[produced] [by] [kent] [fielden] [old] [granny] [fox] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [reddy] [fox] [brings] [granny] [news] [pray] [who] [is] [there] [who] [would] [refuse] [to] [bearer] [be] [of] [happy] [news] [?] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [snow] [covered] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [and] [ice] [bound] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] [reddy] [and] [granny] [fox] [were] [hungry] [most] [of] [the] [time] [.] it was not easy to find enough to eat these days , and so they spent nearly every minute they were awake in hunting . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 easy 3 not 4 easy 4 easy 5 to 4 easy 6 find 4 easy 7 enough 7 enough 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 22 awake 9 eat 25 . 10 these 11 days 11 days 13 and 11 days 16 spent 12 , 13 and 14 so 16 spent 15 they 16 spent 16 spent 22 awake 17 nearly 18 every 18 every 19 minute 19 minute 22 awake 20 they 21 were 21 were 22 awake 22 awake 23 in 22 awake 24 hunting if either found enough for two , the one finding it took the food back to their home if it could be carried . 1 if 4 enough 2 either 3 found 2 either 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 4 enough 16 to 5 for 6 two 5 for 14 food 6 two 7 , 6 two 8 the 6 two 9 one 10 finding 11 it 10 finding 14 food 12 took 13 the 12 took 14 food 15 back 16 to 16 to 17 their 16 to 22 be 16 to 24 . 17 their 18 home 19 if 20 it 19 if 21 could 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 carried if not , the other was told where to find it . 1 if 2 not 1 if 10 find 3 , 8 where 4 the 5 other 4 the 6 was 4 the 8 where 7 told 8 where 8 where 10 find 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 it 11 it 12 . for [two] [nights] they [had] [visited] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [,] [hoping] [that] [they] [would] [be] [able] [to] [find] [a] [way] [inside] . 1 for 4 they 1 for 23 . but the biddies had been securely locked up , and try as they would , they couldn't find a way in . 1 but 6 securely 2 the 3 biddies 3 biddies 6 securely 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 securely 6 securely 7 locked 6 securely 11 try 6 securely 22 . 7 locked 8 up 7 locked 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 try 18 find 12 as 13 they 13 they 14 would 14 would 18 find 15 , 16 they 16 they 18 find 17 couldn't 18 find 18 find 20 way 18 find 21 in 19 a 20 way if we are going to get any at all , we will have to do it in broad daylight . 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 are 2 we 6 get 2 we 9 all 2 we 11 we 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 6 get 7 any 8 at 9 all 10 , 11 we 11 we 12 will 12 will 13 have 12 will 15 do 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 it 16 it 19 daylight 17 in 19 daylight 18 broad 19 daylight 19 daylight 20 . it can be done , for [i] have done it before [,] [but] [i] [don't] [like] [the] [idea] . 1 it 3 be 2 can 3 be 3 be 4 done 3 be 9 done 4 done 5 , 4 done 6 for 8 have 9 done 9 done 10 it 9 done 11 before 11 before 19 . we are likely to be seen , and that means [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] [will] [be] [set] [to] [hunting] [us] [.] ["] 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 likely 3 likely 4 to 3 likely 5 be 3 likely 9 that 5 be 6 seen 5 be 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 that 10 means " [pooh] ! " exclaimed [reddy] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " what of it ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 it 2 what 5 ? 3 of 4 it it 's easy enough to fool him . " 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 easy 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 6 fool 4 enough 5 to 6 fool 7 him 6 fool 9 " 7 him 8 . 8 . 9 " " you think so , do you ? " [snapped] [granny] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 think 3 think 4 so 5 , 9 " 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [i] [never] [yet] [saw] [a] [young] [fox] [who] [didn't] [think] he knew all there is [to] [know] , and you 're just like the rest . 1 " 16 is 1 " 22 're 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 all 13 knew 15 there 15 there 16 is 19 , 20 and 19 , 21 you 21 you 22 're 22 're 23 just 23 just 24 like 24 like 26 rest 25 the 26 rest 26 rest 27 . when you ['ve] [lived] [as] [long] [as] [i] have [you] [will] [have] learned not to be [quite] [so] sure of [your] [own] [opinions] . 1 when 2 you 2 you 9 have 9 have 13 learned 13 learned 15 to 14 not 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 19 sure 19 sure 20 of 20 of 24 . we will never know [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [will] [take] it into his head [to] [smoke] [us] [out] . 1 we 2 will 1 we 4 know 2 will 3 never 4 know 12 it 12 it 20 . 13 into 15 head 14 his 15 head 15 head 20 . i 've seen it done . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 2 've 5 done 4 it 5 done 5 done 6 . no , [sir] , we are not going to try for one of those hens in the daytime unless we are starving . " 1 no 2 , 2 , 24 " 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 8 going 7 not 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 22 starving 10 try 15 hens 11 for 15 hens 12 one 15 hens 13 of 15 hens 14 those 15 hens 15 hens 18 daytime 16 in 18 daytime 17 the 18 daytime 18 daytime 19 unless 18 daytime 22 starving 19 unless 21 are 20 we 21 are 22 starving 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] ['m] [starving] [now] , " [whined] [reddy] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " no such thing ! " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " granny snapped . 1 granny 2 snapped 2 snapped 3 . " [i] ['ve] [been] [without] [food] [longer] [than] this [many] [a] [time] [.] 1 " 9 this have you been [over] [to] the [big] [river] [lately] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 1 have 10 ? 3 been 6 the 10 ? 11 " " no , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " what 's the use ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 use 2 what 6 ? 3 's 4 the 3 's 5 use it 's frozen over . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 frozen 3 frozen 4 over 3 frozen 5 . there isn't anything there . " 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 anything 2 isn't 4 there 2 isn't 6 " 5 . 6 " you go over there [now] [while] [i] [see] [what] [i] [can] [find] in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 you 2 go 2 go 3 over 3 over 4 there 4 there 13 in 13 in 14 the if [neither] [of] [us] [finds] [anything] [,] [it] will be time enough to [think] [about] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hens] [to-morrow] [.] ["] 1 if 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 12 enough 11 time 12 enough 12 enough 13 to [much] [against] [his] [will] [reddy] [obeyed] [.] " it [isn't] [the] [least] [bit] [of] [use] [,] " [he] [grumbled] , [as] [he] [trotted] [towards] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 " 10 " 13 , " there won't be [anything] [there] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 be it is just a [waste] [of] time . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 4 a 4 a 7 time 7 time 8 . 8 . 9 " " well , what is it ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 well 1 " 10 demanded 2 well 3 , 4 what 5 is 4 what 6 it 4 what 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 she 7 ? 10 demanded 10 demanded 11 . " [i] [found] [a] [dead] [fish] that had [been] [washed] [ashore] , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 7 that 1 " 14 replied 8 had 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . " it [wasn't] [big] [enough] [for] two , [so] [i] ate it . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 " 7 two 8 , 8 , 14 " 11 ate 12 it 12 it 13 . 13 . 14 " " anything else ? " asked [granny] . 1 " 6 asked 2 anything 3 else 3 else 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 8 . " [no-o] , " replied [reddy] [slowly] ; ["] that is [,] [nothing] [that] [will] [do] [us] [any] good . 1 " 3 , 1 " 11 is 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 ; 10 that 11 is 11 is 19 good 19 good 20 . [quacker] [the] [wild] [duck] [was] [swimming] [about] [out] [in] [the] [open] [water] [,] [but] [though] [i] [watched] [and] [watched] [he] [never] [once] [came] [ashore] [.] ["] " [ha] ! " exclaimed [granny] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " that is good news . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 news 5 news 6 . i think we 'll go [duck] hunting [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 3 we 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 7 hunting [chapter] [ii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [go] [hunting] when you ['re] [in] [doubt] [what] [course] is [right] , [the] [thing] [to] [do] [is] [just] [sit] [tight] [.] 1 when 2 you 2 you 10 , 8 is 10 , [old] [granny] [fox] [.] they were trotting along quite as if they had made up their minds just where they were going . 1 they 2 were 1 they 13 minds 3 trotting 4 along 3 trotting 5 quite 3 trotting 11 up 5 quite 6 as 6 as 7 if 8 they 9 had 9 had 10 made 10 made 11 up 11 up 13 minds 12 their 13 minds 13 minds 14 just 13 minds 15 where 13 minds 19 . 15 where 17 were 15 where 18 going 16 they 17 were they had . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 . [granny] [led] [the] [way] [and] [reddy] [meekly] [followed] [her] [.] " [granny] [certainly] is [growing] [foolish] in [her] [old] [age] , " thought [reddy] [,] [as] he [trotted] [along] [behind] [her] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 11 , 4 is 7 in 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 17 he 17 he 22 . " [i] told [her] [that] [quacker] [never] [once] [came] [ashore] [all] [the] [time] [i] [watched] [yesterday] [.] 1 " 3 told [granny] [used] [to] [be] [smart] [enough] [when] [she] [was] [young] [,] [i] [guess] [,] [but] [she] [certainly] [is] [losing] [her] [mind] [now] [.] it 's a pity , a great pity . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 . 2 's 8 pity 3 a 8 pity 4 pity 5 , 4 pity 8 pity 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 pity i can [just] imagine [how] [quacker] will [laugh] [at] [her] . 1 i 2 can 1 i 7 will 2 can 4 imagine 7 will 11 . i have to laugh myself . " 1 i 2 have 2 have 7 " 3 to 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 myself 4 laugh 6 . 6 . 7 " he did [laugh] , [but] you may be sure he took [great] [pains] [that] [granny] [should] [not] [see] him [laughing] . 1 he 2 did 1 he 11 took 2 did 6 you 4 , 6 you 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 he 11 took 19 him 19 him 21 . whenever she looked around he was as sober as could be . 1 whenever 2 she 1 whenever 10 could 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 8 sober 4 around 8 sober 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 as 6 was 8 sober 9 as 10 could 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 . in fact , [he] [appeared] [to] [be] quite as [eager] [as] if he [felt] [sure] [they] [would] [catch] [quacker] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 13 he 8 quite 9 as 9 as 12 if 12 if 13 he granny was doing some quiet laughing herself . 1 granny 6 laughing 1 granny 7 herself 2 was 5 quiet 3 doing 4 some 3 doing 5 quiet 5 quiet 6 laughing 7 herself 8 . " [he] [thinks] [i] ['m] [old] [and] [foolish] [and] don't know what [i] ['m] about , [the] [young] [scamp] [!] " thought she . 1 " 10 don't 1 " 16 , 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 what 11 know 15 about 16 , 21 " 21 " 22 thought 22 thought 23 she 23 she 24 . " [he] [thinks] he [has] [learned] [all] [there] is [to] [learn] . 1 " 9 is 4 he 9 is 9 is 12 . it isn't the least use in the world to try to tell him anything . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 5 use 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 use 5 use 10 try 5 use 14 anything 5 use 15 . 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 10 try 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 tell 12 tell 13 him when young folks feel the way he does , it is a waste of time to talk to them . 1 when 2 young 2 young 3 folks 3 folks 4 feel 3 folks 17 talk 4 feel 6 way 5 the 6 way 7 he 8 does 8 does 13 waste 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 is 10 it 13 waste 12 a 13 waste 13 waste 14 of 13 waste 15 time 13 waste 17 talk 16 to 17 talk 17 talk 18 to 18 to 19 them 19 them 20 . he has got to be shown . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 got 2 has 6 shown 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 shown 6 shown 7 . there is nothing like experience to take the conceit out of these youngsters . " 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 9 conceit 4 like 9 conceit 5 experience 9 conceit 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 the 7 take 9 conceit 9 conceit 13 youngsters 10 out 13 youngsters 11 of 13 youngsters 12 these 13 youngsters 13 youngsters 14 . 14 . 15 " now conceit is the feeling that you know more than any one else . 1 now 2 conceit 2 conceit 3 is 2 conceit 4 the 2 conceit 5 feeling 2 conceit 8 know 2 conceit 12 one 5 feeling 6 that 7 you 8 know 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 one 12 one 13 else 13 else 14 . perhaps you do . 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 do 3 do 4 . then again , [perhaps] [you] [don't] [.] 1 then 2 again 2 again 3 , so [sometimes] it is best not to be [too] sure of [your] [own] [opinion] . 1 so 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 best 4 is 6 not 6 not 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 of 11 of 15 . reddy was sure . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 4 . 2 was 3 sure i am afraid [,] very much afraid [,] [that] [reddy] [was] [planning] [to] [be] [saucy] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 2 am 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid people who think themselves smart are quite apt to be saucy . 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 think 1 people 4 themselves 4 themselves 5 smart 5 smart 11 saucy 6 are 8 apt 7 quite 8 apt 8 apt 9 to 8 apt 10 be 8 apt 11 saucy 11 saucy 12 . presently they came to the [bank] [of] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 presently 2 they 1 presently 3 came 3 came 4 to 3 came 5 the [old] [granny] [fox] [told] [reddy] [to] [sit] [still] [while] [she] [crept] [up] [behind] [some] [bushes] [where] [she] [could] [peek] [out] [over] [the] [big] [river] [.] he grinned as he watched her . 1 he 5 watched 2 grinned 3 as 2 grinned 4 he 2 grinned 5 watched 5 watched 6 her 6 her 7 . he was still grinning when she tiptoed back . 1 he 7 tiptoed 2 was 3 still 3 still 7 tiptoed 4 grinning 7 tiptoed 5 when 6 she 6 she 7 tiptoed 7 tiptoed 8 back 8 back 9 . he expected to see her face long with disappointment . 1 he 2 expected 2 expected 3 to 2 expected 4 see 2 expected 6 face 5 her 6 face 6 face 9 disappointment 7 long 9 disappointment 8 with 9 disappointment 9 disappointment 10 . instead she looked very much pleased . 1 instead 6 pleased 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 6 pleased 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 pleased 6 pleased 7 . " [quacker] is there , " said she , " and [i] [think] he will make us a very good dinner . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 " 4 there 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 14 he 11 and 15 will 15 will 16 make 16 make 17 us 16 make 21 dinner 18 a 20 good 19 very 20 good 20 good 21 dinner 21 dinner 22 . so [reddy] [stole] [up] [behind] [the] [bushes] , and this time it was [granny] [who] [grinned] as [she] [watched] [.] 1 so 17 as 8 , 9 and 8 , 17 as 9 and 13 was 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 was 11 time 12 it as he crept along [,] [reddy] [wondered] if it could be [that] [for] [once] [quacker] [had] [come] [ashore] . 1 as 2 he 1 as 8 if 2 he 3 crept 3 crept 4 along 8 if 9 it 9 it 11 be 10 could 11 be 11 be 19 . granny seemed so sure they could catch him that this must be the case . 1 granny 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 so 2 seemed 12 be 4 sure 12 be 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 catch 6 could 12 be 7 catch 8 him 9 that 11 must 10 this 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 14 case 13 the 14 case 14 case 15 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [reddy] [is] [sure] [granny] [has] [lost] [her] [senses] perhaps ' tis [just] [as] [well] [that] [we] [can't] [see] [ourselves] [as] [others] [see] [.] 1 perhaps 3 tis 2 ' 3 tis [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " we 've [got] just as much [chance] of [catching] [him] [as] [i] [have] [of] [jumping] [over] the [moon] [.] 1 " 3 've 2 we 3 've 3 've 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 much 7 much 9 of 9 of 18 the that 's what [i] ['ll] [tell] [granny] . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 2 's 8 . 8 . 9 " " well , " said [granny] [fox] , " what shall we do to [catch] him ? " 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 what 10 what 13 do 10 what 17 ? 11 shall 12 we 11 shall 13 do 14 to 16 him 16 him 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " you mean that you think he can't be caught ? " said she quietly . 1 " 13 said 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 that 3 mean 11 ? 5 you 6 think 5 you 8 can't 5 you 11 ? 6 think 7 he 8 can't 9 be 9 be 10 caught 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 quietly 14 she 15 quietly 15 quietly 16 . " [i] don't [think] anything about it [;] [i] [know] [he] [can't] ! " snapped [reddy] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 15 snapped 3 don't 5 anything 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 13 ! 14 " 13 ! 15 snapped 15 snapped 17 . " not by us , anyway , " he added . 1 " 10 added 2 not 6 anyway 3 by 6 anyway 4 us 6 anyway 5 , 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 , 6 anyway 10 added 8 " 10 added 9 he 10 added 10 added 11 . " [i] suppose you wouldn't even try ? " retorted [granny] . 1 " 10 retorted 3 suppose 4 you 4 you 5 wouldn't 4 you 8 ? 5 wouldn't 6 even 5 wouldn't 7 try 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 retorted 10 retorted 12 . " [i] 'm [old] [enough] [to] [know] [when] [i] ['m] [wasting] my time , " replied [reddy] [with] [a] [toss] [of] [his] [head] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 16 replied 12 my 14 , 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 24 . " [in] [other] [words] you think [i] ['m] [a] [silly] [old] [fox] [who] [has] [lost] her [senses] , " said [granny] sharply . 1 " 5 you 1 " 20 said 5 you 6 think 16 her 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 22 sharply 22 sharply 23 . ["] [no-o] [.] i didn't say that [,] ["] [protested] [reddy] [,] [looking] [very] [uncomfortable] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 that " but you think it , " [declared] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 6 , 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 6 , 7 " " now look here , [mr] [smarty] [,] you do just as [i] [tell] you . 1 " 4 here 1 " 9 you 2 now 3 look 3 look 4 here 4 here 5 , 9 you 10 do 10 do 15 you 10 do 16 . 11 just 12 as 12 as 15 you you [creep] [back] [there] [where] [you] [can] [watch] [quacker] [and] [all] [that] [happens] , and [mind] [that] [you] [keep] out of [his] [sight] [.] 1 you 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 out 20 out 21 of now [go] . " 1 now 4 " 3 . 4 " [reddy] [went] [.] there was nothing else to do . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 6 do 4 else 7 . 5 to 6 do he didn't dare disobey . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 disobey 3 dare 4 disobey 4 disobey 5 . granny [watched] [until] [reddy] had [readied] [his] [hiding-place] [.] 1 granny 5 had then [what] [do] [you] [think] she did ? 1 then 6 she 6 she 7 did 7 did 8 ? why , [she] [walked] [right] [out] [on] [the] [little] [beach] [just] [below] [reddy] and in [plain] [sight] [of] [quacker] [!] 1 why 2 , 2 , 14 and 14 and 15 in yes , [sir] [,] [that] [is] what she did ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 did 1 yes 10 ! 7 what 9 did 8 she 9 did then began such a queer performance that it is no wonder that [reddy] was [sure] [granny] [had] [lost] [her] [senses] . 1 then 2 began 2 began 6 performance 3 such 4 a 3 such 6 performance 5 queer 6 performance 6 performance 7 that 6 performance 11 wonder 6 performance 12 that 6 performance 14 was 6 performance 21 . 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 no 10 no 11 wonder she [rolled] [over] and [over] [.] 1 she 4 and she chased her tail round and round [until] [it] [made] [reddy] [dizzy] [to] [watch] her . 1 she 15 her 2 chased 3 her 2 chased 4 tail 2 chased 5 round 2 chased 7 round 2 chased 15 her 5 round 6 and 15 her 16 . she jumped up in the air . 1 she 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 up 2 jumped 6 air 4 in 6 air 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 . she [raced] [back] and [forth] [.] 1 she 4 and she played with a bit of stick . 1 she 2 played 2 played 3 with 2 played 7 stick 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 5 bit 7 stick 7 stick 8 . and all the time [she] [didn't] [pay] [the] [least] [attention] [to] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time reddy stared and stared . 1 reddy 4 stared 2 stared 4 stared 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 . [whatever] [had] [come] [over] [granny] [?] she was crazy . 1 she 2 was 1 she 3 crazy 3 crazy 4 . yes , [sir] , [that] [must] [be] [the] [matter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , it must be that she had gone without food so long that she had gone crazy . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 16 crazy 4 that 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 without 7 gone 11 long 7 gone 16 crazy 8 without 9 food 10 so 11 long 12 that 14 had 13 she 14 had 14 had 15 gone 15 gone 16 crazy 16 crazy 17 . poor [granny] ! 1 poor 3 ! she was in her second childhood . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 6 childhood 4 her 6 childhood 5 second 6 childhood 6 childhood 7 . reddy could remember [how] [he] [had] [done] [such] [things] when he was [very] [young] [,] [just] [by] [way] [of] [showing] [how] [fine] [he] [felt] . 1 reddy 12 was 1 reddy 25 . 2 could 3 remember 3 remember 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 was but [for] [a] [grown-up] [fox] to do [such] [things] [was] [undignified] [,] [to] [say] [the] [least] . 1 but 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 17 . you know [reddy] [thinks] a great deal [of] [dignity] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 deal 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal it was worse than undignified ; it was positively disgraceful . 1 it 10 disgraceful 2 was 5 undignified 3 worse 4 than 3 worse 5 undignified 5 undignified 6 ; 5 undignified 8 was 5 undignified 9 positively 5 undignified 10 disgraceful 7 it 8 was 10 disgraceful 11 . he did hope [that] none of his [neighbors] [would] [happen] [along] [and] [see] [granny] [cutting] [up] [so] . 1 he 2 did 1 he 7 his 3 hope 5 none 5 none 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 18 . he never would hear the end of it if they did . 1 he 2 never 1 he 3 would 3 would 4 hear 3 would 6 end 3 would 9 if 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 of 8 it 9 if 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 did 11 did 12 . over and over rolled [granny] [,] [and] [around] [and] [around] [she] [chased] [her] [tail] . 1 over 4 rolled 1 over 15 . 2 and 4 rolled 3 over 4 rolled the snow flew up in a cloud . 1 the 2 snow 2 snow 7 cloud 2 snow 8 . 3 flew 4 up 3 flew 7 cloud 4 up 5 in 6 a 7 cloud and all the time she made no sound . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 9 . 3 the 4 time 3 the 8 sound 5 she 6 made 6 made 7 no 7 no 8 sound quacker was sitting up as straight as he could . 1 quacker 3 sitting 1 quacker 4 up 1 quacker 5 as 1 quacker 6 straight 1 quacker 7 as 1 quacker 10 . 2 was 3 sitting 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could " [as] [i] [live] , " [muttered] [reddy] , " [i] believe that [fellow] is [nearer] [than] [he] [was] ! " 1 " 5 , 5 , 21 " 6 " 9 , 6 " 20 ! 9 , 10 " 10 " 15 is 12 believe 13 that 13 that 15 is 20 ! 21 " [reddy] [crouched] [lower] [than] [ever] [,] [and] [instead] [of] [watching] [granny] [he] [watched] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] [chapter] [iv] [:] [quacker] [the] [duck] [grows] [curious] the most curious thing in the world is curiosity . 1 the 2 most 2 most 3 curious 3 curious 4 thing 3 curious 9 curiosity 4 thing 7 world 4 thing 8 is 5 in 7 world 6 the 7 world 9 curiosity 10 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [never] [said] [a] [truer] [thing] [than] [that] [.] it is curious , very curious , how sometimes curiosity will get the best of even the wisest and most sensible of people . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 curious 2 is 18 wisest 3 curious 4 , 5 very 6 curious 5 very 7 , 5 very 18 wisest 8 how 12 get 9 sometimes 10 curiosity 9 sometimes 12 get 11 will 12 get 12 get 18 wisest 13 the 18 wisest 14 best 15 of 14 best 18 wisest 16 even 18 wisest 17 the 18 wisest 18 wisest 20 most 18 wisest 21 sensible 18 wisest 22 of 18 wisest 23 people 18 wisest 24 . 19 and 20 most even [old] [granny] [fox] [herself] [has] [been] [known] to [be] [led] [into] [trouble] [by] [it] [.] 1 even 9 to we [expect] [it] [of] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [but] [peter] [isn't] [a] [bit] [more] [curious] [than] [some] [others] [of] [whom] we do not [expect] [it] . 1 we 20 we 20 we 21 do 21 do 22 not 22 not 25 . now [quacker] [the] [wild] [duck] is [the] [last] [one] [in] [the] [world] [you] [would] [expect] [to] [be] [led] [into] [trouble] [by] [curiosity] . 1 now 6 is 6 is 23 . [quacker] [had] [spent] [the] [summer] [in] [the] [far] [north] [with] [honker] [the] [goose] [.] in fact , he had been born there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 born 2 fact 8 there 2 fact 9 . 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 born you see , he was a good diver and on the bottom of the river he found plenty to eat . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 diver 3 , 8 diver 4 he 8 diver 5 was 8 diver 6 a 8 diver 7 good 8 diver 8 diver 9 and 8 diver 10 on 8 diver 12 bottom 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 12 bottom 15 river 12 bottom 18 plenty 14 the 15 river 16 he 17 found 17 found 18 plenty 18 plenty 20 eat 19 to 20 eat 20 eat 21 . the water couldn't get through his oily feathers , and so he didn't mind how cold it was . 1 the 2 water 2 water 7 oily 2 water 16 cold 2 water 18 was 3 couldn't 7 oily 4 get 7 oily 5 through 7 oily 6 his 7 oily 7 oily 8 feathers 7 oily 9 , 7 oily 10 and 7 oily 11 so 7 oily 13 didn't 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 mind 15 how 16 cold 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 . on his way down to [the] [big] [river] [he] [had] [been] [hunted] [by] [men] [with] [terrible] [guns] [,] [and] [he] [had] [learned] [all] [about] [them] [.] 1 on 3 way 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 down 3 way 5 to in fact , he felt quite able to keep out of harm 's way . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 quite 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 quite 6 quite 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 keep 7 able 12 harm 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 12 harm 14 way 12 harm 15 . 13 's 14 way he rather prided himself that there was no one smart enough to catch him . 1 he 3 prided 2 rather 3 prided 3 prided 4 himself 4 himself 10 smart 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 7 was 10 smart 8 no 9 one 10 smart 11 enough 10 smart 13 catch 11 enough 12 to 13 catch 14 him 14 him 15 . i suspect he thought he knew all there was to know . 1 i 11 know 2 suspect 3 he 2 suspect 4 thought 2 suspect 6 knew 2 suspect 11 know 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 all 6 knew 9 was 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 . in this [respect] [he] was a good deal like [reddy] [fox] himself [.] 1 in 2 this 2 this 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 8 deal 7 good 8 deal 8 deal 9 like 8 deal 12 himself that was because he was young . 1 that 2 was 1 that 5 was 3 because 4 he 3 because 5 was 5 was 6 young 6 young 7 . it is the way with [young] [ducks] [and] [foxes] [and] [with] [some] [other] [youngsters] [i] [know] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 17 . 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with but so far as he could see [,] [granny] [didn't] [once] [look] [at] him . 1 but 5 he 2 so 3 far 3 far 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 14 him 14 him 15 . " she doesn't know [i] ['m] [out] here [at] [all] , " [thought] [quacker] [.] 1 " 3 doesn't 2 she 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 know 4 know 12 " 8 here 11 , 11 , 12 " then suddenly he sat up very straight and looked with all his might . 1 then 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 4 sat 2 suddenly 12 his 3 he 4 sat 4 sat 5 up 4 sat 7 straight 4 sat 9 looked 6 very 7 straight 8 and 9 looked 10 with 11 all 10 with 12 his 12 his 13 might 12 his 14 . what under the sun was the matter with [that] [fox] [?] 1 what 7 matter 2 under 4 sun 2 under 6 the 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 5 was 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with she was acting as if she had suddenly lost her senses . 1 she 3 acting 2 was 3 acting 3 acting 4 as 3 acting 5 if 3 acting 8 suddenly 3 acting 9 lost 5 if 7 had 6 she 7 had 9 lost 11 senses 10 her 11 senses 11 senses 12 . over and over she rolled . 1 over 5 rolled 1 over 6 . 2 and 5 rolled 3 over 4 she 3 over 5 rolled around and around she spun . 1 around 5 spun 2 and 5 spun 3 around 5 spun 4 she 5 spun 5 spun 6 . she turned somersaults . 1 she 3 somersaults 2 turned 3 somersaults 3 somersaults 4 . she lay on her back and kicked her heels in the air . 1 she 2 lay 2 lay 3 on 2 lay 9 heels 4 her 9 heels 5 back 7 kicked 6 and 7 kicked 7 kicked 9 heels 8 her 9 heels 9 heels 12 air 9 heels 13 . 10 in 12 air 11 the 12 air never in his life had he known any one to act like that . 1 never 7 known 2 in 4 life 3 his 4 life 4 life 7 known 5 had 7 known 6 he 7 known 7 known 11 act 7 known 13 that 7 known 14 . 8 any 9 one 8 any 11 act 10 to 11 act 11 act 12 like there must be something the matter with her . 1 there 4 something 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 something 4 something 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 her 8 her 9 . quacker began to get excited . 1 quacker 2 began 1 quacker 4 get 1 quacker 5 excited 2 began 3 to 5 excited 6 . he couldn't [keep] his eyes off [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 off he began to swim nearer . 1 he 4 swim 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 4 swim 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 . he wanted to see better . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 see 2 wanted 5 better 5 better 6 . he [quite] forgot she was [a] [fox] . 1 he 3 forgot 1 he 5 was 4 she 5 was 5 was 8 . she moved so fast that she was just a queer red spot on the beach . 1 she 2 moved 2 moved 4 fast 3 so 4 fast 4 fast 10 queer 5 that 7 was 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 just 7 was 9 a 9 a 10 queer 10 queer 15 beach 11 red 12 spot 12 spot 15 beach 13 on 15 beach 14 the 15 beach 15 beach 16 . whatever she was doing was very curious and very exciting . 1 whatever 4 doing 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 doing 4 doing 10 exciting 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 8 and 7 curious 10 exciting 9 very 10 exciting 10 exciting 11 . he swam nearer and nearer . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 5 nearer 3 nearer 4 and 3 nearer 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 . the excitement was catching . 1 the 2 excitement 2 excitement 4 catching 2 excitement 5 . 3 was 4 catching he began to swim in circles himself . 1 he 7 himself 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 4 swim 6 circles 5 in 6 circles 6 circles 7 himself 7 himself 8 . all the time he drew nearer and nearer to the shore . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 drew 5 drew 8 nearer 6 nearer 7 and 6 nearer 8 nearer 8 nearer 11 shore 9 to 11 shore 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 . he didn't have the least bit of fear . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 bit 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 6 bit 8 fear 6 bit 9 . he was just curious . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 curious 4 curious 5 . he wanted to see better . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 see 2 wanted 5 better 5 better 6 . all the time [granny] [was] [cutting] [up] her [antics] , [she] [was] [watching] [quacker] [,] [though] he [didn't] [suspect] [it] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 21 . 3 time 17 he 8 her 10 , 10 , 17 he as he swam nearer and nearer to the shore [,] [granny] [rolled] [and] [tumbled] [farther] [and] [farther] [back] . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 6 nearer 4 nearer 5 and 4 nearer 6 nearer 6 nearer 9 shore 7 to 9 shore 8 the 9 shore 9 shore 19 . at last [quacker] was [close] [to] the shore . 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 the 2 last 4 was 7 the 8 shore 8 shore 9 . if he kept on , he would be right on the land in a few minutes . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 3 kept 9 right 3 kept 10 on 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 be 7 would 9 right 10 on 12 land 11 the 12 land 12 land 16 minutes 12 land 17 . 13 in 16 minutes 14 a 15 few 15 few 16 minutes and all the time he stared and stared . 1 and 8 stared 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 8 stared 5 he 8 stared 6 stared 8 stared 7 and 8 stared 8 stared 9 . no thought of danger entered his head . 1 no 4 danger 2 thought 3 of 3 of 4 danger 4 danger 5 entered 5 entered 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . you see , there was no room because it was so filled with curiosity . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 4 there 7 room 7 room 12 filled 8 because 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 so 10 was 12 filled 12 filled 13 with 12 filled 14 curiosity 14 curiosity 15 . " [in] [a] [minute] [more] [i] ['ll] [have] [him] , " thought [granny] [,] [and] [whirled] [faster] [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought and just then something happened . 1 and 2 just 2 just 3 then 2 just 5 happened 4 something 5 happened 5 happened 6 . [chapter] [v] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] yes , [sir] [,] [a] [chicken] [track] is [good] [to] [see] , but it [often] [puts] [nothing] [but] [water] [in] [my] [mouth] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 is 1 yes 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 23 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [reddy] [fox] [thought] [of] [that] [saying] [many] [times] [as] [he] [hunted] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [that] [night] [,] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] [.] that was why he was afraid to go home . 1 that 2 was 1 that 5 was 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 afraid 6 afraid 8 go 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 home 9 home 10 . indeed , [reddy] [had] [been] [quite] [sure] [that] she had [when] [she] [began] . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 9 she 9 she 10 had 10 had 14 . but he was too much excited for any such thoughts . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 excited 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 excited 6 excited 10 thoughts 6 excited 11 . 7 for 9 such 8 any 9 such 9 such 10 thoughts [nearer] [and] [nearer] [to] [the] [shore] [came] [quacker] [,] [his] [eyes] [fixed] [on] [the] [red] [,] [whirling] [form] [of] [granny] [.] reddy 's own eyes gleamed with excitement . 1 reddy 5 gleamed 2 's 5 gleamed 3 own 5 gleamed 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 7 excitement 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 . would [quacker] [keep] [on] [right] up to [the] [shore] [?] 1 would 7 to 6 up 7 to nearer and nearer and nearer he came . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 and 3 nearer 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 he 5 nearer 7 came 5 nearer 8 . reddy squirmed uneasily . 1 reddy 2 squirmed 2 squirmed 3 uneasily 3 uneasily 4 . he couldn't see as well as he wanted to . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 8 wanted 2 couldn't 3 see 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . the bushes behind which he was lying were in his way . 1 the 2 bushes 2 bushes 3 behind 2 bushes 4 which 2 bushes 7 lying 2 bushes 11 way 2 bushes 12 . 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 9 in 8 were 9 in 10 his 11 way he wanted to see [granny] [make] [that] [jump] [which] would [mean] [a] [dinner] [for] [both] . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 10 would 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 see 10 would 16 . [forgetting] [what] [granny] [had] [charged] [him] [,] [reddy] [eagerly] [raised] [his] [head] [to] [look] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [.] now it [just] happened that [at] [that] [very] [minute] [quacker] [chanced] [to] [look] [that] way . 1 now 4 happened 2 it 4 happened 4 happened 5 that 5 that 15 way 15 way 16 . his [quick] [eyes] [caught] [the] [movement] [of] [reddy] ['s] head and in an instant all his curiosity vanished . 1 his 10 head 1 his 17 curiosity 10 head 11 and 12 in 14 instant 13 an 14 instant 14 instant 17 curiosity 15 all 17 curiosity 16 his 17 curiosity 17 curiosity 18 vanished 18 vanished 19 . that [sharp] [face] [peering] [at] [him] [over] [the] [edge] of the [bank] [could] [mean] but one thing [danger] [!] 1 that 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 17 thing 15 but 16 one 16 one 17 thing it was all a trick ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 trick 5 trick 6 ! he saw [through] it [now] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 it 4 it 6 . like a flash he turned . 1 like 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 5 turned 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 . there was the whistle of stiff wings beating the air and the patter of feet striking the water as he got under way . 1 there 2 was 2 was 13 patter 3 the 13 patter 4 whistle 5 of 4 whistle 6 stiff 4 whistle 7 wings 7 wings 13 patter 8 beating 13 patter 9 the 13 patter 10 air 13 patter 11 and 13 patter 12 the 13 patter 13 patter 14 of 13 patter 15 feet 13 patter 16 striking 13 patter 17 the 13 patter 18 water 13 patter 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 got 21 got 22 under 21 got 23 way 23 way 24 . then he flew out to the safety of the open water . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 flew 3 flew 4 out 3 flew 5 to 3 flew 10 open 6 the 10 open 7 safety 8 of 7 safety 10 open 9 the 10 open 10 open 11 water 11 water 12 . granny [sprang] [,] [but] [she] [was] [just] too [late] [and] [succeeded] [in] [doing] [no] [more] [than] [wet] [her] [feet] . 1 granny 8 too 8 too 20 . of course , [granny] didn't know what [had] [frightened] [quacker] [,] [not] [at] [first] [,] [anyway] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 17 . but she had her suspicions . 1 but 5 suspicions 2 she 5 suspicions 3 had 5 suspicions 4 her 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 . she turned and looked up at the place where [reddy] had been hiding . 1 she 4 looked 2 turned 4 looked 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 4 looked 6 at 6 at 7 the 6 at 14 . 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 13 hiding 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 hiding she couldn't see him . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . then she bounded up the bank . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 bounded 3 bounded 6 bank 4 up 6 bank 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 7 . there was no [reddy] [there] [,] [but] [far] [away] [across] [the] [snow-covered] [green] [meadows] was [a] [red] [spot] [growing] [smaller] [and] [smaller] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 1 there 15 was 15 was 23 . reddy was running away . 1 reddy 3 running 2 was 3 running 3 running 4 away 4 away 5 . then she knew . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 knew 3 knew 4 . at first [granny] was [very] [angry] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 7 . 2 first 4 was you know it is a dreadful thing to be hungry and have a good dinner disappear just as it is almost within reach . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 6 dreadful 5 a 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 thing 6 dreadful 10 hungry 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hungry 10 hungry 16 disappear 10 hungry 24 . 11 and 16 disappear 12 have 15 dinner 13 a 14 good 14 good 15 dinner 15 dinner 16 disappear 16 disappear 17 just 16 disappear 21 almost 16 disappear 22 within 17 just 18 as 19 it 20 is 19 it 21 almost 22 within 23 reach " [i] ['ll] [teach] that [young] [scamp] [a] [lesson] [he] [won't] [soon] [forget] [when] [i] [get] [home] , " she [muttered] [,] [as] [she] [watched] [him] [.] 1 " 5 that 1 " 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 she then she [went] [back] [to] the [edge] of the [big] [river] [and] [there] [she] [found] [a] [dead] fish [which] [had] [been] [washed] [ashore] . 1 then 2 she 1 then 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 18 fish 18 fish 24 . it was a very good fish , and [when] [she] [had] [eaten] it [granny] [felt] [better] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 good 3 a 6 fish 4 very 5 good 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 it 13 it 17 . " [anyway] , " thought she , " [i] have [taught] [him] a new [trick] and one he is [n't] [likely] [to] [forget] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 19 is 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 6 she 7 , 8 " 7 , 16 and 7 , 18 he 8 " 10 have 10 have 13 a 13 a 14 new 16 and 17 one 18 he 19 is 19 is 24 . i guess it was worth while [even] [if] [i] [didn't] [catch] [quacker] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 5 worth 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 worth 5 worth 6 while 5 worth 13 . my , but he would have tasted good ! " 1 my 7 tasted 2 , 3 but 3 but 7 tasted 4 he 7 tasted 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 tasted 7 tasted 8 good 7 tasted 9 ! 9 ! 10 " granny smacked her lips and started for home . 1 granny 2 smacked 2 smacked 4 lips 2 smacked 5 and 2 smacked 6 started 2 smacked 8 home 3 her 4 lips 6 started 7 for 8 home 9 . but [reddy] [,] with [a] [guilty] [conscience] [,] [was] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] . 1 but 4 with 4 with 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [old] [granny] [fox] [is] [caught] [napping] the wisest folks will make mistakes , but if they are truly wise they will profit from them . 1 the 2 wisest 2 wisest 3 folks 2 wisest 6 mistakes 4 will 6 mistakes 5 make 6 mistakes 6 mistakes 8 but 6 mistakes 11 are 6 mistakes 12 truly 6 mistakes 17 from 6 mistakes 18 them 7 , 8 but 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 are 12 truly 16 profit 13 wise 16 profit 14 they 16 profit 15 will 16 profit 18 them 19 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] there is a [saying] [among] [the] little [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] and [the] [green] [meadows] [which] [runs] [something] [like] [this] [:] 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 a 3 a 7 little 7 little 13 and " you must your eyes wide open [keep] [to] [catch] [old] [granny] [fox] [asleep] [.] ["] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 must 2 you 4 your 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 wide 6 wide 7 open [reddy] [fox] [is] [smart] [,] [very] [smart] [.] but [reddy] [isn't] [nearly] as [smart] [as] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 but 5 as but [once] [in] [a] [while] [even] the [smartest] [people] [are] [caught] [napping] . 1 but 7 the 7 the 13 . yes , [sir] , [that] [does] [happen] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , they will be careless sometimes . 1 they 5 sometimes 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 careless 4 careless 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 . it was [just] so with [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 so 2 was 5 with 5 with 9 . yes , [sir] , she [actually] [believed] [that] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she it was this way [with] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 way 3 this 4 way so at last she grew careless . 1 so 6 careless 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 she 3 last 5 grew 5 grew 6 careless 6 careless 7 . yes , [sir] , she [grew] [careless] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she and that is something [no] [fox] [or] [anybody] [else] [can] [afford] to do [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 something 4 something 12 to 12 to 13 do it [overlooked] [the] [green] [meadows] and was [quite] [the] [most] [pleasant] and [comfortable] [place] [for] a [sun-nap] [that] [ever] was [.] 1 it 7 was 1 it 20 was 6 and 7 was 12 and 16 a 12 and 20 was at least , that is what [old] [granny] [fox] thought . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 2 least 6 what 2 least 10 thought 2 least 11 . 4 that 5 is she took sun-naps there very often . 1 she 3 sun-naps 2 took 3 sun-naps 3 sun-naps 4 there 3 sun-naps 5 very 3 sun-naps 6 often 3 sun-naps 7 . it was her favorite resting place . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 favorite 3 her 4 favorite 4 favorite 5 resting 4 favorite 6 place 4 favorite 7 . then she would hurry straight to that knoll to rest and grin at her own smartness . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 would 3 would 8 knoll 4 hurry 8 knoll 5 straight 8 knoll 6 to 8 knoll 7 that 8 knoll 8 knoll 10 rest 8 knoll 11 and 8 knoll 12 grin 9 to 10 rest 12 grin 13 at 12 grin 16 smartness 12 grin 17 . 14 her 15 own 15 own 16 smartness it happened that she did this one day when there was fresh snow on the ground . 1 it 2 happened 2 happened 3 that 2 happened 8 day 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 did 6 this 8 day 7 one 8 day 8 day 9 when 8 day 13 snow 10 there 11 was 10 there 13 snow 12 fresh 13 snow 13 snow 16 ground 14 on 16 ground 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 17 . of course , every time she put a foot down she left a print in the snow . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 14 print 4 every 5 time 4 every 9 foot 6 she 7 put 7 put 9 foot 8 a 9 foot 9 foot 10 down 9 foot 14 print 11 she 14 print 12 left 14 print 13 a 14 print 14 print 17 snow 14 print 18 . 15 in 17 snow 16 the 17 snow and where she curled up in the sun she left the print of her body . 1 and 4 curled 2 where 3 she 2 where 4 curled 4 curled 5 up 4 curled 6 in 4 curled 8 sun 7 the 8 sun 8 sun 12 print 9 she 12 print 10 left 11 the 10 left 12 print 12 print 14 her 12 print 15 body 12 print 16 . 13 of 14 her they were [very] [plain] to see , [were] [these] [prints] [,] and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] saw them . 1 they 2 were 1 they 17 saw 2 were 12 and 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 , 7 , 12 and 17 saw 18 them 18 them 19 . he had been [tramping] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [late] in the [afternoon] [and] [just] [by] [chance] happened [across] [granny] ['s] [footprints] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 17 happened 3 been 10 in 10 in 11 the 17 happened 22 . just for fun he followed them and so came to the sunny knoll . 1 just 3 fun 2 for 3 fun 3 fun 5 followed 4 he 5 followed 5 followed 6 them 6 them 7 and 6 them 14 . 8 so 13 knoll 9 came 13 knoll 10 to 13 knoll 11 the 13 knoll 12 sunny 13 knoll 13 knoll 14 . granny had left some time before , but of course she couldn't take the print of her body with her . 1 granny 2 had 2 had 3 left 3 left 15 print 4 some 5 time 4 some 8 but 4 some 9 of 5 time 6 before 7 , 8 but 9 of 10 course 10 course 15 print 11 she 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 15 print 13 take 15 print 14 the 15 print 15 print 17 her 15 print 18 body 15 print 19 with 15 print 20 her 15 print 21 . 16 of 17 her that [remained] [in] [the] [snow] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [saw] [it] [and] [knew] [instantly] what it [meant] . 1 that 10 's 10 's 17 what 10 's 20 . 17 what 18 it he [grinned] [,] [and] could [granny] [fox] have [seen] that [grin] , she would have been [uncomfortable] [.] 1 he 5 could 5 could 8 have 8 have 16 been 10 that 14 would 12 , 13 she 13 she 14 would 14 would 15 have 15 have 16 been you [see] , he knew that he had [found] the [place] [where] [granny] was in the [habit] of [taking] [a] [sun-nap] . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 14 was 7 he 8 had 7 he 14 was 8 had 10 the 14 was 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 22 . i think we will give you a surprise one of these days . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 will 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 give 5 give 6 you 5 give 8 surprise 7 a 8 surprise 8 surprise 12 days 8 surprise 13 . 9 one 11 these 10 of 11 these 11 these 12 days yes , [indeed] , [i] [think] we will [give] [you] [a] [surprise] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 will 4 , 7 we 7 we 8 will you have fooled us many times , and now it is our turn [.] ["] 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 fooled 3 fooled 4 us 3 fooled 5 many 3 fooled 6 times 3 fooled 9 now 6 times 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 now 13 turn 10 it 11 is 10 it 13 turn 11 is 12 our the [next] [day] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [shouldered] his [terrible] [gun] [and] [sent] [bowser] [the] [hound] [to] [hunt] for the [trail] of [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 the 7 boy 7 boy 9 his 9 his 26 . 19 for 20 the 19 for 26 . 20 the 22 of it [wasn't] [long] [before] [bowser] 's great [voice] [told] [all] [the] [great] [world] that he had found [granny] 's [tracks] . 1 it 6 's 1 it 19 's 1 it 21 . 6 's 7 great 14 that 15 he 14 that 19 's 15 he 17 found 16 had 17 found farmer [brown] 's boy [grinned] [just] [as] [he] [had] [the] [day] [before] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 13 . he waited patiently a long , long time . 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 patiently 2 waited 5 long 2 waited 7 long 2 waited 9 . 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 , 7 long 8 time he heard [bowser] ['s] [great] voice [growing] [more] [and] [more] [excited] [as] [he] [followed] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 6 voice 6 voice 18 . by and by [bowser] [stopped] [baying] [and] [began] [to] [yelp] [impatiently] . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 12 . farmer [brown] 's boy [knew] [exactly] [what] [that] [meant] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 10 . it [meant] that [granny] [had] [played] [one] [of] [her] [smart] [tricks] [and] [bowser] [had] [lost] [her] [trail] [.] 1 it 3 that and just a [little] [way] [off] [behind] [the] [pine] [boughs] [sat] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [holding] [his] [terrible] [gun] and [grinning] [.] 1 and 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 15 boy 15 boy 20 and at last he had [caught] [old] [granny] [fox] [napping] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 10 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [granny] [fox] [has] [a] [bad] [dream] nothing [ever] [simply] [happens] [;] [bear] [that] [point] in [mind] . 1 nothing 9 in 9 in 11 . if you [look] [long] [and] [hard] [enough] [a] [cause] you 'll [always] find . 1 if 2 you 1 if 10 you 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 13 find 13 find 14 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [was] [dreaming] [.] yes , [sir] , she was [dreaming] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 8 . there [she] [lay] , [curled] up [on] the [sunny] [little] [knoll] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [fast] [asleep] and [dreaming] [.] 1 there 4 , 4 , 22 and 6 up 8 the 6 up 22 and it was a very pleasant and very comfortable place indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 10 indeed 5 pleasant 8 comfortable 5 pleasant 10 indeed 6 and 8 comfortable 7 very 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 9 place 10 indeed 11 . you see , [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [poured] [his] [warmest] [rays] right [down] [there] from the [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 15 right 2 see 3 , 15 right 24 . 18 from 19 the 18 from 24 . when [old] [granny] [fox] was [tired] , she [often] [slipped] [over] [there] [for] [a] [short] [nap] [and] [sun-bath] [even] [in] [winter] [.] 1 when 5 was 1 when 8 she 7 , 8 she she was quite sure that no one knew anything about it . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 6 no 4 sure 9 anything 6 no 7 one 8 knew 9 anything 9 anything 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . it was one of her secrets . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 secrets 4 of 5 her 6 secrets 7 . this [morning] [old] [granny] [fox] was very [tired] [,] [unusually] [so] [.] 1 this 6 was 6 was 7 very in the first place she had been out hunting all night . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 3 first 11 night 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 hunting 8 out 9 hunting 9 hunting 11 night 10 all 11 night 11 night 12 . then [,] [before] she [could] [reach] [home] [,] [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [found] her [tracks] [and] [started] to [follow] them . 1 then 4 she 4 she 14 her 14 her 21 . 18 to 20 them 20 them 21 . of course , [it] wouldn't [have] [done] [to] [go] [home] [then] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 12 . it wouldn't have done at all . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 5 at 3 have 4 done 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . bowser would have followed her straight there and so found out where she lived . 1 bowser 2 would 1 bowser 4 followed 1 bowser 15 . 2 would 3 have 4 followed 5 her 4 followed 6 straight 6 straight 12 where 7 there 10 found 8 and 9 so 8 and 10 found 10 found 11 out 10 found 12 where 12 where 14 lived 13 she 14 lived right away she fell asleep . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 she 3 she 5 asleep 4 fell 5 asleep 5 asleep 6 . her eyes may be closed , but not her ears . 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 10 ears 3 may 4 be 3 may 5 closed 5 closed 7 but 5 closed 10 ears 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 not 9 her 10 ears 10 ears 11 . if it were not for the way her sharp ears keep guard , she wouldn't dare take naps in the open right in broad daylight . 1 if 2 it 2 it 4 not 2 it 18 naps 3 were 4 not 5 for 18 naps 6 the 12 guard 7 way 12 guard 8 her 12 guard 9 sharp 10 ears 10 ears 12 guard 11 keep 12 guard 12 guard 18 naps 13 , 14 she 14 she 18 naps 15 wouldn't 18 naps 16 dare 18 naps 17 take 18 naps 18 naps 19 in 18 naps 21 open 18 naps 22 right 18 naps 23 in 18 naps 24 broad 18 naps 26 . 20 the 21 open 24 broad 25 daylight if you ever want to [catch] [a] [fox] asleep , you [mustn't] [make] [the] [teeniest] [,] [weeniest] [noise] [.] 1 if 4 want 1 if 11 you 2 you 3 ever 2 you 4 want 4 want 5 to 9 asleep 10 , 10 , 11 you just remember that . 1 just 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 2 remember 4 . now [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [no] [sooner] [closed] [her] [eyes] [than] [she] began to [dream] [.] 1 now 13 began 13 began 14 to at [first] it was a very pleasant [dream] , the [pleasantest] [dream] [a] [fox] [can] [have] [.] 1 at 9 , 1 at 10 the 3 it 4 was 3 it 9 , 4 was 5 a 4 was 6 very 6 very 7 pleasant it was of a chicken dinner , all the chicken she could eat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 of 2 was 4 a 4 a 10 chicken 5 chicken 6 dinner 5 chicken 10 chicken 7 , 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 chicken 10 chicken 13 eat 11 she 12 could 12 could 13 eat 13 eat 14 . granny certainly enjoyed that dream . 1 granny 2 certainly 1 granny 3 enjoyed 3 enjoyed 4 that 3 enjoyed 5 dream 5 dream 6 . it made her smack her lips quite as if it were a real and not a dream dinner she was enjoying . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 smack 3 her 4 smack 4 smack 6 lips 4 smack 7 quite 4 smack 9 if 5 her 6 lips 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 it 9 if 11 were 11 were 21 enjoying 12 a 17 dream 13 real 14 and 13 real 17 dream 15 not 17 dream 16 a 17 dream 17 dream 21 enjoying 18 dinner 21 enjoying 19 she 20 was 20 was 21 enjoying 21 enjoying 22 . but presently the dream changed and became a bad dream . 1 but 2 presently 2 presently 3 the 2 presently 10 dream 4 dream 10 dream 5 changed 7 became 6 and 7 became 7 became 10 dream 8 a 10 dream 9 bad 10 dream 10 dream 11 . yes , indeed , it became a bad dream . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 6 became 5 it 6 became 6 became 9 dream 7 a 9 dream 8 bad 9 dream 9 dream 10 . it was as bad as at first it had been good . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 good 2 was 3 as 3 as 5 as 4 bad 5 as 5 as 9 had 6 at 7 first 7 first 9 had 8 it 9 had 9 had 10 been 11 good 12 . it [seemed] [to] [granny] [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [become] [very] [smart] , [smarter] [than] she had [ever] [known] [him] to be [before] . 1 it 22 be 13 , 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 24 . do what she would , she couldn't fool him . 1 do 2 what 2 what 4 would 2 what 8 fool 3 she 4 would 5 , 6 she 6 she 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 fool 8 fool 9 him 9 him 10 . not one of all the tricks she knew , and she knew a great many , fooled him at all . 1 not 6 tricks 2 one 6 tricks 3 of 6 tricks 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 tricks 6 tricks 8 knew 6 tricks 10 and 6 tricks 12 knew 7 she 8 knew 9 , 10 and 11 she 12 knew 12 knew 17 fooled 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 many 15 many 16 , 15 many 17 fooled 17 fooled 18 him 17 fooled 20 all 17 fooled 21 . 19 at 20 all they didn't puzzle him long enough for her to get her breath . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 4 him 3 puzzle 6 enough 5 long 6 enough 6 enough 7 for 6 enough 9 to 7 for 8 her 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 breath 11 her 12 breath 12 breath 13 . she was so tired that it seemed to her that she couldn't run another step . 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 15 step 5 that 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 15 step 8 to 9 her 9 her 11 she 10 that 11 she 11 she 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 15 step 13 run 15 step 14 another 15 step 15 step 16 . it was a very , very real dream . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 dream 3 a 6 very 3 a 8 dream 4 very 5 , 4 very 6 very 7 real 8 dream 8 dream 9 . you know [dreams] [sometimes] do [seem] [very] [real] [indeed] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 do 2 know 10 . this was the way it was with the bad dream [of] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 this 2 was 2 was 9 bad 3 the 4 way 4 way 9 bad 5 it 6 was 5 it 9 bad 6 was 7 with 7 with 8 the 9 bad 10 dream 10 dream 15 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! " cried [granny] and [waked] [herself] [up] . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 10 . 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 6 and her eyes flew open . 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 4 open 2 eyes 5 . 3 flew 4 open no , [sir] [,] [she] [didn't] [.] 1 no 2 , for a full minute she couldn't be sure whether what she saw was real or part of that dreadful dream . 1 for 4 minute 1 for 16 part 2 a 4 minute 3 full 4 minute 4 minute 5 she 4 minute 6 couldn't 4 minute 15 or 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 11 she 9 whether 14 real 9 whether 15 or 10 what 11 she 11 she 12 saw 11 she 13 was 16 part 17 of 16 part 20 dream 18 that 19 dreadful 19 dreadful 20 dream 20 dream 21 . you see , [she] [was] [staring] [into] [the] [face] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and the [muzzle] of his [dreadful] [gun] [!] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 19 his for just a few seconds she didn't move . 1 for 5 seconds 2 just 5 seconds 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 seconds 5 seconds 6 she 5 seconds 8 move 5 seconds 9 . 7 didn't 8 move she couldn't . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 . she was too frightened to move . 1 she 2 was 2 was 4 frightened 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 6 move 5 to 6 move 6 move 7 . then she knew what she saw was real and not a dream at all . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 knew 3 knew 4 what 3 knew 7 was 3 knew 8 real 3 knew 14 all 5 she 6 saw 5 she 7 was 8 real 9 and 8 real 12 dream 10 not 12 dream 11 a 12 dream 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . there wasn't the least bit of doubt about it . 1 there 7 doubt 2 wasn't 7 doubt 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 bit 4 least 7 doubt 5 bit 6 of 7 doubt 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . that was [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , and [that] was his [dreadful] [gun] [!] 1 that 2 was 1 that 10 was 2 was 8 and 7 , 8 and 10 was 11 his all [in] [a] [flash] [she] knew that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [must] [have] [been] [hiding] [behind] [those] [pine] [boughs] [.] 1 all 6 knew 6 knew 7 that poor [old] [granny] [fox] ! 1 poor 5 ! for once in her life she had been caught napping . 1 for 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 her 4 her 10 napping 5 life 10 napping 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 10 napping 9 caught 10 napping 10 napping 11 . she hadn't the least hope in the world . 1 she 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 least 2 hadn't 5 hope 2 hadn't 8 world 3 the 4 least 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy [had] [only] [to] [fire] [that] [dreadful] [gun] , and [that] [would] [be] [the] [end] [of] [her] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 13 and 12 , 13 and she knew it . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [did] in time of danger heed this rule : think hard and fast , but pray keep cool . 1 in 2 time 1 in 4 danger 3 of 4 danger 4 danger 5 heed 4 danger 18 . 5 heed 6 this 5 heed 7 rule 7 rule 8 : 7 rule 9 think 7 rule 12 fast 7 rule 16 keep 10 hard 12 fast 11 and 12 fast 12 fast 15 pray 13 , 14 but 13 , 15 pray 16 keep 17 cool [old] [granny] [fox] [.] poor [old] [granny] [fox] ! 1 poor 5 ! it wasn't the least bit of use to run . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 bit 4 least 7 use 4 least 10 . 5 bit 6 of 7 use 8 to 8 to 9 run granny knew that . 1 granny 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 . that [dreadful] [gun] would [go] ["] [bang] [!] ["] and that [would] be the [end] [of] [her] [.] 1 that 4 would 4 would 13 be 10 and 11 that 11 that 13 be 13 be 14 the for a [few] [seconds] [she] [stared] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , [too] [frightened] [to] [move] [or] [even] [think] [.] 1 for 2 a 2 a 11 boy 11 boy 12 , then she began to wonder why that dreadful gun didn't go off . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 why 6 why 10 didn't 7 that 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 gun 8 dreadful 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 go 11 go 12 off 12 off 13 . what was [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] waiting for ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 9 ? 2 was 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 for she got to her feet . 1 she 2 got 2 got 5 feet 3 to 5 feet 4 her 5 feet 5 feet 6 . she was sure that the first step would be her last , yet she couldn't stay there . 1 she 2 was 1 she 8 would 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 7 step 3 sure 8 would 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 step 8 would 9 be 8 would 16 stay 10 her 14 she 11 last 14 she 12 , 14 she 13 yet 14 she 14 she 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 stay 16 stay 17 there 16 stay 18 . how [could] [fanner] [brown] ['s] [boy] do [such] [a] [dreadful] [thing] ? 1 how 7 do 7 do 12 ? somehow , his freckled face didn't look cruel . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 4 freckled 3 his 4 freckled 4 freckled 5 face 4 freckled 6 didn't 4 freckled 7 look 4 freckled 8 cruel 8 cruel 9 . he was even beginning to grin . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 beginning 3 even 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 6 grin 6 grin 7 . " oh ! " [sobbed] [old] [granny] [fox] [under] [her] [breath] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 12 . and [right] [at] that [very] [instant] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [did] [something] [.] 1 and 4 that 4 that 9 's what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 7 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was no , he didn't [shoot] [her] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 7 . he didn't fire his dreadful gun . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 6 gun 3 fire 6 gun 4 his 6 gun 5 dreadful 6 gun 6 gun 7 . what do you think he did do ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 6 did 1 what 7 do 1 what 8 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 he why , [he] [threw] [a] [snowball] [at] [old] [granny] [fox] and [shouted] ["] boo ! " 1 why 2 , 2 , 11 and 2 , 16 " 14 boo 15 ! 15 ! 16 " farmer [brown] 's boy was standing right where she had last seen him , and he was laughing harder than ever . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 6 standing 5 was 6 standing 6 standing 8 where 7 right 8 where 8 where 10 had 8 where 17 was 9 she 10 had 10 had 12 seen 11 last 12 seen 12 seen 13 him 13 him 14 , 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 20 than 18 laughing 19 harder 19 harder 20 than 20 than 21 ever 20 than 22 . " go it , [granny] ! 1 " 6 ! 2 go 4 , 2 go 6 ! 3 it 4 , go [it] ! " [shouted] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 go 3 ! 3 ! 4 " just remember that and leave my chickens alone . " 1 just 2 remember 1 just 5 leave 2 remember 3 that 4 and 5 leave 5 leave 7 chickens 5 leave 8 alone 6 my 7 chickens 8 alone 9 . 9 . 10 " now it [happened] [that] [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [had] [seen] [all] [that] [had] [happened] , and he [fairly] [bubbled] [over] [with] [joy] [.] 1 now 2 it 1 now 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 he " [dee] [,] dee , dee [,] [chickadee] ! 1 " 6 dee 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 9 ! it is just as [i] [have] [always] [said] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] isn't bad . 1 it 2 is 1 it 13 isn't 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 13 isn't 14 bad 14 bad 15 . he ['d] [be] [friends] [with] [every] [one] [if] [every] [one] would let him , " he [cried] . 1 he 11 would 11 would 12 let 12 let 13 him 13 him 16 he 13 him 18 . 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 he " [maybe] , [maybe] [,] " [grumbled] [sammy] [jay] [,] [who] [also] [had] [seen] [all] that [had] [happened] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 6 " 16 that " [but] he 's [altogether] too [smart] [for] [me] [to] [trust] . 1 " 3 he 1 " 4 's 4 's 6 too 6 too 12 . oh , my ! oh , my ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 ! 1 oh 8 ! 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 my 5 oh 8 ! what news this will be to tell ! 1 what 2 news 2 news 7 tell 2 news 8 ! 3 this 4 will 4 will 5 be 4 will 7 tell 6 to 7 tell [old] [granny] [fox] [will] [never] [hear] [the] [end] [of] [it] [.] ho ! ho ! ho ! 1 ho 2 ! 1 ho 3 ho 3 ho 4 ! 3 ho 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! i must hurry along and [find] [my] [cousin] [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 along 3 hurry 13 . 4 along 5 and this will tickle him half to death . " 1 this 3 tickle 2 will 3 tickle 3 tickle 4 him 3 tickle 5 half 3 tickle 7 death 6 to 7 death 7 death 8 . 8 . 9 " you see , nothing could make her believe that he wanted to be her friend . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 could 5 could 8 believe 5 could 13 be 6 make 7 her 6 make 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 he 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 friend 14 her 15 friend 15 friend 16 . she thought he had let her get away just to show her that he was smarter than she . 1 she 16 smarter 2 thought 16 smarter 3 he 4 had 3 he 16 smarter 5 let 6 her 5 let 7 get 5 let 11 show 7 get 8 away 9 just 11 show 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 her 11 show 13 that 11 show 16 smarter 14 he 15 was 14 he 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 than 16 smarter 18 she 16 smarter 19 . instead of [thankfulness] [,] [hate] [and] [fear] [filled] [granny] ['s] [heart] [.] 1 instead 2 of you know 1 you 2 know people who [themselves] [do] [ill] [for] [others] [seldom] have [good] [will] [.] 1 people 2 who 1 people 9 have [chapter] [ix] [:] [reddy] [fox] [hears] [about] [granny] [fox] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] sammy [jay] [hurried] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [chuckling] [as] [he] flew . 1 sammy 12 flew 12 flew 13 . sammy was brimming over with the news he had to tell , how [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [been] [caught] [napping] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 sammy 3 brimming 2 was 3 brimming 3 brimming 4 over 3 brimming 5 with 3 brimming 7 news 3 brimming 8 he 6 the 7 news 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 to 10 to 11 tell 10 to 26 . 11 tell 13 how 12 , 13 how sammy wouldn't have believed it if any one had told him . 1 sammy 4 believed 2 wouldn't 4 believed 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 it 4 believed 7 any 4 believed 9 had 4 believed 10 told 6 if 7 any 7 any 8 one 10 told 11 him 11 him 12 . no , [sir] [,] he wouldn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 . presently [sammy] [spied] [reddy] [fox] [trotting] along [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] 1 presently 7 along reddy was [forever] [boasting] [of] [how] [smart] [granny] [fox] [was] . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 11 . he had boasted of it so much that everybody was sick of hearing him . 1 he 3 boasted 2 had 3 boasted 3 boasted 4 of 3 boasted 7 much 3 boasted 8 that 3 boasted 9 everybody 5 it 6 so 6 so 7 much 9 everybody 13 hearing 10 was 13 hearing 11 sick 13 hearing 12 of 13 hearing 13 hearing 14 him 14 him 15 . when he [saw] [reddy] [trotting] [along] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [,] [sammy] chuckled [harder] [than] [ever] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 13 chuckled 13 chuckled 17 . he [hid] [in] [a] [thick] [hemlock-tree] [and] [as] [reddy] [passed] [he] shouted : 1 he 12 shouted 12 shouted 13 : reddy looked up angrily . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 4 angrily 2 looked 3 up 4 angrily 5 . he couldn't see [sammy] [jay] , but he knew [sammy] ['s] [voice] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 9 knew 2 couldn't 3 see 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 knew 8 he 9 knew there is no mistaking that . 1 there 4 mistaking 2 is 4 mistaking 3 no 4 mistaking 4 mistaking 5 that 5 that 6 . everybody knows [the] [voice] [of] [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 everybody 2 knows of course it was foolish , [very] foolish [of] [reddy] [to] [be] [angry] , and still more foolish to show that he was angry . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 2 course 18 foolish 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 , 8 foolish 14 , 8 foolish 18 foolish 14 , 15 and 16 still 17 more 17 more 18 foolish 18 foolish 20 show 18 foolish 24 angry 19 to 20 show 20 show 21 that 22 he 24 angry 23 was 24 angry 24 angry 25 . but like a great many people [,] [reddy] [allowed] [his] [temper] to get the better of his common sense . 1 but 15 better 2 like 6 people 2 like 15 better 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 many 5 many 6 people 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 the 13 get 15 better 15 better 18 common 16 of 17 his 16 of 18 common 18 common 19 sense 19 sense 20 . " who [says] [granny] [fox] is [stupid] ? " [he] [snarled] . 1 " 6 is 2 who 6 is 6 is 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 12 . " [i] do , " replied [sammy] [jay] [promptly] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 . " [i] [say] she is [stupid] . ["] 1 " 4 she 1 " 5 is 5 is 7 . " she is [smarter] [than] [anybody] [else] in [all] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [on] [all] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 2 she 1 " 3 is 3 is 8 in she is [smarter] [than] [anybody] [else] [in] [all] [the] [great] [world] [,] ["] [boasted] [reddy] [,] [and] [he] [really] [believed] [it] [.] 1 she 2 is " she [isn't] [smart] [enough] [to] [fool] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [,] ["] [taunted] [sammy] [.] 1 " 2 she 1 " 10 's 10 's 11 boy " what 's that ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? who says so ? 1 who 3 so 1 who 4 ? 2 says 3 so has anything happened [to] [granny] [fox] ? " 1 has 2 anything 2 anything 3 happened 2 anything 7 ? 7 ? 8 " reddy forgot his anger in a sudden great fear . 1 reddy 4 anger 2 forgot 4 anger 3 his 4 anger 4 anger 5 in 4 anger 7 sudden 4 anger 9 fear 4 anger 10 . 6 a 7 sudden 8 great 9 fear could [granny] have been [shot] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [?] 1 could 3 have 3 have 4 been " [i] don't believe it ! " snapped [reddy] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 8 snapped 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 snapped 8 snapped 10 . " [i] don't believe a word of it ! 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 6 word 4 believe 8 it 4 believe 9 ! 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 of nobody ever [yet] [caught] [old] [granny] [fox] [napping] [,] [and] [nobody] [ever] will [.] ["] 1 nobody 2 ever 1 nobody 13 will " [i] don't [care] [whether] you believe it or not ; it 's [so] , [for] [i] saw him , " retorted [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 22 retorted 3 don't 6 you 3 don't 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 13 's 9 or 10 not 10 not 11 ; 11 ; 12 it 12 it 13 's 15 , 22 retorted 18 saw 19 him 19 him 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 retorted 22 retorted 25 . " you you [you] " [began] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 you 3 you 5 " " [go] [ask] [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [if] it isn't [true] . 1 " 10 isn't 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 12 . he saw him [too] , " interrupted [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 10 . 5 , 7 interrupted 6 " 7 interrupted 7 interrupted 10 . " [dee] [,] dee , dee [,] [chickadee] ! 1 " 6 dee 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 9 ! [there] [sat] [tommy] [tit] [himself] [.] reddy didn't know what to think or say . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 think 2 didn't 7 or 2 didn't 8 say 2 didn't 9 . 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 think he just couldn't believe it , yet he had [never] [known] [tommy] [tit] to tell [an] [untruth] . 1 he 3 couldn't 1 he 9 had 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 7 yet 5 it 6 , 8 he 9 had 9 had 14 to 14 to 15 tell 14 to 18 . sammy [jay] alone he wouldn't have believed . 1 sammy 7 believed 3 alone 7 believed 4 he 7 believed 5 wouldn't 7 believed 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 . reddy had to believe it . 1 reddy 2 had 1 reddy 4 believe 2 had 3 to 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . if [tommy] [tit] [said] it [was] [so] , it must be [so] . 1 if 5 it 5 it 11 be 8 , 9 it 9 it 11 be 10 must 11 be 11 be 13 . [reddy] [fox] [started] [off] [to] [hunt] [up] [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [ask] [her] [about] [it] [.] but a sudden thought popped into his red head , and he changed his mind . 1 but 5 popped 2 a 3 sudden 3 sudden 5 popped 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 9 head 5 popped 14 his 7 his 9 head 8 red 9 head 9 head 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 he 14 his 13 changed 14 his 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 . " [then] [i] ['ll] [see] what [she] has to [say] . 1 " 6 what 6 what 8 has 8 has 9 to 9 to 11 . i guess she won't scold me so much after this [.] ["] 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 5 scold 3 she 5 scold 4 won't 5 scold 5 scold 6 me 5 scold 8 much 5 scold 9 after 5 scold 10 this 7 so 8 much reddy grinned more than ever , which wasn't a bit nice of him . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 5 ever 2 grinned 7 which 2 grinned 8 wasn't 2 grinned 13 him 2 grinned 14 . 3 more 4 than 4 than 5 ever 6 , 7 which 8 wasn't 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 nice 10 bit 12 of [chapter] [x] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [impudent] a [saucy] [tongue] [is] [dangerous] [to] [possess] [;] [be] [sure] [some] day ['] [t] [will] [get] [you] [in] [a] [mess] . 1 a 12 day 12 day 21 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] he is [smart] , [is] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 , yes , indeed , [reddy] [fox] is [very] , very [smart] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 7 is 1 yes 9 , 1 yes 10 very he has to be in order to live . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 in 5 in 6 order 6 order 8 live 6 order 9 . 7 to 8 live but [a] [great] [deal] [of] what he knows [he] [learned] [from] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 but 6 what 1 but 7 he 7 he 8 knows 8 knows 15 . the very best tricks he knows she taught him . 1 the 3 best 2 very 3 best 3 best 4 tricks 4 tricks 6 knows 4 tricks 8 taught 5 he 6 knows 7 she 8 taught 8 taught 9 him 9 him 10 . she began teaching him when he was so little that he tumbled over his own feet . 1 she 2 began 2 began 3 teaching 3 teaching 4 him 3 teaching 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 was 6 he 12 tumbled 8 so 9 little 8 so 10 that 8 so 12 tumbled 11 he 12 tumbled 12 tumbled 13 over 12 tumbled 16 feet 14 his 15 own 14 his 16 feet 16 feet 17 . in [fact] [,] [there] [is] [little] [reddy] [knows] which he didn't [learn] [from] [wise] [,] [shrewd] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 in 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 20 . but [as] he [grew] [bigger] [and] [bigger] , [until] he was quite as [big] as [granny] [herself] , he forgot [what] he [owed] to [her] . 1 but 3 he 3 he 11 was 3 he 24 to 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 quite 12 quite 13 as 13 as 15 as 15 as 22 he 18 , 19 he 18 , 22 he 19 he 20 forgot 24 to 26 . he grew to have a very good opinion of himself and to feel that he knew just about all there was to know . 1 he 2 grew 1 he 16 knew 2 grew 6 very 2 grew 8 opinion 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 very 7 good 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 8 opinion 10 himself 8 opinion 13 feel 8 opinion 14 that 10 himself 11 and 12 to 13 feel 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 just 16 knew 18 about 16 knew 19 all 16 knew 21 was 20 there 21 was 21 was 22 to 22 to 23 know 23 know 24 . but [he] [never] [quite] [dared] [to] [be] [openly] [disrespectful] [to] [granny] [,] [and] [this] [,] [of] [course] [,] was quite as it should have been [.] 1 but 19 was 1 but 22 it 19 was 20 quite 20 quite 21 as 22 it 25 been 23 should 24 have 24 have 25 been " if only [i] [could] [catch] [granny] [doing] something [foolish] [or] [careless] , " he would [say] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 only 2 if 9 something 2 if 16 would 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 would but he never could , and he had begun to think that he never would . 1 but 11 think 2 he 4 could 2 he 8 had 3 never 4 could 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 begun 9 begun 10 to 9 begun 11 think 11 think 15 would 12 that 15 would 13 he 14 never 13 he 15 would 15 would 16 . but now at last [granny] , [clever] [old] [granny] [fox] [,] [had] [been] [careless] [!] 1 but 2 now 2 now 6 , 3 at 4 last 4 last 6 , she had [allowed] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to [catch] her [napping] ! 1 she 2 had 1 she 10 her 2 had 8 to 10 her 12 ! reddy [did] [wish] [he] had [been] [there] to see it [himself] . 1 reddy 5 had 5 had 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 it 10 it 12 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] [was] [deliberately] [planning] [to] [answer] [back] [,] [which] [,] [as] [you] [know] [,] [is] [always] [disrespectful] [to] one ['s] [elders] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 24 one at last the chance came . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 chance 2 last 5 came 3 the 4 chance 5 came 6 . [reddy] [did] [a] [thing] [no] [truly] [wise] [fox] [ever] [will] [do] [.] he went two nights in succession to the same henhouse , and the second time he barely escaped being shot . 1 he 17 barely 2 went 6 succession 3 two 4 nights 4 nights 6 succession 5 in 6 succession 6 succession 9 same 6 succession 10 henhouse 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 same 10 henhouse 12 and 10 henhouse 17 barely 11 , 12 and 13 the 14 second 14 second 15 time 14 second 17 barely 16 he 17 barely 17 barely 18 escaped 17 barely 20 shot 18 escaped 19 being 20 shot 21 . [old] [granny] [fox] [found] [out] [about] [it] [.] " you are [the] [stupidest] [fox] [i] [ever] [heard] [of] , " [scolded] [granny] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 , 2 you 3 are 11 , 12 " " [i] 'm no more stupid than you are ! " retorted [reddy] [in] [the] [most] [impudent] [way] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 12 retorted 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 stupid 5 more 7 than 7 than 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 retorted 12 retorted 19 . " what 's that ? " demanded [granny] . 1 " 7 demanded 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " what 's that you said ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 7 ? 4 that 7 ? 5 you 6 said 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] said [i] ['m] no more stupid than you are , and what is [more] [,] [i] [hope] [i] ['m] not so [stupid] . 1 " 3 said 1 " 14 what 3 said 12 , 6 no 7 more 6 no 12 , 7 more 8 stupid 7 more 9 than 9 than 10 you 10 you 11 are 13 and 14 what 14 what 15 is 15 is 22 not 22 not 23 so 23 so 25 . i know better than to [take] [a] [nap] [in] [broad] [daylight] [right] [under] the [very] [nose] of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . " 1 i 2 know 1 i 5 to 2 know 3 better 3 better 4 than 5 to 14 the 14 the 17 of 17 of 22 . 22 . 23 " reddy grinned in the most impudent way as he said this . 1 reddy 6 impudent 2 grinned 6 impudent 3 in 6 impudent 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 impudent 6 impudent 7 way 6 impudent 8 as 6 impudent 10 said 6 impudent 11 this 6 impudent 12 . 8 as 9 he granny 's eyes snapped . 1 granny 4 snapped 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 . then things happened . 1 then 3 happened 2 things 3 happened 3 happened 4 . " there ! " cried [granny] , [when] [at] [last] she had to [stop] [because] she was quite out of breath . 1 " 2 there 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 7 , 5 cried 22 . 11 she 12 had 11 she 16 she 12 had 13 to 16 she 17 was 17 was 18 quite 18 quite 21 breath 19 out 20 of 19 out 21 breath 21 breath 22 . " perhaps that will teach you to be respectful to your elders . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 4 will 3 that 4 will 4 will 5 teach 5 teach 6 you 5 teach 9 respectful 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 respectful 9 respectful 10 to 9 respectful 12 elders 9 respectful 13 . 11 your 12 elders i [was] [careless] [and] [stupid] [,] [and] [i] am [perfectly] [ready] to [admit] [it] , [because] it [has] [taught] [me] [a] [lesson] . 1 i 9 am 1 i 17 it 9 am 12 to 9 am 15 , 17 it 23 . wisdom often is gained through mistakes , but never when one is not willing to admit the mistakes . 1 wisdom 4 gained 2 often 4 gained 3 is 4 gained 4 gained 5 through 4 gained 6 mistakes 4 gained 10 when 4 gained 11 one 4 gained 18 mistakes 6 mistakes 8 but 6 mistakes 9 never 7 , 8 but 12 is 13 not 12 is 14 willing 14 willing 15 to 14 willing 16 admit 16 admit 18 mistakes 17 the 18 mistakes 18 mistakes 19 . no [fox] [lives] [long] [who] [makes] [the] [same] mistake [twice] . 1 no 9 mistake 9 mistake 11 . and those who are impudent to their elders come to no good end . 1 and 2 those 2 those 3 who 2 those 8 elders 4 are 5 impudent 5 impudent 6 to 5 impudent 7 their 5 impudent 8 elders 8 elders 9 come 8 elders 11 no 8 elders 12 good 8 elders 13 end 8 elders 14 . 9 come 10 to i 've got a fat goose hidden away for dinner , but you will get none of it . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 5 fat 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 7 hidden 6 goose 7 hidden 7 hidden 8 away 7 hidden 10 dinner 9 for 10 dinner 10 dinner 16 none 10 dinner 19 . 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 will 12 but 16 none 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 get 16 none 17 of 17 of 18 it 19 . 20 " " [i] [i] [wish] [i] ['d] [never] [heard] [of] [granny] ['s] [mistake] , " [whined] [reddy] [to] [himself] [as] [he] [crept] [dinnerless] [to] [bed] [.] 1 " 13 , 13 , 14 " " you ought to wish that you hadn't been impudent , " whispered a small voice down inside him . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 ought 2 you 10 impudent 3 ought 4 to 5 wish 6 that 5 wish 7 you 5 wish 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 been 8 hadn't 10 impudent 10 impudent 13 whispered 10 impudent 15 small 11 , 13 whispered 12 " 13 whispered 14 a 15 small 15 small 18 inside 16 voice 18 inside 17 down 18 inside 18 inside 19 him 19 him 20 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [after] [the] [storm] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] but it couldn't last forever , and they knew it . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 5 forever 3 couldn't 10 it 3 couldn't 11 . 4 last 5 forever 5 forever 9 knew 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 knew knowing this was all that kept some of them alive . 1 knowing 3 was 1 knowing 5 that 1 knowing 6 kept 1 knowing 10 alive 2 this 3 was 4 all 5 that 6 kept 9 them 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 alive 11 . you see , they were starving . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 starving 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 starving 6 starving 7 . yes , [sir] , they were [starving] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 . with the little wild friends , especially the little feathered folks , it is a very different matter . 1 with 2 the 2 the 3 little 2 the 18 matter 4 wild 10 feathered 4 wild 12 , 4 wild 17 different 5 friends 10 feathered 6 , 7 especially 7 especially 10 feathered 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 feathered 10 feathered 11 folks 13 it 14 is 14 is 17 different 15 a 17 different 16 very 17 different 17 different 18 matter 18 matter 19 . so when their food supply is wholly cut off , they starve or else freeze to death in a very short time . 1 so 7 wholly 2 when 5 supply 3 their 5 supply 4 food 5 supply 5 supply 7 wholly 6 is 7 wholly 7 wholly 12 starve 7 wholly 23 . 8 cut 9 off 8 cut 12 starve 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 starve 12 starve 15 freeze 13 or 15 freeze 14 else 15 freeze 15 freeze 16 to 15 freeze 17 death 15 freeze 18 in 15 freeze 20 very 15 freeze 21 short 19 a 20 very 21 short 22 time a great many little lives are ended this way in every long , hard winter storm . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 many 2 great 16 storm 2 great 17 . 4 little 7 ended 5 lives 6 are 5 lives 7 ended 7 ended 9 way 7 ended 10 in 7 ended 11 every 7 ended 15 winter 8 this 9 way 12 long 13 , 12 long 15 winter 14 hard 15 winter 15 winter 16 storm little [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] [was] [so] [weak] [that] [he] [could] [hardly] [fly] , and [he] [shook] [with] [chills] [.] 1 little 14 , 14 , 15 and he [made] [straight] for the [apple-tree] [where] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [always] [keeps] [a] [piece] of [suet] [tied] [to] [a] [branch] [for] [tommy] [and] his [friends] . 1 he 25 his 4 for 5 the 5 the 16 of 16 of 25 his 25 his 27 . [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [was] [there] [before] [him] [.] " [dee] [,] dee , dee ! " said [tommy] [tit] [faintly] [but] [cheerfully] [,] [for] he couldn't [be] [other] [than] [cheery] [if] [he] [tried] . 1 " 6 dee 1 " 9 said 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 9 said 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 26 . " [dee] [,] dee , dee ! 1 " 6 dee 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! that looks good to me . " 1 that 2 looks 2 looks 5 me 3 good 5 me 4 to 5 me 5 me 7 " 6 . 7 " " it is good , " [mumbled] [drummer] , [pecking] [away] [at] [the] [suet] [greedily] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 " 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 , 6 " 9 , " come on , [tommy] [tit] [.] 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 2 come 4 , don't wait for [me] [,] [for] [i] [won't] [be] [through] [for] a long time . 1 don't 2 wait 2 wait 3 for 3 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 . i 'm [nearly] [starved] [,] [and] [i] [guess] you must be . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 10 must 9 you 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] [am] , " [confessed] [tommy] [,] [as] [he] [flew] [over] [beside] [drummer] [.] 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " " thank you ever so much for not making me wait . " 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 6 much 2 thank 7 for 2 thank 13 " 4 ever 6 much 5 so 6 much 7 for 10 me 8 not 10 me 9 making 10 me 11 wait 13 " 12 . 13 " " don't [mention] it , " replied [drummer] [,] [with] [his] [mouth] [full] . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 5 , 2 don't 4 it 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 14 . " this is no [time] [for] [politeness] [.] 1 " 4 no 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 no here comes [yank] [yank] [the] [nuthatch] [.] 1 here 2 comes i guess there is room for him too . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 4 is 3 there 4 is 4 is 6 for 4 is 8 too 5 room 6 for 6 for 7 him 8 too 9 . 9 . 10 " [yank] [yank] [was] [promptly] [invited] [to] [join] [them] [and] [did] [so] [after] [apologizing] [for] [seeming] [so] [greedy] [.] " [if] [i] couldn't [get] my [stomach] [full] [before] [night] , [i] [certainly] [should] [freeze] [to] death [before] morning , " said he . 1 " 4 couldn't 1 " 22 said 6 my 11 , 11 , 22 said 17 death 21 " 19 morning 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 he 22 said 24 . " what a blessing it is to have all this good food waiting for us . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 good 3 a 4 blessing 3 a 11 good 5 it 6 is 6 is 11 good 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 all 8 have 11 good 9 all 10 this 11 good 12 food 12 food 13 waiting 12 food 16 . 13 waiting 14 for 13 waiting 15 us if [i] had to [hunt] [for] [my] [usual] [food] [on] [the] [trees] [,] [i] [certainly] [should] [have] [to] give up and [die] [.] 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 19 give 19 give 20 up 20 up 21 and it took all my strength to get over here . 1 it 2 took 1 it 3 all 3 all 5 strength 3 all 8 over 4 my 5 strength 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 over 8 over 9 here 8 over 10 . my , [i] [feel] [like] [a] [new] [bird] [already] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 10 ! here comes [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 here 2 comes i wonder if he will try to drive us away as he usually does [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 4 he 2 wonder 8 drive 5 will 8 drive 6 try 7 to 6 try 8 drive 8 drive 9 us 8 drive 10 away 8 drive 13 usually 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 usually 13 usually 14 does sammy did nothing of the kind . 1 sammy 3 nothing 2 did 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 kind 3 nothing 7 . 4 of 5 the 4 of 6 kind he was very meek and most polite . 1 he 7 polite 2 was 3 very 3 very 7 polite 4 meek 5 and 4 meek 7 polite 6 most 7 polite 7 polite 8 . " can you make room for a starving fellow to get a bite ? " he asked . 1 " 17 asked 2 can 3 you 2 can 4 make 4 make 8 starving 5 room 6 for 5 room 8 starving 6 for 7 a 8 starving 9 fellow 8 starving 13 bite 10 to 11 get 11 get 13 bite 12 a 13 bite 13 bite 17 asked 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 he 14 ? 17 asked 17 asked 18 . " [i] wouldn't [ask] it but [that] [i] [couldn't] last [another] night [without] [food] . ["] 1 " 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 it 5 it 15 . 6 but 10 last 10 last 12 night 12 night 15 . " [dee] [,] dee , dee ! 1 " 6 dee 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! always [room] [for] [one] [more] [,] ["] [replied] [tommy] [tit] [,] [crowding] [over] to [give] [sammy] [room] [.] 1 always 14 to " wasn't that [a] [dreadful] [storm] ? " 1 " 8 " 2 wasn't 3 that 2 wasn't 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [worst] [i] [ever] [knew] , " [mumbled] [sammy] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " [i] [wonder] if [i] ever will be warm again . " 1 " 12 " 4 if 6 ever 6 ever 10 again 7 will 8 be 7 will 9 warm 7 will 10 again 10 again 11 . 11 . 12 " [until] [their] [stomachs] [were] [full] [,] [not] [another] [word] [was] [said] [.] [meanwhile] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [had] [discovered] [that] [the] [storm] [was] [over] [.] his own troubles were at an end , for in the tree he was headed for was a store of corn . 1 his 2 own 2 own 3 troubles 3 troubles 4 were 3 troubles 7 end 5 at 7 end 6 an 7 end 7 end 15 headed 8 , 9 for 9 for 15 headed 10 in 12 tree 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 15 headed 13 he 14 was 13 he 15 headed 15 headed 16 for 15 headed 19 store 15 headed 21 corn 17 was 18 a 18 a 19 store 20 of 21 corn 21 corn 22 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [hunt] [in] [vain] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [plans] [for] [good] [quite] [often] [are] [not] [understood] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! everybody who was not sleeping the winter away , or who had not a store of food right at hand , was out . 1 everybody 2 who 1 everybody 5 sleeping 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 sleeping 5 sleeping 7 winter 6 the 7 winter 7 winter 8 away 7 winter 10 or 7 winter 15 store 8 away 9 , 10 or 13 not 11 who 12 had 12 had 13 not 14 a 15 store 15 store 16 of 15 store 17 food 15 store 20 hand 18 right 19 at 18 right 20 hand 20 hand 21 , 20 hand 24 . 22 was 23 out 23 out 24 . but not [all] [were] so [fortunate] as [tommy] [tit] and [his] [friends] [in] [finding] [a] [good] [meal] [.] 1 but 2 not 2 not 5 so 5 so 7 as 5 so 10 and it was very coarse food , but it would take away that empty feeling . 1 it 4 coarse 2 was 4 coarse 3 very 4 coarse 4 coarse 5 food 4 coarse 7 but 4 coarse 8 it 4 coarse 9 would 4 coarse 10 take 6 , 7 but 10 take 11 away 11 away 13 empty 12 that 13 empty 13 empty 14 feeling 13 empty 15 . mrs grouse burst out of the snow and hurried to get a meal before dark . 1 mrs 2 grouse 1 mrs 9 hurried 1 mrs 13 meal 2 grouse 3 burst 2 grouse 7 snow 3 burst 4 out 4 out 5 of 6 the 7 snow 8 and 9 hurried 9 hurried 10 to 11 get 13 meal 12 a 13 meal 13 meal 14 before 13 meal 15 dark 13 meal 16 . she had no time to be particular , and so she ate spruce buds . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 time 3 no 7 particular 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 particular 7 particular 12 ate 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 ate 10 so 11 she 10 so 12 ate 12 ate 14 buds 13 spruce 14 buds 14 buds 15 . she was thankful to have that much . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 thankful 2 was 7 much 3 thankful 4 to 3 thankful 5 have 3 thankful 6 that 7 much 8 . granny [fox] [and] [reddy] [were] [out] too . 1 granny 7 too 7 too 8 . that [seems] [like] a [dreadful] [hope] [,] [doesn't] [it] [?] 1 that 4 a but one of the first [laws] [of] [old] [mother] [nature] [is] [self-preservation] . 1 but 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 13 . that means to save your own life first . 1 that 2 means 2 means 4 save 3 to 4 save 4 save 5 your 4 save 7 life 4 save 8 first 5 your 6 own 8 first 9 . their teeth and stomachs are not made for such food . 1 their 4 stomachs 2 teeth 3 and 2 teeth 4 stomachs 4 stomachs 5 are 4 stomachs 6 not 4 stomachs 7 made 4 stomachs 9 such 4 stomachs 10 food 4 stomachs 11 . 7 made 8 for it was hard going for [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 hard 2 was 4 going 4 going 5 for they soon found that their hope that they would find some of their neighbors too weak to escape was quite in vain . 1 they 3 found 2 soon 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 18 escape 5 their 6 hope 6 hope 7 that 6 hope 18 escape 8 they 9 would 8 they 13 their 9 would 10 find 10 find 11 some 11 some 12 of 13 their 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 16 weak 15 too 16 weak 16 weak 18 escape 17 to 18 escape 18 escape 20 quite 18 escape 22 vain 18 escape 23 . 19 was 20 quite 21 in 22 vain " we 'll go down to the [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 down 5 down 6 to 5 down 7 the i don't believe it will be of much use , but you never can tell until you try . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 2 don't 18 try 3 believe 4 it 5 will 6 be 5 will 18 try 7 of 9 use 8 much 9 use 9 use 18 try 10 , 11 but 11 but 18 try 12 you 13 never 12 you 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 17 you 16 until 17 you 17 you 18 try 18 try 19 . peter [rabbit] [may] [take] [it] [into] [his] [silly] [head] [to] [come] [outside] , ["] [said] [granny] [,] [leading] [the] [way] [.] 1 peter 13 , when they reached the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [they] [found] [that] [peter] was not outside . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 12 was 1 when 14 outside 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 12 was 13 not 14 outside 15 . in fact , peering between the brambles and bushes , they could see his little brown form bobbing about as he hunted for tender bark . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 7 brambles 3 , 4 peering 4 peering 7 brambles 5 between 7 brambles 6 the 7 brambles 7 brambles 8 and 7 brambles 9 bushes 7 brambles 10 , 7 brambles 11 they 7 brambles 12 could 7 brambles 13 see 7 brambles 21 he 13 see 18 bobbing 14 his 18 bobbing 15 little 16 brown 16 brown 18 bobbing 17 form 18 bobbing 18 bobbing 19 about 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 hunted 22 hunted 23 for 22 hunted 25 bark 24 tender 25 bark 25 bark 26 . he had already made little paths along which he could hop easily . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 already 3 already 6 paths 4 made 6 paths 5 little 6 paths 6 paths 11 hop 7 along 11 hop 8 which 11 hop 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hop 11 hop 12 easily 12 easily 13 . peter saw them almost as soon as they saw him . 1 peter 2 saw 2 saw 3 them 2 saw 10 him 4 almost 5 as 5 as 6 soon 6 soon 7 as 6 soon 8 they 6 soon 9 saw 9 saw 10 him 10 him 11 . " [hard] [times] [these] , " said [peter] [pleasantly] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] [hope] [your] [stomachs] are not [as] [empty] [as] [mine] . " 1 " 13 " 6 are 7 not 7 not 12 . 12 . 13 " he pulled a strip of bark from a young tree and began to chew it . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 4 strip 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 4 strip 6 bark 6 bark 7 from 6 bark 9 young 6 bark 10 tree 8 a 9 young 10 tree 14 chew 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 chew 14 chew 15 it 14 chew 16 . this was more than [reddy] could stand . 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 7 stand 4 than 8 . 6 could 7 stand to see [peter] [eating] [while] [his] [own] [stomach] [was] [just] [one] great big [ache] [from] [emptiness] [was] [too] [much] . 1 to 2 see 1 to 20 . 12 great 13 big 12 great 20 . peter stopped chewing and sat up . 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 chewing 3 chewing 5 sat 4 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 up 6 up 7 . " come right along [,] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 come 2 come 4 along 3 right 4 along come [right] [along] [if] [you] [want] to , but [i] would [advise] [you] [to] [save] [your] [skin] and your [coat] , " said he . 1 come 7 to 7 to 25 . 8 , 9 but 8 , 23 said 9 but 11 would 18 and 19 your 19 your 22 " 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 said 23 said 24 he 23 said 25 . reddy 's only reply was a snarl as he pushed his way under the brambles . 1 reddy 7 snarl 2 's 7 snarl 3 only 7 snarl 4 reply 7 snarl 5 was 7 snarl 6 a 7 snarl 7 snarl 8 as 7 snarl 9 he 7 snarl 10 pushed 10 pushed 15 brambles 11 his 15 brambles 12 way 15 brambles 13 under 14 the 13 under 15 brambles 15 brambles 16 . he yelped as they tore his coat and scratched his face , but he kept on . 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 as 2 yelped 4 they 2 yelped 5 tore 5 tore 7 coat 5 tore 9 scratched 6 his 7 coat 8 and 9 scratched 9 scratched 10 his 9 scratched 11 face 9 scratched 15 kept 9 scratched 17 . 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 kept 14 he 15 kept 15 kept 16 on [now] [peter] ['s] [paths] [were] [very] [cunningly] [made] [.] he had [cut] [them] [through] the [very] [thickest] [of] [the] [briars] [just] [big] [enough] [for] himself and [mrs] [peter] [to] [hop] [along] [comfortably] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 16 himself 2 had 6 the 16 himself 17 and 16 himself 24 . it was [no] [trouble] at all for [peter] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [his] [way] , and before [long] [reddy] [gave] [up] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 before 2 was 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 16 and 7 for 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 before 22 . without a word [granny] [fox] [led] [the] [way] [to] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 without 3 word 2 a 3 word 3 word 13 . they would [try] to find [where] [mrs] [grouse] [was] [sleeping] [under] [the] [snow] . 1 they 2 would 2 would 5 find 4 to 5 find 5 find 14 . but though they hunted all night , they failed to find her , for she wisely had gone to bed in a spruce-tree . 1 but 16 wisely 2 though 4 hunted 3 they 4 hunted 4 hunted 6 night 4 hunted 9 failed 5 all 6 night 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 failed 9 failed 10 to 9 failed 11 find 11 find 16 wisely 12 her 15 she 13 , 15 she 14 for 15 she 15 she 16 wisely 16 wisely 18 gone 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 23 spruce-tree 19 to 23 spruce-tree 20 bed 23 spruce-tree 21 in 23 spruce-tree 22 a 23 spruce-tree 23 spruce-tree 24 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [granny] [fox] [admits] [growing] [old] who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself . 1 who 10 fools 2 will 3 not 3 not 10 fools 4 admit 5 he 4 admit 10 fools 6 is 7 older 7 older 10 fools 8 each 10 fools 9 day 10 fools 10 fools 11 no 10 fools 13 but 10 fools 14 himself 11 no 12 one 14 himself 15 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [is] [a] [spry] [old] [lady] [for] [her] age . 1 old 11 age 11 age 12 . if you don't believe it [just] [try] to [catch] her . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 11 . 8 to 10 her 10 her 11 . but spry as she is , she isn't as spry as she used to be . 1 but 2 spry 2 spry 3 as 2 spry 4 she 2 spry 5 is 2 spry 6 , 2 spry 7 she 2 spry 13 used 2 spry 16 . 8 isn't 10 spry 9 as 10 spry 10 spry 11 as 10 spry 12 she 10 spry 13 used 13 used 14 to 13 used 15 be no , [sir] [,] [granny] [fox] [isn't] [as] [spry] [as] [she] [used] [to] [be] [.] 1 no 2 , the truth is , [granny] [is] [getting] old . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 8 old 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 8 old 9 . she [never] [would] [admit] it , and [reddy] never had [realized] [it] [until] the [day] [after] [the] [great] [storm] [.] 1 she 9 never 1 she 10 had 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 never 10 had 14 the they had neither the strength nor the courage to search any longer then . 1 they 2 had 1 they 3 neither 3 neither 5 strength 3 neither 6 nor 3 neither 8 courage 4 the 5 strength 7 the 8 courage 8 courage 9 to 8 courage 10 search 10 search 12 longer 10 search 13 then 11 any 12 longer 13 then 14 . you see , it is food that makes strength , and lack of food takes away strength . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 15 takes 4 it 5 is 4 it 15 takes 6 food 12 lack 7 that 8 makes 8 makes 12 lack 9 strength 11 and 9 strength 12 lack 10 , 11 and 12 lack 13 of 12 lack 14 food 12 lack 15 takes 15 takes 16 away 15 takes 17 strength 17 strength 18 . this was [why] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] just [had] [to] [rest] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 8 just hungry [as] they [were] [,] [they] [had] to give up for awhile . 1 hungry 3 they 1 hungry 9 give 1 hungry 13 . 8 to 9 give 9 give 10 up 9 give 12 awhile 11 for 12 awhile reddy [flung] [himself] [down] , and [if] [ever] there was a [discouraged] [young] [fox] he was that one . 1 reddy 16 was 5 , 6 and 5 , 15 he 6 and 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 a 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 one 17 that 18 one 18 one 19 . " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [dead] , " [he] [moaned] [.] 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " " [tut] , [tut] , [tut] [!] " said [granny] [fox] sharply . 1 " 9 said 3 , 9 said 5 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 sharply 12 sharply 13 . " that 's [no] [way] [for] a [young] [fox] [to] [talk] ! 1 " 3 's 1 " 12 ! 2 that 3 's 7 a 12 ! i 'm ashamed of you . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 5 you 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 5 you 6 . i am indeed . ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . then she added more kindly : ["] [i] know just how you feel . 1 then 3 added 2 she 3 added 3 added 5 kindly 3 added 6 : 3 added 14 . 4 more 5 kindly 6 : 11 how 9 know 11 how 10 just 11 how 11 how 12 you 11 how 13 feel just try to forget your empty stomach and rest awhile . 1 just 2 try 2 try 3 to 2 try 10 awhile 4 forget 10 awhile 5 your 7 stomach 6 empty 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 and 7 stomach 10 awhile 9 rest 10 awhile 10 awhile 11 . we have had a tiresome , disappointing , discouraging night , but when you are rested things will not look quite so bad . 1 we 7 disappointing 2 have 7 disappointing 3 had 7 disappointing 4 a 7 disappointing 5 tiresome 6 , 5 tiresome 7 disappointing 7 disappointing 8 , 7 disappointing 9 discouraging 7 disappointing 10 night 7 disappointing 11 , 7 disappointing 12 but 7 disappointing 13 when 13 when 16 rested 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 rested 16 rested 17 things 16 rested 18 will 16 rested 19 not 16 rested 20 look 16 rested 21 quite 21 quite 23 bad 22 so 23 bad 23 bad 24 . you know the old saying : 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 saying 3 the 4 old 4 old 5 saying 5 saying 6 : you think you couldn't possibly feel any worse than you do right now , but you could . 1 you 2 think 2 think 3 you 2 think 17 could 4 couldn't 5 possibly 5 possibly 6 feel 5 possibly 7 any 5 possibly 8 worse 8 worse 9 than 9 than 17 could 10 you 11 do 11 do 13 now 12 right 13 now 13 now 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 you 15 but 17 could 17 could 18 . many a time [i] [have] [had] [to] [go] [hungry] [longer] [than] [this] [.] 1 many 3 time 2 a 3 time after [we] [have] [rested] awhile [we] [will] [go] [over] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 after 5 awhile 5 awhile 14 . perhaps we will have better luck there [.] ["] 1 perhaps 3 will 1 perhaps 6 luck 2 we 3 will 4 have 6 luck 5 better 6 luck 6 luck 7 there so [reddy] [tried] [to] [forget] [the] [emptiness] [of] [his] [stomach] [and] [actually] [had] [a] [nap] [,] [for] he was very [,] [very] [tired] [.] 1 so 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 very when he awoke he felt better . 1 when 3 awoke 2 he 3 awoke 3 awoke 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 better 6 better 7 . " well , [granny] , " said he , ["] [let's] [start] for the [old] [pasture] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 7 said 2 well 3 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 17 . 9 , 13 for 13 for 14 the the snow has crusted over , and we won't find it such hard going as it was last night . " 1 the 4 crusted 2 snow 4 crusted 3 has 4 crusted 4 crusted 5 over 4 crusted 6 , 4 crusted 7 and 4 crusted 8 we 4 crusted 9 won't 4 crusted 10 find 4 crusted 20 . 10 find 13 hard 10 find 16 it 11 it 12 such 11 it 13 hard 13 hard 14 going 13 hard 15 as 16 it 17 was 18 last 19 night 19 night 20 . 20 . 21 " granny arose and followed [reddy] [out] [to] [the] [doorstep] [.] 1 granny 2 arose 2 arose 3 and 2 arose 4 followed she walked stiffly . 1 she 3 stiffly 2 walked 3 stiffly 3 stiffly 4 . the truth is , she ached in every one of her old bones . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 12 old 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 2 truth 5 she 2 truth 6 ached 6 ached 8 every 6 ached 11 her 7 in 8 every 8 every 9 one 9 one 10 of 12 old 13 bones 13 bones 14 . at least , that is the way it seemed to her . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 7 way 2 least 9 seemed 4 that 5 is 4 that 7 way 6 the 7 way 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 her 11 her 12 . she looked [towards] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 7 . it seemed very far away . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 . she sighed wearily . 1 she 3 wearily 2 sighed 3 wearily 3 wearily 4 . " [i] don't believe [i] ['ll] [go] , [reddy] , " said she . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 12 said 3 don't 4 believe 8 , 12 said 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 she 12 said 14 . " you run along and luck go with you . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 7 go 3 run 4 along 3 run 5 and 3 run 6 luck 6 luck 7 go 7 go 8 with 8 with 9 you 8 with 10 . 10 . 11 " reddy turned [and] [stared] [at] [granny] [suspiciously] [.] 1 reddy 2 turned you know his is a very suspicious nature . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 suspicious 3 his 7 suspicious 4 is 7 suspicious 5 a 7 suspicious 6 very 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 nature 7 suspicious 9 . could [it] [be] that [granny] had [some] [secret] [plan] [of] [her] [own] to get [a] [meal] [and] [wanted] [to] [get] rid of him [?] 1 could 14 get 4 that 6 had 6 had 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 21 rid 21 rid 22 of 21 rid 23 him " what 's the matter with you ? " he demanded roughly . 1 " 11 demanded 2 what 5 matter 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 5 matter 11 demanded 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 demanded 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 roughly 11 demanded 13 . " it was you [who] [proposed] [going] [over] to the [old] [pasture] . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 you 2 it 3 was 4 you 14 " 9 to 10 the 9 to 13 . 13 . 14 " granny smiled . 1 granny 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 . it was a sad sort of smile . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 7 smile 4 sad 5 sort 4 sad 7 smile 5 sort 6 of 7 smile 8 . " the truth is , [reddy] [,] [i] [am] [growing] [old] [.] 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 , 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 is i am going to stay right here and rest . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 stay 5 stay 6 right 5 stay 7 here 5 stay 9 rest 8 and 9 rest 9 rest 10 . perhaps [then] [i] 'll [feel] able to go hunting to-night . 1 perhaps 6 able 4 'll 6 able 6 able 7 to 6 able 10 to-night 8 go 10 to-night 9 hunting 10 to-night 10 to-night 11 . you [trot] [along] now , and if you [get] more [than] [a] [stomachful] , [just] [remember] [old] [granny] and [bring] her [a] [bite] . " 1 you 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 25 " 7 if 8 you 8 you 25 " 10 more 14 , 14 , 19 and 19 and 21 her 21 her 24 . 24 . 25 " there was something in the [way] [granny] [spoke] [that] [told] [reddy] she was speaking the truth . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 1 there 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 16 truth 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 speaking 14 speaking 16 truth 15 the 16 truth 16 truth 17 . it was the very first time she ever had admitted that she was growing old [and] [was] [no] [longer] [the] [equal] [of] [any] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 very 2 was 14 growing 5 first 6 time 5 first 7 she 5 first 8 ever 8 ever 9 had 8 ever 10 admitted 10 admitted 11 that 10 admitted 12 she 10 admitted 14 growing 13 was 14 growing 14 growing 15 old 14 growing 25 . never before had he noticed how gray she had grown . 1 never 2 before 2 before 10 grown 2 before 11 . 3 had 10 grown 4 he 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 how 5 noticed 7 gray 5 noticed 10 grown 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 grown reddy [felt] [a] [feeling] [of] [shame] [creep] [over] [him] [,] [shame] [that] [he] had [suspected] [granny] [of] [playing] a [sharp] [trick] [.] 1 reddy 14 had 14 had 19 a and this little feeling of shame was followed instantly by a splendid thought . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 little 2 this 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 shame 5 of 6 shame 6 shame 8 followed 6 shame 9 instantly 6 shame 12 splendid 6 shame 13 thought 6 shame 14 . 7 was 8 followed 10 by 11 a 11 a 12 splendid he would go [out] [and] [find] [food] [of] [some] [kind] , and he [would] [bring] [it] [straight] [back] to [granny] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 19 to 19 to 21 . " go [back] in the house [and] [lie] [down] , [granny] , " said he [kindly] . 1 " 2 go 1 " 14 said 4 in 6 house 5 the 6 house 6 house 10 , 10 , 14 said 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 17 . " [i] am going to get something , and whatever it may be you shall have your share . " 1 " 20 " 3 am 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 get 6 get 7 something 6 get 18 share 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 whatever 10 whatever 11 it 10 whatever 12 may 10 whatever 14 you 10 whatever 15 shall 12 may 13 be 15 shall 18 share 16 have 18 share 17 your 18 share 18 share 19 . 19 . 20 " with [this] [he] [trotted] [off] [towards] the [old] [pasture] [and] [somehow] [he] [didn't] [mind] [the] [ache] [in] [his] [stomach] [as] [he] [had] [before] . 1 with 7 the 1 with 24 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [three] [vain] [and] [foolish] [wishes] there 's [nothing] [so] [foolishly] [silly] [and] [vain] [as] [to] wish for a [thing] [you] [can] [never] [attain] [.] 1 there 2 's 1 there 13 a 11 wish 12 for 12 for 13 a [old] [granny] [fox] [.] we all know that , yet most of us are just foolish enough to make such a wish now and then . 1 we 2 all 1 we 3 know 1 we 6 yet 3 know 4 that 3 know 5 , 6 yet 7 most 7 most 8 of 7 most 10 are 7 most 12 foolish 8 of 9 us 11 just 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 enough 12 foolish 18 wish 12 foolish 20 and 12 foolish 22 . 13 enough 14 to 13 enough 15 make 15 make 16 such 16 such 17 a 19 now 20 and 20 and 21 then i guess you have done it . 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 have 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 it 5 done 7 . i know [i] have . 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 have 4 have 5 . peter [rabbit] has [done] [it] [often] [and] [then] [laughed] [at] [himself] [afterwards] . 1 peter 3 has 1 peter 13 . i [suspect] [that] [even] [shrewd] [,] [clever] [old] [granny] [fox] [has] [been] [guilty] of it [more] [than] [once] . 1 i 15 it 14 of 15 it 15 it 19 . so it is not [surprising] [that] [reddy] [fox] , [terribly] [hungry] as he was [,] [should] [do] a little [foolish] [wishing] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 13 he 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 not 4 not 12 as 9 , 12 as 13 he 14 was 14 was 18 a 18 a 19 little 19 little 22 . it was cold , very cold indeed , but his fur coat kept him warm as long as he was moving . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 warm 3 cold 4 , 3 cold 11 fur 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 11 fur 7 indeed 8 , 7 indeed 11 fur 8 , 9 but 10 his 11 fur 11 fur 12 coat 11 fur 13 kept 11 fur 14 him 11 fur 15 warm 15 warm 21 moving 16 as 17 long 17 long 18 as 17 long 21 moving 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 was 21 moving 22 . the [green] [meadows] [were] [glistening] [white] [with] snow . 1 the 8 snow 8 snow 9 . all the world , at least all that part of it with which [reddy] was [acquainted] , was white . 1 all 3 world 2 the 3 world 3 world 4 , 3 world 9 part 5 at 6 least 6 least 9 part 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 part 9 part 10 of 9 part 11 it 9 part 13 which 9 part 19 white 9 part 20 . 12 with 13 which 13 which 15 was 13 which 18 was 17 , 18 was it was beautiful , very beautiful , as millions of sparkles flashed in the sun . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 sparkles 1 it 16 . 3 beautiful 4 , 3 beautiful 11 sparkles 5 very 11 sparkles 6 beautiful 7 , 6 beautiful 11 sparkles 8 as 11 sparkles 9 millions 10 of 9 millions 11 sparkles 11 sparkles 12 flashed 11 sparkles 13 in 11 sparkles 15 sun 14 the 15 sun [jack] [frost] [had] [hardened] [the] [snow] [so] [that] [reddy] [no] [longer] [had] [to] [wade] [through] [it] [.] he could run on the crust now without breaking through . 1 he 2 could 2 could 6 crust 3 run 6 crust 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 crust 6 crust 7 now 6 crust 8 without 6 crust 9 breaking 6 crust 10 through 6 crust 11 . this made it much easier , so he trotted along swiftly . 1 this 5 easier 2 made 5 easier 3 it 5 easier 4 much 5 easier 5 easier 9 trotted 6 , 9 trotted 7 so 9 trotted 8 he 9 trotted 9 trotted 10 along 9 trotted 11 swiftly 11 swiftly 12 . [probably] [the] [bob] [white] [family] [were] [there] [now] [,] [and] [he] [might] [surprise] [them] [.] he would go there [first] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 there 4 there 6 . reddy [stopped] and looked [carefully] [to] [make] [sure] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [bowser] [the] [hound] [were] [nowhere] [in] [sight] [.] 1 reddy 4 looked 3 and 4 looked then he [ran] [swiftly] [towards] [the] [old] [orchard] [.] 1 then 2 he just as he entered it he heard a merry voice just over his head : " dee , dee , dee , dee ! " 1 just 2 as 2 as 4 entered 3 he 4 entered 4 entered 5 it 4 entered 10 voice 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 10 voice 8 a 10 voice 9 merry 10 voice 10 voice 15 : 11 just 12 over 12 over 14 head 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 : 15 : 23 dee 16 " 23 dee 17 dee 18 , 17 dee 19 dee 19 dee 20 , 19 dee 23 dee 21 dee 22 , 21 dee 23 dee 23 dee 24 ! 24 ! 25 " reddy stopped and looked up . 1 reddy 4 looked 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . reddy sat down right underneath that suet and looked up longingly . 1 reddy 7 suet 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 7 suet 4 right 7 suet 5 underneath 7 suet 6 that 7 suet 7 suet 11 longingly 7 suet 12 . 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 9 looked 11 longingly the sight of it made his mouth water so that it was almost more than he could stand . 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 2 sight 5 made 4 it 5 made 5 made 7 mouth 5 made 18 stand 6 his 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 water 9 so 10 that 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 almost 13 almost 18 stand 14 more 15 than 15 than 18 stand 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 stand 18 stand 19 . he jumped once . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 once 2 jumped 4 . he jumped twice . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 twice 3 twice 4 . he jumped three times . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 times 3 three 4 times 4 times 5 . but all his jumping was in vain . 1 but 7 vain 2 all 7 vain 3 his 4 jumping 4 jumping 7 vain 5 was 7 vain 6 in 7 vain 7 vain 8 . that suet was beyond his reach . 1 that 2 suet 2 suet 3 was 2 suet 4 beyond 2 suet 5 his 2 suet 6 reach 2 suet 7 . there was no possible way of reaching it save by flying or climbing . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 7 reaching 4 possible 7 reaching 5 way 7 reaching 6 of 7 reaching 7 reaching 8 it 7 reaching 9 save 7 reaching 11 flying 7 reaching 12 or 7 reaching 13 climbing 9 save 10 by 13 climbing 14 . reddy 's tongue hung out of his mouth with longing . 1 reddy 4 hung 2 's 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 hung 4 hung 10 longing 5 out 6 of 5 out 8 mouth 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 10 longing 9 with 10 longing 10 longing 11 . " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [climb] , " said [reddy] . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . but he couldn't climb , and all the wishing in the world wouldn't enable him to , as he very well knew . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 climb 4 climb 6 and 4 climb 8 the 4 climb 9 wishing 5 , 6 and 7 all 8 the 9 wishing 14 enable 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 12 world 14 enable 13 wouldn't 14 enable 14 enable 15 him 14 enable 16 to 14 enable 18 as 14 enable 20 very 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 20 very 21 well 20 very 23 . 21 well 22 knew so after a little he started on . 1 so 6 started 2 after 3 a 2 after 6 started 3 a 4 little 5 he 6 started 6 started 7 on 6 started 8 . reddy crouched down and very slowly , an inch at a time , he crept forward , his eyes shining with eagerness . 1 reddy 2 crouched 2 crouched 3 down 2 crouched 4 and 2 crouched 6 slowly 5 very 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 , 6 slowly 9 inch 8 an 9 inch 9 inch 12 time 9 inch 15 crept 9 inch 23 . 10 at 12 time 11 a 12 time 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 crept 15 crept 22 eagerness 16 forward 17 , 16 forward 22 eagerness 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 shining 20 shining 22 eagerness 21 with 22 eagerness [tears] [of] [rage] [and] [disappointment] [welled] [up] [in] [reddy] ['s] [eyes] [.] " [i] wish [i] [could] [fly] , " he muttered [,] [as] [he] [watched] [the] [brown] [birds] [disappear] [in] [the] [big] [hemlock-tree] . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 10 muttered 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 muttered 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 23 . this was quite as foolish a wish as the other , [so] [reddy] [trotted] [on] [and] [decided] [to] [go] [down] [past] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 quite 2 was 9 the 3 quite 8 as 4 as 8 as 5 foolish 7 wish 5 foolish 8 as 6 a 7 wish 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 , when he got there he found it , as he expected , frozen over . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 5 he 1 when 6 found 3 got 4 there 6 found 7 it 6 found 13 frozen 8 , 13 frozen 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 expected 11 expected 13 frozen 12 , 13 frozen 13 frozen 14 over 13 frozen 15 . but [just] [where] [the] [laughing] [brook] [joins] it [there] was a [little] place where there was open water . 1 but 8 it 1 but 15 there 8 it 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 13 place 13 place 14 where 15 there 16 was 16 was 17 open 17 open 18 water 18 water 19 . [billy] [mink] [was] [on] [the] [ice] [at] [its] [edge] [,] [and] [just] [as] [reddy] [got] [there] [billy] [dived] [in] [.] a minute later he climbed out with a fish in his mouth . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later 3 later 5 climbed 4 he 5 climbed 5 climbed 6 out 5 climbed 9 fish 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 fish 9 fish 12 mouth 10 in 12 mouth 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 . " [give] [me] [a] [bite] , " [begged] [reddy] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " [catch] [your] [own] [fish] , " retorted [billy] [mink] . 1 " 8 retorted 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 11 . " [i] have to work hard enough [for] [what] [i] [get] [as] [it] [is] . " 1 " 16 " 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 work 5 work 6 hard 6 hard 7 enough 7 enough 15 . 15 . 16 " reddy was [afraid] [to] [go] [out] [on] [the] [ice] [where] [billy] [was] [,] [and] [so] [he] [sat] [and] [watched] [him] [eat] [that] [fine] [fish] . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 25 . then [billy] [dived] [into] [the] [water] again and [disappeared] [.] 1 then 7 again 7 again 8 and [reddy] [waited] [a] [long] [time] [,] [but] [billy] [did] [not] [return] [.] " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [dive] , " [gulped] [reddy] [,] [thinking] [of] [the] [fine] [fish] [somewhere] [under] [the] [ice] [.] 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " and this [wish] was [quite] [as] [foolish] [as] [the] [other] [wishes] [.] 1 and 4 was 2 this 4 was [chapter] [xv] [:] [reddy] [fights] [a] [battle] [old] [granny] [fox] he wished now [that] he had gone [straight] [there] . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 6 had 3 now 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 10 . so [reddy] [fox] [was] [grumbling] [to] [himself] as he [hurried] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] [and] [his] [heart] was very bitter . 1 so 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 21 . 9 he 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 20 bitter it seemed to him that everything was against him . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 7 was 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 him 2 seemed 5 that 2 seemed 6 everything 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 him 9 him 10 . his neighbors had food , but he had none , not so much as a crumb . 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 had 2 neighbors 4 food 2 neighbors 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 6 but 9 none 6 but 11 not 7 he 8 had 10 , 11 not 11 not 16 crumb 12 so 13 much 13 much 16 crumb 14 as 16 crumb 15 a 16 crumb 16 crumb 17 . it was unfair . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 unfair 3 unfair 4 . [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [unjust] [.] if he could climb he could get food . 1 if 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 climb 4 climb 8 food 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . if he could fly he could get food . 1 if 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 fly 3 could 7 get 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . if he could dive he could get food . 1 if 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 dive 4 dive 8 food 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . but he could neither climb , fly , nor dive . 1 but 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 10 dive 4 neither 9 nor 4 neither 10 dive 5 climb 6 , 5 climb 7 fly 5 climb 9 nor 8 , 9 nor 10 dive 11 . the [minute] [old] [jed] [saw] [that] [reddy] [was] [safely] [past] [,] [he] [started] [for] [his] [bull-briar] castle [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] . 1 the 17 castle 17 castle 23 . it was not [until] [then] [that] [reddy] [discovered] [him] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 10 . of course , [reddy] [started] [after] [him] [,] and this time he made good use of his speed . 1 of 2 course 1 of 15 use 2 course 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 10 this 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 he 13 made 15 use 14 good 15 use 15 use 16 of 15 use 18 speed 17 his 18 speed 18 speed 19 . but he was too late . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 late 4 too 5 late 5 late 6 . [old] [jed] [thumper] [reached] [his] [castle] [with] [reddy] [two] [jumps] [behind] [him] [.] then [all] [in] [a] [flash] [reddy] [fox] [became] the [shrewd] , [clever] [fellow] [that] he [really] is . he [grinned] [.] 1 then 9 the 1 then 19 he 11 , 15 he 11 , 19 he 15 he 17 is 17 is 18 . " [it] ['s] [of] no use to [try] [to] [fill] [an] [empty] [stomach] on [wishes] , " said he . 1 " 5 no 1 " 18 said 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 to 14 on 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 18 said 20 . " if [i] had come [straight] here and [minded] [my] [own] [business] [,] [i] ['d] [have] [caught] [old] [jed] [thumper] [.] 1 " 7 here 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 come 5 come 7 here 7 here 8 and now [i] ['m] [going] [to] [get] [some] [food] [and] [i] ['m] not going home [until] [i] [do] . " 1 now 19 " 12 not 13 going 13 going 14 home 14 home 18 . 18 . 19 " all through [the] [old] [pasture] [he] [hunted] , [taking] [care] not to [miss] [a] [single] [place] [where] [there] [was] the [least] [chance] [of] [finding] [food] [.] 1 all 2 through 2 through 20 the 8 , 11 not 11 not 12 to 12 to 20 the but it was all in vain . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 vain 4 all 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . reddy gulped down his disappointment . 1 reddy 2 gulped 2 gulped 3 down 2 gulped 5 disappointment 4 his 5 disappointment 5 disappointment 6 . " [now] for [the] [big] [river] , " said he , and started off [bravely] . 1 " 9 said 3 for 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 , 9 said 16 . 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 off when he reached the edge of [the] [big] [river] [,] [he] [hurried] [along] the bank [until] [he] [reached] [a] [place] where [the] [water] [seldom] [freezes] [.] 1 when 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 5 edge 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 21 where as he had hoped , he found that it was not frozen now . 1 as 2 he 2 he 7 found 3 had 4 hoped 3 had 7 found 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 found 7 found 12 frozen 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 not 10 was 12 frozen 12 frozen 13 now 13 now 14 . it looked so black and cold that it made him shiver just to see it . 1 it 11 shiver 2 looked 3 so 2 looked 4 black 2 looked 11 shiver 4 black 5 and 6 cold 11 shiver 7 that 11 shiver 8 it 11 shiver 9 made 10 him 9 made 11 shiver 11 shiver 12 just 11 shiver 14 see 11 shiver 15 it 11 shiver 16 . 13 to 14 see back and forth with his nose to the ground he ran . 1 back 3 forth 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 9 ground 4 with 6 nose 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 9 ground 7 to 9 ground 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 11 ran 9 ground 12 . 10 he 11 ran suddenly he stopped and sniffed . 1 suddenly 5 sniffed 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 3 stopped 5 sniffed 5 sniffed 6 . then he sniffed again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 again 3 sniffed 4 again 4 again 5 . then [he] [followed] [his] [nose] [straight] [to] the [very] [edge] of the [big] [river] [.] 1 then 8 the 8 the 11 of 11 of 12 the there , floating in the black water , was a dead fish ! 1 there 3 floating 2 , 3 floating 3 floating 4 in 3 floating 5 the 3 floating 6 black 3 floating 7 water 7 water 8 , 7 water 12 fish 9 was 10 a 9 was 11 dead 11 dead 12 fish 12 fish 13 ! by wading in he could get it . 1 by 2 wading 2 wading 3 in 2 wading 5 could 2 wading 6 get 4 he 5 could 6 get 7 it 7 it 8 . reddy shivered at the touch of the cold water , but what were wet feet compared with such an empty stomach as his ? 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 at 2 shivered 5 touch 3 at 4 the 5 touch 6 of 5 touch 14 wet 6 of 7 the 8 cold 9 water 8 cold 10 , 8 cold 14 wet 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 13 were 14 wet 14 wet 15 feet 14 wet 16 compared 16 compared 17 with 16 compared 21 stomach 16 compared 24 ? 18 such 19 an 19 an 20 empty 20 empty 21 stomach 21 stomach 22 as 22 as 23 his in a minute he had that fish and was back on the shore . 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 he 3 minute 7 fish 4 he 5 had 6 that 7 fish 7 fish 8 and 7 fish 10 back 7 fish 13 shore 8 and 9 was 11 on 13 shore 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . it wasn't a very big fish , but it would stop the ache in his stomach until he could get something more . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 big 3 a 5 big 4 very 5 big 5 big 6 fish 5 big 13 ache 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 13 ache 10 would 11 stop 11 stop 13 ache 12 the 13 ache 13 ache 16 stomach 13 ache 17 until 13 ache 19 could 13 ache 23 . 14 in 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 get 20 get 21 something 21 something 22 more with a sigh of pure happiness he [sank] [his] [teeth] [into] [it] [and] [then] [well] [,] [then] [he] remembered [poor] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 with 3 sigh 2 a 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 3 sigh 5 pure 5 pure 6 happiness 5 pure 7 he 7 he 19 remembered reddy [swallowed] [a] [mouthful] and tried to [forget] [granny] . 1 reddy 6 tried 5 and 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 7 to 10 . but he couldn't . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . he swallowed another mouthful . 1 he 2 swallowed 2 swallowed 4 mouthful 3 another 4 mouthful 4 mouthful 5 . poor old [granny] was back there at home as hungry as he was and too stiff and tired to hunt . 1 poor 2 old 1 poor 16 stiff 4 was 10 hungry 5 back 6 there 5 back 8 home 7 at 8 home 8 home 10 hungry 9 as 10 hungry 10 hungry 16 stiff 11 as 12 he 12 he 16 stiff 13 was 16 stiff 14 and 16 stiff 15 too 16 stiff 16 stiff 17 and 16 stiff 18 tired 16 stiff 20 hunt 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 21 . reddy choked . 1 reddy 2 choked 2 choked 3 . then he began a battle with himself . 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 himself 3 began 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 with 5 battle 7 himself 7 himself 8 . his stomach demanded that fish . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 3 demanded 2 stomach 5 fish 2 stomach 6 . 4 that 5 fish if he ate it , no one would be the wiser . 1 if 2 he 1 if 11 wiser 2 he 3 ate 3 ate 4 it 5 , 6 no 6 no 7 one 6 no 11 wiser 8 would 11 wiser 9 be 11 wiser 10 the 11 wiser 11 wiser 12 . but [granny] [needed] it [even] more [than] he did . 1 but 4 it 1 but 9 did 6 more 8 he 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 . for a long time [reddy] [fought] [with] [himself] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 9 . in the end he picked up the fish and started for home . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 end 3 end 5 picked 4 he 5 picked 5 picked 6 up 5 picked 8 fish 7 the 8 fish 8 fish 10 started 9 and 10 started 10 started 11 for 10 started 12 home 12 home 13 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [reddy] [is] [made] [truly] [happy] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [reddy] [fox] [ran] [all] [the] [way] [home] [from] [the] [big] [river] [just] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [go] [.] in his mouth he carried the fish he had found and from which he had taken just two bites . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 mouth 2 his 4 he 4 he 5 carried 4 he 9 had 5 carried 6 the 5 carried 7 fish 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 9 had 19 bites 11 and 19 bites 12 from 13 which 13 which 19 bites 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 taken 16 taken 19 bites 17 just 19 bites 18 two 19 bites 19 bites 20 . you remember he had had a battle with himself over that fish , and now he was running away from himself . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 7 battle 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 had 5 had 7 battle 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 with 7 battle 9 himself 7 battle 10 over 7 battle 12 fish 7 battle 21 himself 7 battle 22 . 11 that 12 fish 12 fish 14 and 12 fish 15 now 12 fish 18 running 13 , 14 and 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 running 18 running 19 away 19 away 20 from that sounds funny , doesn't it ? 1 that 2 sounds 2 sounds 3 funny 2 sounds 5 doesn't 4 , 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 it 5 doesn't 7 ? but it was true . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 true 4 true 5 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] [was] [running] [away] [from] [himself] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , so he was running his very hardest so as to get there before this could happen . 1 so 15 could 2 he 15 could 3 was 7 hardest 4 running 7 hardest 5 his 7 hardest 6 very 7 hardest 7 hardest 9 as 7 hardest 11 get 7 hardest 12 there 7 hardest 13 before 8 so 9 as 10 to 11 get 13 before 14 this 13 before 15 could 15 could 16 happen 16 happen 17 . so really he was running away from himself , from his selfish self . 1 so 2 really 1 so 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 13 self 5 running 6 away 6 away 7 from 6 away 10 from 8 himself 9 , 8 himself 10 from 10 from 13 self 11 his 13 self 12 selfish 13 self 13 self 14 . " [i] ['ve] [brought] you [something] to [eat] , [granny] [,] " [he] [panted] [,] [as] [he] [laid] [the] [fish] [at] [her] [feet] [.] 1 " 5 you 1 " 9 , 5 you 7 to 9 , 12 " he was quite out of breath with running . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 6 breath 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 breath 6 breath 7 with 6 breath 8 running 6 breath 9 . " it isn't much , but it is something . 1 " 8 is 2 it 3 isn't 2 it 8 is 3 isn't 4 much 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 something 9 something 10 . it is [all] [i] [could] [find] for you . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 7 for 7 for 8 you 8 you 10 " 9 . 10 " " what have [you] [had] to eat ? " asked [granny] [softly] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 2 what 8 ? 3 have 6 to 6 to 7 eat 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 13 . reddy turned his head [that] [granny] [might] [not] [see] [his] [face] . 1 reddy 2 turned 2 turned 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 12 . " oh , [i] ['ve] had [something] , " said he , trying to speak lightly . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 10 said 2 oh 3 , 6 had 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 16 lightly 10 said 17 . 11 he 16 lightly 12 , 16 lightly 13 trying 14 to 13 trying 16 lightly 15 speak 16 lightly it was true ; he had had two bites from that fish . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 true 3 true 9 bites 3 true 13 . 4 ; 9 bites 5 he 6 had 6 had 9 bites 7 had 9 bites 8 two 9 bites 9 bites 10 from 9 bites 12 fish 11 that 12 fish now you know [just] [how] [shrewd] [and] [smart] [and] [wise] [granny] [fox] [is] . 1 now 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 14 . reddy didn't fool her just the least little bit . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 9 bit 3 fool 9 bit 4 her 5 just 5 just 9 bit 6 the 7 least 7 least 9 bit 8 little 9 bit 9 bit 10 . she took two small bites from the fish . 1 she 2 took 2 took 5 bites 3 two 5 bites 4 small 5 bites 5 bites 6 from 5 bites 8 fish 6 from 7 the 8 fish 9 . " [now] , " said she , " we 'll [divide] [it] [,] ["] and [she] [bit] in [two] [parts] what [remained] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 21 what 5 said 6 she 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 15 and 8 " 9 we 9 we 10 'll 15 and 18 in 21 what 23 . in a twinkling she had gulped down the smallest part , for you know she was very , very hungry . 1 in 3 twinkling 2 a 3 twinkling 3 twinkling 5 had 3 twinkling 6 gulped 4 she 5 had 6 gulped 7 down 6 gulped 9 smallest 6 gulped 10 part 6 gulped 12 for 6 gulped 14 know 6 gulped 17 very 6 gulped 19 very 6 gulped 21 . 8 the 9 smallest 10 part 11 , 13 you 14 know 15 she 16 was 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 , 19 very 20 hungry " that is [your] [share] , " said she , as she [pushed] what [remained] [over] [to] [reddy] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 , 2 that 3 is 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 14 what 8 said 9 she 8 said 10 , 10 , 12 she 11 as 12 she 14 what 19 . reddy tried to refuse it . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 refuse 2 tried 5 it 5 it 6 . " [i] [brought] it [all] for you , " said he . 1 " 10 said 4 it 6 for 6 for 7 you 7 you 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " you brought it to me when all you had had was the two little bites you had taken from it . 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 me 2 you 16 bites 3 brought 6 me 4 it 6 me 5 to 6 me 7 when 8 all 7 when 9 you 7 when 10 had 10 had 16 bites 11 had 16 bites 12 was 13 the 13 the 16 bites 14 two 16 bites 15 little 16 bites 16 bites 19 taken 16 bites 20 from 16 bites 21 it 16 bites 22 . 17 you 19 taken 18 had 19 taken you can't fool me [,] [reddy] [fox] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 fool 3 fool 4 me 4 me 8 . now you [mind] what [i] say [and] [eat] [your] [share] . ["] 1 now 2 you 1 now 4 what 4 what 6 say 6 say 11 . granny said this last very sternly . 1 granny 6 sternly 2 said 6 sternly 3 this 6 sternly 4 last 6 sternly 5 very 6 sternly 6 sternly 7 . reddy looked at [granny] [,] [and] [then] [he] [bolted] [down] [that] [little] [piece] [of] [fish] [without] [another] [word] [.] 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at " that 's [better] , " said [granny] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 " 2 that 3 's 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " we will feel better , both of us . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 will 2 we 5 better 2 we 7 both 4 feel 5 better 5 better 6 , 7 both 9 us 8 of 9 us 9 us 10 . now that [i] ['ve] [something] [in] [my] [stomach] [,] [i] [feel] [two] [years] [younger] [.] 1 now 2 that before you came [,] [i] [didn't] [feel] [as] [if] [i] [should] [ever] [be] [able] to go on [another] [hunt] . 1 before 2 you 1 before 3 came 3 came 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 on 17 on 20 . if you [hadn't] [brought] [something] [,] [i] [i] ['m] [afraid] [i] couldn't have [lasted] [much] [longer] [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 13 have 12 couldn't 13 have by [another] day [you] [probably] [wouldn't] [have] [had] [old] [granny] [to] [think] [of] . 1 by 3 day 3 day 14 . you may not know it , but [i] know that [you] saved my life , [reddy] [.] 1 you 2 may 1 you 4 know 1 you 9 know 1 you 12 saved 2 may 3 not 4 know 7 but 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 know 10 that 12 saved 14 life 13 my 14 life 14 life 15 , i [had] [reached] [a] [point] [where] [i] just had to have a little [food] . 1 i 10 to 1 i 11 have 8 just 9 had 9 had 10 to 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 15 . you know [there] are [times] [when] a very little [food] [is] [of] more [good] than [a] [lot] [of] [food] [could] [be] [later] [.] 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 are 4 are 15 than 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 little 9 little 13 more 13 more 15 than this was one of those times [.] ["] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 5 those 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 times never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] [felt] [so] [truly] [happy] [.] 1 never 5 life 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had he was still hungry , very , very hungry . 1 he 9 hungry 2 was 9 hungry 3 still 9 hungry 4 hungry 9 hungry 5 , 6 very 6 very 9 hungry 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . but he [gave] [it] [no] thought . 1 but 2 he 2 he 6 thought 6 thought 7 . he had [saved] [granny] [fox] , [good] [old] [granny] [who] [had] [taught] [him] all he knew . 1 he 2 had 1 he 16 knew 6 , 14 all 6 , 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 . and he knew that [granny] knew how he had had to fight with himself to do it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 7 how 3 knew 17 it 6 knew 7 how 7 how 8 he 7 how 16 do 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 had 11 to 12 fight 11 to 14 himself 11 to 16 do 12 fight 13 with 15 to 16 do 17 it 18 . reddy was happy through and through with the great happiness that comes from having done something for some one else . 1 reddy 14 having 2 was 3 happy 3 happy 10 happiness 4 through 6 through 5 and 6 through 6 through 10 happiness 7 with 10 happiness 8 the 9 great 9 great 10 happiness 10 happiness 12 comes 10 happiness 14 having 11 that 12 comes 12 comes 13 from 14 having 15 done 14 having 20 else 16 something 20 else 17 for 18 some 18 some 20 else 19 one 20 else 20 else 21 . " it was nothing , " he muttered . 1 " 8 muttered 2 it 3 was 2 it 8 muttered 3 was 4 nothing 5 , 8 muttered 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 . " it was a very great deal [,] " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 " 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 4 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal and then she changed the subject . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 changed 3 she 4 changed 4 changed 6 subject 5 the 6 subject 6 subject 7 . " how would you like to eat [a] [dinner] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] ['s] ? " she asked . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 would 2 how 15 ? 3 would 5 like 3 would 7 eat 4 you 5 like 6 to 7 eat 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 17 she 15 ? 18 asked 18 asked 19 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [granny] [fox] [promises] [reddy] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny looked so sober and [so] [much] [in] earnest [that] [reddy] [decided] [she] [couldn't] [be] [joking] [,] [even] [though] [it] [did] [sound] [that] [way] [.] 1 granny 4 sober 2 looked 4 sober 3 so 4 sober 4 sober 5 and 4 sober 9 earnest " [i] certainly would like it [,] [granny] . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 would 4 would 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 9 . yes , indeed , [i] certainly would like it , " said he . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 would 7 would 8 like 8 like 9 it 9 it 14 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . " you you don't suppose he will give us one , do you ? " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 you 3 you 14 ? 4 don't 5 suppose 5 suppose 6 he 5 suppose 7 will 7 will 8 give 7 will 12 do 8 give 9 us 8 give 10 one 11 , 12 do 12 do 13 you 12 do 14 ? 14 ? 15 " granny chuckled . 1 granny 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " no , [reddy] , " said she . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 . " [bowser] isn't [so] [generous] [as] [all] that [,] [especially] [to] [foxes] [.] 1 " 3 isn't 3 isn't 8 that he isn't going to [give] [us] [that] [dinner] ; we are going to [take] [it] [away] [from] him . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 18 him 9 ; 10 we 10 we 11 are 11 are 12 going 12 going 13 to 13 to 18 him 18 him 19 . yes , [sir] [,] we [just] [naturally] are going to take it [away] [from] [,] [him] . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 we 5 we 8 are 8 are 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 take 11 take 12 it 12 it 17 . 17 . 18 " reddy didn't for the life of him see how it could be possible to take [a] [dinner] [away] [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 him 2 didn't 8 see 2 didn't 13 possible 2 didn't 15 take 3 for 4 the 3 for 5 life 3 for 7 him 5 life 6 of 8 see 9 how 10 it 13 possible 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 possible 14 to 15 take that seemed to him almost as impossible as it was for him to climb or fly or dive . 1 that 7 impossible 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 him 2 seemed 7 impossible 5 almost 6 as 5 almost 7 impossible 7 impossible 8 as 7 impossible 9 it 7 impossible 11 for 7 impossible 12 him 7 impossible 14 climb 9 it 10 was 13 to 14 climb 14 climb 18 dive 15 or 18 dive 16 fly 18 dive 17 or 18 dive 18 dive 19 . but he had [great] [faith] [in] [granny] ['s] [cleverness] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 10 . he remembered how she had so [nearly] [caught] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 how 3 how 4 she 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 so he knew that not for one single minute had her sharp wits been idle . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 14 idle 4 not 7 single 5 for 7 single 6 one 7 single 7 single 8 minute 7 single 12 wits 9 had 12 wits 10 her 12 wits 11 sharp 12 wits 12 wits 14 idle 13 been 14 idle 14 idle 15 . he knew that all that time she had been studying and studying to find some way by which they could get something to eat . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 all 4 all 5 that 4 all 6 time 6 time 12 studying 7 she 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 12 studying 10 studying 11 and 10 studying 12 studying 12 studying 14 find 12 studying 18 which 12 studying 20 could 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 some 14 find 16 way 17 by 18 which 19 they 20 could 20 could 21 get 21 get 24 eat 22 something 24 eat 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . but [if] we can [,] [let's] do it right away . 1 but 3 we 3 we 4 can 4 can 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 right 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . i 'm hungry enough to dare almost anything for the sake of something to put in my stomach . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 enough 3 hungry 6 dare 3 hungry 7 almost 3 hungry 11 sake 3 hungry 18 stomach 3 hungry 19 . 4 enough 5 to 7 almost 8 anything 9 for 11 sake 10 the 11 sake 11 sake 12 of 13 something 14 to 13 something 18 stomach 15 put 16 in 15 put 18 stomach 17 my 18 stomach it is so empty that little bit of fish we divided is shaking around as if it were lost . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 empty 3 so 4 empty 4 empty 7 bit 5 that 7 bit 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 7 bit 11 divided 7 bit 20 . 9 fish 11 divided 10 we 11 divided 11 divided 12 is 11 divided 13 shaking 11 divided 14 around 14 around 18 were 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 it 16 if 18 were 18 were 19 lost gracious , [i] could eat a million fish the size of that one ! 1 gracious 2 , 1 gracious 7 million 1 gracious 14 ! 4 could 5 eat 5 eat 7 million 6 a 7 million 7 million 8 fish 7 million 10 size 7 million 13 one 9 the 10 size 10 size 11 of 12 that 13 one have you thought [of] [fanner] [brown] ['s] [hens] , [granny] [?] " 1 have 2 you 2 you 12 " 3 thought 9 , 9 , 12 " " of course , [reddy] [!] 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , of course [!] 1 of 2 course what a silly question ! " replied [granny] . 1 what 3 silly 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 3 silly 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " we may have to come to them [yet] . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have 3 may 4 have 4 have 5 to 4 have 6 come 6 come 7 to 7 to 8 them 8 them 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [wish] [i] was at [them] right [now] , ["] [interrupted] [reddy] [with] [a] [sigh] [.] 1 " 10 , 5 was 6 at 5 was 8 right 8 right 10 , " but you know what [i] have told you , " [went] [on] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 10 , 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 9 you 7 have 8 told 8 told 9 you 10 , 11 " " the surest way of getting into trouble is to steal hens . 1 " 3 surest 2 the 3 surest 3 surest 4 way 3 surest 5 of 3 surest 6 getting 3 surest 7 into 3 surest 8 trouble 3 surest 9 is 3 surest 10 to 10 to 11 steal 11 steal 12 hens 12 hens 13 . it will be a great [deal] better [to] [take] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [away] [from] [him] [.] 1 it 3 be 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 a 3 be 7 better 4 a 5 great most [decidedly] [it] [will] [be] [better] [and] [safer] [to] [try] [for] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [than] [to] [try] [for] [one] of [those] [hens] . " 1 most 20 of 20 of 23 . 23 . 24 " " just as you say , [granny] [;] [just] as you say , " returned [reddy] . 1 " 11 you 1 " 15 returned 2 just 3 as 2 just 10 as 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 , 10 as 11 you 11 you 12 say 13 , 15 returned 14 " 15 returned 15 returned 17 . " you know best . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 best 4 best 5 . but how under the sun we can do it beats me . " 1 but 2 how 1 but 10 beats 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 10 beats 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 7 can 10 beats 9 it 10 beats 10 beats 11 me 10 beats 13 " 12 . 13 " " it is very simple [,] ["] [replied] [granny] , " very simple indeed . 1 " 14 indeed 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 simple 4 very 14 indeed 10 , 14 indeed 11 " 14 indeed 12 very 13 simple 12 very 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . most things are simple enough when you find out how to do them . 1 most 2 things 2 things 3 are 3 are 5 enough 3 are 7 you 4 simple 5 enough 6 when 7 you 7 you 8 find 8 find 9 out 8 find 10 how 8 find 13 them 11 to 12 do 11 to 13 them 13 them 14 . neither of us could do it alone , but together we can do it without the least bit of risk . 1 neither 3 us 2 of 3 us 3 us 10 together 3 us 11 we 4 could 5 do 5 do 6 it 5 do 7 alone 7 alone 8 , 7 alone 10 together 8 , 9 but 11 we 12 can 12 can 13 do 12 can 15 without 13 do 14 it 15 without 20 risk 15 without 21 . 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 bit 18 bit 19 of 18 bit 20 risk [listen] [.] ["] [granny] [went] [close] [to] [reddy] [and] [whispered] [to] [him] [,] [although] [there] [wasn't] [a] [soul] [within] [hearing] [.] a [slow] [grin] [spread] [over] [reddy] ['s] face [as] [he] [listened] . 1 a 8 face 8 face 12 . when she had finished , he laughed right out . 1 when 2 she 1 when 6 he 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 finished 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 right 7 laughed 10 . 8 right 9 out " granny , you are a wonder ! " he exclaimed admiringly . 1 " 12 admiringly 2 granny 7 wonder 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 4 you 6 a 6 a 7 wonder 7 wonder 12 admiringly 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 he 8 ! 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 admiringly 12 admiringly 13 . " [i] never [should] [have] [thought] [of] [that] [.] 1 " 3 never of course we can do it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 we 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . my , won't [bowser] [be] [surprised] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 7 ! 2 , 3 won't and how mad he 'll be ! 1 and 2 how 2 how 7 ! 3 mad 4 he 3 mad 5 'll 3 mad 7 ! 5 'll 6 be come [on] , let's be starting ! " 1 come 4 let's 1 come 7 ! 3 , 4 let's 4 let's 5 be 4 let's 6 starting 7 ! 8 " " all right , " said [granny] , and the two [started] [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] . 1 " 6 said 2 all 3 right 3 right 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 17 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 two [chapter] [xviii] [:] [why] [bowser] [the] [hound] [didn't] [eat] [his] [dinner] the thing [you] ['ve] [puzzled] [most] about [is] [simple] [once] [you] ['ve] [found] it [out] . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 7 about 7 about 14 it 7 about 16 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [dearly] [loves] [to] [hunt] [just] [for] [the] [pleasure] [of] [the] [chase] [.] [bowser] [had] [missed] [the] [exciting] [hunts] [he] [used] [to] [enjoy] [so] [much] [with] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] so [bowser] [had] [formed] the [habit] [of] [slipping] [away] [alone] [for] [a] [hunt] [every] [once] [in] [a] [while] [.] 1 so 5 the of course [bowser] [wasn't] [kept] [chained] [all] the time . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! when [his] [master] [was] [about] [,] [where] he could keep [an] [eye] [on] [bowser] [,] he would let him go [free] . 1 when 8 he 1 when 16 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 keep 16 he 17 would 17 would 18 let 18 let 19 him 19 him 20 go 19 him 22 . but [whenever] he was going away and didn't want to take [bowser] [with] him , he would [chain] [bowser] [up] . 1 but 8 didn't 3 he 4 was 3 he 8 didn't 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 away 6 away 7 and 8 didn't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 14 him 14 him 16 he 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 would 17 would 21 . [now] [bowser] [always] [had] [one] [good] [big] [meal] [a] [day] [.] if he happened to be chained , it was brought out to him . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 6 chained 5 be 6 chained 6 chained 7 , 6 chained 9 was 6 chained 10 brought 6 chained 14 . 8 it 9 was 10 brought 11 out 10 brought 13 him 12 to 13 him if not , it was given to him just outside the kitchen door . 1 if 2 not 2 not 6 given 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 given 6 given 7 to 6 given 8 him 6 given 10 outside 9 just 10 outside 10 outside 13 door 11 the 12 kitchen 12 kitchen 13 door 13 door 14 . granny [fox] knew all about this . 1 granny 3 knew 3 knew 5 about 3 knew 6 this 4 all 5 about 6 this 7 . granny saw that he was chained and a sly grin crept over her face . 1 granny 6 chained 2 saw 6 chained 3 that 6 chained 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 chained 6 chained 7 and 6 chained 9 sly 6 chained 10 grin 6 chained 11 crept 8 a 9 sly 11 crept 12 over 11 crept 14 face 13 her 14 face 14 face 15 . " you stay right here and watch until [his] [dinner] [is] [brought] [out] to him , " said she [to] [reddy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 18 said 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 3 stay 5 here 3 stay 7 watch 3 stay 8 until 6 and 7 watch 14 to 15 him 15 him 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 she 18 said 22 . " [as] [soon] [as] [whoever] [brings] [it] has gone back to [the] [house] you [walk] [right] [out] [where] [bowser] will [see] you . 1 " 14 you 1 " 22 you 8 has 9 gone 9 gone 10 back 10 back 11 to 11 to 14 you 20 will 22 you 22 you 23 . at the sight of you , he 'll forget all about his dinner . 1 at 2 the 1 at 3 sight 1 at 13 dinner 3 sight 4 of 5 you 8 'll 6 , 7 he 6 , 8 'll 8 'll 9 forget 8 'll 13 dinner 9 forget 11 about 10 all 11 about 12 his 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 . then slip around back of the barn and join me back of that shed . " 1 then 2 slip 2 slip 7 barn 3 around 7 barn 4 back 7 barn 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 14 shed 7 barn 15 . 8 and 9 join 9 join 10 me 9 join 14 shed 11 back 14 shed 12 of 14 shed 13 that 14 shed 15 . 16 " so [reddy] [sat] [down] to [watch] [,] [and] [granny] [left] [him] [.] 1 so 5 to by [and] [by] [mrs] [brown] [came] [out] [of] the house with a pan full of good things . 1 by 9 the 9 the 10 house 10 house 14 full 10 house 18 . 11 with 12 a 11 with 14 full 13 pan 14 full 14 full 15 of 14 full 17 things 16 good 17 things she [put] it [down] [in] [front] [of] [bowser] 's [little] house and [called] to him . 1 she 15 him 3 it 9 's 3 it 14 to 9 's 11 house 11 house 12 and 14 to 15 him 15 him 16 . then she turned and hurried back , for it was very cold . 1 then 3 turned 2 she 3 turned 3 turned 5 hurried 3 turned 6 back 3 turned 12 cold 4 and 5 hurried 6 back 7 , 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 very 11 very 12 cold 12 cold 13 . bowser came out of his little house , yawned and stretched lazily . 1 bowser 7 house 2 came 3 out 2 came 7 house 3 out 4 of 5 his 7 house 6 little 7 house 7 house 12 lazily 8 , 12 lazily 9 yawned 10 and 9 yawned 11 stretched 9 yawned 12 lazily 12 lazily 13 . it was time [for] [reddy] to do [his] [part] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 time 3 time 6 to 6 to 7 do out [he] [walked] [and] [sat] [down] [right] [in] [front] of [bowser] [and] [grinned] [at] [him] . 1 out 10 of 1 out 16 . bowser stared for a minute as if he doubted his own eyes . 1 bowser 2 stared 2 stared 5 minute 2 stared 12 eyes 3 for 5 minute 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 9 doubted 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 9 doubted 10 his 11 own 10 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 . such impudence ! 1 such 2 impudence 2 impudence 3 ! bowser growled . 1 bowser 2 growled 2 growled 3 . then [with] a [yelp] [he] [sprang] [towards] [reddy] [.] 1 then 3 a he [tugged] [with] [all] [his] [might] [and] [yelped] [and] [barked] [frantically] [,] [but] [reddy] just sat there and grinned [in] [the] [most] [provoking] [manner] . 1 he 19 grinned 15 just 19 grinned 16 sat 17 there 16 sat 19 grinned 18 and 19 grinned 19 grinned 25 . it was great fun [to] [tease] [bowser] [this] [way] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 10 . [meanwhile] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [stolen] [out] [from] [around] [the] [corner] [of] [the] [shed] [behind] [bowser] [.] getting hold of the edge of the pan with her teeth she pulled it back with her around the corner and out of sight . 1 getting 5 edge 2 hold 3 of 2 hold 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 5 edge 7 the 5 edge 8 pan 8 pan 11 teeth 8 pan 13 pulled 9 with 11 teeth 10 her 11 teeth 12 she 13 pulled 13 pulled 14 it 13 pulled 15 back 13 pulled 17 her 13 pulled 18 around 16 with 17 her 18 around 20 corner 19 the 20 corner 20 corner 21 and 20 corner 24 sight 20 corner 25 . 22 out 23 of 22 out 24 sight if she [made] [any] [noise] [,] [bowser] didn't hear it . 1 if 2 she 1 if 10 it 8 didn't 9 hear 9 hear 10 it 10 it 11 . he was making too much noise himself and was too excited . 1 he 2 was 2 was 11 excited 3 making 6 noise 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 noise 6 noise 8 and 6 noise 11 excited 7 himself 8 and 9 was 11 excited 10 too 11 excited 11 excited 12 . presently [reddy] [heard] the [sound] [of] [an] [opening] [door] [.] 1 presently 4 the [mrs] [brown] [was] [coming] [to] [see] [what] [all] [the] [fuss] [was] [about] [.] " [i] [guess] he must have [seen] a [stray] [cat] or [something] , ["] [said] [mrs] [brown] and went back [in] the house . 1 " 5 must 1 " 13 , 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 have 5 must 11 or 6 have 8 a 13 , 18 and 18 and 19 went 19 went 20 back 20 back 23 house 22 the 23 house 23 house 24 . bowser continued to whine and tug at his chain for a few minutes . 1 bowser 6 tug 1 bowser 14 . 2 continued 3 to 2 continued 6 tug 4 whine 5 and 4 whine 6 tug 6 tug 7 at 6 tug 8 his 6 tug 9 chain 6 tug 12 few 10 for 12 few 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes then he gave it up and , growling deep in his throat , turned to eat his dinner . 1 then 14 turned 2 he 14 turned 3 gave 8 growling 4 it 8 growling 5 up 8 growling 6 and 8 growling 7 , 8 growling 8 growling 9 deep 8 growling 12 throat 8 growling 13 , 8 growling 14 turned 10 in 12 throat 11 his 12 throat 14 turned 15 to 14 turned 17 his 15 to 16 eat 17 his 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 . but there wasn't any [dinner] [!] 1 but 3 wasn't 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any it [had] [disappeared] , [pan] and all [!] 1 it 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 7 all bowser couldn't understand it at all . 1 bowser 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 6 all 3 understand 7 . 5 at 6 all back [of] the [shed] [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [licked] [that] [pan] [clean] [;] [licked] [it] [until] [it] [was] [polished] [.] 1 back 3 the 1 back 6 and then , with little sighs of satisfaction , and every once in a while a chuckle , they trotted happily home . 1 then 16 chuckle 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 sighs 3 with 16 chuckle 4 little 5 sighs 5 sighs 7 satisfaction 5 sighs 8 , 5 sighs 9 and 5 sighs 10 every 5 sighs 11 once 6 of 7 satisfaction 11 once 14 while 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 while 15 a 16 chuckle 16 chuckle 19 trotted 16 chuckle 20 happily 16 chuckle 22 . 17 , 19 trotted 18 they 19 trotted 20 happily 21 home [chapter] [xix] [:] [old] [man] [coyote] [does] [a] [little] [thinking] [investigate] [and] [for] [yourself] [find] [out] [those] [things] [which] [most] [you] [want] [to] [know] [about] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] [enjoyed] [a] [dinner] [more] [than] [that] [one] [he] [and] [granny] [had] stolen from [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 never 5 life 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 20 stolen 20 stolen 21 from funny how differently things look when your stomach is full from the way those same things look when it is empty . 1 funny 3 differently 2 how 3 differently 3 differently 4 things 3 differently 5 look 3 differently 6 when 3 differently 7 your 3 differently 8 stomach 8 stomach 10 full 8 stomach 11 from 8 stomach 14 those 8 stomach 20 is 8 stomach 21 empty 9 is 10 full 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 way 14 those 16 things 15 same 16 things 16 things 17 look 16 things 18 when 19 it 20 is 21 empty 22 . best of all they knew [they] [could] [play] [the] [same] [sharp] [trick] [again] [and] [steal] [another] [dinner] [from] [bowser] [if] [need] [be] [.] 1 best 2 of 1 best 3 all 3 all 4 they 4 they 5 knew it is a comforting feeling , a very comforting feeling , to know for a certainty where you can get another meal . 1 it 2 is 2 is 16 certainty 3 a 16 certainty 4 comforting 5 feeling 4 comforting 6 , 4 comforting 9 comforting 7 a 9 comforting 8 very 9 comforting 9 comforting 10 feeling 10 feeling 16 certainty 11 , 13 know 12 to 13 know 13 know 16 certainty 14 for 16 certainty 15 a 16 certainty 16 certainty 17 where 16 certainty 19 can 16 certainty 20 get 16 certainty 21 another 16 certainty 22 meal 18 you 19 can 22 meal 23 . as a rule , when they have eaten one meal , they haven't the least idea where the next one is coming from . 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 3 rule 8 eaten 5 when 6 they 5 when 8 eaten 7 have 8 eaten 8 eaten 10 meal 9 one 10 meal 10 meal 13 haven't 10 meal 19 next 10 meal 20 one 10 meal 24 . 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 haven't 13 haven't 16 idea 14 the 16 idea 15 least 16 idea 16 idea 17 where 18 the 19 next 21 is 22 coming 22 coming 23 from 22 coming 24 . how would you like to live that way ? 1 how 2 would 1 how 3 you 1 how 6 live 1 how 9 ? 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 to 7 that 8 way 7 that 9 ? the very next day [granny] and [reddy] [went] [up] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [at] [bowser] ['s] dinner hour . 1 the 3 next 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 day 3 next 18 hour 4 day 6 and 17 dinner 18 hour 18 hour 19 . but this [time] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was [at] [work] near [the] [barn] [,] [and] [bowser] was not [chained] . 1 but 18 not 2 this 8 was 2 this 17 was 8 was 11 near 17 was 18 not 18 not 20 . granny [and] [reddy] [stole] [away] [as] [silently] [as] [they] had [come] [.] 1 granny 10 had they knew by the sound of his voice that he hadn't the least idea what had become of that dinner . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 5 sound 2 knew 9 that 2 knew 11 hadn't 3 by 5 sound 4 the 5 sound 5 sound 6 of 5 sound 8 voice 6 of 7 his 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 idea 13 least 17 become 15 what 17 become 16 had 17 become 17 become 18 of 17 become 20 dinner 19 that 20 dinner 20 dinner 21 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . while he wasn't actually starving , he was always hungry . 1 while 5 starving 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 starving 4 actually 5 starving 5 starving 10 hungry 5 starving 11 . 6 , 7 he 7 he 10 hungry 8 was 10 hungry 9 always 10 hungry so he spent all the time when he wasn't sleeping in hunting for something to eat . 1 so 3 spent 2 he 3 spent 3 spent 6 time 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 time 6 time 12 hunting 7 when 8 he 7 when 12 hunting 9 wasn't 10 sleeping 10 sleeping 11 in 10 sleeping 12 hunting 12 hunting 13 for 12 hunting 16 eat 14 something 16 eat 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . of course [he] [often] [ran] [across] [the] [tracks] [of] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] , and [once] in a while he [would] [meet] them . 1 of 2 course 1 of 23 them 2 course 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 while 19 while 20 he 23 them 24 . it [struck] [old] [man] [coyote] [that] [they] [didn't] [seem] as [thin] as he was . 1 it 14 was 10 as 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 . [that] [set] [him] [to] [thinking] [.] neither of them was a smarter hunter than he . 1 neither 3 them 1 neither 6 smarter 2 of 3 them 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 smarter 6 smarter 7 hunter 6 smarter 8 than 6 smarter 9 he 6 smarter 10 . in fact , he prided himself on being smarter than either of them . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 prided 4 he 5 prided 5 prided 6 himself 5 prided 7 on 5 prided 8 being 5 prided 9 smarter 5 prided 11 either 9 smarter 10 than 11 either 13 them 11 either 14 . 12 of 13 them yet when he met them , they seemed to be in the best of spirits and not at all worried because food was so scarce . 1 yet 8 seemed 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 met 2 when 7 they 5 them 7 they 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 be 8 seemed 15 spirits 11 in 15 spirits 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 13 best 15 spirits 15 spirits 16 and 15 spirits 25 scarce 15 spirits 26 . 17 not 20 worried 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 worried 20 worried 21 because 20 worried 25 scarce 22 food 25 scarce 23 was 25 scarce 24 so 25 scarce why ? 1 why 2 ? there must be a reason . 1 there 5 reason 2 must 3 be 2 must 5 reason 4 a 5 reason 5 reason 6 . they must be getting food of which he knew nothing . 1 they 5 food 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 getting 4 getting 5 food 5 food 7 which 5 food 10 nothing 5 food 11 . 6 of 7 which 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 nothing " [i] ['ll] [just] [keep] [an] [eye] [on] [them] , " [muttered] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 " " they are getting food somewhere , that is sure , " he muttered , as he scratched first one ear and then the other . 1 " 14 muttered 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 getting 4 getting 5 food 5 food 6 somewhere 6 somewhere 14 muttered 7 , 14 muttered 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 sure 10 sure 14 muttered 11 , 14 muttered 12 " 14 muttered 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 , 14 muttered 16 as 14 muttered 18 scratched 14 muttered 26 . 17 he 18 scratched 18 scratched 19 first 18 scratched 20 one 18 scratched 21 ear 22 and 23 then 23 then 24 the 24 the 25 other 25 other 26 . somehow he could think better when he was scratching his ears . 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 9 scratching 4 think 9 scratching 5 better 9 scratching 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 was 6 when 9 scratching 9 scratching 11 ears 10 his 11 ears 11 ears 12 . i wonder if they [are] [stealing] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hens] [and] [haven't] [been] found out [yet] . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 they 4 they 14 found 14 found 15 out 15 out 17 . i 've [kept] [away] [from] [there] myself , [but] [if] [they] [can] [steal] [hens] and [not] be [caught] [,] [i] [certainly] [can] [.] 1 i 2 've 1 i 7 myself 7 myself 8 , 8 , 15 and 15 and 17 be there [never] was [a] [fox] yet [smart] [enough] [to] [do] a thing [that] [a] [coyote] [cannot] [do] [if] [he] [tries] [.] 1 there 12 thing 3 was 6 yet 3 was 11 a 11 a 12 thing i think [i] 'll [slip] [up] [where] [i] [can] [watch] [farmer] [brown] ['s] and see what is going on [up] [there] . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 15 see 14 and 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 is 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 22 . yes , [sir] [,] that 's what [i] ['ll] [do] . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 6 's 11 . 11 . 12 " with [this] , [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] and then [curled] [himself] up for a [short] [nap] [,] [for] [he] [was] [tired] [.] 1 with 14 a 3 , 8 and 3 , 13 for 8 and 9 then 9 then 12 up 13 for 14 a [chapter] [xx] [:] [a] [twice] [stolen] [dinner] no one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still . 1 no 2 one 1 no 3 ever 1 no 16 smarter 4 is 16 smarter 5 so 6 smart 6 smart 7 that 6 smart 16 smarter 8 some 10 else 9 one 10 else 10 else 16 smarter 11 may 13 prove 12 not 13 prove 13 prove 16 smarter 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 still 16 smarter 18 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] listen and you shall hear all about three rogues . 1 listen 2 and 1 listen 5 hear 1 listen 10 . 3 you 5 hear 4 shall 5 hear 5 hear 9 rogues 6 all 7 about 7 about 9 rogues 8 three 9 rogues two [were] [in] [red] and [were] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 two 5 and and one [was] [in] [gray] [and] [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 and 2 one they were [the] [slyest] [,] [smartest] [rogues] [on] all the [green] [meadows] [or] in all the [green] [forest] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 9 all 2 were 14 in 9 all 10 the 14 in 16 the 15 all 16 the and still funnier is it that one of them didn't even know where that dinner was or what kind of a dinner it would be . 1 and 3 funnier 2 still 3 funnier 3 funnier 4 is 3 funnier 5 it 3 funnier 6 that 3 funnier 7 one 3 funnier 9 them 3 funnier 14 that 7 one 8 of 10 didn't 11 even 10 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 where 12 know 14 that 14 that 16 was 14 that 24 would 15 dinner 16 was 17 or 24 would 18 what 19 kind 18 what 24 would 19 kind 20 of 19 kind 22 dinner 21 a 22 dinner 23 it 24 would 24 would 25 be 25 be 26 . he had waited only a little while [when] [along] [came] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [past] [the] [place] [where] [old] [man] [coyote] [was] [hiding] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 waited 3 waited 7 while 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while they didn't see him . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he took care that they should have no chance . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 care 2 took 8 no 3 care 6 should 4 that 6 should 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 have 8 no 9 chance 9 chance 10 . but [anyway] [,] they were not [thinking] [of] [him] . 1 but 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 not 6 not 10 . their thoughts were all of that dinner they intended to have , and the smart trick by which they would get it . 1 their 2 thoughts 2 thoughts 3 were 2 thoughts 5 of 2 thoughts 7 dinner 3 were 4 all 6 that 7 dinner 7 dinner 8 they 7 dinner 9 intended 7 dinner 23 . 9 intended 10 to 9 intended 11 have 9 intended 14 the 9 intended 15 smart 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 the 15 smart 16 trick 16 trick 18 which 16 trick 19 they 16 trick 21 get 17 by 18 which 19 they 20 would 21 get 22 it [old] [man] [coyote] [crept] [after] [them] [.] he saw [granny] [leave] [reddy] there [and] [hurry] [away] . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 10 . 2 saw 6 there [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [wits] [worked] [fast] [.] " [i] can't be [in] [two] [places] [at] [once] , " thought he [,] ["] so [i] [can't] [watch] [both] [granny] [and] [reddy] [.] 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 be 4 be 16 so 10 , 11 " 10 , 16 so 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 13 he as [i] can [watch] [but] [one] , [which] [one] [shall] it be [?] 1 as 3 can 3 can 12 be 7 , 11 it 11 it 12 be granny , of course . 1 granny 4 course 2 , 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 . granny is the smartest of the two , and whatever they are up to , she is at the bottom of it . 1 granny 4 smartest 2 is 4 smartest 3 the 4 smartest 4 smartest 5 of 4 smartest 6 the 4 smartest 7 two 4 smartest 9 and 4 smartest 10 whatever 4 smartest 12 are 4 smartest 19 the 8 , 9 and 11 they 12 are 13 up 14 to 13 up 18 at 15 , 16 she 16 she 17 is 16 she 18 at 18 at 19 the 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 20 bottom 22 it 20 bottom 23 . [granny] [is] [the] [one] [to] [follow] [.] ["] he crept as near as he dared and then lay flat down behind a little bunch of dead grass close to the shed . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 4 near 2 crept 16 bunch 3 as 4 near 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 dared 7 dared 9 then 7 dared 11 flat 8 and 9 then 10 lay 11 flat 11 flat 16 bunch 12 down 16 bunch 13 behind 16 bunch 14 a 16 bunch 15 little 16 bunch 16 bunch 17 of 16 bunch 18 dead 16 bunch 19 grass 16 bunch 20 close 20 close 21 to 20 close 23 shed 22 the 23 shed 23 shed 24 . for [some] [time] [nothing] [happened] , and [old] [man] [coyote] was [puzzled] [.] 1 for 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 was after what seemed to him a long time , he heard a door open on the other side of the shed . 1 after 3 seemed 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 him 5 him 10 he 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 10 he 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 heard 11 heard 12 a 11 heard 13 door 13 door 14 open 13 door 22 . 14 open 21 shed 15 on 18 side 16 the 17 other 17 other 18 side 18 side 19 of 18 side 21 shed 20 the 21 shed it was [mrs] [brown] [carrying] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [out] to him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 . of course , [old] [man] [coyote] didn't know this . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 this 8 know 10 . he knew by the sounds that some one had come out of the house , and it made him nervous . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 14 house 5 sounds 6 that 6 that 8 one 6 that 9 had 7 some 8 one 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 out 10 come 14 house 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 house 14 house 16 and 14 house 20 nervous 15 , 16 and 17 it 20 nervous 18 made 19 him 18 made 20 nervous 20 nervous 21 . he didn't like being [so] [close] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [in] [broad] [daylight] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 being " if she isn't afraid [,] [i] don't [need] to be , " thought he craftily . 1 " 8 don't 1 " 16 craftily 2 if 3 she 2 if 4 isn't 2 if 8 don't 4 isn't 5 afraid 10 to 16 craftily 11 be 16 craftily 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 craftily 14 thought 16 craftily 15 he 16 craftily 16 craftily 17 . after a few minutes he heard a door close and knew that whoever had come out had gone back into the house . 1 after 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 heard 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 a 6 heard 8 door 6 heard 9 close 9 close 13 whoever 9 close 22 house 10 and 13 whoever 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 13 whoever 13 whoever 18 gone 13 whoever 19 back 14 had 15 come 14 had 18 gone 15 come 16 out 17 had 18 gone 20 into 22 house 21 the 22 house 22 house 23 . almost at once [bowser] [the] [hound] [began] [to] [yelp] [and] [whine] [.] 1 almost 3 once 2 at 3 once [swiftly] [granny] [fox] [disappeared] [around] [the] [corner] [of] [the] [shed] [.] just as [swiftly] [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] [forward] [and] [peeped] [around] the [corner] [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 12 the there was [bowser] the [hound] [tugging] [at] [his] [chain] [,] [and] [just] [beyond] [his] [reach] [was] [reddy] [fox] , [grinning] in the most [provoking] [manner] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 21 in 2 was 4 the 19 , 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 most and there was [granny] [fox] , [backing] [and] [dragging] [after] [her] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [.] 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 , in a flash [old] [man] [coyote] understood the [plan] [,] [and] [he] [almost] [chuckled] [aloud] [at] the [cleverness] of it . 1 in 3 flash 1 in 17 the 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 7 understood 7 understood 8 the 17 the 19 of 19 of 20 it 19 of 21 . then he hastily backed behind the shed and waited . 1 then 4 backed 2 he 4 backed 3 hastily 4 backed 4 backed 5 behind 4 backed 7 shed 4 backed 9 waited 6 the 7 shed 8 and 9 waited 9 waited 10 . in a minute [granny] [fox] [appeared] [,] [dragging] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] . 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 12 . she was so [intent] [on] [getting] that [dinner] [that] she [almost] [backed] [into] [old] [man] [coyote] [without] [suspecting] that he was [anywhere] [about] . 1 she 2 was 1 she 10 she 2 was 3 so 3 so 7 that 10 she 21 was 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 24 . " thank you , [granny] [.] 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , you needn't bother about it any longer ; [i] 'll take it [now] [,] ["] [growled] [old] [man] [coyote] [in] [granny] ['s] [ear] . 1 you 2 needn't 1 you 10 'll 2 needn't 3 bother 2 needn't 8 ; 3 bother 4 about 3 bother 7 longer 4 about 5 it 6 any 7 longer 10 'll 11 take 11 take 12 it 12 it 24 . granny let go of that dinner as if it burned her tongue , and with a frightened little yelp leaped to one side . 1 granny 6 dinner 2 let 3 go 3 go 6 dinner 4 of 6 dinner 5 that 6 dinner 6 dinner 7 as 6 dinner 10 burned 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 it 10 burned 11 her 10 burned 24 . 11 her 12 tongue 11 her 14 and 11 her 23 side 13 , 14 and 15 with 19 yelp 16 a 19 yelp 17 frightened 19 yelp 18 little 19 yelp 19 yelp 20 leaped 19 yelp 23 side 21 to 23 side 22 one 23 side a minute later [reddy] [came] [racing] [around] [from] [behind] [the] [barn] [eager] [for] [his] [share] [.] 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later what he saw [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [bolting] [down] that [twice-stolen] [dinner] [while] [granny] [fox] [fairly] [danced] [with] [rage] [.] 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 10 that [chapter] [xxi] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [talk] [things] [over] [.] you 'll find as on through life you go [the] [thing] you want [may] [prove] to be [the] [very] [thing] [you] [shouldn't] [have] [.] 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 2 'll 8 you 2 'll 9 go 2 'll 17 be 3 find 7 life 4 as 6 through 5 on 6 through 6 through 7 life 12 you 13 want 13 want 16 to 16 to 17 be then seeming loss is gain , you see . 1 then 2 seeming 2 seeming 5 gain 3 loss 5 gain 4 is 5 gain 5 gain 8 see 5 gain 9 . 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 see [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " robber ! ["] [snarled] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 ! 2 robber 3 ! old [man] [coyote] [stopped] [eating] [long] enough to [grin] [.] 1 old 7 enough 7 enough 8 to " thief ! 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 ! sneak ! 1 sneak 2 ! coward ! " [snarled] [reddy] [.] 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " once more [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] . 1 once 2 more 2 more 7 . when that dinner had disappeared down his [throat] [to] [the] [last] [and] [smallest] [crumb] [,] [he] [licked] [his] [chops] [and] [turned] [to] [granny] [and] [reddy] [.] 1 when 3 dinner 2 that 3 dinner 3 dinner 5 disappeared 4 had 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 down 5 disappeared 7 his " [i] 'm very much obliged for [that] [dinner] , " said he [pleasantly] , [his] [eyes] [twinkling] [with] [mischief] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 12 said 4 very 5 much 4 very 10 , 5 much 6 obliged 6 obliged 7 for 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 15 , 12 said 21 . " it was [the] [best] [dinner] [i] [have] [had] for a long time . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 10 for 10 for 13 time 10 for 14 . 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time allow me to say that that trick of yours was as smart a trick as ever [i] have seen . 1 allow 2 me 1 allow 3 to 1 allow 14 trick 4 say 5 that 4 say 6 that 4 say 14 trick 7 trick 9 yours 7 trick 14 trick 8 of 9 yours 10 was 12 smart 11 as 12 smart 12 smart 14 trick 13 a 14 trick 14 trick 19 seen 15 as 16 ever 16 ever 19 seen 18 have 19 seen 19 seen 20 . it was [quite] [worthy] of a [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 5 of 2 was 6 a you are a very [clever] [old] [lady] [,] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 4 very 3 a 4 very by the time [she] [got] [around] there , all she [saw] was [the] [empty] [pan] [which] [had] [held] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] . 1 by 2 the 1 by 3 time 3 time 7 there 3 time 22 . 7 there 12 was 8 , 9 all 8 , 10 she 10 she 12 was she was puzzled . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . how that pan could be [where] [it] [was] [she] [couldn't] [understand] , and [bowser] [couldn't] [tell] her [,] [although] he tried his [very] [best] . 1 how 4 could 2 that 3 pan 2 that 4 could 4 could 5 be 5 be 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 her 17 her 25 . 20 he 21 tried 20 he 22 his 22 his 25 . she had been puzzled about that pan two or three times before . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 12 before 4 puzzled 7 pan 5 about 7 pan 6 that 7 pan 7 pan 11 times 8 two 10 three 9 or 10 three 10 three 11 times 11 times 12 before 12 before 13 . old [man] [coyote] [lost] [no] [time] [in] [getting] [back] home [,] [for] [he] [never] [felt] [easy] [near] the [home] of man [in] [broad] [daylight] . 1 old 10 home 10 home 25 . 18 the 20 of 18 the 21 man 21 man 25 . granny [and] [reddy] [fox] [went] [home] too , and there was hate in their hearts , hate for [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 granny 7 too 7 too 8 , 7 too 17 hate 7 too 18 for 7 too 22 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 12 hate 17 hate 13 in 14 their 14 their 15 hearts 15 hearts 16 , 15 hearts 17 hate but [once] [they] [reached] [home] [,] [old] [granny] [fox] [stopped] [growling] [,] [and] [presently] she began to [chuckle] [.] 1 but 15 she 15 she 16 began 16 began 17 to " what are you laughing at ? " [demanded] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 7 ? 3 are 7 ? 4 you 7 ? 5 laughing 6 at 5 laughing 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [at] the way [old] [man] [coyote] [stole] [that] [dinner] [from] [us] , " replied [granny] . 1 " 15 replied 3 the 4 way 4 way 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 . " [i] [hate] him ! 1 " 5 ! 4 him 5 ! he 's [a] [sneaking] [robber] [!] ["] [snapped] [reddy] [.] 1 he 2 's " [tut] , [tut] [,] [reddy] ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 ! [tut] [,] [tut] [!] ["] [retorted] [granny] [.] " be fair-minded . 1 " 3 fair-minded 2 be 3 fair-minded 3 fair-minded 4 . we [stole] [that] [dinner] [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [and] [old] [man] [coyote] [stole] [it] [from] us . 1 we 17 us 17 us 18 . i guess he is no worse than we are , when you come to think it over . 1 i 2 guess 1 i 15 think 2 guess 6 worse 2 guess 8 we 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 no 4 is 6 worse 6 worse 7 than 8 we 9 are 10 , 12 you 11 when 12 you 12 you 13 come 12 you 15 think 13 come 14 to 15 think 16 it 15 think 17 over 17 over 18 . now is he ? " 1 now 2 is 2 is 3 he 2 is 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [i] [i] well , [i] [don't] [suppose] he is , [when] [you] [put] [it] that way , " [reddy] admitted [grudgingly] [.] 1 " 4 well 1 " 21 admitted 4 well 5 , 4 well 16 that 5 , 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 , 16 that 17 way 18 , 21 admitted 19 " 21 admitted " and [he] [was] [smart] , [very] [smart] [,] [to] [outwit] [two] such [clever] [people] as we are [,] ["] [continued] [granny] [.] 1 " 6 , 1 " 18 are 2 and 6 , 13 such 16 as 16 as 17 we 17 we 18 are " you will have to agree to that . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 agree 3 will 4 have 3 will 6 agree 4 have 5 to 6 agree 7 to 6 agree 8 that 6 agree 10 " 9 . 10 " " [y-e-s] , " said [reddy] slowly . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 slowly 5 said 8 . " he was [smart] enough [,] [but] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 enough " there isn't any but [,] [reddy] [,] ["] [interrupted] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 but " you know [the] [law] [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 14 . it is everybody for himself , and anything belongs to one who has the wit or the strength to take it . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 belongs 3 everybody 9 belongs 4 for 5 himself 5 himself 7 and 5 himself 9 belongs 6 , 7 and 8 anything 9 belongs 9 belongs 10 to 9 belongs 11 one 9 belongs 12 who 9 belongs 15 wit 9 belongs 22 . 13 has 15 wit 14 the 15 wit 15 wit 16 or 15 wit 18 strength 15 wit 20 take 17 the 18 strength 19 to 20 take 20 take 21 it it was all fair enough , and you know there isn't the least use in crying over spilled milk , as the saying is . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 isn't 3 all 4 fair 4 fair 5 enough 4 fair 7 and 4 fair 11 isn't 6 , 7 and 8 you 9 know 9 know 11 isn't 10 there 11 isn't 11 isn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 18 spilled 13 least 25 . 14 use 18 spilled 15 in 18 spilled 16 crying 18 spilled 17 over 18 spilled 18 spilled 19 milk 18 spilled 21 as 18 spilled 22 the 18 spilled 23 saying 18 spilled 24 is 19 milk 20 , we simply have got to be smart enough not to let him fool us again . 1 we 2 simply 2 simply 3 have 2 simply 6 be 2 simply 7 smart 3 have 4 got 4 got 5 to 7 smart 8 enough 7 smart 11 let 7 smart 13 fool 7 smart 14 us 8 enough 10 to 9 not 10 to 11 let 12 him 14 us 15 again 15 again 16 . i [guess] [we] won't [get] any more [of] [bowser] ['s] [dinners] for [a] [while] . 1 i 4 won't 4 won't 6 any 6 any 7 more 6 any 15 . 7 more 12 for we 've got to think of some other way of filling our stomachs when the hunting is poor . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 13 stomachs 4 to 5 think 4 to 13 stomachs 5 think 6 of 7 some 13 stomachs 8 other 13 stomachs 9 way 10 of 9 way 13 stomachs 11 filling 13 stomachs 12 our 13 stomachs 13 stomachs 14 when 13 stomachs 16 hunting 13 stomachs 17 is 13 stomachs 18 poor 13 stomachs 19 . 14 when 15 the i [think] if [i] could have just one of [those] [fat] [hens] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [,] [it] [would] [put] [new] [strength] [into] my [old] [bones] [.] 1 i 6 have 1 i 7 just 3 if 5 could 5 could 6 have 7 just 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 24 my reddy pricked up his ears at the mention of fat hens . 1 reddy 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 2 pricked 4 his 2 pricked 5 ears 2 pricked 8 mention 6 at 7 the 6 at 8 mention 8 mention 11 hens 9 of 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . " [i] think so too , " said he . 1 " 3 think 1 " 8 said 3 think 4 so 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " [when] shall we try [for] [one] ? " 1 " 9 " 3 shall 4 we 3 shall 5 try 3 shall 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [to-morrow] morning , " replied [granny] . 1 " 6 replied 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . " now don't bother me while [i] think [out] [a] [plan] . " 1 " 3 don't 1 " 13 " 2 now 3 don't 3 don't 4 bother 3 don't 8 think 4 bother 5 me 4 bother 6 while 12 . 13 " [chapter] [xxii] [:] [granny] [fox] [plans] [to] [get] [a] [fat] [hen] [full] [half] [success] [for] [fox] [or] [man] [is] [won] [by] [working] [out] [a] [plan] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [granny] [fox] [knows] [this] [.] no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head . 1 whatever 7 planned 2 she 3 does 3 does 4 is 3 does 7 planned 5 first 7 planned 6 carefully 7 planned 7 planned 9 her 7 planned 10 wise 7 planned 12 head 8 in 9 her 10 wise 11 old 12 head 13 . if only there was some way of getting in that henhouse at night , there would be no trouble at all . 1 if 2 only 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 8 getting 5 some 6 way 6 way 7 of 6 way 8 getting 8 getting 11 henhouse 8 getting 19 trouble 9 in 11 henhouse 10 that 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 13 night 11 henhouse 15 there 11 henhouse 16 would 12 at 13 night 13 night 14 , 16 would 17 be 18 no 19 trouble 19 trouble 20 at 19 trouble 22 . 20 at 21 all i don't suppose there is the least chance of that [.] ["] 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 suppose 3 suppose 5 is 3 suppose 10 that 4 there 5 is 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 chance 7 least 10 that 8 chance 9 of " [not] [the] [least] [chance] [in] [the] [world] , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " sure ! 1 " 3 ! 2 sure 3 ! but it 's always [closed] at night [,] ["] [snapped] [reddy] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 12 . 3 's 4 always 6 at 7 night 7 night 12 . " [people] are [sometimes] [careless] , [even] you , [reddy] , " said [granny] . 1 " 3 are 1 " 13 said 6 , 8 you 6 , 13 said 9 , 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . reddy squirmed uneasily , for he had been in trouble many times through carelessness . 1 reddy 2 squirmed 2 squirmed 3 uneasily 3 uneasily 4 , 3 uneasily 5 for 3 uneasily 8 been 3 uneasily 13 through 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 in 8 been 11 many 10 trouble 11 many 11 many 12 times 13 through 14 carelessness 14 carelessness 15 . " well , what of it ? " he demanded a wee bit crossly . 1 " 2 well 1 " 10 demanded 2 well 3 , 4 what 6 it 4 what 7 ? 5 of 6 it 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 10 demanded 9 he 10 demanded 10 demanded 14 crossly 10 demanded 15 . 11 a 12 wee 12 wee 13 bit 12 wee 14 crossly " [too] [many] [ifs] [to] [get] [a] [dinner] [with] , " [interrupted] [reddy] [.] 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 " now [i] ['ve] [kept] [an] [eye] [on] that [henyard] , and [i] ['ve] [noticed] that [very] [often] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [doesn't] [close] [the] [henyard] [gate] [at] [night] [.] 1 now 8 that 8 that 20 's 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 that 15 that 20 's i suppose he thinks that if the henhouse door is locked , the gate doesn't matter . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 thinks 3 he 4 thinks 4 thinks 8 henhouse 4 thinks 15 doesn't 5 that 8 henhouse 6 if 8 henhouse 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 8 henhouse 10 is 8 henhouse 11 locked 8 henhouse 12 , 8 henhouse 14 gate 13 the 14 gate 15 doesn't 16 matter 16 matter 17 . any one who is careless about one thing , is likely to be careless about another . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 who 2 one 16 another 3 who 4 is 5 careless 6 about 5 careless 8 thing 5 careless 9 , 5 careless 11 likely 5 careless 14 careless 7 one 8 thing 10 is 11 likely 11 likely 12 to 13 be 14 careless 14 careless 15 about 14 careless 16 another 16 another 17 . sometime he may forget to close that hole . 1 sometime 2 he 1 sometime 3 may 1 sometime 4 forget 1 sometime 6 close 1 sometime 9 . 4 forget 5 to 6 close 8 hole 7 that 8 hole in [fact] [,] [i] [am] [pretty] [sure] [i] [can] [make] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [forget] [to] [close] that [gate] . " 1 in 18 that 1 in 20 . 20 . 21 " " how ? " demanded [reddy] eagerly . 1 " 5 demanded 2 how 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 3 ? 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 eagerly 7 eagerly 8 . granny grinned . 1 granny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [i] 'll try it [first] [and] tell you [afterwards] , " said she . 1 " 5 it 1 " 9 you 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 it 8 tell 9 you 9 you 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 she 13 said 15 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . many times [from] [a] [safe] [hiding-place] he had [hungrily] [watched] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [shut] the [biddies] [up] [.] 1 many 2 times 2 times 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 16 the it was always just before [the] [black] [shadows] [began] [to] [creep] [out] [from] [their] [hiding-places] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 just 2 was 3 always 4 just 5 before 5 before 16 . " [i] thought [so] , " said [granny] . 1 " 6 " 3 thought 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . the truth is , [she] [knew] [so] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , there was [nothing] [about] that [henhouse] [and] [what] [went] [on] there [that] [granny] [didn't] [know] [quite] [as] [well] [as] [reddy] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 that 5 that 11 there 11 there 21 . " you stay right here this afternoon until [i] [return] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 3 stay 5 here 3 stay 8 until 5 here 7 afternoon 6 this 7 afternoon i 'll see what [i] can do . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 can 7 do 7 do 9 " 8 . 9 " " [let] [me] go [along] , " [begged] [reddy] [.] 1 " 4 go 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " no , " [replied] [granny] [in] [such] [a] [decided] [tone] [that] [reddy] [knew] it would be [of] [no] use to [tease] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 20 use 3 , 4 " 4 " 15 it 15 it 17 be 16 would 17 be 20 use 21 to " [sometimes] [two] [can] [do] what [one] [cannot] do alone , and [sometimes] one can do [what] [two] [might] [spoil] . 1 " 6 what 6 what 9 do 6 what 16 do 10 alone 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 one 14 one 15 can 15 can 16 do 16 do 21 . now we [may] [as] [well] [take] [a] [nap] [until] it is time [for] [mr] [sun] to go to [bed] . 1 now 2 we 2 we 17 go 10 it 11 is 10 it 12 time 12 time 16 to 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 to 18 to 20 . just [you] [leave] [it] to [your] [old] [granny] [to] [take] [care] [of] [the] [first] [of] [those] [ifs] [.] 1 just 5 to for the other one we 'll have to trust to luck , but you know we are lucky sometimes . " 1 for 3 other 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 one 3 other 5 we 5 we 6 'll 5 we 7 have 5 we 17 are 7 have 11 luck 8 to 9 trust 9 trust 10 to 9 trust 11 luck 11 luck 12 , 12 , 13 but 14 you 15 know 14 you 17 are 16 we 17 are 17 are 18 lucky 17 are 21 " 18 lucky 19 sometimes 20 . 21 " with [this] [granny] [curled] [up] for [a] [nap] , and [having] [nothing] [better] [to] [do] [,] [reddy] [followed] her [example] [.] 1 with 19 her 6 for 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 19 her [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [forgets] [to] [close] [the] [gate] how [easy] ['] [t] [is] [to] [just] [forget] [until] [,] [alas] [,] it is too [late] . 1 how 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 too 15 too 17 . the [most] [methodical] of [folks] [sometimes] [forget] [to] [shut] the gate [.] 1 the 4 of 4 of 10 the 10 the 11 gate [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [not] [usually] [the] [forgetful] [kind] [.] he is [pretty] [good] [about] [not] [forgetting] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 8 . [but] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [isn't] [perfect] [by] [any] [means] [.] he does forget sometimes , and he is careless sometimes . 1 he 2 does 2 does 10 sometimes 3 forget 10 sometimes 4 sometimes 7 he 4 sometimes 10 sometimes 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 8 is 9 careless 9 careless 10 sometimes 10 sometimes 11 . he would be a funny kind of boy otherwise . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 9 otherwise 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 9 otherwise 6 kind 7 of 6 kind 9 otherwise 8 boy 9 otherwise 9 otherwise 10 . but take it day in and day out , he is pretty thoughtful and careful . 1 but 3 it 1 but 15 careful 2 take 3 it 4 day 5 in 4 day 6 and 4 day 7 day 7 day 8 out 7 day 13 thoughtful 9 , 10 he 10 he 13 thoughtful 11 is 12 pretty 12 pretty 13 thoughtful 13 thoughtful 15 careful 14 and 15 careful 15 careful 16 . the [care] of the [hens] is one of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [duties] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 8 of 6 is 7 one 7 one 8 of it is one of those duties which most of the time is a pleasure . 1 it 2 is 1 it 12 is 2 is 6 duties 3 one 6 duties 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 duties 6 duties 7 which 6 duties 8 most 6 duties 9 of 6 duties 11 time 9 of 10 the 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 pleasure 14 pleasure 15 . he likes the biddies , and he likes to take care of them . 1 he 2 likes 2 likes 4 biddies 3 the 4 biddies 4 biddies 6 and 4 biddies 8 likes 4 biddies 10 take 4 biddies 14 . 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 likes 8 likes 9 to 10 take 11 care 10 take 13 them 11 care 12 of but [at] [night] he [sometimes] [left] [that] [gate] [open] [,] [as] [granny] [fox] had found out . 1 but 4 he 4 he 15 found 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 out 16 out 17 . you see , he thought it didn't matter because the hens were locked in their warm house and so were safe , anyway . 1 you 2 see 2 see 11 hens 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 it 5 thought 11 hens 7 didn't 11 hens 8 matter 11 hens 9 because 11 hens 10 the 11 hens 11 hens 12 were 11 hens 13 locked 11 hens 15 their 11 hens 16 warm 11 hens 24 . 13 locked 14 in 16 warm 17 house 16 warm 18 and 16 warm 21 safe 19 so 21 safe 20 were 21 safe 21 safe 23 anyway 22 , 23 anyway you [see] , he was in a hurry to find out [what] [bowser] [was] [making] [such] [a] [fuss] [about] . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 a 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 hurry 8 hurry 10 find 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 20 . " what is it , [bowser] [,] [old] boy ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 4 it 2 what 10 ? 4 it 5 , 9 boy 10 ? did you see something ? " asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [as] he [patted] [bowser] on the head . 1 did 5 ? 2 you 3 see 2 you 5 ? 3 see 4 something 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 13 he 7 asked 19 . 16 on 17 the 16 on 18 head 18 head 19 . bowser still tugged at his chain and whined , but after a little he quieted down . 1 bowser 3 tugged 2 still 3 tugged 3 tugged 4 at 3 tugged 5 his 3 tugged 8 whined 6 chain 8 whined 7 and 8 whined 8 whined 10 but 8 whined 11 after 8 whined 17 . 9 , 10 but 11 after 15 quieted 12 a 13 little 13 little 15 quieted 14 he 15 quieted 15 quieted 16 down half an hour later old [granny] [fox] [joined] [reddy] [fox] , [who] [was] [waiting] [on] [the] [doorstep] [of] [their] [home] [.] 1 half 2 an 2 an 3 hour 2 an 5 old 3 hour 4 later 5 old 11 , " it is all right , [reddy] [;] that [gate] is [open] , " said she . 1 " 11 is 1 " 13 , 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 all 4 all 5 right 4 all 9 that 5 right 6 , 9 that 11 is 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 she 15 said 17 . " how did you do it [,] [granny] ? " asked [reddy] eagerly . 1 " 11 asked 2 how 3 did 2 how 4 you 2 how 5 do 5 do 6 it 5 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 13 eagerly 13 eagerly 14 . " [easily] [enough] , " replied [granny] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . " [i] [let] [bowser] [get] [a] [glimpse] [of] me [just] [as] [his] [master] [was] [locking] [up] [the] [henhouse] . 1 " 9 me 9 me 19 . bowser [made] [a] [great] [fuss] [,] [and] [of] [course] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [hurried] [out] [to] [see] [what] [it] was [all] [about] [.] 1 bowser 21 was of course , [i] didn't let him [get] so [much] [as] [a] [glimpse] [of] [me] . " 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 let 6 let 7 him 7 him 9 so 7 him 16 . 16 . 17 " " of course , " said [reddy] . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [midnight] [visit] by [those] [who] [win] ['] [t] [is] [well] [agreed] [he] ['ll] [try] and [try] [who] [would] [succeed] [.] 1 by 13 and [old] [granny] [fox] [.] reddy tried not to [hope] [too] [much] . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 4 to 3 not 4 to 4 to 8 . but if there was a way he wanted to know it , and he was impatient to start . 1 but 3 there 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 a 3 there 15 was 5 a 6 way 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 10 know 10 know 11 it 11 it 15 was 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 impatient 16 impatient 18 start 16 impatient 19 . 17 to 18 start but [granny] was [in] [no] [hurry] . 1 but 3 was 3 was 7 . so they [trotted] to [a] [point] [where] [they] [could] see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] , and [there] they sat down to [watch] [.] 1 so 2 they 2 they 18 they 4 to 10 see 10 see 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 they 18 they 19 sat 19 sat 20 down 20 down 21 to it seemed to [reddy] that [those] [lights] [never] would [wink] [out] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 5 that 9 would 9 would 12 . but at last they did . 1 but 5 did 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 they 4 they 5 did 5 did 6 . " [come] on , [granny] ! " he cried , [jumping] to his [feet] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 6 ! 3 on 4 , 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 he 6 ! 15 . 8 he 9 cried 8 he 13 his 9 cried 10 , 12 to 13 his " not [yet] [,] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 not not yet , ["] [replied] [granny] [.] 1 not 2 yet 2 yet 3 , " we 've got to give folks time to get sound asleep . 1 " 3 've 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 got 4 got 7 folks 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 folks 7 folks 10 get 7 folks 12 asleep 8 time 10 get 9 to 10 get 11 sound 12 asleep 12 asleep 13 . this [was] [sound] [advice] , and [reddy] [knew] it . 1 this 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 it 9 it 10 . so with a groan he once more threw himself down on the snow to wait . 1 so 4 groan 2 with 4 groan 3 a 4 groan 4 groan 6 once 4 groan 8 threw 4 groan 15 wait 4 groan 16 . 5 he 6 once 6 once 7 more 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 10 down 8 threw 11 on 8 threw 13 snow 12 the 13 snow 14 to 15 wait at last [granny] [arose] , [stretched] [,] and looked up at the [twinkling] [stars] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 9 looked 11 at 11 at 12 the 11 at 15 . " come on , " said she and led the way . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 11 way 4 , 5 " 4 , 8 and 5 " 6 said 5 " 7 she 8 and 9 led 9 led 10 the 9 led 11 way 11 way 12 . up back of the barn and around it they stole like two shadows and quite as noiselessly as shadows . 1 up 5 barn 2 back 5 barn 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 barn 5 barn 6 and 5 barn 7 around 5 barn 10 stole 5 barn 20 . 7 around 8 it 9 they 10 stole 10 stole 19 shadows 11 like 19 shadows 12 two 17 noiselessly 13 shadows 17 noiselessly 14 and 17 noiselessly 15 quite 17 noiselessly 16 as 17 noiselessly 17 noiselessly 18 as 17 noiselessly 19 shadows they [heard] [bowser] [the] [hound] [sighing] [in] [his] [sleep] [in] [his] [snug] [little] [house] [,] [and] [grinned] [at] each other . 1 they 19 each 19 each 20 other 20 other 21 . silently they stole over to the henyard . 1 silently 7 henyard 2 they 7 henyard 3 stole 7 henyard 4 over 7 henyard 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 . the gate was open , [just] [as] [granny] [had] [told] [reddy] [it] [would] [be] . 1 the 2 gate 2 gate 4 open 2 gate 15 . 3 was 4 open 4 open 5 , it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . reddy had expected it would be . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 expected 3 expected 5 would 3 expected 7 . 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be still , he was dreadfully disappointed . 1 still 6 disappointed 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 disappointed 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 . he gave it merely a glance . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 6 glance 3 it 4 merely 4 merely 6 glance 5 a 6 glance 6 glance 7 . " [i] [knew] it wouldn't be [any] [use] , " said he [with] a [half] [whine] . 1 " 4 it 1 " 10 " 4 it 6 be 5 wouldn't 6 be 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 17 . 12 he 14 a but [granny] [paid] [no] [attention] [to] him . 1 but 7 him 7 him 8 . she went close to the hole and pushed gently against the little door that closed it . 1 she 2 went 1 she 8 pushed 3 close 4 to 3 close 5 the 3 close 6 hole 6 hole 8 pushed 7 and 8 pushed 8 pushed 9 gently 8 pushed 10 against 8 pushed 13 door 11 the 13 door 12 little 13 door 13 door 15 closed 13 door 17 . 14 that 15 closed 15 closed 16 it it didn't [move] [.] 1 it 2 didn't then she noticed that at one edge there was a tiny crack . 1 then 2 she 1 then 12 crack 3 noticed 4 that 3 noticed 7 edge 5 at 7 edge 6 one 7 edge 7 edge 12 crack 8 there 9 was 8 there 12 crack 10 a 11 tiny 11 tiny 12 crack 12 crack 13 . she tried to push her nose through , but the crack was too narrow . 1 she 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 push 4 push 6 nose 5 her 6 nose 6 nose 11 crack 6 nose 15 . 7 through 10 the 7 through 11 crack 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 the 11 crack 14 narrow 12 was 13 too 13 too 14 narrow then she tried a paw . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 tried 3 tried 5 paw 4 a 5 paw 5 paw 6 . a claw caught on the edge of the door , and it moved ever so little . 1 a 16 little 2 claw 3 caught 2 claw 6 edge 2 claw 16 little 4 on 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 6 edge 8 the 8 the 9 door 9 door 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 it 13 moved 13 moved 15 so 13 moved 16 little 14 ever 15 so 16 little 17 . then [granny] [knew] that [the] [little] [door] [wasn't] [fastened] [.] 1 then 4 that granny stretched herself flat on the ground and went to work , first with one paw , then with the other . 1 granny 2 stretched 2 stretched 3 herself 2 stretched 4 flat 2 stretched 18 then 4 flat 5 on 4 flat 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 8 and 9 went 8 and 18 then 9 went 10 to 9 went 11 work 12 , 18 then 13 first 16 paw 13 first 18 then 14 with 16 paw 15 one 16 paw 17 , 18 then 18 then 20 the 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 . by and by she caught her claws in it just right again , and it moved a wee bit more . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 7 claws 4 she 5 caught 5 caught 6 her 5 caught 7 claws 7 claws 8 in 7 claws 10 just 9 it 10 just 10 just 18 wee 11 right 12 again 12 again 18 wee 13 , 14 and 13 , 18 wee 15 it 16 moved 16 moved 18 wee 17 a 18 wee 18 wee 19 bit 18 wee 20 more 18 wee 21 . no , [most] [certainly] [that] [door] [wasn't] [fastened] [,] and that [crack] was a little [wider] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 13 was 13 was 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 17 . " what are you [wasting] your [time] [there] [for] ? " demanded [reddy] crossly [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 10 ? 3 are 10 ? 4 you 6 your 4 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 crossly " we 'd better be off hunting if we would have anything to eat this night . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 11 have 3 'd 4 better 3 'd 5 be 3 'd 7 hunting 3 'd 8 if 3 'd 11 have 5 be 6 off 8 if 9 we 9 we 11 have 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 anything 12 anything 14 eat 12 anything 15 this 13 to 14 eat 15 this 16 night 16 night 17 . 17 . 18 " granny said nothing but kept on working . 1 granny 7 working 1 granny 8 . 2 said 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 but 3 nothing 7 working 5 kept 6 on 5 kept 7 working she had discovered that this was a sliding door . 1 she 2 had 2 had 8 sliding 3 discovered 4 that 3 discovered 8 sliding 5 this 8 sliding 6 was 7 a 6 was 8 sliding 8 sliding 9 door 9 door 10 . presently the crack was wide enough for her to get her nose in . 1 presently 2 the 1 presently 3 crack 3 crack 5 wide 3 crack 13 in 3 crack 14 . 4 was 5 wide 5 wide 6 enough 5 wide 10 get 6 enough 7 for 6 enough 9 to 7 for 8 her 11 her 12 nose 12 nose 13 in then she [pushed] [and] [twisted] her head [this] [way] [and] [that] . 1 then 2 she 2 she 6 her 6 her 7 head 7 head 12 . reddy just gaped and gaped foolishly . 1 reddy 5 gaped 2 just 5 gaped 3 gaped 4 and 3 gaped 5 gaped 5 gaped 6 foolishly 6 foolishly 7 . it seemed to [reddy] that [his] [stomach] [fairly] [flopped] [over] [with] [longing] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 13 . 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that he rubbed his eyes to be sure that he was awake . 1 he 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 7 sure 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 7 sure 11 awake 9 he 11 awake 10 was 11 awake 11 awake 12 . then in a twinkling he was inside that hole himself . 1 then 10 himself 2 in 4 twinkling 3 a 4 twinkling 4 twinkling 6 was 4 twinkling 7 inside 4 twinkling 9 hole 4 twinkling 10 himself 5 he 6 was 8 that 9 hole 10 himself 11 . " [sh-h-h] , be [still] ! " [whispered] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 4 be 6 ! 6 ! 7 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [a] [dinner] [for] [two] dark [deeds] [are] [done] [in] [the] [stilly] night [,] [and] [who] [shall] [say] [if] [they] ['re] [wrong] [or] [right] [?] 1 dark 8 night [old] [granny] [fox] [.] it all depends on how you look at things . 1 it 3 depends 2 all 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 3 depends 5 how 3 depends 7 look 3 depends 9 things 5 how 6 you 7 look 8 at 9 things 10 . that is , they had [no] [business] to be there [,] [as] [farmer] [brown] [would] [look] [at] [the] [matter] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 had 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 there he would have called them two red thieves . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 2 would 8 thieves 4 called 8 thieves 5 them 8 thieves 6 two 8 thieves 7 red 8 thieves 8 thieves 9 . perhaps that is just what they were . 1 perhaps 6 they 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 . but looking at the matter as they did [,] [i] [am] not [so] [sure] [about] [it] . 1 but 8 did 2 looking 3 at 2 looking 6 as 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 matter 6 as 7 they 7 they 8 did 8 did 12 not 12 not 17 . it would have made no difference if it had . 1 it 6 difference 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 6 difference 5 no 6 difference 6 difference 7 if 6 difference 10 . 7 if 8 it 7 if 9 had so as they looked at the matter , there was nothing wrong in being in that henhouse in the middle of the night . 1 so 3 they 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 looked 4 looked 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 matter 6 the 17 henhouse 7 matter 8 , 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 17 henhouse 12 wrong 17 henhouse 13 in 17 henhouse 14 being 17 henhouse 15 in 17 henhouse 16 that 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 20 middle 17 henhouse 23 night 17 henhouse 24 . 18 in 20 middle 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 20 middle 22 the they were there simply because they needed food very , very much , and food was there . 1 they 2 were 1 they 7 needed 2 were 3 there 4 simply 5 because 4 simply 7 needed 6 they 7 needed 7 needed 8 food 7 needed 12 much 7 needed 15 food 7 needed 17 there 7 needed 18 . 9 very 12 much 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 food 15 food 16 was they stared up at the roosts where the biddies were huddled together , fast asleep . 1 they 6 roosts 2 stared 4 at 2 stared 6 roosts 3 up 4 at 5 the 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 where 6 roosts 9 biddies 6 roosts 10 were 6 roosts 11 huddled 8 the 9 biddies 11 huddled 12 together 11 huddled 15 asleep 12 together 13 , 14 fast 15 asleep 15 asleep 16 . " that won't do at all ! " [snapped] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 won't 1 " 7 ! 2 that 3 won't 3 won't 4 do 4 do 6 all 5 at 6 all 7 ! 8 " i thought you had more sense [,] [reddy] . " 1 i 2 thought 1 i 3 you 3 you 10 " 4 had 6 sense 5 more 6 sense 6 sense 9 . 9 . 10 " reddy looked a little shamefaced . 1 reddy 5 shamefaced 2 looked 5 shamefaced 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced 5 shamefaced 6 . " well , if we don't do that , how are we going to get them ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 we 4 if 5 we 5 we 11 are 6 don't 7 do 6 don't 10 how 7 do 8 that 9 , 10 how 10 how 11 are 11 are 13 going 11 are 17 ? 12 we 13 going 13 going 14 to 13 going 15 get 15 get 16 them we can't fly , " he grumbled . 1 we 2 can't 2 can't 3 fly 3 fly 7 grumbled 4 , 7 grumbled 5 " 7 grumbled 6 he 7 grumbled 7 grumbled 8 . " you stay right here where you are , " [snapped] [granny] , " [and] take care [that] you [don't] [make] [a] [sound] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 , 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 3 stay 5 here 3 stay 6 where 6 where 8 are 7 you 8 are 9 , 25 " 10 " 13 , 10 " 19 you 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 take 16 take 17 care 19 you 25 " 24 . 25 " then [granny] [jumped] [lightly] to a little [shelf] [that] [ran] [along] [in] [front] [of] [the] [nesting] [boxes] [.] 1 then 7 little 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 little from this she could reach the lower roost on which four fat hens were asleep . 1 from 2 this 2 this 8 roost 3 she 4 could 4 could 5 reach 5 reach 8 roost 6 the 7 lower 7 lower 8 roost 8 roost 9 on 8 roost 10 which 8 roost 11 four 8 roost 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 were 13 hens 15 asleep 15 asleep 16 . very gently she pushed her head in between two of these and crowded them apart . 1 very 2 gently 2 gently 4 pushed 2 gently 16 . 3 she 4 pushed 4 pushed 6 head 4 pushed 8 between 5 her 6 head 6 head 7 in 8 between 9 two 8 between 13 crowded 10 of 11 these 11 these 13 crowded 12 and 13 crowded 13 crowded 15 apart 14 them 15 apart sleepily they protested and moved along a little . 1 sleepily 2 they 1 sleepily 3 protested 1 sleepily 5 moved 1 sleepily 6 along 1 sleepily 9 . 4 and 5 moved 6 along 8 little 7 a 8 little granny continued to crowd them . 1 granny 4 crowd 2 continued 3 to 2 continued 4 crowd 4 crowd 5 them 5 them 6 . at last one of them stretched out her head to see who was crowding so . 1 at 2 last 2 last 6 stretched 3 one 4 of 3 one 5 them 3 one 6 stretched 6 stretched 7 out 6 stretched 8 her 8 her 9 head 9 head 14 crowding 9 head 16 . 10 to 11 see 11 see 14 crowding 12 who 13 was 12 who 14 crowding 14 crowding 15 so [dropping] [this] [hen] [at] [reddy] ['s] [feet] [,] [granny] [crowded] [another] [until] [she] [did] [the] [same] [thing] [,] [and] [just] [the] [same] [thing] [happened] [once] [more] [.] " aren't you going to get [any] [more] [while] [we] [have] the [chance] ? " [grumbled] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 aren't 2 aren't 3 you 2 aren't 4 going 2 aren't 14 ? 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 get 6 get 12 the 14 ? 15 " " [enough] [is] [enough] , " retorted [granny] . 1 " 7 retorted 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 retorted 7 retorted 9 . " we 've got a dinner for two , and so far no one is any the wiser . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 've 2 we 6 dinner 2 we 18 wiser 3 've 4 got 5 a 6 dinner 6 dinner 7 for 6 dinner 10 and 7 for 8 two 9 , 10 and 11 so 12 far 12 far 18 wiser 13 no 14 one 13 no 18 wiser 15 is 18 wiser 16 any 18 wiser 17 the 18 wiser 18 wiser 19 . perhaps [these] [two] [won't] [be] [missed] , [and] [we] ['ll] [have] [a] [chance] [to] [get] some [more] [another] [night] [.] 1 perhaps 7 , 1 perhaps 16 some now come on . " 1 now 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 . 4 . 5 " [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [sets] [a] [trap] the trouble is [that] [troubles] [are] [,] [more] [frequently] [than] [not] [,] [brought] [on] [by] [naught] [but] [carelessness] [;] [by] [some] [one] [who] [forgot] [.] 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 3 is [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny [fox] had [hoped] [that] [those] [two] [hens] [she] [and] [reddy] [had] [stolen] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [would] not [be] [missed] [,] [but] [they] [were] . 1 granny 3 had 3 had 20 not 20 not 27 . they were [missed] the very first thing [the] [next] [morning] [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [went] [to] [feed] [the] [biddies] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 the 4 the 6 first 5 very 6 first 6 first 7 thing [carefully] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [examined] [the] [hole] [with] [the] [sliding] [door] [.] " [ha] [!] " said he [presently] , and [held] [up] [two] [red] [hairs] [which] he [had] found on the [edge] of the door . 1 " 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 , 5 said 25 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 found 16 he 18 found 19 on 20 the 20 the 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 door 24 door 25 . " [ha] ! 1 " 3 ! i thought as much . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 much 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . i [was] [careless] [last] [night] [and] didn't [fasten] [this] [door] [,] [and] [i] [left] [the] [gate] [open] . 1 i 7 didn't 7 didn't 18 . reddy [fox] has been here , and now [i] know what has become of those two hens . 1 reddy 17 hens 3 has 4 been 3 has 13 become 4 been 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 now 10 know 11 what 11 what 13 become 12 has 13 become 13 become 14 of 13 become 17 hens 15 those 16 two 15 those 17 hens 17 hens 18 . still [,] [i] [can't] [have] [him] [stealing] any more . 1 still 9 more 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 . that would never do at all . 1 that 2 would 1 that 6 all 2 would 3 never 2 would 4 do 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . if [i] [shut] [them] up [every] [night] and [am] [not] [careless] , he [can't] [get] [them] [.] 1 if 13 he 5 up 8 and 5 up 12 , 12 , 13 he but [accidents] [will] [happen] [,] [and] [i] [might] [do] [just] [as] [i] did last night think [i] [had] [locked] [up] [when] [i] [hadn't] [.] 1 but 13 did 13 did 14 last 13 did 16 think 14 last 15 night i don't like to set a [trap] [for] [reddy] , [but] [i] must [teach] [the] [rascal] [a] [lesson] . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 13 must 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 10 , 3 like 4 to 3 like 6 a 4 to 5 set 13 must 19 . if [i] [don't] , he will [get] [so] [bold] [that] [those] [chickens] [won't] be [safe] [even] [in] [broad] [daylight] . " 1 if 5 he 1 if 6 will 4 , 5 he 6 will 14 be 14 be 20 . 20 . 21 " " but we certainly won't if we are too greedy [.] ["] 1 " 3 we 1 " 4 certainly 2 but 3 we 4 certainly 10 greedy 5 won't 10 greedy 6 if 7 we 7 we 8 are 8 are 10 greedy 9 too 10 greedy and [doubtless] [reddy] [would] have done just that thing [but] for [the] [wisdom] [of] [sly] [old] [granny] . 1 and 5 have 5 have 6 done 6 done 9 thing 6 done 11 for 6 done 18 . 7 just 9 thing 8 that 9 thing [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [takes] [a] [sun] [bath] danger comes [when] [least] [expected] [;] ['] [t] [is] [often] [near] [when] [not] [expected] . 1 danger 2 comes 1 danger 15 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] the [long] [hard] winter had passed , and [spring] [had] [come] . 1 the 4 winter 4 winter 6 passed 4 winter 12 . 5 had 6 passed 6 passed 8 and 7 , 8 and [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [came] [down] [from] [a] [tall] [poplar-tree] [and] [slowly] [stretched] [himself] [.] he was tired of eating . 1 he 3 tired 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 3 tired 5 eating 5 eating 6 . he was tired of swinging in the tree-top . 1 he 3 tired 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 3 tired 8 tree-top 5 swinging 8 tree-top 6 in 8 tree-top 7 the 8 tree-top 8 tree-top 9 . now [prickly] [porky] ['s] [stomach] was [very] [,] [very] [full] [.] 1 now 6 was it was sunny and warm there , and the longer he sat the less like moving he felt . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 warm 3 sunny 4 and 3 sunny 5 warm 5 warm 16 moving 6 there 16 moving 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 16 moving 10 longer 16 moving 11 he 12 sat 12 sat 13 the 12 sat 16 moving 14 less 16 moving 15 like 16 moving 16 moving 18 felt 16 moving 19 . 17 he 18 felt he looked about him with his dull eyes and grunted to himself . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 12 himself 2 looked 3 about 4 him 10 grunted 5 with 6 his 6 his 7 dull 7 dull 8 eyes 7 dull 10 grunted 8 eyes 9 and 10 grunted 12 himself 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . " it 's a [deserted] [house] [.] 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a " [and] [i] don't care if [they] [do] , " he [added] , [for] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [was] [afraid] [of] [nobody] and nothing [.] 1 " 4 don't 1 " 13 , 4 don't 5 care 5 care 6 if 6 if 11 he 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 he 13 , 23 and 23 and 24 nothing now the old house had been deserted . 1 now 7 deserted 2 the 3 old 3 old 7 deserted 4 house 7 deserted 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 deserted 7 deserted 8 . no one had lived in it for a long , long time , a very long time indeed . 1 no 2 one 1 no 7 for 1 no 10 , 3 had 4 lived 4 lived 5 in 4 lived 7 for 6 it 7 for 7 for 9 long 8 a 9 long 10 , 18 indeed 11 long 12 time 11 long 18 indeed 13 , 18 indeed 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 long 15 very 18 indeed 16 long 17 time 18 indeed 19 . reddy was very stiff and sore , for he had been shot by a hunter . 1 reddy 6 sore 2 was 6 sore 3 very 4 stiff 4 stiff 5 and 4 stiff 6 sore 6 sore 8 for 6 sore 12 shot 6 sore 16 . 7 , 8 for 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 shot 12 shot 13 by 12 shot 15 hunter 14 a 15 hunter he was so sore he could hardly walk , and could not go very far . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 15 far 4 sore 7 hardly 4 sore 8 walk 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 hardly 8 walk 10 and 8 walk 15 far 9 , 10 and 11 could 12 not 12 not 15 far 13 go 15 far 14 very 15 far 15 far 16 . so [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [led] [him] [to] [the] [old] [deserted] [house] and [put] him [to] [bed] [in] that [.] 1 so 13 and 1 so 19 that 15 him 19 that but [reddy] [fox] didn't [know] anything about this . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 anything 6 anything 7 about 7 about 8 this 7 about 9 . he was so tired that he slept and slept and slept . 1 he 11 slept 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 11 slept 5 that 6 he 6 he 11 slept 7 slept 9 slept 8 and 9 slept 9 slept 11 slept 10 and 11 slept 11 slept 12 . it was [the] [middle] [of] [the] [morning] when [finally] he [awoke] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 . 2 was 8 when 8 when 10 he he yawned and stretched , and when he stretched he groaned because he was so stiff and sore . 1 he 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 2 yawned 4 stretched 2 yawned 6 and 2 yawned 9 stretched 5 , 6 and 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 stretched 9 stretched 11 groaned 10 he 11 groaned 11 groaned 16 stiff 11 groaned 19 . 12 because 13 he 12 because 16 stiff 14 was 16 stiff 15 so 16 stiff 16 stiff 17 and 16 stiff 18 sore then he [hobbled] [up] [toward] [the] [doorway] [to] [see] [if] [old] [granny] [fox] had left [any] [breakfast] [outside] [for] him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 14 had 14 had 15 left 15 left 20 him 20 him 21 . it was dark , very dark . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 dark 3 dark 4 , 3 dark 6 dark 5 very 6 dark 6 dark 7 . reddy was puzzled . 1 reddy 3 puzzled 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . could it be that he had gotten up before daylight that he hadn't slept as long as he thought ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 7 gotten 2 it 3 be 4 that 5 he 5 he 7 gotten 6 had 7 gotten 7 gotten 8 up 7 gotten 9 before 7 gotten 10 daylight 7 gotten 11 that 7 gotten 13 hadn't 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 14 slept 13 hadn't 19 thought 13 hadn't 20 ? 14 slept 16 long 15 as 16 long 16 long 17 as 17 as 18 he perhaps he had slept the whole day through , and it was night again . 1 perhaps 4 slept 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 slept 4 slept 6 whole 4 slept 8 through 4 slept 10 and 4 slept 13 night 4 slept 14 again 5 the 6 whole 6 whole 7 day 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 was 14 again 15 . my , how hungry he was ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 how 3 how 4 hungry 3 how 7 ! 4 hungry 5 he 5 he 6 was " [i] [hope] [granny] [has] [caught] [a] [fine] [,] [fat] [chicken] [for] [me] [,] " [thought] [reddy] , and his mouth [watered] . 1 " 15 " 15 " 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 23 . just then he ran bump into something . 1 just 5 bump 2 then 5 bump 3 he 5 bump 4 ran 5 bump 5 bump 6 into 5 bump 7 something 5 bump 8 . " [wow] [!] " [screamed] [reddy] [fox] , and [clapped] both [hands] [to] [his] [nose] [.] 1 " 4 " 4 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 both something was sticking into it . 1 something 3 sticking 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 into 3 sticking 5 it 3 sticking 6 . it was one of the [sharp] little [spears] [that] [prickly] [porky] [hides] [in] [his] [coat] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 little 7 little 16 . reddy [fox] knew then why the old house was so dark . 1 reddy 3 knew 1 reddy 12 . 3 knew 5 why 3 knew 9 was 4 then 5 why 6 the 8 house 7 old 8 house 8 house 9 was 9 was 10 so 9 was 11 dark [prickly] [porky] [was] [blocking] [up] [the] [doorway] [.] [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [enjoys] [himself] a [boasting] tongue [,] [as] [sure] [as] [fate] [,] [will] [trip] [its] [owner] [soon] [or] [late] . 1 a 3 tongue 3 tongue 17 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [was] [enjoying] [himself] [.] there was no doubt about that . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 4 doubt 6 that 4 doubt 7 . he [was] [stretched] [across] [the] [doorway] [of] [that] [old] [house] , [the] [very] [house] [in] which [old] [granny] [fox] had been born . 1 he 11 , 11 , 16 which 16 which 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 born 22 born 23 . when he had lain down on the doorstep for a nap and sun-bath , he had thought that the old house was still deserted . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 lain 3 had 4 lain 4 lain 5 down 4 lain 8 doorstep 6 on 8 doorstep 7 the 8 doorstep 8 doorstep 13 sun-bath 8 doorstep 24 deserted 9 for 13 sun-bath 10 a 13 sun-bath 11 nap 12 and 11 nap 13 sun-bath 13 sun-bath 16 had 13 sun-bath 17 thought 13 sun-bath 18 that 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 had 19 the 20 old 20 old 24 deserted 21 house 24 deserted 22 was 24 deserted 23 still 24 deserted 24 deserted 25 . you see [prickly] [porky] [remembered] [how] [often] [reddy] [fox] [played] [mean] [tricks] [on] little meadow [and] [forest] folks who are smaller and weaker than himself . 1 you 2 see 2 see 18 folks 14 little 15 meadow 15 meadow 18 folks 18 folks 19 who 18 folks 20 are 18 folks 23 weaker 21 smaller 23 weaker 22 and 23 weaker 23 weaker 24 than 23 weaker 25 himself 23 weaker 26 . " it will do him good . 1 " 4 do 2 it 3 will 3 will 4 do 4 do 6 good 5 him 6 good 6 good 7 . [suddenly] [prickly] [porky] [pricked] [up] [his] [funny] [little] [short] [ears] [.] he [heard] [the] [deep] [voice] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [and] [it] was coming nearer and nearer . 1 he 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 17 nearer 15 nearer 16 and 15 nearer 17 nearer 17 nearer 18 . [prickly] [porky] [chuckled] [again] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [did] [have] [a] [surprise] [.] he was hunting [reddy] [fox] , and [he] [almost] [ran] [into] [prickly] [porky] [before] [he] saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 saw 2 was 3 hunting 6 , 7 and 7 and 16 saw 16 saw 17 him 17 him 18 . ever since [then] he had had the [greatest] [respect] [for] [prickly] [porky] . 1 ever 2 since 1 ever 13 . 2 since 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 had 6 had 7 the " wow ! " [yelped] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [stopping] [short] [.] 1 " 2 wow 2 wow 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] , [prickly] [porky] [,] [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] , [i] [didn't] know you were [taking] [a] [nap] [here] . " 1 " 6 , 6 , 25 " 14 , 25 " 17 know 18 you 18 you 19 were 19 were 24 . 24 . 25 " all the time [bowser] [the] [hound] [was] [backing] [away] [as] [fast] [as] he could . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . then he turned around , put his tail between his legs and actually ran away . 1 then 3 turned 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 15 away 5 , 14 ran 6 put 7 his 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 11 legs 8 tail 14 ran 9 between 11 legs 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 and 11 legs 13 actually 14 ran 15 away 15 away 16 . slowly [prickly] [porky] [unrolled] [,] [and] [his] [little] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [watched] [bowser] [the] [hound] [run] away [.] 1 slowly 18 away " [bowser] ['s] [very] [big] and [strong] [;] [his] [voice] is [deep] [;] [his] [legs] [are] [long] [;] [his] [bark] [scares] [some] [almost] [to] [death] [.] 1 " 11 is 6 and 11 is but [as] [for] [me] he [wastes] his [breath] [;] [i] [just] [roll] [up] [and] [shake] [my] [spears] [and] [bowser] [is] [the] [one] [who] [fears] . " 1 but 5 he 5 he 7 his 7 his 25 . 25 . 26 " so [said] [prickly] [porky] , [and] [laughed] [aloud] [.] 1 so 5 , just then he heard a light footstep and turned to see who was coming . 1 just 7 footstep 2 then 3 he 2 then 7 footstep 4 heard 7 footstep 5 a 7 footstep 6 light 7 footstep 7 footstep 8 and 7 footstep 9 turned 7 footstep 11 see 7 footstep 12 who 7 footstep 13 was 10 to 11 see 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 . it was old [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 old 3 old 6 . she had seen [bowser] [run] [away] [,] [and] [now] she was anxious to find out if [reddy] [fox] [were] [safe] [.] 1 she 2 had 1 she 10 she 2 had 3 seen 10 she 11 was 11 was 12 anxious 12 anxious 13 to 12 anxious 14 find 14 find 15 out 14 find 16 if " good morning , " said [granny] [fox] , [taking] [care] [not] to come too near . 1 " 5 " 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 6 said 17 . 13 to 14 come 13 to 17 . 14 come 16 near 15 too 16 near " good morning , " replied [prickly] [porky] [,] [hiding] [a] [smile] . 1 " 6 replied 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 13 . " [i] 'm [very] [tired] and would [like] [to] [go] [inside] [my] [house] [;] [had] you [just] [as] [soon] [move] ? " asked [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 16 you 6 and 7 would 7 would 16 you 16 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 21 ? 23 asked 23 asked 26 . " oh ! " exclaimed [prickly] [porky] , " is this your house ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 is 10 is 14 ? 11 this 14 ? 12 your 13 house 12 your 14 ? i thought you [lived] [over] on the [green] [meadows] . " 1 i 2 thought 1 i 3 you 3 you 11 " 6 on 7 the 6 on 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [did] , but [i] ['ve] [moved] [.] 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 but please let me [in] , " replied [granny] [fox] . 1 please 2 let 2 let 3 me 3 me 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " certainly , certainly . 1 " 4 certainly 2 certainly 4 certainly 3 , 4 certainly 4 certainly 5 . don't mind me , [granny] [fox] [.] 1 don't 2 mind 1 don't 3 me 3 me 4 , [step] [right] [over] [me] [,] ["] [said] [prickly] [porky] [,] [and] [smiled] [once] [more] [,] [and] [at] [the] [same] [time] [rattled] [his] [little] [spears] [.] instead of [stepping] [over] [him] [,] [granny] [fox] [backed] [away] [.] 1 instead 2 of [chapter] [xxix] [:] [the] [new] [home] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] who [keeps] [a] [watch] [upon] [his] [toes] [need] never [fear] [he] ['ll] [bump] [his] [nose] [.] 1 who 9 never [old] [granny] [fox] [.] now there is nothing [like] [being] [shut] [in] [alone] [in] [the] [dark] to make [one] [think] [.] 1 now 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 4 nothing 13 to 13 to 14 make a voice inside of [reddy] began to whisper to him . 1 a 8 whisper 2 voice 3 inside 2 voice 4 of 2 voice 8 whisper 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 whisper 8 whisper 9 to 8 whisper 11 . 9 to 10 him " [i] know it , " [replied] [reddy] [right] [out] [loud] [,] [forgetting] [that] it was [only] a [small] voice [inside] [of] [him] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 16 was 5 , 6 " 6 " 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 18 a 18 a 20 voice 20 voice 24 . " what do you know ? " asked [prickly] [porky] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 11 . he was [still] [keeping] [reddy] in and [granny] out [and] he [had] [overheard] [what] [reddy] said . 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 in 6 in 17 . 7 and 9 out 7 and 11 he 11 he 16 said 16 said 17 . " it is [none] of [your] [business] ! " [snapped] [reddy] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 ! 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 of 8 ! 9 " [reddy] [could] [hear] [prickly] [porky] [chuckle] [.] then [prickly] [porky] [repeated] [as] [if] [to] [himself] [in] [a] [queer] [cracked] [voice] the [following] : 1 then 14 the 1 then 16 : " [rudeness] [never] , [never] [pays] [,] [nor] is [there] [gain] in [saucy] [ways] [.] 1 " 4 , 1 " 9 is 9 is 12 in it 's [always] best to be [polite] [and] [ne'er] [give] [way] to [ugly] [spite] [.] 1 it 2 's 1 it 12 to 2 's 4 best 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 be reddy pretended that he hadn't heard . 1 reddy 2 pretended 2 pretended 5 hadn't 2 pretended 6 heard 2 pretended 7 . 3 that 5 hadn't 4 he 5 hadn't [prickly] [porky] [continued] [to] [chuckle] [for] [a] [while] [and] [finally] [reddy] [fell] [asleep] [.] when he [awoke] [it] [was] [to] [find] [that] [prickly] [porky] had [left] and [old] [granny] [fox] had brought [him] something to eat . 1 when 2 he 2 he 11 had 11 had 18 brought 13 and 18 brought 17 had 18 brought 18 brought 22 eat 20 something 22 eat 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . just as soon as [reddy] [fox] [was] [able] [to] [travel] he [and] [granny] had [moved] to [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 4 as 11 he 11 he 14 had 14 had 16 to 16 to 20 . the [old] [pasture] [is] very [different] [from] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 the 5 very yes , indeed , it is very , very different . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 6 is 1 yes 8 , 1 yes 9 very 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 very 9 very 10 different 10 different 11 . [reddy] [fox] [thought] [so] [.] and [reddy] [didn't] [like] [the] [change] [,] not a bit . 1 and 8 not 8 not 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 . there were little open places where wild-eyed young cattle fed on the short grass . 1 there 7 wild-eyed 2 were 7 wild-eyed 3 little 7 wild-eyed 4 open 7 wild-eyed 5 places 7 wild-eyed 6 where 7 wild-eyed 7 wild-eyed 8 young 7 wild-eyed 9 cattle 7 wild-eyed 10 fed 7 wild-eyed 11 on 7 wild-eyed 12 the 7 wild-eyed 13 short 13 short 14 grass 14 grass 15 . no , [reddy] [fox] [did] not [like] [the] [old] [pasture] [at] all . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 not 6 not 12 all 12 all 13 . there was no long , soft green grass to lie down in . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 2 was 6 soft 4 long 5 , 4 long 6 soft 6 soft 8 grass 6 soft 10 lie 7 green 8 grass 9 to 10 lie 10 lie 11 down 10 lie 12 in 12 in 13 . and it was lonesome up there . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 5 up 4 lonesome 6 there 4 lonesome 7 . he missed the little [people] [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 missed 2 missed 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 14 . there was no one to bully and tease . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 one 3 no 8 tease 5 to 8 tease 6 bully 7 and 6 bully 8 tease 8 tease 9 . at least , that 's what [she] [told] [reddy] [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 2 least 6 what 4 that 5 's it had been very , very beautiful [down] [there] . 1 it 6 very 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 very 4 very 5 , 4 very 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 10 . [way] [in] [among] [these] [rocks] [granny] [fox] [had] [dug] [their] [new] [house] [.] it was right down under the rocks . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 right 3 right 7 rocks 4 down 7 rocks 5 under 7 rocks 6 the 7 rocks 7 rocks 8 . all the rest of the time it was dark and gloomy there . 1 all 3 rest 1 all 6 time 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 5 the 6 time 11 gloomy 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 dark 9 dark 10 and 9 dark 11 gloomy 11 gloomy 12 there 11 gloomy 13 . no , [reddy] [fox] [didn't] [like] his new home [at] [all] , but [when] he said [so] [old] [granny] [fox] [boxed] his ears [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 13 but 7 his 8 new 8 new 9 home 9 home 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 he 15 he 16 said 15 he 22 his 22 his 23 ears " it 's your own fault that we 've got to live here now , " said she . 1 " 17 said 2 it 6 fault 3 's 6 fault 4 your 6 fault 5 own 6 fault 6 fault 7 that 6 fault 9 've 6 fault 12 live 6 fault 15 , 6 fault 16 " 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 got 11 to 12 live 12 live 13 here 12 live 14 now 16 " 17 said 17 said 18 she 17 said 19 . " it 's the only place where we are safe . 1 " 3 's 1 " 8 we 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 only 4 the 5 only 6 place 7 where 7 where 8 we 8 we 9 are 9 are 10 safe 10 safe 11 . reddy hung his head . 1 reddy 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . and here we will leave [wise] [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [reddy] [,] [safe] [,] [even] [if] [they] do not like their new home . 1 and 3 we 2 here 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 leave 4 will 18 do 18 do 19 not 18 do 20 like 20 like 24 . 21 their 23 home 22 new 23 home 23 home 24 . you see , [lightfoot] the [deer] [is] [getting] [jealous] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 the he thinks there should be some books [about] [the] people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [and] that the first one should be about him . 1 he 2 thinks 2 thinks 3 there 3 there 5 be 3 there 6 some 4 should 5 be 6 some 7 books 6 some 10 people 6 some 20 one 17 that 20 one 18 the 19 first 19 first 20 one 20 one 24 him 21 should 22 be 21 should 24 him 23 about 24 him 24 him 25 . and [because] we all [love] [lightfoot] the [deer] , the [very] next [book] [is] [to] [bear] [his] [name] . 1 and 3 we 3 we 4 all 4 all 7 the 7 the 12 next 9 , 10 the 10 the 12 next 12 next 19 . end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [old] [granny] [fox] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of