he had been thinking of other things . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 thinking
4 thinking 5 of
5 of 6 other
6 other 7 things
7 things 8 .

better watch out ! " 
1 better 2 watch
2 watch 3 out
3 out 4 !
4 ! 5 "

peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 
1 peter 2 made
2 made 3 a
3 a 4 wry
4 wry 5 face
5 face 6 and
6 and 7 started
7 started 8 for
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 sweet
10 sweet 11 clover
11 clover 12 patch
12 patch 13 .

they seemed very much excited . 
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 
1 and 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 suppose
5 suppose 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 thinking
8 thinking 9 about
9 about 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 swam
12 swam 13 along
13 along 14 ?

as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 
1 as 2 he
2 he 3 drew
3 drew 4 near
4 near 5 his
5 his 6 favorite
6 favorite 7 log
7 log 8 ,
8 , 9 something
9 something 10 tickled
10 tickled 11 his
11 his 12 nose
12 nose 13 .

he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 swimming
3 swimming 4 to
4 to 5 sniff
5 sniff 6 and
6 and 7 sniff
7 sniff 8 .

my , how good it did smell ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 good
4 good 5 it
5 it 6 did
6 did 7 smell
7 smell 8 !

and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 
1 and 2 it
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 right
6 right 7 straight
7 straight 8 from
8 from 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 log
11 log 12 .

in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 he
5 he 6 scrambled
6 scrambled 7 out
7 out 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 log
11 log 12 .

there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 luscious
3 luscious 4 pieces
4 pieces 5 of
5 of 6 carrot
6 carrot 7 lying
7 lying 8 right
8 right 9 in
9 in 10 front
10 front 11 of
11 of 12 him
12 him 13 .

so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 stop
4 stop 5 to
5 to 6 wonder
6 wonder 7 how
7 how 8 it
8 it 9 got
9 got 10 there
10 there 11 .

he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 reached
3 reached 4 out
4 out 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 nearest
7 nearest 8 piece
8 piece 9 and
9 and 10 ate
10 ate 11 it
11 it 12 .

then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 reached
3 reached 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 next
6 next 7 piece
7 piece 8 and
8 and 9 ate
9 ate 10 it
10 it 11 .

then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 a
4 a 5 funny
5 funny 6 little
6 little 7 dance
7 dance 8 just
8 just 9 for
9 for 10 joy
10 joy 11 .

when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 quite
4 quite 5 out
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 breath
7 breath 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 sat
10 sat 11 down
11 down 12 to
12 to 13 rest
13 rest 14 .

snap ! 
1 snap 2 !

oh , how it did hurt ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 how
3 how 4 it
4 it 5 did
5 did 6 hurt
6 hurt 7 !

he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 
1 he 2 twisted
2 twisted 3 and
3 and 4 turned
4 turned 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 held
9 held 10 fast
10 fast 11 and
11 and 12 could
12 could 13 not
13 not 14 see
14 see 15 what
15 what 16 had
16 had 17 him
17 him 18 .

then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 pulled
3 pulled 4 and
4 and 5 pulled
5 pulled 6 ,
6 , 7 until
7 until 8 it
8 it 9 seemed
9 seemed 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 his
12 his 13 tail
13 tail 14 would
14 would 15 pull
15 pull 16 off
16 off 17 .

but it didn't . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 .

" was that a trap ? " he asked . 
1 " 2 was
2 was 3 that
3 that 4 a
4 a 5 trap
5 trap 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 asked
9 asked 10 .

then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 that
4 that 5 in
5 in 6 his
6 his 7 fright
7 fright 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 even
10 even 11 see
11 see 12 it
12 it 13 .

he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 
1 he 2 almost
2 almost 3 forgot
3 forgot 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 on
6 on 7 climbing
7 climbing 8 up
8 up 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 blue
11 blue 12 sky
12 sky 13 ,
13 , 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 so
16 so 17 interested
17 interested 18 in
18 in 19 what
19 what 20 he
20 he 21 saw
21 saw 22 there
22 there 23 .

what do you think it was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ?

maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 
1 maybe 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 that
6 that 7 is
7 is 8 a
8 a 9 pretty
9 pretty 10 long
10 long 11 term
11 term 12 .

and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 
1 and 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 was
3 was 4 looking
4 looking 5 very
5 very 6 solemn
6 solemn 7 ,
7 , 8 very
8 very 9 solemn
9 solemn 10 indeed
10 indeed 11 .

then she made a speech . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 speech
5 speech 6 .

" what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 6 did
6 did 7 that
7 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 demanded
11 demanded 12 .

then she held up one hand to command silence . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 held
3 held 4 up
4 up 5 one
5 one 6 hand
6 hand 7 to
7 to 8 command
8 command 9 silence
9 silence 10 .

what are we going to do about it ? " 
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 we
3 we 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 
1 everybody 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 else
5 else 6 in
6 in 7 dismay
7 dismay 8 .

such excitement ! 
1 such 2 excitement
2 excitement 3 !

everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 
1 everybody 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 different
4 different 5 idea
5 idea 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 would
9 would 10 listen
10 listen 11 to
11 to 12 anybody
12 anybody 13 else
13 else 14 .

it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 
1 it 2 looked
2 looked 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 the
7 the 8 convention
8 convention 9 was
9 was 10 going
10 going 11 to
11 to 12 break
12 break 13 up
13 up 14 in
14 in 15 a
15 a 16 sad
16 sad 17 quarrel
17 quarrel 18 .

all in favor please raise their right hands . " 
1 all 2 in
2 in 3 favor
3 favor 4 please
4 please 5 raise
5 raise 6 their
6 their 7 right
7 right 8 hands
8 hands 9 .
9 . 10 "

at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 
1 at 2 once
2 once 3 the
3 the 4 air
4 air 5 was
5 was 6 full
6 full 7 of
7 of 8 hands
8 hands 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 everybody
11 everybody 12 was
12 was 13 good-natured
13 good-natured 14 once
14 once 15 more
15 more 16 .

what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 
1 what 2 trick
2 trick 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 trying
5 trying 6 to
6 to 7 play
7 play 8 on
8 on 9 me
9 me 10 now
10 now 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

please come . " 
1 please 2 come
2 come 3 .
3 . 4 "

finally he spoke . 
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 spoke
3 spoke 4 .

you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 an
3 an 4 oracle
4 oracle 5 is
5 is 6 one
6 one 7 who
7 who 8 is
8 is 9 very
9 very 10 wise
10 wise 11 .

then he spoke in a very deep voice . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 spoke
3 spoke 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 very
6 very 7 deep
7 deep 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

and not another word could they get out of him . 
1 and 2 not
2 not 3 another
3 another 4 word
4 word 5 could
5 could 6 they
6 they 7 get
7 get 8 out
8 out 9 of
9 of 10 him
10 him 11 .

no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 felt
3 felt 4 safe
4 safe 5 any
5 any 6 more
6 more 7 ,
7 , 8 yet
8 yet 9 no
9 no 10 one
10 one 11 knew
11 knew 12 what
12 what 13 to
13 to 14 do
14 do 15 .

you must use your eyes and your noses . 
1 you 2 must
2 must 3 use
3 use 4 your
4 your 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 and
6 and 7 your
7 your 8 noses
8 noses 9 .

when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 
1 when 2 you
2 you 3 find
3 find 4 things
4 things 5 good
5 good 6 to
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 8 where
8 where 9 you
9 you 10 have
10 have 11 never
11 never 12 found
12 found 13 them
13 them 14 before
14 before 15 ,
15 , 16 watch
16 watch 17 out
17 out 18 !

when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 
1 when 2 you
2 you 3 get
3 get 4 the
4 the 5 first
5 first 6 whiff
6 whiff 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 man-smell
9 man-smell 10 ,
10 , 11 watch
11 watch 12 out
12 out 13 !

then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 
1 then 2 go
2 go 3 hide
3 hide 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 bulrushes
6 bulrushes 7 where
7 where 8 you
8 you 9 can
9 can 10 watch
10 watch 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 cannot
16 cannot 17 see
17 see 18 you
18 you 19 .

without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 
1 without 2 knowing
2 knowing 3 it
3 it 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 will
6 will 7 show
7 show 8 you
8 you 9 where
9 where 10 every
10 every 11 trap
11 trap 12 is
12 is 13 hidden
13 hidden 14 .

" when all the traps have been found , drop a stick or a stone in each . 
1 " 2 when
2 when 3 all
3 all 4 the
4 the 5 traps
5 traps 6 have
6 have 7 been
7 been 8 found
8 found 9 ,
9 , 10 drop
10 drop 11 a
11 a 12 stick
12 stick 13 or
13 or 14 a
14 a 15 stone
15 stone 16 in
16 in 17 each
17 each 18 .

that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 
1 that 2 will
2 will 3 spring
3 spring 4 them
4 them 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 they
8 they 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 11 harmless
11 harmless 12 .

then you can bury them deep in the mud . 
1 then 2 you
2 you 3 can
3 can 4 bury
4 bury 5 them
5 them 6 deep
6 deep 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 mud
9 mud 10 .

everybody was excited . 
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 excited
3 excited 4 .

what was it all about ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 ?

then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 
1 then 2 little
2 little 3 cold
3 cold 4 shivers
4 shivers 5 ran
5 ran 6 down
6 down 7 his
7 his 8 backbone
8 backbone 9 and
9 and 10 way
10 way 11 out
11 out 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 tip
14 tip 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 tail
17 tail 18 .

some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 
1 some 2 one's
2 one's 3 left
3 left 4 a
4 a 5 fish
5 fish 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 bank
11 bank 12 :
12 : 13 what
13 what 14 a
14 a 15 feast
15 feast 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" don't touch it , " he panted . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 touch
3 touch 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 panted
8 panted 9 .

snap ! 
1 snap 2 !

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

oh ! 
1 oh 2 !

but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 left
3 left 4 the
4 the 5 claw
5 claw 6 behind
6 behind 7 and
7 and 8 had
8 had 9 a
9 a 10 dreadfully
10 dreadfully 11 sore
11 sore 12 toe
12 toe 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 result
15 result 16 .

then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 buried
3 buried 4 the
4 the 5 trap
5 trap 6 deep
6 deep 7 down
7 down 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 mud
10 mud 11 and
11 and 12 started
12 started 13 to
13 to 14 look
14 look 15 for
15 for 16 another
16 another 17 .

very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 
1 very 2 cautiously
2 cautiously 3 he
3 he 4 peeped
4 peeped 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 edge
7 edge 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 bank
10 bank 11 .

the trap was gone ! 
1 the 2 trap
2 trap 3 was
3 was 4 gone
4 gone 5 !

he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 excited
5 excited 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 caught
9 caught 10 hold
10 hold 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 end
13 end 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 chain
16 chain 17 ,
17 , 18 which
18 which 19 fastened
19 fastened 20 it
20 it 21 to
21 to 22 the
22 the 23 old
23 old 24 log
24 log 25 .

when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 pulled
3 pulled 4 the
4 the 5 trap
5 trap 6 up
6 up 7 ,
7 , 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 empty
10 empty 11 .

then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
4 on 5 to
5 to 6 his
6 his 7 next
7 next 8 trap
8 trap 9 ;
9 ; 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 nowhere
12 nowhere 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 seen
15 seen 16 .

when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 pulled
3 pulled 4 the
4 the 5 chain
5 chain 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 so
8 so 9 excited
9 excited 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 trembled
12 trembled 13 .

the trap did not come up at once . 
1 the 2 trap
2 trap 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 come
5 come 6 up
6 up 7 at
7 at 8 once
8 once 9 .

he pulled and pulled , and then suddenly up it came , all covered with mud . 
1 he 2 pulled
2 pulled 3 and
3 and 4 pulled
4 pulled 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 suddenly
8 suddenly 9 up
9 up 10 it
10 it 11 came
11 came 12 ,
12 , 13 all
13 all 14 covered
14 covered 15 with
15 with 16 mud
16 mud 17 .

he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 whistling
4 whistling 5 by
5 by 6 this
6 this 7 time
7 time 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 there
10 there 11 was
11 was 12 a
12 a 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 frown
14 frown 15 on
15 on 16 his
16 his 17 freckled
17 freckled 18 face
18 face 19 .

what did it mean ? 
1 what 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 mean
4 mean 5 ?

could some other boy have found all his traps and played a trick by springing all of them ? 
1 could 2 some
2 some 3 other
3 other 4 boy
4 boy 5 have
5 have 6 found
6 found 7 all
7 all 8 his
8 his 9 traps
9 traps 10 and
10 and 11 played
11 played 12 a
12 a 13 trick
13 trick 14 by
14 by 15 springing
15 springing 16 all
16 all 17 of
17 of 18 them
18 them 19 ?

the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 puzzled
10 puzzled 11 he
11 he 12 became
12 became 13 .

" much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 
1 " 2 much
2 much 3 good
3 good 4 it
4 it 5 will
5 will 6 do
6 do 7 you
7 you 8 to
8 to 9 set
9 set 10 those
10 those 11 traps
11 traps 12 again
12 again 13 !
13 ! 14 "

everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 happy
3 happy 4 ,
4 , 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 7 happy
7 happy 8 as
8 as 9 could
9 could 10 be
10 be 11 .

look over at that bank . " 
1 look 2 over
2 over 3 at
3 at 4 that
4 that 5 bank
5 bank 6 .
6 . 7 "

he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 
1 he 2 stared
2 stared 3 and
3 and 4 stared
4 stared 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 see
9 see 10 anything
10 anything 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 .

it looked just as it always did . 
1 it 2 looked
2 looked 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 it
5 it 6 always
6 always 7 did
7 did 8 .

" it certainly must be my eyes . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 certainly
3 certainly 4 must
4 must 5 be
5 be 6 my
6 my 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 .

it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 to
3 to 4 me
4 me 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 the
7 the 8 water
8 water 9 does
9 does 10 not
10 not 11 come
11 come 12 as
12 as 13 high
13 high 14 up
14 up 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 bank
17 bank 18 as
18 as 19 it
19 it 20 did
20 did 21 yesterday
21 yesterday 22 .
22 . 23 "

" there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 the
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 with
7 with 8 your
8 your 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 .

the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 
1 the 2 water
2 water 3 is
3 is 4 as
4 as 5 low
5 low 6 as
6 as 7 it
7 it 8 ever
8 ever 9 gets
9 gets 10 ,
10 , 11 even
11 even 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 very
14 very 15 middle
15 middle 16 of
16 of 17 summer
17 summer 18 .

what can it mean ? " 
1 what 2 can
2 can 3 it
3 it 4 mean
4 mean 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" it is queer ! 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 queer
4 queer 5 !

it certainly is very queer ! 
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 queer
5 queer 6 !

you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 old
6 old 7 and
7 and 8 very
8 very 9 wise
9 wise 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 perhaps
12 perhaps 13 he
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 tell
15 tell 16 us
16 us 17 what
17 what 18 it
18 it 19 means
19 means 20 .
20 . 21 "

splash ! 
1 splash 2 !

see me ! 
1 see 2 me
2 me 3 !

why shouldn't he be ? 
1 why 2 shouldn't
2 shouldn't 3 he
3 he 4 be
4 be 5 ?

he nodded his head . 
1 he 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 3 little
3 little 4 the
4 the 5 smile
5 smile 6 grew
6 grew 7 smaller
7 smaller 8 and
8 and 9 smaller
9 smaller 10 ,
10 , 11 until
11 until 12 there
12 there 13 wasn't
13 wasn't 14 any
14 any 15 smile
15 smile 16 .

he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 believe
3 believe 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 not
6 not 7 a
7 a 8 word
8 word 9 of
9 of 10 it
10 it 11 .

at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 he
3 he 4 tried
4 tried 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 himself
7 himself 8 think
8 think 9 that
9 that 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 believe
12 believe 13 it
13 it 14 .

so he wouldn't believe it now . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 now
6 now 7 .

ha ! he knew now what it was ! 
1 ha 2 !
2 ! 3 he
3 he 4 knew
4 knew 5 now
5 now 6 what
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 !

you see he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try as he would . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 just
4 just 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 make
6 make 7 himself
7 himself 8 believe
8 believe 9 what
9 what 10 he
10 he 11 wanted
11 wanted 12 to
12 to 13 believe
13 believe 14 ,
14 , 15 try
15 try 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 would
18 would 19 .

" watching your toes ! 
1 " 2 watching
2 watching 3 your
3 your 4 toes
4 toes 5 !

ho , ho , ho ! 
1 ho 2 ,
2 , 3 ho
3 ho 4 ,
4 , 5 ho
5 ho 6 !

watching your toes ! 
1 watching 2 your
2 your 3 toes
3 toes 4 !

who ever heard of such a thing ? 
1 who 2 ever
2 ever 3 heard
3 heard 4 of
4 of 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 thing
7 thing 8 ?

he kept right on watching his toes . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 right
3 right 4 on
4 on 5 watching
5 watching 6 his
6 his 7 toes
7 toes 8 .

he looked down at his toes . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
3 down 4 at
4 at 5 his
5 his 6 toes
6 toes 7 .

they were not in the water at all ! 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 not
3 not 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 water
6 water 7 at
7 at 8 all
8 all 9 !

indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 
1 indeed 2 ,
2 , 3 the
3 the 4 water
4 water 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 good
7 good 8 long
8 long 9 jump
9 jump 10 away
10 away 11 .

there was something wrong . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 something
3 something 4 wrong
4 wrong 5 .

at first he couldn't think what it was . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 think
5 think 6 what
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 .

it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 different
4 different 5 kind
5 kind 6 of
6 of 7 stillness
7 stillness 8 from
8 from 9 anything
9 anything 10 he
10 he 11 could
11 could 12 ever
12 ever 13 remember
13 remember 14 .

he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 
1 he 2 missed
2 missed 3 something
3 something 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 think
8 think 9 what
9 what 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 .

there were many times when he didn't hear that . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 many
3 many 4 times
4 times 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 hear
8 hear 9 that
9 that 10 .

could it be ? 
1 could 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 ?

it couldn't be true now ! 
1 it 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 be
3 be 4 true
4 true 5 now
5 now 6 !

he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 swimming
3 swimming 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 around
6 around 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 it
9 it 10 seemed
10 seemed 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 his
13 his 14 great
14 great 15 goggly
15 goggly 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 would
17 would 18 pop
18 pop 19 right
19 right 20 out
20 out 21 of
21 of 22 his
22 his 23 head
23 head 24 .

besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 swim
5 swim 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 anyway
8 anyway 9 .
9 . 10 "

anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 so
5 so 6 to
6 to 7 him
7 him 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 understand
12 understand 13 it
13 it 14 at
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 .

he could see no change in them . 
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 see
3 see 4 no
4 no 5 change
5 change 6 in
6 in 7 them
7 them 8 .

it was dreadful ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 !

he had built it with the doorway under water . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 built
3 built 4 it
4 it 5 with
5 with 6 the
6 the 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 under
8 under 9 water
9 water 10 .

anybody who wanted to could get into it . 
1 anybody 2 who
2 who 3 wanted
3 wanted 4 to
4 to 5 could
5 could 6 get
6 get 7 into
7 into 8 it
8 it 9 .

there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 doorway
4 doorway 5 plainly
5 plainly 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 seen
8 seen 9 .

now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 
1 now 2 anybody
2 anybody 3 could
3 could 4 find
4 find 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 they
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 plainly
10 plainly 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 seen
13 seen 14 .

it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 mud
3 mud 4 ,
4 , 5 mud
5 mud 6 ,
6 , 7 mud
7 mud 8 everywhere
8 everywhere 9 !

something had to be done . 
1 something 2 had
2 had 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 done
5 done 6 .

you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 water
6 water 7 enough
7 enough 8 in
8 in 9 either
9 either 10 of
10 of 11 them
11 them 12 to
12 to 13 laugh
13 laugh 14 or
14 or 15 smile
15 smile 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 nobody
18 nobody 19 knew
19 knew 20 if
20 if 21 there
21 there 22 ever
22 ever 23 would
23 would 24 be
24 be 25 again
25 again 26 .

nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 
1 nobody 2 had
2 had 3 ever
3 ever 4 known
4 known 5 anything
5 anything 6 like
6 like 7 it
7 it 8 before
8 before 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 so
11 so 12 nobody
12 nobody 13 knew
13 knew 14 what
14 what 15 to
15 to 16 think
16 think 17 or
17 or 18 do
18 do 19 .

and yet they all felt that something must be done . 
1 and 2 yet
2 yet 3 they
3 they 4 all
4 all 5 felt
5 felt 6 that
6 that 7 something
7 something 8 must
8 must 9 be
9 be 10 done
10 done 11 .

but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 
1 but 2 somehow
2 somehow 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 want
5 want 6 to
6 to 7 catch
7 catch 8 them
8 them 9 .

" of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 there
4 there 5 must
5 must 6 be
6 be 7 a
7 a 8 cause
8 cause 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 where
11 where 12 are
12 are 13 we
13 we 14 to
14 to 15 look
15 look 16 for
16 for 17 it
17 it 18 ?

any one would know that ! " 
1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 know
4 know 5 that
5 that 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" that 's so ! 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 so
4 so 5 !

his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 
1 his 2 wings
2 wings 3 are
3 are 4 very
4 very 5 broad
5 broad 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 can
9 can 10 sail
10 sail 11 through
11 through 12 the
12 the 13 air
13 air 14 very
14 very 15 swiftly
15 swiftly 16 when
16 when 17 he
17 he 18 makes
18 makes 19 up
19 up 20 his
20 his 21 mind
21 mind 22 to
22 to 23 .

he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 
1 he 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 everything
3 everything 4 but
4 but 5 his
5 his 6 own
6 own 7 great
7 great 8 surprise
8 surprise 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 blinked
12 blinked 13 his
13 his 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 a
15 a 16 great
16 great 17 many
17 many 18 times
18 times 19 to
19 to 20 make
20 make 21 sure
21 sure 22 that
22 that 23 he
23 he 24 wasn't
24 wasn't 25 dreaming
25 dreaming 26 .

" did yo ' ever ? 
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ever
5 ever 6 ?

did yo ' ever ? 
1 did 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 ever
4 ever 5 ?

" one step , two steps , three steps , so ! 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 step
3 step 4 ,
4 , 5 two
5 two 6 steps
6 steps 7 ,
7 , 8 three
8 three 9 steps
9 steps 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 !

four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 
1 four 2 steps
2 steps 3 ,
3 , 4 five
4 five 5 steps
5 steps 6 ,
6 , 7 six
7 six 8 steps
8 steps 9 go
9 go 10 !

and every time he said it , he felt better . 
1 and 2 every
2 every 3 time
3 time 4 he
4 he 5 said
5 said 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 better
10 better 11 .

but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 
1 but 2 each
2 each 3 one
3 one 4 carried
4 carried 5 him
5 him 6 forward
6 forward 7 just
7 just 8 so
8 so 9 much
9 much 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 knew
13 knew 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 just
17 just 18 so
18 so 19 much
19 much 20 nearer
20 nearer 21 the
21 the 22 thing
22 thing 23 he
23 he 24 was
24 was 25 seeking
25 seeking 26 .

anyway , he hoped he was . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 hoped
4 hoped 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 .

but he kept right on going . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 6 going
6 going 7 .

" one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 step
3 step 4 ,
4 , 5 two
5 two 6 steps
6 steps 7 ,
7 , 8 three
8 three 9 steps
9 steps 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 !
12 ! 13 "

and he didn't stop for anything . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 stop
4 stop 5 for
5 for 6 anything
6 anything 7 .

he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 
1 he 2 crawled
2 crawled 3 over
3 over 4 sticks
4 sticks 5 and
5 and 6 around
6 around 7 big
7 big 8 stones
8 stones 9 and
9 and 10 sometimes
10 sometimes 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 found
14 found 15 a
15 a 16 little
16 little 17 pool
17 pool 18 of
18 of 19 water
19 water 20 ,
20 , 21 he
21 he 22 swam
22 swam 23 .

he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 felt
3 felt 4 better
4 better 5 then
5 then 6 ,
6 , 7 because
7 because 8 he
8 he 9 can
9 can 10 swim
10 swim 11 faster
11 faster 12 than
12 than 13 he
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 walk
15 walk 16 .

he just grinned and kept right on going . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 grinned
3 grinned 4 and
4 and 5 kept
5 kept 6 right
6 right 7 on
7 on 8 going
8 going 9 .

" one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 step
3 step 4 ,
4 , 5 two
5 two 6 steps
6 steps 7 ,
7 , 8 three
8 three 9 steps
9 steps 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 !
12 ! 13 "

" one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 step
3 step 4 ,
4 , 5 two
5 two 6 steps
6 steps 7 ,
7 , 8 three
8 three 9 steps
9 steps 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 !
12 ! 13 "

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 have
6 have 7 believed
7 believed 8 it
8 it 9 because
9 because 10 why
10 why 11 ,
11 , 12 because
12 because 13 it
13 it 14 didn't
14 didn't 15 seem
15 seem 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 it
18 it 19 could
19 could 20 be
20 be 21 really
21 really 22 and
22 and 23 truly
23 truly 24 so
24 so 25 .

it made no difference . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 no
3 no 4 difference
4 difference 5 .

do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 proud
7 proud 8 and
8 and 9 very
9 very 10 happy
10 happy 11 ?

he wanted to know what they thought . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 they
6 they 7 thought
7 thought 8 .

he wanted to talk it all over . 
1 he 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 to
3 to 4 talk
4 talk 5 it
5 it 6 all
6 all 7 over
7 over 8 .

right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 
1 right 2 before
2 before 3 him
3 him 4 was
4 was 5 the
5 the 6 thing
6 thing 7 which
7 which 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 found
10 found 11 and
11 and 12 which
12 which 13 puzzled
13 puzzled 14 him
14 him 15 so
15 so 16 .

what was it ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

why , it was a wall . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 wall
6 wall 7 .

and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 still
4 still 5 wondering
5 wondering 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 fell
8 fell 9 asleep
9 asleep 10 .

there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 
1 there 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 ,
4 , 5 just
5 just 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 seen
9 seen 10 it
10 it 11 the
11 the 12 night
12 night 13 before
13 before 14 !

i can't climb , but he can't swim . 
1 i 2 can't
2 can't 3 climb
3 climb 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 he
6 he 7 can't
7 can't 8 swim
8 swim 9 .

how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 
1 how 2 foolish
2 foolish 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 to
5 to 6 wish
6 wish 7 for
7 for 8 things
8 things 9 never
9 never 10 meant
10 meant 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 !
13 ! 14 "

instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 
1 instead 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 picked
4 picked 5 out
5 out 6 what
6 what 7 looked
7 looked 8 like
8 like 9 the
9 the 10 easiest
10 easiest 11 place
11 place 12 to
12 to 13 climb
13 climb 14 the
14 the 15 bank
15 bank 16 and
16 and 17 started
17 started 18 up
18 up 19 .

my , my , my , it was hard work ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 hard
9 hard 10 work
10 work 11 !

then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 tried
3 tried 4 the
4 the 5 bank
5 bank 6 again
6 again 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 before
11 before 12 he
12 he 13 slipped
13 slipped 14 back
14 back 15 two
15 two 16 steps
16 steps 17 for
17 for 18 every
18 every 19 three
19 three 20 he
20 he 21 went
21 went 22 up
22 up 23 .

there he stopped to get his breath . 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 to
4 to 5 get
5 get 6 his
6 his 7 breath
7 breath 8 .

said he and started on again . 
1 said 2 he
2 he 3 and
3 and 4 started
4 started 5 on
5 on 6 again
6 again 7 .

twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 
1 twice 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 tumbled
4 tumbled 5 clear
5 clear 6 down
6 down 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 place
9 place 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 started
12 started 13 from
13 from 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 each
16 each 17 time
17 time 18 he
18 he 19 laughed
19 laughed 20 at
20 at 21 himself
21 himself 22 and
22 and 23 tried
23 tried 24 again
24 again 25 .

and at last he reached the top of the bank . 
1 and 2 at
2 at 3 last
3 last 4 he
4 he 5 reached
5 reached 6 the
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 bank
10 bank 11 .

then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 what
6 what 7 was
7 was 8 behind
8 behind 9 the
9 the 10 strange
10 strange 11 wall
11 wall 12 .

what do you think it was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 ?

why , a pond ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 a
3 a 4 pond
4 pond 5 !

trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 
1 trees 2 were
2 were 3 coming
3 coming 4 up
4 up 5 right
5 right 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 middle
9 middle 10 of
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 it
14 it 15 was
15 was 16 a
16 a 17 sure
17 sure 18 enough
18 enough 19 pond
19 pond 20 .

who had made the strange pond ? 
1 who 2 had
2 had 3 made
3 made 4 the
4 the 5 strange
5 strange 6 pond
6 pond 7 ?

it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 strange
4 strange 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 strange
7 strange 8 indeed
8 indeed 9 !

of course some one had made it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 some
3 some 4 one
4 one 5 had
5 had 6 made
6 made 7 it
7 it 8 .

of course ! 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 !

there was nothing else for it to do . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 else
4 else 5 for
5 for 6 it
6 it 7 to
7 to 8 do
8 do 9 .

" how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 ever
3 ever 4 ,
4 , 5 ever
5 ever 6 ,
6 , 7 did
7 did 8 you
8 you 9 guess
9 guess 10 it
10 it 11 ?

are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 
1 are 2 you
2 you 3 sure
3 sure 4 ,
4 , 5 quite
5 quite 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 8 the
8 the 9 pond
9 pond 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 make
11 make 12 the
12 the 13 wall
13 wall 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

it doesn't look so to me . " 
1 it 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 look
3 look 4 so
4 so 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 .
7 . 8 "

he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 over
5 over 6 with
6 with 7 those
7 those 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 little
9 little 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 .

but if they didn't do it , who did ? 
1 but 2 if
2 if 3 they
3 they 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 did
9 did 10 ?

who could have done it ? " 
1 who 2 could
2 could 3 have
3 have 4 done
4 done 5 it
5 it 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

was there ever such a muddle ? 
1 was 2 there
2 there 3 ever
3 ever 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 muddle
6 muddle 7 ?

who is there will solve the riddle ? 
1 who 2 is
2 is 3 there
3 there 4 will
4 will 5 solve
5 solve 6 the
6 the 7 riddle
7 riddle 8 ?

here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud called a dam , built by some one whom nobody had seen . 
1 here 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 wall
4 wall 5 of
5 of 6 logs
6 logs 7 and
7 and 8 bushes
8 bushes 9 and
9 and 10 mud
10 mud 11 called
11 called 12 a
12 a 13 dam
13 dam 14 ,
14 , 15 built
15 built 16 by
16 by 17 some
17 some 18 one
18 one 19 whom
19 whom 20 nobody
20 nobody 21 had
21 had 22 seen
22 seen 23 .

why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 just
3 just 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 6 that
6 that 7 great
7 great 8 tree
8 tree 9 trunk
9 trunk 10 at
10 at 11 the
11 the 12 bottom
12 bottom 13 !

that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 
1 that 2 tree
2 tree 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 dragged
4 dragged 5 here
5 here 6 ;
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 cut
9 cut 10 so
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 it
12 it 13 fell
13 fell 14 right
14 right 15 where
15 where 16 it
16 it 17 lies
17 lies 18 .
18 . 19 "

now he suddenly began to laugh . 
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 suddenly
3 suddenly 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

ha , ha , ha ! " 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 would
5 would 6 be
6 be 7 as
7 as 8 hard
8 hard 9 as
9 as 10 to
10 to 11 drag
11 drag 12 the
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 here
14 here 15 .
15 . 16 "

it was very queer . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 queer
4 queer 5 .

they looked this way , and they looked that way . 
1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 this
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 they
7 they 8 looked
8 looked 9 that
9 that 10 way
10 way 11 .

" and so we must spoil this dam . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 so
3 so 4 we
4 we 5 must
5 must 6 spoil
6 spoil 7 this
7 this 8 dam
8 dam 9 .

" of course ! 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 !

then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 
1 then 2 his
2 his 3 big
3 big 4 mouth
4 mouth 5 widened
5 widened 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 big
8 big 9 smile
9 smile 10 .

you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 gave
5 gave 6 him
6 him 7 all
7 all 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 real
10 real 11 work
11 work 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 .

but almost right away he found trouble . 
1 but 2 almost
2 almost 3 right
3 right 4 away
4 away 5 he
5 he 6 found
6 found 7 trouble
7 trouble 8 .

it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 work
4 work 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 hardest
7 hardest 8 kind
8 kind 9 of
9 of 10 hard
10 hard 11 work
11 work 12 .

but he was happy . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 happy
4 happy 5 .

it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 because
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 had
5 had 6 worked
6 worked 7 so
7 so 8 hard
8 hard 9 all
9 all 10 day
10 day 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 going
14 going 15 to
15 to 16 sleep
16 sleep 17 now
17 now 18 .

usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 
1 usually 2 he
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 rather
4 rather 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 a
6 a 7 part
7 part 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 day
10 day 11 and
11 and 12 be
12 be 13 abroad
13 abroad 14 at
14 at 15 night
15 night 16 .

but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 
1 but 2 there
2 there 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 any
4 any 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 murmur
6 murmur 7 .

there wasn't any sound at all . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 any
3 any 4 sound
4 sound 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

" you see , we are all worried . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 ,
4 , 5 we
5 we 6 are
6 are 7 all
7 all 8 worried
8 worried 9 .

then he dived down under water on the other side . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 dived
3 dived 4 down
4 down 5 under
5 under 6 water
6 water 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 side
10 side 11 .

" is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in ? " 
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 hole
4 hole 5 filled
5 filled 6 up
6 up 7 with
7 with 8 stuff
8 stuff 9 that
9 that 10 has
10 has 11 drifted
11 drifted 12 in
12 in 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" no , " said he . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

" no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 filled
6 filled 7 with
7 with 8 drift
8 drift 9 stuff
9 stuff 10 brought
10 brought 11 down
11 down 12 by
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 water
14 water 15 .

it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 filled
3 filled 4 with
4 with 5 sticks
5 sticks 6 and
6 and 7 mud
7 mud 8 that
8 that 9 somebody
9 somebody 10 has
10 has 11 put
11 put 12 there
12 there 13 .

he hadn't tried again . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 tried
3 tried 4 again
4 again 5 .

instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 
1 instead 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 made
4 made 5 up
5 up 6 his
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 would
10 would 11 find
11 find 12 out
12 out 13 who
13 who 14 was
14 was 15 playing
15 playing 16 such
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 trick
18 trick 19 on
19 on 20 him
20 him 21 .

they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 
1 they 2 bad
2 bad 3 gone
3 gone 4 to
4 to 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 each
8 each 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 own
11 own 12 secret
12 secret 13 place
13 place 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 be
17 be 18 safe
18 safe 19 for
19 for 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 
1 the 2 black
2 black 3 shadows
3 shadows 4 crept
4 crept 5 farther
5 farther 6 and
6 and 7 farther
7 farther 8 across
8 across 9 the
9 the 10 pond
10 pond 11 and
11 and 12 grew
12 grew 13 blacker
13 blacker 14 and
14 and 15 blacker
15 blacker 16 .

he was listening and watching . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 listening
3 listening 4 and
4 and 5 watching
5 watching 6 .

by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 something
6 something 7 that
7 that 8 made
8 made 9 him
9 him 10 draw
10 draw 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 breath
13 breath 14 and
14 and 15 anger
15 anger 16 leap
16 leap 17 into
17 into 18 his
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 silver
5 silver 6 line
6 line 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 water
9 water 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 coming
14 coming 15 straight
15 straight 16 towards
16 towards 17 the
17 the 18 dam
18 dam 19 where
19 where 20 he
20 he 21 sat
21 sat 22 .

" now we shall see ! " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 we
3 we 4 shall
4 shall 5 see
5 see 6 !
6 ! 7 "

nearer and nearer came the silver line . 
1 nearer 2 and
2 and 3 nearer
3 nearer 4 came
4 came 5 the
5 the 6 silver
6 silver 7 line
7 line 8 .

he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 have
3 have 4 room
4 room 5 for
5 for 6 anger
6 anger 7 ;
7 ; 8 a
8 a 9 great
9 great 10 fear
10 fear 11 had
11 had 12 crowded
12 crowded 13 it
13 it 14 out
14 out 15 .

and his tail ! 
1 and 2 his
2 his 3 tail
3 tail 4 !

it was very broad and flat . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 broad
4 broad 5 and
5 and 6 flat
6 flat 7 .

" don't you know me ? " 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 me
5 me 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

it 's true . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 true
3 true 4 .

it 's the truest thing that ever was . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 truest
4 truest 5 thing
5 thing 6 that
6 that 7 ever
7 ever 8 was
8 was 9 .

you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 's
5 's 6 this
6 this 7 way
7 way 8 :
8 : 9 words
9 words 10 are
10 are 11 more
11 more 12 than
12 than 13 just
13 just 14 sounds
14 sounds 15 .

oh , my , yes ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 yes
5 yes 6 !

they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 
1 they 2 are
2 are 3 little
3 little 4 messengers
4 messengers 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 once
7 once 8 they
8 they 9 have
9 have 10 been
10 been 11 sent
11 sent 12 out
12 out 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 can't
15 can't 16 call
16 call 17 them
17 them 18 back
18 back 19 .

so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 with
4 with 5 chattering
5 chattering 6 teeth
6 teeth 7 ,
7 , 8 too
8 too 9 frightened
9 frightened 10 to
10 to 11 even
11 even 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 run
14 run 15 .

then the big stranger had spoken . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 big
3 big 4 stranger
4 stranger 5 had
5 had 6 spoken
6 spoken 7 .

don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 me
4 me 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 voice
9 voice 10 hadn't
10 hadn't 11 sounded
11 sounded 12 the
12 the 13 least
13 least 14 bit
14 bit 15 angry
15 angry 16 .

at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 he
3 he 4 made
4 made 5 up
5 up 6 his
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 10 the
10 the 11 whole
11 whole 12 story
12 story 13 .

i tell you what ! " 
1 i 2 tell
2 tell 3 you
3 you 4 what
4 what 5 !
5 ! 6 "

i 'm sure there is room enough ! " 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 sure
3 sure 4 there
4 there 5 is
5 is 6 room
6 room 7 enough
7 enough 8 !
8 ! 9 "

then there began a great disturbance down under water . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 began
3 began 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 disturbance
6 disturbance 7 down
7 down 8 under
8 under 9 water
9 water 10 .

what do you think that sound was ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 that
5 that 6 sound
6 sound 7 was
7 was 8 ?

there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 great
4 great 5 hole
5 hole 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 dam
8 dam 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 already
11 already 12 the
12 the 13 brook
13 brook 14 was
14 was 15 beginning
15 beginning 16 to
16 to 17 laugh
17 laugh 18 as
18 as 19 the
19 the 20 water
20 water 21 rushed
21 rushed 22 down
22 down 23 it
23 it 24 .

" but but you 've spoiled your dam ! " 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 but
3 but 4 you
4 you 5 've
5 've 6 spoiled
6 spoiled 7 your
7 your 8 dam
8 dam 9 !
9 ! 10 "

i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 sure
3 sure 4 we
4 we 5 would
5 would 6 all
6 all 7 like
7 like 8 to
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 you
10 you 11 .
11 . 12 "

" of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 we
4 we 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 a
9 a 10 gruff
10 gruff 11 voice
11 voice 12 right
12 right 13 beside
13 beside 14 them
14 them 15 .

and there was one more who laughed . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 one
4 one 5 more
5 more 6 who
6 who 7 laughed
7 laughed 8 .

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 
1 i 2 've
2 've 3 found
3 found 4 that
4 that 5 is
5 is 6 the
6 the 7 only
7 only 8 way
8 way 9 to
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 anywhere
11 anywhere 12 .
12 . 13 "

" we can help each other over the bad places . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 help
4 help 5 each
5 each 6 other
6 other 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 bad
9 bad 10 places
10 places 11 .
11 . 12 "

you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 while
4 while 5 he
5 he 6 is
6 is 7 a
7 a 8 great
8 great 9 diver
9 diver 10 and
10 and 11 can
11 can 12 swim
12 swim 13 fast
13 fast 14 for
14 for 15 a
15 a 16 short
16 short 17 distance
17 distance 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 is
20 is 21 soon
21 soon 22 tired
22 tired 23 out
23 out 24 .

pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 puffing
5 puffing 6 and
6 and 7 blowing
7 blowing 8 and
8 and 9 dropping
9 dropping 10 farther
10 farther 11 and
11 and 12 farther
12 farther 13 behind
13 behind 14 .

he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 
1 he 2 came
2 came 3 up
3 up 4 choking
4 choking 5 and
5 and 6 gasping
6 gasping 7 and
7 and 8 kicking
8 kicking 9 his
9 his 10 long
10 long 11 legs
11 legs 12 very
12 very 13 feebly
13 feebly 14 .

after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 
1 after 2 what
2 what 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 time
6 time 7 ,
7 , 8 they
8 they 9 saw
9 saw 10 something
10 something 11 queer
11 queer 12 bobbing
12 bobbing 13 along
13 along 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 water
16 water 17 .

" one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 never
3 never 4 knows
4 knows 5 how
5 how 6 great
6 great 7 their
7 their 8 blessings
8 blessings 9 are
9 are 10 until
10 until 11 they
11 they 12 have
12 have 13 been
13 been 14 lost
14 lost 15 and
15 and 16 found
16 found 17 again
17 again 18 .
18 . 19 "

the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 
1 the 2 bulrushes
2 bulrushes 3 nodded
3 nodded 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 they
7 they 8 too
8 too 9 were
9 were 10 thinking
10 thinking 11 of
11 of 12 this
12 this 13 .

you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 their
3 their 4 feet
4 feet 5 were
5 were 6 once
6 once 7 more
7 more 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 cool
10 cool 11 water
11 water 12 .

i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 feel
3 feel 4 safe
4 safe 5 here
5 here 6 a
6 a 7 minute
7 minute 8 .

besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 is
4 is 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 to
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 8 here
8 here 9 .
9 . 10 "

" perhaps we may yet , " said he . 
1 " 2 perhaps
2 perhaps 3 we
3 we 4 may
4 may 5 yet
5 yet 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
9 he 10 .

will you ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

he has them every day . 
1 he 2 has
2 has 3 them
3 them 4 every
4 every 5 day
5 day 6 .

in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 next
3 next 4 book
4 book 5 you
5 you 6 will
6 will 7 be
7 be 8 told
8 told 9 about
9 about 10 some
10 some 11 of
11 of 12 these
12 these 13 ,
13 , 14 if
14 if 15 you
15 you 16 care
16 care 17 to
17 to 18 read
18 read 19 about
19 about 20 them
20 them 21 .