produced by [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] , [linda] [mckeown] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 13 the 6 , 12 and 9 , 12 and 12 and 13 the [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] [yelled] [blacky] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [voice] [.] [frontispiece] [.] see page @number@ []] 1 see 2 page 2 page 3 @number@ [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] by [arrangement] [with] [little] , [brown] [,] [and] [company] 1 by 5 , copyright , @number@ [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [.] 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 3 @number@ all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [printed] [in] [the] [united] [states] [of] [america] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] [@number@] [ii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [@number@] [iii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [@number@] [iv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [@number@] [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] [@number@] [vi] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [@number@] [vii] [.] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [@number@] [viii] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [@number@] [ix] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [@number@] [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [@number@] [xi] [.] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [@number@] [xii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [@number@] [xv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [page] " [caw] , [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 11 ! [yelled] [blacky] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [voice] [frontispiece] " [old] [king] [bear] , [who] [was] [king] [no] [longer] [,] [would] [growl] [a] [deep] [,] [rumbly-grumbly] [growl] ["] [@number@] 1 " 5 , ["] [one] [day] [mr] [.] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [.] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] [of] [young] [mice] ["] [@number@] ["] [his] [legs] [were] [so] [long] [and] [his] [neck] [was] [so] [long] [that] [all] [his] [neighbors] [laughed] [at] [him] ["] [@number@] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] way , way up in the sky was a black speck sailing across the snowy white face of a cloud . 1 way 2 , 1 way 11 speck 3 way 11 speck 4 up 7 sky 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 sky 7 sky 8 was 7 sky 11 speck 9 a 11 speck 10 black 11 speck 11 speck 12 sailing 11 speck 15 snowy 11 speck 18 of 11 speck 20 cloud 12 sailing 13 across 13 across 14 the 15 snowy 16 white 16 white 17 face 19 a 20 cloud 20 cloud 21 . it didn't seem possible that it could be alive way up there . 1 it 4 possible 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 4 possible 7 could 4 possible 10 way 4 possible 13 . 5 that 6 it 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 alive 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there but it was . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 . peter knew that it was , and he knew who it was . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 12 was 4 it 13 . 5 was 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 who 10 who 12 was 11 it 12 was it was [king] [eagle] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . by and by [it] [disappeared] [over] [towards] the [great] [mountain] [.] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 8 the peter rubbed the back of his neck , which ached because he had tipped his head back so long . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 the 2 rubbed 6 his 4 back 6 his 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 neck 7 neck 10 ached 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 ached 10 ached 11 because 10 ached 14 tipped 10 ached 20 . 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 tipped 14 tipped 16 head 14 tipped 17 back 14 tipped 19 long 15 his 16 head 18 so 19 long then he gave a little sigh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 sigh 4 a 6 sigh 5 little 6 sigh 6 sigh 7 . " are you envious ? " asked a voice so close to him that [peter] [jumped] . 1 " 7 asked 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 envious 4 envious 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 9 voice 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 11 close 9 voice 17 . 10 so 11 close 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 that there was [sammy] [jay] sitting in [a] [little] [tree] [just] [over] his head . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 sitting 5 sitting 6 in 6 in 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . " no ! " [snapped] [peter] [,] [for] it [made] him [a] [wee] [bit] [cross] to be so startled . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 9 it 9 it 17 be 11 him 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 so 18 so 19 startled 19 startled 20 . " no , [i] ['m] not [envious] , [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 , 3 , 6 not i 'm not envious of any bird . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 envious 4 envious 5 of 4 envious 6 any 4 envious 7 bird 4 envious 8 . the ground is good enough for me . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 5 enough 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 enough 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 . i was [just] [wondering] [,] [that] ['s] all . " 1 i 2 was 2 was 8 all 8 all 9 . 9 . 10 " " have you ever seen [king] [eagle] [close] [to] ? " asked [sammy] . 1 " 3 you 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 ever 3 you 10 ? 4 ever 5 seen 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 . " once , " replied [peter] . 1 " 5 replied 2 once 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . he is big and fierce-looking , but he looks his name , every inch a king . 1 he 5 fierce-looking 2 is 5 fierce-looking 3 big 5 fierce-looking 4 and 5 fierce-looking 5 fierce-looking 6 , 5 fierce-looking 7 but 5 fierce-looking 8 he 5 fierce-looking 9 looks 5 fierce-looking 11 name 10 his 11 name 11 name 12 , 11 name 14 inch 13 every 14 inch 14 inch 15 a 14 inch 16 king 14 inch 17 . i 've wondered a good many times since how it happens that he has a white head . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 wondered 3 wondered 8 since 3 wondered 9 how 4 a 5 good 5 good 7 times 6 many 7 times 7 times 8 since 9 how 11 happens 10 it 11 happens 11 happens 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 has 14 has 15 a 15 a 16 white 16 white 17 head 17 head 18 . 18 . 19 " peter 's eyes sparkled . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 . " tell me about it , [sammy] , " he begged . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 begged 10 he 11 begged 11 begged 12 . " tell me about it , and [i] won't [quarrel] [with] you [any] [more] . " 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 won't 9 won't 12 you 12 you 15 . 15 . 16 " " all right , [peter] . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 3 right 6 . i 'll tell you the story , because it will do you good to hear it . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 10 will 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 6 story 5 the 6 story 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 it 9 it 10 will 10 will 11 do 11 do 12 you 12 you 15 hear 13 good 14 to 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 it 16 it 17 . i supposed everybody knew it . 1 i 2 supposed 2 supposed 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 . all birds do . 1 all 2 birds 2 birds 3 do 2 birds 4 . that is [why] [we] all [look] [up] [to] [king] [eagle] , " replied [sammy] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 all 5 all 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " [way] [back] [in] [the] [beginning] [of] [things] [,] old [king] [bear] [ruled] [in] [the] [green] [forest] , [as] you know . 1 " 20 you 10 old 18 , 18 , 20 you 20 you 21 know 21 know 22 . that is , he ruled the animals and all the little people who lived on the ground , but he didn't rule the birds . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 ruled 5 ruled 7 animals 6 the 7 animals 7 animals 8 and 7 animals 14 lived 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 who 13 who 14 lived 14 lived 15 on 15 on 17 ground 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 24 birds 17 ground 25 . 18 , 19 but 19 but 21 didn't 20 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 rule 22 rule 24 birds 23 the 24 birds you see the birds were not willing to be ruled over by an animal . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 the 3 the 4 birds 4 birds 5 were 4 birds 10 ruled 5 were 6 not 7 willing 8 to 7 willing 10 ruled 8 to 9 be 10 ruled 11 over 10 ruled 12 by 10 ruled 14 animal 13 an 14 animal 14 animal 15 . they wanted one of their own kind . 1 they 2 wanted 1 they 5 their 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 their 5 their 6 own 6 own 7 kind 6 own 8 . now [mr] [eagle] [was] [one] [of] [the] [biggest] [and] [strongest] [and] [most] [respected] [of] all the [birds] of the [air] [.] 1 now 15 all 15 all 19 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 19 the " [so] [king] [eagle] [ruled] the [air] [and] [none] [dared] [to] [cross] [him] [or] [to] [disobey] [him] [.] 1 " 6 the thus she left matters very much to [king] [eagle] [and] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 thus 4 matters 2 she 3 left 3 left 4 matters 4 matters 6 much 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 to they settled all the quarrels between their subjects , and for a while everything went smoothly . 1 they 2 settled 2 settled 5 quarrels 2 settled 14 everything 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 quarrels 5 quarrels 6 between 5 quarrels 8 subjects 7 their 8 subjects 8 subjects 9 , 8 subjects 13 while 10 and 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 while 14 everything 16 smoothly 15 went 16 smoothly 16 smoothly 17 . now [after] [a] [while] , [this] [little] [part] [of] the [earth] [where] [the] [animals] and the [birds] first [lived] [became] [overcrowded] . 1 now 5 , 5 , 10 the 10 the 18 first 15 and 16 the 16 the 18 first 18 first 22 . it became harder and harder to get enough to eat . 1 it 3 harder 2 became 3 harder 3 harder 5 harder 4 and 5 harder 5 harder 7 get 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 enough 8 enough 10 eat 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 . [quarrels] [became] [more] [frequent] [,] [until] [king] [eagle] [had] [little] [time] [for] [anything] [but] [straightening] [out] [these] [troubles] [and] [trying] [to] [keep] [peace] [.] " [old] [mother] [nature] [had] [been] [away] a long time [trying] to make other parts of the world fit to live [in] [.] 1 " 8 a 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 9 long 21 live 10 time 12 to 12 to 13 make 14 other 15 parts 15 parts 16 of 15 parts 18 world 15 parts 19 fit 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 world 19 fit 20 to 20 to 21 live no one knew when she was coming back or just where she was . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knew 3 knew 4 when 4 when 5 she 4 when 12 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 back 8 back 9 or 10 just 11 where 11 where 12 she 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 . king [eagle] , [sitting] [on] the [edge] [of] [the] [cliff] on the mountain [,] [thought] [it] [all] [over] . 1 king 3 , 3 , 6 the 6 the 13 mountain 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 mountain 13 mountain 19 . [old] [mother] [nature] [ought] [to] [know] [how] [things] [were] [.] he would send a messenger to try to find her . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 send 3 send 5 messenger 3 send 10 her 4 a 5 messenger 5 messenger 7 try 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 find 10 her 11 . " no one offered . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 offered 4 offered 5 . this one had a family to look after . 1 this 2 one 2 one 8 after 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 family 4 a 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 after 8 after 9 . that one was not feeling well . 1 that 2 one 1 that 3 was 3 was 4 not 3 was 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 well 6 well 7 . [another] [had] [a] [pain] [in] [his] [wings] [.] one and [all] [they] [had] [an] [excuse] [until] [hummer] [,] the [tiniest] of all the birds [,] [was] [reached] . 1 one 2 and 2 and 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 15 the 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 birds 16 birds 20 . [he] [darted] [into] [the] [air] [before] [king] [eagle] [.] ' [i] ['ll] go , ' said he . 1 ' 6 ' 4 go 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " all the others laughed . 1 " 5 laughed 2 all 4 others 3 the 4 others 4 others 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 . but [king] [eagle] didn't [laugh] . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 . then [king] [eagle] said [things] [that] [made] [all] the other [birds] [hang] [their] [heads] [for] [shame] and [want] [to] [sneak] [out] [of] [sight] [.] 1 then 4 said 4 said 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 17 and then he spread his great wings and sailed away , every inch a king . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spread 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 great 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 sailed 8 sailed 9 away 8 sailed 12 inch 9 away 10 , 11 every 12 inch 12 inch 13 a 12 inch 14 king 12 inch 15 . they watched him until he was a speck in the sky , and finally he disappeared altogether . 1 they 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 4 until 5 he 4 until 8 speck 5 he 6 was 7 a 8 speck 8 speck 9 in 8 speck 11 sky 8 speck 14 finally 10 the 11 sky 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 finally 14 finally 15 he 14 finally 16 disappeared 16 disappeared 17 altogether 17 altogether 18 . at last a day was set to choose a new king . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 day 3 a 4 day 4 day 5 was 5 was 6 set 5 was 9 a 6 set 8 choose 7 to 8 choose 9 a 10 new 10 new 11 king 11 king 12 . that morning , as soon as it was [light] enough to see , [little] [mr] [hummer] [darted] away , and his heart was heavy . 1 that 2 morning 2 morning 3 , 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 , 13 , 20 and 18 away 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 his 21 his 22 heart 22 heart 24 heavy 23 was 24 heavy 24 heavy 25 . he would take no part in choosing a new king . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 5 part 4 no 5 part 5 part 7 choosing 6 in 7 choosing 7 choosing 9 new 7 choosing 10 king 8 a 9 new 10 king 11 . he would go [until] [he] [found] [king] [eagle] [or] [until] [something] [happened] to him . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 13 to 13 to 14 him 14 him 15 . pretty soon he saw a speck way up against a cloud , a speck no bigger than himself . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 saw 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 6 speck 5 a 6 speck 6 speck 7 way 6 speck 9 against 6 speck 16 bigger 8 up 9 against 10 a 14 speck 11 cloud 12 , 11 cloud 14 speck 13 a 14 speck 14 speck 15 no 14 speck 16 bigger 16 bigger 17 than 16 bigger 18 himself 18 himself 19 . it [grew] [bigger] [and] [bigger] , and at last he knew that it was [king] [eagle] himself . 1 it 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 at 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 he 10 he 11 knew 10 he 17 himself 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 13 it 13 it 14 was 17 himself 18 . [little] [mr] [hummer] [turned] [and] [flew] [as] [he] [never] [had] [flown] [before] [.] " he was so out of breath when he reached the other birds that he couldn't say a word for a few minutes . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 18 a 4 so 14 that 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 10 reached 8 when 10 reached 9 he 10 reached 10 reached 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 birds 13 birds 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 say 18 a 19 word 18 a 22 few 19 word 20 for 21 a 22 few 22 few 23 minutes 23 minutes 24 . then he told them that [king] [eagle] was coming . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 them 3 told 5 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 coming 9 coming 10 . instead of [waiting] [to] [give] [king] [eagle] a [royal] [welcome] [,] [they] [hurried] [away] [,] [one] [after] [another] [.] 1 instead 2 of 2 of 8 a " [then] [king] [eagle] [mounted] [into] [the] [air] and [proudly] [led] the way to the [promised] land . 1 " 9 and 9 and 12 the 12 the 13 way 13 way 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 17 land 17 land 18 . [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] at least , it seems that way to his friends and neighbors . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 seems 4 it 5 seems 5 seems 6 that 5 seems 8 to 6 that 7 way 8 to 9 his 9 his 12 neighbors 10 friends 12 neighbors 11 and 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 . yes , [sir] , [billy] [mink] is just as much [at] [home] in the water as [out] [of] [it] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 16 as 7 is 8 just 8 just 9 as 8 just 16 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 water there was some one wearing fur who could fly , and [of] [course] [billy] [mink] couldn't do that . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 wearing 3 some 4 one 3 some 5 wearing 5 wearing 6 fur 6 fur 7 who 6 fur 19 . 7 who 8 could 8 could 9 fly 8 could 17 do 9 fly 10 , 10 , 11 and 16 couldn't 17 do 17 do 18 that it [cured] [billy] [of] [boasting] , for a while , [anyway] [.] 1 it 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 while 9 while 10 , he said as much [to] [grandfather] [frog] [one] [day] [,] as they [watched] [billy] [mink] [catch] [a] [fat] [trout] . 1 he 2 said 2 said 20 . 3 as 4 much 4 much 11 as 4 much 20 . 11 as 12 they " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] [and] [looked] sharply [at] [peter] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 sharply 10 sharply 13 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! people never know what they can do till they try . 1 people 2 never 2 never 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 they 4 what 7 do 6 can 7 do 7 do 10 try 8 till 9 they 9 they 10 try 10 try 11 . " what did he do ? " asked [peter] eagerly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 5 do 3 did 4 he 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 10 eagerly 10 eagerly 11 . " learned how , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] . 1 " 3 how 1 " 6 replied 2 learned 3 how 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 . " made it his business to learn how . 1 " 8 how 2 made 3 it 2 made 4 his 4 his 5 business 5 business 7 learn 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 how 8 how 9 . " did it take [old] [mr] [mink] very long to learn how ? " asked [peter] wistfully . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 11 learn 4 take 9 long 8 very 9 long 9 long 11 learn 10 to 11 learn 11 learn 12 how 11 learn 17 wistfully 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 asked 15 asked 17 wistfully 17 wistfully 18 . " quite a while , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 quite 2 quite 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " quite a while . 1 " 2 quite 2 quite 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 . perhaps you would like to hear about it . " 1 perhaps 2 you 1 perhaps 3 would 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 please 6 please 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " if you please . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 . i should love dearly to hear about it . 1 i 2 should 2 should 4 dearly 3 love 4 dearly 4 dearly 6 hear 4 dearly 9 . 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it perhaps [then] [i] can learn to [swim] [.] ["] 1 perhaps 5 learn 4 can 5 learn 5 learn 6 to [grandfather] [frog] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] [that] [happened] [his] [way] [,] [and] [peter] [heard] [something] [that] [sounded] [very] [much] [like] [a] [chuckle] [.] he looked at [grandfather] [frog] [suspiciously] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 7 . was that chuckle because of the foolish green fly , or [was] [grandfather] [frog] [laughing] [at] [him] [?] 1 was 7 foolish 2 that 3 chuckle 3 chuckle 4 because 3 chuckle 7 foolish 4 because 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 foolish 8 green 8 green 9 fly 9 fly 11 or 10 , 11 or peter wasn't sure . 1 peter 2 wasn't 1 peter 4 . 2 wasn't 3 sure " [old] [mr] [mink] [,] [the] [ever-so-great-grandfather] [of] [billy] [mink] [,] [couldn't] [do] all [the] things that [billy] [can] [now] [.] 1 " 14 all 14 all 16 things 16 things 17 that for instance , he couldn't swim . 1 for 2 instance 2 instance 3 , 2 instance 6 swim 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 swim 6 swim 7 . but he could do a great many things , and he was very smart . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 could 2 he 12 was 3 could 4 do 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 many 7 many 8 things 8 things 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 smart 14 smart 15 . it has always run [in] [the] [mink] [family] to be [smart] . 1 it 2 has 1 it 10 be 2 has 3 always 2 has 4 run 9 to 10 be 10 be 12 . he dressed very much as [billy] [does] now , [except] [that] he [didn't] [have] [the] [waterproof] [coat] [that] [billy] [has] [.] 1 he 2 dressed 2 dressed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 12 he 8 now 9 , 9 , 12 he and he was a great [traveler] , [just] [as] [billy] [is] [.] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 7 , " now [mr] [mink] [was] [small] [and] [spry] , and his [wits] [were] [as] [nimble] [as] [his] [feet] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his [peter] [rabbit] [fidgeted] [uneasily] [.] it seemed to him that [grandfather] [frog] [had] looked at him [very] [hard] when he [said] [this] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 4 him 18 . 5 that 15 he 9 looked 10 at 10 at 11 him 11 him 14 when 14 when 15 he but [grandfather] [frog] just [cleared] [his] [throat] [and] [went] [on] [with] [his] [story] [.] 1 but 4 just this is [how] it [happens] [that] [he] [learned] to [like] [fish] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 4 it 4 it 9 to [mr] [mink] [would] [find] [it] [and] [help] [himself] [.] " but [having] [to] [depend] [on] [mr] [otter] [to] [get] [the] [fish] [for] [him] didn't [suit] [mr] [mink] [at] [all] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 15 didn't 15 didn't 21 . in the first place , he didn't have as much as he wanted . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 6 he 13 wanted 7 didn't 8 have 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 . and then again he didn't have it when he wanted it . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 2 then 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 4 he 10 wanted 5 didn't 6 have 6 have 7 it 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 wanted 10 wanted 11 it 11 it 12 . ' [if] [i] [could] [learn] [to] [catch] [fish] [for] [myself] [,] [i] [would] be [much] [better] off , ' thought [mr] [mink] . 1 ' 14 be 14 be 17 off 17 off 18 , 18 , 19 ' 19 ' 20 thought 20 thought 23 . " [at] [first] he didn't like it at all . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 like 6 like 7 it 7 it 9 all 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . the water got in his ears and up his nose and choked him . 1 the 2 water 2 water 10 nose 3 got 5 his 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 ears 5 his 10 nose 6 ears 7 and 8 up 9 his 9 his 10 nose 10 nose 12 choked 11 and 12 choked 12 choked 13 him 13 him 14 . and [then] it was so dreadfully wet ! 1 and 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 dreadfully 5 so 6 dreadfully 6 dreadfully 7 wet 6 dreadfully 8 ! but he would grit his teeth and keep at it . 1 but 4 grit 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 grit 4 grit 6 teeth 4 grit 8 keep 5 his 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 and 8 keep 9 at 8 keep 10 it 10 it 11 . after a while he got so that he could paddle around a little . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 10 paddle 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 paddle 10 paddle 11 around 10 paddle 13 little 10 paddle 14 . 12 a 13 little gradually he lost his fear of the water . 1 gradually 3 lost 1 gradually 5 fear 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 5 fear 6 of 6 of 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . then he found that because he naturally moved so quickly he could sometimes catch foolish minnows who swam in where the water was very shallow . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 found 2 he 8 moved 3 found 4 that 5 because 6 he 5 because 7 naturally 7 naturally 8 moved 8 moved 10 quickly 9 so 10 quickly 10 quickly 16 minnows 11 he 12 could 12 could 16 minnows 13 sometimes 16 minnows 14 catch 16 minnows 15 foolish 16 minnows 16 minnows 17 who 16 minnows 18 swam 16 minnows 19 in 16 minnows 20 where 16 minnows 22 water 21 the 22 water 22 water 25 shallow 22 water 26 . 23 was 24 very 24 very 25 shallow this was great sport , and he quite often had fish for dinner now . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 sport 4 sport 5 , 4 sport 9 often 4 sport 12 for 4 sport 15 . 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 8 quite 9 often 9 often 10 had 9 often 11 fish 12 for 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 now " but he wasn't [satisfied] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 . no , [sir] , he wasn't [satisfied] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 . whatever [mr] [mink] [did] , he wanted to do well . 1 whatever 9 do 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 well 10 well 11 . he could run well and climb well , and there was no better [hunter] [in] [all] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 run 2 could 6 climb 3 run 5 and 4 well 5 and 6 climb 7 well 6 climb 10 there 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 there 11 was 10 there 12 no 12 no 13 better 13 better 20 . he was bound that he would swim well . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 bound 3 bound 7 swim 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 swim 7 swim 8 well 7 swim 9 . so he kept trying and trying . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 trying 3 kept 6 trying 5 and 6 trying 6 trying 7 . the more he did this , the longer he could hold his breath . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 did 3 he 10 could 4 did 5 this 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 the 8 longer 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hold 11 hold 13 breath 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 . there was only one thing that [bothered] [mr] [mink] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that the water was so dreadfully wet ! 1 the 2 water 2 water 6 wet 3 was 5 dreadfully 4 so 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 wet 6 wet 7 ! every time he came out of it , he had to run his hardest to dry off and keep from getting cold . 1 every 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 came 4 came 11 to 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 14 hardest 12 run 22 cold 13 his 14 hardest 14 hardest 15 to 14 hardest 16 dry 16 dry 17 off 16 dry 18 and 16 dry 19 keep 19 keep 20 from 21 getting 22 cold 22 cold 23 . this was very tiresome and he did wish that there was an easier way of drying off . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 12 an 3 very 4 tiresome 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 did 6 he 11 was 7 did 8 wish 8 wish 9 that 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 an 12 an 13 easier 13 easier 16 drying 14 way 16 drying 15 of 16 drying 16 drying 17 off 16 drying 18 . but [mr] [mink] didn't [go] [hungry] . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! you see , he had learned to catch fish , and so he had plenty to eat . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 learned 6 learned 9 fish 7 to 8 catch 8 catch 9 fish 9 fish 10 , 9 fish 17 eat 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 plenty 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . she watched him catch a fish . 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 6 fish 4 catch 6 fish 5 a 6 fish 6 fish 7 . then she watched him run about to dry off and keep from getting cold , and her eyes twinkled . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 run 5 run 6 about 5 run 8 dry 7 to 8 dry 8 dry 9 off 8 dry 10 and 8 dry 11 keep 8 dry 18 eyes 11 keep 12 from 12 from 13 getting 13 getting 14 cold 14 cold 16 and 15 , 16 and 17 her 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 twinkled 19 twinkled 20 . " ' [he] who [helps] [himself] [deserves] to be [helped] , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 4 who 2 ' 13 said 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 . [mr] [mink] [didn't] [know] [what] [she] [meant] [by] [that] [,] [but] [the] [next] [morning] [he] [found] [out] [.] yes , [sir] , the next morning he found out . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 9 found 8 he 9 found 9 found 10 out 10 out 11 . he found that he had a brand new coat over his old one , and the new one was waterproof . 1 he 5 had 2 found 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 20 waterproof 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 7 brand 9 coat 7 brand 10 over 7 brand 13 one 7 brand 17 new 10 over 11 his 11 his 12 old 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 new 17 new 20 waterproof 18 one 20 waterproof 19 was 20 waterproof 20 waterproof 21 . he could swim as much as he pleased and not get the least bit wet , because the water couldn't get through that new coat . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 swim 2 could 10 not 2 could 11 get 3 swim 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 pleased 8 pleased 9 and 11 get 15 wet 11 get 25 coat 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 wet 15 wet 17 because 15 wet 22 through 16 , 17 because 18 the 19 water 19 water 22 through 20 couldn't 21 get 21 get 22 through 23 that 25 coat 24 new 25 coat 25 coat 26 . and ever since that [long-ago] day when the world was young , [the] [minks] [have] [had] [waterproof] [coats] and have [been] [famous] [fishermen] . 1 and 2 ever 2 ever 3 since 3 since 6 day 4 that 6 day 6 day 24 . 7 when 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 11 young 9 world 24 . 10 was 11 young 11 young 12 , 12 , 19 and 19 and 20 have hello , [peter] [rabbit] [!] 1 hello 2 , what under the sun are you trying to do , swelling yourself up that way ? " 1 what 2 under 1 what 5 are 1 what 16 ? 2 under 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 5 are 6 you 5 are 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 7 trying 11 swelling 9 do 11 swelling 10 , 11 swelling 11 swelling 12 yourself 11 swelling 13 up 11 swelling 15 way 14 that 15 way 16 ? 17 " " [i] [i] [was] [just] [practising] [holding] [my] [breath] , ["] [replied] [peter] and [looked] very [,] [very] foolish . 1 " 10 , 10 , 14 and 14 and 16 very 16 very 19 foolish 19 foolish 20 . " [ho] [,] ho , ho ! 1 " 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " laughed [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 5 ha 8 laughed 6 ! 7 " " you [can't] [learn] [to] [swim] [by] [holding] [your] [breath] [on] [dry] [land] , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 14 , 14 , 18 " 17 . 18 " [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] why , [peter] would [as] [soon] think of singing himself , and that is something he can no more do than he can fly . 1 why 2 , 2 , 12 and 4 would 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 singing 9 singing 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 15 something 14 is 18 no 16 he 17 can 17 can 18 no 18 no 19 more 19 more 20 do 19 more 21 than 21 than 22 he 21 than 23 can 23 can 24 fly 24 fly 25 . peter had known [old] [mr] [toad] ever since he could remember . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 8 since 7 ever 8 since 8 since 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 remember 11 remember 12 . he was rather fond of him , even if he did play jokes on him once in a while . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 fond 3 rather 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 6 him 4 fond 13 jokes 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 even 8 even 9 if 8 even 13 jokes 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 did 12 play 13 jokes 13 jokes 14 on 13 jokes 16 once 13 jokes 20 . 15 him 16 once 16 once 19 while 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 while a few days later [peter] [happened] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [for] [a] [call] [on] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 days 3 days 4 later a [mighty] [chorus] of [joy] [from] [unseen] [singers] [rose] [from] all about the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 a 4 of 4 of 13 the 11 all 12 about 11 all 13 the peter knew about those singers . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 about 2 knew 5 singers 4 those 5 singers 5 singers 6 . they were [hylas] , the [little] [cousins] [of] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 , 4 , 5 the peter sat very still on the edge of the bank trying to see one of them . 1 peter 2 sat 2 sat 4 still 2 sat 5 on 3 very 4 still 5 on 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 7 edge 10 bank 7 edge 15 of 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 13 see 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 . suddenly he became aware of a new note , one he never had noticed before and sweeter than any of the others . 1 suddenly 4 aware 2 he 3 became 3 became 4 aware 4 aware 5 of 4 aware 8 note 4 aware 20 of 6 a 7 new 7 new 8 note 8 note 9 , 8 note 14 noticed 10 one 14 noticed 11 he 14 noticed 12 never 14 noticed 13 had 14 noticed 14 noticed 15 before 14 noticed 17 sweeter 16 and 17 sweeter 17 sweeter 18 than 17 sweeter 19 any 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 others 22 others 23 . it seemed to come from the [shallow] water [just] [in] [front] [of] [peter] , and he looked [eagerly] for [the] [singer] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 8 water 8 water 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 looked 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 for then his eyes opened until it seemed as if they would pop right out of his head , and he dropped his lower jaw foolishly . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 opened 3 eyes 12 pop 5 until 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 12 pop 10 they 12 pop 11 would 12 pop 12 pop 13 right 12 pop 14 out 12 pop 16 his 14 out 15 of 16 his 17 head 16 his 24 jaw 17 head 18 , 19 and 21 dropped 20 he 21 dropped 21 dropped 24 jaw 22 his 24 jaw 23 lower 24 jaw 24 jaw 25 foolishly 25 foolishly 26 . old [mr] [toad] [paid] [no] [attention] [to] [peter] , [not] [even] [when] [he] [was] [spoken] [to] [.] 1 old 9 , he was so absorbed in his singing that he just didn't hear . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 didn't 2 was 4 absorbed 3 so 4 absorbed 4 absorbed 5 in 4 absorbed 6 his 4 absorbed 7 singing 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 just 9 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 hear 12 hear 13 . then he [spied] [jerry] [muskrat] [at] the other end of the [smiling] [pool] [and] [hurried] [over] [there] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 the 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the peter was so full of the discovery he had made that he could think of nothing else . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 full 3 so 4 full 4 full 5 of 4 full 7 discovery 5 of 6 the 7 discovery 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 13 could 9 had 10 made 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 think 13 could 16 nothing 14 think 15 of 16 nothing 17 else 17 else 18 . he fairly ached to tell . 1 he 2 fairly 2 fairly 3 ached 3 ached 5 tell 3 ached 6 . 4 to 5 tell " [jerry] ! " he cried . 1 " 6 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 cried 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 . " oh , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 ! do you know that [old] [mr] [toad] can sing ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 10 ? 2 you 3 know 2 you 8 can 3 know 4 that 8 can 9 sing 10 ? 11 " [jerry] [looked] [surprised] [that] [peter] [should] [ask] [such] [a] [question] [.] " of course [i] know it , " said he . 1 " 3 course 1 " 9 said 2 of 3 course 5 know 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . peter looked very much chagrined . 1 peter 5 chagrined 2 looked 5 chagrined 3 very 5 chagrined 4 much 5 chagrined 5 chagrined 6 . " [i] didn't know it [until] [just] [how] , " he confessed . 1 " 12 confessed 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 confessed 11 he 12 confessed 12 confessed 13 . " [i] [didn't] [believe] [him] [when] he told [me] that he could sing . 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 told 8 told 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 sing 13 sing 14 . i wonder how he ever learned [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 how 3 how 6 learned 4 he 6 learned 5 ever 6 learned " he didn't learn any more than you [learned] [how] [to] [jump] , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 15 replied 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 learn 3 didn't 5 any 5 any 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 you 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 . " it just came to him naturally . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 just 3 just 7 naturally 4 came 5 to 4 came 7 naturally 5 to 6 him 7 naturally 8 . his father sang , and his grandfather , and his great grandfather , way back to the beginning of things . 1 his 2 father 1 his 14 way 2 father 3 sang 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 grandfather 6 his 14 way 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 great 10 his 14 way 11 great 12 grandfather 12 grandfather 13 , 14 way 15 back 14 way 19 of 15 back 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 beginning 19 of 20 things 20 things 21 . i thought everybody knew about that . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 about 4 knew 6 that 6 that 7 . 7 . 8 " " [i] don't . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 . tell me about it . 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 about 3 about 4 it 4 it 5 . please [do] , [jerry] , " [begged] [peter] [.] 1 please 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 , 6 " " all right , [i] will , " replied [jerry] [good-naturedly] . 1 " 9 replied 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 9 replied 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " it 's something you ought to know [about] , anyway . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 you 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 something 5 you 6 ought 5 you 8 know 6 ought 7 to 8 know 10 , 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . in the first place , [old] [mr] [toad] [belongs] to a very old and [honorable] [family] , one of the [very] [oldest] [.] 1 in 2 the 1 in 20 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 14 and 10 to 11 a 11 a 12 very 12 very 13 old 13 old 14 and 17 , 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 the i 've heard say that it goes way back almost to the very beginning of things when there wasn't much land . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 say 4 say 5 that 4 say 16 things 5 that 8 way 6 it 7 goes 7 goes 8 way 8 way 9 back 10 almost 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 beginning 13 very 14 beginning 14 beginning 15 of 14 beginning 16 things 16 things 17 when 17 when 18 there 18 there 19 wasn't 19 wasn't 20 much 19 wasn't 21 land 21 land 22 . " [old] [mother] [nature] [met] [him] [hopping] [along] [and] [making] [hard] [work] [of] it because , of course , it was so [new] . 1 " 14 it 14 it 21 was 15 because 20 it 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 19 , 18 course 20 it 20 it 21 was 21 was 22 so 22 so 24 . she looked at him sharply . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 him 5 sharply 6 . ' [what] are you [doing] here ? ' she demanded . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 7 ? 6 here 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 7 ? 10 demanded 8 ' 9 she 10 demanded 11 . ' [aren't] you [contented] [with] [the] [water] [where] you were born ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 12 ? 9 you 10 were 9 you 12 ? 10 were 11 born 12 ? 13 ' " [mr] [toad] [bowed] very [low] . 1 " 5 very 5 very 7 . ' [yes] ['m] , ' said he very humbly . 1 ' 6 said 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 9 humbly 8 very 9 humbly 9 humbly 10 . ' [i] ['ll] go [right] back [there] if you say so [.] 1 ' 4 go 1 ' 9 you 4 go 6 back 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 say 10 say 11 so ["] [his] [answer] [pleased] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . she had so many things to attend to that she hadn't time to take care of the bugs . 1 she 2 had 2 had 4 many 3 so 4 many 4 many 5 things 5 things 7 attend 6 to 7 attend 7 attend 8 to 7 attend 11 hadn't 7 attend 13 to 7 attend 18 bugs 9 that 10 she 10 she 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 time 14 take 15 care 15 care 16 of 15 care 18 bugs 16 of 17 the 18 bugs 19 . ' [if] you truly want to be of some use , ' said she , ' you can attend to some of those bugs . ' 1 ' 26 ' 3 you 5 want 4 truly 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 19 attend 7 be 10 use 8 of 10 use 9 some 10 use 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 she 13 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 you 17 you 18 can 18 can 19 attend 19 attend 20 to 19 attend 24 bugs 21 some 22 of 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 bugs 24 bugs 25 . 25 . 26 ' " [mr] [toad] [went] [right] [to] [work] , and [old] [mother] [nature] went [about] [some] [other] [business] . 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 went 13 went 18 . he didn't see [old] [mother] [nature] [and] kept right on working . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 8 kept 2 didn't 3 see 8 kept 9 right 8 kept 10 on 8 kept 11 working 11 working 12 . she watched him a while as he hopped from plant to plant catching bugs as fast as he could , and then she spoke . 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 a 3 him 6 as 4 a 5 while 6 as 16 fast 7 he 8 hopped 8 hopped 9 from 8 hopped 10 plant 10 plant 14 bugs 11 to 12 plant 12 plant 13 catching 13 catching 14 bugs 14 bugs 16 fast 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 16 fast 19 could 16 fast 25 . 18 he 19 could 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 she 23 she 24 spoke 24 spoke 25 . " ' [have] you [stayed] [right] here ever since [i] [last] [saw] you ? ' she asked . 1 " 17 asked 2 ' 4 you 2 ' 17 asked 4 you 7 here 8 ever 9 since 9 since 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' 14 ? 17 asked 16 she 17 asked 17 asked 18 . " [mr] [toad] [gave] a [start] [of] [surprise] [.] 1 " 5 a ' [yes] ['m] , ' said he . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . " ' [but] [i] [thought] you wanted to see the [great] [world] [and] learn things , ' said she [.] 1 " 18 said 2 ' 6 you 2 ' 18 said 6 you 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 see 8 to 14 learn 9 see 10 the 15 things 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 19 she " [mr] [toad] [looked] a little [embarrassed] . 1 " 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 8 . besides , [i] [have] [learned] [a] [great] [deal] [right] [here] [.] 1 besides 2 , i [i] [couldn't] [get] [around] fast enough to [save] [all] [the] [plants] [,] [but] [i] have [saved] [what] [i] could . ['] 1 i 16 have 1 i 20 could 6 fast 7 enough 7 enough 8 to 8 to 16 have 20 could 21 . " ' [i] [suppose] , ' said she , speaking a little gruffly , ' you expect me to reward you . ' 1 " 7 said 2 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 13 gruffly 9 , 10 speaking 10 speaking 13 gruffly 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 gruffly 13 gruffly 17 expect 13 gruffly 22 . 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 you 16 you 17 expect 17 expect 18 me 17 expect 19 to 17 expect 20 reward 20 reward 21 you 22 . 23 ' " [mr] [toad] [looked] [surprised] and a little [hurt] . 1 " 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 10 . ' [i] don't [want] any reward , ' said he . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 said 3 don't 5 any 6 reward 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . ' [i] [didn't] do it [for] [that] . 1 ' 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 8 . it will be reward enough to know that [i] [really] have helped and to be allowed to continue to help . ' 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 enough 3 be 12 helped 4 reward 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 that 11 have 12 helped 12 helped 18 continue 13 and 18 continue 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 allowed 16 allowed 17 to 16 allowed 18 continue 18 continue 19 to 18 continue 20 help 20 help 21 . 21 . 22 ' " [at] that [old] [mother] [nature] 's [face] [lighted] [with] one of her [most] [beautiful] [smiles] . 1 " 3 that 3 that 7 's 7 's 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 her 13 her 17 . ' [mr] [toad] , ' said she , ' [if] you could have just what you want , what would it be ? ' 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 24 ' 9 ' 11 you 11 you 13 have 11 you 17 want 12 could 13 have 14 just 15 what 15 what 16 you 16 you 17 want 18 , 19 what 19 what 20 would 20 would 22 be 21 it 22 be 22 be 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' " [mr] [toad] [hesitated] [a] [few] [minutes] and [then] said [shyly] , ' [a] beautiful voice . ' 1 " 10 said 8 and 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 18 ' 15 beautiful 16 voice 16 voice 17 . 17 . 18 ' " it was [old] [mother] [nature] 's turn to look surprised . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 's 7 's 8 turn 8 turn 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 surprised 11 surprised 12 . ' [a] [beautiful] [voice] ! ' she exclaimed . 1 ' 8 exclaimed 5 ! 6 ' 5 ! 8 exclaimed 7 she 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . ' [pray] [,] why do you want a beautiful voice ? ' 1 ' 4 why 4 why 5 do 5 do 6 you 5 do 11 ? 6 you 7 want 8 a 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 voice 9 beautiful 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' " ['so] [that] [i] [can] [express] [my] [happiness] [in] [the] most [beautiful] [way] [i] [know] of [,] [by] [singing] [,] ['] [replied] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 11 most 11 most 16 of 16 of 25 . " [sure] [enough] [,] [when] [the] [next] [spring] [came] [,] [mr] [toad] [was] [filled] [with] a great [longing] [to] [go] [home] [.] 1 " 16 a 16 a 17 great and so it has been ever since [with] the [toad] family . 1 and 2 so 1 and 9 the 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 has 4 has 5 been 5 been 7 since 6 ever 7 since 9 the 11 family 11 family 12 . peter sighed . 1 peter 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . " [i] never [could] work , " said he . 1 " 3 never 1 " 8 said 5 work 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " perhaps that is why [i] cannot [sing] [.] ["] 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 5 why 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 why 5 why 7 cannot " very [likely] , " [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [quite] [forgetting] that [he] [cannot] [sing] [himself] [although] [he] is a great [worker] [.] 1 " 19 is 2 very 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 12 that 12 that 19 is 19 is 20 a 20 a 21 great [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 9 ! 10 " peter [rabbit] [peered] [out] [from] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] and [frowned] [.] 1 peter 10 and " if [i] had a voice as unpleasant as [that] [,] [i] ['d] [forget] [i] [could] [talk] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 voice 6 voice 7 as 6 voice 8 unpleasant 8 unpleasant 9 as yes , [sir] , [i] ['d] [forget] [i] had a tongue , " [declared] [peter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 13 " 9 had 10 a 10 a 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 , 12 , 13 " [somebody] [laughed] [,] [and] [peter] [turned] [quickly] [to] [find] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] " what are you laughing at ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 laughing 4 you 7 ? 5 laughing 6 at 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 demanded 9 demanded 11 . " at the idea of you forgetting that you had a tongue , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 15 replied 2 at 4 idea 3 the 4 idea 4 idea 5 of 4 idea 7 forgetting 6 you 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 8 that 7 forgetting 12 tongue 9 you 10 had 10 had 11 a 11 a 12 tongue 12 tongue 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 . " it 's [lucky] for you [that] you [haven't] [then] , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 retorted 2 it 3 's 5 for 6 you 5 for 8 you 8 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . " [i] ['m] [afraid] that you would [lose] [your] [tongue] [just] [as] [old] [mr] [crow] [did] . " 1 " 6 you 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 would 7 would 17 . 17 . 18 " that sounded like a story . 1 that 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 . right away [peter] sat up and took notice . 1 right 2 away 1 right 5 up 4 sat 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 took 7 took 8 notice 8 notice 9 . " [did] [old] [mr] [crow] really [lose] [his] [tongue] ? 1 " 6 really 6 really 10 ? how did he lose it ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 lose 4 lose 5 it 5 it 6 ? why did he lose it ? 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 he 2 did 4 lose 4 lose 5 it 5 it 6 ? [when] ["] jimmy [skunk] [clapped] [a] [hand] [over] [each] [ear] [and] [pretended] [that] [he] was [going] [to] [run] [away] [.] 1 jimmy 13 was peter jumped in front of him . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 front 3 in 4 front 4 front 5 of 4 front 6 him 6 him 7 . " no , you don't ! " he cried . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 ! 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 cried 8 he 9 cried 9 cried 10 . " you 've just got to tell me that story [,] [jimmy] [skunk] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 just 3 've 5 got 5 got 6 to 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 7 tell 10 story 8 me 9 that 10 story 14 . 14 . 15 " " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " [shouted] [blacky] [the] [crow] [from] [the] [distant] [tree-top] [.] 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " the [story] [of] [how] [old] [mr] [crow] [lost] [his] [tongue] [.] 1 " 2 the you may as well tell me [first] [as] [last] , because [i] 'll give you no peace until you do , " [insisted] [peter] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 4 well 2 may 5 tell 3 as 4 well 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 15 you 5 tell 19 you 6 me 10 , 10 , 11 because 13 'll 14 give 14 give 15 you 16 no 17 peace 17 peace 18 until 18 until 19 you 19 you 20 do 20 do 21 , 21 , 22 " jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " if that 's the case , [i] guess [i] 'll [have] [to] , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 9 guess 1 " 16 said 2 if 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 6 case 5 the 6 case 6 case 7 , 9 guess 11 'll 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 . " [wait] [until] [i] [find] [a] [comfortable] [place] [to] sit down . 1 " 10 sit 10 sit 11 down 11 down 12 . i never could tell a story standing up . " 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 6 story 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 standing 7 standing 8 up 8 up 9 . 9 . 10 " " [once] [upon] a [time] ["] 1 " 4 a " never mind [about] that , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 8 interrupted 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 5 that 3 mind 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 interrupted 8 interrupted 10 . " [i] [don't] [see] [why] [all] [stories] have to begin ['] [once] [upon] [a] [time] . ' 1 " 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 begin 10 begin 16 . 16 . 17 ' it seems as if everything interesting happened long ago . " 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 as 2 seems 9 ago 3 as 4 if 5 everything 7 happened 6 interesting 7 happened 7 happened 9 ago 8 long 9 ago 9 ago 10 . 10 . 11 " " if you [don't] [watch] [out] , [this] [story] [won't] begin at all , " [declared] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 7 , 7 , 15 " 11 begin 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 , 14 , 15 " peter looked [properly] [ashamed] [for] [interrupting] , and [jimmy] [started] again . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 again 11 again 12 . he could imitate any and everybody , and he did . 1 he 2 could 1 he 10 did 2 could 3 imitate 3 imitate 4 any 3 imitate 6 everybody 5 and 6 everybody 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 . he could [sing] [like] [mr] [meadow] [lark] , [or] he could [bark] [like] [mr] [wolf] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 11 could 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 16 . he could [whistle] [like] [mr] [quail] , [or] he could [growl] [like] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 10 could 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 16 . " [now] [the] [imp] [of] [mischief] was in [old] [mr] [crow] , just as it is [in] [blacky] [to-day] , and he was smart [too] . 1 " 22 he 7 was 8 in 8 in 12 , 12 , 21 and 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 smart 24 smart 26 . there wasn't [anybody] [smarter] [than] [old] [mr] [crow] . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 9 . it 's from him [that] [blacky] [gets] [his] [smartness] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 from 3 from 4 him 4 him 10 . it didn't take him long to discover that no one else had such a wonderful tongue . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 7 discover 3 take 4 him 5 long 7 discover 6 to 7 discover 7 discover 8 that 7 discover 9 no 7 discover 15 wonderful 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 else 12 had 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 wonderful 15 wonderful 16 tongue 16 tongue 17 . it was even more wonderful than the tongue [of] [old] [mr] [mocker] [the] [mocking] [bird] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 wonderful 3 even 4 more 4 more 5 wonderful 5 wonderful 6 than 5 wonderful 8 tongue 6 than 7 the 8 tongue 16 . [mr] [mocker] [could] [imitate] [the] [songs] [of] [other] [birds] [,] [but] [old] [mr] [crow] [could] [imitate] [anybody] [,] [as] [i] [have] [said] [.] he puzzled over it a good deal himself for a while . 1 he 8 himself 2 puzzled 3 over 2 puzzled 7 deal 3 over 4 it 5 a 7 deal 6 good 7 deal 7 deal 8 himself 8 himself 9 for 8 himself 12 . 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 while he couldn't understand how he could make any sound he pleased , while his neighbors could make only a few special sounds . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 how 4 how 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 make 7 make 8 any 8 any 9 sound 8 any 21 special 10 he 11 pleased 11 pleased 15 neighbors 12 , 13 while 13 while 15 neighbors 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 21 special 16 could 17 make 16 could 18 only 18 only 20 few 19 a 20 few 20 few 21 special 21 special 22 sounds 22 sounds 23 . " [being] [very] [smart] [and] [shrewd] [,] just as [blacky] [is] [,] he [finally] made up his mind that [it] [must] [be] [in] [his] [tongue] [.] 1 " 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 13 he 13 he 15 made 15 made 16 up 15 made 18 mind 17 his 18 mind 18 mind 19 that sure enough , his own tongue was different from any of the others . 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 3 , 4 his 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 tongue 6 tongue 8 different 7 was 8 different 8 different 9 from 8 different 13 others 10 any 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 others 13 others 14 . it was split a little , so that it was almost like two tongues in one . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 split 2 was 4 a 2 was 11 almost 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 that 8 that 9 it 10 was 11 almost 11 almost 12 like 11 almost 14 tongues 13 two 14 tongues 14 tongues 15 in 14 tongues 16 one 14 tongues 17 . " ['] [that] ['s] it , ['] he chuckled . 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 10 . ' [i] [knew] it [.] 1 ' 4 it it 's this little old tongue of mine . 1 it 2 's 2 's 6 tongue 3 this 4 little 4 little 5 old 5 old 6 tongue 6 tongue 8 mine 7 of 8 mine 8 mine 9 . nobody else has got one like it , but nobody knows that but me . 1 nobody 2 else 1 nobody 3 has 1 nobody 11 knows 1 nobody 13 but 1 nobody 14 me 3 has 4 got 5 one 11 knows 6 like 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 nobody 10 nobody 11 knows 11 knows 12 that 14 me 15 . i must make good use of it . 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 5 use 4 good 5 use 5 use 6 of 5 use 7 it 7 it 8 . yes , [sir] , [i] must make good use of it . ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 13 ' 6 must 7 make 7 make 9 use 8 good 9 use 9 use 10 of 9 use 11 it 11 it 12 . 12 . 13 ' " now when [old] [mr] [crow] said that , he didn't really mean [good] [use] at all . 1 " 2 now 1 " 7 said 2 now 3 when 7 said 10 he 7 said 18 . 8 that 10 he 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 mean 12 really 13 mean 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . that is , he didn't mean what you [or] [i] or any of his neighbors would have called good use . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 mean 5 didn't 12 any 6 mean 7 what 7 what 8 you 11 or 12 any 12 any 13 of 12 any 15 neighbors 12 any 20 use 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 would 15 neighbors 18 called 16 would 17 have 19 good 20 use 20 use 21 . " but [after] [a] [while] [mr] [crow] [wasn't] [satisfied] [with] [harmless] [jokes] [.] 1 " 2 but times were getting hard , and everybody had to work to get enough to eat . 1 times 4 hard 2 were 3 getting 3 getting 4 hard 4 hard 10 work 4 hard 13 enough 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 work 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 enough 13 enough 15 eat 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 . he stole as near as he could [without] [being] [seen] [and] [suddenly] [growled] [like] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 he 2 stole 1 he 7 could 3 as 4 near 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 18 . of course that meal was left in a hurry . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meal 3 that 4 meal 4 meal 5 was 4 meal 6 left 4 meal 9 hurry 7 in 9 hurry 8 a 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 . ' [it] is too bad to see all that good food go to waste , ' said [mr] [crow] [and] promptly [ate] [it] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 17 said 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 bad 5 bad 6 to 5 bad 11 food 6 to 7 see 7 see 9 that 8 all 9 that 10 good 11 food 11 food 14 waste 12 go 13 to 13 to 14 waste 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 21 promptly 21 promptly 24 . all the time he was so sly about it that never once was he suspected . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 15 suspected 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 sly 6 so 10 that 7 sly 8 about 8 about 9 it 11 never 15 suspected 12 once 15 suspected 13 was 15 suspected 14 he 15 suspected 15 suspected 16 . one morning [mr] [crow] [discovered] [mr] [coon] [just] [sitting] [down] [to] [a] [good] [breakfast] . 1 one 2 morning 2 morning 15 . it is a question which was [the] more [surprised] , [mr] [coon] [or] [mr] [crow] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 was 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 question 4 question 5 which 6 was 8 more 8 more 10 , [mr] [coon] [didn't] [forget] [his] [manners] [.] he [politely] [invited] [mr] [crow] to [sit] [down] [and] [take] [breakfast] [with] [him] [.] 1 he 6 to but [mr] [crow] had [lost] [his] [appetite] [.] 1 but 4 had somehow his tongue felt very queer . 1 somehow 3 tongue 1 somehow 4 felt 2 his 3 tongue 4 felt 6 queer 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . he [thanked] [mr] [coon] and [begged] [to] [be] [excused] [.] 1 he 5 and then he hurried over to the nearest pool of water in which he could see his reflection and stuck out his tongue . 1 then 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 over 4 over 5 to 4 over 6 the 4 over 16 his 6 the 7 nearest 7 nearest 8 pool 8 pool 10 water 9 of 10 water 11 in 12 which 11 in 16 his 12 which 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 16 his 22 tongue 17 reflection 19 stuck 18 and 19 stuck 19 stuck 20 out 19 stuck 22 tongue 21 his 22 tongue 22 tongue 23 . it was no longer split into a double tongue . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 split 5 split 6 into 5 split 8 double 7 a 8 double 8 double 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 . " [for] [a] [long] [,] [long] [time] [after] that no one ever heard [mr] [crow] [say] a word . 1 " 9 that 1 " 10 no 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 ever 12 ever 13 heard 13 heard 18 word 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 . his neighbors didn't know what to make of it , for you remember he had been a great gossip . 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 3 didn't 7 make 4 know 5 what 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 7 make 9 it 7 make 17 a 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 you 11 for 17 a 12 you 13 remember 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 gossip 19 gossip 20 . they said that he must have lost his tongue . 1 they 6 have 2 said 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 lost 7 lost 8 his 8 his 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 . of course he hadn't , but he felt that he might as well have . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 5 , 3 he 4 hadn't 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 felt 8 felt 12 as 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 might 11 might 12 as 12 as 13 well 13 well 14 have 13 well 15 . and ever since then the [crow] [family] [has] [had] [the] [harshest] of all [voices] . " 1 and 4 then 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 then 4 then 5 the 5 the 12 of 12 of 13 all 13 all 15 . 15 . 16 " " caw , caw , caw ! " [shouted] [blacky] [from] [the] [top] [of] [the] [tree] [where] he was sitting . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 sitting 20 sitting 21 . " [i] [wonder] , " said [peter] [rabbit] [thoughtfully] , " if he could [imitate] [other] [people] if [his] [tongue] should be [split] . " 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 25 " 11 " 12 if 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 could 18 if 21 should 21 should 22 be 22 be 24 . 24 . 25 " " [i] ['ve] [heard] [say] [that] he could , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] [,] ["] but [i] don't know . 1 " 7 he 1 " 18 don't 7 he 8 could 9 , 10 " 9 , 16 but 10 " 11 replied 16 but 18 don't 18 don't 19 know 19 know 20 . [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] it just went all through him . 1 it 2 just 2 just 3 went 3 went 5 through 4 all 5 through 5 through 6 him 6 him 7 . it was very different from the [voice] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 . 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 different 4 different 5 from 5 from 6 the peter had no desire to hear it any nearer . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 4 desire 6 hear 6 hear 7 it 6 hear 9 nearer 8 any 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 . " did you hear him ? " exclaimed [jumper] . 1 " 8 exclaimed 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 3 you 6 ? 4 hear 5 him 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 . " [i] [hope] he won't take it into his head to come down here . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 won't 5 won't 6 take 6 take 7 it 6 take 8 into 8 into 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 13 down 10 head 15 . 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 down 13 down 14 here i don't believe he will , because it is too near the homes of men . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 he 3 believe 8 it 4 he 5 will 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 too 10 too 11 near 11 near 12 the 11 near 13 homes 13 homes 15 men 13 homes 16 . 14 of 15 men he 's just as fierce as his voice sounds . 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 just 2 's 8 voice 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 fierce 6 as 7 his 7 his 8 voice 8 voice 9 sounds 8 voice 10 . there is one thing about him that [i] like , though , and that is that he [gives] [fair] [warning] [when] he is [hunting] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 23 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 4 thing 9 like 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 that 10 , 11 though 11 though 12 , 11 though 22 he 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 that 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 that 16 that 17 he 22 he 23 is 23 is 25 . he doesn't [come] [sneaking] [about] [without] [a] [sound] [,] like [tufty] [the] [lynx] [.] 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 10 like he [hunts] [like] [bowser] [the] [hound] and [lets] you know that he is [out] [hunting] [.] 1 he 13 is 7 and 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 is did you ever hear how he got his name ? " 1 did 4 hear 2 you 3 ever 3 ever 4 hear 4 hear 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 7 got 7 got 9 name 8 his 9 name 9 name 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . how [did] [he] [get] [his] [name] ? ["] asked [peter] eagerly . 1 how 7 ? 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 11 eagerly 11 eagerly 12 . " [for] a long time [the] [first] [wolf] [had] [no] [name] . 1 " 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 12 . most of the other animals and birds had names , but nothing seemed to [just] [fit] the big gray [wolf] . 1 most 2 of 1 most 5 animals 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 animals 5 animals 6 and 5 animals 7 birds 7 birds 9 names 8 had 9 names 9 names 12 nothing 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 to 14 to 17 the 17 the 18 big 18 big 19 gray 19 gray 21 . he looked a great deal [like] [his] [cousin] , [mr] [dog] [,] and [still] more like his other [cousin] [,] [mr] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 16 like 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 9 , 9 , 13 and 13 and 15 more 15 more 16 like 16 like 17 his 16 like 18 other but he was stronger than either , could run farther and faster than either , and had quite as wonderful a nose as either . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 stronger 3 was 18 quite 4 stronger 5 than 4 stronger 6 either 4 stronger 13 than 4 stronger 14 either 6 either 7 , 8 could 9 run 9 run 12 faster 10 farther 11 and 10 farther 12 faster 12 faster 13 than 14 either 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 had 17 had 18 quite 18 quite 19 as 18 quite 20 wonderful 20 wonderful 22 nose 21 a 22 nose 22 nose 23 as 22 nose 24 either 24 either 25 . " [with] [mr] [wolf] [,] [as] [with] all the [other] [animals] [,] [life] was [an] [easy] [matter] at first . 1 " 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 19 first 14 was 18 at 18 at 19 first 19 first 20 . there was plenty to eat , and everybody was on good terms with everybody else . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 5 eat 3 plenty 8 everybody 4 to 5 eat 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 was 8 everybody 15 else 10 on 12 terms 11 good 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 12 terms 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 else 15 else 16 . but there came a time , as you know , when food became scarce . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 came 2 there 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 14 scarce 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 food 12 food 14 scarce 13 became 14 scarce 14 scarce 15 . it was then that the big learned to hunt the small , and fear was born into the world . 1 it 2 was 2 was 16 born 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 big 5 the 6 big 6 big 7 learned 7 learned 9 hunt 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 11 small 10 the 11 small 11 small 12 , 11 small 14 fear 12 , 13 and 14 fear 16 born 15 was 16 born 16 born 17 into 17 into 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . [mr] [wolf] [was] [swift] [of] [leg] [and] [keen] [of] [nose] [.] his teeth were long and sharp , and he was so strong that there were few he feared to fight with . 1 his 2 teeth 2 teeth 3 were 2 teeth 6 sharp 2 teeth 8 and 2 teeth 15 were 4 long 5 and 4 long 6 sharp 7 , 8 and 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 so 11 so 12 strong 11 so 13 that 13 that 14 there 14 there 15 were 15 were 16 few 16 few 18 feared 17 he 18 feared 18 feared 20 fight 19 to 20 fight 20 fight 21 with 20 fight 22 . " most people like to do the things they know they can do well . 1 " 14 well 2 most 3 people 2 most 8 things 3 people 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 things 7 the 8 things 8 things 9 they 9 they 13 do 10 know 11 they 11 they 12 can 12 can 13 do 13 do 14 well 14 well 15 . [mr] [wolf] [early] [learned] [the] [joy] [of] [hunting] [.] i can't understand it myself . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 5 myself 2 can't 3 understand 4 it 5 myself 5 myself 6 . can you ? " 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . you see [neither] [jumper] [nor] [peter] [ever] [have] [hunted] any one in [all] [their] [lives] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 in it is always [they] [who] [are] [hunted] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 . 2 is 3 always he [didn't] [bother] to hunt [little] [people] [like] [us] [when] [there] [were] [big] [people] [like] [mr] [deer] [.] 1 he 4 to 4 to 5 hunt the [longer] [and] [harder] [the] [hunt] [,] [the] more [mr] [wolf] [seemed] [to] [enjoy] [it] . 1 the 9 more 9 more 16 . " [at] [first] he [hunted] [silently] [,] [running] [swiftly] [with] [his] [nose] [to] [the] [ground] [.] 1 " 4 he but this gave the ones he hunted very little chance ; he was upon them before they even suspected that he was on their trail . 1 but 2 this 1 but 17 they 3 gave 10 chance 4 the 5 ones 5 ones 7 hunted 6 he 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 very 7 hunted 10 chance 8 very 9 little 10 chance 11 ; 10 chance 16 before 11 ; 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 upon 15 them 15 them 16 before 16 before 17 they 17 they 19 suspected 18 even 19 suspected 19 suspected 20 that 19 suspected 25 trail 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 was 23 on 24 their 24 their 25 trail 25 trail 26 . it [always] made [mr] [wolf] feel [mean] [.] 1 it 3 made 3 made 6 feel he never could hold his head and his tail up after that kind of a hunt . 1 he 3 could 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 hold 4 hold 5 his 4 hold 14 of 5 his 6 head 5 his 9 tail 6 head 7 and 8 his 9 tail 9 tail 10 up 11 after 12 that 12 that 13 kind 13 kind 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 16 hunt 16 hunt 17 . he felt so like a sneak that he just had to put his tail between his legs for very shame . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 so 2 felt 6 sneak 4 like 6 sneak 5 a 6 sneak 6 sneak 7 that 6 sneak 9 just 6 sneak 12 put 7 that 8 he 10 had 12 put 11 to 12 put 12 put 13 his 13 his 14 tail 14 tail 15 between 15 between 17 legs 16 his 17 legs 17 legs 20 shame 18 for 20 shame 19 very 20 shame 20 shame 21 . there was nothing to be proud about in such a hunt . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 9 such 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 7 about 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 proud 8 in 9 such 9 such 10 a 10 a 11 hunt 11 hunt 12 . " [one] [night] [he] [sat] [thinking] [about] it . 1 " 8 it 8 it 9 . [gentle] [mistress] [moon] [looked] [down] [at] [him] [through] [the] [tree-tops] [,] [and] [something] [inside] [him] [urged] [him] [to] [tell] [her] [his] [troubles] [.] that was the [very] first [wolf] [howl] ever heard [.] 1 that 2 was 1 that 8 ever 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 first 8 ever 9 heard there was something very lonely and shivery and terrible in the sound , and all who heard it shook with fear . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 7 shivery 4 very 5 lonely 5 lonely 7 shivery 6 and 7 shivery 7 shivery 8 and 7 shivery 9 terrible 7 shivery 12 sound 7 shivery 14 and 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 sound 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 all 14 and 19 shook 15 all 16 who 16 who 17 heard 17 heard 18 it 19 shook 20 with 20 with 21 fear 21 fear 22 . [mr] [wolf] [didn't] [know] [this] [,] [but] [he] [did] [know] [that] [he] [felt] [better] [for] [howling] [.] so [every] [night] he [pointed] [his] [nose] [up] [at] [mistress] [moon] [and] [howled] [.] 1 so 4 he " it happened that once as he did this , [a] [deer] jumped [at] [the] [first] [sound] [and] [rushed] [away] [in] [great] [fright] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 4 that 7 he 5 once 7 he 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 did 7 he 13 jumped 8 did 9 this 9 this 10 , 13 jumped 24 . this [gave] [mr] [wolf] an idea . 1 this 6 idea 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . the next day when he went hunting he threw up his head and howled at the very first smell of fresh tracks . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 3 day 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 went 5 he 9 threw 7 hunting 9 threw 8 he 9 threw 9 threw 10 up 9 threw 12 head 9 threw 14 howled 11 his 12 head 13 and 14 howled 14 howled 15 at 14 howled 19 smell 15 at 18 first 16 the 18 first 17 very 18 first 19 smell 20 of 19 smell 21 fresh 21 fresh 22 tracks 22 tracks 23 . that day he had the [longest] [hunt] he [ever] had known , for [the] [deer] had had [fair] [warning] . 1 that 2 day 1 that 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 17 had 4 had 5 the 8 he 10 had 8 he 16 had 8 he 17 had 10 had 11 known 11 known 13 for 12 , 13 for 17 had 20 . you see , he felt that it had been a fair hunt . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 4 he 8 had 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 it 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 a 10 a 11 fair 11 fair 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 . after that he always gave fair warning . 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 5 gave 4 always 5 gave 5 gave 7 warning 6 fair 7 warning 7 warning 8 . as he ran , he howled for very joy . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 6 howled 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 howled 6 howled 9 joy 7 for 9 joy 8 very 9 joy 9 joy 10 . no longer did he carry his bushy tail between his legs , for no longer did he feel like a coward and a sneak . 1 no 2 longer 1 no 15 longer 2 longer 3 did 2 longer 7 bushy 3 did 4 he 5 carry 7 bushy 6 his 7 bushy 7 bushy 8 tail 7 bushy 9 between 7 bushy 13 for 9 between 11 legs 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 , 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 16 did 16 did 17 he 16 did 18 feel 18 feel 19 like 18 feel 21 coward 20 a 21 coward 21 coward 22 and 21 coward 24 sneak 21 coward 25 . 23 a 24 sneak instead , he carried it proudly . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 6 proudly 3 he 4 carried 4 carried 5 it 4 carried 6 proudly 6 proudly 7 . all the others hunted by stealth . 1 all 3 others 2 the 3 others 3 others 6 stealth 4 hunted 6 stealth 5 by 6 stealth 6 stealth 7 . he alone hunted openly and boldly . 1 he 4 openly 2 alone 4 openly 3 hunted 4 openly 4 openly 5 and 4 openly 6 boldly 4 openly 7 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [old] [king] [bear] [,] [who] [was] [king] [no] [longer] [,] [would] [growl] [a] [deep] [,] [rumbly-grumbly] [growl] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " now this earned for him first the dislike and then the hatred of the other hunters . 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 earned 3 this 4 earned 4 earned 5 for 4 earned 9 dislike 6 him 9 dislike 7 first 8 the 7 first 9 dislike 9 dislike 11 then 9 dislike 13 hatred 10 and 11 then 12 the 13 hatred 13 hatred 14 of 13 hatred 17 hunters 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 hunters 17 hunters 18 . [mr] [lynx] [and] [mr] [panther] [would] [snarl] [angrily] [.] " of course , it wasn't long before [mr] [wolf] [discovered] [that] he had no friends . 1 " 15 no 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 wasn't 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 long 7 long 8 before 8 before 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 friends 16 friends 17 . the little people feared him , and the big people hated him because he spoiled their hunting . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 people 3 people 4 feared 4 feared 5 him 4 feared 11 hated 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 big 9 big 10 people 10 people 11 hated 11 hated 12 him 11 hated 13 because 11 hated 15 spoiled 13 because 14 he 15 spoiled 16 their 15 spoiled 17 hunting 17 hunting 18 . but he didn't mind . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 . sometimes he would howl out of pure mischief just to spoil the hunting of the others . 1 sometimes 4 howl 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 howl 4 howl 7 pure 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 pure 7 pure 8 mischief 8 mischief 11 spoil 9 just 11 spoil 10 to 11 spoil 11 spoil 12 the 11 spoil 13 hunting 11 spoil 16 others 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 others 16 others 17 . so , little by little , he began to be [spoken] [of] [as] [howler] [the] [wolf] , and [after] [a] [while] [everybody] called him [howler] . 1 so 7 he 2 , 3 little 3 little 4 by 4 by 5 little 5 little 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 23 called 23 called 24 him 24 him 26 . the result was that they grew strong , able to travel long distances , keen of nose , and sharp of wit . 1 the 2 result 2 result 3 was 2 result 7 strong 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 grew 6 grew 7 strong 7 strong 8 , 7 strong 13 distances 9 able 10 to 9 able 13 distances 11 travel 13 distances 12 long 13 distances 13 distances 14 , 13 distances 15 keen 15 keen 16 of 15 keen 17 nose 17 nose 19 and 17 nose 22 wit 17 nose 23 . 18 , 19 and 20 sharp 22 wit 21 of 22 wit " it has been so [ever] [since] , and the name [howler] [has] [been] [handed] [down] to this day . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 has 3 has 4 been 3 has 17 to 4 been 5 so 5 so 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 name 17 to 18 this 18 this 19 day 19 day 20 . be [thankful] , [peter] , [that] [howler] [never] [comes] [down] [to] [the] [green] [forest] , but [stays] [far] [from] the [homes] of men . " 1 be 3 , 3 , 25 " 5 , 25 " 15 , 16 but 15 , 25 " 16 but 20 the 22 of 23 men 23 men 24 . 24 . 25 " " [i] [am] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 6 replied 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . but [i] [don't] [want] to be caught at all , [so] [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [hurry] [back] [to] [the] dear [old] [briar-patch] . " 1 but 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 caught 7 caught 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 20 dear 10 , 24 " 23 . 24 " and [peter] did [.] 1 and 3 did [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [reprovingly] [at] [peter] [rabbit] [.] peter is such a happy-go-lucky little fellow that he never thinks of anything but the good time he can have in the present . 1 peter 5 happy-go-lucky 2 is 5 happy-go-lucky 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 happy-go-lucky 5 happy-go-lucky 6 little 5 happy-go-lucky 7 fellow 5 happy-go-lucky 11 thinks 8 that 9 he 9 he 11 thinks 10 never 11 thinks 11 thinks 12 of 11 thinks 13 anything 11 thinks 18 he 11 thinks 19 can 11 thinks 23 present 13 anything 14 but 15 the 17 time 16 good 17 time 17 time 18 he 19 can 20 have 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 present 23 present 24 . he never looks ahead to the future . 1 he 3 looks 2 never 3 looks 3 looks 4 ahead 4 ahead 7 future 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 future 7 future 8 . [so] [of] [course] [peter] [seldom] [worries] [.] now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he doesn't [believe] [in] [luck] . 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 17 . no , [sir] , [grandfather] [frog] [doesn't] [believe] [in] [luck] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] [says] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] luck never just happens . 1 " 11 never 10 luck 11 never 11 never 13 happens 12 just 13 happens 13 happens 14 . here it was summer , and winter was a long way off . 1 here 4 summer 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 summer 4 summer 5 , 4 summer 7 winter 5 , 6 and 7 winter 10 long 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 way 11 way 12 off 12 off 13 . what was summer for if not to play in and have a good time ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 summer 2 was 6 not 3 summer 4 for 5 if 6 not 6 not 8 play 7 to 8 play 8 play 9 in 9 in 12 a 10 and 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 time 14 time 15 ? it was much better to play and take sun-naps among the buttercups and daisies and just have a good time all day long . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 much 3 much 4 better 4 better 9 sun-naps 5 to 6 play 6 play 9 sun-naps 7 and 9 sun-naps 8 take 9 sun-naps 9 sun-naps 10 among 9 sun-naps 12 buttercups 11 the 12 buttercups 12 buttercups 13 and 12 buttercups 14 daisies 12 buttercups 24 . 14 daisies 15 and 14 daisies 16 just 16 just 20 time 17 have 18 a 18 a 19 good 19 good 20 time 21 all 22 day 22 day 23 long 22 day 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , " did you ever hear how [old] [mr] [squirrel] [learned] [thrift] ? " 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 21 " 9 " 10 did 10 did 11 you 10 did 13 hear 12 ever 13 hear 13 hear 14 how 20 ? 21 " " no , " cried [peter] [rabbit] , [stretching] [himself] [out] [in] the [soft] [grass] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 8 , 13 the " do tell us about it . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 us 3 tell 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . please do [,] [grandfather] [frog] ! " 1 please 2 do 1 please 6 ! 6 ! 7 " you [know] [peter] [dearly] [loves] a story . 1 you 6 a 6 a 7 story 7 story 8 . that was because he was king . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 king 6 king 7 . it was just this way with old [king] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 this 4 this 5 way 4 this 7 old 5 way 6 with that was [before] [he] [grew] so [fat] [and] [lazy] [and] [selfish] that [old] [mother] [nature] [declared] [that] [he] should be king no longer . 1 that 2 was 2 was 6 so 6 so 12 that 12 that 19 should 19 should 20 be 20 be 21 king 20 be 22 no 22 no 23 longer 23 longer 24 . " now in those days [lived] [old] [mr] [squirrel] , the [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [of] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [whom] you [all] know . 1 " 2 now 1 " 22 you 2 now 4 those 3 in 4 those 4 those 5 days 10 , 11 the 10 , 22 you 22 you 24 know 24 know 25 . of course , he wasn't old [then] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 old he was young and [frisky] , [just] [like] [happy] [jack] , and he was a great favorite with [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 14 was 2 was 3 young 3 young 4 and 6 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 favorite 17 favorite 18 with he even [dared] [to] [play] [jokes] [on] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 even " those were happy days , very happy days indeed , and [old] [king] [bear] was a very wise [ruler] . 1 " 2 those 2 those 3 were 3 were 4 happy 3 were 7 very 4 happy 5 days 5 days 6 , 7 very 8 happy 7 very 10 indeed 8 happy 9 days 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 was 16 was 18 very 17 a 18 very 18 very 19 wise 19 wise 21 . there was plenty of everything to eat , and so nobody missed the [little] [they] [brought] [to] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 1 there 11 nobody 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 everything 3 plenty 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 nobody 10 so 11 nobody 11 nobody 12 missed 12 missed 13 the having so much brought to him , he grew very particular . 1 having 2 so 1 having 4 brought 1 having 11 particular 2 so 3 much 4 brought 6 him 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 he 9 grew 10 very 10 very 11 particular 11 particular 12 . yes , [sir] [,] [old] [king] [bear] grew very particular indeed . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 11 indeed 8 grew 9 very 9 very 10 particular 9 very 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 . some began to whisper behind his back that he was fussy . 1 some 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 whisper 4 whisper 5 behind 5 behind 11 fussy 6 his 7 back 7 back 11 fussy 8 that 11 fussy 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 fussy 11 fussy 12 . [mr] [squirrel] [was] [smart] [.] he soon found out that the more he [amused] [old] [king] [bear] , the more [of] [king] [bear] ['s] [good] [things] he had . 1 he 3 found 1 he 23 had 2 soon 3 found 3 found 4 out 3 found 5 that 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 he 8 he 23 had 13 , 14 the 14 the 15 more 15 more 22 he 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 . it was a lot easier to get his living this way than to hunt for his food as he always had in the past . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 easier 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 easier 5 easier 6 to 5 easier 11 way 5 easier 12 than 5 easier 13 to 6 to 7 get 8 his 11 way 9 living 10 this 10 this 11 way 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 for 14 hunt 17 food 14 hunt 20 always 14 hunt 22 in 16 his 17 food 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 always 20 always 21 had 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 past 24 past 25 . besides , it was a lot more fun . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 8 fun 7 more 8 fun 8 fun 9 . so [little] [mr] [squirrel] [studied] how [to] [please] old [king] [bear] , and he grew fat on the good things which other people had earned . 1 so 16 fat 6 how 9 old 9 old 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 16 fat 16 fat 17 on 16 fat 20 things 17 on 18 the 19 good 20 things 20 things 21 which 21 which 23 people 21 which 24 had 22 other 23 people 24 had 25 earned 25 earned 26 . " [one] [day] [old] [king] [bear] [gave] little [mr] [squirrel] [six] [big] [,] [fat] [nuts] [.] 1 " 8 little it is easy to give what you don't want yourself . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 easy 3 easy 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 7 you 6 what 7 you 7 you 9 want 7 you 10 yourself 8 don't 9 want 10 yourself 11 . [little] [mr] [squirrel] [bowed] [very] [low] [and] [thanked] [old] [king] [bear] [in] [his] [best] [manner] [.] so he took the nuts and pretended to be delighted with them . 1 so 10 delighted 2 he 3 took 2 he 7 pretended 4 the 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 and 5 nuts 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 7 pretended 9 be 7 pretended 10 delighted 10 delighted 11 with 11 with 12 them 12 them 13 . " ' [what] shall [i] do with them ? ' said [little] [mr] [squirrel] [as] [soon] [as] he was alone . 1 " 11 said 2 ' 4 shall 2 ' 11 said 6 do 7 with 7 with 8 them 8 them 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 18 he 11 said 21 . 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 alone ' [it] [won't] do for me to [leave] [them] [where] [old] [king] [bear] [will] find them , for it [might] make him [very] [angry] . ['] 1 ' 4 do 4 do 19 it 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 to 7 to 15 find 15 find 16 them 16 them 17 , 17 , 18 for 18 for 19 it 19 it 25 . 21 make 22 him 22 him 25 . at last he remembered a certain hollow tree . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 remembered 4 remembered 6 certain 5 a 6 certain 6 certain 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 tree 8 tree 9 . ' [the] [very] [place] ! ' cried [little] [mr] [squirrel] . 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 cried 7 cried 11 . ' [i] 'll [drop] [them] [in] there , and no one will be any the wiser . ' 1 ' 18 ' 3 'll 13 be 7 there 13 be 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 no 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 will 12 will 13 be 13 be 16 wiser 14 any 16 wiser 15 the 16 wiser 16 wiser 17 . 17 . 18 ' it wasn't very long after this that [old] [mother] [nature] [began] [to] [hear] [complaints] [of] old [king] [bear] [and] [his] [rule] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 long 3 very 4 long 4 long 5 after 5 after 6 this 5 after 7 that 7 that 16 old 16 old 26 . the little forest and meadow people were [growing] tired of [feeding] the [bear] family . 1 the 2 little 1 the 14 family 2 little 5 meadow 3 forest 4 and 3 forest 5 meadow 5 meadow 6 people 6 people 7 were 9 tired 10 of 10 of 12 the 12 the 14 family 14 family 15 . it was just at the beginning of winter when [old] [mother] [nature] came to see for herself what the trouble was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 beginning 3 just 6 beginning 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 beginning 6 beginning 7 of 6 beginning 8 winter 6 beginning 14 to 9 when 13 came 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 for 15 see 18 what 16 for 17 herself 18 what 20 trouble 19 the 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 was 20 trouble 22 . it didn't take her long to find out . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 her 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 out 8 out 9 . no , [sir] , it [didn't] [take] [her] [long] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 it you [can't] [fool] [old] [mother] [nature] , and it 's of no use to try . 1 you 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 's 10 's 13 use 11 of 13 use 12 no 13 use 13 use 15 try 14 to 15 try 15 try 16 . she took one good look at [old] [king] [bear] [nodding] [in] the [cave] [where] [he] used to sleep . 1 she 2 took 1 she 16 used 2 took 3 one 3 one 4 good 4 good 5 look 5 look 6 at 6 at 12 the 16 used 17 to 17 to 18 sleep 18 sleep 19 . he was so fat he looked as if he would burst his skin . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 looked 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 fat 5 he 6 looked 6 looked 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 burst 11 burst 13 skin 12 his 13 skin 13 skin 14 . ["] [old] [mother] [nature] [frowned] [.] ' [you] are [such] [a] [lazy] [fellow] [that] you shall be king no longer . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 9 you 9 you 10 shall 10 shall 11 be 11 be 12 king 11 be 13 no 13 no 14 longer 14 longer 15 . all of old [king] [bear] ['s] [family] [,] [including] [his] [cousin] [mr] [coon] [,] [had] [been] [put] [to] [sleep] [just] [like] [old] [king] [bear] [himself] . 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 old 3 old 26 . yes , [sir] , they were all asleep , fast asleep . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 all 6 were 8 asleep 6 were 11 asleep 8 asleep 9 , 10 fast 11 asleep 11 asleep 12 . " little [mr] [squirrel] [felt] [lonesome] [.] 1 " 2 little he grew more lonesome every day . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 more 3 more 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 5 every 4 lonesome 7 . 5 every 6 day the weather was cold , and it was hard work to find anything to eat . 1 the 2 weather 2 weather 3 was 3 was 4 cold 3 was 9 hard 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 9 hard 12 find 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 anything 13 anything 15 eat 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 . [mr] [squirrel] [was] [hungry] [all] [the] [time] [.] he couldn't think of anything but his stomach and how empty it was . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 2 couldn't 5 anything 2 couldn't 8 stomach 3 think 4 of 5 anything 6 but 7 his 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 and 8 stomach 11 empty 8 stomach 13 was 8 stomach 14 . 10 how 11 empty 12 it 13 was he grew thin and thinner . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 5 thinner 3 thin 5 thinner 4 and 5 thinner 5 thinner 6 . " [one] [cold] [day] [when] the [snow] [covered] [the] [earth] [,] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [went] [without] [breakfast] [.] 1 " 6 the then he went without dinner . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 without 4 without 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . you see , he couldn't find so much as a pine-seed to eat . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 couldn't 2 see 3 , 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 11 pine-seed 6 find 11 pine-seed 7 so 8 much 8 much 11 pine-seed 9 as 11 pine-seed 10 a 11 pine-seed 11 pine-seed 12 to 11 pine-seed 13 eat 13 eat 14 . late in the afternoon he crept into a hollow tree to get away from the cold , bitter wind . 1 late 4 afternoon 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 afternoon 4 afternoon 6 crept 5 he 6 crept 6 crept 7 into 6 crept 9 hollow 6 crept 13 away 8 a 9 hollow 9 hollow 10 tree 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 away 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 19 wind 16 cold 17 , 16 cold 19 wind 18 bitter 19 wind 19 wind 20 . he was very tired and very cold and very , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 tired 4 tired 5 and 4 tired 12 hungry 6 very 12 hungry 7 cold 8 and 7 cold 12 hungry 9 very 10 , 9 very 12 hungry 11 very 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . tears filled his eyes and ran over and dripped from his nose . 1 tears 2 filled 1 tears 4 eyes 1 tears 6 ran 3 his 4 eyes 5 and 6 ran 6 ran 9 dripped 7 over 9 dripped 8 and 9 dripped 9 dripped 10 from 9 dripped 12 nose 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he curled up on the leaves at the bottom of the hollow to try to go to sleep and forget . 1 he 2 curled 2 curled 3 up 2 curled 4 on 2 curled 9 bottom 2 curled 18 sleep 5 the 9 bottom 6 leaves 9 bottom 7 at 9 bottom 8 the 9 bottom 9 bottom 10 of 9 bottom 12 hollow 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hollow 13 to 14 try 14 try 15 to 15 to 18 sleep 16 go 18 sleep 17 to 18 sleep 18 sleep 19 and 18 sleep 20 forget 18 sleep 21 . under him was something hard . 1 under 2 him 2 him 6 . 3 was 4 something 3 was 5 hard 5 hard 6 . he twisted and turned , but he couldn't get in a comfortable position . 1 he 2 twisted 1 he 8 couldn't 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 4 turned 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 get 9 get 13 position 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 comfortable 12 comfortable 13 position 13 position 14 . finally he looked to see what the trouble was caused by . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 looked 2 he 10 caused 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 10 caused 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 was 8 trouble 10 caused 10 caused 11 by 11 by 12 . what do you think he found ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 7 ? 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 found six big , fat nuts ! 1 six 2 big 2 big 3 , 2 big 4 fat 4 fat 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 ! yes , [sir] , [six] [big] , [fat] [nuts] [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 7 , [little] [mr] [squirrel] [was] [so] [glad] [that] [he] [cried] [for] [very] [joy] [.] " [when] [he] [had] [eaten] [two] , [he] [felt] [better] and [decided] [to] [keep] the [others] for the next day . 1 " 7 , 7 , 11 and 11 and 15 the 15 the 19 next 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 next 19 next 20 day 20 day 21 . then he began to wonder how those nuts happened to be in that hollow tree . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 how 6 how 7 those 7 those 8 nuts 8 nuts 9 happened 8 nuts 14 hollow 9 happened 10 to 10 to 11 be 12 in 14 hollow 13 that 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 tree 15 tree 16 . these were the [very] [nuts] [,] [the] [present] of old [king] [bear] . 1 these 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 10 old 9 of 10 old 10 old 13 . " right then [as] he thought about it , [little] [mr] [squirrel] had a bright idea . 1 " 2 right 2 right 3 then 2 right 17 . 3 then 5 he 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 , 13 had 16 idea 14 a 15 bright 15 bright 16 idea 16 idea 17 . and that is just what he did do . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 did 5 what 8 do 6 he 7 did 8 do 9 . he never had to beg of any one . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 2 never 7 any 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 beg 5 beg 6 of 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 . he had learned to save . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 save 5 save 6 . " and [ever] [since] [then] the [squirrels] [have] [been] [among] [the] [wisest] of all the little [forest] people [and] [always] [the] [busiest] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 6 the 6 the 13 of 13 of 15 the 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 18 people 18 people 23 . " [and] that 's all , " [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 ! thank you [,] [grandfather] [frog] ! ["] [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 6 ! [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is [filled] [with] [envy] [.] 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 7 is 2 isn't 3 often 3 often 4 that as a rule , [peter] is very free from anything like envy . 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 3 rule 8 free 6 is 7 very 6 is 8 free 8 free 9 from 8 free 12 envy 10 anything 11 like 10 anything 12 envy 12 envy 13 . but once in a great while [peter] [becomes] [really] [and] [truly] [envious] [.] 1 but 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 while you [see] , [peter] [always] had been [very] [proud] [of] [his] [own] [powers] [of] [jumping] [.] 1 you 7 been 3 , 6 had 6 had 7 been " why don't you learn to ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] [with] [a] [mischievous] [twinkle] [in] the [eye] [which] [peter] [couldn't] [see] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 don't 2 why 7 ? 3 don't 4 you 4 you 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 17 the " [lightfoot] [couldn't] [always] [jump] like that [;] he had to learn . 1 " 6 like 6 like 7 that 7 that 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 learn 12 learn 13 . why don't you find out how ? 1 why 2 don't 1 why 7 ? 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 6 how 3 you 4 find 4 find 5 out [probably] [grandfather] [frog] [knows] [all] [about] [it] [.] he knows about almost everything . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 about 2 knows 5 everything 4 almost 5 everything 5 everything 6 . if [i] [were] you , [i] ['d] ask him . " 1 if 4 you 4 you 5 , 5 , 11 " 8 ask 9 him 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [i] [i] don't just like to , " replied [peter] . 1 " 5 don't 1 " 11 replied 5 don't 7 like 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 to 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " [i] ['ve] asked him so many questions that [i] [am] [afraid] [he] ['ll] [think] [me] [a] [nuisance] [.] 1 " 4 asked 4 asked 5 him 4 asked 8 questions 6 so 7 many 7 many 8 questions 8 questions 9 that i tell you what [,] [jimmy] , you ask him [!] ["] 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 2 tell 4 what 2 tell 8 you 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 ask 9 ask 10 him peter 's eyes [brightened] as he said [this] . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 9 . jimmy chuckled . 1 jimmy 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " no , you don't ! " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 ! 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " if there is anything you want to know [from] [grandfather] [frog] , ask him yourself . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 5 anything 2 if 6 you 3 there 4 is 6 you 7 want 6 you 16 yourself 7 want 8 to 8 to 9 know 8 to 14 ask 9 know 13 , 14 ask 15 him 16 yourself 17 . i don't want to know how [lightfoot] [learned] to [jump] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 2 don't 5 know 3 want 4 to 5 know 6 how 5 know 11 . 6 how 9 to he may jump over the moon , for all [i] [care] . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 jump 3 jump 4 over 3 jump 6 moon 5 the 6 moon 6 moon 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 all 9 all 12 . have you seen any fat beetles this morning [,] [peter] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 6 beetles 4 any 6 beetles 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 6 beetles 11 ? 7 this 8 morning 11 ? 12 " " no , " replied [peter] [shortly] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " [i] ['m] not [interested] in [beetles] [.] 1 " 4 not 4 not 6 in there may [never] be [any] [fat] [beetles] , for all [i] [care] . " 1 there 2 may 2 may 4 be 4 be 8 , 8 , 14 " 9 for 10 all 10 all 13 . 13 . 14 " jimmy laughed . 1 jimmy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . it was a good-natured , chuckling kind of a laugh . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 chuckling 3 a 4 good-natured 4 good-natured 6 chuckling 5 , 6 chuckling 6 chuckling 7 kind 6 chuckling 10 laugh 7 kind 8 of 9 a 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 . " don't get [huffy] , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 9 said 2 don't 3 get 5 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . " here ['s] [hoping] [that] [you] [learn] [how] [to] [jump] [like] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] , and that [i] get a stomachful of fat beetles . " 1 " 2 here 2 here 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 26 " 16 and 17 that 19 get 21 stomachful 20 a 21 stomachful 21 stomachful 22 of 21 stomachful 24 beetles 23 fat 24 beetles 24 beetles 25 . 25 . 26 " with that [jimmy] [skunk] [slowly] [ambled] [along] [down] the [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 1 with 2 that 1 with 9 the [grandfather] [frog] [was] [there] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [,] [and] [peter] [wasted] [no] [time] [.] " how did [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learn] [to] [jump] [so] [splendidly] [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " he [blurted] [out] almost before he had [stopped] [running] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 2 how 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 23 had 20 almost 21 before 21 before 22 he 22 he 23 had 23 had 26 . [grandfather] [frog] [blinked] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " if you 'll jump across [the] [laughing] [brook] [over] [there] [where] it [comes] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] , [i] 'll tell you . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 13 it 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 jump 5 jump 6 across 13 it 19 , 19 , 25 " 21 'll 22 tell 22 tell 23 you 23 you 24 . 24 . 25 " peter looked at the [laughing] [brook] [in] [dismay] . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 9 . 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 the it was quite wide at that point . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 wide 4 wide 7 point 5 at 7 point 6 that 7 point 7 point 8 . " [i] [i] [can't] , " he stammered . 1 " 8 stammered 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 stammered 7 he 8 stammered 8 stammered 9 . " [then] [i] can't tell you how [lightfoot] [learned] [to] [jump] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , quite as if the [matter] [were] [settled] [.] 1 " 4 can't 1 " 14 replied 4 can't 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 how 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 , 14 replied 21 the 17 , 19 as 18 quite 19 as 19 as 20 if " [i] [i] 'll [try] [!] ["] 1 " 4 'll peter hastened to blurt out . 1 peter 4 blurt 2 hastened 4 blurt 3 to 4 blurt 4 blurt 5 out 4 blurt 6 . " all right . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . while you [are] [trying] [,] [i] ['ll] see [if] [i] [can] [remember] the story , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 while 2 you 2 you 8 see 8 see 13 the 13 the 14 story 14 story 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 20 . peter went back a little so as to get a good start . 1 peter 12 start 2 went 3 back 2 went 8 to 3 back 4 a 3 back 7 as 4 a 5 little 6 so 7 as 8 to 9 get 8 to 12 start 10 a 11 good 11 good 12 start 12 start 13 . jerry [muskrat] and [billy] [mink] [rolled] [over] [and] [over] [on] [the] [bank] [,] [laughing] [until] [their] [sides] [ached] . 1 jerry 3 and 1 jerry 19 . even [spotty] the [turtle] [smiled] [,] [which] [is] [very] [unusual] [for] [spotty] [.] 1 even 3 the now [peter] [does] [not] [like] [the] [water] , and though he [can] [swim] , he doesn't [feel] [at] [all] [at] [home] [in] [it] . 1 now 8 , 1 now 14 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 though 10 though 11 he 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 24 . he paddled for the shore as fast as he could , and in his heart was something very like anger . 1 he 2 paddled 1 he 16 was 2 paddled 3 for 2 paddled 5 shore 2 paddled 7 fast 4 the 5 shore 6 as 7 fast 7 fast 8 as 7 fast 10 could 9 he 10 could 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 his 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 heart 15 heart 16 was 16 was 18 very 17 something 18 very 18 very 19 like 19 like 20 anger 20 anger 21 . no one likes to be laughed at . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 to 3 likes 6 laughed 4 to 5 be 6 laughed 7 at 6 laughed 8 . peter intended to start for home the very minute he reached the shore . 1 peter 2 intended 2 intended 3 to 2 intended 4 start 4 start 5 for 5 for 9 minute 6 home 9 minute 7 the 8 very 8 very 9 minute 9 minute 10 he 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 shore 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . but [just] [before] [his] [feet] [touched] [bottom] [,] he heard the great , deep voice of [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 but 9 he 1 but 11 the 9 he 10 heard 11 the 12 great 12 great 14 deep 13 , 14 deep 14 deep 15 voice 15 voice 16 of it all happened a great while ago when the world was young . " 1 it 3 happened 1 it 11 was 2 all 3 happened 3 happened 7 ago 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 while 6 while 7 ago 7 ago 8 when 7 ago 10 world 9 the 10 world 11 was 12 young 12 young 13 . 13 . 14 " [grandfather] [frog] [was] [talking] [quite] [as] [if] [nothing] [had] [happened] [,] [and] [he] [had] [never] [thought] [of] [laughing] [.] peter was so put out that he wanted to keep right on , but he just couldn't miss that story . 1 peter 2 was 1 peter 17 couldn't 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 put 4 put 5 out 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 7 he 17 couldn't 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 right 11 right 12 on 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 17 couldn't 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 miss 17 couldn't 19 that 19 that 20 story 20 story 21 . his curiosity wouldn't let him . 1 his 2 curiosity 2 curiosity 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him 5 him 6 . so he [shook] himself [and] [then] [lay] [down] in the [sunniest] spot he could find [within] [hearing] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 13 he 2 he 4 himself 4 himself 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 spot 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find 15 find 18 . " he had just such [slim] [legs] [as] [lightfoot] [has] now and just such wonderful , branching horns . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 just 4 just 17 branching 5 such 17 branching 11 now 17 branching 12 and 17 branching 13 just 17 branching 14 such 17 branching 15 wonderful 17 branching 16 , 17 branching 17 branching 18 horns 17 branching 19 . when he had the latter , he was not much afraid of anybody . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 latter 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 4 the 5 latter 5 latter 6 , 7 he 8 was 8 was 11 afraid 9 not 11 afraid 10 much 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 11 afraid 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 . but there was a [season] [in] [every] year when he had no [horns] , as [is] the case with [lightfoot] [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 9 when 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 8 year 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 no 12 no 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 17 the 17 the 18 case 18 case 19 with you know , [or] ought to know , [that] [every] [spring] [lightfoot] [loses] [his] [horns] and [through] the [summer] [a] new [pair] [grows] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 , 3 , 16 and 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 7 know 7 know 8 , 8 , 16 and 16 and 18 the 18 the 21 new 21 new 24 . it was so [with] [mr] [deer] [of] that [long-ago] time , and when he [lost] [those] [great] [horns] , he felt very [helpless] [and] [timid] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 19 , 2 was 3 so 3 so 8 that 8 that 14 he 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 when 13 when 14 he 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 felt 21 felt 22 very " [now] [old] [mr] [deer] [loved] [the] [open] [meadows] [and] [spent] most of his [time] [there] . 1 " 12 most 12 most 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 17 . when he had to run , he wanted nothing in the way of his slim legs . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 16 legs 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 way 12 way 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 16 legs 15 slim 16 legs 16 legs 17 . and how he could run ! 1 and 2 how 2 how 4 could 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 run 5 run 6 ! my , my , my , how he could run ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 run 10 run 11 ! but there were others who could run swiftly in those days too , [mr] [wolf] and [mr] [dog] . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 11 days 3 were 12 too 4 others 5 who 5 who 6 could 6 could 7 run 7 run 8 swiftly 8 swiftly 10 those 9 in 10 those 10 those 11 days 12 too 13 , 12 too 19 . 13 , 16 and [mr] [deer] [always] [had] [a] [feeling] [that] [some] [day] [one] [or] [the] [other] [would] [catch] [him] [.] he felt perfectly helpless then . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 4 helpless 3 perfectly 4 helpless 4 helpless 5 then 4 helpless 6 . " but [one] [thing] [troubled] [old] [mr] [deer] , [who] [wasn't] [old] then , you know . 1 " 2 but 1 " 15 you 9 , 13 then 13 then 14 , 14 , 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 17 . yes , [sir] , [one] [thing] [troubled] [him] a great deal . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 deal 11 deal 12 . he couldn't run fast at all among the bushes and the fallen trees and the old logs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 run 3 run 4 fast 4 fast 5 at 4 fast 9 bushes 5 at 6 all 7 among 8 the 7 among 9 bushes 9 bushes 10 and 9 bushes 17 logs 11 the 17 logs 12 fallen 13 trees 12 fallen 17 logs 13 trees 14 and 15 the 16 old 16 old 17 logs 17 logs 18 . this was a new worry , and it troubled him almost as much as the old worry . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 worry 4 new 17 worry 5 worry 6 , 5 worry 10 him 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 him 11 almost 12 as 11 almost 17 worry 12 as 13 much 13 much 14 as 14 as 15 the 15 the 16 old 17 worry 18 . he felt that he was in a dreadful fix . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 8 dreadful 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 fix 8 dreadful 10 . you see , hard times had come , and the big and strong were preying on the weak and small in order to live . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 and 4 hard 5 times 5 times 6 had 6 had 7 come 7 come 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 preying 10 the 11 big 11 big 15 preying 12 and 13 strong 13 strong 15 preying 14 were 15 preying 15 preying 16 on 15 preying 18 weak 15 preying 20 small 16 on 17 the 18 weak 19 and 20 small 22 order 21 in 22 order 22 order 24 live 23 to 24 live 24 live 25 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? ' cried [mr] [deer] [,] [as] he [lay] [hidden] [among] [the] [branches] [of] [a] [fallen] [hemlock-tree] . 1 what 2 shall 1 what 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 7 cried 7 cried 12 he 7 cried 22 . " [just] [at] [that] very [minute] [along] [came] [mr] [hare] [,] [the] [of] [your] [cousin] [jumper] . 1 " 5 very 5 very 17 . a big log was in his path , and he jumped over it as lightly as a feather . 1 a 2 big 2 big 3 log 3 log 4 was 3 log 7 path 3 log 9 and 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 path 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 jumped 10 he 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 over 11 jumped 15 lightly 12 over 13 it 14 as 15 lightly 15 lightly 16 as 15 lightly 18 feather 17 a 18 feather 18 feather 19 . [mr] [deer] [watched] [him] [and] [sighed] [.] right then he had an idea . 1 right 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 6 idea 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . why shouldn't he learn to jump ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 1 why 7 ? 2 shouldn't 3 he 2 shouldn't 4 learn 4 learn 5 to 4 learn 6 jump he could [try] [,] [anyway] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 6 . so when he was sure that no one was around to see him , he practised jumping over little low bushes . 1 so 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 9 was 3 he 16 practised 5 sure 6 that 6 that 7 no 6 that 9 was 7 no 8 one 10 around 16 practised 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 him 13 him 14 , 13 him 16 practised 15 he 16 practised 16 practised 17 jumping 16 practised 18 over 16 practised 21 bushes 19 little 21 bushes 20 low 21 bushes 21 bushes 22 . at first he couldn't do much , but he kept trying and trying , and little by little he jumped higher . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 do 5 do 6 much 6 much 7 , 6 much 21 higher 7 , 8 but 7 , 15 and 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 11 trying 10 kept 13 trying 12 and 13 trying 14 , 15 and 16 little 21 higher 17 by 18 little 18 little 21 higher 19 he 20 jumped 20 jumped 21 higher 21 higher 22 . it was hard work , and he scraped his slim legs many times when he tried to jump over old logs and stumps . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 4 work 8 scraped 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 scraped 7 he 8 scraped 8 scraped 9 his 8 scraped 10 slim 8 scraped 13 times 10 slim 11 legs 12 many 13 times 13 times 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 tried 16 tried 17 to 16 tried 18 jump 18 jump 19 over 18 jump 23 stumps 20 old 21 logs 21 logs 23 stumps 22 and 23 stumps 23 stumps 24 . " [now] [all] this time some one had been watching him , though he didn't know it . 1 " 4 this 4 this 5 time 5 time 10 watching 6 some 7 one 7 one 10 watching 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 11 him 10 watching 13 though 12 , 13 though 13 though 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 know 16 know 17 it 17 it 18 . it was [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . one day she stopped him as he was trotting along a path . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 she 3 she 4 stopped 4 stopped 9 trotting 5 him 9 trotting 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trotting 9 trotting 10 along 9 trotting 12 path 11 a 12 path 12 path 13 . ' [what] is this you are doing when you think [no] [one] is [watching] ? ' she [demanded] [,] [looking] [very] [cross] [.] 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 5 you 3 is 4 this 5 you 6 are 5 you 15 ? 6 are 7 doing 8 when 9 you 9 you 10 think 9 you 15 ? 10 think 13 is 15 ? 16 ' 16 ' 17 she ' [haven't] [i] [given] you beauty [and] [speed] ? 1 ' 5 you 5 you 9 ? 6 beauty 9 ? and [yet] you are not satisfied ! ' 1 and 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 not 4 are 6 satisfied 4 are 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' [mr] [deer] [hung] [his] [head] [.] [old] [mother] [nature] [heard] [him] [through] [.] " ['] [oh] [,] [i] can't [jump] nearly as [high] as that ! ' he cried . 1 " 6 can't 1 " 16 cried 8 nearly 9 as 9 as 11 as 11 as 15 he 12 that 15 he 13 ! 14 ' 14 ' 15 he 15 he 16 cried 16 cried 17 . then tossing his head proudly , he added , ' [but] [i] ['ll] [try] . ' 1 then 2 tossing 2 tossing 4 head 2 tossing 5 proudly 3 his 4 head 5 proudly 8 added 5 proudly 15 . 6 , 8 added 7 he 8 added 8 added 9 , 9 , 10 ' 15 . 16 ' just imagine how surprised he was when he sailed over it without even touching the top of it with his hoofs ! 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 he 4 surprised 7 when 4 surprised 9 sailed 5 he 6 was 7 when 8 he 9 sailed 10 over 9 sailed 14 touching 10 over 11 it 12 without 14 touching 13 even 14 touching 14 touching 16 top 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 21 hoofs 17 of 18 it 19 with 21 hoofs 20 his 21 hoofs 21 hoofs 22 ! now , [peter] , let's see you [jump] [over] [the] [laughing] [brook] . " 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 4 , 14 " 5 let's 6 see 6 see 7 you 7 you 13 . 13 . 14 " what do you think [peter] did ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 7 ? 6 did 7 ? [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [peter] [rabbit] [were] [having] [a] [dispute] [.] finally they decided that [as] [neither] [could] [convince] the other , [they] [should] [leave] [it] for [grandfather] [frog] [to] [decide] [which] [was] [right] . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 3 decided 3 decided 4 that 4 that 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 , 10 other 24 . 11 , 16 for [both] [agreed] [that] [they] [would] [accept] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [decision] [.] you see , each was sure that he was right . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 he 4 each 5 was 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 right 10 right 11 . when they reached the [smiling] [pool] , they found [grandfather] [frog] [looking] [very] [comfortable] [and] [old] [and] [wise] [.] 1 when 3 reached 1 when 8 they 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 found " good evening , [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 evening 3 evening 4 , i hope you are [feeling] [just] [as] [fine] [as] you [look] , " said [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [who] [never] [forgets] to be [polite] . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 10 you 10 you 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 24 . 21 to 22 be 22 be 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm feeling very well , thank you , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 feeling 3 feeling 4 very 4 very 5 well 5 well 6 , 6 , 7 thank 7 thank 8 you 7 thank 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " what [brings] you [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] this [fine] evening ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 you 4 you 12 ? 9 this 11 evening 9 this 12 ? 12 ? 13 " he looked very hard at [peter] [rabbit] , for he [suspected] [that] [peter] had come for a story . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 14 had 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 5 at 3 very 4 hard 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 he 10 he 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [immensely] [pleased] [.] it always pleases him to be considered wise . 1 it 3 pleases 2 always 3 pleases 3 pleases 4 him 3 pleases 7 considered 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 considered 7 considered 8 wise 8 wise 9 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [he] gruffly . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 gruffly 7 gruffly 8 . " you have a [very] [smooth] tongue , [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 , but what is this matter on which you cannot agree ? " 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 matter 4 this 5 matter 5 matter 11 ? 6 on 7 which 7 which 9 cannot 8 you 9 cannot 9 cannot 10 agree 10 agree 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " how [many] [animals] can [fly] ? " returned [jimmy] [,] [by] [way] [of] [answer] . 1 " 9 returned 2 how 5 can 2 how 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 returned 9 returned 16 . " one , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 replied 2 one 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " [i] thought [everybody] [knew] [that] . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 7 . [flitter] [the] [bat] [is] [the] [only] [animal] [who] [can] [fly] [.] ["] " you forget [timmy] [,] [the] [flying] [squirrel] ! " cried [peter] [excitedly] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 cried 2 you 3 forget 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 14 . " that makes two [.] ["] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 makes 3 makes 4 two [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [.] " [peter] , [peter] , whatever is the matter with those eyes of yours ? " he exclaimed . 1 " 18 exclaimed 3 , 6 whatever 5 , 6 whatever 6 whatever 7 is 6 whatever 9 matter 8 the 9 matter 9 matter 10 with 9 matter 15 ? 11 those 12 eyes 11 those 14 yours 13 of 14 yours 14 yours 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 18 exclaimed 17 he 18 exclaimed 18 exclaimed 19 . " they [certainly] are [big] [enough] [.] 1 " 4 are 2 they 4 are i wonder if you ever will learn to use them . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 ever 4 you 6 will 6 will 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 use 9 use 10 them 10 them 11 . half-seeing is sometimes worse than not seeing at all . 1 half-seeing 2 is 1 half-seeing 3 sometimes 1 half-seeing 4 worse 1 half-seeing 6 not 1 half-seeing 7 seeing 4 worse 5 than 7 seeing 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . timmy cannot fly any more than [i] can . " 1 timmy 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 fly 2 cannot 4 any 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 than 5 more 9 . 6 than 8 can 9 . 10 " " what did [i] tell you ? " cried [jimmy] [skunk] [triumphantly] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 6 you 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 13 . " but [i] ['ve] [seen] [him] [fly] [lots] [of] [times] [!] ["] [persisted] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 but " [i] [guess] [that] [any] [one] [who] [has] [envied] [him] [as] [often] [as] [i] have [ought] to know . " 1 " 15 have 15 have 17 to 17 to 18 know 18 know 19 . 19 . 20 " " [hump] ! ["] [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 ! " [i] [guess] that 's the trouble . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 trouble 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . there was so much envy that it got into your eyes , and you couldn't see straight . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 envy 5 envy 6 that 5 envy 10 your 5 envy 14 you 5 envy 18 . 6 that 7 it 8 got 9 into 9 into 10 your 10 your 11 eyes 11 eyes 13 and 12 , 13 and 14 you 16 see 15 couldn't 16 see 16 see 17 straight envy is a bad thing . " 1 envy 4 bad 2 is 4 bad 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 thing 5 thing 6 . 6 . 7 " jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 1 jimmy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " did you ever see him away from [trees] ? " continued [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 5 see 3 you 10 ? 4 ever 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 away 7 away 8 from 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 continued " no , " [confessed] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " " did you ever see him [cut] [circles] in the air [like] [flitter] [the] [bat] ? " 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 5 see 3 you 16 ? 4 ever 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 air 16 ? 17 " " [no-o] , " replied [peter] [slowly] . 1 " 5 replied 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " of course not , " retorted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 7 retorted 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 3 course 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 retorted 7 retorted 10 . " [the] [reason] [is] [because] he doesn't [fly] . 1 " 6 he 6 he 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 9 . he hasn't any wings . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 any 2 hasn't 4 wings 4 wings 5 . what he does do is to coast on the air . 1 what 3 does 2 he 3 does 3 does 4 do 3 does 7 coast 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 coast 7 coast 8 on 7 coast 10 air 9 the 10 air 10 air 11 . he 's [the] [greatest] [jumper] [and] [coaster] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] ["] 1 he 2 's " [coast] on [the] [air] ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 8 exclaimed 3 on 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 . " [i] never heard [of] such a thing . " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 heard 4 heard 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 thing 8 thing 9 . 9 . 10 " " there are many things you never have heard of , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 13 replied 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 many 3 are 6 you 4 many 5 things 6 you 7 never 7 never 9 heard 8 have 9 heard 9 heard 10 of 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " [sit] [down] , [peter] , and [stop] [fidgeting] [,] and [i] ['ll] tell you a story . " 1 " 4 , 4 , 11 and 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 and 11 and 14 tell 14 tell 15 you 15 you 16 a 16 a 17 story 17 story 18 . 18 . 19 " perhaps this was partly because he was very small and was not big enough or strong enough to fight his way as the others did . 1 perhaps 4 partly 2 this 4 partly 3 was 4 partly 4 partly 5 because 4 partly 9 small 5 because 6 he 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 small 9 small 10 and 10 and 16 strong 11 was 12 not 12 not 16 strong 13 big 14 enough 13 big 15 or 13 big 16 strong 16 strong 17 enough 16 strong 22 as 17 enough 18 to 18 to 19 fight 19 fight 21 way 20 his 21 way 22 as 24 others 23 the 24 others 24 others 25 did 24 others 26 . " [but] [even] [at] [night] there was plenty of [danger] [.] 1 " 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 plenty 8 plenty 9 of there was [mr] [owl] to be [watched] [out] [for] , and [other] [night] [prowlers] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 10 , 10 , 11 and he used to sit [and] [watch] [old] [mr] [bat] [flying] [about] and wish that he had [wings] . 1 he 2 used 1 he 16 had 2 used 3 to 2 used 4 sit 12 and 15 he 13 wish 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 18 . then he thought how foolish it was to wish for something he hadn't got and couldn't have . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 thought 2 he 13 hadn't 2 he 16 couldn't 4 how 5 foolish 5 foolish 8 to 5 foolish 9 wish 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 to 9 wish 10 for 9 wish 11 something 9 wish 13 hadn't 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 14 got 15 and 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 have 16 couldn't 18 . " ' [the] [thing] to do , ' said [little] [mr] [squirrel] [to] [himself] [,] ['] [is] [to] [make] the most of what [i] have [got] [.] 1 " 9 said 1 " 23 what 2 ' 6 do 2 ' 9 said 5 to 6 do 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 20 the 20 the 21 most 21 most 22 of 23 what 25 have he would climb an old stump and then jump as far as he could . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 climb 3 climb 6 stump 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 stump 6 stump 7 and 6 stump 9 jump 6 stump 15 . 7 and 8 then 9 jump 11 far 10 as 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could then one night he made a discovery . 1 then 4 he 2 one 3 night 3 night 4 he 4 he 5 made 5 made 7 discovery 6 a 7 discovery 7 discovery 8 . it was like sliding down on the air . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 sliding 3 like 4 sliding 4 sliding 5 down 4 sliding 6 on 4 sliding 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 . it was great fun , and pretty soon he was spending all his spare time doing it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 11 spending 3 great 4 fun 3 great 11 spending 4 fun 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 pretty 8 soon 8 soon 11 spending 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 spending 11 spending 12 all 11 spending 13 his 11 spending 14 spare 11 spending 16 doing 14 spare 15 time 16 doing 17 it 17 it 18 . " [one] [moonlight] [night] , [old] [mother] [nature] [happened] [along] and sat down [on] [a] [log] to [watch] him . 1 " 5 , 5 , 11 and 11 and 12 sat 12 sat 13 down 13 down 17 to 17 to 19 him 19 him 20 . at last he told her that he was trying to learn to jump better that he might better take care of himself . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 told 4 told 5 her 4 told 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 9 trying 11 learn 11 learn 12 to 11 learn 13 jump 13 jump 14 better 14 better 19 take 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 might 17 might 19 take 18 better 19 take 19 take 20 care 20 care 21 of 20 care 22 himself 22 himself 23 . the idea [pleased] [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 7 . you know she is always pleased when she finds people trying to help themselves . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 she 4 is 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 pleased 6 pleased 9 finds 6 pleased 14 themselves 7 when 9 finds 8 she 9 finds 9 finds 10 people 9 finds 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 13 help 14 themselves 14 themselves 15 . " ' [that] 's [a] splendid [idea] , ' said she [.] 1 " 10 said 2 ' 10 said 4 's 6 splendid 6 splendid 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she ' [i] ['ll] [help] you . 1 ' 5 you 5 you 6 . i 'll make you [the] [greatest] [jumper] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 you 4 you 12 . 12 . 13 ' " [then] [she] [gave] [to] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [something] [almost] [but] not quite [like] [wings] . 1 " 12 not 12 not 13 quite 13 quite 16 . he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 2 was 7 afraid 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 . but [old] [mother] [nature] had told him to do it . 1 but 10 it 5 had 6 told 6 told 7 him 7 him 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 10 it 11 . he knew that he ought to trust her . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 7 trust 7 trust 8 her 8 her 9 . so he climbed the tall tree . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 the 3 climbed 6 tree 5 tall 6 tree 6 tree 7 . " ['] [jump] ! ' [commanded] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' " [little] [mr] [squirrel] [gulped] very [hard] [,] [trying] [to] [swallow] [his] [fear] . 1 " 6 very 6 very 14 . you see , the skin between his legs when he spread them out had kept him from falling straight down . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 12 them 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 between 6 between 8 legs 6 between 12 them 7 his 8 legs 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 spread 11 spread 12 them 12 them 13 out 12 them 21 . 13 out 17 from 14 had 15 kept 15 kept 16 him 16 him 17 from 17 from 18 falling 18 falling 19 straight 19 straight 20 down " he was so delighted that he wanted to do it right over again , but he didn't forget his manners . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 18 didn't 3 was 5 delighted 4 so 5 delighted 5 delighted 6 that 7 he 8 wanted 7 he 18 didn't 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 12 right 13 over 13 over 14 again 14 again 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 forget 19 forget 21 manners 20 his 21 manners 21 manners 22 . [he] [first] [thanked] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] " she smiled . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " little [mr] [squirrel] did [.] 1 " 2 little 1 " 5 did people [who] , [like] [peter] , did not use their eyes , thought that he could fly , and he was [called] the [flying] [squirrel] [.] 1 people 3 , 3 , 19 and 6 , 7 did 7 did 8 not 8 not 9 use 9 use 10 their 10 their 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 15 he 13 thought 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 fly 17 fly 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 23 the he was the of [timmy] [whom] [you] [both] [know] [.] ["] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 of " [and] [timmy] [doesn't] really fly at all , does he ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 14 asked 5 really 6 fly 6 fly 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 13 " 10 does 11 he 10 does 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " certainly not . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 not 3 not 4 . he [jumps] [and] [slides] [on] [the] [air] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " what did [i] tell you ? " cried [jimmy] [triumphantly] [to] [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 6 you 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 14 . " well , anyway , it 's next thing to flying . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 anyway 4 anyway 5 , 4 anyway 6 it 4 anyway 12 . 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 next 8 next 9 thing 8 next 11 flying 9 thing 10 to i wish [i] could do it , " replied [peter] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 could 4 could 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] he looked this way ; he looked that way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 9 way 3 this 4 way 3 this 9 way 4 way 5 ; 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 9 way 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 . peter [saw] [him] and [headed] [straight] [toward] [him] [to] [pass] the time [of] [day] . 1 peter 4 and 4 and 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 15 . it was [peter] 's turn to look frightened , and he hastily glanced this way and that way . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 frightened 4 's 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 frightened 8 frightened 13 glanced 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 glanced 11 he 13 glanced 12 hastily 13 glanced 13 glanced 15 way 13 glanced 18 way 14 this 15 way 15 way 16 and 17 that 18 way 18 way 19 . " no , " he replied . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 replied 5 he 6 replied 6 replied 7 . " is he [anywhere] [about] [here] ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 he 2 is 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] hope [so] [!] 1 " 3 hope my goodness , [i] [hope] [so] ! " exclaimed [peter] , [still] [looking] [this] [way] [and] [that] [way] [uneasily] [.] 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 2 goodness 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 , " [i] [hate] [him] ! ["] [declared] [chatterer] [fiercely] [.] 1 " 5 ! " [so] do [i] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 do 3 do 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] guess [everybody] [does] . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 6 . it must be dreadful to be [hated] [by] [everybody] . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 6 be 3 be 4 dreadful 5 to 6 be 6 be 10 . i don't believe he has got a single friend in the wide , wide world , not even among his own relatives . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 8 single 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 got 6 got 7 a 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 friend 8 single 12 wide 8 single 19 among 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 wide 12 wide 13 , 12 wide 15 world 14 wide 15 world 15 world 16 , 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 among 19 among 22 relatives 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 relatives 22 relatives 23 . i wonder why it is he never tries to make any friends . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 2 wonder 5 is 2 wonder 8 tries 4 it 5 is 6 he 8 tries 7 never 8 tries 8 tries 9 to 8 tries 10 make 8 tries 12 friends 10 make 11 any 12 friends 13 . 13 . 14 " " here comes [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 comes let's ask him . 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him 3 him 4 . he ought to know , [for] he is [shadow] ['s] cousin , " said [chatterer] . 1 he 8 is 1 he 14 said 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 is 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . jimmy came ambling up in his usual lazy way , for you know he never hurries . 1 jimmy 3 ambling 1 jimmy 16 hurries 2 came 3 ambling 3 ambling 4 up 3 ambling 5 in 3 ambling 7 usual 3 ambling 8 lazy 6 his 7 usual 9 way 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 know 13 know 16 hurries 14 he 15 never 15 never 16 hurries 16 hurries 17 . it seemed to [chatterer] and [peter] that he was [slower] [than] [usual] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 9 was 2 seemed 3 to 5 and 8 he 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 13 . but he got there at last . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 there 3 got 6 last 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 . " [i] ['ve] [never] [asked] [him] , but [i] [suppose] it ['s] because he doesn't want them , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 20 replied 7 , 8 but 7 , 20 replied 8 but 11 it 11 it 15 doesn't 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 doesn't 15 doesn't 16 want 17 them 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 . " but why ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 3 why 2 but 3 why 3 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 8 . " [i] [guess] it 's because he is an [outcast] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 4 it 1 " 13 replied 4 it 5 's 4 it 6 because 6 because 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 an 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " what is an [outcast] [,] ["] [demanded] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 an " why , somebody with whom nobody else will have anything to do , stupid , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 18 replied 2 why 3 , 2 why 13 do 4 somebody 8 else 5 with 6 whom 6 whom 7 nobody 7 nobody 8 else 8 else 13 do 9 will 13 do 10 have 11 anything 11 anything 12 to 12 to 13 do 14 , 18 replied 15 stupid 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 20 . " [i] thought [everybody] [knew] [that] . ["] 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 7 . " but how did it [happen] that [he] [became] [an] [outcast] in the first [place] [?] ["] [persisted] [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 how 3 how 4 did 4 did 5 it 5 it 20 . 7 that 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 20 . " he 's always been an outcast , ever since he was born [,] [and] [i] suppose he is used to it , " [declared] [jimmy] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 always 4 always 5 been 4 always 20 used 5 been 13 born 6 an 7 outcast 7 outcast 8 , 7 outcast 10 since 7 outcast 13 born 9 ever 10 since 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 born 17 suppose 18 he 18 he 19 is 18 he 20 used 20 used 21 to 20 used 22 it 22 it 23 , 23 , 24 " " [his] [father] [was] [an] [outcast] , and his grandfather [,] [and] [his] [great-grandfathers] way back to the days when the world was young . " 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 grandfather 9 his 15 way 15 way 16 back 16 back 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 22 world 19 days 20 when 20 when 21 the 21 the 22 world 22 world 24 young 22 world 25 . 23 was 24 young 25 . 26 " " tell us about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . do tell us about it ! " [begged] [peter] [.] 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " jimmy smiled good-naturedly . 1 jimmy 3 good-naturedly 2 smiled 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . " well , seeing that [i] [haven't] anything [else] to do [just] now , [i] [will] [.] 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 14 , 3 , 4 seeing 4 seeing 5 that 8 anything 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 13 now 13 now 14 , perhaps you fellows may learn something from the story , " said he . 1 perhaps 5 learn 2 you 3 fellows 3 fellows 5 learn 4 may 5 learn 5 learn 6 something 5 learn 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 story 9 story 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . then he settled himself comfortably with his back to an old stump and began . 1 then 2 he 1 then 14 began 3 settled 5 comfortably 4 himself 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 14 began 6 with 7 his 6 with 10 an 7 his 8 back 8 back 9 to 10 an 11 old 11 old 12 stump 12 stump 14 began 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [one] [day] [mr] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] [of] [young] [mice] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ he was small , just as [shadow] [is] now , and he looked just the same as [shadow] [does] now . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 small 2 was 5 just 3 small 4 , 5 just 6 as 5 just 9 now 5 just 16 same 5 just 20 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 looked 12 he 13 looked 14 just 16 same 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 as 20 now 21 . he was on the best of terms with all his neighbors , and no one had a word to say against him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 7 terms 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 7 terms 7 terms 8 with 7 terms 11 neighbors 9 all 11 neighbors 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 , 11 neighbors 20 say 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 no 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 had 17 a 18 word 18 word 20 say 19 to 20 say 20 say 21 against 21 against 22 him 22 him 23 . in fact , he was rather liked and had quite as many friends as anybody . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 7 liked 6 rather 7 liked 7 liked 15 anybody 8 and 9 had 9 had 10 quite 10 quite 11 as 11 as 12 many 11 as 14 as 12 many 13 friends 14 as 15 anybody 15 anybody 16 . but all the time he had a mean disposition . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 a 7 a 9 disposition 8 mean 9 disposition 9 disposition 10 . he hid it from his neighbors , but he had it just the same . 1 he 2 hid 1 he 10 had 2 hid 3 it 2 hid 4 from 2 hid 6 neighbors 5 his 6 neighbors 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 12 just 11 it 12 just 12 just 14 same 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 . now mean dispositions are easily hidden when everything is pleasant and there are no worries , and that is the way it was then . 1 now 3 dispositions 2 mean 3 dispositions 3 dispositions 4 are 3 dispositions 5 easily 3 dispositions 6 hidden 3 dispositions 7 when 3 dispositions 8 everything 3 dispositions 13 are 3 dispositions 19 is 8 everything 9 is 8 everything 10 pleasant 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 are 13 are 14 no 14 no 15 worries 14 no 16 , 17 and 18 that 18 that 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 way 21 way 22 it 21 way 25 . 22 it 23 was 23 was 24 then " [with] [his] [mean] [disposition] [,] [mr] [weasel] [was] [also] very [crafty] . 1 " 11 very 11 very 13 . being small and moving so swiftly , he was hard to keep track of . 1 being 2 small 2 small 3 and 2 small 4 moving 4 moving 6 swiftly 5 so 6 swiftly 6 swiftly 12 keep 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 hard 10 hard 12 keep 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 track 13 track 14 of 13 track 15 . you know how it is with [shadow] now you see him , and now you don't . " 1 you 2 know 1 you 10 see 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 is 4 it 6 with 8 now 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 14 now 15 you 15 you 16 don't 16 don't 17 . 17 . 18 " [chatterer] [and] [peter] [nodded] [.] they knew that it is because of this that he is called [shadow] . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 9 that 3 that 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 because 6 because 7 of 7 of 8 this 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 is 11 is 12 called 12 called 14 . there were no secrets that he didn't find out , and all the time no one suspected him . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 secrets 3 no 14 time 3 no 16 one 4 secrets 7 didn't 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 find 8 find 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 12 all 13 the 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 suspected 17 suspected 18 him 18 him 19 . " of course hard times [came] [to] [mr] [weasel] [at] [last] , [just] [as] [to] [everybody] [else] , but they didn't worry him [much] . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 hard 4 hard 5 times 5 times 12 , 12 , 19 but 18 , 19 but 19 but 21 didn't 20 they 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 worry 22 worry 23 him 23 him 25 . so [mr] [weasel] [became] [a] [thief] , and [still] no one suspected him . 1 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 no 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 suspected 12 suspected 13 him 13 him 14 . [now] [one] [bad] [habit] [almost] [always] [leads] [to] [another] [.] [mr] [weasel] [developed] [a] [great] [fondness] [for] [eggs] [.] our whole family has always had rather a weakness that way . " 1 our 3 family 2 whole 3 family 3 family 4 has 4 has 5 always 4 has 9 weakness 5 always 6 had 7 rather 9 weakness 8 a 9 weakness 9 weakness 11 way 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 . 12 . 13 " jimmy [grinned] , for he knew that [peter] [and] [chatterer] [knew] [that] he himself never could pass a fresh egg when he found it . 1 jimmy 6 knew 3 , 4 for 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 13 he 13 he 14 himself 13 he 16 could 13 he 23 found 15 never 16 could 17 pass 19 fresh 18 a 19 fresh 19 fresh 20 egg 20 egg 21 when 21 when 22 he 22 he 23 found 23 found 24 it 24 it 25 . yes , [sir] , that 's what he did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 8 he 5 that 6 's 5 that 8 he 6 's 7 what 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 . he found the taste of young birds very much to his liking , and he began to hunt for more . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 the 3 the 7 birds 4 taste 5 of 4 taste 7 birds 6 young 7 birds 7 birds 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 20 more 10 to 18 hunt 11 his 12 liking 12 liking 18 hunt 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 began 15 he 16 began 16 began 17 to 17 to 18 hunt 18 hunt 19 for 18 hunt 20 more 20 more 21 . then he discovered a nest of young mice , and he found these quite as good as young birds . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 nest 4 a 5 nest 5 nest 6 of 5 nest 8 mice 7 young 8 mice 8 mice 9 , 8 mice 19 birds 9 , 10 and 11 he 12 found 12 found 13 these 13 these 18 young 14 quite 15 as 14 quite 18 young 15 as 16 good 15 as 17 as 18 young 19 birds 19 birds 20 . then came a great [fear] [upon] [the] [littlest] [people] , but not [once] did [they] [suspect] [mr] [weasel] . 1 then 2 came 2 came 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 not 11 but 14 did 14 did 19 . he was very crafty and went and came among them just as always . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 11 just 2 was 13 always 3 very 4 crafty 4 crafty 5 and 4 crafty 6 went 4 crafty 7 and 4 crafty 9 among 8 came 9 among 9 among 10 them 11 just 12 as 13 always 14 . " but you [know] [wrongdoing] [is] [bound] to be found out [sooner] [or] [later] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 you 3 you 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 found 10 found 11 out 11 out 15 . one day [mr] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] of [young] [mice] , and of course he hurried [to] [tell] [all] [his] [neighbors] [.] 1 one 2 day 1 one 11 of 11 of 17 course 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 course 16 of 17 course 17 course 18 he 18 he 19 hurried it makes most people angry to be caught in wrongdoing and it was just that way with [mr] [weasel] [.] 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 4 people 3 most 4 people 4 people 10 wrongdoing 5 angry 10 wrongdoing 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 wrongdoing 8 caught 10 wrongdoing 9 in 10 wrongdoing 10 wrongdoing 11 and 10 wrongdoing 12 it 10 wrongdoing 14 just 10 wrongdoing 16 way 12 it 13 was 15 that 16 way 16 way 17 with so pretty soon [mr] [weasel] found that he hadn't a friend in the world . 1 so 2 pretty 2 pretty 3 soon 3 soon 6 found 6 found 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 a 10 a 11 friend 11 friend 14 world 12 in 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 . this made him more savage than ever , and he hunted and killed just for the pleasure of it . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 more 4 more 5 savage 4 more 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 11 hunted 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 hunted 10 he 11 hunted 11 hunted 12 and 11 hunted 13 killed 11 hunted 15 for 11 hunted 17 pleasure 13 killed 14 just 15 for 16 the 17 pleasure 18 of 17 pleasure 20 . 18 of 19 it he took pleasure in the fear which he read in the eyes of his neighbors when they saw him . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 pleasure 3 pleasure 4 in 3 pleasure 10 in 3 pleasure 13 of 4 in 5 the 4 in 7 which 6 fear 7 which 7 which 8 he 9 read 10 in 10 in 11 the 12 eyes 13 of 13 of 15 neighbors 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 19 him 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 saw 18 saw 19 him 19 him 20 . he wasn't sorry for what he had done and he wouldn't promise to do better . 1 he 2 wasn't 1 he 7 had 2 wasn't 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 for 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 7 had 15 better 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 wouldn't 11 wouldn't 12 promise 11 wouldn't 14 do 12 promise 13 to 14 do 15 better 15 better 16 . and it has been so to this day . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 has 3 has 4 been 3 has 6 to 4 been 5 so 6 to 7 this 7 this 8 day 8 day 9 . even [i] [am] [not] [on] [speaking] [terms] with [shadow] [,] [although] [he] [is] [my] [own] [cousin] [,] ["] [concluded] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 even 8 with [peter] [rabbit] [shuddered] [.] " isn't it dreadful not to have a single friend ? " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 isn't 1 " 14 exclaimed 2 isn't 3 it 2 isn't 4 dreadful 5 not 9 single 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 single 9 single 10 friend 10 friend 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 14 exclaimed 13 he 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 15 . " [i] [would] [rather] [have] [to] [run] [for] my [life] [twenty] [times] a day than to be hated and feared and without a single friend . 1 " 9 my 9 my 25 friend 13 a 14 day 13 a 24 single 15 than 20 feared 16 to 17 be 17 be 20 feared 18 hated 20 feared 19 and 20 feared 20 feared 24 single 21 and 22 without 22 without 24 single 23 a 24 single 24 single 25 friend 25 friend 26 . i wouldn't be an outcast for all the world . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 2 wouldn't 5 outcast 4 an 5 outcast 5 outcast 6 for 5 outcast 9 world 7 all 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . 10 . 11 " " there 's not the least bit of danger of that [for] you [,] [peter] [,] ["] [laughed] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 9 danger 4 not 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 bit 6 least 9 danger 7 bit 8 of 9 danger 10 of 9 danger 21 . 10 of 11 that 11 that 13 you [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] blacky the [crow] [had] [discovered] [hooty] [the] [owl] [dozing] [the] [bright] [day] [away] [in] [a] [thick] [hemlock-tree] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky knew that the [bright] light [hurt] [hooty] ['s] [big] [eyes] and [half] [blinded] [him] [.] 1 blacky 2 knew 1 blacky 4 the 2 knew 3 that 4 the 6 light 6 light 12 and blacky would have taken care , the very greatest care , not to let [hooty] know that he was anywhere around . 1 blacky 2 would 2 would 3 have 2 would 12 not 3 have 4 taken 4 taken 5 care 4 taken 10 care 5 care 6 , 7 the 9 greatest 8 very 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 care 10 care 11 , 12 not 14 let 12 not 16 know 13 to 14 let 16 know 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 anywhere 20 anywhere 21 around 20 anywhere 22 . dear me , dear me , such a racket as there was then ! 1 dear 4 dear 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 4 dear 6 , 4 dear 14 ! 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 racket 9 racket 10 as 9 racket 11 there 9 racket 13 then 9 racket 14 ! 11 there 12 was they flew over his head , and they settled in the tree all around him , all yelling as hard as ever they could . 1 they 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 12 tree 3 over 4 his 4 his 5 head 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 settled 8 they 9 settled 9 settled 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 18 yelling 12 tree 25 . 13 all 14 around 14 around 15 him 14 around 18 yelling 15 him 16 , 17 all 18 yelling 18 yelling 19 as 18 yelling 20 hard 18 yelling 21 as 21 as 22 ever 21 as 23 they 23 they 24 could everybody within hearing knew what it meant , and everybody who dared to hurried over to watch the fun . 1 everybody 2 within 2 within 3 hearing 3 hearing 4 knew 3 hearing 14 hurried 4 knew 5 what 5 what 7 meant 6 it 7 meant 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 who 10 everybody 14 hurried 12 dared 13 to 12 dared 14 hurried 14 hurried 15 over 14 hurried 17 watch 16 to 17 watch 17 watch 18 the 17 watch 19 fun 19 fun 20 . so , though it wasn't at all [nice] [of] [them] , [they] [enjoyed] [seeing] [him] [tormented] [by] [blacky] and his [relatives] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 it 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 11 , 11 , 19 and 19 and 20 his but all the time they took the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 3 the 8 greatest 5 they 6 took 6 took 8 greatest 7 the 8 greatest 8 greatest 9 care 9 care 15 themselves 10 to 11 keep 11 keep 12 out 12 out 13 of 12 out 14 sight 14 sight 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 . peter [rabbit] was there . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 there 4 there 5 . of course , [sammy] [jay] [was] [there] , but [sammy] didn't try to keep out of sight . 1 of 2 course 1 of 17 sight 2 course 3 , 3 , 9 but 8 , 9 but 11 didn't 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 keep 14 keep 15 out 15 out 16 of 15 out 17 sight 17 sight 18 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! you see [he] [knew] [just] how [helpless] [hooty] [was] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 how hooty was very , very angry . 1 hooty 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 , 3 very 6 angry 5 very 6 angry 6 angry 7 . [now] [hooty] [can] [turn] [his] [head] [as] [no] [one] [else] [can] [.] [that] [interested] [peter] [rabbit] [immensely] [.] he couldn't think of anything else . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 2 couldn't 5 anything 3 think 4 of 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 . he kept trying to do the same thing himself , but of course he couldn't . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 15 couldn't 2 kept 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 8 thing 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 15 couldn't 12 of 13 course 13 course 15 couldn't 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 . he could turn his head sideways , but that was all . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 turn 3 turn 6 sideways 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 sideways 6 sideways 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 that 9 that 10 was 10 was 11 all 11 all 12 . " of course [i] [know] , " replied [jumper] . 1 " 8 replied 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] thought [everybody] [knew] [that] . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 7 . it 's because his eyes are fixed in their sockets , and he can't turn them . 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 eyes 3 because 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 7 fixed 6 are 7 fixed 7 fixed 10 sockets 8 in 10 sockets 9 their 10 sockets 10 sockets 11 , 10 sockets 12 and 10 sockets 13 he 10 sockets 14 can't 10 sockets 15 turn 10 sockets 16 them 16 them 17 . so he turns his whole head in order to see in all directions . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 turns 3 turns 4 his 3 turns 5 whole 3 turns 6 head 3 turns 8 order 7 in 8 order 8 order 9 to 8 order 13 directions 9 to 10 see 11 in 13 directions 12 all 13 directions 13 directions 14 . the rest of us can roll our eyes , [but] [hooty] [can't] . " 1 the 2 rest 2 rest 3 of 2 rest 4 us 4 us 6 roll 5 can 6 roll 6 roll 7 our 6 roll 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 , 9 , 14 " 13 . 14 " peter scratched his long left ear with his long right hindfoot , a way he has when he is thinking or is puzzled . 1 peter 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 11 hindfoot 4 long 11 hindfoot 5 left 11 hindfoot 6 ear 11 hindfoot 7 with 11 hindfoot 8 his 11 hindfoot 9 long 11 hindfoot 10 right 11 hindfoot 11 hindfoot 12 , 11 hindfoot 13 a 11 hindfoot 14 way 11 hindfoot 16 has 11 hindfoot 17 when 11 hindfoot 24 . 15 he 16 has 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 20 thinking 21 or 20 thinking 23 puzzled 22 is 23 puzzled 23 puzzled 24 . " that 's funny , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " [i] [wonder] why [his] [eyes] [are] [fixed] . ["] 1 " 4 why 4 why 9 . " because his rolled his eyes too much , " replied [jumper] [,] [yawning] . 1 " 2 because 1 " 11 replied 2 because 4 rolled 3 his 4 rolled 4 rolled 5 his 5 his 6 eyes 7 too 8 much 7 too 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 15 . " he saw too much . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 too 4 too 5 much 4 too 6 . it 's a bad thing to see too much . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 bad 2 's 8 too 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 see 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 . 10 . 11 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . please [do] , [cousin] [jumper] , " [begged] [peter] [.] 1 please 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 , 7 " jumper looked up at the moon to see what time of night it was . 1 jumper 2 looked 1 jumper 6 moon 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 moon 6 moon 7 to 6 moon 12 night 6 moon 14 was 6 moon 15 . 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 what 10 time 11 of 11 of 12 night 13 it 14 was " all right , " said he , settling himself comfortably . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 9 settling 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 9 settling 8 , 9 settling 9 settling 11 comfortably 10 himself 11 comfortably 11 comfortably 12 . " all the [owl] [family] [,] way back to the [very] [beginning] [,] [have] [had] very big eyes . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 7 way 7 way 8 back 8 back 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 17 big 16 very 17 big 17 big 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . [old] [mr] [owl] [had] [them] [.] he could move them just as we can ours . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 move 3 move 4 them 3 move 9 ours 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 we 7 we 8 can 8 can 9 ours 9 ours 10 . and because they were so big , and because he could roll them , there was very little going on [that] [mr] [owl] didn't see . 1 and 10 he 2 because 3 they 2 because 10 he 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 so 5 so 6 big 6 big 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 roll 11 could 25 see 12 roll 13 them 12 roll 20 on 13 them 14 , 15 there 16 was 16 was 17 very 16 was 19 going 17 very 18 little 19 going 20 on 24 didn't 25 see 25 see 26 . she wanted to see just how many of them she could trust to obey her orders . 1 she 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 6 how 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 many 6 how 11 could 7 many 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 she 11 could 11 could 12 trust 12 trust 14 obey 13 to 14 obey 14 obey 15 her 14 obey 16 orders 16 orders 17 . so she lined them all up in a row . 1 so 3 lined 2 she 3 lined 3 lined 4 them 3 lined 6 up 3 lined 9 row 4 them 5 all 6 up 7 in 8 a 9 row 9 row 10 . then she made them turn so that their backs were to her . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 them 3 made 5 turn 3 made 12 her 5 turn 6 so 5 turn 9 backs 6 so 7 that 8 their 9 backs 9 backs 10 were 11 to 12 her 12 her 13 . " ['] [now] [,] ['] said [she] , ' everybody is to keep eyes to the front . 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 is 10 everybody 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 keep 13 keep 14 eyes 14 eyes 18 . 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 front 17 front 18 . i am going to be very busy back here for a few minutes , but not one of you is to peek . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 8 back 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 7 busy 8 back 9 here 9 here 10 for 10 for 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes 13 minutes 22 peek 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 not 16 not 22 peek 17 one 18 of 17 one 22 peek 19 you 22 peek 20 is 22 peek 21 to 22 peek 22 peek 23 . i shall know if you do [,] [and] [i] shall see to it that you never forget it as long as you live . ' 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 know 2 shall 6 do 2 shall 17 forget 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 do 10 shall 17 forget 11 see 13 it 11 see 14 that 11 see 15 you 12 to 13 it 15 you 17 forget 16 never 17 forget 17 forget 18 it 17 forget 20 long 19 as 20 long 20 long 21 as 20 long 23 live 22 you 23 live 23 live 24 . 24 . 25 ' " that sounded as if something dreadful might happen , so everybody sat perfectly still looking straight before them . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 sounded 3 sounded 4 as 3 sounded 7 dreadful 4 as 5 if 6 something 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 9 happen 8 might 9 happen 9 happen 18 before 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 sat 13 sat 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 still 14 perfectly 17 straight 16 looking 17 straight 17 straight 18 before 18 before 19 them 19 them 20 . [old] [mr] [rabbit] [just] [itched] [all] [over] [with] [curiosity] [.] it seemed to him that he just must turn his head . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 9 turn 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 just 6 he 8 must 8 must 9 turn 9 turn 11 head 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 . but for once he managed to get the best of his curiosity and stared straight ahead . 1 but 5 managed 2 for 3 once 3 once 5 managed 4 he 5 managed 5 managed 6 to 5 managed 7 get 7 get 16 ahead 8 the 9 best 9 best 10 of 10 of 12 curiosity 11 his 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 14 stared 13 and 14 stared 14 stared 15 straight 15 straight 16 ahead 16 ahead 17 . " now [mr] [owl] [had] [tremendous] [great] [ears] , just as [hooty] [has] [to-day] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 9 , 9 , 11 as 10 just 11 as you can't see them because the feathers cover them , but they are there just the same . " 1 you 2 can't 1 you 13 are 2 can't 3 see 3 see 4 them 5 because 7 feathers 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 cover 7 feathers 13 are 8 cover 9 them 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 they 12 they 13 are 13 are 14 there 13 are 15 just 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . 18 . 19 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . he knew all about those wonderful ears and how they heard the teeniest , weeniest noise [when] [hooty] was [flying] at [night] [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 19 was 2 knew 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 those 5 those 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 7 ears 7 ears 8 and 7 ears 13 teeniest 9 how 13 teeniest 10 they 11 heard 11 heard 13 teeniest 12 the 13 teeniest 13 teeniest 14 , 13 teeniest 15 weeniest 15 weeniest 16 noise 19 was 21 at so he rolled his eyes back and then looked straight ahead again . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 his 3 rolled 6 back 4 his 5 eyes 6 back 12 again 7 and 8 then 8 then 10 straight 9 looked 10 straight 10 straight 11 ahead 11 ahead 12 again 12 again 13 . what he had seen made him want to see more . 1 what 2 he 1 what 7 want 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 6 him 5 made 6 him 7 want 8 to 7 want 10 more 8 to 9 see 10 more 11 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . just imagine how he felt when he found that his eyes wouldn't roll . 1 just 2 imagine 1 just 13 roll 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 9 that 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 13 roll 12 wouldn't 13 roll 13 roll 14 . he couldn't move them a bit . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 move 3 move 4 them 3 move 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 . [all] [he] [could] [do] [was] [to] [stare] [straight] [ahead] [.] it frightened him dreadfully , and he kept trying and trying to roll his eyes , but they were fixed fast . 1 it 4 dreadfully 2 frightened 4 dreadfully 3 him 4 dreadfully 4 dreadfully 5 , 4 dreadfully 9 trying 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 trying 9 trying 13 roll 10 and 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 11 trying 13 roll 13 roll 15 eyes 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 20 fixed 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 fixed 20 fixed 21 fast 21 fast 22 . he could see in only one direction , the way his head was turned . 1 he 2 could 1 he 14 turned 2 could 3 see 2 could 5 only 3 see 4 in 5 only 6 one 5 only 10 way 6 one 7 direction 8 , 9 the 9 the 10 way 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 was 12 head 14 turned 14 turned 15 . " [when] [at] [last] [old] [mother] [nature] [told] [all] [the] [little] [people] [that] they [might] [look] [,] [mr] [owl] [didn't] want to look . 1 " 14 they 14 they 21 want 21 want 22 to 22 to 23 look 23 look 24 . he didn't want to [face] [old] [mother] [nature] , for he knew perfectly well what had happened to his eyes . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 3 want 18 to 9 , 10 for 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 perfectly 12 knew 15 what 13 perfectly 14 well 15 what 17 happened 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 18 to 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . he didn't say anything . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 . he was too ashamed to . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 ashamed 4 ashamed 5 to 4 ashamed 6 . he flew away home the very first chance he got . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 10 got 2 flew 3 away 3 away 4 home 5 the 7 first 6 very 7 first 7 first 8 chance 8 chance 10 got 9 he 10 got 10 got 11 . for a long time after that , [mr] [owl] never could see behind him at all . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 5 after 5 after 6 that 5 after 14 him 5 after 16 all 7 , 10 never 10 never 11 could 11 could 12 see 12 see 14 him 13 behind 14 him 15 at 16 all 16 all 17 . it made him dreadfully nervous and unhappy . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 7 unhappy 4 dreadfully 5 nervous 4 dreadfully 7 unhappy 5 nervous 6 and 7 unhappy 8 . he felt all the time as if people were doing things behind his back . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 all 2 felt 6 as 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 time 6 as 7 if 7 if 9 were 8 people 9 were 9 were 10 doing 10 doing 11 things 11 things 12 behind 12 behind 14 back 13 his 14 back 14 back 15 . but he didn't complain . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 complain 4 complain 5 . he was ashamed to do that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that 6 that 7 . " [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [watching] [him] all [the] time . 1 " 8 all 8 all 10 time 10 time 11 . after a long , long while , she decided that he had been punished enough . 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 , 3 long 15 enough 5 long 6 while 5 long 15 enough 7 , 8 she 8 she 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 9 decided 14 punished 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 punished 14 punished 15 enough 15 enough 16 . " thank you , [cousin] [jumper] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 4 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 11 . " [but] there is one thing [you] [forgot] to tell . 1 " 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 thing 6 thing 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 . what was it [that] [old] [mother] [nature] was [doing] [when] [mr] [owl] [rolled] [his] [eyes] to look back . " 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 8 was 8 was 16 to 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 back 18 back 19 . 19 . 20 " " that , " replied [jumper] , " [mr] [owl] never [told] [,] and [nobody] [else] [knew] [,] [so] [i] [can't] tell you . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 23 you 3 , 4 " 3 , 14 and 4 " 5 replied 7 , 8 " 7 , 14 and 8 " 11 never 14 and 22 tell 22 tell 23 you 23 you 24 . 24 . 25 " [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] peter [rabbit] was [bothered] . 1 peter 3 was 1 peter 5 . he was [bothered] in his mind , and when [peter] [is] [bothered] [in] [his] [mind] , he [loses] his [appetite] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 19 his 2 was 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 when 9 when 17 he 16 , 17 he 19 his 21 . it was so [now] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 5 . he had been up in the [old] [orchard] [and] [,] [as] [is] his way , [had] stopped [at] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] for a bit of [gossip] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 17 stopped 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 13 his 13 his 14 way 14 way 15 , 17 stopped 22 for 22 for 23 a 23 a 24 bit 24 bit 25 of as he [sat] there [talking] , [it] [suddenly] [came] [over] [him] that [johnny] was looking [unusually] [fat] . 1 as 2 he 2 he 14 was 4 there 6 , 6 , 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 15 looking 15 looking 18 . he said [so] . 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 . johnny yawned in a very sleepy way as he replied : 1 johnny 2 yawned 2 yawned 6 sleepy 2 yawned 10 replied 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 sleepy 6 sleepy 7 way 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 replied 10 replied 11 : " [one] [has] [to] [get] [fat] [in] [order] [to] [sleep] [comfortably] all winter . 1 " 12 all 12 all 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i 've got to get fatter than [i] am now [before] [i] [turn] [in] . " 1 i 2 've 1 i 9 am 2 've 3 got 2 've 6 fatter 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 fatter 6 fatter 7 than 9 am 10 now 10 now 15 . 15 . 16 " so he went home to think it over , and the more he thought , the more troubled he became . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 2 he 14 thought 3 went 4 home 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 it 7 it 8 over 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 more 12 more 14 thought 13 he 14 thought 14 thought 15 , 14 thought 18 troubled 16 the 17 more 17 more 18 troubled 18 troubled 20 became 18 troubled 21 . 19 he 20 became how could anybody sleep all winter ? 1 how 2 could 2 could 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 sleep 4 sleep 6 winter 5 all 6 winter 6 winter 7 ? and what good did just getting fat do ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 good 2 what 8 do 3 good 7 fat 4 did 5 just 5 just 6 getting 6 getting 7 fat 8 do 9 ? [johnny] [chuck] [couldn't] [eat] [his] [own] [fat] [,] [so] [what] [was] [the] [use] [of] [it] [?] " [must] [be] it 's to keep him [warm] , " thought [peter] and [brightened] up . 1 " 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 17 . 5 's 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 him 8 him 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 and 11 " 12 thought 14 and 16 up but why wasn't a good thick coat of fur just as good or even better ? 1 but 2 why 1 but 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 14 even 3 wasn't 16 ? 4 a 5 good 4 a 6 thick 6 thick 9 fur 7 coat 9 fur 8 of 9 fur 9 fur 10 just 9 fur 13 or 10 just 11 as 11 as 12 good 13 or 14 even 14 even 15 better he didn't have any trouble keeping warm . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 warm 7 warm 8 . neither did [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [reddy] [fox] . 1 neither 2 did 2 did 12 . no , it couldn't be [that] [johnny] [chuck] [put] [on] [all] [that] [fat] just to keep warm . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 be 4 couldn't 16 keep 14 just 16 keep 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 warm 17 warm 18 . besides , he would spend the winter way down deep in the ground , and there was no excuse for being cold there . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 spend 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 spend 5 spend 6 the 5 spend 7 winter 7 winter 8 way 7 winter 22 cold 8 way 9 down 9 down 10 deep 10 deep 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 was 18 no 19 excuse 19 excuse 20 for 19 excuse 21 being 19 excuse 22 cold 22 cold 23 there 22 cold 24 . he found him [sitting] [on] [his] [big] [lily-pad] , but [somehow] [grandfather] [frog] didn't look as [chipper] [and] [smart] as [usual] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 him 3 him 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 look 15 look 16 as 16 as 20 as " he certainly is growing old , ["] thought [peter] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 certainly 2 he 9 thought 3 certainly 5 growing 4 is 5 growing 5 growing 6 old 6 old 7 , 9 thought 11 . " he isn't as spry as he used to be . 1 " 3 isn't 2 he 3 isn't 3 isn't 5 spry 4 as 5 spry 5 spry 6 as 5 spry 8 used 6 as 7 he 8 used 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 . seems as if he had grown old in the last two or three weeks . 1 seems 2 as 2 as 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 grown 6 grown 7 old 6 grown 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 last 10 last 14 weeks 11 two 14 weeks 12 or 13 three 13 three 14 weeks 14 weeks 15 . too bad , too bad . " 1 too 2 bad 1 too 5 bad 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 bad 5 bad 6 . 6 . 7 " aloud [,] [peter] [said] : " why , [grandfather] [frog] , how [well] you are [looking] [!] 1 aloud 5 : 5 : 6 " 6 " 7 why 7 why 8 , 7 why 11 , 7 why 15 are 12 how 14 you 14 you 15 are you are enough to make us young fellows envious . " 1 you 2 are 2 are 9 envious 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 us 6 us 8 fellows 7 young 8 fellows 8 fellows 9 envious 9 envious 10 . 10 . 11 " [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [at] [peter] [sharply] [.] perhaps he read the truth in [peter] 's eyes . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 3 read 3 read 5 truth 4 the 5 truth 5 truth 6 in 5 truth 10 . 8 's 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " be [honest] [,] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 be be honest . 1 be 2 honest 2 honest 3 . don't try to flatter , because it is a bad habit to get into . 1 don't 2 try 2 try 4 flatter 2 try 12 to 3 to 4 flatter 4 flatter 6 because 4 flatter 10 bad 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 it 7 it 8 is 9 a 10 bad 10 bad 11 habit 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 into 14 into 15 . i know how [i] [look] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 how 2 know 6 . i look old and tired . 1 i 2 look 2 look 5 tired 3 old 4 and 4 and 5 tired 5 tired 6 . now [isn't] [that] [so] ? " 1 now 5 ? 5 ? 6 " peter looked a little shamefaced . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 shamefaced 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced 5 shamefaced 6 . he didn't know just what to say , so he said nothing and just nodded his head . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 15 nodded 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 7 say 3 know 5 what 4 just 5 what 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 , 7 say 9 so 7 say 12 nothing 9 so 10 he 11 said 12 nothing 13 and 15 nodded 14 just 15 nodded 15 nodded 17 head 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 . " that 's better , " said [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 better 4 better 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 gruffly 10 gruffly 11 . " always tell the truth . 1 " 3 tell 2 always 3 tell 3 tell 5 truth 4 the 5 truth 5 truth 6 . the fact is [i] [am] [tired] [.] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is i am so tired that [i] ['m] going to sleep for the winter , and [i] ['m] going to do it this very day . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 20 do 2 am 4 tired 2 am 8 going 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 for 10 sleep 13 winter 12 the 13 winter 13 winter 14 , 14 , 15 and 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 it 21 it 23 very 22 this 23 very 23 very 24 day 24 day 25 . 25 . 26 " " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , " [(] [peter] [had] [found] his tongue [)] , " please tell me something [before] you [go] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 22 you 12 his 13 tongue 13 tongue 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 please 17 please 18 tell 18 tell 19 me 18 tell 22 you 19 me 20 something 22 you 24 . why doesn't he starve to death ? " 1 why 2 doesn't 1 why 7 ? 2 doesn't 4 starve 3 he 4 starve 4 starve 6 death 5 to 6 death 7 ? 8 " [grandfather] [frog] [had] [to] [smile] [at] [the] [eager] [curiosity] [in] [peter] ['s] [voice] [.] " [i] [see] you are just as full of questions as ever , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 just 6 just 7 as 6 just 11 as 8 full 9 of 8 full 10 questions 10 questions 11 as 11 as 12 ever 11 as 18 he 13 , 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . johnny [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [because] [he] [is] [sensible] [,] and [he] [is] [sensible] [because] [it] [runs] [in] [the] [family] [to] [be] [sensible] [.] 1 johnny 11 and his was sensible . 1 his 2 was 2 was 3 sensible 3 sensible 4 . it 's a very good thing to have good sound common sense run in the family , [peter] . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 5 good 4 very 5 good 5 good 6 thing 5 good 12 sense 6 thing 7 to 8 have 12 sense 9 good 12 sense 10 sound 11 common 11 common 12 sense 12 sense 13 run 12 sense 16 family 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 family 16 family 17 , 16 family 19 . 19 . 20 " once more [peter] [nodded] [his] [head] . 1 once 2 more 2 more 7 . jerry [muskrat] [,] [who] [was] [sitting] [on] [the] [big] [rock] [,] [listening] [,] [winked] [at] [peter] [,] and [peter] [winked] [back] . 1 jerry 18 and 1 jerry 22 . then he made himself comfortable and prepared [not] [to] [miss] [a] [word] [of] [grandfather] [frog] 's story . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortable 4 himself 18 . 5 comfortable 7 prepared 6 and 7 prepared 16 's 17 story 17 story 18 . " that was before the hard times [of] [which] [i] have told you before . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 before 3 was 6 hard 4 before 5 the 6 hard 7 times 7 times 11 have 7 times 14 before 11 have 12 told 12 told 13 you 14 before 15 . everybody had plenty to eat , and everybody was on the best of terms with all his neighbors . 1 everybody 2 had 2 had 3 plenty 3 plenty 5 eat 3 plenty 18 neighbors 4 to 5 eat 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 was 8 everybody 14 terms 10 on 14 terms 11 the 12 best 12 best 13 of 12 best 14 terms 14 terms 15 with 14 terms 18 neighbors 16 all 18 neighbors 17 his 18 neighbors 18 neighbors 19 . then came [the] hard times , and the [beginning] of the [hard] [times] [was] [the] [coming] [of] [rough] [brother] [north] [wind] [and] [jack] [frost] [.] 1 then 2 came 2 came 4 hard 4 hard 5 times 5 times 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 the their coming made the first winter . 1 their 2 coming 1 their 6 winter 2 coming 3 made 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 winter 6 winter 7 . yes , [sir] , it [certainly] was hard on them . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 was 7 was 8 hard 8 hard 9 on 9 on 10 them 10 them 11 . some of them nearly starved to death that first winter , short as it was . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 starved 3 them 16 . 4 nearly 5 starved 5 starved 7 death 5 starved 10 winter 6 to 7 death 8 that 10 winter 9 first 10 winter 10 winter 11 , 10 winter 12 short 12 short 13 as 13 as 14 it 14 it 15 was old [mr] [chuck] , [who] [,] [of] [course] [,] [wasn't] [old] [then] [,] [was] [one] [of] [them] [.] 1 old 4 , he was so thin that sometimes he used to listen to see if he couldn't hear his bones rattle inside his skin . 1 he 2 was 1 he 15 couldn't 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 thin 4 thin 5 that 4 thin 6 sometimes 7 he 15 couldn't 8 used 11 to 9 to 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 hear 16 hear 19 rattle 17 his 18 bones 18 bones 19 rattle 19 rattle 20 inside 19 rattle 22 skin 21 his 22 skin 22 skin 23 . " of course he couldn't , but he was quite sure that when the wind blew , it went right through him . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 couldn't 3 course 8 he 4 he 5 couldn't 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 8 he 16 blew 9 was 10 quite 10 quite 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 13 when 14 the 14 the 15 wind 15 wind 16 blew 16 blew 17 , 16 blew 18 it 16 blew 21 through 16 blew 22 him 19 went 21 through 20 right 21 through 22 him 23 . at last warm weather returned , just as it does now every summer , and once more there was plenty to eat . 1 at 2 last 1 at 16 once 2 last 13 summer 3 warm 4 weather 3 warm 13 summer 4 weather 5 returned 4 weather 10 does 5 returned 6 , 7 just 8 as 8 as 10 does 9 it 10 does 10 does 11 now 12 every 13 summer 13 summer 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 once 17 more 16 once 18 there 18 there 19 was 18 there 20 plenty 20 plenty 22 eat 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . some of the little people seemed to forget all about the [hard] [times] of the [cold] weather [,] [but] [not] [mr] [chuck] . 1 some 5 people 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 people 5 people 8 forget 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 forget 8 forget 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 17 weather 11 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 17 weather 17 weather 23 . he had been too cold and too hungry to ever forget . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 10 ever 3 been 4 too 4 too 5 cold 4 too 9 to 5 cold 6 and 5 cold 8 hungry 7 too 8 hungry 10 ever 11 forget 11 forget 12 . " [so] [after] [a] [while] [mr] [chuck] [kept] [his] [thoughts] [to] [himself] and went [about] [his] [business] [as] [usual] . 1 " 13 and 13 and 14 went 14 went 20 . so he kept studying and studying how he could live through another cold spell , if it should come . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 studying 4 studying 5 and 4 studying 6 studying 6 studying 7 how 7 how 9 could 7 how 13 cold 7 how 18 should 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 live 10 live 11 through 12 another 13 cold 13 cold 14 spell 15 , 16 if 16 if 17 it 16 if 18 should 18 should 19 come 19 come 20 . ' [i] must [find] [some] [other] [way] [of] [keeping] [warm] [.] 1 ' 3 must anyway , it never will be very cold . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 9 . 3 it 5 will 4 never 5 will 5 will 6 be 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 cold 8 cold 9 . i believe that is a good idea . 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 idea 7 idea 8 . i 'll try it at once . ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 3 try 6 once 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 . 7 . 8 ' " so [without] [wasting] [any] [time] , [mr] [chuck] [began] [to] [dig] [.] 1 " 2 so 2 so 7 , he dug and he dug and he dug . 1 he 2 dug 2 dug 3 and 2 dug 5 dug 4 he 5 dug 5 dug 6 and 5 dug 8 dug 7 he 8 dug 8 dug 9 . when his neighbors grew curious and asked questions , he smiled good-naturedly and said that he was trying an experiment . 1 when 12 good-naturedly 2 his 3 neighbors 3 neighbors 5 curious 4 grew 5 curious 5 curious 6 and 5 curious 8 questions 7 asked 8 questions 8 questions 9 , 8 questions 12 good-naturedly 10 he 11 smiled 11 smiled 12 good-naturedly 12 good-naturedly 13 and 12 good-naturedly 14 said 12 good-naturedly 18 trying 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 trying 18 trying 20 experiment 19 an 20 experiment 20 experiment 21 . " ' [anyway] [,] [i] [won't] [freeze] to death , ' said he . 1 " 12 said 2 ' 12 said 8 to 9 death 9 death 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . then he sighed as he remembered how hungry , how terribly hungry he had been . 1 then 6 remembered 1 then 13 he 2 he 6 remembered 3 sighed 6 remembered 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 how 6 remembered 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 , 8 hungry 12 hungry 10 how 11 terribly 11 terribly 12 hungry 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 . ' [now] [if] [only] [i] can [think] of some way to get food enough to [carry] me [through] , [i] 'll be all right . ' 1 ' 6 can 6 can 12 get 8 of 9 some 9 some 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 food 13 food 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 17 me 17 me 19 , 19 , 26 ' 21 'll 22 be 21 'll 24 right 23 all 24 right 24 right 25 . 25 . 26 ' they shriveled and dried , so that he couldn't eat them at all . 1 they 2 shriveled 2 shriveled 3 and 2 shriveled 4 dried 2 shriveled 6 so 2 shriveled 7 that 2 shriveled 8 he 4 dried 5 , 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 eat 10 eat 11 them 11 them 13 all 11 them 14 . 12 at 13 all [mr] [chuck] ['s] [heart] [sank] [.] he thought of how soon all the tender green things would disappear . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 3 of 7 the 3 of 8 tender 4 how 5 soon 5 soon 7 the 6 all 7 the 8 tender 9 green 8 tender 10 things 8 tender 12 disappear 11 would 12 disappear 12 disappear 13 . right then an idea was born in [mr] [chuck] 's head . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 idea 3 an 4 idea 4 idea 6 born 4 idea 11 head 5 was 6 born 6 born 7 in 10 's 11 head 11 head 12 . " [so] [day] [after] [day] he [spent] [stuffing] himself , and [his] [neighbors] called him [mr] [greedy] . 1 " 6 he 6 he 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 called 14 called 15 him 15 him 18 . but he didn't mind that . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 that 4 mind 6 . there came [a] [morning] [at] [last] [when] [mr] [chuck] [stuck] [his] [nose] out [to] [find] [jack] [frost] [waiting] [to] [pinch] [it] . 1 there 2 came 2 came 13 out 13 out 22 . all the tender green things were black and dead . 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 things 3 tender 4 green 3 tender 5 things 5 things 6 were 6 were 7 black 6 were 9 dead 7 black 8 and 9 dead 10 . back to [his] bed [scrambled] [mr] [chuck] and [curled] [up] [to] [sleep] [just] [as] [long] [as] [he] [could] [.] 1 back 2 to 2 to 4 bed 4 bed 8 and he made up his mind that he wouldn't worry until he had to . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 up 2 made 5 mind 4 his 5 mind 5 mind 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 12 had 8 wouldn't 9 worry 9 worry 10 until 10 until 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 . he had done his best , and that was all he could do . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 5 best 4 his 5 best 5 best 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 he 8 that 9 was 8 that 11 he 9 was 10 all 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 14 . " [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [came] [to] see [how] the little people were [faring] [,] [she] [missed] [mr] [chuck] [.] 1 " 8 see 8 see 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 were she asked his neighbors what had become of him , but no one knew . 1 she 2 asked 1 she 14 knew 3 his 4 neighbors 4 neighbors 7 become 4 neighbors 14 knew 5 what 7 become 6 had 7 become 7 become 8 of 7 become 9 him 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 no 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 knew 14 knew 15 . at length she came to his house and looking inside found him fast asleep . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 she 2 length 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 house 7 house 8 and 8 and 9 looking 9 looking 10 inside 10 inside 11 found 10 inside 14 asleep 11 found 12 him 13 fast 14 asleep 14 asleep 15 . she saw right away what he had done and how fat he had grown . 1 she 2 saw 1 she 7 had 2 saw 3 right 3 right 4 away 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 7 had 14 grown 9 and 10 how 10 how 11 fat 11 fat 14 grown 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 grown 14 grown 15 . she knew without being told what it all meant , and the idea amused her . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 without 3 without 4 being 4 being 5 told 4 being 14 amused 6 what 9 meant 7 it 9 meant 8 all 9 meant 9 meant 14 amused 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 idea 13 idea 14 amused 14 amused 15 her 15 her 16 . " ['] [you] [shall] [sleep] , [mr] [chuck] [,] [through] [the] time [of] [frost] and [snow] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 15 and 12 time 15 and for your [courage] [and] [your] [pluck] [you] [shall] [no] [discomfort] [know] [.] ['] 1 for 2 your " and [so] [mr] [chuck] [slept] [on] [until] the [tender] [young] [green] [things] [began] [once] more [to] [grow] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 9 the 9 the 16 more 16 more 19 . the cold could not reach him , and the fat he had stored under his skin took the place of food . 1 the 2 cold 2 cold 5 reach 3 could 4 not 3 could 5 reach 5 reach 6 him 5 reach 9 the 5 reach 10 fat 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 fat 13 stored 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 stored 13 stored 14 under 13 stored 16 skin 13 stored 17 took 15 his 16 skin 17 took 19 place 17 took 21 food 18 the 19 place 20 of 21 food 21 food 22 . when he awoke in the spring , he knew nothing of the hard times his neighbors were talking about . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 awoke 2 he 9 knew 3 awoke 4 in 3 awoke 6 spring 5 the 6 spring 6 spring 7 , 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 nothing 10 nothing 19 about 11 of 12 the 11 of 16 neighbors 13 hard 14 times 14 times 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 18 talking 17 were 18 talking 18 talking 19 about 19 about 20 . and ever since then [the] [chuck] [family] [has] [slept] [through] [the] [winter] , because it is [the] [most] [comfortable] [and] [sensible] [thing] to do . 1 and 2 ever 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 then 4 then 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 23 to 23 to 24 do 24 do 25 . i know , because [i] have done the same thing for years . 1 i 2 know 1 i 6 have 2 know 3 , 3 , 4 because 6 have 7 done 7 done 10 thing 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 thing 10 thing 11 for 11 for 12 years 12 years 13 . good-by [,] [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 good-by 5 ! no more stories until spring . " 1 no 2 more 2 more 3 stories 3 stories 4 until 4 until 5 spring 5 spring 6 . 6 . 7 " before [peter] [could] [say] [a] [word] , [there] [was] [a] [splash] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] and [grandfather] [frog] [was] [nowhere] to be seen . 1 before 7 , 7 , 17 and 17 and 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 seen 24 seen 25 . [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [little] [joe] [otter] [was] [having] [the] [jolliest] [kind] [of] [a] [time] [.] little [joe] [otter] is a [jolly] little chap , anyway , and [just] now he was extra happy . 1 little 17 extra 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 little 7 little 8 chap 8 chap 9 , 9 , 12 and 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 now 14 now 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 extra 17 extra 18 happy 18 happy 19 . you see , he had a brand new slippery-slide . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 9 slippery-slide 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 7 brand 9 slippery-slide 9 slippery-slide 10 . yes , [sir] , [little] [joe] [had] [just] [built] [a] [new] [slippery-slide] [down] the [steepest] [part] [of] [the] bank [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 14 the 14 the 19 bank 19 bank 24 . of course he enjoyed it more because he had built it himself . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 enjoyed 3 he 9 had 4 enjoyed 5 it 4 enjoyed 6 more 7 because 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 built 10 built 11 it 10 built 12 himself 12 himself 13 . peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] [sat] [watching] [him] [from] the [bank] [on] [the] other side of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 peter 3 and 3 and 10 the 10 the 14 other 14 other 15 side 15 side 16 of 15 side 20 . 16 of 17 the he even let a foolish green fly brush the tip of his nose and didn't snap at it . 1 he 2 even 2 even 10 tip 3 let 7 fly 4 a 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 green 6 green 7 fly 7 fly 8 brush 8 brush 10 tip 9 the 10 tip 10 tip 11 of 10 tip 13 nose 10 tip 16 snap 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 and 15 didn't 16 snap 16 snap 17 at 16 snap 18 it 16 snap 19 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] [to] [no] one [in] [particular] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 10 one 5 exclaimed 13 . " that reminds me of the [days] when [i] was young [and] [the] [greatest] [diver] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 3 reminds 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 3 reminds 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 young 8 when 11 young 10 was 11 young 11 young 20 . my goodness , it makes me feel young just [to] [watch] [little] [joe] [shoot] [down] [that] [slippery-slide] [.] 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 2 goodness 5 makes 4 it 5 makes 5 makes 6 me 5 makes 7 feel 7 feel 8 young 7 feel 9 just if [i] [weren't] [so] [old] [,] [i] ['d] [try] it [myself] . 1 if 10 it 10 it 12 . wheee ! " 1 wheee 2 ! 2 ! 3 " with [,] that [,] [grandfather] [frog] [suddenly] [jumped] [.] 1 with 3 that little [joe] [was] [having] [such] [a] [good] [time] ! 1 little 9 ! peter actually was wishing that he did like the water . 1 peter 2 actually 2 actually 4 wishing 3 was 4 wishing 4 wishing 5 that 4 wishing 10 water 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 like 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 . [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [out] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he , as once more [little] [joe] [splashed] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 18 . 7 , 8 as 9 once 10 more 10 more 18 . " did you ever hear about [little] [joe] ['s] [family] [secret] [?] ["] [he] [asked] in his [deep] gruff voice . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 5 hear 4 ever 5 hear 5 hear 6 about 5 hear 20 voice 16 in 17 his 17 his 19 gruff 19 gruff 20 voice 20 voice 21 . " no , " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 . " do tell us about it ! 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 us 3 tell 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 ! i just love secrets . " 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 . 5 . 6 " there was a great deal of [eagerness] [in] [peter] 's voice , and it made [grandfather] [frog] [smile] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 10 's 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 10 's 11 voice 11 voice 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 made " is that the reason you never can keep them ? " he asked . 1 " 14 asked 2 is 5 reason 3 that 5 reason 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 you 6 you 8 can 6 you 11 ? 7 never 8 can 8 can 9 keep 9 keep 10 them 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 14 asked 12 " 13 he 14 asked 15 . peter looked a wee bit foolish , but he kept still and waited patiently . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 13 waited 2 looked 6 foolish 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 4 wee 6 foolish 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 11 still 11 still 13 waited 12 and 13 waited 13 waited 14 patiently 14 patiently 15 . " [once] [upon] a [time] [when] [the] [world] [was] [young] [,] [the] [of] [little] [joe] [otter] [got] [into] a [peck] [of] [trouble] [.] 1 " 4 a 4 a 19 a yes , [sir] , he [certainly] did get into a peck of trouble . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 did 7 did 8 get 8 get 9 into 9 into 13 trouble 10 a 11 peck 11 peck 12 of 11 peck 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . you see , it was winter , and everything was covered with snow , so that food was hard to get . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 18 was 6 winter 13 snow 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 everything 9 everything 11 covered 10 was 11 covered 11 covered 12 with 11 covered 13 snow 13 snow 14 , 13 snow 17 food 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 that 17 food 18 was 18 was 19 hard 19 hard 20 to 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 . most of the little forest and meadow people found little to eat , and it took a great deal of hunting to find that little . 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 7 meadow 5 forest 6 and 5 forest 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 people 7 meadow 9 found 9 found 10 little 9 found 17 a 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 took 15 it 16 took 16 took 17 a 17 a 18 great 17 a 25 little 18 great 19 deal 19 deal 20 of 19 deal 21 hunting 19 deal 22 to 22 to 23 find 23 find 24 that 25 little 26 . " now an empty stomach almost always makes a short temper . 1 " 2 now 2 now 5 stomach 3 an 4 empty 4 empty 5 stomach 5 stomach 6 almost 5 stomach 8 makes 5 stomach 11 temper 7 always 8 makes 9 a 10 short 10 short 11 temper 11 temper 12 . it is hard , very hard indeed to be hungry and good-natured at the same time . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 2 is 5 very 3 hard 4 , 5 very 6 hard 5 very 7 indeed 5 very 12 good-natured 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 and 10 hungry 12 good-natured 12 good-natured 15 same 13 at 15 same 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 time 16 time 17 . so [as] [most] [of] [the] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [were] [hungry] [all] [the] [time] [,] they were [also] [short-tempered] all the time . 1 so 17 they 17 they 18 were 18 were 21 all 21 all 22 the 21 all 23 time 23 time 24 . [mr] [otter] [knew] [this] [.] sometimes he would bring up a fine fish and eat it right before them without offering to share so much as a mouthful . 1 sometimes 2 he 1 sometimes 8 fish 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 bring 4 bring 5 up 6 a 7 fine 7 fine 8 fish 8 fish 9 and 8 fish 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 10 eat 14 them 10 eat 23 mouthful 12 right 13 before 13 before 14 them 15 without 16 offering 16 offering 17 to 16 offering 18 share 18 share 23 mouthful 19 so 20 much 20 much 21 as 20 much 23 mouthful 22 a 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 24 . " [now] it happened [that] [one] [fine] [morning] [mr] [otter] [took] [it] [into] [his] [head] to take a walk in the [green] [forest] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 happened 4 happened 16 to 4 happened 24 . 16 to 17 take 17 take 19 walk 18 a 19 walk 19 walk 20 in 20 in 21 the it was a beautiful morning , and [mr] [otter] went [farther] [than] [he] [intended] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 morning 5 morning 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 went 10 went 15 . he looked over his shoulder , and what he saw helped him to make up his mind in a hurry . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 15 up 3 over 5 shoulder 4 his 5 shoulder 5 shoulder 7 and 5 shoulder 11 helped 6 , 7 and 8 what 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 helped 11 helped 12 him 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 up 15 up 17 mind 15 up 18 in 16 his 17 mind 18 in 20 hurry 19 a 20 hurry 20 hurry 21 . but in spite of all he could do , [mr] [lynx] [traveled] [faster] , [coming] [with] [great] [jumps] and [snarling] and [spitting] [with] [every] [jump] [.] 1 but 3 spite 1 but 6 he 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 all 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 do 8 do 9 , 9 , 21 and 14 , 19 and 14 , 21 and [mr] [otter] [was] [almost] [out] [of] [breath] [when] [he] [reached] [the] [high] [bank] [just] [above] [the] [open] [spring-hole] [.] it was very steep , very steep indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 steep 4 steep 5 , 4 steep 7 steep 6 very 7 steep 7 steep 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . [mr] [otter] [threw] [a] [hasty] [glance] [over] [his] [shoulder] [.] [mr] [lynx] [was] [so] [near] [that] [in] [one] [more] [jump] [he] [would] [catch] [him] [.] there wasn't time to run around to the place where the bank was low . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 time 3 time 4 to 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 around 6 around 8 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 place 8 the 12 bank 9 place 10 where 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 14 low 12 bank 15 . 13 was 14 low then he landed with a great splash in the cold , black water and [was] [safe] [,] [for] [mr] [lynx] [was] [afraid] [of] the water . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 landed 3 landed 4 with 3 landed 7 splash 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 splash 7 splash 8 in 7 splash 10 cold 8 in 9 the 10 cold 11 , 10 cold 13 water 10 cold 14 and 10 cold 25 water 12 black 13 water 14 and 24 the 25 water 26 . " now in spite of his [dreadful] [fright] [,] [mr] [otter] [had] [enjoyed] [that] [exciting] [slide] [down] [the] [steep] [bank] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 in 3 in 4 spite 4 spite 5 of 5 of 6 his 6 his 21 . so he climbed out where the bank was low and ran around to the steep place and once more slid down into the water . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 out 3 climbed 7 bank 3 climbed 15 steep 5 where 6 the 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 9 low 8 was 9 low 10 and 11 ran 11 ran 12 around 12 around 15 steep 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 steep 15 steep 16 place 15 steep 20 slid 17 and 20 slid 18 once 19 more 18 once 20 slid 20 slid 21 down 20 slid 22 into 22 into 24 water 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . it was great fun , [the] [greatest] fun [mr] [otter] [ever] [had] [had] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 3 great 8 fun 4 fun 5 , 8 fun 14 . he did it [again] [and] [again] . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 7 . in fact , he kept doing it all the rest of that day . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 12 that 4 he 5 kept 5 kept 6 doing 6 doing 7 it 7 it 8 all 8 all 10 rest 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 11 of 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . he learned just how to hold his legs so that they would not be hurt . 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 4 how 2 learned 5 to 3 just 4 how 5 to 6 hold 6 hold 7 his 7 his 8 legs 8 legs 9 so 8 legs 12 would 9 so 10 that 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 be 12 would 15 hurt 15 hurt 16 . why not make a slippery-slide of mud and clay ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 5 slippery-slide 1 why 10 ? 3 make 5 slippery-slide 4 a 5 slippery-slide 5 slippery-slide 6 of 5 slippery-slide 7 mud 5 slippery-slide 9 clay 7 mud 8 and right away he tried it . 1 right 2 away 2 away 6 . 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 it 5 it 6 . after that [mr] [otter] was perfectly happy , for summer and winter he had a slippery-slide . 1 after 2 that 2 that 16 slippery-slide 5 was 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 happy 7 happy 12 winter 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 summer 10 summer 11 and 10 summer 12 winter 12 winter 16 slippery-slide 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 slippery-slide 15 a 16 slippery-slide 16 slippery-slide 17 . " and it 's the best secret in the world , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , [swimming] [up] [behind] [grandfather] [frog] [just] [then] . 1 " 13 said 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 best 5 the 10 world 6 best 7 secret 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 17 , 13 said 25 . " [i] [wish] [i] [wish] [i] [had] [a] [slippery-slide] , " said [peter] [rabbit] wistfully . 1 " 12 said 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 wistfully 15 wistfully 16 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! be content with the blessings you have got [,] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 2 content 5 blessings 2 content 12 . 4 the 5 blessings 5 blessings 8 got 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 got be content with the blessings you have got . 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 2 content 5 blessings 2 content 9 . 4 the 5 blessings 5 blessings 8 got 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 got no good comes of wishing for things which it never was meant that you should have . 1 no 2 good 2 good 3 comes 3 comes 4 of 3 comes 5 wishing 5 wishing 6 for 5 wishing 7 things 7 things 8 which 7 things 12 meant 7 things 17 . 9 it 12 meant 10 never 12 meant 11 was 12 meant 12 meant 13 that 12 meant 15 should 14 you 15 should 15 should 16 have it is a bad habit and it makes discontent . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 bad 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 habit 5 habit 9 discontent 6 and 9 discontent 7 it 8 makes 8 makes 9 discontent 9 discontent 10 . 10 . 11 " [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [was] [beating] [his] [long] [roll] [on] [a] [hollow] [tree] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! drummer thought it the most beautiful sound in the world . 1 drummer 2 thought 1 drummer 4 the 2 thought 3 it 4 the 5 most 4 the 10 world 5 most 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 sound 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 . after each long roll he would stop and listen for a reply . 1 after 4 roll 2 each 4 roll 3 long 4 roll 4 roll 7 stop 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 stop 7 stop 9 listen 8 and 9 listen 9 listen 12 reply 10 for 11 a 10 for 12 reply 12 reply 13 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! suddenly [drummer] heard [a] [scratching] [sound] [inside] [the] [hollow] [tree] [.] 1 suddenly 3 heard once more he beat the long roll and the scratching sound grew louder . 1 once 2 more 1 once 10 scratching 3 he 4 beat 4 beat 5 the 4 beat 10 scratching 6 long 7 roll 7 roll 10 scratching 8 and 10 scratching 9 the 10 scratching 10 scratching 11 sound 10 scratching 13 louder 12 grew 13 louder 13 louder 14 . then he heard a voice just a little way above him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 voice 3 heard 11 him 4 a 5 voice 6 just 10 above 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 way 9 way 10 above 10 above 11 him 11 him 12 . " do [ah] [hear] [some] [one] [knocking] ? " asked the voice . 1 " 2 do 2 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 11 the 10 asked 12 voice 12 voice 13 . drummer looked up . 1 drummer 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . " hello , [unc] ['] [billy] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 7 ! is this your house ? 1 is 2 this 2 this 4 house 3 your 4 house 4 house 5 ? i didn't know it [when] [i] [began] [to] [drum] . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 10 . i wasn't [knocking] [;] [i] [was] [drumming] . 1 i 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 8 . i just love [to] [drum] [,] ["] [replied] [drummer] [.] 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love " ah reckons [yo] ['] [do] [by] the noise yo ' have been making , but [ah] don't like being [inside] [the] [drum] [.] 1 " 2 ah 1 " 18 don't 2 ah 3 reckons 2 ah 15 , 3 reckons 10 yo 8 the 9 noise 9 noise 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 10 yo 14 making 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 making 15 , 16 but 18 don't 19 like 19 like 20 being " [i] ['m] [sorry] if [i] [have] [disturbed] you , [unc] ' [billy] [,] " he replied promptly . 1 " 5 if 1 " 17 replied 5 if 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 12 ' 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 replied 17 replied 18 promptly 18 promptly 19 . " [of] [course] [i] won't [drum] here [any] [longer] , if you don't like it . 1 " 5 won't 5 won't 12 you 7 here 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 12 you 12 you 13 don't 13 don't 14 like 14 like 15 it 15 it 16 . i 'll look for another hollow tree , [though] [i] [don't] [believe] [i] can find another as good . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 2 'll 15 find 3 look 4 for 4 for 5 another 5 another 6 hollow 6 hollow 7 tree 7 tree 8 , 14 can 15 find 15 find 16 another 16 another 17 as 17 as 18 good 18 good 19 . it is one of the best [sounding] [trees] [i] [have] [ever] [drummed] [on] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 14 . it 's [simply] beautiful ! " 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 ! 5 ! 6 " there was a great deal of regret in his voice , as if it were the hardest work to give up that tree . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 5 deal 7 regret 5 deal 18 work 7 regret 10 voice 7 regret 14 it 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 voice 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 it 15 were 17 hardest 16 the 17 hardest 17 hardest 18 work 18 work 19 to 19 to 20 give 20 give 21 up 21 up 23 tree 22 that 23 tree 23 tree 24 . " ah ['ll] [tell] yo ' where there 's another just as good , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 16 replied 2 ah 5 yo 5 yo 6 ' 6 ' 7 where 7 where 8 there 8 there 9 's 8 there 10 another 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 good 13 good 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 . " yo ' see the top of that ol ' chestnut-tree way down there in the holler ? 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 11 chestnut-tree 4 see 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 11 chestnut-tree 8 that 9 ol 9 ol 10 ' 9 ol 11 chestnut-tree 11 chestnut-tree 12 way 11 chestnut-tree 13 down 11 chestnut-tree 14 there 11 chestnut-tree 17 holler 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 holler 17 holler 18 ? well , yo ' try that . 1 well 2 , 1 well 5 try 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 try 5 try 6 that 5 try 7 . ah 'm sure yo ' will like it . " 1 ah 4 yo 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 5 ' 6 will 6 will 7 like 7 like 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " [drummer] [thanked] [unc] ['] [billy] [politely] [and] [bobbed] [his] [red-capped] [head] [as] [he] [spread] [his] [wings] [and] [started] [in] [the] [direction] [of] [the] [big] [chestnut-tree] [.] unc ' [billy] [grinned] [as] [he] [watched] [him] [.] 1 unc 2 ' then he [slowly] [and] [solemnly] [winked] [one] [eye] [at] [peter] [rabbit] , who had just come along . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 , 12 , 13 who 13 who 14 had 14 had 15 just 14 had 16 come 16 come 17 along 17 along 18 . " what 's the joke ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 asked 2 what 3 's 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " ah done [just] [sent] [brer] [drummer] [down] [to] [the] [big] [chestnut-tree] [to] [drum] , " [unc] ['] [billy] replied [,] [winking] [again] . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 20 replied 3 done 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 20 replied 20 replied 24 . " why , that 's [bobby] [coon] 's house ! " cried [peter] , and then he saw the joke and began to grin too . 1 " 2 why 1 " 12 cried 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 8 's 9 house 9 house 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 saw 18 saw 19 the 19 the 20 joke 20 joke 24 grin 21 and 22 began 22 began 23 to 22 began 24 grin 24 grin 25 too 24 grin 26 . in a few minutes [they] [heard] [drummer] ['s] [long] [roll] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 11 . then again [and] [again] [.] 1 then 2 again the third time it broke off right in the middle , and right away a terrible fuss started down at the big chestnut-tree . 1 the 2 third 2 third 3 time 2 third 5 broke 4 it 5 broke 5 broke 6 off 5 broke 8 in 7 right 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 middle 9 the 23 chestnut-tree 10 middle 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 right 14 away 14 away 17 fuss 15 a 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 fuss 17 fuss 23 chestnut-tree 18 started 19 down 18 started 23 chestnut-tree 19 down 20 at 20 at 21 the 21 the 22 big 22 big 23 chestnut-tree 23 chestnut-tree 24 . they could hear [drummer] ['s] [voice] [,] [and] [it] [sounded] [very] [angry] . 1 they 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 13 . " ah [reckon] [brer] [coon] [was] [waked] [up] [and] [lost] [his] [temper] , ["] [chuckled] [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 13 , 13 , 17 ' 17 ' 19 . " it 's a bad habit to lose one 's temper . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 bad 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 habit 5 bad 11 temper 7 to 8 lose 8 lose 9 one 8 lose 11 temper 10 's 11 temper 11 temper 12 . yes , [sah] , it [cert'nly] is a bad habit . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 is 7 is 9 bad 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 10 habit 10 habit 11 . ah [reckons] [ah] [better] [be] [turning] [in] [fo] ['] [another] [nap] , [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 ah 12 , 12 , 16 " 15 . 16 " with that [unc] ['] [billy] [disappeared] [,] [still] [chuckling] [.] 1 with 2 that hardly [was] he out of sight [when] [peter] [saw] [drummer] [heading] [that] [way] [,] [and] [drummer] [looked] [very] [much] [put] [out] [about] [something] [.] 1 hardly 6 sight 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 sight he [just] nodded [to] [peter] and [flew] [straight] [to] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [tree] [.] 1 he 3 nodded 3 nodded 6 and then he began to drum . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 drum 5 drum 6 . how he did drum ! 1 how 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 drum 4 drum 5 ! his red-capped head flew back and forth as [peter] [never] had seen it [fly] before . 1 his 2 red-capped 2 red-capped 3 head 2 red-capped 4 flew 2 red-capped 5 back 2 red-capped 7 forth 2 red-capped 8 as 6 and 7 forth 8 as 15 before 11 had 12 seen 12 seen 13 it 12 seen 15 before 15 before 16 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! drummer hardly paused for breath . 1 drummer 2 hardly 1 drummer 3 paused 3 paused 4 for 3 paused 5 breath 5 breath 6 . " [i] [hope] [unc] ' [billy] is [enjoying] a good [nap] , " he chuckled . 1 " 15 chuckled 5 ' 7 is 7 is 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 16 . " [drummer] [certainly] [has] [turned] [the] [joke] [back] [on] [unc] ['] [billy] this time , [and] [i] [guess] [it] serves him right . " 1 " 13 this 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 24 " 20 serves 21 him 20 serves 22 right 22 right 23 . 23 . 24 " he was still laughing [when] [he] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 laughing [grandfather] [frog] [watched] [him] [until] [he] [began] [to] [smile] [too] [.] you know laughter is catching . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 laughter 3 laughter 5 catching 3 laughter 6 . 4 is 5 catching " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [peter] and held his sides . 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 5 ho 8 laughed 6 ! 7 " 8 laughed 13 sides 10 and 11 held 11 held 12 his 11 held 13 sides 13 sides 14 . " what is the [joke] ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [voice] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 6 ? 3 is 4 the 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 demanded 8 demanded 15 . when [peter] [could] [get] [his] [breath] [,] he told [grandfather] [frog] all about the [joke] [on] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 when 8 he 8 he 9 told 9 told 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 the " listen ! " said [peter] at the end of the story . 1 " 5 said 2 listen 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 the 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 story 12 story 13 . they both listened . 1 they 2 both 2 both 3 listened 3 listened 4 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! that reminds me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 that 2 reminds 2 reminds 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " did you ever hear how [drummer] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [?] ["] 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 5 hear 4 ever 5 hear 5 hear 6 how " no , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " how did [he] ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 2 how 5 ? 5 ? 6 " there was great [eagerness] [in] [peter] 's voice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 's 2 was 3 great 7 's 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " of course , " said [peter] , quite as if he knew all about it . 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 10 as 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 15 about 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 it 16 it 17 . " of course , it all happened way back in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 3 course 5 it 5 it 7 happened 5 it 16 was 6 all 7 happened 7 happened 8 way 8 way 9 back 9 back 10 in 10 in 15 world 11 the 12 days 12 days 13 when 13 when 14 the 14 the 15 world 16 was 17 young 17 young 18 . 18 . 19 " " of course ! " said [peter] . 1 " 3 course 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . this time [grandfather] [frog] [took] [no] [notice] . 1 this 2 time 2 time 8 . " [drummer] ['s] [grandfather] a [thousand] [times] [removed] was just a [plain] little [black] [and] [white] [bird] [without] [the] [least] [bit] [of] [bright] [color] [on] [him] . 1 " 5 a 5 a 13 little 9 was 10 just 9 was 11 a 11 a 13 little 13 little 27 . he didn't have [any] [sweeter] [voice] [than] [drummer] [has] [to-day] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have altogether he seemed to his neighbors a no-account little fellow , and they didn't have much to do with him . 1 altogether 3 seemed 2 he 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 8 no-account 3 seemed 17 to 5 his 6 neighbors 6 neighbors 8 no-account 7 a 8 no-account 8 no-account 9 little 8 no-account 10 fellow 8 no-account 13 they 8 no-account 14 didn't 10 fellow 11 , 11 , 12 and 14 didn't 15 have 14 didn't 16 much 17 to 18 do 18 do 19 with 19 with 20 him 20 him 21 . so [mr] [woodpecker] [lived] pretty much [alone] . 1 so 5 pretty 1 so 6 much 6 much 8 . you see , he hadn't any voice for singing , and so he got in the habit of drumming to keep his spirits up . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 hadn't 4 he 14 got 5 hadn't 6 any 5 hadn't 9 singing 7 voice 9 singing 8 for 9 singing 9 singing 10 , 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 got 14 got 17 habit 14 got 24 up 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 habit 17 habit 18 of 17 habit 19 drumming 19 drumming 21 keep 19 drumming 23 spirits 20 to 21 keep 22 his 23 spirits 24 up 25 . " now [all] [the] [time] , [right] [down] in his heart , [mr] [woodpecker] [envied] [the] [birds] who had [handsome] [coats] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 6 , 2 now 12 , 6 , 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 heart 12 , 18 who 18 who 19 had he used to wish and wish that he had something bright , if it were no more than a pretty necktie . 1 he 2 used 1 he 9 had 2 used 3 to 4 wish 6 wish 5 and 6 wish 6 wish 9 had 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 something 10 something 11 bright 11 bright 21 necktie 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 it 13 if 15 were 15 were 21 necktie 16 no 17 more 17 more 18 than 18 than 21 necktie 19 a 21 necktie 20 pretty 21 necktie 21 necktie 22 . they shrugged their shoulders and went on playing and having a good time . 1 they 2 shrugged 2 shrugged 3 their 2 shrugged 4 shoulders 2 shrugged 8 playing 4 shoulders 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 8 playing 10 having 9 and 10 having 10 having 11 a 11 a 12 good 12 good 13 time 13 time 14 . but [mr] [woodpecker] was [worried] [.] 1 but 4 was he loved [the] [green] [forest] [dearly] , and he began to fear that if [something] wasn't done , [there] [wouldn't] [be] any [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 loved 1 he 16 wasn't 7 , 8 and 7 , 14 if 8 and 10 began 9 he 10 began 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 fear 12 fear 13 that 14 if 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 done 16 wasn't 22 any 17 done 18 , he said as much to some of his neighbors , but they only laughed at him . 1 he 2 said 1 he 14 laughed 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 to 4 much 9 neighbors 6 some 7 of 7 of 9 neighbors 8 his 9 neighbors 9 neighbors 14 laughed 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 they 12 they 14 laughed 13 only 14 laughed 14 laughed 15 at 15 at 16 him 16 him 17 . the more he thought about it , the more [mr] [woodpecker] worried . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 about 2 more 12 worried 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 8 the 6 it 7 , 9 more 12 worried 12 worried 13 . " ' [something] must be done , ' said he to himself . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 9 said 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 done 6 done 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 13 . 10 he 12 himself 11 to 12 himself ' [yes] , [sir] [,] [something] [must] [be] [done] [.] 1 ' 3 , if [old] [mother] [nature] [doesn't] come to [attend] [to] [things] [pretty] [soon] , it [will] be too late . ' 1 if 14 it 6 come 7 to 6 come 13 , 13 , 14 it 14 it 16 be 16 be 18 late 17 too 18 late 18 late 19 . 19 . 20 ' then he made up his mind that he would do what he could . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 up 3 made 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 do 10 do 11 what 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 . from early morning until night he hunted worms and dug them out of the trees . 1 from 2 early 2 early 3 morning 2 early 8 worms 4 until 8 worms 5 night 8 worms 6 he 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 worms 8 worms 9 and 8 worms 10 dug 10 dug 11 them 10 dug 12 out 10 dug 15 trees 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 trees 15 trees 16 . then he would fly to the next tree . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 tree 8 tree 9 . he pounded with his bill until his neck ached . 1 he 2 pounded 2 pounded 3 with 2 pounded 5 bill 2 pounded 6 until 2 pounded 8 neck 4 his 5 bill 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 ached 9 ached 10 . he didn't even take time to drum . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 2 didn't 4 take 4 take 7 drum 5 time 7 drum 6 to 7 drum 7 drum 8 . his neighbors laughed at him at first , but he kept right on working , working , working every hour of the day . 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 at 3 laughed 6 at 4 at 5 him 6 at 7 first 7 first 23 day 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 kept 11 kept 12 right 11 kept 13 on 11 kept 14 working 14 working 15 , 14 working 16 working 16 working 17 , 16 working 18 working 18 working 19 every 18 working 20 hour 18 working 23 day 20 hour 21 of 21 of 22 the 23 day 24 . " [at] [last] [old] [mother] [nature] [appeared] very [unexpectedly] . 1 " 8 very 8 very 10 . she went [all] through the [green] [forest] , and [her] [sharp] [eyes] [saw] all that [mr] [woodpecker] had done . 1 she 2 went 1 she 18 had 2 went 4 through 4 through 5 the 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 all 14 all 15 that 15 that 18 had 18 had 19 done 19 done 20 . she made him sit up on a dead limb of a tall chestnut-tree where all could see him . 1 she 16 could 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 sit 4 sit 5 up 4 sit 6 on 4 sit 9 limb 7 a 9 limb 8 dead 9 limb 9 limb 10 of 9 limb 13 chestnut-tree 11 a 12 tall 12 tall 13 chestnut-tree 13 chestnut-tree 14 where 13 chestnut-tree 15 all 13 chestnut-tree 16 could 16 could 17 see 17 see 18 him 18 him 19 . [mr] [woodpecker] [thanked] [old] [mother] [nature] [as] [best] [he] [could] [and] [then] [slipped] [away] [where] [he] [could] [be] [alone] [with] [his] [happiness] [.] " and that [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] is how [drummer] [whom] you know [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] . " 1 " 11 is 1 " 12 how 2 and 3 that 3 that 11 is 12 how 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 22 . 22 . 23 " [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] he had [it] [on] his [mind] [one] [morning] [when] [he] met [old] [mr] [toad] [solemnly] [hopping] [down] the [lone] [little] [path] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 met 2 had 5 his 11 met 18 the right then and there [peter] [resolved] [to] [ask] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 there 3 and 4 there 4 there 12 . " good morning , [mr] [toad] , " said [peter] politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " have you a few minutes to spare [?] ["] 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 a 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 minutes 6 minutes 8 spare 7 to 8 spare [old] [mr] [toad] [hopped] [into] [the] [shade] [of] [a] [big] [mullein] [leaf] [.] " [i] guess [so] , if it is anything important , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 13 said 5 , 6 if 5 , 12 " 6 if 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 10 important 9 anything 10 important 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " phew ! 1 " 2 phew 2 phew 3 ! hot , isn't it ? 1 hot 2 , 1 hot 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 it 3 isn't 5 ? i simply can't stand the sun . 1 i 3 can't 2 simply 3 can't 3 can't 4 stand 4 stand 6 sun 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 . now what is that you 've got on your mind , [peter] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 you 2 what 13 ? 3 is 4 that 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got 7 got 8 on 8 on 9 your 9 your 10 mind 10 mind 11 , 13 ? 14 " [old] [mr] [toad] [chuckled] [.] " looking for a story [as] [usual] , [i] see , " said he . 1 " 2 looking 2 looking 3 for 3 for 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 15 . 8 , 12 " 10 see 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " you ought to go to [grandfather] [frog] [for] this [one] , [because] [sticky-toes] is [really] [a] [frog] [and] not [a] [toad] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 is 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 to 6 to 10 this 10 this 12 , 15 is 20 not 20 not 23 . peter settled himself comfortably and prepared to listen . 1 peter 2 settled 2 settled 4 comfortably 3 himself 4 comfortably 4 comfortably 6 prepared 4 comfortably 8 listen 5 and 6 prepared 6 prepared 7 to 8 listen 9 . old [mr] [toad] [snapped] [up] [a] [foolish] [spider] [who] [came] [too] [near] and [then] [cleared] [his] [throat] [.] 1 old 13 and " [but] he wouldn't listen to [their] [dismal] [croakings] and [hurried] [after] the [toads] [.] 1 " 3 he 1 " 5 listen 3 he 4 wouldn't 5 listen 6 to 6 to 13 the 10 and 13 the being able to make longer jumps than they could , he soon caught up with them , and they all journeyed on together . 1 being 2 able 2 able 3 to 2 able 5 longer 3 to 4 make 5 longer 6 jumps 5 longer 7 than 7 than 8 they 8 they 9 could 8 they 21 journeyed 10 , 11 he 11 he 13 caught 11 he 21 journeyed 12 soon 13 caught 13 caught 14 up 15 with 16 them 16 them 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 journeyed 19 they 21 journeyed 20 all 21 journeyed 21 journeyed 22 on 21 journeyed 23 together 23 together 24 . you see , there were no birds in those days to help . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 were 2 see 3 , 4 there 5 were 5 were 6 no 5 were 7 birds 7 birds 8 in 7 birds 12 help 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 days 11 to 12 help 12 help 13 . one day [little] [mr] [frog] [sat] [under] [a] [bush] [on] [which] [most] of the [leaves] [had] [been] [eaten] [.] 1 one 2 day 1 one 13 of 13 of 14 the he saw a worm eating a leaf on one of the lower branches . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 a 3 a 7 leaf 4 worm 5 eating 4 worm 7 leaf 6 a 7 leaf 7 leaf 13 branches 8 on 12 lower 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 lower 12 lower 13 branches 13 branches 14 . it was quite a way above his head . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 way 5 way 6 above 6 above 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 . it worried him . 1 it 2 worried 2 worried 3 him 3 him 4 . he kept his eyes on that worm and thought and thought until his head ached . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 his 2 kept 5 on 2 kept 7 worm 3 his 4 eyes 6 that 7 worm 7 worm 8 and 7 worm 9 thought 7 worm 10 and 7 worm 11 thought 7 worm 12 until 12 until 15 ached 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 ached 15 ached 16 . at last he got an idea . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 idea 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 got 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . ' [i] [wonder] [,] ['] [thought] he [,] ['] [if] [i] [jump] [as] [hard] [as] [i] can [,] [if] [i] [can] [catch] [that] [fellow] . 1 ' 7 he 7 he 17 can 17 can 25 . i 'll try it . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . it will do no harm to try . ' 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 5 harm 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 5 harm 8 . 6 to 7 try 8 . 9 ' " [so] he [drew] his [long] legs [close] [under] him , and then he jumped up with [all] his might . 1 " 3 he 3 he 20 might 5 his 7 legs 7 legs 12 and 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 he 14 he 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 up 16 up 17 with 17 with 19 his 19 his 20 might 20 might 21 . it was a very uncertain seat , but he hung on and crept along until he could dart his tongue out and catch that worm . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 uncertain 5 uncertain 6 seat 5 uncertain 10 hung 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 hung 10 hung 11 on 10 hung 13 crept 12 and 13 crept 13 crept 14 along 13 crept 18 dart 15 until 18 dart 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 dart 18 dart 20 tongue 18 dart 22 and 18 dart 23 catch 19 his 20 tongue 20 tongue 21 out 23 catch 25 worm 24 that 25 worm 25 worm 26 . then he saw another , and in trying to catch that one he lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thump . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 saw 2 he 16 balance 3 saw 4 another 4 another 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 in 16 balance 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 10 catch 10 catch 12 one 10 catch 16 balance 11 that 12 one 13 he 14 lost 14 lost 16 balance 15 his 16 balance 16 balance 17 and 16 balance 18 fell 16 balance 21 ground 16 balance 25 . 18 fell 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 ground 21 ground 24 thump 22 with 23 a 23 a 24 thump it quite knocked the wind from his body . 1 it 2 quite 2 quite 3 knocked 3 knocked 5 wind 3 knocked 8 body 4 the 5 wind 5 wind 6 from 7 his 8 body 8 body 9 . ' [if] [only] [i] [could] [hold] [on] [once] [i] get up [there] , [i] would be all right , ' [thought] [he] [.] 1 ' 10 get 10 get 11 up 11 up 13 , 13 , 20 ' 15 would 16 be 16 be 18 right 17 all 18 right 18 right 19 , 19 , 20 ' " [the] [next] [day] and the next , and [for] [many] [days] [thereafter] [,] [little] [mr] [frog] kept [jumping] [for] [bugs] on the bushes . 1 " 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 kept 18 kept 22 on 22 on 23 the 23 the 24 bushes 24 bushes 25 . he had to pull to get it free . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 pull 3 to 6 get 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 it 6 get 8 free 8 free 9 . like a flash an idea popped into his head . 1 like 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 6 popped 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 popped 6 popped 7 into 6 popped 9 head 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 . as long as the pitch lasted , he could climb . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 5 pitch 4 the 5 pitch 5 pitch 6 lasted 5 pitch 10 climb 6 lasted 7 , 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 climb 10 climb 11 . " [little] [mr] [frog] [was] [tickled] [to] [death] [,] [with] [his] [discovery] [,] but he didn't say a word to any one about it . 1 " 14 but 14 but 16 didn't 15 he 16 didn't 16 didn't 17 say 17 say 19 word 18 a 19 word 19 word 20 to 19 word 23 about 20 to 21 any 21 any 22 one 23 about 24 it 24 it 25 . every day he rubbed pitch on his hands and then climbed about in the bushes and low trees , ridding them of bugs and worms . 1 every 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 rubbed 4 rubbed 5 pitch 4 rubbed 15 bushes 5 pitch 6 on 5 pitch 8 hands 5 pitch 11 climbed 7 his 8 hands 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 climbed 11 climbed 12 about 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 bushes 15 bushes 16 and 15 bushes 20 ridding 15 bushes 26 . 17 low 20 ridding 18 trees 20 ridding 19 , 20 ridding 20 ridding 21 them 20 ridding 22 of 20 ridding 23 bugs 20 ridding 25 worms 23 bugs 24 and " [quite] [unexpectedly] [old] [mother] [nature] returned [to] [see] [how] the trees and the plants were getting on . 1 " 7 returned 7 returned 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 and 12 trees 15 plants 12 trees 19 . 14 the 15 plants 15 plants 16 were 15 plants 17 getting 17 getting 18 on you see , she was worried about them . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 worried 6 worried 7 about 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . when she [found] [what] [the] [toads] had been doing , she was [mightily] pleased . 1 when 2 she 1 when 11 she 2 she 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 doing 10 , 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 14 pleased 14 pleased 15 . then she noticed that some of the bushes and low trees had very few leaves left , while others looked thrifty and strong . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 that 3 noticed 8 bushes 5 some 8 bushes 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 bushes 8 bushes 9 and 8 bushes 10 low 10 low 11 trees 11 trees 15 leaves 12 had 13 very 13 very 14 few 14 few 15 leaves 15 leaves 21 thrifty 16 left 21 thrifty 17 , 18 while 18 while 19 others 19 others 21 thrifty 20 looked 21 thrifty 21 thrifty 23 strong 21 thrifty 24 . 22 and 23 strong " ['] [that] ['s] [queer] , ['] [said] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [herself] and went over to [examine] a [bush] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 14 and 14 and 15 went 15 went 16 over 15 went 17 to 17 to 19 a hanging on to a branch for dear life she saw a queer little fellow who was so busy that he didn't see her at all . 1 hanging 2 on 1 hanging 3 to 1 hanging 12 queer 4 a 5 branch 4 a 12 queer 5 branch 6 for 5 branch 7 dear 7 dear 8 life 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 11 a 11 a 12 queer 12 queer 14 fellow 13 little 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 who 15 who 16 was 16 was 18 busy 17 so 18 busy 18 busy 19 that 18 busy 25 all 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 see 23 her 24 at 24 at 25 all 25 all 26 . it was [little] [mr] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . he was catching bugs as fast as he could . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 could 3 catching 4 bugs 4 bugs 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 6 fast 9 could 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . [old] [mother] [nature] [wrinkled] [up] [her] [brows] [.] ' [now] [however] [did] he [learn] [to] [climb] ? ' thought she . 1 ' 5 he 5 he 11 thought 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 thought 11 thought 12 she 11 thought 13 . then she hid where she could watch . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 hid 2 she 6 could 3 hid 4 where 5 she 6 could 6 could 7 watch 7 watch 8 . he hurried over to a pine-tree and rubbed more pitch on and then jumped up into the bush and went to work again . 1 he 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 over 2 hurried 4 to 2 hurried 6 pine-tree 5 a 6 pine-tree 6 pine-tree 10 pitch 7 and 8 rubbed 8 rubbed 10 pitch 9 more 10 pitch 10 pitch 11 on 10 pitch 14 jumped 10 pitch 16 into 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 jumped 14 jumped 15 up 16 into 17 the 16 into 18 bush 18 bush 19 and 19 and 20 went 20 went 21 to 21 to 22 work 22 work 23 again 23 again 24 . " you can guess [how] [astonished] [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [when] she [saw] [this] [performance] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 guess 2 you 3 can 4 guess 12 she and she was pleased . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 . oh , yes , indeed , [old] [mother] [nature] was [wonderfully] [pleased] [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 1 oh 6 , 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 5 indeed 6 , 10 was and this is the end of the story , " [concluded] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 end 5 end 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 story 8 story 9 , 9 , 10 " [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] the first [tune] [peter] [saw] [him] [,] he [thought] [that] [never] [in] [all] [his] [life] had [he] seen [such] a [homely] [fellow] [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 8 he 8 he 16 had 16 had 18 seen 18 seen 20 a peter sat and stared at him most impolitely . 1 peter 8 impolitely 2 sat 8 impolitely 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 4 stared 8 impolitely 6 him 8 impolitely 7 most 8 impolitely 8 impolitely 9 . he knew that he was impolite , but for the life of him he couldn't help staring . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 impolite 6 impolite 8 but 6 impolite 11 life 6 impolite 12 of 7 , 8 but 9 for 10 the 9 for 11 life 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 help 16 help 17 staring 17 staring 18 . " he 's all [legs] , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 thought 8 thought 10 . i wonder why he doesn't move . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 5 doesn't 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 move 6 move 7 . 7 . 8 " but [longlegs] didn't [move] . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 . peter stared as long as his patience held out . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 as 2 stared 7 patience 3 as 5 as 4 long 5 as 6 his 7 patience 7 patience 8 held 7 patience 10 . 8 held 9 out then he gave up and went on to see what else he could find . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 6 went 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 else 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 find 14 find 15 . but in a little while [peter] [was] back again at the place where he had seen [longlegs] . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 while 5 while 14 he 8 back 9 again 8 back 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 place 12 place 13 where 13 where 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 seen 16 seen 18 . he didn't really expect to find him there , but he did . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 12 did 2 didn't 4 expect 3 really 4 expect 4 expect 5 to 4 expect 6 find 6 find 7 him 6 find 8 there 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 . so far as [peter] [could] [see] [,] [longlegs] [hadn't] [moved] [.] 1 so 2 far 2 far 3 as " must be asleep , " thought [peter] , and after watching for a few minutes , went away again . 1 " 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 asleep 4 asleep 5 , 4 asleep 16 minutes 4 asleep 20 again 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 and 6 " 7 thought 9 , 10 and 11 after 12 watching 12 watching 13 for 13 for 16 minutes 14 a 15 few 15 few 16 minutes 16 minutes 17 , 18 went 19 away 19 away 20 again 20 again 21 . half an hour later [peter] [was] [once] [more] [back] [.] 1 half 3 hour 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 later there [stood] [longlegs] [just] [as] before [.] 1 there 6 before " now [i] [know] he is asleep , " muttered [peter] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 asleep 7 asleep 8 , 7 asleep 12 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 muttered the long bill which [peter] had seen sticking forth from between those humped-up shoulders darted out and down into the water like a flash . 1 the 3 bill 2 long 3 bill 3 bill 4 which 4 which 15 darted 6 had 7 seen 7 seen 13 humped-up 8 sticking 13 humped-up 9 forth 13 humped-up 10 from 13 humped-up 11 between 13 humped-up 12 those 13 humped-up 13 humped-up 14 shoulders 13 humped-up 15 darted 15 darted 16 out 15 darted 18 down 15 darted 19 into 15 darted 24 flash 17 and 18 down 19 into 21 water 20 the 21 water 22 like 24 flash 23 a 24 flash 24 flash 25 . behind [that] [bill] [was] the [longest] [neck] [peter] [ever] [had] [seen] [!] 1 behind 5 the it was so long that [peter] [blinked] [to] [be] [perfectly] [sure] that [his] [eyes] had not been playing him a trick . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 18 playing 3 so 4 long 3 so 5 that 12 that 15 had 15 had 16 not 15 had 17 been 17 been 18 playing 18 playing 19 him 18 playing 21 trick 20 a 21 trick 21 trick 22 . " [i] thought he was all [legs] , but [instead] [of] that [he] 's all [neck] , " muttered [peter] . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 19 muttered 5 was 6 all 6 all 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 that 12 that 14 's 14 's 15 all 15 all 17 , 17 , 18 " 19 muttered 21 . in [a] [minute] [longlegs] was [standing] [just] [as] [before] [,] [with] [seemingly] [no] [neck] at all . 1 in 16 all 5 was 15 at 15 at 16 all 16 all 17 . peter [watched] [until] [he] [grew] [tired] , but [longlegs] didn't [move] [again] . 1 peter 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 didn't 10 didn't 13 . he spoke [of] [it] one day to [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 7 to 5 one 6 day 6 day 7 to at the [mere] [mention] of [longlegs] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [up] [and] [took] [notice] [.] 1 at 2 the 2 the 5 of " where did you see him ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] , and [peter] [thought] his voice sounded [anxious] . 1 " 2 where 1 " 9 asked 2 where 3 did 4 you 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 12 , 9 asked 20 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 his 16 his 17 voice 17 voice 18 sounded " [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 8 replied 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " why ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " oh , nothing , " said [grandfather] [frog] , trying to make his voice sound as if he weren't interested . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 11 trying 21 interested 12 to 13 make 14 his 15 voice 15 voice 16 sound 16 sound 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 18 if 20 weren't 20 weren't 21 interested 21 interested 22 . " [i] [just] [wondered] where the [long-legged] [nuisance] [might] [be] [.] ["] 1 " 5 where 5 where 6 the " he ['s] [the] [laziest] [fellow] [i] ever saw [,] ["] [declared] [peter] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 9 saw 8 ever 9 saw 9 saw 14 . " he just stands doing nothing [all] [day] [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 stands 3 just 4 stands 4 stands 5 doing 5 doing 6 nothing " huh ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " if your family had suffered from him as much as mine has , you would say that he was altogether too busy . 1 " 2 if 2 if 5 had 2 if 15 you 3 your 4 family 4 family 5 had 5 had 6 suffered 6 suffered 7 from 6 suffered 10 much 7 from 8 him 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 as 10 much 12 mine 12 mine 13 has 12 mine 14 , 15 you 17 say 16 would 17 say 17 say 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 23 busy 21 altogether 22 too 22 too 23 busy 23 busy 24 . [ask] [the] [trout] [what] [they] [think] [,] [or] [the] [minnow] [family] [.] ["] " oh , " said [peter] , " you mean that when he stands still that way he is fishing . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 mean 10 mean 11 that 10 mean 14 stands 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 stands 14 stands 15 still 14 stands 17 way 14 stands 20 fishing 16 that 17 way 17 way 18 he 18 he 19 is 20 fishing 21 . 21 . 22 " [grandfather] [frog] [nodded] [.] " well , " said [peter] , " [all] [i] can [say] is that he is the [most] [patient] [fellow] [i] ever saw . 1 " 2 well 1 " 13 is 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 can 13 is 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 is 15 he 23 saw 16 is 17 the 22 ever 23 saw 23 saw 24 . i didn't suppose there was such patience . " 1 i 3 suppose 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 such 6 such 7 patience 7 patience 8 . 8 . 9 " " [he] [comes] [rightly] [by] it , " returned [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 9 returned 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 returned 9 returned 12 . " he gets it from his , who lived when the world was young . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 gets 2 he 13 was 4 it 5 from 4 it 13 was 5 from 6 his 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 lived 8 who 13 was 10 when 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 was 13 was 14 young 14 young 15 . [he] [learned] [it] [then] [.] ["] " how ? " demanded [peter] [,] [eager] [for] [a] [story] . 1 " 2 how 1 " 5 demanded 3 ? 4 " 3 ? 5 demanded 5 demanded 12 . [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [eyes] [took] [on] [a] [far-away] [look] [,] [as] [if] [he] [were] [seeing] [into] [that] [long-ago] [past] [.] " [chug-a-rum] [!] ["] he began . 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . his legs were so long and his neck was so long that all his neighbors laughed at him and made fun of him . 1 his 2 legs 1 his 15 neighbors 2 legs 3 were 2 legs 5 long 2 legs 6 and 4 so 5 long 7 his 8 neck 7 his 15 neighbors 9 was 10 so 10 so 11 long 11 long 15 neighbors 12 that 13 all 13 all 15 neighbors 14 his 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 laughed 15 neighbors 21 fun 15 neighbors 23 him 16 laughed 17 at 17 at 18 him 19 and 20 made 20 made 21 fun 21 fun 22 of 23 him 24 . he was just as awkward as he looked . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 as 4 as 5 awkward 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 . his long legs were in his way . 1 his 3 legs 1 his 7 way 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 were 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 way 7 way 8 . he didn't know what to do with his long neck . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 10 neck 9 long 10 neck 10 neck 11 . when he tried to run , everybody shouted with laughter . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 tried 2 he 8 shouted 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 run 6 , 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 shouted 8 shouted 10 laughter 9 with 10 laughter 10 laughter 11 . poor [mr] [heron] [was] [ashamed] [of] [himself] , [actually] [ashamed] [of] [himself] [.] 1 poor 8 , he [quite] [overlooked] [the] [fact] [that] [old] [mother] [nature] had [given] [him] a really beautiful coat [of] [feathers] . 1 he 10 had 10 had 13 a 13 a 15 beautiful 14 really 15 beautiful 15 beautiful 16 coat 16 coat 19 . some of those who laughed at him would have given anything to have possessed such a beautiful coat . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 those 3 those 4 who 4 who 5 laughed 4 who 14 possessed 5 laughed 6 at 6 at 7 him 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 anything 10 given 12 to 10 given 14 possessed 13 have 14 possessed 14 possessed 15 such 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 beautiful 17 beautiful 18 coat 18 coat 19 . but [mr] [heron] [didn't] [know] this . 1 but 6 this 6 this 7 . he couldn't bear to be laughed at , wherein he was very like most people . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 4 to 3 bear 9 wherein 4 to 5 be 6 laughed 7 at 6 laughed 9 wherein 8 , 9 wherein 9 wherein 12 very 9 wherein 14 most 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 very 13 like 14 most 14 most 15 people 15 people 16 . " so [he] [tried] [his] [best] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] [as] [much] [as] [possible] [.] 1 " 2 so so he found a use for his long legs and was glad that they were long . 1 so 16 long 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 16 long 5 use 6 for 5 use 9 legs 7 his 9 legs 8 long 9 legs 9 legs 10 and 9 legs 15 were 9 legs 16 long 11 was 12 glad 12 glad 13 that 13 that 14 they 14 they 15 were 16 long 17 . at first he used to go ashore to hunt for food . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 9 hunt 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 ashore 7 ashore 9 hunt 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 10 for 9 hunt 11 food 11 food 12 . one day as he was wading ashore , he surprised a school of little fish and managed to catch one . 1 one 2 day 1 one 13 of 2 day 6 wading 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 wading 6 wading 7 ashore 6 wading 9 he 6 wading 10 surprised 6 wading 12 school 7 ashore 8 , 11 a 12 school 13 of 15 fish 14 little 15 fish 15 fish 17 managed 15 fish 21 . 16 and 17 managed 17 managed 18 to 17 managed 19 catch 19 catch 20 one it tasted so good that he wanted more , and every day he went fishing . 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 3 so 3 so 4 good 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 12 day 6 he 7 wanted 8 more 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 day 12 day 15 fishing 13 he 14 went 14 went 15 fishing 15 fishing 16 . whenever he saw little fish swimming where the water was shallow , he would rush in among them and do his best to catch one . 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 6 swimming 2 he 3 saw 4 little 5 fish 5 fish 6 swimming 6 swimming 11 shallow 7 where 11 shallow 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 shallow 10 was 11 shallow 11 shallow 12 , 11 shallow 15 rush 11 shallow 17 among 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 rush 15 rush 16 in 17 among 18 them 17 among 21 his 18 them 19 and 19 and 20 do 21 his 22 best 22 best 24 catch 23 to 24 catch 24 catch 25 one 25 one 26 . sometimes he did , but more often he didn't . 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 9 didn't 6 more 8 he 7 often 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 . " [one] [day] [after] he had [tried] [and] [tried] [without] [catching] [even] one , he stopped [just] at the [edge] of the [rushes] [to] rest . 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 13 one 13 one 21 of 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 stopped 16 stopped 18 at 18 at 19 the 19 the 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 25 rest 25 rest 26 . his long neck ached , and to rest it he laid it back on his shoulders . 1 his 3 neck 1 his 16 shoulders 2 long 3 neck 3 neck 4 ached 4 ached 6 and 4 ached 8 rest 4 ached 9 it 5 , 6 and 7 to 8 rest 10 he 11 laid 11 laid 12 it 11 laid 14 on 13 back 14 on 14 on 16 shoulders 15 his 16 shoulders 16 shoulders 17 . for a long time he stood there , resting . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 9 resting 4 time 7 there 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 7 there 8 , 9 resting 9 resting 10 . the water around his feet was cool and comforting . 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 around 3 around 9 comforting 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 7 cool 6 was 7 cool 7 cool 8 and 7 cool 9 comforting 9 comforting 10 . he was very comfortable but for one thing , he was hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 comfortable 3 very 8 thing 3 very 12 hungry 5 but 7 one 6 for 7 one 7 one 8 thing 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . ' [perhaps] [,] ['] [thought] [he] , ' if [i] [keep] [perfectly] [still] , they will come [near] [enough] for me to [catch] [one] . ' 1 ' 26 ' 7 , 8 ' 7 , 20 for 8 ' 9 if 9 if 15 they 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 will 16 will 17 come 20 for 21 me 21 me 22 to 21 me 25 . 25 . 26 ' so he kept perfectly still . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 still 5 still 6 . he didn't dare even stretch his long neck up . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 5 stretch 4 even 5 stretch 5 stretch 8 neck 6 his 8 neck 7 long 8 neck 8 neck 9 up 8 neck 10 . sure enough , the little fish swam almost to his very feet . 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 2 enough 9 to 4 the 6 fish 5 little 6 fish 6 fish 7 swam 7 swam 8 almost 7 swam 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 very 10 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 . they didn't see him at all . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . when they were near enough , he darted his long neck forward and caught one without any trouble at all . 1 when 2 they 1 when 7 he 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 near 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 , 7 he 8 darted 8 darted 11 neck 8 darted 12 forward 9 his 11 neck 10 long 11 neck 12 forward 13 and 12 forward 14 caught 14 caught 15 one 14 caught 19 at 16 without 17 any 17 any 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . [mr] [heron] [was] [almost] [as] [surprised] [as] [the] [fish] [he] [had] [caught] [.] it really was a great [discovery] [for] [mr] [heron] [.] 1 it 2 really 1 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great " [of] [course] all the other [fish] [darted] [away] [in] [great] [fright] , but [mr] [heron] didn't [mind] . 1 " 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 other 6 other 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 didn't 17 didn't 19 . he settled himself in great contentment , for now he was less hungry . 1 he 2 settled 2 settled 3 himself 2 settled 6 contentment 4 in 5 great 5 great 6 contentment 6 contentment 7 , 6 contentment 8 for 6 contentment 9 now 6 contentment 12 less 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 less 12 less 13 hungry 13 hungry 14 . by and by some foolish tadpoles came wriggling along . 1 by 6 tadpoles 2 and 3 by 3 by 6 tadpoles 4 some 6 tadpoles 5 foolish 6 tadpoles 6 tadpoles 7 came 6 tadpoles 8 wriggling 8 wriggling 9 along 8 wriggling 10 . ' [i] ['ll] [just] [try] [catching] one of them for [practice] [.] 1 ' 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 for " ['um-m] , [they] [are] [good] [!] ['] [exclaimed] [mr] [heron] , and once more [settled] [himself] [to] [watch] and [wait] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 20 and 12 , 13 and 12 , 20 and 13 and 14 once 14 once 15 more [grandfather] [frog] [sighed] [mournfully] [.] " yes , " he [continued] , ["] that was a great day [for] [mr] [heron] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 7 , 9 that 9 that 10 was 9 that 13 day 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 great 13 day 17 . " [one] [day] he was [startled] [into] [an] [attempt] to [fly] [by] [hearing] [the] [stealthy] [footsteps] of [mr] [fox] [behind] him . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 10 to 10 to 21 him 17 of 21 him 21 him 22 . his head was drawn back on his shoulders at the time , and he was so excited that he forgot to straighten it out . 1 his 2 head 2 head 3 was 3 was 4 drawn 3 was 17 excited 4 drawn 5 back 4 drawn 8 shoulders 6 on 8 shoulders 7 his 8 shoulders 8 shoulders 9 at 8 shoulders 13 and 9 at 10 the 11 time 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 he 15 was 15 was 17 excited 16 so 17 excited 17 excited 18 that 17 excited 22 straighten 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 forgot 20 forgot 22 straighten 21 to 22 straighten 22 straighten 23 it 22 straighten 24 out 22 straighten 25 . with his neck carried that way , he could fly as well as any one . 1 with 2 his 2 his 3 neck 2 his 6 way 3 neck 4 carried 5 that 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 fly 10 fly 11 as 11 as 12 well 12 well 13 as 13 as 14 any 14 any 15 one 15 one 16 . from that day on , no one [laughed] [at] [mr] [heron] [because] of his [long] [legs] [and] [long] [neck] [.] 1 from 3 day 2 that 3 day 3 day 4 on 4 on 14 his 5 , 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 13 of 13 of 14 his [mr] [heron] [himself] [became] [proud] [of] [them] [.] you see , he had learned how to use what he had been given . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 learned 5 had 13 been 5 had 14 given 6 learned 7 how 6 learned 8 to 6 learned 9 use 10 what 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 14 given 15 . also he had learned the value of patience . 1 also 4 learned 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 6 value 5 the 6 value 6 value 7 of 6 value 8 patience 8 patience 9 . so he was happy and envied no one . 1 so 4 happy 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 and 4 happy 6 envied 6 envied 7 no 6 envied 9 . 7 no 8 one but he [still] [liked] best to keep [by] himself [and] [became] [known] [as] [the] [lone] [fisherman] , [just] [as] [longlegs] [is] [to-day] [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 9 himself 5 best 6 to 6 to 7 keep 6 to 9 himself 9 himself 17 , chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! isn't that [longlegs] [coming] [this] [way] [this] [very] [minute] ? 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 10 ? this is no place for me ! " 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ! 7 ! 8 " with a great [splash] [grandfather] [frog] [dived] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 great [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [his] [legs] [were] [so] [long] [,] [and] [his] [neck] [was] [so] [long] [that] [all] [his] [neighbors] [laughed] [at] [him] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] in [all] his life [peter] [rabbit] [had] [seen] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [but] [once] , but that [once] was enough . 1 in 3 his 3 his 4 life 4 life 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 that 16 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 . tufty , you know , lives in the [great] [woods] [.] 1 tufty 2 , 1 tufty 4 know 1 tufty 6 lives 1 tufty 8 the 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 , 6 lives 7 in it was then [that] [peter] had seen him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 then 6 had 7 seen 7 seen 8 him 8 him 9 . in fact , [peter] [had] [had] [the] [narrowest] [of] [escapes] , and the very [memory] of it made him [shiver] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 made 13 the 14 very 13 the 16 of 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 made 18 made 19 him 19 him 21 . that tail [fascinated] [peter] [.] 1 that 2 tail it was just an apology for a tail . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 apology 4 an 5 apology 5 apology 6 for 5 apology 8 tail 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 . for [tufty] ['s] [size] it [was] [hardly] as much of a tail [as] [peter] [himself] [has] . 1 for 5 it 5 it 17 . 8 as 9 much 9 much 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 17 . it made [peter] feel a lot better . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 feel 4 feel 7 better 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 better 7 better 8 . also it made him very curious . 1 also 3 made 1 also 5 very 2 it 3 made 3 made 4 him 5 very 6 curious 6 curious 7 . the first chance he got [,] [he] [asked] [his] [cousin] [,] [jumper] [the] [hare] [,] [about] it . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 chance 2 first 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 17 it 17 it 18 . [jumper] [did] [know] [,] [and] [this] [is] [the] [story] [he] [told] [peter] [:] " [way] [back] in [the] [beginning] [of] [things] [lived] [old] [mr] [lynx] [.] ["] 1 " 4 in " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 6 interrupted 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . " he was [the] [of] [tufty] , and he wasn't old then . ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 12 then 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 old 12 then 13 . " [who] 's telling this story ? " demanded [jumper] [crossly] . 1 " 9 demanded 3 's 4 telling 4 telling 5 this 5 this 6 story 5 this 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 demanded 9 demanded 12 . " if you know it why did you ask me ? " 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 why 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 it 6 why 7 did 7 did 8 you 8 you 9 ask 9 ask 10 me 10 me 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [i] beg your pardon . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 . [indeed] [i] [do] [.] i won't say [another] word , " replied [peter] [hastily] . 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 say 3 say 5 word 5 word 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 . " all right , see that you don't . 1 " 8 don't 2 all 3 right 2 all 6 that 3 right 4 , 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 9 . interruptions always spoil a story , " said [jumper] . 1 interruptions 2 always 1 interruptions 3 spoil 1 interruptions 5 story 1 interruptions 6 , 1 interruptions 10 . 4 a 5 story 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said " you are quite right [about] [old] [mr] [lynx] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 5 right 10 . he wasn't old [then] [.] 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 old no one was old , because it was in the beginning of things . 1 no 2 one 2 one 12 of 3 was 4 old 3 was 11 beginning 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 11 beginning 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 beginning 11 beginning 12 of 12 of 13 things 13 things 14 . at [that] time [mr] [lynx] [boasted] [a] [long] [tail] , [quite] as fine [a] [tail] as [his] [cousin] [,] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 at 3 time 3 time 10 , 10 , 12 as 12 as 16 as 13 fine 16 as he was very proud of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 . you know there is a saying that pride goes before a fall . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 saying 6 saying 7 that 6 saying 8 pride 8 pride 9 goes 8 pride 12 fall 9 goes 10 before 11 a 12 fall 12 fall 13 . it was so with [mr] [lynx] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 with he boasted about his tail . 1 he 2 boasted 2 boasted 3 about 2 boasted 5 tail 4 his 5 tail 5 tail 6 . he said that it was the finest tail in the world . 1 he 2 said 2 said 6 the 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 finest 7 finest 8 tail 7 finest 11 world 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . he said [so] [much] that [his] [neighbors] got tired of hearing about it . 1 he 2 said 1 he 8 got 2 said 5 that 8 got 9 tired 9 tired 10 of 9 tired 11 hearing 11 hearing 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 14 . he made a perfect nuisance of himself . 1 he 2 made 2 made 5 nuisance 3 a 5 nuisance 4 perfect 5 nuisance 5 nuisance 6 of 5 nuisance 7 himself 7 himself 8 . he switched and waved his long tail about continually . 1 he 2 switched 2 switched 4 waved 2 switched 7 tail 3 and 4 waved 4 waved 5 his 6 long 7 tail 7 tail 9 continually 8 about 9 continually 9 continually 10 . it seemed as if that tail were never still . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 7 were 5 that 6 tail 5 that 7 were 7 were 8 never 7 were 9 still 9 still 10 . he made fun of those whose tails were shorter or of different shape or less handsome . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 fun 3 fun 4 of 3 fun 9 shorter 5 those 6 whose 6 whose 7 tails 7 tails 9 shorter 8 were 9 shorter 9 shorter 10 or 9 shorter 11 of 9 shorter 12 different 9 shorter 13 shape 9 shorter 15 less 14 or 15 less 15 less 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 . " [when] [at] [last] [his] [neighbors] [could] [stand] it [no] [longer] [,] [they] [decided] to teach him [a] [lesson] . 1 " 9 it 9 it 20 . 15 to 16 teach 16 teach 17 him 17 him 20 . " [the] [chance] [came] [that] very [evening] . 1 " 6 very 6 very 8 . [mr] [lynx] [had] [had] [a] [very] [successful] [day] [,] [and] [he] [was] [feeling] [very] [fine] [.] he was [so] [intent] on his [boasting] that he didn't notice [old] [king] [bear] [slipping] [around] [behind] [him] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 didn't 2 was 5 on 5 on 6 his 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 notice 11 notice 19 . " [old] [mr] [lynx] [let] [out] [a] [yowl] [and] [a] [screech] that was enough to make your blood run cold . 1 " 12 that 12 that 13 was 13 was 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 your 17 your 18 blood 18 blood 19 run 18 blood 20 cold 20 cold 21 . but he couldn't do a thing , though he tore the ground up with his great claws and pulled with all his might . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 do 3 couldn't 17 claws 5 a 6 thing 5 a 16 great 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 he 8 though 10 tore 10 tore 12 ground 10 tore 13 up 11 the 12 ground 13 up 14 with 14 with 15 his 15 his 16 great 16 great 17 claws 17 claws 19 pulled 17 claws 23 might 17 claws 24 . 18 and 19 pulled 19 pulled 20 with 19 pulled 22 his 20 with 21 all you see , [old] [king] [bear] was very [big] [and] very [heavy] , and [mr] [lynx] [couldn't] [budge] his tail [a] [bit] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 14 and 7 was 8 very 7 was 11 very 11 very 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 his 19 his 20 tail 20 tail 23 . and [he] [couldn't] [turn] [to] [fight] [old] [king] [bear] [,] [though] it seemed as if he would turn himself inside out trying to . 1 and 12 it 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 as 13 seemed 23 to 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 he 16 he 17 would 17 would 18 turn 18 turn 19 himself 18 turn 20 inside 18 turn 21 out 22 trying 23 to 23 to 24 . then [old] [king] [bear] [let] [him] go . 1 then 7 go 7 go 8 . then he turned and slunk away in the shadows by himself . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 3 turned 5 slunk 5 slunk 6 away 5 slunk 9 shadows 5 slunk 11 himself 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 shadows 10 by 11 himself 11 himself 12 . what do you think he did ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " what ? " asked [peter] eagerly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 3 ? 5 asked 5 asked 7 eagerly 7 eagerly 8 . " he bit it off , " replied [jumper] [slowly] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 8 replied 3 bit 4 it 4 it 5 off 5 off 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 . " yes , [sir] , he [bit] [it] [off] [right] [at] [the] [place] [where] [old] [king] [bear] had stepped on it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 18 had 18 had 19 stepped 19 stepped 20 on 20 on 21 it 21 it 22 . of course he was sorry the minute he had done it , but it was done , and that was all there was to it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 12 , 3 he 4 was 3 he 9 had 4 was 5 sorry 6 the 7 minute 7 minute 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 done 10 done 11 it 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 13 but 22 there 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 done 16 done 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 that 19 that 20 was 20 was 21 all 22 there 23 was 23 was 24 to 24 to 25 it 25 it 26 . after that he kept out of sight of all his neighbors . 1 after 2 that 1 after 9 all 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 7 sight 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 9 all 11 neighbors 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 . he prowled around mostly at night and was very stealthy and soft-footed , always keeping in the shadows . 1 he 2 prowled 2 prowled 3 around 2 prowled 4 mostly 4 mostly 10 stealthy 5 at 6 night 6 night 10 stealthy 7 and 10 stealthy 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 stealthy 10 stealthy 12 soft-footed 11 and 12 soft-footed 12 soft-footed 13 , 12 soft-footed 14 always 12 soft-footed 15 keeping 12 soft-footed 18 shadows 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 shadows 18 shadows 19 . his temper grew worse and worse from brooding over his lost tail . 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 8 brooding 3 grew 4 worse 4 worse 8 brooding 5 and 8 brooding 6 worse 8 brooding 7 from 8 brooding 8 brooding 9 over 8 brooding 10 his 8 brooding 11 lost 8 brooding 12 tail 12 tail 13 . when any one chanced to surprise him , he would switch his stub of a tail just as he used to switch his long tail . 1 when 4 chanced 2 any 3 one 3 one 4 chanced 4 chanced 5 to 4 chanced 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 him 6 surprise 11 switch 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 switch 11 switch 12 his 11 switch 13 stub 13 stub 14 of 13 stub 16 tail 13 stub 25 tail 13 stub 26 . 15 a 16 tail 17 just 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 used 20 used 21 to 20 used 22 switch 22 switch 25 tail 23 his 25 tail 24 long 25 tail you see he would forget . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 forget 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 forget 5 forget 6 . then when he was laughed at by those bigger than he , he would scream angrily and slink away like a great , gray shadow . 1 then 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 laughed 3 he 18 slink 5 laughed 6 at 7 by 8 those 8 those 9 bigger 9 bigger 10 than 9 bigger 15 scream 11 he 14 would 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 scream 15 scream 18 slink 16 angrily 18 slink 17 and 18 slink 18 slink 19 away 18 slink 20 like 18 slink 22 great 18 slink 24 gray 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 , 24 gray 25 shadow 25 shadow 26 . " [once] [he] [besought] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] give him [a] [new] [tail] [,] [but] [in] [vain] . 1 " 9 give 9 give 10 him 10 him 18 . she gave him a lecture which he never forgot . 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 3 him 2 gave 5 lecture 4 a 5 lecture 5 lecture 6 which 5 lecture 9 forgot 7 he 9 forgot 8 never 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 . [mr] [lynx] [crawled] [on] [his] [stomach] [to] [the] [feet] [of] [old] [mother] [nature] [and] [begged] [with] [tears] [in] [his] [eyes] [.] old [mother] [nature] [looked] [him] [straight] [in] [the] [eyes] , [but] [he] [couldn't] [look] [straight] [back] [.] 1 old 10 , he tried , but he couldn't do it . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 6 couldn't 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 . he would shift his eyes from side to side . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 shift 3 shift 5 eyes 3 shift 7 side 4 his 5 eyes 6 from 7 side 7 side 9 side 8 to 9 side 9 side 10 . " [mr] [lynx] [looked] [her] [straight] [in] [the] [face] and [said] ['] [i] ['] [then] his eyes shifted [.] 1 " 10 and 10 and 16 his 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 shifted he brought them back to [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [face] [with] [a] [jerk] and began again . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 them 2 brought 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 16 again 14 and 15 began 15 began 16 again 16 again 17 . ' [i] [promise] ' [once] [more] [his] [eyes] [shifted] [.] 1 ' 4 ' then he gave up and sneaked away into the darkest shadows he could find . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 sneaked 3 gave 4 up 3 gave 6 sneaked 5 and 6 sneaked 6 sneaked 7 away 6 sneaked 8 into 6 sneaked 10 darkest 9 the 10 darkest 10 darkest 11 shadows 10 darkest 14 find 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 find 14 find 15 . he hadn't a single real use for it , as he had found out since he had had only that stub . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 17 had 2 hadn't 4 single 2 hadn't 13 found 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 real 4 single 6 use 6 use 7 for 6 use 8 it 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 out 15 since 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 19 only 18 had 19 only 19 only 21 stub 20 that 21 stub 21 stub 22 . " [old] [mother] [nature] [knew] [this] perfectly well , for you [can't] [fool] [her] , and it 's of no use to try . 1 " 8 well 7 perfectly 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 you 11 you 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 it 17 it 18 's 18 's 21 use 19 of 21 use 20 no 21 use 21 use 23 try 22 to 23 try 23 try 24 . so [mr] [lynx] [never] did [get] [a] [new] [tail] [.] 1 so 5 did to the little people , he was like a fearsome shadow to be watched out for at all times . 1 to 2 the 2 the 3 little 3 little 4 people 4 people 10 fearsome 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 fearsome 8 like 10 fearsome 9 a 10 fearsome 10 fearsome 11 shadow 10 fearsome 13 be 10 fearsome 14 watched 12 to 13 be 14 watched 15 out 14 watched 16 for 16 for 18 all 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 times 19 times 20 . his children were just like him , and his children 's children . 1 his 2 children 2 children 3 were 2 children 10 children 3 were 4 just 4 just 5 like 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 's 10 children 12 children 12 children 13 . tufty is the same way . 1 tufty 2 is 1 tufty 4 same 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 . no one likes him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 him 4 him 5 . all who are smaller than he fear him . 1 all 2 who 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 smaller 4 smaller 5 than 4 smaller 7 fear 5 than 6 he 7 fear 8 him 8 him 9 . and if he knows why he has only a stub of a tail , he never mentions it . 1 and 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 knows 4 knows 5 why 4 knows 10 stub 6 he 7 has 7 has 10 stub 8 only 9 a 8 only 10 stub 10 stub 11 of 10 stub 13 tail 10 stub 19 . 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 17 mentions 15 he 17 mentions 16 never 17 mentions 17 mentions 18 it but you will notice that he switches it just as if it were a real tail . 1 but 7 switches 2 you 3 will 3 will 7 switches 4 notice 7 switches 5 that 7 switches 6 he 7 switches 7 switches 8 it 7 switches 9 just 7 switches 10 as 7 switches 11 if 7 switches 12 it 7 switches 13 were 13 were 15 real 14 a 15 real 15 real 16 tail 16 tail 17 . i think he likes to imagine that it is a real one . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 8 it 3 he 4 likes 4 likes 5 to 4 likes 6 imagine 4 likes 8 it 6 imagine 7 that 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 real 11 real 12 one 12 one 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] ['ve] [noticed] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 7 replied 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . he was silent for a few minutes . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 for 3 silent 7 minutes 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes 7 minutes 8 . [the] [end] [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess]