[produced] [by] [juliet] [sutherland] [,] [richard] [j] [shiffer] [and] [the] [pg] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [.] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] [!] ["] [frontispiece] [.] see page @number@ []] 1 see 2 page 2 page 3 @number@ [contents] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! " 1 " 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [frontispiece] " [pooh] , " [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " " [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? " 1 " 8 " 7 ? 8 " [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] " [drop] [him] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [he] [grunted] " [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! " 1 " 11 , 11 , 15 " 14 ! 15 " [he] [shouted] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [i] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] happy [jack] [squirrel] [had] [had] [a] [wonderful] day [.] 1 happy 8 day now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 13 late 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 3 was 13 late 4 thinking 5 of 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 , 7 home 9 for 7 home 13 late 10 it 11 was 10 it 13 late 12 getting 13 late 13 late 16 afternoon 13 late 17 . 14 in 16 afternoon 15 the 16 afternoon he looked [out] across the [open] [field] [where] [mr] [goshawk] [had] [nearly] [caught] [him] [that] [morning] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 across 4 across 5 the his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 1 his 7 side 3 was 4 on 4 on 5 the 4 on 7 side 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so [happy] [jack] [started] [on] [his] long [journey] [around] [the] [open] [field] . 1 so 7 long 7 long 13 . now , [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [are] [bright] , and there is very little [that] [happy] [jack] [does] [not] [see] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 little 13 very 21 . so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 4 he 2 , 4 he 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 14 spied 6 jumping 9 tree 7 from 8 one 7 from 9 tree 9 tree 14 spied 10 to 11 another 11 another 14 spied 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 something 14 spied 16 down 14 spied 19 ground 17 on 19 ground 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 23 curiosity 20 which 21 excited 21 excited 23 curiosity 22 his 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . " [i] [must] [stop] and [see] what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 7 what 1 " 12 said 5 and 7 what 7 what 9 is 8 that 9 is 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 2 down 2 down 4 tree 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 6 ran 4 tree 17 queer 4 tree 20 which 5 he 6 ran 6 ran 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 in 12 minutes 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 he 12 minutes 17 queer 13 he 15 found 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 the 17 queer 18 thing 19 , 20 which 20 which 21 had 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 23 his 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp with a tiny little barb . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 smooth 2 was 10 at 2 was 11 one 2 was 15 very 3 smooth 4 and 3 smooth 7 white 3 smooth 9 and 5 black 6 and 5 black 7 white 8 , 9 and 11 one 12 end 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 21 barb 16 sharp 21 barb 17 with 21 barb 18 a 21 barb 19 tiny 21 barb 20 little 21 barb 21 barb 22 . [happy] [jack] [found] [it] [out] [by] [pricking] [himself] [with] [it] [.] " [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 cried 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 dropped 9 dropped 10 the 9 dropped 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 11 queer 13 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 noticed 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 8 lot 5 there 6 were 5 there 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 more 8 lot 12 ground 10 on 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " [i] [wonder] what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 4 what 1 " 9 said 4 what 6 are 5 they 6 are 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " they don't [grow] [,] [for] [they] [haven't] any [roots] [.] 1 " 3 don't 2 they 3 don't 3 don't 9 any they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 2 are 1 they 15 come 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 thorns 4 thorns 5 , 4 thorns 6 for 4 thorns 9 no 4 thorns 10 plant 4 thorns 13 they 4 thorns 14 could 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 no 10 plant 12 which 11 from 12 which 15 come 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 11 ? 4 alive 5 , 4 alive 11 ? 5 , 6 so 7 what 8 can 7 what 11 ? 8 can 10 be 9 they 10 be 11 ? 12 " now , [happy] [jack] 's [eyes] [are] [bright] , but [sometimes] he [doesn't] [use] [them] [to] [the] [very] [best] [advantage] [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 10 but 5 's 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 he he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 5 examining 2 was 4 busy 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 examining 5 examining 6 the 5 examining 7 queer 5 examining 11 ground 7 queer 8 things 9 on 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 25 trees 11 ground 26 . 12 that 13 he 13 he 16 thought 14 never 16 thought 15 once 16 thought 16 thought 22 tops 17 to 18 look 18 look 22 tops 19 up 22 tops 20 in 22 tops 21 the 22 tops 22 tops 23 of 22 tops 25 trees 24 the 25 trees if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 10 been 4 , 5 perhaps 5 perhaps 7 would 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 not 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 . as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 1 as 3 was 1 as 4 he 2 it 3 was 4 he 16 started 5 just 16 started 6 gathered 7 up 6 gathered 8 three 6 gathered 12 the 6 gathered 16 started 8 three 10 four 9 or 10 four 11 of 12 the 13 queer 14 things 13 queer 16 started 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 16 started 18 again 18 again 19 . on the way [he] [met] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [showed] [peter] [what] [he] [had] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 3 way 3 way 14 . now , you know [peter] [rabbit] [is] [very] [curious] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 10 . he [just] [couldn't] [sit] [still] [,] [but] [must] [scamper] [over] [to] [the] [place] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] told him [about] . 1 he 17 told 17 told 18 him 18 him 20 . " you 'd better be [careful] , [peter] [rabbit] [;] [they] ['re] [very] [sharp] [,] " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 , 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 3 'd 5 be 7 , 16 " 16 " 17 shouted 17 shouted 20 . but [as] [usual] [,] [peter] was in too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 1 but 14 heed 6 was 12 hurry 7 in 12 hurry 8 too 9 much 8 too 12 hurry 9 much 10 of 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 to 12 hurry 14 heed 14 heed 15 what 14 heed 17 said 14 heed 18 to 14 heed 19 him 15 what 16 was 19 him 20 . [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [,] [went] [peter] [rabbit] [through] [the] [woods] [,] [as] [fast] [as] [his] [long] [legs] [would] [take] [him] [.] then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 1 then 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 4 squealed 2 suddenly 13 feet 3 he 4 squealed 4 squealed 5 and 4 squealed 6 sat 4 squealed 9 nurse 4 squealed 10 one 6 sat 7 down 8 to 9 nurse 10 one 11 of 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 . but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 up 4 up 5 again 5 again 12 louder 5 again 15 . 6 in 8 flash 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 11 squeal 9 with 11 squeal 10 another 11 squeal 11 squeal 12 louder 12 louder 13 than 12 louder 14 before peter [rabbit] had found [the] [queer] [things] [that] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had told him [about] . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 14 him 12 had 13 told 13 told 14 him 14 him 16 . one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 1 one 2 was 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 in 3 sticking 5 his 5 his 6 foot 5 his 20 trousers 5 his 21 . 6 foot 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 one 14 patch 10 was 11 in 11 in 14 patch 12 the 14 patch 13 white 14 patch 14 patch 20 trousers 15 on 16 the 15 on 17 seat 17 seat 20 trousers 18 of 20 trousers 19 his 20 trousers [ii] [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [were] [excited] . 1 the 5 of 5 of 12 . yes , [sir] , they [certainly] were excited . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 7 were 7 were 8 excited 8 excited 9 . they hurried this way and that way over [the] [green] [meadows] and told every one they met . 1 they 2 hurried 1 they 13 told 1 they 17 met 2 hurried 7 way 2 hurried 8 over 3 this 4 way 3 this 7 way 4 way 5 and 6 that 7 way 8 over 12 and 14 every 15 one 14 every 17 met 16 they 17 met 17 met 18 . finally [they] reached the [smiling] [pool] [and] [excitedly] [told] [grandfather] [frog] [all] [about] [it] [.] 1 finally 3 reached 3 reached 4 the [grandfather] [frog] [smoothed] [down] [his] [white] [and] [yellow] [waistcoat] [and] [looked] [very] [wise] [,] [for] [you] [know] [that] [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [.] " [pooh] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [i] [know] what they are [.] ["] 1 " 4 what 4 what 6 are 5 they 6 are " what ? " cried [all] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [together] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 12 . " [happy] [jack] says [he] [is] sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 1 " 22 " 4 says 7 sure 7 sure 11 grow 8 they 11 grow 9 do 10 not 9 do 11 grow 11 grow 12 , 11 grow 18 plants 11 grow 21 . 13 for 18 plants 14 there 15 are 15 are 18 plants 16 no 18 plants 17 strange 18 plants 18 plants 19 over 18 plants 20 there 21 . 22 " [grandfather] [frog] [opened] [his] [big] [mouth] [and] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] [that] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [blew] [over] [to] [him] [.] " [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [things] do not have to be [on] [plants] [in] [order] [to] [grow] . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 not 4 not 7 be 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 14 . now [i] [am] [sure] [that] those things [grew] , and [that] they did not [grow] [on] [a] [plant] . " 1 now 20 " 6 those 7 things 7 things 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 they 12 they 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 19 . 19 . 20 " [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] [puzzled] [.] " what is there [that] [grows] and [doesn't] [grow] [on] a [plant] ? " asked one of them . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 13 ? 3 is 11 a 4 there 11 a 7 and 11 a 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 asked 15 asked 19 . 16 one 17 of 16 one 18 them 18 them 19 . " how [about] [the] [claws] [on] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [toes] [and] [the] [hair] [of] [happy] [jack] ['s] [tail] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 19 ? 19 ? 20 " 19 ? 21 asked 21 asked 24 . [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] [foolish] [.] " of course , " they cried . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 3 course 6 they 4 , 5 " 6 they 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 1 " 4 think 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 4 think 6 that 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure [that] [these] [queer] [things] [that] [prick] [so] are [not] [claws] , and [certainly] they are not [hair] . " 1 but 2 we 2 we 3 are 2 we 13 are 3 are 5 sure 4 quite 5 sure 13 are 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 they 19 they 20 are 20 are 21 not 21 not 23 . 23 . 24 " " don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 7 , 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 be 4 be 5 too 4 be 6 sure 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . away [raced] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [began] [to] [search] [among] [the] [treetops] [.] 1 away 3 the presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 7 top 3 way 4 up 4 up 7 top 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 11 poplar 9 a 10 big 10 big 11 poplar 11 poplar 12 , 11 poplar 13 they 11 poplar 14 found 11 poplar 16 stranger 11 poplar 17 . 15 a 16 stranger " good morning , " said the [merry] [little] [breezes] [politely] . 1 " 6 said 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 12 . " [mornin] ['] , " [grunted] [the] [stranger] [in] [the] [treetop] [.] 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " " may we ask where you come from ? " said [one] [of] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [politely] . 1 " 11 said 2 may 4 ask 3 we 4 ask 4 ask 5 where 5 where 9 ? 6 you 7 come 6 you 9 ? 7 come 8 from 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 the 11 said 19 . [iii] [prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [soon] [spread] [the] [news] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [that] [a] stranger had [come] [from] [the] [north] . 1 the 20 stranger 20 stranger 21 had 20 stranger 26 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 2 first 6 shy 3 he 6 shy 4 was 5 very 4 was 6 shy 6 shy 7 and 6 shy 9 nothing 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 11 say 9 nothing 12 . 10 to 11 say " [pooh] , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed " who 's [afraid] of that [fellow] ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 8 ? 3 's 8 ? 5 of 6 that 6 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 2 then 2 then 5 began 2 then 8 down 3 the 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 began 5 began 6 to 7 come 8 down 8 down 10 tree 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 . reddy backed away . 1 reddy 2 backed 2 backed 3 away 3 away 4 . " it [looks] as if you [were] [afraid] [,] [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 said 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] ['m] [not] [afraid] [of] [anything] , " said [reddy] [fox] , and [swelled] [himself] up to look [twice] as [big] as he [really] is . 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 26 is 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 up 18 to 19 look 19 look 21 as 21 as 23 as 23 as 24 he 24 he 26 is 26 is 27 . " it seems to me [i] [hear] [bowser] [the] [hound] , " [piped] [up] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 3 seems 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 me 5 me 12 " 11 , 12 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [pooh] [,] ["] [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] " who 's [afraid] of that [fellow] ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 8 ? 3 's 8 ? 5 of 6 that 6 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ my , [how] [everybody] [did] [run] [,] [everybody] but the stranger [from] [the] [north] . 1 my 2 , 2 , 9 but 9 but 10 the 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 15 . he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 3 on 6 the 4 coming 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 tree 6 the 10 same 8 just 10 same 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 1 bowser 3 him 1 bowser 5 stopped 1 bowser 7 surprise 2 saw 3 him 4 and 5 stopped 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 anything 4 seen 12 . 5 anything 7 like 6 quite 7 like 7 like 8 this 7 like 11 fellow 9 big 10 dark 9 big 11 fellow " bow , wow , wow ! " [shouted] [bowser] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] [.] 1 " 6 wow 2 bow 6 wow 3 , 6 wow 4 wow 6 wow 5 , 6 wow 6 wow 7 ! 7 ! 8 " bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 1 bowser 4 surprised 1 bowser 11 stared 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 6 he 7 just 11 stared 8 stood 9 still 8 stood 11 stared 10 and 11 stared 11 stared 12 . then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 growl 3 growled 6 growl 4 his 5 deepest 5 deepest 6 growl 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 6 attention 4 paid 6 attention 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 6 attention 8 him 6 attention 9 . bowser did not know what to make of it . 1 bowser 4 know 1 bowser 10 . 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 7 make 4 know 9 it 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of " [i] ['ll] [teach] that [fellow] [a] [lesson] , " said [bowser] to himself . 1 " 5 that 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 himself 11 said 15 . 13 to 14 himself " [i] ['ll] [shake] [him] , and [shake] [him] and [shake] [him] [until] he [hasn't] [any] [breath] left . " 1 " 20 " 6 , 7 and 6 , 20 " 10 and 14 he 14 he 18 left 18 left 19 . 19 . 20 " by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 17 minding 2 this 3 time 3 time 12 starting 4 the 5 stranger 4 the 10 ground 5 stranger 6 was 7 down 10 ground 8 on 10 ground 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 10 ground 12 starting 12 starting 13 for 12 starting 17 minding 14 another 17 minding 15 tree 16 , 15 tree 17 minding 17 minding 19 own 17 minding 20 business 18 his 19 own 20 business 21 . then something happened . 1 then 3 happened 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 1 bowser 4 rush 2 made 4 rush 3 a 4 rush 4 rush 5 at 4 rush 9 instead 6 him 8 and 6 him 9 instead 7 , 8 and 9 instead 10 of 9 instead 11 running 9 instead 18 stranger 12 , 16 suppose 13 what 14 do 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 suppose 16 suppose 18 stranger 17 the 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 did 19 did 20 ? he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 1 he 2 just 2 just 8 tight 3 rolled 4 himself 3 rolled 5 up 3 rolled 6 in 3 rolled 8 tight 7 a 8 tight 8 tight 13 tucked 9 ball 13 tucked 10 with 13 tucked 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 tucked 13 tucked 17 waistcoat 14 down 17 waistcoat 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 waistcoat 17 waistcoat 18 . bowser stopped short . 1 bowser 2 stopped 1 bowser 4 . 2 stopped 3 short then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 8 sniffed 4 out 8 sniffed 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 8 sniffed 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 9 at 8 sniffed 10 this 8 sniffed 11 queer 8 sniffed 13 . 11 queer 12 thing slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 4 unrolled 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 unrolled 4 unrolled 5 himself 4 unrolled 6 and 4 unrolled 7 smiled 4 unrolled 8 , 4 unrolled 9 and 4 unrolled 10 all 4 unrolled 11 the 4 unrolled 12 little 12 little 13 meadow 13 meadow 14 people 13 meadow 15 and 13 meadow 16 forest 13 meadow 17 folk 17 folk 21 watching 17 folk 23 aloud 18 who 21 watching 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 watching 22 shouted 23 aloud 23 aloud 25 joy 23 aloud 26 . 24 for 25 joy and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [made] [friends] . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 that 5 way 13 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] she was worried . 1 she 3 worried 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . [little] [mrs] [peter] [was] [very] [much] [worried] [.] why [didn't] [peter] come home ? 1 why 4 come 1 why 6 ? 4 come 5 home she did wish that he would be content to stay [close] [by] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 she 6 would 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 6 would 4 that 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 content 8 content 10 stay 9 to 10 stay for her part , she couldn't see why [under] the sun [he] [wanted] [to] [go] [way] [over] [to] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 for 2 her 2 her 3 part 2 her 5 she 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 8 why 7 see 11 sun 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 22 . she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 easy 4 easy 17 . 5 in 9 minute 5 in 16 sight 6 her 7 mind 7 mind 9 minute 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 10 while 10 while 11 he 10 while 12 was 13 out 14 of 13 out 16 sight 15 her 16 sight 16 sight 17 . but he wouldn't promise not to go to [the] [green] [forest] . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 promise 4 promise 5 not 4 promise 6 to 4 promise 8 to 4 promise 12 . 6 to 7 go no , [sir] [,] [peter] [wouldn't] [promise] [that] [.] 1 no 2 , this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 2 particular 3 morning 2 particular 6 unusually 4 she 6 unusually 5 was 6 unusually 6 unusually 7 anxious 6 unusually 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 4 gone 4 gone 6 night 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " [something] has [happened] [.] 1 " 3 has i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 2 just 2 just 6 happened 3 know 6 happened 4 something 6 happened 5 has 6 happened 6 happened 10 wailed 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 10 wailed 9 she 10 wailed 10 wailed 11 . " oh , [peter] [,] [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will you [be] [so] [heedless] ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 12 you 7 , 11 will 11 will 12 you 12 you 16 ? why [will] [you] [take] [such] [dreadful] [risks] , [so] [foolish] and so [needless] ? " 1 why 8 , 8 , 11 and 8 , 15 " 11 and 12 so 14 ? 15 " " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 3 'll 7 soon 5 home 7 soon 6 pretty 7 soon 7 soon 8 . in fact , [i] [think] [i] [see] [him] [coming] [now] [.] ["] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , [mrs] [peter] [looked] [in] [the] [direction] [that] [the] [merry] [little] [breeze] [was] [looking] [,] [and] [sure] [enough] [there] [was] [peter] [.] [mrs] [peter] ['s] [heart] [gave] [a] [frightened] [thump] [.] in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 reached 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 8 side 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 2 eyes 5 wide 4 very 5 wide 5 wide 7 and 5 wide 10 plain 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 plain 10 plain 12 see 10 plain 13 that 10 plain 16 bursting 11 to 12 see 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 bursting 16 bursting 17 with 16 bursting 18 important 16 bursting 19 news 16 bursting 20 . " what is it , [peter] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 7 ? 4 it 5 , 4 it 7 ? do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! have you had another narrow escape [?] ["] [gasped] [little] [mrs] [.] [peter] [.] 1 have 2 you 1 have 5 narrow 3 had 5 narrow 4 another 5 narrow 5 narrow 6 escape peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 5 panted 2 nodded 8 . 3 while 5 panted 4 he 5 panted 5 panted 6 for 5 panted 7 breath [v] [peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] at least , that is what [peter] [said] [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 2 least 6 what 4 that 5 is " you see , it was [this] [way] , " [declared] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 , 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 3 see 5 it 5 it 6 was 9 , 10 " [mrs] [peter] [nodded] [.] " but [somehow] time slipped away [faster] [than] [i] [thought] [for] , [or] [else] [mr] [sun] [got] [up] [earlier] [than] [usual] [,] ["] [continued] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 12 , 4 time 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 away 6 away 12 , then he stopped . 1 then 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . that [last] [idea] was a new one [,] and [it] [struck] [peter] [as] [a] [good] one . 1 that 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 16 one 5 a 6 new 6 new 7 one 6 new 9 and 16 one 17 . [mrs] [peter] [looked] [as] [if] [she] [very] [much] [doubted] [it] [,] [but] [she] [didn't] [say] [anything] [,] [and] [so] [peter] [went] [on] [with] [his] [story] [.] of course [i] [thought] it was [prickly] [himself] [starting] [out] [for] [his] [breakfast] , and [i] looked up with [my] [mouth] [open] to say hello . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 23 to 6 was 19 with 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 with 15 and 17 looked 17 looked 18 up 23 to 24 say 24 say 25 hello 25 hello 26 . but [i] didn't [say] [hello] . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 6 . no , [sir] [,] [i] [didn't] [say] a word [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 9 word 8 a 9 word i was too scared . 1 i 4 scared 2 was 4 scared 3 too 4 scared 4 scared 5 . peter 's eyes [grew] very [round] [and] wide as he said [this] . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 13 . 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 8 wide 5 very 8 wide 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] took one good look , and then [i] [jumped] [.] 1 " 9 then 3 took 4 one 3 took 6 look 3 took 8 and 5 good 6 look 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then my gracious , how [i] did jump ! " he continued . 1 my 2 gracious 2 gracious 3 , 2 gracious 4 how 2 gracious 6 did 2 gracious 7 jump 2 gracious 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 continued 10 he 11 continued 11 continued 12 . [mrs] [peter] [had] [listened] [with] [her] [mouth] [wide] [open] [.] when [peter] [finished] , she [closed] [it] [with] [a] [snap] [and] [hopped] [over] [and] [felt] [of] [his] [head] [.] 1 when 5 she 4 , 5 she " are you [sick] , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 1 " 2 are 2 are 7 ? 3 you 5 , 3 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 she 7 ? 10 asked 10 asked 11 anxiously 11 anxiously 12 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 1 " 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 2 sick 1 me 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 5 it 3 bit 9 exclaimed 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 he 6 ! 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " [never] [felt] [better] [in] my [life] [,] [save] [that] [i] [am] [a] [little] [tired] [from] [my] [long] [run] . 1 " 6 my 6 my 20 . what a silly question ! 1 what 3 silly 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 3 silly 5 ! do [i] [look] sick ? " 1 do 5 ? 4 sick 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [no-o] , " replied [little] [mrs] [peter] [slowly] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 . " [no-o] [,] you don't look [sick] , but you talk as if there were something the matter with your head . 1 " 5 don't 1 " 8 , 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 look 8 , 9 but 9 but 14 there 10 you 11 talk 11 talk 13 if 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 there 14 there 15 were 14 there 16 something 16 something 18 matter 17 the 18 matter 18 matter 19 with 19 with 21 head 20 your 21 head 21 head 22 . i think you must [be] [just] [a] [little] [light-headed] [,] [peter] , [or] [else] you have taken a nap somewhere and had a bad dream . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 must 2 think 3 you 4 must 20 somewhere 12 , 15 you 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 taken 17 taken 19 nap 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 somewhere 20 somewhere 21 and 20 somewhere 25 dream 22 had 25 dream 23 a 25 dream 24 bad 25 dream 25 dream 26 . did [i] [understand] you to say [that] [this] [dreadful] [creature] [has] [no] [legs] , and yet [that] [it] [chased] you ? " 1 did 4 you 4 you 21 ? 5 to 6 say 6 say 21 ? 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 you 15 and 16 yet 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 1 peter 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 head 2 scratched 7 perplexity 5 in 7 perplexity 6 great 7 perplexity 7 perplexity 8 . suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 6 thought 1 suddenly 7 . 2 he 3 had 2 he 6 thought 3 had 4 a 5 happy 6 thought " [mr] [blacksnake] [runs] [fast] [enough] [,] but [he] [doesn't] [have] [legs] , does he ? " he asked [in] [triumph] . 1 " 8 but 1 " 19 asked 13 , 17 " 13 , 18 he 14 does 15 he 14 does 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 22 . [little] [mrs] [peter] [looked] [a] [bit] [discomfited] [.] " [no-o] , " [she] [admitted] [slowly] , " he [doesn't] [have] [legs] [;] [but] [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 26 " 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 17 never 17 never 19 understand 18 could 19 understand 19 understand 22 runs 20 how 21 he 20 how 22 runs 22 runs 23 without 23 without 24 them 24 them 25 . 25 . 26 " " well , [then] [,] " [snapped] [peter] [,] " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 11 if 3 , 6 " 6 " 10 " 11 if 12 he 11 if 13 can 13 can 14 run 13 can 22 ? 14 run 16 legs 15 without 16 legs 16 legs 17 , 16 legs 21 creatures 18 why 19 can't 18 why 21 creatures 20 other 21 creatures besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 this 1 besides 5 didn't 3 this 4 one 5 didn't 6 run 5 didn't 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 ; 7 exactly 10 rolled 7 exactly 11 . 8 ; 9 it now [i] ['ve] [told] you [all] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [.] 1 now 5 you i [need] [a] [long] [nap] [,] [after] [all] [i] 've been [through] , so don't let any one disturb me [.] ["] 1 i 10 've 1 i 15 don't 10 've 11 been 11 been 14 so 13 , 14 so 15 don't 19 disturb 16 let 19 disturb 17 any 18 one 17 any 19 disturb 19 disturb 20 me " [i] [won't] , " replied [mrs] [peter] [meekly] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 . " but , [peter] , if [i] [were] you , [i] wouldn't [tell] [that] [story] [to] any one else . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 , 3 , 21 " 5 , 6 if 6 if 9 you 9 you 21 " 10 , 21 " 12 wouldn't 17 any 17 any 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " [vi] [peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] once you start a story you cannot call it back ; [it] travels on and on and on and ever on , alack ! 1 once 3 start 2 you 3 start 3 start 5 story 4 a 5 story 5 story 13 travels 6 you 7 cannot 7 cannot 13 travels 8 call 9 it 8 call 13 travels 10 back 13 travels 11 ; 13 travels 13 travels 14 on 14 on 23 alack 15 and 23 alack 16 on 23 alack 17 and 23 alack 18 on 23 alack 19 and 23 alack 20 ever 23 alack 21 on 22 , 21 on 23 alack 23 alack 24 ! that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 1 that 7 should 2 is 4 reason 3 the 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 4 reason 7 should 5 why 6 you 7 should 9 be 8 always 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 10 sure 15 repeat 12 a 13 story 13 story 15 repeat 14 you 15 repeat 15 repeat 18 good 15 repeat 19 story 16 is 18 good 17 a 18 good 19 story 20 . then [you] [will] [be] [glad] [to] [have] [it] [travel] [on] [and] [on] [and] [on] , and [will] [never] [want] [to] [call] it [back] . 1 then 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 22 it 22 it 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 rivers 3 stories 4 are 3 stories 7 rivers 5 just 7 rivers 6 like 7 rivers 7 rivers 8 , 7 rivers 9 they 7 rivers 10 run 10 run 14 forever 11 on 14 forever 12 and 14 forever 13 on 14 forever 14 forever 15 . when [peter] [awoke] , [the] [first] [thing] he thought of [was] the [terrible] creature he had seen [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 when 15 he 4 , 8 he 4 , 15 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 of 10 of 12 the 12 the 14 creature 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 22 . " [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 1 " 3 won't 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 himself 6 said 10 . 8 to 9 himself " [i] won't [repeat] [it] [to] [a] [soul] . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 9 . no one [will] [believe] [it] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 . the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 2 truth 7 hardly 6 can 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 believe 7 hardly 10 myself 8 believe 9 it 10 myself 11 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 keep 4 keep 7 still 5 my 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . so [peter] [was] [obliged] [to] [repeat] [it] [ever] [so] many times , and [every] [time] [it] [sounded] [to] [him] more [foolish] than before . 1 so 10 many 10 many 11 times 11 times 23 before 12 , 13 and 13 and 20 more 20 more 22 than 22 than 23 before 23 before 24 . now , [strange] [to] [say] , [no] [one] [laughed] [at] [peter] [,] [queer] as the [story] [sounded] [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 , 6 , 14 as 14 as 15 the then it had been [peter] 's turn to laugh at them . 1 then 7 turn 2 it 4 been 2 it 6 's 2 it 7 turn 3 had 4 been 7 turn 9 laugh 7 turn 11 them 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 at 11 them 12 . so now , [impossible] as [this] [new] [story] [sounded] [,] [they] [didn't] [dare] [laugh] [at] [it] [.] 1 so 5 as 2 now 3 , 3 , 5 as " [that] is very [true] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [solemnly] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 , 3 is 4 very 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 13 . " [probably] [peter] [has] [seen] [something] [out] [of] [the] [ordinary] , and in [his] [excitement] he has [exaggerated] [it] [.] 1 " 17 has 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 he 12 and 13 in 16 he 17 has the thing [to] [do] [is] [to] [make] sure [whether] [or] [not] there is [a] [stranger] [in] the [green] [forest] [.] 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 13 is 8 sure 12 there 12 there 13 is 13 is 17 the peter [says] that [it] [came] [down] [the] [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [.] 1 peter 3 that some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 2 one 2 one 10 knows 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 go 5 go 6 ask 6 ask 7 him 6 ask 8 what 6 ask 10 knows 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 about 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 . if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 15 seen 1 if 16 it 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 7 creature 6 terrible 7 creature 7 creature 9 there 7 creature 15 seen 8 up 9 there 10 , 11 he 11 he 15 seen 12 ought 13 to 12 ought 14 have 14 have 15 seen 16 it 17 . why don't you go up [there] and [ask] [him] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] ? 1 why 2 don't 1 why 13 ? 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 go 4 go 7 and 5 up 7 and you 're not afraid of anybody or anything [.] ["] 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 afraid 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 6 anybody 6 anybody 8 anything 7 or 8 anything " [i] [will] , " replied [jimmy] promptly , and off he started . 1 " 6 replied 4 , 6 replied 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 8 promptly 13 started 8 promptly 14 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 started 11 off 13 started 12 he 13 started [vii] [jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] " [of] [course] [i] ['m] [not] [afraid] , but [just] [the] [same] [i] don't [like] [meddling] [with] [things] [i] don't know anything about . 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 14 don't 14 don't 21 know 14 don't 22 anything 20 don't 21 know 22 anything 23 about 23 about 24 . whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 1 whoever 6 thing 2 heard 3 of 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 thing 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 3 me 2 gives 5 queer 2 gives 6 feeling 2 gives 7 inside 4 a 5 queer 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 1 but 4 nothing 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 unusual 5 unusual 8 seen 5 unusual 9 . 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen [the] [green] [forest] [looked] [just] [as] [it] [always] [did] [.] it was [very] [still] and [quiet] [there] [save] [for] the [cheerful] [voice] of [redeye] the [vireo] [telling] [over] [and] [over] how [happy] he was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 24 was 2 was 5 and 5 and 10 the 10 the 13 of 13 of 15 the 21 how 23 he 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 . " [that] [doesn't] [sound] [as] if there were [any] [terrible] [stranger] [around] [here] [,] " [muttered] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 6 if 1 " 15 " 6 if 8 were 7 there 8 were jimmy grinned as he listened . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 2 grinned 4 he 2 grinned 5 listened 2 grinned 6 . " that 's [prickly] [porky] [telling] [himself] [how] good [his] [dinner] [tastes] , " [laughed] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 9 good 9 good 13 , 13 , 14 " " [funny] how some people do like to hear their own voices [.] ["] 1 " 3 how 3 how 6 do 4 some 5 people 5 people 6 do 6 do 9 hear 7 like 9 hear 8 to 9 hear 9 hear 12 voices 10 their 11 own 10 their 12 voices " hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 2 hello 5 said 3 ! 4 " [prickly] [porky] [took] [no] [notice] [.] he was so [busy] [eating] [,] [and] [making] [so] much [noise] about it [,] [that] [he] [didn't] [hear] [jimmy] at all . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 10 much 10 much 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 21 all 20 at 21 all 21 all 22 . " hello ! " [shouted] [jimmy] [a] [little] [louder] [.] 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 5 ! 3 , 4 there are you deaf ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 deaf 1 are 4 ? 4 ? 5 " of [course] this [wasn't] [polite] [at] [all] , but [jimmy] [was] [feeling] [a] [little] [out] [of] [sorts] [because] he had [had] to make [this] [call] . 1 of 3 this 1 of 26 . 3 this 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 22 to 22 to 23 make this time [prickly] [porky] [looked] [down] . 1 this 2 time 2 time 7 . " hello [yourself] , and see how you like it [,] [jimmy] [skunk] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 4 , 2 hello 14 ! 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 see 7 how 8 you 7 how 14 ! 8 you 9 like 9 like 10 it 14 ! 15 " 15 " 17 cried 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " come [on] [up] and [have] [some] [of] [this] [nice] [bark] with me . " 1 " 15 " 2 come 5 and 2 come 12 with 2 come 13 me 13 me 15 " 14 . 15 " [jimmy] [made] [a] [face] [at] [him] [.] " thank you , [i] ['ve] [just] [dined] [.] 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , come down here [where] [i] [can] [talk] [to] [you] [without] [straining] [my] [voice] , " he replied . 1 come 2 down 1 come 3 here 3 here 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 replied 17 replied 18 . " [wait] [until] [i] [get] another [bite] , " replied [prickly] [porky] [,] [stripping] [off] [a] [long] [piece] [of] [bark] . 1 " 10 replied 6 another 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 21 . then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 5 chew 2 with 5 chew 3 this 5 chew 4 to 5 chew 5 chew 6 on 6 on 22 limb 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 came 9 came 12 down 10 half 11 way 11 way 12 down 12 down 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 22 limb 15 and 18 comfortable 16 made 18 comfortable 17 himself 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 22 limb 19 on 22 limb 20 a 22 limb 21 big 22 limb 22 limb 23 . " now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 15 demanded 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 what 4 what 7 you've 4 what 12 ? 5 is 7 you've 6 it 7 you've 7 you've 8 got 7 you've 9 on 7 you've 11 mind 10 your 11 mind 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 15 demanded 14 he 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 . at once [jimmy] [told] [him] the [queer] story [peter] [rabbit] [had] [told] . 1 at 2 once 1 at 6 the 6 the 8 story 8 story 13 . " [i] ['ve] [been] [sent] [up] here [to] [find] [out] if you have [seen] this [legless] , [headless] [,] [tailess] [creature] [.] 1 " 7 here 1 " 12 you 11 if 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 15 this 15 this 17 , have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 4 " 6 concluded 6 concluded 7 . [prickly] [porky] [slowly] [shook] [his] [head] [.] " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [i] 've been [right] here [all] [the] [time] , [and] [i] [haven't] seen any [such] [creature] . " 1 " 19 " 3 've 4 been 4 been 6 here 6 here 10 , 10 , 19 " 14 seen 15 any 15 any 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's all [i] [want] [to] [know] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 11 replied 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [got] [something] [the] [matter] [with] [his] [eyes] , and [i] ['m] going [straight] back to [the] [old] [briar-patch] to [tell] him [so] . 1 " 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 25 him 16 going 19 to 16 going 23 to 18 back 19 to 23 to 25 him 25 him 27 . much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 4 " 3 . 4 " with that [jimmy] [started] [back] [the] [way] he had come [,] [grumbling] to himself . 1 with 2 that 2 that 8 he 8 he 14 himself 9 had 10 come 10 come 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [viii] [prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] he was very [busy] [,] [was] [redeye] [,] [telling] [all] [who] [would] [listen] [how] happy [he] was and what a beautiful world this is [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 17 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 15 happy 17 was 18 and 18 and 19 what 19 what 24 is 20 a 21 beautiful 21 beautiful 22 world 22 world 24 is 23 this 24 is it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 1 it 3 seems 2 never 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 enter 5 enter 7 head 5 enter 11 making 6 his 7 head 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 making 11 making 13 people 11 making 14 happy 11 making 17 being 11 making 18 happy 11 making 19 himself 11 making 21 saying 11 making 23 . 12 other 13 people 15 just 17 being 16 by 17 being 19 himself 20 and 21 saying 22 so right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was [in] [some] [kind] [of] trouble , and that it was [he] who was [making] the [queer] [noise] [.] 1 right 2 away 1 right 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 4 saw 16 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 15 and 13 trouble 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 that 21 was 17 it 18 was 17 it 21 was 18 was 20 who 21 was 23 the it was such a [strange] [performance] that [redeye] [simply] [stared] [for] [a] [minute] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 . 2 was 4 a 2 was 7 that 3 such 4 a then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 4 flash 2 in 4 flash 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 6 came 4 flash 8 him 4 flash 9 what 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 to 9 what 11 meant 10 it 11 meant 11 meant 12 . [prickly] [porky] [was] [choking] [,] [and] [if] [something] [wasn't] [done] [to] [help] [him] [,] [he] [might] [choke] [to] [death] [!] now [there] [was] [nothing] that [redeye] [himself] [could] [do] [to] [help] [,] [for] he was too small . 1 now 5 that 5 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 too 16 too 17 small 16 too 18 . he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 2 must 2 must 5 somewhere 2 must 13 quickly 3 get 5 somewhere 4 help 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 else 6 else 11 do 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 do 11 do 12 it 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 3 looked 1 anxiously 5 way 1 anxiously 8 way 1 anxiously 17 . 2 he 3 looked 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 7 that 8 way 8 way 16 sight 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 12 was 16 sight 13 no 14 one 15 in 16 sight then he remembered that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [hollow] [tree] was [not] far away . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 4 that 12 was 12 was 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 . perhaps [unc] ['] [billy] [could] help [.] 1 perhaps 6 help he hoped [that] [unc] ['] [billy] was at home , and he [wasted] [no] [time] [in] [finding] [out] [.] 1 he 2 hoped 1 he 7 was 7 was 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 right 3 right 4 away 3 right 8 trouble 5 what 6 was 5 what 8 trouble 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . [prickly] [porky] [did] [as] [he] [was] [told] [.] indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 14 glad 5 so 14 glad 6 weak 10 struggle 7 from 8 his 7 from 10 struggle 9 long 10 struggle 10 struggle 14 glad 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 glad 14 glad 15 to 15 to 16 . [unc] ['] [billy] [caught] [hold] [of] [the] [piece] [of] [bark] [hanging] [from] [prickly] [porky] ['s] [mouth] [.] then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 then 3 braced 2 he 3 braced 3 braced 4 himself 3 braced 5 and 3 braced 6 pulled 3 braced 7 with 3 braced 8 all 3 braced 9 his 9 his 10 might 9 his 11 . for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 7 bark 3 minute 9 . 4 the 7 bark 5 piece 6 of 5 piece 7 bark 7 bark 8 held then it gave way [so] suddenly [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [fell] [over] [flat] [on] [his] [back] . 1 then 3 gave 1 then 6 suddenly 2 it 3 gave 3 gave 4 way 6 suddenly 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [prickly] [porky] [grinned] [weakly] [and] [rather] [foolishly] [.] " it [wasn't] [greed] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 3 greed 5 all 3 greed 9 replied 3 greed 10 . 4 at 5 all 6 , 9 replied 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 replied " then what was [it] , may [ah] ask ? " demanded [unc] ['] [billy] [severely] . 1 " 12 demanded 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 10 ? 6 , 7 may 7 may 9 ask 9 ask 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 demanded 12 demanded 17 . he laughed [and] [laughed] [and] [laughed] [,] [until] [finally] [unc] ['] [billy] [quite] [lost] [patience] . 1 he 2 laughed 2 laughed 16 . " yo ' cert'nly have lost your manners [,] [brer] [porky] [!] ["] [he] [snapped] [.] 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 5 have 4 cert'nly 6 lost 4 cert'nly 7 your 4 cert'nly 8 manners [prickly] [porky] [wiped] [the] [tears] [from] [his] [eyes] [.] " come [closer] [so] [that] [i] [can] [whisper] , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 come 1 " 15 said 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 15 said 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . [ix] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] the little people of the [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [believe] [.] 1 the 3 people 1 the 4 of 2 little 3 people 4 of 5 the first [came] [peter] [rabbit] [with] [the] [strangest] [kind] of [a] [story] [about] [being] [chased] [by] [a] [terrible] [creature] [without] [legs] , [head] [,] [or] [tail] [.] 1 first 9 of 1 first 21 , he said [that] [it] had come down the hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 said 1 he 5 had 5 had 6 come 6 come 7 down 7 down 9 hill 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 20 . if [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [right] [,] [why] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [queer] [story] wasn't [to] [be] [believed] [at] [all] [.] 1 if 13 wasn't if [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [right] [,] [why] [peter] ['s] [story] [wasn't] [as] [crazy] [as] it [sounded] . 1 if 16 it 16 it 18 . little by little they began to think that [jimmy] [skunk] was right , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's [terrible] [creature] [existed] only [in] [peter] ['s] [imagination] [.] 1 little 5 began 2 by 5 began 3 little 5 began 4 they 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 think 7 think 8 that 8 that 11 was 11 was 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 18 's 18 's 22 only about this time [unc] ['] [billy] [told] [of] [having] [just] [such] [an] [experience] [as] [peter] [had] [.] 1 about 3 time 2 this 3 time " what did you do , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 4 you 2 what 5 do 2 what 10 ? 5 do 8 ' 6 , 8 ' 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 15 . " what did [ah] do ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 5 do 2 what 6 ? " [yes] , [sah] [,] [ah] [done] [run] , and [ah] [didn't] [turn] [around] [until] [ah] was safe [in] [mah] [holler] [tree] . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 24 " 9 , 10 and 9 , 24 " 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 23 . 23 . 24 " " pooh ! " [sneered] [reddy] [fox] [,] [who] [had] [been] [listening] [.] 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " you 're a coward . 1 " 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 coward 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 run 4 run 5 ! i would have waited and found out [what] it was . 1 i 3 have 1 i 9 it 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 waited 3 have 6 found 4 waited 5 and 6 found 7 out 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 . you [and] [peter] [rabbit] would run away from [your] [own] [shadows] . " 1 you 13 " 5 would 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 7 away 12 . 12 . 13 " " you don't dare go there [yourself] [at] [daybreak] [to-morrow] ! " retorted [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 13 retorted 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 dare 4 dare 5 go 6 there 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 17 . " [i] do [too] ! " declared [reddy] [angrily] [,] [though] [he] [didn't] [have] [the] [least] [intention] [of] [going] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 20 . " all right . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . then [reddy] [knew] [that] he would have to [go] [or] [else] be called [a] [coward] . 1 then 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 6 would 16 . 7 have 8 to 8 to 12 be 12 be 13 called " [i] ['ll] [be] there , " [he] [snarled] [angrily] [,] [as] [he] [slunk] [away] [.] 1 " 5 there 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " [x] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] be sure before you drop a friend [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 1 be 2 sure 1 be 3 before 1 be 11 done 4 you 10 've 5 drop 7 friend 5 drop 10 've 6 a 7 friend 9 you 10 've 10 've 11 done 11 done 14 offend 12 nothing 14 offend 13 to 14 offend 14 offend 15 . a friend is always worth keeping . 1 a 2 friend 2 friend 6 keeping 2 friend 7 . 3 is 4 always 3 is 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [says] [so] [,] [and] [he] [knows] [.] and [when] [unc] ['] [billy] [makes] [a] [friend] [,] [he] [keeps] him . 1 and 12 him 12 him 13 . he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 that 2 says 6 easier 4 it 6 easier 5 is 6 easier 6 easier 9 lot 6 easier 15 than 6 easier 16 to 7 and 9 lot 8 a 9 lot 10 better 12 keep 10 better 15 than 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 a 13 a 14 friend 16 to 17 make 17 make 19 new 18 a 19 new 19 new 20 one 19 new 21 . instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 4 goes 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 4 goes 9 finds 6 that 7 friend 7 friend 8 , 7 friend 9 finds 9 finds 10 out 10 out 16 explains 11 what 16 explains 12 the 16 explains 13 trouble 16 explains 14 is 16 explains 15 , 16 explains 16 explains 17 it 16 explains 18 all 16 explains 19 away 16 explains 21 and 16 explains 22 then 16 explains 26 . 20 , 21 and 22 then 24 something 23 does 24 something 24 something 25 nice in fact , [they] had [been] [partners] [in] [stealing] [eggs] [from] [the] [hen-house] of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 14 of 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 had it seemed to him that [either] [prickly] [porky] [had] [told] [an] [untruth] [or] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] was [telling] an [untruth] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 18 was 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 him 2 seemed 5 that 18 was 20 an it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 5 angry 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 1 jimmy 2 scowled 2 scowled 3 and 2 scowled 5 going 2 scowled 7 pass 2 scowled 13 . 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 7 pass 12 speaking 8 without 10 much 8 without 12 speaking 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [twinkled] [,] [and] [he] [grinned] [as] [only] [unc] ['] [billy] [can] [grin] [.] " [howdy] , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 8 said 3 , 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 1 jimmy 3 frowned 2 just 3 frowned 3 frowned 4 harder 3 frowned 7 and 3 frowned 8 tried 3 frowned 11 . 4 harder 5 than 4 harder 6 ever 8 tried 9 to 8 tried 10 pass " [howdy] , [brer] [skunk] [,] " repeated [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 8 repeated 13 . " yo ' must have something on your mind [.] ["] 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 6 something 4 must 5 have 4 must 6 something 6 something 9 mind 7 on 9 mind 8 your 9 mind jimmy [skunk] stopped [.] 1 jimmy 3 stopped " [i] [have] ! " he snapped . 1 " 7 snapped 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 he 4 ! 7 snapped 7 snapped 8 . " [i] [want] [to] know [whether] it [is] [you] [or] [prickly] [porky] who has been [telling] [an] [untruth] [.] 1 " 5 know 5 know 7 it 7 it 15 been 13 who 14 has 14 has 15 been if [peter] saw that [thing] [,] [prickly] [porky] would [know] [it] [,] [for] [he] [hasn't] [been] [away] [from] [home] [this] [summer] [.] 1 if 9 would 3 saw 4 that 4 that 9 would why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 8 hasn't 1 why 14 ? 2 would 8 hasn't 3 he 8 hasn't 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 that 6 that 8 hasn't 7 he 8 hasn't 8 hasn't 9 seen 8 hasn't 10 it 8 hasn't 13 has 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 has 14 ? 15 " " [don] ['] be [hasty] [,] [brer] [skunk] [.] 1 " 4 be don ' be hasty [,] ["] [replied] [unc] ['] [billy] [soothingly] [.] 1 don 2 ' 1 don 4 hasty 3 be 4 hasty " ah [haven't] said [that] [brer] [porky] told me that he had seen [the] [thing] [that] [peter] [says] [chased] him . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 4 said 4 said 11 he 8 told 9 me 8 told 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 seen 13 seen 20 him 20 him 21 . he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 11 hadn't 2 told 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 11 hadn't 5 when 6 he 6 he 11 hadn't 7 told 8 you 7 told 9 that 9 that 11 hadn't 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 seen 11 hadn't 13 any 11 hadn't 14 stranger 14 stranger 15 around 14 stranger 16 his 14 stranger 17 hill 17 hill 18 . what he told me was [that] ["] [here] [unc] ['] [billy] [whispered] [.] 1 what 5 was 2 he 3 told 2 he 5 was 3 told 4 me jimmy [skunk] 's [face] [cleared] [.] 1 jimmy 3 's " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 different 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " of course it is , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 5 is 1 " 6 , 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 is 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . " yo ' [see] [peter] [did] [see] [something] [strange] , [even] [if] [brer] [porky] [didn't] [.] 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 10 , only don ' forget that it 's a secret [.] ["] 1 only 2 don 2 don 3 ' 2 don 4 forget 2 don 7 's 4 forget 5 that 6 it 7 's 7 's 9 secret 8 a 9 secret jimmy was chuckling by this time . 1 jimmy 3 chuckling 2 was 3 chuckling 3 chuckling 6 time 3 chuckling 7 . 4 by 6 time 5 this 6 time " [i] won't [forget] , and [i] 'll be there [,] ["] [he] [promised] [.] 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 9 be 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 'll 8 'll 9 be 9 be 10 there " [don] ['] [mention] it [,] [brer] [skunk] [,] [don] ['] [mention] [it] . 1 " 5 it 5 it 14 . ah ['ll] [be] [looking] [fo] ['] [yo] ['] [to-morrow] [mo'ning] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [with] [a] [sly] [wink] [that] [made] [jimmy] [laugh] [aloud] . 1 ah 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 27 . [xi] [what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 boasting 3 just 5 boasting 4 idly 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 and 5 boasting 7 nothing 5 boasting 8 more 8 more 9 . you see , [reddy] [is] [one] [of] the [greatest] [boasters] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [or] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 the he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 4 strut 2 likes 4 strut 3 to 4 strut 4 strut 5 around 4 strut 6 and 4 strut 7 talk 4 strut 8 big 4 strut 9 . but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 1 but 4 boasters 1 but 11 heart 2 like 4 boasters 3 most 4 boasters 4 boasters 5 , 4 boasters 6 he 4 boasters 7 is 4 boasters 9 coward 4 boasters 10 at 8 a 9 coward 11 heart 12 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 2 think 1 but 8 couldn't 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 4 he 8 couldn't 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 think 8 couldn't 12 single 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 single 12 single 17 reasonable 13 excuse 17 reasonable 14 that 15 would 15 would 17 reasonable 16 sound 17 reasonable 17 reasonable 18 . but he knew that [bowser] was [chained] . 1 but 3 knew 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 6 was 6 was 8 . [nevertheless] [he] [did] [go] [up] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [dooryard] [to] [make] [sure] [.] it was just as he [expected] [,] [bowser] was [chained] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 9 was 9 was 11 . reddy [sneaked] [away] [without] [even] [a] [look] [at] [farmer] [brown] 's [hen-house] [.] 1 reddy 11 's he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 3 see 5 the 5 the 6 door 6 door 11 open 6 door 13 and 7 had 11 open 8 carelessly 9 been 8 carelessly 10 left 8 carelessly 11 open 12 , 13 and 13 and 22 made 14 even 15 if 15 if 17 had 16 he 17 had 17 had 22 made 18 , 20 would 19 it 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 made 22 made 24 difference 23 no 24 difference 24 difference 25 . he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 6 appetite 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 4 bit 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . no , [sir] [.] 1 no 2 , reddy [fox] [wouldn't] [have] [eaten] [the] [fattest] [chicken] [there] [if] [it] had been [right] before [him] . 1 reddy 12 had 12 had 13 been 12 had 15 before 15 before 17 . he [just] [wandered] [about] [restlessly] [,] [waiting] [for] [daybreak] [and] [hoping] [that] [something] would [turn] up to [prevent] him [from] [going] [to] [prickly] [porky] ['s] [hill] [.] 1 he 14 would 14 would 19 him 16 up 17 to 17 to 19 him he didn't dare to [tell] [old] [granny] [fox] about it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 2 didn't 9 about 3 dare 4 to 9 about 10 it 9 about 11 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 what 3 just 4 what 4 what 7 say 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 hear 7 hear 10 voice 8 her 10 voice 9 sharp 10 voice 10 voice 15 : 11 and 15 : 12 the 14 words 13 very 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 2 serves 3 you 2 serves 4 right 2 serves 5 for 2 serves 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 about 6 boasting 8 something 6 boasting 10 don't 6 boasting 12 anything 6 boasting 13 about 9 you 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 13 about 14 . how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 how 2 many 1 how 14 ? 2 many 3 times 3 times 4 have 6 told 7 you 7 you 13 boasting 7 you 14 ? 8 that 13 boasting 9 no 13 boasting 10 good 13 boasting 11 comes 13 boasting 12 of 13 boasting a [wise] [fox] [never] [goes] [near] strange [things] [until] [he] [has] [found] [out] [all] [about] [them] [.] 1 a 7 strange that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 1 that 2 is 2 is 17 age 3 the 5 way 3 the 9 of 4 only 5 way 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 17 age 10 trouble 15 ripe 11 and 15 ripe 12 live 15 ripe 13 to 14 a 14 a 15 ripe 15 ripe 17 age 16 old 17 age 17 age 18 . [wisdom] [is] [nothing] [but] [knowledge] [,] [and] [a] [wise] [fox] [always] [knows] [what] [he] [is] [doing] [.] ["] so [reddy] [wandered] [about] [all] [the] long [night] . 1 so 7 long 7 long 9 . it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 7 would 5 it 7 would 6 never 7 would 7 would 17 forever 8 pass 13 wished 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 wished 11 yet 13 wished 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 15 would 13 wished 17 forever 14 it 15 would 16 last 17 forever 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 1 the 12 grew 2 more 4 thought 2 more 5 about 2 more 12 grew 3 he 4 thought 5 about 6 it 5 about 7 , 8 the 12 grew 9 more 12 grew 10 afraid 12 grew 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 . at last he saw the first [beams] [from] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [creeping] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 first 2 last 4 saw 3 he 4 saw 5 the 6 first the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 2 time 3 had 3 had 4 come 3 had 13 boast 4 come 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 he 13 boast 8 must 9 choose 9 choose 10 between 9 choose 13 boast 11 making 13 boast 12 his 13 boast 13 boast 14 good 13 boast 15 or 13 boast 16 being 13 boast 19 coward 17 called 19 coward 18 a 19 coward 19 coward 21 everybody 19 coward 22 . 20 by 21 everybody very , [very] [slowly] [,] [reddy] [fox] [began] [to] [walk] [towards] the [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [lives] [.] 1 very 2 , 2 , 12 the [xii] [what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 7 people 2 trouble 8 is 3 with 5 great 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 people 8 is 9 that 8 is 14 late 9 that 10 they 11 remember 12 this 11 remember 14 late 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . [reddy] [fox] [is] [one] [of] [these] [.] you see it [is] [a] [boastful] [tongue] [and] [an] [untruthful] [tongue] and that is [the] [worst] [combination] [for] [making] [trouble] [that] [i] know [of] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 23 know 2 see 3 it 3 it 14 is 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 23 know 25 . he had almost reached the [foot] [of] [the] [hill] [without] [seeing] [anything] [out] [of] [the] [usual] [and] [without] [any] [signs] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 he 4 reached 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 1 reddy 6 sickly 2 looked 6 sickly 3 up 6 sickly 4 with 6 sickly 5 a 6 sickly 6 sickly 7 grin 7 grin 8 . there [sat] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] in [a] [pine] [tree] [right] [over] his head . 1 there 7 in 7 in 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 8 backing 3 now 4 that 3 now 8 backing 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 no 5 there 8 backing 8 backing 9 out 8 backing 10 ; 8 backing 12 had 8 backing 13 got 8 backing 17 . 11 he 12 had 13 got 16 on 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 on he tried to swagger and look very bold and brave . 1 he 4 swagger 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 swagger 4 swagger 5 and 4 swagger 6 look 4 swagger 7 very 4 swagger 8 bold 4 swagger 9 and 4 swagger 10 brave 4 swagger 11 . " [i] [told] you [i] 'm [not] [afraid] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 6 'm 6 'm 9 . " [keep] right [on] [to] [the] [foot] of [the] [hill] [;] [that] ['s] [where] [ah] [saw] it [yesterday] [.] 1 " 17 it 3 right 8 of 8 of 17 it my , [ah] ['m] [glad] [that] [we] ['ve] [got] [some] [one] [so] [truly] [brave] ! " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 my 2 , 1 my 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 21 . so , [there] [being] [nothing] [else] [to] [do] , he went on . 1 so 11 went 2 , 10 he 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 on 12 on 13 . he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 7 hill 3 the 7 hill 4 foot 5 of 4 foot 7 hill 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 9 seeing 7 hill 18 . 8 without 9 seeing 9 seeing 11 hearing 10 or 11 hearing 11 hearing 13 thing 11 hearing 17 usual 12 a 13 thing 14 out 15 of 14 out 16 the 14 out 17 usual [the] [green] [forest] [seemed] [just] [as] [it] [always] [had] [seemed] [.] [redeye] [the] [vireo] [was] [pouring] [out] [his] [little] [song] [of] [gladness] [,] [quite] [as] [if] [everything] [was] [just] [as] [it] [should] [be] [.] reddy 's courage began to come back . 1 reddy 3 courage 2 's 3 courage 3 courage 4 began 3 courage 7 back 3 courage 8 . 4 began 5 to 6 come 7 back nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 3 happened 1 nothing 10 happen 2 had 3 happened 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 nothing 6 nothing 10 happen 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not [!] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not it was all [some] [of] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [foolishness] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 10 . some day he would [catch] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [put] [an] [end] [to] [such] [silly] [tales] . 1 some 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 16 . " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " reddy 's sharp ears had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 1 reddy 3 sharp 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 ears 4 ears 6 caught 4 ears 16 . 5 had 6 caught 6 caught 8 sound 6 caught 9 up 7 a 8 sound 9 up 15 hill 10 near 12 top 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 12 top 15 hill 14 the 15 hill he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 4 and 2 stopped 5 looked 2 stopped 7 . 5 looked 6 up for [just] a little [wee] [minute] [reddy] [couldn't] [believe] [that] [his] [eyes] [saw] [right] . 1 for 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 15 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 4 hill 2 down 4 hill 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 10 strangest 4 hill 16 . 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 7 him 6 towards 10 strangest 8 was 10 strangest 9 the 10 strangest 10 strangest 11 thing 10 strangest 13 ever 10 strangest 15 seen 11 thing 12 he 14 had 15 seen he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 4 any 4 any 5 legs 4 any 6 . he couldn't see any [head] . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 4 any 4 any 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 4 any 2 couldn't 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 was 2 was 12 strangest 3 round 6 ball 4 like 6 ball 5 a 6 ball 6 ball 12 strangest 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 strangest 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 strangest 11 the 12 strangest 12 strangest 13 looking 12 strangest 14 ball 12 strangest 16 ever 15 that 16 ever 17 was 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 3 covered 6 leaves 5 old 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 . reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 1 reddy 4 believed 2 wouldn't 4 believed 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 4 believed 6 it 4 believed 8 alive 7 was 8 alive 8 alive 9 but 8 alive 12 noises 10 for 12 noises 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 14 was 12 noises 15 making 12 noises 16 . 13 it 14 was for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 2 just 2 just 4 wee 2 just 10 then 2 just 12 what 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 minute 4 wee 7 stared 6 he 7 stared 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 11 , 12 what 12 what 13 do 12 what 17 did 12 what 18 ? 13 do 14 you 13 do 15 think 15 think 16 he yes , [sir] [,] that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 11 did [[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [xiii] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] he forgot all [about] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [watching] [from] [the] [safety] [of] [a] [big] [pine-tree] [.] 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] [poking] [his] [head] [out] [from] [behind] [an] [old] [stump] [and] [laughing] [fit] to [kill] himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 20 himself 2 didn't 3 see 18 to 20 himself 20 himself 21 . when [reddy] [was] [safely] [past] [,] [peter] came out . 1 when 8 came 8 came 9 out 9 out 10 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! why , my gracious [,] [i] [do] [believe] [reddy] [has] [had] [a] [fright] ! " [exclaimed] [peter] [.] 1 why 2 , 2 , 15 " 3 my 4 gracious 4 gracious 14 ! 14 ! 15 " " [i] [do] [believe] that was it ! " he cried . 1 " 5 that 1 " 11 cried 5 that 6 was 7 it 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 cried 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " [i] [do] believe it was . 1 " 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . reddy [is] [coming] [from] [the] [direction] [of] [prickly] [porky] ['s] [,] [and] [that] was [where] [i] [got] [my] [fright] . 1 reddy 14 was 1 reddy 20 . [i] [i] ["] peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 2 knew 4 would 2 knew 18 danger 4 would 5 be 4 would 10 do 5 be 6 a 7 foolish 8 thing 8 thing 10 do 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 , 10 do 12 for 13 he 14 might 14 might 18 danger 15 walk 16 right 15 walk 18 danger 16 right 17 into 18 danger 19 . " [it] won't [do] any [harm] to go part way [up] [there] , " [thought] [peter] . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 5 any 5 any 17 . 7 to 8 go 7 to 17 . 8 go 14 " 9 part 10 way 10 way 13 , 13 , 14 " " perhaps [i] will [find] [out] something without going way up there . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 14 " 2 perhaps 4 will 2 perhaps 7 something 2 perhaps 8 without 2 perhaps 12 there 9 going 11 up 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 13 . 14 " with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 11 them 2 that 3 he 3 he 10 joined 4 boldly 5 hopped 4 boldly 8 hill 4 boldly 10 joined 5 hopped 6 up 7 the 8 hill 9 and 10 joined 10 joined 11 them 11 them 12 . " what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 joke 2 what 6 ? 3 's 5 joke 4 the 5 joke 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 demanded 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " did you [meet] [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , [wiping] [the] [tears] [of] [laughter] [from] [his] [eyes] . 1 " 9 asked 2 did 3 you 3 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 12 , 9 asked 21 . " did [i] [meet] [him] [?] 1 " 2 did why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 2 , 1 why 9 didn't 3 he 5 ran 3 he 9 didn't 4 almost 5 ran 5 ran 6 into 5 ran 8 and 7 me 8 and 9 didn't 10 see 9 didn't 12 at 10 see 11 me 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 2 guess 4 's 2 guess 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 what 3 what 6 joke 3 what 7 ? 4 's 6 joke 5 the 6 joke 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " [now] who else [can] [we] [scare] ? " 1 " 3 who 3 who 8 ? 4 else 8 ? 8 ? 9 " all of which shows that there was something very like [mischief] [being] [planned] [on] [the] [hill] [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [.] 1 all 4 shows 2 of 3 which 3 which 4 shows 4 shows 5 that 4 shows 8 something 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 something 8 something 9 very 8 something 10 like [xiv] [reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] never in all his life [was] [reddy] [fox] [more] [uncomfortable] [in] [his] [mind] [.] 1 never 5 life 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 13 was 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 ; 5 ; 12 everybody 6 everybody 7 did 6 everybody 12 everybody 7 did 8 know 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 was 13 was 14 laughing 14 laughing 17 . 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 . usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 2 he 2 he 15 wished 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 proud 4 very 8 handsome 5 proud 6 of 7 his 8 handsome 8 handsome 10 coat 9 red 10 coat 10 coat 15 wished 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 now 12 but 14 he 14 he 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 15 wished 20 rid 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 get 19 get 20 rid 20 rid 21 of 20 rid 22 it 20 rid 23 . it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 4 hard 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 6 keep 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 9 sight 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 14 colored 10 when 14 colored 11 you 12 have 12 have 14 colored 13 bright 14 colored 14 colored 15 clothes 15 clothes 16 . presently [sammy] [jay] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [spied] [him] [as] he tried to [crawl] [up] [on] [the] [young] [family] [of] [mrs] [grouse] . 1 presently 10 he 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 22 . at once [sammy] [flew] [over] [there] [screaming] [at] the [top] of his [lungs] [:] 1 at 2 once 1 at 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 his reddy looked up [at] [sammy] and [snarled] [.] 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 6 and he had gone only a little way when [a] [sharp] [voice] called : " [coward] [!] 1 he 12 called 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 7 way 3 gone 8 when 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 8 when 12 called 12 called 13 : 13 : 14 " coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 4 the [no] [sooner] [had] [he] [got] [out] [out] [of] [chatterer] ['s] [sight] [than] [he] [heard] [another] [voice] [.] it was saying over and over : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 3 saying 6 over 3 saying 7 : 4 over 5 and " [dee] [,] dee , dee ! 1 " 6 dee 4 dee 5 , 4 dee 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! oh , me , me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 me 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 6 ! 5 me 6 ! some folks [can] [talk] [so] [very] [brave] [and] [then] [such] [cowards] [be] [.] ["] 1 some 2 folks it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 5 the but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 1 but 2 nowhere 2 nowhere 5 could 2 nowhere 6 go 3 that 5 could 4 he 5 could 6 go 12 taunting 7 was 12 taunting 8 he 12 taunting 9 free 12 taunting 10 from 12 taunting 11 those 12 taunting 12 taunting 13 voices 12 taunting 14 . " [bumble] , [grumble] [,] [rumble] [,] [hum] ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 9 ! reddy surely can run some [.] ["] 1 reddy 2 surely 2 surely 3 can 2 surely 4 run 2 surely 5 some late that afternoon [old] [granny] [fox] [called] [him] [out] [,] [and] [it] [was] [clear] [to] [see] [that] [granny] [was] [very] [much] [put] [out] [about] [something] [.] 1 late 3 afternoon 2 that 3 afternoon " [serves] you right [for] [boasting] ! " [snapped] [granny] [.] 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 right 4 right 8 " 7 ! 8 " " how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 many 2 how 15 ? 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 have 7 told 8 you 8 you 14 boasting 8 you 15 ? 9 that 14 boasting 10 no 14 boasting 11 good 14 boasting 12 comes 14 boasting 13 of 14 boasting [probably] [somebody] [has] [played] [a] [trick] [on] [you] [.] i 've lived a good many years , and [i] never before heard of such a creature . 1 i 2 've 2 've 7 years 2 've 13 heard 3 lived 7 years 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 many 6 many 7 years 7 years 9 and 7 years 12 before 8 , 9 and 11 never 12 before 13 heard 14 of 13 heard 15 such 15 such 16 a 15 such 17 creature 17 creature 18 . if there were one [,] [i] 'd [have] [seen] [it] [before] [now] [.] 1 if 3 were 1 if 4 one 1 if 7 'd 2 there 3 were you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 8 stay 2 go 3 back 2 go 7 and 2 go 8 stay 3 back 6 house 4 into 6 house 5 the 6 house 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 . you are [a] [disgrace] to [the] [fox] [family] [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 5 to i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 2 am 14 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 7 look 4 to 8 about 4 to 10 find 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 look 9 and 10 find 10 find 11 out 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . if this [is] [some] [trick] [,] [they] ['ll] [find] [that] [old] [granny] [fox] isn't so [easily] [fooled] . " 1 if 14 isn't 2 this 14 isn't 14 isn't 15 so 15 so 18 . 18 . 19 " [xv] [old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is 1 in-vest-i-gate 4 great 1 in-vest-i-gate 5 big 1 in-vest-i-gate 6 word 1 in-vest-i-gate 11 is 3 a 4 great 6 word 8 but 6 word 10 meaning 7 , 8 but 9 its 10 meaning 11 is 13 simple 12 very 13 simple 13 simple 14 . to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 is 2 in-vest-i-gate 4 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 5 look 2 in-vest-i-gate 6 into 2 in-vest-i-gate 7 and 2 in-vest-i-gate 8 try 2 in-vest-i-gate 9 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 10 find 2 in-vest-i-gate 14 something 10 find 11 out 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 something 14 something 15 . now [old] [granny] [fox] [is] [very] [sly] [and] [smart] [and] [clever] , as you all know . 1 now 16 know 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 16 know 15 all 16 know 16 know 17 . [compared] [with] [her] [,] [reddy] [fox] [is] [almost] [stupid] [.] he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 15 has 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 sly 4 as 5 sly 5 sly 6 and 5 sly 7 smart 5 sly 8 and 5 sly 9 clever 9 clever 10 some 9 clever 13 but 9 clever 15 has 10 some 11 day 12 , 13 but 14 he 15 has 15 has 16 got 15 has 18 lot 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 20 learn 19 to 20 learn 20 learn 21 before 21 before 22 then 21 before 23 . but [old] [granny] [fox] [did] nothing of the [kind] [.] 1 but 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 8 the oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 1 she 2 went 2 went 3 about 3 about 15 paying 4 hunting 6 dinner 5 her 6 dinner 6 dinner 9 usual 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 usual 9 usual 10 and 9 usual 15 paying 11 didn't 15 paying 12 appear 14 be 12 appear 15 paying 13 to 14 be 15 paying 17 least 15 paying 18 attention 15 paying 20 what 15 paying 22 going 15 paying 25 her 16 the 17 least 18 attention 19 to 21 was 22 going 22 going 23 on 24 about 25 her 25 her 26 . with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 3 nose 2 her 3 nose 3 nose 6 ground 4 to 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 12 ran 6 ground 21 . 7 she 8 ran 8 ran 10 way 8 ran 12 ran 9 this 10 way 11 and 12 ran 12 ran 14 way 12 ran 15 as 12 ran 17 hunting 13 that 14 way 15 as 16 if 17 hunting 18 for 17 hunting 20 trail 18 for 19 a granny had heard that the same thing [had] [happened] [to] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [to] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 granny 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 3 heard 7 thing 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 thing so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 2 instead 2 instead 3 of 2 instead 13 bottom 4 coming 5 to 4 coming 7 hill 4 coming 8 along 6 the 7 hill 8 along 10 hollow 9 the 10 hollow 10 hollow 13 bottom 11 at 13 bottom 12 the 13 bottom 13 bottom 16 came 14 , 15 she 15 she 16 came 16 came 17 to 16 came 19 from 17 to 18 it 19 from 21 other 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 way 21 other 23 . " if there is [anything] there , [i] ['ll] [be] [behind] [it] [instead] [of] in [front] [of] [it] , " she thought [shrewdly] [.] 1 " 4 is 1 " 19 , 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 6 there 6 there 15 in 7 , 15 in 19 , 20 " 20 " 22 thought 21 she 22 thought no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 2 one 2 one 13 else 3 would 12 anything 4 ever 6 guessed 4 ever 12 anything 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 6 guessed 9 was 6 guessed 10 thinking 8 she 9 was 10 thinking 11 of 12 anything 13 else 13 else 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 7 bottom 2 followed 7 bottom 3 these 7 bottom 4 down 7 bottom 5 to 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 12 disappeared 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 9 but 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . as she was [trotting] [home] [along] the [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , she [met] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 as 2 she 1 as 16 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 7 the 15 , 16 she no , [she] [didn't] [exactly] [meet] [him] [,] [because] he saw her [before] [she] [saw] him , and he [promptly] [climbed] a [tree] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 10 he 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 12 her 12 her 24 . 16 him 19 he 16 him 24 . 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 he 19 he 22 a granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 1 granny 6 . 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 looked 4 looked 5 up " [it] [doesn't] [take] [much] [to] [scare] [the] [young] [and] [innocent] [,] [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 1 " 18 replied 15 , 18 replied 16 " 17 she 16 " 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " [i] don't believe all [i] [hear] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 all i 've just been hunting [all] [over] [the] hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [lives] , and [i] couldn't find [so] [much] [as] [a] [wood] [mouse] [for] [dinner] [.] 1 i 2 've 1 i 17 couldn't 2 've 3 just 2 've 4 been 4 been 5 hunting 5 hunting 9 hill 9 hill 15 and 14 , 15 and 17 couldn't 18 find do you believe [such] [a] [foolish] [tale] [,] [mr] [possum] ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 believe 1 do 11 ? 11 ? 12 " [unc] ['] [billy] [coughed] [behind] [one] [hand] [.] " yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] [confess] [ah] [done] [have] [to] [believe] [it] , " he replied . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 18 replied 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 6 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 16 " 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " [yo] ['] see , [ah] [done] [see] [that] [thing] [mah] [own] [self] , and [ah] [just] [naturally] has to [believe] [mah] [own] [eyes] . " 1 " 4 see 1 " 5 , 5 , 26 " 14 , 15 and 14 , 26 " 19 has 20 to 20 to 25 . 25 . 26 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see [it] [!] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 2 'd 5 see 4 to 5 see maybe [i] 'd [believe] [it] [then] [!] ["] [snapped] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 maybe 3 'd " the [only] time to see it is [just] [at] [sun-up] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 8 is 1 " 12 , 2 the 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 it 7 it 8 is 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 18 . " [anybody] that [comes] [along] [through] that [hollow] [at] [the] [foot] [of] [brer] [porky] 's [hill] [at] [sun-up] is [likely] [never] [to] [forget] [it] . 1 " 19 is 3 that 15 's 3 that 19 is 7 that 15 's 19 is 25 . ah [wouldn't] do [it] [again] [.] 1 ah 3 do no , [sah] , [once] [is] [enough] [fo] ' [your] [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 no 2 , 2 , 15 " 4 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 ' 12 ' 14 . 14 . 15 " " huh ! " snorted [granny] [and] [trotted] [on] [.] 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 2 huh 5 snorted 3 ! 4 " [unc] ['] [billy] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [and] [grinned] [broadly] [.] " [as] [sho] ['] [as] [brer] [sun] [gets] [up] [to-morrow] [mo'ning] [,] [ol] ['] [granny] [fox] will be there [,] ["] [he] [chuckled] [.] 1 " 17 will 17 will 18 be 18 be 19 there " [ah] [must] [get] [word] [to] [brer] [porky] [and] [brer] [skunk] [and] [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 " 16 " 15 . 16 " [xvi] [old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] how did [unc] ['] [billy] know ? 1 how 2 did 1 how 7 ? 2 did 6 know well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 1 well 5 guessed 3 he 4 just 3 he 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she ['ll] [come] [just] [the] [way] she did [this] [afternoon] [,] [from] [back] [of] [the] [hill] [instead] [of] [along] [the] [holler] . " 1 she 8 did 7 she 8 did 8 did 22 . 22 . 23 " [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [quite] [right] [.] she was [at] the top of the hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [lives] [a] [full] [hour] [before] [sun-up] [,] [and] [there] [she] sat down to [wait] [.] 1 she 2 was 1 she 22 sat 2 was 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 8 hill 7 the 8 hill 22 sat 23 down 23 down 24 to she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 10 suspicious 4 or 10 suspicious 5 hear 10 suspicious 6 anything 10 suspicious 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 least 9 least 10 suspicious 10 suspicious 11 . only [prickly] [porky] [was] to be [seen] , and [he] [seemed] to be [asleep] in [his] [favorite] [tree] [.] 1 only 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 in everything seemed to be just as [old] [granny] [fox] had seen it a hundred times before . 1 everything 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 4 be 11 seen 5 just 6 as 6 as 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 16 before 12 it 16 before 13 a 14 hundred 14 hundred 15 times 15 times 16 before 16 before 17 . at last [the] [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] [began] [to] [dance] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , [chasing] [out] the [black] [shadows] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 17 the 2 last 14 , [redeye] [the] [vireo] [awoke] [and] [at] [once] [began] [to] [sing] [,] [as] [is] [his] [way] [,] [not] [even] [waiting] [to] [get] [a] [mouthful] [of] [breakfast] [.] [prickly] [porky] [yawned] [and] [grunted] [.] old [granny] [fox] [arose] and [slowly] [stretched] [.] 1 old 5 and [she] [glanced] [at] [prickly] [porky] [contemptuously] [.] she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 3 seen 12 dozens 3 seen 15 before 5 act 7 this 5 act 8 stupid 6 in 7 this 8 stupid 9 , 8 stupid 12 dozens 10 uncertain 12 dozens 11 way 12 dozens 12 dozens 13 of 12 dozens 14 times 15 before 16 . now [old] [granny] [fox] [can] [be] [very] [dignified] [when] [she] [wants] [to] [be] , [and] she was [now] . 1 now 14 , 14 , 16 she 16 she 17 was 17 was 19 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 bit 3 hurry 7 bit 4 the 5 least 5 least 7 bit 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 . she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 1 she 6 plumey 2 carried 6 plumey 3 her 6 plumey 4 big 6 plumey 5 , 6 plumey 6 plumey 7 tail 6 plumey 8 just 6 plumey 9 so 6 plumey 10 . she [turned] [like] [a] [flash] [and] [then] [well] [,] [for] [a] [minute] [old] [granny] [fox] was [too] surprised [to] [do] [anything] [but] [stare] . 1 she 16 was 16 was 18 surprised 18 surprised 24 . there [,] [rolling] [down] [the] [hill] [straight] [towards] [her] [,] was [the] very thing [reddy] [had] [told] [her] about . 1 there 11 was 11 was 13 very 13 very 14 thing 14 thing 19 about 19 about 20 . the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 7 stranger 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 4 got 2 nearer 5 , 2 nearer 7 stranger 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 12 seemed 8 and 12 seemed 9 more 10 terrible 10 terrible 12 seemed 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 . then [granny] [forgot] her [dignity] [.] 1 then 4 her yes , [sir] , she [forgot] [her] [dignity] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 8 altogether 4 she 6 lost 5 quite 6 lost 6 lost 8 altogether 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . granny [fox] [ran] [just] [as] [reddy] [had] run ! 1 granny 8 run 8 run 9 ! [xvii] [granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] now listen [to] [this] [little] [tale] [that] [deals] [somewhat] [with] [folly] [,] [and] [shows] [how] [sometimes] [one] [may] [be] [a] [little] [bit] [too] [jolly] . 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 25 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " [shouted] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 6 ho 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [i] [wonder] what [reddy] [fox] would have said [if] he could have seen [old] [granny] [go] [down] that [hollow] [!] ["] 1 " 4 what 1 " 9 said 4 what 7 would 7 would 8 have 9 said 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 have 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 19 that " [ha] , ha , ha ! " [shouted] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " did you see how [her] [eyes] [popped] [out] ? " 1 " 11 " 2 did 10 ? 3 you 4 see 3 you 10 ? 4 see 5 how 10 ? 11 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " [squeaked] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [in] [his] [funny] [cracked] [voice] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 " 4 hee 6 hee 5 , 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 she 3 reckons 5 am 3 reckons 6 bound 3 reckons 8 have 3 reckons 9 sore 3 reckons 17 way 6 bound 7 to 9 sore 10 feet 9 sore 11 if 9 sore 13 keeps 9 sore 15 running 11 if 12 she 13 keeps 14 on 16 the 17 way 17 way 19 started 17 way 20 . 18 she 19 started 20 . 21 " [prickly] [porky] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] [.] he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 13 climbed 2 just 6 quiet 3 smiled 6 quiet 4 in 6 quiet 5 a 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 7 sort 9 way 7 sort 13 climbed 10 as 13 climbed 11 he 13 climbed 12 slowly 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 up 13 climbed 17 top 14 up 15 to 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 20 hill 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 . [now] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [been] [badly] [frightened] [.] who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 9 creature 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 6 seeing 3 have 4 been 5 at 6 seeing 6 seeing 9 creature 7 a 8 strange 8 strange 9 creature 9 creature 10 without 9 creature 13 tail 9 creature 23 ? 11 head 12 , 11 head 13 tail 13 tail 15 or 13 tail 16 legs 13 tail 17 rolling 14 , 15 or 17 rolling 18 down 17 rolling 19 hill 17 rolling 21 towards 20 straight 21 towards 21 towards 22 them but [granny] was [too] [old] [and] [wise] [to] [run] [very] [far] [without] [cause] . 1 but 3 was 3 was 14 . it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 10 wasn't 2 didn't 7 decide 3 take 4 her 3 take 7 decide 5 long 7 decide 6 to 7 decide 7 decide 10 wasn't 8 that 10 wasn't 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 did 2 she 6 thinking 4 some 6 thinking 5 quick 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 . " [i] [said] [beforehand] that there was [some] [trick] , and now [i] ['m] [sure] [of] [it] , " she muttered . 1 " 5 that 1 " 10 , 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 now 12 now 18 , 18 , 21 muttered 19 " 21 muttered 20 she 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " [i] [have] [an] [idea] [that] [that] [good-for-nothing] [old] [billy] [possum] [knows] [something] [about] it , and [i] ['m] just going back to find out . " 1 " 15 it 1 " 27 " 16 , 17 and 16 , 27 " 20 just 21 going 21 going 23 to 22 back 23 to 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 out 25 out 26 . 26 . 27 " she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 1 she 17 had 2 wasted 3 no 2 wasted 4 time 2 wasted 5 thinking 2 wasted 13 back 2 wasted 15 way 5 thinking 6 about 5 thinking 10 began 6 about 7 it 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 began 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 steal 14 the 15 way 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . now , no one [is] [lighter] of [foot] [than] [old] [granny] [fox] , and [no] [one] [knows] [better] how [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 now 2 , 2 , 14 and 3 no 4 one 3 no 13 , 4 one 7 of 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 how then she smiled grimly . 1 then 3 smiled 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 4 grimly 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 they 2 last 10 time 3 they 4 were 3 they 8 their 4 were 6 tired 5 so 6 tired 7 with 8 their 9 good 10 time 10 time 14 had 10 time 16 stop 11 that 14 had 12 they 13 just 12 they 14 had 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 19 rest 17 for 18 a 17 for 19 rest 19 rest 20 . " oh , [dear] [,] [i] ['m] all [out] of [breath] , ["] [panted] [peter] [,] as he [threw] himself [flat] [on] [the] [ground] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 12 , 3 , 8 all 8 all 10 of 12 , 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 20 himself 20 himself 25 . " that was the [funniest] [thing] [i] [ever] [saw] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the i wonder who [we] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no , [sir] [,] [peter] [didn't] [finish] [.] 1 no 2 , old [granny] [fox] had [caught] [peter] [rabbit] [at] [last] [!] 1 old 4 had [xviii] [a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] the [friendship] [which] [is] [truest] [,] best [,] [is] [that] [which] [meets] [the] [trouble] [test] . 1 the 7 best 7 best 16 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 knows 3 really 4 knows 4 knows 5 who 4 knows 7 best 6 his 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 are 8 friends 12 gets 8 friends 15 . 10 until 11 he 10 until 12 gets 12 gets 14 trouble 13 in 14 trouble when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 2 everything 2 everything 4 lovely 3 is 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 and 4 lovely 9 sign 6 there 7 is 6 there 9 sign 8 no 9 sign 9 sign 10 of 9 sign 12 anywhere 11 trouble 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 , 12 anywhere 14 one 12 anywhere 15 may 12 anywhere 17 ever 12 anywhere 19 ever 12 anywhere 23 . 15 may 16 have 18 and 19 ever 19 ever 21 many 20 so 21 many 21 many 22 friends at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 6 seem 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 seem 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 6 seem 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 2 are 2 are 5 friends 3 the 4 real 4 real 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 5 friends 14 worth 6 , 7 the 8 true 14 worth 9 friends 13 are 9 friends 14 worth 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 12 they 13 are 14 worth 19 others 15 more 16 than 16 than 19 others 17 all 19 others 18 the 19 others 19 others 21 together 20 put 21 together 21 together 22 . remember that [if] [you] [are] a [true] friend [to] [any] [one] [,] [you] [will] [stand] [by] [him] [and] [help] [him] [,] [no] [matter] [what] [happens] [.] 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 8 friend 6 a 8 friend sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 5 worth 1 sometimes 16 real 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 worth 4 almost 5 worth 5 worth 6 while 5 worth 9 trouble 7 getting 9 trouble 8 into 9 trouble 10 just 16 real 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 out 12 find 14 who 12 find 15 your 12 find 16 real 16 real 17 friends 17 friends 18 are 17 friends 19 . peter [rabbit] found out [who] [some] of [his] [truest] [friends] [are] [when] [,] [because] [of] his own [carelessness] , [old] [granny] [fox] [caught] [him] [.] 1 peter 3 found 3 found 4 out 4 out 7 of 7 of 17 own 16 his 17 own 17 own 19 , now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 5 turn 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 turn 4 her 5 turn 5 turn 7 laugh 5 turn 16 foolish 6 to 7 laugh 8 , 10 because 9 all 10 because 10 because 16 foolish 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 careless 14 careless 15 and 14 careless 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 . at [peter] ['s] [scream] [of] [fright] , [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [scampered] [for] the [nearest] tree , [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [dodged] [behind] [a] [big] [stump] [.] 1 at 7 , 1 at 14 the 14 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 , you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 2 see 1 you 12 know 3 , 12 know 4 it 5 was 4 it 10 really 5 was 6 so 7 sudden 10 really 8 that 9 they 8 that 10 really 10 really 12 know 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 what 13 what 15 happened 14 had 15 happened 15 happened 16 . but [prickly] [porky] [,] [whom] [some] [people] [call] [stupid] [,] made no [move] [to] [run] [away] [.] 1 but 12 no 11 made 12 no he [happened] to be [looking] [at] [peter] [when] [granny] [caught] [him] , and [so] [he] knew just what it meant . 1 he 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 knew 16 knew 20 meant 17 just 18 what 18 what 20 meant 19 it 20 meant 20 meant 21 . a spark of anger flashed in his usually dull eyes and for once [in] [his] [life] [prickly] [porky] [moved] quickly . 1 a 2 spark 2 spark 3 of 2 spark 4 anger 2 spark 5 flashed 5 flashed 6 in 5 flashed 8 usually 5 flashed 9 dull 5 flashed 10 eyes 5 flashed 13 once 5 flashed 20 quickly 5 flashed 21 . 7 his 8 usually 10 eyes 11 and 12 for 13 once the [thousand] [little] [spears] [hidden] [in] [his] [coat] [suddenly] [stood] [on] end [and] [prickly] [porky] [made] [a] [fierce] [little] [rush] [forward] . 1 the 12 end 12 end 22 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [drop] [him] [!] ["] [he] [grunted] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 " 7 grunted 2 drop 7 grunted 3 him 7 grunted 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 7 grunted 6 he 7 grunted 7 grunted 8 . [granny] [fox] [just] [snarled] [and] [backed] [away] [,] [dragging] [peter] [with] [her] [and] [keeping] [him] [between] [prickly] [porky] [and] [herself] [.] by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had [recovered] [himself] [.] 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 had you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 2 know 10 anything 3 he 4 is 5 not 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 anybody 8 anybody 10 anything 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . he [sprang] [out] [from] [behind] [the] [stump] [,] [looking] a [wee] bit [shame-faced] , and started [for] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 he 16 started 10 a 12 bit 12 bit 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 started 16 started 21 . " you let [peter] [rabbit] [go] ! " he [commanded] [in] [a] [very] [threatening] [way] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 ! 2 you 3 let 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 he 9 he 16 . [granny] [fox] [knows] [all] [about] [this] [.] for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 4 minute 2 just 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 she 4 minute 6 hesitated 6 hesitated 7 . so [she] [kept] [on] [backing] [away] , [dragging] [peter] with her . 1 so 7 , 7 , 10 with 10 with 11 her 11 her 12 . he [slipped] [down] [from] [the] [tree] [where] [he] had [sought] [safety] [,] [crept] [around] [behind] [granny] [,] [and] [bit] her [sharply] [on] [one] [heel] . 1 he 9 had 9 had 20 her 20 her 25 . [granny] [let] [go] [of] [peter] [to] [turn] [and] [snap] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] this was [peter] ['s] [chance] . 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 . he [slipped] [out] [from] [under] [granny] ['s] [paws] [and] [in] [a] [flash] was [behind] [prickly] [porky] . 1 he 13 was 13 was 17 . [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] to think [that] she [actually] [had] [caught] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [then] [lost] [him] was too [provoking] [!] 1 to 2 think 2 think 4 she 4 she 14 was 14 was 15 too it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 14 stand 4 than 15 . 5 her 6 temper 6 temper 7 , 6 temper 8 never 6 temper 11 best 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 , 11 best 13 could 13 could 14 stand her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 4 snapped 2 yellow 3 eyes 2 yellow 4 snapped 4 snapped 8 seemed 4 snapped 18 . 5 so 6 that 6 that 8 seemed 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 12 sparks 9 almost 12 sparks 10 as 11 if 10 as 12 sparks 12 sparks 13 of 12 sparks 14 fire 12 sparks 15 flew 12 sparks 16 from 12 sparks 17 them it [made] [peter] [shiver] just to look at her . 1 it 5 just 5 just 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 her 9 her 10 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 9 many 2 she 3 talked 3 talked 4 herself 3 talked 9 many 4 herself 6 and 4 herself 8 with 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 then 9 many 11 threats 10 parting 11 threats 11 threats 12 of 11 threats 13 what 11 threats 14 she 11 threats 15 would 11 threats 16 do 11 threats 18 she 17 , 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 20 for 19 started 21 home 21 home 22 . when she had [gone] , the others turned to [peter] [rabbit] [to] see how [badly] he had been [hurt] . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 18 been 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 others 7 others 8 turned 8 turned 9 to 9 to 13 see 13 see 14 how 14 how 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 20 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 4 all 1 they 7 found 2 looked 3 him 4 all 5 over 5 over 6 and 7 found 17 experience 8 that 10 wasn't 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 17 experience 11 much 13 worse 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 14 for 13 worse 17 experience 15 his 16 rough 16 rough 17 experience 17 experience 18 . " [i] must get home now , " said he in a rather faint voice . 1 " 9 said 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 home 5 home 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 15 voice 9 said 16 . 11 in 15 voice 12 a 14 faint 13 rather 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice " [mrs] [peter] [will] [be] [sure] [that] something has happened to me and will be [worried] [almost] [to] [death] . " 1 " 21 " 8 something 10 happened 9 has 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 me 12 me 21 " 13 and 14 will 14 will 15 be 15 be 20 . 20 . 21 " " no , you don't ! " declared [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 5 don't 1 " 6 ! 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 don't 4 you 5 don't 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 11 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 stay 4 going 12 take 6 stay 7 right 6 stay 8 here 6 stay 9 where 10 we 11 can 11 can 12 take 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 15 you 16 . he found [little] [mrs] [peter] [anxiously] [looking] [towards] the [green] [forest] [for] [some] [sign] [of] [peter] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 9 the " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 cried 5 she 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 have 9 you 14 me 11 come 14 me 12 to 13 bring 13 bring 14 me 14 me 16 news 15 bad 16 news 16 news 17 . do tell me [quickly] what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 do 2 tell 1 do 11 " 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 5 what 5 what 7 happened 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 10 ! 11 " " nothing much [has] [happened] [to] [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 1 " 8 , 2 nothing 3 much 3 much 8 , 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 . but [little] [mrs] [peter] wasn't [wholly] satisfied . 1 but 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 . nothing that [jimmy] [could] [say] had [the] [least] [effect] [,] [and] [so] [at] [last] [he] [agreed] to take [her] [to] [peter] . 1 nothing 2 that 1 nothing 22 . 2 that 6 had 6 had 17 to 17 to 18 take [xx] [a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] [mischief] [leads] [to] [mischief] [,] [for] [it] [is] [almost] [sure] [to] [never] [,] [never] [be] [content] [without] [a] [little] [more] [.] no , [sir] [,] [they] [were] not [!] 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 not you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 danger 4 when 5 danger 5 danger 6 is 5 danger 10 is 5 danger 11 quickly 5 danger 13 . 7 over 9 it 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 11 quickly 12 forgotten " there is [old] [man] [coyote] [;] [he] is [forever] [frightening] [those] [smaller] [and] [weaker] [than] [himself] [.] 1 " 9 is 2 there 3 is 2 there 9 is i 'd just love to see him run , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 just 2 'd 4 love 2 'd 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 run 7 him 14 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " [the] very [one] ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 very 1 " 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 . " [i] [wonder] if [he] [would] be [afraid] [.] 1 " 4 if 4 if 7 be you know [he] [is] [even] [smarter] [than] [granny] [fox] , and though she was frightened at first , [she] [soon] [got] [over] it . 1 you 2 know 2 know 18 , 2 know 23 it 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 though 12 though 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 frightened 15 frightened 16 at 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 , 23 it 24 . how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 2 do 11 ? 4 suppose 5 we 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 get 7 get 8 him 7 get 9 over 10 here 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [we-uns] will [take] [brer] [jay] [into] [our] [secret] [.] 1 " 3 will " that 's all [brer] [jay] [need] [to] [say] . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 10 . " [peter] [has] [had] [trouble] [enough] [already] , and [i] ['m] not going to [let] him [have] [any] [more] [,] [so] [there] ! " 1 " 8 , 1 " 23 ! 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 him 12 not 13 going 13 going 14 to 14 to 16 him 23 ! 24 " " [peter] isn't [going] [to] [get] [into] any [trouble] [,] ["] [spoke] [up] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 isn't 3 isn't 8 any 8 any 16 . now , please , [mrs] [.] [peter] [,] don't be foolish . 1 now 2 , 1 now 9 don't 3 please 4 , 3 please 9 don't 9 don't 11 foolish 10 be 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 . you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 1 you 10 ? 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 9 you 7 , 9 you 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? you know [sammy] is always [ready] [for] [any] [mischief] [.] 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 always 2 know 4 is just as he started to [look] [for] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [made] [another] [suggestion] [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 6 wasting 3 know 6 wasting 4 she 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 wasting 6 wasting 7 any 6 wasting 8 love 6 wasting 9 on 6 wasting 10 him 10 him 11 . what do yo ' alls say ? " 1 what 5 alls 2 do 5 alls 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 alls 5 alls 6 say 5 alls 7 ? 5 alls 8 " [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] [sammy] [jay] [has] [been] [the] [bearer] [of] [so] [many] [messages] [that] [no] [one] [knows] [better] [than] [he] [how] [to] [deliver] [one] [.] he knows when [to] [be] [polite] , and no one can be more [polite] [than] he [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 when 3 when 16 he 7 , 8 and 7 , 16 he 8 and 13 more 9 no 10 one 9 no 13 more 10 one 11 can 11 can 12 be " all right , ["] [replied] [sammy] [,] quite as if [it] [made] [no] [difference] [to] [him] [.] 1 " 4 , 1 " 11 if 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 if " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 5 there 1 " 9 muttered 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 muttered 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . they 'll try to [keep] [out] [of] [sight] [,] [but] [they] ['ll] be [there] [.] ["] 1 they 13 be 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 to 4 to 13 be [sammy] [found] [old] [man] [coyote] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] [.] " good morning , [mr] [coyote] [.] 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , i hope you are feeling well , " said [sammy] in his [politest] [manner] . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 5 feeling 3 you 4 are 5 feeling 6 well 6 well 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 15 . 11 in 12 his 12 his 15 . " what 's the news [in] [the] [green] [forest] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 10 ? 3 's 5 news 4 the 5 news 5 news 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " there isn't any [,] [that] [is] [,] [none] [to] [amount] [to] [anything] [,] ["] [declared] [sammy] . 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 18 . " [i] never did [see] [such] [a] [dull] [summer] [.] 1 " 4 did 3 never 4 did is there [any] news [down] [here] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] ? 1 is 2 there 1 is 11 ? 4 news 11 ? i hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] [found] [his] [lost] [baby] . ["] 1 i 2 hear 2 hear 11 . " so [i] [hear] , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 7 replied 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 11 . " [i] [tried] [to] [find] it [for] [him] . 1 " 6 it 6 it 9 . you know [i] [believe] [in] [being] [neighborly] . " 1 you 2 know 1 you 9 " 8 . 9 " [peter] [is] [going] [to] [come] [to] [a] [bad] [end] [some] [day] [if] [he] [doesn't] [watch] [out] [.] ["] " that depends on what you call a bad end , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] with a [sly] grin . 1 " 13 replied 2 that 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 3 depends 5 what 3 depends 7 call 3 depends 9 bad 3 depends 13 replied 5 what 6 you 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 10 end 11 , 13 replied 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 20 grin 17 with 20 grin 18 a 20 grin 20 grin 21 . " it might be [bad] for [peter] and at the same time [be] [very] [good] [for] [some] [one] [else] . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 21 " 2 it 4 be 3 might 4 be 6 for 12 time 6 for 20 . 8 and 9 at 9 at 11 same 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 time 20 . 21 " sammy laughed right out . 1 sammy 2 laughed 1 sammy 3 right 3 right 4 out 3 right 5 . " that 's [one] way of [looking] [at] it , " said he . 1 " 3 's 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 's 5 way 6 of 6 of 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . i think [i] 'll go [up] to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on [there] . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 4 'll 12 see 5 go 7 to 7 to 8 the 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 is 14 is 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 18 . 18 . 19 " off [flew] [sammy] [in] [the] [direction] [of] [the] [old] [orchard] , and once more [he] [chuckled] as [he] [flew] [.] 1 off 17 as 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 as 12 and 14 more 13 once 14 more " [old] [man] [coyote] [will] [start] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [as] [soon] [as] [i] [am] [out] [of] [sight] , " thought [sammy] [.] 1 " 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 thought and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 did [xxii] [old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] [hardly] [was] [sammy] [jay] [out] [of] [sight] [,] [flying] [towards] [the] [old] [orchard] [,] [before] [old] [man] [coyote] [started] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [.] he is [very] [sharp] [,] [is] [old] [man] [coyote] , so [sharp] [that] [it] [is] [not] [very] [often] [that] [he] [is] [fooled] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 11 so 10 , 11 so sammy had been clever enough to know this . 1 sammy 4 clever 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 clever 4 clever 5 enough 4 clever 9 . 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 7 know 7 know 8 this there wasn't [even] a [hint] [that] [old] [man] [coyote] [should] [go] [over] [there] [.] 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 4 a this was [what] [made] [him] [sure] that [the] [news] [about] [peter] was [probably] [true] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 12 was 2 was 7 that 12 was 15 . " [i] [knew] [they] [would] [be] [on] [hand] , " [he] [chuckled] [.] 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 " it was [decided] [that] [everybody] [but] [peter] should get out of sight at once . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 sight 8 should 9 get 9 get 10 out 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 sight 12 sight 15 . 13 at 14 once 13 at 15 . [so] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [climbed] [a] [tree] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [crawled] [into] [a] [hollow] [log] [.] [sammy] [jay] [hid] [in] [the] [thickest] [part] [of] [a] [hemlock] [tree] [.] [prickly] [porky] [got] [behind] [a] [big] [stump] [right] [at] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [.] peter [took] [a] [couple] [of] [steps] [,] [and] [it] was [very] [plain] to see that he was [lame] , just as [sammy] [jay] [had] said . 1 peter 10 was 1 peter 26 . 10 was 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 19 , 21 as 19 , 25 said 20 just 21 as 25 said 26 . " that [good-for-nothing] [jay] [told] [the] [truth] [for] [once] , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [with] [a] [hungry] [gleam] [in] [his] [eyes] [.] 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought he would lie perfectly still when [peter] [seemed] [to] [be] looking towards him . 1 he 2 would 2 would 13 him 3 lie 5 still 3 lie 12 towards 4 perfectly 5 still 5 still 6 when 11 looking 12 towards 12 towards 13 him 13 him 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 6 exciting 1 my 12 ! 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 exciting 6 exciting 11 watching 7 to 8 those 8 those 9 who 9 who 11 watching 10 were 11 watching peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 7 jumped 2 knew 5 meant 3 what 5 meant 4 it 5 meant 5 meant 7 jumped 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 10 side 8 to 10 side 9 one 10 side 10 side 11 . it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 2 was 13 afraid 3 plain 5 see 3 plain 6 that 4 to 5 see 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 afraid 8 was 11 very 8 was 13 afraid 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 7 appetite 2 suddenly 7 appetite 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 7 appetite 6 his 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . [xxiii] [buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] now , it is a very bad plan to run fast down-hill . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 very 5 a 6 very 6 very 12 down-hill 7 bad 12 down-hill 8 plan 12 down-hill 9 to 12 down-hill 10 run 12 down-hill 11 fast 12 down-hill 12 down-hill 13 . yes , [sir] [,] it is a very bad plan . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 9 bad 7 a 9 bad 8 very 9 bad 9 bad 10 plan 10 plan 11 . you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 are 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 once 5 you 6 are 6 are 13 easiest 7 started 13 easiest 8 , 9 it 9 it 13 easiest 10 is 11 not 10 is 13 easiest 12 the 13 easiest 13 easiest 14 thing 13 easiest 17 world 13 easiest 18 to 13 easiest 19 stop 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 19 stop 20 . and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 2 then 10 stub 3 again 4 , 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 10 stub 8 likely 9 to 8 likely 10 stub 10 stub 12 toes 10 stub 13 . 11 your 12 toes this is what [old] [man] [coyote] [did] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 what he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 2 stubbed 3 his 2 stubbed 4 toes 2 stubbed 5 and 2 stubbed 6 turned 2 stubbed 7 a 2 stubbed 8 complete 8 complete 9 somersault 8 complete 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 8 scamps 3 so 8 scamps 4 funny 5 that 4 funny 8 scamps 6 the 8 scamps 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 9 watching 8 scamps 11 had 8 scamps 12 all 8 scamps 13 they 8 scamps 14 could 8 scamps 21 out 9 watching 10 him 14 could 15 do 14 could 19 shouting 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 from 17 keep 19 shouting 19 shouting 20 right 21 out 22 . old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] [,] [looking] [on] [from] [a] [safe] [distance] [,] [did] [laugh] [.] 1 old 4 and but [old] [man] [coyote] [didn't] [stop] [for] a little [thing] [like] [a] [tumble] . 1 but 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 3 rolled 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 over 3 rolled 5 on 3 rolled 8 feet 6 to 8 feet 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 8 feet 14 harder 10 was 14 harder 11 off 14 harder 12 again 13 , 12 again 14 harder 14 harder 15 than 14 harder 16 before 14 harder 17 . why , [buster] [bear] [,] to be sure [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure where [buster] had come [from] [nobody] [knew] , but [there] he was [,] [as] [big] [as] [life] . 1 where 12 was 3 had 4 come 4 come 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 18 . then [it] [was] [that] [buster] [bear] [first] [saw] , [rolling] [down] the [hill] [,] [the] [strange] [creature] [which] [had] [so] [frightened] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 then 9 , 1 then 12 the if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 2 he 1 if 13 true 2 he 3 did 4 , 5 it 5 it 13 true 6 would 7 be 6 would 12 be 7 be 10 good 8 almost 9 too 9 too 10 good 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! ha , ha , ho ! 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] [,] [prickly] [porky] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ old [man] [coyote] [heard] [him] and [stopped] [short] [and] [turned] [to] [see] [what] [it] [meant] [.] 1 old 6 and very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 6 unrolled 2 slowly 6 unrolled 3 the 6 unrolled 4 strange 6 unrolled 5 creature 6 unrolled 6 unrolled 7 and 6 unrolled 8 turned 6 unrolled 9 over 9 over 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 8 tail 4 head 6 and 4 head 8 tail 5 now 6 and 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 8 tail 11 legs 8 tail 12 . 10 four 11 legs it was [none] [other] [than] [prickly] [porky] [himself] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 ! [prickly] [porky] [grinned] [.] " [i] [think] it was high time [i] [did] [,] " [replied] [buster] [bear] , [still] [chuckling] [.] 1 " 4 it 1 " 11 " 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 6 high 7 time 11 " 15 , " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 you 2 you 10 here 2 you 14 know 3 might 4 have 3 might 5 scared 5 scared 6 somebody 5 scared 8 death 5 scared 10 here 7 to 8 death 9 down 10 here 11 where 12 they 12 they 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 15 you 17 " 16 . 17 " as [for] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] he [sneaked] [away] [,] [grinding] his [teeth] [angrily] . 1 as 7 he 7 he 12 his 12 his 15 . like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 2 a 2 a 12 joke 3 great 4 many 3 great 12 joke 4 many 6 people 5 other 6 people 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 12 joke 10 take 12 joke 11 a 12 joke 12 joke 13 on 12 joke 14 himself 12 joke 15 . so [prickly] [porky] [made] [himself] [at] [home] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [took] [his] [place] [among] [the] little [people] [who] [live] [there] . 1 so 18 little 18 little 23 . in just the same way [old] [man] [coyote] [came] [as] [a] stranger [to] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [established] [himself] [there] . 1 in 3 the 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 same 3 the 12 stranger 4 same 5 way 12 stranger 21 . [the] [end] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of