produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [fright] what was it [mother] [muskrat] [had] [said] [about] [farmer] [brown] 's boy and his [traps] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 1 what 16 ? 3 it 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 and 13 and 14 his jerry [muskrat] [sat] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [big] [rock] and [kicked] [his] [heels] [while] [he] [tried] [to] [remember] . 1 jerry 11 and 1 jerry 20 . the fact is , [jerry] [had] [not] [half] [heeded] [.] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 7 things 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . besides , it seemed to him that [mother] [muskrat] was [altogether] [foolish] [about] a great many things . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 that 6 him 18 . 10 was 14 a 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 things 17 things 18 . what if [farmer] [brown] 's boy [is] [setting] [traps] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] ? 1 what 2 if 1 what 14 ? 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 14 ? i guess he can't [fool] [your] [uncle] [jerry] . 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 can't 2 guess 3 he 4 can't 9 . he isn't so smart as he thinks he is [;] [i] can fool him any day . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 smart 2 isn't 15 any 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 as 4 smart 7 thinks 4 smart 13 fool 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 thinks 7 thinks 8 he 7 thinks 9 is 7 thinks 12 can 13 fool 14 him 15 any 16 day 16 day 17 . 17 . 18 " jerry chuckled . 1 jerry 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he was thinking of [how] he [had] [once] [fooled] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [into] [thinking] a big [trout] was [on] [his] [hook] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 19 was 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 6 he 12 's 6 he 19 was 12 's 16 a 16 a 17 big 19 was 23 . [slowly] [jerry] [slid] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [swam] [over] [towards] [his] [favorite] [log] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [stuck] [his] [head] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [.] better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 2 watch 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " go [chase] yourself [,] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 4 yourself 4 yourself 8 . i [guess] [i] can look out for myself , " [replied] [jerry] [,] just a little [crossly] . 1 i 4 can 4 can 5 look 5 look 6 out 5 look 7 for 7 for 8 myself 8 myself 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 18 . peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 4 wry 2 made 4 wry 3 a 4 wry 4 wry 5 face 4 wry 7 started 4 wry 10 sweet 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 for 8 for 9 the 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 12 patch 12 patch 13 . hardly [was] he out of sight [when] [billy] [mink] [and] [bobby] [coon] [came] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [together] [.] 1 hardly 6 sight 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 sight they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " you ['d] [better] [watch] [out] , [jerry] , " [warned] [billy] [mink] [,] who is a great [traveler] and [has] [had] [wide] [experience] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 7 , 7 , 20 and 9 , 10 " 9 , 20 and 10 " 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 17 a 17 a 18 great and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 suppose 3 do 14 ? 5 suppose 6 he 6 he 12 swam 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 8 thinking 12 swam 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 favorite 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 log 7 log 8 , 7 log 10 tickled 9 something 10 tickled 10 tickled 12 nose 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 5 sniff 4 to 5 sniff 5 sniff 6 and 5 sniff 7 sniff 7 sniff 8 . my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 3 how 5 it 3 how 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 right 6 right 7 straight 7 straight 11 log 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . jerry began to swim as fast as he could . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 4 swim 6 fast 4 swim 10 . 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 6 fast 9 could 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 scrambled 5 he 6 scrambled 6 scrambled 7 out 6 scrambled 11 log 8 on 11 log 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . then [jerry] [rubbed] [his] [eyes] [three] [times] to be sure that he saw [aright] . 1 then 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 saw 13 saw 15 . there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 luscious 3 luscious 4 pieces 3 luscious 6 carrot 5 of 6 carrot 6 carrot 7 lying 6 carrot 8 right 6 carrot 10 front 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 10 front 12 him 12 him 13 . now [there] [is] [nothing] that [jerry] [muskrat] [likes] [better] [than] [carrot] . 1 now 5 that 5 that 12 . so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 9 got 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 6 wonder 7 how 7 how 8 it 7 how 9 got 9 got 10 there 10 there 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 3 reached 2 just 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 6 the 4 out 5 for 6 the 7 nearest 7 nearest 8 piece 8 piece 10 ate 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it 11 it 12 . then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 the 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 9 ate 8 and 9 ate 9 ate 10 it 10 it 11 . then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 funny 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 7 dance 7 dance 8 just 7 dance 10 joy 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 2 he 1 when 9 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 7 breath 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 13 rest 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! something had [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [the] [tail] [!] 1 something 2 had jerry squealed with fright and pain . 1 jerry 2 squealed 2 squealed 4 fright 2 squealed 5 and 2 squealed 6 pain 3 with 4 fright 6 pain 7 . oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 5 did 5 did 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 ! he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 2 twisted 1 he 12 could 1 he 16 had 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 4 turned 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 12 could 9 held 10 fast 10 fast 11 and 10 fast 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 see 14 see 15 what 16 had 17 him 17 him 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 pulled 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 7 until 5 pulled 13 tail 6 , 7 until 7 until 9 seemed 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 as 10 as 11 if 12 his 13 tail 13 tail 15 pull 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 16 off 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . so he kept pulling , and pretty soon the thing let go [so] [suddenly] [that] [jerry] [tumbled] [head] [first] into the [water] [.] 1 so 7 pretty 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 pulling 4 pulling 7 pretty 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 soon 7 pretty 10 thing 9 the 10 thing 10 thing 11 let 11 let 12 go 12 go 20 into 20 into 21 the when he reached home , [mother] [muskrat] [did] [his] [sore] [tail] [up] for him . 1 when 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 home 4 home 5 , 5 , 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . " what did [i] tell you about [traps] ? " she asked [severely] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 asked 2 what 3 did 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 about 7 about 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 asked 11 she 12 asked 12 asked 14 . jerry stopped crying . 1 jerry 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 crying 3 crying 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 9 asked 2 was 3 that 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 asked 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 7 fright 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 7 fright 9 didn't 7 fright 13 . 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 even 9 didn't 11 see 11 see 12 it " oh , dear , " he [moaned] , " [i] wouldn't know [one] [to-day] [if] [i] [met] it . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 9 , 3 , 6 " 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 9 , 21 " 10 " 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 19 it 13 know 19 it 19 it 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [the] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] [jolly] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [looked] [down] [on] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 3 forgot 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 7 climbing 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 on 5 keep 7 climbing 7 climbing 8 up 7 climbing 12 sky 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 sky 11 blue 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 12 sky 15 was 12 sky 17 interested 12 sky 23 . 14 he 15 was 16 so 17 interested 17 interested 18 in 17 interested 21 saw 19 what 20 he 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 7 ? 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was why , [it] [was] [a] [convention] at the [big] [rock] , [the] [queerest] [convention] he ever had seen . 1 why 2 , 1 why 11 , 2 , 7 at 7 at 8 the 11 , 15 he 15 he 17 had 16 ever 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . your papa would say that it was a mass-meeting of angry citizens . 1 your 2 papa 2 papa 3 would 3 would 9 mass-meeting 4 say 5 that 4 say 9 mass-meeting 6 it 9 mass-meeting 7 was 9 mass-meeting 8 a 9 mass-meeting 9 mass-meeting 10 of 9 mass-meeting 11 angry 9 mass-meeting 12 citizens 12 citizens 13 . maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 is 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 11 term 10 long 11 term 11 term 12 . anyway , [mother] [muskrat] [said] [it] [was] [a] [convention] , and she ought to know , for she is the one who had called it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 13 ought 13 ought 14 to 13 ought 15 know 15 know 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 she 18 she 19 is 19 is 20 the 19 is 21 one 21 one 22 who 22 who 23 had 23 had 24 called 24 called 25 it 25 it 26 . of course [jerry] [muskrat] [was] [there] , and his [uncles] [and] [aunts] [and] [all] his [cousins] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 15 his 2 course 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 15 his 17 . little [joe] [otter] [was] [there] , with his father and mother [and] [all] [his] [relations] [even] [to] [his] [third] [cousins] . 1 little 6 , 6 , 10 and 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 father 9 father 10 and 10 and 11 mother 11 mother 21 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 and 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 4 looking 6 solemn 5 very 6 solemn 6 solemn 7 , 6 solemn 9 solemn 8 very 9 solemn 9 solemn 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 a 3 made 5 speech 5 speech 6 . she stopped and [pointed] [to] [jerry] ['s] [sore] [tail] [.] 1 she 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 did 2 what 8 ? 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 6 did 7 that 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 demanded 10 she 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . [mrs] [muskrat] [glared] [at] [him] [,] [for] [she] [had] [overheard] [the] [remark] [.] then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 held 3 held 4 up 3 held 6 hand 5 one 6 hand 6 hand 8 command 7 to 8 command 8 command 9 silence 9 silence 10 . " it is no longer [safe] [for] [our] [little] [folks] [to] [play] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 22 . what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 4 going 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 9 ? 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 5 else 2 looked 3 at 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 7 dismay 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . indeed , [i] [am] [afraid] that [they] would have [blistered] . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 6 that 6 that 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 11 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 1 such 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 2 had 1 everybody 13 else 2 had 5 idea 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 nobody 8 nobody 9 would 8 nobody 13 else 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . old [mr] [mink] [lost] [his] [temper] and [called] [grandpa] [otter] [a] [meddlesome] [know-nothing] [.] 1 old 7 and it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 16 sad 3 very 4 much 3 very 16 sad 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 convention 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 8 convention 10 going 8 convention 12 break 8 convention 14 in 10 going 11 to 12 break 13 up 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . then [mr] [coon] [climbed] [up] [on] [the] [big] [rock] [and] with a stick [pounded] [for] [silence] . 1 then 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 stick 13 stick 17 . all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 3 favor 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 3 favor 5 raise 5 raise 6 their 6 their 7 right 6 their 8 hands 8 hands 9 . 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 2 once 2 once 15 more 3 the 4 air 4 air 6 full 5 was 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 13 good-natured 8 hands 13 good-natured 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 13 good-natured 12 was 13 good-natured 13 good-natured 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 . so it was [agreed] [to] [call] in [great-grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 7 in 7 in 10 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [the] [oracle] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] but he pretended to be very [much] [surprised] [when] [jerry] [muskrat] [very] [politely] [said] [:] ["] good morning , [grandfather] [frog] . " 1 but 3 pretended 2 he 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 3 pretended 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 17 good 17 good 18 morning 18 morning 19 , 19 , 23 " 22 . 23 " " good morning , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , you 're out early [this] morning , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 out 3 out 4 early 4 early 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " if you please , you are wanted over [at] [the] [big] [rock] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 16 said 2 if 3 you 2 if 8 wanted 3 you 4 please 3 you 7 are 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 are 9 over 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [,] [but] [he] [made] [his] [voice] [very] [deep] [and] [gruff] [as] [he] [replied] [:] ["] [chugarum] [!] you ['re] [a] [scamp] , [jerry] [muskrat] , and [little] [joe] [otter] [is] [another] [.] 1 you 5 , 5 , 9 and 8 , 9 and what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 2 trick 2 trick 7 play 2 trick 11 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 5 trying 7 play 7 play 8 on 9 me 11 ? 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " really [and] [truly] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] there isn't any [trick] [this] time , " said [jerry] . 1 " 2 really 1 " 10 isn't 2 really 5 , 9 there 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 any 11 any 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . please come [.] ["] 1 please 2 come finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " get right on my back [and] [i] ['ll] [take] [you] [over] [there] , " said [jerry] eagerly . 1 " 16 said 2 get 3 right 2 get 6 back 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 my 6 back 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 eagerly 18 eagerly 19 . " [i] ['m] [afraid] that you 'll [spill] [me] off , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 that 1 " 6 you 1 " 13 replied 6 you 7 'll 10 off 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " no , [i] [won't] ; just try me and see , " begged [jerry] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 ; 6 ; 7 just 6 ; 10 and 7 just 8 try 8 try 9 me 10 and 11 see 10 and 14 begged 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 " 14 begged 16 . so [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [on] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] back , and [jerry] [started] [for] the [big] [rock] as fast as he could go . 1 so 19 fast 9 back 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 as 11 and 15 the 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 go 23 go 24 . you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 oracle 3 an 4 oracle 4 oracle 5 is 4 oracle 10 wise 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 is 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . when she said [this] , [grandfather] [frog] [puffed] [himself] [up] until it seemed as if [his] [white] [and] [yellow] [waistcoat] [would] [surely] [burst] . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 5 , 3 said 24 . 5 , 15 if 11 until 13 seemed 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 as 14 as 15 if he sat very still for a while and gazed straight at [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [without] [blinking] once . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 4 still 2 sat 9 gazed 3 very 4 still 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 while 7 while 9 gazed 8 and 9 gazed 9 gazed 10 straight 9 gazed 11 at 11 at 21 once 21 once 22 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 8 voice 4 in 5 a 5 a 7 deep 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " [to-morrow] [morning] [at] [sunrise] [i] will tell you what to do , " said he . 1 " 10 what 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 10 what 10 what 12 do 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 2 not 2 not 4 word 3 another 4 word 4 word 9 of 5 could 7 get 6 they 7 get 7 get 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [plan] early as he was , all the little people who live [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] [and] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [were] [waiting] [for] [him] [.] 1 early 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 all 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 10 who 9 people 11 live [bobby] [coon] [had] [found] [two] [traps] [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [billy] [mink] [had] [almost] [stepped] [in] [a] [third] [.] no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 more 1 no 7 , 1 no 10 one 3 felt 4 safe 3 felt 6 more 5 any 6 more 8 yet 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 knew 11 knew 12 what 12 what 14 do 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . so [they] [all] [waited] [for] [the] [advice] [of] [great-grandfather] [frog] , [who] [,] you know , is [accounted] [very] [,] [very] [wise] [.] 1 so 11 , 11 , 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 16 , 15 know 17 is [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [.] " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " you [must] find [all] [the] [traps] that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [has] [set] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 find 4 find 8 that 8 that 11 's 11 's 15 . 15 . 16 " " how are we going to do it ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 are 3 are 5 going 4 we 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 ? 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 14 . " by looking for them , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [tartly] . 1 " 8 replied 2 by 3 looking 3 looking 4 for 4 for 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . [bobby] [coon] [looked] [foolish] [and] [slipped] [out] [of] [sight] [behind] [his] [mother] [.] you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 use 3 use 8 noses 4 your 8 noses 5 eyes 6 and 5 eyes 8 noses 7 your 8 noses 8 noses 9 . when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 find 3 find 7 eat 3 find 17 out 4 things 7 eat 5 good 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 8 where 9 you 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 10 have 12 found 12 found 13 them 12 found 17 out 13 them 14 before 13 them 15 , 16 watch 17 out 17 out 18 ! when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 get 3 get 9 man-smell 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 6 whiff 9 man-smell 8 the 9 man-smell 9 man-smell 10 , 9 man-smell 11 watch 9 man-smell 13 ! 11 watch 12 out billy [mink] [,] you are small and quick , and your eyes are sharp . 1 billy 14 sharp 4 you 5 are 4 you 13 are 5 are 8 quick 6 small 7 and 6 small 8 quick 8 quick 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 your 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 are 13 are 14 sharp 14 sharp 15 . you sit here on the [big] [rock] [until] [you] [see] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy coming . 1 you 2 sit 2 sit 3 here 2 sit 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 14 boy 14 boy 15 coming 15 coming 16 . then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 15 he 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 6 bulrushes 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 6 bulrushes 10 watch 6 bulrushes 14 where 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 watch 10 watch 11 him 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 see 17 see 18 you 18 you 19 . follow [him] [everywhere] [he] [goes] [around] the [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 follow 7 the without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 9 where 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 show 7 show 8 you 7 show 9 where 9 where 13 hidden 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 13 hidden 12 is 13 hidden 13 hidden 14 . " [when] [all] [the] [traps] have [been] [found] [,] [drop] a stick or [a] stone [in] [each] . 1 " 6 have 6 have 11 a 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 13 or 12 stick 15 stone 15 stone 18 . that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 spring 2 will 10 be 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 8 they 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 harmless 11 harmless 12 . then you can bury them deep in the mud . 1 then 4 bury 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 4 bury 6 deep 4 bury 9 mud 6 deep 7 in 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 10 . " hurrah [for] [grandfather] [frog] ! 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " [shouted] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [turning] [a] [somersault] [in] [the] [water] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " every one [agreed] [with] [little] [joe] [otter] , and [immediately] they began to [plan] [a] [grand] hunt for the [traps] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 every 2 one 2 one 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 began 11 they 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 17 hunt 17 hunt 18 for 18 for 19 the 19 the 25 boy 25 boy 26 . [chapter] [v] [:] [a] [busy] [day] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] everybody was excited . 1 everybody 3 excited 2 was 3 excited 3 excited 4 . yes , [sir] , [everybody] in the [smiling] [pool] and [along] the [laughing] [brook] [was] [just] [bubbling] [over] [with] [excitement] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 12 the 10 and 12 the what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 ? yes , [sir] , they were [hunting] [for] [traps] [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , just as [grandfather] [frog] [had] [advised] [them] [to] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 16 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 16 , 18 as 17 just 18 as jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] were [hunting] [together] [.] 1 jerry 3 and 1 jerry 7 were sniff , sniff , sniff [,] [went] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 sniff 2 , 1 sniff 3 sniff 3 sniff 4 , 3 sniff 5 sniff 5 sniff 10 . then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 1 then 4 shivers 2 little 4 shivers 3 cold 4 shivers 4 shivers 5 ran 4 shivers 8 backbone 6 down 8 backbone 7 his 8 backbone 8 backbone 9 and 8 backbone 10 way 8 backbone 11 out 8 backbone 14 tip 8 backbone 18 . 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 tip 14 tip 15 of 14 tip 17 tail 16 his 17 tail " what is it ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 11 . " it ['s] [the] [man-smell] , " whispered [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispered just then [little] [joe] [otter] [gave] a [long] [sniff] [.] 1 just 2 then 1 just 7 a " my , [i] [smell] [fish] [!] " he cried , his eyes sparkling , and started in the direction from which the smell came . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 , 2 my 13 eyes 3 , 8 " 8 " 10 cried 9 he 10 cried 10 cried 11 , 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 sparkling 14 sparkling 17 started 14 sparkling 20 direction 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 18 in 20 direction 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 21 from 20 direction 22 which 20 direction 24 smell 20 direction 26 . 23 the 24 smell 24 smell 25 came he swam faster than [jerry] [,] [and] [in] [a] [minute] [he] [shouted] [in] [delight] [.] 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 faster 3 faster 4 than " hi [,] [jerry] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 5 ! some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 2 one's 2 one's 3 left 2 one's 5 fish 2 one's 8 edge 4 a 5 fish 6 on 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 : 11 bank 15 feast 12 : 13 what 14 a 15 feast 15 feast 16 ! 16 ! 17 " " don't touch it , " he panted . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 3 touch 8 panted 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 panted 7 he 8 panted 8 panted 9 . " don't touch it , [joe] [otter] ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 ! 9 " [little] [joe] [laughed] [.] " what 's the matter , [jerry] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 matter 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , 5 matter 8 ? ' [fraid] [i] ['ll] [eat] [it] all [up] [before] you [get] here ? " he asked , as he reached out for the fish . 1 ' 7 all 1 ' 10 you 10 you 13 ? 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 16 asked 15 he 16 asked 16 asked 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 reached 20 reached 21 out 20 reached 23 the 21 out 22 for 23 the 24 fish 24 fish 25 . " stop ! " [shrieked] [jerry] [,] and [gave] [little] [joe] [a] [push] [,] [just] as the latter [touched] [the] [fish] . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 8 and 8 and 16 as 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 latter 18 latter 22 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! a pair of [wicked] [steel] [jaws] [flew] [together] [and] [caught] [little] [joe] [otter] [by] [a] [claw] [of] [one] [toe] [.] 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 of if it hadn't been for [jerry] ['s] [push] , he would have been caught by a foot . 1 if 3 hadn't 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 3 hadn't 13 been 4 been 5 for 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 caught 14 caught 15 by 14 caught 16 a 14 caught 17 foot 17 foot 18 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 8 . but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 left 3 left 4 the 3 left 5 claw 5 claw 6 behind 5 claw 12 toe 6 behind 7 and 8 had 9 a 9 a 12 toe 10 dreadfully 12 toe 11 sore 12 toe 12 toe 13 as 12 toe 15 result 14 a 15 result 15 result 16 . then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 buried 3 buried 5 trap 3 buried 8 in 3 buried 10 mud 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 deep 6 deep 7 down 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 12 started 11 and 12 started 12 started 15 for 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [puzzled] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [was] [whistling] [merrily] [as] [he] [tramped] [down] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 farmer 3 's [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] [coming] [,] [and] [they] [raced] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tell] [billy] [mink] [.] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [was] [coming] [to] [visit] [his] [traps] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he was very sure that he would find [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [or] [perhaps] [bobby] [coon] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 would 2 was 3 very 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 7 would 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 find [billy] [mink] [was] [sitting] [on] [top] [of] [the] [big] [rock] [.] he [saw] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [racing] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] , and [behind] [them] he saw [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 he 17 saw 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 22 . [billy] [mink] [dived] [head] [first] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] then he [swam] [over] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] 's house and [warned] [jerry] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 's 8 's 9 house 9 house 10 and the first place [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [visited] was [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [old] [log] [.] 1 the 2 first 1 the 7 boy 2 first 3 place 7 boy 9 was very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 2 cautiously 2 cautiously 4 peeped 2 cautiously 7 edge 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 7 edge 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 4 gone 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 ! " hurrah ! " [shouted] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 4 much 7 as 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 hold 10 hold 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 of 13 end 24 log 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 19 fastened 17 , 18 which 18 which 19 fastened 19 fastened 20 it 19 fastened 21 to 19 fastened 24 log 22 the 23 old 23 old 24 log 24 log 25 . he was sure that at last he had [caught] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 had 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 12 . when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 trap 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 up 5 trap 10 empty 6 up 7 , 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [was] [disappointed] [.] 1 farmer 3 's " well , [i] 'll get him to-morrow , anyway , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 10 anyway 5 'll 6 get 6 get 7 him 6 get 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 16 himself 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 12 nowhere 4 on 6 his 5 to 6 his 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 9 ; 8 trap 12 nowhere 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 12 nowhere 14 be 12 nowhere 15 seen 15 seen 16 . when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 chain 4 the 5 chain 5 chain 9 excited 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 excited 8 so 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 9 excited 12 trembled 10 that 11 he 12 trembled 13 . the trap did not come up at once . 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 did 2 trap 8 once 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 come 5 come 6 up 6 up 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . he [pulled] [and] [pulled] [,] [and] [then] suddenly [up] it came , [all] [covered] [with] [mud] [.] 1 he 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 11 came 10 it 11 came 11 came 12 , in it was one little [claw] [from] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 little [very] [carefully] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [set] [the] [trap] [again] [.] he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 whistling 4 whistling 5 by 5 by 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 14 frown 13 puzzled 14 frown 14 frown 15 on 14 frown 17 freckled 16 his 17 freckled 17 freckled 18 face 18 face 19 . what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 1 what 4 mean 2 did 3 it 4 mean 5 ? could [some] [other] [boy] have found [all] [his] [traps] [and] [played] a [trick] [by] [springing] [all] [of] [them] [?] 1 could 5 have 5 have 6 found 6 found 12 a the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 about 2 more 10 puzzled 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 8 the 6 it 7 , 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 12 became 10 puzzled 13 . 11 he 12 became " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , as he snapped [up] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] . 1 " 11 snapped 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 11 snapped 4 " 5 said 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 17 . " [much] [good] it will [do] you to set [those] [traps] again ! ["] 1 " 4 it 1 " 13 ! 4 it 5 will 5 will 7 you 7 you 8 to 8 to 9 set 12 again 13 ! then they prepared for a grand feast of the good things to eat which [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [left] [,] [scattered] [around] [the] [traps] [.] 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 prepared 3 prepared 4 for 3 prepared 6 grand 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 grand 6 grand 7 feast 7 feast 8 of 7 feast 11 things 8 of 9 the 10 good 11 things 11 things 13 eat 11 things 14 which 12 to 13 eat [chapter] [vii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [makes] [a] [discovery] little [joe] [otter] [had] [been] more [full] [of] [fun] than [ever] , if that were possible . 1 little 6 more 6 more 10 than 10 than 16 possible 12 , 13 if 13 if 16 possible 14 that 15 were 15 were 16 possible 16 possible 17 . [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [redwing] [had] [come] [back] [to] [the] [bulrushes] [from] [their] [winter] [home] [way] [down] [in] [the] [warm] [southland] [.] everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 happy 2 was 5 just 3 happy 4 , 5 just 6 as 5 just 8 as 7 happy 8 as 8 as 9 could 9 could 10 be 10 be 11 . suddenly [jerry] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] saw [something] [that] [made] [him] [wrinkle] [his] [forehead] [in] a [puzzled] [frown] [and] look and look at the opposite bank . 1 suddenly 6 saw 6 saw 15 a 15 a 19 look 19 look 22 at 20 and 21 look 21 look 22 at 22 at 23 the 23 the 25 bank 24 opposite 25 bank 25 bank 26 . finally he [called] [to] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 finally 2 he " hi [,] [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 6 ! come over here ! " [shouted] [jerry] [.] 1 come 2 over 1 come 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " what for ? " asked [little] [joe] , [turning] [a] [somersault] [in] [the] [water] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 asked 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 9 , 6 asked 16 . " [i] [want] you to see if there is [anything] wrong with my eyes , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 17 replied 4 you 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 with 13 my 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 19 . [little] [joe] [otter] [stopped] [swimming] [and] [stared] [up] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] " they [look] all right to me , " said he , as he started to climb up [on] the [big] [rock] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 7 me 23 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 , 10 said 20 the 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 started 15 started 17 climb 16 to 17 climb 17 climb 18 up " of course they look all right , " [replied] [jerry] , " but what [i] [want] [to] [know] is [if] [they] [see] all right . 1 " 7 right 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 they 4 they 5 look 4 they 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 15 what 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 but 14 but 15 what 15 what 20 is 20 is 24 all 24 all 25 right 25 right 26 . look over at that bank . " 1 look 2 over 2 over 3 at 2 over 5 bank 3 at 4 that 5 bank 6 . 6 . 7 " [little] [joe] [otter] [looked] [over] [at] [the] [bank] [.] he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 1 he 8 didn't 2 stared 4 stared 3 and 4 stared 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 didn't 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 see 9 see 10 anything 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it [looked] just as it always did . 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 it 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . he told [jerry] [muskrat] [so] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 6 . " [then] it must be my eyes , " sighed [jerry] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 sighed 10 sighed 12 . " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 5 as 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 21 yesterday 7 the 8 water 7 the 17 bank 8 water 9 does 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 come 12 as 13 high 13 high 14 up 13 high 17 bank 15 on 17 bank 16 the 17 bank 17 bank 21 yesterday 18 as 21 yesterday 19 it 21 yesterday 20 did 21 yesterday 21 yesterday 22 . 22 . 23 " little [joe] [otter] [looked] [again] and his eyes [opened] [wide] . 1 little 8 eyes 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 11 . " you are right , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 cried 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 cried 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 3 's 9 eyes 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 9 eyes 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 1 the 15 middle 2 water 3 is 4 as 5 low 5 low 15 middle 6 as 7 it 6 as 8 ever 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 11 even 9 gets 15 middle 10 , 11 even 12 in 15 middle 13 the 15 middle 14 very 15 middle 15 middle 16 of 15 middle 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 2 can 1 what 3 it 1 what 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 5 ! it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 2 certainly 5 queer 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! let's go [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 let's 2 go you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 17 what 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 old 5 very 9 wise 7 and 8 very 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 9 wise 12 perhaps 10 , 11 so 12 perhaps 13 he 12 perhaps 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 us 15 tell 17 what 17 what 19 means 18 it 19 means 19 means 20 . 20 . 21 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] [dived] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [started] [a] [race] [to] [see] [who] [could] [reach] [grandfather] [frog] [first] . 1 jerry 3 and 1 jerry 24 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! there 's nothing the matter with the [smiling] [pool] [;] [it] 's the best place in all the world , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 12 's 3 nothing 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 the 12 's 13 the 13 the 14 best 13 the 19 world 14 best 15 place 16 in 19 world 17 all 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 26 . " but [there] [is] [something] the [matter] , " [insisted] [jerry] [muskrat] , and then he told what he had discovered [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 , 2 but 6 the 8 , 14 and 9 " 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 20 had 17 told 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 discovered " [i] don't believe it , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [i] never heard [of] such a thing in the springtime . " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 heard 4 heard 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 thing 8 thing 11 springtime 9 in 11 springtime 10 the 11 springtime 11 springtime 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [viii] [:] [grandfather] [frog] [watches] [his] [toes] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [among] [the] [bulrushes] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] over his [head] [mr] [redwing] [was] [singing] [as] [if] his heart [would] [burst] [with] [the] [very] [joy] [of] [springtime] . 1 over 2 his 2 his 11 heart 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 20 . " [tra-la-la-lee] , see me ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 ! 4 see 5 me 5 me 6 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! happy [am] [i] the whole day long [and] [so] [i] [sing] [my] [gladsome] [song] [.] ["] 1 happy 6 day 4 the 5 whole 5 whole 6 day 6 day 7 long of course [mr] [redwing] [was] [happy] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 . why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 1 why 5 ? 2 shouldn't 3 he 2 shouldn't 4 be here it was the beautiful springtime , the gladdest time of all the year , the time when happiness creeps into everybody 's heart . 1 here 6 springtime 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 6 springtime 5 beautiful 6 springtime 6 springtime 9 gladdest 6 springtime 22 everybody 7 , 9 gladdest 8 the 9 gladdest 9 gladdest 10 time 9 gladdest 11 of 9 gladdest 12 all 9 gladdest 14 year 9 gladdest 17 time 12 all 13 the 14 year 15 , 16 the 17 time 18 when 20 creeps 19 happiness 20 creeps 20 creeps 21 into 20 creeps 22 everybody 22 everybody 23 's 23 's 24 heart 24 heart 25 . [grandfather] [frog] [listened] [.] he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm happy , too , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 happy 2 'm 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 5 smile 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 smile 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 7 smaller 6 grew 7 smaller 7 smaller 8 and 7 smaller 9 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 9 smaller 11 until 9 smaller 13 wasn't 9 smaller 15 smile 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 15 smile 16 . no , [sir] , [there] [wasn't] [any] [smile] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , instead [of] [looking] [happy] , [as] he [said] [he] [felt] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [actually] [looked] [unhappy] [.] 1 instead 5 , 1 instead 7 he he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 3 believe 8 word 3 believe 10 it 4 it 5 , 6 not 8 word 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 of 10 it 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 tried 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 4 tried 6 make 6 make 7 himself 6 make 12 believe 8 think 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 believe 12 believe 13 it 13 it 14 . now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he had never heard of such a thing [happening] in the springtime . 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 never 14 never 15 heard 14 never 17 such 15 heard 16 of 17 such 18 a 17 such 19 thing 19 thing 23 springtime 21 in 23 springtime 22 the 23 springtime 23 springtime 24 . so he [wouldn't] [believe] [it] [now] [.] 1 so 2 he and [yet] [and] [yet] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [an] [uncomfortable] [feeling] that [something] was wrong . 1 and 11 that 11 that 13 was 13 was 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 9 ! 2 ! 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 4 knew 6 what 4 knew 7 it 7 it 8 was you [see] he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try [as] [he] [would] . 1 you 15 try 3 he 5 couldn't 3 he 11 wanted 4 just 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 make 5 couldn't 8 believe 6 make 7 himself 8 believe 9 what 9 what 10 he 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 believe 12 to 15 try 13 believe 14 , 15 try 19 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i know what [i] 'll do [;] [i] 'll watch [my] [toes] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 9 'll 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 'll 6 do 9 'll 10 watch 10 watch 18 . so [grandfather] [frog] [waded] [out] [into] [the] [water] [until] [it] [covered] [his] [feet] , and then he sat down and began to watch his toes . 1 so 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 19 down 19 down 25 toes 20 and 21 began 21 began 22 to 22 to 23 watch 23 watch 25 toes 24 his 25 toes 25 toes 26 . " [watching] my [toes] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] . 1 " 7 replied 3 my 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 11 . " watching your toes ! 1 " 5 ! 2 watching 4 toes 3 your 4 toes 4 toes 5 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! watching your toes ! 1 watching 3 toes 2 your 3 toes 3 toes 4 ! who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? are you afraid that they will run away , [grandfather] [frog] ? " [shouted] [mr] [redwing] [.] 1 are 2 you 2 you 6 will 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 will 6 will 7 run 7 run 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [answer] [.] he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 2 kept 5 watching 5 watching 7 toes 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . [mr] [redwing] [flew] [away] [to] [tell] [everybody] [he] [met] [how] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [become] [foolish] [and] [was] [watching] [his] [toes] [.] the sun [shone] [down] [warm] [and] [bright] , and [pretty] [soon] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [goggly] [eyes] began to [blink] [.] 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 began 18 began 19 to then his head [began] [to] [nod] , and [then] why , then [grandfather] [frog] [fell] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 head 3 head 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 then 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 then by and by [grandfather] [frog] [awoke] [with] a [start] [.] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 8 a he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 at 3 down 6 toes 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 2 were 4 in 2 were 8 all 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 11 . 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away 10 away 11 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! [chapter] [ix] [:] [the] [laughing] [brook] [stops] [laughing] there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . [grandfather] [frog] [knew] [it] [the] [very] [minute] [he] [got] [up] [that] [morning] [.] at first he couldn't think what it was . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 5 think 6 what 5 think 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . suddenly [grandfather] [frog] realized [how] [still] [it] [was] [.] 1 suddenly 4 realized it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 kind 4 different 7 stillness 4 different 8 from 4 different 12 ever 4 different 14 . 5 kind 6 of 9 anything 11 could 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 remember he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 2 missed 1 he 7 couldn't 2 missed 3 something 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 9 what 8 think 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it wasn't [the] [song] [of] [mr] [redwing] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 8 . there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 many 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 when 4 times 10 . 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 8 hear 9 that it was [grand-father] [frog] [gave] [a] [startled] [jump] out on to the shore . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 out 9 out 10 on 10 on 13 shore 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it 's the [laughing] [brook] ! 1 it 2 's 1 it 6 ! 2 's 3 the the [laughing] [brook] [has] [stopped] laughing [!] ["] [cried] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 the 6 laughing could it be ? 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 ? who ever heard of such a thing , [excepting] when [jack] [frost] [bound] the [laughing] [brook] [with] [hard] [black] [ice] ? 1 who 2 ever 1 who 21 ? 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 10 when 10 when 14 the never once in all that time had the [laughing] [brook] [failed] [to] [laugh] [.] 1 never 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 6 time 3 in 8 the 4 all 5 that 4 all 6 time 6 time 7 had it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 4 true 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 6 ! 5 now 6 ! [grandfather] [frog] [put] [a] [hand] [behind] [one] [ear] [and] [listened] [and] [listened] [,] [but] [not] [a] [sound] [could] [he] [hear] [.] " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it must be [me] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " it must be [that] [i] [am] growing old [and] [deaf] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 growing 8 growing 9 old 9 old 12 . i 'll go over and ask [jerry] [muskrat] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 6 ask 3 go 4 over 5 and 6 ask so [grandfather] [frog] [dove] [into] [the] [water] [and] [swam] out [to] the [middle] of the [smiling] [pool] [,] [on] [his] way [to] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [house] . 1 so 10 out 10 out 12 the 12 the 21 way 14 of 15 the 15 the 21 way 21 way 27 . he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 6 around 3 swimming 10 seemed 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 around 6 around 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 10 seemed 15 goggly 11 as 12 if 13 his 15 goggly 14 great 15 goggly 15 goggly 16 eyes 15 goggly 18 pop 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 18 pop 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . yes , [sir] , it seemed as if those [great] [goggly] [eyes] [certainly] [would] [pop] [right] [out] of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [head] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 those 9 those 18 of the [smiling] [pool] [had] [grown] [so] [small] [that] [there] [wasn't] [enough] of it [left] [to] [smile] ! 1 the 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 17 ! " where are you going [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked a voice [over] [his] [head] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 4 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 13 voice 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 17 . [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [up] [.] looking down on him from [over] the edge of the [big] [rock] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 8 edge 4 him 5 from 5 from 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 10 the the [edge] [of] [the] [big] [rock] was [twice] as [high] [above] the water [as] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [ever] [seen] [it] [before] . 1 the 13 water 7 was 9 as 9 as 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 22 . " [i] [i] was going to swim over to your house [to] [see] [you] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 17 replied 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 5 going 9 to 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 8 over 9 to 10 your 10 your 11 house 11 house 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 20 . " it 's of no use , " replied [jerry] [,] ["] [because] [i] ['m] [not] [there] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 replied 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 use 4 of 6 use 5 no 6 use 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 18 . besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 swim 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 swim 5 swim 6 there 5 swim 8 anyway 7 , 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . 9 . 10 " " why not ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] [in] [great] [surprise] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 demanded 2 why 3 not 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 demanded 6 demanded 12 . " what 's that you say ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] , as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 6 say 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 believe 17 believe 20 ears 18 his 19 own 19 own 20 ears 20 ears 21 . " it 's just as true as that [i] ['m] sitting here , " replied [jerry] [sadly] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 15 replied 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 just 3 's 6 true 4 just 5 as 6 true 7 as 6 true 8 that 11 sitting 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 18 . " [listen] , [jerry] [muskrat] , and tell me truly [;] is [the] [laughing] [brook] [laughing] ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] [sharply] . 1 " 19 cried 3 , 7 and 3 , 18 " 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 me 9 me 10 truly 12 is 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 23 . [chapter] [x] [:] [why] [the] [world] [seemed] [upside] [down] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] you see , [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] little [world] [was] [topsy-turvy] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 little yes , [sir] , [jerry] ['s] [world] [was] [upside] [down] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 11 ! anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 9 and 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 so 4 seemed 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 12 understand 13 it 13 it 15 all 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . the [smiling] [pool] , [the] [laughing] [brook] , and the [green] [meadows] [are] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [little] world . 1 the 18 world 4 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 18 world 18 world 19 . now , as he sat on the [big] [rock] and looked about him , [the] [green] [meadows] [were] as [lovely] as ever . 1 now 2 , 1 now 14 , 2 , 3 as 2 , 10 and 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 about 12 about 13 him 14 , 19 as 19 as 21 as 21 as 22 ever 22 ever 23 . he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 5 change 4 no 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 7 them 7 them 8 . but [the] [laughing] [brook] [had] [stopped] [laughing] , and the [smiling] [pool] [had] [stopped] smiling . 1 but 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 smiling 15 smiling 16 . the truth is [there] [wasn't] enough [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] [left] to laugh , and there wasn't enough of the [smiling] [pool] left to smile . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 6 enough 6 enough 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 enough 17 wasn't 25 smile 18 enough 19 of 18 enough 23 left 18 enough 24 to 19 of 20 the 25 smile 26 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! jerry looked over to his house , of which he had once been so proud . 1 jerry 2 looked 1 jerry 6 house 1 jerry 11 had 2 looked 3 over 3 over 4 to 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 , 8 of 9 which 9 which 11 had 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 once 11 had 13 been 13 been 14 so 14 so 15 proud 15 proud 16 . he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 built 3 built 4 it 3 built 7 doorway 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 . now [the] [smiling] [pool] [had] [grown] [so] [small] that [jerry] 's [house] [wasn't] in the water [at] [all] . 1 now 9 that 9 that 11 's 11 's 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 19 . anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 1 anybody 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 6 get 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into 6 get 8 it 8 it 9 . there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 plainly 3 the 4 doorway 4 doorway 5 plainly 5 plainly 8 seen 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . worse still , there was the [secret] [entrance] [to] [the] [long] [tunnel] [leading] [to] [his] [castle] [under] [the] [roots] of the [big] [hickory-tree] [.] 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 2 still 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 20 of 20 of 21 the that had been [jerry] 's most secret secret , and now there it was for all the world to see . 1 that 2 had 1 that 5 's 2 had 3 been 5 's 7 secret 6 most 7 secret 7 secret 8 secret 8 secret 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 now 11 now 12 there 12 there 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 all 15 for 16 all 16 all 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 to 18 world 21 . 19 to 20 see now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 2 anybody 2 anybody 3 could 3 could 4 find 4 find 5 them 5 them 6 , 5 them 10 plainly 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 plainly 10 plainly 13 seen 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 14 . and [where] had always been [smiling] [,] [dimpling] [water] [,] [jerry] [saw] [only] [mud] [.] 1 and 3 had 3 had 5 been 4 always 5 been it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 mud 3 mud 4 , 3 mud 8 everywhere 5 mud 6 , 5 mud 8 everywhere 7 mud 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 ! [jerry] [turned] [towards] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] all [the] [secrets] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] [were] [exposed] , just as [were] the [secrets] of the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 all 10 , 1 all 17 the 11 just 12 as 12 as 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 the " yes , [sir] , the world [has] [turned] [upside] [down] , " said [jerry] in a [mournful] voice . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 13 " 6 the 7 world 7 world 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 19 voice 16 in 17 a 17 a 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " [i] know it [has] ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 8 cried 3 know 4 it 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [i] [wonder] if it will [ever] turn [upside] up [again] . " 1 " 4 if 4 if 5 it 5 it 6 will 6 will 8 turn 8 turn 10 up 10 up 12 . 12 . 13 " " if it doesn't , what are you going to do ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 what 2 if 4 doesn't 3 it 4 doesn't 5 , 6 what 6 what 11 do 7 are 8 you 7 are 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " [here] come [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] [;] [let's] [find] [out] what they are going to do . " 1 " 3 come 1 " 14 what 3 come 7 and 14 what 16 are 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 going 17 going 18 to 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [five] [heads] [together] something had to be done . 1 something 5 done 2 had 5 done 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . [jerry] [muskrat] [said] [so] [.] [grandfather] [frog] [said] [so] [.] [billy] [mink] [said] [so] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [said] [so] [.] even [spotty] the [turtle] [said] [so] [.] 1 even 3 the the [laughing] [brook] [couldn't] [laugh] [,] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] [couldn't] smile . 1 the 12 smile 12 smile 13 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh [or] [smile] , and [nobody] [knew] if there [ever] would be [again] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 20 if 3 , 17 and 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 enough 6 water 7 enough 7 enough 9 either 7 enough 12 to 8 in 9 either 9 either 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 16 , 16 , 17 and 20 if 21 there 21 there 24 be 23 would 24 be nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 3 ever 1 nobody 13 knew 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 known 3 ever 11 so 4 known 5 anything 4 known 8 before 5 anything 6 like 6 like 7 it 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 12 nobody 13 knew 13 knew 14 what 14 what 18 do 15 to 16 think 15 to 18 do 17 or 18 do 18 do 19 . and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 they 3 they 4 all 3 they 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 5 felt 7 something 7 something 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 done 10 done 11 . " what do you think , [billy] [mink] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 asked 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 6 , 10 " 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 4 didn't 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 them 8 them 9 . " [i] [think] [that] the best thing we can do is to move [down] [to] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 " 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 thing 6 best 9 can 8 we 9 can 9 can 10 do 9 can 13 move 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 move i 've been down there , and that 's all right , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 5 there 4 down 5 there 5 there 9 's 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 10 all 10 all 11 right 11 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " that 's what [i] [think] , " said [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 said 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " there 's no danger [that] [the] [big] [river] [will] [go] [dry] . " 1 " 4 no 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 danger 5 danger 13 . 13 . 14 " " how do you know ? " asked [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " [the] [laughing] [brook] and the [smiling] [pool] [never] went [dry] [before] . ["] 1 " 5 and 5 and 6 the 5 and 10 went 10 went 13 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i , for one , don't want to [leave] the [smiling] [pool] [without] [finding] [out] [what] [the] trouble is [.] 1 i 6 don't 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 6 don't 6 don't 7 want 7 want 8 to 8 to 10 the 10 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 is " there 's nothing [happens] , [as] you know , [but] [has] [a] [cause] to make it [so] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 you 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 nothing 6 , 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 , 9 know 17 it 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 it 17 it 19 . [jerry] [muskrat] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 8 said 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 there 3 course 13 we 3 course 17 it 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 a 8 cause 13 we 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 11 where 13 we 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? i 've been all over [the] [smiling] [pool] , and [i] 'm sure it isn't there [.] ["] 1 i 2 've 1 i 12 'm 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 10 and 9 , 10 and 12 'm 13 sure 13 sure 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 there [grandfather] [frog] [actually] [smiled] [.] " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [of] [course] [the] [cause] [of] all the trouble [isn't] [in] the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 7 all 7 all 8 the 7 all 12 the 8 the 9 trouble any one would know that ! " 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " well , if you know so much , tell us where it is [then] [!] ["] [snapped] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 9 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 8 much 7 so 8 much 9 , 12 where 10 tell 11 us 10 tell 12 where 12 where 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 21 . " [in] [the] [laughing] [brook] , of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 11 replied 6 , 8 course 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " no such thing ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] ['ve] [been] all the way [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [to] [the] [big] [river] , and [i] didn't find a thing . " 1 " 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 24 " 19 didn't 20 find 20 find 21 a 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 . 23 . 24 " " have you been all the way up [the] [laughing] [brook] to the place it [starts] [from] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 have 1 " 20 asked 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 up 8 up 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 15 it 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 18 ? 20 asked 20 asked 23 . " [no-o] , " replied [billy] [mink] . 1 " 5 replied 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! i never had thought of [that] , " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 had 2 never 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 13 . " [i] [tell] you [what] , [billy] [mink] and [i] will go [way] up the [laughing] [brook] and see what we can find [.] ["] 1 " 4 you 4 you 19 see 6 , 9 and 6 , 18 and 9 and 11 will 11 will 12 go 12 go 14 up 14 up 15 the 18 and 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 22 can 21 we 22 can 22 can 23 find " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! let us [all] [go] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let 2 us 2 us 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . then [the] [five] [put] [their] [heads] [together] [and] [decided] [that] they would go up the [laughing] [brook] to [hunt] [for] the trouble . 1 then 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 14 up 13 go 18 to 14 up 15 the 18 to 21 the 21 the 22 trouble 22 trouble 23 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [hunt] [for] [trouble] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] [sailing] [high] [in] [the] [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] [,] [looked] [down] [on] [a] [funny] [sight] [.] yes , [sir] , it [certainly] was a funny sight . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 funny 9 funny 10 sight 10 sight 11 . it was a little [procession] of [five] [of] [his] [friends] [of] the [smiling] [pool] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 6 of 6 of 12 the first [was] [billy] [mink] , [who] [,] [because] [he] [is] [slim] and [nimble] [,] [moves] so [quickly] it [sometimes] is hard to follow him . 1 first 5 , 5 , 12 and 12 and 16 so 16 so 18 it 18 it 20 is 20 is 21 hard 21 hard 22 to 22 to 23 follow 23 follow 24 him 24 him 25 . behind him [was] [little] [joe] [otter] , [whose] [legs] [are] so [short] that he [almost] looks as if he hadn't any . 1 behind 2 him 2 him 7 , 7 , 11 so 11 so 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 looks 16 looks 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 20 hadn't 19 he 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 any 21 any 22 . behind [little] [joe] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [is] [a] [better] [traveler] [in] the [water] [than] [on] [land] [.] 1 behind 14 the [behind] [jerry] [was] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [who] [neither] [walks] [nor] [runs] [but] [travels] [with] [great] [jumps] [.] last [of] [all] [was] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , [who] [travels] [very] [,] [very] [slowly] because , you know , [he] [carries] [his] [house] with him . 1 last 8 , 8 , 15 because 15 because 17 you 16 , 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 , 19 , 24 with 24 with 25 him 25 him 26 . and [all] [five] [were] [headed] [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] [which] [laughed] no [more] , because there was not [water] enough [in] [it] . 1 and 13 no 13 no 15 , 15 , 16 because 16 because 17 there 17 there 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 21 enough 21 enough 24 . " [fo] ' [the] [lan's] [sake] [!] 1 " 3 ' fo ' the lan's sake ! " 1 fo 2 ' 1 fo 4 lan's 3 the 4 lan's 4 lan's 5 sake 4 lan's 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " where are [yo'alls] going ? " asked [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 where 1 " 8 asked 2 where 3 are 3 are 5 going 5 going 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 8 asked 13 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! to find out what is the [trouble] [with] the [laughing] [brook] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 to 2 find 2 find 3 out 3 out 4 what 3 out 9 the 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 the " [i] 'll help you , " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [once] [more] [sailing] [up] in the blue , blue sky . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 help 4 help 5 you 4 help 18 in 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 13 , 18 in 19 the 19 the 23 sky 20 blue 21 , 20 blue 23 sky 22 blue 23 sky 23 sky 24 . [grandfather] [frog] [watched] [him] [until] [he] [was] [nothing] [but] [a] [speck] [.] the [laughing] [brook] came down from the [green] [forest] [and] [wound] [through] [the] [green] [meadows] [for] [a] [little] way [before] [it] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 19 way 4 came 5 down 4 came 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 19 way 19 way 26 . there [the] [sun] [shone] [down] [into] [it] , and [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [mind] [,] [although] his [legs] were [getting] [tired] [.] 1 there 8 , 1 there 18 were 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 his but when they got into the [green] [forest] it was dark and [gloomy] . 1 but 2 when 1 but 9 it 2 when 3 they 2 when 4 got 4 got 5 into 5 into 6 the 9 it 10 was 9 it 14 . 10 was 11 dark 11 dark 12 and at least [grandfather] [frog] [thought] [so] , and so [did] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , for both [dearly] [love] the [sunshine] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 7 , 2 least 21 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 so 8 and 19 the 9 so 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 both but still they kept on , for they felt that they must find the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 but 2 still 2 still 4 kept 3 they 4 kept 4 kept 5 on 5 on 14 the 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 they 8 they 9 felt 9 felt 10 that 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 must 12 must 13 find 13 find 14 the 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 with 16 with 17 the if they found this , they would also find the [trouble] [with] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 6 they 2 they 3 found 3 found 4 this 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 9 find 8 also 9 find 9 find 10 the [chapter] [xiii] [:] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [sees] [something] indeed , [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] can see all that is [going] [on] [below] [on] the [green] [meadows] [and] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 24 . 2 , 4 ' 4 ' 11 is 7 can 8 see 8 see 10 that 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 16 the his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 2 wings 3 are 2 wings 5 broad 3 are 4 very 5 broad 7 and 5 broad 10 sail 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 9 can 10 sail 10 sail 15 swiftly 11 through 13 air 12 the 13 air 13 air 15 swiftly 14 very 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 when 15 swiftly 18 makes 16 when 17 he 18 makes 19 up 19 up 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 to 21 mind 23 . in a few minutes he was as [far] [ahead] [of] [billy] [mink] as [billy] [was] [ahead] of [spotty] the [turtle] [.] 1 in 2 a 1 in 19 the 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 as 7 as 13 as 17 of 19 the for [wings] [are] [swifter] [far] [than] [legs] , [on] [whatsoever] [purpose] [bent] [,] [but] [doubly] [swift] [and] [tireless] [those] [wings] [on] [kindly] [deed] [intent] [.] 1 for 8 , he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 2 forgot 5 his 3 everything 4 but 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 great 7 great 8 surprise 7 great 17 many 8 surprise 12 blinked 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 blinked 11 he 12 blinked 12 blinked 13 his 12 blinked 14 eyes 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 21 sure 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 sure 21 sure 22 that 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 dreaming 25 dreaming 26 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 3 yo 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 ever 5 ever 6 ? no , [ah] never ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 ! 4 never 5 ! did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 ever 4 ever 5 ? no , [ah] never ! " 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 " 4 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [chapter] [xiv] [:] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [keeps] [right] [on] [going] " [one] [step] , [two] [steps] [,] [three] [steps] [,] [so] ! 1 " 4 , 1 " 12 ! four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 2 steps 3 , 2 steps 8 steps 4 five 5 steps 4 five 7 six 4 five 8 steps 5 steps 6 , 8 steps 9 go 9 go 10 ! keep right on and [do] your [best] [;] [mayhap] [you] ['ll] [win] [while] [others] [rest] [.] ["] 1 keep 2 right 1 keep 6 your 2 right 3 on 3 on 4 and and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 said 4 he 9 felt 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . they were [very] [short] [steps] , [very] [short] [steps] indeed , for [spotty] ['s] [legs] are very [short] [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 16 are 2 were 10 indeed 6 , 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 12 for 16 are 17 very but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 2 each 2 each 3 one 2 each 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 5 him 8 so 6 forward 7 just 7 just 8 so 8 so 9 much 8 so 19 much 9 much 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 just 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 25 seeking 20 nearer 26 . 21 the 22 thing 22 thing 25 seeking 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 seeking anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 hoped 1 anyway 7 . 3 he 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was so [spotty] [the] [turtle] , [who] [has] to [carry] his house [with] [him] , was a long , long way behind the others . 1 so 5 , 1 so 17 long 8 to 10 his 10 his 11 house 11 house 14 , 11 house 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 18 , 17 long 20 way 19 long 20 way 20 way 21 behind 21 behind 23 others 22 the 23 others 23 others 24 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 going 6 going 7 . " [one] [step] , [two] [steps] [,] [three] [steps] [,] [so] ! ["] 1 " 4 , 1 " 12 ! and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 3 didn't 6 anything 5 for 6 anything 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 over 2 crawled 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 4 sticks 6 around 4 sticks 8 stones 7 big 8 stones 8 stones 9 and 8 stones 10 sometimes 8 stones 23 . 10 sometimes 22 swam 11 , 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 found 13 he 22 swam 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 22 swam 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 19 water 22 swam 21 he 22 swam he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 3 felt 2 always 3 felt 3 felt 4 better 4 better 12 than 5 then 8 he 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 he 8 he 10 swim 9 can 10 swim 10 swim 11 faster 11 faster 12 than 12 than 13 he 12 than 14 can 14 can 15 walk 15 walk 16 . after a long , long time [,] [spotty] [the] [turtle] came to a [little] [pool] [where] [the] [sunshine] [lay] [warm] [and] [inviting] [.] 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 , 3 long 6 time 5 long 6 time 6 time 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a there , in the middle of it , [on] [a] [mossy] [stone] [,] [sat] [grandfather] [frog] [fast] [asleep] [.] 1 there 2 , 1 there 3 in 3 in 5 middle 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , he had thought that he was so far [ahead] of [spotty] that he could [safely] [rest] [his] [tired] [legs] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 could 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 far 10 of 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 20 . spotty wanted to climb right up beside him and take a nap too , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 wanted 1 spotty 17 didn't 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 12 nap 3 to 4 climb 4 climb 5 right 4 climb 6 up 4 climb 7 beside 7 beside 8 him 9 and 10 take 10 take 12 nap 11 a 12 nap 12 nap 13 too 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 . he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 5 kept 2 just 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 and 3 grinned 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 5 kept 7 on 5 kept 8 going 8 going 9 . " [one] [step] , [two] [steps] [,] [three] [steps] [,] [so] ! ["] 1 " 4 , 1 " 12 ! [while] [grandfather] [frog] [slept] [on] [.] spotty would have liked to take just one slide , but he didn't . 1 spotty 4 liked 1 spotty 13 didn't 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 4 liked 9 slide 5 to 6 take 7 just 8 one 8 one 9 slide 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 didn't 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . he didn't even [let] [little] [joe] [otter] see him , but kept right on going . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 12 kept 2 didn't 3 even 8 see 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 kept 12 kept 13 right 12 kept 14 on 12 kept 15 going 15 going 16 . " [one] [step] , [two] [steps] [,] [three] [steps] [,] [so] ! ["] 1 " 4 , 1 " 12 ! who was it ? 1 who 4 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [billy] [mink] , [to] [be] sure [!] 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 , 5 , 8 sure [spotty] [the] [turtle] [didn't] [waken] [him] [.] [chapter] [xv] [:] [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [stared] [and] [stared] [and] [stared] [,] [until] [it] [seemed] [as] [if] [his] [eyes] [surely] [would] [pop] [out] [of] [his] [funny] [little] [head] [.] no , [sir] , he wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 8 believed 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 15 seem 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 7 believed 5 couldn't 15 seem 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 it 8 it 9 because 10 why 11 , 10 why 14 didn't 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 it 14 didn't 15 seem 15 seem 16 as 15 seem 20 be 15 seem 24 so 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 it 19 could 20 be 21 really 23 truly 22 and 23 truly 23 truly 24 so 24 so 25 . it made no difference . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 difference 3 no 4 difference 4 difference 5 . [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [feeling] [pretty] [good] [.] at least , he thought that he was the first , and he was of all the little people who live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 26 . 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 16 all 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 19 people 21 live 21 live 22 in 22 in 23 the the ones who [really] [counted] [were] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 the 2 ones 2 ones 3 who [billy] [mink] [had] [stopped] [for] [a] [nap] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [had] [stopped] [to] [play] [.] jerry [muskrat] had [stopped] [to] [eat] [.] 1 jerry 3 had [grandfather] [frog] [had] [stopped] [for] [a] [sun-nap] [.] do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 11 ? 3 wonder 4 that 3 wonder 7 proud 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 7 proud 8 and 7 proud 10 happy 9 very 10 happy keeping at it , that 's the [way] [spotty] [won] [the] [race] [that] [day] [.] 1 keeping 3 it 2 at 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 the but [now] [spotty] [was] [beginning] [to] [wish] [that] some of the others would hurry up . 1 but 9 some 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 others 12 others 14 hurry 13 would 14 hurry 14 hurry 15 up 14 hurry 16 . he wanted to know what they thought . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 thought 7 thought 8 . he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 talk 4 talk 7 over 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 . so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] [a] good [place] to [spend] the night , and then he sat down to [watch] and wait . 1 so 7 good 7 good 9 to 9 to 22 wait 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 21 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 sat 17 sat 18 down 18 down 19 to 21 and 22 wait 22 wait 23 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 2 before 2 before 3 him 2 before 14 him 4 was 13 puzzled 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 13 puzzled 7 which 9 had 7 which 13 puzzled 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 11 and 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 him 14 him 15 so 14 him 16 . what was it ? 1 what 4 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall 6 wall 7 . spotty wondered what lay behind that wall , and who had built it , and what for , and a lot of other things . 1 spotty 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 what 2 wondered 4 lay 2 wondered 10 who 2 wondered 16 what 4 lay 5 behind 5 behind 7 wall 6 that 7 wall 7 wall 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 built 12 built 13 it 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 what 16 what 21 lot 17 for 20 a 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 21 lot 22 of 21 lot 24 things 23 other 24 things 24 things 25 . and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 still 4 still 5 wondering 4 still 9 asleep 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [the] [pond] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [awake] [by] [the] [time] [the] [first] [rays] [of] [the] [rising] [sun] [began] [to] [creep] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] when he had rubbed the last sleepy-wink out of his eyes , he looked again . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 rubbed 4 rubbed 7 sleepy-wink 4 rubbed 10 his 4 rubbed 11 eyes 4 rubbed 14 looked 4 rubbed 15 again 5 the 7 sleepy-wink 6 last 7 sleepy-wink 7 sleepy-wink 8 out 7 sleepy-wink 9 of 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 looked 15 again 16 . there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 just 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 9 seen 13 before 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before 13 before 14 ! then [spotty] knew that it was real , and he began to wonder what was on the other side of it . 1 then 17 the 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 real 7 real 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 began 10 he 15 was 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 wonder 13 wonder 14 what 15 was 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . " oh , dear , [i] [wish] that [i] [could] [climb] [like] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 2 oh 5 , 2 oh 16 ! 5 , 8 that 16 ! 17 " just then a thought popped into his head and chased away the little frown that had crept into [spotty] ['s] [face] [.] 1 just 2 then 1 just 5 popped 3 a 5 popped 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 8 head 5 popped 10 chased 5 popped 18 into 7 his 8 head 9 and 10 chased 10 chased 11 away 10 chased 14 frown 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 frown 14 frown 15 that 14 frown 17 crept 16 had 17 crept " [perhaps] [happy] [jack] [sometimes] [wishes] [that] he could swim as [i] can [,] [so] [i] [guess] we are [even] . 1 " 8 he 1 " 18 we 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 swim 10 swim 11 as 11 as 13 can 18 we 19 are 19 are 21 . i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 8 swim 3 climb 8 swim 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 5 but 7 can't 7 can't 8 swim 8 swim 9 . how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 1 how 2 foolish 2 foolish 5 to 2 foolish 6 wish 2 foolish 8 things 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 to 6 wish 7 for 8 things 10 meant 9 never 10 meant 10 meant 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [wasted] [no] [more] [time] [wishing] [that] he could do [something] it was never [meant] that [he] should do . 1 so 11 he 1 so 19 that 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 never 19 that 21 should 21 should 22 do 22 do 23 . instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 4 picked 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 4 picked 18 up 5 out 6 what 7 looked 8 like 7 looked 18 up 9 the 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 place 10 easiest 13 climb 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 15 bank 13 climb 18 up 14 the 15 bank 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 up 18 up 19 . my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 10 work 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 ! " [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] , and will [if] [i] [can] ! 1 " 7 , 1 " 13 ! 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 will i 'm [sure] to get there [if] [i] [follow] [this] [plan] . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 there 6 there 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] [needed] [to] [cool] off , " said [spotty] [to] himself [and] [slid] into a little pool [of] [water] . 1 " 9 said 6 off 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 21 . 12 himself 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 21 . then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 the 2 he 3 tried 4 the 5 bank 4 the 15 two 5 bank 6 again 5 bank 9 just 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 just 10 as 10 as 12 he 11 before 12 he 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 back 15 two 16 steps 15 two 19 three 15 two 21 went 17 for 19 three 18 every 19 three 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . [there] [he] [stopped] [to] [get] [his] [breath] [.] " [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] , and will [if] [i] [can] ! 1 " 7 , 1 " 13 ! 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 will i 'm [sure] to get there [if] [i] [follow] [this] [plan] , " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 there 6 there 12 , 12 , 13 " said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 4 started 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 4 started 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 2 more 1 twice 4 tumbled 1 twice 12 started 3 he 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 clear 4 tumbled 6 down 6 down 7 to 6 down 8 the 8 the 9 place 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 started 12 started 13 from 12 started 16 each 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 17 time 18 he 18 he 19 laughed 18 he 23 tried 19 laughed 20 at 19 laughed 21 himself 22 and 23 tried 23 tried 24 again 24 again 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 7 top 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 7 top 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . " [i] said [i] [could] [if] [i] [would] , and [i] would if [i] could , and [i] have [!] " he cried . 1 " 3 said 1 " 23 cried 3 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 if 10 and 12 would 13 if 15 could 16 , 17 and 16 , 21 " 17 and 19 have 21 " 23 cried 22 he 23 cried 23 cried 24 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 1 then 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 3 hurried 8 behind 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 was 8 behind 11 wall 9 the 11 wall 10 strange 11 wall 11 wall 12 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 7 ? 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was why , a pond ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 pond 4 pond 5 ! yes , [sir] , there was [a] [pond] [right] in the middle of the [green] [forest] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 17 ! 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 10 in 10 in 12 middle 11 the 12 middle 12 middle 13 of 13 of 14 the trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 2 were 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 3 coming 5 right 5 right 6 out 5 right 9 middle 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 10 of 9 middle 19 pond 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 a 17 sure 18 enough 18 enough 19 pond 19 pond 20 . spotty found it harder work to believe his own eyes now than when he had first seen the [strange] wall [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 spotty 2 found 1 spotty 4 harder 3 it 4 harder 4 harder 5 work 4 harder 7 believe 4 harder 12 than 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 9 own 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 eyes 11 now 12 than 12 than 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 seen 16 first 17 seen 17 seen 18 the 18 the 20 wall 20 wall 25 . " why , why , why [,] what does it mean ? " exclaimed [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 14 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 4 why 5 , 4 why 6 why 6 why 12 ? 8 what 9 does 8 what 12 ? 9 does 10 it 9 does 11 mean 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 16 the 14 exclaimed 18 . " that 's what [i] [want] to know ! " cried [billy] [mink] , [who] [came] [hurrying] [up] [just] [then] [.] 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 cried 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 14 , [chapter] [xvii] [:] [who] [had] [made] [the] [strange] [pond] [?] who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 2 had 3 made 3 made 6 pond 4 the 6 pond 5 strange 6 pond 6 pond 7 ? that is what [spotty] [the] [turtle] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 7 wanted 9 know 9 know 10 . that is what [billy] [mink] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 6 wanted 8 know 8 know 9 . so [did] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [when] they [arrived] . 1 so 14 they 14 they 16 . so did [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] [looking] [down] [from] [the] [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] [.] 1 so 2 did it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 strange 3 very 8 indeed 5 , 8 indeed 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 it 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 8 . [spotty] [the] [turtle] [had] [known] [that] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [had] [seen] [the] [strange] [pond] [.] all in a flash he had understood what [that] [wall] of [logs] [and] [brush] [and] [mud] [across] the [laughing] [brook] [was] [for] [.] 1 all 18 the 2 in 4 flash 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 7 understood 4 flash 11 of 5 he 6 had 5 he 7 understood 7 understood 8 what 11 of 18 the it was to [stop] the water from [running] [down] the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 3 to 3 to 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 from 7 from 10 the of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 4 else 8 do 4 else 9 . 5 for 6 it 7 to 8 do spotty felt very proud when he had thought that out all by himself . 1 spotty 2 felt 2 felt 4 proud 2 felt 9 that 2 felt 13 himself 3 very 4 proud 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 thought 8 thought 9 that 10 out 11 all 10 out 12 by 12 by 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " you don't say so ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ever 2 how 7 did 3 ever 4 , 5 ever 7 did 6 , 7 did 7 did 8 you 8 you 11 ? 9 guess 10 it 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 3 sure 7 that 3 sure 9 pond 5 quite 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 8 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 didn't 9 pond 13 wall 10 didn't 11 make 12 the 13 wall 13 wall 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " this [wall] is what [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [calls] a [dam] , " said [billy] [mink] , who is a great [traveler] [.] 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 what 2 this 4 is 5 what 8 's 8 's 11 a 11 a 22 great 13 , 14 " 13 , 19 who 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 , 19 who 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 great " [dams] [are] [usually] [built] [to] [keep] [water] [from] [running] where it isn't [wanted] [or] [to] [make] it [go] [where] [it] is [wanted] . 1 " 11 where 11 where 22 is 12 it 13 isn't 12 it 22 is 13 isn't 18 it 22 is 24 . who do you think [built] this [dam] [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 who 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 11 ? 4 think 6 this 11 ? 12 " [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [.] his big goggly eyes seemed more goggly than ever , as he stared at the [new] pond [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 his 3 goggly 2 big 3 goggly 3 goggly 4 eyes 3 goggly 7 goggly 5 seemed 7 goggly 6 more 7 goggly 7 goggly 8 than 7 goggly 13 stared 8 than 9 ever 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 stared 13 stared 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 17 pond 17 pond 22 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] don't know what to [think] . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 8 . 5 what 6 to 8 . 9 " " why , it must be [farmer] [brown] 's boy [or] [farmer] [brown] [himself] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 17 said 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 must 4 it 5 must 5 must 6 be 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " of course , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 , 10 , 12 as 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 17 about 16 all 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . still [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [,] as if he didn't [agree] . 1 still 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] , " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 . it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 2 doesn't 6 me 3 look 4 so 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " [billy] [mink] [ran] [along] [the] [top] [of] [the] [dam] [and] [down] [the] [back] [side] [.] he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 over 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 6 with 5 over 12 his 6 with 8 sharp 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 8 sharp 10 eyes 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 . " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he , when he came back . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 8 said 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 . " it doesn't look like the [work] [of] [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 6 the 6 the 15 boy 15 boy 16 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 4 didn't 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 do 5 do 6 it 5 do 10 ? 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 it 4 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] [again] , in a [dreamy] [sort] [of] voice . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 17 voice 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 17 voice 17 voice 18 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] fiddle , faddle , feedle , fuddle ! 1 fiddle 3 faddle 2 , 3 faddle 3 faddle 4 , 3 faddle 5 feedle 5 feedle 6 , 5 feedle 7 fuddle 7 fuddle 8 ! was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 3 ever 3 ever 6 muddle 4 such 6 muddle 5 a 6 muddle 6 muddle 7 ? fuddle , feedle , faddle , fiddle ! 1 fuddle 3 feedle 1 fuddle 8 ! 2 , 3 feedle 3 feedle 4 , 3 feedle 5 faddle 5 faddle 6 , 5 faddle 7 fiddle who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 7 riddle 3 there 5 solve 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 7 riddle 6 the 7 riddle 7 riddle 8 ? here was [the] [laughing] [brook] [laughing] [no] [longer] [.] 1 here 2 was here was [the] [smiling] [pool] [smiling] [no] [longer] [.] 1 here 2 was here [was] [a] [brand] [new] [pond] [deep] in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 here 8 in 8 in 9 the here [was] [a] [wall] [of] [logs] and [bushes] [and] [mud] [called] [a] [dam] , [built] [by] [some] [one] [whom] [nobody] [had] [seen] [.] 1 here 7 and 1 here 14 , " [i] [i] [haven't] [any] big cousin , " said [jerry] , when he had [quite] [recovered] [from] his [surprise] [at] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [question] . 1 " 10 said 6 big 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 26 . 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 19 his " [chugarum] ! " [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] , and the [scornful] way in which he said [it] [made] [jerry] [muskrat] [feel] [very] [small] . 1 " 16 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 16 said 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 which 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 way 12 way 13 in 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 24 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! of course you 've got a big [cousin] in the [north] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 10 the 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 got 5 got 6 a 6 a 7 big 9 in 10 the do you mean to tell me that you don't know that , [jerry] [muskrat] ? " 1 do 3 mean 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 6 me 7 that 6 me 12 , 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 don't 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 that 12 , 16 " 15 ? 16 " jerry had to admit that it was true that he didn't know anything about that big cousin . 1 jerry 4 admit 1 jerry 17 cousin 2 had 4 admit 3 to 4 admit 4 admit 5 that 4 admit 6 it 4 admit 9 that 4 admit 11 didn't 4 admit 15 that 6 it 7 was 6 it 8 true 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 anything 13 anything 14 about 16 big 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 . still , [it] [was] [very] [hard] for [jerry] [to] [believe] that he had a big cousin of whom he had never heard . 1 still 2 , 2 , 7 for 7 for 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 had 12 he 20 had 14 a 15 big 15 big 16 cousin 16 cousin 18 whom 17 of 18 whom 18 whom 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 never 21 never 22 heard 22 heard 23 . " [did] did you ever see him , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 ever 5 ever 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 ? 12 " [jerry] [asked] [.] " no ! " [snapped] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [i] never did [,] [but] [i] [know] [all] [about] [him] . 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 12 . he is a great worker , is this big cousin of yours , and he builds dams like this one we are sitting on . " 1 he 17 dams 2 is 12 yours 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 worker 5 worker 6 , 5 worker 7 is 5 worker 8 this 5 worker 10 cousin 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 12 yours 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 12 yours 17 dams 13 , 14 and 15 he 17 dams 16 builds 17 dams 17 dams 18 like 17 dams 19 this 17 dams 20 one 17 dams 22 are 17 dams 23 sitting 21 we 22 are 23 sitting 24 on 24 on 25 . 25 . 26 " " [i] don't believe it ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . " [i] don't believe any [cousin] of [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [ever] [built] [such] [a] [dam] [as] [this] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 any 5 any 7 of why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 just 3 just 4 look 4 look 5 at 4 look 13 ! 5 at 12 bottom 6 that 8 tree 7 great 8 tree 8 tree 9 trunk 9 trunk 12 bottom 10 at 12 bottom 11 the 12 bottom no one [but] [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy could ever have dragged [that] [there] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 11 could 10 boy 11 could 11 could 12 ever 11 could 13 have 13 have 14 dragged you 're [crazy] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] just plain crazy . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 10 crazy 8 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 crazy 10 crazy 11 . 11 . 12 " [billy] [mink] [sometimes] [is] [very] [disrespectful] [to] [grandfather] [frog] [.] " [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 replied 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " [did] [i] say [that] that [tree] [trunk] was [dragged] here ? " 1 " 4 say 4 say 12 ? 6 that 9 was 9 was 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [billy] [mink] , " [but] if it [wasn't] [dragged] [here] , how did it get here ? 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 16 , 16 , 17 how 17 how 18 did 18 did 19 it 18 did 20 get 20 get 21 here 21 here 22 ? you are so [smart] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] tell me that ! " 1 you 2 are 1 you 9 tell 2 are 3 so 3 so 5 , 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 that 10 me 12 ! 12 ! 13 " that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 2 tree 4 dragged 2 tree 18 . 3 wasn't 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 5 here 17 lies 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 cut 8 was 10 so 10 so 11 that 12 it 14 right 13 fell 14 right 14 right 15 where 15 where 17 lies 16 it 17 lies 18 . 19 " as he spoke , [grandfather] [frog] [pointed] to the [stump] of the tree , and [billy] [mink] saw that he was right . 1 as 20 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 , 4 , 15 and 8 to 9 the 9 the 13 tree 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 he 18 saw 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 . but [billy] [mink] [is] like a great many other people ; he dearly loves to have [the] [last] [word] [.] 1 but 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 many 8 many 10 people 9 other 10 people 10 people 16 have 11 ; 12 he 12 he 14 loves 13 dearly 14 loves 14 loves 15 to 15 to 16 have now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 2 he 2 he 4 began 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " [laughed] [billy] [mink] [.] 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [ho] [,] ho , ho ! 1 " 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [what] [is] it [that] is so funny ? " [snapped] [grandfather] [frog] , for [nothing] [makes] him [so] [angry] [as] to be laughed at . 1 " 4 it 4 it 6 is 4 it 26 . 6 is 7 so 7 so 8 funny 8 funny 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 14 , 15 for 15 for 18 him 18 him 22 to 18 him 26 . 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 laughed 24 laughed 25 at " why , that would be as [hard] as [to] [drag] the [tree] [here] [.] ["] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 as 7 as 9 as 9 as 12 the " [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] [from] [the] [north] could do it , and [i] [believe] he [did] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 17 he 1 " 21 replied 10 could 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 he 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 replied 21 replied 24 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [busy] [day] it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . the more they thought about it , the queerer it seemed . 1 the 2 more 1 the 9 queerer 3 they 9 queerer 4 thought 9 queerer 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 queerer 6 it 7 , 8 the 9 queerer 9 queerer 10 it 9 queerer 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 . they looked this way , and they looked that way . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 10 way 3 this 4 way 3 this 10 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 they 8 looked 8 looked 10 way 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . " [they] [are] [selfish] [,] [just] [plain] [,] [every-day] [selfish] ; that 's what they are ! 1 " 14 what 11 ; 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 what 14 what 16 are 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 ! " and so what ? " cried [billy] [mink] [impatiently] . 1 " 4 what 2 and 3 so 2 and 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 11 . " and so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 4 we 2 and 3 so 3 so 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 8 dam 7 this 8 dam 8 dam 9 . we must make a place for the water [to] [run] [through] , " said [grandfather] [frog] very gravely . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 4 a 4 a 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 gravely 17 very 18 gravely 18 gravely 19 . " of course ! 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! that 's the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 thing 3 the 5 thing 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 20 the [grandfather] [frog] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [and] [looked] [a] [long] [time] [at] [the] [dam] [of] [logs] [and] [sticks] [and] [mud] [.] then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 5 widened 2 his 5 widened 3 big 5 widened 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 5 widened 8 big 5 widened 9 smile 7 a 8 big 9 smile 10 . " the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , but [jerry] [muskrat] [thought] it wasn't fair . 1 " 7 cried 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 23 it 23 it 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 fair 25 fair 26 . you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 do 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 him 4 it 5 gave 5 gave 6 him 6 him 7 all 7 all 9 the 8 of 9 the 10 real 11 work 11 work 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . but [almost] [right] [away] he found [trouble] [.] 1 but 5 he 5 he 6 found yes , [sir] , [jerry] [had] [hardly] [begun] [before] he found [real] [trouble] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 10 he 10 he 11 found it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 3 hard 11 work 4 work 5 , 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 7 hardest 11 work 8 kind 9 of 10 hard 11 work 11 work 12 . but [jerry] [muskrat] [is] [the] [kind] that is the more determined to [do] [the] [work] [the] [harder] [the] [work] is to be done . 1 but 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 the 8 is 10 more 10 more 11 determined 11 determined 12 to 12 to 22 be 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [jerry] [has] [a] [dreadful] [disappointment] there 's nothing in this world that 's [sure] [,] [no] [matter] [how] [we] [scheme] [and] [plan] [.] 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 8 's 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 6 world 5 this 6 world 7 that 8 's we [simply] have to be content [with] doing [just] the best we can . 1 we 3 have 1 we 13 can 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 content 8 doing 11 best 10 the 11 best 11 best 13 can 12 we 13 can 13 can 14 . but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . yes , indeed , [jerry] [was] [happy] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , he could hear [the] [laughing] [brook] [beginning] [to] [laugh] again . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 10 again 10 again 11 . so [jerry] [was] [happy] , for [was] [it] [not] [because] of him that [the] [laughing] [brook] was beginning to [laugh] [?] 1 so 5 , 1 so 13 that 5 , 6 for 6 for 12 him 11 of 12 him 13 that 17 was 17 was 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 to it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 8 hard 7 so 8 hard 8 hard 10 day 9 all 10 day 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 sleep 16 sleep 17 now 16 sleep 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 1 usually 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 rather 4 rather 5 sleep 5 sleep 15 night 6 a 7 part 7 part 8 of 7 part 13 abroad 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 day 10 day 11 and 12 be 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 13 abroad 15 night 15 night 16 . he was still [dreaming] when [spotty] [the] [turtle] found him [and] [waked] [him] , for it was broad daylight . 1 he 2 was 1 he 17 was 2 was 3 still 5 when 17 was 9 found 10 him 10 him 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 broad 18 broad 19 daylight 19 daylight 20 . jerry yawned and stretched , and then he lay still [for] [a] [minute] [to] [listen] [to] [the] [pleasant] [murmur] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 jerry 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 2 yawned 4 stretched 2 yawned 6 and 2 yawned 7 then 2 yawned 9 lay 5 , 6 and 7 then 8 he 9 lay 10 still 10 still 24 . but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 3 wasn't 6 murmur 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 2 wasn't 4 sound 2 wasn't 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . jerry began to wonder if he really was awake after all . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 really 6 he 8 was 8 was 9 awake 9 awake 10 after 10 after 11 all 11 all 12 . he looked at [spotty] the [turtle] , and he knew [then] that he was , [for] [spotty] ['s] [face] had such a [worried] look . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 10 knew 2 looked 3 at 3 at 5 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 13 he 20 had 14 was 15 , 20 had 21 such 21 such 22 a 22 a 24 look 24 look 25 . " [get] [up] , [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and [come] look at the [hole] [you] [made] [yesterday] [in] the dam . 1 " 4 , 4 , 8 and 8 and 10 look 10 look 11 at 11 at 12 the 11 at 18 the 18 the 19 dam 19 dam 20 . " [i] [did] do it [well] ! " [snapped] [jerry] [crossly] [.] 1 " 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [i] did it just as well as [i] [know] [how] [.] 1 " 7 well 3 did 4 it 4 it 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 well 7 well 8 as " [i] [i] beg your pardon , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 , i didn't mean to say [just] [that] , " replied [spotty] . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 2 didn't 5 say 4 to 5 say 5 say 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 6 are 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 all 7 all 8 worried 8 worried 9 . first he [carefully] [examined] [it] [from] [the] [laughing] [brook] [side] [.] 1 first 2 he then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 dived 3 dived 4 down 3 dived 5 under 5 under 6 water 5 under 8 the 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 . " what is the trouble ? " cried [spotty] the [turtle] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [together] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 cried 2 what 3 is 4 the 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 8 cried 23 . " is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in [?] ["] 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 hole 4 hole 5 filled 4 hole 12 in 5 filled 6 up 5 filled 7 with 5 filled 8 stuff 8 stuff 9 that 8 stuff 11 drifted 10 has 11 drifted jerry shook his head , as he slowly climbed out of the water . 1 jerry 2 shook 1 jerry 9 climbed 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 9 climbed 8 slowly 9 climbed 9 climbed 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 water 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 isn't 2 no 3 , 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 drift 6 filled 7 with 6 filled 8 drift 8 drift 9 stuff 8 drift 10 brought 8 drift 11 down 8 drift 12 by 8 drift 14 water 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 sticks 3 filled 4 with 3 filled 5 sticks 5 sticks 6 and 5 sticks 7 mud 7 mud 9 somebody 7 mud 13 . 8 that 9 somebody 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there [chapter] [xxi] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [keeps] [watch] i 'm going to find out [if] [i] have to move up here and live all summer ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 10 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 out 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 move 10 to 15 live 11 move 12 up 12 up 13 here 12 up 14 and 15 live 17 summer 16 all 17 summer 17 summer 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the way [in] [which] [jerry] [said] [this] [and] [snapped] [his] [teeth] [together] [showed] that he meant [just] what he said . 1 the 2 way 2 way 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . that had been enough for [jerry] [.] 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 enough 4 enough 5 for he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 2 he 1 instead 15 playing 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 up 4 made 7 mind 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 find 11 find 12 out 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 playing 15 playing 18 trick 16 such 17 a 16 such 18 trick 18 trick 19 on 18 trick 20 him 20 him 21 . [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [had] [given] [up] [in] [disgust] [and] [started] [for] [the] [big] [river] [.] they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 16 would 2 bad 13 place 3 gone 5 sleep 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 now 5 sleep 8 each 6 now 7 , 8 each 11 own 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 secret 12 secret 13 place 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 . [so] [jerry] [muskrat] [sat] [alone] [and] [watched] [.] the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 3 shadows 2 black 3 shadows 3 shadows 4 crept 3 shadows 13 blacker 4 crept 5 farther 5 farther 6 and 5 farther 7 farther 8 across 9 the 8 across 13 blacker 10 pond 13 blacker 11 and 13 blacker 12 grew 13 blacker 13 blacker 15 blacker 14 and 15 blacker 15 blacker 16 . jerry had sat there a long time without moving . 1 jerry 2 had 1 jerry 3 sat 3 sat 4 there 3 sat 9 moving 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 9 moving 8 without 9 moving 9 moving 10 . he was listening and watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 and 3 listening 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 5 saw 16 leap 6 something 7 that 8 made 9 him 8 made 16 leap 10 draw 13 breath 10 draw 16 leap 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 and 15 anger 16 leap 16 leap 17 into 16 leap 19 eyes 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 . it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 3 a 18 dam 5 silver 6 line 6 line 16 towards 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 9 water 16 towards 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 16 towards 15 straight 16 towards 16 towards 17 the 16 towards 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 18 dam 21 sat 18 dam 22 . 20 he 21 sat jerry knew that it was made by some one swimming . 1 jerry 10 swimming 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 10 swimming 6 made 10 swimming 7 by 10 swimming 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 swimming 10 swimming 11 . " [ha] ! " said [jerry] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " now we shall see [!] ["] 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 7 line 5 the 7 line 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . then [jerry] [made] [out] the [head] of the [swimmer] [.] 1 then 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the suddenly [all] the [anger] [left] [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 3 the he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 room 4 room 5 for 4 room 12 crowded 6 anger 7 ; 6 anger 10 fear 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 fear 10 fear 12 crowded 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 14 out 13 it 14 out 14 out 15 . the head was bigger than that of any [muskrat] [jerry] had ever seen . 1 the 2 head 2 head 4 bigger 3 was 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 6 that 5 than 8 any 5 than 12 ever 7 of 8 any 11 had 12 ever 12 ever 13 seen 13 seen 14 . it was bigger than the head of any [of] [billy] [mink] 's [relatives] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 's 2 was 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 8 any 5 the 6 head 6 head 7 of 7 of 8 any jerry held his breath as the stranger swam past and then climbed out on the dam . 1 jerry 2 held 2 held 4 breath 2 held 13 out 3 his 4 breath 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 swam 8 swam 9 past 8 swam 12 climbed 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 climbed 12 climbed 13 out 13 out 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 dam 16 dam 17 . he looked very much like [jerry] himself , [only] [ever] and ever so much bigger . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 like 4 much 15 bigger 7 himself 8 , 8 , 11 and 11 and 13 so 12 ever 13 so 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 bigger 15 bigger 16 . and his tail ! 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! jerry had never seen such a tail . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 4 seen 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 . it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 broad 4 broad 5 and 4 broad 6 flat 6 flat 7 . suddenly the big stranger turned [and] [looked] [straight] [at] [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 5 turned 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 turned " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 8 said 3 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 6 ? 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " jerry was too frightened to speak . 1 jerry 4 frightened 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [jerry] [loses] [his] [fear] it 's true . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was . 1 it 2 's 1 it 8 was 2 's 4 truest 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 4 truest 6 that 4 truest 7 ever 8 was 9 . if you don't believe it , you [just] go [ask] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 7 you 9 go 9 go 13 . he 'll tell [you] it 's true , and [jerry] knows . 1 he 2 'll 1 he 11 knows 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 true 7 true 8 , 8 , 9 and 11 knows 12 . you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 14 sounds 6 this 7 way 6 this 14 sounds 7 way 8 : 9 words 10 are 9 words 14 sounds 11 more 12 than 11 more 14 sounds 13 just 14 sounds 14 sounds 15 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 yes 1 oh 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 messengers 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 5 , 4 messengers 7 once 4 messengers 11 sent 5 , 6 and 8 they 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 sent 11 sent 12 out 11 sent 17 them 11 sent 18 back 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 can't 14 you 16 call 16 call 17 them 18 back 19 . just take the [ease] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 just 2 take 2 take 3 the so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 9 frightened 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 5 chattering 4 with 5 chattering 5 chattering 6 teeth 5 chattering 7 , 5 chattering 9 frightened 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 to 9 frightened 11 even 11 even 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 . " [i] wish [i] had [let] some one else [keep] [watch] , " said [jerry] to himself . 1 " 14 said 3 wish 5 had 5 had 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 else 9 else 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 6 spoken 5 had 6 spoken 6 spoken 7 . he had said : " [hello] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] [!] 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 said 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 3 know 1 don't 4 me 1 don't 15 angry 2 you 3 know 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 sounded 10 hadn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 angry 15 angry 16 . then he [had] told [jerry] that he was his big cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] , and [he] [hoped] that they would be friends . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 told 4 told 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 9 his 9 his 11 cousin 10 big 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 they 20 that 21 they 21 they 22 would 22 would 23 be 23 be 24 friends 24 friends 25 . so he [replied] [to] [paddy] [the] [beaver] as [politely] as he knew how [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 11 he 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 how jerry didn't know just what to say . 1 jerry 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 7 say 3 know 5 what 4 just 5 what 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 up 4 made 7 mind 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 12 story 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [does] [a] [kind] [deed] " that is [why] [i] [tried] [to] [spoil] [your] [dam] . " 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 11 . 11 . 12 " " [i] don't know , " said [jerry] [muskrat] sadly . 1 " 7 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 sadly 10 sadly 11 . " [i] don't see what we can do about it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 8 do 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 10 it 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i tell you what ! ["] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 2 tell 4 what 4 what 5 ! jerry 's eyes sparkled as a brand new thought came to him . 1 jerry 4 sparkled 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 as 4 sparkled 7 brand 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 7 brand 9 thought 7 brand 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . " couldn't you come down and live in the [smiling] [pool] with us ? 1 " 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 7 live 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 down 4 come 7 live 5 down 6 and 7 live 8 in 7 live 12 with 8 in 9 the 12 with 13 us 13 us 14 ? i 'm sure there is [room] [enough] ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 8 ! 8 ! 9 " paddy [the] [beaver] shook his head . 1 paddy 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , and [jerry] ['s] [heart] [sank] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 13 . 7 , 8 and " no , [i] [can't] [do] [that] because down there there isn't any of the kind of [food] [i] [eat] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 8 because 8 because 10 there 9 down 10 there 10 there 12 isn't 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 any 13 any 14 of 13 any 16 kind 14 of 15 the 16 kind 17 of besides , [i] [wouldn't] [feel] [at] [all] [safe] [in] the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 10 the you see , [i] always live in the woods . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 live 2 see 3 , 5 always 6 live 6 live 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 10 . no [,] [i] [couldn't] [possibly] [come] [down] [to] [live] in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 no 10 in 10 in 11 the but [i] ['m] [truly] [sorry] [that] [i] [have] [made] you [so] [much] [worry] , [cousin] [jerry] , and [i] ['m] [going] [to] [prove] it to you . 1 but 10 you 1 but 24 it 10 you 14 , 14 , 18 and 17 , 18 and 24 it 25 to 25 to 26 you 26 you 27 . now you sit right here [until] [i] come back . " 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 sit 2 you 8 come 3 sit 5 here 4 right 5 here 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 . 10 . 11 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 2 there 1 then 3 began 3 began 6 disturbance 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 6 disturbance 8 under 6 disturbance 9 water 9 water 10 . paddy was gone a long time . 1 paddy 2 was 2 was 3 gone 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 . jerry wondered how he could stay under water so long without air . 1 jerry 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 how 3 how 5 could 3 how 10 long 4 he 5 could 6 stay 7 under 6 stay 10 long 7 under 8 water 9 so 10 long 10 long 11 without 11 without 12 air 12 air 13 . all the time [paddy] [was] [just] [fooling] [him] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 9 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 8 ? 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 sound 5 that 7 was why , it was the [sound] [of] [rushing] water , [the] [sweetest] [sound] [jerry] [had] [listened] [to] for a long time . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 long 20 long 21 time 21 time 22 . there was a [great] hole in the [dam] , and [already] the [brook] [was] [beginning] [to] [laugh] as the water [rushed] [down] [it] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 20 water 9 , 10 and 9 , 18 as 10 and 12 the 18 as 19 the 19 the 20 water 20 water 24 . " how do you like that , [cousin] [jerry] ? " said a voice [right] [in] [his] [ear] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 10 ? 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 , 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 voice 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 19 . paddy [the] [beaver] [had] [climbed] [up] [beside] [him] , [and] [his] [eyes] [were] [twinkling] [.] 1 paddy 9 , " it it 's splendid ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 's 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " but [but] you ['ve] [spoiled] [your] [dam] ! " 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 you 4 you 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [paddy] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " [i] [didn't] [really] [want] [it] now , anyway . 1 " 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . you see , [i] [was] [traveling] [through] here , and [it] [seemed] [such] a nice place , [that] [i] [thought] [i] [would] [stay] [a] while [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 25 while 10 and 14 a 14 a 15 nice 15 nice 16 place 16 place 17 , i didn't know anything about the [smiling] [pool] , you know . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 11 know 3 know 4 anything 4 anything 5 about 5 about 6 the 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . you see , [i] don't like to be troubled myself , and so [i] don't [want] [to] trouble other people . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 don't 2 see 3 , 5 don't 6 like 6 like 10 myself 6 like 19 other 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 myself 10 myself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 so 15 don't 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 other 19 other 20 people 19 other 21 . this [green] [forest] is a very nice place . " 1 this 8 place 4 is 6 very 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 . 9 . 10 " " the very [nicest] place in all the world [excepting] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] ! " replied [jerry] promptly . 1 " 20 replied 2 the 5 place 2 the 9 world 3 very 5 place 6 in 9 world 7 all 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 promptly 22 promptly 23 . " won't you stay [,] [cousin] [paddy] ? 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 3 you 4 stay 3 you 8 ? i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 5 would 4 we 5 would 5 would 7 like 5 would 9 have 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 to 9 have 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 3 course 6 , 4 we 5 would 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 gruff 9 a 10 gruff 10 gruff 11 voice 10 gruff 13 beside 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them 14 them 15 . it was [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [paddy] [the] [beaver] [looked] [thoughtful] [.] " perhaps [i] will , " said he , " if [i] can [find] [some] [good] [hiding-places] [in] [the] [laughing] [brook] . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 7 said 4 will 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 23 " 11 if 13 can 13 can 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [merry] [home-going] " [the] [laughing] [brook] is [merry] [and] so [am] [i] , " cried [jerry] . 1 " 5 is 5 is 8 so 8 so 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 . [grandfather] [frog] [said] [he] [was] [too] [.] and [spotty] [was] [,] the others [knew] . 1 and 5 the 5 the 6 others 6 others 8 . in the [dam] [was] a [great] hole [made] [by] [paddy] [himself] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 5 a 5 a 7 hole 7 hole 12 . through the [green] [forest] [rang] the [laughter] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] , for [once] [more] the water [ran] [deep] [between] [its] [banks] . 1 through 2 the 1 through 6 the 6 the 17 water 12 , 13 for 13 for 16 the 16 the 17 water 17 water 23 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 more 4 one 6 who 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 4 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? spotty laughed good-naturedly . 1 spotty 3 good-naturedly 2 laughed 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 7 only 6 the 7 only 7 only 8 way 8 way 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 anywhere 11 anywhere 12 . 12 . 13 " " let us all go down together " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 let 1 " 9 said 2 let 3 us 2 let 5 go 3 us 4 all 5 go 6 down 6 down 7 together 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " we can help each other over the bad places . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 can 3 can 4 help 4 help 5 each 5 each 6 other 6 other 10 places 7 over 8 the 8 the 10 places 9 bad 10 places 10 places 11 . 11 . 12 " now [spotty] [the] [turtle] [is] [a] [very] [slow] [traveler] [on] [land] , but [in] the water [spotty] is not so [slow] . 1 now 12 , 1 now 22 . 12 , 20 so 13 but 15 the 13 but 19 not 15 the 16 water 16 water 18 is 19 not 20 so in fact , it was not long before [grandfather] [frog] [found] [that] he was the one [who] could [not] keep up . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 long 7 long 8 before 8 before 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 14 was 16 one 16 one 18 could 18 could 20 keep 20 keep 21 up 21 up 22 . you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 diver 3 , 4 while 4 while 5 he 4 while 9 diver 6 is 9 diver 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 diver 9 diver 10 and 9 diver 12 swim 9 diver 13 fast 11 can 12 swim 13 fast 16 short 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 distance 17 distance 18 , 17 distance 19 he 17 distance 22 tired 17 distance 24 . 19 he 20 is 21 soon 22 tired 22 tired 23 out pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 puffing 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 puffing 5 puffing 6 and 5 puffing 7 blowing 5 puffing 8 and 5 puffing 9 dropping 9 dropping 10 farther 10 farther 11 and 10 farther 12 farther 12 farther 13 behind 13 behind 14 . by and by , [spotty] the [turtle] [looked] [back] [.] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 , 3 by 6 the there was [grandfather] [frog] [just] [tumbling] [head] [first] [over] a little [waterfall] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 13 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 2 came 4 choking 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 6 gasping 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 and 6 gasping 8 kicking 8 kicking 9 his 8 kicking 13 feebly 10 long 11 legs 11 legs 13 feebly 12 very 13 feebly 13 feebly 14 . spotty climbed out on a rock and waited . 1 spotty 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 out 2 climbed 6 rock 4 on 6 rock 5 a 6 rock 6 rock 8 waited 7 and 8 waited 8 waited 9 . why , he took [grandfather] [frog] right on his back and started on again . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 took 4 took 9 his 7 right 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 back 10 back 14 again 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 on 12 started 14 again 14 again 15 . now [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] , [being] [great] [swimmers] , [were] [soon] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 now 8 , 1 now 12 , so he [and] [paddy] sat down to wait . 1 so 2 he 2 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 wait 8 wait 9 . after [what] [seemed] a [long] time [,] [they] [saw] [something] [queer] [bobbing] [along] in the water . 1 after 4 a 4 a 6 time 6 time 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . " it 's [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 cried 2 it 3 's 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 8 cried 12 . " no , it 's [spotty] the [turtle] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " it 's both , " replied [paddy] [,] [beginning] [to] [laugh] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 replied 2 it 3 's 4 both 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 13 . " [i] [have] an idea ! " cried [paddy] . 1 " 8 cried 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " what is it ? " asked [jerry] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [decides] [to] [stay] " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his great deep voice [from] [the] [bulrushes] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 voice 8 in 9 his 9 his 12 voice 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 16 . " one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 1 " 8 blessings 2 one 4 knows 3 never 4 knows 4 knows 5 how 4 knows 8 blessings 6 great 8 blessings 7 their 8 blessings 8 blessings 9 are 8 blessings 10 until 8 blessings 14 lost 10 until 11 they 12 have 13 been 12 have 14 lost 14 lost 16 found 15 and 16 found 16 found 17 again 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 " the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 2 bulrushes 2 bulrushes 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 , 3 nodded 13 . 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 too 7 they 9 were 9 were 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 this you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 2 see 10 cool 3 their 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 4 feet 6 once 4 feet 10 cool 6 once 7 more 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 cool 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . " it surely is a very nice place here , and [i] [don't] [wonder] that [you] [couldn't] [bear] to leave it , " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 is 3 surely 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 nice 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 23 " 11 and 15 that 19 to 20 leave 20 leave 21 it 21 it 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 24 said 24 said 25 he 24 said 26 . " [i] ['m] [sorry] that [i] [made] you all that trouble [and] [worry] , but you see [i] [didn't] know . " 1 " 5 that 1 " 8 you 8 you 20 know 9 all 10 that 9 all 11 trouble 11 trouble 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 you 16 you 17 see 16 you 20 know 20 know 21 . 21 . 22 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] , who was [now] very proud of his [big] [cousin] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 13 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 was 15 was 17 very 17 very 18 proud 18 proud 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 23 . " [i] [hope] [that] now you see how [nice] it is , you will stay and make your home here . " 1 " 5 now 1 " 13 you 5 now 6 you 6 you 7 see 7 see 8 how 8 how 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 , 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stay 15 stay 16 and 15 stay 19 home 15 stay 20 here 17 make 18 your 18 your 19 home 20 here 21 . 21 . 22 " [paddy] [the] [beaver] [looked] [back] [at] [the] [great] [black] [shadow] [which] [he] [knew] [was] [the] [green] [forest] [.] way over in the middle of it [he] [heard] [the] [hunting-call] [of] [hooty] [the] [owl] . 1 way 2 over 2 over 3 in 3 in 5 middle 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 16 . " no , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " [i] can't [possibly] [live] [here] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 can't it is a very nice [pool] , but it wouldn't do at all for me , [cousin] [jerry] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 19 . 2 is 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 wouldn't 9 it 13 all 10 wouldn't 11 do 12 at 13 all 14 for 15 me 15 me 16 , 15 me 19 . i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 5 here 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat [here] . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , yes , there is , " [jerry] [muskrat] interrupted . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 interrupted 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 interrupted 12 interrupted 13 . " there are [lily-roots] [and] the [nicest] [fresh-water] [clams] [and] ["] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 6 the " but there are no [trees] , " said [paddy] [the] [beaver] , " and you know [i] have to [have] [trees] . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 said 3 there 4 are 3 there 5 no 5 no 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 24 " 14 " 16 you 15 and 16 you 16 you 17 know 19 have 20 to 20 to 23 . 23 . 24 " [jerry] [stared] [at] [paddy] [as] [if] [he] [didn't] [understand] [.] " [do] do you eat trees ? " he asked finally . 1 " 3 do 1 " 10 asked 3 do 4 you 5 eat 6 trees 5 eat 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 10 asked 9 he 10 asked 10 asked 11 finally 10 asked 12 . paddy laughed . 1 paddy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " just the bark , " said he , " and [i] [have] to have a great deal of it . " 1 " 7 said 2 just 4 bark 3 the 4 bark 4 bark 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 22 " 10 " 11 and 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 deal 18 deal 19 of 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " jerry looked as disappointed as he felt . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 2 looked 4 disappointed 4 disappointed 7 felt 4 disappointed 8 . 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt paddy 's eyes twinkled . 1 paddy 2 's 1 paddy 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " perhaps we may yet , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 8 said 2 perhaps 4 may 3 we 4 may 4 may 5 yet 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . but if [i] [do] stay , you [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] [must] [keep] [my] secret . 1 but 2 if 1 but 13 the 2 if 7 you 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 you 13 the 18 secret 18 secret 19 . no one must know that [i] [am] there . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 must 3 must 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 8 there 8 there 9 . will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " of course we will ! " cried [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] the [turtle] together . 1 " 4 we 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 4 we 5 will 4 we 18 together 5 will 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 16 the 18 together 19 . " then [i] ['ll] stay , " said [paddy] [the] [beaver] , [diving] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] with a great [splash] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 8 said 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 , 8 said 22 . 12 , 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 great and so one of [jerry] [muskrat] 's [greatest] [adventures] [ended] in the [finding] [of] [his] [biggest] [cousin] [,] [paddy] the [beaver] [.] 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 12 the 4 of 20 the 7 's 11 in 11 in 12 the now [jerry] [has] [a] [lot] [of] [cousins] , and [one] [of] [them] [lives] on [the] [green] [meadows] not far from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 now 8 , 1 now 24 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 on 14 on 21 the 18 not 19 far 19 far 20 from 20 from 21 the his name is [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , and [danny] is [forever] [having] [adventures] too . 1 his 2 name 2 name 3 is 3 is 14 too 7 , 8 and 7 , 14 too 8 and 10 is 14 too 15 . he has [them] [every] [day] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 6 . in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 4 book 18 read 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 be 6 will 15 you 8 told 9 about 8 told 15 you 9 about 10 some 10 some 11 of 11 of 12 these 13 , 14 if 14 if 15 you 15 you 16 care 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 read 18 read 19 about 18 read 20 them 20 them 21 . 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