produced by [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] , [linda] [mckeown] and [the] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 12 and [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] copyright , [@number@] , [by] [little] , [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 12 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [ [illustration] : buster blinked his greedy little eyes and looked again . 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 5 blinked 3 : 4 buster 5 blinked 6 his 6 his 7 greedy 7 greedy 10 and 8 little 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 13 . 12 again 13 . frontispiece . ] 1 frontispiece 2 . 2 . 3 ] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] [ii] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [iii] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] [iv] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] [v] [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] [@number@] [vi] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] [vii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] [viii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] [ix] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] x . [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] 1 x 2 . [xi] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] [xii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] [xv] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] [xvii] [.] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xviii] [.] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xix] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] [xx] [.] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] [xxi] [.] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [xxii] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] [xxiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] " [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] , " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 1 " 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 " " [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] , " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 1 " 6 , 6 , 10 , 10 , 11 " [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] [those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 1 once 3 he 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 yawned 4 yawned 5 , 4 yawned 7 slowly 5 , 6 and 7 slowly 9 to 8 got 9 to 9 to 12 and 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 and 12 and 13 shook 13 shook 14 himself 14 himself 15 . after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 1 after 4 yawned 1 after 6 it 2 that 3 he 2 that 4 yawned 4 yawned 5 until 6 it 15 and 7 seemed 9 if 7 seemed 15 and 8 as 9 if 9 if 11 jaws 9 if 13 crack 10 his 11 jaws 11 jaws 12 would 13 crack 14 , 15 and 26 . 16 then 17 sat 17 sat 18 down 18 down 19 to 18 down 26 . 19 to 20 think 20 think 21 what 20 think 23 wanted 21 what 22 he 23 wanted 24 for 24 for 25 breakfast he heard [sammy] [jay] way off in the distance screaming , " [thief] ! 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 7 in 5 way 6 off 6 off 7 in 7 in 9 distance 8 the 9 distance 9 distance 10 screaming 10 screaming 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 ! thief ! " and grinned . 1 thief 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 and 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . probably he is the thief himself . " 1 probably 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 thief 4 the 5 thief 5 thief 6 himself 6 himself 7 . 7 . 8 " he heard [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] scolding as fast as he could make his tongue go and working himself into a terrible rage . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 10 as 4 the 7 scolding 7 scolding 9 fast 8 as 9 fast 9 fast 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 13 make 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 make 13 make 14 his 14 his 15 tongue 15 tongue 17 and 16 go 17 and 17 and 23 rage 18 working 19 himself 18 working 23 rage 19 himself 20 into 20 into 22 terrible 21 a 22 terrible 23 rage 24 . " must be that [chatterer] got out of bed the wrong way this morning , " thought he . 1 " 8 of 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 6 got 6 got 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 bed 9 bed 10 the 10 the 12 way 11 wrong 12 way 12 way 17 thought 13 this 14 morning 14 morning 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 . he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 sweet 2 heard 5 voices 3 the 4 sweet 5 voices 6 of 6 of 9 singers 7 happy 8 little 8 little 9 singers 9 singers 12 they 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 they 12 they 16 hear 13 were 14 good 14 good 15 to 15 to 16 hear 16 hear 17 . it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 9 . and as [buster] listened it suddenly came to him just what he wanted for breakfast . 1 and 11 what 2 as 4 listened 4 listened 5 it 5 it 7 came 6 suddenly 7 came 7 came 8 to 7 came 10 just 8 to 9 him 10 just 11 what 11 what 13 wanted 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 for 14 for 15 breakfast 15 breakfast 16 . " [i] 'm going fishing , " said he in his deep grumbly-rumbly voice to no one in particular . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 7 " 3 'm 6 , 4 going 5 fishing 5 fishing 6 , 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 15 to 10 in 11 his 10 in 12 deep 12 deep 13 grumbly-rumbly 13 grumbly-rumbly 14 voice 14 voice 15 to 15 to 17 one 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 in 18 in 20 . 19 particular 20 . " yes , [sir] , [i] 'm going fishing . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 8 going 8 going 9 fishing 9 fishing 10 . i want some fat trout for my breakfast . " 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 some 3 some 4 fat 4 fat 5 trout 5 trout 6 for 6 for 8 breakfast 7 my 8 breakfast 8 breakfast 9 . 9 . 10 " now it just happened that early as he was , some one was before [buster] [bear] . 1 now 2 it 1 now 4 happened 1 now 5 that 2 it 3 just 5 that 6 early 6 early 10 , 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 , 10 , 13 was 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 before 14 before 17 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . he was just climbing up the bank with the fat trout in his mouth . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 climbing 4 climbing 5 up 4 climbing 7 bank 5 up 6 the 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 8 with 8 with 11 trout 9 the 10 fat 9 the 11 trout 11 trout 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 mouth 14 mouth 15 . buster [bear] 's own mouth watered as he saw it . 1 buster 3 's 3 's 4 own 3 's 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 watered 6 watered 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 10 it 10 it 11 . little [joe] sat down on the bank and prepared to enjoy his breakfast . 1 little 3 sat 3 sat 5 on 4 down 5 on 5 on 8 and 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 8 and 8 and 11 enjoy 9 prepared 10 to 10 to 11 enjoy 11 enjoy 12 his 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . he hadn't seen [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he or any one [else] was anywhere near . 1 he 6 , 2 hadn't 3 seen 3 seen 6 , 6 , 10 know 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 or 12 he 13 or 13 or 15 one 13 or 17 was 14 any 15 one 17 was 18 anywhere 18 anywhere 20 . 19 near 20 . buster [bear] tiptoed up very softly until he was right behind [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 buster 3 tiptoed 3 tiptoed 4 up 3 tiptoed 7 until 4 up 5 very 5 very 6 softly 7 until 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 right 10 right 11 behind 11 behind 15 . " woof , woof ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 1 " 2 woof 2 woof 3 , 3 , 4 woof 4 woof 8 he 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 14 grumbly-rumbly 9 in 11 deepest 9 in 12 , 10 his 11 deepest 12 , 13 most 13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly 14 grumbly-rumbly 16 . 15 voice 16 . " that 's a very fine looking trout . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 6 fine 4 a 5 very 4 a 6 fine 6 fine 7 looking 7 looking 8 trout 8 trout 9 . i wouldn't mind if [i] [had] it myself . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 mind 3 mind 4 if 3 mind 8 myself 7 it 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " buster [bear] sprang forward and with one of his big paws caught the fat trout just as it was slipping back into the water . 1 buster 5 and 3 sprang 4 forward 4 forward 5 and 5 and 12 caught 6 with 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 11 paws 9 his 10 big 9 his 11 paws 11 paws 12 caught 12 caught 15 trout 13 the 14 fat 13 the 15 trout 15 trout 17 as 16 just 17 as 17 as 24 water 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 slipping 20 slipping 21 back 20 slipping 22 into 22 into 23 the 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . " come and get it . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 3 and 4 get 4 get 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " [ [illustration] : " here 's your trout , [mr] [otter] , " said he . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 5 here 5 here 6 's 6 's 8 trout 7 your 8 trout 8 trout 9 , 9 , 16 . 12 , 13 " 12 , 15 he 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] but [little] [joe] wouldn't . 1 but 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 . the fact is , he was afraid to . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 9 . 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 to 8 to 9 . he snarled at [buster] [bear] and called him a thief and everything bad he could think of . 1 he 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 at 3 at 11 and 6 and 7 called 7 called 8 him 8 him 9 a 8 him 10 thief 10 thief 11 and 11 and 13 bad 12 everything 13 bad 13 bad 15 could 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 . buster didn't seem to mind . 1 buster 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 mind 5 mind 6 . he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated his invitation to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish . 1 he 2 chuckled 1 he 12 and 2 chuckled 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 thought 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 8 all 6 thought 11 joke 7 it 8 all 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 joke 11 joke 12 and 12 and 13 repeated 13 repeated 14 his 13 repeated 15 invitation 14 his 15 invitation 15 invitation 16 to 16 to 24 fish 19 to 20 come 20 come 21 and 21 and 22 get 22 get 23 his 23 his 24 fish 24 fish 25 . but [little] [joe] just turned his back and went off down the [laughing] [brook] in a great rage . 1 but 4 just 4 just 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 6 his 7 back 7 back 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 off 9 went 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 19 . 15 in 18 rage 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 rage 18 rage 19 . " it 's too bad to waste such a fine fish , " said [buster] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 waste 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 too 4 too 5 bad 6 to 7 waste 7 waste 8 such 8 such 11 fish 8 such 13 " 9 a 10 fine 10 fine 11 fish 11 fish 12 , 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . 16 thoughtfully 17 . " [i] wonder what [i] 'd better do with it . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 6 'd 6 'd 7 better 7 better 8 do 8 do 9 with 9 with 12 " 10 it 11 . 11 . 12 " and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 1 and 3 he 2 while 3 he 3 he 6 , 4 was 5 wondering 4 was 6 , 6 , 8 ate 7 he 8 ate 8 ate 9 it 9 it 10 all 10 all 11 up 11 up 12 . then he started down the [laughing] [brook] to try to catch some for himself . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 down 4 down 15 . 5 the 15 . 8 to 9 try 9 try 10 to 10 to 11 catch 11 catch 12 some 12 some 13 for 13 for 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [ii] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] little [joe] [otter] was in a terrible rage . 1 little 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 8 rage 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 rage 8 rage 9 . it was a bad beginning for a beautiful day and [little] [joe] knew it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 bad 2 was 5 beginning 3 a 4 bad 5 beginning 6 for 5 beginning 9 day 6 for 8 beautiful 7 a 8 beautiful 9 day 10 and 10 and 13 knew 13 knew 14 it 14 it 15 . but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it ? 1 but 2 who 1 but 11 was 2 who 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 in 5 in 7 rage 6 a 7 rage 8 if 10 breakfast 9 his 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 was 11 was 12 taken 12 taken 13 from 13 from 14 him 14 him 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 about 19 about 20 to 19 about 23 ? 20 to 21 eat 21 eat 22 it anyway , that is what [little] [joe] told [billy] [mink] . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 8 told 8 told 11 . perhaps he didn't tell it quite exactly as it was , but you know he was very badly frightened at the time . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 4 tell 1 perhaps 6 quite 3 didn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 it 6 quite 11 , 7 exactly 8 as 8 as 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 , 11 , 14 know 12 but 13 you 13 you 14 know 14 know 19 frightened 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 badly 18 badly 19 frightened 19 frightened 20 at 20 at 22 time 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 . he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him ! 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 fat 2 took 5 trout 3 that 4 fat 4 fat 5 trout 5 trout 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 me 8 me 9 and 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 12 just 10 ate 14 if 11 it 12 just 13 as 14 if 14 if 16 belonged 15 it 16 belonged 16 belonged 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 ! i hate him ! 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 him 3 him 4 ! if [i] live long enough [i] 'm going to get even with him ! " 1 if 5 enough 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 7 'm 7 'm 10 get 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 with 11 even 12 with 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 ! 14 ! 15 " buster [bear] hadn't actually taken the fish away from [little] [joe] . 1 buster 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 actually 4 actually 5 taken 5 taken 7 fish 6 the 7 fish 7 fish 8 away 8 away 9 from 9 from 12 . but looking at the matter as [little] [joe] did , it amounted to the same thing . 1 but 2 looking 2 looking 3 at 2 looking 6 as 3 at 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 6 as 9 did 9 did 10 , 10 , 16 thing 11 it 12 amounted 12 amounted 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 thing 16 thing 17 . " where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 3 is 5 now 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " he 's somewhere up the [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 9 . i wish he 'd fall in and get drowned ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 he 2 wish 7 and 3 he 4 'd 4 'd 5 fall 5 fall 6 in 7 and 11 " 8 get 9 drowned 9 drowned 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 snapped 12 snapped 15 . billy [mink] just had to laugh . 1 billy 4 had 3 just 4 had 4 had 5 to 4 had 6 laugh 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . the idea of great big [buster] [bear] getting drowned in the [laughing] [brook] was too funny . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 3 of 4 great 4 great 5 big 5 big 8 getting 8 getting 9 drowned 9 drowned 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 17 . 14 was 16 funny 15 too 16 funny 16 funny 17 . " let's go see what he is doing , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 5 what 2 let's 3 go 3 go 4 see 5 what 6 he 5 what 7 is 7 is 8 doing 8 doing 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 11 said 14 . at first [little] [joe] didn't want to , but at last his curiosity got the better of his fear , and he agreed . 1 at 2 first 1 at 6 want 2 first 5 didn't 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 , 8 , 13 curiosity 9 but 11 last 9 but 13 curiosity 10 at 11 last 12 his 13 curiosity 13 curiosity 14 got 14 got 16 better 15 the 16 better 16 better 17 of 17 of 21 and 18 his 19 fear 19 fear 21 and 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 he 22 he 23 agreed 23 agreed 24 . so the two little brown-coated scamps turned down the [laughing] [brook] , taking the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 1 so 7 turned 2 the 3 two 3 two 4 little 4 little 5 brown-coated 5 brown-coated 6 scamps 6 scamps 7 turned 7 turned 8 down 8 down 20 of 9 the 12 , 12 , 13 taking 12 , 15 greatest 14 the 15 greatest 15 greatest 18 keep 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 keep 18 keep 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 22 themselves 22 themselves 23 . they had gone only a little way when [billy] [mink] whispered : " [sh-h] ! 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 7 way 4 only 5 a 5 a 7 way 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 when 7 way 12 : 8 when 11 whispered 12 : 13 " 13 " 15 ! there he is . " 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . 4 . 5 " sure enough , there was [buster] [bear] sitting close beside a little pool and looking into it very intently . 1 sure 2 enough 1 sure 4 there 2 enough 3 , 4 there 5 was 5 was 8 sitting 8 sitting 10 beside 8 sitting 13 pool 9 close 10 beside 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 pool 13 pool 14 and 14 and 15 looking 15 looking 16 into 15 looking 19 intently 16 into 17 it 18 very 19 intently 19 intently 20 . " what 's he doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , as [buster] [bear] sat for the longest time without moving . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 asked 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 he 5 doing 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 13 as 12 , 13 as 13 as 19 longest 16 sat 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 longest 19 longest 23 . 20 time 21 without 20 time 22 moving 22 moving 23 . " he 's fishing ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 fishing 4 fishing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 10 . and that is just what [buster] [bear] was doing , and it was very plain to see that he was having great fun . 1 and 4 just 1 and 5 what 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 5 what 15 plain 8 was 9 doing 9 doing 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 very 14 very 15 plain 15 plain 16 to 16 to 23 fun 17 see 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 20 was 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 having 21 having 22 great 22 great 23 fun 23 fun 24 . when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 1 when 4 eaten 1 when 6 trout 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 eaten 5 the 6 trout 6 trout 9 caught 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught 9 caught 13 along 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 moved 12 moved 13 along 13 along 18 pool 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 next 16 next 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 19 . " they are our fish ! " said [little] [joe] fiercely . 1 " 2 they 1 " 5 fish 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 our 5 fish 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 fiercely 11 fiercely 12 . " he has no business catching our fish ! " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 has 3 has 4 no 4 no 5 business 5 business 6 catching 6 catching 7 our 7 our 8 fish 8 fish 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " [i] don't see how we are going to stop him , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 8 going 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 how 4 see 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 11 him 9 to 10 stop 10 stop 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] , into whose head an idea had just popped . 1 " 3 do 1 " 6 cried 3 do 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 6 cried 12 head 9 , 10 into 10 into 11 whose 11 whose 12 head 12 head 18 . 13 an 14 idea 14 idea 15 had 15 had 17 popped 16 just 17 popped 17 popped 18 . " [i] 'm going to drive all the fish out of the little pools and muddy the water all up . 1 " 6 drive 3 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 drive 6 drive 9 fish 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 fish 9 fish 10 out 10 out 15 and 11 of 13 little 11 of 14 pools 12 the 13 little 14 pools 15 and 15 and 18 water 16 muddy 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 21 . 19 all 20 up 20 up 21 . then we 'll see how many fish he will get ! 1 then 2 we 1 then 3 'll 3 'll 4 see 4 see 6 many 4 see 7 fish 5 how 6 many 7 fish 8 he 8 he 9 will 9 will 10 get 10 get 11 ! just you watch me get even with [buster] [bear] . " 1 just 2 you 2 you 3 watch 3 watch 4 me 3 watch 5 get 5 get 6 even 6 even 7 with 7 with 10 . 10 . 11 " little [joe] slipped swiftly into the water and swam straight to the little pool that [buster] [bear] would try next . 1 little 8 and 3 slipped 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 water 7 water 8 and 8 and 14 pool 9 swam 10 straight 10 straight 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 pool 13 little 14 pool 14 pool 19 try 15 that 18 would 18 would 19 try 19 try 20 next 20 next 21 . he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 1 he 2 frightened 2 frightened 4 fish 3 the 4 fish 4 fish 8 fled 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 they 6 that 8 fled 8 fled 9 in 9 in 10 every 10 every 11 direction 11 direction 12 . then he stirred up the mud until the water was so dirty that [buster] couldn't have seen a fish right under his nose . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 until 2 he 3 stirred 3 stirred 4 up 5 the 6 mud 5 the 7 until 7 until 10 was 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 was 10 was 17 seen 11 so 12 dirty 12 dirty 15 couldn't 13 that 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 have 16 have 17 seen 17 seen 19 fish 18 a 19 fish 19 fish 20 right 20 right 21 under 21 under 23 nose 22 his 23 nose 23 nose 24 . he did the same thing in the next pool and the next . 1 he 2 did 2 did 5 thing 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 thing 5 thing 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 pool 8 next 9 pool 9 pool 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 next 12 next 13 . buster [bear] 's fishing was spoiled for that day . 1 buster 3 's 3 's 4 fishing 4 fishing 5 was 5 was 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 for 6 spoiled 9 day 7 for 8 that 9 day 10 . [iii] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] buster [bear] hadn't enjoyed himself so much since he came to [the] [green] [forest] to live . 1 buster 3 hadn't 1 buster 4 enjoyed 4 enjoyed 7 much 5 himself 6 so 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 since 8 since 10 came 9 he 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 17 . 15 to 16 live 16 live 17 . when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 11 do 4 finished 5 it 4 finished 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 started 8 started 9 on 8 started 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 some 12 some 13 fishing 13 fishing 14 himself 14 himself 15 . presently he came to another little pool . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 another 5 another 6 little 6 little 7 pool 7 pool 8 . he stole up to it very , very softly , so as not to frighten the fish . 1 he 2 stole 2 stole 3 up 2 stole 7 , 3 up 4 to 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 very 7 , 9 softly 8 very 9 softly 9 softly 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 18 . 12 as 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 frighten 15 frighten 17 fish 16 the 17 fish 17 fish 18 . then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 6 to 4 down 5 close 5 close 6 to 6 to 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 11 and 10 it 11 and 11 and 13 move 12 didn't 13 move 13 move 14 . so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 1 so 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 7 as 4 move 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 an 8 an 9 eye 9 eye 10 lash 10 lash 11 . he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 still 4 still 7 looked 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 almost 8 almost 12 of 9 like 11 stump 10 the 11 stump 11 stump 12 of 12 of 15 tree 13 an 14 old 14 old 15 tree 15 tree 16 . one of them moved now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 1 one 2 of 1 one 7 and 2 of 3 them 4 moved 5 now 4 moved 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 quicker 7 and 11 wink 9 than 11 wink 10 a 11 wink 11 wink 12 had 12 had 18 fish 13 scooped 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 foolish 17 foolish 18 fish 18 fish 19 out 19 out 21 to 20 on 21 to 21 to 23 bank 22 the 23 bank 23 bank 24 . the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time . 1 the 2 fish 1 the 7 they 2 fish 3 were 3 were 5 frightened 4 so 5 frightened 5 frightened 6 that 7 they 9 come 8 wouldn't 9 come 9 come 10 back 10 back 11 for 11 for 14 , 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 , 14 , 17 . 15 long 16 time 15 long 17 . at the next little pool the same thing happened . 1 at 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 little 4 little 5 pool 5 pool 9 happened 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 happened 9 happened 10 . by this time [buster] [bear] was in fine spirits . 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 time 3 time 6 was 6 was 7 in 7 in 8 fine 8 fine 9 spirits 9 spirits 10 . it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 1 it 9 and 2 was 3 fun 3 fun 4 to 4 to 5 catch 5 catch 6 the 6 the 7 fish 7 fish 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 still 9 and 13 more 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 still 13 more 16 eat 14 fun 15 to 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 them 17 them 18 . what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 1 what 3 breakfast 2 finer 3 breakfast 3 breakfast 4 could 4 could 7 have 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 have 7 have 8 than 8 than 9 fresh-caught 9 fresh-caught 11 ? 10 trout 11 ? no wonder he felt good ! 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 good 5 good 6 ! but it takes more than three trout to fill [buster] [bear] 's stomach , so he kept on to the next little pool . 1 but 2 it 1 but 6 three 2 it 3 takes 3 takes 5 than 4 more 5 than 6 three 7 trout 7 trout 15 so 8 to 9 fill 8 to 12 's 12 's 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 he 15 so 17 kept 16 he 17 kept 17 kept 18 on 18 on 23 pool 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 next 21 next 22 little 22 little 23 pool 23 pool 24 . it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 some 5 some 6 one 6 one 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 14 at 9 stirred 10 up 10 up 13 mud 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 mud 13 mud 14 at 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 . " huh ! " said [buster] [bear] . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " it 's of no use to try to fish here . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 6 use 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 to 7 to 8 try 8 try 9 to 9 to 10 fish 10 fish 11 here 11 here 12 . i would just waste my time . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 just 3 just 4 waste 4 waste 5 my 5 my 6 time 6 time 7 . i 'll try the next pool . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 5 next 4 the 5 next 5 next 6 pool 6 pool 7 . 7 . 8 " so he went on to the next little pool . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 little 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 10 . he found this just as muddy as the other . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 this 3 this 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 muddy 6 muddy 7 as 7 as 9 other 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 . then he went on to another , and this was no better . 1 then 7 , 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 to 5 to 7 , 6 another 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 8 and 10 was 10 was 11 no 11 no 12 better 12 better 13 . buster sat down and scratched his head . 1 buster 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 and 4 and 5 scratched 5 scratched 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . it was puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 puzzling 3 puzzling 4 . yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 . he looked this way and he looked that way suspiciously , but there was no one to be seen . 1 he 5 and 2 looked 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 7 looked 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 10 suspiciously 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 suspiciously 10 suspiciously 17 to 11 , 13 there 12 but 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 16 one 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 20 . 19 seen 20 . everything was still save for the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 everything 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 save 4 save 5 for 5 for 7 laughter 6 the 7 laughter 7 laughter 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 . somehow , it seemed to [buster] as if [the] [brook] were laughing at him . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 4 seemed 8 if 7 as 8 if 8 if 15 . 11 were 12 laughing 11 were 15 . 12 laughing 13 at 13 at 14 him " it 's very curious , " muttered [buster] , " very curious indeed . 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 8 muttered 4 very 5 curious 5 curious 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 . 12 very 13 curious 13 curious 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 6 fishing 5 my 6 fishing 6 fishing 7 is 7 is 8 spoiled 8 spoiled 9 for 9 for 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 . i don't understand it at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . it 's lucky [i] caught what [i] did . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 lucky 3 lucky 5 caught 5 caught 6 what 6 what 8 did 8 did 9 . it looks as if somebody is trying to ha ! " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 somebody 4 if 6 is 6 is 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 ha 9 ha 10 ! 10 ! 11 " a sudden thought had popped into his head . 1 a 2 sudden 1 a 3 thought 2 sudden 3 thought 3 thought 4 had 4 had 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 . then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 chuckle 4 to 5 chuckle 5 chuckle 6 and 6 and 7 finally 7 finally 10 . 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . " [i] do believe that scamp [joe] [otter] is trying to get even with me for eating that fat trout ! " 1 " 3 do 1 " 6 scamp 3 do 4 believe 5 that 6 scamp 6 scamp 12 get 9 is 10 trying 10 trying 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 even 12 get 16 for 13 even 14 with 14 with 15 me 16 for 17 eating 17 eating 18 that 18 that 19 fat 19 fat 22 " 20 trout 21 ! 21 ! 22 " " you 're pretty smart , [mr] [otter] ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 pretty 4 pretty 5 smart 5 smart 6 , 6 , 9 ! [iv] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] getting even just for spite [doesn't] always pay . 1 getting 2 even 2 even 3 just 3 just 4 for 4 for 5 spite 5 spite 7 always 7 always 8 pay 8 pay 9 . fact is , it is very apt [to] work the other way . 1 fact 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 12 way 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 apt 7 apt 9 work 9 work 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 way 12 way 13 . that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] furnished [buster] [bear] with the best breakfast he had had for a long time . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 how 2 is 5 it 3 just 4 how 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 about 6 came 15 with 7 about 8 that 12 furnished 15 with 15 with 18 breakfast 16 the 17 best 16 the 18 breakfast 18 breakfast 19 he 18 breakfast 21 had 19 he 20 had 21 had 26 . 22 for 24 long 23 a 24 long 24 long 25 time 25 time 26 . he didn't mean to do it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! the truth is , he thought all the time that he was preventing [buster] [bear] from getting a breakfast . 1 the 4 , 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 thought 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 9 time 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 was 12 was 13 preventing 13 preventing 16 from 16 from 17 getting 17 getting 19 breakfast 18 a 19 breakfast 19 breakfast 20 . spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it . 1 spite 2 and 2 and 3 selfishness 3 selfishness 4 were 4 were 5 at 5 at 10 . 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 of 7 bottom 10 . 8 of 9 it to be sure [bobby] [coon] caught a few little fish there , but they didn't mind [bobby] . 1 to 2 be 2 be 6 caught 3 sure 6 caught 6 caught 11 there 7 a 8 few 7 a 11 there 8 few 9 little 9 little 10 fish 11 there 13 but 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 they 14 they 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 18 . but when they discovered that [buster] [bear] was a fisherman , they made up their minds that something had got to be done . 1 but 3 they 1 but 8 was 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 8 was 13 made 9 a 10 fisherman 10 fisherman 11 , 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 made 13 made 16 minds 14 up 15 their 15 their 16 minds 16 minds 20 got 17 that 18 something 17 that 20 got 18 something 19 had 20 got 22 be 21 to 22 be 22 be 24 . 23 done 24 . at least , [little] [joe] did . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 6 did 6 did 7 . " he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 1 " 3 'll 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 6 again 4 try 5 it 5 it 6 again 6 again 7 to-morrow 7 to-morrow 8 morning 8 morning 9 , 9 , 14 . 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 that 3 that 4 'll 4 'll 6 him 5 teach 6 him 6 him 10 fish 7 to 8 let 8 let 9 our 9 our 10 fish 10 fish 11 alone 11 alone 12 . 12 . 13 " so the next morning [little] [joe] hid before daylight close by the little pool where [buster] [bear] had given him such a fright . 1 so 4 morning 2 the 3 next 2 the 4 morning 4 morning 7 hid 7 hid 8 before 7 hid 14 pool 8 before 9 daylight 9 daylight 10 close 10 close 11 by 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 pool 14 pool 15 where 15 where 18 had 18 had 19 given 18 had 20 him 20 him 21 such 21 such 24 . 22 a 23 fright 23 fright 24 . then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 1 then 7 next 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 3 hurried 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 9 pool 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 15 . 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 14 thing 15 . now [buster] [bear] is very smart . 1 now 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 smart 6 smart 7 . you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 7 day 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 guessed 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 8 before 9 who 8 before 13 fishing 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 spoiled 11 spoiled 12 his 13 fishing 14 . things happened just as he had expected . 1 things 2 happened 2 happened 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 expected 7 expected 8 . when they came to the place where [buster] was waiting , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank . 1 when 6 place 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 place 6 place 7 where 7 where 11 , 9 was 10 waiting 9 was 11 , 11 , 14 had 12 all 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 to 14 had 18 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 was 18 to 26 . 19 scoop 20 them 20 them 21 out 21 out 23 to 22 on 23 to 23 to 25 bank 24 the 25 bank 25 bank 26 . it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . it didn't take [buster] long to catch all the fish he could eat . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 6 to 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 fish 9 the 10 fish 10 fish 11 he 10 fish 13 eat 11 he 12 could 13 eat 14 . then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 nice 2 he 3 saved 4 a 5 nice 5 nice 6 fat 6 fat 7 trout 7 trout 8 and 8 and 9 waited 9 waited 10 . by and by along came [little] [joe] [otter] , chuckling to think how he had spoiled [buster] [bear] 's fishing . 1 by 21 . 2 and 12 think 3 by 4 along 4 along 11 to 5 came 10 chuckling 5 came 11 to 9 , 10 chuckling 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 how 13 how 14 he 13 how 19 's 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 spoiled 19 's 20 fishing 20 fishing 21 . he was so intent on looking behind him to see if [buster] was coming that he didn't see [buster] waiting there until he spoke . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 intent 2 was 5 on 3 so 4 intent 5 on 6 looking 6 looking 8 him 6 looking 9 to 7 behind 8 him 9 to 10 see 9 to 13 was 10 see 11 if 13 was 18 see 14 coming 15 that 14 coming 18 see 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 18 see 20 waiting 20 waiting 23 he 20 waiting 25 . 21 there 22 until 22 until 23 he 23 he 24 spoke " [i] 'm much obliged for the fine breakfast you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 1 " 4 much 1 " 9 breakfast 3 'm 4 much 5 obliged 6 for 6 for 8 fine 7 the 8 fine 8 fine 9 breakfast 9 breakfast 22 most 10 you 11 have 11 have 12 given 12 given 13 me 12 given 15 " 12 given 18 in 13 me 14 , 15 " 16 said 18 in 21 , 19 his 20 deepest 20 deepest 21 , 21 , 22 most 22 most 23 grumbly-rumbly 23 grumbly-rumbly 25 . 24 voice 25 . " [i] 've saved a fat trout for you to make up for the one [i] ate yesterday . 1 " 4 saved 3 've 4 saved 4 saved 11 make 5 a 6 fat 6 fat 7 trout 7 trout 8 for 8 for 9 you 9 you 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 up 12 up 13 for 13 for 15 one 14 the 15 one 15 one 19 . 17 ate 18 yesterday 18 yesterday 19 . i hope we 'll go fishing together often . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 we 3 we 5 go 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 fishing 6 fishing 7 together 7 together 8 often 8 often 10 " 9 . 10 " then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 off 4 off 5 laughing 5 laughing 8 kill 6 fit 7 to 7 to 8 kill 8 kill 9 himself 9 himself 10 . little [joe] couldn't find a word to say . 1 little 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 find 4 find 6 word 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 . he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 5 and 4 surprised 5 and 5 and 7 that 6 angry 7 that 7 that 9 went 8 he 9 went 9 went 10 off 10 off 15 . 11 by 12 himself 12 himself 13 and 13 and 14 sulked 14 sulked 15 . and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching , ate the fat trout . 1 and 6 had 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 , 8 watching 9 , 9 , 12 fat 10 ate 11 the 11 the 12 fat 12 fat 13 trout 13 trout 14 . [v] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 5 like 4 quite 5 like 5 like 6 common 6 common 7 sense 7 sense 9 smooth 8 to 9 smooth 9 smooth 10 out 10 out 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 . people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 1 people 6 just 2 who 3 have 3 have 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 5 of 6 just 6 just 10 are 7 plain 9 sense 8 common 9 sense 9 sense 10 are 10 are 11 often 11 often 15 very 12 thought 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 very 15 very 17 . 16 wise 17 . their neighbors look up to them and are forever running to them for advice , and they are very much respected . 1 their 3 look 2 neighbors 3 look 3 look 5 to 4 up 5 to 5 to 7 and 6 them 7 and 7 and 19 very 8 are 9 forever 9 forever 10 running 9 forever 13 for 10 running 11 to 11 to 12 them 13 for 14 advice 14 advice 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 they 16 and 18 are 18 are 19 very 19 very 22 . 20 much 21 respected 21 respected 22 . that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 8 . he is very old and very wise . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 5 and 4 old 5 and 5 and 6 very 6 very 7 wise 7 wise 8 . anyway , that is what his neighbors think . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 7 neighbors 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 think 8 think 9 . the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after all is the very best kind of wisdom . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 7 has 2 truth 3 is 3 is 6 simply 4 , 5 he 4 , 6 simply 7 has 9 lot 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 17 is 10 of 11 common 10 of 12 sense 12 sense 14 which 13 , 14 which 14 which 15 after 14 which 17 is 15 after 16 all 17 is 19 very 18 the 19 very 19 very 22 of 20 best 21 kind 21 kind 22 of 22 of 23 wisdom 23 wisdom 24 . little [joe] wouldn't tell , but [billy] [mink] told the whole story . 1 little 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 11 whole 6 but 12 story 9 told 10 the 10 the 11 whole 12 story 13 . so did [grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 did 2 did 5 . so did [jerry] [muskrat] , who had been listening . 1 so 2 did 2 did 5 , 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 listening 9 listening 10 . of course this made [little] [joe] angrier than ever . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 made 4 made 7 angrier 7 angrier 8 than 8 than 9 ever 9 ever 10 . " he 's nothing but a great big bully and thief ! " declared [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 bully 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 but 5 but 7 great 6 a 7 great 8 big 9 bully 9 bully 10 and 10 and 13 " 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 declared 14 declared 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " didn't he catch my fish and eat them ? " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 didn't 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 catch 4 catch 8 eat 5 my 6 fish 6 fish 7 and 7 and 8 eat 8 eat 9 them 9 them 15 . 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 snapped 12 snapped 15 . " doesn't that make him a thief ? " 1 " 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 that 2 doesn't 4 make 4 make 5 him 4 make 7 thief 6 a 7 thief 7 thief 9 " 8 ? 9 " " they were no more your fish than mine , " protested [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 no 4 no 5 more 4 no 8 than 5 more 6 your 6 your 7 fish 8 than 9 mine 9 mine 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 15 . 11 " 12 protested " well , our fish , then ! 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 fish 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 our 5 fish 6 , 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 ! he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 1 he 2 stole 2 stole 4 fish 3 our 4 fish 4 fish 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 like 8 like 9 that 9 that 12 . 10 any 11 better 11 better 12 . that makes him just as much a thief , doesn't it ? " growled [little] [joe] . 1 that 2 makes 2 makes 3 him 2 makes 12 ? 3 him 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 much 6 much 8 thief 7 a 8 thief 8 thief 9 , 9 , 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 it 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 growled 14 growled 17 . grandfather [frog] looked up at jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] and slowly winked one of his great , goggly eyes . 1 grandfather 13 and 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 at 5 at 6 jolly 6 jolly 7 , 7 , 8 round 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 bright 9 , 13 and 13 and 14 slowly 13 and 20 , 14 slowly 15 winked 15 winked 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 19 great 18 his 19 great 20 , 21 goggly 21 goggly 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 . " there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 comes 3 comes 5 foolish 3 comes 8 , 4 a 5 foolish 5 foolish 7 fly 6 green 7 fly 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " who does he belong to ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 does 3 does 4 he 4 he 5 belong 5 belong 6 to 6 to 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " nobody ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 5 snapped 8 . " what have foolish green flies got to do with my [i] mean our fish ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 got 2 what 3 have 4 foolish 6 flies 5 green 6 flies 6 flies 7 got 7 got 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 with 9 do 14 our 10 with 13 mean 11 my 13 mean 14 our 15 fish 15 fish 17 " 16 ? 17 " " nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] mildly . 1 " 2 nothing 1 " 4 nothing 3 , 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 at 4 nothing 7 , 5 at 6 all 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 . 12 mildly 13 . " [i] was just hoping that he would come near enough for me to snap him up ; then he would belong to me . 1 " 9 come 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 hoping 5 hoping 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 9 come 7 he 8 would 9 come 15 snap 10 near 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 12 for 13 me 13 me 14 to 14 to 15 snap 15 snap 19 then 16 him 17 up 17 up 18 ; 18 ; 19 then 19 then 22 belong 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 belong 22 belong 23 to 23 to 25 . 24 me 25 . as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 5 doesn't 3 as 4 he 5 doesn't 6 , 6 , 9 belong 7 he 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 9 belong 12 one 10 to 11 any 12 one 13 . i suppose that if [buster] [bear] should happen along and catch him , he would be stealing from me , according to [little] [joe] . " 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 7 should 2 suppose 3 that 4 if 7 should 7 should 10 and 8 happen 9 along 8 happen 10 and 10 and 16 be 11 catch 12 him 11 catch 13 , 13 , 15 would 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 21 according 17 stealing 18 from 18 from 19 me 19 me 20 , 20 , 21 according 21 according 22 to 22 to 25 . 25 . 26 " " of course not ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 4 not 5 ! what a silly idea ! 1 what 3 silly 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 5 ! 4 idea 5 ! you 're getting foolish in your old age , " retorted [little] [joe] . 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 getting 2 're 5 in 3 getting 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 in 5 in 9 , 6 your 7 old 7 old 8 age 8 age 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 retorted 11 retorted 14 . little [joe] couldn't find a word to say . 1 little 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 find 4 find 6 word 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 . you 'll find it pays . " 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 3 find 4 it 4 it 5 pays 5 pays 6 . 6 . 7 " [ [illustration] : " you take my advice , [little] [joe] [otter] , " continued [grandfather] [frog] . 1 [ 9 , 3 : 4 " 3 : 6 take 4 " 5 you 4 " 6 take 6 take 7 my 7 my 8 advice 8 advice 9 , 9 , 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 continued 15 continued 18 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [vi] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] who makes an enemy a friend , [to] fear and worry puts an end . 1 who 3 an 1 who 7 , 2 makes 3 an 4 enemy 5 a 4 enemy 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 7 , 9 fear 9 fear 10 and 10 and 11 worry 11 worry 12 puts 12 puts 15 . 13 an 14 end 13 an 15 . little [joe] [otter] found that out when he took [grandfather] [frog] 's advice . 1 little 14 . 4 found 6 out 4 found 7 when 5 that 6 out 7 when 8 he 7 when 12 's 8 he 9 took 12 's 13 advice 13 advice 14 . he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 admitted 4 admitted 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 12 . no one ever likes to admit being afraid , least of all [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 ever 3 ever 5 to 3 ever 7 being 4 likes 5 to 6 admit 7 being 7 being 10 least 8 afraid 9 , 8 afraid 10 least 10 least 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 16 . and really [little] [joe] has a great deal of courage . 1 and 2 really 1 and 5 has 5 has 8 deal 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of 9 of 10 courage 10 courage 11 . now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing . 1 now 2 having 1 now 3 one 3 one 4 's 4 's 5 own 4 's 6 way 6 way 9 is 7 too 8 much 8 much 9 is 9 is 12 thing 10 a 11 bad 10 a 12 thing 12 thing 13 . it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 1 it 8 and 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 one 5 make 7 selfish 7 selfish 8 and 8 and 9 thoughtless 9 thoughtless 13 and 10 of 11 other 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 and 13 and 14 very 14 very 15 hard 15 hard 16 to 15 hard 17 get 16 to 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 20 . little [joe] [otter] had his way too much . 1 little 4 had 4 had 7 too 5 his 6 way 6 way 7 too 7 too 8 much 8 much 9 . grandfather [frog] knew it and shook his head very soberly when [little] [joe] had been disrespectful to him . 1 grandfather 3 knew 1 grandfather 5 and 3 knew 4 it 5 and 8 head 6 shook 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 very 9 very 10 soberly 9 very 17 to 11 when 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 disrespectful 16 disrespectful 17 to 17 to 19 . 18 him 19 . " too bad . 1 " 2 too 2 too 3 bad 3 bad 4 . too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it is too bad that such a fine young fellow as [little] [joe] should spoil a good disposition by such selfish heedlessness . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 2 is 8 fine 3 too 4 bad 4 bad 5 that 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 8 fine 9 young 8 fine 11 as 9 young 10 fellow 11 as 14 should 14 should 15 spoil 15 spoil 18 disposition 15 spoil 21 selfish 16 a 17 good 16 a 18 disposition 18 disposition 19 by 19 by 20 such 21 selfish 23 . 22 heedlessness 23 . too bad , " said he . 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 1 it 2 tickled 2 tickled 3 him 2 tickled 5 that 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 had 7 had 9 work 8 hard 9 work 9 work 10 to 10 to 14 face 11 keep 13 straight 12 a 13 straight 13 straight 14 face 14 face 15 . that was good common sense advice , but [little] [joe] just sniffed and went off declaring that he would get even with [buster] [bear] yet . 1 that 6 advice 2 was 3 good 2 was 5 sense 3 good 4 common 5 sense 6 advice 6 advice 13 and 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 just 11 just 12 sniffed 12 sniffed 13 and 13 and 14 went 14 went 15 off 14 went 16 declaring 14 went 17 that 17 that 18 he 17 that 20 get 18 he 19 would 19 would 20 get 20 get 21 even 21 even 22 with 22 with 25 yet 25 yet 26 . by [and] [by] [he] [grinned] . 1 by 6 . it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 at 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 sheepish 5 sheepish 6 grin 6 grin 7 at 7 at 8 first 8 first 9 , 8 first 13 it 9 , 10 but 11 at 12 last 11 at 13 it 13 it 14 grew 14 grew 15 into 15 into 17 laugh 16 a 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 . i 'll try it to-morrow morning . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 to-morrow 5 to-morrow 6 morning 6 morning 7 . 7 . 8 " it was so big and fat that it made [little] [joe] 's mouth water , for you know fat trout are his favorite food . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 and 3 so 4 big 4 big 5 and 5 and 6 fat 6 fat 7 that 7 that 8 it 7 that 12 's 8 it 9 made 12 's 14 water 13 mouth 14 water 14 water 15 , 15 , 17 you 15 , 18 know 16 for 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 20 trout 18 know 21 are 19 fat 20 trout 20 trout 21 are 21 are 25 . 22 his 23 favorite 23 favorite 24 food 24 food 25 . but he didn't take so much as one bite . 1 but 4 take 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 take 4 take 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 6 much 9 bite 7 as 8 one 9 bite 10 . instead he carefully laid it on an old log where [buster] [bear] would be sure to see it if he should come along that way . 1 instead 6 on 2 he 3 carefully 3 carefully 4 laid 4 laid 5 it 5 it 6 on 6 on 9 log 7 an 9 log 8 old 9 log 9 log 10 where 10 where 17 see 13 would 14 be 14 be 16 to 15 sure 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 it 17 see 19 if 19 if 20 he 19 if 25 way 20 he 21 should 21 should 22 come 22 come 23 along 22 come 24 that 25 way 26 . then he hid near by , where he could watch . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 near 3 hid 6 , 4 near 5 by 6 , 8 he 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 watch 10 watch 11 . buster was late that morning . 1 buster 2 was 2 was 3 late 3 late 4 that 4 that 5 morning 4 that 6 . 5 morning 6 . it seemed to [little] [joe] that he never would come . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 never 8 never 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 . once he nearly lost the fish . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 nearly 3 nearly 4 lost 4 lost 6 fish 5 the 6 fish 6 fish 7 . he had turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 and 2 had 3 turned 2 had 6 for 3 turned 4 his 3 turned 5 head 6 for 7 just 7 just 10 , 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 , 11 and 19 trout 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 looked 14 looked 15 back 15 back 16 again 16 again 17 , 16 again 19 trout 18 the 19 trout 19 trout 20 was 20 was 21 nowhere 21 nowhere 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 25 . 24 seen 25 . buster couldn't have stolen up and taken it , because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again . 1 buster 11 such 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 up 5 up 6 and 5 up 9 , 6 and 7 taken 7 taken 8 it 9 , 10 because 9 , 11 such 11 such 14 fellow 12 a 13 big 13 big 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 17 have 16 possibly 17 have 17 have 18 gotten 18 gotten 20 of 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 23 . 22 again 23 . little [joe] darted over to the log and looked on the other side . 1 little 3 darted 3 darted 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 8 and 6 the 7 log 7 log 8 and 8 and 13 side 9 looked 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 . little [joe] sprang at him angrily , but [shadow] was too quick and darted away . 1 little 3 sprang 3 sprang 4 at 4 at 13 and 5 him 6 angrily 6 angrily 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 was 10 was 11 too 11 too 12 quick 12 quick 13 and 13 and 16 . 14 darted 15 away 15 away 16 . little [joe] put the fish back on the log and waited . 1 little 3 put 3 put 5 fish 4 the 5 fish 5 fish 6 back 6 back 7 on 7 on 9 log 8 the 9 log 9 log 10 and 10 and 11 waited 11 waited 12 . this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 take 5 take 6 his 5 take 10 . 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 off 8 off 9 it at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] shuffling along towards the [laughing] [brook] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 was 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 when 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 ready 7 almost 8 ready 8 ready 12 , 9 to 10 give 10 give 11 up 11 up 12 , 12 , 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 17 shuffling 17 shuffling 18 along 18 along 23 . 19 towards 20 the 20 the 23 . suddenly [buster] stopped and sniffed . 1 suddenly 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sniffed 5 sniffed 6 . one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] had carried the scent of that fat trout over to him . 1 one 2 of 2 of 14 trout 3 the 14 trout 7 had 10 scent 8 carried 9 the 9 the 10 scent 10 scent 11 of 11 of 12 that 11 of 13 fat 13 fat 14 trout 14 trout 15 over 15 over 16 to 16 to 18 . 17 him 18 . then he came straight over to where the fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 came 1 then 9 fish 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 straight 3 came 6 to 4 straight 5 over 6 to 7 where 8 the 9 fish 9 fish 13 nose 10 lay 11 , 11 , 13 nose 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 15 , 14 wrinkling 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 twinkling 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 twinkling 19 twinkling 22 . 20 with 21 pleasure 21 pleasure 22 . " now [i] wonder who was so thoughtful as to leave this fine breakfast ready for me , " said he out loud . 1 " 4 wonder 2 now 4 wonder 4 wonder 14 breakfast 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 11 leave 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 leave 11 leave 12 this 12 this 13 fine 13 fine 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 15 ready 14 breakfast 16 for 16 for 18 , 17 me 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 24 . 20 said 21 he 21 he 24 . 22 out 23 loud 23 loud 24 . " me , " said [little] [joe] in a rather faint voice . 1 " 2 me 1 " 5 said 2 me 3 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 in 8 in 11 faint 9 a 10 rather 9 a 11 faint 11 faint 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " [i] caught it especially for you . " 1 " 3 caught 3 caught 4 it 4 it 5 especially 5 especially 6 for 6 for 7 you 7 you 8 . 8 . 9 " " thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled more than ever . 1 " 4 , 1 " 6 replied 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 replied 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 his 9 and 15 ever 10 his 11 eyes 12 twinkled 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 . " [i] think we are going to be friends . " 1 " 3 think 3 think 4 we 3 think 5 are 4 we 5 are 5 are 7 to 6 going 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 friends 9 friends 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [i] hope so , " replied [little] [joe] . 1 " 4 hope 4 hope 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 . [vii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] farmer [brown] 's boy tramped through the [green] [forest] , whistling merrily . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 tramped 5 tramped 6 through 6 through 7 the 7 the 13 . 10 , 11 whistling 11 whistling 12 merrily 12 merrily 13 . he always whistles when he feels light-hearted , and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing . 1 he 8 , 2 always 3 whistles 3 whistles 4 when 4 when 6 feels 5 he 6 feels 6 feels 7 light-hearted 7 light-hearted 8 , 8 , 11 always 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 always 11 always 13 light-hearted 12 feels 13 light-hearted 13 light-hearted 14 when 14 when 15 he 14 when 16 goes 15 he 16 goes 16 goes 17 fishing 16 goes 18 . 17 fishing 18 . you see , he is just as fond of fishing [as] is [little] [joe] [otter] or [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 16 or 3 , 4 he 3 , 10 fishing 3 , 16 or 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 just 6 just 9 of 7 as 8 fond 8 fond 9 of 10 fishing 12 is 16 or 22 . so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 along 2 he 3 whistled 3 whistled 6 tramped 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 tramped 7 along 8 , 7 along 11 whistle 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 whistle 11 whistle 12 was 12 was 13 good 13 good 14 to 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 . he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 7 and 2 kept 4 quiet 2 kept 5 and 3 very 4 quiet 5 and 6 fished 6 fished 7 and 7 and 11 waiting 8 fished 9 , 9 , 10 patiently 10 patiently 11 waiting 11 waiting 12 for 12 for 15 trout 13 a 14 foolish 13 a 15 trout 15 trout 16 to 16 to 17 take 17 take 18 his 17 take 20 . 19 hook 20 . but he didn't get so much as a nibble . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 9 nibble 8 a 9 nibble 9 nibble 10 . there the same thing happened . 1 there 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 . farmer [brown] 's boy trudged on to the next pool , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 10 pool 4 boy 5 trudged 5 trudged 6 on 6 on 9 next 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 next 10 pool 14 was 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 16 puzzled 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 17 frown 17 frown 18 on 17 frown 22 . 18 on 21 face 19 his 21 face 20 freckled 21 face such a thing never had happened before . 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 thing 3 thing 4 never 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 happened 6 happened 7 before 7 before 8 . he didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 6 make 9 . 7 of 8 it " [i] never had such bad luck in all my life before . 1 " 4 had 3 never 4 had 4 had 5 such 5 such 8 in 6 bad 7 luck 7 luck 8 in 8 in 11 life 9 all 10 my 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 before 12 before 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! what 's [this] ? " 1 what 2 's 2 's 4 ? 4 ? 5 " there , on the bank beside the little pool , were the heads of three trout . 1 there 2 , 1 there 8 little 2 , 3 on 3 on 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 beside 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 10 , 10 , 16 trout 11 were 13 heads 12 the 13 heads 13 heads 14 of 14 of 15 three 15 three 16 trout 16 trout 17 . farmer [brown] 's boy scowled down at them more puzzled than ever . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 scowled 5 scowled 6 down 6 down 7 at 6 down 9 more 7 at 8 them 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 12 ever 11 than 12 ever 12 ever 13 . " somebody has been fishing here , and they have had better luck than [i] have , " thought he . 1 " 4 been 1 " 9 they 2 somebody 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 fishing 5 fishing 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 they 12 better 10 have 11 had 11 had 12 better 12 better 13 luck 13 luck 14 than 14 than 17 , 16 have 17 , 17 , 19 thought 18 " 19 thought 19 thought 20 he 19 thought 21 . he looked up [the] [laughing] [brook] and down the [laughing] [brook] and this way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 and 2 looked 3 up 7 and 8 down 7 and 18 , 8 down 17 way 9 the 17 way 12 and 14 way 12 and 15 and 13 this 14 way 15 and 16 that 15 and 17 way 18 , 19 but 19 but 22 was 19 but 25 seen 20 no 21 one 21 one 22 was 22 was 23 to 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 seen 25 seen 26 . then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 picked 1 then 5 one 3 picked 4 up 5 one 6 of 5 one 9 heads 6 of 8 little 7 the 8 little 9 heads 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 at 11 looked 15 . 12 at 13 it 14 sharply 15 . " it wasn't cut off with a knife ; it was bitten off ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 cut 2 it 3 wasn't 4 cut 11 was 5 off 6 with 6 with 8 knife 7 a 8 knife 8 knife 9 ; 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 14 ! 12 bitten 14 ! 13 off 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 18 . " [i] wonder now if [billy] [mink] is the scamp who has spoiled my fun . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 now 4 now 13 spoiled 5 if 8 is 8 is 10 scamp 9 the 10 scamp 10 scamp 11 who 10 scamp 12 has 12 has 13 spoiled 13 spoiled 15 fun 14 my 15 fun 15 fun 16 . 16 . 17 " this puzzled him more than ever . 1 this 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 3 him 3 him 4 more 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 . it didn't seem possible that such a little fellow as [billy] [mink] could have caught or frightened all the fish or have eaten so many . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 3 seem 10 as 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 fellow 8 little 9 fellow 10 as 13 could 13 could 16 or 14 have 15 caught 14 have 16 or 16 or 17 frightened 17 frightened 20 fish 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 fish 20 fish 26 . 21 or 22 have 21 or 23 eaten 22 have 23 eaten 23 eaten 24 so 24 so 25 many 25 many 26 . besides , he didn't remember ever having known [billy] to leave heads around that way . 1 besides 5 remember 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 remember 5 remember 11 leave 6 ever 7 having 7 having 8 known 8 known 10 to 10 to 11 leave 11 leave 12 heads 12 heads 13 around 13 around 14 that 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 . billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat , but then he usually hides them . 1 billy 4 more 2 sometimes 3 catches 2 sometimes 4 more 4 more 8 can 5 fish 6 than 6 than 7 he 6 than 8 can 8 can 9 eat 9 eat 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 then 12 then 13 he 12 then 14 usually 14 usually 17 . 15 hides 16 them 16 them 17 . the farther he went down the [laughing] [brook] , the more puzzled [farmer] [brown] 's boy grew . 1 the 2 farther 2 farther 4 went 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 18 . 9 , 11 more 9 , 12 puzzled 10 the 11 more 12 puzzled 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 grew 17 grew 18 . it made him feel very queer . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 feel 4 feel 5 very 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . they were [little] [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 9 . 6 and 9 . [viii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] ' [twas] just a sudden odd surprise [made] [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's hair to rise . 1 ' 6 odd 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 sudden 5 sudden 6 odd 6 odd 7 surprise 7 surprise 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 's 13 's 14 hair 14 hair 15 to 15 to 16 rise 16 rise 17 . that 's a funny thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden isn't it ? 1 that 2 's 2 's 6 for 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 thing 5 thing 6 for 6 for 7 hair 7 hair 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 rise 10 rise 11 up 11 up 12 all 12 all 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 16 isn't 16 isn't 17 it 17 it 18 ? there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 just 2 are 5 things 3 just 4 two 5 things 6 that 5 things 7 make 7 make 8 hair 8 hair 9 rise 9 rise 10 anger 9 rise 11 and 11 and 12 fear 12 fear 13 . both anger and fear make it do that . 1 both 2 anger 2 anger 3 and 3 and 4 fear 4 fear 5 make 5 make 6 it 6 it 7 do 7 do 8 that 8 that 9 . it never had happened before . 1 it 3 had 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 happened 4 happened 5 before 5 before 6 . you see , there isn't much of anything that [farmer] [brown] 's boy is really afraid of . 1 you 5 isn't 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 much 5 isn't 9 that 6 much 7 of 7 of 8 anything 9 that 12 's 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 is 14 is 15 really 14 is 18 . 15 really 17 of 16 afraid 17 of perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 1 perhaps 6 afraid 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 afraid 6 afraid 8 time 7 this 8 time 8 time 11 hadn't 9 if 10 it 10 it 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 15 surprise 12 been 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 of 15 surprise 20 . 16 of 17 what 17 what 19 found 18 he 19 found anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 13 afterward 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 told 9 he 10 told 10 told 11 about 11 about 12 it 13 afterward 14 . what was it he saw ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 it 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 ? what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 footprint 5 a 6 footprint 6 footprint 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 soft 9 soft 11 . 10 mud 11 . yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and all it was . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 it 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 4 , 6 's 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 8 it 10 , 9 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 12 all 15 . 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 . it was the footprint of [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 footprint 3 the 4 footprint 4 footprint 5 of 5 of 8 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't know that [buster] [bear] had come down to [the] [green] [forest] to live . 1 now 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 13 down 13 down 14 to 14 to 20 . 18 to 19 live 19 live 20 . he never had heard of a [bear] being in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 4 heard 9 in 5 of 8 being 6 a 8 being 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . somehow , he didn't feel like meeting [buster] [bear] . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 feel 5 feel 6 like 6 like 7 meeting 7 meeting 10 . if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 had 4 had 7 gun 5 his 6 terrible 5 his 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 with 8 with 10 , 9 him 10 , 10 , 14 been 11 it 12 might 12 might 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different 15 different 16 . but he didn't , and so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day . 1 but 2 he 1 but 7 he 2 he 4 , 3 didn't 4 , 4 , 5 and 6 so 7 he 7 he 12 mind 8 suddenly 9 made 8 suddenly 12 mind 9 made 10 up 10 up 11 his 12 mind 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 want 16 want 18 fish 16 want 20 more 17 to 18 fish 19 any 20 more 20 more 21 that 21 that 23 . 22 day 23 . he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one . 1 he 2 had 2 had 8 , 3 a 4 funny 3 a 7 too 5 feeling 6 , 5 feeling 7 too 7 too 8 , 8 , 14 , 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 being 12 being 13 watched 13 watched 14 , 14 , 15 although 15 although 18 see 16 he 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 see 18 see 20 one 19 any 20 one 20 one 21 . he was being watched . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 being 3 being 4 watched 4 watched 5 . little [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] were watching him and taking the greatest care to keep out of his sight . 1 little 4 and 4 and 13 greatest 7 were 8 watching 8 watching 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 taking 11 taking 13 greatest 12 the 13 greatest 13 greatest 16 keep 14 care 15 to 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 20 sight 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 sight 20 sight 21 . he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 run 3 run 8 wanted 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . " huh ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] believe he was afraid ! " 1 " 2 huh 1 " 5 said 2 huh 4 " 3 ! 4 " 5 said 8 to 8 to 12 , 12 , 15 believe 13 " 15 believe 15 believe 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 afraid 17 was 19 ! 19 ! 20 " and [buster] [bear] was just exactly right . 1 and 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 right 7 right 8 . [ix] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] little [joe] [otter] was fairly bursting with excitement . 1 little 4 was 4 was 5 fairly 5 fairly 6 bursting 6 bursting 7 with 7 with 8 excitement 8 excitement 9 . he could hardly contain himself . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 contain 4 contain 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he felt that he had the greatest news to tell since [peter] [rabbit] had first found the tracks of [buster] [bear] in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 10 tell 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 8 news 6 the 7 greatest 6 the 8 news 8 news 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 since 11 since 14 had 14 had 16 found 15 first 16 found 16 found 19 of 17 the 18 tracks 18 tracks 19 of 19 of 26 . 22 in 23 the 23 the 26 . he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 4 it 4 it 5 to 5 to 8 minute 6 himself 7 a 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 10 than 8 minute 12 had 9 longer 10 than 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 . mr and [mrs] . redwing were there , and [blacky] the [crow] was sitting in the [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 mr 2 and 2 and 4 . 4 . 5 redwing 5 redwing 6 were 6 were 7 there 7 there 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 19 . 11 the 13 was 13 was 14 sitting 14 sitting 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 19 . little [joe] [otter] swam straight to the [big] [rock] and climbed up to the very highest part . 1 little 4 swam 4 swam 5 straight 5 straight 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 17 part 10 and 11 climbed 11 climbed 12 up 11 climbed 16 highest 12 up 13 to 13 to 15 very 14 the 15 very 16 highest 17 part 17 part 18 . he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 5 , 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 his 6 and 8 eyes 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 15 knew 9 sparkled 10 so 10 so 11 , 11 , 13 every 11 , 14 one 12 that 13 every 14 one 15 knew 15 knew 16 right 15 knew 19 something 16 right 17 away 17 away 18 that 19 something 20 had 20 had 22 . 21 happened 22 . " hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 . " look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 1 " 2 look 2 look 3 at 3 at 7 ! it must be that for once he has been smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 9 been 5 for 6 once 5 for 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 smarter 10 smarter 11 than 11 than 14 . 14 . 15 " little [joe] made a good-natured face at [billy] [mink] and shook his head . 1 little 3 made 3 made 6 face 4 a 5 good-natured 4 a 6 face 6 face 7 at 7 at 13 head 10 and 11 shook 11 shook 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . " no , [billy] , " said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 6 " 3 , 7 said 5 , 6 " 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 11 you 9 , 14 , 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 wrong 14 , 15 altogether 15 altogether 17 . 16 wrong 17 . i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 can 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 smarter 7 smarter 8 than 8 than 11 . 11 . 12 " [ [illustration] : reddy glared across [the] [smiling] [pool] at [peter] . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 reddy 4 reddy 5 glared 5 glared 6 across 6 across 10 at 10 at 12 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] reddy [fox] rolled his lips back in an unpleasant grin . 1 reddy 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 his 4 his 5 lips 5 lips 6 back 6 back 7 in 7 in 10 grin 8 an 9 unpleasant 9 unpleasant 10 grin 10 grin 11 . " don't be too sure of that ! " he snapped . 1 " 3 be 2 don't 3 be 3 be 5 sure 4 too 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 6 of 9 " 7 that 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 snapped 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 12 . " [i] 'm not through with him yet . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 through 3 'm 6 with 4 not 5 through 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " " boaster ! 1 " 2 boaster 2 boaster 3 ! boaster ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 boaster 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 7 . reddy glared across [the] [smiling] [pool] at [peter] . 1 reddy 2 glared 2 glared 3 across 3 across 7 at 7 at 9 . " [i] 'm not through with you either , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 4 not 4 not 9 , 5 through 6 with 6 with 7 you 7 you 8 either 8 either 9 , 9 , 14 he 12 ! 14 he 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 snarled 15 snarled 16 . " you 'll find it out one of these fine days ! " 1 " 4 find 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 it 5 it 6 out 6 out 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 fine 10 fine 11 days 11 days 13 " 12 ! 13 " " [reddy] , [reddy] , smart and sly , [couldn't] catch a buzzing fly ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 and 5 , 6 smart 5 , 7 and 7 and 8 sly 7 and 9 , 9 , 11 catch 11 catch 16 " 12 a 13 buzzing 13 buzzing 14 fly 14 fly 15 ! 15 ! 16 " taunted [peter] . 1 taunted 3 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , gruffest voice . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 in 8 in 10 deepest 9 his 10 deepest 10 deepest 12 gruffest 11 , 12 gruffest 12 gruffest 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " we know all about that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 know 3 know 4 all 3 know 5 about 5 about 7 . 6 that 7 . what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has got on his mind . " 1 what 2 we 1 what 4 to 2 we 3 want 4 to 5 know 4 to 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 12 got 11 has 12 got 12 got 13 on 13 on 17 " 14 his 17 " 15 mind 16 . 16 . 17 " " it 's news great news ! " cried [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 news 4 news 5 great 5 great 6 news 6 news 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 12 . " we can tell better how great it is when we hear what it is , " replied [grandfather] [frog] testily . 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 can 1 " 12 hear 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 better 5 better 6 how 6 how 8 it 7 great 8 it 8 it 9 is 10 when 11 we 11 we 12 hear 12 hear 13 what 13 what 14 it 14 it 18 replied 15 is 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 21 testily 21 testily 22 . " what is it ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " for a minute no one said a word . 1 for 5 one 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 no 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 said 6 said 8 word 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 . then [blacky] the [crow] leaned down from his perch in the [big] [hickory-tree] and looked very hard at [little] [joe] as he said : 1 then 5 leaned 3 the 5 leaned 5 leaned 14 and 6 down 7 from 6 down 14 and 7 from 9 perch 8 his 9 perch 9 perch 10 in 10 in 11 the 14 and 15 looked 15 looked 18 at 15 looked 21 as 16 very 17 hard 16 very 18 at 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 said 23 said 24 : " [i] don't believe it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't believe a word of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 8 . 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 of 5 word 7 it 7 it 8 . we are all afraid of him . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 all 3 all 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 . 7 . 8 " little [joe] glared back at [blacky] . 1 little 3 glared 3 glared 4 back 4 back 5 at 5 at 7 . " [i] don't care whether you believe it or not ; it 's true , " he retorted . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 4 care 4 care 7 believe 5 whether 6 you 6 you 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 7 believe 16 " 9 or 10 not 10 not 11 ; 11 ; 12 it 12 it 13 's 13 's 14 true 14 true 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 16 " 18 retorted 18 retorted 19 . " now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " concluded [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 me 3 tell 4 me 4 me 7 isn't 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 ! 8 afraid 14 . 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 concluded " for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 1 " 3 once 1 " 4 he 2 for 3 once 4 he 8 we 5 knows 6 just 6 just 7 how 7 how 8 we 8 we 9 feel 9 feel 13 prowling 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 comes 12 comes 13 prowling 13 prowling 18 . 14 around 15 where 15 where 17 are 16 we 17 are 17 are 18 . isn't that great news ? 1 isn't 2 that 2 that 3 great 3 great 4 news 4 news 5 ? now we 'll get even with him ! " 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 even 5 even 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] 'll believe it when [i] see it for myself ! " snapped [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 10 for 6 when 8 see 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 myself 11 myself 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 snapped 14 snapped 16 the 16 the 18 . [x] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] of course , [peter] [rabbit] helped spread it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 6 helped 6 helped 7 spread 7 spread 8 it 8 it 9 . trust [peter] for that ! 1 trust 3 for 3 for 5 ! 4 that 5 ! but everybody else helped too . 1 but 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 else 3 else 4 helped 4 helped 5 too 5 too 6 . and so it was that [buster] [bear] became a hero right away to most of them . 1 and 4 was 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 that 5 that 8 became 8 became 12 away 9 a 10 hero 10 hero 11 right 11 right 12 away 12 away 13 to 13 to 14 most 14 most 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 . a few doubted [little] [joe] 's story . 1 a 2 few 1 a 3 doubted 3 doubted 6 's 6 's 7 story 7 story 8 . one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 was 4 was 8 . 6 the 8 . another was [reddy] [fox] . 1 another 2 was 2 was 5 . blacky doubted because he knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy so well that he couldn't imagine him afraid . 1 blacky 2 doubted 2 doubted 4 he 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 14 couldn't 10 so 11 well 11 well 12 that 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 imagine 15 imagine 18 . 16 him 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 1 reddy 2 doubted 1 reddy 5 didn't 2 doubted 3 because 3 because 4 he 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 believe 8 believe 9 . you see , he was jealous of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 11 and 6 jealous 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 time 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 time 15 time 17 was 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 him 20 him 21 . but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing . 1 but 3 everybody 2 nearly 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 else 3 everybody 5 believed 5 believed 8 and 6 it 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 12 rejoicing 10 was 13 . 11 great 12 rejoicing most of them were afraid of [buster] , very much afraid of him , because he was so big and strong . 1 most 2 of 1 most 10 much 2 of 3 them 4 were 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 10 much 9 very 10 much 10 much 14 , 11 afraid 12 of 11 afraid 14 , 12 of 13 him 14 , 15 because 15 because 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 20 and 18 so 19 big 19 big 20 and 20 and 22 . 21 strong 22 . they tried in ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went quite out of their way to do him favors . 1 they 6 many 2 tried 3 in 2 tried 4 ever 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 many 6 many 22 to 7 ways 8 to 8 to 9 show 9 show 10 him 9 show 11 how 9 show 13 they 12 friendly 13 they 13 they 14 felt 14 felt 15 and 14 felt 17 quite 15 and 16 went 17 quite 21 way 17 quite 22 to 18 out 19 of 19 of 20 their 20 their 21 way 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 him 23 do 26 . 24 him 25 favors whenever they met one another , all they could talk about was the smartness and the greatness of [buster] [bear] . 1 whenever 3 met 2 they 3 met 3 met 5 another 4 one 5 another 5 another 6 , 6 , 7 all 7 all 9 could 8 they 9 could 9 could 10 talk 10 talk 11 about 10 talk 15 and 12 was 14 smartness 12 was 15 and 13 the 14 smartness 15 and 21 . 16 the 17 greatness 17 greatness 18 of 17 greatness 21 . " and he won't dare set any more traps for me , " gloated [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 4 won't 3 he 4 won't 4 won't 5 dare 5 dare 9 traps 5 dare 10 for 6 set 7 any 7 any 8 more 8 more 9 traps 10 for 12 , 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 17 . 14 gloated 17 . " ah wish [brer] [bear] would go up to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse and scare [farmer] [brown] 's boy so that he would keep away from there . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 7 go 2 ah 3 wish 3 wish 6 would 6 would 7 go 7 go 8 up 8 up 9 to 9 to 12 's 12 's 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 14 and 14 and 19 boy 15 scare 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 24 keep 20 so 23 would 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 would 23 would 24 keep 24 keep 25 away 25 away 26 from 26 from 27 there 27 there 28 . it would be a favor to me which [ah] cert'nly would appreciate , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] when he heard the news . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 favor 3 be 17 ' 4 a 5 favor 5 favor 6 to 6 to 13 , 7 me 8 which 7 me 13 , 8 which 10 cert'nly 10 cert'nly 11 would 11 would 12 appreciate 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 17 ' 22 heard 20 when 21 he 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 24 news 23 the 24 news 24 news 25 . " let's all go together and tell [buster] [bear] how much obliged we are for what he has done , " proposed [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 11 much 2 let's 7 tell 2 let's 10 how 3 all 4 go 4 go 5 together 4 go 6 and 6 and 7 tell 10 how 11 much 11 much 14 are 12 obliged 13 we 13 we 14 are 14 are 15 for 15 for 16 what 16 what 17 he 17 he 18 has 18 has 19 done 19 done 22 proposed 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 proposed 22 proposed 25 . " that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 7 ! 4 a 5 splendid 4 a 7 ! 5 splendid 6 idea 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 13 . " we 'll do it right away . " 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 right 6 right 7 away 7 away 8 . 8 . 9 " " caw , caw caw ! " broke in [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 caw 4 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! 6 ! 8 broke 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 9 in 13 . 11 the 13 . " [i] say , let's wait and see for ourselves if it is all true . " 1 " 3 say 3 say 4 , 4 , 7 and 5 let's 6 wait 6 wait 7 and 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 for 8 see 11 if 9 for 10 ourselves 11 if 15 true 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 all 14 all 15 true 15 true 17 " 16 . 17 " " of course it 's true ! " snapped [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 of 1 " 5 's 2 of 3 course 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 true 6 true 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 13 . " don't you believe [i] 'm telling the truth ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 believe 4 believe 6 'm 6 'm 9 truth 7 telling 8 the 8 the 9 truth 9 truth 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " certainly , certainly . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 certainly 4 certainly 5 . of course no one doubts your word , " replied [blacky] , with the utmost politeness . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 one 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 doubts 5 doubts 7 word 6 your 7 word 7 word 8 , 8 , 13 with 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 16 politeness 14 the 15 utmost 14 the 16 politeness 16 politeness 17 . " but you say yourself that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't see [buster] [bear] , but only his footprint . 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 's 2 but 3 you 2 but 4 say 3 you 4 say 5 yourself 6 that 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 see 12 see 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 only 17 only 20 . 18 his 19 footprint 19 footprint 20 . perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 8 , 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 whose 5 whose 6 it 6 it 7 was 8 , 10 if 9 and 10 if 10 if 16 been 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 he 13 he 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . now [i] 've got a plan by which we can see for ourselves if he really is afraid of [buster] [bear] . " 1 now 3 've 1 now 4 got 4 got 6 plan 5 a 6 plan 6 plan 13 ourselves 7 by 8 which 8 which 10 can 9 we 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 for 12 for 13 ourselves 13 ourselves 23 " 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 really 16 really 17 is 17 is 18 afraid 17 is 19 of 19 of 22 . 22 . 23 " " what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 1 " 5 ? 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 10 eagerly 10 eagerly 11 . blacky [the] [crow] shook his head and winked . 1 blacky 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 and 7 and 9 . 8 winked 9 . " that 's telling , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 telling 4 telling 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " [i] want to think it over . 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 over 7 over 8 . [xi] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] blacky is a dreamer ! 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 4 dreamer 3 a 4 dreamer 4 dreamer 5 ! blacky is a schemer ! 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 5 ! 3 a 4 schemer 4 schemer 5 ! his voice is strong ; [when] things go wrong [blacky] is a screamer ! 1 his 2 voice 2 voice 3 is 3 is 4 strong 4 strong 5 ; 5 ; 7 things 7 things 8 go 8 go 9 wrong 9 wrong 11 is 11 is 14 ! 12 a 13 screamer 13 screamer 14 ! it 's a fact . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 fact 3 a 4 fact 4 fact 5 . blacky the [crow] is forever dreaming and scheming and almost always it is of mischief . 1 blacky 7 and 2 the 4 is 4 is 5 forever 5 forever 6 dreaming 6 dreaming 7 and 7 and 9 and 8 scheming 9 and 9 and 10 almost 10 almost 11 always 11 always 12 it 11 always 16 . 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 of 14 of 15 mischief blacky likes excitement . 1 blacky 2 likes 2 likes 3 excitement 3 excitement 4 . he wants something going on . 1 he 2 wants 2 wants 3 something 3 something 4 going 4 going 5 on 5 on 6 . the more exciting it is , the better he likes it . 1 the 2 more 2 more 9 he 3 exciting 5 is 3 exciting 6 , 3 exciting 9 he 4 it 5 is 6 , 8 better 7 the 8 better 9 he 10 likes 10 likes 11 it 11 it 12 . then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it ! 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 harsh 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 chance 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 5 chance 7 use 6 to 7 use 7 use 8 that 9 harsh 10 voice 10 voice 11 of 10 voice 17 does 11 of 12 his 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 how 15 how 16 he 15 how 17 does 17 does 18 use 18 use 20 ! 19 it 20 ! in the first place he felt very important , and you know [blacky] dearly loves to feel important . 1 in 3 first 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 4 place 5 he 4 place 8 important 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 very 8 important 12 know 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 know 12 know 15 loves 14 dearly 15 loves 15 loves 16 to 16 to 19 . 17 feel 18 important 18 important 19 . on [the] [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] sat [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 on 20 . 5 in 17 and 6 the 9 sat 9 sat 13 , 13 , 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . on his big , green lily-pad sat [grandfather] [frog] . 1 on 5 green 2 his 5 green 3 big 4 , 3 big 5 green 5 green 6 lily-pad 6 lily-pad 7 sat 7 sat 10 . on another lily-pad sat [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 on 2 another 2 another 3 lily-pad 3 lily-pad 4 sat 4 sat 8 . 6 the 8 . on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] were [reddy] [fox] , [digger] [the] [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 4 side 9 were 5 of 6 the 9 were 12 , 12 , 20 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . in [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 17 and 10 , 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming . 1 blacky 2 waited 2 waited 3 until 3 until 7 that 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 9 one 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 else 9 one 11 was 11 was 12 coming 11 was 13 . 12 coming 13 . then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to speak . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 very 5 throat 8 and 6 very 7 loudly 8 and 12 . 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 speak 10 to 11 speak 11 speak 12 . " friends , " said he . 1 " 2 friends 2 friends 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 said 4 said 6 , 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 . perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 5 and 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 , 5 and 6 then 6 then 9 he 7 again 8 perhaps 8 perhaps 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . perhaps he had something else on his mind . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 on 5 else 9 . 6 on 7 his 8 mind 9 . you have made a hero of [buster] [bear] , because you believe [little] [joe] 's story . 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 made 3 made 5 hero 4 a 5 hero 5 hero 6 of 6 of 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 you 11 you 12 believe 12 believe 15 's 15 's 17 . 16 story 17 . now here is my plan : 1 now 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 5 plan 4 my 5 plan 5 plan 6 : " [to-morrow] morning , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] will make a great fuss near the edge of the [green] [forest] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 7 , 3 morning 4 , 5 very 6 early 6 early 7 , 7 , 13 make 10 and 12 will 12 will 13 make 13 make 15 great 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 fuss 16 fuss 17 near 17 near 19 edge 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . farmer [brown] 's boy has a lot of curiosity , and he will be sure to come over to see what it is all about . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 13 will 5 has 7 lot 5 has 13 will 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 8 of 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 will 14 be 14 be 16 to 15 sure 16 to 16 to 17 come 17 come 18 over 18 over 20 see 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 what 21 what 22 it 22 it 23 is 23 is 25 about 24 all 25 about 25 about 26 . then we will lead him to where [buster] [bear] is . 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 will 3 will 4 lead 4 lead 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 where 7 where 10 is 10 is 11 . now what do you say ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 ? 6 ? 7 " right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 talk 6 talk 7 at 7 at 10 time 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 time 10 time 11 . it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 such 2 was 6 plan 4 a 5 simple 4 a 6 plan 6 plan 7 that 7 that 8 everybody 7 that 9 agreed 8 everybody 9 agreed 9 agreed 10 to 10 to 11 it 11 it 12 . so it was agreed that [blacky] should try his plan the very next morning . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 agreed 4 agreed 5 that 5 that 8 try 7 should 8 try 8 try 9 his 9 his 10 plan 10 plan 15 . 11 the 12 very 11 the 13 next 13 next 14 morning 13 next 15 . [xii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] what was he watching for ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 watching 5 for 6 ? why , for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to come out on his way to milk the cows . 1 why 3 for 2 , 3 for 3 for 7 boy 7 boy 11 on 8 to 9 come 9 come 10 out 9 come 11 on 11 on 13 way 12 his 13 way 13 way 14 to 14 to 18 . 15 milk 16 the 16 the 17 cows 17 cows 18 . by and [by] the back door of [farmer] [brown] 's house opened , and out stepped [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 by 6 door 2 and 4 the 4 the 6 door 5 back 6 door 6 door 7 of 7 of 20 boy 10 's 11 house 10 's 13 , 11 house 12 opened 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 out 14 and 19 's 15 out 16 stepped 19 's 20 boy 20 boy 21 . in each hand he carried a milk pail . 1 in 2 each 1 in 3 hand 3 hand 5 carried 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 7 milk 6 a 7 milk 7 milk 8 pail 8 pail 9 . right away [blacky] began to scream at the top of his lungs . 1 right 2 away 2 away 7 at 4 began 6 scream 5 to 6 scream 6 scream 7 at 7 at 9 top 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 . " caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 . " caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " no , [sir] , he started straight for the barn . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 started 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 started 6 started 7 straight 7 straight 8 for 8 for 10 barn 9 the 10 barn 10 barn 11 . blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 6 make 9 . 7 of 8 it so , when [farmer] [brown] 's boy started for the barn instead of [for] the [green] [forest] , [blacky] didn't know what to make of it . 1 so 7 boy 1 so 18 , 2 , 3 when 2 , 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 started 8 started 9 for 9 for 11 barn 10 the 11 barn 11 barn 12 instead 12 instead 13 of 13 of 15 the 18 , 21 know 20 didn't 21 know 21 know 22 what 22 what 23 to 23 to 24 make 24 make 25 of 24 make 27 . 26 it 27 . when [farmer] [brown] 's boy disappeared in the barn , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] snickered right out loud . 1 when 4 's 4 's 9 barn 5 boy 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 barn 9 barn 19 . 10 , 19 . 12 the 15 snickered 15 snickered 16 right 16 right 17 out 17 out 18 loud 18 loud 19 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! this is a great plan of yours , [blacky] ! 1 this 2 is 2 is 5 plan 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 plan 5 plan 6 of 6 of 7 yours 7 yours 8 , 8 , 10 ! ha , ha , ha ! " he shouted . 1 ha 2 , 2 , 4 , 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 8 he 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 shouted 9 shouted 10 . blacky couldn't find a word to say . 1 blacky 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 find 3 find 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . he just hung his head , which is something [blacky] seldom does . 1 he 3 hung 2 just 3 hung 3 hung 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 7 which 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 something 9 something 11 seldom 11 seldom 13 . 12 does 13 . so it was decided to wait . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 decided 4 decided 5 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . it seemed as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy never would come out , but at last he did . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 8 boy 8 boy 11 come 9 never 10 would 10 would 11 come 11 come 12 out 12 out 13 , 13 , 19 . 14 but 17 he 15 at 16 last 15 at 17 he 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 . blacky and [sammy] [jay] at once began to scream and make all the fuss they could . 1 blacky 2 and 2 and 6 once 5 at 6 once 6 once 11 make 7 began 10 and 8 to 9 scream 9 scream 10 and 10 and 11 make 11 make 14 fuss 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 fuss 14 fuss 15 they 15 they 16 could 16 could 17 . farmer [brown] 's boy took the two pails of milk into the house , then out he came and started straight for the [green] [forest] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 10 milk 4 boy 5 took 6 the 7 two 6 the 10 milk 7 two 8 pails 8 pails 9 of 10 milk 11 into 11 into 14 , 12 the 13 house 13 house 14 , 14 , 15 then 15 then 16 out 15 then 18 came 17 he 18 came 18 came 20 started 19 and 20 started 20 started 21 straight 21 straight 22 for 22 for 26 . 23 the 26 . he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait another minute . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 7 what 4 curious 6 know 4 curious 7 what 5 to 6 know 7 what 10 meant 8 it 9 all 9 all 10 meant 10 meant 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 wait 14 wait 15 another 14 wait 16 minute 16 minute 17 . now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 1 now 3 was 2 there 3 was 3 was 7 with 4 some 5 one 4 some 6 else 6 else 7 with 7 with 10 deal 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 deal 10 deal 11 of 11 of 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 13 also 13 also 14 . he had heard the screaming of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 and 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 4 the 5 screaming 5 screaming 6 of 6 of 8 the 10 and 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 20 couldn't 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 listened 17 listened 18 until 18 until 19 he 20 couldn't 25 . 21 stand 22 it 22 it 23 another 23 another 24 minute 24 minute 25 . he just had to know what it was all about . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 . he walked very softly so as not to make a sound . 1 he 2 walked 1 he 3 very 3 very 4 softly 3 very 6 as 4 softly 5 so 6 as 7 not 7 not 8 to 8 to 9 make 9 make 11 sound 10 a 11 sound 11 sound 12 . it was [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [xiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] if you should meet with [buster] [bear] [while] walking through the wood , [what] would you do ? 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 should 3 should 4 meet 4 meet 5 with 5 with 9 walking 9 walking 10 through 10 through 12 wood 11 the 12 wood 12 wood 15 would 13 , 15 would 15 would 16 you 15 would 18 ? 16 you 17 do now tell me true , [i] 'd run the best [i] could . 1 now 2 tell 1 now 4 true 2 tell 3 me 4 true 5 , 5 , 8 run 7 'd 8 run 8 run 10 best 9 the 10 best 10 best 13 . 12 could 13 . farmer [brown] had laughed and laughed . 1 farmer 3 had 3 had 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 and 5 and 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 . if you want to find [mr] [bear] , you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 want 1 if 5 find 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 5 find 8 , 8 , 9 you 8 , 10 will 10 will 11 have 11 have 12 to 11 have 13 go 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 . i don't know who made that footprint , but it certainly couldn't have been a [bear] . 1 i 5 made 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 who 4 who 5 made 5 made 6 that 6 that 7 footprint 7 footprint 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 9 but 12 couldn't 10 it 11 certainly 12 couldn't 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 17 . 15 a 17 . i think you must have imagined it . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 imagined 6 imagined 7 it 7 it 8 . 8 . 9 " buster [bear] had come to live in [the] [green] [forest] , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy had seen his footprint . 1 buster 3 had 3 had 6 live 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 live 6 live 7 in 7 in 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 20 footprint 18 seen 21 . 19 his 20 footprint it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 exciting 4 exciting 5 , 4 exciting 8 exciting 5 , 7 most 6 the 7 most 8 exciting 9 thing 9 thing 11 could 10 they 11 could 11 could 12 remember 12 remember 13 . every one was so busy watching [farmer] [brown] 's boy that no one saw [buster] coming from the other direction . 1 every 5 busy 1 every 10 boy 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 busy 6 watching 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 14 saw 11 that 13 one 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 saw 14 saw 16 coming 16 coming 17 from 17 from 20 direction 18 the 19 other 18 the 20 direction 19 other 20 direction 20 direction 21 . you see , [buster] walked very softly . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 walked 5 walked 6 very 6 very 7 softly 7 softly 8 . big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 1 big 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 5 , 4 is 5 , 5 , 7 can 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 walk 8 walk 9 without 9 without 12 teeniest 10 making 11 the 11 the 12 teeniest 12 teeniest 14 weeniest 13 , 14 weeniest 14 weeniest 15 sound 15 sound 16 . then everybody held their breath , even [blacky] [the] [crow] and [sammy] [jay] . 1 then 6 , 2 everybody 3 held 3 held 4 their 4 their 5 breath 5 breath 6 , 6 , 7 even 7 even 11 and 11 and 14 . for just a little minute it was so still there in the [green] [forest] that not the least little sound could be heard . 1 for 2 just 1 for 15 that 2 just 7 was 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 minute 5 minute 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 still 9 still 10 there 10 there 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 that 16 not 16 not 20 sound 17 the 18 least 18 least 19 little 19 little 20 sound 20 sound 21 could 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 heard 23 heard 24 . what was going to happen ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 happen 5 happen 6 ? [xiv] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] blacky the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , looking down from the top of a tall tree , held their breath . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 21 . 4 and 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 down 9 down 12 top 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 13 of 14 a 13 of 20 breath 14 a 16 tree 15 tall 16 tree 16 tree 17 , 17 , 19 their 18 held 19 their 20 breath 21 . happy [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] and his cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , looking down from another tree , held their breath . 1 happy 3 the 3 the 8 cousin 6 and 7 his 6 and 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 19 tree 11 the 19 tree 14 , 15 looking 15 looking 16 down 15 looking 17 from 17 from 18 another 18 another 19 tree 19 tree 24 . 20 , 23 breath 20 , 24 . 21 held 22 their 22 their 23 breath unc ' [billy] [possum] , sticking his head out from a hollow tree , held his breath . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 5 , 5 , 8 head 6 sticking 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 out 9 out 10 from 10 from 14 , 11 a 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 17 breath 15 held 16 his 16 his 17 breath 17 breath 18 . bobby [coon] , looking through a hole in a hollow stump in which he was hiding , held his breath . 1 bobby 4 looking 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 through 5 through 7 hole 6 a 7 hole 7 hole 18 held 8 in 10 hollow 9 a 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 stump 11 stump 12 in 12 in 13 which 13 which 14 he 13 which 17 , 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 hiding 17 , 18 held 18 held 20 breath 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . reddy [fox] , lying flat down behind a heap of brush , held his breath . 1 reddy 3 , 1 reddy 6 down 3 , 4 lying 4 lying 5 flat 6 down 7 behind 7 behind 9 heap 8 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 10 of 11 brush 11 brush 12 , 12 , 15 breath 13 held 14 his 14 his 15 breath 15 breath 16 . peter [rabbit] , sitting bolt upright under a thick hemlock branch , with eyes and ears wide open , held his breath . 1 peter 5 bolt 3 , 4 sitting 3 , 5 bolt 5 bolt 10 hemlock 6 upright 7 under 6 upright 10 hemlock 7 under 9 thick 8 a 9 thick 10 hemlock 15 and 11 branch 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 and 15 and 17 wide 16 ears 17 wide 17 wide 18 open 18 open 19 , 19 , 22 breath 20 held 21 his 21 his 22 breath 22 breath 23 . and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 1 and 2 all 2 all 4 other 2 all 8 happened 3 the 4 other 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 who 6 people 8 happened 8 happened 10 be 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 where 11 where 13 could 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 did 15 did 19 . 16 the 17 same 16 the 18 thing 18 thing 19 . you see , it was the most exciting moment ever was in the [green] [forest] . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 9 moment 6 the 7 most 6 the 9 moment 7 most 8 exciting 9 moment 10 ever 10 ever 11 was 11 was 12 in 12 in 16 . 13 the 16 . then something happened . 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . yes , [sir] , something happened . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 something 5 something 6 happened 6 happened 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy opened his mouth and yelled ! 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 opened 5 opened 6 his 6 his 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 and 8 and 9 yelled 9 yelled 10 ! and that yell was a yell of fright . 1 and 3 yell 2 that 3 yell 3 yell 4 was 4 was 6 yell 5 a 6 yell 6 yell 7 of 7 of 8 fright 8 fright 9 . there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 there 4 doubt 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 10 very 6 he 7 was 8 afraid 9 , 8 afraid 10 very 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 . everybody leaned forward to watch him . 1 everybody 2 leaned 2 leaned 3 forward 3 forward 4 to 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 him 6 him 7 . " what did [i] tell you ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] ? " cried [little] [joe] [otter] , dancing about with excitement . 1 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 he 4 that 5 he 5 he 13 cried 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 8 of 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 18 dancing 17 , 18 dancing 18 dancing 22 . 19 about 20 with 20 with 21 excitement 21 excitement 22 . " you were right , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 8 ! i 'm sorry that [i] doubted it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 that 4 that 6 doubted 6 doubted 7 it 7 it 8 . see him go ! 1 see 2 him 2 him 3 go 3 go 4 ! caw , caw , caw ! " shrieked [blacky] the [crow] . 1 caw 2 , 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 shrieked 8 shrieked 10 the 10 the 12 . for a minute or [two] everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] . 1 for 2 a 1 for 3 minute 3 minute 4 or 4 or 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 forgot 7 forgot 8 about 8 about 11 . then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 1 then 2 there 1 then 3 was 3 was 5 great 3 was 6 crash 4 a 5 great 6 crash 7 which 7 which 12 look 8 made 9 everybody 8 made 10 turn 10 turn 11 to 11 to 12 look 12 look 14 other 13 the 14 other 14 other 16 . 15 way 16 . what do you think they saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 saw 6 saw 7 ? why , [buster] [bear] was running away too , and he was running twice as fast as [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 was 5 was 6 running 5 was 14 twice 6 running 7 away 7 away 8 too 8 too 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 running 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 running 14 twice 15 as 14 twice 16 fast 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 17 as 21 boy 21 boy 22 ! he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 1 he 2 bumped 1 he 5 and 2 bumped 3 into 2 bumped 5 and 3 into 4 trees 5 and 6 crashed 5 and 11 over 6 crashed 8 bushes 7 through 8 bushes 8 bushes 9 and 9 and 10 jumped 11 over 14 and 12 logs 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 almost 15 in 16 almost 16 almost 22 was 17 no 18 time 18 time 21 he 19 at 20 all 19 at 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 24 of 23 out 24 of 24 of 25 sight 25 sight 26 . altogether it was the most surprising thing that the little people of the [green] [forest] ever had seen . 1 altogether 11 people 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 surprising 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 surprising 6 surprising 7 thing 7 thing 8 that 8 that 10 little 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 16 ever 16 ever 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . [ [illustration] : buster [bear] was running away , too . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 6 was 4 buster 6 was 6 was 7 running 7 running 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 too 10 too 11 . page [@number@] . ] 1 page 3 . 3 . 4 ] then [little] [joe] gave a funny little gasp . 1 then 4 gave 4 gave 6 funny 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 8 gasp 7 little 8 gasp 8 gasp 9 . " why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] believe [buster] [bear] is afraid too ! " 1 " 4 why-e-e 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 why-e-e 4 why-e-e 5 ! 5 ! 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 12 believe 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 believe 12 believe 17 too 15 is 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 too 17 too 18 ! 18 ! 19 " unc ' [billy] [possum] chuckled . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 . " ah believe yo ' are right again , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 believe 3 believe 4 yo 3 believe 6 are 4 yo 5 ' 6 are 7 right 7 right 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 . 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " it cert'nly does look so . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 does 3 cert'nly 4 does 4 does 5 look 5 look 6 so 6 so 7 . if [brer] [bear] isn't scared , he must have remembered something impo'tant and has gone to attend to it in a powerful hurry . " 1 if 7 he 4 isn't 5 scared 5 scared 6 , 5 scared 7 he 7 he 8 must 8 must 15 gone 9 have 10 remembered 10 remembered 13 and 11 something 12 impo'tant 12 impo'tant 13 and 13 and 14 has 14 has 15 gone 15 gone 16 to 16 to 17 attend 17 attend 18 to 17 attend 25 " 18 to 19 it 20 in 23 hurry 21 a 22 powerful 21 a 23 hurry 23 hurry 24 . 24 . 25 " then everybody began to laugh . 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . [xv] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] that was the way with [buster] [bear] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 8 . at least some of them had . 1 at 2 least 1 at 7 . 2 least 3 some 3 some 4 of 3 some 6 had 4 of 5 them it was hard to believe , but it was true . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 3 hard 7 but 4 to 5 believe 6 , 7 but 7 but 11 . 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . and right away everybody lost a great deal of the respect for [buster] which they had felt . 1 and 4 everybody 2 right 4 everybody 3 away 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 lost 5 lost 11 respect 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 respect 11 respect 12 for 12 for 14 which 14 which 16 had 15 they 16 had 16 had 18 . 17 felt 18 . it is always that way . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 that 4 that 5 way 4 that 6 . they began to say unkind things about him . 1 they 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 unkind 5 unkind 6 things 6 things 7 about 7 about 8 him 8 him 9 . a dozen times a day [buster] would hear them screaming this . 1 a 2 dozen 2 dozen 3 times 3 times 7 would 4 a 5 day 5 day 7 would 7 would 8 hear 8 hear 9 them 9 them 10 screaming 10 screaming 12 . 11 this 12 . he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 and 2 would 3 grind 3 grind 4 his 4 his 5 teeth 6 and 7 glare 7 glare 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 11 , 10 them 11 , 11 , 16 he 12 but 13 that 12 but 16 he 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 all 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 do 18 do 19 . he couldn't get at them . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 at 4 at 6 . 5 them 6 . he just had to stand it and do nothing . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 stand 5 stand 6 it 5 stand 7 and 7 and 8 do 8 do 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 . he gave a deep , angry growl that made little shivers run over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he started up that tree after [chatterer] . 1 he 7 growl 2 gave 6 angry 3 a 4 deep 3 a 6 angry 4 deep 5 , 6 angry 7 growl 7 growl 16 and 8 that 9 made 9 made 12 run 10 little 11 shivers 10 little 12 run 12 run 13 over 13 over 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 26 . 17 then 18 suddenly 17 then 19 he 18 suddenly 19 he 19 he 20 started 20 started 21 up 20 started 22 that 22 that 23 tree 22 that 26 . 23 tree 24 after with a frightened little shriek [chatterer] scampered to the top of the tree . 1 with 5 shriek 2 a 3 frightened 3 frightened 4 little 4 little 5 shriek 5 shriek 10 top 7 scampered 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he hadn't known that [buster] could climb . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 known 3 known 4 that 4 that 6 could 6 could 7 climb 7 climb 8 . how [chatterer] did wish that he had kept his tongue still ! 1 how 3 did 3 did 4 wish 4 wish 8 kept 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 had 7 had 8 kept 8 kept 10 tongue 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 still 11 still 12 ! the worst of it was there wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to . 1 the 2 worst 1 the 7 wasn't 2 worst 3 of 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 there 7 wasn't 10 near 8 another 9 tree 9 tree 10 near 10 near 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 to 14 to 15 jump 15 jump 16 to 16 to 17 . he was in trouble this time , was [chatterer] , sure enough ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 2 was 6 time 4 trouble 5 this 5 this 6 time 6 time 11 sure 7 , 8 was 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 sure 11 sure 13 ! 12 enough 13 ! and there was no one to help him . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 one 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 to 6 to 7 help 7 help 8 him 8 him 9 . [xvi] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] it isn't very often that [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] knows fear . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 very 3 very 4 often 3 very 12 . 4 often 5 that 7 the 10 knows 10 knows 11 fear 11 fear 12 . that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 reason 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 9 often 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 so 9 often 10 impudent 10 impudent 11 and 11 and 12 saucy 12 saucy 13 . but once in a while a great fear takes possession of him , as when he knows that [shadow] [the] [weasel] is looking for him . 1 but 2 once 1 but 8 fear 2 once 3 in 4 a 5 while 5 while 8 fear 6 a 7 great 6 a 8 fear 7 great 8 fear 8 fear 9 takes 9 takes 12 him 9 takes 14 as 10 possession 11 of 10 possession 12 him 12 him 13 , 14 as 17 knows 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 knows 17 knows 18 that 18 that 22 is 22 is 23 looking 23 looking 24 for 24 for 26 . 25 him 26 . you see , he knows that [shadow] can go wherever he can go . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 knows 4 he 5 knows 5 knows 6 that 6 that 13 go 8 can 9 go 9 go 10 wherever 10 wherever 11 he 11 he 12 can 12 can 13 go 13 go 14 . if only he had kept his tongue still instead of saying hateful things to [buster] [bear] ! 1 if 5 kept 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 kept 5 kept 7 tongue 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 still 8 still 10 of 9 instead 10 of 10 of 11 saying 11 saying 13 things 12 hateful 13 things 13 things 14 to 14 to 17 ! if only he had known that [buster] could climb a tree ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 known 5 known 6 that 6 that 8 could 8 could 9 climb 9 climb 11 tree 10 a 11 tree 11 tree 12 ! if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across ! 1 if 2 only 1 if 5 chosen 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 chosen 5 chosen 8 near 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 near 8 near 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 12 trees 11 other 12 trees 12 trees 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 jump 16 jump 17 across 16 jump 18 ! 17 across 18 ! chatterer was in the worst kind of trouble , and there was no one to blame but himself . 1 chatterer 9 , 2 was 5 worst 2 was 9 , 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 worst 5 worst 6 kind 6 kind 7 of 7 of 8 trouble 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 15 to 14 one 15 to 15 to 16 blame 16 blame 19 . 17 but 18 himself 18 himself 19 . that is usually the case with those who get into trouble . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 usually 3 usually 5 case 4 the 5 case 5 case 6 with 6 with 7 those 7 those 8 who 7 those 9 get 8 who 9 get 9 get 10 into 9 get 12 . 10 into 11 trouble nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] , and deeper and angrier sounded his voice . 1 nearer 7 , 2 and 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 deeper 8 and 10 and 9 deeper 10 and 10 and 11 angrier 11 angrier 12 sounded 12 sounded 14 voice 13 his 14 voice 14 voice 15 . chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 1 chatterer 2 gave 2 gave 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 frightened 5 frightened 11 and 6 gasp 7 and 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 10 way 8 looked 11 and 9 this 10 way 11 and 12 looked 12 looked 13 that 12 looked 14 way 14 way 15 . what should he do ? 1 what 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? what could he do ! 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ! the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 seemed 3 seemed 6 distance 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 distance 6 distance 7 below 7 below 8 . if only he had wings like [sammy] [jay] ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 wings 5 wings 6 like 6 like 9 ! but he hadn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! " growled [buster] [bear] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 growled 5 growled 8 . " [i] 'll teach you manners ! 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 you 5 you 6 manners 6 manners 7 ! i 'll teach you to treat your betters with respect ! 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 teach 3 teach 4 you 3 teach 5 to 5 to 6 treat 6 treat 8 betters 7 your 8 betters 8 betters 9 with 9 with 10 respect 10 respect 11 ! i 'll swallow you whole , that 's what [i] 'll do . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 swallow 3 swallow 4 you 4 you 11 'll 5 whole 6 , 5 whole 7 that 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 what 9 what 11 'll 11 'll 12 do 12 do 13 . [gr-r-r-r] [!] ["] " oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on your tail ! " growled [buster] , scrambling a little nearer . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 4 you 3 eat 7 to 5 all 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 13 tail 8 the 9 last 8 the 12 your 9 last 10 hair 10 hair 11 on 12 your 13 tail 13 tail 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 18 , 16 growled 18 , 18 , 23 . 19 scrambling 20 a 20 a 22 nearer 21 little 22 nearer 22 nearer 23 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran out to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging . 1 oh 2 ! 1 oh 8 ran 2 ! 6 , 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 ran 17 branch 9 out 10 to 10 to 13 tip 11 the 12 very 11 the 13 tip 13 tip 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 branch 17 branch 18 to 18 to 22 been 19 which 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 clinging 23 clinging 24 . but [chatterer] didn't think of that . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 7 . 6 that 7 . he did it now . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 now 4 now 5 . and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds . 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 there 3 there 6 tail 4 was 5 his 5 his 6 tail 6 tail 13 is 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 funny 9 funny 10 little 10 little 11 tail 11 tail 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 so 14 so 15 fond 15 fond 16 of 16 of 17 jerking 17 jerking 18 when 18 when 19 he 18 when 20 scolds 19 he 20 scolds 20 scolds 21 . this helped him too . 1 this 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 3 him 4 too 4 too 5 . it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over . 1 it 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 2 helped 7 and 3 him 4 keep 4 keep 6 balance 5 his 6 balance 7 and 8 keep 8 keep 9 from 9 from 10 turning 10 turning 11 over 11 over 12 and 12 and 13 over 13 over 14 . down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet . 1 down 2 , 1 down 4 , 3 down 4 , 4 , 5 down 5 down 6 he 6 he 7 sailed 7 sailed 8 and 8 and 9 landed 9 landed 10 on 10 on 12 feet 11 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 . of course , he hit the ground pretty hard , and for just a second he quite lost his breath . 1 of 3 , 2 course 3 , 3 , 5 hit 4 he 5 hit 5 hit 7 ground 5 hit 12 for 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 hard 9 hard 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 for 13 just 13 just 21 . 14 a 15 second 15 second 17 quite 16 he 17 quite 17 quite 18 lost 18 lost 20 breath 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . but it was only for a second , and then he was scurrying off as fast as a frightened [squirrel] could . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 3 was 5 for 5 for 10 then 6 a 7 second 7 second 8 , 7 second 10 then 8 , 9 and 10 then 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 off 13 scurrying 14 off 14 off 16 fast 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 17 as 22 . 18 a 19 frightened 18 a 22 . 19 frightened 21 could buster [bear] watched him and grinned . 1 buster 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 grinned 6 grinned 7 . [xvii] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] buster [bear] is a great hand to talk to himself when he thinks no one is around to overhear . 1 buster 3 is 3 is 8 talk 4 a 5 great 4 a 8 talk 5 great 7 to 6 hand 7 to 8 talk 9 to 9 to 10 himself 10 himself 15 one 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 thinks 13 thinks 14 no 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 is 16 is 17 around 17 around 18 to 18 to 19 overhear 19 overhear 20 . it 's a habit . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 habit 3 a 4 habit 4 habit 5 . however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 1 however 4 isn't 1 however 7 habit 2 , 3 it 2 , 4 isn't 5 a 6 bad 6 bad 7 habit 7 habit 8 unless 8 unless 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 carried 11 carried 12 too 12 too 13 far 13 far 14 . any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far . 1 any 2 habit 2 habit 3 becomes 3 becomes 4 bad 4 bad 5 , 4 bad 7 it 5 , 6 if 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 carried 9 carried 12 . 10 too 11 far 11 far 12 . suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew and that you didn't want anybody else to know . 1 suppose 2 you 1 suppose 6 , 2 you 3 had 3 had 5 secret 4 a 5 secret 6 , 11 something 7 a 8 real 8 real 10 , 8 real 11 something 9 secret 10 , 11 something 20 want 12 that 13 nobody 13 nobody 14 else 13 nobody 15 knew 15 knew 16 and 16 and 19 didn't 16 and 20 want 17 that 18 you 18 you 19 didn't 20 want 23 to 21 anybody 22 else 22 else 23 to 23 to 24 know 24 know 25 . and suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself . 1 and 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 had 3 you 4 had 4 had 6 habit 5 the 6 habit 6 habit 7 of 7 of 8 talking 8 talking 11 . 9 to 10 yourself 10 yourself 11 . then there wouldn't be any secret . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 be 4 be 6 secret 5 any 6 secret 6 secret 7 . that is the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 that 4 way 13 can 5 that 7 habit 6 a 7 habit 7 habit 9 isn't 8 which 9 isn't 10 bad 11 in 10 bad 13 can 11 in 12 itself 13 can 14 become 14 become 15 bad 15 bad 16 when 16 when 22 . 17 it 18 is 18 is 19 carried 19 carried 20 too 20 too 21 far 20 too 22 . now [buster] [bear] had lived by himself in the [great] [woods] so long that this habit of talking to himself had grown and grown . 1 now 4 had 1 now 7 himself 4 had 5 lived 5 lived 6 by 7 himself 16 habit 8 in 9 the 9 the 16 habit 12 so 13 long 13 long 14 that 14 that 15 this 15 this 16 habit 16 habit 17 of 17 of 18 talking 18 talking 23 and 19 to 20 himself 20 himself 21 had 21 had 22 grown 22 grown 23 and 23 and 24 grown 24 grown 25 . he did it just to keep from being lonesome . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 7 from 8 being 8 being 9 lonesome 9 lonesome 10 . of course , when he came down to the [green] [forest] to live , he brought all his habits with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 came 6 came 7 down 6 came 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 22 . 12 to 14 , 13 live 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 brought 16 brought 17 all 16 brought 22 . 17 all 18 his 17 all 19 habits 18 his 19 habits 19 habits 20 with 20 with 21 him that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 thing 2 is 5 about 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 habits 6 habits 9 always 7 , 8 you 7 , 9 always 9 always 10 take 10 take 14 wherever 11 them 12 with 12 with 13 you 13 you 14 wherever 14 wherever 16 go 15 you 16 go 16 go 17 . " [i] find my appetite isn't what it ought to be . 1 " 3 find 3 find 4 my 4 my 6 isn't 5 appetite 6 isn't 6 isn't 10 to 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 ought 9 ought 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 . i need a change . 1 i 2 need 2 need 5 . 3 a 4 change 4 change 5 . yes , [sir] , [i] need a change . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 need 6 need 9 . 7 a 8 change 8 change 9 . there is something [i] ought to have at this time of year , and [i] haven't got it . 1 there 7 have 2 is 3 something 3 something 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 at 8 at 13 , 9 this 10 time 9 this 12 year 10 time 11 of 12 year 13 , 13 , 19 . 14 and 16 haven't 16 haven't 17 got 17 got 18 it 18 it 19 . there is something that [i] used to have and don't have now . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 something 3 something 4 that 4 that 6 used 6 used 7 to 6 used 9 and 7 to 8 have 9 and 11 have 10 don't 11 have 11 have 12 now 12 now 13 . ha ! 1 ha 2 ! i know ! 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 ! i need some fresh fruit . 1 i 2 need 2 need 3 some 3 some 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 . that 's it fresh fruit ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 6 ! 3 it 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 ! it must be about berry time now , and [i] 'd forgotten all about it . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 7 now 4 about 5 berry 5 berry 6 time 6 time 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'd 11 'd 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 all 13 all 14 about 13 all 16 . 14 about 15 it my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 10 berries 8 good 9 some 8 good 10 berries 10 berries 11 would 11 would 12 taste 12 taste 13 ! now if [i] were back up there in the [great] [woods] [i] could [have] all [i] could eat . 1 now 2 if 1 now 4 were 4 were 5 back 5 back 6 up 6 up 19 . 7 there 8 in 7 there 13 could 8 in 9 the 13 could 15 all 13 could 19 . 15 all 18 eat 17 could 18 eat [um-m-m-m] [!] makes my mouth water just to think of it . 1 makes 2 my 2 my 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 water 4 water 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 10 . 9 it 10 . there ought to be some up in the [old] [pasture] . 1 there 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 up 5 some 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 11 . there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 1 there 3 to 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 7 of 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 of 7 of 8 ' 8 ' 10 up 9 em 10 up 10 up 11 there 11 there 12 . if [i] wasn't afraid that some one would see me , [i] 'd go up there . " 1 if 4 afraid 1 if 9 see 3 wasn't 4 afraid 5 that 7 one 6 some 7 one 7 one 8 would 8 would 9 see 9 see 14 go 10 me 11 , 11 , 13 'd 13 'd 14 go 14 go 15 up 15 up 16 there 16 there 17 . 17 . 18 " buster sighed . 1 buster 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . then he sighed again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 again 4 again 5 . the more he thought about those berries he felt sure were growing in the [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted some . 1 the 2 more 1 the 7 berries 2 more 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 those 7 berries 9 felt 7 berries 17 , 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 sure 10 sure 11 were 11 were 12 growing 12 growing 13 in 13 in 14 the 17 , 20 he 18 the 19 more 19 more 20 he 20 he 21 wanted 21 wanted 23 . 22 some 23 . it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 6 never 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 never 6 never 7 in 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 his 8 all 10 life 9 his 10 life 10 life 17 did 11 had 12 he 11 had 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 berries 14 berries 16 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 now 18 now 19 . he wandered about uneasily . 1 he 2 wandered 2 wandered 3 about 3 about 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 5 . he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 for 3 hungry 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 for 5 for 7 and 6 berries 7 and 7 and 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 else 9 else 10 . by and [by] he began talking to himself again . 1 by 10 . 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 began 5 began 6 talking 6 talking 9 again 6 talking 10 . 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 again " if [i] wasn't afraid of being seen , [i] 'd go up to the [old] [pasture] this very minute . 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 wasn't 2 if 9 , 4 wasn't 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 being 7 being 8 seen 9 , 11 'd 11 'd 12 go 12 go 14 to 13 up 14 to 14 to 19 very 15 the 18 this 18 this 19 very 19 very 21 . 20 minute 21 . seems as if [i] could taste those berries . " 1 seems 2 as 2 as 6 taste 3 if 5 could 5 could 6 taste 6 taste 7 those 7 those 8 berries 8 berries 9 . 9 . 10 " he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke . 1 he 2 licked 2 licked 3 his 3 his 4 lips 4 lips 5 hungrily 5 hungrily 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 . then his face brightened . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do ! 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 'll 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 ! i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 4 up 3 go 6 at 4 up 5 there 6 at 9 first 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 first 9 first 10 peep 10 peep 11 of 11 of 12 day 12 day 13 to-morrow 13 to-morrow 14 . that 's just what [i] 'll do . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 'll 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . my , [i] wish to-morrow morning would hurry up and come . " 1 my 2 , 1 my 4 wish 4 wish 5 to-morrow 5 to-morrow 10 and 6 morning 7 would 7 would 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 up 9 up 10 and 10 and 11 come 11 come 13 " 12 . 13 " now though [buster] didn't know it , some one had been listening , and that some one was none other than [sammy] [jay] . 1 now 2 though 1 now 6 it 2 though 5 know 4 didn't 5 know 6 it 13 , 7 , 9 one 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 had 10 had 12 listening 10 had 13 , 11 been 12 listening 13 , 18 was 14 and 15 that 15 that 17 one 16 some 17 one 17 one 18 was 18 was 19 none 19 none 20 other 20 other 21 than 20 other 24 . when [at] last [buster] lay down [for] [a] nap , [sammy] flew away , chuckling to himself . 1 when 9 nap 3 last 5 lay 3 last 9 nap 5 lay 6 down 9 nap 10 , 10 , 12 flew 12 flew 13 away 13 away 14 , 14 , 15 chuckling 15 chuckling 16 to 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] believe [i] 'll visit the [old] [pasture] to-morrow morning myself , " thought he . 1 " 6 visit 3 believe 5 'll 5 'll 6 visit 6 visit 11 morning 7 the 10 to-morrow 7 the 11 morning 11 morning 12 myself 12 myself 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 17 . 16 he 17 . " [i] have an idea that something interesting may happen if [buster] doesn't change his mind . " 1 " 8 interesting 3 have 5 idea 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 that 6 that 7 something 7 something 8 interesting 8 interesting 9 may 9 may 10 happen 10 happen 11 if 11 if 14 change 13 doesn't 14 change 14 change 18 " 15 his 18 " 16 mind 17 . 17 . 18 " sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 1 sammy 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 5 lookout 4 the 5 lookout 5 lookout 6 very 6 very 7 early 7 early 9 next 8 the 9 next 9 next 10 morning 10 morning 11 . it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 1 it 2 moved 2 moved 3 very 3 very 9 if 4 swiftly 5 and 5 and 6 silently 6 silently 7 , 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 in 10 in 13 hurry 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 hurry 13 hurry 14 . sammy knew who it was : it was [buster] [bear] , and he was going berrying . 1 sammy 2 knew 1 sammy 6 : 2 knew 3 who 3 who 5 was 4 it 5 was 6 : 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 . 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 going 14 was 16 berrying 16 berrying 17 . sammy waited a little until he could see better . 1 sammy 2 waited 2 waited 4 little 2 waited 5 until 3 a 4 little 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 see 8 see 9 better 9 better 10 . then he too started for the [old] [pasture] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 too 3 too 4 started 4 started 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 9 . [xviii] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] that is just what happened the day that [buster] [bear] first thought of going berrying . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 what 2 is 7 day 3 just 4 what 5 happened 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 that 7 day 12 thought 11 first 12 thought 12 thought 13 of 13 of 14 going 14 going 15 berrying 15 berrying 16 . " will you make me a berry pie if [i] will get the berries to-morrow ? " asked [farmer] [brown] 's boy of his mother . 1 " 4 make 1 " 11 will 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 make 4 make 5 me 4 make 8 pie 6 a 7 berry 7 berry 8 pie 8 pie 9 if 11 will 14 berries 11 will 16 ? 12 get 13 the 13 the 14 berries 14 berries 15 to-morrow 16 ? 17 " 16 ? 21 's 17 " 18 asked 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 of 23 of 24 his 24 his 25 mother 25 mother 26 . now the [old] [pasture] is very large . 1 now 2 the 2 the 5 is 5 is 7 large 6 very 7 large 7 large 8 . it lies at the foot of the [big] [mountain] , and even extends a little way up on the [big] [mountain] . 1 it 2 lies 2 lies 3 at 3 at 10 , 4 the 5 foot 5 foot 6 of 5 foot 10 , 6 of 7 the 10 , 12 even 11 and 12 even 12 even 13 extends 13 extends 16 way 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 up 17 up 18 on 18 on 22 . 19 the 22 . you see , the bushes grow very thick there , and you cannot see very far in any direction . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 there 4 the 5 bushes 5 bushes 6 grow 6 grow 7 very 7 very 8 thick 8 thick 9 there 9 there 13 cannot 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 you 12 you 13 cannot 13 cannot 17 in 14 see 15 very 15 very 16 far 15 very 17 in 17 in 19 direction 18 any 19 direction 19 direction 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy started to whistle , and then he stopped . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 7 whistle 4 boy 5 started 5 started 6 to 7 whistle 8 , 8 , 11 he 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 stopped 12 stopped 13 . that is how he happened to hear a little cry , a very faint little cry . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 he 3 how 5 happened 4 he 5 happened 5 happened 7 hear 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 10 cry 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 cry 10 cry 17 . 11 , 13 very 11 , 14 faint 12 a 13 very 14 faint 15 little 15 little 16 cry 16 cry 17 . if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 1 if 2 he 1 if 5 whistling 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 5 whistling 6 , 5 whistling 7 he 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 have 9 have 10 heard 10 heard 11 it 10 heard 12 at 11 it 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . he stopped to listen . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . he never had heard a cry just like it before . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 6 cry 4 heard 8 like 5 a 6 cry 7 just 8 like 8 like 9 it 9 it 10 before 10 before 11 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 out 6 out 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 16 . 11 or 12 where 12 where 14 came 13 it 14 came 14 came 15 from 15 from 16 . but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 1 but 4 he 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 5 was 13 it 6 sure 7 of 7 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 9 and 11 was 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 that 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 cry 15 a 16 cry 16 cry 17 of 17 of 19 . 18 fright 19 . he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 1 he 2 stood 2 stood 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 listened 6 listened 7 with 7 with 8 all 7 with 11 . 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 might there it was again " help ! 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 5 " 5 " 7 ! 6 help 7 ! help ! 1 help 2 ! help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 1 help 2 " 1 help 6 very 2 " 3 and 3 and 4 it 3 and 5 was 6 very 8 and 7 faint 8 and 8 and 9 sounded 9 sounded 10 terribly 10 terribly 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 . he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more . 1 he 8 but 2 waited 4 minute 2 waited 5 or 3 a 4 minute 5 or 6 two 6 two 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 . 9 heard 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more 11 more 12 . then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 put 1 then 8 began 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 pail 6 pail 7 and 8 began 11 look 9 a 11 look 10 hurried 11 look 11 look 12 here 12 here 16 and 13 , 14 there 14 there 15 , 14 there 16 and 16 and 17 everywhere 17 everywhere 18 . well , [i] don't like to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 5 like 4 don't 5 like 5 like 6 to 5 like 7 tell 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 you 7 tell 15 swallow 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 trying 12 was 14 to 14 to 15 swallow 15 swallow 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 25 . 18 the 19 children 19 children 20 of 20 of 22 the 22 the 25 . of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't let him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 let 8 let 9 him 9 him 10 . he made little [mr] [gartersnake] set [master] [stickytoes] free and held [mr] [gartersnake] until [master] [stickytoes] was safely out of reach . 1 he 2 made 1 he 10 and 2 made 3 little 3 little 6 set 6 set 9 free 10 and 11 held 11 held 14 until 14 until 20 of 17 was 18 safely 18 safely 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 reach 21 reach 22 . [xix] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] buster [bear] was having the finest time he had had since he came down from [the] [great] [woods] to live in the [green] [forest] . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 having 3 was 7 time 5 the 6 finest 5 the 7 time 7 time 8 he 7 time 19 to 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 had 10 had 11 since 11 since 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 down 14 down 15 from 19 to 20 live 20 live 25 . 21 in 22 the 22 the 25 . to be sure , he wasn't in the [green] [forest] now , but he wasn't far from it . 1 to 2 be 1 to 5 he 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 5 he 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 in 6 wasn't 11 now 8 the 11 now 11 now 15 wasn't 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 far 15 wasn't 19 . 16 far 17 from 17 from 18 it he was in the [old] [pasture] , one edge of which touches one edge of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 19 . 4 the 19 . 7 , 8 one 7 , 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 19 . 10 of 11 which 11 which 12 touches 12 touches 13 one 13 one 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the and where do you think he was , in the [old] [pasture] ? 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 do 2 where 13 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 9 in 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 , 9 in 10 the why , right in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 1 why 3 right 2 , 3 right 3 right 4 in 4 in 6 middle 5 the 6 middle 6 middle 13 biggest 7 of 10 patch 8 the 9 biggest 9 biggest 10 patch 10 patch 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 biggest 13 biggest 17 had 14 blueberries 15 he 15 he 16 ever 16 ever 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 in 19 in 23 ! 20 all 22 life 21 his 22 life 22 life 23 ! nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] 's mind . 1 nothing 3 quite 1 nothing 8 's 2 can 3 quite 3 quite 4 equal 4 equal 5 honey 5 honey 6 in 8 's 9 mind 9 mind 10 . but next to honey give him berries . 1 but 2 next 2 next 4 honey 2 next 5 give 3 to 4 honey 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 berries 7 berries 8 . he isn't particular what kind of berries . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 particular 3 particular 4 what 4 what 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 berries 7 berries 8 . raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 1 raspberries 5 or 2 , 5 or 3 blackberries 4 , 4 , 5 or 5 or 6 blueberries 5 or 7 , 7 , 8 either 8 either 12 make 9 kind 10 , 10 , 11 will 11 will 12 make 12 make 13 him 13 him 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 happy 15 happy 16 . he didn't try to get them out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 try 3 try 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 them 6 them 7 out 7 out 8 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 chomped 3 chomped 4 them 4 them 5 all 5 all 6 up 6 up 7 together 7 together 8 and 7 together 9 patted 9 patted 11 stomach 10 his 11 stomach 11 stomach 12 from 12 from 13 sheer 13 sheer 14 delight 14 delight 15 . it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 4 but 4 but 5 he 5 he 7 is 6 actually 7 is 7 is 11 . 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 . but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 1 but 3 he 1 but 6 berries 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 found 5 those 6 berries 6 berries 13 forgot 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 so 8 was 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 forgot 13 forgot 14 his 14 his 15 fears 15 fears 16 and 16 and 17 everything 17 everything 19 . 18 else 19 . they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat . 1 they 2 tasted 2 tasted 4 good 3 so 4 good 4 good 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 10 eat 6 he 8 had 7 just 8 had 8 had 9 to 10 eat 13 and 11 and 12 eat 11 and 13 and 13 and 15 . 14 eat 15 . now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it takes a lot to fill him up . 1 now 2 you 1 now 11 , 2 you 3 know 3 know 6 is 4 that 6 is 6 is 10 fellow 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 big 9 big 10 fellow 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 takes 13 it 14 takes 14 takes 16 lot 15 a 16 lot 16 lot 17 to 17 to 18 fill 18 fill 19 him 18 fill 20 up 20 up 21 . he kept eating and eating and eating , and the more he ate the more he wanted . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 eating 2 kept 9 and 3 eating 4 and 3 eating 6 and 4 and 5 eating 6 and 7 eating 7 eating 8 , 9 and 11 more 10 the 11 more 11 more 13 ate 12 he 13 ate 13 ate 15 more 14 the 15 more 15 more 18 . 16 he 17 wanted 17 wanted 18 . you know how it is . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 . so he wandered from one patch of berries to another in the [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time . 1 so 2 he 1 so 15 , 2 he 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 from 3 wandered 5 one 5 one 6 patch 5 one 7 of 7 of 8 berries 8 berries 9 to 9 to 10 another 10 another 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 , 16 and 15 , 19 thought 16 and 17 never 16 and 18 once 18 once 19 thought 19 thought 20 of 20 of 22 time 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 . somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time . 1 somehow 2 , 2 , 3 time 2 , 16 are 3 time 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 the 6 hardest 5 the 7 thing 7 thing 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 to 10 world 13 , 11 to 12 remember 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 you 16 are 17 having 17 having 20 time 18 a 19 good 18 a 20 time 20 time 21 . jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] climbed higher and higher in the blue , blue sky . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 3 round 5 red 3 round 8 climbed 4 , 5 red 8 climbed 12 in 9 higher 10 and 10 and 11 higher 11 higher 12 in 12 in 17 sky 13 the 14 blue 14 blue 15 , 15 , 16 blue 16 blue 17 sky 17 sky 18 . he looked down on all [the] [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 9 and 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 4 on 4 on 5 all 9 and 14 going 10 saw 12 that 11 all 12 that 12 that 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . he saw [buster] [bear] in the [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a perfectly glorious time [buster] was having . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 in 2 saw 10 and 5 in 6 the 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 he 11 smiled 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 21 was 14 saw 15 what 14 saw 18 glorious 15 what 17 perfectly 16 a 17 perfectly 18 glorious 19 time 19 time 21 was 21 was 22 having 22 having 23 . and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] that made his smile still broader . 1 and 3 saw 1 and 11 made 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 that 11 made 11 made 12 his 11 made 14 still 12 his 13 smile 14 still 15 broader 15 broader 16 . " [um-m-m] , um-m-m , " mumbled [buster] [bear] with his mouth full , as he moved along to another patch of berries . 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 mumbled 3 , 4 um-m-m 4 um-m-m 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 mumbled 7 mumbled 15 as 10 with 11 his 10 with 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 full 13 full 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 moved 17 moved 19 to 18 along 19 to 19 to 21 patch 20 another 21 patch 21 patch 22 of 22 of 23 berries 23 berries 24 . and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight . 1 and 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 7 gasp 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 gasp 7 gasp 8 of 7 gasp 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 and 10 and 12 . 11 delight 12 . right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 1 right 3 front 1 right 4 of 1 right 6 was 2 in 3 front 4 of 5 him 6 was 11 full 7 a 8 shiny 7 a 9 thing 9 thing 10 just 10 just 11 full 11 full 16 biggest 12 of 15 , 13 the 14 finest 14 finest 15 , 15 , 16 biggest 16 biggest 17 , 17 , 18 bluest 18 bluest 20 ! 19 berries 20 ! there were no leaves or green ones there . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 3 no 7 ones 4 leaves 5 or 5 or 6 green 6 green 7 ones 7 ones 9 . 8 there 9 . buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 1 buster 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 3 his 4 greedy 4 greedy 5 little 5 little 6 eyes 6 eyes 10 again 7 rapidly 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 again 10 again 11 . no , he wasn't dreaming . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 wasn't 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 . they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 1 they 5 , 2 were 3 real 3 real 4 berries 4 berries 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 all 6 and 10 got 7 all 9 had 8 he 9 had 10 got 11 to 10 got 15 help 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 was 14 to 15 help 15 help 16 himself 16 himself 17 . buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries . 1 buster 2 looked 2 looked 3 sharply 2 looked 6 shiny 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 shiny 6 shiny 7 thing 7 thing 9 held 8 that 9 held 9 held 12 . 10 the 11 berries 10 the 12 . it seemed perfectly harmless . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 harmless 4 harmless 5 . he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 1 he 2 reached 1 he 7 and 2 reached 3 out 3 out 5 big 4 a 5 big 6 paw 7 and 7 and 8 pushed 8 pushed 9 it 9 it 10 gently 10 gently 11 . it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries . 1 it 4 and 2 tipped 3 over 2 tipped 4 and 4 and 5 spilled 5 spilled 6 out 6 out 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 berries 11 berries 12 . yes , it was perfectly harmless . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 perfectly 5 perfectly 6 harmless 6 harmless 7 . buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 1 buster 2 gave 2 gave 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 of 6 of 7 pure 7 pure 8 happiness 8 happiness 9 . he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 eat 2 would 6 to 3 eat 5 berries 4 those 5 berries 6 to 10 , 7 the 8 last 8 last 9 one 9 one 10 , 10 , 13 he 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 go 15 go 17 to 16 home 17 to 17 to 21 . 18 the 21 . [xx] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] the question is , did [buster] [bear] steal [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's pail ? 1 the 2 question 2 question 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 15 ? 5 did 14 pail 5 did 15 ? 8 steal 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 's 13 's 14 pail to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 1 to 2 steal 1 to 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 9 to 6 something 7 which 7 which 8 belongs 8 belongs 9 to 9 to 11 one 10 some 11 one 11 one 13 . 12 else 13 . there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 1 there 16 he 2 is 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 stole 6 he 7 stole 7 stole 9 berries 8 the 9 berries 9 berries 10 that 9 berries 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 14 pail 13 the 14 pail 14 pail 15 when 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 found 17 found 18 it 17 found 19 , 19 , 21 he 20 for 21 he 21 he 23 ate 22 deliberately 23 ate 23 ate 25 . 24 them 25 . he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 well 2 knew 5 that 3 well 4 enough 5 that 7 one 6 some 7 one 7 one 10 picked 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 picked 10 picked 11 them 11 them 12 for 12 for 13 whoever 13 whoever 14 heard 13 whoever 15 of 15 of 16 blueberries 16 blueberries 17 growing 17 growing 18 in 18 in 19 tin 19 tin 20 pails 20 pails 21 ? so there is no doubt that when [buster] took them , he stole them . 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 5 doubt 4 no 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 that 6 that 13 stole 7 when 9 took 7 when 12 he 9 took 10 them 10 them 11 , 12 he 13 stole 13 stole 14 them 14 them 15 . but with the pail it was different . 1 but 2 with 1 but 5 it 2 with 4 pail 3 the 4 pail 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 different 7 different 8 . he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 pail 2 took 5 , 3 the 4 pail 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 mean 9 mean 10 to 9 mean 13 . 10 to 11 take 12 it 13 . in fact , he didn't want that pail at all . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 8 pail 7 that 8 pail 8 pail 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 think 3 think 4 anything 3 think 5 about 4 anything 5 about 5 about 8 or 6 the 7 right 7 right 8 or 8 or 9 wrong 8 or 10 of 10 of 11 helping 11 helping 12 himself 12 himself 13 . and that is just what he did do . 1 and 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 6 he 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 do 8 do 9 . of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 he 3 he 4 upset 4 upset 10 didn't 5 the 6 pail 6 pail 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 mind 11 mind 14 thing 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 thing 14 thing 15 like 15 like 16 that 16 that 17 . just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 1 just 2 then 1 just 8 , 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 noise 8 , 9 as 9 as 12 one 10 if 11 some 11 some 12 one 12 one 14 coming 13 were 14 coming 14 coming 15 . get out of there ! " 1 get 2 out 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 there 4 there 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 6 told 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 told 6 told 7 whose 7 whose 8 voice 8 voice 10 was 9 that 10 was 10 was 11 . it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 boy 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 4 voice 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . right then and there [buster] [bear] nearly had a fit . 1 right 2 then 1 right 11 . 2 then 8 had 3 and 4 there 3 and 8 had 4 there 7 nearly 8 had 10 fit 9 a 10 fit there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 awful 2 was 5 pail 3 that 4 awful 5 pail 6 fast 6 fast 7 over 7 over 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 14 see 10 so 13 couldn't 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 see 14 see 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 . he growled and whined and squealed . 1 he 2 growled 2 growled 3 and 3 and 4 whined 4 whined 5 and 5 and 6 squealed 6 squealed 7 . he tried to back out of the pail and couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 back 4 back 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 pail 7 the 8 pail 8 pail 9 and 9 and 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 . he tried to shake it off and couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 shake 4 shake 5 it 5 it 6 off 6 off 7 and 7 and 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . he tried to pull it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 1 he 4 pull 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 pull 4 pull 5 it 5 it 6 off 6 off 9 somehow 7 , 8 but 7 , 9 somehow 9 somehow 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 get 12 get 13 hold 13 hold 14 of 13 hold 16 . 14 of 15 it then there was another yell . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 another 4 another 5 yell 5 yell 6 . you see [farmer] [brown] 's boy had just discovered [buster] [bear] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 had 7 had 9 discovered 8 just 9 discovered 9 discovered 12 . in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 5 was 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 surprised 6 too 7 surprised 7 surprised 10 even 8 and 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 even 10 even 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 . after that second yell he just stood still and stared . 1 after 2 that 1 after 5 he 3 second 4 yell 3 second 5 he 5 he 7 stood 6 just 7 stood 7 stood 8 still 8 still 9 and 9 and 10 stared 10 stared 11 . buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 1 buster 2 clawed 2 clawed 7 on 3 at 6 thing 4 that 6 thing 5 awful 6 thing 6 thing 7 on 7 on 9 head 8 his 9 head 9 head 11 frantically 10 more 11 frantically 11 frantically 12 than 12 than 13 ever 13 ever 14 . suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 1 suddenly 2 it 2 it 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 off 4 off 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 see 8 he 9 could 10 see 11 . but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 1 but 4 thing 2 the 3 funniest 2 the 4 thing 4 thing 5 of 5 of 6 all 6 all 10 took 7 is 8 this 7 is 9 he 9 he 10 took 10 took 12 pail 11 that 12 pail 12 pail 13 with 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 ! yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] ran away with the big tin pail of [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 7 ran 7 ran 8 away 7 ran 11 big 9 with 10 the 10 the 11 big 11 big 12 tin 12 tin 18 boy 13 pail 14 of 13 pail 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 ! he didn't want it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 it 4 it 5 . he would have given anything to get rid of it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 given 4 given 5 anything 5 anything 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 rid 7 get 11 . 8 rid 9 of 9 of 10 it but he took it because he couldn't help it . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 took 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 it 3 took 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 help 8 help 10 . 9 it 10 . and that brings us back to the question , did [buster] steal [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's pail ? 1 and 2 that 1 and 15 's 2 that 3 brings 3 brings 4 us 4 us 5 back 5 back 8 question 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 question 8 question 12 steal 9 , 10 did 10 did 12 steal 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 's 17 's 18 pail 18 pail 19 ? what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] " thief , thief , thief ! 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 , 3 , 4 thief 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! thief , thief , thief ! " 1 thief 2 , 2 , 3 thief 3 thief 4 , 4 , 5 thief 5 thief 6 ! 6 ! 7 " sammy [jay] was screaming at the top of his lungs , as he followed [buster] [bear] across the [old] [pasture] towards the [green] [forest] . 1 sammy 3 was 3 was 4 screaming 4 screaming 5 at 5 at 7 top 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 lungs 10 lungs 11 , 11 , 14 followed 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 followed 13 he 14 followed 14 followed 17 across 17 across 21 towards 17 across 25 . 18 the 21 towards 22 the 25 . never had he screamed so loud , and never had his voice sounded so excited . 1 never 7 , 2 had 3 he 2 had 4 screamed 4 screamed 5 so 5 so 6 loud 6 loud 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 never 8 and 12 voice 9 never 10 had 11 his 12 voice 12 voice 13 sounded 13 sounded 16 . 14 so 15 excited 14 so 16 . but every blessed one who heard [sammy] this morning stopped whatever he was doing and pricked up his ears to listen . 1 but 6 heard 1 but 17 up 2 every 3 blessed 3 blessed 4 one 4 one 5 who 5 who 6 heard 6 heard 12 he 8 this 9 morning 9 morning 10 stopped 10 stopped 11 whatever 11 whatever 12 he 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 and 14 doing 16 pricked 16 pricked 17 up 17 up 20 to 18 his 19 ears 19 ears 20 to 20 to 22 . 21 listen 22 . he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 7 almost 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 almost 7 almost 10 keep 8 forgot 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 12 wings 11 his 12 wings 12 wings 13 moving 13 moving 14 . buster [bear] had what looked to [blacky] very much like a tin pail hanging from his neck ! 1 buster 3 had 3 had 5 looked 4 what 5 looked 5 looked 6 to 6 to 8 very 8 very 10 like 9 much 10 like 10 like 13 pail 11 a 12 tin 11 a 13 pail 13 pail 14 hanging 14 hanging 15 from 15 from 18 ! 16 his 17 neck 17 neck 18 ! no wonder [sammy] was excited . 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 was 4 was 5 excited 5 excited 6 . blacky beat his wings fiercely and started after [sammy] . 1 blacky 2 beat 2 beat 4 wings 3 his 4 wings 4 wings 5 fiercely 5 fiercely 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 after 8 after 10 . come on , everybody ! 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! come on ! " 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! 3 ! 4 " poor [buster] ! 1 poor 3 ! he felt humiliated . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 humiliated 3 humiliated 4 . that is just another way of saying shamed . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 another 4 another 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 saying 7 saying 8 shamed 8 shamed 9 . but [buster] is so big that it is not easy for him to find a hiding place . 1 but 6 that 3 is 5 big 4 so 5 big 5 big 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 not 8 is 10 easy 10 easy 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 16 hiding 15 a 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 place 17 place 18 . but it was of no use . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . the sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [the] [crow] saw him . 1 the 2 sharp 2 sharp 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 of 3 eyes 7 and 7 and 11 saw 11 saw 12 him 12 him 13 . they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 1 they 2 actually 1 they 7 tree 2 actually 3 flew 3 flew 4 into 5 the 6 very 5 the 7 tree 7 tree 12 hiding 8 under 9 which 8 under 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hiding 12 hiding 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 scream 15 how 16 they 16 they 17 did 17 did 18 scream 18 scream 19 ! ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] began to grin as soon as he saw that tin pail on [buster] 's neck . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 19 neck 5 began 7 grin 5 began 15 pail 6 to 7 grin 7 grin 8 as 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 that 13 that 14 tin 15 pail 16 on 15 pail 18 's 18 's 19 neck 19 neck 20 . even timid little [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] was where he could peer out and see without being seen . 1 even 2 timid 1 even 8 was 2 timid 3 little 8 was 9 where 8 was 12 peer 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 12 peer 13 out 13 out 14 and 14 and 19 . 15 see 16 without 15 see 19 . 16 without 17 being 17 being 18 seen of course , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 8 and 8 and 16 . 11 the 16 . 14 were 15 there 15 there 16 . " thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] until his throat was sore . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 thief 2 thief 3 , 4 thief 5 , 5 , 9 screamed 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 screamed 9 screamed 13 throat 11 until 12 his 12 his 13 throat 13 throat 14 was 14 was 15 sore 15 sore 16 . the worst of it was [buster] knew that everybody knew that it was true . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 5 was 3 of 4 it 5 was 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 everybody 8 that 15 . 9 everybody 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 true 13 was 15 . that awful pail was proof of it . 1 that 2 awful 2 awful 3 pail 3 pail 4 was 4 was 5 proof 4 was 8 . 5 proof 6 of 6 of 7 it " [i] wish [i] never had thought of berries , " growled [buster] to himself . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 7 thought 3 wish 5 never 5 never 6 had 7 thought 8 of 8 of 9 berries 9 berries 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 16 . 12 growled 14 to 14 to 15 himself 15 himself 16 . [xxii] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] a temper is a bad , bad thing [when] once it gets away . 1 a 2 temper 2 temper 7 bad 3 is 6 , 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 , 6 , 7 bad 7 bad 8 thing 8 thing 10 once 8 thing 12 gets 11 it 12 gets 12 gets 13 away 13 away 14 . there 's nothing quite at all like it [to] spoil a pleasant day . 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 2 's 7 like 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 5 at 5 at 6 all 7 like 14 . 8 it 10 spoil 10 spoil 13 day 10 spoil 14 . 11 a 12 pleasant 12 pleasant 13 day buster [bear] was in a terrible temper . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 7 temper 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 temper 7 temper 8 . yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] was having the worst fit of temper ever seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 10 worst 8 having 9 the 9 the 10 worst 10 worst 11 fit 11 fit 12 of 12 of 13 temper 13 temper 14 ever 13 temper 15 seen 15 seen 20 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . now ordinarily [buster] is one of the most good-natured persons in the world . 1 now 2 ordinarily 1 now 5 one 2 ordinarily 4 is 5 one 6 of 6 of 8 most 7 the 8 most 8 most 11 in 9 good-natured 10 persons 10 persons 11 in 11 in 13 world 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 . it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 1 it 2 takes 2 takes 5 deal 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 to 6 to 7 rouse 7 rouse 8 his 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he isn't one tenth so quick tempered as [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , [or] [sammy] [jay] , or [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 one 2 isn't 4 tenth 4 tenth 5 so 5 so 6 quick 6 quick 7 tempered 7 tempered 8 as 8 as 13 , 13 , 21 . 17 , 18 or 18 or 21 . but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 1 but 5 is 2 when 4 temper 3 his 4 temper 4 temper 5 is 5 is 6 aroused 6 aroused 8 gets 7 and 8 gets 8 gets 9 away 9 away 10 from 10 from 12 , 11 him 12 , 12 , 14 watch 13 then 14 watch 14 watch 15 out 15 out 16 ! it seemed to [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 5 that 8 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 had 8 had 10 that 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 13 stand 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 stand 13 stand 14 that 14 that 15 day 15 day 16 and 16 and 18 little 17 a 18 little 18 little 20 . 19 more 20 . first had come the fright back there in the [old] [pasture] . 1 first 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 5 fright 4 the 5 fright 5 fright 6 back 6 back 7 there 7 there 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 1 this 4 enough 1 this 13 must 2 was 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 just 8 knew 11 funny 9 just 10 how 11 funny 12 he 13 must 14 look 14 look 17 besides 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 besides 17 besides 21 very 18 , 19 it 18 , 21 very 19 it 20 was 21 very 22 uncomfortable 22 uncomfortable 23 . but to have [sammy] [jay] call everybody within hearing to come and see him was more than he could stand . 1 but 6 call 2 to 3 have 3 have 6 call 6 call 10 to 7 everybody 8 within 8 within 9 hearing 9 hearing 10 to 10 to 12 and 11 come 12 and 12 and 13 see 13 see 14 him 13 see 20 stand 14 him 17 than 15 was 16 more 16 more 17 than 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 stand 20 stand 21 . it was more than any self-respecting [bear] could stand . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 5 any 5 any 6 self-respecting 6 self-respecting 8 could 8 could 9 stand 9 stand 10 . with a roar of anger [buster] [bear] charged out of his hiding place . 1 with 3 roar 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 4 of 4 of 5 anger 5 anger 8 charged 8 charged 9 out 8 charged 12 hiding 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 his 12 hiding 13 place 13 place 14 . he rushed this way and that way ! 1 he 2 rushed 2 rushed 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 that 5 and 7 way 7 way 8 ! he roared with all his might ! 1 he 2 roared 2 roared 3 with 3 with 4 all 4 all 5 his 4 all 7 ! 5 his 6 might he was very terrible to see . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 . those who could fly , flew . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 fly 4 fly 5 , 5 , 6 flew 6 flew 7 . those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 5 , 4 climb 5 , 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . and those who were swift of foot , ran . 1 and 2 those 1 and 3 who 3 who 4 were 3 who 6 of 4 were 5 swift 6 of 7 foot 7 foot 8 , 8 , 9 ran 9 ran 10 . a few who could neither fly nor climb nor run fast , hid and lay shaking and trembling for fear that [buster] would find them . 1 a 2 few 1 a 7 nor 3 who 4 could 4 could 5 neither 5 neither 6 fly 5 neither 7 nor 7 nor 12 , 8 climb 9 nor 8 climb 12 , 9 nor 10 run 10 run 11 fast 12 , 15 lay 13 hid 14 and 14 and 15 lay 15 lay 17 and 16 shaking 17 and 17 and 23 would 18 trembling 19 for 19 for 20 fear 20 fear 21 that 21 that 23 would 23 would 24 find 24 find 25 them 25 them 26 . in less time than it takes to tell about it , [buster] was alone . 1 in 3 time 2 less 3 time 3 time 4 than 4 than 5 it 5 it 6 takes 6 takes 7 to 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 about 9 about 11 , 10 it 11 , 11 , 15 . 13 was 14 alone 14 alone 15 . at least , he couldn't see any one . 1 at 2 least 1 at 4 he 2 least 3 , 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 see 6 see 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 . [ [illustration] : those who could fly , flew . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 5 who 4 those 5 who 5 who 6 could 6 could 7 fly 7 fly 8 , 8 , 10 . 9 flew 10 . those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 5 , 4 climb 5 , 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] then he vented his temper on the tin pail . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 vented 3 vented 5 temper 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 tin 8 tin 9 pail 9 pail 10 . he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily . 1 he 5 and 2 cuffed 3 at 2 cuffed 5 and 3 at 4 it 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 7 at 7 at 9 , 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 15 . 13 growling 14 angrily 14 angrily 15 . he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 1 he 2 lay 2 lay 4 and 2 lay 8 with 3 down 4 and 4 and 5 clawed 5 clawed 6 at 6 at 7 it 8 with 10 hind 9 his 10 hind 10 hind 12 . 11 feet 12 . at last the handle broke , and he was free ! 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 handle 3 the 4 handle 4 handle 5 broke 5 broke 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 free 9 was 11 ! 10 free 11 ! he shook himself . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 3 himself 3 himself 4 . then he jumped on the helpless pail . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 7 pail 6 helpless 7 pail 7 pail 8 . with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 1 with 3 blow 2 a 3 blow 3 blow 4 of 4 of 7 paw 5 a 7 paw 6 big 7 paw 7 paw 11 clattering 8 he 9 sent 9 sent 10 it 9 sent 11 clattering 11 clattering 12 against 12 against 13 a 12 against 14 tree 14 tree 15 . he tried to bite it . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 bite 4 bite 5 it 5 it 6 . then , and not till then , did [buster] recover his usual good nature . 1 then 4 not 2 , 3 and 3 and 4 not 4 not 5 till 4 not 6 then 5 till 6 then 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 did 8 did 10 recover 10 recover 12 usual 10 recover 15 . 11 his 12 usual 13 good 14 nature 14 nature 15 . little by little , as he thought it all over , a look of shame crept into his face . 1 little 2 by 1 little 4 , 1 little 6 he 2 by 3 little 4 , 5 as 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 it 7 thought 11 , 8 it 10 over 9 all 10 over 11 , 13 look 11 , 20 . 12 a 13 look 14 of 15 shame 15 shame 16 crept 16 crept 17 into 17 into 19 face 18 his 19 face 19 face 20 . " [i] [i] guess it wasn't the fault of that thing . 1 " 4 guess 4 guess 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 fault 7 the 8 fault 8 fault 9 of 9 of 12 . 10 that 11 thing 11 thing 12 . i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 1 i 2 ought 2 ought 10 head 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 known 5 known 6 enough 5 known 7 to 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 9 my 9 my 10 head 10 head 12 of 11 out 12 of 12 of 14 , 13 it 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 " 16 he 16 he 19 and 17 said 18 slowly 17 said 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 thoughtfully 21 . " you ought to know by this time that no good comes of stealing . " 1 " 3 ought 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 know 5 know 6 by 5 know 8 time 6 by 7 this 8 time 9 that 9 that 10 no 10 no 11 good 11 good 16 " 12 comes 13 of 13 of 14 stealing 14 stealing 15 . 15 . 16 " buster [bear] looked up and grinned , and there was a twinkle in his eyes . 1 buster 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 3 looked 5 and 5 and 10 was 6 grinned 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 12 twinkle 11 a 12 twinkle 12 twinkle 13 in 13 in 16 . 14 his 15 eyes 14 his 16 . " you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 ought 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 6 , 4 to 5 know 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 . 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " [i] hope you 'll always remember it . " 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 always 6 always 7 remember 7 remember 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " " thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] , and flew away . 1 " 2 thief 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 thief 3 , 11 , 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 screamed 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 . 13 flew 14 away 14 away 15 . [xxiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] it hadn't entered his head that it could be anybody who would eat those berries . 1 it 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 5 head 3 entered 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 that 6 that 11 who 7 it 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 anybody 10 anybody 11 who 11 who 12 would 12 would 13 eat 13 eat 15 berries 13 eat 16 . 14 those 15 berries " if he is so afraid of me , [i] guess [i] needn't be afraid of him , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 4 is 2 if 3 he 4 is 6 afraid 4 is 11 guess 5 so 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 me 9 , 11 guess 11 guess 18 , 13 needn't 14 be 13 needn't 18 , 14 be 15 afraid 15 afraid 16 of 16 of 17 him 18 , 19 " 18 , 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . " [i] 've lost my berries , but it is worth it to find out that he is afraid of me . 1 " 3 've 1 " 6 berries 4 lost 5 my 5 my 6 berries 6 berries 14 find 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 8 but 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 worth 10 is 13 to 11 worth 12 it 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 out 14 find 19 afraid 15 out 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 is 19 afraid 20 of 20 of 21 me 21 me 22 . there are plenty more on the bushes , and all [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 1 there 5 on 2 are 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 more 4 more 5 on 5 on 7 bushes 6 the 7 bushes 7 bushes 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 've 10 all 12 've 12 've 13 got 13 got 18 pick 14 to 15 do 14 to 16 is 16 is 17 to 17 to 18 pick 18 pick 19 them 19 them 20 . it might be worse . " 1 it 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 4 worse 4 worse 5 . 5 . 6 " he whistled . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 . " it 's worse than [i] thought , " cried he . 1 " 5 than 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 5 than 8 , 7 thought 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 cried 10 cried 11 he 10 cried 12 . " that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 1 " 5 cheated 2 that 3 bear 3 bear 4 has 4 has 5 cheated 5 cheated 8 of 6 me 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 11 pie 9 that 11 pie 10 berry 11 pie 11 pie 13 mother 11 pie 14 promised 12 my 13 mother 14 promised 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 " yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 it 5 it 6 might 6 might 7 have 7 have 8 been 7 have 9 worse 9 worse 10 . that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 1 that 2 bear 2 bear 5 tried 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 tried 5 tried 8 me 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 me 8 me 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 . 12 berries 13 . i guess [i] 'll go eat that lunch [i] left back by the spring , and then [i] 'll go home . 1 i 4 'll 2 guess 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 12 by 6 eat 7 that 7 that 8 lunch 7 that 10 left 8 lunch 10 left 10 left 11 back 11 back 12 by 12 by 15 , 13 the 14 spring 14 spring 15 , 15 , 17 then 16 and 17 then 17 then 20 go 19 'll 20 go 20 go 21 home 21 home 22 . i can pick berries some other day . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 pick 3 pick 4 berries 4 berries 5 some 5 some 6 other 6 other 7 day 7 day 8 . 8 . 9 " " my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 1 " 5 those 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 those 5 those 8 taste 6 sandwiches 7 will 7 will 8 taste 8 taste 11 " 9 good 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 14 . 13 he 14 . " [i] 'm glad they are big and thick . 1 " 5 they 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 big 7 big 8 and 8 and 9 thick 9 thick 10 . i never was hungrier in my life . 1 i 3 was 2 never 3 was 3 was 4 hungrier 4 hungrier 5 in 5 in 6 my 6 my 7 life 7 life 8 . hello ! " 1 hello 2 ! 2 ! 3 " no , [sir] , there wasn't so much as a crumb left of those two thick sandwiches . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 wasn't 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 much 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 11 crumb 10 a 11 crumb 11 crumb 12 left 11 crumb 13 of 13 of 17 sandwiches 14 those 16 thick 14 those 17 sandwiches 15 two 16 thick 17 sandwiches 18 . you see , [old] [man] [coyote] had found them and gobbled them up while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was away . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 10 and 7 had 8 found 8 found 9 them 9 them 10 and 10 and 11 gobbled 11 gobbled 12 them 12 them 13 up 12 them 14 while 14 while 17 's 17 's 18 boy 17 's 20 away 18 boy 19 was 20 away 21 . but [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy didn't know anything about [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 but 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 anything 8 anything 9 about 9 about 13 . he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up in the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 1 he 9 even 1 he 21 might 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 4 eyes 8 , 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 7 everywhere 7 everywhere 8 , 8 , 9 even 9 even 11 in 9 even 14 , 10 up 11 in 11 in 13 trees 12 the 13 trees 14 , 18 thought 15 as 17 he 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 19 those 19 those 20 sandwiches 21 might 26 . 22 be 26 . 23 hanging 24 up 24 up 25 there 25 there 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy gaped foolishly this way and that way . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 gaped 5 gaped 6 foolishly 5 gaped 8 way 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 and 9 and 11 way 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 . then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face . 1 then 2 , 1 then 6 angry 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 4 of 5 growing 6 angry 7 , 6 angry 10 smile 8 a 9 slow 8 a 10 smile 10 smile 11 stole 11 stole 16 . 12 over 13 his 12 over 14 freckled 14 freckled 15 face 15 face 16 . " [i] guess some one else was hungry too , " he muttered . 1 " 5 one 3 guess 4 some 3 guess 5 one 5 one 9 too 6 else 7 was 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 too 9 too 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 muttered 13 muttered 14 . " wonder who it was ? 1 " 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 ? guess this [old] [pasture] is no place for me to-day . 1 guess 2 this 2 this 5 is 5 is 7 place 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 for 8 for 11 . 9 me 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 . i 'll fill up on berries and then [i] 'll go home . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 5 on 3 fill 4 up 4 up 5 on 5 on 6 berries 6 berries 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 10 'll 10 'll 11 go 11 go 12 home 11 go 14 " 13 . 14 " two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully . 1 two 2 or 2 or 3 three 2 or 4 times 4 times 5 , 5 , 7 he 5 , 10 , 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 trudged 8 trudged 9 along 10 , 11 he 10 , 12 stopped 12 stopped 16 head 13 to 14 scratch 14 scratch 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 18 . 17 thoughtfully 18 . this is the end of the adventures of [buster] [bear] in this book because guess why . 1 this 2 is 2 is 7 adventures 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 adventures 7 adventures 8 of 8 of 11 in 11 in 13 book 12 this 13 book 13 book 14 because 14 because 17 . 15 guess 16 why 16 why 17 . 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