[produced] [by] [juliet] [sutherland] [,] [cori] [samuel] [and] [the] [pg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [.] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [i] [live] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [,] ["] [that] [is] [bowser] [the] [hound] [!] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [bowser] [the] [hound] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] [printed] [by] [arrangement] [with] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] copyright , @number@ [by] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [.] 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 3 @number@ all rights reserved 1 all 3 reserved 2 rights 3 reserved [=] [dedication] [=] [to] [the] [child's] [loving] [playmate] [,] [loyal] [protector] [and] [staunch] [ally] [the] [dog] [,] [this] [book] [is] [dedicated] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] [@number@] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] [@number@] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] [@number@] [iv] [poor] [bowser] [@number@] [v] [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] [@number@] [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [@number@] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] [@number@] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] [@number@] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] [@number@] [x] [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] [@number@] [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] [@number@] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] [@number@] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] [@number@] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] [@number@] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] [@number@] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] [@number@] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] [@number@] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] [@number@] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] [@number@] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] [@number@] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] [@number@] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] [@number@] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] [@number@] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] [@number@] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] [@number@] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] [@number@] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] [@number@] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] [@number@] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] [@number@] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] [@number@] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] [@number@] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] [@number@] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] [@number@] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] [@number@] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] [@number@] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] [@number@] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] [@number@] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [as] [i] [live] , " [he] [muttered] , " that is [bowser] the [hound] ! " 1 " 5 , 5 , 17 " 6 " 9 , 6 " 16 ! 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 is 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the 16 ! 17 " [frontispiece] over [at] the [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] dark [form] [@number@] 1 over 3 the 3 the 14 dark somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house @number@ 1 somewhere 5 ahead 2 not 4 far 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 of 5 ahead 7 him 5 ahead 8 was 5 ahead 10 house 5 ahead 11 @number@ 8 was 9 a on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump @number@ 1 on 10 stump 2 broad 3 wings 3 wings 5 sailed 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 10 stump 6 over 10 stump 7 to 10 stump 8 that 10 stump 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 11 @number@ [chapter] [i] [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] [though] [great] [or] [small] [the] [matter] [prove] [be] [faithful] [in] [whate'er] [you] [do] [.] ' [tis] [thus] [and] only [thus] you may [to] [others] [and] [yourself] be true . 1 ' 5 only 1 ' 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 13 be 13 be 14 true 14 true 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [old] [man] [coyote] [is] [full] [of] [tricks] [.] people with such clever wits as his usually are full of tricks . 1 people 8 usually 2 with 3 such 3 such 8 usually 4 clever 8 usually 5 wits 8 usually 6 as 8 usually 7 his 8 usually 8 usually 9 are 8 usually 12 tricks 8 usually 13 . 10 full 11 of 10 full 12 tricks on the other hand [bowser] [the] [hound] [isn't] [tricky] [at] [all] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 4 hand 2 the 3 other 4 hand 12 . he just goes straight ahead with the thing he has to do and does it in the most earnest way . 1 he 5 ahead 2 just 5 ahead 3 goes 5 ahead 4 straight 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 with 5 ahead 8 thing 5 ahead 20 way 5 ahead 21 . 7 the 8 thing 8 thing 10 has 8 thing 12 do 9 he 10 has 11 to 12 do 13 and 20 way 14 does 15 it 14 does 19 earnest 16 in 19 earnest 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 earnest 19 earnest 20 way not being tricky himself , he sometimes forgets to watch out for tricks in others . 1 not 3 tricky 2 being 3 tricky 3 tricky 4 himself 3 tricky 6 he 3 tricky 7 sometimes 3 tricky 8 forgets 5 , 6 he 8 forgets 10 watch 8 forgets 13 tricks 8 forgets 16 . 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 10 watch 12 for 13 tricks 14 in 13 tricks 15 others he always makes up his mind like that whenever he starts out to hunt . 1 he 11 starts 2 always 3 makes 3 makes 6 mind 4 up 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 11 starts 7 like 11 starts 8 that 11 starts 9 whenever 10 he 9 whenever 11 starts 11 starts 12 out 11 starts 14 hunt 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 . any time he [will] [go] [without] [eating] for [the] [pleasure] [of] chasing [reddy] [or] [granny] [fox] [,] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 any 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 12 chasing 8 for 12 chasing 12 chasing 22 . now [old] [man] [coyote] was [annoyed] [.] 1 now 5 was he was and [he] wasn't afraid of [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 wasn't 2 was 3 and 5 wasn't 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 11 . if [bowser] had [appeared] [at] [almost] any other [time] [old] [man] [coyote] wouldn't have been so [annoyed] [.] 1 if 15 been 3 had 7 any 3 had 15 been 7 any 8 other 13 wouldn't 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 so but to have [bowser] [appear] [just] [then] [made] [him] [angry] [clear] [through] [.] 1 but 3 have 2 to 3 have you see he had [just] [started] [out] to get [his] dinner . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . " what right has he to meddle in other folks ' business ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 12 business 2 what 13 ? 3 right 7 meddle 4 has 7 meddle 5 he 6 to 6 to 7 meddle 7 meddle 8 in 7 meddle 9 other 7 meddle 10 folks 7 meddle 11 ' 7 meddle 12 business i 'll just teach that fellow a lesson [;] [that] ['s] [what] [i] 'll do ! 1 i 2 'll 1 i 14 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 that 4 teach 8 lesson 6 fellow 8 lesson 7 a 8 lesson 14 'll 15 do 15 do 16 ! i 'll teach him that he can't interfere with me not be sorry for it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 teach 3 teach 4 him 3 teach 8 interfere 4 him 6 he 5 that 6 he 7 can't 8 interfere 8 interfere 9 with 8 interfere 13 sorry 8 interfere 16 . 9 with 10 me 11 not 12 be 12 be 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 13 sorry 15 it 16 . 17 " so [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] [and] [ran] [and] [ran] , and never once [did] he [try] [to] [break] [his] [trail] [.] 1 so 15 he 10 , 11 and 10 , 15 he 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once in fact , he [took] [pains] [to] [leave] [a] [trail] [that] [bowser] [could] [follow] [easily] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he after [him] [bowser] [ran] [and] [ran] [and] [ran] [,] [and] all the time his great voice rang out joyously . 1 after 11 all 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 time 13 time 19 joyously 14 his 15 great 15 great 19 joyously 16 voice 19 joyously 17 rang 18 out 17 rang 19 joyously 19 joyously 20 . this was the kind of a hunt he loved . 1 this 2 was 1 this 4 kind 3 the 4 kind 4 kind 5 of 4 kind 6 a 4 kind 7 hunt 7 hunt 9 loved 7 hunt 10 . 8 he 9 loved out of the [green] [forest] [into] [the] [old] [pasture] [,] [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 out 2 of 1 out 3 the [across] [the] [old] [pasture] [and] [out] [on] [the] [other] [side] [they] [raced] [.] farther [and] [farther] [away] [from] [home] [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] the [hound] [.] 1 farther 12 the instead of circling back as usual , he kept on . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 circling 3 circling 4 back 3 circling 6 usual 3 circling 8 he 3 circling 9 kept 5 as 6 usual 6 usual 7 , 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . bowser kept on after him . 1 bowser 2 kept 1 bowser 4 after 1 bowser 5 him 2 kept 3 on 5 him 6 . by and by he was in strange country , country he had never visited before . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 14 visited 4 he 5 was 4 he 14 visited 6 in 8 country 7 strange 8 country 8 country 9 , 8 country 14 visited 10 country 14 visited 11 he 14 visited 12 had 14 visited 13 never 14 visited 14 visited 15 before 15 before 16 . he didn't notice this . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 notice 3 notice 4 this 3 notice 5 . he didn't notice [anything] [but] [the] [splendid] [trail] [old] [man] [coyote] was [making] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 12 was 2 didn't 3 notice 12 was 14 . he didn't even realize that he was getting tired . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 realize 3 even 4 realize 4 realize 5 that 4 realize 8 getting 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 tired 8 getting 10 . [always] [in] [his] [nose] [was] [the] [tantalizing] [scent] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] bowser was sure that this time he would catch this fellow who had fooled him so often before . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 14 fooled 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 8 would 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 catch 9 catch 14 fooled 10 this 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 who 11 fellow 14 fooled 13 had 14 fooled 14 fooled 15 him 14 fooled 16 so 14 fooled 17 often 14 fooled 18 before 18 before 19 . [chapter] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] of [people] [who] [play] [tricks] [beware] [,] [lest] [they] [may] [get] [you] [in] a [snare] . 1 of 14 a 1 of 16 . you [cannot] [trust] [them] [,] [so] [watch] [out] [whenever] [one] may be about . 1 you 11 may 1 you 13 about 11 may 12 be 13 about 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is such a thing as being too much interested in the thing you are doing . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 such 1 there 15 are 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 thing 3 such 6 as 3 such 13 thing 6 as 9 much 7 being 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 interested 10 interested 11 in 11 in 12 the 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 doing 16 doing 17 . that is the way accidents very often happen . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 accidents 5 accidents 6 very 5 accidents 7 often 5 accidents 8 happen 5 accidents 9 . [now] [just] [take] [the] [case] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [bowser] [ran] [with] [his] [nose] [in] [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [tracks] [and] [never] [looked] [either] [to] [left] [or] [right] [.] he [would] [lift] his head [only] [to] [look] [straight] [ahead] in the [hope] of [seeing] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 19 . then down would go his nose again to follow that scent . 1 then 2 down 2 down 11 scent 3 would 4 go 3 would 11 scent 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 11 scent 7 again 11 scent 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 11 scent 10 that 11 scent 11 scent 12 . so [bowser] [didn't] [notice] that [old] [man] [coyote] was [leading] [him] far [,] far away [from] [home] [into] [country] [with] [which] he was quite [unacquainted] [.] 1 so 5 that 1 so 22 he 5 that 9 was 9 was 12 far 12 far 15 away 14 far 15 away 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 quite it can be heard a very long distance indeed . 1 it 3 be 1 it 6 very 2 can 3 be 4 heard 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 9 indeed 7 long 8 distance 8 distance 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . [old] [man] [coyote] [is] [himself] [a] [tireless] [runner] [.] he is [not] [so] [heavy] [as] [is] [bowser] , so [does] [not] [tire] [as] [easily] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 10 so 9 , 10 so then , too , he had not [wasted] his [breath] [as] [had] [bowser] [with] [his] [steady] [baying] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 9 his 6 had 7 not 9 his 18 . so [at] [last] [old] [man] [coyote] [decided] that [the] [time] had come to [play] [a] [trick] . 1 so 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 13 to 13 to 17 . by and by he came to a river . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 8 river 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 5 came 8 river 7 a 8 river 8 river 9 . at that point there was a high , overhanging bank . 1 at 3 point 2 that 3 point 3 point 9 overhanging 4 there 9 overhanging 5 was 9 overhanging 6 a 9 overhanging 7 high 9 overhanging 8 , 9 overhanging 9 overhanging 10 bank 10 bank 11 . on the very edge of this bank [old] [man] [coyote] [made] [a] [long] [leap] [to] one side . 1 on 4 edge 1 on 17 side 2 the 4 edge 3 very 4 edge 4 edge 5 of 4 edge 7 bank 5 of 6 this 16 one 17 side 17 side 18 . then he made another long leap to the big trunk of a fallen tree . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 leap 3 made 6 leap 4 another 6 leap 5 long 6 leap 6 leap 7 to 6 leap 9 big 6 leap 10 trunk 8 the 9 big 10 trunk 11 of 10 trunk 12 a 10 trunk 13 fallen 10 trunk 14 tree 14 tree 15 . he [ran] [along] [this] [and] [from] [the] [end] [of] [it] [made] [still] [another] [long] [leap] , as long [a] [leap] as he could . 1 he 23 could 16 , 17 as 17 as 21 as 18 long 21 as 21 as 23 could 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 . then he hid in a little thicket to see what would happen . 1 then 7 thicket 2 he 7 thicket 3 hid 4 in 3 hid 7 thicket 5 a 7 thicket 6 little 7 thicket 7 thicket 12 happen 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 12 happen 11 would 12 happen 12 happen 13 . [chapter] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] when a [coyote] [seems] [most] [honest] [,] [watch] [him] [closest] [.] 1 when 2 a [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser was very , very tired . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 6 tired 3 very 4 , 3 very 6 tired 5 very 6 tired 6 tired 7 . bowser is wonderfully persistent . 1 bowser 4 persistent 2 is 4 persistent 3 wonderfully 4 persistent 4 persistent 5 . bowser didn't look to see where he was going . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 2 didn't 5 see 2 didn't 6 where 2 didn't 10 . 4 to 5 see 6 where 8 was 6 where 9 going 7 he 8 was he didn't care . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 . so , still baying with all his might and making the hills ring with the sound of his great voice [,] [bowser] [kept] [on] [.] 1 so 4 baying 2 , 3 still 3 still 4 baying 4 baying 5 with 4 baying 6 all 4 baying 7 his 4 baying 8 might 4 baying 10 making 9 and 10 making 10 making 16 sound 11 the 12 hills 12 hills 13 ring 12 hills 14 with 12 hills 16 sound 15 the 16 sound 16 sound 17 of 16 sound 20 voice 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 great there [was] [a] [wicked] [grin] [on] [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [face] [,] [and] in his [yellow] eyes a look of great [eagerness] [.] 1 there 14 in 1 there 21 great 14 in 15 his 15 his 17 eyes 18 a 19 look 18 a 20 of 18 a 21 great in a [few] [minutes] [bowser] [came] [in] [sight] [,] [his] [nose] [in] the trail [old] [man] [coyote] [had] [left] . 1 in 2 a 1 in 13 the 13 the 14 trail 14 trail 20 . into [bowser] ['s] [voice] [crept] [a] [new] [note] [of] [eagerness] [as] his [nose] [picked] [up] [the] [scent] [stronger] [than] [ever] . 1 into 12 his 12 his 21 . straight on he raced and it seemed as if he had gained new strength . 1 straight 2 on 1 straight 4 raced 3 he 4 raced 4 raced 5 and 4 raced 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 9 if 7 seemed 12 gained 8 as 9 if 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 gained 12 gained 14 strength 13 new 14 strength 14 strength 15 . his [whole] [thought] [was] on [just] one thing [catching] [old] [man] [coyote] , and [old] [man] [coyote] [knew] [it] [.] 1 his 14 and 5 on 7 one 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 13 , 13 , 14 and bowser didn't see that he was coming to a steep bank . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 7 coming 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 to 7 coming 10 steep 9 a 10 steep 10 steep 11 bank 11 bank 12 . he didn't see it at all until he reached the edge of it , and then he was going so fast that he couldn't stop . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 reached 2 didn't 3 see 2 didn't 4 it 5 at 6 all 5 at 9 reached 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 11 edge 21 fast 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 21 fast 20 so 21 fast 21 fast 23 he 21 fast 26 . 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 stop over he went with a frightened yelp ! 1 over 7 yelp 2 he 3 went 3 went 7 yelp 4 with 7 yelp 5 a 7 yelp 6 frightened 7 yelp 7 yelp 8 ! down , down he fell , and landed with a thump on the ice below . 1 down 2 , 1 down 15 below 3 down 15 below 4 he 11 thump 5 fell 11 thump 6 , 11 thump 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 with 8 landed 11 thump 10 a 11 thump 11 thump 14 ice 11 thump 15 below 12 on 14 ice 13 the 14 ice 15 below 16 . he landed so hard that he broke the ice , and went through into the cold , black water . 1 he 2 landed 2 landed 9 ice 3 so 4 hard 4 hard 5 that 4 hard 9 ice 5 that 6 he 7 broke 9 ice 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 13 through 9 ice 18 black 9 ice 20 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 through 13 through 15 the 13 through 16 cold 14 into 15 the 16 cold 17 , 18 black 19 water old [man] [coyote] [crept] [to] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] and [peeped] [over] [.] 1 old 11 and [poor] [bowser] [was] [having] [a] [terrible] [time] [.] you see , the cold water had taken what little breath his fall had not knocked out of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 the 4 the 6 water 5 cold 6 water 6 water 20 . 7 had 8 taken 7 had 19 him 9 what 19 him 10 little 16 knocked 11 breath 16 knocked 12 his 16 knocked 13 fall 14 had 13 fall 16 knocked 14 had 15 not 16 knocked 17 out 16 knocked 19 him 17 out 18 of 19 him 20 . he doesn't like to go in water anyway . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 like 2 doesn't 5 go 2 doesn't 8 anyway 4 to 5 go 6 in 7 water 7 water 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . you know the hair of his coat is short and doesn't protect him as it would if it were long . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 coat 3 the 7 coat 4 hair 7 coat 5 of 7 coat 6 his 7 coat 7 coat 8 is 7 coat 12 protect 7 coat 20 long 7 coat 21 . 9 short 10 and 9 short 12 protect 11 doesn't 12 protect 12 protect 13 him 12 protect 14 as 12 protect 15 it 12 protect 16 would 16 would 17 if 17 if 18 it 17 if 19 were [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [wickedly] [as] [he] [watched] [bowser] [struggling] [feebly] [to] [climb] [out] [on] [the] [ice] [.] each time he tried he slipped back , and all the time he was whimpering . 1 each 2 time 2 time 15 whimpering 3 he 4 tried 3 he 15 whimpering 5 he 6 slipped 5 he 15 whimpering 6 slipped 7 back 8 , 15 whimpering 9 and 15 whimpering 10 all 11 the 10 all 15 whimpering 12 time 15 whimpering 13 he 15 whimpering 14 was 15 whimpering 15 whimpering 16 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [more] [wickedly] [than] [ever] [.] i [suspect] [that] [he] [hoped] [that] [bowser] would not be able to get out . 1 i 8 would 8 would 9 not 8 would 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 11 able 13 get 13 get 14 out 14 out 15 . but after a little [bowser] [did] [manage] [to] [crawl] [out] , and [stood] on the [ice] [,] [shivering] [shaking] [.] 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 on 14 on 15 the once more [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [,] [then] [,] [turning] , he [trotted] [back] [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 12 he 11 , 12 he [chapter] [iv] [poor] [bowser] follow a crooked trail and you will find a scamp at the end . 1 follow 4 trail 2 a 4 trail 3 crooked 4 trail 4 trail 10 scamp 4 trail 14 . 5 and 8 find 6 you 8 find 7 will 8 find 8 find 10 scamp 9 a 10 scamp 10 scamp 13 end 11 at 13 end 12 the 13 end [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! you see , [old] [man] [coyote] [knew] the [way] [back] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 the he would take his time about getting there , for it really made no particular difference to him when he reached home . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 his 3 take 5 time 5 time 7 getting 5 time 21 reached 6 about 7 getting 8 there 10 for 8 there 16 difference 9 , 10 for 11 it 12 really 11 it 16 difference 13 made 16 difference 14 no 16 difference 15 particular 16 difference 16 difference 18 him 16 difference 21 reached 17 to 18 him 19 when 21 reached 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 22 home 22 home 23 . he felt sure he would be able to find something to eat on the way . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 find 7 able 12 eat 10 something 12 eat 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 16 . 13 on 14 the 13 on 15 way 15 way 16 . but [with] [bowser] it was very different . 1 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 different 7 different 8 . [poor] [bowser] [didn't] [know] [where] [he] [was] [.] he hadn't the least idea which way to turn . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 idea 4 least 10 . 5 idea 9 turn 6 which 9 turn 7 way 9 turn 8 to 9 turn he couldn't climb up the bank to find his own trail and follow it back home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 climb 2 couldn't 17 if 3 climb 4 up 3 climb 6 bank 3 climb 14 it 3 climb 16 home 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 11 trail 7 to 8 find 8 find 11 trail 9 his 10 own 9 his 11 trail 11 trail 13 follow 12 and 13 follow 15 back 16 home 17 if 19 wanted 18 he 19 wanted 19 wanted 20 to 20 to 21 . you see , that [bank] was [very] [steep] for [some] [distance] [in] [each] [direction] , and so [it] [was] [impossible] [for] [bowser] [to] [climb] [it] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 17 so 6 was 26 . 9 for 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 so for a few minutes he stood shivering , shaking and whimpering , not knowing which way to turn . 1 for 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 4 minutes 6 stood 6 stood 11 whimpering 7 shivering 11 whimpering 8 , 9 shaking 9 shaking 11 whimpering 10 and 11 whimpering 11 whimpering 12 , 11 whimpering 13 not 11 whimpering 14 knowing 11 whimpering 15 which 11 whimpering 16 way 11 whimpering 19 . 16 way 18 turn 17 to 18 turn then he started down the river on the ice , for he knew he would freeze if he continued to stand still . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 started 2 he 16 freeze 3 started 9 ice 3 started 11 for 4 down 6 river 5 the 6 river 6 river 9 ice 7 on 9 ice 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 10 , 12 he 16 freeze 13 knew 16 freeze 14 he 16 freeze 15 would 16 freeze 16 freeze 17 if 16 freeze 19 continued 16 freeze 20 to 16 freeze 21 stand 16 freeze 22 still 16 freeze 23 . 17 if 18 he he limped badly because one leg had been hurt in his fall . 1 he 2 limped 2 limped 3 badly 2 limped 6 leg 3 badly 4 because 5 one 6 leg 6 leg 9 hurt 6 leg 10 in 6 leg 11 his 6 leg 12 fall 6 leg 13 . 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 hurt after a while he came to a place where he could get up on the bank . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 2 a 8 place 3 while 4 he 5 came 6 to 5 came 8 place 7 a 8 place 8 place 9 where 8 place 16 bank 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 get 12 get 13 up 13 up 16 bank 14 on 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . it was in the midst of deep woods and a very , very lonely place . 1 it 2 was 2 was 14 lonely 3 in 5 midst 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 5 midst 7 deep 5 midst 8 woods 8 woods 9 and 8 woods 14 lonely 10 a 14 lonely 11 very 12 , 11 very 14 lonely 13 very 14 lonely 14 lonely 15 place 14 lonely 16 . [hard] [crusted] [snow] [covered] [the] [ground] [,] [but] [it] [was] [better] [than] [walking] [on] [the] [ice] [and] [for] [this] [bowser] [was] [thankful] [.] which way should he turn ? 1 which 5 turn 2 way 3 should 2 way 4 he 2 way 5 turn 5 turn 6 ? where should he go ? 1 where 4 go 1 where 5 ? 2 should 4 go 3 he 4 go night was coming on ; he was wet , cold and hungry , and as utterly lost as ever a dog was . 1 night 12 hungry 2 was 12 hungry 3 coming 4 on 3 coming 8 wet 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 wet 8 wet 9 , 8 wet 10 cold 8 wet 12 hungry 10 cold 11 and 12 hungry 13 , 12 hungry 14 and 12 hungry 15 as 12 hungry 16 utterly 16 utterly 17 lost 16 utterly 19 ever 16 utterly 21 dog 16 utterly 23 . 18 as 19 ever 20 a 21 dog 21 dog 22 was poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! for a minute or two he sat down and howled from sheer lonesomeness and discouragement . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 two 3 minute 10 howled 4 or 5 two 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 8 down 7 sat 10 howled 9 and 10 howled 10 howled 15 discouragement 11 from 12 sheer 12 sheer 15 discouragement 13 lonesomeness 15 discouragement 14 and 15 discouragement 15 discouragement 16 . how he did wish he had left [old] [man] [coyote] alone ! 1 how 3 did 1 how 12 ! 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 wish 4 wish 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 left 7 left 11 alone do you wonder that he howled ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 7 ? 3 wonder 4 that 3 wonder 6 howled 5 he 6 howled old [man] [coyote] [,] [trotting] [along] [on] [his] [way] home [,] [heard] [that] [howl] [and] [understood] [it] . 1 old 10 home 10 home 18 . again he grinned that wicked grin of his , and stopped to listen . 1 again 3 grinned 2 he 3 grinned 3 grinned 6 grin 4 that 5 wicked 5 wicked 6 grin 6 grin 7 of 6 grin 8 his 6 grin 11 stopped 6 grin 14 . 8 his 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 stopped 13 listen 12 to 13 listen " [i] don't think he 'll hunt me again in a hurry , " he muttered , then trotted on . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 16 muttered 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 he 6 'll 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 me 7 hunt 12 hurry 9 again 12 hurry 10 in 12 hurry 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 16 muttered 13 , 16 muttered 14 " 16 muttered 15 he 16 muttered 16 muttered 19 trotted 16 muttered 21 . 17 , 19 trotted 18 then 19 trotted 19 trotted 20 on poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! hunting for anything but his home was farthest from his thoughts . 1 hunting 2 for 1 hunting 3 anything 1 hunting 12 . 3 anything 4 but 3 anything 8 farthest 5 his 8 farthest 6 home 8 farthest 7 was 8 farthest 8 farthest 9 from 8 farthest 11 thoughts 10 his 11 thoughts [chapter] [v] [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] there 's nothing [like] [just] [sticking] [to] [the] [thing] you [undertake] to do . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 13 do 3 nothing 14 . 10 you 13 do 12 to 13 do there 'll be no [cause] [then] [,] [though] [you] [fail] [,] [to] [hang] [your] [head] [or] [drop] [your] [tail] [.] 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 no 2 'll 3 be [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser was lost , utterly lost . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 3 lost 1 bowser 5 utterly 4 , 5 utterly 5 utterly 6 lost 5 utterly 7 . he hadn't the least idea [in] [which] [direction] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] was . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 13 was 2 hadn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 idea 13 was 14 . in fact he hadn't the least idea which way to turn to find any house . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 15 house 2 fact 4 hadn't 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 6 least 4 hadn't 14 any 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 7 idea 11 turn 8 which 11 turn 9 way 11 turn 10 to 11 turn 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 any 15 house 16 . but [bowser] [couldn't] [stand] [still] for [long] . 1 but 6 for 6 for 8 . he must keep moving until he found a shelter . 1 he 4 moving 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 4 moving 4 moving 5 until 4 moving 9 shelter 4 moving 10 . 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 a 7 found 9 shelter if he didn't he would freeze . 1 if 6 freeze 2 he 6 freeze 3 didn't 6 freeze 4 he 6 freeze 5 would 6 freeze 6 freeze 7 . so [whimpering] [and] [whining] , [bowser] [limped] [along] [.] 1 so 5 , bowser was not afraid to be out at night as some folks are . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 9 night 2 was 4 afraid 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 6 be 5 to 6 be 7 out 9 night 8 at 9 night 9 night 12 folks 10 as 12 folks 11 some 12 folks 12 folks 13 are 13 are 14 . goodness , no ! 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 3 no 1 goodness 4 ! in fact , [on] [many] [a] [moonlight] [night] [bowser] had [hunted] [reddy] [fox] [or] [granny] [fox] [all] [night] [long] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 10 had never once had he felt lonesome then . 1 never 2 once 2 once 6 lonesome 3 had 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 then 7 then 8 . but now it was very , very different . 1 but 8 different 2 now 8 different 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 , 5 very 8 different 7 very 8 different 8 different 9 . you see , on those nights when he had hunted he always had known where he was . 1 you 2 see 2 see 15 where 2 see 18 . 3 , 15 where 4 on 6 nights 5 those 6 nights 6 nights 10 hunted 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 hunted 10 hunted 14 known 10 hunted 15 where 11 he 14 known 12 always 14 known 13 had 14 known 15 where 17 was 16 he 17 was he had known that at any time he could go straight home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 had 1 he 15 wanted 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 3 known 6 any 5 at 6 any 6 any 7 time 8 he 9 could 8 he 15 wanted 9 could 10 go 10 go 11 straight 10 go 12 home 13 if 15 wanted 14 he 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 . that made all the difference in the world . 1 that 5 difference 2 made 5 difference 3 all 5 difference 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 8 world 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 . it would have been bad enough , being lost this way , had he been feeling at his best . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 6 enough 3 have 9 lost 3 have 15 been 3 have 16 feeling 5 bad 6 enough 6 enough 7 , 8 being 9 lost 9 lost 11 way 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 , 13 had 15 been 14 he 15 been 16 feeling 19 best 17 at 18 his 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 . being lost always makes one feel terribly lonesome . 1 being 8 lonesome 2 lost 8 lonesome 3 always 4 makes 4 makes 5 one 4 makes 6 feel 6 feel 8 lonesome 7 terribly 8 lonesome 8 lonesome 9 . lonesomeness is one of the worst parts of the feeling of being lost . 1 lonesomeness 2 is 1 lonesomeness 3 one 1 lonesomeness 6 worst 1 lonesomeness 7 parts 1 lonesomeness 14 . 3 one 4 of 5 the 6 worst 7 parts 8 of 7 parts 9 the 7 parts 10 feeling 7 parts 11 of 7 parts 12 being 7 parts 13 lost but [added] [to] this was the [fact] [that] [bowser] was [really] not [in] [fit] [condition] [to] [be] [out] [at] all . 1 but 12 not 4 this 5 was 4 this 10 was 5 was 6 the 10 was 12 not 12 not 20 all 20 all 21 . he was wet , tired , lame and hungry . 1 he 7 lame 2 was 7 lame 3 wet 4 , 3 wet 5 tired 3 wet 7 lame 5 tired 6 , 7 lame 8 and 7 lame 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . for a long time he kept on until it seemed to him he couldn't drag one foot after another . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 6 kept 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 7 on 6 kept 8 until 8 until 10 seemed 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 10 seemed 12 him 10 seemed 15 drag 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 drag 15 drag 17 foot 15 drag 18 after 15 drag 19 another 16 one 17 foot 19 another 20 . then [quite] [suddenly] [something] [big] [and] [dark] [loomed] up [in] [front] [of] [him] . 1 then 9 up 9 up 14 . it really wasn't as big as it seemed . 1 it 3 wasn't 1 it 8 seemed 1 it 9 . 2 really 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 6 as 4 as 6 as 5 big 6 as 7 it 8 seemed it was a little house , a sugar camp [,] [just] [such] [a] [one] [as] [farmer] [brown] [has] [near] [his] [home] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 house 5 house 6 , 5 house 8 sugar 7 a 8 sugar 8 sugar 9 camp 8 sugar 22 . bowser crept to the door . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 2 crept 5 door 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 . it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . bowser sniffed and sniffed and his heart sank , for there was no scent of human beings . 1 bowser 2 sniffed 2 sniffed 3 and 2 sniffed 4 sniffed 2 sniffed 18 . 4 sniffed 5 and 4 sniffed 8 sank 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 sank 8 sank 10 for 8 sank 14 scent 9 , 10 for 11 there 12 was 11 there 13 no 11 there 14 scent 14 scent 15 of 14 scent 17 beings 16 human 17 beings then he knew that that little house was deserted and empty . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 that 3 knew 9 deserted 6 little 7 house 7 house 9 deserted 8 was 9 deserted 9 deserted 10 and 9 deserted 11 empty 9 deserted 12 . still he whined and scratched at the door . 1 still 3 whined 2 he 3 whined 3 whined 4 and 3 whined 5 scratched 3 whined 8 door 3 whined 9 . 6 at 8 door 7 the 8 door by and by the door opened ever so little , for it had not been locked . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 5 door 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 opened 5 door 16 locked 5 door 17 . 7 ever 8 so 7 ever 15 been 9 little 10 , 10 , 12 it 11 for 12 it 12 it 15 been 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 been 15 been 16 locked bowser crept in . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 in 3 in 4 . in one corner he found some hay , and in this he curled up . 1 in 3 corner 2 one 3 corner 3 corner 7 hay 4 he 5 found 5 found 7 hay 6 some 7 hay 7 hay 9 and 7 hay 10 in 7 hay 13 curled 7 hay 15 . 8 , 9 and 10 in 11 this 12 he 13 curled 13 curled 14 up it was cold , very cold , but not nearly as cold as outside that little house . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 cold 3 cold 4 , 3 cold 6 cold 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 10 nearly 6 cold 12 cold 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 not 9 not 10 nearly 10 nearly 11 as 12 cold 13 as 12 cold 14 outside 14 outside 17 house 15 that 17 house 16 little 17 house 17 house 18 . [chapter] [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] the [harder] [it] [is] [to] [follow] [a] [trail] [the] [greater] [the] reason [you] [should] [not] [fail] . 1 the 12 reason 12 reason 17 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at all [seasons] [of] the [year] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [something] of [a] [traveler] . 1 at 2 all 1 at 5 the 5 the 12 of 12 of 15 . but in winter he is much more of a traveler than in summer . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 winter 3 winter 13 summer 3 winter 14 . 4 he 10 traveler 5 is 10 traveler 6 much 10 traveler 7 more 10 traveler 8 of 10 traveler 9 a 10 traveler 10 traveler 11 than 10 traveler 12 in 10 traveler 13 summer you see , in winter it is not nearly so easy to pick up a living . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 pick 2 see 3 , 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 7 is 5 winter 9 nearly 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 not 9 nearly 13 pick 10 so 11 easy 11 easy 13 pick 12 to 13 pick 13 pick 14 up 13 pick 15 a 13 pick 16 living 16 living 17 . all of the feathered folks have to work and work hard to find food enough to keep them warm . 1 all 3 the 1 all 4 feathered 2 of 3 the 4 feathered 5 folks 4 feathered 8 work 4 feathered 9 and 4 feathered 10 work 5 folks 6 have 7 to 8 work 10 work 11 hard 10 work 20 . 11 hard 17 keep 12 to 17 keep 13 find 14 food 14 food 15 enough 14 food 17 keep 15 enough 16 to 17 keep 18 them 17 keep 19 warm you know it is food that makes heat in the body . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 8 heat 5 food 8 heat 6 that 7 makes 7 makes 8 heat 8 heat 11 body 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 body 11 body 12 . so [in] [the] [winter] [blacky] [is] [in] [the] [habit] [of] [flying] long [distances] [in] [search] [of] [food] . 1 so 12 long 12 long 18 . he [often] [goes] [some] [miles] [from] [the] [thick] [hemlock-tree] in [the] [green] [forest] [where] [he] [spends] his [nights] . 1 he 17 his 10 in 17 his 17 his 19 . you may see him starting out early in the morning and returning late in the afternoon . 1 you 2 may 2 may 13 late 3 see 4 him 3 see 12 returning 5 starting 6 out 5 starting 7 early 7 early 10 morning 7 early 11 and 7 early 12 returning 8 in 10 morning 9 the 10 morning 12 returning 13 late 13 late 16 afternoon 13 late 17 . 14 in 16 afternoon 15 the 16 afternoon now [blacky] [knew] [all] [about] that [river] [into] [which] [bowser] the [hound] [had] [fallen] [.] 1 now 6 that 6 that 11 the there was a [certain] place [on] [that] [river] where [jack] [frost] [never] [did] [succeed] in [making] [ice] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 1 there 15 in 3 a 5 place 5 place 9 where 15 in 18 . sometimes things good to eat would be washed up along the edge of this open place . 1 sometimes 8 washed 2 things 5 eat 3 good 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 8 washed 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 washed 8 washed 9 up 8 washed 12 edge 10 along 12 edge 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 12 edge 15 open 13 of 14 this 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . blacky visited it regularly . 1 blacky 2 visited 2 visited 4 regularly 3 it 4 regularly 4 regularly 5 . he was on the way there now , flying low over the tree-tops . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 the 3 on 14 . 4 the 5 way 4 the 13 tree-tops 6 there 7 now 7 now 8 , 7 now 13 tree-tops 9 flying 13 tree-tops 10 low 13 tree-tops 11 over 13 tree-tops 12 the 13 tree-tops presently he came to a little opening among the trees . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 came 1 presently 5 a 1 presently 7 opening 3 came 4 to 5 a 6 little 7 opening 10 trees 8 among 9 the 8 among 10 trees 10 trees 11 . in the middle of it was a little house , a rough little house . 1 in 14 house 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 house 8 little 14 house 9 house 10 , 9 house 12 rough 11 a 12 rough 13 little 14 house 14 house 15 . blacky knew all about it . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . it was a sugar camp . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sugar 4 sugar 5 camp 4 sugar 6 . he knew that only in the spring of the year was he likely to find anybody about there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 16 anybody 2 knew 17 about 2 knew 18 there 4 only 10 year 5 in 7 spring 6 the 7 spring 7 spring 10 year 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 year 10 year 16 anybody 11 was 13 likely 12 he 13 likely 13 likely 14 to 13 likely 15 find 13 likely 16 anybody 18 there 19 . all the rest of the year it was shut up . 1 all 3 rest 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 3 rest 9 shut 3 rest 11 . 4 of 5 the 6 year 8 was 6 year 9 shut 7 it 8 was 9 shut 10 up every time he passed [that] [way] [blacky] [flew] over [it] [.] 1 every 2 time 1 every 4 passed 3 he 4 passed 4 passed 9 over blacky 's eyes are very sharp indeed , as everybody knows . 1 blacky 6 sharp 1 blacky 11 knows 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 6 sharp 4 are 6 sharp 5 very 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 indeed 6 sharp 9 as 7 indeed 8 , 10 everybody 11 knows 11 knows 12 . now , as he drew near , he [noticed] [right] [away] [that] [the] [door] was [partly] [open] [.] 1 now 15 was 2 , 8 he 3 as 5 drew 3 as 8 he 4 he 5 drew 5 drew 6 near 6 near 7 , 8 he 15 was it hadn't been that way the last time he passed . 1 it 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 been 2 hadn't 4 that 2 hadn't 8 time 4 that 5 way 6 the 7 last 7 last 8 time 8 time 10 passed 8 time 11 . 9 he 10 passed " [ho] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [i] [wonder] [if] [the] [wind] [blew] [that] [open] , or if there is [some] one [inside] . 1 " 14 is 10 , 11 or 10 , 12 if 12 if 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 16 one 16 one 18 . i think [i] 'll watch a while [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 watch 5 watch 7 while 6 a 7 while for a long time he sat there as silent as the trees themselves . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 9 silent 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 6 sat 8 as 6 sat 9 silent 9 silent 10 as 9 silent 12 trees 9 silent 13 themselves 11 the 12 trees 13 themselves 14 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he began to grow tired . 1 he 5 tired 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 grow 4 grow 5 tired 5 tired 6 . rather , he began to grow so hungry that he became impatient . 1 rather 6 grow 2 , 4 began 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 grow 6 grow 12 impatient 7 so 12 impatient 8 hungry 10 he 8 hungry 12 impatient 9 that 10 he 11 became 12 impatient 12 impatient 13 . " if there is anybody in there he must be [asleep] , " [muttered] [blacky] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 9 must 1 " 12 , 2 if 5 anybody 2 if 7 there 2 if 8 he 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 in 8 he 9 must 9 must 10 be 12 , 13 " " [i] 'll [see] [if] [i] [can] [wake] [him] [up] [.] 1 " 3 'll caw , caw , ca-a-w , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 5 ca-a-w 1 caw 7 caw 2 , 5 ca-a-w 3 caw 5 ca-a-w 4 , 5 ca-a-w 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 9 caw 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 ! 10 ! 11 " blacky waited a few minutes , then repeated his cry . 1 blacky 2 waited 2 waited 5 minutes 2 waited 8 repeated 2 waited 10 cry 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 7 then 6 , 7 then 8 repeated 9 his 10 cry 11 . blacky was so surprised that he nearly fell from his perch . 1 blacky 11 perch 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 6 he 4 surprised 7 nearly 7 nearly 11 perch 8 fell 11 perch 9 from 11 perch 10 his 11 perch 11 perch 12 . " [as] [i] [live] [,] " [he] [muttered] , " that is [bowser] the [hound] [!] 1 " 6 " 6 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 is 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the it certainly is . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 . now what is he doing way over here ? 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 doing 4 he 5 doing 5 doing 6 way 5 doing 8 here 5 doing 9 ? 7 over 8 here i 've never known him to go so far from home before . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 known 3 never 4 known 4 known 5 him 4 known 9 far 4 known 12 before 6 to 7 go 7 go 9 far 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 from 10 from 11 home 12 before 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] [beneath] [a] [coat] [of] [ebon] [hue] [may] [beat] [a] [heart] [that] ['s] [kind] [and] [true] [.] the [worst] of [scamps] [in] time of [need] [will] [often] [do] a [kindly] [deed] . 1 the 3 of 1 the 6 time 6 time 15 . 7 of 12 a 7 of 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] " [caw] [,] [ca-a-w] ! " exclaimed [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 11 . you know [blacky] is [not] [used] [to] [friendly] [looks] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 4 is 10 . he is used to quite the other kind . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 used 1 he 5 quite 3 used 4 to 5 quite 8 kind 5 quite 9 . 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 kind blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 make 2 didn't 8 it 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 8 it 9 . he had never been more surprised in his life . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 9 life 5 more 6 surprised 6 surprised 9 life 7 in 9 life 8 his 9 life 9 life 10 . he didn't know [which] [surprised] him [most] , [finding] [bowser] ' [way] [over] here [where] he had [no] [business] to be , or [bowser] ['s] [friendliness] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 17 had 2 didn't 3 know 6 him 16 he 8 , 11 ' 8 , 16 he 11 ' 14 here 16 he 17 had 17 had 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 23 or 22 , 23 or never [had] [he] thought of [blacky] the [crow] [as] [a] [friend] . 1 never 4 thought 1 never 12 . 4 thought 5 of 5 of 7 the in fact , he [never] [thought] [much] [about] [blacky] [at] [all] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he so he [whined] [softly] [and] [wagged] his tail [feebly] as he looked up at [blacky] [sitting] [in] the [top] of [a] [tall] [tree] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 10 as 2 he 7 his 7 his 8 tail 10 as 11 he 10 as 24 . 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 up 12 looked 14 at 14 at 18 the 18 the 20 of presently [bowser] [limped] [out] [to] the [middle] [of] [the] [little] [clearing] [and] [turned] [first] [this] [way] [and] [then] [that] [way] [.] 1 presently 6 the then he sat down and howled dismally . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 dismally 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 7 dismally 5 and 6 howled 6 howled 7 dismally 7 dismally 8 . in [an] [instant] [blacky] the [crow] [understood] [;] [bowser] [was] [lost] . 1 in 5 the 1 in 12 . " so that 's [the] [trouble] [,] " [muttered] [blacky] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 4 's 1 " 8 " 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 's " that [silly] [dog] [has] [got] [himself] [lost] [.] 1 " 2 that i never will be able to understand how anybody can get lost . 1 i 10 can 2 never 5 able 2 never 9 anybody 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 able 5 able 6 to 5 able 7 understand 7 understand 8 how 9 anybody 10 can 10 can 11 get 11 get 12 lost 12 lost 13 . i never in my life was lost , and never expect to be . 1 i 2 never 1 i 11 expect 2 never 5 life 3 in 5 life 4 my 5 life 5 life 7 lost 6 was 7 lost 7 lost 11 expect 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 never 10 never 11 expect 11 expect 12 to 11 expect 13 be 13 be 14 . but it is easy enough to see that [bowser] is [lost] [and] [badly] [lost] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 easy 4 easy 5 enough 4 easy 15 . 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 that 8 that 10 is my goodness , how lame he is ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 2 goodness 4 how 2 goodness 5 lame 2 goodness 8 ! 5 lame 6 he 5 lame 7 is i wonder what 's happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 's 3 what 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 5 happened 7 him 7 him 8 . serves him right for hunting other people [,] [but] [i] ['m] sorry for him just the same . 1 serves 2 him 1 serves 3 right 1 serves 4 for 1 serves 5 hunting 1 serves 7 people 1 serves 13 for 1 serves 14 him 6 other 7 people 12 sorry 13 for 14 him 18 . 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . what a [helpless] [creature] [a] [lost] [dog] is [,] [anyway] . 1 what 2 a 1 what 8 is 8 is 11 . i suppose if he doesn't find a house pretty soon he will starve to death . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 5 doesn't 3 if 5 doesn't 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 find 5 doesn't 13 starve 6 find 7 a 8 house 13 starve 9 pretty 10 soon 9 pretty 13 starve 11 he 13 starve 12 will 13 starve 13 starve 15 death 14 to 15 death 15 death 16 . [old] [man] [coyote] [wouldn't] [.] [reddy] [fox] [wouldn't] [.] they would catch something to eat , no matter where they were . 1 they 2 would 1 they 12 were 2 would 3 catch 3 catch 6 eat 4 something 6 eat 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 , 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 10 where 10 where 12 were 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 . [chapter] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] the blackest coat may cover the kindest heart . 1 the 7 kindest 2 blackest 3 coat 2 blackest 4 may 2 blackest 7 kindest 5 cover 7 kindest 6 the 7 kindest 7 kindest 8 heart 8 heart 9 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] perhaps if there had been very much trouble [in] it [,] [blacky] would not have been quite so ready and willing . 1 perhaps 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 16 been 4 had 5 been 4 had 16 been 5 been 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 trouble 10 it 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 21 willing 16 been 22 . 17 quite 18 so 17 quite 21 willing 19 ready 21 willing 20 and 21 willing then again , [perhaps] [it] [isn't] [fair] [to] [blacky] [to] [think] [that] he might [not] have been willing [.] 1 then 2 again 2 again 3 , 3 , 13 he 13 he 14 might 14 might 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 willing even the most selfish people are sometimes kindly and unselfish . 1 even 4 selfish 2 the 3 most 3 most 4 selfish 4 selfish 10 unselfish 5 people 10 unselfish 6 are 10 unselfish 7 sometimes 10 unselfish 8 kindly 10 unselfish 9 and 10 unselfish 10 unselfish 11 . blacky knew just where the nearest house was . 1 blacky 2 knew 1 blacky 6 nearest 2 knew 3 just 2 knew 4 where 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 house 6 nearest 9 . 7 house 8 was blacky makes it his business to know these things . 1 blacky 2 makes 2 makes 3 it 2 makes 9 things 4 his 5 business 5 business 6 to 5 business 7 know 5 business 8 these 8 these 9 things 9 things 10 . he could , if he would , tell you which houses have terrible guns in them and which have not . 1 he 2 could 1 he 6 would 3 , 4 if 4 if 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 8 tell 6 would 11 houses 6 would 19 have 6 would 20 not 7 , 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 10 which 11 houses 11 houses 14 guns 12 have 14 guns 13 terrible 14 guns 14 guns 15 in 14 guns 16 them 14 guns 17 and 14 guns 18 which 20 not 21 . it is [by] [knowing] such things [that] [blacky] [manages] [to] [avoid] [danger] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 such 5 such 6 things 6 things 13 . so [blacky] [spread] his [black] [wings] [and] [disappeared] [over] [the] [tree-tops] [in] [the] [direction] [of] [the] [nearest] [farmhouse] [.] 1 so 4 his bowser watched him disappear and whined sadly , for somehow it made him feel more lonesome than before . 1 bowser 6 whined 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 disappear 4 disappear 6 whined 5 and 6 whined 6 whined 7 sadly 6 whined 9 for 6 whined 10 somehow 7 sadly 8 , 10 somehow 11 it 10 somehow 14 feel 12 made 13 him 12 made 14 feel 14 feel 16 lonesome 15 more 16 lonesome 16 lonesome 18 before 16 lonesome 19 . 17 than 18 before but for one thing he would have gone back to his bed of hay in the corner of that sugar camp . 1 but 3 one 2 for 3 one 3 one 4 thing 3 one 14 hay 4 thing 5 he 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 gone 8 gone 12 bed 9 back 10 to 10 to 12 bed 11 his 12 bed 12 bed 14 hay 13 of 14 hay 14 hay 17 corner 14 hay 19 that 14 hay 20 sugar 15 in 17 corner 16 the 17 corner 17 corner 18 of 20 sugar 21 camp 20 sugar 22 . that one thing was hunger . 1 that 3 thing 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 was 3 thing 5 hunger 5 hunger 6 . it seemed to [bowser] that [his] [stomach] was so [empty] that [the] [very] [sides] [of] [it] had [fallen] [in] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 8 was 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 that 8 was 9 so 8 was 20 . 9 so 11 that 11 that 17 had he just must get something to eat . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 must 3 must 4 get 4 get 7 eat 5 something 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . then , too , he was very , very stiff from the cold and the wetting he had received the night before . 1 then 2 , 2 , 16 wetting 3 too 4 , 3 too 10 stiff 5 he 10 stiff 6 was 10 stiff 7 very 8 , 7 very 10 stiff 9 very 10 stiff 10 stiff 16 wetting 11 from 16 wetting 12 the 16 wetting 13 cold 14 and 13 cold 16 wetting 15 the 16 wetting 16 wetting 17 he 16 wetting 18 had 16 wetting 19 received 16 wetting 21 night 16 wetting 22 before 20 the 21 night 22 before 23 . so poor [bowser] [made] [slow] [work] [of] [it] [,] [and] [blacky] [the] [crow] [almost] [lost] [patience] [waiting] [for] [him] [to] [appear] . 1 so 2 poor 2 poor 22 . you [see] , he knew that [bowser] would [shortly] come to [a] [road] . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 8 would 8 would 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 14 . " [if] [he] [doesn't] [know] [enough] [to] [follow] that [road] , [he] [deserves] [to] [starve] [,] " thought [blacky] [.] 1 " 9 that 1 " 11 , 11 , 17 " 17 " 18 thought bowser did know enough to follow that road . 1 bowser 6 follow 2 did 3 know 2 did 6 follow 4 enough 5 to 4 enough 6 follow 6 follow 8 road 7 that 8 road 8 road 9 . the instant he saw that road , he knew that if he kept on following it , it would lead him somewhere . 1 the 6 road 2 instant 4 saw 2 instant 6 road 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 6 road 20 lead 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 knew 8 he 13 kept 9 knew 10 that 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 on 13 kept 15 following 15 following 20 lead 16 it 19 would 17 , 19 would 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 lead 20 lead 21 him 20 lead 22 somewhere 22 somewhere 23 . so with [new] [hope] [in] [his] [heart] [,] [bowser] [limped] [along] [.] 1 so 2 with [chapter] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] he didn't have any trouble at all in finding his way back . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 trouble 4 any 11 way 5 trouble 9 finding 6 at 7 all 6 at 9 finding 8 in 9 finding 10 his 11 way 11 way 12 back 11 way 13 . you can't [lose] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 you 2 can't no , [sir] [,] [you] [can't] [lose] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] and it is of no use to try [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 17 use 14 is 17 use 15 of 17 use 16 no 17 use 17 use 19 try 18 to 19 try so [,] [stopping] [two] [or] [three] [times] [to] [hunt] [a] little by [the] [way] [,] [old] [man] [coyote] [trotted] [back] [.] 1 so 11 little 11 little 12 by he grinned [as] [only] [old] [man] [coyote] [can] [grin] . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 10 . " if he had [drowned] [in] [that] [river] [,] [i] [shouldn't] [have] cried over it . 1 " 2 if 1 " 13 cried 3 he 4 had 3 he 13 cried 13 cried 16 . 14 over 15 it 14 over 16 . but even as it is , [i] don't think he will [get] [back] [here] [in] [a] [hurry] [.] 1 but 4 it 1 but 8 don't 2 even 3 as 3 as 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 8 don't 9 think 9 think 10 he 9 think 11 will i must pass the word along [.] ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 3 pass 5 word 3 pass 6 along " why do you ask ? " said [sammy] sharply . 1 " 2 why 2 why 6 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 ask 3 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [slyly] [.] " [for] no reason at all , [sammy] . 1 " 3 no 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 9 . 5 at 6 all 5 at 9 . 6 all 7 , for no reason at all , " he replied . 1 for 3 reason 2 no 3 reason 3 reason 9 replied 4 at 5 all 5 all 9 replied 6 , 9 replied 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " it [just] [popped] into my head [that] [i] [hadn't] [heard] [bowser] ['s] [voice] [for] [two] [or] [three] [days] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 20 . 5 into 6 my 6 my 7 head 7 head 20 . it [set] [me] [to] [wondering] [if] [he] is [sick] , or if anything [has] happened to him . " 1 it 8 is 8 is 19 " 10 , 11 or 10 , 12 if 12 if 13 anything 13 anything 15 happened 15 happened 16 to 15 happened 17 him 17 him 18 . 18 . 19 " that was enough to [start] [sammy] [jay] [straight] [for] [farmer] [brown] 's [dooryard] [.] 1 that 2 was 1 that 12 's 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to of course [bowser] [wasn't] [to] [be] [seen] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 . sammy hung around and watched . 1 sammy 5 watched 2 hung 3 around 2 hung 5 watched 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . [twice] [he] [saw] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [come] [to] [the] [door] [with] [a] [worried] [look] [on] [his] [face] [and] [heard] [him] [whistle] [and] [call] [for] [bowser] [.] then [there] [wasn't] [the] [slightest] [doubt] [in] [sammy] ['s] [mind] [that] something [had] happened [to] [bowser] . 1 then 14 happened 12 something 14 happened 14 happened 17 . " he can't fool me . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 6 . i almost know he did from the way he grinned . " 1 i 2 almost 1 i 3 know 3 know 12 " 4 he 5 did 4 he 10 grinned 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 10 grinned 9 he 10 grinned 10 grinned 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [x] [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] [in-vest-i-gate] [if] [you] [would] [know] [that] [something] [is] [or] [isn't] [so] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] to in-vest-i-gate something means to try to find out about it . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 something 2 in-vest-i-gate 4 means 2 in-vest-i-gate 5 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 6 try 2 in-vest-i-gate 7 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 8 find 8 find 9 out 8 find 11 it 8 find 12 . 10 about 11 it if it were true , [well] [,] [reddy] had [certain] [plans] [of] [his] [own] [in] [regard] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 1 if 2 it 1 if 9 had 2 it 4 true 3 were 4 true 4 true 5 , 9 had 17 to 17 to 22 . reddy had begun by doubting that story because it seemed to have come first from [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 5 doubting 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 5 doubting 4 by 5 doubting 5 doubting 6 that 5 doubting 7 story 5 doubting 8 because 5 doubting 9 it 5 doubting 10 seemed 5 doubting 19 . 10 seemed 11 to 10 seemed 12 have 12 have 13 come 13 come 14 first 13 come 15 from reddy [would] [doubt] [anything] [with] [which] [old] [man] [coyote] was [concerned] . 1 reddy 10 was 1 reddy 12 . just as soon as [the] [black] [shadows] came [creeping] [out] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [,] [reddy] [started] up [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 3 soon 8 came 8 came 18 up 18 up 23 . although [he] [was] [inclined] [to] [think] it was [true] [that] [bowser] [was] [not] there , he was [far] too [wise] [to] [take] [any] [unnecessary] [risk] . 1 although 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 19 too 14 there 19 too 15 , 16 he 15 , 19 too 16 he 17 was 19 too 26 . he [approached] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [dooryard] just as [carefully] [as] if he [knew] [bowser] to be in his [little] [house] as usual . 1 he 7 just 7 just 8 as 7 just 21 as 8 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 18 his 15 to 16 be 15 to 18 his 16 be 17 in 21 as 22 usual 22 usual 23 . he [kept] in [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 he 3 in he [crouched] [so] [low] that he [seemed] [hardly] [more] [than] [a] [black] [shadow] himself . 1 he 14 himself 5 that 6 he 6 he 14 himself 14 himself 15 . every two or three steps he stopped to look , listen , and test the air with his keen nose . 1 every 14 test 2 two 4 three 3 or 4 three 4 three 5 steps 5 steps 14 test 6 he 7 stopped 7 stopped 11 listen 8 to 11 listen 9 look 10 , 9 look 11 listen 11 listen 14 test 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 test 14 test 16 air 14 test 19 keen 14 test 20 nose 15 the 16 air 17 with 19 keen 18 his 19 keen 20 nose 21 . as [he] [drew] [near] [bowser] ['s] [own] [little] [house] [,] [reddy] [circled] [out] [around] it until he could see the doorway . 1 as 15 it 1 as 18 could 16 until 17 he 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 see 19 see 21 doorway 20 the 21 doorway 21 doorway 22 . then he sat down where he could peek around from behind a tree and watch . 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 peek 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 8 peek 5 where 8 peek 6 he 8 peek 7 could 8 peek 8 peek 9 around 8 peek 10 from 8 peek 11 behind 8 peek 13 tree 8 peek 14 and 8 peek 15 watch 8 peek 16 . 12 a 13 tree he had been there only a few moments when [the] [back] [door] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [opened] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [stepped] [out] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 8 moments 4 there 8 moments 5 only 7 few 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 moments 8 moments 9 when reddy didn't run . 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 3 run 3 run 4 . he knew that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [would] [never] [dream] [that] he would dare come so near . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 13 would 12 he 13 would 13 would 15 come 14 dare 15 come 15 come 17 near 16 so 17 near 17 near 18 . besides , it was very clear that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [thinking] [of] [no] [one] [but] [bowser] [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 6 clear 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 clear 5 very 6 clear 6 clear 7 that he whistled and called just as he had done several times during the day . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 and 2 whistled 4 called 2 whistled 6 as 2 whistled 11 times 2 whistled 15 . 5 just 6 as 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 done 8 had 10 several 10 several 11 times 11 times 12 during 12 during 13 the 12 during 14 day but [no] [bowser] [came] [,] [so] after a while [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [went] [back] [into] the [house] [.] 1 but 7 after 7 after 9 while 8 a 9 while 9 while 17 the there was a worried look on his face . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 worried 4 worried 5 look 4 worried 9 . 5 look 8 face 6 on 8 face 7 his 8 face reddy barked softly . 1 reddy 2 barked 2 barked 3 softly 3 softly 4 . then he barked a little louder . 1 then 6 louder 2 he 3 barked 3 barked 6 louder 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 louder 6 louder 7 . he [knew] [that] [if] [bowser] were at home , [that] [bark] [would] [bring] [him] [out] [if] nothing else did . 1 he 8 home 6 were 7 at 7 at 8 home 8 home 20 . 9 , 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 else 18 else 19 did 18 else 20 . bowser didn't appear . 1 bowser 3 appear 2 didn't 3 appear 3 appear 4 . reddy grinned . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . he was sure now that [bowser] was [nowhere] about . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 5 that 4 now 5 that 7 was 9 about 9 about 10 . [chuckling] [to] [himself] [,] [he] [turned] [and] [trotted] [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] [chapter] [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] [watch] [a] [coyote] [most] [closely] [when] [it] [appears] [that] [he] [least] [needs] [watching] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] never in his life [had] [reddy] [fox] [visited] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [with] [quite] such a [comfortable] [feeling] as he now had [.] 1 never 4 life 1 never 15 such 2 in 4 life 3 his 4 life 15 such 16 a 15 such 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 22 had 21 now 22 had he [knew] for [a] [certainty] that [bowser] [the] [hound] was not at home . 1 he 13 home 3 for 6 that 6 that 10 was 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . he knew [because] [he] had [finally] [crept] [up] [and] [peeped] [in] the [door] [of] [bowser] ['s] [little] house . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 had 5 had 12 the 12 the 18 house 18 house 19 . what had become of [bowser] [he] [didn't] [know] [,] [and] [he] [didn't] [care] [.] 1 what 3 become 2 had 3 become 3 become 4 of it was enough to know that he wasn't about . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 wasn't 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 5 know 6 that 6 that 8 wasn't 7 he 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 about 9 about 10 . once he stopped , and looking up at the lighted windows of the house , grinned . 1 once 16 grinned 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 and 3 stopped 6 looking 4 , 5 and 6 looking 7 up 6 looking 8 at 6 looking 11 windows 9 the 11 windows 10 lighted 11 windows 11 windows 12 of 11 windows 16 grinned 13 the 14 house 14 house 15 , 14 house 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 . you see , [with] [bowser] [gone] [,] [reddy] [wasn't] the [least] [bit] [afraid] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 10 the " if [i] [can] [get] [into] [that] [henhouse] [,] " [thought] [reddy] , " [i] [certainly] [will] have [one] good [feast] [to-night] [.] 1 " 2 if 1 " 10 " 10 " 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 18 have 18 have 20 good that is , [i] [will] if [those] [stupid] [hens] [are] not [roosting] so [high] [that] [i] [can't] [get] [them] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 6 if 6 if 11 not 11 not 13 so 13 so 20 . i 'll eat one [right] [there] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 4 one reddy 's mouth watered at the very thought . 1 reddy 4 watered 1 reddy 9 . 2 's 4 watered 3 mouth 4 watered 4 watered 5 at 4 watered 7 very 4 watered 8 thought 5 at 6 the " then [i] ['ll] [take] [one] [home] [to] [mrs] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 then if there is time we both will come back for a couple more [.] ["] 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 12 couple 4 time 12 couple 5 we 6 both 6 both 12 couple 7 will 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 12 couple 10 for 12 couple 11 a 12 couple 12 couple 13 more so [reddy] [made] [pleasant] [plans] as he [approached] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 1 so 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 13 . when he reached it he paused to listen to certain sounds within , certain fretful little cluckings . 1 when 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 it 3 reached 6 paused 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 8 listen 6 paused 10 certain 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 to 10 certain 17 cluckings 11 sounds 17 cluckings 12 within 17 cluckings 13 , 17 cluckings 14 certain 17 cluckings 15 fretful 17 cluckings 16 little 17 cluckings 17 cluckings 18 . reddy sat down [for] [a] [minute] [with] [his] [tongue] [hanging] [out] and the [water] [actually] [dripping] [from] [it] [.] 1 reddy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 12 and 3 down 13 the but [reddy] [sat] [there] only for a [minute] [.] 1 but 5 only 5 only 7 a 6 for 7 a he was too eager to find out if it would prove to be possible to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 eager 3 too 4 eager 4 eager 5 to 4 eager 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 19 henhouse 8 if 14 possible 9 it 14 possible 10 would 11 prove 11 prove 14 possible 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 possible 14 possible 19 henhouse 15 to 16 get 16 get 19 henhouse 17 inside 19 henhouse 18 that 19 henhouse 19 henhouse 20 . his heart gave a leap of joy as he saw that the gate was not quite closed . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 5 leap 2 heart 18 . 3 gave 4 a 3 gave 5 leap 5 leap 7 joy 5 leap 8 as 5 leap 10 saw 6 of 7 joy 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 10 saw 13 gate 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 17 closed 14 was 16 quite 15 not 16 quite 16 quite 17 closed [all] [he] [would] [have] [to] [do] [would] [be] [to] [push] [it] [and] [enter] [.] reddy turned the corner quickly . 1 reddy 2 turned 2 turned 5 quickly 3 the 4 corner 4 corner 5 quickly 5 quickly 6 . his first thought was of [bowser] . 1 his 2 first 2 first 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 3 thought 5 of 5 of 7 . it must be [that] [bowser] [had] [returned] ! 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 8 ! [believing] [in] [safety] [first] [,] [reddy] [did] [not] [stop] [to] [see] [who] [had] [growled] [,] [but] [ran] [swiftly] [a] [short] [distance] [.] then he looked behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 5 him 4 behind 5 him 5 him 6 . over [at] the [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] dark [form] [.] 1 over 3 the 3 the 14 dark at [once] [reddy] [knew] [that] [it] [wasn't] [bowser] the [hound] , for it [had] [a] [bushy] [tail] [,] [while] [bowser] 's [was] [smooth] [.] 1 at 9 the 1 at 21 's 11 , 13 it 12 for 13 it 13 it 21 's reddy knew who it was . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 6 . 2 knew 5 was 3 who 5 was 4 it 5 was it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . [[] [illustration] [:] [over] [at] [the] [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] [dark] [form] []] [chapter] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [who] [thinks] [the] [quickest] [and] [the] [best] [is] [bound] [to] [win] [in] [every] [test] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] the [meeting] of [reddy] [fox] [and] [old] [man] [coyote] [just] [outside] the gate [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [had] [been] [wholly] [unexpected] [to] [both] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 12 the 12 the 13 gate reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he hadn't looked beyond the gate . 1 reddy 8 inside 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 so 4 so 5 eager 5 eager 6 to 5 eager 7 get 5 eager 8 inside 8 inside 19 henyard 9 that 19 henyard 10 gate 19 henyard 11 that 19 henyard 12 when 13 he 13 he 19 henyard 14 turned 19 henyard 15 the 19 henyard 16 corner 19 henyard 17 at 19 henyard 18 the 19 henyard 19 henyard 20 he 19 henyard 21 hadn't 19 henyard 22 looked 19 henyard 23 beyond 19 henyard 25 gate 24 the 25 gate 25 gate 26 . if he had [looked] [beyond] , he [would] [have] seen [old] [man] [coyote] [just] [coming] [around] [the] [other] [corner] [.] 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 10 seen 6 , 7 he 7 he 10 seen he was sorry the very instant he did it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sorry 3 sorry 6 instant 4 the 6 instant 5 very 6 instant 6 instant 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] [should] [have] [kept] [out] [of] [sight] and let [him] [open] [that] [gate] [and] go [inside] [first] . 1 " 10 let 9 and 10 let 10 let 16 go 16 go 19 . there may be [traps] [in] [there] [,] [for] [all] [i] [know] . 1 there 3 be 2 may 3 be 3 be 12 . when there 's likely to be danger , always let some one else find it out for you if you can . " 1 when 7 danger 2 there 7 danger 3 's 4 likely 4 likely 5 to 4 likely 6 be 4 likely 7 danger 7 danger 13 else 8 , 9 always 8 , 10 let 10 let 13 else 11 some 13 else 12 one 13 else 13 else 17 for 13 else 21 can 13 else 22 . 14 find 15 it 14 find 16 out 14 find 17 for 18 you 21 can 19 if 20 you 19 if 21 can 22 . 23 " [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [as] [he] [said] [this] [.] reddy [fox] sat down [at] [a] [safe] [distance] to [watch] [what] [old] [man] [coyote] [would] [do] [.] 1 reddy 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 9 to [inside] [,] [reddy] [was] [fairly] [boiling] [with] [disappointment] [and] [anger] [.] he felt that he [hated] [old] [man] [coyote] more [than] he [hated] [anybody] [else] [he] knew of . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 16 knew 9 more 11 he 11 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 of 17 of 18 . he hated him , yet there wasn't a thing he could do about it . 1 he 2 hated 2 hated 3 him 2 hated 5 yet 2 hated 7 wasn't 3 him 4 , 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 9 thing 7 wasn't 13 about 8 a 9 thing 9 thing 12 do 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 13 about 14 it 13 about 15 . he didn't dare [fight] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare all he could do [was] [to] [sit] [there] [at] [a] [safe] [distance] [and] [watch] [.] 1 all 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do the gate of the henyard was open two or three inches . 1 the 2 gate 2 gate 5 henyard 2 gate 12 . 3 of 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 7 open 5 henyard 11 inches 6 was 7 open 8 two 11 inches 9 or 10 three 10 three 11 inches for a long time [old] [man] [coyote] [stood] [looking] [through] [that] [little] [opening] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 14 . once or twice he thrust his nose out and sniffed cautiously around the gate , but he took the greatest care not to touch it . 1 once 3 twice 2 or 3 twice 3 twice 5 thrust 4 he 5 thrust 5 thrust 11 cautiously 6 his 7 nose 7 nose 8 out 7 nose 10 sniffed 9 and 10 sniffed 10 sniffed 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 around 11 cautiously 14 gate 11 cautiously 26 . 13 the 14 gate 14 gate 20 greatest 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 took 18 took 20 greatest 19 the 20 greatest 20 greatest 21 care 20 greatest 24 touch 22 not 24 touch 23 to 24 touch 24 touch 25 it finally he [turned] [and] [trotted] [away] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 finally 2 he reddy sat right where he was , so surprised that he couldn't even think . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 9 surprised 3 right 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 9 surprised 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 surprised 9 surprised 10 that 9 surprised 12 couldn't 9 surprised 15 . 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 even 12 couldn't 14 think " [i] do [believe] [that] [fellow] [didn't] know [enough] [to] [push] that [gate] [open] , " [muttered] [reddy] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 3 do 1 " 15 , 3 do 8 know 8 know 12 that 15 , 16 " all this [time] [old] [man] [coyote] was not [so] [far] [away] [as] [reddy] [thought] . 1 all 2 this 2 this 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 15 . he had [gone] [only] [fat] [enough] to make sure that [reddy] couldn't see him . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 couldn't 2 had 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 12 couldn't 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . then [,] [creeping] [along] [in] the [blackest] of the [black] [shadows] , he had [returned] [to] a place where he could [watch] [reddy] [.] 1 then 6 the 1 then 13 he 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 17 a 17 a 18 place 18 place 19 where 19 where 21 could 20 he 21 could " [it's] [queer] that [gate] [should] [have] [been] [left] [unlocked] , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 " 4 that 1 " 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought " it may have been an accident , and again it may have been done purposely . 1 " 16 purposely 2 it 16 purposely 3 may 16 purposely 4 have 5 been 4 have 14 been 4 have 15 done 5 been 7 accident 6 an 7 accident 7 accident 9 and 7 accident 12 may 8 , 9 and 10 again 12 may 11 it 12 may 13 have 14 been 15 done 16 purposely 16 purposely 17 . there may not be any danger inside ; then again there may . 1 there 6 danger 2 may 3 not 3 not 4 be 3 not 5 any 5 any 6 danger 6 danger 7 inside 6 danger 8 ; 6 danger 11 there 6 danger 12 may 6 danger 13 . 8 ; 9 then 9 then 10 again i 'm not going to push that gate open or step inside when there is some one to do it for me . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 push 4 going 18 to 4 going 19 do 6 push 8 gate 6 push 9 open 6 push 10 or 6 push 11 step 6 push 12 inside 7 that 8 gate 12 inside 14 there 13 when 14 there 14 there 15 is 14 there 16 some 16 some 17 one 19 do 20 it 19 do 22 me 21 for 22 me 22 me 23 . i 'll just [leave] [it] [for] [reddy] [fox] [to] do . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 10 do 10 do 12 " 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] a little [act] [of] [mischief] [can] [upset] [the] [deepest] , [best] [laid] plan . 1 a 2 little 1 a 13 plan 2 little 10 , 13 plan 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] [was] [very] [pleased] [with] [himself] as he thought [how] [much] [smarter] he was [than] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 15 was 1 reddy 20 . 8 as 9 he 8 as 14 he 9 he 10 thought 14 he 15 was he didn't waste any time in pushing open the henyard gate . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 waste 3 waste 4 any 3 waste 5 time 3 waste 6 in 3 waste 7 pushing 7 pushing 10 henyard 8 open 10 henyard 9 the 10 henyard 10 henyard 11 gate 11 gate 12 . it [didn't] [enter] [his] [head] [that] [there] might be [a] [trap] [inside] . 1 it 9 be 8 might 9 be 9 be 13 . old [man] [coyote] [,] [watching] [from] his [hiding] place , [saw] [reddy] [push] [the] [gate] [open] and [enter] [the] [henyard] [.] 1 old 17 and 7 his 9 place 9 place 10 , 10 , 17 and " so far , [so] good , ["] [muttered] [old] [man] [coyote] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 7 , 2 so 3 far 2 so 6 good 3 far 4 , 6 good 7 , " [there] [isn't] [any] [trap] [just] [inside] [that] [gate] , so it will be [safe] enough for me to [follow] [reddy] [in] [there] [.] 1 " 13 will 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 it 12 it 13 will 13 will 14 be 14 be 16 enough 16 enough 17 for 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 to i think [i] 'll [wait] [a] [bit] , however , and see what luck he has in getting into the henhouse . 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 2 think 14 luck 8 , 9 however 9 however 10 , 9 however 14 luck 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 see 13 what 14 luck 14 luck 16 has 14 luck 18 getting 15 he 16 has 16 has 17 in 18 getting 19 into 18 getting 21 henhouse 20 the 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . if he catches a chicken he won't stop to eat it there . 1 if 3 catches 1 if 11 it 1 if 12 there 2 he 3 catches 3 catches 5 chicken 3 catches 6 he 3 catches 7 won't 3 catches 8 stop 3 catches 10 eat 4 a 5 chicken 9 to 10 eat 12 there 13 . he won't dare to . 1 he 3 dare 2 won't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . then [i] will [have] [the] [chicken] [and] [will] [have] [run] [no] [risk] [.] ["] 1 then 3 will you see [old] [man] [coyote] [is] [a] [very] , [very] [clever] [old] [sinner] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 , it was [closed] , but it wasn't [fastened] [,] as [reddy] [could] [tell] [by] [poking] [at] [it] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 18 . 2 was 10 as 4 , 5 but 4 , 10 as 5 but 7 wasn't 6 it 7 wasn't " it is [just] a [matter] [of] time [and] [patience] , " [muttered] [reddy] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 11 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 a 5 a 8 time 11 , 12 " " [if] [i] keep [at] it [long] [enough] , [i] can [work] it [open] . " 1 " 6 it 1 " 16 " 4 keep 6 it 9 , 16 " 11 can 13 it 13 it 15 . 15 . 16 " you see [reddy] had [done] [that] [very] [thing] [once] [before] a great [while] [ago] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 12 great 4 had 11 a 11 a 12 great he [guessed] that [reddy] was [having] [some] trouble , [but] [also] he knew [from] [reddy] ['s] [actions] that [reddy] [hoped] [to] [get] [inside] [that] [henhouse] [.] 1 he 5 was 1 he 13 knew 3 that 5 was 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 18 that [now] [reddy] [had] [left] [the] [henyard] [gate] [ajar] [.] if he had pushed it wide open things might have been different . 1 if 11 been 2 he 3 had 3 had 11 been 4 pushed 7 open 4 pushed 8 things 4 pushed 9 might 5 it 6 wide 6 wide 7 open 9 might 10 have 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 different 12 different 13 . but he didn't push it wide open . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 push 4 push 5 it 4 push 7 open 6 wide 7 open 7 open 8 . he left it only halfway open . 1 he 5 halfway 2 left 5 halfway 3 it 4 only 4 only 5 halfway 5 halfway 6 open 6 open 7 . by and by [there] [happened] [along] [a] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 12 . there is [nothing] that a [mischievous] little [night] [breeze] [enjoys] more than [making] [things] [move] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 a 2 is 4 that 5 a 7 little 7 little 11 more 11 more 12 than 12 than 16 . reddy [fox] was a prisoner ! 1 reddy 5 prisoner 3 was 5 prisoner 4 a 5 prisoner 5 prisoner 6 ! [chapter] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] you 'll [find] ['] [twill] [often] come [about] [that] [he] [who] ['s] [in] [fain] [would] [be] out . 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 7 come 7 come 17 out 17 out 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] it certainly is queer what a difference there is between being inside and outside . 1 it 7 difference 2 certainly 4 queer 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 7 difference 5 what 7 difference 6 a 7 difference 7 difference 10 between 7 difference 11 being 7 difference 12 inside 8 there 9 is 8 there 10 between 12 inside 14 outside 12 inside 15 . 13 and 14 outside sometimes happiness is inside and sometimes it is outside . 1 sometimes 6 sometimes 2 happiness 3 is 2 happiness 4 inside 4 inside 6 sometimes 5 and 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 8 is 6 sometimes 9 outside 7 it 8 is 9 outside 10 . just [take] the [case] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 just 3 the he had [stolen] [inside] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [,] [leaving] the [gate] [halfway] [open] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 12 the as he worked he had been filled with great contentment and joy . 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 he 2 he 3 worked 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 10 contentment 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 10 contentment 9 great 10 contentment 10 contentment 11 and 10 contentment 12 joy 10 contentment 13 . he knew that [bowser] [the] [hound] had disappeared . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 had 2 knew 3 that 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 . he felt sure that there was nothing to fear , and he fully expected to dine that night on chicken . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 2 felt 9 fear 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 to 7 nothing 9 fear 9 fear 13 fully 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 fully 13 fully 14 expected 13 fully 16 dine 15 to 16 dine 16 dine 18 night 16 dine 19 on 16 dine 20 chicken 16 dine 21 . 17 that 18 night then along came [a] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] [and] [swung] [that] [gate] [shut] [.] 1 then 3 came 2 along 3 came at the [click] of [the] [latch] [reddy] [turned] his head , and [in] [a] [flash] [he] [saw] [what] [had] [happened] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 21 . 2 the 4 of 4 of 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 12 and 11 , 12 and all in [an] [instant] [everything] [had] [changed] [for] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 all 2 in fear and despair took the place of contentment and happy anticipations . 1 fear 3 despair 2 and 3 despair 3 despair 8 contentment 4 took 8 contentment 5 the 6 place 6 place 8 contentment 7 of 8 contentment 8 contentment 11 anticipations 9 and 11 anticipations 10 happy 11 anticipations 11 anticipations 12 . he was a prisoner inside that henyard . 1 he 7 henyard 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 7 henyard 5 inside 7 henyard 6 that 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 . [frantically] [reddy] [rushed] [over] [to] [the] [gate] [.] there wasn't even a crack through which he could thrust his sharp little nose . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 crack 3 even 5 crack 4 a 5 crack 5 crack 6 through 5 crack 10 thrust 7 which 10 thrust 8 he 9 could 8 he 10 thrust 10 thrust 11 his 10 thrust 12 sharp 10 thrust 14 nose 12 sharp 13 little 14 nose 15 . then , beside himself with fear , he raced around that henyard , seeking a hole through which he might escape . 1 then 2 , 1 then 9 raced 3 beside 9 raced 4 himself 9 raced 5 with 6 fear 6 fear 9 raced 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 raced 9 raced 10 around 9 raced 12 henyard 11 that 12 henyard 12 henyard 14 seeking 13 , 14 seeking 14 seeking 16 hole 14 seeking 17 through 14 seeking 21 escape 15 a 16 hole 17 through 18 which 19 he 20 might 20 might 21 escape 21 escape 22 . there wasn't any hole . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 4 hole 2 wasn't 3 any 4 hole 5 . he couldn't dig down under it , because , you know , the ground was frozen hard and covered with snow and an icy crust . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 dig 3 dig 14 ground 4 down 14 ground 5 under 8 because 5 under 14 ground 6 it 8 because 7 , 8 because 8 because 11 know 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 , 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 16 frozen 14 ground 26 . 15 was 16 frozen 16 frozen 17 hard 16 frozen 18 and 16 frozen 19 covered 19 covered 20 with 19 covered 24 icy 21 snow 22 and 21 snow 24 icy 23 an 24 icy 24 icy 25 crust he was [caught] , and that was all [there] [was] [to] [it] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 was 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 8 all 13 . suddenly [reddy] [became] [aware] [of] [some] [one] [just] [outside] the [wire] [fence] [,] [looking] [in] [and] [grinning] [wickedly] [.] 1 suddenly 10 the it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . between them was nothing but that wire , but , oh , what a difference ! 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 wire 3 was 7 wire 4 nothing 5 but 4 nothing 7 wire 6 that 7 wire 7 wire 9 but 7 wire 10 , 7 wire 11 oh 8 , 9 but 11 oh 12 , 11 oh 15 difference 11 oh 16 ! 13 what 15 difference 14 a 15 difference reddy was inside and a prisoner . 1 reddy 6 prisoner 2 was 6 prisoner 3 inside 4 and 3 inside 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 . old [man] [coyote] [was] [outside] and [free] [.] 1 old 6 and " good evening , [reddy] [,] " said [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 7 " 2 good 3 evening 2 good 4 , 4 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] [hope] you ['ll] [enjoy] your [chicken] dinner . 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 your 7 your 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . i [would] [like] [a] [chicken] [dinner] [myself] , but as it is [,] [i] [think] [i] [will] [enjoy] a [mouse] [or] [two] better . 1 i 11 it 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 19 a 12 is 23 better 23 better 24 . [pay] [my] [respects] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [when] [he] [comes] [in] [the] [morning] [.] ["] with this , [old] [man] [coyote] [once] [more] [grinned] [that] [wicked] [grin] [of] [his] and [trotted] [away] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 with 15 and 2 this 3 , 3 , 15 and [chapter] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] this saying is both true and terse : there 's nothing bad but might be worse . 1 this 7 terse 2 saying 7 terse 3 is 7 terse 4 both 7 terse 5 true 7 terse 6 and 7 terse 7 terse 8 : 7 terse 9 there 7 terse 10 's 7 terse 11 nothing 7 terse 12 bad 7 terse 13 but 13 but 16 worse 14 might 15 be 14 might 16 worse 16 worse 17 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] he wouldn't have believed a word of it . 1 he 4 believed 2 wouldn't 4 believed 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 6 word 4 believed 8 it 4 believed 9 . 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 of he would have said that he couldn't possibly have been worse off than he was . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 said 1 he 7 couldn't 1 he 15 was 2 would 3 have 5 that 7 couldn't 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 possibly 8 possibly 9 have 8 possibly 11 worse 9 have 10 been 11 worse 12 off 11 worse 13 than 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 . he was a prisoner , and he couldn't possibly get out . 1 he 4 prisoner 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 6 and 4 prisoner 9 possibly 4 prisoner 12 . 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 possibly 9 possibly 10 get 10 get 11 out he knew that [in] [the] [morning] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would [certainly] [discover] [him] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 11 would 11 would 15 . it couldn't be otherwise . 1 it 4 otherwise 2 couldn't 4 otherwise 3 be 4 otherwise 4 otherwise 5 . that is , it couldn't be otherwise as long as he remained in that henyard . 1 that 2 is 1 that 15 henyard 3 , 7 otherwise 4 it 7 otherwise 5 couldn't 7 otherwise 6 be 7 otherwise 7 otherwise 9 long 7 otherwise 12 remained 8 as 9 long 9 long 10 as 10 as 11 he 12 remained 13 in 12 remained 15 henyard 14 that 15 henyard 15 henyard 16 . there wasn't a thing , not one solitary thing , under or behind which he could hide . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 8 solitary 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 4 thing 8 solitary 6 not 8 solitary 7 one 8 solitary 8 solitary 9 thing 8 solitary 11 under 8 solitary 12 or 8 solitary 13 behind 9 thing 10 , 13 behind 17 hide 13 behind 18 . 14 which 16 could 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 hide so [,] [to] [reddy] ['s] [way] [of] [thinking] [,] things [couldn't] [possibly] have been [worse] . 1 so 10 things 10 things 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 16 . but after a while , having nothing else to do [,] [reddy] began to think . 1 but 15 think 2 after 4 while 2 after 6 having 3 a 4 while 5 , 6 having 6 having 8 else 7 nothing 8 else 8 else 10 do 9 to 10 do 10 do 15 think 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 think 15 think 16 . now it is surprising how thinking will change matters . 1 now 4 surprising 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 surprising 4 surprising 5 how 4 surprising 6 thinking 4 surprising 8 change 4 surprising 9 matters 7 will 8 change 9 matters 10 . right away [reddy] [realized] [that] [to] [have] [been] [so] [caught] [would] [have] [been] [much] worse than [being] a [prisoner] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 25 . 15 worse 16 than 15 worse 25 . 16 than 18 a this [made] [him] [feel] [just] [a] [wee] , [wee] [bit] [better] [,] and he began to do [some] [more] [thinking] [.] 1 this 8 , 8 , 13 and 13 and 15 began 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 do for a long time his thinking didn't help him in the least . 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 his 4 time 6 thinking 4 time 12 least 6 thinking 7 didn't 6 thinking 8 help 8 help 9 him 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 least 12 least 13 . at last , however , he remembered the chicken dinner he had felt so sure he was going to enjoy . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 however 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 9 chicken 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 9 chicken 8 the 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 dinner 9 chicken 13 felt 9 chicken 21 . 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 so 13 felt 15 sure 15 sure 20 enjoy 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 enjoy the thought of the chicken dinner reminded him that inside the henhouse it was dark . 1 the 12 henhouse 2 thought 3 of 2 thought 7 reminded 4 the 5 chicken 5 chicken 6 dinner 5 chicken 7 reminded 7 reminded 8 him 7 reminded 12 henhouse 9 that 12 henhouse 10 inside 12 henhouse 11 the 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 15 dark 12 henhouse 16 . 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 dark he had been inside that henhouse before , and he knew that there were boxes in there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 henhouse 4 inside 6 henhouse 5 that 6 henhouse 6 henhouse 11 knew 6 henhouse 17 there 6 henhouse 18 . 7 before 11 knew 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 15 boxes 13 there 14 were 14 were 15 boxes 15 boxes 16 in so [once] [more] [reddy] went to [work] [at] [that] [little] [sliding] [door] [where] [the] [hens] [ran] [in] [and] [out] [during] [the] [day] . 1 so 5 went 5 went 6 to 6 to 23 . he already had found out that it wasn't fastened , and he felt sure that with patience he could open it . 1 he 13 felt 2 already 9 fastened 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 out 4 found 9 fastened 6 that 8 wasn't 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 fastened 9 fastened 13 felt 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 sure 13 felt 17 patience 14 sure 15 that 16 with 17 patience 17 patience 19 could 17 patience 20 open 17 patience 22 . 18 he 19 could 20 open 21 it so he worked away and worked away , until at last there was a little crack . 1 so 6 worked 2 he 6 worked 3 worked 4 away 3 worked 5 and 3 worked 6 worked 6 worked 7 away 6 worked 9 until 7 away 8 , 9 until 11 last 10 at 11 last 11 last 16 crack 12 there 13 was 12 there 16 crack 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 crack 16 crack 17 . he got his claws in the little crack and pulled and pulled . 1 he 12 pulled 2 got 8 crack 3 his 4 claws 4 claws 5 in 4 claws 8 crack 5 in 6 the 7 little 8 crack 8 crack 10 pulled 8 crack 12 pulled 9 and 10 pulled 11 and 12 pulled 12 pulled 13 . the little crack became a little wider . 1 the 2 little 2 little 7 wider 3 crack 7 wider 4 became 7 wider 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 8 . by and by it was wide enough for him to get his whole paw in . 1 by 2 and 1 by 14 paw 3 by 14 paw 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 wide 6 wide 7 enough 6 wide 11 get 7 enough 8 for 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 to 11 get 14 paw 12 his 14 paw 13 whole 14 paw 14 paw 15 in 14 paw 16 . then [it] [became] [wide] [enough] [for] [him] [to] [get] his [head] [half] [in] [.] 1 then 10 his after this , all he had to do was to force himself through , for as he pushed and shoved , the little door opened . 1 after 2 this 1 after 3 , 1 after 4 all 1 after 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 12 himself 7 to 8 do 7 to 12 himself 9 was 10 to 10 to 12 himself 11 force 12 himself 12 himself 18 pushed 12 himself 26 . 13 through 18 pushed 14 , 18 pushed 15 for 17 he 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 pushed 18 pushed 20 shoved 19 and 20 shoved 20 shoved 21 , 20 shoved 22 the 20 shoved 23 little 20 shoved 24 door 20 shoved 25 opened he was [inside] at last [!] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 at 4 at 5 last [chapter] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] a [dinner] [is] [far] better [lost] [than] [eaten] [at] [too] [great] [a] [cost] [.] 1 a 5 better [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] can [you] imagine [reddy] [fox] [with] [a] [chicken] [dinner] [right] [before] [him] [and] [not] [touching] [it] ? 1 can 3 imagine 1 can 17 ? well , that is just what [happened] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 just 5 just 6 what it wasn't [because] [reddy] [had] [no] [appetite] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't he was hungry , very hungry . 1 he 6 hungry 2 was 6 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 6 hungry 5 very 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he always is in winter . 1 he 2 always 2 always 4 in 3 is 4 in 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 . then [it] [doesn't] [often] [happen] that [he] [gets] [enough] [to] [eat] [at] [one] [meal] [to] [really] [fill] [his] [stomach] [.] 1 then 6 that yet here he was with a chicken dinner right before him , and he didn't touch it . 1 yet 7 chicken 2 here 7 chicken 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 with 5 with 7 chicken 6 a 7 chicken 7 chicken 8 dinner 7 chicken 9 right 7 chicken 10 before 10 before 11 him 10 before 16 touch 10 before 18 . 11 him 12 , 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 touch 16 touch 17 it you see it was [this] [way] [:] [reddy] ['s] [wits] were [working] very [fast] [there] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 were 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 was 11 were 13 very he knew that [he] had [only] [a] [forlorn] [chance] [of] [escaping] [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [should] come [to] [open] [the] [henhouse] in the morning . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 had 2 knew 3 that 5 had 18 come 18 come 23 in 23 in 25 morning 24 the 25 morning 25 morning 26 . he knew that he must make the most of that forlorn chance . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 he 2 knew 11 forlorn 5 must 11 forlorn 6 make 11 forlorn 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 of 8 most 11 forlorn 10 that 11 forlorn 11 forlorn 12 chance 11 forlorn 13 . he knew that freedom is a thousand times better than a full stomach . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 freedom 4 freedom 5 is 4 freedom 7 thousand 4 freedom 14 . 6 a 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 times 7 thousand 13 stomach 8 times 10 than 9 better 10 than 11 a 12 full 12 full 13 stomach on one of the lower roosts sat a fat hen . 1 on 6 roosts 2 one 6 roosts 3 of 6 roosts 4 the 6 roosts 5 lower 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 sat 6 roosts 10 hen 6 roosts 11 . 8 a 9 fat 9 fat 10 hen she was within easy jumping distance . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 within 3 within 4 easy 3 within 6 distance 5 jumping 6 distance 6 distance 7 . reddy knew that with one quick spring she would be his . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 6 quick 1 reddy 9 would 1 reddy 11 his 2 knew 3 that 4 with 5 one 4 with 6 quick 6 quick 7 spring 8 she 9 would 9 would 10 be 11 his 12 . if the henyard gate had been open , he would have wasted no time in making that one quick spring . 1 if 3 henyard 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 6 been 3 henyard 7 open 5 had 6 been 7 open 12 wasted 7 open 18 one 7 open 19 quick 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 wasted 12 wasted 13 no 12 wasted 14 time 12 wasted 16 making 12 wasted 17 that 15 in 16 making 19 quick 20 spring 20 spring 21 . but the henyard gate , as you know , was closed fast . 1 but 11 closed 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 6 as 3 henyard 8 know 3 henyard 11 closed 5 , 6 as 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 10 was 11 closed 11 closed 12 fast 12 fast 13 . it won't do , [reddy] ; it won't do . 1 it 8 won't 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 8 won't 4 , 8 won't 6 ; 8 won't 7 it 8 won't 8 won't 9 do 9 do 10 . you can't afford to have the least little thing seem wrong in this henhouse . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 afford 3 afford 4 to 3 afford 5 have 3 afford 7 least 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 little 7 least 10 seem 8 little 9 thing 10 seem 14 henhouse 11 wrong 14 henhouse 12 in 13 this 12 in 14 henhouse 14 henhouse 15 . what you have got to do is to swallow your appetite and keep quiet in the darkest corner you can find , " 1 what 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 got 3 have 11 appetite 5 to 6 do 5 to 9 swallow 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 swallow 9 swallow 11 appetite 10 your 11 appetite 11 appetite 12 and 11 appetite 17 darkest 13 keep 14 quiet 14 quiet 17 darkest 15 in 17 darkest 16 the 17 darkest 17 darkest 18 corner 17 darkest 21 find 17 darkest 22 , 19 you 20 can 20 can 21 find 22 , 23 " so [reddy] [fox] [spent] the [rest] [of] [the] [night] [curled] [up] [in] [the] [darkest] [corner] [,] [partly] [behind] [a] [box] [.] 1 so 5 the all the time his nose was filled with the smell of fat hens . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 2 the 13 hens 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 10 smell 6 was 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 10 smell 9 the 10 smell 10 smell 11 of 10 smell 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . every little while a hen who was being crowded too much on the roost would stir uneasily and protest in a sleepy voice . 1 every 3 while 2 little 3 while 3 while 5 hen 4 a 5 hen 5 hen 6 who 5 hen 9 crowded 7 was 9 crowded 8 being 9 crowded 9 crowded 14 roost 10 too 14 roost 11 much 14 roost 12 on 14 roost 13 the 14 roost 14 roost 15 would 14 roost 16 stir 14 roost 17 uneasily 14 roost 18 and 14 roost 19 protest 19 protest 20 in 19 protest 22 sleepy 19 protest 23 voice 19 protest 24 . 20 in 21 a just think [of] [what] [reddy] [suffered] [.] 1 just 2 think some [foolish] [folks] [in] [reddy] ['s] [place] would have [eaten] [that] [dinner] [and] [trusted] to [luck] [to] get out of [trouble] [later] [.] 1 some 20 of 8 would 9 have 9 have 15 to 15 to 18 get 18 get 19 out 19 out 20 of but [reddy] was [far] [too] [wise] to do [anything] [of] [that] [kind] . 1 but 3 was 1 but 8 do 7 to 8 do 8 do 13 . [doing] [as] [reddy] [did] [that] [night] [is] [called] [exercising] [self-restraint] [.] everybody should be able to do it . 1 everybody 4 able 2 should 3 be 3 be 4 able 4 able 5 to 4 able 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 . but it sometimes seems as if very many people cannot do it . 1 but 10 cannot 2 it 4 seems 3 sometimes 4 seems 4 seems 6 if 4 seems 7 very 4 seems 8 many 4 seems 10 cannot 5 as 6 if 8 many 9 people 10 cannot 11 do 10 cannot 13 . 11 do 12 it anyway , they don't do it , and because they don't do it they are forever getting into trouble . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 they 3 they 15 are 4 don't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 9 because 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 because 9 because 10 they 10 they 12 do 10 they 15 are 11 don't 12 do 12 do 13 it 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 forever 16 forever 17 getting 16 forever 19 trouble 16 forever 20 . 18 into 19 trouble reddy knew when morning came , although the henhouse was still dark . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 9 henhouse 3 when 4 morning 4 morning 5 came 4 morning 9 henhouse 6 , 7 although 7 although 9 henhouse 8 the 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 11 still 9 henhouse 12 dark 9 henhouse 13 . 10 was 11 still the big rooster on the topmost perch stretched his long neck , flapped his wings , and crowed at the top of his voice . 1 the 6 topmost 2 big 6 topmost 3 rooster 6 topmost 4 on 6 topmost 5 the 6 topmost 6 topmost 7 perch 7 perch 13 flapped 8 stretched 13 flapped 9 his 13 flapped 10 long 13 flapped 11 neck 13 flapped 12 , 13 flapped 13 flapped 15 wings 13 flapped 18 crowed 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 17 and 16 , 17 and 18 crowed 21 top 18 crowed 24 voice 19 at 21 top 20 the 21 top 21 top 22 of 23 his 24 voice 24 voice 25 . reddy shivered . 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . " it won't be long now before [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [comes] , " thought he [.] 1 " 3 won't 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 4 be 3 won't 5 long 5 long 6 now 5 long 7 before 7 before 16 he 13 , 14 " 13 , 16 he 14 " 15 thought [chapter] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] [who] [when] [surprised] [keeps] [calm] [and] [cool] [is] [one] [most] [difficult] [to] [fool] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] hiding behind a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse , he hardly dared to breathe . 1 hiding 2 behind 1 hiding 7 darkest 3 a 4 box 4 box 7 darkest 5 in 7 darkest 6 the 7 darkest 7 darkest 8 corner 7 darkest 9 of 7 darkest 11 henhouse 10 the 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 17 breathe 11 henhouse 18 . 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 hardly 14 hardly 17 breathe 15 dared 17 breathe 16 to 17 breathe you see , he didn't want those hens to discover him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 11 him 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 5 didn't 10 discover 5 didn't 11 him 7 those 8 hens 8 hens 10 discover 9 to 10 discover 11 him 12 . reddy had had experience with hens before . 1 reddy 6 hens 2 had 4 experience 3 had 4 experience 4 experience 5 with 4 experience 6 hens 6 hens 7 before 6 hens 8 . this was the one thing that [reddy] [did] [not] [want] [.] 1 this 2 was 1 this 5 thing 3 the 5 thing 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that his [one] chance [to] [escape] [would] [be] [to] [take] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [entirely] [by] [surprise] [.] 1 his 3 chance never had time dragged more slowly . 1 never 4 dragged 2 had 3 time 3 time 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 more 4 dragged 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 . the hens were awake , and several of them flew down to the floor of the henhouse . 1 the 14 floor 2 hens 3 were 2 hens 4 awake 2 hens 7 several 4 awake 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 several 8 of 7 several 10 flew 8 of 9 them 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 to 11 down 14 floor 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 17 henhouse 15 of 17 henhouse 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 . they passed [so] close to [where] [reddy] [was] [hiding] [that] [merely] [by] [reaching] [out] [a] [black] [paw] [he] [could] [have] [touched] [them] [.] 1 they 2 passed 2 passed 4 close 4 close 5 to because he took particular pains not to move , not even to twitch a black ear , they did not see him . 1 because 5 pains 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 pains 4 particular 5 pains 5 pains 8 move 6 not 8 move 7 to 8 move 8 move 13 twitch 8 move 23 . 9 , 11 even 10 not 11 even 11 even 13 twitch 12 to 13 twitch 13 twitch 14 a 13 twitch 15 black 13 twitch 16 ear 13 twitch 18 they 13 twitch 19 did 16 ear 17 , 19 did 20 not 19 did 21 see 21 see 22 him anyway , if they did see him , they took no notice of him . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 12 notice 3 if 4 they 4 they 5 did 5 did 6 see 5 did 12 notice 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 9 they 10 took 10 took 12 notice 11 no 12 notice 12 notice 13 of 12 notice 14 him 14 him 15 . how the moments did drag ! 1 how 5 drag 2 the 3 moments 3 moments 5 drag 4 did 5 drag 5 drag 6 ! all the time he [lay] [there] [listening] [,] [wishing] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would come [,] [yet] [dreading] to have him [come] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 24 . 3 time 4 he 4 he 15 would 15 would 16 come 16 come 20 to 20 to 22 him 21 have 22 him it [seemed] [ages] [before] [he] [heard] [sounds] [which] [told] [him] [that] [people] [were] [awake] [in] [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 it 18 's 18 's 19 house 19 house 20 . finally he heard a distant door slam . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 7 slam 3 heard 7 slam 4 a 7 slam 5 distant 7 slam 6 door 7 slam 7 slam 8 . then he heard a whistle , a merry whistle . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 9 whistle 4 a 9 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 5 whistle 9 whistle 7 a 9 whistle 8 merry 9 whistle 9 whistle 10 . it [drew] [nearer] [and] [nearer] [;] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming to [feed] [the] [hens] [.] 1 it 9 's 1 it 11 was 9 's 10 boy 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 to reddy tried to hold his breath . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 hold 4 hold 6 breath 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 7 . suddenly the [henhouse] [door] [was] [thrown] [open] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [stepped] [inside] [.] 1 suddenly 2 the in his hand he held a pan filled with the breakfast he had brought for the hens . 1 in 3 hand 2 his 3 hand 3 hand 5 held 4 he 5 held 5 held 7 pan 6 a 7 pan 7 pan 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 8 filled 17 hens 10 the 17 hens 11 breakfast 17 hens 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 brought 14 brought 17 hens 15 for 17 hens 16 the 17 hens 17 hens 18 . suddenly a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse moved . 1 suddenly 6 darkest 2 a 3 box 3 box 6 darkest 4 in 6 darkest 5 the 6 darkest 6 darkest 7 corner 6 darkest 8 of 6 darkest 10 henhouse 6 darkest 11 moved 9 the 10 henhouse 11 moved 12 . farmer [brown] 's boy turned to look , and [as] [he] [did] [so] [a] [slim] [form] [dashed] [fairly] [between] [his] [legs] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 9 and 5 turned 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 , 8 , 9 and it [startled] [him] so that [he] [dropped] [the] [pan] [and] [spilled] [the] [corn] all over the [henhouse] [floor] . 1 it 4 so 1 it 19 . 4 so 5 that 5 that 14 all 14 all 15 over 15 over 16 the " [great] [scott] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 he 4 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " what under the sun was that ? " and rushed to the door to see . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 sun 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 was 5 sun 11 rushed 6 was 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 10 and 11 rushed 11 rushed 12 to 11 rushed 14 door 11 rushed 15 to 13 the 14 door 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 . he was just in time to get a glimpse of a red coat and a bushy tail disappearing around a corner of the barn . 1 he 2 was 2 was 18 disappearing 3 just 5 time 3 just 18 disappearing 4 in 5 time 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 glimpse 8 a 9 glimpse 9 glimpse 10 of 9 glimpse 13 coat 11 a 13 coat 12 red 13 coat 13 coat 18 disappearing 14 and 18 disappearing 15 a 16 bushy 16 bushy 17 tail 16 bushy 18 disappearing 18 disappearing 19 around 18 disappearing 21 corner 18 disappearing 24 barn 20 a 21 corner 21 corner 22 of 23 the 24 barn 24 barn 25 . [chapter] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] [the] [wise] [fox] [knows] [that] [with] [every] [chicken] [he] [steals] [he] [puts] [an] [increased] [price] [on] [his] [own] [skin] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at least , it seemed that way . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 seemed 2 least 7 way 4 it 5 seemed 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 . would he find the henyard gate open ? 1 would 3 find 2 he 3 find 3 find 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 6 gate 5 henyard 7 open 5 henyard 8 ? [supposing] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [closed] [it] [after] [he] [entered] [!] reddy would then be a prisoner just as he had been all night , and all hope would end . 1 reddy 6 prisoner 2 would 6 prisoner 3 then 6 prisoner 4 be 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 just 6 prisoner 20 . 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 had 9 he 18 would 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 night 11 been 16 all 12 all 13 night 13 night 15 and 14 , 15 and 17 hope 18 would 18 would 19 end just [imagine] [with] [what] [terrible] [anxiety] [and] [eagerness] [reddy] [looked] [towards] [that] [gate] [as] [he] [dashed] out of [the] [open] [door] . 1 just 17 out 17 out 18 of 17 out 22 . just imagine the relief that was his when he saw that the gate was open . 1 just 2 imagine 1 just 13 gate 3 the 13 gate 4 relief 5 that 4 relief 7 his 4 relief 8 when 5 that 6 was 8 when 10 saw 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 10 saw 13 gate 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 15 open 13 gate 16 . 14 was 15 open in that very instant the snowy outside world became more beautiful and wonderful than ever it had been in all his life before . 1 in 4 instant 2 that 4 instant 3 very 4 instant 4 instant 6 snowy 5 the 6 snowy 6 snowy 7 outside 6 snowy 8 world 6 snowy 9 became 6 snowy 11 beautiful 9 became 10 more 11 beautiful 12 and 11 beautiful 13 wonderful 11 beautiful 15 ever 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 23 before 16 it 23 before 17 had 18 been 17 had 23 before 19 in 22 life 20 all 22 life 21 his 22 life 22 life 23 before 23 before 24 . he was free ! free ! free ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 free 3 free 4 ! 3 free 5 free 5 free 6 ! 5 free 7 free 7 free 8 ! " [reddy] [fox] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 he 4 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " now how [under] [the] [sun] did [that] [rascal] get [in] here ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 how 3 how 7 did 3 how 10 get 3 how 13 ? 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " then [,] as he [realized] [that] [reddy] had [actually] been [inside] [the] [henhouse] , [anxiety] for the [biddies] [swept] [over] [him] [.] 1 then 4 he 3 as 4 he 4 he 8 had 8 had 10 been 10 been 16 for 14 , 16 for 16 for 17 the there were no feathers , and so far as he could see , all the hens were standing or walking about . 1 there 4 feathers 2 were 4 feathers 3 no 4 feathers 4 feathers 6 and 4 feathers 8 far 4 feathers 13 , 4 feathers 14 all 5 , 6 and 7 so 8 far 8 far 9 as 9 as 11 could 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 14 all 21 about 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 17 were 16 hens 18 standing 16 hens 19 or 16 hens 20 walking 16 hens 21 about 21 about 22 . at once [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [began] [to] [count] [them] . 1 at 2 once 2 once 11 . of course , he knew exactly how many there should be . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 knew 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 how 7 how 8 many 7 how 10 should 8 many 9 there 10 should 11 be 11 be 12 . when he got through counting , not one was missing . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 3 got 5 counting 4 through 5 counting 5 counting 10 missing 6 , 7 not 7 not 10 missing 8 one 10 missing 9 was 10 missing 10 missing 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was puzzled . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 6 puzzled 5 was 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . he counted them again . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 2 counted 4 again 4 again 5 . then he counted them a third time . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 3 counted 6 third 5 a 6 third 6 third 7 time 7 time 8 . he began to think there must be something wrong with his counting . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 think 2 began 12 counting 2 began 13 . 5 there 8 something 6 must 7 be 6 must 8 something 8 something 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 with 9 wrong 12 counting 10 with 11 his after the fourth count , however , he was forced to believe that not a single one was missing . 1 after 4 count 2 the 3 fourth 3 fourth 4 count 4 count 6 however 4 count 10 forced 5 , 6 however 6 however 7 , 8 he 10 forced 9 was 10 forced 10 forced 11 to 10 forced 16 single 12 believe 13 that 12 believe 16 single 14 not 16 single 15 a 16 single 16 single 19 missing 17 one 19 missing 18 was 19 missing 19 missing 20 . when two people are relieved at the same time , it is called mutual relief . 1 when 3 people 2 two 3 people 3 people 4 are 3 people 5 relieved 5 relieved 8 same 6 at 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 8 same 10 , 8 same 14 mutual 11 it 12 is 12 is 14 mutual 13 called 14 mutual 14 mutual 15 relief 15 relief 16 . he went [all] [around] [that] [henhouse] [,] [trying] to find a way by which [reddy] [fox] had [managed] to get [in] [.] 1 he 2 went 1 he 17 had 2 went 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 12 way 11 a 12 way 12 way 14 which 13 by 14 which 17 had 19 to 19 to 20 get of course , he discovered that the little sliding door where the biddies go in and out of the henhouse was open . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 that 5 discovered 9 sliding 7 the 9 sliding 8 little 9 sliding 9 sliding 10 door 9 sliding 11 where 9 sliding 13 biddies 9 sliding 19 the 12 the 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 go 13 biddies 15 in 13 biddies 16 and 13 biddies 17 out 17 out 18 of 19 the 20 henhouse 20 henhouse 21 was 20 henhouse 22 open 20 henhouse 23 . he [guessed] [that] [this] was the [way] [by] [which] [reddy] had entered . 1 he 5 was 1 he 11 had 5 was 6 the 11 had 12 entered 12 entered 13 . but this didn't explain matters at all . 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 explain 4 explain 5 matters 4 explain 7 all 4 explain 8 . 6 at 7 all he knew that the gate had been latched when he entered the henyard that morning . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 8 latched 3 that 8 latched 4 the 8 latched 5 gate 8 latched 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 latched 8 latched 9 when 8 latched 10 he 8 latched 11 entered 8 latched 13 henyard 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 that 13 henyard 15 morning 13 henyard 16 . how had [reddy] [managed] to get into [that] [henyard] [with] that [gate] [closed] ? 1 how 6 get 1 how 14 ? 2 had 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 into 11 that 14 ? to this day , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [still] [wondering] . 1 to 2 this 2 this 3 day 3 day 4 , 3 day 12 . [chapter] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] a good [hound] [never] [barks] [on] [a] [cold] [trail] [.] 1 a 2 good [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] where was [bowser] the [hound] ? 1 where 2 was 1 where 4 the 1 where 6 ? that was the question which was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 that 2 was 2 was 7 puzzling 3 the 4 question 4 question 7 puzzling 5 which 7 puzzling 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 7 puzzling 10 little 7 puzzling 11 people 7 puzzling 12 who 7 puzzling 13 knew 8 all 9 the 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . [also] [it] [was] [puzzling] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [farmer] [brown] [and] [mrs] [brown] [.] i have said that it was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 i 2 have 1 i 13 knew 1 i 14 him 3 said 7 puzzling 4 that 7 puzzling 5 it 7 puzzling 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 7 puzzling 10 little 7 puzzling 11 people 7 puzzling 12 who 7 puzzling 13 knew 8 all 9 the 14 him 15 . this is not quite true [,] [because] [there] [were] [two] [who] [could] [at] [least] [guess] [what] [had] [become] [of] [bowser] . 1 this 2 is 2 is 5 true 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 5 true 5 true 21 . one [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] who had [,] [as] [you] [remember] [,] [led] [bowser] [far] [away] [and] [got] him [lost] . 1 one 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 20 him 20 him 22 . the other [was] [blacky] [the] [crow] , [who] [had] [discovered] [bowser] [in] [his] [trouble] [and] [had] [helped] [him] [.] 1 the 2 other 2 other 7 , old [man] [coyote] [didn't] [know] [exactly] [where] [bowser] [was] , and [he] [wasn't] [interested] [enough] [to] [think] [much] [about] [it] [.] 1 old 11 and 10 , 11 and he [hoped] [that] [bowser] had been so [badly] [lost] [that] he never would [return] . 1 he 5 had 1 he 13 would 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 11 he 12 never 11 he 13 would 13 would 15 . blacky [the] [crow] knew [exactly] [where] [bowser] [was] , but [he] [kept] it [to] [himself] [.] 1 blacky 4 knew 4 knew 13 it 9 , 10 but 10 but 13 it it [pleases] [blacky] [to] [have] [a] [secret] [which] [other] [people] would give [much] to know . 1 it 11 would 1 it 16 . 11 would 12 give 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 . blacky is one of those people who can keep a secret . 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 5 those 3 one 5 those 4 of 5 those 5 those 7 who 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 can 8 can 9 keep 9 keep 11 secret 10 a 11 secret 11 secret 12 . he isn't [at] [all] [like] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 he 2 isn't reddy [fox] was one [who] [was] [very] [much] [interested] [in] [the] [fate] of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 13 of 13 of 15 the 13 of 17 . as [day] after day went by and [bowser] did not [appear] , [reddy] [had] [a] [growing] [hope] [that] he [never] [would] [appear] [.] 1 as 19 he 3 after 5 went 4 day 5 went 5 went 6 by 5 went 7 and 7 and 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 12 , 12 , 19 he " [i] [can't] [imagine] what [old] [man] [coyote] could have done [to] [bowser] , " said [reddy] to himself . 1 " 5 what 1 " 16 said 5 what 11 done 9 could 10 have 10 have 11 done 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 himself 16 said 20 . 18 to 19 himself but he [certainly] has [caused] [something] to [happen] [to] [bowser] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 has 4 has 7 to 7 to 11 . if [that] [bothersome] [dog] [never] [returns] [,] it [certainly] [will] [make] [things] [a] [lot] [easier] [for] [granny] [fox] [and] [myself] . " 1 if 8 it 8 it 21 . 21 . 22 " as [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , he was as much [puzzled] [as] [any] of the [little] [people] [and] [a] whole lot more worried [.] 1 as 8 he 1 as 10 as 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 10 as 11 much 11 much 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 21 whole 21 whole 22 lot 22 lot 24 worried 23 more 24 worried no one had seen him . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 seen 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 . it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . it [made] [farmer] [brown] 's boy very [sad] indeed . 1 it 5 's 1 it 7 very 5 's 6 boy 7 very 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . his cheery whistle was no longer heard , for he did not feel like whistling . 1 his 2 cheery 2 cheery 3 whistle 2 cheery 6 longer 2 cheery 7 heard 2 cheery 16 . 3 whistle 4 was 5 no 6 longer 7 heard 15 whistling 8 , 10 he 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 11 did 13 feel 13 feel 14 like 13 feel 15 whistling at last he [quite] [gave] [up] [hope] [of] [ever] [again] [seeing] [bowser] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 13 . 2 last 3 he [chapter] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] you remember that [blacky] [the] [crow] [led] [poor] [bowser] [to] [an] [old] [road] [and] [there] [left] [him] [.] 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that [blacky] [reasoned] [that] [if] [bowser] [had] [any] [sense] [at] [all] [,] [he] [would] [know] [that] [that] [road] [must] [lead] [somewhere] [and] [would] [follow] [it] [.] if he [didn't] [have] [sense] [enough] [to] [do] [this] , he [deserved] [to] [starve] [or] [freeze] [,] was [the] [way] [blacky] [reasoned] [it] [out] . 1 if 2 he 2 he 18 was 10 , 11 he 11 he 18 was 18 was 25 . of course [blacky] [knew] [exactly] [where] the road [would] [lead] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 the 7 the 8 road 8 road 11 . [now] [bowser] [did] [have] [sense] [.] of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 did 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . the [minute] [he] [found] [that] road , [a] [great] [load] [was] [taken] [from] [his] [mind] [.] 1 the 6 road 6 road 7 , he no longer felt wholly lost . 1 he 5 wholly 2 no 3 longer 3 longer 4 felt 3 longer 5 wholly 5 wholly 6 lost 5 wholly 7 . the thing that worried him most was whether or not he would have strength enough to keep going until he reached that house . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 3 that 2 thing 4 worried 4 worried 5 him 4 worried 6 most 4 worried 7 was 4 worried 8 whether 8 whether 9 or 8 whether 10 not 8 whether 12 would 8 whether 14 strength 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 14 strength 15 enough 14 strength 24 . 15 enough 16 to 15 enough 17 keep 17 keep 19 until 18 going 19 until 19 until 21 reached 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 23 house 22 that 23 house you remember that he was weak from lack of food , lame , and half frozen . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 2 remember 16 frozen 4 he 12 lame 5 was 6 weak 6 weak 8 lack 7 from 8 lack 8 lack 9 of 8 lack 10 food 8 lack 12 lame 10 food 11 , 12 lame 14 and 12 lame 16 frozen 13 , 14 and 15 half 16 frozen 16 frozen 17 . poor old [bowser] ! 1 poor 2 old 1 poor 4 ! he certainly was the picture of misery as he limped along that road . 1 he 10 limped 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 7 misery 4 the 5 picture 5 picture 6 of 5 picture 7 misery 7 misery 10 limped 8 as 10 limped 9 he 10 limped 10 limped 11 along 11 along 13 road 12 that 13 road 13 road 14 . his tail hung down as if he hadn't strength enough to hold it up . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 3 hung 2 tail 15 . 3 hung 4 down 3 hung 9 strength 3 hung 14 up 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 hadn't 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 strength 9 strength 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 10 enough 12 hold 12 hold 13 it his head also hung low . 1 his 2 head 2 head 4 hung 2 head 6 . 3 also 4 hung 4 hung 5 low he walked on three legs and limped with one of these . 1 he 7 limped 2 walked 3 on 2 walked 7 limped 4 three 7 limped 5 legs 6 and 5 legs 7 limped 7 limped 8 with 7 limped 9 one 7 limped 11 these 7 limped 12 . 10 of 11 these in his eyes was such a look of pain and suffering as would have touched the hardest heart . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 eyes 2 his 18 heart 4 was 17 hardest 5 such 6 a 5 such 11 suffering 7 look 9 pain 8 of 9 pain 9 pain 10 and 9 pain 11 suffering 11 suffering 12 as 11 suffering 17 hardest 13 would 14 have 13 would 17 hardest 15 touched 17 hardest 16 the 17 hardest 17 hardest 18 heart 18 heart 19 . he whined and whimpered as he limped along . 1 he 7 limped 2 whined 3 and 2 whined 4 whimpered 4 whimpered 7 limped 5 as 7 limped 6 he 7 limped 7 limped 8 along 8 along 9 . but this time it wasn't the smell of a track that tickled his nose ; it was something in the air . 1 but 5 wasn't 2 this 3 time 3 time 5 wasn't 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 smell 6 the 7 smell 7 smell 8 of 7 smell 12 tickled 9 a 10 track 10 track 11 that 10 track 12 tickled 12 tickled 14 nose 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 21 air 14 nose 22 . 15 ; 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 something 18 something 21 air 19 in 21 air 20 the 21 air bowser lifted his head and sniffed long and hard . 1 bowser 6 sniffed 2 lifted 4 head 2 lifted 5 and 2 lifted 6 sniffed 3 his 4 head 6 sniffed 9 hard 6 sniffed 10 . 7 long 9 hard 8 and 9 hard what he smelled was smoke . 1 what 3 smelled 2 he 3 smelled 3 smelled 4 was 3 smelled 5 smoke 5 smoke 6 . he knew what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 meant 3 what 5 meant 4 that 5 meant 5 meant 6 . somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house . 1 somewhere 5 ahead 2 not 4 far 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 of 5 ahead 7 him 5 ahead 8 was 5 ahead 10 house 5 ahead 11 . 8 was 9 a [[] [illustration] [:] [somewhere] [not] [very] [far] [ahead] [of] [him] [was] [a] [house] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ with new [hope] [and] [courage] [bowser] [tried] [to] [hurry] [on] [.] 1 with 2 new presently around a turn of the road he saw a farmyard . 1 presently 7 road 2 around 7 road 3 a 7 road 4 turn 7 road 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 road 7 road 11 farmyard 7 road 12 . 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 farmyard 10 a 11 farmyard into [bowser] ['s] [whimper] [there] [now] [crept] a little [note] [of] [eagerness] [as] [he] [dragged] [himself] [across] [the] [farmyard] and [up] [to] [the] [back] [door] [.] 1 into 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 20 and there his strength quite left him . 1 there 5 left 2 his 3 strength 3 strength 4 quite 3 strength 5 left 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . he didn't have enough left to even bark . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 even 3 have 4 enough 4 enough 5 left 4 enough 6 to 4 enough 7 even 7 even 8 bark 8 bark 9 . all he could do was whine . 1 all 6 whine 2 he 3 could 3 could 6 whine 4 do 6 whine 5 was 6 whine 6 whine 7 . after what seemed a long , long time the door opened , and a motherly woman stood looking down at him . 1 after 3 seemed 1 after 4 a 2 what 3 seemed 4 a 5 long 4 a 15 motherly 5 long 6 , 5 long 8 time 7 long 8 time 9 the 10 door 10 door 11 opened 11 opened 13 and 11 opened 15 motherly 12 , 13 and 14 a 15 motherly 15 motherly 16 woman 15 motherly 17 stood 15 motherly 18 looking 15 motherly 19 down 15 motherly 20 at 15 motherly 21 him 21 him 22 . [two] [minutes] [later] [bowser] [lay] [on] [a] [mat] [close] [by] [the] [kitchen] [stove] [.] [chapter] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] there is no one in [all] the [great] [world] [more] [faithful] [than] [a] [faithful] dog . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 1 there 5 in 3 no 4 one 5 in 7 the 7 the 15 dog 15 dog 16 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser [the] [hound] was a prisoner . 1 bowser 6 prisoner 4 was 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 . yes , [sir] , [bowser] [was] [a] [sure-enough] [prisoner] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , but there is a great difference in prisons . 1 but 2 there 2 there 8 prisons 3 is 8 prisons 4 a 5 great 5 great 8 prisons 6 difference 8 prisons 7 in 8 prisons 8 prisons 9 . bowser was a prisoner of kindness . 1 bowser 4 prisoner 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 6 kindness 4 prisoner 7 . 5 of 6 kindness it seems funny that kindness should ever make any one a prisoner , but it is so sometimes . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 2 seems 18 sometimes 3 funny 4 that 3 funny 5 kindness 5 kindness 6 should 7 ever 12 prisoner 8 make 9 any 8 make 12 prisoner 9 any 10 one 11 a 12 prisoner 12 prisoner 18 sometimes 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 14 but 18 sometimes 15 it 16 is 15 it 17 so 18 sometimes 19 . right [away] [the] [people] in that [farmhouse] [knew] [what] [had] [happened] [to] [bowser] [.] 1 right 5 in 5 in 6 that that is , they knew part of what had happened to him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 10 happened 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 6 part 5 knew 8 what 6 part 7 of 8 what 10 happened 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 10 happened 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he had been lost and had somehow hurt one leg . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 5 had 7 lost 7 lost 13 leg 7 lost 14 . 8 and 10 somehow 9 had 10 somehow 10 somehow 13 leg 11 hurt 13 leg 12 one 13 leg they were very , very good to him . 1 they 2 were 2 were 5 very 3 very 4 , 3 very 5 very 5 very 6 good 5 very 9 . 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 him [almost] [right] [away] [after] [eating] [bowser] [went] [to] [sleep] [and] [slept] [and] [slept] [and] [slept] [.] it was the very best thing he could have done . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 very 4 very 6 thing 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 10 done 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 have 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 . the next day he felt a whole lot better , but he was so stiff and lame that he could hardly move . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 2 next 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 9 better 5 felt 17 lame 6 a 8 lot 7 whole 8 lot 8 lot 9 better 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 17 lame 13 was 17 lame 14 so 15 stiff 15 stiff 16 and 15 stiff 17 lame 17 lame 21 hardly 17 lame 22 move 18 that 21 hardly 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 hardly 22 move 23 . he didn't try very much . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 try 2 didn't 5 much 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 . he was petted and cared for quite as tenderly as he would have been at his own home . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 4 and 3 petted 5 cared 3 petted 7 quite 3 petted 8 as 3 petted 9 tenderly 3 petted 10 as 3 petted 15 at 3 petted 18 home 5 cared 6 for 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 home 18 home 19 . so [several] [days] [passed] , [and] [bowser] [was] [beginning] [to] [feel] [more] [like] [himself] [.] 1 so 5 , the more [he] [felt] [like] [himself] [,] [the] [more] [he] [wanted] [to] [go] [home] [.] 1 the 2 more so [bowser] began [to] [be] [uneasy] [.] 1 so 3 began " [this] [dog] doesn't [belong] [anywhere] around here , " said the [man] of the house . 1 " 4 doesn't 1 " 11 said 7 around 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 house 16 house 17 . " [i] [know] [every] [hound] for [miles] [around] , and [i] never [have] [seen] [this] [one] [before] [.] 1 " 12 never 6 for 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 never he has come a long distance . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 6 distance 4 a 6 distance 5 long 6 distance 6 distance 7 . we must keep him in the house or chained up . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 9 chained 4 him 9 chained 5 in 7 house 6 the 7 house 7 house 9 chained 8 or 9 chained 9 chained 10 up 9 chained 11 . perhaps some day we may be able to find his owner . 1 perhaps 2 some 1 perhaps 5 may 2 some 3 day 4 we 5 may 5 may 11 owner 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 find 7 able 11 owner 10 his 11 owner 11 owner 12 . if not , we will keep him . 1 if 2 not 1 if 4 we 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 keep 6 keep 7 him 7 him 8 . i am sure he will soon become contented here . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 sure 3 sure 4 he 3 sure 8 contented 5 will 6 soon 6 soon 8 contented 7 become 8 contented 8 contented 9 here 8 contented 10 . 10 . 11 " now that man [knew] [dogs] . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 man 3 man 6 . had [bowser] [had] [the] [chance] , he would have done [exactly] [what] [that] [man] [had] [said] [.] 1 had 10 done 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 done he would have tried to find his way home , and he hadn't the least idea in the world in which direction home lay . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 8 way 7 his 8 way 8 way 9 home 9 home 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 15 least 14 the 15 least 15 least 16 idea 16 idea 22 direction 17 in 19 world 17 in 22 direction 18 the 19 world 20 in 22 direction 21 which 22 direction 22 direction 23 home 22 direction 24 lay 22 direction 25 . but he didn't get the chance to try . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 8 try 4 get 6 chance 5 the 6 chance 6 chance 7 to 6 chance 8 try 8 try 9 . when he was allowed to run out of doors it was always with some one to watch him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 allowed 4 allowed 5 to 4 allowed 9 doors 4 allowed 16 to 4 allowed 18 him 6 run 9 doors 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 doors 9 doors 12 always 9 doors 14 some 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 always 13 with 14 some 14 some 15 one 16 to 17 watch 18 him 19 . he was petted and babied and made a great deal of , but he knew all the time that he was a prisoner . 1 he 5 babied 1 he 15 knew 2 was 5 babied 3 petted 5 babied 4 and 5 babied 5 babied 6 and 5 babied 7 made 5 babied 8 a 5 babied 9 great 5 babied 10 deal 5 babied 11 of 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 knew 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 all 15 knew 19 that 15 knew 21 was 16 all 17 the 16 all 18 time 20 he 21 was 21 was 23 prisoner 22 a 23 prisoner 23 prisoner 24 . he was [grateful] [to] [these] [kindly] [people] , but [down] [in] [his] [heart] was a great [longing] [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and home . 1 he 2 was 1 he 24 home 2 was 23 and 8 , 9 but 8 , 23 and 9 but 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 great 24 home 25 . he [always] [felt] [this] [longing] [just] [a] [wee] [bit] [stronger] [when] [blacky] [the] [crow] passed over [and] [cawed] [.] 1 he 15 passed 15 passed 16 over [chapter] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] [loyalty] [is] [priceless] [and] [is] [neither] [sold] [nor] [bought] [.] [alas] [,] [how] [few] [who] [seem] [to] [know] [its] [value] [as] [they] [ought] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] for [several] [days] [he] [tramped] [through] the [green] [forest] [and] [up] [through] [the] [old] [pasture] [,] [looking] [for] [signs] of [bowser] . 1 for 7 the 7 the 20 of 20 of 22 . his heart was heavy [,] [for] [you] [know] [bowser] [was] [quite] [one] [of] [the] family . 1 his 2 heart 1 his 15 family 2 heart 4 heavy 3 was 4 heavy 15 family 16 . he visited every place he could think of where he and [bowser] [had] [hunted] together . 1 he 2 visited 2 visited 3 every 2 visited 4 place 2 visited 15 together 4 place 6 could 4 place 9 where 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 7 think 8 of 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 and 15 together 16 . he had quite given up all hope of ever seeing [bowser] [alive] again . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 given 3 quite 4 given 4 given 5 up 4 given 6 all 4 given 7 hope 4 given 10 seeing 8 of 10 seeing 9 ever 10 seeing 10 seeing 13 again 13 again 14 . but he did want to know just what had happened to him , and so he kept searching and searching . 1 but 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 6 know 4 want 5 to 4 want 6 know 6 know 8 what 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 happened 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 10 happened 12 him 12 him 20 searching 13 , 14 and 14 and 20 searching 15 so 20 searching 16 he 17 kept 17 kept 20 searching 18 searching 20 searching 19 and 20 searching 20 searching 21 . one [day] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [heard] [that] [a] [strange] [dog] had been found over in the next township . 1 one 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 19 township 14 found 19 township 15 over 19 township 16 in 19 township 17 the 19 township 18 next 19 township 19 township 20 . that afternoon he drove over there , his heart filled with great hope . 1 that 2 afternoon 2 afternoon 4 drove 3 he 4 drove 4 drove 5 over 4 drove 10 filled 5 over 6 there 7 , 10 filled 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 10 filled 10 filled 11 with 10 filled 12 great 10 filled 13 hope 13 hope 14 . but he had his long ride for nothing , for when he got there he found that [the] [strange] [dog] was not [bowser] at all . 1 but 2 he 2 he 16 found 3 had 16 found 4 his 5 long 5 long 6 ride 6 ride 8 nothing 6 ride 11 when 7 for 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 , 8 nothing 10 for 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 got 11 when 15 he 11 when 16 found 13 got 14 there 16 found 17 that 17 that 21 was 21 was 22 not 22 not 24 at 24 at 25 all 25 all 26 . [meanwhile] [old] [man] [coyote] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [become] [very] [bold] [.] they even came up around the henyard in broad daylight . 1 they 7 henyard 2 even 7 henyard 3 came 4 up 3 came 7 henyard 5 around 7 henyard 6 the 7 henyard 7 henyard 10 daylight 8 in 10 daylight 9 broad 10 daylight 10 daylight 11 . " you [certainly] know [that] [he] [isn't] [home] , and [i] more than [suspect] that you know why [he] [isn't] [home] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 16 you 2 you 4 know 4 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 more 12 more 13 than 13 than 15 that 16 you 17 know 17 know 18 why 18 why 22 . i certainly shall have to get another dog to teach you not to be so bold . " 1 i 3 shall 2 certainly 3 shall 3 shall 4 have 3 shall 6 get 3 shall 10 teach 5 to 6 get 7 another 8 dog 8 dog 10 teach 9 to 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 10 teach 13 to 10 teach 16 bold 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 be 15 so 16 bold 16 bold 17 . 17 . 18 " but somehow [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] couldn't [bring] [himself] [quite] [to] [taking] [such] [a] [step] [as] [getting] [a] [new] [dog] [.] 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 7 couldn't whenever he went about away from home , he kept an eye out for dogs in the farmyards he passed . 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 9 he 1 whenever 12 eye 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 about 3 went 5 away 3 went 7 home 5 away 6 from 8 , 9 he 10 kept 12 eye 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 18 farmyards 13 out 18 farmyards 14 for 18 farmyards 15 dogs 18 farmyards 16 in 18 farmyards 17 the 18 farmyards 18 farmyards 19 he 18 farmyards 20 passed 18 farmyards 21 . he did it without really thinking anything about it . 1 he 2 did 1 he 6 thinking 2 did 3 it 4 without 6 thinking 5 really 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 about 7 anything 8 about 8 about 9 it 8 about 10 . he had given up [hope] [of] [finding] [bowser] , [yet] he was always looking for him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 16 him 4 up 9 , 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 looking 13 always 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 14 looking 16 him 16 him 17 . [chapter] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] to [long] [for] [home] [when] [far] [away] [will] [rob] [of] [joy] the [brightest] [day] . 1 to 12 the 1 to 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is as much difference in the voices of dogs as in the voices of human beings . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 difference 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 5 difference 8 voices 6 in 7 the 8 voices 9 of 8 voices 10 dogs 8 voices 17 beings 11 as 17 beings 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 voices 14 voices 17 beings 15 of 17 beings 16 human 17 beings 17 beings 18 . for that [matter] [,] [this] is [true] of [many] [of] [the] little [people] [who] [wear] [fur] . 1 for 2 that 1 for 17 . 2 that 6 is 6 is 8 of 8 of 12 little [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [a] [wonderful] [,] [deep] [,] [clear] [voice] [,] [a] [voice] [that] [could] [be] [heard] [a] [great] [distance] [.] no one who knew [it] [would] ever [mistake] [it] [for] [the] [voice] [of] [any] [other] [hound] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 7 ever 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 knew as [a] [rule] , [bowser] [seldom] [used] [that] [great] [voice] [of] [his] [save] [when] he was hunting [some] [one] . 1 as 15 he 4 , 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 hunting 17 hunting 20 . then [,] [when] the [scent] [was] [strong] , he [gave] [tongue] so [fast] that you [wondered] [how] he had [breath] [enough] [left] to [run] . 1 then 4 the 1 then 9 he 8 , 9 he 9 he 19 had 12 so 14 that 12 so 18 he 14 that 15 you 18 he 19 had 19 had 23 to 23 to 25 . you [remember] that [blacky] [knew] [just] [where] [bowser] was [and] [often] [flew] [over] [that] [farmyard] [to] [make] sure that [bowser] was still there . 1 you 3 that 3 that 9 was 9 was 18 sure 18 sure 19 that 19 that 21 was 21 was 22 still 22 still 23 there 23 there 24 . so [more] [than] [once] [blacky] [heard] [bowser] ['s] [great] [voice] with [its] [mournful] [note] [,] [and] [understood] [it] [.] 1 so 11 with [it] [troubled] [blacky] [.] yes , [sir] [,] it [actually] [troubled] [blacky] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 9 . he knew just what was the matter with [bowser] [,] [but] [for] [the] [life] [of] him he couldn't think of any way of [helping] [bowser] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 what 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 was 4 what 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with 8 with 16 him 16 him 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 think 18 couldn't 21 any 19 think 20 of 21 any 22 way 21 any 23 of anyway , they don't give him a chance to try . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 they 1 anyway 4 don't 1 anyway 8 chance 5 give 6 him 5 give 8 chance 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 to 8 chance 10 try 8 chance 11 . i can't [lead] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [over] here [because] [he] [doesn't] [understand] my [talk] , and [i] [don't] [understand] his [.] 1 i 2 can't 1 i 14 my 2 can't 9 here 14 my 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 his there [isn't] a thing [i] [can] [do] [but] [keep] [watch] [.] 1 there 4 thing 3 a 4 thing i wish [bowser] would [stop] [barking] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 4 would 7 . it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 me 2 makes 4 feel 4 feel 5 uncomfortable 5 uncomfortable 6 . yes , [sir] [,] it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 makes 6 makes 7 me 6 makes 8 feel 8 feel 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . it won't do any harm to try , anyway . " 1 it 5 harm 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 5 harm 9 anyway 6 to 7 try 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 11 " 10 . 11 " [chapter] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] you 'll find that [nothing] [more] [worth] [while] [can] [be] [than] [helping] [others] [whose] [distress] you see . 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 2 'll 17 see 3 find 4 that 16 you 17 see 17 see 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] on his way back to the [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] home [,] [blacky] [the] [crow] [kept] [a] [sharp] [watch] [for] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 on 3 way 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 back 3 way 13 home 4 back 5 to 4 back 6 the 13 home 26 . blacky never is out after dark . 1 blacky 2 never 1 blacky 3 is 1 blacky 6 dark 4 out 6 dark 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 7 . you might think that one [with] [so] [black] [a] [coat] [would] [be] [fond] of the [black] [shadows] [,] [but] it [isn't] [so] at all . 1 you 2 might 1 you 3 think 3 think 4 that 3 think 20 it 4 that 5 one 5 one 14 of 14 of 15 the 20 it 24 all 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . the fact is , [bold] and [impudent] [as] [blacky] the [crow] [is] [in] [daylight] [,] [he] is afraid of [the] [dark] [.] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 10 the 10 the 19 of 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of he is quite [as] [timid] [as] [anybody] [i] [know] [of] [in] [the] [dark] [.] 1 he 3 quite 2 is 3 quite perhaps it [isn't] [quite] [fair] to say that [blacky] is [afraid] [of] [the] [dark] [.] 1 perhaps 10 is 2 it 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 that 8 that 10 is it [isn't] [the] [dark] [itself] [that] [blacky] [fears] , but it is one who is [abroad] [in] [the] [dark] . 1 it 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 11 it 20 . 12 is 13 one 13 one 14 who 14 who 15 is it is [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 . 2 is 4 the [hooty] [would] [just] [as] [soon] [dine] [on] [blacky] [the] [crow] [as] [he] [would] [on] [any] [one] [else] [,] [and] [blacky] [knows] [it] [.] the next morning , [bright] and [early] [,] [blacky] [flew] [over] [to] the [old] [pasture] [to] [the] [home] of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 13 the 13 the 19 of 19 of 23 . just as he got there he saw [old] [man] [coyote] coming [home] [from] [an] [all-night] [hunt] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 6 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 there 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 11 coming 11 coming 17 . " [i] [hope] you have had [good] [hunting] , " said [blacky] politely . 1 " 4 you 1 " 11 said 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 had 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 politely 13 politely 14 . [old] [man] [coyote] [looked] [up] [at] [blacky] [sharply] [.] blacky is polite only when he wants to get something . 1 blacky 3 polite 2 is 3 polite 3 polite 7 wants 3 polite 11 . 4 only 7 wants 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 7 wants 10 something 8 to 9 get " there [was] [plenty] [of] [hunting] , but little [enough] [reward] [for] [it] , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 16 replied 7 , 8 but 7 , 16 replied 9 little 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 . " what brings you over here so early ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 brings 2 what 9 ? 3 brings 4 you 3 brings 6 here 3 brings 8 early 5 over 6 here 7 so 8 early i should suppose you would be looking for a breakfast . " 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 3 suppose 5 would 3 suppose 7 looking 5 would 6 be 7 looking 10 breakfast 8 for 10 breakfast 9 a 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 . 11 . 12 " now [blacky] [the] [crow] is [a] [very] [wise] [fellow] . 1 now 5 is 5 is 10 . he knows when it is to be sly and crafty and when it is best to be frank and out-spoken . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 when 2 knows 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 20 out-spoken 6 to 20 out-spoken 7 be 20 out-spoken 8 sly 9 and 8 sly 10 crafty 10 crafty 11 and 10 crafty 12 when 10 crafty 14 is 10 crafty 15 best 13 it 14 is 15 best 20 out-spoken 16 to 20 out-spoken 17 be 20 out-spoken 18 frank 20 out-spoken 19 and 20 out-spoken 20 out-spoken 21 . this was a time for the latter . 1 this 2 was 1 this 4 time 1 this 7 latter 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 the 7 latter 7 latter 8 . " [i] know where [bowser] the [hound] is , " said [blacky] . 1 " 8 is 1 " 9 , 3 know 4 where 4 where 6 the 4 where 8 is 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] saw him [yesterday] . " 1 " 7 " 3 saw 4 him 4 him 6 . 6 . 7 " old [man] [coyote] [pricked] [up] [his] [ears] and [grinned] [.] 1 old 8 and " [i] thought [he] [was] dead , " said he [.] 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 10 he 6 dead 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he " it 's a long time since we 've heard [from] [bowser] . 1 " 9 've 2 it 3 's 2 it 7 since 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 9 've 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 heard 10 heard 13 . is he well ? " 1 is 3 well 1 is 4 ? 2 he 3 well 4 ? 5 " " [quite] well , " replied [blacky] , " but [unhappy] [.] 1 " 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 8 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 but he is [homesick] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 . i [suspect] [that] [the] [trouble] [with] [bowser] [is] [that] [he] [hasn't] [the] [least] [idea] [in] [which] [direction] home [lies] . 1 i 18 home 18 home 20 . you [enjoy] [running] [,] [so] [why] not go with me [to] [pay] [bowser] [a] [visit] [and] [then] [lead] [him] [back] home ? " 1 you 10 me 1 you 22 ? 7 not 8 go 8 go 9 with 9 with 10 me 21 home 22 ? 22 ? 23 " [chapter] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] saying what you mean , and meaning what [you] [say] [are] matters quite as different as night is from the day . 1 saying 7 meaning 2 what 4 mean 2 what 7 meaning 3 you 4 mean 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 meaning 7 meaning 12 matters 8 what 12 matters 12 matters 15 different 13 quite 14 as 13 quite 15 different 15 different 16 as 15 different 17 night 15 different 19 from 15 different 22 . 18 is 19 from 19 from 20 the 19 from 21 day [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [wasted] [no] [time] [with] [old] [man] [coyote] [after] [he] [heard] [old] [man] [coyote] [laugh] [.] " you ['re] [a] [hard-hearted] [old] [sinner] , " declared [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [prepared] [to] [fly] [in] [search] [of] [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 declared 2 you 9 " 8 , 9 " 10 declared 23 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [.] " it is every one for himself , you know , " said he . 1 " 3 is 1 " 9 you 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 one 3 is 6 for 4 every 5 one 6 for 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 9 you 10 know 9 you 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [bowser] would do [his] [best] [to] [catch] [me] [if] [he] [had] [the] [chance] . 1 " 4 do 3 would 4 do 4 do 15 . so [if] [he] [is] [in] trouble , he [can] [stay] [there] [for] [all] [of] [me] [.] ["] 1 so 8 he 6 trouble 7 , 7 , 8 he it didn't take [blacky] [long] [to] [find] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take you see , it was so early in the morning [that] [reddy] [had] [not] [retired] [for] [his] [daily] [nap] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 early 7 early 10 morning 8 in 10 morning 9 the 10 morning 10 morning 20 . like [old] [man] [coyote] , [he] [was] [just] [returning] [from] [a] [night] ['s] [hunt] [when] [blacky] [arrived] [.] 1 like 5 , " [hello] [,] [reddy] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 . " you certainly are looking in mighty fine condition . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 9 condition 4 are 7 mighty 5 looking 7 mighty 6 in 7 mighty 7 mighty 8 fine 7 mighty 9 condition 9 condition 10 . that [red] [coat] of [yours] [is] the [handsomest] [coat] [i] ['ve] [ever] [seen] [.] 1 that 4 of 4 of 7 the i 'm glad you 're not that [way] [,] [reddy] [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 2 'm 6 not 3 glad 5 're 4 you 5 're 6 not 7 that one of the things [i] [like] [about] [you] [is] [the] [fact] [that] [you] [never] [allow] [your] [fine] [coat] [to] [make] [you] [proud] . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 the 2 of 4 things 4 things 23 . that is more than [i] can [say] [for] [some] [folks] [i] [know] . " 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 6 can 4 than 13 . 13 . 14 " " [now] [what] [has] that [black] [scamp] [got] [in] [his] [mind] , " thought [reddy] [.] 1 " 5 that 1 " 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 thought " he [never] [pays] [compliments] [unless] [he] [wants] [something] [in] [return] [.] 1 " 2 he that old [black] [rascal] [has] [the] [smoothest] [tongue] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 that 2 old 2 old 13 . he hasn't come ' way over here just to [tell] [me] [that] [i] have a handsome coat . 1 he 2 hasn't 1 he 8 just 1 he 16 handsome 2 hasn't 7 here 3 come 6 over 3 come 7 here 4 ' 5 way 5 way 6 over 9 to 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 coat 17 coat 18 . he wouldn't fly over a fence to tell anybody that unless it was for a purpose . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 11 unless 3 fly 11 unless 4 over 6 fence 5 a 6 fence 6 fence 8 tell 6 fence 9 anybody 6 fence 11 unless 7 to 8 tell 9 anybody 10 that 11 unless 12 it 11 unless 16 purpose 12 it 13 was 14 for 15 a 14 for 16 purpose 16 purpose 17 . 17 . 18 " aloud he said , " [good] [morning] [,] [blacky] [.] 1 aloud 2 he 1 aloud 3 said 1 aloud 4 , 4 , 5 " i suppose [i] must [admit] [i] have a [fine] [coat] [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 must 4 must 7 have 7 have 8 a to be [quite] honest , [i] [am] [not] [feeling] [half] [as] [fine] [as] [i] look . 1 to 2 be 1 to 15 look 2 be 4 honest 4 honest 5 , 15 look 16 . [chapter] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] this [fact] [you] ['ll] [find] is [always] so : [he] ['s] [quick] [of] [wit] [who] [fools] [a] [crow] [.] 1 this 6 is 1 this 9 : 6 is 8 so [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is no [greater] [flatterer] in [the] [green] [forest] [or] on the [green] [meadows] [than] [blacky] [the] [crow] [when] [he] [hopes] [to] [gain] [something] [thereby] [.] 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 1 there 6 in 6 in 12 the 11 on 12 the his tongue is so smooth that it is a wonder it does not drip oil . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 3 is 2 tongue 5 smooth 3 is 4 so 5 smooth 6 that 5 smooth 7 it 5 smooth 10 wonder 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 a 10 wonder 14 drip 11 it 14 drip 12 does 14 drip 13 not 14 drip 14 drip 15 oil 14 drip 16 . he is [crafty] , [is] [blacky] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 , [but] [these] [same] [things] [are] [true] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] no one [ever] [yet] had [a] chance [to] [accuse] [reddy] [fox] of [lacking] [in] [sharp] [wits] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 7 chance 2 one 5 had 7 chance 12 of [mistakes] [he] [makes] [,] [as] [everybody] [does] [,] [but] [reddy] ['s] [wits] [are] [always] [keen] [and] [active] [.] now [reddy] [knew] [perfectly] [well] that [blacky] [wanted] [something] [of] him , and this was [why] he was [saying] [such] [pleasant] [things] . 1 now 6 that 6 that 18 was 11 him 17 he 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 he 13 and 15 was 14 this 15 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 23 . it was red wits against black wits . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 wits 3 red 7 wits 4 wits 5 against 4 wits 6 black 4 wits 7 wits 7 wits 8 . reddy was [trying] [to] [outguess] [blacky] [,] [and] [blacky] [was] [trying] [to] [outguess] [reddy] [,] [and] [both] [were] [enjoying] [it] . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 21 . people with sharp wits always enjoy matching their wits against other sharp wits . 1 people 7 matching 2 with 7 matching 3 sharp 7 matching 4 wits 7 matching 5 always 7 matching 6 enjoy 7 matching 7 matching 8 their 7 matching 9 wits 7 matching 10 against 7 matching 11 other 7 matching 12 sharp 7 matching 13 wits 13 wits 14 . " you surprise me , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 4 me 3 surprise 4 me 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . by the way , [i] [saw] [bowser] the other day . " 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 , 4 , 12 " 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 day 9 other 11 . 11 . 12 " at this , [just] [for] [an] [instant] [,] [reddy] ['s] [eyes] [flew] [wide] [open] [.] 1 at 2 this 2 this 3 , then they half closed again until they were just two yellow slits . 1 then 2 they 2 they 12 slits 3 half 4 closed 4 closed 5 again 5 again 6 until 6 until 12 slits 7 they 12 slits 8 were 12 slits 9 just 12 slits 10 two 12 slits 11 yellow 12 slits 12 slits 13 . but [quickly] [as] he [closed] [them] [,] [blacky] had seen [that] [startled] [surprise] . 1 but 4 he 4 he 9 had 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 14 . " yes , " said [blacky] [,] ["] [i] [saw] [bowser] the other day [,] [or] at least [some] [one] [who] [looked] [just] [like] him . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 said 2 yes 3 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 the 5 said 26 . 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 day 17 at 18 least 17 at 25 him 25 him 26 . wouldn't you like to have him back here , [reddy] ? " 1 wouldn't 2 you 2 you 3 like 2 you 5 have 2 you 11 ? 3 like 4 to 6 him 7 back 7 back 8 here 8 here 9 , 8 here 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [most] [decidedly] no , " replied [reddy] [with] [great] [promptness] . 1 " 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 12 . " [a] [dog] is a [nuisance] [.] 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 a he [isn't] [of] [any] [use] [in] [the] [wide] , wide world . " 1 he 9 , 9 , 13 " 10 wide 11 world 11 world 12 . 12 . 13 " reddy pretended not to hear [this] . 1 reddy 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 2 pretended 5 hear 2 pretended 7 . " [i] don't believe you [saw] [bowser] , " said he . 1 " 10 said 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 5 you 5 you 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] don't believe anybody will ever [see] [bowser] [again] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 will 5 anybody 7 ever i hope not , anyway . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 5 anyway 3 not 5 anyway 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 7 " 6 . 7 " and [blacky] [knew] [by] [the] [way] [reddy] [said] [this] [that] it would be [quite] [useless] [to] [ask] [reddy] [to] [help] [get] [bowser] home [.] 1 and 11 it 11 it 13 be 12 would 13 be 13 be 23 home [chapter] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] who runs in circles never gets far . 1 who 2 runs 2 runs 4 circles 3 in 4 circles 4 circles 5 never 4 circles 6 gets 4 circles 7 far 4 circles 8 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] to be artful is to be very clever . 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 artful 3 artful 4 is 3 artful 8 clever 5 to 6 be 6 be 8 clever 7 very 8 clever 8 clever 9 . it is to do things in a way so clever that people [will] [not] [see] [what] [you] [are] [really] [doing] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 things 5 things 12 people 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 way 7 a 10 clever 9 so 10 clever 10 clever 11 that 10 clever 12 people no one can be more [artful] [than] [blacky] [the] [crow] [when] [he] [sets] [out] to be . 1 no 2 one 1 no 5 more 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 be 5 more 17 . 15 to 16 be 15 to 17 . [blacky] [was] [smart] [enough] [not] [to] [let] [reddy] [know] [that] [he] [was] [seeking] [reddy] ['s] [help] [for] [bowser] [.] he changed the subject very abruptly . 1 he 6 abruptly 2 changed 4 subject 3 the 4 subject 4 subject 5 very 4 subject 6 abruptly 6 abruptly 7 . " how are [the] [chickens] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] ? " inquired he . 1 " 12 inquired 2 how 10 ? 3 are 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 13 he 12 inquired 14 . reddy looked up and grinned . 1 reddy 5 grinned 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 5 grinned 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " they [seem] to be [in] [just] [as] good [health] [as] [ever] , " said he , ["] so far as [i] [can] [judge] . 1 " 2 they 1 " 15 said 4 to 5 be 5 be 9 good 9 good 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 , 15 said 25 . 17 , 19 so 19 so 20 far 20 far 21 as farmer [brown] 's boy seems to be terribly suspicious . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 9 suspicious 5 seems 6 to 5 seems 7 be 5 seems 9 suspicious 8 terribly 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he [locks] [them] [up] [at] [night] [so] [tight] [that] [not] [even] [shadow] [the] [weasel] could get his nose [inside] [that] [henhouse] . " 1 he 15 could 1 he 17 his 15 could 16 get 17 his 18 nose 18 nose 22 . 22 . 23 " blacky 's eyes twinkled , but he took care [that] [reddy] [should] [not] [see] [them] [.] 1 blacky 4 twinkled 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 6 but 4 twinkled 7 he 4 twinkled 9 care 5 , 6 but 8 took 9 care " [farmer] [brown] 's boy [is] [different] [from] [some] [folks] [i] [know] , " said he . 1 " 4 's 1 " 14 " 4 's 5 boy 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . " how 's that ? " demanded [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 7 demanded 2 how 5 ? 3 's 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 10 . i see them every day when [i] [am] flying over . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 them 2 see 9 flying 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 when 9 flying 10 over 10 over 11 . they certainly are fine-looking hens . 1 they 4 fine-looking 2 certainly 4 fine-looking 3 are 4 fine-looking 4 fine-looking 5 hens 4 fine-looking 6 . i don't think [i] 've ever [seen] [fatter] [ones] [.] 1 i 2 don't 1 i 5 've 2 don't 3 think 5 've 6 ever some of them are so fat they can hardly run . " 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 7 they 3 them 11 . 4 are 5 so 5 so 6 fat 5 so 7 they 7 they 9 hardly 7 they 10 run 8 can 9 hardly 11 . 12 " as [reddy] [fox] [listened] [,] [a] [look] [of] [eagerness] [crept] [into] his eyes , and [his] [mouth] [began] [to] [water] [.] 1 as 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 and 14 , 15 and he just couldn't help it . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 4 help 6 . " where did you say those hens are ? " he asked , trying to speak carelessly . 1 " 12 asked 2 where 3 did 2 where 7 hens 2 where 9 ? 3 did 5 say 4 you 5 say 6 those 7 hens 7 hens 8 are 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 he 9 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 trying 13 , 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 14 trying 16 speak 14 trying 17 carelessly 17 carelessly 18 . " [i] [didn't] [say] , " replied [blacky] [,] [turning] [his] [head] [aside] [to] [hide] [a] [grin] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 18 . " it is a long way from here , [reddy] , so [i] don't believe you would really be interested . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 9 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 from 6 way 8 here 9 , 22 " 11 , 22 " 12 so 20 interested 14 don't 15 believe 15 believe 16 you 15 believe 17 would 15 believe 18 really 18 really 20 interested 19 be 20 interested 20 interested 21 . 21 . 22 " " that [all] [depends] , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] [would] [go] [a] [long] [way] if [it] were [worth] [while] [.] 1 " 8 if 8 if 10 were i don't suppose you noticed if there were any dogs about where those hens are ? " 1 i 3 suppose 2 don't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 3 suppose 5 noticed 5 noticed 7 there 5 noticed 10 dogs 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 were 7 there 9 any 10 dogs 14 hens 11 about 14 hens 12 where 14 hens 13 those 14 hens 14 hens 15 are 15 are 16 ? 16 ? 17 " [blacky] [pretended] [not] [to] [hear] [this] [.] " [i] ['ve] [often] thought , " said he , " [of] you and [mrs] [reddy] [as] [i] [have] looked down [at] [those] [fat] [hens] . 1 " 8 said 5 thought 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 8 said 26 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 and 11 " 13 you 14 and 20 looked 20 looked 21 down it is too bad that they are so far away . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 3 too 9 far 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 9 far 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 away 10 away 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] it 's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed . 1 it 5 watch-dog 2 's 5 watch-dog 3 a 5 watch-dog 4 poor 5 watch-dog 5 watch-dog 6 who 5 watch-dog 7 sleeps 5 watch-dog 8 with 5 watch-dog 9 both 5 watch-dog 10 eyes 5 watch-dog 11 closed 11 closed 12 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] [watched] [blacky] [the] [crow] [grow] [smaller] and [smaller] [until] he was [just] [a] [black] [speck] [in] [the] [distance] . 1 reddy 13 was 1 reddy 21 . 9 and 12 he 12 he 13 was finally he disappeared . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . reddy looked very thoughtful . 1 reddy 4 thoughtful 2 looked 4 thoughtful 3 very 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 . he looked that way because he was thoughtful . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 way 2 looked 8 thoughtful 3 that 4 way 5 because 6 he 5 because 8 thoughtful 7 was 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 9 . in fact , [reddy] [was] [doing] [a] [lot] of [hard] [thinking] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 9 of 2 fact 3 , he was thinking about [those] [chickens] [blacky] had told him [of] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 had 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 about 8 had 9 told 9 told 10 him 10 him 12 . the more he thought of them , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 11 grew 2 more 11 grew 3 he 9 hungrier 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 9 hungrier 6 them 9 hungrier 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 11 grew 12 . you [see] [,] [reddy] had been having rather a hard time to get enough to [eat] [.] 1 you 15 to 5 had 6 been 5 had 15 to 6 been 10 hard 7 having 10 hard 8 rather 10 hard 9 a 10 hard 10 hard 11 time 10 hard 13 get 10 hard 14 enough 12 to 13 get i [wish] [i] knew [just] [where] [that] farm is that that black rascal talked about . 1 i 4 knew 4 knew 15 about 8 farm 9 is 8 farm 13 rascal 10 that 13 rascal 11 that 13 rascal 12 black 13 rascal 13 rascal 14 talked 14 talked 15 about 15 about 16 . i wonder if he has gone that way now . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 5 has 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 gone 6 gone 8 way 6 gone 9 now 6 gone 10 . 7 that 8 way if [i] [were] [sure] [that] he has [,] [i] [would] [make] a little [journey] [in] [that] [direction] [myself] . 1 if 6 he 6 he 7 has 7 has 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 19 . but [i] ['m] not [sure] . 1 but 4 not 4 not 6 . that black rascal flies all over the country . 1 that 3 rascal 2 black 3 rascal 3 rascal 4 flies 4 flies 8 country 5 all 6 over 6 over 8 country 7 the 8 country 8 country 9 . that farm may lie in the direction he has gone now , and it may be in quite the opposite direction . 1 that 4 lie 2 farm 4 lie 3 may 4 lie 4 lie 5 in 5 in 7 direction 5 in 21 direction 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 10 gone 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 now 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 it 15 may 15 may 16 be 15 may 21 direction 17 in 21 direction 18 quite 20 opposite 19 the 20 opposite 20 opposite 21 direction 21 direction 22 . somehow [i] 've got to find out in just which direction it is . " 1 somehow 4 got 1 somehow 9 just 1 somehow 12 it 3 've 4 got 4 got 7 out 4 got 8 in 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 10 which 11 direction 11 direction 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 15 " 14 . 15 " reddy yawned , for he had been out all night , and he was sleepy . 1 reddy 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 , 2 yawned 4 for 2 yawned 5 he 2 yawned 15 sleepy 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 8 out 10 night 9 all 10 night 10 night 12 and 10 night 15 sleepy 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 sleepy 15 sleepy 16 . he decided that the best thing he could do would be to get a good rest . 1 he 2 decided 2 decided 3 that 2 decided 6 thing 2 decided 10 would 2 decided 12 to 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 9 do 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 10 would 11 be 12 to 13 get 12 to 16 rest 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 rest 16 rest 17 . one [must] [always] [be] [fit] [if] [one] [is] to get [on] [in] [this] [life] [.] 1 one 9 to 9 to 10 get so [reddy] [curled] [up] to [sleep] [.] 1 so 5 to hardly had his eyes closed when he began to dream . 1 hardly 5 closed 1 hardly 6 when 1 hardly 10 dream 2 had 5 closed 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 closed 6 when 7 he 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 dream 10 dream 11 . it was a beautiful dream . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 dream 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 dream 4 beautiful 5 dream 5 dream 6 . at least [,] it [was] [a] [beautiful] [dream] [to] [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 it 4 it 11 . fat hens were all about him . 1 fat 2 hens 2 hens 3 were 2 hens 5 about 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 . they were so fat that they could hardly walk . 1 they 2 were 1 they 8 hardly 3 so 8 hardly 4 fat 8 hardly 5 that 8 hardly 6 they 8 hardly 7 could 8 hardly 8 hardly 9 walk 9 walk 10 . never in [all] his life [had] [reddy] [fox] known anything so wonderful as was that dream . 1 never 9 known 1 never 10 anything 2 in 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 9 known 10 anything 11 so 10 anything 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 16 dream 13 as 16 dream 14 was 16 dream 15 that 16 dream 16 dream 17 . there were no dogs to worry him . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 6 worry 4 dogs 6 worry 5 to 6 worry 6 worry 7 him 6 worry 8 . there were no hunters with dreadful guns . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 1 there 4 hunters 4 hunters 7 guns 5 with 7 guns 6 dreadful 7 guns 7 guns 8 . all [he] [had] [to] [do] was [to] [reach] [out] [and] [help] [himself] [to] [as] [many] [fat] [hens] [as] [he] [wanted] [.] 1 all 6 was when he started for home the fat hens that were left started along with him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 for 3 started 5 home 3 started 13 along 6 the 8 hens 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 10 were 8 hens 11 left 8 hens 12 started 9 that 10 were 12 started 13 along 13 along 14 with 14 with 15 him 15 him 16 . he [led] [a] [procession] [of] [fat] [hens] [straight] [over] [to] his home [in] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 he 11 his 11 his 12 home 12 home 17 . [chapter] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] [trust] [a] [fox] [only] [as] [far] [as] [you] [can] [see] [him] [,] [and] [lock] [the] [chickens] [up] [before] [you] [do] [that] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] early the next morning , just as on the morning [before] [,] [blacky] [stopped] [over] [by] [reddy] ['s] [house] [.] 1 early 4 morning 1 early 7 as 1 early 10 morning 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 6 just 7 as 8 on 9 the 8 on 10 morning this time [reddy] was [already] [home] . 1 this 2 time 1 this 4 was 4 was 7 . [actually] [he] [was] [waiting] [for] [blacky] [,] [though] [he] [wouldn't] [have] [had] [blacky] [know] [it] [for] [the] [world] [.] as soon as [he] saw [blacky] [coming] [,] he lay [down] [on] [his] [doorstep] and [pretended] [not] [to] [see] [blacky] [at] [all] [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 saw 3 as 9 he 9 he 10 lay 10 lay 15 and " good morning , [reddy] , " said [blacky] [,] [as] he [alighted] in the top of a little tree [close] [by] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 8 said 4 , 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 he 8 said 23 . 14 in 15 the 14 in 23 . 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 20 tree 18 a 19 little 18 a 20 tree reddy raised his head as if it were all he could do to lift it . 1 reddy 2 raised 2 raised 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 16 . 5 as 6 if 5 as 11 could 6 if 7 it 6 if 8 were 8 were 9 all 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 11 could 14 lift 13 to 14 lift 14 lift 15 it 14 lift 16 . " good morning , [blacky] , " said he in a feeble voice . 1 " 8 said 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 8 said 4 , 8 said 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 12 feeble 8 said 14 . 10 in 12 feeble 11 a 12 feeble 12 feeble 13 voice blacky looked at him sharply . 1 blacky 5 sharply 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " what 's [the] [matter] [,] [reddy] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 demanded 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . " you seem to be [feeling] [badly] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 5 be 5 be 8 . 8 . 9 " reddy sighed . 1 reddy 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . it was a long , doleful sigh . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 7 sigh 4 long 5 , 4 long 7 sigh 6 doleful 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 . " [i] [am] [feeling] [badly] , [blacky] , " said he . 1 " 10 said 6 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] [never] [felt] [worse] [in] my [life] . 1 " 7 my 7 my 9 . the truth is [i] [i] [i] ["] [reddy] [paused] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is " you what ? " demanded [blacky] [,] [looking] [at] [reddy] [more] sharply [than] [ever] . 1 " 6 demanded 2 you 4 ? 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 demanded 6 demanded 13 sharply 6 demanded 16 . " [i] [am] [starving] , " said [reddy] [very] [feebly] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 . " [i] certainly [shall] [starve] [to] [death] [unless] [i] [can] [find] [some] [way] [of] [getting] [at] [least] [one] [good] [meal] [soon] . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 22 . you have no [idea] , [blacky] , how [dreadful] it is to be hungry [all] [the] [time] . " 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 no 3 no 5 , 5 , 19 " 7 , 19 " 8 how 10 it 10 it 11 is 10 it 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 hungry 14 hungry 18 . 18 . 19 " again [reddy] [sighed] , and [followed] this [with] [a] [second] [sigh] and then [a] [third] [sigh] [.] 1 again 12 and 4 , 5 and 4 , 12 and 5 and 7 this 12 and 13 then blacky [looked] [behind] [him] [so] [that] [reddy] [might] [not] [see] [the] twinkle in [his] eyes . 1 blacky 15 eyes 12 twinkle 13 in 12 twinkle 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 . for [blacky] [understood] [perfectly] [what] [reddy] was [trying] [to] [do] [.] 1 for 7 was reddy wasn't fooling him a bit . 1 reddy 3 fooling 2 wasn't 3 fooling 3 fooling 4 him 3 fooling 6 bit 3 fooling 7 . 5 a 6 bit when he looked back at [reddy] [he] [was] very grave . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 back 3 looked 5 at 3 looked 10 grave 9 very 10 grave 10 grave 11 . he was doing his best to look very sympathetic . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 9 sympathetic 4 his 5 best 5 best 9 sympathetic 6 to 7 look 7 look 9 sympathetic 8 very 9 sympathetic 9 sympathetic 10 . " [i] ['m] [right] sorry to hear [this] , [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 5 sorry 1 " 13 said 5 sorry 7 hear 6 to 7 hear 9 , 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [i] certainly [am] . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 5 . i 've been hungry myself more than once . 1 i 2 've 1 i 5 myself 2 've 3 been 4 hungry 5 myself 5 myself 8 once 5 myself 9 . 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 once if you [were] [not] [so] [weak] [,] [i] [would] [be] [tempted] to show you where they are . " 1 if 2 you 2 you 17 are 12 to 13 show 13 show 14 you 14 you 17 are 15 where 17 are 16 they 17 are 17 are 19 " 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] people who think that they are fooling others very often discover that they have been fooling themselves . 1 people 2 who 1 people 16 fooling 3 think 16 fooling 4 that 16 fooling 5 they 6 are 6 are 16 fooling 7 fooling 8 others 7 fooling 10 often 7 fooling 11 discover 7 fooling 16 fooling 9 very 10 often 12 that 16 fooling 13 they 16 fooling 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 fooling 16 fooling 17 themselves 16 fooling 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] i just can't bear to see an old friend starve . 1 i 2 just 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 bear 4 bear 10 starve 5 to 10 starve 6 see 10 starve 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 friend 9 friend 10 starve 10 starve 11 . it is too bad that those fat hens are so far away . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 3 too 11 far 4 bad 8 hens 5 that 6 those 6 those 8 hens 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 9 are 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 away 12 away 13 . i feel sure that [one] [of] [them] [would] [make] you [quite] [yourself] again . " 1 i 2 feel 1 i 10 you 2 feel 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 10 you 13 again 13 again 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't don't talk about them , " said [reddy] [feebly] . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 talk 4 talk 5 about 5 about 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " if [i] [could] [have] [just] [one] [fat] [hen] that is all [i] [would] [ask] . 1 " 11 is 2 if 11 is 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 all 12 all 16 . are they so very far from here ? " 1 are 2 they 1 are 5 far 1 are 7 here 1 are 8 ? 3 so 5 far 4 very 5 far 5 far 6 from 8 ? 9 " blacky nodded his head vigorously . 1 blacky 5 vigorously 2 nodded 4 head 2 nodded 5 vigorously 3 his 4 head 5 vigorously 6 . " yes , " said he , " they are a long way from here . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 said 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 are 9 they 10 are 10 are 15 here 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 way 13 way 14 from 13 way 15 here 15 here 16 . they are such a long way that [i] ['m] [afraid] [you] are too [weak] [to] [make] [the] [journey] . 1 they 2 are 1 they 12 are 2 are 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 that 12 are 13 too 13 too 19 . " it wouldn't do any harm [to] try it [,] [perhaps] [,] " [suggested] [reddy] , [in] [a] [hesitating] [way] [.] 1 " 9 it 1 " 13 " 2 it 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 6 harm 4 do 6 harm 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 8 try 8 try 9 it 13 " 16 , " [it] [is] no [worse] [to] [starve] [to] [death] [in] [one] [place] [than] [another] , and [i] never was one to give up without trying . 1 " 4 no 4 no 15 , 4 no 20 one 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 never 19 was 20 one 20 one 24 without 21 to 22 give 21 to 24 without 22 give 23 up 24 without 25 trying 24 without 26 . of course [i] [cannot] [keep] [up] [with] [you] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 . in fact , [i] [couldn't] if [i] were feeling well and strong . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 8 were 2 fact 9 feeling 6 if 8 were 9 feeling 10 well 9 feeling 12 strong 11 and 12 strong 12 strong 13 . perhaps [you] can tell me [just] [how] [to] [find] that [place] , and then [i] [needn't] [bother] you at all . " 1 perhaps 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 5 me 10 that 5 me 22 " 12 , 13 and 12 , 22 " 13 and 14 then 18 you 22 " 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 " blacky [pretended] [to] [be] [lost] [in] [thought] [while] [reddy] watched him anxiously . 1 blacky 10 watched 10 watched 11 him 10 watched 12 anxiously 12 anxiously 13 . finally [blacky] spoke . 1 finally 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " [it] [certainly] [makes] [my] [heart] [ache] to see you in [such] [a] [condition] , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 10 you 1 " 20 said 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 you 11 in 15 , 15 , 20 said 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . " [i] tell [you] what [i] 'll do . 1 " 5 what 3 tell 5 what 5 what 8 do 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . you know [crows] [are] [famous] [for] [flying] [in] [a] [straight] [line] when we want to get to any place in particular . 1 you 2 know 1 you 14 want 12 when 13 we 13 we 14 want 14 want 15 to 14 want 17 to 14 want 18 any 15 to 16 get 18 any 21 particular 19 place 21 particular 20 in 21 particular 21 particular 22 . i will fly straight towards that farm where the fat hens are . 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 towards 5 towards 11 hens 5 towards 13 . 6 that 11 hens 7 farm 11 hens 8 where 11 hens 9 the 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 are you follow along as best you can . 1 you 7 can 2 follow 3 along 3 along 4 as 3 along 5 best 5 best 7 can 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 . in your feeble condition it will take you a long time to get anywhere near there . 1 in 3 feeble 2 your 3 feeble 3 feeble 4 condition 3 feeble 7 take 3 feeble 15 near 3 feeble 17 . 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 take 7 take 8 you 7 take 10 long 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 time 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 anywhere 14 anywhere 15 near 15 near 16 there this will give me time to go hunt for my own dinner , and then [i] will come back until [i] [meet] [you] [.] 1 this 2 will 2 will 3 give 2 will 7 go 3 give 4 me 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 hunt 7 go 19 back 7 go 20 until 8 hunt 9 for 8 hunt 11 own 8 hunt 12 dinner 10 my 11 own 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 19 back 17 will 18 come 18 come 19 back after that [,] [i] will show you the way . 1 after 2 that 2 that 9 way 5 will 6 show 6 show 7 you 6 show 9 way 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 . now [i] [will] [start] [along] [and] [you] [follow] . " 1 now 10 " 9 . 10 " [reddy] [got] [to] [his] [feet] [as] [if] [it] [were] [hard] [work] [.] then [blacky] [spread] [his] [wings] [and] started [off] [,] [cawing] [encouragement] . 1 then 7 started 7 started 12 . all the time [inside] he was laughing [to] [think] that [reddy] [fox] [should] [think] he had [fooled] [him] [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 10 that 3 time 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 laughing 10 that 16 had 15 he 16 had " [he] [forgot] [to] [ask] [again] if there is [a] [dog] there , " [chuckled] [blacky] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 9 is 1 " 13 , 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 12 there 13 , 14 " as [for] [reddy] [,] [no] [sooner] was [blacky] [well] on [his] [way] [than] he [started] [off] [at] his [swiftest] [pace] . 1 as 7 was 1 as 14 he 7 was 10 on 14 he 18 his 18 his 21 . there was nothing [weak] [or] [feeble] in the [way] [reddy] [ran] [then] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 7 in 7 in 8 the he was in a hurry to get to those fat hens . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 hurry 3 in 5 hurry 4 a 5 hurry 5 hurry 7 get 5 hurry 8 to 5 hurry 11 hens 6 to 7 get 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . [chapter] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] you cannot tell from a single feather what a bird looks like , nor from a lone hair how big a dog is . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 tell 2 cannot 4 from 2 cannot 7 feather 5 a 6 single 6 single 7 feather 7 feather 10 bird 7 feather 11 looks 7 feather 18 hair 8 what 10 bird 9 a 10 bird 11 looks 12 like 11 looks 17 lone 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 17 lone 15 from 16 a 15 from 17 lone 18 hair 20 big 18 hair 23 is 18 hair 24 . 19 how 20 big 20 big 22 dog 21 a 22 dog [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [straight] [away] [towards] [the] [farm] [where] [bowser] [the] [hound] [was] [flew] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] [in] [between] [times] [blacky] [would] [chuckle] [to] [himself] [.] he was [mightily] pleased [with] [himself] [,] was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 was 2 was 4 pleased 8 was 10 . in the first place his plan was working beautifully . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 3 first 4 place 4 place 9 beautifully 5 his 6 plan 6 plan 9 beautifully 7 was 8 working 8 working 9 beautifully 9 beautifully 10 . you know what he was [after] was to get [reddy] [fox] [over] [to] [that] [farm] [where] [bowser] [was] [.] 1 you 2 know 1 you 9 get 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 was 4 he 5 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 get he [hoped] [that] [if] [reddy] [should] [catch] [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] [,] [the] [farmer] would [put] [bowser] [on] [reddy] ['s] [trail] . 1 he 16 would 16 would 23 . of course , [it] [all] [depended] [on] [whether] [reddy] [would] [catch] [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] and [whether] [bowser] [would] [be] [allowed] to [hunt] him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 17 and 17 and 25 him 23 to 25 him 25 him 26 . blacky had a plan for making [sure] [that] [if] [reddy] [did] [get] [one] [of] [those] [hens] [the] [folks] [in] [the] [farmhouse] [would] [know] [it] [.] 1 blacky 4 plan 2 had 4 plan 3 a 4 plan 4 plan 5 for 4 plan 6 making but what [tickled] [blacky] [most] [the] [knowledge] [that] [reddy] [fox] [thought] he was [fooling] [blacky] . 1 but 2 what 1 but 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 16 . you [remember] that [reddy] had [pretended] to be [very] [weak] [.] 1 you 8 be 3 that 5 had 5 had 7 to 7 to 8 be blacky knew [that] [reddy] [was] nothing of the [kind] [.] 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 8 the at [the] [very] [first] [opportunity] [blacky] [stopped] in the top of a [tall] tree [as] [if] [to] [rest] [.] 1 at 10 top 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 10 top 14 tree 12 a 14 tree his real reason for stopping was to have a chance to look back . 1 his 13 back 1 his 14 . 2 real 3 reason 3 reason 4 for 3 reason 5 stopping 5 stopping 6 was 5 stopping 7 to 5 stopping 10 chance 5 stopping 12 look 8 have 10 chance 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 11 to 12 look 13 back you see , while he was flying he couldn't look behind him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 flying 3 , 4 while 4 while 5 he 4 while 6 was 4 while 7 flying 7 flying 9 couldn't 7 flying 11 behind 8 he 9 couldn't 10 look 11 behind 11 behind 12 him 12 him 13 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way that red speck was coming across the snow-covered fields . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 feeble 4 weak 6 feeble 5 or 6 feeble 6 feeble 9 way 6 feeble 10 that 6 feeble 12 speck 6 feeble 19 . 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 way 11 red 12 speck 12 speck 17 snow-covered 13 was 17 snow-covered 14 coming 17 snow-covered 15 across 17 snow-covered 16 the 17 snow-covered 17 snow-covered 18 fields blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 3 hoarsely 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . nearer and nearer came the red speck , and of course the nearer it came the larger it grew . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 7 speck 3 nearer 12 the 3 nearer 13 nearer 5 the 6 red 6 red 7 speck 7 speck 11 course 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 course 10 of 11 course 13 nearer 14 it 13 nearer 15 came 13 nearer 17 larger 13 nearer 20 . 16 the 17 larger 17 larger 18 it 17 larger 19 grew presently it stopped moving fast . 1 presently 3 stopped 1 presently 4 moving 2 it 3 stopped 4 moving 5 fast 4 moving 6 . it [began] to [move] [slowly] [and] [stop] [every] [once] [in] [a] [while] , as if [to] [rest] [.] 1 it 3 to 1 it 15 if 13 , 15 if 14 as 15 if blacky laughed right out . 1 blacky 3 right 2 laughed 3 right 3 right 4 out 3 right 5 . he knew then that [reddy] [fox] had [discovered] him [sitting] in the [top] of [that] [tall] [tree] [and] [was] [once] [more] [pretending] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 had 2 knew 4 that 3 then 4 that 7 had 9 him 9 him 23 . 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 23 . it was [a] [sort] of a game , [a] [game] [that] [blacky] [thoroughly] [enjoyed] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 , 2 was 5 of 2 was 6 a 6 a 7 game as soon as he [knew] [that] [reddy] had [discovered] him , he [once] [more] [spread] his [black] [wings] and [started] [on] [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 8 had 8 had 10 him 10 him 19 and 11 , 12 he 11 , 19 and 12 he 16 his the same thing happened over again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 2 same 6 again 3 thing 4 happened 5 over 6 again 6 again 7 . in [fact] [,] [blacky] [did] [not] [fly] [far] this time before [once] [more] [waiting] . 1 in 9 this 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 before 11 before 15 . it was [great] [fun] to see [reddy] [suddenly] [pretend] that he was [too] [weak] [to] [run] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 5 to 6 see 6 see 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 17 . it was such [fun] [that] [blacky] [quite] [forgot] [that] [he] [had] [had] [no] [breakfast] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 . 2 was 3 such yes , [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] [very] [much] [pleased] with [himself] [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 10 with it looked very much as if he would succeed [in] [helping] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 it 3 very 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 succeed 9 succeed 15 . this pleased him . 1 this 2 pleased 2 pleased 3 him 3 him 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] be [wise] , [my] [friends] [,] and [do] [not] [fail] [to] [trust] [a] [dog] [who] [wags] his tail . 1 be 3 , 3 , 7 and 7 and 17 his 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] just before [reaching] [the] [farm] [where] [the] [fat] [hens] [and] [bowser] [the] [hound] [were] , [blacky] [waited] [for] [reddy] [fox] [to] [catch] [up] [.] 1 just 2 before 2 before 15 , it was [some] [time] [before] [reddy] [appeared] , for [he] [wasn't] [traveling] as [fast] [now] as [when] he [had] started out . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 , 8 , 18 he 9 for 13 as 13 as 16 as 16 as 18 he 18 he 20 started 20 started 21 out 21 out 22 . as soon as [blacky] saw him [he] [hid] in the [thick] [branches] of a [tall] [pine-tree] . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 9 in 6 him 17 . 9 in 10 the 13 of 14 a 13 of 17 . reddy didn't see him . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . in [fact] , [blacky] [had] [been] so [far] [ahead] that [reddy] had lost [sight] [of] [him] [some] [time] [before] . 1 in 3 , 3 , 7 so 7 so 10 that 10 that 12 had 12 had 13 lost 13 lost 20 . out of the [bushes] [trotted] [reddy] [.] 1 out 2 of 1 out 3 the his tongue was hanging out just a little , and he was panting . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 4 hanging 3 was 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 out 4 hanging 6 just 6 just 8 little 7 a 8 little 8 little 13 panting 9 , 13 panting 10 and 13 panting 11 he 12 was 11 he 13 panting 13 panting 14 . [blacky] [was] [just] [about] [to] [speak] [when] [reddy] [stopped] [.] he stood as still as if he had suddenly been frozen stiff . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 12 stiff 3 as 5 as 4 still 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 12 stiff 9 suddenly 11 frozen 10 been 11 frozen 11 frozen 12 stiff 12 stiff 13 . his sharp black ears were cocked forward , and his head was turned just a little to one side . 1 his 2 sharp 2 sharp 6 cocked 3 black 6 cocked 4 ears 6 cocked 5 were 6 cocked 6 cocked 7 forward 6 cocked 10 his 6 cocked 11 head 6 cocked 16 little 6 cocked 17 to 6 cocked 18 one 6 cocked 19 side 7 forward 9 and 8 , 9 and 11 head 12 was 11 head 13 turned 14 just 16 little 15 a 16 little 19 side 20 . reddy was listening . 1 reddy 3 listening 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 . he was [listening] for [the] [voice] [of] [blacky] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 for you [see] , he thought [blacky] [was] [still] [far] [ahead] of [him] . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 11 of 11 of 13 . for [several] [minutes] [reddy] [stood] [listening] [with] [all] [his] [might] , and [blacky] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [twinkled] as he looked [down] [,] [watching] [reddy] [.] 1 for 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 looked 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 looked [suddenly] [reddy] [sat] [down] [.] there was [an] [expression] [on] his [sharp] [face] [which] [blacky] [understood] [perfectly] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 his 6 his 13 . it was quite [plain] [that] [reddy] was [becoming] [suspicious] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 was 2 was 3 quite 7 was 10 . he had [begun] to [suspect] [that] he had been [tricked] [by] [blacky] [and] [led] so far [away] from home [for] [nothing] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 had 2 had 4 to 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 15 so 15 so 16 far 16 far 18 from 18 from 19 home [down] [inside] [blacky] [chuckled] [.] it was a noiseless chuckle [,] [for] [blacky] [did] [not] [intend] [to] [give] himself away until he had to . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 noiseless 3 a 4 noiseless 4 noiseless 5 chuckle 4 noiseless 14 himself 4 noiseless 18 had 4 noiseless 20 . 15 away 16 until 16 until 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 to but when [at] [last] he saw that [reddy] was beginning to [get] [uneasy] [,] [blacky] [spoke] [.] 1 but 2 when 2 when 6 saw 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 to " you seem to be [feeling] [better] , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 said 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 5 be 8 , 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . at the sound of [blacky] ['s] voice [,] [reddy] [was] [so] [startled] [that] [he] [jumped] [quite] [as] [if] [he] [had] [sat] [down] [on] [a] [prickly] [briar] [.] 1 at 3 sound 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 3 sound 7 voice he was sharp enough to know that it was no longer of any use to pretend . 1 he 2 was 2 was 14 use 3 sharp 4 enough 3 sharp 14 use 4 enough 5 to 6 know 7 that 6 know 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 14 use 10 no 11 longer 10 no 14 use 12 of 14 use 13 any 14 use 14 use 16 pretend 14 use 17 . 15 to 16 pretend " [i] 'm [feeling] [better] , " said he . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " the thought of [those] [fat] [hens] [has] [quite] [restored] [my] [strength] . 1 " 3 thought 2 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 13 . did you say that they are near here ? " 1 did 9 ? 2 you 3 say 2 you 6 are 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 here 6 are 9 ? 7 near 8 here 9 ? 10 " " [i] [didn't] [say] , but ["] [blacky] didn't [finish] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 11 . he didn't need to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 . from the other side of a little swamp in front of them a rooster crowed . 1 from 2 the 1 from 4 side 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 4 side 8 swamp 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 10 front 8 swamp 14 rooster 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 12 them 14 rooster 13 a 14 rooster 14 rooster 15 crowed 14 rooster 16 . that was [answer] enough [!] 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 enough reddy 's yellow eyes gleamed . 1 reddy 5 gleamed 2 's 5 gleamed 3 yellow 5 gleamed 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 . in an instant he was on his feet , the picture of alertness . 1 in 3 instant 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 he 3 instant 7 his 4 he 5 was 6 on 7 his 7 his 13 alertness 8 feet 13 alertness 9 , 13 alertness 10 the 13 alertness 11 picture 13 alertness 12 of 13 alertness 13 alertness 14 . " are you satisfied that [i] told the truth ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 2 are 2 are 10 ? 3 you 10 ? 4 satisfied 9 truth 4 satisfied 10 ? 5 that 9 truth 7 told 9 truth 8 the 9 truth 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] sooner or later the crookedest trail will straighten . 1 sooner 5 crookedest 2 or 5 crookedest 3 later 5 crookedest 4 the 5 crookedest 5 crookedest 6 trail 5 crookedest 7 will 5 crookedest 8 straighten 8 straighten 9 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at the sound of [that] [rooster] ['s] [voice] [on] the other side of the [little] [swamp] [,] [reddy] [became] [a] [changed] [fox] . 1 at 3 sound 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 4 of 10 the 4 of 23 . 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 12 side 14 the he did not even [glance] [up] [at] [blacky] [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 even he did not [even] say [thank] [you] [to] [blacky] for [having] [shown] [him] the way . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 5 say 3 not 10 for 10 for 14 the 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 . he [looked] [neither] to the [right] [nor] [to] [the] left [,] [but] [with] [eyes] [fixed] [eagerly] [ahead] [,] [began] [to] [steal] [forward] [swiftly] . 1 he 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 10 left 10 left 24 . to this he crawled on his stomach and peeped around the end of it . 1 to 12 end 2 this 12 end 3 he 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 on 4 crawled 7 stomach 4 crawled 9 peeped 6 his 7 stomach 8 and 9 peeped 9 peeped 10 around 9 peeped 12 end 11 the 12 end 12 end 13 of 12 end 14 it 14 it 15 . everything [was] [as] [blacky] [the] [crow] had [said] . 1 everything 7 had 1 everything 9 . they were not [shut] [in] [by] a [wire] [fence] [as] were [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hens] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 7 a 11 were 16 . some were taking a sun bath just in front of the barn door . 1 some 6 bath 2 were 6 bath 3 taking 6 bath 4 a 6 bath 5 sun 6 bath 6 bath 7 just 6 bath 9 front 6 bath 12 barn 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 door 12 barn 14 . others were scattered about , picking up bits of food which had been thrown out for them . 1 others 3 scattered 2 were 3 scattered 3 scattered 4 about 3 scattered 8 bits 5 , 6 picking 6 picking 7 up 6 picking 8 bits 8 bits 9 of 8 bits 10 food 8 bits 14 thrown 11 which 14 thrown 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 out 14 thrown 16 for 14 thrown 17 them 17 them 18 . a few were scratching in some straw in the cowyard . 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 scratching 3 were 4 scratching 4 scratching 10 cowyard 5 in 10 cowyard 6 some 10 cowyard 7 straw 10 cowyard 8 in 10 cowyard 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 . in the barn a horse stamped . 1 in 3 barn 2 the 3 barn 3 barn 6 stamped 3 barn 7 . 4 a 5 horse 5 horse 6 stamped from the farmhouse sounded the voice of a woman singing . 1 from 3 farmhouse 2 the 3 farmhouse 3 farmhouse 4 sounded 3 farmhouse 11 . 4 sounded 10 singing 5 the 10 singing 6 voice 7 of 6 voice 10 singing 8 a 9 woman 9 woman 10 singing once [the] [door] [of] [the] [farmhouse] [opened] , and [an] [appetizing] [odor] [floated] [out] [to] [tickle] [the] [nose] [of] [reddy] [.] 1 once 9 and 8 , 9 and reddy looked sharply for signs of a dog . 1 reddy 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 5 signs 3 sharply 9 . 4 for 5 signs 5 signs 6 of 5 signs 8 dog 7 a 8 dog not one could he see . 1 not 5 see 1 not 6 . 2 one 3 could 3 could 5 see 4 he 5 see if there was a dog , he must be either in the barn or in the house . 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 10 either 2 there 15 in 4 a 5 dog 5 dog 8 must 5 dog 10 either 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 be 10 either 13 barn 10 either 14 or 11 in 13 barn 12 the 13 barn 15 in 17 house 16 the 17 house 17 house 18 . it was quite clear [to] [reddy] that no [fox] [had] [bothered] [this] [flock] [of] [fat] [hens] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 4 clear 2 was 8 no 3 quite 4 clear 4 clear 7 that he was sorely tempted to rush out and grab one of them at once , but he didn't . 1 he 3 sorely 2 was 3 sorely 3 sorely 4 tempted 3 sorely 9 grab 3 sorely 19 . 4 tempted 5 to 6 rush 9 grab 7 out 9 grab 8 and 9 grab 9 grab 10 one 9 grab 12 them 9 grab 14 once 9 grab 17 he 10 one 11 of 13 at 14 once 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 didn't he was far too clever to do anything like that until he was absolutely sure that it would be safe . 1 he 2 was 2 was 14 absolutely 3 far 4 too 4 too 5 clever 5 clever 8 anything 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 anything 8 anything 9 like 8 anything 14 absolutely 9 like 10 that 11 until 12 he 11 until 14 absolutely 13 was 14 absolutely 14 absolutely 15 sure 14 absolutely 20 safe 14 absolutely 21 . 15 sure 16 that 15 sure 18 would 17 it 18 would 18 would 19 be he was sure that he could get one of those fat hens , but he wanted more . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 wanted 2 was 3 sure 4 that 5 he 5 he 16 wanted 6 could 7 get 7 get 12 hens 8 one 12 hens 9 of 12 hens 10 those 12 hens 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 16 wanted 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 more 17 more 18 . the thing to do was to be patient until he could catch one without alarming the others . 1 the 17 others 2 thing 8 patient 3 to 4 do 3 to 7 be 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 until 9 until 15 alarming 10 he 11 could 11 could 15 alarming 12 catch 15 alarming 13 one 15 alarming 14 without 15 alarming 15 alarming 17 others 16 the 17 others 17 others 18 . then [perhaps] he would be able to [catch] [another] . 1 then 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 7 to 10 . reddy decided to be patient and wait . 1 reddy 2 decided 2 decided 3 to 2 decided 5 patient 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 patient 5 patient 6 and 5 patient 7 wait 7 wait 8 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] [patience] [is] [a] [virtue] [in] [a] [cause] [that] ['s] [right] [.] in a cause [that] [isn't] [,] [it] ['s] a cause for fright . 1 in 12 fright 2 a 12 fright 3 cause 12 fright 9 a 12 fright 10 cause 12 fright 11 for 12 fright 12 fright 13 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] one of the first things [that] the [little] [people] of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] who [hunt] [other] [little] [people] [learn] [is] [patience] [.] 1 one 2 of 1 one 18 who 2 of 3 the 2 of 5 things 3 the 4 first 7 the 10 of 7 the 18 who 10 of 11 the sometimes it takes a long time to learn this , but it is a necessary lesson . 1 sometimes 3 takes 2 it 3 takes 3 takes 6 time 3 takes 8 learn 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 7 to 8 learn 8 learn 16 lesson 9 this 16 lesson 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 15 necessary 13 is 14 a 13 is 15 necessary 15 necessary 16 lesson 16 lesson 17 . reddy [fox] had [learned] [it] [.] 1 reddy 3 had reddy knew that often even his cleverness would not succeed without patience . 1 reddy 7 cleverness 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 7 cleverness 4 often 7 cleverness 5 even 7 cleverness 6 his 7 cleverness 7 cleverness 10 succeed 7 cleverness 11 without 7 cleverness 12 patience 8 would 10 succeed 9 not 10 succeed 12 patience 13 . when he was young he had lost many a good meal through impatience . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 young 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 lost 7 lost 13 impatience 7 lost 14 . 8 many 13 impatience 9 a 11 meal 10 good 11 meal 11 meal 13 impatience 12 through 13 impatience reddy could not remember when he had been more hungry than he was now . 1 reddy 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 remember 2 could 9 more 4 remember 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 9 more 11 than 10 hungry 11 than 11 than 12 he 11 than 14 now 11 than 15 . 12 he 13 was if he were discovered , there would be small chance for him to get another fat hen . 1 if 2 he 2 he 4 discovered 3 were 4 discovered 4 discovered 10 chance 4 discovered 15 another 5 , 6 there 6 there 10 chance 7 would 8 be 7 would 10 chance 9 small 10 chance 10 chance 11 for 10 chance 14 get 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 15 another 17 hen 15 another 18 . 16 fat 17 hen reddy is keen enough to make the most of an opportunity . 1 reddy 2 is 1 reddy 3 keen 3 keen 4 enough 3 keen 8 most 4 enough 5 to 4 enough 6 make 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 of 8 most 11 opportunity 10 an 11 opportunity 11 opportunity 12 . he knew that if he could get one of these hens without frightening the others , he would have a chance to get another . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 18 would 4 if 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 13 frightening 7 get 13 frightening 8 one 13 frightening 9 of 13 frightening 10 these 13 frightening 11 hens 13 frightening 12 without 13 frightening 13 frightening 15 others 13 frightening 17 he 13 frightening 18 would 14 the 15 others 16 , 17 he 18 would 19 have 19 have 21 chance 20 a 21 chance 21 chance 23 get 21 chance 24 another 21 chance 25 . 22 to 23 get he might have a chance to get several in this way . 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 have 2 might 5 chance 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 7 get 5 chance 8 several 5 chance 12 . 6 to 7 get 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 . so , though he was so eager and so hungry , he made himself keep perfectly still , while he studied out a plan . 1 so 4 he 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 eager 6 so 21 studied 8 and 21 studied 9 so 10 hungry 9 so 21 studied 10 hungry 11 , 12 he 14 himself 12 he 21 studied 13 made 14 himself 15 keep 21 studied 16 perfectly 17 still 16 perfectly 21 studied 18 , 19 while 19 while 21 studied 20 he 21 studied 21 studied 22 out 21 studied 24 plan 23 a 24 plan 24 plan 25 . by and by he stole ever so carefully around back of the barn to the cowyard . 1 by 2 and 2 and 8 carefully 3 by 5 stole 4 he 5 stole 5 stole 8 carefully 6 ever 7 so 7 so 8 carefully 8 carefully 13 barn 9 around 13 barn 10 back 13 barn 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 16 cowyard 14 to 16 cowyard 15 the 16 cowyard 16 cowyard 17 . some of those fat hens were scratching in the straw of the cowyard . 1 some 13 cowyard 2 of 13 cowyard 3 those 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 5 hens 7 scratching 7 scratching 13 cowyard 8 in 13 cowyard 9 the 13 cowyard 10 straw 13 cowyard 11 of 13 cowyard 12 the 13 cowyard 13 cowyard 14 . just outside the cowyard was a pile of old boards . 1 just 4 cowyard 2 outside 4 cowyard 3 the 4 cowyard 4 cowyard 5 was 4 cowyard 10 boards 4 cowyard 11 . 6 a 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 10 boards 9 old 10 boards reddy crawled behind this pile of old boards and then crouched and settled himself to be patient . 1 reddy 11 crouched 2 crawled 8 boards 3 behind 8 boards 4 this 8 boards 5 pile 6 of 5 pile 8 boards 7 old 8 boards 8 boards 10 then 8 boards 11 crouched 9 and 10 then 11 crouched 12 and 11 crouched 13 settled 11 crouched 17 patient 13 settled 14 himself 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 patient 17 patient 18 . he knew that sooner or later one of those fat hens would be likely to come out of the cowyard . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 sooner 4 sooner 5 or 4 sooner 6 later 6 later 11 hens 7 one 11 hens 8 of 11 hens 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 14 likely 12 would 13 be 12 would 14 likely 14 likely 15 to 14 likely 20 cowyard 16 come 20 cowyard 17 out 20 cowyard 18 of 20 cowyard 19 the 20 cowyard 20 cowyard 21 . in this way he might be able to catch one without the others knowing a thing about it . 1 in 3 way 2 this 3 way 3 way 14 knowing 3 way 19 . 4 he 5 might 5 might 7 able 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 catch 9 catch 10 one 9 catch 14 knowing 11 without 14 knowing 12 the 13 others 13 others 14 knowing 14 knowing 16 thing 14 knowing 17 about 14 knowing 18 it 15 a 16 thing [blacky] [the] [crow] [sat] [in] [the] [top] [of] [a] [tall] [tree] [where] [he] [could] [see] [all] [that] [was] [going] [on] [.] [blacky] [was] [as] [impatient] [as] [reddy] [was] [patient] [.] " why doesn't the red rascal rush in and get [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] ? " [muttered] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 doesn't 2 why 16 ? 3 doesn't 6 rascal 4 the 5 red 5 red 6 rascal 6 rascal 7 rush 6 rascal 10 get 7 rush 8 in 7 rush 9 and 16 ? 17 " " what is the matter with him , anyway ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 matter 3 is 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 5 matter 9 anyway 5 matter 10 ? 6 with 7 him 8 , 9 anyway i wonder if he is afraid . 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 6 afraid 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 4 he 2 wonder 5 is 6 afraid 7 . he could catch one of them without half trying , and there he lies as if he expected them to run right into his mouth . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 catch 2 could 18 expected 3 catch 4 one 3 catch 6 them 3 catch 7 without 4 one 5 of 8 half 18 expected 9 trying 14 lies 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 14 lies 13 he 14 lies 14 lies 18 expected 15 as 16 if 15 as 17 he 15 as 18 expected 18 expected 19 them 18 expected 20 to 20 to 21 run 21 run 22 right 22 right 23 into 23 into 25 mouth 24 his 25 mouth 25 mouth 26 . i don't want to sit here all day . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 3 want 5 sit 3 want 7 all 5 sit 6 here 7 all 8 day 8 day 9 . yet [i] [can't] [do] [a] [thing] [until] [he] [catches] one of [those] [hens] . " 1 yet 15 " 10 one 11 of 11 of 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] the [cleverest] [fox] [is] [almost] [certain] [to] [visit] [the] [chicken] yard [once] [too] [often] . 1 the 11 yard 11 yard 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] in the cowyard back of the barn of this particular farm stood several cows contentedly chewing their cuds as they took their daily airing . 1 in 3 cowyard 2 the 3 cowyard 3 cowyard 4 back 3 cowyard 5 of 3 cowyard 7 barn 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 10 particular 7 barn 11 farm 7 barn 12 stood 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 particular 12 stood 18 cuds 13 several 18 cuds 14 cows 18 cuds 15 contentedly 18 cuds 16 chewing 18 cuds 17 their 18 cuds 18 cuds 19 as 18 cuds 20 they 18 cuds 21 took 18 cuds 24 airing 22 their 24 airing 23 daily 24 airing 24 airing 25 . half a dozen fat hens were walking about among them and scratching in the straw . 1 half 3 dozen 2 a 3 dozen 3 dozen 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 5 hens 12 scratching 5 hens 16 . 7 walking 8 about 7 walking 12 scratching 9 among 10 them 9 among 12 scratching 11 and 12 scratching 12 scratching 13 in 12 scratching 14 the 12 scratching 15 straw out in the farmyard in front of the barn were many more fat hens . 1 out 4 farmyard 2 in 4 farmyard 3 the 4 farmyard 4 farmyard 6 front 4 farmyard 9 barn 4 farmyard 10 were 4 farmyard 14 hens 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 8 the 9 barn 11 many 14 hens 12 more 14 hens 13 fat 14 hens 14 hens 15 . behind a pile of old boards just outside the cowyard was a spot of red . 1 behind 6 boards 2 a 3 pile 3 pile 4 of 3 pile 6 boards 5 old 6 boards 6 boards 10 cowyard 7 just 10 cowyard 8 outside 10 cowyard 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 was 10 cowyard 12 a 10 cowyard 13 spot 10 cowyard 14 of 10 cowyard 15 red 10 cowyard 16 . in the top of a tall tree not far distant was a spot of black . 1 in 7 tree 2 the 3 top 3 top 4 of 3 top 6 tall 3 top 7 tree 5 a 6 tall 7 tree 10 distant 8 not 9 far 9 far 10 distant 10 distant 13 spot 10 distant 14 of 10 distant 15 black 10 distant 16 . 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 spot the smoke from the chimney of the farmhouse floated skyward in a lazy way . 1 the 10 skyward 2 smoke 3 from 2 smoke 5 chimney 4 the 5 chimney 5 chimney 10 skyward 6 of 10 skyward 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 10 skyward 9 floated 10 skyward 10 skyward 11 in 10 skyward 12 a 10 skyward 13 lazy 10 skyward 14 way 14 way 15 . looking down on the [great] [world] [,] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [saw] [no] [more] [peaceful] [scene] [anywhere] [.] 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 4 the by and by a fat hen walked over to the bars of the cowyard and hopped up on the lower bar . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 6 hen 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 11 bars 7 walked 11 bars 8 over 11 bars 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 bars 11 bars 14 cowyard 12 of 14 cowyard 13 the 14 cowyard 14 cowyard 16 hopped 14 cowyard 20 lower 14 cowyard 22 . 15 and 16 hopped 16 hopped 17 up 18 on 20 lower 19 the 20 lower 20 lower 21 bar there she sat for some time . 1 there 3 sat 1 there 6 time 2 she 3 sat 4 for 6 time 5 some 6 time 6 time 7 . right then things happened all at once . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 happened 3 things 4 happened 4 happened 7 once 4 happened 8 . 5 all 7 once 6 at 7 once that red spot behind the pile of old boards suddenly came to life . 1 that 3 spot 2 red 3 spot 3 spot 9 boards 3 spot 14 . 4 behind 5 the 4 behind 9 boards 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 9 boards 8 old 9 boards 9 boards 10 suddenly 9 boards 11 came 9 boards 13 life 11 came 12 to now [those] [who] [know] [blacky] well , [know] [when] he is [screaming] ["] [fox] ! 1 now 11 is 1 now 15 ! 6 well 7 , 7 , 10 he 10 he 11 is fox ! 1 fox 2 ! fox ! " although it sounds as if he were saying " caw ! 1 fox 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 13 caw 4 although 6 sounds 5 it 6 sounds 6 sounds 8 if 6 sounds 11 saying 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 11 saying 13 caw 12 " 13 caw 13 caw 14 ! caw ! 1 caw 2 ! caw ! " 1 caw 2 ! 2 ! 3 " in a moment the door of the farmhouse flew open , and a man stepped out with a dog at his heels . 1 in 3 moment 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 15 stepped 4 the 5 door 5 door 8 farmhouse 5 door 10 open 5 door 12 and 5 door 15 stepped 6 of 8 farmhouse 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 9 flew 11 , 12 and 13 a 14 man 14 man 15 stepped 15 stepped 16 out 15 stepped 19 dog 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 dog 19 dog 22 heels 20 at 22 heels 21 his 22 heels 22 heels 23 . the man [looked] [up] [at] [blacky] , and [he] [knew] by [blacky] ['s] [actions] that [something] was going on [back] of the [barn] [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 by 11 by 15 that 15 that 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 22 the 21 of 22 the just as [reddy] [reached] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [swamp] [,] he heard the [roar] [of] a [great] voice [behind] [him] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 11 he 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 13 the 12 heard 18 voice 16 a 18 voice 18 voice 21 . he knew that voice . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 voice 4 voice 5 . it was the [voice] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 the it could be [no] [one] [else] [but] [bowser] [who] was [behind] [him] [,] [for] [there] [was] no other [voice] [quite] [like] [his] . 1 it 3 be 1 it 10 was 2 could 3 be 10 was 17 no 17 no 18 other 18 other 23 . [dismay] [awoke] [in] [reddy] ['s] [heart] [.] to do it he would have to drop that fat hen he had come so far to get . 1 to 2 do 2 do 3 it 3 it 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 5 would 18 get 6 have 8 drop 7 to 8 drop 8 drop 11 hen 9 that 11 hen 10 fat 11 hen 11 hen 13 had 11 hen 16 far 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 come 15 so 16 far 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 . do you wonder that [reddy] [was] [dismayed] ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 8 ? 3 wonder 4 that [chapter] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] [dishonesty] [will] [run] [away] [where] [honesty] [will] [boldly] [stay] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] was [in] [a] [fix] [!] 1 reddy 3 was he certainly was in a fix ! 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 6 fix 4 in 6 fix 5 a 6 fix 6 fix 7 ! reddy 's wits were working quite as fast as his legs . 1 reddy 3 wits 2 's 3 wits 3 wits 4 were 3 wits 5 working 3 wits 8 fast 3 wits 12 . 5 working 6 quite 7 as 8 fast 8 fast 9 as 8 fast 11 legs 10 his 11 legs " [i] [can't] [carry] [this] [fat] [hen] [far] [,] " [thought] [reddy] , " [for] [bowser] will [surely] [catch] [me] [.] 1 " 10 " 10 " 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 will goodness , what a noise he makes ! " 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 3 what 1 goodness 5 noise 1 goodness 6 he 1 goodness 7 makes 1 goodness 8 ! 4 a 5 noise 8 ! 9 " as he ran [,] [reddy] [watched] [sharply] [this] [way] [and] [that] [way] [for] [a] [place] [to] [hide] [the] [fat] [hen] . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 21 . he knew he must find a place soon , because already that fat hen was growing very heavy . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 he 2 knew 4 must 4 must 5 find 5 find 7 place 6 a 7 place 7 place 14 hen 8 soon 14 hen 9 , 10 because 10 because 14 hen 11 already 14 hen 12 that 14 hen 13 fat 14 hen 14 hen 16 growing 14 hen 18 heavy 15 was 16 growing 17 very 18 heavy 18 heavy 19 . presently he spied the hollow stump of a tree . 1 presently 3 spied 2 he 3 spied 3 spied 6 stump 4 the 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 stump 6 stump 9 tree 6 stump 10 . 7 of 9 tree 8 a 9 tree he didn't know it was hollow when he first saw it , but from its looks he thought it might be . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 16 looks 4 it 5 was 4 it 16 looks 6 hollow 8 he 7 when 8 he 8 he 10 saw 8 he 16 looks 9 first 10 saw 11 it 16 looks 12 , 13 but 13 but 16 looks 14 from 15 its 15 its 16 looks 16 looks 20 might 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 19 it 18 thought 20 might 20 might 21 be 21 be 22 . the top of it was only about two feet above the ground . 1 the 2 top 1 the 12 ground 2 top 3 of 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 only 6 only 8 two 7 about 8 two 8 two 9 feet 9 feet 12 ground 10 above 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . reddy stopped and stood up on his hind legs so as to see if the top of that stump was hollow . 1 reddy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 8 hind 2 stopped 16 top 4 stood 8 hind 5 up 8 hind 6 on 8 hind 7 his 8 hind 8 hind 9 legs 8 hind 11 as 9 legs 10 so 11 as 14 if 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 if 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 19 stump 18 that 19 stump 19 stump 20 was 19 stump 21 hollow 19 stump 22 . it was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 . he had no intention of running any farther than he must . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 must 2 had 4 intention 3 no 4 intention 4 intention 5 of 4 intention 6 running 4 intention 8 farther 7 any 8 farther 8 farther 9 than 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 . in the first place he had traveled so far that he did not feel like running . 1 in 7 traveled 2 the 3 first 3 first 7 traveled 4 place 7 traveled 5 he 7 traveled 6 had 7 traveled 7 traveled 9 far 7 traveled 12 did 8 so 9 far 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 not 12 did 14 feel 14 feel 15 like 14 feel 16 running 16 running 17 . in the second place he wanted to get back to that hollow stump and the fat hen just as soon as possible . 1 in 4 place 1 in 12 hollow 2 the 3 second 3 second 4 place 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 6 wanted 8 get 6 wanted 10 to 6 wanted 12 hollow 8 get 9 back 11 that 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 stump 13 stump 14 and 13 stump 17 hen 13 stump 23 . 15 the 17 hen 16 fat 17 hen 17 hen 22 possible 18 just 19 as 19 as 22 possible 20 soon 22 possible 21 as 22 possible it wasn't long before [reddy] [realized] [that] it was not going to be so easy [to] [fool] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 9 was 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 4 before 8 it 9 was 11 going 10 not 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 easy 14 so 15 easy 15 easy 21 . reddy didn't know that country about there at all , and little by little he began to realize how much this meant . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 7 there 2 didn't 8 at 2 didn't 18 realize 3 know 4 that 3 know 6 about 5 country 6 about 8 at 9 all 9 all 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 little 18 realize 13 by 18 realize 14 little 16 began 15 he 16 began 16 began 17 to 16 began 18 realize 18 realize 19 how 18 realize 21 this 18 realize 22 meant 19 how 20 much 22 meant 23 . at home he knew every foot of the ground for a long distance in every direction . 1 at 2 home 2 home 5 every 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 every 5 every 16 direction 6 foot 7 of 6 foot 9 ground 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 13 distance 10 for 13 distance 11 a 13 distance 12 long 13 distance 13 distance 16 direction 14 in 16 direction 15 every 16 direction 16 direction 17 . this made all the difference in the world , because he knew just how to play all kinds of tricks . 1 this 10 because 2 made 5 difference 3 all 5 difference 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 8 world 5 difference 10 because 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 9 , 10 because 10 because 12 knew 10 because 16 play 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 14 how 13 just 14 how 15 to 16 play 16 play 20 tricks 16 play 21 . 17 all 18 kinds 18 kinds 19 of 18 kinds 20 tricks but here it was different . 1 but 2 here 1 but 5 different 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 different 5 different 6 . it seemed to him that all he could do was to run and run . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 14 run 5 that 8 could 6 all 8 could 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 8 could 14 run 10 was 11 to 11 to 14 run 12 run 13 and 12 run 14 run 14 run 15 . [chapter] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] the sweetest sound in the world is the voice of one you love . 1 the 2 sweetest 2 sweetest 3 sound 2 sweetest 6 world 2 sweetest 8 the 2 sweetest 9 voice 2 sweetest 10 of 2 sweetest 11 one 2 sweetest 13 love 2 sweetest 14 . 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 6 world 7 is 12 you 13 love [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] farmer [brown] 's boy [had] [an] [errand] [which] [took] him [far] [from] [home] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 10 him 10 him 14 . he harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . 1 he 2 harnessed 2 harnessed 4 horse 2 harnessed 5 to 2 harnessed 6 a 2 harnessed 7 sleigh 3 the 4 horse 7 sleigh 8 and 7 sleigh 9 started 7 sleigh 11 right 7 sleigh 13 dinner 9 started 10 off 12 after 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 . farmer [brown] 's boy was [not] [thinking] [of] [bowser] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 5 was he had almost reached the place he had started for when ' way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog . 1 he 4 reached 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 17 fields 6 place 9 started 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 started 9 started 10 for 9 started 14 off 9 started 15 across 11 when 14 off 12 ' 14 off 13 way 14 off 15 across 16 the 15 across 17 fields 17 fields 20 right 17 fields 22 heard 17 fields 25 . 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 right 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 24 dog 23 a 24 dog [now] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [enjoys] [listening] [to] [the] [sound] [of] [a] [hound] [chasing] [a] [fox] [.] there is something about it which stirs the blood . 1 there 7 stirs 2 is 7 stirs 3 something 7 stirs 4 about 7 stirs 5 it 7 stirs 6 which 7 stirs 7 stirs 9 blood 7 stirs 10 . 8 the 9 blood he stopped [whistling] and [stopped] [the] [horse] [in] [order] [that] [he] [might] [listen] [better] . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 and 2 stopped 15 . at first that [sound] was [very] [,] [very] [faint] [,] [but] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [listened] [,] [it] [grew] [louder] [and] [clearer] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 24 . 2 first 5 was 3 that 5 was [suddenly] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [leaped] [up] [excitedly] [.] " that 's [bowser] ! " he cried . 1 " 3 's 1 " 5 ! 2 that 3 's 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 cried 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 9 . " [as] sure [as] [i] [live] that 's good [old] [bowser] ! 1 " 8 's 3 sure 7 that 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 good 9 good 12 ! i would know that voice among a million [!] ["] 1 i 2 would 2 would 8 million 3 know 4 that 3 know 8 million 5 voice 8 million 6 among 8 million 7 a 8 million he leaped from the sleigh and tied the horse . 1 he 2 leaped 2 leaped 5 sleigh 3 from 5 sleigh 4 the 5 sleigh 5 sleigh 6 and 5 sleigh 7 tied 7 tied 9 horse 8 the 9 horse 9 horse 10 . then he climbed over the fence and began to run across the snow-covered fields . 1 then 3 climbed 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 over 4 over 6 fence 4 over 14 fields 4 over 15 . 5 the 6 fence 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 13 snow-covered 10 run 13 snow-covered 11 across 13 snow-covered 12 the 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 fields he could tell [from] [the] [sound] [in] what [direction] [bowser] was [running] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 tell 3 tell 8 what 8 what 11 was 11 was 13 . at last he reached an old road . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 reached 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 6 old 4 reached 7 road 5 an 6 old 7 road 8 . he felt certain that [reddy] would follow that road . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 certain 3 certain 7 follow 4 that 6 would 6 would 7 follow 7 follow 9 road 8 that 9 road 9 road 10 . so he hid behind an old stone wall on the edge of it . 1 so 3 hid 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 behind 3 hid 13 it 4 behind 8 wall 5 an 6 old 6 old 8 wall 7 stone 8 wall 8 wall 11 edge 9 on 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 13 it 14 . he did not have long to wait . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 7 wait 4 have 7 wait 5 long 7 wait 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 8 . a red form appeared around a turn in the old road , running swiftly . 1 a 3 form 2 red 3 form 3 form 4 appeared 3 form 5 around 3 form 6 a 3 form 7 turn 3 form 13 running 7 turn 11 road 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 old 9 the 11 road 12 , 13 running 13 running 14 swiftly 14 swiftly 15 . then it stopped and stood perfectly still . 1 then 2 it 1 then 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 3 stopped 5 stood 5 stood 7 still 6 perfectly 7 still 7 still 8 . of course it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 . he was [listening] [to] [make] sure [just] [how] [far] [behind] [him] [bowser] was . 1 he 2 was 1 he 13 was 2 was 6 sure 13 was 14 . he listened for only a moment and then started on as swiftly as before . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 6 moment 3 for 6 moment 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 moment 6 moment 8 then 6 moment 12 swiftly 7 and 8 then 9 started 10 on 9 started 11 as 9 started 12 swiftly 12 swiftly 13 as 12 swiftly 14 before 14 before 15 . right [down] [the] [road] [past] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reddy] [ran] , and never once [suspected] [he] [was] [being] [watched] . 1 right 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 never 14 never 15 once 15 once 21 . a few minutes later another form appeared around the turn in the road . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 7 appeared 5 another 7 appeared 6 form 7 appeared 7 appeared 8 around 8 around 13 road 9 the 13 road 10 turn 13 road 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 road 13 road 14 . it was [bowser] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 ! yes , [sir] [,] it was [bowser] [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 was with a [glad] [cry] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] jumped over the stone wall and waited . 1 with 2 a 2 a 13 wall 9 jumped 13 wall 10 over 13 wall 11 the 13 wall 12 stone 13 wall 13 wall 15 waited 14 and 15 waited 15 waited 16 . [chapter] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] joy will make a puppy of an old dog . 1 joy 5 puppy 1 joy 10 . 2 will 3 make 3 make 5 puppy 4 a 5 puppy 5 puppy 7 an 5 puppy 9 dog 6 of 7 an 7 an 8 old [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] when [bowser] the [hound] [is] [following] [the] [trail] [of] [reddy] [fox] [,] [it] [takes] [a] [great] [deal] [to] [make] [him] [leave] [that] [trail] [.] 1 when 3 the his love of the hunt is so great that , as a rule , nothing short of losing the trail will make him stop . 1 his 2 love 2 love 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 18 losing 4 the 5 hunt 6 is 7 so 7 so 9 that 7 so 18 losing 8 great 9 that 10 , 11 as 11 as 13 rule 12 a 13 rule 13 rule 14 , 13 rule 18 losing 15 nothing 18 losing 16 short 18 losing 17 of 18 losing 18 losing 20 trail 18 losing 22 make 18 losing 23 him 18 losing 24 stop 18 losing 25 . 19 the 20 trail 21 will 22 make he will follow it until he cannot follow it any longer . 1 he 11 longer 2 will 3 follow 3 follow 5 until 4 it 5 until 5 until 6 he 5 until 11 longer 7 cannot 8 follow 7 cannot 11 longer 9 it 11 longer 10 any 11 longer 11 longer 12 . but [for] [once] [bowser] [actually] [forgot] [that] he was [following] [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 13 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he didn't see him until he almost ran into him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 2 didn't 5 until 3 see 4 him 5 until 6 he 5 until 7 almost 7 almost 8 ran 8 ran 9 into 8 ran 10 him 10 him 11 . for [just] a [second] [bowser] [stared] [in] [utter] [surprise] [.] 1 for 3 a then with a little yelp of pure joy he leaped up and did his best to lick his master 's face . 1 then 5 yelp 2 with 5 yelp 3 a 5 yelp 4 little 5 yelp 5 yelp 6 of 5 yelp 7 pure 5 yelp 10 leaped 7 pure 8 joy 9 he 10 leaped 10 leaped 11 up 10 leaped 21 face 12 and 17 lick 13 did 17 lick 14 his 17 lick 15 best 17 lick 16 to 17 lick 17 lick 18 his 17 lick 19 master 17 lick 20 's 17 lick 21 face 21 face 22 . he yelped and whined and barked . 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 and 2 yelped 4 whined 2 yelped 5 and 2 yelped 6 barked 6 barked 7 . he [nearly] knocked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [down] [by] [leaping] [up] [on] [him] . 1 he 3 knocked 3 knocked 14 . he raced around in circles . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 around 2 raced 5 circles 4 in 5 circles 5 circles 6 . when at last he was still [long] [enough] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy just threw his arms around him and hugged him . 1 when 3 last 1 when 4 he 1 when 5 was 2 at 3 last 5 was 6 still 6 still 21 hugged 13 boy 15 threw 14 just 15 threw 15 threw 21 hugged 16 his 17 arms 17 arms 18 around 17 arms 19 him 17 arms 21 hugged 20 and 21 hugged 21 hugged 22 him 22 him 23 . he [hugged] [him] so [hard] [he] [made] [bowser] [squeal] [.] 1 he 4 so then [two] [of] [the] [happiest] [folks] [in] all the [great] [world] [started] [back] [across] [the] [snow-covered] [fields] [to] [the] [sleigh] [.] 1 then 8 all 8 all 9 the [bowser] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [were] [not] [the] [only] [ones] [who] [rejoiced] [.] reddy [fox] had been [badly] [worried] . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 7 . that would mean giving up the fat hen which he had hidden in the hollow stump . 1 that 2 would 1 that 16 stump 3 mean 4 giving 4 giving 5 up 4 giving 8 hen 6 the 8 hen 7 fat 8 hen 8 hen 9 which 8 hen 12 hidden 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 hidden 12 hidden 16 stump 13 in 15 hollow 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 16 stump 16 stump 17 . of course , [reddy] knew [the] [instant] that [bowser] [began] [to] [yelp] and [bark] that [something] [had] [happened] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 19 . 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 knew 5 knew 8 that 5 knew 15 that 13 and 15 that what it was [he] [couldn't] [imagine] . 1 what 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 7 . he sat down to wait and listen . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 5 wait 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 7 listen 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 . then he heard the voice [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 3 heard 5 voice 5 voice 11 . reddy [knew] [that] voice and he grinned , for [he] [felt] [sure] [that] [bowser] [would] [give] [up] [the] [hunt] [.] 1 reddy 7 grinned 4 voice 7 grinned 5 and 7 grinned 6 he 7 grinned 7 grinned 9 for 8 , 9 for he grinned because now he would have a chance to go back for that fat hen . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 because 2 grinned 17 . 3 because 5 he 3 because 9 chance 4 now 5 he 6 would 7 have 7 have 9 chance 8 a 9 chance 9 chance 10 to 9 chance 13 for 9 chance 15 fat 10 to 11 go 11 go 12 back 14 that 15 fat 15 fat 16 hen at the [same] time [that] [grin] [was] [not] [wholly] [a] [happy] [grin] [,] [because] [reddy] [knew] [that] [now] [bowser] [would] [return] to [his] [home] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 4 time 1 at 25 . 4 time 22 to presently [reddy] [very] [carefully] [crept] [back] [to] [a] [place] [where] he [could] [see] [what] was going on . 1 presently 11 he 11 he 15 was 15 was 16 going 16 going 17 on 17 on 18 . reddy 's thoughts were very pleasant thoughts , for they were all of the fine dinner of which he now felt sure . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 3 thoughts 1 reddy 16 dinner 3 thoughts 4 were 3 thoughts 6 pleasant 3 thoughts 11 were 3 thoughts 13 of 5 very 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 thoughts 6 pleasant 8 , 6 pleasant 9 for 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 all 13 of 14 the 15 fine 16 dinner 16 dinner 18 which 16 dinner 21 felt 16 dinner 23 . 17 of 18 which 19 he 21 felt 20 now 21 felt 21 felt 22 sure [chapter] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] yes , [sir] , [very] [pleasant] [were] [the] [thoughts] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , he felt sure that no dinner he had ever eaten had tasted anywhere near as good as would the dinner he was about to enjoy . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 10 eaten 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 5 no 6 dinner 10 eaten 7 he 8 had 8 had 10 eaten 9 ever 10 eaten 10 eaten 12 tasted 10 eaten 20 dinner 11 had 12 tasted 12 tasted 13 anywhere 12 tasted 15 as 12 tasted 16 good 12 tasted 17 as 13 anywhere 14 near 18 would 20 dinner 19 the 20 dinner 20 dinner 22 was 20 dinner 25 enjoy 20 dinner 26 . 21 he 22 was 23 about 25 enjoy 24 to 25 enjoy in the first place his stomach had not been really filled for a long time . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 3 first 15 time 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 10 really 6 stomach 11 filled 7 had 8 not 8 not 9 been 8 not 10 really 12 for 15 time 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 . there is nothing like a good appetite to make things taste good . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 7 appetite 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 appetite 7 appetite 9 make 7 appetite 10 things 7 appetite 11 taste 7 appetite 13 . 8 to 9 make 11 taste 12 good reddy [certainly] had [the] [appetite] to make [that] [fat] [hen] [the] [finest] [dinner] a [fox] [ever] [ate] [.] 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 14 a so , with [pleasant] [thoughts] [of] the [feast] [to] [come] [,] [reddy] [trotted] [along] [swiftly] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 7 the presently he reached the little swamp in which was the hollow stump . 1 presently 6 swamp 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 6 swamp 4 the 6 swamp 5 little 6 swamp 6 swamp 7 in 6 swamp 8 which 6 swamp 12 stump 8 which 9 was 10 the 11 hollow 11 hollow 12 stump 12 stump 13 . as he drew near it , he moved very carefully . 1 as 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 3 drew 8 moved 5 it 8 moved 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 moved 8 moved 10 carefully 8 moved 11 . 9 very 10 carefully you see , he was not quite sure that all was safe . 1 you 2 see 2 see 12 safe 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 quite 6 not 7 quite 7 quite 8 sure 7 quite 12 safe 8 sure 9 that 10 all 12 safe 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 . so [reddy] [used] [his] [eyes] [and] [his] [ears] [and] [his] [nose] as [only] [he] can use them . 1 so 12 as 12 as 15 can 15 can 16 use 16 use 17 them 17 them 18 . all seemed safe . 1 all 3 safe 2 seemed 3 safe 3 safe 4 . it was as still in that little swamp as if no living creature had ever visited it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 as 2 was 4 still 4 still 8 swamp 5 in 8 swamp 6 that 8 swamp 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 10 if 8 swamp 12 living 8 swamp 13 creature 8 swamp 18 . 9 as 10 if 11 no 12 living 13 creature 16 visited 14 had 16 visited 15 ever 16 visited 16 visited 17 it [stopping] [every] [few] [steps] [to] [look] [,] [listen] [,] [and] [sniff] [,] [reddy] [approached] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] then he blinked his eyes very fast indeed . 1 then 3 blinked 2 he 3 blinked 3 blinked 4 his 3 blinked 5 eyes 3 blinked 6 very 3 blinked 7 fast 3 blinked 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . if ever there has been a surprised [fox] [in] [all] [the] [great] [world] [that] [one] [was] [reddy] . 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 1 if 5 been 4 has 5 been 5 been 6 a 5 been 7 surprised 7 surprised 18 . there was no fat hen in that hollow ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 2 was 4 fat 4 fat 5 hen 5 hen 8 hollow 5 hen 9 ! 6 in 8 hollow 7 that 8 hollow reddy couldn't believe it . 1 reddy 3 believe 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . he wouldn't believe it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . that fat hen just had to be there . 1 that 3 hen 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 just 3 hen 5 had 3 hen 8 there 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 be 8 there 9 . he blinked his eyes some more and looked again . 1 he 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 2 blinked 4 eyes 2 blinked 5 some 2 blinked 6 more 2 blinked 8 looked 2 blinked 9 again 7 and 8 looked 9 again 10 . all [he] [saw] [in] that [hollow] [stump] was a [feather] . 1 all 5 that 1 all 11 . 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 a the fat hen had vanished . 1 the 3 hen 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 5 vanished 4 had 5 vanished 5 vanished 6 . all [reddy] ['s] [dreams] of [a] [good] [dinner] [vanished] [too] [.] 1 all 5 of a great rage took their place . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 rage 3 rage 4 took 3 rage 5 their 3 rage 6 place 3 rage 7 . somebody had stolen his fat hen ! 1 somebody 6 hen 1 somebody 7 ! 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 6 hen 4 his 6 hen 5 fat 6 hen reddy looked about him hurriedly and anxiously . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 7 anxiously 3 about 5 hurriedly 4 him 5 hurriedly 5 hurriedly 6 and 5 hurriedly 7 anxiously 7 anxiously 8 . there wasn't a sign of anybody about , or that anybody had been there . 1 there 4 sign 2 wasn't 4 sign 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 of 4 sign 11 anybody 6 anybody 7 about 6 anybody 11 anybody 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 anybody 10 that 11 anybody 11 anybody 14 there 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 there 14 there 15 . reddy 's anger began to give place to wonder and then to something very like fear . 1 reddy 3 anger 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 9 wonder 3 anger 16 fear 3 anger 17 . 4 began 5 to 4 began 8 to 4 began 9 wonder 5 to 6 give 5 to 7 place 9 wonder 15 like 10 and 11 then 11 then 13 something 12 to 13 something 13 something 14 very 13 something 15 like how could anybody have taken that fat hen and left no trace ? 1 how 2 could 1 how 13 ? 2 could 12 trace 3 anybody 8 hen 4 have 5 taken 5 taken 8 hen 6 that 8 hen 7 fat 8 hen 8 hen 9 and 8 hen 12 trace 10 left 12 trace 11 no 12 trace and how could a fat hen with a broken neck disappear of its own accord ? 1 and 2 how 2 how 3 could 2 how 16 ? 3 could 11 disappear 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 11 disappear 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 broken 9 broken 11 disappear 10 neck 11 disappear 11 disappear 15 accord 12 of 15 accord 13 its 15 accord 14 own 15 accord it [gave] [reddy] a [creepy] [feeling] [.] 1 it 4 a [chapter] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] often it is better to look for a new trail than to waste time hunting for an old one . 1 often 13 waste 2 it 3 is 2 it 13 waste 4 better 13 waste 5 to 6 look 5 to 13 waste 6 look 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 trail 10 trail 13 waste 11 than 13 waste 12 to 13 waste 13 waste 14 time 13 waste 15 hunting 13 waste 17 an 13 waste 20 . 15 hunting 16 for 17 an 18 old 17 an 19 one [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [reddy] [fox] [is] [used] [to] [all] [sorts] [of] [queer] [happenings] [.] yes , [sir] [,] he [is] used to [all] [sorts] [of] [queer] [happenings] , and as [a] [rule] [reddy] [is] [seldom] [puzzled] [for] long . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 14 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 7 used 7 used 8 to 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 as 16 as 24 long 24 long 25 . you see he is such a clever fellow himself that any one clever enough to fool him for long must be very clever indeed . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 clever 3 he 13 clever 4 is 13 clever 5 such 6 a 5 such 13 clever 7 clever 8 fellow 7 clever 13 clever 9 himself 13 clever 10 that 11 any 11 any 12 one 11 any 13 clever 13 clever 14 enough 13 clever 16 fool 13 clever 19 long 13 clever 23 clever 14 enough 15 to 16 fool 17 him 18 for 19 long 20 must 21 be 21 be 23 clever 22 very 23 clever 23 clever 24 indeed 23 clever 25 . this time , however , all the cleverness of his sharp wits did him no good . 1 this 2 time 2 time 8 cleverness 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 8 cleverness 6 all 8 cleverness 7 the 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 of 8 cleverness 12 wits 8 cleverness 13 did 8 cleverness 14 him 10 his 12 wits 11 sharp 12 wits 14 him 17 . 15 no 16 good 16 good 17 . the fat hen he had hidden in a hollow stump had disappeared without leaving trace . 1 the 3 hen 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 6 hidden 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 hidden 6 hidden 10 stump 7 in 9 hollow 8 a 9 hollow 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 15 trace 10 stump 16 . 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 15 trace 13 without 15 trace 14 leaving 15 trace reddy 's first thought was that probably the farmer from whom he had stolen the fat hen had found it and taken it away . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 17 hen 3 first 4 thought 3 first 7 probably 4 thought 5 was 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 9 farmer 7 probably 11 whom 8 the 9 farmer 10 from 11 whom 11 whom 17 hen 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 stolen 14 stolen 17 hen 15 the 17 hen 16 fat 17 hen 17 hen 22 taken 18 had 19 found 18 had 22 taken 19 found 20 it 21 and 22 taken 22 taken 23 it 22 taken 24 away 24 away 25 . at once he began to use that wonderful nose of his searching for the scent of that farmer . 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 began 2 once 18 farmer 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 6 use 15 scent 7 that 15 scent 8 wonderful 9 nose 9 nose 10 of 9 nose 15 scent 11 his 12 searching 12 searching 13 for 12 searching 14 the 12 searching 15 scent 15 scent 16 of 15 scent 17 that 15 scent 18 farmer 18 farmer 19 . very carefully he sniffed all about the top of that old stump and inside the hollow . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 4 sniffed 3 he 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 6 about 4 sniffed 8 top 5 all 6 about 7 the 8 top 8 top 9 of 8 top 12 stump 10 that 12 stump 11 old 12 stump 12 stump 13 and 12 stump 16 hollow 12 stump 17 . 14 inside 16 hollow 15 the 16 hollow there wasn't the faintest scent of anybody there . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 faintest 3 the 4 faintest 4 faintest 5 scent 4 faintest 6 of 4 faintest 7 anybody 4 faintest 8 there 8 there 9 . then he jumped down , and with his nose to the ground , ran all around the stump , sniffing , sniffing , sniffing . 1 then 3 jumped 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 down 3 jumped 6 and 3 jumped 9 nose 5 , 6 and 7 with 9 nose 8 his 9 nose 9 nose 24 sniffing 10 to 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 24 sniffing 13 , 24 sniffing 14 ran 24 sniffing 15 all 16 around 16 around 17 the 16 around 24 sniffing 18 stump 24 sniffing 19 , 24 sniffing 20 sniffing 22 sniffing 21 , 22 sniffing 22 sniffing 24 sniffing 23 , 24 sniffing 24 sniffing 25 . reddy began to feel afraid of that old stump . 1 reddy 9 stump 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 feel 4 feel 9 stump 5 afraid 6 of 5 afraid 9 stump 7 that 9 stump 8 old 9 stump 9 stump 10 . reddy sat down at a little distance and did a lot of hard thinking . 1 reddy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 14 thinking 4 at 7 distance 5 a 7 distance 6 little 7 distance 7 distance 8 and 7 distance 9 did 7 distance 11 lot 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 11 lot 13 hard 11 lot 14 thinking 14 thinking 15 . he looked every which way even up in the tree tops , but all his looking was in vain . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 way 3 every 5 way 4 which 5 way 5 way 11 tops 6 even 11 tops 7 up 11 tops 8 in 11 tops 9 the 11 tops 10 tree 11 tops 11 tops 16 looking 11 tops 17 was 12 , 13 but 12 , 16 looking 13 but 14 all 14 all 15 his 17 was 19 vain 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . it was so mysterious that if he hadn't known positively that he was awake he would have thought it was all a dream . 1 it 2 was 2 was 14 awake 3 so 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 9 known 4 mysterious 10 positively 5 that 8 hadn't 6 if 8 hadn't 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 known 10 positively 11 that 10 positively 14 awake 12 he 14 awake 13 was 14 awake 14 awake 16 would 14 awake 21 all 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 thought 18 thought 20 was 19 it 20 was 21 all 23 dream 22 a 23 dream 23 dream 24 . but [reddy] is [something] [of] [a] [philosopher] [.] 1 but 3 is that fat hen was gone , and there was no use in wasting time puzzling over it . 1 that 3 hen 1 that 4 was 2 fat 3 hen 4 was 5 gone 4 was 15 puzzling 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 8 there 10 no 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 wasting 12 in 13 wasting 13 wasting 14 time 13 wasting 15 puzzling 15 puzzling 16 over 15 puzzling 17 it 15 puzzling 18 . there were other fat hens where that one came from , and he would just have to catch another . 1 there 2 were 2 were 5 hens 3 other 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 where 5 hens 14 would 5 hens 20 . 7 that 8 one 7 that 14 would 8 one 9 came 9 came 10 from 9 came 12 and 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 just 14 would 16 have 14 would 18 catch 17 to 18 catch 18 catch 19 another so [reddy] [trotted] [through] [the] [swamp] [till] he [came] [to] [the] [edge] [of] [it] . 1 so 8 he 8 he 15 . there his keen nose found the scent of the farmer . 1 there 7 scent 2 his 3 keen 3 keen 7 scent 4 nose 7 scent 5 found 7 scent 6 the 7 scent 7 scent 8 of 7 scent 10 farmer 7 scent 11 . 8 of 9 the [eagerly] [reddy] [looked] [over] [to] [the] [farmyard] [for] [those] [fat] [hens] [.] they , too , had disappeared . 1 they 6 disappeared 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 6 disappeared 5 had 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 . not one was to be seen . 1 not 6 seen 2 one 6 seen 3 was 6 seen 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . but there was no mystery about the disappearance of these other fat hens . 1 but 4 no 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 8 disappearance 5 mystery 8 disappearance 6 about 8 disappearance 7 the 8 disappearance 8 disappearance 9 of 8 disappearance 10 these 8 disappearance 11 other 8 disappearance 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . he heard the muffled crow of the big rooster . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 muffled 3 the 4 muffled 4 muffled 5 crow 4 muffled 9 rooster 6 of 9 rooster 7 the 8 big 8 big 9 rooster 9 rooster 10 . it came from [the] [henhouse] [.] 1 it 3 from 2 came 3 from all those fat hens had been shut up . 1 all 2 those 2 those 4 hens 3 fat 4 hens 4 hens 6 been 4 hens 7 shut 4 hens 9 . 5 had 6 been 7 shut 8 up it [was] [perfectly] [plain] [to] [reddy] that [the] [farmer] [suspected] [reddy] [might] [return] , and he didn't intend to [lose] [another] [fat] [hen] . 1 it 7 that 7 that 16 he 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 intend 18 intend 19 to 19 to 24 . with a little [yelp] [of] [disappointment] , [reddy] [turned] his back [on] [the] [farm] and [trotted] [off] [into] [the] [woods] [.] 1 with 2 a 1 with 10 his 2 a 3 little 3 little 7 , 10 his 11 back 11 back 15 and [chapter] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] the greatest puzzle is simple enough when you know the answer . 1 the 2 greatest 2 greatest 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 5 simple 3 puzzle 6 enough 3 puzzle 7 when 3 puzzle 9 know 3 puzzle 10 the 4 is 5 simple 8 you 9 know 10 the 11 answer 11 answer 12 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there were [just] [two] [people] [to] [whom] [the] [disappearance] [of] [that] [fat] [hen] [reddy] [fox] [had] [hidden] in the [hollow] [stump] [was] [not] [a] [mystery] [.] 1 there 2 were 1 there 18 in 18 in 19 the one of them [was] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 one 2 of 1 one 3 them 3 them 8 . everything [had] happened just as [blacky] had [hoped] [it] [would] . 1 everything 3 happened 3 happened 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 11 . blacky was doubly pleased with himself . 1 blacky 3 doubly 2 was 3 doubly 3 doubly 4 pleased 3 doubly 6 himself 4 pleased 5 with 6 himself 7 . he didn't [wish] [reddy] any [harm] , and he felt sure that [no] [harm] would come to him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 any 5 any 19 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 15 would 15 would 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 . " he can't carry that hen far and keep [out] [of] [the] [way] [of] [bowser] [.] 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 6 hen 3 can't 9 keep 4 carry 6 hen 5 that 6 hen 6 hen 7 far 6 hen 8 and i think [i] 'll follow and see what he does [with] it . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 follow 4 'll 7 see 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 10 does 9 he 10 does 10 does 12 it 12 it 13 . 13 . 14 " so [blacky] [followed] , and his eyes [twinkled] [when] he [saw] [reddy] [hide] [the] [fat] [hen] [in] [the] [hollow] [stump] [.] 1 so 10 he 4 , 5 and 4 , 10 he 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 eyes reddy has earned that dinner . 1 reddy 3 earned 2 has 3 earned 3 earned 5 dinner 4 that 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . now [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [go] get something to eat [myself] . " 1 now 13 " 7 get 10 eat 8 something 10 eat 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 12 . 12 . 13 " he plunged in among the branches and hid in the thickest part he could find . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 2 plunged 6 branches 4 among 5 the 4 among 6 branches 6 branches 11 thickest 6 branches 16 . 7 and 8 hid 8 hid 11 thickest 9 in 11 thickest 10 the 11 thickest 11 thickest 12 part 11 thickest 14 could 11 thickest 15 find 13 he 14 could with little shivers of fear running all over him , he peeked out and watched that big gray form . 1 with 3 shivers 2 little 3 shivers 3 shivers 4 of 3 shivers 5 fear 3 shivers 6 running 6 running 12 peeked 7 all 12 peeked 8 over 12 peeked 9 him 12 peeked 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 peeked 12 peeked 13 out 12 peeked 14 and 12 peeked 15 watched 12 peeked 16 that 12 peeked 17 big 12 peeked 18 gray 18 gray 19 form 19 form 20 . on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump . 1 on 10 stump 2 broad 3 wings 3 wings 5 sailed 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 10 stump 6 over 10 stump 7 to 10 stump 8 that 10 stump 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 11 . two long legs with great curving claws reached down in , and a moment later that fat hen was disappearing over the tree tops . 1 two 6 curving 2 long 6 curving 3 legs 6 curving 4 with 6 curving 5 great 6 curving 6 curving 7 claws 6 curving 8 reached 6 curving 9 down 9 down 24 tops 10 in 14 moment 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 moment 13 a 14 moment 14 moment 20 disappearing 15 later 20 disappearing 16 that 18 hen 17 fat 18 hen 18 hen 20 disappearing 19 was 20 disappearing 20 disappearing 24 tops 21 over 24 tops 22 the 24 tops 23 tree 24 tops 24 tops 25 . blacky sighed with relief . 1 blacky 4 relief 2 sighed 4 relief 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 5 . [[] [illustration] [:] [on] [broad] [wings] [it] [sailed] [over] [to] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " [it] ['s] a [lucky] thing for me [that] [robber] [,] [mr] [goshawk] [,] [saw] [reddy] [hide] [that] [fat] [hen] [,] ["] [muttered] [blacky] . 1 " 8 me 4 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 25 . " if he [hadn't] , he [might] [have] [caught] [me] [,] [for] [i] didn't see him at all . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 20 " 3 he 5 , 5 , 20 " 6 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 see 15 see 16 him 16 him 18 all 16 him 19 . 17 at 18 all 19 . 20 " [chapter] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] when [things] [go] [wrong] [,] [just] [patient] [be] [until] [the] [end] you [plainly] see . 1 when 12 you 12 you 14 see 14 see 15 . for often things that seem all bad [will] end by making all hands glad . 1 for 11 making 2 often 5 seem 2 often 10 by 3 things 4 that 3 things 5 seem 5 seem 6 all 5 seem 7 bad 7 bad 9 end 10 by 11 making 11 making 14 glad 12 all 13 hands 13 hands 14 glad 14 glad 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] [,] [trotting] [homeward] [,] had [nothing] [but] [bitterness] [in] [his] [heart] [,] [and] [nothing] [at] [all] [in] [his] [stomach] [.] 1 reddy 7 had he was tired and hungry and bitterly disappointed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 8 disappointed 3 tired 4 and 3 tired 5 hungry 5 hungry 8 disappointed 6 and 8 disappointed 7 bitterly 8 disappointed 8 disappointed 9 . do what he would , he couldn't help thinking about that fat hen he had hidden and which had so mysteriously disappeared . 1 do 2 what 2 what 9 thinking 3 he 4 would 3 he 7 couldn't 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 help 8 help 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 about 9 thinking 13 hen 11 that 13 hen 12 fat 13 hen 13 hen 16 hidden 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 hidden 16 hidden 17 and 16 hidden 21 mysteriously 18 which 19 had 18 which 21 mysteriously 20 so 21 mysteriously 21 mysteriously 22 disappeared 21 mysteriously 23 . the [more] [he] [thought] of it , [the] [worse] he felt . 1 the 5 of 5 of 6 it 5 of 12 . 6 it 7 , 7 , 10 he 10 he 11 felt to [reddy] , everything was all wrong . 1 to 4 everything 3 , 4 everything 4 everything 7 wrong 5 was 6 all 5 was 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 . [now] [on] [his] [way] [home] [ready] [had] [to] [pass] [several] [farms] [.] he was picking these chickens in a shed attached to the barn . 1 he 9 attached 2 was 9 attached 3 picking 5 chickens 4 these 5 chickens 5 chickens 9 attached 6 in 7 a 6 in 8 shed 8 shed 9 attached 9 attached 10 to 9 attached 12 barn 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 . he had several all picked when he was called to the house on an errand . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 several 3 several 4 all 3 several 5 picked 3 several 6 when 3 several 9 called 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 was 9 called 15 errand 10 to 12 house 11 the 12 house 12 house 15 errand 13 on 15 errand 14 an 15 errand 15 errand 16 . it [happened] that [just] [after] [he] [had] [disappeared] [reddy] [fox] [came] [stealing] [around] [from] [behind] [the] [barn] , and at once he [smelled] [those] [chickens] [.] 1 it 3 that 3 that 22 he 18 , 19 and 18 , 22 he 19 and 20 at 20 at 21 once just [imagine] [how] [reddy] [felt] when he [peeped] [in] [that] [shed] [and] [saw] [those] [fine] [chickens] [just] [waiting] [for] [him] [.] 1 just 6 when 6 when 7 he two [minutes] [later] [reddy] [was] [racing] [back] [to] [the] [woods] [with] [one] of [them] [.] 1 two 13 of this time there was no dog behind him . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 no 3 there 6 dog 6 dog 7 behind 7 behind 8 him 8 him 9 . and in a little hollow [reddy] [ate] [the] [finest] [dinner] [he] [ever] [had] [had] . 1 and 2 in 2 in 5 hollow 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 hollow 5 hollow 15 . you see there were no feathers to bother him on that chicken , for it had been picked . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 feathers 3 there 6 feathers 4 were 6 feathers 5 no 6 feathers 6 feathers 12 chicken 6 feathers 18 picked 6 feathers 19 . 7 to 8 bother 8 bother 9 him 8 bother 12 chicken 10 on 12 chicken 11 that 12 chicken 12 chicken 13 , 12 chicken 14 for 12 chicken 17 been 15 it 17 been 16 had 17 been long before [reddy] [got] [back] [to] the [old] [pasture] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [and] [bowser] [the] [hound] had [reached] [home] [.] 1 long 2 before 2 before 7 the 7 the 13 boy 13 boy 18 had such a [fuss] as everybody did [make] [over] [bowser] [.] 1 such 2 a 1 such 4 as 4 as 5 everybody 4 as 6 did it seemed as if [each] [one] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] was [trying] [to] [spoil] [bowser] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 11 was 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 11 was 16 . as [for] [bowser] [himself] , he was [the] [happiest] [dog] in all the [great] [world] [.] 1 as 6 he 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 11 in 11 in 13 the 12 all 13 the [blacky] [the] [crow] [got] [back] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [just] [before] [jolly] [,] [round] [mr] [sun] [went] [to] [bed] [.] [blacky] [had] [found] [plenty] [to] [eat] [and] [he] [had] [seen] [no] [more] [of] [fierce] [mr] [goshawk] [.] as [blacky] [settled] [himself] [on] [his] [roost] he heard [from] the [direction] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] a [great] voice . 1 as 8 he 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 11 the 9 heard 20 voice 18 a 20 voice 20 voice 21 . it was the [voice] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [trying] to [express] his [joy] [in] [being] [home] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 to 2 was 3 the 10 to 12 his blacky chuckled contentedly . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 contentedly 2 chuckled 4 . he , too , was happy [,] [for] [it] [always] [makes] [one] [happy] to have one ['s] [plans] [succeed] . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 was 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 was 6 happy 6 happy 20 . 14 to 15 have 14 to 20 . 15 have 16 one " [all] ['s] well that [end] 's well , " [he] [chuckled] , and [closed] his eyes [sleepily] . 1 " 7 's 1 " 8 well 4 well 5 that 5 that 7 's 8 well 9 , 8 well 13 , 9 , 10 " 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 his 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 19 . [blacky] [never] [could] [have] [fooled] [old] [granny] [fox] [as] [he] [did] [reddy] [.] she [is] [far] [too] [smart] to be [fooled] [even] [by] [so] clever [a] [scamp] [as] [blacky] . 1 she 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 12 clever 12 clever 17 . [the] [end] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of