produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [charles] [franks] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 9 the 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 the [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of " [old] [mother] [west] [wind] , ["] " [the] [bedtime] [story-books] , " etc 1 author 2 of 1 author 3 " 3 " 16 etc 8 , 15 " 8 , 16 etc 10 " 14 , 14 , 15 " [contents] i [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] . quack [ii] . 1 i 8 . 8 . 9 quack 9 quack 11 . mrs [quack] [is] [distrustful] [iii] . 1 mrs 6 . mrs [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] [iv] . 1 mrs 8 . mrs [quack] [continues] [her] [story] [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [quack] ['s] [troubles] [vi] . 1 mrs 16 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [visits] the [smiling] [pool] [vii] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 6 the mrs [quack] [returns] [viii] . 1 mrs 5 . mrs [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] [ix] . 1 mrs 11 . peter [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] [x] . [how] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] [xi] [.] 1 peter 8 . the [terrible] [,] [terrible] [guns] [xii] . 1 the 7 . what [did] [happen] to [mr] [quack] [xiii] [.] 1 what 4 to peter [tells] [about] [mrs] . quack [xiv] . 1 peter 8 . 5 . 6 quack 6 quack 8 . sammy [jay] ['s] [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] . quack [xv] . 1 sammy 8 . 8 . 11 . 9 quack 11 . the [hunt] [for] [mr] [quack] [xvi] . 1 the 7 . sammy [jay] [sees] [something] [green] [xvii] . 1 sammy 7 . mr [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] [xviii.sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] . quack [to] [the] [swamp] [xix] . 1 mr 11 . 1 mr 12 quack 12 quack 17 . jerry [muskrat] 's [great] [idea] [xx] . 1 jerry 3 's 3 's 7 . happy [days] [for] [mr] . [and] [mrs] [quack] 1 happy 5 . [list] [of] [illustrations] " marshes [must] [be] [something] [like] [swamps] , " ventured [peter] [rabbit] [frontispiece] 1 " 2 marshes 2 marshes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 ventured several times she circled around [,] [high] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] 1 several 2 times 1 several 4 circled 3 she 4 circled 4 circled 5 around " [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] and [some] [just] ['] [gator] ['] ["] 1 " 7 and " just tuck that fact away in that empty head of yours and never say can't " 1 " 16 can't 2 just 3 tuck 3 tuck 4 that 3 tuck 5 fact 3 tuck 6 away 3 tuck 7 in 3 tuck 8 that 8 that 9 empty 9 empty 10 head 9 empty 12 yours 9 empty 13 and 11 of 12 yours 13 and 14 never 14 never 15 say 15 say 16 can't 16 can't 17 " " yes , " said he in a low voice , " [i] [am] [mr] [quack] ["] 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 12 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 low 9 low 10 voice 9 low 11 , 11 , 12 " those were happy days indeed [for] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [in] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] 1 those 2 were 1 those 4 days 3 happy 4 days 4 days 5 indeed [i] [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] [.] [quack] make a new acquaintance every time you can [;] [you] ['ll] find it interesting and a very helpful plan . 1 make 3 new 2 a 3 new 3 new 4 acquaintance 3 new 19 plan 4 acquaintance 5 every 4 acquaintance 8 can 5 every 6 time 7 you 8 can 8 can 12 find 12 find 13 it 13 it 14 interesting 15 and 16 a 16 a 18 helpful 17 very 18 helpful 18 helpful 19 plan 19 plan 20 . it means more knowledge . 1 it 2 means 2 means 4 knowledge 3 more 4 knowledge 4 knowledge 5 . you cannot meet any one without learning something from him if you keep your ears open and your eyes open . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 meet 2 cannot 6 without 2 cannot 13 keep 3 meet 4 any 4 any 5 one 6 without 7 learning 6 without 10 him 7 learning 8 something 7 learning 9 from 11 if 12 you 12 you 13 keep 13 keep 14 your 14 your 15 ears 15 ears 16 open 15 ears 17 and 15 ears 20 open 15 ears 21 . 18 your 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 open every one is at least a little different from every one else , and the more people you know , the more you may learn . 1 every 2 one 1 every 7 little 2 one 3 is 4 at 5 least 5 least 7 little 6 a 7 little 7 little 17 people 8 different 9 from 8 different 10 every 8 different 17 people 10 every 11 one 11 one 12 else 11 one 16 more 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 14 and 16 more 17 people 25 learn 17 people 26 . 18 you 19 know 18 you 24 may 20 , 21 the 20 , 23 you 21 the 22 more 23 you 24 may 24 may 25 learn peter [rabbit] knows this , and that is one reason [he] [always] is so eager to find out [about] [other] [people] . 1 peter 22 . 3 knows 4 this 3 knows 10 reason 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 one 10 reason 13 is 10 reason 22 . 13 is 14 so 14 so 15 eager 15 eager 16 to 15 eager 17 find 17 find 18 out he knew right away who it was . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 was 2 knew 3 right 3 right 4 away 5 who 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 . he knew that it was [mrs] [quack] the [duck] , because he had often heard about her . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 13 had 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 the 10 , 11 because 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 15 heard 14 often 15 heard 15 heard 16 about 16 about 17 her 17 her 18 . peter was so surprised to see her in the [smiling] [pool] that he [almost] forgot to be polite . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 2 was 8 in 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 her 8 in 9 the 9 the 19 . 12 that 13 he 13 he 15 forgot 15 forgot 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 polite 18 polite 19 . i am afraid he stared in a very impolite way as he hurried to the edge of the bank . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 he 4 he 5 stared 5 stared 6 in 6 in 9 impolite 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 way 10 way 20 . 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 hurried 13 hurried 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 edge 16 edge 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 bank 19 bank 20 . you are [mrs] [quack] , [aren't] you ? " 1 you 2 are 2 are 7 you 5 , 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " yes , " replied [mrs] [quack] , " and you must be [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 you 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 16 . i 've heard of you very often . ["] 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 . 2 've 3 heard 2 've 7 often 3 heard 4 of 5 you 7 often 6 very 7 often all the time [mrs] [quack] [was] [swimming] back and forth and in little circles in the most uneasy way . 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 20 . 8 back 10 forth 9 and 10 forth 10 forth 14 circles 11 and 14 circles 12 in 14 circles 13 little 14 circles 14 circles 15 in 14 circles 18 uneasy 16 the 17 most 17 most 18 uneasy 18 uneasy 19 way 18 uneasy 20 . " [i] [hope] you 've heard nothing but good of me , " replied [peter] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 've 4 you 11 me 5 've 6 heard 6 heard 7 nothing 6 heard 10 of 7 nothing 8 but 7 nothing 9 good 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . peter looked a wee , wee bit foolish , and then he laughed right out . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 16 . 2 looked 15 out 3 a 4 wee 3 a 6 wee 4 wee 5 , 6 wee 7 bit 6 wee 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 he 11 then 13 laughed 13 laughed 14 right 14 right 15 out " [i] guess that is true enough , " said he . 1 " 5 is 3 guess 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 true 6 true 7 enough 7 enough 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] like to learn [all] [i] [can] , and how [can] [i] [learn] [without] [being] [curious] [?] 1 " 11 how 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 learn 5 learn 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 how i 'm curious right now . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 curious 2 'm 4 right 4 right 5 now 4 right 6 . i 'm wondering what brings you to the [smiling] [pool] when you [never] have been here before . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 14 have 2 'm 3 wondering 3 wondering 5 brings 4 what 5 brings 5 brings 6 you 5 brings 8 the 7 to 8 the 11 when 12 you 12 you 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 here 15 been 17 before 17 before 18 . it is [the] [last] place in the world [i] [ever] expected to [find] you . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 11 expected 2 is 7 the 5 place 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 11 expected 12 to 12 to 14 you 14 you 15 . 15 . 16 " " that 's why [i] ['m] here , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 4 why 1 " 10 replied 2 that 3 's 2 that 4 why 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " [i] [hope] [others] [feel] the [same] way . 1 " 6 the 6 the 8 way 8 way 9 . i came here [because] [i] [just] [had] to find some place where people wouldn't expect to find me and so wouldn't come looking for me . 1 i 2 came 2 came 3 here 2 came 8 to 8 to 9 find 8 to 17 find 8 to 18 me 8 to 22 come 9 find 10 some 10 some 11 place 10 some 13 people 11 place 12 where 14 wouldn't 15 expect 15 expect 16 to 16 to 17 find 18 me 20 so 19 and 20 so 21 wouldn't 22 come 22 come 25 me 23 looking 24 for 24 for 25 me 25 me 26 . peter 's eyes opened very wide with surprise . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 6 wide 4 opened 6 wide 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 8 surprise 7 with 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 . " why , " he exclaimed , " [i] should [think] you would be perfectly safe on the [big] [river] ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 10 should 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 " 10 should 14 be 12 you 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 16 safe 15 perfectly 16 safe 16 safe 17 on 16 safe 21 ! 17 on 18 the i don't see how any harm can possibly come to you out [there] . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 2 don't 5 any 3 see 4 how 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 8 possibly 7 can 8 possibly 8 possibly 9 come 9 come 10 to 9 come 12 out 10 to 11 you 12 out 14 . 14 . 15 " the words were no sooner out of [peter] 's mouth than a faint bang sounded from way off towards the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 2 words 2 words 3 were 3 were 4 no 3 were 6 out 4 no 5 sooner 6 out 7 of 6 out 14 bang 9 's 10 mouth 10 mouth 11 than 11 than 14 bang 12 a 13 faint 13 faint 14 bang 14 bang 15 sounded 14 bang 19 towards 15 sounded 16 from 17 way 18 off 18 off 19 towards 19 towards 20 the mrs [quack] [gave] [a] [great] [start] [and] [half] [lifted] [her] wings [as] [if] [to] [fly] [.] 1 mrs 11 wings but she thought better of it , and then [peter] saw that she was trembling all over . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 thought 2 she 14 was 3 thought 4 better 3 thought 5 of 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 13 she 11 saw 12 that 12 that 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 trembling 15 trembling 17 over 15 trembling 18 . 16 all 17 over " did you hear that ? " she asked in a faint voice . 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 that 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 asked 8 she 9 asked 9 asked 13 voice 10 in 11 a 11 a 13 voice 12 faint 13 voice 13 voice 14 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " that was a gun , a terrible gun , but it was a long way from here , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 5 gun 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 , 6 , 11 but 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 a 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 way 16 way 17 from 17 from 18 here 18 here 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 22 he 22 he 23 . " it was over [on] the [big] [river] , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 said 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 over 4 over 6 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " that 's why it isn't safe for me over there . 1 " 4 why 1 " 6 isn't 2 that 3 's 2 that 4 why 5 it 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 safe 6 isn't 11 there 7 safe 8 for 8 for 9 me 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 . that 's [why] [i] just had to find some other place . 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 just 2 's 11 place 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 some 9 some 10 other 10 other 11 place 11 place 12 . oh , dear , the very sound of a gun sets me to shaking [and] [makes] [my] [heart] [feel] as if it would stop [beating] . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 10 gun 6 very 7 sound 7 sound 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 gun 10 gun 26 . 11 sets 12 me 12 me 13 to 13 to 24 stop 14 shaking 20 as 20 as 21 if 21 if 22 it 22 it 23 would 23 would 24 stop 24 stop 26 . are you sure [i] am perfectly safe here ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 sure 2 you 9 ? 5 am 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 safe 7 safe 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] ['m] [not] afraid [of] [them] , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 10 declared 5 afraid 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 13 . " it 's those two-legged creatures with terrible guns [i] ['m] [afraid] [of] , " and she began to swim about more uneasily than ever . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 two-legged 4 those 5 two-legged 5 two-legged 6 creatures 5 two-legged 9 guns 7 with 9 guns 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 and 16 and 18 began 17 she 18 began 18 began 19 to 18 began 20 swim 20 swim 23 uneasily 20 swim 24 than 20 swim 26 . 21 about 23 uneasily 22 more 23 uneasily 24 than 25 ever [ii] [mrs] [quack] [is] [distrustful] jerry [muskrat] [thinks] there is no place in the [world] [like] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 jerry 9 the 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 no 4 there 8 in 6 no 7 place 8 in 9 the so , [for] [the] [matter] [of] that , [does] [grandfather] [frog] and [also] [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 12 and 7 that 8 , 8 , 12 and 12 and 15 the 15 the 17 . you see , they have spent their lives there and know little about the rest of the [great] [world] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 6 spent 5 have 6 spent 6 spent 8 lives 6 spent 15 rest 7 their 8 lives 8 lives 9 there 10 and 15 rest 11 know 13 about 12 little 13 about 13 about 14 the 14 the 15 rest 15 rest 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 20 . " no one [hunts] here now that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [has] put [away] his terrible gun , " explained [jerry] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 here 2 no 3 one 5 here 18 , 6 now 7 that 6 now 18 , 7 that 10 's 10 's 17 gun 13 put 15 his 13 put 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 explained 20 explained 22 . " who is [farmer] [brown] 's boy ? " demanded [mrs] [quack] [,] [looking] [more] anxious [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 2 who 1 " 10 demanded 2 who 3 is 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 16 anxious " is [he] [one] [of] [those] two-legged creatures ? ["] 1 " 2 is 2 is 9 ? 7 two-legged 8 creatures 8 creatures 9 ? he is such a good friend that he ought to [be] [a] [quaddy] himself . 1 he 2 is 1 he 14 himself 2 is 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 friend 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 ought 9 ought 10 to 10 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . he won't let any harm come to you here , [mrs] [quack] . " 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 let 2 won't 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 come 6 come 7 to 6 come 9 here 7 to 8 you 9 here 10 , 9 here 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] wouldn't trust [him] , [not] for one single little minute , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 15 declared 3 wouldn't 4 trust 4 trust 6 , 6 , 8 for 6 , 14 " 8 for 9 one 9 one 10 single 10 single 12 minute 11 little 12 minute 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 declared 15 declared 18 . " [i] [wouldn't] trust one of those two-legged creatures , [not] [one] . 1 " 13 . 4 trust 8 two-legged 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 those 7 those 8 two-legged 8 two-legged 9 creatures 9 creatures 10 , 10 , 13 . you say he fed some of you last winter , but that doesn't mean anything good . 1 you 2 say 2 say 4 fed 2 say 10 , 2 say 12 that 2 say 15 anything 2 say 16 good 2 say 17 . 3 he 4 fed 4 fed 5 some 4 fed 9 winter 5 some 6 of 6 of 7 you 8 last 9 winter 10 , 11 but 13 doesn't 14 mean 14 mean 15 anything do you know what [i] 've known these two-legged creatures to do ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 6 've 3 know 4 what 6 've 7 known 7 known 9 two-legged 8 these 9 two-legged 9 two-legged 10 creatures 10 creatures 14 " 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " what ? " demanded [peter] [and] [jerry] [together] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 10 . i [wouldn't] trust one of them , [not] [one] ! " 1 i 3 trust 3 trust 5 of 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 ! 11 " " oh , how dreadful ! " cried [peter] , looking quite as shocked as he felt . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 cried 3 , 4 how 4 how 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 14 shocked 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 14 shocked 12 quite 13 as 12 quite 14 shocked 14 shocked 15 as 14 shocked 18 . 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 felt then he added eagerly , " but [our] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] wouldn't do anything like that . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 added 2 he 13 wouldn't 3 added 4 eagerly 4 eagerly 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 but 13 wouldn't 14 do 14 do 15 anything 15 anything 16 like 15 anything 18 . 16 like 17 that you haven't the least thing to fear from him . " 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 thing 4 least 7 fear 5 thing 6 to 7 fear 8 from 8 from 9 him 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " perhaps not , " said [mrs] [quack] , shaking her head doubtfully , " but [i] wouldn't trust him . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 6 said 2 perhaps 3 not 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 6 said 13 doubtfully 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 11 her 11 her 12 head 13 doubtfully 14 , 13 doubtfully 19 trust 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 but 18 wouldn't 19 trust 19 trust 20 him 20 him 21 . i wouldn't trust him as [far] [off] as [i] could see him . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 him 4 him 8 as 4 him 13 . 5 as 8 as 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 him 12 him 13 . " you are safe right here , if you have sense enough to stay here , " declared [jerry] [muskrat] [rather] testily . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 safe 3 are 9 you 4 safe 6 here 5 right 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 if 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 sense 11 sense 12 enough 12 enough 13 to 13 to 14 stay 14 stay 15 here 15 here 16 , 16 , 18 declared 17 " 18 declared 18 declared 23 . 22 testily 23 . " don't you suppose [peter] [and] [i] know what we are talking about ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 11 are 4 suppose 10 we 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 we 10 we 11 are 11 are 12 talking 12 talking 13 about 13 about 14 ? 14 ? 15 " there was a little sob in her voice and tears in her eyes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 sob 4 little 5 sob 5 sob 6 in 5 sob 8 voice 5 sob 9 and 5 sob 10 tears 5 sob 14 . 7 her 8 voice 10 tears 11 in 11 in 12 her 12 her 13 eyes " tell us all about it , " begged [peter] . 1 " 9 begged 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 5 about 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 begged 9 begged 11 . " perhaps we can help you . " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 we 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 help 5 help 6 you 6 you 7 . 7 . 8 " [iii] [mrs] [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] " begin at the beginning , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 8 said 2 begin 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [your] [home] is somewhere way up in the [northland] [where] [honker] [the] [goose] lives , isn't it ? " 1 " 4 is 4 is 19 ? 5 somewhere 8 in 5 somewhere 15 lives 6 way 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 15 lives 18 it 16 , 17 isn't 17 isn't 18 it 18 it 19 ? 19 ? 20 " mrs [quack] [nodded] . 1 mrs 4 . " [i] [wish] [i] were there this very minute , " she replied , the tears coming again . 1 " 6 there 1 " 13 replied 5 were 6 there 7 this 9 minute 8 very 9 minute 9 minute 10 , 10 , 13 replied 11 " 12 she 11 " 13 replied 13 replied 14 , 13 replied 15 the 15 the 16 tears 16 tears 17 coming 16 tears 18 again 18 again 19 . " [but] [sometimes] [i] [doubt] if ever [i] ['ll] get there again . 1 " 6 if 6 if 7 ever 7 ever 10 get 10 get 11 there 11 there 13 . 12 again 13 . " [i] [never] could understand what [people] [want] to [leave] their homes [for] , anyway , " declared [peter] . 1 " 6 what 1 " 15 anyway 4 could 5 understand 5 understand 6 what 9 to 11 their 11 their 12 homes 12 homes 14 , 14 , 15 anyway 15 anyway 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 declared 18 declared 20 . what would you do if you couldn't find a single thing to eat ? " 1 what 2 would 2 would 4 do 2 would 13 eat 3 you 4 do 4 do 6 you 5 if 6 you 7 couldn't 8 find 7 couldn't 13 eat 8 find 9 a 10 single 11 thing 11 thing 12 to 12 to 13 eat 13 eat 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " [i] guess [i] 'd starve , " replied [peter] [simply] . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 9 replied 3 guess 5 'd 6 starve 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " he comes earlier up there and stays twice as long as he does here , and makes ten times as much ice and snow . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 comes 3 comes 4 earlier 3 comes 15 here 3 comes 18 makes 4 earlier 5 up 6 there 8 stays 7 and 8 stays 8 stays 9 twice 8 stays 15 here 9 twice 10 as 9 twice 12 as 11 long 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 does 15 here 16 , 16 , 17 and 18 makes 19 ten 19 ten 20 times 20 times 23 ice 21 as 22 much 21 as 23 ice 23 ice 24 and 23 ice 25 snow 23 ice 26 . we just [have] [to] [come] [south] [.] 1 we 2 just it isn't because we want to , but because we must [!] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 because 3 because 4 we 4 we 5 want 4 we 11 must 5 want 6 to 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 we 9 because 10 we 10 we 11 must there is nothing else for us to do . " 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 4 else 8 do 4 else 9 . 5 for 6 us 6 us 7 to 9 . 10 " " then [i] don't see what you want to make your home in such a place [for] , " said practical [peter] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 4 don't 4 don't 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 you 7 you 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 your 10 make 14 such 11 your 12 home 13 in 14 such 14 such 15 a 15 a 16 place 15 a 21 practical 16 place 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 21 practical 23 . " [i] [should] [think] you would make it where you can live all the year around . " 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 make 7 make 8 it 8 it 13 all 9 where 12 live 9 where 13 all 10 you 11 can 11 can 12 live 13 all 14 the 14 the 15 year 15 year 16 around 15 year 17 . 17 . 18 " " [i] was born up there , and [i] [love] it just as you [love] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] , " replied [mrs] . [quack] simply . 1 " 26 simply 3 was 4 born 3 was 12 just 4 born 6 there 5 up 6 there 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 just 8 and 11 it 12 just 13 as 13 as 26 simply 14 you 24 . 14 you 26 simply 20 , 21 " 20 , 24 . 21 " 22 replied 26 simply 27 . " it is home , and there is no place like home . 1 " 9 no 2 it 3 is 3 is 9 no 4 home 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 no 9 no 10 place 10 place 11 like 10 place 13 . 12 home 13 . besides , it is a very beautiful and a very wonderful place in summer . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 11 wonderful 5 a 11 wonderful 6 very 7 beautiful 6 very 11 wonderful 7 beautiful 8 and 9 a 11 wonderful 10 very 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 place 11 wonderful 14 summer 13 in 14 summer 14 summer 15 . there is [everything] that [ducks] [and] [geese] [love] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 that 4 that 9 . we have all we want of the food we love best . 1 we 2 have 1 we 3 all 1 we 5 want 1 we 10 love 4 we 5 want 5 want 8 food 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 food 9 we 10 love 10 love 11 best 11 best 12 . everywhere is shallow water with tall grass growing in it . " 1 everywhere 3 shallow 2 is 3 shallow 3 shallow 4 water 3 shallow 5 with 3 shallow 7 grass 6 tall 7 grass 7 grass 8 growing 7 grass 11 . 8 growing 9 in 9 in 10 it 11 . 12 " " huh ! " interrupted [peter] , " [i] [wouldn't] think [much] of a [place] [like] that . " 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 2 huh 7 , 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 interrupted 7 , 8 " 7 , 19 " 11 think 13 of 11 think 17 that 13 of 14 a 17 that 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's because you don't know what is good , " snapped [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 because 4 because 5 you 5 you 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 7 know 8 what 8 what 9 is 9 is 10 good 10 good 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 snapped 13 snapped 16 . " it would suit me , " he added , with shining eyes . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 would 3 would 4 suit 4 suit 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 added 9 added 12 shining 10 , 11 with 11 with 12 shining 12 shining 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " there are the dearest little islands just made for safe [nesting-places] , " continued [mrs] [quack] , without heeding the interruptions . 1 " 2 there 1 " 15 continued 2 there 3 are 3 are 9 made 4 the 5 dearest 4 the 7 islands 5 dearest 7 islands 6 little 7 islands 7 islands 8 just 7 islands 9 made 9 made 10 for 11 safe 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 continued 15 continued 23 . 18 , 19 without 19 without 20 heeding 20 heeding 21 the 20 heeding 22 interruptions 22 interruptions 23 . " if there is nothing to fear , why do you care about places to hide ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 9 why 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 nothing 4 is 9 why 5 nothing 6 to 5 nothing 7 fear 7 fear 8 , 9 why 10 do 10 do 11 you 11 you 12 care 11 you 17 ? 12 care 13 about 13 about 14 places 15 to 16 hide 16 hide 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 demanded 19 demanded 21 . that is perfectly fair , so we don't mind that . 1 that 2 is 1 that 7 we 2 is 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 fair 4 fair 5 , 5 , 6 so 7 we 8 don't 8 don't 9 mind 9 mind 10 that 9 mind 11 . it is only men who are not fair . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 only 2 is 7 not 4 men 5 who 4 men 6 are 6 are 7 not 7 not 8 fair 8 fair 9 . they don't know what fairness is . " 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 5 fairness 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 5 fairness 7 . 7 . 8 " peter [nodded] [that] [he] understood , and [mrs] [quack] went on . 1 peter 5 understood 5 understood 11 on 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 11 on 12 . " [last] [summer] [mr] [quack] [and] [i] [had] [our] nest on the dearest little island , and no one found it . 1 " 10 nest 10 nest 15 island 10 nest 22 . 11 on 12 the 11 on 15 island 12 the 13 dearest 13 dearest 14 little 15 island 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 no 18 no 19 one 20 found 21 it 21 it 22 . first we had twelve eggs , and then twelve of the dearest babies you ever saw . " 1 first 16 saw 1 first 17 . 2 we 16 saw 3 had 15 ever 4 twelve 5 eggs 4 twelve 9 twelve 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 9 twelve 12 dearest 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 dearest 12 dearest 13 babies 12 dearest 15 ever 14 you 15 ever 15 ever 16 saw 17 . 18 " " maybe , " said [peter] doubtfully , [thinking] of his own babies . 1 " 2 maybe 2 maybe 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 doubtfully 7 doubtfully 8 , 7 doubtfully 14 . 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 13 babies 13 babies 14 . " and they were smart , [too] . 1 " 8 . 2 and 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 smart 5 smart 6 , 6 , 8 . they had learned how to take care of themselves [just] [as] [well] [as] [i] could . 1 they 2 had 1 they 15 could 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 how 3 learned 5 to 3 learned 7 care 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 7 care 9 themselves 15 could 16 . i certainly was proud of that family . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 that 5 of 7 family 7 family 8 . but [now] [i] [don't] [know] [where] one of them [is] . " 1 but 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 11 . 11 . 12 " mrs [quack] [suddenly] [choked] [up] [with] grief , and [peter] [rabbit] politely turned his head [away] . 1 mrs 7 grief 7 grief 8 , 7 grief 12 politely 8 , 9 and 12 politely 17 . 13 turned 15 head 14 his 15 head 15 head 17 . [iv] [mrs] [quack] [continues] [her] [story] in a few minutes she bravely went on with her story . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 bravely 5 she 6 bravely 6 bravely 7 went 7 went 8 on 8 on 10 her 9 with 10 her 10 her 11 story 11 story 12 . for a while we had nothing much to fear . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 we 4 we 5 had 5 had 6 nothing 6 nothing 8 to 6 nothing 9 fear 7 much 8 to 9 fear 10 . perhaps you don't know what marshes are . 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 4 know 2 you 7 are 2 you 8 . 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 6 marshes 7 are jerry [muskrat] 's eyes sparkled . 1 jerry 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 sparkled 5 sparkled 6 . " [i] would like a place like that ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 12 exclaimed 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 place 6 place 7 like 7 like 8 that 8 that 11 he 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 13 . " you [certainly] would , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 would 2 you 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " we always find lots of your relatives in [such] places . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 find 3 always 4 find 4 find 5 lots 5 lots 6 of 5 lots 8 relatives 7 your 8 relatives 8 relatives 9 in 8 relatives 11 places 11 places 12 . 12 . 13 " " marshes [must] [be] [something] [like] [swamps] , " [ventured] [peter] [rabbit] , who had been thinking the matter over . 1 " 2 marshes 2 marshes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 21 . 13 , 14 who 13 , 21 . 14 who 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 thinking 17 thinking 20 over 18 the 19 matter 19 matter 20 over " very much the same , only with grass and rushes [in] [place] [of] [trees] and bushes , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 very 2 very 3 much 3 much 9 grass 4 the 5 same 4 the 9 grass 5 same 8 with 6 , 7 only 6 , 8 with 9 grass 10 and 9 grass 11 rushes 9 grass 23 . 11 rushes 16 and 11 rushes 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 replied " there is plenty to [eat] [and] the loveliest hiding-places . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 to 5 to 8 the 8 the 9 loveliest 9 loveliest 10 hiding-places 10 hiding-places 11 . in some of these we stayed days at a time . 1 in 10 time 2 some 7 days 2 some 10 time 3 of 4 these 4 these 7 days 5 we 6 stayed 6 stayed 7 days 8 at 10 time 9 a 10 time 10 time 11 . in fact , we stayed [until] [jack] [frost] [came] to drive [us] out . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 stayed 3 , 4 we 5 stayed 10 to 10 to 11 drive 11 drive 13 out 13 out 14 . if we could have just kept flying all the time or never had to go near the shore , we would have been all right . 1 if 2 we 1 if 3 could 3 could 4 have 3 could 12 never 4 have 6 kept 5 just 6 kept 6 kept 7 flying 7 flying 8 all 7 flying 11 or 8 all 10 time 9 the 10 time 12 never 23 been 13 had 14 to 13 had 23 been 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 near 16 near 17 the 17 the 18 shore 19 , 20 we 20 we 22 have 21 would 22 have 22 have 23 been 23 been 24 all 24 all 25 right 25 right 26 . but we had to eat . " 1 but 2 we 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 . 6 . 7 " " of course , " said [peter] . 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " everybody [has] [to] [eat] . " 1 " 2 everybody 2 everybody 6 . 6 . 7 " " and we had to rest , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 we 2 and 3 we 3 we 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 rest 6 rest 12 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " certainly , " said [peter] . 1 " 5 said 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " everybody [has] to do that [.] ["] 1 " 5 do 2 everybody 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that " it takes a lot of strength to fly as [we] fly , and strength [requires] plenty of food . 1 " 2 it 2 it 20 . 3 takes 7 strength 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 5 lot 7 strength 6 of 7 strength 7 strength 14 and 7 strength 15 strength 8 to 9 fly 8 to 12 fly 9 fly 10 as 12 fly 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 strength 17 plenty 17 plenty 18 of 18 of 19 food 19 food 20 . if we saw none , we would drop down a little nearer and a little nearer . 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 saw 2 we 4 none 4 none 16 nearer 5 , 6 we 6 we 8 drop 7 would 8 drop 8 drop 9 down 8 drop 16 nearer 10 a 11 little 11 little 16 nearer 12 nearer 16 nearer 13 and 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 nearer 16 nearer 17 . but with all our watchfulness , we never could be sure , absolutely sure , that all was safe . 1 but 3 all 2 with 3 all 3 all 5 watchfulness 4 our 5 watchfulness 5 watchfulness 6 , 5 watchfulness 7 we 5 watchfulness 20 . 7 we 9 could 8 never 9 could 9 could 10 be 10 be 11 sure 10 be 14 sure 10 be 19 safe 11 sure 12 , 13 absolutely 14 sure 14 sure 15 , 14 sure 16 that 17 all 19 safe 18 was 19 safe sometimes those terrible two-legged creatures would be hiding in the very middle of the wildest , most lonely looking marshes . 1 sometimes 2 those 2 those 4 two-legged 3 terrible 4 two-legged 4 two-legged 5 creatures 4 two-legged 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 hiding 7 be 18 lonely 8 hiding 9 in 10 the 11 very 11 very 18 lonely 12 middle 13 of 12 middle 15 wildest 14 the 15 wildest 15 wildest 16 , 15 wildest 17 most 15 wildest 18 lonely 18 lonely 20 marshes 18 lonely 21 . 19 looking 20 marshes they would be covered with grass so that we couldn't see them . 1 they 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 covered 4 covered 5 with 4 covered 6 grass 4 covered 12 them 7 so 8 that 7 so 9 we 9 we 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 see 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . so we would fly our hardest . 1 so 2 we 2 we 4 fly 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 6 hardest 4 fly 7 . 5 our 6 hardest it was awful , just simply awful ! " 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 awful 2 was 6 simply 3 awful 4 , 5 just 6 simply 6 simply 7 awful 7 awful 8 ! 8 ! 9 " mrs [quack] [paused] [and] [shuddered] [,] [and] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [shuddered] [in] sympathy [.] 1 mrs 15 sympathy " sometimes we would have to try three or four feeding-places before we found one where there were no terrible guns . 1 " 3 we 2 sometimes 3 we 3 we 7 try 4 would 7 try 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 three 8 three 9 or 9 or 11 feeding-places 10 four 11 feeding-places 11 feeding-places 12 before 11 feeding-places 13 we 11 feeding-places 14 found 11 feeding-places 15 one 11 feeding-places 16 where 11 feeding-places 17 there 11 feeding-places 18 were 11 feeding-places 19 no 11 feeding-places 21 guns 20 terrible 21 guns 21 guns 22 . it was like that every day . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 3 like 4 that 6 day 5 every 6 day 6 day 7 . the farther we got , the worse it became . 1 the 2 farther 2 farther 3 we 3 we 4 got 4 got 7 worse 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 worse 7 worse 9 became 7 worse 10 . 8 it 9 became our flock grew smaller and smaller . 1 our 2 flock 2 flock 7 . 3 grew 4 smaller 4 smaller 6 smaller 5 and 6 smaller 6 smaller 7 . what became of our twelve children [i] [don't] [know] . 1 what 2 became 2 became 3 of 2 became 5 twelve 3 of 4 our 5 twelve 6 children 6 children 10 . i am afraid the terrible guns killed some . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 6 guns 4 the 6 guns 5 terrible 6 guns 6 guns 7 killed 6 guns 8 some 6 guns 9 . i hope some joined other flocks and escaped [,] [but] [i] don't know . " 1 i 2 hope 1 i 12 don't 2 hope 4 joined 3 some 4 joined 4 joined 6 flocks 5 other 6 flocks 6 flocks 7 and 6 flocks 8 escaped 12 don't 13 know 13 know 14 . 14 . 15 " " [i] [hope] they [did] too , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 they 1 " 9 said 6 too 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [.] [quack's] [troubles] " [i] don't see why you didn't stay right there . 1 " 5 why 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 why 5 why 6 you 5 why 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 stay 8 stay 9 right 8 stay 10 there 8 stay 11 . 10 there 11 . i would have , " said [peter] , nodding his head with an air of great wisdom . 1 i 3 have 2 would 3 have 3 have 17 wisdom 4 , 9 nodding 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 nodding 8 , 9 nodding 9 nodding 11 head 9 nodding 17 wisdom 10 his 11 head 12 with 13 an 13 an 14 air 14 air 15 of 14 air 17 wisdom 16 great 17 wisdom 17 wisdom 18 . " not if you [were] [i] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 4 you 3 if 4 you 4 you 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " [in] the first place it [isn't] a proper [place] [in] [which] to bring up [young] [ducks] and make [them] strong and healthy . 1 " 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 place 5 place 24 . 6 it 8 a 6 it 24 . 8 a 21 strong 9 proper 13 to 9 proper 18 and 13 to 14 bring 14 bring 15 up 18 and 19 make 19 make 21 strong 21 strong 22 and 22 and 23 healthy in the second place [there] [are] [more] dangers [down] there [for] [young] [ducks] [than] up in the [far] [northland] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 15 up 2 the 3 second 2 the 8 dangers 3 second 4 place 8 dangers 10 there 15 up 20 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . in the third place there isn't room for all the [ducks] to nest properly . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 third 3 third 4 place 3 third 7 room 5 there 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 room 7 room 8 for 7 room 14 properly 8 for 10 the 9 all 10 the 12 to 13 nest 13 nest 14 properly 14 properly 15 . we couldn't be happy [if] [we] [didn't] . " 1 we 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 happy 4 happy 8 . 8 . 9 " " is the journey back as bad as the journey down ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 14 asked 2 is 7 bad 2 is 12 ? 3 the 4 journey 4 journey 5 back 4 journey 7 bad 6 as 7 bad 7 bad 8 as 7 bad 10 journey 9 the 10 journey 10 journey 11 down 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 asked 14 asked 16 . " worse , very much worse , " replied [mrs] [.] quack sadly . 1 " 2 worse 2 worse 3 , 3 , 9 replied 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 worse 6 worse 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 sadly 12 quack 13 sadly 13 sadly 14 . " you can see for yourself just how bad it is , for here [i] [am] [all] alone . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 see 4 see 6 yourself 4 see 8 how 4 see 14 here 5 for 6 yourself 7 just 8 how 8 how 9 bad 9 bad 12 , 9 bad 13 for 10 it 11 is 10 it 12 , 14 here 18 alone 18 alone 19 . 19 . 20 " tears filled [mrs] [quack] 's eyes . 1 tears 2 filled 1 tears 7 . 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . " it is almost too terrible to talk about , " she continued after a minute . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 too 3 is 15 a 4 almost 5 too 5 too 6 terrible 5 too 7 to 5 too 10 , 7 to 8 talk 8 talk 9 about 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 continued 12 she 13 continued 14 after 15 a 15 a 16 minute 16 minute 17 . but it is much worse now , very much worse . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 10 worse 4 much 10 worse 5 worse 7 , 5 worse 10 worse 6 now 7 , 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 worse 10 worse 11 . we cannot go [any] faster [than] [jack] [frost] [does] [.] 1 we 2 cannot 1 we 3 go 3 go 5 faster then there is [nothing] to do [but] [to] [turn] [back] [to] [where] [those] [terrible] [guns] [are] [waiting] for us . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 18 for 18 for 19 us 19 us 20 . we [just] [have] to do it . " 1 we 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " mrs [quack] [stopped] [and] [shivered] . 1 mrs 6 . " it seems to me [i] have heard nothing but the noise of those terrible guns ever since we started , " said she . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 7 have 4 to 5 me 7 have 12 noise 8 heard 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 but 10 but 11 the 11 the 12 noise 12 noise 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 16 guns 15 terrible 16 guns 16 guns 18 since 16 guns 25 . 17 ever 18 since 18 since 19 we 18 since 20 started 18 since 24 she 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 said 22 " 24 she " [i] [haven't] [had] [a] good square meal for days and days , nor a good rest . 1 " 6 good 6 good 8 meal 7 square 8 meal 8 meal 12 days 8 meal 13 , 8 meal 17 rest 8 meal 18 . 9 for 10 days 10 days 11 and 10 days 12 days 13 , 14 nor 15 a 16 good 16 good 17 rest that is what makes me so dreadfully nervous . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 makes 3 what 4 makes 4 makes 5 me 4 makes 8 nervous 6 so 8 nervous 7 dreadfully 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 . then just as we would think we were safe for a little while , there would come the bang of a terrible gun . 1 then 4 we 2 just 3 as 3 as 4 we 4 we 8 were 5 would 6 think 6 think 7 we 7 we 8 were 8 were 9 safe 9 safe 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 little 11 a 23 gun 12 little 13 while 14 , 19 bang 15 there 16 would 16 would 17 come 16 would 19 bang 18 the 19 bang 19 bang 20 of 19 bang 23 gun 21 a 22 terrible 22 terrible 23 gun 23 gun 24 . then we would have to do it all over again until night came . 1 then 2 we 1 then 13 came 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 all 8 all 9 over 9 over 10 again 10 again 11 until 11 until 13 came 12 night 13 came 13 came 14 . sometimes [i] think [that] those men with terrible guns must hate us and want to kill every one of us . 1 sometimes 3 think 1 sometimes 5 those 5 those 9 guns 6 men 9 guns 7 with 9 guns 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 11 hate 9 guns 13 and 9 guns 16 kill 9 guns 21 . 10 must 11 hate 11 hate 12 us 14 want 15 to 15 to 16 kill 16 kill 17 every 16 kill 20 us 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 of if they didn't , they would have a little bit of pity . 1 if 2 they 1 if 5 they 2 they 3 didn't 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 12 pity 8 a 10 bit 8 a 12 pity 9 little 10 bit 10 bit 11 of 12 pity 13 . they simply haven't any hearts at all . " 1 they 3 haven't 1 they 7 all 2 simply 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 any 3 haven't 5 hearts 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . 8 . 9 " " it [does] [seem] so , " agreed [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 agreed 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 agreed 8 agreed 10 . " but wait until [you] [know] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] 1 " 3 wait 2 but 3 wait 3 wait 4 until [he's] [got] [a] [heart] [!] ["] [he] [added] [brightly] [.] " [i] don't want to know him , " retorted [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 want 3 don't 6 know 4 want 5 to 6 know 7 him 7 him 13 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 retorted 10 retorted 13 . " if he comes near here , you 'll see me leave in a hurry . 1 " 8 you 2 if 4 comes 2 if 8 you 3 he 4 comes 4 comes 5 near 5 near 6 here 6 here 7 , 8 you 9 'll 9 'll 10 see 9 'll 12 leave 9 'll 15 hurry 10 see 11 me 13 in 15 hurry 14 a 15 hurry 15 hurry 16 . i wouldn't trust one of them , not one minute . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 one 3 trust 9 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 8 not 9 one 9 one 10 minute 10 minute 11 . you don't think he will come , do you ? " 1 you 3 think 1 you 5 will 2 don't 3 think 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 come 5 will 8 do 6 come 7 , 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " peter sat up and looked across the [green] [meadows] [,] [and] [his] [heart] [sank] [.] 1 peter 2 sat 1 peter 5 looked 2 sat 3 up 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 across 6 across 7 the " he 's coming now , but [i] ['m] [sure] he won't hurt you , [mrs] . quack , " said he . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 11 he 7 but 12 won't 12 won't 13 hurt 13 hurt 17 . 14 you 15 , 15 , 17 . 17 . 23 . 18 quack 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 22 he 21 said 23 . but [mrs] [quack] [wouldn't] wait to see . 1 but 5 wait 5 wait 6 to 5 wait 8 . 6 to 7 see [vi] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] cheer up ! 1 cheer 2 up 1 cheer 3 ! cheer up ! 1 cheer 2 up 1 cheer 3 ! cheer ! " had awakened quite as much gladness in his heart as it had in [peter] 's heart . 1 cheer 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 5 awakened 4 had 5 awakened 5 awakened 20 . 6 quite 9 gladness 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 gladness 9 gladness 10 in 9 gladness 12 heart 9 gladness 13 as 9 gladness 19 heart 9 gladness 20 . 11 his 12 heart 14 it 15 had 14 it 16 in 14 it 18 's 18 's 19 heart it meant that his feathered friends would soon be busy house-hunting and building . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 11 house-hunting 3 that 4 his 4 his 5 feathered 5 feathered 6 friends 5 feathered 11 house-hunting 7 would 8 soon 8 soon 11 house-hunting 9 be 11 house-hunting 10 busy 11 house-hunting 11 house-hunting 12 and 11 house-hunting 13 building 13 building 14 . it meant that his little friends in fur would also be doing something very similar , if they had not already done so . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 his 4 his 8 fur 5 little 6 friends 6 friends 7 in 6 friends 8 fur 8 fur 9 would 8 fur 10 also 8 fur 24 . 10 also 15 similar 11 be 12 doing 12 doing 15 similar 13 something 15 similar 14 very 15 similar 15 similar 21 already 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 they 18 they 19 had 19 had 20 not 19 had 21 already 21 already 22 done 22 done 23 so it meant that soon there would be a million lovely things to see and a million joyous sounds to hear . 1 it 2 meant 1 it 6 would 2 meant 3 that 3 that 5 there 4 soon 5 there 6 would 7 be 6 would 20 hear 8 a 9 million 9 million 10 lovely 9 million 11 things 9 million 17 joyous 11 things 12 to 12 to 13 see 14 and 17 joyous 15 a 16 million 16 million 17 joyous 17 joyous 18 sounds 17 joyous 20 hear 19 to 20 hear 20 hear 21 . farmer [brown] ['s] boy stopped and watched until the bird had disappeared , and on his face was a look of great surprise . 1 farmer 24 . 4 boy 12 disappeared 5 stopped 8 until 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 until 8 until 12 disappeared 9 the 10 bird 10 bird 12 disappeared 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 , 12 disappeared 23 surprise 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 on 16 his 17 face 16 his 23 surprise 17 face 18 was 19 a 20 look 19 a 22 great 21 of 22 great 22 great 23 surprise 23 surprise 24 . " [as] [i] [live] [,] that was a [duck] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 6 that 1 " 13 exclaimed 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 a 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 exclaimed 13 exclaimed 14 . " that is the first time [i] ['ve] [ever] [known] [a] [wild] [duck] to be in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 time 6 time 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . i wonder what under the sun could have brought her over [here] . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 8 have 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 under 4 under 6 sun 5 the 6 sun 7 could 8 have 8 have 9 brought 9 brought 10 her 10 her 13 . 11 over 13 . 13 . 14 " just then there was a distant bang in the direction of the [big] [river] . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 distant 6 distant 7 bang 7 bang 10 direction 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 direction 10 direction 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 . farmer [brown] ['s] boy scowled , and it made his face very angry-looking . 1 farmer 14 . 4 boy 5 scowled 5 scowled 7 and 5 scowled 13 angry-looking 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 made 9 made 13 angry-looking 10 his 11 face 11 face 13 angry-looking 12 very 13 angry-looking 13 angry-looking 14 . " that 's it , " he muttered . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 muttered 2 that 3 's 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy had guessed exactly [right] , as you [and] [i] know , and as [peter] [rabbit] and [jerry] [muskrat] [knew] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 6 guessed 3 's 4 boy 5 had 6 guessed 6 guessed 24 . 7 exactly 20 and 7 exactly 24 . 9 , 17 as 9 , 20 and 10 as 11 you 10 as 17 as 11 you 14 know 14 know 15 , 15 , 16 and some people haven't any hearts ; they 're all stomachs . 1 some 2 people 2 people 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 any 3 haven't 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 ; 5 hearts 10 stomachs 6 ; 7 they 7 they 8 're 9 all 10 stomachs 10 stomachs 11 . he grinned at the idea , and then he continued his way towards [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 continued 10 continued 11 his 11 his 12 way 12 way 13 towards 13 towards 17 . he hoped [he] [might] [find] [another] [duck] there , and he approached [the] [smiling] [pool] very , very carefully . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 10 and 8 there 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 approached 12 approached 19 carefully 16 very 17 , 16 very 19 carefully 18 very 19 carefully 19 carefully 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy [smiled] when he saw them . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 10 . 6 when 8 saw 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 them 9 them 10 . " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] wonder [how] a bite of carrot would taste to you . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 8 carrot 5 a 6 bite 6 bite 8 carrot 7 of 8 carrot 8 carrot 9 would 8 carrot 10 taste 8 carrot 11 to 8 carrot 12 you 8 carrot 14 " 13 . 14 " he felt in his pocket and brought out a couple of carrots . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 12 carrots 3 in 4 his 3 in 5 pocket 4 his 5 pocket 5 pocket 6 and 5 pocket 12 carrots 7 brought 8 out 7 brought 12 carrots 9 a 10 couple 10 couple 11 of 10 couple 12 carrots 12 carrots 13 . one [he] [put] [on] [a] little [tussock] [in] [the] [water] [where] [he] [knew] [jerry] [would] [find] [it] [.] 1 one 6 little the other he [tossed] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] where he felt sure [peter] would find it . 1 the 2 other 2 other 17 . 3 he 14 would 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 felt 10 he 14 would 11 felt 12 sure 14 would 15 find 15 find 16 it 16 it 17 . presently he noticed two or three feathers on the water close to the edge of the bank . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 two 4 two 6 three 5 or 6 three 6 three 7 feathers 7 feathers 18 . 8 on 9 the 8 on 13 the 9 the 10 water 11 close 12 to 11 close 13 the 13 the 17 bank 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 bank 17 bank 18 . mrs [quack] [had] [left] [them] [there] . 1 mrs 7 . " [i] [believe] that was a [mallard] [duck] , " said he , as he studied them . 1 " 4 that 1 " 11 said 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 a 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 studied 16 studied 17 them 17 them 18 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do . 1 " 4 what 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . i 'll go straight back home and get some wheat and corn and put it here on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 8 get 3 go 5 back 3 go 6 home 3 go 7 and 4 straight 5 back 8 get 10 wheat 9 some 10 wheat 10 wheat 11 and 10 wheat 12 corn 12 corn 20 of 13 and 14 put 14 put 15 it 14 put 17 on 16 here 17 on 17 on 19 edge 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . perhaps she will come back and find it . " 1 perhaps 2 she 1 perhaps 3 will 3 will 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 9 . 6 and 7 find 7 find 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " and this is just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] did . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 10 did 10 did 11 . [vii] [mrs] [quack] [returns] peter [rabbit] just couldn't go back to the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 peter 4 couldn't 3 just 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 go 5 go 6 back 6 back 7 to 6 back 12 . 7 to 8 the he just [had] [to] [know] [if] [mrs] [quack] would come back to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 just 1 he 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 back 11 back 12 to 11 back 16 . 12 to 13 the jolly , [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] was just getting ready to go to bed [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] [when] [mrs] [quack] [returned] . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 24 . 8 was 10 getting 9 just 10 getting 10 getting 11 ready 11 ready 12 to 12 to 15 bed 13 go 15 bed 14 to 15 bed 15 bed 24 . the first [peter] [knew] of her coming was the whistle of her wings as she passed over him . 1 the 2 first 2 first 5 of 5 of 6 her 6 her 13 wings 7 coming 10 whistle 8 was 10 whistle 9 the 10 whistle 10 whistle 11 of 10 whistle 13 wings 11 of 12 her 12 her 13 wings 13 wings 17 over 14 as 15 she 14 as 16 passed 16 passed 17 over 17 over 18 him 18 him 19 . it didn't seem possible that one so big could move through the air so fast . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 2 didn't 10 move 3 seem 4 possible 3 seem 7 so 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 one 7 so 8 big 9 could 10 move 10 move 11 through 10 move 16 . 11 through 13 air 12 the 13 air 13 air 15 fast 14 so 15 fast it was very clear that she was terribly nervous and suspicious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 clear 4 clear 5 that 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 terribly 8 terribly 9 nervous 9 nervous 11 suspicious 10 and 11 suspicious 11 suspicious 12 . " it 's all right . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 . there 's nothing to be afraid [of] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 6 afraid 4 to 5 be 6 afraid 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . " are you sure ? " asked [mrs] [quack] anxiously . 1 " 2 are 1 " 7 asked 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 sure 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 10 anxiously 10 anxiously 11 . as she spoke she swam about nervously . 1 as 3 spoke 2 she 3 spoke 3 spoke 5 swam 4 she 5 swam 5 swam 7 nervously 6 about 7 nervously 7 nervously 8 . " [there] hasn't been [anybody] [near] here excepting [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , and we told you he wouldn't hurt you . " 1 " 3 hasn't 1 " 21 you 3 hasn't 4 been 4 been 7 here 7 here 13 , 8 excepting 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 16 told 17 you 17 you 19 wouldn't 18 he 19 wouldn't 19 wouldn't 20 hurt 20 hurt 21 you 21 you 22 . 22 . 23 " " he [brought] [us] [each] [a] [carrot] [,] ["] [peter] [rabbit] broke [in] eagerly . 1 " 2 he 2 he 12 broke 12 broke 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . " just the same , [i] wouldn't trust him , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 12 replied 2 just 4 same 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 , 5 , 12 replied 7 wouldn't 8 trust 8 trust 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 15 . " where is he now ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 4 he 2 where 6 ? 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " he left ever so long ago , and he won't be back to-night , " declared [peter] confidently . 1 " 2 he 1 " 19 confidently 2 he 3 left 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 long 5 so 14 to-night 6 long 7 ago 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 won't 11 won't 12 be 11 won't 14 to-night 13 back 14 to-night 14 to-night 15 , 14 to-night 19 confidently 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared 19 confidently 20 . " [i] hope [not] , " said [mrs] [quack] , with a sigh . 1 " 7 said 3 hope 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 14 . 10 , 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 sigh 13 sigh 14 . " did you hear the bang of that terrible gun just [after] [i] left here ? " 1 " 6 bang 2 did 4 hear 3 you 4 hear 4 hear 5 the 4 hear 6 bang 6 bang 7 of 6 bang 8 that 6 bang 10 gun 6 bang 11 just 6 bang 15 here 9 terrible 10 gun 14 left 15 here 15 here 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " yes , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " was it fired [at] you ? " 1 " 3 it 1 " 4 fired 2 was 3 it 4 fired 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " mrs [quack] [nodded] and [held] [up] one wing . 1 mrs 8 wing 4 and 7 one 7 one 8 wing 8 wing 9 . peter [and] [jerry] could see that one of the [long] feathers was missing . 1 peter 14 . 4 could 5 see 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 one 7 one 8 of 7 one 13 missing 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 feathers 12 was 13 missing 13 missing 14 . it is very hard work to know just how far those terrible guns can throw things at you . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 work 4 hard 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 9 how 8 just 9 how 9 how 10 far 9 how 11 those 9 how 18 you 11 those 13 guns 11 those 16 things 12 terrible 13 guns 13 guns 15 throw 14 can 15 throw 16 things 17 at 18 you 19 . next time [i] will fly higher . ["] 1 next 2 time 2 time 7 . 4 will 5 fly 5 fly 6 higher 6 higher 7 . " where have you been since you left us ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 7 you 3 have 4 you 3 have 5 been 5 been 6 since 6 since 7 you 7 you 10 ? 8 left 9 us 9 us 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 . " [eight] in the middle [of] [the] [big] [river] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 12 replied 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 15 . " it was the only safe place . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 safe 4 the 5 only 5 only 6 safe 6 safe 7 place 6 safe 8 . i didn't dare go near either shore , and [i] 'm nearly starved . 1 i 3 dare 1 i 11 'm 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 go 3 dare 5 near 5 near 7 shore 6 either 7 shore 7 shore 9 and 8 , 9 and 11 'm 13 starved 12 nearly 13 starved 13 starved 14 . i haven't had a mouthful to eat to-day . " 1 i 2 haven't 1 i 8 to-day 2 haven't 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 mouthful 5 mouthful 6 to 6 to 7 eat 8 to-day 9 . 9 . 10 " peter opened his mouth to tell her of the wheat and corn [left] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] and then closed it again . 1 peter 2 opened 1 peter 24 . 2 opened 4 mouth 3 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 6 tell 4 mouth 8 of 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 7 her 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 wheat 10 wheat 11 and 10 wheat 12 corn 12 corn 17 's 19 and 20 then 20 then 23 again 21 closed 22 it 22 it 23 again 23 again 24 . he would let her find it for herself . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 let 2 would 5 find 3 let 4 her 5 find 6 it 5 find 8 herself 7 for 8 herself 8 herself 9 . if he told her about it , she might suspect a trick and refuse to go near the place . 1 if 2 he 1 if 8 she 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 her 3 told 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 , 8 she 8 she 9 might 9 might 10 suspect 10 suspect 12 trick 11 a 12 trick 12 trick 14 refuse 13 and 14 refuse 14 refuse 15 to 14 refuse 17 near 16 go 17 near 17 near 18 the 18 the 19 place 19 place 20 . he never had [seen] any one [so] [suspicious] [,] [not] [even] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 2 never 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 15 . but he couldn't blame her , after all she had been through . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 2 he 10 had 3 couldn't 4 blame 4 blame 5 her 6 , 7 after 7 after 8 all 7 after 10 had 9 she 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 through 12 through 13 . so he kept still and waited . 1 so 6 waited 2 he 3 kept 2 he 6 waited 3 kept 4 still 5 and 6 waited 6 waited 7 . he was learning , was [peter] [rabbit] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 was 2 was 3 learning 3 learning 4 , 5 was 8 . he was [learning] a great deal about [mrs] [quack] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 a 4 a 6 deal 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 about 7 about 10 . [viii] [mrs] [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] that 's a fact . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 fact 4 fact 5 . a full stomach makes the whole world seem different , brighter , better , and more worth living in . 1 a 2 full 2 full 3 stomach 3 stomach 4 makes 4 makes 6 whole 4 makes 8 seem 5 the 6 whole 6 whole 7 world 8 seem 11 brighter 8 seem 16 more 8 seem 17 worth 9 different 11 brighter 10 , 11 brighter 11 brighter 12 , 11 brighter 13 better 11 brighter 15 and 14 , 15 and 17 worth 18 living 18 living 19 in 18 living 20 . it is the hardest kind of hard work to be cheerful and see only the bright side of things when your stomach is empty . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 hardest 2 is 14 only 3 the 4 hardest 4 hardest 5 kind 4 hardest 8 work 4 hardest 9 to 5 kind 6 of 7 hard 8 work 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 12 and 12 and 13 see 14 only 24 empty 15 the 17 side 16 bright 17 side 17 side 18 of 18 of 19 things 18 of 21 your 19 things 20 when 21 your 22 stomach 22 stomach 23 is 22 stomach 24 empty 24 empty 25 . but once fill that empty stomach , and everything is changed . 1 but 11 changed 2 once 3 fill 3 fill 4 that 3 fill 6 stomach 5 empty 6 stomach 6 stomach 8 and 6 stomach 11 changed 7 , 8 and 9 everything 10 is 9 everything 11 changed 11 changed 12 . it was just that way with [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 just 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with 5 way 9 . peter [rabbit] looked over at [jerry] [muskrat] sitting on the [big] [rock] [,] [and] [jerry] [winked] . 1 peter 3 looked 1 peter 17 . 3 looked 4 over 3 looked 5 at 5 at 10 the 8 sitting 9 on 9 on 10 the in a minute up bobbed the head [of] [mrs] [quack] , and there was both a pleased and a worried look on her [face] . 1 in 2 a 1 in 6 the 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 bobbed 4 up 5 bobbed 6 the 7 head 7 head 25 . 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 15 both 14 was 16 a 14 was 17 pleased 14 was 19 a 14 was 20 worried 17 pleased 18 and 20 worried 21 look 21 look 22 on 22 on 23 her 23 her 25 . she had found some of the corn [left] [there] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [.] 1 she 2 had 1 she 13 's 2 had 3 found 3 found 7 corn 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 corn at once she swam out to the middle of the [smiling] [pool] [,] [looking] [suspiciously] [this] [way] [and] that way . 1 at 2 once 2 once 21 . 3 she 4 swam 4 swam 5 out 5 out 9 of 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 middle 8 middle 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 20 way 19 that 20 way 20 way 21 . " there is corn over there , " said she . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 corn 4 corn 11 . 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 she 9 said 11 . " do you know how it came there ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 9 ? 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 how 5 how 6 it 5 how 7 came 8 there 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] [saw] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] throwing [something] over there , " replied [peter] . 1 " 14 replied 8 throwing 10 over 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . " didn't we tell you that he would be good to you ? " 1 " 12 you 2 didn't 4 tell 3 we 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 12 you 5 you 8 would 6 that 8 would 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 good 10 good 11 to 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " quack , quack , quack ! 1 " 6 quack 2 quack 3 , 2 quack 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 4 quack 6 quack 6 quack 7 ! i 've seen that kind of kindness too often to be fooled by it , " snapped [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 20 . 2 've 3 seen 2 've 9 often 4 that 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 5 kind 7 kindness 7 kindness 9 often 8 too 9 often 9 often 12 fooled 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 fooled 12 fooled 13 by 12 fooled 17 snapped 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 snapped he thinks that if [i] [do] , he 'll have a chance to hide near enough to shoot me . 1 he 2 thinks 2 thinks 3 that 3 that 12 chance 4 if 8 he 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 have 10 have 11 a 11 a 12 chance 12 chance 20 . 13 to 14 hide 14 hide 19 me 15 near 16 enough 16 enough 17 to 17 to 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 me 19 me 20 . i [didn't] believe this could be a safe place for me , and now [i] know it . 1 i 3 believe 1 i 5 could 3 believe 4 this 5 could 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 safe 8 safe 9 place 9 place 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 11 me 18 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 16 know 17 it 17 it 18 . i 'll stay here to-night , but to-morrow [i] ['ll] try to find some other place . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 stay 2 'll 11 try 2 'll 13 find 3 stay 4 here 4 here 5 to-night 5 to-night 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 to-morrow 11 try 12 to 13 find 14 some 14 some 15 other 15 other 16 place 16 place 17 . oh , dear , it 's dreadful not to have any place at all to feel safe in . " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 4 , 20 " 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 16 feel 8 not 16 feel 9 to 10 have 9 to 16 feel 10 have 11 any 11 any 12 place 12 place 13 at 13 at 14 all 15 to 16 feel 16 feel 17 safe 17 safe 18 in 17 safe 19 . 19 . 20 " there were tears in her eyes . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 tears 3 tears 7 . 4 in 5 her 5 her 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . we ought to know [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [if] [any] [one] [does] , and we tell you that he won't harm a feather of you . " 1 we 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 14 and 16 tell 16 tell 17 you 16 tell 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 won't 20 won't 21 harm 20 won't 25 you 21 harm 23 feather 22 a 23 feather 23 feather 24 of 25 you 26 . 26 . 27 " " he won't get the chance ! " snapped [mrs] . [quack] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 snapped 2 he 3 won't 4 get 5 the 5 the 6 chance 6 chance 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 . 11 . 13 . jerry [muskrat] sniffed [in] [disgust] . 1 jerry 3 sniffed 3 sniffed 6 . i wouldn't trust many of those two-legged creatures [myself] , but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] is different . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 many 3 trust 7 two-legged 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 two-legged 7 two-legged 8 creatures 8 creatures 10 , 8 creatures 17 different 10 , 11 but 11 but 16 is 17 different 18 . if all of them were like him , we wouldn't have a thing to fear from them . 1 if 5 were 1 if 6 like 1 if 9 we 2 all 5 were 3 of 4 them 4 them 5 were 6 like 7 him 7 him 8 , 9 we 11 have 10 wouldn't 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 to 14 to 15 fear 14 to 17 them 15 fear 16 from 17 them 18 . he has a heart . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 a 3 a 4 heart 4 heart 5 . yes , indeed , he has a heart . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 heart 8 heart 9 . now you take my advice and eat whatever he has put there for you , be thankful , and stop worrying . 1 now 3 take 2 you 3 take 3 take 5 advice 4 my 5 advice 5 advice 6 and 5 advice 7 eat 7 eat 8 whatever 7 eat 22 . 8 whatever 10 has 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 put 10 has 21 worrying 11 put 12 there 13 for 14 you 13 for 21 worrying 14 you 15 , 16 be 17 thankful 17 thankful 21 worrying 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 worrying 20 stop 21 worrying peter and [i] will keep watch and warn you if there is any danger . ["] 1 peter 15 . 2 and 6 watch 4 will 5 keep 5 keep 6 watch 6 watch 8 warn 6 watch 14 danger 7 and 8 warn 8 warn 9 you 10 if 11 there 11 there 12 is 11 there 13 any 13 any 14 danger 14 danger 15 . peter [rabbit] tiptoed away , and then he hurried [lipperty-lipperty-lip] to [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [to] tell [mrs] [peter] all about [mrs] [quack] . 1 peter 3 tiptoed 1 peter 24 . 3 tiptoed 9 hurried 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 6 and 9 hurried 7 then 8 he 9 hurried 11 to 11 to 17 tell 17 tell 21 about 20 all 21 about [ix] [peter] [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] with the first [bit] of daylight , [mrs] [quack] swam out from her hiding-place among the brown [rushes] . 1 with 2 the 1 with 17 brown 2 the 3 first 2 the 6 daylight 3 first 5 of 6 daylight 7 , 6 daylight 14 hiding-place 10 swam 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 13 her 13 her 14 hiding-place 15 among 16 the 16 the 17 brown 17 brown 19 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept perfectly still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 . mrs [quack] [shook] [herself] [and] [then] [began] [to] [carefully] [dress] [her] [feathers] . 1 mrs 13 . that is , she carefully put back in place every feather that had been rumpled up . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 she 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 carefully 5 carefully 6 put 5 carefully 7 back 5 carefully 8 in 5 carefully 15 rumpled 9 place 15 rumpled 10 every 11 feather 11 feather 15 rumpled 12 that 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 15 rumpled 15 rumpled 16 up 15 rumpled 17 . of course it was very impolite of [peter] to watch her make her toilet , but he didn't think of that . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 2 course 18 didn't 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 impolite 6 impolite 7 of 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 14 toilet 11 her 14 toilet 12 make 14 toilet 13 her 14 toilet 14 toilet 18 didn't 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 think 18 didn't 22 . 19 think 20 of 19 think 21 that he didn't mean to be impolite . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 impolite 6 impolite 7 . and then it was so interesting . 1 and 2 then 1 and 6 interesting 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 interesting 6 interesting 7 . you know [peter] [doesn't] waste [any] [time] on his clothes . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 waste 5 waste 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 clothes 10 clothes 11 . in fact , he doesn't seem to care a bit how he looks . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 14 . 4 he 5 doesn't 4 he 13 looks 5 doesn't 6 seem 6 seem 7 to 6 seem 10 bit 7 to 8 care 9 a 10 bit 11 how 13 looks 12 he 13 looks so he waited as patiently as he could , which wasn't patiently at all . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 12 patiently 4 as 5 patiently 5 patiently 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 could 7 he 11 wasn't 9 , 10 which 10 which 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 12 patiently 12 patiently 14 all 12 patiently 15 . 13 at 14 all at last [mrs] [quack] finished her breakfast , and then she had to make her toilet all over again . 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 breakfast 5 finished 7 breakfast 6 her 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 her 15 her 16 toilet 16 toilet 20 . 17 all 18 over 18 over 19 again 19 again 20 . finally [peter] hopped to the edge of the bank where she would see him . 1 finally 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 where 10 where 11 she 11 she 12 would 12 would 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . " good morning , [mrs] [quack] , " said he very politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 3 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 12 politely 11 very 12 politely 12 politely 13 . " [i] [hope] you had a good rest and are feeling very well this morning . " 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 rest 7 good 9 and 7 good 15 morning 10 are 12 very 11 feeling 12 very 12 very 13 well 12 very 15 morning 14 this 15 morning 15 morning 16 . 16 . 17 " " thank you , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . " [i] ['m] feeling as well as could be expected . 1 " 6 well 4 feeling 6 well 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 expected 10 expected 11 . in fact , [i] ['m] feeling [better] [than] [i] [have] felt for some time in spite of the sore place made by that terrible gun yesterday . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 27 . 6 feeling 19 sore 11 felt 19 sore 12 for 13 some 12 for 19 sore 13 some 14 time 15 in 16 spite 16 spite 17 of 16 spite 19 sore 17 of 18 the 19 sore 20 place 20 place 26 yesterday 21 made 22 by 21 made 26 yesterday 23 that 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 yesterday 26 yesterday 27 . you see , [i] have had a good rest and two square meals , and these are things [i] [haven't] [had] [since] [goodness] [knows] [when] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 have 2 see 3 , 5 have 7 a 6 had 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 rest 8 good 12 square 8 good 18 things 10 and 12 square 11 two 12 square 12 square 13 meals 12 square 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 these 17 are 16 these 18 things this is a very nice place . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 5 nice 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 6 place 6 place 7 . let me see , what is it you call it ? " 1 let 2 me 1 let 3 see 3 see 4 , 3 see 5 what 5 what 6 is 5 what 7 it 5 what 8 you 8 you 9 call 9 call 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [the] [smiling] [pool] , " said [peter] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " that 's a good name for it , " returned [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 good 4 a 5 good 5 good 7 for 5 good 9 , 6 name 7 for 7 for 8 it 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 returned 11 returned 14 . at the mention of [mr] [quack] [,] the eyes of [mrs] [quack] suddenly filled with tears . 1 at 2 the 1 at 17 . 3 mention 4 of 3 mention 10 of 4 of 8 the 8 the 9 eyes 10 of 16 tears 13 suddenly 14 filled 14 filled 15 with 14 filled 16 tears 16 tears 17 . peter felt tears of sympathy in his own eyes . 1 peter 2 felt 2 felt 3 tears 3 tears 5 sympathy 3 tears 6 in 3 tears 9 eyes 3 tears 10 . 4 of 5 sympathy 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 own " where is [mr] [quack] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 asked 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . " [i] don't know , " sobbed [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 sobbed 7 sobbed 10 . " [i] wish [i] [did] [.] 1 " 3 wish ever since we started [for] [our] [home] [in] [the] [far] [north] [,] [i] have been fearing that something of this kind might happen . 1 ever 2 since 1 ever 15 been 2 since 3 we 2 since 4 started 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 fearing 16 fearing 17 that 16 fearing 18 something 16 fearing 21 kind 16 fearing 22 might 19 of 20 this 20 this 21 kind 22 might 23 happen 23 happen 24 . i ought to be on my way [there] [now] , but what is the use without [mr] [quack] [?] 1 i 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 my 5 on 6 my 6 my 7 way 7 way 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 is 12 what 15 use 13 is 14 the 15 use 16 without without him , [i] would be all alone [up] [there] [and] [wouldn't] have any [home] . " 1 without 2 him 2 him 3 , 3 , 17 " 5 would 6 be 5 would 13 have 6 be 8 alone 7 all 8 alone 13 have 14 any 14 any 16 . 16 . 17 " " won't you tell me all that has happened since you started on your long journey ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 3 you 2 won't 3 you 3 you 4 tell 3 you 17 ? 4 tell 5 me 6 all 9 happened 7 that 9 happened 8 has 9 happened 9 happened 10 since 9 happened 17 ? 10 since 11 you 10 since 12 started 12 started 16 journey 13 on 16 journey 14 your 16 journey 15 long 16 journey 17 ? 18 " 17 ? 19 asked 19 asked 21 . " perhaps some of us can help you . " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 some 2 perhaps 6 can 3 some 4 of 4 of 5 us 6 can 7 help 7 help 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " [x] [how] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] and yet [without] knowing it , [peter] [was] helping [mrs] . quack . 1 and 2 yet 1 and 4 knowing 4 knowing 5 it 5 it 6 , 5 it 11 . 6 , 9 helping 11 . 13 . 12 quack 13 . he was giving her his sympathy , and sympathy often helps others a great deal more than we even guess . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 giving 3 giving 4 her 4 her 6 sympathy 5 his 6 sympathy 6 sympathy 8 and 6 sympathy 11 helps 6 sympathy 18 we 6 sympathy 20 guess 6 sympathy 21 . 7 , 8 and 9 sympathy 11 helps 10 often 11 helps 11 helps 12 others 11 helps 15 deal 13 a 15 deal 14 great 15 deal 15 deal 16 more 16 more 17 than 19 even 20 guess it sometimes is a very good plan to tell your troubles to some one who will listen with sympathy . 1 it 3 is 2 sometimes 3 is 3 is 5 very 3 is 10 your 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 plan 7 plan 8 to 8 to 9 tell 10 your 11 troubles 11 troubles 20 . 12 to 13 some 13 some 14 one 14 one 15 who 15 who 16 will 16 will 17 listen 17 listen 18 with 18 with 19 sympathy 19 sympathy 20 . it was so [with] [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 7 . she had kept her troubles locked in her own heart so long that it did her good [to] pour [them] [all] [out] [to] [peter] . 1 she 2 had 1 she 25 . 2 had 3 kept 3 kept 6 locked 3 kept 8 her 3 kept 14 it 3 kept 16 her 3 kept 17 good 4 her 5 troubles 5 troubles 6 locked 6 locked 7 in 8 her 9 own 8 her 10 heart 11 so 12 long 11 so 13 that 13 that 14 it 14 it 15 did 17 good 19 pour " [mr] [quack] [and] [i] [spent] [a] very comfortable winter [way] down in the sunny [southland] , " said [she] with a far-away look . 1 " 8 very 1 " 19 said 8 very 9 comfortable 9 comfortable 10 winter 12 down 14 the 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 sunny 15 sunny 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 23 far-away 21 with 22 a 21 with 23 far-away 22 a 23 far-away 23 far-away 25 . 24 look 25 . " it was very warm and nice [down] there , and [there] [were] a great many other [ducks] spending the winter with [us] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 19 spending 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 very 3 was 14 a 4 very 5 warm 4 very 7 nice 5 warm 6 and 7 nice 11 and 9 there 10 , 10 , 11 and 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 other 19 spending 20 the 20 the 21 winter 21 winter 22 with " then there was another fellow we had to watch out for , a queer fellow whom we never see anywhere but down there . 1 " 25 . 2 then 18 we 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 another 5 another 6 fellow 5 another 15 queer 5 another 17 whom 7 we 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 10 watch 12 for 10 watch 13 , 10 watch 15 queer 14 a 15 queer 15 queer 16 fellow 17 whom 18 we 18 we 19 never 19 never 21 anywhere 20 see 21 anywhere 21 anywhere 22 but 21 anywhere 25 . 22 but 24 there 23 down 24 there " what 's that ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " peter [rabbit] leaned [forward] and stared at [mrs] [quack] [with] his eyes popping right out . 1 peter 3 leaned 1 peter 16 . 3 leaned 6 stared 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 7 at 7 at 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 popping 14 right 15 out 14 right 16 . " what 's that ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 . " how can an old log have a mouth [?] ["] 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 can 2 how 5 old 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 log 6 log 9 mouth 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 mouth mrs [quack] [just] [had] [to] [smile] [,] [peter] [was] [so] [in] [earnest] [and] [looked] [so] [astonished] . 1 mrs 17 . then , too , he will swim under water and come up underneath and seize you without any warning . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 15 seize 7 swim 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 15 seize 10 and 15 seize 11 come 12 up 11 come 15 seize 13 underneath 15 seize 14 and 15 seize 15 seize 16 you 15 seize 19 warning 17 without 18 any 18 any 19 warning 19 warning 20 . he has [the] biggest [mouth] [i] ['ve] [ever] [seen] , with [terrible-looking] teeth , and could swallow me [whole] . " 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 biggest 4 biggest 10 , 10 , 11 with 11 with 13 teeth 13 teeth 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 21 " 16 could 17 swallow 17 swallow 18 me 18 me 20 . 20 . 21 " [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ['] [gator] [.] ["] []] by this time [peter] 's eyes looked [as] [if] [they] [would] [fall] out of his head . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 17 . 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 looked 7 looked 13 out 13 out 14 of 13 out 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . " what is his name ? " whispered [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 6 ? 4 his 5 name 5 name 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 10 . " it 's [old] [ally] the ['] [gator] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 replied 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] and [some] [just] ' [gator] , but we [call] [him] [old] [ally] . 1 " 7 and 1 " 19 . 10 ' 14 we 10 ' 19 . 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 we he 's a very interesting old fellow . 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 interesting 5 interesting 7 fellow 6 old 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 . some time [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] more about him . 1 some 2 time 1 some 8 more 8 more 9 about 9 about 10 him 10 him 11 . mr [quack] [and] [i] [kept] [out] [of] [his] reach [,] [you] [may] [be] [sure] . 1 mr 9 reach 9 reach 15 . we lived quietly and tried to get in as good condition as possible for the long journey back to our home in the [north] . 1 we 2 lived 2 lived 3 quietly 2 lived 16 long 3 quietly 5 tried 3 quietly 8 in 3 quietly 13 possible 4 and 5 tried 5 tried 6 to 6 to 7 get 9 as 13 possible 10 good 11 condition 11 condition 13 possible 12 as 13 possible 13 possible 14 for 14 for 15 the 16 long 17 journey 17 journey 18 back 17 journey 21 home 17 journey 25 . 18 back 19 to 20 our 21 home 21 home 22 in 22 in 23 the in fact , before we started there was a great deal of love-making , and each one chose a mate . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 9 a 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 we 4 before 5 we 5 we 6 started 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 11 deal 10 great 11 deal 11 deal 12 of 11 deal 13 love-making 13 love-making 15 and 13 love-making 16 each 13 love-making 18 chose 13 love-making 20 mate 13 love-making 21 . 14 , 15 and 16 each 17 one 18 chose 19 a it is hard enough to lose father or mother or brother or sister , but it is worse to lose a dear mate . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 enough 3 hard 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 lose 6 lose 7 father 7 father 8 or 7 father 9 mother 9 mother 13 sister 10 or 13 sister 11 brother 12 or 11 brother 13 sister 13 sister 22 dear 14 , 15 but 14 , 22 dear 15 but 16 it 16 it 17 is 17 is 18 worse 18 worse 19 to 19 to 20 lose 20 lose 21 a 22 dear 23 mate 23 mate 24 . 24 . 25 " mrs [quack] ['s] [eyes] [suddenly] [filled] [with] tears again . 1 mrs 8 tears 8 tears 10 . 9 again 10 . " oh , dear , " she sobbed , " [i] [wish] [i] [knew] what became of [mr] [quack] . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 sobbed 7 she 8 sobbed 8 sobbed 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 21 " 10 " 15 what 15 what 16 became 16 became 17 of 20 . 21 " peter said nothing , but looked the sympathy he felt . 1 peter 4 , 1 peter 6 looked 1 peter 10 felt 1 peter 11 . 2 said 3 nothing 2 said 4 , 4 , 5 but 7 the 8 sympathy 8 sympathy 10 felt 9 he 10 felt presently [mrs] [quack] went on with her story . 1 presently 4 went 4 went 5 on 5 on 7 her 6 with 7 her 7 her 8 story 8 story 9 . mr [quack] [was] [the] leader as usual , and [i] [flew] [right] [behind] him . 1 mr 5 leader 5 leader 15 . 6 as 7 usual 7 usual 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 him 14 him 15 . we hadn't gone far before we began to hear the terrible guns , and the farther we went , the worse they got . 1 we 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 gone 3 gone 4 far 3 gone 5 before 3 gone 16 farther 5 before 6 we 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 hear 9 hear 10 the 9 hear 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 guns 12 guns 16 farther 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 14 and 16 farther 15 the 16 farther 16 farther 17 we 16 farther 18 went 16 farther 19 , 16 farther 21 worse 20 the 21 worse 21 worse 23 got 21 worse 24 . 22 they 23 got mr [quack] [led] [us] [to] [the] [safest] [feeding] [and] [resting] grounds [he] [knew] [of] [,] and [for] a [time] our flock escaped the terrible guns . 1 mr 11 grounds 11 grounds 16 and 16 and 18 a 18 a 21 flock 20 our 21 flock 21 flock 26 . 22 escaped 25 guns 23 the 25 guns 24 terrible 25 guns 25 guns 26 . but the farther we went , the more guns there were [.] ["] 1 but 4 we 1 but 10 there 2 the 3 farther 3 farther 4 we 4 we 5 went 6 , 10 there 7 the 9 guns 8 more 9 guns 9 guns 10 there 10 there 11 were mrs [quack] [paused] [and] [peter] [waited] . 1 mrs 7 . [xi] [the] [terrible] [,] [terrible] [guns] " bang ! 1 " 2 bang 2 bang 3 ! bang ! 1 bang 2 ! bang ! 1 bang 2 ! not a feather spare ! 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 feather 3 feather 4 spare 3 feather 5 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! wound and rip and tear ! " 1 wound 3 rip 2 and 3 rip 3 rip 4 and 3 rip 5 tear 3 rip 6 ! 6 ! 7 " i don't wonder that she was terribly uneasy and nervous as she sat in the [smiling] [pool] talking to [peter] [rabbit] [;] do you ? 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 terribly 6 was 18 talking 7 terribly 8 uneasy 8 uneasy 9 and 8 uneasy 10 nervous 10 nervous 11 as 11 as 12 she 12 she 13 sat 13 sat 14 in 14 in 15 the 18 talking 19 to 19 to 23 do 23 do 24 you 24 you 25 ? the very safest-looking places sometimes were the most dangerous . 1 the 3 safest-looking 2 very 3 safest-looking 3 safest-looking 4 places 3 safest-looking 5 sometimes 3 safest-looking 6 were 3 safest-looking 8 most 3 safest-looking 9 dangerous 7 the 8 most 9 dangerous 10 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [i] certainly [would] , " said he . 1 " 7 said 3 certainly 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " if it was safe for them it certainly would be safe for me . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 safe 5 safe 6 for 6 for 7 them 7 them 15 . 8 it 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 would 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 safe 12 safe 13 for 13 for 14 me 14 me 15 . 15 . 16 " we were tired , for we had flown a long distance , and we were hungry . 1 we 2 were 2 were 3 tired 2 were 8 flown 3 tired 4 , 4 , 5 for 6 we 7 had 7 had 8 flown 8 flown 11 distance 9 a 11 distance 10 long 11 distance 11 distance 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 we 14 we 15 were 15 were 16 hungry 16 hungry 17 . it was still and peaceful there and not a thing to be seen that looked the least bit like danger . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 still 2 was 8 not 3 still 5 peaceful 4 and 5 peaceful 5 peaceful 6 there 5 peaceful 7 and 8 not 18 bit 9 a 10 thing 9 a 18 bit 10 thing 11 to 10 thing 14 that 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 15 looked 18 bit 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 bit 18 bit 19 like 18 bit 20 danger 20 danger 21 . my heart almost stopped beating . 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 5 beating 2 heart 6 . 3 almost 5 beating 4 stopped 5 beating then [how] we [did] fly [!] 1 then 3 we 3 we 5 fly " where were the others ? " asked [peter] , although he guessed . 1 " 8 asked 1 " 12 he 2 where 3 were 2 where 4 the 2 where 6 ? 4 the 5 others 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 10 , 11 although 11 although 12 he 12 he 13 guessed 13 guessed 14 . " killed or hurt by [those] [terrible] guns , " replied [mrs] [quack] sadly . 1 " 11 replied 2 killed 3 or 2 killed 4 hurt 4 hurt 5 by 4 hurt 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 sadly 14 sadly 15 . " and that wasn't the worst of it . 1 " 9 . 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 worst 5 the 6 worst 6 worst 7 of 6 worst 8 it 6 worst 9 . i told you that when we started each of us had a mate . 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 you 2 told 4 that 2 told 10 us 2 told 13 mate 5 when 6 we 6 we 7 started 6 we 8 each 8 each 9 of 9 of 10 us 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 mate 13 mate 14 . now we found that of those who had escaped , four had lost their mates . 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 found 2 we 8 had 3 found 4 that 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 escaped 9 escaped 10 , 9 escaped 11 four 9 escaped 15 mates 12 had 13 lost 13 lost 15 mates 14 their 15 mates 15 mates 16 . they were heartbroken . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 heartbroken 3 heartbroken 4 . when it came time for us to move on , they wouldn't go . 1 when 3 came 1 when 11 they 2 it 3 came 3 came 7 to 4 time 5 for 4 time 7 to 5 for 6 us 7 to 8 move 8 move 9 on 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 go 13 go 14 . besides , they hoped that if they waited around they might find their mates . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 14 mates 3 they 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 that 4 hoped 11 might 4 hoped 14 mates 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 waited 7 they 11 might 8 waited 9 around 10 they 11 might 12 find 14 mates 13 their 14 mates 14 mates 15 . they thought they might not have been killed , but just hurt , and might be able to get away from those hunters . 1 they 4 might 2 thought 4 might 3 they 4 might 4 might 5 not 4 might 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 killed 7 been 17 able 8 killed 11 just 8 killed 12 hurt 8 killed 13 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 just 13 , 14 and 15 might 16 be 16 be 17 able 17 able 18 to 17 able 19 get 17 able 23 hunters 19 get 20 away 20 away 21 from 22 those 23 hunters 23 hunters 24 . so they left us and swam back towards that terrible place , calling for their lost mates , and it was the saddest sound . 1 so 10 terrible 2 they 3 left 2 they 6 swam 3 left 4 us 5 and 6 swam 6 swam 7 back 6 swam 8 towards 8 towards 10 terrible 9 that 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 place 10 terrible 24 sound 10 terrible 25 . 11 place 12 , 13 calling 23 saddest 14 for 15 their 15 their 17 mates 16 lost 17 mates 17 mates 18 , 17 mates 23 saddest 19 and 20 it 20 it 21 was 21 was 23 saddest 22 the 23 saddest 23 saddest 24 sound i know now [just] [how] they [felt] [,] [for] [i] have lost [mr] [quack] , and that 's [why] [i] 'm here . " 1 i 2 know 1 i 21 'm 2 know 17 that 3 now 6 they 3 now 15 , 6 they 11 have 11 have 12 lost 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 's 21 'm 22 here 22 here 23 . 23 . 24 " mrs [quack] drew a wing across her eyes to wipe away the tears . 1 mrs 5 wing 3 drew 4 a 3 drew 5 wing 5 wing 6 across 5 wing 10 wipe 5 wing 14 . 7 her 8 eyes 8 eyes 10 wipe 9 to 10 wipe 10 wipe 11 away 10 wipe 13 tears 12 the 13 tears " nothing , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 5 replied 2 nothing 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . the hunters were hidden under grass , and that is why we didn't see them . " 1 the 2 hunters 2 hunters 4 hidden 3 were 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 under 4 hidden 6 grass 4 hidden 15 them 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 why 11 why 13 didn't 12 we 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 see 14 see 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " peter blinked his eyes rapidly as if he were having hard work to believe what he had been told . 1 peter 2 blinked 1 peter 17 had 2 blinked 3 his 2 blinked 4 eyes 2 blinked 5 rapidly 2 blinked 11 hard 3 his 4 eyes 5 rapidly 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 9 were 10 having 10 having 11 hard 11 hard 12 work 11 hard 13 to 11 hard 14 believe 14 believe 15 what 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 17 had 19 told 19 told 20 . " why , " said he at last [,] ["] [i] never heard of anything so dreadfully unfair in all my life ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 13 heard 7 at 8 last 8 last 13 heard 12 never 13 heard 13 heard 14 of 13 heard 15 anything 15 anything 18 unfair 16 so 17 dreadfully 17 dreadfully 18 unfair 18 unfair 22 life 19 in 22 life 20 all 22 life 21 my 22 life 22 life 23 ! do you mean to tell me that [those] hunters [actually] [made] [other] [ducks] lead you into danger ? " 1 do 3 mean 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 18 ? 4 to 5 tell 4 to 14 lead 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 that 9 hunters 14 lead 14 lead 15 you 14 lead 16 into 14 lead 17 danger 18 ? 19 " " that 's just what [i] [mean] , " returned [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 5 what 1 " 13 . 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just 4 just 5 what 8 , 9 " 8 , 13 . 9 " 10 returned " [those] [two-legged] creatures don't know what fairness is . 1 " 4 creatures 4 creatures 10 . 5 don't 6 know 6 know 8 fairness 7 what 8 fairness 8 fairness 9 is 8 fairness 10 . why , some of [them] [have] [learned] our language and [actually] [call] [us] [in] where they [can] [shoot] [us] . 1 why 20 . 2 , 10 and 2 , 15 where 3 some 4 of 4 of 8 our 8 our 9 language 9 language 10 and 15 where 16 they 16 they 20 . just think of that [!] 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 of 2 think 4 that you ought to be mighty thankful , [peter] [rabbit] , that you are not a [duck] . " 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 mighty 5 mighty 6 thankful 6 thankful 7 , 7 , 18 " 10 , 12 you 10 , 18 " 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 not 14 not 15 a 17 . 18 " " [i] [am] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . he knew that not one of the meadow and forest people who were always trying to catch him would do a thing like that . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 not 4 not 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 11 people 8 meadow 9 and 8 meadow 10 forest 8 meadow 11 people 11 people 12 who 11 people 13 were 11 people 14 always 11 people 23 like 11 people 25 . 14 always 15 trying 15 trying 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 him 19 would 20 do 19 would 23 like 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 like 23 like 24 that " it 's all true , " said [mrs] [quack] , " and those hunters do [other] [things] [just] [as] unfair . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 3 's 5 true 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 and 13 and 14 those 14 those 15 hunters 15 hunters 16 do 15 hunters 21 unfair 21 unfair 22 . sometimes awful storms will come up , and we just have to find places where we can rest . 1 sometimes 3 storms 1 sometimes 14 places 2 awful 3 storms 3 storms 4 will 4 will 5 come 4 will 13 find 5 come 6 up 6 up 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 we 10 just 9 we 11 have 9 we 13 find 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 find 14 places 15 where 14 places 18 rest 14 places 19 . 15 where 17 can 16 we 17 can those hunters will hide near those places and shoot at us when we are so tired that we can hardly move a wing . 1 those 2 hunters 1 those 14 are 2 hunters 4 hide 2 hunters 5 near 3 will 4 hide 5 near 9 shoot 6 those 7 places 7 places 8 and 7 places 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 at 9 shoot 11 us 12 when 13 we 13 we 14 are 14 are 16 tired 15 so 16 tired 16 tired 17 that 16 tired 21 move 18 we 19 can 19 can 20 hardly 20 hardly 21 move 21 move 23 wing 21 move 24 . 22 a 23 wing they only hunt when they are hungry , and they hunt fairly . 1 they 2 only 2 only 3 hunt 3 hunt 12 fairly 3 hunt 13 . 4 when 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 hungry 7 hungry 8 , 7 hungry 10 they 7 hungry 11 hunt 8 , 9 and 11 hunt 12 fairly when , they have got enough to make a dinner , they stop . 1 when 3 they 1 when 5 got 1 when 12 they 2 , 3 they 4 have 5 got 5 got 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 a 9 a 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 , 12 they 13 stop 13 stop 14 . they keep our wits sharp . 1 they 2 keep 2 keep 4 wits 3 our 4 wits 4 wits 5 sharp 4 wits 6 . if we do not keep out of their way , it is our own fault . 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 do 3 do 4 not 4 not 15 fault 5 keep 6 out 5 keep 8 their 6 out 7 of 8 their 9 way 8 their 14 own 9 way 10 , 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 our 13 our 14 own 14 own 15 fault 15 fault 16 . it is a kind of game the game of life . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 kind 4 kind 5 of 5 of 6 game 6 game 11 . 7 the 8 game 8 game 9 of 9 of 10 life 10 life 11 . i guess it is [old] [mother] [nature] 's way of keeping us wide-awake and sharpening our wits , and so making us better fitted to live . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 13 wide-awake 8 's 11 keeping 9 way 11 keeping 10 of 11 keeping 11 keeping 13 wide-awake 12 us 13 wide-awake 13 wide-awake 15 sharpening 13 wide-awake 27 . 14 and 15 sharpening 15 sharpening 16 our 15 sharpening 17 wits 15 sharpening 19 and 15 sharpening 20 so 15 sharpening 21 making 15 sharpening 22 us 15 sharpening 24 fitted 15 sharpening 26 live 17 wits 18 , 23 better 24 fitted 25 to 26 live " [with] [these] two-legged [creatures] with terrible guns , it is all different . 1 " 10 it 4 two-legged 8 guns 6 with 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 all 11 is 13 different 13 different 14 . we don't have any chance at all . 1 we 2 don't 1 we 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 chance 5 chance 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . if they hunted [us] [as] [reddy] [fox] [does] [,] [tried] to catch us [themselves] , it would be different . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 hunted 3 hunted 11 to 11 to 12 catch 12 catch 13 us 13 us 20 . 15 , 16 it 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 different 19 different 20 . but their terrible guns kill when we are a long way off , and there isn't any way for us to know of the danger . 1 but 2 their 2 their 4 guns 2 their 18 way 3 terrible 4 guns 4 guns 5 kill 4 guns 8 are 6 when 7 we 7 we 8 are 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 way 10 long 18 way 11 way 12 off 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 isn't 16 isn't 17 any 17 any 18 way 18 way 21 to 18 way 23 of 19 for 20 us 20 us 21 to 21 to 22 know 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 danger 25 danger 26 . and then [,] [when] one of them [does] kill a [duck] , he isn't satisfied , but keeps on killing and killing and killing . 1 and 2 then 1 and 9 kill 2 then 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 them 9 kill 10 a 9 kill 22 killing 12 , 14 isn't 13 he 14 isn't 14 isn't 22 killing 15 satisfied 16 , 15 satisfied 18 keeps 16 , 17 but 18 keeps 19 on 18 keeps 22 killing 20 killing 22 killing 21 and 22 killing 22 killing 25 . 23 and 24 killing 24 killing 25 . i 'm sure one would make him a dinner , if that is what he wants . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 16 wants 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 5 would 4 one 5 would 5 would 6 make 6 make 7 him 6 make 8 a 8 a 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 that 13 is 14 what 14 what 15 he 15 he 16 wants 16 wants 17 . oh , dear , [i] ['m] afraid that is what has happened to [mr] [quack] . " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 4 , 17 " 7 afraid 8 that 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 what 10 what 12 happened 11 has 12 happened 12 happened 13 to 13 to 16 . 16 . 17 " once more [poor] [mrs] [quack] was quite overcome with her troubles and sorrows . 1 once 2 more 2 more 13 sorrows 6 was 7 quite 6 was 8 overcome 8 overcome 9 with 8 overcome 13 sorrows 9 with 10 her 11 troubles 13 sorrows 12 and 13 sorrows 13 sorrows 14 . [xii] [what] [did] [happen] [to] [mr] [.] [quack] " early yesterday morning , " replied [mrs] [quack] , the tears once more filling her eyes . 1 " 7 replied 2 early 4 morning 3 yesterday 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 , 7 replied 11 the 11 the 12 tears 12 tears 15 filling 12 tears 18 . 13 once 14 more 14 more 15 filling 16 her 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . how we got as far as [that] [i] don't know . 1 how 2 we 2 we 3 got 2 we 9 don't 3 got 5 far 4 as 5 far 5 far 6 as 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 . " we were flying up [the] [big] [river] , and everything seemed perfectly safe . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 were 3 were 4 flying 3 were 5 up 5 up 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 . 10 and 14 safe 11 everything 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 perfectly 13 perfectly 14 safe that was [where] [mr] [quack] made a mistake . 1 that 2 was 1 that 6 made 6 made 8 mistake 7 a 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 . even the smartest people will make mistakes sometimes , you know . " 1 even 3 smartest 2 the 3 smartest 3 smartest 4 people 3 smartest 7 mistakes 5 will 6 make 6 make 7 mistakes 7 mistakes 8 sometimes 7 mistakes 9 , 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . 12 . 13 " peter [rabbit] nodded , " [i] know , " said he . 1 peter 3 nodded 3 nodded 12 . 4 , 5 " 4 , 9 " 7 know 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] ['ve] [made] [them] [myself] . ["] 1 " 7 . and then he wondered why [jerry] [muskrat] laughed right out . 1 and 2 then 1 and 11 . 2 then 3 he 2 then 8 laughed 3 he 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 why 8 laughed 9 right 9 right 10 out " yes , " continued [mrs] [quack] , " that is where [mr] [quack] made a mistake , a great mistake . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 22 . 3 , 4 " 3 , 9 " 4 " 5 continued 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 is 10 that 11 is 12 where 21 mistake 15 made 17 mistake 15 made 21 mistake 16 a 17 mistake 17 mistake 18 , 19 a 20 great 19 a 21 mistake 21 mistake 22 . so to save time he led us close to shore . 1 so 11 . 2 to 3 save 2 to 10 shore 3 save 7 us 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 led 6 led 7 us 8 close 9 to 8 close 10 shore 10 shore 11 . and then it happened . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 happened 3 it 4 happened 4 happened 5 . there was a bang , bang of a terrible gun , and down fell [mr] [quack] just as we had seen so many fall before . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 17 just 3 a 10 gun 4 bang 5 , 4 bang 6 bang 6 bang 7 of 6 bang 10 gun 8 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 12 and 10 gun 13 down 11 , 12 and 13 down 14 fell 17 just 18 as 17 just 25 before 18 as 23 many 19 we 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 23 many 22 so 23 many 23 many 24 fall 25 before 26 . it was awful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 awful 3 awful 4 . i couldn't stop to see what became of [mr] [quack] [,] [because] [if] [i] [had] [,] that terrible gun would have killed me . 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 5 see 17 that 6 what 7 became 7 became 8 of 17 that 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 gun 19 gun 24 . 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 killed 22 killed 23 me 23 me 24 . so [i] [kept] [on] [a] little [way] [and] [then] [turned] [and] [went] [back] , [only] [i] [kept] [out] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [big] [river] . 1 so 6 little 6 little 14 , 14 , 26 . i am afraid he was killed , and if he was [,] [i] wish [i] had been killed myself . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 afraid 3 afraid 16 had 4 he 5 was 4 he 11 was 4 he 16 had 5 was 6 killed 6 killed 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 14 wish 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 killed 18 killed 19 myself 19 myself 20 . 20 . 21 " here [mrs] [quack] [choked] [up] [so] [that] [she] [couldn't] [say] another [word] . 1 here 11 another 11 another 13 . peter 's own eyes were full of tears as he tried to comfort her . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 4 eyes 3 own 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 were 4 eyes 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 8 tears 8 tears 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 comfort 13 comfort 14 her 14 her 15 . " perhaps , " said he , " [mr] [quack] [wasn't] [killed] [and] is hiding somewhere [along] [the] [big] [river] . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 8 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 7 , 8 " 8 " 14 is 14 is 15 hiding 15 hiding 21 . 16 somewhere 21 . i don't know why [i] [feel] [so] , but [i] feel sure that he wasn't killed , and that [you] will find him yet . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 21 will 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 11 feel 3 know 4 why 4 why 8 , 8 , 9 but 11 feel 19 that 12 sure 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 killed 16 killed 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 that 21 will 22 find 22 find 23 him 23 him 25 . 24 yet 25 . 25 . 26 " i 'm going back to the [big] [river] [now] to look for him . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 5 to 3 going 10 to 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 . i think [i] 'll be going [along] [now] [,] [but] [i] ['ll] be [back] to-night if nothing happens to me . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 be 4 'll 13 be 5 be 6 going 13 be 15 to-night 15 to-night 18 happens 16 if 18 happens 17 nothing 18 happens 18 happens 19 to 19 to 20 me 20 me 21 . you folks who can always stay at home have a great deal to be thankful for . " 1 you 9 have 2 folks 3 who 2 folks 9 have 3 who 4 can 4 can 6 stay 5 always 6 stay 6 stay 8 home 7 at 8 home 9 have 10 a 10 a 12 deal 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 thankful 15 thankful 16 for 15 thankful 17 . 17 . 18 " " [mrs] [peter] is forever worrying and scolding [because] [i] don't stay [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 forever 5 forever 6 worrying 6 worrying 8 scolding 7 and 8 scolding 8 scolding 18 . 11 don't 12 stay 12 stay 18 . if she had heard [mrs] [quack] say that [,] [i] [never] would have heard the last of it . 1 if 2 she 1 if 18 it 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 heard 7 say 8 that 8 that 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 heard 14 heard 15 the 15 the 16 last 16 last 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 . i wish there was something we could do for [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 5 something 2 wish 6 we 2 wish 7 could 2 wish 9 for 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 something 7 could 8 do 9 for 12 . [xiii] [peter] [tells] [about] [mrs] [.] [quack] to get things [done] , [if] [you] ['ll] but [try] , [you] ['ll] [always] [find] there is a way . 1 to 2 get 2 get 3 things 3 things 5 , 5 , 9 but 9 but 16 there 11 , 16 there 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 a 17 is 20 . 18 a 19 way what you yourself can't do [alone] [the] chances [are] [another] may . 1 what 2 you 2 you 3 yourself 2 you 4 can't 2 you 11 may 2 you 12 . 4 can't 5 do 5 do 8 chances then for a long , long time he sat in a brown study . 1 then 3 a 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 3 a 6 long 4 long 5 , 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 brown 12 brown 13 study 13 study 14 . a brown study , you know , is sitting perfectly still and thinking very hard . 1 a 15 hard 2 brown 3 study 3 study 4 , 3 study 7 , 3 study 15 hard 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 , 8 is 15 hard 9 sitting 11 still 10 perfectly 11 still 11 still 12 and 11 still 13 thinking 13 thinking 15 hard 14 very 15 hard 15 hard 16 . that was [what] [peter] [did] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 . he sat so still that if you had happened along , you probably would have thought him asleep . 1 he 2 sat 1 he 8 had 1 he 14 would 1 he 16 thought 2 sat 4 still 3 so 4 still 5 that 8 had 6 if 7 you 6 if 8 had 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 10 along 10 along 11 , 11 , 12 you 12 you 13 probably 14 would 15 have 16 thought 17 him 17 him 19 . 18 asleep 19 . but he wasn't asleep . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 asleep 4 asleep 5 . no , indeed ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! he was just thinking and thinking . 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 thinking 3 just 6 thinking 4 thinking 6 thinking 5 and 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 . he was trying to think of some way to help [mrs] [quack] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 some 7 some 8 way 8 way 9 to 9 to 10 help 10 help 13 . at last he gave a little sigh of disappointment . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 8 of 9 disappointment 9 disappointment 10 . [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [just] [tuck] [that] [fact] [away] [in] [that] [empty] [head] [of] [yours] [and] [never] [say] [can't] [.] ["] []] " it can't be done , " said he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " there isn't any way . " 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 way 5 way 6 . 6 . 7 " " what can't be done ? " demanded a voice right over his head . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 demanded 3 can't 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 demanded 8 demanded 10 voice 9 a 10 voice 10 voice 11 right 10 voice 15 . 11 right 12 over 12 over 13 his 14 head 15 . peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . there sat [sammy] [jay] . 1 there 2 sat 2 sat 5 . peter had been thinking so hard that he hadn't seen [sammy] [arrive] . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 6 hard 4 thinking 7 that 5 so 6 hard 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 seen 10 seen 13 . " what can't be done ? " repeated [sammy] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 8 repeated 10 . " [there] [isn't] [anything] that can't be done . 1 " 5 that 1 " 6 can't 6 can't 7 be 7 be 8 done 8 done 9 . there are plenty of things that you can't do , but what you can't do some one else can . 1 there 3 plenty 2 are 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 18 else 4 of 5 things 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 can't 8 can't 9 do 9 do 12 what 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 15 do 12 what 18 else 13 you 14 can't 14 can't 15 do 16 some 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 can 18 else 20 . just tuck that fact away in that empty head of yours and never say can't . " 1 just 2 tuck 2 tuck 3 that 2 tuck 4 fact 2 tuck 5 away 2 tuck 6 in 2 tuck 7 that 7 that 8 empty 8 empty 9 head 8 empty 11 yours 8 empty 12 and 8 empty 16 . 10 of 11 yours 12 and 13 never 13 never 14 say 14 say 15 can't 16 . 17 " you [know] [sammy] dearly loves to [tease] [peter] [.] 1 you 4 dearly 4 dearly 6 to 5 loves 6 to peter made [a] good-natured [face] [at] [sammy] . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 4 good-natured 4 good-natured 8 . " [which] means , [i] suppose , [that] what [i] can't do you can . 1 " 3 means 1 " 13 you 3 means 4 , 3 means 6 suppose 3 means 7 , 7 , 9 what 9 what 12 do 11 can't 12 do 13 you 14 can 14 can 15 . you always did have a pretty good opinion [of] yourself , [sammy] , " said he . 1 you 4 have 1 you 8 opinion 2 always 3 did 2 always 4 have 5 a 7 good 5 a 8 opinion 6 pretty 7 good 8 opinion 17 . 10 yourself 11 , 11 , 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . " nothing of the kind , " retorted [sammy] . 1 " 8 retorted 2 nothing 3 of 2 nothing 6 , 3 of 4 the 3 of 5 kind 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " [i] simply mean that [nobody] [can] do [everything] , and [that] [very] [often] two heads are better than one . 1 " 3 simply 1 " 8 do 3 simply 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 8 do 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 two 15 two 16 heads 16 heads 17 are 17 are 18 better 18 better 19 than 19 than 20 one 20 one 21 . it struck me that you had something on your mind , and [i] thought [i] might be able to help you get rid of it . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 3 me 3 me 4 that 4 that 5 you 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 something 6 had 14 thought 7 something 8 on 8 on 9 your 9 your 10 mind 10 mind 11 , 11 , 12 and 14 thought 25 it 16 might 17 be 17 be 18 able 18 able 19 to 19 to 20 help 20 help 21 you 21 you 22 get 22 get 23 rid 23 rid 24 of 23 rid 25 it 25 it 26 . the [old] [briar-patch] is [rather] a dull place [anyway] . " 1 the 8 place 4 is 6 a 6 a 7 dull 7 dull 8 place 8 place 10 . 10 . 11 " peter started to make a sharp retort , but thought better of it . 1 peter 2 started 2 started 7 retort 3 to 4 make 4 make 7 retort 5 a 7 retort 6 sharp 7 retort 7 retort 9 but 7 retort 10 thought 7 retort 11 better 7 retort 14 . 8 , 9 but 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 . instead he [replied] [mildly] [:] ["] [i] was just trying to think of some way to help [poor] [mrs] [quack] . " 1 instead 2 he 2 he 8 was 8 was 9 just 8 was 10 trying 10 trying 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 14 some 14 some 15 way 15 way 16 to 16 to 17 help 17 help 21 . 21 . 22 " " help [mrs] [quack] ! " exclaimed [sammy] in surprise . 1 " 7 exclaimed 2 help 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 10 surprise 9 in 10 surprise 10 surprise 11 . " where under the sun did you get acquainted with [mrs] [quack] ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 6 did 2 where 13 ? 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 did 6 did 7 you 6 did 8 get 8 get 9 acquainted 9 acquainted 10 with what 's the matter with her ? 1 what 4 matter 2 's 4 matter 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 ? she always has looked to me quite able to help herself . " 1 she 3 has 1 she 4 looked 1 she 11 herself 2 always 3 has 5 to 6 me 5 to 10 help 5 to 11 herself 7 quite 8 able 8 able 9 to 8 able 10 help 11 herself 12 . 12 . 13 " " well , she isn't . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 isn't 2 well 3 , 4 she 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 . when [peter] finished [,] [sammy] [flew] [down] [a] [little] [nearer] [to] [peter] . 1 when 3 finished 3 finished 13 . " [i] beg your pardon for saying your head is empty , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 beg 1 " 16 said 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 for 5 pardon 7 saying 8 your 9 head 9 head 12 , 10 is 11 empty 11 empty 12 , 12 , 16 said 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . " your heart is right , anyway . 1 " 7 anyway 2 your 3 heart 3 heart 4 is 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 anyway 7 anyway 8 . now [i] don't say that [i] [can] [help] [mrs] [quack] , but [i] can [try] [.] 1 now 3 don't 1 now 11 , 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 that 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 can i [believe] [i] 'll do a little thinking myself [.] ["] 1 i 4 'll 1 i 9 myself 4 'll 5 do 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 myself so [sammy] [jay] in his turn [went] into a [brown] study , and [peter] watched [him] anxiously and a little hopefully . 1 so 22 . 4 in 5 his 4 in 11 study 6 turn 8 into 8 into 9 a 9 a 11 study 11 study 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 watched 15 watched 21 hopefully 17 anxiously 18 and 17 anxiously 21 hopefully 19 a 20 little 20 little 21 hopefully 21 hopefully 22 . [xiv] [sammy] [jay's] [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] [.] [quack] peter watched him [and] [wondered] if [sammy] would be able to think of [any] plan for helping [poor] [mrs] [quack] . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 21 . 6 if 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 able 10 able 11 to 10 able 21 . 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 15 plan 15 plan 16 for 16 for 17 helping he hoped so . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 3 so 4 . he himself had thought and thought until he felt as if his brains were all mixed up and he couldn't think any more . 1 he 2 himself 2 himself 16 mixed 3 had 4 thought 3 had 6 thought 5 and 6 thought 6 thought 8 he 7 until 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 brains 12 his 13 brains 13 brains 14 were 13 brains 16 mixed 15 all 16 mixed 16 mixed 17 up 16 mixed 20 couldn't 17 up 18 and 19 he 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 21 think 20 couldn't 22 any 22 any 23 more 23 more 24 . so he watched [sammy] and waited and hoped [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 6 waited 5 and 6 waited 6 waited 8 hoped 7 and 8 hoped presently [sammy] [flirted] his wings [in] [a] [way] which [peter] [knew] meant that he had made up his mind . 1 presently 5 wings 4 his 5 wings 5 wings 20 . 9 which 16 made 12 meant 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 made 16 made 17 up 17 up 19 mind 18 his 19 mind 19 mind 20 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " and that she said that she doesn't dare go near the banks because of fear of the terrible guns ? " 1 " 3 that 2 and 3 that 3 that 19 terrible 4 she 5 said 4 she 8 doesn't 6 that 8 doesn't 7 she 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 dare 9 dare 10 go 9 dare 11 near 11 near 13 banks 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 because 13 banks 15 of 13 banks 16 fear 13 banks 17 of 13 banks 19 terrible 17 of 18 the 19 terrible 20 guns 20 guns 21 ? 21 ? 22 " again [peter] nodded . 1 again 4 . 3 nodded 4 . " [i] [will] , for one , and [i] ['m] quite sure that [my] cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] [will] [,] for another . 1 " 13 that 4 , 8 and 4 , 11 quite 5 for 6 one 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 and 11 quite 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 13 that 15 cousin 15 cousin 16 , 16 , 23 for 23 for 24 another 24 another 25 . he surely will if he thinks it will spoil the plans of any hunters . 1 he 2 surely 2 surely 11 plans 3 will 9 spoil 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 thinks 6 thinks 9 spoil 7 it 8 will 8 will 9 spoil 9 spoil 10 the 9 spoil 11 plans 11 plans 15 . 12 of 14 hunters 13 any 14 hunters 14 hunters 15 . blacky would go a long distance to do that . 1 blacky 2 would 1 blacky 6 distance 2 would 3 go 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 distance 5 long 6 distance 6 distance 7 to 6 distance 10 . 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 that he hates terrible guns and the men who use them . 1 he 2 hates 2 hates 4 guns 2 hates 7 men 2 hates 10 them 3 terrible 4 guns 4 guns 5 and 6 the 7 men 7 men 8 who 9 use 10 them 10 them 11 . and he knows all about them . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 them 6 them 7 . he has very sharp eyes , has [blacky] , and he knows when [a] [man] has got a gun and when he hasn't . 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 sharp 2 has 17 got 3 very 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 , 7 has 17 got 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 knows 11 he 16 has 12 knows 13 when 16 has 17 got 17 got 19 gun 18 a 19 gun 19 gun 20 and 19 gun 24 . 21 when 22 he 22 he 23 hasn't 23 hasn't 24 . " that will be splendid ! " cried [peter] , clapping his hands . 1 " 3 will 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 clapping 10 , 11 clapping 11 clapping 12 his 11 clapping 13 hands 13 hands 14 . " but aren't you afraid of those terrible guns , [sammy] ? " 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 aren't 3 aren't 4 you 4 you 5 afraid 4 you 12 ? 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 those 7 those 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 10 , 12 ? 13 " " not when the hunters [are] [trying] [for] [ducks] , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 12 replied 3 when 4 the 4 the 5 hunters 5 hunters 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . you see , they know that shooting at us [would] frighten [the] [ducks] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 know 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 they 5 know 6 that 5 know 7 shooting 7 shooting 8 at 7 shooting 9 us 7 shooting 11 frighten 11 frighten 14 . blacky knows all about the [big] [river] . 1 blacky 2 knows 1 blacky 8 . 2 knows 3 all 2 knows 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 the in the winter he often gets considerable of his food along its banks . 1 in 2 the 2 the 13 banks 3 winter 7 considerable 4 he 5 often 5 often 7 considerable 6 gets 7 considerable 7 considerable 13 banks 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 food 10 food 13 banks 11 along 13 banks 12 its 13 banks 13 banks 14 . i 've been over there a number of times [,] [but] [i] don't know so much about it as he does . 1 i 2 've 1 i 13 don't 2 've 3 been 3 been 5 there 4 over 5 there 5 there 9 times 6 a 7 number 7 number 8 of 7 number 9 times 13 don't 14 know 14 know 17 about 15 so 16 much 16 much 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 21 does 18 it 22 . 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 does now here is my plan . 1 now 6 . 2 here 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 plan 5 plan 6 . i 'll go find [blacky] and tell him all about what we want to do for [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 4 find 2 'll 7 tell 6 and 7 tell 7 tell 8 him 8 him 9 all 8 him 16 for 8 him 19 . 9 all 10 about 11 what 13 want 12 we 13 want 13 want 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 for she must swim right up the [big] [river] , keeping out in the middle where she will be safe . 1 she 2 must 2 must 3 swim 2 must 18 be 3 swim 4 right 4 right 5 up 4 right 14 middle 4 right 15 where 5 up 6 the 6 the 14 middle 9 , 10 keeping 10 keeping 11 out 10 keeping 14 middle 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 middle 13 the 14 middle 15 where 16 she 17 will 18 be 18 be 19 safe 19 safe 20 . are you quite sure that [mrs] [quack] will come back to the [smiling] [pool] to-night ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 8 will 8 will 9 come 9 come 10 back 10 back 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 15 to-night 15 to-night 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " she said she would , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 she 1 " 8 replied 2 she 3 said 2 she 5 would 4 she 5 would 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . i think your plan is perfectly splendid , [sammy] [jay] . 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 plan 3 your 4 plan 4 plan 6 perfectly 4 plan 8 , 5 is 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 splendid 8 , 11 . i [do] hope [blacky] [the] [crow] will help . " 1 i 3 hope 3 hope 7 will 3 hope 9 . 7 will 8 help 9 . 10 " " he will . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 . don't worry about that , " replied [sammy] . 1 don't 2 worry 2 worry 3 about 2 worry 5 , 3 about 4 that 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " hello ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! there [goes] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [now] . " 1 there 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 13 . 13 . 14 " " [then] there [will] [be] [some] [more] [corn] [for] [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 there 3 there 12 . i just know it ! " cried [peter] . 1 i 2 just 1 i 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " he is going to see if [mrs] [quack] is there , and [i] [just] [know] he has his pockets full of corn . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 2 he 18 has 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 10 is 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 he 17 he 18 has 18 has 20 pockets 19 his 20 pockets 20 pockets 21 full 20 pockets 23 corn 22 of 23 corn 23 corn 24 . 24 . 25 " " [i] [wouldn't] [mind] a little of it myself , " said [sammy] . 1 " 8 it 1 " 12 said 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 of 7 of 8 it 9 myself 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " well , [i] [must] go [along] to hunt up [blacky] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 6 go 6 go 8 to 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 10 up 10 up 12 . good-by , [peter] . " 1 good-by 2 , 2 , 5 " 4 . 5 " " [good-by] [and] good luck , " replied [peter] . 1 " 8 replied 4 good 5 luck 5 luck 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] ['ve] [always] said you are [not] [half] such a bad fellow as you try to make folks think you are , [sammy] [jay] . " 1 " 5 said 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 13 fellow 12 bad 13 fellow 13 fellow 14 as 13 fellow 23 , 14 as 15 you 15 you 20 think 16 try 17 to 17 to 18 make 18 make 19 folks 19 folks 20 think 20 think 21 you 21 you 22 are 23 , 27 " 26 . 27 " " thanks , " said [sammy] , and started for the [green] [forest] to look for his cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 " 2 thanks 2 thanks 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 23 . 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 the 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 his 17 his 18 cousin 18 cousin 19 , 19 , 23 . [xv] [the] [hunt] [for] [mr] [.] [quack] now [she] [had] that [very] [comfortable] [feeling] that goes with a full stomach , she could think better . 1 now 4 that 1 now 19 . 4 that 9 goes 8 that 9 goes 9 goes 13 stomach 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 full 12 full 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 , 14 , 15 she 15 she 16 could 16 could 17 think 17 think 18 better as [the] [black] [shadows] [crept] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] she turned over in her mind [sammy] [jay] ['s] plan for helping her the next day . 1 as 11 she 11 she 12 turned 12 turned 13 over 13 over 24 the 14 in 22 helping 14 in 24 the 15 her 16 mind 16 mind 22 helping 20 plan 22 helping 21 for 22 helping 22 helping 23 her 24 the 25 next 25 next 26 day 26 day 27 . at the time she had been tired and hungry and discouraged . 1 at 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 she 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 tired 7 tired 9 hungry 7 tired 11 discouraged 7 tired 12 . 8 and 9 hungry 10 and 11 discouraged now she was beginning to feel rested , and she was no longer hungry . 1 now 15 . 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 beginning 3 was 14 hungry 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 6 feel 4 beginning 7 rested 7 rested 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 she 11 was 11 was 14 hungry 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 hungry 14 hungry 15 . these things made all the difference in the world . 1 these 2 things 2 things 3 made 3 made 6 difference 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 difference 5 the 6 difference 6 difference 7 in 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . when they did get there , they [saw] [mrs] [quack] [out] [in] the middle , [swimming] [about] and watching for them . 1 when 2 they 1 when 7 they 1 when 13 the 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 get 4 get 5 there 6 , 7 they 13 the 14 middle 14 middle 15 , 15 , 18 and 15 , 20 for 18 and 19 watching 20 for 21 them 21 them 22 . blacky flew across the river and pretended to be hunting for food along the farther bank , just as every hunter knows he often does . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 across 3 across 4 the 3 across 5 river 5 river 7 pretended 5 river 16 bank 5 river 21 hunter 6 and 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 7 pretended 9 be 10 hunting 11 for 10 hunting 12 food 12 food 13 along 13 along 16 bank 14 the 16 bank 15 farther 16 bank 16 bank 17 , 16 bank 18 just 16 bank 20 every 18 just 19 as 21 hunter 22 knows 21 hunter 26 . 22 knows 25 does 23 he 25 does 24 often 25 does sammy [jay] did the same thing on the other bank . 1 sammy 3 did 1 sammy 11 . 4 the 5 same 4 the 10 bank 5 same 6 thing 7 on 8 the 7 on 10 bank 8 the 9 other 10 bank 11 . now [sammy] [jay] [dearly] [loves] [to] hunt [for] [things] . 1 now 7 hunt 7 hunt 10 . whenever he knows that one of his neighbors in the [green] [forest] has hidden [something] , he likes to hunt for it . 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 14 hidden 2 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 4 that 13 has 5 one 6 of 5 one 13 has 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 in 9 in 10 the 14 hidden 23 . 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 likes 18 likes 19 to 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 21 for 21 for 22 it 22 it 23 . when he does find it , he usually [steals] it [,] [i] ['m] sorry to say . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 does 3 does 5 it 4 find 5 it 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 usually 8 usually 10 it 10 it 17 . 14 sorry 15 to 15 to 16 say 16 say 17 . but it is the fun of hunting that [sammy] enjoys [most] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 12 . 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 fun 5 fun 6 of 6 of 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 that 10 enjoys 12 . so [now] [sammy] thoroughly enjoyed hunting for [mr] [quack] . 1 so 4 thoroughly 4 thoroughly 5 enjoyed 5 enjoyed 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 for 6 hunting 10 . he peered into every likely hiding-place and became so interested that he quite forgot about the hunters who might be waiting along the bank . 1 he 2 peered 1 he 14 forgot 2 peered 3 into 4 every 6 hiding-place 5 likely 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 8 became 7 and 8 became 8 became 10 interested 8 became 13 quite 9 so 10 interested 10 interested 11 that 11 that 12 he 13 quite 14 forgot 14 forgot 15 about 14 forgot 17 hunters 15 about 16 the 16 the 17 hunters 17 hunters 18 who 17 hunters 19 might 17 hunters 21 waiting 19 might 20 be 21 waiting 22 along 22 along 24 bank 23 the 24 bank 24 bank 25 . so it happened that he didn't see a boat drawn in among the bushes until he was right over it . 1 so 2 it 1 so 4 that 3 happened 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 9 boat 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 see 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 drawn 9 boat 21 . 10 drawn 11 in 11 in 14 bushes 12 among 13 the 13 the 14 bushes 14 bushes 15 until 15 until 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 right 19 over 20 it 20 it 21 . sitting in it was a man with a terrible gun , very intently [watching] [mrs] [quack] [out] in the middle of the [big] [river] . 1 sitting 2 in 2 in 20 middle 3 it 4 was 4 was 12 very 4 was 18 in 5 a 6 man 5 a 9 terrible 5 a 12 very 7 with 9 terrible 8 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 11 , 12 very 13 intently 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 25 . mrs [quack] [heard] [his] [scream] [and] [understood] [just] [what] [it] [meant] . 1 mrs 12 . a little later [blacky] [the] [crow] discovered [another] hunter hiding [behind] the bushes on [his] side . 1 a 2 little 1 a 7 discovered 2 little 3 later 7 discovered 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 hiding 10 hiding 17 . 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 16 side 14 on 16 side 16 side 17 . " quack ! quack [!] ["] [replied] [mrs] [quack] [,] [which] meant that she understood . 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 ! 2 quack 4 quack 2 quack 15 understood 2 quack 16 . 4 quack 12 meant 12 meant 13 that 13 that 14 she and so the hunt went on without a sign of [poor] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 the 3 the 10 of 4 hunt 9 sign 5 went 6 on 5 went 7 without 7 without 9 sign 8 a 9 sign 9 sign 10 of [xvi] [sammy] [jay] [sees] [something] [green] " [i] guess [mrs] [quack] [was] [right] and that [mr] [quack] was killed when he was shot , " muttered [sammy] to [himself] . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 24 . 8 and 9 that 8 and 24 . 9 that 12 was 12 was 13 killed 13 killed 22 to 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 was 15 he 17 shot 17 shot 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 muttered 20 muttered 22 to " probably one of those hunters had him for dinner long ago . 1 " 2 probably 2 probably 6 hunters 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 had 6 hunters 9 for 8 him 9 for 9 for 10 dinner 9 for 11 long 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there 's another [hunter] up [where] [the] [laughing] [brook] [joins] [the] [big] [river] [!] 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 another 3 another 5 up i guess [i] won't take any chances . 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 won't 4 won't 7 chances 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . so [sammy] [silently] [flew] [around] [back] of the hunter [and] [stopped] in a tree where he could watch all that the man did . 1 so 16 he 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 tree 14 tree 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 could 16 he 23 did 17 could 18 watch 19 all 20 that 19 all 21 the 21 the 22 man 22 man 23 did 23 did 24 . for some time [sammy] sat there watching . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 7 watching 3 time 8 . 5 sat 6 there 5 sat 7 watching but of course [sammy] could see him perfectly , because he was behind him . 1 but 11 he 2 of 3 course 3 course 11 he 5 could 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 10 because 8 perfectly 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 behind 13 behind 14 him 14 him 15 . " why doesn't he shoot them ? " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 5 shoot 4 he 5 shoot 5 shoot 6 them 6 them 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 11 . this was very curious , very curious indeed . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 curious 3 very 7 curious 4 curious 5 , 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . sammy flew a little nearer and then a little nearer , taking the greatest care not to make a sound . 1 sammy 2 flew 2 flew 10 nearer 3 a 4 little 4 little 10 nearer 5 nearer 6 and 5 nearer 10 nearer 6 and 7 then 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 nearer 10 nearer 12 taking 10 nearer 21 . 11 , 12 taking 12 taking 15 care 12 taking 19 a 13 the 14 greatest 14 greatest 15 care 15 care 16 not 17 to 18 make 18 make 19 a 19 a 20 sound pretty soon he was so [near] that he could see [those] [ducks] very plainly , and he stared with all his might . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 4 was 13 very 5 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 13 very 14 plainly 14 plainly 23 . 15 , 16 and 15 , 23 . 16 and 17 he 17 he 18 stared 18 stared 21 his 19 with 20 all 19 with 21 his 21 his 22 might he couldn't see any feathers ! 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 4 any 4 any 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 ! no , [sir] , he couldn't see any feathers ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 6 couldn't 8 any 8 any 9 feathers 9 feathers 10 ! then he understood . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 understood 3 understood 4 . " huh ! " said he to himself . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 himself 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " those are not [ducks] [at] [all] . 1 " 3 are 2 those 3 are 3 are 4 not 4 not 8 . they are [just] pieces of wood [made] [to] [look] [like] [ducks] . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 pieces 4 pieces 12 . 5 of 6 wood 6 wood 12 . now [i] [wonder] what they [are] [for] . " 1 now 4 what 1 now 8 . 4 what 5 they 8 . 9 " in a few minutes he found out . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 . he saw the hunter [crouch] [down] a little lower [and] look [down] [the] [big] [river] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 9 lower 4 hunter 16 . 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 lower 9 lower 11 look sammy looked too . 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 too 3 too 4 . he saw a flock of [real] [ducks] flying swiftly [just] above the middle of the [big] [river] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 a 3 a 4 flock 4 flock 5 of 4 flock 9 swiftly 5 of 8 flying 9 swiftly 11 above 11 above 13 middle 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 . suddenly the leader turned straight towards the place where the hunter was hiding , and the others followed him . 1 suddenly 3 leader 2 the 3 leader 3 leader 4 turned 4 turned 6 towards 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 11 hunter 6 towards 19 him 7 the 11 hunter 8 place 9 where 9 where 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 13 hiding 11 hunter 18 followed 12 was 13 hiding 13 hiding 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 others 19 him 20 . he [could] [hear] [mrs] [quack] calling excitedly [out] in the middle of the [big] [river] , but the strangers did not heed her . 1 he 6 calling 6 calling 7 excitedly 7 excitedly 24 . 9 in 10 the 9 in 23 her 10 the 11 middle 11 middle 12 of 12 of 13 the 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 the 18 the 19 strangers 19 strangers 20 did 20 did 21 not 21 not 22 heed 22 heed 23 her 23 her 24 . they had their eyes on [those] wooden [ducks] [and] were coming [straight] in to join them . 1 they 2 had 1 they 3 their 3 their 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 on 4 eyes 17 . 7 wooden 15 join 10 were 11 coming 11 coming 13 in 11 coming 14 to 14 to 15 join 15 join 16 them 16 them 17 . " [they] [think] [they] [are] [real] [ducks] and so this place is [perfectly] safe ! " thought [sammy] . 1 " 9 so 1 " 12 is 8 and 9 so 10 this 11 place 10 this 12 is 12 is 14 safe 14 safe 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 thought 17 thought 19 . he saw the [ducks] [suddenly] swing [out] [towards] the middle of the [big] [river] and knew that they had heard his warning . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 6 swing 2 saw 3 the 6 swing 10 middle 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 23 . 15 and 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 18 they 18 they 19 had 19 had 20 heard 20 heard 22 warning 21 his 22 warning 22 warning 23 . he saw the hunter suddenly rise and point his gun at the flying [ducks] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 6 rise 5 suddenly 6 rise 6 rise 7 and 6 rise 8 point 8 point 10 gun 9 his 10 gun 10 gun 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 flying 13 flying 15 . he heard the bang , bang of the terrible gun , but not one of the flock was hit . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 3 the 2 heard 6 bang 4 bang 5 , 4 bang 6 bang 6 bang 7 of 6 bang 10 gun 7 of 8 the 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 17 flock 10 gun 20 . 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 12 but 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 flock 16 the 17 flock 17 flock 18 was 17 flock 19 hit the distance was too great . 1 the 2 distance 2 distance 4 too 2 distance 6 . 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 great sammy chuckled happily . 1 sammy 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 happily 2 chuckled 4 . then he remembered that he himself was within easy reach of that terrible gun , and probably the hunter was very angry . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 5 he 6 himself 5 he 7 was 7 was 9 easy 7 was 21 very 8 within 9 easy 9 easy 10 reach 10 reach 11 of 12 that 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 15 , 14 gun 19 hunter 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 probably 17 probably 18 the 19 hunter 20 was 20 was 21 very 21 very 22 angry 22 angry 23 . in great fright [sammy] turned and flew , dodging behind trees and [every] [second] expecting to [hear] again the roar of that [terrible] gun . 1 in 25 . 2 great 3 fright 2 great 24 gun 5 turned 7 flew 6 and 7 flew 7 flew 9 dodging 8 , 9 dodging 9 dodging 10 behind 9 dodging 11 trees 9 dodging 12 and 12 and 24 gun 15 expecting 16 to 15 expecting 20 roar 18 again 20 roar 19 the 20 roar 20 roar 21 of 20 roar 24 gun 21 of 22 that 24 gun 25 . but he didn't , and so when he thought he was safe , he stopped . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 11 was 4 , 5 and 4 , 7 when 5 and 6 so 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 stopped 15 stopped 16 . just beyond [where] [sammy] was [sitting] [was] a pile of brush in the water . 1 just 8 a 2 beyond 5 was 5 was 8 a 8 a 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 9 pile 11 brush 11 brush 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . idly he watched it , and presently it moved . 1 idly 3 watched 1 idly 4 it 1 idly 7 presently 1 idly 8 it 1 idly 9 moved 2 he 3 watched 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 presently 9 moved 10 . instantly [sammy] was all curiosity . 1 instantly 5 curiosity 3 was 4 all 4 all 5 curiosity 5 curiosity 6 . he flew over where he could see better . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 6 could 2 flew 3 over 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 6 could 8 better 8 better 9 . [xvii] [mr] [.] [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] it had [done] [this] [right] [here] [in] [the] [little] [swamp] [where] [sammy] was . 1 it 2 had 1 it 13 was 13 was 14 . sammy sat perfectly still , for he learned long ago that only by keeping perfectly still may one see all that is to be seen . 1 sammy 2 sat 2 sat 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 , 5 , 6 for 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 learned 8 learned 10 ago 8 learned 11 that 8 learned 13 by 8 learned 21 that 8 learned 23 to 9 long 10 ago 12 only 13 by 13 by 14 keeping 14 keeping 15 perfectly 15 perfectly 16 still 17 may 18 one 17 may 19 see 19 see 21 that 20 all 21 that 21 that 22 is 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 seen 25 seen 26 . that green spot had moved . 1 that 3 spot 2 green 3 spot 3 spot 5 moved 3 spot 6 . 4 had 5 moved he was sure of that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . and if it moved , it must be something alive . 1 and 2 if 2 if 3 it 2 if 6 it 3 it 4 moved 4 moved 5 , 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 10 alive 9 something 10 alive 10 alive 11 . if it were alive , it must be somebody [,] [and] [sammy] wanted to know who it was . 1 if 2 it 2 it 7 must 2 it 19 . 3 were 4 alive 4 alive 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 9 somebody 13 wanted 9 somebody 19 . 13 wanted 14 to 13 wanted 15 know 15 know 16 who 16 who 18 was 17 it 18 was try as he would he couldn't remember any one who wore such glossy green as that . 1 try 2 as 1 try 16 that 1 try 17 . 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 6 couldn't 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 remember 6 couldn't 8 any 6 couldn't 13 glossy 8 any 9 one 10 who 11 wore 11 wore 13 glossy 12 such 13 glossy 13 glossy 14 green 14 green 15 as so , his eyes sparkling with excitement , [sammy] [watched] . 1 so 5 sparkling 2 , 5 sparkling 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 sparkling 5 sparkling 7 excitement 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 , 8 , 11 . he was impatiently patient . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 impatiently 3 impatiently 4 patient 3 impatiently 5 . did you know that it is possible to be impatiently patient ? 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 12 ? 3 know 4 that 3 know 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 possible 7 possible 8 to 8 to 9 be 10 impatiently 11 patient 11 patient 12 ? well , it is . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 . sammy was just boiling with impatience inside , but he didn't let that impatience spoil the patience of his waiting . 1 sammy 2 was 2 was 4 boiling 3 just 4 boiling 4 boiling 6 impatience 4 boiling 9 but 4 boiling 14 impatience 5 with 6 impatience 6 impatience 7 inside 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 didn't 10 he 11 didn't 12 let 14 impatience 13 that 14 impatience 14 impatience 15 spoil 14 impatience 17 patience 14 impatience 21 . 15 spoil 16 the 17 patience 20 waiting 18 of 19 his 18 of 20 waiting that is what is called self-control . 1 that 2 is 2 is 6 self-control 3 what 4 is 4 is 6 self-control 5 called 6 self-control 6 self-control 7 . it means the power to make yourself do a certain thing , no matter how much you may want to do something else . 1 it 2 means 2 means 4 power 3 the 4 power 4 power 5 to 5 to 6 make 5 to 8 do 6 make 7 yourself 8 do 11 thing 8 do 17 you 8 do 22 something 9 a 10 certain 10 certain 11 thing 11 thing 12 , 13 no 14 matter 14 matter 15 how 15 how 16 much 15 how 17 you 17 you 18 may 17 you 19 want 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 something 22 something 23 else 23 else 24 . it is a splendid thing to have , is self-control . 1 it 2 is 2 is 10 self-control 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 thing 4 splendid 10 self-control 5 thing 6 to 7 have 10 self-control 8 , 9 is 9 is 10 self-control 10 self-control 11 . after what seemed to [sammy] a [very] long time [,] the green spot moved [again] . 1 after 8 long 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 6 a 3 seemed 4 to 6 a 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 16 . 11 the 12 green 12 green 13 spot 13 spot 14 moved 13 spot 16 . little by little something reached out from under the pile of brush . 1 little 10 pile 2 by 3 little 3 little 10 pile 4 something 8 under 5 reached 6 out 6 out 7 from 7 from 8 under 8 under 9 the 8 under 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 12 brush 12 brush 13 . sammy choked back a little gasp of surprise as a sudden thought popped into his head . 1 sammy 2 choked 1 sammy 6 gasp 2 choked 3 back 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 gasp 5 little 6 gasp 6 gasp 7 of 6 gasp 8 surprise 6 gasp 13 popped 6 gasp 17 . 8 surprise 9 as 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 sudden 11 sudden 12 thought 13 popped 14 into 14 into 16 head 15 his 16 head could this be [the] lost [mr] [quack] [?] 1 could 3 be 2 this 3 be 3 be 5 lost " [i] [believe] it [is] [mr] . [quack] ! " thought [sammy] . 1 " 4 it 1 " 7 . 7 . 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 thought 11 thought 13 . " if it is , [i] 'll have the best news ever [to] [tell] [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 , 3 it 17 . 7 'll 8 have 8 have 9 the 9 the 10 best 10 best 11 news 11 news 12 ever 11 news 17 . just trust [sammy] [jay] [to] [find] [anything] he goes looking for . " 1 just 2 trust 1 just 9 goes 8 he 9 goes 9 goes 10 looking 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 . 12 . 13 " this was just plain boasting , and [sammy] knew it . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 plain 4 plain 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 , 5 boasting 11 . 6 , 7 and 9 knew 10 it 10 it 11 . but [sammy] [always] [does] [have] a good opinion of himself . 1 but 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 8 opinion 10 himself 10 himself 11 . it is one of his faults . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 6 faults 6 faults 7 . he quite lost sight of the fact that it was entirely by accident that he had come over to this swamp . 1 he 3 lost 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 21 swamp 6 the 7 fact 6 the 21 swamp 7 fact 8 that 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 entirely 11 entirely 13 accident 11 entirely 21 swamp 12 by 13 accident 13 accident 14 that 13 accident 16 had 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 come 17 come 18 over 19 to 20 this 20 this 21 swamp 21 swamp 22 . now that he had guessed who this might be , he was less impatient . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 who 5 guessed 7 this 5 guessed 14 impatient 8 might 9 be 9 be 14 impatient 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 impatient 13 less 14 impatient 14 impatient 15 . sammy could keep still no longer . 1 sammy 2 could 2 could 6 longer 3 keep 4 still 3 keep 6 longer 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 . [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [yes] [,] ["] [said] [he] [in] [a] [low] [voice] [,] ["] [i] [am] [mr] [quack] [.] ["] []] " are you [mr] [quack] ? " he asked eagerly . 1 " 3 you 2 are 3 you 3 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 asked 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 eagerly 10 eagerly 11 . the beautiful head disappeared like a flash . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 4 disappeared 3 head 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 7 flash 4 disappeared 8 . 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 flash sammy waited a minute or two , before he repeated his question , adding : " you needn't be afraid . 1 sammy 2 waited 2 waited 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 or 5 or 6 two 6 two 18 needn't 7 , 14 adding 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 repeated 10 repeated 11 his 10 repeated 14 adding 12 question 14 adding 13 , 14 adding 14 adding 15 : 14 adding 18 needn't 15 : 16 " 17 you 18 needn't 18 needn't 19 be 18 needn't 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 . there [isn't] anybody [here] [but] me , and [i] ['m] [your] [friend] . 1 there 3 anybody 3 anybody 13 . 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 . i just want to know if you are [mr] [quack] [because] [i] ['ve] [been] looking for you [for] [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 just 1 i 3 want 1 i 5 know 3 want 4 to 5 know 7 you 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 15 looking 15 looking 16 for 16 for 17 you 17 you 21 . are you ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " yes , " said he in a low voice , " [i] [am] [mr] [quack] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 12 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 low 9 low 10 voice 9 low 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 . where is [mrs] [quack] ? " 1 where 2 is 1 where 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " safe and sound [over] [on] [the] [big] [river] , " replied [sammy] joyfully . 1 " 12 replied 2 safe 3 and 2 safe 4 sound 4 sound 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 joyfully 14 joyfully 15 . " oh , [i] ['m] so glad [i] ['ve] [found] you ! " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 11 you 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 so 6 so 7 glad 11 you 12 ! 12 ! 13 " [xviii] [sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] [quack] [to] [the] [swamp] no , indeed , that wouldn't do at all . 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 10 . 5 that 6 wouldn't 5 that 9 all 6 wouldn't 7 do 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . one of the hunters would be sure to see her . 1 one 2 of 2 of 4 hunters 2 of 10 her 3 the 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 to 9 see 10 her 10 her 11 . so [sammy] wisely [flew] [back] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [wait] [until] [mrs] [quack] [should] [come] [back] [there] [for] [the] [night] [.] 1 so 3 wisely " [does] [mrs] [quack] know yet ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 9 asked 5 know 6 yet 6 yet 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 11 . sammy shook his head . 1 sammy 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] ['m] [going] [to] [tell] [her] when she comes back here to-night , " he explained . 1 " 17 explained 8 when 9 she 8 when 10 comes 10 comes 11 back 11 back 13 to-night 12 here 13 to-night 13 to-night 14 , 13 to-night 17 explained 15 " 17 explained 16 he 17 explained 17 explained 18 . " [i] [was] [afraid] if [i] [told] [her] [before] [then] she would fly [straight] to him and [perhaps] get [them] [both] in trouble . ["] 1 " 11 she 5 if 11 she 11 she 12 would 12 would 13 fly 13 fly 15 to 15 to 16 him 16 him 17 and 16 him 24 . 19 get 23 trouble 22 in 23 trouble 23 trouble 24 . " [quite] right [,] [sammy] [!] 1 " 3 right quite right ! " 1 quite 2 right 2 right 3 ! 3 ! 4 " peter exclaimed . 1 peter 2 exclaimed 2 exclaimed 3 . " [i] wouldn't have [thought] [of] [that] . 1 " 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 8 . my , won't she be happy when you do tell her ! 1 my 12 ! 2 , 3 won't 3 won't 5 be 3 won't 8 you 3 won't 9 do 3 won't 10 tell 3 won't 12 ! 4 she 5 be 5 be 6 happy 7 when 8 you 10 tell 11 her i wonder what she 'll say and what she 'll do . 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 10 'll 2 wonder 3 what 2 wonder 8 what 3 what 6 say 4 she 5 'll 5 'll 6 say 7 and 8 what 9 she 10 'll 10 'll 11 do 11 do 12 . i 'm going to stay right here so as to see her when she hears the good news . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 stay 3 going 10 to 5 stay 6 right 5 stay 7 here 5 stay 9 as 8 so 9 as 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 her 12 her 19 . 13 when 14 she 13 when 15 hears 15 hears 18 news 16 the 18 news 17 good 18 news 18 news 19 . here [comes] your cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 here 9 . 3 your 4 cousin 4 cousin 5 , 4 cousin 9 . does he know yet ? " 1 does 2 he 1 does 5 ? 3 know 4 yet 4 yet 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " no , " replied [sammy] , " [but] [i] ['m] going to tell [him] as soon as he gets here . " 1 " 2 no 1 " 19 he 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 14 tell 12 going 13 to 13 to 14 tell 16 as 17 soon 17 soon 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 gets 20 gets 21 here 21 here 22 . 22 . 23 " they watched [blacky] [draw] nearer and nearer , and as soon as he was within hearing [sammy] shouted the news . 1 they 2 watched 2 watched 16 hearing 5 nearer 6 and 5 nearer 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 soon 10 as 11 soon 11 soon 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 within 15 within 16 hearing 16 hearing 21 . 18 shouted 20 news 19 the 20 news 20 news 21 . " caw , caw , caw , " replied [blacky] , hurrying a little faster . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 11 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 11 , 12 hurrying 12 hurrying 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 faster 15 faster 16 . in fact , [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] were [getting] very uneasy . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 and 6 and 8 were 8 were 10 very 10 very 11 uneasy 11 uneasy 12 . it was almost bed-time for them , for neither of them dared stay out after dark . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 bed-time 3 almost 14 out 3 almost 16 dark 4 bed-time 5 for 4 bed-time 6 them 4 bed-time 8 for 4 bed-time 11 them 6 them 7 , 9 neither 11 them 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 dared 12 dared 13 stay 15 after 16 dark 16 dark 17 . " what 's the news , [mrs] [quack] ? " asked [peter] , [his] [eyes] dancing . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 asked 2 what 3 's 3 's 5 news 4 the 5 news 5 news 6 , 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 13 , 11 asked 17 . 13 , 16 dancing " there isn't any , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 7 replied 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " oh , yes , there is ! " cried [sammy] [jay] , who [couldn't] possibly keep still any longer . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 13 , 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 cried 13 , 14 who 14 who 16 possibly 16 possibly 21 . 17 keep 18 still 17 keep 20 longer 19 any 20 longer 20 longer 21 . mrs [quack] [nodded] [her] [head] [rapidly] . 1 mrs 7 . " what of it ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 ? 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 she 6 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 . " [nothing] [much] , [only] if [i] [were] you [i] [would] go down there after dark , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 9 you 1 " 19 replied 4 , 6 if 6 if 9 you 9 you 12 go 12 go 13 down 13 down 14 there 15 after 16 dark 16 dark 17 , 17 , 19 replied 18 " 19 replied 19 replied 21 . mrs [quack] [looked] up [at] [sammy] sharply . 1 mrs 4 up 4 up 7 sharply 7 sharply 8 . " why should [i] go down there ? " she asked . 1 " 2 why 1 " 11 asked 2 why 3 should 5 go 6 down 6 down 7 there 7 there 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 asked 9 " 10 she 11 asked 12 . " if [i] [tell] you [,] will [you] wait [until] [i] get quite through ? " asked [sammy] in his turn . 1 " 5 you 1 " 17 asked 2 if 5 you 5 you 7 will 7 will 12 get 9 wait 12 get 12 get 14 through 13 quite 14 through 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 17 asked 17 asked 22 . 19 in 20 his 19 in 21 turn 21 turn 22 . mrs [quack] [promised] [that] [she] [would] . 1 mrs 7 . " [mr] [quack] ! 1 " 4 ! " stop ! " cried [sammy] sharply . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 sharply 7 sharply 8 . " you said you would wait until [i] [am] [through] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 said 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 wait 6 wait 7 until 7 until 11 . it won't do for you to go there until [after] [dark] , because there is a hunter hiding very near [mr] [quack] ['s] hiding-place . 1 it 2 won't 1 it 25 . 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 7 go 3 do 5 you 4 for 5 you 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 there 8 there 9 until 12 , 13 because 13 because 14 there 14 there 15 is 15 is 16 a 16 a 24 hiding-place 17 hunter 18 hiding 17 hunter 24 hiding-place 18 hiding 20 near 19 very 20 near 24 hiding-place 25 . wait until it is dark and he has gone home . 1 wait 2 until 2 until 3 it 2 until 5 dark 2 until 7 he 3 it 4 is 5 dark 6 and 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 gone 9 gone 10 home 10 home 11 . then take my advice , and when you have found [mr] [quack] [,] bring him [right] up here [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 then 2 take 2 take 4 advice 2 take 15 him 3 my 4 advice 4 advice 5 , 6 and 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 have 9 have 10 found 10 found 15 him 14 bring 15 him 15 him 23 . 17 up 18 here 18 here 23 . he can't fly , but he can swim up [the] [laughing] [brook] , and this is the safest place for [both] [of] you . 1 he 2 can't 2 can't 3 fly 3 fly 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 swim 8 swim 18 safest 9 up 13 , 9 up 17 the 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 this 15 this 16 is 17 the 18 safest 18 safest 24 . 19 place 20 for 20 for 23 you 23 you 24 . now good night and good luck . ["] 1 now 7 . 2 good 3 night 2 good 6 luck 3 night 4 and 5 good 6 luck 6 luck 7 . [xix] [jerry] [muskrat's] [great] [idea] a friendly friend is a friend indeed [when] he proves a friend in the time of need . 1 a 2 friendly 2 friendly 3 friend 2 friendly 6 friend 2 friendly 12 friend 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 friend 7 indeed 10 proves 9 he 10 proves 10 proves 11 a 10 proves 12 friend 12 friend 16 of 12 friend 17 need 12 friend 18 . 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 time 14 the 16 of both jumped a little . 1 both 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 . you see their nerves had been very much upset for a long time , and the least unexpected thing made them jump . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 nerves 3 their 4 nerves 4 nerves 6 been 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 very 7 very 8 much 7 very 12 long 9 upset 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 12 long 14 , 12 long 22 jump 14 , 15 and 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 unexpected 18 unexpected 19 thing 18 unexpected 22 jump 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 jump 22 jump 23 . then both laughed . 1 then 2 both 2 both 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . " hello , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 6 ! we 'd forgotten all about you , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 we 2 'd 2 'd 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 all 3 forgotten 5 about 3 forgotten 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " what was that you said ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 2 what 5 you 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 said 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " jerry good-naturedly repeated what he had said . 1 jerry 2 good-naturedly 2 good-naturedly 3 repeated 2 good-naturedly 4 what 2 good-naturedly 7 said 2 good-naturedly 8 . 4 what 6 had 5 he 6 had mrs [quack] ['s] [face] [brightened] . 1 mrs 6 . " do you really mean it ? " she asked eagerly . 1 " 2 do 2 do 5 mean 3 you 5 mean 4 really 5 mean 5 mean 7 ? 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 asked 9 she 11 eagerly 11 eagerly 12 . " that 's what [i] said , " replied [jerry] briefly . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 said 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 6 said 7 , 6 said 11 briefly 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 11 briefly 12 . " oh , [jerry] , you 're not joking , are you ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 9 joking 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 're 7 're 9 joking 8 not 9 joking 9 joking 10 , 9 joking 11 are 9 joking 13 ? 11 are 12 you 12 you 13 ? tell me [you] ['re] not joking , " begged [mrs] [quack] . 1 tell 2 me 2 me 12 . 5 not 6 joking 6 joking 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 begged 9 begged 12 . the idea came to me while you were talking . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 came 2 idea 10 . 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 while 7 you 8 were 7 you 10 . 8 were 9 talking i know of just the lonesomest kind of a lonesome pond , and you won't have to fly a stroke to get to it . 1 i 2 know 1 i 18 fly 2 know 3 of 2 know 4 just 4 just 6 lonesomest 5 the 6 lonesomest 6 lonesomest 7 kind 6 lonesomest 13 and 7 kind 8 of 7 kind 10 lonesome 9 a 10 lonesome 10 lonesome 11 pond 12 , 13 and 14 you 15 won't 15 won't 16 have 16 have 17 to 17 to 18 fly 18 fly 25 . 19 a 20 stroke 20 stroke 21 to 21 to 22 get 22 get 23 to 22 get 24 it 24 it 25 . mrs [quack] ['s] [eyes] [fairly] [shone] [with] [hope] [and] eagerness [.] 1 mrs 10 eagerness " oh , [jerry] , tell us where it is , and we 'll start for it right away ! " she cried . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 6 tell 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 , 6 tell 7 us 7 us 15 start 7 us 20 ! 8 where 10 is 8 where 13 we 9 it 10 is 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 'll 14 'll 15 start 15 start 16 for 15 start 18 right 16 for 17 it 18 right 19 away 20 ! 21 " 21 " 23 cried 22 she 23 cried 23 cried 24 . jerry 's eyes twinkled . 1 jerry 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " of course , the owner of that pond might not like to have neighbors . 1 " 16 . 2 of 3 course 2 of 5 the 3 course 4 , 5 the 6 owner 5 the 9 pond 6 owner 7 of 7 of 8 that 9 pond 16 . 10 might 11 not 11 not 12 like 12 like 13 to 13 to 14 have 14 have 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 . i hadn't thought of that , " said he . 1 i 3 thought 2 hadn't 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 5 that 3 thought 10 . 5 that 9 he 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he " perhaps he ought to be [asked] first . ["] 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 he 2 perhaps 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 4 ought 6 be 6 be 9 . 8 first 9 . mrs [quack] ['s] [face] [fell] . 1 mrs 6 . " who is the owner ? " she asked . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 owner 5 owner 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 asked 7 " 8 she 9 asked 10 . " my cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 cousin 3 cousin 4 , 4 , 8 . he made it , " replied [jerry] proudly . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 it 3 it 9 . 4 , 6 replied 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 . mrs [quack] ['s] [face] [lighted] [up] [again] [at] [once] . 1 mrs 10 . " [i] ['m] [sure] he [won't] object , " said she . 1 " 5 he 5 he 7 object 7 object 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 10 said 12 . " we know [a] [great] many of the [beaver] family . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 know 3 know 11 . 6 many 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 family 10 family 11 . in fact , they are very good neighbors of ours [in] [our] home in the [far] [northland] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 good 7 good 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 10 ours 9 of 10 ours 10 ours 18 . 13 home 14 in 13 home 18 . 14 in 15 the i didn't suppose there was a [beaver] pond anywhere around here . 1 i 3 suppose 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 a 5 was 9 anywhere 6 a 8 pond 9 anywhere 10 around 10 around 11 here 11 here 12 . tell me where it is [,] [jerry] [,] [and] [i] 'll go right up there and call on your cousin . " 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 where 3 where 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 13 right 11 'll 12 go 12 go 13 right 13 right 14 up 13 right 18 on 13 right 21 . 14 up 15 there 14 up 16 and 17 call 18 on 18 on 19 your 19 your 20 cousin 21 . 22 " " he made that pond himself two years ago . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 pond 4 that 5 pond 5 pond 6 himself 5 pond 9 ago 7 two 8 years 8 years 9 ago 9 ago 10 . he has got a very nice pond there [now] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 got 3 got 4 a 3 got 8 there 4 a 6 nice 5 very 6 nice 6 nice 7 pond 8 there 10 . honker [the] [goose] and his flock spent a night in it on their way south last fall . " 1 honker 19 " 4 and 7 spent 5 his 6 flock 6 flock 7 spent 7 spent 8 a 7 spent 9 night 9 night 15 south 9 night 18 . 10 in 13 their 11 it 12 on 12 on 13 their 13 their 14 way 14 way 15 south 15 south 17 fall 16 last 17 fall 18 . 19 " mrs [quack] [waited] [to] [hear] [no] [more] . 1 mrs 8 . she shot up into the air and disappeared over the tops of the trees in the [green] [forest] . 1 she 2 shot 1 she 8 disappeared 2 shot 3 up 4 into 6 air 5 the 6 air 6 air 8 disappeared 7 and 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 11 tops 9 over 10 the 10 the 11 tops 11 tops 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 trees 14 trees 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 19 . " what do you think of my idea ? " asked [jerry] , as he and [mr] [quack] watched her out of sight . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 my 7 my 8 idea 8 idea 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 15 he 11 asked 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 19 watched 16 and 19 watched 19 watched 20 her 20 her 24 . 21 out 22 of 21 out 23 sight 23 sight 24 . " [i] think it is great , [just] simply [great] , " replied [mr] [quack] . 1 " 4 it 1 " 13 replied 3 think 4 it 5 is 6 great 6 great 9 simply 7 , 9 simply 9 simply 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . [xx] [happy] [days] [for] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] if you don't believe it , [just] ask [mr] [and] [mrs] . quack . 1 if 2 you 1 if 12 . 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 8 ask 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 12 . 14 . 13 quack 14 . they know . 1 they 2 know 2 know 3 . you see , [the] heart of [mrs] [quack] was true and brave and strong . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 11 and 5 heart 6 of 5 heart 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 and 11 and 12 brave 12 brave 13 and 12 brave 14 strong 14 strong 15 . she was determined that they should have a home anyway , and [paddy] the [beaver] ['s] little [pond] was not such a bad place after all . 1 she 2 was 1 she 19 was 2 was 3 determined 3 determined 4 that 3 determined 6 should 4 that 5 they 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 17 little 9 home 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 17 little 19 was 20 not 19 was 26 all 20 not 23 bad 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 bad 23 bad 24 place 25 after 26 all 26 all 27 . so she wasted no time . 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 wasted 3 wasted 4 no 3 wasted 5 time 5 time 6 . she examined every inch of the shore of that little pond . 1 she 2 examined 2 examined 7 shore 3 every 4 inch 4 inch 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 shore 7 shore 8 of 7 shore 11 pond 8 of 9 that 10 little 11 pond 11 pond 12 . in it she laid ten eggs . 1 in 2 it 2 it 7 . 3 she 4 laid 4 laid 6 eggs 5 ten 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 . the broken wing healed and grew strong again , for it had not been so badly broken , after all . 1 the 3 wing 2 broken 3 wing 3 wing 4 healed 3 wing 17 broken 3 wing 18 , 4 healed 5 and 6 grew 7 strong 7 strong 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 11 it 14 been 12 had 13 not 12 had 14 been 14 been 16 badly 15 so 16 badly 16 badly 17 broken 18 , 19 after 19 after 20 all 20 all 21 . unknown to them , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [discovered] [where] [they] [were] . 1 unknown 2 to 2 to 3 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 13 . in fact , after the first few times , he made no attempt to hide . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 5 the 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 after 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 few 7 few 8 times 8 times 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 made 11 made 13 attempt 12 no 13 attempt 13 attempt 14 to 14 to 15 hide 15 hide 16 . you see [he] discovered that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was a friend . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 5 that 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 13 . [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] [those] [were] [happy] [days] [indeed] [for] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [in] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] []] i hope they got there safely , don't you ? 1 i 2 hope 1 i 4 got 1 i 8 don't 3 they 4 got 4 got 5 there 4 got 6 safely 6 safely 7 , 8 don't 9 you 9 you 10 ? in the next book [i] will [tell] [you] [of] some of [bobby] ['s] adventures . 1 in 2 the 1 in 14 adventures 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 4 book 6 will 10 some 11 of 10 some 14 adventures 14 adventures 15 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] . [quack] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 13 . 13 . 15 ,