produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [a] [wonder-book] [for] [girls] [and] [boys] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] [contents] [:] [the] [hillside] [.] [introductory] [to] ["] [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] ["] [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] [the] [hillside] [after] [the] [story] [introductory] [to] ["] [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] ["] and when [,] [and] [where] [,] do you think [we] [find] [the] [children] [next] [?] 1 and 2 when 2 when 8 you 7 do 8 you 8 you 9 think no [longer] [in] [the] [winter-time] , but [in] the merry [month] [of] [may] [.] 1 no 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 the 9 the 10 merry they had set out from home with the mighty purpose of climbing this high hill , even to the very tiptop of its bald head . 1 they 2 had 1 they 3 set 3 set 4 out 4 out 5 from 5 from 6 home 5 from 8 the 5 from 10 purpose 6 home 7 with 9 mighty 10 purpose 10 purpose 12 climbing 10 purpose 26 . 11 of 12 climbing 12 climbing 13 this 12 climbing 14 high 14 high 21 tiptop 15 hill 21 tiptop 16 , 17 even 17 even 19 the 17 even 21 tiptop 18 to 19 the 20 very 21 tiptop 21 tiptop 22 of 21 tiptop 23 its 21 tiptop 24 bald 24 bald 25 head and was [cousin] [eustace] [with] [the] [party] [?] 1 and 2 was of that you may be certain ; else how could the book go on a step further ? 1 of 2 that 2 that 3 you 3 you 4 may 3 you 18 ? 4 may 5 be 4 may 6 certain 4 may 13 go 6 certain 7 ; 8 else 10 could 9 how 10 could 10 could 13 go 11 the 12 book 12 book 13 go 13 go 14 on 13 go 17 further 15 a 16 step 16 step 17 further this expedition up the mountain was entirely of his contrivance . 1 this 2 expedition 2 expedition 3 up 2 expedition 10 contrivance 2 expedition 11 . 4 the 5 mountain 5 mountain 10 contrivance 6 was 7 entirely 7 entirely 10 contrivance 8 of 10 contrivance 9 his 10 contrivance that [sociablest] [of] [flowers] [,] [the] [little] [housatonia] [,] was very [abundant] [.] 1 that 10 was 10 was 11 very there were wild geraniums , too , and a thousand white blossoms of the strawberry . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 wild 3 wild 15 strawberry 4 geraniums 6 too 4 geraniums 8 and 4 geraniums 10 thousand 4 geraniums 15 strawberry 5 , 6 too 7 , 8 and 9 a 10 thousand 11 white 12 blossoms 12 blossoms 15 strawberry 13 of 15 strawberry 14 the 15 strawberry 15 strawberry 16 . it [knew] , [i] [suppose] , [how] [beautiful] and [sweet-scented] they were . 1 it 3 , 3 , 9 and 6 , 9 and 9 and 11 they 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 . so cunning was their concealment , that the children sometimes smelt the delicate richness of their perfume , before they knew whence it proceeded . 1 so 2 cunning 2 cunning 3 was 2 cunning 4 their 4 their 5 concealment 5 concealment 6 , 5 concealment 7 that 7 that 11 smelt 8 the 9 children 9 children 11 smelt 10 sometimes 11 smelt 11 smelt 12 the 11 smelt 13 delicate 13 delicate 14 richness 13 delicate 25 . 14 richness 15 of 14 richness 17 perfume 14 richness 19 before 14 richness 22 whence 14 richness 24 proceeded 16 their 17 perfume 17 perfume 18 , 20 they 21 knew 21 knew 22 whence 23 it 24 proceeded they had done with summer before the summer came . 1 they 2 had 1 they 9 came 2 had 3 done 3 done 4 with 3 done 6 before 5 summer 6 before 7 the 8 summer 8 summer 9 came 9 came 10 . within those small globes of winged seeds it was autumn now ! 1 within 4 globes 2 those 4 globes 3 small 4 globes 4 globes 5 of 4 globes 6 winged 4 globes 7 seeds 4 globes 8 it 4 globes 10 autumn 4 globes 11 now 8 it 9 was 11 now 12 ! well , but we must not waste our valuable pages with any more talk about the spring-time and wild flowers . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 we 4 we 5 must 4 we 7 waste 6 not 7 waste 7 waste 9 valuable 8 our 9 valuable 9 valuable 17 spring-time 10 pages 11 with 10 pages 17 spring-time 12 any 13 more 13 more 17 spring-time 14 talk 15 about 15 about 17 spring-time 16 the 17 spring-time 17 spring-time 18 and 17 spring-time 19 wild 17 spring-time 20 flowers 20 flowers 21 . there is something , we hope , more interesting to be talked about . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 something 3 something 9 interesting 3 something 10 to 3 something 13 about 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 hope 6 hope 7 , 6 hope 9 interesting 8 more 9 interesting 10 to 11 be 12 talked 13 about 13 about 14 . hereupon they brighten up , and change their grieved looks into the broadest kind of smiles . 1 hereupon 2 they 1 hereupon 3 brighten 1 hereupon 12 the 3 brighten 4 up 4 up 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 change 9 grieved 7 change 11 into 8 their 9 grieved 9 grieved 10 looks 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 broadest 13 broadest 14 kind 13 broadest 16 smiles 13 broadest 17 . 14 kind 15 of [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] [.] they had already eaten their frugal supper , and intended now to spend a quiet hour or two before bedtime . 1 they 2 had 2 had 4 eaten 3 already 4 eaten 4 eaten 6 frugal 5 their 6 frugal 6 frugal 7 supper 7 supper 16 hour 7 supper 21 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 spend 10 intended 11 now 10 intended 12 to 10 intended 13 spend 13 spend 15 quiet 14 a 15 quiet 15 quiet 16 hour 16 hour 17 or 16 hour 19 before 17 or 18 two 19 before 20 bedtime " [well-a-day] ! " [answered] [old] [baucis] [,] ["] [i] do [wish] [our] [neighbors] [felt] a little more [kindness] [for] [their] [fellow-creatures] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 11 do 11 do 18 more 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 more 18 more 23 . " those children will never come to any good , " said [philemon] , shaking his white head . 1 " 12 said 2 those 3 children 3 children 4 will 3 children 10 , 4 will 5 never 4 will 6 come 6 come 7 to 8 any 9 good 9 good 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 19 . 14 , 15 shaking 15 shaking 18 head 16 his 18 head 17 white 18 head 18 head 19 . " that ' [s] right , husband ! " said [baucis] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 said 3 ' 10 said 5 right 6 , 6 , 9 " 7 husband 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " so we will ! " 1 " 3 we 2 so 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 ! 5 ! 6 " these old folks , you must know , were quite poor , and had to work pretty hard for a living . 1 these 3 folks 1 these 9 were 2 old 3 folks 3 folks 7 know 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 must 5 you 7 know 7 know 8 , 9 were 10 quite 9 were 11 poor 9 were 21 living 11 poor 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 had 20 a 15 to 16 work 16 work 18 hard 16 work 19 for 17 pretty 18 hard 19 for 20 a 20 a 21 living 21 living 22 . this valley , in past ages , when the world was new , had probably been the bed of a lake . 1 this 2 valley 1 this 10 world 1 this 11 was 1 this 12 new 1 this 13 , 1 this 15 probably 2 valley 3 , 4 in 6 ages 4 in 10 world 5 past 6 ages 6 ages 7 , 6 ages 8 when 9 the 10 world 14 had 15 probably 15 probably 16 been 16 been 20 a 17 the 18 bed 17 the 19 of 19 of 20 a 20 a 21 lake 21 lake 22 . never was there a prettier or more fruitful valley . 1 never 8 fruitful 2 was 8 fruitful 3 there 8 fruitful 4 a 8 fruitful 5 prettier 8 fruitful 6 or 8 fruitful 7 more 8 fruitful 8 fruitful 9 valley 9 valley 10 . they were a very selfish and hard-hearted people , and had no pity for the poor , nor sympathy with the homeless . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 had 2 were 7 hard-hearted 3 a 7 hard-hearted 4 very 5 selfish 5 selfish 7 hard-hearted 6 and 7 hard-hearted 7 hard-hearted 8 people 8 people 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 had 12 no 12 no 13 pity 12 no 19 sympathy 13 pity 14 for 13 pity 16 poor 15 the 16 poor 17 , 18 nor 18 nor 19 sympathy 19 sympathy 20 with 19 sympathy 22 homeless 19 sympathy 23 . 21 the 22 homeless you will hardly believe what [i] am going to tell you . 1 you 2 will 1 you 12 . 2 will 11 you 3 hardly 4 believe 3 hardly 5 what 5 what 11 you 7 am 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 you they would take off their hats , and make the humblest bows you ever saw . 1 they 15 saw 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 off 4 off 6 hats 5 their 6 hats 6 hats 11 humblest 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 make 9 make 11 humblest 10 the 11 humblest 11 humblest 12 bows 11 humblest 13 you 11 humblest 14 ever 14 ever 15 saw 15 saw 16 . there was a confused din , which lasted a good while , and seemed to pass quite through the breadth of the valley . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 confused 4 confused 5 din 5 din 7 which 5 din 21 of 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 lasted 7 which 14 seemed 8 lasted 11 while 8 lasted 12 , 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 while 12 , 13 and 14 seemed 15 to 16 pass 17 quite 16 pass 18 through 16 pass 20 breadth 18 through 19 the 20 breadth 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 valley 23 valley 24 . " [i] [never] [heard] the dogs so loud ! " observed the [good] [old] man . 1 " 5 the 5 the 15 man 6 dogs 8 loud 7 so 8 loud 8 loud 11 observed 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 observed 11 observed 12 the 12 the 15 man 15 man 16 . " nor the children so rude ! " answered his good old wife . 1 " 2 nor 2 nor 6 rude 2 nor 9 answered 2 nor 13 wife 3 the 4 children 4 children 6 rude 5 so 6 rude 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 answered 10 his 13 wife 11 good 12 old 11 good 13 wife 13 wife 14 . close behind them came the fierce dogs , snarling at their very heels . 1 close 2 behind 2 behind 3 them 2 behind 5 the 2 behind 9 snarling 4 came 5 the 6 fierce 9 snarling 7 dogs 9 snarling 8 , 9 snarling 9 snarling 10 at 9 snarling 11 their 9 snarling 12 very 9 snarling 13 heels 13 heels 14 . and [this] [,] [i] [am] [afraid] [,] [was] the reason why the villagers had allowed their children and dogs to treat them so rudely . 1 and 13 villagers 9 the 13 villagers 10 reason 11 why 11 why 13 villagers 12 the 13 villagers 13 villagers 15 allowed 13 villagers 17 children 13 villagers 24 rudely 14 had 15 allowed 16 their 17 children 18 and 19 dogs 19 dogs 21 treat 20 to 21 treat 21 treat 24 rudely 22 them 24 rudely 23 so 24 rudely 24 rudely 25 . " come , wife , " said [philemon] to [baucis] , " let us go and [meet] [these] [poor] [people] [.] 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 , 2 come 11 , 3 , 6 " 4 wife 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 to 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 let 13 let 14 us 13 let 15 go 15 go 16 and no doubt , they feel almost too heavy-hearted to climb the hill . " 1 no 2 doubt 2 doubt 8 heavy-hearted 3 , 4 they 4 they 8 heavy-hearted 5 feel 8 heavy-hearted 6 almost 8 heavy-hearted 7 too 8 heavy-hearted 8 heavy-hearted 10 climb 8 heavy-hearted 12 hill 9 to 10 climb 11 the 12 hill 12 hill 13 . 13 . 14 " a comfortable bowl of bread and milk would do wonders towards raising their spirits . " 1 a 3 bowl 2 comfortable 3 bowl 3 bowl 5 bread 4 of 5 bread 5 bread 6 and 5 bread 7 milk 5 bread 12 raising 8 would 10 wonders 9 do 10 wonders 10 wonders 12 raising 11 towards 12 raising 12 raising 14 spirits 13 their 14 spirits 14 spirits 15 . 15 . 16 " accordingly , she hastened into the cottage . 1 accordingly 2 , 1 accordingly 4 hastened 3 she 4 hastened 4 hastened 7 cottage 5 into 6 the 5 into 7 cottage 7 cottage 8 . " [welcome] , [strangers] ! [welcome] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 " 5 ! 8 " 7 ! 8 " " thank you ! " replied the younger of the two , in a lively kind of way , notwithstanding his weariness and trouble . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 6 replied 2 thank 3 you 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 younger 6 replied 10 the 7 the 8 younger 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 two 11 two 12 , 11 two 15 lively 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 lively 15 lively 16 kind 15 lively 20 notwithstanding 16 kind 17 of 18 way 20 notwithstanding 19 , 20 notwithstanding 20 notwithstanding 21 his 20 notwithstanding 22 weariness 20 notwithstanding 25 . 22 weariness 23 and 22 weariness 24 trouble " this is [quite] [another] [greeting] [than] [we] [have] [met] [with] [yonder] , in the [village] . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 17 . 3 is 15 the 13 , 14 in 14 in 15 the pray , why do you live in such a bad neighborhood ? " 1 pray 2 , 1 pray 5 you 1 pray 11 neighborhood 3 why 4 do 4 do 5 you 6 live 7 in 6 live 11 neighborhood 8 such 9 a 8 such 11 neighborhood 10 bad 11 neighborhood 11 neighborhood 12 ? 12 ? 13 " one thing , certainly , seemed queer . 1 one 2 thing 2 thing 3 , 2 thing 7 queer 2 thing 8 . 4 certainly 5 , 4 certainly 6 seemed 4 certainly 7 queer " [i] [used] [to] [be] [light-footed] , [in] my youth , " said [philemen] [to] the [traveller] . 1 " 13 said 7 , 9 my 7 , 12 " 10 youth 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 the 13 said 18 . " but [i] [always] [found] my [feet] [grow] [heavier] [towards] [nightfall] [.] ["] 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 my this [staff] [,] [in] [fact] [,] was the [oddest-looking] [staff] [that] [philemon] [had] [ever] [beheld] . 1 this 7 was 1 this 16 . 7 was 8 the it was made of olive-wood , and had something like a little pair of wings near the top . 1 it 2 was 2 was 16 near 3 made 5 olive-wood 3 made 11 a 4 of 5 olive-wood 5 olive-wood 6 , 5 olive-wood 7 and 8 had 9 something 9 something 10 like 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 pair 13 pair 14 of 13 pair 15 wings 15 wings 16 near 16 near 18 top 16 near 19 . 17 the 18 top " [a] [curious] [piece] [of] work , [sure] enough ! " said he . 1 " 12 said 6 work 7 , 7 , 11 " 9 enough 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . " [a] [staff] [with] [wings] ! 1 " 6 ! it would be an excellent kind of stick for a little boy to ride astride of ! " 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 excellent 4 an 5 excellent 5 excellent 6 kind 5 excellent 17 ! 6 kind 7 of 6 kind 8 stick 6 kind 15 astride 6 kind 16 of 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 boy 12 boy 15 astride 13 to 14 ride 14 ride 15 astride 17 ! 18 " by this time , [philemon] and his [two] [guests] [had] [reached] the [cottage-door] [.] 1 by 2 this 1 by 12 the 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 7 his " [friends] , " said the old man , " sit down and rest yourselves here on this bench . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 19 bench 7 old 8 man 7 old 19 bench 8 man 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 sit 12 down 11 sit 13 and 11 sit 15 yourselves 11 sit 16 here 11 sit 19 bench 14 rest 15 yourselves 17 on 19 bench 18 this 19 bench 19 bench 20 . my [good] wife [baucis] [has] [gone] [to] [see] [what] [you] [can] [have] for [supper] [.] 1 my 3 wife 3 wife 13 for we are poor folks ; but you shall be welcome to whatever we have in the cupboard . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 4 folks 2 are 7 you 2 are 10 welcome 3 poor 4 folks 4 folks 5 ; 5 ; 6 but 7 you 8 shall 8 shall 9 be 10 welcome 11 to 10 welcome 12 whatever 10 welcome 17 cupboard 10 welcome 18 . 12 whatever 13 we 13 we 14 have 15 in 17 cupboard 16 the 17 cupboard 18 . 19 " the younger stranger threw himself carelessly on the bench , letting his staff fall , as he did so . 1 the 3 stranger 2 younger 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 threw 3 stranger 13 staff 3 stranger 18 did 4 threw 5 himself 4 threw 6 carelessly 7 on 9 bench 8 the 9 bench 9 bench 10 , 9 bench 11 letting 11 letting 13 staff 12 his 13 staff 13 staff 14 fall 13 staff 15 , 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 so 18 did 20 . and here happened something rather marvellous , though trifling enough , too . 1 and 2 here 2 here 9 trifling 3 happened 9 trifling 4 something 6 marvellous 5 rather 6 marvellous 6 marvellous 9 trifling 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 trifling 9 trifling 10 enough 9 trifling 12 too 11 , 12 too 12 too 13 . there it stood quite still , except that the snakes continued to wriggle . 1 there 3 stood 2 it 3 stood 3 stood 5 still 3 stood 10 snakes 4 quite 5 still 6 , 7 except 7 except 8 that 7 except 10 snakes 9 the 10 snakes 10 snakes 13 wriggle 11 continued 13 wriggle 12 to 13 wriggle 13 wriggle 14 . but , [in] [my] [private] [opinion] [,] [old] [philemon] ['s] [eyesight] [had] [been] [playing] [him] [tricks] [again] [.] 1 but 2 , before he could ask any questions , the elder stranger drew his attention from the wonderful staff , by speaking to him . 1 before 2 he 2 he 3 could 2 he 11 drew 3 could 4 ask 4 ask 6 questions 5 any 6 questions 6 questions 7 , 8 the 9 elder 9 elder 10 stranger 9 elder 11 drew 11 drew 13 attention 12 his 13 attention 13 attention 14 from 13 attention 17 staff 13 attention 21 to 13 attention 22 him 14 from 15 the 16 wonderful 17 staff 17 staff 18 , 17 staff 20 speaking 19 by 20 speaking 22 him 23 . " [not] [in] my [day] [,] friend , " answered [philemon] ; " and [yet] [i] [am] an old man , as you see . 1 " 4 my 4 my 7 friend 7 friend 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 14 and 9 " 10 answered 12 ; 13 " 12 ; 14 and 14 and 24 see 18 an 19 old 19 old 20 man 20 man 21 , 21 , 22 as 22 as 23 you 23 you 24 see 24 see 25 . " that is more than can be safely foretold , " observed the stranger ; and there was something very stern in his deep voice . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 9 foretold 3 is 19 something 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 9 foretold 8 safely 9 foretold 9 foretold 10 , 10 , 12 observed 10 , 16 and 11 " 12 observed 12 observed 14 stranger 13 the 14 stranger 15 ; 16 and 17 there 18 was 17 there 19 something 19 something 20 very 20 very 21 stern 21 stern 24 deep 22 in 23 his 23 his 24 deep 24 deep 25 voice 25 voice 26 . but , in a moment afterwards , the stranger 's face became so kindly and mild , that the old man quite forgot his terror . 1 but 6 afterwards 2 , 3 in 3 in 5 moment 4 a 5 moment 5 moment 6 afterwards 6 afterwards 7 , 6 afterwards 22 quite 8 the 9 stranger 9 stranger 11 face 10 's 11 face 11 face 12 became 12 became 16 mild 12 became 22 quite 13 so 14 kindly 14 kindly 16 mild 15 and 16 mild 16 mild 17 , 16 mild 20 old 18 that 20 old 19 the 20 old 20 old 21 man 22 quite 23 forgot 23 forgot 25 terror 24 his 25 terror 25 terror 26 . while [baucis] was [getting] [the] [supper] [,] [the] [travellers] [both] [began] [to] [talk] [very] [sociably] [with] [philemon] [.] 1 while 3 was " why , [i] [am] very [nimble] , as you see , " answered the traveller . 1 " 2 why 1 " 14 answered 2 why 3 , 3 , 6 very 8 , 14 answered 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 see 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 answered 14 answered 16 traveller 15 the 16 traveller 16 traveller 17 . " so , if you call me [quicksilver] , the name [will] [fit] [tolerably] [well] . " 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 , 3 , 17 " 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 call 6 call 7 me 7 me 9 , 9 , 17 " 10 the 11 name 11 name 16 . 16 . 17 " " quicksilver ? 1 " 2 quicksilver 2 quicksilver 3 ? quicksilver ? " [repeated] [philemon] [,] [looking] [in] [the] [traveller] ['s] [face] [,] [to] [see] if [he] were making fun of him . 1 quicksilver 2 ? 2 ? 3 " 3 " 16 if 16 if 18 were 18 were 19 making 19 making 20 fun 20 fun 21 of 20 fun 22 him 22 him 23 . " it is a very [odd] [name] [!] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very and your companion there ? 1 and 2 your 2 your 3 companion 2 your 5 ? 3 companion 4 there has [he] [as] [strange] a [one] [?] ["] 1 has 5 a " you must ask the thunder to tell it you ! " replied [quicksilver] [,] [putting] [on] [a] [mysterious] [look] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 ask 4 ask 6 thunder 5 the 6 thunder 6 thunder 8 tell 6 thunder 11 ! 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 it 8 tell 10 you 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 21 . " no other [voice] is [loud] [enough] . " 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 is 2 no 3 other 5 is 8 . 8 . 9 " but [philemon] [,] simple and kind-hearted old man [that] [he] was [,] [had] not [many] [secrets] [to] [disclose] . 1 but 14 not 4 simple 6 kind-hearted 5 and 6 kind-hearted 6 kind-hearted 7 old 7 old 8 man 8 man 11 was 11 was 14 not 14 not 19 . he told [what] [excellent] [butter] [and] [cheese] [baucis] [made] , and how [nice] [were] [the] [vegetables] [which] he [raised] [in] [his] [garden] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 12 how 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 how 12 how 18 he 18 he 23 . as the stranger listened , a smile beamed over his countenance , and made its expression as sweet as it was grand . 1 as 4 listened 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 listened 4 listened 5 , 4 listened 8 beamed 4 listened 11 countenance 6 a 7 smile 7 smile 8 beamed 8 beamed 9 over 10 his 11 countenance 11 countenance 12 , 11 countenance 14 made 11 countenance 16 expression 11 countenance 18 sweet 11 countenance 22 grand 11 countenance 23 . 12 , 13 and 15 its 16 expression 17 as 18 sweet 18 sweet 19 as 20 it 21 was 21 was 22 grand it is fit that your wish be granted . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 fit 3 fit 8 granted 4 that 8 granted 5 your 6 wish 6 wish 8 granted 7 be 8 granted 8 granted 9 . 9 . 10 " but [i] took the most part of to-day 's milk to make cheese ; and our last loaf is already half eaten . 1 but 8 to-day 3 took 6 part 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 part 6 part 7 of 6 part 8 to-day 8 to-day 10 milk 9 's 10 milk 10 milk 13 cheese 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 cheese 13 cheese 14 ; 13 cheese 15 and 13 cheese 18 loaf 13 cheese 23 . 16 our 18 loaf 17 last 18 loaf 18 loaf 19 is 18 loaf 20 already 18 loaf 22 eaten 20 already 21 half ah me ! 1 ah 3 ! 2 me 3 ! i [never] [feel] [the] [sorrow] [of] [being] [poor] , [save] [when] [a] [poor] [traveller] [knocks] at [our] door . " 1 i 9 , 9 , 20 " 16 at 18 door 18 door 19 . 19 . 20 " " all will be very well ; do not trouble yourself , my good dame , " replied the elder stranger , kindly . 1 " 14 good 2 all 14 good 3 will 4 be 4 be 14 good 5 very 6 well 5 very 14 good 6 well 7 ; 6 well 12 , 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 yourself 11 yourself 12 , 13 my 14 good 14 good 15 dame 15 dame 20 elder 16 , 18 replied 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 20 elder 19 the 20 elder 20 elder 21 stranger 21 stranger 22 , 21 stranger 23 kindly 21 stranger 24 . i think [i] never felt hungrier in my life . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 never 4 never 6 hungrier 5 felt 6 hungrier 6 hungrier 7 in 6 hungrier 9 life 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . 10 . 11 " " [mercy] [on] us ! " whispered [baucis] [to] [her] [husband] . 1 " 7 whispered 4 us 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 whispered 7 whispered 12 . " if the young man has such a terrible appetite [,] [i] am [afraid] there will not be half enough supper ! " 1 " 2 if 2 if 6 has 3 the 4 young 4 young 5 man 5 man 6 has 6 has 7 such 7 such 8 a 7 such 10 appetite 9 terrible 10 appetite 10 appetite 20 enough 10 appetite 22 ! 13 am 17 not 15 there 16 will 16 will 17 not 17 not 18 be 17 not 19 half 19 half 20 enough 20 enough 21 supper 22 ! 23 " they all went into the cottage . 1 they 2 all 1 they 3 went 3 went 4 into 4 into 5 the 4 into 6 cottage 6 cottage 7 . and now , my little auditors , shall [i] tell you something that will make [you] open your eyes very wide ? 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 6 auditors 4 my 19 eyes 5 little 6 auditors 6 auditors 7 , 6 auditors 8 shall 8 shall 10 tell 10 tell 11 you 11 you 14 will 12 something 13 that 13 that 14 will 14 will 15 make 17 open 19 eyes 18 your 19 eyes 19 eyes 21 wide 20 very 21 wide 21 wide 22 ? it is really one of the oddest circumstances in the whole story . 1 it 2 is 2 is 7 oddest 3 really 7 oddest 4 one 5 of 4 one 7 oddest 6 the 7 oddest 7 oddest 8 circumstances 7 oddest 9 in 7 oddest 11 whole 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . quicksilver 's staff , you recollect , had set itself up against the wall of the cottage . 1 quicksilver 2 's 1 quicksilver 3 staff 3 staff 4 , 3 staff 5 you 5 you 6 recollect 6 recollect 7 , 6 recollect 9 set 6 recollect 10 itself 6 recollect 14 wall 6 recollect 17 cottage 8 had 9 set 11 up 12 against 12 against 14 wall 13 the 14 wall 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 cottage 17 cottage 18 . as [baucis] [had] [said] [,] [there] was [but] [a] [scanty] [supper] [for] [two] [hungry] [travellers] [.] 1 as 7 was there was a pretty good bunch of grapes for each of the guests . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 bunch 4 pretty 5 good 4 pretty 6 bunch 6 bunch 7 of 6 bunch 8 grapes 8 grapes 9 for 8 grapes 10 each 8 grapes 13 guests 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 guests 13 guests 14 . alas [!] [it] [is] [a] [very] [sad] [business] , [when] [a] [bountiful] [heart] [finds] [itself] [pinched] and [squeezed] [among] [narrow] [circumstances] [.] 1 alas 9 , 9 , 17 and and , since the supper was so exceedingly small , she could not help wishing that their appetites had not been quite so large . 1 and 5 supper 2 , 3 since 3 since 5 supper 4 the 5 supper 5 supper 6 was 6 was 8 exceedingly 7 so 8 exceedingly 8 exceedingly 9 small 9 small 24 large 9 small 25 . 10 , 15 wishing 11 she 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 help 14 help 15 wishing 15 wishing 16 that 15 wishing 18 appetites 17 their 18 appetites 18 appetites 19 had 18 appetites 24 large 19 had 20 not 19 had 21 been 22 quite 24 large 23 so 24 large why , at their very first sitting down , the travellers both drank off all the milk in their two bowls , at a draught . 1 why 2 , 1 why 17 milk 3 at 6 first 3 at 10 the 4 their 6 first 5 very 6 first 7 sitting 8 down 8 down 9 , 8 down 10 the 10 the 11 travellers 11 travellers 12 both 11 travellers 13 drank 13 drank 14 off 13 drank 15 all 13 drank 17 milk 15 all 16 the 17 milk 21 bowls 18 in 19 their 19 their 21 bowls 20 two 21 bowls 21 bowls 22 , 21 bowls 23 at 21 bowls 25 draught 24 a 25 draught 25 draught 26 . " a little more [milk] , [kind] [mother] [baucis] , if you please , " said [quicksilver] . 1 " 16 said 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 more 3 little 6 , 6 , 15 " 10 , 13 please 11 if 12 you 11 if 13 please 13 please 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " [the] [day] [has] [been] [hot] , and [i] [am] very much [athirst] . " 1 " 7 , 7 , 15 " 8 and 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 14 . 14 . 15 " " now , my dear people , " answered [baucis] , in [great] [confusion] , " [i] [am] [so] [sorry] [and] [ashamed] [!] 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 11 , 3 , 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 people 5 dear 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 answered 11 , 12 in 11 , 16 " 15 , 16 " but the truth is , there is hardly a drop more milk in the pitcher . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 truth 2 the 15 pitcher 3 truth 4 is 3 truth 5 , 3 truth 7 is 6 there 7 is 8 hardly 10 drop 9 a 10 drop 10 drop 15 pitcher 11 more 12 milk 12 milk 15 pitcher 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 pitcher 15 pitcher 16 . o husband ! husband ! why did n't we go without our supper [?] ["] 1 o 2 husband 2 husband 8 n't 3 ! 8 n't 4 husband 8 n't 5 ! 8 n't 6 why 8 n't 7 did 8 n't 8 n't 9 we 8 n't 10 go 8 n't 11 without 8 n't 12 our 8 n't 13 supper here is certainly more milk in the pitcher . " 1 here 2 is 2 is 3 certainly 3 certainly 5 milk 4 more 5 milk 5 milk 8 pitcher 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 pitcher 8 pitcher 10 " 9 . 10 " the good woman could scarcely believe her eyes . 1 the 3 woman 2 good 3 woman 3 woman 5 scarcely 4 could 5 scarcely 5 scarcely 6 believe 6 believe 8 eyes 7 her 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . " but [i] [am] [old] , ["] [thought] [baucis] to herself , " [and] [apt] [to] [be] [forgetful] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 , 6 , 13 " 10 to 11 herself 11 herself 12 , 12 , 13 " i suppose [i] must have made a mistake . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 made 6 made 8 mistake 7 a 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 . at all events , the pitcher cannot , help being empty now , after filling the bowls twice over . " 1 at 3 events 1 at 5 the 2 all 3 events 3 events 4 , 5 the 6 pitcher 6 pitcher 7 cannot 6 pitcher 11 empty 6 pitcher 21 " 7 cannot 9 help 8 , 9 help 9 help 10 being 11 empty 17 bowls 12 now 13 , 12 now 17 bowls 14 after 15 filling 15 filling 17 bowls 16 the 17 bowls 17 bowls 18 twice 17 bowls 19 over 20 . 21 " " what excellent milk ! " observed [quicksilver] [,] [after] [quaffing] the [contents] [of] [the] [second] [bowl] [.] 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 observed 3 excellent 4 milk 3 excellent 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 observed 7 observed 12 the " excuse me , my kind hostess , but [i] [must] [really] ask [you] for a little more . " 1 " 2 excuse 2 excuse 3 me 2 excuse 4 , 2 excuse 5 my 2 excuse 15 for 5 my 7 hostess 6 kind 7 hostess 7 hostess 9 but 8 , 9 but 13 ask 15 for 15 for 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 more 18 more 19 . 19 . 20 " of course , there could not possibly be any left . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 4 there 9 any 5 could 6 not 5 could 7 possibly 7 possibly 8 be 7 possibly 9 any 9 any 10 left 10 left 11 . and then what a delicious fragrance the milk had ! 1 and 2 then 1 and 6 fragrance 3 what 5 delicious 4 a 5 delicious 5 delicious 6 fragrance 6 fragrance 8 milk 7 the 8 milk 8 milk 9 had 8 milk 10 ! i only wish that each of you , my beloved little souls , could have a bowl of such nice milk , at supper-time ! 1 i 2 only 2 only 3 wish 2 only 16 a 3 wish 4 that 3 wish 7 you 3 wish 14 could 4 that 5 each 5 each 6 of 8 , 10 beloved 9 my 10 beloved 10 beloved 12 souls 11 little 12 souls 12 souls 13 , 12 souls 14 could 14 could 15 have 16 a 17 bowl 17 bowl 18 of 17 bowl 24 supper-time 19 such 20 nice 20 nice 24 supper-time 21 milk 24 supper-time 22 , 24 supper-time 23 at 24 supper-time 24 supper-time 25 ! yet , what other loaf could it possibly be ? 1 yet 2 , 1 yet 5 loaf 3 what 5 loaf 4 other 5 loaf 5 loaf 8 possibly 5 loaf 10 ? 6 could 8 possibly 7 it 8 possibly 8 possibly 9 be but , [oh] [the] [honey] [!] 1 but 2 , i may just as well let it alone , without trying to describe how exquisitely it smelt and looked . 1 i 2 may 1 i 17 smelt 2 may 5 well 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 well 6 let 7 it 6 let 8 alone 8 alone 15 exquisitely 9 , 15 exquisitely 10 without 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 11 trying 13 describe 13 describe 15 exquisitely 14 how 15 exquisitely 15 exquisitely 16 it 15 exquisitely 17 smelt 17 smelt 19 looked 17 smelt 20 . 18 and 19 looked never was such honey tasted , seen , or smelt . 1 never 5 tasted 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 honey 4 honey 5 tasted 5 tasted 10 smelt 6 , 10 smelt 7 seen 10 smelt 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 smelt 10 smelt 11 . " did you ever hear the like ? " asked she . 1 " 10 asked 1 " 11 she 2 did 3 you 3 you 5 hear 3 you 7 like 3 you 8 ? 4 ever 5 hear 5 hear 6 the 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 11 she 12 . " no , [i] never [did] , " answered [philemon] , with a smile . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 , 2 no 11 , 3 , 5 never 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 answered 11 , 12 with 12 with 14 smile 13 a 14 smile 14 smile 15 . " [and] [i] [rather] [think] , my dear old wife , you have been walking about in a sort of a dream . 1 " 6 , 6 , 8 dear 7 my 8 dear 8 dear 9 old 8 dear 10 wife 8 dear 11 , 11 , 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 walking 15 walking 16 about 15 walking 17 in 15 walking 22 dream 18 a 19 sort 18 a 22 dream 19 sort 20 of 21 a 22 dream 22 dream 23 . if [i] had poured out the milk , [i] should have seen through the business , at once . 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 poured 3 had 15 business 4 poured 5 out 4 poured 13 through 5 out 6 the 6 the 7 milk 7 milk 8 , 10 should 11 have 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 13 through 13 through 14 the 15 business 16 , 15 business 19 . 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 . there happened to be a little more in the pitcher than you thought , that is all . " 1 there 16 is 2 happened 3 to 2 happened 15 that 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 more 7 more 11 than 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 pitcher 10 pitcher 11 than 11 than 12 you 13 thought 15 that 14 , 15 that 15 that 16 is 16 is 17 all 17 all 18 . 18 . 19 " " ah , husband , " said [baucis] , " say what you will , these [are] [very] [uncommon] people . " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 husband 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 22 " 10 " 12 what 11 say 12 what 12 what 13 you 13 you 14 will 15 , 22 " 16 these 20 people 20 people 21 . 21 . 22 " " well , well , " replied [philemon] , still [smiling] , " perhaps they are . 1 " 2 well 1 " 14 perhaps 2 well 3 , 2 well 9 , 3 , 7 replied 4 well 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 9 , 13 " 10 still 12 , 12 , 13 " 14 perhaps 15 they 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 . each of the guests had now taken his bunch of grapes upon his plate . 1 each 2 of 2 of 11 grapes 3 the 4 guests 4 guests 11 grapes 5 had 7 taken 6 now 7 taken 7 taken 8 his 7 taken 9 bunch 9 bunch 10 of 9 bunch 11 grapes 11 grapes 12 upon 11 grapes 14 plate 12 upon 13 his 14 plate 15 . it was entirely a mystery to her how such grapes could ever have been produced from the old stunted vine that climbed against the cottage-wall . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 entirely 3 entirely 5 mystery 3 entirely 6 to 4 a 5 mystery 6 to 7 her 6 to 13 have 8 how 10 grapes 9 such 10 grapes 10 grapes 11 could 11 could 12 ever 11 could 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 25 cottage-wall 15 produced 16 from 15 produced 25 cottage-wall 17 the 25 cottage-wall 18 old 19 stunted 19 stunted 20 vine 19 stunted 25 cottage-wall 20 vine 21 that 22 climbed 25 cottage-wall 23 against 25 cottage-wall 24 the 25 cottage-wall 25 cottage-wall 26 . " [very] [admirable] [grapes] [these] ! " [observed] [quicksilver] , as he [swallowed] [one] [after] [another] [,] [without] [apparently] [diminishing] [his] [cluster] . 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 12 he 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 23 . " pray , my good host , whence did you gather them [?] ["] 1 " 8 whence 2 pray 3 , 2 pray 6 host 4 my 5 good 5 good 6 host 6 host 7 , 6 host 8 whence 8 whence 9 did 8 whence 11 gather 9 did 10 you 11 gather 12 them " [from] my own [vine] , " answered [philemon] . 1 " 3 my 3 my 4 own 4 own 10 . 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 answered 8 answered 10 . " you may see one of its branches twisting across the window , yonder . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 may 2 you 4 see 4 see 9 twisting 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 its 7 its 8 branches 8 branches 9 twisting 9 twisting 10 across 9 twisting 12 window 9 twisting 14 yonder 10 across 11 the 12 window 13 , 14 yonder 15 . but [wife] [and] [i] [never] [thought] the [grapes] [very] [fine] [ones] . " 1 but 7 the 7 the 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] never [tasted] better , " said the [guest] . 1 " 3 never 1 " 8 said 5 better 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . " [another] [cup] of this [delicious] [milk] , if you [please] , and [i] shall [then] [have] [supped] better than a [prince] . " 1 " 10 you 4 of 5 this 5 this 8 , 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 you 10 you 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 24 " 13 and 15 shall 19 better 20 than 19 better 23 . 20 than 21 a 23 . 24 " it was lucky that [philemon] , in his surprise , did not drop the miraculous pitcher from his hand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 20 . 2 was 3 lucky 3 lucky 4 that 6 , 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 19 hand 9 surprise 10 , 9 surprise 15 miraculous 11 did 12 not 11 did 13 drop 13 drop 15 miraculous 14 the 15 miraculous 15 miraculous 16 pitcher 15 miraculous 17 from 15 miraculous 19 hand 18 his 19 hand 19 hand 20 . " who are ye , wonder-working strangers ? " cried he , even more bewildered than his wife had been . 1 " 10 cried 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 ye 4 ye 6 wonder-working 5 , 6 wonder-working 6 wonder-working 7 strangers 6 wonder-working 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 11 he 10 cried 15 bewildered 12 , 15 bewildered 13 even 14 more 14 more 15 bewildered 15 bewildered 16 than 15 bewildered 18 wife 15 bewildered 21 . 17 his 18 wife 18 wife 19 had 19 had 20 been the supper being now over , the strangers requested to be shown to their place of repose . 1 the 8 strangers 2 supper 3 being 2 supper 4 now 2 supper 5 over 5 over 6 , 5 over 7 the 7 the 8 strangers 8 strangers 9 requested 9 requested 10 to 9 requested 12 shown 9 requested 17 repose 10 to 11 be 12 shown 13 to 12 shown 14 their 15 place 17 repose 16 of 17 repose 17 repose 18 . but the elder traveller had inspired them with such reverence , that they dared not ask him any questions . 1 but 14 dared 2 the 3 elder 3 elder 4 traveller 4 traveller 6 inspired 5 had 6 inspired 6 inspired 7 them 6 inspired 8 with 8 with 10 reverence 9 such 10 reverence 10 reverence 11 , 10 reverence 14 dared 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 dared 14 dared 15 not 14 dared 16 ask 16 ask 17 him 16 ask 19 questions 18 any 19 questions 19 questions 20 . i can't tell what to make of my staff . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 tell 2 can't 6 make 3 tell 4 what 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 my 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 staff 9 staff 10 . it is always playing such odd tricks as this ; sometimes getting me a supper , and , quite as often , stealing it away . 1 it 2 is 2 is 12 getting 3 always 12 getting 4 playing 7 tricks 5 such 7 tricks 6 odd 7 tricks 7 tricks 8 as 7 tricks 9 this 7 tricks 11 sometimes 10 ; 11 sometimes 11 sometimes 12 getting 12 getting 14 a 12 getting 15 supper 13 me 14 a 15 supper 16 , 15 supper 18 , 15 supper 23 stealing 15 supper 26 . 16 , 17 and 19 quite 20 as 19 quite 21 often 21 often 22 , 21 often 23 stealing 23 stealing 24 it 23 stealing 25 away if [i] had any faith in such nonsense , [i] [should] [say] the stick was bewitched ! " 1 if 3 had 3 had 7 such 3 had 16 bewitched 4 any 5 faith 4 any 7 such 5 faith 6 in 7 such 8 nonsense 8 nonsense 9 , 13 the 14 stick 14 stick 16 bewitched 15 was 16 bewitched 16 bewitched 17 ! 17 ! 18 " he said no more , but looked so slyly in their faces , that they rather fancied he was laughing at them . 1 he 2 said 1 he 7 looked 2 said 5 , 3 no 4 more 3 no 5 , 5 , 6 but 7 looked 21 at 8 so 9 slyly 9 slyly 10 in 9 slyly 11 their 11 their 12 faces 12 faces 17 fancied 12 faces 20 laughing 13 , 15 they 14 that 15 they 15 they 17 fancied 16 rather 17 fancied 17 fancied 18 he 18 he 19 was 20 laughing 21 at 21 at 22 them 22 them 23 . the [magic] [staff] [went] [hopping] [at] his [heels] [,] [as] [quicksilver] [quitted] the room . 1 the 14 room 7 his 14 room 13 the 14 room 14 room 15 . so they all four issued from the cottage , chatting together like old friends . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 all 3 all 5 issued 4 four 5 issued 5 issued 6 from 5 issued 8 cottage 7 the 8 cottage 8 cottage 9 , 8 cottage 10 chatting 8 cottage 15 . 10 chatting 11 together 10 chatting 12 like 10 chatting 14 friends 13 old 14 friends " ah me ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 4 ! 3 me 4 ! well-a-day ! " [exclaimed] [philemon] , when they [had] [walked] [a] [little] [way] [from] [their] [door] [.] 1 well-a-day 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 8 they 6 , 7 when 7 when 8 they " it is a [sin] [and] shame [for] [them] to [behave] so , [that] it is ! " cried [good] [old] [baucis] [,] [vehemently] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 19 cried 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 7 shame 7 shame 10 to 12 so 13 , 13 , 18 " 15 it 16 is 15 it 17 ! 17 ! 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 25 . " and [i] mean to go this very day , and [tell] [some] [of] then [what] [naughty] [people] they are [!] ["] 1 " 20 are 2 and 15 then 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 go 6 go 11 and 7 this 9 day 8 very 9 day 9 day 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 then 15 then 19 they 19 they 20 are " [i] [fear] , " [remarked] [quicksilver] , [slyly] [smiling] , " [that] you will find none of them at home . " 1 " 4 , 4 , 23 " 5 " 8 , 8 , 23 " 11 , 12 " 11 , 23 " 12 " 14 you 14 you 15 will 15 will 16 find 16 find 17 none 17 none 18 of 17 none 19 them 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 . 22 . 23 " they gazed reverently into his face , as if they had been gazing at the sky . 1 they 2 gazed 2 gazed 3 reverently 2 gazed 14 at 3 reverently 4 into 4 into 5 his 5 his 6 face 7 , 13 gazing 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 gazing 13 gazing 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 sky 16 sky 17 . on which side of us does it lie ? 1 on 3 side 2 which 3 side 3 side 4 of 4 of 5 us 5 us 8 lie 6 does 7 it 6 does 8 lie 8 lie 9 ? [methinks] [i] [do] [not] [see] [it] [hereabouts] [.] ["] but what was their astonishment ! 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 was 2 what 6 ! 4 their 5 astonishment 5 astonishment 6 ! there was no longer any appearance of a village ! 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 longer 3 no 10 ! 4 longer 5 any 4 longer 6 appearance 6 appearance 7 of 6 appearance 9 village 8 a 9 village even the fertile vale , in the hollow of which it lay , had ceased to have existence . 1 even 3 fertile 2 the 3 fertile 3 fertile 4 vale 4 vale 5 , 4 vale 6 in 4 vale 9 of 6 in 8 hollow 7 the 8 hollow 9 of 18 existence 10 which 12 lay 11 it 12 lay 12 lay 13 , 12 lay 15 ceased 14 had 15 ceased 15 ceased 16 to 15 ceased 18 existence 17 have 18 existence 18 existence 19 . for an instant , the lake remained perfectly smooth . 1 for 3 instant 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 , 3 instant 9 smooth 3 instant 10 . 5 the 6 lake 6 lake 7 remained 7 remained 9 smooth 8 perfectly 9 smooth the village had been there yesterday , and now was gone ! 1 the 2 village 2 village 12 ! 3 had 4 been 3 had 11 gone 4 been 5 there 6 yesterday 7 , 6 yesterday 11 gone 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 now 10 was 11 gone 11 gone 12 ! " alas ! " cried these kind-hearted old people , " what has become of our poor neighbors ? " 1 " 2 alas 2 alas 3 ! 2 alas 17 poor 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 3 ! 11 " 5 cried 7 kind-hearted 6 these 7 kind-hearted 7 kind-hearted 8 old 7 kind-hearted 9 people 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 what 12 what 14 become 13 has 14 become 14 become 15 of 15 of 16 our 17 poor 18 neighbors 17 poor 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " and as for those foolish people , " said [quicksilver] , [with] [his] [mischievous] [smile] [,] ["] they are [all] [transformed] [to] [fishes] [.] 1 " 20 are 2 and 6 foolish 3 as 6 foolish 4 for 5 those 5 those 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 people 6 foolish 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 19 they 19 they 20 are there needed but little change , for they were already a scaly set of rascals , and the coldest-blooded beings in existence . 1 there 9 were 2 needed 3 but 3 but 8 they 4 little 5 change 4 little 6 , 6 , 7 for 6 , 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 already 10 already 12 scaly 11 a 12 scaly 12 scaly 13 set 12 scaly 14 of 12 scaly 15 rascals 12 scaly 19 coldest-blooded 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 coldest-blooded 18 the 19 coldest-blooded 19 coldest-blooded 20 beings 19 coldest-blooded 21 in 19 coldest-blooded 22 existence 22 existence 23 . " no , " added [philemon] , [making] [a] [wry] [face] , " we could never [relish] them ! " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 added 7 , 20 " 12 , 13 " 12 , 20 " 13 " 14 we 14 we 15 could 15 could 16 never 18 them 19 ! 19 ! 20 " thus , the [divinities] [have] [feasted] [,] [at] [your] [board] [,] [off] [the] [same] [viands] [that] [supply] [their] [banquets] [on] [olympus] [.] 1 thus 2 , 1 thus 3 the you have done well , my dear old friends . 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 done 3 done 4 well 4 well 5 , 5 , 7 dear 6 my 7 dear 7 dear 8 old 8 old 9 friends 9 friends 10 . wherefore , request whatever favor you have most at heart , and it is granted . " 1 wherefore 2 , 1 wherefore 3 request 3 request 4 whatever 3 request 5 favor 3 request 10 heart 3 request 11 , 3 request 15 granted 3 request 16 . 5 favor 6 you 5 favor 8 most 6 you 7 have 9 at 10 heart 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 is 13 it 15 granted 16 . 17 " " let us live together , while we live , and leave the world at the same instant , when we die ! 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 us 2 let 4 live 2 let 9 live 4 live 5 together 6 , 7 while 7 while 8 we 8 we 9 live 9 live 15 at 9 live 22 die 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 leave 11 and 15 at 12 leave 14 world 13 the 14 world 15 at 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 instant 19 , 20 when 20 when 21 we 21 we 22 die 22 die 23 ! for we have always loved one another ! " 1 for 7 another 2 we 3 have 3 have 5 loved 3 have 7 another 4 always 5 loved 6 one 7 another 7 another 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " be it so ! " replied the stranger , with majestic kindness . 1 " 3 it 1 " 7 replied 2 be 3 it 3 it 4 so 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 12 majestic 8 the 9 stranger 9 stranger 12 majestic 10 , 12 majestic 11 with 12 majestic 12 majestic 13 kindness 12 majestic 14 . " now , [look] [towards] your [cottage] ! " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 9 " 6 your 8 ! 8 ! 9 " they did so . 1 they 2 did 2 did 3 so 2 did 4 . " there is your home , " said the stranger , [beneficently] [smiling] [on] [them] [both] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 said 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 your 5 home 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 17 . 9 the 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 , " exercise your hospitality in yonder palace , as freely as in the poor hovel to which you welcomed us last evening . " 1 " 14 poor 2 exercise 3 your 2 exercise 4 hospitality 4 hospitality 5 in 4 hospitality 6 yonder 6 yonder 7 palace 6 yonder 8 , 6 yonder 14 poor 9 as 10 freely 10 freely 11 as 10 freely 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 poor 14 poor 15 hovel 15 hovel 16 to 15 hovel 17 which 15 hovel 18 you 15 hovel 19 welcomed 15 hovel 21 last 19 welcomed 20 us 21 last 22 evening 22 evening 23 . 23 . 24 " the old folks fell on their knees to thank him ; but , behold ! neither he nor [quicksilver] [was] there . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 folks 3 folks 4 fell 4 fell 7 knees 4 fell 8 to 5 on 7 knees 6 their 7 knees 8 to 10 him 8 to 14 behold 9 thank 10 him 10 him 11 ; 11 ; 12 but 13 , 14 behold 14 behold 15 ! 14 behold 16 neither 14 behold 21 there 14 behold 22 . 16 neither 17 he 16 neither 18 nor thus the old couple lived in their palace a great , great while , and grew older and older , and very old indeed . 1 thus 2 the 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 couple 4 couple 5 lived 4 couple 16 grew 5 lived 6 in 5 lived 8 palace 5 lived 9 a 6 in 7 their 9 a 10 great 9 a 12 great 9 a 13 while 10 great 11 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 grew 16 grew 17 older 16 grew 18 and 16 grew 19 older 16 grew 21 and 16 grew 22 very 20 , 21 and 22 very 23 old 22 very 24 indeed 24 indeed 25 . the guests searched everywhere , from top to bottom of the spacious palace , and all to no purpose . 1 the 9 bottom 2 guests 3 searched 3 searched 4 everywhere 3 searched 6 from 4 everywhere 5 , 6 from 7 top 7 top 9 bottom 8 to 9 bottom 9 bottom 10 of 9 bottom 12 spacious 10 of 11 the 12 spacious 13 palace 12 spacious 16 all 12 spacious 19 purpose 13 palace 15 and 14 , 15 and 17 to 19 purpose 18 no 19 purpose 19 purpose 20 . one was an oak , and the other a linden-tree . 1 one 4 oak 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 oak 4 oak 5 , 4 oak 10 linden-tree 5 , 6 and 7 the 10 linden-tree 8 other 10 linden-tree 9 a 10 linden-tree 10 linden-tree 11 . and then there was a deep , broad murmur in the air , as if the two mysterious trees were speaking . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 9 murmur 5 a 18 mysterious 6 deep 7 , 6 deep 8 broad 8 broad 9 murmur 9 murmur 10 in 10 in 12 air 10 in 16 the 11 the 12 air 12 air 13 , 13 , 15 if 14 as 15 if 17 two 18 mysterious 18 mysterious 19 trees 18 mysterious 21 speaking 18 mysterious 22 . 19 trees 20 were " [i] [am] [old] [philemon] ! " murmured [the] [oak] . 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 murmured 8 murmured 11 . " [i] [am] [old] [baucis] ! " murmured [the] [linden-tree] . 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 murmured 8 murmured 11 . but , as [the] [breeze] [grew] [stronger] , [the] [trees] [both] spoke [at] [once] , " [philemon] [!] 1 but 3 as 1 but 8 , 2 , 3 as 8 , 16 " 12 spoke 15 , 15 , 16 " baucis ! 1 baucis 2 ! baucis ! 1 baucis 2 ! philemon ! " as if one were both and both were one , and talking together in the depths of their mutual heart . 1 philemon 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 one 5 if 7 were 7 were 8 both 8 both 9 and 8 both 16 together 10 both 16 together 11 were 15 talking 12 one 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 talking 15 talking 16 together 16 together 19 depths 16 together 24 . 17 in 19 depths 18 the 19 depths 19 depths 20 of 19 depths 22 mutual 21 their 22 mutual 22 mutual 23 heart and [oh] [,] what a [hospitable] [shade] [did] [they] [fling] [around] [them] [!] 1 and 4 what 4 what 5 a " [welcome] , [welcome] , dear [traveller] , [welcome] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 dear 5 , 6 dear 6 dear 8 , 8 , 11 " 10 ! 11 " and [i] [wish] [,] [for] all [our] [sakes] [,] that we [had] [the] [pitcher] [here] [now] [!] 1 and 6 all 6 all 10 that 10 that 11 we [the] [hillside] [.] [after] [the] [story] [.] " how much did [the] [pitcher] [hold] ? " asked [sweet] [fern] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 much 2 how 4 did 4 did 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 13 . " and what has become of the pitcher now ? " inquired the little boy . 1 " 12 inquired 2 and 12 inquired 3 what 5 become 4 has 5 become 5 become 6 of 5 become 8 pitcher 7 the 8 pitcher 8 pitcher 9 now 8 pitcher 12 inquired 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 13 the 12 inquired 16 . 13 the 15 boy 14 little 15 boy " it was [broken] [,] [i] am sorry to say , [about] [twenty-five] thousand years ago , " replied [cousin] [eustace] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 19 replied 2 it 3 was 7 am 8 sorry 8 sorry 10 say 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 , 11 , 19 replied 14 thousand 15 years 15 years 16 ago 16 ago 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 replied 19 replied 22 . so , you see , it was no better than any other cracked earthen pitcher . " 1 so 2 , 2 , 17 " 3 you 4 see 3 you 9 better 4 see 5 , 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 better 9 better 10 than 9 better 14 earthen 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 other 12 other 14 earthen 13 cracked 14 earthen 14 earthen 15 pitcher 15 pitcher 17 " 16 . 17 " " what a pity ! " cried all the children at once . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 pity 3 a 4 pity 4 pity 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 13 . 8 all 9 the 8 all 12 once 9 the 10 children 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 . end of [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [the] [miraculous] [pitcher] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of