produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [fright] what was it [mother] [muskrat] [had] [said] [about] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [and] [his] traps ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 16 ? 3 it 11 's 3 it 16 ? 11 's 12 boy 15 traps 16 ? jerry [muskrat] sat on the edge of the [big] [rock] [and] kicked his heels while he [tried] [to] remember . 1 jerry 3 sat 3 sat 4 on 4 on 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 6 edge 8 the 6 edge 12 kicked 12 kicked 14 heels 13 his 14 heels 14 heels 15 while 15 while 16 he 16 he 19 remember 19 remember 20 . the fact is , [jerry] had not [half] heeded . 1 the 2 fact 1 the 10 . 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 2 fact 9 heeded 6 had 7 not 6 had 9 heeded he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 7 things 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . besides , it seemed to him that [mother] [muskrat] was altogether foolish about a great many things . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 that 7 that 10 was 10 was 11 altogether 11 altogether 18 . 12 foolish 17 things 12 foolish 18 . 13 about 17 things 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 things what if [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] setting traps [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] ? 1 what 2 if 1 what 14 ? 8 setting 9 traps 9 traps 14 ? i guess he can't fool [your] [uncle] [jerry] [.] 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 can't 2 guess 3 he 4 can't 5 fool he isn't so smart as he thinks he is [;] [i] can fool him any day . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 smart 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 as 4 smart 13 fool 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 thinks 7 thinks 8 he 7 thinks 9 is 7 thinks 12 can 7 thinks 13 fool 13 fool 14 him 14 him 17 . 15 any 16 day 16 day 17 . 17 . 18 " jerry chuckled . 1 jerry 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he was thinking of how he had once fooled [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [into] thinking a big trout was on his hook . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 fooled 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 3 thinking 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 once 9 fooled 15 thinking 15 thinking 18 trout 16 a 17 big 17 big 18 trout 18 trout 19 was 18 trout 22 hook 18 trout 23 . 20 on 21 his 20 on 22 hook slowly [jerry] [slid] into the [smiling] [pool] and swam over [towards] his favorite log . 1 slowly 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 14 log 8 and 9 swam 8 and 12 his 9 swam 10 over 12 his 13 favorite 13 favorite 14 log 14 log 15 . peter [rabbit] stuck his head over the edge of the bank . 1 peter 3 stuck 3 stuck 5 head 3 stuck 12 . 4 his 5 head 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 . better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 2 watch 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " go chase yourself , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 go 1 " 8 . 3 chase 4 yourself 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 8 . i guess [i] can look out for myself , " [replied] [jerry] , just a little crossly . 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 can 4 can 5 look 5 look 6 out 5 look 7 for 7 for 8 myself 8 myself 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 17 crossly 13 , 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 crossly 17 crossly 18 . peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 4 wry 2 made 4 wry 3 a 4 wry 4 wry 5 face 4 wry 7 started 4 wry 11 clover 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 for 9 the 11 clover 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 12 patch 12 patch 13 . hardly was he out of sight when [billy] [mink] [and] [bobby] [coon] [came] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] together . 1 hardly 4 out 2 was 4 out 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 sight 4 out 18 together 6 sight 7 when 18 together 19 . they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " you 'd better watch out , [jerry] , " [warned] [billy] [mink] , who is a [great] traveler and [has] [had] wide experience . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'd 2 you 23 wide 3 'd 4 better 4 better 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 20 and 7 , 10 " 7 , 20 and 9 , 10 " 10 " 19 traveler 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 17 a 17 a 19 traveler 23 wide 25 . 24 experience 25 . and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 12 swam 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 5 suppose 6 he 6 he 12 swam 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 8 thinking 12 swam 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along 13 along 14 ? as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 favorite 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 log 6 favorite 10 tickled 7 log 8 , 9 something 10 tickled 10 tickled 12 nose 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 7 sniff 4 to 7 sniff 5 sniff 6 and 5 sniff 7 sniff 7 sniff 8 . my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 3 how 5 it 3 how 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 come 5 come 6 right 5 come 7 straight 5 come 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . jerry began to swim as fast as he could . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 swim 4 swim 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 scrambled 5 he 6 scrambled 6 scrambled 7 out 6 scrambled 11 log 7 out 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 old 11 log 12 . then [jerry] [rubbed] [his] [eyes] [three] [times] to be sure that he saw aright . 1 then 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 9 be 15 . 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 saw 13 saw 14 aright there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 luscious 3 luscious 4 pieces 3 luscious 6 carrot 5 of 6 carrot 6 carrot 7 lying 6 carrot 8 right 6 carrot 10 front 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 10 front 12 him 12 him 13 . now [there] [is] [nothing] that [jerry] [muskrat] likes [better] [than] [carrot] . 1 now 5 that 5 that 8 likes 8 likes 12 . so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 9 got 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 6 wonder 7 how 7 how 8 it 7 how 9 got 9 got 10 there 10 there 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 2 just 1 he 10 ate 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 6 the 4 out 5 for 6 the 7 nearest 7 nearest 8 piece 8 piece 10 ate 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 12 . 11 it 12 . then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 the 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 9 ate 8 and 9 ate 9 ate 10 it 10 it 11 . then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 little 2 he 3 did 4 a 6 little 5 funny 6 little 6 little 7 dance 7 dance 8 just 7 dance 10 joy 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 7 breath 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 13 rest 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! something had [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [the] [tail] [!] 1 something 2 had jerry squealed with fright and pain . 1 jerry 2 squealed 2 squealed 7 . 3 with 4 fright 4 fright 5 and 4 fright 6 pain 6 pain 7 . oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 did 5 did 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 ! he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 4 turned 1 he 12 could 1 he 16 had 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 4 turned 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 12 could 9 held 10 fast 10 fast 11 and 10 fast 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 see 14 see 15 what 16 had 17 him 17 him 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 pulled 3 pulled 5 pulled 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 13 tail 5 pulled 16 off 6 , 7 until 7 until 9 seemed 7 until 12 his 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 as 10 as 11 if 12 his 13 tail 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 16 off 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . so he kept pulling , and pretty soon the thing let go [so] suddenly [that] [jerry] [tumbled] [head] [first] [into] [the] [water] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 pretty 1 so 11 let 1 so 14 suddenly 2 he 3 kept 4 pulling 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 soon 7 pretty 10 thing 9 the 10 thing 11 let 12 go 14 suddenly 23 . when he [reached] [home] [,] [mother] [muskrat] did [his] sore [tail] up for him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 8 did 8 did 10 sore 10 sore 15 . 12 up 14 him 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . " what did [i] tell you about traps ? " she asked severely . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 about 7 about 8 traps 8 traps 13 severely 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 asked 11 she 12 asked 12 asked 13 severely 13 severely 14 . jerry stopped crying . 1 jerry 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 crying 3 crying 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 9 asked 2 was 3 that 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 asked 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 4 that 7 fright 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 even 9 didn't 11 see 11 see 12 it 12 it 13 . " oh , dear , " he moaned , " [i] [wouldn't] [know] [one] to-day if [i] [met] it . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 moaned 8 moaned 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 16 if 15 to-day 16 if 16 if 19 it 19 it 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [the] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] jolly round , red [mr] [sun] [looked] [down] [on] the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 jolly 2 round 2 round 3 , 2 round 4 red 2 round 10 the he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 3 forgot 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 5 keep 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 on 6 on 7 climbing 6 on 10 the 8 up 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 sky 11 blue 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 12 sky 15 was 12 sky 17 interested 12 sky 23 . 13 , 14 he 16 so 17 interested 17 interested 18 in 17 interested 19 what 19 what 20 he 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 2 do 7 ? 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was why , it was a convention [at] [the] [big] [rock] , the queerest convention he ever had seen . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 convention 6 convention 11 , 6 convention 14 convention 12 the 13 queerest 12 the 14 convention 14 convention 19 . 15 he 17 had 16 ever 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . your papa would say that it was a mass-meeting of angry citizens . 1 your 9 mass-meeting 2 papa 9 mass-meeting 3 would 9 mass-meeting 4 say 9 mass-meeting 5 that 9 mass-meeting 6 it 7 was 6 it 9 mass-meeting 7 was 9 mass-meeting 8 a 9 mass-meeting 9 mass-meeting 10 of 9 mass-meeting 11 angry 9 mass-meeting 12 citizens 12 citizens 13 . maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 1 maybe 11 term 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 7 is 9 pretty 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 11 term 10 long 11 term 11 term 12 . anyway , [mother] [muskrat] said it was a convention , and she ought to know , for she is the one who had called it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 6 it 2 , 5 said 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 convention 9 convention 17 for 9 convention 26 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 she 12 she 13 ought 13 ought 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 , 16 , 17 for 18 she 23 had 18 she 24 called 19 is 20 the 19 is 21 one 21 one 22 who 22 who 23 had 24 called 25 it 25 it 26 . of course [jerry] [muskrat] was there , and his uncles and aunts and all his cousins . 1 of 2 course 1 of 9 his 5 was 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 uncles 10 uncles 11 and 10 uncles 12 aunts 12 aunts 13 and 13 and 14 all 14 all 16 cousins 15 his 16 cousins 16 cousins 17 . little [joe] [otter] [was] [there] , with his father and mother and all his relations even to his third cousins . 1 little 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 father 8 his 15 relations 9 father 10 and 9 father 11 mother 9 father 12 and 13 all 14 his 14 his 15 relations 15 relations 21 . 16 even 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 third 19 third 20 cousins 20 cousins 21 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 and 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 4 looking 9 solemn 5 very 9 solemn 6 solemn 7 , 6 solemn 9 solemn 8 very 9 solemn 9 solemn 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 speech 5 speech 6 . she stopped and pointed to [jerry] ['s] sore [tail] . 1 she 4 pointed 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 pointed 4 pointed 5 to 4 pointed 8 sore 8 sore 10 . " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 3 do 8 ? 5 think 6 did 5 think 7 that 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 9 " 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . mrs [muskrat] [glared] [at] [him] [,] [for] [she] [had] [overheard] [the] remark [.] 1 mrs 12 remark then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 held 3 held 4 up 3 held 6 hand 5 one 6 hand 6 hand 7 to 6 hand 8 command 8 command 9 silence 9 silence 10 . " it is no longer safe [for] [our] little folks to play [around] the [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 4 no 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 longer 4 no 10 folks 5 longer 6 safe 9 little 10 folks 10 folks 22 . 11 to 12 play 12 play 14 the 12 play 22 . what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 4 going 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 it 6 do 9 ? 7 about 8 it 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 5 else 2 looked 3 at 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 7 dismay 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . indeed , [i] [am] [afraid] [that] they [would] have [blistered] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 7 they 7 they 9 have 9 have 11 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 2 excitement 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 nobody 8 nobody 9 would 8 nobody 13 else 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . old [mr] [mink] [lost] [his] temper and [called] [grandpa] [otter] a meddlesome [know-nothing] . 1 old 6 temper 6 temper 14 . 7 and 11 a 11 a 12 meddlesome 12 meddlesome 14 . it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 3 very 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 12 break 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 9 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 break 12 break 18 . 13 up 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . then [mr] [coon] climbed up on the [big] [rock] [and] with a stick pounded for silence . 1 then 4 climbed 4 climbed 17 . 5 up 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 16 silence 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 stick 13 stick 14 pounded 14 pounded 15 for 14 pounded 16 silence 16 silence 17 . all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 3 favor 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 3 favor 5 raise 3 favor 9 . 5 raise 6 their 6 their 7 right 6 their 8 hands 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 2 once 2 once 15 more 2 once 16 . 3 the 4 air 4 air 6 full 5 was 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 13 good-natured 8 hands 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 13 good-natured 12 was 13 good-natured 13 good-natured 14 once 14 once 15 more so it was [agreed] [to] [call] in [great-grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 7 in 7 in 10 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [the] [oracle] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] but he pretended to be very much surprised when [jerry] [muskrat] [very] politely said : " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] . " 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 17 good 6 very 7 much 6 very 13 politely 6 very 17 good 7 much 8 surprised 8 surprised 9 when 13 politely 15 : 14 said 15 : 15 : 16 " 17 good 18 morning 18 morning 19 , 19 , 23 " 22 . 23 " " good morning , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , you 're out early this morning , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 you 2 're 1 you 12 . 2 're 3 out 3 out 4 early 4 early 6 morning 5 this 6 morning 7 , 8 " 7 , 12 . 8 " 9 replied " if you please , you are [wanted] [over] [at] the [big] [rock] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 4 please 2 if 3 you 4 please 5 , 4 please 14 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 11 the 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . grandfather [frog] 's eyes [twinkled] , but [he] [made] his [voice] [very] deep and gruff as he replied : " [chugarum] [!] 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 10 his 10 his 13 deep 13 deep 15 gruff 13 deep 16 as 14 and 15 gruff 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 replied 18 replied 19 : 19 : 20 " you 're a scamp , [jerry] [muskrat] , and [little] [joe] [otter] [is] [another] . 1 you 2 're 1 you 15 . 2 're 4 scamp 3 a 4 scamp 5 , 9 and 5 , 15 . 8 , 9 and what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 11 ? 2 trick 7 play 2 trick 8 on 2 trick 11 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 6 to 7 play 9 me 11 ? 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [really] and truly , [grandfather] [frog] , there isn't any trick [this] time , " said [jerry] . 1 " 3 and 1 " 4 truly 4 truly 5 , 5 , 17 said 8 , 9 there 8 , 16 " 10 isn't 11 any 11 any 12 trick 11 any 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . please come . " 1 please 4 " 2 come 3 . 3 . 4 " finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " [get] right [on] [my] [back] [and] [i] ['ll] take you over there , " said [jerry] eagerly . 1 " 3 right 1 " 11 you 1 " 16 said 10 take 11 you 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 eagerly 18 eagerly 19 . " [i] ['m] afraid that you 'll spill me [off] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 13 replied 4 afraid 5 that 4 afraid 6 you 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 spill 8 spill 9 me 9 me 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " no , [i] [won't] ; [just] try [me] and see , " begged [jerry] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 14 begged 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 ; 8 try 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 begged 14 begged 16 . so [grandfather] [frog] climbed [on] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [back] , and [jerry] started for the [big] [rock] as fast as he could go . 1 so 19 fast 4 climbed 19 fast 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 as 11 and 13 started 13 started 14 for 14 for 15 the 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 19 fast 22 could 19 fast 24 . 20 as 21 he 22 could 23 go you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 oracle 3 an 4 oracle 4 oracle 10 wise 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 is 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . when she said [this] , [grandfather] [frog] [puffed] [himself] [up] until it seemed as if [his] [white] and yellow waistcoat [would] [surely] [burst] . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 5 , 3 said 24 . 5 , 15 if 11 until 13 seemed 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 as 14 as 15 if 18 and 19 yellow 19 yellow 20 waistcoat 20 waistcoat 24 . he sat very still for a while and gazed straight at [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [without] [blinking] once . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 4 still 2 sat 9 gazed 3 very 4 still 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 while 7 while 9 gazed 8 and 9 gazed 9 gazed 10 straight 9 gazed 11 at 11 at 21 once 21 once 22 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 8 voice 4 in 5 a 5 a 7 deep 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " [to-morrow] [morning] [at] [sunrise] [i] will tell you what to do , " said he . 1 " 10 what 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 10 what 10 what 12 do 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 2 not 2 not 4 word 3 another 4 word 4 word 11 . 5 could 7 get 6 they 7 get 7 get 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [plan] early as he was [,] all the little people who live [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] [and] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [were] waiting for [him] . 1 early 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 all 6 all 7 the 6 all 25 . 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 10 who 9 people 11 live 22 waiting 23 for 22 waiting 25 . bobby [coon] had found two traps [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [billy] [mink] [had] [almost] stepped in a third . 1 bobby 3 had 1 bobby 23 . 3 had 4 found 5 two 6 traps 6 traps 14 and 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 stepped 19 stepped 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 third 22 third 23 . no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 more 1 no 7 , 1 no 10 one 3 felt 4 safe 3 felt 6 more 5 any 6 more 8 yet 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 knew 11 knew 12 what 12 what 14 do 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . so they all waited for the advice [of] [great-grandfather] [frog] , who , you know , is accounted very , very wise . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 waited 4 waited 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 advice 7 advice 11 , 7 advice 23 . 11 , 12 who 12 who 17 is 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 16 , 15 know 17 is 17 is 18 accounted 19 very 22 wise 20 , 21 very 21 very 22 wise 22 wise 23 . grandfather [frog] cleared his throat . 1 grandfather 3 cleared 3 cleared 5 throat 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " you [must] [find] all the traps that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [has] [set] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 traps 7 traps 8 that 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 15 . 15 . 16 " " how are we going to do it ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 are 3 are 5 going 4 we 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 7 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . " by looking for them , " replied [grandfather] [frog] tartly . 1 " 8 replied 2 by 3 looking 3 looking 4 for 4 for 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 tartly 11 tartly 12 . bobby [coon] [looked] [foolish] and slipped out of sight [behind] [his] [mother] . 1 bobby 6 slipped 5 and 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 13 . you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 use 3 use 8 noses 4 your 8 noses 5 eyes 8 noses 6 and 8 noses 7 your 8 noses 8 noses 9 . when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 find 2 you 18 ! 3 find 17 out 4 things 7 eat 5 good 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 where 8 where 9 you 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 10 have 12 found 12 found 13 them 12 found 17 out 13 them 14 before 13 them 15 , 16 watch 17 out when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 get 2 you 13 ! 3 get 12 out 4 the 9 man-smell 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 6 whiff 9 man-smell 8 the 9 man-smell 9 man-smell 10 , 9 man-smell 11 watch 11 watch 12 out billy [mink] , you [are] [small] [and] [quick] , and your eyes are sharp [.] 1 billy 3 , 1 billy 14 sharp 4 you 9 , 4 you 11 your 9 , 10 and 11 your 12 eyes 12 eyes 14 sharp 13 are 14 sharp you sit here on the [big] [rock] [until] [you] [see] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [coming] . 1 you 2 sit 2 sit 3 here 2 sit 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 14 boy 14 boy 16 . then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 15 he 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 6 bulrushes 14 where 7 where 9 can 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 watch 10 watch 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 but 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 see 17 see 18 you 18 you 19 . follow him everywhere he goes [around] the [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 follow 2 him 2 him 15 . 3 everywhere 4 he 3 everywhere 15 . 4 he 5 goes 5 goes 7 the without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 3 it 2 knowing 9 where 2 knowing 11 trap 4 , 9 where 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 show 7 show 8 you 7 show 9 where 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 13 hidden 11 trap 14 . 12 is 13 hidden " [when] all the traps have [been] found [,] [drop] a [stick] [or] a stone [in] [each] . 1 " 5 traps 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 traps 5 traps 18 . 6 have 8 found 8 found 11 a 11 a 15 stone 14 a 15 stone 15 stone 18 . that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 10 be 3 spring 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 8 they 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 harmless 11 harmless 12 . then you can bury them deep in the mud . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 5 them 10 . 6 deep 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 10 . " hurrah for [grandfather] [frog] [!] 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 for that 's a great idea ! " shouted [little] [joe] [otter] , turning a somersault in the [water] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 3 a 15 somersault 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 shouted 8 shouted 13 turning 12 , 13 turning 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 19 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 19 . every one agreed [with] [little] [joe] [otter] , and immediately they began to plan [a] [grand] [hunt] for the traps of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 every 2 one 2 one 21 of 3 agreed 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 immediately 10 immediately 11 they 10 immediately 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 plan 14 plan 18 for 18 for 19 the 19 the 20 traps 20 traps 21 of [chapter] [v] [:] [a] [busy] [day] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] everybody was excited . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 excited 3 excited 4 . yes , [sir] , [everybody] in the [smiling] [pool] and [along] the [laughing] [brook] [was] [just] bubbling [over] with excitement . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 17 bubbling 10 and 12 the 12 the 17 bubbling 17 bubbling 21 . 19 with 20 excitement 20 excitement 21 . what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 3 it 4 all 3 it 6 ? 4 all 5 about yes , [sir] , they were hunting for traps [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] , just as [grandfather] [frog] had advised them to . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 5 they 21 had 6 were 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 for 7 hunting 9 traps 9 traps 14 's 9 traps 16 , 16 , 18 as 17 just 18 as 21 had 22 advised 22 advised 23 them 23 them 24 to 24 to 25 . jerry [muskrat] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [were] hunting together . 1 jerry 8 hunting 8 hunting 10 . 9 together 10 . sniff , sniff , sniff , [went] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 sniff 2 , 1 sniff 3 sniff 3 sniff 4 , 3 sniff 5 sniff 5 sniff 10 . 6 , 10 . then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 1 then 2 little 2 little 4 shivers 3 cold 4 shivers 4 shivers 5 ran 4 shivers 8 backbone 6 down 8 backbone 7 his 8 backbone 8 backbone 9 and 8 backbone 10 way 8 backbone 14 tip 8 backbone 18 . 10 way 11 out 10 way 12 to 12 to 13 the 14 tip 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 tail " what is it ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 11 . " it 's the man-smell , " whispered [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 whispered 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 the 5 man-smell 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 10 . just then [little] [joe] [otter] [gave] a long sniff . 1 just 2 then 1 just 7 a 7 a 9 sniff 8 long 9 sniff 9 sniff 10 . " my [,] [i] smell [fish] ! " he cried , his eyes sparkling , and started in the direction from which the smell came . 1 " 2 my 2 my 7 ! 2 my 13 eyes 5 smell 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 10 cried 9 he 10 cried 10 cried 11 , 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 sparkling 13 eyes 26 . 14 sparkling 17 started 14 sparkling 20 direction 14 sparkling 24 smell 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 18 in 19 the 18 in 20 direction 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 21 from 20 direction 22 which 23 the 24 smell 24 smell 25 came he swam faster than [jerry] , and in a minute he shouted in delight . 1 he 2 swam 1 he 12 shouted 2 swam 3 faster 3 faster 4 than 3 faster 7 and 6 , 7 and 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 minute 10 minute 12 shouted 11 he 12 shouted 12 shouted 14 delight 13 in 14 delight 14 delight 15 . " hi , [jerry] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 2 hi 5 ! some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 2 one's 2 one's 3 left 2 one's 4 a 2 one's 14 a 4 a 5 fish 5 fish 8 edge 6 on 7 the 6 on 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 11 bank 9 of 10 the 12 : 13 what 13 what 14 a 14 a 15 feast 15 feast 16 ! 16 ! 17 " " don't touch it , " he panted . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 panted 8 panted 9 . " don't touch it , [joe] [otter] ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 ! 9 " little [joe] [laughed] . 1 little 4 . " what 's the matter , [jerry] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 matter 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , 5 matter 8 ? ' [fraid] [i] ['ll] [eat] [it] [all] up [before] you get here ? " he asked , as he reached out for the fish . 1 ' 10 you 8 up 10 you 10 you 25 . 11 get 21 out 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 16 asked 15 he 16 asked 16 asked 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 reached 20 reached 21 out 21 out 22 for 21 out 23 the 23 the 24 fish 24 fish 25 . " stop ! " shrieked [jerry] , and [gave] [little] [joe] a push , just as the latter touched the fish . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shrieked 5 shrieked 22 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 15 just 8 and 12 a 12 a 13 push 13 push 14 , 15 just 16 as 15 just 19 touched 16 as 18 latter 17 the 18 latter 19 touched 20 the 20 the 21 fish 21 fish 22 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! a pair of wicked steel jaws flew together and [caught] [little] [joe] [otter] by [a] [claw] [of] one [toe] . 1 a 2 pair 1 a 4 wicked 2 pair 3 of 4 wicked 6 jaws 4 wicked 20 . 5 steel 6 jaws 6 jaws 7 flew 6 jaws 8 together 8 together 9 and 14 by 18 one 18 one 20 . if it hadn't been for [jerry] 's push , he would have been caught by a foot . 1 if 3 hadn't 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 3 hadn't 13 been 3 hadn't 14 caught 4 been 5 for 7 's 13 been 8 push 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 been 14 caught 15 by 14 caught 16 a 14 caught 17 foot 17 foot 18 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 8 . but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 left 3 left 4 the 3 left 5 claw 5 claw 6 behind 5 claw 7 and 5 claw 9 a 5 claw 12 toe 5 claw 16 . 8 had 9 a 10 dreadfully 12 toe 11 sore 12 toe 12 toe 13 as 12 toe 15 result 14 a 15 result then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 12 started 2 they 12 started 3 buried 4 the 3 buried 10 mud 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 deep 6 deep 7 down 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 12 started 11 and 12 started 12 started 15 for 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [puzzled] farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] was whistling merrily as he tramped down [across] the [green] [meadows] . 1 farmer 5 was 1 farmer 16 . 5 was 6 whistling 6 whistling 7 merrily 7 merrily 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 tramped 10 tramped 11 down 11 down 13 the the [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] [coming] , and they raced [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] to [tell] [billy] [mink] . 1 the 11 raced 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 raced 9 and 10 they 11 raced 21 . 17 to 21 . farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] was coming to visit [his] [traps] . 1 farmer 11 . 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 to 7 to 8 visit 8 visit 11 . he was very sure that he would find [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [or] [perhaps] [bobby] [coon] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 would 2 was 3 very 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 7 would 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 find billy [mink] was sitting on top of the [big] [rock] . 1 billy 4 sitting 3 was 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 . he saw the [merry] [little] [breezes] racing [across] [the] [green] [meadows] , and [behind] [them] he saw [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 17 saw 2 saw 3 the 7 racing 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 22 . billy [mink] dived [head] [first] into the [smiling] [pool] . 1 billy 3 dived 1 billy 10 . 3 dived 6 into 6 into 7 the then he swam over to [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [house] and warned [jerry] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 over 3 swam 11 warned 4 over 5 to 10 and 11 warned 11 warned 13 . the first place [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy visited was [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [old] log . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 place 3 place 8 visited 7 boy 8 visited 8 visited 9 was 8 visited 14 log 14 log 15 . very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 2 cautiously 2 cautiously 4 peeped 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 5 over 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 4 gone 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 ! " hurrah ! " shouted [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 10 . he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 caught 2 was 3 very 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 hold 10 hold 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 17 , 16 chain 19 fastened 18 which 19 fastened 19 fastened 20 it 19 fastened 21 to 19 fastened 24 log 21 to 22 the 23 old 24 log 24 log 25 . he was sure that at last he had caught [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 had 1 he 12 . 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 10 empty 6 up 7 , 6 up 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was disappointed . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 6 disappointed 3 's 4 boy 5 was 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 . " well , [i] 'll get him to-morrow , anyway , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 12 " 5 'll 6 get 6 get 7 him 6 get 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 16 himself 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 12 nowhere 4 on 6 his 5 to 6 his 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 9 ; 8 trap 12 nowhere 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 12 nowhere 14 be 12 nowhere 15 seen 15 seen 16 . when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 the 2 he 3 pulled 4 the 5 chain 5 chain 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 excited 8 so 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 trembled 12 trembled 13 . the trap did not come up at once . 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 did 2 trap 8 once 2 trap 9 . 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 come 6 up 7 at 7 at 8 once he pulled and pulled , and then suddenly up it came , all covered with mud . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 4 pulled 3 and 4 pulled 4 pulled 9 up 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 up 9 up 16 mud 10 it 11 came 10 it 12 , 10 it 13 all 13 all 14 covered 14 covered 15 with 14 covered 16 mud 16 mud 17 . in it was one [little] [claw] [from] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 11 . very [carefully] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [set] [the] trap [again] [.] 1 very 9 trap he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 whistling 4 whistling 5 by 5 by 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 14 frown 13 puzzled 14 frown 14 frown 15 on 14 frown 17 freckled 14 frown 19 . 16 his 17 freckled 17 freckled 18 face what did it mean ? 1 what 4 mean 2 did 3 it 2 did 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? could [some] [other] [boy] have found [all] [his] [traps] [and] [played] a trick [by] [springing] all of them ? 1 could 5 have 5 have 6 found 6 found 12 a 12 a 13 trick 13 trick 18 them 16 all 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 ? the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 about 2 more 10 puzzled 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 12 became 10 puzzled 13 . 11 he 12 became " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , as he snapped up a foolish green fly . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 17 . 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 12 up 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 15 green 14 foolish 16 fly 16 fly 17 . " [much] good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 1 " 3 good 3 good 13 ! 4 it 5 will 5 will 6 do 5 will 9 set 6 do 7 you 8 to 9 set 9 set 11 traps 10 those 11 traps 11 traps 12 again 12 again 13 ! 13 ! 14 " then they prepared for a grand feast of [the] good things to eat [which] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had left , scattered around the traps . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 prepared 3 prepared 4 for 3 prepared 6 grand 5 a 6 grand 6 grand 7 feast 7 feast 8 of 7 feast 26 . 8 of 11 things 10 good 11 things 11 things 13 eat 12 to 13 eat 18 boy 19 had 19 had 20 left 20 left 22 scattered 21 , 22 scattered 22 scattered 25 traps 23 around 24 the 24 the 25 traps 25 traps 26 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [makes] [a] [discovery] little [joe] [otter] [had] [been] more [full] [of] [fun] than ever , if that were possible . 1 little 6 more 6 more 10 than 10 than 11 ever 10 than 13 if 10 than 14 that 10 than 16 possible 12 , 13 if 15 were 16 possible 16 possible 17 . mr and [mrs] [.] redwing had come back to the bulrushes [from] [their] winter [home] way down [in] [the] [warm] [southland] . 1 mr 2 and 1 mr 5 redwing 5 redwing 22 . 6 had 7 come 7 come 8 back 8 back 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 bulrushes 10 the 16 way 11 bulrushes 14 winter 16 way 17 down 16 way 22 . everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 2 was 1 everybody 3 happy 3 happy 8 as 3 happy 11 . 4 , 8 as 5 just 6 as 5 just 8 as 7 happy 8 as 8 as 9 could 9 could 10 be suddenly [jerry] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [saw] [something] [that] [made] [him] [wrinkle] [his] [forehead] [in] [a] [puzzled] [frown] [and] [look] [and] [look] [at] the opposite [bank] [.] 1 suddenly 23 the 1 suddenly 24 opposite finally he [called] [to] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 8 . " hi , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 2 hi 6 ! come over here ! " shouted [jerry] . 1 come 2 over 1 come 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 shouted 6 shouted 8 . " what [for] ? " asked [little] [joe] , turning [a] somersault in the [water] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 10 turning 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 12 somersault 12 somersault 16 . 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 . " [i] [want] you to see if there is anything wrong with my eyes , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 17 replied 4 you 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 8 there 10 anything 10 anything 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 with 13 my 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 19 . little [joe] [otter] [stopped] swimming [and] [stared] [up] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 little 5 swimming " they [look] all right to me , " said he , as he started to climb up on the [big] [rock] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 23 . 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 started 15 started 16 to 16 to 17 climb 17 climb 18 up 17 climb 19 on 19 on 20 the " of course they look all right , " replied [jerry] , ["] but what [i] [want] [to] [know] is [if] [they] see all right . 1 " 15 what 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 they 4 they 5 look 4 they 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 7 right 12 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 12 , 14 but 14 but 15 what 15 what 20 is 20 is 25 right 23 see 24 all 24 all 25 right 25 right 26 . look over at that bank . " 1 look 2 over 1 look 3 at 1 look 4 that 4 that 5 bank 5 bank 6 . 6 . 7 " little [joe] [otter] looked over at the bank . 1 little 8 bank 4 looked 5 over 4 looked 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 1 he 4 stared 2 stared 3 and 4 stared 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 didn't 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 see 8 didn't 10 anything 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it [looked] just as it always did . 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 7 did 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . he told [jerry] [muskrat] [so] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 6 . " then it must be my eyes , " sighed [jerry] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 10 sighed 3 it 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 sighed 10 sighed 12 . " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it looks to me as if the water does not come [as] [high] [up] on the bank as [it] did yesterday . " 1 it 2 looks 1 it 22 . 2 looks 4 me 2 looks 5 as 3 to 4 me 5 as 6 if 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 does 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 come 11 come 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 bank 16 the 21 yesterday 17 bank 20 did 18 as 20 did 21 yesterday 22 . 22 . 23 " little [joe] [otter] [looked] [again] [and] [his] [eyes] [opened] wide [.] 1 little 10 wide " you are right , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 cried 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 9 eyes 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 1 the 15 middle 2 water 3 is 2 water 4 as 5 low 6 as 5 low 15 middle 6 as 7 it 6 as 8 ever 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 11 even 10 , 11 even 12 in 13 the 12 in 15 middle 13 the 15 middle 14 very 15 middle 15 middle 16 of 15 middle 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 2 can 1 what 3 it 1 what 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 5 ! it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! let's go ask [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 3 ask you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . ["] 1 you 2 know 2 know 20 . 3 he 4 is 3 he 19 means 4 is 5 very 5 very 9 wise 6 old 9 wise 7 and 9 wise 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 10 , 11 so 12 perhaps 13 he 12 perhaps 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 us 15 tell 17 what 17 what 19 means 18 it 19 means 19 means 20 . splash ! 1 splash 2 ! jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] dived into the [smiling] [pool] and [started] a race to see who [could] reach [grandfather] [frog] [first] . 1 jerry 3 and 3 and 7 dived 7 dived 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 15 race 12 and 14 a 14 a 15 race 15 race 24 . 16 to 17 see 16 to 20 reach 17 see 18 who 20 reach 24 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! there 's nothing the matter with the [smiling] [pool] [;] [it] ['s] the best place in all the world , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 the 7 the 19 world 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 place 15 place 16 in 16 in 19 world 17 all 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 , 20 , 22 replied 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 25 gruffly 25 gruffly 26 . " but there is something the matter , " insisted [jerry] [muskrat] , and then he told what he had discovered . 1 " 3 there 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 something 5 something 21 discovered 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 insisted 10 insisted 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 15 then 19 he 16 he 17 told 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 discovered 21 discovered 22 . " [i] don't believe it , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [i] [never] [heard] [of] [such] a [thing] [in] [the] [springtime] . ["] 1 " 12 . 7 a 12 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [grandfather] [frog] [watches] [his] [toes] grandfather [frog] [sat] [among] the bulrushes on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 grandfather 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 9 edge 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . over his head [mr] [redwing] was singing [as] [if] his heart would burst with the very joy of springtime . 1 over 3 head 2 his 3 head 3 head 20 . 6 was 7 singing 7 singing 17 joy 7 singing 20 . 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 17 joy 12 would 13 burst 13 burst 14 with 14 with 15 the 14 with 17 joy 16 very 17 joy 17 joy 19 springtime 18 of 19 springtime " [tra-la-la-lee] , [see] [me] [!] 1 " 3 , see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! happy [am] [i] the [whole] day long [and] [so] [i] sing [my] gladsome song . ["] 1 happy 6 day 4 the 6 day 6 day 7 long 6 day 15 . 11 sing 13 gladsome 11 sing 14 song 11 sing 15 . of course [mr] [redwing] was [happy] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 was why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 2 shouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 ? here it was the beautiful springtime , the gladdest time of all the year , the time [when] [happiness] [creeps] [into] [everybody] 's heart . 1 here 25 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 23 's 3 was 4 the 4 the 6 springtime 4 the 9 gladdest 5 beautiful 6 springtime 7 , 9 gladdest 8 the 9 gladdest 9 gladdest 17 time 10 time 11 of 11 of 16 the 12 all 13 the 12 all 16 the 13 the 14 year 14 year 15 , 16 the 17 time 23 's 24 heart 24 heart 25 . grandfather [frog] listened [.] 1 grandfather 3 listened he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm happy , too , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 happy 2 'm 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 15 smile 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 smile 3 little 15 smile 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 9 smaller 6 grew 9 smaller 7 smaller 8 and 7 smaller 9 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 9 smaller 11 until 9 smaller 13 wasn't 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 15 smile 16 . no , [sir] , [there] [wasn't] [any] [smile] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 9 . instead of looking happy , as he said he felt [,] [grandfather] [frog] actually [looked] unhappy . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 looking 3 looking 4 happy 4 happy 16 unhappy 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 said 7 he 10 felt 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 16 unhappy 14 actually 16 unhappy 16 unhappy 17 . he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 3 believe 8 word 4 it 5 , 4 it 6 not 6 not 8 word 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 9 that 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 make 5 to 8 think 6 make 7 himself 8 think 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 believe 12 believe 13 it 13 it 14 . now [grandfather] [frog] is very old [and] [very] wise , and he had never heard of such a thing happening in the [springtime] . 1 now 24 . 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 old 5 very 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 9 wise 24 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 20 happening 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 never 14 never 15 heard 14 never 17 such 15 heard 16 of 17 such 18 a 17 such 19 thing 20 happening 22 the 21 in 22 the so he wouldn't believe it [now] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 7 . and yet [and] [yet] [grandfather] [frog] had an uncomfortable feeling that [something] was wrong . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 15 . 7 had 8 an 8 an 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 that 11 that 13 was 11 that 14 wrong 13 was 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 9 ! 2 ! 6 what 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 4 knew 6 what 6 what 8 was 7 it 8 was you [see] he [just] couldn't make himself believe what [he] wanted to [believe] [,] try [as] [he] [would] . 1 you 15 try 3 he 5 couldn't 3 he 11 wanted 5 couldn't 6 make 5 couldn't 8 believe 6 make 7 himself 8 believe 9 what 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 15 try 15 try 19 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i know what [i] 'll do [;] [i] 'll watch my toes ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 9 'll 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 'll 6 do 9 'll 10 watch 10 watch 12 toes 11 my 12 toes 12 toes 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 exclaimed 15 exclaimed 18 . so [grandfather] [frog] [waded] [out] [into] the water [until] it covered [his] [feet] , and then he sat down and [began] [to] watch his toes . 1 so 23 watch 7 the 8 water 8 water 15 and 10 it 11 covered 11 covered 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 sat 17 he 23 watch 18 sat 19 down 20 and 23 watch 23 watch 26 . 24 his 25 toes 25 toes 26 . " [watching] my toes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 3 my 3 my 4 toes 4 toes 5 , 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 gruffly 10 gruffly 11 . " [watching] your toes ! 1 " 3 your 3 your 4 toes 4 toes 5 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! watching your toes ! 1 watching 3 toes 2 your 3 toes 3 toes 4 ! who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? are you afraid that they will run away , [grandfather] [frog] ? " shouted [mr] [redwing] . 1 are 2 you 2 you 6 will 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 will 6 will 7 run 7 run 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 shouted 14 shouted 17 . grandfather [frog] didn't answer . 1 grandfather 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 . he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 4 on 6 his 5 watching 6 his 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . mr [redwing] [flew] [away] [to] [tell] [everybody] [he] [met] [how] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [become] [foolish] [and] [was] [watching] [his] toes [.] 1 mr 20 toes the sun shone down warm and bright , and pretty soon [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] goggly [eyes] began to blink . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 shone 3 shone 4 down 3 shone 5 warm 5 warm 6 and 5 warm 7 bright 7 bright 9 and 7 bright 20 blink 8 , 9 and 10 pretty 11 soon 10 pretty 20 blink 16 goggly 20 blink 18 began 19 to 18 began 20 blink 20 blink 21 . then his head began to nod , and then why , then [grandfather] [frog] fell fast asleep . 1 then 4 began 2 his 3 head 3 head 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 nod 6 nod 10 why 6 nod 12 then 6 nod 17 asleep 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 why 10 why 11 , 15 fell 17 asleep 16 fast 17 asleep 17 asleep 18 . by and by [grandfather] [frog] [awoke] [with] a [start] [.] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 8 a he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 4 at 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 2 were 4 in 2 were 8 all 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 11 . 3 the 4 water 4 water 11 . 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away 10 away 11 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! [chapter] [ix] [:] [the] [laughing] [brook] [stops] [laughing] there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . grandfather [frog] knew it the very minute he got up [that] [morning] . 1 grandfather 3 knew 3 knew 8 he 4 it 6 very 5 the 6 very 6 very 7 minute 7 minute 8 he 8 he 9 got 9 got 10 up 10 up 13 . at first he couldn't think what it was . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 5 think 6 what 5 think 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . suddenly [grandfather] [frog] realized [how] [still] [it] [was] [.] 1 suddenly 4 realized it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 different 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 kind 4 different 7 stillness 4 different 8 from 4 different 9 anything 4 different 12 ever 4 different 14 . 5 kind 6 of 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 remember he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 2 missed 1 he 11 was 2 missed 3 something 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 9 what 8 think 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it wasn't the song of [mr] [redwing] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 8 . 3 the 4 song 4 song 5 of 4 song 8 . there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 many 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 when 4 times 10 . 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 8 hear 9 that it was [grand-father] [frog] gave a startled jump out on to the shore . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 a 2 was 7 startled 5 gave 6 a 7 startled 8 jump 8 jump 14 . 9 out 10 on 10 on 12 the 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it 's the [laughing] [brook] ! 1 it 2 's 1 it 6 ! 2 's 3 the the [laughing] [brook] has stopped laughing [!] ["] [cried] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 the 6 laughing 4 has 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 laughing 6 laughing 12 . could it be ? 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 ? who ever heard of such a [thing] [,] excepting [when] [jack] [frost] [bound] [the] [laughing] [brook] [with] [hard] black ice ? 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 20 ice 5 such 6 a 6 a 9 excepting 9 excepting 20 ice 19 black 20 ice 20 ice 21 ? never once in all that [time] had the [laughing] [brook] failed to laugh . 1 never 2 once 1 never 11 failed 2 once 3 in 3 in 8 the 4 all 5 that 4 all 8 the 5 that 7 had 11 failed 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 . it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 4 true 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 6 ! 5 now 6 ! grandfather [frog] [put] [a] [hand] [behind] [one] [ear] and listened [and] listened , but not a sound could he hear . 1 grandfather 10 listened 9 and 10 listened 10 listened 12 listened 12 listened 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 not 15 not 20 hear 16 a 17 sound 17 sound 20 hear 18 could 20 hear 19 he 20 hear 20 hear 21 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it must be me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 10 . 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " it must be [that] [i] am growing old and deaf . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 11 deaf 4 be 12 . 7 am 8 growing 8 growing 9 old 8 growing 10 and 8 growing 11 deaf i 'll go over and ask [jerry] [muskrat] . ["] 1 i 2 'll 1 i 9 . 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 6 ask 3 go 4 over 3 go 5 and so [grandfather] [frog] [dove] [into] [the] [water] [and] swam out to the middle of the [smiling] [pool] [,] on his way to [jerry] [muskrat] 's house . 1 so 9 swam 9 swam 10 out 9 swam 19 on 10 out 14 of 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 15 the 19 on 20 his 20 his 21 way 21 way 22 to 21 way 27 . 25 's 26 house 26 house 27 . he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 around 6 around 8 and 6 around 9 it 6 around 13 his 7 , 8 and 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 11 as 12 if 13 his 23 head 14 great 15 goggly 15 goggly 16 eyes 15 goggly 18 pop 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 18 pop 20 out 18 pop 23 head 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . yes , [sir] , it seemed as if [those] [great] goggly [eyes] [certainly] would pop right out of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] head . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 11 goggly 2 , 8 if 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 as 7 as 8 if 11 goggly 15 pop 14 would 15 pop 15 pop 16 right 15 pop 17 out 15 pop 22 head 17 out 18 of 22 head 23 . the [smiling] [pool] [had] grown [so] [small] [that] [there] [wasn't] [enough] of it [left] [to] [smile] ! 1 the 5 grown 1 the 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 17 ! " where are you going [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked a voice over his head . 1 " 4 you 1 " 11 asked 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 13 voice 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 17 . 14 over 16 head 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . grandfather [frog] looked up . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 . looking down on him from [over] the edge of the [big] [rock] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 8 edge 4 him 5 from 5 from 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 16 . the edge of the [big] [rock] [was] twice as high [above] [the] [water] as [grandfather] [frog] [had] ever seen [it] before . 1 the 2 edge 2 edge 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 8 twice 8 twice 18 ever 9 as 10 high 9 as 14 as 14 as 18 ever 18 ever 19 seen 19 seen 21 before 21 before 22 . " [i] [i] was going to swim [over] to your house to see you , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 17 replied 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 5 going 12 to 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 9 to 9 to 10 your 10 your 11 house 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 you 13 see 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 20 . " it 's of no use , " [replied] [jerry] , " [because] [i] ['m] [not] there . 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 . 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 use 4 of 6 use 5 no 6 use 7 , 12 " 7 , 18 . 8 " 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 there besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 8 anyway 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 swim 5 swim 6 there 5 swim 8 anyway 7 , 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . 9 . 10 " " why not ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] in great surprise . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 12 . 9 in 10 great 10 great 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . " what 's that you say ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] , as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 " 2 what 1 " 9 cried 2 what 3 's 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 21 . 12 , 14 if 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 believe 17 believe 19 own 18 his 19 own 19 own 20 ears 20 ears 21 . " it 's just as true as that [i] ['m] sitting here , " replied [jerry] sadly . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 true 6 true 7 as 6 true 18 . 7 as 8 that 11 sitting 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 15 replied 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 sadly 17 sadly 18 . " listen , [jerry] [muskrat] , and tell me truly [;] [is] the [laughing] [brook] laughing ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 " 19 cried 2 listen 3 , 3 , 7 and 3 , 18 " 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 me 9 me 10 truly 13 the 16 laughing 16 laughing 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 22 sharply 22 sharply 23 . [chapter] [x] [:] [why] [the] [world] [seemed] [upside] [down] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] you see , [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] little [world] [was] [topsy-turvy] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 . 2 see 3 , 7 little 11 . yes , [sir] , [jerry] ['s] [world] [was] upside [down] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 11 ! 4 , 9 upside anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 so 4 seemed 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 12 understand 13 it 13 it 15 all 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . the [smiling] [pool] , [the] [laughing] [brook] , and the [green] [meadows] [are] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [little] world . 1 the 18 world 4 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 18 world 18 world 19 . now , as he sat on the [big] [rock] and looked about him , [the] [green] [meadows] [were] as lovely as ever . 1 now 2 , 1 now 23 . 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 about 12 about 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 19 as 19 as 20 lovely 19 as 21 as 21 as 22 ever 22 ever 23 . he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 5 change 4 no 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 7 them 7 them 8 . but the [laughing] [brook] [had] [stopped] laughing , and the [smiling] [pool] [had] [stopped] smiling . 1 but 2 the 2 the 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 smiling 15 smiling 16 . the truth is there wasn't enough [of] the [laughing] [brook] [left] [to] laugh , and there wasn't enough of [the] [smiling] [pool] left to smile . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 26 . 3 is 6 enough 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 enough 8 the 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 , 13 laugh 26 . 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 enough 18 enough 19 of 18 enough 23 left 24 to 25 smile 25 smile 26 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! jerry looked over to his house , of which he had once been so proud . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 3 over 4 to 3 over 5 his 5 his 6 house 6 house 16 . 7 , 9 which 8 of 9 which 9 which 11 had 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 once 11 had 13 been 13 been 14 so 14 so 15 proud 15 proud 16 . he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 built 3 built 4 it 3 built 7 doorway 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 7 doorway 10 . 8 under 9 water now [the] [smiling] [pool] [had] [grown] [so] [small] that [jerry] 's [house] wasn't [in] [the] [water] at all . 1 now 9 that 9 that 11 's 11 's 18 all 13 wasn't 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 1 anybody 3 wanted 1 anybody 9 . 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 6 get 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into 6 get 8 it there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 be 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 doorway 5 plainly 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . worse still , there was the secret entrance to the long tunnel leading to his castle under the roots of the [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 2 still 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 12 tunnel 6 the 7 secret 6 the 12 tunnel 7 secret 8 entrance 8 entrance 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 long 12 tunnel 13 leading 13 leading 14 to 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 castle 16 castle 19 roots 17 under 18 the 18 the 19 roots 19 roots 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . that had been [jerry] ['s] [most] secret secret , and now there [it] was for all the world to see . 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 7 secret 7 secret 8 secret 8 secret 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 now 11 now 21 . 12 there 14 was 14 was 16 all 15 for 16 all 16 all 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 to 18 world 21 . 19 to 20 see now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 14 . 2 anybody 3 could 2 anybody 10 plainly 2 anybody 14 . 3 could 4 find 5 them 6 , 5 them 7 for 5 them 10 plainly 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 plainly 10 plainly 13 seen 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen and [where] [had] [always] [been] [smiling] [,] dimpling [water] , [jerry] [saw] [only] mud . 1 and 14 mud 8 dimpling 10 , 8 dimpling 14 mud 14 mud 15 . it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 ! 2 was 3 mud 3 mud 5 mud 4 , 5 mud 5 mud 6 , 7 mud 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 ! jerry turned towards the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 jerry 2 turned 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 the all the secrets of the [laughing] [brook] were exposed , just as [were] the secrets of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 14 the 2 the 3 secrets 3 secrets 4 of 3 secrets 8 were 4 of 5 the 8 were 9 exposed 9 exposed 10 , 10 , 12 as 11 just 12 as 14 the 15 secrets 15 secrets 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 20 . " yes , [sir] , the [world] [has] [turned] upside down , " said [jerry] in a [mournful] voice . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 14 said 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 the 10 upside 11 down 11 down 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 19 voice 16 in 17 a 17 a 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " [i] know it [has] ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 8 cried 3 know 4 it 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if it will ever turn upside up again . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 9 upside 4 if 5 it 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 ever 7 ever 9 upside 8 turn 9 upside 9 upside 10 up 9 upside 11 again 11 again 12 . 12 . 13 " " if it doesn't , what are you going to do ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 what 2 if 4 doesn't 3 it 4 doesn't 5 , 6 what 6 what 11 do 7 are 8 you 7 are 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " here [come] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] ; let's [find] [out] what they are going to do . " 1 " 2 here 1 " 11 let's 2 here 10 ; 11 let's 19 do 14 what 16 are 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 going 17 going 18 to 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [five] [heads] [together] something had to be done . 1 something 5 done 2 had 5 done 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . jerry [muskrat] said [so] . 1 jerry 5 . 3 said 5 . grandfather [frog] said [so] . 1 grandfather 5 . 3 said 5 . billy [mink] said [so] . 1 billy 5 . 3 said 5 . little [joe] [otter] [said] [so] . 1 little 6 . even [spotty] [the] [turtle] [said] so . 1 even 6 so 6 so 7 . the [laughing] [brook] [couldn't] laugh , and the [smiling] [pool] [couldn't] smile . 1 the 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 12 smile 12 smile 13 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 there 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 enough 6 water 7 enough 7 enough 9 either 7 enough 12 to 8 in 9 either 9 either 11 them 10 of 11 them 12 to 13 laugh 12 to 24 be 13 laugh 14 or 13 laugh 15 smile 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 nobody 18 nobody 19 knew 18 nobody 22 ever 18 nobody 23 would 20 if 21 there 20 if 22 ever 23 would 24 be 24 be 25 again 25 again 26 . nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 3 ever 1 nobody 13 knew 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 known 3 ever 11 so 4 known 5 anything 4 known 7 it 4 known 8 before 5 anything 6 like 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 12 nobody 13 knew 13 knew 14 what 14 what 18 do 15 to 16 think 15 to 18 do 17 or 18 do 18 do 19 . and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 10 done 3 they 4 all 3 they 8 must 5 felt 6 that 5 felt 7 something 7 something 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 done 10 done 11 . " what do you think , [billy] [mink] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 asked 2 what 3 do 4 you 5 think 4 you 6 , 4 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 14 . but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 4 didn't 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 them 8 them 9 . " [i] think that [the] [best] [thing] [we] [can] [do] is to move down to [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 " 11 is 3 think 4 that 4 that 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 move 13 move 14 down 14 down 15 to i 've been down there , and that 's all right , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 5 there 4 down 5 there 5 there 9 's 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 11 right 10 all 11 right 11 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " that 's what [i] [think] , " said [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 said 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " there 's no danger that [the] [big] [river] will go dry . ["] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 no 3 's 5 danger 5 danger 13 . 6 that 10 will 10 will 11 go 11 go 12 dry 12 dry 13 . " how do you know ? " asked [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " [the] [laughing] [brook] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] [never] [went] dry [before] . " 1 " 11 dry 11 dry 13 . 13 . 14 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i , for one , don't want to leave the [smiling] [pool] [without] [finding] [out] what the trouble is . 1 i 6 don't 2 , 3 for 2 , 6 don't 3 for 4 one 5 , 6 don't 6 don't 7 want 6 don't 16 what 6 don't 18 trouble 7 want 8 to 8 to 9 leave 9 leave 10 the 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 is 18 trouble 20 . " there 's nothing happens , as you know , [but] has a cause to make it so . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 happens 5 happens 6 , 5 happens 14 cause 5 happens 19 . 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 , 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 cause 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 it 17 it 18 so 17 it 19 . jerry [muskrat] nodded his head . 1 jerry 3 nodded 3 nodded 6 . 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 8 said 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [of] [course] there must be a cause , but where are [we] to look for it ? 1 " 4 there 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 cause 8 cause 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 11 where 18 ? 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? i 've been all over [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [and] [i] 'm sure it isn't there . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 16 there 4 all 5 over 5 over 16 there 12 'm 13 sure 13 sure 16 there 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 there 16 there 17 . 17 . 18 " grandfather [frog] [actually] smiled . 1 grandfather 4 smiled 4 smiled 5 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [of] [course] [the] [cause] [of] [all] [the] [trouble] isn't [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 10 isn't 10 isn't 15 . any one would know that [!] ["] 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that " well , if you know so much , tell us where it is then ! " snapped [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 18 snapped 2 well 3 , 2 well 9 , 2 well 15 then 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 8 much 7 so 8 much 9 , 12 where 10 tell 11 us 10 tell 12 where 12 where 14 is 13 it 14 is 16 ! 17 " 17 " 18 snapped 18 snapped 21 . " in the [laughing] [brook] [,] of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 11 replied 2 in 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " no such thing ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] ['ve] [been] [all] the way down [the] [laughing] [brook] to [the] [big] [river] [,] [and] [i] [didn't] find a thing . " 1 " 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 down 8 down 12 to 12 to 20 find 20 find 21 a 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 . 23 . 24 " " have you been all the way [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] to the place [it] [starts] [from] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 asked 20 asked 23 . " [no-o] , " replied [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! i never had thought of that [,] ["] [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 i 4 thought 2 never 3 had 2 never 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 6 that 4 thought 13 . " [i] tell you what , [billy] [mink] and [i] will go [way] up the [laughing] [brook] and see what we can find . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 5 what 3 tell 4 you 5 what 21 we 6 , 9 and 9 and 21 we 11 will 12 go 12 go 14 up 14 up 15 the 14 up 18 and 18 and 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 21 we 21 we 22 can 22 can 23 find 23 find 24 . 24 . 25 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! let us [all] go , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let 2 us 2 us 4 go 2 us 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . then the five put their heads together and decided that they would go [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] [to] hunt for the [trouble] . 1 then 2 the 2 the 6 heads 3 five 6 heads 4 put 6 heads 5 their 6 heads 6 heads 7 together 7 together 8 and 7 together 9 decided 7 together 23 . 9 decided 10 that 9 decided 13 go 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 for 20 for 21 the [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [hunt] [for] [trouble] ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , sailing high in the blue , blue sky [,] looked [down] on a funny sight . 1 ol 5 , 5 , 6 sailing 6 sailing 7 high 7 high 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 13 sky 10 blue 11 , 10 blue 13 sky 12 blue 13 sky 13 sky 21 . 15 looked 17 on 17 on 18 a 18 a 19 funny 19 funny 20 sight 20 sight 21 . yes , [sir] [,] it certainly was a funny sight . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 certainly 5 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 funny 9 funny 10 sight 10 sight 11 . it was a little procession of five of his friends of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 procession 5 procession 6 of 5 procession 7 five 5 procession 8 of 5 procession 11 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 friends 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 . first was [billy] [mink] , who , because he is slim and nimble , moves so quickly it sometimes is hard to follow him . 1 first 2 was 2 was 13 nimble 5 , 6 who 6 who 10 is 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 slim 11 slim 12 and 11 slim 13 nimble 13 nimble 14 , 13 nimble 15 moves 13 nimble 21 hard 13 nimble 23 follow 15 moves 17 quickly 15 moves 19 sometimes 16 so 17 quickly 18 it 19 sometimes 20 is 21 hard 22 to 23 follow 23 follow 24 him 24 him 25 . behind him [was] [little] [joe] [otter] , whose legs are so short that he almost looks as if he hadn't any . 1 behind 2 him 2 him 22 . 7 , 8 whose 8 whose 9 legs 9 legs 10 are 9 legs 12 short 9 legs 15 almost 9 legs 22 . 10 are 11 so 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 almost 15 almost 17 as 16 looks 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 20 hadn't 19 he 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 any behind [little] [joe] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] , who is a [better] traveler in the [water] [than] on land . 1 behind 14 the 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 12 traveler 12 traveler 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 18 land 17 on 18 land 18 land 19 . behind [jerry] [was] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [who] [neither] [walks] [nor] [runs] [but] [travels] [with] [great] [jumps] . 1 behind 17 . last of all was [spotty] [the] [turtle] [,] [who] travels [very] , [very] [slowly] because , you know , he carries his [house] with him . 1 last 2 of 2 of 3 all 3 all 10 travels 4 was 10 travels 10 travels 26 . 12 , 15 because 12 , 24 with 15 because 17 you 16 , 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 carries 21 carries 22 his 24 with 25 him 25 him 26 . and [all] [five] [were] headed up [the] [laughing] [brook] , [which] [laughed] no more , because there was not [water] enough in it . 1 and 5 headed 5 headed 6 up 6 up 10 , 10 , 16 because 13 no 14 more 13 no 15 , 15 , 16 because 16 because 17 there 17 there 18 was 18 was 19 not 18 was 21 enough 21 enough 24 . 22 in 23 it 23 it 24 . " [fo] ' the [lan's] sake ! 1 " 6 sake 3 ' 4 the 4 the 6 sake 6 sake 7 ! fo ' the lan's sake ! " 1 fo 2 ' 1 fo 4 lan's 3 the 4 lan's 4 lan's 5 sake 4 lan's 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " where are [yo'alls] going ? " asked [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 where 1 " 13 . 2 where 3 are 3 are 5 going 5 going 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 10 ' 13 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! to find out [what] [is] the trouble [with] [the] [laughing] [brook] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 to 2 find 1 to 6 the 2 find 3 out 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " [i] ['ll] help you , " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [once] [more] sailing up in the blue , blue sky . 1 " 5 you 1 " 8 said 4 help 5 you 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 13 , 8 said 24 . 13 , 16 sailing 16 sailing 17 up 18 in 19 the 19 the 23 sky 20 blue 21 , 20 blue 23 sky 22 blue 23 sky 23 sky 24 . grandfather [frog] watched him until he was nothing but a speck . 1 grandfather 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 4 him 12 . 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 but 9 but 10 a 10 a 11 speck 11 speck 12 . the [laughing] [brook] came down from the [green] [forest] [and] wound [through] [the] [green] [meadows] for a little [way] [before] [it] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 18 little 4 came 5 down 4 came 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 11 wound 11 wound 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 little 18 little 26 . there [the] [sun] [shone] [down] [into] [it] , and [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [mind] [,] although his legs were [getting] tired . 1 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 although 15 although 21 . 16 his 17 legs 17 legs 18 were 18 were 20 tired 20 tired 21 . but when they got into the [green] [forest] it was dark and gloomy . 1 but 2 when 1 but 9 it 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 got 4 got 5 into 5 into 6 the 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 dark 11 dark 12 and 12 and 13 gloomy 13 gloomy 14 . at least [grandfather] [frog] thought so , and so did [spotty] the [turtle] , for both dearly [love] the sunshine . 1 at 2 least 2 least 5 thought 5 thought 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 so 8 and 12 the 9 so 10 did 12 the 20 sunshine 14 , 15 for 14 , 17 dearly 15 for 16 both 17 dearly 19 the 19 the 20 sunshine 20 sunshine 21 . but still [they] [kept] [on] , [for] they felt that they [must] [find] the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 but 2 still 1 but 14 the 2 still 6 , 6 , 8 they 8 they 9 felt 9 felt 10 that 10 that 11 they 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 with 16 with 17 the if they found this , they would also find the [trouble] [with] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 6 they 2 they 3 found 3 found 4 this 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 9 find 8 also 9 find 9 find 10 the [chapter] [xiii] [:] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [sees] [something] indeed , [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [can] [see] all that is going on below on the [green] [meadows] [and] in the [green] [forest] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 24 . 2 , 4 ' 9 all 10 that 9 all 24 . 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 going 12 going 13 on 12 going 14 below 12 going 15 on 15 on 16 the 15 on 21 the 20 in 21 the his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 1 his 10 sail 2 wings 3 are 4 very 5 broad 5 broad 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 sail 10 sail 11 through 11 through 13 air 12 the 13 air 13 air 15 swiftly 13 air 23 . 14 very 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 when 15 swiftly 19 up 16 when 17 he 18 makes 19 up 19 up 21 mind 19 up 22 to 20 his 21 mind in a few minutes he was [as] [far] ahead of [billy] [mink] as [billy] was ahead of [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 9 ahead 21 . 13 as 15 was 15 was 16 ahead 16 ahead 17 of 16 ahead 21 . 17 of 19 the for wings are swifter far than legs , [on] [whatsoever] [purpose] bent , [but] doubly swift and [tireless] [those] wings [on] kindly deed intent . 1 for 2 wings 2 wings 4 swifter 2 wings 7 legs 2 wings 13 , 3 are 4 swifter 4 swifter 5 far 4 swifter 6 than 7 legs 8 , 8 , 12 bent 13 , 17 and 15 doubly 16 swift 16 swift 17 and 17 and 20 wings 20 wings 25 . 22 kindly 23 deed 23 deed 24 intent 24 intent 25 . he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 2 forgot 5 his 3 everything 4 but 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 great 7 great 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 blinked 11 he 12 blinked 12 blinked 13 his 12 blinked 14 eyes 12 blinked 16 great 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 22 that 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 sure 21 sure 22 that 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 dreaming 25 dreaming 26 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 3 yo 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 ever 3 yo 6 ? no , [ah] never ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 ! 4 never 5 ! did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 ever 2 yo 5 ? no , [ah] never ! " 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 " 4 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [chapter] [xiv] [:] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [keeps] [right] [on] [going] " [one] [step] , [two] [steps] [,] [three] [steps] [,] [so] [!] 1 " 4 , four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 1 four 4 five 2 steps 3 , 4 five 5 steps 4 five 7 six 4 five 8 steps 5 steps 6 , 8 steps 9 go 9 go 10 ! keep right on [and] [do] your [best] [;] [mayhap] [you] ['ll] [win] [while] [others] [rest] [.] ["] 1 keep 3 on 1 keep 6 your 2 right 3 on and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 8 he 4 he 5 said 5 said 7 , 6 it 7 , 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . they were very short steps , very short steps indeed , for [spotty] ['s] legs are very short . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 2 were 7 very 3 very 4 short 4 short 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 7 very 8 short 8 short 9 steps 9 steps 12 for 9 steps 19 . 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 12 for 15 legs 16 are 15 legs 19 . 16 are 17 very 17 very 18 short but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 3 one 1 but 7 just 2 each 3 one 3 one 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 4 carried 6 forward 7 just 19 much 8 so 9 much 8 so 19 much 9 much 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 just 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 25 seeking 20 nearer 26 . 21 the 22 thing 22 thing 25 seeking 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 seeking anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 6 was 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . so [spotty] [the] [turtle] , who has to carry [his] [house] with [him] , was a long , long way behind the others . 1 so 5 , 1 so 17 long 5 , 6 who 7 has 8 to 8 to 9 carry 9 carry 12 with 12 with 16 a 14 , 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 18 , 17 long 20 way 19 long 20 way 20 way 21 behind 21 behind 23 others 22 the 23 others 23 others 24 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 going 6 going 7 . " [one] [step] , [two] steps , [three] steps , so ! " 1 " 4 , 4 , 13 " 6 steps 7 , 7 , 13 " 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 3 didn't 6 anything 4 stop 5 for 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 over 2 crawled 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 4 sticks 6 around 6 around 8 stones 6 around 17 pool 7 big 8 stones 8 stones 9 and 8 stones 10 sometimes 11 , 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 22 swam 17 pool 23 . 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 19 water 22 swam 21 he 22 swam he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 3 felt 2 always 3 felt 3 felt 4 better 4 better 12 than 4 better 16 . 5 then 8 he 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 he 8 he 10 swim 9 can 10 swim 10 swim 11 faster 11 faster 12 than 12 than 13 he 12 than 14 can 14 can 15 walk after a long , long time , [spotty] the [turtle] came to a little pool where the sunshine [lay] warm and inviting . 1 after 5 long 1 after 9 the 2 a 3 long 2 a 5 long 3 long 4 , 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 , 9 the 18 sunshine 11 came 12 to 11 came 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 pool 15 pool 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 sunshine 18 sunshine 22 inviting 20 warm 21 and 20 warm 22 inviting 22 inviting 23 . there , in the middle of it , on a mossy stone , [sat] [grandfather] [frog] fast [asleep] . 1 there 2 , 2 , 11 mossy 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 6 of 11 mossy 7 it 8 , 8 , 11 mossy 9 on 11 mossy 10 a 11 mossy 11 mossy 12 stone 11 mossy 17 fast 12 stone 13 , 17 fast 19 . he had thought that he was so [far] ahead of [spotty] that he could safely rest his tired legs . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 20 . 6 was 7 so 7 so 9 ahead 9 ahead 15 safely 10 of 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 safely 15 safely 16 rest 15 safely 17 his 17 his 19 legs 18 tired 19 legs spotty wanted to climb right up beside him and take a nap too , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 wanted 1 spotty 17 didn't 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 12 nap 3 to 4 climb 4 climb 5 right 4 climb 6 up 6 up 7 beside 6 up 9 and 7 beside 8 him 9 and 10 take 10 take 12 nap 11 a 12 nap 12 nap 13 too 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 . he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 5 kept 2 just 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 and 3 grinned 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 5 kept 7 on 5 kept 8 going 8 going 9 . " [one] [step] , [two] steps , [three] steps , so ! " 1 " 4 , 4 , 13 " 6 steps 7 , 7 , 13 " 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " while [grandfather] [frog] slept [on] [.] 1 while 4 slept spotty would have liked to take just one slide , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 would 1 spotty 13 didn't 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 4 liked 9 slide 5 to 6 take 7 just 9 slide 8 one 9 slide 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 didn't 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . he didn't even [let] [little] [joe] [otter] see him , but kept right on going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 2 didn't 8 see 8 see 9 him 9 him 13 right 9 him 16 . 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 kept 12 kept 13 right 13 right 14 on 14 on 15 going " [one] [step] , [two] steps , [three] steps , so ! " 1 " 4 , 4 , 13 " 6 steps 7 , 7 , 13 " 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " who was it ? 1 who 4 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [billy] [mink] , to be sure [!] 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 , 5 , 8 sure 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure spotty [the] [turtle] [didn't] waken him . 1 spotty 7 . 5 waken 6 him 6 him 7 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] spotty [the] [turtle] stared and stared [and] stared [,] [until] it [seemed] as if his eyes surely would pop out of his funny little head . 1 spotty 4 stared 4 stared 26 . 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 8 stared 8 stared 13 as 11 it 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 19 pop 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 19 pop 17 surely 19 pop 18 would 19 pop 19 pop 20 out 19 pop 25 head 20 out 21 of 22 his 23 funny 22 his 25 head 23 funny 24 little 25 head 26 . no , [sir] , he wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 4 he 14 didn't 5 couldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 it 9 because 14 didn't 10 why 11 , 10 why 14 didn't 12 because 13 it 12 because 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 seem 14 didn't 21 really 14 didn't 25 . 15 seem 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 20 be 19 could 20 be 21 really 23 truly 21 really 24 so 22 and 23 truly it made no difference . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 difference 3 no 4 difference 4 difference 5 . spotty the [turtle] [was] [feeling] [pretty] [good] [.] 1 spotty 2 the at least , he thought that he was the first , and he was of all the little people who live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 thought 2 least 26 . 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 5 thought 15 of 6 that 7 he 6 that 13 he 7 he 8 was 9 the 10 first 10 first 13 he 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 15 of 23 the 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 19 people 21 live 21 live 22 in 22 in 23 the the ones who [really] counted [were] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 the 2 ones 2 ones 3 who 3 who 5 counted 5 counted 19 . billy [mink] had stopped for a nap . 1 billy 4 stopped 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 7 nap 5 for 7 nap 6 a 7 nap 7 nap 8 . little [joe] [otter] [had] [stopped] [to] play [.] 1 little 7 play jerry [muskrat] had stopped to eat . 1 jerry 4 stopped 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 . grandfather [frog] [had] stopped [for] [a] [sun-nap] . 1 grandfather 4 stopped 4 stopped 8 . do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 11 ? 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 6 felt 9 very 7 proud 8 and 9 very 10 happy keeping at it , that 's [the] [way] [spotty] won the race that day . 1 keeping 2 at 1 keeping 3 it 3 it 6 's 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 12 race 10 won 11 the 11 the 12 race 12 race 14 day 13 that 14 day 14 day 15 . but now [spotty] was beginning [to] [wish] [that] some of the others would hurry up . 1 but 2 now 2 now 16 . 4 was 5 beginning 5 beginning 9 some 5 beginning 16 . 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 others 12 others 14 hurry 13 would 14 hurry 14 hurry 15 up he wanted to know what they thought . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 7 thought 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 they 7 thought 8 . he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 talk 4 talk 7 over 4 talk 8 . 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 over so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] [a] good [place] to spend the night , and then he sat down to watch and wait . 1 so 7 good 7 good 9 to 9 to 10 spend 10 spend 11 the 10 spend 12 night 12 night 23 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 14 and 22 wait 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 sat 17 sat 18 down 17 sat 20 watch 19 to 20 watch 20 watch 21 and 22 wait 23 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 2 before 2 before 3 him 3 him 16 . 4 was 13 puzzled 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 which 7 which 9 had 7 which 13 puzzled 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 11 and 13 puzzled 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 him 14 him 15 so 14 him 16 . what was it ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 4 ? 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall 6 wall 7 . spotty wondered what lay behind that wall , and who had built it , and what for , and a lot of other things . 1 spotty 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 what 2 wondered 4 lay 2 wondered 10 who 2 wondered 16 what 4 lay 5 behind 5 behind 7 wall 6 that 7 wall 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 who 10 who 11 had 12 built 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 what 16 what 21 lot 17 for 20 a 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 21 lot 22 of 21 lot 24 things 23 other 24 things 24 things 25 . and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 still 4 still 5 wondering 4 still 9 asleep 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [the] [pond] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [awake] [by] [the] [time] [the] [first] [rays] [of] [the] [rising] [sun] [began] [to] [creep] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] when he had rubbed the last sleepy-wink out of his eyes , he looked again . 1 when 2 he 1 when 13 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 rubbed 4 rubbed 7 sleepy-wink 5 the 6 last 5 the 7 sleepy-wink 8 out 9 of 8 out 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 looked 14 looked 15 again 15 again 16 . there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 3 was 1 there 14 ! 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 just 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 9 seen 13 before 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before then [spotty] [knew] [that] it was real , and he began to wonder what was on the other side of it . 1 then 10 he 1 then 11 began 5 it 6 was 5 it 8 , 6 was 7 real 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 wonder 13 wonder 14 what 14 what 15 was 15 was 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . " oh , dear , [i] wish [that] [i] could climb [like] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 2 oh 5 , 5 , 17 " 7 wish 10 could 10 could 11 climb 11 climb 16 ! 16 ! 17 " just then a thought popped into his head and [chased] [away] the little frown that had crept into [spotty] ['s] [face] [.] 1 just 2 then 1 just 3 a 3 a 13 little 3 a 14 frown 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 and 9 and 12 the 12 the 13 little 14 frown 17 crept 15 that 16 had 16 had 17 crept 17 crept 18 into " perhaps [happy] [jack] [sometimes] wishes that he could swim as [i] can [,] [so] [i] [guess] [we] [are] [even] . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 8 he 6 wishes 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 swim 10 swim 21 . 11 as 13 can 13 can 21 . i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 5 but 7 can't 7 can't 8 swim 8 swim 9 . how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 1 how 2 foolish 2 foolish 5 to 2 foolish 6 wish 2 foolish 8 things 2 foolish 13 ! 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 to 6 wish 7 for 9 never 10 meant 10 meant 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [wasted] [no] [more] [time] wishing that he could do something it was [never] meant that he should do . 1 so 9 wishing 1 so 19 that 9 wishing 18 meant 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 14 something 13 do 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 18 meant 19 that 20 he 19 that 21 should 21 should 22 do 22 do 23 . instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 4 picked 18 up 5 out 6 what 7 looked 8 like 7 looked 18 up 9 the 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 place 10 easiest 13 climb 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 15 bank 13 climb 18 up 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 and 17 started 18 up 18 up 19 . my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 10 work 1 my 11 ! 2 , 3 my 3 my 10 work 4 , 5 my 5 my 10 work 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work " [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] , and will if [i] [can] [!] 1 " 10 if 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 if 8 and 9 will i 'm sure to get there if [i] follow this plan . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 9 follow 4 to 5 get 4 to 9 follow 5 get 6 there 7 if 9 follow 9 follow 11 plan 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] needed to cool [off] , " said [spotty] to himself and slid into a little pool of water . 1 " 9 said 3 needed 4 to 3 needed 5 cool 5 cool 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 himself 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 21 . 13 and 14 slid 14 slid 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 20 water 18 pool 21 . 19 of 20 water then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 the 2 he 3 tried 4 the 5 bank 4 the 15 two 5 bank 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 10 as 8 and 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 12 he 11 before 12 he 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 back 15 two 16 steps 15 two 19 three 15 two 21 went 17 for 19 three 18 every 19 three 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . there [he] [stopped] [to] [get] [his] breath . 1 there 7 breath 7 breath 8 . " [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] , and will if [i] [can] [!] 1 " 10 if 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 if 8 and 9 will i 'm sure to get there if [i] follow [this] plan , " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 9 follow 4 to 5 get 4 to 9 follow 5 get 6 there 7 if 9 follow 9 follow 11 plan 11 plan 12 , 12 , 13 " said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 4 started 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 4 started 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 2 more 1 twice 4 tumbled 1 twice 12 started 3 he 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 clear 4 tumbled 6 down 6 down 7 to 6 down 8 the 8 the 9 place 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 started 12 started 13 from 12 started 16 each 12 started 24 again 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 18 he 19 laughed 19 laughed 20 at 19 laughed 24 again 21 himself 24 again 22 and 23 tried 23 tried 24 again 24 again 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 7 top 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . " [i] said [i] [could] [if] [i] [would] , and [i] would if [i] could , and [i] have ! " he cried . 1 " 3 said 1 " 23 cried 3 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 if 10 and 12 would 13 if 15 could 16 , 17 and 16 , 21 " 17 and 19 have 20 ! 21 " 21 " 23 cried 22 he 23 cried 23 cried 24 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 1 then 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 3 hurried 8 behind 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 was 8 behind 9 the 9 the 11 wall 10 strange 11 wall 11 wall 12 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 2 do 7 ? 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was why , [a] [pond] [!] 1 why 2 , yes , [sir] , there was a pond right in the middle of the [green] [forest] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 17 ! 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 pond 8 pond 13 of 9 right 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 middle 12 middle 13 of 13 of 14 the trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 2 were 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 3 coming 5 right 5 right 6 out 5 right 9 middle 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 10 of 9 middle 19 pond 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 a 17 sure 18 enough 18 enough 19 pond 19 pond 20 . spotty found it harder work to believe his own eyes now than when he had first seen the strange wall [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 spotty 2 found 2 found 4 harder 3 it 4 harder 4 harder 5 work 4 harder 6 to 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 9 own 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 eyes 10 eyes 25 . 11 now 13 when 12 than 13 when 13 when 14 he 13 when 18 the 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 seen 16 first 17 seen 18 the 20 wall 19 strange 20 wall 20 wall 25 . " why , why , [why] , what does it mean ? " exclaimed [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 14 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 4 why 5 , 4 why 7 , 7 , 13 " 8 what 9 does 9 does 10 it 9 does 11 mean 11 mean 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 16 the 14 exclaimed 18 . " that 's what [i] [want] to know ! " cried [billy] [mink] , [who] [came] hurrying up [just] [then] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 cried 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 17 hurrying 14 , 17 hurrying 17 hurrying 18 up 18 up 21 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [who] [had] [made] [the] [strange] [pond] [?] who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 2 had 3 made 3 made 6 pond 4 the 6 pond 5 strange 6 pond 6 pond 7 ? that is what [spotty] [the] [turtle] wanted [to] [know] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 wanted 7 wanted 10 . that is what [billy] [mink] wanted [to] [know] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 6 wanted 6 wanted 9 . so [did] [little] [joe] [otter] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] , when they arrived . 1 so 6 and 6 and 15 arrived 9 and 15 arrived 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 arrived 15 arrived 16 . so [did] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , looking down from the blue , blue sky . 1 so 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 down 9 down 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 15 sky 12 blue 13 , 12 blue 15 sky 14 blue 15 sky 15 sky 16 . it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 strange 3 very 7 strange 3 very 8 indeed 4 strange 5 , 6 very 7 strange 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 made 2 course 7 it 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 had 5 had 6 made 7 it 8 . spotty [the] [turtle] had known that as soon as he had seen the [strange] pond . 1 spotty 11 had 4 had 5 known 5 known 6 that 6 that 10 he 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 seen 12 seen 15 pond 13 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 . all in a flash he had understood what that wall [of] logs and brush and mud [across] the [laughing] [brook] [was] [for] . 1 all 18 the 1 all 23 . 2 in 3 a 2 in 18 the 3 a 4 flash 3 a 12 logs 4 flash 10 wall 5 he 6 had 5 he 7 understood 7 understood 8 what 7 understood 9 that 9 that 10 wall 12 logs 13 and 12 logs 16 mud 14 brush 15 and 14 brush 16 mud it was to stop the water from running down the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 stop 4 stop 8 running 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 from 6 water 8 running 8 running 9 down 9 down 10 the of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 4 else 8 do 4 else 9 . 5 for 6 it 7 to 8 do spotty felt very proud when he had thought that out all by himself . 1 spotty 2 felt 2 felt 4 proud 2 felt 9 that 2 felt 13 himself 3 very 4 proud 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 thought 8 thought 9 that 10 out 11 all 10 out 12 by 12 by 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " you don't say so ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 7 did 3 ever 7 did 4 , 7 did 5 ever 7 did 6 , 7 did 7 did 8 you 8 you 9 guess 8 you 11 ? 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 3 sure 7 that 3 sure 9 pond 5 quite 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 8 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 didn't 9 pond 13 wall 10 didn't 11 make 12 the 13 wall 13 wall 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " this wall is what [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy calls a dam , " said [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler . 1 " 5 what 1 " 15 said 2 this 3 wall 2 this 4 is 4 is 5 what 9 boy 10 calls 10 calls 12 dam 11 a 12 dam 12 dam 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 24 . 18 , 19 who 19 who 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 traveler 23 traveler 24 . " dams are usually built to keep water from running where it isn't wanted or to make it go where it is wanted . 1 " 2 dams 2 dams 3 are 2 dams 4 usually 4 usually 5 built 4 usually 7 keep 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 9 from 7 keep 21 it 8 water 9 from 9 from 10 running 10 running 11 where 12 it 13 isn't 13 isn't 18 it 13 isn't 21 it 14 wanted 16 to 15 or 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 it 19 go 20 where 20 where 21 it 21 it 22 is 21 it 24 . 23 wanted 24 . who do you think built [this] dam [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 who 5 built 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 built 5 built 7 dam 7 dam 12 " 11 ? 12 " grandfather [frog] shook his head . 1 grandfather 3 shook 3 shook 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . his big goggly eyes seemed more goggly than ever , as he stared at the [new] pond in the [green] [forest] . 1 his 3 goggly 2 big 3 goggly 3 goggly 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 seemed 4 eyes 13 stared 5 seemed 7 goggly 5 seemed 11 as 6 more 7 goggly 7 goggly 8 than 8 than 9 ever 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 13 stared 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 17 pond 17 pond 18 in 17 pond 22 . 18 in 19 the " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] don't know what to [think] . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 8 . 5 what 6 to 8 . 9 " " why , it must be [farmer] [brown] 's boy [or] [farmer] [brown] [himself] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 5 must 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 20 . 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " of course , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 19 . 10 , 13 if 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 17 about 16 all 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . still [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] , as if he didn't agree . 1 still 7 , 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 agree 12 agree 13 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] , " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 . it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 2 doesn't 6 me 3 look 4 so 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " billy [mink] [ran] along the top of the dam and [down] the [back] side . 1 billy 5 the 4 along 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 15 . 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 dam 9 dam 10 and 10 and 12 the 14 side 15 . he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 over 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 12 his 5 over 13 . 6 with 8 sharp 6 with 12 his 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 8 sharp 10 eyes 11 of 12 his " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he , when he came back . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 8 said 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 8 said 12 he 8 said 15 . 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back " it [doesn't] [look] [like] [the] [work] [of] [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 it 2 it 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 3 they 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 3 they 5 do 3 they 9 did 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 it 4 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] [again] , in a dreamy sort of voice . 1 " 7 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 , 7 said 18 . 12 in 15 sort 13 a 15 sort 14 dreamy 15 sort 15 sort 16 of 15 sort 17 voice 15 sort 18 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] fiddle , faddle , feedle , fuddle ! 1 fiddle 3 faddle 2 , 3 faddle 3 faddle 4 , 3 faddle 5 feedle 5 feedle 6 , 5 feedle 7 fuddle 7 fuddle 8 ! was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 6 muddle 3 ever 6 muddle 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 muddle 5 a 6 muddle 6 muddle 7 ? fuddle , feedle , faddle , fiddle ! 1 fuddle 3 feedle 1 fuddle 8 ! 2 , 3 feedle 3 feedle 4 , 3 feedle 5 faddle 5 faddle 6 , 5 faddle 7 fiddle who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 7 riddle 2 is 3 there 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 7 riddle 6 the 7 riddle 7 riddle 8 ? here was [the] [laughing] [brook] [laughing] [no] [longer] [.] 1 here 2 was here was [the] [smiling] [pool] smiling no longer . 1 here 8 longer 2 was 8 longer 6 smiling 8 longer 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 . here was a brand new pond deep [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 here 4 brand 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 brand 4 brand 5 new 4 brand 6 pond 4 brand 7 deep 7 deep 12 . here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud [called] [a] [dam] [,] built by some one whom nobody had seen . 1 here 23 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wall 4 wall 6 logs 4 wall 23 . 5 of 6 logs 6 logs 7 and 6 logs 8 bushes 6 logs 9 and 6 logs 10 mud 10 mud 15 built 15 built 16 by 16 by 19 whom 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 whom 19 whom 20 nobody 19 whom 21 had 21 had 22 seen " [i] [i] haven't any [big] cousin , " said [jerry] , when he had quite recovered from his surprise at [grandfather] [frog] 's question . 1 " 10 said 4 haven't 5 any 5 any 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 26 . 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 recovered 16 quite 17 recovered 17 recovered 18 from 17 recovered 19 his 17 recovered 20 surprise 20 surprise 21 at 24 's 25 question 25 question 26 . " [chugarum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] , and the scornful way in which he said it made [jerry] [muskrat] feel [very] [small] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 1 " 16 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 which 9 and 10 the 11 scornful 12 way 11 scornful 13 in 13 in 14 which 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 24 . 17 it 18 made 17 it 24 . 18 made 21 feel " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! of course you 've got a big cousin in the [north] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 got 5 got 6 a 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 cousin 8 cousin 12 . 9 in 10 the 9 in 12 . do you mean to tell me that you don't know that , [jerry] [muskrat] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 mean 2 you 10 know 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 that 5 tell 8 you 8 you 9 don't 10 know 11 that 10 know 12 , 12 , 16 " 15 ? 16 " jerry had to admit that it was true that he didn't know anything about that big cousin . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 admit 4 admit 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 6 it 8 true 8 true 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 anything 13 anything 14 about 13 anything 18 . 14 about 15 that 14 about 17 cousin 16 big 17 cousin still , it was very hard [for] [jerry] to believe that he had a big cousin of whom he had never heard . 1 still 2 , 2 , 12 he 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 9 to 6 hard 10 believe 10 believe 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 22 heard 14 a 15 big 15 big 16 cousin 16 cousin 18 whom 17 of 18 whom 18 whom 20 had 19 he 20 had 20 had 22 heard 21 never 22 heard 22 heard 23 . " did did you ever see him , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 " 4 you 2 did 4 you 3 did 4 you 4 you 6 see 5 ever 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 ? 12 " jerry asked . 1 jerry 2 asked 1 jerry 3 . " no ! " snapped [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 5 snapped 8 . " [i] [never] [did] , but [i] [know] all [about] [him] . 1 " 12 . 5 , 6 but 5 , 12 . 6 but 9 all he is a great worker , is this big cousin of yours , and he builds dams like this one we are sitting on . " 1 he 7 is 1 he 17 dams 2 is 3 a 3 a 5 worker 4 great 5 worker 5 worker 6 , 5 worker 7 is 7 is 8 this 7 is 12 yours 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 12 yours 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 he 17 dams 16 builds 17 dams 17 dams 18 like 17 dams 19 this 17 dams 20 one 17 dams 22 are 17 dams 23 sitting 21 we 22 are 23 sitting 24 on 24 on 25 . 25 . 26 " " [i] don't believe it ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . " [i] don't [believe] any cousin of [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [ever] [built] such a dam as [this] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 any 5 any 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 of 7 of 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 dam 15 dam 16 as 16 as 18 . why , [just] [look] [at] [that] [great] [tree] [trunk] [at] [the] [bottom] [!] 1 why 2 , no one but [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy could ever have dragged [that] [there] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 11 could 3 but 11 could 10 boy 11 could 11 could 12 ever 11 could 13 have 13 have 14 dragged 14 dragged 17 . you 're crazy , [grandfather] [frog] , just plain crazy . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 crazy 3 crazy 4 , 4 , 12 " 7 , 12 " 8 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 crazy 10 crazy 11 . 11 . 12 " billy [mink] [sometimes] is very disrespectful to [grandfather] [frog] . 1 billy 4 is 4 is 6 disrespectful 5 very 6 disrespectful 6 disrespectful 7 to 7 to 10 . " [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " [did] [i] [say] that [that] tree trunk was dragged here ? " 1 " 5 that 5 that 7 tree 7 tree 8 trunk 8 trunk 9 was 8 trunk 10 dragged 10 dragged 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [billy] [mink] , " [but] [if] it wasn't dragged here , how did it get here ? 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 it 12 it 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 dragged 14 dragged 15 here 14 dragged 21 here 16 , 17 how 17 how 18 did 18 did 19 it 18 did 20 get 20 get 21 here 21 here 22 ? you are so smart , [grandfather] [frog] , tell me that ! " 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 so 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 , 5 , 13 " 8 , 13 " 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 that 10 me 12 ! 12 ! 13 " that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 2 tree 4 dragged 2 tree 18 . 3 wasn't 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 5 here 17 lies 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 cut 8 was 10 so 8 was 14 right 10 so 11 that 12 it 14 right 13 fell 14 right 14 right 15 where 15 where 17 lies 16 it 17 lies 18 . 19 " as he spoke , [grandfather] [frog] pointed to the stump of the tree , and [billy] [mink] saw that he was right . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 2 he 7 pointed 3 spoke 4 , 7 pointed 8 to 7 pointed 9 the 9 the 10 stump 10 stump 13 tree 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 saw 18 saw 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 . but [billy] [mink] is [like] [a] [great] [many] [other] [people] ; he dearly loves to have the last word . 1 but 4 is 1 but 12 he 11 ; 12 he 12 he 14 loves 13 dearly 14 loves 14 loves 15 to 15 to 16 have 15 to 17 the 17 the 18 last 18 last 19 word 19 word 20 . now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 4 began 2 he 4 began 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 4 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [billy] [mink] . 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 5 ho 8 laughed 6 ! 7 " 8 laughed 11 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! 1 " 4 ho 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what is it that is so funny [?] ["] [snapped] [grandfather] [frog] , for nothing makes [him] so angry as to be laughed at . 1 " 2 what 1 " 26 . 2 what 3 is 2 what 6 is 4 it 6 is 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 so 7 so 8 funny 8 funny 21 as 8 funny 22 to 14 , 15 for 14 , 21 as 15 for 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 makes 17 makes 20 angry 19 so 20 angry 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 laughed 24 laughed 25 at " why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 that 2 why 3 , 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 5 would 11 drag 7 as 8 hard 8 hard 9 as 8 hard 10 to 10 to 11 drag 11 drag 13 tree 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 15 . 14 here 15 . 15 . 16 " " [jerry] [muskrat] 's big cousin [from] [the] [north] could do it , [and] [i] [believe] he [did] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 21 replied 4 's 5 big 5 big 6 cousin 6 cousin 13 , 10 could 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 21 replied 17 he 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 replied 21 replied 24 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [busy] [day] it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . the more they thought about it , the queerer it seemed . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 about 3 they 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 11 seemed 6 it 12 . 7 , 9 queerer 8 the 9 queerer 9 queerer 10 it 9 queerer 11 seemed they looked this way , and they looked that way . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 10 way 3 this 4 way 3 this 10 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 they 8 looked 8 looked 10 way 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . " they are selfish , just plain , [every-day] [selfish] [;] that 's what [they] are [!] 1 " 16 are 2 they 3 are 2 they 16 are 3 are 4 selfish 4 selfish 5 , 5 , 14 what 6 just 7 plain 7 plain 8 , 7 plain 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 what " and so what ? " cried [billy] [mink] impatiently . 1 " 4 what 2 and 3 so 2 and 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 impatiently 10 impatiently 11 . " [and] so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 4 we 3 so 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 8 dam 7 this 8 dam 8 dam 9 . we must make a place for the water [to] [run] [through] , " said [grandfather] [frog] very gravely . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 4 a 4 a 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 gravely 17 very 18 gravely 18 gravely 19 . " [of] course [!] 1 " 3 course that 's the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 22 . 2 's 4 very 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 20 the grandfather [frog] scratched his head [thoughtfully] and [looked] a long time at the dam of logs and sticks and mud . 1 grandfather 3 scratched 1 grandfather 21 . 3 scratched 4 his 3 scratched 5 head 5 head 7 and 9 a 10 long 9 a 20 mud 10 long 11 time 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 15 of 14 dam 16 logs 15 of 16 logs 16 logs 17 and 16 logs 18 sticks 18 sticks 19 and 18 sticks 20 mud 20 mud 21 . then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 5 widened 2 his 5 widened 3 big 5 widened 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 5 widened 7 a 5 widened 8 big 5 widened 9 smile 9 smile 10 . " the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] , but [jerry] [muskrat] thought it wasn't [fair] . 1 " 7 cried 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 16 the 7 cried 18 , 7 cried 26 . 18 , 19 but 19 but 24 wasn't 22 thought 23 it 23 it 24 wasn't you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 do 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 2 see 6 him 5 gave 6 him 6 him 7 all 8 of 9 the 8 of 11 work 10 real 11 work 11 work 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . but [almost] [right] [away] he found trouble . 1 but 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . yes [,] [sir] [,] [jerry] had hardly begun before he found real trouble . 1 yes 6 had 6 had 8 begun 7 hardly 8 begun 8 begun 9 before 9 before 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 13 trouble 12 real 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 3 hard 11 work 4 work 5 , 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 7 hardest 11 work 8 kind 9 of 10 hard 11 work 11 work 12 . but [jerry] [muskrat] [is] the [kind] that is the [more] determined to [do] the [work] [the] harder [the] [work] is to be done . 1 but 5 the 5 the 24 . 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 the 8 is 11 determined 11 determined 23 done 11 determined 24 . 12 to 14 the 12 to 22 be 14 the 17 harder 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done [chapter] [xx] [:] [jerry] [has] [a] [dreadful] [disappointment] there 's nothing in this world that 's [sure] [,] [no] [matter] [how] [we] scheme and plan . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 8 's 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 6 world 5 this 6 world 7 that 8 's 8 's 17 plan 15 scheme 16 and 15 scheme 17 plan 17 plan 18 . we simply have to [be] content [with] doing just the best we can . 1 we 2 simply 1 we 13 can 2 simply 4 to 3 have 4 to 6 content 8 doing 8 doing 9 just 8 doing 11 best 10 the 11 best 11 best 13 can 12 we 13 can 13 can 14 . but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . yes , indeed , [jerry] [was] [happy] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 indeed 4 , 8 . he could hear the [laughing] [brook] beginning to laugh [again] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 4 the 4 the 7 beginning 7 beginning 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 11 . so [jerry] was [happy] [,] [for] [was] it [not] [because] [of] [him] [that] [the] [laughing] [brook] was beginning to laugh [?] 1 so 3 was 1 so 8 it 8 it 17 was 17 was 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 to 19 to 20 laugh it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 8 hard 7 so 8 hard 8 hard 10 day 9 all 10 day 10 day 18 . 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 sleep 16 sleep 17 now 17 now 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 1 usually 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 rather 3 would 12 be 4 rather 5 sleep 5 sleep 7 part 6 a 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 day 10 day 11 and 12 be 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 13 abroad 15 night 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 . he was still dreaming [when] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] him and waked him , for it was broad [daylight] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 waked 2 was 3 still 4 dreaming 10 him 4 dreaming 11 and 11 and 12 waked 12 waked 20 . 13 him 14 , 13 him 15 for 15 for 16 it 16 it 17 was 16 it 20 . 17 was 18 broad jerry yawned and stretched , and then he lay still for a minute to listen to the pleasant murmur of the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 jerry 4 stretched 1 jerry 21 the 2 yawned 4 stretched 3 and 4 stretched 5 , 6 and 5 , 11 for 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 lay 9 lay 10 still 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 minute 12 a 19 murmur 14 to 15 listen 15 listen 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 pleasant 18 pleasant 19 murmur 19 murmur 20 of 20 of 21 the but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 3 wasn't 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 2 wasn't 4 sound 2 wasn't 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . jerry began to wonder if he really was awake after all . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 really 6 he 8 was 8 was 9 awake 9 awake 10 after 10 after 11 all 11 all 12 . he looked at [spotty] the [turtle] , and he knew then that he was , [for] [spotty] ['s] [face] had such a worried look [.] 1 he 2 looked 1 he 20 had 2 looked 3 at 3 at 5 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 then 10 knew 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 13 he 20 had 14 was 15 , 20 had 21 such 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 worried 23 worried 24 look " [get] up , [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and [come] look at the hole you made yesterday in the dam . 1 " 10 look 3 up 4 , 4 , 8 and 8 and 10 look 10 look 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 19 dam 13 hole 15 made 13 hole 19 dam 14 you 15 made 16 yesterday 17 in 17 in 19 dam 18 the 19 dam 19 dam 20 . " [i] [did] do it [well] ! " snapped [jerry] crossly . 1 " 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " [i] did it just as well as [i] [know] how . 1 " 7 well 1 " 11 how 3 did 4 it 4 it 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 well 7 well 8 as 11 how 12 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 , i didn't mean to say [just] that , " replied [spotty] . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 2 didn't 5 say 3 mean 4 to 5 say 7 that 5 say 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 6 are 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 all 7 all 8 worried 8 worried 9 . first he [carefully] examined it from the [laughing] [brook] [side] [.] 1 first 2 he 2 he 4 examined 4 examined 5 it 4 examined 6 from 6 from 7 the then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 dived 3 dived 4 down 3 dived 5 under 5 under 6 water 5 under 8 the 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 . " what is the trouble ? " cried [spotty] the [turtle] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] together . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 cried 2 what 3 is 4 the 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 8 cried 23 . 22 together 23 . " [is] [the] [hole] filled up with stuff [that] has drifted [in] [?] ["] 1 " 5 filled 5 filled 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 stuff 8 stuff 11 drifted 10 has 11 drifted jerry shook his head , as he slowly climbed out of the water . 1 jerry 2 shook 1 jerry 9 climbed 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 9 climbed 8 slowly 9 climbed 9 climbed 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 water 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 isn't 2 no 3 , 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 drift 6 filled 7 with 6 filled 8 drift 8 drift 9 stuff 8 drift 10 brought 8 drift 11 down 8 drift 14 water 11 down 12 by 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 sticks 3 filled 4 with 3 filled 5 sticks 5 sticks 6 and 5 sticks 7 mud 7 mud 9 somebody 7 mud 13 . 8 that 9 somebody 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there [chapter] [xxi] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [keeps] [watch] i 'm going to find out [if] [i] have to move up here and live all summer ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 10 to 4 to 5 find 4 to 9 have 5 find 6 out 10 to 11 move 10 to 15 live 11 move 12 up 12 up 13 here 12 up 14 and 15 live 17 summer 16 all 17 summer 17 summer 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the way in which [jerry] [said] [this] [and] snapped his teeth together showed that he meant just what he said . 1 the 2 way 1 the 9 snapped 2 way 4 which 3 in 4 which 9 snapped 11 teeth 10 his 11 teeth 11 teeth 12 together 11 teeth 13 showed 13 showed 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 21 . 17 just 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . that had been enough for [jerry] . 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 7 . 3 been 4 enough 4 enough 5 for he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 15 playing 2 he 3 had 2 he 14 was 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 7 mind 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 9 he 10 would 9 he 14 was 10 would 11 find 11 find 12 out 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 playing 15 playing 18 trick 15 playing 20 him 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 trick 18 trick 19 on 20 him 21 . billy [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] had [given] up [in] [disgust] and [started] [for] the [big] [river] . 1 billy 7 had 7 had 9 up 9 up 18 . 12 and 15 the 15 the 18 . they [bad] gone to sleep now , each in his own [secret] place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 16 would 3 gone 5 sleep 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 now 5 sleep 9 in 6 now 7 , 8 each 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 13 place 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 . so [jerry] [muskrat] [sat] [alone] and watched . 1 so 6 and 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 . the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 3 shadows 2 black 3 shadows 3 shadows 4 crept 3 shadows 15 blacker 4 crept 5 farther 6 and 7 farther 7 farther 15 blacker 8 across 9 the 8 across 15 blacker 10 pond 15 blacker 11 and 15 blacker 12 grew 15 blacker 13 blacker 14 and 13 blacker 15 blacker 14 and 15 blacker 15 blacker 16 . jerry had sat there a long time without moving . 1 jerry 2 had 1 jerry 3 sat 3 sat 4 there 3 sat 9 moving 4 there 5 a 6 long 7 time 7 time 9 moving 8 without 9 moving 9 moving 10 . he was listening and watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 watching 3 listening 4 and 3 listening 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 9 him 6 something 7 that 7 that 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 20 . 10 draw 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 and 13 breath 15 anger 15 anger 16 leap 16 leap 17 into 16 leap 19 eyes 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 . it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 18 dam 4 little 5 silver 5 silver 6 line 6 line 16 towards 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 9 water 16 towards 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 16 towards 15 straight 16 towards 16 towards 17 the 16 towards 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 18 dam 22 . 19 where 20 he 20 he 21 sat jerry knew that it was made by some one swimming . 1 jerry 10 swimming 1 jerry 11 . 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 10 swimming 6 made 10 swimming 7 by 10 swimming 8 some 9 one 8 some 10 swimming " [ha] ! " said [jerry] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " now we shall see [!] ["] 1 " 3 we 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 8 . 5 the 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . then [jerry] [made] [out] the head of the swimmer . 1 then 5 the 5 the 7 of 6 head 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 swimmer 9 swimmer 10 . suddenly all the anger [left] [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 4 anger 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 anger he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 room 4 room 12 crowded 4 room 15 . 5 for 10 fear 6 anger 10 fear 7 ; 10 fear 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 fear 10 fear 12 crowded 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 14 out 13 it 14 out the head was bigger than that of any [muskrat] [jerry] had ever seen . 1 the 2 head 2 head 4 bigger 3 was 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 6 that 5 than 8 any 5 than 12 ever 7 of 8 any 11 had 12 ever 12 ever 13 seen 13 seen 14 . it was bigger than the head of [any] [of] [billy] [mink] 's relatives . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 3 bigger 6 head 3 bigger 13 relatives 4 than 5 the 6 head 7 of 12 's 13 relatives 13 relatives 14 . jerry held his breath as the stranger swam past and then climbed out on the dam . 1 jerry 2 held 2 held 4 breath 2 held 13 out 2 held 14 on 3 his 4 breath 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 swam 8 swam 9 past 8 swam 13 out 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 climbed 12 climbed 13 out 14 on 16 dam 15 the 16 dam 16 dam 17 . he looked very much like [jerry] himself , [only] [ever] and [ever] so [much] bigger [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 15 bigger 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 like 7 himself 11 and 8 , 11 and 11 and 13 so 13 so 15 bigger and his tail ! 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! jerry had never seen such a tail . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 . it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 broad 4 broad 7 . 5 and 6 flat 6 flat 7 . suddenly the big stranger turned and looked straight at [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 5 turned 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 turned 5 turned 8 straight 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 straight 8 straight 9 at " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 6 ? 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " jerry was too frightened to speak . 1 jerry 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [jerry] [loses] [his] [fear] it 's true . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was . 1 it 2 's 1 it 8 was 2 's 4 truest 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 4 truest 6 that 4 truest 7 ever 8 was 9 . if you don't believe it , you [just] go ask [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 13 . 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 10 ask 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 9 go he 'll tell you it 's true , and [jerry] knows . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 12 . 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 true 7 true 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 12 . 9 and 11 knows you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 14 sounds 4 it 15 . 5 's 7 way 5 's 9 words 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 : 9 words 10 are 11 more 12 than 11 more 14 sounds 13 just 14 sounds oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 ! 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 messengers 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 11 sent 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 sent 7 once 11 sent 8 they 9 have 9 have 10 been 9 have 11 sent 11 sent 12 out 11 sent 17 them 11 sent 18 back 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 can't 14 you 16 call 16 call 17 them 18 back 19 . just take the ease [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 just 2 take 2 take 3 the 2 take 4 ease so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 9 frightened 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 5 chattering 4 with 5 chattering 5 chattering 6 teeth 5 chattering 7 , 5 chattering 9 frightened 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 14 run 9 frightened 15 . 10 to 14 run 11 even 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 run " [i] [wish] [i] [had] let some one else keep watch , " said [jerry] to himself . 1 " 6 let 6 let 10 keep 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 else 9 else 10 keep 10 keep 11 watch 10 keep 17 himself 11 watch 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 to 17 himself 18 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 6 spoken 4 stranger 7 . 5 had 6 spoken he had said : " hello , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 said 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 hello 6 hello 7 , 6 hello 10 ! don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 3 know 1 don't 4 me 1 don't 15 angry 2 you 3 know 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 11 sounded 10 hadn't 11 sounded 11 sounded 13 least 11 sounded 15 angry 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 15 angry 16 . then he [had] told [jerry] that he was his big cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] , and he hoped that they would be friends . 1 then 2 he 1 then 19 hoped 2 he 4 told 4 told 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 9 his 10 big 9 his 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 hoped 19 hoped 20 that 20 that 22 would 21 they 22 would 22 would 23 be 23 be 24 friends 24 friends 25 . so he [replied] [to] [paddy] [the] [beaver] as politely as he knew [how] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 12 knew 8 as 9 politely 9 politely 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 14 . jerry didn't know just what to say . 1 jerry 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 7 say 3 know 5 what 4 just 5 what 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 7 mind 5 up 8 to 6 his 7 mind 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 12 story 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [does] [a] [kind] [deed] " that is [why] [i] [tried] to spoil your dam . " 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 7 to 7 to 8 spoil 8 spoil 9 your 9 your 10 dam 10 dam 11 . 11 . 12 " " [i] don't know , " said [jerry] [muskrat] sadly . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 sadly 10 sadly 11 . " [i] don't see what we can do about it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 8 do 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 10 it 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i tell you what ! ["] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 2 tell 4 what 4 what 5 ! jerry 's eyes sparkled as a brand new thought came to him . 1 jerry 4 sparkled 2 's 3 eyes 2 's 4 sparkled 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 as 4 sparkled 7 brand 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 7 brand 9 thought 7 brand 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . " [couldn't] you come down and live in the [smiling] [pool] [with] [us] [?] 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 down 5 down 6 and 5 down 9 the 7 live 8 in 8 in 9 the i 'm sure there is [room] [enough] ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 8 ! 8 ! 9 " paddy [the] [beaver] shook his head . 1 paddy 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , and [jerry] ['s] [heart] sank . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 sank 12 sank 13 . " no , [i] [can't] [do] [that] because down there there isn't any of the kind of food [i] [eat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 8 because 8 because 10 there 9 down 10 there 10 there 12 isn't 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 food 16 kind 17 of 17 of 18 food 18 food 21 . besides , [i] wouldn't feel at all safe [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 13 . 4 wouldn't 5 feel 5 feel 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 safe 8 safe 13 . you see , [i] always live in the woods . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 live 2 see 3 , 5 always 6 live 6 live 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 10 . no , [i] [couldn't] possibly come down to live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 14 . 2 , 5 possibly 5 possibly 11 the 6 come 7 down 6 come 8 to 8 to 9 live 9 live 10 in 10 in 11 the but [i] ['m] truly sorry that [i] [have] [made] you [so] [much] worry , [cousin] [jerry] , and [i] ['m] going to prove [it] to you . 1 but 4 truly 4 truly 27 . 5 sorry 6 that 5 sorry 10 you 10 you 13 worry 10 you 23 prove 13 worry 14 , 14 , 18 and 17 , 18 and 21 going 22 to 22 to 23 prove 23 prove 25 to 25 to 26 you 26 you 27 . now you sit right here until [i] come back . " 1 now 8 come 2 you 3 sit 2 you 8 come 3 sit 4 right 3 sit 5 here 3 sit 6 until 4 right 5 here 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 . 10 . 11 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 2 there 1 then 3 began 3 began 6 disturbance 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 6 disturbance 8 under 6 disturbance 9 water 9 water 10 . paddy was gone a long time . 1 paddy 2 was 2 was 3 gone 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 . jerry wondered how he could stay under water so long without air . 1 jerry 2 wondered 1 jerry 11 without 2 wondered 3 how 3 how 5 could 3 how 10 long 4 he 5 could 6 stay 7 under 6 stay 10 long 7 under 8 water 9 so 10 long 11 without 12 air 12 air 13 . all the time [paddy] was just fooling him . 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 9 . 5 was 6 just 6 just 7 fooling 7 fooling 8 him 8 him 9 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 2 do 8 ? 4 think 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 sound 7 was why , it was the sound of [rushing] [water] [,] the sweetest [sound] [jerry] had listened [to] for a long time . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 19 a 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 11 the 11 the 12 sweetest 12 sweetest 16 listened 15 had 16 listened 16 listened 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 long 20 long 21 time 21 time 22 . there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 5 hole 8 dam 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 dam 8 dam 10 and 8 dam 13 brook 9 , 10 and 11 already 13 brook 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 15 beginning 13 brook 21 rushed 13 brook 24 . 14 was 15 beginning 15 beginning 16 to 15 beginning 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 as 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 rushed 21 rushed 22 down 23 it 24 . " how do you like that , [cousin] [jerry] ? " said a voice right in his ear . 1 " 2 how 1 " 12 said 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 that 7 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 19 . 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 18 ear 15 right 18 ear 16 in 17 his 16 in 18 ear 17 his 18 ear 18 ear 19 . paddy [the] [beaver] had climbed up beside him , and his eyes were twinkling . 1 paddy 4 had 1 paddy 5 climbed 5 climbed 6 up 5 climbed 7 beside 5 climbed 14 twinkling 7 beside 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 were 14 twinkling 15 . " it it 's splendid ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 's 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " but [but] you 've spoiled your dam ! " 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 8 dam 6 spoiled 9 ! 7 your 8 dam 9 ! 10 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [paddy] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 that 2 oh 3 , 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " [i] [didn't] [really] [want] it now , anyway . 1 " 6 it 6 it 9 anyway 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . you see , [i] [was] traveling [through] here , and it seemed such a nice place , [that] [i] [thought] [i] [would] stay a while . 1 you 2 see 1 you 26 . 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 here 3 , 6 traveling 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 25 while 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 15 nice 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 nice 15 nice 16 place 15 nice 17 , 23 stay 24 a 24 a 25 while i didn't know anything about the [smiling] [pool] , you know . 1 i 3 know 1 i 11 know 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 anything 4 anything 5 about 5 about 6 the 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . you see , [i] don't like to be troubled myself , and so [i] don't [want] [to] trouble other people . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 don't 2 see 3 , 5 don't 6 like 6 like 10 myself 6 like 19 other 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 myself 10 myself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 so 15 don't 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 other 19 other 20 people 19 other 21 . this [green] [forest] is a very nice place . " 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 nice 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 . 9 . 10 " " the very [nicest] place in all the world [excepting] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] ! " replied [jerry] promptly . 1 " 20 replied 2 the 5 place 2 the 9 world 3 very 5 place 6 in 9 world 7 all 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 promptly 22 promptly 23 . " won't you stay [,] [cousin] [paddy] ? 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 2 won't 4 stay 2 won't 8 ? i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 9 have 2 'm 3 sure 4 we 9 have 5 would 7 like 5 would 9 have 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 to 9 have 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 8 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 3 course 6 , 4 we 5 would 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 gruff 9 a 10 gruff 10 gruff 11 voice 10 gruff 13 beside 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them 14 them 15 . it was [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . paddy [the] [beaver] looked thoughtful . 1 paddy 4 looked 4 looked 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . " perhaps [i] will , " said he , " if [i] [can] [find] [some] [good] [hiding-places] in the [laughing] [brook] . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 7 said 2 perhaps 4 will 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 23 " 10 " 11 if 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [merry] [home-going] " [the] [laughing] [brook] is merry [and] so [am] [i] , " cried [jerry] . 1 " 5 is 1 " 13 cried 5 is 6 merry 8 so 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 . grandfather [frog] said he was too . 1 grandfather 7 . 3 said 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 too 6 too 7 . and [spotty] [was] , the others [knew] . 1 and 6 others 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 others 6 others 8 . in the dam was a great hole made by [paddy] himself . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 dam 3 dam 4 was 3 dam 12 . 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 hole 7 hole 8 made 8 made 9 by 11 himself 12 . through the [green] [forest] rang the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] , for [once] [more] the water [ran] deep [between] [its] [banks] . 1 through 2 the 2 the 17 water 5 rang 6 the 6 the 7 laughter 7 laughter 8 of 7 laughter 12 , 8 of 9 the 12 , 13 for 13 for 16 the 16 the 17 water 17 water 19 deep 17 water 23 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 more 4 one 5 more 5 more 8 . 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 4 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? spotty laughed good-naturedly . 1 spotty 3 good-naturedly 2 laughed 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 8 way 7 only 8 way 8 way 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 anywhere 11 anywhere 12 . 12 . 13 " " let us all go down together " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 let 1 " 9 said 2 let 3 us 2 let 5 go 3 us 4 all 5 go 6 down 5 go 7 together 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " we can help each other over the bad places . ["] 1 " 2 we 1 " 11 . 2 we 3 can 3 can 4 help 4 help 5 each 5 each 6 other 6 other 10 places 7 over 8 the 8 the 10 places 9 bad 10 places now [spotty] [the] [turtle] is a very slow traveler on land , but in the water [spotty] is not so slow . 1 now 22 . 5 is 7 very 5 is 21 slow 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 slow 8 slow 9 traveler 9 traveler 10 on 9 traveler 11 land 9 traveler 12 , 9 traveler 14 in 9 traveler 16 water 12 , 13 but 14 in 15 the 18 is 19 not 19 not 20 so 20 so 21 slow 21 slow 22 . in fact , it was not long before [grandfather] [frog] found that he was the one who could not keep up . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 22 . 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 long 7 long 8 before 11 found 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 14 was 16 one 16 one 17 who 17 who 18 could 18 could 19 not 18 could 20 keep 20 keep 21 up 21 up 22 . you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 while 4 while 19 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 diver 8 great 17 distance 9 diver 10 and 9 diver 11 can 11 can 12 swim 12 swim 13 fast 14 for 15 a 15 a 17 distance 16 short 17 distance 17 distance 18 , 17 distance 19 he 19 he 20 is 19 he 22 tired 21 soon 22 tired 22 tired 23 out 22 tired 24 . pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 puffing 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 puffing 5 puffing 6 and 5 puffing 7 blowing 5 puffing 8 and 5 puffing 9 dropping 9 dropping 12 farther 10 farther 11 and 10 farther 12 farther 12 farther 13 behind 12 farther 14 . by and [by] [,] [spotty] [the] [turtle] looked back . 1 by 2 and 2 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 back 9 back 10 . there was [grandfather] [frog] [just] tumbling [head] [first] over a little [waterfall] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 tumbling 6 tumbling 13 . 9 over 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 13 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 2 came 4 choking 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 6 gasping 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 and 6 gasping 8 kicking 6 gasping 13 feebly 8 kicking 11 legs 9 his 11 legs 10 long 11 legs 12 very 13 feebly 13 feebly 14 . spotty climbed out on a rock and waited . 1 spotty 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 6 rock 5 a 6 rock 6 rock 8 waited 6 rock 9 . 7 and 8 waited why , he took [grandfather] [frog] [right] [on] his [back] and started on again . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 he 2 , 11 and 3 he 4 took 4 took 9 his 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 on 13 on 14 again 14 again 15 . now [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] , [being] [great] [swimmers] , [were] [soon] [out] [of] [sight] . 1 now 8 , 1 now 12 , 12 , 18 . so he [and] [paddy] sat down to wait . 1 so 2 he 2 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 wait 8 wait 9 . after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 1 after 5 long 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 long 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 12 bobbing 7 , 12 bobbing 8 they 9 saw 9 saw 12 bobbing 10 something 12 bobbing 11 queer 12 bobbing 12 bobbing 13 along 12 bobbing 14 in 12 bobbing 16 water 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . " it 's [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 cried 2 it 3 's 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 8 cried 12 . " no , it 's [spotty] the [turtle] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 11 said 3 , 4 it 3 , 11 said 4 it 5 's 5 's 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " it 's both , " replied [paddy] [,] [beginning] [to] [laugh] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 replied 2 it 3 's 4 both 5 , 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 13 . " [i] have an idea ! " cried [paddy] . 1 " 8 cried 3 have 5 idea 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " what is it ? " asked [jerry] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [decides] [to] [stay] " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his great deep voice from the bulrushes . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 16 . 8 in 9 his 8 in 15 bulrushes 9 his 10 great 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 13 from 14 the 14 the 15 bulrushes 15 bulrushes 16 . " one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 1 " 5 how 1 " 8 blessings 2 one 4 knows 3 never 4 knows 4 knows 5 how 6 great 8 blessings 7 their 8 blessings 8 blessings 9 are 8 blessings 10 until 8 blessings 14 lost 8 blessings 16 found 8 blessings 17 again 10 until 11 they 11 they 12 have 12 have 13 been 15 and 16 found 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 " the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 2 bulrushes 2 bulrushes 10 thinking 3 nodded 5 as 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 were 7 they 8 too 7 they 9 were 9 were 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 10 thinking 12 this 12 this 13 . you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 once 3 their 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 4 feet 6 once 6 once 7 more 7 more 11 water 8 in 9 the 9 the 11 water 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . " it surely is a very nice place here , and [i] don't wonder [that] [you] [couldn't] [bear] to leave it , " said he . 1 " 3 surely 1 " 13 don't 2 it 3 surely 3 surely 9 here 4 is 6 very 4 is 9 here 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 don't 14 wonder 14 wonder 19 to 19 to 20 leave 20 leave 21 it 21 it 26 . 22 , 23 " 23 " 24 said 24 said 25 he 25 he 26 . " [i] ['m] [sorry] [that] [i] [made] you all that trouble and worry , but you see [i] didn't know . ["] 1 " 8 you 1 " 21 . 8 you 13 worry 9 all 10 that 9 all 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 and 11 trouble 13 worry 14 , 15 but 14 , 21 . 15 but 16 you 16 you 17 see 16 you 20 know 19 didn't 20 know " oh , that 's all right , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] , who was [now] very proud of his big cousin . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 13 , 3 , 10 replied 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 was 15 was 17 very 17 very 18 proud 18 proud 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 23 . 21 big 22 cousin 22 cousin 23 . " [i] [hope] [that] now you see how nice it is , you will stay and make your home here . " 1 " 5 now 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 see 7 see 8 how 7 see 10 it 7 see 12 , 8 how 9 nice 10 it 11 is 12 , 22 " 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stay 15 stay 16 and 15 stay 19 home 15 stay 20 here 17 make 18 your 18 your 19 home 20 here 21 . 21 . 22 " paddy [the] [beaver] looked [back] at the great black shadow which he knew was the [green] [forest] . 1 paddy 4 looked 1 paddy 18 . 4 looked 6 at 6 at 7 the 6 at 15 the 7 the 10 shadow 8 great 10 shadow 9 black 10 shadow 10 shadow 11 which 11 which 14 was 12 he 13 knew 12 he 14 was way over in the middle of it [he] [heard] the hunting-call of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 way 2 over 2 over 10 the 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 6 of 10 the 10 the 11 hunting-call 11 hunting-call 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " no , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " [i] can't possibly [live] here in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 20 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 13 possibly 5 said 7 the 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 can't 13 possibly 17 the 15 here 16 in 16 in 17 the it is a very nice pool , but it wouldn't do at all for me , [cousin] [jerry] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 7 , 2 is 3 a 3 a 5 nice 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 6 pool 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 wouldn't 9 it 13 all 10 wouldn't 11 do 12 at 13 all 13 all 19 . 14 for 15 me 15 me 16 , 15 me 19 . i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 4 safe 8 . 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat [here] . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , yes , there is , " [jerry] [muskrat] interrupted . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 5 , 9 " 6 there 7 is 6 there 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 interrupted 12 interrupted 13 . " there are [lily-roots] [and] [the] nicest [fresh-water] [clams] [and] ["] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 7 nicest " but there are no trees , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " [and] you know [i] have to [have] trees . ["] 1 " 5 no 1 " 9 said 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 are 3 there 5 no 6 trees 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 the 9 said 23 . 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 you 16 you 17 know 16 you 19 have 19 have 20 to 20 to 22 trees 22 trees 23 . jerry stared [at] [paddy] as if he didn't understand . 1 jerry 2 stared 2 stared 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 understand 9 understand 10 . " [do] do you eat trees ? " he asked finally . 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 asked 3 do 4 you 5 eat 6 trees 5 eat 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 10 asked 9 he 10 asked 10 asked 11 finally 11 finally 12 . paddy laughed . 1 paddy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " just the bark , " said he , " and [i] have to have a great deal of it . ["] 1 " 2 just 1 " 7 said 3 the 4 bark 4 bark 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 21 . 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 13 have 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 a 16 a 18 deal 17 great 18 deal 18 deal 19 of 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . jerry looked as disappointed as he felt . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 2 looked 4 disappointed 4 disappointed 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 . paddy 's eyes twinkled . 1 paddy 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " perhaps we may yet , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 8 said 2 perhaps 4 may 3 we 4 may 4 may 5 yet 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . but if [i] do stay [,] you [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] [must] keep my secret . 1 but 2 if 1 but 13 the 2 if 7 you 4 do 5 stay 4 do 7 you 13 the 18 secret 16 keep 17 my 17 my 18 secret 18 secret 19 . no one [must] [know] [that] [i] [am] [there] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 9 . will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " of course we will ! " cried [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] together . 1 " 8 cried 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 16 the 8 cried 19 . 18 together 19 . " [then] [i] 'll stay , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , diving into the [smiling] [pool] with a great splash . 1 " 8 said 4 'll 5 stay 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 the 8 said 13 diving 12 , 13 diving 13 diving 22 . 14 into 15 the 15 the 21 splash 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 splash 21 splash 22 . and [so] one of [jerry] [muskrat] 's [greatest] adventures ended in the finding of his biggest cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 and 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 9 adventures 7 's 9 adventures 9 adventures 22 . 10 ended 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 16 biggest 13 finding 15 his 13 finding 16 biggest 14 of 15 his 16 biggest 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 , 17 cousin 22 . now [jerry] has a lot of cousins , and one of them lives on the [green] [meadows] not far from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 now 24 . 3 has 4 a 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 5 lot 24 . 6 of 15 the 6 of 21 the 7 cousins 8 , 7 cousins 13 lives 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 13 lives 14 on 14 on 15 the 18 not 19 far 19 far 20 from 20 from 21 the his name [is] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , and [danny] [is] forever [having] adventures too . 1 his 2 name 2 name 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 forever 11 forever 13 adventures 13 adventures 15 . 14 too 15 . he has them every day . 1 he 2 has 1 he 3 them 3 them 4 every 3 them 6 . 4 every 5 day in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 4 book 9 about 4 book 11 of 4 book 13 , 4 book 18 read 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 told 8 told 9 about 10 some 11 of 11 of 12 these 14 if 15 you 15 you 16 care 16 care 18 read 17 to 18 read 18 read 19 about 18 read 20 them 20 them 21 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of