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