 3 fairly 8 head 4 popped 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 with 9 with 10 excitement 10 excitement 11 and 11 and 12 curiosity 11 and 13 . 12 curiosity 13 . " who was that ? " he asked eagerly . 1 " 2 who 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 10 . 8 asked 9 eagerly 8 asked 10 . " that ? 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 ? why , that was [plunger] the [osprey] , though some people call him [fish] [hawk] , " replied [jerry] . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 12 call 6 the 11 people 8 , 9 though 8 , 10 some 10 some 11 people 11 people 12 call 12 call 13 him 13 him 16 , 16 , 18 replied 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 20 . " [i] thought everybody knew him . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 him 6 him 7 . why did you run away , [peter] ? 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 run 4 run 5 away 5 away 6 , 6 , 8 ? he wouldn't hurt you . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 you 4 you 5 . 5 . 6 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i wouldn't trust any [hawk] ! " snapped [peter] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 any 4 any 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 snapped 8 snapped 10 . " which goes to show how little you know ! " retorted [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 which 1 " 3 goes 3 goes 4 to 3 goes 9 know 4 to 5 show 5 show 7 little 6 how 7 little 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 ! 10 ! 12 retorted 11 " 12 retorted 12 retorted 15 . " [plunger] never bothers anybody but the fish , but he surely is a terror to them . 1 " 4 bothers 3 never 4 bothers 4 bothers 6 but 5 anybody 6 but 6 but 9 , 7 the 8 fish 8 fish 9 , 9 , 12 surely 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 surely 12 surely 16 to 13 is 15 terror 14 a 15 terror 15 terror 16 to 16 to 18 . 17 them 18 . old [mother] [nature] knew what she was doing when she made fishermen out of that family , didn't she ? " 1 old 4 knew 4 knew 13 out 5 what 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 doing 7 was 9 when 9 when 10 she 9 when 11 made 10 she 11 made 11 made 12 fishermen 12 fishermen 13 out 13 out 17 , 14 of 15 that 15 that 16 family 16 family 17 , 17 , 21 " 18 didn't 19 she 18 didn't 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " she certainly did , though [i] 've never heard how she came to do it . 1 " 2 she 1 " 3 certainly 1 " 6 though 3 certainly 4 did 4 did 5 , 6 though 10 heard 8 've 9 never 8 've 10 heard 10 heard 11 how 11 how 12 she 11 how 15 do 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 it 16 it 17 . how did it happen , [jerry] ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 4 happen 4 happen 5 , 5 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 " peter was doing some fishing himself . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 some 4 some 5 fishing 5 fishing 6 himself 6 himself 7 . he was fishing for a story . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 fishing 3 fishing 4 for 4 for 6 story 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 . jerry [muskrat] grinned . 1 jerry 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " think you 'll sleep any better if [i] tell you ? " he inquired . 1 " 3 you 1 " 7 better 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 any 7 better 8 if 8 if 10 tell 10 tell 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 13 " 16 . 15 inquired 16 . peter grinned back and nodded . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 back 3 back 4 and 4 and 5 nodded 5 nodded 6 . so [jerry] [muskrat] told him this story : 1 so 4 told 4 told 5 him 5 him 6 this 6 this 7 story 7 story 8 : the [great] [world] was a new place , and they were new in it . 1 the 4 was 4 was 12 new 5 a 6 new 6 new 7 place 7 place 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 were 10 they 12 new 12 new 13 in 13 in 14 it 14 it 15 . no one knew exactly his place or what was expected of him , and [old] [mother] [nature] was too busy to be bothered with questions . 1 no 12 him 2 one 3 knew 3 knew 4 exactly 3 knew 11 of 4 exactly 5 his 5 his 6 place 6 place 10 expected 7 or 8 what 8 what 9 was 8 what 10 expected 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 21 to 14 and 18 was 14 and 19 too 19 too 20 busy 19 too 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 bothered 23 bothered 26 . 24 with 25 questions 25 questions 26 . if he couldn't do that , she didn't want him around at all , and the sooner something happened to him the better . 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 , 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 do 4 do 5 that 6 , 7 she 6 , 14 , 8 didn't 9 want 9 want 10 him 9 want 14 , 10 him 11 around 11 around 12 at 12 at 13 all 14 , 17 sooner 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 sooner 17 sooner 18 something 18 something 19 happened 19 happened 20 to 20 to 24 . 21 him 24 . 22 the 23 better 22 the 24 . so the [great] [world] began to be peopled with birds and animals . 1 so 8 peopled 2 the 5 began 5 began 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 peopled 8 peopled 9 with 9 with 10 birds 10 birds 11 and 11 and 12 animals 12 animals 13 . you 've heard about that hard time and sad time ? " 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 about 4 about 5 that 5 that 10 time 6 hard 7 time 7 time 8 and 8 and 9 sad 9 sad 10 time 10 time 11 ? 11 ? 12 " peter nodded , and [jerry] took a drink of water and then went on with his tale . 1 peter 3 , 2 nodded 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 took 4 and 8 drink 7 a 8 drink 8 drink 9 of 9 of 17 tale 10 water 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 went 13 went 14 on 13 went 15 with 15 with 16 his 16 his 17 tale 17 tale 18 . and yet [i] guess it wasn't wholly bad . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 guess 4 guess 7 wholly 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 wholly 7 wholly 8 bad 8 bad 9 . nothing is , so far as [i] can find out . 1 nothing 2 is 2 is 5 far 3 , 5 far 4 so 5 far 5 far 6 as 6 as 8 can 8 can 9 find 9 find 10 out 10 out 11 . anyway , because of that hard time , everybody became a little smarter than before . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 because 3 because 7 time 4 of 5 that 4 of 6 hard 6 hard 7 time 7 time 10 became 8 , 9 everybody 8 , 10 became 10 became 13 smarter 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 smarter 13 smarter 14 than 14 than 15 before 15 before 16 . you know an empty stomach sharpens wit , and fear puts a fine edge on it . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 an 3 an 5 stomach 4 empty 5 stomach 5 stomach 8 , 6 sharpens 7 wit 6 sharpens 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 puts 10 fear 11 puts 11 puts 14 edge 11 puts 15 on 12 a 13 fine 12 a 14 edge 13 fine 14 edge 15 on 16 it 16 it 17 . one day he caught little [mr] [sparrow] [when] little [mr] [sparrow] was so busy that he forgot to watch out . 1 one 3 he 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 caught 4 caught 5 little 5 little 9 little 9 little 17 forgot 12 was 14 busy 13 so 14 busy 14 busy 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 forgot 17 forgot 20 out 18 to 19 watch 19 watch 20 out 20 out 21 . i hate to make a neighbor uncomfortable , and [i] 'll be just as quick and accommodating about this little matter as [i] can . 1 i 2 hate 1 i 9 and 3 to 4 make 4 make 6 neighbor 5 a 6 neighbor 6 neighbor 7 uncomfortable 7 uncomfortable 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'll 11 'll 12 be 12 be 13 just 12 be 19 this 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 quick 15 quick 16 and 16 and 17 accommodating 17 accommodating 18 about 19 this 20 little 20 little 21 matter 21 matter 25 . 22 as 24 can 24 can 25 . i just must have it , or [i] wouldn't bother you at all . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 must 3 must 4 have 3 must 6 , 4 have 5 it 6 , 14 . 7 or 9 wouldn't 9 wouldn't 10 bother 10 bother 11 you 10 bother 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i hope you won't hold it against me , [mr] [sparrow] . ' 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 5 hold 3 you 4 won't 4 won't 5 hold 5 hold 6 it 5 hold 7 against 6 it 7 against 7 against 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 12 . 12 . 13 ' " [mr] [osprey] was so nice and polite about it that little [mr] [sparrow] perked up a little and started his wits working . 1 " 4 was 4 was 7 and 4 was 15 perked 5 so 6 nice 6 nice 7 and 7 and 8 polite 8 polite 9 about 9 about 10 it 11 that 12 little 12 little 15 perked 15 perked 16 up 16 up 18 little 17 a 18 little 18 little 24 . 19 and 20 started 20 started 22 wits 21 his 22 wits 22 wits 23 working 23 working 24 . he tried to be just as nice and polite as [mr] [osprey] . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 8 and 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 nice 7 nice 8 and 8 and 9 polite 9 polite 10 as 10 as 13 . so long as that emptiness is filled , [i] don't suppose it matters to you if [i] shouldn't happen to fill it . ' 1 so 2 long 1 so 7 filled 3 as 5 emptiness 4 that 5 emptiness 5 emptiness 6 is 6 is 7 filled 7 filled 8 , 8 , 11 suppose 8 , 18 shouldn't 10 don't 11 suppose 11 suppose 12 it 11 suppose 13 matters 12 it 13 matters 13 matters 14 to 13 matters 16 if 14 to 15 you 18 shouldn't 19 happen 19 happen 21 fill 20 to 21 fill 21 fill 22 it 22 it 23 . 23 . 24 ' " ' [not] at all , ' replied [mr] [osprey] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 at 4 at 6 , 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 replied 8 replied 11 . " ' [mr] [osprey] , ' said little [mr] [sparrow] very earnestly , ' if [i] were in your place , [i] never would go hungry . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 very 2 ' 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 little 11 very 12 earnestly 11 very 25 go 12 earnestly 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 if 17 were 20 place 17 were 21 , 18 in 19 your 18 in 20 place 21 , 24 would 23 never 24 would 24 would 25 go 25 go 27 . 26 hungry 27 . no , [sir] , [i] never would go hungry . 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 go 4 , 6 never 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 go 8 go 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . and [i] certainly never , never would trouble any of my neighbors who wear feathers . 1 and 6 never 3 certainly 4 never 3 certainly 6 never 4 never 5 , 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 any 9 any 10 of 10 of 12 neighbors 11 my 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 16 . 13 who 14 wear 14 wear 15 feathers 15 feathers 16 . i certainly would feel most happy if [old] [mother] [nature] had given me what she has given you . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 would 3 would 4 feel 4 feel 12 given 5 most 6 happy 5 most 11 had 6 happy 7 if 11 had 12 given 12 given 14 what 13 me 14 what 14 what 15 she 14 what 17 given 15 she 16 has 17 given 19 . 18 you 19 . indeed [i] would . ' 1 indeed 3 would 3 would 4 . 4 . 5 ' " [mr] [osprey] looked down at little [mr] [sparrow] and blinked at him in a puzzled way . 1 " 4 looked 4 looked 5 down 4 looked 6 at 4 looked 10 and 6 at 7 little 10 and 11 blinked 11 blinked 12 at 12 at 17 way 13 him 14 in 14 in 16 puzzled 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 17 way 17 way 18 . ' [what] has [old] [mother] [nature] given me that you would be happy to have ? ' he asked . 1 ' 7 given 3 has 7 given 7 given 10 you 8 me 9 that 8 me 10 you 10 you 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 happy 12 be 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 ? 16 ? 18 he 17 ' 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 20 . " ' [fishhooks] ! ' replied little [mr] [sparrow] , pointing to [mr] [osprey] 's great claws , ' the finest fishhooks in the world . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 , 2 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 4 ! 6 replied 6 replied 7 little 10 , 21 finest 11 pointing 12 to 12 to 15 's 15 's 17 claws 16 great 17 claws 17 claws 18 , 18 , 19 ' 19 ' 21 finest 20 the 21 finest 21 finest 22 fishhooks 22 fishhooks 23 in 23 in 25 world 24 the 25 world 25 world 26 . you don't hear [billy] [mink] or [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [mr] [heron] complaining about hard times . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 6 or 3 hear 6 or 6 or 13 complaining 13 complaining 16 times 14 about 15 hard 15 hard 16 times 16 times 17 . why ? 1 why 2 ? because they don't know what hard times are . 1 because 2 they 1 because 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 5 what 5 what 7 times 6 hard 7 times 7 times 8 are 8 are 9 . there are plenty of fish to be caught , and when they are hungry they go fishing . 1 there 8 caught 2 are 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 4 of 5 fish 5 fish 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 caught 8 caught 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 hungry 10 and 15 they 11 when 12 they 12 they 13 are 13 are 14 hungry 15 they 16 go 16 go 17 fishing 17 fishing 18 . fish are very filling and satisfying , [i] 've heard say . 1 fish 2 are 2 are 3 very 3 very 5 and 4 filling 5 and 5 and 9 've 6 satisfying 7 , 7 , 9 've 9 've 12 . 10 heard 11 say 11 say 12 . seemed like he was just waiting for some one with hooks to come along and snatch him right out of the water . ' 1 seemed 10 with 2 like 3 he 2 like 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 waiting 4 was 7 for 5 just 6 waiting 6 waiting 7 for 7 for 9 one 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 with 10 with 11 hooks 11 hooks 12 to 11 hooks 16 snatch 12 to 13 come 13 come 15 and 14 along 15 and 15 and 16 snatch 16 snatch 17 him 17 him 18 right 18 right 20 of 19 out 20 of 20 of 22 water 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 . 23 . 24 ' " ' [where] 'd you say that fish was ? ' asked [mr] [osprey] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 you 2 ' 4 'd 5 you 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 fish 8 fish 9 was 9 was 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 15 . 12 asked 15 . " ' [if] you 'll let me go , [i] 'll show you , ' replied little [mr] [sparrow] . 1 " 6 let 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 let 6 let 7 me 6 let 8 go 8 go 9 , 9 , 14 , 11 'll 12 show 12 show 13 you 13 you 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 20 . 16 replied 17 little 17 little 20 . " so [mr] [osprey] let little [mr] [sparrow] go , but he followed him right close . 1 " 2 so 2 so 5 let 5 let 13 followed 6 little 9 go 9 go 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 followed 13 followed 15 right 14 him 15 right 15 right 17 . 16 close 17 . mr [sparrow] led the way straight to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 mr 3 led 3 led 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 straight 6 straight 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 11 . sure enough , there was the big fish taking a sun-bath . 1 sure 2 enough 1 sure 4 there 2 enough 3 , 4 there 5 was 5 was 8 fish 6 the 7 big 6 the 8 fish 8 fish 9 taking 9 taking 12 . 10 a 11 sun-bath 11 sun-bath 12 . mr . osprey hardly wet his feet putting those big hooks into that fish . 1 mr 2 . 1 mr 5 wet 2 . 3 osprey 3 osprey 4 hardly 5 wet 6 his 6 his 10 big 7 feet 8 putting 8 putting 9 those 9 those 10 big 10 big 11 hooks 11 hooks 12 into 12 into 15 . 13 that 14 fish 14 fish 15 . he flew away with it , and presently he was rid of that emptiness in his stomach and had back his peace of mind . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 7 and 2 flew 3 away 2 flew 4 with 4 with 5 it 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 he 7 and 11 rid 8 presently 9 he 9 he 10 was 11 rid 12 of 12 of 14 emptiness 13 that 14 emptiness 14 emptiness 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 stomach 17 stomach 18 and 18 and 25 . 19 had 22 peace 20 back 21 his 21 his 22 peace 22 peace 23 of 23 of 24 mind 24 mind 25 . after that , whenever he was hungry , he went fishing instead of hunting the birds and the animals . 1 after 3 , 1 after 8 , 2 that 3 , 3 , 5 he 4 whenever 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 hungry 8 , 13 of 9 he 10 went 10 went 11 fishing 11 fishing 12 instead 12 instead 13 of 13 of 14 hunting 14 hunting 17 and 15 the 16 birds 16 birds 17 and 17 and 19 animals 18 the 19 animals 19 animals 20 . by practice he learned how to use those big fishhooks of his and became one of the smartest of all fishermen . 1 by 2 practice 1 by 3 he 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 6 to 4 learned 9 big 5 how 6 to 6 to 7 use 7 use 8 those 9 big 10 fishhooks 10 fishhooks 11 of 10 fishhooks 13 and 11 of 12 his 13 and 14 became 14 became 15 one 14 became 22 . 15 one 16 of 16 of 18 smartest 17 the 18 smartest 18 smartest 19 of 19 of 20 all 21 fishermen 22 . and it 's been just that way ever since . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 just 3 's 7 way 4 been 5 just 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 ever 8 ever 9 since 9 since 10 . there comes old [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 there 2 comes 1 there 7 . 2 comes 3 old 5 the 7 . you 'd better get out of sight , [peter] . " 1 you 2 'd 2 'd 3 better 3 better 4 get 4 get 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 8 , 8 , 10 . 10 . 11 " peter did . 1 peter 2 did 2 did 3 . [xiv] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [bob-cat] [left] [his] [honor] of all those who are forever trying to catch [peter] [rabbit] , he fears none more than [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 of 3 those 1 of 4 who 2 all 3 those 4 who 7 trying 5 are 6 forever 6 forever 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 12 , 9 catch 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 fears 14 fears 15 none 14 fears 16 more 14 fears 17 than 15 none 16 more 17 than 19 the 19 the 21 . and from that fear has grown hate . 1 and 4 fear 2 from 3 that 2 from 4 fear 4 fear 5 has 5 has 6 grown 6 grown 7 hate 7 hate 8 . you will find it true all through life that hate often springs from great fear . 1 you 2 will 2 will 3 find 3 find 4 it 4 it 5 true 5 true 7 through 6 all 7 through 7 through 8 life 8 life 9 that 9 that 10 hate 10 hate 16 . 11 often 12 springs 11 often 16 . 12 springs 13 from 13 from 15 fear 14 great 15 fear peter isn't much given to hate , but he does hate [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 peter 4 given 2 isn't 3 much 3 much 4 given 4 given 5 to 5 to 7 , 6 hate 7 , 7 , 9 he 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 does 10 does 11 hate 11 hate 15 . 13 the 15 . he has no honor . 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 honor 3 no 4 honor 4 honor 5 . there are many others whom [peter] fears , [reddy] [fox] , [old] [man] [coyote] , [hooty] [the] [owl] , and with very good reason . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 many 3 many 4 others 4 others 5 whom 5 whom 7 fears 7 fears 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 15 , 15 , 19 , 19 , 20 and 19 , 22 very 21 with 22 very 22 very 25 . 23 good 24 reason 24 reason 25 . but [peter] considers that these hunt him fairly . 1 but 6 hunt 3 considers 4 that 4 that 5 these 5 these 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 him 7 him 9 . 8 fairly 9 . he knows when and where to be on the watch for them . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 when 2 knows 4 and 4 and 5 where 5 where 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 on 8 on 10 watch 9 the 10 watch 10 watch 11 for 11 for 13 . 12 them 13 . but with [yowler] it is altogether different . 1 but 2 with 1 but 5 is 2 with 4 it 5 is 6 altogether 6 altogether 7 different 7 different 8 . yowler hides beside one of [peter] 's favorite little paths , and there he waits patiently for unsuspecting [peter] to come along . 1 yowler 5 of 2 hides 3 beside 2 hides 5 of 3 beside 4 one 5 of 12 and 7 's 10 paths 7 's 11 , 8 favorite 9 little 9 little 10 paths 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 patiently 13 there 14 he 14 he 15 waits 15 waits 16 patiently 16 patiently 20 to 17 for 18 unsuspecting 18 unsuspecting 20 to 20 to 21 come 21 come 22 along 22 along 23 . he waits and watches much as [black] [pussy] , who is a cousin of [yowler] , waits and watches at a mousehole . 1 he 2 waits 1 he 3 and 3 and 4 watches 4 watches 5 much 5 much 18 and 6 as 9 , 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 is 11 is 13 cousin 12 a 13 cousin 13 cousin 14 of 14 of 16 , 16 , 17 waits 17 waits 18 and 18 and 19 watches 19 watches 20 at 20 at 23 . 21 a 22 mousehole 22 mousehole 23 . peter feels that it doesn't give him a chance , and everybody is entitled to at least a chance to live . 1 peter 6 give 2 feels 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 6 give 4 it 5 doesn't 6 give 7 him 6 give 11 and 8 a 9 chance 9 chance 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 is 13 is 14 entitled 14 entitled 15 to 15 to 22 . 16 at 17 least 16 at 21 live 17 least 19 chance 18 a 19 chance 19 chance 20 to 21 live 22 . he had been hopping along one of his favorite little paths without a thought of danger . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 along 3 been 6 one 4 hopping 5 along 6 one 7 of 6 one 12 without 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 favorite 9 favorite 11 paths 10 little 11 paths 12 without 14 thought 13 a 14 thought 14 thought 15 of 15 of 17 . 16 danger 17 . presently he came to a little branch path . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 7 branch 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 path 8 path 9 . there he hesitated . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . he knew no reason why he shouldn't keep on as he had planned . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 reason 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 he 5 why 9 on 6 he 7 shouldn't 7 shouldn't 9 on 8 keep 9 on 9 on 10 as 10 as 13 planned 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 planned 13 planned 14 . it was just a feeling that it would be better to take the other path , a feeling without any real reason . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 6 that 3 just 5 feeling 4 a 5 feeling 6 that 12 take 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 better 10 better 11 to 10 better 12 take 12 take 19 without 13 the 14 other 14 other 15 path 15 path 18 feeling 16 , 18 feeling 17 a 18 feeling 18 feeling 19 without 19 without 22 reason 20 any 21 real 20 any 22 reason 22 reason 23 . so he hesitated and finally turned down the little branch path . 1 so 4 and 2 he 3 hesitated 2 he 4 and 3 hesitated 4 and 4 and 5 finally 5 finally 6 turned 6 turned 7 down 7 down 10 branch 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 branch 10 branch 12 . 11 path 12 . as he did so he caught a glimpse of a brown form moving stealthily from behind a log farther up the main little path . 1 as 2 he 1 as 9 of 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 so 4 so 6 caught 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 8 glimpse 7 a 8 glimpse 9 of 12 form 10 a 11 brown 10 a 12 form 12 form 13 moving 12 form 15 from 13 moving 14 stealthily 15 from 16 behind 16 behind 18 log 17 a 18 log 18 log 20 up 19 farther 20 up 20 up 24 path 21 the 22 main 21 the 24 path 22 main 23 little 24 path 25 . it was moving swiftly in the direction of the little branch path . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 direction 3 moving 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 branch 11 branch 12 path 12 path 13 . that glimpse was enough for [peter] . 1 that 2 glimpse 2 glimpse 3 was 3 was 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 5 for 7 . that stealthy form could be but one person [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 that 2 stealthy 2 stealthy 3 form 3 form 4 could 4 could 5 be 5 be 6 but 6 but 8 person 7 one 8 person 8 person 12 . 10 the 12 . " who is it you hate ? " asked a voice . 1 " 2 who 1 " 5 you 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 it 5 you 6 hate 6 hate 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 voice 10 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 . for just a second [peter] was startled , then he recognized the voice of [mrs] [grouse] , one of his very best friends . 1 for 2 just 1 for 8 , 2 just 4 second 3 a 4 second 6 was 7 startled 7 startled 8 , 8 , 13 voice 9 then 10 he 9 then 11 recognized 11 recognized 12 the 12 the 13 voice 13 voice 14 of 14 of 18 one 17 , 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 22 best 20 his 21 very 20 his 22 best 22 best 24 . 23 friends 24 . " [yowler] the [bob-cat] [,] " said he as fiercely as before . 1 " 3 the 3 the 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 13 . 9 as 10 fiercely 10 fiercely 11 as 11 as 12 before 12 before 13 . " [i] don't love him myself , " replied [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 love 4 love 5 him 5 him 6 myself 6 myself 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " [i] suspected that he was somewhere about , and that is why [i] am here . 1 " 3 suspected 3 suspected 4 that 3 suspected 9 , 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 somewhere 6 was 8 about 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 10 and 15 am 11 that 12 is 13 why 15 am 15 am 17 . 16 here 17 . did you see him ? " 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 him 3 see 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " yes , " said [peter] , " [i] saw him . 1 " 4 " 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 , 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 saw 10 saw 11 him 11 him 12 . he was hiding beside my favorite little path , and it is a wonder [i] didn't hop straight into his jaws . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hiding 3 hiding 4 beside 4 beside 5 my 5 my 8 path 6 favorite 7 little 7 little 8 path 8 path 9 , 9 , 21 jaws 10 and 11 it 10 and 12 is 11 it 12 is 12 is 14 wonder 13 a 14 wonder 14 wonder 17 hop 16 didn't 17 hop 17 hop 18 straight 17 hop 19 into 19 into 20 his 20 his 21 jaws 21 jaws 22 . that fellow doesn't hunt fairly . 1 that 2 fellow 2 fellow 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 hunt 4 hunt 5 fairly 5 fairly 6 . he doesn't give us a chance . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 give 3 give 4 us 4 us 6 chance 5 a 6 chance 6 chance 7 . he hasn't any honor . " 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 any 3 any 4 honor 4 honor 5 . 5 . 6 " " honor ! " exclaimed [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " honor ! 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! of course he hasn't any honor . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 5 any 5 any 6 honor 6 honor 7 . honor ! 1 honor 2 ! of course [yowler] hasn't any . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 6 . 5 any 6 . what could you expect ? " 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 you 3 you 4 expect 4 expect 5 ? 5 ? 6 " at once [peter] was all ears . 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 was 4 was 6 ears 4 was 7 . 5 all 6 ears " [i] 've never heard about that , " said he . 1 " 3 've 1 " 8 , 3 've 4 never 3 've 5 heard 4 never 5 heard 5 heard 6 about 6 about 7 that 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " tell me about it , [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 6 , 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 . where was [turkey] [wood] , and how did old [mr] [bob-cat] happen to leave his honor there ? " 1 where 5 , 2 was 5 , 5 , 8 did 6 and 7 how 7 how 8 did 8 did 12 happen 9 old 12 happen 12 happen 13 to 13 to 14 leave 14 leave 15 his 15 his 16 honor 16 honor 19 " 17 there 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " he didn't happen to ; he did it deliberately , " replied [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 4 happen 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 happen 4 happen 5 to 5 to 7 he 6 ; 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 it 8 did 10 deliberately 10 deliberately 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . already [mr] [bob-cat] had begun to form a sneaky habit of stealth . 1 already 4 had 4 had 7 form 5 begun 6 to 6 to 7 form 7 form 10 habit 8 a 9 sneaky 8 a 10 habit 10 habit 11 of 11 of 12 stealth 12 stealth 13 . " it happened that as he stole into [turkey] [wood] , [mrs] [gobbler] left her nest to get a bite to eat . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 , 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 4 that 7 stole 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 stole 7 stole 8 into 11 , 18 get 14 left 15 her 15 her 16 nest 16 nest 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 20 bite 19 a 20 bite 20 bite 21 to 21 to 23 . 22 eat 23 . mr [bob-cat] saw her , but she didn't see him . 1 mr 9 see 3 saw 4 her 3 saw 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 she 7 she 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 see 9 see 10 him 10 him 11 . he crouched flat until she was out of sight . 1 he 2 crouched 2 crouched 3 flat 3 flat 4 until 4 until 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 . " ' [she] seemed mighty careful about how she slipped out of those bushes , ' thought [mr] [bob-cat] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 8 how 2 ' 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 mighty 5 mighty 6 careful 6 careful 7 about 8 how 9 she 9 she 10 slipped 10 slipped 11 out 11 out 15 , 12 of 13 those 12 of 14 bushes 14 bushes 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 20 . 17 thought 20 . ' [she] acted as if she didn't want to be seen . 1 ' 8 want 3 acted 4 as 4 as 6 she 5 if 6 she 6 she 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 12 . i wonder why . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 . i wonder if she has a secret hidden in those bushes . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 she 3 if 5 has 5 has 7 secret 6 a 7 secret 7 secret 9 in 8 hidden 9 in 9 in 10 those 10 those 12 . 11 bushes 12 . i suppose the way to find out is to look . ' 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 4 way 6 find 4 way 8 is 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 . 11 . 12 ' he didn't know what they were , for they were the first eggs he had ever seen . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 8 for 4 what 5 they 4 what 7 , 5 they 6 were 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 12 first 10 were 18 . 11 the 12 first 13 eggs 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 ever 15 had 17 seen 16 ever 17 seen 17 seen 18 . he stared at them and wondered if they were good to eat . 1 he 5 and 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 5 and 3 at 4 them 5 and 6 wondered 6 wondered 7 if 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 . he glanced this way and that way to be sure that no one was watching him . 1 he 2 glanced 1 he 5 and 2 glanced 3 this 3 this 4 way 5 and 9 be 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 14 was 11 that 13 one 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 was 14 was 15 watching 15 watching 16 him 16 him 17 . " ' [don't] touch them , ' warned something inside of him . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 2 ' 4 touch 4 touch 5 them 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 warned 8 warned 9 something 9 something 10 inside 10 inside 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . " ' [remember] your honor , ' warned the first little voice . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 honor 4 your 5 honor 5 honor 6 , 6 , 8 warned 7 ' 8 warned 8 warned 10 first 9 the 10 first 10 first 13 . 11 little 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " ' [bother] my honor ! 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 my 4 my 5 honor 5 honor 6 ! i 'm not going to do any harm , ' muttered [mr] [bob-cat] , and picked up one of the eggs in his mouth . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 4 going 2 'm 3 not 4 going 8 harm 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 any 7 any 8 harm 8 harm 10 ' 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 muttered 11 muttered 22 in 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 picked 16 picked 18 one 16 picked 19 of 17 up 18 one 19 of 21 eggs 20 the 21 eggs 21 eggs 22 in 22 in 23 his 23 his 24 mouth 24 mouth 25 . he tried it with his teeth to see if it was hard , and of course he put his teeth right through the shell . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 8 see 4 with 5 his 4 with 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 10 it 9 if 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 hard 11 was 16 course 12 hard 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 of 16 course 16 course 18 put 17 he 18 put 18 put 21 right 19 his 20 teeth 20 teeth 21 right 21 right 25 . 22 through 23 the 23 the 24 shell 24 shell 25 . he started to put it back in a hurry , but just then he noticed a good taste in his mouth . 1 he 2 started 1 he 4 put 2 started 3 to 4 put 5 it 4 put 12 just 5 it 6 back 6 back 7 in 7 in 9 hurry 8 a 9 hurry 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 just 12 just 14 he 13 then 14 he 14 he 15 noticed 15 noticed 18 taste 16 a 17 good 16 a 18 taste 18 taste 19 in 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 . the inside of that egg was good to eat , very good indeed ! 1 the 2 inside 2 inside 3 of 2 inside 5 egg 3 of 4 that 5 egg 6 was 6 was 7 good 7 good 8 to 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 11 very 10 , 11 very 11 very 14 ! 12 good 13 indeed 13 indeed 14 ! " [when] [mrs] [gobbler] returned , she did miss that egg . 1 " 5 returned 5 returned 6 , 6 , 8 did 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 miss 9 miss 10 that 10 that 12 . 11 egg 12 . she looked all about for it , but there was nothing to show what had become of it . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 7 , 5 for 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 there 8 but 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 nothing 10 was 14 what 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 show 14 what 15 had 15 had 16 become 15 had 19 . 16 become 17 of 17 of 18 it with a troubled mind she began to sit on her eggs . 1 with 4 mind 1 with 5 she 2 a 3 troubled 3 troubled 4 mind 5 she 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 9 on 10 her 10 her 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . she was so worried that she didn't leave them until she simply had to get something to eat . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 worried 4 worried 11 she 5 that 6 she 5 that 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 leave 8 leave 9 them 8 leave 10 until 10 until 11 she 11 she 12 simply 12 simply 18 eat 13 had 15 get 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 something 16 something 17 to 17 to 18 eat 18 eat 19 . there he lay and watched and watched until [mrs] [gobbler] left to get something to eat . 1 there 2 he 1 there 3 lay 3 lay 8 until 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 and 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 until 8 until 15 to 11 left 12 to 11 left 14 something 12 to 13 get 14 something 15 to 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . no sooner was she out of sight than [mr] [bob-cat] stole to the nest . 1 no 2 sooner 1 no 6 of 2 sooner 3 was 3 was 4 she 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 11 stole 8 than 11 stole 11 stole 12 to 12 to 14 nest 13 the 14 nest 14 nest 15 . " ' [remember] your honor , ' warned the little voice inside . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 honor 4 your 5 honor 5 honor 6 , 6 , 8 warned 7 ' 8 warned 8 warned 11 voice 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 12 inside 12 inside 13 . " ' [bother] honor . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 honor 4 honor 5 . i 'd rather have an egg , ' muttered [mr] [bob-cat] , and pulled one out of the nest . 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 7 , 3 rather 6 egg 3 rather 7 , 4 have 5 an 5 an 6 egg 7 , 9 muttered 8 ' 9 muttered 9 muttered 14 pulled 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 pulled 14 pulled 15 one 15 one 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 19 nest 18 the 19 nest 19 nest 20 . he bit a hole in one end and sucked out the contents . 1 he 2 bit 1 he 6 one 2 bit 4 hole 3 a 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 6 one 7 end 7 end 8 and 8 and 9 sucked 9 sucked 10 out 10 out 12 contents 11 the 12 contents 12 contents 13 . it was so good he took another . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 5 he 4 good 5 he 5 he 6 took 6 took 7 another 7 another 8 . this led to a third , and finally [mr] [bob-cat] had sucked every one of those eggs . 1 this 2 led 2 led 3 to 3 to 18 . 4 a 13 every 5 third 8 finally 5 third 11 had 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 finally 11 had 12 sucked 12 sucked 13 every 13 every 17 eggs 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 . then silently he sneaked away away from [turkey] [wood] to a distant part of the [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 silently 2 silently 3 he 3 he 4 sneaked 4 sneaked 5 away 4 sneaked 6 away 4 sneaked 10 to 6 away 7 from 10 to 13 part 11 a 13 part 12 distant 13 part 13 part 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 . behind him in [turkey] [wood] he left a nestful of empty shells and his honor . 1 behind 2 him 2 him 3 in 3 in 12 shells 6 he 7 left 7 left 9 nestful 8 a 9 nestful 9 nestful 10 of 10 of 11 empty 11 empty 12 shells 12 shells 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 honor 15 honor 16 . he never would meet any one face to face . 1 he 3 would 2 never 3 would 3 would 4 meet 4 meet 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 face 7 face 8 to 8 to 9 face 9 face 10 . you know that is something that one who has lost his honor never can do . 1 you 7 one 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 7 one 7 one 10 lost 8 who 9 has 9 has 10 lost 10 lost 11 his 11 his 12 honor 12 honor 14 can 13 never 14 can 14 can 15 do 15 do 16 . it wasn't long before all his neighbors knew that he was without honor , and so would have nothing to do with him . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 15 and 2 wasn't 4 before 3 long 4 before 4 before 5 all 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 15 and 12 without 13 honor 13 honor 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 would 16 so 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 nothing 18 have 20 to 18 have 22 with 20 to 21 do 22 with 23 him 22 with 24 . they shunned him . 1 they 2 shunned 2 shunned 3 him 3 him 4 . he grew to be more and more of a sneak . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 more 5 more 6 and 6 and 7 more 7 more 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 11 . 10 sneak 11 . and all the time he believed that no one knew what he had done or where he had left his honor . 1 and 2 all 1 and 9 one 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 6 believed 5 he 6 believed 6 believed 8 no 7 that 8 no 9 one 11 what 10 knew 11 what 11 what 14 done 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 done 14 done 19 left 15 or 16 where 16 where 18 had 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 left 19 left 21 honor 20 his 21 honor 21 honor 22 . " but [old] [mother] [nature] knew . 1 " 2 but 2 but 7 . 6 knew 7 . of course [mrs] [gobbler] told her what had happened to her eggs . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 told 5 told 13 . 6 her 13 . 7 what 8 had 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 10 to 10 to 12 eggs 11 her 12 eggs 12 eggs 13 . the first time she met [mr] [bob-cat] he tried to slip past unseen . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 time 3 time 4 she 3 time 5 met 5 met 10 to 8 he 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 slip 11 slip 12 past 12 past 13 unseen 13 unseen 14 . when [old] [mother] [nature] stepped in front of him , he couldn't look her in the face , try as he would . 1 when 11 he 5 stepped 6 in 6 in 7 front 7 front 8 of 8 of 9 him 8 of 10 , 8 of 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 look 13 look 14 her 13 look 15 in 15 in 18 , 16 the 17 face 17 face 18 , 18 , 19 try 19 try 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 would 22 would 23 . " ['ah-ha] ! ' said she . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . 6 she 7 . ' [you] are the one who left his honor in [turkey] [wood] . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 6 who 3 are 7 left 4 the 5 one 5 one 6 who 7 left 9 honor 8 his 9 honor 9 honor 10 in 10 in 13 . from this time forth you shall be an outcast , friendless and alone , hated by every one . ' 1 from 4 forth 1 from 5 you 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 forth 5 you 6 shall 6 shall 7 be 7 be 11 friendless 8 an 9 outcast 9 outcast 10 , 10 , 11 friendless 11 friendless 13 alone 11 friendless 14 , 12 and 13 alone 14 , 15 hated 14 , 18 one 15 hated 16 by 16 by 17 every 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 . 19 . 20 ' " and so it was , and has been ever since . 1 " 5 was 2 and 4 it 3 so 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 9 been 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 ever 10 ever 11 since 11 since 12 . and so it is with [yowler] today . 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 with 5 with 7 today 7 today 8 . you said truly , [peter] , that he hasn't any honor . 1 you 2 said 2 said 3 truly 2 said 4 , 4 , 9 hasn't 6 , 7 that 7 that 9 hasn't 8 he 9 hasn't 9 hasn't 11 honor 10 any 11 honor 11 honor 12 . isn't it dreadful ? " 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ? 4 ? 5 " and [peter] agreed that it is . 1 and 3 agreed 3 agreed 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 . [xv] [where] [dippy] [the] [loon] [got] [the] [name] [of] [being] [crazy] as you [all] know , [peter] [rabbit] is out and about at a time when most folks are snugly tucked in bed . 1 as 2 you 2 you 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 10 and 8 is 9 out 9 out 10 and 10 and 23 . 11 about 12 at 12 at 14 time 13 a 14 time 14 time 15 when 15 when 20 tucked 16 most 17 folks 17 folks 18 are 18 are 19 snugly 18 are 20 tucked 20 tucked 21 in 21 in 22 bed 22 bed 23 . the fact is , [peter] is very fond of roaming around at night . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 8 fond 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 fond 8 fond 12 at 9 of 10 roaming 10 roaming 11 around 11 around 12 at 12 at 13 night 13 night 14 . now it happened one moonlight night that [peter] had ventured way over almost to the [big] [river] . 1 now 2 it 1 now 7 that 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 one 4 one 5 moonlight 5 moonlight 6 night 7 that 9 had 9 had 10 ventured 10 ventured 11 way 11 way 12 over 12 over 13 almost 13 almost 18 . 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 . he had heard [hooty] the [owl] ['s] fierce hunting call far off in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 9 hunting 5 the 8 fierce 8 fierce 9 hunting 9 hunting 11 far 10 call 11 far 11 far 12 off 12 off 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . he had heard [reddy] [fox] barking up in the [old] [pasture] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 6 barking 6 barking 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . so [peter] felt quite safe . 1 so 3 felt 3 felt 4 quite 4 quite 5 safe 5 safe 6 . he felt so safe that he had almost forgotten that there could be such a thing as fear . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 so 2 felt 5 that 3 so 4 safe 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 almost 8 almost 12 could 9 forgotten 10 that 10 that 11 there 11 there 12 could 12 could 13 be 13 be 14 such 14 such 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 19 . 17 as 18 fear 17 as 19 . and then , from the direction of the [big] [river] , there came such a sound as [peter] never had heard before . 1 and 6 direction 2 then 3 , 3 , 6 direction 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 6 direction 11 , 7 of 8 the 11 , 12 there 11 , 13 came 13 came 14 such 13 came 16 sound 15 a 16 sound 16 sound 17 as 17 as 19 never 19 never 20 had 20 had 23 . 21 heard 22 before 22 before 23 . it was a sound that made his heart seem to quite stop beating for an instant . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 sound 2 was 5 that 3 a 4 sound 5 that 9 seem 6 made 8 heart 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 9 seem 9 seem 10 to 10 to 12 stop 11 quite 12 stop 12 stop 14 for 13 beating 14 for 14 for 16 instant 15 an 16 instant 16 instant 17 . it was a sound that sent cold chills racing and chasing all over him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 sound 2 was 5 that 3 a 4 sound 5 that 6 sent 6 sent 8 chills 7 cold 8 chills 8 chills 13 over 9 racing 10 and 10 and 11 chasing 11 chasing 12 all 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 him 14 him 15 . he didn't waste much time getting back to the dear [old] [briar-patch] , once he was sure his heart hadn't really stopped beating . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 back 3 waste 4 much 4 much 5 time 5 time 6 getting 5 time 7 back 7 back 13 , 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 dear 10 dear 13 , 13 , 19 heart 14 once 15 he 14 once 16 was 14 once 18 his 16 was 17 sure 18 his 19 heart 19 heart 22 stopped 20 hadn't 21 really 21 really 22 stopped 22 stopped 23 beating 23 beating 24 . he didn't run a little way , stop , run a little farther and stop again , as is his usual way . 1 he 3 run 2 didn't 3 run 3 run 8 stop 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 stop 8 stop 9 , 9 , 14 and 10 run 13 farther 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 farther 13 farther 14 and 14 and 15 stop 15 stop 16 again 15 stop 19 is 15 stop 22 way 16 again 17 , 17 , 18 as 20 his 21 usual 20 his 22 way 22 way 23 . he kept lipperty-lipperty-lipping without a single stop until he reached the edge of the dear [old] [briar-patch] and once more felt really safe . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 4 without 2 kept 7 stop 3 lipperty-lipperty-lipping 4 without 5 a 6 single 5 a 7 stop 7 stop 9 he 7 stop 15 dear 8 until 9 he 9 he 10 reached 10 reached 12 edge 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 15 dear 21 felt 18 and 19 once 18 and 20 more 20 more 21 felt 21 felt 24 . 22 really 23 safe 22 really 24 . it was a voice ; [peter] was sure of that . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 voice 3 a 4 voice 4 voice 5 ; 5 ; 7 was 7 was 8 sure 8 sure 9 of 9 of 11 . 10 that 11 . it was a voice , but such a voice as [peter] never in his life had heard before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 voice 3 a 4 voice 4 voice 7 such 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 such 7 such 9 voice 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 15 life 10 as 12 never 12 never 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 had 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 19 . 18 before 19 . it was quite as bad if not worse than the voice of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 3 quite 7 not 4 as 5 bad 6 if 7 not 7 not 16 . 8 worse 9 than 9 than 11 voice 10 the 11 voice 11 voice 12 of 12 of 16 . something inside [peter] told him that it wasn't a human voice , in spite of its sounding so . 1 something 2 inside 1 something 8 wasn't 2 inside 4 told 4 told 5 him 5 him 6 that 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 11 voice 9 a 11 voice 10 human 11 voice 11 voice 13 in 12 , 13 in 13 in 14 spite 14 spite 15 of 15 of 17 sounding 16 its 17 sounding 17 sounding 18 so 18 so 19 . when he tried to tell [grandfather] [frog] what that voice was like , he couldn't . 1 when 2 he 2 he 5 tell 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 tell 5 tell 8 what 8 what 9 that 9 that 10 voice 10 voice 11 was 11 was 12 like 12 like 13 , 13 , 16 . 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 . he just couldn't describe it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 describe 4 describe 5 it 5 it 6 . " it was the lonesomest and craziest sound [i] 've ever heard , " declared [peter] , " and that is all [i] can tell you . 1 " 6 and 1 " 15 declared 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 lonesomest 3 was 6 and 4 the 5 lonesomest 6 and 8 sound 7 craziest 8 sound 10 've 12 heard 10 've 13 , 11 ever 12 heard 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 declared 15 declared 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 27 . 19 and 25 tell 20 that 21 is 21 is 22 all 22 all 24 can 24 can 25 tell 25 tell 26 you 26 you 27 . it was crazier than the voice of [old] [man] [coyote] . " 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 crazier 3 crazier 4 than 4 than 6 voice 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 7 of 7 of 11 . 11 . 12 " " that is all you need tell me , " chuckled [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 tell 2 that 3 is 3 is 6 need 4 all 5 you 5 you 6 need 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 chuckled 11 chuckled 14 . " that was the voice of [dippy] the [loon] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 voice 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 . and let me tell you something , [peter] : you are not the first one to think his voice has a crazy sound . 1 and 2 let 1 and 6 something 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 6 something 11 are 7 , 9 : 9 : 10 you 9 : 11 are 11 are 12 not 11 are 14 first 11 are 20 has 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 one 14 first 17 think 16 to 17 think 17 think 18 his 18 his 19 voice 20 has 22 crazy 21 a 22 crazy 22 crazy 23 sound 23 sound 24 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! " but is he crazy ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 10 . 3 is 4 he 4 he 5 crazy 5 crazy 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! not half so crazy as you are , [peter] , coming over here to the [smiling] [pool] in broad daylight . 1 not 2 half 1 not 4 crazy 3 so 4 crazy 4 crazy 5 as 5 as 6 you 5 as 14 to 6 you 7 are 7 are 12 over 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 coming 11 coming 12 over 12 over 13 here 14 to 21 . 15 the 20 daylight 18 in 19 broad 19 broad 20 daylight 20 daylight 21 . he likes to be thought crazy , just as his did before him , that 's all . 1 he 2 likes 2 likes 3 to 2 likes 7 , 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 thought 5 thought 6 crazy 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 11 did 10 his 11 did 11 did 12 before 12 before 14 , 13 him 14 , 14 , 18 . 15 that 16 's 16 's 17 all 17 all 18 . everybody thought his was crazy , and it paid [mr] [loon] to have them think so . 1 everybody 6 , 2 thought 3 his 3 his 4 was 4 was 5 crazy 5 crazy 6 , 6 , 9 paid 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 paid 9 paid 12 to 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 them 13 have 15 think 15 think 17 . 16 so 17 . so he did his best to make them keep thinking so . " 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 7 make 4 his 5 best 5 best 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 10 thinking 8 them 9 keep 9 keep 10 thinking 10 thinking 13 " 11 so 12 . 12 . 13 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 3 me 6 . 4 about 5 it do please tell me about it , [grandfather] [frog] , " begged [peter] . 1 do 2 please 2 please 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 12 begged 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 begged 12 begged 14 . " please , please , please . " 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 please 5 , 5 , 6 please 6 please 7 . 7 . 8 " now how could [grandfather] [frog] resist that ? 1 now 2 how 2 how 3 could 3 could 8 ? 6 resist 7 that 6 resist 8 ? he couldn't . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 . he didn't even try to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 try 4 try 5 to 5 to 6 . he just cleared his throat once or twice and began . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 once 5 throat 7 or 7 or 8 twice 8 twice 11 . 9 and 10 began 10 began 11 . grandfather [frog] chuckled and went right on with his story . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 and 4 and 5 went 5 went 6 right 6 right 7 on 6 right 8 with 8 with 10 story 9 his 10 story 10 story 11 . " right from the beginning [mr] [loon] was a mighty independent fellow . 1 " 2 right 1 " 8 was 2 right 3 from 3 from 5 beginning 4 the 5 beginning 8 was 10 mighty 9 a 10 mighty 10 mighty 11 independent 11 independent 12 fellow 12 fellow 13 . he had sharp eyes , had old [mr] [loon] , just as [dippy] has today , and he used them to good account . 1 he 2 had 1 he 17 and 2 had 3 sharp 4 eyes 5 , 4 eyes 7 old 5 , 6 had 7 old 10 , 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 11 just 17 and 12 as 14 has 14 has 15 today 15 today 16 , 17 and 19 used 18 he 19 used 19 used 21 to 20 them 21 to 21 to 23 account 22 good 23 account 23 account 24 . " ' [i] suppose , ' said she , ' that you want a bill like [mr] [duck] ['s] . ' 1 " 2 ' 1 " 7 said 2 ' 4 suppose 4 suppose 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 , 7 said 13 want 9 , 10 ' 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 want 13 want 15 bill 14 a 15 bill 15 bill 16 like 16 like 20 . 20 . 21 ' " [mr] [loon] shook his head . 1 " 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . ' [thank] you , ' said he , ' but [i] would prefer a sharp bill to a broad one . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 4 , 8 , 5 ' 6 said 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 13 prefer 10 but 12 would 12 would 13 prefer 13 prefer 17 to 14 a 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 bill 16 bill 17 to 17 to 22 ' 18 a 19 broad 19 broad 20 one 20 one 21 . 21 . 22 ' " ' [how] is that ? ' exclaimed [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 . ' [mr] [duck] has been delighted with his bill ever since [i] gave it to him . ' 1 ' 5 been 4 has 5 been 5 been 9 bill 6 delighted 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 bill 9 bill 10 ever 10 ever 11 since 11 since 13 gave 13 gave 14 it 13 gave 17 . 14 it 15 to 15 to 16 him 17 . 18 ' " ' [and] with good reason , ' replied [mr] . loon . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 reason 2 ' 4 with 4 with 5 good 6 reason 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 replied 9 replied 13 . 11 . 12 loon 12 loon 13 . also [i] have noticed that there are fewer who eat fish . ' 1 also 7 are 3 have 4 noticed 4 noticed 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 are 7 are 8 fewer 8 fewer 9 who 9 who 10 eat 10 eat 11 fish 11 fish 12 . 12 . 13 ' " so [mother] [nature] gave him the kind of bill he wanted , and [mr] [loon] went about his business . 1 " 2 so 1 " 8 kind 2 so 5 gave 6 him 7 the 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 10 bill 9 of 10 bill 10 bill 14 and 11 he 12 wanted 12 wanted 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 went 17 went 18 about 17 went 20 business 18 about 19 his 20 business 21 . in fact , his fishing was much like that of [mr] [heron] , save that the latter stood instead of sitting . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 5 fishing 4 his 5 fishing 5 fishing 6 was 6 was 7 much 7 much 8 like 8 like 9 that 9 that 10 of 10 of 22 . 13 , 14 save 13 , 18 stood 14 save 15 that 16 the 17 latter 17 latter 18 stood 18 stood 19 instead 19 instead 20 of 20 of 21 sitting 21 sitting 22 . success was chiefly the result of luck and patience . 1 success 2 was 2 was 5 result 3 chiefly 4 the 4 the 5 result 5 result 6 of 6 of 7 luck 7 luck 8 and 8 and 9 patience 9 patience 10 . " now this sort of thing was not at all to the liking of [mr] [loon] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 6 thing 2 now 3 this 3 this 4 sort 4 sort 5 of 6 thing 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 at 9 at 13 liking 10 all 11 to 11 to 13 liking 12 the 13 liking 13 liking 14 of 14 of 17 . he watched the fish swim , and he saw that the power which drove them through the water came from their tails . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 4 fish 2 watched 10 that 3 the 4 fish 4 fish 5 swim 5 swim 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 saw 10 that 12 power 10 that 15 them 11 the 12 power 12 power 13 which 13 which 14 drove 15 them 16 through 16 through 18 water 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 came 19 came 20 from 20 from 21 their 21 their 22 tails 22 tails 23 . mr [loon] grew very thoughtful . 1 mr 3 grew 3 grew 4 very 4 very 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . " mother [nature] was surprised . 1 " 2 mother 2 mother 4 was 4 was 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 . she looked it . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 it 3 it 4 . ' [but] you 'll hardly be able to walk at all with your legs there ! ' she exclaimed . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 5 hardly 3 you 4 'll 5 hardly 9 walk 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 walk 9 walk 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 with 12 with 14 legs 13 your 14 legs 14 legs 15 there 15 there 16 ! 15 there 19 exclaimed 16 ! 17 ' 17 ' 18 she 19 exclaimed 20 . " [mr] [loon] said that he knew that , and that he didn't want to walk . 1 " 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 10 and 16 walk 11 that 12 he 11 that 14 want 12 he 13 didn't 14 want 15 to 16 walk 17 . he would far rather spend all his time on the water . 1 he 2 would 2 would 5 spend 3 far 4 rather 4 rather 5 spend 5 spend 6 all 6 all 7 his 6 all 8 time 7 his 8 time 8 time 9 on 9 on 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 . so [mother] [nature] granted his request . 1 so 4 granted 4 granted 6 request 5 his 6 request 6 request 7 . mr [loon] thanked her and started for the water . 1 mr 9 water 3 thanked 4 her 3 thanked 5 and 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 . he couldn't keep his balance . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 6 . 4 his 5 balance 5 balance 6 . he simply flopped along , while all his neighbors , who had heard his queer request , jeered at him and called him crazy . 1 he 3 flopped 2 simply 3 flopped 3 flopped 6 while 4 along 5 , 5 , 6 while 6 while 13 heard 7 all 12 had 8 his 9 neighbors 9 neighbors 11 who 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 had 12 had 13 heard 13 heard 14 his 14 his 16 request 15 queer 16 request 16 request 17 , 17 , 18 jeered 17 , 21 and 18 jeered 19 at 19 at 20 him 21 and 22 called 22 called 23 him 22 called 25 . 24 crazy 25 . he just didn't pay any attention , but flopped along until he reached the water . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 pay 4 pay 5 any 4 pay 9 flopped 5 any 6 attention 6 attention 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 flopped 10 along 10 along 15 water 11 until 12 he 11 until 13 reached 13 reached 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . then he swam away swiftly . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 away 4 away 5 swiftly 5 swiftly 6 . he practised a while and then he went fishing . 1 he 2 practised 1 he 5 and 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 and 5 and 8 went 6 then 7 he 7 he 8 went 8 went 9 fishing 9 fishing 10 . and those who had heard his strange request and thought him crazy were sure of it , as they listened to his wild laughter . 1 and 3 who 1 and 9 and 2 those 3 who 3 who 4 had 4 had 5 heard 5 heard 6 his 7 strange 8 request 7 strange 9 and 9 and 12 crazy 10 thought 11 him 10 thought 12 crazy 12 crazy 24 laughter 13 were 14 sure 14 sure 15 of 15 of 17 , 16 it 17 , 17 , 20 listened 18 as 19 they 19 they 20 listened 20 listened 21 to 20 listened 23 wild 21 to 22 his 23 wild 24 laughter 24 laughter 25 . it pleased him to have them think him crazy , and he kept it up . 1 it 2 pleased 2 pleased 3 him 2 pleased 13 kept 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 them 5 have 7 think 7 think 8 him 8 him 9 crazy 9 crazy 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 kept 14 it 14 it 15 up 15 up 16 . [xvi] [where] [big-horn] [got] [his] [curved] [horns] at the head of the flock was a [ram] whose horns curved around in almost a circle , and whom [peter] [rabbit] often had admired . 1 at 3 head 1 at 10 whose 2 the 3 head 3 head 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 flock 6 flock 7 was 7 was 8 a 10 whose 11 horns 11 horns 15 almost 11 horns 19 and 12 curved 13 around 12 curved 15 almost 13 around 14 in 16 a 17 circle 17 circle 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 whom 20 whom 23 often 23 often 24 had 24 had 25 admired 25 admired 26 . peter delights in doing things like this , because it isn't hard work at all . 1 peter 2 delights 2 delights 3 in 3 in 4 doing 4 doing 9 because 5 things 6 like 5 things 8 , 6 like 7 this 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 it 9 because 11 isn't 11 isn't 12 hard 12 hard 13 work 13 work 16 . 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . it is only when there is real work concerned that [peter] loses interest . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 only 2 is 4 when 4 when 5 there 4 when 6 is 5 there 6 is 6 is 8 work 7 real 8 work 8 work 9 concerned 9 concerned 10 that 10 that 12 loses 12 loses 13 interest 13 interest 14 . a lot of people are just like [peter] in this respect . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 3 of 4 people 4 people 5 are 5 are 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 11 respect 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 respect 11 respect 12 . for a long time [peter] had greatly admired those horns , though he never had told any one so . 1 for 3 long 1 for 11 , 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 6 had 6 had 8 admired 7 greatly 8 admired 9 those 10 horns 9 those 11 , 11 , 12 though 12 though 14 never 13 he 14 never 14 never 16 told 15 had 16 told 16 told 18 one 17 any 18 one 18 one 20 . 19 so 20 . he had admired those horns because they were different from any other horns [peter] ever had seen . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 horns 3 admired 4 those 4 those 5 horns 5 horns 6 because 6 because 13 horns 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 different 8 were 12 other 9 different 10 from 10 from 11 any 12 other 13 horns 13 horns 18 . 15 ever 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 18 . now as he watched he spoke aloud , without thinking what he was doing . 1 now 4 watched 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 watched 4 watched 5 he 4 watched 10 thinking 5 he 6 spoke 7 aloud 8 , 7 aloud 10 thinking 8 , 9 without 10 thinking 11 what 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 . 14 doing 15 . " [i] wish [i] had a pair of horns like those , " said he wistfully . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 13 " 5 had 7 pair 6 a 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 8 of 9 horns 9 horns 10 like 10 like 11 those 11 those 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 wistfully 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 wistfully 16 wistfully 17 . digger the [badger] stopped watching his shadow , and turned to stare at [peter] . 1 digger 5 watching 1 digger 9 and 2 the 4 stopped 2 the 5 watching 6 his 7 shadow 7 shadow 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 11 to 11 to 12 stare 12 stare 13 at 13 at 15 . then he laughed until finally he choked . 1 then 3 laughed 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 until 4 until 5 finally 5 finally 6 he 6 he 7 choked 7 choked 8 . peter looked at him in surprise . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 in 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . " what 's the matter with you , [mr] [badger] ? " asked he . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 8 , 7 you 8 , 8 , 15 . 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 14 he 14 he 15 . " what is there to laugh at ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 at 7 at 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " only you , [peter] . 1 " 2 only 2 only 3 you 2 only 4 , 4 , 6 . only you , " replied [digger] faintly , for he had laughed so hard that he had almost lost his voice . 1 only 2 you 1 only 5 replied 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 9 for 7 faintly 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 laughed 11 had 18 almost 12 laughed 14 hard 13 so 14 hard 14 hard 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 had 16 he 17 had 18 almost 21 voice 19 lost 20 his 20 his 21 voice 21 voice 22 . " [i] am afraid you would find a pair of horns like those rather heavy , [peter] , rather heavy . " 1 " 7 find 3 am 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 you 4 afraid 6 would 6 would 7 find 7 find 9 pair 7 find 12 like 8 a 9 pair 10 of 11 horns 11 horns 12 like 12 like 18 , 13 those 14 rather 13 those 16 , 14 rather 15 heavy 16 , 18 , 18 , 22 " 19 rather 20 heavy 20 heavy 21 . 21 . 22 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " of course [i] didn't really mean that , " said he . 1 " 2 of 1 " 5 didn't 2 of 3 course 5 didn't 6 really 6 really 7 mean 7 mean 8 that 7 mean 9 , 9 , 13 . 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " of course not . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 4 not 5 . i was just thinking how nice it would be to have such fine horns , if one were big enough to have horns . 1 i 8 would 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 how 4 thinking 8 would 5 how 6 nice 6 nice 7 it 8 would 11 have 9 be 10 to 10 to 11 have 11 have 14 horns 12 such 13 fine 13 fine 14 horns 14 horns 17 one 15 , 16 if 15 , 17 one 17 one 19 big 18 were 19 big 19 big 21 to 20 enough 21 to 21 to 24 . 22 have 23 horns 23 horns 24 . i don't believe there are any other such horns in all the [great] [world] . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 there 3 believe 7 other 4 there 5 are 5 are 6 any 7 other 8 such 7 other 10 in 8 such 9 horns 10 in 11 all 11 all 12 the 11 all 16 " 12 the 15 . 15 . 16 " " and that shows how little you know about [the] [great] [world] , [peter] , " retorted [digger] the [badger] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 5 how 3 that 4 shows 4 shows 5 how 5 how 8 know 6 little 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 about 9 about 21 . 13 , 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 retorted 17 retorted 19 the 19 the 21 . " did you ever see such horns before ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 5 see 4 ever 5 see 5 see 7 horns 6 such 7 horns 7 horns 8 before 8 before 10 " 8 before 11 demanded 9 ? 10 " 11 demanded 13 . from what [i] have heard my grandfather say , those horns over there of [mr] [ram] 's are nothing to brag about . 1 from 2 what 2 what 5 heard 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 7 grandfather 6 my 7 grandfather 7 grandfather 8 say 8 say 9 , 9 , 10 those 10 those 14 of 10 those 17 's 11 horns 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 of 17 's 23 . 18 are 19 nothing 19 nothing 20 to 19 nothing 23 . 20 to 21 brag 21 brag 22 about no , [sir] , they are nothing to brag about . 1 no 2 , 2 , 11 . 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 to 7 nothing 11 . 8 to 9 brag 9 brag 10 about one of those wild , free cousins of [mr] [ram] over there would laugh at those horns . 1 one 2 of 1 one 7 cousins 2 of 5 , 3 those 4 wild 4 wild 5 , 5 , 6 free 7 cousins 8 of 8 of 11 over 11 over 12 there 12 there 17 horns 13 would 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 at 15 at 16 those 16 those 17 horns 17 horns 18 . peter pricked up his ears . 1 peter 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 . " that was a funny thing for [big-horn] to be doing , " said he . 1 " 3 was 2 that 3 was 3 was 6 thing 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 7 for 12 , 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 doing 11 doing 12 , 12 , 16 . 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " what under the sun did he have a chip on his shoulder for ? 1 " 14 for 1 " 15 ? 2 what 3 under 2 what 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 did 6 did 7 he 6 did 8 have 8 have 10 chip 9 a 10 chip 10 chip 11 on 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 shoulder 13 shoulder 14 for and what harm was there in that , even if he did ? " 1 and 3 harm 2 what 3 harm 3 harm 6 in 4 was 5 there 5 there 6 in 6 in 8 , 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 even 9 even 10 if 10 if 11 he 10 if 12 did 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 ? 13 ? 14 " once more [digger] began to laugh . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [peter] , " said he , " you certainly are the funniest fellow [i] know . 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 certainly 9 you 11 are 11 are 16 know 12 the 13 funniest 13 funniest 14 fellow 13 funniest 16 know 16 know 17 . of course old [big-horn] didn't really have a chip on his shoulder . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 old 3 old 5 didn't 5 didn't 7 have 6 really 7 have 7 have 9 chip 8 a 9 chip 9 chip 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 shoulder 12 shoulder 13 . that is just a saying , [peter] , just a saying . 1 that 2 is 2 is 9 just 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 saying 5 saying 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 just 9 just 12 . 10 a 11 saying 11 saying 12 . " oh ! " said [peter] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . it wasn't that [big-horn] was ugly . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 ugly 6 ugly 7 . he wasn't . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 . you see [old] [mother] [nature] had given him great strength . 1 you 2 see 2 see 11 . 6 had 10 strength 7 given 8 him 8 him 9 great 9 great 10 strength 10 strength 11 . yes , [sir] , for his size [big-horn] was very strong , and in that strength be took great pride . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 was 5 for 7 size 6 his 7 size 7 size 9 was 9 was 13 and 10 very 11 strong 10 very 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 be 14 in 15 that 15 that 16 strength 16 strength 17 be 17 be 21 . 18 took 20 pride 19 great 20 pride 20 pride 21 . and [mother] [nature] had given him a pair of very large and strong horns with which to defend himself if there should be need . 1 and 4 had 4 had 6 him 4 had 8 pair 5 given 6 him 7 a 8 pair 8 pair 14 horns 9 of 12 and 9 of 14 horns 10 very 11 large 11 large 12 and 12 and 13 strong 14 horns 23 be 15 with 16 which 16 which 18 defend 17 to 18 defend 18 defend 19 himself 19 himself 20 if 20 if 21 there 20 if 22 should 22 should 23 be 23 be 24 need 24 need 25 . those horns were almost straight , and with [big-horn] ['s] great strength behind them , they were truly dangerous weapons . 1 those 5 straight 2 horns 3 were 3 were 4 almost 4 almost 5 straight 5 straight 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 16 they 8 with 11 great 8 with 12 strength 12 strength 13 behind 13 behind 15 , 14 them 15 , 15 , 16 they 16 they 17 were 17 were 20 weapons 18 truly 19 dangerous 19 dangerous 20 weapons 20 weapons 21 . he didn't think of that . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 4 of 6 . 5 that 6 . no , [sir] , he didn't think of that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 think 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 10 . 9 that 10 . he was just brimming full of life , and he dearly loved to try his strength against the strength of others . 1 he 4 brimming 1 he 9 and 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 brimming 4 brimming 5 full 5 full 6 of 6 of 7 life 7 life 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 loved 10 he 12 loved 11 dearly 12 loved 12 loved 13 to 13 to 17 against 14 try 15 his 15 his 16 strength 16 strength 17 against 17 against 19 strength 18 the 19 strength 19 strength 20 of 20 of 21 others 21 others 22 . it got so that the instant he saw anybody , down would go his head and at them he would go full tilt . 1 it 2 got 2 got 11 down 3 so 4 that 4 that 6 instant 4 that 8 saw 5 the 6 instant 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 , 10 , 11 down 11 down 13 go 12 would 13 go 13 go 15 head 14 his 15 head 15 head 16 and 16 and 19 he 16 and 20 would 17 at 18 them 17 at 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 go 21 go 22 full 21 go 24 . 22 full 23 tilt " it was great fun for him . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 fun 4 great 5 fun 5 fun 6 for 6 for 8 . 7 him 8 . but usually it was the other who got the worst of it , for those great , sharp-pointed horns of [big-horn] 's tore and hurt . 1 but 3 it 1 but 4 was 2 usually 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 who 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 who 7 who 10 worst 8 got 9 the 9 the 10 worst 10 worst 11 of 10 worst 22 's 11 of 13 , 12 it 13 , 13 , 19 horns 14 for 15 those 14 for 18 sharp-pointed 16 great 17 , 16 great 18 sharp-pointed 18 sharp-pointed 19 horns 19 horns 20 of 22 's 23 tore 23 tore 26 . 24 and 25 hurt 24 and 26 . indeed , even when he tried to be gentle with those smaller than himself he was forever hurting some one . 1 indeed 4 when 2 , 3 even 2 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 tried 5 he 6 tried 6 tried 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 with 9 gentle 10 with 10 with 17 forever 11 those 12 smaller 12 smaller 13 than 12 smaller 14 himself 14 himself 15 he 14 himself 17 forever 15 he 16 was 17 forever 18 hurting 18 hurting 21 . 19 some 20 one 20 one 21 . so instead they called a meeting to which everybody except [big-horn] was invited . 1 so 3 they 2 instead 3 they 3 they 4 called 4 called 6 meeting 5 a 6 meeting 6 meeting 7 to 7 to 8 which 8 which 12 was 9 everybody 10 except 9 everybody 12 was 12 was 13 invited 13 invited 14 . if [big-horn] could have heard all that was said about him , his ears surely would have burned . 1 if 3 could 3 could 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 7 that 6 all 7 that 7 that 8 was 8 was 9 said 9 said 19 . 10 about 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 14 ears 13 his 14 ears 14 ears 16 would 15 surely 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 burned 18 burned 19 . every one was of the opinion that something must be done , but just what no one could suggest . 1 every 10 be 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 6 opinion 5 the 6 opinion 6 opinion 7 that 7 that 8 something 7 that 9 must 9 must 10 be 10 be 14 just 11 done 12 , 11 done 14 just 12 , 13 but 14 just 15 what 15 what 17 one 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 could 18 could 19 suggest 19 suggest 20 . at last , just when it seemed that the meeting would break up without anything being done , [old] [man] [coyote] stepped forward . 1 at 2 last 1 at 13 up 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 when 5 when 6 it 5 when 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 that 8 that 10 meeting 8 that 12 break 9 the 10 meeting 10 meeting 11 would 13 up 14 without 14 without 16 being 15 anything 16 being 16 being 17 done 17 done 18 , 18 , 22 stepped 22 stepped 23 forward 23 forward 24 . being rather bashful , [i] haven't liked to suggest it before , because [i] thought surely some one else would do it . 1 being 4 , 2 rather 3 bashful 3 bashful 4 , 4 , 7 liked 6 haven't 7 liked 7 liked 8 to 7 liked 15 thought 8 to 9 suggest 9 suggest 10 it 9 suggest 13 because 11 before 12 , 11 before 13 because 15 thought 18 one 16 surely 17 some 17 some 18 one 18 one 20 would 19 else 20 would 20 would 21 do 21 do 22 it 22 it 23 . then [i] think he will have had enough of fighting . ' 1 then 3 think 3 think 4 he 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 have 6 have 7 had 7 had 8 enough 8 enough 9 of 9 of 10 fighting 10 fighting 11 . 11 . 12 ' " [up] spoke [mr] [fox] and he winked at his neighbor on the right and he winked at his neighbor on the left . 1 " 3 spoke 3 spoke 9 at 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 winked 8 winked 9 at 9 at 11 neighbor 10 his 11 neighbor 11 neighbor 12 on 12 on 15 and 13 the 14 right 14 right 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 winked 17 winked 18 at 18 at 20 neighbor 19 his 20 neighbor 20 neighbor 21 on 21 on 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 left 24 . so with one accord everybody agreed with [mr] [fox] , and [old] [man] [coyote] was selected as the first one to face [big-horn] . 1 so 5 everybody 2 with 4 accord 2 with 5 everybody 3 one 4 accord 5 everybody 6 agreed 6 agreed 7 with 6 agreed 11 and 7 with 10 , 11 and 15 was 15 was 16 selected 15 was 24 . 16 selected 17 as 17 as 20 one 18 the 19 first 18 the 20 one 19 first 20 one 21 to 22 face 22 face 24 . to everybody 's surprise , [old] [man] [coyote] made no objections . 1 to 5 , 2 everybody 3 's 3 's 4 surprise 4 surprise 5 , 5 , 9 made 9 made 10 no 10 no 11 objections 11 objections 12 . so it was arranged that [big-horn] should be invited to fight [old] [man] [coyote] the very next day . 1 so 2 it 1 so 7 should 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 arranged 4 arranged 5 that 7 should 8 be 8 be 10 to 8 be 11 fight 9 invited 10 to 11 fight 19 . 15 the 16 very 15 the 17 next 17 next 18 day 18 day 19 . " you may be sure that everybody was on hand the next day to see that fight . 1 " 4 be 2 you 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 sure 4 be 10 hand 5 sure 6 that 6 that 7 everybody 6 that 8 was 7 everybody 8 was 8 was 9 on 10 hand 13 day 11 the 12 next 12 next 13 day 13 day 15 see 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 that 16 that 17 fight 16 that 18 . no one expected [old] [man] [coyote] to appear . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 expected 3 expected 7 to 7 to 8 appear 8 appear 9 . but he did . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he was right on hand at the appointed time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 5 hand 3 right 6 at 4 on 5 hand 6 at 9 time 7 the 8 appointed 7 the 9 time 9 time 10 . [big-horn] [hadn't] [been] [told] [whom] [he] [was] [to] [fight] [,] [and] [when] [he] [found] [that] [it] [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [he] [was] [disappointed] [.] you see , there was no anger in [big-horn] 's fighting ; he fought just for the love of using his great strength and big horns . 1 you 2 see 2 see 22 great 3 , 4 there 3 , 10 's 4 there 5 was 5 was 7 anger 5 was 8 in 6 no 7 anger 10 's 11 fighting 11 fighting 13 he 11 fighting 15 just 12 ; 13 he 13 he 14 fought 15 just 16 for 16 for 18 love 17 the 18 love 18 love 19 of 19 of 20 using 20 using 21 his 21 his 22 great 22 great 24 and 23 strength 24 and 24 and 26 horns 25 big 26 horns 26 horns 27 . fighting was fun to him , and he wanted some one who would stand up to him . 1 fighting 7 and 2 was 3 fun 3 fun 4 to 3 fun 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 wanted 8 he 9 wanted 9 wanted 10 some 10 some 14 stand 11 one 12 who 12 who 13 would 13 would 14 stand 14 stand 17 him 15 up 16 to 15 up 17 him 17 him 18 . mr [deer] had horns and was somewhere near his size . 1 mr 10 size 3 had 4 horns 3 had 5 and 5 and 6 was 6 was 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 near 8 near 9 his 9 his 10 size 10 size 11 . " old [man] [coyote] slipped around until he had his back to a great rock . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 around 6 around 7 until 7 until 12 to 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 back 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 to 12 to 15 rock 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 rock 15 rock 16 . ' [i] 'm ready any time , ' said he . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 ready 4 ready 5 any 5 any 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . 10 he 11 . " [big-horn] , who had been stamping with impatience , lowered his head so that his horns pointed straight at [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 been 4 who 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 with 7 stamping 8 with 8 with 9 impatience 9 impatience 11 lowered 10 , 11 lowered 11 lowered 13 head 12 his 13 head 13 head 24 . 14 so 15 that 15 that 18 pointed 16 his 17 horns 17 horns 18 pointed 18 pointed 19 straight 18 pointed 20 at 20 at 24 . but they had hardly time to think of this , [for] with a snort [big-horn] bounded forward . 1 but 3 had 2 they 3 had 3 had 5 time 3 had 6 to 4 hardly 5 time 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 12 with 8 of 9 this 10 , 12 with 12 with 18 . 13 a 14 snort 14 snort 16 bounded 16 bounded 17 forward 17 forward 18 . " then there was a crash , and everybody 's eyes flew open . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 8 and 5 a 6 crash 6 crash 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 eyes 9 everybody 10 's 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 flew 12 flew 13 open 13 open 14 . there lay [big-horn] on the ground , looking mighty puzzled , as if he wasn't quite sure what had happened . 1 there 2 lay 1 there 6 ground 2 lay 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 9 mighty 7 , 8 looking 7 , 9 mighty 9 mighty 12 as 10 puzzled 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 14 he 12 as 15 wasn't 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 quite 15 wasn't 21 . 16 quite 17 sure 18 what 19 had 19 had 20 happened 20 happened 21 . and there sat [old] [man] [coyote] , grinning at him ! 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 sat 3 sat 7 , 7 , 8 grinning 8 grinning 9 at 9 at 10 him 10 him 11 ! what had happened ? 1 what 2 had 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 ?