produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [.] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 10 the 5 , 9 and 9 and 10 the [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of ["] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [,] ["] [and] ["] the [bed] [time] [story-books] [.] ["] 1 author 2 of 2 of 12 the [illustrations] [in] [color] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] [.] ["] [frontispiece] [.] []] [books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [bedtime] [story-books] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [chatterer] [,] [the] [red] [squirrel] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [sammy] [jay] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bobby] [coon] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bob] [white] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [mother] [west] [wind] [series] [@number@] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [children] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [animal] [friends] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [neighbors] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [when] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [green] [meadow] [series] [@number@] [happy] [jack] [@number@] [mrs] [peter] [rabbit] [@number@] [bowser] [the] [hound] [@number@] [old] [granny] [fox] [the] [burgess] [bird] [book] [for] [children] [the] [burgess] [animal] [book] [for] [children] [contents] [chapter] i [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] [ii] . 1 i 11 . [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [iii] [.] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] [iv] [.] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] [vi] [.] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [vii] [.] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [viii] [.] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] [ix] [.] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] [xi] [.] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [xii] [.] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [xiii] [.] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] [xiv] [.] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [xv] [.] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [xvi] [.] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] [list] [of] [illustrations] ["] [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] ["] " [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] , [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] ["] 1 " 8 , " [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] , [peter] [,] ["] [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] 1 " 8 , [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] ["] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] ["] " [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] , ["] [thought] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 , ["] [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] ["] " [hi] , [spotty] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! [he] [shouted] [,] ["] [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] ["] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [are] [great] [friends] [of] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 the 5 of they hurry to call on him the very first thing [every] [morning] [after] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [has] [brought] [them] [down] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] . 1 they 4 call 2 hurry 3 to 3 to 4 call 4 call 5 on 5 on 6 him 5 on 7 the 7 the 9 first 8 very 9 first 9 first 10 thing 10 thing 26 . they always beg him to stop and play with them , but often he refuses . 1 they 2 always 2 always 3 beg 3 beg 4 him 3 beg 8 play 5 to 6 stop 5 to 8 play 7 and 8 play 8 play 9 with 9 with 10 them 10 them 11 , 10 them 15 refuses 10 them 16 . 11 , 12 but 13 often 15 refuses 14 he 15 refuses no , [sir] , they never get cross . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 never 6 never 7 get 7 get 8 cross 8 cross 9 . if anything , they think just a little [bit] more [of] [striped] [chipmunk] [because] [he] [won't] [play] . 1 if 2 anything 1 if 4 they 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 think 4 they 6 just 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 10 more 10 more 18 . " [when] there is [work] [for] [me] to do [the] [sooner] [started] , [sooner] [through] . " 1 " 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 13 , 13 , 17 " 16 . 17 " so every morning they ask him to play , and every morning they laugh when he says he has too much to do . 1 so 4 they 2 every 3 morning 3 morning 4 they 4 they 5 ask 5 ask 6 him 6 him 7 to 7 to 8 play 7 to 14 laugh 7 to 23 do 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 morning 12 morning 13 they 13 they 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 when 14 laugh 20 too 15 when 16 he 15 when 18 he 16 he 17 says 18 he 19 has 20 too 21 much 21 much 22 to 23 do 24 . now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he knows all about the days when the world was young . 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knows 13 knows 15 about 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 the 16 the 20 world 17 days 18 when 18 when 19 the 19 the 20 world 20 world 22 young 20 world 23 . 21 was 22 young when he is feeling just right , he dearly loves to tell about those long-ago days . 1 when 2 he 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 just 4 feeling 5 just 5 just 6 right 6 right 7 , 8 he 9 dearly 9 dearly 10 loves 9 dearly 15 long-ago 10 loves 11 to 12 tell 13 about 13 about 15 long-ago 14 those 15 long-ago 15 long-ago 16 days 16 days 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! they are [stripes] [of] [honor] , ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] in [his] [deep] [,] [gruff] [voice] [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 6 , 2 are 12 in " honor ! 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! oh , how lovely ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 how 3 how 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 ! do tell us about it ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 ! please do ! " [begged] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [chug-a-rum] ! ["] [began] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [his] [big] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] 1 " 3 ! he was always very busy , very busy , indeed , and it was always about his own affairs . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 busy 3 always 5 busy 4 very 5 busy 5 busy 6 , 5 busy 8 busy 7 very 8 busy 8 busy 10 indeed 8 busy 19 affairs 9 , 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 always 15 always 16 about 16 about 19 affairs 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 affairs 19 affairs 20 . " [just] [what] [striped] [chipmunk] [says] now , " broke in one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 broke 10 broke 11 in 11 in 14 the 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the " [old] [mr] [chipmunk] [wore] just a little [,] [plain] brown coat [.] 1 " 6 just 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 11 brown 11 brown 12 coat it didn't worry him a bit , not a bit , that his coat was just plain brown . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 17 plain 2 didn't 3 worry 3 worry 4 him 5 a 6 bit 5 a 14 coat 6 bit 7 , 8 not 9 a 9 a 10 bit 9 a 14 coat 10 bit 11 , 12 that 14 coat 13 his 14 coat 14 coat 17 plain 15 was 17 plain 16 just 17 plain 17 plain 18 brown 17 plain 19 . he was perfectly satisfied with his little plain brown coat and took the best of care of it . 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 took 2 was 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 satisfied 3 perfectly 8 plain 4 satisfied 5 with 6 his 7 little 7 little 8 plain 8 plain 9 brown 9 brown 10 coat 11 and 12 took 12 took 13 the 12 took 16 care 12 took 18 it 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 16 care 17 of 18 it 19 . over in a little path [in] the [meadow] grass [was] [walking] [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 over 9 grass 2 in 3 a 2 in 7 the 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 path 7 the 9 grass 9 grass 16 . he was strolling along as if there was nothing in the world to fear . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 strolling 3 strolling 4 along 3 strolling 9 nothing 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 nothing 9 nothing 12 world 9 nothing 14 fear 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 13 to 14 fear 14 fear 15 . way back [behind] him [in] [the] [same] [little] [path] , [walking] [very] [fast] but [very] [quietly] [,] was [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] . 1 way 2 back 2 back 23 . 4 him 10 , 4 him 23 . 10 , 14 but 14 but 18 was his eyes [were] [yellow] , and [a] [hungry] [look] [was] [in] [them] [.] 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 6 and 5 , 6 and he didn't see [mr] [meadow] [mouse] , but he would in a few minutes . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 10 would 2 didn't 3 see 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 12 a 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 minutes 14 minutes 15 . [mr] [chipmunk] [saw] [that] [he] [would] [,] [and] [that] [there] [was] [no] [place] [for] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [to] [hide] [.] " ' [humph] [!] 1 " 2 ' i never meddle in other people 's affairs , and this is none of my business , ' said [little] [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 meddle 3 meddle 4 in 3 meddle 5 other 3 meddle 8 affairs 3 meddle 16 business 5 other 6 people 7 's 8 affairs 8 affairs 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 this 12 is 12 is 13 none 13 none 14 of 13 none 16 business 15 my 16 business 16 business 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 23 . " [but] [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [was] a friend . 1 " 8 a 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 . he thought a great deal of [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [,] did [little] [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 11 did 2 thought 6 of 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 11 did 15 . he couldn't bear to think of [what] [would] [happen] [to] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [if] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [should] catch him . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 4 to 4 to 5 think 4 to 20 catch 5 think 6 of 20 catch 21 him 21 him 22 . of course [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [looked] [up] [right] [away] [and] [saw] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [sitting] [on] the old [stump] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 18 the 18 the 19 old 19 old 21 . then , [with] [great] [leaps] [,] [he] [came] [straight] for the old stump on which [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [was] [sitting] [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 stump 13 stump 15 which 14 on 15 which " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [didn't] wait for him to [get] [there] . 1 " 6 wait 6 wait 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 to 8 him 12 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! you see , there wasn't time to go anywhere else . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 anywhere 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 9 anywhere 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 anywhere 9 anywhere 10 else 10 else 11 . [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [found] [the] [hole] [in] [the] [stump] [right] [away] [.] he snarled when he saw it . 1 he 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 when 2 snarled 7 . 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 it you see it was too small , very much too small , for him to get into himself . 1 you 2 see 1 you 16 get 2 see 3 it 2 see 14 him 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 too 5 too 6 small 5 too 9 much 5 too 11 small 6 small 7 , 8 very 9 much 10 too 11 small 11 small 12 , 13 for 14 him 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 into 17 into 18 himself 18 himself 19 . but he could get [one] [hand] [and] [arm] in [,] and he did , [feeling] [all] [around] [inside] for [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 12 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 get 4 get 9 in 9 in 11 and 12 he 13 did 13 did 14 , 14 , 19 for little [mr] [chipmunk] [was] frightened [almost] [to] [death] . 1 little 5 frightened 5 frightened 9 . yes , [sir] , he was frightened almost to death . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 almost 7 frightened 10 death 9 to 10 death 10 death 11 . he made himself just as flat as he could on the bottom of the hollow and held his breath . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 himself 3 himself 6 flat 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 flat 6 flat 7 as 6 flat 10 on 6 flat 12 bottom 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 12 bottom 15 hollow 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 17 held 16 and 17 held 17 held 19 breath 18 his 19 breath 19 breath 20 . " ['] [you] ['d] [better] come out of [there] , [mr] [chipmunk] [,] [or] [i] ['ll] [pull] you [out] ! ' [snarled] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 " 6 come 6 come 7 out 6 come 10 , 7 out 8 of 10 , 21 ' 18 you 20 ! 20 ! 21 ' " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [just] [snuggled] [down] [flatter] [than] [ever] [and] didn't say a word . 1 " 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 say 13 say 15 word 14 a 15 word 15 word 16 . yes , [sir] , it stood right up on end , he was so scared . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 11 , 5 it 7 right 6 stood 7 right 7 right 8 up 7 right 9 on 7 right 11 , 9 on 10 end 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 scared 15 scared 16 . when it [did] [that] [,] [it] [tickled] [the] [claws] [of] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 when 2 it [mr] [bob] [cat] [grinned] [.] it was an ugly grin to see . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 ugly 4 ugly 5 grin 5 grin 7 see 5 grin 8 . 6 to 7 see then [he] [reached] [in] a [little] [farther] and made a [grab] [for] little [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 then 5 a 5 a 13 little 8 and 9 made 9 made 10 a 10 a 13 little 13 little 16 . his [wide-spread] , [sharp] [claws] [caught] [in] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] ['s] [coat] [near] [the] [neck] [and] [tore] [little] [strips] [the] [whole] [length] [of] [it] [.] 1 his 3 , " [of] [course] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [squealed] [with] [pain] [,] [for] [those] [claws] [hurt] [dreadfully] [,] but he was glad that [his] [coat] [tore] . 1 " 17 but 17 but 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 glad 20 glad 21 that 21 that 25 . if it hadn't [,] [mr] [bob] [cat] would [surely] have [pulled] him [out] . 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 hadn't 2 it 8 would 8 would 10 have 10 have 12 him 12 him 14 . after a long time , [mr] [bob] [cat] gave up and went off , [growling] and [snarling] [.] 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 , 5 , 16 and 9 gave 10 up 10 up 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 off 13 off 14 , 14 , 16 and when he thought it was safe , [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [crawled] out of the old [stump] and [hurried] home . 1 when 2 he 1 when 19 home 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 safe 6 safe 7 , 7 , 17 and 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 old 15 old 17 and 19 home 20 . he ached and smarted terribly , and his little plain brown coat was torn in long strips . 1 he 4 smarted 2 ached 4 smarted 3 and 4 smarted 4 smarted 5 terribly 4 smarted 7 and 4 smarted 10 plain 6 , 7 and 8 his 9 little 9 little 10 plain 10 plain 11 brown 11 brown 12 coat 12 coat 17 strips 13 was 14 torn 14 torn 17 strips 15 in 17 strips 16 long 17 strips 17 strips 18 . " ' [this] is [what] [i] [get] [for] [meddling] [in] the [affairs] [of] [other] [folks] ! ' said [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [bitterly] . 1 " 18 said 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 18 said 4 is 11 the 16 ! 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 23 . ' [if] [i] ['d] just minded my own business , it wouldn't have happened . ' 1 ' 16 ' 5 just 6 minded 6 minded 9 business 6 minded 12 wouldn't 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 business 9 business 10 , 11 it 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 have 13 have 14 happened 14 happened 15 . 15 . 16 ' " just then he happened to look over to the house of [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 then 2 just 7 look 3 then 4 he 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 over 8 over 9 to 8 over 10 the 10 the 11 house 11 house 12 of there was [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [playing] [with] his [children] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 8 his 8 his 10 . [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [grinned] [as] [well] [as] [he] [could] [for] [the] [pain] [.] " ' [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] it , ' he muttered . 1 " 12 muttered 2 ' 12 muttered 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . ' [yes] [,] [sir] , [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] it [,] [and] [i] ['m] [glad] [that] [neighbor] [meadow] [mouse] doesn't [know] [about] it [.] 1 ' 24 it 5 , 11 it 11 it 21 doesn't 21 doesn't 24 it i 'm glad that nobody knows about it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 that 4 that 5 nobody 5 nobody 6 knows 6 knows 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . ' [a] [kindly] [deed] ['s] most [kindly] [done] [in] [secret] [wrought] [,] [and] [seen] of [none] . 1 ' 6 most 6 most 15 of 15 of 17 . and so [i] 'm glad that no one [knows] . ' 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 glad 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 6 that 6 that 7 no 7 no 8 one 8 one 10 . 10 . 11 ' [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [she] [said] [:] they are honor stripes , and hereafter you and your children and your children 's children shall always wear stripes . ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 stripes 3 honor 4 stripes 4 stripes 7 hereafter 4 stripes 20 stripes 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 hereafter 7 hereafter 8 you 7 hereafter 11 children 7 hereafter 17 shall 9 and 10 your 10 your 11 children 11 children 12 and 11 children 14 children 13 your 14 children 14 children 15 's 14 children 16 children 18 always 19 wear 19 wear 20 stripes 20 stripes 21 . 21 . 22 ' [ii] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [sat] [with] [his] [hands] [folded] [across] [his] [white] [waistcoat] [.] he is very fond of sitting with his hands folded that way . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 10 folded 6 sitting 10 folded 7 with 10 folded 8 his 9 hands 9 hands 10 folded 10 folded 12 way 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . a little way from him [sat] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 way 3 way 4 from 4 from 5 him 5 him 9 . peter was sitting up very straight , but his hands dropped right down in front . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 3 sitting 6 straight 5 very 6 straight 6 straight 15 front 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 his 9 his 10 hands 10 hands 11 dropped 11 dropped 15 front 12 right 13 down 12 right 15 front 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 . [happy] [jack] [noticed] [it] [.] " why don't you fold your hands the way [i] do [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? " [shouted] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 don't 2 why 5 fold 2 why 11 do 3 don't 4 you 5 fold 6 your 5 fold 7 hands 5 fold 9 way 8 the 9 way 11 do 15 ? 15 ? 16 " " [i] [i] don't [want] [to] , " stammered [peter] . 1 " 9 stammered 4 don't 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 stammered 9 stammered 11 . " you mean you [can't] ! " [jeered] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 you 2 you 3 mean 4 you 6 ! 6 ! 7 " peter pretended not to hear , and a few minutes later he hopped away towards [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 peter 2 pretended 1 peter 13 hopped 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 2 pretended 5 hear 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 hopped 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 minutes 10 minutes 11 later 11 later 13 hopped 12 he 13 hopped 13 hopped 14 away 13 hopped 15 towards happy [jack] [watched] [him] [go] , and there was a [puzzled] look in [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 happy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 12 look 12 look 13 in " [i] [really] [believe] he can't [fold] his hands , " said [happy] [jack] to himself , but [speaking] [aloud] [.] 1 " 5 he 1 " 6 can't 1 " 12 said 8 his 9 hands 9 hands 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 himself 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 but " [he] [can't] , and none of his family can , " said a gruff voice . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 none 6 none 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 15 gruff 9 family 10 can 9 family 15 gruff 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 gruff 14 a 15 gruff 15 gruff 16 voice 16 voice 17 . [happy] [jack] [turned] [to] [find] [old] [mr] [toad] [sitting] [in] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] " why not ? " asked [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 9 . " [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [;] he knows [,] ["] [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [and] [started] [on] about his business . 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 knows 7 knows 18 about 18 about 20 business 19 his 20 business 20 business 21 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [the] grandfather [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [of] [peter] [rabbit] , [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] [.] 1 " 7 grandfather 7 grandfather 15 , yes , [sir] , [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , seemed like [he] [wouldn't] [be] [happy] [if] [he] [couldn't] [get] [into] [trouble] [.] 1 seemed 2 like it [was] all because he was [so] [dreadfully] [curious] [about] [other] [people] ['s] [business] , just as [peter] [rabbit] is now . 1 it 3 all 1 it 20 is 3 all 4 because 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 16 just 15 , 16 just 16 just 17 as 20 is 21 now 21 now 22 . it seemed that he was just born to be curious and so , of course , to get into trouble . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 5 was 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 5 was 7 born 7 born 10 curious 7 born 20 trouble 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 curious 10 curious 11 and 10 curious 13 , 11 and 12 so 14 of 15 course 14 of 20 trouble 15 course 16 , 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 . my , my , my , such a hurrying and scurrying and worrying as there was ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 11 scurrying 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 hurrying 9 hurrying 11 scurrying 10 and 11 scurrying 11 scurrying 12 and 11 scurrying 13 worrying 11 scurrying 14 as 11 scurrying 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 17 ! you [see] [,] [everybody] wanted to look his best [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [arrived] [,] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [everybody] [wanted] [to] [look] [his] [best] . 1 you 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 9 best 8 his 9 best 9 best 26 . " there was the greatest changing of clothes you ever did see . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 greatest 5 greatest 6 changing 5 greatest 10 ever 6 changing 7 of 6 changing 8 clothes 9 you 10 ever 10 ever 11 did 10 ever 13 . 11 did 12 see [old] [king] [bear] [put] [on] [his] [blackest] [coat] [.] then everybody began to fix up their homes and make them as neat and nice as they knew how everybody but [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 began 2 everybody 5 fix 2 everybody 18 knew 3 began 4 to 5 fix 6 up 5 fix 8 homes 7 their 8 homes 8 homes 9 and 8 homes 10 make 8 homes 13 neat 10 make 11 them 12 as 13 neat 13 neat 14 and 13 neat 15 nice 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 knew 18 knew 19 how 18 knew 20 everybody 20 everybody 21 but " now [mr] [rabbit] [was] [lazy] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 7 . he didn't like to work any more than [peter] [rabbit] [does] now . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 2 didn't 6 any 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 work 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 than 8 than 12 now 12 now 13 . no , [sir] , [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [afraid] [of] [work] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , the very sight of [work] [scared] old [mr] [rabbit] . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 sight 3 sight 4 of 4 of 7 old 7 old 10 . you see , he was so busy minding other people 's business that he didn't have time to attend to his own . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 minding 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 busy 6 so 7 busy 7 busy 8 minding 8 minding 9 other 8 minding 12 business 8 minding 22 own 9 other 10 people 11 's 12 business 12 business 19 attend 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 have 16 have 17 time 17 time 18 to 18 to 19 attend 19 attend 20 to 21 his 22 own 22 own 23 . so his brown and gray coat always was rumpled and tumbled and dirty . 1 so 13 dirty 2 his 6 coat 3 brown 6 coat 4 and 5 gray 5 gray 6 coat 6 coat 9 rumpled 7 always 9 rumpled 8 was 9 rumpled 9 rumpled 10 and 9 rumpled 11 tumbled 9 rumpled 12 and 9 rumpled 13 dirty 13 dirty 14 . it was all weeds and brambles . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 weeds 4 weeds 5 and 4 weeds 6 brambles 6 brambles 7 . " ['] [oh] , dear ! 1 " 5 dear 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? ' [wailed] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [wringing] [his] [hands] [.] 1 what 2 shall 1 what 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' " ['] [get] [busy] and [clean] [up] [,] ['] [advised] [mr] [woodchuck] [,] [hurrying] [about] his own [work] . 1 " 5 and 5 and 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 19 . " now [mr] [woodchuck] [was] [a] [worker] [and] [very] , [very] [neat] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 10 , he meant to have his home looking just as fine as he could make it . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 3 to 4 have 3 to 5 his 3 to 14 make 5 his 6 home 7 looking 11 as 8 just 9 as 8 just 11 as 10 fine 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 make 14 make 15 it 15 it 16 . he brought up some clean yellow sand from deep down in the ground and sprinkled it smoothly over his doorstep . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 up 2 brought 4 some 4 some 5 clean 5 clean 7 sand 5 clean 20 doorstep 6 yellow 7 sand 7 sand 8 from 9 deep 10 down 9 deep 11 in 9 deep 15 sprinkled 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 15 sprinkled 14 and 15 sprinkled 15 sprinkled 16 it 15 sprinkled 17 smoothly 17 smoothly 18 over 17 smoothly 20 doorstep 19 his 20 doorstep 20 doorstep 21 . " ['] [i] 'll help you , [if] [i] [get] [through] my own work in time , ' [shouted] [mr] [woodchuck] [over] [his] [shoulder] . 1 " 4 'll 4 'll 5 help 5 help 6 you 5 help 15 in 6 you 7 , 7 , 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 work 15 in 16 time 16 time 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 25 . " that [gave] [mr] [rabbit] [an] [idea] [.] 1 " 2 that [mr] [rabbit] [was] [very] [fond] [of] [sitting] [with] [folded] [arms] [.] it was very comfortable . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 comfortable 4 comfortable 5 . but this was no time to be doing it , and [mr] [skunk] told him so . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 doing 8 doing 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 told 14 told 15 him 15 him 16 so 15 him 17 . " ['] [that] 's right [,] [mr] [skunk] ! 1 " 9 ! 4 's 5 right 5 right 9 ! " [finally] [mr] [rabbit] [had] [made] the round of all [his] [friends] [and] [neighbors] , and he [once] [more] [reached] [his] [tumble-down] [house] [.] 1 " 17 he 7 the 8 round 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 all 10 all 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he she was greatly pleased with all she saw as she went along , until she came to the home [of] [mr] [rabbit] . 1 she 2 was 1 she 8 saw 1 she 11 went 2 was 3 greatly 3 greatly 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 6 all 7 she 8 saw 9 as 10 she 10 she 11 went 11 went 19 home 12 along 13 , 12 along 14 until 12 along 16 came 14 until 15 she 16 came 17 to 16 came 19 home 17 to 18 the 19 home 23 . ' [can] [it] [be] [possible] that [any] [one] [really] [lives] [here] ? ' 1 ' 6 that 6 that 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' " at first she was very indignant , oh , very indignant , indeed ! 1 " 4 she 2 at 3 first 3 first 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 indignant 7 indignant 8 , 7 indignant 9 oh 7 indignant 12 indignant 9 oh 10 , 11 very 12 indignant 12 indignant 14 indeed 13 , 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 ! she [decided] [that] [mr] [rabbit] should be punished [very] [severely] . 1 she 6 should 6 should 7 be 7 be 8 punished 8 punished 11 . but as she watched him sitting there , dreaming in the warm sunshine , her anger began to melt away . 1 but 3 she 2 as 3 she 3 she 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 4 watched 9 dreaming 6 sitting 7 there 6 sitting 9 dreaming 8 , 9 dreaming 9 dreaming 13 sunshine 10 in 11 the 11 the 13 sunshine 12 warm 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 14 , 13 sunshine 19 melt 15 her 16 anger 16 anger 19 melt 17 began 18 to 17 began 19 melt 19 melt 20 away 20 away 21 . with a long stick she reached in and tickled the end of his nose . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 stick 4 stick 9 tickled 5 she 6 reached 6 reached 7 in 6 reached 9 tickled 8 and 9 tickled 9 tickled 11 end 9 tickled 14 nose 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 . " [mr] [rabbit] [sneezed] , and [this] made him [wake] [up] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 12 . he yawned and blinked , and then his eyes suddenly flew wide open with fright . 1 he 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 2 yawned 4 blinked 4 blinked 7 then 4 blinked 9 eyes 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 12 wide 10 suddenly 11 flew 11 flew 12 wide 12 wide 13 open 12 wide 15 fright 14 with 15 fright 15 fright 16 . he had [discovered] [old] [mother] [nature] [frowning] [at] him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 9 him 9 him 10 . she pointed a long forefinger at him and said : 1 she 2 pointed 2 pointed 5 forefinger 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 6 at 5 forefinger 7 him 5 forefinger 10 : 7 him 8 and 9 said 10 : ' [in] [every] [single] [blessed] [day] [there] ['s] [time] for [work] [and] [time] [for] [play] [.] 1 ' 10 for [who] [folds] [his] [arms] [with] [work] [undone] [doth] [cheat] [himself] [and] [spoil] [his] [fun] [.] ['] [iii] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] unc ' [billy] [had] [just] [grinned] [and] [said] [that] [they] [would] [have] [to] [ask] [his] [mammy] [.] 1 unc 2 ' it was just so with [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 . 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 so 4 so 5 with the more they talked about it , the more they wanted to know . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 they 3 they 4 talked 3 they 11 wanted 4 talked 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 11 wanted 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 11 wanted 13 know 13 know 14 . why [was] it that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [played] [dead] [instead] [of] [trying] [to] [run] [away] when he was [surprised] [by] [his] [enemies] ? 1 why 24 ? 3 it 19 was 3 it 24 ? 4 that 18 he 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 was they always tried to run away . 1 they 2 always 1 they 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 . so did [everybody] [else] [of] [their] [acquaintance] [excepting] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 so 2 did " there must be a reason " said [peter] gravely , as [he] [pulled] [thoughtfully] [at] [one] [of] his long ears . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 said 2 there 3 must 2 there 6 reason 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 a 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 gravely 10 gravely 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 19 his 19 his 21 ears 20 long 21 ears 21 ears 22 . " [of] [course] there is [a] [reason] [,] ["] [asserted] [johnny] [chuck] [,] [chewing] the end of a [blade] [of] [grass] [.] 1 " 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 15 the 15 the 16 end 16 end 17 of 17 of 18 a " there 's a reason for everything [,] ["] added [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [combing] [out] [the] [hair] [of] [his] [funny] [little] [tail] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 10 added 2 there 3 's 2 there 5 reason 4 a 5 reason 5 reason 6 for 6 for 7 everything " then of course [grandfather] [frog] [knows] it , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 11 said 3 of 4 course 4 course 8 it 4 course 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " of course ! 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! why didn't we think of him before ? " exclaimed the others . 1 why 2 didn't 1 why 8 ? 2 didn't 4 think 3 we 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 before 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 12 others 11 the 12 others 12 others 13 . " [i] ['ll] [beat] you to the [smiling] [pool] [!] ["] [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 to 6 to 7 the of course he did , for his legs are long and made for [running] , but [striped] [chipmunk] was not [far] [behind] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 15 , 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 his 7 his 8 legs 8 legs 9 are 8 legs 10 long 8 legs 11 and 11 and 12 made 12 made 13 for 15 , 16 but 16 but 20 not 19 was 20 not 20 not 23 . johnny [chuck] [took] [his] [time] [,] [for] [he] knew [that] [he] [could] [not] [keep] [up] [with] [the] [others] [.] 1 johnny 9 knew besides he was so fat that to run made him puff and blow . 1 besides 5 fat 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 fat 5 fat 6 that 5 fat 11 puff 7 to 8 run 8 run 11 puff 9 made 11 puff 10 him 11 puff 11 puff 12 and 11 puff 13 blow 13 blow 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what is it you want to know now ? " he [demanded] [,] [before] [peter] could [fairly] get his breath . 1 what 2 is 1 what 5 want 1 what 9 ? 2 is 3 it 4 you 5 want 5 want 6 to 5 want 7 know 8 now 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 16 could 16 could 18 get 18 get 20 breath 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [.] " just to fool people , stupid ! " said he . 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 to 3 to 4 fool 4 fool 7 stupid 5 people 7 stupid 6 , 7 stupid 7 stupid 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] [suspect] that [his] [mammy] [taught] him , " said [grandfather] [frog] , with another chuckle way down deep in his throat . 1 " 4 that 1 " 11 said 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 with 15 with 17 chuckle 16 another 17 chuckle 17 chuckle 18 way 17 chuckle 20 deep 19 down 20 deep 20 deep 21 in 20 deep 23 throat 22 his 23 throat 23 throat 24 . " [but] who [taught] [his] [mammy] ? " [persisted] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 3 who 3 who 7 ? 7 ? 8 " unc ' [billy] [possum] ['s] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [was] ["] 1 unc 2 ' " [was] this way back in the days when the world was [young] ? " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 16 interrupted 3 this 4 way 3 this 14 ? 4 way 5 back 5 back 6 in 6 in 11 world 7 the 8 days 8 days 9 when 9 when 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 was 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 interrupted 16 interrupted 18 . [grandfather] [frog] [scowled] [at] [peter] [.] " if [i] [have] any more [interruptions] , [there] will be no [story] [to-day] " said [he] severely . 1 " 2 if 1 " 16 said 2 if 5 any 5 any 6 more 8 , 10 will 8 , 15 " 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 no 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 severely 18 severely 19 . peter looked ashamed and promised that he would hold his [tongue] [right] [between] [his] [teeth] [until] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [through] . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 21 . 2 looked 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 5 promised 4 and 5 promised 5 promised 6 that 5 promised 8 would 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 hold 9 hold 10 his [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [and] [began] [again] [.] he was always very sly , and he played a great many tricks on his neighbors , and sometimes he got them into trouble . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 3 always 5 sly 4 very 5 sly 5 sly 7 and 5 sly 9 played 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 played 9 played 13 tricks 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 many 12 many 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 on 13 tricks 16 neighbors 13 tricks 19 sometimes 15 his 16 neighbors 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 sometimes 19 sometimes 20 he 20 he 21 got 21 got 23 into 22 them 23 into 23 into 24 trouble 24 trouble 25 . but when he did , he always managed to keep out of their way until they had forgotten all about their anger . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 6 he 2 when 16 they 3 he 4 did 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 managed 7 always 8 managed 8 managed 9 to 8 managed 10 keep 10 keep 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 their 13 their 14 way 15 until 16 they 16 they 17 had 16 they 21 their 17 had 18 forgotten 18 forgotten 19 all 19 all 20 about 21 their 22 anger 22 anger 23 . " [one] [morning] [the] very [imp] [of] [mischief] [seemed] [to] [get] [into] [old] [mr] [possum] ['s] [head] . 1 " 5 very 5 very 18 . yes , [sir] , it [certainly] did [seem] [that] [way] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 did i never knew it to fail . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 knew 2 never 6 fail 3 knew 4 it 5 to 6 fail 6 fail 7 . it 's just as sure as a stomach-ache is to follow overeating . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 stomach-ache 3 just 4 as 4 as 8 stomach-ache 5 sure 8 stomach-ache 6 as 8 stomach-ache 7 a 8 stomach-ache 8 stomach-ache 9 is 8 stomach-ache 12 overeating 10 to 11 follow 11 follow 12 overeating 12 overeating 13 . 13 . 14 " just [here] [grandfather] [frog] [paused] [and] looked [very] [hard] at [peter] [rabbit] . 1 just 7 looked 7 looked 10 at 10 at 13 . he [hid] [old] [king] [bear] 's breakfast , while the latter had his head turned , and then pretended that he had just come along . 1 he 6 's 1 he 12 had 7 breakfast 8 , 7 breakfast 11 latter 9 while 11 latter 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 12 had 12 had 24 come 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 turned 15 turned 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 then 18 then 19 pretended 18 then 21 he 19 pretended 20 that 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 just 22 had 24 come 24 come 25 along 25 along 26 . he was very polite and offered to help [old] [king] [bear] hunt for his lost [breakfast] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 15 lost 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 6 offered 5 and 6 offered 6 offered 7 to 7 to 8 help 7 to 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 for 13 for 14 his then , [whenever] [old] [king] [bear] [came] [near] [the] [place] [where] it was [hidden] [,] old [mr] [possum] [would] [hide] [it] [somewhere] [else] [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 16 old old [king] [bear] [was] [hungry] , and he [worked] [himself] [up] [into] [a] [terrible] [rage] , for he was in a hurry for his breakfast . 1 old 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 19 was 16 , 17 for 16 , 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 in 20 in 22 hurry 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 25 breakfast 23 for 25 breakfast 24 his 25 breakfast 25 breakfast 26 . old [mr] [possum] [was] [very] [sympathetic] and [seemed] [to] [be] [doing] [his] [very] [best] [to] [find] [the] [lost] [meal] [.] 1 old 7 and at last [old] [king] [bear] [turned] [his] [head] [suddenly] [and] caught sight of [old] [mr] [possum] [hiding] [that] [breakfast] [in] a [new] place . 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 sight 11 caught 12 sight 12 sight 13 of 13 of 21 a 21 a 23 place 23 place 24 . my , my , but his temper did boil over ! 1 my 9 boil 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 7 temper 4 , 5 but 6 his 7 temper 7 temper 9 boil 8 did 9 boil 9 boil 10 over 9 boil 11 ! it certainly did . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 did 3 did 4 . and if he could have [laid] [hands] [on] [old] [mr] [possum] [that] [minute] [,] it surely would have been the end of him . 1 and 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 have 5 have 19 been 15 it 16 surely 16 surely 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 been 19 been 21 end 20 the 21 end 21 end 22 of 22 of 23 him 23 him 24 . " but [old] [mr] [possum] [was] [mighty] [spry] , and he went off [through] [the] [green] [forest] laughing fit to kill himself . 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 went 11 he 12 went 12 went 13 off 13 off 18 laughing 18 laughing 19 fit 19 fit 20 to 19 fit 21 kill 21 kill 22 himself 22 himself 23 . pretty soon he [met] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he he was very polite [to] [mr] [panther] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 8 . " now , [mr] [panther] [was] [hungry] , [for] he had found nothing for his breakfast that morning . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 8 , 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 found 12 found 13 nothing 12 found 16 breakfast 14 for 16 breakfast 15 his 16 breakfast 16 breakfast 18 morning 16 breakfast 19 . 17 that 18 morning pretty soon along came [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 along 3 along 4 came it was such a good joke [that] old [mr] [possum] [tried] [it] [on] [mr] [wolf] [and] [mr] [fisher] [and] [mr] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 22 . 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 joke 5 good 8 old then , [one] after [another] [,] [the] [others] came [dropping] in , [each] [licking] [his] [chops] , and all [very] [polite] [to] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 9 came 2 , 4 after 9 came 11 in 11 in 12 , 12 , 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 26 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] [,] [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] [.] ["] []] " my , my , my , how angry everybody grew ! 1 " 8 how 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 , 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 angry 9 angry 10 everybody 9 angry 11 grew 9 angry 12 ! with [old] [king] [bear] [at] their [head] [,] [they] [started] [out] [to] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [possum] [.] 1 with 6 their when he saw them coming , he realized that what he had thought was a joke had become no longer a laughing matter for him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 saw 2 he 8 realized 3 saw 4 them 3 saw 5 coming 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 realized 8 realized 9 that 8 realized 10 what 10 what 18 become 10 what 23 matter 11 he 12 had 12 had 18 become 13 thought 16 joke 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 joke 16 joke 18 become 17 had 18 become 19 no 20 longer 19 no 23 matter 21 a 23 matter 22 laughing 23 matter 23 matter 24 for 24 for 25 him 25 him 26 . he was too frightened to run , so he scrambled up a tree . 1 he 10 scrambled 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 6 run 4 frightened 10 scrambled 5 to 6 run 7 , 8 so 8 so 10 scrambled 9 he 10 scrambled 10 scrambled 11 up 10 scrambled 13 tree 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he [quite] [forgot] [that] [mr] [panther] [and] [mr] [lynx] [could] [climb] just as [fast] as he [.] 1 he 12 just 12 just 13 as 12 just 15 as 15 as 16 he up the tree after him they scrambled , and he crept as far out as he could get on one of the branches . 1 up 3 tree 2 the 3 tree 3 tree 7 scrambled 4 after 5 him 4 after 6 they 6 they 7 scrambled 7 scrambled 14 out 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 crept 10 he 11 crept 11 crept 13 far 11 crept 14 out 12 as 13 far 14 out 21 of 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 get 18 get 19 on 19 on 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 branches 23 branches 24 . [mr] [panther] [didn't] [dare] [go] [out] [there] [,] [so] [he] [just] [shook] [the] [branch] [.] " [old] [mr] [possum] was [frightened] [almost] [to] [death] [.] 1 " 5 was he shut his eyes , and then he landed with a thump that knocked all the wind from his body . 1 he 9 landed 2 shut 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 landed 9 landed 10 with 9 landed 12 thump 11 a 12 thump 12 thump 14 knocked 13 that 14 knocked 14 knocked 17 wind 14 knocked 20 body 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 wind 18 from 19 his 19 his 20 body 20 body 21 . presently , while he was wondering why they didn't jump on him and tear him to pieces [,] [old] [king] [bear] [spoke] [:] 1 presently 4 he 2 , 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 9 didn't 5 was 6 wondering 6 wondering 7 why 7 why 9 didn't 8 they 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 jump 10 jump 11 on 10 jump 14 tear 12 him 14 tear 13 and 14 tear 14 tear 15 him 14 tear 17 pieces 16 to 17 pieces " ' [i] [guess] [mr] [possum] [won't] [play] any more [jokes] , [mr] [panther] [,] ' said he . 1 " 17 said 2 ' 17 said 9 any 10 more 10 more 12 , 12 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 he 17 said 19 . ' [you] [just] [knocked] [the] [life] out of him when you [shook] [him] [off] [that] [branch] . ' 1 ' 18 ' 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 him 9 him 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 17 . 17 . 18 ' " [mr] [panther] [came] [over] and [sniffed] [at] [mr] [possum] [and] [turned] [him] [over] [with] [one] [paw] [.] 1 " 6 and all the time [mr] [possum] [lay] [just] [as] [if] he [were] [dead] , because he was too frightened to move . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 10 he 10 he 16 was 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 too 17 too 18 frightened 18 frightened 20 move 19 to 20 move 20 move 21 . ' [i] didn't mean to kill him , ' said [mr] [panther] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 kill 6 kill 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [we] certainly [will] [miss] [him] [.] 1 ' 3 certainly what will we do with him ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 we 4 do 4 do 5 with 4 do 7 ? 5 with 6 him 7 ? 8 ' " ['] [leave] [him] here [as] [a] [warning] [to] [others] , ' [growled] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 " 5 here 5 here 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 17 . " [each] [in] [turn] [came] [up] [and] [sniffed] [of] [mr] [possum] , and then they all [went] about [their] [business] . 1 " 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 they 15 they 16 all 16 all 18 about 18 about 21 . he waited long enough to make sure that they were out of sight , and then took the shortest way home . 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 long 3 long 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 sight 13 sight 19 shortest 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 19 shortest 17 took 19 shortest 18 the 19 shortest 19 shortest 20 way 19 shortest 21 home 21 home 22 . and then a bright idea struck him : he would try the same trick whenever he was caught . 1 and 2 then 2 then 6 struck 2 then 9 he 3 a 4 bright 4 bright 5 idea 5 idea 6 struck 6 struck 7 him 7 him 8 : 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 try 11 try 15 whenever 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 whenever 15 whenever 16 he 15 whenever 18 caught 16 he 17 was 18 caught 19 . so the next time he got in trouble , instead of running away , he tried playing dead . 1 so 5 he 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 got 6 got 8 trouble 7 in 8 trouble 8 trouble 10 instead 9 , 10 instead 10 instead 11 of 10 instead 12 running 10 instead 17 playing 12 running 13 away 13 away 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 tried 16 tried 17 playing 17 playing 18 dead 18 dead 19 . unc ' [billy] [says] [it] [is] [a] [lot] [easier] [than] [running] [away] [,] [and] [safer] [,] [too] [.] 1 unc 2 ' besides , it is always such a joke . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 joke 8 joke 9 . now , don't bother me any more , [for] [i] want to take a nap [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 don't 3 don't 4 bother 3 don't 11 want 4 bother 5 me 4 bother 6 any 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 , 11 want 12 to 12 to 13 take 13 take 15 nap 14 a 15 nap 15 nap 21 . " thank you ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] , and started [off] [to] [hunt] up [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 6 cried 2 thank 3 you 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 21 up 21 up 26 . [iv] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] peter [rabbit] sat in the middle of the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [making] [faces] [and] laughing [at] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 peter 3 sat 3 sat 4 in 4 in 6 middle 5 the 6 middle 6 middle 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 15 laughing of course that wasn't a nice thing to do , not a bit nice . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 wasn't 3 that 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 13 bit 5 a 6 nice 6 nice 7 thing 7 thing 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 , 9 do 11 not 11 not 13 bit 12 a 13 bit 13 bit 14 nice 13 bit 15 . now [peter] was [safe] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 now 3 was you see , [reddy] [fox] [wouldn't] [run] the [risk] of [tearing] [his] [handsome] [red] [coat] [on] the [brambles] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 17 the besides , they scratched terribly . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 scratched 3 they 4 scratched 4 scratched 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 . " [reddy] [fox] [is] very [sly] ! 1 " 5 very 1 " 7 ! [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [spry] [!] but [sly] [and] [spry] , ['] [tis] [vain] to [try] [to] be [as] [sly] [and] [spry] [as] [i] . " 1 but 5 , 5 , 20 " 9 to 12 be 12 be 19 . 19 . 20 " when [peter] [rabbit] [shouted] [this] [,] [reddy] [looked] [back] [and] [showed] all [his] [teeth] [,] [but] [peter] [only] [laughed] [,] [and] [reddy] [trotted] [on] [.] 1 when 12 all peter watched him out of sight . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 6 sight 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 sight 6 sight 7 . " my ! 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 ! " you [wouldn't] , if you had to wear it [for] [the] [same] [reason] [that] [reddy] [fox] [has] [to] [wear] [his] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 , 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 had 7 had 8 to 8 to 9 wear 9 wear 10 it 10 it 22 . a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes [,] [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 a 2 good 2 good 5 honest 3 heart 4 and 3 heart 5 honest 5 honest 6 ways 5 honest 11 clothes 6 ways 7 are 6 ways 9 than 8 better 9 than 10 fine 11 clothes 11 clothes 15 . 15 . 16 " peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . there was [saucy] [,] [pert] [,] [little] [jenny] [wren] [fussing] [around] [in] one of the [old] [bramble] bushes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 bushes 18 bushes 19 . " [hello] , [jenny] ! " said [peter] . 1 " 7 said 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " why does [reddy] [wear] [a] [red] [coat] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 does 2 why 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " do you mean to say that you don't know ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 say 4 mean 11 ? 6 say 7 that 8 you 9 don't 8 you 11 ? 9 don't 10 know 11 ? 12 " [jenny] [wren] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [with] [her] [sharp] [eyes] [.] " [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] that ! 1 " 6 that 1 " 7 ! you certainly are [slow] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 you 3 are 2 certainly 3 are i [haven't] time to tell you about it now . 1 i 5 tell 3 time 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 now 9 now 10 . go [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [;] [he] [knows] [all] about it . " 1 go 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . 11 . 12 " [jenny] [wren] [bustled] [off] [before] [peter] [could] [find] [his] [tongue] [.] now , you [all] know how [full] [of] [curiosity] [peter] [rabbit] [is] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 5 know 5 know 6 how 5 know 13 . [jenny] [wren] ['s] [busy] [tongue] [had] [set] [that] [curiosity] [fairly] [boiling] [over] [.] he just couldn't sit still [for] [wondering] [and] [wondering] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [a] [red] [coat] . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 4 sit 5 still 5 still 17 . he had never thought anything about it before , but now he couldn't get it out of his head . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 thought 3 never 5 anything 3 never 8 before 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 now 10 but 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 get 14 get 15 it 14 get 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 . he just had to know . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 . there [he] [found] [grandfather] [frog] [setting] on his big [green] [lily-pad] , [just] [as] [usual] [.] 1 there 7 on 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 big 9 big 12 , " if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , [why] [does] [reddy] [fox] [wear] a red coat ? " [panted] [peter] [,] [quite] [out] [of] [breath] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 18 " 8 , 18 " 14 a 15 red 15 red 16 coat 16 coat 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " [chug-a-rum] ! ["] [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [crossly] [.] 1 " 3 ! " don't you know that it is very impolite to disturb people when they are having a nap ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 15 are 4 know 5 that 6 it 7 is 7 is 9 impolite 8 very 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 to 9 impolite 11 disturb 9 impolite 12 people 12 people 15 are 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 having 16 having 18 nap 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " [i] [i] ['m] very [sorry] . 1 " 5 very 5 very 7 . indeed [i] [am] , [grandfather] [frog] , " said [peter] very humbly . 1 indeed 4 , 4 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 humbly 11 very 12 humbly 12 humbly 13 . " will you tell me if [i] [come] [again] some time when you are not so sleepy ? " 1 " 2 will 2 will 3 you 2 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 13 you 5 me 6 if 10 some 11 time 11 time 12 when 12 when 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 not 15 not 16 so 16 so 17 sleepy 17 sleepy 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . if you 'll promise to sit perfectly still and ask no foolish questions , [i] 'll tell you the story . " 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 promise 3 'll 6 sit 3 'll 10 ask 3 'll 17 tell 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 8 still 7 perfectly 8 still 9 and 10 ask 10 ask 13 questions 11 no 13 questions 12 foolish 13 questions 13 questions 14 , 16 'll 17 tell 17 tell 18 you 17 tell 20 story 19 the 20 story 20 story 21 . 21 . 22 " of course [peter] [promised] , and settled himself comfortably [to] [listen] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 settled 7 settled 9 comfortably 8 himself 9 comfortably 9 comfortably 12 . and this is the story [that] [grandfather] [frog] told : 1 and 9 told 2 this 3 is 2 this 5 story 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 9 told 9 told 10 : he was so smart that he knew enough not to appear smart , and the fact is his neighbors thought him rather dull . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 8 enough 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 enough 8 enough 19 neighbors 9 not 11 appear 10 to 11 appear 11 appear 12 smart 11 appear 16 fact 12 smart 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 the 16 fact 16 fact 17 is 16 fact 19 neighbors 18 his 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 20 thought 19 neighbors 21 him 19 neighbors 23 dull 22 rather 23 dull 23 dull 24 . he was always very polite , very polite indeed , to every one . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 3 always 5 polite 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 , 5 polite 8 polite 7 very 8 polite 8 polite 9 indeed 8 polite 11 to 8 polite 12 every 8 polite 14 . 9 indeed 10 , 12 every 13 one yes , [sir] , [mr] [fox] [was] very [polite] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 8 very [grandfather] [frog] [stopped] [a] [minute] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [after] [he] [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] [looked] [uncomfortable] [.] everything [he] [heard] he [remembered] , so [that] it wasn't long before he knew [more] [about] what was [going] [on] [than] [all] [his] [neighbors] [together] [.] 1 everything 18 was 4 he 14 knew 4 he 18 was 6 , 7 so 7 so 11 long 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 long 11 long 12 before 12 before 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 17 what but he kept his mouth [tight] [closed] , [did] [mr] [fox] , and was very [humble] and [polite] [to] everybody [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 his 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 8 , 8 , 17 and 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 and 13 and 14 was 14 was 15 very 17 and 20 everybody every night [he] [came] [home] [early] and went to bed [by] [sundown] , and [everybody] [said] what good [habits] [mr] [fox] [had] [.] 1 every 2 night 2 night 7 and 7 and 8 went 8 went 10 bed 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 what 17 what 18 good " but when [everybody] [else] [was] [asleep] , [mr] [fox] [used] [to] [steal] [out] and [be] [gone] [half] the night . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 , 2 but 3 when 8 , 15 and 15 and 19 the 19 the 20 night 20 night 21 . yes , [sir] , [sometimes] he 'd be gone until almost morning . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 'd 7 'd 8 be 7 'd 9 gone 9 gone 10 until 10 until 11 almost 10 until 12 morning 12 morning 13 . sometimes it was a storehouse broken into , and the best things taken . 1 sometimes 5 storehouse 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 storehouse 5 storehouse 6 broken 6 broken 7 into 7 into 10 the 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 things 12 things 13 taken 12 things 14 . sometimes it was of worse things that were told in whispers . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 5 worse 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 5 worse 6 things 5 worse 11 whispers 6 things 7 that 8 were 11 whispers 9 told 11 whispers 10 in 11 whispers 11 whispers 12 . now , the [very] night [before] [she] [arrived] , [mrs] [quack] [,] who lived on the [river] bank [,] [had] [a] [terrible] [fright] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 18 bank 5 night 9 , 9 , 13 who 13 who 14 lived 14 lived 15 on 15 on 18 bank 16 the 18 bank 18 bank 24 . somebody sprang upon her as she was sleeping , and in the struggle she lost all her tail feathers . 1 somebody 2 sprang 2 sprang 3 upon 2 sprang 8 sleeping 3 upon 4 her 5 as 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 sleeping 8 sleeping 9 , 8 sleeping 11 in 8 sleeping 13 struggle 9 , 10 and 11 in 12 the 13 struggle 15 lost 13 struggle 19 feathers 14 she 15 lost 15 lost 16 all 15 lost 17 her 18 tail 19 feathers 19 feathers 20 . mother [nature] [called] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [forest] and [the] [meadows] [together] [.] 1 mother 10 and she made them all pass before her , and she looked sharply at each one as they went by . 1 she 2 made 1 she 11 looked 2 made 3 them 3 them 4 all 5 pass 6 before 6 before 7 her 7 her 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 looked 10 she 11 looked 11 looked 12 sharply 11 looked 13 at 11 looked 16 as 13 at 14 each 14 each 15 one 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 went 18 went 19 by 19 by 20 . [mr] [fox] [looked] [meeker] [than] [ever] [,] [and] [he] [was] [very] [humble] [and] [polite] [.] it was nothing but a little smear of red clay , but that was enough for [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 was 1 it 20 . 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 but 3 nothing 7 smear 3 nothing 12 but 4 but 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 smear 7 smear 8 of 7 smear 10 clay 9 red 10 clay 11 , 12 but 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 enough 15 enough 16 for you see , she knew that [mrs] [quack] 's [home] was right at the foot of a red claybank . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 knew 4 she 11 was 5 knew 6 that 6 that 9 's 11 was 12 right 12 right 13 at 13 at 19 claybank 14 the 15 foot 15 foot 16 of 15 foot 19 claybank 17 a 19 claybank 18 red 19 claybank 19 claybank 20 . she didn't say a word until everybody had paid their respects and passed before her . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 until 6 until 7 everybody 7 everybody 11 respects 8 had 9 paid 9 paid 11 respects 10 their 11 respects 11 respects 12 and 11 respects 13 passed 13 passed 14 before 14 before 15 her 15 her 16 . " all of a [sudden] [mr] [fox] [became] [aware] [that] [everybody] [was] [looking] [at] [him] [,] [and] [in] [every] face was [hate] [.] 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 of 3 of 4 a 4 a 20 face 20 face 21 was he glanced at his coat . 1 he 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 2 glanced 5 coat 4 his 5 coat 5 coat 6 . it was bright red ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bright 3 bright 4 red 4 red 5 ! then [mr] [fox] knew that he had been found out , and [he] [sneaked] [away] [with] his tail between his legs . 1 then 6 he 4 knew 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 7 had 9 found 9 found 10 out 10 out 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 his 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 between 19 between 21 legs 20 his 21 legs 21 legs 22 . the first chance he got , he went to [old] [mother] [nature] and begged her to give him back his old coat . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 chance 2 first 4 he 4 he 5 got 4 he 8 went 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 went 8 went 9 to 8 went 19 back 13 and 14 begged 14 begged 18 him 15 her 16 to 16 to 17 give 17 give 18 him 18 him 19 back 19 back 20 his 20 his 22 coat 21 old 22 coat 22 coat 23 . she promised that she would when his heart changed , and he changed his ways . 1 she 2 promised 2 promised 3 that 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 would 4 she 9 changed 6 when 7 his 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 9 changed 9 changed 15 ways 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 changed 13 changed 14 his 13 changed 15 ways 15 ways 16 . but his heart never did change , and his children and his children 's children were just like him . 1 but 17 just 2 his 3 heart 2 his 10 children 4 never 5 did 5 did 6 change 6 change 9 his 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 children 10 children 13 children 11 and 12 his 12 his 13 children 13 children 14 's 13 children 15 children 15 children 16 were 16 were 17 just 17 just 18 like 18 like 19 him 19 him 20 . and now you know why [reddy] [fox] [wears] [a] [red] [coat] , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 why 5 why 12 , 12 , 13 " peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " thank you , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " said he . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 12 said 2 thank 3 you 4 , 5 thank 5 thank 6 you 5 thank 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . " [i] [i] [think] [hereafter] [i] ['ll] [be] [quite] [content] [with] [my] [own] [suit] , even if it isn't [handsome] . 1 " 19 isn't 15 , 16 even 16 even 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 isn't 19 isn't 21 . [jenny] [wren] [was] [right] [.] a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes . " 1 a 2 good 2 good 5 honest 3 heart 4 and 3 heart 5 honest 5 honest 6 ways 5 honest 11 clothes 6 ways 7 are 6 ways 9 than 8 better 9 than 10 fine 11 clothes 11 clothes 12 . 12 . 13 " [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] they romped and raced and danced away , some one way , some another , to see whom they could find to play with . 1 they 2 romped 2 romped 3 and 2 romped 4 raced 2 romped 6 danced 5 and 6 danced 6 danced 7 away 7 away 8 , 7 away 12 , 8 , 9 some 10 one 11 way 11 way 12 , 12 , 18 whom 13 some 18 whom 14 another 18 whom 15 , 18 whom 16 to 17 see 16 to 18 whom 18 whom 19 they 19 they 20 could 20 could 21 find 20 could 23 play 22 to 23 play 23 play 24 with 23 play 25 . they knew what he was doing that for . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 7 that 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 doing 7 that 8 for 8 for 9 . they knew that he was looking for fat beetles for his breakfast . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 9 beetles 7 for 9 beetles 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 10 for 9 beetles 12 breakfast 11 his 12 breakfast 12 breakfast 13 . they danced over to him and formed a ring around him while they sang : 1 they 2 danced 2 danced 3 over 2 danced 10 around 2 danced 14 sang 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 him 6 and 7 formed 7 formed 8 a 7 formed 9 ring 9 ring 10 around 10 around 11 him 12 while 13 they 13 they 14 sang 14 sang 15 : " who is it never , never hurries ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 2 who 8 hurries 3 is 4 it 5 never 8 hurries 6 , 7 never 7 never 8 hurries 8 hurries 9 ? who is it never , never worries ? 1 who 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 7 worries 4 never 7 worries 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 worries 7 worries 8 ? who is it [does] [just] [what] [he] [pleases] , [just] [like] [us] [merry] [little] [breezes] ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 16 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 9 , [jimmy] [skunk] [!] [jimmy] [skunk] [!] ["] now [not] [so] [far] [away] [but] that he could hear them [very] [plainly] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] , [just] [finishing] [his] [breakfast] in a [sweet-clover] [patch] [.] 1 now 7 that 1 now 17 , 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 hear 10 hear 11 them 17 , 22 in 22 in 23 a he sat up very straight , so as to hear better . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 up 2 sat 5 straight 4 very 5 straight 5 straight 8 as 5 straight 9 to 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 9 to 10 hear 10 hear 11 better 11 better 12 . of course [some] [of] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] right [away] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 the 5 the 11 right 11 right 13 . they [left] [jimmy] [to] come [over] [and] [dance] [in] [a] [circle] [around] [peter] , for [peter] is a great favorite with [them] [.] 1 they 5 come 5 come 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 18 a 17 is 18 a 18 a 19 great 19 great 20 favorite 20 favorite 21 with and as they danced they sang : 1 and 4 danced 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 danced 4 danced 6 sang 5 they 6 sang 6 sang 7 : " who is it hops and skips and jumps ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 2 who 7 skips 4 it 7 skips 5 hops 7 skips 6 and 7 skips 7 skips 8 and 7 skips 9 jumps 7 skips 10 ? who is it sometimes loudly thumps ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 6 thumps 3 it 6 thumps 4 sometimes 6 thumps 5 loudly 6 thumps 6 thumps 7 ? who is it dearly loves to play , [but] when there 's danger runs away ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 5 loves 1 who 14 runs 2 is 3 it 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 7 play 6 to 7 play 8 , 10 when 10 when 13 danger 11 there 12 's 11 there 13 danger 13 danger 14 runs 14 runs 15 away 15 away 16 ? peter [rabbit] ! 1 peter 3 ! peter [rabbit] ! ["] 1 peter 3 ! peter grinned good-naturedly . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . he is quite used to being laughed at for always running away , and he doesn't mind it in the least . 1 he 2 is 1 he 16 doesn't 2 is 3 quite 2 is 10 always 3 quite 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 being 6 being 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 at 7 laughed 9 for 10 always 11 running 11 running 12 away 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mind 16 doesn't 18 it 16 doesn't 21 least 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 least 21 least 22 . " [when] [danger] ['s] [near] [,] [who] [runs] [away] [will] [live] to [run] another [day] , " retorted [peter] [promptly] . 1 " 18 retorted 12 to 14 another 14 another 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 retorted 18 retorted 21 . " and we wish that you would tell us the same thing , " cried one [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 3 we 1 " 15 cried 2 and 3 we 3 we 4 wish 4 wish 5 that 4 wish 6 you 4 wish 7 would 7 would 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 thing 12 thing 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 cried 15 cried 16 one 15 cried 22 . " but [i] [can't] , " protested [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 7 protested 5 , 7 protested 6 " 7 protested 7 protested 9 . " [everybody] [else] [seems] [to] [hurry] [,] [at] [times] anyway , but [jimmy] never [does] [.] 1 " 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 never he says it is a waste of energy , whatever that means [.] ["] 1 he 2 says 2 says 8 energy 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 waste 6 waste 7 of 6 waste 8 energy 8 energy 10 whatever 8 energy 12 means 9 , 10 whatever 11 that 12 means " [i] [tell] you [what] [let's] go over to the [smiling] [pool] [and] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] [now] [.] 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 go 7 go 8 over 7 go 9 to 9 to 10 the he 'll be sure to know , " spoke up one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 he 2 'll 1 he 9 spoke 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 " 9 spoke 10 up 9 spoke 12 of 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the " all right , " replied [peter] [,] [hopping] [to] [his] [feet] . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 13 . " but you 'll have to ask him . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 have 4 'll 7 ask 5 have 6 to 7 ask 8 him 8 him 9 . away [they] [all] [hurried] to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 away 5 to 5 to 6 the " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , why is it [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] ? " they [panted] [.] 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 why 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 7 why 8 is 8 is 9 it 9 it 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 they " [chug-a-rum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] [gruffest] voice . 1 " 5 replied 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! probably because he has learned better [.] ["] 1 probably 2 because 1 probably 5 learned 2 because 3 he 4 has 5 learned 5 learned 6 better " oh ! " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] , in a [rather] [faint] [,] [disappointed] sort of voice . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 21 voice 6 one 7 of 6 one 20 of 7 of 8 the 12 , 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 19 sort 19 sort 20 of 20 of 21 voice 21 voice 22 . [indeed] [the] [legs] [of] [the] [last] [one] [he] [tried] [to] [swallow] [stuck] [out] [of] [one] [corner] [of] [his] [big] [mouth] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , trying very hard to get those legs out of sight . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 trying 9 trying 11 hard 9 trying 12 to 10 very 11 hard 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 those 13 get 16 out 14 those 15 legs 16 out 17 of 16 out 18 sight 18 sight 19 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! i would [,] if [peter] [rabbit] [were] [here] [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 4 if " but he is here ! " cried one [of] [the] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 cried 2 but 3 he 4 is 5 here 5 here 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 one 8 cried 14 . " he 's right over behind that little clump of tall grass . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 right 4 right 5 over 4 right 6 behind 6 behind 9 clump 7 that 8 little 8 little 9 clump 9 clump 10 of 9 clump 12 grass 11 tall 12 grass 12 grass 13 . 13 . 14 " " [humph] ! 1 " 3 ! i thought he wasn't very far away , " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [with] a [twinkle] [in] [his] great , [goggly] [eyes] . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 2 thought 23 . 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 far 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 15 a 15 a 19 great 19 great 20 , peter crept out of his hiding-place , looking rather shamefaced and very foolish . 1 peter 2 crept 2 crept 3 out 2 crept 6 hiding-place 3 out 4 of 5 his 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 10 shamefaced 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 10 shamefaced 9 rather 10 shamefaced 10 shamefaced 11 and 10 shamefaced 13 foolish 10 shamefaced 14 . 12 very 13 foolish the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [slimmer] [and] [trimmer] [than] [jimmy] [is] [.] 1 the 4 of he was more [like] [his] [cousins] , [mr] [weasel] and [mr] [mink] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 more 3 more 7 , 7 , 10 and he was just as quick moving as they were . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 7 as 4 as 5 quick 5 quick 6 moving 7 as 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [skunk] [was] very [lively] [on] [his] [feet] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 8 very he was dressed all in black . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dressed 3 dressed 4 all 3 dressed 5 in 3 dressed 6 black 6 black 7 . " now [mr] [skunk] [was] [very] [smart] [and] [shrewd] , oh , very ! 1 " 2 now 1 " 11 oh 10 , 11 oh 11 oh 12 , 11 oh 14 ! 12 , 13 very " [mr] [skunk] [had] [to] [try] [his] [new] [defence] [only] [once] [or] [twice] [before] [his] [enemies] [took] [the] [greatest] [care] [to] let him alone . 1 " 22 let 22 let 23 him 22 let 24 alone 24 alone 25 . he found that he no longer had to run for a [safe] [hiding-place] [when] [he] [met] [mr] [wolf] [or] [mr] [lynx] [or] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 2 found 5 no 3 that 4 he 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 9 run 7 had 9 run 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 for 10 for 11 a they just snarled at him and passed without offering to touch him . 1 they 3 snarled 2 just 3 snarled 3 snarled 4 at 3 snarled 9 offering 4 at 5 him 6 and 7 passed 7 passed 9 offering 8 without 9 offering 9 offering 10 to 9 offering 11 touch 11 touch 12 him 12 him 13 . so [mr] [skunk] [grew] [very] [independent] [and] [went] [where] he [pleased] [when] he [pleased] [.] 1 so 10 he 1 so 13 he and , because he no longer had to run from his enemies , he got out of the habit of running . 1 and 4 he 2 , 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 15 got 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 12 enemies 7 had 9 run 8 to 9 run 9 run 12 enemies 10 from 12 enemies 11 his 12 enemies 12 enemies 13 , 12 enemies 15 got 14 he 15 got 15 got 16 out 15 got 19 habit 16 out 17 of 18 the 19 habit 19 habit 20 of 19 habit 21 running 21 running 22 . then he made a discovery . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 . it [wasn't] [long] [before] [mr] [skunk] [saw] [that] in [their] [hurry] [they] [overlooked] a great deal . 1 it 9 in 9 in 14 a 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 deal 16 deal 17 . in fact , by just following after them slowly , he found all he wanted to eat . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 10 , 2 fact 11 he 4 by 6 following 5 just 6 following 6 following 7 after 6 following 9 slowly 7 after 8 them 9 slowly 10 , 11 he 12 found 11 he 15 wanted 13 all 15 wanted 14 he 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . " so [mr] [skunk] [began] [to] [grow] [fat] [.] 1 " 2 so but [mr] [skunk] didn't [mind] . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 . he went right on about his business . 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 on 3 right 4 on 4 on 6 his 5 about 6 his 6 his 7 business 7 business 8 . he never worried , because , you know , he feared nobody . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 worried 3 worried 5 because 3 worried 13 . 4 , 5 because 5 because 7 you 5 because 12 nobody 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 feared 11 feared 12 nobody and he never hurried , because he found that it paid best to go slowly . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 never 2 he 4 hurried 2 he 8 found 2 he 11 paid 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 he 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 8 found 10 it 11 paid 12 best 12 best 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 slowly 15 slowly 16 . in that way he never missed any of the good things that his hurrying , worrying neighbors did . 1 in 2 that 2 that 3 way 2 that 4 he 4 he 5 never 4 he 18 did 5 never 6 missed 5 never 7 any 7 any 8 of 7 any 10 good 8 of 9 the 10 good 11 things 10 good 17 neighbors 11 things 12 that 13 his 17 neighbors 14 hurrying 15 , 14 hurrying 16 worrying 16 worrying 17 neighbors 18 did 19 . so he grew fatter and fatter , while others grew thinner . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 4 fatter 4 fatter 5 and 4 fatter 6 fatter 6 fatter 8 while 6 fatter 11 thinner 7 , 8 while 9 others 11 thinner 10 grew 11 thinner 11 thinner 12 . after a while he almost forgot how to run . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 almost 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 how 6 forgot 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 . being fat and never hurrying or worrying made him good-natured . 1 being 2 fat 2 fat 3 and 2 fat 5 hurrying 4 never 5 hurrying 5 hurrying 6 or 5 hurrying 7 worrying 7 worrying 10 good-natured 8 made 9 him 8 made 10 good-natured 10 good-natured 11 . " [of] [course] he taught his children to do as he did , and they [taught] their [children] [.] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 taught 5 taught 7 children 5 taught 8 to 6 his 7 children 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 15 they 17 their now you know why [jimmy] [skunk] , whom you all know , is so [independent] [and] [never] [hurries] . " 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 why 4 why 7 , 7 , 20 " 8 whom 9 you 9 you 10 all 9 you 11 know 11 know 12 , 12 , 20 " 13 is 14 so 14 so 19 . 19 . 20 " " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 ! thank you [,] [grandfather] [frog] ! ["] [cried] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 6 ! " [when] you [want] [some] [more] [foolish] [green] [flies] , [just] let us [know] , and we 'll get them for you . " 1 " 3 you 1 " 22 you 3 you 10 , 10 , 16 and 12 let 13 us 13 us 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 we 17 we 18 'll 18 'll 19 get 20 them 21 for 21 for 22 you 22 you 23 . 23 . 24 " " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what are you looking [so] [wistful] for [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 looking 4 looking 7 for 7 for 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 demanded 13 demanded 16 . " [i] [i] [was] just [wishing] [that] [i] [had] a ["] [began] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 just 5 just 10 a then suddenly he made a face . 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 a 4 made 6 face 6 face 7 . " no , [i] don't [either] ! " he declared . 1 " 2 no 1 " 10 declared 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 don't 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . " [i] guess [i] ['d] [better] [be] [getting] [home] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [now] . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 16 . [mrs] [peter] [probably] [thinks] [something] [has] [happened] [to] [me] [.] ["] and away he went , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 and 2 away 2 away 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 he 4 went 4 went 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . [vi] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [very] [fine] [coat] [,] [a] [very] [beautiful] [coat] [.] everybody knows that . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 3 that 4 . in fact , [sammy] ['s] [coat] [has] [long] [been] [the] [envy] of a great many [of] [his] [neighbors] [in] the [green] [forest] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 20 the 2 fact 3 , 12 of 13 a 12 of 20 the 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 many some of them , you know , have very modest coats . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 , 3 them 11 coats 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 , 6 know 11 coats 8 have 11 coats 9 very 10 modest 10 modest 11 coats 11 coats 12 . they are not beautiful at all . 1 they 2 are 1 they 6 all 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 beautiful 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . peter [rabbit] [often] had thought [about] it . 1 peter 4 had 4 had 5 thought 5 thought 7 it 7 it 8 . he has [a] [number] [of] [feathered] [friends] [whom] [he] [likes] ever so much better than he [does] [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 11 ever 11 ever 12 so 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 better 14 better 15 than 14 better 20 . 15 than 16 he in fact , [he] and [sammy] [are] [forever] [falling] out , [because] [sammy] [delights] [to] [tease] [peter] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 and 5 and 10 out 10 out 11 , but in spite of this , it never seemed to him [quite] [right] that [sammy] [jay] [should] be so [handsomely] [dressed] . 1 but 3 spite 1 but 7 it 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 this 5 this 6 , 7 it 18 be 8 never 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 him 10 to 18 be 11 him 14 that 18 be 19 so 19 so 22 . " of course , " said [peter] [to] [grandfather] [frog] , " [old] [mother] [nature] [knows] a great deal more than [i] [do] " 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 24 " 12 " 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 deal 19 deal 20 more 20 more 21 than " really ! 1 " 2 really 1 " 3 ! you don't mean to say so ! 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 7 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! you don't mean to say so [,] [peter] ! " [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] , [pretending] [to] [be] [very] [much] [surprised] [at] [what] [peter] said . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 24 said 14 , 24 said 24 said 25 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] [,] [peter] [,] ["] [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] []] peter [grinned] and [wrinkled] his nose [at] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 peter 3 and 3 and 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 10 . there must be [a] [reason] , [i] [suppose] , but for the life of [me] [i] [cannot] [understand] it . 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 6 , 6 , 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 19 it 11 for 12 the 11 for 13 life 13 life 14 of 14 of 19 it 19 it 20 . i should think that she [would] [give] such a thief as [sammy] [jay] [the] [very] [homeliest] [suit] she could [find] . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 think 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 19 could 8 such 9 a 8 such 11 as 9 a 10 thief 11 as 18 she 18 she 19 could 19 could 21 . you may depend [i] [would] , if [i] were in her place . " 1 you 2 may 1 you 9 were 2 may 3 depend 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 were 9 were 10 in 10 in 11 her 10 in 12 place 12 place 13 . 13 . 14 " [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [until] [he] [shook] [all] [over] [.] " it 's lucky for some of us that you are not in her place ! " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 lucky 4 lucky 5 for 4 lucky 9 that 4 lucky 10 you 4 lucky 16 ! 5 for 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 us 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 not 12 not 13 in 13 in 14 her 13 in 15 place 16 ! 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 18 said 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! it certainly is lucky ! " 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 4 lucky 3 is 4 lucky 4 lucky 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " if [i] were , [i] would give you a handsome coat , too , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 20 replied 2 if 4 were 4 were 5 , 7 would 8 give 8 give 9 you 8 give 10 a 10 a 11 handsome 11 handsome 12 coat 12 coat 14 too 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 15 , 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 . [grandfather] [frog] [suddenly] [swelled] [out] [with] [indignation] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! what 's the matter with the [coat] [i] [have] [got] [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 what 4 matter 2 's 4 matter 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 4 matter 14 ? 5 with 6 the tell me that ! 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 that 2 me 4 ! who 's got a handsomer one ? " 1 who 5 handsomer 2 's 3 got 3 got 5 handsomer 4 a 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 one 5 handsomer 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [grandfather] [frog] [glared] [with] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [at] [peter] [.] " [i] [didn't] [mean] [to] [say] that you haven't got a handsome coat . 1 " 9 haven't 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 haven't 9 haven't 10 got 10 got 11 a 11 a 12 handsome 12 handsome 13 coat 13 coat 14 . your coat is handsome , very handsome indeed , [grandfather] [frog] , " [peter] [hastened] [to] [say] [.] 1 your 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 2 coat 4 handsome 4 handsome 5 , 4 handsome 7 handsome 6 very 7 handsome 7 handsome 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 , 13 " " [i] [always] did [like] [green] [.] 1 " 4 did i just love it ! 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 it 4 it 5 ! and [i] should think [you] would be ever so proud of your white and yellow waistcoat . 1 and 16 waistcoat 3 should 4 think 4 think 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 10 proud 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 proud 10 proud 11 of 10 proud 16 waistcoat 11 of 12 your 13 white 16 waistcoat 14 and 16 waistcoat 15 yellow 16 waistcoat 16 waistcoat 17 . i would if it were mine . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 if 3 if 4 it 3 if 5 were 5 were 6 mine 6 mine 7 . what [i] meant to say is , [that] [if] [i] [were] in [old] [mother] [nature] 's place , [i] [would] [give] [some] [plain] [folks] [handsome] [suits] [.] 1 what 3 meant 3 meant 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 is 5 say 7 , 7 , 12 in 12 in 17 place 16 's 17 place 17 place 18 , certainly , [i] [wouldn't] [give] [such] [a] [rascal] [as] [sammy] [jay] [one] [of] [the] [handsomest] [coats] [in] [all] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 certainly 2 , knowing [sammy] as well as [i] [do] , it is hard work to believe that he came by it honestly . " 1 knowing 15 that 3 as 4 well 4 well 5 as 4 well 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 hard 11 hard 12 work 11 hard 13 to 11 hard 14 believe 14 believe 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 came 17 came 20 honestly 18 by 20 honestly 19 it 20 honestly 20 honestly 21 . 21 . 22 " [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [way] [down] [deep] [in] [his] [throat] [.] " [sammy] [came] [by] it [honestly] [enough] , [peter] [.] 1 " 5 it 5 it 8 , " but what [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked [peter] eagerly , when he could keep still no longer . 1 " 3 what 2 but 3 what 3 what 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 11 eagerly 11 eagerly 20 . 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 keep 16 keep 17 still 16 keep 19 longer 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 20 . grandfather [frog] settled himself comfortably on his big green lily-pad [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [.] 1 grandfather 3 settled 3 settled 5 comfortably 4 himself 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 6 on 5 comfortably 10 lily-pad 7 his 10 lily-pad 8 big 10 lily-pad 9 green 10 lily-pad in the first place , [sammy] [jay] [is] [not] wholly to blame for all his [bad] [habits] [.] 1 in 2 the 1 in 15 his 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 10 wholly 12 blame 11 to 12 blame 12 blame 13 for 13 for 14 all 14 all 15 his peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . ' [i] ['ll] wait a bit , ' said she to herself , ' and see how he behaves . 1 ' 4 wait 4 wait 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 she 9 said 13 , 10 she 12 herself 11 to 12 herself 13 , 14 ' 13 , 15 and 15 and 16 see 16 see 17 how 17 how 19 behaves 18 he 19 behaves 19 behaves 20 . perhaps he is truly sorry for what he has done [,] [and] [i] will not have to punish him more . ' 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 14 will 2 he 3 is 2 he 9 has 3 is 4 truly 4 truly 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 for 7 what 9 has 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 14 will 15 not 15 not 16 have 15 not 18 punish 17 to 18 punish 18 punish 19 him 18 punish 20 more 20 more 21 . 21 . 22 ' " [but] if [mr] [jay] [was] [truly] [sorry] [,] he gave [no] [signs] [of] it . 1 " 3 if 3 if 10 he 10 he 11 gave 11 gave 15 it 15 it 16 . his bad habits had become fixed , as bad habits have a way of doing . 1 his 10 habits 2 bad 3 habits 2 bad 10 habits 3 habits 6 fixed 4 had 5 become 5 become 6 fixed 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 bad 9 bad 10 habits 10 habits 11 have 10 habits 13 way 10 habits 14 of 10 habits 15 doing 10 habits 16 . 11 have 12 a besides , right down in his heart , he wasn't sorry for what he had done , only angry at having been found out . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 8 , 3 right 4 down 4 down 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 9 he 15 had 10 wasn't 11 sorry 11 sorry 12 for 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 15 had 22 been 15 had 23 found 16 done 17 , 18 only 19 angry 19 angry 20 at 19 angry 21 having 21 having 22 been 23 found 24 out 24 out 25 . " [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [saw] this [,] she [changed] [her] [mind] [about] [taking] [away] [his] [handsome] [suit] [.] 1 " 7 this 1 " 9 she that bright blue coat was forever giving him away when he was out on mischief . 1 that 2 bright 2 bright 3 blue 3 blue 4 coat 4 coat 5 was 4 coat 6 forever 6 forever 7 giving 6 forever 16 . 7 giving 8 him 7 giving 9 away 9 away 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 was 13 out 14 on 13 out 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . " you would suppose that he would have mended him ways , wouldn't you ? " 1 " 2 you 1 " 14 you 2 you 8 have 3 would 8 have 4 suppose 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 mended 9 mended 10 him 9 mended 11 ways 9 mended 13 wouldn't 11 ways 12 , 14 you 15 ? 15 ? 16 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " but he didn't . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 didn't 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 . he grew more sly and crafty than ever . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 more 2 grew 6 crafty 4 sly 5 and 4 sly 6 crafty 6 crafty 7 than 6 crafty 9 . 7 than 8 ever but in spite of this , he didn't begin to make as much trouble as before . 1 but 3 spite 1 but 8 didn't 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 this 5 this 6 , 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 11 make 9 begin 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 14 trouble 12 as 13 much 13 much 14 trouble 14 trouble 17 . 15 as 16 before 16 before 17 . he couldn't , you know , because of his bright coat . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 7 because 3 , 7 because 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 11 coat 10 bright 11 coat 11 coat 12 . now what do you think [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 4 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 . " you may be sure she does . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 6 she 6 she 7 does 7 does 8 . and [another] [thing] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [:] never [judge] any one [by] [his] [clothes] . 1 and 8 never 8 never 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 15 . it is a great mistake , a very great mistake . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 mistake 4 great 10 mistake 5 mistake 6 , 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 great 9 great 10 mistake 10 mistake 11 . plain clothes sometimes cover the kindest hearts , and fine clothes often are a warning to beware of mischief . " 1 plain 6 kindest 2 clothes 6 kindest 3 sometimes 6 kindest 4 cover 6 kindest 5 the 6 kindest 6 kindest 7 hearts 6 kindest 11 clothes 7 hearts 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 fine 11 clothes 11 clothes 12 often 11 clothes 13 are 11 clothes 17 beware 14 a 15 warning 15 warning 16 to 15 warning 17 beware 17 beware 18 of 17 beware 19 mischief 19 mischief 20 . 20 . 21 " " [i] [i] don't [know] but you are right , " admitted [peter] . 1 " 4 don't 4 don't 7 you 6 but 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 admitted 12 admitted 14 . " [i] know [i] [am] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 8 said 3 know 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . [vii] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] peter [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] had gone down to the [smiling] [pool] [for] [a] [call] [on] [their] old friend , [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 peter 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 down 8 down 9 to 8 down 10 the 10 the 18 old 18 old 19 friend 19 friend 20 , but [jerry] [was] [nowhere] to be seen . 1 but 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . they waited and waited , but no [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 they 2 waited 2 waited 4 waited 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 7 no 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no " that 's so , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] don't see [what] [he] [has] [his] [house] [in] the water for , anyway . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for 12 water 15 anyway 14 , 15 anyway 15 anyway 16 . if he had built it on land , like sensible people , we might be able to waken him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 built 4 built 5 it 4 built 7 land 4 built 10 sensible 6 on 7 land 7 land 8 , 9 like 10 sensible 10 sensible 11 people 10 sensible 12 , 10 sensible 16 able 13 we 14 might 14 might 15 be 15 be 16 able 16 able 17 to 16 able 18 waken 18 waken 19 him 19 him 20 . funny place to build a house , isn't it ? " 1 funny 2 place 1 funny 4 build 3 to 4 build 4 build 5 a 4 build 6 house 6 house 7 , 7 , 8 isn't 8 isn't 9 it 8 isn't 10 ? 10 ? 11 " [johnny] [chuck] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [.] " it does seem a funny place , " he admitted . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 admitted 3 does 4 seem 4 seem 6 funny 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 7 place 6 funny 11 admitted 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 admitted 10 he 11 admitted 11 admitted 12 . " it certainly does seem a funny place . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 4 does 5 seem 5 seem 7 funny 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 8 place 8 place 9 . but then , [jerry] [muskrat] is [a] [funny] [fellow] [.] 1 but 2 then 2 then 3 , 3 , 6 is you know how much of the time he stays in the water . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 much 4 much 7 time 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 9 stays 8 he 9 stays 9 stays 10 in 9 stays 12 water 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 . that seems funny to me . 1 that 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 2 seems 4 to 2 seems 5 me 5 me 6 . i suppose there is a reason for it , and probably there is a reason for building his house where it is . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 reason 6 reason 7 for 6 reason 17 building 7 for 8 it 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 probably 11 probably 17 building 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 a 13 is 15 reason 15 reason 16 for 15 reason 17 building 17 building 19 house 18 his 19 house 19 house 20 where 19 house 23 . 20 where 22 is 21 it 22 is i 've found that there is a reason for most things . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 there 6 is 6 is 7 a 6 is 8 reason 6 is 10 most 8 reason 9 for 10 most 11 things 11 things 12 . [probably] [jerry] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] [built] [his] [house] [that] [way] [,] [and] [so] [jerry] [does] [the] [same] [thing] [.] ["] peter [rabbit] suddenly [brightened] [up] [.] 1 peter 3 suddenly there [he] [is] , [over] on his big [green] [lily-pad] , and he looks as if he might be [feeling] [very] [good-natured] [this] [morning] . 1 there 4 , 1 there 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 big 8 big 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 looks 14 looks 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 might 18 might 19 be 19 be 25 . let's go ask him [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] his house in the water . ["] 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 3 ask 3 ask 4 him 4 him 14 . 9 his 10 house 10 house 11 in 10 house 14 . 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water [grandfather] [frog] [saw] [them] [coming] [,] [and] [he] [guessed] [right] [away] [that] [they] [were] [coming] [for] [a] [story] [.] he grinned to himself and pretended to go to sleep . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 6 pretended 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 6 pretended 5 and 6 pretended 6 pretended 7 to 6 pretended 9 to 7 to 8 go 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] , " said [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [answer] [.] johnny tried again , and still no reply . 1 johnny 2 tried 2 tried 3 again 3 again 4 , 3 again 9 . 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 still 7 no 8 reply 8 reply 9 . peter looked at [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 . he wasn't so sure that that was a real nap . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 so 2 wasn't 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 10 nap 9 real 10 nap 10 nap 11 . it seemed to him that [there] was just the [least] [little] [hint] of a [smile] [in] [the] [corners] [of] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] big mouth . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 7 was 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 7 was 8 just 7 was 14 a 8 just 9 the 9 the 13 of 14 a 23 big 23 big 24 mouth 24 mouth 25 . " you sit here a minute , " he whispered in [johnny] [chuck] 's ear . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 whispered 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 here 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 whispered 9 he 10 whispered 10 whispered 11 in 10 whispered 15 ear 14 's 15 ear 15 ear 16 . now just at that place on the bank was growing a toadstool . 1 now 2 just 1 now 4 that 2 just 3 at 4 that 5 place 5 place 8 bank 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 12 toadstool 8 bank 13 . 9 was 10 growing 10 growing 12 toadstool 11 a 12 toadstool peter looked over at [johnny] [chuck] [and] [winked] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 4 at 4 at 9 . then he turned around , and with one of his long hind-feet , he kicked the toadstool with all his might . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 12 hind-feet 7 with 12 hind-feet 8 one 12 hind-feet 9 of 12 hind-feet 10 his 12 hind-feet 11 long 12 hind-feet 12 hind-feet 13 , 12 hind-feet 14 he 12 hind-feet 15 kicked 12 hind-feet 17 toadstool 15 kicked 16 the 17 toadstool 18 with 17 toadstool 19 all 17 toadstool 21 might 20 his 21 might 21 might 22 . of course he didn't see it coming , and of course it gave him a great start . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 course 2 course 4 didn't 2 course 8 , 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 see 5 see 6 it 5 see 7 coming 8 , 9 and 10 of 11 course 11 course 12 it 12 it 13 gave 13 gave 14 him 13 gave 17 start 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 start 17 start 18 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] [and] [dived] [head] [first] [into] the [water] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 13 the 5 exclaimed 15 . a minute later [peter] 's sharp eyes saw him peeping out from under a lily-pad to see what had frightened him so . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later 3 later 10 peeping 5 's 7 eyes 6 sharp 7 eyes 7 eyes 10 peeping 8 saw 9 him 8 saw 10 peeping 10 peeping 11 out 10 peeping 12 from 10 peeping 15 lily-pad 10 peeping 21 him 13 under 14 a 13 under 15 lily-pad 15 lily-pad 17 see 15 lily-pad 20 frightened 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 what 18 what 19 had 21 him 22 so 21 him 23 . " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! " [shouted] [peter] [,] [dancing] [about] [on] [the] [bank] [.] 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! [grandfather] [frog] [,] [afraid] [of] [a] [toadstool] [!] ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " at first [grandfather] [frog] was [angry] [,] [very] [angry] [indeed] [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 was so [presently] [he] [climbed] [back] [on] [to] [his] big [green] [lily-pad] , [blinking] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] and [looking] [just] a [wee] bit [foolish] . 1 so 9 big 9 big 12 , 12 , 19 and 19 and 22 a 22 a 24 bit 24 bit 26 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what do you mean by frightening an old fellow like me this way ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 6 frightening 4 mean 14 ? 5 by 6 frightening 6 frightening 7 an 6 frightening 9 fellow 8 old 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 like 10 like 11 me 10 like 12 this 12 this 13 way 14 ? 15 " " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , do [tell] [us] [why] it is that [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 do 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 7 do 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 that 13 that 22 . please do ! " 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [goody] ! " cried [peter] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [together] [,] [sitting] [down] [side] [by] [side] [on] the [very] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 18 the 5 cried 24 . " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] he began . 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . yes , [sir] , [most] of [the] [animals] lived in the water , [as] [sensible] [animals] do to-day . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 20 " 6 of 12 water 9 lived 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 , 13 , 20 " 17 do 18 to-day 18 to-day 19 . 19 . 20 " [peter] [nudged] [johnny] [chuck] [.] " he means himself and his family , " he whispered with a chuckle . 1 " 11 whispered 2 he 4 himself 2 he 11 whispered 3 means 4 himself 4 himself 5 and 6 his 7 family 7 family 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 whispered 10 he 11 whispered 11 whispered 14 chuckle 12 with 14 chuckle 13 a 14 chuckle 14 chuckle 15 . " [after] [a] [time] , ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] , " there began to be [more] [land] and [still] [more] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 18 and 10 , 11 " 10 , 18 and 11 " 12 there 12 there 15 be 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 be then some of the animals began to spend most of their time on the land . 1 then 2 some 2 some 3 of 2 some 5 animals 4 the 5 animals 5 animals 6 began 5 animals 8 spend 5 animals 15 land 6 began 7 to 8 spend 9 most 8 spend 11 their 8 spend 12 time 9 most 10 of 13 on 15 land 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 . but it was of no use . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 3 was 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . you know that is the way with [you] [to-day] , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 that 2 know 10 , 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 with 10 , 14 " 13 . 14 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [one] [day] [old] [mother] [nature] [found] [mr] [muskrat] [sitting] [on] [a] [rock] [,] [looking] very [mournful] . 1 " 16 very 16 very 18 . " ' [what] ['s] the matter [,] [mr] [muskrat] ? ' she asked . 1 " 13 asked 2 ' 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 10 ? 13 asked 12 she 13 asked 13 asked 14 . " ['] [then] why don't you [build] [you] [a] [fine] [house] on the land ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 4 why 1 " 17 asked 4 why 5 don't 5 don't 6 you 12 on 14 land 13 the 14 land 14 land 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' 15 ? 17 asked 17 asked 21 . ["] [mr] [muskrat] [hesitated] [.] none of his friends on land had such a big , fine [house] , and [mr] [muskrat] was very proud of it . 1 none 2 of 1 none 4 friends 1 none 6 land 2 of 3 his 3 his 4 friends 5 on 6 land 6 land 21 of 7 had 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 big 9 a 12 fine 10 big 11 , 12 fine 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 20 proud 20 proud 21 of 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . and that is why [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [built] [that] [fine] [house] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [has] so [few] [enemies] , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 3 is 18 so 18 so 21 , 21 , 22 " peter [rabbit] drew a long breath , which was almost a sigh . 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 10 almost 7 , 8 which 8 which 9 was 9 was 10 almost 10 almost 12 sigh 11 a 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 . " [i] [almost] [wish] my [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] had [been] [content] to stay in the water , too , " he said . 1 " 5 my 1 " 24 said 11 had 14 to 14 to 15 stay 15 stay 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 , 19 , 20 too 20 too 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 24 said 23 he 24 said 24 said 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " retorted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 retorted 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 8 . " if he had , you wouldn't have [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 2 if 6 you 3 he 4 had 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 wouldn't 7 wouldn't 8 have 8 have 13 . be content with what you 've got [,] ["] 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 2 content 4 what 4 what 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got " [i] think [i] will , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 8 said 5 will 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . [viii] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] so [those] [who] [hear] [him] [always] [say] that [he] [has] [many] [voices] , and that [certainly] is the way [it] [seems] . 1 so 8 that 8 that 17 is 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 17 is 17 is 18 the 18 the 19 way 19 way 22 . no , [sir] , he wouldn't have [believed] [you] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 10 . and you couldn't have blamed him . 1 and 5 blamed 2 you 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 3 couldn't 5 blamed 5 blamed 6 him 6 him 7 . he just couldn't help it . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 5 it 6 . " why , " said he , " [every] [night] [i] [hear] a [whole] crowd [yelping] [and] [howling] [together] . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 21 " 13 a 15 crowd 15 crowd 20 . 20 . 21 " " but you [don't] ! " [insisted] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " it is [old] [man] [coyote] [alone] [who] [makes] all that [noise] . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 13 . 3 is 10 all 10 all 11 that 13 . 14 " " don't you suppose [i] know what [i] [hear] ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 suppose 2 don't 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 . " no ! " retorted [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 10 . and [with] [that] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [indignantly] [raced] [away] [to] [spread] [the] [news] all over the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 and 15 all 15 all 16 over 16 over 17 the he was still thinking of it [as] [the] [black] [shadows] came [creeping] [down] from the [purple] [hills] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 came 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 6 it 11 came 14 from 14 from 15 the suddenly [peter] saw a [dark] [form] [skulking] [among] [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 suddenly 3 saw 3 saw 4 a at first he thought it was [reddy] [fox] [,] only [somehow] [it] looked [bigger] . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 thought 3 he 13 looked 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 10 only 13 looked 15 . peter , [safe] [in] the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] [watched] [.] 1 peter 2 , 2 , 5 the and [now] [peter] had to believe his eyes [rather] [than] [his] ears . 1 and 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 12 ears 7 his 8 eyes 7 his 12 ears 12 ears 13 . it was hard , very hard , to believe , but it was so . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 2 was 5 very 3 hard 4 , 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 , 6 hard 8 to 6 hard 9 believe 9 believe 12 it 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . this sounded so much like a story [that] [peter] [straightway] [teased] [grandfather] [frog] to tell him all about it . 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 so 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 story 7 story 20 . 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 15 tell 18 about 17 all 18 about 18 about 19 it 19 it 20 . at last , [to] [get] [rid] [of] [him] and [enjoy] a little [quiet] and peace , [grandfather] [frog] [did] [so] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 15 peace 2 last 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 14 and 15 peace 16 , " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] [he] [began] , as he always does . 1 " 11 does 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 11 does 10 always 11 does 11 does 12 . he was just as smart and just as clever . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 smart 5 smart 6 and 5 smart 8 as 5 smart 9 clever 7 just 8 as 9 clever 10 . indeed , he was smart enough and clever enough not to let his neighbors know that he was smart and clever at all . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 smart 5 smart 6 enough 5 smart 8 clever 5 smart 9 enough 5 smart 21 clever 7 and 8 clever 9 enough 11 to 10 not 11 to 11 to 12 let 13 his 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 15 know 14 neighbors 19 smart 15 know 16 that 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 smart 19 smart 20 and 19 smart 21 clever 21 clever 22 at 22 at 23 all 23 all 24 . those were very peaceful times at first , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else , as you know . 1 those 2 were 2 were 4 peaceful 3 very 4 peaceful 4 peaceful 5 times 4 peaceful 7 first 4 peaceful 10 everybody 6 at 7 first 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 was 10 everybody 19 else 12 on 16 terms 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 16 terms 16 terms 17 with 16 terms 18 everybody 18 everybody 19 else 19 else 24 . 20 , 21 as 21 as 22 you 22 you 23 know 23 know 24 . so [old] [king] [bear] [ruled] [in] [the] [green] [forest] , and everybody was [happy] [and] [contented] [.] 1 so 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 was " but [there] [came] [a] [time] when food was scarce , and it was no longer easy [to] [get] [plenty] [to] [eat] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 11 , 2 but 7 when 7 when 8 food 8 food 10 scarce 9 was 10 scarce 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 was 13 it 17 easy 14 was 15 no 15 no 16 longer 17 easy 23 . it was then that the stronger began to steal from the weaker , and by and by even to prey upon those smaller than themselves . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 weaker 3 then 6 stronger 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 stronger 6 stronger 7 began 6 stronger 12 weaker 7 began 8 to 9 steal 10 from 9 steal 12 weaker 10 from 11 the 12 weaker 14 and 12 weaker 24 than 13 , 14 and 15 by 20 prey 16 and 17 by 17 by 20 prey 18 even 20 prey 19 to 20 prey 20 prey 21 upon 20 prey 23 smaller 22 those 23 smaller 23 smaller 24 than 24 than 25 themselves 25 themselves 26 . some of [them] it made [very] [sly] [and] [cunning] [,] [like] [old] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 some 2 of 2 of 4 it 4 it 5 made [mr] [coyote] [was] [another] [whom] [it] [made] [sly] [and] [cunning] [.] and yet he liked the same things to eat . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 liked 3 he 4 liked 4 liked 5 the 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 things 7 things 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 10 . " [so] he used to [study] [and] [plan] [how] [he] [could] [outwit] them [without] [danger] to [himself] . 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 16 to 5 to 13 them 16 to 18 . little by little he got the habit of slyly following them when they were hunting , always keeping out of sight . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 7 habit 4 he 5 got 5 got 7 habit 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 7 habit 9 slyly 7 habit 18 keeping 7 habit 20 of 9 slyly 10 following 9 slyly 11 them 9 slyly 15 hunting 12 when 13 they 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 hunting 15 hunting 16 , 17 always 18 keeping 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 22 . in this way , he managed to get many meals of scraps . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 way 3 way 4 , 3 way 6 managed 5 he 6 managed 6 managed 7 to 6 managed 8 get 6 managed 12 scraps 9 many 10 meals 10 meals 12 scraps 11 of 12 scraps 12 scraps 13 . at last [one] day , as he stole [soft-footed] [through] the [green] [forest] [,] [he] [discovered] [mr] [lynx] [having] [a] great [feast] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 the 2 last 4 day 4 day 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 stole 11 the 21 great why not make [mr] [lynx] [think] [he] [had] a lot of [friends] [with] [him] ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 15 ? 2 not 3 make 3 make 9 a 9 a 10 lot 10 lot 11 of it would do no harm to try . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 do 3 do 5 harm 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 5 harm 8 . 6 to 7 try [so] [mr] [coyote] [put] [his] [nose] [up] [in] [the] [air] [and] [howled] [.] [mr] [lynx] [looked] [up] [and] [grinned] [.] he had no fear of [mr] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 fear 4 fear 5 of [mr] [lynx] [stopped] [eating] [and] [looked] [up] [a] [little] [surprised] [.] ' [i] [wonder] if [mr] [coyote] has got a brother [with] [him] , ['] [thought] he [.] 1 ' 4 if 4 if 16 he 7 has 8 got 8 got 9 a 9 a 10 brother 10 brother 13 , 13 , 16 he a [minute] [later] [mr] [coyote] [howled] [again] from the place where he had [howled] [in] the [first] [place] [.] 1 a 10 place 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 place 10 place 11 where 11 where 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 16 the [mr] [lynx] [grew] [anxious] [and] [lost] [his] [appetite] [.] ' [mr] [coyote] [must] [have] [a] [whole] [crowd] [of] [brothers] [,] ['] thought he . 1 ' 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 13 thought 15 . ' [i] [guess] this is no place for me ! ' 1 ' 5 is 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 no 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 for 8 for 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' with that he started to sneak away . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 6 sneak 5 to 6 sneak 6 sneak 7 away 7 away 8 . " [mr] [coyote] [followed] [him] , [still] [trying] [to] [make] [his] [voice] [sound] [like] [the] [voices] [of] [many] [.] 1 " 6 , [mr] [lynx] [gave] [a] [hurried] [look] [over] [his] [shoulder] [and] [began] [to] [run] [.] then [mr] [coyote] [returned] [to] [the] [dinner] [mr] [lynx] [had] [left] , and [ate] [and] [ate] [until] he couldn't [hold] [another] [mouthful] . 1 then 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 18 he 18 he 19 couldn't 19 couldn't 23 . " [so] he had plenty to eat [from] [that] [time] [on] . 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 plenty 5 plenty 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 12 . and [all] his children and his children 's children [had] [that] [same] [wonderful] [voice] [,] [just] [as] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [now] . 1 and 3 his 3 his 4 children 4 children 7 children 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 's 7 children 9 children 9 children 23 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! now [scamper] [home] , [peter] [rabbit] , and see that you don't let [old] [man] [coyote] 's [sharp] [wits] get [you] into trouble . " 1 now 4 , 4 , 25 " 7 , 8 and 7 , 25 " 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 that 9 see 11 you 11 you 12 don't 12 don't 13 let 13 let 17 's 20 get 22 into 22 into 23 trouble 23 trouble 24 . 24 . 25 " " thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " cried [peter] and [scampered] as fast as he could go for the [dear] [,] [safe] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 9 cried 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 20 the 9 cried 26 . 11 and 13 as 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 19 for 19 for 20 the [ix] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [striped] [chipmunk] [sat] [staring] [at] [a] [little] [ridge] [where] [the] [grass] [was] [raised] [up] [.] he had often seen little ridges like that without thinking much about them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 often 3 often 6 ridges 4 seen 6 ridges 5 little 6 ridges 6 ridges 7 like 6 ridges 8 that 6 ridges 9 without 6 ridges 10 thinking 10 thinking 12 about 11 much 12 about 12 about 13 them 13 them 14 . he knew that they were made [by] [miner] [the] [mole] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 made he had known that ever since he was big enough to begin to ask questions . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 6 since 4 that 5 ever 5 ever 6 since 6 since 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 enough 9 big 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 begin 12 begin 13 to 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 questions 15 questions 16 . " what a queer way of living ! ["] [thought] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 a 2 what 8 ! 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 living i wonder ["] 1 i 2 wonder " what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 wonder 3 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 " the voice was so close to [striped] [chipmunk] [that] it made him [jump] . 1 the 2 voice 2 voice 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 close 5 close 6 to 6 to 10 it 10 it 14 . 11 made 12 him 12 him 14 . he whirled about . 1 he 2 whirled 2 whirled 3 about 3 about 4 . there [was] [johnny] [chuck] , [who] [had] [tiptoed] [up] as [softly] as he knew how [,] to [give] [striped] [chipmunk] a [scare] [.] 1 there 5 , 1 there 21 a 5 , 10 as 10 as 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 how 15 how 17 to johnny grinned . 1 johnny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " what do you wonder ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 wonder 3 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 repeated 8 he 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . [striped] [chipmunk] [made] [a] [face] [at] [johnny] [.] " [i] wonder [something] that [i] [bet] you don't know , " he replied . 1 " 9 don't 3 wonder 5 that 5 that 8 you 8 you 9 don't 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 replied 13 he 14 replied 14 replied 15 . " that 's easy , " replied [johnny] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 easy 4 easy 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " there are more [things] [i] don't know [than] [i] [do] [know] , but [i] ['m] always [ready] [to] [learn] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 7 don't 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 more 7 don't 8 know 8 know 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 always what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 6 ? 2 is 3 it 4 this 5 time 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " why does [miner] [the] [mole] [live] [under] [ground] all the time ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 does 2 why 13 ? 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 time 12 time 13 ? 13 ? 14 " [striped] [chipmunk] [pointed] [to] [the] [ridge] [made] [by] [miner] [.] [johnny] [chuck] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [.] " [i] don't know , " he confessed finally . 1 " 8 confessed 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 confessed 7 he 8 confessed 8 confessed 9 finally 8 confessed 10 . " [i] never thought of it before . 1 " 4 thought 3 never 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 6 it 6 it 7 before 7 before 8 . of course there must be a reason . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 there 3 there 4 must 3 there 7 reason 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 a 7 reason 8 . i wonder ["] 1 i 2 wonder " well , what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 what 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 do 5 do 6 you 5 do 7 wonder 5 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " the same thing you wonder [,] ["] [laughed] [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 " 5 you 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 you 5 you 6 wonder [striped] [chipmunk] [hadn't] [anything] [else] [to] [do] [,] [so] [off] [they] [started] [.] on the way [they] [met] [jimmy] [skunk] and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 8 and " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he in his deep voice . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 10 voice 7 in 8 his 8 his 10 voice 9 deep 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " it 's very strange to me how little some folks know about their nearest neighbors . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 very 4 very 5 strange 5 strange 8 how 5 strange 11 folks 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 how 9 little 11 folks 10 some 11 folks 11 folks 12 know 11 folks 15 nearest 12 know 13 about 14 their 15 nearest 15 nearest 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 . 17 . 18 " he looked up and [winked] at [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 6 at 3 up 4 and 6 at 14 . [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [johnny] [chuck] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [looked] [as] [though] [they] [felt] [very] [foolish] [,] [as] [indeed] [they] [did] [.] " it happened a long time ago , " continued [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 7 ago 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 ago 7 ago 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 continued " when [the] [world] [was] [young] ? " interrupted [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 9 interrupted 2 when 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 interrupted 9 interrupted 13 . " of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [,] [pretending] [to] [be] [very] [much] [put] [out] [at] [such] [a] [foolish] [question] . 1 " 6 replied 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 22 . danny hung his head and resolved that he would bite his tongue before he asked another question . 1 danny 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 2 hung 13 before 3 his 4 head 3 his 12 tongue 5 and 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 that 6 resolved 10 bite 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 bite 10 bite 12 tongue 11 his 12 tongue 13 before 14 he 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 17 question 16 another 17 question 17 question 18 . " in [those] [days] [miner] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [didn't] [live] [under] [ground] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 in " nobody [did] [.] 1 " 2 nobody he wasn't so very different from a lot of other animals . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 so 3 so 5 different 4 very 5 different 5 different 6 from 5 different 11 animals 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 animals 10 other 11 animals 11 animals 12 . food was plenty , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else . 1 food 3 plenty 2 was 3 plenty 3 plenty 6 everybody 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 was 6 everybody 15 else 8 on 12 terms 9 the 10 best 10 best 11 of 10 best 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 12 terms 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 else 15 else 16 . [mr] [mole] [lived] [just] [as] [the] [rest] [did] [.] he went and came as he pleased , and enjoyed the sunshine and took part in all the good times of his neighbors . 1 he 2 went 1 he 4 came 1 he 7 pleased 2 went 3 and 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 pleased 7 pleased 10 enjoyed 7 pleased 23 neighbors 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 enjoyed 10 enjoyed 12 sunshine 10 enjoyed 15 part 11 the 12 sunshine 13 and 14 took 14 took 15 part 15 part 16 in 17 all 18 the 17 all 23 neighbors 19 good 20 times 20 times 23 neighbors 21 of 23 neighbors 22 his 23 neighbors 23 neighbors 24 . everybody liked him , and whenever he made a call , he was sure of a welcome . 1 everybody 2 liked 2 liked 3 him 3 him 6 whenever 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 whenever 6 whenever 7 he 6 whenever 10 call 6 whenever 12 he 7 he 8 made 8 made 9 a 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 sure 14 sure 15 of 14 sure 17 welcome 16 a 17 welcome 17 welcome 18 . but one thing [mr] [mole] [never] [did] [;] he never [meddled] [in] [other] [people] ['s] [affairs] [.] 1 but 2 one 1 but 9 he 2 one 3 thing 9 he 10 never no , [sir] , [mr] [mole] [never] [poked] [his] [nose] [in] [where] he had no business . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 business 16 business 17 . " [for] [a] [long] [time] [everything] [went] [smoothly] [with] all the people of the [green] [forest] [and] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 18 the 11 the 12 people 12 people 13 of 13 of 14 the then came hard times . 1 then 2 came 2 came 3 hard 3 hard 4 times 4 times 5 . they grew harder and harder . 1 they 2 grew 2 grew 3 harder 3 harder 5 harder 4 and 5 harder 5 harder 6 . food was scarce and kept growing more scarce . 1 food 3 scarce 1 food 8 scarce 2 was 3 scarce 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 growing 6 growing 7 more 6 growing 8 scarce 8 scarce 9 . everybody was hungry , and you know how it is with hungry people they grow ugly and quarrelsome . 1 everybody 3 hungry 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 18 quarrelsome 4 , 5 and 5 and 18 quarrelsome 6 you 7 know 7 know 8 how 8 how 9 it 8 how 12 hungry 9 it 10 is 9 it 11 with 12 hungry 18 quarrelsome 13 people 18 quarrelsome 14 they 15 grow 15 grow 18 quarrelsome 16 ugly 18 quarrelsome 17 and 18 quarrelsome 18 quarrelsome 19 . matters grew worse and worse , and [then] it was that fear was born . 1 matters 3 worse 1 matters 5 worse 2 grew 3 worse 4 and 5 worse 5 worse 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 that 10 was 14 born 12 fear 14 born 13 was 14 born 14 born 15 . " now , as [i] said [before] , [mr] [mole] [never] [had] [meddled] with other people ['s] [business] , and he didn't [now] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 6 said 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 as 6 said 8 , 8 , 14 with 14 with 15 other 15 other 16 people 16 people 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 21 he 22 didn't 22 didn't 24 . he went off by himself to think things over . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 off 2 went 6 to 2 went 9 over 3 off 4 by 4 by 5 himself 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 things 8 things 9 over 9 over 10 . ' [it] isn't [safe] [to] [run] [around] any more , ' said he . 1 ' 11 ' 3 isn't 8 any 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . i believe he would have [eaten] me , if [i] hadn't [crawled] [into] [an] [old] [hollow] [stump] [.] 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 if 9 if 11 hadn't now [i] [can't] [run] [fast] , because [my] [legs] [are] [too] [short] . 1 now 6 , 1 now 13 . 6 , 7 because i can't [climb] [trees] [like] [mr] [squirrel] [,] [and] [i] can't [swim] [like] [mr] [muskrat] . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 11 can't 11 can't 16 . the only thing [i] can do is to [dig] [.] ['] 1 the 3 thing 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 6 do 3 thing 7 is 3 thing 8 to 5 can 6 do when it was finished , he was tired , so he curled up at the bottom for a nap . 1 when 4 finished 1 when 11 he 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 tired 8 tired 9 , 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 11 he 12 curled 12 curled 13 up 12 curled 19 nap 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 19 nap 17 for 19 nap 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 . he was awakened by hearing voices outside . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 awakened 3 awakened 4 by 3 awakened 5 hearing 5 hearing 6 voices 6 voices 7 outside 7 outside 8 . he knew those voices right away . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 those 3 those 4 voices 4 voices 5 right 5 right 6 away 6 away 7 . they were the [voices] [of] [mr] [fox] [and] [mr] [badger] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the " ' [these] are [terrible] [times] , ' said [mr] [fox] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 are 2 ' 9 said 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] that [i] ['m] [wasting] [away] [to] [a] [shadow] [.] 1 ' 6 that i wonder who has dug this hole . ' 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 5 dug 3 who 4 has 4 has 5 dug 5 dug 6 this 5 dug 7 hole 7 hole 8 . 8 . 9 ' " ['] [mr] [mole] [,] ['] replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . ' [i] [saw] [him] [at] [work] here [this] [morning] [.] 1 ' 7 here have you noticed how very plump he looks ? ' 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 how 3 noticed 6 plump 5 very 6 plump 6 plump 8 looks 7 he 8 looks 8 looks 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' " ['] [yes] [,] ['] replied [mr] [fox] . 1 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . ' [he] [made] [my] [mouth] [water] the [very] last time [i] [saw] [him] . 1 ' 7 the 7 the 9 last 9 last 10 time 10 time 14 . seems to me [i] can smell him now . 1 seems 2 to 1 seems 3 me 1 seems 6 smell 5 can 6 smell 6 smell 7 him 7 him 8 now 7 him 9 . " ['] [i] [tell] you [what] , ' replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 5 you 5 you 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " with [that] [they] [went] [away] [,] [leaving] [mr] [mole] [shaking] [with] [fright] [at] [the] [bottom] [of] [his] [hole] [.] 1 " 2 with ' [it] ['s] [of] no [use] , ' thought [mr] [mole] . 1 ' 5 no 5 no 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 thought 9 thought 12 . ' [if] [i] go [outside] , they will [soon] find me , and [if] [i] [stay] [here] [,] they will [dig] [me] [out] . 1 ' 4 go 4 go 13 and 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 will 8 will 10 find 10 find 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 they 19 they 20 will 20 will 24 . oh , dear , oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 7 dear 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 dear 7 dear 8 ! what [ever] can [i] do ? ' 1 what 5 do 3 can 5 do 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' " he lay there feeling very helpless and miserable , when all of a sudden a thought came to him . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 lay 3 lay 4 there 3 lay 7 helpless 5 feeling 6 very 5 feeling 7 helpless 7 helpless 8 and 7 helpless 9 miserable 7 helpless 21 . 9 miserable 11 when 9 miserable 15 sudden 10 , 11 when 12 all 15 sudden 13 of 15 sudden 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 17 thought 16 a 17 thought 18 came 19 to 19 to 20 him 20 him 21 . he would make a little tunnel off one side and hide in that . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 make 3 make 6 tunnel 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 tunnel 6 tunnel 7 off 6 tunnel 9 side 6 tunnel 11 hide 6 tunnel 13 that 8 one 9 side 9 side 10 and 11 hide 12 in 13 that 14 . so he went to work and made a little tunnel off one side just big enough for him to squeeze into . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 20 squeeze 5 work 10 tunnel 6 and 7 made 7 made 10 tunnel 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 tunnel 10 tunnel 11 off 10 tunnel 13 side 10 tunnel 14 just 10 tunnel 15 big 12 one 13 side 15 big 16 enough 16 enough 17 for 16 enough 20 squeeze 17 for 18 him 19 to 20 squeeze 20 squeeze 21 into 21 into 22 . " but they didn't . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 didn't 3 they 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 . finally they went away , still calling each other names , and [from] that day [to] [this] , [foxes] and [badgers] have [never] [been] [friends] [.] 1 finally 3 went 1 finally 7 calling 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 away 4 away 5 , 6 still 7 calling 7 calling 8 each 8 each 9 other 9 other 10 names 9 other 15 day 10 names 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 that 15 day 18 , 18 , 20 and 20 and 22 have " [mr] [mole] [was] [very] [thankful] [for] [his] [narrow] [escape] , and it set him to thinking . 1 " 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 12 and 14 set 14 set 15 him 15 him 16 to 15 him 18 . 16 to 17 thinking if he had a lot of these underground tunnels , no one would be able to catch him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 5 lot 8 underground 7 these 8 underground 8 underground 9 tunnels 9 tunnels 10 , 9 tunnels 11 no 9 tunnels 15 able 11 no 12 one 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 15 able 17 catch 17 catch 18 him 18 him 19 . it was a splendid idea ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 idea 4 splendid 6 ! he went to work on it at once . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 3 to 4 work 4 work 5 on 4 work 7 at 5 on 6 it 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . and then he made a discovery such a splendid discovery ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 6 discovery 5 a 6 discovery 6 discovery 7 such 6 discovery 10 discovery 7 such 8 a 9 splendid 10 discovery 10 discovery 11 ! there was plenty of food to eat right down under ground worms and grubs all he needed . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 food 3 plenty 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 12 worms 8 right 9 down 9 down 10 under 10 under 11 ground 11 ground 12 worms 12 worms 13 and 12 worms 14 grubs 14 grubs 15 all 14 grubs 17 needed 16 he 17 needed 17 needed 18 . after that [,] [mr] [mole] [spent] all [his] [time] [in] [his] [tunnels] [and] [seldom] [put] [his] [nose] [outside] . 1 after 2 that 1 after 7 all 7 all 19 . he was safe , and he was comfortable , and he could always find something to eat by digging for it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 safe 3 safe 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 14 find 13 always 14 find 14 find 15 something 14 find 21 it 15 something 17 eat 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 19 digging 18 by 19 digging 19 digging 20 for 21 it 22 . " [little] [by] little [his] [old] [neighbors] [forgot] [all] [about] [him] [.] 1 " 4 little he was perfectly happy and satisfied there , and what is there in life better than to be happy and satisfied ? " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 happy 3 perfectly 6 satisfied 3 perfectly 19 happy 4 happy 5 and 6 satisfied 7 there 7 there 11 is 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 what 10 what 11 is 11 is 12 there 11 is 15 better 12 there 13 in 13 in 14 life 15 better 16 than 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 happy 19 happy 20 and 19 happy 21 satisfied 21 satisfied 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " nothing , " replied [striped] [chipmunk] , [at] [whom] [grandfather] [frog] [happened] [to] [be] [looking] when he asked the question . 1 " 5 replied 2 nothing 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 , 5 replied 20 the 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 20 the 20 the 21 question 21 question 22 . " right ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 replied 2 right 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " and now you know why [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [because] he is [perfectly] [happy] [and] [satisfied] there . " 1 " 3 now 1 " 4 you 2 and 3 now 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 20 there 20 there 21 . 21 . 22 " just then up came [peter] [rabbit] [,] all out of breath . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 up 2 then 4 came 4 came 9 out 8 all 9 out 9 out 10 of 9 out 11 breath 11 breath 12 . " [has] [grandfather] [frog] [been] [telling] [a] [story] ? " he panted . 1 " 12 panted 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 panted 11 he 12 panted 12 panted 13 . and to this day [peter] [rabbit] [wonders] [what] [the] [story] was that he missed . 1 and 13 he 2 to 3 this 3 this 4 day 3 this 11 was 11 was 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 missed 14 missed 15 . [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] [were] [playing] [tag] [on] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 peter 3 and 3 and 10 the but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] [rabbit] [didn't] [do] [anything] [of] the [kind] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 11 the it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . they raced and dodged and twisted and turned . 1 they 2 raced 2 raced 4 dodged 3 and 4 dodged 4 dodged 6 twisted 5 and 6 twisted 6 twisted 7 and 6 twisted 8 turned 8 turned 9 . sometimes [peter] was so excited that he would forget and use all four legs . 1 sometimes 5 excited 1 sometimes 9 forget 3 was 5 excited 4 so 5 excited 5 excited 6 that 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 forget 9 forget 12 all 10 and 12 all 11 use 12 all 12 all 13 four 13 four 14 legs 14 legs 15 . then [johnny] [chuck] would [shout] ["] [no] [fair] [!] ["] 1 then 4 would peter would say that he didn't mean to , and to make up for it would be " it " and try to catch [johnny] [.] 1 peter 2 would 2 would 3 say 2 would 12 make 2 would 17 be 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 mean 7 mean 8 to 8 to 12 make 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 make 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 up 13 up 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 would 17 be 23 to 18 " 19 it 19 it 20 " 20 " 22 try 21 and 22 try 22 try 23 to 23 to 24 catch now it [happened] [that] [curled] [up] on [a] [little] [grassy] [tussock] , [taking] [an] [early] [morning] [sun-bath] , [lay] little [mr] [greensnake] [.] 1 now 12 , 1 now 18 , 2 it 7 on 7 on 12 , 18 , 20 little of course [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] were not afraid of him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 not 8 were 9 not 9 not 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . if it had been [mr] [rattlesnake] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] , it would have been different . 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 been 3 had 14 been 10 , 11 it 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different 15 different 16 . but [from] [little] [mr] [greensnake] there was nothing to fear , and sometimes , [just] for [fun] [,] [peter] [would] [jump] [right] [over] him . 1 but 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 to 8 nothing 10 fear 10 fear 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 sometimes 13 sometimes 14 , 14 , 16 for 16 for 24 him 24 him 25 . when he did [that] , [peter] [always] [winked] [good-naturedly] [.] 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 , but [mr] [greensnake] never [winked] [back] [.] 1 but 4 never then [peter] would laugh and wink at him again . 1 then 9 again 3 would 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 and 4 laugh 6 wink 4 laugh 7 at 4 laugh 9 again 7 at 8 him 9 again 10 . but never [once] did [mr] [greensnake] [wink] [back] . 1 but 2 never 2 never 4 did 4 did 9 . [[] [illustration] [:] [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] [.] []] peter was [thinking] [of] [this] [as] [he] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [stretched] [out] [in] [a] [sunny] [spot] to get their breath [and] [rest] . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 20 breath 19 their 20 breath 20 breath 23 . he [mentioned] [the] [matter] to [johnny] [chuck] [.] 1 he 5 to " that 's so , " replied [johnny] [thoughtfully] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " [i] never [have] [seen] [any] [of] [them] [wink] [,] [either] . 1 " 3 never 3 never 12 . do you suppose they can wink ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 suppose 1 do 7 ? 3 suppose 4 they 3 suppose 6 wink 5 can 6 wink 7 ? 8 " " let's go [ask] [mr] [greensnake] , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 9 said 2 let's 3 go 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . finally they gave up asking him . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 3 gave 3 gave 4 up 3 gave 6 him 5 asking 6 him 6 him 7 . " [i] [tell] [you] [what] , let's go over to the [smiling] [pool] [and] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 7 let's 6 , 7 let's 7 let's 8 go 8 go 9 over 8 go 10 to 10 to 11 the he 'll be sure to know , and perhaps , if he is feeling good , he 'll tell us a story , " said [peter] . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 sure 3 be 15 good 4 sure 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 perhaps 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 15 good 14 feeling 15 good 15 good 16 , 15 good 22 story 17 he 18 'll 18 'll 19 tell 19 tell 20 us 19 tell 22 story 21 a 22 story 22 story 23 , 23 , 24 " 24 " 25 said 25 said 27 . so [off] they [scampered] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 so 3 they 3 they 9 . his eyes [twinkled] [as] [peter] [and] [johnny] very [politely] [wished] [him] good morning . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 14 . 8 very 12 good 12 good 13 morning 13 morning 14 . " good morning , " said he gruffly . 1 " 8 gruffly 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 3 morning 8 gruffly 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 gruffly 7 he 8 gruffly 8 gruffly 9 . but [peter] [had] [seen] that [twinkle] [in] [his] [eyes] and knew that [grandfather] [frog] was [feeling] [good-natured] in [spite] [of] his [gruff] [greeting] . 1 but 5 that 5 that 15 was 10 and 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 12 that 15 was 15 was 18 in 18 in 21 his 21 his 24 . " if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , [why] [doesn't] [mr] [greensnake] [wink] [at] [us] [when] [we] [wink] at him ? " he asked . 1 " 2 if 1 " 24 asked 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 8 , 22 " 19 at 20 him 20 him 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 22 " 24 asked 23 he 24 asked 24 asked 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! because he can't [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 because 2 he 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 9 . " can't ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [together] . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 12 . " that 's what [i] said [can't] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 said 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " and no more [can] [mr] . [blacksnake] [,] [or] [mr] [rattlesnake] , or [mr] [gophersnake] [,] or any [other] [member] of the [snake] family . " 1 " 3 no 2 and 3 no 3 no 4 more 4 more 7 . 7 . 27 " 13 , 14 or 14 or 18 or 18 or 19 any 19 any 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 25 family 25 family 26 . 26 . 27 " " why not ? " cried [peter] [and] [johnny] , [all] in the same breath . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 3 not 4 ? 3 not 12 in 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 10 , 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 breath 15 breath 16 . of course [peter] [and] [johnny] [promised] [to] [sit] [perfectly] [still] [and] not [say] [a] [word] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 12 not 12 not 16 . once [peter] [opened] [his] [mouth] [to] [ask] [why] , [but] [remembered] [in] [time] and [closed] [it] again [without] [making] [a] [sound] . 1 once 9 , 9 , 14 and 14 and 17 again 17 again 22 . at last [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [once] [more] , [and] with a [far-away] look in his great , [goggly] [eyes] [began] [:] 1 at 2 last 2 last 10 , 10 , 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 15 look 15 look 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 great 18 great 19 , of course [he] wasn't old [then] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 old he was young and [spry] [and] [smart] [,] was [mr] [snake] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 was 2 was 3 young 3 young 4 and 9 was 12 . now there [is] [such] [a] [thing] [as] [being] [too] [smart] [.] 1 now 2 there that was the trouble with [mr] [snake] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 with yes , [sir] , that was the trouble with [mr] [snake] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 with it certainly was a very bad thing . " 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 was 3 was 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 bad 6 bad 7 thing 7 thing 8 . 8 . 9 " [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [gravely] [.] [mr] [snake] [would] [go] [about] [all] [day] [cheating] [everybody] [he] [met] [.] at night he would go home and chuckle over his smartness . 1 at 2 night 2 night 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 go 4 would 8 chuckle 5 go 6 home 6 home 7 and 8 chuckle 11 smartness 8 chuckle 12 . 9 over 11 smartness 10 his 11 smartness " now one bad habit almost always leads to another . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 one 3 one 10 another 4 bad 5 habit 5 habit 8 leads 6 almost 8 leads 7 always 8 leads 8 leads 9 to 8 leads 10 another 10 another 11 . [from] [cheating] [,] [mr] [snake] [just] [naturally] [slipped] [to] [stealing] [.] yes , [sir] , he became a thief . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 became 6 became 8 thief 7 a 8 thief 8 thief 9 . of course that [made] trouble [right] [away] , but [still] no one suspected [mr] [snake] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 trouble 2 course 3 that 5 trouble 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 suspected he was always very polite to every one and always offering to do favors for his neighbors . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 3 always 5 polite 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 to 5 polite 7 every 5 polite 9 and 5 polite 11 offering 7 every 8 one 10 always 11 offering 11 offering 12 to 11 offering 14 favors 13 do 14 favors 14 favors 15 for 14 favors 17 neighbors 16 his 17 neighbors 17 neighbors 18 . in fact , [mr] [snake] was [very] [well] [liked] [and] [much] [respected] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 was when any one had been robbed , he was always the first to offer sympathy and join in the hunt for the thief . 1 when 4 had 1 when 8 he 2 any 3 one 3 one 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 robbed 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 always 10 always 17 join 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 to 13 to 17 join 14 offer 15 sympathy 15 sympathy 16 and 15 sympathy 17 join 17 join 18 in 17 join 20 hunt 18 in 19 the 20 hunt 21 for 20 hunt 23 thief 22 the 23 thief 23 thief 24 . " [so] [mr] [.] [snake] [found] [that] [lying] [helped] him [to] [cheat] and [steal] , and [all] the time he [kept] [thinking] how [smart] he was . 1 " 20 he 10 him 13 and 10 him 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 the 16 and 20 he 18 the 19 time 20 he 26 was 23 how 25 he 25 he 26 was 26 was 27 . but even [mr] [snake] had a little bit of [conscience] [,] [and] [once] [in] [a] [while] it [would] trouble him . 1 but 2 even 1 but 17 it 5 had 6 a 6 a 8 bit 7 little 8 bit 8 bit 9 of 9 of 17 it 17 it 21 . 19 trouble 20 him 20 him 21 . so [what] do you think he did ? 1 so 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 ? why , cheating had become such a habit with him that he actually tried to cheat himself to cheat his conscience ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 cheating 3 cheating 5 become 3 cheating 6 such 3 cheating 8 habit 4 had 5 become 6 such 7 a 8 habit 9 with 8 habit 13 actually 9 with 10 him 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 actually 13 actually 16 cheat 14 tried 15 to 14 tried 16 cheat 16 cheat 17 himself 16 cheat 19 cheat 18 to 19 cheat 19 cheat 21 conscience 20 his 21 conscience 21 conscience 22 ! when he was telling a lie , he would wink one eye . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 telling 4 telling 6 lie 5 a 6 lie 6 lie 10 wink 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 wink 10 wink 11 one 10 wink 12 eye 12 eye 13 . but always he took care to wink the eye that was turned away from the one he was talking to . 1 but 2 always 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 took 3 he 18 was 4 took 5 care 5 care 7 wink 6 to 7 wink 7 wink 9 eye 7 wink 16 one 8 the 9 eye 9 eye 10 that 9 eye 12 turned 10 that 11 was 12 turned 13 away 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 the 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 talking 19 talking 20 to 19 talking 21 . " dear me , dear me , such terrible times as there were on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] ! 1 " 2 dear 2 dear 3 me 2 dear 5 dear 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 me 5 dear 7 , 5 dear 23 ! 7 , 11 as 8 such 9 terrible 8 such 11 as 9 terrible 10 times 11 as 13 were 12 there 13 were 13 were 14 on 14 on 20 the 18 and 19 in 19 in 20 the she had all the little people come before her in turn and tell their troubles . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 15 troubles 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 come 8 before 9 her 9 her 15 troubles 10 in 11 turn 11 turn 15 troubles 12 and 13 tell 13 tell 15 troubles 14 their 15 troubles 15 troubles 16 . when [it] came [mr] [snake] ['s] [turn] [,] he had [no] [complaint] to make . 1 when 3 came 1 when 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 . he seemed to be the only one who had no troubles . 1 he 2 seemed 1 he 9 had 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 5 the 6 only 6 only 7 one 7 one 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 . she asked him a great many questions , and for each one he had a ready reply . 1 she 2 asked 1 she 14 had 2 asked 3 him 2 asked 7 questions 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 questions 7 questions 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 each 10 for 11 each 11 each 12 one 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 a 15 a 17 reply 16 ready 17 reply 17 reply 18 . of course a great many of these replies were lies , and every time he told one of these , he winked without knowing it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 replies 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 many 5 many 8 replies 6 of 7 these 7 these 8 replies 8 replies 9 were 8 replies 10 lies 8 replies 13 every 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 every 13 every 14 time 13 every 17 one 14 time 15 he 15 he 16 told 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 these 19 these 22 winked 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 winked 22 winked 24 knowing 22 winked 26 . 23 without 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 it you see , it had become a habit . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 become 6 become 8 habit 7 a 8 habit 8 habit 9 . " now , with all [his] [smartness] , [mr] [snake] had [forgotten] [one] [thing] [,] [one] [very] [important] [thing] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 8 , 3 , 4 with 4 with 5 all 8 , 11 had it was this : you can't fool [old] [mother] [nature] , and it is of no use to try . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 is 2 was 3 this 3 this 4 : 4 : 5 you 5 you 6 can't 7 fool 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 of 14 is 16 no 16 no 17 use 17 use 19 try 18 to 19 try 19 try 20 . he hadn't been talking three minutes before she knew who was at the bottom of all the trouble . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 9 knew 2 hadn't 3 been 3 been 4 talking 5 three 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 before 7 before 8 she 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 10 who 9 knew 16 all 10 who 11 was 12 at 14 bottom 12 at 16 all 13 the 14 bottom 14 bottom 15 of 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 . she [let] [him] [finish] [,] [then] called all the [others] about her [and] told [them] [who] [had] [made] all [the] [trouble] . 1 she 7 called 7 called 12 her 8 all 9 the 8 all 11 about 11 about 12 her 12 her 22 . 14 told 19 all 19 all 22 . [mr] [snake] [was] [very] [bold] [.] he held his head very high in the air and pretended not to care . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 his 2 held 6 high 3 his 4 head 5 very 6 high 6 high 9 air 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 air 9 air 11 pretended 10 and 11 pretended 11 pretended 12 not 11 pretended 13 to 11 pretended 14 care 14 care 15 . " ' [from] this time [on] , [no] [one] will [believe] [anything] you say , and you shall have no friends . 1 " 20 no 2 ' 4 this 2 ' 17 you 4 this 5 time 5 time 7 , 7 , 16 and 10 will 13 you 13 you 14 say 14 say 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 you 18 shall 18 shall 19 have 19 have 20 no 20 no 21 friends 21 friends 22 . " and now you know why [little] [mr] [greensnake] [cannot] [wink] [at] you [;] [he] [hasn't] [any] [eyelids] [to] [wink] [with] " [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 and 1 " 6 why 3 now 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 13 you 13 you 22 " peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " thank you , oh , thank you ever so much , [grandfather] [frog] , " he said . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 18 said 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 thank 7 thank 8 you 8 you 9 ever 9 ever 10 so 10 so 11 much 11 much 12 , 12 , 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 said 17 he 18 said 18 said 19 . " will you tell us [next] [time] why [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] ? " 1 " 8 why 2 will 3 you 2 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 us 4 tell 8 why 8 why 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " perhaps , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 5 replied 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . [xi] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [peter] [rabbit] [would] [give] [grandfather] [frog] [no] [peace] [.] every day [peter] [visited] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tease] [grandfather] [frog] for a story [for] one particular story . 1 every 2 day 1 every 16 one 2 day 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 story 16 one 17 particular 17 particular 18 story 18 story 19 . he wanted to know [why] it is that [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] his tail . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 4 know 6 it 6 it 7 is 6 it 16 . 7 is 8 that 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 16 . you see , [peter] [had] [admired] [bobby] [coon] ['s] [tail] for a long time . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 . but it [wasn't] [envy] so much as [curiosity] [that] [prompted] [peter] to [tease] [for] [that] [story] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 5 so 2 it 17 . 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 6 much 12 to [bobby] [coon] ['s] [tail] [is] [very] [handsome] [,] [you] [know] [.] it has beautiful rings of black and gray , and [peter] didn't [know] of any other tail at all like it . 1 it 2 has 2 has 4 rings 3 beautiful 4 rings 4 rings 5 of 4 rings 6 black 4 rings 8 gray 4 rings 17 tail 4 rings 20 like 6 black 7 and 8 gray 10 and 9 , 10 and 12 didn't 15 any 14 of 15 any 15 any 16 other 15 any 17 tail 17 tail 18 at 18 at 19 all 20 like 21 it 21 it 22 . " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] [began] [grandfather] [frog] , [smoothing] [down] [his] [white] and [yellow] [waistcoat] [.] 1 " 8 , 8 , 13 and " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! some folks seem to think that what they do doesn't matter to anybody but themselves . 1 some 2 folks 2 folks 3 seem 2 folks 5 think 3 seem 4 to 5 think 6 that 5 think 15 themselves 7 what 8 they 7 what 9 do 7 what 11 matter 10 doesn't 11 matter 11 matter 13 anybody 12 to 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 but 13 anybody 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 . that was the way with [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [who] [lived] a long time ago when the world was [young] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 19 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 15 ago 15 ago 16 when 15 ago 18 world 17 the 18 world 19 was 21 . but it wasn't so . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 so 4 so 5 . " it was the [same] way with old [mr] [coon] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 6 way 4 the 8 old 6 way 7 with 8 old 11 . he [was] [dishonest] and stole from [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 5 stole 4 and 5 stole 5 stole 6 from old [mother] [nature] [didn't] [say] [anything] , [but] [watched] [him] and [smiled] to [herself] [.] 1 old 7 , 7 , 11 and 11 and 13 to you see , she knew that [mr] [coon] was [beginning] a good habit [,] a very good habit indeed the habit of neatness . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 9 was 9 was 11 a 11 a 12 good 12 good 13 habit 13 habit 23 neatness 15 a 17 good 16 very 17 good 17 good 18 habit 18 habit 23 neatness 19 indeed 23 neatness 20 the 21 habit 21 habit 22 of 21 habit 23 neatness 23 neatness 24 . " it was so with [mr] [coon] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 8 . 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 with he found that his food tasted better for being so clean , and he grew very fussy about what he ate . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 17 fussy 4 his 5 food 5 food 6 tasted 6 tasted 7 better 6 tasted 11 clean 8 for 9 being 9 being 10 so 9 being 11 clean 11 clean 12 , 11 clean 17 fussy 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 17 fussy 16 very 17 fussy 17 fussy 18 about 17 fussy 19 what 17 fussy 21 ate 17 fussy 22 . 20 he 21 ate they spoiled his supper . 1 they 2 spoiled 2 spoiled 4 supper 3 his 4 supper 4 supper 5 . yes , [sir] , they [spoiled] [his] [supper] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they then he washed his face and brushed his coat . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 washed 3 washed 5 face 3 washed 7 brushed 4 his 5 face 6 and 7 brushed 7 brushed 8 his 7 brushed 9 coat 9 coat 10 . ' [now] [i] [feel] [better] , and [i] [know] [my] [supper] will [taste] better , ' said he . 1 ' 17 said 6 , 7 and 6 , 17 said 7 and 12 will 14 better 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 he 17 said 19 . " [now] [at] this time [mr] [coon] had [a] [very] [plain] [tail] [.] 1 " 4 this 4 this 5 time 5 time 8 had it was all of one color , a grayish white , not at all pretty . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 9 grayish 4 of 9 grayish 5 one 9 grayish 6 color 7 , 6 color 9 grayish 8 a 9 grayish 9 grayish 10 white 9 grayish 11 , 9 grayish 12 not 9 grayish 14 all 9 grayish 15 pretty 9 grayish 16 . 13 at 14 all [mr] [coon] [used] [to] [think] [a] [great] [deal] [about] [that] [tail] [and] [wish] [and] [wish] [that] [it] [was] [handsome] [.] sometimes he [used] [to] [envy] [mr] [fox] [his] [beautiful] [red] [tail] [with] [its] [black] [and] [white] [tip] [.] 1 sometimes 2 he " ' [good] morning , [mr] [coon] [,] ' said she in her pleasantest voice . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 10 said 4 morning 5 , 5 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she 10 said 15 voice 12 in 14 pleasantest 13 her 14 pleasantest 14 pleasantest 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " [mr] [coon] [got] [up] and [made] a [very] [low] [bow] [.] 1 " 6 and 6 and 8 a ' [good] [morning] , [mother] [nature] , ' he replied in his politest manner , which was very polite indeed . 1 ' 10 replied 4 , 10 replied 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 replied 9 he 10 replied 10 replied 13 politest 11 in 13 politest 12 his 13 politest 13 politest 14 manner 13 politest 16 which 13 politest 19 polite 15 , 16 which 17 was 18 very 18 very 19 polite 19 polite 20 indeed 20 indeed 21 . " ['] [what] [were] you thinking about so hard ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 12 asked 5 you 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 about 6 thinking 9 hard 8 so 9 hard 10 ? 11 ' 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 16 . " [mr] [coon] [looked] a little [bit] [ashamed] . 1 " 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 9 . then he sighed . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 . ' [i] [was] [wishing] [that] my tail [was] [handsomer] , ' said he . 1 ' 6 my 1 ' 12 said 6 my 7 tail 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . ' [but] it is a very good [tail] [as] [it] [is] , ' he added [hastily] . 1 ' 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 very 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 good 7 good 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 added 14 he 15 added 15 added 17 . " [old] [mother] [nature] 's [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 1 " 5 's she sat down beside [mr] [coon] and asked him all about his affairs , just as if she didn't know all about them already . 1 she 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 beside 4 beside 9 him 7 and 8 asked 8 asked 9 him 9 him 10 all 10 all 11 about 10 all 22 about 11 about 13 affairs 12 his 13 affairs 13 affairs 14 , 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 she 18 she 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 22 about 21 all 22 about 22 about 23 them 23 them 24 already 23 them 25 . she told him how pleased she was to find him so neat and clean , and [mr] [coon] [just] [tingled] all [over] [with] [pleasure] . 1 she 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 how 4 how 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 him 10 him 25 . 11 so 12 neat 12 neat 13 and 12 neat 14 clean 14 clean 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 21 all 21 all 25 . at last she got up to go , and her eyes twinkled more than ever , as she said : 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 she 3 she 4 got 3 she 19 said 4 got 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 7 go 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 her 10 her 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 13 more 12 twinkled 17 as 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 she 18 she 19 said 19 said 20 : " ' [by] the way , [mr] [coon] , [i] [am] [so] [pleased] with [your] [neatness] [that] [i] [am] [leaving] you [a] [reward] . 1 " 21 you 2 ' 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 , 5 way 9 , 9 , 14 with 14 with 21 you 21 you 24 . i hope you will like it . ' 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 4 will 4 will 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' " [mr] [coon] [didn't] see [any] [reward] , but he [thanked] [her] just the same , and [old] [mother] [nature] went on her [way] . 1 " 5 see 5 see 8 , 8 , 17 and 9 but 10 he 9 but 14 the 10 he 13 just 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 went 21 went 22 on 22 on 23 her 23 her 25 . [mr] [coon] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [.] then he sat down on the old log again and scratched his head thoughtfully as he looked this way and that . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 5 on 3 sat 8 log 5 on 6 the 7 old 8 log 8 log 9 again 8 log 11 scratched 10 and 11 scratched 11 scratched 12 his 11 scratched 14 thoughtfully 13 head 14 thoughtfully 14 thoughtfully 17 looked 14 thoughtfully 22 . 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 way 18 this 19 way 19 way 20 and 19 way 21 that " ' [i] wonder what she meant by reward . 1 " 5 what 2 ' 5 what 4 wonder 5 what 5 what 7 meant 6 she 7 meant 7 meant 8 by 7 meant 9 reward 9 reward 10 . i don't see any anywhere , ' he said to himself . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 any 3 see 5 anywhere 5 anywhere 12 . 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 11 himself 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 . " by and by he [just] [happened] [to] [glance] [at] [his] [tail] [.] 1 " 5 he 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he you [see] [,] [old] [mother] [nature] had [left] a beautiful , [broad] [,] [black] [ring] [around] [his] [tail] [.] 1 you 7 had 7 had 9 a 9 a 10 beautiful 10 beautiful 11 , " now about this time , hard times came to [all] the [little] people of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 this 3 about 4 this 4 this 5 time 5 time 6 , 5 time 10 to 7 hard 8 times 7 hard 10 to 9 came 10 to 10 to 12 the 12 the 14 people 14 people 15 of 15 of 16 the every one began to grumble . 1 every 2 one 1 every 5 grumble 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 grumble 5 grumble 6 . [mr] [bear] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [fox] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [rabbit] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [jay] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [squirrel] [grumbled] [.] [even] [mr] [chuck] [grumbled] [.] and [one] [and] all they began to blame [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 and 4 all 1 and 6 began 5 they 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 blame 8 blame 12 . then they began to quarrel among themselves and to steal from each other . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 10 steal 5 quarrel 6 among 5 quarrel 10 steal 6 among 7 themselves 7 themselves 8 and 9 to 10 steal 10 steal 11 from 10 steal 12 each 12 each 13 other 13 other 14 . " but [mr] [coon] [didn't] [grumble] , and he didn't go [away] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 go 11 go 13 . no , [sir] , [mr] [coon] [just] [stuck] [to] [his] [home] and [did] the best he could to find enough to eat . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 15 best 15 best 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 19 find 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 enough 20 enough 22 eat 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . he kept himself as neat as ever and was always cheerful . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 himself 2 kept 5 neat 4 as 5 neat 5 neat 6 as 5 neat 8 and 5 neat 11 cheerful 6 as 7 ever 9 was 10 always 10 always 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 12 . whenever he met one of his grumbling neighbors , he would say : 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 3 met 1 whenever 4 one 1 whenever 7 grumbling 4 one 5 of 6 his 7 grumbling 7 grumbling 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 , 8 neighbors 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 say 12 say 13 : " ' [better] [times] [coming] [!] 1 " 2 ' better times coming ! 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! [old] [mother] [nature] [is] [doing] [the] [best] [she] [can] [.] better times coming ! ' 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' " more [rings] , " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 6 cried 2 more 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 9 . " yes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , " [mr] [coon] 's [tail] [was] [ringed] [way] [to] the [tip] [.] 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 replied 2 yes 3 , 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 , 5 replied 18 the 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 's now you know , [peter] [rabbit] , why [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 17 " 7 , 8 why 8 why 16 , 16 , 17 " peter gave a long sigh . 1 peter 2 gave 2 gave 5 sigh 3 a 5 sigh 4 long 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 . " [i] think it 's perfectly beautiful , " he said . 1 " 3 think 1 " 11 said 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 beautiful 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " [i] [wish] [i] [had] [rings] [on] my tail [.] ["] 1 " 8 my 8 my 9 tail and then he wondered why everybody laughed . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 why 5 why 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . [xii] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [had] [just] [told] [the] [story] [of] [why] [he] [has] [a] [bald] [head] [and] [is] [proud] [of] [it] [.] you know he hasn't a feather on it , and it is very , very red . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 8 it 3 he 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 6 feather 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 7 on 8 it 12 is 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 12 is 15 very 13 very 14 , 15 very 16 red 16 red 17 . " [may] [ah] [ask] yo ' [a] question , [brer] [buzzard] ? " said he . 1 " 5 yo 1 " 14 said 5 yo 6 ' 8 question 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [cert'nly] , [brer] [possum] [.] 1 " 3 , [cert'nly] [,] ["] [replied] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] " is [buzzard] really your [fam'ly] name ? " asked [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 2 is 1 " 10 asked 2 is 4 really 5 your 7 name 7 name 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 14 . " no , [brer] [possum] , it [isn't] , " replied [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 11 replied 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 , 6 , 7 it 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 16 . everybody looked surprised . 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 surprised 3 surprised 4 . you [see] [,] [no] [one] ever had heard him called anything [but] [buzzard] [.] 1 you 6 ever 6 ever 8 heard 7 had 8 heard 8 heard 9 him 8 heard 10 called 8 heard 11 anything but no one said anything , and after a minute [or] [two] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [explained] . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 2 no 6 , 4 said 5 anything 4 said 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 after 8 after 10 minute 9 a 10 minute 10 minute 18 . " [mah] [fam'ly] name [is] [vulture] , " said he . 1 " 9 said 4 name 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . " [an] ['] do [ah] [understand] [that] [all] [of] your [fam'ly] [have] [red] [haids] ? " inquired [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 4 do 1 " 17 inquired 4 do 15 ? 10 your 15 ? 15 ? 16 " [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [looked] [down] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [and] [he] [saw] [a] [twinkle] [in] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [.] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [.] " ah knows [jes] ['] [what] yo ' [done] got in your mind , [brer] [possum] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 19 said 2 ah 7 yo 3 knows 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 10 got 12 your 11 in 12 your 12 your 13 mind 13 mind 14 , 14 , 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " it 's that trifling , no ' count cousin of mine . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 trifling 4 that 5 trifling 5 trifling 6 , 5 trifling 7 no 5 trifling 9 count 5 trifling 10 cousin 8 ' 9 count 10 cousin 12 mine 11 of 12 mine 12 mine 13 . he [has] [a] [bald] [haid] , [jes] ['] [like] [ah] [have] [,] but his [haid] [is] [black] [instead] [of] [red] [.] 1 he 6 , 6 , 13 but 13 but 14 his that 's because his grandpap was trifling an ' po ' trash , jes ' like he is . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 grandpap 3 because 5 grandpap 4 his 5 grandpap 5 grandpap 6 was 5 grandpap 7 trifling 5 grandpap 10 po 8 an 10 po 9 ' 10 po 10 po 11 ' 10 po 12 trash 12 trash 14 jes 12 trash 18 is 12 trash 19 . 13 , 14 jes 14 jes 15 ' 14 jes 16 like 17 he 18 is 19 . 20 " peter [rabbit] pricked up his ears . 1 peter 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 3 pricked 6 ears 5 his 6 ears 6 ears 7 . this sounded like another story . 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 2 sounded 5 story 4 another 5 story 5 story 6 . he was [curious] [about] [that] [black-headed] [cousin] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] very curious indeed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 14 very 14 very 15 curious 15 curious 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . he [wondered] [if] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] would have to be [teased] [for] a story [,] [like] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 14 a 14 a 15 story 15 story 20 . anyway , he would find out . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 7 . there would be no harm in trying . 1 there 4 no 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 no 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 6 in 5 harm 7 trying 5 harm 8 . " if you please , how does your cousin happen to have a black head ? " asked [peter] as politely as he knew how . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 7 does 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 6 how 7 does 7 does 10 happen 7 does 16 ? 8 your 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 happen 10 happen 11 to 11 to 12 have 12 have 13 a 13 a 14 black 14 black 15 head 16 ? 17 " 16 ? 18 asked 18 asked 21 politely 20 as 21 politely 21 politely 22 as 21 politely 26 . 22 as 23 he 23 he 24 knew 24 knew 25 how " because [his] [grandpap] asked [too] many questions , " replied [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [slyly] [winking] [at] the [others] [.] 1 " 2 because 1 " 11 replied 5 asked 8 questions 7 many 8 questions 8 questions 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 16 , 11 replied 20 the everybody laughed , for everybody knows that no one [asks] [more] [questions] [than] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 everybody 2 laughed 1 everybody 6 knows 2 laughed 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 everybody 6 knows 7 that 7 that 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 16 . peter laughed with the rest , although he looked a wee bit foolish . 1 peter 2 laughed 1 peter 9 looked 3 with 4 the 4 the 5 rest 5 rest 7 although 6 , 7 although 7 although 8 he 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 13 foolish 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 11 wee 13 foolish 13 foolish 14 . but he didn't mean to give up just because he was laughed at . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 up 7 up 13 at 8 just 9 because 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 was 10 he 12 laughed 12 laughed 13 at 13 at 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! " please , [mr] [buzzard] , please tell us the story , " he begged . 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 , 2 please 8 tell 2 please 15 begged 6 , 7 please 7 please 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 8 tell 11 story 10 the 11 story 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 begged 14 he 15 begged 15 begged 16 . besides , he rather enjoys telling stories . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 enjoys 3 he 5 enjoys 4 rather 5 enjoys 5 enjoys 6 telling 5 enjoys 7 stories 7 stories 8 . wasn't [anything] [going] [on] that [this] [trifling] [member] [of] [the] [buzzard] [fam'ly] [didn't] [find] [out] [about] [and] [meddle] [in] . 1 wasn't 5 that 5 that 20 . he could [ask] [mo] ['] [questions] [than] [peter] [rabbit] [can] [,] [an] ['] anybody that can do that has got to ask a lot . " 1 he 2 could 2 could 17 do 14 anybody 15 that 14 anybody 16 can 16 can 17 do 17 do 18 that 18 that 19 has 19 has 20 got 19 has 24 lot 20 got 21 to 21 to 22 ask 23 a 24 lot 24 lot 25 . 25 . 26 " everybody looked at [peter] and laughed . 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 6 laughed 2 looked 3 at 5 and 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 . peter made a funny face and laughed too . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 face 4 funny 7 laughed 6 and 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 too 8 too 9 . " why , [i] [thought] it was [warm] [down] [south] ! " interrupted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 13 interrupted 2 why 3 , 2 why 6 it 6 it 7 was 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 interrupted 13 interrupted 16 . " [so] it is , [brer] [rabbit] ! 1 " 3 it 1 " 8 ! 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 , so it is ! " 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [hastened] [to] [say] [.] so [we-uns] [sit] on the [chimney-tops] [whenever] [ol] ['] [jack] [frost] [gets] [to] [straying] [down] [where] he [have] [no] [business] [.] 1 so 4 on 1 so 17 he 4 on 5 the yo ' see , if we-uns keep our toes warm , we-uns are warm all over . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 6 we-uns 3 see 6 we-uns 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 we-uns 6 we-uns 7 keep 6 we-uns 8 our 6 we-uns 12 we-uns 9 toes 12 we-uns 10 warm 11 , 10 warm 12 we-uns 12 we-uns 13 are 12 we-uns 14 warm 12 we-uns 16 over 15 all 16 over 16 over 17 . " [one] [day] [this] no ['] [count] , [trifling] [cousin] [of] [grandpap] [buzzard] [get] [cold] [in] [his] [feet] [.] 1 " 5 no 5 no 8 , it was on a lil ol ' house , a lil ol ' tumble-down house . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 5 lil 4 a 5 lil 5 lil 6 ol 5 lil 8 house 5 lil 14 tumble-down 6 ol 7 ' 8 house 9 , 10 a 11 lil 11 lil 12 ol 11 lil 14 tumble-down 12 ol 13 ' 14 tumble-down 15 house 15 house 16 . [mistah] [buzzard] [fly] [right] [over] [an] ['] [sit] [on] [that] [chimney-top] [fo] ['] [to] [warm] [his] [toes] [.] of course he right smart curious about that lil ol ' tumble-down house and who live there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 5 smart 4 right 5 smart 5 smart 9 lil 6 curious 9 lil 7 about 9 lil 8 that 9 lil 9 lil 10 ol 9 lil 12 tumble-down 10 ol 11 ' 12 tumble-down 13 house 12 tumble-down 16 live 12 tumble-down 18 . 13 house 14 and 15 who 16 live 16 live 17 there " he listen an ' listen . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 listen 3 listen 4 an 3 listen 6 listen 5 ' 6 listen 6 listen 7 . then he shift ' round to the other side of the chimney an ' listen . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 shift 3 shift 4 ' 3 shift 5 round 3 shift 9 side 3 shift 13 an 3 shift 14 ' 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 of 9 side 12 chimney 11 the 12 chimney 14 ' 15 listen 15 listen 16 . no matter where he sit , he can't hear what being said down inside that lil ol ' tumble-down house . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 where 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 sit 3 where 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 can't 8 can't 9 hear 8 can't 11 being 9 hear 10 what 11 being 16 lil 12 said 16 lil 13 down 14 inside 14 inside 16 lil 15 that 16 lil 16 lil 17 ol 16 lil 19 tumble-down 17 ol 18 ' 19 tumble-down 20 house 20 house 21 . then [what] [do] [yo] ['] [think] [mistah] [buzzard] [do] ? 1 then 10 ? why , he jes ' stretch his fool haid as far down that chimney as he can an ' listen an ' listen . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 jes 3 he 4 jes 4 jes 5 ' 4 jes 9 haid 6 stretch 9 haid 7 his 9 haid 8 fool 9 haid 9 haid 10 as 9 haid 11 far 9 haid 14 chimney 9 haid 15 as 9 haid 18 an 9 haid 19 ' 9 haid 21 an 9 haid 22 ' 12 down 14 chimney 13 that 14 chimney 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 can 19 ' 20 listen 22 ' 23 listen 23 listen 24 . yes , [sah] , that is [jes] ['] what [that] [no] ['] [count] [buzzard] do . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 9 what 9 what 15 do 15 do 16 . but all he hear is jes ' a mumbling and a mumbling , an ' that make him more curious than ever . 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 hear 4 hear 6 jes 4 hear 16 that 4 hear 18 him 4 hear 19 more 5 is 6 jes 6 jes 7 ' 6 jes 9 mumbling 6 jes 15 ' 8 a 9 mumbling 9 mumbling 12 mumbling 10 and 12 mumbling 11 a 12 mumbling 12 mumbling 13 , 12 mumbling 14 an 17 make 18 him 19 more 20 curious 19 more 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . " now when he stretch his haid an ' neck down the chimney that way , he get ' em all black with soot . 1 " 2 now 2 now 7 haid 3 when 4 he 3 when 7 haid 5 stretch 7 haid 6 his 7 haid 7 haid 8 an 7 haid 9 ' 7 haid 10 neck 7 haid 13 chimney 7 haid 16 , 7 haid 19 ' 7 haid 22 black 11 down 13 chimney 12 the 13 chimney 13 chimney 15 way 14 that 15 way 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 get 19 ' 20 em 20 em 21 all 22 black 24 soot 23 with 24 soot 24 soot 25 . but he don't mind that . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 don't 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 that 4 mind 6 . no , [sah] , [he] [don] ' [mind] that [a] [bit] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 that fact is , he don ' notice it . 1 fact 2 is 1 fact 3 , 1 fact 4 he 1 fact 5 don 5 don 6 ' 5 don 7 notice 7 notice 8 it 8 it 9 . he plumb fo'get all about this , an ' he holler down that chimney . 1 he 3 fo'get 2 plumb 3 fo'get 3 fo'get 4 all 3 fo'get 5 about 3 fo'get 6 this 3 fo'get 8 an 6 this 7 , 8 an 11 holler 9 ' 11 holler 10 he 11 holler 11 holler 12 down 11 holler 13 that 11 holler 14 chimney 14 chimney 15 . yes , [sah] , he [holler] [right] [down] [that] [chimney] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 11 ! 4 , 5 he " ['] [will] [yo'-alls] please [speak] [a] [lil] [louder] , ['] [he] [holler] down [the] [chimney] , [jes] ' [like] [that] [.] 1 " 5 please 5 please 10 , 10 , 19 ' 14 down 17 , 17 , 19 ' yes , [sah] , she [sho'ly] was [plumb] [scared] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 7 was 7 was 10 . she so scared she tip over a whole kettleful of soup right in the fire . 1 she 9 kettleful 2 so 3 scared 3 scared 9 kettleful 4 she 9 kettleful 5 tip 9 kettleful 6 over 9 kettleful 7 a 8 whole 8 whole 9 kettleful 9 kettleful 10 of 9 kettleful 11 soup 9 kettleful 12 right 9 kettleful 15 fire 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 . of course that make a terrible mess an ' a powerful lot of smoke an ' hot ashes fly up the chimney . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 smoke 2 course 3 that 4 make 7 mess 5 a 7 mess 6 terrible 7 mess 7 mess 8 an 7 mess 11 powerful 9 ' 11 powerful 10 a 11 powerful 11 powerful 12 lot 11 powerful 14 smoke 12 lot 13 of 14 smoke 15 an 14 smoke 22 chimney 16 ' 18 ashes 17 hot 18 ashes 18 ashes 19 fly 18 ashes 22 chimney 20 up 22 chimney 21 the 22 chimney 22 chimney 23 . they like to [choke] [that] [no] ['] [count] [buzzard] [to] [death] . 1 they 2 like 2 like 3 to 3 to 12 . " [mistah] [buzzard] [he] give a [mighty] [squawk] [an] ['] [fly] [away] [.] 1 " 5 give 5 give 6 a his chillen jes ' like him , an ' his chillen's chillen the same way . 1 his 2 chillen 2 chillen 3 jes 2 chillen 5 like 2 chillen 14 same 2 chillen 15 way 3 jes 4 ' 6 him 7 , 6 him 11 chillen's 8 an 11 chillen's 9 ' 11 chillen's 10 his 11 chillen's 11 chillen's 12 chillen 11 chillen's 14 same 13 the 14 same 15 way 16 . an ' that [is] [the] [reason] [that] [mah] [cousin] [who] [lives] [down] [souf] [done] [have] [a] [black] [haid] [,] ["] [concluded] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 3 that a little sigh of satisfaction went around the circle of listeners . 1 a 3 sigh 2 little 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 3 sigh 5 satisfaction 5 satisfaction 6 went 5 satisfaction 11 listeners 7 around 9 circle 8 the 9 circle 9 circle 10 of 9 circle 11 listeners 11 listeners 12 . as [usual] [,] [peter] [rabbit] was the first to speak . 1 as 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 first 8 first 10 speak 9 to 10 speak 10 speak 11 . " that was a splendid [story] , [mr] [buzzard] , " said he , " and [i] ['m] [ever] and ever so much [obliged] to you . 1 " 2 that 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 splendid 7 , 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 20 and 15 " 16 and 20 and 22 so 21 ever 22 so 22 so 23 much 23 much 25 to 25 to 26 you 26 you 27 . it was just as good as [one] [of] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] . " 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 . 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 as 4 as 5 good 12 . 13 " [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [and] [slowly] [winked] [one] [eye] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [as] [he] [replied] [:] ["] [thank] [yo] ['] [,] [brer] [rabbit] [.] that 's quite the nicest thing yo ' could say . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 quite 3 quite 5 nicest 4 the 5 nicest 5 nicest 6 thing 5 nicest 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 7 yo 10 say 9 could 10 say 10 say 11 . 11 . 12 " [xiii] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] peter [rabbit] had [something] [new] to [bother] [his] [bump] [of] [curiosity] . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 6 to 6 to 12 . and it did bother it a lot . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 bother 4 bother 7 lot 5 it 6 a 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 . he had just seen [buster] [bear] for the first time , and what do you think had impressed him most ? 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 19 him 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 first 9 first 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 what 13 what 14 do 14 do 15 you 15 you 16 think 16 think 18 impressed 17 had 18 impressed 18 impressed 19 him 19 him 20 most 19 him 21 ? well , it wasn't [buster] ['s] great [size] , or [wonderful] [strength] , or [big] [claws] , or [deep] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 13 , 1 well 17 , 2 , 3 it 2 , 10 or 3 it 4 wasn't 7 great 9 , 9 , 10 or 13 , 14 or 17 , 18 or no , [sir] , it wasn't [one] [of] [these] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't it was the fact that [buster] [bear] seemed to have no [tail] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 seemed 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 fact 4 fact 5 that 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 no 11 no 13 ! peter couldn't get over that . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 over 4 over 5 that 4 over 6 . [he] [almost] [pitied] [buster] [bear] [.] you see , [peter] [has] a great admiration for fine tails . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 admiration 8 admiration 9 for 8 admiration 11 tails 8 admiration 12 . 10 fine 11 tails he has always been rather ashamed of the funny little one he has himself . 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 been 3 always 4 been 4 been 6 ashamed 5 rather 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 7 of 6 ashamed 9 funny 6 ashamed 14 himself 7 of 8 the 9 funny 10 little 10 little 11 one 12 he 13 has 12 he 14 himself 14 himself 15 . still , it is a real tail , and he has often [comforted] [himself] [with] [that] [thought] [.] 1 still 2 , 2 , 9 and 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 real 6 real 7 tail 7 tail 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 often so [the] [first] [thing] [peter] did when he [saw] [buster] [bear] was to [look] to see what kind of a tail he had . 1 so 8 he 1 so 22 he 6 did 7 when 7 when 8 he 8 he 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 what 17 what 18 kind 18 kind 19 of 19 of 20 a 20 a 21 tail 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 . just imagine how surprised he was when he couldn't make sure that [buster] had any tail at all . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 he 4 surprised 7 when 4 surprised 17 at 5 he 6 was 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 make 10 make 11 sure 10 make 15 any 11 sure 12 that 14 had 15 any 15 any 16 tail 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . there was something that might , just might , be meant for a tail , and [peter] [wasn't] even sure of that . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 that 4 that 5 might 5 might 7 just 5 might 10 be 6 , 7 just 8 might 9 , 8 might 10 be 10 be 13 a 10 be 20 sure 11 meant 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 tail 14 tail 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 even 20 sure 21 of 20 sure 22 that 22 that 23 . if it [was] [,] [it] [was] [so] [ridiculously] [small] [that] [peter] felt that he had no reason to be ashamed of his own tail . 1 if 2 it 2 it 25 . 12 felt 20 ashamed 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 no 16 no 17 reason 17 reason 20 ashamed 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 ashamed 20 ashamed 21 of 20 ashamed 23 own 22 his 23 own 23 own 24 tail 24 tail 25 . he was still thinking about this when he started for home . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 started 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 5 about 6 this 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 started 9 started 10 for 9 started 11 home 11 home 12 . off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 off 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 he 3 started 3 started 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 . [grandfather] [frog] [regarded] [peter] [in] [silence] [for] [a] [minute] [or] [two] [.] then very slowly he asked : " what are your eyes [for] , [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 then 3 slowly 1 then 4 he 2 very 3 slowly 4 he 5 asked 5 asked 6 : 6 : 7 " 7 " 8 what 8 what 9 are 9 are 10 your 10 your 11 eyes 10 your 16 ? 11 eyes 13 , couldn't you see whether or not he has a tail ? " 1 couldn't 3 see 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 whether 4 whether 5 or 4 whether 6 not 4 whether 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 a 9 a 10 tail 10 tail 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " no , [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , i really couldn't tell whether he has a tail or not [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [quite] [truthfully] . 1 i 3 couldn't 2 really 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 whether 5 whether 6 he 5 whether 10 or 5 whether 11 not 6 he 7 has 7 has 8 a 8 a 9 tail 11 not 18 . " [at] [first] [i] thought [he] [hadn't] , and [then] [i] [thought] he might have . 1 " 5 thought 5 thought 14 might 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 he 13 he 14 might 14 might 15 have 14 might 16 . if he has , it doesn't seem to me that it is enough to call a really truly tail . " 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 doesn't 2 he 3 has 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 seem 6 doesn't 17 really 7 seem 8 to 7 seem 14 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 that 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 call 15 call 16 a 17 really 18 truly 18 truly 19 tail 19 tail 20 . 20 . 21 " " [a] [reminder] ! " exclaimed [peter] , [looking] [very] [much] [puzzled] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 , 6 exclaimed 13 . " a reminder of what ? " 1 " 3 reminder 2 a 3 reminder 3 reminder 4 of 3 reminder 5 what 5 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [.] peter [nodded] [and] [grandfather] [frog] went on . 1 peter 6 went 6 went 7 on 7 on 8 . at first [,] [before] he [was] [made] king [of] [the] [green] [forest] , he didn't mind this at all . 1 at 2 first 1 at 19 all 2 first 5 he 5 he 15 didn't 8 king 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 17 this 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 . in fact , he was rather pleased that he didn't have a tail . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 rather 2 fact 8 that 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 rather 6 rather 7 pleased 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 . " this was [just] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [view] [of] the matter . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 11 the 11 the 12 matter 12 matter 13 . she had done her very best to give everybody everything that they really needed , and not to give them things which they didn't need . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 6 best 3 done 9 everybody 4 her 6 best 5 very 6 best 6 best 7 to 7 to 8 give 9 everybody 10 everything 10 everything 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 really 13 really 14 needed 13 really 25 need 14 needed 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 not 19 give 17 not 25 need 18 to 19 give 19 give 20 them 21 things 22 which 22 which 23 they 23 they 24 didn't 24 didn't 25 need 25 need 26 . she couldn't see that [mr] [bear] had [the] [least] [need] [of] a tail , and so she [hadn't] [given] [him] [one] [.] 1 she 2 couldn't 1 she 7 had 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 7 had 12 a 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 so 16 so 17 she " [then] he was [made] [king] [over] all the people [of] [the] [green] [forest] , and his word was [law] . 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 19 was 4 was 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 people 10 people 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 word 19 was 21 . it was a very great honor , and for a while he felt it so and did his best to rule wisely . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 2 was 10 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 honor 6 honor 7 , 8 and 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 while 10 a 21 rule 11 while 12 he 12 he 13 felt 12 he 17 did 13 felt 15 so 14 it 15 so 16 and 17 did 18 his 19 best 19 best 21 rule 20 to 21 rule 21 rule 22 wisely 22 wisely 23 . he went about just as before , hunting for his living , and had no more time than before for foolish thoughts or vain wishes . 1 he 2 went 1 he 14 had 2 went 3 about 2 went 8 hunting 3 about 5 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 before 6 before 7 , 8 hunting 9 for 8 hunting 11 living 10 his 11 living 11 living 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 more 16 more 17 time 16 more 18 than 16 more 20 for 16 more 21 foolish 18 than 19 before 21 foolish 22 thoughts 21 foolish 25 wishes 23 or 24 vain 24 vain 25 wishes 25 wishes 26 . he grew so fat that when he walked , he puffed and wheezed . 1 he 2 grew 1 he 13 wheezed 2 grew 4 fat 3 so 4 fat 5 that 13 wheezed 6 when 13 wheezed 7 he 13 wheezed 8 walked 13 wheezed 9 , 10 he 10 he 13 wheezed 11 puffed 13 wheezed 12 and 13 wheezed 13 wheezed 14 . he grew so lazy that he wanted to be waited on all the time . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 so 2 grew 4 lazy 4 lazy 7 wanted 4 lazy 10 waited 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 be 10 waited 11 on 11 on 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 time 14 time 15 . " it happened [about] [this] [time] that he [overheard] [mr] [fox] [talking] [to] [mr] [wolf] [when] [they] [both] thought [him] [asleep] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 19 thought 19 thought 22 . ' [a] [pretty] kind of a king , he is ! ' [sneered] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 ' 12 ' 4 kind 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 king 7 king 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 ! 11 ! 12 ' ' [the] [idea] of a king [without] [a] [tail] [!] ['] 1 ' 6 king 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 king " ['] [that] ['s] so , ' [assented] [mr] . [wolf] [.] 1 " 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 10 . ' [why] [,] [even] that [little] [upstart] [,] [mr] [rabbit] [,] has [got] a [make-believe] tail . ' ["] 1 ' 18 ' 5 that 12 has 12 has 14 a 14 a 16 tail 16 tail 17 . 17 . 18 ' [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] [looked] [very] [much] [embarrassed] [.] but he didn't say anything , so [grandfather] [frog] went on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 10 went 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 anything 5 anything 7 so 6 , 7 so 10 went 11 on 11 on 12 . " [after] [that] he couldn't think of [anything] [but] the fact that he hadn't any tail . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 think 5 couldn't 15 any 6 think 7 of 7 of 10 the 10 the 11 fact 11 fact 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 hadn't 15 any 16 tail 16 tail 17 . he took particular notice of all who came to pay him tribute , and he saw that every one of them had a tail . 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 notice 3 particular 4 notice 4 notice 5 of 4 notice 20 of 5 of 6 all 7 who 8 came 8 came 9 to 9 to 10 pay 10 pay 12 tribute 11 him 12 tribute 12 tribute 13 , 12 tribute 16 saw 12 tribute 18 every 13 , 14 and 15 he 16 saw 16 saw 17 that 18 every 19 one 19 one 20 of 20 of 21 them 21 them 25 . 22 had 23 a 23 a 24 tail 24 tail 25 . the more he tried not to think of these tails , the more he did think of them . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 tried 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 not 4 tried 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 these 8 of 12 the 9 these 10 tails 10 tails 11 , 12 the 13 more 13 more 14 he 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . the more he thought of them , the more discontented he grew because he had none . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 thought 2 more 10 discontented 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 them 5 of 8 the 6 them 7 , 9 more 10 discontented 10 discontented 12 grew 10 discontented 13 because 10 discontented 16 none 11 he 12 grew 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 had 16 none 17 . he didn't stop to think that probably all of them had use for their tails . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 5 think 3 stop 15 tails 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 that 5 think 9 of 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 all 9 of 10 them 11 had 15 tails 12 use 13 for 12 use 15 tails 14 their 15 tails 15 tails 16 . no , [sir] , he didn't think of that . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 9 that 9 that 10 . everybody else had a tail , and he hadn't . 1 everybody 2 else 1 everybody 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 tail 5 tail 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 . he felt that it was a disgrace that he , the king , should have no tail . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 7 disgrace 2 felt 8 that 3 that 4 it 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 disgrace 8 that 9 he 8 that 14 should 10 , 11 the 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 , 12 king 14 should 14 should 15 have 15 have 16 no 16 no 17 tail 17 tail 18 . he brooded over it so much that he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish . 1 he 2 brooded 2 brooded 3 over 2 brooded 5 so 2 brooded 9 lost 3 over 4 it 5 so 6 much 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 lost 9 lost 11 appetite 10 his 11 appetite 11 appetite 16 peevish 11 appetite 17 . 12 and 16 peevish 13 grew 16 peevish 14 cross 16 peevish 15 and 16 peevish " then [along] [came] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [see] how [things] [were] [going] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 " 2 then 1 " 10 how of course she saw right away that something was wrong with [old] [king] [bear] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 she 3 she 4 saw 4 saw 5 right 4 saw 7 that 4 saw 8 something 5 right 6 away 8 something 10 wrong 9 was 10 wrong 10 wrong 11 with 10 wrong 15 . when she asked him what the matter was , he was ashamed to tell her at first . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 asked 3 asked 4 him 3 asked 5 what 3 asked 6 the 6 the 7 matter 6 the 17 first 7 matter 8 was 7 matter 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 ashamed 12 ashamed 13 to 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 her 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 . but after a little he told her that he wanted a tail ; that he could never again be happy unless he had a tail . 1 but 2 after 1 but 5 he 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 5 he 6 told 6 told 7 her 6 told 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wanted 9 he 16 could 10 wanted 12 tail 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 13 ; 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 never 17 never 18 again 17 never 21 unless 19 be 20 happy 20 happy 21 unless 21 unless 22 he 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 a 24 a 25 tail 25 tail 26 . nothing [that] [she] could [say] [made] [any] [difference] [he] [wanted] [a] [tail] [.] 1 nothing 4 could finally she gave him one . 1 finally 3 gave 2 she 3 gave 3 gave 4 him 3 gave 5 one 5 one 6 . " [for] a [few] [days] [old] [king] [bear] [was] [perfectly] [happy] [.] 1 " 3 a he spent all his spare time admiring his new tail . 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 3 all 2 spent 5 spare 4 his 5 spare 5 spare 6 time 5 spare 7 admiring 7 admiring 8 his 7 admiring 9 new 7 admiring 10 tail 10 tail 11 . but it wasn't long before he found that his new tail was very much in the way . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 2 it 12 was 3 wasn't 4 long 4 long 5 before 4 long 11 tail 5 before 6 he 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 9 his 11 tail 10 new 11 tail 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 much 14 much 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 . it bothered him when he walked . 1 it 2 bothered 2 bothered 3 him 2 bothered 6 walked 2 bothered 7 . 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 walked it was in the way when he sat down . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 9 down 5 way 10 . 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 down it was a nuisance when he climbed a tree . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 nuisance 4 nuisance 5 when 4 nuisance 7 climbed 6 he 7 climbed 7 climbed 9 tree 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 . he didn't have a single use for it , and yet he had to carry it with him wherever he went . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 single 5 single 6 use 6 use 7 for 6 use 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 12 he 10 and 11 yet 11 yet 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 carry 15 carry 16 it 15 carry 19 wherever 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 wherever 19 wherever 20 he 19 wherever 21 went 21 went 22 . worse still , [he] [overheard] [little] [mr] [squirrel] and [mr] [possum] [making] [fun] [of] it [.] 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 15 it " [and] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] more than [ever] he [wished] that he did [have] [a] [tail] . 1 " 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 16 he 16 he 20 did 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 did 20 did 24 . again he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish , so that no one dared come near him . 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 5 appetite 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 10 peevish 6 and 10 peevish 7 grew 10 peevish 8 cross 10 peevish 9 and 10 peevish 10 peevish 11 , 10 peevish 12 so 10 peevish 16 dared 12 so 13 that 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 dared 16 dared 18 near 17 come 18 near 18 near 19 him 19 him 20 . so matters went from [bad] [to] worse , [until] [once] [more] [old] [mother] [nature] [visited] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [see] [how] [things] [were] [.] 1 so 2 matters 2 matters 3 went 2 matters 4 from 2 matters 7 worse 7 worse 8 , [very] [humbly] [old] [king] [bear] [went] [down] [on] [his] [knees] [and] [begged] [her] [to] [take] [away] [his] [tail] [.] that she left as a reminder lest he should forget the lesson he had learned and should again grow envious . 1 that 2 she 2 she 3 left 3 left 6 reminder 4 as 6 reminder 5 a 6 reminder 6 reminder 7 lest 6 reminder 10 forget 6 reminder 12 lesson 6 reminder 17 should 7 lest 8 he 7 lest 9 should 11 the 12 lesson 12 lesson 15 learned 12 lesson 16 and 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 learned 17 should 20 envious 18 again 20 envious 19 grow 20 envious 20 envious 21 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] [.] ["] []] peter [rabbit] [scratched] [one] [long] [ear] [thoughtfully] [as] [he] [replied] [:] ["] [thank] [you] , [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 15 , [xiv] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] [,] ["] [thought] [peter] [.] ["] [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] [.] ["] []] [flitter] [the] [bat] [made] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [head] [dizzy] [.] peter couldn't help watching him . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 watching 4 watching 5 him 5 him 6 . he just had to . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 . it seemed so wonderful [that] [flitter] [could] [really] [fly] , that [whenever] he saw him , [peter] [had] to [stop] [and] [watch] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 so 2 seemed 19 to 3 so 4 wonderful 3 so 11 that 10 , 11 that 11 that 13 he 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 him 15 him 16 , 19 to 23 . " it must be [fine] [to] [fly] , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought 10 thought 12 . ["] [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] [.] if [i] [could] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [spend] [all] [my] [time] [flying] [around] the way [flitter] [does] . 1 if 13 the 13 the 14 way 14 way 17 . i 'd go on long [journeys] and [see] the [great] [world] [.] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 go 3 go 4 on 4 on 9 the 5 long 7 and 7 and 9 the and [i] ['d] [fly] [in] [the] [daytime] [,] [because] there is [more] going on [then] . 1 and 10 there 10 there 11 is 11 is 13 going 13 going 14 on 14 on 16 . i never see him in the daytime , and [i] don't even know where he keeps himself . 1 i 2 never 1 i 11 don't 2 never 3 see 3 see 4 him 3 see 7 daytime 5 in 7 daytime 6 the 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 , 8 , 9 and 11 don't 13 know 12 even 13 know 13 know 14 where 14 where 16 keeps 15 he 16 keeps 16 keeps 17 himself 17 himself 18 . i never thought of it before , but [i] [wonder] [why] it is that he [flies] only [at] [night] [.] 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 2 never 6 before 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 5 it 6 before 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 17 only i believe [i] 'll ask [grandfather] [frog] [the] [very] [next] [time] [i] see him . " 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 ask 5 ask 14 him 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . 15 . 16 " now you know that [once] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [curiosity] is [aroused] [,] it [just] has to be [satisfied] . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 10 is 10 is 13 it 13 it 17 be 15 has 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 19 . no [sooner] [did] [he] [begin] [to] wonder [about] [flitter] [the] [bat] [than] he [could] [think] [of] [nothing] [else] [.] 1 no 7 wonder 7 wonder 13 he so he watched until the way was clear , and then he started for the [smiling] [pool] as fast as he could go , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 until 3 watched 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 8 clear 7 was 8 clear 8 clear 9 , 9 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 he 12 he 13 started 13 started 14 for 13 started 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 14 for 15 the 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 19 fast 22 could 19 fast 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 20 as 21 he 23 go 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 24 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 26 . he [hoped] [he] would find [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [as] [usual] on his big [green] [lily-pad] , and that he would [be] [good-natured] . 1 he 4 would 1 he 20 would 4 would 5 find 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 big 13 big 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 he 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 23 . if he wasn't feeling good-natured , it would be of no use to ask him for a story . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 2 he 8 would 3 wasn't 5 good-natured 4 feeling 5 good-natured 5 good-natured 6 , 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 8 would 14 ask 10 of 12 use 11 no 12 use 12 use 14 ask 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 him 14 ask 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . when [peter] reached the [smiling] [pool] he was disappointed [,] [terribly] [disappointed] . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 7 he 3 reached 4 the 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 disappointed 9 disappointed 13 . the big [green] [lily-pad] [was] [there] [,] [but] [there] [was] [no] one [sitting] [on] [it] . 1 the 2 big 2 big 12 one 12 one 16 . [somehow] [the] [smiling] [pool] [didn't] [seem] [quite] [like] [itself] [without] [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [there] [watching] [for] [foolish] [green] [flies] [.] peter 's face showed just how disappointed he felt . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 face 3 face 4 showed 4 showed 7 disappointed 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 9 felt 7 disappointed 10 . 8 he 9 felt he was just going to turn away when a great , deep voice said : 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 going 2 was 9 a 4 going 7 away 5 to 6 turn 6 turn 7 away 7 away 8 when 9 a 10 great 10 great 12 deep 11 , 12 deep 12 deep 13 voice 13 voice 15 : 14 said 15 : " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! where are your [manners] [,] [peter] [rabbit] , that you [forget] [to] [speak] [to] [your] [elders] ? " 1 where 2 are 1 where 17 ? 2 are 3 your 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 you 10 you 17 ? 17 ? 18 " it was [grandfather] [frog] [himself] , having [his] [morning] [swim] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 , 6 , 7 having the fact is , [i] [i] " 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 7 " " you want a story , " [finished] [grandfather] [frog] for him . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 13 . 6 , 7 " 6 , 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . " you can't fool me , [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 6 , you came over here just to ask me for a story . 1 you 7 ask 2 came 3 over 2 came 4 here 2 came 6 to 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 me 7 ask 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 story 11 story 12 . i know you , [peter] [!] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 3 you 4 , i know you ! 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 3 you 4 ! well , what is it this time ? " 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 what 3 what 4 is 3 what 8 ? 4 is 5 it 6 this 7 time 6 this 8 ? 8 ? 9 " [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [out] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [and] [made] [himself] [comfortable] [.] peter sat still and tried not to show how impatient he felt . 1 peter 2 sat 1 peter 5 tried 2 sat 3 still 4 and 5 tried 5 tried 6 not 5 tried 7 to 7 to 8 show 8 show 9 how 8 show 10 impatient 10 impatient 12 felt 10 impatient 13 . 11 he 12 felt [grandfather] [frog] [took] [his] [time] [.] it [tickled] [him] to see how hard [impatient] [peter] was [trying] to be patient , and his [big] [,] [goggly] eyes twinkled . 1 it 4 to 1 it 10 was 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 7 hard 10 was 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 patient 14 patient 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 twinkled 22 twinkled 23 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he [at] [last] , with a [suddenness] that made [peter] jump . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 9 , 5 said 17 . 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 a 13 that 14 made 14 made 16 jump 16 jump 17 . " that 's very good , [peter] , very good indeed ! 1 " 11 indeed 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 very 4 very 5 good 4 very 11 indeed 6 , 11 indeed 8 , 11 indeed 9 very 10 good 9 very 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 ! now [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] the story . " 1 now 6 the 6 the 7 story 7 story 8 . 8 . 9 " the latter cleared his throat two or three times , each time as if he intended to begin right then . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 3 cleared 3 cleared 5 throat 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 two 5 throat 21 . 6 two 8 three 6 two 11 each 7 or 8 three 8 three 9 times 9 times 10 , 11 each 12 time 11 each 16 intended 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 intended 16 intended 17 to 16 intended 18 begin 18 begin 19 right 19 right 20 then it was one of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [little] jokes . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 9 jokes 9 jokes 10 . he did it just [to] [tease] [peter] [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 just at last he really did begin , and the very first thing he did was to ask [peter] a question . 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 first 2 last 3 he 3 he 5 did 4 really 5 did 6 begin 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 11 first 10 very 11 first 11 first 12 thing 11 first 20 question 13 he 14 did 13 he 15 was 15 was 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 20 question 19 a 20 question 20 question 21 . " what is the reason that you stay in the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [when] [reddy] [fox] [is] [around] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 19 ? 3 is 5 reason 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 that 7 you 8 stay 7 you 19 ? 8 stay 9 in 9 in 10 the 19 ? 20 " " so that he won't catch me , of course , " replied [peter] . 1 " 13 replied 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 won't 5 won't 6 catch 6 catch 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 13 replied 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " very good , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 very 1 " 6 said 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " now , why do you go over to the sweet-clover patch every day ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 why 2 now 3 , 4 why 5 do 5 do 6 you 5 do 15 ? 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 over 8 over 11 sweet-clover 9 to 11 sweet-clover 10 the 11 sweet-clover 11 sweet-clover 12 patch 11 sweet-clover 13 every 13 every 14 day 15 ? 16 " " why , because there is plenty to eat there , " [replied] [peter] [,] [looking] very , very much puzzled . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 11 , 3 , 4 because 4 because 5 there 4 because 10 there 5 there 6 is 5 there 7 plenty 7 plenty 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 very 17 very 20 much 18 , 19 very 19 very 20 much 20 much 21 puzzled 21 puzzled 22 . " well , now you 've [answered] [your] [own] [question] , " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 4 now 2 well 11 , 4 now 5 you 5 you 6 've 11 , 12 " " [flitter] [flies] [at] [night] [because] he is [safest] [then] , and [because] he can find plenty [to] [eat] . ["] 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 he 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 find 16 find 17 plenty 17 plenty 20 . " oh , " said [peter] , and his voice sounded dreadfully disappointed . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 voice 10 voice 11 sounded 11 sounded 12 dreadfully 12 dreadfully 13 disappointed 13 disappointed 14 . he had found out what he had wanted to know , but he hadn't had a story . 1 he 2 had 1 he 15 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 out 4 out 5 what 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 wanted 6 he 14 hadn't 6 he 15 had 9 to 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 hadn't 15 had 16 a 16 a 17 story 17 story 18 . [finally] [peter] [sighed] [,] [and] [it] [was] [such] [a] [heavy] [sigh] [!] then very slowly he turned his back on [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [started] [to] [hop] away . 1 then 5 turned 2 very 3 slowly 3 slowly 5 turned 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 5 turned 7 back 5 turned 16 away 7 back 8 on 16 away 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] , [story-telling] [voice] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 11 , 5 said 14 . " a long time ago [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] , the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [flitter] the [bat] first [learned] [to] [fly] . " 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 5 ago 5 ago 11 , 11 , 24 " 12 the 15 of 15 of 17 the 17 the 19 first 19 first 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] [know] ! " cried [peter] eagerly . 1 " 6 cried 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 eagerly 8 eagerly 9 . " you told me [about] that , and it was a [splendid] story . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 told 3 told 4 me 3 told 6 that 6 that 10 was 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 13 story 13 story 14 . 14 . 15 " " [old] [mr] [bat] [had] [wings] [;] [something] no [other] [animal] [had] , but he found that he could no longer run and jump . 1 " 9 no 9 no 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 found 16 found 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 22 run 20 no 21 longer 21 longer 22 run 22 run 23 and 22 run 24 jump 24 jump 25 . he could just flop about on the ground , and was almost helpless . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 flop 3 just 4 flop 4 flop 5 about 4 flop 8 ground 6 on 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 , 8 ground 13 helpless 9 , 10 and 11 was 12 almost 12 almost 13 helpless 13 helpless 14 . of course that meant that he could very easily be caught , and so the ground was no longer a safe place for him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meant 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 9 easily 7 could 10 be 8 very 9 easily 10 be 11 caught 10 be 14 so 10 be 21 safe 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 17 was 17 was 18 no 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 21 safe 20 a 21 safe 21 safe 22 place 22 place 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . but he soon found that he was not safe in the air in daytime . 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 found 3 soon 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 safe 9 safe 14 daytime 10 in 14 daytime 11 the 12 air 12 air 14 daytime 13 in 14 daytime 14 daytime 15 . old [mr] [hawk] [could] [fly] [even] [faster] [than] [he] , and [mr] [hawk] was [always] [watching] [for] [him] [.] 1 old 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 was at first , [mr] [bat] [didn't] [know] what to do . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 , 3 , 8 what 8 what 10 do 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . he didn't like to go to [old] [mother] [nature] [and] complain [that] [his] [new] [wings] were [not] all that he had thought [they] would [be] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 24 would 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 to 6 to 11 complain 16 were 18 all 18 all 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 had 20 he 24 would 21 had 22 thought 24 would 26 . that would look as if he were ungrateful for her kindness in giving him the wings . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 look 3 look 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 were 7 were 8 ungrateful 8 ungrateful 9 for 8 ungrateful 11 kindness 10 her 11 kindness 11 kindness 12 in 11 kindness 13 giving 13 giving 14 him 13 giving 15 the 13 giving 16 wings 16 wings 17 . " ['] [i] ['ve] [got] [to] think of some way out of my troubles myself , ' thought [old] [mr] [bat] . 1 " 7 think 7 think 12 of 8 of 9 some 9 some 10 way 10 way 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 my 13 my 14 troubles 14 troubles 15 myself 15 myself 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 thought 18 thought 22 . ' [when] [i] 'm sure that [i] [can't] , it will be time enough to go to [old] [mother] [nature] . ' 1 ' 22 ' 4 'm 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 11 will 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 14 enough 13 time 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 to 17 to 21 . 21 . 22 ' " now of course it is very hard to think when you are twisting and dodging and turning in the air . " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 to 8 hard 14 twisting 9 to 10 think 11 when 14 twisting 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 twisting 14 twisting 15 and 14 twisting 16 dodging 14 twisting 17 and 14 twisting 18 turning 18 turning 21 air 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 air 21 air 22 . 22 . 23 " " of course ! " said [peter] [rabbit] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 3 course 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 11 as 10 just 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 16 about 15 all 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 18 . " he flew and he flew and had almost given up hope of finding any such place when he saw a cave . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 and 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 flew 5 he 8 had 5 he 20 saw 6 flew 7 and 8 had 10 given 9 almost 10 given 10 given 11 up 10 given 12 hope 12 hope 14 finding 13 of 14 finding 14 finding 17 place 15 any 16 such 16 such 17 place 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 saw 20 saw 21 a 21 a 22 cave 22 cave 23 . it looked very black inside , but it was big enough [for] [mr] [bat] to fly into , and in he went . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 5 inside 2 looked 17 into 4 black 5 inside 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 enough 10 big 11 enough 11 enough 15 to 15 to 16 fly 16 fly 17 into 17 into 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 in 19 and 22 went 21 he 22 went 22 went 23 . it was just the place to rest and think . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 just 3 just 9 think 4 the 5 place 5 place 6 to 6 to 7 rest 6 to 9 think 7 rest 8 and so he rested , and while he rested , he thought and thought . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 rested 2 he 11 thought 2 he 13 thought 3 rested 4 , 3 rested 8 rested 4 , 5 and 6 while 8 rested 7 he 8 rested 8 rested 9 , 10 he 11 thought 12 and 13 thought 13 thought 14 . " by and by he [noticed] that it was [growing] [dark] [outside] [.] 1 " 5 he 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he 5 he 9 was 7 that 9 was 8 it 9 was ' [my] [goodness] ! 1 ' 4 ! if [i] [am] [going] [to] [get] anything to [eat] [to-day] [,] [i] [shall] have [to] [hurry] [,] ['] thought [he] . 1 if 7 anything 7 anything 8 to 8 to 14 have 14 have 19 thought 19 thought 21 . when he got [outside] [,] he found that [mr] [sun] had gone to bed . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 got 6 he 7 found 6 he 11 had 7 found 8 that 11 had 12 gone 12 gone 14 bed 13 to 14 bed 14 bed 15 . so [had] [all] [the] [birds] , [except] [mr] [owl] and [mr] [nighthawk] [.] 1 so 6 , 6 , 10 and now [mr] [nighthawk] [doesn't] [belong] [to] [the] [hawk] [family] [at] [all] [,] [so] there was [nothing] to [fear] [from] him . 1 now 14 there 14 there 15 was 15 was 17 to 17 to 20 him 20 him 21 . then [mr] [bat] [had] a very [pleasant] [surprise] [.] 1 then 5 a 5 a 6 very he found the air full of insects , ever so many more than in the daytime . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 the 3 the 4 air 4 air 7 insects 4 air 16 daytime 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 insects 7 insects 8 , 7 insects 9 ever 9 ever 10 so 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 more 12 more 13 than 14 in 16 daytime 15 the 16 daytime 16 daytime 17 . by being very smart and quick he caught a few before it was too dark for him to see . 1 by 2 being 2 being 3 very 3 very 4 smart 3 very 10 few 4 smart 5 and 4 smart 6 quick 6 quick 8 caught 7 he 8 caught 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 before 11 before 15 dark 11 before 17 him 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 too 14 too 15 dark 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 to 17 him 20 . 18 to 19 see they didn't fill his stomach , but they kept him from starving . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fill 3 fill 5 stomach 4 his 5 stomach 5 stomach 9 kept 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 they 8 they 9 kept 9 kept 10 him 9 kept 12 starving 11 from 12 starving 12 starving 13 . as he flew back to the cave , a great idea came to him , the idea for which he had been thinking so hard . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 7 cave 6 the 7 cave 7 cave 8 , 7 cave 19 which 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 idea 10 great 17 idea 11 idea 12 came 12 came 13 to 13 to 14 him 14 him 15 , 16 the 17 idea 17 idea 19 which 18 for 19 which 19 which 21 had 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 thinking 23 thinking 25 hard 24 so 25 hard 25 hard 26 . then he would be [safe] and would not [have] to [complain] [to] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 10 to 6 and 7 would 7 would 8 not 8 not 10 to she had given him night-seeing eyes , and he no more had to go hungry . 1 she 2 had 1 she 12 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 5 night-seeing 4 him 5 night-seeing 5 night-seeing 6 eyes 5 night-seeing 8 and 5 night-seeing 9 he 5 night-seeing 11 more 7 , 8 and 10 no 11 more 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 hungry 15 hungry 16 . you [ask] [flitter] [if] [it] [isn't] so . " 1 you 7 so 7 so 8 . 8 . 9 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " he never stays in one place long enough for me to ask him anything , " said he . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 never 2 he 18 said 3 never 4 stays 3 never 15 anything 4 stays 5 in 4 stays 6 one 4 stays 7 place 4 stays 8 long 8 long 9 enough 9 enough 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 to 12 to 13 ask 13 ask 14 him 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 18 said 20 . " [i] ['m] ever so much obliged [for] [the] [story] [,] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 7 obliged 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 obliged 7 obliged 14 . it pays to make the best of [what] [we] [have] [,] [doesn't] it ? " 1 it 2 pays 2 pays 4 make 2 pays 6 best 3 to 4 make 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 of 7 of 13 it 13 it 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " it certainly does . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 4 does 5 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it [certainly] [does] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . [xv] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [sat] [on] [an] [old] [log] [on] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] [.] he had sat that way for the longest time without once moving . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 sat 3 sat 8 longest 4 that 5 way 5 way 8 longest 6 for 8 longest 7 the 8 longest 8 longest 9 time 8 longest 12 moving 10 without 12 moving 11 once 12 moving 12 moving 13 . [spotty] [was] [still] [there] [when] [peter] [returned] [a] [long] [time] [after] [,] [and] [he] [didn't] [look] [as] [if] [he] [had] [moved] [.] a sudden thought [struck] [peter] [.] 1 a 2 sudden 2 sudden 3 thought he couldn't remember that he ever had seen [spotty] ['s] [house] . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 remember 3 remember 4 that 3 remember 6 ever 4 that 5 he 6 ever 8 seen 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 12 . " hi [,] [spotty] ! " he shouted . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 5 ! 2 hi 8 shouted 5 ! 6 " 7 he 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 . " [where] do you live ? " 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " spotty slowly turned his head and looked up at [peter] . 1 spotty 2 slowly 1 spotty 7 looked 2 slowly 3 turned 3 turned 5 head 4 his 5 head 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 up 7 looked 9 at 9 at 11 . there was a twinkle in his eyes [,] [though] [peter] didn't see it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 twinkle 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 4 twinkle 7 eyes 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 14 . 11 didn't 12 see 12 see 13 it 13 it 14 . " right here in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 2 right 2 right 3 here 2 right 4 in 4 in 5 the where [else] [should] [i] live ? " he replied . 1 where 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 replied 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] mean , where is your house ? " returned [peter] [.] 1 " 3 mean 3 mean 9 ? 4 , 5 where 5 where 6 is 6 is 7 your 7 your 8 house 8 house 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 returned " [of] [course] [i] [know] you [live] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] , but where is your house ? 1 " 6 you 6 you 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 is 15 is 16 your 16 your 17 house 17 house 18 ? is [it] in the bank or down under water ? " 1 is 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 or 5 bank 8 under 7 down 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " it is [just] [wherever] [i] [happen] to be . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just now it is right here , " said [spotty] . 1 just 2 now 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [always] take [it] with me [wherever] [i] [go] [;] [i] [find] it much [the] [handiest] [way] . ["] 1 " 4 take 4 take 7 me 6 with 7 me 7 me 19 . 14 it 15 much 15 much 19 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [hi] [,] [spotty] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] " [where] do you live ? " []] 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " with that [spotty] [disappeared] [.] 1 with 2 that that is to say , his head and legs and tail disappeared . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 3 to 6 his 4 say 5 , 6 his 7 head 6 his 9 legs 6 his 11 tail 7 head 8 and 9 legs 10 and 11 tail 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . peter stared very hard . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 4 hard 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . then he began to laugh , for it came to him that [what] [spotty] [had] said [was] [true] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 , 6 , 7 for 6 , 16 said 7 for 8 it 8 it 9 came 9 came 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 that 16 said 19 . his house was with him , and now he had simply retired inside . 1 his 2 house 2 house 3 was 2 house 4 with 4 with 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 retired 8 now 12 retired 9 he 10 had 9 he 12 retired 11 simply 12 retired 12 retired 13 inside 13 inside 14 . he didn't need any other house than just that hard , spotted shell , inside of which he was now so cosily tucked away . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 any 4 any 5 other 4 any 13 shell 6 house 12 spotted 7 than 12 spotted 8 just 12 spotted 9 that 12 spotted 10 hard 12 spotted 11 , 12 spotted 12 spotted 13 shell 13 shell 14 , 13 shell 15 inside 13 shell 17 which 15 inside 16 of 17 which 22 cosily 18 he 19 was 19 was 22 cosily 20 now 22 cosily 21 so 22 cosily 22 cosily 23 tucked 22 cosily 24 away 24 away 25 . " that 's a great idea ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 idea 6 idea 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [i] [wonder] how it [happens] that he does it [,] ["] [thought] [he] . 1 " 4 how 4 how 9 does 5 it 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 it 10 it 15 . " no wonder he is so slow . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 so 6 so 7 slow 7 slow 8 . of course , it is very handy to have his house always with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 handy 6 very 7 handy 7 handy 8 to 7 handy 13 with 8 to 9 have 9 have 12 always 10 his 11 house 11 house 12 always 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 . as he says , he is always at home . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 says 3 says 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 always 7 always 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 . i [i] [why] [,] [how] [stupid] [of] [me] ! 1 i 9 ! he doesn't have to run away at all ! 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 have 3 have 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! all [he] [has] [got] [to] [do] [is] [to] [go] [inside] [his] [house] [and] [stay] [there] [until] the [danger] [is] past [!] 1 all 17 the 17 the 20 past i never thought of that before . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 2 never 6 before 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 5 that 6 before 7 . why , that [is] [the] [handiest] [thing] [i] ever heard of . " 1 why 2 , 2 , 13 " 3 that 9 ever 9 ever 10 heard 10 heard 11 of 11 of 12 . 12 . 13 " now [peter] [knew] that there must be a good story about [spotty] [and] [his] [house] , and [you] [know] [peter] [dearly] [loves] a good story . 1 now 4 that 1 now 16 , 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 must 6 must 7 be 7 be 9 good 8 a 9 good 9 good 10 story 10 story 11 about 16 , 17 and 17 and 23 a 23 a 24 good 24 good 25 story 25 story 26 . so at the very first [opportunity] the next day , he hurried over to the [smiling] [pool] [to] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] [.] 1 so 8 next 2 at 5 first 2 at 7 the 3 the 5 first 4 very 5 first 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 day 9 day 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 hurried 12 hurried 13 over 12 hurried 14 to 14 to 15 the as usual , [grandfather] [frog] [was] [sitting] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [.] 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , [no] [sooner] [did] [peter] [pop] [his] [head] [above] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [than] [grandfather] [frog] [exclaimed] [:] " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! you 've kept me waiting a long time , [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 kept 3 kept 4 me 3 kept 5 waiting 5 waiting 7 long 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 , i don't like to be kept waiting . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 kept 6 kept 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 . if you [wanted] [to] know [about] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , why didn't you come [earlier] ? " 1 if 2 you 2 you 5 know 5 know 10 , 10 , 17 " 11 why 12 didn't 11 why 13 you 11 why 16 ? 13 you 14 come 16 ? 17 " all the time there was a twinkle in the big , [goggly] eyes [of] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 7 twinkle 6 a 7 twinkle 7 twinkle 8 in 7 twinkle 13 eyes 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 big 10 big 11 , 13 eyes 17 . peter was so surprised that he couldn't find his tongue . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 find 8 find 10 tongue 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . he hadn't said a word to any one about [spotty] [,] [so] [how] [could] [grandfather] [frog] know what he had come for ? 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 20 had 2 hadn't 5 word 3 said 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 to 5 word 9 about 6 to 7 any 7 any 8 one 17 know 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 21 come 22 for 21 come 23 ? you see , it seemed to [peter] as if [grandfather] [frog] had [read] [his] [very] [thoughts] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 if 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 to 5 seemed 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 12 had 12 had 17 . " [i] [i] didn't know you were waiting . 1 " 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 waiting 8 waiting 9 . truly [i] [didn't] , " [stammered] [peter] [.] 1 truly 4 , 4 , 5 " " if [i] had , [i] would have been here long ago . 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 had 4 had 9 been 5 , 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 here 9 been 11 long 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . if you please , how did you know that [i] was coming and what [i] was coming for ? " 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 , 4 , 20 " 5 how 6 did 6 did 7 you 7 you 8 know 7 you 19 ? 8 know 9 that 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 coming 13 and 14 what 14 what 16 was 14 what 19 ? 16 was 17 coming 17 coming 18 for 19 ? 20 " " never mind how [i] knew . 1 " 2 never 2 never 3 mind 2 never 6 knew 3 mind 4 how 6 knew 7 . i know a great deal that [i] don't [tell] , which is more than some folks can say , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 8 don't 2 know 5 deal 2 know 6 that 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 8 don't 18 say 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 is 12 is 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 16 folks 15 some 16 folks 16 folks 17 can 16 folks 18 say 18 say 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 replied 21 replied 24 . peter wondered if he meant him , for you know [peter] is a great gossip . 1 peter 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 2 wondered 5 meant 4 he 5 meant 5 meant 8 for 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 you 8 for 13 a 9 you 10 know 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 gossip 15 gossip 16 . almost everything to-day is the result of things that happened in those long-ago days . 1 almost 2 everything 2 everything 3 to-day 3 to-day 4 is 3 to-day 6 result 5 the 6 result 6 result 7 of 6 result 8 things 8 things 13 long-ago 9 that 13 long-ago 10 happened 13 long-ago 11 in 12 those 12 those 13 long-ago 13 long-ago 14 days 14 days 15 . the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [spotty] the [turtle] [lived] [then] [,] [and] [unlike] [spotty] [,] [whom] [you] [know] [,] [he] [had] [no] house . 1 the 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 22 house 22 house 23 . if he had had , he would have been saved a great deal of trouble and worry . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 had 4 had 10 saved 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 8 have 10 saved 10 saved 15 trouble 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 deal 13 deal 14 of 13 deal 15 trouble 15 trouble 17 worry 16 and 17 worry 17 worry 18 . for a long time everybody lived at peace with everybody else . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 lived 5 everybody 11 else 6 lived 8 peace 7 at 8 peace 8 peace 9 with 10 everybody 11 else 11 else 12 . now [mr] [turtle] , [living] in the [smiling] [pool] , had [plenty] [to] [eat] [.] 1 now 4 , 1 now 10 , 4 , 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 , 11 had he had nothing to worry about on that score . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 worry 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 5 worry 9 score 7 on 9 score 8 that 9 score 9 score 10 . everybody [who] [lives] in the [smiling] [pool] knows [that] it is the [best] place in the world , [anyway] . " 1 everybody 4 in 1 everybody 8 knows 4 in 5 the 8 knows 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 the 12 the 14 place 14 place 15 in 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 17 world 18 , 18 , 21 " 20 . 21 " [grandfather] [frog] [winked] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [was] [listening] [,] [and] [jerry] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] " he had two or three very narrow escapes , and these set him to thinking . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 9 escapes 4 two 6 three 5 or 6 three 6 three 9 escapes 7 very 9 escapes 8 narrow 9 escapes 9 escapes 10 , 9 escapes 12 these 9 escapes 13 set 10 , 11 and 13 set 14 him 13 set 16 thinking 14 him 15 to 16 thinking 17 . he was too slow and awkward to run or to fight . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 slow 4 slow 5 and 4 slow 6 awkward 6 awkward 8 run 6 awkward 9 or 6 awkward 11 fight 7 to 8 run 10 to 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the only thing he could do was to keep out of sight as much as possible . 1 the 3 thing 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 16 possible 4 he 5 could 4 he 7 was 5 could 6 do 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 sight 12 sight 16 possible 13 as 16 possible 14 much 15 as 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . so he learned to swim with only his head out of water , and sometimes with only the end of his nose out of water . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 swim 4 to 8 his 6 with 7 only 6 with 8 his 8 his 9 head 8 his 22 nose 9 head 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 water 12 water 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 sometimes 16 with 22 nose 17 only 18 the 18 the 19 end 19 end 20 of 19 end 22 nose 21 his 22 nose 22 nose 23 out 23 out 24 of 24 of 25 water 25 water 26 . at first he was annoyed and started to shake it off . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 annoyed 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 annoyed 5 annoyed 7 started 5 annoyed 9 shake 5 annoyed 12 . 6 and 7 started 8 to 9 shake 9 shake 10 it 9 shake 11 off before he succeeded , he heard someone coming , so he promptly drew in his head and legs and tail . 1 before 3 succeeded 2 he 3 succeeded 3 succeeded 7 someone 3 succeeded 14 in 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 someone 7 someone 8 coming 7 someone 12 promptly 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 11 he 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 drew 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 head 15 his 18 legs 15 his 20 tail 16 head 17 and 18 legs 19 and 20 tail 21 . it was [mr] [fisher] , and he was very hungry [and] [fierce] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 hungry 10 hungry 13 . i believe he 'll make me a good dinner . ' 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 3 he 4 'll 4 'll 5 make 5 make 6 me 5 make 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . 10 . 11 ' for a long time he lay very still . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 lay 6 lay 8 still 7 very 8 still 8 still 9 . at [last] [he] [reached] the [smiling] [pool] and [slipped] [into] the water [,] [leaving] the [piece] [of] [bark] on the bank . 1 at 5 the 1 at 15 the 5 the 12 water 8 and 11 the 11 the 12 water 15 the 21 bank 19 on 21 bank 20 the 21 bank 21 bank 22 . thereafter , when he wanted to go on land , he would first make sure that no one was watching . 1 thereafter 2 , 1 thereafter 5 wanted 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 go 6 to 14 make 7 go 8 on 8 on 9 land 9 land 10 , 11 he 12 would 12 would 14 make 13 first 14 make 14 make 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 16 that 17 no 16 that 19 was 17 no 18 one 19 was 20 watching 20 watching 21 . then he would crawl under the piece of bark and get it on his back . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 crawl 4 crawl 5 under 4 crawl 9 bark 5 under 6 the 7 piece 8 of 7 piece 9 bark 9 bark 10 and 9 bark 13 on 11 get 12 it 11 get 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 back 15 back 16 . wherever he went he carried the piece of bark so as to have it handy to hide under . 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 went 1 wherever 5 carried 1 wherever 7 piece 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 6 the 7 piece 8 of 7 piece 9 bark 9 bark 15 handy 9 bark 19 . 10 so 11 as 10 so 15 handy 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 it 14 it 15 handy 15 handy 17 hide 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 under so she [began] [to] [study] [how] she could help [mr] [turtle] [.] 1 so 2 she 2 she 8 could 7 she 8 could 8 could 9 help one day she came up behind him just as he sat down to rest . 1 one 2 day 2 day 4 came 3 she 4 came 4 came 5 up 4 came 12 down 5 up 6 behind 6 behind 7 him 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 down 12 down 14 rest 13 to 14 rest 14 rest 15 . then she touched the skin of his stomach and turned that into hard shell . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 touched 3 touched 4 the 3 touched 5 skin 5 skin 8 stomach 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 stomach 8 stomach 14 shell 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 12 into 11 that 12 into 12 into 14 shell 13 hard 14 shell 14 shell 15 . ' [now] [draw] [in] [your] [head] and [your] [legs] [and] [your] [tail] , ' said she . 1 ' 7 and 1 ' 15 said 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 she 15 said 17 . " ['] [oh] [,] [mother] [nature] , how can [i] ever thank you ? ' he cried . 1 " 17 cried 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 can 9 can 12 thank 11 ever 12 thank 12 thank 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' 15 ' 17 cried 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " ['] [by] [doing] as you [always] have [done] [,] [attending] [wholly] to [your] own [affairs] , ' replied [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 6 you 5 as 6 you 6 you 8 have 8 have 13 to 13 to 15 own 15 own 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 replied 19 replied 23 . " oh , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " [exclaimed] [peter] [,] [drawing] a long breath . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 thank 2 oh 6 , 4 thank 5 you 6 , 10 " 10 " 15 a 15 a 16 long 16 long 17 breath 17 breath 18 . " that was a perfectly splendid thing for [old] [mother] [nature] to do . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 splendid 5 perfectly 6 splendid 6 splendid 7 thing 7 thing 8 for 7 thing 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . 14 . 15 " you see , he didn't notice that [grandfather] [frog] was listening [when] [he] [asked] [spotty] [about] [his] [house] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 7 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 notice 7 that 10 was 10 was 11 listening 11 listening 19 . [xvi] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] usually the thing that interests us most is something that we haven't got ourselves . 1 usually 5 interests 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 3 thing 5 interests 5 interests 6 us 5 interests 7 most 5 interests 9 something 5 interests 14 ourselves 8 is 9 something 9 something 10 that 11 we 12 haven't 11 we 14 ourselves 12 haven't 13 got 14 ourselves 15 . it is that way with [peter] [rabbit] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 that 3 that 4 way 4 way 5 with 4 way 8 . peter is not naturally envious . 1 peter 5 envious 2 is 3 not 3 not 5 envious 4 naturally 5 envious 5 envious 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! peter [is] [pretty] [well] [satisfied] [with] [what] [he] [has] , [which] [is] [quite] as it should be . 1 peter 10 , 10 , 14 as 14 as 15 it 15 it 17 be 16 should 17 be 17 be 18 . can you guess what it is ? 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 6 is 4 what 7 ? 5 it 6 is well , it is [his] [tail] [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is yes , [sir] , that is [the] one thing that [ever] [really] [troubles] [peter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 8 one 8 one 9 thing 9 thing 10 that you see , [peter] ['s] [tail] is , nothing but a [funny] little [bunch] [of] [cotton] , [which] [doesn't] [look] like a [tail] [at] [all] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 21 like 2 see 3 , 7 is 9 nothing 8 , 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 but 10 but 11 a 11 a 13 little 13 little 17 , 17 , 21 like 21 like 22 a why , even [little] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] a [real] [tail] [,] [short] [as] it is [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 15 it 2 , 3 even 3 even 9 a 15 it 16 is and [as] [for] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [bobby] [coon] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] everybody knows what [beautiful] [tails] they have . 1 and 17 everybody 17 everybody 18 knows 18 knows 19 what 19 what 22 they 22 they 23 have 23 have 24 . once [peter] thought [about] it so much that [grandfather] [frog] [noticed] [how] [sober] he was [and] [asked] [peter] [what] the trouble was . 1 once 3 thought 3 thought 5 it 5 it 22 was 6 so 7 much 6 so 8 that 8 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 14 he 22 was 15 was 20 the 20 the 21 trouble 22 was 23 . " why , [peter] , " said he , " you look so [sober] , that [i] [thought] [you] [really] had something to worry about . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 15 , 3 , 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 look 12 look 13 so 15 , 16 that 16 that 21 had 21 had 22 something 22 something 25 about 23 to 24 worry 24 worry 25 about 25 about 26 . what would you do with a big tail , if you had one ? 1 what 2 would 1 what 4 do 3 you 4 do 4 do 5 with 4 do 14 ? 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 tail 9 , 10 if 10 if 11 you 10 if 12 had 12 had 13 one 13 one 14 ? it would always be in your way . 1 it 2 would 2 would 4 be 3 always 4 be 4 be 5 in 5 in 6 your 6 your 7 way 7 way 8 . just think how many times [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [granny] [fox] have [almost] [caught] you . 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 how 3 how 4 many 3 how 15 you 4 many 5 times 5 times 12 have 15 you 16 . they certainly would have before this , if you had had a long tail sticking out behind for them to get hold of . 1 they 3 would 2 certainly 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 20 to 5 before 6 this 6 this 7 , 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 10 had 8 if 11 had 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 tail 14 tail 15 sticking 15 sticking 16 out 15 sticking 17 behind 15 sticking 20 to 17 behind 19 them 18 for 19 them 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 hold 22 hold 23 of 23 of 24 . i had a long tail when [i] was young [,] [and] [i] was mighty glad to get rid of it . " 1 i 15 glad 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 long 3 a 9 young 3 a 14 mighty 4 long 5 tail 6 when 9 young 8 was 9 young 13 was 14 mighty 14 mighty 15 glad 15 glad 18 rid 16 to 17 get 17 get 18 rid 18 rid 19 of 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " after he heard that [,] [peter] felt better . 1 after 2 he 2 he 3 heard 2 he 7 felt 3 heard 4 that 7 felt 8 better 8 better 9 . he just stared and stared . 1 he 3 stared 2 just 3 stared 3 stared 5 stared 4 and 5 stared 5 stared 6 . he [hardly] [noticed] [the] [wonderful] [dam] [or] [the] [equally] [wonderful] [canals] [which] [paddy] had made . 1 he 14 had 14 had 15 made 15 made 16 . the very next morning he [hurried] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tell] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] [.] 1 the 3 next 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [one] [of] [the] most [useful] [tails] [i] [know] of . 1 " 9 most 9 most 14 of 14 of 15 . would you like to know how he comes by such a queer tail ? " 1 would 2 you 2 you 3 like 2 you 14 ? 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 8 comes 6 how 12 queer 7 he 8 comes 8 comes 9 by 10 such 11 a 10 such 12 queer 12 queer 13 tail 14 ? 15 " [[] [illustration] [:] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [.] []] " oh , if you please ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 please 6 please 7 ! if you please , [grandfather] [frog] [!] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 , i didn't suppose there was such a queer tail in all the world , and [i] don't see what possible use it can be . 1 i 3 suppose 1 i 17 don't 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 queer 8 queer 9 tail 8 queer 13 world 10 in 13 world 11 all 13 world 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 , 14 , 15 and 17 don't 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 21 use 19 what 23 can 20 possible 21 use 21 use 22 it 23 can 24 be 24 be 25 . do tell me about it ! " cried [peter] . 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " [some] [people] never do [learn] [to] [use] [their] [eyes] . " 1 " 5 do 4 never 5 do 5 do 11 . 11 . 12 " peter looked a bit sheepish , but he said nothing and waited patiently . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 12 waited 2 looked 5 sheepish 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 sheepish 5 sheepish 7 but 5 sheepish 10 nothing 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 9 said 10 nothing 11 and 12 waited 12 waited 13 patiently 13 patiently 14 . [presently] [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [and] [began] [to] [talk] [.] " [once] [upon] a [time] [,] long , [long] ago [,] when the world [was] [young] ["] 1 " 4 a 4 a 7 long 7 long 8 , 7 long 10 ago 10 ago 12 when 10 ago 14 world 13 the 14 world " it seems to me that everything wonderful happened long ago when the world was young , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 19 interrupted 2 it 3 seems 2 it 15 was 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 me 3 seems 11 ago 5 me 6 that 7 everything 9 happened 8 wonderful 9 happened 9 happened 11 ago 10 long 11 ago 11 ago 12 when 11 ago 14 world 13 the 14 world 15 was 16 young 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 interrupted 19 interrupted 21 . [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [at] [peter] [severely] [,] [and] [peter] [hastened] [to] [beg] [his] [pardon] [.] after a long time [grandfather] [frog] [began] [again] . 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 9 . " he was very [thrifty] , was [mr] [beaver] [;] not at all like some people [i] [know] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 7 was 3 was 4 very 4 very 6 , 7 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 11 not 14 like 12 at 13 all 14 like 16 people 15 some 16 people that is how he first came to think of making a dam and a pond . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 how 4 he 6 came 5 first 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 10 making 10 making 11 a 10 making 12 dam 12 dam 13 and 12 dam 15 pond 14 a 15 pond 15 pond 16 . like [his] [small] [cousin] [,] [mr] [muskrat] [,] [he] [was] [very] [fond] [of] the [water] [,] [and] [felt] [most] [at] [home] [and] [safest] [there] [.] 1 like 14 the that made him think harder than ever . 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 5 harder 4 think 5 harder 5 harder 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . the more sticks he added , the bigger the pool grew . 1 the 3 sticks 2 more 3 sticks 3 sticks 5 added 3 sticks 8 bigger 4 he 5 added 5 added 6 , 7 the 8 bigger 8 bigger 10 pool 8 bigger 11 grew 9 the 10 pool 11 grew 12 . [mr] [beaver] [had] [discovered] [what] [a] [dam] [is] [for] [and] [how] [to] [build] [it] [.] " now cutting down trees is hard work . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 cutting 3 cutting 4 down 3 cutting 5 trees 3 cutting 7 hard 6 is 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 8 work 9 . yes , [siree] , [cutting] [down] [trees] [is] the [hardest] [kind] [of] [hard] [work] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 the [mr] [beaver] [had] [to] [sit] [up] [on] [his] [hind] [legs] [to] [do] [it] [,] [and] [his] [legs] [grew] [very] [,] [very] [tired] [.] in those days he had a tail [very] [much] [like] [the] [tail] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 in 2 those 1 in 6 a 2 those 3 days 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 16 . it was very useful when he was swimming , but it was of no use at all at any other time . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 , 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 useful 4 useful 8 swimming 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 swimming 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 of 12 was 14 no 14 no 15 use 14 no 20 other 14 no 21 time 15 use 16 at 16 at 17 all 18 at 19 any 19 any 20 other 21 time 22 . sometimes he tried to brace himself with it when he was sitting up to cut trees , and found it of no help . 1 sometimes 5 brace 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 brace 5 brace 6 himself 5 brace 7 with 5 brace 13 up 5 brace 18 and 8 it 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 sitting 12 sitting 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 cut 15 cut 16 trees 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 found 19 found 20 it 19 found 22 no 21 of 22 no 22 no 23 help 23 help 24 . " he was working just as usual one day when [old] [mother] [nature] came [along] to see how he was getting on . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 working 4 working 7 usual 4 working 9 day 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 usual 8 one 9 day 9 day 10 when 10 when 14 came 14 came 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 how 18 how 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 getting 21 getting 22 on 22 on 23 . she saw the new [dam] and the [new] pond , and she [asked] [mr] [beaver] [who] had made them . 1 she 2 saw 1 she 17 had 2 saw 3 the 3 the 4 new 6 and 7 the 7 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 17 had 17 had 18 made 18 made 19 them 19 them 20 . he told her that he had and explained why . 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 her 2 told 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 8 explained 7 and 8 explained 8 explained 9 why 8 explained 10 . old [mother] [nature] [was] [greatly] [pleased] , [but] [she] [didn't] [say] [so] [.] 1 old 7 , she just passed the time of day with him and then sat down to watch him cut a tree . 1 she 12 sat 2 just 3 passed 2 just 11 then 3 passed 4 the 4 the 5 time 4 the 6 of 4 the 7 day 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 sat 12 sat 13 down 12 sat 15 watch 14 to 15 watch 15 watch 16 him 15 watch 17 cut 17 cut 19 tree 18 a 19 tree 19 tree 20 . she saw him try to brace himself with his useless tail , and she saw him stop to rest his tired legs . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 6 brace 4 try 5 to 4 try 6 brace 6 brace 7 himself 6 brace 8 with 6 brace 10 useless 8 with 9 his 10 useless 11 tail 11 tail 12 , 11 tail 22 legs 13 and 14 she 14 she 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 16 him 17 stop 17 stop 19 rest 18 to 19 rest 19 rest 22 legs 20 his 22 legs 21 tired 22 legs 22 legs 23 . " ' [that] [looks] to [me] [like] pretty hard work , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 13 said 5 to 10 work 8 pretty 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 . " ['so] it is , ' replied [mr] [beaver] , [stretching] [first] [one] [leg] and then [another] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 , 5 , 15 and 6 ' 7 replied 7 replied 10 , 10 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 18 . ' [but] [things] [worth] [having] [are] [worth] [working] [for] [,] ['] [and] [with] [that] he began [cutting] [again] . 1 ' 15 he 15 he 16 began 16 began 19 . " ' [you] [ought] [to] [have] [something] [to] [sit] [on] , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] [,] [her] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 13 said 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 21 . ["] [mr] [beaver] [grinned] [.] " [the] [next] [morning] [when] he [awoke] [,] [he] had the [greatest] [surprise] of [his] life . 1 " 6 he 6 he 10 had 10 had 11 the 11 the 14 of 14 of 16 life 16 life 17 . he had a new tail ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 tail 5 tail 6 ! it was broad and thick and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 broad 3 broad 4 and 3 broad 7 flat 5 thick 6 and 5 thick 7 flat 7 flat 8 . it wasn't like any tail he had ever seen or heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 tail 4 any 12 of 6 he 7 had 7 had 11 heard 8 ever 9 seen 8 ever 11 heard 9 seen 10 or 11 heard 12 of 12 of 13 . it was almost like a stool to sit on , and he could work all day long without tiring his legs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 6 stool 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 stool 6 stool 8 sit 7 to 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 9 on 21 legs 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 19 tiring 14 work 19 tiring 15 all 16 day 16 day 19 tiring 17 long 19 tiring 18 without 19 tiring 19 tiring 21 legs 20 his 21 legs 21 legs 22 . then was [mr] [beaver] very happy , and [to] [show] how [happy] he was , he worked harder than ever . 1 then 13 he 1 then 16 he 2 was 5 very 5 very 6 happy 6 happy 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 how 11 how 13 he 13 he 14 was 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 worked 17 worked 18 harder 18 harder 19 than 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . " ' [why] , ' he cried , ' [i] believe it is the most useful tail in all the world ! ' 1 " 7 cried 2 ' 7 cried 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 cried 6 he 7 cried 7 cried 8 , 7 cried 14 the 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 13 is 11 believe 12 it 12 it 13 is 14 the 15 most 14 the 21 world 15 most 16 useful 16 useful 17 tail 18 in 21 world 19 all 21 world 20 the 21 world 21 world 22 ! 22 ! 23 ' " [and] [then] he wished [with] [all] [his] [might] that [old] [mother] [nature] [would] [return] [so] [that] he might [thank] [her] [for] [it] . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 10 that 10 that 18 he 18 he 19 might 19 might 24 . and that [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] , ["] is how [mr] [beaver] came by [his] [broad] [tail] [.] 1 and 2 that 1 and 11 how 2 that 10 is 8 , 10 is 11 how 14 came 14 came 15 by you see , [old] [mother] [nature] [always] [helps] [those] [who] [help] [themselves] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , and ever since that [long-ago] day , all [beavers] [have] [had] [broad] [tails] , and [have] [been] the [greatest] [workers] in the world . ["] 1 and 2 ever 2 ever 3 since 3 since 6 day 4 that 6 day 6 day 24 . 7 , 15 and 8 all 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 the 18 the 23 world 21 in 23 world 22 the 23 world 23 world 24 . [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [mother] [west] [wind] ['] [why] ['] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess]