produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] blacky [the] [crow] is [always] [watching] [for] [things] not [intended] for his [sharp] eyes . 1 blacky 4 is 4 is 9 not 9 not 11 for 11 for 12 his 12 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 . the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 1 the 2 result 1 the 9 end 3 is 8 no 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 into 6 gets 8 no 8 no 9 end 9 end 10 of 9 end 15 avoid 11 trouble 15 avoid 12 which 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 avoid 15 avoid 16 . in this respect he is just like his cousin , [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 in 3 respect 1 in 8 his 2 this 3 respect 3 respect 6 just 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 8 his 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 , between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 1 between 2 them 2 them 3 they 3 they 4 see 4 see 19 better 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 with 7 deal 19 better 9 which 10 they 10 they 11 have 10 they 17 would 11 have 12 no 12 no 13 business 13 business 14 and 15 which 17 would 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 better 19 better 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 23 to 22 not 23 to 23 to 24 see 24 see 25 . you can believe just which you please , [though] [i] [suspect] [that] [neither] [of] [them] [really] [knows] [.] 1 you 2 can 1 you 7 please 2 can 3 believe 3 believe 4 just 5 which 6 you 6 you 7 please 7 please 8 , like the black imp he is , [blacky] flew over the tree-tops , his sharp eyes watching for something interesting below . 1 like 3 black 2 the 3 black 3 black 4 imp 3 black 16 eyes 5 he 6 is 5 he 9 flew 6 is 7 , 9 flew 10 over 10 over 12 tree-tops 11 the 12 tree-tops 12 tree-tops 13 , 12 tree-tops 15 sharp 14 his 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 watching 16 eyes 22 . 17 watching 18 for 17 watching 21 below 19 something 20 interesting 20 interesting 21 below presently he saw [ahead] [of] [him] [the] [old] [nest] [of] [red-tail] [.] 1 presently 3 saw 2 he 3 saw he knew all about that nest . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 about 2 knew 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . he had [visited] it before [when] [red-tail] was [away] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 was 4 it 5 before 4 it 8 was 8 was 10 . still [it] [might] be [worth] [another] [visit] [.] 1 still 4 be you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 1 you 3 can 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 3 can 8 find 4 tell 5 what 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 find 8 find 11 houses 9 in 11 houses 10 old 11 houses 11 houses 12 . but [blacky] [learned] [ever] [so] [long] [ago] [that] there is nothing like [making] [sure] that there is no [danger] [.] 1 but 9 there 9 there 10 is 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 like 12 like 15 that 15 that 17 is 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 no so , [instead] [of] [flying] [straight] [to] that [old] [nest] , [he] [first] [flew] [over] [the] [tree] so that he could look down [into] [it] . 1 so 2 , 1 so 8 that 8 that 20 he 11 , 18 so 18 so 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 look 22 look 23 down 23 down 26 . right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 1 right 2 away 2 away 11 blink 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 11 blink 7 made 11 blink 8 him 11 blink 9 gasp 10 and 9 gasp 11 blink 11 blink 12 his 11 blink 13 eyes 11 blink 14 . it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 large 4 large 5 and 4 large 6 white 6 white 18 egg 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 looked 10 looked 16 like 11 it 16 like 12 looked 13 very 12 looked 16 like 13 very 14 much 13 very 15 indeed 16 like 17 an 17 an 18 egg 18 egg 19 ! do you wonder that [blacky] [gasped] [and] [blinked] ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 9 ? 3 wonder 4 that the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 6 laying 2 idea 12 of 2 idea 14 ! 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 laying 6 laying 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 11 time 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 time 13 year 14 ! blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 1 blacky 2 flew 1 blacky 12 . 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 7 pine-tree 2 flew 11 over 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 pine-tree 7 pine-tree 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it " [must] [be] it was a little [lump] [of] [snow] , " thought he . 1 " 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 he 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " yet if ever [i] saw [an] [egg] [,] [that] looked like one . 1 " 3 if 2 yet 3 if 3 if 4 ever 3 if 12 like 4 ever 6 saw 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 one 13 one 14 . jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now [!] ["] 1 jumping 2 grasshoppers 2 grasshoppers 3 , 2 grasshoppers 4 how 2 grasshoppers 5 good 2 grasshoppers 7 egg 2 grasshoppers 9 taste 2 grasshoppers 10 right 2 grasshoppers 11 now 6 an 7 egg 8 would 9 taste you know [blacky] [has] [a] [weakness] [for] [eggs] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 9 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 9 hungrier 2 more 9 hungrier 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 hungrier 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 9 hungrier 12 . several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 1 several 2 times 2 times 12 over 3 he 4 almost 4 almost 5 made 4 almost 12 over 5 made 6 up 6 up 8 mind 7 his 8 mind 9 to 10 fly 10 fly 11 straight 10 fly 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 19 he 14 and 15 make 15 make 16 sure 16 sure 19 he 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 22 dare 21 quite 22 dare 22 dare 23 . if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 were 2 it 4 an 4 an 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 5 egg 21 out 7 it 8 must 8 must 9 belong 8 must 17 be 8 must 20 find 9 belong 10 to 9 belong 11 somebody 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 perhaps 14 perhaps 16 would 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 18 best 19 to 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 who 21 out 23 . [suddenly] [blacky] [shook] [himself] [.] " [i] must be dreaming , " said he . 1 " 8 said 3 must 4 be 3 must 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [there] [couldn't] [,] [there] [just] [couldn't] [be] [an] [egg] at this time of year , [or] [in] that old [tumble-down] [nest] [!] 1 " 19 that 11 at 12 this 11 at 19 that 12 this 13 time 12 this 15 year 14 of 15 year 15 year 16 , 19 that 20 old i 'll [just] [fly] [away] [and] forget [it] . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 7 forget 7 forget 9 . 9 . 10 " so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 10 it 10 it 11 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " as [true] [as] [ever] [i] ['ve] [cawed] a [caw] [that] [was] [a] [new-laid] [egg] [i] [saw] [.] ["] 1 " 2 as 2 as 9 a " oh nothing , [cousin] , nothing at all , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 replied 2 oh 3 nothing 2 oh 4 , 6 , 12 replied 7 nothing 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] [was] just [talking] [foolishness] [to] [myself] [.] ["] 1 " 4 just sammy looked at him sharply . 1 sammy 5 sharply 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " you [aren't] [feeling] [sick] , are you , [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 , 6 , 13 " 7 are 8 you 8 you 9 , 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 15 asked 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 16 . " [must] [be] [something] [the] [matter] with you [when] you [begin] [talking] [about] [new-laid] [eggs] , [when] [everything] ['s] [covered] with [snow] [and] [ice] . 1 " 8 you 1 " 10 you 7 with 8 you 10 you 16 , 16 , 21 with 21 with 25 . foolishness is no name for it . 1 foolishness 2 is 1 foolishness 4 name 1 foolishness 5 for 1 foolishness 7 . 2 is 3 no 5 for 6 it whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 2 heard 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 thing 6 thing 9 new-laid 7 as 9 new-laid 8 a 9 new-laid 9 new-laid 10 egg 9 new-laid 11 this 9 new-laid 14 year 11 this 12 time 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . 15 . 16 " " [nobody] [,] [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 5 guess 1 " 8 replied 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] [told] you [i] [was] [just] [talking] [foolishness] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 10 . you see , [i] ['m] so [hungry] that [i] just [got] [to] [thinking] what [i] ['d] [have] if [i] could have [anything] [i] [wanted] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 21 have 2 see 8 that 2 see 14 what 3 , 6 so 6 so 8 that 10 just 14 what 18 if 20 could 20 could 21 have i guess [i] [must] have said something about it . " 1 i 2 guess 1 i 5 have 5 have 7 something 6 said 7 something 7 something 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] guess you must have [.] 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 have it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 egg 3 egg 4 time 3 egg 6 , 3 egg 14 time 3 egg 15 . 4 time 5 yet 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 won't 9 won't 10 be 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 1 take 3 advice 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 4 and 3 advice 7 about 3 advice 8 impossible 3 advice 10 . 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 8 impossible 9 things i 'm going over to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [corncrib] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 over 3 going 5 to 5 to 10 . corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 1 corn 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 4 be 6 good 4 be 13 very 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 8 eggs 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 good 13 very 17 filling 13 very 18 . 15 and 17 filling 16 very 17 filling better come along , " said [sammy] . 1 better 2 come 2 come 3 along 2 come 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " not this morning , thank you . 1 " 6 thank 2 not 3 this 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 . some other time , [perhaps] [,] " replied [blacky] . 1 some 2 other 1 some 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . he watched [sammy] [disappear] [through] the [trees] [.] 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 6 the then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 3 flew 10 pine-tree 3 flew 18 about 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 10 pine-tree 8 the 9 tallest 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 12 make 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 16 one 14 that 17 was 15 no 16 one 18 about 19 . ["] [i] ['m] [foolish] [.] i know [i] ['m] [foolish] , " he muttered . 1 i 2 know 2 know 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 muttered 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " but [i] ['ve] [just] [got] to have another look in [that] [old] [nest] [of] [redtail] the [hawk] [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 17 the 7 to 8 have 7 to 17 the 8 have 9 another 9 another 10 look 10 look 11 in it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 5 harm 2 won't 7 have 3 do 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 7 have 8 another 8 another 9 look 9 look 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . 12 . 13 " as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 passed 1 as 11 he 3 passed 4 over 4 over 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 , 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 down 12 looked 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 1 the 2 day 2 day 3 before 2 day 13 two 2 day 14 . 4 there 12 were 5 had 6 been 6 been 11 there 7 but 8 one 7 but 10 now 7 but 11 there 9 ; 10 now 11 there 12 were 12 were 13 two that [settled] it [in] [blacky] 's [mind] [;] they were eggs ! 1 that 6 's 1 that 9 they 3 it 6 's 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 ! they couldn't be anything else . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 2 couldn't 4 anything 4 anything 5 else 5 else 6 . blacky kept right on flying . 1 blacky 2 kept 1 blacky 6 . 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 2 kept 5 flying somehow he didn't dare stop [just] [then] . 1 somehow 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 3 didn't 5 stop 5 stop 8 . he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 13 clearly 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 by 7 what 8 he 8 he 10 discovered 9 had 10 discovered 10 discovered 13 clearly 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 clearly 13 clearly 14 . he had got to have time to get his wits together . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 have 4 to 8 get 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 wits 9 his 10 wits 10 wits 11 together 11 together 12 . whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 1 whoever 2 had 1 whoever 3 laid 3 laid 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 7 big 5 eggs 10 . 6 was 7 big 7 big 9 strong 8 and 9 strong he felt sure of that . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 3 sure 6 . he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 first 2 must 4 find 2 must 13 know 4 find 5 out 4 find 6 whose 6 whose 8 were 7 they 8 were 9 ; 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 know 13 know 14 better 13 know 15 what 13 know 18 . 15 what 17 do 16 to 17 do he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 8 knew 1 he 17 couldn't 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 5 no 6 one 6 one 7 else 7 else 8 knew 8 knew 9 about 9 about 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 16 they 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 19 away 19 away 20 . so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed . 1 so 2 he 2 he 9 reached 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 flying 6 flying 7 until 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 certain 10 a 11 certain 11 certain 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 where 13 pine-tree 17 sit 13 pine-tree 18 and 13 pine-tree 19 think 13 pine-tree 22 disturbed 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 sit 20 without 21 being 21 being 22 disturbed 22 disturbed 23 . " eggs ! " he muttered . 1 " 6 muttered 2 eggs 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 muttered 5 he 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 . " [real] [eggs] ! 1 " 4 ! now [who] [under] the [sun] [can] [have] [moved] [into] [redtail] ['s] [old] [house] [?] 1 now 4 the and what can they mean by [laying] [eggs] [before] [mistress] [spring] [has] [even] [sent] [word] [that] [she] [has] [started] ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 4 they 2 what 5 mean 5 mean 6 by 5 mean 20 ? it 's too much for me . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . it certainly is too much for me . " 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 much 4 too 6 for 4 too 8 . 6 for 7 me 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 1 two 2 big 2 big 3 white 3 white 7 tumbledown 4 eggs 7 tumbledown 5 in 7 tumbledown 6 a 7 tumbledown 7 tumbledown 8 nest 7 tumbledown 9 , 7 tumbledown 11 snow 7 tumbledown 14 everywhere 9 , 10 and 12 and 14 everywhere 13 ice 14 everywhere 14 everywhere 15 ! did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 1 did 2 ever 1 did 10 ? 2 ever 3 anybody 2 ever 4 hear 2 ever 6 such 2 ever 9 before 4 hear 5 of 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 thing " wouldn't believe it , if [i] [hadn't] [seen] [it] [with] my [own] eyes , " [muttered] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 " 6 if 1 " 12 my 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 if 12 my 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " " have to believe them . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 to 3 to 4 believe 3 to 5 them 5 them 6 . if [i] [can't] [believe] [them] [,] it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world . 1 if 7 it 7 it 8 's 8 's 11 use 9 of 11 use 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 try 11 use 17 in 12 to 13 try 13 try 14 to 15 believe 16 anything 15 believe 17 in 17 in 19 world 18 this 19 world 19 world 20 . as [sure] [as] [i] [sit] [here] [,] [that] old [nest] [has] [two] [eggs] [in] [it] . 1 as 9 old 9 old 16 . whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 1 whoever 2 laid 2 laid 3 them 2 laid 6 crazy 4 must 5 be 4 must 6 crazy 6 crazy 9 housekeeping 7 to 8 start 8 start 9 housekeeping 9 housekeeping 10 at 9 housekeeping 11 this 9 housekeeping 15 . 11 this 12 time 11 this 14 year 13 of 14 year i must find out [whose] [eggs] [they] [are] and then ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 find 3 find 4 out 4 out 9 and 9 and 10 then to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 1 to 2 have 2 have 3 seen 2 have 10 guessed 2 have 16 anything 3 seen 4 him 4 him 5 , 6 you 9 have 7 would 8 never 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 11 that 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 anything 16 anything 18 particular 17 in 18 particular 18 particular 19 . he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 flying 3 to 4 be 5 just 6 flying 6 flying 7 over 6 flying 13 distant 7 over 9 his 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 12 some 13 distant 13 distant 14 place 13 distant 15 . blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 1 blacky 4 beat 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 beat 4 beat 5 fast 4 beat 14 tumble-down 5 fast 7 excitement 5 fast 8 as 6 with 7 excitement 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 10 drew 14 tumble-down 12 that 14 tumble-down 13 old 14 tumble-down 14 tumble-down 15 nest 14 tumble-down 16 . would [those] [two] [big] [white] [eggs] be there [?] 1 would 7 be 7 be 8 there perhaps there would be three ! 1 perhaps 2 there 1 perhaps 3 would 1 perhaps 5 three 3 would 4 be 5 three 6 ! the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 1 the 6 flap 2 very 6 flap 3 thought 6 flap 4 made 6 flap 5 him 6 flap 6 flap 8 wings 6 flap 11 faster 7 his 8 wings 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 faster 11 faster 12 . a few more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 1 a 2 few 2 few 5 strokes 3 more 5 strokes 4 wing 5 strokes 5 strokes 6 and 5 strokes 8 would 5 strokes 10 right 5 strokes 13 tree 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 10 right 11 over 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . how he did hope to see those eggs ! 1 how 3 did 1 how 7 those 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 hope 3 did 6 see 5 to 6 see 7 those 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 ! he could almost see into the nest now . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 almost 2 could 4 see 4 see 7 nest 5 into 6 the 5 into 7 nest 7 nest 8 now 8 now 9 . one stroke ! 1 one 2 stroke 2 stroke 3 ! two strokes ! 1 two 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! three strokes ! 1 three 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 1 blacky 11 caw 2 bit 4 tongue 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 6 keep 4 tongue 8 giving 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 8 giving 10 sharp 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 caw 11 caw 13 disappointment 12 of 13 disappointment 13 disappointment 14 and 13 disappointment 15 surprise 13 disappointment 16 . there were no eggs to be seen . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 1 there 6 be 3 no 4 eggs 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . no [,] [sir] , there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 1 no 8 sign 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 sign 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 14 nest 10 eggs 11 in 10 eggs 14 nest 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 . there wasn't because why , do you think ? 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 because 3 because 7 you 4 why 5 , 4 why 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 think 7 you 9 ? blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 1 blacky 2 didn't 1 blacky 9 had 1 blacky 11 . 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 3 turn 6 back 5 come 6 back 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 planned he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 6 just 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 5 , 6 just 6 just 7 as 6 just 15 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 hadn't 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 seen 10 hadn't 12 anything 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 15 as 18 he 16 he 17 flew 18 he 19 shivered 19 shivered 21 little 19 shivered 22 . 20 a 21 little " [i] ['m] [thankful] [i] [knew] enough to leave them alone , " said he . 1 " 14 said 7 enough 8 to 8 to 9 leave 9 leave 10 them 9 leave 11 alone 11 alone 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [funny] [i] [never] [once] [guessed] whose [eggs] they are . 1 " 10 are 7 whose 10 are 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 . i [might] have [known] [that] no one [but] [hooty] [the] [horned] [owl] would think of [nesting] [at] this [time] [of] year . 1 i 3 have 3 have 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 13 would 13 would 14 think 14 think 15 of 15 of 18 this 18 this 21 year 21 year 22 . and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] [saw] on the nest [just] [now] . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 nest 10 nest 13 . my , but she 's [big] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 7 ! 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 she 4 she 5 's she 's [bigger] [than] [hooty] [himself] [!] 1 she 2 's yes , [sir] [,] it 's a lucky thing [i] didn't try to get those eggs yesterday . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 8 lucky 7 a 8 lucky 8 lucky 9 thing 8 lucky 14 get 11 didn't 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 eggs 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 yesterday 17 yesterday 18 . blacky [,] [blacky] [,] the [sooner] [you] [forget] [those] [eggs] [the] better . " 1 blacky 5 the 5 the 12 better 12 better 13 . 13 . 14 " some things are [best] [forgotten] [as] soon as they are learned . 1 some 2 things 2 things 3 are 2 things 10 are 2 things 12 . 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 learned who never [plays] [with] [fire] [will] [surely] [not] [get] [burned] [.] 1 who 2 never [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 23 . 2 would 3 forget 2 would 14 stay 3 forget 4 that 5 he 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 them 9 them 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 17 that 16 from 18 corner 16 from 20 the 18 corner 19 of that was a very wise resolution . 1 that 6 resolution 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 resolution 6 resolution 7 . she is [bigger] [than] [hooty] [and] [certainly] quite as much to be feared by the little people [.] 1 she 2 is 2 is 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 feared 13 feared 14 by 14 by 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 people all this [blacky] [knows] [.] 1 all 2 this no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . and [blacky] [is] [not] [one] [to] [poke] his [head] into [trouble] [with] his eyes open . 1 and 8 his 8 his 14 eyes 10 into 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 open 14 eyes 16 . so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 1 so 4 wisely 2 he 4 wisely 3 very 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 resolved 4 wisely 7 forget 5 resolved 6 to 7 forget 9 about 8 all 9 about 9 about 11 eggs 10 those 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . now it is one thing to make a [resolution] [and] [quite] [another] thing to live up to it , as you [all] know . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 a 8 a 13 thing 13 thing 24 . 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 you 21 you 23 know 23 know 24 . it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 easy 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 18 forget 3 easy 19 . 4 enough 5 to 4 enough 17 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 forget 9 would 13 not 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 14 at 13 not 16 easy 14 at 15 all 16 easy 17 to he just couldn't seem to forget them . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 seem 3 couldn't 6 forget 4 seem 5 to 6 forget 7 them 7 them 8 . after a little , he didn't try . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try 7 try 8 . now [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [very] , [very] [cunning] . 1 now 7 , 1 now 10 . he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 1 he 2 is 2 is 6 smartest 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 6 smartest 8 all 6 smartest 11 people 6 smartest 13 fly 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 13 fly 14 . no one can get into [more] [mischief] [and] [still] keep out of [trouble] [than] [can] [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 get 4 get 5 into 5 into 17 the 10 keep 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 17 the that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 uses 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 the 5 uses 7 wits 5 uses 13 his 5 uses 14 . 7 wits 10 black 8 in 10 black 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 head 12 of 13 his in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 some 4 some 5 people 4 some 20 mischief 5 people 7 unkind 6 are 7 unkind 7 unkind 8 enough 7 unkind 9 to 10 say 11 that 10 say 13 spends 12 he 13 spends 13 spends 14 all 13 spends 15 his 13 spends 16 spare 13 spends 19 planning 16 spare 17 time 18 in 19 planning 19 planning 20 mischief 20 mischief 21 . that won't do at all [,] [because] [i] want them [myself] . 1 that 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 all 4 at 5 all 5 all 12 . 9 want 10 them 10 them 12 . i found them , [and] [i] [ought] to have them . " 1 i 2 found 2 found 3 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 12 " 8 to 9 have 8 to 10 them 10 them 11 . 11 . 12 " he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that [those] [eggs] [really] [belonged] [to] [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] and [to] no one else . 1 he 3 forgot 2 quite 3 forgot 3 forgot 5 overlooked 4 or 5 overlooked 5 overlooked 7 fact 5 overlooked 21 one 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 18 and 20 no 20 no 21 one 21 one 22 else 22 else 23 . " now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 1 " 7 what 2 now 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 see 5 see 6 , 5 see 7 what 7 what 10 do 8 can 10 do 10 do 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , [and] [little] [by] [little] [a] [plan] [worked] [out] [in] his [little] [black] [head] . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 22 his 2 thought 4 he 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 7 he 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 thought 8 thought 10 he 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 22 his 26 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 1 he 2 chuckled 1 he 9 looked 1 he 16 had 2 chuckled 5 loud 3 right 5 loud 4 out 5 loud 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 hurriedly 8 hurriedly 9 looked 9 looked 10 around 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 14 any 13 if 16 had 14 any 15 one 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him 18 him 19 . no one had , [so] he chuckled again . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 , 2 one 3 had 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again 8 again 9 . then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing . 1 then 3 cocked 2 he 3 cocked 3 cocked 4 his 3 cocked 5 head 3 cocked 9 side 3 cocked 13 same 6 on 9 side 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 and 11 did 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 13 same 15 . " it 's all right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 12 . 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 . " it 'll give [my] [relatives] [a] [lot] [of] fun [,] [and] of course they will be [very] grateful to me [for] [that] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 24 . 3 'll 4 give 4 give 21 me 10 fun 13 of 13 of 14 course 14 course 15 they 15 they 16 will 16 will 17 be 17 be 19 grateful 19 grateful 20 to 20 to 21 me 21 me 24 . it [won't] [hurt] [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] [a] [bit] , but it will make them [very] angry . 1 it 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 will 12 it 18 . 13 will 14 make 14 make 15 them 14 make 17 angry they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 1 they 2 have 1 they 3 very 3 very 5 tempers 3 very 19 angry 4 short 5 tempers 5 tempers 6 , 5 tempers 12 usually 5 tempers 13 forget 5 tempers 14 everything 5 tempers 17 they 6 , 7 and 8 people 11 tempers 9 with 11 tempers 10 short 11 tempers 11 tempers 12 usually 14 everything 15 else 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 are 19 angry 20 . then [i] 'll [slip] [in] and get one [and] [perhaps] [both] of them . 1 then 3 'll 3 'll 7 get 6 and 7 get 7 get 8 one 8 one 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 1 without 2 knowing 1 without 17 help 2 knowing 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 doing 6 doing 7 anything 8 of 9 the 8 of 15 relatives 10 kind 13 friends 11 , 12 my 12 my 13 friends 13 friends 14 and 13 friends 15 relatives 15 relatives 17 help 16 will 17 help 17 help 18 me 17 help 20 get 18 me 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 23 meal 21 a 22 good 22 good 23 meal 23 meal 24 . my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 1 my 8 taste 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 8 taste 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 taste 7 will 8 taste 8 taste 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] [when] [blacky] [cries] ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] as if he 'd [dislocate] his [jaw] [,] [his] [relatives] [all] [hasten] [where] [he] [waits] [them] [with] [a] [crafty] [air] [.] 1 as 2 if 1 as 6 his 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 'd they know that there [is] [mischief] [afoot] , and the [crow] family is always ready for [mischief] [.] 1 they 2 know 2 know 3 that 3 that 13 is 4 there 8 , 4 there 13 is 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 family 13 is 14 always 14 always 15 ready 15 ready 16 for blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 5 saw 7 coming 7 coming 8 . " come on ! 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 2 come 4 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 ! caw , caw , caw ! 1 caw 2 , 1 caw 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 3 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! hurry up and flap your wings faster . 1 hurry 2 up 1 hurry 4 flap 3 and 4 flap 4 flap 5 your 4 flap 6 wings 4 flap 7 faster 7 faster 8 . i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , and we 'll have no end of fun with him , " he cried . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 where 2 know 8 , 3 where 5 the 3 where 7 is 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 10 we 11 'll 11 'll 12 have 12 have 16 fun 13 no 14 end 14 end 15 of 14 end 16 fun 16 fun 17 with 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 22 cried 21 he 22 cried 22 cried 23 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 1 " 12 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 12 caw 10 caw 11 , 10 caw 12 caw 12 caw 15 shouted 12 caw 21 glee 13 ! 14 " 13 ! 15 shouted 16 all 18 relatives 17 his 18 relatives 18 relatives 21 glee 19 in 21 glee 20 great 21 glee 21 glee 22 . " where is he ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 4 he 2 where 5 ? lead us to him . 1 lead 2 us 1 lead 3 to 1 lead 4 him 4 him 5 . we 'll drive him out of the [green] [forest] [!] ["] 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 drive 3 drive 4 him 3 drive 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 the blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 taken 2 had 14 just 3 taken 4 pains 4 pains 5 to 4 pains 6 slip 4 pains 12 make 6 slip 7 over 6 slip 8 early 8 early 10 morning 8 early 11 and 9 that 10 morning 12 make 13 sure 14 just 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 . he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was until dark . 1 he 3 discovered 1 he 13 would 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 11 that 5 fast 6 asleep 6 asleep 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 remain 14 remain 16 where 14 remain 19 until 15 right 16 where 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 was 19 until 20 dark 20 dark 21 . jolly , [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] was [shining] [his] very [brightest] , and the [white] [snow] on the ground [made] [it] [seem] [brighter] [still] . 1 jolly 2 , 2 , 14 and 8 was 11 very 11 very 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 20 ground 18 on 20 ground 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 26 . even [blacky] [had] [to] [blink] [,] [and] [he] [knew] [that] [poor] [hooty] [would] [find] it harder still . 1 even 16 harder 15 it 16 harder 16 harder 17 still 16 harder 18 . but one thing [blacky] [was] [very] [careful] [not] [to] [even] [hint] [of] , and that was that [mrs] [.] [hooty] was right close [at] hand . 1 but 2 one 1 but 17 that 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 was 17 that 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 close 22 right 25 hand 25 hand 26 . [mrs] [hooty] [is] [bigger] [and] [even] [more] [fierce] [than] [hooty] [,] [and] [blacky] [didn't] [want] [to] [frighten] [any] [of] [the] [more] [timid] [of] [his] [relatives] [.] of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 8 noisy 7 the 8 noisy 8 noisy 9 crew 8 noisy 12 and 8 noisy 14 knew 8 noisy 19 expect 9 crew 10 coming 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 well 14 knew 17 what 15 well 16 enough 18 to 19 expect 19 expect 20 . as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 5 saw 2 soon 8 they 2 soon 9 began 4 they 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 scream 9 began 19 to 11 scream 13 loud 11 scream 18 and 12 as 13 loud 13 loud 14 as 14 as 15 ever 14 as 16 they 16 they 17 could 19 to 20 call 20 call 21 him 20 call 25 names 22 all 23 manner 23 manner 24 of 23 manner 25 names 25 names 26 . so far [blacky] ['s] [plans] were [working] [out] just as he had hoped . 1 so 2 far 1 so 11 he 6 were 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped 13 hoped 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now what's the good [of] [being] [smart] [when] [others] do not do their part ? 1 now 2 what's 2 what's 3 the 2 what's 4 good 2 what's 15 ? 10 do 11 not 10 do 15 ? 12 do 14 part 12 do 15 ? 13 their 14 part if [blacky] [the] [crow] [didn't] say [this] to himself , he [thought] it . 1 if 11 he 1 if 13 it 6 say 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 he 13 it 14 . that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 1 that 2 is 2 is 15 smart 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 proves 5 proves 6 that 5 proves 7 smart 5 proves 15 smart 7 smart 8 as 8 as 9 he 10 is 15 smart 11 , 13 isn't 12 he 13 isn't 13 isn't 15 smart 14 as 15 smart 15 smart 16 as 15 smart 18 thinks 15 smart 21 . 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 18 thinks 20 is he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] [as] [stupid] [.] 1 he 3 thought 2 always 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 the that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 1 that 2 is 1 that 10 way 2 is 5 always 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 always 5 always 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 7 of 8 him 9 that 10 way 10 way 12 daytime 11 in 12 daytime 12 daytime 13 . no [,] in the night [blacky] was not at all [sure] that [hooty] was [stupid] . 1 no 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 night 5 night 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 16 . but in the daytime he was sure . 1 but 2 in 2 in 4 daytime 3 the 4 daytime 4 daytime 7 sure 4 daytime 8 . 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 sure you see , he quite forgot the [fact] that the [brightness] [of] day [is] to [hooty] [what] the [blackness] of [night] is to him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 quite 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 the 9 that 13 day 10 the 13 day 13 day 25 . 15 to 18 the 15 to 24 him 18 the 20 of 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . [but] [hooty] [isn't] [stupid] [.] not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " [mrs] [hooty] [mustn't] [be] [disturbed] , " thought he . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 he 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 . " that will never do at all . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 2 that 7 all 3 will 4 never 3 will 5 do 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . i must [lead] [these] [black] [rascals] [away] [where] [they] won't [discover] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 i 2 must 1 i 10 won't 10 won't 14 . i [certainly] must . " 1 i 3 must 3 must 4 . 4 . 5 " so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 blundered 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 broad 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 blundered 8 blundered 9 away 8 blundered 10 among 8 blundered 13 a 10 among 11 the 10 among 12 trees 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 way 15 way 16 . he [didn't] [fly] [far] [because] [the] [instant] [he] started [to] [fly] [that] [whole] [noisy] [crew] with [the] [exception] [of] [blacky] [were] [after] him . 1 he 9 started 9 started 16 with 16 with 23 him 23 him 24 . because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 1 because 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 8 bill 4 use 6 claws 5 his 6 claws 6 claws 7 or 6 claws 8 bill 8 bill 9 while 8 bill 10 flying 8 bill 11 , 8 bill 20 feathers 12 they 13 grew 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 15 enough 14 bold 17 pull 15 enough 16 to 17 pull 20 feathers 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 20 feathers 21 out 20 feathers 25 . 21 out 22 of 21 out 23 his 23 his 24 back there [he] [rested] a few minutes and then [did] [the] [same] [thing] [over] [again] [.] 1 there 4 a 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 minutes 6 minutes 8 then 7 and 8 then no , [hooty] [wasn't] [stupid] [.] 1 no 2 , certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 1 blacky 2 awoke 1 blacky 8 sat 3 to 4 that 4 that 7 he 5 fact 7 he 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 in 8 sat 17 watching 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 13 a 14 tall 14 tall 15 pine-tree 15 pine-tree 16 silently 15 pine-tree 17 watching 17 watching 18 . blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 1 blacky 3 imagine 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 3 imagine 7 smiling 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 7 smiling 9 herself 8 to 9 herself 9 herself 10 . it was [clear] [that] [she] [had] [no] [intention] [of] going to help [hooty] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 14 . it was very provoking . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 provoking 4 provoking 5 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when [one] [plan] [fails] [,] [just] [try] [another] [;] [declare] you ['ll] [win] [some] [way] [or] [other] . 1 when 11 you 11 you 18 . people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 1 people 2 who 1 people 4 are 2 who 3 succeed 4 are 5 those 4 are 8 not 5 those 6 who 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 give 8 not 13 fail 8 not 18 try 9 give 10 up 11 because 12 they 11 because 13 fail 13 fail 15 first 14 the 15 first 15 first 16 time 16 time 17 they 18 try 19 . they are the ones who , [as] [soon] [as] one [plan] [fails] , [get] [busy] [right] [away] and [think] [of] [another] [plan] [and] [try] that [.] 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 ones 3 the 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 4 ones 6 , 6 , 18 and 10 one 13 , 13 , 18 and 18 and 25 that if the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . 1 if 4 they 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 they 4 they 5 are 4 they 18 succeed 5 are 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 do 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 good 10 a 16 later 11 good 12 thing 11 good 13 , 14 sooner 15 or 14 sooner 16 later 16 later 18 succeed 17 they 18 succeed 18 succeed 19 . if they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 1 if 2 they 1 if 16 fail 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 wrong 7 a 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 thing 8 wrong 10 , 11 very 12 likely 12 likely 16 fail 13 all 15 plans 14 their 15 plans 15 plans 16 fail 16 fail 17 , 16 fail 21 . 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 they 19 they 20 should now [blacky] the [crow] [knows] [all] [about] [the] [value] [of] [trying] [and] [trying] [.] 1 now 3 the he isn't easily discouraged . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 discouraged 3 easily 4 discouraged 4 discouraged 5 . sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 8 isn't 4 a 5 pity 5 pity 8 isn't 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 isn't 8 isn't 15 mischief 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 12 plans 12 plans 15 mischief 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . when he [invited] [all] [his] [relatives] [to] [join] him in [tormenting] [hooty] the [owl] , he thought he had a plan [that] [just] [couldn't] [fail] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 17 thought 9 him 10 in 9 him 15 , 10 in 13 the 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 a 20 a 21 plan 21 plan 26 . he felt sure that [mrs] [hooty] would leave her [nest] and [help] [hooty] [try] [to] [drive] [away] [his] [tormentors] [.] 1 he 2 felt 1 he 7 would 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 7 would 8 leave 8 leave 9 her 9 her 11 and not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 noticed 5 relatives 9 nest 5 relatives 10 . 6 had 7 noticed 7 noticed 8 that they had been too busy [teasing] [hooty] [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 busy 4 too 5 busy this was just as [blacky] [had] [hoped] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 8 . 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 6 know 3 want 4 them 3 want 5 to 6 know 7 about 7 about 19 eggs 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 because 9 nest 19 eggs 10 because 11 he 12 was 13 selfish 13 selfish 14 and 13 selfish 15 wanted 13 selfish 19 eggs 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 get 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 just 19 eggs 22 himself 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 alone 23 alone 24 . if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 did 2 she 7 would 4 that 6 there 4 that 7 would 5 , 6 there 7 would 8 be 7 would 14 slip 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 14 slip 11 that 13 might 12 he 13 might 13 might 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 14 slip 22 those 16 and 17 get 17 get 22 those 18 at 19 least 19 least 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 those 22 those 23 eggs 23 eggs 24 . he would try it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . then he opened his mouth . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 1 " 12 screamed 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 8 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 12 screamed 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 12 screamed 11 he 12 screamed 12 screamed 13 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! come back , everybody ! 1 come 2 back 1 come 3 , 1 come 5 ! 3 , 4 everybody here is [mrs] [hooty] [on] [her] [nest] ! 1 here 2 is 1 here 8 ! caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 2 , 1 caw 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 3 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 5 caw 7 caw 7 caw 8 ! 8 ! 9 " now [as] [soon] [as] [they] [heard] that , [all] [blacky] ['s] [relatives] [stopped] [chasing] [and] [tormenting] [hooty] [and] [started] [back] as fast as they could [fly] . 1 now 7 that 1 now 8 , 8 , 21 as 21 as 22 fast 22 fast 23 as 23 as 24 they 24 they 25 could 25 could 27 . they didn't like the [dark] [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [into] [which] [hooty] [was] [leading] [them] [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the besides , they wanted to see that nest . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 3 they 4 wanted 4 wanted 5 to 4 wanted 6 see 4 wanted 8 nest 7 that 8 nest 8 nest 9 . so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited . 1 so 3 they 2 back 3 they 3 they 4 came 4 came 6 cawing 5 , 6 cawing 6 cawing 7 at 6 cawing 12 lungs 6 cawing 17 very 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 12 lungs 11 their 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 , 12 lungs 14 for 15 they 16 were 16 were 17 very 17 very 18 much 18 much 19 excited 19 excited 20 . some of them [never] had [seen] [a] [nest] [of] [hooty] ['s] . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 had 3 them 12 . and [anyway] [,] it [would] [be] just as much fun [to] [tease] [mrs] [hooty] as it was [to] [tease] [hooty] . 1 and 4 it 4 it 17 was 4 it 21 . 7 just 8 as 7 just 15 as 8 as 9 much 9 much 10 fun 15 as 16 it 16 it 17 was " why , " exclaimed one , " that is the old [nest] of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 6 one 5 exclaimed 7 , 5 exclaimed 18 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 is 9 that 10 is 10 is 16 the 11 the 12 old 11 the 14 of 14 of 16 the i know all about that nest . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 about 2 know 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . 7 . 8 " and he looked at [blacky] as if he [thought] [blacky] was [playing] a joke [on] [them] . 1 and 2 he 2 he 11 was 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 11 was 11 was 13 a 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 17 . " it [was] [redtail] ['s] , but it is [hooty] ['s] [now] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 8 it 13 . if you don't believe me , just look in [it] , " retorted [blacky] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 don't 2 you 11 , 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 8 look 4 believe 5 me 5 me 6 , 7 just 8 look 8 look 9 in 11 , 13 retorted 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . such a racket ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! right away [hooty] [was] [forgotten] , and [the] [whole] [crowd] at once began to [torment] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 right 2 away 2 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 began 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 to only [blacky] [sat] [watchful] [and] [silent] [,] [waiting] [for] [mrs] [hooty] [to] [lose] [her] [temper] [and] [try] [to] [catch] one of her [tormentors] . 1 only 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 her 22 her 24 . he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 would 3 hope 4 , 3 hope 9 that 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 hope 7 hope 8 , 7 hope 9 that 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 get 12 get 16 eggs 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 those 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just for self alone . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 live 4 live 8 alone 5 just 7 self 6 for 7 self 7 self 8 alone 8 alone 9 . a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 2 lot 4 people 4 people 5 think 4 people 11 are 6 they 7 can 6 they 11 are 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 14 mistaken 12 very 13 much 13 much 14 mistaken 14 mistaken 15 . they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 making 3 making 8 mistakes 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 greatest 7 greatest 8 mistakes 8 mistakes 9 in 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 1 every 2 teeny 2 teeny 3 , 2 teeny 4 weeny 4 weeny 5 act 4 weeny 6 , 4 weeny 8 matter 4 weeny 12 , 4 weeny 13 affects 7 no 8 matter 8 matter 9 what 9 what 11 is 10 it 11 is 13 affects 14 somebody 14 somebody 15 else 15 else 16 . that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] 's great [laws] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 8 's 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 8 's 9 great but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , he didn't . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 gave 3 he 16 meant 4 gave 9 relief 5 a 6 great 6 great 9 relief 7 sigh 9 relief 8 of 9 relief 9 relief 11 settled 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 himself 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 17 to 16 meant 18 stay 16 meant 19 . he listened to the voices [of] [those] [noisy] [crows] growing fainter [and] [fainter] [and] [was] [glad] . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 17 . 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 11 fainter 10 growing 11 fainter 11 fainter 17 . but it was only for a few minutes . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 7 few 5 for 7 few 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 1 presently 3 voices 2 those 3 voices 3 voices 6 fainter 4 stopped 5 growing 5 growing 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 . they grew more excited-sounding than ever , and they came right from one place . 1 they 2 grew 2 grew 4 excited-sounding 3 more 4 excited-sounding 4 excited-sounding 5 than 4 excited-sounding 6 ever 4 excited-sounding 8 and 4 excited-sounding 9 they 4 excited-sounding 10 came 4 excited-sounding 11 right 4 excited-sounding 12 from 4 excited-sounding 13 one 4 excited-sounding 14 place 7 , 8 and 14 place 15 . he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 angrily 4 bill 9 angrily 6 and 7 then 6 and 8 more 8 more 9 angrily 9 angrily 10 . i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 to 3 to 4 go 4 go 5 back 5 back 6 there 5 back 7 in 7 in 10 sunshine 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine 10 sunshine 11 . it [hurts] [my] [eyes] , [and] [i] don't like it , but [i] [guess] [i] ['ll] [have] [to] [go] [back] there . 1 it 5 , 5 , 12 but 8 don't 9 like 9 like 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 21 there 21 there 22 . [mrs] [hooty] [needs] [my] [help] [.] i 'd rather stay here , but ["] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 7 but he didn't finish . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . instead , [he] [spread] [his] broad wings and [flew] [back] [towards] [the] [nest] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 instead 2 , 2 , 8 and 6 broad 7 wings 7 wings 8 and his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 1 his 3 wings 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 4 made 4 made 5 no 5 no 6 noise 5 no 7 , 5 no 20 sound 8 for 18 making 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 made 10 are 12 so 10 are 18 making 12 so 13 that 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 fly 16 fly 17 without 17 without 18 making 18 making 20 sound 19 a 20 sound 20 sound 21 . " [if] [i] [once] [get] [hold] [of] [one] [of] [those] [crows] ! " he muttered to himself . 1 " 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 himself 15 muttered 18 . 16 to 17 himself all this time the [crows] [were] [having] [what] [they] [called] [fun] [with] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 all 3 time 1 all 4 the 2 this 3 time nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . 1 nothing 6 makes 2 is 3 true 3 true 4 fun 4 fun 6 makes 5 which 6 makes 6 makes 8 uncomfortable 6 makes 15 people 7 others 8 uncomfortable 8 uncomfortable 11 somehow 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 somehow 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 many 14 many 15 people 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 17 to 16 seem 18 forget 18 forget 19 this 18 forget 20 . all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 1 all 9 right 2 of 4 sudden 3 a 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 there 6 was 9 right 7 there 8 , 9 right 13 close 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 close 13 close 14 to 13 close 16 nest 15 the 16 nest 16 nest 17 ! it was lucky , very [lucky] indeed for that [one] [that] [the] [sun] was [in] [hooty] 's eyes and [so] [he] [had] [missed] [his] [aim] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 was 1 it 17 's 2 was 3 lucky 2 was 5 very 3 lucky 4 , 5 very 7 indeed 8 for 9 that 9 that 14 was 17 's 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 and 18 eyes 26 . otherwise there [would] [have] [been] [one] [less] [crow] . 1 otherwise 2 there 1 otherwise 9 . now it is one thing to [tease] [one] [lone] [owl] [and] [quite] another [to] [tease] [two] [together] . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 thing 4 one 13 another 5 thing 6 to 13 another 18 . besides , [there] [were] [those] [black] [tail] [feathers] [floating] [down] [to] the [snow-covered] [ground] [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 12 the blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 12 sorrowful 3 the 4 last 5 to 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 sorrowful 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 12 sorrowful 11 was 12 sorrowful 12 sorrowful 13 . however could he get those eggs ? 1 however 2 could 2 could 4 get 3 he 4 get 4 get 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 ? [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " [such] [luck] [!] ["] [grumbled] [blacky] [,] [as] he flew over to his favorite tree to do [a] [little] [thinking] [.] 1 " 10 he 1 " 18 do 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over 11 flew 13 to 14 his 15 favorite 15 favorite 16 tree 16 tree 17 to 17 to 18 do " [such] [luck] ! 1 " 4 ! there is one thing about it , though , and that is that [if] [i] [can't] [get] [them] [,] [nobody] [can] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 that 13 that 22 . that is to say , none of my relatives can . 1 that 2 is 2 is 6 none 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 none 6 none 7 of 6 none 9 relatives 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 can 9 relatives 11 . i 've tried every way [i] [can] think of , and those eggs are still there . 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 think 2 've 3 tried 3 tried 4 every 4 every 5 way 8 think 9 of 9 of 12 those 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 are 13 eggs 17 . 14 are 15 still 15 still 16 there my , my , my , [how] [i] [would] [like] one of them [right] [now] ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 2 , 17 " 4 , 5 my 4 , 17 " 6 , 17 " 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , [sir] , that is what you would have thought if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 18 muttering 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 8 you 8 you 15 have 9 would 10 have 9 would 15 have 10 have 11 thought 12 if 13 you 13 you 15 have 14 could 15 have 15 have 16 heard 16 heard 17 him 16 heard 18 muttering 18 muttering 19 to 18 muttering 20 himself 18 muttering 24 tree-top 21 there 24 tree-top 22 in 24 tree-top 23 the 24 tree-top 24 tree-top 25 . of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 absolute 2 course 3 , 4 that 6 absolute 5 was 6 absolute 6 absolute 7 foolishness 6 absolute 11 made 6 absolute 12 himself 6 absolute 13 believe 6 absolute 17 same 6 absolute 18 . 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 made 13 believe 14 it 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same at least , he pretended to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 pretended 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 5 pretended 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 1 and 8 angrier 2 the 8 angrier 3 more 8 angrier 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 8 angrier 6 , 8 angrier 7 the 8 angrier 8 angrier 9 he 8 angrier 10 grew 8 angrier 11 . this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 often 3 often 12 others 4 the 5 way 4 the 7 people 4 the 12 others 5 way 6 with 7 people 8 who 9 try 10 to 10 to 12 others 11 wrong 12 others 12 others 13 . they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 1 they 2 grow 1 they 9 tried 2 grow 3 angry 3 angry 4 with 5 the 6 ones 6 ones 8 have 7 they 8 have 8 have 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 9 tried 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 . it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 's 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 then 4 then 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 . blacky 's eyes snapped . 1 blacky 3 eyes 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 3 eyes 5 . he remembered how [,] once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had [delighted] [to] [rob] [nests] [.] 1 he 2 remembered 1 he 14 had 2 remembered 3 how 5 once 6 upon 6 upon 7 a 7 a 8 time 7 a 13 boy 8 time 9 , 13 boy 14 had blacky had seen him [take] [the] [eggs] from the [nests] [of] [blacky] ['s] [own] [relatives] [and] [from] [many] other [feathered] people . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 22 . 4 him 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 19 other 19 other 21 people 19 other 22 . what he did with the [eggs] [,] [blacky] had no idea . 1 what 3 did 1 what 11 idea 2 he 3 did 4 with 5 the 5 the 11 idea 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 idea 11 idea 12 . just now [he] [didn't] [care] . 1 just 2 now 2 now 6 . he would feel that he was [even] [with] [hooty] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 was 2 would 3 feel 3 feel 4 that 5 he 6 was 6 was 10 . if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 3 couldn't 19 else 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 himself 6 eggs 8 , 6 eggs 19 else 9 the 10 next 10 next 12 thing 11 best 12 thing 12 thing 19 else 13 would 14 be 14 be 17 some 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 some 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 22 . 20 get 21 them 21 them 22 . dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 1 dear 2 me 1 dear 10 ! 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 4 dear 6 , 4 dear 10 ! 7 such 9 thoughts 7 such 10 ! 8 dreadful 9 thoughts i am afraid that [blacky] 's [heart] [was] [as] [black] [as] [his] [coat] . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 6 's 6 's 14 . and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 worst 3 worst 4 of 3 worst 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 12 a 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 a 12 a 13 lot 13 lot 14 of 13 lot 15 pleasure 13 lot 19 plans 15 pleasure 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 19 plans 18 wicked 19 plans 19 plans 20 . now [right] [down] [in] [his] [heart] [he] [knew] that they were [wicked] [plans] , but he tried to make [excuses] to himself . 1 now 9 that 1 now 14 , 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 were 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 tried 17 tried 18 to 17 tried 19 make 19 make 22 himself 21 to 22 himself 22 himself 23 . " [hooty] [the] [owl] is a [robber] , " said he . 1 " 5 is 1 " 10 said 5 is 6 a 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [everybody] is [afraid] [of] [him] . 1 " 3 is 3 is 7 . he lives on other people , and [so] [far] [as] [i] [know] he does no good [in] the world . 1 he 2 lives 2 lives 3 on 3 on 4 other 4 other 5 people 4 other 19 world 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 he 7 and 18 the 13 he 14 does 14 does 16 good 15 no 16 good 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 1 he 2 is 1 he 10 loves 3 big 5 fierce 4 and 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 , 5 fierce 10 loves 6 , 7 and 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him 11 him 12 . the [green] [forest] [would] [be] better [off] [without] [him] . 1 the 6 better 6 better 10 . so [if] [i] [show] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] that [nest] [and] [he] [takes] [those] [eggs] [,] [i] will be doing [a] [kindness] [to] [my] [neighbors] . " 1 so 9 that 9 that 18 will 18 will 19 be 19 be 20 doing 20 doing 26 . 26 . 27 " and all the time he watched [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 3 the 11 boy 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 watched 11 boy 12 . [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [had] [taken] [it] [into] [his] [head] [to] [visit] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's blacky [the] [crow] saw him [coming] , and [blacky] [chuckled] to [himself] . 1 blacky 4 saw 4 saw 5 him 5 him 7 , 5 him 13 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 to he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 every 4 every 5 day 4 every 8 week 4 every 12 thing 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 9 for 10 just 12 thing 11 this 12 thing 12 thing 13 . now he [would] [tell] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [about] [that] [nest] [of] [hooty] [the] [owl] . 1 now 2 he 2 he 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 16 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 10 caw 10 caw 13 shouted 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 shouted at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 1 at 2 once 1 at 3 all 3 all 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 hearing 5 relatives 11 join 6 within 7 hearing 7 hearing 8 hurried 8 hurried 9 over 10 to 11 join 11 join 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he was [tormenting] [hooty] [,] [and] [they] [wanted] to [join] [in] the fun . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 12 to 12 to 15 the 15 the 16 fun 16 fun 17 . it wasn't long before there was [a] [great] [racket] going on [over] in that [lonesome] [corner] [of] the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 6 was 1 it 21 . 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 5 there 6 was 6 was 10 going 10 going 11 on 11 on 18 the 13 in 14 that 13 in 18 the of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] heard it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 it 7 heard 8 it 8 it 9 . he stopped and listened . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 listened 3 and 4 listened 4 listened 5 . " now [i] [wonder] what [blacky] [and] [his] [friends] have found this time , " said he . 1 " 2 now 1 " 5 what 1 " 16 said 10 have 11 found 11 found 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . " [whenever] [they] [make] [a] [fuss] [like] [that] [,] there is [usually] something to see there . 1 " 10 there 10 there 11 is 11 is 13 something 11 is 16 there 13 something 14 to 14 to 15 see 16 there 17 . i believe [i] 'll so over and have a look . " 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 6 over 4 'll 8 have 4 'll 10 look 5 so 6 over 6 over 7 and 8 have 9 a 10 look 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 11 watching 3 the 4 first 4 first 9 he 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 watching 11 watching 12 for 11 watching 13 him 13 him 14 . blacky went with them a little way . 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 7 way 3 with 4 them 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 . " [that] ['s] [an] [old] [nest] [of] [red-tail] [the] [hawk] , " thought he . 1 " 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 he 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] [found] that [last] [spring] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 7 . now what can there be [there] [to] [excite] [those] [crows] [so] ? " 1 now 12 ? 2 what 3 can 2 what 12 ? 3 can 5 be 4 there 5 be 12 ? 13 " then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 4 sight 9 . 5 of 7 the " [ha] , so [that's] it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 6 it 1 " 10 exclaimed 3 , 4 so 4 so 6 it 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 exclaimed 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . " [those] [scamps] [have] [discovered] [hooty] and have [been] [having] [no] [end] [of] [fun] [tormenting] [him] [.] 1 " 8 have 7 and 8 have i wonder what he 's doing there . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 5 's 3 what 6 doing 6 doing 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " hooty saw him , but instead of [flying] [away] , he snapped his bill just as he had [at] [the] [crows] and [hissed] . 1 hooty 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 , 3 him 24 . 4 , 5 but 4 , 22 and 5 but 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 10 , 16 as 10 , 22 and 11 he 12 snapped 12 snapped 14 bill 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 had " that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 10 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 6 around 2 walked 11 up 3 in 5 circle 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 6 around 6 around 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 up 11 up 12 . suddenly he gave a little start . 1 suddenly 3 gave 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 3 gave 6 start 4 a 5 little 6 start 7 . was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 1 was 5 sticking 2 that 4 tail 3 a 4 tail 4 tail 5 sticking 5 sticking 8 edge 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 10 the 8 edge 11 nest 11 nest 12 ? he found a stick and threw it up . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 threw 3 a 4 stick 4 stick 6 threw 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 6 threw 8 up 8 up 9 . it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 4 bottom 3 the 4 bottom 4 bottom 5 of 4 bottom 7 nest 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 9 and 7 nest 14 bird 7 nest 15 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 flew 10 out 11 flew 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 bird it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 ! blacky [the] [crow] chuckled . 1 blacky 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you ['re] [tempted] [to] do wrong [is] the time to [prove] [you] ['re] [strong] . 1 when 2 you 1 when 9 the 2 you 6 do 6 do 7 wrong 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 to 10 time 16 . shut your eyes [and] [clench] [each] [fist] [;] [it] [will] [help] [you] [to] [resist] [.] 1 shut 3 eyes 2 your 3 eyes when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 1 when 5 found 2 a 3 bird 3 bird 4 is 3 bird 5 found 5 found 6 sitting 5 found 8 a 6 sitting 7 on 8 a 23 while 9 nest 10 , 9 nest 20 holds 11 it 20 holds 12 is 13 a 13 a 16 sign 14 pretty 15 sure 15 sure 16 sign 16 sign 20 holds 17 that 20 holds 18 that 20 holds 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 21 something 20 holds 22 worth 22 worth 23 while 23 while 24 . it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 that 4 sign 6 that 4 sign 11 housekeeping 7 bird 11 housekeeping 8 has 9 set 9 set 11 housekeeping 10 up 11 housekeeping 11 housekeeping 12 . perhaps [i] [should] [say] [that] he [knew] [what] it [ought] [to] [mean] . 1 perhaps 6 he 1 perhaps 9 it 9 it 13 . it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 5 that 11 nest 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 in 8 eggs 11 nest 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 . but it was hard for [farmer] [brown] 's boy [to] [believe] [that] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 8 's 3 was 4 hard 4 hard 5 for 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 13 . why , spring had not come yet ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 not 3 spring 4 had 4 had 5 not 5 not 6 come 5 not 7 yet 7 yet 8 ! there was still [snow] , and the [smiling] [pool] was still [covered] with [ice] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 10 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 10 was 11 still 11 still 13 with who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 1 who 6 nesting 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 6 nesting 4 of 6 nesting 5 birds 6 nesting 6 nesting 7 at 6 nesting 8 this 6 nesting 9 time 6 nesting 10 of 6 nesting 11 year 11 year 12 ? certainly not [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 7 . it was very puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 puzzling 3 very 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 5 . " if [hooty] [and] [his] [wife] [have] [taken] [it] [for] [their] [home] [,] they are [mighty] [poor] [housekeepers] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 19 . and [if] [mrs] [hooty] [has] [laid] [eggs] this [time] [of] [year] , she must be [crazy] . 1 and 8 this 8 this 12 , 12 , 13 she 13 she 14 must 14 must 15 be 15 be 17 . i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 12 there 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 5 to 6 find 5 to 10 climb 6 find 7 out 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 10 climb 12 there 12 there 13 . it seems foolish [,] [but] [i] ['m] going to do it . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 foolish 2 seems 9 to 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 . those [owls] [certainly] act as if they are mighty anxious about something [,] [and] [i] ['m] going to find out what it is . " 1 those 8 are 4 act 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 are 8 are 9 mighty 8 are 17 going 9 mighty 10 anxious 10 anxious 11 about 10 anxious 12 something 17 going 18 to 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 out 19 find 21 what 19 find 22 it 22 it 23 is 22 it 24 . 24 . 25 " he had no desire to feel these great claws . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 4 desire 6 feel 4 desire 9 claws 7 these 9 claws 8 great 9 claws 9 claws 10 . when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 6 stick 5 a 6 stick 6 stick 14 climb 7 to 14 climb 8 suit 9 him 8 suit 14 climb 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 climb 14 climb 16 tree 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [snapped] [their] [bills] [and] [hissed] [fiercely] [.] they drew nearer . 1 they 2 drew 2 drew 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [kept] [a] [watchful] [eye] [on] [them] [.] 1 farmer 3 's they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 6 fierce 2 looked 14 up 3 so 6 fierce 4 big 6 fierce 5 and 6 fierce 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 tempted 10 almost 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 to 11 tempted 13 give 13 give 14 up 14 up 15 and 14 up 18 in 15 and 16 leave 16 leave 17 them 18 in 19 peace 19 peace 20 . but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 just 2 he 4 had 2 he 18 kept 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 11 anything 8 if 11 anything 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 anything 11 anything 12 in 11 anything 13 that 11 anything 16 so 13 that 14 nest 14 nest 15 , 16 so 17 he 18 kept 19 on 19 on 20 . as he drew near it [,] [mrs] [hooty] [swooped] [very] near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 3 drew 11 near 3 drew 19 her 4 near 5 it 11 near 13 him 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 17 snap 18 of 18 of 19 her 19 her 20 bill 20 bill 23 ugly 21 made 22 an 22 an 23 ugly 23 ugly 24 sound 23 ugly 25 . he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 1 he 9 kept 2 held 3 his 2 held 4 stick 4 stick 7 strike 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 strike 7 strike 9 kept 8 and 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 1 the 7 platform 2 nest 4 simply 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 7 platform 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 platform 7 platform 9 sticks 7 platform 10 . 8 of 9 sticks almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 2 at 11 tingle 4 his 5 fingers 5 fingers 6 touched 5 fingers 11 tingle 6 touched 7 something 7 something 8 that 9 made 11 tingle 10 him 11 tingle 11 tingle 12 all 11 tingle 13 over 11 tingle 14 . it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 egg 3 an 9 egg 4 egg 5 , 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] ['s] [fingers] [closed] [over] [that] [egg] [and] [took] [it] [out] [of] [the] [nest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's [mrs] [hooty] [swooped] [very] [close] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [nearly] [dropped] [the] [egg] [as] [he] [struck] [at] [her] [with] [his] [stick] [.] then [mrs] [hooty] [and] [hooty] [seemed] [to] [lose] [courage] [and] [withdrew] [to] [a] [tree] [near] [by] , [where] [they] [snapped] [their] [bills] and [hissed] [.] 1 then 17 , 17 , 23 and then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [looked] [at] the [prize] [in] [his] [hand] [.] 1 then 8 the it was a big , dirty-white egg . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 big 4 big 6 dirty-white 5 , 6 dirty-white 6 dirty-white 7 egg 6 dirty-white 8 . his eyes shone . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone 2 eyes 4 . what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 1 what 3 splendid 2 a 3 splendid 3 splendid 4 prize 3 splendid 14 ! 4 prize 6 add 5 to 6 add 6 add 7 to 6 add 9 collection 8 his 9 collection 9 collection 10 of 9 collection 11 birds 11 birds 12 ' 11 birds 13 eggs it was the [first] [egg] of the [great] [horned] [owl] [,] [the] [largest] of all [owls] , that he ever had seen . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 all 2 was 3 the 3 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 14 of 15 all 23 . 17 , 19 he 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 had 20 ever 21 had 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 1 once 2 more 1 once 9 found 3 he 4 felt 3 he 9 found 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 7 nest 9 found 9 found 12 another 10 there 11 was 10 there 12 another 12 another 13 egg 13 egg 14 there 13 egg 15 . " [i] 'll take both of them , " said he . 1 " 10 said 3 'll 4 take 4 take 5 both 4 take 7 them 5 both 6 of 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " it 's [the] first [nest] [of] [hooty] ['s] that [i] ['ve] [ever] [found] , and [perhaps] [i] ['ll] never [find] [another] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 that 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 first 10 that 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 never gee , [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [came] [over] [here] [to] [find] [out] [what] [those] [crows] [were] [making] [such] [a] [fuss] [about] [.] 1 gee 2 , i wonder if [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 can 2 wonder 3 if 5 can 6 get 6 get 7 these 6 get 8 down 6 get 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 9 without 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " just at that very minute he remembered something . 1 just 2 at 1 just 5 minute 3 that 5 minute 4 very 5 minute 5 minute 7 remembered 5 minute 9 . 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 7 collecting 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 13 egg 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 never 6 resolved 8 to 6 resolved 9 take 9 take 10 another 10 another 13 egg 11 bird 13 egg 12 's 13 egg 13 egg 14 . " but this is different , " whispered [the] [tempter] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 , 2 but 3 this 3 this 4 is 4 is 5 different 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispered " this isn't [like] [taking] [the] [eggs] [of] [the] [little] [song] [birds] [.] ["] 1 " 3 isn't 2 this 3 isn't [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as [black] [is] [black] [and] white is [white] , [so] [wrong] [is] [wrong] and [right] [is] [right] [.] 1 as 6 white 6 white 14 and 7 is 9 , 9 , 14 and there isn't any half way about it . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 any 2 isn't 4 half 2 isn't 7 it 4 half 5 way 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . a thing [is] [wrong] [or] [it] [is] [right] , and that is all there is to it . 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 it 11 that 12 is 11 that 15 is 12 is 13 all 14 there 15 is 15 is 16 to 15 is 17 it 17 it 18 . they try to compromise . 1 they 4 compromise 2 try 4 compromise 3 to 4 compromise 4 compromise 5 . to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both . 1 to 2 compromise 2 compromise 3 is 2 compromise 17 . 3 is 4 to 3 is 6 neither 4 to 5 do 6 neither 7 one 6 neither 9 nor 6 neither 15 of 7 one 8 thing 9 nor 11 other 10 the 11 other 11 other 14 little 12 but 14 little 13 a 14 little 15 of 16 both but you can't do that with right and wrong . 1 but 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 that 4 do 6 with 4 do 9 wrong 7 right 8 and 7 right 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 . no , he wasn't [fighting] [with] [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 2 , 8 or 3 he 4 wasn't he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 himself 3 fighting 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 7 inside 5 battle 8 himself 6 right 7 inside 8 himself 9 . it was a battle between right and wrong . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 wrong 3 a 4 battle 4 battle 5 between 4 battle 6 right 6 right 7 and 6 right 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 . he [bad] [declared] [that] never again would [he] [steal] [an] [egg] [from] [a] [bird] [.] 1 he 5 never 1 he 7 would 5 never 6 again but never before had [he] found a [nest] [of] [hooty] [the] [owl] [.] 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 before 2 never 4 had 4 had 6 found 6 found 7 a those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 1 those 4 eggs 2 two 4 eggs 3 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 6 add 4 eggs 13 . 5 would 6 add 6 add 7 ever 6 add 10 to 6 add 12 collection 7 ever 8 so 8 so 9 much 11 his 12 collection " [take] ' em , " said a little voice inside [.] 1 " 7 said 3 ' 4 em 4 em 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside " [hooty] is a [robber] [.] 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 a you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 4 doing 2 will 3 be 4 doing 6 kindness 5 a 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 to 6 kindness 10 birds 8 the 10 birds 9 other 10 birds 10 birds 12 taking 11 by 12 taking 12 taking 13 them 13 them 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't do it , " said another little voice . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 . it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 stealing 6 stealing 8 take 6 stealing 10 eggs 6 stealing 13 take 6 stealing 14 the 6 stealing 15 eggs 6 stealing 17 any 7 to 8 take 8 take 9 his 10 eggs 11 as 12 to 13 take 16 of 17 any 17 any 18 other 18 other 19 bird 18 other 20 . he has just as much right to them as [jenny] [wren] [has] [to] [hers] . ["] 1 he 2 has 1 he 15 . 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 right 3 just 9 as 4 as 5 much 6 right 7 to 8 them 9 as " take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 1 " 2 take 1 " 9 said 2 take 3 one 2 take 5 leave 4 and 5 leave 5 leave 6 one 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " that will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 1 " 3 will 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 8 stealing 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 stealing 8 stealing 9 as 8 stealing 18 second 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 took 13 both 12 took 18 second 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 17 the 18 second 18 second 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " besides , you will be breaking your own word . 1 " 2 besides 1 " 4 you 2 besides 3 , 4 you 5 will 5 will 6 be 5 will 8 your 7 breaking 8 your 8 your 9 own 8 your 10 word 10 word 11 . you said that [you] [never] would [take] [another] [egg] [.] ["] 1 you 6 would 2 said 3 that 3 that 6 would " [i] [didn't] [promise] [anybody] [but] [myself] , " declared [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [right] [out] [loud] . 1 " 10 declared 8 , 10 declared 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 18 . " [a] [promise] [to] [yourself] [ought] [to] [be] [just] as [good] [as] a [promise] [to] [any] [one] [else] [.] 1 " 10 as 10 as 13 a i don't [wonder] [hooty] [hisses] [at] you , " said the good little voice . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 15 . 11 the 13 little 12 good 13 little 13 little 14 voice " and think how mean and small and cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 1 " 4 how 2 and 4 how 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 mean 5 mean 7 small 6 and 7 small 7 small 8 and 7 small 9 cheap 9 cheap 11 'll 9 cheap 17 at 9 cheap 19 , 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 feel 12 feel 13 every 13 every 14 time 14 time 15 you 16 look 17 at 17 at 18 them 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 added 20 " 23 good 21 added 22 the 23 good 25 voice 24 little 25 voice 25 voice 26 . besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , always . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 13 " 3 wrong 5 wrong 4 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 and 5 wrong 7 right 5 wrong 9 right 5 wrong 10 , 5 wrong 11 always 5 wrong 12 . 8 is 9 right 12 . 13 " [slowly] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reached] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [nest] [and] [put] [back] [the] [egg] [.] then he began to climb down the tree . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 5 climb 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 6 he 7 went 6 he 13 watched 7 went 8 off 7 went 11 way 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 way 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 . almost at once [mrs] [hooty] [flew] [to] [the] [nest] and settled down on the [eggs] [,] [while] [hooty] [mounted] [guard] [close] [by] [.] 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 2 at 14 the 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 down 12 down 13 on 13 on 14 the " [i] ['m] [glad] [i] didn't take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 12 said 6 didn't 7 take 7 take 9 em 8 ' 9 em 9 em 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 17 . " yes , [sir] , [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] [take] ' em . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 em 13 em 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] [blacky] [the] [crow] [isn't] [all] [black] [.] no , indeed . 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 2 coat 4 black 2 coat 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 9 seems 7 sometimes 22 . 8 it 9 seems 9 seems 10 as 9 seems 21 so 10 as 11 if 11 if 20 isn't 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 is 14 is 15 all 15 all 16 black 15 all 19 this 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 this 19 this 20 isn't it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make trouble for [hooty] the [owl] [.] 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 if 4 as 21 the 5 if 8 was 5 if 12 he 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 9 all 9 all 10 black 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 15 hard 13 tried 16 to 13 tried 17 make 14 so 15 hard 17 make 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 for you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 seem 2 see 3 , 4 it 6 seem 5 didn't 6 seem 6 seem 9 wrong 6 seem 10 to 6 seem 12 to 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 wrong 11 try 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 15 eggs 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 . blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 2 was 10 given 2 was 12 a 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 7 eggs 4 , 5 and 6 those 7 eggs 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 him 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 meal 14 meal 15 . and most of the other little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] [would] [have] [felt] [the] same way about it . 1 and 4 the 2 most 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 other 4 the 20 same 5 other 7 people 6 little 7 people 8 of 9 the 9 the 20 same 12 and 13 the 13 the 20 same 20 same 21 way 21 way 22 about 21 way 24 . 22 about 23 it you see , it is one of the laws of [old] [mother] [nature] that [each] one must learn to look out for himself . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 must 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 2 see 14 that 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 laws 9 laws 10 of 14 that 16 one 17 must 18 learn 18 learn 19 to 19 to 20 look 19 to 23 himself 20 look 21 out 20 look 22 for 23 himself 24 . he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 something 3 doing 9 meanness 5 then 9 meanness 6 which 9 meanness 7 was 8 pure 8 pure 9 meanness 9 meanness 10 . he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , [to] [get] [even] [because] [hooty] had been [too] [smart] for him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 6 make 6 make 7 trouble 6 make 21 him 7 trouble 8 for 10 , 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 6 would 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 6 would 7 take 7 take 9 eggs 8 both 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . he hoped so , anyway . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 2 hoped 5 anyway 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . he just couldn't believe what he saw . 1 he 3 couldn't 1 he 7 saw 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 . at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 5 dreadfully 7 and 5 dreadfully 8 angry 8 angry 9 . it looked very much as if he [weren't] [going] [to] [get] [even] [with] [hooty] after all . 1 it 16 all 1 it 17 . 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 15 after 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 15 after 16 all he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 favorite 2 flew 8 to 2 flew 11 over 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 tree 8 to 9 think 10 things 11 over 11 over 12 . now [sometimes] it is [a] good [thing] to [sit] [by] [oneself] [and] think things over . 1 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 good 6 good 8 to 8 to 13 think 13 think 14 things 14 things 15 over 14 things 16 . it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 1 it 2 gives 1 it 13 be 1 it 15 . 3 the 4 little 3 the 11 chance 5 small 6 voice 5 small 11 chance 6 voice 9 inside 7 deep 8 down 7 deep 9 inside 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 heard it was just that way with [blacky] [now] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 just 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with 5 way 9 . the [longer] [he] thought , [the] [meaner] [his] [action] [in] [calling] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [looked] [.] 1 the 4 thought 4 thought 5 , blacky hung his head . 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . he knew that it was true . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 true 6 true 7 . at last [blacky] [threw] [up] his head [and] [chuckled] , and this time [his] [chuckle] [was] [good] to hear [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 18 to 18 to 19 hear " [i] ['m] [glad] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [didn't] [take] [those] eggs , " said he right out loud . 1 " 5 that 1 " 16 said 5 that 8 's 8 's 9 boy 13 eggs 14 , 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 21 . 18 right 20 loud 19 out 20 loud 20 loud 21 . " yes , sir , [i] ['m] [glad] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 9 . i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 5 such 3 never 9 that 3 never 10 again 4 do 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 5 such 8 as 10 again 11 . i 'm ashamed of [what] [i] [did] [;] [yet] [i] 'm glad [i] [did] it . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 11 'm 12 glad 12 glad 15 it 15 it 16 . i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 6 've 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 because 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things 9 things 10 . i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's boy isn't as much to be feared as he used to be . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 3 learned 18 to 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 9 isn't 11 much 10 as 11 much 11 much 12 to 11 much 15 as 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 used 17 used 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 . i 've learned that [hooty] [isn't] [as] [stupid] [as] [i] [thought] [he] was . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 4 that 13 was 13 was 14 . now [i] [think] [i] 'll [go] hunt for an honest meal [.] ["] 1 now 10 honest 5 'll 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 for 7 hunt 10 honest 9 an 10 honest 10 honest 11 meal and he did . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] judge [no] [one] [by] [his] [style] of [dress] [;] [your] [ignorance] [you] [thus] [confess] [.] 1 judge 7 of blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the " caw , caw , caw , caw [.] ["] 1 " 8 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 8 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw there was no need of looking to see who that was . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 1 there 12 . 3 no 4 need 4 need 5 of 4 need 6 looking 4 need 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 who 9 who 11 was 10 that 11 was peter [rabbit] knew without looking . 1 peter 3 knew 1 peter 6 . 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking [mrs] [quack] [knew] [without] [looking] [.] just the same , both looked up . 1 just 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 3 same 5 both 3 same 8 . 5 both 6 looked 6 looked 7 up just [alighting] in the top of a tall tree was [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 just 3 in 3 in 4 the 3 in 12 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 8 tall 7 a 8 tall 8 tall 9 tree 9 tree 10 was " [i] [hope] [i] [am] not [interrupting] [any] [secret] [gossip] . " 1 " 6 not 6 not 11 . 11 . 12 " " not [at] all [,] ["] [peter] [hastened] to say . 1 " 2 not 2 not 4 all 4 all 11 . 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 . " [mrs] [quack] [was] just [telling] [me] [of] [the] [troubles] [and] [clangers] [in] [bringing] [up] [a] [young] [family] [in] [the] [far] [north] [.] 1 " 5 just how did you know [the] [quacks] [had] [arrived] ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 " blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . " [i] [didn't] , " said he . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . [mr] [quack] [,] [you] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [looking] [very] [fine] [this] [fall] [.] and [those] [handsome] [young] [quacks] [,] you [don't] [mean] to tell me that they are [your] [children] [!] ["] 1 and 7 you 7 you 15 are 10 to 11 tell 11 tell 12 me 11 tell 13 that 13 that 14 they 14 they 15 are [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [proudly] [.] " they are , " said she . 1 " 3 are 1 " 6 said 2 they 3 are 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 . " they are [a] [credit] [to] [their] [parents] [.] 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 they 3 indeed 12 . 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 credit 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 8 credit 11 parents 10 their 11 parents never have [i] seen [finer] [young] [ducks] [in] [all] [my] [life] [.] 1 never 4 seen 2 have 4 seen how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 1 how 2 glad 2 glad 4 hunters 2 glad 11 see 3 the 4 hunters 4 hunters 7 guns 4 hunters 8 will 5 with 7 guns 6 terrible 7 guns 8 will 9 be 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . 13 . 14 " [mrs] [quack] [shivered] [at] [that] [,] [and] [blacky] [saw] [it] [.] he chuckled softly . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly 2 chuckled 4 . you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 dearly 3 he 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 4 dearly 9 uncomfortable 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 uncomfortable 8 others 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . " [i] [saw] [three] [hunters] [over] on the [edge] of the [big] [river] [early] [this] [very] morning , " said he . 1 " 20 said 7 on 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . [mrs] [quack] [looked] [more] [anxious] [than] [ever] [.] blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 1 blacky 3 sharp 1 blacky 7 . 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 3 sharp 5 noted 5 noted 6 this " that is why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 1 " 4 why 1 " 12 added 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 6 came 7 over 6 came 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 13 kindly 13 kindly 14 . " [i] wanted to give you [warning] [.] ["] 1 " 6 you 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 you " but you [didn't] [know] [the] [quacks] [were] here ! " [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 you 3 you 9 here 9 here 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " true enough , [peter] . 1 " 2 true 2 true 3 enough 2 true 4 , 2 true 6 . true enough , " replied [blacky] [,] [his] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 true 2 enough 1 true 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 11 . " [but] [i] thought [they] [might] [be] . 1 " 4 thought 4 thought 8 . is it true , [mrs] [quack] , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 1 is 3 true 1 is 11 going 1 is 17 hard 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 , 7 , 9 we 8 that 9 we 9 we 10 are 10 are 11 going 11 going 12 to 13 have 14 a 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 , 15 long 17 hard 17 hard 18 , 17 hard 20 winter 19 cold 20 winter 20 winter 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " that is what they say up [in] [the] [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 4 what 1 " 14 replied 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 what 4 what 6 say 5 they 6 say 7 up 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " [and] it is true that [jack] [frost] [had] [started] [down] [earlier] [than] [usual] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 true 5 true 6 that 5 true 15 . that is how it happens we are here now . 1 that 2 is 2 is 8 here 3 how 5 happens 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 8 here 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 here 8 here 9 now 9 now 10 . but about those hunters over [by] the [big] [river] [,] do you suppose they will come over here ? " 1 but 4 hunters 2 about 3 those 3 those 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 over 4 hunters 17 over 5 over 7 the 11 do 12 you 12 you 13 suppose 12 you 15 will 13 suppose 14 they 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 over 17 over 18 here 18 here 19 ? 19 ? 20 " there was an [anxious] [note] [in] [mrs] [quack] 's [voice] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 9 's 2 was 3 an 9 's 11 . " no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 1 " 5 replied 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 . " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [won't] let them . 1 " 7 let 7 let 8 them 8 them 9 . i know . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 . i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 2 've 9 been 3 been 4 watching 4 watching 5 him 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 12 hunters 11 those 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 . as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 5 stay 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 6 here 5 stay 11 safe 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 safe 11 safe 12 . what a great world [this] would [be] [if] [all] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [were] like [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . " 1 what 2 a 1 what 6 would 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 world 6 would 14 like 14 like 19 . 19 . 20 " " wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 it 1 " 6 cried 2 wouldn't 3 it 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 . then he added , " [i] wish they were . " 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 they 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 , 4 , 5 " 7 wish 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . 10 . 11 " " you don't [wish] [it] half as much as [i] [do] , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 14 declared 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 6 half 6 half 7 as 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 12 , 14 declared 13 " 14 declared 14 declared 17 . " what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , [looking] [interested] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 asked 3 changed 4 him 4 him 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 10 , 7 asked 13 . " [just] [getting] [really] [acquainted] with some of the little [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 22 replied 6 with 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 24 . " he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 3 found 18 them 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 meet 7 meet 8 him 7 meet 18 them 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 halfway 11 halfway 13 friendship 11 halfway 18 them 12 in 13 friendship 13 friendship 14 and 15 that 16 some 16 some 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 24 . 19 really 20 are 20 are 23 friends 21 his 23 friends 22 best 23 friends 23 friends 24 . 24 . 25 " " and now he is their best friend , " [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 3 now 1 " 4 he 2 and 3 now 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 best 6 their 7 best 7 best 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 " blacky nodded . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " right , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 7 said 2 right 3 , 2 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " that [is] [why] [the] [quacks] [are] [safe] [here] [and] will be as long as they stay [.] ["] 1 " 11 will 2 that 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 as 13 as 14 long 14 long 15 as 14 long 17 stay 15 as 16 they [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky the [crow] [is] [a] [shrewd] [fellow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the he is one of the [smartest] [and] [shrewdest] of all the [little] people in the [green] [forest] [and] on the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 9 of 4 of 5 the 9 of 11 the 9 of 20 the 10 all 11 the 11 the 13 people 13 people 14 in 14 in 15 the 19 on 20 the everybody knows it . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 3 it 4 . and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 1 and 4 this 2 because 3 of 3 of 4 this 4 this 5 , 4 this 14 respect 6 all 8 neighbors 6 all 14 respect 7 his 8 neighbors 9 have 10 a 10 a 12 deal 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 of 12 deal 14 respect 14 respect 15 for 14 respect 18 despite 16 him 18 despite 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 19 his 18 despite 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 21 ways 21 ways 22 . you know there is very little that [escapes] [the] [sharp] [eyes] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 very 4 is 7 that 5 very 6 little 7 that 16 . he had guessed what these things meant . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 3 guessed 5 these 3 guessed 7 meant 5 these 6 things 7 meant 8 . " [they] [think] we are going to have a long , [hard] [,] cold [winter] , " [muttered] [blacky] to [himself] . 1 " 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 6 going 20 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 11 , 17 " 14 cold 16 , 16 , 17 " 20 to 22 . " perhaps they know [,] [but] [i] want to see some signs of it for myself . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 they 3 they 4 know 4 know 12 signs 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 12 signs 11 some 12 signs 12 signs 13 of 12 signs 16 myself 14 it 16 myself 15 for 16 myself 16 myself 17 . they may be only guessing . 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 guessing 4 only 5 guessing 5 guessing 6 . anybody can do that [,] [and] [one] [guess] is as good as [another] . " 1 anybody 2 can 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 that 3 do 14 . 4 that 9 is 9 is 11 good 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 14 . 15 " [mrs] [quack] [explained] [that] [jack] [frost] [had] [already] [started] [south] [,] [and] [so] [they] [had] [started] [earlier] [to] [keep] [well] [ahead] [of] [him] [.] i wouldn't take their word for it any more than [i] [would] the [word] of [johnny] [chuck] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] or [paddy] the [beaver] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 take 3 take 4 their 4 their 5 word 5 word 6 for 6 for 7 it 6 for 8 any 6 for 13 the 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 than 13 the 15 of 15 of 23 the 21 or 23 the i 'll look about a little . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 2 'll 5 a 3 look 4 about 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 . 7 . 8 " he [headed] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's [cornfield] [.] 1 he 11 's a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 1 a 2 little 1 a 10 good 3 of 6 corn 4 that 6 corn 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 10 good 7 would 8 make 8 make 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 . " seems to me [these] [husks] [are] [unusually] [thick] , ["] [muttered] [blacky] [,] as he [tore] [at] [them] [with] [his] [stout] [bill] . 1 " 16 he 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 4 me 4 me 10 , 10 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 24 . " don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 remember 3 remember 7 them 4 ever 6 seen 5 having 6 seen 6 seen 7 them 7 them 10 as 7 them 12 . 8 as 9 thick 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 these wonder if it just [happens] to be [so] [on] [this] [ear] . " 1 wonder 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 12 . 12 . 13 " then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 a 4 a 5 sudden 5 sudden 7 popped 6 thought 7 popped 7 popped 8 into 7 popped 11 head 9 his 11 head 10 black 11 head 11 head 17 and 12 , 17 and 13 he 14 left 14 left 16 ear 15 that 16 ear 16 ear 17 and 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 19 to 20 another 20 another 21 . the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 1 the 2 husks 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 4 this 2 husks 5 were 2 husks 6 as 2 husks 7 thick 2 husks 8 as 2 husks 9 those 2 husks 12 first 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 . he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 to 2 flew 9 husks 4 another 5 shock 5 shock 9 husks 6 and 7 found 7 found 9 husks 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 9 husks 11 just 11 just 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 . he tried a third shock with the same result . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 5 shock 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 9 result 6 with 9 result 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 result 9 result 10 . " huh , they are all alike , " said he . 1 " 2 huh 1 " 10 said 2 huh 7 alike 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 7 alike 6 all 7 alike 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . then he looked thoughtful and for a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 and 4 thoughtful 17 . 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 few 7 a 16 statue 8 few 9 minutes 10 sat 11 perfectly 11 perfectly 12 still 11 perfectly 16 statue 13 like 16 statue 14 a 16 statue 15 black 16 statue 16 statue 17 . " they are right , " said he at last . 1 " 7 said 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 11 . 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . " yes , [sir] , they are right . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 right 8 right 9 . 9 . 10 " of course he [meant] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] the [beaver] [and] [the] [quacks] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 12 the 2 course 3 he i know it [myself] [now] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 6 . i 've found a sign . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 sign 5 sign 6 . old [mother] [nature] [has] [wrapped] [this] [corn] [in] [extra] [thick] [husks] , and [of] [course] [she] [has] [done] it [to] [protect] [it] . 1 old 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 it 19 it 23 . she doesn't do things without a reason . 1 she 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 do 3 do 4 things 3 do 5 without 5 without 6 a 5 without 7 reason 7 reason 8 . we are going to have a cold [winter] [,] [or] [my] [name] [isn't] [blacky] [the] [crow] . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 cold 7 cold 17 . 17 . 18 " [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a single fact may [fail] [to] prove [you] [either] [right] [or] [wrong] [;] [confirm] [it] [with] [another] [and] [your] [proof] [will] [then] [be] [strong] [.] 1 a 2 single 2 single 3 fact 2 single 4 may 4 may 7 prove blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the but [blacky] [long] [ago] [learned] [that] it isn't [wise] [or] [wholly] safe [to] [depend] [altogether] [on] one thing . 1 but 7 it 1 but 17 one 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 12 safe 17 one 18 thing 18 thing 19 . " she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 take 4 take 5 care 4 take 19 things 5 care 7 protect 5 care 16 much 5 care 17 for 6 to 7 protect 7 protect 9 corn 8 the 9 corn 9 corn 11 way 9 corn 12 and 10 that 11 way 13 not 16 much 14 do 16 much 15 as 16 much 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . there must be [other] [signs] [,] [if] [i] [am] smart enough to find them . " 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 13 find 10 smart 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 them 14 them 15 . 15 . 16 " he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 1 he 2 lifted 2 lifted 5 wing 3 one 5 wing 4 black 5 wing 5 wing 7 began 5 wing 14 beneath 5 wing 16 . 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 9 set 11 order 10 in 11 order 11 order 13 feathers 12 the 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 beneath 14 beneath 15 it suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 9 up 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 7 hop 7 hop 8 straight 7 hop 9 up 9 up 10 . " [well] [,] [i] [never] ! " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 1 " 9 exclaimed 6 ! 9 exclaimed 7 " 9 exclaimed 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 9 exclaimed 17 regain 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 spread 13 spread 15 wings 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 17 regain 16 to 17 regain 17 regain 19 balance 18 his 19 balance 19 balance 20 . " [i] [never] [did] ! " 1 " 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 1 " 7 piped 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 so 2 is 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 piped 7 piped 9 squeaky 8 a 9 squeaky 9 squeaky 10 little 9 squeaky 11 voice 11 voice 12 . what is it you never did ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 4 you 2 is 3 it 4 you 5 never 4 you 7 ? 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky looked down . 1 blacky 2 looked 1 blacky 4 . 2 looked 3 down peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 1 peeping 2 up 1 peeping 3 at 1 peeping 4 him 4 him 5 from 4 him 14 . 5 from 6 the 7 brown 8 grass 7 brown 13 eyes 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 bright 11 bright 12 little 11 bright 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " [hello] [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 9 exclaimed 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 . " [i] haven't [seen] you for a long time . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 9 time 5 you 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 . i 've looked for you several times lately . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 looked 2 've 8 lately 4 for 5 you 4 for 6 several 6 several 7 times 7 times 8 lately 8 lately 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] don't [doubt] [it] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 6 . i don't doubt it at all [,] ["] [squeaked] [danny] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 4 it 6 all 5 at 6 all 6 all 11 . " you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 1 " 2 you 2 you 5 see 2 you 9 are 3 'll 4 never 3 'll 5 see 5 see 6 me 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 . that is , you won't if [i] can help it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 10 it 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 won't 4 you 8 can 6 if 8 can 8 can 9 help 9 help 10 it 10 it 11 . you won't [if] [i] see you [first] . " 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 6 you 5 see 6 you 6 you 8 . 8 . 9 " blacky chuckled . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he knew what [danny] meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 5 meant 6 . " [i] ['ve] [had] my [breakfast] , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't [dinner] time yet . " 1 " 5 my 5 my 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 20 " 12 " 15 isn't 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 17 time 18 yet 18 yet 19 . 19 . 20 " " what is it you never did ? " [persisted] [danny] [,] [in] [his] [squeaky] [voice] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 17 . 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 you 3 is 4 it 5 you 6 never 5 you 8 ? 7 did 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " that was just [an] [exclamation] [,] ["] explained [blacky] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 explained 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 just 9 explained 11 . " [i] [made] [a] [discovery] that [surprised] [me] [so] [i] [exclaimed] [right] [out] . " 1 " 6 that 6 that 14 . 14 . 15 " " what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 demanded 2 what 3 was 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " it was [that] the [feathers] of [my] [coat] [are] [coming] [in] [thicker] [than] [i] [ever] [knew] them to [before] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 18 them 18 them 19 to 18 them 21 . i [hadn't] noticed it [until] [i] [started] [to] [set] [them] in order a minute [ago] . ["] 1 i 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 it 4 it 16 . 11 in 12 order 11 in 13 a 13 a 14 minute 14 minute 16 . he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 7 feathers 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 of 7 feathers 10 breast 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 . there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 4 lot 10 of 6 down 9 roots 7 around 9 roots 8 the 9 roots 9 roots 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . i am going to have the [warmest] [coat] [i] 've ever [had] [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 1 i 5 have 1 i 10 've 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 5 have 6 the 10 've 11 ever " well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 don't 1 " 13 retorted 2 well 3 , 4 don't 5 think 4 don't 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 9 only 8 the 9 only 10 one 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . i suppose you know what it means . " 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 know 2 suppose 3 you 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 means 6 it 7 means 7 means 8 . 8 . 9 " " you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat than usual . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 that 5 that 8 doesn't 6 everybody 7 who 7 who 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 10 south 9 go 10 south 10 south 11 or 10 south 17 thicker 12 sleep 14 winter 13 all 14 winter 14 winter 17 thicker 15 has 16 a 15 has 17 thicker 17 thicker 18 coat 17 thicker 19 than 19 than 20 usual 20 usual 21 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there is [old] [roughleg] the [hawk] [!] 1 there 2 is 2 is 5 the he has come extra early this year . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 4 extra 4 extra 5 early 4 extra 7 year 6 this 7 year 7 year 8 . i think [i] 'll go back to [warn] [nanny] . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 back 6 back 7 to 6 back 10 . 10 . 11 " without another word [danny] [disappeared] [in] [the] [brown] grass . 1 without 3 word 1 without 9 grass 2 another 3 word 9 grass 10 . [again] [blacky] [chuckled] [.] " more [signs] , " said he to himself . 1 " 6 said 2 more 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 9 himself 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . ["] [more] [signs] [.] there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 a 2 isn't 4 doubt 2 isn't 8 going 2 isn't 12 hard 5 that 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 a 11 a 12 hard 12 hard 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i [wonder] [if] [i] can stand it or [if] [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 1 i 5 can 1 i 11 'd 5 can 6 stand 6 stand 7 it 6 stand 8 or 11 'd 12 better 12 better 13 go 13 go 17 south 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 south 17 south 18 , 17 south 23 warmer 19 where 23 warmer 20 it 21 will 21 will 22 be 22 be 23 warmer 23 warmer 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 1 this 2 much 1 this 5 is 2 much 3 to 3 to 4 me 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 clear 6 very 14 queer 7 clear 8 : 9 a 10 thing 9 a 14 queer 11 not 12 understood 12 understood 14 queer 13 is 14 queer 14 queer 15 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky [the] [crow] [may] [be] right . 1 blacky 6 right 6 right 7 . again he may not be . 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 not 3 may 5 be 5 be 6 . if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 right 3 is 6 it 3 is 14 queer 4 right 5 , 6 it 7 will 8 account 9 for 8 account 12 of 8 account 14 queer 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 the 14 queer 15 people 14 queer 18 world 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . they are not understood , and so they are queer . 1 they 2 are 1 they 9 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 understood 4 understood 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 queer 10 queer 11 . at least , that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 1 at 2 least 1 at 7 other 1 at 13 once 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 say 9 say 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 never 13 once 13 once 16 perhaps 14 think 15 that 14 think 16 perhaps 16 perhaps 24 understanding 17 they 18 are 18 are 20 queer 19 the 20 queer 20 queer 21 ones 21 ones 22 for 21 ones 24 understanding 23 not 24 understanding 24 understanding 25 . but [blacky] [isn't] like those people [who] are [satisfied] not [to] [understand] [and] [to] [think] [other] [people] [and] [things] [queer] [.] 1 but 10 not 4 like 5 those 5 those 6 people 6 people 8 are 8 are 10 not he does his best to understand . 1 he 2 does 2 does 6 understand 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 . he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 1 he 6 uses 2 waits 3 and 2 waits 4 watches 4 watches 5 and 4 watches 6 uses 6 uses 7 those 6 uses 15 wits 8 sharp 15 wits 9 eyes 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 15 wits 12 and 13 those 13 those 15 wits 14 quick 15 wits 15 wits 21 usually 16 of 17 his 17 his 21 usually 18 until 20 last 19 at 20 last 20 last 21 usually 21 usually 23 does 22 he 23 does 23 does 24 understand 24 understand 25 . long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen on [or] [beside] the [big] [river] [,] things not to be seen elsewhere . 1 long 2 ago 1 long 3 he 3 he 4 discovered 3 he 11 seen 4 discovered 5 that 4 discovered 6 many 6 many 7 things 8 are 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 24 elsewhere 12 on 15 the 12 on 24 elsewhere 19 things 23 seen 20 not 23 seen 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 seen 23 seen 24 elsewhere 24 elsewhere 25 . so there are [few] [clays] [in] [which] [he] [does] not [get] [over] [there] . 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 10 not 10 not 14 . more than once he had been shot at . 1 more 2 than 1 more 7 shot 2 than 3 once 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shot 7 shot 8 at 7 shot 9 . but he had learned by these experiences . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 7 experiences 5 by 7 experiences 6 these 7 experiences 7 experiences 8 . oh , yes , [blacky] [had] [learned] . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 8 . for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 1 for 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 8 to 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 15 it 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 when 12 when 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 it 15 it 16 . blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 1 blacky 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 7 gun 3 sharply 8 . 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 man 3 man 4 had 4 had 5 none 4 had 11 not 4 had 14 feared 5 none 9 therefore 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 therefore 10 was 11 not 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 15 . blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 1 blacky 2 boldly 1 blacky 12 the 1 blacky 14 was 2 boldly 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 able 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 12 the 13 man 14 was 15 doing 15 doing 16 . then [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [stretched] [their] [widest] and he [almost] [cawed] [right] [out] [with] [surprise] [.] 1 then 9 he 8 and 9 he the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 1 the 2 man 2 man 4 taking 3 was 4 taking 4 taking 6 corn 4 taking 8 a 4 taking 11 a 4 taking 14 a 4 taking 20 out 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 7 from 8 a 9 bag 9 bag 10 , 11 a 12 handful 12 handful 13 at 14 a 15 time 16 , 18 throwing 17 and 18 throwing 18 throwing 20 out 19 it 20 out 20 out 23 water 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 . yes , [sir] , that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 12 scattering 5 that 6 is 6 is 10 doing 7 what 10 doing 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 12 scattering 11 , 12 scattering 12 scattering 13 nice 12 scattering 14 yellow 12 scattering 15 corn 15 corn 18 rushes 15 corn 25 ! 16 among 17 the 16 among 18 rushes 18 rushes 19 and 18 rushes 21 rice 20 wild 21 rice 21 rice 22 in 21 rice 24 water 23 the 24 water " [that] ['s] [a] [queer] [performance] , " [muttered] [blacky] , as he [watched] . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 13 he 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 15 . " what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 14 ? 3 is 5 throwing 4 he 5 throwing 5 throwing 6 perfectly 5 throwing 8 corn 5 throwing 9 out 5 throwing 12 water 7 good 8 corn 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 planting 3 planting 4 it 3 planting 6 for 3 planting 11 season 5 , 6 for 7 this 11 season 8 isn't 10 planting 9 the 10 planting 10 planting 11 season 11 season 12 . besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 10 anyway 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 grow 5 grow 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 shame 4 shame 6 waste 4 shame 10 that 4 shame 11 . 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 8 corn 7 nice 8 corn 9 like 10 that what is he doing it for ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 he 1 what 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 4 doing 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky flew over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 tree 5 a 6 tree 6 tree 11 alighted 7 some 8 distance 8 distance 9 away 9 away 11 alighted 10 and 11 alighted 11 alighted 12 in 11 alighted 14 top 11 alighted 21 performance 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 it 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 21 performance 19 the 21 performance 20 queer 21 performance 21 performance 22 . you know [blacky] [has] [very] [keen] [eyes] [and] he can see [a] [long] [distance] . 1 you 2 know 1 you 10 can 2 know 9 he 10 can 11 see 11 see 15 . for a while the man continued to scatter corn [and] [blacky] [continued] [to] [wonder] [what] he was doing it for . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 8 scatter 3 while 16 he 4 the 5 man 5 man 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 6 continued 8 scatter 8 scatter 9 corn 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it 18 doing 20 for 18 doing 21 . at last the man went away in a boat . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 the 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 went 5 went 6 away 6 away 10 . 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 2 watched 9 sight 4 until 5 he 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 10 . he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 bottom 7 yellow 8 grains 8 grains 9 on 8 grains 11 bottom 10 the 11 bottom 11 bottom 12 . presently he saw something else . 1 presently 3 saw 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of things [you] [do] [not] [understand] , [beware] [!] 1 of 2 things 2 things 7 , they may be [wholly] [harmless] [but] [beware] ! 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 8 ! you 'll find [the] [older] that [you] [grow] [that] [only] [things] and [folks] you know [are] [fully] [to] [be] [trusted] [,] [so] [beware] [!] 1 you 2 'll 1 you 15 know 2 'll 3 find 3 find 6 that 12 and 14 you 14 you 15 know blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the that is one of [blacky] ['s] [wise] [sayings] , and he [lives] [up] [to] [it] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 11 he 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 1 he 2 seldom 2 seldom 3 gets 2 seldom 11 makes 3 gets 4 into 3 gets 10 first 4 into 7 trouble 5 any 7 trouble 6 real 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 because 8 because 9 he 11 makes 12 sure 11 makes 16 trouble 12 sure 13 there 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 no 16 trouble 18 get 16 trouble 20 . 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 1 when 3 discovers 1 when 5 he 1 when 10 he 2 he 3 discovers 3 discovers 4 something 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 7 not 8 understand 8 understand 9 , 10 he 11 is 11 is 14 distrustful 12 at 13 once 13 once 14 distrustful 14 distrustful 15 of 14 distrustful 16 it 14 distrustful 17 . as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore of the [big] [river] he [at] [once] [became] [suspicious] [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 19 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 8 corn 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 scattering 6 scattering 7 yellow 6 scattering 8 corn 8 corn 12 from 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 from 12 from 14 shore 12 from 16 the 13 the 14 shore 15 of 16 the what was [it] [blacky] [had] discovered ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 7 ? 2 was 6 discovered only a few feathers . 1 only 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 . no one with eyes less sharp than [blacky] ['s] [would] [have] [noticed] [them] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 5 less 3 with 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 less 5 less 6 sharp 5 less 7 than and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 1 and 13 them 2 few 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 given 4 have 7 a 4 have 8 thought 4 have 12 noticed 5 given 6 them 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . but [blacky] [knew] [right] [away] that [those] [were] [feathers] [from] [a] [duck] . 1 but 6 that 6 that 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [or] [some] [of] [their] [relatives] [have] [been] here . 1 " 14 here 14 here 15 . it is just the kind of a [place] [ducks] [like] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 11 . 2 is 3 just 2 is 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 a [also] [some] [ducks] [like] [corn] [.] if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 should 3 should 4 come 3 should 8 find 3 should 14 have 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 here 4 come 7 and 8 find 10 corn 9 this 10 corn 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 have 14 have 24 come 15 a 16 feast 16 feast 18 and 16 feast 20 would 17 , 18 and 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 be 20 would 24 come 21 be 22 sure 23 to 24 come 24 come 25 again 25 again 26 . that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 1 that 6 corn 2 man 3 who 2 man 4 scattered 4 scattered 6 corn 5 the 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 6 corn 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 have 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 10 a 22 hunter 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 , 13 , 14 but 15 that 22 hunter 16 doesn't 17 mean 17 mean 18 that 18 that 22 hunter 19 he 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 a 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 come 3 come 4 back 4 back 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 15 . i 'm suspicious of that man . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 3 suspicious 6 man 3 suspicious 7 . 5 that 6 man i am so . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so 3 so 4 . i believe he put that [corn] [here] [for] [ducks] [and] [i] don't believe he did it out of the kindness of his heart . 1 i 2 believe 1 i 12 don't 2 believe 3 he 2 believe 5 that 3 he 4 put 12 don't 13 believe 13 believe 14 he 13 believe 16 it 13 believe 22 his 14 he 15 did 17 out 18 of 17 out 21 of 17 out 22 his 18 of 19 the 18 of 20 kindness 22 his 23 heart 23 heart 24 . but it [wasn't] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 . i don't like the looks of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 the 3 like 5 looks 3 like 7 it 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . i don't [indeed] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 4 . i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 keep 2 'll 9 see 3 keep 4 watch 3 keep 6 this 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 place 8 and 9 see 9 see 11 happens 10 what 11 happens 11 happens 12 . 12 . 13 " he didn't like the looks of it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 5 looks 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 5 looks 6 of 5 looks 8 at 6 of 7 it 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . " [i] ['ll] [warn] [the] [quacks] [to] [keep] [away] [from] there . 1 " 11 there 11 there 12 . i 'll do it the very first thing in the morning , " he muttered , [as] [he] [prepared] [to] [go] [to] [sleep] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 24 . 5 the 7 first 6 very 7 first 7 first 8 thing 8 thing 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 morning 11 morning 12 , 11 morning 24 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 16 , " [if] they [have] [any] [sense] [at] all [,] [they] [will] stay in the [pond] of [paddy] the [beaver] [.] 1 " 3 they 3 they 8 all 8 all 18 the 12 stay 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 18 the it may be all right , [but] [i] don't like the looks of it . " 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 16 " 9 don't 10 like 10 like 11 the 10 like 12 looks 10 like 14 it 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " and [still] [full] [of] [suspicions] [,] [blacky] went to sleep . 1 and 8 went 8 went 10 sleep 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little things [you] [fail] [to] [see] [may] [important] [prove] [to] [be] [.] 1 little 2 things blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the one of the [secrets] of [blacky] ['s] [success] in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things . 1 one 2 of 1 one 5 of 1 one 17 fails 2 of 3 the 9 in 10 life 9 in 13 fact 10 life 11 is 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 14 that 13 fact 17 fails 15 he 17 fails 16 never 17 fails 17 fails 19 take 17 fails 20 note 18 to 19 take 20 note 21 of 21 of 23 things 22 little 23 things 23 things 24 . long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 4 learned 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 that 4 learned 15 worth 6 little 7 things 7 things 8 which 7 things 9 in 7 things 11 seem 10 themselves 11 seem 11 seem 12 harmless 11 seem 15 worth 12 harmless 13 and 14 not 15 worth 15 worth 16 noticing 16 noticing 19 prove 16 noticing 22 important 17 may 19 prove 18 together 19 prove 20 the 21 most 21 most 22 important 22 important 23 things 22 important 25 life 24 in 25 life 25 life 26 . so , [no] [matter] [how] [unimportant] [a] [thing] [may] [appear] [,] [blacky] [examines] [it] [closely] with [those] [sharp] eyes of his and [remembers] it . 1 so 2 , 2 , 16 with 16 with 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 of 19 eyes 25 . 20 of 21 his 22 and 24 it 24 it 25 . then he got some breakfast . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 some 4 some 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 . he ate it in a hurry [and] [flew] [straight] [over] to the [big] [river] to the place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 it 2 ate 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 hurry 5 a 17 place 6 hurry 11 to 11 to 12 the 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 place 17 place 18 where 17 place 25 scattered 17 place 26 . 18 where 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 22 that 24 corn 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 contented 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 5 and 4 contented 10 spirits 6 in 10 spirits 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 8 best 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . blacky guessed why [.] 1 blacky 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 why not a single grain of [that] [yellow] corn [could] [blacky] see . 1 not 3 single 1 not 11 see 2 a 3 single 3 single 4 grain 4 grain 5 of 4 grain 8 corn 11 see 12 . he knew [the] [ways] [of] [dusky] [and] his [relatives] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 8 his 8 his 10 . he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and at once had found that corn . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 20 found 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 come 6 have 20 found 7 come 8 in 9 there 18 once 10 just 11 at 11 at 12 dusk 11 at 18 once 12 dusk 14 night 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 14 night 16 and 17 at 18 once 18 once 20 found 19 had 20 found 20 found 21 that 20 found 22 corn 22 corn 23 . [dusky] [looked] [up] [as] [blacky] [flew] [over] [him] [,] [but] [blacky] [said] [nothing] [,] [and] [dusky] [said] [nothing] [.] but if [blacky] [didn't] [use] [his] [tongue] [,] he did use his eyes [.] 1 but 9 he 2 if 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 use 11 use 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 7 lot 3 with 4 them 4 them 5 were 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 11 rushes 9 the 11 rushes 10 brown 11 rushes 11 rushes 12 . they looked very harmless and innocent . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 4 harmless 3 very 4 harmless 4 harmless 6 innocent 4 harmless 7 . 5 and 6 innocent but [blacky] [knew] [every] foot of [that] [shore] [along] the [big] [river] [,] [and] he knew that [those] [bushes] [hadn't] [been] [there] [during] [the] summer . 1 but 10 the 1 but 15 he 5 foot 6 of 6 of 10 the 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 25 summer 25 summer 26 . he knew that they [hadn't] [grown] [there] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they he flew directly over them . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 2 flew 4 over 4 over 5 them 5 them 6 . just back of them were a couple of logs . 1 just 2 back 2 back 10 . 3 of 4 them 3 of 9 logs 5 were 7 couple 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 7 couple 9 logs 9 logs 10 . those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 1 those 2 logs 1 those 13 days 2 logs 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 5 there 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 passed 8 passed 10 way 8 passed 12 few 9 that 10 way 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before 13 days 15 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 it 5 it 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] under his breath . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 10 . 7 under 9 breath 8 his 9 breath 9 breath 10 . " those look to me as if they might be very handy , very handy indeed , for a hunter to sit on . 1 " 3 look 2 those 3 look 3 look 4 to 4 to 5 me 4 to 10 be 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 might 9 might 10 be 10 be 15 handy 11 very 15 handy 12 handy 13 , 12 handy 15 handy 14 very 15 handy 15 handy 16 indeed 15 handy 20 hunter 15 handy 22 sit 15 handy 24 . 16 indeed 17 , 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 hunter 21 to 22 sit 22 sit 23 on it doesn't look right to me . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 2 doesn't 6 me 4 right 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . no [,] [sir] [,] [it] [doesn't] [look] right to me . 1 no 8 right 8 right 9 to 9 to 10 me 10 me 11 . i think [i] 'll keep an eye on this place [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 8 on 9 this 9 this 10 place so [blacky] [came] [back] [to] [the] [big] [river] [several] [times] that day . 1 so 11 that 11 that 12 day 12 day 13 . the second time back he found that [dusky] the [black] [duck] [and] [his] [relatives] [had] [left] [.] 1 the 2 second 2 second 3 time 3 time 4 back 3 time 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 that 6 found 9 the and as before , he went away in a boat . 1 and 6 went 2 as 5 he 3 before 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 away 7 away 11 . 8 in 10 boat 9 a 10 boat 10 boat 11 . " [i] don't like it [,] ["] [muttered] [blacky] , shaking his [black] head . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 15 . 10 , 11 shaking 11 shaking 14 head 12 his 14 head 14 head 15 . " [i] don't like it . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see [another] ['s] [danger] [warn] him [though] [he] [be] [a] [stranger] . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 8 him 8 him 14 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the sometimes [blacky] [watched] [from] [a] [distance] , and [sometimes] he [flew] [right] [over] the man . 1 sometimes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 8 and 14 the 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 . but never once did the man have a gun with him . 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 once 3 once 4 did 3 once 8 a 5 the 6 man 6 man 8 a 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 1 that 2 man 2 man 11 fooling 3 may 4 be 3 may 11 fooling 5 fooling 6 them 5 fooling 11 fooling 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 11 fooling 10 isn't 11 fooling 11 fooling 12 me 12 me 13 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . he hasn't had a gun with him [once] [when] [i] [have] [seen] [him] , but just the same he is a hunter . 1 he 2 hasn't 1 he 3 had 3 had 16 just 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 just 16 just 18 same 16 just 22 hunter 17 the 18 same 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . i feel it in my bones . 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 2 feel 6 bones 4 in 5 my 5 my 6 bones 6 bones 7 . he knows [those] [silly] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [every] [night] [for] that [corn] he [puts] [out] . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 12 that 12 that 14 he 14 he 17 . then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 5 behind 7 bushes 6 those 7 bushes 7 bushes 11 close 7 bushes 14 edge 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 placed 10 placed 11 close 11 close 12 to 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 16 the 16 the 17 water 16 the 25 gun 17 water 18 and 19 wait 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 22 with 22 with 25 gun 23 his 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . that is what he will do , [or] my name [isn't] [blacky] . " 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 14 " 9 my 10 name 10 name 13 . 13 . 14 " [finally] [blacky] [decided] [to] [drop] [a] [hint] [to] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] so [the] [next] [morning] he stopped for a call . 1 so 5 he 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 call 9 call 10 . " good morning , " said he , as [dusky] [swam] [in] [just] in front of him . 1 " 6 said 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 18 . 8 , 9 as 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 of 15 front 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] [hope] you are feeling as fine as you look . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 as 6 feeling 8 fine 6 feeling 9 as 10 you 11 look 11 look 12 . 12 . 13 " " quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 4 quack 2 quack 3 , 2 quack 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 4 quack 9 . 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " when [blacky] [the] [crow] [flatters] , he [hopes] [to] [gain] [something] [.] 1 " 8 he 2 when 8 he 7 , 8 he what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 6 ? 2 is 3 it 4 this 5 time 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " not a thing , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " on my honor , not a thing . 1 " 4 honor 2 on 4 honor 3 my 4 honor 4 honor 5 , 4 honor 9 . 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " corn , " replied [dusky] [in] [a] [low] voice [,] [as] [if] [afraid] [some] [one] [might] [overhear] [him] . 1 " 5 replied 2 corn 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 voice 10 voice 20 . ["] [nice] [yellow] [corn] [.] ["] " [corn] ! " exclaimed [blacky] , [as] if [very] [much] [astonished] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 9 if 5 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 9 if " how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 3 does 5 happen 4 corn 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 5 happen 14 ? 6 to 7 be 8 way 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 in 10 here 14 ? 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water 14 ? 15 " dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 13 said 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 3 ask 6 for 4 me 5 , 8 can't 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] haven't [the] [least] [idea] [.] 1 " 3 haven't all [i] [know] [is] that [every] evening [when] [we] [arrive] [,] [we] [find] [it] [here] . 1 all 5 that 5 that 7 evening 7 evening 16 . how it gets here , [i] don't know , and furthermore [i] don't care . 1 how 2 it 2 it 3 gets 2 it 15 . 3 gets 4 here 3 gets 11 furthermore 5 , 11 furthermore 7 don't 8 know 8 know 11 furthermore 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 furthermore 11 furthermore 14 care 13 don't 14 care it is enough for me that it is here . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] ['ve] [seen] [a] [man] [over] [here] every afternoon , " said [blacky] . 1 " 13 said 9 every 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " [i] [thought] he might be [a] [hunter] . " 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 9 . 9 . 10 " " did he have a terrible gun [?] ["] [asked] [dusky] [suspiciously] . 1 " 3 he 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 13 . " [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " [then] he isn't a hunter , " declared [dusky] [,] [looking] [much] [relieved] . 1 " 4 isn't 1 " 9 declared 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 a 5 a 6 hunter 7 , 9 declared 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 15 . " he could hide [behind] [these] [bushes] , you know . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 you 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 hide 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 . 11 . 12 " " [nonsense] , " retorted [dusky] [,] [tossing] [his] [head] . 1 " 5 retorted 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 11 . " there [hasn't] [been] [a] [sign] [of] [danger] [here] [since] we have been here . 1 " 2 there 1 " 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 3 you 8 are 4 , 7 you 6 ; 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 jealous 8 are 13 plenty 8 are 19 you 9 jealous 10 because 10 because 11 we 12 find 13 plenty 13 plenty 15 eat 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 here 16 here 17 , 17 , 18 and 19 you 20 find 20 find 21 nothing 21 nothing 22 . you are trying to scare us . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 scare 5 scare 6 us 6 us 7 . but [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [right] now , you [can't] [scare] [us] [away] [from] such [splendid] [eating] as we have [had] [here] [.] 1 but 7 now 7 now 8 , 7 now 9 you 9 you 20 have 15 such 18 as 18 as 19 we 19 we 20 have so [there] ! " 1 so 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who [for] [another] [conquers] [fear] [is] [truly] [brave] , it is [most] [clear] [.] 1 who 11 is 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 is blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the it was late in the afternoon , and [blacky] the [crow] was on his way to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 2 was 3 late 3 late 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 afternoon 6 afternoon 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 the 12 was 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 way 15 way 16 to 15 way 20 . 16 to 17 the as usual , he went around [by] [the] [big] [river] to see if that man [was] [scattering] [corn] [for] the [ducks] [.] 1 as 2 usual 1 as 4 he 2 usual 3 , 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 around 6 around 20 the 11 to 12 see 11 to 20 the 12 see 13 if 12 see 14 that 14 that 15 man he wasn't there . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there 3 there 4 . no one [was] to be seen [along] the [bank] of the [big] [river] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 10 of 2 one 14 . 4 to 5 be 4 to 8 the 5 be 6 seen 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 the " he hasn't come to-day , or else he came early and has left [,] ["] thought [blacky] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 hasn't 2 he 13 has 2 he 14 left 2 he 17 thought 3 hasn't 4 come 3 hasn't 5 to-day 5 to-day 6 , 7 or 8 else 8 else 13 has 9 he 10 came 9 he 13 has 10 came 11 early 11 early 12 and 17 thought 19 . what was it [blacky] [saw] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 3 it 6 ? it was a boat coming down the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 5 coming 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 5 coming 5 coming 6 down 6 down 7 the blacky sat still and watched . 1 blacky 2 sat 1 blacky 5 watched 1 blacky 6 . 2 sat 3 still 4 and 5 watched presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 1 presently 2 the 2 the 8 rushes 3 boat 4 turned 3 boat 6 among 5 in 6 among 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 rushes 8 rushes 10 and 8 rushes 20 shore 9 , 10 and 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 13 later 18 on 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 16 stepped 18 on 18 on 20 shore 19 the 20 shore 20 shore 21 . it was the same man [blacky] had [watched] [scatter] [corn] [in] [the] [rushes] [every] [day] for a week . 1 it 2 was 1 it 16 for 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 same 3 the 5 man 5 man 7 had 16 for 18 week 17 a 18 week 18 week 19 . there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 doubt 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 7 it 6 about 9 it 7 it 8 , 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 same 11 the 13 man 13 man 14 . " [ha] [,] ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] [,] [and] [nearly] [lost] [his] [balance] [in] [his] [excitement] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 18 . " [ha] [,] ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! it is just as [i] [thought] ! " 1 it 2 is 1 it 7 ! 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 7 ! 8 " you see [blacky] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [had] [seen] that [the] man [was] [carrying] [something] , and that [something] was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 that 9 that 11 man 11 man 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 19 was 19 was 20 a 20 a 21 gun 21 gun 22 , 21 gun 25 gun 21 gun 26 . 23 a 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 gun blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 gun 2 knows 12 it 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 gun 5 gun 7 far 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 as 9 he 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 it 12 it 13 . the hunter looked out over the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 out 3 looked 5 over 5 over 6 the then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 along 3 walked 8 scattered 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 9 corn 9 corn 12 before 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 13 . not a grain was to be seen . 1 not 3 grain 1 not 7 seen 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 4 was 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . this seemed to please him . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 please 3 to 5 him 5 him 6 . then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 to 3 went 11 on 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 bushes 8 and 9 sat 9 sat 10 down 9 sat 11 on 11 on 13 log 11 on 22 knees 12 a 13 log 13 log 14 behind 14 behind 15 them 15 them 16 , 17 his 19 gun 17 his 22 knees 18 terrible 19 gun 20 across 22 knees 21 his 22 knees 22 knees 23 . " [i] [was] [sure] [of] it , " [muttered] [blacky] [.] 1 " 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " " he is going to [wait] [there] [for] [those] [ducks] [to] come in , and then something dreadful [will] [happen] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 12 come 12 come 15 and 13 in 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 something 17 something 18 dreadful 18 dreadful 21 . what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 1 what 6 are 2 terrible 5 hunters 3 creatures 5 hunters 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are 6 are 7 ! they don't know what fairness is . 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 5 fairness 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 5 fairness 7 . no [,] [sir] [,] they don't know what fairness is . 1 no 9 fairness 5 they 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 7 know 9 fairness 8 what 9 fairness 9 fairness 10 is 9 fairness 11 . he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 they 2 knows 12 that 2 knows 13 they 3 they 4 will 5 feel 6 so 5 feel 7 sure 5 feel 11 safe 5 feel 12 that 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 all 8 that 10 is 13 they 14 will 14 will 15 come 15 come 16 in 16 in 20 danger 17 without 18 looking 17 without 20 danger 18 looking 19 for 20 danger 21 . then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 kill 3 will 9 kill 4 fire 7 gun 5 that 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 and 7 gun 9 kill 9 kill 10 them 9 kill 13 them 11 without 12 giving 12 giving 13 them 13 them 17 all 13 them 18 . 14 any 15 chance 15 chance 16 at 16 at 17 all " [reddy] [fox] is a [sly] [,] [clever] hunter [,] [but] he wouldn't do [a] [thing] [like] that . 1 " 4 is 1 " 12 he 4 is 5 a 5 a 9 hunter 12 he 13 wouldn't 13 wouldn't 14 do 14 do 18 that 14 do 19 . neither would [old] [man] [coyote] [or] [anybody] [else] [who] [wears] [fur] [or] [feathers] [.] 1 neither 2 would they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 1 they 2 might 2 might 3 hide 2 might 5 try 2 might 11 surprise 3 hide 4 and 5 try 6 to 5 try 7 catch 7 catch 9 one 8 some 9 one 10 by 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 right 3 all 18 things 4 right 12 to 4 right 14 on 5 , 6 because 6 because 11 supposed 7 each 8 of 8 of 9 us 9 us 11 supposed 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 12 to 12 to 13 be 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 watch 16 watch 17 for 18 things 20 that 18 things 22 . 19 of 20 that 20 that 21 sort oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 6 's 5 what 10 ? 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 done 9 done 10 ? it is time [i] was [getting] [home] to the [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 was 2 is 3 time 5 was 8 to 8 to 9 the [the] [black] [shadows] [will] [soon] [come] [creeping] [out] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [,] [and] [i] [must] [be] [safe] [in] [my] [hemlock-tree] [by] [then] [.] i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 8 be 3 be 4 scared 4 scared 6 death 5 to 6 death 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 dark 9 out 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . yet [those] [ducks] [ought] to [be] [warned] [.] 1 yet 5 to oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 6 shall 5 what 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " with them [might] [come] [hooty] [the] [owl] , and [hooty] [wouldn't] [object] in the least [to] [a] [crow] [dinner] . 1 with 2 them 2 them 8 , 2 them 13 in 8 , 9 and 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 least 15 least 20 . he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 2 wished 6 that 2 wished 7 hemlock-tree 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 7 hemlock-tree 8 that 7 hemlock-tree 10 minute 7 hemlock-tree 11 . 9 very 10 minute " [i] ['ll] wait a little [while] [longer] , ["] [muttered] [blacky] [,] and tried to feel brave [.] 1 " 4 wait 4 wait 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 9 , 9 , 14 and 14 and 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 15 tried 18 brave 17 feel 18 brave but instead he shivered . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 4 shivered 3 he 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no [greater] happiness [is] [won] [than] [through] [a] [deed] [for] [others] [done] . 1 no 3 happiness 3 happiness 13 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky sat in the top of a tree [near] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [big] [river] and couldn't make up his mind what to do . 1 blacky 5 top 2 sat 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 8 tree 5 top 20 his 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 16 and 17 couldn't 18 make 18 make 19 up 19 up 20 his 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 what 21 mind 25 . 22 what 24 do 23 to 24 do he wanted to get home to the big [,] thick hemlock-tree in [the] [green] [forest] [before] [dusk] [,] [for] [blacky] [is] [afraid] [of] [the] [dark] [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 6 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 home 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 big 8 big 11 hemlock-tree 10 thick 11 hemlock-tree 11 hemlock-tree 12 in that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 1 that 5 is 3 , 4 he 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 dark 9 out 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . don't [waste] any more time [here] . 1 don't 3 any 3 any 4 more 3 any 5 time 5 time 7 . what [may] [happen] to [those] [silly] [ducks] is no [business] [of] [yours] , and there is nothing you can do [,] [anyway] . 1 what 4 to 1 what 8 is 8 is 9 no 9 no 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 is 15 there 17 nothing 17 nothing 19 can 17 nothing 23 . 18 you 19 can 19 can 20 do go along home . " 1 go 2 along 1 go 3 home 3 home 4 . 4 . 5 " " wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 3 a 3 a 4 few 3 a 10 little 3 a 11 voice 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 another 11 voice 13 inside 11 voice 15 . 12 down 13 inside 13 inside 14 him " don't be a coward . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 5 coward 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . you [ought] to [warn] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] and [his] [flock] that [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [is] [waiting] [for] [them] [.] 1 you 3 to 3 to 12 that 9 and 12 that is it true that it is no [business] [of] [yours] [what] [happens] [to] [those] [ducks] [?] 1 is 3 true 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 no think again [,] [blacky] [;] think again . 1 think 2 again 2 again 8 . 6 think 7 again 7 again 8 . it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 1 it 2 is 2 is 12 danger 3 the 11 common 4 duty 6 each 5 of 6 each 6 each 9 sees 7 one 9 sees 8 who 9 sees 9 sees 11 common 10 a 11 common 11 common 12 danger 12 danger 14 warn 12 danger 17 . 13 to 14 warn 14 warn 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors if [something] [dreadful] [should] [happen] [to] [dusky] [because] you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in [your] [own] [mind] [.] 1 if 9 you 1 if 10 were 10 were 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 15 , 14 dark 20 comfortable 16 you 17 never 17 never 19 be 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 21 in stay a little while and keep watch . " 1 stay 4 while 1 stay 7 watch 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 and 7 watch 6 keep 7 watch 7 watch 8 . 8 . 9 " not [five] [minutes] [later] [blacky] [saw] [something] that [made] [him] [,] [oh] [,] [so] [glad] he had kept watch . 1 not 8 that 8 that 16 he 16 he 17 had 16 he 18 kept 18 kept 19 watch 19 watch 20 . it was a swiftly moving black line just above the water [far] [down] [the] [big] [river] [,] [and] [it] [was] [coming] [up] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 23 . 2 was 3 a 4 swiftly 5 moving 5 moving 7 line 6 black 7 line 7 line 9 above 8 just 9 above 9 above 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 23 . he knew what that black line was . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 was 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 that 4 that 6 line 5 black 6 line 7 was 8 . he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 3 over 5 the 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 behind 7 hiding 10 bushes 7 hiding 17 water 9 some 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 close 10 bushes 14 edge 11 close 12 to 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 crouching 2 hunter 8 gun 2 hunter 17 bushes 3 was 4 crouching 4 crouching 5 with 6 his 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 hands 11 hands 12 and 11 hands 14 peeping 13 was 14 peeping 14 peeping 15 over 14 peeping 17 bushes 16 the 17 bushes 17 bushes 19 watching 17 bushes 22 line 17 bushes 23 . 18 , 19 watching 20 that 22 line 21 black 22 line he , too , knew what it was . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 knew 1 he 8 was 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 knew 6 what 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a [flock] of [ducks] [flying] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 of and [blacky] was [glad] [.] 1 and 3 was perhaps now he could give them warning . 1 perhaps 3 he 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 6 them 5 give 7 warning 7 warning 8 . up the middle of the [big] [river] [,] [flying] [just] [above] [the] [water] [,] [swept] [the] [flock] [with] [dusky] [at] [its] head . 1 up 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 22 head 22 head 23 . how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 1 how 2 swiftly 2 swiftly 4 flew 2 swiftly 5 , 2 swiftly 7 nine 3 they 4 flew 6 those 7 nine 7 nine 8 big 7 nine 9 birds 9 birds 10 ! blacky envied them their swift wings . 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 3 them 2 envied 5 swift 2 envied 7 . 4 their 5 swift 5 swift 6 wings on [past] the hidden hunter but far out [over] [the] [big] [river] [they] [swept] . 1 on 3 the 3 the 5 hunter 4 hidden 5 hunter 5 hunter 7 far 6 but 7 far 7 far 8 out 8 out 15 . for [just] a minute [blacky] thought they were going on up the river and not coming in to eat , [after] all . 1 for 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 7 they 4 minute 23 . 6 thought 7 they 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 going 8 were 15 not 8 were 16 coming 8 were 22 all 9 going 10 on 10 on 12 the 11 up 12 the 12 the 13 river 13 river 14 and 16 coming 17 in 16 coming 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 , then they turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 turned 3 turned 4 toward 4 toward 5 the 4 toward 6 other 4 toward 20 hidden 7 shore 8 , 7 shore 9 swept 9 swept 10 around 10 around 13 circle 11 in 13 circle 12 a 13 circle 13 circle 15 headed 14 and 15 headed 15 headed 16 straight 15 headed 18 toward 16 straight 17 in 18 toward 19 that 18 toward 20 hidden 20 hidden 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 . blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 1 blacky 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 2 glanced 12 shoot 3 at 4 him 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 12 shoot 11 to 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 . almost without thinking [,] [blacky] [spread] [his] [wings] [and] [started] [out] [from] that [tree] [.] 1 almost 2 without 2 without 3 thinking 3 thinking 13 that " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 1 " 10 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 10 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 10 caw 10 caw 14 shrieked 10 caw 20 lungs 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 14 shrieked 12 " 13 he 15 at 17 top 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 20 lungs 19 his 20 lungs 20 lungs 21 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " it was his danger cry that everybody [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [in] [the] [green] [forest] knows . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 danger 3 his 4 danger 4 danger 5 cry 4 danger 18 . 5 cry 7 everybody 6 that 7 everybody 7 everybody 17 knows he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 1 he 2 did 1 he 3 put 3 put 4 up 3 put 5 his 5 his 6 gun 6 gun 7 and 6 gun 8 aim 6 gun 15 shoot 6 gun 16 . 8 aim 9 at 8 aim 10 them 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 didn't 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 shoot you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 8 frighten 15 return 10 so 11 that 11 that 13 would 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 return 15 return 16 . blacky [headed] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [forest] , [chuckling] as he flew . 1 blacky 12 flew 1 blacky 13 . 8 , 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 flew he knew that [those] [ducks] would not [return] [until] [after] [dark] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 would 2 knew 3 that 6 would 7 not 7 not 12 . he had saved them this time , and he was so happy he didn't even notice [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 didn't 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 4 them 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 14 didn't 10 was 11 so 11 so 12 happy 11 so 13 he 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 16 notice 15 even 16 notice and [the] [hunter] stood [up] [and] [shook] [his] [fist] at [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 and 4 stood 4 stood 10 at 10 at 12 the [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 2 awoke 7 spirits 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 7 spirits 7 spirits 8 . late the afternoon [before] [he] [had] [saved] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] [his] [flock] [from] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [.] 1 late 3 afternoon 2 the 3 afternoon he [hates] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [,] does [blacky] . 1 he 10 does 10 does 12 . for that matter , so do all the little people of the [green] [forest] [and] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 for 2 that 1 for 16 the 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 do 7 all 12 the 7 all 16 the 8 the 9 little 8 the 11 of 9 little 10 people 11 of 12 the so [blacky] [started] [out] for his breakfast in high spirits . 1 so 9 high 5 for 7 breakfast 6 his 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 9 high 8 in 9 high 9 high 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . after breakfast , he flew over to [the] [big] [river] to see if [dusky] the [black] [duck] [was] [feeding] in the [rushes] [along] the shore . 1 after 2 breakfast 2 breakfast 3 , 2 breakfast 6 over 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 over 6 over 7 to 6 over 15 the 7 to 12 see 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 15 the 25 shore 20 in 21 the 20 in 24 the 24 the 25 shore 25 shore 26 . " [they] ['ll] come [back] , [and] so [will] that hunter [.] 1 " 4 come 4 come 6 , 6 , 8 so 8 so 10 that 10 that 11 hunter if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 3 sees 5 around 3 sees 12 shoot 3 sees 13 me 5 around 6 again 6 again 7 , 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 try 10 try 11 to 10 try 12 shoot 13 me 14 . i 've done all [i] can do . 1 i 2 've 1 i 6 can 2 've 3 done 3 done 4 all 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . anyway , [dusky] [ought] [to] [have] [sense] [enough] [to] [be] [suspicious] [of] [this] [place] [after] [that] [warning] . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 18 . hello , who is that ? 1 hello 2 , 2 , 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 6 ? i do believe it [is] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 i 3 believe 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . i wish he would come over here . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 5 come 7 here 7 here 8 . if he should [find] [out] about that [hunter] , perhaps he would do something [to] [drive] [him] [away] . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 should 2 he 12 would 6 about 7 that 7 that 12 would 9 , 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 do 13 do 14 something 14 something 19 . i 'll see if [i] can [call] [him] [over] [here] . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 6 can 2 'll 3 see 3 see 4 if 6 can 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 1 blacky 2 began 1 blacky 6 the 1 blacky 13 discovered 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 call 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 way 8 he 9 does 8 he 13 discovered 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 has 11 he 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 something 14 something 20 about 15 and 16 wants 16 wants 17 others 16 wants 18 to 16 wants 19 know 19 know 20 about 20 about 21 it 21 it 22 . " caw , caw , [caaw] [,] [caaw] [,] caw , caw [,] [caaw] ! " [screamed] [blacky] [,] as if [greatly] [excited] [.] 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 10 caw 10 caw 11 , 10 caw 12 caw 12 caw 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 21 if 20 as 21 if he heard the [excited] [cawing] [of] [blacky] [and] [at] [once] turned in that direction . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 11 turned 2 heard 3 the 11 turned 14 direction 12 in 14 direction 13 that 14 direction 14 direction 15 . " that black rascal has found something over on the shore of [the] [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to himself . 1 " 2 that 2 that 4 rascal 3 black 4 rascal 4 rascal 5 has 4 rascal 6 found 6 found 7 something 7 something 9 on 8 over 9 on 9 on 11 shore 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 25 . 12 of 16 , 16 , 18 said 17 " 18 said 18 said 24 himself 23 to 24 himself 24 himself 25 . " [i] 'll go over there [to] see what it is . 1 " 9 what 3 'll 4 go 3 'll 8 see 4 go 5 over 5 over 6 there 8 see 9 what 9 what 11 is 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 . there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 escapes 3 much 4 escapes 4 escapes 5 the 4 escapes 6 sharp 4 escapes 8 of 4 escapes 9 that 4 escapes 11 busybody 6 sharp 7 eyes 10 black 11 busybody 11 busybody 12 . he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 led 2 has 6 a 2 has 15 another 3 led 4 me 3 led 5 to 6 a 7 lot 6 a 13 time 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 10 things 9 interesting 10 things 10 things 11 , 12 one 13 time 14 and 15 another 15 another 16 . there [he] is on the top of [that] [tree] [over] [by] the [big] [river] . " 1 there 3 is 1 there 15 . 3 is 12 the 4 on 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 12 the 15 . 16 " as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] drew [near] [,] [blacky] [flew] [down] [and] [disappeared] [below] [the] [bank] [.] 1 as 6 drew [fanner] [brown] ['s] [boy] [chuckled] [.] " whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 whatever 1 " 14 muttered 2 whatever 4 is 3 it 4 is 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 down 8 right 11 , 9 down 10 there 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 muttered 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 . he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 1 he 11 reached 2 walked 4 rapidly 3 forward 4 rapidly 4 rapidly 5 but 4 rapidly 6 quietly 4 rapidly 9 presently 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 presently 9 presently 11 reached 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 edge 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 13 edge 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . up [flew] [blacky] [cawing] [wildly] [,] [and] [pretending] to be [scared] [half] [to] [death] . 1 up 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 15 . [again] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [chuckled] [.] " you 're just making believe , " he declared . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 declared 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 just 3 're 5 making 5 making 6 believe 7 , 10 declared 8 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . now , what have you found over here ? " 1 now 9 ? 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 have 3 what 5 you 5 you 6 found 5 you 9 ? 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 eagerly 3 eagerly 4 along 4 along 5 the 5 the 6 shore 5 the 21 edge 6 shore 8 and 7 , 8 and 9 at 10 once 9 at 21 edge 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 14 row 13 a 14 row 14 row 15 of 14 row 17 bushes 16 low 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 close 17 bushes 21 edge 18 close 19 to 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 21 edge 24 water 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . he knew what it was instantly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 it 2 knew 6 instantly 4 it 5 was 6 instantly 7 . " [a] [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 8 exclaimed 4 blind 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " [a] [hunter] [has] [built] [a] [blind] over here [from] [which] [to] [shoot] [ducks] . 1 " 9 here 8 over 9 here 9 here 15 . i wonder if he has killed any yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 5 has 8 yet 6 killed 7 any 8 yet 9 . i hope not . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 2 hope 4 . 4 . 5 " he [went] [down] [to] the blind , [for] that is [what] a [duck] hunter ['s] [hiding-place] is [called] , and looked about [.] 1 he 21 looked 5 the 6 blind 6 blind 7 , 7 , 20 and 9 that 10 is 9 that 17 is 10 is 12 a 12 a 14 hunter 17 is 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 looked 21 looked 22 about a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 1 a 2 couple 2 couple 3 of 2 couple 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 4 grains 6 corn 6 corn 8 inside 7 just 8 inside 8 inside 10 blind 8 inside 18 darkened 9 the 10 blind 10 blind 11 caught 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 and 13 eyes 18 darkened 14 , 15 and 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 darkened 18 darkened 19 . " that fellow [has] [been] [baiting] [ducks] , " thought he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 fellow 3 fellow 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 he 10 thought 11 he 11 he 12 . " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 been 3 has 7 corn 3 has 12 come 5 putting 6 out 5 putting 7 corn 8 to 9 get 8 to 12 come 9 get 10 them 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 here 12 come 14 regularly 14 regularly 15 . my , how [i] [hate] [that] [sort] [of] [thing] ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 10 ! it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 8 fairly 7 them 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 , 8 fairly 12 feed 8 fairly 18 ugh 9 , 10 but 11 to 12 feed 12 feed 13 them 14 and 15 then 15 then 18 ugh 16 kill 18 ugh 17 them 18 ugh 18 ugh 19 ! i wonder if he has [shot] any [yet] [.] ["] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 7 any 4 he 5 has he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 keenly 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 keenly 5 keenly 7 and 5 keenly 10 cleared 5 keenly 11 . 6 , 7 and 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared he knew that if that hunter [had] [killed] [any] [ducks] [,] [there] would be tell-tale feathers in the blind , and there were none [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 13 would 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 if 2 knew 5 that 5 that 6 hunter 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 tell-tale 15 tell-tale 16 feathers 15 tell-tale 19 blind 15 tell-tale 21 and 15 tell-tale 24 none 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 blind 20 , 21 and 22 there 23 were 22 there 24 none [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [sat] [on] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [big] [river] [in] [a] [brown] [study] [.] 1 farmer 3 's that means that he was thinking very hard . 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 hard 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . blacky [the] [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 1 blacky 17 watched 4 sat 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 tall 9 a 10 tall 10 tall 11 tree 11 tree 17 watched 12 a 14 distance 13 short 14 distance 14 distance 15 away 14 distance 17 watched 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 18 him 19 . blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 1 blacky 3 silent 1 blacky 14 shrewd 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 8 was 9 a 9 a 14 shrewd 10 knowing 14 shrewd 11 look 14 shrewd 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 shrewd 14 shrewd 15 little 14 shrewd 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 1 to-night 2 , 1 to-night 3 or 1 to-night 15 . 3 or 4 some 5 night 12 waiting 6 soon 11 be 7 , 10 will 8 that 9 hunter 8 that 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 12 waiting 13 for 12 waiting 14 them 14 them 15 . " [i] [guess] [the] [law] that [permits] [hunting] [ducks] is all right , but there ought to be a [law] [against] [baiting] [them] [in] [.] 1 " 10 is 6 that 10 is 10 is 12 right 11 all 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 there 15 there 16 ought 16 ought 17 to 16 ought 18 be 18 be 19 a that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . no , [sir] , [that] isn't [hunting] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 isn't if this land were [my] [father] ['s] [,] [i] [would] [know] [what] [to] [do] [.] 1 if 4 were 2 this 3 land 3 land 4 were i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 4 up 15 shooting 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 7 saying 6 sign 15 shooting 7 saying 8 that 9 this 10 was 10 was 15 shooting 11 private 12 property 12 property 13 and 12 property 15 shooting 14 no 15 shooting 15 shooting 17 allowed 15 shooting 18 . 16 was 17 allowed but it isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 18 here 4 my 5 father 4 my 7 land 5 father 6 's 7 land 9 and 7 land 18 here 8 , 9 and 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 17 shoot 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 perfect 14 perfect 15 right 14 perfect 17 shoot 16 to 17 shoot 17 shoot 18 here 18 here 19 . he has just as much right here as [i] [have] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 11 . 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 right 3 just 8 as 4 as 5 much 6 right 7 here i [wish] [i] could stop him [,] [but] [i] don't see how [i] can [.] ["] 1 i 4 could 1 i 10 don't 4 could 5 stop 5 stop 6 him 10 don't 11 see 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 can a [frown] [puckered] [the] [freckled] face [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 a 6 face 6 face 12 . you see , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 5 was 7 very 7 very 8 hard 7 very 18 apt 8 hard 9 , 10 and 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 does 13 does 18 apt 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 is 16 is 18 apt 17 very 18 apt 18 apt 19 to 18 apt 20 frown 20 frown 21 . " [i] [suppose] , " he muttered , " [i] can [tear] [down] [his] [blind] [.] 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 muttered 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 can he wouldn't know who did it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 1 he 5 did 3 know 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 it 6 it 7 . but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 1 but 9 would 2 that 9 would 3 wouldn't 4 do 3 wouldn't 5 much 5 much 6 good 6 good 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 build 10 build 11 another 11 another 12 . besides , it wouldn't be right . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wouldn't 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . i won't do a thing [i] haven't a right to do . 1 i 2 won't 1 i 7 haven't 1 i 11 do 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 thing 4 a 5 thing 7 haven't 8 a 9 right 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 . that wouldn't be honest . 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 honest 4 honest 5 . i 've got to think of some other way of [saving] [those] [ducks] . " 1 i 5 think 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 5 think 10 of 6 of 7 some 7 some 9 way 8 other 9 way 10 of 14 . 14 . 15 " the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time he sat without moving . 1 the 8 deeper 2 frown 3 on 2 frown 5 freckled 4 his 5 freckled 5 freckled 6 face 5 freckled 7 grew 7 grew 8 deeper 8 deeper 10 and 8 deeper 18 moving 9 , 10 and 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 18 moving 15 he 16 sat 16 sat 18 moving 17 without 18 moving 18 moving 19 . suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 1 suddenly 2 his 2 his 11 feet 3 face 4 cleared 4 cleared 8 jumped 4 cleared 10 his 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 jumped 7 he 8 jumped 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . he began to chuckle . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 chuckle 4 chuckle 5 . " [i] [have] it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 8 exclaimed 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " [i] ['ll] do [a] [little] [shooting] [myself] ! " 1 " 4 do 4 do 9 ! 9 ! 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 started 3 chuckled 4 again 3 chuckled 6 started 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 6 started 8 home 8 home 9 . presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 5 whistle 16 spirits 7 a 8 way 7 a 15 good 9 he 10 has 9 he 13 is 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 in 13 is 15 good 15 good 16 spirits 16 spirits 17 . blacky the [crow] [watched] [him] [go] [,] [and] [blacky] [was] [well] [satisfied] [.] 1 blacky 2 the perhaps [blacky] [wouldn't] [have] [felt] [so] [sure] [could] he [have] [understood] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had said [about] [doing] a little [shooting] [himself] . 1 perhaps 9 he 9 he 17 had 17 had 18 said 17 had 21 a 21 a 22 little 22 little 25 . none of the little people of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [knew] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [better] [than] [did] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 none 2 of 2 of 7 the 3 the 4 little 3 the 6 of 4 little 5 people 6 of 7 the none knew [better] [than] [he] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [their] [best] [friend] . 1 none 2 knew 1 none 15 . " it is all right now , " [chuckled] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " " it is all right now . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 . 7 . 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when [friends] [prove] [false] [,] [whom] [may] we [trust] [?] 1 when 8 we the springs of faith are turned to dust . 1 the 8 dust 2 springs 3 of 2 springs 4 faith 2 springs 5 are 2 springs 8 dust 6 turned 7 to 6 turned 8 dust 8 dust 9 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky [the] [crow] was in the top of his favorite tree [over] [near] [the] [big] [river] [early] [this] [afternoon] [.] 1 blacky 7 top 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 11 tree 9 his 10 favorite 10 favorite 11 tree for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 7 there 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 7 there 11 unusual 8 , 9 seeing 9 seeing 11 unusual 10 nothing 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . at last he [spied] [a] [tiny] [figure] [far] [away] [across] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 the 2 last 3 he even at [that] [distance] [he] [knew] [who] [it] [was] [;] [it] [was] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [he] [was] [coming] [toward] the [big] [river] [.] 1 even 2 at 2 at 23 the " [i] [thought] [as] [much] , " [chuckled] [blacky] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 4 coming 5 over 4 coming 6 here 4 coming 7 to 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 10 hunter 8 drive 11 away 9 that 10 hunter 11 away 12 . 12 . 13 " the tiny figure grew larger . 1 the 3 figure 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 5 larger 3 figure 6 . 4 grew 5 larger it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy [beyond] [a] [doubt] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 10 . suddenly [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [opened] [so] [wide] [that] [they] [looked] as if [they] were in [danger] [of] [popping] [out] [of] his head . 1 suddenly 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 14 were 14 were 15 in 15 in 21 his 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . he had discovered that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was carrying something and that that [something] was a gun ! 1 he 3 discovered 1 he 9 was 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 4 that 9 was 10 carrying 10 carrying 11 something 11 something 13 that 11 something 14 that 12 and 13 that 14 that 16 was 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 19 ! yes , [sir] , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [carrying] [a] [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , " [a] [gun] ! " [croaked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [with] a [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 " 7 a what does it mean ? " 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 it 2 does 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " [nearer] [came] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [blacky] [could] [see] [that] [terrible] [gun] [plainly] [now] [.] suddenly an idea popped into his head . 1 suddenly 4 popped 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 4 popped 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . " perhaps he is going to shoot that hunter ! " thought [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 going 4 is 19 better 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 shoot 7 shoot 9 hunter 7 shoot 10 ! 8 that 9 hunter 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 thought 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 somehow 16 somehow 18 felt 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 better 19 better 20 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [reached] [the] [big] [river] [at] [a] [point] [some] [distance] [below] [the] [blind] [built] [by] [the] [hunter] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 laid 2 laid 4 gun 2 laid 5 down 2 laid 6 on 2 laid 11 down 3 his 4 gun 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 11 down 12 to 11 down 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the [rushes] [grew] very [thick] [there] , and for a [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [was] [very] [busy] [among] [them] . 1 the 4 very 1 the 15 boy 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 15 boy 15 boy 21 . blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 1 blacky 5 perch 1 blacky 13 watched 2 from 5 perch 3 his 5 perch 4 high 5 perch 5 perch 6 could 5 perch 7 watch 7 watch 8 him 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 watched 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 watched 13 watched 20 puzzled 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 grew 16 grew 17 more 17 more 20 puzzled 18 and 19 more 19 more 20 puzzled 20 puzzled 21 . it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [building] [a] [blind] [much] like that [of] [the] [hunter] 's . 1 it 21 's 1 it 22 . 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 16 like 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 16 like 17 that 17 that 21 's he was quite hidden there [,] [excepting] [from] [a] [place] [high] [up] [like] [blacky] ['s] [perch] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 there 5 there 17 . " [i] [i] [i] [do] [believe] he is going to try to [shoot] [those] [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 try 11 try 12 to 12 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 gasped 19 gasped 21 . " [i] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] it if [any] one had told me . 1 " 6 it 6 it 13 . 7 if 9 one 7 if 10 had 10 had 11 told 11 told 12 me 12 me 13 . no , [sir] , [i] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [it] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , i [i] can't believe it [now] . 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [hunting] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 farmer 3 's yet [i] ['ve] [got] to [believe] [my] [own] [eyes] [.] ["] 1 yet 5 to a noise up river caught his attention . 1 a 2 noise 2 noise 3 up 2 noise 5 caught 4 river 5 caught 5 caught 7 attention 6 his 7 attention 7 attention 8 . it was the noise of oars in a boat . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 3 the 9 boat 4 noise 5 of 4 noise 6 oars 6 oars 9 boat 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . there was the [hunter] , [rowing] [down] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 , 2 was 3 the just as he had done the day before [,] he came [ashore] [above] [his] [blind] [and] [walked] down to it . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 10 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 done 5 done 8 before 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 10 he 11 came 11 came 18 down 11 came 19 to 19 to 20 it 20 it 21 . " this is no place for me , " [muttered] [blacky] . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 12 . 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " " he 'll remember that [i] [scared] [those] [ducks] yesterday , and [as] [likely] [as] [not] he 'll try to [shoot] me . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 17 he 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 remember 4 remember 5 that 10 yesterday 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 he 17 he 18 'll 18 'll 19 try 19 try 20 to 20 to 22 me 22 me 23 . 23 . 24 " there he sat [until] [the] [black] [shadows] [warned] him that it was high time for him to be [getting] back [to] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 there 3 sat 1 there 25 . 2 he 3 sat 9 him 10 that 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 high 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 20 back 20 back 25 . he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 hurry 4 hurry 5 , 4 hurry 17 to 4 hurry 20 after 5 , 6 for 5 , 13 and 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 was 9 later 11 usual 10 than 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 out 20 after 21 dark 21 dark 22 . " it is true , " [croaked] [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 true 4 true 5 , 4 true 9 . 5 , 6 " ["] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [has] [turned] [hunter] [.] ["] it was such a [dreadful] [shock] [to] [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 was 2 was 4 a 3 such 4 a 9 that 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 15 before 15 before 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 20 sleep 18 go 20 sleep 19 to 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you [that] you [didn't] wait for me to get [nearer] , " said the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 you 1 " 18 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 well 5 for 6 you 5 for 8 you 10 wait 11 for 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 to 12 me 16 , 13 to 14 get 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 the 18 said 21 . 19 the 20 hunter " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 smart 4 smart 5 enough 4 smart 14 trick 4 smart 18 . 6 to 7 know 6 to 11 play 7 know 8 that 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 play 11 play 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 14 trick 17 twice 16 me 17 twice the hunter couldn't see him at all . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 5 him 6 at 5 him 8 . 6 at 7 all he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 12 anywhere 3 have 6 idea 3 have 8 any 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 that 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 else 10 else 12 anywhere 11 was 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 near 12 anywhere 14 . far [down] [the] [big] [river] [the] [hunter] [saw] [a] swiftly moving black line just above the water . 1 far 15 above 10 swiftly 11 moving 11 moving 13 line 12 black 13 line 13 line 15 above 14 just 15 above 15 above 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . " here [they] [come] , " he muttered , as he [eagerly] [watched] [that] [black] [line] [draw] [nearer] . 1 " 2 here 1 " 11 he 2 here 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 10 as 11 he 11 he 19 . twice [those] big [black] [birds] [circled] [around] [over] [the] [big] [river] [opposite] [where] [the] [hunter] [was] [crouching] [behind] [his] [blind] [.] 1 twice 3 big it was plain that [dusky] [,] [their] [leader] [,] [remembered] [blacky] 's [warning] the night before . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 12 's 14 the 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 15 night 17 . but this time there was no warning . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 warning 7 warning 8 . everything appeared safe . 1 everything 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 safe 3 safe 4 . once more the flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 flock 3 the 4 flock 4 flock 5 circled 5 circled 7 then 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 8 headed 10 for 8 headed 15 hoped 8 headed 19 corn 11 that 14 they 12 place 13 where 13 where 14 they 14 they 15 hoped 15 hoped 17 find 16 to 17 find 18 more 19 corn 19 corn 20 . the hunter crouched lower . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower 4 lower 5 . they were almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 almost 3 almost 4 near 4 near 5 enough 4 near 7 him 4 near 9 shoot 5 enough 6 for 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 when 10 when 14 bang 11 " 14 bang 12 bang 13 , 12 bang 14 bang 14 bang 15 " 14 bang 16 went 14 bang 18 gun 14 bang 21 distance 17 a 18 gun 19 a 21 distance 20 short 21 distance 21 distance 22 away 21 distance 23 . [instantly] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] [turned] [and] [on] [swift] [wings] [swung] [off] [and] [up] [the] [river] [.] if ever there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 13 crouching 6 disappointed 13 crouching 7 hunter 13 crouching 8 , 13 crouching 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 10 was 13 crouching 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 14 in 13 crouching 15 that 13 crouching 16 blind 16 blind 17 . " somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 1 " 17 muttered 2 somebody 3 else 2 somebody 4 is 4 is 5 hunting 4 is 10 my 4 is 12 that 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 spoiled 9 spoiled 10 my 10 my 11 shot 12 that 16 he 13 time 16 he 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 muttered 17 muttered 18 . " he must have a blind farther down . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 blind 6 blind 7 farther 6 blind 9 . 7 farther 8 down probably some other [ducks] [i] [didn't] [see] [came] [in] [to] [him] . 1 probably 2 some 2 some 3 other 3 other 12 . i wonder if he got them . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them 6 them 7 . here 's [hoping] [that] [next] [time] [those] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [first] . " 1 here 2 's 1 here 13 . 13 . 14 " he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 1 he 8 settled 2 once 3 more 3 more 6 comfortable 4 made 6 comfortable 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 8 settled 7 and 8 settled 8 settled 9 down 8 settled 13 wait 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 wait 13 wait 14 . the [black] [shadows] [crept] out [from] [the] [farther] [bank] of the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 10 of 5 out 10 of 10 of 11 the jolly , round red [mr] [sun] [had] [gone] to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 3 round 4 red 3 round 18 twinkling 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 16 star 15 little 16 star 16 star 17 was 16 star 18 twinkling 18 twinkling 20 overhead 18 twinkling 21 . 19 high 20 overhead it was very still and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 still 4 still 6 peaceful 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . from out in the middle of the [big] [river] [sounded] [a] [low] ["] [quack] ["] [;] [dusky] [and] his [flock] [were] [swimming] [in] [this] [time] [.] 1 from 7 the 1 from 19 his 2 out 6 of 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 the presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 1 presently 3 hunter 1 presently 6 a 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 6 a 7 silver 7 silver 8 line 7 silver 19 black 7 silver 21 . 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 water 10 the 19 black 11 water 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 he 15 he 16 made 17 out 18 nine 18 nine 19 black 19 black 20 spots in a few minutes [those] [ducks] [would] [be] [where] he [could] [shoot] [them] [.] 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 10 he " bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 1 " 4 bang 2 bang 3 , 2 bang 4 bang 4 bang 5 " 4 bang 6 went 4 bang 7 that 4 bang 8 gun 8 gun 9 below 9 below 10 him 10 him 11 again 11 again 12 . with a [roar] [of] [wings] [,] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] were in the air [and] [away] . 1 with 2 a 1 with 14 air 11 were 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 air 14 air 17 . that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things . 1 that 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 stood 2 hunter 11 were 3 stood 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 said 7 things 11 were 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 11 were 13 nice 13 nice 14 things 14 things 15 . he knew that [those] [ducks] would [not] come back again that night , and that [once] [more] he must go home [empty-handed] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 would 2 knew 3 that 6 would 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 again 10 again 23 . 11 that 12 night 11 that 18 he 12 night 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 18 he 19 must 19 must 20 go 20 go 21 home 21 home 23 . he [found] [the] [blind] [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , but there was no one there . 1 he 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 there 11 but 16 there 12 there 13 was 12 there 14 no 14 no 15 one 16 there 17 . you see , as soon as he had [fired] [his] [gun] [the] [last] [time] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had slipped out and away . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 20 had 20 had 21 slipped 21 slipped 22 out 21 slipped 23 and 21 slipped 24 away 24 away 25 . and [as] he [tramped] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [toward] [home] with his gun [,] [he] [chuckled] . 1 and 3 he 1 and 11 with 11 with 13 gun 12 his 13 gun 13 gun 17 . " he didn't get those [ducks] this time , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 11 said 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 11 said 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 5 those 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 1 blacky 4 didn't 1 blacky 9 . 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 8 think 5 know 6 what 7 to 8 think he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had really turned hunter , yet what else could he believe ? 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 11 had 1 he 12 really 1 he 13 turned 2 couldn't 3 make 2 couldn't 5 believe 3 make 4 himself 5 believe 6 that 10 boy 11 had 13 turned 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 , 14 hunter 19 could 14 hunter 22 ? 16 yet 17 what 17 what 18 else 18 else 19 could 19 could 20 he 19 could 21 believe and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 with 2 hadn't 3 he 4 with 18 gun 5 his 7 ears 6 own 7 ears 7 ears 13 bang 8 heard 9 the 8 heard 13 bang 10 " 13 bang 11 bang 12 , 11 bang 13 bang 13 bang 14 " 13 bang 15 of 13 bang 16 that 13 bang 18 gun 16 that 17 very 18 gun 19 ? the very first thing the next morning [blacky] [had] [hastened] [over] [to] the [place] [where] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [hidden] [in] [the] [rushes] [.] 1 the 3 first 1 the 6 next 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 thing 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 13 the with sharp eyes he looked for feathers , that would tell the tale of a [duck] [killed] [.] 1 with 2 sharp 1 with 7 feathers 1 with 15 a 2 sharp 3 eyes 3 eyes 5 looked 4 he 5 looked 5 looked 6 for 7 feathers 8 , 7 feathers 13 tale 9 that 10 would 10 would 11 tell 11 tell 13 tale 12 the 13 tale 13 tale 14 of but there were no feathers . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 . there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 thing 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 7 that 4 thing 12 happened 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 that 8 anything 12 happened 9 so 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 12 happened 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 . perhaps [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [missed] [when] he [shot] [at] [those] [ducks] [.] 1 perhaps 9 he blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to [anybody] about [farmer] [brown] 's boy [and] [that] [terrible] [gun] . 1 blacky 2 shook 1 blacky 6 decided 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 6 decided 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 9 nothing 12 about 12 about 21 . 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 21 . you may be sure that early in the afternoon [he] [was] [perched] in the top of his favorite tree [over] [by] [the] [big] [river] . 1 you 2 may 1 you 25 . 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 sure 3 be 13 in 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 6 early 6 early 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 afternoon 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 15 top 19 tree 17 his 18 favorite 18 favorite 19 tree instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 5 the 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 same 5 the 12 new 6 same 8 place 7 hiding 8 place 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 a 11 a 12 new 12 new 13 one 12 new 14 farther 14 farther 15 down 14 farther 16 . then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 1 then 2 came 2 came 7 earlier 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 7 earlier 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 earlier 7 earlier 8 than 7 earlier 9 usual 9 usual 10 . instead of [stopping] [at] [his] [blind] [,] [he] [walked] [straight] [to] the [blind] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had first made . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 12 the 12 the 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 19 first 18 had 20 made 20 made 21 . of course , there was no one there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 2 course 8 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 one 8 there 9 . the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 7 disappointed 3 looked 7 disappointed 4 both 5 glad 5 glad 7 disappointed 6 and 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 8 . but the same thing happened as on the night before . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 3 same 6 as 4 thing 5 happened 6 as 10 before 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 before 10 before 11 . just as those [ducks] [were] [almost] [near] [enough] [,] [a] [gun] [went] ["] [bang] [,] [bang] [,] ["] [and] [away] [went] [the] [ducks] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 those 3 those 24 . they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 16 any 3 come 4 back 3 come 14 home 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 went 8 once 9 more 9 more 11 disappointed 10 a 11 disappointed 11 disappointed 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 went 13 went 14 home 14 home 15 without 15 without 16 any 16 any 17 . the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 9 early 3 afternoon 10 . 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 5 was 8 very 6 on 7 hand 8 very 9 early he was there [before] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [arrived] , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 's 2 was 3 there 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 23 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 come 15 come 16 , 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 22 him 22 him 23 . he walked down to [where] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] hiding in the [rushes] [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 13 the 11 hiding 12 in 12 in 13 the " hello ! " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 8 shooting 2 are 16 ? 4 the 8 shooting 5 one 6 who 6 who 8 shooting 7 was 8 shooting 8 shooting 9 here 8 shooting 15 before 10 last 11 night 10 last 14 night 11 night 12 and 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 16 ? 17 " farmer [brown] 's [boy] [grinned] [.] 1 farmer 3 's " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 luck 2 what 4 did 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 have 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 10 the 9 asked 12 . 10 the 11 hunter " fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 5 replied 2 fine 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 . " how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 how 1 " 10 asked 2 how 3 many 5 did 6 you 6 you 7 get 6 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 11 the 10 asked 13 . 11 the 12 hunter farmer [brown] 's [boy] [grinned] [more] [broadly] [than] [before] [.] 1 farmer 3 's " none , " said he . 1 " 2 none 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] [guess] [i] ['m] [not] [a] very good [shot] . " 1 " 9 good 8 very 9 good 9 good 11 . 11 . 12 " " then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 1 " 15 demanded 2 then 13 ? 3 what 6 mean 4 did 6 mean 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 by 6 mean 13 ? 7 by 8 saying 9 you 13 ? 10 had 11 fine 11 fine 12 luck 11 fine 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 demanded 15 demanded 17 hunter 15 demanded 18 . 16 the 17 hunter the hunter lost patience . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 patience 3 lost 4 patience 4 patience 5 . he tried to [order] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [away] . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 10 . but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter had , and the hunter knew that this was so . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 latter 2 the 18 hunter 3 latter 6 had 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 8 much 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 right 8 much 11 as 9 right 10 there 12 the 13 hunter 12 the 18 hunter 13 hunter 14 had 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 22 was 18 hunter 24 . 19 knew 20 that 19 knew 21 this 21 this 22 was 22 was 23 so finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 gave 3 gave 4 up 4 up 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 muttering 7 muttering 8 angrily 7 muttering 13 to 7 muttering 15 blind 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 back 11 went 13 to 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 . again the gun [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [frightened] [away] [the] [ducks] [just] [as] [they] [were] [coming] [in] [.] 1 again 2 the 2 the 3 gun the next afternoon there was [no] [hunter] [nor] the next [,] [though] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [there] . 1 the 2 next 1 the 10 next 2 next 3 afternoon 4 there 5 was 5 was 9 the 9 the 10 next 10 next 19 . the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to [hunt] [there] while [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was about . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 decided 3 had 4 decided 4 decided 5 that 5 that 20 was 6 it 7 was 6 it 20 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 waste 8 a 15 while 9 waste 10 of 9 waste 11 time 11 time 12 to 20 was 21 about 21 about 22 . [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt [not] [a] [friend] [,] [but] [to] [the] [last] [grip] [hard] [on] [faith] [and] [hold] it [fast] . 1 doubt 16 it 16 it 18 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the every morning [blacky] [the] [crow] [visited] [the] [rushes] [along] [the] [shore] [of] [the] [big] [river] , [hoping] [to] [find] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] 1 every 2 morning 2 morning 16 , he was [anxious] , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 was 2 was 4 , 5 was 7 . he [feared] [that] [dusky] [or] [some] [of] [his] [flock] had been killed , and he wanted to know . 1 he 10 had 1 he 16 wanted 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 killed 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 to 16 wanted 18 know 18 know 19 . you see , he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had been shooting over there . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 4 he 11 had 5 knew 6 that 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 shooting 13 shooting 14 over 14 over 15 there 15 there 16 . at last , early one morning , he [found] [dusky] [and] his [flock] [in] [the] [rushes] [and] [wild] [rice] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 his 2 last 3 , 2 last 4 early 4 early 6 morning 5 one 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 6 morning 8 he eagerly he counted them . 1 eagerly 3 counted 1 eagerly 5 . 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 5 . there were nine . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine 3 nine 4 . not one was missing . 1 not 2 one 2 one 4 missing 3 was 4 missing 4 missing 5 . blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore close to [where] [dusky] [was] [taking] [a] [nap] [.] 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 4 relief 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 6 dropped 5 and 6 dropped 6 dropped 7 down 6 dropped 8 on 8 on 10 shore 9 the 10 shore 10 shore 11 close 11 close 12 to " hello ! " said [blacky] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . dusky awoke with a start . 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 5 start 3 with 4 a 4 a 5 start 5 start 6 . " hello , yourself , " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 7 said 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " we [haven't] [lost] [a] [feather] , " declared [dusky] . 1 " 2 we 1 " 9 declared 7 , 9 declared 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " that [gun] [wasn't] [fired] [at] [us] [,] [anyway] . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 10 . 10 . 11 " " then [who] was it [fired] [at] ? " demanded [blacky] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 10 demanded 4 was 5 it 5 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [i] [haven't] [the] [least] [idea] , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " have you seen any other [ducks] [about] here ? " inquired [blacky] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 12 inquired 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 seen 4 seen 5 any 5 any 6 other 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired " not one , " [was] [dusky] ['s] [prompt] [reply] [.] 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 , 4 , 5 " " if there had been any [,] [i] guess we would have known it . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 been 4 had 6 any 4 had 13 known 9 guess 10 we 10 we 12 have 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 known 13 known 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " did you know that [when] that [terrible] [gun] was [fired] [there] [was] [another] [terrible] [gun] right over [behind] [those] [bushes] ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 24 asked 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 22 ? 4 know 5 that 4 know 7 that 7 that 10 was 10 was 17 right 17 right 18 over 22 ? 23 " 22 ? 24 asked 24 asked 26 . dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . we didn't want to take any chances . " 1 we 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 5 take 3 want 4 to 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . 8 . 9 " " it is a lucky thing you did , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 7 you 1 " 11 replied 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 lucky 4 a 5 lucky 5 lucky 6 thing 5 lucky 7 you 7 you 8 did 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " there was a [hunter] [hiding] [behind] [those] [bushes] all the time . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 12 time 10 all 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 . i warned you of him once [.] ["] 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 2 warned 5 him 2 warned 6 once 4 of 5 him " that reminds me [that] [i] [haven't] [thanked] [you] , " said [dusky] . 1 " 3 reminds 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 4 me 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] [knew] there was something wrong over here , but [i] didn't know what . 1 " 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 something 6 something 7 wrong 7 wrong 10 , 7 wrong 16 . 8 over 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 15 what 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 what so it was a hunter . 1 so 5 hunter 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 . i guess it is a good thing [that] [i] [heeded] [your] [warn-ing] . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 good 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] guess it [is] , " retorted [blacky] [dryly] . 1 " 8 retorted 3 guess 4 it 4 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 11 . " do you come here [in] [daytime] [instead] [of] [night] now ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 12 ? 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 here 11 now 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " we come in after dark and spend the night here . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 come 3 come 4 in 3 come 11 here 4 in 6 dark 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 10 night 7 and 8 spend 8 spend 9 the 8 spend 10 night 11 here 12 . there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 fear 5 fear 6 from 5 fear 7 hunters 7 hunters 9 dark 7 hunters 10 . 8 after 9 dark we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 given 3 given 4 up 4 up 6 here 5 coming 6 here 6 here 7 until 7 until 8 late 7 until 11 evening 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 evening 11 evening 12 . and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun [.] ["] 1 and 3 we 2 since 3 we 3 we 4 did 3 we 8 haven't 5 that 7 we 6 , 7 we 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 9 heard 11 gun 10 a 11 gun blacky [gossiped] [a] [while] [longer] , then [flew] [off] [to] look [for] [his] [breakfast] [;] [and] as he flew [his] [heart] [was] [light] . 1 blacky 19 flew 1 blacky 24 . 6 , 7 then 7 then 18 he 11 look 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 1 his 2 shrewd 2 shrewd 3 little 2 shrewd 5 twinkled 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 . " [i] [ought] to have known [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] better than [even] to [suspect] him , ["] [thought] he [.] 1 " 20 he 4 to 5 have 4 to 16 him 5 have 6 known 6 known 11 better 6 known 14 to 11 better 12 than 16 him 17 , 17 , 20 he " [i] [know] [now] why [he] had that terrible gun . 1 " 5 why 1 " 8 that 5 why 7 had 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 11 . it was [to] [frighten] [those] [ducks] [away] so that [the] hunter would not have a chance to [shoot] [them] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 would 2 was 8 so 8 so 9 that 9 that 11 hunter 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 have 14 have 16 chance 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 17 to 16 chance 20 . he wasn't shooting at anything . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 2 wasn't 5 anything 3 shooting 4 at 5 anything 6 . he [just] [fired] [in] [the] [air] to [scare] [those] [ducks] [away] . 1 he 7 to 7 to 12 . i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 1 i 2 know 1 i 13 do 2 know 6 well 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 13 do 14 it 14 it 15 . i 'll never [doubt] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 9 again 9 again 10 . and [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] [say] a word to anybody about [seeing] him [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] . " 1 and 8 a 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 to 9 word 12 about 11 anybody 12 about 12 about 14 him 14 him 19 . 19 . 20 " blacky was right . 1 blacky 3 right 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 . while appearing to be an enemy , he really had been a friend [of] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] [his] [flock] . 1 while 2 appearing 2 appearing 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 an 5 an 6 enemy 6 enemy 13 friend 6 enemy 22 . 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 really 8 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 a 12 a 13 friend [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 3 fond 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 5 eggs 7 as 5 eggs 10 . 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know in this [he] is a great deal like other people [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [for] [instance] . 1 in 2 this 2 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 like 8 like 9 other 9 other 10 people 9 other 18 . but [as] [blacky] [cannot] [keep] [hens] [,] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [,] he is [obliged] to steal [eggs] or else go without . 1 but 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 18 to 18 to 19 steal 19 steal 22 else 21 or 22 else 22 else 23 go 22 else 25 . 23 go 24 without he quite overlooks the fact that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [feeds] [the] [biddies] and [takes] [the] [eggs] [as] [pay] [.] 1 he 3 overlooks 2 quite 3 overlooks 3 overlooks 4 the 4 the 5 fact 4 the 10 boy 5 fact 6 that 10 boy 14 and anyway , that is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy [says] , but [i] do not know whether or not [the] [biddies] understand it that way . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 12 but 3 that 4 is 3 that 8 's 4 is 5 what 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 23 it 14 do 15 not 14 do 23 it 15 not 16 know 15 not 22 understand 16 know 17 whether 17 whether 18 or 17 whether 19 not 23 it 26 . 24 that 25 way 25 way 26 . so [blacky] [the] [crow] [cannot] [see] [why] he should not [help] [himself] [to] [an] [egg] [when] [he] [gets] [the] [chance] . 1 so 8 he 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 not 10 not 21 . the eggs [he] [does] [get] are mostly those [of] [his] [neighbors] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [old] [orchard] [.] 1 the 2 eggs 2 eggs 6 are 6 are 7 mostly 7 mostly 8 those blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 well 2 knows 9 what 2 knows 11 gun 3 quite 5 well 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 6 as 7 any 7 any 8 one 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 11 gun 14 . 12 looks 13 like he [also] knows that [without] [a] [terrible] [gun] [,] [there] is [little] [farmer] [brown] [or] [any] [one] [else] [can] [do] to him . 1 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 4 that 11 is 11 is 21 to 21 to 22 him 22 him 23 . but [blacky] [doesn't] [do] [anything] of this kind [around] the [buildings] [of] [farmer] [brown] [.] 1 but 10 the 6 of 7 this 6 of 10 the 7 this 8 kind though he [has] [suspected] [that] [farmer] [brown] 's boy would not [now] [try] to [harm] him , [blacky] [is] [naturally] [cautious] and [takes] [no] [chances] . 1 though 2 he 2 he 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 26 . 10 would 11 not 11 not 14 to 14 to 16 him 16 him 17 , 16 him 26 . 17 , 22 and first he [sits] [in] [a] [tall] [tree] [from] [which] [he] [can] [watch] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [home] [.] 1 first 2 he it was on one of [these] [silent] [visits] that [blacky] [spied] [something] [which] he couldn't forget . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 4 one 3 on 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 9 that 9 that 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 forget it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 box 4 box 8 henhouse 5 just 6 inside 6 inside 8 henhouse 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 8 henhouse 10 . in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure that he had seen an egg . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 box 3 box 4 was 3 box 10 hay 5 some 6 hay 5 some 10 hay 6 hay 7 and 6 hay 8 in 9 that 10 hay 10 hay 19 egg 10 hay 20 . 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 19 egg 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 19 egg 18 an 19 egg in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 7 that 2 fact 8 he 2 fact 11 eggs 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 8 he 9 saw 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 there 11 eggs 13 . he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 1 he 5 noticed 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 have 4 have 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 12 a 6 them 7 but 8 for 9 the 8 for 12 a 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 12 a 24 fuss 13 hen 15 jumped 13 hen 18 that 13 hen 24 fuss 14 had 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 down 15 jumped 17 from 19 box 20 , 19 box 21 making 21 making 24 fuss 22 a 24 fuss 23 terrible 24 fuss 24 fuss 25 . she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 frightened 3 seem 7 very 4 frightened 6 but 5 , 6 but 7 very 8 proud 8 proud 9 . what under the sun she had to be proud [about] [blacky] couldn't understand , but he didn't stay to find out . 1 what 2 under 2 under 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 be 7 to 20 find 8 be 9 proud 12 couldn't 13 understand 12 couldn't 18 stay 12 couldn't 20 find 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 stay 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 . the noise she was making made him nervous . 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 5 making 2 noise 6 made 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 making 6 made 7 him 6 made 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 . he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 would 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 bring 6 would 11 find 7 bring 8 some 8 some 9 one 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 11 find 13 what 13 what 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 17 . so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 flew 2 he 14 had 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 flew 8 flew 9 away 9 away 11 silently 10 as 11 silently 11 silently 12 as 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 . as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 7 saw 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 5 away 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 9 eggs 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . that one glance was enough . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 glance 3 glance 5 enough 3 glance 6 . 4 was 5 enough you know [blacky] ['s] [eyes] are very sharp . 1 you 2 know 1 you 6 are 1 you 9 . 6 are 7 very 7 very 8 sharp he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hay 2 saw 14 hay 2 saw 17 that 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 5 in 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 and 7 box 14 hay 9 the 14 hay 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 in 11 eggs 14 hay 12 in 13 the 14 hay 16 and 15 , 16 and 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . from [that] [instant] [blacky] the [crow] [began] [to] [scheme] [and] [plan] [to] [get] one [or] [both] of those eggs . 1 from 5 the 1 from 14 one 14 one 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] [if] [out] [of] [sight] [,] [then] [out] [of] [mind] [.] this is a saying [which] [you] [often] [hear] . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 2 is 4 saying 4 saying 9 . it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 1 it 4 true 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 sometimes 4 true 6 , 4 true 13 true 4 true 17 . 6 , 7 but 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 very 9 is 13 true 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 from 14 at 15 other 15 other 16 times 15 other 17 . take the [case] [of] [blacky] [.] 1 take 2 the then , as he flew away [toward] [the] [green] [forest] , [those] [eggs] were out of sight [,] of course . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 away 6 away 11 , 11 , 20 course 14 were 15 out 15 out 16 of 15 out 17 sight 17 sight 19 of 19 of 20 course 20 course 21 . but do you think they were out of mind ? 1 but 5 they 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind 9 mind 10 ? not much ! 1 not 2 much 2 much 3 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! in fact , [those] [eggs] [were] [very] [much] [in] [blacky] ['s] mind . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 12 mind 2 fact 3 , 12 mind 13 . 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 [flew] [straight] to [a] [certain] [tall] [pine-tree] [in] [a] [lonely] [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 4 to 4 to 17 . " there is [more] [in] one of those eggs [than] [in] [a] [whole] [nestful] of [welcome] [robin] ['s] [eggs] [.] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 6 one 15 of 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 5 long 3 a 16 hen 4 very 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 5 long 12 enough 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 lucky 11 lucky 12 enough 12 enough 13 to 14 taste 16 hen 15 a 16 hen 16 hen 17 's 16 hen 18 egg 18 egg 19 , 18 egg 24 chance 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 22 is 23 my 23 my 24 chance 24 chance 25 . i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 6 go 3 like 4 having 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 inside 7 inside 9 henhouse 8 that 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 15 barely 9 henhouse 18 door 9 henhouse 19 . 10 , 12 though 11 even 12 though 12 though 15 barely 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 barely 15 barely 16 inside 17 the 18 door i 'm suspicious of doors . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 5 doors 3 suspicious 6 . 4 of 5 doors they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 1 they 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 4 way 6 closing 6 closing 8 unexpectedly 7 most 8 unexpectedly 8 unexpectedly 9 . i [might] see [if] [i] cannot get [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [to] [bring] [one] [of] [those] [eggs] out for me . 1 i 3 see 3 see 20 me 6 cannot 7 get 7 get 18 out 18 out 19 for 19 for 20 me 20 me 21 . but that [plan] won't do , come to think of it [,] [because] [i] [can't] [trust] [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 but 11 it 2 that 4 won't 4 won't 5 do 5 do 6 , 5 do 9 think 7 come 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 9 think 11 it 11 it 20 . the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 3 sinner 6 fond 3 sinner 8 eggs 3 sinner 10 . 5 too 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 8 eggs 9 himself [no] [.] i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 1 i 2 've 1 i 10 myself 2 've 3 got 4 to 5 get 5 get 9 eggs 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 myself 10 myself 11 . it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 5 way 4 only 5 way 5 way 10 of 5 way 12 . 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 of 10 of 11 it " [the] [thing] to do [is] [to] [make] [sure] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [and] [farmer] [brown] [himself] [are] [nowhere] [about] . 1 " 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 10 that 10 that 13 's 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 22 . they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 1 they 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 be 2 ought 8 cornfield 5 down 8 cornfield 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 pretty 8 cornfield 11 . 9 pretty 10 soon with them down there [,] [i] have only to watch my chance and slip in . 1 with 2 them 2 them 3 down 2 them 16 . 3 down 4 there 3 down 15 in 7 have 12 chance 8 only 12 chance 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 12 chance 11 my 12 chance 12 chance 14 slip 13 and 14 slip 14 slip 15 in it won't take but a second . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 5 a 4 but 5 a 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 . just a little courage [,] [blacky] , just a little courage ! 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 10 little 3 little 4 courage 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 courage 10 little 12 ! nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 1 nothing 2 in 2 in 4 world 3 this 4 world 4 world 8 gained 4 world 12 . 5 worth 6 having 6 having 8 gained 7 is 8 gained 8 gained 9 without 8 gained 10 some 8 gained 11 risk the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 4 do 2 thing 16 possible 3 to 4 do 5 is 16 possible 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 12 is 10 the 11 risk 11 risk 12 is 12 is 16 possible 13 as 16 possible 14 small 16 possible 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . 17 . 18 " blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it . 1 blacky 2 shook 1 blacky 8 flew 2 shook 4 his 3 out 4 his 4 his 5 feathers 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 20 into 9 out 10 of 9 out 20 into 10 of 11 the 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 15 silently 13 pine-tree 19 flown 14 as 15 silently 15 silently 16 as 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 flown 19 flown 20 into 20 into 21 it 21 it 22 . he [headed] [straight] [toward] [farmer] [brown] 's [cornfield] [.] 1 he 7 's he didn't have long to wait . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 wait 4 long 6 wait 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . in fact , he had been there [but] a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] [toward] [the] [cornfield] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 9 a 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 minutes 10 few 16 people 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 two 14 spied 16 people 16 people 17 coming 17 coming 18 down 18 down 19 the he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 9 gave 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 them 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 gave 9 gave 12 sigh 10 a 12 sigh 11 little 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 of 12 sigh 14 satisfaction 14 satisfaction 15 . they were [farmer] [brown] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 10 . presently they [reached] [the] [cornfield] [and] [turned] [into] [it] [.] 1 presently 2 they he didn't fly straight there . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 there 5 there 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 clever 3 too 10 . 4 clever 7 anything 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 anything 7 anything 8 like 8 like 9 that he flew [toward] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 flew when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 6 , 7 he 7 he 9 flew 8 silently 9 flew 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 11 into 9 flew 13 henyard 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 as 13 henyard 15 he 13 henyard 18 many 13 henyard 21 . 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 done 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before at last he could see [the] [box] [with] [the] [hay] in it . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 12 it 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 . he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 right 3 right 11 inside 4 up 5 to 4 up 10 peered 6 the 8 door 7 open 8 door 8 door 10 peered 9 and 10 peered 10 peered 11 inside 11 inside 12 . there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 . still he hesitated . 1 still 3 hesitated 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . blacky closed his eyes for just a second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating one of those eggs . 1 blacky 2 closed 2 closed 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 10 and 4 eyes 16 seemed 5 for 7 a 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 second 8 second 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 when 12 he 11 when 15 he 12 he 13 did 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 see 17 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 eating 19 himself 25 . 20 eating 24 eggs 21 one 22 of 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 eggs " what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 afraid 4 you 7 ? 5 afraid 6 of 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 muttered 9 he 15 opened 10 muttered 12 himself 11 to 12 himself 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 opened 15 opened 17 eyes 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 1 then 3 a 2 with 3 a 3 a 18 box 4 hurried 5 look 4 hurried 15 edge 6 in 8 directions 7 all 8 directions 8 directions 9 , 8 directions 11 flew 8 directions 15 edge 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 11 flew 13 to 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 15 edge 18 box 17 the 18 box 18 box 19 . there lay the two eggs ! 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 5 eggs 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 ! [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an [egg] [and] [it] [wouldn't] [behave] [just] [what] would you do with [that] [egg] , [may] [i] [ask] [?] 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 had 1 if 12 would 1 if 13 you 3 had 4 an 13 you 14 do 13 you 18 , 14 do 15 with to make an egg do [what] it don't want to do [strikes] me [like] [a] [difficult] [sort] [of] [a] [task] . 1 to 2 make 1 to 5 do 2 make 4 egg 3 an 4 egg 5 do 7 it 7 it 21 . 8 don't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 do 10 to 13 me 13 me 21 . all of which is pure nonsense . 1 all 6 nonsense 2 of 5 pure 3 which 5 pure 4 is 5 pure 5 pure 6 nonsense 6 nonsense 7 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 3 heard 10 misbehaving 5 an 6 egg 6 egg 10 misbehaving 7 either 10 misbehaving 8 behaving 10 misbehaving 9 or 10 misbehaving 10 misbehaving 11 ? [nobody] [.] that is , nobody [that] [i] know [,] [unless] [it] [be] [blacky] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 nobody 3 , 4 nobody 4 nobody 7 know it is best not to [mention] [eggs] [in] [blacky] 's [presence] these days . 1 it 2 is 1 it 10 's 1 it 14 . 2 is 3 best 2 is 4 not 4 not 5 to 12 these 13 days 13 days 14 . they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 a 2 are 4 forbidden 4 forbidden 5 topic 4 forbidden 10 . 5 topic 6 when 5 topic 8 is 5 topic 9 about 6 when 7 he blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 1 blacky 3 apt 1 blacky 15 egg 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 5 be 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 resentful 8 resentful 9 at 8 resentful 11 mere 8 resentful 15 egg 10 the 11 mere 11 mere 12 mention 12 mention 13 of 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . i don't know [as] [i] [wholly] blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 7 blame 7 blame 8 him 8 him 9 . well , that is the way it is with [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 1 well 13 . 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 9 with 7 it 8 is 7 it 9 with if any one had told [blacky] that he didn't [know] [all] there is to know about eggs , he would have laughed at the idea . 1 if 2 any 2 any 3 one 2 any 17 eggs 3 one 4 had 5 told 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 15 know 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 about 16 about 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 , 17 eggs 25 idea 17 eggs 26 . 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 25 idea 22 laughed 23 at 23 at 25 idea 24 the 25 idea [wasn't] [he] [,] [blacky] [,] [hatched] [from] [an] [egg] [himself] [?] and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 1 and 3 he 2 hadn't 3 he 3 he 4 , 3 he 18 eaten 5 ever 6 since 5 ever 18 eaten 6 since 7 he 7 he 8 was 9 big 10 enough 9 big 13 eggs 10 enough 11 , 12 hunted 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 and 13 eggs 15 stolen 15 stolen 16 eggs 15 stolen 18 eaten 16 eggs 17 and 18 eaten 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 ? if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 9 did 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 about 4 know 8 who 5 about 6 eggs 7 , 8 who 9 did 10 ? that is the way he would have [talked] [before] [his] [visit] to [farmer] [brown] 's [henhouse] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 15 's 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 12 to 15 's 17 . it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 1 it 2 is 2 is 9 unwise 3 since 4 then 3 since 5 that 3 since 9 unwise 6 it 7 has 7 has 8 been 8 been 9 unwise 9 unwise 11 mention 10 to 11 mention 11 mention 12 eggs 12 eggs 13 . when [blacky] saw [the] [two] [eggs] [in] [the] [nest] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [how] [blacky] did wish that he could take both . 1 when 3 saw 3 saw 19 that 17 did 18 wish 18 wish 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 take 22 take 23 both 23 both 24 . but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . one would be all that he could manage . 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 8 manage 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 manage 8 manage 9 . he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 1 he 2 must 1 he 12 was 2 must 3 take 2 must 7 go 3 take 5 choice 4 his 5 choice 5 choice 6 and 7 go 8 away 9 while 10 the 9 while 11 going 9 while 12 was 12 was 13 good 13 good 14 . which should he take ? 1 which 2 should 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 take 4 take 5 ? it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 1 it 10 seem 2 often 3 happens 2 often 10 seem 4 in 5 this 4 in 6 life 6 life 7 that 6 life 10 seem 8 things 9 which 8 things 10 seem 10 seem 11 to 10 seem 15 mere 12 be 13 unimportant 13 unimportant 14 , 13 unimportant 15 mere 15 mere 16 trifles 15 mere 25 opposite 16 trifles 17 in 16 trifles 18 themselves 16 trifles 19 , 16 trifles 20 prove 20 prove 22 be 21 to 22 be 23 just 25 opposite 24 the 25 opposite 25 opposite 26 . as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 1 as 2 a 2 a 5 fact 2 a 11 difference 3 matter 4 of 3 matter 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 7 it 8 made 8 made 11 difference 9 all 11 difference 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 12 in 12 in 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 . one was brown and very good to look at . 1 one 2 was 2 was 5 very 3 brown 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 good 6 good 8 look 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 . the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 1 the 2 other 1 the 5 larger 2 other 3 , 4 the 5 larger 5 larger 6 of 5 larger 12 and 5 larger 18 at 5 larger 19 . 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 two 9 , 12 and 10 was 11 white 11 white 12 and 13 also 14 very 14 very 15 good 15 good 17 look 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 at in [fact] [,] [blacky] [thought] it [the] [better] [of] [the] [two] to look at [,] for it was very [smooth] [and] [shiny] . 1 in 6 it 6 it 18 was 6 it 23 . 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 13 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 very so , [partly] on this [account] , and [partly] [because] [it] [was] the [largest] [,] [blacky] [chose] [the] [white] [egg] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 8 and 4 on 5 this 5 this 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 the he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 1 he 2 fluttered 2 fluttered 5 ground 3 to 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 5 ground 7 outside 5 ground 18 . 6 just 7 outside 7 outside 9 door 7 outside 17 grip 8 the 9 door 9 door 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 a 14 got 16 better 16 better 17 grip never had [blacky] felt [more] [like] [cawing] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [.] 1 never 2 had 1 never 4 felt you see , he felt that he had been very smart , and [i] [suspect] that he also felt that he had been very brave . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 16 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 very 10 very 11 smart 11 smart 13 and 12 , 13 and 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 also 17 he 19 felt 17 he 22 had 19 felt 20 that 20 that 21 he 22 had 23 been 23 been 24 very 24 very 25 brave 25 brave 26 . he would have liked to boast a little . 1 he 4 liked 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 6 boast 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 8 little 6 boast 9 . 7 a 8 little but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he wisely held his tongue . 1 he 3 held 2 wisely 3 held 3 held 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it [would] [be] time enough to do his boasting after he had [reached] a [place] [of] [safety] [and] [had] [eaten] [that] [egg] . 1 it 14 a 1 it 23 . 4 time 5 enough 4 time 11 he 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 boasting 8 his 9 boasting 9 boasting 10 after 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 a he was halfway across the [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 halfway 2 was 13 beginning 3 halfway 4 across 3 halfway 8 when 4 across 5 the 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 that 12 egg 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 slip 13 beginning 16 . now [at] [best] it [isn't] [easy] [to] [carry] [an] [egg] [without] [breaking] [it] [.] 1 now 4 it you know how very careful you have to be . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 have 2 know 3 how 3 how 5 careful 4 very 5 careful 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just imagine how [blacky] [felt] [when] [that] [egg] [began] [to] [slip] [.] 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how do what he would , he couldn't get [a] [better] [grip] on [it] . 1 do 2 what 2 what 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 7 couldn't 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 12 on 12 on 14 . it slipped a wee bit more . 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 5 bit 6 more 5 bit 7 . blacky started down towards the ground . 1 blacky 2 started 2 started 3 down 2 started 4 towards 4 towards 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 . but he wasn't quick enough . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 enough 4 quick 5 enough 5 enough 6 . [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [watching] [blacky] [from] [the] [old] [stone] [wall] [,] [saw] [something] [white] [drop] [from] [blacky] ['s] [claws] [.] he [saw] [blacky] [dash] [after] [it] [and] [clutch] [at] [it] [only] to [miss] [it] . 1 he 12 to 12 to 15 . then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground . 1 then 17 fell 2 the 7 branch 3 white 4 thing 4 thing 5 struck 5 struck 7 branch 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 of 7 branch 11 apple 9 an 10 old 9 an 11 apple 11 apple 12 tree 11 apple 14 bounced 11 apple 17 fell 12 tree 13 , 14 bounced 15 off 16 and 17 fell 17 fell 18 to 17 fell 20 ground 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 . [blacky] [followed] [it] [.] [striped] [chipmunk] [stole] [very] [softly] [through] [the] [grass] [to] [see] [what] [blacky] [was] [doing] [.] blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 1 blacky 15 egg 2 was 3 standing 2 was 11 very 3 standing 5 beside 4 close 5 beside 6 a 8 thing 6 a 11 very 7 white 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 10 looked 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 like 13 like 14 an 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 looking 3 looking 4 at 3 looking 8 queerest 5 it 8 queerest 6 with 8 queerest 7 the 8 queerest 8 queerest 9 expression 9 expression 10 . he didn't . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 . that egg wasn't behaving right . 1 that 2 egg 2 egg 4 behaving 2 egg 6 . 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 1 it 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 when 4 broken 9 branch 5 when 6 it 7 hit 9 branch 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 9 branch 13 tree 11 the 12 apple 12 apple 13 tree 13 tree 14 . certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 1 certainly 3 should 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 8 struck 5 broken 15 . 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 struck 8 struck 9 it 8 struck 14 bill 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 with 12 with 14 bill 13 his 14 bill however [was] [he] [to] [eat] [that] [egg] , if he couldn't [break] [the] [shell] [?] 1 however 8 , 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't blacky didn't know . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled . 1 blacky 3 puzzled 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . he didn't know what to make of that [egg] he had [stolen] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 1 he 11 had 1 he 18 . 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 8 that 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 8 that 10 he 10 he 11 had it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 egg 4 any 13 of 4 any 14 . 6 he 12 heard 7 ever 9 seen 7 ever 12 heard 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 even 12 heard 13 of it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 beautiful-looking 3 a 4 beautiful-looking 4 beautiful-looking 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 5 egg 15 taste 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 had 8 he 14 would 9 had 10 been 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 14 would 13 it 14 would 14 would 15 taste 15 taste 17 good 15 taste 21 good 15 taste 23 it 15 taste 25 . 16 as 17 good 18 , 20 as 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 good 21 good 22 as 23 it 24 looked even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 1 even 2 now 1 even 7 if 2 now 6 that 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 21 hoped 9 could 10 only 9 could 11 taste 9 could 16 be 12 it 13 , 12 it 15 would 14 it 15 would 15 would 16 be 17 all 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 hoped 20 had 21 hoped 21 hoped 22 . but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 4 he 2 how 3 could 4 he 10 couldn't 5 taste 6 it 5 taste 7 , 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 break 11 break 13 shell 12 that 13 shell 13 shell 14 ? he never had heard of such a shell . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 heard 2 never 6 such 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 shell 8 shell 9 . he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 1 he 2 doubted 1 he 7 had 2 doubted 4 anybody 3 if 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 else 4 anybody 6 ever 7 had 9 either 8 , 9 either 9 either 10 . he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg . 1 he 3 hammered 2 had 3 hammered 3 hammered 4 at 3 hammered 5 it 5 it 6 with 6 with 9 bill 7 his 8 stout 8 stout 9 bill 9 bill 10 until 9 bill 23 egg 10 until 11 he 10 until 15 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 that 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 break 18 that 23 egg 19 , 20 instead 20 instead 21 of 20 instead 23 egg 21 of 22 the 23 egg 24 . but [the] [old] [orchard] was not the place for him to [work] [on] [that] [egg] [.] 1 but 6 not 1 but 7 the 5 was 6 not 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 for 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to in the first place , it was too [near] [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 2 the 13 house 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 6 it 7 was 6 it 12 's 7 was 8 too 12 's 13 house 13 house 14 . this made [blacky] uneasy . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 uneasy 4 uneasy 5 . you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 something 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 something 6 something 7 of 6 something 9 guilty 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 . not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 1 not 10 having 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 10 having 5 at 6 all 5 at 10 having 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 8 sense 10 having 10 having 11 done 11 done 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . yet he wasn't [at] [all] [sure] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would look at the [matter] [quite] that way . 1 yet 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 14 at 7 that 10 's 7 that 12 would 10 's 11 boy 12 would 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 19 way 18 that 19 way 19 way 20 . in fact , he had a feeling that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would [call] [him] [a] [thief] if he should be [discovered] [with] [that] [egg] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 that 8 that 13 would 13 would 21 be 18 if 19 he 18 if 20 should 20 should 21 be 21 be 26 . then , too , there were too many sharp eyes [in] [the] [old] [orchard] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 8 many 5 there 6 were 6 were 8 many 7 too 8 many 8 many 9 sharp 9 sharp 10 eyes 10 eyes 15 . he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 get 3 to 9 be 4 get 5 away 6 where 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 sure 9 be 13 alone 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 alone 13 alone 14 . then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 1 then 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 break 5 break 7 shell 6 that 7 shell 7 shell 8 , 7 shell 14 wiser 7 shell 15 . 9 no 10 one 9 no 14 wiser 10 one 11 would 12 be 14 wiser 13 the 14 wiser but he is . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . in fact , [blacky] is quite like a little child in this matter . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 is 5 is 6 quite 5 is 13 matter 7 like 8 a 7 like 12 this 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 child 11 in 12 this 12 this 13 matter 13 matter 14 . anything that [is] [bright] [and] [shiny] [interests] [blacky] [right] [away] [.] 1 anything 2 that always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and there . 1 always 3 pockets 2 their 3 pockets 3 pockets 4 are 3 pockets 5 filled 5 filled 6 with 5 filled 18 up 7 all 8 sorts 8 sorts 9 of 8 sorts 10 useless 10 useless 11 odds 11 odds 12 and 11 odds 13 ends 11 odds 14 which 11 odds 17 picked 14 which 15 they 16 have 17 picked 17 picked 18 up 18 up 19 here 18 up 20 and 18 up 21 there 18 up 22 . blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 1 blacky 2 has 2 has 3 no 2 has 4 pockets 2 has 16 secret 4 pockets 5 , 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 keeps 8 keeps 10 treasures 8 keeps 16 secret 9 his 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 10 treasures 13 kind 12 this 13 kind 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 secret 16 secret 17 hiding-place 16 secret 23 storehouse 17 hiding-place 18 , 17 hiding-place 20 sort 19 a 20 sort 20 sort 21 of 22 treasure 23 storehouse 23 storehouse 24 . first [blacky] [took] [this] [egg] [over] [near] [his] [home] , and there he once more tried and tried and tried to break [the] [shell] [.] 1 first 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 16 tried 13 he 16 tried 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 tried 16 tried 21 to 17 and 18 tried 18 tried 21 to 19 and 20 tried 20 tried 21 to 21 to 22 break but the shell wouldn't break , not even [when] [blacky] quite lost his temper and hammered at it for all he was worth . 1 but 4 wouldn't 1 but 7 not 2 the 3 shell 3 shell 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 break 5 break 6 , 7 not 8 even 7 not 23 worth 11 quite 12 lost 12 lost 14 temper 13 his 14 temper 14 temper 16 hammered 15 and 16 hammered 16 hammered 17 at 16 hammered 23 worth 17 at 20 all 18 it 20 all 19 for 20 all 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 worth 23 worth 24 . little by little [he] [forgot] [that] [it] [was] [an] [egg] [.] 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 6 that 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 10 eat 12 . he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 pleasure 4 find 10 it 5 pleasure 6 in 5 pleasure 8 looking 7 just 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 10 it 11 . it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 1 it 2 might 2 might 4 satisfy 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 6 stomach 4 satisfy 15 his 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 13 satisfying 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 certainly 10 certainly 13 satisfying 11 was 12 very 12 very 13 satisfying 13 satisfying 14 to 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 hadn't 2 was 3 glad 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 been 5 hadn't 11 shell 6 been 7 able 8 to 9 break 9 break 11 shell 10 that 11 shell 11 shell 12 . once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 1 once 2 more 1 once 9 flew 3 he 9 flew 4 spread 7 wings 5 his 7 wings 6 black 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 7 wings 9 flew 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 11 to 9 flew 12 the 12 the 13 egg 13 egg 14 . he [cocked] [his] [head] [to] [one] [side] and looked at it . 1 he 9 looked 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 at 10 at 11 it 11 it 12 . he [cocked] [his] [head] [to] [the] [other] [side] and looked at it . 1 he 10 looked 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 11 at 12 it 12 it 13 . pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 1 pretty 2 , 2 , 5 and 2 , 9 " 3 pretty 4 , 4 , 5 and 6 all 7 mine 7 mine 8 ! 8 ! 9 " than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 1 than 3 craftily 2 he 3 craftily 3 craftily 4 looked 3 craftily 15 him 3 craftily 16 . 4 looked 6 about 5 all 6 about 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 8 make 15 him 9 sure 10 that 11 no 12 one 12 one 14 watching 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 15 him having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 1 having 2 made 1 having 7 rolled 2 made 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 9 egg 7 rolled 10 over 7 rolled 19 his 8 the 9 egg 11 and 12 turned 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 12 turned 18 to 12 turned 19 his 14 around 16 admired 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 22 content 21 's 22 content 22 content 23 . at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 it 4 picked 6 up 4 picked 18 carefully 7 and 8 carried 8 carried 9 it 8 carried 12 treasure-house 10 to 12 treasure-house 11 his 12 treasure-house 12 treasure-house 13 and 12 treasure-house 14 covered 12 treasure-house 15 it 12 treasure-house 16 over 12 treasure-house 18 carefully 17 very 18 carefully 18 carefully 19 . blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book to tell about all of them . 1 blacky 2 has 2 has 5 many 3 had 5 many 4 very 5 many 5 many 6 other 5 many 7 adventures 7 adventures 16 tell 7 adventures 19 of 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 would 11 would 12 take 11 would 16 tell 12 take 13 another 13 another 14 book 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 17 about 16 tell 18 all 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 fair 3 be 7 some 4 hardly 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 7 some 8 of 7 some 12 people 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 12 people 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 who 12 people 24 . 13 who 14 also 13 who 15 have 13 who 16 had 13 who 21 told 16 had 17 adventures 18 and 20 them 18 and 21 told 19 want 20 them 21 told 22 to 21 told 23 you end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [blacky] the [crow] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 9 the