produced by [david] [reed] 1 produced 2 by [just] [so] [stories] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [table] [of] [contents] [:] [how] [the] [whale] [got] [his] [throat] [in] [the] [sea] [,] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [o] [my] [best] [beloved] [,] [there] [was] [a] [whale] [,] [and] [he] [ate] [fishes] [.] all the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth so ! 1 all 3 fishes 2 the 3 fishes 3 fishes 5 could 3 fishes 10 sea 3 fishes 13 with 3 fishes 17 ! 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 find 7 in 9 the 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 sea 10 sea 12 ate 11 he 12 ate 13 with 14 his 14 his 15 mouth 16 so 17 ! then [the] [whale] stood up [on] [his] [tail] and said , ['] [i] ['m] [hungry] [.] ['] 1 then 11 , 4 stood 5 up 5 up 9 and 9 and 10 said 10 said 11 , ' [no] , ' said the [whale] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [what] is it [like] ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [nice] , ' said the [small] ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 11 . ' [nice] but [nubbly] . ' 1 ' 3 but 1 ' 6 ' 5 . 6 ' ' [then] [fetch] me [some] , ' said [the] [whale] , and he made [the] [sea] [froth] up with his tail . 1 ' 8 said 4 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 made 14 made 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 tail 21 tail 22 . ' [one] [at] a time [is] [enough] , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 10 said 4 a 5 time 5 time 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 15 . ( have you forgotten the suspenders ? ) 1 ( 8 ) 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 6 suspenders 5 the 6 suspenders 6 suspenders 7 ? 6 suspenders 8 ) so he said [to] [the] ['] [stute] [fish] , ' [this] [man] is very [nubbly] , and [besides] he is making me [hiccough] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 9 , 3 said 24 . 9 , 10 ' 9 , 17 and 13 is 14 very 14 very 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 he 19 he 20 is 21 making 22 me 22 me 24 . what shall [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 shall 1 what 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [tell] him to come [out] , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 9 said 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 14 . so [the] [whale] [called] [down] [his] [own] [throat] [to] [the] [shipwrecked] [mariner] , ['] [come] [out] and [behave] [yourself] [.] 1 so 13 , 13 , 17 and i 've got the hiccoughs . ' 1 i 2 've 2 've 5 hiccoughs 3 got 5 hiccoughs 4 the 5 hiccoughs 5 hiccoughs 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] [,] nay ! ' said the [mariner] . 1 ' 4 nay 1 ' 7 said 4 nay 5 ! 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [not] so , but [far] [otherwise] [.] 1 ' 5 but 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 but take me to [my] [natal-shore] [and] the [white-cliffs-of-albion] [,] [and] [i] 'll think about it . ' 1 take 2 me 1 take 15 it 2 me 3 to 3 to 7 the 12 'll 13 think 13 think 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he began to dance more than ever . 1 and 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 dance 5 dance 6 more 5 dance 9 . 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever ' [you] had better take him [home] , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] [to] [the] [whale] . 1 ' 10 said 3 had 4 better 4 better 5 take 5 take 6 him 6 him 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 18 . ' [i] [ought] [to] [have] [warned] [you] that he is a man [of] ['] 1 ' 8 that 8 that 12 man 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 a 11 a 12 man then [he] [recited] [the] [following] [sloka] , [which] , as you have not heard it [,] [i] [will] [now] [proceed] [to] [relate] 1 then 7 , 7 , 10 as 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 14 heard 13 not 14 heard 14 heard 15 it by [means] [of] a [grating] [i] [have] [stopped] [your] [ating] [.] 1 by 4 a for [the] [mariner] he was also [an] [hi-ber-ni-an] . 1 for 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 also 6 also 9 . so did [the] [whale] [.] 1 so 2 did the [small] ['] [stute] [fish] [went] [and] [hid] [himself] [in] [the] [mud] [under] [the] [door-sills] of the [equator] [.] 1 the 16 of 16 of 17 the he was afraid that the [whale] [might] [be] angry with him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 2 was 9 angry 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 the 9 angry 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . [the] [sailor] [took] [the] [jack-knife] [home] [.] he was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 wearing 3 wearing 6 canvas 4 the 6 canvas 5 blue 6 canvas 6 canvas 7 breeches 6 canvas 14 shingle 6 canvas 15 . 7 breeches 8 when 7 breeches 10 walked 8 when 9 he 11 out 14 shingle 12 on 14 shingle 13 the 14 shingle the suspenders were left behind , you see , to tie the grating with ; and that is the end of that tale . 1 the 2 suspenders 1 the 13 grating 2 suspenders 3 were 2 suspenders 4 left 4 left 5 behind 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 see 7 you 11 tie 8 see 9 , 10 to 11 tie 11 tie 13 grating 12 the 13 grating 13 grating 14 with 13 grating 15 ; 13 grating 17 that 13 grating 20 end 13 grating 22 that 13 grating 23 tale 15 ; 16 and 18 is 19 the 19 the 20 end 20 end 21 of 23 tale 24 . [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [hump] [now] [this] [is] [the] [next] [tale] [,] [and] [it] [tells] [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [big] [hump] [.] [just] ['] [humph] [!] ['] [and] [no] [more] [.] ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and [the] [horse] went away [and] [told] [the] [man] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and [the] [dog] went away [and] [told] [the] [man] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and [the] [ox] went away [and] [told] [the] [man] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . then he said ['] [humph] [!] ['] and went away again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 said 2 he 9 went 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 away 10 away 11 again 11 again 12 . ' [certainly] [not] , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . he won't trot [.] ['] 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 trot ' [whew] ! ' said the [djinn] , [whistling] , ' that 's [my] [camel] [,] for all the gold [in] [arabia] ! 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 ' 8 , 17 for 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 that 12 that 13 's 17 for 19 the 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 gold 20 gold 23 ! what does he say about it ? ' 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 he 2 does 4 say 4 say 5 about 4 say 7 ? 5 about 6 it 7 ? 8 ' ' [he] [says] ["] [humph] ! ["] ' [said] [the] [dog] [;] ['] and he won't fetch and carry [.] ['] 1 ' 6 ! 6 ! 8 ' 8 ' 17 fetch 14 and 17 fetch 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 fetch 17 fetch 19 carry 18 and 19 carry ' [does] he [say] [anything] [else] [?] ['] 1 ' 3 he ' [only] ["] [humph] ! " [;] and he won't [plough] , ' said the [ox] . 1 ' 14 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 13 ' 6 " 9 he 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 won't 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . ' [very] good , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . ' [i] ['ll] [humph] [him] if you [will] [kindly] wait a minute . ' 1 ' 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 14 ' 10 wait 12 minute 11 a 12 minute 12 minute 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [shouldn't] say that again [if] [i] [were] [you] , ' said the [djinn] [;] [you] [might] [say] [it] [once] too often . 1 ' 13 said 4 say 5 that 4 say 6 again 6 again 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 24 . 22 too 23 often 22 too 24 . [bubbles] [,] [i] [want] [you] [to] [work] [.] ['] ' [do] you see that ? ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . ' [that] ['s] [your] [very] [own] [humph] [that] you 've brought upon your very own [self] [by] [not] [working] [.] 1 ' 9 you 9 you 10 've 10 've 11 brought 11 brought 12 upon 12 upon 13 your 13 your 15 own 14 very 15 own to-day [is] [thursday] [,] and you 've done no [work] [since] [monday] , when the work began . 1 to-day 13 , 5 and 6 you 6 you 7 've 7 've 8 done 7 've 9 no 9 no 13 , 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 the 14 when 17 began 16 work 17 began 17 began 18 . now you are going to work . ' 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 work 6 work 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [how] can [i] , ' said [the] [camel] , ' [with] this [humph] [on] [my] [back] ? ' 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 19 ' 11 ' 13 this 18 ? 19 ' ' [that] ['s] [made] [a-purpose] , ' said [the] [djinn] , ' [all] [because] you [missed] [those] [three] [days] . 1 ' 8 said 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 you 15 you 20 . come out of the [desert] [and] go to the [three] , [and] [behave] [.] 1 come 2 out 1 come 11 , 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 9 the 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the humph yourself ! ' 1 humph 2 yourself 1 humph 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' and [the] [camel] [humphed] [himself] [,] [humph] [and] all , and went away to [join] the [three] [.] 1 and 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 12 went 14 to 14 to 16 the [we] [climb] [out] [of] [bed] [with] [a] [frouzly] [head] [and] [a] [snarly-yarly] [voice] [.] we [shiver] [and] [scowl] [and] [we] [grunt] [and] [we] [growl] [at] our bath and our boots and our toys ; 1 we 15 our 12 our 13 bath 13 bath 14 and 13 bath 15 our 15 our 19 toys 16 boots 17 and 16 boots 19 toys 18 our 19 toys 19 toys 20 ; and then you will find that the sun and the wind . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 will 2 then 7 the 2 then 10 the 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 that 7 the 8 sun 8 sun 9 and 10 the 11 wind 11 wind 12 . and the [djinn] of the [garden] [too] [,] [have] [lifted] [the] [hump] [the] [horrible] [hump] [the] [hump] [that] [is] black [and] [blue] [!] 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 20 black i [get] [it] [as] well [as] [you-oo-oo] [if] [i] [haven't] enough to [do-oo-oo] [we] [all] get [hump] [cameelious] [hump] [kiddies] [and] [grown-ups] [too] [!] 1 i 16 get 5 well 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 16 get [how] [the] [rhinoceros] [got] [his] [skin] in those days the [rhinoceros] ['s] skin [fitted] [him] [quite] [tight] . 1 in 3 days 1 in 4 the 2 those 3 days 4 the 7 skin 7 skin 12 . there were no wrinkles in it anywhere . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 wrinkles 3 no 4 wrinkles 4 wrinkles 5 in 4 wrinkles 6 it 4 wrinkles 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . he looked exactly like a [noah] ['s] [ark] [rhinoceros] [,] [but] [of] [course] [much] [bigger] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 like 3 exactly 4 like 4 like 5 a all the same , he had no manners then , and he has no manners now , and he never will have any manners . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 4 , 18 and 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 no 7 no 8 manners 7 no 15 manners 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 no 14 no 15 manners 15 manners 16 now 16 now 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 never 20 never 23 any 21 will 22 have 22 have 23 any 23 any 24 manners 24 manners 25 . them that [takes] [cakes] [which] [the] [parsee-man] [bakes] [makes] [dreadful] [mistakes] . 1 them 2 that 1 them 12 . and there was a great deal more in that than you would think . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 deal 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 more 6 deal 14 . 7 more 8 in 7 more 10 than 8 in 9 that 10 than 11 you 11 you 13 think 12 would 13 think because [,] [five] [weeks] [later] [,] there was a [heat] [wave] in [the] [red] [sea] , and [everybody] took off [all] [the] [clothes] [they] [had] . 1 because 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 8 was 12 in 12 in 26 . 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 took 19 took 20 off 20 off 26 . in those days it buttoned underneath with three buttons and looked like a waterproof . 1 in 3 days 2 those 3 days 3 days 5 buttoned 4 it 5 buttoned 5 buttoned 6 underneath 5 buttoned 9 buttons 7 with 9 buttons 8 three 9 buttons 9 buttons 10 and 9 buttons 11 looked 9 buttons 14 waterproof 9 buttons 15 . 12 like 13 a 12 like 14 waterproof he waddled straight into the water and blew bubbles through his nose , leaving his skin on the beach . 1 he 2 waddled 2 waddled 3 straight 2 waddled 4 into 4 into 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 8 blew 7 and 8 blew 8 blew 9 bubbles 9 bubbles 10 through 9 bubbles 12 nose 9 bubbles 14 leaving 9 bubbles 16 skin 9 bubbles 19 beach 11 his 12 nose 13 , 14 leaving 15 his 16 skin 17 on 19 beach 18 the 19 beach 19 beach 20 . presently [the] [parsee] [came] [by] [and] [found] [the] [skin] [,] [and] he smiled one smile that ran all round his face two times . 1 presently 12 he 12 he 13 smiled 12 he 17 ran 13 smiled 14 one 13 smiled 15 smile 15 smile 16 that 17 ran 19 round 18 all 19 round 19 round 20 his 20 his 21 face 21 face 24 . 22 two 23 times 23 times 24 . then he danced three times round the skin and rubbed his hands . 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 rubbed 3 danced 5 times 3 danced 6 round 3 danced 8 skin 4 three 5 times 7 the 8 skin 8 skin 10 rubbed 9 and 10 rubbed 10 rubbed 11 his 10 rubbed 12 hands 12 hands 13 . then he climbed to the top of his palm-tree and waited for the [rhinoceros] to come out of the water and put it on . 1 then 3 climbed 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 to 3 climbed 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 9 palm-tree 8 his 9 palm-tree 9 palm-tree 10 and 9 palm-tree 11 waited 9 palm-tree 21 and 11 waited 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 20 water 15 to 16 come 15 to 19 the 16 come 17 out 17 out 18 of 19 the 20 water 21 and 22 put 22 put 23 it 22 put 24 on 24 on 25 . and the [rhinoceros] [did] [.] 1 and 2 the he buttoned it up with the three buttons , and it tickled like cake crumbs in bed . 1 he 2 buttoned 2 buttoned 3 it 2 buttoned 4 up 2 buttoned 8 buttons 5 with 8 buttons 6 the 8 buttons 7 three 8 buttons 8 buttons 10 and 8 buttons 15 crumbs 9 , 10 and 11 it 12 tickled 12 tickled 13 like 12 tickled 15 crumbs 14 cake 15 crumbs 15 crumbs 17 bed 16 in 17 bed 17 bed 18 . then he ran to the [palm-tree] [and] [rubbed] [and] [rubbed] [and] [rubbed] [himself] [against] [it] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 to 4 to 5 the and it spoiled his temper , but it didn't make the least difference to the cake-crumbs . 1 and 3 spoiled 2 it 3 spoiled 3 spoiled 5 temper 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 16 cake-crumbs 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 16 cake-crumbs 10 make 16 cake-crumbs 11 the 16 cake-crumbs 12 least 16 cake-crumbs 13 difference 16 cake-crumbs 14 to 16 cake-crumbs 15 the 16 cake-crumbs 16 cake-crumbs 17 . they were inside his skin and they tickled . 1 they 2 were 1 they 8 tickled 3 inside 5 skin 4 his 5 skin 5 skin 6 and 5 skin 8 tickled 7 they 8 tickled 8 tickled 9 . [how] [the] [leopard] [got] [his] [spots] [in] [the] [days] [when] [everybody] [started] [fair] [,] [best] [beloved] [,] [the] [leopard] [lived] [in] [a] [place] [called] [the] [high] [veldt] [.] he would [indeed] [!] 1 he 2 would they didn't [indeed] [!] 1 they 2 didn't said [leopard] [to] [baviaan] [(] [and] it was a very hot day [)] , ['] [where] [has] [all] the [game] [gone] [?] ['] 1 said 14 , 1 said 19 the 7 it 8 was 7 it 14 , 8 was 10 very 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 hot 11 hot 12 day [and] [baviaan] [winked] [.] he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . said [the] [ethiopian] [to] [baviaan] , ' [can] you tell me [the] [present] [habitat] [of] [the] [aboriginal] [fauna] ? ' 1 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 you 9 you 19 ? 10 tell 11 me 11 me 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' [(] [that] [meant] [just] [the] [same] [thing] [,] [but] [the] [ethiopian] [always] [used] [long] [words] [.] he was a grown-up . ) 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 grown-up 4 grown-up 6 ) 5 . 6 ) [and] [baviaan] [winked] [.] he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . and [the] [ethiopian] said , ['] [that] is all very [fine] , but [i] wish to know [whither] [the] [aboriginal] [fauna] [has] [migrated] . ' 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 13 but 5 , 25 ' 8 is 9 all 8 is 10 very 10 very 12 , 12 , 13 but 15 wish 16 to 16 to 17 know 17 know 24 . 24 . 25 ' ( [say] [that] [quickly] [aloud] [,] and [you] [will] [see] [how] [very] [shadowy] [the] [forest] [must] [have] [been] . ) 1 ( 7 and 1 ( 20 ) 19 . 20 ) ' [i] don't know , said the [ethiopian] , ' but it ought to be [the] [aboriginal] [flora] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 6 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 , 9 , 11 but 10 ' 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 15 be 12 it 19 . 13 ought 14 to 13 ought 15 be i can [smell] [giraffe] [,] [and] [i] can [hear] [giraffe] [,] [but] [i] [can't] see [giraffe] . ' 1 i 2 can 1 i 8 can 8 can 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [that] ['s] [curious] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [i] suppose it is [because] we have just come in out of the sunshine . 1 ' 5 is 1 ' 7 we 3 suppose 4 it 4 it 5 is 7 we 8 have 8 have 10 come 9 just 10 come 10 come 11 in 10 come 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 sunshine 14 the 15 sunshine 15 sunshine 16 . i can [smell] [zebra] [,] [and] [i] can [hear] [zebra] [,] [but] [i] [can't] see [zebra] . ' 1 i 2 can 1 i 8 can 8 can 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [wait] a bit , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 6 said 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 , 5 , 6 said 6 said 7 the ' [it] 's a long time since we 've hunted ' em . 1 ' 12 em 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 8 we 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 hunted 10 hunted 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 13 . perhaps we 've forgotten what they were like [.] ['] 1 perhaps 2 we 2 we 3 've 2 we 7 were 3 've 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 what 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 like ' [fiddle] ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [remember] [them] [perfectly] [on] the [high] [veldt] [,] [especially] [their] [marrow-bones] [.] 1 ' 7 the ' [umm] [,] said the [ethiopian] , looking into the [speckly-spickly] [shadows] of the [aboriginal] [flora-forest] [.] 1 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 13 of 13 of 14 the ' [then] [they] [ought] [to] [show] up in this [dark] [place] [like] [ripe] [bananas] [in] [a] [smokehouse] . ' 1 ' 19 ' 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 this 9 this 18 . 18 . 19 ' but they didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 they 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the [leopard] [and] [the] [ethiopian] [hunted] [all] [day] ; and though they could smell them and hear them , they never saw one of them . 1 the 14 smell 9 ; 10 and 9 ; 12 they 11 though 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 smell 14 smell 15 them 14 smell 18 them 14 smell 24 of 14 smell 25 them 15 them 16 and 17 hear 18 them 18 them 19 , 18 them 20 they 20 they 22 saw 21 never 22 saw 23 one 24 of 25 them 26 . ' [for] [goodness] ' sake , ' said the [leopard] [at] [tea-time] , ' let us wait [till] [it] [gets] [dark] . 1 ' 15 let 4 ' 8 said 4 ' 15 let 5 sake 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 let 15 let 16 us 16 us 17 wait 16 us 22 . this daylight hunting is a perfect scandal . ' 1 this 7 scandal 2 daylight 3 hunting 2 daylight 7 scandal 4 is 6 perfect 5 a 6 perfect 6 perfect 7 scandal 7 scandal 8 . 8 . 9 ' so he said , ' [be] [quiet] , [o] [you] [person] without any form . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 , 3 said 8 , 4 , 5 ' 8 , 12 without 12 without 13 any 13 any 14 form 14 form 15 . i am going to sit on your head till morning , because there is something about you [that] [i] don't understand . ' 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 on 5 sit 9 till 6 on 7 your 7 your 8 head 9 till 10 morning 10 morning 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 there 12 because 17 you 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 something 15 something 16 about 17 you 21 understand 20 don't 21 understand 21 understand 22 . 22 . 23 ' it [smells] [like] [giraffe] , and it [kicks] [like] [giraffe] , [but] it hasn't any [form] . ' 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 11 , 11 , 18 ' 13 it 14 hasn't 13 it 17 . 14 hasn't 15 any 17 . 18 ' ' [don't] you [trust] it , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 8 said 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . ' [sit] [on] [its] [head] [till] the [morning] same as [me] [.] 1 ' 7 the 7 the 9 same 9 same 10 as they haven't any form any of ' em . ' 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 2 haven't 5 any 3 any 4 form 5 any 6 of 6 of 8 em 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 . 9 . 10 ' what have you [at] [your] [end] [of] [the] [table] , [brother] ? ' 1 what 2 have 1 what 3 you 3 you 10 , 10 , 13 ' 12 ? 13 ' what in the world have you [been] [doing] to yourself [,] [zebra] ? 1 what 5 have 1 what 6 you 2 in 4 world 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 have 6 you 10 yourself 9 to 10 yourself 10 yourself 13 ? don't you know [that] if you were on the [high] [veldt] [i] could see you [ten] [miles] [off] ? 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 19 ? 3 know 6 you 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 on 8 on 9 the 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 you 15 you 19 ? you haven't any form . ' 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 form 4 form 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [yes] , ' said [the] [zebra] , ' [but] this [isn't] [the] [high] [veldt] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 this 11 this 16 . can't you see ? ' 1 can't 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [i] can now , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 7 said 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [but] [i] [couldn't] all [yesterday] [.] 1 ' 5 all how is it done ? ['] 1 how 5 ? 2 is 3 it 2 is 4 done 4 done 5 ? ' [let] [us] up , ' said the [zebra] , ' and we will show you . 1 ' 13 we 1 ' 16 you 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 will 14 will 15 show 16 you 17 . ' [now] [watch] , ' said the [zebra] [and] [the] [giraffe] . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 12 . ' [this] is the way [it] ['s] [done] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 9 . one two three ! 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 2 two 4 ! and where 's your breakfast ? ' 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 's 2 where 4 your 2 where 6 ? 4 your 5 breakfast 6 ? 7 ' they had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest . 1 they 8 themselves 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 walked 2 had 7 hidden 4 walked 5 off 4 walked 6 and 7 hidden 8 themselves 8 themselves 9 in 8 themselves 11 shadowy 9 in 10 the 11 shadowy 12 forest 12 forest 13 . ' [hi] ! 1 ' 3 ! hi ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 hi 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 7 . ' [that] ['s] a [trick] [worth] [learning] [.] 1 ' 4 a take a lesson by [it] [,] [leopard] [.] 1 take 3 lesson 2 a 3 lesson 3 lesson 4 by you show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle . ' 1 you 2 show 2 show 3 up 3 up 4 in 4 in 15 coal-scuttle 5 this 15 coal-scuttle 6 dark 15 coal-scuttle 7 place 15 coal-scuttle 8 like 15 coal-scuttle 9 a 15 coal-scuttle 10 bar 12 soap 11 of 12 soap 12 soap 13 in 12 soap 15 coal-scuttle 14 a 15 coal-scuttle 15 coal-scuttle 17 ' 16 . 17 ' ' [ho] ! 1 ' 3 ! ho ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ho 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 7 . ' [well] [,] [calling] [names] [won't] [catch] [dinner] , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 10 said 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [the] long and the [little] of it is [that] we don't [match] [our] [backgrounds] . 1 ' 9 is 1 ' 11 we 3 long 4 and 4 and 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 is 11 we 12 don't 12 don't 16 . i 'm going to take [baviaan] ['s] advice [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 8 advice he told me [i] [ought] [to] [change] [;] [and] [as] [i] ['ve] [nothing] [to] [change] [except] [my] [skin] [i] ['m] going to [change] [that] . ' 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 me 3 me 22 to 3 me 25 . 21 going 22 to 25 . 26 ' ' [what] [to] ? ' said the [leopard] [,] [tremendously] [excited] . 1 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 12 . ' [to] [a] [nice] [working] [blackish-brownish] [colour] , with a little [purple] [in] [it] [,] [and] [touches] [of] [slaty-blue] . 1 ' 11 little 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 20 . it will be the very thing for hiding in hollows and behind [trees] . ' 1 it 2 will 1 it 14 . 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 very 4 the 5 very 5 very 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 6 thing 8 hiding 8 hiding 10 hollows 8 hiding 12 behind 9 in 10 hollows 10 hollows 11 and 14 . 15 ' ' [but] what about me ? ' he said , when the [ethiopian] [had] [worked] [his] last little [finger] [into] [his] [fine] [new] [black] [skin] [.] 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 ? 4 about 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 17 last 12 the 18 little ' [you] take [baviaan] ['s] advice [too] [.] 1 ' 3 take 3 take 6 advice he told you to go into spots [.] ['] 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 you 3 you 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 into 6 into 7 spots ' [so] [i] [did] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . i went into other spots as fast as [i] could [.] 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 into 3 into 5 spots 4 other 5 spots 5 spots 7 fast 6 as 7 fast 7 fast 8 as 7 fast 10 could i went into this spot with you , and a lot of good it has done me . ' 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 into 2 went 6 with 3 into 4 this 4 this 5 spot 6 with 7 you 6 with 10 a 6 with 17 me 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 a 11 lot 10 a 13 good 11 lot 12 of 14 it 15 has 15 has 16 done 15 has 17 me 17 me 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [oh] , ' said [the] [ethiopian] , ' [baviaan] [didn't] [mean] [spots] [in] [south] [africa] [.] 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' he meant spots on your skin [.] ['] 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 spots 3 spots 4 on 3 spots 6 skin 5 your 6 skin ' [what] ['s] the [use] of that ? ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 10 said 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . ' [think] of [giraffe] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 7 said 3 of 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [or] if you [prefer] [stripes] [,] think of [zebra] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 11 . they find their spots and stripes give them per-feet satisfaction . ' 1 they 9 per-feet 2 find 9 per-feet 3 their 4 spots 4 spots 9 per-feet 5 and 6 stripes 6 stripes 9 per-feet 7 give 9 per-feet 8 them 9 per-feet 9 per-feet 10 satisfaction 9 per-feet 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [umm] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [wouldn't] [look] [like] [zebra] [not] for ever [so] . ' 1 ' 12 ' 8 for 9 ever 9 ever 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [i] ['ll] [take] [spots] [,] then , ' said [the] [leopard] ; ' [but] don't make ' em [too] [vulgar-big] . 1 ' 7 then 7 then 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 ; 13 ; 14 ' 14 ' 16 don't 16 don't 17 make 17 make 19 em 18 ' 19 em 19 em 22 . i [wouldn't] [look] [like] [giraffe] [not] for ever so . ' 1 i 8 ever 7 for 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 8 ever 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [i] ['ll] [make] ['] em [with] [the] [tips] [of] my [fingers] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 6 em 1 ' 15 said 11 my 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 the 15 said 18 . ' [there] ['s] [plenty] [of] [black] [left] [on] my [skin] [still] [.] 1 ' 9 my stand over ! ' 1 stand 2 over 1 stand 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' you can see them on any [leopard] ['s] [skin] you like [,] [best] [beloved] . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 see 2 can 10 you 3 see 4 them 3 see 6 any 4 them 5 on 10 you 11 like 11 like 15 . ' [now] you are a beauty ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 4 are 1 ' 9 said 3 you 4 are 5 a 6 beauty 6 beauty 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . ' [you] [can] [lie] [out] [on] [the] [bare] [ground] [and] look [like] [a] [heap] [of] [pebbles] . 1 ' 11 look 11 look 17 . you can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 lie 3 lie 4 out 4 out 15 pudding-stone 5 on 6 the 5 on 15 pudding-stone 7 naked 8 rocks 7 naked 15 pudding-stone 8 rocks 9 and 10 look 11 like 10 look 15 pudding-stone 12 a 13 piece 13 piece 15 pudding-stone 14 of 15 pudding-stone 15 pudding-stone 16 . think of that and purr ! ' 1 think 2 of 2 of 5 purr 3 that 5 purr 4 and 5 purr 5 purr 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [but] if [i] ['m] all [this] , ' said [the] [leopard] , ' why didn't you go [spotty] too ? ' 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 10 said 6 all 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 13 , 22 ' 14 ' 15 why 15 why 16 didn't 15 why 17 you 17 you 18 go 18 go 20 too 21 ? 22 ' ' [oh] , [plain] [black] ['s] [best] for a [nigger] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 13 said 3 , 8 for 3 , 13 said 8 for 9 a 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 16 . ' [now] come [along] and we 'll see if we can't get [even] [with] [mr] [one-two-three] [where] ['s] [your] [breakfast] ! ' 1 ' 3 come 3 come 5 and 3 come 21 ! 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 see 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 we 10 we 11 can't 11 can't 12 get 21 ! 22 ' so they went away and lived happily [ever] [afterward] [,] [best] [beloved] . 1 so 2 they 1 so 13 . 2 they 3 went 2 they 6 lived 3 went 4 away 4 away 5 and 6 lived 7 happily that is all . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 . oh , now and then you will [hear] [grown-ups] [say] , ' [can] the [ethiopian] [change] [his] [skin] [or] [the] [leopard] [his] [spots] ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 you 1 oh 11 , 2 , 4 and 3 now 4 and 4 and 5 then 6 you 7 will 11 , 12 ' 11 , 25 ' 12 ' 14 the 24 ? 25 ' but they will never do it again , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 will 3 will 4 never 3 will 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 again 7 again 8 , they are quite contented as they are . 1 they 2 are 1 they 7 are 2 are 3 quite 3 quite 4 contented 3 quite 5 as 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 . people have come in a carriage calling . 1 people 2 have 1 people 7 calling 1 people 8 . 3 come 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 carriage 6 carriage 7 calling but [mummy] [is] there [....y] . 1 but 4 there 4 there 6 . yes , [i] [can] [go] if you take me [nurse] says she [don't] [care] [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 12 she 7 you 8 take 8 take 9 me 11 says 12 she let's go up to the pig-sties and sit on the farmyard rails ! 1 let's 6 pig-sties 2 go 6 pig-sties 3 up 6 pig-sties 4 to 6 pig-sties 5 the 6 pig-sties 6 pig-sties 7 and 6 pig-sties 8 sit 6 pig-sties 9 on 6 pig-sties 12 rails 10 the 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 rails 12 rails 13 ! let's say things to the bunnies , and watch ' em skitter their tails ! 1 let's 2 say 2 say 3 things 3 things 6 bunnies 4 to 6 bunnies 5 the 6 bunnies 6 bunnies 7 , 6 bunnies 8 and 6 bunnies 12 skitter 9 watch 12 skitter 10 ' 11 em 11 em 12 skitter 12 skitter 13 their 12 skitter 14 tails 12 skitter 15 ! here 's [your] [boots] [(] [i've] [brought] ['] [em] [)] , and here 's [your] [cap] [and] [stick] , [and] [here] ['s] [your] [pipe] and [tobacco] [.] 1 here 2 's 1 here 11 , 11 , 25 and 12 and 13 here 13 here 14 's 13 here 19 , 19 , 25 and oh , [come] [along] [out] [of] [it] [quick] [.] 1 oh 2 , [the] [elephant's] [child] [in] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [the] [elephant] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [had] [no] [trunk] [.] and he lived in [africa] [,] [and] [he] [filled] [all] [africa] [with] his ['] [satiable] [curtiosities] . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 lived 3 lived 4 in 4 in 13 his 13 his 17 . and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 9 curtiosity 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 9 curtiosity 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 9 curtiosity 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 9 curtiosity 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 9 curtiosity 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 9 curtiosity 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! he asked , ' [what] [does] the [crocodile] [have] for [dinner] [?] ['] 1 he 2 asked 2 asked 10 for 3 , 4 ' 3 , 10 for 4 ' 7 the and they all spanked him once more for luck , though he asked them most politely to stop . 1 and 2 they 2 they 4 spanked 3 all 4 spanked 4 spanked 5 him 4 spanked 6 once 4 spanked 8 for 6 once 7 more 8 for 9 luck 8 for 14 them 9 luck 11 though 10 , 11 though 11 though 12 he 12 he 13 asked 14 them 19 . 15 most 16 politely 16 politely 18 stop 16 politely 19 . 17 to 18 stop it was all his ' satiable curtiosity . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 satiable 3 all 6 satiable 4 his 6 satiable 5 ' 6 satiable 6 satiable 7 curtiosity 7 curtiosity 8 . the first thing that he found was a curled round a rock . 1 the 2 first 1 the 12 rock 2 first 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 5 he 6 found 5 he 9 curled 7 was 8 a 7 was 9 curled 9 curled 10 round 9 curled 12 rock 11 a 12 rock 12 rock 13 . ' [have] [i] seen [a] [crocodile] ? ' said [the] , in a voice [of] [dretful] [scorn] . 1 ' 9 said 4 seen 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 14 voice 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 18 . ' [what] will you [ask] [me] next ? ' 1 ' 4 you 3 will 4 you 4 you 8 ? 7 next 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' " [scuse] [me] [,] ['] said the [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but could you kindly tell me what he has for dinner ? ' 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 11 , 11 , 13 but 11 , 25 ' 12 ' 13 but 14 could 17 tell 15 you 16 kindly 16 kindly 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 18 me 24 ? 19 what 21 has 19 what 24 ? 20 he 21 has 22 for 23 dinner 23 dinner 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' then the uncoiled himself very quickly from the rock [,] [and] [spanked] [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] [with] [his] [scalesome] [,] [flailsome] [tail] . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 uncoiled 2 the 9 rock 3 uncoiled 4 himself 3 uncoiled 5 very 5 very 6 quickly 7 from 9 rock 8 the 9 rock 9 rock 23 . but it was really [the] [crocodile] , [o] [best] [beloved] , and the [crocodile] [winked] one [eye] [like] [this] [!] 1 but 2 it 1 but 16 one 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 , 3 was 4 really 7 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the ' [come] [hither] , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] . 1 ' 9 said 4 , 9 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . ' [why] do you ask [such] [things] ? ' 1 ' 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 8 ? 4 you 5 ask 8 ? 9 ' will you please tell me what you have for dinner ? ' 1 will 2 you 1 will 4 tell 3 please 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 what 4 tell 7 you 7 you 8 have 7 you 11 ? 8 have 10 dinner 9 for 10 dinner 11 ? 12 ' ' [come] [hither] , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] , ' and [i] ['ll] [whisper] . ' 1 ' 19 ' 4 , 9 said 4 , 19 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 14 and 18 . 19 ' you are hurtig be ! ' 1 you 3 hurtig 2 are 3 hurtig 3 hurtig 4 be 3 hurtig 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' this is the way always talk . 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 way 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 talk 4 way 7 . 5 always 6 talk that is the way all always talk . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 2 is 5 all 2 is 6 always 3 the 4 way 6 always 7 talk 7 talk 8 . ' [what] are you doing that for ? ' said the 1 ' 10 said 3 are 5 doing 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 that 5 doing 7 for 5 doing 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [then] you will have to wait a long time , said the 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 12 said 3 you 4 will 3 you 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 9 long 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 11 , 12 said 12 said 13 the ' [some] [people] do not know what is good for them . ' 1 ' 4 do 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 good 9 good 10 for 10 for 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 ' the [elephant] ['s] [child] [sat] [there] [for] three days [waiting] [for] [his] [nose] [to] [shrink] . 1 the 8 three 8 three 9 days 9 days 16 . but it never grew any shorter , and , besides , it made him squint . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 never 3 never 4 grew 4 grew 15 squint 5 any 6 shorter 6 shorter 15 squint 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 besides 9 , 10 besides 10 besides 11 , 10 besides 15 squint 12 it 13 made 13 made 15 squint 14 him 15 squint 15 squint 16 . " vantage number one ! ' said the 1 " 7 said 2 vantage 3 number 2 vantage 5 ! 3 number 4 one 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a try and eat a little now [.] ['] 1 try 2 and 2 and 6 now 3 eat 4 a 3 eat 6 now 4 a 5 little ' [vantage] [number] [two] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mear-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a don't you think the sun is very hot here ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 think 2 you 10 ? 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 is 5 sun 8 hot 7 very 8 hot 8 hot 9 here 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [vantage] [number] [three] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a now how do you feel about being spanked again ? ' 1 now 10 ? 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 10 ? 5 feel 8 spanked 6 about 8 spanked 7 being 8 spanked 8 spanked 9 again 8 spanked 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' " [scuse] [me] [,] ['] said the [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but [i] should [not] like it at all . ' 1 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 11 , 11 , 13 but 11 , 22 ' 12 ' 13 but 15 should 17 like 17 like 18 it 18 it 20 all 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [how] would you like to spank somebody ? ' said the 1 ' 11 said 3 would 5 like 4 you 5 like 5 like 7 spank 6 to 7 spank 7 spank 8 somebody 7 spank 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the ' [i] [should] [like] it very much indeed , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 5 it 1 ' 11 said 6 very 7 much 6 very 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 16 . ' [well] , ' said the , ' you will find that new nose of yours very useful to spank people with . ' 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 13 new 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 you 9 you 10 will 10 will 11 find 11 find 12 that 11 find 13 new 13 new 20 spank 14 nose 20 spank 15 of 16 yours 16 yours 20 spank 17 very 18 useful 18 useful 20 spank 19 to 20 spank 20 spank 21 people 20 spank 22 with 20 spank 24 ' 23 . 24 ' so [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] went [home] [across] [africa] [frisking] [and] [whisking] [his] [trunk] [.] 1 so 6 went when he wanted grass he plucked grass up from the ground , instead of going on his knees as he used to do . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 wanted 2 he 6 plucked 4 grass 6 plucked 5 he 6 plucked 6 plucked 7 grass 6 plucked 8 up 6 plucked 19 as 8 up 9 from 9 from 17 his 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 , 11 ground 13 instead 13 instead 14 of 13 instead 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 17 his 17 his 18 knees 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 used 21 used 22 to 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 . when he felt lonely [walking] [through] [africa] [he] [sang] to himself [down] [his] [trunk] [,] and the [noise] [was] [louder] [than] [several] [brass] [bands] [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 17 the 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 4 lonely 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 16 and 16 and 17 the they were very glad to see him , and immediately said , ' [come] [here] [and] [be] [spanked] [for] [your] ['] [satiable] [curtiosity] . ' 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 glad 4 glad 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 12 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 said 9 and 10 immediately 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 25 ' 24 . 25 ' ' [pooh] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 10 . ' [i] don't think you peoples know anything about spanking ; but [i] [do] [,] [and] [i] 'll show you . ' 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 you 4 think 6 peoples 6 peoples 7 know 6 peoples 8 anything 6 peoples 22 ' 8 anything 10 spanking 9 about 10 spanking 10 spanking 11 ; 10 spanking 19 show 11 ; 12 but 18 'll 19 show 19 show 20 you 21 . 22 ' then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels . 1 then 3 uncurled 2 he 3 uncurled 3 uncurled 4 his 3 uncurled 5 trunk 3 uncurled 10 his 5 trunk 7 knocked 5 trunk 9 of 6 and 7 knocked 7 knocked 8 two 10 his 12 brothers 10 his 13 head 10 his 15 heels 11 dear 12 brothers 14 over 15 heels 15 heels 16 . ' [i] asked him what he had for dinner , and he gave me this to keep . ' 1 ' 3 asked 3 asked 4 him 4 him 18 . 5 what 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 dinner 8 for 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 , 9 dinner 18 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 gave 12 he 13 gave 13 gave 14 me 14 me 15 this 14 me 16 to 16 to 17 keep 18 . 19 ' ' [it] [looks] very ugly , ' said [his] [hairy] [uncle] [,] the [baboon] . 1 ' 8 said 4 very 5 ugly 5 ugly 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 13 the 8 said 15 . ' [it] [does] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 11 . then [that] [bad] [elephant] ['s] [child] [spanked] [all] [his] dear [families] [for] [a] [long] [time] , [till] they were very warm and greatly astonished . 1 then 16 , 1 then 18 they 10 dear 16 , 18 they 19 were 19 were 23 greatly 20 very 21 warm 21 warm 22 and 21 warm 23 greatly 23 greatly 24 astonished 24 astonished 25 . i let [them] [rest] [from] [nine] [till] [five] [.] 1 i 2 let [the] [sing-song] [of] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [not] [always] [was] [the] [kangaroo] [as] [now] [we] [do] [behold] [him] [,] [but] [a] [different] [animal] [with] [four] [short] [legs] [.] he went to [nqa] [at] [six] [before] [breakfast] [,] [saying] [,] ['] [make] me [different] [from] [all] [other] [animals] [by] [five] [this] [afternoon] . ' 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 3 to 14 me 14 me 24 . 24 . 25 ' up [jumped] [nqa] from his seat [on] [the] [sandflat] and [shouted] [,] ['] [go] [away] [!] ['] 1 up 4 from 4 from 6 seat 5 his 6 seat 6 seat 10 and up [jumped] [nquing] [from] [his] [burrow] [in] [the] [spinifex] [and] [shouted] , ['] [go] away ! ' 1 up 12 , 12 , 17 ' 15 away 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' up [jumped] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pan] [and] [shouted] , ' [yes] [,] [i] will ! ' 1 up 12 , 12 , 19 ' 13 ' 17 will 13 ' 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' [nqong] [called] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [dusty] [in] [the] [sunshine] [,] [and] [showed] [him] [kangaroo] [.] [nqong] [said] [,] ['] [dingo] [!] wake up , [dingo] [!] 1 wake 2 up 1 wake 3 , do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 that 3 see 9 ashpit 5 gentleman 9 ashpit 6 dancing 9 ashpit 7 on 9 ashpit 8 an 9 ashpit 9 ashpit 10 ? he wants to be popular and very truly run after . 1 he 2 wants 2 wants 3 to 2 wants 5 popular 3 to 4 be 5 popular 6 and 5 popular 7 very 5 popular 8 truly 5 popular 11 . 8 truly 9 run 9 run 10 after dingo , make him [so] ! ' 1 dingo 2 , 1 dingo 3 make 1 dingo 6 ! 3 make 4 him 6 ! 7 ' up [jumped] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] and said , ' [what] , that [cat-rabbit] ? ' 1 up 6 and 6 and 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 15 ' 11 , 12 that 12 that 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' off [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [grinning] like a [coal-scuttle] [,] [ran] [after] [kangaroo] [.] 1 off 10 like 10 like 11 a off went the [proud] [kangaroo] [on] [his] [four] little [legs] [like] [a] [bunny] [.] 1 off 2 went 1 off 3 the 3 the 9 little this [,] [o] [beloved] [of] [mine] [,] [ends] [the] [first] part of the [tale] [!] 1 this 11 part 11 part 12 of 12 of 13 the he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to still [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] , [grinning] [like] [a] [rat-trap] [,] [never] [getting] [nearer] [,] [never] [getting] [farther] [,] [ran] [after] [kangaroo] [.] 1 still 8 , he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to [still] [ran] [kangaroo] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [.] he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to [he] [hopped] [through] [the] [flinders] [;] [he] [hopped] [through] [the] [cinders] [;] [he] [hopped] [through] [the] [deserts] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [australia] [.] [he] [hopped] [like] [a] [kangaroo] [.] he hadn't any time for rest or refreshment , and he wanted them very much . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 12 wanted 2 hadn't 3 any 2 hadn't 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 rest 8 refreshment 7 or 8 refreshment 8 refreshment 9 , 8 refreshment 12 wanted 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 them 12 wanted 15 much 14 very 15 much 15 much 16 . for he hopped like a cricket ; like a pea in a saucepan ; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor . 1 for 2 he 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 like 4 like 6 cricket 5 a 6 cricket 6 cricket 7 ; 6 cricket 19 ball 8 like 10 pea 8 like 12 a 8 like 13 saucepan 9 a 10 pea 10 pea 11 in 13 saucepan 14 ; 13 saucepan 15 or 13 saucepan 18 rubber 16 a 17 new 17 new 18 rubber 18 rubber 19 ball 19 ball 22 nursery 20 on 22 nursery 21 a 22 nursery 22 nursery 23 floor 23 floor 24 . he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to then [came] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pans] , and said , ' [it] ['s] five o'clock . ' 1 then 10 , 10 , 20 ' 11 and 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 13 , 20 ' 17 five 18 o'clock 18 o'clock 19 . 19 . 20 ' down [sat] [dingo] [poor] [dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [dusky] in [the] [sunshine] [;] [hung] [out] his tongue [and] [howled] . 1 down 11 in 11 in 17 his 17 his 18 tongue 18 tongue 21 . then [said] [nqong] , who is [always] a gentleman , ' [why] [aren't] you [grateful] [to] [yellow-dog] [dingo] ? 1 then 4 , 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 is 6 is 8 a 8 a 9 gentleman 9 gentleman 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 14 you 14 you 19 ? why don't you thank him for all he has done for you ? ' 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 13 ? 4 thank 5 him 4 thank 6 for 4 thank 11 for 4 thank 12 you 6 for 7 all 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 10 done 11 for 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' and [now] it is [five] [o'clock] . ' 1 and 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [yes] , ' said [kangaroo] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] [wish] that [i] [hadn't] [.] 1 ' 4 that i thought you would do it by charms and incantations , but this is a practical joke . ' 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 would 2 thought 6 it 2 thought 17 joke 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 do 7 by 10 incantations 8 charms 10 incantations 9 and 10 incantations 10 incantations 11 , 10 incantations 12 but 10 incantations 13 this 10 incantations 16 practical 10 incantations 17 joke 13 this 14 is 15 a 16 practical 17 joke 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [joke] ! ' said [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] the blue [gums] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 the 5 said 14 . 11 the 12 blue ' [say] [that] [again] [and] [i] ['ll] [whistle] up [dingo] and [run] [your] [hind] [legs] off . ' 1 ' 18 ' 9 up 11 and 11 and 16 off 16 off 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [no] , ' said the [kangaroo] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] must [apologise] [.] 1 ' 3 must legs are [legs] [,] [and] [you] [needn't] [alter] ['] [em] so far as [i] [am] [concerned] . 1 legs 2 are 2 are 11 so 11 so 12 far 12 far 13 as 12 far 17 . i [only] [meant] [to] [explain] [to] [your] [lordliness] [that] [i] 've had [nothing] to eat [since] morning , and [i] 'm very empty indeed . ' 1 i 11 've 1 i 21 'm 11 've 12 had 12 had 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 19 and 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 and 21 'm 22 very 22 very 24 indeed 23 empty 24 indeed 24 indeed 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] , ' [i] [am] [just] [in] the same [situation] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 18 . i 've made him different from all other animals ; but what [may] [i] have for my tea ? ' 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 him 4 him 19 ? 5 different 6 from 5 different 9 animals 7 all 9 animals 8 other 9 animals 9 animals 10 ; 9 animals 18 tea 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 what 15 have 18 tea 16 for 17 my 16 for 18 tea 18 tea 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' then [said] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pan] , ' [come] [and] [ask] me about it [tomorrow] , [because] [i] ['m] going to [wash] . ' 1 then 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 27 ' 15 me 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 19 , 19 , 27 ' 23 going 24 to 24 to 26 . 26 . 27 ' kangaroo bounded away , [his] [back-legs] [working] [like] [pistons] [bounded] [from] [morning] [till] [dark] [,] [twenty-five] [feet] [to] [a] [bound] [.] 1 kangaroo 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 away 3 away 4 , [yellow-dog] [dingo] [lay] [like] [a] [yellow] [cloud] [in] [the] [distance] [much] [too] [busy] [to] [bark] [.] my ! [but] [they] [covered] [the] [ground] ! 1 my 2 ! 1 my 8 ! nobody knows where they went [,] [or] [followed] [the] [track] [that] [they] [flew] in [,] [for] [that] [continent] [hadn't] [been] [given] a [name] . 1 nobody 2 knows 2 knows 3 where 3 where 4 they 4 they 5 went 5 went 14 in 5 went 24 . 14 in 22 a [the] [beginning] [of] [the] [armadillos] [this] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [is] [another] [story] [of] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [.] and he had a [friend] [,] a [slow-solid] [tortoise] , who lived on the [banks] of the [turbid] [amazon] [,] [eating] [green] [lettuces] [and] [things] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 17 the 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 3 had 7 a 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 lived 12 lived 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 the and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see ' [now] attend to me , ' said [painted] [jaguar] , ' [because] this is very important . 1 ' 8 said 3 attend 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 is 14 this 15 is 15 is 16 very 16 very 17 important 17 important 18 . now [which] [of] [you] [is] [hedgehog] [and] [which] [is] [tortoise] [?] [because] , to [save] my [spots] , [i] [can't] [tell] . ' 1 now 13 , 1 now 18 , 13 , 16 my 14 to 16 my 18 , 23 ' 22 . 23 ' ' [are] you [sure] [of] what [your] [mummy] [told] you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] [hedgehog] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 what 6 what 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 ? ' [are] you [sure] [of] what [your] [mummy] [told] you ? ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 what 6 what 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 ? ' [when] you [scoop] [water] with [your] [paw] you [uncoil] [it] [with] [a] [hedgehog] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 17 said 6 with 9 you 9 you 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [remember] [that] , because it 's important . ' 1 ' 10 ' 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 important 8 important 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] , ' said the [tortoise] , ' when you [paw] [your] [meat] you [drop] [it] [into] [a] [tortoise] [with] [a] [scoop] . 1 ' 11 you 1 ' 15 you 3 , 4 ' 3 , 10 when 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 10 when 11 you 15 you 24 . why can't you understand ? ' 1 why 2 can't 1 why 5 ? 2 can't 4 understand 3 you 4 understand 5 ? 6 ' ' [you] are [making] [my] [spots] [ache] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] ; ['] and besides , [i] [didn't] [want] [your] [advice] [at] all [.] 1 ' 3 are 3 are 24 all 8 , 9 ' 8 , 24 all 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 ; 13 ; 15 and 15 and 16 besides 16 besides 17 , i only wanted to know [which] [of] [you] [is] [hedgehog] [and] [which] [is] [tortoise] . ' 1 i 5 know 2 only 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 5 know 5 know 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] shan't tell you , ' said [stickly-prickly] , ' but you can scoop me out of my shell if you like . ' 1 ' 3 shan't 1 ' 8 said 4 tell 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 12 but 10 , 25 ' 11 ' 12 but 13 you 15 scoop 14 can 15 scoop 15 scoop 16 me 15 scoop 17 out 15 scoop 20 shell 17 out 18 of 19 my 20 shell 20 shell 21 if 20 shell 24 . 21 if 22 you 22 you 23 like 24 . 25 ' ' [aha] ! ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [now] [i] [know] you 're [tortoise] [.] 1 ' 5 you 5 you 6 're you [thought] [i] wouldn't [!] 1 you 4 wouldn't now [i] will [.] ['] 1 now 3 will [painted] [jaguar] [darted] [out] [his] [paddy-paw] [just] [as] [stickly-prickly] [curled] [himself] [up] [,] [and] [of] [course] [jaguar] ['s] [paddy-paw] [was] [just] [filled] [with] [prickles] [.] worse than that , he [knocked] [stickly-prickly] [away] [and] [away] [into] [the] [woods] [and] [the] [bushes] [,] where it was too dark to find him . 1 worse 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 20 was 18 where 20 was 19 it 20 was 20 was 22 dark 21 too 22 dark 22 dark 26 . 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 him 25 him 26 . then he put his paddy-paw into his mouth , and of course the prickles hurt him worse than ever . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 put 3 put 5 paddy-paw 4 his 5 paddy-paw 5 paddy-paw 6 into 5 paddy-paw 14 prickles 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 10 and 8 mouth 14 prickles 9 , 10 and 11 of 12 course 12 course 14 prickles 13 the 14 prickles 14 prickles 15 hurt 14 prickles 17 worse 15 hurt 16 him 17 worse 18 than 17 worse 20 . 18 than 19 ever as soon as he could speak he said , ' [now] [i] [know] he [isn't] [tortoise] [at] [all] . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 7 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 speak 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 he 14 he 19 . but ['] [and] [then] he [scratched] [his] [head] [with] [his] [un-prickly] [paw] ' how do [i] know that [this] [other] is [tortoise] [?] ['] 1 but 5 he 5 he 21 is 13 ' 14 how 14 how 15 do 15 do 17 know 17 know 18 that 18 that 21 is ' [but] [i] [am] [tortoise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 8 said 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . your mother was quite right . 1 your 2 mother 2 mother 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 . she said that you were to scoop me out of my shell with your paw . 1 she 2 said 2 said 16 . 3 that 4 you 4 you 7 scoop 5 were 7 scoop 6 to 7 scoop 7 scoop 8 me 7 scoop 9 out 7 scoop 12 shell 7 scoop 13 with 7 scoop 15 paw 9 out 10 of 11 my 12 shell 14 your 15 paw 15 paw 16 . [begin] [.] ['] ' [you] [didn't] [say] she [said] that a minute ago , said [painted] [jaguar] [,] [sucking] the [prickles] [out] [of] [his] [paddy-paw] . 1 ' 12 said 5 she 12 said 7 that 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 11 , 12 said 12 said 17 the 12 said 23 . ' [you] [said] [she] [said] something quite different . ' 1 ' 10 ' 6 something 8 different 7 quite 8 different 8 different 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] you [said] [you] wanted to be scooped out of your [shell] [with] my [paw] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 19 said 3 you 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 scooped 9 scooped 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 your 15 my 17 , 17 , 19 said 18 ' 19 said 19 said 22 . ' [if] you 'll think again you 'll find that [i] didn't say anything of the kind . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 9 find 5 think 6 again 5 think 8 'll 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 9 find 9 find 10 that 9 find 14 anything 12 didn't 13 say 13 say 14 anything 14 anything 17 kind 14 anything 18 . 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 kind i said [that] [your] [mother] [said] [that] [you] [were] to [scoop] me out of my [shell] [,] ['] [said] [slow-and-solid] . 1 i 2 said 2 said 21 . 10 to 12 me 12 me 15 my 12 me 21 . 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 my ' [what] will [happen] [if] [i] do ? ' said the [jaguar] most [sniffily] [and] [most] [cautious] . 1 ' 3 will 1 ' 10 said 7 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 18 . 11 the 13 most ' [i] don't believe it , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 8 said 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . so [jump] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [and] be [quick] [about] it [.] ['] 1 so 8 be 1 so 11 it ' [i] [warn] you [that] [your] [mummy] won't be pleased [.] 1 ' 4 you 4 you 8 won't 8 won't 9 be 9 be 10 pleased don't tell her [i] didn't tell you , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 don't 2 tell 2 tell 3 her 3 her 12 . 5 didn't 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [that] [was] a very [narrow] [escape] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 10 said 4 a 5 very 5 very 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [i] don't [rib] [painted] [jaguar] [.] 1 ' 3 don't what did you tell him that you were ? ' 1 what 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 tell 3 you 9 ? 4 tell 5 him 4 tell 6 that 7 you 8 were 7 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' now he 's gone [to] [tell] [his] [mummy] . 1 now 2 he 1 now 9 . 3 's 4 gone 4 gone 9 . listen to him ! ' 1 listen 2 to 2 to 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' you should have dropped him into the water . 1 you 3 have 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 dropped 4 dropped 5 him 4 dropped 6 into 6 into 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . they are [too] [clever] [on] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [for] [poor] [me] ! ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' a [hedgehog] [curls] [himself] [up] [into] [a] [ball] [and] [his] [prickles] stick [out] [every] [which] [way] at [once] [.] 1 a 12 stick 12 stick 17 at by this [you] [may] [know] the [hedgehog] [.] ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 6 the ' [i] don't like this old lady one little bit , ' said [stickly-prickly] [,] [under] the [shadow] [of] [a] [large] [leaf] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 13 said 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 5 this 7 lady 6 old 7 lady 8 one 10 bit 9 little 10 bit 10 bit 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 the 13 said 23 . ' [i] wonder what else she knows ? ' 1 ' 4 what 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 else 5 else 7 knows 5 else 8 ? 6 she 7 knows 8 ? 9 ' ' [a] [tortoise] [can't] [curl] [himself] [up] , ['] [mother] [jaguar] [went] [on] [,] [ever] [so] [many] [times] [,] [graciously] [waving] [her] [tail] [.] 1 ' 8 , ' [he] only [draws] [his] [head] [and] [legs] [into] [his] [shell] [.] 1 ' 3 only by this [you] [may] [know] the [tortoise] [.] ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 6 the ' [i] don't like this old lady at all [at] all , ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 14 said 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 5 this 7 lady 6 old 7 lady 8 at 9 all 8 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 . ['] [even] [painted] [jaguar] [can't] [forget] [those] [directions] [.] it 's a [great] pity [that] you [can't] [swim] , [stickly-prickly] . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 10 , 1 it 12 . 2 's 5 pity 3 a 5 pity 5 pity 7 you 12 . 13 ' ' [don't] talk to me , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 8 said 3 talk 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [just] think how much better it would be if you could curl up . 1 ' 4 how 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 much 4 how 7 it 4 how 12 could 5 much 6 better 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 10 if 11 you 10 if 12 could 12 could 13 curl 13 curl 14 up 14 up 15 . this is a mess ! 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 mess 3 a 4 mess 4 mess 5 ! listen to [painted] [jaguar] . ['] 1 listen 2 to 1 listen 5 . [painted] [jaguar] [was] [sitting] [on] [the] [banks] [of] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [sucking] [prickles] [out] [of] [his] [paws] [and] [saying] [to] [himself] ' [can't] [curl] , but [can] [swim] [slow-solid] [,] [that] ['s] him ! 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 13 ! 4 , 5 but 12 him 13 ! [curls] [up] [,] [but] [can't] [swim] [stickly-prickly] [,] [that] ['s] [him] [!] ['] ' [he] ['ll] never [forget] [that] [this] [month] of [sundays] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 never 1 ' 13 said 9 of 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [hold] [up] my [chin] [,] [slow-and-solid] [.] 1 ' 4 my i 'm going to try to learn to swim . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 try 5 try 6 to 5 try 9 swim 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 swim 9 swim 10 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 1 it 5 . 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 useful 5 . 6 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] ; and [he] [held] up [stickly-prickly] ['s] [chin] , while [stickly-prickly] [kicked] in the [waters] of the [turbid] [amazon] [.] 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 23 the 11 up 15 , 11 up 19 in 15 , 16 while 19 in 20 the 20 the 22 of 22 of 23 the ' [you] ['ll] [make] a fine [swimmer] [yet] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 11 said 5 a 6 fine 6 fine 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [now] , if you can unlace my back-plates a little , [i] 'll see what [i] can do towards curling up . 1 ' 4 if 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 can 6 can 7 unlace 6 can 15 see 6 can 19 do 7 unlace 8 my 7 unlace 9 back-plates 9 back-plates 10 a 9 back-plates 11 little 9 back-plates 12 , 14 'll 15 see 16 what 19 do 18 can 19 do 19 do 21 curling 20 towards 21 curling 21 curling 22 up 22 up 23 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 1 it 5 . 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 useful 5 . 6 ' [stickly-prickly] [helped] [to] [unlace] [tortoise] ['s] [back-plates] [,] [so] [that] [by] [twisting] [and] [straining] [slow-and-solid] [actually] [managed] [to] [curl] [up] [a] [tiddy] [wee] [bit] [.] ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] ; ['] but [i] [shouldn't] [do] [any] [more] just now . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 9 but 9 but 16 now 15 just 16 now 16 now 17 . it 's making you black in the face . 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 face 3 making 4 you 3 making 8 face 5 black 8 face 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 face 8 face 9 . kindly lead me into the water once again and [i] ['ll] [practice] [that] [side-stroke] [which] [you] [say] [is] [so] [easy] [.] ['] 1 kindly 2 lead 2 lead 3 me 2 lead 4 into 4 into 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 once 6 water 9 and 7 once 8 again and so [stickly-prickly] [practiced] , and [slow-solid] [swam] [alongside] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] little [more] [practice] [will] [make] [you] [a] [regular] [whale] . 1 ' 3 little 3 little 12 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] [,] [all] [wet] [from] the [turbid] [amazon] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 the 5 said 14 . ' [i] [declare] [,] [i] [shouldn't] [know] you from one of my own family . 1 ' 8 you 1 ' 12 my 9 from 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 family 14 family 15 . two [holes] , [i] [think] [,] [you] said [?] 1 two 3 , 3 , 8 said a little more [expression] , [please] [,] and [don't] [grunt] [quite] so much , [or] [painted] [jaguar] [may] [hear] [us] [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 more 2 little 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 12 so 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 , when you 've finished , [i] want to try that long dive which you say is so easy . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 've 2 you 7 want 3 've 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 7 want 8 to 8 to 9 try 9 try 10 that 9 try 12 dive 11 long 12 dive 12 dive 13 which 12 dive 15 say 12 dive 18 easy 12 dive 19 . 14 you 15 say 16 is 18 easy 17 so 18 easy won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! and so [stickly-prickly] [dived] , and [slow-and-solid] [dived] [alongside] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] [leetle] [more] [attention] [to] [holding] [your] [breath] [and] you will be able to keep house at the bottom of the [turbid] [amazon] [.] 1 ' 11 you 1 ' 22 the 11 you 12 will 12 will 13 be 13 be 14 able 14 able 15 to 14 able 16 keep 16 keep 17 house 18 at 20 bottom 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 21 of 22 the now [i] ['ll] [try] that [exercise] [of] [putting] [my] [hind] [legs] [round] [my] [ears] [which] [you] [say] is so [peculiarly] [comfortable] . 1 now 5 that 1 now 22 . 5 that 18 is 18 is 19 so won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] it 's [straining] [your] [back-plates] a little . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 . they are all overlapping now , instead of lying side by side . ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 overlapping 3 all 4 overlapping 4 overlapping 5 now 4 overlapping 7 instead 4 overlapping 9 lying 4 overlapping 10 side 4 overlapping 12 side 5 now 6 , 7 instead 8 of 11 by 12 side 12 side 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] [,] that 's [the] [result] of [exercise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 12 said 4 that 5 's 8 of 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [am] [i] ? ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] [comes] [from] my [soaking] [in] [the] [water] [.] 1 ' 5 my oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! then they saw that they were both of them quite different from what they had been . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 saw 2 they 6 were 2 they 15 had 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 both 6 were 10 quite 7 both 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 quite 11 different 11 different 12 from 13 what 14 they 14 they 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 . ' [that] [was] the very thing [i] was thinking just now , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 14 said 4 the 6 thing 5 very 6 thing 8 was 9 thinking 8 was 10 just 10 just 11 now 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [i] [think] [scales] [are] [a] [tremendous] [improvement] [on] [prickles] [to] [say] nothing [of] [being] [able] to [swim] [.] 1 ' 13 nothing 13 nothing 17 to oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! let's go and find him . ' 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 4 find 2 go 3 and 4 find 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' by and by they [found] [painted] [jaguar] [,] [still] [nursing] [his] [paddy-paw] [that] had been [hurt] the night before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 they 4 they 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 19 before 17 the 18 night 18 night 19 before 19 before 20 . he was so astonished that he fell three times backward over his own painted tail without stopping . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 fell 2 was 4 astonished 3 so 4 astonished 4 astonished 5 that 6 he 7 fell 7 fell 10 backward 8 three 9 times 9 times 10 backward 10 backward 11 over 10 backward 17 stopping 10 backward 18 . 12 his 13 own 13 own 14 painted 14 painted 15 tail 14 painted 17 stopping 16 without 17 stopping ' [good] [morning] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [and] how is your [dear] [gracious] [mummy] [this] [morning] ? ' 1 ' 3 how 3 how 4 is 4 is 5 your 5 your 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [but] you hadn't any shell . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 any 4 hadn't 6 shell 6 shell 7 . it was all [prickles] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 10 . 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] [know] it was [.] 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 was just look at my paw ! ' 1 just 2 look 2 look 3 at 2 look 6 ! 4 my 5 paw 4 my 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [you] told me to [drop] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] and be [drowned] , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 ' 16 said 3 told 4 me 4 me 5 to 4 me 14 , 5 to 12 be 11 and 12 be 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [why] are you [so] [rude] [and] [forgetful] [to-day] ? ' 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [don't] you remember what your mother told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] , 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 12 said 3 you 4 remember 4 remember 5 what 6 your 7 mother 7 mother 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 , ' [can't] [curl] , but [can] [swim] [stickly-prickly] [,] [that] ['s] him ! 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 13 ! 4 , 5 but 12 him 13 ! [curls] [up] [,] [but] [can't] [swim] [slow-solid] [,] [that] ['s] [him] [!] ['] then they both curled themselves up [and] [rolled] round [and] [round] [painted] [jaguar] [till] [his] [eyes] [turned] [truly] [cart-wheels] [in] [his] [head] [.] 1 then 4 curled 2 they 3 both 3 both 4 curled 4 curled 5 themselves 4 curled 6 up 4 curled 9 round then he went to fetch his mother . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 5 fetch 4 to 5 fetch 5 fetch 7 mother 6 his 7 mother 7 mother 8 . ' [but] it isn't [a] [hedgehog] , and it isn't [a] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 10 isn't 4 isn't 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 13 . it 's a little bit of both , and [i] [don't] [know] its proper name . ' 1 it 2 's 2 's 15 name 3 a 5 bit 4 little 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 6 of 13 its 7 both 9 and 7 both 13 its 8 , 9 and 13 its 14 proper 14 proper 15 name 15 name 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [nonsense] ! ' said [mother] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ['] [everything] [has] [its] [proper] [name] [.] i [should] [call] [it] ["] [armadillo] ["] [till] [i] found out the [real] [one] [.] 1 i 10 found 10 found 11 out 11 out 12 the and [i] [should] leave it [alone] . ' 1 and 4 leave 4 leave 5 it 5 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' so that [;] [all] [right] [,] [best] [beloved] . 1 so 2 that 1 so 9 . do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see [i've] [never] [sailed] [the] [amazon] [,] [i] ['ve] [never] [reached] [brazil] [;] [but] [the] [don] [and] [magdelana] [,] [they] [can] [go] [there] [when] [they] [will] [!] and [i] ['d] like [to] [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] [!] 1 and 4 like i 've never seen [a] [jaguar] [,] [nor] [yet] [an] [armadill] [o] [dilloing] [in] [his] [armour] [,] [and] [i] [s'pose] [i] [never] will , 1 i 2 've 1 i 23 will 2 've 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 23 will 24 , [unless] [i] [go] [to] [rio] [these] [wonders] [to] [behold] [roll] [down] [roll] [down] [to] [rio] [roll] [really] [down] [to] [rio] [!] oh , [i] ['d] [love] [to] [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 16 ! [how] [the] [first] [letter] [was] [written] [once] [upon] [a] [most] [early] [time] [was] [a] [neolithic] [man] [.] and his [little] [girl-daughter] ['s] name [was] [taffimai] [metallumai] , and that means , ['] [;] [but] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [call] [her] [taffy] [.] 1 and 2 his 2 his 6 name 6 name 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 means 13 means 14 , really , [my] [tegumai] [,] you ['re] no better than [my] [taffy] [.] ['] 1 really 2 , 2 , 6 you 6 you 9 better 8 no 9 better 9 better 10 than now attend and listen ! 1 now 4 listen 2 attend 4 listen 3 and 4 listen 4 listen 5 ! one day [tegumai] [bopsulai] went [down] [through] [the] [beaver-swamp] to the [wagai] river [to] [spear] [carp-fish] [for] [dinner] , and [taffy] went [too] [.] 1 one 2 day 1 one 10 to 2 day 5 went 10 to 11 the 11 the 13 river 13 river 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 went ' [here] ['s] a pretty [kettle] [of] [fish] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 11 said 4 a 5 pretty 5 pretty 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [it] will take me [half] [the] [day] [to] [mend] [this] . ' 1 ' 13 ' 3 will 4 take 4 take 5 me 5 me 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [there] ['s] [your] [big] [black] [spear] at home , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 12 said 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [let] [me] run back to [the] [cave] [and] [ask] [mummy] [to] give it [me] . ' 1 ' 17 ' 4 run 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 13 give 13 give 14 it 14 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [it] ['s] [too] [far] [for] [your] little [fat] [legs] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 13 said 8 little 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [besides] [,] you [might] [fall] [into] the [beaver-swamp] [and] [be] [drowned] [.] 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 8 the we must make the best of a bad job [.] ['] 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 9 job 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 9 job 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 job taffy sat down too , with her toes in the water and her chin in her hand , and thought very hard . 1 taffy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 15 in 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 with 6 with 7 her 7 her 8 toes 7 her 14 chin 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 and 11 water 14 chin 13 her 14 chin 14 chin 15 in 15 in 17 hand 16 her 17 hand 17 hand 19 and 17 hand 23 . 18 , 19 and 20 thought 22 hard 21 very 22 hard 22 hard 23 . if we did we could send a message for the new spear [.] ['] 1 if 2 we 1 if 4 we 2 we 3 did 4 we 6 send 5 could 6 send 6 send 8 message 7 a 8 message 8 message 9 for 8 message 12 spear 10 the 12 spear 11 new 12 spear ' [taffy] , ' said [tegumai] , ' how [often] have [i] [told] you not to use slang ? 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 how 9 how 14 you 11 have 14 you 14 you 19 ? 15 not 16 to 16 to 17 use 17 use 18 slang 18 slang 19 ? he [stood] [on] [the] [bank] [and] [smiled] [at] [taffy] , because he had a little [girl-daughter] [of] his own [at] home . 1 he 13 had 1 he 18 his 10 , 11 because 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 a 14 a 15 little 18 his 19 own 19 own 21 home 21 home 22 . tegumai drew a hank of deer-sinews from his mendy-bag and began to mend his spear . 1 tegumai 15 spear 1 tegumai 16 . 2 drew 4 hank 3 a 4 hank 4 hank 6 deer-sinews 4 hank 15 spear 5 of 6 deer-sinews 6 deer-sinews 7 from 6 deer-sinews 9 mendy-bag 6 deer-sinews 14 his 8 his 9 mendy-bag 9 mendy-bag 10 and 9 mendy-bag 11 began 9 mendy-bag 13 mend 11 began 12 to ' [come] here , said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 here 3 here 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [do] you know where my [mummy] [lives] [?] ['] 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 my 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 where and [the] [stranger-man] said ['] [um] [!] ['] [being] , as you know , [a] [tewara] [.] 1 and 4 said 4 said 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 you 12 you 13 know 13 know 14 , ' [don't] [bother] [grown-ups] , ' said [tegumai] , [so] [busy] with [his] [spear-mending] that he did not turn round . 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 12 with 12 with 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 not 18 not 19 turn 19 turn 20 round 20 round 21 . ' [i] [aren't] [,] said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] [only] want him to do what [i] [want] him to do , and he won't understand . ' 1 ' 20 ' 4 want 6 to 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 do 6 to 11 him 7 do 8 what 11 him 19 . 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 won't 17 won't 18 understand 18 understand 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [stranger-man] [a] [genuine] [tewara] he was sat down on the grass [,] [and] [taffy] [showed] [him] [what] [her] [daddy] [was] [doing] . 1 the 12 grass 6 he 7 was 6 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 down 8 sat 10 on 10 on 12 grass 11 the 12 grass 12 grass 23 . the [stranger-man] thought [,] this is a [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 10 child 3 thought 5 this 5 this 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 10 child 10 child 11 . she stamps her foot at me and she makes faces . 1 she 2 stamps 2 stamps 3 her 2 stamps 4 foot 2 stamps 5 at 2 stamps 6 me 2 stamps 7 and 2 stamps 10 faces 8 she 9 makes 9 makes 10 faces 10 faces 11 . she must be [the] [daughter] [of] [that] [noble] [chief] [who] [is] so [great] that he won't [take] [any] [notice] [of] [me] [.] ['] 1 she 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 12 so 12 so 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 won't so he smiled more politely than ever . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 more 3 smiled 8 . 4 more 6 than 5 politely 6 than 6 than 7 ever the [stranger-man] [(] and he was a [tewara] [)] [thought] [,] ['] [this] is a [very] [,] [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 20 child 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 14 is 6 was 7 a 14 is 15 a 15 a 20 child 20 child 21 . she waves her arms and she shouts at me [,] [but] [i] don't understand a word of what she says . 1 she 7 shouts 2 waves 4 arms 3 her 4 arms 4 arms 5 and 5 and 7 shouts 6 she 7 shouts 7 shouts 8 at 7 shouts 9 me 7 shouts 17 of 13 don't 14 understand 14 understand 16 word 15 a 16 word 16 word 17 of 17 of 21 . 18 what 20 says 19 she 20 says 20 says 21 . but [if] [i] [don't] [do] what she [wants] [,] [i] [greatly] [fear] [that] [that] [haughty] [chief] [,] [,] will be [angry] . ' 1 but 6 what 1 but 7 she 7 she 19 will 19 will 20 be 20 be 22 . 22 . 23 ' he got up and twisted a big [flat] piece of bark [off] [a] [birch-tree] [and] [gave] [it] [to] [taffy] [.] 1 he 2 got 2 got 3 up 2 got 6 a 3 up 5 twisted 4 and 5 twisted 6 a 9 piece 7 big 9 piece 9 piece 10 of 9 piece 11 bark ' [oh] ! ' said she . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 6 she 6 she 7 . ' [now] [i] see ! 1 ' 5 ! 4 see 5 ! you want [my] [mummy] ['s] [living-address] ? 1 you 2 want 1 you 7 ? of course [i] [can't] [write] , [but] [i] [can] [draw] [pictures] if [i] ['ve] anything [sharp] to [scratch] [with] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 , 6 , 12 if 12 if 15 anything 15 anything 17 to please lend me the shark 's tooth off your necklace . ' 1 please 2 lend 2 lend 3 me 2 lend 5 shark 4 the 5 shark 5 shark 7 tooth 6 's 7 tooth 7 tooth 8 off 7 tooth 10 necklace 7 tooth 11 . 9 your 10 necklace 11 . 12 ' the [stranger-man] [(] and he was a [tewara] [)] [thought] [,] ['] [this] is a [very] [,] [very] [,] [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 22 child 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 14 is 6 was 7 a 14 is 15 a 15 a 22 child 22 child 23 . i had better be more polite . ['] 1 i 2 had 1 i 7 . 2 had 3 better 3 better 4 be 4 be 6 polite 5 more 6 polite you can look over my shoulder , but you mustn't joggle . 1 you 11 joggle 2 can 11 joggle 3 look 11 joggle 4 over 6 shoulder 5 my 6 shoulder 6 shoulder 11 joggle 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 joggle 9 you 10 mustn't 10 mustn't 11 joggle 11 joggle 12 . [first] [i] ['ll] [draw] [daddy] [fishing] [.] it isn't very like him [;] [but] [mummy] will know [,] [because] [i] ['ve] [drawn] [his] [spear] [all] [broken] . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 very 2 isn't 4 like 4 like 5 him 5 him 20 . 9 will 10 know 10 know 20 . well , now [i] ['ll] [draw] [the] [other] [spear] that he wants [,] [the] [black-handled] [spear] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 now 3 now 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 wants 12 wants 17 . that 's the spear [i] [want] you [to] [fetch] [;] [so] [i] 'll [draw] [a] [picture] [of] [me] [myself] ['] [splaining] [to] [you] [.] 1 that 2 's 1 that 7 you 2 's 4 spear 3 the 4 spear 7 you 13 'll my [hair] [doesn't] [stand] [up] [like] [i] ['ve] [drawn] , but it 's easier to [draw] that way . 1 my 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 14 easier 12 it 19 . 13 's 14 easier 14 easier 15 to 17 that 18 way 18 way 19 . now [i] ['ll] [draw] you [.] 1 now 5 you i think you ['re] very nice [really] , but [i] can't [make] you [pretty] [in] [the] [picture] [,] [so] [you] [mustn't] be ['] [fended] . 1 i 2 think 1 i 11 can't 2 think 3 you 5 very 6 nice 6 nice 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 can't 11 can't 13 you 11 can't 22 be 22 be 25 . are you ' fended ? ' 1 are 4 fended 2 you 4 fended 3 ' 4 fended 4 fended 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' [the] [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] [a] [tewara] [)] [smiled] [.] he [is] [a] [great] [chief] , or he would have [noticed] me . 1 he 9 would 6 , 7 or 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 12 me 12 me 13 . now [i] ['ll] [show] you [how] [to] [find] [my] [mummy] ['s] [living-address] [.] 1 now 5 you mind you don't fall in ! 1 mind 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 fall 4 fall 5 in 4 fall 6 ! then [our] [cave] [is] [just] [beyond] the [beaver-swamp] [.] 1 then 7 the it isn't [as] [high] [as] [the] [hills] really [,] [but] [i] [can't] [draw] [things] [very] [small] [.] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 8 really that 's [my] [mummy] [outside] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 6 . she is beautiful . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 . she is the [most] [beautifullest] [mummy] [there] [ever] was , but she won't be ['] [fended] [when] she [sees] [i] ['ve] [drawn] [her] so [plain] [.] 1 she 2 is 1 she 9 was 2 is 3 the 9 was 24 so 10 , 11 but 10 , 24 so 11 but 12 she 11 but 18 she 12 she 13 won't 13 won't 14 be she 'll be pleased [of] [me] [because] [i] can draw . 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 10 draw 3 be 4 pleased 9 can 10 draw 10 draw 11 . now , [in] [case] you [forget] [,] [i] 've [drawn] [the] [spear] [that] [daddy] [wants] [outside] [our] [cave] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 5 you 1 now 19 . 5 you 9 've it 's [inside] [really] , but you [show] [the] [picture] [to] [my] [mummy] [and] [she] 'll give it you . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 , 1 it 20 . 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 you 7 you 16 'll 16 'll 17 give 17 give 18 it 17 give 19 you i 've made her holding up her hands , [because] [i] [know] she 'll be [so] pleased to see [you] [.] 1 i 2 've 1 i 14 'll 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 her 4 her 8 hands 5 holding 6 up 5 holding 8 hands 7 her 8 hands 9 , 13 she 13 she 14 'll 14 'll 15 be 15 be 17 pleased 17 pleased 19 see 18 to 19 see isn't it a beautiful picture ? 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 3 a 1 isn't 6 ? 3 a 5 picture 4 beautiful 5 picture and [do] you [quite] [understand] [,] [or] [shall] [i] ['] [splain] [again] ? ' 1 and 3 you 3 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' the [stranger-man] [(] [and] he was a [tewara] [)] looked at the picture [and] [nodded] [very] [hard] . 1 the 13 picture 5 he 6 was 5 he 10 looked 6 was 7 a 10 looked 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 picture 13 picture 18 . now [i] [see] [why] the [great] [chief] [pretended] [not] [to] [notice] [me] [!] 1 now 5 the he feared that his enemies were hiding in the bushes and would see him . 1 he 2 feared 2 feared 3 that 2 feared 12 would 2 feared 14 him 4 his 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 were 5 enemies 7 hiding 5 enemies 12 would 7 hiding 8 in 7 hiding 10 bushes 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 and 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . therefore he turned to me his back , and let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture showing me his difficulties . 1 therefore 16 draw 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 5 me 4 to 16 draw 5 me 7 back 6 his 7 back 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 let 10 let 16 draw 11 the 12 wise 12 wise 13 and 12 wise 16 draw 14 wonderful 15 child 14 wonderful 16 draw 16 draw 19 picture 17 the 19 picture 18 terrible 19 picture 19 picture 20 showing 20 showing 21 me 20 showing 22 his 20 showing 23 difficulties 23 difficulties 24 . i will [away] [and] [get] help for him from his tribe . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 6 help 6 help 8 him 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 from 9 from 10 his 10 his 11 tribe 11 tribe 12 . 12 . 13 ' now [this] [is] [the] [picture] [that] [taffy] [had] [drawn] for him ! 1 now 12 ! 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 ! ' [what] [have] you been doing [,] [taffy] ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 11 said 4 you 6 doing 5 been 6 doing 6 doing 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . he had mended his spear and was carefully waving it to and fro . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 mended 3 mended 5 spear 3 mended 9 waving 3 mended 13 fro 4 his 5 spear 6 and 8 carefully 7 was 8 carefully 8 carefully 9 waving 10 it 11 to 11 to 13 fro 12 and 13 fro 13 fro 14 . ' [it] ['s] a little [berangement] of my own , [daddy] dear , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 my 4 a 5 little 4 a 7 of 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 own 9 own 10 , 10 , 15 said 12 dear 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [if] you won't ask me questions , you 'll know all about it in a little time , and you 'll be surprised . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 won't 4 won't 5 ask 5 ask 6 me 5 ask 7 questions 5 ask 21 you 7 questions 8 , 7 questions 13 about 7 questions 19 , 9 you 10 'll 9 you 11 know 11 know 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 little 16 a 18 time 18 time 19 , 19 , 20 and 21 you 22 'll 22 'll 23 be 23 be 24 surprised 24 surprised 25 . you don't know how surprised you 'll be [,] [daddy] [!] 1 you 3 know 1 you 7 'll 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 5 surprised 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 be promise you 'll be surprised . ' 1 promise 2 you 1 promise 6 . 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 6 . 7 ' ' [very] well , ' said [tegumai] , and went on fishing . 1 ' 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 13 . 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 10 went 12 fishing he had run hard , so that he panted , and his legs were scratched with brambles , but he still tried to be polite . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 run 3 run 4 hard 3 run 17 brambles 5 , 8 he 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 panted 8 he 15 scratched 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 scratched 12 his 13 legs 13 legs 14 were 13 legs 15 scratched 15 scratched 17 brambles 16 with 17 brambles 17 brambles 19 but 17 brambles 20 he 17 brambles 21 still 17 brambles 22 tried 17 brambles 25 polite 17 brambles 26 . 18 , 19 but 22 tried 23 to 24 be 25 polite as soon as [teshumai] saw [the] [picture] she [screamed] [like] [anything] [and] [flew] [at] [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 as 2 soon 1 as 8 she 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 5 saw the [other] [neolithic] [ladies] [at] [once] [knocked] [him] [down] [and] [sat] [on] [him] [in] [a] [long] [line] of [six] [,] [while] [teshumai] [pulled] his hair . 1 the 18 of 18 of 24 his 24 his 25 hair 25 hair 26 . ' [it] ['s] [as] [plain] [as] the [nose] [on] [this] [stranger-man] 's face , ' she said . 1 ' 7 the 1 ' 17 said 12 's 13 face 13 face 14 , 14 , 17 said 15 ' 17 said 16 she 17 said 17 said 18 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' she [showed] [the] [picture] to [all] [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [sitting] [patiently] [on] [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 she 5 to isn't it shocking ! ' 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 3 shocking 3 shocking 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' by this time [the] [stranger-man] [(] [in] [spite] of [being] [a] [tewara] [)] was [really] [annoyed] [.] 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 14 was 3 time 9 of ' [well] , you have been quick ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 10 said 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 quick 7 quick 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] why did you bring so many people ? 1 ' 3 why 3 why 4 did 3 why 10 ? 4 did 5 you 4 did 6 bring 4 did 7 so 7 so 8 many 8 many 9 people daddy dear , this is my surprise . 1 daddy 2 dear 1 daddy 7 surprise 2 dear 3 , 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 my 6 my 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . are you [surprised] , [daddy] ? ' 1 are 2 you 2 you 4 , 4 , 7 ' 6 ? 7 ' ' [very] , ' said [tegumai] ; ' but it has [ruined] all [my] [fishing] for the day . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 19 . 7 ; 8 ' 7 ; 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 has 10 it 13 all 13 all 18 day 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 day 18 day 19 . why , [the] [whole] dear , [kind] , [nice] , [clean] [,] [quiet] [tribe] is here , [taffy] . ' 1 why 2 , 1 why 10 , 2 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 5 dear 8 , 10 , 20 ' 15 is 16 here 16 here 17 , 17 , 20 ' 19 . 20 ' and so they were . 1 and 3 they 2 so 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 . ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' cried [all] the [tribe] [of] [tegumai] . 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 cried 4 cried 6 the 4 cried 10 . ' [goodness] ['] [sakes] alive ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 8 said 5 alive 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [let] go [of] [my] [top-knot] [.] 1 ' 3 go can't a man break his carp-spear without the whole countryside descending on him ? 1 can't 14 ? 2 a 6 carp-spear 3 man 6 carp-spear 4 break 6 carp-spear 5 his 6 carp-spear 6 carp-spear 7 without 6 carp-spear 10 countryside 6 carp-spear 14 ? 8 the 10 countryside 9 whole 10 countryside 10 countryside 11 descending 10 countryside 12 on 10 countryside 13 him you 're a very interfering people . ' 1 you 2 're 2 're 5 interfering 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 interfering 5 interfering 6 people 5 interfering 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [i] don't [believe] you 've brought [my] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] after all , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 17 said 3 don't 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 brought 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [and] what are you [doing] to my [nice] [stranger-man] ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 are 4 are 5 you 5 you 7 to 5 you 11 ? 7 to 8 my 11 ? 12 ' they were thumping him by twos and threes and tens till his eyes turned round and round . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 thumping 3 thumping 4 him 4 him 6 twos 4 him 18 . 5 by 6 twos 6 twos 8 threes 7 and 8 threes 8 threes 10 tens 9 and 10 tens 10 tens 11 till 10 tens 13 eyes 10 tens 15 round 10 tens 16 and 10 tens 17 round 12 his 13 eyes 14 turned 15 round he could only [gasp] [and] [point] [at] [taffy] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 only ' [where] are [the] [bad] [people] [who] [speared] you , my darling ? ' said [teshumai] [tewindrow] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 15 said 3 are 9 you 10 , 12 darling 11 my 12 darling 12 darling 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 18 . ' [there] [weren't] [any] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [my] only [visitor] [this] [morning] [was] [the] [poor] [fellow] that you are trying to [choke] . 1 ' 3 only 1 ' 13 are 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 15 to 17 . aren't you well , or are you [ill] , [o] [tribe] [of] [tegumai] ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 14 ? 2 you 4 , 2 you 6 are 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 or 6 are 7 you 7 you 9 , 14 ? 15 ' ' [he] [came] [with] [a] [horrible] [picture] , ' said the [head] [chief] , ' [a] [picture] that [showed] you were full of [spears] . ' 1 ' 26 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 26 ' 15 ' 20 you 18 that 20 you 20 you 21 were 21 were 22 full 22 full 23 of 25 . 26 ' ' [er-um-pr'aps] [i] ['d] [better] ['] [splain] that [i] [gave] him [that] [picture] , ' said [taffy] , but she did not feel quite [comfy] [.] 1 ' 8 that 1 ' 16 said 11 him 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 she 20 she 21 did 21 did 22 not 21 did 23 feel 23 feel 24 quite ' [you] ! ' said the [tribe] [of] [tegumai] [all] [together] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 12 . ' ! 1 ' 2 ! you ? ' 1 you 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' said the [head] [chief] [of] [the] [tribe] [of] [tegumai] , and he [hopped] [on] [one] [foot] [.] 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he ' [i] [wanted] the [stranger-man] [to] [fetch] [daddy] ['s] [spear] , so [i] [drawded] it , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 18 said 11 , 12 so 11 , 18 said 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 20 . ['] [there] [wasn't] [lots] [of] [spears] [.] there was only one spear . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 spear 5 spear 6 . i drawded it three times to make sure . 1 i 2 drawded 2 drawded 3 it 2 drawded 4 three 2 drawded 7 make 2 drawded 8 sure 4 three 5 times 6 to 7 make 8 sure 9 . ' [he] is a very [nice] man . 1 ' 7 man 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 man 7 man 8 . why have you filled his hair with mud ? 1 why 3 you 1 why 9 ? 2 have 3 you 4 filled 5 his 4 filled 7 with 5 his 6 hair 7 with 8 mud 8 mud 9 ? wash him ! ' 1 wash 2 him 2 him 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' the [only] people who did not [laugh] were [teshumai] [tewindrow] [and] [all] [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [.] 1 the 3 people 3 people 4 who 3 people 8 were 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not they were very [polite] [to] [all] [their] [husbands] , [and] [said] ' [idiot] ! ' [ever] [so] [often] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 9 , 9 , 15 ' 12 ' 14 ! 14 ! 15 ' ' [i] [didn't] [intend] [to] [;] [i] only [wanted] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 only 1 ' 16 said 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ['] [never] [mind] [.] it is a great invention , and some day men will call it writing . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 invention 5 invention 7 and 5 invention 8 some 5 invention 10 men 5 invention 12 call 5 invention 14 writing 5 invention 15 . 6 , 7 and 8 some 9 day 11 will 12 call 12 call 13 it at present it is only pictures , and , as we have seen to-day , pictures are not always properly understood . 1 at 2 present 1 at 6 pictures 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 only 5 only 6 pictures 6 pictures 8 and 6 pictures 20 properly 7 , 8 and 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 seen 13 seen 16 pictures 14 to-day 15 , 14 to-day 16 pictures 16 pictures 17 are 16 pictures 20 properly 17 are 18 not 17 are 19 always 20 properly 21 understood 20 properly 22 . let [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [wash] [the] [mud] [out] [of] [the] [stranger] 's [hair] . ' 1 let 12 's 12 's 14 . 14 . 15 ' most of them [prefer] to [draw] [pictures] [and] [play] [about] [with] [their] [daddies] [just] [like] [taffy] . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 to 3 them 17 . [how] [the] [alphabet] [was] [made] presently she began to [giggle] [,] [and] her [daddy] [said] , ' [don't] [be] [silly] , child . ' 1 presently 2 she 1 presently 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 8 her 8 her 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 19 ' 16 , 17 child 17 child 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [but] [wasn't] it [inciting] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 said 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [well] do [i] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] had to pay [two] [deerskins] [soft] [ones] [with] [fringes] [to] [the] [stranger-man] for the things [we] [did] to him . ' 1 ' 23 ' 3 had 4 to 4 to 21 him 5 pay 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 things 17 things 20 to 20 to 21 him 21 him 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [we] [didn't] do anything , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 8 said 5 anything 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [it] [was] [mummy] and the other [neolithic] [ladies] [and] [the] [mud] . ' 1 ' 14 ' 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [we] [won't] [talk] [about] that , ' said her [daddy] , ' [let] ['s] [have] [lunch] . ' 1 ' 6 that 1 ' 9 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 , 10 her 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 ' 18 . 19 ' taffy took a marrow-bone and sat mousy-quiet for ten whole minutes , [while] [her] [daddy] [scratched] [on] [pieces] [of] [birch-bark] [with] [a] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [.] 1 taffy 6 sat 2 took 4 marrow-bone 3 a 4 marrow-bone 4 marrow-bone 5 and 4 marrow-bone 6 sat 6 sat 7 mousy-quiet 7 mousy-quiet 8 for 7 mousy-quiet 9 ten 9 ten 10 whole 9 ten 11 minutes 11 minutes 12 , then she said , ' [daddy] , [i] ['ve] [thinked] [of] [a] [secret] [surprise] [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 , 3 said 7 , 4 , 5 ' you make a noise any sort of noise . ' 1 you 2 make 2 make 4 noise 2 make 5 any 2 make 8 noise 3 a 4 noise 5 any 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 8 noise 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ah] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [will] that [do] [to] [begin] [with] ? ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [yes] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [you] look [just] [like] [a] [carp-fish] [with] [its] [mouth] [open] . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 12 . say it again , please . ' 1 say 2 it 1 say 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 please 5 please 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [ah] [!] ah ! ah ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ah 4 ah 5 ! 4 ah 6 ah 6 ah 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [don't] [be] [rude] , my [daughter] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 5 , 6 my 5 , 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [i] ['m] [not] [meaning] [rude] , [really] and truly , ' said [taffy] [.] 1 ' 13 said 7 , 9 and 7 , 13 said 10 truly 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said ' [it] ['s] [part] [of] my [secret-surprise-think] [.] 1 ' 6 my do [say] [ah] , [daddy] [,] and keep your mouth open at the end , and [lend] me [that] [tooth] . 1 do 4 , 4 , 7 and 7 and 8 keep 8 keep 9 your 8 keep 18 me 9 your 10 mouth 10 mouth 11 open 11 open 14 end 11 open 16 and 12 at 14 end 13 the 14 end 15 , 16 and 18 me 21 . i 'm going to draw a carp-fish 's mouth wide-open . ' 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 draw 5 draw 7 carp-fish 6 a 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 10 wide-open 8 's 10 wide-open 9 mouth 10 wide-open 10 wide-open 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [what] for ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 6 said 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [don't] you see ? ' said [taffy] [,] [scratching] [away] [on] the [bark] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 13 the 7 said 15 . ' [that] will be [our] [little] [secret] [s'prise] . 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 9 . ' [really] ? ' said her [daddy] , [in] [the] [voice] that [grown-ups] [use] [when] they are [truly] [attending] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 20 . 6 her 8 , 6 her 20 . 8 , 16 they 12 that 16 they 16 they 17 are ' [go] on , [taffy] . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 on 4 , 4 , 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [oh] [bother] ! ' she said . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [i] [can't] [draw] [all] [of] [a] [carp-fish] [,] [but] [i] [can] [draw] [something] that [means] [a] [carp-fish] 's mouth [.] 1 ' 15 that 15 that 19 's 19 's 20 mouth don't you know how they stand on their heads rooting in the mud ? 1 don't 3 know 1 don't 6 stand 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 5 they 6 stand 10 rooting 7 on 10 rooting 8 their 9 heads 9 heads 10 rooting 10 rooting 11 in 10 rooting 13 mud 10 rooting 14 ? 12 the 13 mud well , [here] ['s] [a] [pretence] [carp-fish] [(] [we] [can] [play] that [the] [rest] [of] [him] is [drawn] [)] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 12 that 1 well 20 . 12 that 17 is here 's just his mouth , and that means ah . ' 1 here 2 's 2 's 3 just 2 's 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 7 and 5 mouth 9 means 5 mouth 11 . 6 , 7 and 8 that 9 means 9 means 10 ah 11 . 12 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [but] [i] [can't] [draw] , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 6 , 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [you] [needn't] [draw] [anything] of [him] [except] [just] the [opening] of [his] [mouth] [and] the [feeler] [across] [.] 1 ' 16 the 6 of 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 16 the then we 'll know he 's a carp-fish , ' cause the perches and trouts haven't got feelers . 1 then 2 we 1 then 5 he 2 we 3 'll 2 we 4 know 5 he 6 's 6 's 8 carp-fish 7 a 8 carp-fish 8 carp-fish 9 , 8 carp-fish 13 perches 10 ' 11 cause 11 cause 13 perches 12 the 13 perches 13 perches 14 and 13 perches 15 trouts 13 perches 18 feelers 16 haven't 18 feelers 17 got 18 feelers 18 feelers 19 . look here , [taffy] . ' 1 look 2 here 2 here 3 , 3 , 6 ' 5 . 6 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] [i] ['ll] [copy] it . ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 6 it 1 ' 9 said 7 . 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [will] you [understand] [this] when you see it ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 8 see 6 when 7 you 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [perfectly] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , [make] another [noise] , ' said [taffy] [,] [very] [proud] . 1 ' 9 said 3 , 9 said 5 another 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 14 . ' [yah] ! ' said [her] [daddy] [,] very loud . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 . 9 very 10 loud 10 loud 11 . ' [h'm] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [that] ['s] a [mixy] [noise] [.] 1 ' 4 a the end part is ah-carp-fish-mouth ; but what can we do about the front part ? 1 the 2 end 2 end 3 part 3 part 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 4 is 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 6 ; 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 7 but 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 8 what 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 9 can 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 10 we 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 11 do 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 12 about 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 14 front 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 15 part 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 16 ? 13 the 14 front yer-yer-yer and ah ! 1 yer-yer-yer 2 and 1 yer-yer-yer 3 ah 3 ah 4 ! ya ! ' 1 ya 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' ' [it] ['s] very [like] [the] [carp-fish-mouth] [noise] . 1 ' 4 very 4 very 9 . [let's] [draw] [another] [bit] [of] [the] [carp-fish] [and] [join] ['] [em] [,] ['] [said] [her] [daddy] [.] he was quite incited too . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 incited 3 quite 4 incited 4 incited 5 too 4 incited 6 . ['] [no] [.] if they 're joined [,] [i] ['ll] [forget] [.] 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 're 3 're 4 joined draw it separate . 1 draw 3 separate 2 it 3 separate 3 separate 4 . draw his tail . 1 draw 3 tail 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 . if he 's standing on his head the tail will come first . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 9 tail 4 standing 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 head 6 his 9 tail 8 the 9 tail 9 tail 12 first 9 tail 13 . 10 will 11 come 11 come 12 first ' [sides] , [i] think [i] [can] [draw] [tails] [easiest] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 13 said 3 , 13 said 5 think 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [a] good [notion] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [here] ['s] [a] [carp-fish] [tail] [for] [the] [yer-noise] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [i] ['ll] [try] now , ' said [taffy] . " [member] [i] [can't] [draw] like you [,] [daddy] [.] 1 ' 5 now 1 ' 17 you 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . 10 . 11 " 16 like 17 you will it do [if] [i] [just] [draw] [the] [split] [part] [of] [the] [tail] , and [the] [sticky-down] [line] [for] [where] it [joins] ? ' 1 will 2 it 1 will 3 do 3 do 21 it 3 do 23 ? 14 , 15 and 15 and 21 it 23 ? 24 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) her [daddy] [nodded] , [and] [his] eyes were [shiny] bright [with] ['] [citement] [.] 1 her 4 , 1 her 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were 7 eyes 10 bright ' [that] ['s] beautiful , ' she said . 1 ' 8 said 4 beautiful 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [now] [make] another [noise] , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 4 another 6 , 6 , 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [oh] ! ' said [her] [daddy] [,] very loud . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 . 9 very 10 loud 10 loud 11 . ' [that] ['s] [quite] easy , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 said 5 easy 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [you] [make] your [mouth] [all] [around] [like] [an] [egg] [or] [a] [stone] [.] 1 ' 4 your so [an] [egg] [or] [a] [stone] will do [for] that . ['] 1 so 10 that 1 so 11 . 7 will 8 do 8 do 10 that ' [you] [can't] [always] [find] [eggs] or [stones] [.] 1 ' 7 or we 'll have to scratch a round something like one . ' 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 8 something 4 to 5 scratch 5 scratch 6 a 5 scratch 7 round 7 round 8 something 8 something 9 like 9 like 10 one 10 one 11 . 11 . 12 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [my] [gracious] [!] ['] [said] [taffy] , ' what a lot of noise-pictures we 've made , carp-mouth , carp-tail , and egg ! 1 ' 21 carp-tail 8 , 21 carp-tail 9 ' 10 what 9 ' 21 carp-tail 11 a 12 lot 12 lot 14 noise-pictures 13 of 14 noise-pictures 14 noise-pictures 15 we 14 noise-pictures 16 've 14 noise-pictures 17 made 14 noise-pictures 21 carp-tail 18 , 21 carp-tail 19 carp-mouth 20 , 19 carp-mouth 21 carp-tail 21 carp-tail 22 , 21 carp-tail 23 and 21 carp-tail 24 egg 24 egg 25 ! now , make [another] noise [,] [daddy] . ' 1 now 2 , 2 , 9 ' 3 make 5 noise 5 noise 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ssh] ! ' said [her] [daddy] , [and] [frowned] to himself , but [taffy] [was] too [incited] [to] [notice] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 21 . 8 , 14 but 8 , 17 too 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 , 13 , 14 but 17 too 21 . ' [that] ['s] [quite] easy , ' she said , [scratching] [on] the [bark] [.] 1 ' 9 said 5 easy 6 , 6 , 9 said 7 ' 9 said 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 13 the ' [eh] , what ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 what 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] [meant] [i] [was] [thinking] , and didn't want to be disturbed . ' 1 ' 15 ' 7 , 8 and 7 , 15 ' 9 didn't 10 want 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 disturbed 13 disturbed 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [it] ['s] [a] [noise] [just] the same . 1 ' 7 the 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 . it ['s] [the] [noise] [a] [snake] [makes] [,] [daddy] [,] when it is thinking and doesn't want to be disturbed . 1 it 13 is 1 it 16 doesn't 11 when 12 it 12 it 13 is 14 thinking 16 doesn't 15 and 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 want 17 want 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 disturbed 20 disturbed 21 . let's make the ssh-noise a snake . 1 let's 4 ssh-noise 2 make 4 ssh-noise 3 the 4 ssh-noise 4 ssh-noise 5 a 4 ssh-noise 6 snake 4 ssh-noise 7 . will this do ? ' 1 will 2 this 1 will 3 do 3 do 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [there] , ' she said . 1 ' 6 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 said 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 . ['] [that] ['s] [another] [s'prise-secret] [.] ' [perfectly] true , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 true 3 true 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . and there 's more in this game than you think . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 more 4 more 7 game 4 more 8 than 4 more 11 . 5 in 6 this 6 this 7 game 8 than 9 you 9 you 10 think i believe we 've found out the big secret of the world . ' 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 've 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 10 of 7 the 8 big 8 big 9 secret 9 secret 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [why] ? ' said [taffy] , and her eyes shone too [with] [incitement] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 15 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 too 8 and 9 her 9 her 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 shone 12 too 15 . ' [i] ['ll] [show] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [what] ['s] [water] [in] the [tegumai] [language] [?] ['] 1 ' 6 the ' [ya] , of course , and it means [river] [too] [like] [wagai-ya] the [wagai] river . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 18 ' 7 and 8 it 7 and 14 the 8 it 9 means 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [what] is [bad] [water] that [gives] you [fever] if you [drink] it [black] [water] [swamp-water] ? ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 8 you 3 is 6 that 8 you 17 ? 10 if 11 you 10 if 13 it 13 it 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' ' [yo] , of course . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [now] [look] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [s'pose] you [saw] [this] [scratched] by the side of [a] [pool] [in] the [beaver-swamp] [?] ['] 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 14 the 7 by 8 the 7 by 9 side 9 side 10 of 10 of 14 the and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [carp-tail] and [round] [egg] [.] 1 ' 3 and two noises mixed ! 1 two 2 noises 2 noises 3 mixed 2 noises 4 ! yo , bad water , ' said [taffy] . " [course] [i] [wouldn't] [drink] [that] [water] because [i] ['d] [know] you said it was bad . ' 1 yo 2 , 1 yo 3 bad 1 yo 27 ' 3 bad 4 water 4 water 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . 10 " 21 you 10 " 22 said 17 because 21 you 22 said 26 . 23 it 24 was 24 was 25 bad 25 bad 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [but] [i] [needn't] be [near] [the] [water] [at] [all] [.] 1 ' 5 be i might be [miles] [away] [,] [hunting] [,] [and] [still] ['] 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 be all that in a carp-fish-tail and a round egg ! 1 all 5 carp-fish-tail 2 that 5 carp-fish-tail 3 in 5 carp-fish-tail 4 a 5 carp-fish-tail 5 carp-fish-tail 6 and 5 carp-fish-tail 7 a 5 carp-fish-tail 8 round 5 carp-fish-tail 9 egg 5 carp-fish-tail 10 ! o [daddy] , we must tell [mummy] [,] [quick] [!] ['] [and] [taffy] [danced] [all] [round] him . 1 o 3 , 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 tell 6 tell 17 him 17 him 18 . ' [not] yet , ' said [tegumai] ; ' not [till] [we] ['ve] [gone] a little [further] . 1 ' 16 little 3 yet 4 , 3 yet 10 not 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 ; 8 ; 9 ' 10 not 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 18 . let's see . 1 let's 2 see 2 see 3 . yo is bad water , but [so] is food cooked on the fire , isn't it ? ' 1 yo 3 bad 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 water 3 bad 9 food 4 water 5 , 5 , 6 but 8 is 9 food 9 food 10 cooked 10 cooked 13 fire 10 cooked 16 it 11 on 13 fire 12 the 13 fire 13 fire 14 , 15 isn't 16 it 16 it 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [yes] [.] [snake] [and] [egg] [,] ['] [said] [taffy] ['] [so] [that] [means] [dinner] ['s] [ready] [.] if you saw that scratched on a tree you 'd know it was [time] to come to the [cave] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 11 know 3 saw 4 that 4 that 8 tree 4 that 9 you 5 scratched 6 on 6 on 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 9 you 10 'd 9 you 11 know 11 know 12 it 12 it 13 was 12 it 20 . 13 was 15 to 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 the [so] ['d] [i] [.] ['] ' [my] [winkie] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] ['s] true [too] . 1 ' 4 true 4 true 6 . but wait a minute . 1 but 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 . i see a difficulty . 1 i 2 see 2 see 4 difficulty 3 a 4 difficulty 4 difficulty 5 . [so] [means] ["] [come] [and] [have] [dinner] [,] ["] [but] [sho] [means] [the] [drying-poles] [where] [we] [hang] [our] [hides] [.] ['] ' [horrid] [old] [drying-poles] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] [hate] [helping] [to] [hang] [heavy] , [hot] [,] [hairy] [hides] [on] [them] [.] 1 ' 8 , ' [you] ['d] be [cross] [.] 1 ' 4 be [so] ['d] [mummy] [.] we must make a new picture for sho . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 8 sho 4 a 5 new 5 new 8 sho 6 picture 8 sho 7 for 8 sho 8 sho 9 . we must draw a spotty snake that hisses sh-sh , and we 'll play that the plain snake only hisses ssss . ' 1 we 2 must 1 we 3 draw 3 draw 4 a 3 draw 5 spotty 5 spotty 6 snake 6 snake 8 hisses 7 that 8 hisses 8 hisses 9 sh-sh 8 hisses 21 ssss 9 sh-sh 10 , 9 sh-sh 11 and 12 we 13 'll 13 'll 14 play 14 play 20 hisses 15 that 20 hisses 16 the 17 plain 17 plain 20 hisses 18 snake 20 hisses 19 only 20 hisses 20 hisses 21 ssss 21 ssss 23 ' 22 . 23 ' ' [i] couldn't be sure [how] [to] [put] [in] [the] [spots] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 14 said 3 couldn't 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . no ! 1 no 2 ! i think we 'd better draw a picture of the horrid high drying-poles their very selves , and make quite sure . 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'd 2 think 11 horrid 3 we 4 'd 4 'd 5 better 5 better 6 draw 7 a 8 picture 7 a 11 horrid 8 picture 9 of 9 of 10 the 11 horrid 13 drying-poles 11 horrid 22 . 12 high 13 drying-poles 13 drying-poles 16 selves 14 their 16 selves 15 very 16 selves 16 selves 17 , 16 selves 18 and 16 selves 19 make 16 selves 20 quite 16 selves 21 sure i 'll put them in just after the hissy-snake . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 9 hissy-snake 3 put 9 hissy-snake 4 them 9 hissy-snake 5 in 9 hissy-snake 6 just 9 hissy-snake 7 after 9 hissy-snake 8 the 9 hissy-snake 9 hissy-snake 10 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [p'raps] [that's] [safest] [.] it 's very like [our] [drying-poles] , [anyhow] , ' said her [daddy] , [laughing] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 7 , 1 it 16 . 2 's 3 very 3 very 4 like 7 , 11 said 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 12 her 14 , 12 her 16 . ' [now] [i] ['ll] [make] a [new] [noise] [with] [a] [snake] [and] [drying-pole] [sound] [in] [it] [.] 1 ' 6 a i 'll say shi . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 shi 3 say 4 shi 4 shi 5 . that 's [tegumai] [for] [spear] [,] [taffy] . ' 1 that 2 's 2 's 8 . 8 . 9 ' and he laughed . 1 and 3 laughed 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . ' [don't] make [fun] of me , ' said [taffy] , as she thought of her [picture-letter] and the [mud] [in] [the] [stranger-man] ['s] [hair] [.] 1 ' 9 said 3 make 5 of 3 make 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 she 13 she 14 thought 14 thought 15 of 15 of 16 her 16 her 18 and 18 and 19 the ' [you] [draw] it , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 8 ' 4 it 5 , 5 , 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [even] [mummy] [couldn't] [mistake] [that] for me [being] [killed] . ' 1 ' 12 ' 7 for 8 me 8 me 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [please] don't [,] [daddy] [.] 1 ' 3 don't it makes me uncomfy . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 4 uncomfy 3 me 4 uncomfy 4 uncomfy 5 . [do] [some] [more] [noises] [.] we 're getting on beautifully . ' 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 getting 3 getting 4 on 3 getting 5 beautifully 5 beautifully 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [er-hm] ! ' said [tegumai] , looking up . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 up 9 up 10 . ['] [we] ['ll] [say] [shu] [.] that means sky . ' 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 sky 3 sky 4 . 4 . 5 ' taffy drew the snake and the drying-pole . 1 taffy 7 drying-pole 2 drew 7 drying-pole 3 the 7 drying-pole 4 snake 7 drying-pole 5 and 7 drying-pole 6 the 7 drying-pole 7 drying-pole 8 . then she stopped . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . ' [we] [must] [make] [a] [new] [picture] [for] that [end] [sound] [,] [mustn't] [we] ? ' 1 ' 9 that 9 that 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' ' [shu-shu-u-u-u] ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [why] , it 's just like the [round-egg-sound] [made] [thin] . ' 1 ' 13 ' 3 , 13 ' 4 it 5 's 4 it 12 . 5 's 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 the 12 . 13 ' ' [then] [s'pose] [we] [draw] [a] [thin] [round] [egg] , and [pretend] it 's a [frog] [that] [hasn't] [eaten] [anything] for years . ' 1 ' 24 ' 10 , 11 and 10 , 21 for 11 and 13 it 13 it 14 's 14 's 15 a 21 for 22 years 22 years 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [n-no] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [if] we [drew] that in a hurry we might mistake it for the round egg itself . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 5 that 5 that 10 might 5 that 16 egg 6 in 8 hurry 7 a 8 hurry 8 hurry 10 might 9 we 10 might 10 might 11 mistake 11 mistake 12 it 11 mistake 13 for 14 the 16 egg 15 round 16 egg 16 egg 17 itself 17 itself 18 . shu-shu-shu ! 1 shu-shu-shu 2 ! ' [i] tell you what we 'll do . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 5 what 3 tell 4 you 5 what 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . we 'll [open] [a] [little] [hole] at the end of the [round] [egg] [to] [show] [how] the [o-noise] [runs] [out] all [thin] [,] [ooo-oo-oo] . 1 we 2 'll 1 we 21 all 7 at 11 the 7 at 17 the 7 at 21 all 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 21 all 25 . like this . ' 1 like 2 this 2 this 3 . 3 . 4 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [oh] [,] that 's lovely ! 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 lovely 6 lovely 7 ! much better than a thin frog . 1 much 2 better 2 better 3 than 3 than 5 thin 4 a 5 thin 5 thin 6 frog 6 frog 7 . go on , ' said [taffy] , [using] [her] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [.] 1 go 2 on 1 go 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , her [daddy] [went] on [drawing] , and his hand [shook] [with] [incitement] [.] 1 her 9 hand 4 on 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 hand he went on till he had drawn this . 1 he 2 went 1 he 6 had 2 went 3 on 4 till 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 drawn 7 drawn 8 this 7 drawn 9 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [don't] look up , [taffy] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 10 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [try] if you can make out [what] [that] [means] [in] [the] [tegumai] [language] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 can 5 can 6 make 6 make 7 out 7 out 15 . if you can , we 've found [the] [secret] [.] ['] 1 if 2 you 1 if 5 we 2 you 3 can 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 've 6 've 7 found ' [snake] [pole] [broken] [egg] [carp] tail [and] [carp-mouth] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 12 said 7 tail 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ['] [shu-ya] [.] sky-water ( rain ) . ' 1 sky-water 2 ( 1 sky-water 3 rain 1 sky-water 4 ) 1 sky-water 5 . 5 . 6 ' just then a drop fell on her hand , for the day had clouded over . 1 just 2 then 1 just 4 drop 3 a 4 drop 4 drop 5 fell 4 drop 14 clouded 5 fell 6 on 6 on 7 her 6 on 11 the 7 her 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 10 for 11 the 12 day 14 clouded 13 had 14 clouded 14 clouded 15 over 14 clouded 16 . ' [why] [,] [daddy] [,] it 's [raining] [.] 1 ' 6 it 6 it 7 's was [that] [what] [you] [meant] to [tell] me ? ' 1 was 6 to 6 to 8 me 8 me 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [of] course , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 6 said 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [and] [i] [told] [it] you [without] [saying] [a] [word] , [didn't] [i] ? ' 1 ' 6 you 6 you 11 , 11 , 15 ' 14 ? 15 ' ' [well] , [i] [think] [i] would have [known] it in a minute , but [that] [raindrop] [made] [me] [quite] [sure] [.] 1 ' 15 but 3 , 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 10 it 8 have 12 a 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 , 14 , 15 but i 'll always remember now . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 remember 3 always 4 remember 4 remember 5 now 5 now 6 . shu-ya means rain , or " it is going to rain [.] ["] 1 shu-ya 2 means 1 shu-ya 3 rain 1 shu-ya 5 or 1 shu-ya 11 rain 4 , 5 or 6 " 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 rain why , [daddy] ! ' 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 ' 4 ! 5 ' she got up and danced round him . 1 she 2 got 1 she 5 danced 2 got 3 up 4 and 5 danced 5 danced 6 round 6 round 7 him 7 him 8 . wouldn't [mummy] be surprised [?] ['] 1 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 surprised tegumai got up and danced . 1 tegumai 2 got 1 tegumai 5 danced 1 tegumai 6 . 2 got 3 up 4 and 5 danced ( daddies didn't mind doing those things in those days . ) 1 ( 2 daddies 1 ( 12 ) 2 daddies 3 didn't 2 daddies 4 mind 2 daddies 5 doing 2 daddies 6 those 2 daddies 7 things 2 daddies 9 those 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 days 10 days 11 . ' [more] [than] that ! 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 5 ! more than that ! ' he said . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 6 he 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . say the words [in] [tegumai-talk] [first] . ' 1 say 8 ' 2 the 3 words 3 words 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [shu-ya-las] , [ya] [maru] [.] 1 ' 3 , [(] [sky-water] [ending] [.] river come to . ) what a lot of new sounds ! 1 river 2 come 1 river 4 . 2 come 3 to 4 . 5 ) 5 ) 8 lot 6 what 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 sounds 10 new 11 sounds 11 sounds 12 ! i don't see how we can draw them . ' 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 how 3 see 8 them 4 how 6 can 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 draw 8 them 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] [i] do [but] [i] do ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 10 said 7 do 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [just] [attend] a minute , [taffy] , and we [won't] [do] [any] [more] [to-day] [.] 1 ' 10 we 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 6 , 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we we 've got shu-ya all right , haven't we ? 1 we 4 shu-ya 2 've 4 shu-ya 3 got 4 shu-ya 4 shu-ya 5 all 4 shu-ya 6 right 4 shu-ya 8 haven't 4 shu-ya 9 we 4 shu-ya 10 ? 6 right 7 , but this las is a teaser . 1 but 3 las 2 this 3 las 3 las 6 teaser 4 is 6 teaser 5 a 6 teaser 6 teaser 7 . la-la-la ' and he waved his shark-tooth . 1 la-la-la 2 ' 1 la-la-la 3 and 1 la-la-la 4 he 1 la-la-la 7 shark-tooth 5 waved 7 shark-tooth 6 his 7 shark-tooth 7 shark-tooth 8 . ' [there] ['s] the [hissy-snake] [at] [the] end [and] [the] [carp-mouth] [before] [the] [snake] [as-as-as] . 1 ' 4 the 4 the 8 end 8 end 16 . we only [want] [la-la] [,] ['] [said] [taffy] [.] 1 we 2 only ' [i] know it , but we [have] [to] [make] [la-la] [.] 1 ' 7 we 3 know 4 it 3 know 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 we and we 're the first people in all the world [who] 've ever tried to do it [,] [taffimai] ! ['] 1 and 2 we 1 and 4 the 2 we 3 're 4 the 5 first 4 the 6 people 4 the 10 world 6 people 7 in 7 in 9 the 8 all 9 the 10 world 20 ! 12 've 13 ever 12 've 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 it 17 it 20 ! ' [well] , ' said [taffy] , [yawning] [,] for she was [rather] tired . 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 11 she 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 10 for 11 she 12 was 12 was 14 tired 14 tired 15 . ' [las] [means] [breaking] [or] [finishing] [as] well [as] [ending] , [doesn't] it ? ' 1 ' 8 well 8 well 11 , 11 , 15 ' 13 it 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [so] it does , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 does 1 ' 7 said 3 it 4 does 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [to-las] [means] that there 's no [water] [in] [the] [tank] [for] [mummy] [to] [cook] [with] [just] [when] [i] ['m] [going] [hunting] , too . ' 1 ' 26 ' 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 's 5 there 7 no 7 no 23 , 23 , 24 too 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [and] [shi-las] [means] that [your] [spear] is [broken] [.] 1 ' 8 is 5 that 8 is if [i] 'd only [thought] [of] that [instead] [of] [drawing] [silly] [beaver] [pictures] [for] [the] [stranger] [!] ['] 1 if 3 'd 1 if 4 only 4 only 7 that ' [la] ! 1 ' 3 ! la ! 1 la 2 ! la ! ' said [tegumai] , [waiving] [his] [stick] and [frowning] [.] 1 la 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 6 , 6 , 10 and ' [oh] [bother] ! ' 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [i] [could] [have] [drawn] [shi] quite easily , ['] [taffy] [went] [on] [.] 1 ' 7 quite 7 quite 8 easily 8 easily 9 , ' [then] [i] ['d] [have] [drawn] [your] [spear] all [broken] this [way] [!] ['] 1 ' 11 this 9 all 11 this and she drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [the] very [thing] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 said 3 very 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [that] ['s] [la] all [over] [.] 1 ' 5 all it isn't like any of the other marks either . ' 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 like 2 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 of 4 any 7 other 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 marks 8 marks 9 either 9 either 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [now] [for] [ya] [.] oh , we ['ve] [done] [that] [before] [.] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 we now for maru . 1 now 3 maru 2 for 3 maru 3 maru 4 . [mum-mum-mum] [.] mum shuts one 's mouth up , doesn't it ? 1 mum 2 shuts 1 mum 10 ? 2 shuts 3 one 2 shuts 5 mouth 2 shuts 6 up 2 shuts 8 doesn't 4 's 5 mouth 7 , 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 it we 'll draw a shut mouth like this . ' 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 draw 3 draw 4 a 3 draw 5 shut 5 shut 6 mouth 6 mouth 7 like 6 mouth 9 . 7 like 8 this 9 . 10 ' and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [then] the [carp-mouth] [open] [.] 1 ' 3 the that [makes] [ma-ma-ma] ! 1 that 4 ! but what about this [rrrrr-thing] [,] [taffy] ? ' 1 but 2 what 2 what 8 ? 3 about 4 this 4 this 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [it] [sounds] [all] [rough] [and] [edgy] , [like] [your] [shark-tooth] [saw] [when] you 're [cutting] out [a] [plank] for the [canoe] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 25 said 8 , 14 you 8 , 25 said 14 you 15 're 15 're 17 out 20 for 21 the 20 for 23 , 23 , 24 ' 24 ' 25 said 25 said 27 . ' [you] [mean] all [sharp] [at] [the] [edges] , like this ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 14 said 4 all 9 , 9 , 14 said 10 like 11 this 11 this 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) " [xactly] [,] ['] said [taffy] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] we [don't] [want] [all] [those] [teeth] [:] only [put] two . ['] 1 ' 3 we 3 we 10 only 10 only 12 two 12 two 13 . ' [i] ['ll] only [put] in one , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 only 1 ' 10 said 4 only 7 one 6 in 7 one 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , we 've got it , ' said [tegumai] [,] [standing] [on] [one] [leg] . 1 ' 10 said 3 , 4 we 3 , 10 said 5 've 6 got 6 got 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 17 . ' [i] ['ll] [draw] ['] [em] [all] [in] a [string] [like] fish . ' 1 ' 14 ' 9 a 12 fish 12 fish 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] , [i] ['ll] [leave] [a] [space] for that , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 13 said 3 , 9 for 3 , 13 said 9 for 10 that 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . and very incitedly he drew them all without stopping , on a big new bit of birch-bark . 1 and 3 incitedly 2 very 3 incitedly 3 incitedly 4 he 3 incitedly 5 drew 5 drew 6 them 5 drew 12 a 6 them 7 all 8 without 9 stopping 8 without 12 a 9 stopping 10 , 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 big 12 a 14 new 12 a 15 bit 15 bit 17 birch-bark 16 of 17 birch-bark 17 birch-bark 18 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [shu-ya-las] [ya-maru] , ' said [taffy] , [reading] it [out] [sound] [by] [sound] [.] 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 10 it ' [that] ['s] [enough] for to-day , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 9 said 5 for 6 to-day 6 to-day 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [besides] [,] you 're getting tired , [taffy] [.] 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 getting 6 getting 7 tired 7 tired 8 , never mind , dear . 1 never 2 mind 2 mind 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 . ' [please] don't mind , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [um] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [these] [picture-sounds] are [rather] [a] [bother] [!] 1 ' 4 are daddy 's just as good [as] [come] [here] [himself] [and] [told] [me] [to] [get] [more] [water] [for] [mummy] [to] [cook] [with] . ' 1 daddy 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 good 5 good 22 . 22 . 23 ' you can see from these three pictures partly how it happened . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 see 3 see 9 how 4 from 8 partly 5 these 6 three 6 three 7 pictures 7 pictures 8 partly 8 partly 9 how 9 how 11 happened 10 it 11 happened 11 happened 12 . ( @number@ @number@ @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 5 ) 3 @number@ 5 ) 4 @number@ 5 ) but [i] [remember] [tegumai] [bopsulai] [,] [and] [taffimai] [metallumai] [and] [teshumai] [tewindrow] [,] her dear [mummy] , and all [the] [days] [gone] [by] . 1 but 14 her 14 her 24 . 15 dear 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 24 . and it was so just so [a] [little] [time] [ago] [on] the [banks] of the big [wagai] [!] 1 and 2 it 1 and 12 the 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 5 just 3 was 6 so 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 big but as the [faithful] [years] [return] [and] [hearts] [unwounded] [sing] [again] [,] [comes] [taffy] [dancing] [through] [the] [fern] [to] [lead] [the] [surrey] [spring] [again] . 1 but 2 as 1 but 3 the 3 the 25 . her [brows] [are] [bound] [with] [bracken-fronds] , [and] [golden] [elf-locks] [fly] [above] [;] [her] eyes [are] bright as [diamonds] [and] [bluer] [than] [the] [skies] [above] [.] 1 her 7 , 1 her 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 bright 17 bright 18 as [the] [crab] [that] [played] [with] [the] [sea] he took the [elephant] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] [an] [elephant] , ' and [played] . 1 he 2 took 1 he 6 said 2 took 3 the 6 said 7 , 6 said 18 . 7 , 8 ' 7 , 16 and 14 , 15 ' 14 , 16 and he took the [beaver] [all-the-beaver-there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [beaver] , ' and [all-the] [beaver-there-was] [played] . 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 said 2 took 3 the 7 said 8 , 7 said 21 . 8 , 9 ' 8 , 17 and 15 , 16 ' 15 , 17 and he took the [cow] [all-the] [cow-there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [cow] , ' and [all-the-cow-there-was] [played] . 1 he 2 took 1 he 8 said 2 took 3 the 8 said 9 , 8 said 21 . 9 , 10 ' 9 , 18 and 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 and he took the [turtle] [all-the-turtle] [there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [turtle] , ' and [all-the-turtle-there-was] [played] . 1 he 2 took 1 he 8 said 2 took 3 the 8 said 9 , 8 said 21 . 9 , 10 ' 9 , 18 and 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 and one by one he took all the beasts and birds and fishes and told them what to play at . 1 one 15 them 2 by 3 one 3 one 15 them 4 he 5 took 5 took 15 them 6 all 12 fishes 7 the 12 fishes 8 beasts 9 and 8 beasts 10 birds 8 beasts 12 fishes 10 birds 11 and 12 fishes 14 told 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 them 15 them 18 play 15 them 20 . 16 what 17 to 17 to 18 play 18 play 19 at nobody saw him go away [except] [the] [little] [girl-daughter] [where] [she] [leaned] [on] [the] [man] ['s] [shoulder] . 1 nobody 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 18 . 4 go 5 away 5 away 18 . ' [kun] ? ' said , [meaning] , ' [is] this [right] ? ' 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 9 ' 6 , 14 ' 8 , 9 ' 11 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-cow-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . he went [west] , and he found [all-the-beaver-there-was] [making] a [beaver-dam] [across] [the] [mouths] [of] [broad] [rivers] [that] had been [got] [ready] for him . 1 he 2 went 1 he 19 had 2 went 5 and 4 , 5 and 6 he 7 found 6 he 19 had 7 found 10 a 19 had 20 been 20 been 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-beaver-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-turtle-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . by and [by] the [eldest] [magician] [met] the [man] on the [banks] of the [perak] river , [and] said , ' [ho] [!] 1 by 4 the 1 by 8 the 2 and 4 the 8 the 16 river 10 on 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 , 17 , 19 said 19 said 20 , 20 , 21 ' son [of] [adam] , [are] [all] [the] [animals] [obedient] to you ? ' 1 son 4 , 4 , 13 ' 10 to 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [is] [all] [the] [earth] [obedient] [to] you ? ' 1 ' 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [is] [all] [the] [sea] [obedient] [to] you ? ' 1 ' 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . is that the play you told it to play ? ' 1 is 2 that 1 is 3 the 1 is 10 ? 4 play 10 ? 5 you 6 told 5 you 9 play 5 you 10 ? 6 told 7 it 8 to 9 play 10 ? 11 ' ' [no] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 9 . ' [that] is a new [and] [a] [bad] [play] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 new 5 new 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [this] is [wrong] [.] 1 ' 3 is launch your canoe and we will find out who is playing with the [sea] [,] ['] [said] [the] [eldest] [magician] [.] 1 launch 3 canoe 1 launch 13 the 2 your 3 canoe 3 canoe 4 and 3 canoe 5 we 3 canoe 12 with 5 we 6 will 6 will 7 find 7 find 8 out 9 who 10 is 9 who 11 playing 11 playing 12 with but [not] one of us [plays] [with] [the] [sea] . ' 1 but 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 us 5 us 10 . 10 . 11 ' [fisher] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and he went on spinning his line . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 spinning 5 spinning 6 his 5 spinning 7 line 7 line 8 . [rat] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and [the] [rat] said , ['] [i] [am] too busy biting through the line [that] [this] [old] [fisherman] [is] [spinning] [.] 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 9 too 9 too 10 busy 10 busy 11 biting 11 biting 12 through 11 biting 14 line 12 through 13 the i do not play with [the] [sea] . ' 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 8 . 3 not 4 play 4 play 5 with 8 . 9 ' and he went on biting the line . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 biting 5 biting 7 line 6 the 7 line 7 line 8 . and [the] [eldest] [magician] said , ['] [how] [wise] [are] [little] [children] who see and are silent ! 1 and 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 13 who 13 who 16 are 14 see 16 are 15 and 16 are 16 are 18 ! 17 silent 18 ! what was the beast like ? ' 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 3 the 4 beast 4 beast 5 like 4 beast 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' and [the] [eldest] [magician] said , ' [how] [wise] are [little] [children] [who] [speak] [truth] [!] 1 and 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 10 are [now] [i] [know] [where] [pau] [amma] [went] [.] give me the paddle ! ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 the 1 give 4 paddle 4 paddle 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 9 . once a day and once a night [i] [return] . 1 once 2 a 2 a 3 day 3 day 4 and 3 day 7 night 5 once 6 a 6 a 7 night 7 night 10 . leave me alone . ' 1 leave 2 me 1 leave 3 alone 3 alone 4 . 4 . 5 ' then [the] [eldest] [magician] said , ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] [.] 1 then 9 , 5 said 6 , 5 said 9 , 6 , 7 ' then [pau] [amma] , [deep] [down] [below] [,] [laughed] [and] said , ' [i] did not know [i] [was] so [important] . 1 then 4 , 4 , 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 22 . 12 , 13 ' 12 , 20 so 13 ' 15 did 16 not 17 know 16 not 20 so [henceforward] [i] [will] [go] [out] [seven] [times] [a] [day] [,] [and] [the] [waters] [shall] [never] [be] [still] [.] ['] ' [i] [am] [not] [afraid] , ' said [pau] [amma] , and he rose to the top of the sea in the moonlight . 1 ' 8 said 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 8 said 13 he 8 said 22 the 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 rose 14 rose 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 18 of 22 the 19 the 20 sea 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 moonlight 23 moonlight 24 . there was nobody in the world [so] big as [pau] [amma] [for] he was the [king] [crab] of [all] [crabs] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nobody 3 nobody 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 world 5 the 8 big 8 big 9 as 9 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 15 the 18 of not a [common] [crab] [,] [but] [a] [king] [crab] [.] 1 not 2 a ' [now] , ' said the [magician] , ' [make] [a] [magic] [,] [pau] [amma] [,] to show [that] you are [really] [important] . ' 1 ' 25 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 25 ' 9 ' 21 are 17 to 18 show 18 show 20 you 20 you 21 are 24 . 25 ' ' [you] are [not] [so] [important] after all , [pau] [amma] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 15 said 7 after 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 15 said 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . ' [indeed] , you are very important , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 5 are 1 ' 10 said 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 important 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 14 . ' [shall] [i] [ask] [the] [man] here [to] [cut] you [with] [kris] ? 1 ' 7 here 1 ' 10 you 10 you 13 ? and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] [am] [ashamed] [!] 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' then [pau] [amma] [said] , ' [what] [shall] [i] do ? 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 do 10 do 11 ? then he waved his legs and lamented . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 waved 3 waved 7 lamented 4 his 5 legs 5 legs 7 lamented 6 and 7 lamented 7 lamented 8 . ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 8 said 3 , 8 said 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 . then [pau] [amma] [said] , ' [that] [is] good , but [i] [do] not [choose] yet . 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 good 9 good 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 not 14 not 16 yet 16 yet 17 . look ! [there] [is] [that] [man] [who] [talked] [to] [you] at the [very] [beginning] [.] 1 look 2 ! 1 look 11 at 11 at 12 the what will he do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 for 4 do 7 ? 5 for 6 me 7 ? 8 ' and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] do not [choose] [yet] [.] 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 do 8 do 9 not look ! [there] [is] [that] [girl] [who] [saw] [me] [running] [away] at the [very] [beginning] [.] 1 look 2 ! 1 look 12 at 12 at 13 the if she had spoken [then] [,] [the] [eldest] [magician] [would] [have] called me [back] , and [all] [this] would [never] have happened . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 had 2 she 12 called 3 had 4 spoken 12 called 13 me 13 me 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 would 19 would 21 have 21 have 22 happened 22 happened 23 . what will she do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 she 4 do 4 do 7 ? 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' and the little girl-daughter said , ' [this] is [a] [good] [nut] that [i] [am] [eating] [.] 1 and 13 that 2 the 4 girl-daughter 3 little 4 girl-daughter 4 girl-daughter 5 said 4 girl-daughter 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 is 9 is 13 that give me [back] [my] [shell] , [o] [eldest] [magician] , and then [i] [will] [play] [your] [play] . ' 1 give 2 me 2 me 6 , 2 me 18 . 6 , 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 18 . 19 ' then [pau] [amma] [thought] [a] [little] and said , ['] [i] [have] [made] [my] [choice] [.] 1 then 9 , 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , i will take all the gifts [.] ['] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 take 3 take 6 gifts 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 gifts i can crack shells . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 crack 3 crack 4 shells 4 shells 5 . i can dig holes . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 dig 3 dig 4 holes 4 holes 5 . i can climb trees . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 4 trees 5 . i can breathe in the dry air [,] [and] [i] can find [a] [safe] [pusat] [tasek] [under] [every] [stone] . 1 i 2 can 1 i 11 can 2 can 3 breathe 3 breathe 7 air 4 in 7 air 5 the 7 air 6 dry 7 air 11 can 12 find 12 find 20 . i did not know [i] was so important . 1 i 4 know 1 i 6 was 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 know 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 important 8 important 9 . kun ? ' 1 kun 2 ? 1 kun 3 ' ( is this right ? ) 1 ( 3 this 1 ( 6 ) 2 is 3 this 4 right 6 ) 5 ? 6 ) ' [was] that well done ? ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 4 well 1 ' 8 said 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 . ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [but] now we must go back to [perak] , and that is a [weary] way to [paddle] . 1 ' 3 now 3 now 4 we 3 now 10 , 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 go 6 go 7 back 7 back 8 to 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 16 way 16 way 17 to 16 way 19 . ' [you] are [lazy] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 11 . ' [so] [your] [children] shall be [lazy] . 1 ' 5 shall 5 shall 6 be 6 be 8 . they shall be the laziest people in the world . 1 they 5 laziest 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 5 laziest 4 the 5 laziest 5 laziest 6 people 5 laziest 7 in 5 laziest 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . [pull] [his] [canoe] [home] [with] [your] [line] [,] [fisherman] [.] ['] ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [if] [i] [am] to be lazy all my days , let [the] [sea] work for me twice a day for ever . 1 ' 12 let 5 to 6 be 5 to 12 let 6 be 7 lazy 7 lazy 8 all 7 lazy 11 , 8 all 9 my 9 my 10 days 12 let 17 me 15 work 16 for 16 for 17 me 17 me 18 twice 18 twice 20 day 19 a 20 day 20 day 21 for 20 day 23 . 21 for 22 ever that will save paddling . ' 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 save 3 save 4 paddling 4 paddling 5 . 5 . 6 ' and [the] [eldest] [magician] [laughed] [and] said , ' [payah] [kun] ' [(] that is right [)] . 1 and 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 is 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 right 16 right 18 . kun ? ' [said] [the] [fisherman] [of] [the] [moon] [.] 1 kun 2 ? 1 kun 3 ' ' [payah] [kun] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 10 . but be careful not to do it too hard , [or] [i] [shall] [make] [a] [magic] [on] you [as] [i] did [to] [pau] [amma] . ' 1 but 8 too 2 be 3 careful 2 be 8 too 3 careful 4 not 3 careful 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 8 too 9 hard 8 too 10 , 10 , 26 ' 18 you 21 did 21 did 25 . 25 . 26 ' then they all [went] [up] the [perak] [river] [and] went to [bed] [,] [best] [beloved] [.] 1 then 10 went 2 they 3 all 2 they 10 went 3 all 6 the 10 went 11 to now listen and attend ! 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 4 attend 2 listen 5 ! 3 and 4 attend from that day to this the [moon] [has] [always] [pulled] [the] sea [up] and [down] [and] [made] [what] [we] [call] [the] [tides] . 1 from 3 day 1 from 5 this 1 from 6 the 2 that 3 day 4 to 5 this 6 the 12 sea 12 sea 14 and 12 sea 23 . [and] [pau] [amma] [?] but [once] [a] [year] [all] [pau] [ammas] [must] [shake] [off] [their] [hard] [armour] [and] [be] [soft-to] [remind] [them] [of] what the [eldest] [magician] could do . 1 but 20 what 20 what 21 the 20 what 25 do 24 could 25 do 25 do 26 . and so it [isn't] [fair] [to] [kill] [or] [hunt] [pau] [amma] ['s] [babies] [just] [because] [old] [pau] [amma] was [stupidly] [rude] a very long time ago . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 19 was 19 was 22 a 22 a 24 long 23 very 24 long 24 long 25 time 24 long 26 ago 26 ago 27 . oh yes ! 1 oh 2 yes 1 oh 3 ! and [pau] [amma] ['s] [babies] [hate] [being] [taken] out of their [little] [pusat] [taseks] [and] [brought] home [in] [pickle-bottles] . 1 and 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 their 11 their 17 home 17 home 20 . that is why they nip you with their scissors , and it serves you right ! 1 that 2 is 2 is 15 right 3 why 5 nip 4 they 5 nip 5 nip 6 you 5 nip 9 scissors 5 nip 13 serves 7 with 8 their 8 their 9 scissors 9 scissors 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 it 13 serves 13 serves 14 you 13 serves 15 right 15 right 16 ! [china-going] [p] ['s] [and] [o's] [pass] [pau] [amma] ['s] [playground] [close] [,] [and] [his] [pusat] [tasek] [lies] [near] [the] [track] [of] [most] [b.i] [.] ['s] [.] [u.y.k] [.] [and] [n.d.l] [.] [know] [pau] [amma] ['s] [home] [as] [well] [as] [the] [fisher] [of] [the] [sea] [knows] ['] [bens] [,] ['] [m.m] [.] ['s] [,] [and] [rubattinos] [.] but [(] [and] this is [rather] [queer] [)] [a.t.l] [.] ['s] [can] not [come] [here] [;] [o] [and] [o] [and] [d.o.a] [.] [must] [go] [round] another way . 1 but 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 13 not 13 not 28 . 26 another 27 way 27 way 28 . [orient] [,] [anchor] [,] [bibby] [,] [hall] [,] [never] [go] [that] [way] [at] [all] [.] [u.c.s] [.] [would] [have] [a] [fit] [if] [it] [found] [itself] [on] [it] [.] you 'll know what [my] [riddle] [means] [when] you 've [eaten] [mangosteens] . 1 you 2 'll 1 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 9 you 9 you 10 've 9 you 13 . any steamer-kiddy ought to be able to do that ; but if you can't read , ask some one to show it you . 1 any 2 steamer-kiddy 2 steamer-kiddy 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 7 to 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 7 to 17 ask 7 to 21 show 8 do 9 that 8 do 13 you 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 you 13 you 14 can't 14 can't 15 read 14 can't 17 ask 15 read 16 , 17 ask 18 some 18 some 19 one 20 to 21 show 21 show 22 it 21 show 23 you 21 show 24 . [the] [cat] [that] [walked] [by] [himself] but the [wildest] of all the [wild] [animals] [was] the [cat] [.] 1 but 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 10 the 5 all 6 the 5 all 10 the he walked by himself , and all places were alike to him . 1 he 2 walked 1 he 4 himself 3 by 4 himself 4 himself 6 and 4 himself 10 alike 5 , 6 and 7 all 10 alike 8 places 10 alike 9 were 10 alike 10 alike 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . of course the [man] [was] [wild] [too] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 the he was dreadfully wild . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreadfully 3 dreadfully 4 wild 3 dreadfully 5 . then [the] [man] went to [sleep] in front of the fire [ever] [so] [happy] [;] [but] the [woman] [sat] [up] [,] [combing] [her] [hair] [.] 1 then 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 17 the 7 in 8 front 7 in 17 the 8 front 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 fire she made the [first] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 7 ' 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [am] the [cat] who [walks] [by] [himself] [,] [and] [all] [places] are [alike] [to] [me] [.] 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 14 are 6 who 14 are i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] we can never be friends again , ' said [wild] [dog] , and he [trotted] [off] [to] the [cave] [.] 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 11 said 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 never 6 be 7 friends 7 friends 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 15 and 20 the but when he had gone a little way [the] [cat] said [to] [himself] , ' [all] [places] are [alike] to me . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 11 said 4 had 5 gone 4 had 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 way 11 said 14 , 11 said 22 . 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 18 are 20 to 21 me 21 me 22 . why should [i] not go too and see and look and come away at my own liking . ' 1 why 2 should 2 should 4 not 2 should 5 go 2 should 8 see 2 should 10 look 2 should 12 come 5 go 6 too 5 go 7 and 9 and 10 look 11 and 12 come 12 come 13 away 13 away 14 at 13 away 18 . 15 my 16 own 16 own 17 liking 16 own 18 . 18 . 19 ' so he [slipped] [after] [wild] [dog] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 so 2 he 2 he 13 hid 2 he 17 could 7 softly 8 , 7 softly 10 softly 9 very 10 softly 10 softly 13 hid 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 hid 13 hid 14 himself 13 hid 15 where 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 hear 18 hear 19 everything 19 everything 20 . [wild] [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] [,] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , [listening] [.] 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , ' [this] is a very wise [woman] , but she is not so wise [as] [i] [am] . ' 1 ' 19 ' 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 wise 5 very 14 wise 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 she 10 she 11 is 11 is 12 not 11 is 14 wise 12 not 13 so 14 wise 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , [listening] [.] 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , ' [that] [is] [a] very [foolish] [dog] . ['] 1 ' 5 very 5 very 8 . and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [,] [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] [.] 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 through 5 through 6 the but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when [the] [man] waked [up] he said , ' [what] is [wild] [dog] [doing] here ? ' 1 when 4 waked 1 when 6 he 6 he 7 said 6 he 11 is 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 11 is 15 here 15 here 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' take him with you when you go hunting . ' 1 take 2 him 2 him 3 with 2 him 7 go 2 him 9 . 4 you 7 go 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 9 . 10 ' she made the [second] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 7 ' 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [am] the [cat] who [walks] [by] [himself] [,] [and] [all] [places] are [alike] [to] [me] [.] 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 14 are 6 who 14 are i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' but all the same he [followed] [wild] [horse] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 but 3 the 1 but 5 he 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 same 5 he 15 hid 5 he 19 could 9 softly 10 , 9 softly 12 softly 11 very 12 softly 12 softly 15 hid 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 hid 15 hid 16 himself 15 hid 17 where 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 hear 20 hear 21 everything 21 everything 22 . when the [woman] [heard] [wild] [horse] [tripping] [and] [stumbling] [on] [his] [long] [mane] , she [laughed] [and] said , ' [here] [comes] the second . 1 when 2 the 1 when 15 she 14 , 15 she 15 she 18 said 18 said 19 , 18 said 23 the 19 , 20 ' 23 the 24 second 24 second 25 . [wild] [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] [wild] [horse] [said] [,] ['] [o] [my] [enemy] [and] [wife] [of] [my] [enemy] [,] [where] [is] [wild] [dog] [?] ['] and [wild] [horse] [,] [tripping] [and] [stumbling] [on] [his] [long] [mane] [,] said , ' [that] is true ; give it me to eat . ' 1 and 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 17 is 17 is 18 true 18 true 19 ; 19 ; 21 it 19 ; 26 ' 20 give 21 it 22 me 23 to 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] , [listening] , ' that is a very foolish [horse] . ' 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 19 ' 10 , 11 ' 10 , 19 ' 11 ' 13 is 12 that 13 is 13 is 15 very 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 foolish 18 . 19 ' and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] [,] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] [.] 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 through 5 through 6 the but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when [the] [man] and the [dog] came back [from] [hunting] , [the] [man] said , ' [what] is [wild] [horse] [doing] here ? ' 1 when 5 the 1 when 7 came 4 and 5 the 7 came 8 back 8 back 11 , 11 , 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 15 , 24 ' 16 ' 18 is 22 here 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' ride on his back when you go hunting . 1 ride 2 on 1 ride 4 back 1 ride 5 when 2 on 3 his 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . cat said , ' [o] my [enemy] and [wife] [of] [my] [enemy] , where did [wild] [cow] [go] ? ' 1 cat 13 , 2 said 3 , 2 said 13 , 3 , 4 ' 3 , 8 and 4 ' 6 my 13 , 20 ' 14 where 15 did 14 where 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' cat [said] , ['] [i] am not a friend , and [i] [am] [not] [a] [servant] [.] 1 cat 3 , 3 , 11 and 6 am 7 not 7 not 8 a 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 , 10 , 11 and i am the [cat] [who] [walks] [by] himself [,] [and] [i] wish to come into your cave . ' 1 i 2 am 2 am 19 ' 3 the 17 cave 8 himself 15 into 12 wish 13 to 13 to 14 come 14 come 15 into 15 into 17 cave 16 your 17 cave 17 cave 18 . 18 . 19 ' woman said , ' [then] why did you not come [with] [first] [friend] on the [first] night ? ' 1 woman 3 , 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 why 4 ' 10 come 6 why 7 did 7 did 8 you 7 did 9 not 10 come 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 17 night 17 night 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' cat [grew] [very] [angry] and said , ['] [has] [wild] [dog] [told] [tales] of me ? ' 1 cat 7 , 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 17 ' 14 of 15 me 15 me 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' then [the] [woman] laughed [and] said , ' [you] are [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and [all] [places] are [alike] [to] you . 1 then 4 laughed 4 laughed 25 . 6 said 7 , 6 said 17 , 6 said 25 . 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 are 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 are 21 are 24 you your are neither a friend nor a servant . 1 your 8 servant 2 are 3 neither 3 neither 6 nor 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 6 nor 6 nor 8 servant 7 a 8 servant 8 servant 9 . you have said it yourself . 1 you 2 have 1 you 5 yourself 2 have 3 said 4 it 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 . go away and walk by yourself in all places alike . ' 1 go 2 away 1 go 3 and 1 go 5 by 4 walk 5 by 5 by 6 yourself 5 by 10 alike 7 in 8 all 8 all 10 alike 9 places 10 alike 10 alike 11 . 11 . 12 ' then [cat] [pretended] [to] [be] [sorry] [and] [said] , ' [must] [i] [never] come into the [cave] [?] 1 then 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 come 14 come 15 into 15 into 16 the [must] [i] [never] [sit] [by] [the] [warm] [fire] [?] [must] [i] [never] [drink] [the] [warm] [white] [milk] [?] you are very wise and very beautiful . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 very 3 very 4 wise 3 very 7 beautiful 4 wise 5 and 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . you should not be cruel even to a [cat] [.] ['] 1 you 2 should 2 should 3 not 2 should 4 be 4 be 5 cruel 4 be 8 a 5 cruel 6 even 5 cruel 7 to woman said , ' [i] [knew] [i] [was] [wise] , but [i] did not know [i] [was] [beautiful] . 1 woman 3 , 1 woman 10 , 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 15 know 15 know 19 . so [i] [will] [make] [a] [bargain] with [you] [.] 1 so 7 with if ever [i] [say] [one] [word] [in] [your] [praise] you [may] come into the [cave] [.] ['] 1 if 2 ever 1 if 10 you 10 you 12 come 12 come 13 into 13 into 14 the ' [and] if you say two words in my praise ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 11 ? 6 two 7 words 7 words 10 praise 8 in 9 my 9 my 10 praise 10 praise 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 16 . ' [and] if you say three words ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 7 words 5 say 8 ? 6 three 7 words 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . and he went away through [the] [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] his [wild] tail [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 away 4 away 20 . 5 through 11 his 11 his 13 tail 13 tail 20 . one evening [bat] [said] , ' [there] is [a] [baby] in the [cave] [.] 1 one 2 evening 2 evening 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 12 the 11 in 12 the he is [new] [and] [pink] [and] [fat] [and] [small] , and the [woman] is [very] fond of him . ' 1 he 2 is 1 he 14 is 2 is 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 14 is 16 fond 16 fond 17 of 16 fond 18 him 18 him 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , [listening] , ' but what is the [baby] [fond] of ? ' 1 ' 13 what 3 , 5 said 3 , 12 but 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 12 but 13 what 13 what 14 is 14 is 15 the 14 is 19 ? 15 the 18 of 19 ? 20 ' ' [he] is [fond] [of] [things] that [are] [soft] [and] [tickle] , ' said the [bat] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 14 said 3 is 7 that 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . ' [he] [is] [fond] [of] [warm] [things] [to] [hold] [in] [his] [arms] [when] he [goes] [to] [sleep] . 1 ' 14 he 14 he 18 . he is fond of being played with . 1 he 6 played 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 3 fond 5 being 5 being 6 played 6 played 7 with 7 with 8 . he is fond of all those things . ' 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 6 those 5 all 6 those 6 those 7 things 7 things 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] , [listening] , ' then [my] [time] has come . ' 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 18 ' 10 , 11 ' 10 , 18 ' 11 ' 12 then 15 has 16 come 16 come 17 . 17 . 18 ' the [woman] [was] [busy] [cooking] [that] morning , and the [baby] [cried] and [interrupted] . 1 the 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 7 morning 15 . 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 and 9 and 10 the so she carried him [outside] [the] [cave] and gave him [a] [handful] [of] [pebbles] [to] [play] [with] . 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 carried 3 carried 4 him 4 him 18 . 8 and 9 gave 9 gave 10 him 10 him 18 . but still the [baby] [cried] . 1 but 2 still 1 but 3 the 3 the 6 . and [the] [baby] laughed ; and [the] [woman] [heard] [him] [and] [smiled] [.] 1 and 4 laughed 4 laughed 6 and 5 ; 6 and but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] to me . ['] 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . the [woman] was very angry , and shut her lips tight and took up her spinning-wheel and began to spin . 1 the 16 spinning-wheel 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 angry 4 very 11 tight 5 angry 6 , 7 and 8 shut 8 shut 11 tight 9 her 10 lips 10 lips 11 tight 11 tight 16 spinning-wheel 12 and 13 took 13 took 16 spinning-wheel 14 up 16 spinning-wheel 15 her 16 spinning-wheel 16 spinning-wheel 17 and 16 spinning-wheel 18 began 16 spinning-wheel 20 spin 18 began 19 to 20 spin 21 . ' [now] , ' said [the] [cat] , ' [i] will [sing] [the] [baby] [a] [song] [that] [shall] [keep] [him] [asleep] for an hour . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 22 for 9 ' 11 will 22 for 24 hour 23 an 24 hour 24 hour 25 . and he began to [purr] [,] [loud] [and] low , low and [loud] [,] [till] [the] [baby] fell fast asleep . 1 and 3 began 1 and 18 fell 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 9 low 10 , 10 , 12 and 11 low 12 and 12 and 18 fell 18 fell 20 asleep 19 fast 20 asleep 20 asleep 21 . the [woman] [smiled] [as] [she] [looked] [down] [upon] [the] two of them [and] [said] , ['] [that] [was] [wonderfully] [done] . 1 the 10 two 1 the 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 15 , 12 them 21 . no question [but] [you] [are] [very] [clever] [,] [o] [cat] . ' 1 no 2 question 2 question 11 . 11 . 12 ' but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] to me . ['] 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . ' [ouh] ! 1 ' 3 ! chee ! 1 chee 2 ! ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] , [watching] , ' then the mouse will do [me] [no] [harm] [if] [i] eat it ? ' 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 25 ' 10 , 11 ' 10 , 25 ' 11 ' 12 then 12 then 13 the 13 the 14 mouse 15 will 16 do 16 do 23 it 16 do 24 ? 22 eat 23 it 24 ? 25 ' cat [made] [one] [jump] and [caught] the little [mouse] , [and] [the] [woman] said , ' [a] [hundred] thanks . 1 cat 15 , 5 and 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 10 , 10 , 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 19 thanks 19 thanks 20 . even [the] [first] [friend] [is] [not] quick [enough] [to] [catch] [little] [mice] as you have done . 1 even 13 as 7 quick 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 have 15 have 16 done 16 done 17 . you must be very wise . ' 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 5 wise 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 . 6 . 7 ' but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] to me . ['] 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . ' [what] is that to me ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 9 said 3 is 4 that 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . then the [man] said , ' [yes] , but he has not made [a] [bargain] [with] me [or] with [all] [proper] [men] [after] me . ['] 1 then 2 the 1 then 10 he 4 said 5 , 4 said 10 he 5 , 6 ' 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 not 11 has 13 made 13 made 17 me 17 me 25 . 19 with 24 me 24 me 25 . ' [not] when [i] [am] near , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 9 said 6 near 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . and so [shall] [all] [proper] [men] do [after] [me] [!] ['] 1 and 2 so 2 so 7 do then [the] [dog] said , ['] [wait] [a] [minute] [.] 1 then 5 , 4 said 5 , he has not made [a] [bargain] [with] me [or] with [all] [proper] [dogs] [after] me . ['] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 not 2 has 4 made 4 made 8 me 8 me 16 . 10 with 15 me 15 me 16 . and [so] [shall] all [proper] [dogs] do [after] me . ['] 1 and 4 all 4 all 10 . 7 do 9 me 9 me 10 . but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [that] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] to me . ['] 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . ' [not] when [i] [am] near , ' said the [dog] . 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 9 said 6 near 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . and [so] [shall] all [proper] [dogs] do [after] me . ['] 1 and 4 all 4 all 10 . 7 do 9 me 9 me 10 . but the [cat] [keeps] [his] side of the [bargain] [too] [.] 1 but 8 the 2 the 6 side 6 side 7 of 7 of 8 the but [binkie] [will] [play] [whatever] [i] [choose] [,] [and] he is my [true] [first] [friend] [.] 1 but 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 my [the] [butterfly] [that] [stamped] there are three [hundred] [and] [fifty-five] [stories] [about] [suleiman-bin-daoud] ; but this is not one of them . 1 there 2 are 1 there 13 is 2 are 3 three 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 this 12 this 13 is 13 is 14 not 13 is 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 them 17 them 18 . it is not the story of [the] [lapwing] [who] [found] [the] [water] [;] or the [hoopoe] [who] [shaded] [suleimanbin-daoud] from the [heat] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 20 from 2 is 3 not 2 is 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 15 the 14 or 15 the 20 from 21 the it is not the story of [the] [glass] [pavement] [,] or the [ruby] [with] [the] [crooked] [hole] , or [the] [gold] [bars] [of] [balkis] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 18 , 2 is 3 not 2 is 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 12 the 11 or 12 the 18 , 19 or it is the story of the [butterfly] [that] [stamped] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 10 . 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 story 4 story 5 of 5 of 6 the now attend all over again and listen ! 1 now 7 listen 2 attend 4 over 2 attend 7 listen 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 again 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [wise] [.] he understood what the beasts said , what the birds said , what the fishes said , and what the insects said . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 what 2 understood 4 the 4 the 15 fishes 5 beasts 10 birds 5 beasts 12 , 5 beasts 15 fishes 6 said 7 , 6 said 9 the 7 , 8 what 9 the 10 birds 10 birds 11 said 13 what 15 fishes 14 the 15 fishes 15 fishes 17 , 15 fishes 21 insects 15 fishes 23 . 16 said 17 , 17 , 18 and 19 what 21 insects 20 the 21 insects 21 insects 22 said [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [strong] [.] upon the third finger of the right hand he wore a ring . 1 upon 4 finger 2 the 3 third 3 third 4 finger 4 finger 12 ring 4 finger 13 . 5 of 6 the 6 the 12 ring 7 right 8 hand 8 hand 10 wore 9 he 10 wore 10 wore 11 a 10 wore 12 ring when he turned [it] once , [afrits] and [djinns] came [out] [of] [the] [earth] to do [whatever] he told them . 1 when 2 he 1 when 10 came 1 when 18 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 8 and 5 once 6 , 6 , 8 and 10 came 15 to 15 to 16 do 18 he 19 told 19 told 20 them 20 them 21 . and yet [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [not] [proud] . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 7 . he [very] [seldom] [showed] [off] , and when he did [he] was sorry for it . 1 he 10 did 1 he 12 was 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 did 12 was 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [very] [surprised] [and] [said] [,] ['] [o] [animal] [,] [who] [are] [you] [?] ['] and [the] [animal] said , ' [o] [king] [,] live for ever ! 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 5 , 11 for 10 live 11 for 11 for 12 ever 12 ever 13 ! i am the smallest of thirty thousand brothers , and our home is at the bottom of the sea . 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 smallest 3 the 4 smallest 4 smallest 5 of 4 smallest 6 thirty 4 smallest 17 of 6 thirty 7 thousand 6 thirty 8 brothers 8 brothers 10 and 8 brothers 12 home 9 , 10 and 11 our 12 home 13 is 17 of 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 sea 19 sea 20 . and [the] [animal] said , ['] [o] [king] , live for ever [,] but do you really call that a dinner ? 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 14 but 9 , 11 for 9 , 14 but 10 live 11 for 11 for 12 ever 14 but 17 really 15 do 16 you 16 you 17 really 17 really 22 ? 18 call 19 that 19 that 21 dinner 20 a 21 dinner 21 dinner 22 ? where [i] [come] [from] we each eat twice as much as that between meals . ' 1 where 5 we 5 we 6 each 5 we 7 eat 7 eat 8 twice 7 eat 14 meals 8 twice 9 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 as 12 that 14 meals 13 between 14 meals 14 meals 15 . 15 . 16 ' then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [fell] [flat] [on] [his] [face] and said , ['] [o] [animal] [!] 1 then 10 , 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 , now [i] [am] [ashamed] , and it serves [me] [right] . 1 now 5 , 1 now 11 . 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 serves [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [a] [really] [truly] [wise] [man] [,] [best] [beloved] [.] after that he never forgot that it was silly to show off ; and now the real story part of my story begins . 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 5 forgot 4 never 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 5 forgot 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 23 begins 9 silly 11 show 9 silly 15 now 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 off 13 ; 14 and 13 ; 15 now 15 now 23 begins 16 the 17 real 17 real 23 begins 18 story 23 begins 19 part 20 of 19 part 23 begins 21 my 23 begins 22 story 23 begins 23 begins 24 . he married ever so many wifes . 1 he 2 married 2 married 6 wifes 3 ever 6 wifes 4 so 6 wifes 5 many 6 wifes 6 wifes 7 . but [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] never [quarrelled] [with] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [.] 1 but 3 the 1 but 6 never she loved him too much . 1 she 2 loved 2 loved 3 him 2 loved 5 much 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 . she sat in her [rooms] [in] [the] [golden] [palace] , [or] [walked] [in] the [palace] garden , [and] was truly sorry for him . 1 she 2 sat 1 she 19 was 2 sat 3 in 3 in 4 her 3 in 16 garden 4 her 10 , 14 the 16 garden 16 garden 17 , 19 was 21 sorry 20 truly 21 sorry 21 sorry 22 for 22 for 23 him 23 him 24 . and [balkis] [the] [most] [beautiful] said , ' [o] my [lord] and [treasure] [of] [my] [soul] [,] what will you do ? ' 1 and 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 7 , 12 and 8 ' 10 my 12 and 18 what 18 what 20 you 19 will 20 you 20 you 22 ? 21 do 22 ? 22 ? 23 ' presently [two] [butterflies] [flew] [under] the [tree] [,] [quarrelling] [.] 1 presently 6 the [suleiman-bin-daoud] [heard] [one] [say] [to] [the] [other] [,] ['] [i] [wonder] [at] [your] [presumption] [in] [talking] [like] [this] [to] [me] [.] then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [forgot] [his] [nine] [hundred] [and] [ninety-nine] [bothersome] [wives] , and laughed [,] till the [camphor-tree] [shook] [,] [at] the [butterfly] ['s] [boast] [.] 1 then 11 , 1 then 21 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 laughed 13 laughed 15 till 15 till 16 the and he held out his finger and said , ' [little] man , come here . ' 1 and 3 held 2 he 3 held 3 held 4 out 3 held 5 his 5 his 6 finger 6 finger 7 and 6 finger 16 . 8 said 9 , 8 said 13 , 8 said 16 . 9 , 10 ' 12 man 13 , 14 come 15 here 15 here 16 . 16 . 17 ' the [butterfly] [was] [dreadfully] [frightened] [,] [but] [he] [managed] [to] [fly] [up] [to] [the] hand [of] [suleiman-bin-daoud] , [and] [clung] [there] [,] [fanning] [himself] [.] 1 the 15 hand 15 hand 18 , [suleiman-bin-daoud] [bent] [his] [head] [and] [whispered] [very] [softly] [,] ['] [little] [man] [,] [you] [know] [that] [all] [your] [stamping] [wouldn't] [bend] [one] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] what made you tell that awful fib to your wife ? for doubtless she is your wife . ' 1 what 2 made 1 what 3 you 1 what 7 fib 4 tell 7 fib 5 that 7 fib 6 awful 7 fib 7 fib 10 wife 7 fib 11 ? 7 fib 12 for 7 fib 13 doubtless 7 fib 17 wife 8 to 9 your 9 your 10 wife 14 she 15 is 15 is 16 your 16 your 17 wife 17 wife 19 ' 18 . 19 ' she is my wife ; and you know what wives are like . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 my 3 my 4 wife 4 wife 5 ; 4 wife 13 . 5 ; 6 and 5 ; 7 you 7 you 8 know 7 you 11 are 7 you 12 like 8 know 9 what 10 wives 11 are [suleiman-bin-daoud] [smiled] [in] [his] [beard] [and] [said] [,] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [know] [,] [little] [brother] [.] ' [one] must keep them in order somehow , said the [butterfly] [,] [and] she has been [quarrelling] [with] [me] [all] [the] [morning] . 1 ' 10 said 1 ' 15 she 3 must 4 keep 4 keep 5 them 4 keep 7 order 6 in 7 order 7 order 8 somehow 8 somehow 9 , 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the 15 she 16 has 16 has 17 been 17 been 24 . i said [that] to [quiet] her . ' 1 i 2 said 2 said 4 to 4 to 6 her 6 her 7 . 7 . 8 ' and [suleiman-bin-daoud] said , ' [may] it [quiet] her . 1 and 3 said 1 and 9 her 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 it 9 her 10 . go back to your wife , little brother , and let me hear what you say . ' 1 go 2 back 2 back 3 to 3 to 13 hear 3 to 16 say 4 your 5 wife 5 wife 6 , 6 , 10 and 7 little 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 let 11 let 12 me 11 let 13 hear 13 hear 14 what 14 what 15 you 16 say 18 ' 17 . 18 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [himself] [heard] [you] [!] ['] ' [heard] me ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 6 said 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . ' [of] [course] he [did] . 1 ' 4 he 4 he 6 . i meant [him] to [hear] me . ' 1 i 2 meant 2 meant 4 to 4 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [and] what did he say ? 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 say 6 say 7 ? oh , what did he say ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' [balkis] [the] [most] [beautiful] [stood] [up] [behind] [the] [tree] [among] [the] [red] [lilies] [and] [smiled] [to] [herself] [,] [for] [she] [had] [heard] [all] [this] [talk] [.] up [flew] [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] , very [frightened] , and [clung] [to] [balkis] ['s] [white] [hand] [.] 1 up 11 and 7 , 11 and 8 very 10 , 10 , 11 and balkis bent her beautiful head down and whispered , ' [little] woman , do you believe what your husband has just said ? ' 1 balkis 2 bent 1 balkis 17 what 2 bent 5 head 2 bent 6 down 2 bent 7 and 3 her 5 head 4 beautiful 5 head 7 and 8 whispered 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 17 what 12 woman 13 , 13 , 17 what 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 believe 16 believe 17 what 17 what 20 has 17 what 22 said 17 what 23 ? 18 your 19 husband 19 husband 20 has 20 has 21 just 23 ? 24 ' you know what men-folk are like . ' 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 men-folk 3 what 4 men-folk 4 men-folk 5 are 4 men-folk 6 like 4 men-folk 8 ' 7 . 8 ' they never mean half they say . 1 they 2 never 1 they 6 say 3 mean 4 half 3 mean 6 say 5 they 6 say 6 say 7 . he 'll forget all about it to-morrow . ' 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 forget 3 forget 5 about 3 forget 7 to-morrow 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 to-morrow 8 . 8 . 9 ' ask him to stamp , and see what will happen . 1 ask 2 him 1 ask 4 stamp 3 to 4 stamp 4 stamp 6 and 4 stamp 10 happen 5 , 6 and 7 see 8 what 8 what 10 happen 9 will 10 happen 10 happen 11 . we know what men-folk are like , don't we ? 1 we 4 men-folk 2 know 4 men-folk 3 what 4 men-folk 4 men-folk 5 are 4 men-folk 6 like 4 men-folk 7 , 4 men-folk 8 don't 4 men-folk 9 we 9 we 10 ? he 'll be very much [ashamed] . ' 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 7 . 7 . 8 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [to] [her] [husband] , and [in] [five] [minutes] they were [quarrelling] [worse] [than] [ever] . 1 away 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 21 . ' [remember] ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [remember] what [i] can do [if] [i] [stamp] [my] [foot] . ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 can 6 do 6 do 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [i] don't [believe] you one little bit , ' said the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 11 said 3 don't 5 you 6 one 8 bit 7 little 8 bit 8 bit 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 16 . ' [i] [should] very [much] [like] [to] [see] [it] [done] . 1 ' 4 very 4 very 11 . suppose you stamp now [.] ['] 1 suppose 2 you 1 suppose 3 stamp 3 stamp 4 now ' [i] [promised] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [that] [i] [wouldn't] , ' said the [butterfly] , ' and [i] [don't] [want] to break my promise . ' 1 ' 24 ' 8 , 9 ' 8 , 24 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 13 , 15 and 15 and 19 to 20 break 21 my 20 break 22 promise 22 promise 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [it] wouldn't matter if you did , ' said his wife . 1 ' 5 if 1 ' 10 said 3 wouldn't 4 matter 4 matter 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 did 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 wife 11 his 12 wife 12 wife 13 . ' [you] [couldn't] [bend] a [blade] [of] [grass] [with] [your] [stamping] [.] 1 ' 5 a i dare you to do it , ' she said . 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 2 dare 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 . stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [,] [sitting] [under] [the] [camphor-tree] [,] [heard] [every] [word] [of] [this] [,] [and] [he] [laughed] [as] [he] [had] [never] [laughed] [in] [his] [life] [before] [.] he forgot all about [his] [queens] [;] he forgot all about the [animal] that came out of the sea ; he forgot about showing off . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 9 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 8 he 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 all 9 forgot 11 about 9 forgot 14 that 9 forgot 24 showing 11 about 12 the 15 came 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 24 showing 18 the 19 sea 19 sea 20 ; 19 sea 24 showing 21 he 22 forgot 22 forgot 23 about 22 forgot 24 showing 24 showing 25 off 25 off 26 . she wants to see what [will] [happen] [,] [o] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [!] 1 she 2 wants 2 wants 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 what you [know] [i] can't do it , and now she 'll [never] [believe] [a] [word] [i] say [.] 1 you 4 can't 4 can't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 she 8 and 9 now 10 she 11 'll 11 'll 17 say she 'll laugh at me to the end of my days ! ' 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 laugh 3 laugh 4 at 3 laugh 12 ! 4 at 5 me 4 at 8 end 6 to 8 end 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 days 12 ! 13 ' when he stamps again you will bring them back carefully [.] ['] 1 when 3 stamps 2 he 3 stamps 3 stamps 4 again 3 stamps 7 bring 3 stamps 9 back 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 bring 7 bring 8 them 9 back 10 carefully ' [now] , little brother , ' he said , ' go back to your wife and stamp all you 've a mind to . ' 1 ' 26 ' 3 , 11 ' 4 little 5 brother 5 brother 6 , 6 , 9 said 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 go 12 go 13 back 13 back 14 to 13 back 15 your 13 back 24 to 13 back 25 . 15 your 16 wife 15 your 23 mind 16 wife 17 and 16 wife 18 stamp 18 stamp 19 all 18 stamp 21 've 20 you 21 've 21 've 22 a 25 . 26 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] [to] [his] [wife] , who was [crying] [,] ['] [i] [dare] [you] to [do] it ! 1 away 8 , 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 was 10 was 17 to 17 to 19 it 19 it 20 ! i dare you to do it ! 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 2 dare 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp now ! 1 stamp 2 now 1 stamp 3 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' the the butterfly stamped . 1 the 3 butterfly 2 the 3 butterfly 3 butterfly 4 stamped 4 stamped 5 . the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [fluttered] [about] in the dark , crying , ' [oh] [,] [i] ['ll] [be] good ! 1 the 9 dark 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 dark 9 dark 11 crying 10 , 11 crying 11 crying 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 good 19 good 20 ! i 'm so sorry [i] [spoke] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 sorry 3 so 4 sorry 4 sorry 7 . only bring the gardens back , my dear [darling] husband , and [i] ['ll] [never] [contradict] [again] [.] ['] 1 only 2 bring 2 bring 4 gardens 2 bring 5 back 3 the 4 gardens 5 back 12 and 6 , 8 dear 6 , 12 and 7 my 8 dear 10 husband 11 , 11 , 12 and give me [back] [my] [palace] , [most] [great] [magician] . ' 1 give 2 me 2 me 6 , 6 , 11 ' 10 . 11 ' ' [yes] , give him [back] his [palace] , ' said the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [,] [still] [flying] [about] [in] [the] dark [like] [a] [moth] . 1 ' 11 said 3 , 11 said 4 give 5 him 5 him 7 his 5 him 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 22 dark 22 dark 26 . ' [give] [him] [back] [his] [palace] , and [don't] [let's] have any more [horrid.magic] . ' 1 ' 16 ' 7 , 8 and 7 , 16 ' 11 have 12 any 12 any 13 more 13 more 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [well] , my dear , ' said [the] [butterfly] [as] [bravely] [as] he could , ' you see what your nagging has led to . 1 ' 8 said 3 , 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 19 see 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 you 18 you 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 22 nagging 21 your 22 nagging 22 nagging 23 has 22 nagging 24 led 22 nagging 26 . 24 led 25 to so he [stamped] once more , and that [instant] [the] [djinns] [let] [down] [the] [palace] [and] [the] [gardens] [,] [without] [even] [a] [bump] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 8 that 4 once 5 more 4 once 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that i 'll be good ! ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 good 4 good 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' [suleiman-bin-daolld] [could] [hardly] [speak] [for] [laughing] [.] they stood on the [marble] steps [one] [hundred] [abreast] [and] [shouted] [,] ['] [what] [is] [our] [trouble] [?] 1 they 2 stood 2 stood 3 on 3 on 6 steps 4 the 6 steps no ! 1 no 2 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [must] [be] [dead] [,] [and] [what] [we] [heard] [and] [saw] [was] [the] [earth] [thundering] [and] [darkening] [at] [the] [news] [.] ['] then [balkis] [beckoned] [that] [bold] [queen] without looking at her , [and] said to her and [to] the others , ' [come] and see . ' 1 then 7 without 7 without 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 13 said 13 said 14 to 13 said 20 , 14 to 15 her 15 her 16 and 16 and 18 the 18 the 19 others 20 , 21 ' 20 , 23 and 23 and 24 see 24 see 25 . 25 . 26 ' go in peace , little folk ! ' 1 go 3 peace 2 in 3 peace 3 peace 4 , 3 peace 6 folk 3 peace 7 ! 5 little 6 folk 7 ! 8 ' and he kissed them on the wings , and they flew away . 1 and 11 flew 2 he 11 flew 3 kissed 4 them 3 kissed 7 wings 5 on 6 the 5 on 7 wings 7 wings 9 and 7 wings 11 flew 8 , 9 and 10 they 11 flew 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 . for [i] have been [jesting] [with] a [butterfly] ever [since] [i] [came] [into] [the] [garden] . ' 1 for 7 a 1 for 9 ever 3 have 4 been 3 have 7 a 9 ever 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he told [balkis] what he had done . 1 and 2 he 2 he 7 had 3 told 5 what 5 what 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 8 done 9 . and she told him what [the] [queens] had [said] [and] seen [and] [thought] . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 told 2 she 8 had 3 told 4 him 3 told 5 what 8 had 11 seen 11 seen 14 . tell me , therefore , [o] [my] [lady] and [heart] [of] [my] [heart] , how did you come to be so wise ? ' 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 , 2 me 14 , 3 , 9 and 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 9 and 14 , 24 ' 15 how 16 did 16 did 17 you 17 you 18 come 17 you 23 ? 18 come 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 22 wise 21 so 22 wise 23 ? 24 ' then they went up to the [palace] and lived happily ever afterwards . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 went 2 they 9 lived 3 went 4 up 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 the 8 and 9 lived 9 lived 10 happily 10 happily 11 ever 10 happily 12 afterwards 10 happily 13 . but [wasn't] it [clever] [of] [balkis] ? 1 but 3 it 3 it 7 ? end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [just] [so] [stories] [,] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of