all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved then she hurried away to fill the sails of the ships and blow them across the great ocean [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 away 3 hurried 5 to 5 to 12 and 6 fill 8 sails 6 fill 12 and 7 the 8 sails 8 sails 9 of 9 of 11 ships 10 the 11 ships 12 and 13 blow 13 blow 14 them 13 blow 15 across 15 across 18 ocean 16 the 18 ocean 17 great 18 ocean there they would be quite safe from the little red flames [.] 1 there 4 be 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 6 safe 5 quite 6 safe 6 safe 7 from 7 from 11 flames 8 the 11 flames 9 little 11 flames 10 red 11 flames they were drops of water [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 drops 3 drops 4 of 4 of 5 water their faces fell [.] 1 their 2 faces 2 faces 3 fell it didn't occur to him to look anywhere but on the ground [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 occur 3 occur 4 to 3 occur 6 to 3 occur 7 look 4 to 5 him 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 anywhere 7 look 9 but 9 but 10 on 10 on 12 ground 11 the 12 ground he could hardly believe what he saw [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 believe 3 hardly 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 5 what 6 he 5 what 7 saw 6 he 7 saw his eyes were small and dull [.] 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 5 and 4 small 5 and 5 and 6 dull his coat was rough , long and almost black [.] 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 3 was 3 was 7 and 4 rough 5 , 5 , 6 long 5 , 7 and 7 and 9 black 8 almost 9 black his legs were short and stout [.] 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 3 were 3 were 5 and 4 short 5 and 5 and 6 stout his tail was rather short and broad [.] 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 3 was 3 was 4 rather 3 was 6 and 5 short 6 and 6 and 7 broad the stranger refused to give him so much as a glance [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 refused 3 refused 4 to 3 refused 5 give 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 him 5 give 8 much 5 give 9 as 7 so 8 much 9 as 11 glance 10 a 11 glance he just grunted and kept right on about his business [.] 1 he 4 and 2 just 3 grunted 3 grunted 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 5 kept 8 about 6 right 7 on 8 about 10 business 9 his 10 business all the little meadow people and forest folks began to giggle and then to laugh [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 6 and 1 all 9 began 2 the 5 people 3 little 4 meadow 4 meadow 5 people 5 people 6 and 6 and 8 folks 7 forest 8 folks 9 began 10 to 9 began 12 and 10 to 12 and 11 giggle 12 and 12 and 14 to 12 and 15 laugh 13 then 14 to 14 to 15 laugh " you 're afraid to fight [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 to 4 afraid 6 fight 5 to 6 fight then he gave the alarm [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 5 alarm 4 the 5 alarm then he laughed so that he had to hold his sides to see the fright down below [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 5 that 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 to 7 had 12 to 7 had 13 see 8 to 9 hold 9 hold 11 sides 10 his 11 sides 12 to 13 see 13 see 15 fright 13 see 16 down 13 see 17 below 14 the 15 fright he was the first one out of sight , running so fast that his feet seemed hardly to touch the ground [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 one 2 was 7 of 2 was 12 fast 2 was 13 that 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 one 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 , 8 sight 9 , 9 , 10 running 11 so 12 fast 13 that 15 feet 13 that 16 seemed 14 his 15 feet 15 feet 16 seemed 16 seemed 18 to 16 seemed 19 touch 17 hardly 18 to 18 to 19 touch 19 touch 21 ground 20 the 21 ground still the stranger did not run [.] 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 run 5 not 6 run never before had he had such an experience [.] 1 never 2 before 1 never 3 had 3 had 4 he 3 had 5 had 5 had 8 experience 6 such 7 an 7 an 8 experience it really seemed as if the stranger had no fear of him [.] 1 it 3 seemed 2 really 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 7 stranger 5 if 8 had 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 had 8 had 10 fear 9 no 10 fear 10 fear 11 of 11 of 12 him the stranger looked for all the world like a huge black and yellow chestnut burr [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 looked 3 looked 4 for 3 looked 8 like 4 for 5 all 5 all 6 the 5 all 7 world 6 the 7 world 8 like 15 burr 9 a 15 burr 10 huge 14 chestnut 11 black 12 and 12 and 13 yellow 12 and 14 chestnut 14 chestnut 15 burr the stranger did not move [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 move 4 not 5 move once in a while he barked [.] 1 once 2 in 1 once 5 he 2 in 4 while 3 a 4 while 5 he 6 barked still the stranger did not move [.] 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 move 5 not 6 move then he walked around to the other side and sat down [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 9 and 3 walked 4 around 3 walked 5 to 3 walked 9 and 5 to 8 side 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 9 and 10 sat 9 and 11 down then he took another step [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 step 4 another 5 step nothing happened [.] 1 nothing 2 happened every time he touched them he yelped with pain [.] 1 every 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 4 touched 2 time 6 he 3 he 4 touched 4 touched 5 them 6 he 7 yelped 7 yelped 8 with 8 with 9 pain he was not very social [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 5 social 3 not 4 very 4 very 5 social some of these were so loose that they dropped out [.] 1 some 2 of 1 some 3 these 2 of 3 these 3 these 4 were 4 were 6 loose 5 so 6 loose 6 loose 7 that 7 that 8 they 7 that 9 dropped 8 they 9 dropped 9 dropped 10 out peter wished that he had left them alone [.] 1 peter 2 wished 2 wished 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 6 left 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 them 6 left 8 alone as usual they brought him some foolish green flies [.] 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 they 3 they 4 brought 4 brought 5 him 4 brought 9 flies 6 some 9 flies 7 foolish 9 flies 8 green 9 flies and he folded his hands across his white and yellow waistcoat [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 folded 2 he 3 folded 3 folded 5 hands 3 folded 6 across 4 his 5 hands 5 hands 6 across 6 across 9 and 7 his 8 white 8 white 9 and 9 and 11 waistcoat 10 yellow 11 waistcoat grandfather settled himself comfortably [.] 1 grandfather 2 settled 2 settled 3 himself 2 settled 4 comfortably always some one reached the berry patch before he did [.] 1 always 2 some 1 always 3 one 3 one 4 reached 4 reached 7 patch 4 reached 8 before 5 the 7 patch 6 berry 7 patch 8 before 9 he 8 before 10 did 9 he 10 did his long , shaggy coat looked twice too big for him [.] 1 his 5 coat 2 long 3 , 2 long 5 coat 4 shaggy 5 coat 5 coat 6 looked 6 looked 7 twice 6 looked 9 big 8 too 9 big 9 big 10 for 10 for 11 him so he learned to see by night as well as by day [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 learned 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 by 5 see 8 as 5 see 10 as 6 by 7 night 8 as 9 well 10 as 11 by 11 by 12 day softly she stole up behind him [.] 1 softly 2 she 2 she 3 stole 3 stole 4 up 3 stole 5 behind 5 behind 6 him then she hurried on her way [.] 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 on 4 on 6 way 5 her 6 way he rolled his dull little eyes up at the big black birch [.] 1 he 2 rolled 2 rolled 6 eyes 3 his 6 eyes 4 dull 6 eyes 5 little 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 up 7 up 8 at 8 at 12 birch 9 the 12 birch 10 big 12 birch 11 black 12 birch he grew stout and stouter [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 and 3 stout 4 and 4 and 5 stouter he filled his shaggy coat until it was so tight it threatened to burst [.] 1 he 2 filled 2 filled 5 coat 2 filled 6 until 3 his 5 coat 4 shaggy 5 coat 6 until 7 it 6 until 12 threatened 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 tight 9 so 10 tight 11 it 12 threatened 12 threatened 13 to 13 to 14 burst they stuck in the roof of his mouth [.] 1 they 2 stuck 2 stuck 3 in 3 in 5 roof 4 the 5 roof 5 roof 6 of 6 of 8 mouth 7 his 8 mouth he rolled over and over trying to get rid of the thorns [.] 1 he 2 rolled 2 rolled 5 over 2 rolled 6 trying 2 rolled 7 to 3 over 4 and 4 and 5 over 7 to 10 of 8 get 9 rid 9 rid 10 of 10 of 12 thorns 11 the 12 thorns for once in his life he hurried [.] 1 for 6 he 2 once 3 in 2 once 6 he 3 in 5 life 4 his 5 life 6 he 7 hurried he was safely hidden inside a hollow log [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 hidden 3 safely 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 inside 5 inside 8 log 6 a 8 log 7 hollow 8 log he just lay and thought and thought and thought [.] 1 he 4 and 2 just 3 lay 3 lay 4 and 4 and 6 and 5 thought 6 and 6 and 8 and 7 thought 8 and 8 and 9 thought you do not know how to fight [.] 1 you 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 know 4 know 5 how 5 how 6 to 5 how 7 fight 6 to 7 fight you move too slowly [.] 1 you 2 move 2 move 4 slowly 3 too 4 slowly once he stopped to smooth down his long , rough coat [.] 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 to 3 stopped 5 smooth 4 to 5 smooth 5 smooth 6 down 5 smooth 11 coat 7 his 11 coat 8 long 9 , 8 long 11 coat 10 rough 11 coat in a flash he had rolled up into a tight ball [.] 1 in 3 flash 1 in 4 he 2 a 3 flash 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 rolled 6 rolled 7 up 6 rolled 8 into 8 into 11 ball 9 a 10 tight 9 a 11 ball 10 tight 11 ball it was spring [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 spring indeed , he was very unhappy [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 unhappy 5 very 6 unhappy that was another tear [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 tear 3 another 4 tear peter jumped [.] 1 peter 2 jumped then he winked the tears back and looked around [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 winked 5 tears 3 winked 6 back 3 winked 7 and 4 the 5 tears 7 and 8 looked 7 and 9 around peter looked a little foolish [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 foolish 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 foolish peter 's eyes filled with tears again [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 filled 4 filled 5 with 4 filled 7 again 5 with 6 tears he scratched the tip of his nose with his left hind foot [.] 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 4 tip 2 scratched 8 with 3 the 4 tip 4 tip 5 of 5 of 7 nose 6 his 7 nose 7 nose 8 with 8 with 12 foot 9 his 12 foot 10 left 12 foot 11 hind 12 foot he chuckled and chuckled until he shook all over [.] 1 he 3 and 2 chuckled 3 and 3 and 4 chuckled 3 and 5 until 5 until 6 he 5 until 7 shook 6 he 7 shook 7 shook 9 over 8 all 9 over there was no trace of tears in his big , soft eyes [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 trace 3 no 4 trace 4 trace 5 of 5 of 6 tears 6 tears 7 in 7 in 12 eyes 8 his 12 eyes 9 big 10 , 9 big 12 eyes 11 soft 12 eyes peter 's eyes sparkled [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled peter looked very mysterious [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 4 mysterious 3 very 4 mysterious then a sudden thought popped into his head [.] 1 then 4 thought 2 a 3 sudden 2 a 4 thought 3 sudden 4 thought 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 8 head 7 his 8 head he had brushed his clothes until you would hardly have known him [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 brushed 3 brushed 5 clothes 3 brushed 6 until 4 his 5 clothes 6 until 7 you 6 until 11 known 7 you 8 would 8 would 10 have 9 hardly 10 have 10 have 11 known 11 known 12 him everybody got in the way of everybody else [.] 1 everybody 2 got 2 got 3 in 3 in 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 else in a few minutes the green grassy bank was covered with eggs big eggs , little eggs , all kinds of eggs [.] 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 8 bank 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 the 8 bank 6 green 8 bank 7 grassy 8 bank 8 bank 9 was 9 was 10 covered 10 covered 11 with 11 with 12 eggs 11 with 14 eggs 13 big 14 eggs 14 eggs 17 eggs 14 eggs 22 eggs 15 , 17 eggs 16 little 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 , 18 , 22 eggs 19 all 20 kinds 20 kinds 21 of 20 kinds 22 eggs 21 of 22 eggs some were nearly round and rolled swiftly to the bottom [.] 1 some 5 and 2 were 3 nearly 2 were 4 round 2 were 5 and 5 and 6 rolled 5 and 7 swiftly 5 and 8 to 8 to 10 bottom 9 the 10 bottom and it was such fun that he scrambled up and did it all over again [.] 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 fun 3 was 6 that 4 such 5 fun 6 that 10 and 7 he 10 and 8 scrambled 9 up 8 scrambled 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 12 it 11 did 15 again 12 it 14 over 13 all 14 over he tucked his head down in his vest and made himself into a perfectly round ball [.] 1 he 9 and 2 tucked 4 head 2 tucked 9 and 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 down 5 down 6 in 6 in 8 vest 7 his 8 vest 9 and 10 made 9 and 11 himself 9 and 12 into 12 into 16 ball 13 a 14 perfectly 13 a 16 ball 14 perfectly 15 round 15 round 16 ball why right in the midst of a lot of eggs that had been left when the other little people had scampered out of his way [.] 1 why 11 that 2 right 11 that 3 in 5 midst 3 in 11 that 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 6 of 10 eggs 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 10 eggs 9 of 10 eggs 11 that 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 left 14 left 15 when 15 when 19 people 15 when 21 scampered 16 the 17 other 17 other 19 people 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 had 20 had 21 scampered 21 scampered 23 of 22 out 23 of 23 of 25 way 24 his 25 way and what do you think ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 5 think 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 ? but she had said " no [.] 1 but 2 she 1 but 4 said 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 said 4 said 5 " 4 said 6 no peter was trying to jump over his own shadow [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 jump 5 jump 6 over 6 over 9 shadow 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 shadow his long legs took him over the ground very fast [.] 1 his 3 legs 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 took 4 took 5 him 4 took 6 over 4 took 10 fast 6 over 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 9 very 10 fast it was too late to go back now , for he didn't know the way [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 late 3 too 4 late 4 late 5 to 4 late 13 know 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 back 7 back 8 now 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 15 way 14 the 15 way the very thought made him run just a little faster [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 made 4 made 5 him 4 made 6 run 6 run 7 just 7 just 10 faster 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 faster but he kept right on doing it just the same [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 doing 6 doing 7 it 6 doing 8 just 6 doing 10 same 9 the 10 same he made himself as small as possible and crept as far as he could underneath a friendly stone in the old wall [.] 1 he 8 and 2 made 3 himself 2 made 4 as 2 made 8 and 4 as 5 small 5 small 6 as 6 as 7 possible 8 and 9 crept 8 and 11 far 8 and 12 as 10 as 11 far 12 as 14 could 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 underneath 14 could 19 in 15 underneath 18 stone 16 a 17 friendly 16 a 18 stone 17 friendly 18 stone 18 stone 19 in 19 in 22 wall 20 the 22 wall 21 old 22 wall it was a long time before he would put so much as the tip of his wee black nose out [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 time 2 was 6 before 3 a 5 time 4 long 5 time 6 before 7 he 6 before 9 put 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 put 9 put 11 much 9 put 20 out 10 so 11 much 11 much 12 as 12 as 14 tip 13 the 14 tip 14 tip 15 of 15 of 19 nose 16 his 19 nose 17 wee 19 nose 18 black 19 nose he forgot all about his torn pants [.] 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 7 pants 5 his 7 pants 6 torn 7 pants he just ate and ate and ate until his stomach was so full he couldn't stuff another piece of sweet-clover into it [.] 1 he 4 and 2 just 3 ate 3 ate 4 and 4 and 6 and 4 and 8 until 5 ate 6 and 6 and 7 ate 8 until 10 stomach 8 until 11 was 9 his 10 stomach 10 stomach 11 was 11 was 13 full 12 so 13 full 13 full 21 into 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 stuff 16 stuff 18 piece 17 another 18 piece 18 piece 19 of 19 of 20 sweet-clover 20 sweet-clover 21 into 21 into 22 it in a minute he heard a queer noise [.] 1 in 3 minute 1 in 4 he 2 a 3 minute 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 8 noise 6 a 8 noise 7 queer 8 noise now he didn't know the way home [.] 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 6 way 4 know 7 home 5 the 6 way you 'll catch it anyway , so you might as well stay and have all fun you can [.] 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 catch 3 catch 4 it 3 catch 5 anyway 3 catch 7 so 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 you 8 you 13 and 9 might 12 stay 9 might 13 and 10 as 11 well 11 well 12 stay 13 and 14 have 13 and 18 can 14 have 16 fun 15 all 16 fun 17 you 18 can let's go up and see it [.] 1 let's 4 and 2 go 3 up 2 go 4 and 4 and 5 see 5 see 6 it cobwebs covered the doorway [.] 1 cobwebs 2 covered 2 covered 4 doorway 3 the 4 doorway suddenly they heard a voice outside the front door [.] 1 suddenly 2 they 2 they 3 heard 3 heard 5 voice 3 heard 6 outside 4 a 5 voice 6 outside 9 door 7 the 9 door 8 front 9 door then he slipped out the back door [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 out 3 slipped 7 door 5 the 7 door 6 back 7 door half-way down the hill he stopped and shouted : 1 half-way 4 hill 2 down 4 hill 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 he 4 hill 7 and 4 hill 9 : 5 he 7 and 6 stopped 7 and 7 and 8 shouted there was no doubt about it [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it he had to do it at least once every day [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 2 had 4 do 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 it 4 do 7 least 4 do 8 once 4 do 10 day 6 at 7 least 9 every 10 day he crept to the back door of the old house to watch [.] 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 2 crept 11 to 3 to 6 door 4 the 6 door 5 back 6 door 6 door 7 of 7 of 10 house 8 the 10 house 9 old 10 house 11 to 12 watch while he had seemed to be running his very hardest , really he was not [.] 1 while 2 he 1 while 4 seemed 1 while 11 , 1 while 13 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 4 seemed 6 be 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 running 7 running 10 hardest 8 his 9 very 8 his 10 hardest 11 , 12 really 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 not she did not see where she was going [.] 1 she 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 see 3 not 4 see 4 see 5 where 5 where 6 she 5 where 7 was 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 going it scratched her face and tore her bright red cloak [.] 1 it 5 and 2 scratched 4 face 2 scratched 5 and 3 her 4 face 5 and 6 tore 6 tore 10 cloak 7 her 10 cloak 8 bright 10 cloak 9 red 10 cloak it threw her back flat on the ground , with all the wind knocked out of her body [.] 1 it 2 threw 2 threw 5 flat 2 threw 6 on 3 her 5 flat 4 back 5 flat 5 flat 6 on 6 on 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 10 with 9 , 10 with 10 with 18 body 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 wind 11 all 14 knocked 12 the 13 wind 14 knocked 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 18 body 17 her 18 body he stopped and sat up very straight [.] 1 he 3 and 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 sat 3 and 5 up 3 and 7 straight 6 very 7 straight there was no one in sight [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 one 2 was 5 in 3 no 4 one 5 in 6 sight he stretched up on the tips of his toes and looked in the direction of the sound [.] 1 he 10 and 2 stretched 3 up 2 stretched 4 on 2 stretched 10 and 4 on 6 tips 5 the 6 tips 6 tips 7 of 7 of 9 toes 8 his 9 toes 10 and 11 looked 10 and 12 in 12 in 14 direction 13 the 14 direction 14 direction 15 of 15 of 17 sound 16 the 17 sound his big , bulging eyes looked as if they would pop out of his head [.] 1 his 5 eyes 2 big 3 , 2 big 5 eyes 4 bulging 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 looked 6 looked 8 if 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 they 8 if 11 pop 9 they 10 would 10 would 11 pop 11 pop 13 of 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 head 14 his 15 head something long and slim and black was wriggling through it [.] 1 something 3 and 1 something 7 was 2 long 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 slim 5 and 5 and 6 black 7 was 8 wriggling 7 was 9 through 8 wriggling 9 through 9 through 10 it so the three of them , one behind the other , very softly crept in among the alders [.] 1 so 3 three 1 so 14 crept 2 the 3 three 3 three 4 of 3 three 7 one 3 three 14 crept 4 of 5 them 6 , 7 one 7 one 8 behind 7 one 11 , 8 behind 10 other 9 the 10 other 12 very 13 softly 13 softly 14 crept 14 crept 15 in 14 crept 16 among 16 among 18 alders 17 the 18 alders a great commotion was going on among the dead leaves [.] 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 commotion 2 great 3 commotion 3 commotion 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 5 going 7 among 7 among 10 leaves 8 the 10 leaves 9 dead 10 leaves he looked sick , and threshed and struggled till he made the leaves fly [.] 1 he 5 and 2 looked 3 sick 2 looked 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 and 5 and 9 till 6 threshed 7 and 7 and 8 struggled 9 till 10 he 9 till 11 made 10 he 11 made 11 made 13 leaves 11 made 14 fly 12 the 13 leaves wait and you 'll see [.] 1 wait 2 and 2 and 5 see 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 see they tiptoed out of the alder thicket and started back for the old house on the hill [.] 1 they 8 and 2 tiptoed 4 of 2 tiptoed 8 and 3 out 4 of 4 of 7 thicket 5 the 7 thicket 6 alder 7 thicket 8 and 9 started 8 and 10 back 8 and 15 on 10 back 11 for 11 for 14 house 12 the 14 house 13 old 14 house 14 house 15 on 15 on 17 hill 16 the 17 hill he was dreaming that his tail was long like the tails of all his cousins [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 that 4 that 6 tail 4 that 7 was 5 his 6 tail 6 tail 7 was 7 was 8 long 8 long 9 like 9 like 11 tails 10 the 11 tails 11 tails 12 of 12 of 13 all 13 all 14 his 13 all 15 cousins 14 his 15 cousins so they started out to walk and presently they came to the big tussock of grass [.] 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 started 3 started 4 out 3 started 5 to 5 to 7 and 6 walk 7 and 7 and 10 came 8 presently 9 they 9 they 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 14 tussock 12 the 14 tussock 13 big 14 tussock 14 tussock 15 of 15 of 16 grass peter stopped laughing and peeped around the big tussock [.] 1 peter 4 and 2 stopped 3 laughing 2 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 peeped 4 and 6 around 6 around 9 tussock 7 the 9 tussock 8 big 9 tussock but he is [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is and he was there [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 there you know what had happened then [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 had 4 had 5 happened 5 happened 6 then peter couldn't believe his own eyes , for he had left it there not three minutes before [.] 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 6 eyes 3 believe 8 for 4 his 5 own 4 his 6 eyes 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 left 11 left 12 it 11 left 17 before 12 it 13 there 12 it 14 not 14 not 17 before 15 three 16 minutes 16 minutes 17 before peter tickled the other ear [.] 1 peter 2 tickled 2 tickled 5 ear 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 ear peter almost giggled [.] 1 peter 3 giggled 2 almost 3 giggled peter laughed before he could clap his hands over his mouth [.] 1 peter 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 before 3 before 4 he 3 before 6 clap 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 clap 6 clap 8 hands 6 clap 9 over 7 his 8 hands 8 hands 9 over 9 over 11 mouth 10 his 11 mouth you fooled me that time [.] 1 you 2 fooled 2 fooled 3 me 2 fooled 5 time 4 that 5 time soon there was a big crowd of crows around the big pine , all talking at once [.] 1 soon 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 crowd 3 was 9 around 3 was 17 once 4 a 6 crowd 5 big 6 crowd 6 crowd 7 of 6 crowd 9 around 7 of 8 crows 9 around 13 , 10 the 12 pine 11 big 12 pine 12 pine 13 , 13 , 15 talking 14 all 15 talking 16 at 17 once then all would caw together [.] 1 then 2 all 2 all 3 would 3 would 4 caw 4 caw 5 together another would fly into the big pine and they would do it all over again [.] 1 another 2 would 2 would 8 and 3 fly 4 into 3 fly 8 and 4 into 7 pine 5 the 7 pine 6 big 7 pine 8 and 11 do 9 they 10 would 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 it 11 do 15 again 12 it 14 over 13 all 14 over he was coming from the direction of the big pine [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 coming 2 was 4 from 3 coming 4 from 4 from 6 direction 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 7 of 10 pine 8 the 10 pine 9 big 10 pine then he gave the signal [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 5 signal 4 the 5 signal but he was curious to learn what the crows had been making such a fuss about , so he kept on towards the big pine [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 curious 4 curious 5 to 4 curious 6 learn 5 to 6 learn 6 learn 7 what 7 what 9 crows 7 what 12 making 8 the 9 crows 9 crows 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 making 12 making 15 fuss 12 making 16 about 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 fuss 16 about 25 pine 17 , 18 so 18 so 19 he 18 so 21 on 19 he 21 on 20 kept 21 on 21 on 22 towards 22 towards 25 pine 23 the 25 pine 24 big 25 pine peter did not need to be told twice [.] 1 peter 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 need 3 not 4 need 4 need 5 to 4 need 7 told 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 told 7 told 8 twice he felt very fine [.] 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 4 fine 3 very 4 fine he had had a good breakfast in the sweet-clover patch [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 had 3 had 6 breakfast 3 had 7 in 4 a 5 good 4 a 6 breakfast 5 good 6 breakfast 6 breakfast 7 in 7 in 10 patch 8 the 10 patch 9 sweet-clover 10 patch he had had a good nap on his own doorstep [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 had 3 had 6 nap 3 had 7 on 4 a 5 good 4 a 6 nap 5 good 6 nap 6 nap 7 on 7 on 10 doorstep 8 his 9 own 8 his 10 doorstep they didn't stop to kiss the buttercups or tease the daisies [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 3 stop 8 or 4 to 8 or 5 kiss 7 buttercups 5 kiss 8 or 6 the 7 buttercups 8 or 9 tease 9 tease 11 daisies 10 the 11 daisies two big tears came into his eyes and ran down his funny little black nose [.] 1 two 3 tears 2 big 3 tears 3 tears 8 and 3 tears 10 down 4 came 5 into 4 came 8 and 5 into 7 eyes 6 his 7 eyes 8 and 9 ran 10 down 15 nose 11 his 15 nose 12 funny 15 nose 13 little 15 nose 14 black 15 nose little by little he crept out until he could peep through the grass [.] 1 little 4 he 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 he 4 he 5 crept 5 crept 6 out 5 crept 7 until 7 until 8 he 7 until 10 peep 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 peep 10 peep 11 through 11 through 13 grass 12 the 13 grass he was just about to say " no " when he changed his mind [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 about 3 just 10 when 4 about 5 to 4 about 6 say 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 " 6 say 8 no 6 say 9 " 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 changed 11 he 12 changed 12 changed 14 mind 13 his 14 mind then both together rush in as fast as you can swim [.] 1 then 2 both 2 both 4 rush 3 together 4 rush 4 rush 5 in 4 rush 7 fast 4 rush 8 as 6 as 7 fast 8 as 9 you 8 as 11 swim 10 can 11 swim the fish will be so frightened they will rush in where the water is shallow [.] 1 the 2 fish 2 fish 3 will 2 fish 6 frightened 2 fish 8 will 3 will 4 be 3 will 6 frightened 4 be 5 so 6 frightened 7 they 8 will 9 rush 9 rush 10 in 9 rush 11 where 11 where 13 water 11 where 14 is 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 is 14 is 15 shallow when they were between the playing fish and deep water they started in with a rush [.] 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 were 1 when 11 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 between 4 between 8 and 5 the 7 fish 6 playing 7 fish 7 fish 8 and 8 and 10 water 9 deep 10 water 11 they 12 started 12 started 13 in 12 started 14 with 14 with 16 rush 15 a 16 rush the little striped perch were young and foolish [.] 1 the 4 perch 2 little 4 perch 3 striped 4 perch 4 perch 5 were 5 were 7 and 6 young 7 and 7 and 8 foolish he had caught six fish and these he hid under a log [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 caught 3 caught 6 and 4 six 5 fish 5 fish 6 and 6 and 7 these 6 and 8 he 6 and 9 hid 8 he 9 hid 9 hid 10 under 10 under 12 log 11 a 12 log they could see another school of foolish young fish at play [.] 1 they 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 5 school 3 see 10 at 4 another 5 school 5 school 6 of 6 of 9 fish 7 foolish 9 fish 8 young 9 fish 9 fish 10 at 10 at 11 play then he discovered a big pickerel sunning himself beside an old log floating in deep water [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 6 pickerel 3 discovered 9 beside 3 discovered 14 in 4 a 5 big 4 a 6 pickerel 5 big 6 pickerel 6 pickerel 7 sunning 6 pickerel 9 beside 7 sunning 8 himself 9 beside 12 log 10 an 12 log 11 old 12 log 12 log 13 floating 12 log 14 in 14 in 16 water 15 deep 16 water finally he thought of a plan [.] 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 plan 5 a 6 plan there was not so much as a ripple to warn the big pickerel [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 5 much 2 was 6 as 2 was 9 to 4 so 5 much 6 as 8 ripple 7 a 8 ripple 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 13 pickerel 11 the 13 pickerel 12 big 13 pickerel all the time he was chuckling inwardly [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 chuckling 6 chuckling 7 inwardly for the rest of the day the fishing was poor [.] 1 for 3 rest 1 for 9 was 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 6 day 5 the 6 day 7 the 8 fishing 8 fishing 9 was 9 was 10 poor finally he worked himself into such a rage that he ran off home leaving his pile of fish behind [.] 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 worked 3 worked 4 himself 3 worked 5 into 5 into 8 rage 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 rage 8 rage 9 that 8 rage 11 ran 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 ran 10 he 11 ran 11 ran 12 off 11 ran 19 behind 12 off 13 home 13 home 14 leaving 14 leaving 18 fish 15 his 16 pile 16 pile 17 of 16 pile 18 fish 17 of 18 fish at last , in a dear little pool with a mossy green bank , they anchored the big green lily-pad [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 15 they 4 in 8 pool 4 in 14 , 4 in 15 they 5 a 8 pool 6 dear 8 pool 7 little 8 pool 8 pool 9 with 9 with 13 bank 10 a 11 mossy 10 a 13 bank 11 mossy 13 bank 12 green 13 bank 15 they 16 anchored 16 anchored 20 lily-pad 17 the 20 lily-pad 18 big 20 lily-pad 19 green 20 lily-pad one by one the little meadow people came hurrying up [.] 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 3 one 7 people 4 the 7 people 5 little 6 meadow 6 meadow 7 people 7 people 8 came 8 came 9 hurrying 9 hurrying 10 up then all hid where they could see him when he awoke , but where he could not see them [.] 1 then 2 all 2 all 3 hid 3 hid 13 but 4 where 5 they 4 where 7 see 4 where 13 but 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 8 him 7 see 9 when 9 when 10 he 9 when 11 awoke 10 he 11 awoke 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 18 see 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 not 16 could 18 see 17 not 18 see 18 see 19 them then he rubbed his eyes again and looked down at the big green lily-pad [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 rubbed 5 eyes 3 rubbed 6 again 3 rubbed 7 and 4 his 5 eyes 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 down 8 looked 10 at 8 looked 14 lily-pad 10 at 13 green 11 the 13 green 12 big 13 green slowly he looked around [.] 1 slowly 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 around his own big green lily-pad was the only lily-pad in sight [.] 1 his 2 own 1 his 5 lily-pad 3 big 5 lily-pad 4 green 5 lily-pad 5 lily-pad 6 was 6 was 9 lily-pad 6 was 10 in 7 the 8 only 7 the 9 lily-pad 9 lily-pad 10 in 10 in 11 sight then he turned around three times and pinched himself again [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 7 and 4 around 6 times 5 three 6 times 7 and 8 pinched 7 and 9 himself 7 and 10 again indeed , he was the smartest of all the birds [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 birds 9 the 10 birds besides , he worked for his living in a garden [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 4 worked 4 worked 5 for 4 worked 8 in 5 for 7 living 6 his 7 living 8 in 10 garden 9 a 10 garden so when they happened to meet him on the road they always turned their backs [.] 1 so 13 turned 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 happened 2 when 11 they 3 they 4 happened 4 happened 5 to 4 happened 6 meet 5 to 6 meet 6 meet 7 him 6 meet 8 on 8 on 10 road 9 the 10 road 11 they 13 turned 12 always 13 turned 13 turned 15 backs 14 their 15 backs of course it wasn't long before he knew all about his neighbors and their private affairs [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 long 5 long 6 before 6 before 7 he 6 before 8 knew 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 all 8 knew 10 about 9 all 10 about 10 about 13 and 11 his 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 and 13 and 16 affairs 14 their 16 affairs 15 private 16 affairs now it isn't safe to know too much about your neighbors and what they are doing [.] 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 safe 4 safe 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 8 much 6 know 9 about 6 know 14 they 6 know 15 are 7 too 8 much 9 about 12 and 10 your 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 and 12 and 13 what 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 doing after a while he began to brag among his relatives of how much he knew about his neighbors [.] 1 after 3 while 1 after 4 he 2 a 3 while 4 he 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 brag 6 to 7 brag 7 brag 8 among 7 brag 16 about 8 among 10 relatives 9 his 10 relatives 10 relatives 11 of 10 relatives 16 about 11 of 12 how 12 how 13 much 13 much 14 he 13 much 15 knew 14 he 15 knew 16 about 18 neighbors 17 his 18 neighbors it just makes trouble , trouble , trouble [.] 1 it 3 makes 2 just 3 makes 3 makes 4 trouble 3 makes 8 trouble 4 trouble 6 trouble 5 , 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , it was so now [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 now but they took great care that no one should know where they came from [.] 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 took 3 took 5 care 4 great 5 care 5 care 6 that 5 care 14 from 6 that 8 one 6 that 10 know 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 should 9 should 10 know 10 know 11 where 10 know 14 from 11 where 12 they 11 where 13 came 12 they 13 came instead , he lived on the fat of the land without working , and grew fat and lazy [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 3 he 14 and 4 lived 5 on 4 lived 11 without 4 lived 14 and 5 on 7 fat 6 the 7 fat 7 fat 8 of 8 of 10 land 9 the 10 land 10 land 11 without 11 without 12 working 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 grew 15 grew 17 and 16 fat 17 and 17 and 18 lazy yes , indeed , he certainly was smart [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 he 5 he 7 was 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 smart he grew very crafty [.] 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 crafty 3 very 4 crafty and all the time he appeared to be the fine gentleman that he used to be [.] 1 and 2 all 1 and 8 be 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 2 all 8 be 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 4 time 7 to 5 he 6 appeared 6 appeared 7 to 8 be 11 gentleman 8 be 15 to 9 the 11 gentleman 10 fine 11 gentleman 11 gentleman 12 that 11 gentleman 14 used 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 used 13 he 14 used 15 to 16 be at first they hardly knew him [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 they 3 they 5 knew 4 hardly 5 knew 5 knew 6 him instead of his suit of spotless white his clothes were black , as black as the blackest night [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 4 suit 2 of 9 clothes 3 his 4 suit 4 suit 5 of 5 of 7 white 6 spotless 7 white 8 his 9 clothes 9 clothes 10 were 10 were 14 black 11 black 12 , 11 black 14 black 13 as 14 black 14 black 15 as 15 as 18 night 16 the 17 blackest 16 the 18 night so were the clothes of his uncles and aunts , his brothers and sisters , his cousins and all his poor relations [.] 1 so 2 were 2 were 4 clothes 2 were 22 relations 3 the 4 clothes 4 clothes 5 of 5 of 18 and 6 his 7 uncles 7 uncles 8 and 8 and 9 aunts 8 and 10 , 10 , 12 brothers 10 , 13 and 11 his 12 brothers 13 and 14 sisters 13 and 15 , 15 , 17 cousins 15 , 18 and 16 his 17 cousins 18 and 19 all 20 his 22 relations 21 poor 22 relations peter yawned [.] 1 peter 2 yawned then he disappeared as suddenly as he had come [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 5 suddenly 3 disappeared 6 as 4 as 5 suddenly 6 as 7 he 6 as 9 come 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 come then he closed his eyes for just a minute [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 closed 3 closed 5 eyes 3 closed 6 for 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 for 6 for 9 minute 7 just 9 minute 8 a 9 minute then he was gone [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 gone he knew all the little paths leading to their homes [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 2 knew 8 to 3 all 4 the 3 all 6 paths 4 the 6 paths 5 little 6 paths 6 paths 7 leading 6 paths 8 to 8 to 10 homes 9 their 10 homes he never had known [.] 1 he 3 had 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 known he really must know [.] 1 he 3 must 2 really 3 must 3 must 4 know it was a very good place to hide , a very good place [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 place 2 was 7 to 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 place 4 very 5 good 7 to 9 , 8 hide 9 , 9 , 13 place 10 a 13 place 11 very 12 good 12 good 13 place he smiled to himself as he hurried over to the shining mound of yellow gravel [.] 1 he 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 to 2 smiled 5 as 3 to 4 himself 5 as 6 he 5 as 7 hurried 6 he 7 hurried 7 hurried 8 over 7 hurried 9 to 9 to 12 mound 10 the 12 mound 11 shining 12 mound 12 mound 13 of 13 of 15 gravel 14 yellow 15 gravel but there wasn't any doorway [.] 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 doorway 4 any 5 doorway and all the time he was chuckling away to himself [.] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 chuckling 7 chuckling 8 away 7 chuckling 9 to 9 to 10 himself for a minute he didn't know what to say [.] 1 for 3 minute 1 for 4 he 2 a 3 minute 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 to 7 what 9 say 8 to 9 say then he found his tongue [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue it 's a very nice sand pile indeed [.] 1 it 2 's 2 's 7 pile 2 's 8 indeed 3 a 4 very 3 a 7 pile 4 very 5 nice 6 sand 7 pile everybody knows where this is [.] 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 where 3 where 4 this 3 where 5 is 4 this 5 is then with a jerk of his funny little tail he was gone [.] 1 then 10 he 2 with 4 jerk 2 with 10 he 3 a 4 jerk 4 jerk 5 of 5 of 9 tail 6 his 9 tail 7 funny 9 tail 8 little 9 tail 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 gone it seemed as if the earth must have swallowed him up [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 6 earth 4 if 9 swallowed 5 the 6 earth 6 earth 7 must 7 must 8 have 8 have 9 swallowed 9 swallowed 10 him 9 swallowed 11 up not so much as a grain is dropped on his doorstep to let his secret out [.] 1 not 2 so 1 not 3 much 3 much 4 as 3 much 7 is 4 as 6 grain 5 a 6 grain 7 is 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 on 8 dropped 12 to 9 on 11 doorstep 10 his 11 doorstep 12 to 13 let 13 let 15 secret 13 let 16 out 14 his 15 secret it was of no use , no use at all [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 of 2 was 9 at 3 of 6 , 4 no 5 use 5 use 6 , 6 , 8 use 7 no 8 use 9 at 10 all it isn't that [.] 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 that ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 1 ho 5 ho 2 , 3 ho 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! he did not even smile [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 5 smile 3 not 5 smile 4 even 5 smile of course every one was interested to see how the new house was coming along and to offer advice [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 one 3 every 4 one 4 one 5 was 5 was 6 interested 6 interested 7 to 6 interested 18 offer 7 to 16 and 8 see 9 how 8 see 16 and 9 how 12 house 9 how 13 was 10 the 12 house 11 new 12 house 12 house 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 along 16 and 18 offer 17 to 18 offer 18 offer 19 advice then one of them had an idea [.] 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 of 2 one 5 had 3 of 4 them 5 had 7 idea 6 an 7 idea they all giggled and clapped their hands [.] 1 they 4 and 2 all 3 giggled 3 giggled 4 and 4 and 5 clapped 5 clapped 7 hands 6 their 7 hands pretty soon he was ready for some green twigs to use in the walls of the new house [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 ready 5 ready 6 for 5 ready 10 to 5 ready 12 in 6 for 9 twigs 7 some 9 twigs 8 green 9 twigs 9 twigs 10 to 10 to 11 use 11 use 12 in 12 in 14 walls 13 the 14 walls 14 walls 15 of 15 of 18 house 16 the 18 house 17 new 18 house before he reached them he heard some one shouting : 1 before 2 he 1 before 3 reached 1 before 5 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 them 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 8 one 6 heard 10 : 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 shouting 8 one 10 : back to the new house he swam with the pile of young willow shoots [.] 1 back 2 to 2 to 5 house 3 the 5 house 4 new 5 house 5 house 6 he 5 house 7 swam 6 he 7 swam 7 swam 8 with 8 with 14 shoots 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 14 shoots 11 of 14 shoots 12 young 13 willow 13 willow 14 shoots when he had placed them to suit him he sat up on the walls of his house to rest [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 placed 1 when 9 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 placed 4 placed 5 them 4 placed 6 to 6 to 7 suit 7 suit 8 him 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 up 11 up 12 on 11 up 18 to 12 on 14 walls 13 the 14 walls 14 walls 15 of 15 of 17 house 16 his 17 house 17 house 18 to 18 to 19 rest then he rubbed his eyes and looked again [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 rubbed 5 eyes 3 rubbed 6 and 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 again thick and high grew the walls of the new house [.] 1 thick 2 and 2 and 3 high 2 and 4 grew 4 grew 6 walls 5 the 6 walls 6 walls 7 of 7 of 10 house 8 the 10 house 9 new 10 house over all he built a strong , thick roof beautifully rounded [.] 1 over 2 all 1 over 3 he 3 he 4 built 4 built 9 roof 5 a 6 strong 5 a 9 roof 6 strong 7 , 6 strong 9 roof 8 thick 9 roof 9 roof 11 rounded 10 beautifully 11 rounded he jumped nervously at the least little noise [.] 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 nervously 2 jumped 4 at 4 at 8 noise 5 the 8 noise 6 least 7 little 7 little 8 noise but behind his back they laughed at him [.] 1 but 2 behind 1 but 5 they 2 behind 4 back 3 his 4 back 5 they 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 at 7 at 8 him and they told all the others [.] 1 and 2 they 1 and 3 told 2 they 3 told 3 told 4 all 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 others 5 the 6 others peter was getting his breakfast in the sweet-clover bed , just beyond the old brier patch [.] 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 5 breakfast 3 getting 12 beyond 4 his 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 in 5 breakfast 12 beyond 6 in 10 , 7 the 9 bed 8 sweet-clover 9 bed 9 bed 10 , 10 , 11 just 12 beyond 16 patch 13 the 16 patch 14 old 15 brier 15 brier 16 patch now he was almost near enough to spring [.] 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 almost 3 was 5 near 5 near 6 enough 5 near 7 to 7 to 8 spring the sound came from the brier patch [.] 1 the 2 sound 2 sound 3 came 3 came 4 from 4 from 7 patch 5 the 7 patch 6 brier 7 patch he had stopped eating and was sitting up very straight [.] 1 he 5 and 2 had 3 stopped 2 had 5 and 3 stopped 4 eating 5 and 6 was 6 was 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 up 8 up 10 straight 9 very 10 straight then the thing happened [.] 1 then 3 thing 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 happened then it happened again [.] 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 again that was enough [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 enough