[produced] [by] [david] [newman] [and] [pg] [distributed] [proofreaders] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [@number@] [contents] [chapter] [i] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] [ii] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] [iii] [.] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [iv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] [vi] [.] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] [vii] [.] [a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] [viii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] [ix] [.] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] [xi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] [xii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] [xiii] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] [xiv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] [xv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] [xvi] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] [xvii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] [xviii] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] [xix] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] [xx] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] [xxi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] [xxii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] [xxiii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] ? " 1 " 14 " 13 ? 14 " " [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] ? " 1 " 10 " 9 ? 10 " [he] [asked] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he'll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [i] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [almost] [sighed] [as] [she] [watched] [them] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] [.] she felt that she would like to join them . 1 she 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 5 would 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 like 5 would 8 join 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 them 9 them 10 . always the springtime made her feel this way , young , mad , carefree , and happy . 1 always 3 springtime 2 the 3 springtime 3 springtime 4 made 3 springtime 6 feel 3 springtime 7 this 3 springtime 8 way 4 made 5 her 8 way 14 carefree 9 , 14 carefree 10 young 14 carefree 11 , 14 carefree 12 mad 14 carefree 13 , 14 carefree 14 carefree 15 , 14 carefree 16 and 14 carefree 17 happy 14 carefree 18 . but she had work to do . 1 but 2 she 1 but 6 do 2 she 3 had 4 work 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 . so she puffed her cheeks out and started about her business . 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 puffed 3 puffed 5 cheeks 3 puffed 6 out 3 puffed 8 started 3 puffed 9 about 3 puffed 12 . 4 her 5 cheeks 7 and 8 started 9 about 10 her 9 about 11 business jimmy [skunk] [sat] [at] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [that] [overlooks] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] watched her out of sight . 1 jimmy 16 watched 16 watched 17 her 16 watched 20 sight 18 out 19 of 18 out 20 sight 20 sight 21 . then [he] started [to] [amble] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [to] [look] [for] [some] [beetles] . 1 then 3 started 3 started 16 . of course he [turned] [to] [see] who it was , [and] he was [greatly] [surprised] [when] [he] [discovered] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 13 was 7 who 13 was 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 , 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 22 . yes , [sir] [,] it was [old] [mr] [toad] , and he seemed in a great hurry . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 1 yes 10 , 5 it 6 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 seemed 12 he 13 seemed 13 seemed 17 hurry 14 in 17 hurry 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 hurry 17 hurry 18 . now it is a very [unusual] [thing] [for] [mr] [toad] [to] [hurry] , very [unusual] indeed . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 16 indeed 13 , 16 indeed 14 very 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . as a rule he hops a few steps and then sits down to think it over . 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 5 hops 3 rule 14 think 3 rule 16 over 4 he 5 hops 5 hops 8 steps 5 hops 9 and 5 hops 10 then 5 hops 11 sits 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 steps 11 sits 12 down 13 to 14 think 14 think 15 it 16 over 17 . of course the first [thing] [jimmy] [thought] [of] [was] [mr] [blacksnake] , and [he] looked [for] him . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 looked 15 looked 17 him 17 him 18 . but there was no [sign] [of] [mr] [blacksnake] [nor] [of] [any] [other] danger . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 13 danger 13 danger 14 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] [,] [but] [simply] [tried] [to] [get] [past] [jimmy] and [keep] [on] his way . 1 old 16 and 16 and 19 his 19 his 20 way 20 way 21 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon . 1 " 6 pardon 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 . i didn't have any [breath] [to] [spare] [,] ["] [panted] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 14 . " you [see] [i] ['m] in a [great] [hurry] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 11 " 6 in 7 a 6 in 10 . 10 . 11 " " yes , [i] [see] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 8 replied 2 yes 3 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " but don't you know that it isn't good for the health to hurry so ? 1 " 3 don't 2 but 3 don't 3 don't 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 16 ? 5 know 6 that 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 12 health 8 isn't 15 so 8 isn't 16 ? 9 good 12 health 10 for 11 the 10 for 12 health 12 health 14 hurry 13 to 14 hurry now , pray , what are you in such a hurry for ? 1 now 5 what 2 , 3 pray 3 pray 4 , 3 pray 5 what 5 what 13 ? 6 are 7 you 6 are 11 hurry 6 are 13 ? 8 in 11 hurry 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 hurry 11 hurry 12 for i don't see anything to run away from . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 2 don't 4 anything 2 don't 6 run 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 7 away 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] 'm [not] [running] away , " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] [indignantly] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 9 retorted 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 14 . " [i] ['ve] [business] [to] [attend] [to] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] , and [i] ['m] late as it is . ["] 1 " 12 , 1 " 19 is 12 , 13 and 16 late 17 as 17 as 18 it 18 it 19 is 19 is 20 . " [business] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] as if he could hardly believe [his] [ears] . 1 " 12 believe 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hardly 11 hardly 12 believe 12 believe 15 . " what business have you [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 business 2 what 10 ? 4 have 5 you 5 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " that is my own [affair] , " [retorted] [old] [mr] [toad] , " but if you really want to know , [i] 'll tell you . 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 , 1 " 26 you 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 own 7 , 8 " 8 " 17 you 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 but 15 but 16 if 16 if 17 you 18 really 19 want 19 want 20 to 19 want 21 know 19 want 25 tell 21 know 22 , 24 'll 25 tell 25 tell 26 you 26 you 27 . i have a very [important] [part] [in] [the] [spring] [chorus] [,] [and] [i] 'm going down there to [sing] . 1 i 2 have 1 i 14 'm 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 very 14 'm 15 going 15 going 16 down 15 going 18 to 16 down 17 there 18 to 20 . i have a very beautiful voice . " 1 i 2 have 2 have 8 " 3 a 6 voice 4 very 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 voice 6 voice 7 . 7 . 8 " that was too much for [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . he just lay down and rolled over and over with laughter . 1 he 6 rolled 2 just 6 rolled 3 lay 4 down 3 lay 6 rolled 5 and 6 rolled 6 rolled 7 over 6 rolled 8 and 6 rolled 9 over 6 rolled 11 laughter 10 with 11 laughter 11 laughter 12 . the idea of [any] [one] [so] [homely] [,] [almost] [ugly-looking] [,] [as] [mr] [toad] [thinking] that [he] had a beautiful voice ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 16 that 2 idea 22 ! 16 that 18 had 18 had 19 a 19 a 21 voice 20 beautiful 21 voice " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " [roared] [jimmy] [.] 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " when [at] [last] he stopped because he couldn't [laugh] [any] [more] [,] he [discovered] [that] [old] [mr] [toad] was on his way again . 1 when 4 he 1 when 7 he 1 when 13 he 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 because 7 he 8 couldn't 13 he 19 was 13 he 21 his 19 was 20 on 21 his 22 way 22 way 23 again 23 again 24 . [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [went] [mr] [toad] [.] jimmy watched him , and he confessed that he was puzzled . 1 jimmy 7 confessed 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 7 confessed 4 , 5 and 4 , 7 confessed 6 he 7 confessed 7 confessed 8 that 7 confessed 11 puzzled 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 puzzled 11 puzzled 12 . [ii] [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] he [certainly] was [puzzled] , was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 3 was 1 he 6 was 3 was 5 , 6 was 9 . the truth is , [jimmy] [didn't] [believe] [it] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , he thought [that] [old] [mr] [toad] was [trying] to [fool] him . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 7 was 7 was 9 to 9 to 11 him 11 him 12 . presently [peter] [rabbit] came [along] [.] 1 presently 4 came he found [jimmy] [skunk] [sitting] [in] a [brown] [study] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 7 a " [hello] , [old] [striped-coat] [,] what have you got on [your] [mind] this fine morning ? " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 what 7 what 8 have 7 what 17 ? 8 have 9 you 8 have 10 got 10 got 11 on 14 this 16 morning 14 this 17 ? 15 fine 16 morning 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 22 . " him , " said [jimmy] [simply] , [pointing] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 " 4 " 2 him 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 15 . peter looked . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 . " do you [mean] [old] [mr] [toad] ! " he asked . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 ! 2 do 3 you 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . jimmy nodded . 1 jimmy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " do you see anything queer about him ? " he asked in his turn . 1 " 12 asked 2 do 3 you 2 do 5 anything 2 do 9 ? 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 anything 5 anything 6 queer 5 anything 7 about 7 about 8 him 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 he 9 ? 12 asked 12 asked 15 turn 12 asked 16 . 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 turn [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] [?] ["] [he] [asked] [.] []] peter stared [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 8 . " no , " he replied , " except that he seems in a great hurry . " 1 " 6 replied 2 no 6 replied 3 , 6 replied 4 " 5 he 4 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 except 6 replied 17 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 except 9 except 10 that 9 except 12 seems 10 that 11 he 12 seems 16 hurry 13 in 16 hurry 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 hurry 17 . 18 " " that 's just [it] [,] " [jimmy] [returned] [promptly] [.] 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just " did you ever see him [hurry] [unless] he was frightened ? " 1 " 13 " 2 did 12 ? 3 you 5 see 3 you 12 ? 4 ever 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 frightened 12 ? 13 " peter confessed that he never had . 1 peter 2 confessed 2 confessed 3 that 2 confessed 5 never 2 confessed 6 had 2 confessed 7 . 4 he 5 never " well , he isn't frightened now , [yet] just look at him [go] , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 17 retorted 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 isn't 2 well 7 now 4 he 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 frightened 8 , 17 retorted 10 just 11 look 11 look 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 retorted 17 retorted 19 . peter looked very hard at [jimmy] [to] [see] [if] [he] [was] [fooling] [or] [telling] the truth . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 5 at 3 very 4 hard 5 at 15 the 15 the 16 truth 16 truth 17 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [sing] ! 1 " 7 ! the very idea ! " he cried . 1 the 3 idea 2 very 3 idea 3 idea 7 cried 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 he 4 ! 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " [he] [can] [sing] about [as] [much] [as] [i] [can] , and that is not at all . " 1 " 14 is 5 about 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 17 all 15 not 16 at 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . 18 . 19 " jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [i] think he 's crazy , if you ask me , " said he . 1 " 14 said 3 think 6 crazy 4 he 6 crazy 5 's 6 crazy 6 crazy 7 , 6 crazy 10 ask 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 ask 10 ask 11 me 11 me 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [and] [yet] he was just as [earnest] about [it] as if it [were] [really] [so] . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 12 if 9 about 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 it 13 it 17 . i think he must have eaten something that has gone to his head . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 must 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 have 4 must 7 something 5 have 6 eaten 7 something 8 that 7 something 9 has 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 to 10 gone 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . there 's [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [over] [there] [.] 1 there 2 's let's ask him what he thinks [.] ["] 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him 2 ask 4 what 2 ask 6 thinks 5 he 6 thinks so [jimmy] [and] [peter] [joined] [unc] ['] [billy] , [and] [jimmy] [told] [the] [story] [about] [old] [mr] [toad] [all] [over] [again] [.] 1 so 9 , [unc] ['] [billy] [chuckled] [and] [laughed] [just] [as] [they] [had] [at] [the] [idea] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [saying] [he] [had] [a] [beautiful] [voice] [.] but [unc] ['] [billy] [has] a [shrewd] little [head] [on] [his] [shoulders] . 1 but 6 a 6 a 8 little 8 little 13 . after a few minutes he stopped laughing . 1 after 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 3 few 6 stopped 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 . " [we-uns] [done] think [of] [brer] [toad] [as] [ugly-lookin] ['] [fo] ['] so long [that] [we-uns] [may] [have] [overlooked] [something] . 1 " 4 think 4 think 13 so 13 so 14 long 14 long 21 . ah [don] ['] [reckon] [brer] [toad] [can] [sing] , but [ah] ' [lows] [that] [perhaps] he [thinks] [he] can [.] 1 ah 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 16 he 10 but 19 can 12 ' 16 he what do [you-alls] say to [we-uns] going [down] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [finding] [out] what he really is [up] to ? ["] 1 what 2 do 1 what 4 say 1 what 5 to 1 what 22 ? 7 going 21 to 7 going 22 ? 16 what 17 he 16 what 19 is 17 he 18 really 19 is 21 to " the very thing ! " cried [peter] [,] [kicking] [up] [his] [heels] . 1 " 7 cried 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 7 cried 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 7 cried 14 . you [know] [peter] is always ready to [go] [anywhere] [or] do [anything] that [will] [satisfy] [his] [curiosity] . 1 you 11 do 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 to 7 to 11 do 11 do 13 that 11 do 18 . [iii] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] you see he cannot make [long] [jumps] [like] [his] [cousin] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [but] [only] [little] [short] [hops] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 cannot 2 see 3 he 4 cannot 5 make so [peter] [and] [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] took [their] [time] [about] [following] [him] . 1 so 9 took 1 so 15 . they stopped [to] [hunt] [for] [fat] [beetles] [for] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [and] at [every] [little] [patch] [of] [sweet] [clover] [for] [peter] [rabbit] [to] [help] [himself] [.] 1 they 2 stopped 2 stopped 13 at he didn't find [the] [nest] [for] [the] [very] [good] [reason] that [carol] [hadn't] [built] [one] [yet] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 find 3 find 11 that 3 find 17 . peter was secretly glad . 1 peter 3 secretly 1 peter 5 . 2 was 3 secretly 3 secretly 4 glad you know he doesn't eat eggs , and he is always sorry for his feathered friends when their eggs are stolen . 1 you 2 know 2 know 6 eggs 3 he 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 eat 5 eat 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 and 6 eggs 21 stolen 6 eggs 22 . 7 , 8 and 9 he 15 feathered 10 is 15 feathered 11 always 15 feathered 12 sorry 13 for 12 sorry 15 feathered 14 his 15 feathered 15 feathered 16 friends 15 feathered 17 when 15 feathered 18 their 15 feathered 19 eggs 15 feathered 21 stolen 19 eggs 20 are when [at] [last] [they] [started] [on] [again] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] was out of sight . 1 when 12 was 12 was 15 sight 13 out 14 of 13 out 15 sight 15 sight 16 . you see all the time he had kept right on going , hop , hop , hipperty-hop . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 going 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 time 5 time 8 kept 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 right 8 kept 10 on 8 kept 11 going 11 going 17 hipperty-hop 12 , 17 hipperty-hop 13 hop 17 hipperty-hop 14 , 17 hipperty-hop 15 hop 17 hipperty-hop 16 , 17 hipperty-hop 17 hipperty-hop 18 . " never mind , " said [peter] , " we can [catch] [up] [with] him [easy] [enough] , he ['s] [such] a [slow-poke] . " 1 " 5 " 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 we 10 we 11 can 11 can 25 " 15 him 19 he 15 him 24 . 18 , 19 he 19 he 22 a 24 . 25 " so it was with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 8 . " do you suppose he hid somewhere , and we passed him ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 2 do 13 ? 4 suppose 6 hid 5 he 6 hid 6 hid 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 , 7 somewhere 11 passed 7 somewhere 12 him 8 , 9 and 10 we 11 passed 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 asked 15 asked 17 . [unc] ['] [billy] [shook] [his] [head] [.] " ah don ' reckon so , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 9 said 2 ah 5 reckon 3 don 4 ' 3 don 5 reckon 5 reckon 6 so 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . " [we-uns] [done] [been] [foolin] ['] away [our] [time] , [an] ['] [brer] [toad] [done] [stole] [a] [march] [on] [us] [.] 1 " 10 , 7 away 10 , ah reckons we-uns will find him sittin ' on the bank here somewhere [.] ["] 1 ah 2 reckons 2 reckons 7 sittin 3 we-uns 7 sittin 4 will 7 sittin 5 find 7 sittin 6 him 7 sittin 7 sittin 8 ' 7 sittin 9 on 7 sittin 11 bank 7 sittin 12 here 7 sittin 13 somewhere 10 the 11 bank so [right] [away] the [three] [separated] [to] [look] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 so 4 the all along the bank [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [they] [looked] . 1 all 2 along 2 along 4 bank 3 the 4 bank 4 bank 11 . they peeped under old leaves and sticks . 1 they 2 peeped 2 peeped 3 under 2 peeped 7 sticks 2 peeped 8 . 4 old 7 sticks 5 leaves 6 and 5 leaves 7 sticks they looked [in] [every] [place] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [might] [have] [hidden] [,] [but] [not] [a] [trace] [of] him [did] [they] [find] . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 19 him 19 him 23 . " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! " 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! 8 ! 9 " [sang] [mr] [redwing] [,] [as] [he] [swayed] [to] [and] [fro] [among] [the] [bulrushes] [.] " [say] , [mr] [redwing] [,] have you [seen] [old] [mr] [toad] ? " [called] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 you 7 have 8 you 8 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " no , " replied [mr] [redwing] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " is that whom you fellows are looking for ? 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 10 ? 4 whom 6 fellows 4 whom 8 looking 4 whom 10 ? 5 you 6 fellows 6 fellows 7 are 8 looking 9 for i wondered if you had lost something . 1 i 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 2 wondered 5 had 3 if 4 you 5 had 6 lost 5 had 7 something 7 something 8 . what do you want [with] [old] [mr] [toad] ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 9 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 want 9 ? 10 " peter [explained] [how] [they] had [followed] [old] [mr] [toad] [just] to see what he really [was] [up] [to] [.] 1 peter 5 had 5 had 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 really it [looks] [to] [us] [as] [if] [the] [spring] has made [old] [mr] [toad] [crazy] . " 1 it 9 has 1 it 15 . 9 has 10 made 15 . 16 " " oh , that 's it , is it ? " replied [mr] [redwing] [,] [his] [bright] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 is 2 oh 3 , 4 that 5 's 4 that 8 is 6 it 8 is 7 , 8 is 8 is 10 ? 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 20 . " some people don't know as much as they might . 1 " 4 don't 2 some 3 people 3 people 4 don't 4 don't 5 know 4 don't 7 much 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 might 10 might 11 . then once more [mr] [redwing] [began] [to] [sing] . 1 then 2 once 2 once 3 more 3 more 9 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is [truly] [envious] , [but] [sometimes] [in] [the] [joyousness] [of] [spring] he is . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 19 is 2 isn't 3 often 4 that 7 is 4 that 18 he 4 that 19 is 7 is 10 , 19 is 20 . he envies the birds because they can pour out in beautiful song the joy that is in them . 1 he 2 envies 2 envies 3 the 2 envies 4 birds 2 envies 5 because 2 envies 6 they 2 envies 7 can 2 envies 8 pour 8 pour 9 out 8 pour 10 in 8 pour 11 beautiful 8 pour 12 song 8 pour 13 the 8 pour 14 joy 8 pour 16 is 8 pour 17 in 8 pour 18 them 15 that 16 is 18 them 19 . the only way he can express his feelings is by kicking his long heels , jumping about , and such foolish things . 1 the 2 only 2 only 6 express 3 way 4 he 3 way 6 express 5 can 6 express 6 express 11 kicking 7 his 8 feelings 8 feelings 11 kicking 9 is 11 kicking 10 by 11 kicking 11 kicking 12 his 11 kicking 13 long 11 kicking 14 heels 11 kicking 16 jumping 15 , 16 jumping 16 jumping 17 about 16 jumping 19 and 16 jumping 21 foolish 18 , 19 and 20 such 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 things 22 things 23 . so there are [times] [when] [peter] [wishes] [he] [could] [sing] [.] 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 are he was wishing this very thing now , as he sat on the bank [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [listening] [to] [the] [great] [spring] [chorus] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 sat 3 wishing 6 thing 3 wishing 7 now 3 wishing 10 he 4 this 6 thing 5 very 6 thing 7 now 8 , 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 14 bank 12 on 14 bank 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 26 . " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! there 's joy in the spring [for] [you] [and] [for] [me] . " 1 there 2 's 1 there 4 in 3 joy 4 in 4 in 6 spring 5 the 6 spring 6 spring 12 . 12 . 13 " [sang] [redwing] [the] [blackbird] [from] [the] [bulrushes] [.] even [sammy] [jay] [was] [adding] a [beautiful] [,] [bell-like] [note] [instead] [of] [his] [usual] [harsh] [scream] [.] 1 even 6 a peter knew who those singers were , although look as he would he could see none of them . 1 peter 5 singers 2 knew 5 singers 3 who 5 singers 4 those 5 singers 5 singers 6 were 5 singers 8 although 5 singers 9 look 5 singers 14 could 5 singers 17 of 7 , 8 although 10 as 14 could 11 he 12 would 11 he 14 could 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 16 none 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . they were [hylas] [,] [the] [tiny] cousins [of] [stickytoes] [the] [tree] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 7 cousins 7 cousins 13 . listening to [all] [these] [joyous] [voices] [,] [peter] [forgot] for a [time] [what] [had] [brought] him [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 listening 2 to 2 to 16 him 10 for 11 a 10 for 16 him 16 him 21 . but [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] didn't [forget] . 1 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 11 . they were still [hunting] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 still 3 still 9 . peter came to himself with a start . 1 peter 7 start 2 came 3 to 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 7 start 5 with 7 start 6 a 7 start 7 start 8 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [i] [was] [just] [listening] and [wishing] that [i] [could] [sing] , [too] [.] 1 " 8 that 1 " 12 , 6 and 8 that don't you ever wish you could [sing] [,] [jimmy] ? " 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 ever 1 don't 4 wish 4 wish 5 you 4 wish 6 could 6 could 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " no , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " [i] [never] [waste] [time] [wishing] [i] [could] do [things] it was never [meant] [i] [should] [do] [.] 1 " 9 do 9 do 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 never it 's funny [where] [old] [mr] [toad] is . 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 funny 1 it 8 is 8 is 9 . he said that he was coming down here [to] [sing] , and [redwing] the [blackbird] [seemed] to [be] [expecting] him . 1 he 2 said 1 he 5 was 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 down 6 coming 8 here 6 coming 17 to 8 here 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 the 17 to 20 him 20 him 21 . i ['ve] [looked] [everywhere] [i] can think of without [finding] him , but [i] don't believe in giving up [without] [another] [try] [.] 1 i 6 can 1 i 15 don't 6 can 7 think 6 can 9 without 7 think 8 of 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 don't 15 don't 16 believe 16 believe 17 in 16 believe 18 giving 18 giving 19 up stop your dreaming and come help us hunt . " 1 stop 2 your 1 stop 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 and 3 dreaming 6 help 3 dreaming 8 hunt 3 dreaming 9 . 5 come 6 help 6 help 7 us 9 . 10 " so [peter] [stopped] his [dreaming] [and] [joined] [in] [the] [search] [.] 1 so 4 his now [there] was [one] [place] [where] [neither] [peter] [nor] [jimmy] [nor] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [thought] [of] [looking] [.] 1 now 3 was that was in the [smiling] [pool] [itself] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the they [just] took it [for] [granted] [that] [old] [mr] [toad] was [somewhere] on the [bank] . 1 they 3 took 3 took 4 it 4 it 11 was 11 was 13 on 13 on 14 the 13 on 16 . suddenly he jumped right up in the air with surprise . 1 suddenly 3 jumped 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 right 3 jumped 5 up 3 jumped 8 air 6 in 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 10 surprise 9 with 10 surprise 10 surprise 11 . there was a familiar-looking head sticking out of the water . 1 there 4 familiar-looking 2 was 4 familiar-looking 3 a 4 familiar-looking 4 familiar-looking 5 head 4 familiar-looking 6 sticking 4 familiar-looking 7 out 4 familiar-looking 8 of 4 familiar-looking 9 the 4 familiar-looking 10 water 10 water 11 . peter had found [old] [mr] [toad] [!] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 found [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] never [think] [that] you [have] [learned] [all] [there] [is] [to] [know] [.] 1 never 4 you that 's the [surest] way [of] [all] [ignorance] [to] [show] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 5 way 3 the 5 way 5 way 11 . " [i] ['ve] [found] [old] [mr] [toad] ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] , [hurrying] [after] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 10 cried 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 10 cried 18 . " where ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 5 demanded 2 where 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 3 ? 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 . " [in] [the] [water] , " [declared] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " " he 's [sitting] right over there [where] [the] [water] [is] [shallow] , and [he] [didn't] [notice] [me] [at] all . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 right 5 right 6 over 6 over 14 and 7 there 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 20 all 20 all 21 . sure [enough] , [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] with [just] his head [out] [of] [water] . 1 sure 3 , 3 , 9 with 9 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 12 head 16 . and while they were watching him , something very strange happened . 1 and 2 while 2 while 5 watching 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 watching 5 watching 6 him 5 watching 11 happened 6 him 7 , 8 something 11 happened 9 very 10 strange 10 strange 11 happened 11 happened 12 . " what [what] 's the matter with him [?] ["] [whispered] [peter] [,] his big eyes looking as if they might pop out of his head . 1 " 2 what 2 what 6 matter 4 's 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 him 8 him 27 . 14 his 26 head 15 big 16 eyes 16 eyes 22 pop 17 looking 22 pop 18 as 22 pop 19 if 22 pop 20 they 22 pop 21 might 22 pop 22 pop 23 out 22 pop 24 of 22 pop 26 head 25 his 26 head 26 head 27 . " if he don't [watch] [out] , he ['ll] [blow] up and [bust] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 4 don't 1 " 7 , 2 if 3 he 2 if 4 don't 7 , 12 and 8 he 11 up 11 up 12 and [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he] ['ll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] [.] []] " [listen] ! " [whispered] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " do mah ol ' ears hear right ? 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 mah 3 mah 4 ol 3 mah 6 ears 3 mah 8 right 3 mah 9 ? 4 ol 5 ' 6 ears 7 hear ' [pears] to me that [that] [song] is [coming] right [from] [where] [brer] [toad] [is] [sitting] . " 1 ' 8 is 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 that 5 that 8 is 8 is 10 right 10 right 18 " 17 . 18 " it certainly did appear so , and of all the songs that glad spring day there was none sweeter . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 5 so 2 certainly 4 appear 3 did 4 appear 5 so 19 sweeter 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 songs 8 of 9 all 9 all 11 songs 10 the 11 songs 11 songs 12 that 11 songs 19 sweeter 13 glad 19 sweeter 14 spring 19 sweeter 15 day 19 sweeter 16 there 17 was 16 there 19 sweeter 18 none 19 sweeter 19 sweeter 20 . [indeed] [there] [were] [few] [as] [sweet] [.] the only trouble was the song was so very short . 1 the 2 only 2 only 10 short 3 trouble 4 was 3 trouble 6 song 5 the 6 song 6 song 10 short 7 was 8 so 7 was 9 very 9 very 10 short 10 short 11 . it lasted only for two or three seconds . 1 it 2 lasted 2 lasted 8 seconds 3 only 8 seconds 4 for 8 seconds 5 two 7 three 6 or 7 three 7 three 8 seconds 8 seconds 9 . and [when] [it] [ended] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [looked] [quite] [his] [natural] [self] again [;] [just] [as] [commonplace] , [almost] [ugly] [,] as ever . 1 and 14 again 14 again 19 , 19 , 23 as 23 as 24 ever 24 ever 25 . peter [looked] [at] [jimmy] [skunk] , [jimmy] [looked] [at] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , and [unc] ' [billy] [looked] [at] [peter] [.] 1 peter 6 , 6 , 11 ' 11 ' 17 ' 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 ' and no one had a word to say . 1 and 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 6 word 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 8 say 6 word 9 . 7 to 8 say then all three looked back [at] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 then 3 three 1 then 4 looked 1 then 5 back 2 all 3 three 5 back 10 . it was very hard to believe , but [peter] and [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [both] saw and heard , and that was enough . 1 it 4 hard 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 believe 6 believe 22 that 7 , 8 but 7 , 10 and 10 and 17 saw 17 saw 22 that 18 and 22 that 19 heard 21 and 19 heard 22 that 20 , 21 and 22 that 23 was 23 was 24 enough 24 enough 25 . [their] [respect] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [grew] [tremendously] [as] [they] [listened] [.] " how does he do it ? " [whispered] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 3 does 4 he 3 does 7 ? 5 do 6 it 5 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [with] that [bag] [under] [his] [chin] , of course , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 that 1 " 13 replied 8 , 10 course 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " don't you see it 's only when that is swelled out that he sings ? 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 see 2 don't 5 it 3 you 4 see 5 it 15 sings 5 it 16 ? 6 's 15 sings 7 only 11 swelled 8 when 11 swelled 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 swelled 11 swelled 12 out 11 swelled 13 that 11 swelled 14 he 11 swelled 15 sings it 's a regular music bag . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 regular 3 a 4 regular 4 regular 6 bag 5 music 6 bag 6 bag 7 . and [i] [didn't] [know] he had [any] [such] [bag] [there] [at] [all] . " 1 and 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 13 . 13 . 14 " [vi] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] there are stranger things in the world [to-day] [than] [ever] you [dreamed] could be [.] 1 there 2 are 1 there 14 be 2 are 4 things 2 are 11 you 3 stranger 4 things 4 things 7 world 5 in 7 world 6 the 7 world 13 could 14 be there 's [beauty] in [some] of the [commonest] things [if] [only] [you've] [eyes] [to] [see] . 1 there 2 's 1 there 4 in 4 in 16 . 6 of 7 the 6 of 9 things 9 things 16 . also [he] [had] [thought] [old] [mr] [toad] [almost] [ugly-looking] , and [he] [knew] [that] most of [his] [neighbors] [thought] the same way [.] 1 also 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 most 15 most 16 of 16 of 20 the 20 the 21 same 21 same 22 way this was [especially] [so] [with] [peter] . 1 this 2 was 2 was 7 . " what was the [use] [of] [wasting] [my] [breath] ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 12 demanded 2 what 3 was 2 what 10 ? 3 was 4 the 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 demanded 12 demanded 16 . " you wouldn't have believed me if [i] had . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 believed 3 wouldn't 6 me 3 wouldn't 7 if 3 wouldn't 10 . 4 have 5 believed 7 if 9 had you [didn't] [believe] me [when] [i] [did] [tell] [you] . " 1 you 4 me 4 me 11 " 10 . 11 " peter knew that this was true , and he couldn't find any answer ready . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 true 4 this 6 true 5 was 6 true 6 true 7 , 6 true 13 answer 7 , 8 and 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 find 10 couldn't 12 any 12 any 13 answer 13 answer 14 ready 13 answer 15 . at last he ventured another question . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 ventured 3 he 4 ventured 4 ventured 5 another 4 ventured 6 question 6 question 7 . " why haven't [i] [ever] heard [you] [sing] [before] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 haven't 2 why 10 ? 3 haven't 6 heard 10 ? 11 " " you have , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [tartly] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 , 2 you 3 have 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 11 . " [i] [sang] [right] [in] [this] [very] [place] [last] [spring] , and the [spring] [before] [,] and [the] [spring] [before] that [.] 1 " 21 that 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 and 12 and 13 the 17 and 21 that you ['ve] [sat] [on] that [very] [bank] [lots] [of] [times] [while] [i] was [singing] . 1 you 5 that 5 that 13 was 13 was 15 . the trouble with [you] [,] [peter] [,] [is] [that] [you] [don't] [use] [your] [eyes] [or] [your] [ears] [.] ["] 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 3 with peter looked more foolish than ever . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 more 3 more 4 foolish 3 more 5 than 5 than 6 ever 5 than 7 . but he ventured another question . 1 but 3 ventured 2 he 3 ventured 3 ventured 4 another 3 ventured 5 question 5 question 6 . it wouldn't be [peter] to let a chance for questions go by . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 2 wouldn't 6 let 5 to 6 let 6 let 11 go 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 for 8 chance 10 questions 8 chance 11 go 11 go 12 by 11 go 13 . " have [i] [ever] [heard] you [singing] [up] [on] [the] [meadows] [or] [in] [the] [old] [orchard] ? " 1 " 6 you 2 have 6 you 6 you 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " no , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] , " [i] [only] [sing] [in] [the] [springtime] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 9 , 10 " that ['s] [the] time [for] [singing] . 1 that 4 time 4 time 7 . i just [have] [to] [sing] then . 1 i 2 just 2 just 6 then 6 then 7 . in [the] [summer] it [is] too [hot] , and [in] the winter [i] [sleep] . 1 in 11 the 1 in 12 winter 4 it 6 too 6 too 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 the 12 winter 15 . i always return to my old home to sing . 1 i 2 always 2 always 3 return 3 return 4 to 3 return 7 home 3 return 9 sing 3 return 10 . 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 home 8 to 9 sing you know [i] [was] [born] [here] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 . all [my] [family] [gathers] [here] [in] the spring [to] [sing] , [so] [of] [course] [i] come too . " 1 all 7 the 7 the 8 spring 8 spring 11 , 11 , 19 " 16 come 17 too 17 too 18 . 18 . 19 " old [mr] [toad] [filled] [out] [his] [queer] [music] [bag] [under] [his] [chin] and [began] [to] [sing] [again] [.] 1 old 13 and peter watched him . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 . now it [just] [happened] [that] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [facing] [him] , and [so] [peter] looked [down] straight into his eyes . 1 now 2 it 1 now 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 looked 16 looked 18 straight 18 straight 19 into 19 into 21 eyes 20 his 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 . " oh ! " he exclaimed , " what beautiful eyes you have [,] [mr] [toad] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 2 oh 17 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 what 9 what 10 beautiful 9 what 12 you 10 beautiful 11 eyes 12 you 13 have 17 ! 18 " " so [i] ['ve] [been] [told] [before] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 10 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 14 . " my family always has had beautiful eyes . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 family 2 my 8 eyes 3 family 4 always 3 family 5 has 3 family 6 had 7 beautiful 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . there is [an] [old] [saying] that [every] [toad] [has] [jewels] in his head , [but] [of] [course] [he] [hasn't] [,] [not] [real] [jewels] [.] 1 there 2 is 1 there 11 in 2 is 6 that 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 , it is just the beautiful eyes . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 beautiful 4 the 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . excuse me [,] [peter] , but [i] ['m] [needed] in [that] chorus . " 1 excuse 2 me 2 me 14 " 5 , 6 but 5 , 14 " 10 in 12 chorus 12 chorus 13 . 13 . 14 " old [mr] [toad] [once] [more] [swelled] [out] [his] [throat] and [began] [to] [sing] [.] 1 old 10 and peter watched him [a] [while] [longer] [,] [then] [hopped] [away] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briarpatch] [,] [and] [he] [was] [very] [thoughtful] . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 22 . don't you think so ? 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 think 2 you 5 ? 3 think 4 so [vii] [a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] he says that that is the reason that he lives to [a] [good] old [age] [,] [does] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 that 2 says 4 that 4 that 5 is 4 that 14 old 6 the 7 reason 6 the 14 old 7 reason 8 that 7 reason 9 he 7 reason 10 lives 7 reason 11 to it is the same way with danger and trouble . 1 it 2 is 2 is 7 danger 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 with 5 way 7 danger 7 danger 8 and 7 danger 9 trouble 7 danger 10 . so [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [wisely] [watches] out [when] [there] [seems] [to] [be] [the] [least] [need] of it , [and] he [finds] [it] [always] [pays] [.] 1 so 21 he 8 out 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 21 he it was a beautiful spring evening . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 beautiful 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 spring 5 spring 6 evening 5 spring 7 . but [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] [the] [shadows] had [drawn] [a] [curtain] [of] [soft] [dusk] [which] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [became] [black] . 1 but 12 had 12 had 26 . the little [stars] [looked] [down] [from] [the] [sky] [and] [twinkled] [just] [to] [see] [their] [reflections] [twinkle] back [at] [them] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 the 2 little 1 the 17 back and there and all around it was perfect peace . 1 and 2 there 2 there 9 peace 3 and 9 peace 4 all 5 around 5 around 8 perfect 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 perfect 8 perfect 9 peace 9 peace 10 . all the feathered songsters who had made joyous the bright day had gone to bed . 1 all 4 songsters 2 the 4 songsters 3 feathered 4 songsters 4 songsters 5 who 4 songsters 6 had 4 songsters 7 made 4 songsters 8 joyous 4 songsters 9 the 4 songsters 10 bright 4 songsters 12 had 10 bright 11 day 12 had 13 gone 13 gone 15 bed 14 to 15 bed 15 bed 16 . but this did not mean that the glad spring chorus was silent . 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 mean 5 mean 6 that 5 mean 10 chorus 7 the 10 chorus 8 glad 10 chorus 9 spring 10 chorus 10 chorus 12 silent 10 chorus 13 . 11 was 12 silent oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! no indeed ! 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 ! it was so peaceful and beautiful there that it didn't seem possible that danger of any kind could be lurking near . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 possible 3 so 4 peaceful 4 peaceful 5 and 4 peaceful 6 beautiful 4 peaceful 7 there 4 peaceful 8 that 4 peaceful 10 didn't 9 it 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 seem 11 seem 12 possible 12 possible 13 that 12 possible 14 danger 14 danger 15 of 14 danger 20 lurking 16 any 20 lurking 17 kind 20 lurking 18 could 20 lurking 19 be 20 lurking 20 lurking 21 near 20 lurking 22 . instantly he stopped singing . 1 instantly 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 singing 4 singing 5 . now that was a signal . 1 now 5 signal 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 signal 4 a 5 signal 5 signal 6 . that great chorus stopped as abruptly as the electric lights go out when you press a button . 1 that 3 chorus 2 great 3 chorus 3 chorus 9 electric 3 chorus 18 . 4 stopped 9 electric 5 as 9 electric 6 abruptly 9 electric 7 as 9 electric 8 the 9 electric 9 electric 10 lights 9 electric 13 when 9 electric 14 you 9 electric 15 press 10 lights 11 go 10 lights 12 out 15 press 17 button 16 a 17 button after awhile [the] [shadow] [floated] [away] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [without] [a] [sound] . 1 after 2 awhile 2 awhile 14 . then he swelled out his music bag and began to sing again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 began 3 swelled 4 out 3 swelled 7 bag 3 swelled 9 began 5 his 7 bag 6 music 7 bag 7 bag 8 and 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 sing 9 began 12 again 12 again 13 . [viii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] the [smiling] [pool] ['s] a [nursery] [where] [all] [the] [sunny] day [a] [thousand] [funny] [babies] [are] [taught] [while] [at] [their] [play] . 1 the 11 day 5 a 11 day 11 day 22 . really [the] [smiling] [pool] [is] [a] [sort] [of] [kindergarten] , [one] [of] [the] [most] [interesting] [kindergartens] [in] [the] [world] [.] 1 really 10 , [little] [joe] [otter] ['s] [children] [learn] [to] [swim] [there] [.] so do [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [babies] [and] [those] [of] [billy] [mink] [,] [the] [trout] [and] [minnow] [babies] [,] [and] [a] [lot] [more] [.] 1 so 2 do and there [you] [will] [find] the [children] [and] [grandchildren] of [grandfather] [frog] [and] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 and 2 there 1 and 6 the 6 the 10 of 10 of 17 . peter [had] heard it said [that] [toads] [rain] [down] [from] [the] [sky] , and [sometimes] it seems as if this must be [so] . 1 peter 3 heard 3 heard 4 it 4 it 24 . 5 said 13 , 5 said 24 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 it 16 it 17 seems 17 seems 19 if 17 seems 22 be 18 as 19 if 20 this 21 must 21 must 22 be of course he knew it couldn't be , but it puzzled him a great deal . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 knew 2 course 6 couldn't 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 6 couldn't 7 be 6 couldn't 10 it 6 couldn't 11 puzzled 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 11 puzzled 12 him 11 puzzled 15 deal 11 puzzled 16 . 13 a 15 deal 14 great 15 deal there wouldn't be a [toad] [in] [sight] [.] 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 a 2 wouldn't 3 be he [remembered] [this] [as] [he] went to pay [his] [daily] [call] [on] [old] [mr] [toad] in the [smiling] [pool] [and] [listen] to his [sweet] [song] [.] 1 he 6 went 1 he 23 his 6 went 7 to 6 went 17 the 7 to 8 pay 16 in 17 the 22 to 23 his old [mr] [toad] [was] [sitting] [in] [his] [usual] place [,] [but] [he] [wasn't] [singing] [.] 1 old 9 place he was staring at something in the water . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 staring 3 staring 4 at 3 staring 5 something 3 staring 8 water 6 in 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . when [peter] [said] ["] [good] [morning] [,] ["] old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [seem] [to] [hear] [him] [.] 1 when 9 old he was too much interested in what he was watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 interested 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 interested 5 interested 6 in 5 interested 7 what 5 interested 10 watching 5 interested 11 . 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 watching " what are you [staring] [at] so [,] [mr] [sobersides] ? " asked [peter] , [speaking] [a] [little] [louder] [than] [before] . 1 " 13 asked 2 what 11 ? 3 are 11 ? 4 you 7 so 4 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 asked 13 asked 15 , 13 asked 22 . old [mr] [toad] [turned] [and] [looked] [at] [peter] , and [there] [was] [a] [look] [of] [great] [pride] [in] [his] [face] [.] 1 old 10 and 9 , 10 and " [i] ['m] [just] [watching] my [babies] . 1 " 6 my 6 my 8 . aren't they lovely ? " said he . 1 aren't 2 they 1 aren't 3 lovely 1 aren't 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . peter [stared] [harder] [than] [ever] [,] [but] [he] [couldn't] [see] anything that [looked] [like] [a] [baby] [toad] [.] 1 peter 12 that 11 anything 12 that " where are they ? " asked he . 1 " 7 asked 2 where 3 are 2 where 4 they 2 where 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 8 he 7 asked 9 . [old] [mr] [toad] [grew] [indignant] [.] " [those] [are] [not] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] children ; they 're mine ! " he sputtered . 1 " 16 sputtered 8 children 10 they 9 ; 10 they 10 they 11 're 11 're 16 sputtered 12 mine 16 sputtered 13 ! 14 " 13 ! 16 sputtered 15 he 16 sputtered 16 sputtered 17 . " and [i] ['ll] have you know that they are the most beautiful babies in th ' world ! " 1 " 6 you 2 and 5 have 5 have 6 you 6 you 10 are 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 16 th 11 the 16 th 12 most 16 th 13 beautiful 16 th 14 babies 16 th 15 in 16 th 16 th 17 ' 16 th 18 world 16 th 19 ! 16 th 20 " peter drew a hand across his mouth to hide a smile . 1 peter 2 drew 2 drew 3 a 3 a 11 smile 4 hand 7 mouth 5 across 7 mouth 6 his 7 mouth 7 mouth 11 smile 8 to 9 hide 9 hide 11 smile 10 a 11 smile 11 smile 12 . " [i] beg your pardon , [mr] [toad] , " said he . 1 " 11 said 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 5 pardon 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 . " [i] [i] thought [all] [tadpoles] [were] [frog] [babies] [.] 1 " 4 thought they all look alike to me . " 1 they 4 alike 2 all 4 alike 3 look 4 alike 4 alike 5 to 4 alike 6 me 4 alike 7 . 7 . 8 " " [well] , they 're not [,] ["] [declared] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 5 're 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 're 5 're 6 not 6 not 13 . " how any one can [mistake] [my] [babies] [for] [their] [cousins] [i] cannot understand . 1 " 2 how 2 how 5 can 3 any 4 one 4 one 5 can 5 can 14 understand 13 cannot 14 understand 14 understand 15 . now [mine] [are] [beautiful] , [while] " 1 now 5 , 5 , 7 " " [chug-arum] ! " [interrupted] [the] [great] [deep] [voice] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " what are you talking about ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 talking 2 what 7 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 talking 5 talking 6 about why , your babies are no more to be compared with my babies for real beauty than nothing at all ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 babies 3 your 4 babies 4 babies 5 are 4 babies 10 compared 4 babies 17 than 4 babies 18 nothing 6 no 7 more 7 more 10 compared 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 compared 10 compared 11 with 10 compared 13 babies 10 compared 15 real 10 compared 16 beauty 12 my 13 babies 13 babies 14 for 18 nothing 20 all 18 nothing 21 ! 19 at 20 all i 'll leave it to [peter] if they are . ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 leave 2 'll 7 if 3 leave 4 it 3 leave 5 to 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 . but [peter] [wisely] [held] his [tongue] . 1 but 5 his 5 his 7 . to tell the truth , he couldn't see beauty in any of them . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 2 tell 13 them 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 4 truth 7 couldn't 4 truth 9 beauty 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 see 9 beauty 12 of 10 in 12 of 11 any 12 of 13 them 14 . to him they were all just wriggling pollywogs . 1 to 2 him 2 him 8 pollywogs 3 they 8 pollywogs 4 were 8 pollywogs 5 all 8 pollywogs 6 just 8 pollywogs 7 wriggling 8 pollywogs 8 pollywogs 9 . [ix] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] play a little , learn a little , grow [a] [little] [too] [;] [that] ['s] [what] [every] [pollywoggy] [tries] [his] [best] [to] [do] . 1 play 3 little 1 play 5 learn 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 , 5 learn 7 little 5 learn 9 grow 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 , 9 grow 24 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . that 's what a kindergarten is for . 1 that 5 kindergarten 2 's 5 kindergarten 3 what 5 kindergarten 4 a 5 kindergarten 5 kindergarten 6 is 5 kindergarten 7 for 7 for 8 . they looked considerably alike , did these little cousins , for they were all pollywogs to begin with . 1 they 15 pollywogs 2 looked 3 considerably 3 considerably 4 alike 3 considerably 6 did 3 considerably 7 these 3 considerably 8 little 3 considerably 9 cousins 4 alike 5 , 9 cousins 10 , 9 cousins 15 pollywogs 11 for 15 pollywogs 12 they 15 pollywogs 13 were 15 pollywogs 14 all 15 pollywogs 15 pollywogs 17 begin 15 pollywogs 19 . 16 to 17 begin 17 begin 18 with [peter] [rabbit] [came] [over] [every] [day] [to] [watch] [them] [.] peter stared . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 . could it be [that] [that] [ugly-looking] [bug] [was] [as] [dangerous] [an] [enemy] [to] [the] [baby] [toad] [as] [reddy] [fox] [is] [to] [a] [baby] [rabbit] ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 3 be 2 it 25 ? there were several kinds of queer , ugly-looking bugs forever darting out at the wriggling pollywogs . 1 there 2 were 2 were 16 pollywogs 3 several 8 ugly-looking 4 kinds 5 of 4 kinds 8 ugly-looking 6 queer 8 ugly-looking 7 , 8 ugly-looking 8 ugly-looking 9 bugs 8 ugly-looking 10 forever 8 ugly-looking 11 darting 11 darting 12 out 11 darting 13 at 11 darting 16 pollywogs 14 the 16 pollywogs 15 wriggling 16 pollywogs 16 pollywogs 17 . [hungry-looking] [fish] [lay] [in] [wait] [for] [them] [,] [and] [longlegs] [the] [blue] [heron] [seemed] [to] [have] [a] [special] [liking] [for] [them] [.] but the pollywogs were spry , and seemed to have learned to watch out . 1 but 5 spry 2 the 3 pollywogs 3 pollywogs 4 were 3 pollywogs 5 spry 5 spry 6 , 5 spry 8 seemed 5 spry 11 learned 6 , 7 and 8 seemed 9 to 10 have 11 learned 11 learned 12 to 11 learned 13 watch 13 watch 14 out 13 watch 15 . they [seemed] [to] [peter] [to] [spend] all [their] time [swimming] [and] [eating] [and] [growing] . 1 they 7 all 7 all 9 time 7 all 15 . they grew so fast that it seemed to him that he could almost see them grow . 1 they 16 grow 2 grew 4 fast 3 so 4 fast 4 fast 7 seemed 4 fast 12 could 4 fast 16 grow 5 that 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 9 him 9 him 11 he 10 that 11 he 12 could 14 see 13 almost 14 see 14 see 15 them 16 grow 17 . that [puzzled] [peter] [more] [than] [anything] he had seen [in] [a] [long] [time] . 1 that 8 had 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 14 . " why , [i] couldn't do that ! " he exclaimed right out loud . 1 " 2 why 1 " 11 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 couldn't 2 why 6 do 6 do 7 that 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 he 8 ! 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 14 loud 11 exclaimed 15 . 12 right 14 loud 13 out 14 loud " [do] what ? " demanded [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [happened] [along] [just] [then] . 1 " 6 demanded 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 demanded 6 demanded 15 . " why , [grow] [a] [new] [tail] [like] [that] [pollywog] [,] " replied [peter] , and [told] [jerry] [all] that he had seen . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 21 he 3 , 12 " 12 " 20 that 13 replied 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 that 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 seen 23 seen 24 . jerry laughed . 1 jerry 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " you 'll see queerer things than that if you watch those pollywogs long enough , " said he . 1 " 5 queerer 2 you 5 queerer 3 'll 5 queerer 4 see 5 queerer 5 queerer 6 things 5 queerer 7 than 5 queerer 8 that 5 queerer 9 if 5 queerer 10 you 5 queerer 11 watch 11 watch 13 pollywogs 12 those 13 pollywogs 13 pollywogs 14 long 13 pollywogs 15 enough 13 pollywogs 18 said 13 pollywogs 19 he 13 pollywogs 20 . 16 , 18 said 17 " 18 said " [they] are [a] [queer] [lot] [of] [babies] , and very [interesting] [to] [watch] if you 've got the [time] [for] it . 1 " 17 've 3 are 16 you 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 if 10 and 11 very 15 if 16 you 16 you 17 've 17 've 18 got 17 've 22 it 18 got 19 the 22 it 23 . i haven't . 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 . this [smiling] [pool] is a great [kindergarten] , and there 's [something] [happening] [here] [every] [minute] [.] 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 's there 's no place like it . " 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " are [those] [great] [big] [fat] [pollywogs] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] children , [or] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 20 asked 2 are 11 children 2 are 18 ? 11 children 12 , 18 ? 19 " 18 ? 20 asked 20 asked 22 . " [grandfather] [frog] 's [last] [year] ['s] [children] , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 4 's 1 " 11 replied 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " [they] ['ll] [grow] [into] [real] [frogs] [this] [summer] , [if] [nothing] [happens] to them . " 1 " 10 , 10 , 17 " 14 to 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " " where are [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [last] [year] ['s] children ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 2 where 12 ? 3 are 11 children 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 asked 14 asked 16 . " don't ask me , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 4 me 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " they [hopped] [away] [last] [summer] [.] 1 " 2 they never saw anything like [the] [way] [those] [toad] [youngsters] [grow] . 1 never 2 saw 1 never 3 anything 3 anything 4 like 3 anything 11 . [those] [toad] [pollywogs] [you] [see] [now] [will] [turn] [into] [real] [toads] [,] [and] [be] [leaving] [the] [smiling] [pool] [in] [a] [few] [weeks] [.] people think [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [slow] [,] [but] [there] [is] [nothing] [slow] [about] [his] [children] [.] 1 people 2 think look at that little fellow over there ; he 's begun to grow legs already . " 1 look 2 at 1 look 5 fellow 3 that 5 fellow 4 little 5 fellow 5 fellow 8 ; 5 fellow 11 begun 5 fellow 17 " 6 over 7 there 7 there 8 ; 9 he 11 begun 10 's 11 begun 11 begun 12 to 11 begun 13 grow 11 begun 14 legs 11 begun 15 already 16 . 17 " peter looked , and sure enough there was a pollywog with a pair of legs sprouting out . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 17 out 3 , 4 and 4 and 10 pollywog 5 sure 10 pollywog 6 enough 10 pollywog 7 there 10 pollywog 8 was 10 pollywog 9 a 10 pollywog 10 pollywog 16 sprouting 11 with 16 sprouting 12 a 13 pair 13 pair 16 sprouting 14 of 16 sprouting 15 legs 16 sprouting 16 sprouting 17 out 17 out 18 . they were his fore legs , and they certainly did make him look funny . 1 they 2 were 2 were 14 funny 3 his 14 funny 4 fore 5 legs 4 fore 8 they 4 fore 9 certainly 5 legs 7 and 6 , 7 and 9 certainly 10 did 9 certainly 14 funny 11 make 12 him 11 make 14 funny 13 look 14 funny 14 funny 15 . and only a few days before there hadn't been a sign of legs . 1 and 2 only 2 only 4 few 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 days 5 days 6 before 5 days 11 sign 7 there 11 sign 8 hadn't 9 been 8 hadn't 11 sign 10 a 11 sign 11 sign 12 of 11 sign 13 legs 11 sign 14 . " my [gracious] ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 2 my 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 . " what a funny sight ! 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 funny 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 sight 4 funny 6 ! i thought my babies grew fast , but these beat them [.] ["] 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 babies 3 my 4 babies 4 babies 5 grew 4 babies 6 fast 4 babies 8 but 4 babies 10 beat 7 , 8 but 9 these 10 beat 10 beat 11 them [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] it had been [some] [time] [since] [peter] [rabbit] [had] [visited] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [watch] [the] [pollywogs] . 1 it 3 been 1 it 18 . 2 had 3 been so off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 off 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 he 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 started 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . he [wondered] [if] [those] [pollywog] [children] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] would be [much] [changed] . 1 he 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 15 . the last time he saw them some of them had just begun to grow legs , although they still had long tails . 1 the 2 last 2 last 3 time 3 time 10 had 4 he 5 saw 4 he 10 had 5 saw 9 them 6 them 9 them 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 had 12 begun 11 just 12 begun 12 begun 13 to 12 begun 14 grow 12 begun 15 legs 15 legs 22 tails 16 , 17 although 17 although 22 tails 18 they 22 tails 19 still 22 tails 20 had 22 tails 21 long 22 tails 22 tails 23 . he had almost reached the [smiling] [pool] [when] [great] [big] [drops] [of] [rain] [began] [to] [splash] [down] [.] 1 he 4 reached 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the and with those first raindrops something funny happened . 1 and 5 raindrops 2 with 5 raindrops 3 those 5 raindrops 4 first 5 raindrops 5 raindrops 6 something 5 raindrops 7 funny 5 raindrops 8 happened 8 happened 9 . anyway , [it] [seemed] [funny] [to] [peter] [.] 1 anyway 2 , right away [he] [was] [surrounded] [by] [tiny] [little] [toads] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 10 . peter 's big eyes grew round with surprise as he stared . 1 peter 11 stared 2 's 4 eyes 3 big 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 grew 4 eyes 11 stared 6 round 8 surprise 7 with 8 surprise 8 surprise 11 stared 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 stared 11 stared 12 . where had they all come from so suddenly ? 1 where 2 had 1 where 3 they 1 where 6 from 1 where 8 suddenly 1 where 9 ? 3 they 4 all 5 come 6 from 7 so 8 suddenly a minute before he hadn't seen a single one , and now he could hardly move without stepping on one . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 before 2 minute 8 single 2 minute 18 stepping 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 seen 5 hadn't 8 single 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 one 10 , 18 stepping 11 and 18 stepping 12 now 18 stepping 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 hardly 15 hardly 18 stepping 16 move 18 stepping 17 without 18 stepping 18 stepping 19 on 18 stepping 20 one 20 one 21 . it seemed [,] [it] really seemed [,] as if [each] [raindrop] [turned] [into] [a] [tiny] [toad] [the] [instant] [it] [struck] [the] [ground] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 seemed 5 really 6 seemed 6 seemed 9 if 8 as 9 if of course [peter] knew that that couldn't be , but it was very puzzling . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 knew 2 course 7 couldn't 4 knew 5 that 4 knew 6 that 7 couldn't 8 be 7 couldn't 11 it 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 14 puzzling 12 was 14 puzzling 13 very 14 puzzling 14 puzzling 15 . and [all] [those] [little] [toads] [were] [bravely] [hopping] [along] as if [they] were [bound] for [some] [particular] [place] . 1 and 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 were 13 were 15 for 15 for 19 . peter watched them for a few minutes [,] [then] [he] [once] [more] [started] [for] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 peter 2 watched 1 peter 18 . 2 watched 3 them 2 watched 7 minutes 4 for 7 minutes 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes on the very [bank] [whom] [should] [he] [meet] [but] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 13 . 2 the 3 very he looked rather thin , and his back was to [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 his 2 looked 3 rather 3 rather 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 4 thin 6 and 7 his 8 back 8 back 10 to 9 was 10 to yes , [sir] , he was [hopping] [away] [from] the [smiling] [pool] [where] he had been [all] [the] [spring] [,] [singing] in the [great] [chorus] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 15 had 6 was 10 the 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 22 in 22 in 23 the " good morning , [old] [mr] [toad] [,] " said [peter] in his [most] [polite] [manner] . 1 " 9 " 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 17 . 12 in 13 his 13 his 17 . " can you tell me where [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] ? " 1 " 14 " 2 can 3 you 2 can 4 tell 2 can 13 ? 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 where 13 ? 14 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] ["] []] " [certainly] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 9 . " [they] [came] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] , of course . 1 " 10 course 8 , 10 course 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 . where did you suppose they came from ? " 1 where 8 ? 2 did 8 ? 3 you 4 suppose 3 you 8 ? 4 suppose 5 they 5 they 6 came 6 came 7 from 8 ? 9 " " [i] [i] didn't [know] [.] 1 " 4 didn't there [wasn't] [one] [to] [be] [seen] , and then it began to rain , and right away they were everywhere . 1 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 began 9 then 17 away 9 then 18 they 10 it 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 rain 13 rain 15 and 14 , 15 and 16 right 17 away 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 everywhere 20 everywhere 21 . it it almost seemed as if they had rained down out of the sky . " 1 it 9 rained 2 it 9 rained 3 almost 9 rained 4 seemed 9 rained 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 rained 7 they 9 rained 8 had 9 rained 9 rained 10 down 9 rained 11 out 9 rained 14 sky 9 rained 16 " 11 out 12 of 13 the 14 sky 15 . 16 " [old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] " they ['ve] [got] [good] [sense] , if [i] [must] say it [about] my own [children] , " said he . 1 " 2 they 1 " 19 said 7 , 8 if 7 , 19 said 8 if 12 it 11 say 12 it 14 my 15 own 14 my 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " [they] [know] that [wet] [weather] is the [only] [weather] [for] [toads] [to] [travel] [in] [.] 1 " 7 is 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 the the minute this shower came up , they knew it was good traveling weather and out they popped . " 1 the 2 minute 2 minute 4 shower 2 minute 7 , 2 minute 18 popped 3 this 4 shower 4 shower 5 came 4 shower 6 up 8 they 9 knew 9 knew 13 traveling 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 traveling 12 good 13 traveling 13 traveling 14 weather 13 traveling 16 out 13 traveling 17 they 13 traveling 18 popped 14 weather 15 and 18 popped 19 . 19 . 20 " " but what did [they] leave [the] [smiling] [pool] for ? " 1 " 3 what 2 but 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 11 ? 4 did 6 leave 6 leave 10 for 11 ? 12 " [peter] [asked] [.] " [to] see [the] [great] [world] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 see 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 . " foolish , very foolish of them , but they would do it . 1 " 12 do 2 foolish 5 foolish 3 , 4 very 4 very 5 foolish 5 foolish 12 do 6 of 7 them 7 them 10 they 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 would 11 would 12 do 12 do 13 it 13 it 14 . i did [the] [same] [thing] [myself] [when] [i] [was] [their] [age] . 1 i 2 did 2 did 12 . couldn't stop me any more than [i] could stop them . 1 couldn't 2 stop 1 couldn't 4 any 1 couldn't 9 stop 2 stop 3 me 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 than 8 could 9 stop 9 stop 10 them 10 them 11 . they don't know when they 're [well] [off] [,] [but] [young] [folks] [never] [do] [.] 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 when 4 when 5 they 5 they 6 're fine weather , isn't it ? " 1 fine 2 weather 2 weather 4 isn't 3 , 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 it 4 isn't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " [xi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] old [mother] [nature] [doth] [provide] [for] [all] [her] [children] , [large] [or] [small] [.] 1 old 10 , her [wisdom] [foresees] all [their] [needs] [and] [makes] [provision] [for] [them] [all] [.] 1 her 4 all perhaps you 'll learn something [just] [as] [peter] [did] . 1 perhaps 3 'll 1 perhaps 4 learn 1 perhaps 5 something 2 you 3 'll 5 something 10 . when [the] [last] [little] [toad] [had] [passed] [them] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [suddenly] [remembered] [that] he was hungry , very hungry [indeed] . 1 when 16 he 16 he 21 hungry 17 was 21 hungry 18 hungry 19 , 18 hungry 21 hungry 20 very 21 hungry 21 hungry 23 . " [didn't] [have] [time] [to] [eat] [much] [while] [i] [was] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] , " [he] [explained] [.] 1 " 15 , 15 , 16 " " [couldn't] [eat] [and] [sing] [too] , and [while] [i] [was] [down] there , [i] was [supposed] [to] [sing] [.] 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 there 13 there 16 was 14 , 16 was see that bug over there on that leaf ? 1 see 3 bug 2 that 3 bug 3 bug 4 over 3 bug 5 there 3 bug 6 on 3 bug 7 that 3 bug 8 leaf 3 bug 9 ? watch him . " 1 watch 2 him 2 him 3 . 3 . 4 " peter looked , and [sure] [enough] [there] [was] [a] [fat] [bug] [crawling] [along] [on] [an] [old] [leaf] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 4 and 3 , 4 and he was about [two] [inches] [from] [old] [mr] [toad] , and he was [crawling] [very] [fast] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 13 was 2 was 3 about 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 17 . and right while [peter] [was] [looking] [at] [him] he disappeared . 1 and 2 right 1 and 3 while 3 while 9 he 9 he 10 disappeared 10 disappeared 11 . [peter] [turned] [to] [look] [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] he hadn't budged . 1 he 3 budged 2 hadn't 3 budged 3 budged 4 . peter opened his eyes very wide . 1 peter 6 wide 2 opened 6 wide 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 6 wide 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 . " [wha] [what] ["] he began [.] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began " [nice] [bug] , " [interrupted] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " " [nicest] [bug] [i] ['ve] [eaten] [for] [a] [longtime] . " 1 " 11 " 10 . 11 " " [but] [i] [didn't] see you [catch] [him] ! " [protested] [peter] [,] looking at [old] [mr] [toad] as if he [suspected] [him] [of] [joking] . 1 " 6 you 1 " 9 ! 5 see 6 you 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 21 he 10 " 20 if 14 looking 15 at 14 looking 19 as 19 as 20 if 21 he 26 . " [anything] [wrong] [with] your eyes ? " [inquired] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 8 " 5 your 6 eyes 5 your 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " no , " replied [peter] [just] a wee bit crossly . 1 " 5 replied 2 no 5 replied 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 11 crossly 8 a 9 wee 9 wee 10 bit 9 wee 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " my eyes are just as good as ever . " 1 " 4 are 2 my 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 are 4 are 7 good 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 good 7 good 8 as 8 as 9 ever 9 ever 10 . 10 . 11 " " [then] [watch] me [catch] [that] [fly] over [yonder] , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 4 me 4 me 16 . 8 over 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 . he hopped towards a fly which had lighted on a blade of grass just ahead . 1 he 2 hopped 2 hopped 3 towards 2 hopped 8 lighted 4 a 8 lighted 5 fly 8 lighted 6 which 7 had 6 which 8 lighted 8 lighted 9 on 8 lighted 11 blade 10 a 11 blade 11 blade 12 of 11 blade 13 grass 11 blade 15 ahead 11 blade 16 . 14 just 15 ahead about [two] [inches] [from] it [he] [stopped] , and so far as [peter] could [see] [,] he sat perfectly still . 1 about 5 it 1 about 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 so 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 14 could 12 as 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 20 still 19 perfectly 20 still 20 still 21 . but [the] [fly] [disappeared] , and it wasn't [because] [it] [flew] [away] [,] [either] . 1 but 8 wasn't 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 15 . peter was sure of that . 1 peter 2 was 1 peter 6 . 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that [old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] " didn't you see that one go , [peter] ? " he asked . 1 " 13 asked 2 didn't 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 7 go 3 you 10 ? 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 one 7 go 8 , 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 he 12 he 13 asked 13 asked 14 . peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] [wish] you [would] [stop] [fooling] me , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 8 me 8 me 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . please [,] [mr] [toad] . " 1 please 6 " 5 . 6 " now [when] [peter] [said] [please] that [way] [,] [of] [course] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [resist] [him] [.] 1 now 6 that nobody could . 1 nobody 2 could 1 nobody 3 . " here comes an ant this way . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 comes 3 comes 5 ant 4 an 5 ant 5 ant 7 way 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 . now [you] [watch] [my] [mouth] [instead] [of] [the] [ant] [and] [see] [what] [happens] , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 now 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 20 . peter looked and saw a big black ant coming . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 and 2 looked 8 ant 4 saw 8 ant 5 a 6 big 6 big 8 ant 7 black 8 ant 8 ant 9 coming 9 coming 10 . then he kept [his] [eyes] on [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [mouth] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 6 on 6 on 12 . but when he looked for the ant , it was nowhere to be seen . 1 but 11 nowhere 2 when 3 he 2 when 7 ant 4 looked 7 ant 5 for 7 ant 6 the 7 ant 7 ant 11 nowhere 8 , 11 nowhere 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 nowhere 11 nowhere 12 to 11 nowhere 13 be 11 nowhere 14 seen 11 nowhere 15 . peter looked at [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [hard] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at [old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [again] [.] with every insect swallowed he felt better natured . 1 with 2 every 2 every 8 natured 3 insect 8 natured 4 swallowed 8 natured 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 8 natured 7 better 8 natured 8 natured 9 . " you 've [guessed] it , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 've 1 " 10 said 2 you 3 've 5 it 6 , 6 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " handy tongue , isn't it ? " 1 " 5 isn't 2 handy 3 tongue 2 handy 4 , 2 handy 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 it 5 isn't 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] think it 's a [very] [queer] [tongue] [,] " [retorted] [peter] , " [and] [i] don't understand it at all . 1 " 5 's 1 " 11 " 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 a 11 " 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 don't 18 don't 19 understand 19 understand 20 it 19 understand 22 all 19 understand 23 . 21 at 22 all if it 's so long as all that , where do you keep it when it isn't in use ? 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 so 4 so 5 long 4 so 8 that 5 long 6 as 7 all 8 that 8 that 20 ? 9 , 10 where 10 where 20 ? 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 keep 11 do 20 ? 14 it 17 isn't 15 when 16 it 16 it 17 isn't 17 isn't 18 in 17 isn't 19 use 17 isn't 20 ? " [ha] , ha , ha , ha , ha ! " [laughed] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 10 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 8 ha 7 , 8 ha 8 ha 10 ha 9 , 10 ha 10 ha 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " my tongue never is in the way , and it 's the handiest tongue in the world . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 never 3 tongue 5 is 3 tongue 18 world 6 in 18 world 7 the 18 world 8 way 14 handiest 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 handiest 11 it 14 handiest 12 's 14 handiest 13 the 14 handiest 14 handiest 15 tongue 14 handiest 18 world 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . i 'll show it to you . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 it 3 show 5 to 3 show 6 you 6 you 8 " 7 . 8 " [xii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] i 'm quite sure you would . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 you 4 sure 6 would 6 would 7 . [old] [mr] [toad] [thinks] [his] [tongue] [the] [most] [satisfactory] [tongue] [in] [the] [world] [.] in fact , he is quite sure that [without] [it] [he] [couldn't] [get] [along] [at] [all] [,] [and] [i] [don't] [know] as he could . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 5 is 2 fact 6 quite 6 quite 7 sure 6 quite 22 as 7 sure 8 that 22 as 24 could 23 he 24 could 24 could 25 . and yet very few of his neighbors know anything about that tongue and how different it is from most other tongues . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 very 3 very 15 different 4 few 7 neighbors 5 of 7 neighbors 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 10 about 7 neighbors 12 tongue 8 know 10 about 9 anything 10 about 10 about 11 that 12 tongue 13 and 12 tongue 14 how 12 tongue 15 different 15 different 16 it 15 different 18 from 15 different 21 tongues 15 different 22 . 16 it 17 is 19 most 21 tongues 20 other 21 tongues what [peter] [couldn't] [understand] was [what] [old] [mr] [toad] [did] [with] a [tongue] [that] [would] [reach] [two] [inches] [beyond] [his] [mouth] [.] 1 what 5 was 5 was 12 a he said as much . 1 he 2 said 2 said 5 . 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . he opened his big mouth and slowly ran his tongue out its full length . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 5 mouth 3 his 5 mouth 4 big 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 and 5 mouth 7 slowly 5 mouth 8 ran 5 mouth 13 full 5 mouth 15 . 8 ran 10 tongue 8 ran 11 out 9 his 10 tongue 12 its 13 full 13 full 14 length " why ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! [why-ee] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [peter] [.] " it 's [fastened] [at] [the] [wrong] [end] ! " 1 " 3 's 1 " 9 ! 2 it 3 's 9 ! 10 " " no such thing ! " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [indignantly] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 12 . " [if] it was [fastened] [at] the other [end] , how could [i] [run] it [out] [so] [far] ? " 1 " 3 it 1 " 20 " 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 the 7 the 8 other 8 other 10 , 11 how 12 could 11 how 15 it 11 how 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " [but] [mine] [and] [all] [other] [tongues] [that] [i] [ever] [have] [seen] [are] [fastened] [way] [down] [in] [the] [throat] , " protested [peter] . 1 " 22 protested 20 , 22 protested 21 " 22 protested 22 protested 24 . " yours is fastened at the other end , way in the very front of your mouth . 1 " 2 yours 2 yours 3 is 2 yours 4 fastened 2 yours 18 . 4 fastened 8 end 4 fastened 9 , 4 fastened 10 way 4 fastened 14 front 4 fastened 17 mouth 5 at 8 end 6 the 8 end 7 other 8 end 11 in 14 front 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 front 14 front 15 of 16 your 17 mouth i never heard of such a thing . ["] 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 heard 2 never 5 such 3 heard 4 of 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 . " there are a great many things you have never heard of , [peter] [rabbit] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [drily] . 1 " 8 you 1 " 18 replied 2 there 3 are 3 are 7 things 3 are 8 you 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 things 8 you 9 have 9 have 11 heard 10 never 11 heard 11 heard 12 of 13 , 18 replied 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 23 . " mine is the right way to have a tongue . 1 " 3 is 2 mine 3 is 3 is 4 the 3 is 5 right 3 is 6 way 3 is 9 a 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . because [it] [is] [fastened] [way] [up] [in] [the] [front] of [my] [mouth] [that] [way] [,] [i] [can] [use] the whole of it . 1 because 10 of 1 because 22 it 10 of 19 the 19 the 20 whole 20 whole 21 of 22 it 23 . you see it goes out its full length . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 4 goes 4 goes 8 length 4 goes 9 . 5 out 6 its 6 its 8 length 7 full 8 length peter thought this over for a few minutes before he ventured another question . 1 peter 11 ventured 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 2 thought 8 minutes 5 for 8 minutes 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 before 8 minutes 11 ventured 10 he 11 ventured 11 ventured 12 another 11 ventured 13 question 13 question 14 . " [i] [begin] [to] understand , " said he , " but how do you [hold] [on] [to] [the] [bug] with your [tongue] ? " 1 " 25 " 5 understand 8 said 5 understand 13 how 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 how 12 but 13 how 13 how 14 do 14 do 15 you 14 do 24 ? 15 you 22 your 21 with 22 your 24 ? 25 " " [my] [tongue] is [sticky] , of course , [mr] [stupid] [,] " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [looking] [very] [much] [disgusted] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 14 replied 6 , 8 course 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 23 . " just let me touch a bug with it , and he 's mine every time . " 1 " 7 bug 2 just 7 bug 3 let 4 me 3 let 7 bug 5 touch 7 bug 6 a 7 bug 7 bug 8 with 7 bug 9 it 7 bug 12 he 7 bug 13 's 7 bug 18 " 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 13 's 14 mine 15 every 16 time 16 time 17 . 17 . 18 " peter thought this over . 1 peter 2 thought 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 4 over 5 . then he felt of his own tongue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 felt 2 he 5 his 4 of 5 his 5 his 7 tongue 6 own 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 . " mine isn't sticky , " said he very innocently . 1 " 10 innocently 2 mine 4 sticky 3 isn't 4 sticky 4 sticky 5 , 4 sticky 10 innocently 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 innocently 9 very 10 innocently 10 innocently 11 . [old] [mr] [toad] [laughed] [right] [out] [.] " perhaps if it was , you couldn't ask so many questions , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 if 3 if 4 it 3 if 7 you 3 if 16 he 4 it 5 was 6 , 7 you 8 couldn't 12 questions 9 ask 12 questions 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 questions 12 questions 15 said 12 questions 16 he 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 16 he 17 . " [now] [watch] [me] catch [that] [fly] . " 1 " 5 catch 5 catch 8 . 8 . 9 " his funny little tongue darted out , and the fly was gone . 1 his 2 funny 1 his 13 . 2 funny 3 little 2 funny 5 darted 4 tongue 5 darted 5 darted 6 out 5 darted 8 and 5 darted 9 the 5 darted 10 fly 7 , 8 and 10 fly 12 gone 11 was 12 gone [[] [illustration] [:] [his] [funny] [little] [tongue] [darted] [out] [,] [and] [the] [fly] [was] [gone] [.] []] " it certainly is very [handy] , " said [peter] politely . 1 " 4 is 1 " 9 said 2 it 3 certainly 2 it 4 is 4 is 5 very 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [i] think we are going to [have] [more] [rain] [,] [and] [i] ['d] [better] be getting back to the [dear] [old] [briarpatch] . 1 " 5 are 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 7 to 16 be 7 to 24 . 16 be 17 getting 17 getting 18 back 18 back 19 to 18 back 20 the very much [obliged] to [you] , [mr] [toad] [.] 1 very 2 much 1 very 6 , 2 much 4 to i think you are very wonderful [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 2 think 6 wonderful 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 wonderful " not at all , ["] [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 3 at 11 . 4 all 5 , " [i] ['ve] [simply] [got] [the] [things] [i] [need] [in] [order] [to] [live] [,] [just] [as] you have the [things] you need . 1 " 17 you 1 " 21 you 17 you 18 have 18 have 19 the 21 you 22 need 22 need 23 . i couldn't get along with [your] [kind] [of] a [tongue] [,] [but] [no] [more] could [you] get along with [mine] . 1 i 2 couldn't 1 i 15 could 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 along 4 along 5 with 5 with 9 a 15 could 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 21 . if you live long enough , you [will] learn that [old] [mother] [nature] [makes] [no] [mistakes] [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 you 2 you 3 live 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 4 long 6 , 7 you 9 learn 9 learn 10 that she gives each of us what we need , and each one has different needs . " 1 she 15 needs 2 gives 3 each 3 each 15 needs 4 of 5 us 5 us 7 we 6 what 7 we 7 we 8 need 7 we 11 each 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 each 11 each 12 one 11 each 13 has 11 each 15 needs 14 different 15 needs 15 needs 16 . 16 . 17 " [xiii] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] [peter] [rabbit] [couldn't] [get] [old] [mr] [toad] [off] [his] [mind] [.] and [his] [respect] for [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [become] [very] [great] [indeed] . 1 and 4 for 4 for 13 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who [wouldn't] [respect] [any] [one] [with] [such] [beautiful] [eyes] [and] such a [sweet] voice [and] [such] [a] [wonderful] [tongue] ? 1 who 20 ? 11 such 12 a 11 such 20 ? 12 a 14 voice " [funny] [,] " [mused] [peter] , " [how] we [can] [live] [right] [beside] [people] all [our] [lives] and [not] really know [them] [at] [all] . 1 " 4 " 4 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 we 10 we 16 all 16 all 26 . 19 and 21 really 21 really 22 know 22 know 26 . i suppose that is why we should never judge people hastily . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 7 should 3 that 4 is 3 that 7 should 5 why 7 should 6 we 7 should 7 should 8 never 7 should 9 judge 9 judge 10 people 9 judge 11 hastily 11 hastily 12 . i believe [i] will [go] [hunt] [up] [old] [mr] [toad] [and] [see] if [i] can find out anything more . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 18 anything 4 will 16 find 13 if 15 can 15 can 16 find 16 find 17 out 16 find 18 anything 18 anything 19 more 18 anything 20 . 20 . 21 " off [started] [peter] , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 off 4 , but when he got there [,] [peter] [found] no [trace] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 but 9 no 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 got 4 got 5 there 5 there 9 no you see , it [had] [rained] [the] [day] [before] , and that is just the [kind] [of] [weather] [that] [a] [toad] [likes] [best] [for] [traveling] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 13 is 4 it 14 just 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 14 just 15 the peter ought to have thought of that , but he didn't . 1 peter 11 didn't 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 have 4 have 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 5 thought 7 that 5 thought 10 he 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] [was] [shining] [his] [brightest] [,] [and] [peter] [soon] [forgot] [all] [about] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 1 jolly 4 , 1 jolly 5 bright he had just done this when his ears caught the sound of a queer noise [a] little [to] [one] [side] [of] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 his 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 done 4 done 5 this 4 done 6 when 7 his 8 ears 8 ears 9 caught 8 ears 11 sound 8 ears 14 queer 10 the 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 13 a 14 queer 14 queer 15 noise 14 queer 17 little instantly [peter] [stopped] and [sat] [up] [to] [listen] [.] 1 instantly 4 and there it was again , and it seemed to come from under an old piece of board . 1 there 17 board 2 it 3 was 2 it 8 seemed 4 again 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 seemed 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 come 10 come 17 board 11 from 12 under 12 under 17 board 13 an 14 old 14 old 17 board 15 piece 16 of 15 piece 17 board 17 board 18 . it was just a little , rustling sound , hardly to be heard . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 7 rustling 4 a 5 little 4 a 7 rustling 5 little 6 , 7 rustling 8 sound 7 rustling 10 hardly 7 rustling 13 heard 7 rustling 14 . 9 , 10 hardly 10 hardly 12 be 11 to 12 be " there 's [some] one [under] [that] [old] [board] [,] " [thought] [peter] , and [peeped] [under] [.] 1 " 3 's 1 " 11 " 2 there 3 's 3 's 5 one 11 " 14 , 14 , 15 and all [he] could see [was] that there was [something] [moving] [.] 1 all 3 could 3 could 4 see 4 see 6 that 6 that 8 was 7 there 8 was instantly [peter] [was] all curiosity . 1 instantly 5 curiosity 4 all 5 curiosity 5 curiosity 6 . whoever was there was not very big . 1 whoever 2 was 1 whoever 3 there 1 whoever 7 big 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 not 4 was 6 very 7 big 8 . he was sure of that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 2 was 6 . 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that of course that meant that he had nothing to fear . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meant 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 4 meant 8 nothing 5 that 7 had 6 he 7 had 8 nothing 9 to 8 nothing 10 fear 10 fear 11 . so [what] [do] you [think] [peter] did ? 1 so 4 you 4 you 8 ? 7 did 8 ? why , he [just] [pulled] [that] [old] [board] [over] [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 he and when he did that , he saw , whom do you think ? 1 and 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 that 4 did 14 ? 6 , 7 he 6 , 10 whom 7 he 8 saw 9 , 10 whom 10 whom 14 ? 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 think 11 do 14 ? why , [old] [mr] [toad] [,] to be sure [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 sure but such [a] [sight] [as] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [!] 1 but 2 such peter just stared . 1 peter 3 stared 2 just 3 stared 3 stared 4 . for a full minute he couldn't find his voice . 1 for 4 minute 2 a 4 minute 3 full 4 minute 4 minute 6 couldn't 4 minute 9 voice 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 find 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 . [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [changing] [his] [clothes] [!] yes , [sir] [,] that is [just] [what] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [doing] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 is 5 that 6 is he was taking off his old suit , and under it was a brand new one . 1 he 2 was 1 he 14 brand 3 taking 4 off 3 taking 7 suit 3 taking 10 under 5 his 7 suit 6 old 7 suit 7 suit 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 under 14 brand 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 a 13 a 14 brand 14 brand 15 new 14 brand 16 one 14 brand 17 . but [such] [a] [time] [as] he was [having] [!] 1 but 6 he 6 he 7 was he was opening and shutting his big mouth , and drawing his hind legs under him , and rubbing them against his body . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 opening 3 opening 5 shutting 4 and 5 shutting 5 shutting 6 his 5 shutting 7 big 5 shutting 8 mouth 5 shutting 11 drawing 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 drawing 11 drawing 13 hind 12 his 13 hind 13 hind 14 legs 13 hind 15 under 13 hind 16 him 13 hind 19 rubbing 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 rubbing 19 rubbing 20 them 19 rubbing 21 against 19 rubbing 22 his 19 rubbing 23 body 23 body 24 . then [peter] saw [a] [strange] [thing] [.] 1 then 3 saw all the time [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [working] [very] [hard] [to] [suck] [it] [at] [the] [corners] [of] [his] [big] [mouth] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 21 . he [glared] [angrily] [at] [peter] , but he [couldn't] [say] [anything] [because] [his] [mouth] was too [full] . 1 he 15 was 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 15 was 15 was 16 too 16 too 18 . he looked [so] [funny] [that] [peter] [just] [threw] himself [on] [the] [ground] and [rolled] [over] [and] [over] [with] [laughter] . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 9 himself 9 himself 13 and 9 himself 20 . this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [glare] [more] [angrily] [than] [ever] , but he couldn't say anything [,] [not] [a] [word] [.] 1 this 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 couldn't 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 16 anything 15 say 16 anything [xiv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] admit your fault [when] [you] ['ve] [done] [wrong] [,] [and] [don't] [postpone] [it] [over] [long] . 1 admit 3 fault 2 your 3 fault 3 fault 16 . peter [rabbit] [didn't] [blame] [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [bit] [for] [being] [indignant] [because] [peter] had watched him [change] [his] [suit] . 1 peter 15 had 1 peter 16 watched 16 watched 17 him 17 him 21 . it wasn't a nice thing to do . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 nice 3 a 4 nice 4 nice 5 thing 5 thing 7 do 5 thing 8 . 6 to 7 do old [mr] [toad] [had] [looked] very [funny] [while] [he] [was] [struggling] [out] [of] [his] [old] [suit] , and [peter] [just] [couldn't] [help] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 1 old 18 and 6 very 17 , 17 , 18 and but he [realized] [that] he had been [very] [impolite] , [and] [he] [very] [meekly] [told] [old] [mr] [toad] so [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 19 so 10 , 19 so " you see , it was [this] [way] , " [explained] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 , 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 3 see 5 it 5 it 6 was 9 , 10 " " [i] heard something under that old board , and [i] just naturally turned it over to find out what was there . " 1 " 24 " 3 heard 4 something 4 something 8 board 5 under 8 board 6 that 8 board 7 old 8 board 8 board 10 and 8 board 13 naturally 8 board 23 . 9 , 10 and 12 just 13 naturally 13 naturally 14 turned 13 naturally 18 find 14 turned 16 over 15 it 16 over 17 to 18 find 18 find 19 out 18 find 20 what 18 find 22 there 20 what 21 was 23 . 24 " " [hump] ! " [grunted] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [i] [didn't] [have] [the] [least] [idea] [that] you [were] there , " continued [peter] [.] 1 " 9 you 1 " 14 continued 9 you 13 " 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 " [but] [i] ['m] [sorry] [,] [mr] [toad] [.] [truly] [i] [am] [.] i didn't mean to be so impolite . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 impolite 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 7 impolite 5 be 7 impolite 6 so 7 impolite 7 impolite 8 . i promise never to do it again . 1 i 3 never 2 promise 3 never 3 never 5 do 3 never 7 again 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 7 again 8 . i [had] heard that you [swallowed] your old [suits] [,] [but] [i] [never] [half] [believed] [it] [.] 1 i 3 heard 1 i 5 you 3 heard 4 that 5 you 7 your 7 your 8 old now [i] [know] it [is] [so] [and] [just] [how] [you] [do] [it] , and [i] feel [as] [if] [i] [had] [learned] [something] [worth] [knowing] [.] 1 now 4 it 1 now 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 feel do you go [down] into the [mud] [at] [the] [bottom] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [the] [way] [grandfather] [frog] does ? ["] 1 do 2 you 1 do 20 ? 2 you 3 go 3 go 5 into 5 into 6 the 19 does 20 ? " [certainly] [not] ! " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 6 retorted 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 10 . " [use] your [common] [sense] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 3 your i 'm not so fond of long journeys as all that . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 8 journeys 3 not 8 journeys 4 so 8 journeys 5 fond 6 of 5 fond 8 journeys 7 long 8 journeys 8 journeys 9 as 8 journeys 10 all 8 journeys 11 that 8 journeys 13 " 12 . 13 " " that 's so . " 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 5 . 6 " peter looked foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 foolish 3 foolish 4 . " [i] didn't think of that [when] [i] [spoke] . " 1 " 4 think 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 4 think 6 that 6 that 10 . 10 . 11 " " [now] if [i] wanted to [,] [i] [could] [disappear] [right] [here] . " 1 " 3 if 1 " 14 " 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 13 . 13 . 14 " " [nothing] [of] [the] [sort] ! " snapped [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 8 snapped 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 snapped 8 snapped 12 . " [i] [could] [disappear] [and] [not] [go] near that old board , not a step nearer than [i] [am] [now] . " 1 " 22 " 8 near 11 board 9 that 11 board 10 old 11 board 11 board 12 , 11 board 13 not 11 board 16 nearer 14 a 15 step 15 step 16 nearer 16 nearer 17 than 16 nearer 21 . 21 . 22 " [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] here was a chance [to] [get] [even] [with] [peter] [for] [watching] [him] [change] [his] [suit] [.] 1 here 4 chance 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 chance " [more] [than] that , [i] [give] you [my] [word] [of] [honor] [that] [i] will not [hop] [three] [feet] [from] [where] [i] [am] [sitting] . " 1 " 4 that 1 " 5 , 5 , 26 " 8 you 15 will 15 will 16 not 16 not 25 . 25 . 26 " " [all] [right] , " replied [peter] promptly , turning his back to [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 6 replied 4 , 6 replied 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 8 promptly 10 turning 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 11 his 10 turning 12 back 10 turning 13 to " [i] 'll look [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] for [five] [minutes] [and] [promise] [not] [to] [peek] . " 1 " 19 " 3 'll 4 look 4 look 10 for 10 for 18 . 18 . 19 " so [peter] [sat] [and] [gazed] [straight] [down] the [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 1 so 8 the when he thought the five minutes were up , he turned around . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 thought 2 he 11 turned 4 the 11 turned 5 five 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 were 6 minutes 8 up 6 minutes 11 turned 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 around 12 around 13 . [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [nowhere] [to] [be] [seen] [.] peter looked hastily this way and that way [,] [but] [there] [was] [not] [a] [sign] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 hastily 3 hastily 5 way 3 hastily 6 and 3 hastily 8 way 4 this 5 way 7 that 8 way he had disappeared as completely as if he never had been there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 disappeared 2 had 11 been 3 disappeared 4 as 3 disappeared 5 completely 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 11 been 9 never 11 been 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 there 12 there 13 . [xv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [getting] [even] [with] [peter] [for] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] [while] [peter] ['s] [back] [had] [been] [turned] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [disappeared] [.] it was too much for [peter] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 7 . nevertheless , [peter] [hopped] [over] [to] [it] [and] [turned] [it] [over] [again] [,] [because] [he] [couldn't] [think] [of] [any] [other] [place] [to] [look] [.] 1 nevertheless 2 , of course , [old] [mr] [toad] [wasn't] there . 1 of 2 course 1 of 9 . 2 course 3 , 2 course 8 there of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he had given his word that he wouldn't hide there , and he always lives up to his word . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 5 word 3 given 9 hide 3 given 16 up 3 given 17 to 3 given 19 word 4 his 5 word 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 hide 9 hide 10 there 9 hide 12 and 9 hide 15 lives 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 always 14 always 15 lives 18 his 19 word 19 word 20 . peter [should] [have] [known] [better] [than] [to] [have] looked [there] . 1 peter 9 looked 9 looked 11 . but [if] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [nothing] [to] [hide] [under] , of course [he] [must] [have] [hopped] [away] , [reasoned] [peter] [.] 1 but 13 course 11 , 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 19 , peter never had felt more foolish in all his life . 1 peter 6 foolish 1 peter 9 his 2 never 3 had 2 never 4 felt 4 felt 6 foolish 5 more 6 foolish 7 in 9 his 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 . he began to think [that] [old] [mr] [toad] [must] [be] [bewitched] [and] [had] [some] [strange] [power] of [making] [himself] [invisible] . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 think 4 think 17 of 17 of 21 . and yet [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [disappeared] [.] 1 and 2 yet suddenly [peter] [gave] [a] [frightened] [scream] [and] [jumped] [higher] [than] he [ever] [had] [jumped] [before] [in] [all] [his] [life] [.] 1 suddenly 11 he a [voice] , the [voice] of [old] [mr] [toad] [himself] [,] [had] [said] [,] ["] [well] [,] [now] [are] [you] [satisfied] [?] ["] 1 a 6 of 3 , 4 the 4 the 6 of and that voice had come from right under [peter] ! do you wonder that he was frightened ? 1 and 4 had 2 that 4 had 3 voice 4 had 4 had 5 come 5 come 6 from 5 come 10 ! 5 come 18 ? 6 from 8 under 7 right 8 under 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 wonder 11 do 18 ? 13 wonder 14 that 13 wonder 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 frightened when he turned to [look] , [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] [right] [where] he [himself] had been [sitting] [a] [moment] before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 14 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 6 , 14 he 14 he 16 had 16 had 17 been 16 had 21 before 21 before 22 . peter rubbed his eyes and stared very foolishly . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 8 foolishly 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 8 foolishly 7 very 8 foolishly 8 foolishly 9 . " [wh-wh-where] did you come from ? " [he] [stammered] [at] [last] [.] 1 " 8 " 3 did 7 ? 4 you 5 come 4 you 7 ? 5 come 6 from 7 ? 8 " [old] [mr] [toad] [grinned] [.] " [i] 'll show you , " said he . 1 " 5 you 1 " 6 , 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 you 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . then that disappeared . 1 then 3 disappeared 2 that 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . old [mr] [toad] [had] [gone] [down] , and [the] [sand] had [fallen] [right] [back] [over] [him] [.] 1 old 8 and 1 old 11 had 7 , 8 and peter just had to rub his eyes again . 1 peter 5 rub 2 just 5 rub 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 rub 5 rub 7 eyes 5 rub 8 again 6 his 7 eyes 8 again 9 . he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to then , to make sure , he began to dig [away] [the] [sand] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [been] [sitting] . 1 then 7 he 1 then 8 began 2 , 7 he 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 sure 5 sure 7 he 6 , 7 he 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 dig 10 dig 21 . in a minute [he] [felt] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [who] [at] [once] [came] [out] [again] . 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 16 . [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [beautiful] [eyes] [twinkled] [more] [than] [ever] [.] " [i] guess we are even now , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 12 said 3 guess 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 7 now 6 even 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 12 said 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [more] [than] that , [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 4 that 1 " 5 , i think you have a little [the] [best] [of] [it] , " he replied . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 12 " 14 replied 14 replied 15 . " now won't you tell me how you did it ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 you 3 won't 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 how 5 tell 8 you 8 you 11 ? 9 did 10 it 9 did 11 ? 11 ? 12 " old [mr] [toad] [held] [up] [one] [of] [his] [stout] [hind] [feet] , and [on] [it] [was] [a] [kind] [of] [spur] [.] 1 old 13 and 12 , 13 and " there 's [another] [just] [like] [that] on [the] [other] [foot] , " said he , " and [i] use them [to] [dig] [with] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 13 " 2 there 3 's 8 on 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 and 18 and 21 them 20 use 21 them 21 them 25 . you go into [a] [hole] [headfirst] [,] [but] [i] [go] [in] the other way . 1 you 2 go 2 go 3 into 3 into 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 way 13 other 15 . i make my hole in soft earth and back into it at the same time , this way . " 1 i 2 make 2 make 3 my 2 make 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 4 hole 7 earth 4 hole 10 into 6 soft 7 earth 8 and 10 into 9 back 10 into 10 into 11 it 10 into 13 the 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 time 14 same 16 , 14 same 18 way 14 same 19 . 17 this 18 way 19 . 20 " he began to work his stout hind feet , and as he kicked the earth out , he backed in at the same time . 1 he 13 kicked 2 began 3 to 2 began 7 hind 4 work 7 hind 5 his 7 hind 6 stout 7 hind 7 hind 8 feet 7 hind 13 kicked 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 kicked 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 kicked 13 kicked 19 backed 14 the 15 earth 15 earth 19 backed 16 out 19 backed 17 , 18 he 18 he 19 backed 19 backed 23 same 20 in 23 same 21 at 23 same 22 the 23 same 23 same 24 time 23 same 25 . when he [once] [more] [reappeared] [,] [peter] [thanked] [him] [.] 1 when 2 he then he asked one more question . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 asked 3 asked 6 question 3 asked 7 . 4 one 5 more 4 one 6 question " is that the way you go into winter quarters ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 11 ? 3 that 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 10 quarters 6 you 10 quarters 7 go 10 quarters 8 into 10 quarters 9 winter 10 quarters 10 quarters 11 ? 11 ? 12 " [old] [mr] [toad] [nodded] [.] " and it 's [the] [way] [i] escape from [my] [enemies] . " 1 " 4 's 1 " 13 " 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 8 escape 9 from 8 escape 12 . 12 . 13 " [xvi] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] [jimmy] [skunk] [ambled] [along] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [down] [the] [hill] [.] he didn't hurry [because] [jimmy] [doesn't] [believe] [in] [hurrying] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 10 . the only time he ever hurries is when he sees a fat beetle trying to get out of sight . 1 the 2 only 2 only 6 hurries 3 time 4 he 3 time 6 hurries 5 ever 6 hurries 6 hurries 7 is 6 hurries 8 when 6 hurries 10 sees 6 hurries 20 . 9 he 10 sees 10 sees 13 beetle 11 a 13 beetle 12 fat 13 beetle 13 beetle 14 trying 13 beetle 16 get 13 beetle 19 sight 14 trying 15 to 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 sight [then] [jimmy] [does] [hurry] [.] but [just] now [he] [didn't] [see] [any] [fat] [beetles] , although he was looking for them . 1 but 3 now 1 but 12 he 3 now 10 , 10 , 11 although 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 14 looking 17 . 15 for 16 them so he just ambled along as if he had all the time in the world , as indeed he had . 1 so 2 he 1 so 17 as 3 just 4 ambled 3 just 17 as 4 ambled 5 along 4 ambled 7 if 4 ambled 10 all 6 as 7 if 7 if 9 had 8 he 9 had 10 all 15 world 11 the 12 time 11 the 15 world 13 in 15 world 14 the 15 world 16 , 17 as 17 as 19 he 17 as 21 . 18 indeed 19 he 19 he 20 had he was [feeling] very [good-natured] [,] was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 was 2 was 4 very 7 was 10 . and why shouldn't he ? 1 and 2 why 2 why 3 shouldn't 2 why 4 he 2 why 5 ? there was everything to make him feel good-natured . 1 there 2 was 2 was 8 good-natured 3 everything 8 good-natured 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 him 5 make 7 feel 7 feel 8 good-natured 8 good-natured 9 . summer had arrived to stay . 1 summer 3 arrived 1 summer 6 . 2 had 3 arrived 3 arrived 5 stay 4 to 5 stay on every side he heard glad voices . 1 on 3 side 2 every 3 side 3 side 7 voices 3 side 8 . 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 7 voices 6 glad 7 voices [bumble] [the] [bee] [was] [humming] [a] [song] [.] best [of] [all] [,] [jimmy] [had] [found] [three] [beetles] [that] [very] [morning] , [and] he knew that there were [more] if he could find them . 1 best 23 could 13 , 15 he 13 , 22 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 19 were 17 that 18 there 18 there 19 were 21 if 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 find 24 find 25 them 25 them 26 . so [why] [shouldn't] he [feel] good [?] 1 so 4 he 1 so 6 good his sharp little eyes twinkled as he ambled along , and there wasn't much that they missed . 1 his 2 sharp 2 sharp 8 ambled 3 little 5 twinkled 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 8 ambled 6 as 8 ambled 7 he 8 ambled 8 ambled 9 along 8 ambled 13 wasn't 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 17 missed 14 much 17 missed 15 that 17 missed 16 they 17 missed 17 missed 18 . " [beetle] , [beetle] , [smooth] and [smug] [,] [you] are [nothing] [but] [a] [bug] [.] 1 " 3 , 1 " 11 are 5 , 7 and 7 and 11 are [bugs] [were] [made] [for] [skunks] [to] [eat] [,] [so] [come] [out] [from] [your] [retreat] [.] " hello ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! there ['s] [a] [nice] [big] [piece] [of] [bark] [over] [there] [that] [looks] [as] [if] [it] ought to have a [dozen] [fat] [beetles] [under] [it] . 1 there 16 ought 16 ought 17 to 17 to 18 have 17 to 25 . 18 have 19 a it 's great fun to pull over pieces of bark and see fat beetles run all ways at once . 1 it 2 's 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 10 bark 5 to 8 pieces 6 pull 7 over 6 pull 8 pieces 8 pieces 10 bark 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 and 10 bark 14 beetles 12 see 14 beetles 13 fat 14 beetles 14 beetles 15 run 14 beetles 16 all 14 beetles 17 ways 14 beetles 19 once 14 beetles 20 . 18 at 19 once i 'll just have to see what is under that piece [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 have 2 'll 6 see 2 'll 11 piece 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 what 6 see 10 that 7 what 8 is 9 under 10 that " [beetle] , [beetle] , [smooth] and [smug] [,] [you] are [nothing] [but] [a] [bug] . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 17 " 5 , 7 and 5 , 17 " 7 and 11 are 16 . 17 " as he said the last word , he suddenly pulled the piece of bark over . 1 as 2 he 2 he 9 suddenly 3 said 6 word 4 the 5 last 5 last 6 word 6 word 9 suddenly 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 14 bark 10 pulled 14 bark 11 the 14 bark 12 piece 13 of 12 piece 14 bark 14 bark 15 over 15 over 16 . " who 's a bug ? " asked a funny voice , and it sounded rather cross . 1 " 5 bug 2 who 5 bug 3 's 5 bug 4 a 5 bug 5 bug 8 asked 5 bug 10 funny 5 bug 11 voice 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 9 a 10 funny 11 voice 15 sounded 11 voice 18 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 sounded 14 it 15 sounded 15 sounded 17 cross 16 rather 17 cross [jimmy] [skunk] [nearly] [tumbled] [over] [backward] [in] [surprise] [,] [and] [for] [a] [minute] [he] [couldn't] [find] [his] [tongue] [.] " who 's a bug ? " he repeated . 1 " 9 repeated 2 who 5 bug 3 's 5 bug 4 a 5 bug 5 bug 9 repeated 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 he 6 ? 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . instead of [answering] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [began] [to] [laugh] [.] 1 instead 2 of " [who] ['s] a [bug] ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [more] [crossly] [than] [before] . 1 " 4 a 1 " 8 demanded 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 demanded 8 demanded 17 . " there isn't any [bug] [,] [mr] [toad] , and [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] , " replied [jimmy] [,] [remembering] [his] [politeness] . 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 17 replied 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 9 , 10 and 9 , 17 replied 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 23 . " [i] [just] thought [there] [was] [.] 1 " 4 thought you see , [i] [didn't] know you were [under] [that] [piece] [of] [bark] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 know 2 see 3 , 6 know 7 you 7 you 8 were 8 were 14 . i [hope] you [will] excuse me [,] [mr] [toad] . 1 i 3 you 3 you 6 me 5 excuse 6 me 6 me 10 . have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 6 beetles 4 any 6 beetles 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 6 beetles 9 ? 7 this 8 morning 9 ? 10 " " no , " said [old] [mr] [toad] [grumpily] , and [yawned] and [rubbed] his eyes . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 and 13 and 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . " why , " [exclaimed] [jimmy] [skunk] , " [i] [believe] you have [just] [waked] [up] ! " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 18 " 4 " 8 , 4 " 17 ! 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 you 12 you 13 have 17 ! 18 " " what [if] [i] have ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 8 demanded 2 what 5 have 2 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 demanded 8 demanded 12 . " who was the other ? " asked [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 6 ? 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 other 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 12 . " [mr] [blacksnake] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . " he inquired for you . " 1 " 3 inquired 2 he 3 inquired 3 inquired 6 . 4 for 5 you 4 for 6 . 6 . 7 " [old] [mr] [toad] [turned] [quite] [pale] [.] " [i] [i] [think] [i] 'll be [moving] [along] , " said he . 1 " 6 'll 1 " 12 said 6 'll 7 be 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . [xvii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] and [when] [he] [had] [pulled] it [over] , he found [old] [mr] [toad] [there] [.] 1 and 10 found 6 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 found old [mr] [toad] had [crept] [under] [that] [piece] [of] [bark] [because] [he] [wanted] [to] [take] [a] [nap] [.] 1 old 4 had yes , [sir] , he was [wide] [awake] right [away] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 9 right 9 right 11 . you [see] , he knew right away [why] [mr] [blacksnake] had [asked] [after] him . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 4 he 11 had 5 knew 6 right 6 right 7 away 11 had 14 him 14 him 15 . he [knew] [that] [mr] [blacksnake] has a [fondness] [for] [toads] . 1 he 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 11 . he [turned] [quite] [pale] [when] [he] [heard] [that] [mr] [blacksnake] had [asked] [after] him , and [right] then he made his mistake . 1 he 11 had 11 had 14 him 14 him 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 then 18 then 19 he 19 he 20 made 20 made 21 his 20 made 22 mistake 22 mistake 23 . he [hardly] waited long enough to say [good-by] [to] [jimmy] [skunk] , but [started] [off] as [fast] as he could [go] . 1 he 3 waited 1 he 20 could 3 waited 4 long 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 say 12 , 13 but 12 , 16 as 16 as 18 as 18 as 20 could 19 he 20 could 20 could 22 . now [when] people are [very] [much] afraid [,] [they] [almost] [always] [seem] [to] [think] that [danger] is [behind] [instead] [of] [in] [front] [of] [them] [.] 1 now 17 is 3 people 4 are 4 are 7 afraid 7 afraid 15 that 15 that 17 is it was so with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 with 4 with 8 . instead of watching out in front as he hopped along , he kept watching over his shoulder , and that was his second mistake . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 14 watching 3 watching 9 hopped 4 out 6 front 5 in 6 front 6 front 9 hopped 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 hopped 9 hopped 10 along 9 hopped 13 kept 9 hopped 14 watching 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 kept 14 watching 17 shoulder 15 over 17 shoulder 16 his 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 19 and 17 shoulder 23 second 17 shoulder 25 . 18 , 19 and 20 that 21 was 21 was 23 second 22 his 23 second 23 second 24 mistake and all the time he [kept] [looking] [behind] [for] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 5 he it was a question which was more surprised . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 surprised 3 a 4 question 4 question 8 surprised 5 which 8 surprised 6 was 8 surprised 7 more 8 surprised 8 surprised 9 . for just a wee second they stared at each other . 1 for 4 wee 2 just 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 second 4 wee 7 stared 6 they 7 stared 7 stared 8 at 7 stared 9 each 9 each 10 other 10 other 11 . then [mr] [blacksnake] ['s] [eyes] began to [sparkle] [.] 1 then 6 began 6 began 7 to " good morning , [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , isn't this a beautiful morning ? 1 isn't 6 ? 2 this 5 morning 2 this 6 ? 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 morning i was just thinking about you , " said he . 1 i 4 thinking 1 i 6 you 2 was 4 thinking 3 just 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 6 you 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . but [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] didn't [say] [good] [morning] . 1 but 6 didn't 6 didn't 10 . he didn't say anything . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 anything 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 . he couldn't , because he was too scared . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 because 3 , 4 because 4 because 5 he 4 because 8 scared 6 was 8 scared 7 too 8 scared 8 scared 9 . [xviii] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] it [had] [been] funny [,] [very] [funny] indeed , [to] [see] [mr] [toad] [try] [to] [hurry] [.] 1 it 4 funny 4 funny 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , suddenly [jimmy] stopped [chuckling] [.] 1 suddenly 3 stopped then he stopped [ambling] [along] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 then 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 10 . he turned around and looked back , and as he did so he scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 he 2 turned 1 he 14 scratched 2 turned 3 around 2 turned 5 looked 2 turned 6 back 4 and 5 looked 6 back 7 , 8 and 14 scratched 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 did 10 he 14 scratched 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 scratched 14 scratched 15 his 14 scratched 16 head 14 scratched 17 thoughtfully 17 thoughtfully 18 . how [stupid] [of] [him] [not] to [have] [asked] me [where] [mr] [blacksnake] [was] ! 1 how 14 ! 6 to 9 me 9 me 14 ! well [,] it 's none of my business . 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 8 business 5 none 6 of 5 none 8 business 7 my 8 business 8 business 9 . i [guess] [i] 'll go on . " 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 on 6 on 7 . 7 . 8 " but he had gone on down [the] [crooked] [little] [path] only a few steps when he stopped again . 1 but 2 he 2 he 17 stopped 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 14 steps 5 on 14 steps 6 down 14 steps 11 only 13 few 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 steps 14 steps 15 when 14 steps 17 stopped 16 he 17 stopped 17 stopped 18 again 18 again 19 . " [i] [hate] [to] go [way] [back] [there] , " [he] [grumbled] , for you know he is [naturally] rather [lazy] . 1 " 5 go 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 20 rather 13 , 15 you 13 , 20 rather 14 for 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 18 is 17 he 18 is 20 rather 22 . " [still] , [the] [green] [meadows] [wouldn't] [be] [quite] [the] [same] [without] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 3 , i should miss him if anything happened to him . 1 i 2 should 1 i 6 anything 2 should 4 him 3 miss 4 him 5 if 6 anything 6 anything 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 9 him 9 him 10 . " maybe he [won't] [meet] [mr] [blacksnake] , " said a little voice inside [of] [jimmy] . 1 " 2 maybe 1 " 10 said 2 maybe 3 he 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 voice 10 said 17 . 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 voice 13 voice 14 inside " and [maybe] he will , " said [jimmy] [right] [out] [loud] . 1 " 4 he 1 " 5 will 1 " 8 said 2 and 4 he 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 13 . and with that , he started [back] up [the] [crooked] [little] [path] , and [strange] [to] [say] [jimmy] [hurried] [.] 1 and 2 with 2 with 3 that 3 that 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 started 6 started 8 up 8 up 14 and 13 , 14 and he had [just] [reached] [a] [turn] [in] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] [when] [who] [should] run [right] [plump] [into] [him] [but] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 15 run 15 run 25 . he gave a frightened squeal and fell right over on his back , and kicked foolishly as he tried to get on his feet again . 1 he 5 squeal 2 gave 5 squeal 3 a 5 squeal 4 frightened 5 squeal 5 squeal 7 fell 5 squeal 8 right 5 squeal 9 over 6 and 7 fell 9 over 25 again 10 on 24 feet 11 his 24 feet 12 back 15 kicked 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 kicked 15 kicked 16 foolishly 15 kicked 24 feet 16 foolishly 17 as 16 foolishly 19 tried 16 foolishly 21 get 16 foolishly 22 on 18 he 19 tried 19 tried 20 to 23 his 24 feet 24 feet 25 again 25 again 26 . but he was all out of breath , and so frightened and tired that all he could do was to kick and kick . 1 but 2 he 2 he 13 tired 3 was 13 tired 4 all 7 breath 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 9 and 7 breath 13 tired 8 , 9 and 10 so 13 tired 11 frightened 13 tired 12 and 13 tired 13 tired 14 that 13 tired 23 kick 15 all 23 kick 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 do 17 could 23 kick 19 was 20 to 20 to 23 kick 21 kick 22 and 21 kick 23 kick 23 kick 24 . right behind him [came] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 right 2 behind 2 behind 3 him 3 him 7 . of course [he] [saw] [jimmy] , and he stopped short and hissed angrily . 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 stopped 8 he 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 short 10 short 11 and 10 short 12 hissed 12 hissed 13 angrily 13 angrily 14 . " what were you going to do [to] [mr] [toad] ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 13 demanded 2 what 3 were 2 what 4 you 2 what 7 do 2 what 11 ? 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 to 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . " [none] [of] [your] [business] ! " [hissed] [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " get out of my way , or you 'll be sorry [.] ["] 1 " 10 'll 2 get 3 out 2 get 5 my 2 get 6 way 2 get 8 or 3 out 4 of 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 'll 9 you 10 'll 10 'll 11 be 11 be 12 sorry jimmy [skunk] [just] laughed [and] [stepped] [in] [front] [of] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jimmy 4 laughed 4 laughed 14 . [mr] [blacksnake] [coiled] [himself] [up] [in] [the] [path] [and] [darted] [his] [tongue] [out] [at] [jimmy] [in] [the] [most] [impudent] [way] [.] then he tried to make himself look very fierce . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 make 3 tried 9 fierce 6 himself 9 fierce 7 look 9 fierce 8 very 9 fierce 9 fierce 10 . you [see] , he was just [trying] [to] [scare] [jimmy] [.] 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just but [jimmy] didn't [scare] . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 . he knows all about [mr] [blacksnake] [and] [that] [really] [he] [is] [a] [coward] [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 4 about 3 all 4 about so he suddenly gritted his teeth in a way not [at] [all] pleasant [to] [hear] [and] [started] [for] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 so 4 gritted 2 he 4 gritted 3 suddenly 4 gritted 4 gritted 5 his 4 gritted 6 teeth 4 gritted 7 in 4 gritted 8 a 4 gritted 9 way 4 gritted 10 not 10 not 13 pleasant 13 pleasant 21 . [mr] [blacksnake] [didn't] [wait] [.] no , [sir] [,] he didn't wait . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 wait 7 wait 8 . he [suddenly] turned [and] [glided] back [up] the [crooked] [little] [path] [,] [hissing] [angrily] . 1 he 3 turned 3 turned 6 back 6 back 8 the 6 back 15 . [jimmy] [followed] [him] [a] [little] [way] [,] [and] [then] [he] [went] [back] [to] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] " oh , " [panted] [mr] [toad] , " you [came] [just] [in] [time] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 8 , 2 oh 15 ! 3 , 4 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you i couldn't have hopped another hop [.] ["] 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 have 2 couldn't 6 hop 4 hopped 6 hop 5 another 6 hop " [i] guess [i] [did] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 8 replied 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " now you get your breath and come along with me . " 1 " 3 you 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 get 4 get 5 your 4 get 6 breath 6 breath 7 and 6 breath 9 along 6 breath 12 . 8 come 9 along 9 along 10 with 10 with 11 me 12 . 13 " and [old] [mr] [toad] did [.] 1 and 5 did [xix] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] there are ants , for instance . 1 there 2 are 2 are 6 instance 3 ants 6 instance 4 , 6 instance 5 for 6 instance 6 instance 7 . you wouldn't want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry . 1 you 3 want 2 wouldn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 them 5 eat 12 hungry 7 even 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 10 were 10 were 12 hungry 11 dreadfully 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . but [old] [mr] [toad] and [buster] [bear] [think] there is nothing [much] [nicer] . 1 but 11 nothing 5 and 9 there 9 there 10 is 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 14 . right away [he] [invited] [old] [mr] [toad] [to] [dine] [with] [him] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 12 . he fell right over on his back [,] [which] [wasn't] [at] [all] [dignified] , and [made] [buster] [bear] [laugh] [.] 1 he 2 fell 2 fell 4 over 2 fell 5 on 2 fell 7 back 3 right 4 over 5 on 6 his 7 back 15 and 14 , 15 and that [frightened] [mr] [toad] [more] [than] ever [.] 1 that 7 ever so he said in a very faint voice that he would be pleased [to] [dine] with [buster] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 faint 1 so 9 that 3 said 7 faint 4 in 7 faint 5 a 7 faint 6 very 7 faint 7 faint 8 voice 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 pleased 13 pleased 16 with then he waved his feet feebly , trying to get on his feet again . 1 then 3 waved 2 he 3 waved 3 waved 6 feebly 3 waved 13 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 feebly 6 feebly 8 trying 6 feebly 11 on 7 , 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 10 get 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 again 14 again 15 . [buster] [bear] [laughed] [harder] [than] [ever] [.] it was a [low] [,] [deep] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] laugh , and [sent] [cold] [shivers] all over [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 all 2 was 3 a 3 a 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 , 10 , 11 and 15 all 16 over 16 over 21 . but [when] [buster] [reached] [out] [a] [great] [paw] with [great] [cruel-looking] [claws] [mr] [toad] [quite] [gave] [up] . 1 but 9 with 9 with 18 . he didn't have strength enough left to even kick . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 9 kick 3 have 4 strength 4 strength 5 enough 4 strength 6 left 4 strength 9 kick 7 to 9 kick 8 even 9 kick 9 kick 10 . he just closed his eyes and waited for the end . 1 he 2 just 1 he 7 waited 3 closed 5 eyes 3 closed 7 waited 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 7 waited 10 end 7 waited 11 . 9 the 10 end what do you think happened ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 5 happened 1 what 6 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think why , he was rolled over on to his feet so gently that he just gasped with surprise . 1 why 2 , 2 , 16 gasped 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 rolled 5 rolled 6 over 5 rolled 7 on 5 rolled 10 feet 8 to 10 feet 9 his 10 feet 10 feet 16 gasped 11 so 12 gently 12 gently 16 gasped 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 just 14 he 16 gasped 16 gasped 18 surprise 16 gasped 19 . 17 with 18 surprise it didn't seem possible that such a great paw could be so gentle . 1 it 4 possible 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 4 possible 9 paw 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 paw 9 paw 10 could 9 paw 13 gentle 9 paw 14 . 10 could 11 be 12 so 13 gentle you [follow] me , and we 'll have it in no time . " 1 you 3 me 3 me 14 " 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 we 6 we 7 'll 6 we 8 have 8 have 9 it 8 have 10 in 8 have 11 no 11 no 12 time 12 time 13 . 13 . 14 " so [buster] [bear] [led] [the] [way] [,] [and] [old] [mr] [toad] [followed] [as] [fast] as he could [,] [because] [he] didn't dare [not] to . 1 so 15 as 15 as 16 he 15 as 25 . 16 he 17 could 16 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 dare 22 dare 24 to presently [buster] [stopped] [beside] a [big] [decayed] [old] [log] [.] 1 presently 5 a " if you are ready , [mr] [toad] , we will [dine] now , " said he . 1 " 3 you 1 " 16 said 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 ready 6 , 16 said 9 , 10 we 9 , 16 said 10 we 11 will 13 now 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 . [old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [see] [anything] [to] [eat] [.] his heart sank again , and he shook all over . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 sank 3 sank 4 again 3 sank 8 shook 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 shook 7 he 8 shook 8 shook 10 over 8 shook 11 . 9 all 10 over " [i] [i] 'm [not] [hungry] , " said he in a very [faint] [voice] . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 16 . 11 in 12 a 11 in 16 . 12 a 13 very buster [bear] didn't seem to hear [.] 1 buster 4 seem 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 hear he hooked his great claws into the old log and gave a mighty pull . 1 he 2 hooked 2 hooked 3 his 2 hooked 5 claws 4 great 5 claws 5 claws 6 into 5 claws 9 log 7 the 9 log 8 old 9 log 9 log 10 and 9 log 11 gave 9 log 13 mighty 9 log 15 . 11 gave 12 a 13 mighty 14 pull " [help] [yourself] , " said [buster] [bear] politely . 1 " 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 politely 9 politely 10 . [old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [wait] [to] [be] [told] [twice] [.] he forgot all about his fright . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 2 forgot 5 his 2 forgot 6 fright 6 fright 7 . he forgot all [about] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all he forgot that he wasn't hungry . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 2 forgot 6 hungry 4 he 5 wasn't 4 he 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he forgot his manners . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 manners 3 his 4 manners 4 manners 5 . he [jumped] [right] [in] [among] [those] [ants] , and [for] a [little] [while] he was [the] [busiest] [toad] ever seen . 1 he 15 was 1 he 20 seen 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 he 9 and 11 a 14 he 15 was 19 ever 20 seen 20 seen 21 . [buster] [bear] [was] [busy] [too] [.] at last [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [hold] [another] [ant] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 10 . then he [remembered] [buster] [bear] [and] looked up [a] [little] [fearfully] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 up 8 up 12 . buster was smacking his lips , and there was a twinkle in each eye . 1 buster 3 smacking 2 was 3 smacking 3 smacking 4 his 3 smacking 5 lips 3 smacking 15 . 5 lips 7 and 5 lips 11 twinkle 6 , 7 and 8 there 9 was 8 there 11 twinkle 10 a 11 twinkle 11 twinkle 12 in 11 twinkle 13 each 11 twinkle 14 eye " good , aren't they ? " said he . 1 " 8 said 2 good 8 said 3 , 8 said 4 aren't 5 they 4 aren't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " [the] [best] [i] [ever] [ate] , " [declared] [old] [mr] [toad] [with] [a] [sigh] [of] [satisfaction] [.] 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " " [thank] you , [i] will , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 9 replied 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 will 4 , 9 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 . [xx] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] [old] [mr] [toad] [hopped] [slowly] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] he usually does hop slowly , but this time he hopped slower than ever . 1 he 11 hopped 2 usually 3 does 2 usually 4 hop 4 hop 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 5 slowly 11 hopped 6 , 7 but 8 this 9 time 9 time 11 hopped 10 he 11 hopped 11 hopped 12 slower 12 slower 13 than 13 than 14 ever 13 than 15 . you [see] , he was so puffed up that he couldn't have hopped fast if he had wanted to , and he didn't want to . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 13 hopped 6 so 7 puffed 7 puffed 8 up 7 puffed 11 couldn't 7 puffed 13 hopped 9 that 11 couldn't 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 have 13 hopped 14 fast 13 hopped 18 wanted 15 if 18 wanted 16 he 17 had 16 he 18 wanted 18 wanted 19 to 18 wanted 25 to 20 , 21 and 20 , 22 he 22 he 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 want 24 want 25 to 25 to 26 . in the first place his stomach was so full of ants that there wasn't room for another one . 1 in 6 stomach 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 9 full 6 stomach 11 ants 7 was 9 full 8 so 9 full 9 full 10 of 11 ants 14 wasn't 11 ants 15 room 11 ants 16 for 11 ants 17 another 12 that 14 wasn't 13 there 14 wasn't 17 another 18 one 17 another 19 . no , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [have] [swallowed] [another] [ant] [if] he had [tried] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 . of course they made his stomach stick out , but it wasn't the ants that puffed him out all over . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 ants 2 course 3 they 4 made 5 his 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 7 stick 6 stomach 14 ants 7 stick 8 out 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 wasn't 11 it 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 14 ants 13 the 14 ants 14 ants 15 that 14 ants 16 puffed 14 ants 19 all 14 ants 20 over 14 ants 21 . 16 puffed 18 out 17 him 18 out oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! it was pride . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 pride 3 pride 4 . that 's what it was pride . 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 pride 6 pride 7 . you know nothing can puff any one up quite like foolish pride . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 puff 3 nothing 5 puff 4 can 5 puff 5 puff 6 any 5 puff 8 up 5 puff 9 quite 5 puff 10 like 5 puff 11 foolish 6 any 7 one 11 foolish 12 pride 12 pride 13 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [old] enough to have [known] [better] [.] 1 old 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 have he held his head so high that he couldn't see his own feet , and more than once he stubbed his toes . 1 he 2 held 2 held 6 high 3 his 4 head 4 head 6 high 5 so 6 high 6 high 22 toes 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 8 he 11 his 9 couldn't 10 see 11 his 12 own 11 his 22 toes 13 feet 22 toes 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 stubbed 16 more 20 stubbed 17 than 20 stubbed 18 once 20 stubbed 19 he 20 stubbed 20 stubbed 21 his 20 stubbed 22 toes 22 toes 23 . presently he [met] [his] [old] [friend] [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 presently 2 he he tipped his head a little higher , puffed himself out a little [more] [,] [and] [pretended] [not] [to] [see] [danny] [.] 1 he 2 tipped 2 tipped 4 head 2 tipped 6 little 2 tipped 7 higher 2 tipped 13 little 3 his 4 head 5 a 6 little 7 higher 8 , 7 higher 9 puffed 9 puffed 10 himself 9 puffed 11 out 12 a 13 little " [hello] , [mr] [toad] , " said [danny] . 1 " 8 said 3 , 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . [mr] [toad] [pretended] [not] [to] [hear] [.] danny looked puzzled . 1 danny 3 puzzled 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he spoke [again] , and this time he shouted : ["] [hello] [,] [mr] [toad] [!] 1 then 9 he 1 then 11 : 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 this 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 he 10 shouted 11 : i haven't seen you for some time . " 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 seen 2 haven't 4 you 2 haven't 7 time 5 for 7 time 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 . 8 . 9 " it wouldn't do to pretend not to hear this time . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 do 2 wouldn't 5 pretend 4 to 5 pretend 5 pretend 6 not 5 pretend 7 to 5 pretend 8 hear 5 pretend 10 time 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 . " [sorry] [i] [can't] [stop] , but [i] ['ve] [been] [dining] [with] , my friend , [buster] [bear] [,] and now [i] must get home . " 1 " 27 " 6 , 7 but 6 , 27 " 7 but 21 now 13 , 14 my 14 my 15 friend 15 friend 16 , 16 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 23 must 24 get 24 get 25 home 25 home 26 . 26 . 27 " when he [mentioned] [the] [name] [of] [buster] [bear] , he [puffed] himself [out] [a] [little] [more] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 12 himself 9 , 10 he 10 he 12 himself 12 himself 17 . danny [grinned] [as] [he] watched him [hop] [on] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 danny 5 watched 5 watched 6 him 6 him 14 . " can't talk with common folks any more , " he muttered . 1 " 12 muttered 2 can't 5 common 3 talk 4 with 3 talk 5 common 5 common 6 folks 6 folks 12 muttered 7 any 8 more 7 any 12 muttered 9 , 12 muttered 10 " 12 muttered 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . " [i] ['ve] [heard] [that] [pride] is very [apt] [to] [turn] [people] ['s] [heads] , but [i] never [expected] to see [old] [mr] [toad] [proud] . " 1 " 7 is 1 " 27 " 7 is 8 very 15 , 16 but 15 , 27 " 16 but 18 never 20 to 21 see 20 to 26 . 26 . 27 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can't] [talk] [with] [common] [folks] [any] [more] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [.] []] [mr] [toad] [kept] [on] [his] [way] [,] [and] [presently] [he] [met] [peter] [rabbit] [.] peter stopped to gossip , as is his way . 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 2 stopped 4 gossip 2 stopped 8 his 4 gossip 5 , 4 gossip 6 as 4 gossip 7 is 8 his 9 way 9 way 10 . but [old] [mr] [toad] [took] [no] [notice] [of] him [at] [all] . 1 but 9 him 9 him 12 . he kept right on with his head high , and all puffed out . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 12 puffed 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 5 with 12 puffed 6 his 7 head 7 head 12 puffed 8 high 10 and 8 high 12 puffed 9 , 10 and 11 all 12 puffed 12 puffed 13 out 12 puffed 14 . [peter] [might] [have] [been] [a] [stick] [or] [a] [stone] [for] [all] [the] [notice] [old] [mr] [toad] [took] [of] [him] [.] peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 3 puzzled 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he hurried [down] [to] [tell] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [about] [it] . 1 then 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 12 . [striped] [chipmunk] [told] [the] [same] [story] [.] so did [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 so 2 did [xxi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] the [friends] [and] [neighbors] of [old] [mr] [toad] [decided] [that] [he] [needed] [to] [be] [taught] [a] [lesson] . 1 the 5 of 5 of 18 . the very next day [jimmy] [skunk] [went] [into] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [look] [for] [buster] [bear] . 1 the 3 next 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 17 . you know [jimmy] [isn't] [afraid] [of] [buster] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 8 . jimmy is usually very polite , but this time he quite forgot politeness . 1 jimmy 5 polite 1 jimmy 13 politeness 2 is 5 polite 3 usually 5 polite 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 7 but 6 , 7 but 8 this 9 time 9 time 13 politeness 10 he 12 forgot 11 quite 12 forgot 12 forgot 13 politeness 13 politeness 14 . i am afraid he is rather apt to when fat beetles are concerned . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 7 apt 4 he 7 apt 5 is 7 apt 6 rather 7 apt 7 apt 8 to 7 apt 9 when 7 apt 13 concerned 10 fat 11 beetles 11 beetles 13 concerned 12 are 13 concerned 13 concerned 14 . but [buster] didn't seem to [mind] [.] 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to when [the] [last] [beetle] [had] [disappeared] [jimmy] [smacked] [his] [lips] , and then he told [buster] [bear] [what] he had come [for] . 1 when 19 he 11 , 12 and 11 , 19 he 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 he 13 then 15 told 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 21 come 23 . of course , [at] [first] [buster] [had] [thought] it was for [the] [fat] [beetles] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 15 . 10 was 11 for but it wasn't . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 . no , [sir] [,] it wasn't [for] [the] [fat] [beetles] [at] [all] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 wasn't 1 no 13 . 5 it 6 wasn't it was to get [buster] [bear] ['s] help [in] [a] [plan] [to] [teach] [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [lesson] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 8 help 8 help 19 . then [jimmy] [told] [him] the [plan] [to] [teach] [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [lesson] [and] [asked] [buster] [if] he would help . 1 then 5 the 1 then 18 he 18 he 19 would 19 would 20 help 20 help 21 . buster 's eyes twinkled as he promised to do what [jimmy] [asked] [.] 1 buster 4 twinkled 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 as 4 twinkled 6 he 4 twinkled 7 promised 7 promised 8 to 7 promised 9 do 9 do 10 what then [jimmy] went straight to where [old] [mr] [toad] was [sitting] [all] [puffed] [up] [,] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] . 1 then 3 went 3 went 4 straight 4 straight 5 to 4 straight 6 where 6 where 10 was 10 was 19 . now [if] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [puffed] up [before] , [just] [think] [how] [he] [swelled] [out] [when] [he] [heard] that [.] 1 now 10 , 1 now 20 that 8 up 10 , jimmy [skunk] was [actually] [afraid] [that] [he] [would] [burst] [.] 1 jimmy 3 was [jimmy] [went] [off] [to] [deliver] [his] [reply] [,] [and] [old] [mr] [toad] [sat] [and] [puffed] [himself] [out] [until] [he] [could] [hardly] [breathe] [.] " honor him by dining with him , " said he over and over to himself . 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 him 2 honor 4 by 2 honor 5 dining 2 honor 7 him 5 dining 6 with 7 him 11 he 7 him 17 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 16 himself 12 over 13 and 12 over 14 over 14 over 16 himself 15 to 16 himself " [i] never was [so] [flattered] in my life . " 1 " 11 " 3 never 9 life 4 was 7 in 7 in 9 life 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . 10 . 11 " [xxii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] [pride] [is] [like] [a] [great] [big] [bubble] [;] [you] ['ll] [find] [there] ['s] [nothing] [in] [it] [.] [prick] [it] [and] [for] [all] [your] [trouble] [it] [has] [vanished] [in] [a] [minute] [.] everybody knew where he was going , and this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] feel [more] important [and] [proud] [than] [ever] . 1 everybody 2 knew 2 knew 3 where 2 knew 9 this 3 where 5 was 3 where 6 going 4 he 5 was 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 16 important 14 feel 16 important 16 important 21 . no , indeed , [jimmy] [didn't] [say] [anything] [at] [all] [about] [that] ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 13 ! he didn't see his old friends and neighbors peeping out at him and laughing because he looked so foolish and silly . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 2 didn't 8 neighbors 4 his 8 neighbors 5 old 6 friends 6 friends 7 and 6 friends 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 peeping 8 neighbors 22 . 9 peeping 10 out 9 peeping 11 at 9 peeping 12 him 9 peeping 14 laughing 9 peeping 15 because 12 him 13 and 15 because 21 silly 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 foolish 18 so 19 foolish 19 foolish 20 and 19 foolish 21 silly buster was waiting for him . 1 buster 3 waiting 2 was 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 for 3 waiting 5 him 5 him 6 . " how do you do this fine day ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 9 ? 4 you 5 do 6 this 8 day 6 this 9 ? 7 fine 8 day you look a little [tired] [and] [rather] [warm] , [mr] [toad] [,] " said he . 1 you 2 look 1 you 13 " 3 a 4 little 4 little 9 , 9 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [i] [hope] you are [feeling] as well as you are [looking] , [mr] [bear] . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 13 , 4 you 5 are 4 you 11 are 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 8 well 10 you 10 you 11 are 13 , 17 " 16 . 17 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [am] [a] [little] [warm] [,] ["] [replied] [mr] [toad] [in] [his] [most] [polite] [manner] [.] []] [buster] [bear] [laughed] [a] [great] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [laugh] [.] " [i] always [feel] fine when there is a dinner of fat ants ready for me , " said he . 1 " 19 said 3 always 14 ready 5 fine 10 dinner 6 when 10 dinner 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 a 9 a 10 dinner 10 dinner 13 ants 10 dinner 14 ready 11 of 13 ants 12 fat 13 ants 14 ready 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " it is fine of you to honor me by coming to dine . " 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 fine 4 fine 8 honor 5 of 8 honor 6 you 7 to 7 to 8 honor 8 honor 10 by 8 honor 13 dine 9 me 10 by 11 coming 13 dine 12 to 13 dine 13 dine 15 " 14 . 15 " here [mr] [toad] [put] [one] [hand] [on] [his] [stomach] and [tried] [to] [make] [a] [very] [grand] [bow] [.] 1 here 10 and peter [rabbit] [,] [hiding] [behind] [a] [near-by] [tree] [,] almost giggled [aloud] [,] [he] [looked] [so] [funny] . 1 peter 11 giggled 10 almost 11 giggled 11 giggled 18 . " [i] [have] [ventured] [to] [invite] [another] [to] [enjoy] [the] [dinner] [with] [us] , " [continued] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 " 14 , 14 , 15 " [mr] [toad] ['s] [face] [fell] [.] you see he [was] [selfish] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he he wanted to be the [only] one [to] [have] the [honor] of [dining] [with] [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 10 the 3 to 17 . 4 be 7 one 5 the 7 one 10 the 12 of ah , there he comes now ! " 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 comes 1 ah 6 now 1 ah 7 ! 3 there 5 comes 4 he 5 comes 7 ! 8 " [old] [mr] [toad] [looked] [in] [the] [direction] [in] [which] [buster] [bear] [was] [looking] [.] he gave a little gasp and turned quite pale . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 5 gasp 3 a 5 gasp 4 little 5 gasp 5 gasp 6 and 5 gasp 9 pale 5 gasp 10 . 7 turned 9 pale 8 quite 9 pale all his puffiness disappeared . 1 all 3 puffiness 2 his 3 puffiness 3 puffiness 4 disappeared 3 puffiness 5 . he didn't look like [the] [same] [toad] at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 3 look 4 like 3 look 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . the [newcomer] was [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 the 3 was " [ha] , ha , ha ! " [shouted] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [jumping] [out] [from] [behind] [a] [tree] [.] 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [ho] , ho , ho ! " [shouted] [jimmy] [skunk] [from] [behind] [another] [.] 1 " 6 ho 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " [shouted] [johnny] [chuck] [from] [behind] [a] [third] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 " 4 hee 6 hee 5 , 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " then [old] [mr] [toad] [knew] that [his] [old] [friends] [and] [neighbors] [had] [planned] [this] [to] [teach] [him] [a] [lesson] [.] 1 then 6 that [xxiii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] he [forgot] to [ask] [buster] [bear] [to] [excuse] [him] . 1 he 3 to 3 to 10 . he forgot that he was tired and hot . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 2 forgot 8 hot 2 forgot 9 . 4 he 6 tired 5 was 6 tired 6 tired 7 and 6 tired 8 hot he forgot all the pride with which he had been so puffed up . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 pride 3 all 12 puffed 6 with 12 puffed 7 which 9 had 7 which 12 puffed 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 11 so 12 puffed 12 puffed 13 up 12 puffed 14 . he [forgot] [everything] but [the] [need] [of] [getting] [out] [of] [sight] [of] [mr] [blacksnake] as soon as ever he could . 1 he 20 could 4 but 19 he 15 as 16 soon 16 soon 17 as 17 as 18 ever 17 as 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 . so [away] went [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hop] [,] [hipperty-hop] [!] 1 so 3 went he [heard] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [others] of his [old] [friends] [and] [neighbors] [shouting] [with] [laughter] . 1 he 14 his 13 of 14 his 14 his 22 . yes , [and] he heard the [deep] , [grumbly-rumbly] [laugh] [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 , 2 , 4 he 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 the but he didn't mind it . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 3 didn't 5 it 5 it 6 . not [then] , [anyway] [.] 1 not 3 , he [hadn't] [room] [for] any [feeling] [except] [fear] of [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 he 5 any 5 any 9 of but [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [to] [stop] after a while [.] 1 but 8 after 8 after 10 while 9 a 10 while you see , his legs were so tired they just wouldn't go any longer . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 legs 4 his 5 legs 5 legs 6 were 5 legs 8 tired 5 legs 9 they 5 legs 14 longer 7 so 8 tired 9 they 10 just 11 wouldn't 12 go 11 wouldn't 13 any 13 any 14 longer 14 longer 15 . and he was so out of breath that he wheezed . 1 and 10 wheezed 2 he 3 was 2 he 10 wheezed 4 so 10 wheezed 5 out 6 of 5 out 10 wheezed 7 breath 10 wheezed 8 that 10 wheezed 9 he 10 wheezed 10 wheezed 11 . he crawled under a big piece of bark , and there he lay flat on the ground and panted and panted for breath . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 8 bark 2 crawled 10 and 2 crawled 14 flat 3 under 8 bark 4 a 5 big 5 big 8 bark 6 piece 7 of 6 piece 8 bark 9 , 10 and 11 there 13 lay 12 he 13 lay 13 lay 14 flat 14 flat 15 on 14 flat 17 ground 14 flat 21 panted 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 and 19 panted 21 panted 20 and 21 panted 21 panted 22 for 21 panted 23 breath 23 breath 24 . he would [stay] [there] [until] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] went to bed [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 13 went 13 went 15 bed 14 to 15 bed 15 bed 20 . then [mr] [blacksnake] [would] go to [bed] too , and it would be safe for him [to] go home . 1 then 5 go 5 go 19 home 6 to 16 him 6 to 18 go 8 too 9 , 8 too 15 for 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 13 be 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 safe 15 for 16 him 18 go 19 home 19 home 20 . at first he was angry , very angry indeed . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 angry 3 he 5 angry 4 was 5 angry 5 angry 9 indeed 6 , 9 indeed 7 very 9 indeed 8 angry 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . then he began to see how foolish and silly he had been , and shame took the place of anger . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 9 silly 7 foolish 8 and 7 foolish 9 silly 9 silly 15 shame 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 15 shame 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 shame 15 shame 16 took 15 shame 20 anger 16 took 18 place 17 the 18 place 19 of 20 anger 20 anger 21 . as he remembered [the] [deep] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [laughter] [of] [buster] [bear] [,] [the] [feeling] [of] [shame] [grew] [.] 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 remembered " [i] [deserve] [it] , " thought [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought " yes , [sir] [,] [i] [deserve] [every] [bit] [of] it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 11 it 11 it 12 . the only thing [that] [i] [have] [to] [be] [proud] of [is] [that] [i] ['m] [honest] [and] [work] [for] my [living] [.] 1 the 3 thing 1 the 10 of 2 only 3 thing 10 of 19 my yes , [sir] [,] that 's all . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 all 7 all 8 . 8 . 9 " when darkness came at last , and he crawled out to go home , he was feeling very humble . 1 when 3 came 2 darkness 3 came 3 came 13 home 4 at 5 last 4 at 13 home 5 last 9 crawled 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 crawled 8 he 9 crawled 9 crawled 10 out 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 home 13 home 19 humble 14 , 17 feeling 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 feeling 17 feeling 19 humble 18 very 19 humble 19 humble 20 . peter [rabbit] [happened] [along] just [then] [.] 1 peter 5 just [mr] [toad] [gulped] [and] [went] [on] [.] pretty soon he [met] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he jimmy went right on about his business [and] [actually] [stepped] [right] [over] [old] [mr] [toad] [as] [if] [he] [had] [been] [a] [stick] [or] [a] [stone] . 1 jimmy 2 went 2 went 4 on 2 went 7 business 3 right 4 on 5 about 7 business 6 his 7 business 7 business 26 . old [mr] [toad] [gulped] [again] and [went] [on] [.] 1 old 6 and the next day he went down to see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 2 next 5 went 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 down 5 went 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 12 . he [meant] [to] [tell] [danny] [how] [ashamed] he was for [the] way he had [treated] [danny] [and] [his] [other] [friends] . 1 he 14 had 8 he 9 was 8 he 14 had 9 was 10 for 12 way 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 21 . but [danny] [brushed] [right] [past] [without] [even] [a] [glance] [at] him . 1 but 11 him 11 him 12 . old [mr] [toad] [gulped] and [started] [up] [to] [see] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 old 5 and the same thing happened again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 2 same 5 again 3 thing 4 happened 5 again 6 . so it [did] [when] he [met] [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 5 he 5 he 9 . he didn't have appetite enough to snap at a single fly . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 snap 3 have 4 appetite 4 appetite 7 snap 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 7 snap 7 snap 8 at 7 snap 10 single 7 snap 11 fly 7 snap 12 . 9 a 10 single late that afternoon he heard a little noise and looked up to find all his old friends and neighbors forming a circle around him . 1 late 3 afternoon 1 late 8 noise 2 that 3 afternoon 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 8 noise 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 noise 8 noise 10 looked 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 23 around 10 looked 24 him 11 up 12 to 11 up 20 forming 12 to 13 find 14 all 20 forming 15 his 20 forming 16 old 20 forming 17 friends 20 forming 18 and 20 forming 19 neighbors 20 forming 20 forming 21 a 20 forming 22 circle 20 forming 23 around 24 him 25 . suddenly they began to dance and shout : 1 suddenly 7 shout 2 they 7 shout 3 began 4 to 3 began 7 shout 5 dance 7 shout 6 and 7 shout 7 shout 8 : " [old] [mr] [toad] is a jolly good fellow ! 1 " 5 is 1 " 10 ! 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 jolly 8 good 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 ! his temper is sweet , disposition is mellow ! 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 8 mellow 2 temper 9 ! 3 is 4 sweet 4 sweet 5 , 4 sweet 8 mellow 6 disposition 7 is 6 disposition 8 mellow and now that his [bubble] [of] [pride] [is] [quite] [busted] [we] [know] [that] [he] [knows] [that] his friends can be trusted . " 1 and 2 now 1 and 4 his 2 now 3 that 4 his 18 friends 17 his 18 friends 18 friends 21 trusted 18 friends 22 . 19 can 21 trusted 20 be 21 trusted 22 . 23 " the next book will tell you all about his adventures . 1 the 10 adventures 2 next 3 book 3 book 10 adventures 4 will 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 8 about 7 all 8 about 8 about 10 adventures 9 his 10 adventures 10 adventures 11 . [the] [end] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of