produced by [david] [reed] 1 produced 2 by [just] [so] [stories] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [table] [of] [contents] [:] [how] [the] [whale] [got] [his] [throat] [in] [the] [sea] [,] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [o] [my] [best] [beloved] [,] [there] [was] [a] [whale] [,] [and] [he] [ate] [fishes] [.] all the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth so ! 1 all 3 fishes 2 the 3 fishes 3 fishes 5 could 3 fishes 10 sea 3 fishes 17 ! 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 find 7 in 9 the 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 sea 10 sea 12 ate 11 he 12 ate 12 ate 15 mouth 13 with 14 his 14 his 15 mouth 16 so 17 ! then [the] [whale] [stood] [up] [on] [his] [tail] [and] [said] , ' [i] ['m] [hungry] . ' 1 then 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 17 ' 16 . 17 ' ' [no] , ' said the [whale] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [what] is it [like] ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [nice] , ' said the [small] ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 11 . ' [nice] [but] [nubbly] . ' 1 ' 6 ' 5 . 6 ' ' [then] [fetch] me [some] , ' said [the] [whale] , and he made [the] [sea] [froth] up with his tail . 1 ' 7 ' 4 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 made 14 made 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 tail 21 tail 22 . ' [one] at a time [is] enough , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 at 5 time 4 a 5 time 5 time 7 enough 7 enough 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 15 . ( have you forgotten the suspenders ? ) 1 ( 8 ) 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 6 suspenders 5 the 6 suspenders 6 suspenders 7 ? 6 suspenders 8 ) so he said [to] [the] ['] [stute] [fish] , ' [this] [man] is very [nubbly] , and [besides] he is [making] [me] [hiccough] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 13 is 13 is 14 very 14 very 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 he 19 he 20 is 20 is 24 . what shall [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 shall 1 what 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [tell] him to come [out] , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 14 . so [the] [whale] [called] [down] [his] [own] [throat] [to] [the] [shipwrecked] [mariner] , ' [come] [out] [and] [behave] [yourself] . 1 so 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 20 . i 've got the hiccoughs . ' 1 i 2 've 2 've 5 hiccoughs 3 got 5 hiccoughs 4 the 5 hiccoughs 5 hiccoughs 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] [,] nay ! ' said the [mariner] . 1 ' 4 nay 1 ' 7 said 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [not] [so] , [but] [far] [otherwise] [.] 1 ' 4 , take me [to] [my] [natal-shore] [and] [the] [white-cliffs-of-albion] , and [i] ['ll] think about it . ' 1 take 2 me 2 me 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 17 ' 13 think 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he began to dance more than ever . 1 and 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 dance 5 dance 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . ' [you] had better take him home , ' said the ['] [stute] [fish] [to] [the] [whale] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 had 4 better 4 better 5 take 5 take 6 him 5 take 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 18 . ' [i] [ought] [to] [have] [warned] [you] that he is a man of ['] 1 ' 10 is 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 a 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 of then he [recited] [the] [following] [sloka] , [which] [,] as you have not heard it [,] [i] [will] [now] [proceed] [to] [relate] 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 , 7 , 10 as 10 as 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 14 heard 13 not 14 heard 14 heard 15 it by [means] [of] a [grating] [i] [have] [stopped] [your] [ating] [.] 1 by 4 a for [the] [mariner] he was also [an] [hi-ber-ni-an] [.] 1 for 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 also so did [the] [whale] [.] 1 so 2 did the [small] ['] [stute] [fish] [went] [and] [hid] [himself] [in] [the] [mud] [under] [the] [door-sills] of the [equator] [.] 1 the 16 of 16 of 17 the he was [afraid] [that] [the] [whale] [might] [be] angry with him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 9 angry 9 angry 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . [the] [sailor] [took] [the] [jack-knife] [home] [.] he was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 wearing 3 wearing 6 canvas 4 the 5 blue 5 blue 6 canvas 6 canvas 7 breeches 7 breeches 8 when 7 breeches 10 walked 8 when 9 he 10 walked 14 shingle 11 out 14 shingle 12 on 14 shingle 13 the 14 shingle 14 shingle 15 . the suspenders were left behind , you see , to tie the grating with ; and that is the end of that tale . 1 the 2 suspenders 2 suspenders 3 were 2 suspenders 4 left 2 suspenders 5 behind 2 suspenders 8 see 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 , 8 see 13 grating 8 see 22 that 10 to 11 tie 11 tie 13 grating 12 the 13 grating 13 grating 14 with 13 grating 15 ; 13 grating 18 is 13 grating 21 of 15 ; 16 and 17 that 18 is 19 the 20 end 20 end 21 of 22 that 23 tale 23 tale 24 . [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [hump] [now] [this] [is] [the] [next] [tale] [,] [and] [it] [tells] [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [big] [hump] [.] [just] ['] [humph] [!] ['] [and] [no] [more] [.] ' [humph] ! ' said [the] [camel] ; and [the] [horse] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 ; 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 14 and 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the ' [humph] ! ' said [the] [camel] ; and [the] [dog] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 ; 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 14 and 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the ' [humph] ! ' said [the] [camel] ; and [the] [ox] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 ; 5 said 18 . 8 ; 9 and 9 and 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 14 and 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the then he [said] ' [humph] ! ' and went away again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 9 went 4 ' 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 away 10 away 11 again 11 again 12 . ' [certainly] not , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 not 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . he won't [trot] . ' 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [whew] ! ' said [the] [djinn] , [whistling] [,] ' that 's [my] [camel] [,] [for] all the gold [in] [arabia] ! 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 gold 20 gold 23 ! what does he say about it ? ' 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 he 2 does 4 say 4 say 5 about 4 say 7 ? 5 about 6 it 7 ? 8 ' ' [he] [says] ["] [humph] ! ["] ' said the [dog] ; ' and he won't fetch and carry . ' 1 ' 6 ! 6 ! 8 ' 6 ! 13 ' 6 ! 21 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 12 ; 13 ' 13 ' 17 fetch 14 and 17 fetch 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 fetch 17 fetch 19 carry 18 and 19 carry 20 . 21 ' ' [does] he [say] [anything] [else] [?] ['] 1 ' 3 he ' [only] ["] [humph] ! " ; and he [won't] [plough] , ' said the [ox] . 1 ' 14 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 13 ' 6 " 9 he 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 he 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . ' [very] good , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . ' [i] ['ll] [humph] [him] [if] you will [kindly] wait a minute . ' 1 ' 7 you 1 ' 10 wait 7 you 8 will 10 wait 12 minute 11 a 12 minute 12 minute 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [shouldn't] say [that] [again] if [i] [were] you , ' said [the] [djinn] ; [you] [might] [say] it [once] too often . 1 ' 13 said 4 say 7 if 7 if 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 ; 13 said 24 . 16 ; 20 it 22 too 23 often 22 too 24 . [bubbles] [,] [i] [want] [you] [to] [work] [.] ['] ' [do] you see that ? ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 6 ? 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . ' [that] ['s] [your] [very] [own] [humph] [that] you 've brought [upon] [your] [very] [own] [self] [by] [not] [working] [.] 1 ' 9 you 9 you 10 've 10 've 11 brought [to-day] [is] [thursday] [,] [and] [you] ['ve] [done] [no] [work] [since] [monday] [,] [when] [the] [work] [began] [.] now you are going to work . ' 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 work 6 work 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [how] [can] [i] , ' said [the] [camel] , ['] with [this] [humph] [on] my back ? ['] 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 12 with 12 with 16 my 16 my 17 back 17 back 18 ? ' [that] ['s] [made] [a-purpose] , ' said [the] [djinn] , ' [all] [because] you [missed] [those] [three] [days] . 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 you 15 you 20 . come out of the [desert] [and] [go] to the [three] [,] [and] [behave] [.] 1 come 2 out 1 come 8 to 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 the 8 to 9 the humph yourself ! ' 1 humph 2 yourself 1 humph 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' and [the] [camel] [humphed] [himself] [,] [humph] [and] [all] [,] [and] went [away] to [join] the [three] [.] 1 and 12 went 12 went 14 to 14 to 16 the [we] [climb] [out] [of] [bed] [with] [a] [frouzly] [head] [and] [a] [snarly-yarly] [voice] [.] we [shiver] [and] [scowl] [and] [we] [grunt] [and] [we] [growl] [at] our [bath] [and] [our] [boots] [and] [our] [toys] [;] 1 we 12 our and then you will find that the sun and the wind . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 that 5 find 7 the 7 the 8 sun 7 the 11 wind 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 wind 11 wind 12 . and the [djinn] of the [garden] [too] [,] [have] [lifted] [the] [hump] [the] [horrible] [hump] [the] [hump] [that] [is] [black] [and] [blue] [!] 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the i get [it] [as] well [as] [you-oo-oo] [if] [i] [haven't] enough [to] [do-oo-oo] [we] [all] [get] [hump] [cameelious] [hump] [kiddies] [and] [grown-ups] [too] [!] 1 i 2 get 2 get 11 enough 5 well 11 enough [how] [the] [rhinoceros] [got] [his] [skin] in those days [the] [rhinoceros] ['s] [skin] [fitted] [him] [quite] [tight] . 1 in 2 those 2 those 3 days 3 days 12 . there were no wrinkles in it anywhere . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 wrinkles 3 no 4 wrinkles 4 wrinkles 5 in 4 wrinkles 6 it 4 wrinkles 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . he looked [exactly] like a [noah] ['s] [ark] [rhinoceros] [,] [but] [of] [course] [much] [bigger] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 like 4 like 5 a all the same , he had no manners then , and he has no manners now , and he never will have any manners . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 no 7 no 8 manners 7 no 15 manners 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 no 14 no 15 manners 15 manners 16 now 16 now 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 never 20 never 23 any 21 will 22 have 22 have 23 any 23 any 24 manners 24 manners 25 . them that [takes] [cakes] [which] [the] [parsee-man] [bakes] [makes] [dreadful] [mistakes] . 1 them 2 that 1 them 12 . and there was a great deal more in that than you would think . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 more 7 more 8 in 7 more 10 than 8 in 9 that 10 than 11 you 10 than 14 . 11 you 13 think 12 would 13 think because [,] [five] [weeks] [later] [,] there was [a] [heat] [wave] in [the] [red] [sea] , and [everybody] took off all the clothes they had . 1 because 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 12 in 12 in 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 took 19 took 20 off 20 off 22 the 20 off 23 clothes 21 all 22 the 23 clothes 24 they 24 they 25 had 25 had 26 . in those days it buttoned underneath with three buttons and looked like a waterproof . 1 in 2 those 2 those 3 days 3 days 5 buttoned 4 it 5 buttoned 5 buttoned 6 underneath 5 buttoned 9 buttons 7 with 9 buttons 8 three 9 buttons 9 buttons 10 and 9 buttons 11 looked 9 buttons 14 waterproof 12 like 13 a 12 like 14 waterproof 14 waterproof 15 . he waddled straight into the water and blew bubbles through his nose , leaving his skin on the beach . 1 he 2 waddled 2 waddled 3 straight 2 waddled 6 water 2 waddled 8 blew 3 straight 4 into 5 the 6 water 7 and 8 blew 8 blew 9 bubbles 9 bubbles 10 through 9 bubbles 12 nose 9 bubbles 14 leaving 11 his 12 nose 13 , 14 leaving 14 leaving 16 skin 15 his 16 skin 16 skin 19 beach 17 on 19 beach 18 the 19 beach 19 beach 20 . presently [the] [parsee] [came] [by] [and] [found] [the] [skin] [,] [and] he smiled one smile that ran all round his face two times . 1 presently 12 he 12 he 13 smiled 13 smiled 14 one 13 smiled 15 smile 15 smile 16 that 15 smile 21 face 15 smile 24 . 17 ran 19 round 18 all 19 round 19 round 20 his 20 his 21 face 22 two 23 times 23 times 24 . then he danced three times round the skin and rubbed his hands . 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 rubbed 3 danced 5 times 3 danced 6 round 3 danced 8 skin 4 three 5 times 7 the 8 skin 8 skin 10 rubbed 9 and 10 rubbed 10 rubbed 11 his 10 rubbed 12 hands 12 hands 13 . then he [climbed] [to] [the] [top] [of] [his] [palm-tree] [and] waited for the [rhinoceros] [to] [come] [out] [of] [the] water and put it on . 1 then 2 he 2 he 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 20 water 20 water 21 and 21 and 22 put 22 put 23 it 22 put 24 on 24 on 25 . and the [rhinoceros] [did] [.] 1 and 2 the he buttoned it up with the three buttons , and it tickled like cake crumbs in bed . 1 he 2 buttoned 2 buttoned 3 it 2 buttoned 4 up 2 buttoned 8 buttons 5 with 8 buttons 6 the 8 buttons 7 three 8 buttons 8 buttons 10 and 8 buttons 12 tickled 9 , 10 and 11 it 12 tickled 12 tickled 13 like 12 tickled 15 crumbs 14 cake 15 crumbs 15 crumbs 17 bed 16 in 17 bed 17 bed 18 . then he ran to the palm-tree and rubbed and rubbed and rubbed himself against it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 palm-tree 3 ran 4 to 3 ran 6 palm-tree 5 the 6 palm-tree 6 palm-tree 7 and 6 palm-tree 8 rubbed 6 palm-tree 9 and 6 palm-tree 10 rubbed 6 palm-tree 11 and 6 palm-tree 12 rubbed 12 rubbed 13 himself 12 rubbed 14 against 12 rubbed 15 it 15 it 16 . and it spoiled his temper , but it didn't make the least difference to the cake-crumbs . 1 and 3 spoiled 2 it 3 spoiled 3 spoiled 5 temper 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 make 10 make 16 cake-crumbs 11 the 16 cake-crumbs 12 least 16 cake-crumbs 13 difference 16 cake-crumbs 14 to 16 cake-crumbs 15 the 16 cake-crumbs 16 cake-crumbs 17 . they were inside his skin and they tickled . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 inside 3 inside 5 skin 3 inside 9 . 4 his 5 skin 5 skin 6 and 5 skin 8 tickled 7 they 8 tickled [how] [the] [leopard] [got] [his] [spots] [in] [the] [days] [when] [everybody] [started] [fair] [,] [best] [beloved] [,] [the] [leopard] [lived] [in] [a] [place] [called] [the] [high] [veldt] [.] he would [indeed] ! 1 he 2 would 2 would 4 ! they didn't [indeed] [!] 1 they 2 didn't said [leopard] to [baviaan] [(] [and] it [was] [a] [very] [hot] [day] [)] , ' [where] [has] [all] the game gone ? ' 1 said 3 to 3 to 7 it 7 it 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 19 the 19 the 20 game 20 game 21 gone 20 game 22 ? 22 ? 23 ' [and] [baviaan] [winked] [.] he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . said [the] [ethiopian] [to] [baviaan] , ' [can] [you] tell me the [present] [habitat] of the [aboriginal] [fauna] [?] ['] 1 said 6 , 1 said 12 the 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 10 tell 10 tell 11 me 12 the 15 of 15 of 16 the ( that meant just the same thing , but the [ethiopian] [always] [used] [long] [words] [.] 1 ( 3 meant 2 that 3 meant 3 meant 4 just 4 just 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 the he was a grown-up . ) 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 grown-up 4 grown-up 6 ) 5 . 6 ) [and] [baviaan] [winked] [.] he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . and [the] [ethiopian] said [,] ' [that] is [all] very [fine] , [but] [i] wish to know [whither] [the] [aboriginal] [fauna] [has] [migrated] . ' 1 and 4 said 4 said 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 10 very 10 very 12 , 12 , 25 ' 15 wish 16 to 16 to 17 know 17 know 24 . 24 . 25 ' ( say that quickly aloud , and you will see how very shadowy the forest must have been . ) 1 ( 2 say 2 say 3 that 2 say 4 quickly 2 say 8 you 4 quickly 5 aloud 5 aloud 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 you 9 will 8 you 10 see 8 you 16 must 10 see 11 how 11 how 13 shadowy 12 very 13 shadowy 13 shadowy 15 forest 14 the 15 forest 16 must 17 have 17 have 18 been 18 been 19 . 19 . 20 ) ' [i] don't know , said [the] [ethiopian] , ' but it ought to be [the] [aboriginal] [flora] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 said 6 said 9 , 6 said 19 . 9 , 10 ' 9 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 13 ought 14 to 13 ought 15 be 15 be 19 . i [can] [smell] [giraffe] , and [i] [can] [hear] [giraffe] [,] [but] [i] [can't] see [giraffe] . ' 1 i 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [that] ['s] [curious] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [i] [suppose] it [is] because we have just come in out of the sunshine . 1 ' 7 we 4 it 6 because 6 because 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 10 come 9 just 10 come 10 come 11 in 10 come 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 15 sunshine 14 the 15 sunshine 15 sunshine 16 . i [can] [smell] [zebra] , and [i] [can] [hear] [zebra] [,] [but] [i] [can't] see [zebra] . ' 1 i 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [wait] [a] [bit] , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 6 said 5 , 6 said 6 said 7 the ' [it] 's a long time since we 've hunted ' em . 1 ' 12 em 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 8 we 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 hunted 10 hunted 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 13 . perhaps we 've forgotten what they were like . ' 1 perhaps 2 we 2 we 3 've 2 we 7 were 3 've 4 forgotten 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 like 8 like 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [fiddle] ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [remember] [them] [perfectly] [on] the [high] [veldt] [,] [especially] [their] [marrow-bones] [.] 1 ' 7 the ' [umm] [,] said [the] [ethiopian] , looking into the [speckly-spickly] shadows [of] [the] [aboriginal] [flora-forest] . 1 ' 4 said 4 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 12 shadows 12 shadows 17 . ' [then] [they] [ought] [to] [show] up in this [dark] place [like] [ripe] [bananas] [in] [a] [smokehouse] . ' 1 ' 19 ' 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 this 9 this 11 place 11 place 18 . 18 . 19 ' but they didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 they 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the [leopard] [and] [the] [ethiopian] [hunted] [all] day ; [and] [though] they could smell them and hear them , they never saw one of them . 1 the 8 day 8 day 9 ; 9 ; 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 smell 13 could 17 hear 13 could 21 never 14 smell 15 them 15 them 16 and 17 hear 18 them 18 them 19 , 20 they 21 never 21 never 22 saw 22 saw 25 them 23 one 24 of 24 of 25 them 25 them 26 . ' [for] [goodness] ' [sake] , ' said [the] [leopard] [at] [tea-time] , ' let us wait till it gets dark [.] 1 ' 8 said 1 ' 17 wait 4 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 let 15 let 16 us 17 wait 18 till 18 till 20 gets 19 it 20 gets 20 gets 21 dark this daylight hunting is a perfect scandal . ' 1 this 7 scandal 2 daylight 3 hunting 2 daylight 7 scandal 4 is 6 perfect 5 a 6 perfect 6 perfect 7 scandal 7 scandal 8 . 8 . 9 ' so he said , ['] [be] [quiet] [,] [o] [you] [person] without any form . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 12 without 12 without 13 any 13 any 14 form 14 form 15 . i am going to sit on your head till morning , because there is something about you [that] [i] don't understand . ' 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 on 5 sit 9 till 6 on 7 your 7 your 8 head 9 till 10 morning 10 morning 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 there 12 because 17 you 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 something 15 something 16 about 17 you 20 don't 20 don't 21 understand 21 understand 22 . 22 . 23 ' it [smells] [like] [giraffe] , [and] it [kicks] [like] [giraffe] , [but] it hasn't any [form] . ' 1 it 5 , 5 , 18 ' 7 it 11 , 11 , 18 ' 13 it 14 hasn't 14 hasn't 15 any 15 any 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [don't] you [trust] it , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 ' 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . ' [sit] [on] [its] [head] [till] the [morning] [same] [as] [me] [.] 1 ' 7 the they haven't any form any of ' em . ' 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 2 haven't 5 any 3 any 4 form 5 any 6 of 6 of 8 em 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 . 9 . 10 ' what have you at your [end] [of] [the] table [,] [brother] ? ' 1 what 2 have 1 what 3 you 3 you 12 ? 4 at 5 your 5 your 9 table 5 your 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' what in the world have you [been] [doing] to yourself [,] [zebra] ? 1 what 6 you 1 what 13 ? 2 in 4 world 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 have 5 have 6 you 9 to 10 yourself 10 yourself 13 ? don't you know [that] [if] you were on the [high] [veldt] [i] could see you [ten] [miles] [off] ? 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 19 ? 3 know 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 on 8 on 9 the 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 you 15 you 19 ? you haven't any form . ' 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 form 4 form 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [yes] , ' said [the] [zebra] , ' but this [isn't] [the] [high] [veldt] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 but 10 but 11 this 11 this 16 . can't you see ? ' 1 can't 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [i] [can] now , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [but] [i] [couldn't] all [yesterday] [.] 1 ' 5 all how is it done ? ' 1 how 2 is 2 is 4 done 3 it 4 done 4 done 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [let] [us] up , ' said [the] [zebra] , ' and we will show you . 1 ' 6 ' 4 up 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 will 14 will 15 show 15 show 16 you 16 you 17 . ' [now] [watch] , ' said the [zebra] [and] [the] [giraffe] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 12 . ' [this] is the way it 's done . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 done 8 done 9 . one two three ! 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 3 three 4 ! and where 's your breakfast ? ' 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 's 2 where 6 ? 4 your 5 breakfast 4 your 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' they had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest . 1 they 2 had 1 they 4 walked 2 had 3 just 4 walked 5 off 4 walked 11 shadowy 5 off 6 and 7 hidden 8 themselves 7 hidden 9 in 7 hidden 11 shadowy 9 in 10 the 11 shadowy 12 forest 12 forest 13 . ' [hi] ! 1 ' 3 ! hi ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 hi 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 7 . ' [that] ['s] a [trick] [worth] [learning] [.] 1 ' 4 a take a [lesson] [by] it , [leopard] [.] 1 take 2 a 1 take 5 it 5 it 6 , you show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle . ' 1 you 2 show 2 show 3 up 3 up 15 coal-scuttle 4 in 5 this 4 in 15 coal-scuttle 5 this 7 place 6 dark 7 place 8 like 15 coal-scuttle 9 a 15 coal-scuttle 10 bar 15 coal-scuttle 11 of 12 soap 12 soap 13 in 12 soap 15 coal-scuttle 14 a 15 coal-scuttle 15 coal-scuttle 17 ' 16 . 17 ' ' [ho] ! 1 ' 3 ! ho ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ho 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 7 . ' [well] [,] [calling] [names] [won't] [catch] [dinner] , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 10 said 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [the] long and the little of it is that we don't match our backgrounds . 1 ' 9 is 3 long 4 and 4 and 5 the 5 the 6 little 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 15 backgrounds 10 that 15 backgrounds 11 we 15 backgrounds 12 don't 15 backgrounds 13 match 15 backgrounds 14 our 15 backgrounds 15 backgrounds 16 . i 'm going to take [baviaan] ['s] advice [.] 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 8 advice he [told] [me] [i] ought to [change] [;] [and] [as] [i] ['ve] [nothing] to [change] [except] [my] [skin] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [change] [that] . ' 1 he 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 14 to 14 to 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [what] [to] ? ' said the [leopard] [,] [tremendously] [excited] . 1 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 12 . ' [to] a [nice] [working] [blackish-brownish] [colour] , with a little [purple] [in] [it] , and [touches] [of] [slaty-blue] [.] 1 ' 3 a 3 a 11 little 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 15 , 15 , 16 and it will be the very thing [for] [hiding] [in] [hollows] [and] [behind] [trees] . ' 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 very 4 the 5 very 5 very 6 thing 6 thing 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [but] what about me ? ' he said , when the [ethiopian] [had] [worked] [his] last little finger [into] [his] [fine] [new] [black] [skin] . 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 9 said 4 about 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 26 . 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 17 last 12 the 18 little 18 little 19 finger ' [you] take [baviaan] ['s] advice [too] [.] 1 ' 3 take 3 take 6 advice he told you to go into spots . ' 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 you 2 told 7 spots 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 into 6 into 7 spots 7 spots 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [so] [i] [did] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . i went into other spots as fast as [i] could [.] 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 into 3 into 5 spots 4 other 5 spots 5 spots 7 fast 6 as 7 fast 7 fast 8 as 7 fast 10 could i went into this spot with you , and a lot of good it has done me . ' 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 into 2 went 6 with 3 into 4 this 4 this 5 spot 6 with 7 you 6 with 10 a 6 with 17 me 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 a 11 lot 10 a 13 good 11 lot 12 of 14 it 15 has 15 has 16 done 16 done 17 me 17 me 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [oh] , ' said [the] [ethiopian] , ' [baviaan] [didn't] [mean] [spots] [in] [south] [africa] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 17 . he meant spots on your skin . ' 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 spots 3 spots 4 on 3 spots 6 skin 5 your 6 skin 6 skin 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [what] ['s] the [use] of that ? ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 10 said 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . ' [think] [of] [giraffe] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . ' [or] if you [prefer] [stripes] [,] think of [zebra] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 11 . they find their spots and stripes give them per-feet satisfaction . ' 1 they 2 find 1 they 3 their 3 their 9 per-feet 4 spots 9 per-feet 5 and 6 stripes 6 stripes 9 per-feet 7 give 9 per-feet 8 them 9 per-feet 9 per-feet 10 satisfaction 9 per-feet 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [umm] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [wouldn't] look [like] [zebra] [not] for ever so . ' 1 ' 12 ' 4 look 8 for 4 look 10 so 8 for 9 ever 10 so 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [i] ['ll] [take] [spots] , then , ' said [the] [leopard] ; ' but don't make ' em too vulgar-big . 1 ' 21 vulgar-big 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 9 ' 21 vulgar-big 10 said 13 ; 13 ; 14 ' 15 but 21 vulgar-big 16 don't 21 vulgar-big 17 make 21 vulgar-big 18 ' 19 em 19 em 21 vulgar-big 20 too 21 vulgar-big 21 vulgar-big 22 . i [wouldn't] look [like] [giraffe] [not] for ever [so] . ' 1 i 8 ever 3 look 7 for 7 for 8 ever 8 ever 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [i] ['ll] [make] ['] em [with] [the] [tips] [of] [my] [fingers] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 6 em 1 ' 15 said 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 the 15 said 18 . ' [there] ['s] [plenty] [of] [black] [left] [on] my [skin] [still] [.] 1 ' 9 my stand over ! ' 1 stand 2 over 1 stand 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' you [can] see them on [any] [leopard] ['s] [skin] you like [,] [best] [beloved] . 1 you 3 see 1 you 11 like 3 see 4 them 4 them 5 on 10 you 11 like 11 like 15 . ' [now] you are a beauty ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 9 said 3 you 4 are 5 a 6 beauty 6 beauty 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . ' [you] can [lie] [out] [on] [the] [bare] [ground] [and] [look] [like] [a] [heap] [of] [pebbles] [.] 1 ' 3 can you can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 lie 3 lie 5 on 3 lie 7 naked 4 out 5 on 5 on 6 the 7 naked 8 rocks 7 naked 10 look 8 rocks 9 and 10 look 15 pudding-stone 11 like 15 pudding-stone 12 a 13 piece 13 piece 15 pudding-stone 14 of 15 pudding-stone 15 pudding-stone 16 . think of that and purr ! ' 1 think 2 of 1 think 3 that 1 think 5 purr 4 and 5 purr 5 purr 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [but] if [i] ['m] all this , ' said [the] [leopard] , ' why didn't you go [spotty] too ? ' 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 10 said 6 all 7 this 7 this 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 13 , 22 ' 14 ' 15 why 15 why 16 didn't 15 why 17 you 17 you 18 go 20 too 21 ? 21 ? 22 ' ' [oh] , [plain] [black] ['s] [best] for a [nigger] , ' said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 13 said 3 , 8 for 3 , 13 said 8 for 9 a 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the ' [now] [come] [along] [and] we 'll see if we can't get even with [mr] [one-two-three] [where] ['s] [your] [breakfast] [!] ['] 1 ' 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 see 7 'll 12 get 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 we 10 we 11 can't 12 get 13 even 13 even 14 with so they went away and lived happily ever afterward [,] [best] [beloved] . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 went 2 they 7 happily 3 went 4 away 5 and 7 happily 6 lived 7 happily 7 happily 8 ever 7 happily 9 afterward 9 afterward 13 . that is all . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 . oh , now and then you will [hear] [grown-ups] say , ' [can] the [ethiopian] [change] [his] [skin] [or] [the] [leopard] [his] [spots] [?] ['] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 and 3 now 4 and 4 and 5 then 5 then 6 you 6 you 7 will 7 will 10 say 10 say 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 the but they will never do it again , [best] [beloved] . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 will 3 will 4 never 3 will 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 again 7 again 8 , 7 again 11 . they are quite contented as they are . 1 they 2 are 1 they 7 are 2 are 3 quite 3 quite 4 contented 5 as 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 . people have come in a carriage calling . 1 people 7 calling 2 have 3 come 3 come 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 carriage 6 carriage 7 calling 7 calling 8 . but [mummy] [is] there [....y] . 1 but 4 there 4 there 6 . yes , [i] [can] [go] if you take [me] [nurse] [says] [she] don't care . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 take 8 take 14 care 13 don't 14 care 14 care 15 . let's go up to the pig-sties and sit on the farmyard rails ! 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 6 pig-sties 3 up 6 pig-sties 4 to 6 pig-sties 5 the 6 pig-sties 6 pig-sties 7 and 6 pig-sties 8 sit 6 pig-sties 9 on 6 pig-sties 12 rails 10 the 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 rails 12 rails 13 ! let's say things to the bunnies , and watch ' em skitter their tails ! 1 let's 6 bunnies 2 say 6 bunnies 3 things 6 bunnies 4 to 6 bunnies 5 the 6 bunnies 6 bunnies 7 , 6 bunnies 8 and 6 bunnies 12 skitter 9 watch 12 skitter 10 ' 11 em 11 em 12 skitter 12 skitter 13 their 12 skitter 14 tails 12 skitter 15 ! here 's your [boots] [(] [i've] [brought] ['] [em] [)] , and here 's your [cap] and [stick] [,] [and] here 's your [pipe] [and] [tobacco] [.] 1 here 2 's 1 here 11 , 2 's 3 your 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 and 12 and 13 here 13 here 14 's 14 's 15 your 17 and 21 here 21 here 22 's 22 's 23 your oh , [come] [along] [out] [of] it [quick] [.] 1 oh 2 , 2 , 7 it [the] [elephant's] [child] [in] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [the] [elephant] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [had] [no] [trunk] [.] and he lived [in] [africa] [,] [and] [he] [filled] [all] [africa] with [his] ['] [satiable] [curtiosities] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 12 with 2 he 3 lived and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! he asked [,] ['] [what] does [the] [crocodile] [have] [for] [dinner] ? ' 1 he 2 asked 1 he 6 does 6 does 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' and they all spanked him once more for luck , though he asked them most politely to stop . 1 and 2 they 2 they 4 spanked 3 all 4 spanked 4 spanked 5 him 4 spanked 6 once 4 spanked 8 for 4 spanked 9 luck 6 once 7 more 9 luck 11 though 10 , 11 though 11 though 12 he 12 he 13 asked 13 asked 16 politely 14 them 16 politely 15 most 16 politely 16 politely 18 stop 16 politely 19 . 17 to 18 stop it was all his ' satiable curtiosity . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 curtiosity 3 all 6 satiable 4 his 6 satiable 5 ' 6 satiable 6 satiable 7 curtiosity 7 curtiosity 8 . the first thing that he found was a curled round a rock . 1 the 12 rock 2 first 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 9 curled 7 was 8 a 7 was 9 curled 9 curled 10 round 9 curled 12 rock 11 a 12 rock 12 rock 13 . ' [have] [i] seen [a] [crocodile] ? ' said [the] , in a voice [of] [dretful] [scorn] . 1 ' 9 said 4 seen 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 14 voice 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 18 . ' [what] will you ask me [next] ? ' 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 you 4 you 5 ask 5 ask 6 me 6 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' " [scuse] me , ' said [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but could you kindly tell me what [he] [has] for dinner ? ' 1 " 19 what 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 19 what 6 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 13 but 13 but 14 could 14 could 17 tell 15 you 16 kindly 16 kindly 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 19 what 24 ? 22 for 23 dinner 23 dinner 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' then [the] [uncoiled] [himself] [very] [quickly] [from] [the] [rock] , and [spanked] [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] [with] his [scalesome] [,] [flailsome] tail . 1 then 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 18 his 18 his 22 tail 22 tail 23 . but it [was] [really] [the] [crocodile] , [o] [best] [beloved] , and the [crocodile] [winked] one [eye] [like] [this] [!] 1 but 2 it 1 but 16 one 2 it 7 , 7 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the ' [come] [hither] [,] [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] . 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . ' [why] do you ask such things ? ' 1 ' 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 8 ? 4 you 5 ask 5 ask 6 such 6 such 7 things 8 ? 9 ' will you please tell me what you have for dinner ? ' 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 what 4 tell 7 you 7 you 8 have 8 have 10 dinner 9 for 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [come] [hither] [,] [little] [one] , ' said [the] [crocodile] , ' and [i] ['ll] [whisper] . ' 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 14 and 12 , 19 ' 18 . 19 ' you are hurtig be ! ' 1 you 3 hurtig 2 are 3 hurtig 3 hurtig 4 be 3 hurtig 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' this is the way always talk . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 talk 5 always 6 talk 6 talk 7 . that is the way all always talk . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 7 talk 5 all 7 talk 6 always 7 talk 7 talk 8 . ' [what] are you [doing] [that] for ? ' said the 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 8 ? 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [then] you will have to wait a long time , said the 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 9 long 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 said 12 said 13 the ' [some] [people] do not know what is good for them . ' 1 ' 4 do 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 good 9 good 10 for 10 for 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 ' the [elephant] ['s] [child] [sat] [there] [for] three days waiting for his nose to shrink . 1 the 8 three 8 three 9 days 9 days 15 shrink 10 waiting 11 for 10 waiting 15 shrink 11 for 12 his 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 15 shrink 14 to 15 shrink 15 shrink 16 . but it [never] [grew] [any] [shorter] , and , besides [,] it made him [squint] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 12 it 2 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 besides 9 , 10 besides 12 it 13 made 13 made 14 him 14 him 16 . " vantage number one ! ' said the 1 " 7 said 2 vantage 3 number 2 vantage 4 one 2 vantage 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a try and eat a little now [.] ['] 1 try 3 eat 2 and 3 eat 3 eat 4 a 3 eat 6 now 4 a 5 little ' [vantage] [number] [two] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mear-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a don't you think the sun is very hot here ? ' 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 think 2 you 10 ? 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 is 5 sun 8 hot 7 very 8 hot 8 hot 9 here 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [vantage] [number] [three] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have [done] [that] [with] a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 8 a now how do you feel about [being] [spanked] [again] ? ['] 1 now 10 ? 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 10 ? 4 you 5 feel 5 feel 6 about " [scuse] [me] [,] ['] said [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but [i] [should] not like it at all . ' 1 " 6 said 6 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 13 but 11 , 22 ' 16 not 17 like 17 like 18 it 18 it 20 all 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [how] would you like to [spank] [somebody] ? ' said the 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 11 said 3 would 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 to 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the ' [i] should like it very much [indeed] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 10 ' 3 should 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 16 . ' [well] , ' said [the] , ' you will find that new nose of yours very useful to spank people with . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 you 9 you 10 will 10 will 11 find 11 find 12 that 11 find 13 new 13 new 14 nose 14 nose 20 spank 15 of 16 yours 16 yours 20 spank 17 very 18 useful 18 useful 20 spank 19 to 20 spank 20 spank 21 people 20 spank 22 with 20 spank 24 ' 23 . 24 ' so [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] went [home] [across] [africa] [frisking] [and] [whisking] [his] [trunk] [.] 1 so 6 went when he wanted grass he plucked grass up from the ground , instead of going on his knees as he used to do . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 wanted 3 wanted 6 plucked 4 grass 6 plucked 5 he 6 plucked 6 plucked 7 grass 6 plucked 8 up 6 plucked 9 from 6 plucked 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 , 11 ground 13 instead 11 ground 24 . 13 instead 14 of 13 instead 15 going 15 going 16 on 15 going 22 to 16 on 18 knees 17 his 18 knees 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 used 21 used 22 to 22 to 23 do when he [felt] [lonely] [walking] [through] [africa] he [sang] to himself [down] [his] [trunk] , and the [noise] was [louder] [than] [several] [brass] [bands] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 19 was 8 he 11 himself 8 he 19 was 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 19 was 25 . they were very glad to see him , and immediately said , ' [come] here and be [spanked] [for] [your] ' [satiable] [curtiosity] . ' 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 glad 4 glad 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 said 9 and 10 immediately 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 16 and 12 , 21 ' 13 ' 15 here 16 and 17 be 21 ' 25 ' 24 . 25 ' ' [pooh] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 10 . ' [i] don't think you peoples know anything about spanking ; but [i] [do] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [show] you . ' 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 you 4 think 6 peoples 6 peoples 7 know 6 peoples 8 anything 6 peoples 10 spanking 9 about 10 spanking 10 spanking 11 ; 11 ; 12 but 12 but 20 you 20 you 21 . 21 . 22 ' then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels . 1 then 3 uncurled 2 he 3 uncurled 3 uncurled 4 his 3 uncurled 5 trunk 3 uncurled 7 knocked 3 uncurled 8 two 6 and 7 knocked 8 two 12 brothers 9 of 10 his 10 his 12 brothers 11 dear 12 brothers 12 brothers 15 heels 13 head 15 heels 14 over 15 heels 15 heels 16 . ' [i] asked him what he had for dinner , and he gave me this to keep . ' 1 ' 3 asked 3 asked 4 him 4 him 5 what 4 him 18 . 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 dinner 8 for 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 , 9 dinner 18 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 gave 12 he 13 gave 13 gave 14 me 14 me 15 this 14 me 16 to 16 to 17 keep 18 . 19 ' ' [it] [looks] very [ugly] , ' said [his] [hairy] [uncle] , the [baboon] [.] 1 ' 8 said 4 very 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 12 , 8 said 13 the ' [it] [does] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 11 . then [that] [bad] [elephant] ['s] [child] [spanked] [all] [his] [dear] [families] for a long [time] , [till] they were very warm and greatly astonished . 1 then 13 a 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 16 , 16 , 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 23 greatly 20 very 21 warm 21 warm 22 and 21 warm 23 greatly 23 greatly 24 astonished 24 astonished 25 . i [let] [them] [rest] [from] [nine] [till] [five] . 1 i 9 . [the] [sing-song] [of] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [not] [always] [was] [the] [kangaroo] [as] [now] [we] [do] [behold] [him] [,] [but] [a] [different] [animal] [with] [four] [short] [legs] [.] he went [to] [nqa] [at] [six] [before] [breakfast] [,] [saying] [,] ['] [make] [me] [different] [from] [all] [other] [animals] by [five] [this] [afternoon] . ' 1 he 2 went 2 went 20 by 20 by 24 . 24 . 25 ' up [jumped] [nqa] [from] [his] [seat] [on] [the] [sandflat] [and] [shouted] , ' [go] away ! ' 1 up 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 17 ' 15 away 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' up [jumped] [nquing] [from] [his] [burrow] [in] [the] [spinifex] [and] [shouted] , ' [go] away ! ' 1 up 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 17 ' 15 away 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' up [jumped] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pan] [and] [shouted] , ' [yes] [,] [i] will ! ' 1 up 12 , 12 , 19 ' 13 ' 17 will 13 ' 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' [nqong] [called] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [dusty] [in] [the] [sunshine] [,] [and] [showed] [him] [kangaroo] [.] [nqong] [said] [,] ['] [dingo] [!] wake up , [dingo] [!] 1 wake 2 up 2 up 3 , do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 9 ashpit 4 that 9 ashpit 5 gentleman 9 ashpit 6 dancing 9 ashpit 7 on 9 ashpit 8 an 9 ashpit 9 ashpit 10 ? he wants to be popular and very truly run after . 1 he 2 wants 2 wants 3 to 2 wants 5 popular 4 be 5 popular 5 popular 6 and 5 popular 7 very 5 popular 8 truly 5 popular 11 . 8 truly 9 run 9 run 10 after dingo , make him [so] ! ' 1 dingo 2 , 1 dingo 3 make 1 dingo 6 ! 3 make 4 him 6 ! 7 ' up [jumped] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [and] [said] , ' [what] [,] that [cat-rabbit] ? ' 1 up 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 that 12 that 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' off [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [grinning] like a [coal-scuttle] [,] [ran] [after] [kangaroo] [.] 1 off 10 like 10 like 11 a off went the [proud] [kangaroo] [on] [his] [four] [little] [legs] [like] [a] [bunny] [.] 1 off 2 went 2 went 3 the this , [o] [beloved] [of] [mine] [,] [ends] the first part of the [tale] [!] 1 this 2 , 2 , 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 part 11 part 12 of 12 of 13 the he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! still [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] , [grinning] [like] [a] [rat-trap] [,] [never] [getting] [nearer] [,] [never] [getting] [farther] [,] [ran] [after] [kangaroo] [.] 1 still 8 , he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! [still] [ran] [kangaroo] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [.] he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! he [hopped] [through] [the] [flinders] [;] [he] [hopped] [through] [the] [cinders] [;] [he] [hopped] [through] [the] [deserts] in [the] [middle] [of] [australia] [.] 1 he 18 in [he] [hopped] [like] [a] [kangaroo] [.] he hadn't any time for rest or refreshment , and he wanted them very much . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 any 2 hadn't 8 refreshment 2 hadn't 15 much 3 any 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 rest 8 refreshment 7 or 8 refreshment 8 refreshment 9 , 8 refreshment 12 wanted 8 refreshment 13 them 9 , 10 and 11 he 12 wanted 14 very 15 much 15 much 16 . for he hopped like a cricket ; like a pea in a saucepan ; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor . 1 for 10 pea 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 like 3 hopped 6 cricket 5 a 6 cricket 6 cricket 7 ; 6 cricket 10 pea 8 like 10 pea 9 a 10 pea 10 pea 11 in 10 pea 13 saucepan 12 a 13 saucepan 13 saucepan 14 ; 13 saucepan 15 or 13 saucepan 18 rubber 16 a 17 new 17 new 18 rubber 18 rubber 19 ball 18 rubber 22 nursery 19 ball 20 on 21 a 22 nursery 22 nursery 23 floor 23 floor 24 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! he had to ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 ! then [came] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pans] , [and] said , ' [it] ['s] five o'clock . ' 1 then 10 , 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 20 ' 17 five 18 o'clock 18 o'clock 19 . 19 . 20 ' down [sat] [dingo] [poor] [dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [dusky] in [the] [sunshine] [;] [hung] [out] his [tongue] [and] [howled] . 1 down 11 in 11 in 17 his 17 his 21 . then [said] [nqong] , who is [always] [a] [gentleman] , ' [why] [aren't] you [grateful] [to] [yellow-dog] [dingo] ? 1 then 4 , 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 is 6 is 19 ? 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 14 you 14 you 19 ? why don't you thank him for all he has done for you ? ' 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 13 ? 4 thank 5 him 4 thank 6 for 4 thank 11 for 4 thank 12 you 6 for 7 all 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 10 done 11 for 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' and now it is [five] [o'clock] [.] ['] 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 is ' [yes] , ' said [kangaroo] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] [wish] that [i] [hadn't] [.] 1 ' 4 that i thought you would do it by charms and incantations , but this is a practical joke . ' 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 would 3 you 4 would 4 would 10 incantations 5 do 6 it 5 do 10 incantations 7 by 10 incantations 8 charms 10 incantations 9 and 10 incantations 10 incantations 11 , 10 incantations 12 but 10 incantations 13 this 10 incantations 16 practical 13 this 14 is 15 a 16 practical 16 practical 17 joke 17 joke 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [joke] ! ' said [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] the [blue] [gums] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 the 5 said 14 . ' [say] [that] [again] [and] [i] ['ll] [whistle] [up] [dingo] and run [your] [hind] [legs] off . ' 1 ' 18 ' 11 and 12 run 12 run 16 off 16 off 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [no] , ' said the [kangaroo] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] must [apologise] [.] 1 ' 3 must [legs] [are] [legs] [,] [and] [you] [needn't] [alter] ['] [em] [so] [far] [as] [i] [am] [concerned] [.] i [only] [meant] [to] [explain] [to] [your] [lordliness] [that] [i] 've had nothing to eat since morning , and [i] 'm very empty indeed . ' 1 i 11 've 1 i 21 'm 11 've 12 had 12 had 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 since 16 since 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 and 21 'm 22 very 22 very 24 indeed 23 empty 24 indeed 24 indeed 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] , ' [i] [am] [just] [in] the same [situation] . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 9 , 5 said 15 the 9 , 10 ' 15 the 16 same 16 same 18 . i 've made him different from all other animals ; but what may [i] have [for] my [tea] [?] ['] 1 i 2 've 1 i 15 have 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 him 5 different 6 from 5 different 9 animals 7 all 9 animals 8 other 9 animals 9 animals 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 may 13 may 15 have 15 have 17 my then [said] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] [in] [the] [salt-pan] , ['] [come] [and] ask me about it [tomorrow] , [because] [i] ['m] going to [wash] . ' 1 then 10 , 10 , 27 ' 14 ask 15 me 15 me 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 19 , 19 , 27 ' 23 going 24 to 24 to 26 . 26 . 27 ' [kangaroo] [bounded] [away] [,] [his] [back-legs] [working] [like] [pistons] [bounded] [from] [morning] [till] [dark] [,] [twenty-five] [feet] [to] [a] [bound] [.] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [lay] [like] [a] [yellow] [cloud] [in] [the] [distance] [much] [too] [busy] [to] [bark] [.] my ! [but] [they] [covered] [the] [ground] ! 1 my 2 ! 1 my 8 ! nobody knows where they went [,] [or] [followed] [the] [track] [that] [they] [flew] in , [for] [that] [continent] [hadn't] [been] [given] [a] [name] [.] 1 nobody 2 knows 2 knows 3 where 3 where 4 they 4 they 5 went 5 went 14 in 14 in 15 , [the] [beginning] [of] [the] [armadillos] [this] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [is] [another] [story] [of] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [.] and he had a friend , [a] [slow-solid] [tortoise] [,] [who] [lived] [on] the [banks] [of] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [,] [eating] green [lettuces] [and] things . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 6 , 6 , 14 the 14 the 22 green 22 green 25 things 25 things 26 . and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see ' [now] [attend] to me , ' said [painted] [jaguar] , ' [because] this is very important . 1 ' 7 ' 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 15 is 14 this 15 is 15 is 16 very 16 very 17 important 17 important 18 . now [which] [of] [you] [is] [hedgehog] [and] [which] [is] [tortoise] [?] [because] , to [save] my [spots] , [i] [can't] [tell] . ' 1 now 13 , 1 now 18 , 13 , 16 my 14 to 16 my 18 , 23 ' 22 . 23 ' ' [are] you [sure] of what [your] [mummy] told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] [hedgehog] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 what 5 of 6 what 6 what 11 ? 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 ? ' [are] you [sure] of what [your] [mummy] told you ? ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 what 5 of 6 what 6 what 11 ? 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 ? ' [when] you [scoop] [water] with [your] [paw] you [uncoil] [it] [with] [a] [hedgehog] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 16 ' 6 with 9 you 9 you 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [remember] that , because it 's important . ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 7 's 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 important 8 important 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] , ' said [the] [tortoise] , ['] when you [paw] your [meat] [you] [drop] [it] [into] [a] [tortoise] [with] [a] [scoop] [.] 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 13 your why can't you understand ? ' 1 why 2 can't 1 why 5 ? 3 you 4 understand 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [you] are [making] [my] [spots] [ache] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] ; ['] and besides , [i] [didn't] [want] [your] [advice] at all . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 10 said 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 ; 10 said 25 . 13 ; 15 and 15 and 16 besides 16 besides 17 , 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . i only wanted to know [which] [of] [you] [is] [hedgehog] [and] [which] [is] [tortoise] . ' 1 i 2 only 1 i 5 know 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 5 know 5 know 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] shan't tell you , ' said [stickly-prickly] , ' but you can [scoop] me [out] [of] [my] [shell] if you like . ' 1 ' 3 shan't 1 ' 8 said 4 tell 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 14 can 14 can 22 you 16 me 21 if 21 if 22 you 22 you 23 like 23 like 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [aha] ! ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [now] [i] [know] you 're [tortoise] [.] 1 ' 5 you 5 you 6 're you [thought] [i] wouldn't ! 1 you 4 wouldn't 1 you 5 ! [now] [i] [will] [.] ['] [painted] [jaguar] [darted] [out] [his] [paddy-paw] [just] [as] [stickly-prickly] [curled] [himself] [up] [,] [and] [of] [course] [jaguar] ['s] [paddy-paw] [was] [just] [filled] [with] [prickles] [.] worse than that , [he] [knocked] [stickly-prickly] [away] and [away] [into] [the] [woods] [and] [the] [bushes] [,] [where] it was too dark to find him . 1 worse 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 4 , 4 , 9 and 9 and 19 it 19 it 20 was 19 it 26 . 20 was 21 too 21 too 22 dark 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 him 25 him 26 . then he put his paddy-paw into his mouth , and of course the prickles hurt him worse than ever . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 paddy-paw 3 put 5 paddy-paw 4 his 5 paddy-paw 5 paddy-paw 6 into 5 paddy-paw 8 mouth 5 paddy-paw 14 prickles 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 of 12 course 12 course 14 prickles 13 the 14 prickles 14 prickles 15 hurt 14 prickles 17 worse 15 hurt 16 him 17 worse 18 than 18 than 19 ever 19 ever 20 . as soon as he could speak he said , ['] [now] [i] [know] he isn't [tortoise] at all . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 7 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 speak 7 he 8 said 8 said 19 . 9 , 14 he 14 he 15 isn't 15 isn't 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . but ['] and [then] he [scratched] [his] [head] [with] [his] [un-prickly] [paw] ' how do [i] know that [this] [other] is [tortoise] [?] ['] 1 but 5 he 3 and 5 he 5 he 21 is 13 ' 14 how 14 how 15 do 15 do 17 know 17 know 18 that 18 that 21 is ' [but] [i] [am] [tortoise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . your mother was quite right . 1 your 2 mother 2 mother 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 . she said that you were to scoop me out of my shell with your paw . 1 she 2 said 2 said 7 scoop 3 that 4 you 4 you 7 scoop 5 were 7 scoop 6 to 7 scoop 7 scoop 8 me 7 scoop 9 out 7 scoop 12 shell 7 scoop 15 paw 9 out 10 of 11 my 12 shell 12 shell 13 with 14 your 15 paw 15 paw 16 . [begin] [.] ['] ' [you] [didn't] [say] [she] [said] that [a] [minute] [ago] , said [painted] [jaguar] [,] [sucking] the [prickles] [out] of [his] [paddy-paw] [.] 1 ' 7 that 1 ' 12 said 11 , 12 said 12 said 17 the 17 the 20 of ' [you] [said] [she] [said] something quite different . ' 1 ' 10 ' 6 something 8 different 7 quite 8 different 8 different 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] you [said] [you] wanted to be [scooped] out of your [shell] [with] [my] [paw] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 18 ' 3 you 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 your 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 22 . ' [if] you 'll think again you 'll find that [i] didn't say anything of the kind . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 9 find 5 think 6 again 5 think 8 'll 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 9 find 9 find 10 that 9 find 14 anything 12 didn't 13 say 13 say 14 anything 14 anything 17 kind 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 kind 17 kind 18 . i said that your mother said [that] [you] [were] to [scoop] me [out] [of] [my] [shell] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 i 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 your 4 your 5 mother 5 mother 6 said 6 said 21 . 10 to 12 me 12 me 17 , 12 me 21 . 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said ' [what] will [happen] [if] [i] do ? ' said the [jaguar] most [sniffily] [and] [most] [cautious] . 1 ' 3 will 3 will 7 do 7 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 18 . 11 the 13 most ' [i] don't believe it , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . so [jump] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [and] be [quick] [about] [it] [.] ['] 1 so 8 be ' [i] [warn] you [that] [your] [mummy] won't be pleased . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 8 won't 8 won't 9 be 9 be 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . don't [tell] [her] [i] [didn't] [tell] you , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 don't 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [that] was a very [narrow] [escape] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 was 4 a 3 was 5 very 5 very 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ['] [i] [don't] [rib] [painted] [jaguar] [.] what did you tell him that you were ? ' 1 what 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 him 4 tell 7 you 5 him 6 that 7 you 8 were 7 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' now he 's gone to [tell] his [mummy] . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 gone 4 gone 5 to 5 to 7 his 7 his 9 . listen to him ! ' 1 listen 2 to 2 to 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' you should have dropped him into the water . 1 you 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 dropped 4 dropped 5 him 4 dropped 6 into 6 into 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . they are [too] [clever] [on] [the] [turbid] [amazon] for [poor] me ! ['] 1 they 2 are 2 are 12 ! 9 for 11 me 11 me 12 ! a [hedgehog] [curls] [himself] [up] [into] [a] [ball] [and] [his] [prickles] stick [out] [every] [which] [way] [at] [once] . 1 a 12 stick 12 stick 19 . by this [you] [may] [know] the [hedgehog] [.] ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 6 the ' [i] don't like this old lady [one] little [bit] , ' said [stickly-prickly] , [under] the [shadow] of [a] [large] [leaf] [.] 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 13 said 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 5 this 6 old 6 old 7 lady 9 little 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 , 13 said 17 the 17 the 19 of ' [i] wonder what else she knows ? ' 1 ' 4 what 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 else 4 what 8 ? 5 else 7 knows 6 she 7 knows 8 ? 9 ' ' [a] [tortoise] can't [curl] [himself] [up] [,] ['] [mother] [jaguar] [went] [on] [,] [ever] [so] [many] [times] [,] [graciously] [waving] [her] [tail] [.] 1 ' 4 can't ' [he] [only] [draws] [his] [head] and [legs] [into] his [shell] [.] 1 ' 7 and 7 and 10 his by this [you] [may] [know] the [tortoise] [.] ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 6 the ' [i] don't like this old lady at all [at] all , ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 14 said 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 5 this 6 old 6 old 7 lady 8 at 9 all 8 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 . ' [even] [painted] [jaguar] can't [forget] [those] [directions] [.] 1 ' 5 can't it 's a great pity [that] [you] [can't] [swim] [,] [stickly-prickly] . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 12 . 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 pity 12 . 13 ' ' [don't] talk to me , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 talk 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [just] think how much better it would be if you could curl up . 1 ' 4 how 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 much 4 how 7 it 4 how 12 could 5 much 6 better 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 10 if 11 you 10 if 12 could 12 could 13 curl 13 curl 14 up 14 up 15 . this is a mess ! 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 mess 3 a 4 mess 4 mess 5 ! listen to [painted] [jaguar] . ' 1 listen 2 to 1 listen 5 . 5 . 6 ' [painted] [jaguar] [was] [sitting] [on] [the] [banks] [of] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [sucking] [prickles] [out] [of] [his] [paws] [and] [saying] [to] [himself] ' [can't] [curl] [,] but [can] [swim] [slow-solid] [,] that ['s] [him] ! 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 13 ! 10 that 13 ! [curls] [up] [,] [but] [can't] [swim] [stickly-prickly] [,] [that] ['s] [him] [!] ['] ' [he] ['ll] never [forget] that this [month] [of] [sundays] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 never 1 ' 12 ' 6 that 7 this 7 this 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [hold] [up] my [chin] [,] [slow-and-solid] [.] 1 ' 4 my i 'm going to try to learn to swim . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 try 5 try 6 to 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 swim 9 swim 10 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 useful 4 useful 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] ; and [he] held up [stickly-prickly] ['s] [chin] [,] [while] [stickly-prickly] [kicked] in the [waters] of the [turbid] [amazon] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 5 said 26 . 7 ; 8 and 8 and 10 held 10 held 11 up 11 up 19 in 19 in 23 the 20 the 22 of 22 of 23 the ' [you] ['ll] [make] a [fine] [swimmer] yet , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 10 ' 8 yet 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [now] [,] if you can [unlace] [my] [back-plates] [a] [little] [,] [i] 'll see what [i] can do towards curling up . 1 ' 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 can 5 you 14 'll 14 'll 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 19 do 18 can 19 do 19 do 21 curling 20 towards 21 curling 21 curling 22 up 22 up 23 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 useful 4 useful 5 . 5 . 6 ' [stickly-prickly] [helped] [to] [unlace] [tortoise] ['s] [back-plates] [,] [so] [that] [by] [twisting] [and] [straining] [slow-and-solid] [actually] [managed] [to] [curl] [up] [a] [tiddy] [wee] [bit] [.] ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] ; ' [but] [i] [shouldn't] do any more [just] [now] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 5 said 17 . 7 ; 8 ' 12 do 13 any 13 any 14 more 14 more 17 . it 's making you black in the face . 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 face 3 making 4 you 3 making 5 black 3 making 8 face 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 face 8 face 9 . kindly lead me into the water [once] again [and] [i] ['ll] [practice] [that] [side-stroke] [which] [you] [say] [is] [so] [easy] [.] ['] 1 kindly 2 lead 2 lead 3 me 2 lead 4 into 2 lead 8 again 4 into 6 water 5 the 6 water and so [stickly-prickly] [practiced] , and [slow-solid] [swam] [alongside] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] little more practice will make you a regular whale . 1 ' 5 practice 3 little 5 practice 4 more 5 practice 5 practice 7 make 5 practice 11 whale 6 will 7 make 7 make 8 you 9 a 10 regular 10 regular 11 whale 11 whale 12 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] , [all] [wet] [from] the [turbid] [amazon] [.] 1 ' 5 said 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 11 the ' [i] [declare] [,] [i] [shouldn't] [know] [you] from one of my own family . 1 ' 12 my 9 from 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 family 14 family 15 . two [holes] , [i] [think] [,] you [said] ? 1 two 3 , 3 , 7 you 7 you 9 ? a little more [expression] , [please] [,] and [don't] [grunt] [quite] so much , [or] [painted] [jaguar] [may] [hear] [us] [.] 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 more 3 more 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 12 so 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 , when you 've finished , [i] want to try that long dive which you say is so easy . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 've 2 you 7 want 3 've 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 7 want 8 to 8 to 9 try 9 try 10 that 9 try 12 dive 11 long 12 dive 12 dive 13 which 12 dive 15 say 12 dive 18 easy 14 you 15 say 16 is 18 easy 17 so 18 easy 18 easy 19 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! and so [stickly-prickly] [dived] , and [slow-and-solid] [dived] [alongside] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] [leetle] [more] [attention] [to] [holding] [your] [breath] and you will be [able] [to] [keep] [house] at the bottom of the [turbid] [amazon] [.] 1 ' 11 you 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 will 12 will 13 be 13 be 18 at 18 at 22 the 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 21 of 22 the now [i] ['ll] [try] that [exercise] [of] [putting] [my] [hind] [legs] [round] [my] [ears] [which] you say is so [peculiarly] [comfortable] [.] 1 now 5 that 5 that 16 you 16 you 17 say 17 say 19 so 18 is 19 so won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] it 's [straining] [your] [back-plates] a little . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 . they are all overlapping now , instead of lying side by side . ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 overlapping 3 all 4 overlapping 4 overlapping 5 now 4 overlapping 7 instead 4 overlapping 9 lying 4 overlapping 10 side 4 overlapping 12 side 5 now 6 , 7 instead 8 of 11 by 12 side 12 side 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] [,] that 's the [result] of [exercise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 12 said 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 the 6 the 8 of 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [am] [i] ? ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 6 said 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] [comes] [from] my [soaking] [in] [the] [water] [.] 1 ' 5 my oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ['] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! then they saw that they were both of them quite different from what they had been . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 saw 2 they 6 were 2 they 15 had 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 both 6 were 10 quite 7 both 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 quite 11 different 11 different 12 from 13 what 14 they 14 they 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 . ' [that] [was] the very thing [i] was [thinking] just now , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 14 said 4 the 6 thing 5 very 6 thing 8 was 10 just 10 just 11 now 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [i] [think] [scales] [are] [a] [tremendous] [improvement] [on] [prickles] [to] [say] nothing [of] [being] [able] [to] [swim] . 1 ' 13 nothing 13 nothing 19 . oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! let's go and find him . ' 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 4 find 2 go 3 and 4 find 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' by and by they [found] [painted] [jaguar] [,] [still] [nursing] [his] [paddy-paw] [that] had been [hurt] the night before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 they 4 they 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 19 before 17 the 18 night 18 night 19 before 19 before 20 . he was so astonished that he fell three times backward over his own painted tail without stopping . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 astonished 3 so 4 astonished 4 astonished 5 that 4 astonished 10 backward 5 that 6 he 7 fell 10 backward 8 three 9 times 9 times 10 backward 10 backward 11 over 10 backward 14 painted 10 backward 18 . 12 his 13 own 13 own 14 painted 14 painted 15 tail 14 painted 17 stopping 16 without 17 stopping ' [good] [morning] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [and] how is [your] [dear] [gracious] [mummy] this morning ? ['] 1 ' 3 how 3 how 4 is 4 is 9 this 9 this 10 morning 10 morning 11 ? ' [but] you [hadn't] [any] [shell] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 7 . it was all [prickles] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] [know] it was . 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . just look at my paw ! ' 1 just 2 look 2 look 3 at 2 look 6 ! 4 my 5 paw 5 paw 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [you] told me to [drop] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [and] be drowned , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 ' 15 ' 3 told 4 me 4 me 5 to 4 me 14 , 5 to 12 be 12 be 13 drowned 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [why] are you [so] [rude] [and] [forgetful] [to-day] ? ' 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [don't] you remember what your mother told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] , 1 ' 3 you 3 you 10 ? 4 remember 5 what 5 what 9 you 6 your 7 mother 7 mother 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 , ' [can't] [curl] [,] but [can] [swim] [stickly-prickly] [,] that ['s] [him] ! 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 13 ! 10 that 13 ! [curls] [up] [,] [but] [can't] [swim] [slow-solid] [,] [that] ['s] [him] [!] ['] then [they] [both] [curled] [themselves] [up] [and] [rolled] [round] [and] [round] [painted] [jaguar] [till] his [eyes] [turned] [truly] [cart-wheels] in his head . 1 then 15 his 15 his 22 head 20 in 21 his 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . then he went to fetch his mother . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 fetch 5 fetch 6 his 6 his 7 mother 7 mother 8 . ' [but] it [isn't] [a] [hedgehog] , and it isn't [a] [tortoise] [.] 1 ' 3 it 3 it 10 isn't 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 isn't it 's a little bit of both , and [i] [don't] [know] its proper name . ' 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 2 's 15 name 3 a 5 bit 4 little 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 7 both 9 and 7 both 13 its 8 , 9 and 13 its 14 proper 14 proper 15 name 15 name 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [nonsense] ! ' said [mother] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [everything] has [its] [proper] [name] [.] 1 ' 3 has i [should] [call] [it] ["] [armadillo] ["] [till] [i] found out the real one . 1 i 10 found 10 found 11 out 11 out 12 the 12 the 13 real 13 real 14 one 14 one 15 . and [i] [should] leave [it] [alone] [.] ['] 1 and 4 leave so that ; all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 so 2 that 2 that 4 all 3 ; 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 4 ? 2 you 3 see [i've] [never] [sailed] [the] [amazon] [,] [i] ['ve] [never] [reached] [brazil] [;] [but] [the] [don] [and] [magdelana] [,] [they] [can] [go] [there] [when] [they] [will] [!] and [i] ['d] like [to] [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] [!] 1 and 4 like i 've never [seen] [a] [jaguar] [,] [nor] yet [an] [armadill] [o] [dilloing] [in] [his] [armour] , [and] [i] [s'pose] [i] never will , 1 i 2 've 1 i 23 will 2 've 3 never 2 've 22 never 3 never 9 yet 9 yet 17 , 23 will 24 , [unless] [i] [go] [to] [rio] [these] [wonders] [to] [behold] [roll] [down] [roll] [down] [to] [rio] [roll] [really] [down] [to] [rio] [!] oh , [i] ['d] [love] [to] [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 16 ! [how] [the] [first] [letter] [was] [written] [once] [upon] [a] [most] [early] [time] [was] [a] [neolithic] [man] [.] and his [little] [girl-daughter] ['s] name [was] [taffimai] [metallumai] , and [that] [means] [,] ['] [;] [but] [i] ['m] [going] to call her [taffy] . 1 and 2 his 2 his 6 name 6 name 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 to 21 to 22 call 22 call 23 her 23 her 25 . really , [my] [tegumai] [,] [you] ['re] [no] [better] [than] [my] [taffy] [.] ['] 1 really 2 , now attend and listen ! 1 now 2 attend 2 attend 4 listen 3 and 4 listen 4 listen 5 ! one [day] [tegumai] [bopsulai] [went] [down] [through] [the] [beaver-swamp] to the [wagai] river [to] [spear] [carp-fish] [for] [dinner] , and [taffy] went [too] . 1 one 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 13 river 13 river 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 went 22 went 24 . ' [here] ['s] a pretty [kettle] [of] [fish] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 11 said 4 a 5 pretty 5 pretty 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [it] will take me [half] the day [to] [mend] [this] . ['] 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 take 4 take 5 me 5 me 12 . 7 the 8 day 8 day 12 . ' [there] ['s] [your] [big] [black] [spear] at home , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 11 ' 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [let] [me] run back to [the] [cave] [and] [ask] [mummy] [to] give [it] me . ' 1 ' 17 ' 4 run 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 13 give 13 give 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [it] ['s] [too] [far] [for] [your] little [fat] [legs] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 12 ' 8 little 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [besides] [,] you might fall into the beaver-swamp and be drowned . 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 might 5 might 9 beaver-swamp 6 fall 9 beaver-swamp 7 into 9 beaver-swamp 8 the 9 beaver-swamp 9 beaver-swamp 10 and 9 beaver-swamp 12 drowned 11 be 12 drowned 12 drowned 13 . we must make the best of a bad job . ' 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 9 job 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 9 job 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 job 9 job 10 . 10 . 11 ' taffy sat down too , with her toes in the water and her chin in her hand , and thought very hard . 1 taffy 2 sat 1 taffy 4 too 2 sat 3 down 4 too 5 , 5 , 12 and 5 , 19 and 6 with 7 her 7 her 8 toes 8 toes 11 water 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 and 13 her 14 chin 14 chin 15 in 14 chin 17 hand 16 her 17 hand 17 hand 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 thought 20 thought 22 hard 21 very 22 hard 22 hard 23 . if we did we could send a message for the new spear . ' 1 if 2 we 1 if 4 we 2 we 3 did 4 we 5 could 5 could 6 send 6 send 8 message 7 a 8 message 8 message 9 for 8 message 12 spear 10 the 11 new 11 new 12 spear 12 spear 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [taffy] , ' said [tegumai] , ' how [often] have [i] [told] you [not] [to] [use] [slang] [?] 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 how 9 how 14 you 11 have 14 you he stood on the bank and smiled at [taffy] , because he had a little [girl-daughter] [of] [his] [own] [at] [home] . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 13 had 2 stood 3 on 3 on 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 7 smiled 6 and 7 smiled 7 smiled 8 at 10 , 11 because 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 22 . tegumai drew a hank of deer-sinews from his mendy-bag and began to mend his spear . 1 tegumai 4 hank 1 tegumai 16 . 2 drew 4 hank 3 a 4 hank 4 hank 6 deer-sinews 5 of 6 deer-sinews 6 deer-sinews 7 from 6 deer-sinews 9 mendy-bag 8 his 9 mendy-bag 9 mendy-bag 10 and 9 mendy-bag 11 began 9 mendy-bag 13 mend 9 mendy-bag 15 spear 11 began 12 to 14 his 15 spear ' [come] here , said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 here 3 here 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [do] you know where [my] [mummy] [lives] [?] ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 10 ' 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 where and [the] [stranger-man] [said] ['] [um] [!] ['] [being] [,] [as] you know , [a] [tewara] [.] 1 and 12 you 12 you 13 know 13 know 14 , ' [don't] [bother] [grown-ups] , ' said [tegumai] , [so] [busy] with [his] [spear-mending] that he did not turn round . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 12 with 12 with 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 not 18 not 19 turn 19 turn 20 round 20 round 21 . ' [i] [aren't] , said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] only want him to do what [i] want him to do , and he won't [understand] . ' 1 ' 8 what 3 only 4 want 4 want 6 to 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 what 8 what 13 do 10 want 12 to 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 won't 17 won't 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [stranger-man] [a] [genuine] [tewara] [he] [was] [sat] [down] [on] [the] grass , and [taffy] [showed] [him] [what] [her] [daddy] [was] [doing] [.] 1 the 12 grass 12 grass 14 and 13 , 14 and the [stranger-man] [thought] [,] [this] [is] [a] [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 10 child 10 child 11 . she stamps her foot at me and she makes faces . 1 she 2 stamps 1 she 9 makes 2 stamps 3 her 2 stamps 4 foot 2 stamps 5 at 5 at 6 me 7 and 8 she 8 she 9 makes 9 makes 10 faces 10 faces 11 . she [must] [be] [the] [daughter] [of] [that] [noble] [chief] [who] is so great that he won't take any notice of [me] [.] ['] 1 she 11 is 11 is 12 so 12 so 13 great 12 so 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 take 17 take 19 notice 18 any 19 notice 19 notice 20 of so he smiled more politely than ever . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 more 4 more 6 than 5 politely 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . the [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] [a] [tewara] [)] [thought] [,] ['] [this] [is] [a] [very] [,] [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 20 child 20 child 21 . she waves her arms and she shouts at me [,] [but] [i] don't understand a word of what she says . 1 she 7 shouts 2 waves 7 shouts 3 her 4 arms 4 arms 5 and 4 arms 7 shouts 6 she 7 shouts 7 shouts 8 at 7 shouts 9 me 7 shouts 17 of 13 don't 14 understand 14 understand 16 word 15 a 16 word 16 word 17 of 17 of 18 what 18 what 19 she 19 she 20 says 20 says 21 . but [if] [i] [don't] [do] what [she] [wants] [,] [i] [greatly] [fear] [that] [that] [haughty] [chief] [,] , will be [angry] . ' 1 but 6 what 6 what 19 will 18 , 19 will 19 will 20 be 20 be 22 . 22 . 23 ' he got up and [twisted] [a] [big] [flat] [piece] [of] [bark] off [a] [birch-tree] [and] [gave] [it] [to] [taffy] . 1 he 2 got 2 got 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 12 off 12 off 20 . ' [oh] ! ' said she . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 she 5 said 7 . ' [now] [i] see ! 1 ' 5 ! 4 see 5 ! you want my [mummy] ['s] [living-address] ? 1 you 2 want 1 you 7 ? 2 want 3 my of course [i] [can't] [write] , [but] [i] [can] [draw] [pictures] if [i] ['ve] anything [sharp] to [scratch] [with] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 , 6 , 12 if 12 if 15 anything 15 anything 17 to please lend me the shark 's tooth off your necklace . ' 1 please 2 lend 2 lend 3 me 2 lend 5 shark 4 the 5 shark 5 shark 7 tooth 6 's 7 tooth 7 tooth 8 off 7 tooth 10 necklace 9 your 10 necklace 10 necklace 11 . 11 . 12 ' the [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] [a] [tewara] [)] [thought] [,] ['] [this] [is] [a] [very] [,] [very] [,] [very] [wonderful] child . 1 the 22 child 22 child 23 . i had better be more polite . ' 1 i 2 had 2 had 3 better 3 better 4 be 4 be 6 polite 5 more 6 polite 6 polite 7 . 7 . 8 ' you can look over my shoulder , but you mustn't joggle . 1 you 2 can 1 you 11 joggle 3 look 4 over 4 over 6 shoulder 5 my 6 shoulder 6 shoulder 11 joggle 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 joggle 9 you 10 mustn't 10 mustn't 11 joggle 11 joggle 12 . [first] [i] ['ll] [draw] [daddy] [fishing] [.] it isn't very like him ; but [mummy] [will] [know] [,] [because] [i] ['ve] [drawn] [his] [spear] [all] [broken] . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 20 . 2 isn't 3 very 2 isn't 4 like 4 like 5 him 5 him 6 ; 6 ; 7 but well , now [i] ['ll] [draw] [the] [other] [spear] that he wants [,] [the] [black-handled] [spear] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 now 3 now 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 wants 12 wants 17 . that 's the [spear] [i] [want] [you] [to] [fetch] [;] [so] [i] ['ll] [draw] [a] [picture] of me [myself] ['] [splaining] to [you] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 17 of 17 of 18 me 18 me 22 to my hair [doesn't] [stand] [up] [like] [i] ['ve] [drawn] , but it 's easier to [draw] [that] [way] [.] 1 my 2 hair 2 hair 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 's 12 it 14 easier 14 easier 15 to now [i] ['ll] [draw] you . 1 now 5 you 5 you 6 . i think you 're very nice [really] [,] [but] [i] can't make you pretty in the picture , so you mustn't be ' fended . 1 i 2 think 1 i 11 can't 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 're 4 're 6 nice 5 very 6 nice 11 can't 12 make 12 make 13 you 13 you 21 mustn't 14 pretty 17 picture 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 picture 17 picture 18 , 17 picture 21 mustn't 18 , 19 so 20 you 21 mustn't 21 mustn't 24 fended 22 be 24 fended 23 ' 24 fended 24 fended 25 . are you ' fended ? ' 1 are 2 you 1 are 4 fended 3 ' 4 fended 4 fended 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' [the] [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] [a] [tewara] [)] [smiled] [.] he is a great [chief] , or he would have [noticed] me . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 6 , 6 , 7 or 7 or 9 would 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 12 me 12 me 13 . now [i] ['ll] [show] you [how] [to] [find] [my] [mummy] ['s] [living-address] . 1 now 5 you 5 you 13 . mind you don't fall in ! 1 mind 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 fall 4 fall 5 in 4 fall 6 ! then [our] [cave] [is] [just] [beyond] the [beaver-swamp] [.] 1 then 7 the it isn't as [high] as the hills [really] , [but] [i] [can't] [draw] [things] [very] [small] . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 17 . 2 isn't 3 as 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 hills 7 hills 9 , that 's my [mummy] [outside] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 my she is beautiful . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 . she [is] [the] [most] [beautifullest] [mummy] [there] [ever] was , but she won't be ['] [fended] [when] [she] [sees] [i] ['ve] [drawn] [her] so [plain] . 1 she 9 was 9 was 24 so 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 she 12 she 13 won't 13 won't 14 be 14 be 24 so 24 so 26 . she 'll be pleased [of] [me] [because] [i] can draw . 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 10 draw 3 be 4 pleased 9 can 10 draw 10 draw 11 . now , in [case] [you] [forget] , [i] ['ve] [drawn] the [spear] that [daddy] [wants] [outside] [our] [cave] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 13 that 2 , 3 in 3 in 11 the 7 , 11 the 13 that 19 . it ['s] [inside] [really] , but you [show] [the] [picture] [to] [my] [mummy] [and] she 'll give [it] you . 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 you 6 but 15 she 15 she 16 'll 16 'll 17 give 17 give 19 you 19 you 20 . i 've made her holding up her hands , [because] [i] [know] she 'll be [so] pleased to see you . 1 i 2 've 1 i 14 'll 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 her 4 her 8 hands 5 holding 6 up 5 holding 8 hands 7 her 8 hands 9 , 13 she 13 she 14 'll 14 'll 15 be 15 be 17 pleased 17 pleased 18 to 18 to 19 see 19 see 20 you 20 you 21 . isn't it a beautiful picture ? 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 4 beautiful 1 isn't 6 ? 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 picture and do you [quite] understand , [or] [shall] [i] ['] [splain] again ? ' 1 and 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 5 understand 5 understand 6 , 6 , 14 ' 12 again 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' the [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] a [tewara] [)] [looked] [at] [the] picture [and] [nodded] [very] [hard] . 1 the 13 picture 7 a 13 picture 13 picture 18 . now [i] see [why] [the] [great] [chief] [pretended] [not] [to] [notice] [me] [!] 1 now 3 see he feared that his enemies were hiding in the bushes and would see him . 1 he 2 feared 2 feared 3 that 2 feared 5 enemies 2 feared 12 would 2 feared 14 him 4 his 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 were 5 enemies 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 in 7 hiding 10 bushes 9 the 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 and 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . therefore he turned to me his back , and let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture showing me his difficulties . 1 therefore 16 draw 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 5 me 4 to 16 draw 6 his 7 back 7 back 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 let 10 let 16 draw 11 the 15 child 12 wise 13 and 12 wise 14 wonderful 14 wonderful 15 child 15 child 16 draw 16 draw 19 picture 17 the 19 picture 18 terrible 19 picture 19 picture 20 showing 20 showing 21 me 20 showing 23 difficulties 22 his 23 difficulties 23 difficulties 24 . i will [away] [and] [get] help for him from his tribe . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 6 help 6 help 8 him 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 from 9 from 10 his 10 his 11 tribe 11 tribe 12 . 12 . 13 ' now this is the [picture] [that] [taffy] [had] [drawn] [for] [him] [!] 1 now 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the ' [what] have you been [doing] [,] [taffy] ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 11 said 3 have 4 you 4 you 5 been 4 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . he had mended his spear and was carefully waving it to and fro . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 mended 3 mended 5 spear 3 mended 9 waving 4 his 5 spear 5 spear 6 and 7 was 9 waving 8 carefully 9 waving 9 waving 13 fro 10 it 11 to 11 to 13 fro 12 and 13 fro 13 fro 14 . ' [it] 's a little [berangement] of my own , [daddy] dear , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 my 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 little 4 a 7 of 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 own 9 own 10 , 9 own 17 . 12 dear 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [if] you won't ask me questions , you 'll know all about it in a little time , and you 'll be surprised . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 won't 4 won't 5 ask 5 ask 6 me 5 ask 7 questions 5 ask 21 you 7 questions 8 , 7 questions 13 about 7 questions 19 , 9 you 10 'll 9 you 11 know 11 know 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 little 18 time 19 , 19 , 20 and 21 you 22 'll 22 'll 23 be 23 be 24 surprised 24 surprised 25 . you don't know how surprised you 'll be [,] [daddy] ! 1 you 3 know 1 you 7 'll 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 5 surprised 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 be 8 be 11 ! promise you 'll be surprised . ' 1 promise 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [very] well , ' said [tegumai] , and went on fishing . 1 ' 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 10 went 12 fishing 12 fishing 13 . he had run hard , so that he panted , and his legs were scratched with brambles , but he still tried to be polite . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 panted 2 had 3 run 3 run 4 hard 4 hard 5 , 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 panted 9 panted 10 , 9 panted 13 legs 10 , 11 and 12 his 13 legs 13 legs 14 were 13 legs 17 brambles 15 scratched 17 brambles 16 with 17 brambles 17 brambles 19 but 17 brambles 20 he 17 brambles 21 still 17 brambles 22 tried 17 brambles 26 . 18 , 19 but 22 tried 23 to 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 polite as soon as [teshumai] [saw] [the] [picture] she [screamed] [like] [anything] [and] flew [at] [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 8 she 8 she 13 flew the other [neolithic] [ladies] [at] [once] [knocked] [him] [down] and [sat] [on] [him] [in] [a] [long] [line] of [six] [,] [while] [teshumai] [pulled] [his] [hair] [.] 1 the 2 other 1 the 18 of 2 other 10 and ' [it] ['s] [as] [plain] [as] the [nose] on this [stranger-man] ['s] [face] , ' she said . 1 ' 7 the 1 ' 17 said 9 on 10 this 10 this 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 17 said 16 she 17 said 17 said 18 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' she [showed] [the] [picture] to [all] the [neolithic] [ladies] [sitting] [patiently] [on] [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 she 5 to 5 to 7 the isn't it shocking ! ' 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 3 shocking 3 shocking 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' by this time the [stranger-man] [(] [in] [spite] [of] [being] [a] [tewara] [)] was [really] [annoyed] . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 14 was 3 time 4 the 14 was 17 . ' [well] [,] you have been quick ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 10 said 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 been 7 quick 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] why did you bring so many people ? 1 ' 3 why 3 why 4 did 3 why 10 ? 4 did 5 you 4 did 7 so 5 you 6 bring 7 so 8 many 8 many 9 people daddy dear , this is my surprise . 1 daddy 2 dear 1 daddy 7 surprise 2 dear 3 , 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 my 6 my 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . are you [surprised] , [daddy] ? ' 1 are 2 you 2 you 4 , 4 , 7 ' 6 ? 7 ' ' [very] , ' said [tegumai] ; ['] but it has [ruined] all [my] [fishing] for the day . 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 5 said 19 . 7 ; 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 has 13 all 18 day 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 day 18 day 19 . why , [the] [whole] dear , [kind] , [nice] , [clean] [,] [quiet] [tribe] is here , [taffy] . ' 1 why 2 , 1 why 10 , 2 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 5 dear 8 , 10 , 20 ' 15 is 16 here 16 here 17 , 17 , 20 ' 19 . 20 ' and so they were . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 . ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' cried [all] the [tribe] [of] [tegumai] [.] 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 cried 4 cried 6 the ' [goodness] ['] [sakes] alive ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 8 said 5 alive 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [let] go [of] [my] [top-knot] . 1 ' 3 go 3 go 7 . can't a man break his carp-spear without the whole countryside descending on him ? 1 can't 6 carp-spear 2 a 3 man 3 man 6 carp-spear 4 break 6 carp-spear 5 his 6 carp-spear 6 carp-spear 7 without 6 carp-spear 10 countryside 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 countryside 10 countryside 11 descending 10 countryside 13 him 10 countryside 14 ? 11 descending 12 on you 're a very interfering people . ' 1 you 2 're 2 're 5 interfering 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 interfering 5 interfering 6 people 5 interfering 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [i] don't [believe] you 've brought [my] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] after all , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 17 said 3 don't 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 brought 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [and] what are you doing [to] my [nice] [stranger-man] ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 doing 4 are 6 doing 5 you 6 doing 6 doing 8 my 6 doing 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' they were thumping him by twos and threes and tens till his eyes turned round and round . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 thumping 3 thumping 4 him 3 thumping 6 twos 5 by 6 twos 6 twos 7 and 6 twos 8 threes 8 threes 10 tens 9 and 10 tens 10 tens 11 till 10 tens 13 eyes 10 tens 14 turned 10 tens 15 round 10 tens 16 and 10 tens 17 round 12 his 13 eyes 17 round 18 . he could only [gasp] [and] [point] [at] [taffy] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 only ' [where] are [the] [bad] [people] [who] [speared] you , my darling ? ' said [teshumai] [tewindrow] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 15 said 3 are 9 you 9 you 10 , 11 my 12 darling 12 darling 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 18 . ' [there] [weren't] [any] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [my] [only] [visitor] this [morning] was [the] [poor] [fellow] that you are trying to [choke] . 1 ' 5 this 5 this 7 was 7 was 11 that 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 15 to 17 . aren't you well , or are you [ill] , [o] [tribe] [of] [tegumai] ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 well 2 you 6 are 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 or 6 are 7 you 7 you 9 , 9 , 15 ' 14 ? 15 ' ' [he] [came] [with] a [horrible] [picture] , ' said [the] [head] [chief] , ' [a] [picture] [that] [showed] you were full of [spears] . ' 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 26 ' 15 ' 20 you 20 you 21 were 21 were 22 full 22 full 23 of 25 . 26 ' ' [er-um-pr'aps] [i] ['d] [better] ['] [splain] that [i] [gave] him [that] [picture] , ' said [taffy] , but she did not [feel] quite [comfy] . 1 ' 8 that 1 ' 16 said 11 him 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 she 20 she 21 did 21 did 22 not 22 not 24 quite 24 quite 26 . ' [you] ! ' said the [tribe] of [tegumai] all [together] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 10 all 10 all 12 . ' ! 1 ' 2 ! you ? ' 1 you 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' said the [head] [chief] of the [tribe] [of] [tegumai] [,] [and] [he] [hopped] [on] one [foot] . 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 5 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 18 one 18 one 20 . ' [i] [wanted] the [stranger-man] [to] [fetch] [daddy] 's [spear] [,] so [i] [drawded] [it] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 18 said 9 's 12 so 12 so 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 20 . ['] [there] [wasn't] [lots] [of] [spears] [.] there was only one spear . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 3 only 5 spear 5 spear 6 . i drawded it three times to make sure . 1 i 2 drawded 2 drawded 3 it 2 drawded 4 three 2 drawded 5 times 2 drawded 7 make 2 drawded 8 sure 6 to 7 make 8 sure 9 . ' [he] is a very nice man . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 nice 6 nice 7 man 7 man 8 . why have you filled his hair with mud ? 1 why 3 you 1 why 9 ? 2 have 3 you 4 filled 5 his 4 filled 7 with 4 filled 8 mud 5 his 6 hair 8 mud 9 ? wash him ! ' 1 wash 2 him 2 him 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' the only people who did not [laugh] were [teshumai] [tewindrow] [and] [all] [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [.] 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 people 3 people 4 who 3 people 8 were 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not they were very [polite] [to] all their [husbands] [,] [and] [said] ['] [idiot] [!] ['] [ever] [so] [often] [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 7 their 2 were 3 very 2 were 6 all ' [i] [didn't] [intend] [to] [;] [i] [only] [wanted] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 15 ' 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ['] [never] [mind] [.] it is a great invention , and some day men will call it writing . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 invention 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 invention 5 invention 7 and 5 invention 8 some 5 invention 10 men 5 invention 15 . 6 , 7 and 8 some 9 day 10 men 12 call 11 will 12 call 12 call 13 it 12 call 14 writing at present it is only pictures , and , as we have seen to-day , pictures are not always properly understood . 1 at 2 present 2 present 6 pictures 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 only 5 only 6 pictures 6 pictures 8 and 6 pictures 20 properly 7 , 8 and 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 seen 13 seen 16 pictures 14 to-day 15 , 14 to-day 16 pictures 16 pictures 17 are 16 pictures 20 properly 17 are 18 not 19 always 20 properly 20 properly 21 understood 20 properly 22 . let [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [wash] [the] [mud] out of the stranger 's [hair] [.] ['] 1 let 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 's most of them [prefer] to [draw] [pictures] [and] play [about] with their [daddies] [just] [like] [taffy] . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 to 3 them 17 . 5 to 9 play 9 play 11 with 11 with 12 their [how] [the] [alphabet] [was] [made] presently she [began] [to] [giggle] , and her [daddy] said , ' [don't] [be] [silly] , child . ' 1 presently 2 she 2 she 10 said 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 said 7 and 8 her 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 19 ' 16 , 17 child 17 child 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [but] [wasn't] it [inciting] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 said 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [well] do [i] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] had to [pay] [two] [deerskins] [soft] [ones] [with] [fringes] [to] [the] [stranger-man] for the things [we] [did] [to] him . ' 1 ' 23 ' 3 had 4 to 4 to 21 him 15 for 16 the 15 for 21 him 16 the 17 things 21 him 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [we] [didn't] do anything , ' said [taffy] [.] 1 ' 8 said 4 do 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said ' [it] [was] [mummy] and the other [neolithic] [ladies] [and] [the] [mud] . ' 1 ' 14 ' 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [we] [won't] talk [about] [that] , ' said [her] [daddy] , ' [let] ['s] have [lunch] . ' 1 ' 8 ' 4 talk 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 19 ' 13 ' 16 have 18 . 19 ' [taffy] [took] [a] [marrow-bone] [and] [sat] [mousy-quiet] [for] [ten] [whole] [minutes] [,] [while] [her] [daddy] [scratched] [on] [pieces] [of] [birch-bark] [with] [a] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [.] then she said , ' [daddy] [,] [i] ['ve] [thinked] [of] a [secret] surprise . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 , 3 said 15 . 4 , 5 ' 12 a 14 surprise 14 surprise 15 . you make a noise any sort of noise . ' 1 you 2 make 2 make 4 noise 2 make 8 noise 3 a 4 noise 4 noise 6 sort 5 any 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 8 noise 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ah] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [will] [that] do to begin with ? ' 1 ' 4 do 4 do 8 ? 5 to 6 begin 6 begin 7 with 6 begin 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [yes] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [you] look [just] [like] [a] [carp-fish] [with] [its] [mouth] [open] [.] 1 ' 3 look say it again , please . ' 1 say 2 it 2 it 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 please 5 please 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [ah] [!] ah ! ah ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ah 4 ah 5 ! 5 ! 8 ' 6 ah 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [don't] be rude , my daughter . ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 be 4 rude 4 rude 5 , 4 rude 7 daughter 6 my 7 daughter 7 daughter 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [i] ['m] not [meaning] [rude] , [really] and truly , ' said [taffy] [.] 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 13 said 7 , 9 and 7 , 13 said 10 truly 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said ' [it] ['s] [part] [of] my [secret-surprise-think] [.] 1 ' 6 my do [say] ah , [daddy] , and [keep] [your] [mouth] [open] at the end , and [lend] [me] that [tooth] [.] 1 do 19 that 3 ah 4 , 3 ah 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 at 12 at 14 end 13 the 14 end 14 end 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 that i 'm going to draw a carp-fish 's mouth wide-open . ' 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 draw 5 draw 7 carp-fish 6 a 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 10 wide-open 8 's 10 wide-open 9 mouth 10 wide-open 10 wide-open 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [what] for ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 6 said 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [don't] you see ? ' said [taffy] , [scratching] [away] [on] the [bark] [.] 1 ' 7 said 3 you 4 see 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 13 the ' [that] will be [our] [little] [secret] [s'prise] . 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 9 . ' [really] ? ' said [her] [daddy] , [in] the voice [that] [grown-ups] [use] when they are [truly] [attending] [.] 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 17 are 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 10 the 10 the 11 voice 15 when 16 they 16 they 17 are ' [go] [on] [,] [taffy] . ' 1 ' 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [oh] [bother] ! ' she said . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [i] [can't] [draw] [all] [of] [a] [carp-fish] [,] [but] [i] [can] [draw] [something] that [means] [a] [carp-fish] 's mouth [.] 1 ' 15 that 15 that 19 's 19 's 20 mouth don't you know how they stand on their heads rooting in the mud ? 1 don't 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 5 they 4 how 10 rooting 6 stand 10 rooting 7 on 10 rooting 8 their 9 heads 9 heads 10 rooting 10 rooting 11 in 10 rooting 13 mud 12 the 13 mud 13 mud 14 ? well , here 's a pretence carp-fish ( we can play that the rest of him is drawn ) . 1 well 2 , 1 well 7 carp-fish 3 here 7 carp-fish 4 's 7 carp-fish 5 a 7 carp-fish 6 pretence 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 8 ( 8 ( 19 ) 9 we 10 can 10 can 11 play 11 play 12 that 12 that 13 the 12 that 17 is 13 the 14 rest 14 rest 15 of 15 of 16 him 17 is 18 drawn 18 drawn 19 ) 19 ) 20 . here 's just his mouth , and that means ah . ' 1 here 2 's 2 's 3 just 2 's 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 means 9 means 10 ah 10 ah 12 ' 11 . 12 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [but] [i] [can't] [draw] [,] [daddy] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [you] [needn't] [draw] [anything] [of] [him] except [just] the [opening] [of] [his] [mouth] [and] [the] [feeler] [across] [.] 1 ' 8 except 8 except 10 the then we 'll know he 's a carp-fish , ' cause the perches and trouts haven't got feelers . 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 8 carp-fish 4 know 8 carp-fish 5 he 6 's 6 's 8 carp-fish 7 a 8 carp-fish 8 carp-fish 9 , 8 carp-fish 13 perches 10 ' 11 cause 11 cause 13 perches 12 the 13 perches 13 perches 14 and 13 perches 15 trouts 13 perches 18 feelers 16 haven't 18 feelers 17 got 18 feelers 18 feelers 19 . look here , [taffy] . ' 1 look 2 here 2 here 3 , 3 , 6 ' 5 . 6 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] [i] ['ll] [copy] it . ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 6 it 1 ' 9 said 7 . 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [will] you understand this [when] you see it ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 you 3 you 4 understand 4 understand 5 this 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [perfectly] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] [,] [make] another [noise] , ' said [taffy] , [very] [proud] [.] 1 ' 8 ' 5 another 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , ' [yah] ! ' said her [daddy] , [very] [loud] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 . 6 her 8 , 6 her 11 . ' [h'm] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [that] ['s] a [mixy] [noise] [.] 1 ' 4 a the end part is ah-carp-fish-mouth ; but what can we do about the front part ? 1 the 2 end 2 end 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 3 part 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 4 is 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 6 ; 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 7 but 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 8 what 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 9 can 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 10 we 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 11 do 11 do 15 part 11 do 16 ? 12 about 13 the 13 the 14 front 14 front 15 part yer-yer-yer and ah ! 1 yer-yer-yer 2 and 1 yer-yer-yer 3 ah 3 ah 4 ! ya ! ' 1 ya 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' ' [it] ['s] very [like] [the] [carp-fish-mouth] [noise] . 1 ' 4 very 4 very 9 . [let's] [draw] [another] [bit] [of] [the] [carp-fish] [and] [join] ['] [em] [,] ['] [said] [her] [daddy] [.] he was quite incited too . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 incited 3 quite 4 incited 4 incited 5 too 4 incited 6 . ['] [no] [.] if they 're joined [,] [i] ['ll] [forget] [.] 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 're 3 're 4 joined draw it separate . 1 draw 3 separate 2 it 3 separate 3 separate 4 . draw his tail . 1 draw 3 tail 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 . if he 's standing on his head the tail will come first . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 9 tail 4 standing 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 head 6 his 9 tail 8 the 9 tail 9 tail 12 first 9 tail 13 . 10 will 11 come 11 come 12 first ' [sides] [,] [i] [think] [i] [can] [draw] [tails] [easiest] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 12 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [a] good [notion] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [here] ['s] a [carp-fish] tail [for] [the] [yer-noise] . ' 1 ' 11 ' 4 a 6 tail 6 tail 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [i] ['ll] [try] now , ' said [taffy] . " [member] [i] [can't] [draw] [like] [you] , [daddy] [.] 1 ' 5 now 5 now 6 , 5 now 18 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . 10 . 11 " will it do [if] [i] [just] [draw] [the] [split] [part] [of] [the] [tail] , and the [sticky-down] [line] for [where] it [joins] ? ' 1 will 2 it 1 will 3 do 3 do 23 ? 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 for 15 and 16 the 19 for 21 it 21 it 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) her [daddy] [nodded] , and his eyes were shiny bright with ' citement . 1 her 7 eyes 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 13 citement 8 were 13 citement 9 shiny 13 citement 10 bright 13 citement 11 with 13 citement 12 ' 13 citement 13 citement 14 . ' [that] ['s] beautiful , ' she said . 1 ' 6 ' 4 beautiful 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [now] make [another] noise [,] [daddy] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 make 5 noise 5 noise 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [oh] ! ' said her [daddy] , [very] [loud] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 11 . 6 her 8 , 6 her 11 . ' [that] ['s] [quite] easy , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 7 ' 5 easy 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [you] make [your] [mouth] [all] [around] [like] [an] [egg] [or] a [stone] [.] 1 ' 3 make 3 make 12 a so [an] [egg] [or] [a] [stone] will do [for] that . ' 1 so 10 that 7 will 8 do 8 do 10 that 10 that 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [you] can't [always] [find] [eggs] [or] [stones] [.] 1 ' 3 can't we 'll have to scratch a round something like one . ' 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 8 something 4 to 5 scratch 5 scratch 6 a 5 scratch 7 round 5 scratch 8 something 8 something 9 like 9 like 10 one 10 one 11 . 11 . 12 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [my] gracious ! ' said [taffy] , ' what a lot of noise-pictures we 've made , carp-mouth , carp-tail , and egg ! 1 ' 3 gracious 3 gracious 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 21 carp-tail 8 , 21 carp-tail 9 ' 21 carp-tail 10 what 14 noise-pictures 11 a 12 lot 12 lot 14 noise-pictures 13 of 14 noise-pictures 14 noise-pictures 15 we 14 noise-pictures 16 've 14 noise-pictures 17 made 14 noise-pictures 19 carp-mouth 18 , 19 carp-mouth 19 carp-mouth 21 carp-tail 20 , 21 carp-tail 21 carp-tail 22 , 21 carp-tail 23 and 21 carp-tail 24 egg 24 egg 25 ! now , make [another] noise [,] [daddy] . ' 1 now 2 , 2 , 9 ' 3 make 5 noise 5 noise 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ssh] ! ' said her [daddy] , [and] [frowned] to himself , but [taffy] [was] [too] [incited] [to] [notice] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 21 . 6 her 8 , 6 her 21 . 8 , 14 but 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 , 13 , 14 but ' [that] ['s] [quite] easy , ' she said , [scratching] [on] the [bark] [.] 1 ' 9 said 5 easy 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 13 the ' [eh] , what ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 what 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] [meant] [i] was thinking , and [didn't] [want] to be disturbed . ' 1 ' 15 ' 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 disturbed 13 disturbed 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [it] ['s] a [noise] [just] [the] [same] [.] 1 ' 4 a it 's the noise [a] [snake] [makes] [,] [daddy] , when it is [thinking] and [doesn't] [want] to be [disturbed] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 19 be 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 noise 10 , 11 when 10 , 15 and 11 when 12 it 12 it 13 is 15 and 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 21 . let's make the ssh-noise a snake . 1 let's 4 ssh-noise 2 make 4 ssh-noise 3 the 4 ssh-noise 4 ssh-noise 5 a 4 ssh-noise 6 snake 4 ssh-noise 7 . will this do ? ' 1 will 2 this 1 will 3 do 3 do 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [there] , ' she said . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 said 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 . ['] [that] ['s] [another] [s'prise-secret] [.] ' [perfectly] true , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 true 3 true 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . and there 's more in this game than you think . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 more 4 more 8 than 4 more 11 . 5 in 6 this 6 this 7 game 7 game 8 than 8 than 9 you 9 you 10 think i believe we 've found out the big secret of the world . ' 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 've 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 7 the 7 the 8 big 7 the 12 world 9 secret 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [why] ? ' said [taffy] , and her eyes shone too [with] [incitement] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 15 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 too 8 and 9 her 9 her 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 shone 12 too 15 . ' [i] ['ll] [show] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [what] ['s] [water] [in] the [tegumai] [language] [?] ['] 1 ' 6 the ' [ya] , of course , and [it] [means] [river] [too] [like] [wagai-ya] the [wagai] river . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 the 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [what] is [bad] [water] that [gives] you [fever] if you [drink] it [black] [water] [swamp-water] ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 6 that 6 that 8 you 8 you 17 ? 10 if 11 you 10 if 13 it 13 it 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' ' [yo] , of course . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [now] look , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [s'pose] you [saw] this [scratched] [by] [the] [side] [of] [a] [pool] [in] [the] [beaver-swamp] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 16 ? 5 this 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [carp-tail] and [round] [egg] [.] 1 ' 3 and two noises mixed ! 1 two 2 noises 2 noises 3 mixed 2 noises 4 ! yo , bad water , ' said [taffy] . " [course] [i] [wouldn't] [drink] [that] [water] because [i] ['d] know [you] [said] it was bad . ' 1 yo 2 , 1 yo 3 bad 1 yo 27 ' 3 bad 4 water 4 water 5 , 5 , 10 " 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . 9 . 10 " 17 because 23 it 20 know 23 it 23 it 24 was 24 was 25 bad 25 bad 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [but] [i] [needn't] be [near] [the] [water] [at] [all] [.] 1 ' 5 be i might be [miles] [away] , [hunting] , and still ' 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 6 , 6 , 11 ' 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 ' 9 and 10 still all that in a carp-fish-tail and a round egg ! 1 all 5 carp-fish-tail 2 that 5 carp-fish-tail 3 in 5 carp-fish-tail 4 a 5 carp-fish-tail 5 carp-fish-tail 6 and 5 carp-fish-tail 7 a 5 carp-fish-tail 8 round 5 carp-fish-tail 9 egg 5 carp-fish-tail 10 ! o [daddy] , [we] [must] [tell] [mummy] [,] [quick] ! ' and [taffy] [danced] [all] [round] [him] [.] 1 o 3 , 1 o 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' 11 ' 12 and ' [not] yet , ' said [tegumai] ; ' [not] [till] we 've gone a little further . 1 ' 6 said 3 yet 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 ; 6 said 18 . 8 ; 9 ' 9 ' 12 we 12 we 13 've 13 've 14 gone 14 gone 17 further 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 further let's see . 1 let's 2 see 2 see 3 . yo is bad water , but [so] is food cooked on the fire , isn't it ? ' 1 yo 3 bad 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 water 3 bad 9 food 4 water 5 , 5 , 6 but 8 is 9 food 9 food 10 cooked 10 cooked 13 fire 10 cooked 15 isn't 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 fire 13 fire 14 , 15 isn't 16 it 15 isn't 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [yes] [.] [snake] [and] [egg] [,] ['] [said] [taffy] ['] [so] [that] [means] [dinner] ['s] [ready] [.] if you saw that scratched on a tree you 'd know it was [time] to come to the [cave] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 9 you 2 you 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 3 saw 5 scratched 5 scratched 6 on 5 scratched 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 9 you 10 'd 9 you 11 know 11 know 12 it 12 it 13 was 12 it 20 . 13 was 15 to 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 the [so] ['d] [i] [.] ['] ' [my] [winkie] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] ['s] true [too] . 1 ' 4 true 4 true 6 . but wait a minute . 1 but 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 . i see a difficulty . 1 i 2 see 2 see 4 difficulty 3 a 4 difficulty 4 difficulty 5 . [so] [means] ["] [come] [and] [have] [dinner] [,] ["] [but] [sho] [means] [the] [drying-poles] [where] [we] [hang] [our] [hides] [.] ['] ' [horrid] [old] [drying-poles] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] [hate] [helping] [to] [hang] [heavy] , [hot] [,] [hairy] [hides] [on] [them] [.] 1 ' 8 , ' [you] ['d] be [cross] [.] 1 ' 4 be [so] ['d] [mummy] [.] we must make a new picture for sho . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 8 sho 4 a 5 new 5 new 8 sho 6 picture 8 sho 7 for 8 sho 8 sho 9 . we must draw a spotty snake that hisses sh-sh , and we 'll play that the plain snake only hisses ssss . ' 1 we 2 must 2 must 8 hisses 3 draw 4 a 3 draw 8 hisses 5 spotty 8 hisses 6 snake 8 hisses 7 that 8 hisses 8 hisses 9 sh-sh 8 hisses 21 ssss 9 sh-sh 10 , 9 sh-sh 11 and 9 sh-sh 12 we 9 sh-sh 13 'll 9 sh-sh 14 play 9 sh-sh 15 that 16 the 17 plain 17 plain 21 ssss 18 snake 20 hisses 19 only 20 hisses 20 hisses 21 ssss 21 ssss 23 ' 22 . 23 ' ' [i] couldn't be sure [how] [to] [put] [in] [the] [spots] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 13 ' 3 couldn't 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . no ! 1 no 2 ! i think we 'd better draw a picture of the horrid high drying-poles their very selves , and make quite sure . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 3 we 4 'd 4 'd 5 better 5 better 6 draw 6 draw 8 picture 7 a 8 picture 8 picture 9 of 8 picture 13 drying-poles 9 of 10 the 11 horrid 13 drying-poles 12 high 13 drying-poles 13 drying-poles 16 selves 14 their 16 selves 15 very 16 selves 16 selves 17 , 16 selves 18 and 16 selves 19 make 16 selves 20 quite 16 selves 21 sure 21 sure 22 . i 'll put them in just after the hissy-snake . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 put 3 put 9 hissy-snake 4 them 9 hissy-snake 5 in 9 hissy-snake 6 just 9 hissy-snake 7 after 9 hissy-snake 8 the 9 hissy-snake 9 hissy-snake 10 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' and she drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [p'raps] [that's] [safest] [.] it ['s] [very] [like] [our] [drying-poles] , [anyhow] [,] ' said her [daddy] , laughing . 1 it 7 , 7 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 15 laughing 12 her 14 , 14 , 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 . ' [now] [i] ['ll] make a new noise with a snake and drying-pole sound in it . 1 ' 5 make 5 make 6 a 6 a 7 new 7 new 13 drying-pole 8 noise 13 drying-pole 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 snake 11 snake 13 drying-pole 12 and 13 drying-pole 13 drying-pole 14 sound 13 drying-pole 15 in 13 drying-pole 16 it 13 drying-pole 17 . i 'll say shi . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 shi 3 say 4 shi 4 shi 5 . that ['s] [tegumai] for [spear] [,] [taffy] . ' 1 that 4 for 4 for 8 . 8 . 9 ' and he laughed . 1 and 3 laughed 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . ' [don't] [make] [fun] of me , ' said [taffy] , as she thought of her [picture-letter] and the [mud] [in] the [stranger-man] ['s] [hair] [.] 1 ' 9 said 5 of 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 22 the 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 she 13 she 14 thought 14 thought 15 of 15 of 16 her 16 her 18 and 18 and 19 the ' [you] [draw] [it] [,] [daddy] . ' 1 ' 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [even] [mummy] [couldn't] [mistake] [that] for me [being] [killed] . ' 1 ' 8 me 7 for 8 me 8 me 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [please] [don't] , [daddy] [.] 1 ' 4 , it makes me uncomfy . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 4 uncomfy 3 me 4 uncomfy 4 uncomfy 5 . do some more noises . 1 do 4 noises 2 some 4 noises 3 more 4 noises 4 noises 5 . we 're getting on beautifully . ' 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 getting 3 getting 4 on 3 getting 5 beautifully 5 beautifully 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [er-hm] ! ' said [tegumai] , looking up . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 up 9 up 10 . ['] [we] ['ll] [say] [shu] [.] that means sky . ' 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 sky 3 sky 4 . 4 . 5 ' taffy drew the snake and the drying-pole . 1 taffy 7 drying-pole 2 drew 7 drying-pole 3 the 4 snake 4 snake 7 drying-pole 5 and 7 drying-pole 6 the 7 drying-pole 7 drying-pole 8 . then she stopped . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . ' [we] [must] make a new [picture] [for] [that] [end] [sound] [,] [mustn't] [we] [?] ['] 1 ' 4 make 4 make 5 a 5 a 6 new ' [shu-shu-u-u-u] ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [why] [,] it 's just like the round-egg-sound made thin . ' 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 9 round-egg-sound 6 just 9 round-egg-sound 7 like 9 round-egg-sound 8 the 9 round-egg-sound 9 round-egg-sound 10 made 9 round-egg-sound 11 thin 9 round-egg-sound 13 ' 12 . 13 ' ' [then] [s'pose] [we] [draw] a [thin] [round] [egg] , and [pretend] it 's a [frog] [that] [hasn't] [eaten] [anything] for years . ' 1 ' 6 a 1 ' 24 ' 10 , 11 and 10 , 21 for 11 and 13 it 13 it 14 's 14 's 15 a 21 for 22 years 22 years 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [n-no] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [if] [we] [drew] that in a hurry we might mistake it for the round egg itself . 1 ' 5 that 5 that 16 egg 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 hurry 7 a 11 mistake 9 we 10 might 10 might 11 mistake 11 mistake 13 for 11 mistake 16 egg 12 it 13 for 13 for 14 the 15 round 16 egg 16 egg 17 itself 17 itself 18 . shu-shu-shu ! 1 shu-shu-shu 2 ! ' [i] tell you what we 'll do . 1 ' 5 what 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 what 5 what 8 do 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . we 'll open a little hole at the end of the [round] [egg] [to] [show] [how] [the] [o-noise] [runs] [out] [all] [thin] [,] [ooo-oo-oo] [.] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 open 3 open 6 hole 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 hole 6 hole 7 at 7 at 11 the 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the like this . ' 1 like 2 this 2 this 3 . 3 . 4 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [oh] [,] that 's lovely ! 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 lovely 6 lovely 7 ! much better than a thin frog . 1 much 2 better 2 better 3 than 3 than 4 a 4 a 5 thin 5 thin 6 frog 6 frog 7 . go [on] , ' said [taffy] , [using] [her] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [.] 1 go 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , her [daddy] [went] [on] [drawing] , and his hand shook with incitement . 1 her 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 hand 9 hand 12 incitement 10 shook 12 incitement 11 with 12 incitement 12 incitement 13 . he went on till he had drawn this . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 on 3 on 4 till 4 till 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 drawn 7 drawn 8 this 8 this 9 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [don't] look up , [taffy] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 look 1 ' 10 said 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [try] if you can make [out] [what] that means [in] [the] [tegumai] [language] . 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 9 that 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 can 5 can 6 make 9 that 10 means 10 means 15 . if you can [,] [we] 've found the [secret] [.] ['] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 can 2 you 6 've 6 've 7 found 7 found 8 the ' [snake] [pole] [broken] [egg] [carp] [tail] and [carp-mouth] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 and 1 ' 12 said 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ['] [shu-ya] [.] sky-water ( rain ) . ' 1 sky-water 2 ( 1 sky-water 3 rain 1 sky-water 4 ) 1 sky-water 6 ' 5 . 6 ' just then a drop fell on her hand , for the day had clouded over . 1 just 2 then 2 then 5 fell 3 a 4 drop 4 drop 5 fell 5 fell 6 on 5 fell 15 over 6 on 7 her 7 her 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 8 hand 14 clouded 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 day 12 day 14 clouded 13 had 14 clouded 14 clouded 15 over 15 over 16 . ' [why] [,] [daddy] [,] it 's [raining] [.] 1 ' 6 it 6 it 7 's was that [what] you meant to tell me ? ' 1 was 2 that 2 that 4 you 4 you 9 ? 5 meant 6 to 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [of] course , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [and] [i] [told] [it] you [without] [saying] [a] [word] , [didn't] [i] ? ' 1 ' 6 you 6 you 11 , 11 , 15 ' 14 ? 15 ' ' [well] [,] [i] [think] [i] [would] have [known] it in a minute , but that [raindrop] [made] [me] [quite] [sure] [.] 1 ' 8 have 8 have 10 it 10 it 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 that i 'll always remember now . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 remember 3 always 4 remember 4 remember 5 now 5 now 6 . shu-ya means rain , or " it is going to rain [.] ["] 1 shu-ya 2 means 1 shu-ya 3 rain 1 shu-ya 5 or 1 shu-ya 11 rain 4 , 5 or 6 " 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 rain why , [daddy] ! ' 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 ' 4 ! 5 ' she got up and danced round him . 1 she 2 got 2 got 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 danced 5 danced 6 round 6 round 7 him 7 him 8 . wouldn't [mummy] be [surprised] [?] ['] 1 wouldn't 3 be tegumai got up and danced . 1 tegumai 2 got 1 tegumai 5 danced 1 tegumai 6 . 2 got 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 danced ( daddies didn't mind doing those things in those days . ) 1 ( 2 daddies 1 ( 12 ) 2 daddies 3 didn't 2 daddies 4 mind 2 daddies 5 doing 2 daddies 6 those 2 daddies 7 things 2 daddies 9 those 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 days 11 . 12 ) ' [more] than that ! 1 ' 5 ! 3 than 4 that 4 that 5 ! more than that ! ' he said . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . say the words [in] [tegumai-talk] first . ' 1 say 8 ' 2 the 3 words 2 the 6 first 6 first 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [shu-ya-las] , [ya] [maru] [.] 1 ' 3 , [(] [sky-water] [ending] [.] [river] [come] [to] [.] [)] [what] [a] [lot] [of] [new] [sounds] [!] i don't see how we can draw them . ' 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 how 4 how 6 can 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 draw 7 draw 8 them 8 them 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] [i] [do] but [i] [do] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 5 but 1 ' 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [just] [attend] [a] [minute] [,] [taffy] [,] [and] we won't do any more to-day . 1 ' 10 we 10 we 11 won't 11 won't 12 do 11 won't 13 any 13 any 14 more 14 more 15 to-day 15 to-day 16 . we 've got shu-ya all right , haven't we ? 1 we 4 shu-ya 2 've 4 shu-ya 3 got 4 shu-ya 4 shu-ya 5 all 4 shu-ya 6 right 4 shu-ya 8 haven't 4 shu-ya 9 we 4 shu-ya 10 ? 6 right 7 , but this las is a teaser . 1 but 3 las 2 this 3 las 3 las 6 teaser 4 is 6 teaser 5 a 6 teaser 6 teaser 7 . la-la-la ' and he waved his shark-tooth . 1 la-la-la 2 ' 1 la-la-la 3 and 1 la-la-la 4 he 1 la-la-la 7 shark-tooth 5 waved 7 shark-tooth 6 his 7 shark-tooth 7 shark-tooth 8 . ' [there] ['s] the [hissy-snake] [at] [the] [end] [and] [the] [carp-mouth] [before] [the] [snake] [as-as-as] [.] 1 ' 4 the we only [want] [la-la] [,] ['] [said] [taffy] [.] 1 we 2 only ' [i] [know] [it] [,] but we have to make [la-la] . 1 ' 6 but 6 but 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 . and we 're the first people in all the world who 've ever tried to do it , [taffimai] ! ' 1 and 2 we 2 we 3 're 2 we 12 've 3 're 8 all 4 the 5 first 4 the 6 people 6 people 7 in 7 in 8 all 8 all 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 who 12 've 13 ever 12 've 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 21 ' 20 ! 21 ' ' [well] , ' said [taffy] , [yawning] [,] for she was [rather] tired . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 10 for 10 for 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 14 tired 14 tired 15 . ' [las] [means] [breaking] [or] [finishing] as well as [ending] , doesn't it ? ' 1 ' 8 well 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 8 well 11 , 11 , 15 ' 12 doesn't 13 it 13 it 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [so] it does , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 does 1 ' 7 said 3 it 4 does 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [to-las] [means] that there 's no [water] [in] [the] [tank] [for] [mummy] [to] [cook] [with] [just] [when] [i] ['m] [going] [hunting] , too . ' 1 ' 26 ' 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 's 5 there 7 no 7 no 23 , 23 , 24 too 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [and] [shi-las] [means] [that] [your] [spear] is [broken] . 1 ' 8 is 8 is 10 . if [i] ['d] only [thought] [of] that [instead] [of] [drawing] [silly] [beaver] [pictures] [for] [the] [stranger] [!] ['] 1 if 4 only 4 only 7 that ' [la] ! 1 ' 3 ! la ! 1 la 2 ! la ! ' said [tegumai] , [waiving] [his] [stick] and [frowning] [.] 1 la 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 6 , 6 , 10 and ' [oh] [bother] ! ' 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [i] [could] have [drawn] [shi] [quite] [easily] [,] ['] [taffy] [went] [on] [.] 1 ' 4 have ' [then] [i] ['d] have drawn your spear all broken this way ! ' 1 ' 14 ' 5 have 6 drawn 6 drawn 8 spear 7 your 8 spear 8 spear 9 all 8 spear 10 broken 10 broken 11 this 11 this 12 way 12 way 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' and she drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [the] very [thing] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 very 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [that] ['s] [la] all [over] [.] 1 ' 5 all it isn't like any of the other marks either . ' 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 like 2 isn't 4 any 4 any 7 other 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 marks 8 marks 9 either 9 either 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] for [ya] [.] 1 ' 3 for oh , we 've done that before . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 we 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 7 before 7 before 8 . now for maru . 1 now 3 maru 2 for 3 maru 3 maru 4 . [mum-mum-mum] [.] mum shuts one 's mouth up , doesn't it ? 1 mum 2 shuts 1 mum 10 ? 2 shuts 3 one 2 shuts 5 mouth 2 shuts 6 up 2 shuts 8 doesn't 4 's 5 mouth 7 , 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 it we 'll draw a shut mouth like this . ' 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 draw 3 draw 4 a 3 draw 5 shut 5 shut 6 mouth 6 mouth 7 like 6 mouth 9 . 7 like 8 this 9 . 10 ' and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [then] the [carp-mouth] [open] [.] 1 ' 3 the that [makes] [ma-ma-ma] ! 1 that 4 ! but what about this [rrrrr-thing] [,] [taffy] ? ' 1 but 2 what 2 what 8 ? 3 about 4 this 4 this 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [it] [sounds] [all] [rough] [and] [edgy] [,] [like] [your] [shark-tooth] [saw] [when] you 're [cutting] out [a] [plank] for [the] [canoe] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 14 you 1 ' 24 ' 14 you 15 're 15 're 17 out 20 for 23 , 23 , 24 ' 24 ' 25 said 25 said 27 . ' [you] [mean] [all] [sharp] [at] the [edges] [,] like this ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 the 1 ' 14 said 10 like 11 this 11 this 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) " [xactly] , ['] said [taffy] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] we [don't] [want] all [those] [teeth] [:] [only] [put] [two] . ' 1 ' 14 ' 3 we 6 all 6 all 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [i] ['ll] [only] [put] [in] one , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 9 ' 7 one 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , we 've got it , ' said [tegumai] , [standing] [on] [one] [leg] [.] 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 've 5 've 6 got 6 got 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , ' [i] ['ll] [draw] ['] [em] [all] [in] a [string] [like] fish . ' 1 ' 14 ' 9 a 12 fish 12 fish 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] [,] [i] ['ll] [leave] a [space] for [that] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 7 a 1 ' 12 ' 9 for 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . and very incitedly he drew them all without stopping , on a big new bit of birch-bark . 1 and 3 incitedly 2 very 3 incitedly 3 incitedly 4 he 3 incitedly 5 drew 3 incitedly 6 them 3 incitedly 7 all 3 incitedly 9 stopping 8 without 9 stopping 9 stopping 10 , 9 stopping 15 bit 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 big 12 a 14 new 12 a 15 bit 15 bit 17 birch-bark 16 of 17 birch-bark 17 birch-bark 18 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [shu-ya-las] [ya-maru] , ' said [taffy] , [reading] it [out] [sound] [by] [sound] [.] 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 10 it ' [that] 's enough [for] [to-day] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 's 4 enough 4 enough 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [besides] [,] you 're getting tired , [taffy] [.] 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 getting 6 getting 7 tired 7 tired 8 , never mind , dear . 1 never 2 mind 2 mind 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 . ' [please] don't mind , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [um] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [these] [picture-sounds] are [rather] [a] [bother] [!] 1 ' 4 are daddy 's just as good as [come] [here] [himself] [and] [told] [me] [to] [get] [more] [water] [for] [mummy] [to] cook [with] . ' 1 daddy 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 good 5 good 6 as 5 good 20 cook 20 cook 22 . 22 . 23 ' you can see from these three pictures partly how it happened . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 see 3 see 9 how 4 from 8 partly 5 these 6 three 6 three 7 pictures 7 pictures 8 partly 8 partly 9 how 9 how 11 happened 10 it 11 happened 11 happened 12 . ( @number@ @number@ @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 5 ) 3 @number@ 5 ) 4 @number@ 5 ) but [i] remember [tegumai] [bopsulai] , [and] [taffimai] [metallumai] [and] [teshumai] [tewindrow] , [her] dear [mummy] , and all the [days] [gone] [by] [.] 1 but 3 remember 3 remember 6 , 6 , 15 dear 13 , 15 dear 15 dear 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 20 the and it was so just so a little [time] [ago] [on] [the] [banks] of the big [wagai] [!] 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 5 just 3 was 6 so 3 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 big but [as] the [faithful] [years] [return] [and] [hearts] [unwounded] [sing] [again] [,] [comes] [taffy] [dancing] [through] [the] [fern] [to] [lead] the [surrey] spring [again] . 1 but 3 the 3 the 23 spring 21 the 23 spring 23 spring 25 . her [brows] [are] [bound] [with] [bracken-fronds] , [and] [golden] [elf-locks] [fly] [above] [;] [her] eyes [are] bright as [diamonds] [and] [bluer] [than] [the] [skies] [above] [.] 1 her 7 , 1 her 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 bright 17 bright 18 as [the] [crab] [that] [played] [with] [the] [sea] he took the [elephant] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] [an] [elephant] , ' and [played] [.] 1 he 2 took 1 he 6 said 2 took 3 the 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 7 , 16 and 14 , 15 ' 14 , 16 and he took the [beaver] [all-the-beaver-there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] a [beaver] , ' and [all-the] [beaver-there-was] [played] [.] 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 said 2 took 3 the 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 17 and 9 ' 13 a 15 , 16 ' 15 , 17 and he took the [cow] [all-the] [cow-there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] a [cow] , ' and [all-the-cow-there-was] [played] [.] 1 he 2 took 1 he 8 said 2 took 3 the 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 18 and 10 ' 14 a 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 and he took the [turtle] [all-the-turtle] [there-was] [and] said , ' [play] [at] [being] a [turtle] , ' and [all-the-turtle-there-was] [played] [.] 1 he 2 took 1 he 8 said 2 took 3 the 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 18 and 10 ' 14 a 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 and one by one he took all the beasts and birds and fishes and told them what to play at . 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 2 by 8 beasts 4 he 5 took 5 took 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 beasts 8 beasts 9 and 8 beasts 12 fishes 10 birds 12 fishes 11 and 12 fishes 12 fishes 14 told 12 fishes 18 play 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 them 14 told 16 what 17 to 18 play 18 play 19 at 18 play 20 . nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the [man] 's shoulder . 1 nobody 2 saw 1 nobody 6 except 2 saw 3 him 4 go 5 away 5 away 6 except 6 except 9 girl-daughter 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 girl-daughter 9 girl-daughter 10 where 9 girl-daughter 12 leaned 11 she 12 leaned 12 leaned 17 shoulder 13 on 14 the 13 on 17 shoulder 16 's 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 18 . ' [kun] ? ' said , [meaning] , ' [is] this [right] ? ' 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 9 ' 6 , 14 ' 8 , 9 ' 11 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-cow-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . he went [west] , and he found [all-the-beaver-there-was] [making] a [beaver-dam] [across] [the] [mouths] [of] [broad] [rivers] [that] had [been] got ready for him . 1 he 2 went 1 he 19 had 2 went 5 and 4 , 5 and 6 he 7 found 6 he 19 had 7 found 10 a 19 had 21 got 21 got 22 ready 22 ready 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-beaver-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-turtle-there-was] . 1 ' 5 said 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . by and by the [eldest] [magician] [met] [the] [man] [on] [the] [banks] of the [perak] river , [and] said , ' [ho] [!] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 , 17 , 21 ' 19 said 20 , 20 , 21 ' son [of] [adam] , [are] [all] [the] [animals] [obedient] to you ? ' 1 son 4 , 4 , 13 ' 10 to 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [is] all [the] [earth] [obedient] [to] you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 1 ' 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [is] all [the] [sea] [obedient] [to] you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 1 ' 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . is that [the] [play] you told it [to] [play] ? ' 1 is 2 that 1 is 10 ? 2 that 5 you 5 you 6 told 6 told 7 it 10 ? 11 ' ' [no] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 9 . ' [that] is a new and a bad play . ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 new 5 new 9 play 6 and 9 play 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 play 9 play 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [this] is [wrong] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 . [launch] [your] [canoe] [and] [we] [will] [find] [out] [who] [is] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [,] ['] [said] [the] [eldest] [magician] [.] but not one of us [plays] [with] [the] [sea] . ' 1 but 2 not 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 us 5 us 10 . 10 . 11 ' [fisher] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and he went on spinning his line . 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 spinning 5 spinning 6 his 5 spinning 7 line 7 line 8 . [rat] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and the [rat] said , ' [i] [am] [too] [busy] [biting] [through] [the] [line] that [this] old [fisherman] [is] [spinning] [.] 1 and 2 the 2 the 17 old 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 15 that 15 that 17 old i do not play with the [sea] [.] ['] 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 play 4 play 5 with 5 with 6 the and he went on biting the line . 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 biting 5 biting 7 line 6 the 7 line 7 line 8 . and [the] [eldest] [magician] [said] [,] ['] [how] [wise] [are] [little] [children] who see and are silent ! 1 and 13 who 13 who 16 are 14 see 16 are 15 and 16 are 16 are 17 silent 17 silent 18 ! what was the beast like ? ' 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 3 the 4 beast 4 beast 5 like 5 like 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' and the [eldest] [magician] [said] [,] ['] [how] [wise] [are] [little] [children] [who] speak truth ! 1 and 2 the 2 the 15 truth 14 speak 15 truth 15 truth 16 ! [now] [i] [know] [where] [pau] [amma] [went] [.] give me the paddle ! ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 the 1 give 4 paddle 4 paddle 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 9 . once a day and once a night [i] [return] . 1 once 2 a 2 a 3 day 3 day 4 and 3 day 7 night 5 once 6 a 6 a 7 night 7 night 10 . leave me alone . ' 1 leave 2 me 1 leave 3 alone 3 alone 4 . 4 . 5 ' then [the] [eldest] [magician] [said] , ' [listen] [,] [pau] [amma] . 1 then 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 . then [pau] [amma] , [deep] down [below] , [laughed] [and] said , ' [i] [did] not [know] [i] [was] so [important] [.] 1 then 4 , 1 then 6 down 6 down 8 , 8 , 20 so 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 not 16 not 20 so [henceforward] [i] [will] [go] [out] [seven] [times] [a] [day] [,] [and] [the] [waters] [shall] [never] [be] [still] [.] ['] ' [i] [am] not [afraid] , ' said [pau] [amma] , and [he] [rose] [to] the top of the sea in the moonlight . 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 8 said 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 sea 20 sea 23 moonlight 21 in 23 moonlight 22 the 23 moonlight 23 moonlight 24 . there was nobody in the world so big as [pau] [amma] [for] he was [the] [king] [crab] [of] all [crabs] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nobody 1 there 14 was 3 nobody 4 in 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 7 so 8 big 8 big 9 as 9 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 19 all 19 all 21 . not a [common] [crab] [,] [but] [a] [king] [crab] [.] 1 not 2 a ' [now] , ' said [the] [magician] , ' [make] a [magic] [,] [pau] [amma] , [to] [show] [that] you are really important . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 25 ' 9 ' 11 a 16 , 20 you 16 , 25 ' 20 you 21 are 21 are 22 really 22 really 23 important 24 . 25 ' ' [you] [are] not so [important] after all , [pau] [amma] [,] ' he said . 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 15 said 4 not 5 so 7 after 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . ' [indeed] [,] you are very important , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 9 ' 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 important 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 14 . ' [shall] [i] [ask] [the] [man] here [to] [cut] you [with] [kris] ? 1 ' 7 here 1 ' 10 you 10 you 13 ? and [pau] [amma] said [,] ' [i] [am] [ashamed] [!] 1 and 4 said 4 said 6 ' then [pau] [amma] [said] , ' [what] [shall] [i] do ? 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 10 do 10 do 11 ? then he waved his legs and lamented . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 waved 3 waved 7 lamented 4 his 5 legs 5 legs 7 lamented 6 and 7 lamented 7 lamented 8 . ' [listen] [,] [pau] [amma] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 . then [pau] [amma] [said] , ' [that] [is] good , but [i] [do] not choose yet . 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 good 9 good 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 not 14 not 16 yet 15 choose 16 yet 16 yet 17 . look ! [there] [is] [that] [man] [who] [talked] [to] [you] at the [very] [beginning] [.] 1 look 2 ! 1 look 11 at 11 at 12 the what will he do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 for 4 do 7 ? 5 for 6 me 7 ? 8 ' and [pau] [amma] said [,] ' [i] [do] [not] [choose] [yet] [.] 1 and 4 said 4 said 6 ' look ! there is that girl who saw me running away at the [very] [beginning] [.] 1 look 2 ! 1 look 12 at 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 girl 6 girl 7 who 7 who 8 saw 8 saw 9 me 8 saw 10 running 10 running 11 away 11 away 12 at 12 at 13 the if she had [spoken] then , [the] [eldest] [magician] [would] have called me [back] , and all this would never have happened . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 22 happened 5 then 6 , 6 , 16 and 11 have 12 called 12 called 13 me 13 me 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 all 17 all 18 this 18 this 22 happened 19 would 20 never 19 would 21 have 21 have 22 happened 22 happened 23 . what will she do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 she 4 do 4 do 7 ? 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' and [the] [little] [girl-daughter] said [,] ' [this] is a good [nut] [that] [i] [am] [eating] . 1 and 5 said 5 said 7 ' 7 ' 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 good 11 good 17 . give me [back] [my] [shell] , [o] [eldest] [magician] , and then [i] will play [your] play . ' 1 give 2 me 2 me 6 , 6 , 11 and 6 , 19 ' 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 14 will 15 play 15 play 17 play 17 play 18 . 18 . 19 ' then [pau] [amma] [thought] a little [and] [said] , ' [i] have [made] [my] [choice] [.] 1 then 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 have i will take all the gifts . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 take 3 take 6 gifts 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 gifts 6 gifts 7 . 7 . 8 ' i can crack shells . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 crack 3 crack 4 shells 4 shells 5 . i can dig holes . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 dig 3 dig 4 holes 4 holes 5 . i can climb trees . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 4 trees 5 . i can [breathe] [in] [the] [dry] [air] [,] [and] [i] can find a [safe] [pusat] [tasek] [under] [every] [stone] [.] 1 i 2 can 2 can 12 find 11 can 12 find 12 find 13 a i did not know [i] was so important . 1 i 2 did 1 i 6 was 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 know 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 important 8 important 9 . kun ? ' 1 kun 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ( is this right ? ) 1 ( 6 ) 2 is 3 this 2 is 4 right 4 right 6 ) 5 ? 6 ) ' [was] that [well] done ? ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 8 said 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 . ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [but] now we must go back [to] [perak] , and that is a [weary] way to [paddle] [.] 1 ' 3 now 3 now 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 go 6 go 7 back 7 back 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 16 way 16 way 17 to ' [you] are [lazy] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 11 . ' [so] [your] [children] shall be [lazy] . 1 ' 5 shall 5 shall 6 be 6 be 8 . they shall be the laziest people in the world . 1 they 5 laziest 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 5 laziest 4 the 5 laziest 5 laziest 6 people 5 laziest 7 in 5 laziest 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . [pull] [his] [canoe] [home] [with] [your] [line] [,] [fisherman] [.] ['] ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [if] [i] am to be [lazy] all [my] [days] [,] [let] the [sea] work for me twice a day [for] [ever] . 1 ' 4 am 4 am 5 to 5 to 6 be 5 to 15 work 6 be 8 all 8 all 13 the 15 work 16 for 16 for 17 me 16 for 19 a 17 me 18 twice 19 a 20 day 20 day 23 . that will save paddling . ' 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 save 3 save 4 paddling 4 paddling 5 . 5 . 6 ' and [the] [eldest] [magician] [laughed] [and] said [,] ' [payah] [kun] ['] [(] that is [right] [)] [.] 1 and 7 said 7 said 9 ' 9 ' 15 is 14 that 15 is kun ? ' said the [fisherman] of the [moon] . 1 kun 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 4 said 10 . 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the ' [payah] [kun] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 10 . but be careful not to do it too hard , [or] [i] shall make [a] [magic] [on] you [as] [i] [did] [to] [pau] [amma] . ' 1 but 3 careful 2 be 3 careful 3 careful 4 not 3 careful 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 too 8 too 9 hard 8 too 10 , 10 , 26 ' 13 shall 14 make 14 make 18 you 18 you 25 . 25 . 26 ' then they all went up [the] [perak] [river] and went to bed , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 went 4 went 5 up 5 up 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 12 bed 11 to 12 bed 12 bed 13 , now listen and attend ! 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 4 attend 2 listen 5 ! 3 and 4 attend from that day to this the [moon] [has] [always] [pulled] the sea [up] [and] [down] [and] [made] [what] [we] [call] [the] [tides] . 1 from 3 day 1 from 5 this 1 from 6 the 2 that 3 day 4 to 5 this 6 the 12 sea 11 the 12 sea 12 sea 23 . [and] [pau] [amma] [?] but [once] [a] [year] all [pau] [ammas] must [shake] [off] [their] [hard] [armour] [and] be [soft-to] [remind] [them] of [what] the [eldest] [magician] [could] [do] [.] 1 but 5 all 5 all 21 the 8 must 15 be 15 be 19 of 19 of 21 the and so it [isn't] [fair] [to] [kill] [or] [hunt] [pau] [amma] 's [babies] [just] [because] [old] [pau] [amma] [was] [stupidly] [rude] a very long time ago . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 12 's 12 's 22 a 22 a 24 long 23 very 24 long 24 long 25 time 24 long 26 ago 26 ago 27 . oh yes ! 1 oh 2 yes 1 oh 3 ! and [pau] [amma] ['s] [babies] [hate] [being] [taken] out of their [little] [pusat] [taseks] [and] [brought] home in [pickle-bottles] [.] 1 and 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 their 11 their 17 home 17 home 18 in that is why they nip you with their scissors , and it serves you right ! 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 nip 3 why 5 nip 4 they 5 nip 5 nip 6 you 5 nip 9 scissors 7 with 8 their 8 their 9 scissors 9 scissors 11 and 9 scissors 13 serves 10 , 11 and 12 it 13 serves 13 serves 14 you 13 serves 15 right 15 right 16 ! [china-going] [p] ['s] [and] [o's] [pass] [pau] [amma] ['s] [playground] [close] [,] [and] [his] [pusat] [tasek] [lies] [near] [the] [track] [of] [most] [b.i] [.] ['s] [.] [u.y.k] [.] [and] [n.d.l] [.] [know] [pau] [amma] ['s] [home] [as] [well] [as] [the] [fisher] [of] [the] [sea] [knows] ['] [bens] [,] ['] [m.m] [.] ['s] [,] [and] [rubattinos] [.] but [(] [and] this is [rather] [queer] [)] [a.t.l] [.] ['s] [can] not [come] here [;] [o] [and] [o] [and] [d.o.a] . [must] [go] [round] [another] [way] [.] 1 but 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 13 not 13 not 15 here 15 here 22 . [orient] [,] [anchor] [,] [bibby] [,] [hall] [,] [never] [go] [that] [way] [at] [all] [.] [u.c.s] [.] [would] [have] [a] [fit] [if] [it] [found] [itself] [on] [it] [.] you 'll know what [my] [riddle] [means] [when] you 've [eaten] [mangosteens] [.] 1 you 2 'll 1 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 9 you 9 you 10 've any steamer-kiddy ought to be able to do that ; but if you can't read , ask some one to show it you . 1 any 2 steamer-kiddy 2 steamer-kiddy 3 ought 2 steamer-kiddy 6 able 2 steamer-kiddy 8 do 3 ought 4 to 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 8 do 9 that 8 do 13 you 8 do 23 you 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 you 13 you 14 can't 14 can't 15 read 14 can't 17 ask 15 read 16 , 17 ask 18 some 18 some 19 one 20 to 21 show 21 show 22 it 21 show 23 you 23 you 24 . [the] [cat] [that] [walked] [by] [himself] but the [wildest] of all the [wild] [animals] [was] [the] [cat] [.] 1 but 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 6 the 5 all 6 the he walked by himself , and all places were alike to him . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 by 3 by 4 himself 4 himself 5 , 4 himself 10 alike 5 , 6 and 7 all 8 places 8 places 10 alike 9 were 10 alike 10 alike 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . of course the [man] [was] wild too . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 the 3 the 6 wild 6 wild 7 too 7 too 8 . he was dreadfully wild . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreadfully 3 dreadfully 4 wild 3 dreadfully 5 . then the [man] [went] [to] [sleep] [in] [front] of [the] [fire] ever so [happy] ; but the [woman] [sat] [up] [,] [combing] [her] [hair] [.] 1 then 2 the 2 the 9 of 9 of 17 the 12 ever 13 so 13 so 15 ; 15 ; 16 but 16 but 17 the she made the [first] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 7 ' 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [am] [the] [cat] who [walks] [by] [himself] [,] [and] [all] [places] are [alike] [to] [me] [.] 1 ' 6 who 6 who 14 are i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] we can never be friends again , ' said [wild] [dog] , and he trotted off to the [cave] [.] 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 11 said 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 never 6 be 7 friends 7 friends 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 trotted 17 trotted 18 off 18 off 19 to 19 to 20 the but when he had gone a little way [the] [cat] said to [himself] [,] ['] [all] places are alike to me . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 11 said 4 had 5 gone 4 had 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 way 11 said 12 to 11 said 22 . 17 places 19 alike 18 are 19 alike 19 alike 20 to 19 alike 21 me 21 me 22 . why should [i] not go too and see and look and come away at my own liking . ' 1 why 2 should 2 should 4 not 2 should 5 go 2 should 8 see 2 should 10 look 2 should 12 come 5 go 6 too 7 and 8 see 9 and 10 look 11 and 12 come 12 come 13 away 13 away 14 at 13 away 18 . 15 my 16 own 16 own 17 liking 17 liking 18 . 18 . 19 ' so he [slipped] [after] [wild] [dog] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 so 2 he 2 he 13 hid 7 softly 8 , 7 softly 10 softly 9 very 10 softly 10 softly 13 hid 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 hid 13 hid 14 himself 13 hid 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 hear 18 hear 19 everything 19 everything 20 . [wild] [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] [,] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] [,] [listening] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 10 . ' [this] is a very wise [woman] , but she is not so wise as [i] [am] . ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 wise 5 very 14 wise 6 wise 8 , 9 but 10 she 10 she 11 is 11 is 12 not 12 not 13 so 13 so 14 wise 14 wise 15 as 14 wise 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] [,] [listening] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 10 . ' [that] is a very foolish [dog] . ['] 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 foolish 6 foolish 8 . and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [,] [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] [.] 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 through 5 through 6 the but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when the [man] [waked] [up] he said , ' [what] is [wild] [dog] [doing] here ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 17 ' 9 ' 11 is 15 here 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' take him with you when you go hunting . ' 1 take 2 him 2 him 3 with 2 him 9 . 3 with 4 you 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 . 9 . 10 ' she made the [second] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 7 ' 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [i] [am] [the] [cat] who [walks] [by] [himself] [,] [and] [all] [places] are [alike] [to] [me] [.] 1 ' 6 who 6 who 14 are i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' but all the same he [followed] [wild] [horse] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 but 2 all 1 but 5 he 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 same 5 he 15 hid 9 softly 10 , 9 softly 12 softly 11 very 12 softly 12 softly 15 hid 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 hid 15 hid 16 himself 15 hid 17 where 17 where 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 hear 20 hear 21 everything 21 everything 22 . when the [woman] [heard] [wild] [horse] [tripping] [and] [stumbling] [on] his long [mane] , she [laughed] [and] said , ' [here] [comes] the second . 1 when 2 the 1 when 15 she 11 his 12 long 12 long 14 , 14 , 15 she 15 she 18 said 18 said 19 , 18 said 23 the 19 , 20 ' 23 the 24 second 24 second 25 . [wild] [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] [wild] [horse] [said] [,] ['] [o] [my] [enemy] [and] [wife] [of] [my] [enemy] [,] [where] [is] [wild] [dog] [?] ['] and [wild] [horse] [,] [tripping] [and] [stumbling] [on] [his] [long] [mane] [,] said [,] ' [that] is true ; give it me to eat . ' 1 and 13 said 13 said 15 ' 15 ' 17 is 17 is 18 true 18 true 19 ; 19 ; 20 give 20 give 21 it 20 give 22 me 22 me 23 to 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] [,] [listening] , ' that is a very foolish [horse] . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 19 ' 11 ' 13 is 12 that 13 is 13 is 15 very 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 foolish 18 . 19 ' and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] [,] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] [.] 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 through 5 through 6 the but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when the [man] [and] [the] [dog] came back [from] [hunting] , [the] [man] said , ' [what] is [wild] [horse] [doing] [here] ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 7 came 7 came 8 back 8 back 11 , 11 , 24 ' 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 18 is 18 is 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' ride on his back when you go hunting . 1 ride 2 on 1 ride 5 when 2 on 3 his 3 his 4 back 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 anybody 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . cat said , ' [o] [my] [enemy] [and] [wife] [of] [my] [enemy] [,] where did [wild] [cow] [go] ? ' 1 cat 3 , 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 14 where 14 where 15 did 14 where 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' cat [said] , ['] [i] [am] not a friend , and [i] [am] [not] [a] [servant] [.] 1 cat 3 , 3 , 11 and 7 not 8 a 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 , 10 , 11 and i am the [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] [,] [and] [i] wish to come into your cave . ' 1 i 2 am 1 i 12 wish 2 am 3 the 12 wish 13 to 13 to 14 come 14 come 15 into 15 into 17 cave 16 your 17 cave 17 cave 18 . 18 . 19 ' woman said , ' [then] why did you not come with [first] [friend] on the first night ? ' 1 woman 3 , 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 why 6 why 7 did 6 why 18 ? 7 did 8 you 7 did 9 not 9 not 10 come 10 come 11 with 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 first 16 first 17 night 17 night 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' cat [grew] [very] [angry] [and] said , ['] [has] [wild] [dog] [told] [tales] of me ? ' 1 cat 7 , 6 said 7 , 7 , 17 ' 14 of 15 me 15 me 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' then [the] [woman] [laughed] [and] said , ' [you] are [the] [cat] [who] [walks] by himself , and all [places] [are] [alike] [to] [you] . 1 then 6 said 6 said 25 . 7 , 8 ' 7 , 18 and 8 ' 10 are 15 by 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 25 . your are neither a friend nor a servant . 1 your 8 servant 2 are 3 neither 3 neither 6 nor 3 neither 8 servant 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 6 nor 7 a 8 servant 8 servant 9 . you have said it yourself . 1 you 2 have 1 you 5 yourself 2 have 3 said 4 it 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 . go away and walk by yourself in all places alike . ' 1 go 2 away 1 go 4 walk 2 away 3 and 4 walk 10 alike 5 by 6 yourself 6 yourself 10 alike 7 in 8 all 8 all 10 alike 9 places 10 alike 10 alike 11 . 11 . 12 ' then [cat] [pretended] to be sorry [and] [said] , ' [must] [i] [never] come into the [cave] [?] 1 then 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 sorry 6 sorry 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 come 14 come 15 into 15 into 16 the [must] [i] [never] [sit] [by] [the] [warm] [fire] [?] [must] [i] [never] [drink] [the] [warm] [white] [milk] [?] you are very wise and very beautiful . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 very 3 very 4 wise 3 very 7 beautiful 4 wise 5 and 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . you should not be [cruel] [even] [to] [a] [cat] . ' 1 you 2 should 2 should 3 not 2 should 4 be 4 be 10 . 10 . 11 ' woman [said] , ' [i] [knew] [i] [was] [wise] [,] but [i] did not know [i] [was] [beautiful] . 1 woman 3 , 3 , 4 ' 3 , 11 but 11 but 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 15 know 15 know 19 . so [i] [will] [make] [a] [bargain] with [you] [.] 1 so 7 with if ever [i] [say] [one] [word] [in] [your] [praise] you [may] come into the [cave] [.] ['] 1 if 2 ever 1 if 10 you 10 you 12 come 12 come 13 into 13 into 14 the ' [and] if you say [two] [words] [in] [my] [praise] ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 16 . ' [and] if you say three words ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 7 words 5 say 8 ? 6 three 7 words 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . and he went away through the [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [and] [walking] [by] [his] [wild] [lone] [.] 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 away 3 went 5 through 5 through 6 the one evening [bat] [said] , ' [there] is a [baby] [in] [the] [cave] [.] 1 one 2 evening 2 evening 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 9 a he is new and pink and fat and small , and [the] [woman] is very fond of him . ' 1 he 2 is 2 is 16 fond 3 new 5 pink 4 and 5 pink 5 pink 6 and 5 pink 7 fat 5 pink 11 and 5 pink 16 fond 7 fat 8 and 7 fat 9 small 10 , 11 and 14 is 15 very 15 very 16 fond 16 fond 17 of 16 fond 18 him 18 him 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , [listening] , ' but what is the [baby] [fond] [of] ? ' 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 13 what 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 8 , 12 but 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 but 12 but 13 what 13 what 14 is 13 what 19 ? 14 is 15 the 19 ? 20 ' ' [he] is fond of things [that] are [soft] [and] [tickle] , ' said the [bat] . 1 ' 8 are 1 ' 14 said 3 is 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 5 of 6 things 6 things 8 are 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . ' [he] is [fond] [of] [warm] [things] [to] [hold] [in] [his] [arms] [when] [he] [goes] [to] [sleep] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 18 . he is fond of being played with . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 5 being 5 being 6 played 6 played 7 with 7 with 8 . he is fond of all those things . ' 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 6 those 5 all 6 those 6 those 7 things 7 things 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] , [listening] , ' then my time has come . ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 18 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 then 12 then 16 come 13 my 14 time 14 time 15 has 15 has 16 come 16 come 17 . 17 . 18 ' the [woman] [was] [busy] [cooking] [that] morning , and the [baby] [cried] [and] [interrupted] . 1 the 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 7 morning 15 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the so she [carried] [him] [outside] [the] [cave] [and] gave him [a] [handful] [of] [pebbles] [to] [play] [with] . 1 so 2 she 2 she 9 gave 9 gave 10 him 10 him 18 . but still [the] [baby] [cried] . 1 but 2 still 2 still 6 . and [the] [baby] laughed [;] [and] [the] [woman] [heard] [him] [and] [smiled] . 1 and 4 laughed 4 laughed 13 . but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] [to] [me] . ' 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [woman] was very angry , and shut her lips tight and took up her spinning-wheel and began to spin . 1 the 16 spinning-wheel 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 angry 4 very 11 tight 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 shut 8 shut 11 tight 9 her 10 lips 10 lips 11 tight 11 tight 16 spinning-wheel 12 and 13 took 13 took 16 spinning-wheel 14 up 16 spinning-wheel 15 her 16 spinning-wheel 16 spinning-wheel 17 and 16 spinning-wheel 18 began 16 spinning-wheel 20 spin 18 began 19 to 20 spin 21 . ' [now] , ' said the [cat] [,] ['] [i] will [sing] [the] [baby] [a] [song] [that] [shall] keep him [asleep] [for] [an] [hour] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 25 . 11 will 19 keep 19 keep 20 him 20 him 25 . and he began to [purr] , [loud] and low , [low] and [loud] [,] [till] the [baby] [fell] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 and 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 16 the 6 , 8 and 6 , 12 and 9 low 10 , 10 , 12 and 12 and 16 the the [woman] [smiled] [as] [she] [looked] [down] [upon] [the] two of them [and] said , ' [that] [was] [wonderfully] [done] . 1 the 10 two 10 two 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 15 , 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 21 . no [question] [but] [you] [are] [very] [clever] , [o] [cat] . ' 1 no 8 , 8 , 12 ' 11 . 12 ' but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] [to] [me] . ' 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ouh] ! 1 ' 3 ! chee ! 1 chee 2 ! ' [ah] , ' said [the] [cat] [,] [watching] , ' [then] [the] [mouse] will do me no harm if [i] [eat] it ? ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 25 ' 11 ' 15 will 15 will 16 do 16 do 17 me 16 do 19 harm 18 no 19 harm 20 if 23 it 23 it 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' cat made one jump and caught the little mouse , and the [woman] said , ' [a] [hundred] thanks . 1 cat 6 caught 2 made 4 jump 3 one 4 jump 4 jump 6 caught 5 and 6 caught 6 caught 9 mouse 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 mouse 9 mouse 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 14 said 11 and 12 the 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 19 thanks 19 thanks 20 . even [the] [first] [friend] [is] [not] [quick] [enough] [to] [catch] [little] [mice] as you have done . 1 even 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 have 15 have 16 done 16 done 17 . you must be very wise . ' 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 . 6 . 7 ' but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [who] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] [to] [me] . ' 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [what] is that to me ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 9 said 3 is 4 that 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . then the [man] said , ' [yes] , but he has not made [a] [bargain] [with] me [or] [with] [all] [proper] [men] [after] [me] . ' 1 then 2 the 1 then 10 he 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 5 , 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 not 11 has 13 made 13 made 17 me 17 me 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [not] when [i] [am] [near] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 9 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [men] [do] [after] me ! ' 1 and 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' then [the] [dog] said , ['] [wait] a minute . 1 then 4 said 4 said 10 . 5 , 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 . he has not made [a] [bargain] [with] me [or] [with] [all] [proper] [dogs] [after] [me] . ' 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 not 2 has 4 made 4 made 8 me 8 me 16 . 16 . 17 ' and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [dogs] [do] [after] me . ' 1 and 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but still [i] [am] [the] [cat] [that] [walks] [by] [himself] , and all [places] [are] [alike] [to] [me] . ' 1 but 2 still 2 still 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [not] when [i] [am] [near] , ' said the [dog] . 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 9 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 . and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [dogs] [do] [after] me . ' 1 and 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but the [cat] [keeps] [his] [side] of the [bargain] [too] [.] 1 but 2 the 2 the 7 of 7 of 8 the but [binkie] [will] [play] [whatever] [i] [choose] [,] [and] he is my true [first] [friend] . 1 but 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 my 11 is 13 true 13 true 16 . [the] [butterfly] [that] [stamped] there are three [hundred] [and] [fifty-five] [stories] [about] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [;] [but] [this] is not one of them . 1 there 2 are 1 there 13 is 2 are 3 three 13 is 14 not 14 not 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 them 17 them 18 . it is [not] the story of [the] [lapwing] [who] [found] [the] [water] [;] or the [hoopoe] [who] [shaded] [suleimanbin-daoud] from the [heat] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 20 from 2 is 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 15 the 14 or 15 the 20 from 21 the it is [not] the story of [the] [glass] [pavement] [,] or the [ruby] [with] [the] [crooked] [hole] [,] [or] [the] [gold] [bars] [of] [balkis] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 25 . 2 is 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 12 the 11 or 12 the it is the story of the [butterfly] that [stamped] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 2 is 8 that 3 the 4 story 4 story 5 of 5 of 6 the 8 that 10 . now attend all over again and listen ! 1 now 2 attend 2 attend 3 all 2 attend 7 listen 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 again 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [wise] [.] he understood what the beasts said , what the birds said , what the fishes said , and what the insects said . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 what 2 understood 5 beasts 4 the 5 beasts 5 beasts 7 , 5 beasts 15 fishes 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 what 9 the 10 birds 10 birds 11 said 10 birds 15 fishes 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 what 14 the 15 fishes 15 fishes 16 said 15 fishes 21 insects 16 said 17 , 17 , 18 and 19 what 21 insects 20 the 21 insects 21 insects 22 said 22 said 23 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [strong] [.] upon the third finger of the right hand he wore a ring . 1 upon 4 finger 2 the 3 third 3 third 4 finger 4 finger 12 ring 5 of 6 the 6 the 12 ring 7 right 8 hand 8 hand 10 wore 9 he 10 wore 10 wore 11 a 10 wore 12 ring 12 ring 13 . when he turned [it] once , [afrits] and [djinns] came [out] [of] [the] [earth] to do [whatever] he told them . 1 when 2 he 1 when 10 came 1 when 18 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 8 and 5 once 6 , 6 , 8 and 10 came 15 to 15 to 16 do 18 he 19 told 19 told 20 them 20 them 21 . and yet [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [not] [proud] [.] 1 and 2 yet he very seldom showed off , and when he did he was sorry for it . 1 he 2 very 2 very 3 seldom 2 very 13 sorry 3 seldom 4 showed 4 showed 5 off 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 11 he 9 he 10 did 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [very] [surprised] [and] [said] [,] ['] [o] [animal] [,] [who] [are] [you] [?] ['] and [the] [animal] said [,] ' [o] [king] [,] [live] [for] [ever] [!] 1 and 4 said 4 said 6 ' i am the smallest of thirty thousand brothers , and our home is at the bottom of the sea . 1 i 2 am 2 am 6 thirty 3 the 4 smallest 4 smallest 5 of 4 smallest 6 thirty 6 thirty 7 thousand 6 thirty 8 brothers 6 thirty 11 our 8 brothers 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 our 12 home 12 home 20 . 13 is 15 the 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 sea 19 sea 20 . and [the] [animal] [said] [,] ['] [o] [king] [,] [live] [for] [ever] [,] [but] do you [really] call that a dinner ? 1 and 15 do 15 do 16 you 16 you 18 call 18 call 19 that 19 that 21 dinner 20 a 21 dinner 21 dinner 22 ? [where] [i] [come] [from] [we] [each] [eat] [twice] [as] [much] [as] [that] [between] [meals] [.] ['] then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [fell] [flat] on his face and [said] [,] ['] [o] [animal] [!] 1 then 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 face 7 face 8 and now [i] [am] [ashamed] , and it [serves] [me] [right] . 1 now 5 , 1 now 11 . 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [a] [really] [truly] [wise] [man] [,] [best] [beloved] [.] after that he never forgot that it was silly to show off ; and now the real story part of my story begins . 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 5 forgot 4 never 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 5 forgot 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 23 begins 8 was 9 silly 9 silly 11 show 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 off 13 ; 14 and 14 and 15 now 15 now 23 begins 16 the 17 real 17 real 23 begins 18 story 23 begins 19 part 20 of 19 part 23 begins 20 of 21 my 22 story 23 begins 23 begins 24 . he married ever so many wifes . 1 he 6 wifes 2 married 6 wifes 3 ever 6 wifes 4 so 6 wifes 5 many 6 wifes 6 wifes 7 . but [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] never [quarrelled] [with] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [.] 1 but 3 the 1 but 6 never she loved him too much . 1 she 2 loved 2 loved 3 him 3 him 6 . 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 . she sat in her [rooms] [in] [the] [golden] [palace] , [or] [walked] in the [palace] garden [,] [and] was truly sorry for him . 1 she 2 sat 2 sat 3 in 3 in 4 her 3 in 16 garden 10 , 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 garden 16 garden 19 was 19 was 21 sorry 20 truly 21 sorry 21 sorry 22 for 22 for 23 him 23 him 24 . and [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] [said] [,] ['] [o] [my] [lord] [and] [treasure] of my [soul] [,] [what] will you do ? ' 1 and 3 the 1 and 19 will 3 the 14 of 14 of 15 my 19 will 20 you 20 you 22 ? 21 do 22 ? 22 ? 23 ' presently [two] [butterflies] [flew] [under] the [tree] [,] [quarrelling] [.] 1 presently 6 the [suleiman-bin-daoud] [heard] [one] [say] [to] [the] [other] [,] ['] [i] [wonder] [at] [your] [presumption] [in] [talking] [like] [this] [to] [me] [.] then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [forgot] [his] [nine] [hundred] [and] [ninety-nine] [bothersome] [wives] , and laughed [,] till the [camphor-tree] [shook] [,] [at] the [butterfly] ['s] [boast] [.] 1 then 11 , 1 then 21 the 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 till 12 and 13 laughed 15 till 16 the and he [held] [out] [his] [finger] [and] said , ' [little] man , come here . ' 1 and 2 he 2 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 17 ' 12 man 13 , 13 , 17 ' 14 come 15 here 15 here 16 . 16 . 17 ' the [butterfly] [was] [dreadfully] [frightened] [,] [but] [he] [managed] [to] [fly] [up] [to] [the] hand [of] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [,] [and] [clung] [there] [,] [fanning] [himself] [.] 1 the 15 hand [suleiman-bin-daoud] [bent] [his] [head] [and] [whispered] [very] [softly] [,] ['] [little] [man] [,] [you] [know] [that] [all] [your] [stamping] [wouldn't] [bend] [one] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] what made you tell that awful fib to your wife ? for doubtless she is your wife . ' 1 what 7 fib 2 made 7 fib 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 7 fib 5 that 7 fib 6 awful 7 fib 7 fib 10 wife 7 fib 11 ? 7 fib 12 for 7 fib 13 doubtless 7 fib 17 wife 8 to 9 your 9 your 10 wife 14 she 15 is 15 is 16 your 16 your 17 wife 17 wife 18 . 18 . 19 ' she is my wife ; and you know what wives are like . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 my 3 my 4 wife 4 wife 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 5 ; 7 you 7 you 8 know 7 you 11 are 8 know 9 what 10 wives 11 are 11 are 12 like 12 like 13 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [smiled] [in] [his] [beard] [and] [said] [,] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [know] [,] [little] [brother] [.] ' [one] [must] [keep] [them] [in] [order] [somehow] [,] said [the] [butterfly] , [and] [she] [has] [been] [quarrelling] with [me] all the morning . 1 ' 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 19 with 19 with 21 all 21 all 22 the 22 the 23 morning 23 morning 24 . i said [that] to [quiet] her . ' 1 i 2 said 2 said 4 to 4 to 6 her 6 her 7 . 7 . 8 ' and [suleiman-bin-daoud] said [,] ' [may] [it] [quiet] [her] [.] 1 and 3 said 3 said 5 ' go back to your wife , little brother , and let me hear what you say . ' 1 go 2 back 2 back 3 to 3 to 13 hear 4 your 5 wife 4 your 8 brother 5 wife 6 , 7 little 8 brother 8 brother 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 let 11 let 12 me 11 let 13 hear 13 hear 14 what 13 hear 16 say 14 what 15 you 15 you 16 say 16 say 18 ' 17 . 18 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [himself] [heard] [you] [!] ['] ' [heard] me ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 6 said 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . ' [of] [course] he did . 1 ' 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i meant him to hear me . ' 1 i 2 meant 2 meant 4 to 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [and] what did he say ? 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 say 6 say 7 ? oh , what did he say ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' [balkis] [the] [most] [beautiful] [stood] [up] [behind] [the] [tree] [among] [the] [red] [lilies] [and] [smiled] [to] [herself] [,] [for] [she] [had] [heard] [all] [this] [talk] [.] up [flew] [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [,] very [frightened] , and [clung] [to] [balkis] ['s] [white] [hand] [.] 1 up 11 and 8 very 10 , 10 , 11 and balkis bent her beautiful head down and whispered , ' [little] woman , do you believe what your husband has just said ? ' 1 balkis 2 bent 1 balkis 4 beautiful 1 balkis 17 what 2 bent 3 her 4 beautiful 5 head 4 beautiful 12 woman 5 head 6 down 6 down 7 and 7 and 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 , 9 , 10 ' 12 woman 13 , 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 believe 16 believe 17 what 17 what 20 has 17 what 22 said 17 what 23 ? 18 your 19 husband 19 husband 20 has 20 has 21 just 23 ? 24 ' you know what [men-folk] are like . ' 1 you 2 know 1 you 6 like 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 are 6 like 7 . 7 . 8 ' they never mean half they say . 1 they 2 never 1 they 6 say 3 mean 4 half 3 mean 6 say 5 they 6 say 6 say 7 . he 'll forget all about it to-morrow . ' 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 forget 3 forget 4 all 3 forget 7 to-morrow 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 to-morrow 8 . 8 . 9 ' ask him to stamp , and see what will happen . 1 ask 2 him 1 ask 4 stamp 3 to 4 stamp 4 stamp 6 and 4 stamp 10 happen 5 , 6 and 7 see 8 what 8 what 10 happen 9 will 10 happen 10 happen 11 . we know what men-folk are like , don't we ? 1 we 4 men-folk 2 know 4 men-folk 3 what 4 men-folk 4 men-folk 5 are 4 men-folk 6 like 4 men-folk 7 , 4 men-folk 8 don't 4 men-folk 9 we 4 men-folk 10 ? he 'll be very much [ashamed] . ' 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 7 . 7 . 8 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] to her husband , and [in] [five] [minutes] they were [quarrelling] [worse] [than] [ever] . 1 away 7 to 7 to 8 her 8 her 9 husband 9 husband 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 21 . ' [remember] ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . ' [remember] what [i] can do [if] [i] [stamp] [my] [foot] . ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 can 6 do 6 do 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [i] don't [believe] you [one] little [bit] , ' said the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 11 said 3 don't 5 you 7 little 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 16 . ' [i] [should] very [much] [like] [to] [see] [it] [done] . 1 ' 4 very 4 very 11 . suppose you stamp now [.] ['] 1 suppose 2 you 1 suppose 3 stamp 3 stamp 4 now ' [i] [promised] [suleiman-bin-daoud] that [i] [wouldn't] , ' said [the] [butterfly] , ' and [i] don't want to break my promise . ' 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 10 said 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 24 ' 15 and 17 don't 17 don't 18 want 18 want 19 to 19 to 20 break 20 break 21 my 20 break 22 promise 22 promise 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [it] [wouldn't] [matter] if you did , ' said his wife . 1 ' 5 if 1 ' 10 said 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 did 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 wife 11 his 12 wife 12 wife 13 . ' [you] [couldn't] [bend] a [blade] [of] [grass] [with] [your] [stamping] [.] 1 ' 5 a i dare you to do it , ' she said . 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 2 dare 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 said 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 . stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [,] [sitting] [under] [the] [camphor-tree] [,] [heard] [every] [word] [of] [this] [,] [and] [he] [laughed] [as] [he] [had] [never] [laughed] [in] [his] [life] [before] [.] he forgot all [about] [his] [queens] [;] [he] [forgot] all [about] [the] [animal] [that] came out of the [sea] [;] [he] [forgot] about [showing] [off] . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 23 about 3 all 18 the 10 all 15 came 15 came 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 the 23 about 26 . she wants to see what will [happen] [,] [o] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [!] 1 she 2 wants 2 wants 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 will you know [i] can't do it , and now she ['ll] never [believe] a word [i] [say] . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 can't 4 can't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 now 9 now 10 she 10 she 12 never 12 never 15 word 14 a 15 word 15 word 18 . she 'll laugh at me to the end of my days ! ['] 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 3 laugh 3 laugh 4 at 4 at 5 me 5 me 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 of 8 end 12 ! 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 days when he stamps again you will bring them back carefully . ' 1 when 3 stamps 2 he 3 stamps 3 stamps 4 again 3 stamps 7 bring 3 stamps 9 back 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 bring 7 bring 8 them 9 back 10 carefully 10 carefully 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [now] , little brother , ' he said , ' go back to your wife and stamp all you 've a mind to . ' 1 ' 26 ' 3 , 9 said 4 little 5 brother 5 brother 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 go 12 go 13 back 13 back 14 to 14 to 15 your 15 your 16 wife 15 your 23 mind 16 wife 17 and 16 wife 18 stamp 18 stamp 19 all 18 stamp 21 've 20 you 21 've 21 've 22 a 23 mind 24 to 23 mind 25 . 25 . 26 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] [to] [his] [wife] , who was [crying] [,] ['] [i] [dare] [you] to do it ! 1 away 8 , 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 was 10 was 17 to 17 to 18 do 18 do 19 it 19 it 20 ! i dare you to do it ! 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 2 dare 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp now ! 1 stamp 2 now 1 stamp 3 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' the the butterfly stamped . 1 the 3 butterfly 2 the 3 butterfly 3 butterfly 4 stamped 4 stamped 5 . the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [fluttered] [about] [in] [the] dark , [crying] [,] ['] [oh] [,] [i] ['ll] [be] [good] [!] 1 the 9 dark 9 dark 10 , i 'm so sorry [i] [spoke] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 sorry 3 so 4 sorry 4 sorry 7 . only bring the gardens back [,] [my] [dear] [darling] [husband] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [never] [contradict] again . ' 1 only 2 bring 2 bring 4 gardens 2 bring 5 back 3 the 4 gardens 5 back 17 again 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 ' give me back [my] [palace] [,] [most] [great] [magician] . ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 back 3 back 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [yes] [,] give him back [his] [palace] , ' said [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] , [still] [flying] [about] [in] the dark [like] [a] [moth] . 1 ' 4 give 1 ' 11 said 4 give 5 him 4 give 6 back 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 16 , 11 said 21 the 21 the 22 dark 22 dark 26 . ' [give] [him] back [his] [palace] , and [don't] [let's] [have] [any] more [horrid.magic] . ' 1 ' 16 ' 4 back 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 more 13 more 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [well] , my dear , ' said the [butterfly] [as] [bravely] [as] he could , ' you see what your nagging has led to . 1 ' 7 ' 3 , 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 19 see 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 you 18 you 19 see 19 see 20 what 19 see 22 nagging 21 your 22 nagging 22 nagging 23 has 22 nagging 24 led 22 nagging 26 . 24 led 25 to so [he] [stamped] [once] [more] , and [that] [instant] [the] [djinns] [let] down the [palace] [and] [the] [gardens] [,] [without] [even] [a] [bump] [.] 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 down 13 down 14 the i 'll be good ! ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 good 4 good 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' [suleiman-bin-daolld] [could] [hardly] [speak] [for] [laughing] [.] they [stood] [on] [the] [marble] [steps] [one] [hundred] [abreast] [and] shouted [,] ['] [what] [is] [our] [trouble] [?] 1 they 11 shouted no ! 1 no 2 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [must] [be] [dead] [,] [and] [what] [we] [heard] [and] [saw] [was] [the] [earth] [thundering] [and] [darkening] [at] [the] [news] [.] ['] then [balkis] [beckoned] [that] [bold] [queen] without looking at her , and said to her and [to] the others , ' [come] and see . ' 1 then 7 without 7 without 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 said 13 said 25 . 14 to 15 her 15 her 16 and 16 and 18 the 18 the 19 others 19 others 20 , 20 , 21 ' 20 , 23 and 23 and 24 see 24 see 25 . 25 . 26 ' go in peace , little folk ! ' 1 go 3 peace 2 in 3 peace 3 peace 4 , 3 peace 6 folk 3 peace 7 ! 5 little 6 folk 7 ! 8 ' and he kissed them on the wings , and they flew away . 1 and 3 kissed 2 he 3 kissed 3 kissed 4 them 3 kissed 7 wings 5 on 6 the 5 on 7 wings 7 wings 9 and 7 wings 11 flew 8 , 9 and 10 they 11 flew 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 . for [i] [have] [been] [jesting] [with] [a] [butterfly] ever [since] [i] [came] [into] [the] [garden] . ' 1 for 9 ever 9 ever 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he told [balkis] what he had done . 1 and 2 he 2 he 7 had 3 told 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 8 done 9 . and she told him [what] [the] [queens] [had] [said] and [seen] [and] thought . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 told 2 she 13 thought 3 told 4 him 4 him 10 and 13 thought 14 . tell me , therefore , [o] [my] [lady] and [heart] [of] my [heart] , how did you come to be so wise ? ' 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 17 you 2 me 3 , 3 , 9 and 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 9 and 12 my 14 , 14 , 15 how 15 how 16 did 16 did 17 you 17 you 18 come 17 you 23 ? 18 come 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 22 wise 21 so 22 wise 23 ? 24 ' then they went [up] to the [palace] [and] [lived] [happily] [ever] [afterwards] [.] 1 then 3 went 2 they 3 went 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 the but [wasn't] it [clever] [of] [balkis] ? 1 but 3 it 3 it 7 ? [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [just] [so] [stories] [,] [by] [rudyard] [kipling]