frontispiece . 1 frontispiece 2 . copyright , @number@ 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 3 @number@ all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved oh , yes , it had been great fun . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 yes 3 yes 10 . 4 , 5 it 5 it 9 fun 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 fun 8 great 9 fun 9 fun 10 . but now things were different . 1 but 2 now 1 but 5 different 3 things 4 were 3 things 5 different 5 different 6 . it is a terrible thing , a very terrible thing to have to run for one 's life . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 thing 4 terrible 10 thing 4 terrible 14 run 5 thing 6 , 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 thing 11 to 14 run 12 have 14 run 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 for 14 run 18 life 15 for 16 one 17 's 18 life 18 life 19 . he has run for his life often . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 run 2 has 7 often 3 run 4 for 3 run 6 life 5 his 6 life 7 often 8 . peter has known that on his long legs his life has depended , and more than once a terrible fear has filled his heart . 1 peter 2 has 2 has 3 known 2 has 12 depended 2 has 18 a 3 known 4 that 5 on 6 his 6 his 8 legs 6 his 10 life 7 long 8 legs 9 his 10 life 10 life 12 depended 11 has 12 depended 12 depended 16 than 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 more 15 more 16 than 16 than 17 once 18 a 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 fear 20 fear 22 filled 21 has 22 filled 22 filled 24 heart 23 his 24 heart 24 heart 25 . so when he has been running with that terrible fear in his heart , there has always been hope there , too . 1 so 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 has 4 has 5 been 4 has 18 been 5 been 6 running 5 been 9 terrible 5 been 11 in 5 been 15 there 7 with 9 terrible 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 fear 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 , 16 has 18 been 17 always 18 been 18 been 20 there 18 been 22 too 19 hope 20 there 21 , 22 too 22 too 23 . he didn't know where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 going 6 was 8 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear ! oh , dear me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 7 dear 3 dear 4 ! 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 dear 7 dear 8 me 7 dear 9 ! presently he found that he must make a very long jump to reach the next tree . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 must 6 must 7 make 7 make 8 a 8 a 10 long 9 very 10 long 10 long 11 jump 11 jump 12 to 12 to 13 reach 13 reach 17 . 14 the 15 next 15 next 16 tree 16 tree 17 . he didn't dare stop to run down the tree and scamper across . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 down 6 run 12 across 6 run 13 . 7 down 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 10 and 11 scamper so he took a long breath , ran swiftly along the branch , and leaped . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 , 6 breath 9 swiftly 8 ran 9 swiftly 9 swiftly 10 along 9 swiftly 12 branch 11 the 12 branch 12 branch 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 leaped 15 leaped 16 . his hands just touched the tip of the nearest branch of the other tree . 1 his 2 hands 2 hands 4 touched 3 just 4 touched 4 touched 6 tip 5 the 6 tip 6 tip 7 of 6 tip 10 branch 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 nearest 10 branch 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 tree 14 tree 15 . he tried his very best to hold on , but he couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 12 couldn't 2 tried 5 best 2 tried 6 to 2 tried 7 hold 3 his 5 best 4 very 5 best 7 hold 8 on 8 on 9 , 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 . then down , down , down he fell . 1 then 2 down 1 then 3 , 1 then 4 down 1 then 5 , 1 then 6 down 1 then 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 . but it wasn't quite , and in another minute he was scrambling up the tree . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 quite 4 quite 12 scrambling 5 , 6 and 5 , 12 scrambling 7 in 9 minute 8 another 9 minute 9 minute 12 scrambling 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 scrambling 12 scrambling 13 up 12 scrambling 15 tree 14 the 15 tree 15 tree 16 . that is , he saw something that might offer him a chance . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 5 saw 7 that 7 that 12 chance 8 might 9 offer 9 offer 10 him 10 him 11 a 11 a 12 chance 12 chance 13 . what was that big brown bunch ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 7 ? 3 that 6 bunch 4 big 6 bunch 5 brown 6 bunch 6 bunch 7 ? you see , a very daring idea had come into his head . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 daring 3 , 6 daring 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 daring 6 daring 7 idea 7 idea 10 into 8 had 9 come 9 come 10 into 10 into 12 head 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 . anyway , it is my very last chance . " 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 my 5 my 8 chance 6 very 7 last 7 last 8 chance 8 chance 9 . 9 . 10 " and he was angry very angry . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 angry 3 was 5 very 5 very 6 angry 6 angry 7 . then , like a flash , he dodged around to the other side of the tree . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 5 flash 5 flash 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 dodged 8 dodged 9 around 9 around 16 tree 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . things were changed all in an instant , quite changed . 1 things 2 were 1 things 3 changed 1 things 10 changed 4 all 5 in 5 in 7 instant 6 an 7 instant 7 instant 8 , 7 instant 10 changed 9 quite 10 changed 10 changed 11 . shadow dodged around the trunk of the tree . 1 shadow 2 dodged 2 dodged 3 around 2 dodged 5 trunk 4 the 5 trunk 5 trunk 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . then he hurried . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 . he didn't know just where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 7 was 2 didn't 3 know 4 just 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 going 7 was 9 . " seems to me you are in a great hurry , " said a voice from a pine-tree he was passing . 1 " 2 seems 1 " 5 you 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 4 me 5 you 6 are 6 are 21 passing 7 in 10 hurry 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 hurry 10 hurry 11 , 10 hurry 18 pine-tree 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 14 a 18 pine-tree 15 voice 16 from 15 voice 18 pine-tree 17 a 18 pine-tree 18 pine-tree 21 passing 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 passing 21 passing 22 . " what 's that ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " who are you running away from ? " 1 who 2 are 1 who 4 running 1 who 7 ? 2 are 3 you 4 running 5 away 5 away 6 from 7 ? 8 " illustration : " what 's that ? " 1 illustration 2 : 2 : 3 " 3 " 4 what 4 what 5 's 4 what 7 ? 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " where is he now ? " 1 where 2 is 1 where 3 he 1 where 5 ? 4 now 5 ? 5 ? 6 " then he suddenly grew grave . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 grew 3 suddenly 5 grave 5 grave 6 . then if they get caught , it is their own fault . 1 then 3 they 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 get 3 they 5 caught 3 they 9 their 5 caught 7 it 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 is 9 their 10 own 10 own 11 fault 11 fault 12 . " you always seem to be quarreling . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 be 3 always 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 quarreling 7 quarreling 8 . 8 . 9 " " that 's just it , " he replied quickly . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 replied 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 replied 7 " 9 replied 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 quickly 10 quickly 11 . 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 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! was ever any one else in such a dreadful fix ? 1 was 9 dreadful 2 ever 7 such 3 any 4 one 3 any 7 such 4 one 5 else 6 in 7 such 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 fix 10 fix 11 ? but all that was in the past , and thinking about it wasn't going to help him now . 1 but 13 wasn't 2 all 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 10 thinking 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 past 7 past 10 thinking 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 about 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 help 16 help 17 him 17 him 18 now 17 him 19 . he had got to do something right away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 got 3 got 6 something 3 got 8 away 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 something 7 right 8 away 8 away 9 . anyway , he would have a look . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 4 would 7 look 5 have 6 a 7 look 8 . so he hurried down from the tree and out along the old stone wall . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 4 down 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 8 and 7 tree 15 . 9 out 10 along 10 along 14 wall 11 the 12 old 11 the 14 wall 12 old 13 stone 13 stone 14 wall 14 wall 15 . his spirits began to rise as he whisked along , peering into every hole and jumping from stone to stone . 1 his 2 spirits 2 spirits 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 rise 5 rise 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 whisked 8 whisked 9 along 8 whisked 14 hole 10 , 11 peering 11 peering 12 into 11 peering 13 every 11 peering 14 hole 14 hole 16 jumping 15 and 16 jumping 16 jumping 17 from 16 jumping 18 stone 16 jumping 19 to 16 jumping 20 stone 20 stone 21 . it really seemed as though he might find a snug home somewhere here . 1 it 2 really 2 really 3 seemed 2 really 10 snug 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 though 5 though 6 he 7 might 8 find 8 find 10 snug 9 a 10 snug 10 snug 11 home 10 snug 12 somewhere 12 somewhere 13 here 12 somewhere 14 . then he remembered something that made his heart sink again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 sink 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 something 4 something 5 that 5 that 6 made 6 made 7 his 7 his 8 heart 9 sink 10 again 10 again 11 . he felt that he had just got to tell some one . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 7 got 2 felt 3 that 4 he 5 had 4 he 7 got 6 just 7 got 7 got 8 to 7 got 10 some 8 to 9 tell 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 . peter looked thoughtful . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 thoughtful 3 thoughtful 4 . he scratched his long left ear with his long right hind foot . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 long 2 scratched 6 ear 2 scratched 8 his 2 scratched 11 hind 5 left 6 ear 6 ear 7 with 7 with 8 his 9 long 11 hind 10 right 11 hind 11 hind 12 foot 12 foot 13 . it seemed to him that he never would get there . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 9 get 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 never 7 never 9 get 8 would 9 get 9 get 10 there 10 there 11 . but of course he did . 1 but 4 he 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i can't understand it at all . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . peter shook his head in a puzzled way and continued to stare down the long empty hall . 1 peter 2 shook 1 peter 12 stare 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 puzzled 7 puzzled 8 way 7 puzzled 12 stare 9 and 10 continued 10 continued 12 stare 11 to 12 stare 12 stare 13 down 12 stare 16 empty 13 down 14 the 15 long 16 empty 16 empty 17 hall 17 hall 18 . it seems to him like a terrible waste of time . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 8 waste 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 waste 8 waste 9 of 8 waste 10 time 10 time 11 . up and down the length of the stone wall he scampered , looking for a place to make a home , but nothing suited him . 1 up 2 and 1 up 3 down 3 down 4 the 4 the 5 length 5 length 6 of 5 length 12 , 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 stone 8 stone 9 wall 9 wall 11 scampered 10 he 11 scampered 12 , 13 looking 13 looking 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 place 16 place 26 . 17 to 18 make 18 make 19 a 18 make 25 him 20 home 24 suited 21 , 22 but 22 but 23 nothing 23 nothing 24 suited 24 suited 25 him 25 him 26 . you know he likes best to make his home in a tree . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 make 3 he 4 likes 4 likes 5 best 4 likes 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 11 a 8 his 9 home 9 home 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 . he just couldn't see how he was going to live in the old stone wall . 1 he 2 just 1 he 7 was 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 live 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 old 13 old 14 stone 14 stone 15 wall 15 wall 16 . he sat on top of a big stone to rest and think it over . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 on 3 on 4 top 4 top 5 of 4 top 8 stone 4 top 10 rest 6 a 8 stone 7 big 8 stone 9 to 10 rest 10 rest 11 and 10 rest 12 think 10 rest 15 . 12 think 13 it 12 think 14 over he was discouraged . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 discouraged 3 discouraged 4 . life didn't seem worth the living just then . 1 life 4 worth 1 life 9 . 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 worth 4 worth 6 living 5 the 6 living 6 living 8 then 7 just 8 then he felt as if his heart had gone way down to his toes . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 as 2 felt 5 his 3 as 4 if 5 his 6 heart 5 his 9 way 5 his 13 toes 7 had 8 gone 8 gone 9 way 9 way 10 down 10 down 11 to 12 his 13 toes 13 toes 14 . where is it ? " 1 where 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " peter brightened up right away . 1 peter 2 brightened 2 brightened 3 up 2 brightened 4 right 2 brightened 6 . 4 right 5 away " that 's good , " he said again . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 good 4 good 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 10 . 9 again 10 . people who have too much curiosity about other people 's affairs seldom do play fair . 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 have 1 people 11 affairs 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 curiosity 6 curiosity 11 affairs 7 about 11 affairs 8 other 9 people 9 people 11 affairs 10 's 11 affairs 11 affairs 12 seldom 11 affairs 16 . 12 seldom 13 do 12 seldom 14 play 14 play 15 fair 15 fair 16 . he didn't mean to be unfair . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 6 unfair 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! peter didn't mean to be unfair . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 6 unfair 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . not that it really mattered ; he just wanted to know , that was all . 1 not 11 know 2 that 5 mattered 3 it 5 mattered 4 really 5 mattered 5 mattered 6 ; 5 mattered 9 wanted 7 he 9 wanted 8 just 9 wanted 9 wanted 10 to 9 wanted 11 know 11 know 12 , 11 know 13 that 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 all 15 all 16 . peter stopped and looked back . 1 peter 2 stopped 1 peter 4 looked 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 back 5 back 6 . peter sat down and began to pull his whiskers in a way he has when he is trying to decide something . 1 peter 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 19 to 4 and 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 19 to 6 to 7 pull 7 pull 9 whiskers 8 his 9 whiskers 9 whiskers 10 in 11 a 12 way 12 way 19 to 13 he 14 has 13 he 17 is 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 is 17 is 18 trying 18 trying 19 to 19 to 20 decide 20 decide 21 something 20 decide 22 . it seemed as if two little voices were quarreling inside him . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 12 . 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 5 two 6 little 5 two 7 voices 7 voices 8 were 7 voices 9 quarreling 9 quarreling 10 inside 10 inside 11 him 11 him 12 . " go along home like the good fellow you are and mind your own business , " said one . 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 along 2 go 4 home 4 home 11 and 4 home 20 . 5 like 8 fellow 6 the 8 fellow 7 good 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 you 8 fellow 11 and 9 you 10 are 12 mind 14 own 13 your 14 own 14 own 15 business 15 business 16 , 15 business 20 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 19 one 20 . right near it was a thick little bush . 1 right 2 near 2 near 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 thick 6 thick 7 little 6 thick 8 bush 8 bush 9 . he crawled under it and lay very flat . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 under 2 crawled 8 flat 3 under 4 it 5 and 6 lay 6 lay 8 flat 7 very 8 flat 8 flat 9 . he could see along the old stone wall in both directions . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 11 directions 4 along 5 the 5 the 8 wall 6 old 7 stone 6 old 8 wall 8 wall 11 directions 9 in 11 directions 10 both 11 directions 11 directions 12 . peter chuckled to himself . 1 peter 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 himself 2 chuckled 5 . 3 to 4 himself " you 're not doing a bit of harm . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 not 3 're 5 doing 5 doing 9 harm 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 7 bit 9 harm 9 harm 10 . then with a hasty look around , he disappeared in a hole . 1 then 4 hasty 2 with 4 hasty 3 a 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 look 4 hasty 6 around 4 hasty 7 , 4 hasty 12 hole 8 he 9 disappeared 9 disappeared 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 hole 12 hole 13 . a minute later he popped his head out for another look around and then disappeared again . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later 3 later 5 popped 4 he 5 popped 5 popped 7 head 5 popped 8 out 5 popped 10 another 5 popped 15 disappeared 6 his 7 head 9 for 10 another 10 another 11 look 11 look 12 around 12 around 13 and 14 then 15 disappeared 15 disappeared 16 again 16 again 17 . peter chuckled to himself . 1 peter 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 himself 2 chuckled 5 . 3 to 4 himself then his long ears began to burn , for this is what he heard : 1 then 15 : 2 his 4 ears 3 long 4 ears 4 ears 7 burn 4 ears 14 heard 4 ears 15 : 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 burn 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 this 10 this 11 is 11 is 12 what 12 what 13 he 13 he 14 heard and people who cannot be trusted themselves never trust any one else . 1 and 6 trusted 2 people 3 who 2 people 6 trusted 4 cannot 6 trusted 5 be 6 trusted 6 trusted 7 themselves 6 trusted 9 trust 6 trusted 10 any 8 never 9 trust 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 . he is always suspicious . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 suspicious 4 suspicious 5 . he kept popping in and out and looking around as if afraid that some one was watching him . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 popping 2 kept 8 looking 2 kept 17 watching 3 popping 4 in 3 popping 5 and 3 popping 6 out 3 popping 7 and 8 looking 9 around 8 looking 10 as 10 as 11 if 12 afraid 13 that 13 that 15 one 13 that 16 was 14 some 15 one 16 was 17 watching 17 watching 18 him 18 him 19 . he even got some dry leaves and took them inside , as if to make a bed . 1 he 3 got 2 even 3 got 3 got 4 some 4 some 5 dry 5 dry 6 leaves 5 dry 17 bed 6 leaves 7 and 6 leaves 10 inside 6 leaves 11 , 7 and 8 took 8 took 9 them 11 , 13 if 12 as 13 if 14 to 15 make 14 to 17 bed 15 make 16 a 17 bed 18 . when he grew tired , a new idea popped into his shrewd little head . 1 when 2 he 1 when 9 popped 3 grew 4 tired 4 tired 5 , 4 tired 9 popped 6 a 7 new 7 new 8 idea 8 idea 9 popped 9 popped 10 into 9 popped 11 his 9 popped 12 shrewd 9 popped 14 head 12 shrewd 13 little 14 head 15 . he popped out of the hole and sat up on the wall . 1 he 2 popped 2 popped 3 out 3 out 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 hole 6 hole 7 and 6 hole 12 wall 8 sat 9 up 9 up 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 wall 12 wall 13 . and when he had made up his mind to do this , he felt better . 1 and 2 when 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 made 5 made 6 up 6 up 8 mind 6 up 9 to 6 up 16 . 7 his 8 mind 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 this 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 felt 14 felt 15 better 15 better 16 . some people never seem to learn that . 1 some 2 people 2 people 4 seem 3 never 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 learn 6 learn 7 that 7 that 8 . for a while it seemed as if he had . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 8 he 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 . and in the corn-crib he took the greatest care to steal only where what he took would not be missed . 1 and 16 took 2 in 4 corn-crib 3 the 4 corn-crib 4 corn-crib 6 took 4 corn-crib 16 took 5 he 6 took 6 took 8 greatest 7 the 8 greatest 8 greatest 9 care 9 care 11 steal 9 care 13 where 9 care 14 what 10 to 11 steal 11 steal 12 only 15 he 16 took 16 took 20 missed 17 would 18 not 17 would 19 be 19 be 20 missed 20 missed 21 . once inside , he would just give himself up to having a good time . 1 once 12 a 2 inside 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 just 5 would 7 give 7 give 9 up 7 give 12 a 8 himself 9 up 9 up 10 to 11 having 12 a 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 time 14 time 15 . he raced about over the great pile of beautiful yellow corn and found the loveliest hiding places in it . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 about 2 raced 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 15 loveliest 6 great 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 9 beautiful 7 pile 11 corn 10 yellow 11 corn 11 corn 12 and 11 corn 15 loveliest 13 found 15 loveliest 14 the 15 loveliest 15 loveliest 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 places 16 hiding 18 in 18 in 19 it 19 it 20 . and later well , then he forgot all about it . 1 and 2 later 1 and 5 then 2 later 4 , 3 well 4 , 5 then 6 he 6 he 7 forgot 7 forgot 8 all 8 all 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . he added to that pile every day , after shelling enough corn for the biddies . 1 he 2 added 2 added 3 to 2 added 5 pile 4 that 5 pile 5 pile 10 shelling 6 every 7 day 6 every 10 shelling 8 , 10 shelling 9 after 10 shelling 10 shelling 11 enough 10 shelling 12 corn 10 shelling 13 for 10 shelling 15 biddies 14 the 15 biddies 15 biddies 16 . but some one with sharp teeth certainly has been in here . 1 but 3 one 2 some 3 one 3 one 8 has 4 with 5 sharp 5 sharp 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 certainly 7 certainly 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 in 9 been 11 here 11 here 12 . with that he went into the house . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 into 5 into 6 the 5 into 7 house 7 house 8 . as usual , he had raced about over the great pile of yellow corn . 1 as 2 usual 1 as 4 he 2 usual 3 , 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 raced 6 raced 7 about 6 raced 8 over 6 raced 11 pile 9 the 10 great 10 great 11 pile 11 pile 12 of 11 pile 14 corn 13 yellow 14 corn 14 corn 15 . quite suddenly his sharp eyes spied something that they hadn't seen before . 1 quite 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 6 spied 3 his 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 4 sharp 6 spied 6 spied 7 something 6 spied 10 hadn't 7 something 8 that 9 they 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 seen 11 seen 12 before 12 before 13 . it was down on the floor of the corn-crib quite near the door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 on 3 down 4 on 4 on 6 floor 5 the 6 floor 6 floor 9 corn-crib 7 of 9 corn-crib 8 the 9 corn-crib 9 corn-crib 10 quite 9 corn-crib 11 near 9 corn-crib 13 door 9 corn-crib 14 . 12 the 13 door it was a very queer looking thing , very queer indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 queer 4 very 10 queer 5 queer 6 looking 5 queer 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 9 very 10 queer 10 queer 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 . and then he spied another queer looking thing near it , only this was very much smaller . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 spied 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 5 another 4 spied 6 queer 6 queer 7 looking 6 queer 8 thing 6 queer 17 smaller 9 near 10 it 10 it 11 , 10 it 12 only 12 only 17 smaller 13 this 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 much 16 much 17 smaller 17 smaller 18 . what could they be ? 1 what 2 could 1 what 5 ? 2 could 4 be 3 they 4 be he looked at them suspiciously . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 them 4 them 6 . 5 suspiciously 6 . they looked harmless enough . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 harmless 3 harmless 4 enough 3 harmless 5 . they didn't move . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 . he ran a few steps towards them and scolded , just as he scolds at anything new he finds out of doors . 1 he 2 ran 1 he 14 scolds 2 ran 6 towards 2 ran 9 scolded 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 steps 5 steps 6 towards 6 towards 7 them 8 and 9 scolded 9 scolded 10 , 11 just 12 as 11 just 14 scolds 13 he 14 scolds 14 scolds 15 at 14 scolds 16 anything 14 scolds 17 new 14 scolds 19 finds 14 scolds 22 doors 18 he 19 finds 19 finds 20 out 20 out 21 of 22 doors 23 . he ran around on a little ledge where he could look right down on the queer things . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 3 around 2 ran 4 on 4 on 7 ledge 5 a 7 ledge 6 little 7 ledge 7 ledge 8 where 7 ledge 10 could 7 ledge 11 look 7 ledge 12 right 7 ledge 16 queer 8 where 9 he 12 right 13 down 13 down 14 on 14 on 15 the 16 queer 17 things 17 things 18 . he was sure now that they were not alive . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 2 was 9 alive 4 now 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 not 7 were 9 alive 9 alive 10 . the biggest one he could see all through . 1 the 2 biggest 2 biggest 3 one 3 one 5 could 3 one 9 . 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 see 6 see 8 through 7 all 8 through inside was something to eat . 1 inside 3 something 2 was 3 something 3 something 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 . the littlest thing was round and flat with funny bits of wire on top . 1 the 2 littlest 1 the 12 wire 2 littlest 3 thing 2 littlest 4 was 5 round 6 and 5 round 7 flat 7 flat 10 bits 8 with 9 funny 9 funny 10 bits 10 bits 11 of 10 bits 12 wire 12 wire 15 . 13 on 14 top 14 top 15 . " but they are such queer looking things , and they 're not alive . 1 " 15 . 2 but 3 they 3 they 4 are 3 they 12 're 4 are 5 such 6 queer 7 looking 6 queer 8 things 8 things 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 they 11 they 12 're 12 're 13 not 12 're 14 alive 14 alive 15 . nevertheless he ran back to the pile of corn and tried to eat . 1 nevertheless 3 ran 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 13 eat 6 the 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 9 corn 9 corn 11 tried 10 and 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 eat 13 eat 14 . somehow he had lost his appetite . 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 lost 4 lost 5 his 5 his 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . he couldn't take his eyes off those two queer things down on the floor . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 take 2 couldn't 14 floor 3 take 6 off 3 take 7 those 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 off 7 those 8 two 7 those 10 things 9 queer 10 things 11 down 12 on 12 on 14 floor 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 15 . " better keep away , " warned the small voice inside . 1 " 3 keep 2 better 3 keep 3 keep 4 away 3 keep 11 inside 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 warned 7 warned 11 inside 8 the 10 voice 9 small 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside 11 inside 12 . so once more he scrambled down from the pile of corn and little by little drew nearer to the two queer things . 1 so 23 . 2 once 3 more 3 more 11 corn 4 he 5 scrambled 5 scrambled 6 down 6 down 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 9 pile 11 corn 11 corn 17 nearer 12 and 17 nearer 13 little 17 nearer 14 by 15 little 15 little 17 nearer 16 drew 17 nearer 17 nearer 18 to 17 nearer 21 queer 17 nearer 23 . 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 two 21 queer 22 things the nearer he got , the more harmless they looked . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 4 got 2 nearer 5 , 2 nearer 6 the 2 nearer 8 harmless 3 he 4 got 7 more 8 harmless 8 harmless 9 they 8 harmless 10 looked 8 harmless 11 . finally he reached out and smelled of the smallest . 1 finally 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 6 smelled 5 and 6 smelled 6 smelled 9 smallest 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 smallest 9 smallest 10 . then he turned up his nose . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 5 his 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 . then he reached out a paw and touched it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 4 out 10 . 5 a 6 paw 6 paw 7 and 6 paw 8 touched 8 touched 9 it 9 it 10 . " pooh ! " said he , " it 's nothing to be afraid of . " 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 it 9 it 10 's 10 's 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 afraid 14 afraid 15 of 14 afraid 16 . 16 . 17 " just then he touched one of the little wires , and there was a sudden snap . 1 just 2 then 1 just 5 one 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 touched 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 9 wires 7 the 8 little 9 wires 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 a 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 16 snap 16 snap 17 . but he couldn't stay away . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 stay 4 stay 5 away 5 away 6 . that snap was such a funny thing , and it hadn't done any harm . 1 that 2 snap 1 that 3 was 1 that 11 hadn't 3 was 5 a 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 it 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 done 11 hadn't 13 any 13 any 14 harm 14 harm 15 . you see , he hadn't put his paw in at one of the little holes , or it might have done some harm . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 21 done 6 put 7 his 7 his 8 paw 8 paw 9 in 9 in 13 the 10 at 13 the 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 15 holes 14 little 15 holes 15 holes 17 or 15 holes 19 might 16 , 17 or 18 it 19 might 19 might 20 have 20 have 21 done 21 done 23 harm 22 some 23 harm 23 harm 24 . pretty soon he was back again , meddling with those little wires on top . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 2 soon 6 again 3 he 4 was 5 back 6 again 6 again 7 , 6 again 8 meddling 6 again 15 . 8 meddling 9 with 8 meddling 12 wires 10 those 12 wires 11 little 12 wires 12 wires 14 top 13 on 14 top every once in a while there would be a snap , and he would scamper away . 1 every 2 once 2 once 4 a 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 15 scamper 6 there 15 scamper 7 would 8 be 7 would 15 scamper 9 a 10 snap 10 snap 15 scamper 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 scamper 15 scamper 16 away 16 away 17 . no harm had come from the first one , and so he was sure no harm could come from the other . 1 no 2 harm 1 no 8 one 1 no 9 , 1 no 16 harm 2 harm 4 come 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 first 9 , 10 and 11 so 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 sure 13 was 15 no 15 no 16 harm 16 harm 17 could 16 harm 18 come 16 harm 22 . 18 come 19 from 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 other it was a mouse-trap , and he had sprung it without getting hurt . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 getting 3 a 4 mouse-trap 4 mouse-trap 5 , 4 mouse-trap 9 sprung 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 sprung 9 sprung 10 it 9 sprung 11 without 9 sprung 12 getting 12 getting 13 hurt 13 hurt 14 . he ought to have known , but he didn't . 1 he 2 ought 1 he 9 didn't 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 known 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 didn't 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 . he knew all about those traps and never , never went near them . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 11 went 2 knew 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 6 traps 5 those 6 traps 6 traps 7 and 6 traps 8 never 6 traps 9 , 6 traps 10 never 11 went 12 near 12 near 13 them 13 them 14 . he walked all around it and looked at it from every side . 1 he 2 walked 1 he 7 looked 2 walked 4 around 3 all 4 around 4 around 5 it 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 at 8 at 11 every 9 it 10 from 10 from 11 every 11 every 12 side 12 side 13 . it certainly was queer . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 queer 4 queer 5 . he put one paw out and touched it . 1 he 2 put 2 put 4 paw 3 one 4 paw 4 paw 5 out 4 paw 7 touched 6 and 7 touched 7 touched 8 it 8 it 9 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . then he jumped right on top of it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 right 3 jumped 5 on 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . still nothing happened . 1 still 4 . 2 nothing 3 happened 3 happened 4 . he tried his sharp teeth on it , but he couldn't bite it . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 12 bite 2 tried 13 it 3 his 5 teeth 4 sharp 5 teeth 5 teeth 6 on 5 teeth 11 couldn't 7 it 11 couldn't 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 bite 13 it 14 . you see , it was made of stout wire . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 wire 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 made 6 made 9 wire 7 of 9 wire 8 stout 9 wire 9 wire 10 . inside was something that looked good to eat . 1 inside 3 something 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 that 3 something 8 eat 4 that 5 looked 6 good 8 eat 7 to 8 eat 8 eat 9 . it smelled good , too . 1 it 2 smelled 2 smelled 3 good 2 smelled 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 . the more he wondered , the more he wanted to know . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 3 he 9 wanted 4 wondered 5 , 4 wondered 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 he 9 wanted 10 to 9 wanted 11 know 11 know 12 . there must be some way of getting in , and if he could get in , of course he could get out again . 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 some 4 some 5 way 4 some 6 of 6 of 7 getting 6 of 18 course 7 getting 8 in 7 getting 15 in 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 get 14 get 15 in 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 get 21 get 22 out 22 out 23 again 23 again 24 . he jumped down to the floor and ran all around the queer little wire house . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 5 the 5 the 6 floor 6 floor 7 and 6 floor 14 wire 7 and 8 ran 9 all 10 around 10 around 14 wire 11 the 12 queer 12 queer 14 wire 13 little 14 wire 14 wire 15 house 15 house 16 . it seemed perfectly safe . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 safe 4 safe 5 . he crept a little way in and then backed out in a hurry . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 4 little 2 crept 6 in 2 crept 10 out 2 crept 11 in 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 way 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 backed 9 backed 10 out 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 hurry 13 hurry 14 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . still nothing happened . 1 still 4 . 2 nothing 3 happened 3 happened 4 . " better keep away , " said a small voice down inside of him . 1 " 3 keep 2 better 3 keep 3 keep 4 away 3 keep 12 inside 3 keep 14 him 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 8 a 9 small 9 small 10 voice 10 voice 12 inside 11 down 12 inside 12 inside 13 of 14 him 15 . " pooh ! 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! " this thing can't hurt me . " 1 " 4 can't 2 this 3 thing 3 thing 4 can't 4 can't 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " then he crept a little farther in . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 crept 3 crept 6 farther 3 crept 7 in 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 farther 7 in 8 . right in front of him was a little round doorway with a little wire door . 1 right 2 in 2 in 3 front 2 in 7 a 3 front 4 of 4 of 5 him 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 14 wire 9 round 10 doorway 10 doorway 14 wire 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 wire 14 wire 15 door 15 door 16 . he drew back suspiciously . 1 he 2 drew 2 drew 3 back 2 drew 4 suspiciously 4 suspiciously 5 . then he tried it again , and this time pushed the little door a little farther open . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 it 3 tried 5 again 3 tried 17 open 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 this 8 this 9 time 10 pushed 17 open 11 the 12 little 11 the 13 door 13 door 17 open 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 farther 16 farther 17 open 17 open 18 . " don't do it , " said the small voice inside . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 voice 9 small 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside 10 voice 12 . " corn is plenty good enough . 1 " 2 corn 2 corn 4 plenty 2 corn 7 . 3 is 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 good 5 good 6 enough with that he jumped down . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 down 5 down 6 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! the little wire door had closed . 1 the 4 door 2 little 3 wire 3 wire 4 door 4 door 6 closed 4 door 7 . 5 had 6 closed you see , he couldn't open that little wire door from the inside . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 couldn't 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 open 6 open 10 door 7 that 8 little 8 little 9 wire 9 wire 10 door 10 door 13 inside 10 door 14 . 11 from 12 the 11 from 13 inside were you ever terribly , terribly frightened ? 1 were 7 frightened 2 you 3 ever 3 ever 4 terribly 4 terribly 5 , 4 terribly 7 frightened 6 terribly 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 ? he was caught ; there was no doubt about it ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 caught 2 was 7 no 4 ; 5 there 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 no 7 no 8 doubt 8 doubt 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 ! his sharp teeth were of no use at all on those hard wires . 1 his 3 teeth 2 sharp 3 teeth 3 teeth 4 were 3 teeth 13 wires 3 teeth 14 . 5 of 11 those 6 no 7 use 7 use 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 11 those 10 on 11 those 11 those 13 wires 12 hard 13 wires he could look out between them , but he couldn't get out . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 look 3 look 5 between 3 look 12 out 4 out 5 between 5 between 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 10 couldn't 11 get 11 get 12 out 12 out 13 . he was too frightened to think . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 . his heart pounded against his sides until it hurt . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 pounded 2 heart 10 . 3 pounded 4 against 3 pounded 6 sides 3 pounded 7 until 3 pounded 9 hurt 5 his 6 sides 8 it 9 hurt he forgot all about that queer food he had so wanted to taste , and which was right before him now . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 17 was 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 4 about 5 that 6 queer 7 food 6 queer 13 taste 8 he 9 had 8 he 11 wanted 9 had 10 so 11 wanted 12 to 11 wanted 13 taste 13 taste 16 which 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 right 18 right 19 before 18 right 21 now 18 right 22 . 19 before 20 him what was going to happen to him now ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 9 ? 4 to 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 6 to 7 him 8 now 9 ? hark ! 1 hark 2 ! what was that ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 4 ? 3 that 4 ? it was a step just outside the door of the corn-crib . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 step 4 step 6 outside 5 just 6 outside 6 outside 8 door 6 outside 11 corn-crib 7 the 8 door 9 of 11 corn-crib 10 the 11 corn-crib 11 corn-crib 12 . but it was of no use , no use at all . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 11 all 3 was 4 of 3 was 5 no 5 no 6 use 5 no 7 , 8 no 9 use 9 use 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . it only hurt his mouth cruelly . 1 it 2 only 1 it 3 hurt 3 hurt 6 cruelly 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 cruelly 6 cruelly 7 . well , well , you little red rascal , didn't you know that thieves come to no good end ? 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 5 you 5 you 8 rascal 5 you 20 ? 6 little 8 rascal 7 red 8 rascal 8 rascal 9 , 8 rascal 10 didn't 8 rascal 14 thieves 10 didn't 12 know 11 you 12 know 12 know 13 that 14 thieves 15 come 14 thieves 19 end 15 come 16 to 17 no 18 good 17 no 19 end her yellow eyes had a hungry gleam as she walked around the trap and sniffed and sniffed . 1 her 3 eyes 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 18 . 4 had 5 a 5 a 7 gleam 6 hungry 7 gleam 7 gleam 10 walked 7 gleam 13 trap 8 as 10 walked 9 she 10 walked 10 walked 11 around 12 the 13 trap 13 trap 17 sniffed 13 trap 18 . 14 and 17 sniffed 15 sniffed 17 sniffed 16 and 17 sniffed then the door of the farmhouse closed and shut it all out . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 door 3 door 4 of 3 door 9 shut 3 door 13 . 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 farmhouse 6 farmhouse 7 closed 8 and 9 shut 9 shut 12 out 10 it 11 all 10 it 12 out but there wasn't any hope . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 hope 4 any 6 . " what have you there ? " called a great voice . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 2 what 4 you 2 what 9 a 4 you 6 ? 5 there 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 8 called 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 voice 11 voice 12 . i can't imagine how he got in there , but there he was , and now here he is . " 1 i 2 can't 1 i 6 got 2 can't 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 how 5 he 6 got 6 got 7 in 6 got 8 there 6 got 11 there 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 13 was 11 there 16 now 11 there 19 is 11 there 20 . 12 he 13 was 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 now 17 here 19 is 18 he 19 is 20 . 21 " " oh , you mustn't do that ! 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 you 2 oh 3 , 4 you 5 mustn't 4 you 8 ! 5 mustn't 6 do 6 do 7 that that would be cruel ! " cried a soft voice . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 cruel 4 cruel 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 voice 8 a 9 soft 9 soft 10 voice 10 voice 11 . a gentle face with pitying eyes was bent above the trap . 1 a 2 gentle 2 gentle 5 pitying 3 face 5 pitying 4 with 5 pitying 5 pitying 6 eyes 5 pitying 8 bent 5 pitying 11 trap 7 was 8 bent 8 bent 9 above 9 above 10 the 11 trap 12 . " just see how frightened the poor little thing is ! 1 " 4 how 2 just 4 how 3 see 4 how 4 how 5 frightened 4 how 7 poor 6 the 7 poor 7 poor 8 little 7 poor 9 thing 9 thing 10 is 9 thing 11 ! she would try to think of some excuse for letting it go . " 1 she 2 would 1 she 13 . 2 would 12 go 3 try 4 to 4 to 12 go 5 think 6 of 6 of 10 letting 7 some 8 excuse 8 excuse 9 for 8 excuse 10 letting 10 letting 11 it 10 letting 12 go 13 . 14 " he just crouched down in a little ball , too miserable to do anything but tremble every time any one came near . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 crouched 2 just 16 tremble 4 down 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 16 tremble 7 little 8 ball 8 ball 9 , 9 , 10 too 10 too 11 miserable 11 miserable 16 tremble 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 anything 14 anything 15 but 14 anything 16 tremble 16 tremble 17 every 16 tremble 22 near 16 tremble 23 . 17 every 18 time 17 every 20 one 19 any 20 one 21 came 22 near if he hadn't known it , he wouldn't have been so sly in taking what he wanted . 1 if 3 hadn't 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 known 3 hadn't 10 been 3 hadn't 17 wanted 5 it 6 , 5 it 8 wouldn't 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 12 sly 12 sly 13 in 12 sly 14 taking 15 what 17 wanted 16 he 17 wanted 17 wanted 18 . he knew all the time that he was stealing , but he tried to make himself believe that it was all right . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 2 knew 6 that 3 all 5 time 4 the 5 time 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 stealing 9 stealing 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 14 to 13 tried 15 make 15 make 16 himself 15 make 17 believe 17 believe 18 that 17 believe 19 it 19 it 20 was 20 was 22 right 21 all 22 right 22 right 23 . he had with him a queer looking box . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 a 3 with 4 him 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 queer 6 queer 7 looking 6 queer 8 box 8 box 9 . " there , " said he , " is a new home for you , you little red imp ! 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 new 11 new 12 home 12 home 13 for 13 for 14 you 13 for 16 you 14 you 15 , 16 you 20 ! 17 little 19 imp 18 red 19 imp 19 imp 20 ! i guess it will keep you out of trouble for a while . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 2 guess 6 you 2 guess 9 trouble 3 it 4 will 4 will 5 keep 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 while 12 while 13 . 13 . 14 " even in his terror , he noticed that that big hand tried to be gentle and squeezed him no tighter than was necessary . 1 even 2 in 1 even 12 tried 3 his 4 terror 4 terror 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 noticed 6 he 12 tried 7 noticed 8 that 7 noticed 9 that 7 noticed 10 big 11 hand 12 tried 12 tried 13 to 12 tried 20 tighter 13 to 14 be 15 gentle 17 squeezed 16 and 17 squeezed 17 squeezed 18 him 17 squeezed 20 tighter 19 no 20 tighter 20 tighter 21 than 20 tighter 23 necessary 20 tighter 24 . 22 was 23 necessary nothing terrible had happened , after all . 1 nothing 4 happened 2 terrible 4 happened 3 had 4 happened 4 happened 6 after 4 happened 8 . 5 , 6 after 6 after 7 all he still felt sure that something terrible was going to happen . 1 he 3 felt 2 still 3 felt 3 felt 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 11 happen 6 something 7 terrible 6 something 11 happen 8 was 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 happen 11 happen 12 . inside was a splendid hollow . 1 inside 5 hollow 1 inside 6 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 hollow and there was a little pile of yellow corn . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 pile 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 8 yellow 8 yellow 9 corn 9 corn 10 . you see , it was corn that had got him into all this trouble . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 got 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 6 corn 7 that 7 that 8 had 8 had 9 got 9 got 11 into 10 him 11 into 11 into 14 trouble 12 all 13 this 12 all 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 . when he had examined everything , he knew that there was no way out . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 8 knew 3 had 4 examined 4 examined 5 everything 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 9 that 11 was 9 that 13 way 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 no 13 way 14 out 13 way 15 . he said it was a cage . 1 he 2 said 1 he 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 cage 6 cage 7 . it was a very foolish thing to do , but he made up his mind that he just wouldn't eat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 2 was 18 just 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 thing 6 thing 16 that 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 made 12 made 13 up 13 up 15 mind 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 that 16 that 17 he 18 just 19 wouldn't 19 wouldn't 20 eat 20 eat 21 . he would starve himself to death . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 starve 3 starve 4 himself 3 starve 5 to 5 to 6 death 6 death 7 . life wasn't worth living if he had got to spend all the rest of his days in a prison . 1 life 3 worth 2 wasn't 3 worth 3 worth 4 living 4 living 16 days 4 living 17 in 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 got 8 got 9 to 9 to 10 spend 10 spend 11 all 10 spend 16 days 11 all 13 rest 12 the 13 rest 13 rest 14 of 14 of 15 his 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 prison 19 prison 20 . he wouldn't even make himself comfortable . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 even 2 wouldn't 4 make 4 make 6 comfortable 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 7 . not once that long day did he poke so much as the tip of his nose out of his little round doorway . 1 not 4 long 2 once 3 that 2 once 4 long 4 long 5 day 4 long 16 nose 6 did 8 poke 7 he 8 poke 8 poke 10 much 8 poke 16 nose 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 12 the 13 tip 13 tip 14 of 13 tip 16 nose 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 nose 16 nose 17 out 16 nose 22 doorway 18 of 19 his 19 his 22 doorway 20 little 22 doorway 21 round 22 doorway 22 doorway 23 . at last night came , and the woodshed where his prison was grew dark and darker and very still . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 night 3 night 4 came 3 night 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 16 darker 7 the 8 woodshed 8 woodshed 9 where 8 woodshed 11 prison 8 woodshed 12 was 8 woodshed 16 darker 10 his 11 prison 13 grew 16 darker 14 dark 16 darker 15 and 16 darker 16 darker 17 and 16 darker 19 still 16 darker 20 . 18 very 19 still his stomach was empty , and it kept telling him so . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 4 empty 2 stomach 6 and 2 stomach 8 kept 2 stomach 11 so 2 stomach 12 . 3 was 4 empty 4 empty 5 , 7 it 8 kept 8 kept 9 telling 9 telling 10 him it made him restless and uneasy . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 6 uneasy 4 restless 5 and 4 restless 6 uneasy 6 uneasy 7 . he twisted and squirmed and turned . 1 he 6 turned 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 4 squirmed 3 and 4 squirmed 4 squirmed 5 and 4 squirmed 6 turned 6 turned 7 . at last he decided that he would have one more look to see if he couldn't find some way to get out of his prison . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 decided 4 decided 5 that 5 that 7 would 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 7 would 11 look 8 have 10 more 9 one 10 more 11 look 26 . 12 to 17 find 13 see 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 find 17 find 18 some 18 some 19 way 19 way 20 to 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 out 22 out 23 of 22 out 24 his 24 his 25 prison 25 prison 26 . he poked his head out of the little round doorway . 1 he 2 poked 2 poked 10 doorway 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 doorway 8 little 10 doorway 9 round 10 doorway 10 doorway 11 . he listened , but not a sound could he hear . 1 he 2 listened 1 he 8 could 2 listened 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 not 5 not 6 a 6 a 7 sound 8 could 10 hear 9 he 10 hear 10 hear 11 . then he softly crept out and hurriedly examined all the inside of his prison once more . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 crept 3 softly 4 crept 4 crept 5 out 5 out 17 . 6 and 7 hurriedly 7 hurriedly 8 examined 8 examined 9 all 8 examined 10 the 8 examined 11 inside 8 examined 14 prison 11 inside 12 of 13 his 14 prison 14 prison 15 once 15 once 16 more 16 more 17 . it was of no use ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 ! 2 was 3 of 2 was 4 no 4 no 5 use there wasn't a single place where he could use his sharp teeth . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 single 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 place 5 place 6 where 5 place 12 teeth 6 where 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 use 10 his 12 teeth 11 sharp 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 . " there 's that little pile of corn waiting for me , " whispered his stomach . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 16 stomach 4 that 8 corn 5 little 6 pile 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 8 corn 8 corn 9 waiting 8 corn 16 stomach 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 whispered 14 whispered 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach 16 stomach 17 . just then he hit something with his foot , and it rolled . 1 just 2 then 1 just 12 rolled 2 then 3 he 4 hit 5 something 4 hit 8 foot 4 hit 12 rolled 6 with 7 his 7 his 8 foot 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 rolled 11 it 12 rolled 12 rolled 13 . he picked it up and then put it down again . 1 he 2 picked 2 picked 3 it 2 picked 4 up 4 up 10 again 5 and 6 then 5 and 7 put 7 put 8 it 7 put 9 down 9 down 10 again 10 again 11 . it was a nut , a plump hickory nut . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 6 a 3 a 4 nut 4 nut 5 , 6 a 7 plump 7 plump 8 hickory 8 hickory 9 nut 9 nut 10 . two or three times he picked it up and put it down , and each time it was harder than before to put it down . 1 two 3 three 2 or 3 three 3 three 4 times 4 times 6 picked 5 he 6 picked 6 picked 7 it 6 picked 8 up 6 picked 17 it 8 up 9 and 9 and 10 put 10 put 11 it 10 put 12 down 12 down 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 each 15 each 16 time 17 it 18 was 17 it 26 . 18 was 19 harder 19 harder 20 than 20 than 21 before 22 to 23 put 23 put 24 it 23 put 25 down 25 down 26 . when that nut was finished , he found another ; and when that was gone , still another . 1 when 5 finished 2 that 3 nut 3 nut 5 finished 4 was 5 finished 5 finished 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 another 8 found 13 that 8 found 18 another 9 another 10 ; 10 ; 11 and 11 and 12 when 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 gone 15 gone 16 , 17 still 18 another 18 another 19 . then he just had to taste a grain of corn . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 grain 2 he 3 just 2 he 4 had 4 had 5 to 6 taste 8 grain 7 a 8 grain 8 grain 9 of 8 grain 10 corn 8 grain 11 . 10 corn 11 . somehow he felt ever so much better . 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 7 better 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 better 7 better 8 . he didn't feel like starving to death now . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 like 3 feel 5 starving 5 starving 7 death 5 starving 8 now 5 starving 9 . 6 to 7 death your enemies will be your friends . 1 your 2 enemies 2 enemies 6 friends 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 friends 5 your 6 friends 6 friends 7 . if only you will do your part . 1 if 2 only 1 if 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 do 5 do 7 part 6 your 7 part 7 part 8 . they feared him , and because they feared him , they hated him . 1 they 8 feared 2 feared 3 him 2 feared 8 feared 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 because 6 because 7 they 6 because 8 feared 8 feared 9 him 8 feared 12 hated 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 hated 12 hated 13 him 13 him 14 . so whenever he came near , they ran away . 1 so 3 he 2 whenever 3 he 3 he 4 came 3 he 8 ran 4 came 5 near 5 near 6 , 7 they 8 ran 8 ran 9 away 9 away 10 . of course , when he began to do that , they hated him and feared him all the more . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 he 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 began 5 he 12 hated 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 that 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 hated 12 hated 13 him 12 hated 15 feared 12 hated 16 him 12 hated 17 all 12 hated 19 more 13 him 14 and 17 all 18 the 19 more 20 . indeed , he hated him more than ever , if that were possible . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 hated 4 hated 5 him 4 hated 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever 7 than 10 if 7 than 11 that 7 than 13 possible 9 , 10 if 12 were 13 possible 13 possible 14 . and he brought good things to eat . 1 and 3 brought 2 he 3 brought 3 brought 4 good 4 good 5 things 5 things 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . he never came without bringing something . 1 he 3 came 2 never 3 came 3 came 5 bringing 4 without 5 bringing 5 bringing 6 something 6 something 7 . but all the time he knew that it wasn't true . 1 but 2 all 1 but 5 he 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 knew 5 he 9 wasn't 6 knew 7 that 8 it 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 true 10 true 11 . finally he darted forward and seized one . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 darted 3 darted 4 forward 4 forward 5 and 4 forward 6 seized 6 seized 7 one 7 one 8 . then he scampered to the shelter of his hollow stump to eat it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 the 2 he 3 scampered 3 scampered 4 to 5 the 6 shelter 5 the 9 hollow 6 shelter 7 of 7 of 8 his 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 12 eat 10 stump 14 . 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 it when it was finished , he just had to have another . 1 when 4 finished 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 just 6 he 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 another 11 another 12 . this time he sat up on one of the little branches of the stump and ate it in plain sight . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 sat 4 sat 5 up 5 up 6 on 6 on 9 the 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 branches 10 little 11 branches 11 branches 12 of 11 branches 19 plain 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 stump 14 stump 16 ate 15 and 16 ate 16 ate 17 it 18 in 19 plain 19 plain 20 sight 20 sight 21 . no , he never had been so comfortable in all his life . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 5 had 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 9 in 9 in 12 life 10 all 12 life 11 his 12 life 12 life 13 . but he wasn't happy , not truly happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 happy 3 wasn't 8 happy 5 , 7 truly 6 not 7 truly 7 truly 8 happy 8 happy 9 . you see , he was in prison , and no matter how nice a prison may be , no one can be truly happy there . 1 you 2 see 1 you 16 may 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 prison 7 prison 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 no 11 matter 11 matter 12 how 12 how 13 nice 13 nice 15 prison 14 a 15 prison 15 prison 16 may 16 may 17 be 16 may 22 be 17 be 18 , 19 no 20 one 20 one 21 can 21 can 22 be 22 be 24 happy 23 truly 24 happy 24 happy 26 . 25 there 26 . instead a great lump filled his throat . 1 instead 4 lump 2 a 4 lump 3 great 4 lump 4 lump 5 filled 4 lump 7 throat 6 his 7 throat 7 throat 8 . half the fun in life had been in running and jumping , and now there wasn't room in this little prison to stretch his legs . 1 half 9 running 2 the 3 fun 3 fun 4 in 4 in 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 in 7 been 9 running 9 running 11 jumping 10 and 11 jumping 11 jumping 13 and 11 jumping 25 legs 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 15 there 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 room 17 room 23 stretch 18 in 19 this 18 in 21 prison 20 little 21 prison 21 prison 23 stretch 22 to 23 stretch 23 stretch 25 legs 24 his 25 legs 25 legs 26 . after a long , long time , his little round doorway let in the light once more . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 long 2 a 5 long 2 a 9 little 2 a 15 light 3 long 4 , 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 , 8 his 9 little 9 little 11 doorway 10 round 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 let 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 light 15 light 16 once 16 once 17 more 16 once 18 . the door had been opened . 1 the 2 door 2 door 5 opened 2 door 6 . 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 opened there on the floor of the cage were some of the nicest nuts . 1 there 2 on 2 on 4 floor 3 the 4 floor 4 floor 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 cage 6 the 12 nicest 7 cage 8 were 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 nicest 12 nicest 14 . 13 nuts 14 . then his sharp eyes discovered something else . 1 then 2 his 2 his 4 eyes 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 discovered 4 eyes 8 . 5 discovered 6 something 6 something 7 else it was a queer looking thing made of wire at one end of his cage . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 looking 4 queer 6 thing 4 queer 9 wire 7 made 9 wire 8 of 9 wire 9 wire 12 end 9 wire 15 cage 10 at 12 end 11 one 12 end 12 end 13 of 13 of 14 his 15 cage 16 . could it be a new kind of trap ? 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 8 trap 5 new 6 kind 6 kind 7 of 6 kind 8 trap 8 trap 9 ? but what would a trap be doing there , when he was already a prisoner ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 would 2 what 16 ? 4 a 5 trap 4 a 15 prisoner 5 trap 7 doing 6 be 7 doing 8 there 9 , 8 there 12 was 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 already 13 already 15 prisoner 14 a 15 prisoner 15 prisoner 16 ? he ate all the nuts , all the time watching this new , queer looking thing . 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 nuts 5 nuts 10 watching 5 nuts 13 , 5 nuts 14 queer 5 nuts 17 . 6 , 10 watching 7 all 9 time 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 watching 10 watching 12 new 11 this 12 new 14 queer 15 looking 14 queer 16 thing it seemed harmless enough . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 harmless 3 harmless 4 enough 3 harmless 5 . he went a little nearer . 1 he 2 went 2 went 5 nearer 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 . finally he hopped into it . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 into 4 into 5 it 5 it 6 . it moved . 1 it 2 moved 2 moved 3 . of course that frightened him , and he started to run up . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 2 course 6 , 2 course 8 he 4 frightened 5 him 4 frightened 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 started 9 started 11 run 9 started 12 up 10 to 11 run 12 up 13 . but he didn't go up . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 go 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 . you see , he was in a wire wheel ; and as he ran , the wheel went around . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 wire 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 wire 8 wire 9 wheel 8 wire 14 ran 8 wire 15 , 8 wire 17 wheel 8 wire 19 around 10 ; 11 and 11 and 14 ran 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 ran 16 the 17 wheel 17 wheel 18 went 19 around 20 . finally he had to stop , because he was out of breath and too tired to run another step . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 17 run 4 to 5 stop 4 to 17 run 5 stop 6 , 6 , 13 and 7 because 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 breath 12 breath 13 and 14 too 15 tired 15 tired 17 run 16 to 17 run 17 run 19 step 18 another 19 step 19 step 20 . when he stopped , the wheel stopped . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 , 3 stopped 6 wheel 5 the 6 wheel 6 wheel 7 stopped 6 wheel 8 . it was such a pleasant surprise ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 ! he would race and race in it until he just had to stop for breath . 1 he 2 would 1 he 11 had 3 race 4 and 3 race 5 race 5 race 6 in 5 race 8 until 6 in 7 it 8 until 9 he 9 he 10 just 9 he 11 had 11 had 12 to 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 14 for 14 for 15 breath 15 breath 16 . that is because he uses them so much . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 uses 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 them 5 uses 8 much 5 uses 9 . 7 so 8 much he is always looking . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 looking 4 looking 5 . i really must find out . 1 i 3 must 2 really 3 must 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 . he peeked and peered into every hollow and hiding place he could think of . 1 he 2 peeked 1 he 12 could 2 peeked 3 and 2 peeked 4 peered 4 peered 5 into 4 peered 6 every 4 peered 7 hollow 4 peered 9 hiding 7 hollow 8 and 9 hiding 10 place 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 think 13 think 14 of 14 of 15 . but not a sound could he hear . 1 but 2 not 2 not 7 hear 3 a 4 sound 4 sound 7 hear 5 could 7 hear 6 he 7 hear 7 hear 8 . it was closed by a stout board nailed across it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 8 nailed 4 by 5 a 4 by 8 nailed 5 a 6 stout 6 stout 8 nailed 7 board 8 nailed 8 nailed 9 across 8 nailed 10 it 10 it 11 . he forgot to scream and say the bad things he had planned to say . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 scream 3 to 4 scream 4 scream 5 and 4 scream 6 say 4 scream 7 the 4 scream 8 bad 4 scream 12 planned 4 scream 15 . 9 things 12 planned 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 planned 12 planned 13 to 13 to 14 say ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! you know he is a great gossip . 1 you 2 know 2 know 8 . 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 gossip 7 gossip 8 . and this was such unusual news . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 5 unusual 4 such 5 unusual 5 unusual 6 news 6 news 7 . it bobbed up and then dropped out of sight again . 1 it 2 bobbed 2 bobbed 3 up 2 bobbed 5 then 2 bobbed 6 dropped 2 bobbed 9 sight 2 bobbed 10 again 3 up 4 and 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 10 again 11 . then it bobbed up again , only to drop out of sight just as quickly . 1 then 3 bobbed 1 then 15 quickly 2 it 3 bobbed 3 bobbed 4 up 3 bobbed 5 again 3 bobbed 12 sight 5 again 6 , 7 only 8 to 8 to 9 drop 9 drop 10 out 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 sight 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 quickly 15 quickly 16 . you see , it was coming over him more and more that nothing could take the place of freedom . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 him 2 see 12 that 2 see 13 nothing 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 over 7 over 8 him 8 him 11 more 9 more 11 more 10 and 11 more 13 nothing 14 could 14 could 15 take 15 take 17 place 16 the 17 place 17 place 19 freedom 18 of 19 freedom 19 freedom 20 . something very like tears filled his eyes , and he crept into his hollow stump where he couldn't see or be seen . 1 something 2 very 1 something 3 like 3 like 4 tears 4 tears 5 filled 4 tears 7 eyes 4 tears 11 crept 6 his 7 eyes 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 crept 10 he 11 crept 11 crept 12 into 11 crept 14 hollow 12 into 13 his 14 hollow 15 stump 15 stump 16 where 15 stump 20 or 15 stump 23 . 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 see 21 be 22 seen 22 seen 23 . he is happy-go-lucky , and his dreadful curiosity is forever getting him into all kinds of trouble . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 happy-go-lucky 3 happy-go-lucky 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 8 curiosity 7 dreadful 8 curiosity 8 curiosity 10 forever 9 is 10 forever 10 forever 11 getting 11 getting 13 into 12 him 13 into 13 into 17 trouble 14 all 15 kinds 15 kinds 16 of 15 kinds 17 trouble 17 trouble 18 . perhaps it is because he has been in so many scrapes himself that he always feels sorry for others who get into trouble . 1 perhaps 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 16 feels 3 is 4 because 4 because 16 feels 5 he 6 has 5 he 16 feels 6 has 7 been 7 been 8 in 9 so 10 many 10 many 11 scrapes 11 scrapes 12 himself 12 himself 16 feels 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 feels 15 always 16 feels 16 feels 17 sorry 16 feels 19 others 17 sorry 18 for 19 others 20 who 19 others 23 trouble 19 others 24 . 21 get 22 into 22 into 23 trouble he would go see him at once . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 see 3 go 7 once 4 see 5 him 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 . he is impulsive . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 impulsive 3 impulsive 4 . i hope it will teach him a lesson . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 4 will 3 it 4 will 4 will 5 teach 5 teach 6 him 6 him 9 . 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 . 9 . 10 " peter 's heart sank . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 3 heart 5 . " don't you think it is dreadful ? " he asked . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 think 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 is 5 it 8 ? 6 is 7 dreadful 8 ? 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . he always was a nuisance . 1 he 2 always 1 he 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 nuisance 5 nuisance 6 . never did see such a fellow for making trouble for other people . 1 never 2 did 1 never 4 such 2 did 3 see 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 making 6 fellow 13 . 7 for 8 making 8 making 9 trouble 8 making 12 people 9 trouble 10 for 11 other 12 people the rest of us can have some peace now . 1 the 2 rest 2 rest 3 of 2 rest 4 us 2 rest 8 peace 4 us 7 some 5 can 6 have 6 have 7 some 8 peace 9 now 9 now 10 . serves him right . " 1 serves 2 him 1 serves 3 right 3 right 4 . 4 . 5 " peter 's heart sank lower still . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 lower 5 lower 6 still 6 still 7 . he scratched one long ear slowly with a long hind foot , which is a way he has when he is thinking very hard . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 one 2 scratched 4 long 2 scratched 5 ear 2 scratched 10 hind 5 ear 6 slowly 5 ear 7 with 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 hind 10 hind 11 foot 11 foot 12 , 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 is 14 is 23 very 15 a 16 way 15 a 23 very 16 way 17 he 17 he 18 has 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 23 very 22 thinking 23 very 23 very 24 hard 24 hard 25 . " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! " why can't you ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 can't 2 why 4 you 4 you 5 ? " that 's so . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 . and there really wasn't . 1 and 2 there 2 there 4 wasn't 3 really 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 . a later surprise had been the wire wheel in his cage , so that he could run to his heart 's content . 1 a 3 surprise 1 a 11 cage 2 later 3 surprise 4 had 5 been 5 been 11 cage 6 the 11 cage 7 wire 8 wheel 8 wheel 9 in 9 in 11 cage 10 his 11 cage 11 cage 12 , 11 cage 17 run 11 cage 22 content 11 cage 23 . 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 could 18 to 22 content 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 22 content 21 's 22 content he just sat in a corner of his cage and looked as miserable as he felt . 1 he 3 sat 2 just 3 sat 3 sat 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 corner 6 corner 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 cage 9 cage 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 as 11 looked 13 miserable 13 miserable 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 felt 16 felt 17 . he lost his appetite . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 . he couldn't eat for the great longing for freedom that filled his heart until it seemed ready to burst . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 eat 2 couldn't 4 for 4 for 9 freedom 5 the 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 for 7 longing 9 freedom 9 freedom 10 that 9 freedom 11 filled 9 freedom 19 burst 9 freedom 20 . 11 filled 13 heart 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 16 seemed 14 until 16 seemed 15 it 16 seemed 17 ready 18 to 17 ready 19 burst he no longer cared to run in the new wire wheel which had given him so much pleasure at first . 1 he 21 . 2 no 3 longer 3 longer 4 cared 3 longer 18 pleasure 4 cared 5 to 5 to 6 run 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 wire 9 new 10 wire 10 wire 11 wheel 10 wire 14 given 10 wire 18 pleasure 11 wheel 12 which 13 had 14 given 15 him 16 so 16 so 17 much 17 much 18 pleasure 18 pleasure 19 at 18 pleasure 21 . 19 at 20 first he was homesick , terribly homesick , and he just couldn't help it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 homesick 3 homesick 4 , 4 , 8 and 5 terribly 6 homesick 5 terribly 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 11 couldn't 10 just 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 help 12 help 13 it 13 it 14 . he knew that he was unhappy and guessed why . 1 he 8 guessed 1 he 10 . 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 8 guessed 5 was 6 unhappy 6 unhappy 8 guessed 7 and 8 guessed 8 guessed 9 why he just didn't feel like it . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 feel 4 feel 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . he stayed curled up in his bed for a long , long time , too sad and miserable to move . 1 he 2 stayed 2 stayed 3 curled 2 stayed 10 long 2 stayed 12 long 3 curled 4 up 3 curled 5 in 5 in 6 his 5 in 7 bed 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 12 long 13 time 13 time 19 to 14 , 15 too 15 too 16 sad 15 too 18 miserable 16 sad 17 and 18 miserable 19 to 19 to 20 move 20 move 21 . at last he crawled up and peeped out of his little round doorway . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 crawled 3 he 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 up 4 crawled 7 peeped 4 crawled 13 doorway 6 and 7 peeped 7 peeped 8 out 8 out 9 of 10 his 13 doorway 11 little 13 doorway 12 round 13 doorway 13 doorway 14 . was he dreaming ? 1 was 3 dreaming 2 he 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 ? he scrambled out in a hurry and peeped through the wires of his cage . 1 he 2 scrambled 2 scrambled 3 out 2 scrambled 4 in 4 in 6 hurry 5 a 6 hurry 6 hurry 11 wires 7 and 8 peeped 8 peeped 9 through 8 peeped 11 wires 9 through 10 the 11 wires 14 cage 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 cage 14 cage 15 . then he rubbed his eyes again and rushed over to the other side of the cage for another look . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 rubbed 2 he 8 rushed 3 rubbed 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 again 7 and 8 rushed 8 rushed 16 cage 9 over 10 to 9 over 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 of 13 side 16 cage 15 the 16 cage 16 cage 18 another 16 cage 20 . 17 for 18 another 18 another 19 look his cage wasn't on the usual shelf at all ! 1 his 2 cage 2 cage 3 wasn't 2 cage 7 shelf 4 on 5 the 4 on 7 shelf 5 the 7 shelf 6 usual 7 shelf 7 shelf 9 all 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 ! he raced around the cage . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 around 3 around 4 the 4 the 5 cage 5 cage 6 . then he jumped into the wire wheel and made it spin round and round as never before . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 7 wheel 6 wire 7 wheel 7 wheel 11 spin 7 wheel 15 as 8 and 11 spin 9 made 10 it 9 made 11 spin 11 spin 12 round 11 spin 14 round 12 round 13 and 15 as 17 before 16 never 17 before 17 before 18 . when he was too tired to run any more , he jumped out . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 12 jumped 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 tired 5 tired 7 run 6 to 7 run 7 run 8 any 7 run 12 jumped 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 , 11 he 12 jumped 12 jumped 13 out 13 out 14 . and right then he discovered something he hadn't noticed before . 1 and 3 then 2 right 3 then 3 then 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 4 he 8 hadn't 5 discovered 6 something 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 noticed 9 noticed 10 before 10 before 11 . the little door in the top of his cage was open ! 1 the 2 little 1 the 3 door 3 door 11 open 4 in 5 the 4 in 9 cage 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 cage 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 cage 9 cage 10 was 9 cage 11 open 11 open 12 ! then he was so surprised that he lost his balance and almost turned a somersault in the air before he caught another twig . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 12 almost 4 so 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 that 5 surprised 7 he 5 surprised 10 balance 8 lost 10 balance 9 his 10 balance 10 balance 11 and 10 balance 12 almost 12 almost 15 somersault 13 turned 15 somersault 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 16 in 15 somersault 18 air 15 somersault 23 twig 16 in 17 the 19 before 23 twig 20 he 21 caught 21 caught 23 twig 22 another 23 twig 23 twig 24 . " however did you get out of your prison ? 1 " 2 however 1 " 4 you 3 did 4 you 4 you 10 ? 5 get 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 your 8 your 9 prison 9 prison 10 ? i 'm glad , ever and ever so glad , that you got away . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 13 got 2 'm 3 glad 2 'm 9 glad 4 , 8 so 5 ever 8 so 6 and 8 so 7 ever 8 so 8 so 9 glad 9 glad 11 that 9 glad 12 you 10 , 11 that 13 got 14 away 14 away 15 . 15 . 16 " here was just the best chance ever to boast and brag . 1 here 12 . 2 was 3 just 2 was 5 best 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 chance 6 chance 11 brag 6 chance 12 . 7 ever 11 brag 8 to 11 brag 9 boast 11 brag 10 and 11 brag was there ever such a chance to make his friends and neighbors say : " what a smart fellow he is ! " 1 was 5 a 2 there 4 such 3 ever 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 chance 5 a 19 fellow 6 chance 7 to 7 to 8 make 9 his 12 neighbors 10 friends 12 neighbors 11 and 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 say 12 neighbors 18 smart 14 : 15 " 15 " 16 what 16 what 17 a 17 a 18 smart 18 smart 19 fellow 19 fellow 21 is 19 fellow 22 ! 20 he 21 is 22 ! 23 " then he began again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 again 4 again 5 . of course they couldn't . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 2 course 4 couldn't 2 course 5 . for shame ! 1 for 2 shame 2 shame 3 ! tell the truth . 1 tell 3 truth 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 . tell the truth . " 1 tell 3 truth 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 . 4 . 5 " " pooh ! 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! dee , dee , dee , chickadee ! 1 dee 2 , 1 dee 3 dee 3 dee 4 , 3 dee 5 dee 5 dee 6 , 5 dee 7 chickadee 7 chickadee 8 ! i 'm wasting my time talking when there is such a lot to be done . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 wasting 3 wasting 4 my 3 wasting 5 time 3 wasting 8 there 5 time 6 talking 5 time 7 when 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 lot 12 lot 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 done 15 done 16 . i am clearing his apple-trees of insect eggs . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 7 insect 3 clearing 4 his 3 clearing 5 apple-trees 5 apple-trees 7 insect 6 of 7 insect 7 insect 8 eggs 7 insect 9 . 9 . 10 " see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! see me ! " 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! 3 ! 4 " to be sure there were other voices , but they were not merry , nor were they cheery . 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 were 5 were 18 cheery 6 other 7 voices 7 voices 18 cheery 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 11 were 18 cheery 13 merry 14 , 13 merry 18 cheery 15 nor 18 cheery 16 were 18 cheery 17 they 18 cheery 18 cheery 19 . they just couldn't help themselves . 1 they 5 themselves 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 themselves 5 themselves 6 . he knew what it all meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 it 4 it 6 meant 5 all 6 meant 6 meant 7 . he tickled all over and cut up all sorts of capers , just for pure joy . 1 he 2 tickled 2 tickled 4 over 3 all 4 over 4 over 11 capers 5 and 11 capers 6 cut 7 up 6 cut 11 capers 8 all 9 sorts 9 sorts 10 of 9 sorts 11 capers 11 capers 12 , 11 capers 13 just 11 capers 14 for 11 capers 15 pure 15 pure 16 joy 16 joy 17 . see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! in it was a cracked hickory nut . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 7 nut 5 cracked 6 hickory 6 hickory 7 nut 7 nut 8 . see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! i am afraid . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 . i 'm not afraid . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 . i am afraid . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 . i 'm not afraid . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 . 5 . 6 " you see , he really was afraid , and he was trying to make himself believe that he wasn't afraid . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 , 2 see 17 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 really 4 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 trying 12 trying 13 to 12 trying 14 make 14 make 15 himself 14 make 16 believe 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 wasn't 19 wasn't 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 . he thought that perhaps if he said ever and ever so many times that he wasn't afraid , he might actually make himself believe it . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 that 2 thought 4 perhaps 4 perhaps 20 might 5 if 6 he 5 if 8 ever 5 if 15 he 5 if 19 he 6 he 7 said 8 ever 11 so 9 and 11 so 10 ever 11 so 11 so 12 many 12 many 13 times 13 times 14 that 15 he 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 afraid 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 might 20 might 21 actually 20 might 22 make 22 make 23 himself 22 make 24 believe 24 believe 25 it 25 it 26 . his common sense told him that there was no reason in the world why he shouldn't be . 1 his 2 common 2 common 3 sense 2 common 4 told 4 told 5 him 4 told 6 that 6 that 8 was 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 no 9 no 10 reason 10 reason 11 in 10 reason 14 why 11 in 13 world 12 the 13 world 14 why 15 he 14 why 16 shouldn't 16 shouldn't 17 be 17 be 18 . you see , he has a great deal of common sense under the little black cap he wears . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 a 6 a 8 deal 6 a 14 little 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 11 sense 9 of 10 common 10 common 11 sense 11 sense 12 under 12 under 13 the 14 little 15 black 15 black 16 cap 16 cap 18 wears 17 he 18 wears 18 wears 19 . then he stopped short . 1 then 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 short 4 short 5 . it was true ; he was afraid . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 true 3 true 4 ; 4 ; 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 . this time it wasn't a voice inside . 1 this 2 time 2 time 8 . 3 it 4 wasn't 3 it 8 . 4 wasn't 5 a 5 a 6 voice 6 voice 7 inside no , indeed ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " no such thing ! 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! no such thing ! 1 no 2 such 2 such 3 thing 3 thing 4 ! i did it ! 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 ! and so he would have . 1 and 3 he 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 6 . 4 would 5 have